Chapter 566 The Third Method

"Golden Boy, give it a try and see if you can extend the time you stay inside the Pixiu." Han Li handed the Soul Armor Talisman to Golden Boy and said.

Golden Boy took the talisman and slapped it onto his body.

With a whoosh, the Soul Armor Talisman instantly turned into a ball of soft white light and merged into his body.

On his forehead, a white light flashed, and streaks of bright white spiritual patterns emerged, forming a cloud-like pattern similar to that on the talisman earlier.

"Xiao Bai!"

Golden Boy was first startled, then a strange expression appeared on his face. He called out to the Pixiu, then his body spun around and turned into a golden light, flying toward the Pixiu.

The Pixiu quickly opened its mouth and swallowed the golden light into its body.

Time passed bit by bit, and in the blink of an eye, half an hour had gone by, but Golden Boy showed no sign of flying out. Instead, the Pixiu Xiao Bai stood up and lay down from time to time, looking restless.

Seeing this, a hint of joy flashed in Han Li's eyes, and he continued to wait quietly.

Time slowly passed, and after another full half hour, the Pixiu's expression suddenly shifted, and it opened its mouth to spit out.

A golden light shot out from within, revealing Golden Boy's figure.

The white spiritual patterns on her forehead had disappeared, her face was somewhat pale, and the skin on her hands and feet appeared somewhat dull.

Seeing Golden Boy like this, Han Li did not immediately ask about the situation. Instead, he flipped his hand and took out a jade ruler as green as water, handing it over.

Golden Boy immediately grabbed it, as if eating a sugar cane, and chewed up the green jade ruler in a few bites, swallowing it down.

After eating this treasure, a layer of green light appeared on Golden Boy's face, flickered a few times, and then vanished without a trace, but her complexion looked a bit better.

"How was it?" Han Li then asked.

"Uncle, this talisman is not bad! Originally, I always felt a bit drowsy in Xiao Bai's belly, but with this talisman, it's much better." Golden Boy laughed.

"If you had enough of these talismans, how long do you think you could stay inside?" Han Li's eyes flickered as he asked again.

"I reckon that even with enough talismans, I could only stay inside for at most another half hour." Golden Boy thought for a moment and said seriously.

Hearing this, Han Li nodded thoughtfully.

It seemed that even with the Soul Armor Talisman to strengthen her soul, Golden Boy could not stay inside for long, at most consuming two talismans continuously, meaning each time she could stay for a maximum of one and a half hours.

Although still not long, it was already considerable, enough to do many things.

While pondering, Han Li waved his hand and took out several more spiritual treasures for Golden Boy to devour and recover, then opened the Reincarnation Palace trading interface again and bought over a hundred Soul Armor Talismans from several people in one go.

With life and death at stake, he did not care at all about the expenditure of immortal jade stones.

He formed hand seals and was about to disperse the red light curtain again when a joyful expression suddenly appeared on his face as he looked at a corner of the light curtain.

There, a red dot appeared, flickering continuously.

It seemed that someone had already responded to the bounty he had just posted.

Han Li formed hand seals and sent out a spell seal.

A red light penetrated from the light curtain, condensing into a dark red blurry figure, whose face could not be seen.

However, its mask was relatively clear, engraved with the words 'Phoenix Nineteen'.

"Sir, do you have any secret techniques that can activate Grand Unity level immortal artifacts? Please speak frankly." Han Li did not engage in polite formalities and got straight to the point.

"Before answering your question, I would like to ask what type of immortal artifact you wish to activate?" Phoenix Nineteen chuckled twice and asked.

This person's voice sounded like a man's, but his tone was unexpectedly somewhat sharp.

"A flying immortal artifact." Han Li answered directly.

"I see. This type of immortal artifact generally has low requirements for the attribute of immortal spiritual power, making it somewhat easier to activate. However, I would ask you to tell me about the restrictions within the flying immortal artifact." Phoenix Nineteen said thoughtfully.

Hearing this, Han Li frowned slightly and did not speak.

"I do not intend to pry into the secrets of your immortal artifact, but without knowing the restrictions of that flying immortal artifact, I cannot design an activation method for you." Phoenix Nineteen spread his hands and said.

Han Li glanced at Phoenix Nineteen and still did not speak.

This green flying carriage was the possession of Gongsun Jiu, and the Heavenly Court's influence extended throughout the entire immortal realm. He had to be extremely cautious and dared not leak any information about Gongsun Jiu.

However, what Phoenix Nineteen said was also true...

After deliberating for a moment, Han Li still roughly described some of the restrictions of the green flying carriage that he was not very familiar with to this person.

"Hehe, your flying carriage is indeed a fine piece! Its restriction design is quite ingenious, but I happen to have some knowledge in this area. As far as I know, there are three methods that can allow you to activate over eighty percent of this treasure's power, each with its own advantages and disadvantages." After listening to Han Li's description, Phoenix Nineteen considered for a moment and said.

"I would be glad to hear the details." Han Li's spirits lifted as he spoke.

"Well... these three methods of mine are closely guarded secrets. Your compensation seems a bit insufficient, friend." Huang Nineteen suddenly chuckled and said unhurriedly.

"Rest assured, sir, as long as your methods are truly effective, compensation is negotiable. But if they are merely showy..." Han Li smiled and said.

"Do not underestimate me. These methods are secret techniques passed down from Baizao Mountain. How could they be useless?" Huang Nineteen seemed provoked by Han Li's words, his tone turning slightly cold.

"Baizao Mountain..." Han Li's heart stirred upon hearing this.

He had heard this name before, in the Spirit Realm, from the Mother of Moth Insects. It was a force in the Immortal Realm, and the Hundred Meridian Refining Treasure Art he had cultivated was also a secret technique of Baizao Mountain.

From Huang Nineteen's words, Baizao Mountain did not seem to be an ordinary power.

"Here are descriptions of my three methods and the required compensation. Choose whichever you prefer, friend." Huang Nineteen, realizing his lapse, cleared his throat and said.

With that, he waved his hand, and specks of red light shot out, forming three light screens in midair, each covered with fine script.

Han Li focused his mind and looked at the first light screen.

The method on the first light screen involved using a special secret technique to forcibly stimulate the flying chariot immortal artifact's own spiritual power, compensating for the Golden Immortal's insufficient immortal spiritual power, allowing the flying chariot artifact's restrictions to be activated to over ninety percent.

At the bottom of the light screen was a price: five thousand immortal spirit stones.

Han Li frowned and immediately looked at the second light screen.

Although the first method was feasible and, according to the description, required little preparation—just knowing the secret technique to apply it immediately—

this secret technique would cause significant damage to the emerald flying chariot, quickly depleting its spiritual power.

If used as a temporary measure, this method would be suitable, but unfortunately, he would need to rely on the emerald flying chariot for a long time to traverse the wilderness, so this method was completely unsuitable.

Han Li then turned his gaze to the second light screen, his eyes brightening slightly.

The method on this light screen was completely different from the first; it was not a secret technique to stimulate spiritual power, but a fusion technique.

Using this technique, the immortal spiritual power of several Golden Immortals could be temporarily fused into one, barely reaching the Taiyi level, thereby driving the emerald flying chariot. This was the most ideal of the three methods, capable of unleashing nearly all the flying chariot's power.

This technique was priced at ten thousand immortal spirit stones.

But after Han Li finished reading the content on the light screen, his heart sank.

It was not because of the price; according to the description, to fully utilize this technique, at least the combined power of three late-stage Golden Immortals or more than eight mid-stage Golden Immortals was required.

Han Li was accompanied only by himself, the Crab Daoist, Pixiu, and Gold Boy—four Golden Immortals in total. This fell short of the required number, and by his estimation, they could at most unleash sixty percent of its full power, far from what he had envisioned.

Of course, something was better than nothing; even being able to unleash sixty percent of its power was much better than the current situation.

After a bitter laugh to himself, Han Li turned his attention to the third light screen.

The third method was a secret formation technique, somewhat similar in principle to the second method, gathering multiple streams of immortal spiritual power and merging them to elevate it to the Taiyi level.

However, this formation technique did not gather the immortal spiritual power of cultivators but rather immortal origin stones. As long as there were enough immortal origin stones, in theory, its power could also approach perfection infinitely.

To condense immortal spiritual power at the Taiyi level, the consumption of immortal origin stones was naturally astonishing, far beyond what a Golden Immortal cultivator could bear.

Perhaps considering this reason, Huang Nineteen had priced this method at only a thousand immortal origin stones. Clearly, he did not advocate for it either, merely including it to fill the list and highlight the advantages of the first two methods.

Han Li looked at the third light screen, a smile curling beneath his mask.

"Have you made your decision, friend?" Huang Nineteen asked, unable to resist after waiting a while and seeing that Han Li still hadn't spoken.

"I've decided. I'll take the third method," Han Li said.

"What?" Huang Nineteen's eyes showed a hint of surprise upon hearing this.

Although the third method was feasible and cheap, its drawbacks were also extremely obvious. In the end, it might consume even more immortal origin stones than the first two methods combined, making it very impractical. This person before him seemed shrewd—why would he choose this method?

"Have you thought it through, friend?" Huang Nineteen asked again.

"Yes, the third one it is," Han Li nodded.

Huang Nineteen shook his head, didn't ask further, and discussed with Han Li the method of payment.

After a moment, a white jade slip emerged from the transmission formation at the center of the red light screen.

Han Li eagerly took the jade slip and probed it with his divine sense.

A full half hour later, he withdrew his divine sense, a look of admiration on his face.

The formation technique in the jade slip was flawless, and it was highly compatible with the restrictions of the emerald flying carriage, clearly having been deliberately adjusted by Huang Nineteen.

To accomplish all this in such a short time, Huang Nineteen's mastery of immortal artifact restrictions had evidently reached an extremely high level, far beyond Han Li's own.

Han Li silently noted Huang Nineteen's name, thinking that if he encountered difficulties with immortal artifact restrictions in the future, he could seek this person's advice again.

He then waved his hand, taking out a large pile of materials for setting up formations, and busied himself in the center of the flying carriage.