Chapter 1764: Farewell Dark Beast

A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality - Volume Three

During the final period of the Guanghan Realm's opening, Han Li did not cultivate or prepare to break through any bottlenecks. Instead, he found another desolate mountain and used the golden seal script he had learned to comprehend the secret art of Spirit Refinement.

He had failed to break through to the Integration Stage even after his body was infused with mysterious energy within the restrictions of the previous ruins. It was naturally impossible to break through a bottleneck using ordinary methods.

After all, he had advanced two stages in a row. Both the refinement of his magic power and his mental state required a long period of tempering before he could truly have the opportunity to break through to the Integration Stage.

As for the other foreign cultivators who entered this realm, every single one of them had lingered at the peak of the Spatial Tempering Stage for hundreds, or even thousands, of years, feeling that they could no longer make breakthroughs in the Spirit Realm. That was why they had risked entering the Guanghan Realm.

Of course, according to rumors, during the time the Guanghan Realm was open, the spiritual energy from its spiritual veins became denser, especially in the last one or two months. Attempting to break through bottlenecks at this time would increase the chances of success to some extent.

Therefore, foreign cultivators who entered this realm would generally either seclude themselves for intense cultivation during the first year, preparing for their final breakthrough, or they would use that time to frantically collect various rare materials unavailable outside the Guanghan Realm.

The last type, naturally, were those like Immortal Moon, who entered this realm with entirely different objectives.

Regardless of their type, all these individuals would begin their attempt to break through to the Integration Stage in the last one or two months.

For someone like Han Li, who originally didn't possess late Spatial Tempering Stage cultivation but managed to advance two stages in a row within the Guanghan Realm, reaching the late stage, it was an unprecedented feat. His situation was naturally an exception.

A significant portion of this text included praise and explanations of the Spirit Refinement Art.

Even so, it made Han Li understand why Immortal Moon had smiled wryly and sighed about the difficulty of cultivating this technique on that day.

According to the golden seal script, the Spirit Refinement Art seemed to be an astonishing divine ability even in the True Immortal Realm. It even incorporated some laws of heaven and earth into its cultivation method. Once successfully cultivated, one's spiritual sense would immediately increase to an incredible degree.

This cultivation method was divided into three layers.

Successful cultivation of the first layer would double one's spiritual sense; the second layer would quadruple it; and the third layer would increase it by more than eight times.

Such terrifying amplification greatly astonished Han Li, making him largely believe that this Spirit Refinement Art was indeed an extraordinary technique even in the True Immortal Realm.

However, despite its immense power, just as Immortal Moon had previously stated, its cultivation requirements were extremely stringent.

This cultivation method did not have many conditions, only requiring a cultivation level of Spirit Transformation or above. However, its sole prerequisite was that both the physical body and spiritual sense had to be powerful enough to withstand the tyrannical backlash of the technique.

After all, if either the physical body or the spiritual sense could not meet the requirements for such a significant increase in spiritual sense, the cultivator would instantly explode and die.

According to the description in the cultivation method, to begin cultivating the first layer, one's spiritual sense alone needed to be more than twice as strong as that of typical cultivators at the same stage. The physical body requirements were even more stringent; even extreme anomalies specializing in body cultivation at the same stage would barely meet the conditions.

If only one of the two conditions was met, while extremely rare, some suitable individuals could still be found.

As for those who met both conditions, it wasn't to say they didn't exist in the Spirit Realm, but they were certainly as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.

After all, for most cultivators, their spiritual sense was definitely much weaker relative to their physical body.

Even extreme cultivators specializing in body tempering, without the support of magic power, their spiritual sense would not be exceptionally strong.

As for the cultivation requirements for both the physical body and spiritual sense in the second and third layers, they were even more outrageous.

Immortal Moon was a cultivator who specialized in magic power. When she first saw these conditions, she was naturally greatly disappointed.

However, just as she had originally speculated, at the very end of the text, there was indeed a method to resolve this issue: two never-before-heard-of pill recipes.

One was called "Migan Pill" and the other "Condensing Soul Pellet."

According to the text, the Migan Pill could enhance spiritual sense power, while the Condensing Soul Pellet could improve the physical body. After long-term joint consumption of both pills, cultivators could gradually meet the conditions for cultivating the Spirit Refinement Art.

Spirit pills with such incredible divine effects were naturally not from the Spirit Realm.

Although the two pill recipes were described in immense detail, even outlining some of the refining steps, not a single one of the main ingredients used was familiar to Han Li. Refining these two spirit pills in the Spirit Realm was simply an impossible fantasy.

After Han Li finished reading all the conditions for cultivating the Spirit Refinement Art, he was both shocked and somewhat relieved.

He followed the path of cultivating both magic power and the physical body. His spiritual sense was far superior to others at the same stage due to his previous cultivation of the Great Evolution Art. Furthermore, the practice of the Grand Brahma True Devil Arts, combined with the consumption of various body-tempering elixirs, had strengthened his physical body to an astonishing degree.

Therefore, it went without saying that he could cultivate the first layer even at his current stage.

As for the second layer, once the first layer of the Spirit Refinement Art was mastered, his amplified spiritual sense should barely meet the requirements. However, for his physical body, unless he cultivated the Grand Brahma True Devil Arts to its utmost limit and encountered some further fortuitous opportunities, it would not be impossible to meet this requirement.

Regarding the requirements for the third layer, Han Li could only rub his chin, a wry smile spreading across his face. Regardless, the immense utility of the Spirit Refinement Art, capable of instantly amplifying spiritual sense by a significant multiple, was self-evident.

Putting aside other benefits, Han Li was confident that after cultivating the first layer, his chances of advancing to the Integration Stage would increase by at least 20 percent. As time passed while Han Li comprehended the golden seal script, one day, while he was meditating deeply within a mountain cave, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound from his storage bracelet.

Startled, he quickly opened his eyes and glanced towards his wrist.

With a flash, three clusters of golden and silver spiritual light flew out from the storage bracelet on their own.

They were precisely the three Guanghan Orders.

The three tokens slightly shimmered, then dissolved into specks of spiritual light and vanished right before his eyes.

Han Li's heart tensed. He then felt the ground tremble slightly, and the surrounding elemental energy of heaven and earth instantly became chaotic.

"Is it time?" he murmured softly. With a flash of spiritual light around his body, he transformed into a streak of green rainbow and shot away.

A moment later, above the desolate mountain, the escaping light vanished, and Han Li's figure appeared. He looked up with a solemn expression.

At this moment, five-colored clouds rolled and surged in the sky above the Guanghan Realm, and gusts of fierce wind howled ceaselessly. The ground continuously trembled, causing rocks of varying sizes to roll down the mountains, and some tall trees swayed precariously.

Near the desolate mountain, various birds and beasts poured out from their nests, frantically scrambling towards open areas.

Han Li clasped his hands behind his back and slowly closed his eyes, sensing the astonishing turmoil of the surrounding heaven and earth elemental energy. His expression became solemn.

According to what others had said before entering the Guanghan Realm, these celestial phenomena were precisely the omens that the Guanghan Realm was about to close.

In at most half a day, they, these outsiders, would be forcefully expelled by the laws of this realm.

Because they had left their respective imprints on the formation at the entry point and carried special magical artifacts that could resonate with the formation, they would be directly sent back to their original entry point by the realm's power upon their return.

Han Li silently contemplated his various gains in the Guanghan Realm while continuously sensing the astonishing celestial changes caused by the shifting heavens and earth.

Suddenly, his expression shifted. He opened his eyes in surprise and looked towards a certain direction.

In the low-altitude area where five-colored clouds rolled, a flash of light revealed two streaks of escaping light, one golden and one white, shooting directly towards his location.

The two streaks of light swayed unsteadily, and their colors appeared significantly dim.

However, the white streak of light behind was clearly a notch stronger than the golden one ahead, vigorously giving chase.

Yet, the golden streak in front gave Han Li a rather familiar feeling.

A blue light flashed in Han Li's eyes, allowing him to clearly discern what the two streaks of light were. A hint of surprise appeared on his face.

The golden light in front was a massive golden wolf, furiously fleeing by manipulating its magic power. Its fur was tattered and ragged. It was precisely the King-level Dark Beast he had encountered twice before.

The white light closely pursuing it, however, was a white tiger-like monster with wings on its back. It also looked disheveled but was still desperately chasing the golden Dark Beast in front.

As the two beasts fled and pursued, both heavily depleted of their vitality, and with Han Li subtly concealing his aura to be almost imperceptible, they did not notice Han Li in the distance for a while.

Han Li's eyes flickered, and his thoughts raced. Before he could figure out how to deal with this unexpected situation, a low growl suddenly emanated from his sleeve.

The growl was filled with anxiety and urgency. It was actually the Leopard-Qilin Beast suddenly calling out from his spirit beast pouch, appearing extremely agitated by the arrival of the two distant beasts.

Sensing the Leopard-Qilin Beast's unusual behavior, Han Li's heart stirred. He naturally recalled the strange, as yet unexplained changes that had occurred after the beast devoured those high-level Dark Beast demon cores.

Immediately, the gaze he directed towards the distant golden light gradually turned cold.

With a clap of thunder, a pair of feathered wings emerged from Han Li's back.

With a single flap, he transformed into a thread of greenish-white light and vanished without a trace.

The next moment, above the King-level Dark Beast, space rippled, and a giant golden shadow with three heads and six arms flashed into existence. As its six arms moved, six golden light beams furiously erupted. Their speed was so immense that almost as soon as they were unleashed, the light beams instantly arrived before the golden Dark Beast.

Originally, with this Dark Beast's terrifying cultivation at the early Integration Stage, even if these light beam attacks were completely unexpected, it would have found a way to dodge them.

But currently, this beast was already on the verge of exhaustion; less than a tenth of its magic power remained. Even with a startled, desperate attempt to dodge, it only managed to evade half of the attacks. Three golden light beams still struck it in a flash.

A series of booming sounds reverberated as dazzling golden light instantly enveloped the Dark Beast's figure.