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On hearing this, Han Li felt greatly disappointed, but he wasn’t very surprised. After all, the «Yellow Dragon Pill» and «Gold Marrow Pill» were merely sacred medicines of the mortal world. They might be miraculous for ordinary people, but for cultivators they were indeed inferior.
Since the other party didn’t take a liking to them, Han Li didn’t intend to nag further. He reached out to take back the porcelain bottle.
«But even if these pills are a bit inferior, if you had a few more bottles, I would have traded with you!» the young man suddenly spoke, with a look of regret.
Han Li’s arm, which had been extended, retracted upon hearing this. He chuckled lightly.
«Did I say I only have these two bottles?» Han Li squinted, staring at the young man as he spoke slowly.
«You have more?» The young man was slightly startled, but then showed joy.
«Of course. But if you want too many, I’ll have to consider whether this deal is worth it,» Han Li said noncommittally, afraid the other party would make an outrageous demand.
«Great! I don’t need that many. Just three more bottles will suffice, enough for me to break through a bottleneck in a short time.» The young man became excited, showing unprecedented warmth, a complete contrast to his earlier cold attitude.
It was understandable. Who would be willing to exchange pills that fortify the foundation and nurture the origin to advance one’s cultivation? Even using them oneself wasn’t enough! This was also the main reason the young man hadn’t managed to trade away the «Flight Talisman» in the past few days.
Even though Han Li’s «Yellow Dragon Pill» and «Gold Marrow Pill» weren’t considered top-grade elixirs for cultivators, their quantity would be enough to allow this guy, who had been stuck at the peak of the ninth layer for a long time, to break through to the tenth layer, greatly enhancing his power.
But only someone like Han Li, who ate this kind of pill like a snack, would be willing to exchange them. However, Han Li knew well the principle of not flaunting his wealth. He didn’t want to give the other party the impression that he could casually take out large amounts of pills without any concern.
So he touched his chin and put on a pained and reluctant expression.
«Is that so? That’s a bit too many, isn’t it? You’re stripping me of all my pills!» Han Li muttered deliberately.
«This isn’t too many! After all, it’s a high-grade talisman! Think about it: with this talisman on you, if you encounter any danger, you can immediately soar into the sky and travel far, and it’s even faster than ordinary birds. It’s equivalent to an extra life! Moreover, as long as the talisman’s spiritual energy doesn’t disperse, it can be used repeatedly. It’s a very practical talisman!» The young man, seeing that Han Li seemed to be able to produce the needed pills, smiled even more broadly and vigorously promoted the merits of his Flight Talisman, afraid that Han Li would back out and refuse the deal.
«If we’re trading, fine. Throw in that stack of talisman paper and that book!» Han Li, seeing that the other party truly wanted to exchange, pointed unceremoniously at a stack of blank talisman paper and a tattered copy of «Incomplete Basic Incantation Manual» on the stall.
The young man was taken aback at first, but seeing that Han Li was only pointing at low-grade talisman paper and a completely unsellable incantation book, he was overjoyed and quickly agreed.
And so, the «Flight Talisman» became Han Li’s possession, along with a stack of talisman paper and an incantation book he had had his eye on for a while.
Han Li briefly flipped through the old book; it contained some of the most basic incantations: seven or eight low-grade spells and one mid-grade «Earth Spike Technique» recorded inside.
To other cultivators, such a book would be utterly worthless, but Han Li was very satisfied.
Because what he currently lacked were precisely these kinds of basic spells. Although other stalls sold similar books that were better and more complete, their prices were shockingly high.
One copy of «Complete Basic Incantations of the Five Elements» was priced at ninety low-grade spirit stones, and another «Basic Water Talisman Method» cost sixty low-grade spirit stones. These books were thick and contained many more spells, but Han Li simply couldn’t afford them now.
After acquiring these items, Han Li felt a bit tired and had no interest in continuing to browse. So he left the square and headed toward the area of pavilions.
When he was not far from the square, Han Li turned back for a look and noticed that the crowd in the square seemed to have grown. It appeared that quite a few night-owl cultivators liked to go out at night.
Approaching the palace-like buildings, Han Li realized that these pavilions were constructed from extremely precious tung wood and large blocks of bluestone. Each building was ornately carved with dragons and phoenixes, exquisitely built, and there were faint fluctuations of spiritual power nearby, which was probably the prohibition Qingwen the Taoist had mentioned.
After walking around, Han Li finally found the building he was looking for and walked up to it.