Chapter 1196: Stuck

Seeing this, Han Li no longer hurried to leave, waiting for the Twin-Life Tree to fully merge with the Eastern Yi Divine Wood Forest.

But just then, an unexpected scene appeared once again.

The Time-Space Grand Array arranged in the Flower Branch Space suddenly trembled violently, its light filling the entire space, even suppressing the radiance of Han Li's domain.

Han Li's heart tightened at the sight.

Could it be that the immortal essence stones had been consumed, and the Time-Space Grand Array could no longer be maintained?

While he was puzzled, a dazzling golden light suddenly rose from the center of the array, streaking across the sky and heading straight toward him.

Wrapped in the golden light was a golden disk with various runes flickering on its surface.

Han Li looked closely and recognized the disk as the Jun Tian Sundial he had used to set up the Time-Space Grand Array.

Worried that it might affect the creations in his domain, he reached out with both hands, forming two azure light palms to grab the Jun Tian Sundial.

But the sundial arced through the air, suddenly changed direction, and shot straight upward, crashing into the True Word Wheel hanging high in the sky.

A thunderclap sounded in the sky, and the moment the Jun Tian Sundial approached the True Word Wheel, it exploded.

However, strangely enough, after the explosion, the Jun Tian Sundial only dispersed in form, while the metallic time law power it contained remained condensed, merging with the True Word Wheel as a patch of golden light.

The golden light wrapped around the True Word Wheel like threads, causing the wheel, which had been merely a golden shadow, to materialize, and the golden light it emitted became increasingly solid.

Having experienced the fusion of the Twin-Life Tree earlier, Han Li was prepared for this scene and was secretly delighted.

He himself hadn't expected to gain so much from this seclusion.

But he couldn't understand why the Twin-Life Tree's fusion was based on the successful creation of the forest formed by the Eastern Yi Divine Wood, while the True Word Wheel had clearly not yet entered the creation realm—how could it also attract the Jun Tian Sundial to merge?

Could it be that the stages of the domain could be skipped directly?

While Han Li was puzzled, he suddenly felt something wrong with his domain. The pale golden light curtain surrounding him was trembling in a regular, small amplitude.

Then, a dull thud sounded.

The True Word Wheel above his head suddenly trembled violently, and a powerful attractive force emerged from it.

Damn it...

Han Li muttered inwardly, quickly waving his hand to cast a spell, trying to interrupt the fusion of the Jun Tian Sundial and the True Word Wheel.

The fusion had reached a critical stage; interrupting it now would cause great damage, possibly even destroying the Jun Tian Sundial and severely injuring the True Word Wheel.

But at this moment, Han Li could no longer care about that.

The fusion of the two would require a massive amount of time law power, which the True Word Wheel, not yet in the creation realm, could not provide.

And his own time law power had already been exhausted when he assisted the fusion of the Twin-Life Tree and the Eastern Yi Divine Wood, so he could not support the True Word Wheel now.

Han Li feared that the fusion of the True Word Wheel and the Jun Tian Sundial, due to insufficient law power, would forcibly absorb the power of his time domain to nourish itself.

Sure enough, as the attractive force from the True Word Wheel grew stronger, the surrounding domain light curtain began to tremble violently, and strands of golden light separated from it, swimming upward like tadpoles.

Han Li's eyes focused, and his hands blazed with light, forming two ethereal giant hands in the void that clasped toward the True Word Wheel.

The void above was pulled by his giant hands, stirring up ripples in space, pressing toward the moon-like True Word Wheel, trying to sever its connection with the domain space.

But all was in vain. When Han Li's hands approached the True Word Wheel, the golden rays emanating from it wrapped around like thousands of golden threads, blocking his hands.

These rays contained pure time law power, and even with Han Li's current abilities, he was repelled, forced to watch helplessly as his domain gradually dissolved.

Han Li would not sit idly by. With a thought, the Eastern Yi Divine Wood Forest shook violently, and as the leaves rustled, a dense worldly law power surged toward the sky.

A gust of wind rose from the ground, and a layer of golden sand flew up, swirling like a storm toward the sky. The winding river also churned with turbid waves, its waters reversing and rushing toward the heavens.

In response, a rain of fire and meteors streaked down from the sky, crashing toward the ground.

The entire domain space fell into chaos. The other four time law powers simultaneously attacked, charging toward the moon in the sky and colliding with it with a roar.

Rumble...

A deafening explosion suddenly rang out, and a blinding golden light burst forth, spreading as a golden ripple that swept across the entire domain space.

Where the golden light passed, the Time-Space Grand Array also erupted with a time fluctuation. Instead of conflicting, the two merged, giving rise to a strange power that even Han Li found alarming, enveloping the entire domain space.

Then, the pale golden light curtain suddenly contracted, rapidly shrinking until it only covered an area of several dozen zhang around Han Li.

Hum...

Han Li felt as if a metallic clang had sounded. The space outside his domain seemed frozen; the bamboo grove stopped swaying, the mist ceased to rise, and even the wind appeared to have halted.

At the same time, the strange attractive force from the True Word Wheel and the Jun Tian Sundial above him disappeared, and their fusion seemed to enter a relatively calm state.

Han Li was filled with doubt but had no idea what had happened.

He formed hand seals, trying to retract his domain, but was astonished to find that he had lost control over it and could not retract it.

Alarmed, Han Li moved to leave the Flower Branch Space, but when he tried to step outside his domain, he realized that his domain space seemed frozen in place, trapping him inside, unable to get out.

This is troublesome... Han Li frowned.

Clearly, the fusion of the Jun Tian Sundial and the True Word Wheel had caused some change in the Time-Space Grand Array and his domain, resulting in his domain being sealed.

He stood still for a moment to calm down and quickly thought of a solution: since the loss of control over his domain had trapped him here, regaining control would resolve the predicament.

But regaining control was not simple. The True Word Wheel was currently crossing the creation realm to directly complete the transformation to the celestial realm. To restore his domain to normal, he had to solve this problem first.

However, he lacked sufficient time law power at the moment to help the True Word Wheel complete the transformation smoothly.

Fortunately, the space had temporarily stabilized. As long as he continued to cultivate the Great Five Elements Illusory World Technique and condense more time law power, he could manage it given time.

With this thought, a shadow fell over Han Li's heart. Time was too precious to him now. If the Time-Space Grand Array was still functioning normally, he would have six thousand years left.

That would still allow him to escape before the Wheel of Reincarnation's operation and go to rescue Gold Boy.

But if the array had stopped due to the removal of the Jun Tian Sundial, he would be truly trapped in this domain space for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

Regardless, there was no other choice now; he had to grit his teeth and proceed.

Having made up his mind, Han Li no longer hesitated. He sat cross-legged, formed hand seals, and continued his cultivation.

...

Time flew by, and another few thousand years passed.

Han Li's domain was filled with golden light, saturated with the aura of time law.

Now, Han Li, in a blue robe with disheveled hair, sat cross-legged on the ground, looking up at the golden moon hanging high in the sky, his eyes full of confusion.

It has clearly become harmonious, and even the True Word Wheel has entered the celestial realm, but why... He shifted his gaze, looking around at the still-sealed domain, muttering to himself.

Even after facilitating the fusion of the Jun Tian Sundial and the True Word Wheel, Han Li still could not leave this domain space.

Is it still not enough? Han Li wondered, muttering to himself.

...

In the blink of an eye, another few thousand years passed.

The immortal essence stones of the Time-Space Grand Array should have been exhausted long ago, and the True Word Wheel had already transformed from virtual to real. The domain space should have returned to normal, but Han Li remained trapped.

Over these thousands of years, he had done nothing but cultivate diligently. The changes within his domain had increased.

On the ground, mountains rose and fell, with the rudiments of mountain ranges appearing. Compared to the initial golden sand, the current mountains were more solid. Although not as real as the green forests growing on them, they were vastly different from before, clearly having entered the creation realm.

The River of Time, however, remained in its original form, appearing empty and void, evidently unable to cross the threshold of the creation realm like the mountains.

Why... why... Han Li, with disheveled hair and a frenzied expression, roared to the sky.

After shouting, he leaped up, raised a fist, and punched hard at his domain space.

Golden light surged from his fist, forming a huge golden fist shadow that slammed into the domain with a thunderous roar.

But the pale golden light curtain only trembled violently for a moment, then turned into layers of golden ripples that dissipated as they oscillated, finally vanishing.

After venting with that punch, Han Li's pent-up frustration lessened. He landed and sat down again. Since time was already too late, rage would not help; it was better to continue cultivating.

Perhaps when the other time law manifestations also enter the creation realm, I can break this predicament? Han Li, unable to find an answer, told himself in his heart.