Chapter 91: Attempt

In a secret chamber within a quadrangle courtyard.

Scattered on the floor and table were sheets of white paper and crumpled balls of paper, looking somewhat messy.

On these white papers, one could see various intricate and profound formation runes, densely packed.

Han Li sat by the table, holding a brush as he rapidly wrote and deduced on sheets of white paper.

After a moment, he raised his head, sighed, and put down the brush.

These days, he had racked his brains, combining all his past memories and understanding of formations, trying to break the law chains on his Nascent Soul, but had made no substantial breakthrough.

Although he had designed several restrictions that seemed capable of shaking these law chains, most were only theoretically feasible. Upon careful consideration and scrutiny, he had rejected them all without exception.

The biggest problem was his lack of understanding of these eight law chains on his Nascent Soul. If he could ascertain what laws these chains contained, there might still be a glimmer of hope.

At that moment, a white light flew in from outside, turning into a transmission talisman that buzzed.

Han Li waved his hand casually, drew the talisman over, and probed it with his divine sense. A hint of joy appeared on his face, and he stood up to go out.

When he returned shortly after, he held an extra jade box containing over a dozen jade slips.

He took out a jade slip, placed it on his forehead, and probed it with his divine sense.

After a moment, he frowned slightly, put down the jade slip, took out another, and continued examining.

Soon, he had examined most of the dozen jade slips in the box, but his frown deepened.

The jade slips recorded secret techniques related to imprisoning and sealing Nascent Souls. Although they were more advanced than before, they were of no help to his current predicament. It was no wonder—relying on a small force like Luo Feng's, being able to collect this much was probably their limit.

After all, when he had asked Luo Feng to search, he had only done so with a bit of wishful thinking.

"It seems I need to personally visit Black Wind Island in a few days."

Thinking this, he picked up a cyan jade slip and placed it on his forehead.

This time, after a brief examination, his expression turned somewhat grave.

After a long while, he let out a long breath, and a glimmer of excitement flashed in his eyes.

This jade slip recorded a secret technique called "Separation Yuan Heavenly Heart Refinement." It was not a technique targeting the Nascent Soul but a secret technique for sealing magical power. However, upon careful consideration, it bore some resemblance to the eight chains binding his Nascent Soul.

At the end of the jade slip, it was mentioned that this secret technique evolved from a law神通 called the Separation Yuan Law Chain.

"Separation Yuan Law Chain... Could those chains on my Nascent Soul be..." Han Li muttered to himself.

Although he could not be certain, this secret technique alone was worth his thorough study. Perhaps he could find a way to break the chains on his Nascent Soul.

Han Li's eyes flickered. He picked up the remaining jade slips and examined them one by one, but unfortunately, none of them contained anything useful.

He took a deep breath, tossed the other jade slips into his storage bracelet, and picked up the cyan jade slip recording the "Separation Yuan Heavenly Heart Refinement" technique, placing it on his forehead.

A few days later, Luo Feng received another order from Han Li to collect certain materials.

This relieved Luo Feng, who had been somewhat uneasy.

Although the materials the other party asked him to collect were valuable, fortunately, they were not many in quantity and could mostly be obtained.

...

Half a month later.

From the originally quiet quadrangle courtyard, a series of muffled sounds suddenly rang out.

Then, over a dozen milky-white light pillars rose around the courtyard, transforming into a hazy white light barrier that enveloped the entire courtyard.

The changes did not stop. Around the small courtyard, a large expanse of yellow light emerged, then condensed into a yellow light barrier, covering the white light barrier and the courtyard together.

Then, with a sharp whistle, seven or eight silver banners appeared around the courtyard. With a slight shake, countless silver runes emerged, then turned into a large expanse of silver mist, enveloping the area within dozens of zhang around the courtyard.

By now, the sun was setting in the west, and the orange-red afterglow shrouded the entire Wumeng Island.

Luo Feng and several clan elders stood on a high platform, gazing into the distance at the quadrangle courtyard already submerged in rolling silver mist, with looks of surprise on their faces.

"What is Senior Liu trying to do... Why make such a big commotion?" Luo Hanliang, who had previously been sent to Black Wind Island to search for secret techniques, could not help asking.

"We don't need to think too much about what Senior Liu wants to do, and even less should we meddle or ask," Luo Feng said in a deep voice.

"Yes," Luo Hanliang replied, though a trace of doubt still lingered on his face.

"Elders, although the Blue Crystal Clan has shown no movement so far, this is only superficial calm. Moreover, you are well aware that the forces coveting our clan are not limited to the Blue Crystal Clan alone. Now, the safety of our clan rests entirely on Senior Liu. We must not do anything that might anger him," Luo Feng said solemnly, turning to look at the others.

The others' expressions turned serious, and they replied in unison.

"Pass down the order: from today onward, seal all entrances and exits of the island, and strengthen patrols everywhere on the island. No one is to disturb Senior Liu. Recently, some suspicious individuals have appeared on the island; be extra vigilant. Senior Liu's identity must not be exposed," Luo Feng added after a moment's thought.

The others acknowledged and flew off in different directions, leaving only Luo Feng standing alone on the high platform, gazing into the distance at Han Li's quadrangle courtyard, lost in thought.

At that moment, in the open space within the courtyard, a massive formation was slowly operating. Countless silver runes interwove on the ground, flickering on and off. Around it stood seven silver pillars, also covered with runes, arranged in the pattern of the Big Dipper, somewhat resembling the Star-Gathering Platform formation of Jingyuan Temple.

Han Li sat cross-legged in the center of the formation, motionless.

Time passed slowly. The setting sun soon disappeared completely, and darkness once again shrouded the entire island.

Tonight's stars were exceptionally bright, twinkling incessantly.

Han Li looked up at the night sky, a smile appearing on his face. He muttered incantations and waved his hand, sending a spell seal into the formation.

Buzz!

The great formation emitted an extremely bright light, and waves of immense spiritual power fluctuations rippled outward. Even with the three layers of restrictions he had set around the courtyard, they could not completely block it.

Han Li, now disregarding this, rapidly formed hand seals before him.

The formation's operation speed increased sharply. The Big Dipper in the night sky glowed faintly, and beams of bright starlight began to descend, converging toward the courtyard, forming seven pillars of starlight.

These pillars of starlight did not fall on him but onto the seven silver pillars within the formation.

The runes on the pillars immediately lit up completely, and the pillars themselves soon became crystal clear.

As starlight continued to converge, the runes on the seven pillars grew brighter. With a flicker, they moved like living creatures, forming seven patterns resembling eyes.

Puff puff puff! Seven muffled sounds in succession!

From the seven eye patterns, beams of starlight as thick as a thumb shot out, injecting into seven places on Han Li's body: his lower abdomen, chest, brow, and so on.

Han Li frowned, a trace of pain flashing across his face. On his lower abdomen, seven clusters of blue, hazy starlight appeared.

The starlight energy injected into his body flickered slightly, then turned into countless silver threads that traveled through the meridians in his body.

At the same time, the magical power in his dantian also began to circulate slowly through the meridians.

The starlight threads and magical power coexisted within the meridians, moving without conflict, peacefully alongside each other.

Han Li took a deep breath, formed hand seals, and white light emanated from his hands.

A fluctuation arose in the meridians, and countless tiny white runes appeared out of thin air.

The magical power and starlight energy were enveloped by these white runes, brightened simultaneously, and slowly merged into one, transforming into bright silver, lightning-like fine threads that rapidly darted through the meridians.

A unique aura emanated from these threads.

These threads were a special technique he had specifically developed to break the Nascent Soul chains, using starlight energy and magical power fused together through a secret art.

"I hope this works," Han Li muttered to himself.

As the silver threads traveled through the meridians in his body, they eventually converged in his dantian, intertwining to form a silver light net that enveloped his Nascent Soul, and immediately tightened.

At that moment, Han Li activated his mind and simultaneously began to operate the Spirit Refining Art.

"Boom!"

A vast sea of divine sense energy suddenly filled the entire dantian, then transformed into countless divine sense crystal threads, passing through the gaps in the silver light net and shooting toward the Nascent Soul.

Just as the silver light net and divine sense crystal threads were about to touch the Nascent Soul, with a "buzz," black light flashed on the Nascent Soul's surface, and the eight black chains emerged.

As if feeling threatened, the black chains trembled violently, and countless black mist emerged.

The silver threads and divine sense crystal threads collided with the black mist, producing a crackling sound, and both sides rapidly depleted.

After an unknown amount of time, as silver threads and divine sense crystal threads continuously emerged, the black mist was gradually torn apart.

Finally, some divine sense crystal threads and silver threads shot out from the torn black mist and struck the black chains.

Under violent trembling, the black light on the surface of the black chains rapidly faded.

Seeing this, Han Li was overjoyed.

These silver threads were indeed effective against the black chains.

With a mental command, the divine sense crystal threads flickered slightly and transformed into crystalline blades, slashing fiercely at the black chains.

A loud clanging sound arose!

The crystalline blades shattered upon striking the chains, scattering into specks of light, but the black chains trembled even more violently.

At that moment, the eight black chains suddenly shook violently, producing a clattering sound, and then brightened sharply.

Countless tiny black runes emerged, suddenly blocking the slashes of the divine sense crystal threads.

The silver threads were also enveloped by countless black runes, dissolving as if melting, rapidly dispersing. The black chains, which had dimmed slightly, quickly returned to their original state.