Chapter 646: Preparations

Chapter 646: Preparations

"Do you have any more of these Origin Baleful Pills, or perhaps the pill recipe, Fellow Daoist Fox 3? I'm willing to purchase them from you or exchange other items for them," Han Li said.

"I'm afraid not. I only secured this pill by chance, so I don't have any more pills or the recipe," Fox 3 replied with a shake of his head.

"In that case, would you be able to tell me where you got this pill from?" Han Li asked.

"Prior to reaching the High Zenith Stage, I saw someone purchase a vial of Origin Baleful Pills for a thousand Immortal Origin Stones at an underground exchange convention, so I decided to steal it. There were two pills in the vial, and I used one of them. Aas for where these pills came from, I have no clue," Fox 3 replied.

Han Li fell silent upon hearing this.

Shortly thereafter, he raised his head and summoned a storage tool as he said, "In any case, I have to thank you, Brother Fox. Here are five hundred Immortal Origin Stones for the pill."

"Don't bring money into this, I'm giving this pill to you as a friend," Fox 3 said as he rose to his feet, refusing the storage tool being handed to him.

"Just accept the pill. Fox 3 isn't going to hold a grudge against you for it," Shi Chuankong said with a smile.

"You have my thanks, Fellow Daoist Fox 3," Han Li said as he cupped his fist in a grateful salute.

"I've been to this city quite a few times, so just leave the matter of official identities to me. Give me a few days, and I'll have that sorted out, but you'll have to find your own ways to deal with the Heavenly Mirror Array.

“Let me warn you that this is not to be taken lightly, so don't think you can just get by with some half-arsed scheme," Fox 3 said with a serious expression, then vanished from the spot as a burst of silver light, leaving Han Li's trio behind with grim looks on their faces.

Shortly thereafter, the three of them also departed from the restaurant and returned to the inn.

......

Close to half a month later.

Han Li's trio were gathered in Fox 3's room, and Fox 3 himself had just returned, looking a little weary, but also rather excited.

"It looks like all of you are well prepared," Fox 3 remarked with a nod and a smile.

At this moment, the only thing that remained unchanged about Han Li's trio was their appearances, while everything else had undergone a complete transformation. ReAd latest chapters at novelhall.com Only

Shi Chuankong had changed into a white robe, and his devilish aura had completely faded, replaced by a burst of pure yang-attribute aura fluctuations.

Immortal Lord Hot Flame was holding a purple cane with arcs of purple lightning occasionally flashing over its surface, and the fiery power in his body had transformed into an aura of lightning that resonated perfectly with his purple cane.

Han Li had also changed into some different clothes, and there were bursts of water-attribute energy fluctuations emanating out of his body.

During the past few days, he hadn't set foot outside of the inn at all, focusing all of his efforts on refining the Origin Baleful Pill to suppress the baleful qi in his body. At the same time, he had stowed everything that could expose him, including his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, the Profound Heavenly Gourd, Daoist Xie, the Flame of Essence, and even the storage tools that he normally used into the Flower Branch domain.

As an additional safety precaution, Han Li had even set up an array inside the Flower Branch domain that encompassed everything and masked their auras, including even Mo Guang.

"You issued us a very serious warning last time, so we had to take you seriously," Immortal Lord Hot Flame said with a smile.

Fox 3 nodded in response, then pulled out three identification tokens before handing them to Han Li's trio.

The tokens were yellow badges that seemed to have been crafted out of some type of wooden material.

"So the four of you are elders of the Heavenly Sand Sect. Why are you traveling to the Black Soil Immortal Region?" the man asked.

"We are under instructions from our sect master to purchase a batch of pill refinement ingredients from the Black Soil Immortal Region," Fox 3 replied as he took a step forward, then covertly stuffed a storage ring into the man's hand.

The man briefly inspected the contents of the storage ring with his spiritual sense, and his demeanor instantly softened significantly.

"I see. That certainly is a long way to travel just to purchase some pill refinement ingredients. There are no issues with your identification tokens. Come with me," the burly man said as he rose to his feet, then returned the four wooden badges to Han Li's group while leading the way deeper into the hall, followed by the silver-haired young man and the elderly man.

Han Li's group was led into another hall that was completely constructed from a type of silver stone material that was emitting a fluorescent glow.

At the center of the hall was a circular golden array that was several hundred feet in size. There were countless complex and intertwining array patterns within the array, and there were also eight golden pillars around it, each of which stood at several dozen feet tall.

The stone pillars and the walls of the hall were also riddled with array patterns that were connected to the array down below, and atop each pillar sat a golden-robed cultivator, all of whom were currently meditating with their eyes closed.

Hovering directly above the golden array was a massive golden mirror, and the air within the array was buzzing incessantly.

An intrigued look appeared in Han Li's eyes upon seeing this.

So this is the Heavenly Mirror Array...

"Activate the array and conduct a close examination. Make sure not to miss even the smallest of details," the imposing man instructed with a serious expression.

The eight golden-robed cultivators opened their eyes before chanting an incantation while releasing a string of golden incantation seals.

A burst of radiant golden light interspersed with countless golden runes immediately erupted out of array, forming a pillar of golden light that surged into the mirror up above.

A series of golden patterns instantly appeared on the mirror before rapidly spreading outward, quickly filling the entire mirror.

These golden patterns formed a series of strange designs that resembled blinking golden eyes, and waves of golden ripples surged out of these eyes to encompass the array down below.

"Please take turns walking through the array, fellow daoists," the imposing man said as he turned to Han Li's group.

The four of them exchanged a glance with one another, following which Fox 3 led the way, stepping into the golden array first.

The array rippled slightly, and countless threads of golden light emerged from the array patterns on the surrounding pillars, gently roaming over Fox 3's entire body like feelers.

The ripples surging out of the eyes on the golden mirror also brightened slightly while fusing as one, forming a series of golden halos that encompassed Fox 3's body.

Fox 3 remained calm and collected as he made his way forward, and he quickly made his way to the other side of the array without any incident.

Han Li heaved an internal sigh of relief upon seeing this.

"Next," the imposing man said as he beckoned to Han Li's trio.

Shi Chuankong was the second one to make his way into the golden array, and the same inspection process was carried out.

Just like Fox 3, Shi Chuankong was also able to make it out of the array without any incident.

Before the imposing man had a chance to speak again, Han Li stepped into the golden array in a calm manner.