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Most of these cultivators were disciples of Qi Lingzi, while the rest were new disciples that Hai Yuetian had recruited from the human and demon territories during the past three years.

According to Han Lis plan, there would be a new batch of disciples taken in once every 10 years or so.

With that arrangement in place, the number of disciples would reach the same level as that of a normal major sect in a few centuries. After a few thousand years of nurturing, there would be countless Deity Transformation and Spatial Tempering Stage disciples on the island, and come of the disciples with exceptional potential could even reach the Body Integration Stage at that point.

Han Li had named the palace that he was residing in the Azure Origin Palace, and the name of this palace, as well as the Origin Integration Island, would undoubtedly be renowned across the entire Tian Yuan Continent soon.

Under the scrutiny of thousands of disciples, Hai Yuetian emerged from the silver palace with Silvermoon, Zhu Guoer, and his direct disciples.

You can all get up now. Im going to be leaving the island and embarking on a long journey soon, and in my absence, Yuetian will be responsible for everything on the island, while Silvermoon will be taking care of the Azure Origin Palace, are there any objections? Han Li asked.

Not at all, Master, Hai Yuetian and all of the other disciples replied with respectful bows.

Are you really not going to take me with you? My cultivation base may have dropped to the Spatial Tempering Stage, but I still have all of my abilities and that Body Integration Stage spirit body clone, so I can look after myself even against the average Grand Ascension Stage being, Silvermoon said.

I cant let you take the risk. Youve only just transferred your power into the spirit body clone, and itll require around 10 years of consolidation to truly complete the process. During this time, you must stay in the Azure Origin Palace, Han Li replied without any hesitation.

In that case, I wont insist on this matter. Make sure to look after yourself, Silvermoon sighed.

Rest assured, if everything goes smoothly, perhaps Ill be back in less than 200 years. Hua Shi, Zhu Guoer, lets set off now, Han Li said with a smile.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted above the silver palace, and the massive Inkspirit Holy Ark emerged.

Han Li flew onto the front of the ark in a flash, while Zhu Guoer and Hua Shi gave affirmative replies in a respectful manner before also flying onto the ark.

Moments later, all of the cultivators on the mountain knelt down again as a gesture of farewell to Han Li.

After just a few flashes, the giant ark completely vanished into the distance.

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On a lush green grassland, tens of thousands of cow-horse hybrid beasts were galloping along as if their lives depended on it.

Most of them were normal wild beasts that hadnt even attained any intelligence, and only a very small proportion of them were low-grade demon beasts.

Those demon beasts were flying through the air with the wings on their backs, or rushing along with gusts of demonic wind around their bodies.

All of a sudden, a sharp howl rang out from behind the stampede of beasts, following which three mountainous heads emerged above them amid a flash of crimson light in the sky.

The three heads were covered in glossy green scales, while their eyes were a deep shade of yellow with long and thin pupils. These were three giant python heads, and as soon as they appeared, they opened their sharp-fanged mouths in unison to release three balls of light, one azure, one yellow, and one red.

The balls of light descended from above to encompass the entire grassland, and all of the galloping beasts down below were immediately dragged up into the air before flying toward the cavernous mouths of the three python heads like moths to a flame.

After the span of just a few breaths, all of the beasts were completely devoured by the three heads.

The middle head burped with a satisfied expression, then suddenly began to blur as if it were about to depart by fading out of existence.

However, right at this moment, a cold look appeared in the eyes of one of the side heads, and it let loose a menacing hiss before speaking in a rumbling voice.

Who is it that has come to bless this small grassland of mine with their presence?

The other two python heads were quite alarmed to hear this, and they immediately directed their attention toward the same direction with fierce looks in their eyes.

An unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out in that direction. Hehe, theres no need to be alarmed, Fellow Daoist San Quan, I trust youve been well since we last met.

As soon as the voice trailed off, an extremely thin yellow-robed man appeared amid a flash of spiritual light before appraising the three giant heads with a faint smile on his face.

The middle python heads expression eased slightly at the sight of the man, and it said in a cold voice, Ah, so its Fellow Daoist Huang Yuanzi, no wonder you were able to disregard the restrictions I set up and enter this place so easily.

Im afraid youre mistaken there, Fellow Daoist San Quan, the restrictions you set up are truly quite powerful, and even I wouldnt be able to undo them in a short time. This is the reason why I was able to bypass the restrictions so easily, Huang Yuanzi chuckled as he flipped a hand over to summon a ball of white light, within which contained an intricately crafted miniature door that was only several inches in size.

Thats the Nine Illusion Fortune Door! Old Devil Jiu Huan values that treasure as much as his own life, how did it end up in your hands? the middle pythons head exclaimed.

Its very simple, I spoke to him and convinced him to lend it to me, Huang Yuanzi replied.

Hmph, do you think Im a three-year-old child? If a treasure of this caliber can be borrowed through words alone, then Ill twist off my own head and give it to you right away! the middle pythons head said in a menacing voice.

Perhaps words alone wouldnt be enough, but what if I had thrown in an alluring deal as well? Huang Yuanzi asked.

The final pythons head that hadnt spoken this entire time finally broke its silence. What deal did you offer him?

Three Chang Yuan Pills, each of which can delay a heavenly tribulation by over 3,000 years, so three of them can grant him 10,000 extra years to prepare for his next tribulation, perhaps that could be the difference between life and death, Huang Yuanzi replied.

I see. Chang Yuan Pills are the sacred medicine of your Chang Yuan Race. Countless outsiders have tried to secure such a pill to no avail, yet youve given Old Devil Jiu Huan three at once, its no wonder that he was willing to lend you his bonded treasure. However, why have you come here? I have no interest in those pills, so dont expect to tempt me with them, the middle pythons head harrumphed coldly.

Instead of being enraged by the pythons cold demeanor, a sly look appeared in Huang Yuanzis eyes as he said, Perhaps youre not interested in Chang Yuan Pills, but would you be interested in the Infernal Sutra?

The Infernal Sutra?

Youre in possession of that item?

Thats impossible!

All three pythons heads were stunned to hear this, and it seemed that this was something extremely important to them.

Of course I wouldnt possess a treasure of that caliber, but I have some leads on where half of the sutra can be found, are you interested? Huang Yuanzi asked.

Is that true? the middle pythons head asked as a cold light flashed through its eyes.

I wouldnt dare to lie about something like this, Huang Yuanzi replied with a serious expression.

A hint of contemplation appeared in the eyes of all three pythons heads upon hearing this, and after a brief hesitation, the middle head said, Alright, then tell me what you want me to do in exchange for this information. Dont tell me you came here just to have a chat.

I enjoy speaking to straightforward people like you, Fellow Daoist San Quan. I came here as I want your help in hunting down a sworn enemy of mine. For this purpose, I also invited the Immortal Heavenly Lord of the Immortal Cave, Huang Yuanzi replied in a cold voice.

The three giant pythons heads suddenly vanished, only to be replaced by a young daoist priest with serpentine patterns all over his face, as well as vertical pupils that were identical to those of the pythons heads. You managed to recruit the Immortal Heavenly Lord as well? You mustve expended quite a heavy price to do so. Who exactly is this sworn enemy of yours thats making you go this far?

Do you know of Qing Yuanzi? Huang Yuanzi asked through gritted teeth?

Ive never heard of such a person, but your name is Huang Yuanzi, so that Qing Yuanzi must be related to you somehow, right? Is he a Grand Ascension Stage being? Daoist San Quan speculated.

You dont need to know about that. All you have to know is that were sworn enemies, and only after we kill him can you receive the information you want. Also, not only is he a Grand Ascension Stage being, hes quite powerful even among those of the Grand Ascension Stage. At the very least, Im no match for him in a one-on-one battle, Huang Yuanzi said with a dark expression.

That sounds like a very troublesome target. The three of us should be able to defeat him with no issues, but killing him would be rather implausible, would it not? Couldnt he just escape? Daoist San Quan asked with furrowed brows.

I expended such a heavy price to prepare for this, so Im naturally confident that well be able to succeed. Hes going to be enduring a major heavenly tribulation soon, setting aside whether hell be able to transcend it or not, at the very least, itll be a fantastic opportunity to strike him down, Huang Yuanzi replied in a confident manner.

On the sea between the human and demon territories was a cluster of islands, among which was a giant island with a radius of thousands of kilometers.

Thousands of low-grade cultivators were busy at work on this island, constructing a series of buildings around the tallest mountain on the island.

At the same time, a series of formation treasures were being set up all over the island, sending restriction fluctuations surging through the air in all directions.

In the belly of the tallest mountain, Han Li was currently placing a round black and white stone that was roughly the size of a human head into a giant formation that covered several acres in area.

In the instant the stone was set down, the entire formation instantly emitted a loud buzzing sound while releasing countless golden and silver runes.

Black and white light flashed from the stone, and a burst of peculiar energy fluctuations erupted forth before fading away.

Can this formation really make use of the Yin Yang Magnetic Light to defend the island? Silvermoon asked as she stood behind Han Li.

Hehe, I set up this Yin Yang Attracting Formation by studying an ancient formation. There are several large magnetic light earth veins under the island, and once fully activated, not only will they be able to defend the island, they can even expand the area of the formation by over tenfold, Han Li replied.

In that case, the safety of this Origin Integration Island will be assured. Ive witnessed the power of the Yin Yang Magnetic Light, as long as the magnetic light veins remain unharmed, theyll be able to trap even a Grand Ascension Stage being for some time, Silvermoon said.

Not only that, but Ive discovered that the entire magnetic light formation of the Boundless Sea is gathered under this cluster of islands. The other islands also have similar earth veins beneath them, and although those veins arent as powerful as the one under this Origin Integration Island, they can still facilitate the construction of some simpler Yin Yang Attracting Formations. Once those formations are set up, theyll be able to resonate with the formation on this island to further increase its power and expand its range to an astonishing degree, Han Li replied in a slightly smug manner.

If we can do that, then the entire Boundless Sea will be an impregnable fortress for you, Brother Han, Silvermoon said.

Hehe, are you a little envious? If I recall correctly, the wolf race has recently sent over another group of people, are you really not going to meet them? If youre willing to go back, then youll definitely become the next wolf monarch, Han Li said with a smile.

I have no intention of undertaking that duty, Ill let those geezers choose the next wolf monarch. All I want now is to progress to the Grand Ascension Stage so I wont be left too far behind by you, Silvermoon said with a roll of her eyes.

In that case, dont go back. As for the Art of Indifference that youve cultivated, Ive consulted many tomes and discovered that its not as irreversible as Senior Ao Xiao once proclaimed, Han Li said as a serious look suddenly appeared on his face.

Silvermoon was ecstatic to hear this, but an incredulous look then appeared in her eyes. What? Youre saying the Art of Indifference can be reversed? But my grandfather told me that there was no way to abandon this cultivation art unless I was willing to return to the Spatial Tempering Stage. Also, if I decide to give up the cultivation art, itll be very difficult for me to make further progress in my cultivation.

Its indeed impossible to completely abandon the Art of Indifference, but it wouldnt be impossible to separate it out of your body, Han Li replied.

What does that mean? Silvermoon was rather perplexed to hear this.

Its very simple in theory, but the actual execution is rather difficult. Long story short, I can refine a clone that you can transfer the power of your Art of Indifference into. Once you do that, theres a very good chance that those negative emotions will also be expelled from your body, Han Li explained.

Thats it? Silvermoon was still in disbelief.

Of course, it cant just be any normal clone, and once the power of your Art of Indifference is separated out of your body, youll still revert back to the Spatial Tempering Stage, but the difference is that youll be able to cultivate back to the Body Integration Stage without encountering any bottlenecks. The only issue is that youll have to spend some time returning to your current cultivation base, Han Li said.

Thats not an issue if I can reverse the effects of the Art of Indifference. What probability do you think this has of succeeding? Silvermoon asked in a hesitant voice.

It should be around 70% to 80%. However, in order to expel the Art of Indifference from your body, you require the assistance of someone with far superior cultivation base and spiritual sense to yourself. If you decide to take this path, Ill assist you myself, Han Li replied with a serious expression.

Thats quite a high chance of success. However, it sounds like it wont be an easy task to create a suitable clone for this purpose, Silvermoon said.

Rest assured, even if we fail, there will be no threat to your safety. Also, Ive already prepared a clone for you, Han Li said with a smile, then summoned a shimmering green figure amid a flash of green light.

Isnt that your spirit body? Are you giving it to me as a clone? Silvermoon was stunned by the sight of the green figure.

Thats right. This spirit body is different from normal clones in that it doesnt possess any spiritual nature and is only an empty vessel. I normally control it using a wisp of my spiritual sense or through Quer. At my current cultivation base, this Body Integration Stage spirit body doesnt really have much use for me anymore, so its perfect for you. The spirit body is extremely pre and can easily absorb all types of different power. On top of that, its already at the pinnacle of the Body Integration Stage, so itll be able to accept the power of your Art of Indifference without any fear of backlash. Han Li pointed a finger at the spirit body as he spoke, and it immediately took on an identical form to Silvermoon at his behest, except its skin was still green.

Silvermoon was stunned to see this, while Han Li was appraising the spirit body with a slightly forlorn expression.

He had hoped that the mysterious green liquid would allow it to progress indefinitely in its cultivation base with no ceiling, but for some reason, it was stuck at the pinnacle of the Body Integration Stage, and regardless of how much green liquid he used, it was still unable to reach the Grand Ascension Stage.

Thus, there was no better use for it than to act as the clone to resolve Silvermoons issue surrounding her Art of Indifference.

In that case, Ill accept this spirit body. With this clone at my disposal, Im more confident that well succeed. Ill begin refining this spirit body right away, and once that process is completed, we can begin reversing by Art of Indifference, Silvermoon said.

Alright, the sooner this issue is resolved, the sooner I can heave a sigh of relief. During your seclusion, Ill complete the cave abode and all of the formations. After that, Ill be able to lend you my undivided assistance, Han Li said as he nodded with a smile.

Silvermoon also smiled in response before making a hand seal, upon which she instantly vanished on the spot.

Following her departure, Han Li turned around again and began to test out all of the restrictions that the formation was capable of manifesting.

He was in such a hurry to resolve the issue of Silvermoons Art of Indifference as he was preparing for the long journey that he was going to be making soon.

He had to travel to another continent, and he didnt know what type of dangers he could encounter, so he was naturally unwilling to have Silvermoon accompany him.

After all, the Spirit Realm was a massive place, and even though he could ensure self-preservation, he couldnt guarantee the same for those around him.

Han Li had planned to travel to the other continents in several years, and he was only going to take Zhu Guoer and Patriarch Hua Shi along with him.

Zhu Guoers spiritual power was required to search for an entrance to the Small Spirit Sky, while Hua Shi was very adept in water attribute abilities, so he could come in useful on this trip.

With that in mind, a beautiful figure that resided deep in his heart flashed through his mind, but he took a deep breath to repress the thoughts of her.

If his journey to the other continents were to go smoothly, then he would be able to meet her in the near future.

What he had to do now was complete the Yin Yang Attracting Formation and ensure that there was nothing amiss.

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Three days flew by in a flash, and the Origin Integration Island had undergone a drastic transformation.

The spiritual Qi on the island was far more abundant, and some spirit beasts had appeared on the mountains.

Some buildings that were guarded by armed puppets had also been erected, and the puppets were patrolling set routes over and over again in a monotonous and expressionless manner, adding a hint of menace to this immortal-paradise-like scene.

All of a sudden, a few melodious bell chimes rang out from the tallest mountain on the island, and countless streaks of light immediately rose up into the air from the buildings on the other mountains before converging toward the tallest mountain.

Several thousand cultivators quickly gathered on the mountain, then knelt down and kowtowed in unison toward a silver palace up ahead. We pay our respects to our patriarch!

What? My grandfather is going to be transcending his tribulation in seven days? Why is the tribulation arriving so soon? Silvermoon exclaimed in a panicked manner.

They had just arrived in the teleportation hall of Deep Heaven City, and the elder that was on duty was the one who had just informed them of this terrible news.

There seemed to have been some type of mishap during Senior Ao Xiaos seclusion, so hes forced to transcend his tribulation in advance, and no further delay is possible. For this purpose, the holy island had borrowed some treasures from our city. Otherwise, we wouldnt even have heard about this, the elder replied with a wry smile, then cast a respectful gaze toward Han Li and Mo Jianli.

Even if we use all of the teleportation formations available to us, theres no way well be able to deliver a Sanqing Lightning Talisman to him in seven days, well only have a chance if Brother Ao can last a few days while facing the heavenly tribulation, Mo Jianli said with a grim expression.

Lets get back to the holy island right away then, perhaps well be able to make it in time. Teleport us to the nearest city to the holy island! Han Li instructed.

The elders heart jolted slightly upon hearing this, and he immediately bowed as he replied, Yes, Senior!

He then instructed the guards in the hall to undo the restrictions on a certain teleportation formation before quickly planting some spirit stones onto it.

Once the preparations were complete, Silvermoon immediately rushed into the formation, while Han Li and the others followed closely behind her.

Shortly thereafter, Han Lis trio vanished amid a flash of spiritual light.

Nine days later, a giant black ark suddenly appeared near the holy island before speeding directly toward the island.

The patrolling guards hurriedly flew toward the ark, but upon seeing the large ancient rune engraved on the front of the ark, all of them immediately drew to a halt before extending respectful bows toward the flying treasure.

Before the ark had even reached them, an urgent voice rang out from inside. Is Ao Xiao transcending his tribulation on the island?

Immediately thereafter, Mo Jianli emerged from the ark.

We pay our respects to Senior Mo! Senior Ao Xiao currently isnt on the holy island. Instead, hes transcending his tribulation in the Red Cloud Valley around 50,000 kilometers away, all of the elders of the holy island have gone to assist him as well, Spatial Tempering Stage guard hurriedly replied.

Red Cloud Valley? Mo Jianli murmured to himself before immediately getting back onto the ark which sped toward another direction at an incredible speed, leaving the guards to look on with befuddled expressions.

Close to an hour later, the giant black ark was still speeding through the air with Han Li, Mo Jianli, and Silvermoon all standing at the front.

The three of them looked on with grim expressions, and Silvermoon was feeling extremely anxious.

Han Li had obtained two Sanqing Lightning Talismans from the Spirit Monarch, and he had informed her that he was willing to give one to Patriarch Ao Xiao in order to assist him in his tribulation transcendence.

She had been ecstatic to hear this, but never did she think that such a crisis would suddenly arise as soon as they returned to the human race.

All of a sudden, a dull thump rang out from within Silvermoons body, as if something had suddenly shattered.

Silvermoons face immediately turned completely pale upon hearing this.

What happened, Yueer? Han Li immediately noticed the change in her complexion, and a sense of foreboding welled up in his heart. 1

Tears began to well up in Silvermoons eyes, and instead of replying to Han Li, she opened her mouth to release a bright red jade badge.

The badge was only around the size of a palm, but there was an extremely life-like male portrait etched on its surface. fгeewbnoel.cm

Han Li immediately identified the portrait to be one of Patriarch Ao Xiao.

At this moment, there were cracks all over the jade badge, and the number of cracks was only increasing.

After the span of just a few breaths, the entire jade badge crumbled away into powder that began to slip through her fingers, while she looked on with a disoriented expression.

It was quite apparent to Han Li what had happened, and he heaved a faint sigh before falling silent, standing by Silvermoons side to offer her comfort.

Mo Jianli also fell silent as he looked up into the sky in a forlorn manner.

As for Zhu Guoer and Patriarch Hua Shi, the two of them exchanged a nervous glance and didnt dare to make a sound.

The Inkspirit Holy Ark was still speeding along, and after close to another hour, around a dozen streaks of light suddenly came flying toward it.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, and the flying ark drew to a halt at his behest.

The streaks of light gathered around the ark, then faded to reveal the elders of the holy island.

The elders were elated to see Han Li and Mo Jianli, but their expressions immediately transitioned into one of grief as they extended respectful bows toward the ark. We pay our respects to Senior Han and Senior Mo!

Did Ao Xiao fail to transcend his tribulation? Mo Jianli asked with a dark expression.

Indeed, Senior Ao had just perished to his heavenly tribulation not long ago, leaving behind two damaged protective treasures and a spirit core, an elderly man replied in a respectful manner.

Who has my grandfathers spirit core? Give it to me, Silvermoon said in a cold voice.

Of course, Fellow Daoist Ling Long. According to Senior Aos final wishes, his core should go to you anyway, the elderly man replied, then flipped a hand over to produce a yellow wooden box before flying onto the ark and offering the box to Silvermoon with both hands.

Silvermoon was trembling slightly, but she still gritted her teeth and opened the wooden box to reveal a fist-sized white core that was giving off a familiar aura.

Beside the core sat half of a white sword and a small yellow bell that was missing a significant chunk.

Silvermoon gently stroked the core as she said in a calm voice, I want some peace and quiet, please dont disrupt me during this time.

After that, she turned and drifted toward the cabin of the ark.

Han Li looked on at her departing figure and didnt say anything to stop her.

Only after she had entered the cabin did he turn back to the holy island elders, and instructed, You can all get on the ark as well. Tell us about Senior Aos tribulation transcendence, and dont skip any details.

Yes, Senior, well be sure to provide as comprehensive a recount as possible, the elderly man replied without any hesitation.

Han Li nodded in response, and the holy island elders all boarded the giant ark.

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Half a year later, Han Li was standing with his hands clasped behind his back under a green spirit pine tree on the summit of a small mountain on the holy island.

He was peering into a small valley that was enshrouded in white mist in the distance, pondering something in an expressionless manner.

All of a sudden, spatial fluctuations erupted behind him, and a yellow figure emerged before extending a bow toward Han Li, then stood off to the side in a respectful manner.

How is the new cave abode coming along, Yuetian? Han Li asked without even turning his head.

Ive acted according to your instructions and examined most of the territory of the two races in person. As a result, I finally managed to find a place that fits all of the requirements, and we can move there at any time, Hai Yuetian replied in a respectful voice.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he finally turned around. Oh? So where is the site of this new cave abode?

Its situated on an island in the Boundless Sea. The location is very secluded, but the spiritual Qi there is extremely abundant, and its naturally enshrouded under a Yin Yang magnetic forcefield, which can be utilized to easily create a powerful protective restriction for the cave abode, Hai Yuetian replied.

I see, that does sound like a suitable place. Go and pack up your belongings, well leave the holy island in a few days, Han Li instructed.

Yes, Master. How is Senior Silvermoon? Has she still not come out of seclusion? Hai Yuetian asked after a brief moment of hesitation.

She still hasnt come out of seclusion yet, but I have a feeling shell be coming out in the next few days, Han Li replied as he turned toward the valley in the distance again.

I see. In that case, Ill instruct my disciples to begin preparations for the move. Hai Yuetian naturally had no reason to doubt Han Lis words, and he extended another respectful bow before departing from the small mountain, leaving Han Li to continue peering into the misty valley.

A long while later, the mist within the valley up ahead suddenly began to churn, and a streak of white light shot out before appearing above Han Li.

Im fine now, Brother Han, lets leave together, a silver-robed woman said with a smile as soon as she emerged.

Alright, lets go. Ive already found a good site for our cave abode where we can stay for a while, Han Li replied with a warm smile.

Youre saying we now have a cave abode all to ourselves? Thats fantastic! I really want to see it, Silvermoon said with bright eyes.

1 The Chinese character for moon is pronounced yue, hence, Yueer is an affectionate pet name for Silvermoon.

Several days later, Han Li reopened his eyes, and at this point, he had already refined the Xuan Wu True Blood.

He immediately made a hand seal, transforming into a giant black turtle amid a flash of radiant light.

The turtle was around 50 to 60 feet tall and took up virtually the entire secret chamber. There were countless runes surging over its black shell, forming a light barrier that presented quite a mystical sight to behold.

In terms of overall ability, this Xuan Wu form couldnt even begin to compare with his other transformations, but it definitely possessed the best defensive prowess.

This was a conclusion Han Li quickly arrived at after briefly inspecting the Xuan Wu form, and it came as no surprise to him.

After all, Xuan Wu had always been renowned for its durability among all true spirit beings.

The giant turtle disappeared amid another flash of light, and Han Li reverted back to his human form.

After taking a moment to settle the unrest in the energy within his body brought on by the transformation, he swept a sleeve through the air, and the bead that had been forced into a corner of the secret chamber came flying back toward him.

This was none other than the Domain Bead, and Han Li inspected it briefly before making a hand seal, upon which he abruptly vanished from inside the secret chamber.

In the next instant, Han Li re-emerged within the Domain Bead, hovering directly above the same giant island.

He looked down but failed to see anyone, so he released his spiritual sense to quickly sweep over the entire island, upon which his brows furrowed slightly.

There wasnt a single Space Fish being on the island.

Han Li then laid a finger onto his own glabella, and the spiritual sense that he was releasing was instantly enhanced by severalfold.

His enormous spiritual sense immediately expanded to encompass all of the other islands as well, and as a result, he finally discovered something.

He immediately flew toward a certain direction as a streak of azure light, and moments later, he appeared above one of the small islands amid a burst of spatial fluctuations.

He cast his gaze downward, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

The barren island was now riddled with a series of brand new triangular buildings of different heights, and there were many Space Fish beings making their way in and out of these buildings.

As soon as Han Li appeared, some of the most powerful Space Fish beings immediately noticed him, and they hurriedly fell to their knees with awe and veneration in their eyes.

As a result, everyone else noticed him as well, and they quickly fell to their knees as well.

Moments later, all of the Space Fish beings were gathered beneath Han Li, standing with their hands hanging respectfully by their sides.

Master, youve finally visited us again, the chieftain said as he rose up into the air with an elated expression.

Am I not welcome here? Han Li asked with an amused smile.

Of course you are, Master, all of us are ecstatic and greatly honored by your visit, the chieftain hurriedly replied with a fawning smile.

Haha, its alright, I was just joking. Theres a bigger island over there and two other islands as well, why have you all gathered on this island alone? Han Li asked with a curious expression.

The Domain Bead has already been refined by you, so it belongs to you, and we are already extremely fortunate to have been allowed to stay in here. If we alter this realm too much and somehow cause something to go wrong, we would be committing a major transgression, the chieftain replied.

Theres no need to be too concerned, if this realm were that easy to damage, then the Domain Bead wouldnt be considered to be such an exceptional treasure. Aside from the biggest island, you can roam the other smaller islands freely, Han Li said.

The chieftain immediately offered his gratitude in an elated manner. Thank you for your kindness, Master. We have some skills when it comes to planting spirit medicines, how about we organize a few medicine fields for you in here?

Medicine fields? Sure, go ahead and organize one first. By the way, you said you had a granddaughter whos quite adept in pill refinement, can I meet her? Han Li asked.

Lan Yao, come and meet our master, the chieftain immediately called out upon hearing this.

An elegant female Space Fish being down below faltered slightly upon hearing this before immediately rising up into the air, then extended a respectful curtsey toward Han Li. Lan Yao pays her respects to her master.

I heard from your grandfather that you have some aptitude in pill refinement, is that true? Han Li asked as he appraised the young woman.

Grandfather is being far too liberal with his praise. Pill refinement is just a hobby of mine, I wouldnt dare to claim that I have any aptitude in it, the young woman replied in a shy manner, and it seemed that she very rarely spoke to strangers.

Hehe, theres no need to be so modest. Ive seen your pill refinement cauldron and materials, you wouldnt even be able to use a lot of those things unless you were very adept in the art of pill refinement. I have some questions about pill refinement that I would like to ask you, just answer them to the best of your abilities, Han Li said.

Ill do my best, the young woman replied in an obedient manner.

Han Li nodded in response before dismissing the other Space Fish beings, then began his line of questioning.

Han Li was a pill refinement master in his own right, and his questions werent all that deep and profound, but they were all very special and niche questions that the ordinary pill refinement master definitely couldnt answer. freewbnoel.com

However, Lan Yao was able to provide answers to most of the questions, and after an hour of questioning, Han Li was very stunned and impressed with her talent in the art of pill refinement.

Han Li was silent for a moment before proposing something that came as quite a surprise to both Lan Yao and her grandfather. I can tell that you do indeed have brilliant aptitude in this field. As long as your cultivation base can keep up, perhaps youll be able to go even further than I do in the art of pill refinement. How about this? Why dont you accept me as your master in pill refinement? I can provide you with support in your normal cultivation, as well as some specialized guidance in pill refinement to help improve your mastery of the art.

The chieftain was so ecstatic that he could barely believe his own ears. Youd be willing to accept Yaoer as your disciple? Thats fantastic! Yaoer, hurry up and greet your master!

Yaoer pays her respects to her master! Lan Yao immediately knelt down and kowtowed toward Han Li again.

Haha, theres no need for such formalities. As a new disciple of mine, Im obligated to give you a present. Here are some pills and cultivation insights that Ive gathered, get yourself to the Spatial Tempering Stage first, and Ill begin instructing you in pill refinement after that, Han Li said with a smile as he tossed seven or eight vials of pills and a jade slip toward Lan Yao.

Thank you, Master, Ill be sure to do my best, Lan Yao replied as she caught the vials and jade slip in an elated manner.

Keep cultivating in this realm for now. Once we return to the human race, Ill bring you out to meet your senior martial brothers and sisters. Alright, Im leaving now, Han Li said with a smile, then prepared to leave after giving the chieftain a parting nod.

However, a thought suddenly occurred to the chieftain, and he hurriedly said, Please wait, Master, I have something to give you.

Han Li was rather taken aback to hear this. Oh? What is it?

Please take a look, Master, the chieftain said as he pulled a black box out of his sleeve before offering it to Han Li with both hands.

Han Li sweep a sleeve through the air, and the box was immediately drawn toward him.

He then flicked a finger toward the box, and the lid flew off on its own, revealing around a dozen objects of different sizes, including some stone shards, jade slips, and scrolls.

Instead of reaching for the items right away, Han Li asked, What is this?

These are some insights into the law of space left behind by the past powerful beings of our Space Fish Race. Only the chieftains of our race are entitled to view these records, but my cultivation base is too lackluster for these things to be of any use to me, so Im offering them to you in the hope that they can help you, Master, the chieftain replied in a respectful manner.

Oh? So youve identified the fact that I also possess spatial power? Han Li asked as a faint smile appeared on his face.

As the chieftain of the Space Fish Race, Im far more sensitive to spatial power than even my brethren. The spatial power within your body isnt very potent, but I can still sense it, the chieftain replied.

These things are indeed useful to me, so Ill keep them. Im really going to leave now, Han Li said with a meaningful nod, then stowed the box away before truly departing this time amid a burst of spatial fluctuations.

Following Han Lis departure, the chieftain turned to Lan Yao, and sighed, Lets go back down. You really are in luck, Yaoer, looks like youll be the future hope of our entire race. From now on, youll be free to use all of the resources in our race so you can progress in your cultivation as quickly as possible.

Several months later, the Inkspirit Holy Ark finally returned to the human race.

As soon as they arrived, they were immediately informed of a piece of astonishing news.

Mo Jianlis expression changed slightly as he turned to appraise the jade box with an intent gaze, while Han Li looked on in an indifferent manner.

Xue Ran heaved an internal sigh of relief upon seeing this. freewbnove.com

At this point, Hei Lin had already drawn the jade box into his own grasp.

The talismans and lid on the box were removed, and a loud thunderclap rang out as a jade badge that was around half a foot in length flew out from within.

The jade badge had arcs of lightning flashing all over its surface and countless golden runes inscribed upon it.

So this is a Sanqing Lightning Talisman, Hei Lin murmured to himself with an ecstatic expression.

Brother Spirit, I also have three Asura Spider cores here, would you like to take a look? On this occasion, it was Mo Jianli who had spoken.

Xue Rans expression darkened slightly upon hearing this, yet just as he was about to say something, the Spirit Monarch chuckled, Rest assured, fellow daoists, I dont have many of these talismans, but there are definitely enough to trade for all of the cores in your possession.

Thats good to hear, Mo Jianli said, but he still tossed a green wooden box toward the Spirit Monarch.

Xue Ran gave a cold harrumph as he produced a storage bracelet and also tossed it toward the Spirit Monarch.

Only Han Li continued to sit still on the spot, as if he really werent worried that there wouldnt be enough Sanqing Lightning Talismans for everyone.

The Spirit Monarch took a meaningful glance at Han Li before sweeping a sleeve through the air to catch the cores being offered to him by Xue Ran and Mo Jianli.

After a brief inspection, he tossed a jade box toward each of them as well.

Mo Jianli and Xue Rans eyes lit up in unison as they caught the boxes, then removed the talismans and lids with excitement on their faces.

Fellow Daoist Han, are you uninterested in my talismans or have you returned empty-handed? the Spirit Monarch asked.

Of course I havent returned empty-handed, but firstly, Id like to ask how many talismans you have left, Han Li replied with a smile.

The Spirit Monarch was rather taken aback to hear this. How many? Could it be that youve obtained a lot of Asura Spider cores?

Han Li offered no explanation and merely awaited the answer to his question with a smile on his face.

Xue Ran and the others were rather befuddled to see this.

Each of them had only received three cores from the Asura Spiders, so why did it sound like Han Li had more?

The Spirit Monarch was silent for a long while before finally replying, Truth be told, the Sanqing Lightning Talismans are the most precious treasures of our Spirit Race, so even I dont have many in my possession. Right now, I only have two left. If you really have that many Asura Spider cores, then you can take both of them.

Alright, then Ill do just that, Han Li replied without any hesitation.

Immediately thereafter, he flipped a hand over to produce a jade box and a small translucent sword amid a flash of spiritual light.

With a flick of his wrist, he sent the two items flying toward the Spirit Monarch as two balls of white light.

The Spirit Monarch caught the two items in his grasp, and instead of opening the box right away, he cast a curious gaze toward the small sword.

Moments later, a hint of enlightenment appeared in his eyes.

Hehe, this flying sword is something that I obtained from a powerful enemy in the Small Asura Realm, and its constructed from a few Asura Spider cores. There were five of those swords in total, but four of them were destroyed during our battle, and this is the only one left, Han Li explained in an unhurried manner.

Xue Ran and the others were also enlightened upon hearing this.

This flying sword was none other than one of the five being wielded by the brocade-robed man.

Four of them had been destroyed in battle, but the final one had fallen into the sand and was taken by Han Li in secret after the battle.

The brocade-robed man seemed to have forged a very strong alliance with the Asura Spiders prior to being betrayed, so it wasnt all that far-fetched to think that he could obtain so many cores to refine those flying swords.

It was quite a brilliant piece of innovation to directly use cores to refine flying swords.

As for the jade box accompanying the sword, that naturally contained the other three Asura Spider cores.

After examining the cores to ensure that there was nothing amiss, the Spirit Monarch gave the other two talismans to Han Li without any hesitation.

For him, the more Threads of Time he could refine, the better.

Thus, all sides were very happy in the wake of the trades.

After that, Han Li and the others didnt linger any longer on Concealed Spirit Mountain, and they quickly stood up to bid the Spirit Monarch farewell.

The Spirit Monarch didnt try to keep them, either, so all of them quickly departed.

As soon as Han Li and Mo Jianli left, they headed straight toward the place where Silvermoon was waiting for them along with the Inkspirit Holy Ark.

Half a day later, the two of them descended into a concealed valley, where they were greeted by the ecstatic Silvermoon, Zhu Guoer, and Patriarch Hua Shi.

Shortly thereafter, a burst of buzzing rang out from within the valley, and the Inkspirit Holy Ark emerged before flying toward human territory.

Han Li was seated at the center of a secret chamber on the bottom floor of the ark, and there were several items hovering around him, consisting of an antiquated lamp, two jade badges that with countless arcs of lightning flashing all over them, a five-colored bead, and a small white vial.

These were all treasures that he had obtained during this trip.

After examining these items for a short while, he suddenly raised an eyebrow before pointing a finger toward the jade badge.

Countless golden runes immediately appeared on the surface of the badge, and a bolt of lightning shot forth from it before striking the tip of his finger.

Han Li was struck by a numb sensation, and he lost all feeling in that entire hand while his skin turned slightly charred black.

Han Lis heart jolted slightly upon seeing this, and he immediately injected his enormous magic power into his hand.

Only then did his numb hand regain its feeling and its former complexion.

As expected of a legendary immortal talisman, I hope it really will be useful against heavenly tribulations, Han Li murmured to himself with a pleased look on his face. After that, he flipped a hand over to produce two jade boxes, which he stored the pair of jade badges into. The two boxes were then stowed away in a flash before he waved a hand toward the antiquated lamp.

The treasure was immediately drawn into his grasp, and he began to carefully inspect it.

The lamp was capable of summoning a peacock similar to the Moulan Sacred Beast, so it was definitely no ordinary treasure.

Thinking back to how the brocade-robed mans true form was also a peacock, one had to ponder what his relationship with the peacock manifested using the treasure was.

Aside from the spirit patterns all over the surface of the lamp, the materials used to refine it were extremely rare, and even Han Li wasnt able to identify all of them.

However, the materials that he was able to identify were all very precious.

After a moments contemplation, he seemed to have made a decision.

He made a hand seal, and a translucent thread shot out of his glabella amid a flash of spiritual light before vanishing into the lamp.

He then closed his eyes and began to thoroughly examine the treasure.

Time slowly passed by, and only after a day and a night did the translucent thread return to Han Li, following which he opened his eyes with an elated expression.

So this treasure is known as an Origin Soul Lamp. No wonder its able to summon that peacock, its formed by a wisp of the creatures soul!

Han Li was ecstatic upon making this discovery.

An Origin Soul Lamp was a treasure that could enhance soul fragments. There were also other treasures that soul fragments could be stored in, but unless the soul fragment could become an independent existence, it would inevitably disintegrate unless it returned to its host.

In contrast, there was no such concern with this Origin Soul Lamp. In fact, the treasure was capable of nurturing and enhancing the soul fragment stored within it over time.

If the soul fragment could be refined using some special secret techniques, then it could even become a clone-like existence. Furthermore, regardless of how powerful the clone was, there was no need to worry about backlash as long as one possessed this Origin Soul Lamp.

Under the correct circumstances, this treasure could even nurture a soul fragment of its owner to become more powerful than the owner themselves.

Han Li took a deep breath, and a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes.

Ever since the disappearance of his second Nascent Soul, he had intended to nurture a clone, and this treasure was perfect for that purpose.

He carefully examined the lamp several more times to ensure that it could indeed nurture soul fragments, and after ensuring that nothing was amiss, he immediately planted a soul fragment into the lamp.

Once this soul fragment became powerful enough, he would have to think about exactly how he wanted to develop it.

Thus, Han Li swept a sleeve through the air, releasing a burst of spiritual light to stow the Origin Soul Lamp away before directing his attention toward the small vial.

The contents of the vial was none other than the Xuan Wu True Blood he had obtained.

Once he devoured this blood and refined it, he would be able to drastically enhance the power of his 12 Awakening Transformations.

Ironically, he had thought that there was no way that anyone would be able to collect all 12 types of true blood and master all 12 transformations, yet he had already collected half of that, consisting of the true dragon, heavenly phoenix, Kun Peng, Five-colored Peacock, and Giant Mountain Ape.

If he could master the Xuan Wu transformation as well, then he would be over the halfway mark.

If he could attain all 12 transformations, then the true spirit forms that he could transform into would undoubtedly become unfathomably powerful.

After all, with each new transformation that was attained, the overall power of the 12 Awakening Transformations would be enhanced to an incredible degree.

With that in mind, Han Li grabbed the small vial before removing the lid and devouring its contents.

As soon as his voice trailed off, he opened his mouth to release the Domain Bead without waiting for a reply from the Space Fish beings.

As soon as the bead emerged, it began to revolve on the spot before releasing a burst of five-colored light.

As the burst of light swept over the plaza, all of the Space Fish beings quickly vanished, and after just a few seconds, the plaza was completely empty.

Han Li also vanished in a flash amid a burst of spatial fluctuations, then reappeared within a mysterious space.

Most of the space was comprised of a massive body of water with only four islands, one large and three small, at its center.

Han Li had appeared directly above the largest island, and he quickly caught sight of the Space Fish beings that had just been transferred into this space.

All of them were standing on a lawn, appraising their surroundings with elation in their eyes.

So this is the realm within the Domain Bead. Build some houses and reside in here for now, Ill release all of you from the bead once I find a suitable place for you to live, Han Li instructed in an implacable voice.

Yes, Master! the Space Fish Chieftain replied without any hesitation as he extended a deep bow, and all of the other Space Fish beings echoed him as they fell to their knees.

Hehe, theres no need for such formalities, Han Li said with a faint smile before stepping forward to depart from this space.

Only then did the chieftain repress his excitement before calling out to his brethren, and they began to find a suitable place to live on the islands.

Meanwhile, Han Li reappeared in the outside world before descending onto the ground, where he sat down with crossed legs before closing his eyes.

He could already sense an invisible force rejecting him from all directions, and it was quite uncomfortable.

Time slowly passed, and after a long while, a burst of peculiar energy fluctuations suddenly erupted overhead, while a blanket of dark clouds appeared.

The air around Han Li began to twist and warp, making it impossible to see through it.

All of a sudden, Han Li opened his eyes and flipped a hand over to produce a certain item, which then instantly exploded.

A thick bolt of silver lightning came crashing down from above, and Han Li vanished on the spot in a flash amid the lightning.

……

A burst of loud rumbling rang out on the summit of a barren mountain in the Spirit Realm, and a white spatial rift was opened up, following which a ball of five-colored light emerged from within.

The ball of light then transformed into a giant light formation that was over 100 feet in size.

In the next instant, a burst of spatial fluctuations surged forth amid flashes of countless arcs of lightning, and Han Li stumbled out of the formation.

He took a moment to steady himself, and the spatial rift and formation below it both disappeared amid a dull thump.

Everything returned to normal, and aside from the sudden emergence of Han Li, it was as if nothing had changed.

Han Li quickly inspected his surroundings before pointing a finger toward his own glabella.

A burst of enormous spiritual sense was instantly released, surging in all directions around him.

Looks like Im not too far away from the predetermined coordinates, this has been quite a successful trip, Han Li mused to himself as he removed his finger from his own glabella.

However, instead of immediately departing, he sat down onto the clean rock and began to meditate there while a treasure was flashing incessantly up one of his sleeves.

Around six hours later, a streak of white light shot forth toward him from the distance before reaching the mountain summit in just a few flashes.

The light then faded to reveal Mo Jianli, who said with an ecstatic expression, Im glad to see youve returned safely as well, Brother Han, I knew you wouldnt be too far away.

Hehe, it wouldve been unnecessary to set the coordinates in too secluded a location. Seeing as weve both returned, lets go and see the Spirit Monarch. It wouldnt be a very good situation if he doesnt have enough Sanqing Lightning Talismans and all of them get taken by Xue Ran and Hei Lin, Han Li replied in an unhurried manner.

Mo Jianlis expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he replied, Thats true. Lets head to Concealed Spirit Mountain right away.

Han Li nodded before making a hand seal, rising up into the air as a streak of azure light before flying toward a certain direction, followed closely by Mo Jianli.

The two of them quickly vanished into the distance, and shortly thereafter, they arrived near Concealed Spirit Mountain before immediately heading toward the mountain summit.

A dull thump rang out up ahead as restrictions of different colors emerged to stop them.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, yet just as he was about to destroy these restrictions by force, a male voice suddenly rang out.

Greetings, seniors, the Spirit Monarch has instructed us to lead you to him.

As soon as the voice trailed off, the bald Holy Spirit by the name of Ling Yin appeared, and he extended a respectful bow toward Han Lis duo.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly, and he instructed, Lead the way.

Please follow me, Senior. Ling Yin extended another slight bow before doing as he was told.

All of the restrictions up ahead automatically parted for him, and Han Lis duo trailed along behind him.

A short while later, they were taken to the hall where they had first met the Spirit Monarch, and upon their entry, they immediately caught sight of two familiar figures.

Xue Ran and Hei Lin were seated on one side of the hall, discussing something in a quiet voice.

However, their voices drew to an abrupt halt as soon as Han Li and Mo Jianli entered the hall, and they both turned their attention toward Han Lis duo.

Mo Jianlis pupils contracted slightly upon seeing this, but he feigned nonchalance as he chuckled, I had thought that we had already arrived quite early, but it seems were still a little late. How long have you two been here for? Have you already completed your trade with Brother Spirit?

Xue Ran cast a reflexive wary glance toward Han Li, then forced a smile on his own face as he explained, The two of us have only just arrived as well, and we still havent even met Brother Spirit yet.

Mo Jianli heaved an internal sigh of relief upon hearing this. I see, so were not too late then. Where is Brother Spirit and when is he coming out to meet us?

He should be here soon. I was just informed that Brother Spirit has been in seclusion these past few days, so itll take him some time to get here, Xue Ran replied.I see, Mo Jianli replied with a smile before taking a seat on the other side of the hall with Han Li.

Han Li had remained silent thus far, but he could naturally see the wariness that Xue Ran and Hei Lin harbored toward him.

It seemed that the battle in the Small Asura Realm had left quite a lasting impression upon them.

By the way, did you manage to find that Che Qizi? Han Li suddenly asked.

We did, but that creature was extremely cunning, and it only clashed with us once before abandoning its lair. Unfortunately, we couldnt stay in the Small Asura Realm for too long. Otherwise, we wouldve definitely hunted it down, Xue Ran replied in a disappointed manner.

Thats quite a pity, Han Li replied, and it was unclear whether he actually believed this story.

Just as Xue Ran was also about to ask him something, an elated voice suddenly rang out from outside the hall.

Haha, youve finally returned, fellow daoists, Ive been waiting for quite some time.

An elderly white-robed figure then appeared outside the hall before making his way into the room.

Hei Lin was ecstatic to see the elderly man, and he immediately stood up as he said, Brother Spirit Monarch, weve already obtained the Asura Spider cores you requested.

Is that so? Would I be able to examine them? the Spirit Monarch hurriedly asked as a hint of elation flashed through his eyes.

Of course.

Hei Lin flicked a wrist to send a green storage bracelet flying through the air without any hesitation.

The Spirit Monarch caught the bracelet before sweeping his spiritual sense into it, upon which a pleased look appeared on his face. These are indeed mature Asura Spider cores, and the power of time within them should be enough for me to refine a Thread of Time.

In that case… A rather anxious look appeared on Hei Lins face.

Haha, rest assured, Fellow Daoist Hei, the Spirit Monarch chuckled before stowing the storage bracelet away, then swept a sleeve toward Hei Lin to release a jade box that had several talismans plastered to it.

Hei Lin was ecstatic as he opened his mouth to release a burst of black light, which swept up the jade box before dragging it toward him.

Meanwhile, Xue Ran had his gaze fixed firmly on Mo Jianli and Han Li with a nervous look in his eyes.

The figure suddenly swept a sleeve through the air, and the entire formation disintegrated into countless golden and silver runes, revealing the figure to be a black-robed young man with his hands clasped behind his back.

The young man had particularly pale skin that had an almost sickly appearance in contrast with his black robes.

After taking a glance at the black space around him, he seemed to have immediately realized what environment he was in, and his brows furrowed slightly as he pointed a finger upward.

Around a dozen silver runes instantly shot forth before vanishing into the surrounding space, and in the next instant, a burst of loud rumbling rang out all around him.

All of the surrounding earth was rapidly peeled back as if it had sprung to life, forming an extremely long canyon that led all the way to the surface of the ground.

The young man cast his gaze upward, and a pleased look appeared on his face at the sight of faint white light shining down from above.

A burst of light swept up from beneath his feet, carrying his body directly up toward the top of the canyon.

Moments later, the young man emerged from the canyon amid a flash of silver light, and only after rising to an altitude of over 10,000 feet above the ground did he finally draw to a halt.

He quickly inspected his surroundings to discover a barren black landscape that was devoid of all signs of life aside from some short patches of wild weeds, it was as if this were a realm of death.

He didnt seem surprised by this in the slightest, and after a brief moment of contemplation, he made a hand seal, upon which specks of spiritual light emerged up above to form a menacing beast that was over 1,000 feet in length.

The beast had the head of a lion and the body of a Qilin. Its upper body was covered in scorching crimson flames, but its lower body was shimmering with silver light, and it was impossible to identify what type of beast this was.

In the next instant, the young mans face suddenly paled even further, and the giant beast he had just summoned disintegrated amid a dull thump, only able to maintain a blurry projection form.

Hmph, to think that my magic power has been restricted to such a degree, as expected, being sent down into a lower realm really isnt a good thing. Its no wonder that I was chosen, the young man murmured to himself.

Then again, this is a good thing. It means that those geezers wont be able to interfere with my actions. Hehe, that treasure of mine is still yet to be completely refined, Ill be able to arrange another blood sacrifice now. The blood essence of the vast majority of living beings in lower realms is quite impure, but if I can gather enough of them, then the quantity will make up for the lack of quality. As for that traitor, theres no need to track him down right away. Those geezers wont be happy with me for delaying the completion of my mission, but its not like they can do anything, the young man chuckled in a bone-chilling voice.

Immediately thereafter, he flipped a hand over to produce a shimmering golden cylinder, within which was a cluster of vibrant red bamboo slips.

The surfaces of these bamboo slips were etched with beautiful silver patterns, and there were lights of all types of different colors revolving all around them, indicating that they were no ordinary treasures.

The young man tossed the cylinder high up into the air before chanting something, and it quickly transformed into a ball of golden light, following which a giant eight trigrams projection emerged.

The young man ceased in his chanting before pointing a finger upward, then uttered the word rise.

A streak of green light immediately shot out of the eight trigrams projection before speeding toward a certain direction.

Looks like that direction is where the greatest number of living beings are situated, let me start there, the young man mused to himself with a sinister expression before flying away as a streak of golden light, followed closely by the beast projection he had just summoned.

……

So this is the true form of the Domain Bead, Han Li said as he appraised the bead in his hand with a surprised expression.

The bead had already shrunk down to less than half its original size, making it comparable to a pea.

However, its surface had become extremely smooth, and it had taken on a five-colored appearance with a wisp of white Qi revolving around it, presenting quite a mysterious sight to behold.

Thats right, Senior. The mark left in the bead has already been completely erased, so the disguise cast on it by our forefathers has also been lifted. You can now begin refining this treasure right away, the chieftain of the Space Fish Race replied in a respectful manner, and his face was looking slightly pale, clearly indicating that he had expended quite a bit of blood essence.

Alright, get all your brethren to pack up their belongings, well leave the Small Asura Realm once I finish refining this bead, Han Li instructed.

Thank you for your kindness, Senior, Ill arrange that right away. By the way, you must require a quiet place in which you can refine this bead, so please come to the secret chamber that I normally cultivate in, the chieftain replied with an excited expression.

Alright, lead the way, Han Li replied with a nod.

Shortly thereafter, Han Li was led to the bottom of a triangular building, where a tightly-shut bluestone gate appeared before him.

Please come in, Senior, the elderly man man said as he made an inviting hand gesture after opening the gate.

Han Li strode in through the gate, and a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes.

Aside from some commonplace fixtures that one would normally find in a secret chamber, there was also a row of black wooden shelves that were laden with bamboo slips, jade boxes, and other containers, as well as a crimson pill refinement cauldron that was several feet tall.

Are you adept in pill refinement as well? Han Li asked.

No, Senior, these things are all for my granddaughter, she has some aptitude when it comes to pill refinement. Unfortunately, shes limited by the lack of diversity in the spirit medicines in this realm, so shes unable to refine many types of pills, the chieftain hurriedly explained with a bow, and a hint of pride could be seen in his eyes as he talked about his granddaughter.

Hehe, if she really does have some aptitude in pill refinement, I can nurture that talent once we get back to my realm, Han Li said with a faint smile.

That would be immensely fortunate for her. The chieftain was naturally ecstatic to hear this.

Alright, you can go now. Everything will have to wait until we leave this realm, so Im going to begin refining this Domain Bead now, Han Li instructed.

The chieftain hurriedly did as he was told, departing from the secret chamber after extending a respectful bow.

Han Li swept a sleeve toward the gate, and it swung shut on its own amid a flash of light.

At the same time, countless runes appeared on its surface, instantly forming a restriction.

Only then did Han Li take a seat on a futon in the secret chamber, then flipped a hand over to produce a yellow jade slip.

This was a refinement technique recorded by the Space Fish Race, and it had been given to him by the chieftain not long ago.

He pressed the jade slip to his forehead before injecting a wisp spiritual sense into it, and his expression changed slightly.

Sure enough, this refinement method was different from all of the ones he had learned in the past, indicating that it had most likely been created specifically for this Domain Bead.

With his current level of power, he was able to master the secret technique after only reading through it a few times.

Thus, he stowed the jade slip away before flipping a hand over to summon the Domain Bead.

A burst of invisible power surged forth, suspending the bead in mid-air.

Immediately thereafter, Han Li took a deep breath before opening his mouth to expel several balls of spiritual Qi onto the bead, then made a hand seal to summon his Provenance True Devil Projection amid a flash of golden light.

At the same time, black light flashed from his glabella, and his Law Destruction Eye also slowly opened.

Countless spiritual sense threads immediately came surging out of the demonic eyes, and the entire secret chamber was filled with all types of energy fluctuations…

Two days and two nights quickly passed by, and just as the Space Fish Chieftain was beginning to grow rather anxious, the stone gate was finally opened once again, following which Han Li emerged with a hint of exhaustion in his eyes.

A hint of elation coupled with anxiety surfaced in the elderly mans eyes as he asked, Senior, have you already…

Rest assured, Ive already successfully refined the Domain Bead. Gather all of your brethren as quickly as possible, I can already sense that this realm is beginning to reject me, so I wont be able to stay here for much longer, Han Li replied.

Thats fantastic! Ill arrange that right away, the chieftain replied in an ecstatic manner before hurriedly departing.

Around 15 minutes later, several hundred excited Space Fish beings were gathered on the plaza, but all of them were completely silent and standing in rigid and formal postures.

At the very front of the group stood the chieftain, and in the instant Han Li emerged from one of the triangular buildings, he knelt down before kowtowing as he said in a respectful voice, Thank you for saving our race, Master! The 512 members of our race hereby swear to serve you for generation after generation until the end of time. If we break this vow, then our entire race will receive divine retribution, erasing our entire race from the face of the world.

As soon as his voice trailed off, the chieftain made a grabbing motion to summon a short dagger, which he plunged several inches deep into his own chest, and blood immediately began to flow from the edge of the wound.

The Space Fish beings behind him also kowtowed toward Han Li before summoning all types of sharp blades that they plunged into their own bodies, then swore the same blood vow.

A massive crimson rune that was around an acre in size emerged in the sky as a result of the vow, but it then quickly vanished in a flash.

You can all get up now. The fact that youve sworn a collective blood vow is sufficient testament to your loyalty. In return, I will treat you like my own brethren without any bias or discrimination, Han Li said as he appeared in the air above all of the Space Fish beings. freewbnoel.com

Despite Han Lis steadfast demeanor, he was quite taken aback to hear this, and he chuckled, You want to accept me as your master? Is that supposed to be a joke? Youve only just met me and know nothing about my personality, what if I were to treat you even worse than the Asura Spider Race?

Were you the one who eradicated those Asura Spider Race spies outside, Senior? the elderly man asked.

I didnt take care of them in person, but I was involved, Han Li replied in an ambiguous manner.

In that case, you must be aware of the current situation our race is facing, right, Senior? the elderly man asked in a grim manner.

I do. However, there are countless similar cases across all of the realms out there, thats not a reason for me to intervene. I dont see any benefit in accepting you, so why would I do that when I could risk offending other powerful beings of the same caliber as myself? Han Li asked.

Youve already taken care of those spies and come to visit us in person, so there must be something that we can do for you. As long as you agree to accept us, well be willing to do anything for you. Us Space Fish beings are rather adept in control over spatial power, perhaps that wont be able to directly assist you in battle, but were more than capable of opening up small spaces and managing cave abodes, the elderly man replied in an extremely earnest manner.

Hehe, you make a compelling case. There is indeed something that you can do for me. Setting everything aside for now, do you recognize this thing? Han Li flipped a hand over to summon the blue bead as he spoke.

As soon as the bead appeared, it immediately began to emit a buzzing sound, resonating with the elderly man in a peculiar manner.

Much to Han Lis surprise, the elderly man wasnt all that surprised to see the bead. Instead, he sighed, Thats the Domain Bead. As expected, our sacred treasure has fallen into your hands.It seemed as if a burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

So this is a sacred treasure of your race? You seemed to already have been aware that it was in my possession, Han Li said as his eyes narrowed slightly.

I only just found out not long ago. Please take a look at this, Senior. The elderly man raised an arm as he spoke to reveal a peculiar symbol on his wrist.

The symbol was identical in shape to the bead that Han Li was holding, and it was also flashing with faint blue light.

This sacred symbol is something that only the past chieftains of the Air Fish Race can possess. Aside from its purpose as a mark of identification, its main purpose is to detect the sacred treasure of our race. At my current cultivation base, Ill be able to sense the exact location of the Domain Bead as long as its within a radius of 100 kilometers around me, this is why I was willing to immediately accept you as the master of our race. I believe that this is a sign from the heavens. Otherwise, how would our sacred treasure have fallen into your hands? the elderly man said in a serious manner.

Interesting. You can stand up now. I happened to obtain this treasure by chance. Seeing as its the sacred treasure of your race, it must have some other important purpose aside from the power of laws contained within it, right? Han Li asked with an intrigued expression.

Thats right, this Domain Bead is an extremely rare treasure that contains a realm in itself! However, back when our race first began to fall into decline many years ago, the treasure was sealed by a powerful being in our race using a secret technique. As such, Ive only ever heard legends of the treasures abilities, the elderly man replied in a respectful manner as he rose to his feet.

A hint of surprise appeared on Han Lis face upon hearing this. Oh? That does make it an extremely precious spatial treasure. Did you know that this treasure was sealed in that glacial pond?

I did. The forefathers of our race intentionally stored the Domain Bead in that glacial pond so that other powerful beings wouldnt hunt us down over the treasures. After all, we didnt have sufficient power to protect it, so it wouldve only spelled trouble for us. As such, it was mandated that the sacred treasure could only be retrieved once our race became powerful enough to protect it. Unfortunately, we never managed to make a resurgence. Instead, weve been falling further and further into decline, to the extent that were almost unable to even pass down our bloodline anymore. Thus, the sacred treasure became completely pointless to us, the elderly man explained in a resigned manner.

It seems that your forefathers made a very wise decision. Otherwise, the Asura Spider Race wouldve taken the treasure from you long ago. Speaking of which, I saw them retrieve another rock that was also imbued with the law of space in that glacial pond, what was that thing? Han Li asked.

That is another sacred treasure of our race known as the Engraved Spirit Stone, it serves no other purpose than to help powerful beings master the power of space.

I see. Han Li looked down at the bead in his hand with a contemplative expression.

The elderly man gritted his teeth with a hesitant expression before continuing, Senior, if youre willing to accept our race, then wed be willing to offer our blood essence to erase the mark left on the Domain Bead by our forefathers so that you can refine it for yourself. This sacred treasure has been refined by the powerful beings of our race in the past, and ownership cannot be transferred through normal refinement methods. I also know a cultivation art that will allow you to easily control this treasure.

Of course, the prerequisite for all of this is that you have to be quite powerful even among Grand Ascension Stage beings. Otherwise, itll be very difficult for you to repress the backlash from this bead. As for the Asura Spider Race, they cant leave this realm easily due to some special reasons, so you dont have to worry about offending them.

I am indeed very interested in this treasure, but Im afraid itll be very difficult for me to take all of you with me as I entered this realm through a special method. Unless I make all of you my spirit beasts and store you in my spirit beast bracelet, I wont be able to take you with me when I depart from this realm. As for those Asura Spiders, they pose no threat to me so even if they do come after me, Ill be capable of opposing them, Han Li said.

If thats your only concern, then theres a very simple solution. After you refine the Domain Bead, well be able to enter the realm within the bead and leave this realm with you, the elderly man replied in an ecstatic manner.

Thats a viable option, but can the realm within the Domain Bead really contain all of you? And how long will it take for me to refine the treasure? I only have a few more days left in this realm, Han Li said.

Rest assured, Senior, the area of the realm within the Domain Bead definitely ranks among the top treasures of its kind. As for the time itll require to refine the bead, with the assistance of our entire race, itll only take around two to three days for you to successfully refine it, the elderly man immediately replied.

Han Li contemplated the situation for a moment before nodding in response. Oh? I didnt think that the realm inside the treasure would be so vast. I can afford to wait two or three days. In that case, its decided, as long as I can refine this Domain Bead, Ill protect your Space Fish Race for as long as I live.

It wasnt a difficult task for him to integrate such a weak branch of beings into the human race.

The elderly man was ecstatic to hear this, and he immediately fell to his knees before kowtowing again. Thank you, Senior! Ill begin the preparations right away, please wait for me.

He didnt know how Han Li was going to treat them, but it was surely going to be better than living under the rule of the Asura Spiders, which were slaughtering them as they pleased, placing them at constant risk of ending their bloodline inheritance.

Go on, Ill stay here and study this treasure in the meantime, Han Li instructed with a wave of his hand.

Yes, Ill be taking my leave now, Senior. Only then did the elderly man rise to his feet before departing in a respectful manner.

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Several hours later, a shimmering silver formation was slowly taking shape on a plot of empty land situated between around a dozen triangular buildings.

Countless Space Fish beings were busy constructing the formation, while another group of Space Fish beings were walking onto a tall platform that had just been constructed on the edge of the formation. freewbne.com

They then slit their wrists using sharp blades, allowing their blood to flow into a giant azure cauldron that was around as half as tall as a grown man.

Close to half of the cauldron had already been filled, and a translucent blue bead that was flashing with faint spiritual light was floating at the center of the pool of blood.

At this moment, Han Li was hovering in the air above the giant formation, appraising the unfolding scene with his arms crossed.

The Space Fish beings were very efficient, completing a series of very complex preparatory steps in a short time.

It seemed that it wouldnt even take the full three days for him to refine the Domain Bad.

He was naturally very eager to truly attain such a powerful spatial treasure, and he really wanted to know what the realm inside the treasure was like.

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On the Blood Sky Continent of the Spirit Realm, a resounding boom suddenly rang out from a certain ancient altar that was embedded into the ground, following which a burst of energy fluctuations was released, forcibly scattering all of the earth around the altar.

Immediately thereafter, a five-colored light formation appeared in mid-air, and a translucent figure emerged.

Ive finally completed my descent. As expected, the spiritual Qi is far less abundant here than in the True Immortal Realm, the figure sighed to himself as he inspected his surroundings.

There were several dismembered wolf-like beast carcasses strewn around the lava, clearly having been sliced apart by some type of sharp blade.

Jin Tong, Han Li called as he withdrew his gaze. 1

Spatial fluctuations erupted nearby, and the Gold Devouring Beetle Monarch instantly appeared before extending a deep bow toward Han Li, then said something to Han Li in an unintelligible language, but Han Li seemed to be able to understand it.

So these things arrived here not long after I left, they mustve been sent here by the Asura Spiders. Its a good thing I left you here. Otherwise, I wouldnt know what the Asura Spider Race was planning. Come back for now, Han Li said as he swept a sleeve through the air, and Jin Tong immediately flew over to him before vanishing up his sleeve in a flash.

Jin Tong was a name that Han Li had given the Gold Devouring Beetle Monarch on a whim, and he felt it to be quite appropriate.

After that, Han Li flicked a finger toward the dismembered beast carcasses, releasing several crimson fireballs that incinerated everything into ashes.

Only then did Han Li direct his attention toward the lava lake again, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

He flipped a hand over to produce the talisman-covered jade box that contained that blue bead, then swept a hand over the box, upon which all of the talismans and the lid was removed, revealing the bead inside.

As soon as the bead appeared, it immediately released a burst of powerful law fluctuations that were guided into the lava lake by Han Lis magic power.

Upon first seeing the blue stone and this bead at the glacial pond, Han Li had discovered that they imbued with a familiar aura in addition to their immense spatial power.

After pondering the matter, he discovered that this aura was identical to that of the Space Fish beings he had encountered earlier.

However, this aura was extremely feeble on these two items, to the extent that it was barely detectable.

If it werent for the fact that he had only encountered the Space Fish beings only several days prior, he most likely wouldnt have been able to detect it, either.

As such, even though Han Li didnt know that the treasures in the glacial pond were the so-called sacred treasures of the Space Fish Race, he had guessed that there was a connection.

Furthermore, he didnt have any concrete evidence to support this, but he felt like this treasure was hiding a secret.

Thus, as soon as he obtained the bead, he immediately traveled to this lava lake.

The blue bead within the jade box was flashing erratically, and the law fluctuations it was giving off were becoming more and more potent, causing the nearby space to buzz incessantly while blurry bands of light materialized in the air.

The entire underground cave also began to tremor slightly, sending countless rock fragments raining down from above.

If a normal person had been in Han Lis shoes, they would at least be dealt some injuries, if not killed, by this rain of rocks, but as a Grand Ascension Stage being, Han Li was naturally able to eradicate the falling rocks with ease with his protective spiritual light.

All of a sudden, the lava lake parted, and several human-fish hybrid creatures emerged, wielding all types of different weapons.

These were none other than the Space Fish beings that Han Li had seen a few days ago, and they immediately surrounded him before appraising him with bewildered expressions.

There was a burly male Space Fish being among them, and he was that Spatial Tempering Stage leader of the Space Fish Race

His gaze was firmly locked onto the jade box, and there was a hint of indescribable excitement intermingled with the bewilderment in his eyes.

Han Li merely appraised the Space Fish beings in silence with a hint of a smile on his face.

Who are you and why are you unleashing your power here, Senior? Are you targeting our race? the burly Space Fish being asked in a wary voice.

He possessed the most advanced cultivation base among all of the Space Fish beings present, yet he had only just reached the Spatial Tempering Stage, and he was completely unable to glean Han Lis cultivation base, so he was naturally feeling very anxious.

I want to meet your leader, Han Li said in an implacable voice as he stowed the jade box and bead away amid a flash of white light.

The burly mans expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and following a brief moment of contemplation, he replied with a slightly forced smile, Yes, Senior, well take your to our chieftain right away.

He was clearly well aware that Han Li was far too powerful for him to turn down.

Even so, he still turned to two of his companions and quickly communicated something to them through voice transmission, then made an inviting hand gesture toward Han Li. frewebnovel.com

The two Space Fish beings immediately plunged into the lava lake as two balls of red light at his behest.

Han Li paid no heed to this and drifted down into the lava lake in an unhurried manner as well.

In the instant that Han Li descended into the lava lake, it immediately parted to create a massive passageway several tens of feet wide.

The passageway was unfathomably deep and seemed to reach all the way to the lakebed.

Thats the Fire Evasion Technique!

The burly man was quite stunned to see this.

The Fire Evasion Technique was a very commonplace technique that even elementary cultivators could master, but it was astonishing that such an incredible phenomenon could be created using such a simple technique.

The burly man took a moment to compose himself, then descended into the lake along with his companions.

The lava lake didnt appear to be all that large, but it was unexpectedly very deep.

Only after descending for about 3,000 to 4,000 feet did Han Li finally catch sight of a blue light barrier down below.

His expression changed slightly as he passed directly through the light barrier, upon which he arrived in another small space.

As soon as he entered this space, loud sirens rang out in all directions, and around a dozen patrolling Space Fish beings immediately surrounded him with menacing expressions.

Han Li raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, and just as he was considering whether he should teach these Space Fish beings a lesson, the burly man also rushed into the light barrier before hurriedly yelling, Get back! This senior is an esteemed guest of our race, and hes here to see our chieftain!

All of the guards were rather hesitant upon hearing this. What? He wants to meet our chieftain? Surely thats not appropriate.

Right at this moment, a ball of red light shot forth from another direction, then faded to reveal a female Space Fish being holding a badge aloft in her hand. The chieftain wishes to meet the esteemed guest in the Heavenly Domain Hall, no one is to stop him!

The Space Fish guards were still rather bewildered by the situation, but they all backed down as instructed. In that case, please go on ahead.

Only then did Han Li carefully inspect his surroundings with a faint smile on his face.

This area only had a radius of less than 10 kilometers, and there were hundreds of triangular buildings of different heights constructed here.

The surfaces of these buildings were all etched with extremely primitive-looking squiggly text, but upon closer inspection, one would discover that the text seemed to contain some type of profound meaning.

Han Li didnt know how many Space Fish beings were living in those buildings, but there were less than 300 outside the buildings, and the vast majority of them were elderly, women, or children.

It seemed that even if all of the Space Fish beings were to vacate the buildings, there would only be around 500 to 600 of them at most, so this definitely wasnt a prosperous community.

The burly man was growing rather uneasy at the sight of Han Li inspecting the surrounding area, and he volunteered, Please come with me, Senior.

Alright, lead the way, Han Li replied in a nonchalant manner.

The burly man extended a bow before rising up into the air and flying toward a certain direction.

As for Han Li, he took a step forward and immediately appeared over 100 feet away, following along behind the burly man in an unhurried manner.

After just a few flashes, the two of them arrived in front of an ordinary-looking building.

There were no guards stationed at the entrance of the building, and the burly man stopped here before turning to Han Li with a respectful salute.

Our chieftain is inside, Senior. I cant come in with you, so Ill be waiting outside.

Han Li nodded in response before making his way into the building.

After passing through the entrance, he arrived in a hall that was around 100 feet in size with only some simple tables and chairs in the room.

On the chair at the end of the hall sat a thin grey-haired elderly man with a completely human body as opposed to a human-fish hybrid body.

Han Li swept his spiritual sense toward the elderly man to find that he was only at the early-Body Integration Stage.

Are you the Space Fish Chieftain? Han Li asked in a calm manner.

The elderly man had already risen to his feet as soon as Han Li entered the hall, and after briefly sweeping his spiritual sense toward Han Li, his expression changed slightly as he replied in a respectful manner, My name is Liu Shuo, and I am indeed the chieftain of the Space Fish Race. May I ask where youve come from, Senior? Are you a Grand Ascension Stage being?

There was a hint of peculiar excitement intermingled with the elderly mans respectful expression.

Thats right, I am a Grand Ascension Stage from a foreign realm, Han Li replied with a faint smile.

A mixture of grief and elation appeared on the elderly mans face upon hearing this, and he suddenly fell to his knees before kowtowing toward Han Li. Thank heavens! A powerful being from a foreign realm has finally blessed us with his presence! Please save our race, Senior. If you can save us from the Asura Spider Race, well accept you as our master and serve you for generations to come.

1 Jin Tong literally translates to golden child.

The silver Fire Raven immediately spread its wings and swelled to several thousand feet in size, and its silver flames also brightened significantly to illuminate the entire sky. rewebnovel.com

Han Li immediately uttered the word absorb upon seeing this, and the Spirit Engulfing Fire Raven instantly lowered its head before opening its beak to release a vast expanse of silver flames, inundating all of the ice around the glacial pond.

The ice began to melt away at an astonishing rate, while specks of silver light emerged from the ice before fusing into the silver flames.

In the blink of an eye, all of the ice was melted away, and the entrance to the glacial pond was revealed once again. The silver flames continued downward to encompass the entire pond as well, and all of the glacial Qi being released by the pond transformed into wisps of silver light, white were devoured by the silver flames to further fuel them.

The Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames were a type of mutated flames that were very peculiar in that it combined both Yin and Yang attributes. As such, it could absorb both extreme glacial and extreme Yang attribute items to bolster its power.

As soon as the seal over the glacial pond had been undone by the Asura Spiders, the Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames within Han Lis body had become extremely restless, yearning to devour the glacial Qi here.

Han Li had been ecstatic to sense this.

Never had the Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames displayed such a strong reaction before.

He had explored several glacial regions of the Spirit Realm in the past, discovering some glacial Qi that could be absorbed by the Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames, but none of those had been as attractive to the flames.

The Asura Spiders were powerless to counter the glacial Qi here, but Han Li was able to do so with ease with these flames.

However, he didnt want to reveal to anyone the ability of his Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames to devour glacial Qi, so he had hidden this fact and assisted them in using their formation to dredge up that treasure.

Currently, Han Li was hovering in the air above the valley with an expectant look on his face.

As time passed, the glacial Qi flowing out of the pond gradually became more feeble, and it seemed that almost all of it had been devoured by the Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames.

Han Lis brows furrowed upon seeing this. He pointed a finger at the Spirit Engulfing Fire Raven, and it quickly shrank down to around only 10 feet in size before plunging down as a silver fireball.

As soon as the Fire Raven plunged into the silver flames down below, all of it vanished into the Fire Ravens body in a flash, following which the Fire Raven plunged into the pond.

A string of rumbling booms rang out within the pond while silver light flashed incessantly.

Meanwhile, Han Li closed his eyes, but he was still maintaining a hand seal as he uttered an incantation in a barely audible voice.

The glacial Qi emanating from the pond began to vanish at an even faster rate, and two hours later, the silver Fire Raven re-emerged from the pond.

At this point, all of the glacial Qi was already gone, and the pond had become nothing more than an ordinary pond.

Han Li opened his eyes, and a hint of elation appeared on his face as he appraised the Spirit Engulfing Fire Raven.

The Fire Raven still had silver flames burning all over its body, but beneath those flames was a translucent body, indicating that it had attained a substantial form.

It was clear that the Fire Raven had undergone another evolution after absorbing all of the glacial Qi within the pond.

Of course, this transformation was only just beginning.

The fact that the pond posed a threat even to a Grand Ascension Stage being was sufficient testament to just how potent its glacial Qi was.

Even with the Spirit Engulfing Fire Ravens immense powers, it couldnt refine and absorb so much glacial Qi in such a short time, so it could only slowly do through a slow process.

Han Li switched to a different hand seal as he prepared to withdraw the Spirit Engulfing Fire Raven, but right at this moment, it suddenly opened its beak to send a ball of white light flying directly toward him.

Han Li faltered slightly before reflexively reaching out to catch the ball of light, upon which it was revealed that this was an egg-sized translucent ball that was giving off a glacial aura.

If it werent for his protective spiritual light and his incredible physical constitution, his hand wouldve most likely been harmed by the ball upon contact.

Interesting! Did you find this in the pond? Han Li asked.

The silver Fire Raven merely hovered before him and displayed no reaction.

Han faltered slightly before bursting into laughter. Silly me, with your limited spiritual nature, theres no way youd be capable of answering questions.

After appraising the ball for a while longer, HanLi swept his spiritual sense toward it, upon which a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

As soon as his spiritual sense came into contact with the surface of the ball, it naturally slid off to the side as if there were nothing in his hand.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Han Li pointed a finger at his own glabella, releasing a translucent spiritual sense thread that vanished into the ball in a flash.

I see. On this occasion, an enlightened look appeared on Han Lis face, and after a brief hesitation, he tossed the ball up into the air before pointing a finger at it.

A bolt of golden lightning immediately erupted out of his fingertip to strike the translucent ball, which flashed violently before finally shattering amid the golden lightning.

A burst of astonishing glacial Qi swept forth in all directions, following which a blue object was revealed.

It turned out that the translucent ball contained a thumb-sized bead, which was giving off powerful spatial fluctuations.

Han Li quickly assessed the situation and soon made sense of the situation.

This glacial pond didnt just contain one sacred treasure of the Space Fish Race, there were two instead.

The larger one was the blue rock taken by the Asura Spiders, while the smaller one was this translucent bead.

Despite the size discrepancy, the spatial fluctuations emanating from the two treasures were quite comparable. However, the bead had been intentionally disguised by another treasure, allowing it to escape the detection of even Grand Ascension Stage spiritual sense, so it was clear that this one was more important in the eyes of the Space Fish Race than the blue stone.

As for its exact purpose, that was most likely something that only the Space Fish Race would know.

After a brief moment of hesitation, Han Li flipped a hand over to release a jade box before placing the bead into it and closing the lid, then quickly plastered several restriction talismans to the boxs surface.

Thus, the spatial fluctuations emanating from the box were completely cut off.

After that, he stowed the jade box away before making a hand seal, and the Spirit Engulfing Fire Raven rapidly shrank down into a silver fireball before vanishing up his sleeve in a flash.

He then stomped a foot onto the ground, rising up and departing from the island as a streak of azure light.

Judging from the direction he was traveling toward, it seemed that he was going to the lava lake where the Space Fish beings were situated.

At the same time, the Asura Spiders were on their way back to the stone city, and the green-robed woman wore a concerned expression as she said, Yinger, will it really be alright leaving those Air Fish beings where they are? The secret of their existence has already been leaked, and weve just secured their secret treasure, what if they read between the lines and figure out what were doing?

Havent you already sent some subordinates to keep an eye on them? Just leave them where they are. Even though spatial power can be extracted from their cores, this branch has no future. Even the fully mature ones among them are only at the Spatial Tempering Stage, so theres no way we can extract true spatial laws from them. Besides, we only required their cores as we were hoping to be able to control spatial power by devouring the power within those cores. However, during my seclusion, I discovered that this method is largely ineffective.I was only able to master the law of space using a different method. Otherwise, I would most likely still be stuck at square one even now, Yinger replied in a nonchalant manner.

You used another method? The green-robed woman was quite surprised to hear this.

Thats right. With the sacred treasure of the Space Fish Race in our grasp, we no longer require their cores as we already have enough, so theres no need to risk another conflict with those outsiders over something like this. Once we get back, Ill refine that mans Nascent Soul to further my mastery of the law of space-time. Once I come out of seclusion, Ill be able to produce a space-time seed for you, and when that time comes, both of us will be able to attain the law of space-time, well be unstoppable across all realms! Yinger replied with a smile.

With your current powers, you can already contend with the average Grand Ascension Stage being, once you reach the Grand Ascension Stage, youll most likely be comparable in power to those top-grade true spirit beings. Aside from true dragons and heavenly phoenixes, nothing will be able to stand in your way, the green-robed woman said with an elated expression.

Yinger merely chuckled in response, but judging from her expression, she clearly agreed with this assessment.

……

A burst of yellow light subsided above the underground lava lake, and Han Li emerged before inspecting his surroundings, upon which his brows immediately furrowed slightly.