Chapter 367: Taking the Pill

Han Li remained standing on the spot for a moment in silence, and Daoist Xie didn't say anything, either, merely hovering in front of him.

All of a sudden, a thought seemed to have occurred to him, and he flipped a hand over to produce an azure tiger mask.

He looked at the mask in his hand for a moment with a contemplative look on his face, then stowed it away again.

Immediately thereafter, he stowed Daoist Xie away as well before flying away into the distance as a streak of azure light.

Several days later.

Han Li appeared in the sky above his cave abode, and after sweeping his spiritual sense briefly over the area, he heaved an internal sigh of relief.

None of the restrictions around the island appeared to have been touched at all, and the entrance of the cave abode was also tightly sealed. It seemed that no one had been here since he last left.

He swooped down and vanished into the restrictions in a flash, quickly entering the cave abode.

After briefly visiting all of the areas in the cave abode, he made his way into his secret chamber.

Once there, he swept a sleeve through the air, and a yellow light barrier emerged to encompass the entire secret chamber.

Only then did Han Li put on the azure tiger mask before activating the Transient Guild array plate projection. Right as he was about to release a mission, he stopped what he was doing.

Even though it was virtually impossible to track someone down in the Transient Guild using their mask alone, he had already been using this tiger mask for quite some time, so continuing to use it would only incur unnecessary risk. Hence, it would be best to find an opportunity to switch to a different mask in the future.

With that in mind, Han Li quickly released a mission searching for the second half of the Spirit Refinement Technique.

Due to the fact that the Spirit Refinement Technique was considered to be a forbidden art in the Immortal Realm, he only provided a very vague description of what the cultivation art was, mentioning that it had a significant enhancement effect on one's spiritual sense without actually directly mentioning its name.

However, anyone who had cultivated the Spirit Refinement Technique or were aware of it would definitely be able to tell that he was referring to none other than the Spirit Refinement Technique.

For this mission, Han Li offered quite a substantial compensation and even left room for negotiation if one weren't satisfied with the reward.

After that, he stowed the mask away before heaving a faint sigh.

Given his current circumstances, all he could do was rely on the Transient Guild for now to see if there were any solutions. If he couldn't find any, then perhaps he would have to venture out of the Black Wind Sea.

Back when he first joined the Transient Guild, it had provided him with many pleasant surprises, but as his cultivation base increased, the problems that he was facing also changed, and the Transient Guild was gradually becoming unable to fulfill all of his needs.

For example, it had taken a very long time to secure the supplementary ingredients required for the dao pill, and he was hoping that he wouldn't be disappointed once again.

He shook his head to rid himself of that train of thought, then closed his eyes and activated his Spirit Refinement Technique.

His enormous spiritual sense began to circulate throughout his mind, starting fast before slowing down.

As this happened, Han Li felt a cool and refreshing sensation in his mind without any discomfort, and it was as if that spiritual sense crisis had been nothing more than a distant dream.

This was quite a relief, indicating that his spiritual sense had already returned to normal. He didn't know when the next spiritual sense crisis was going to strike, but it most likely wasn't going to be anytime soon.

With that in mind, Han Li flipped a hand over to produce an azure jade box, then applied a few golden talismans to it.

Even with the talismans acting as a seal, there were still faint law fluctuations emanating from the box, and it contained none other than the dao pill that he had just refined.

He looked at the jade box for a moment, then set it aside before closing his eyes again, preparing to prime himself into his best condition.

As he reopened his eyes three days later, his immortal spiritual power and spiritual sense were all in peak condition, and his heart was also as still as a calm lake.

With a sweep of his sleeve, Daoist Xie was released amid a flash of golden lightning, and Han Li said, "Brother Xie, this is quite an obscure location that we're in, but I'll need you to keep a lookout for me again as a safety precaution."

Daoist Xie remained silent as he nodded in response, then vanished into thin air amid a flash of lightning.

Meanwhile, Han Li swept his sleeve through the air once again, and a dense azure light barrier appeared over the door of his secret chamber before fading away in a flash.

Only after doing all of this did Han Li pick up the jade box from the ground again, and he removed the talismans on its surface before lifting its lid to reveal the golden dao pill inside.

He gently picked up the dao pill between two of his fingers and gave it a close inspection before swallowing it.

In the next instant, his brows instantly became tightly furrowed in pain, and at the same time, vibrant golden light was radiating from his body.

Immediately thereafter, the Mantra Treasured Axis appeared behind him, revolving on the spot while also radiating dazzling golden light.

All 360 Time Dao Runes on the axis were also glowing brightly while rapidly revolving, giving off far brighter radiance than usual.

At the same time, a golden dao mark appeared over Han Li's body, one that was identical to the dao mark on the dao pill.

A few seconds later, a second golden dao mark appeared, and both were giving off bright golden radiance that illuminated his entire body a faint golden color.

The light that was radiating from the dao marks were filled with countless golden runes, all of which were giving off indescribably formidable law power fluctuations.

Han Li's entire body was inundated by these golden runes, and his eyes were tightly shut as he made a rapid string of hand seals.

Five years passed by in the blink of an eye.

The entire island that Han Li's cave abode was situated on was still enshrouded under multiple restrictions that completely concealed it, and it would've been impossible to uncover the island's exact location unless one were in direct contact with it.

This morning, a series of ripples suddenly appeared on the calm surface of the sea, and it was gradually getting closer.

A loud splash then rang out as the upper half of a white sea beast emerged from the waves, slowly swimming toward the island.

The beast had a pristine white body that looked as if it had been carved out of jade, and it was none other than the Pig Dolphin Beast.

At this point, it had already completely consolidated its Deity Transformation Stage cultivation base, and its eight legs were giving off a faint white light while acting as two rows of oars that were propelling it quickly through the water.

After making a breakthrough to the Deity Transformation Stage with Han Li's assistance, it had been in seclusion in its cave abode this entire time.

Not long ago, it had consolidated its own cultivation base, and it had immediately come out of seclusion, hoping to meet Han Li again.

While Pig Dolphin Beasts weren't particularly formidable, they possessed an innate ability that granted them heightened sensitivity to all types of spiritual qi fluctuations, and they also liked to collect ore and spirit materials.

This time, it had brought its entire collection with it, and it was hoping that it could exchange its collection for some more benefits from Han Li.

It didn't take long before the Pig Dolphin Beast had swam a lap around the island. The island had disappeared, and there was an invisible barrier standing in its way.

The barrier was quite gentle and soft, but it was also just as unyielding.

It wasn't overly surprised by this, and it knew that these restrictions had to have been set up by that almighty human cultivator, so it naturally wasn't going to try and barge its way in by force.

However, it seemed that it wasn't going to be able to meet Han Li this time.

With that in mind, the Pig Dolphin Beast took a couple more glances in the direction of the island, then turned to swim away, but right at this moment, a burst of enormous energy fluctuations suddenly emerged to encompass the entire island and the nearby area.

The energy fluctuations were extremely formidable, striking the Pig Dolphin Beast with the impression that it was facing the wrath of the entirety of heaven and earth.

It began to tremble uncontrollably, but it didn't dare to move even a single inch, and at the same time, the nearby world's origin qi suddenly became extremely chaotic and turbulent, forming numerous golden spiritual qi vortexes of different sizes, some of which were in excess of an acre in area, while others were only the size of human fists.

Regardless of what size they were, all of the golden vortexes had countless radiant golden runes swirling within them, and the entire sea sea was filled with these golden vortex, producing what appeared to have been a golden spirit cloud that wasn't any smaller than the one that had taken shape during the pill tribulation.

The countless swirling golden vortexes presented a stunning sight to behold, and formidable law power fluctuations were spreading out of the golden vortex in all directions.

All of a sudden, all of the golden vortexes converged toward a certain spot like the receding tide.

In the blink of an eye, all of the golden vortexes had disappeared without a trace, and all that remained was a massive thread of golden light that was several dozen kilometers in length hanging in hte sky.

The thread of light was quite translucent and was gently swaying from side to side as if it were a living creature.

Countless golden runes of different sizes were dancing over its surface, and it was giving off a burst of deafening rumbling alongside extremely formidable time law power fluctuations.

Even though it was only a single thread of light, it seemed to contain more power than all of the countless golden vortexes combined, and it was swaying in the air like a giant dragon that was imbued with boundless power.

All of a sudden, all of the golden light and runes around the thread of light quickly faded, and the thunderous rumbling also gradually subsided.

All that remained was a golden thread of light that was suspended peacefully in mid-air.

It had become even more translucent in appearance, and the time law power fluctuations that it was releasing had also become more formidable.

Furthermore, in contrast with before, the time law power that it was giving off at this moment wasn't chaotic in the slightest. Instead, it was extremely profound and complied perfectly with the natural order.

Just like before, the thread of light continued to sway gently from side to side, but this time, all of the space in its wake seemed to have been completely frozen and immobilized.

This was very similar to the time-slowing effect of the Mantra Treasured Axis, but also seemingly a little different somehow.

Right at this moment, a burst of golden light flashed past the cave abode down below, and the thread of light in the sky suddenly shrank down before vanishing into the cave abode in a flash.

The phenomenon in the nearby area instantly subsided, and everything returned to normal.

The Pig Dolphin Beast stared blankly in the direction of the island for a moment, then hurriedly plunged headfirst into the sea, frantically swimming back to the coral island.

The phenomenon that had just taken place had been quite a spectacle to behold, but it was far smaller in its scale and impact than the dao tribulation, so it didn't attract much attention.