"There's no need to be so courteous, clan leader. Your daughter has already told me about the reward," Han Li said indifferently.
The white-robed man frowned slightly and turned to look at his daughter in confusion.
Noi Fan's lips moved slightly, and he told his father everything about the map that he had agreed to give him earlier through voice transmission.
The white-robed man's frown deepened when he heard this. He said to Han Li,
"Fellow Li, my daughter is still young and doesn't think things through properly. That's why she made such a promise.
Although the Serene Chen Tribe is a large tribe, we're just a drop in the ocean compared to the other tribes of the wild. I'm afraid we don't have the strength to collect the maps of all the tribes. Please state another condition.
I know a little about the rules of the human race, and I won't let you suffer a loss. "
"I'm not a hunter, and I have no intention of being a spy. I'm asking for the map so I can cross the wild world and go to another celestial region.
So you don't have to mark the specific locations of your tribes on the map you gave me. You just have to mark the terrain and the distribution of the beasts, "Han Li said slowly to the white-robed man.
Hearing this, Nuo Qinglin pondered for a moment and did not speak immediately.
Nuo Yifan walked up to him and spoke to him in secret. The man's frown eased a little, and he nodded slowly.
"If that's the case, then please stay with the Serene Chen Tribe for a few days. The other tribes of the beast race will be gathering in the Dark Star Canyon in a few days, and I'll try to collect the maps for you then."
Nuo Qinglin looked up and down at Han Li, but he still couldn't see through his cultivation level.
"Then I'll have to trouble you." Han Li nodded.
He had been observing Nuo Qinglin while he was talking to him, and he found that this person seemed to be deliberately hiding his aura. He estimated that his cultivation level was about the same as an early Golden Immortal human cultivator.
However, according to the situation of these foreign races controlling their beasts to fight, their true battle prowess should have increased by another half a level. As for the other Serene Chen Clan members that followed behind them, their auras were roughly between mid-stage Perfected Immortal and early-stage Golden Immortal, and most of them were at the Perfected Immortal Realm.
Nuo Qinglin nodded toward Han Li before turning to Tan Ze with a solemn expression.
"Tanshi, the Serene Chen Clan will never forget the kindness of your clan in escorting Ivan. After we exterminate the Insect Clan, we will definitely help you return to the place where you have lived and flourished for generations. We will build a new home so that the Xiang Chen Clan can regain its glory and become even more prosperous."
"Thank you, Patriarch." Tanse had a grateful look on his face as he crossed his arms in front of his chest and bowed.
"Before that, the members of the Xiang Neck Tribe can treat the Dark Star Canyon as your home." Nuo Qinglin nodded slightly and continued.
Tanshi and the rest of the Xiang Neck clansmen were even more grateful as they bowed and thanked him.
Next, under Nuo Qinglin's lead, Han Li and the rest flew past the huge castle at the entrance of the canyon and into the canyon.
As they flew past the castle, Han Li saw that there was an exotic beast that looked like a giant lizard with wings on its back behind each of the several watchtowers in the castle. The scales on their bodies reflected a dark light, and they would open their eyes from time to time to cast a cold gaze upwards.
He could clearly feel that all the malice of these exotic beasts was directed at him, a human.
After passing the castle at the entrance of the canyon, the deep and wide Dark Star Canyon revealed its true appearance to Han Li.
He saw a green torrent that was more than a thousand feet wide flowing from the center of the canyon. The sound was like rolling thunder, and it had a majestic aura. As the river on both sides of the river flowed, there were rocks and cliffs everywhere.
On the higher cliffs on both sides of the river, there were hollowed-out caves of different sizes and shapes, and there were plank roads embedded into the mountain walls between them, forming a huge and complex building community.
Moreover, these caves were not simple and crude. On the contrary, the exterior of the caves was carved with eaves, pillars and railings, and there were all kinds of round or square wooden doors. The patterns of flowers and birds were very exquisite, and it was quite unique. Around these caves, there were green vines and orchids clustered around them. It looked like a fairyland.
If the forest in which the Kong Ling Tribe resided was a small village, then the Dark Star Canyon where the Serene Chen Clan resided was a bustling place comparable to a capital city in the human world.
The Dark Star Canyon was winding along the Dark Star River. The deeper they went, the more surprised Han Li was. Huge altar-like buildings began to appear on the surrounding cliffs, and there were faint fluctuations of arrays coming from them.
Han Li knew that his identity was sensitive, and out of consideration for etiquette and other aspects, he only casually looked around along the way, and did not deliberately observe the distribution of the buildings in the entire canyon, nor did he use too much of his Divine Sense.
Nuo Qinglin, who had been secretly observing along the way, nodded slightly, and showed a slightly satisfied expression.
As they approached the middle of the canyon, they came to the top of a relatively flat cliff. Nuo Qinglin stopped, turned around, and said to Han Li, "The environment here is quite quiet. You can rest here for a few days, Fellow Li."
Han Li looked around and found that there were Serene Chen Tribe people living around here. Although they were not too close, it was very convenient for them to monitor or surround this place.
He then smiled and said, "Thank you."
Nuo Qinglin did not stop, and immediately led the others to fly deeper into the canyon.
Nuo Yifan hesitated for a moment, and did not immediately follow. Instead, he came to Han Li's side and said with a slightly apologetic tone, "Senior Li, your identity is special, please don't take it to heart."
"There is one thing I don't understand. Why don't you have a grudge against the Human Race like other people of the same race?" Han Li asked with a smile.
Nuo Yifan hesitated for a moment before explaining, "This … to be honest, my late mother was from the Human Race, and I have half of the Human Race's blood flowing through my veins."
Han Li nodded silently, and did not say anything else.
After the two of them parted, Han Li first looked around with a flicker of blue light in his eyes. Then, he landed on the cliff with a sway of his body, and walked towards the cave on the cliff.
He pushed open the two heavy stone doors of the cave, and an old smell of dust immediately rushed out.
Han Li frowned slightly, and waved his sleeves in the air twice. Gusts of wind immediately surged out of his sleeves, and swept the dust in the room out of the cave.
Then, in the cave that had not been inhabited for a long time, wall lamps lit up one after another, emitting a faint musk smell, and illuminating the entire stone room.
After looking around, Han Li found that the area of the cave was not too big. It was divided into two rooms, which were only slightly larger than ordinary houses.
There was only a stone table and a stone chair in the outer room, and a stone bed in the inner room. The furnishings were extremely simple.
After closing the stone door, Han Li took out several formation flags and formation plates, and began to set them up in the cave.
After about half an hour, the formation that concealed the fluctuations of spiritual power was set up. Only then did Han Li sit cross-legged on the stone bed, and raise his hand to lightly knock on the beetle ring on his finger.
The ring lit up with golden light, and in a flash, it turned back into a human form, and landed beside Han Li.
"Jin Tong, I will temporarily go into seclusion for a while to see if I can increase my cultivation.
During this period, I will need you and Xiao Bai to protect me, "Han Li said to Jin Tong.
"Uncle, why do you suddenly want to go into seclusion?" Jin Tong asked in confusion.
"I have been running around in the wilderness these days, and I have encountered too many powerful beasts.
Although I will still be surrounded by foreign races in the Serene Chen Tribe, it will be safer than outside.
Now, I have to be vigilant in times of peace. The Heavenly Court will not give up on hunting me down, and the wilderness is far more dangerous than I imagined. Only by increasing my strength as much as possible can I continue to survive, "Han Li said slowly.
"Uncle, don't say so much. Don't worry and go into seclusion.
With me here, no one will be able to disturb you! "Jin Tong said while patting his chest.
A smile appeared on Han Li's face. He took out a storage pouch from his sleeve and handed it to Jin Tong, saying, "There is some stock in here. Eat sparingly."
Jin Tong took the storage pouch and walked out of the inner room with a smile. He hopped to the stone table in the outer room, sat down cross-legged, and checked the storage pouch like a miser.
"Boss, don't forget about me!"
The white jade Pi Xiu jumped down from Han Li's back and ran to Jin Tong's side. It rubbed against Jin Tong like a small white dog, but Jin Tong slapped it away with a look of disdain.
Han Li saw this and smiled. He slowly moved his gaze away from them, and with a wave of his hand, he activated the formation to temporarily isolate the inner room.
After a while, he waved his hand, and two jade slips and a yellow ancient book appeared in his palm.
The two jade slips and the ancient book were none other than the time cultivation techniques of the three major sects of the Northern Frost Celestial Realm: the Four Seasons Water Divination Technique, the True Word Reincarnation Scripture, and the Illusionary Star Tome.
He had read these three cultivation techniques from beginning to end on the way here, and he vaguely felt that there seemed to be some kind of internal connection between the three, but he was busy at that time, so he didn't investigate it carefully.
Today, he decided to compare them carefully to see if he could verify with each other to help him improve his cultivation as soon as possible.
Among the three cultivation techniques, the one that Han Li was most familiar with was naturally the True Word Reincarnation Scripture. He had already obtained six levels of this cultivation technique, and because of the Sky Bottle, he could cultivate it quite well. Although he hadn't cultivated the other two cultivation techniques yet, with the foundation of the True Word Reincarnation Scripture and his understanding of the power of the Law of Time, he believed that he would get twice the result with half the effort.