Han Li passed through the layers of white jade bookshelves around him, and only then did he discover that the Crystal Pagoda was not engraved with runes, nor was it an immortal treasure. Instead, it was just a storage compartment with a unique design.
Within the Crystal Pagoda, each level was divided into eight compartments, each of which contained many jade slips and parchments.
Among them, the lowest level had the largest space and the largest number of books. Most of them were books and scrolls, and they were densely packed together. Just one grid alone had about a hundred books.
The higher one went, the smaller each level of the Linglong Pagoda was. The number of scrolls that could be stored in each level decreased. At the highest level, there were only eight scrolls left, and the things inside were all jade scrolls.
With Daoist Xie's words in mind, Han Li didn't have any more misgivings, and he picked up a jade slip and inspected it briefly before pressing a hand against his glabella to carefully inspect it.
Moments later, he put down the jade slip in his hand, and his expression changed slightly.
The jade slip that he had just placed down contained a puppet refinement art known as the Hundred Refinements Puppet. Han Li had only skimmed through it once, but he was already astonished by it.
When it came to the selection of materials for the puppets, it was discussed from three aspects, namely, the right time, the right place, and the right people. Not only did it fully demonstrate the influence of the different origins of the materials on the quality of the puppets that were refined, it also detailed the importance of refining puppets with different attributes under the right time and environment.
However, Han Li's mind was elsewhere at the moment. He wanted to browse through some tomes related to cultivation to see if he could find a cultivation art or ability that could curb or nullify the backlash from his true spirit bloodline.
As such, after putting the Hundred Refinements Puppet back, he picked up the other jade slips and placed them against his glabella.
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Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
Han Li was sitting in a lotus position with his legs crossed, carefully examining a scroll called the Star Essence Blood Refinement Technique.
The content of this cultivation method was a little different. It was different from the usual Mystic Cultivation Body Tempering Technique, which tempered the body, tendons, and bones. It boldly proposed to use the power of the stars to cleanse the blood.
Through the cultivation of this technique, the blood of a Mystic would also be tempered, causing the blood to contain a large amount of Star Energy. When fighting against an enemy, they would occasionally use the blood that flowed out of their wounds as a means of attack, often with unexpected results.
In addition, the blood of those who cultivated this cultivation technique often contained more energy, and when they used some blood-ignition secret techniques, their power would be amplified to an even more terrifying degree.
However, this cultivation technique was extremely difficult to cultivate as it required the Star Essence to be injected into one's blood. Not only would one have to endure unimaginable pain, one would also have to bear a huge risk.
This was because blood flowed through one's entire body along the veins, passing through important junctures such as the Heart Aperture and Dantian. If one of these junctures was not properly controlled, the Star Essence of the Star Essence in one's blood could be lost, which would be extremely dangerous.
However, after reading it, Han Li only sighed in admiration. He had no intention of cultivating this cultivation technique, because it was clearly stated in the scroll that this cultivation technique was not suitable for people with special bloodlines.
There was no other reason other than the fact that the blood of such people was stronger, making it more difficult to control the integration of it with the Star Essence. The power of Han Li's bloodline was already very complex. If he wanted to cultivate this cultivation technique, it would be tantamount to adding fuel to the fire and seeking his own death.
However, this cultivation art wasn't completely useless to Han Li. The blood circulation methods mentioned in the manual, as well as the methods to pacify the rampaging power of the stars, were all very useful to Han Li.
However, as to how to cultivate and learn it, Han Li still needed to carefully separate out the beneficial parts.
After a long while, he slowly rolled up the scroll, rubbed his aching eyebrows, slowly stood up, and put it back on the Crystal Exquisite Pagoda.
In the past few days, he had finished reading all the ancient books in the Linglong Pagoda. However, he did not find much useful information.
Even the 'Celestial Essence Blood Refinement Technique' just now could only play a supporting role and could not completely solve his current predicament.
However, at least he had found some methods to alleviate the situation, so Han Li decided to give it a try.
He turned around and walked out of the hall, heading towards another hall.
When Han Li arrived at the central hall of the star formation, he discovered that Daoist Xie had already been enshrouded in a layer of crimson light, making it impossible to see his body through the refraction of the light.
He did not linger and only took a quick glance before turning around and leaving.
As soon as he entered the other hall, Han Li felt as if he had crashed into a wall of Qi, following which his entire body seemed to be wrapped up by a warm current, which was extremely comfortable.
He looked around and found that the entire hall was engraved with all kinds of talisman patterns. Above his head and below his feet were all engraved with patterns of stars that flickered erratically.
There were also rivers of stars within which white light flowed like ripples, creating an extremely gorgeous sight.
"As expected of the place where Daoist Xie once cultivated in seclusion; the power of the stars here is so rich…" Han Li could not help but praise upon seeing this.
After saying that, he made his way to a lotus platform futon in the center of the hall and sat down with his legs crossed.
A ball of white light immediately lit up below Han Li's buttocks, as if a cotton cushion had been stuffed into his buttocks, making him feel very comfortable.
After sitting down, he closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing for a moment, then began to recall the Star Essence Blood Refinement Technique in his mind, but he did not immediately begin to cultivate it.
He directly ignored the part of the cultivation technique that required him to draw the power of the stars into his body to refine his blood, and only chose the latter half of the cultivation technique, which was on how to calm the power of the stars.
The power of the stars that the cultivation technique emphasized was actually quite similar in nature to the true spirit bloodline. When it went berserk, the power would be uncontrollable, and on the one hand, it would burn up one's blood essence, and on the other hand, it would burst through one's blood vessels and cause one's entire body to explode.
Han Li was confident in his powerful physique, which allowed him to avoid exploding to a certain extent. However, it was inevitable that his blood would boil, and after his blood was incinerated, he would die of exhaustion.
After a long while of thought, Han Li began to silently cultivate according to the incantation of the cultivation art. He formed an incantation gesture and circulated his power.
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Time flew by in a flash, and over eight years had passed.
Within the seclusion hall, Han Li sat with his legs crossed on a lotus platform futon. His skin was as red as blood, and pink mist was rising from his body, filling the entire hall as if it were a hot spring.
His eyes were as red as blood, but his pupils were calm, without the slightest hint of panic.
He only saw his hands forming a strange seal, and a series of chanting sounds came from his mouth. Then, his body leaned to the right, with one hand supporting his head and one leg bent, making a sleeping posture like a reclining Buddha.
With this sleeping posture, the power of the stars in his body, like the waves of a river, surged from his head to his feet, and then from his feet to his head, smoothly circulating back and forth, calming down the raging true spirit bloodline.
The blood-red colour on his body also began to fade from his head to his neck, and from his neck to his chest, gradually returning to normal.
"It's done, this period of time was not in vain …" After a long time, Han Li turned over and sat up, with a smile on his face.
During the past eight years, Han Li, except for a small amount of time to go to the hall where the cultivation technique was stored to read the ancient books, spent most of his time in seclusion, cultivating the Celestial Essence Blood Refining Technique.
After many attempts, he finally grasped the method to calm his true spirit bloodline.
Han Li stood up, stretched his waist, and looked up. Suddenly, he saw the Star Chart carved above his head, constantly flashing with light. The engraved Star Rivers looked like jade ribbons hanging horizontally in the sky. Although it was mysterious and beautiful, it was not as gorgeous as it was in the past.
"It seems that it's a clear sky with a bright moon and sparse stars …" Han Li was in a good mood and muttered to himself.
He had long since discovered that the crystal palace, although located under the blood lake, could connect to the starry sky outside. Whenever night fell, and the starlight filled the sky, the Star Chart above the palace would also light up like a cluster of stars.
The denser the stars in the night sky, the more dazzling the Star Chart above the crystal palace became, and the more concentrated the power of the stars it absorbed. Today, although the moon was bright, it made the starlight look a bit dim.
Han Li looked at it for a moment, and suddenly his heart moved. He put his hand into his robe, and after fumbling around for a while, he took out the dark green bottle that had accompanied him all the way to his cultivation, and leaned over and placed it on the ground.
He saw the light projected from the top of the roof, sprinkling over the dark green bottle, plating it with a soft glow, and clearly outlining the lines on the bottle.
However, even after waiting for a long time, the bottle just stayed quietly in place, without any change.
"Sure enough, it doesn't work?
It seems that this crystal palace can only transmit stars down ….. "He had not finished his words when his eyebrows couldn't help but raise slightly, as a very familiar scene appeared in front of him.
Above the small bottle, a layer of hazy white light enveloped it. Pieces of leaf-shaped veined patterns also lit up, and the entire bottle became crystal clear. White spots of light formed around the bottle, turning into a huge white halo that lit up with a gentle light.
However, the speed at which the white spots of light condensed was a little slow, much slower than it had been in other places.
Han Li looked at it for a moment, then put the bottle away again. He had only wanted to try it out on a whim, and did not intend to use the Sky Bottle to condense the green liquid. After all, in this Accumulated Scale Spatial Mirror, there was no need for this item for the time being.
After putting it away, he turned and left the hall, then went to the Hall of Ancient Records.
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A month later, on a day.
Han Li sat cross-legged in the Hall of Seclusion, took out three items from his sleeve, and placed them in front of him one by one.
There were four ancient statues of the exact same texture. They seemed to be some kind of demonic creatures. They all had three heads and six arms, but their expressions and movements were all very different.