Under the cleansing of the dazzling golden light, Han Li's clothes were instantly reduced to ash while his black hair fluttered into the sky and stood on end like needles. His robust body that seemed as if it was made of liquid gold was covered in blood red talisman markings, and it was a horrifying sight to behold.
The small, dark green bottle hanging on his chest floated up along with the force and hovered in front of him.
At this moment, the leaf patterns on the bottle suddenly lit up and emitted a green fluorescent light that enveloped his whole body.
"Good kid, consider yourself lucky. I'll protect you for a while.
Open your mind and absorb the power of the law of time with all your strength. As for the rest … just leave it to me. "At this moment, the bottle spirit's voice suddenly sounded.
Han Li wanted to scold, "You are finally willing to speak", but he didn't scold in the end.
He followed the bottle spirit's words and no longer deliberately resisted and controlled the power of the law of time into his body. Instead, he opened all his pores and welcomed this majestic power.
"Boom!" A loud sound seemed to explode in Han Li's heart.
His divine thought sank into the depths of his sea of consciousness. As a result, he found that he couldn't detect the changes in his body. Instead, he felt the sea of consciousness more and more carefully.
With a thought, the void of the sea of consciousness immediately lit up with a brilliant golden light. Golden words appeared on it like a golden scroll, spreading in front of him.
Han Li looked at it and found that it was the content recorded in the golden jade book given to him by Patriarch Mi Luo. It contained Patriarch Mi Luo's understanding of the law of time and many Mantra Sect's secret techniques of time.
Among them included the "World of Dharma" and "Mantra Mahāmudrā".
With a thought, Han Li began to carefully read the words on the scroll. Unknowingly, he was immersed in it and forgot about the outside world and time.
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On the isolated island, winter came and summer passed. Soon, more than ten years had passed.
The island, which was originally full of vitality, had also become a barren island under the infection of the miasma of the Great Marsh.
The Weeping Soul was meditating beside the broken monolith at the center of the island. Jin Tong was nowhere to be seen, and the black box containing Ghost Shaman's remnant soul was placed on a rock beside her.
A soft sound rang out, and the black square box suddenly trembled. Its surface lit up with a faint light, and the remnant soul of the Ghost Shaman floated out of it. It hovered in midair and looked at the Weeping Soul with worry in its eyes.
"The entrance to this stone tablet has already been sealed for almost ten years. I'm afraid your master has already been trapped inside. Why do you insist on guarding this place?
Listen to my advice and take me to the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc. I'll help you recover your memories and abilities. Then, you'll know what you should do. "Ghost Witch tried his best to persuade him.
It was clear that this wasn't the first time the Weeping Soul Beast had heard this, but its expression didn't change in the slightest.
At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly whistled through the air. A golden beam of light descended from the sky and crashed heavily beside the remnant soul of the Ghost Shaman. The gale it stirred up caused the remnant soul to become a little unsteady.
Jin Tong's figure gradually emerged from the smoke and dust, holding a small dark green beast in his hand.
She glanced at the remnant soul with an unfriendly expression and asked, "Is he trying to persuade you to go with him again?"
Only then did the Weeping Soul Beast open its eyes with a smile, "It's still the same old excuse. There's nothing new about it."
"Your spiritual connection with him has already been severed. Why are you still so confident that he'll return?" Ghost Witch questioned loudly, clearly unwilling to give up.
"Because he's an uncle." Jin Tong didn't seem to be making any sense, but his answer was very natural.
"Master will definitely return," the Weeping Soul Beast said simply before closing its eyes again.
Jin Tong glared at it, then ran to a nearby rock and sat down, playing with the dark green beast in his hand.
Ghost Witch sighed and turned into a wisp of smoke, shrinking back into the square box.
At the same time, in the secret realm of the Residence of Yama.
Han Li was still sitting cross-legged in the same place. The golden light emitted from his body had already dissipated, but there were still golden specks of light around him, all of which were the Immortal Apertures that he had connected.
There were a total of 1,319 Immortal Apertures, all of which had reached the peak of the Middle-stage of the Grand Luo Realm.
"I came uninvited before, but I couldn't get it this time. This Corpse Decapitation is really confusing." Han Li slowly opened his eyes and sighed helplessly.
The Time Merak Formation around him had long been withdrawn, and only the Celestial Realm's Spirit Domain was still open.
In fact, he had already connected these Immortal Apertures two years ago. The reason why he didn't come out of seclusion was because he wanted to take this opportunity to kill the Second Corpse in one go.
In the end, he was forced to kill the Evil Corpse by the Corpse Decapitation Talisman last time. This time, he wanted to take the initiative to trigger the Good Corpse, but there was no reaction. He couldn't feel the opportunity to kill the Second Corpse at all.
"Forget it, I've cultivated in this Time Formation for hundreds of thousands of years, at least a dozen years should have passed in the outside world. Jin Tong and the others should be waiting anxiously." As he spoke, Han Li stood up.
After his Five Elements Illusory World was fully materialized, the power of time difference in the Time Merak Formation had increased by several times. Now, one year in the outside world was equivalent to thirty thousand years in the formation.
As Han Li waved his hand, the mountains, rivers, stars, and moon formed by the Five Elements Illusory World immediately shone with golden light and turned into five objects of the Law of Time again. The objects shone with golden light, and there were as many as 1,800 Time Crystal Threads entwined around them.
For some unknown reason, the number of Time Crystal Threads stopped increasing after 1,800 Time Crystal Threads.
He'd obtained great gains from this closed door cultivation. Not only had he successfully opened up his Immortal Aperture and attained the peak of the intermediate-stage of the Golden Immortal Realm, even the number of Time Crystal Threads had doubled. Not only had his comprehension of the Law of Time become deeper, he'd even grasped numerous formidable Divine Abilities of the Truth Sect.
Even though he hadn't successfully advanced to the advanced-stage of the Golden Immortal Realm as Patriarch Mi Luo had hoped, he'd become much stronger.
With a command in his heart, Han Li waved his hand, and a golden vortex of light appeared before him. After that, he strode forward and walked into it.
On the lone island, the stone tablet that had been silent for a long time suddenly lit up, and then Han Li's figure appeared from within it.
The Weeping Soul Beast opened its eyes at the first possible moment.
"Uncle, you've finally come out." Jin Tong even directly tossed away the dark green little beast in his hand and spoke with a pleasantly surprised expression.
A wave of dim light lit up on the black square box, and then Ghost Shaman's figure appeared once more.
A flash of surprise flashed through Ghost Shaman's eyes before he recovered his composure and congratulated, "Congratulations, Friend Han. Your cultivation has improved greatly."
Jin Tong pursed his lips and said, "Who said that my uncle has already died?"
"Friend Han's fortune is as good as the heavens. How could he have died?
You must have misheard, "Ghost Shaman's expression did not change as he spoke.
"I've made all of you wait for a long time," said Han Li indifferently.
"Friend Han, I've brought you to the Residence of Yama as promised. Now, it's your turn to bring me to the Disk of Six Paths of Reincarnation," said Ghost Shaman.
"Since I've promised you, I'll naturally do it," said Han Li indifferently.
Ghost Shaman's heart suddenly skipped a beat when he was stared at by Han Li, and the smile on his face froze.
"What kind of fortuitous encounter did Friend Han have in there? Your strength has improved greatly in such a short period of time. Congratulations." He quickly smiled again and said with a smile.
Weeping Soul and Jin Tong were surprised when they heard this. They carefully looked at Han Li, but they could not see anything special about him.
"You flatter me, Brother Ghost Shaman. Let's go to the Great Pond of Underworld first. Where is it? Please lead the way," said Han Li calmly with a smile.
"It's at the intersection of the Black River, Underworld, and Yama Regions. We'll have to pass through the territories of the Yama Regions to get there. Moreover, the Chakra King has been cultivating near the Disk of Six Paths of Reincarnation all year round. His subordinates are also stationed near the Great Pond of Underworld. It's not easy to get there," said Ghost Shaman.
"Then how do we get there?
Now that the Chakra King has unified the three regions, his subordinates must be extremely powerful. How can the three of us fight against his army?
Also, what realm has the Chakra King reached? "Han Li frowned and asked in a deep voice.
"The Chakra King is extremely powerful. He had already reached the Late-Stage Grand Luo Realm back then. I'm afraid he's already at the Pinnacle Realm now. However, he definitely hasn't become a Dao Ancestor. Otherwise, I would've sensed him," said Ghost Shaman.
Han Li raised his brows slightly when he heard this.
"The Chakra King is already at the Pinnacle Grand Luo Realm. Aren't you asking us to bring you there to our deaths?!" said Weeping Soul in a deep voice.
"Actually, you don't have to worry. I have a way for us to sneak in once we get to the Great Pond of Underworld." Ghost Shaman's tone softened as he comforted them.
"What way?" asked Jin Tong.
"It's too early to say. Allow me to keep you in suspense. I'll explain it to you in detail when we get to the Great Pond of Underworld." Ghost Shaman continued to chuckle.
Jin Tong and Weeping Soul's faces sank when they saw Ghost Shaman's cheeky expression.
"Ghost Shaman, there's no time for jokes now. Tell us your way. Otherwise, you should know the consequences if they get angry," said Han Li in a deep voice.
"This … alright. Actually, the place where the Six Paths of Reincarnation is located is a place that involves reincarnation. Every once in a while, there will be a Positive and Negative Whirlwind. It's the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Even Dao Ancestors wouldn't dare to touch it easily. By then, the Chakra King and his subordinates will leave the Great Pond of Underworld. We can take this opportunity to sneak in," said Ghost Shaman.
"If everything is as you said, we can indeed go in. However, the Positive and Negative Whirlwind is so powerful. How are we going to get close to it?" asked Han Li after pondering for a while.
"I didn't rule the Yama Region for countless years for nothing. I've studied the Positive and Negative Whirlwind for many years. I know that there are loopholes in it. Although the time is limited, it's enough for us to make a round trip." Ghost Shaman smiled proudly.