<h4>Chapter 710: Baleful Cleansing Pond</h4>


    Following Mo Guang''s departure, Han Li sat back down with a contemtive expression, and it was unclear what he was thinking.


    A short whileter, Han Li received a visit from Shi Chuankong, and he opened the door to let him in.


    "Fellow Daoist Li, I could sense that you were busy these past few days, so I didn''t dare toe and disturb you. During this time, Miao Xiu came to visit on two asions, and I had to make up excuses both times to send her away. I''m worried that if you don''t show up soon, the San Miao Tribe will begin to grow suspicious," Shi Chuankong said.


    "Why did shee to visit?" Han Li asked as his brows furrowed slightly.


    "She didn''t go into detail, but it seems like she''ll be leaving the ck Teeth Region soon, and she wants to visit Jiang Gu, or Fellow Daoist Mo Guang, before she goes. However, I think she most likely came to investigate the irregr baleful qi fluctuations fromst time," Shi Chuankong replied.


    "In any case, if shees again, then we''ll just have to meet her. With Fellow Daoist Mo Guang acting as our cover, they wouldn''t dare to do anything out of line," Han Li said after a brief moment of contemtion.


    Shi Chuankong nodded in response, and that seemed to be the end of the matter, but he remained seated in Han Li''s room, and both of them fell silent.


    "Is there something else you need, Fellow Daoist Shi?" Han Li asked.


    "Fellow Daoist Li, I have a request, but I''m not sure it''s appropriate," Shi Chuankong said in a hesitant fashion.


    "Go ahead," Han Li prompted.


    "Would you be able to give me another Baleful Quelling Pill? Here in the Gray Realm, I have to constantly expend a huge amount of immortal spiritual power to keep the surrounding baleful at bay, and some of it has still wormed its way into my body," Shi Chuankong said with furrowed brows.


    "That''s going to be problematic," Han Li sighed with a forlorn expression.


    "I know these pills are extremely precious, and I''m willing to purchase them from you, so feel free to state your price, Fellow Daoist Li," Shi Chuankong hurriedly added.


    "That''s not the problem, Fellow Daoist Shi. It''s just that I only had two of those pills left, and I used one to save you and the other one to quell my baleful qi bacsh during the past few days, so I don''t have any left now," Han Li sighed.


    A hint of disappointment shed through Shi Chuankong''s eyes upon hearing this, and he asked, "In that case, would it be possible to refine more of these pills? Alternatively, do you have any simr pills in your possession?"


    "I don''t have any simr pills, but I do still have some Baleful Quelling Pill refinement ingredients left. I was nning to refine a batch a bitter, but it seems like I''ll have to make haste," Han Li replied with a wry smile.


    "Please sell me some pills after you''ve refined them. I already owe you my life, so it couldn''t hurt to owe you a bit more. Once we return to the Immortal Realm, I''ll make sure topensate you with interest," Shi Chuankong promised.


    "Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Shi. We''re both stuck in the same predicament right now, so we naturally have to look out for each other," Han Li replied with a smile.


    The two of them chatted for a while longer before Shi Chuankong departed, following which Han Li sat back down again and fell into deep thought.


    ......


    As night fell, ayer of dark baleful qi rose up outside.


    Han Li opened his eyes, then concealed his own aura and left his room.


    He passed through a series of stone forts as he searched through the nearby area, and after pausing momentarily at another stone structure only several thousand feet away from the stone fort where he was staying, he set off once again, this time flying out of Serene Millet City.


    Only after arriving at a dark river outside the city did he descend onto the ground, where he stood facing the river with his hands sped behind his back.


    Some timeter, a streak of ck light descended out of the sky, then faded to reveal a tall and broad figure.


    "Long time no see, Dao Lord Baili," Han Li said as he turned to the newly arrived figure.


    The figure''s brows were tightly furrowed as he asked, "Who are you? Why have you invited me to meet you here in secret?"


    "Don''t be rmed, Dao Lord Baili, it''s me. We''ve met several times in the past, but we''ve never had a chance to talk to each other," Han Li replied as he revealed his true appearance, and Baili Yan observed him for a moment, following which his expression changed drastically.


    "Fellow Daoist Li? What are you doing here?" he eximed in surprise.


    "I was exploring a set of ruins and was inadvertently transported here after being sucked into a spatial vortex. Why are you also here in the Gray Realm, Dao Lord Baili?" Han Li asked.


    He wasn''t surprised that Baili Yan was able to identify him, given his ties with Daoist Hu Yan.


    "I came here through the Reincarnation Pce," Baili Yan replied with a smile.


    "Through the Reincarnation Pce? Dao Lord Baili, may I ask how the Reincarnation Pce and the Reincarnation Region are connected?" Han Li asked.


    Baili Yan contemted the question momentarily, then replied, "That''s a rather difficult question to answer. The Reincarnation Pce is in the Immortal Realm, while the Reincarnation Region is in the Gray Realm, but the two share one simrity, which is that the Reincarnation Pce Master is also the Reincarnation Region Monarch. Does that make sense?"


    Han Li was astonished to hear this. He had thought that the Reincarnation Region was most likely just a power in the Gray Realm that was working with the Reincarnation Pce, but he didn''t think that they would be one and the same, and he certainly didn''t think that the mysterious Reincarnation Pce Master would have such a strong influence in the Gray Realm as well.


    "So that means you came to the Gray Realm by ident, right?" Baili Yan suddenly asked. "It''s truly remarkable that you were able to survive in thispletely foreign realm up to this point. No wonder Fellow Daoist Hu Yan spoke so highly of you."


    "I''ve only been able to survive up to this point by hiding my identity, it''s hardly anything to be proud of," Han Li replied with a wry smile.


    "Staying in the Gray Realm is not a long-term n. Your body will constantly be infiltrated by baleful qi, and once your immortal bodypletely decays, your cultivation foundation will surely be damaged, and you''ll either perish or descend to be a Gray Realm, so you should get back to the Immortal Realm as soon as possible," Baili Yan cautioned with a solemn expression.


    "It''s not that I don''t wish to return to the Immortal Realm, I simply don''t know how. Otherwise, who would be willing to stay in this ce?" Han Li sighed with a wry smile.


    Baili Yan''s brows furrowed tightly upon hearing this, and after a long hesitation, he said, "The way to return to the Immortal Realm is a closely guarded secret of our Reincarnation Pce that isn''t to be passed onto outsiders, but it was only thanks to the High Zenith Pill secured by Fellow Daoist Hu Yan in the Infernal Frost Immortal Manor that I was able to suppress my karmic mes, and you yed a vital role there, so I must return the favor. Take this badge."


    He flipped a hand over as he spoke, producing a round, palm-sized badge that he handed to Han Li.


    "What''s this?" Han Li asked, and he didn''t immediately ept the badge.


    "This is my Reincarnation Badge. With this badge, you''ll be able to go to any monarch-level city in the Reincarnation Region to find a Reincarnation Pce branch, and they''ll tell you how to return to the Immortal Realm. Of course, they''ll only supply a route, whether you seed will be up to you," Baili Yan exined.


    Han Li epted the badge before examining it for a moment to find that its material was quite special. Unlike something from the Immortal Realm, it contained pure baleful qi, and on the front side of the badge were engraved the words "Reincarnation Pce".


    "This is too precious for me to ept. I presume that you only have one such badge, right? If you give it to me, how will you be able to return to the Immortal Realm yourself?" Han Li said with a shake of his head as he offered the badge back to Baili Yan.


    "As I''m sure you''re aware, my body has already been infiltrated by baleful qi as a result of my karmic fire remission. Thanks to the High Zenith Pill, I was able to reach a faux High Zenith Stage, and only then was I able to suppress the baleful qi to preventplete degradation of my body. I came to the Gray Realm in order to permanently resolve this issue. If I can''t do that, then there''s no need for me to leave the Gray Realm," Baili Yan sighed.


    "If I''m not mistaken, karmic mes and baleful qi are essentially the same thing, except they''re manifested in different forms, so why have youe to the Gray Realm, a ce that''s rife with baleful qi, to find a solution to your karmic mes?" Han Li asked in a perplexed manner.


    "The world is a very strange ce sometimes. Just as you say, the Gray Realm is rife with baleful qi, but in this realm exists a thing known as a Baleful Cleansing Pond, which contains Bone Rinsing Golden Lightning, a pure yang-attribute lightning capable of eradicating all yin-attribute baleful entities.


    “By soaking yourself in a Baleful Cleansing Pond, one will be cleansed of their baleful qi and also have their body and soul refined, culminating in many benefits," Baili Yan exined.


    Han Li was ecstatic to hear this, and he hurriedly asked, "Do you know where this pond is in the Gray Realm?"


    "Baleful Cleansing Ponds are extremely rare, and at the moment, and at the moment, I''ve only been able to track down a single one in the Infernal Region. It''s a sacred area to all of the tribes in the region, and outsiders are barred from entry. Are you interested in Baleful Cleansing Ponds as well, Fellow Daoist Han?" Baleful Cleansing Pond asked.


    "Truth be told, I''m currently struggling with my baleful decay, and it''s a constant threat that''s hanging over my head," Han Li replied with a wry smile.


    Baili Yan took a closer look at Han Li upon hearing this, particrly staring into his eyes for a long while, upon which a grim look appeared on his face.


    "Fellow Daoist Han, your baleful decay bacsh and my karmic fire remission are two different things. Unless you''re in an absolutely dire situation where you have no other alternatives, I suggest you return to the Immortal Realm to find another solution to your problem," Baili Yan said.


    "Why is that?" Han Li asked with slightly furrowed brows.