Chapter 341: Refining the Nascent Soul

"I believe I said I had no intention of letting you live." Han Li said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for the young Nascent Soul to say anything more, he opened his mouth and spat out a mass of silver flames—the Essence Fire—which instantly enveloped the young Nascent Soul.

Under the fierce burning of the silver flames, the young Nascent Soul let out a miserable scream.

However, aside from its twisted and pained expression, not only was there no sign of it being reduced to ashes, but even its aura had not diminished much.

It seemed that this normally invincible Essence Fire was completely ineffective against the young man's Nascent Soul.

Han Li observed for a while, frowned slightly, and urged with his mind.

The silver flames suddenly intensified, swirling around the young Nascent Soul to form a silver flame vortex several feet in size, emitting a heat several times more intense.

"Han Li... the Heavenly Court will never let you go!"

The young Nascent Soul let out an even more miserable scream. Wrapped in the silver flames, its body surface faintly became somewhat transparent.

But after refining to this extent, no matter how he urged the silver flames, the Nascent Soul had no further reaction.

Han Li pondered for a moment, then flicked his finger. A cyan sword light materialized out of thin air, swept out, and slashed at the Nascent Soul.

Bang!

The sword light shattered. A shallow cut appeared on the Nascent Soul from head to waist, but it quickly faded and disappeared.

Seeing this, Han Li finally showed a trace of surprise in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Han, the Nascent Soul of a Golden Immortal cultivator is as hard as metal and stone, fundamentally different from that of a True Immortal. If you refine it like this, it will likely take at least several years to completely destroy it. Although your battle with this man was brief, it may have already drawn attention from White Jade Peak." The Crab Daoist suddenly spoke.

"Then, in your opinion, Fellow Daoist Crab, how should we deal with this Nascent Soul? If we leave it unattended, it will surely bring endless trouble." Han Li frowned and asked.

"In fact, a Golden Immortal's Nascent Soul is difficult to destroy only for True Immortals. For a fellow Golden Immortal, there are still ways, as long as you are willing to spend immortal jade." The Crab Daoist said.

"If Fellow Daoist Crab has a method, feel free to use it." Han Li's eyes lit up as he spoke.

The Crab Daoist nodded and opened his mouth.

With a crackling sound!

A large patch of golden lightning spewed from its mouth, briefly interweaving in midair before transforming into a dense net of lightning, fiercely enveloping the young Nascent Soul.

On the surface of the lightning net, golden lightning serpents writhed, exuding a terrifyingly powerful aura, and mingled with the essence-fire to form a sphere of interwoven gold and silver light.

Crackling sounds rang out incessantly!

Inside the sphere of light, the young Nascent Soul began to convulse all over, its body rapidly turning transparent at a visible speed.

After a full quarter of an hour, the Crab Daoist made a hand seal and waved his hand. The golden arcs of lightning dissipated, revealing a several-inch-tall nascent soul wrapped in silver flames.

Han Li first furrowed his brow slightly upon seeing this, but then relaxed it.

Although its torso remained, it had become transparent, faintly shimmering with strands of golden light on its surface. Its eyes were vacant, and the fluctuations of its divine soul were extremely weak. Clearly, the power of the divine soul within the nascent soul had been shattered, leaving little more than an empty shell.

"Daoist Crab, why not simply let this nascent soul dissipate completely? The two attacks just now should have cost around five hundred immortal spirit stones. There should be some left, right?" Han Li asked the Crab Daoist with a somewhat grave tone.

"I have no intention of saving your immortal spirit stones. It just occurred to me that this Golden Immortal nascent soul is no ordinary thing—it is the main ingredient for refining a pill called the Golden Soul Pill. It would be a pity to destroy it. Moreover, at this point, even if there were any restrictions within the nascent soul, they have long been refined away. As for that person, he has completely vanished from the world." The Crab Daoist spoke slowly after a brief silence.

"Golden Soul Pill, what is its use?" Han Li asked with slight surprise.

"I don't know either. Lately, fragments of memories have been surfacing in my mind, and among them is this Golden Soul Pill. It seems to be a rather rare pill. When I recall more, I will tell you, Fellow Daoist," said the Crab Immortal.

"Very well," Han Li nodded, and with a thought, he withdrew the divine sense chain.

Then he took out a jade box, placed the Golden Immortal nascent soul inside, affixed several sealing talismans to the box, and put it away.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, on recovering a lost treasure. This other treasure is also no ordinary item," said the Crab Immortal, handing over the Yuanhe Five Extremes Mountain and the black inkstone.

Han Li took the two treasures, his gaze first falling on the black inkstone, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

This inkstone was undoubtedly a post-natal immortal artifact of extremely high grade. The "True Light of Soul Annihilation" it released must contain some law power capable of affecting the soul. His loss of memory and subsequent fall to the Spirit Realm was likely largely due to this.

Moreover, the black cloud space it generated when activated was also a decent means of trapping enemies.

However, he had no time to study it now. Shifting his gaze, he looked at the Yuanhe Five Extremes Mountain.

This treasure had cost him immense effort back then, forged specifically to survive the tribulation of ascension. It must have been taken by that young man afterward. Now, after many twists and turns, he had regained his old treasure, and he could not help but feel a surge of emotion.

As the other party had said, the current Yuanhe Five Extremes Mountain was vastly different from what it had been in the past. Although its foundation still consisted of the five peaks, including the Primordial Magnetic Divine Mountain, each peak seemed to have been augmented with many spiritual materials and re-refined using some more advanced technique.

Just the restraining effect that the young man had exerted on him earlier by activating this treasure had already excited him greatly.

But time was pressing now, and he had no leisure to examine them closely. He immediately put away both treasures.

Fellow Daoist Han, it is not advisable to stay here long. It would be best to leave before things are finished at White Jade Peak,” cautioned the Crab Immortal.

I would like to leave as well, but the restrictions here are extraordinary and not easy to break. Do you have any way?” Han Li looked at the yellow mist restriction and gave a wry smile.

Upon hearing this, the Crab Immortal flickered and flew to the front of the yellow mist restriction. He looked it up and down, then suddenly raised his hand and pressed it against the restriction. A dense layer of yellow light appeared on his hand.

Seeing this, Han Li was slightly startled, and a hint of curiosity appeared in his eyes.

Ever since the Crab Immortal had taken control of this puppet, his intelligence had greatly increased, making him more and more like a real cultivator.

After a moment, the Crab Immortal withdrew his hand.

How is it?” Han Li asked.

A very profound restriction, and it is multi-layered, interlocking in a chain. It seems the one who set it is a master,” the Crab Immortal said thoughtfully.

Is there a way to break it?” Han Li asked again.

It should be possible. But first, we need to consume a considerable amount of immortalite to activate a certain ability of this immortal puppet to break it,” the Crab Immortal said after a moment of silence.

How much more is needed?” Han Li asked hastily.

Counting what remains... about three hundred pieces,” the Crab Immortal said after some deliberation.

No problem. Please go ahead, Fellow Daoist,” Han Li said, inwardly startled, then gave a wry smile.

Earlier, to lure the young man and allow the Crab Immortal to launch a sneak attack, he had placed nearly seven hundred immortalite stones inside his body. Now another three hundred were needed, which together accounted for almost a third of the immortalite he had on him.

It seemed that unless absolutely necessary, he should not summon the Crab Immortal so frequently. He still relied on immortalite to gather the remaining alchemical ingredients for the Dao Pill within the Wuchang Alliance, and this would be a considerable expense.

While thinking, he flipped his hand and took out a storage pouch, tossing it to the Crab Immortal.

The Crab Immortal did not stand on ceremony. With a wave of his hand, he took out all the immortalite stones from the pouch and swallowed them directly. Then he said, “I also need to borrow the power of your Dao soldiers.”

Dao soldiers...” Han Li was taken aback, but he still took out the gourd containing the Dao soldiers and handed it over.

The Crab Immortal waved his hand and cast a spell. The mouth of the gourd immediately emitted a brilliant yellow light, and dark yellow bean-like pellets shot out like falling rain, hovering in midair, numbering in the hundreds.

He muttered incantations under his breath, continuously forming hand seals with both hands.

The patterns on the surface of the yellow bean pellets all lit up, emitting a bright yellow light, but they did not transform into Dao soldiers. Instead, they grew slightly larger and slowly elongated, turning into golden wooden stick-like objects.

A dazzling yellow light radiated from these bean-soldier sticks, and they connected with each other, forming a strange array that seemed chaotic but actually contained profound mysteries.

Seeing this, Han Li's heart stirred.

Although using Dao soldiers to form arrays was not uncommon, the Crab Immortal's use of Dao soldiers as array flags was indeed innovative. He wondered if this was something he had recalled from his dusty memories.

The Crab Immortal chanted incantations, continuously forming hand seals, each one accurately landing on a stick.

The hundreds of sticks trembled slightly, all emitting a burst of light, and yellow crystal threads rose from the sticks, coalescing into a yellow spell formation.

He then let out a soft shout and pressed his hands down in the void.

Immediately, the hundreds of sticks flew out and stabbed into the yellow mist wall.

The yellow mist wall churned, and a layer of yellow light emerged on its surface, blocking the sticks.

The Crab Immortal rapidly formed hand seals. The yellow spell formation flickered violently, and countless yellow lights spun rapidly within it, suppressing the yellow light on the mist wall. The sticks slowly penetrated into the mist wall.

Rumble!

Within the area covered by the yellow spell formation, the light of the mist wall immediately dimmed, and the yellow mist on it dissipated rapidly, revealing a large sunken area.

As the yellow mist cleared, a layer of crystalline light screen was exposed, with various colors flowing on its surface, appearing extremely profound.

Han Li looked at the spell formation on the yellow mist and nodded slightly.

At this moment, the Crab Immortal sat down cross-legged, muttering incantations.

A crackling sound rang out!

Thick golden arcs of electricity appeared on his body, emitting waves of violent law fluctuations that spread outward.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth within ten thousand li immediately stirred, coalescing into purple light clusters that converged toward the Crab Immortal's location.