Three days later, at the General Affairs Hall on Green Wave Island.
Han Li handed the mission token and the jade slip recording the formation repairs to the disciple on duty, his expression unchanged. "Black Reef Island's protective formation has been repaired. Its core was badly depleted, so I replaced the spirit stones and redirected the interference from the yin vein. It can function for now. However, the yin vein's leakage stems from the island's geology and is beyond my ability to eradicate. A senior martial uncle from the Formation Pavilion will need to handle it. The details have all been recorded."
The disciple took the jade slip, examined it briefly, then looked up in surprise. "You really repaired it, Senior Brother Li? I heard the yin energy on that island was quite heavy. Several senior brothers before you were all at their wits' end."
"Just luck. I know a little about redirecting it," Han Li replied evenly.
The disciple asked no further questions. After verifying the report, he credited thirty contribution points to Han Li's token. With the points secured, Han Li pondered briefly before asking, "Does the Formation Pavilion currently have any available Earthfire Rooms of Bing grade or above? I need to refine several sets of formation flags."
"There are still some Bing-grade Earthfire Rooms available. They cost five contribution points per day," the disciple answered after checking a jade register.
Han Li nodded, paid for ten days, collected an Earthfire Room Token, and left. His steps were steady, but his thoughts surged within him. The matter of Black Reef Island seemed settled, yet hidden currents still stirred beneath the surface. The place where that Profound Yin Sect senior had passed away, the netherworld rift, the Demon-Quelling Token, the jade slip... their entanglements ran too deep. With