Chapter 1084: Secret Chamber Treasures

Han Li slowly stood up and stretched his limbs. With a flip of his palm, a ball of green light emerged, swiftly condensing and compressing into an egg-sized sphere that shimmered with spiritual energy, appearing almost solid.

"It seems my magic power has increased significantly as my Nascent Soul has grown stronger," Han Li murmured, staring at the green sphere of pure spiritual energy in his hand.

He then shook his hand, and the sphere of light dissolved and vanished.

Next, he patted the top of his head with one hand. Instantly, a cloud of green energy shot out, circled once, and transformed into a baby-like figure with features identical to his own.

This Nascent Soul, originally two inches tall, had grown by half an inch over the past six months. Its body also appeared much more solidified and distinct than before.

The Nascent Soul itself held a small cyan cauldron in its hands, and a verdant green talisman hovered above its head.

Surrounding it were dozens of tiny, needle-like flying blades, split into golden and green hues, swirling simultaneously and looking extremely dazzling.

After emerging, the Nascent Soul seemed unusually excited, playing in the secret chamber for over an hour before apparently growing tired and flying back into his body.

Han Li, who had kept his eyes closed, now reopened them, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face.

Before consuming the Nascent Soul Nurturing Pill, given the consolidation of his Nascent Soul, it could only freely move outside his body for about half an hour. Exceeding this would cause its form to become unstable and rapidly deplete its essence.

He had heard that only when a cultivator reached the late-stage Deity Transformation realm could their Nascent Soul truly solidify and take form, no longer fearing the mortal world's Yang Gale and able to freely move outside the body.

This was also the greatest reliance for cultivators to ascend to the Spirit Realm once they reached the late-stage Deity Transformation realm!

Although his magic power had greatly advanced, he was still far from reaching the pinnacle of the mid-stage Nascent Soul. Strangely, after the refining effect of the Nascent Soul Nurturing Pill, he could clearly sense that he would be able to cultivate his magic power to that level simply by meditating and cultivating diligently for over a hundred years, seemingly without encountering any further bottlenecks.

This peculiar sensation was, naturally, a delightful and commendable development for Han Li.

After returning his Nascent Soul to its place, he adjusted the internal energy in his body. Then, he opened his mouth and spat out two beams of golden light.

After swirling and dancing, they transformed into two golden flying swords, but they appeared somewhat dull all over.

These were precisely the two Green Bamboo Cloud Swarm Swords that had been taken by the ancient demon and demonized for a period.

Although their inherent spiritual nature had not been completely lost, and they could still be barely used for combat, they were clearly inadequate for forming the Great Expanse Sword Formation.

Therefore, Han Li intended to dedicate some time to re-refining these two flying swords to fully restore their power and make them usable again.

With a thought, the two small, inch-long blades flew several feet in front of him and hovered motionless. He then opened his mouth again, and a ball of azure Nascent Soul Fire instantly enveloped both flying blades.

Gazing at the shimmering azure flames, Han Li flicked his sleeve. Several small bottles and jade gourds, which he had already prepared, shot out and opened on their own. Powdered materials of various quantities poured into the azure flames, transforming into different colored spiritual lights that finally merged with the two flying swords. Han Li stared unblinkingly at the swords, his fingers forming a series of incantations to control the refining process.

The sword refining continued for three days and three nights. It only concluded when Han Li, with an unusually pale face, spat out a ball of vital essence blood that split into two and seeped into the flying swords. At this moment, the two Green Bamboo Cloud Swarm Swords once again became dazzling golden, with all residual demonic energy completely refined away.

Han Li opened his mouth and reabsorbed the two flying swords into his body, then immediately sat down to rest. His magic power was fully restored after a day.

Sensing the abundance of spiritual energy within him, Han Li pondered for a moment. With a flash of green light, a half-foot long, verdant wooden ruler appeared in his hand.

He ran his fingers over the exceptionally ancient patterns on its surface, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Needless to say, this was the Eight Spirits Ruler, a spirit treasure.

Back in the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, Han Li had already discerned the profundity of this item. It seemed that ordinary spiritual energy had no effect on this treasure. Of course, at that time, due to the urgency, he hadn't conducted a detailed study and hadn't truly confirmed this matter in his heart.

Now, Han Li held one end of the Eight Spirits Ruler with a single hand, green light circulating through his five fingers, and slowly began to inject spiritual energy into it.

As expected, it was exactly like before; the spiritual energy clearly flowed within the wooden ruler but produced no change whatsoever. The faint green light on its surface was merely the spiritual glow naturally emitted by the treasure itself.

After injecting a tenth of his spiritual energy without any effect, Han Li decisively cut off the flow of magic power and lowered his head in contemplation.

A moment later, he suddenly raised his other hand and extended a finger.

Seven-colored light shimmered at his fingertip. Han Li had actually forced out a trace of Buddhist light from the Vajra Shield within his body.

The Buddhist light flashed, then vanished into the ruler. The wooden ruler, which had previously shown no reaction, suddenly flickered with light, and a stream of green light spurted directly from it. It transformed into a curtain of verdant green characters in mid-air, resembling a set of incantations.

Han Li was startled but immediately concentrated his gaze on them. "Indeed, it is so," he exhaled a long breath, as if he had half-guessed it already.

This Eight Spirits Ruler was indeed a Buddhist treasure and could only be activated by Buddhist light. And these characters, revealed by the Buddhist light, were precisely the activation incantations for the Eight Spirits Ruler.

Han Li's cultivation methods had always primarily focused on Daoist techniques, supplemented by some demonic secret arts. The only major Buddhist cultivation he had practiced was the Immovable King's Incantation.

Although this incantation was a top-tier Buddhist cultivation method, it primarily focused on body tempering, making it extremely difficult to cultivate, and the agony of bone and marrow cleansing was unbearable for ordinary people. He had only cultivated it to the second layer, thus unable to cultivate any Buddhist light from it. However, the Vajra Shield contained an unusually abundant supply of Buddhist light, which could be used to cultivate the first layer of the Eight Spirits Ruler's activation incantations.

Han Li's thoughts raced like lightning, and he quickly made a decision. Even if he could only borrow a fraction of its power, the Eight Spirits Ruler, being a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, naturally possessed extraordinary might.

With his decision made, Han Li immediately injected more Buddhist light into the wooden ruler, making the green light curtain even clearer, then began to concentrate on memorizing the incantations.

The Eight Spirits Ruler's activation incantations were indeed vastly different from those of the Sky-Void Cauldron, yet they were not difficult to cultivate. It seemed the first layer could be mastered in about a year.

After finishing his memorization, he flicked his sleeve, and with a flash of green light, the Eight Spirits Ruler was put away. With a turn of his palm, the Black Wind Banner, now only a small remnant of its original size, appeared.

This ruined treasure now not only lacked most of its staff but also had only a few tattered threads remaining of its flag surface; it truly looked beyond repair.

Yet, even in this state, the banner still flickered with black light, its spiritual nature not entirely lost. This showed how powerful its spiritual nature must have been when it was complete.

However, Han Li had taken it out not to research how to repair it, but because he was greatly curious about spatial treasures of this caliber. He wanted to see if he could gain any unique insights from it.

After all, spatial treasures, let alone Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, were rarely seen even among ordinary artifacts. As for storage pouches, the lowest-grade spatial artifacts, there was nothing to study about them.

Unfortunately, the grade of Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures was far beyond Han Li's current comprehension. After painstakingly researching the remnants of the Black Wind Banner for several days, he ultimately gained nothing.

Han Li could only regretfully put it away. He then took out the giant flaming cauldron he had obtained from the Spirit Transformation Hall and studied it for a while.

Although this treasure had unintentionally gained sentience, it was definitely a rare, top-tier ancient artifact. The cauldron could simultaneously produce thousands of Supreme Yang Fire Doves, whose power should not be underestimated.

Of course, the nameless transparent material that appeared with the cauldron, the dozen or so fire pillars, and the three fruit crystals (one large, two small) discovered in the Yin-Yang Grotto were all valuable materials. Although Han Li knew they were exceptionally rare, he currently had no time to process them.

He also had the scroll obtained from Kunwu Hall and the earthy yellow demon-subduing staff from Old Demon Qian's storage bag. Both were famous treasures of the Kunwu Three Elders from yesteryear, possessing immense power, and could be wielded effortlessly with a little refining. Han Li naturally wouldn't forget them.

As for the Blood Blade, which he had initially held great expectations for, he was greatly disappointed after studying it further.

This Blood Blade was clearly also refined from Black Sorrow Diamond, likely one of the two that appeared at the underground auction. However, the terrifying power it had once displayed by devouring the flesh, blood, and souls of several Nascent Soul cultivators was now completely gone; it had turned into an extremely ordinary treasure.

With his current experience, Han Li quickly grasped the mystery after a brief moment of thought.

Although this imitation Demon Dragon Blade, the Blood Blade, could greatly increase its power by devouring, it couldn't sustain this augmented power. After a certain period, the increased power would gradually fade. After all, imitations were merely imitations, possessing such significant flaws that they simply couldn't compare to the true Demon Dragon Blade.

Greatly disappointed, Han Li could only temporarily put away this "chicken rib" treasure.

After pondering for a while, he patted the back of his head and spat out a golden bubble. This golden bubble was none other than the Vajra Shield, formed from the Vajra Sarira. However, inside it, there were five additional glittering golden spheres.

Han Li gazed at the golden spheres within the bubble, a solemn expression appearing on his face for the first time. A faint hint of hesitation and uncertainty flickered in his eyes, as if he wanted to do something but was hesitant.

But almost immediately, as if having thought of something, Han Li furrowed his brow, raised his hand, and pointed a finger at the Vajra Shield.

Instantly, the golden bubble trembled and rapidly expanded.

Meanwhile, the five golden spheres inside rumbled with thunder, and countless fine electric arcs flickered. Within these golden arcs, five human-shaped skeletons, covered in talismans, were revealed. Each skeleton's chest cavity contained a dark, shriveled skull, also bound by various talismans and unable to move in the slightest.

These were precisely the Five-Son Conjoined Demonic Avatars cultivated by Old Demon Qian, the Grand Elder of the Yin Luo Sect.