Chapter 1783: Advanced Fusion (Part 2)

At that moment, Han Li's nascent soul felt exceptionally hot throughout its body. It was as if the entire nascent soul was filled with scorching lava, making it feel parched and its limbs turn crimson.

Just then, a powerful suction force erupted from his physical body below.

The nascent soul, without any resistance, suddenly shrank more than tenfold. It flashed and entered the crown of his head, returning to his physical form.

The scorching energy that had originally filled the nascent soul suddenly found an outlet, surging wildly into his physical body like a torrent.

Han Li's body was already exceptionally translucent. As this hot energy poured in, a crystalline glow shimmered on his skin, making his physical body instantly become semi-transparent.

Even the faint golden bones within his flesh could be vaguely seen.

At this moment, they were entangled and enveloped by countless delicate strands of light, faintly shimmering with five-colored spiritual light.

Simultaneously, countless tiny streams of energy rapidly flowed from his Dantian along various meridians.

Han Li felt that wherever this energy passed, the scorching heat quickly dissipated, rapidly transforming into refreshing, cool air, making him feel exceptionally comfortable.

In a moment, all the energy converged and spontaneously surged towards his head.

Han Li vaguely felt something like a large lock in his sea of consciousness. This energy effortlessly burst it open, and immediately, a feeling of profound bliss, penetrating deep into his soul, surged uncontrollably from the depths of his heart.

This made him involuntarily open his mouth, and a long, drawn-out cry of contentment effortlessly escaped him.

The human cultivators nearby, upon seeing the giant ape's phantom vanish in a flash, also felt the oppressive aura that had held them down disappear instantly.

Naturally, they were all filled with doubt and alarm.

After they all stood up from the ground, their actions varied greatly.

Some hesitated for a moment, still standing afar and gazing towards the misty sea, as if wanting to see what would happen next.

Others felt that the place was extremely dangerous and quickly called out to their friends, preparing to leave the area.

The white-haired elder, the moment he regained his ability to move, immediately transformed into a streak of white light and shot directly into his cave dwelling, intending to gather his clansmen and depart at once.

However, just moments after these people regained their ability to move, Han Li's long cry reverberated towards them.

The cry was like a series of crashing thunderbolts. As it swept over the misty sea, which stretched for hundreds of miles, it stirred up small mountain-like waves of mist that surged outwards in all directions.

The cultivators at the edge of the misty sea, seeing this phenomenon, were naturally greatly astonished and fled in all directions.

But once the cry entered their ears, these cultivators felt a "buzz" in their spiritual senses, as if thunderbolts were exploding directly inside their heads. They all cried out and fell from the sky.

Although these cultivators' magic power had failed, their physical bodies were still incredibly strong compared to ordinary people. Even falling from hundreds of yards in the sky to the ground, they only experienced intense pain but were not truly greatly harmed.

However, the continuous cries coming from afar were like soul-chasing demonic sounds, making the cultivators writhe on the ground in agony. They all covered their ears with both hands, hoping to alleviate even a sliver of the pain.

But the cries seemed to directly affect one's sea of spiritual consciousness. Even when some tore off their robes to completely block their ears, it had no effect whatsoever.

The cries still clearly entered their minds, with continuous rumbling explosions.

In just a moment, these cultivators felt as if they had endured months. Each of them wished they could self-detonate to make the agonizing torment immediately stop.

They truly felt that death would be a release.

At this point, the massive mist waves had also reached the edge of the misty sea. They still surged out of the mist sea's edge with overwhelming momentum, pressing outwards in all directions.

Some cultivators who managed to turn their heads and see this sight instantly turned deathly pale.

Although these giant waves were only composed of mist, their astonishing momentum still made them tremble with fear.

After all, at this moment, they were completely unable to activate any treasures or cultivation techniques to resist these waves. And who knew if these mist waves contained some other hidden power.

Just as those layers of hazy white giant waves were about to crash into the mountain peaks, submerging all the human cultivators...

The cry from the center of the misty sea abruptly ceased, followed by a cold, chilling snort.

Immediately, loud "bangs" erupted!

All the mist waves instantly exploded and vanished into thin air.

It was as if the terrifying scene just now had never happened.

After a full tea-drinking session's worth of time, the human cultivators painstakingly struggled to their feet from the ground. Some exchanged glances with those nearby, and all saw expressions of extreme terror on each other's faces.

No one had any intention of speaking or interacting further. They all activated their escape lights and returned to their cave dwellings.

A short while later, streaks of escape light shot out from various mountain peaks, heading off in all directions.

They flew continuously without stopping, until they had traveled a million miles. Only then did some hesitate briefly and lower their escape lights.

Many more continued to fly without a pause until they were out of sight, completely leaving the area.

After all, being neighbors with a "master" who could put them in such a life-and-death dilemma with just a cry was truly too unsettling for them.

However, the astonishing celestial phenomenon and the great divine ability Han Li displayed also made many people vaguely guess something.

Therefore, while some were inwardly terrified, they also harbored other ideas.

After the white-haired elder settled his clansmen and disciples in a small valley a million miles away, he immediately dispatched a burly man whose cultivation was second only to his own. This man carried a jade slip personally entrusted to him and rushed day and night towards the main branch of the Gu family, located countless miles away.

Almost at the same time, a rumor began to spread that a powerful cultivator who had just advanced to the Body Integration Stage was residing on Mount Xuri. This rumor spread rapidly to other regions at an incredible speed.

Meanwhile, the misty sea near Mount Xuri returned to its original state. Thick white mist completely shrouded the mountain peaks, and everything appeared exceptionally quiet.

Three days later, in the secret chamber within the mountain, Han Li, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.

His pupils glowed with dazzling blue light, but after a blink, they became as dark as usual.

Although he had successfully advanced to the Body Integration Stage a few days prior, to consolidate his realm and cultivation, he immediately meditated quietly in the secret chamber for these past few days.

Now, he had finally suppressed the negative effects of his significant realm increase, and could attend to other matters.

Han Li's gaze shifted, and he slowly looked around. His face, originally as calm as still water, suddenly showed a peculiar expression.

Even without releasing his spiritual sense, in the originally empty secret chamber, he could clearly sense the heaven-and-earth spiritual energy floating in the void.

Han Li lightly exhaled. With one hand, he suddenly formed a hand seal, while simultaneously chanting a simple incantation.

An astonishing scene appeared!

A loud hum resonated in the void. As specks of white light furiously flickered, palm-sized wind blades materialized one after another.

These wind blades were extraordinarily thin and semi-transparent, hovering subtly trembling in the air, filling the entire secret chamber.

"The ancient texts were indeed right!" Han Li muttered to himself, his face filled with joy. "Once one enters the Body Integration Stage, the perception and control over heaven-and-earth spiritual energy are far beyond what's possible in the Void Refinement Stage. I can directly manipulate spiritual energy to form attacks with almost no expenditure of magic power."

With a flick of his sleeve, the wind blades transformed into clusters of white light and vanished.

Han Li closed his eyes. He began to meticulously examine the precise condition of his physical body and magic power after advancing to the Body Integration Stage using his spiritual sense, to see if there were any issues.

After a full meal's worth of time, Han Li happily opened his eyes.

After advancing to the Body Integration Stage, the strength of his physical body and the increase in his magic power far exceeded his prior imagination. He estimated that with his current cultivation, even if he directly contended with a Body Integration cultivator at the peak, he should have more than a fifty percent chance of victory.

Forcibly suppressing the joy in his heart, Han Li's eyes flickered as he began to ponder the next matters.

Undoubtedly, now that he was a Body Integration Stage cultivator, he no longer feared anyone among the human and demon races, except for the possibly non-existent Mahayana cultivators. This meant he no longer needed to be constrained in his future endeavors.

Of course, for the first few years, he certainly would not leave this place. He still needed to fully consolidate his cultivation realm.

Many matters now required his attention.

The most important task was naturally to first ascertain if his beloved wife, Nangong Wan, had arrived in the Spirit Realm. However, it was possible Nangong Wan had also used a method of 'smuggling' through spatial nodes to ascend to the Spirit Realm. Therefore, even if she couldn't be found in Tianyuan City, it was highly possible she might have ended up in other places, or even within the Demon Race territories.

After all, the human and demon territories were adjacent to each other.

So, if he truly could not obtain any relevant news in Tianyuan City, he would have no choice but to search various parts of both human and demon territories.

If Nangong Wan was indeed still trapped in the Human Realm due to insufficient cultivation and divine abilities, he would have no choice but to find a way to break through realms and forcefully assist Nangong Wan.

Needless to say, as long as he could somehow send some of the spirit pills and treasures in his possession across realms to Nangong Wan, allowing her cultivation to greatly increase, her successful ascension to the Spirit Realm would definitely not be difficult.

Upon thinking of his beloved wife, Han Li naturally experienced a myriad of emotions. He couldn't help but sit dazed in the secret chamber for a long time.

Finally, after a helpless sigh, he regained his focus and continued to ponder other matters.

Besides the matter of Nangong Wan, he also needed to seek out the descendant of Fairy Ice Soul after coming out of seclusion, the person referred to as "Fairy Xu."

As long as he asked her about Fairy Ice Soul's whereabouts, and handed over the items entrusted by the young man named Weng, he believed the matter would be resolved.

In addition to this, there was the matter of collecting materials that Qing Yuanzi had asked him to do.

Although he had almost finished collecting the materials, the location where he had previously teleported back from Thunder Roar Continent was roughly equidistant from both the human and Flying Spirit races. Therefore, he had not gone to the Flying Spirit Race at that time, but instead returned to the human race first, to ensure he had the ability to protect himself before proceeding.

In any case, the time frame given by the other party was within a millennium, and there were still six or seven hundred years left until the deadline.

During this period, he could completely allow his cultivation to advance to the late Body Integration Stage before going to meet Qing Yuanzi and trade for the Nether River Divine Milk.

This way, it would be more secure.