The three exchanged looks when they heard this.
In the end, the sinister-looking old man said, "It seems you must have spent at least five or six years in seclusion this time, Fellow Daoist Li?"
Han Li's eyes flickered, and he nodded. "Indeed. I spent six years in seclusion and only emerged a few days ago."
The sinister-looking old man said, "Then you really don't know the current situation, Fellow Daoist Li. Because of the war between the Star Palace and the Inverse Star Alliance in the Inner Sea, prices for Level Five Demon Cores have soared. Large numbers of cultivators have come to the Outer Sea to hunt for Demon Cores, and our Strange Abyss Island is the most popular destination because of the Sea Abyss."
"Originally, the Sea Abyss was so vast that it could accommodate any number of cultivators. But two years ago, a tremendous upheaval occurred there, and the Demon Beasts went berserk. The Sea Abyss became a forbidden zone, so cultivators like us have had no choice but to hunt for Demon Cores elsewhere."
"The Demon Beasts went berserk?" Han Li frowned at this. Then his brow relaxed, and he asked, "Why would the war between the Star Palace and the Inverse Star Alliance cause the price of Level Five Demon Cores to skyrocket?"
The sinister-looking old man said, "You should know about Spell Pellets, Fellow Daoist Li. Level Five Demon Cores are the raw material for making fifth-level Spell Pellets. The low-level cultivators on both sides are now using fifth-level Spell Pellets to fight one chaotic battle after another. Add in the demand for pill refinement, and the consumption of Level Five Demon Cores is enormous. Naturally, their price has skyrocketed."
Spell Pellets?! Han Li was inwardly astonished. He knew exactly where Spell Pellets