Chapter 143: Missing Person


    Several dayster.


    Han Li was cultivating in his secret chamber when his eyes suddenly sprang open, and he emerged from the room before releasing an incantation seal with a sweep of his sleeve.


    The gate of his cave abode was opened, and Mu Xue was revealed standing outside.


    Mu Xue hurriedly extended a respectful bow toward Han Li as he said, "Senior Liu, I''ve managed to find out some information on the matter that you entrusted to mest time."


    "Come in," Han Li replied with a nod, gesturing fro Mu Xue to enter the cave abode.


    After entering the cave abode, Mu Xue jumped straight to the topic without wasting any time. "ording to the information I''ve been able to gather up to this point, there are two official ways through which one can obtain a teleportation spot."


    "What are they?" Han Li asked.


    "The first way requires one to be at the True Immortal Stage or above and serve as a guest elder at the ind master''s manor, doing his bidding for 100 years, and at the end of that period, they would be given a spot. The second way is toplete some of the missions asionally released by the ind master''s manor, and these missions will asionally grant a teleportation spot as its reward," Mu Xue said.


    Han Li fell silent upon hearing this.


    The first of those two methods was naturally not one that he was going to consider.


    The wanted notice from the Ubiquitous Pavilion and the person who had sealed his nascent soul were like a pair of swords constantly hanging over his head, and that was one of the main reasons he was in such a hurry to leave the ck Wind Sea. 100 years was simply far too long, and he had no idea what could happen during that time.


    As for the second method, any missions that could grant a teleportation spot as a reward were definitely going to be quite difficult toplete, but it was definitely more feasible than the first method, so this was something that he could keep an eye on.


    After a brief silence, Mu Xue lowered his voice slightly as he continued, "Aside from these two official methods, I heard that these teleportation spots have been traded in the ck market as well, but the price is always... very steep."


    "How much does it usually cost for a spot?"


    "Five immortal origin stones at the very least, and even then, I''ve heard they''re very difficult to purchase."


    Han Li shook his head upon hearing this. In addition to the required teleportation fee, that would amount to a total of 10 immortal origin stones.


    For an early-True Immortal cultivator, even if they didn''t cultivate at all, it would still take 1,000 years to refine 10 immortal origin stones.


    He had inquired about immortal origin stones in the Transient Guild earlier, and he was told that it was asionally possible to find immortal origin stones up for trade, but the asking price for each one was generally around 100 top-grade spirit stones, and as soon as one appeared, it would immediately be traded.


    Given the current circumstances, it was clear that the master of ck Wind City wasn''t very keen on the idea of allowing people to leave the ck Wind Sea.


    "Alright, thanks for your hard work."


    Han Li flipped a hand over to produce a high-grade spirit stone as he spoke, then tossed it at Mu Xue.


    Mu Xue was ecstatic, and he said in a grateful manner, "Thank you, Senior Liu! If you require my services for anything else, please feel free to tell me."


    Han Li merely smiled and waved a hand to dismiss Mu Xue.


    Following Mu Xue''s departure, Han Li began to pace back and forth in his cave abode with his hands sped behind his back, seemingly pondering something. Momentster, he left his cave abode altogether before flying toward a certain direction.


    At the center of ck Wind City was a series of connected ck buildings.


    In stark contrast with their surroundings, these ck buildings were entirely constructed from extremely high quality building materials, and they took up a vast area. The buildings had clearly also been arranged in a meticulous fashion, with countless pavilions, gardens, and bodies of flowing water inside. This was an enormous manor.


    The entire manor was emanating a burst of faint ck qi, making it appear as if it were enshrouded under ayer of ck mist.


    All of the passersby gave the manor a wide berth and were walking very quickly, not daring to approach the manor.


    This was the ind master''s manor, which belonged to Ind Master Lu Jun.


    At the entrance of the manor was a huge za, at the edge of which stood a tall ck pce. Above the entrance of the pce was a que that read "Talisman Letter Pce."


    This was quite a lively and bustling ce with many people frequently entering and exiting the pce. All of the visitors were at least at the Body Integration Stage, and the asional Grand Ascension cultivator could be seen as well.


    A streak of azure light shot forth from afar, thennded outside the pce to reveal Han Li.


    He took a nce at the pce before him, then made his way inside.


    The pce was rather empty, with only a bluestone wall that was over 100 feet tall standing at its very center, upon which was inscribed some lines of text.


    A pair of ck-robed men were standing on either side of the pce, and judging from their attire, they seemed to be serving the ind master''s manor.


    At this moment, there were around a dozen cultivators littered throughout the pce, looking up at the stone wall, and there were also some familiar acquaintances among them discussing the missions on the wall.


    Han Li drew to a halt near the stone wall before looking up at it to find that it wasden with around 20 to 30 missions, all of which were apanied by clear descriptions and rewards.


    Han Li immediately began searching for missions that granted teleportation spots as their reward, and he quickly found two, one of which was to search for a spirit material known as Azure Radiance Jade, while the other required one to be at or above the True Immortal Stage and oversee an ind for 100 years.


    Han Li''s brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this.


    He had read about Azure Radiance Jade in scriptures on Dark Veil Ind, so he knew that it was a spirit material that was said to contain the power ofws, so that definitely wasn''t going to be easy to find.


    Even if he could track down this spirit material, he would have to ponder whether it was worth exchanging it for a teleportation spot.


    As for the other mission, that required 100 years toplete, so it was definitely not something that he was going to consider.


    Right as a hint of disappointment appeared in his eyes, he suddenly spotted something that caught his attention.


    There was a rather special mission at the very top of the stone wall, and it required one to search for a missing person, but the identity of the missing person wasn''t specified.


    The reward for this mission was massive, and anyone whopleted it would be able to state a request to the ind master to be fulfilled, as long as it was within reason.


    The mission had only been released not long ago, and there was a note attached to it, stating that only those at or above the True Immortal Stage could take on the mission.


    A contemtive look appeared in Han Li''s eyes.


    This was a rather mysterious mission, and it didn''t look like it was going to be easy toplete, but it was definitely more feasible than the other two missions.


    After some contemtion, he began to approach the stone wall.


    One of the ck-robed men extended a salute toward Han Li, then asked in a respectful voice, "Would you like to take on a mission, Senior?"


    "I''ll take on this mission. Are there any more details avable?" Han Li asked as he pointed at the mission.


    Everyone around him immediately turned their attention to him with different looks on their faces.


    The ck-robed man''s eyes immediately lit up, and he began to make his way out of the pce while gesturing for Han Li to follow along. "Pleasee with me, Senior."


    "Does that mean he''s a True Immortal cultivator?"


    "That should be obvious! The fact that he dares to take on this mission clearly indicates that he''s a True Immortal."


    "I''ve never seen him before, so he''s most likely not from the city."


    As Han Li and the ck-robed man made their way out of the pce, everyone erupted into spirited discussion.


    There were countless cultivators gathered on ck Wind Ind, but True Immortals were still exceedingly rare in the ck Wind Sea, and no one had expected such an unremarkable-looking young man to be a True Immortal.


    Han Li paid no heed to the chatter behind him as he followed the ck-robed man toward the ind master''s manor.


    The guards at the entrance of the manor granted them free passage, and after passing through a series of winding corridors, they arrived in arge hall.


    At this point, there were already around a dozen people gathered in the hall.


    Upon hearing the sound of footsteps, most of them turned to nce at Han Li for a moment, then averted their eyes again.


    All of these people were giving off enormous auras, clearly indicating that they were True Immortals as well.


    Han Li didn''t disy any outward reaction to this, but internally, he was rather taken aback to discover that there were so many True Immortals on ck Wind Ind.


    "Please take a seat and wait here, Senior, someone will be here to deliver a debriefing on the mission soon," the ck-robed man said.


    Han Li nodded in response, then found a ce to sit in the hall.


    An azure-robed attendant approached him before offering him a cup of spirit tea that was giving off a delectable aroma.


    Han Li raised the teacup to his lips, taking the opportunity to size up the other people in the room.


    It was clear that they had taken on the same mission as him, and their cultivation bases were also all quite simr to his. Most of them were seated on their own with no verbalmunication taking ce, and some had even already closed their eyes to meditate.


    However, not everyone was on their own.


    There were three people seated next to one another in a rather conspicuous spot in the hall, and the trio consisted of a burly and imposing man, a young woman with a ck veil over her face, and a thing young man, all of whom were chatting amicably with one another.


    "Greetings, Fellow Daoist, my name is Guan Yong."


    While Han Li was observing the people around him, a voice rang out beside him, and as it turned out, he had been approached by a chubby young man with a smile on his round face.


    "My name is Liu Shi. It''s a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Fellow Daoist Guan," Han Li replied with a nod as he set down his teacup.


    "I don''t recognize you, Brother Liu. Could it be that you only recently came to ck Wind Ind?"


    Guan Yong clearly had a very naturally outgoing personality, and he was already referring to Han Li as brother.


    Han Li raised an eyebrow as he replied, "Indeed, I only arrived at ck Wind Ind just a few days ago. How did you know that?"


    "I have a very outgoing personality and like to make friends, and there aren''t many True Immortal cultivators in ck Wind City, so I know almost everyone," Guan Yong exined with a smile.


    "I see. Your ability to make friends is very admirable," Han Li said with a nod.


    Guan Yong was a rather chatty man, and Han Li had nothing better to do anyway, so he engaged in a casual conversation with Guan Yong.


    He asked Guan Yong about some of the other people present, and he was able to learn quite a bit from the conversation.


    Close to half a day passed by, during which time two more True Immortals had arrived in the hall.


    At the stroke of noon, the sound of footsteps rang out from behind the hall, and an authoritative-looking middle-aged man wearing a ck brocade robe emerged.


    As soon as he arrived, the entire room instantly fell silent, and even the trio that had been chatting amicably with one another had stopped their conversation.


    Han Li''s pupils contracted slightly at the sight of the man standing before him.


    He felt as if he were looking at a tall mountain, and the aura emanating from the man''s body was making his heart shudder with apprehension.


    "Ind Master!" Guan Yong was the first to rise to his feet before extending a salute toward the middle-aged man.


    Han Li and the others also extended salutes of their own as he carefully sized up the most powerful figure in the entire ck Wind Sea.