Chapter 541: Treasure Hunt

Not long after the green jade flying carriage sped away into the distance, the spirit patterns on its surface flashed momentarily, following which a cloud of white mist emerged to encompass the entire carriage.

This wasn't just a normal white cloud. Instead, it was able to conceal all of the spiritual power fluctuations emanating from the flying carriage.

From the outside, the carriage appeared no different from a normal cloud, and it was flying through the forest in a stealthy fashion without giving off any energy fluctuations.

Han Li gave a pleased nod upon seeing this.

As expected of a transportation treasure used by Gongshu Jiu, the carriage had many brilliant uses, and even now, he still hadn't fully grasped all of the carriage's abilities.

As the carriage sped through the air, Han Li released his spiritual sense to inspect his surroundings, trying to ascertain their location as soon as possible.

After flying for close to half a day, an elated look suddenly appeared on Han Li's face, and the carriage began to fly to the left at his behest.

Shortly thereafter, a massive swamp emerged.

The ground in the swamp was a peculiar black color, and all of the vegetation inside was also black while giving off a putrid odor.

This swamp was most likely the Black Mud Swamp recorded on the map, and it was still quite far away from the route provided to him by Wyrm 3.

In any case, it had allowed Han Li to ascertain his current location, and he cast an incantation seal into his flying carriage, upon which it immediately accelerated even further.

"This swamp looks really interesting, Uncle. There should be a lot of good stuff inside. Are we not going to take a look?" Jin Tong suddenly asked.

"The Black Mud Swamp has already been annotated on the map, so I'm assuming many primordial hunters have come here in the past. Hence, there's no need to waste our time here. There will be many more places for us to visit in search for treasures anyway," Han Li replied with a shake of his head.

"You're right, let's keep going," Jin Tong said with an eager expression.

"Pixiu, you told me that you're very adept in searching for natural treasures and resources, this is your time to shine. I'll give you 30% of all of the treasures that we find," Han Li said.

"Really?" the Pixiu asked in a shocked voice as it instantly stood up.

"Of course," Han Li replied with a smile.

"Alright, I'm on it!" the Pixiu replied, and its eyes were glowing with excitement.

"I want some too, Uncle!" Jin Tong yelled in protest.

"You'll definitely get your share as well, but only if you contribute and don't slack off," Han Li said with a smile.

Jin Tong immediately nodded vigorously in response.

Five days later, a vast mountain range appeared before Han Li.

The mountain range wasn't all that tall or remarkable, but the gaps between the mountains were filled with dense black mist, making it very difficult to see the mountains, thereby enshrouding the entire mountain range in a sense of mystery.

"We're finally here," Han Li gently exhaled as he cast his gaze toward the misty mountain range.

This was one of the points on the route supplied to him by Wyrm 3.

Even though the route given to him by Wyrm 3 wasn't necessarily a truly safe one, he had no choice but to follow it.

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"Master, there's a great abundance of water-attribute spiritual qi in this mountain range. I've already sensed many spirit materials in here. Should we begin?" the Pixiu asked while sniffing at the air.

"Alright, let's start here," Han Li replied with a nod, then made a hand seal, and the green jade flying carriage descended into the mountain range.

Thanks to the cloud of mist around the flying carriage, they hadn't been attacked by any primordial beasts, and at this point, they had already made it quite far into the primordial land.

In the beginning, Han Li had been able to spot the occasional primordial hunter, but as they traveled deeper into the primordial land, that was no longer the case.

At this point, there was no need to be in a hurry.

After flying into the sea of mist within the mountain range, the flying carriage became even more well concealed, and the Pixiu was scouring the area while continuing to sniff at the air as it said, "Around 1,500 kilometers directly up ahead is a spirit plant that should be over 100,000 years of age."

The flying carriage set off in that direction at Han Li's behest, then quickly descended in front of a hollow inside a mountain stream.

In a secretive location within the hollow was a dark red spirit plant that resembled a deer antler that had been carved out of red jade.

A vast abundance of spiritual qi was emanating from the spirit plant, and Jin Tong's eyes immediately lit up upon taking a whiff.

"This is a Deer Antler Herb," Han Li remarked.

This spirit plant could be used to refine some recovery pills at or above the True Immortal Stage, so it was very highly sought after, and the fact that it was a specimen that was over 100,000 years old only made it even more precious.

Right at this moment, a low roar rang out from within the mountain stream, and a giant green python that was several hundred feet in length sprang out before pouncing directly at Han Li.

The giant python possessed a formidable True Immortal Stage aura, but Han Li was completely unfazed as he swept a sleeve through the air, upon which an azure flying sword flew out before sweeping over the python's body like lightning.

The giant python instantly stiffened before its head separated from its body, and it began to thrash and struggle violently while blood gushed out of its decapitation wound.

Han Li paid no heed to the python as he slowly uprooted the Deer Antler Herb, then stowed it away before continuing onward.

Over an hour later, the Pixiu declared, "I can sense some precious spirit materials underground around 1,000 kilometers to our left."

Han Li quickly arrived at the specified location, then descended into the ground, and before long, he re-emerged with a fist-sized blue stone in his hand.

The sound of countless splashing waves could be heard coming from within the tone, and it was as if there were an entire large river inside.

This was a Thousandfold Profound Water Crystal that was an exceptional material for refining water-attribute immortal treasures, and it was a great find for Han Li.

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𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

In the blink of an eye, close to an entire month had already passed by since Han Li entered this mountain range.

The Pixiu hadn't been exaggerating at all about its treasure-hunting abilities, and at this point, they had already collected a massive bounty of close to 100 spirit plants and materials.

The mountain range was enormous, and as they had been searching for treasures this entire time, they were advancing quite slowly, so they had only just reached the central region of the mountain range.

"Master, I can sense some spirit plants about 1,500 kilometers up ahead... And there appears to be about 20 to 30 of them!" the Pixiu declared in a slightly surprised voice.

Han Li's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this, and a short while later, the flying carriage descended into a basin.

At the center of the basin was a plot of flat land that had a light purple hue, and there were indeed 20 to 30 purple spirit plants growing here, all of which were releasing abundant spiritual qi and giving off a strong fragrance.

"These are Serene Purple Herbs!" Han Li exclaimed with an ecstatic expression.

This was one of the main ingredients used to refine Heavenly Luster Pills, so it was certainly a pleasant surprise to be stumbling upon so many of them here.

He immediately swept a sleeve through the air to release a burst of azure light to collect the Serene Purple Herbs, but right at this moment, countless thin streaks of blue light erupted out of the ground near the basin before hurtling directly toward him.

These streaks of blue light were no less powerful than attacks unleashed by the average Golden Immortal, and Han Li was very much caught off guard by this.

Upon descending into the basin, he had already scoured the area with his spiritual sense, and he hadn't detected anyone here.

Despite this, he was still able to react in a timely fashion, and he was just about to defend himself when Jin Tong suddenly flew up from the carriage as she said, "I'll take care of this, Uncle!"

She then flicked her delicate little fingers through the air to release countless streaks of translucent golden light, which intertwined with one another to form a giant golden lotus flower in the path of the streaks of blue light.

The streaks of blue light struck the golden lotus flower in rapid succession, and the latter only shuddered slightly before it was able to ward off the former with ease.

Han Li took a glance in Jin Tong's direction, then turned his gaze back to the Serene Purple Herbs.

A burst of azure light flew out of his hand, forming a giant azure palm projection that gently scooped up the Serene Purple Herbs along with the purple spirit soil beneath them.

By the time he flew back to the flying carriage, the beings that had attacked him had already revealed themselves.

As it turned out, it was a group of four or five giant apes with blue fur that stood at around 70 to 80 feet tall.

These blue apes were shimmering with blue light and giving off True Immortal Stage auras, while their leader possessed Golden Immortal Stage powers.

The apes were seemingly chanting an incantation in some type of unintelligible language, and thin threads of blue light shot out of their bodies to form a ball of blue light in front of them.

The blue apes were furious to see Han Li stowing away the Serene Purple Herbs, and the ball of blue light in front of them instantly brightened significantly as a flurry of threads of blue light shot out from within.

At the same time, the leader of the blue apes opened its mouth to release a burst of blue light, which transformed into a giant blue blade that was over 1,000 feet in length before sweeping toward Han Li and Jin Tong.

Jin Tong harrumphed coldly as she switched to a different hand seal, and countless streaks of translucent golden light shot out of the stamen of the golden lotus flower before clashing against the oncoming streaks of blue light.

The streaks of golden light were extremely dense and sharp, warding off the streaks of blue light with ease before quickly forcing them back.

Immediately thereafter, the streaks of golden light crashed into the giant blue blade, punching countless holes into the blade before destroying it altogether.

The wave of golden light then instantly descended upon the group of blue apes, which began to howl in agony, but a layer of blue light then abruptly emerged over their bodies.

A string of resounding booms rang out as their bodies exploded into streams of blue light that burrowed into the ground in a flash.

As soon as these streams of light surged into the ground, the auras of the blue apes instantly became one with that of the water veins underground, making it impossible to detect them.