Chapter 831: Seeking Medical Advice

Han Li, seeing this, quickly turned his wrist and retracted the eyeball, and the strange phenomenon in the room immediately disappeared.

This eyeball was definitely not an ordinary Tai Fei single eye; the power of time contained within it was several times greater than that of the first one he had obtained. Could it be a mutated Tai Fei beast?

Han Li was puzzled, but he couldn't get an answer for the moment. Clearly, he had gained a great bargain, enough to be called 'discerning and perceptive.'

The procurement list he had taken out earlier at the Immortal Spirit Pavilion mostly contained items related to the laws of time, prepared for his next step in cultivating the Greater Five Elements Illusionary World Technique.

Originally, cultivating the Greater Five Elements Illusionary World Technique slowly would also improve his cultivation bit by bit, but it would take a very long time. However, with the aid of time-law items, he could greatly speed up his cultivation, and this special Tai Fei single eye was just right for the purpose.

After putting away the single eye, a contemplative expression flickered across his face.

Originally, according to his schedule for the day, he had planned to find a way to inquire about how to privately contact that Great Priest of the Demon Clan.

But when the clerk at the Artifact Shop proactively offered to sell secret information, after some hesitation, he decisively gave up.

For one thing, he wasn't confident about this shop; for another, he planned to learn more about the rules of conduct in Yeyang City before making a decision. It would be unwise to rashly inquire about information now.

Now that he was in the foreign Demon Domain, without a good understanding of the environment and various aspects, it was better to be cautious. If he encountered any trouble, he could only rely on himself.

After a while, Han Li suddenly frowned. With a wave of his hand, a brilliant silver light flashed, and a light door emerged.

Crab Daoist stepped out of the light door, came before Han Li, and said:

'Fellow Daoist Han, that strange sensation has appeared again...'

'Tell me about it.' Han Li let Crab Daoist sit opposite him and asked.

'Earlier, when you were walking around Yeyang City, some fragmented memories seemed to flash through my mind, but they were all trivial moments that couldn't be connected.' Crab Daoist paused and then said.

'What scenes were they? Describe them if you can.' Han Li's heart stirred and said.

Crab Daoist frowned deeply, thought for a long while, and then said: 'There was a small black city, seemingly a green river, and a huge arched bridge...'

'That's all?' Han Li was slightly startled and asked.

'For some reason, the images were very clear when they flashed earlier, but now that I'm about to speak, the impressions in my mind are becoming increasingly blurred.' Crab Daoist rubbed his temples somewhat painfully and said.

'If you really can't remember, forget it. We won't leave Yeyang City for now, and these scenes should appear again. After Shi Chuankong comes out of seclusion, I'll first ask him about the situation in the Scale-Scale Hollow Realm.' Han Li thought for a moment and said.

Crab Daoist hesitated, then slowly nodded.

'You were so eager to see me; there must be something else, right?' Han Li saw this and asked again.

'Regarding the Scale-Scale Hollow Realm, it... seems to be a very dangerous place...' Crab Daoist said somewhat hesitantly.

'You remembered?' Han Li asked.

'Just a vague impression, a bit more information than before, but that's all.' Crab Daoist shook his head and said.

'It seems this place helps with your memory recovery. Perhaps your master once came here... We'll figure it out later.' Han Li said thoughtfully.

'Earlier, I obtained some materials from Zhao Gu True Man's storage ring, which are beneficial for my cultivation. The two warblades, Zhan Ting and Duan Xiao, also need to be upgraded a bit, so I want to go into seclusion for a while.' Crab Daoist nodded and added.

'Now that we're in Yeyang City, it's relatively safe for the time being. Feel free to go into seclusion; unless necessary, I won't disturb you.' Han Li nodded and said.

'Thank you.' Crab Daoist expressed his thanks and then returned to the cave heaven.

Han Li sat quietly for a moment, then flipped his hand to take out the map and official gazette he had bought from the Artifact Shop, and carefully examined them.

...

More than ten days later, when Han Li left the Third Prince's residence again for Dijiang Market, the girl named 'Hu Jingjing' did not appear again, nor did he notice anyone following him in secret.

From then on, it was as if Han Li had been completely forgotten by the Third Prince, and there was no further interaction between them.

A few months later, Han Li had visited all the shops in Dijiang Market, large and small, and had gradually sold off the demon artifacts from Zhao Gu True Man's storage ring, exchanging them for several time-law items.

At the same time, Han Li also began to inquire about information regarding that Great Priest and methods to save Ti Hun.

However, for both matters, the information he obtained was very scarce, and even less of it was useful.

Out of caution, Han Li deliberately avoided shops with deep backgrounds like the Artifact Shop and Flowing Wind Pavilion, not attempting to touch them.

Later, by chance, a shopkeeper who had become relatively familiar with him suggested that he might try going to Jiantian Street.

The shopkeeper said that Jiantian Street had many high-ranking Saint Clan alchemists, and one of the Celestial Alchemist供奉s at Shengyuan Hall was particularly skilled in treating difficult and complicated diseases, suggesting Han Li go and give it a try.

That day, Han Li drove a scale carriage across most of Yeyang City and arrived at Jiantian Street.

Jiantian Street was more than twice the size of Dijiang Market. Though called a street, it was actually an entire market area, consisting of seven vertical and seven horizontal streets totaling fourteen streets, all lined with large shops selling elixirs and spiritual materials.

The main entrance of the market was also a large white stone archway, and inside the archway was a spacious white stone square with few furnishings, only a bronze alchemy furnace over ten zhang tall standing in the center.

Flames still burned inside the furnace, and green smoke coiled from the top, rising slowly but lingering for a long time without dispersing.

Han Li stopped by the furnace, wrinkled his nose, sniffed lightly, and then revealed a faint smile.

There was no actual alchemy happening in the furnace; it was just burning some unique demon incense to mask the indescribable smell of various spiritual materials and elixirs mixed together throughout the market.

Bypassing the furnace, Han Li walked into the street directly opposite and strolled slowly deeper into the street.

Compared to the mixed styles in Dijiang Market, the buildings here were more uniform, mostly with white walls of varying heights, with pointed and domed roofs adjacent to each other.

Although the streets were crowded with people, it wasn't noisy or chaotic. There were no shopkeepers or clerks hawking their wares inside or outside the shops; everything was stable and orderly.

Han Li didn't wander along the streets but, following the shopkeeper's instructions, walked directly to the middle of the main street, turned left into an adjacent street, and headed straight for Shengyuan Hall.

When he arrived, Han Li found that Shengyuan Hall was indeed extraordinary. Its storefront was twice as large as those of the surrounding shops, and people were flowing in and out, looking very lively.

Stepping slowly into the shop, the counters on both sides were crowded with demon cultivators, and seven or eight clerks were busy attending to the guests, too busy to greet Han Li.

At that moment, a slightly plump middle-aged man in a brocade robe came out from the inner hall, saw Han Li, and greeted him with a smile.

'Sorry for the poor reception, I've neglected our distinguished guest.' The man quickly apologized.

'It's fine, I just came in.' Han Li smiled.

'May I ask what the distinguished guest needs to buy? Elixirs or spiritual materials?' The middle-aged man looked Han Li up and down and asked.

'Neither. I want to see someone.' Han Li shook his head and said.

Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and then he looked at Han Li warily.

'Don't misunderstand, shopkeeper. I just want to see your Shengyuan Hall's chief Celestial Alchemist to ask for a favor. I have no ill intentions.' Han Li quickly clasped his hands and said.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man's expression relaxed a bit and said: 'So you want to see Master Kang. That's unfortunate; the master is currently in seclusion refining elixirs and probably can't see you.'

'In seclusion? That's a pity.' Han Li said with some surprise.

'If the distinguished guest wants to buy some of Master Kang's special elixirs, we have some in the shop. Would you like to take a look?' The middle-aged man said.

'Do you know when Master Kang will come out of seclusion?' Han Li hesitated slightly and asked.

'That... is hard to say.' The middle-aged man said apologetically.

'In that case, I'll come back another day.' Han Li sighed inwardly, turned, and walked out of the shop.

The middle-aged shopkeeper watched him, shook his head, and turned back into the inner hall.

Han Li came to the street, glanced back at Shengyuan Hall, and then walked toward the other side of the street.

At that moment, a tall young man in a purple robe also came out of Shengyuan Hall and followed Han Li at a moderate distance, turning into another street with him.

For some reason, the man didn't deliberately hide his trail, so Han Li quickly noticed the anomaly.

Han Li stopped at the street corner and turned back to look at the man.

The man had an ordinary appearance, with black hair tied high, and his eyes were a rare deep purple, emitting a starlike brilliance even in daylight.

Seeing Han Li stop, the man revealed a smile and walked openly toward Han Li.

Han Li frowned slightly, becoming more alert, as he found that he couldn't detect the man's cultivation aura.

'Fellow Daoist, are you waiting for me?' The purple-clad youth stopped in front of Han Li and asked.

'That's not right. Wasn't it you who was following me?' Han Li said calmly.

'I am Gao Feng. I happened to hear in Shengyuan Hall that you were looking for a Celestial Alchemist. Did I hear correctly?' The purple-clad youth smiled noncommittally and then said.