Chapter 21: The God King Descends Upon the Mortal World of Cultivation!

“I didn't expect there to be someone like this in this group?”

Having lived for over a hundred years, Han Li certainly hadn't expected Tang San to try and drive up the price at a time like this.

Fortunately, while he lacked many things, he had an endless supply of this spirit liquid, which had been diluted countless times.

With a wave of his hand, small jade bottles filled with diluted spirit liquid floated out of his storage bag, landing one after another at his feet.

These liquids were leftovers he had used to nurture low-grade spiritual herbs back during his Qi Refining stage.

He still had hundreds of bottles of this "waste liquid" that had been diluted infinitely.

After retrieving the liquid, Han Li immediately replied in the group chat.

[Han Li: Brother Tang, collecting this kind of spirit liquid is quite difficult. To be honest, I only have 10 bottles in stock right now. However, since Brother Tang wants them, I naturally won't be stingy. As long as Brother Tang can help me explore that ancient cultivator's ruin, I will present the 10 bottles you requested with both hands.]

[Tang San: Good, I like straightforward people like you. However, you must first give me 5 bottles as a deposit, and you also need to send real photos of the other 5 bottles. I need to inspect the goods first; if you try to pass off inferior products as good, don't blame me.]

[Han Li: Agreed.]

Han Li did not refuse Tang San's request.

Because if it were him, he would do the exact same thing.

Caution is the foundation of existence for any high-level cultivator.

Only after receiving the 5 bottles of spirit liquid and the photos of the other 5 bottles from Han Li did Tang San nod in satisfaction.

"This Han Li has such low intelligence; I can scam so much spirit liquid from him so easily. I really don't know how he became a 'Son of the Plane' in the cultivation world."

At that moment, a notification suddenly popped up in the chat group

[Prompt: Han Li has unlocked cross-world restrictions for you (A Mortal's Journey to Immortality). You can now perform cross-world teleportation!]

Seeing the words "Mortal," the corners of Tang San's mouth curled up uncontrollably.

So, the cultivation world Han Li resided in was a low-level plane where cultivators and mortals coexisted.

No wonder his intelligence was so low.

A world that used "Mortal" as its prefix certainly couldn't have much depth.

"Xiao Wu, cultivate well here. I have some business to attend to in another world. I might not make it back in time for lunch..."

Tang San walked to the bedside and spoke to Xiao Wu, who was currently cultivating her soul power.

"Brother, where are you going? Will it be dangerous?"

Xiao Wu slowly opened her eyes, her gaze toward Tang San filled with worry.

Tang San had already revealed the existence of the chat group to her, so she wasn't surprised by what he was saying, but she was very concerned.

"Don't worry. It's just a low-level plane starting with 'Mortal.' Your man is a future God King; how could I encounter danger there?"

Tang San said with full confidence.

Then, in front of Xiao Wu, he opened the cross-world teleportation function, putting on a massive show.

Meanwhile, as Tang San headed toward the world of *A Mortal's Journey to Immortality*...

Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and the others were staring at the photos Han Li had just sent to the group, lost in thought.

They had discovered that the energy fluctuations in the spirit liquid Han Li gave to Tang San were incredibly weak—not even one ten-thousandth of the strength of the liquid in their own hands.

However, they chose to see the truth without speaking it. None of them mentioned it in the group, merely laughing inwardly.

No wonder Han Li had just agreed to Tang San's unreasonable demands.

It turned out that what the other party received was completely different from what was described.

...

The World of *A Mortal's Journey to Immortality*.

Through the cross-world function, Tang San arrived directly at the courtyard where Han Li resided.

At this moment, Han Li, dressed in plain clothes, was already waiting there.

Seeing Tang San teleport in, Han Li habitually scanned his aura with his divine sense, only to find that Tang San's cultivation level was actually comparable to the Qi Refining stage.

"Isn't this guy's cultivation supposed to be the same as Xiao Yan's master—a Venerable realm expert? Why is he so weak? Could it be that the Venerable realm in his world has reached the stage of returning to simplicity?"

"No, if it were returning to simplicity, I shouldn't be able to feel his cultivation at all. It seems he must have practiced a divine ability even more sophisticated than the Qi Concealment Technique to intentionally hide his cultivation."

Han Li was an extremely cautious person. After sensing that Tang San's current cultivation was comparable to the Qi Refining stage, he did not show contempt; instead, he became even more vigilant.

"Brother Tang, you've finally arrived!"

Han Li withdrew his divine sense and stepped forward politely to greet Tang San.

"Mm, I'm here."

Tang San nodded with an air of arrogance, while simultaneously beginning to scrutinize the plain-looking man before him.

However, Han Li had already used the Qi Concealment Technique to hide his cultivation.

In Tang San's eyes, he was currently just like a mortal, without the slightest fluctuation of cultivation.

*Heh, a Golden Core cultivator? He seems nothing special to me.*

Tang San gave a contemptuous smile and went straight to the point: "Let's not waste time. Tell me, where are we going this time?"

His tone was filled with impatience.

"Brother Tang, a friend of mine will be arriving shortly. Let us wait for him for a moment."

"Another person is coming? How troublesome."

Just as the two were speaking, a streak of light suddenly flashed and landed directly in front of them.

The newcomer was Jin Qing.

Tang San was startled by the manner of his appearance and was about to fire a sleeve arrow, but seeing that Han Li seemed to know the person, he could only force the look of surprise from his face to save face, standing straight beside Han Li.

*This person actually possesses the ability to fly; his strength must not be weak.*

Tang San secretly observed Jin Qing, feeling greatly shocked.

The ability to fly was a divine skill that only a tiny fraction of people could master on the Douluo Continent; even he did not possess it currently.

He hadn't expected that this unremarkable fellow, who was even uglier than Han Li, had already mastered this skill.

"Brother Han, I've come to pick you up!"

After arriving, Jin Qing first greeted Han Li warmly before turning to look at Tang San. "Brother Han, do you have a guest at your residence?"

Han Li said directly, "This is Fellow Daoist Tang. He will be accompanying me this time."

"No problem. Since he is a friend of Brother Han, he can come with us."

Jin Qing agreed readily.

He had come to find Han Li specifically because he valued the man's expertise in formations; as for whether he was accompanied by Qu Hun or someone else, it didn't matter to him.

Since he had made appointments with others for this tomb exploration, Jin Qing did not stay with Han Li for long. After a few casual pleasantries, the two performed their遁术 (escape techniques/flight arts) and headed toward the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling.

However, shortly after they left, they turned back.

Because Tang San had not followed.

"Brother Tang, are you staying here because you have other matters to attend to?"

Han Li asked curiously while standing in mid-air, looking down at Tang San.

Tang San's face was flushed red, his fists clenched tightly. It took a long time before he could squeeze out a few words

"I... I can't fly..."

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(End of Chapter)