Rebirth of a Reincarnated Immortal Cultivator

"Alright, alright, I agree." The short-bearded old man frowned and looked at Han Li with annoyance.

After bidding farewell to the Spirit Medicine Hall, Han Li arrived at the sect square. The sect square was already packed with people, with Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators everywhere.

From January to June each year, the bulletin board in the sect square will post various tasks. These tasks are strictly divided into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, depending on their level.

The Heavenly level corresponds to the Nascent Soul level in terms of mission difficulty. These missions are mainly designed for Nascent Soul elders within the sect, such as guarding the sect or repairing the Dragon Vein Array.

Earth-level missions mainly involve hunting down Core Formation stage (level 5 and above) monsters to obtain their cores, which are used to refine some Core Formation stage cultivation pills or other rare pills. Of course, there are also some missions to guard the spirit stone mines inside the gate.

Xuan-level and Huang-level missions are more varied compared to Tian-level and Di-level missions. In addition to hunting low-level demonic beasts and patrolling the sect, they also include cleaning the sect, guarding the herb garden, assisting the sect elders in alchemy, and maintaining sect order, among other things.

Han Li spent a long time searching through the Yellow-level quest list and finally chose to investigate the large-scale disappearances of mortals in the secular world of Tianxing City.

Han Li originally intended to choose the task of guarding the herb garden, just like the Xuanjian Sect. The herb garden task was not only leisurely, but it also allowed more time for cultivation, and the rewards were very generous. However, he did not expect that the task would be taken by someone as soon as it was offered.

Other tasks include either eliminating a peak second-tier demonic beast or discovering suspected demonic traces and forming a team to eradicate these demonic cultivators.

You must know that these demonic cultivators are no pushovers; one wrong move and you could lose your life.

Han Li just wants to get 18 fire crystals as soon as possible to exchange for materials to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill. He doesn't want to cause any trouble and fight to the death with those demonic cultivators.

Therefore, he could only choose the simplest and least likely to fight against cultivators or demonic beasts among the yellow-level missions, and the case of the missing mortals became his first choice.

The reward for this task is mediocre, only eight fire crystals. A similar task, like guarding a herb garden, rewards a full twenty-one fire crystals.

However, the time spent guarding the herb garden is relatively long, a total of three years, which translates to about seven herbs per year.

In addition to investigating the disappearances of mortals, Han Li also handed over a large number of first and second-tier spiritual herbs in exchange for thirteen fire crystals.

Most of these spiritual herbs were obtained from the Seven-Colored Immortal's cave, and now they are coming in handy.

Of course, Han Li kept some of these medicinal herb seeds for future use.

Now, all that's needed is to complete the investigation mission to gather enough fire crystals to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.

After receiving the investigation mission, Han Li did not rush to set off immediately, but returned to his cave and secluded himself for two months of cultivation.

During this period, Han Li first inscribed some talismans and refined some pills suitable for the Qi Refining stage. Then he secluded himself to cultivate the Hidden Sword Technique. After more than a month, he finally managed to cultivate the sword qi threads in his body from two to four.

After doing all this, Han Li felt slightly relieved. He then organized the items needed for the trip and urged his flying sword to fly towards Tianxing City.

Three days later, in a small town called Qingniu Town near Tianxing City, a young man dressed in burlap clothes and wearing a straw hat appeared.

The streets were bustling with people, and although it looked lively, Han Li still noticed something unusual.

The streets were crowded, mostly with women, and men were few and far between. As he walked, passersby frequently cast strange glances at him.

The man in hemp clothing arrived in front of a restaurant and carefully examined the signboard above it.

The man in hemp clothing was none other than Han Li in disguise.

Han Li originally intended to conceal his identity and secretly investigate the disappearances of mortals in the Qingniu Town area. However, to his surprise, the people here seemed difficult to talk to. Upon hearing that he was from out of town, they appeared distracted and immediately fell silent.

This puzzled him. Could there be something else going on in this case of the missing mortal?

If they were truly human traffickers from the secular world, such matters could simply be reported to the government officials; there was no need to alarm the cultivators of the five major sects.

Considering the strange behavior of these people, there must be some unspeakable secrets hidden within.

As Han Li was thinking, someone suddenly reached out and grabbed the hem of his clothes.

"Big brother, please have mercy on me, I haven't eaten for days."

There stood a little girl who looked like a beggar, leaning on a moldy bamboo pole. Her dirty hair couldn't hide her bright and beautiful eyes, and her pink face was covered in dust. She was looking at Han Li pitifully.

Upon seeing the little girl, Han Li couldn't help but think of his younger sister at home, and his heart softened.

"Come with me!"

Han Li nodded, signaling her to follow.

But the girl just stood at the door, looking hesitant and afraid to go forward.

Upon seeing this, Han Li turned around, took the little girl's hand, and walked straight inside.

"What would you like, sir?"

Upon seeing this, the waiter quickly stepped forward and asked with a smile.

But when he saw the little girl following behind Han Li, his expression changed.

"Get out of here! Who let you in? Do you even know where you are?"

As he spoke, the waiter grabbed a feather duster from the counter and was about to hit the little girl.

Upon seeing this, the little girl turned pale and stretched out her small hand to shield herself, revealing the bruises on her arm.

Clearly, this wasn't the first time she'd been beaten. She kept muttering things like, "I won't do it again, I'll never do it again," before closing her eyes in despair.

But the feather duster didn't fall for a long time, which made her open her eyes in confusion.

Suddenly, the man in hemp clothing stood in front of her, his other hand gripping the falling feather duster tightly. No matter how hard the waiter tried, he couldn't pull the feather duster out of Han Li's hand, and instead, he tripped and fell.

“She came with me, so don’t take it out on the child.”

Seeing this, the waiter was still unconvinced and opened his mouth to say something, but Han Li took out three taels of silver and placed it on the counter.

"Hehe, since you've put it that way, let's drop this matter!"

After collecting the money, the waiter's face was full of smiles as he greeted the two.

"Top-tier private room for two!"

With a shout, Han Li was led by the waiter to a private room by the window on the second floor.

The little girl was also visiting such a high-class restaurant for the first time. She was a little uneasy, afraid that she would dirty the bench, and stood nervously to the side.

"Come and sit down, there's no need to be so formal."

Han Li took off his bamboo hat, revealing a simple and honest face.

Seeing this, the little girl pursed her lips and finally carefully found a sandalwood stool to sit down.