Han Li crouched beside "Junior Sister Chen," leaning down to study her alluring face flushed with spring desire. His gaze then swept downward, inevitably lingering on her curvaceous figure.
That round, full body, the playful, slightly protruding navel, and even the mysterious region just below—all of this left Han Li with a dry mouth and a slightly dazed feeling.
He knew very well that as long as he was willing, this exquisite creature before him could immediately give him a taste of pleasure that would sink into his bones, making him a true man. Yet after gazing for a while, Han Li reluctantly tore his eyes away and returned them to the woman's face.
He frowned slightly, then suddenly extended his index finger and gently traced it across her slightly parted lips. After feeling their moist smoothness, he quickly withdrew it and brought it to his nose to sniff.
"It really is the Joy Union Pill. That person wasn't lying!" After a moment, Han Li lowered his finger and murmured to himself, seeming to have completely regained his composure.
"Beautiful lady, it seems you're quite lucky. If you had taken other aphrodisiacs, I would probably have had to resort to cruel measures! But since it's the Joy Union Pill, there's no need for that. I imagine you were already in a hallucinatory state before I appeared and won't remember my face at all!" Han Li gently lifted the woman's chin with one hand and spoke softly, gazing into her intoxicated eyes.
"In reality, the safest method would be to make you disappear from this world entirely. Even if it was a hallucination, there's still a chance some faint impression might remain, however slim that possibility! But you should count yourself lucky! Although I'm not a good person, I'm not some cruel, bloodthirsty monster either, and I'm especially soft-hearted toward women. If it had been a man, I would have already chopped him down without hesitation." Han Li continued murmuring to himself, a somewhat helpless, bitter smile on his face.
After finishing these words, Han Li fell silent for a moment. After staring intently at the woman's beautiful face for a while, he suddenly lowered his head and fiercely pressed his lips against hers in a passionate kiss, clumsily sucking on them. The woman responded with fiery enthusiasm. After a long moment of passion, Han Li reluctantly released her sweet lips.
"Relations between men and women are truly fascinating! Even without going all the way, this kiss can count as payment for saving your life!" Han Li muttered, looking as if he absolutely refused to suffer any loss.
As for this woman's Foundation Establishment Pill, since it was taken from "Senior Brother Lu," Han Li naturally wouldn't mention it again.
"Sigh! You really are tempting in your current state. If I hadn't heard that old Ma say that men and women with their primordial yang and yin bodies intact have a greater chance of successful Foundation Establishment, how could I refuse such a good thing and force myself to play the role of the steadfast gentleman?" Han Li's expression was calm at first, but as he spoke, he shook his head slightly, revealing a deep sense of regret.
After all, when comparing a night of pleasure with the great cause of immortal cultivation, Han Li, no matter how much desire burned within him, could clearly distinguish which was more important.
As for why that "Senior Brother Lu" wanted to take this woman without any hesitation, Han Li could guess without even using his brain. Judging from that pretty-boy's flirtatious demeanor, his primordial yang body had probably been broken long ago, which was why he could act without restraint. And this was likely one of the reasons why he lacked confidence in his own Foundation Establishment and had delayed taking the pill until now. In the end, this had benefited Han Li.
Now that Han Li had made up his mind, he didn't intend to waste any more time.
First, he used the Fireball Technique to blast a large pit nearby, threw "Senior Brother Lu's" corpse into it, then burned the body to white ash with a fireball, and filled the pit with dirt, destroying the evidence.
Next, Han Li took a long knife from his storage bag and scraped away the overly obvious traces at the battle site, leaving no clues that could be traced. Then, he draped "Junior Sister Chen's" own clothes over her and quickly flew away with her.
After flying westward for over a hundred li, he found a large, somewhat concealed rock formation and landed.
After placing the woman beneath the rock, Han Li initially wanted to fly away immediately. But after glancing back at her flushed face, he couldn't help but soften and sigh. He turned back and approached "Junior Sister Chen" once more.
From his bosom, he took out a white porcelain bottle, poured some white powder onto his palm, then dipped his fingers in the powder and gently inserted them into the woman's parted lips. He murmured helplessly:
"The aphrodisiac poison from the Joy Union Pill, while not fatal, can severely damage one's vital energy if left untreated for too long. I'll consider this another good deed and help you detoxify! This Clear Spirit Powder can counteract the poison!"
As he spoke, Han Li watched the woman unconsciously lick the powder from his fingers. Her enchanting manner of sucking on his fingers left him momentarily transfixed again.
Han Li didn't dare stay any longer. He hastily put away the pill bottle and quickly flew off on his magic treasure. He knew that the woman would regain consciousness soon, and if he didn't leave, he would be in serious trouble.
This time, he flew through the night for most of the night. When he was only a few hours' journey from Yellow Maple Valley, he rested briefly. Once dawn broke, he entered the valley in a leisurely manner and returned to the Hundred Herbs Garden.
As soon as he entered the garden, Han Li immediately went into seclusion. After three days and nights, he finally expelled most of the foreign substances from his dantian. The little remaining wouldn't cause any hindrance and would be gradually refined by his true essence over time.
Nevertheless, the aftereffects of this major battle still left Han Li severely weakened. He estimated that without at least a month of rest, he wouldn't recover to his previous peak condition. Yet Han Li still felt that everything was completely worth it.
Because at this moment, he was sitting at his table, admiring his greatest spoils from this outing—two blue Foundation Establishment Pills, each about the size of a broad bean. After studying them for a full hour, he transferred the Foundation Establishment Pills to a different container, placing them inside his auxiliary magic treasure—the copper bottle—so that their spiritual energy would no longer leak away.
As for the original green bottle and wooden box, they naturally had to be destroyed to prevent any future leads from being traced back.
Speaking of which, he had suffered considerable losses in the battle a few days ago. Not only had his flying sword and talisman treasures been destroyed, but even his high-grade magic treasure, the Fine Steel Ring, had been shattered to pieces. Han Li felt some regret over this.
However, his gains were equally substantial. Besides the Green Flood Dragon Banner, Han Li had found two other excellent magic treasures in Senior Brother Lu's storage bag. One was the green rope that had previously ambushed him, and the other was a silver hook—both appeared to be high-grade magic treasures, which more than compensated for his losses.
Not to mention that he had also found dozens of low-to-mid-grade talismans of various attributes and over twenty low-grade spirit stones.
Unfortunately, there wasn't a single high-grade talisman among them. The only one, a high-grade Wind Wall talisman, had exhausted its spiritual energy during the fight with Han Li and had long since become waste paper.
Seizing this opportunity, Han Li sorted through all his spoils. Apart from items he could use and very precious objects, he destroyed everything else to eliminate any future complications.
Then, he began迫不及待地 to contemplate the Foundation Establishment Pill matter.
To tell the truth, Han Li was completely ignorant about how to take the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Was it simply a matter of swallowing the pill, or did he need to take medicinal catalysts or other substances as aids? Or did he even need to借助 external forces? Common sense suggested that such a rare and precious pill should indeed have some specific requirements.
Since Han Li hadn't previously possessed a Foundation Establishment Pill, he hadn't paid much attention to this matter. He had originally planned to inquire after the Blood Trial, thinking that if he failed the trial, everything else would be pointless. But now, unexpectedly, he had obtained the Foundation Establishment Pills—not just one, but two at once!
This had become an urgent matter.
Half a day later, Han Li returned from the Transmission Pavilion.
As soon as he got back to his residence, he stared blankly at his table for a long while, lost in thought. Several hours later, he suddenly slammed his fist against the table corner, leaving it red and swollen, but he seemed not to notice, as if his sense of pain had been lost.
Not long ago, Han Li had used the excuse of learning new techniques to subtly question Wu Feng for most of the day, finally extracting the method for taking the Foundation Establishment Pill. But the result was, frankly, not good news.
It turned out that the breakthrough process of taking the Foundation Establishment Pill for Foundation Establishment didn't require any medicinal catalysts or借助 external forces—it could be achieved simply by swallowing the pill directly.
In theory, this couldn't be better for Han Li. But what Wu Feng said afterward struck Han Li like a bolt from the blue. The new problems that arose after taking the pill caused Han immense distress, placing him once again in a dilemma.