When the high priest saw this, he waved his hand, and a white jade bed slowly rose from the pool in the hall.
The Weeping Soul Beast lay flat on the stone bed with a calm expression. Her chest did not rise or fall, and there was no aura coming from her body. She looked like a perfectly preserved corpse.
The high priest slowly walked forward and removed the hood of his cloak, revealing the flawless face of a young man. However, his skin was deathly pale, and it seemed to have lost some of its color.
He glanced at the Weeping Soul Beast, and said, "Fellow Daoist Han, please remove the puppet restriction from this young woman's body."
Han Li nodded and walked forward. He formed a hand seal, and a ball of white starlight condensed in his palm. It started from the Baihui Acupoint on the top of her head, then moved through her neck, shoulders, and all the way to the Yongquan Acupoint on the soles of her feet.
With each passing spot, white light would flash from within his body, and white bone needles that were only as thick as toothpicks with complex runes engraved all over their surfaces emerged from his body before being drawn into Han Li's grasp.
After the bone needles were collected, the Weeping Soul Beast suddenly frowned. Her body suddenly shrank, and she began to tremble violently.
At the same time, her original aura began to leak out again.
"This is …" The high priest's expression changed when he sensed the Weeping Soul Beast's aura.
"There's no need to be alarmed, High Priestess. The Weeping Soul Beast is indeed not a human. Her true form is a type of heaven and earth beast known as the Xing Beast," Han Li explained.
"I see … I see, no wonder …" The High Priest seemed to be enlightened after hearing this.
"What do you mean, high priest?" Han Li asked with a frown.
The high priest thought for a moment and said, "Xing Beasts are one of the Heavenly Beasts. Although they are not a true spirit species, they are extremely rare. They possess the power of the law of reincarnation, one of the three supreme laws of the world.
I couldn't sense anything when she was sealed by the Soul-sealing Needles, but now that the needles have been removed, I still can't sense any origin energy in her body. This is probably why she fell into a coma, right? "The Grand Priest pondered for a moment and said.
"The High Priest is right. At the beginning, due to an accident, she was affected by some kind of nomological power and became like this." Han Li nodded and said.
"Looks like I'm right. She must have been affected by the power of the Laws of Samsara back then, causing the origin energy within her to fall into a slumber. We just need to channel the power of the Laws of Samsara into her dantian to awaken it," said the great priest.
"It's that simple?" Han Li hesitated and asked in disbelief.
"Friend Han, do you know that cultivating the Law of Samsara is even more difficult than cultivating the Law of Space? Even the Law of Time might not be comparable.
Controlling the power of the Laws of Samsara is even more difficult. The consequences will be unpredictable if you're even the slightest bit careless. "The Grand Priest's voice was hoarse as he looked at Han Li and said.
"I only know that the reason the three great Sovereign Laws are able to suppress all the other laws in the world is because they occupy an absolutely dominant position in the domain they cover. The requirements for luck and talent are extremely harsh. Thus, there are very few people who practice them.
Could it be that the Grand Priest cultivates the power of the Laws of Samsara? "Han Li asked in surprise.
"To be honest, the reason I can take up the position of the Grand Priest is because I possess the Heavenly Origin Divination Technique. It can be considered as a subcategory of the Great Prophecy Technique.
Through this technique, I can borrow a portion of the power of the Laws of Samsara to predict what will happen in the future. However, it cannot be considered as grasping the power of the Laws of Samsara, "the Grand Priest said with a faint smile.
"I see. In that case … the Grand Priest wants to borrow a portion of this power to help the Weeping Soul Beast awaken its origin energy?" Han Li came to a sudden realization.
"That's right. As long as …"
The Grand Priest's expression suddenly changed before he could finish speaking. Han Li hurriedly looked over with a frown.
The Weeping Soul Beast that was lying on the white jade bed suddenly loosened its body. It no longer curled up and lay flat on its back. A dim light shone from between its brows, and threads of white light were emitted from it. They drifted away like willow catkins.
"What's going on?
Why is her Spirit dispersing? "Han Li's expression changed abruptly as he hurriedly asked.
"It's not strange. Once the origin energy in the body is lost, the Spirit will be like a rootless duckweed. It can only stay in the body for a period of time at most before it will start dispersing.
The one hundred and eight Soul Sealing Needles were used extremely well. They locked her Spirit tightly in her body and prevented it from dispersing.
However, the Soul Sealing Needles are originally used to refine a living person into a puppet to control, and they are already harmful to the Spirit. Now that you've removed the Soul Sealing Needles, the Spirit will naturally dissipate twice as much … "The Grand Priest shook his head as he explained.
Han Li abruptly activated the Spirit Refinement Art in his body upon hearing this. He pointed a finger between his brows and abruptly pulled it forward. A thread of Divine Sense immediately flew out and disappeared between the Weeping Soul Beast's brows.
White light flashed from between his brows, and the threads of white light that were emitted from the Spirit Refinement Art disappeared.
"Please save her immediately, Grand Priest." Han Li's expression turned solemn as he turned around and cupped his fists.
The Grand Priest nodded and said, "The rescue cannot be interrupted. Protect me for a while."
"Don't worry, Grand Priest. There will be no interference." Han Li solemnly said.
The Grand Priest didn't say anything else. He immediately walked to the other end of the white jade bed and stood behind the Weeping Soul Beast's head. He put his palms together in front of him as if he was praying to the heavens and earth. He then spread his hands open and waved them forward as if he were throwing money.
A flower of blood shot out from his palm and turned into five blood-colored plum blossoms that dripped onto the Weeping Soul Beast's forehead. The center of his raised palm also cracked like a tortoise shell.
At the same time, a blurry red halo appeared behind him, and his robes fluttered in the absence of any wind. An aura of laws that was somewhat familiar to Han Li, yet also somewhat unfamiliar to him, began to emanate from within.
At this moment, Han Li suddenly caught a glimpse of the Grand Priest's exposed skin under his robes, and a nauseating feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.
It turned out that under that handsome face, there were large and thick scars growing on the surface of his skin. Most of the scars were oozing pus, and the surface was green and purple, mixed with a lot of yellowish-brown mucus. It was a disgusting sight to look at.
At a glance, one could tell that most of these scars were old injuries. Some had already completely scabbed over, leaving behind large, gall-like scars. Some only had a ring of dry scab on the periphery of the wound, and some were still oozing pus.
The Grand Priest's body looked so fat, but in reality, it was mostly due to the galls and scabs that covered his entire body. When Han Li looked at his handsome face again, he couldn't help but sigh.
Due to the rich scent of medicine wafting through the air and the fact that the high priestess was wearing a robe, Han Li hadn't been able to detect any peculiar odors. However, at this moment, an extremely unpleasant odor began to emanate from the high priestess' body.
"Friend Han, if you can't bear it, you can go and stand guard outside the hall. The treatment will probably last for at least an hour." At this moment, the Grand Priest's voice suddenly sounded in Han Li's sea of consciousness.
"It's okay." Han Li replied cleanly, and didn't say anything else.
The Grand Priest didn't say anything else.
However, after a dozen breaths, Han Li frowned and said, "It seems that I have to go outside …"
"Friend Han, don't worry, just don't let anyone break in." The Grand Priest instructed.
"Thank you." Han Li cupped his fists and bowed. His figure flashed, and he arrived outside the hall.
In the distant dark night sky, a few rays of light pierced through the night sky and landed about ten feet away from Han Li.
The person in the lead had a head of white hair that was meticulously combed and tied high on the top of his head with a crown of jewels. His eyes were dark purple, and he was handsome. His eyebrows and eyes were quite similar to Shi Chuankong's, and he was confirmed to be his third brother, Shi Pokong.
Behind him, there were two men from the Devil Race. They were about ten feet tall and had the shape of iron towers. Half of their faces were made of metal, and only their noses and mouths were covered. Their faces were full of muscles, and they looked fierce.
The other man was thin and dressed in a green robe. He was a gentle old man with white hair. He had a faint smile on his face, and his hands were clasped behind his back. He looked like an ordinary teacher in the market.
Han Li suddenly released his divine sense and shrouded the surrounding heaven and earth. After a search, he found that apart from some patrolling soldiers in the palace, there were only three people in front of him.
Among them, the aura of the iron tower man was amazing, but he was the weakest among the three. He was only at the Middle-stage of Primordial Immortal. Although Shi Pokong was also a Middle-stage Primordial Immortal, his aura was more stable and longer than the iron tower man.
The old man who looked like a teacher seemed the most harmless, but he had the highest cultivation among the three. He was at the Late-stage of Primordial Immortal.
"Haha, how have you been, Fellow Daoist Li." Shi Pokong cupped his fists slightly and said with a smile.
"Thank you for taking care of me, Fellow Daoist Shi. I didn't die in the Scale Void Realm." Han Li said with a smile when he saw that Shi Pokong was not in a hurry to attack.
"Since Fellow Daoist Li has quietly returned to the Sanctuary, then my thirteenth brother should have also returned, right?
Where is he now? "Shi Pokong asked with a wider smile on his face.
"Shi Chuankong has always regarded you as the closest person, and never had the intention to compete with you. Don't you think it's unnecessary for you to do this?" Han Li's expression did not change, and he did not answer Shi Pokong's question.
"Fellow Daoist Li is a smart man. Don't you know the saying 'no competition is a great competition'?
Besides, it doesn't make much sense whether he competes or not. This matter is not something that he can decide, nor is it something that I can decide. "
When Shi Pokong said this, his expression became a little gloomy, but it returned to normal in the blink of an eye.
"It doesn't matter to me whether you brothers compete or not, and I don't want to get involved. As long as you don't hinder me, we can go our separate ways." Han Li looked indifferent, and said indifferently.
"It's fine if you don't want me to stop you, as long as you're willing to tell me what has happened in the Jilin Spatial Realm. Why have all the chess pieces I've placed inside disappeared?" Shi Pokong frowned and asked.