Domestic Zone: You already have a system, why join a chat group?

Chapter 81 Monster Mountain Range, First Encounter

"Hoo..." A sigh, as if expelling the turbid air of sixty years of seclusion, echoed in the silent cave.

After sixty years of arduous training, he finally took this step.

Only those who have experienced it know the hardships involved.

Russell: "Congratulations, Brother Han, on achieving your wish."

Russell's message popped up immediately in the chat group.

Unlike other cultivators, Han Li's Core Formation was fraught with difficulties.

With a pseudo-spiritual root, I don't know how many detours I took, how many rare and precious materials I consumed, or how many painful pills I took, before I finally earned this golden core today.

Xiao Yan: "A Dou Wang level expert! Terrifying indeed!"

As the two protagonists with the highest world level in this group, Xiao Yan and Han Li have naturally assessed each other's combat strength.

The Dou Qi level is roughly equivalent to the Qi Refining level, the Great Dou Shi level is roughly equivalent to the Foundation Establishment level, the Dou Wang level can compete with the Golden Core level, and the Dou Zong level is roughly equivalent to the Nascent Soul level.

Han Li: "I can't compare to Fellow Daoist Xiao Yan."

That's the truth. Once the Heavenly Rank Battle Technique is used by the Ghostly Body, a Great Battle Master can directly defeat a Battle Ancestor. It's simply outrageous.

If this happened in the Chaotic Star Sea, and someone at the Foundation Establishment stage said they could take on a Nascent Soul cultivator after a full meal, people would probably say they'd gone mad from cultivating.

Xiao Yan: "Come on, I just broke through to the Dou Shi level yesterday."

Russell: "Battle Master? Where are you right now?"

Russell's eyes lit up as he quickly identified the key words.

In the original novel, Xiao Yan only entered the Dou Shi realm after consuming the companion amethyst source.

Did he miss some exciting plot development?!

Xiao Yan: What do you think?

Xiao Yan: "[Video]"

Monster Mountain Range.

Xiao Yan sat atop a towering tree, gazing up at the sky.

Above the azure sky, two terrifying energies were colliding violently!

The blue and red light each occupied almost half of the sky, and the violent energy fluctuations constantly erupted with muffled thunderous roars. The wind howled and the trees bowed low in the mountains and forests below. Even the lazy white clouds were tinged with strange colors of blue and red.

Once the collision subsided slightly, the two combatants revealed themselves.

On one side was a beautiful woman, elegant and graceful, dressed in simple clothes. A pair of blue energy wings fluttered gently behind her as she stood in mid-air, exuding a calm and noble aura.

On the other side was a colossal, ferocious monster nearly twenty meters long, its entire body covered in purple crystals.

Han Li: "Ah, it seems we've met before."

Xiao Yan: "Brother, I was wrong, please forgive me."

Damn, I never realized Han Li was so cunning before.

Russell: "Little Yanzi, this time you won't get carried away by lust and cause any accidents, will you?"

Xiao Yan: "Little Luo, what nonsense are you talking about? I, Emperor Yan, am a dignified and upright gentleman. The original story already stated that it was an accident."

Russell: "Hehe."

Xiao Yan cursed and turned off the screen. He looked up again and gazed through the branches at the noble figure in the air. His expression became complicated.

Knowing one's fate in advance has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that he can avoid misfortune and take fewer detours. The disadvantage is that when facing the female confidantes with whom he has emotional entanglements in the original work, he will always feel a little awkward and self-conscious, not knowing what to do.

Just like the Little Fairy Doctor from a few days ago, just like Yun Yun now.

I always felt that it lacked a certain naturalness and had become somewhat utilitarian.

"Little Yanzi?" Yao Lao's voice rang out from the ring, as he noticed Xiao Yan's unusual behavior.

"Teacher, I'm fine."

The old man's voice brought Xiao Yan out of his reverie. He took a deep breath, suppressing his complicated thoughts. The most urgent thing was to get his hands on the Purple Flame.

Seeing that Xiao Yan remained silent, Russell grinned and then tagged Han Li in the chat group.

Russell: "@Han Li, I have a fully-equipped and mature artificial intelligence system here, do you want it?"

Han Li: "!"

Han Li: "Fellow Daoist Luo, please send it quickly!"

nice one!

Han Li's spirits lifted.

After acquiring the temple messenger, he also took the time to study some mechanical manufacturing.

Unfortunately, Xiaoyu's local information on this topic is too outdated and can no longer meet his needs.

[Group notification: Russell has uploaded "Temple Materials I-IV"]

Russell: "Don't worry about the payment. Consider this my investment in advance. We can talk about it later if I need your help in any way."

Han Li: "Thank you."

Having just achieved the Core Formation stage, he was then baptized by knowledge from another world, a double blessing indeed.

Speaking of this, Han Li couldn't help but sigh that Russell was still too fond of making sacrifices.

After these transactions, Han Li could clearly sense that Russell never seemed to care about himself and rarely cared about personal gains or losses.

Transactions are rarely subject to price gouging; most are essentially free, with very few requiring equivalent returns.

As for the idea of ​​playing the long game to catch a big fish, that's complete nonsense. When it comes to scheming and cunning, only Zhang Chulan can rival him among all the people in the group.

He saw it clearly and plainly: Russell truly hadn't considered any of these trivial matters.

Furthermore, given Russell's level of spiritual development, the longer he invests, the lower his returns become, which completely contradicts the logic of investing.

This really puzzled him. If he had obtained such a rare artifact that could traverse the heavens while knowing the plot, he would have at least paid more attention to the trade, not to mention seizing all the power he could to arm himself.

To put it bluntly, Russell's current behavior is like that of a foolish son of a wealthy family who has never experienced the harsh realities of society and is unaware of the wickedness of human nature.

Such a pure heart, so be it. Fellow Daoist Luo's physical and mental health will be protected by me, Han!

Han Li sighed softly, feeling the weight on his shoulders grow even heavier. He immediately closed the interface, swept all the items on the table and the ground into his storage bag, and arrived at the gate of the cave that had been sealed for sixty years.

"It's time to set off," Han Li murmured to himself.

As soon as he finished speaking, two figures wearing large straw hats that concealed their faces silently emerged from the shadows behind him.

One person possessed a refined and powerful aura, clearly radiating the spiritual energy fluctuations of a Core Formation stage cultivator; the other person had no aura at all, appearing as an ordinary mortal.

Looking at Li Feiyu in front of him, Han Li felt extremely proud.

For the past five years, he has poured almost all his energy into this puppet. Not to mention the many rare materials and spiritual woods, he has even sacrificed countless gold-devouring insects to give it the combat power that is now comparable to the late stage of Core Formation.

Adding him and Qu Hun, that makes three Core Formation cultivators.

Times have changed, and he, who was once chased and forced to flee everywhere, has finally gained some ability to protect himself.

On the other side, after dealing with Han Li's matter, Russell remembered Zhang Xiaofan's lottery chance.

This kid is honest; he hasn't used the lottery chance after winning it, probably because he thinks it's too precious or he's too embarrassed to use it.

Russell: "Xiao Fan, my system is about to update, so the lottery might not be usable for a while. I don't know if the upgrade will affect the lottery. Are you still going to try your luck?"