Ji Haoyuan?
Almost instinctively, the name appeared in the minds of both Han Penghu and Han Pengfeng.
In the next moment, a question arose simultaneously in all three of their hearts.
How could this be possible?
Someone who just broke through the Foundation Establishment not many years ago, and did so at the advanced age of a hundred years, how could he possess such formidable strength?
It should be known that Han Pengshan was not considered a weakling among the Foundation Establishment cultivators.
One attacking Spiritual Artifact, and two Defensive Spiritual Artifacts on him.
In terms of equipment alone, he already surpassed many cultivators of the same level.
What's more, Han Pengshan had been a Foundation Establishment cultivator for nearly six decades.
Whether it's combat experience or the thickness of his magical power, it was quite outstanding among early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Yet he, in front of Ji Haoyuan, was like facing an experienced mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, utterly unable to resist.
If it weren't for the entire Han Family standing behind him, Ji Haoyuan would have to take his own family's concerns into account. Han Pengshan might find it very difficult to return today.
Thinking of this, their emotions gradually calmed, and their faces turned extremely serious.
After a short while.
Han Pengshan said somewhat unwillingly: "Elder brother, what are we going to do next?
This matter, is it going to be just let go?
Is the Cloud Iron Ore Vein really going to be given to them?"
Hearing Han Pengshan's words, Han Penghu immediately shook his head with a cold expression.
"Of course, it won't just be let go.
He beat you up like this; even if I agreed to let it go, you wouldn't agree, right?"
Speaking up to this point, Han Penghu paused slightly and then said in a cold tone:
"But having said that, given our Han Family's current situation, we indeed lack the strength to trouble the Ji Family again in the short term, let alone contend with them for the Cloud Iron Ore Vein.
After all, you all know, our conflict with the Feng Family is still unfinished.
If we go to war with the Ji Family now, we're bound to suffer another big loss.
However...
The Ji Family wants to smoothly take over the Cloud Iron Ore Vein; it's not going to be that easy.
Second brother..."
Saying this, Han Penghu turned to Han Pengfeng and said:
"You go now to spread the information regarding the Cloud Iron Ore Vein.
I want to see if the Zhang Family and Liu Family, who are also in Nanning County with the Ji Family, can sit by quietly then.
And the people who had grievances and feuds with the Ji Family, are they willing to watch the Ji Family grow strong again?"
"Yes, brother."
Han Pengfeng immediately nodded.
...
About half a day later.
In his temporary cave dwelling, Ji Haoyuan successfully erased the Divine Sense imprint from Han Pengshan's Storage Bag.
He glanced around and realized that his haul from Han Pengshan this time was far less than when he looted Sun Renzheng.
First was in terms of Spirit Stones.
As a veteran Foundation Establishment cultivator of the famed Han Family, Han Pengshan's Storage Bag contained a mere two thousand Spirit Stones.
Secondly, in terms of elixirs, spirit grass, and treasure materials, it wasn't much, roughly only a fifth of what Sun Renzheng's Storage Bag contained.
It seems that fellow should have used most of the resources to improve himself.
If it weren't for the second-tier low-grade Defensive Spiritual Artifact dropped by him earlier, Ji Haoyuan felt this harvest was rather poor.
Hmm...?
Suddenly.
Ji Haoyuan's gaze fell on an inconspicuous corner of the Storage Bag.
There, quietly lay an item made from special paper.
Ji Haoyuan's mind moved.
The item made of special paper immediately appeared in his hand.
What is this?
Ji Haoyuan's eyes narrowed.
He felt a bit surprised.
Because he discovered that the item made of special paper was actually a map.
The map was obviously incomplete, with many missing parts.
Ji Haoyuan looked carefully for quite a while but couldn't discern where the map depicted.
However, he could confirm that this map was likely not simple.
Because he had recognized that the material for this map was the skin of a second-tier Demon Beast.
Although he couldn't confirm exactly which Demon Beast it was, judging by the aura emanating from it, the skin undeniably belonged to a second-tier Demon Beast.
Who could be so extravagant?
To craft a map using the skin of a second-tier Demon Beast.
It was comparable to the existence of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
If there was a chance to complete this map, perhaps it might lead to some fortuitous encounter.
But before that, the map was temporarily useless.
No wonder Han Pengshan disregarded it, casually leaving it in the corner of his Storage Bag.
These thoughts flashed through his mind.
At this moment, he suddenly felt the restriction of his temporary cave dwelling being triggered.
Immediately, he put away the Storage Bag and then opened the restriction of his temporary cave dwelling.
Soon, he saw outside someone he hadn't expected.
"Brother, why are you here?"
The person appearing before him wasn't anyone else but his elder brother Ji Haochuan.
After several years of not meeting, Ji Haochuan obviously appeared more aged.
It was evident that his lifespan was indeed running short.
At the moment, he stood at the entrance of Ji Haoyuan's temporary cave dwelling, smiling warmly at him.
"Yuan, have you forgotten?
You sent a message earlier, requesting someone to bring a copy of our Ji Family's Hundred Skills of Cultivation.
So here I am, personally delivering these items to you."
That's right.
Considering it involved the Thousand Skills of Cultivation passed down through their Ji Family.
Though these things were not deemed very precious among the high-level cultivators, they still represented part of the Ji Family's heritage.
Thus, the contents involved were indeed remarkable, and naturally not something that could be casually entrusted to anyone for delivery.
Ji Haochuan, as Ji Haoyuan's elder brother, was the perfect person to handle the matter.
However, given Ji Haochuan's current age, the journey this time had probably been quite a burden for him.
This stirred a bit of concern in Ji Haoyuan's heart, prompting him to express his worry:
"Brother, for future events of this sort, let someone else handle them. You should stay with the family and take good care of your health."
Upon hearing this, Ji Haochuan smiled and waved it off.
"
"No problem.
Your brother here has stayed within the family for dozens of years.
Now that there's a rare opportunity, I should indeed take some time to travel.
Otherwise, I might not have the chance to venture out anymore, even if I wanted to."
Ji Haochuan spoke these words lightly, even playfully.
Yet they tugged at Ji Haoyuan's heartstrings for unexplainable reasons.
Thinking it over, Ji Haoyuan couldn't help but say to Ji Haochuan:
"Brother, give me some more time, then I'll head to various markets, and even the Crimson Sunset Immortal City under the Crimson Sunset Sect, to check if there are any Spiritual Objects that can extend life.
If there are, I'll definitely find a way to get them for you."