Chapter 2017: Tian Ge Talisman

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"The seven true bodies commanding the demon heavenly army outside the city have consistently remained concealed within the main forces, and we are not entirely clear about their specific cultivation levels or divine abilities. However, based on intelligence estimates, even if they are powerful, they should be no stronger than the avatar that pursued you previously. Both of these avatars originate from the Bloodlight Saint Ancestor's main body, so while their divine abilities may differ, there must be some connection in the origin of their cultivation methods. Brother Han, if you were to confront them, it should be somewhat easier than facing other Saint Ancestor avatars," the silver-haired elder stated seriously.

"Oh, from Brother Gu's tone, are you suggesting that I should be the opponent for this demon Saint Ancestor's avatar?" Han Li asked slowly, showing no surprise.

"Daoist Han, please understand that in normal times, I would never ask Brother Han to take such a significant risk; I would surely arrange a more secure method to eliminate this Saint Ancestor avatar. However, the demon army is approaching with overwhelming force this time. The number of Demon Venerables in their ranks is nearly double that of our Elder Council. After meticulous analysis, my fellow Daoists and I have concluded that even with the advantage of our terrain, we can only barely manage. As for this Saint Ancestor avatar, it is considerably more powerful than a typical late-stage Body Integration cultivator. If it were to act personally, there would truly be no effective way for our city to withstand it. Should it use its divine abilities to forcibly breach a weak point in our city's defenses, allowing the demon army to surge in, Tianyuan City would be utterly lost," the elder with golden-silver hair stated without hesitation.

"How did the Elder Council originally plan to deal with this Saint Ancestor avatar? Don't tell me you didn't have any related plans prepared!" Han Li asked suddenly after a moment of contemplation.

"What other options were there? We could only rely on overwhelming numbers and the power of our formations. Our original plan was that once the battle commenced, we would lure it into a pre-arranged grand formation, then use the power of the restrictions and a specially deployed team to trap it. We didn't expect this to actually kill the Saint Ancestor avatar, but detaining it for a period would still be beneficial. However, while this method sounds simple, its practical implementation is exceedingly difficult, and the chances of success are not very high," Zen Master Jinyue began to explain.

"Hmm, that's true. These demon Saint Ancestor avatars are all incredibly cunning. Luring them out individually is indeed fraught with difficulties." Han Li seemed to recall something, nodding gravely.

"Precisely. Originally, Daoist Jin and I had considered asking you to be the one to lure it out. However, given your cultivation level at the time, the risk was too significant, which is why we never mentioned it. Now that Brother Han has advanced to the late-stage Body Integration, there's no need for such undue concern. Brother Han doesn't have to engage this Saint Ancestor avatar in a head-on fight; you only need to keep it preoccupied once the battle begins, preventing it from having the leisure to assault our city's defenses. As for the demon army and other Demon Venerables, our Elder Council will naturally devise a way to handle them. This matter is crucial to the impending decisive battle with the demons and the very survival of our city, so we earnestly hope Brother Han will not refuse," the silver-haired elder stated sincerely.

"Since I promised your esteemed city that I would do my best to assist in resisting the demons during the demon tribulation, I will naturally not go back on my word. Moreover, if it's just about tying down the opponent, I am somewhat confident. Leave this Bloodlight Saint Ancestor avatar to me to deal with." Han Li pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and agreed.

"Thank you, Brother Han, for your profound understanding of righteousness! As long as our city can truly overcome this calamity, we will surely repay you handsomely in the future!" The silver-haired elder replied with immense joy upon hearing this.

"It's nothing, I'm just doing my part. This battle concerns the overall trend of the entire human race; I will naturally do my utmost. Well, I have only recently advanced, and still need to further consolidate my cultivation a bit, so I won't linger here any longer." Han Li smiled faintly, then actually stood up to take his leave.

The silver-haired elder and Zen Master Jinyue were somewhat surprised, but hearing Han Li's words, they found it difficult to press him to stay. They immediately expressed their profuse thanks and personally escorted Han Li to the hall entrance before returning to their seats.

"Brother Gu, why didn't you invite Daoist Han to join our city? That was a good opportunity just now," Zen Master Jinyue asked suddenly, his smile fading.

"Do you think it would have been useful, Master? Originally, I still harbored a sliver of hope, but seeing Daoist Han after his advancement today, I realized he would absolutely never agree to join any force. What do you think of Daoist Han's current strength among all the late-stage cultivators of both races?" The silver-haired elder narrowed his eyes for a moment before retorting.

"Hmm, I have indeed met one or two of the other late-stage Body Integration Daoists from both races. However, none of them give the impression that their cultivation is utterly unfathomable, as Daoist Han does. Furthermore, he has previously slain several cultivators of the same rank while in the mid-stage and has even engaged a demon Saint Ancestor avatar in combat. Therefore, it's reasonable to conclude that Daoist Han is likely among the top figures in our two races, surpassed only by Senior Mo and Senior Jiao," Zen Master Jinyue replied thoughtfully after a long period of consideration, a flicker of understanding in his mind.

"That's it. With Daoist Han's strength, why would he join any force and be constrained for no reason? And with his current power, what could our Tianyuan City offer him to make him willingly stay forever? Given this, I naturally don't need to do anything that would displease Daoist Han," the silver-haired elder said with a bitter smile.

"That is true. Yet, considering Daoist Han's origins, I doubt either of us could have ever imagined that a mere city guard from over a thousand years ago would achieve such astonishing success, even surpassing us on the path of cultivation," Zen Master Jinyue said slowly after a moment of silence.

"Heh heh, that's why they say 'the world is unpredictable.' All right, now is not the time for us to lament. Let's quickly continue discussing our previous topic. I still believe we need to deploy those several treasures on the city walls to suppress the initial frenzied attacks of the low-level demonic beasts," the silver-haired elder quickly recovered from his musings, his expression serious as he changed the subject.

"No, that's impossible. Those several treasures were forged by us with immense effort; they are among our ultimate killing tools. How could we possibly use them on mere demonic beasts? If they are unveiled now, they won't be able to achieve their crucial effects in the later stages of the great battle," Zen Master Jinyue shook his head repeatedly in disagreement upon hearing this.

"But the number of those low-level demonic beasts is simply too great. If we don't use them..."

The two of them actually began to argue in the great hall.

Han Li, naturally oblivious to all this, immediately flew back to his residence after leaving the great hall.

As he had previously mentioned to Zen Master Jinyue and the others, solidifying his late-stage cultivation would still require considerable time. Every additional day of practice before the great battle with the demons would further stabilize his magical power. Moreover, after advancing to the late-stage Body Integration, his "Brahma Saint True Devil Arts" was nearing mastery, and he could finally employ several powerful divine abilities recorded within it.

However, if he wished to use these divine abilities directly in combat, he would naturally need to spend some time familiarizing himself with them.

Therefore, as soon as he finished speaking with the silver-haired elder, he wasted no time heading back.

Upon returning to his residence, Han Li summoned Spirit Child and Ice Phoenix, gave them a few brief instructions, and then entered his secret chamber once more.

Han Li sat cross-legged on the futon in the middle of the secret chamber. He did not immediately enter meditation but instead pondered quietly for a long time. Then, with a flip of his hand, two milky-white jade tablets simultaneously appeared.

Both items were only thumb-sized, but their surfaces shimmered with silver light, faintly inscribed with dense, silvery runes.

These were precisely the two outer pages of the Golden Palace Jade Book that Han Li had acquired years ago.

One contained methods for refining several profound talismans, while the other held the peculiar secret art of the "Hundred Meridian Treasure Refining Art."

Although the first page of the jade book was incomplete, Han Li, through subsequent extensive study and referencing other sources, had long since refined most of the talismans recorded on it. Now, only one talisman, called the "Sky Halberd Talisman," remained unrefined.

This talisman was the last one recorded in the jade book and the only offensive one. According to its description, its power was almost unbelievably immense.

Unfortunately, comprehending this talisman was several times more difficult than the previous ones. If not for some later fortuitous encounters Han Li had, and his extensive exchanges of experience with talisman masters from other races, refining it would have been nearly impossible.

However, Han Li had mastered the refining method for this talisman long ago. Yet, he had frustratingly discovered that not only were some of the required materials difficult to find, but it also demanded an astonishing amount of magical power from the refiner.

With Han Li's cultivation at the mid-stage Body Integration at the time, his magical power was surprisingly insufficient to support the refining of this "Sky Halberd Talisman."

This had left him depressed for a long time.

However, upon closer consideration, this was quite natural. Given the terrifying power attributed to this talisman, it was likely no common item even in the True Immortal Realm. For cultivators of the lower realms to refine it, it would naturally prove to be an extremely strenuous endeavor.

Fortunately, Han Li had entrusted the matter of materials to his disciples, who, by expending a vast amount of spirit stones, gradually managed to collect everything over several centuries.

Now that he had advanced to the late-stage Body Integration, his magical power was sufficient to support the refining of this talisman. He naturally intended to refine this "Sky Halberd Talisman" during his seclusion.

As for the "Hundred Meridian Treasure Refining Art" recorded on the other jade tablet, it was likely a mysterious body refining technique from the Immortal Realm, one that could treat the physical body as a treasure to be refined.

Unfortunately, this secret art had extremely high requirements for the physical body. When Han Li first acquired it, he could only barely cultivate a small portion of it and used a clever method to integrate treasures like the Primordial Magnetic Mountain with various parts of his body, thereby greatly increasing his divine abilities for a time.

However, clever tricks were ultimately not the orthodox path. At Han Li's current realm, the temporary boost to his physical body from those borrowed treasures was naturally no longer significant. He now intended to pick up the "Hundred Meridian Treasure Refining Art" again and truly cultivate it.

With his current physical strength, cultivating this art would naturally encounter no further obstacles.

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