Chapter 253: Netherworld Illusion

“This is the three lifetime stone and carefree grass! My team and I risked our lives to snatch it!”

“100,000 spirit stones, right? I saw the reward list!”

That person was very agitated. His eyes quickly scanned his things and Shopkeeper Jiang’s face.

He was trying his best to read Shopkeeper Jiang’s expression.

It could be seen that he did not have much confidence in the things he brought.

Jiang Li could clearly see the uneasiness on his face.

From his clothes, he was undoubtedly a rogue cultivator. He wanted to become rich overnight, but he was afraid of hearing a rejection from the shopkeeper.

That was why he had such an expression.

When Shopkeeper Jiang saw the few rocks on the table, the little anticipation in his eyes completely disappeared.

However, as a businessman, he still sat down and picked up his tools to carefully inspect them.

The rogue cultivator’s heart beat extremely fast until Shopkeeper Jiang finally put down his tools and told him the result.

“I’m sorry, these aren’t three lifetime stones. They’re just a few ordinary rocks that are tainted with Yin qi. We won’t accept them.”

“These few stalks of grass are indeed carefree grass. However, the harvesting and preservation methods are too crude. They have already dried up completely. The quality is very poor.”

“With the current market price, if you’re willing to accept 80 spirit stones, you can sell these carefree grass. If you’re not, you can go to another place and ask.”

As soon as the manager finished speaking, he pushed the few rocks and spiritual herbs forward and paid no further attention to the rogue cultivator, and he returned to greet Jiang Li.

The cultivator’s expression immediately turned gray. He stood on the spot, his lips turning pale as bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down.

In the end, he took the 80 spirit stones and left.

Jiang Li used appraisal to scan the goods. Shopkeeper Jiang was indeed not lying. The evaluation he gave was very accurate.

However, carefree grass?

He recalled the spider lily he had bought in the Nightless City.

At that time, the cultivators who brought the spider lily came from other places in the Eastern Region.

He did not expect to find the carefree grass as soon as he arrived in the Eastern Region’s Phoenix Sun City.

From what he heard, there was a given reward of 100,000 spirit stones for finding them. There was probably more to the matter.

“Manager, what’s the matter with the three lifetime stone and carefree grass?”

To Jiang Li, the carefree grass was much more important than ordinary cultivators.

With the help of the Yin Burial Coffin and the Nine Nether Wood, Jiang Li could create a yin qi environment that was very similar to the Netherworld.

Coupled with the corpses and ghost soldiers, he could easily reproduce the Netherworld plants on a large scale.

The spider lilies that were already blooming everywhere in the coffin were the best proof.

Just the spider lily alone had already given him quite a bit of help. If he could obtain the carefree grass as well…

With these two factors combined, his Yin Burial Coffin and the Soul Burial Ghost Soldiers would be greatly strengthened.

“Sir, this is not a secret. A few days ago, someone discovered that some strange overlapping illusions had appeared in the Ghost King Desolate Ground.”

“Some items were found and taken out. Sir, you should have guessed it. Those things are the spider lily, carefree grass and the three lifetime stone.”

“When these three things are combined, the illusion realm is very likely to be connected to the legendary Netherworld.”

“That is the key place to control the cycle of life and death in ancient times. If we can obtain a little inheritance there, it would be really impressive.”

“Therefore, the Ghost King Desolate Ground has been bustling recently.”

Wasn’t this lively? Even Jiang Li could not help but be tempted when he heard this and wanted to explore the illusion realm.

In the Netherworld, the main body of the Nine Nether Wood was still hidden there.

Jiang Li continued to ask, “Then what about the 100,000 spirit stones reward that cultivator mentioned earlier?”

Manager Jiang appeared to be much more patient in front of a rich customer like him. He explained without any annoyance.

“That’s because the location where the Netherworld Illusion appeared was very unstable and it did not exist for long. To enter it, one basically had to rely on luck.”

“However, later on, someone discovered that the three lifetime stone that was brought out of the illusionary realm could actually lead to the creation of the illusion. With more three lifetime stones, one could maintain the stability of the illusionary realm for a long time.”

“For the sake of the possible inheritance in the Netherworld, a large faction offered a high price to purchase the three lifetime stones.”

“The reward of 100,000 low-grade spirit stones is true.”

So that was it.

To the Eastern Region, a hundred thousand spirit stones was indeed nothing to the forces backed by cultivators of the Soul Formation realm or even higher.

The expenditure of Jiang Li’s purchase of spirit pills this time was no less than a million. To those mighty figures, there was utterly no need to hesitate to use these spirit stones to exchange for the opportunity to advance further on the path to immortality.

“Thank you for answering my questions, Manager Jiang.”

“In addition, I’m also a little interested in this carefree grass. If there’s fresh carefree grass next time, please help me keep it. This is my communication talisman. Thank you in advance.”

Manager Jiang received Jiang Li’s communication talisman and did not reject it. However, Jiang Li’s request was still somewhat beyond his expectations.

“Oh? Even if fresh carefree grass is properly preserved, it can’t survive for long. Typically, only spiritual plant masters want to try and nurture them.”

“Sir, are you also a spiritual plant master?”

Now, there were many cultivators who were proficient in this aspect in the Eastern Region who wanted to cultivate the spider lily and carefree grass.

However, maintaining survival was already extremely difficult, and no one had ever been able to reproduce them.

“I’m not a spiritual plant master. I just want to do some research.”

Jiang Li slightly revealed his pure Wood-Yin spiritual qi, causing the other party to be very surprised.

He was so generous to be able to take out so many spirit stones. Furthermore, the spiritual qi was also so pure, so it was obvious that his cultivation method was extremely brilliant and he had used many spirit stones, spirit pills, and spiritual herbs.

He was already certain in his heart that Jiang Li definitely had a powerful force behind him.

There was no harm in interacting with such guests.

“Dear guests, you are very capable. If you can successfully grow the carefree grass, our Medicine King Pavilion will purchase it in bulk.”

“In addition, the Divine Judgment Hall is also buying the dew on the carefree grass. Moreover, the price is not cheap. If you succeed, you can establish a relationship with them.”

Jiang Li nodded. The carefree dew, one of the specialties of the Netherworld, was recorded in the Nine Nether Dao Scripture. It was said to be the main ingredient of the legendary Meng Po’s soup. He did not know why the Divine Judgment Hall wanted to purchase it.

After putting away all the medicinal pills, Jiang Li and Yan Hong walked around the dozen or so spirit pill shops under the guidance of Da Chuan.

In general, they were all similar.

Apart from some exquisite medicinal pills labeled by certain masters, the prices were basically more stable and there were not many differences.

In these shops, Jiang Li bought some medicinal pills that the Medicine King Pavilion did not have. After buying a few detailed maps of the Eastern Region, he left Phoenix Sun City.

…

High in the sky outside Phoenix Sun City.

“Jiang Li, why are you flying so slowly this time?”

On the way back, they were still stepping on the two wooden swords.

However, compared to the lightning speed when he came, when he returned, the wooden sword under his feet continued to fly at a leisurely pace.

His speed was not much different from an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It was far from Jiang Li’s usual speed.

This abnormality made Yan Hong feel strange. However, Jiang Li smiled and looked at the clouds in the sky behind him with interest.

“If we fly too quickly, the guests behind can’t catch up. How can we do that?”

Clearly, he meant to end their lives in the wilderness.

“What? Someone’s following us? Jiang Li, aren’t we calling for reinforcements?”

Yan Hong had never experienced this, and he did not have extraordinary strength like Jiang Li. This was the first time he had encountered a rogue cultivator tailing him, so he was naturally slightly nervous.

However, not only did Jiang Li not do this, he even lowered his height and landed in a dense forest.

“Reinforcements… oh, you’re right.”

“We have to let them restrain themselves and not attack first.”

When he heard Yan Hong, Jiang Li recalled that besides the few cultivators behind him, there were also two Nascent Soul realm cultivators as secret guards.

If they attacked, he would not get a turn.

Jiang Li had eaten so many medicinal pills earlier, his strength was filled to the brim and could not be unleashed. He was waiting for a punching bag to deliver itself to him.

He reached out and wiped his hand on the Great Mountain Alliance Token.

A message was sent out. In the sky, the two Nascent Soul elders were already behind the rogue cultivators. They looked at each other and silently disappeared.

Soon, rustling sounds came from the surroundings.

Six cultivators surrounded Jiang Li and Yan Hong from six directions.

Above the forest, a large net of artifacts enveloped them, preventing them from escaping.

“Haha, kid, you’re quite sensible. If you know you can’t escape, then obediently stay where you are and wait for death.”

“Not bad, not bad. I admire your resolve. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely let you die in joy when I make a move later!”

Jiang Li swept his gaze over them. Their auras were not concealed, and they were all rogue cultivators at the Core Formation realm. These three True Core and three Void Core cultivators should have known each other for a long time. As they walked, they stepped in unison and formed an array formation.

As expected of the central area of the Eastern Region, even robbers could have such strength.

“Jiang Li, what should we do?”

To Yan Hong, a Core Formation cultivator was an impressive figure. Being surrounded by these guys made his legs and stomach tremble desperately.

Nine Nether: Four-Pillar Prison Technique!

Jiang Li casually struck out a dark light, and the four solid trees rose from the ground. Then, branches interlaced with each other, forming a wooden cage that firmly protected Yan Hong.

“Kid, stop struggling. It’s useless for a Foundation Establishment cultivator like you.”

“Hand over what you have obediently. You and your friend can die more comfortably.”

Seeing Jiang Li cast his spell, the six Core Formation cultivators did not mind at all. A Foundation Establishment cultivator still wanted to play tricks in front of them. It was simply laughable.

What was the use of these few pieces of wood?

A True Core bandit took two steps closer and raised his hand to slash at Jiang Li’s four pillar prison.

However, with a clang, the long saber was directly repelled. The cultivator was also shaken until his palm went numb and he took two steps back.

On the wooden pillar, there was only a shallow cut. In the blink of an eye, it was completely healed.

In their eyes, this scene looked a little exaggerated.

“Be careful, this kid is strange!”

“Don’t hold back. Just kill him!”

“Tripartite Killing Formation! Overlord Spear!”

Jiang Li’s Wood Art made them instinctively feel that something was amiss. In order to prevent any unexpected mishaps, they used the Tripartite Formation to charge forward and kill Jiang Li.

A long saber, a flying sword, and a spear.

The three weapons were sharp, and they stabbed into the back of Jiang Li’s head, his chest, and his Qi Sea. These were three fatal vital points.

As long as one of these three places was struck, it would result in serious injuries and death. Against the three, even Golden Core cultivators would definitely die!

However, after their attacks accurately struck their targets, the expressions of the three True Core cultivators suddenly changed.

This was because the ferocious force and powerful spiritual qi in their hands suddenly disappeared without a trace when they landed on Jiang Li’s body.

They had never encountered such a situation before. How could anyone’s body be so strange!

This was Jiang Li’s Overlord Body Art. He used completely equal strength and spiritual qi to neutralize their attacks.

This was only the eighth level of the Overlord Body Art. If he cultivated to the ninth level, he would be able to let the enemy know what an Overlord Body Counterattack was.

“What a pity, your strength is still lacking. You have to work harder in your next life. Now, it’s my turn!”

The saber-wielding rogue cultivator exerted strength a few times, but the sharp tip of the saber did not advance an inch when it collided with Jiang Li!

The uneasiness in his heart grew stronger and stronger. He drew his saber and was about to escape, but the blade was firmly grabbed by a hand. It was as if it had been welded to Jiang Li’s body, and it did not move at all!

How could anyone rob the Great Mountain Alliance Leader, Jiang Li?

A heavy kick landed on the other party’s chest. More than twenty ribs were broken at the same time, and the pressure caused by the compression increased, causing his eyeballs to pop out.

Before his body could land, it was swallowed by Rayquaza that suddenly popped out from the ground.

“Dragon!… There’s a dragon!”

The sudden appearance of the dragon head shocked the rogue cultivator who attacked. Not to mention the strength of Rayquaza, it indeed looked too similar to a dragon.

No one could ignore it.

With this distraction, Jiang Li flashed behind the three Void Core rogue cultivators and slashed down three times.

The three of them collapsed powerlessly.

Core Formation cultivators had inner cores, so it was actually not so easy for them to faint. However, Jiang Li directly broke their spines. Their bodies went soft, and they lay down.

In the end, there were only two True Core cultivators left. When they saw Jiang Li who was still stretching casually, all the hair on their bodies stood on end. They no longer dared to attack him.

Who could explain how a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could kill their four companions?

How was this a powerless sheep in the Foundation Establishment realm? This was clearly a wolf in sheep’s clothing!

They fled in different directions.

The one who used the flying sword was very fast. In the blink of an eye, he had already jumped into the sky.

However, while the flying sword was fast, Jiang Li’s Immortal Slaying Flying Sword was even faster!

The flying sword rogue cultivator suddenly felt a chill in his chest and his stomach became hot. He looked down and discovered that a dark sword blade had grown out of his chest.

Warm blood was flowing out of the wound. Only then did he feel his stomach heat up.

“What… When…?”

After saying this, the sword cultivator fell from the flying sword and smashed into the dense forest below.

Jiang Li’s Immortal Slaying Flying Sword was so fast and sharp.

It was very difficult for anyone below the Golden Core realm to know when they had been struck by a sword.

Trying to escape from the Immortal Slaying Flying Sword was a foolish decision.

In just a moment, there was only one cultivator left with the Overlord Spear.

This person threw away his spear and knelt down with a plop.

“Senior…! Senior, please spare me!”