"Honghu Island! This is the most recent coral island. Let's settle right here!" Han Li murmured to himself as he stood on the Shenfeng boat, then swiftly circled the island several times with his magical device. After confirming that there were no other cultivators or beasts in the vicinity, Han Li and Qu Hun gradually descended and landed on the island. The island wasn't particularly large, taking on an irregular ring shape composed of various coral reefs of differing sizes arranged in a scattered, east-to-west pattern. Standing on the smooth, solid ground, Han Li rubbed the dark red, sand-like powder beneath his boots with his leather shoes, then carefully surveyed the island's terrain. Soon, he narrowed his eyes, fixing his gaze with thoughtful concentration. Suddenly, Han Li issued orders to Qu Hun to maintain vigilance in the immediate area, while he began walking around the island himself. With Qu Hun on guard, Han Li spent two days moving about, exploring every corner of the coral island, thoroughly inspecting every section. Even at the very end, it had plunged into the deep sea at the heart of the ringed island, remaining absent for half a day. When the third day arrived, Han Li finally halted, his mind now firmly resolved. He ordered Qu Hun to begin setting up three major arrays—the "Five Elements Reversal Array," the "Heavenly Wind and Fury Array," and the "Illusory Form Heavenly Net Array"—at several key locations, precisely blocking the three essential pathways leading to the center of Hong Hu Island. Only then did Han Li deploy all remaining array tools at the central ring of Hong Hu Island, laying out several smaller magical arrays to seal off the surrounding areas completely. Thus, a true heaven-bound and earth-secured network had been established. After completing all this, Han Li carefully inspected everything once more, ensuring there were no overlooked details, before withdrawing a jade box from his sleeve. Gently stroking the surface of the box, he smiled mysteriously and softly opened the lid. Inside lies a small, single-stemmed, thirteen-leaf spirit herb, only an inch in height! All of its thirteen leaves are curled into cylindrical shapes, appearing quite unusual. What's even more astonishing is that the entire plant is pale and luminous, radiating a gentle, ethereal glow that makes it exceptionally splendid—almost like something from the realm of immortals. This is precisely the key asset of Han Li's journey: the "Nishang Grass." While the Nishang Grass is not an exceedingly rare plant, it is certainly not common either, and can be found on the coral reefs of the Chaotian Sea. However, if planted in ordinary soil and grown in an environment lacking vibrant colors, it will inevitably wither and die within just a day or two—remarkably so. Most fascinating of all is that the light emitted by the Nishang Grass always matches the color of its surrounding environment, shifting accordingly—whether it emits a red glow, a blue one, or any other hue, depending on the ambient colors. However, its medicinal effects are not particularly significant for cultivators, far falling short of the appeal suggested by its striking appearance. It merely serves as a common ingredient for preparing basic pills and generally goes unnoticed by practitioners. Yet the other, even more enigmatic name for "Nishang Grass"—"Youyao Grass"—once stirred considerable excitement within the Chaotong Sea cultivation realm. At the time, it was discovered by some cultivator who had no intention of making the discovery. This exceptionally beautiful herb, when first appearing, bears thirteen cylindrical, curled leaves. However, every century, one of these leaves gradually unfurls over a period of six to seven days, during which it emits a peculiar aroma. While cultivators find this scent unremarkable, most aquatic beasts in the sea are profoundly attracted to it. As soon as they detect this fragrance, beasts within a certain range instinctively move toward it and eagerly rush to consume it. Moreover, the older the Nishang grass, the greater the range it influences when its leaves unfurl, and the stronger its allure becomes for high-tier spirit beasts. It is said that once a senior cultivator at the Yuan Ying stage discovered a "Bao Guang grass" over a thousand years old deep within the extraterrestrial sea, and remarkably, the grass had just unfurled its eleventh leaf. As a result, the cultivator personally witnessed dozens of spirit beasts ranging from sixth to seventh grade converging upon him simultaneously, so startled that he had to flee in panic. After this discovery was made public in the cultivation world, many cultivators began to adopt the grass as a means to lure spirit beasts for the purpose of eliminating them and harvesting their essences. For high-level cultivators venturing into the turbulent extraterrestrial sea to hunt spirit beasts, the most frustrating situation is often encountering spirit beasts that slip through their grasp, moving freely across the sea surface for months without being detected. For most cultivators, fifth-grade spirit beasts remain the ideal targets, while sixth- and seventh-grade ones require them to bear the risk of casualties. And for immortal-level beasts, aside from the ancient, stage-advanced monsters at the Yuan Ying stage, all other cultivators would merely flee in panic. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a matter of hunting the beasts—it would be feeding them. While the number of beasts in the Outer Star Sea is indeed vast, as long as they remain submerged and hidden deep within the ocean, they are extremely difficult to detect. Without high-level cultivators capable of traveling thousands of miles daily on their vehicles, equipped with divine awareness to scan both the sea surface and the ocean floor, it would have been entirely normal to wander the Outer Star Sea for half a year or more and never encounter a single beast. After all, besides the sheer size of the sea, most beasts possess unique methods of concealment, making them easily overlooked even when searched with divine perception. The emergence of "Nishang Grass," which effectively attracts the beasts, naturally stirred significant excitement throughout the cultivation world at that time. For a time, this rare grass became exceptionally precious, commanding prices that were priceless. Yet soon, these people realized that their initial enthusiasm was nothing but a dream. First, they couldn't accurately predict the exact time when the "Nishang Grass" would unfurl its leaves. While it was said to take a full century, variations of two or three years were quite common. Given that these overseas cultivators had limited time to make effective use of such intervals, this proved particularly challenging. Second, they were dismayed to discover that once planted, the Nishang Grass could not be uprooted before it reached a century of age—otherwise, it would lose its unique ability to unfurl its leaves and emit a distinctive fragrance. As a result, their plan to carry young Nishang Grasses aboard and transplant them to the alien seas fell through. Consequently, the name "Nishang Grass" gradually replaced the earlier designation of "Lure the Demons Grass," which the cultivators eventually abandoned. Han Li first learned of this in a jade scroll, where the relevant details were merely treated as a mere anecdote. At that moment, he had a sudden insight—realizing how the magical vial, when skillfully combined with this rare herb, could create a remarkable "waiting for the deer to stumble upon the stump" effect. He immediately purchased a batch of Nishang grasses from the market and began experiments within his own dwelling. Indeed, after dripping the green liquid onto the grass, leaves would unfold within just one or two days, or up to four or five days. During this unfolding process, a peculiar aroma would emanate—neither particularly pleasant nor unpleasant, but rather a distinct, unforgettable scent. Han Li, puzzled, transferred two Blood Jade spiders into the medicinal garden. To his amazement, the two spiritual creatures instantly became excited, leaping eagerly and promptly devouring several Nishang grasses emitting the odd fragrance, completely clean and without residue. Once the peculiar scent disappeared, the two white spiders quickly returned to their normal state. Han Li was both delighted and concerned, observing the spiders for over a dozen days, only to find no abnormalities. Only then did he feel reassured. With this decisive advantage at his disposal, he now felt confident about his journey to slay demons and extract their essences. After carefully preparing once more, Han Li not only brought a large quantity of young Nishang grass seedlings and small vials, but also specially selected numerous areas from the Ningcui Island seas around Coral Island, transporting them over. After all, only in regions rich with coral could the Nishang grass thrive. Now, having established a comprehensive network of defenses throughout this Honghu Island, he simply awaited the maturation of the Nishang grass, after which the beast creatures would naturally come to him. He located a solitary coral reef at the circular center of Coral Island and transferred the young Nishang grass seedlings from the jade box there. Although he knew that older Nishang grass would influence a broader range of sea areas when unfurling its leaves, he still began with seedlings that were over a century old for added security. Han Li then drew out a small vial from his person, carefully dripping a drop of green liquid onto the Nishang grass. Subsequently, he closed his eyes and settled into meditation, with Quhun already returning to his side, both of them gathering their strength. On the third day, the Nishang grass finally showed signs of unfurling its leaves beneath Han Li's eyes, emitting a peculiar fragrance. Without a word, Han Li suddenly flashed with light, and several array flags of varying glimmers appeared around him, neatly planted on the ground before him. He gazed at these flags for a moment, then calmly closed his eyes again. He had already decided: if no monster appeared within a few days, he would add another drop of green liquid to expand the range of the Nishang's enchantment, thus ensuring that a monster would eventually come to him. (Sweat! In the previous chapter, it wasn't a nine-tier monster attacking and destroying the monster island—it was actually a seven-tier monster. That was a brief oversight on my part, which I've now corrected. I sincerely apologize!)