Chapter 367: Taking the Pill

Han Li stood in place for a moment, silent and pensive. The Crab Immortal said nothing more, merely hovering quietly before him.

After a long while, his expression shifted slightly, as if he had thought of something. With a flip of his hand, a green tiger-head mask appeared in his palm.

Han Li looked at the mask in his hand, hesitated briefly, then put it away again.

Without lingering further, he stowed the Crab Immortal and transformed into a streak of green light, shooting off into the distance.

A few days later.

Above Han Li's cave dwelling, the void flickered, and a blurry figure materialized—it was Han Li.

He sensed the area below and felt slightly relieved.

The restrictions arranged near the island showed no signs of disturbance, and the entrance to the cave dwelling appeared tightly sealed. It seemed no one had noticed this place during his absence.

With a blur, Han Li vanished into the restrictions and soon entered the cave dwelling.

After a brief walk through the various chambers, he entered the secret chamber.

He walked slowly to the center of the chamber, shook his sleeve, and a faint yellow light screen flickered into existence around the room, enveloping it entirely.

Only then did Han Li, with a wooden expression, take out the green tiger-head mask and put it on. He summoned the formation plate, opened the Wuchang Alliance's trading interface, and was about to post a task when he paused.

Although it was nearly impossible to track someone down through the mask in the Wuchang Alliance, he had used this tiger-head mask for quite some time. Continuing to use it might not be safe; it would be best to find an opportunity to exchange it for another.

With this thought, Han Li quickly posted a task seeking the latter half of the Divine Refining Art's technique.

Since the Divine Refining Art was a forbidden technique in the Immortal Realm, he described it only vaguely, mentioning that it had a significant effect on enhancing divine sense, without naming it directly.

However, anyone who had cultivated the Divine Refining Art or knew of this secret technique would immediately recognize what he was referring to.

As for the reward, Han Li offered an extremely high price and stated that if unsatisfied, they could negotiate in person.

After doing this, he put away the mask and sighed softly.

Given his current situation, he could only first seek help from the Wuchang Alliance to see if there was any solution. If that failed, he might have to risk leaving the Black Wind Sea.

Speaking of which, when he first joined the Wuchang Alliance, it had indeed brought him many surprises. But as his cultivation advanced, the problems he needed to solve changed, and the alliance gradually became less responsive than before.

For instance, when he had previously sought the remaining auxiliary materials for the Dao Pill, it had taken an extremely long time to get results.

He hoped this time would not disappoint him.

He shook his head, set aside these thoughts, closed his eyes, and began to circulate the Divine Refining Art.

The vast power of divine sense in his mind slowly began to rotate, gradually speeding up.

As his divine sense moved, a cool sensation spread through Han Li's mind, with no discomfort. The previous sudden change in his divine sense seemed like a dream.

He felt slightly relieved; it appeared his divine sense had returned to normal. Although he didn't know when the next outbreak would occur, it should be fine for the short term.

With this thought, Han Li flipped his hand and took out a green jade box, on which several pale golden talismans were pasted.

Despite the talisman seals, faint fluctuations of law power still emanated from the box.

Inside the box was the Time Dao Pill he had painstakingly refined.

He looked at the jade box, let out a light breath, placed it aside, and closed his eyes, appearing to conserve his energy.

Three days later, when he opened his eyes, both his immortal spiritual power and soul power were at their peak, and his mind was calm.

He shook his sleeve, and a flash of golden lightning shot out, revealing the Crab Immortal.

"Brother Crab, although this place is secluded, to be safe, I must trouble you to stand guard for me," Han Li said slowly.

The Crab Immortal said nothing this time, merely nodding silently. Then, with a flash of lightning, he merged into the void and disappeared.

Seeing this, Han Li waved his hand.

A green light flickered on the door of the secret chamber, coalescing into a thick layer of runic light screen, which then flickered and vanished.

After doing this, he picked up the jade box from the ground, removed the talismans, and the lid opened automatically, revealing the golden Dao Pill inside.

Han Li gently picked up the Dao Pill with two fingers, examined it closely, then tilted his head back and swallowed the pill.

The next moment, his brows furrowed, a pained expression appeared on his face, and golden light blazed from his body.

With a tearing sound!

The Truth Dharma Wheel emerged amid the golden light, radiating dazzling golden radiance and spinning rapidly.

On the wheel, all three hundred and sixty time dao patterns lit up, spinning swiftly and emitting a brilliance far surpassing usual.

At the same time, a golden dao pattern appeared on Han Li's body—the same pattern as on the Dao Pill.

After a few breaths, another golden dao pattern materialized on his body.

The two dao patterns each emitted dazzling golden light, interweaving and illuminating Han Li's body in a pale golden hue.

From the light of the dao patterns, countless golden runes tumbled, and an indescribable law power rippled within.

Han Li bathed in the region formed by these golden runes, eyes closed, hands constantly forming hand seals before him.

In the blink of an eye, five years passed.

The entire island where Han Li's cave dwelling was located remained shrouded in restrictions. From a distance, it seemed to have vanished; unless one touched it directly, its exact position could not be detected.

One morning, the usually calm sea surface near the island began to ripple, the waves approaching from afar.

Then, with a splash, a white sea beast emerged halfway out of the water and slowly swam toward the island.

The beast was pure white, as if carved from white jade—it was the same pig-dolphin beast that had encountered Han Li before.

Its aura was rolling, and it had firmly stabilized its cultivation at the Deity Transformation stage. Its eight white legs emitted faint white light, like two rows of oars, propelling it swiftly forward with a slight stroke.

This beast had previously broken through to the Deity Transformation stage with Han Li's help and had been in seclusion in its cave dwelling over the years.

Not long ago, after stabilizing its cultivation, it immediately emerged from seclusion, hoping to see that immensely powerful human cultivator again.

Although the pig-dolphin beast was not a formidable demon beast, it possessed certain innate abilities. It was quite sensitive to various spiritual energy fluctuations and had a habit of collecting ores and spiritual materials, storing them in its lair.

This time, it had brought all the items it had gathered over many years, with the simple hope of gaining some benefits from that human cultivator again.

Soon, the pig-dolphin beast circled the island once. The island had disappeared, and an invisible barrier blocked its approach.

The barrier felt both flexible and indestructible.

Its eyes rolled around, but it wasn't particularly surprised, knowing this was some mysterious means employed by the human cultivator. Naturally, it wouldn't recklessly provoke it.

However, this also meant it couldn't see that person.

The pig-dolphin beast glanced toward the island twice, flicked its tail, and was about to leave.

At that moment, a vast and imposing aura suddenly emerged, enveloping the surrounding sea area.

This aura was extremely terrifying, giving the beast a feeling of the vastness of heaven and earth, as if it were the very breath of the world.

The beast trembled all over, unable to move, feeling a shudder from the depths of its heart.

At the same time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the nearby void suddenly became chaotic, forming numerous golden spiritual energy vortices, both large and small.

The large ones were as big as an acre, while the small ones were only the size of a fist.

Regardless of size, countless golden runes appeared within the golden vortices, flashing with dazzling golden spiritual light.

For a moment, the entire sea surface was covered with golden vortices, which at first glance formed a golden spiritual cloud, similar to the previous pill tribulation, but without the heavy feeling of that time.

Countless golden vortices flickered, presenting a dazzling and beautiful sight.

Powerful law fluctuations spread far and wide with the rotation of these golden vortices.

After churning for a while, the golden vortices suddenly converged toward one place like a tide.

In an instant, all the golden vortices vanished, and a huge golden light filament, dozens of miles long, emerged, spanning across the sky.

The filament appeared crystal clear, gently swaying like a living thing.

Countless golden runes of various sizes leaped on the filament, emitting a roaring sound that shook the heavens, like mountains and seas, and an extremely intense time law power radiated from it.

Although there was only a single filament, its momentum felt even greater than the countless golden vortices before.

The filament moved through the sky like a dragon, containing inexhaustible power. Wherever it went, the void trembled and fluctuated.

But at that moment, the filament fluctuated slightly, and the surrounding golden light and runes rapidly dimmed, and the huge roaring sound gradually faded.

In an instant, all the golden light and runes around the filament disappeared, leaving only a single golden filament quietly suspended in midair.

The filament now appeared even more crystalline, and the time power it emitted was even stronger.

Moreover, unlike before, the time power emitted this time was not chaotic; instead, it gave a feeling of profound mystery, in harmony with heaven and earth.

The crystalline filament swayed gently, just like before.

But this time, wherever the filament swayed, the situation was completely different. The void there seemed frozen, completely stagnant.

This feeling was very similar to the slowing effect of the Truth Dharma Wheel, yet there seemed to be some difference.

At that moment, a flash of golden light appeared from the cave dwelling below.

The filament in the sky suddenly shrank, heading toward the cave dwelling below, and vanished into it in a flash.

All the anomalies in the nearby sea area disappeared, and the sky returned to calm.

The pig-dolphin beast regained its freedom, stared blankly toward the island for a while, then, startled, quickly dove into the sea and swam desperately toward Coral Island.

Although this anomaly was quite peculiar, its scope and intensity were far smaller than that of the pill tribulation from years ago, so it did not attract the attention of anyone nearby.