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The situation is rather special right now, so Ill keep this short. As Im sure youve all seen, this is the current state of Cloud City. Its quite simple, we fell into a trap sprung by the Jiao Chi Race. They lured our main frontline forces to a certain perilous place and temporarily trapped them in there. The Jiao Chi Race army took advantage of this to conquer 13 cities in succession, and theyre now at Cloud City. Our citys main formation diagram has also been stolen by them, so we cant even use the formation to oppose their army. Hence, well have to abandon this city soon. All of you should also retreat to the nearest Concealed Wyrm City, the young man said in a calm manner.

The situations that horrible already? Surely with you here, the situation wouldnt warrant abandoning Cloud City, Senior. Fairy Yue was quite stunned to hear this, as was everyone else.

Hehe, do you think the Jiao Chi Race didnt send any Grand Ascension Stage beings themselves? There are two grand elders of the Jiao Chi Race in this invading army, and they notified me in advance that if I dont participate in this battle, they wont do anything, either. Otherwise, the consequences would be very catastrophic. I wont be a match for two beings of the same caliber, but at the same time, theyre not confident in their ability to kill me even after joining forces, which is why they gave me notification in advance at all, the young man explained.

But there are several tens of holy-grade beings in the city, if all of them join in on the battle, surely well be able to turn the tables. On the way here, we didnt see a single holy-grade being. Could it be… The middle-aged mans voice trailed off as the worst-case scenario sprang into his mind.

Dont worry, theyre not in the city because theyre attending to other matters. Im sure that youve also noticed that there are no holy-grade beings among the invading Jiao Chi beings, either, and thats all thanks to them. However, this situation wont last too long, the Jiao Chi beings will most likely react very quickly and directly send their holy-grade beings to participate in this battle. Seeing as my hands are tied, this city will inevitably fall, and thats why Ive issued the order to abandon this city, so leave with Fellow Daoist Bing right away, the young man instructed as he waved a dismissive hand.

Fairy Yue and the middle-aged man exchanged a glance before accepting these orders, and everyone else also did the same. Only Han Lis brows were slightly furrowed in a display of hesitation.

By the way, please stay behind, Fellow Daoist Han, I have something I need to discuss with you alone, the young man suddenly said as his gaze settled on Han Li.

Han Lis heart stirred upon hearing this, but he didnt dare to turn down the young man.

Everyone else was internally rather perplexed about this, but they were all ushered out of the hall by the burly man who had led them here.

Only then did the young man turn to Han Li with a hint of a smile on his face.

In the face of a Grand Ascension Stage being who seemed to harbor ulterior motives, Han Li was naturally feeling a little uneasy, but he still asked in a respectful manner, What are your instructions, Senior? If theres something you need me to do, Ill be sure to complete your assigned tasks to the best of my abilities.

I asked you to remain behind naturally because I want you to do something for me. Fellow Daoist Han, you hail from the human race of the Tian Yuan Continent, right? The young man immediately asked a question that gave Han Li quite a fright.

How did you know, Senior? Could it be that youve also visited the Tian Yuan Continent before? Han Lis calm facade finally cracked as his heart thumped violently.

Hehe, I havent just been to the Tian Yuan Continent, I have a few friends among your human race whom I became acquainted with through battle. Overall, the human race isnt a very powerful one, but there are a few abilities that are passed down from generation to generation that are not to be looked down on. Its just that the conditions required to cultivate them are very rigorous, and are therefore beyond the reach of the average human, the young man chuckled.

In that case, theres nothing for me to hide. I am indeed a human from the Tian Yuan Continent who ended up here completely by chance. Han Li could only admit the truth.

Hehe, Im glad youre coming clean, Fellow Daoist. What is your relationship with Fairy Ice Soul? Why do you have her Spiritvoid Cauldron within your body? The young man smiled and asked another question that had Han Li feeling rather taken aback.

Spiritvoid Cauldron? Could you be referring to this treasure? Han Li blinked in a surprised manner before opening his mouth to expel a ball of azure light, within which was a miniature cauldron, it was none other than the Heavenvoid Cauldron.

So you really do have it. I havent seen this treasure for many years, but it still gives off about the same aura as it did back then, the young man said in a slow voice as he inspected the cauldron through narrowed eyes.

I do indeed know of Fairy Ice Soul, but this is the Heavenvoid Cauldron, not the Spiritvoid Cauldron, Han Li corrected with a wry smile.

Heavenvoid Cauldron? The young man was rather taken aback to hear this, following which a thought suddenly seemed to have occurred to him, and he made a grabbing motion toward the miniature cauldron.

The cauldrons connection with Han Li was immediately severed before being drawn into the young mans hand in a flash.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon seeing this, but it then quickly reverted back to normal.

The young man held the cauldron in his hand and began to carefully appraise it.

After a while, the young mans brows furrowed slightly, and he mused, Upon closer inspection, this does appear to be somewhat different from the Spiritvoid Cauldron. The refinement method is a bit less sophisticated, but its not a replica, either. If I had to give my verdict, Id say that its an experimental predecessor to the Spiritvoid Cauldron.

An experimental cauldron? A contemplative look appeared on Han Lis face.

So be it. This may be the wrong treasure, but it definitely still came from Fellow Daoist Ice Soul, so Im sure youre somehow related to her. I asked you to stay behind as I want you to track down Fairy Ice Soul when you get back to human territory and give her an item and a letter from me, the young man said as he released the miniature cauldron with a nonchalant smile.

Truth be told, I only came across this treasure by chance, so I dont actually know Fairy Ice Soul personally, nor do I know if shes even still alive anymore, Han Li hurriedly countered as he drew the Heavenvoid Cauldron back into his body.

He had first heard about Fairy Ice Soul back in the human world, and if she had really ascended to the Spirit Realm and lived to this very day, then she would most likely be comparable in power to the young man before him already. As such, he didnt want to accept this potentially troublesome errand for no reason.

Its alright even if you dont recognize her. With her significant reputation, Im sure youll be able to track her down once you return to the human race. If Fellow Daoist Ice Soul is indeed no longer of this world, then you can pass on these items to her descendants as well, the young man replied in a nonchalant manner. He then flipped a hand over to produce a jade box and a blue jade slip, which he tossed toward Han Li with a flick of his wrist.

Seeing as this was an unavoidable task, Han Li could only heave an internal sigh before catching the two items and taking a glance at them.

Each of the items had a shimmering golden talisman plastered over them to seal them tightly.

I refined those two talismans myself, and aside from Fairy Ice Soul herself or a descendant of hers who bears her bloodline, anyone else who tries to tear off those talismans will make them explode on the spot, so please keep that in mind. I wont ask you to do this for me free of charge, here are some precious materials that can only be found on the Thunder Continent as repayment for your efforts.

Also, Qian Jizi and the others have already promised you access to the super teleportation formation, but due to this ongoing battle, all of the teleportation formations in the nearby cities have been sealed. The super teleportation formation just so happens to be situated within a secret hall in Concealed Wyrm City, and its also been sealed. Ill pass down an instruction for them to allow you to use the formation once. Of course, prior to this, Ill have you swear a vow on your inner demons that youll carry out the duty I entrusted to you before I issue this instruction, the young man said.

I hardly have any choice in the matter, do I? Han Li could only concede with a wry smile before making a hand seal and swearing a vow as he was told, then placed the two items into his storage bracelet.

These vows werent overly binding back in the human world, but ever since he had entered the Spirit Realm and reached the Spatial Tempering Stage, the effects of these vows had become so potent that the inner demons resulting from them would pose the most fearsome obstacle in ones breakthroughs.

Hence, these types of vows were extremely binding to high-grade cultivators.

After quickly assessing all of his other options, Han Li swore a vow as he was told, promising that he would deliver the two items to Fairy Ice Soul or one of her descendants.

The young man nodded in a pleased manner upon seeing this, then pulled out three more jade boxes before tossing them over to Han Li. These boxes naturally contained the aforementioned materials, and Han Li swept a sleeve through the air, accepting the boxes with a burst of azure light without even inspecting them.

Alright, you may leave now, the young man instructed in an expressionless manner.

Han Li heaved an internal sigh of relief upon hearing this, and after extending a respectful salute, he also departed from the hall.

The young man looked on at Han Lis departing figure with a contemplative look on his face.

When Han Li emerged from the Sentient Hall again, he was rather surprised to find a giant silver flying carriage waiting outside.

The carriage was over 200 feet in length and was rectangular in shape. The patterns on its surface were extremely intricate, and it was being drawn by six massive praying-mantis-like spirit beasts.

Fairy Yue and the others were all standing on the carriage already, while the burly man with the dark complexion was standing patiently at the front of the carriage.

Everyone immediately turned their eyes toward Han Li as soon as he emerged, and they all wore different expressions on their faces, but they all seemed to be waiting for him.

Get on the carriage, Fellow Daoist Han, were about to set off, the burly man said with a smile.

Thank you, Senior. Han Li cupped his fist in a grateful salute before his body swayed, and he instantly appeared on the carriage. He then made his way over to a corner and sat down with his legs crossed in a completely expressionless manner.

The burly man let loose a low cry, and the six giant beasts drawing the carriage suddenly revealed pairs of wings before flying into the sky with the carriage in tow.

In the instant that the flying carriage rose up into the air, a green light barrier appeared around it, and it flew away as a ball of green light.

Han Li was rather surprised to see this. He knew that the probability of making a breakthrough was significantly higher in the Vast Glacial Realm, but it was still quite astonishing that two of the eight people who had returned thus far had made breakthroughs.

Thankfully, the Vast Glacial Realm only opened once every 10,000 years. Otherwise, there would most likely be more Body Integration Stage beings on the Thunder Continent than the other two continents combined.

However, Han Li was rather perplexed about why his group had returned first. Was it merely a coincidence?

Unbeknownst to Han Li, this was actually related to the Profound Heavenly Fruit in his arm. As a treasure that was imbued with the power of laws of another realm, even though the Profound Heavenly Fruit had been sealed in his arm, it was still rejected more vehemently by the power of laws of the Vast Glacial Realm which was why he had been teleported back first as the owner of the fruit.

All of the Heavenly Cloud beings that had just returned from the Vast Glacial Realm were stunned by the scenes unfolding around them. They had only left for about a year or so, how had the Jiao Chi beings already reached Cloud City?

However, everyone who had managed to return alive from the Vast Glacial realm was very powerful and experienced in battle, and they knew that this wasnt the time to be asking questions. Spiritual light began to flash from the bodies of some of the more short-tempered Heavenly Cloud beings, and they all released their treasures as they prepared to join in on the battle.

However, right at this moment, a ball of red light suddenly descended from above, appearing in the air above the two formations after just a few flashes. This was a benevolent-looking elderly man in a suit of blue armor.

Youre finally back. All of the elders are facing the high-grade beings of the Jiao Chi Race, so none of them are here. However, prior to Senior Wengs departure, he instructed me to tell everyone to head to the sentient fortress of the Myriad Ancient Race as soon as you all return, the elderly man yelled in an urgent manner before tossing a badge down toward them, then rose up into the air again.

Crimson lightning was released by the elderly man toward a Jiao Chi being who was flying toward him, and the Jiao Chi being let loose a loud roar as he also released balls of white flames in retaliation.

Thus, the two became engaged in a fierce battle, and Han Li and the others were left staring at one another, wondering how to proceed.

The badge was drawn into the hand of the middle-aged who had just progressed to the early-Body Integration Stage, and he carefully assessed it using his spiritual sense before tossing it toward Fairy Yue in the other formation.

Fairy Yue also carefully inspected the badge before concluding, Theres no mistaking it, the badge is real. I also recognize the fellow Daoist who brought the badge to us, thats Fellow Daoist Yu of the Azure Race. Hes a guard at the panel of elders.

After a brief moment of hesitation, the middle-aged man said, Alright, then lets do as were told. Im sure Senior Weng has his reasons for issuing this instruction to us.

He was speaking as if he were issuing orders, and it made sense, seeing as he was now a holy race being. Even so, Shi Kun and the others were still rather disgruntled to be ordered around like this, but they didnt have any reason to disagree, so everyone nodded in response.

Thus, everyone in the formations rose up into the air and flew toward a certain part of Cloud City.

Along the way, they occasionally encountered some Jiao Chi beings who attempted to stop them, but this was a group consisting of two early-Body Integration Stage beings and six late-Spatial Tempering Stage beings, so they naturally had no trouble at all brushing aside all of the obstacles in their way.

After flying for a while away from the formations, Cloud City was still in a state of turmoil, and the number of Jiao Chi beings had clearly increased.

There were Jiao Chi Race battle arks, battle beasts, and armored warriors littered throughout the entire city, and Han Li even caught sight of a super puppet that was close to 100,000 feet tall lying on the ground in a completely stationary manner.

Its body was originally smooth and pristine white as jade, but it now resembled a jagged mountain, and there wasnt a single part of it that had been left unscathed.

Han Li was quite startled by the sight of this puppet, and he quickly recalled the 12 massive balls around Cloud City. It was undoubtedly the case that this puppet had been manifested from one of those balls.

These puppets were said to possess early-Body Integration Stage powers, so the fact that it had been felled was a clear testament to the powers of the Jiao Chi Race army. It was most likely the case that the fall of Cloud City was inevitable. What was even more disconcerting was that they still hadnt seen a single holy-grade being yet. It was as if all beings of that caliber from both sides had vanished from the city.

Could it be that all of them were engaged in battle outside the city?

Han Li silently flew along as these thoughts raced through his mind.

Along the way, neither Liu Shuier and Shi Kun spoke to him, acting as if Han Li were a complete stranger.

Aside from Fairy Yue, who had verified the authenticity of the badge, no one else had uttered a single word. During this time, she had cast an occasional glance toward Han Li, but she merely smiled and refrained from speaking to him or transmitting her voice to him.

Han Li didnt think much of this, he was much more concerned about the tumultuous state that the city was in.

The Jiao Chi Race army had breached the defenses of Cloud City, and he didnt know if that would impact his plan to use the super teleportation formation here.

The group continued onward without encountering any holy-grade beings, and they quickly arrived at Eight Cloud Mountains, destroying several battle arks and over 100 battle carriages along the way.

When they reached this place, there were no Jiao Chi beings to be seen, and instead, there were many groups of Heavenly Cloud beings, all of whom were wearing suits of armor.

Spiritual Qi was also erupting into the heavens from the Eight Cloud Mountains, forming layers of powerful restrictions.

There were even massive puppets of different colors and azure copper battle carriages that could be seen within the nearby cloud and mist, creating quite a tense atmosphere.

Han Li and the others were all quite surprised to see this, yet before they had a chance to ask any questions, a group of over 100 armored warriors rushed toward them.

They were being led by a burly man with a dark complexion, and he seemed to recognize them. A smile appeared on his face as he said, Welcome back, fellow Daoists, Elder Weng is waiting for you in the sentient fortress. Please come with me.

The burly mans aura was rather peculiar, and even Han Li was unable to ascertain his cultivation base. He could only sense that this man seemed to possess a certain type of special ability that was extremely fearsome.

Fairy Yue and the middle-aged man who had just reached the early-Body Integration Stage were quite startled to see this burly man, and they hurriedly stepped forward before extending respectful salutes. Greetings, Senior Bing, my sincerest apologies for making you wait for us.

Everyone elses expressions also changed drastically as they extended respectful salutes, and Han Li appeared to be the only one who didnt recognize this man, but he also cupped his fist in a salute.

Theres no need for such formalities, fellow Daoists, the two of you have already reached the holy grade, so you can regard me as an equal. Follow me and Ill take you to Senior Weng, the burly man said with a nonchalant smile.

Senior Weng is in the fortress? The middle-aged man was rather taken aback to hear this before an elated look appeared on his face.

Everyone else also heaved sighs of relief.

With this Grand Ascension Stage powerful being present, the situation surely couldnt be all that bad.

The burly man smiled and nodded in response, but didnt say anything further as he flew directly toward a certain mountain.

Han Li and the others naturally followed along, and all of the other armored warriors split up into two groups to escort them on either side.

Moments later, everyone passed over a huge mountain before a fortress that spanned several kilometers appeared before their eyes.

The fortress was enclosed within tall sturdy walls, and there were series of silver statues situated atop those walls. Some of the statues were of beasts while others were humanoid in form. The largest of them were over 1,000 feet in size, while even the smallest ones were around 70 to 80 feet tall. All of them were completely stationary, but there was an indescribable baleful aura emanating from them.

There were rows of halberd-wielding azure armored warriors situated on top of the city walls, yet all of them were completely devoid of life force fluctuations, clearly indicating that they were nothing more than humanoid puppets.

There were a dozen or so metal puppets that were thousands of feet tall near the fortress, and all of them were also standing completely still with different weapons in their hands.

In the air above the fortress were five or six strange light formations, each of which was over 100 feet in size and flashing with spiritual light. Han Li couldnt help but wonder what purpose they were meant to serve.

This was none other than the Myriad Ancient Race fortress that Han Li had visited once before, and it was also where the Myriad Ancient Races Cloud City headquarters was situated. However, there were currently many streaks of light flying in and out of the fortress, and these were beings of all races, so the fortress had clearly become a temporary command base.

Han Li and the others descended in front of the Sentient Hall behind the burly man, and they then entered the hall under the scrutiny of the two white-robed guards at the entrance.

There were only three people in the hall, one of whom was sitting on a chair in a calm and collected manner. This was none other than the Grand Ascension Stage being, the young man with the Weng surname.

The two people standing beside him were only at the Spatial Tempering Stage, and they were both listening to instructions from him in a respectful manner.

We pay our respects to the grand elder!

Fairy Yue and the middle-aged man immediately led everyone else over to him to extend respectful salutes.

Welcome back. Looks like two of you have ascended to the holy race, thats not bad at all. You may all rise, the young man said with a faint smile on his face.

Fairy Yue and the others naturally complied and rose to their feet.

Only then did the young man cast his gaze over everyone, and Han Li didnt know if it was just a figment of his imagination, but he felt as if the young mans smile had widened further at the sight of him than in response to Fairy Yue and the middle-aged mans breakthroughs.

He then thought back to how the young man had bestowed that Heavenly Astral Seal upon him for no reason, and he was left feeling a little uneasy.

Thankfully, the young mans gaze only lingered on Han Li for an instant before he waved a hand toward the other two Spatial Tempering Stage beings present, and they immediately exited the hall.

Countless silver runes surged forth from the underside of the mountain, forming a giant light formation that instantly sent a burst of enormous power crashing downward.

After being struck by the three pillars of golden light, the Dark Beast Monarch had only just barely returned to its senses before an overwhelming weight appeared over its body.

It immediately let loose a thunderous roar of rage and alarm, and its fur instantly stood up on end before transforming into a vast expanse of golden light that surged through the air.

With the Dark Beast Monarchs Body Integration Stage powers, the golden light wouldve been able to free it from the surrounding restrictions under normal circumstances, but in its severely debilitated state, the golden light only managed to travel around 10 feet away from its body before being stopped cold by the enormous weight crashing down from above.

A fearful look appeared on the Dark Beast Monarchs face.

It possessed a range of powerful abilities, but without magic power to support itself, it was unable to unleash any of them.

Right at this moment, the giant silver ruler up above swayed before conjuring up countless ruler projections, all of which crashed down upon the Dark Beast Monarch.

The Dark Beast Monarch let loose a shrill cry of anguish as its physical body was instantly surrounded by countless arcs of silver lightning, sending the acrid smell of burning flesh and fur wafting through the air.

Right at this moment, a giant azure sword also swept downward from above. The Dark Beast Monarch was completely immobilized by the enormous weight and silver lightning, so it was unable to evade. Azure light flashed, and its body was sliced in half.

A loud explosion rang out, and a golden Dark Beast that was around half the size of the original Dark Beast Monarch suddenly sprang out of the carcass.

A burst of crimson mist erupted from its body, and it flew through the air as a ball of crimson light.

Hmm? A faint cry of surprise rang out from the nearby space, following which a resounding boom erupted.

The giant black mountain had instantly teleported through the air before crashing down upon the fleeing crimson light with unerring accuracy.

However, a peculiar scene then ensued.

The crimson light instantly erupted in all directions while a thin streak of golden light shot forth from within, it was a fist-sized golden Dark Beast on this occasion.

It had left behind another empty husk in its attempt to escape.

A cold harrumph rang out from above, and silver light flashed, following which a head-sized silver Fire Raven abruptly appeared ahead of the fleeing miniature Dark Beast. The Fire Raven spread its wings and pounced toward the golden Dark Beast, which didnt have enough time to evade and was devoured by the bird.

The miniature Dark Beast didnt even get a chance to utter a single sound before it was incinerated into nothingness by the Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames.

Right at this moment, a dull thunderclap rang out, and an azure and white thread of light abruptly appeared near the silver flames.

The light then receded to reveal Han Li, and he quickly raised a hand and made a grabbing motion.

A thumb-sized golden crystalline core was immediately drawn out of the flames and into his grasp, it was none other than the Dark Beast Monarchs demon core.

Han Li only briefly inspected the demon core before casting his gaze toward another direction.

There, the white winged tiger demon was situated several thousand feet away, appraising the demon core in Han Lis hand in an enraged manner. There was a greedy look in its eyes, but it didnt dare to approach Han Li.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly as he waved a hand toward the giant black mountain and silver ruler, upon which both treasures reverted back to their original size before flying back to him.

Meanwhile, he merely held the demon core and stood still in mid-air, appraising the white tiger demon in a completely expressionless manner.

The phenomena taking place in the surrounding area became even more violent, and arcs of silver lightning began to appear among the five-colored clouds.

Immediately thereafter, torrential rain began to fall, and a dense layer of mist appeared over the entire sky.

The white tiger demon became rather blurry in the distance, and it was still hesitating about how to proceed.

Han Li harrumphed coldly as a disdainful look on his face, and he flapped his wings gently, conjuring up balls of azure and white lightning that hovered around him.

A string of loud thunderclaps rang out, and the white tiger demons pupils abruptly contracted upon seeing this. It then let loose an indignant roar before reluctantly flying away as a ball of white light.

Han Li didnt set off in pursuit of the white tiger. Instead, after it disappeared into the distance, he flapped his wings again, and all of the balls of lightning silently disappeared.

The small black mountain and silver ruler also vanished in a flash.

This white tiger was also at the early-Body Integration Stage, and it had far more magic power left than the Dark Beast Monarch did. The Vast Glacial Realm was about to close soon, so Han Li naturally wasnt willing to take any risks by going after the white tiger beast.

It was simply not worth risking any mishaps at such a critical juncture.

The white tiger beast was clearly quite an intelligent creature. It was extremely furious that Han Li had taken its prey, but the ease with which he had slain the Dark Beast Monarch made it realize that there was no way it could defeat Han Li in its current state. As such, it could only reluctantly depart. frewebnoel.com

The Leopard Kirin Beast was becoming more and more excited in the spirit beast bracelet, and it was already beginning to snarl incessantly, clearly very eager to get its paws on the Dark Beast Monarchs demon core. It was transmitting its will to Han Li, and he could tell that it was growing very impatient.

A faint smile appeared on his face, and he sent the golden demon core into the storage bracelet.

An elated cry immediately rang out from within the bracelet, and the Leopard Kirin Beast eagerly swallowed the demon core whole. It then transmitted emotions of gratitude toward Han Li before immediately sprawling onto the ground and closing its eyes.

Not long after that, it fell into a deep slumber.

This had already happened once before when the Leopard Kirin Beast had devoured the demon cores of those high-grade Dark Beasts, so Han Li wasnt surprised by this at all. Instead, he was looking forward to seeing how the Leopard Kirin Beast would turn out after this.

The inner core of the Dark Beast Monarch was clearly far superior in caliber to those of the high-grade Dark Beasts, and he was very much looking forward to seeing how it would enhance the Leopard Kirin Beast.

After that, Han Li hovered in mid-air and didnt do anything else.

Several hours later, a thunderous rumbling boom rang out from within the five-colored clouds, and they came plummeting down from above.

Han Lis body was instantly inundated by cloud and mist, within which lightning was flashing violently, and bursts of astonishing spatial fluctuations were surging in all directions.

After about 10 minutes, all of the cloud, mist, and lightning in the sky suddenly dissipated, and Han Li had already vanished.

The same scenes were unfolding all over the Vast Glacial Realm, and thousands of foreign beings were ejected from this realm by the power of laws.

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Piercing five-colored light flashed before his eyes, and it was impossible to look directly into the light even with his Brightsight Spirit Eyes. The ground beneath his feet then disappeared, and he was struck by a rush of dizziness.

When a solid surface appeared beneath his feet again, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out nearby, following which a chilly sensation descended toward his head.

Han Li was quite startled by this development, and black Qi immediately erupted from his body, upon which his black suit of Heavenly Devilish Armor instantly appeared.

Clang! He opened his eyes right as a faint clang rang out, and he looked up to find a flying sword that was around a foot in length above his head. It was currently being kept at bay by the black light being released by his suit of devilish armor, and the owner of the sword was a horned being in a suit of silver armor.

It was a Jiao Chi being!

Han Lis expression darkened as he inspected his surroundings, and he could see all types of treasures and balls of light of different colors hurtling through the air around him.

There were thousands of foreign beings engaged in battle with one another, and close to half of them were Jiao Chi beings, while the rest were the guards of the Heavenly Cloud Races that were responsible for protecting the formations.

High up in the air, there were two gargantuan Jiao Chi Race battle arks that resembled small cities hovering at an altitude over hundreds of thousands of feet. There were even more Jiao Chi beings and Heavenly Cloud beings engaged in battle up there.

Most of the restrictions set up around the two giant formations had already been destroyed, and Cloud City had also become a fierce battlefield.

Strangely enough, there were no holy race beings in this battle, even the most powerful participants in this battle were only at the pinnacle of the Spatial Tempering Stage. Even so, the situation in the city was still extremely chaotic.

The giant formations were buzzing and flashing incessantly, and he seemed to be the only one who had been teleported back thus far, so it was no wonder that he had been attacked first.

Han Lis expression darkened even further, and he looked up at the Jiao Chi being who had just attacked him before sweeping a sleeve through the air to release a small azure sword.

The sword flashed with azure light before suddenly vanishing into thin air.

The Jiao Chi being was quite startled by the fact that Han Lis armor had managed to keep his flying sword at bay, and he was immediately struck by a sense of peril at the sight of the small azure sword that had just disappeared. Spiritual light instantly flashed from his body as he attempted to flee into the distance, but it was already too late.

The azure sword appeared right beside the Jiao Chi being before whizzing around his neck, decapitating him in a flash.

The headless body plummeted from the sky, and the unrelenting sword Qi completely destroyed the Nascent Soul hiding inside the body as well.

Only then did Han Li raise a hand in an expressionless manner to withdraw his flying sword.

Right at this moment, spatial fluctuations suddenly erupted, and four humanoid figures appeared in the formation one after another amid flashes of spiritual light.

Han Li narrowed his eyes, and he immediately recognized two of them, they were none other than Liu Shuier and Shi Kun.

The other two consisted of an ordinary-looking middle-aged man and a young man, both of whom had entered the Vast Glacial Realm as part of his group.

Han Li swept his gaze over the middle-aged man, and his pupils abruptly contracted as he detected the early-Body Integration Stage spiritual pressure emanating from his body. This completely mundane-looking middle-aged man had successfully made a breakthrough in the Vast Glacial Realm.

The remaining three displayed no changes in their spiritual pressure, so they had all clearly failed.

At this moment, spiritual light flashed from the other formation, and four more people appeared.

Han Li cast his gaze toward that direction and only recognized one of the people there, it was Fairy Yue. The elderly man with the Xu surname was nowhere to be seen.

Fairy Yue wore a faint smile on her face, and her aura had also completely changed, indicating that she had also succeeded in her breakthrough to the early-Body Integration Stage.

During this final period of time in the Vast Glacial Realm, Han Li didnt cultivate or prepare to break through any bottlenecks. Instead, he found another secluded mountain and carefully inspected the Spirit Refinement Technique with the golden seal text that he had just learned.

Even that mysterious energy back in the restriction had been unable to push him to the Body Integration Stage, so there was naturally no way that a breakthrough could take place through more conventional methods.

After all, he had progressed up two stages in rapid succession, so he had to consolidate both his mental state and newly gained magic power for a long time. Only then would he truly be prepared to attempt a breakthrough to the Body Integration Stage.

In contrast, every other foreign being who had ventured into this realm had all been stuck at the pinnacle of the Spatial Tempering Stage for countless years. Only after determining that there was no way for them to make breakthroughs in the Spirit Realm did they decide to risk venturing into the Vast Glacial Realm.

Furthermore, according to some rumors, the final month or two before the closing of the Vast Glacial Realm was when the spirit veins in this realm released its richest spiritual Qi. As such, attempting breakthroughs during this time would likely increase ones chances of success.

Thus, all of the foreign beings who entered this realm either went straight into cultivation to prepare for a breakthrough, or scoured the Vast Glacial Realm for all types of rare and precious materials and treasures before attempting breakthroughs during the final months.

There was also another category of beings such as Fairy Yue, who had entered the Vast Glacial Realm with an ulterior motive to begin with.

In any case, no matter which category one belonged to, everyone would begin attempting breakthroughs during the final month or two.

Han Li was unique in that he was the only one who had entered the Vast Glacial Realm prior to reaching the late-Spatial Tempering Stage, and the astonishing progress he had since made had never been seen even throughout history, so he was naturally an exception to this.

However, the golden seal text truly was very profound, it took Han Li around a month just to comprehend the simplest part of the cultivation art, and a lot of this was simply an explanation, as well as words of praise for the cultivation art.

Han Li finally understood why Fairy Yue had proclaimed this cultivation art to be so troublesome.

According to the parts that Han Li had deciphered, the Spirit Refinement Technique seemed to be quite an extraordinary cultivation art even in the True Immortal Realm. It had even incorporated some laws of heaven and earth, and once successfully mastered, ones spiritual sense would instantly receive an incredible boost.

The cultivation art was split up into three stages. Mastering the first stage could double ones spiritual sense, mastering the second stage could quadruple ones spiritual sense, and mastering the third stage could enhance ones spiritual sense by eightfold or even more.

Han Li was naturally quite astonished by the enormous enhancements being outlined, and it was certainly quite plausible that this Spirit Refinement Technique was quite extraordinary, even in True Immortal Realm.

However, just as Fairy Yue had stated, the conditions required to cultivate this technique were indeed extremely rigorous.

There werent many conditions, and the minimum cultivation base requirement was only the Deity Transformation Stage, but one of the prerequisites was that one had to possess a sufficiently powerful body and spiritual sense so they could handle the immense backlash from the cultivation art.

If ones spiritual sense were to be multiplied by this cultivation art, but their body and spiritual sense werent powerful enough to handle such a drastic boost, then they would instantly self-detonate and perish.

According to the guidelines stipulated by the cultivation art, one had to possess spiritual sense that was around twice as powerful as that of others at the same cultivation base if they wanted to cultivate the first stage. The requirements stipulated for ones physical body were even more diabolical, even the extreme outliers in terms of physical constitution would only just barely satisfy the outlined conditions.

It was extremely rare for anyone to be able to fulfill even one aspect of these two sets of conditions, and those who fulfilled both sets of conditions were virtually non-existent in the Spirit Realm.

After all, most cultivators either excelled in one aspect or another, or were far from satisfying the conditions in both areas.

As for the second and third stages, the requirements were even more insane.

Fairy Yue was someone who specialized in magic power cultivation, which was why she had been so disappointed upon seeing these conditions. However, just as she had deduced, the second half of the cultivation art did indeed provide a solution.

This consisted of two recipes for pills that Han Li had never heard of before. One of them was known as the Body Fulfillment Pill, while the other was known as the Soul Condensing Pill.

According to the recipes, one of the pills could enhance ones spiritual sense while the other bolstered ones physical body. Consumption of those pills over a long period of time could slowly allow one to satisfy the conditions required to cultivate the Spirit Refinement Technique.

Of course, such extraordinary pills couldnt be found in the Spirit Realm.

The two pills recipes were enclosed in an extremely detailed manner, and even the specific refinement process had been outlined. However, none of the main ingredients used were ones that Han Li had ever heard of. Hence, it would be next to impossible to refine these two types of pills in the Spirit Realm.

After inspecting the conditions required to cultivate the Spirit Refinement Technique, Han Li was quite astonished, but he also heaved a sigh of relief.

He was pursuing the path of simultaneous cultivation, and his spiritual sense was far more powerful than that of others with the same cultivation base due to the Great Development Technique he had cultivated in the past. Furthermore, with his Provenance True Devil Arts and some body refinement pills he had consumed, his physical body was also insanely powerful. As such, he was capable of mastering the first stage even as he currently was.

For the second stage, as long as he could master the first stage, his enhanced spiritual sense would most likely be able to just barely satisfy the conditions. In terms of his physical body, if he could cultivate his Provenance True Devil Arts to the extreme and also had some luck come his way, then it wasnt a hopeless endeavor for him to satisfy the relevant conditions, either.

As for the third stage, Han Li could only stroke his chin with a wry smile on his face as he inspected the required conditions. In any case, being able to double his spiritual sense through the Spirit Refinement Technique would naturally be extremely useful.

Not taking into account anything else, if he could master this first stage, he estimated that his chances in battle against Body Integration Stage beings would increase by at least 20%. Thus, time slowly passed by as Han Li studied the Spirit Refinement Technique. On this day, Han Li was meditating within the belly of the mountain when a buzzing sound suddenly rang out from his storage bracelet.

His heart stirred as he hurriedly opened his eyes and looked down at the storage bracelet, just in time to see three balls of golden and silver spiritual light emerge from within it.

These were none other than the three Vast Glacial Badges.

The three badges swayed slightly before vanishing into specks of spiritual light right before his eyes.

The ground then began to tremor slightly, and the worlds origin Qi in the nearby area was also thrown into disarray.

Is it time? he murmured to himself as spiritual light flashed from his body, and he flew away as a streak of azure light.

Moments later, the azure light receded in the air above the mountain, and Han Li appeared with his gaze directed upward.

Five-colored clouds had appeared in the sky over the Vast Glacial Realm, and they were churning violently amid gusts of fierce winds. The tremors running through the ground were also growing stronger as rocks and stones rolled down the mountain, and some of the trees were also being tipped onto their sides.

All types of flying and land-dwelling beasts rushed out of the mountain before escaping toward flat ground as quickly as they could.

Han Li clasped his hands behind his back and slowly closed his eyes with a solemn look on his face as he sensed the violently surging worlds origin Qi around him.

Prior to entering the Vast Glacial Realm, he had been told that these phenomena were signs that indicated that the Vast Glacial Realm was beginning to close.

After half a day at most, outsiders like them would be forcibly ejected by the power of laws in this realm.

As such, they had left behind their own marks on the formation prior to departing, and they were also carrying special treasures that could resonate with the formation, thereby ensuring that they would be sent back to where they had first departed from.

Han Li thought back to all of the rewards he had reaped during his time in the Vast Glacial Realm while sensing the astonishing changes taking place around him, and all of a sudden, his expression changed slightly.

He opened his eyes in a surprised manner before turning toward a certain direction. There, two streaks of light, one golden and one white, were hurtling toward him beneath the layer of five-color clouds in the sky.

The two streaks of light were quite dim, but the white light was clearly more powerful than the golden light, and the latter was being hunted down by the former.

The streak of golden light up ahead struck Han Li with a sense of familiarity, and blue light flashed through his eyes, allowing him to see the two creatures within the streaks of light, upon which a surprised look appeared on his face.

There was a giant golden wolf within the golden streaks of light, and it was fleeing with all its might. Its fur was ragged and in tatters all over its body, and it was none other than the Dark Beast Monarch that Han Li had encountered twice before already.

The white light that was giving chase contained a winged white tiger monster, and it was also in a rather sorry state, but it was determined to hunt down the Dark Beast Monarch.

The two flew through the air, one after another, and due to the fact that both of them were completely spent and Han Li was concealing his aura, both of them failed to notice him.

A series of thoughts raced through Han Lis mind, yet before he had a chance to decide what he wanted to do, a low roar that was filled with eagerness and anxiety suddenly rang out from within his sleeve.

The sound came from the Leopard Kirin Beast in Han Lis spirit beast bracelet, and it seemed to be reacting very strongly to the two oncoming beasts.

Han Lis heart stirred slightly as he sensed the Leopard Kirin Beasts reaction. He naturally thought back to how the beast had devoured several high-grade Demon Beast demon cores, resulting in changes that he still couldnt quite comprehend even to this day.

Thus, a cold look appeared in his eyes as he turned toward the streak of golden light in the distance.

A loud thunderclap rang out as a pair of wings appeared on his back, and he vanished as an azure and white thread in a flash.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted above the Dark Beast Monarch, and a giant golden figure with three heads and six arms appeared. The golden figures six arms swept through the air, and six pillars of golden light erupted forth like lightning, reaching the Dark Beast Monarch in the blink of an eye.

The Dark Beast Monarchs early-Body Integration Stage powers shouldve allowed it to evade these attacks, even if it had been caught off guard, but it was currently a completely spent force with less than a tenth of its magic power remaining.

As such, even though it tried to evade with all its might, it was still struck by three of the pillars of golden light.

A rumbling boom rang out as piercing golden light inundated the Dark Beast Monarchs body.

Immediately thereafter, spatial fluctuations erupted up above once again, and a giant black mountain that was over 10,000 feet tall appeared alongside a giant silver ruler, both of which then crashed down in unison without any delay.

Han Li flicked his 10 fingers in quick succession, launching incantation seals of different colors toward the light barrier.

With each incantation seal that vanished into the barrier, the silver light would flash violently, and moments later, the light barrier began to resemble a pot of boiling water. Countless runes appeared, then began to revolve in a rhythmic and orderly manner while Han Li continued to cast incantation seals as he appraised the barrier with an unblinking gaze.

All of a sudden, he let loose a low cry before raising a sleeve, and several tens of formation flags erupted forth. The flags circled around in the air before forming a strange formation above the light barrier.

All of the formation flags began to emit a buzzing sound, and they swayed gently as they released spiritual light of different colors.

Han Li let loose another low cry before pointing a finger into the air, and the bright spiritual light radiating from the formation flags intertwined, forming an extremely complex light formation that slowly revolved in mid-air.

Go!

Blue light flashed through Han Lis eyes as he pointed a finger at the Vast Glacial Badge, and it shuddered before vanishing into a certain part of the light formation as a streak of golden and silver light.

In the next instant, a peculiar aura was released by the light formation, following which bursts of ringing sounds rang out. A golden and silver pillar of light erupted from the center of the light formation before striking the silver light barrier, and the previously immovable light barrier began to melt away like snow under the scorching sun amid a sizzling sound. frewenovel.com

However, moments later, the runes around the light barrier surged violently toward the pillar of light, ceasing the melting process and gradually thickening the light barrier again.

As opposed to being frustrated by this, an elated look appeared on Han Lis face. He swept a hand over his storage bracelet, and two more balls of golden and silver light flew through the air before revealing themselves to be two more Vast Glacial Badges!

One of them was naturally the one that he had kept for himself while the other one was obtained after searching the body of the Rong beings that had been drawn into his Extreme Essencefused Mountain.

Much to Han Lis surprise, the one who had refined the Vast Glacial Badge in this group wasnt the giant-blade-wielding Rong being, who was clearly the most powerful one among them.

After Han Li plundered everything from the storage bracelets of the two Rong beings detained in his Extreme Essencefused Mountain, he used his Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames to burn them into ashes.

After these two Vast Glacial Badges appeared, they were flicked by Han Li and also shuddered before disappearing into the light formation above the silver barrier.

The light formation tremored violently as a loud rumbling noise rang out, following which the golden and silver pillar of light it was releasing became thrice as thick as before.

The silver light barrier was initially just barely able to hold its own, but in the face of such enormous power, all of the runes swirling around it churned and began to melt away again.

Around 10 minutes later, an earth-shattering boom erupted right before Han Lis expectant eyes, and the silver light barrier finally crumbled, flashing a few times before vanishing into nothingness.

Han Li was ecstatic to see this, and he made a hand seal before pointing a finger at the light formation up above.

A dull thud rang out, and the light formation also vanished before reverting back into a series of formation flags and three badges.

Han Li then swept a sleeve through the air to expel a burst of azure light, which instantly swept up the formation flags and badges.

After that, he turned toward the golden text on the stone wall, which had become significantly clearer, and even with his steadfast nature, he couldnt help but be momentarily overcome by excitement.

After an indeterminate period of time, a streak of azure light flew out of the canyon before circling around in the air. The azure streak of light then suddenly released a black mountain, which expanded to the same size as a real mountain in the blink of an eye before crashing down toward the valley.

Several earth-shattering booms rang out in succession, and the following a fierce barrage of powerful blows from the giant black mountain, the entire canyon caved in by several hundred feet, and it had virtually been flattened into nothingness.

The azure light faded, and Han Li was revealed up above. He looked down with an indifferent expression at the flattened canyon before making a grabbing motion downward in a nonchalant manner.

The giant mountain emitted a rumbling noise before quickly shrinking back down, then vanishing up Han Lis sleeve as a streak of black light.

Azure light then reappeared around Han Lis body as he continued into the distance.

A day later, an elderly man and a young woman were seated on a lush mountain situated on an unknown island, and both of them had their eyes closed in silent meditation.

The two wore solemn expressions, and one of them had spiritual light flashing incessantly from his body, while the other had wisps of white Qi quickly dancing around her.

All of a sudden, the womans expressions stirred slightly, and the white Qi around her dissipated. Almost at the exact same moment, the spiritual light around the elderly mans body faded as he also opened his eyes with a slightly surprised expression.

Someone seems to be coming this way. Could it be Fellow Daoist Han? the woman murmured in a hesitant manner.

Perhaps, but its only been less than two days since Fellow Daoist Han departed, surely it wouldnt be that easy for him to secure the cultivation art no matter how powerful he is. After all, there were over 10 Rong beings of the same caliber as us over there, the elderly man said in an incredulous manner.

Im not sure if thats the case, but well soon know whether its Fellow Daoist Han or not. Fairy Yue raised a hand to toss out a white handkerchief, which formed a white light barrier over her body.

She then vanished along with the light barrier in the blink of an eye.

The elderly man also nodded before flipping a hand over to produce an azure flag, which he waved through the air, upon which he also disappeared amid a flash of azure light.

Thus, it became as if no one had ever been on this mountain in the first place. Moments later, spiritual light flashed in the distance, and a streak of azure light appeared, hurling directly toward the island.

The azure light circled around before landing on the lush mountain, and the light then receded to reveal Han Li. He looked around with blue light flashing through his eyes, upon which a smile appeared on his face. Come on out, fellow Daoists, Ive already secured the cultivation art.

It really is Brother Han!

Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Han!

Two cries of surprise and elation rang out almost in unison, following which azure and white light flashed, and the elderly man and Fairy Yue reappeared.

Both of them wore ecstatic expressions, and Fairy Yues voice trembled slightly with disbelief as she asked, Brother Han, have you really secured the entire Spirit Refinement Technique?

Hehe, I wouldnt lie about that. If you dont believe me, you can take a look for yourself. Han Li smiled as he raised a hand, and an azure jade slip shot forth.

Fairy Yue faltered slightly upon seeing this, and she reflexively raised a hand to catch the jade slip, upon which a hesitant look appeared on her face.

She was truly quite surprised that Han Li was willing to give her the cultivation art so easily. The elderly man beside her was also rather taken aback, but Han Li merely smiled and disregarded their surprised expressions, making no effort to explain himself.

Fairy Yue collected herself before sweeping her spiritual sense over the jade slip to verify that there werent any restrictions placed on it. Alright, then Ill be taking a look. Her expression reverted back to normal as she pressed the jade slip against her forehead, and began to carefully inspect its contents.

She claimed to be able to read golden seal texts, and it seemed that her claims were true.

Moments later, a hint of contemplation and elation appeared on her face, but after about 10 minutes, her expression had become a lot more solemn and even a little bewildered.

The elderly man stroked his beard in a contemplative manner at the sight of her reactions.

After heaving a faint sigh, Fairy Yue gently removed the jade slip from her forehead before a wry smile appeared on her face.

Is there something wrong, Fellow Daoist Yue? Could it be that the cultivation art recorded in the secret cave isnt actually the Spirit Refinement Technique? the elderly man hurriedly asked.

The cultivation art is real, and its indeed the Spirit Refinement Technique, but the conditions required to cultivate it are extremely rigorous. For those in the Spirit Realm like us, theres barely anyone who can cultivate it. But then again, thats no wonder considering this is a True Immortal Realm secret technique, so it only makes sense that its unsuitable for us. However, the jade slip only contains the first half of the cultivation art, perhaps the second part will contain some solutions, Fairy Yue said in a slow voice as she appraised Han Li with a meaningful look.

The elderly mans expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he also turned to appraise Han Li.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly, but his expression soon returned to normal as he replied in a calm manner, Indeed, thats only the first half of the cultivation art. Ill be giving the second half to you after you teach me the golden seal text, what do you think of that arrangement, fellow Daoists?

Haha, thats no problem at all. We promised to teach you the golden seal text in exchange for this cultivation art anyway. However, golden seal text is extremely complex and profound, and it can only be taught verbally1, so it will most likely take some time, the elderly man immediately agreed.

Fairy Yue smiled upon hearing Han Lis condition, and she also chimed in, Seeing as Brother Han has secured the cultivation art for us, I will naturally also fulfill my end of the deal. However, this place is a little too close to the secret cave for comfort, lets go somewhere safer before we teach Brother Han the golden seal text.

Youre right, Fairy Yue, lets set off right away, then, Han Li replied with a smile. Thus, the three of them reached a consensus, and after a brief discussion, they flew away into the distance as three streaks of light.

On the fifth day after Han Lis trio departed from the island, a dozen or so Rong beings appeared in the air above the canyon in the distance.

Their leader was a human-faced Rong being that had the appearance of an elderly man, and he had a look of thunderous rage on his face as he looked down at the canyon, which had been razed to the ground.

At this point, Han Lis trio was hiding within a small mountain countless kilometers away.

They had carved out a hall deep within the belly of the mountain, and the three of them were seated in the hall with their legs crossed.

With his immensely powerful spiritual sense, Han Li was able to learn day and night from his two impromptu teachers, and he mastered the golden seal text in just half a month.

After verifying that there was nothing left for him to learn, Han Li gladly handed over the second half of the Spirit Refinement Technique, and the elderly man and Fairy Yue were naturally ecstatic.

After making replicas for themselves, they bade farewell to Han Li and went their separate ways.

There wasnt much time left until the Vast Glacial Realm closed, so they naturally had to find somewhere safe and obscure to attempt their breakthroughs.

1 Immortal Galaxy Tree: Wait, if it can only be taught verbally then how did Han Li record the cultivation art in a jade slip???

The Rong beings expression changed drastically, and it was quite clear that he hadnt anticipated that such a huge mountain could weave in and out of space instantaneously. In this dire situation, he let loose a loud roar, and the crimson lotus flower petals around him converged to form a dense crimson light barrier that was seven layers thick.

At the same time, the Rong being laid a hand onto the top of his own head, and a burst of crimson baleful Qi erupted out of his head before transforming into a ferocious giant crimson tiger that pounced violently toward the underside of the mountain.

The black mountain continued to descend amid a burst of dull rumbling, and the giant tiger was destroyed almost as soon as the two clashed with one another.

The mountain then crashed down onto the crimson light barrier, and a string of cracking noises rang out in quick succession from the latter.

Five layers of the light barrier were shattered in a flash, and the sixth layer only just barely managed to arrest the Extreme Essencefused Mountains downward momentum, but it was quivering violently, clearly struggling against the mountains enormous weight.

A ferocious look appeared on the Rong beings face as he made a grabbing motion toward the giant ax up above. The huge silver ax swiveled around before crashing downward as a thick pillar of lightning, hurtling directly toward Han Li.

Han Lis eyelids twitched slightly, but he made no effort to take evasive measures.

All of a sudden, a head-sized ball of silver flames emerged out of the nearby space, then struck the bolt of lightning formed by the giant ax in a flash with unerring accuracy.

The two clashed amid a loud boom, and the giant ax was immediately forced back into its original form before being inundated by scorching silver flames.

The Rong beings heart jolted with shock upon seeing this, and before he had a chance to react, the space behind him suddenly twisted and warped. A huge golden projection with three heads and six arms then emerged out of thin air, and there was a ball of golden light revolving incessantly over each of its six palms.

This was none other than Han Lis Provenance Golden Body.

As soon as it appeared, the six arms converged in front of the golden bodys chest, and the six balls of light instantly combined as one to form a head-sized golden vortex.

At the same time, two of the golden bodys heads closed their eyes in unison before chanting two different types of incantations that overlapped with one another.

Loud thunderclaps rang out from within the vortex alongside faint Buddhist chants, and the vortex suddenly expanded to around 10 feet in size.

The Rong being had naturally noticed the golden body at this point, and his expression changed drastically as he hurriedly swept a sleeve behind him.

A vast expanse of translucent crimson threads immediately surfaced behind him before hurtling toward the golden body in unison, creating quite a devastating barrage of attacks.

However, all of the crimson threads merely vanished one after another as they struck the golden body, while the golden body itself remained completely unscathed.

Right at this moment, a burst of enormous force erupted from within the golden vortex, and the Rong being felt the air tighten around him, upon which he was completely immobilized.

Argh!

A chill ran down the Rong beings spine, and he tried to draw back the giant blade, which was still engaged in a fierce battle against the silver ruler.

However, Han Li gave a cold harrumph in response, and the silver ruler suddenly released countless identical projections that surged toward the giant blade as balls of silver light.

The giant blade was indeed extremely powerful, but it was unable to escape from such a ferocious barrage of attacks in a short time.

A burst of immense irresistible force erupted behind the Rong being, and he was drawn into the giant vortex behind him like a speeding arrow.

A bloodcurdling cry rang out, following by an earth-shattering boom, and the golden vortex shuddered slightly before the aura of the Rong being completely disappeared.

The golden body ceased its chanting before pointing a finger at the huge vortex, and spiritual light flashed as the vortex rapidly shrank down to its original size, then faded into nothingness in a flash.

At this moment, the giant black blade, which had lost its owner, let loose an anguished wail as it suddenly transformed into a black wyrm. The black wyrm blasted forth clouds of black Qi in a frenzied manner, tearing a hole through the barrage of silver ruler projections before attempting to flee the scene.

However, Han Li seemed to have anticipated this well in advance, and he flapped his wings amid a loud thunderclap before he instantly appeared above the black blade in a wraith-like manner.

He opened his mouth to expel a ball of azure light, within which was a miniature azure cauldron.

Han Li quickly pointed a finger at the small cauldron, and its lid flew off on its own before a loud buzzing sound rang out from within. Countless azure threads erupted forth before tightly binding the black wyrm, following which Han Li immediately patted the small cauldron.

A crisp clang rang out, and the azure threads abruptly tightened around the black wyrm, forcing it back into its giant blade form amid a flash of brilliant azure light.

Han Li made a hand seal, and the azure threads drew the huge blade into the cauldron, which reverted back into a ball of azure light.

Han Li swept a sleeve toward the ball of azure light, and it disappeared in a flash. Only then did he cast his gaze elsewhere to inspect the rest of the battlefield.

The giant silver ax had already been melted into a ball of silver liquid by the Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames, and it was close to being fully devoured by the flames.

As for the other three Rong beings, they had naturally already noticed that their companion had been killed by Han Li.

All three of them were horrified by this development, and they abandoned their opponents almost at the exact same time before fleeing the scene as streaks of light.

Their deceased companion was the most powerful one among them, and the fact that Han Li had killed him in such a short time meant that he was definitely far too powerful for the three of them to oppose. They would only have a chance if they could be reunited with all of their other companions.

However, Han Li certainly wasnt about to let them escape. A cold light flashed through his eyes, and he flapped his wings before vanishing into thin air as an azure and white thread of light.

The golden body stepped forward and abruptly disappeared on the spot, while the two shadow puppets and Doll also set off in hot pursuit.

Moments later, the young mans anguished wail rang out from outside the cave, and his aura was the first to vanish.

Immediately thereafter, a string of explosions and roars of fury rang out, and not long after that, the elderly man and woman were also felled amid bloodcurdling cries.

Everything fell silent thereafter.

After around 10 minutes had passed, an earth-shattering boom erupted from a certain crossroads far away from the cave, and the sounds of battle resumed.

After an indeterminate period of time, everything fell silent again.

Azure light flashed outside the cave, and Han Li strode in in an expressionless manner before immediately directing his gaze toward the silver light barrier in the cave.

He had slain those three Rong beings with his golden body and puppets, then immediately rushed over to the crossroads where hed set up his formations.

As expected, the other four Rong beings had been trapped within the Nine Palaces Heavenly Talisman and the restriction, and Han Li immediately engaged them in battle.

The outcome of that battle was rather unexpected to him. He was able to kill three of the Rong beings in quick succession, but the final black-furred Rong being suddenly unleashed a peculiar secret technique that he had never seen before, self-detonating his physical body to break through the restriction before escaping as a dozen or so streaks of crimson light.

Even though most of the streaks of crimson light were hunted down by Han Li, there were two that had escaped too far even for his spiritual sense and spirit eyes to track, so he could only let them go.

However, even though that Rong being had survived, he was nothing more than just two soul fragments without a physical body, so it was most likely the case that he would simply be hunted down as prey by some powerful beast in this realm.

Han Li had no intention of staying here any longer than he had to. All he wanted to do now was to break this final restriction to obtain the final part of the cultivation arc, then immediately depart from this place.

However, even the dozen or so Rong beings had been stumped by this restriction, so he wasnt very sure whether he would be able to break it.

Han Li narrowed his eyes, and blue light flashed through his pupils as he slowly made his way over to the light barrier.

This restriction really did appear to be quite special. Its surface seemed to be shimmering with silver light, yet upon closer inspection, there were actually runes of all colors drifting within the light barrier. Furthermore, the barrier itself was also very dense, yet it remained completely transparent.

However, just because the Rong beings were unable to forcibly break this restriction didnt mean that he would be incapable of such a feat as well.

His brows furrowed slightly, and he suddenly flicked a finger to send a streak of azure sword Qi flying out of his sleeve, which then struck the light barrier.

The sword Qi was instantly repelled with a crisp clang while the light barrier remained completely unscathed.

Han Li wasnt all that surprised to see this, and he immediately opened his mouth to expel a ball of silver flames.

The Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames exploded against the surface of the light barrier amid a dull thump, but it couldnt do anything, either.

He then summoned his silver ruler and unleashed countless ruler projections that crashed down onto the light barrier…

Thus, he tried many types of treasures and abilities in succession, but none of them could even put a scratch on the silver light barrier.

After an extended period of contemplation, he even made the decision to have his golden body use the Profound Heavenly blade segment again, but the outcome of that made him completely give up on attempting to break this formation through brute force.

As expected, the silver light barrier was unable to withstand the power of laws unleashed by the Profound Heavenly Treasure, but in the instant that cracks began to appear on its surface, cracks also appeared on the stone wall shielded within it.

Han Li was immediately given a massive fright by this, and he hurriedly withdrew the attack from the Profound Heavenly blade segment, suffering backlash that almost damaged his true essence as a result.

As such, he also cast aside the plan to use Gold Devouring Beetles on the light barrier and sat down with his legs crossed to inspect the light barrier and the runes flashing on its surface.

Thankfully, Han Li was quite adept in the art of formations himself, and he had also overheard the two Rong beings outside mention Vast Glacial Badges. As such, after pondering the situation for a day and a night in the cave, he finally developed an inkling for how to break this restriction.

An elated peal of laughter escaped from Han Lis mouth, and he rose to his feet before sweeping a sleeve through the air to expel a ball of golden and silver light.

The ball of light transformed into an antiquated badge that was around half a foot in length before hovering in mid-air in a stationary manner.

After that, Han Li made a hand seal to summon a white figure, which transformed into a woman in white that also disappeared into the nearby space.

Finally, he brought out his High Zenith Invisibility Talisman again, and silver runes flashed as he faded into nothingness.

His insubstantial body quickly flew toward a certain passageway in a completely expressionless manner, and after taking several turns, a white stone cave finally appeared up ahead.

There were four faint auras emanating from within the cave, and Han Li narrowed his eyes as he continued to drift forward.

Moments later, he reached the entrance to the cave and swept his gaze through its interior. This cave was over 1,000 feet in size, which was far larger than all of the other caves, and it resembled a small plaza.

At the center of the plaza was a semi-spherical silver light barrier, within which was another stone wall that had golden seal text inscribed on its surface.

There was a Rong being seated with their legs crossed at each corner of the plaza, and some of them had their heads lowered in contemplation, while others were staring intently at the silver light barrier.

However, what drew Han Lis attention the most was a tall and broad Rong being with his eyes closed and his hands resting on his knees.

This Rong being wore a set of ordinary grey robes, but there was a huge blade strapped to his back. The entire blade was wrapped in yellow beast hide, with only its thick and long black handle revealed.

The entire blade seemed to be significantly taller than even the Rong being himself, and it was extremely eye-catching. What particularly caught Han Lis attention was the virtually substantial layer of faint crimson light emanating from the Rong beings body. This was an extremely dense layer of baleful Qi.

The other three Rong beings consisted of a young man in a suit of leather armor, as well as an old man and an old woman.

These four Rong beings also had fur all over their bodies like their brethren, but they possessed heads that were identical to those of normal humans.

A cold light flashed through Han Lis eyes, and he immediately drifted toward the tall and broad man without any hesitation.

It was quite clear that this Rong being was far more powerful than the other three, so he was going to take this man by surprise and kill him quickly before taking on the other three less troublesome opponents.

His insubstantial body drifted silently through the air, and he was soon less than 200 feet away from his target.

The Rong being continued to sit in a stationary manner, completely oblivious to the fact that a major threat was approaching.

Han Lis magic power was already beginning to circulate within his body, yet right at this moment, an unexpected turn of events unfolded.

When Han Li was only just over 100 feet away from the Rong being, and the giant blade on his back suddenly let loose a faint ringing sound.

The sound wasnt very loud, but this place was completely silent, so it immediately alerted everyone. The three other Rong beings hearts jolted as they turned toward their companion in unison.

The tall and broad man also abruptly opened his eyes, and piercing yellow light flashed through his pupils as his hand shot forth like lightning before making a grabbing motion.

In the next instant, the giant blade somehow ended up in his grasp, and the layer of beast hide was torn into shreds.

The giant blade then transformed into a gust of fierce black wind that surged forward in a frenzy. Loud rumbling booms rang out incessantly from within the black wind, and the outlines of a ferocious beast could be made out within the gust of wind.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon seeing this. He had encountered an extremely rare treasure that could alert its owner to danger, and it was most likely a treasure on the Chaotic Myriad Spirit Roll.

Golden light flashed from his body, and he raised both of his arms at once.

A silver ruler abruptly appeared in one of his hands, and he swung it toward the oncoming gust of black wind.

Countless ruler projections erupted forth in a frenzy before converging to form a massive ruler projection amid a flash of silver light.

An earth-shattering boom erupted as silver light and black wind exploded in unison. The silver ruler clashed with the giant blade, and the runes on their surfaces flashed violently as astonishing spiritual pressure was released. An insistent ringing sound could be heard, and the two treasures appeared to be evenly matched.

Meanwhile, Han Li gently thrust his other palm into the air, and a small black mountain emerged before vanishing into thin air.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted above the Rong beings head, and a black mountain that was around 10 feet tall came crashing down from above.

Hmm? A faint cry of surprise rang out as a slightly alarmed look finally appeared on the Rong beings face, but he then quickly put on a disdainful sneer as he made a hand seal, upon which a layer of dense crimson baleful Qi surfaced over his body.

The baleful Qi erupted into the heavens before forming a huge crimson hand that thrust directly up toward the black mountain.

A dull thump rang out as the hand came into contact with the underside of the mountain, and the former immediately began to display signs of strain.

It was quite clear that the Extreme Essencefused Mountain was far heavier than the Rong being had expected.

His expression changed slightly as he abruptly rose to his feet, then immediately launched a powerful punch upward.

A pillar of crimson light erupted from his fist before vanishing into the huge crimson hand in order to bolster it.

Crimson light immediately swirled around the massive hand as it swelled to several times its original size, and a crimson lotus flower appeared on each of its five fingertips.

The five lotus flowers revolved on the spot, releasing countless runes that worked together with the huge hand, and their combined powers really did manage to keep the black mountain at bay.

Blue light flashed through Han Lis eyes upon seeing this, and a loud thunderclap rang out behind him as a pair of translucent wings surfaced on his back.

He flapped his wings, and another thunderclap rang out as he vanished on the spot.

The Rong beings pupils contracted upon seeing this, and he immediately opened his mouth to blast forth a burst of golden light, which disappeared in a flash around 10 feet in front of the Rong being.

A dull explosion rang out, and Han Li stumbled out of thin air. There were five-colored flames burning around his pristine white hand, which was currently locked tightly around a small golden snake with wings on its back.

The snake was flicking its forked tongue and writhing incessantly, attempting to break free from, but Han Li merely harrumphed coldly as the five-colored flames increased drastically in brightness.

A horrified look flashed through the golden snakes eyes, and in the next instant, a layer of ice abruptly appeared over its body, turning it into a five-colored ice statue.

Following his drastic cultivation base improvement, his five-colored glacial flames had naturally also become vastly more powerful than before.

He rubbed his hands together without any hesitation, releasing arcs of golden lightning from his palms amid a loud thunderclap.

The ice statue was instantly shattered as a result, and the golden snake disintegrated into specks of spiritual light.

A shocked and enraged look appeared on the Rong beings face.

This Void Vanquishing Spirit was something that he had nurtured for many years, and not only did it possess a powerful innate ability to puncture through space, its body was also extremely resolute, making it very difficult for treasures to harm it.

Never did he think that it would be captured and destroyed so easily by this opponent.

A thunderous roar of fury rang out as the Rong being made a grabbing motion with one hand, upon which a round bowl suddenly appeared in his grasp. The surface of the bowl was riddled with intricate symbols and radiating faint crimson light, and its edge was extremely sharp.

He flicked his wrist to send the bowl flying through the air, and it transformed into countless crimson blades that hurtled directly toward Han Li.

A peculiar look appeared on Han Lis face at the sight of these crimson blades, and he made a hand seal rather than taking any evasive measures.

Black Qi swirled all over his body, and a suit of black armor appeared.

As soon as the crimson light reached within 10 feet of Han Li, it was stopped coldly in its tracks by the layers of black runes being released by the suit of armor.

Han Li took advantage of this opportunity to flap his wings, upon which he vanished again as an azure and white arc of lightning.

The Rong being wore a look of thunderous rage on his face as crimson baleful Qi erupted all around him before instantly forming a massive crimson lotus flower that encapsulated his entire body. At this point, he had already realized that his opponent was far from an ordinary Spatial Tempering Stage being, and he turned to his companions with a slightly bewildered expression, wondering why they hadnt stepped in to assist him yet. As a result, he was greeted by the sight of the three other Rong beings battling a white figure and two faint silver figures that had suddenly appeared. All three of the Rong beings were clearly dominating their opponents, but they were still unable to free themselves from their battles anytime soon.

The white and silver figures were naturally none other than Han Lis sentient puppet, as well as shadow puppets manifested by two of his Armor Origin Talismans.

Following Han Lis progression to the late-Spatial Tempering Stage, the shadow puppets manifested by the talismans had also become far more powerful than before, and that was why they were able to hold off two of the late-Spatial Tempering Stage Rong beings. Otherwise, the shadow puppets of the past wouldve most likely been destroyed by such powerful opponents already.

As for Doll, it was wielding a blue fan from which balls of blue light were being released in a relentless barrage. Meanwhile, its other hand was flicking threads of glacial Qi incessantly toward the young man, rendering him unable to assist the Rong being who had been attacked by Han Li.

The Rong being who was facing Han Li was quite surprised by this turn of events, yet before he had a chance to think of anything else, spatial fluctuations erupted above his head, and Han Li suddenly appeared above the small black mountain before gently stomping a foot down onto it.

The mountain expanded drastically amid a flash of grey light, swelling to over 100 feet in size before crushing the huge crimson hand down below amid a resounding boom.

The black mountain then came crashing down from above, and the Rong beings expression changed slightly as he immediately flipped his hand over. In doing so, he summoned a small silver ax that was several inches in length amid a flash of spiritual light, then hurled the ax upward.

A dull thump rang out as a giant ax that was several tens of feet in size emerged from within the flashing silver light before crashing down toward the black mountain like lightning.

Han Lis pupils contracted as he made a hand seal, and the Extreme Essencefused Mountain blurred before abruptly vanishing.

Thus, the giant ax struck nothing but empty air, immediately following which Han Li and the black mountain reappeared above the Rong beings head before plummeting downward without any hesitation.

Looks like I really have been too tense of late, the black-furred Rong being said as his lips twitched slightly.

Hehe, we can rest easy now after that, the white-furred Rong being said with a smile, seemingly completely unperturbed by his companions abrupt actions.

The black-furred Rong being nodded before closing his eyes, and the white-furred Rong being did the same after sweeping his gaze through the passageway up ahead one final time.

Thus, Han Li passed silently between them, and neither of them opened their eyes as Han Li made his way through the massive azure door.

Only then did he truly heave a sigh of relief. It was very fortunate that the Rong being had unleashed a physical attack that was ineffective against his current body. If he had used a magic attack instead, even the simplest of fireballs wouldve forced him to reveal himself.

After passing through the azure door, Han Li traversed through the passageway before disappearing around a corner.

This secret cave truly was an architectural masterpiece!

There were countless passageways of different sizes that fanned out like a cobweb, and most of these passageways had been formed naturally.

As such, this place was like a befuddling maze to those exploring it for the first time. Thankfully, Han Li had the map of the secret cave that the elderly man had given him, so he knew exactly what route to take. After a short while, he finally arrived before a natural cave.

This was a cave that was over 300 feet in size with a faint white stone wall on one side. There were rows of golden runes carved over the stone wall, all of which were shimmering with mysterious spiritual light.

Han Lis heart abruptly jolted upon seeing this, and he swept his gaze through the cave to discover that there was a Rong being wearing a conical bamboo hat sitting in front of the stone face.

He wore a contemplative look on his face, and he seemed to be inspecting the text on the stone wall.

This was rather troublesome to Han Li. The text on the stone wall was undoubtedly the objective for his trip, but if he wanted to use a secret technique to replicate this text, there was no way for him not to alert this Rong being.

Han Li stood silently at the entrance of the cave with his brows tightly furrowed in contemplation.

Meanwhile, the Rong being was appraising the stone wall intently while making a hand gesture from time to time, seemingly completely immersed in attempting to decipher the text on the wall.

Han Li finally made a decision upon seeing this.

He slowly drifted toward this Rong being, and in the blink of an eye, he was only 40 to 50 feet away and continued to close in.

However, the Rong being was still completely oblivious to his presence, clearly immersed in the text on the wall.

Han Li was quite elated to see this, and when he was less than 20 feet away from this Rong being, he finally sprang into action.

Golden light flashed from his body, and he abruptly revealed himself before raising a hand to launch a small black mountain that was enshrouded within grey light. At the same time, his golden body appeared behind him in a flash, and all six of its golden arms were thrust toward the Rong being in unison.

The Rong being was instantly jerked out of his immersive state, and green light flashed from his body as he attempted to unleash some kind of secret technique to flee the scene.

However, almost in the exact same instant, golden light abruptly flashed from the six golden hands, and a burst of invisible enormous force erupted from each of them.

The Rong being felt the air tighten around him, and he was completely immobilized, unable to move so much as a single finger. Even the circulation of magic power within his body had become extremely sluggish.

Meanwhile, the small black mountain expanded above his head before releasing a vast expanse of grey light, as well as countless silver runes.

An expression of shock and fury appeared on the Rong beings face, and he immediately made a decision, taking a deep breath before letting loose a long cry. He was disregarding his own safety to alert all of his other brethren in the cave.

However, the soundwaves were unable to escape beyond the grey light around him, and his heart immediately sank upon seeing this. Before he had a chance to do anything else, a golden thread suddenly erupted from each of the six golden palms, and the threads quickly bound him into a tight cocoon.

At the same time, the silver runes erupting from the Extreme Essencefused Mountain formed a shimmering silver light formation that descended from above.

A dull thump rang out, and the light formation vanished along with the Rong being, as if he had never even been here in the first place.

If someone were to unleash a powerful eye ability that allowed them to see into the Extreme Essencefused Mountain, theyd discover that the Rong being was lying unconscious in the belly of the mountain. Not only had his body been bound tightly by golden threads, a layer of silver runes had been plastered all over the Nascent Soul within his body, and it had also been forced into an unconscious state.

From the instant that Han Li revealed himself to the moment that the Rong being was drawn into the Extreme Essencefused Mountain, only the span of a few breaths ha passed,

Both the golden body and Extreme Essencefused Mountain had attacked in a completely silent manner and also had their spiritual pressure fluctuations minimized to its lowest possible point. As such, as long as there wasnt a third person in the cave, no one would be able to discover that a being at the pinnacle of the Spatial Tempering Stage had just been captured alive.

Han Li heaved a sigh of relief upon successfully pacifying this Rong being. It was a good thing that he was the only Rong being here, and his attention was entirely focused on the golden seal text on the wall. Otherwise, it definitely wouldnt have been so easy for him to succeed.

If those two Rong beings outside had detected his presence, there was no way that he wouldve been able to capture them alive, he wouldve been forced to kill them.

As long as this Rong being wasnt killed, his companions most likely wouldnt be able to detect that anything was amiss.

This spatial ability to draw in beings was something that the Divine Essencefused Mountain had attained after being refined into the Extreme Essencefused Mountain.

If he were to completely refine all five extreme mountains, this ability would become unfathomably powerful, and the mountain would even be able to draw in entire seas.

Even though he currently only had one extreme mountain, it was still very powerful, and it would virtually be impossible for that Rong being to escape.

Han Li didnt hesitate any longer after this, stowing away the golden body and black mountain before immediately sweeping a sleeve through the air.

A black ring flew out from within before releasing a burst of azure light that swept downward.

Spiritual light flashed, and faint golden light emanated from the stone wall. However, it remained completely stationary and refused to be drawn into the storage bracelet.

Han Li heaved a faint sight, but he wasnt all that surprised to see this. If it were that easy to take this item, then it wouldnt have remained here for so long. He had only attempted to draw into the storage bracelet just in case it worked.

White light flashed, and a palm-sized jade slip sprang out of the black bracelet before hovering in front of the stone wall.

He made a hand seal before quickly pointing a finger at the jade slip, and it immediately released a burst of silver light that encompassed the entire stone wall.

In the next instant, the golden runes on the stone wall warped and twisted, and it was if they had sprung to life within the silver light. Immediately thereafter, balls of golden light flew out of the stone wall before vanishing into the jade slip.

Moments later, all of the golden balls of light had disappeared into the jade slip, and Han Li abruptly withdrew his hand seal.

Silver light immediately flashed from the jade slip, and it fell into his grasp as a ball of white light.

Han Li held the jade slip and injected his spiritual sense into it, upon which a faint smile appeared on his face.

The contents of the jade slip were indeed identical to the golden runes on the stone wall.

He carefully stowed away the storage bracelet and the jade slip before flipping a hand over to reveal a purple talisman, which he adhered to his own body again.

Purple light flashed, and Han Lis body entered an insubstantial state again.

Thus, Han Li continued to traverse through the secret cave and found three more stone walls with golden seal text inscribed upon them. Only one of those stone walls as being guarded by a Rong being, while the other two were left unguarded.

This made Han Lis job a lot easier, and he snuck up on the other Rong being before drawing him into the Extreme Essencefused Mountain as well. Thus, three more sections of the cultivation art were replicated into the same jade slip, and according to the annotations on the map that had been given to him by the elderly man, there was only one part of the cultivation art left.

However, Han Li became even more cautious here rather than allowing himself to grow complacent. He hadnt encountered many Rong beings yet, so they were most likely all gathered in the final cave.

According to the information that hed eavesdropped earlier, only the restriction guarding the final part of the cultivation art was yet to be broken, so it was no wonder that everyone was gathered there.

With that in mind, Han Li found himself at a crossroads. This was an area that he had to pass through en route to that final cave.

Han Li looked around as he stroked his chin, then suddenly raised a hand, and over 100 formation flags surged out of his sleeve in a frenzy.

This was his most powerful set of formation tools, and it was capable of even trapping Spatial Tempering Stage being for a while.

On top of that, he also brought out one of his Nine Palaces Heavenly Talismans, and a massive palatial projection appeared for an instant before vanishing above the formation.

The materials required to refine this talisman were extremely rare, but he managed to purchase some in Cloud City, and was thus able to refine two more of those talismans.

Thus, even if the Rong beings outside were alerted to what was happening in the cave, they would be trapped by these two restrictions for a while before they could reach Han Li.

After doing all of this, Han Li nodded with a pleased look on his face before laying a hand on top of his own head, upon which golden light flashed, and the golden body appeared behind him.

He then opened his mouth to expel a ball of black Qi that vanished into the golden body.

Go! Han Li instructed without any hesitation.

A ferocious look appeared on one of the golden bodys bodys faces, and it suddenly vanished into thin air in a wraith-like manner.

Han Li then flicked his fingers to send a ball of silver flames and a pair of silver talismans flying out of his sleeves.

They transformed into a silver Fire Raven and two faint silver figures, respectively, then also vanished into the ground in front of him.

In the air above a certain unknown canyon within a mountain range, there was an ordinary-looking white cloud drifting in a casual manner.

Hidden within the cloud were two furry Rong beings, and they were discussing something quietly among themselves. Brother Xuan, its already been over a day since those four left and they still havent returned, could it be that somethings happened to them? a Rong being with an azure mark on his forehead said in a concerned manner.

What could possibly have happened to them? The two Heavenly Cloud beings they were pursuing were both completely spent, and we sent four people after them, nothing could possibly go wrong. Its most likely the case that those two Heavenly Cloud beings burned their latent potential to unleash some kind of secret techniques to delay their inevitable demise, the other crimson armored Rong being replied in a nonchalant manner.

It is indeed true that those two Heavenly Cloud beings are adept in some remarkable movement techniques. Otherwise, they wouldnt have been able to escape in the first place, the first Rong being replied with a nod, seemingly having been convinced.

It really is quite a surprise that the restriction around the final part of the golden seal text cultivation art requires multiple Vast Glacial Badges to break. Looks like we have no choice but to wait for more of our brethren to get here. I wonder if two Vast Glacial Badges will even be enough, perhaps even three or four will be required. If thats the case, then well only be able to obtain an incomplete cultivation art, the armored Rong being sighed.

The restriction guarding the final part of the cultivation art is vastly different from all of the previous restrictions, so its clearly the most important part. If were unable to secure this final part, then itll most likely be very difficult for us to successfully cultivate it. Its a pity that none of us know how to read golden seal text. Otherwise, wed be able to read the previous parts to give ourselves an idea of what this cultivation art involves. A forlorn look appeared on the first Rong beings face.

Seeing as this is a golden seal text cultivation art, we certainly cant just give up on it without doing everything we can. The problem is that even the closest group of our brethren are around four or five days away, and if we need to gather more Vast Glacial Badges, then we may even have to spend several months here. In that case, our plans to go into seclusion here to try and make a breakthrough would be completely thrown into disarray, the armored Rong being said as his expression darkened slightly.

That is indeed rather troublesome. However, if this golden seal text cultivation art really does prove to be an extremely powerful one, then perhaps itll even be able to benefit our entire race. Compared to that, this is a worthy sacrifice, the first Rong being said in a slow voice as he furrowed his brows slightly.

That may be the case, but entering the Vast Glacial Realm is a brilliant opportunity for us to progress to the holy grade, I dont want to pass up this opportunity, the armored Rong being sighed.

Theres no use talking about that now. We can only hope that the other groups will receive our message and arrive with their Vast Glacial Badges as quickly as possible. Now that I think about it, its quite extraordinary how all of the races had always thought that Vast Glacial Badges were only keys to access the Vast Glacial Realm, who wouldve thought that they would be so useful in breaking certain restrictions in this realm? We have to report this to the elders when we get back so our brethren who enter the Vast Glacial Realm in the future can keep an eye out for such restrictions.

Thus, the two Rong beings chatted with one another within the cloud, but their conversation was completely inaudible outside the cloud.

The cloud that they were hiding in had been manifested from some kind of profound restriction, and these two were naturally the Rong beings who were keeping lookout.

Unbeknownst to the two of them, while they were conversing with one another, there was an indetectable shadow within a white cloud over 1,000 feet above them, and this faint shadow was directly inspecting them.

Their cloud restriction seemed to be unable to impede that mans gaze.

This shadow was naturally none other than Han Li, who had taken close to half a day to get to this place. The white cloud restriction was indeed quite profound, but Han Li was still able to notice these two Rong beings with his spirit eye ability.

Thus, he immediately used his High Zenith Invisibility Talisman to adopt this indistinct form before slowly flying above them. Through the use of his ultra-powerful spiritual sense, he was naturally able to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two Rong beings, and he was quite relieved to hear that they hadnt yet secured the entire cultivation art.

His expression changed slightly upon hearing about how multiple Vast Glacial Badges were required to break the final restriction, but a thought then immediately occurred to him, and his expression reverted back to normal.

A cold light flashed through his eyes as he took one final glance down below before descending toward the canyon.

Even at such close range, the two Rong beings failed to detect his presence, so it wouldve naturally been an easy task for him to kill them if he wanted to. However, killing them could alert the other Rong beings in the cave to his presence, so he decided against it.

After all, he wasnt here to kill these Rong beings, he had no intention of revealing himself prior to seeing the golden seal text cultivation art.

With that in mind, Han Li descended several hundred feet into the canyon with blue light flashing through his eyes, and he swept his gaze over the two sides of the canyon. His expression then changed slightly as he focused his gaze on one of the stone faces.

The stone face was of a faint yellow color with several cracks on its surface, and it appeared to be extremely mundane.

However, from a certain angle, Han Li could see that these cracks formed a star diagram.

A hint of elation flashed through his eyes, and he immediately descended directly toward that stone face.

Faint spiritual light flashed from the surface of the stone face, and his body passed through it without any impediment, following which he found himself in an extremely wide and spacious passageway.

There were fist-sized crystals embedded into the walls of the passageway, all of which were shimmering with faint white light.

There was an azure wooden door standing several hundred feet in front of him, and it was slightly ajar.

The door was over 200 feet tall with indentations all over its surface, and it was also missing a corner, so it had clearly been forced open by someone through brute force.

Han Li narrowed his eyes as he appraised the door, and he could see shimmering golden runes carved around the edge of the giant door.

Most of the runes were incomplete, but he was still able to immediately identify that this was golden seal text.

There were two Rong beings seated with their legs crossed and their eyes closed sitting by the sides of the gate, and one of them wore a set of black robes while the other was clothed in white robes.

The two Rong beings also had fur all over their bodies, one of which had fur that was pristine white as snow, while the other had inky-black fur, creating quite a peculiar contrast to behold.

The Rong beings were clearly extremely cautious and had set up lookout posts at multiple locations.

Han Li looked at the gap between the two Rong beings, which was around 30 to 40 feet wide, and his brows furrowed slightly again.

He was very confident in his High Zenith Invisibility Talisman, and its concealment abilities had improved significantly now that he had reached the late-Spatial Tempering Stage, but he would still be incurring some risk if he were to try and pass through between the two Rong beings. He wasnt fully confident in his ability to sneak past these two Rong beings without alerting them.

However, High Li didnt hesitate for too long before he took a deep breath and drifted silently toward the giant wooden door.

He had already made it to this place, so he couldnt just turn back. If worse came to worst, then he would just have to kill these two and force his way in. That naturally wouldnt be the wisest strategy, but it was the only course of action that was available to him.

There were many Rong beings in this place, but he could whittle them down by adopting guerrilla warfare tactics. His only concern was that the Rong beings could destroy the golden seal text in the cave in a fit of desperation. The damage would be irreparable, and he wouldve come all this way for nothing.

After all, with True Immortal Realm secret technique like this one, even a few missing golden seal text runes would make it impossible for him to cultivate the Spirit Refinement Technique. Of course, this was rather unlikely to happen.

If he were to strike quickly enough and even resorted to using his Profound Heavenly blade segment and Gold Devouring Beetles, he was confident that he would be able to kill the Rong beings in the cave before they had a chance to do anything.

Thus, Han Li instantly made up his mind before flying toward the two Rong beings.

300 feet, 200 feet, 100 feet…

Han Li reached the area right between the two Rong beings in the blink of an eye, and right at this moment, the Rong being who was covered in black fur suddenly opened his eyes.

Han Lis heart jolted upon seeing this, and he immediately stopped on the spot.

The white-furred Rong being naturally sensed his companions reaction, and he also opened his eyes before looking around in a perplexed manner. Did you sense something?

The black-furred Rong being didnt reply as he released his spiritual sense, which passed over Han Lis body and swept through the entire passageway up ahead before sweeping backward.

Looks like it was just my imagination. Ive been struggling to enter a calm state of mind before I meditate lately, and I dont know why, the black-furred Rong being said.

I see. Thats not really strange, Ive also been in the same situation ever since we entered the Vast Glacial Realm. Its most likely because weve been too tense here in this foreign realm, the white-furred Rong being said with a smile.

Perhaps so, the black-furred Rong being said with his brows furrowed slightly in contemplation.

However, right in the next instant, he abruptly swept a sleeve through the air, sending a burst of silver threads hurtling forth, and the silver threads encompassed the entire passageway up ahead.

Han Lis pupils abruptly contracted upon seeing this, but he stood still on the spot and allowed the silver threads to strike him.

A peculiar scene then ensued!

The silver threads merely passed through Han Lis body in a flash before striking the ground and revealing themselves to be a series of hair-thin silver needs that were several inches in length each.

The two Rong beings appraised the empty passageway in an expressionless manner.

Golden seal text!

Han Lis pupils abruptly contracted upon hearing this.

Indeed. We were actually with several other fellow Daoists, but theyve all since perished. We discovered that golden seal text cultivation art with those Rong beings in a certain secluded cave. The elderly man paused here momentarily as he heaved a long sigh.

Han Li merely appraised him and didnt urge the elderly man to continue, he knew that a detailed elaboration would follow.

Sure enough, following a brief pause, the elderly man continued, However, before we had a chance to break that restriction and record the entire cultivation art, we fell into a trap sprung by the Rong beings. Everyone else perished, while Fairy Yue and I only barely managed to get away using secret techniques. However, in doing so, we had severely depleted our energy and couldnt take any further risks. However, you can certainly give it a try if youre interested in this cultivation art, Brother Han. By the way, this secret cave was extremely obscure, so there might be other treasures in there aside from that golden seal text cultivation art.

Oh? Is that so? Where is this secret cave you speak of? Also, its already been so long, wouldnt the Rong beings have already secured the treasures in the cave and left? Han Li asked.

Dont worry, Brother Han, the restrictions in the cave are extremely powerful, and the cultivation art was split up into several segments. Even though so much time has already passed, Im sure those Rong beings wouldnt have been able to break all of the restrictions and obtain the complete cultivation art, so its most likely the case that you still have a chance if you go there right away, Fairy Yue explained.

How many Rong beings are there? Han Li asked. He had to admit that he was a little tempted.

Around 10 or so. Those Rong beings are extremely cunning, only half of them appeared initially and invited us to explore the secret cave together. However, as soon as we discovered the golden seal text cultivation art, the rest of them also suddenly appeared and turned on us, which is how we were reduced to such a sorry state. You are indeed quite powerful, but you wont be able to take on all of them at once in a direct confrontation. Id advise that you sneak into the secret cave and strike when an opportunity arises, the elderly man suggested. He had clearly already thought extensively about this matter.

Han Li was silent for a moment before suddenly smiling as he asked, If there are around 10 of them, then it will indeed be wise not to face them head-on. Also, I have another question: how did you two find out about this golden seal text cultivation art? And do you know what this cultivation art is? According to my knowledge, there arent that many people in all of the Heavenly Cloud Races who can read this text.

The elderly man was rather hesitant, but the woman heaved a faint sigh, and admitted, Your wisdom is truly unmatched, Brother Han, looks like we wont be able to hide anything from you. Truth be told, the seniors of our race told us about this secret cave and the golden seal text cultivation art. Fellow Daoist Xu and I are somewhat versed in golden seal text, and we know that the cultivation art is a secret technique known as the Spirit Refinement Technique.

Spirit Refinement Technique? A hint of surprise flashed through Han Lis eyes upon hearing this.

According to one of the elders of our race, this technique is extremely profound and can enhance ones spiritual sense by severalfold. Once successfully cultivated, itll be extremely effective even to breaking through Body Integration Stage bottlenecks in the future. The elderly man also came clean and revealed what he knew.

A cultivation art that can enhance ones spiritual sense by severalfold? Thats impossible! How could such an extraordinary cultivation art possibly exist? Han Li exclaimed as his expression changed drastically.

Fellow Daoist Xu is speaking the truth. The elders of our two races were actually made aware of the existence of this secret cave and the golden seal text cultivation art during one of the previous occasions where the Vast Glacial Realm was opened, so they know some details about this Divine Refinement Technique. However, the relevant records were quite ambiguous, and our two races had expended a lot of time and effort before they discovered the location of the secret cave.

However, the restriction at the entrance of the secret cave is extremely profound and requires knowledge of golden seal text to be broken, so our two races have been searching arduously for information about golden seal text across the Thunder Continent for many years. Fellow Daoist Xu and I finally learned how to read golden seal text prior to the opening of the Vast Glacial Realm, which is why we attempted to break the restriction to access the cave. Thinking about it now, its far too much of a coincidence that those Rong beings just so happened to appear at the cave right after we broke the restriction, its very likely that theyve had their eyes on us for a while now, and they mustve also been made aware of the existence of this secret cave through alternative avenues, Fairy Yue explained.

Han Li contemplated this information for a long while before finally replying, If this Spirit Refinement Technique really is as extraordinary as you proclaim, then I wouldnt mind making a trip to secure it. However, I have no idea how to read golden seal text, so the cultivation method would be useless to me.

The elderly man could tell that Han Li was truly interested, and he hurriedly stepped in to seal the deal. Hehe, that wont be an issue, as long as you can secure the cultivation art and are willing to give myself and Fairy Yue a replica copy each, we would be more than willing to teach you how to read golden seal text so you can use the cultivation art. That will be our repayment to you for taking this risk.

Fairy Yue remained silent, so she clearly also approved of this.

In that case, looks like I have no choice but to make this trip. Brother Xu, give me a copy of your map. Han Li had finally made up his mind.

Of course, Fellow Daoist Han, Ill make you a copy of the map right away, the elderly man agreed in an elated manner.

He flipped a hand over to produce a jade slip, which he placed against his forehead, and faint while light began to shimmer from it.

Mere moments later, the jade replicated the map within the elderly mans spiritual sense.

The elderly man then handed the jade slip over to Han li with a wide smile on his face, and said, Do be careful, Brother Han, Fellow Daoist Yue and I will be awaiting your triumphant return!

The two of you can go and rest on that island over there. If I managed to obtain the golden seal text cultivation art, Ill be sure to come back here and reunite with the two of you,Han Li replied as he accepted the jade slip.

Azure light then flashed from his body, and he flew away into the distance.

After just a few flashes, the azure light vanished into the distant sky.

After Han Li had completely disappeared from view, Fairy Yue withdrew her gaze, and asked, What do you think of Fellow Daoist Hans chances, Brother Xu?

The elderly man contemplated this question for a long while before replying, Its hard to say. If he were a normal upper race being, he would naturally have next to no chance at all. However, he has displayed incredible powers that perhaps even surpass those of a holy race being. If luck is on his side, he should have a roughly 50% chance of success. Dont forget that theres also an extremely powerful Rong being among their ranks who managed to wound us even after we joined forces against him.

50% is already quite fantastic! To think that our two races dedicated so much time and effort into this, only for those Rong beings to suddenly swoop in and foil our plans. If we dont manage to obtain the Spirit Refinement Technique, you and I will both be subjected to very unsavory fates, Fairy Yue sighed.

Theres no helping it, who wouldve thought that those Rong beings would suddenly turn up and foil our plans? the elderly man also sighed in a resigned manner.

A cold expression appeared on Fairy Yues face. If I had known that those Rong beings were plotting against us from the very beginning, I wouldve refused to cooperate with them no matter what. We ended up being used as tools by them and broke many of the restrictions in that cave before they stabbed us in the back!

The elderly man shook his head, and countered, It wouldnt have made a difference. We had already opened the entrance to that secret cave, and they wouldve immediately attacked us had we refused to cooperate with them, so it wouldve happened sooner or later regardless. Furthermore, if the altercation had taken place outside the secret cave, we wouldnt have been able to take advantage of the caves internal terrain and restrictions, and our chances of escape wouldve been even slimmer.

Thats true. We can only hope that Fellow Daoist Han will succeed now. Fairy Yue cast her gaze into the distance again.

Meanwhile, the elderly man stroked his beard and fell silent as a contemplative look appeared on his face.

At this point, Han Li was already tens of thousands of kilometers away, and he was flying through the air at an incredible speed.

During his flight, he narrowed his eyes as he placed the jade slip to his forehead, using his spiritual sense to glean the information within.

The elderly man had injected a lot of information into the jade slip, not only was there a map of the secret cave, there were even annotations denoting all of the paths in the cave that theyd explored before.

This would undoubtedly save him quite a bit of trouble.

Spirit Refinement Technique, eh? Han Li murmured to himself. freeebnovel.com

He had already been made fully aware of the benefits of having powerful spiritual sense after cultivating the Great Development Technique. If this secret technique really could multiply the power of his spiritual sense, then now only would it become easier for him to break through future bottlenecks, he would also be able to release more Gold Devouring Beetles at a time during battle.

On top of that, possessing powerful spiritual sense would be greatly beneficial to him in other areas such as formation crafting and pill refinement. As such, he was determined to get his hands on this extraordinary cultivation art.

Such a cultivation art could only exist in the True Immortal Realm, there was no way that he would be able to find something like this in the Spirit Realm, so he naturally wasnt willing to pass up this opportunity.

With that in mind, even the perpetually calm and steadfast Han Li was becoming slightly excited.

According to the map, the secret cave was about a days flight away, it was quite remarkable that the elderly man and Fairy Yue had managed to escape so far even after expending so much energy.

As for the Rong beings who were situated in the secret cave, Han Li wasnt all that concerned about them now that he had fully recovered his magic power.

As long as there werent any Body Integration Stage beings among them, he would always be able to escape even if he couldnt defeat all of his enemies.

With that in mind, Han Li no longer contemplated the matter any further, and a loud thunderclap suddenly erupted behind him as his Thunderstorm Wings appeared on his back.

He then made a hand seal, and his body shot forth through the air, vanishing into the distance in a flash.

In the next instant, he appeared over 1,000 feet away, then disappeared once again.

From a distance, it looked as if there were an azure and white thread that was teleporting through the air in a wraith-like manner.

Han Li was flying onward at full speed in case those Rong beings broke the restriction and took the golden seal text cultivation art.

The journey wouldve originally taken him a day to complete, but at his current speed, he would be able to get there in less than half a day.