Han Li stowed away the golden ball that Daoist Xie had transformed into, and a contemplative look appeared on his face.
He had gone through all of the information that he had gathered so far, but was still unable to find any clues that might be related to the mastermind behind all of this.
After a long while, he exhaled and shook his head.
Regardless of who that person was, the fact that they were able to force him into such a predicament meant that he was most likely no match for them in his current state. As such, it was best for him to avoid encountering them for now.
Seeing as that Fang Pan was able to find him, the mastermind behind all of this most likely wouldn't let him off the hook either. However, he didn't know if this person was aware that he had returned to the True Immortal Realm.
In any case, he had to increase his power as much as possible so that he wouldn't be forced into a passive position in the face of any unforeseen events that might arise at any time.
During this time, he still had one more thing to take care of.
With that in mind, Han Li flipped a hand over to produce a black formation plate, which was none other than the Star Displacement Plate.
At this point, he had arrived at the Fire Dragon Path, which was hundreds of millions of kilometers away from the Blackwind Sea Region, so his connection with the formation plate there was almost negligible, let alone using it to teleport heavy water.
As such, not only would the cultivation of his Earth God Clone be affected, he would also lose the supply of heavy water that could be used to refine the Heavy Water Rippled Lightning.
Both of these items were very important to him, so he couldn't afford to lose them.
Ever since he had set foot on the Ancient Cloud Continent, this issue had been plaguing him. He had considered this issue on the way to the Fire Dragon Path, and he finally had some free time now.
Han Li immediately changed into an outer robe, then flipped a hand over to produce an azure mask before putting it on.
He had purchased the Star Displacement Plate from the Wuchang Alliance, so if he wanted to resolve this issue, he would have to do it from the Wuchang Alliance. Such a treasure that could teleport over a small distance was virtually unimaginable in the Spirit Realm, but it didn't seem to be that mysterious in the True Immortal Realm.
The reason for this was most likely related to the power of laws. This type of treasure would more or less draw support from the power of laws of space, or spirit materials that contained spatial power.
Gentle azure light lit up from the mask, and an azure light screen appeared, upon which countless text and images of various sizes appeared.
Han Li headed directly to the barter area before quickly searching through it.
Not long after that, his eyes lit up, and he pointed a finger into the air before waiting.
After waiting for half an hour, a cyan light shot out from the light curtain. The cyan light fell and condensed into the shadow of a man wearing a cyan tiger mask. He was tall and wore a cyan feathered robe.
"Fellow Daoist, you're... I remember now. You bought a set of Starshift Mother-Child Disks from me.
What do you think? Are you comfortable with that set of formation plates, Fellow Daoist? "The tiger-faced man appraised Han Li with an enlightened smile.
"I'm alright!" Han Li replied noncommittally.
The tiger-faced man asked, "Could it be that you've encountered some problems while using it?"
"The function of the formation plate is roughly as described, but you didn't tell me that it has a range restriction, right?" Han Li asked in a grim voice.
Beyond this distance, due to the influence of the power of space, the teleportation ability will be greatly reduced, or even ineffective. "The tiger-faced man slapped his forehead with his hand, looking apologetic.
"Forget it, due to the influence of the power of space, the teleportation ability will be greatly reduced, or even ineffective." The tiger-faced man slapped his forehead with his hand, looking apologetic.
"Forget it.
I contacted you today to ask if there is any way to increase the teleportation distance of the Star Displacement Plate? "Han Li frowned and said.
The tiger-faced man had deliberately kept it a secret, but he did not notice it at that time. Now that the transaction was completed, it was not appropriate to be too calculative about it.
"This... I'm afraid not. The distance of a continent is already the limit of the Star Displacement Plate.
However, if Fellow Daoist wants to teleport over a longer distance, there is another way. "The tiger-faced man shook his head first, then changed the topic.
"I'd like to hear the details." Han Li was moved.
"Actually, this formation plate is a replica made many years ago by a good friend of mine after studying a certain fairy weapon. It can only exert one or two percent of its power.
Now, after many attempts, he can barely refine a replica equivalent to one-tenth of the fairy weapon's power, and he named it the Big Dipper Star Plate.
I wonder if Fellow Daoist is interested? "The tiger-faced man said.
"Oh, how much does this treasure cost?" Han Li nodded calmly and asked directly.
According to what the tiger-faced man said, it would be enough to have more than five times the power of the Star Displacement Plate.
"If Fellow Daoist can take out six thousand top quality spirit stones, this thing will belong to you." The tiger-faced man said with a smile.
"You are really asking for an exorbitant price. This price is more than ten times the Star Displacement Plate." Han Li said with a sullen face.
"You can't say that. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Although the Big Dipper Star Plate is a bit expensive, it is definitely worth it." The tiger-faced man laughed.
"I really can't take out so many spirit stones in a short period of time.
This is the second time we have done business. Can you give me a discount? "Han Li thought for a moment and said.
"This... it's not that I am unreasonable, but this thing is really precious.
If it wasn't for my friend being a little short of money recently, I didn't intend to sell this thing at all. "The tiger-faced man shook his head.
Han Li bargained a few more times and finally got the price to five thousand and three hundred top quality spirit stones. After that, the tiger-faced man steeled his heart and refused to give less.
"In that case, I will give you an answer in seven days. How about it?" Han Li sighed and said noncommittally.
"Sure." The tiger-faced man nodded with a smile. His figure flashed and disappeared.
Han Li took off his mask and the surrounding blue light curtain dissipated. His face pondered for a moment.
After a while, he released his spirit sense into the storage bracelet on his hand.
In the storage space, all kinds of things had already been arranged by him. They were divided into more than a dozen categories, such as monster materials, spirit herbs, ores, spirit stones, elixirs, magic treasures, ancient books and so on.
When he left the Black Wind Sea Area, almost all the things he had on him were exchanged for spirit stones. Most of these things were taken from Fang Pan's storage bracelet.
Now, he had about three thousand and two hundred top quality spirit stones. He was still more than two thousand points away from his goal. Naturally, he needed to sell a lot of things.
He didn't dare to casually sell Fang Pan's things in case someone found some clues. However, if he traded in the Anicca Union, he didn't have to worry about this.
Speaking of which, he was quite unfamiliar with the monster materials, spirit herbs and ores in Fang Pan's storage bracelet. He could barely recognize a small part of them. Fortunately, he met Sun Ke.
When he was on the thunder boat, he asked Sun Ke about the things that he did not recognize. Eventually, he was able to get a general understanding of these things.
Fang Pan was able to cultivate to the middle stage of the Perfected Immortal Realm and master the Law of Speed. After so many years, he was quite rich. There were many valuable things in the storage bracelet, and some of them were even more valuable. Adding them up, it was barely enough for the remaining spirit stones. There should be some left over.
Han Li immediately took out the spirit herbs and ores from the storage bracelet. He was going to sell them in batches over the next few days. However, just as he was about to withdraw his spirit sense, his eyes flashed and he waved his hand again to take out two boxes, one big and one small.
The big box was made of some kind of warm jade. There was a giant white egg inside. Because this jade box could continuously provide spirit qi, the giant egg still had a lot of vitality.
The small box was about ten feet long. Inside were three green feathers that looked like arrows. The surface of the feathers shone with a faint green light. They looked quite mysterious.
These two things were also obtained from Fang Pan and were carefully treasured by him. Obviously, they were not ordinary things.
Even Sun Ke did not recognize these two things. He could issue an identification task in the Anicca Alliance to see if anyone recognized them.
...
Seven days later.
In the secret room, Han Li, who was wearing a green mask, waved his hand and a green light curtain emerged. He quickly contacted the tiger-faced man.
"Hehe, what do you think?" The tiger-faced man asked with a smile in his eyes.
"Here are 5,300 top-grade spirit stones; do you have the formation plate with you?" Han Li asked as he produced a storage pouch from his robes.
"Of course." The tiger-faced man's eyes lit up and he nodded.
The two quickly reached a cross-border transaction. The transaction was completed quickly, and two brand new array plates were in the hands of Han Li.
The array plate was blue and emitted a soft blue light. Its surface was covered with dense lines, which were much more complicated than the Star Shifting Array Plate.
There were seven eye-catching white dots in the array plate pattern, forming the shape of the Big Dipper.
The two array plates were inlaid with eight Star Shifting Stones. The color was a lot darker, and the light emitted was deeper. It seemed to be a higher-grade Star Shifting Stone.
Stroking the two array plates, Han Li's face showed a satisfied expression, but then he frowned slightly.
He had the Teleportation Array Plate, but he was now in the Torch Dragon Road, thousands of miles away from the Black Wind Sea. How could he send one of the Big Dipper Heavenly Stars to the Earth Spirit Incarnation?
"What's wrong? What's wrong with these two array plates?" The tiger-faced man asked with some doubts.
Han Li paused momentarily before asking, "This set of formation plates is quite extraordinary, but I have a question that I'd like to ask you. Is there really no way for the Star Displacement Plate to increase the teleportation distance, even if it's only once?"
The tiger-faced man glanced at the two array plates in Han Li's hands, and a look of understanding appeared in his eyes, "It seems that you want to send one of the array plates to another place. It is not impossible."
"Oh, what is it?" Han Li's heart stirred.
"It's very simple. You only need to inlay a second-grade Star Shifting Stone on the Star Shifting Array Plate in your hand and forcibly activate it. You can temporarily increase the teleportation distance by several times, but after this teleportation, the Star Shifting Array Plate will completely collapse," the tiger-faced man said lightly.
"Second-grade Star Shifting Stone?" Han Li was stunned.
"It's the Star Shifting Stone on the Big Dipper Heavenly Stars Plate, and the Star Shifting Stone on the Mother-Child Plate," the tiger-faced man explained.
Han Li nodded. As long as he could send the Big Dipper Heavenly Stars Plate back to the Black Wind Sea, the Star Shifting Array Plate would be useless.