This was a large inn with nothing special. Like most inns in the city, it served both mortals and cultivators.
Of course, most of the cultivators who rented such inns didn't have high cultivation, and for safety reasons, they often appeared as mortals. This was actually a custom. After all, if people knew that their neighbor was an "immortal" who could fly in the sky and summon the rain, they would probably be so scared that they couldn't sleep at night.
The White Cloud Inn was bustling with activity today because the entire inn had been booked a few days ago. The original innkeeper and waiters had been temporarily chased away. At this moment, everyone in the inn, from top to bottom, seemed to be extremely busy.
From the front hall to the backyard, there were large boxes filled with all kinds of goods.
Outside the courtyard, there were also carriages pulled by horses and beasts. This was the most common transport vehicle on the Wasteland Continent, and it was also filled with all kinds of goods.
A middle-aged man who looked a little rich was constantly walking around, urging his subordinates to tidy up the goods and move them from the carriages to a white flying boat parked in the courtyard.
While busy, the middle-aged man smiled from time to time.
As the person in charge of this area of Cheng Quan Chamber of Commerce, one of the three largest chambers of commerce in the Northern Frost Celestial Realm, in the past hundred years, he had purchased a batch of rare spiritual materials from nearby areas. Because of the danger of this continent, as long as they could be safely transported to Ming Qiu City in the middle of the continent, the profits would immediately increase several times.
The only drawback was that a large number of spiritual materials among these goods had extremely high requirements for freshness. They had to be living creatures, so they couldn't be stored in storage magic tools, so they had to be transported by flying boat.
Now the only thing that worried him was the safety of this journey.
This was not the first time he had traveled this continent, and he knew that there were many risks along the way. Recently, a lot of things had happened to the Chamber of Commerce in various parts of the continent, and even the death of a Void Refinement cultivator, so he didn't dare to be careless.
He was just a cultivator at the Soul Formation Stage. Although there were many guest elders in the Chamber of Commerce, there were only two who had reached the Form Synthesis Stage. Therefore, after thinking about it, he hired two Form Synthesis Stage cultivators to accompany him through the Immortal Inn in the city.
At this moment, a green light descended from the sky and landed at the entrance of the inn. A dark-skinned man with a curly beard appeared. It was Han Li in disguise.
The middle-aged man noticed the commotion outside and turned to look at Han Li.
As soon as he sensed Han Li's aura, his round eyes immediately widened. A bright smile appeared on his face as he quickly walked out and cupped his hands in salute. "Hehe, may I know how to address you, Senior? Have you accepted my escort mission?"
"I'm Liu Shi.
Are you Fellow Daoist Kou? "Han Li looked at the chubby man before him and said indifferently.
"That's me."
The wealthy-looking man nodded and politely invited Han Li into the inn. He ordered his subordinates to serve him a cup of spirit tea.
"Although it's a bit presumptuous … Can you let me take a look at Senior's Immortal Badge first?" The man asked hesitantly after sitting down opposite Han Li.
Han Li didn't say anything and merely flipped a hand over to produce an immortal badge.
The middle-aged man inspected it to ensure that there was no mistake, and his smile widened slightly as he said, "Thank you for your trouble, Senior.
We'll be setting off in two days, so you can rest in the best room of the inn for now, Senior Liu. "
Han Li nodded and didn't decline the offer.
The middle-aged man then ordered his subordinates to bring Han Li to one of the best rooms on the second floor of the inn.
He set up a formation in the room before sitting down with his legs crossed on the bed, then flipped a hand over to produce a few thick tomes.
These were some books that he had just purchased that introduced the Wasteland Continent, and he slowly flipped through them.
Two days passed by in the blink of an eye.
Deep into the night, a white flying ark hovered in the air above the inn, and all of the goods had already been transported into it.
There were a dozen or so cultivators standing on each side of the ark, including Han Li.
Most of these people were from the merchant association that the middle-aged man was in charge of, and aside from two Body Integration cultivators, the rest of them weren't very powerful.
At this moment, Han Li was standing on one side of the deck, and he cast his gaze toward the other side, upon which a faint light flashed through his eyes.
On the other side of the deck near the bow of the ark, there was a graceful woman in a red dress leaning against the railing.
According to his observations, this woman was none other than the female cultivator who had teleported out of the Blackwind Sea Region with him. However, she was currently wearing a red veil that concealed her facial features.
In contrast to her previous cultivation base, the aura that she was currently giving off clearly indicated that she was at the early-Body Integration Stage.
However, due to the fact that he had altered his appearance, she didn't seem to have noticed that he was also someone who had teleported out of the Blackwind Island.
The middle-aged man was becoming more and more uneasy as he cupped his fist in a salute, and said, "Seniors and everyone else, I'll be counting on you for this journey."
Han Li and the others all nodded in response.
The middle-aged man then took a glance in the direction of Han Li and the woman in red, upon which he felt slightly more at ease. He waved a hand through the air, and countless white spirit patterns immediately appeared on the surface of the ark. Brilliant light erupted, and a vast expanse of white mist erupted from the ark, enshrouding the entire ark.
From the outside, the flying ark was like a white cloud hovering in mid-air, making it very stealthy.
The white cloud soared through the air and flew into the distance at a rapid speed under the dim light of the night.
"As for the itinerary, this is how I've arranged it. The two seniors and the two elders of our Chamber of Commerce will be split into two groups. One group will guard the airship while the other group will rest. We'll rotate every half a month. What do you think?" The man surnamed Kou said.
"We'll do as you say," Han Li replied with a nod. The woman in red merely nodded in response.
As the other two merchants, they naturally had no objections to this arrangement either.
"Alright!
The two of you can rest for the first half a month.
I'll have to trouble you two, "the middle-aged man said as he nodded toward the other two Body Integration cultivators.
The two of them immediately sat down on either side of the ark with their legs crossed.
Meanwhile, Han Li and the woman in red were each given a room on the ark by the middle-aged man.
The rooms weren't small. They had a living room, a bedroom, and a small secret chamber.
Han Li didn't have any requirements for these rooms. He waved a hand and several tens of streaks of azure light shot forth, landing in various parts of the room to form an azure light barrier.
After that, he sat down cross-legged in the secret chamber.
There was still half a month until his turn on duty, so he couldn't afford to waste this time.
After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly waved a hand.
A ball of black heavy water flew out from the pouch of true water hanging from his waist and hovered in front of him.
Han Li wore a solemn expression as he made a hand seal. Bolts of silver lightning emerged from his palms and disappeared into the heavy water.
The black heavy water seemed to have been stimulated and abruptly swelled, constantly changing shape as if it were about to explode. However, it was forcibly contained by the azure light from his hands.
His fingers flew through the air as if he were playing a zither, and a series of incantation seals shot forth.
The silver lightning in the heavy water immediately became tamed, turning into silver lightning threads. Wisps of water light also flew out of the heavy water, and the fiercely tumbling black heavy water also gradually calmed down. The two gradually merged together …
After an unknown period of time, the ball of heavy water in Han Li's hand had disappeared. In its place was a fist-sized black ball with silver lightning patterns flashing on its surface. It was a Heavy Water Mine.
Han Li let out a light breath. He was already quite familiar with refining the Heavy Water Mine. After fiddling with it for a while, he flipped his hand and put it away.
Then, he made a beckoning gesture with one hand, and a ball of heavy water flew out and landed in his hand.
Silver lightning appeared in his hand and fused with the heavy water ….
Although the power of this Heavy Water Mine wasn't very great, if there were enough of it, it would still be a powerful force.
The danger ahead had yet to come, so he had to prepare for the worst.
Before he knew it, a month had passed. After a patrol, everything was calm and peaceful.
In the secret chamber, Han Li looked tired, but his eyes were full of joy.
After all this time, he had refined a part of the heavy water in his body into Heavy Water Mines, and there were about seven or eight of them.
The power of one Heavy Water Mine wasn't great, but if enough of them were added together, it would definitely be a powerful force. If they were detonated at the same time, even a late-stage True Immortal wouldn't be able to escape unscathed.
With that thought, he kept the black ball in his hand into his storage bracelet, took out an elixir, and swallowed it. After a long time, he opened his eyes, and the fatigue on his face had already been swept away.
Then, he flipped his hand and took out a black array disc. It was the Star Shifting Parent Disc.
A month ago, he had just sent a crystal grain over, and today was the day that the Earth God's incarnation sent the heavy water over.
He waved his hand and struck out a incantation seal. Suddenly, a large black light appeared on the Star Shifting Parent Disc, and it buzzed and trembled.
Han Li bent his finger and pointed again. The array disc rotated non-stop, and the black light it emitted became even brighter.
"Eh …" His expression changed slightly.
Although the array disc was shining with black light, it was empty in the middle, and the heavy water didn't appear as usual.
Could it be that there was a problem with the Earth God's incarnation?
Han Li suddenly stood up.
At this moment, the black light in the middle of the array disc flowed, and a small ball of heavy water slowly appeared.
Seeing this, he finally heaved a sigh of relief. He sat down cross-legged again, and waved his hand to keep the small ball of heavy water.
This time, the black light on the black array disc flowed, and after a while, a small ball of heavy water appeared again.
Han Li's expression, which had just relaxed, became serious again. His gaze fell on the Star Shifting Parent Disc, and he started to ponder.
Based on the situation, it wasn't the Earth God's incarnation that had a problem, but the Star Shifting Parent Disc. For some reason, sending the heavy water over was much more difficult than before.
With that thought in mind, he carefully checked the black array disc in his hand, but he didn't find any problems.
There were eight greenish-black spirit stones embedded in the middle of the array disc. They were called Star Shifting Stones, and they contained the power of space. They were the source of rotation for teleportation array discs like the Star Shifting Parent Disc.
The eight Star Shifting Stones were shining with a faint greenish-black light, and the energy inside was not insufficient. The Star Shifting Parent Disc on the Earth God's incarnation's side should be fine.
Why is this happening?
Han Li frowned and pondered.
But after a while, he suddenly raised his head, and thought of a possibility that could cause this anomaly — distance.