Chapter 516: The Jade Pixiu

Chapter 516: The Jade Pixiu

"I can't just accept such a precious gift for nothing," Daoist Xie said in an indifferent voice.

Han Li was familiar with Daoist Xie's personality, so he wasn't surprised by this response at all, and he said, "From the Spirit Realm to the Immortal Realm, you've assisted me greatly on many occasions. Even though you're contractually bound to do so, I still know better than to take you for granted.

“On top of that, I'll most likely be requiring your assistance from here onward as well. With this blade in your possession, your combat prowess will be significantly enhanced, and that'll only further benefit me." Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

After a brief moment of contemplation, Daoist Xie nodded in response. "I suppose you're right."

It then accepted the blade from Han Li and grabbed onto its hilt with both hands as a flash of golden lightning lit up in its eyes.

A loud crackling sound rang out as all of the lightning cloud designs on the entire blade began to radiate dazzling golden light, and the spiritual power fluctuations emanating from it were countless times more powerful than what Han Li had been able to manage.

After testing out the blade for a while longer, Daoist Xie stowed it away as it promised, "I'll be sure to repay you for this."

Han Li merely nodded in response with a smile on his face.

A curious look then appeared in his eyes as he wondered to himself, Could it be that Daoist Xie's former master came from this Black Soil Immortal Region?

This was clearly a question that Han Li didn't have an answer to, so he didn't ponder if for long before he continued to sort through his spoils.

This time, his gaze fell upon a tiny white jade Pixiu.

It seemed to be no different from an ornamental antique, and it was giving off a warm gleam under the light of the sun.

Han Li examined the Pixiu momentarily with his Brightsight Spirit Eyes, then smiled as he asked, "Are you going to reveal yourself, or do you want me to beat you until you have to?"

The Pixiu remained laying on the ground in a completely still manner, as if it really were just an inanimate object.

"If you're going to force my hand, then don't blame me for what I'm about to do," Han Li said in a cold voice as his eyes narrowed slightly.

In the wake of Han Li's threat, the white Pixiu finally began to move, and it swelled rapidly to transform into a giant white beast the size of a house.

"To think that a mere Golden Immortal would dare to..."

The giant white Pixiu's voice abruptly cut off as its entire body stiffened.

As it turned out, three Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords had appeared around its neck, and all of them had their tips aimed directly at its throat.

The Pixiu had no doubt that if it were to step out of line, then those three swords would have it decapitated in an instant.

With that in mind, the Pixiu immediately shrunk down to the size of an average pet dof, and it laid down in front of Han Li in a submissive manner as it said in a feeble voice, "Don't be like that... Let's just have a nice and civilized chat."

"Of course that would be the outcome if you destroy it using conventional means, but if you give it to me, then I assure you that won't happen. Now that a contract has been established between us, our lives are interconnected, so what would I stand to gain from screwing you over?" the Pixiu grumbled.

Han Li raised an eyebrow with a skeptical look on his face, but he still handed the disk over to the Pixiu, upon which the latter immediately swallowed the disk whole.

"I was born with no anus, and there's an independent world in my belly, so nothing that goes in will be able to come out unless I allow it. Now that the communication disk is in my belly, it's completely cut off from this world, so no one will be able to track it down," the Pixiu explained with a proud expression.

"It sounds like you're the perfect thing to use to get rid of evidence after killing someone... This is your true innate ability, isn't it?" Han Li jibed.

The Pixiu immediately realized that it had revealed too much, and it protested in a disgruntled voice, "Don't even think about making me swallow anything dirty! I don't eat anything aside from treasures and spirit materials!"

An amused smile appeared on Han Li's face as he continued to sort through Gongshu Jiu's belongings.

The Pixiu seemed to know Gongshu Jiu's treasures like the back of its paw, and it proved to be a great help to Han Li as he sorted through the treasures.

After the treasures came the spirit materials and spirit medicines, of which there was a huge stash, and all of them were incredibly rare and precious pieces. There was also an incomplete map of the Immortal Realm, which denoted many of the areas in the Northern Glacial Immortal Region.

To Han Li's surprise and elation, he also discovered a pair of items that contained time law powers, one of which was a round fruit that was riddled with tiny golden spots, while the other was a broken dagger that was around a foot in length.

......

Before long, the sun set, and dusk was already beginning to transition into night.

It had taken Han Li the good part of an entire day to sort through all of his spoils, and he stretched lazily as he exhaled with a pleased smile on his face.

He then swept a sleeve through the air to release a streak of golden light, and a little girl that appeared to be eight or nine years of age emerged.

She stumbled around a little before falling flat onto her backside, and Han Li hurriedly cast a concerned gaze toward her, only to find that was completely fine, but she was yawning non-stop with heavy-lidded eyes, looking as if she had just been woken up from a deep sleep.

"Why did you wake me up, Uncle?" Jin Tong complained in a displeased voice, displaying no intention of opening her eyes.

"Wake up, Jin Tong. It's time to eat," Han Li said with a smile.

Jin Tong finally forced her eyes open slightly upon hearing this, and she asked, "What is there to eat?"

"Take a look for yourself," Han Li replied as he swept a sleeve through the air, and close to 20 treasures that were giving off formidable spiritual power fluctuations instantly appeared in the clearing, including the white stone pillars that Jin Tong hadn't yet had a chance to finish.

"Woah, there's so much!" Jin Tong exclaimed as she snapped wide awake in an instant.

She then flew through the forest as a blurry golden shadow, arriving in front of the collection of treasures in the blink of an eye.

She then wrapped her arms around one of the white stone pillars with an ecstatic look on her face, but right at this moment, a thought suddenly occurred to her, and she turned to Han Li with her eyes narrowed slightly in suspicion and accusation.

Han Li immediately felt a chill run down his spine at the sight of her piercing gaze, and he asked, "What's wrong?"