"Our Six-Linked Pavilion, though not among the Four Great Merchant Alliances, has never considered these two rare spiritual treasures particularly precious. Please take them, Curu, and simply regard them as our congratulations on your successful Shen Dan stage." The bearded man waved his hand with a carefree gesture. After saying the above, Qu Hu immediately adopted a half-smiling, half-reflective expression. Seeing that Qu Hu was so cautious about the advantages being offered, Cao Lu and the bearded man exchanged a moment of hesitation and glanced at each other. But after exchanging glances, Cao Lu cleared his throat and said, "We hope we haven't embarrassed you. As you are such a perceptive guest, allow me to be frank—indeed, we do have a matter that requires your assistance. These two spiritual items are merely our preliminary gestures of goodwill from the Liulian Hall. Should our request succeed, we will have something much more substantial to offer." Cao Lu spoke with genuine sincerity, and the bearded man appeared slightly embarrassed. Yet upon hearing this, Han Li quietly chuckled to himself and gently declined with a subtle smile, saying, "To be honest, at the moment I am fully focused on my cultivation to the Ju Dan stage and have little time or energy to attend to other matters. I sincerely regret that you may need to seek assistance elsewhere." Qu Hu seemed entirely uninterested in listening to what was being said, immediately cutting off the other’s words upon speaking. Hearing Qu Hu’s response, Cao Lu and the bearded man neither grew annoyed nor displeased—they instead burst out laughing in turn. “Haha, since Qu Brother is so deeply concerned about the process of achieving Condensation, then surely you should step in and lend a hand! Once the matter is successfully completed, the reward we from the Liulian Hall will offer is one piece of Jiangchen Dan—this kind of Dan is truly beneficial for Condensation, even increasing the chances of successful achievement!” the bearded man chuckled warmly. “Jiangchen Dan?” Qu Hu murmured, slightly taken aback. “Yes, this time we need six cultivators at the False Dan stage. We’ve already found five, and only one remains to be secured. If Brother would be willing to join us, that would be ideal. Each cultivator who participates will receive one Jiangchen Dan as a complimentary gift,” Cao Lu said, smoothing his expression and speaking with solemnity. The "Dust-Settling Pill" might indeed be a renowned name in the Chaotic Star Sea. Yet how could Han Li, who had just arrived at the Kuixing Island and immediately gone into seclusion, possibly know whether this pill was as miraculous as the others described? Thus, Qu Hun paused thoughtfully before cautiously asking, "My esteemed colleagues, could you first specify exactly what assistance you need from me, so that I may then decide how best to proceed?" "Of course," Gao Lu smiled lightly and said with ease, "It's actually not a complicated matter. Our shop has recently discovered a six-tiered beast, and we wish to obtain its inner essence. Therefore, we would like to enlist some outside help to eliminate this creature." "A six-tiered beast?" Qu Hun sighed with a look of mild surprise. Meanwhile, Han Li on the other side nearly leaped up, ready to shout at the two of them. Just a few years ago, a four-tiered giant mantis beast had nearly cost him his life. Now they were bringing in a six-tiered one—wasn't that simply setting their entire group of cultivators up for death? "Rest assured, friend. Our store has already prepared a thorough plan for this matter, and the risk is quite minimal. In addition to our two guest senior elders at the Condensation stage, we have also set up the 'Six-Elusive Water Waves Array.' Just six cultivators at the False-Condensation level need to take charge of the array and oversee its operation." Noticing Curong's slight displeasure, the bearded man promptly interjected to explain. But when Han Li and Qu Hun intended to leave, Cao Lu and the bearded giant insisted that Han Li take both the "Snow Spirit Water" and the "Heavenly Fire Liquid" with him, politely stating that even if Qu Hun did not agree, it would make no difference—since they had now established a friendly relationship with Qu Hun. Hearing such gracious words, Qu Hun smiled slightly and readily accepted the jade box, then said a few courteous words before accompanying Han Li out of the hall. Once outside the Bai Shui Building, Han Li turned back to gaze at the hall, shook his head gently, and then took a street, leaving the plaza. Since these six halls and pavilions were essentially part of the same organization, Han Li felt it would be inappropriate to go back and haggle over purchases—he had already received gifts without any cost. Thus, he decided to head straight to the smaller shops on the outskirts and gather all the items he needed. To be clear, this time Han Li came not only to purchase the "Snow Spirit Water" and "Heaven Fire Liquid" needed for his Jie Dan stage, but also to acquire raw materials for manufacturing second-tier puppets. While the primary materials—iron and wood that have grown over hundreds of years—could be cultivated by himself, he still needed to buy in large quantities of auxiliary materials such as Iron Mother and Cloud Spirit Stones. Additionally, he needed to procure medicinal seedlings to formulate the "Feeding Spirit Pills," which he would then use back at his residence to produce batches of pills for properly training his two white spiders. With these intentions in mind, Han Li entered a small general store, purchasing most of what he needed, and made several more trips to other shops to complete the acquisition of rarer items. Now feeling at ease, he began browsing other types of shops. However, his primary focus remained on stores specializing in pills and classical techniques and scriptures—since his prescriptions were nearly exhausted, he hoped to find at least one or two suitable ones here. As for the cultivation techniques, although it might not be possible to purchase top-tier ones here, the general ones would still give him a clear understanding of the types of techniques practiced by the cultivators of the Chaotic Star Sea. But after just one full circuit, Han Li was left utterly astonished! When he sent Qu Hun to stay outside and asked a shopkeeper at a pill shop if they had any prescriptions for foundation-stage cultivators, the shopkeeper immediately handed him dozens of different types of prescriptions—so many that Han Li nearly bit his tongue in surprise. When he stared at them in disbelief, carefully reviewing each one, he found himself completely dumbfounded. Regardless of whether the resulting pills were valuable or useful, the primary ingredients required were not medicinal herbs like spirit plants, but instead the inner essences of various-ranked beasts—particularly for several rare and precious pills, even the inner essences of beasts at the sixth or seventh level were needed. Of course, these pills still required several hundred years of certain spirit herbs to be fully prepared. Yet in these prescriptions, these rare herbs were merely auxiliary materials and could be entirely replaced by other rare medicinal herbs. Holding this thick stack of prescriptions, Han Li stood there, stunned for half a day. Under the店主's puzzled glances, he bought only a few suitable ones at a very low price and then left,茫然. A short while later, still not fully satisfied, he visited several more pharmacies. But except for the lower-tier prescriptions for cultivators at the Qi stage, all higher-tier prescriptions required the inner organs of mythical beasts. Finally, driven to the brink, Han Li carefully asked a store owner whether they had any higher-tier prescriptions that did not require the inner organs of mythical beasts. The store owner stared at him for a long time, as if he were a fool, before finally saying, "If higher-tier medicines don't use the inner organs of mythical beasts, then what raw materials do they use?" Hearing this, Han Li felt embarrassed and walked out, completely defeated. Clearly, this star-sea cultivator's approach to pill-making differs entirely from that of the Tiannan sect. They even treat sea creatures as medicinal herbs! Yet upon closer reflection, this seems quite reasonable. After all, with the boundless expanse of the sea, countless sea beasts thrive within it—ancient humans could never hope to capture and exterminate them all. Naturally, this is far superior to the situation in Tiannan. These formulas must have been passed down through generations, ancient recipes indeed! While pondering this, Han Li stood in a quiet corner of a street, browsing through the pill prescriptions he had just purchased, and found one titled "Foundation Pill." He studied it carefully. Though most of its ingredients matched his memory of the Foundation Pill formula, the rare celestial herbs that could only be harvested in blood-soaked sanctuaries were replaced by the essence of five-tiered beast organs. Upon seeing this, Han Li gathered the prescriptions and clasped his hands around himself, immersing himself in deep thought.