Chapter 593

After Jin Tong and Xiao Bai finished devouring the Greater Rat's skeleton, the spacious bottom of the abyss instantly became much more spacious.

Han Li swept his gaze through his surroundings, and he suddenly raised an eyebrow.

There seemed to be spots of green light flickering at the base of the mountain wall that was blocked by the skeleton.

He walked forward and bent down to check for a moment. His heart skipped a beat.

There were more than ten translucent plants that were about a foot tall growing here. Their leaves were transparent and thin like ice crystals. The veins in the leaves were clearly distributed, and they were emitting a green light.

Han Li pondered for a moment and scanned the strange plants with his Divine Sense. However, he did not find any special aura on them.

Although he could not identify them, he knew that they were definitely not ordinary since they could grow in the abyss that was filled with killing intent.

However, he naturally did not have the mood to think about it now.

With that thought in mind, he turned his wrist and took out more than ten white jade boxes. He dug out the ten green plants along with the soil and carefully placed them one by one. Then, he took out silver talismans and stuck them on the plants.

After doing all that, Han Li pondered for a moment on the spot before he suddenly said, "Magic Light, come out."

As soon as he said that, the shadow in front of him suddenly became extremely dark. It gradually elongated and extended to twice its original size, and Magic Light's figure stood up from it.

Magic Light's face, which was very similar to Han Li's, revealed a smile and asked, "How is it, Friend Han? Have you decided to accept my suggestion?"

"I know the value of a Rat Immortal's corpse.

Now that a powerful enemy is approaching, I have no reason to reject since you're able to maximize its use. It can be considered as fulfilling a request, "replied Han Li lightly.

"Don't worry, Friend Han. Since you and I have signed the Heavenly Devil Contract, we're in a mutually dependent relationship. If my strength increases, your combat power will increase as well. It's beneficial to you after all," said Magic Light with a hint of joy in his eyes.

"You're right, Magic Light, but our understanding of Rat Immortals is really limited. To prevent accidents, I'll need to plant a few restraints in your body. I don't think you'll reject that, right?" Han Li raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

"This … of course …" Magic Light was slightly stunned when he heard that, but he immediately nodded with a normal expression.

Han Li did not say anything else. He pointed at his glabella with two fingers, and a wisp of his Divine Sense landed on Magic Light's body.

Then, he formed a law seal with his hands and silently revolved the Soul Refining Art's law formula. From between his eyebrows, several crystalline threads extended out, shooting towards Demonshine's forehead, chest, dantian, and several other vital points.

"Ugh …"

Magic Light let out a muffled groan. His face was distorted, and he revealed a pained expression. However, he did not say anything and only endured it silently.

However, after a while, his expression relaxed, and his expression returned to normal.

"Alright, these restrictions won't affect you in the slightest.

However, if you enter the Rat Immortal's body and are accidentally controlled by something like a remnant soul, or if you unintentionally do something that goes against the rules, these restraints will automatically activate. By then, even I might not be able to stop it in time, "said Han Li meaningfully as he retracted his hand and looked at Magic Light.

"Friend Han, don't worry. These restraints will not be of any use," said Magic Light with a smile.

"It's best if there's no need for that.

Please explain the method of refining the external body that you mentioned earlier in detail. We can start refining it now, "said Han Li after waving his hand.

When Magic Light heard that, his lips moved slightly, and he began to tell Han Li the specific refining steps.

As Han Li listened to him, he secretly compared the contents of the jade slip that he had been given to him. When he encountered something that he did not understand, he would also ask a few questions.

Three days later, a triangular formation embedded with Black Marrow Crystals was erected at the bottom of the abyss. Han Li and Magic Light stood on the left and right sides of the formation, while the Rat Immortal's corpse was placed in the middle of the formation.

The two of them looked at each other and sat down cross-legged at the same time. They made hand signs and chanted.

As the Black Marrow Crystals in the formation lit up, a ball of black flame without any heat rose from the formation. It enveloped the Rat Immortal's corpse and began to refine it.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a year had passed.

At the bottom of the abyss, a murderous aura was billowing. A triangular formation was shrouded in thick black fog, and its interior was blurry.

Thirty feet away from the formation, Han Li sat cross-legged on the ground. Green light rippled around his body, and circles of pale golden ripples kept expanding from his body, emitting bursts of strange fluctuations.

After a while, a burst of black murderous aura suddenly lingered on his cheeks. After a few flashes, it disappeared again.

Han Li sighed softly and slowly opened his eyes. His pupils were shining with a silver-gray light.

During this period of time, his eyes would change from time to time. Whether it was the time of the attack or the interval between the attacks, there was no pattern to it.

Moreover, as it happened more and more times, Han Li felt that there was a hidden murderous aura in the depths of his sea of consciousness. It was becoming more and more intense, and at the same time, a sense of irritation arose spontaneously.

If his divine sense was not strong enough, he was afraid that his mind would have been affected.

Han Li exhaled as the black murderous aura on his face gradually faded, and his pupils also gradually returned to normal.

He flipped a hand over to consume a pill, then closed his eyes again to meditate.

… …

Two months later.

A series of rumbling booms suddenly erupted from the bottom of the abyss, and the black murderous aura began to churn violently like water droplets from a pan of oil.

The murderous aura rose straight up into the sky, almost threatening to spill out of the abyss.

Daoist Xie hovered in mid-air, looking down expressionlessly with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

At this moment, a massive vortex of murderous aura was surging toward the triangular formation at the bottom of the abyss.

Outside the formation, Han Li and Magic Light stood with their hands clasped behind their backs. One of them wore a focused expression while the other wore a slightly exhausted expression.

"Fellow Daoist Han, I'm really sorry. I thought that I would be able to complete the refinement in 64 days, but I didn't think it would take so long …" Demonshine said as he stared at the 1000 foot vortex of infernal energy.

"It's alright, the timing is just right.

Are you confident in fusing with the Rat Immortal? "Han Li asked as he looked at the Rat Immortal corpse at the center of the formation.

Compared to the first time they met, the corpse's physique had grown a lot. It looked like it had been filled with a lot of flesh and blood, becoming a lot more "plump". Its ferocious cheeks had also softened a little. It finally looked a little "human".

"I don't dare to lie to Friend Han, but I only have a 50-50 chance of success.

If I can successfully fuse with this corpse, my cultivation base will rise to the Golden Immortal level, and there's even a chance for me to break through to the late-Nascent Soul Stage.

But if I fail, then I will be trapped in this corpse, unable to leave. I can only wait to be turned into nourishment for this corpse. "Demonshine wryly smiled as he spoke.

"If you knew that the risk was so high, then why did you propose this?" Han Li asked with furrowed brows.

"I had no other choice.

Friend Han's cultivation base is progressing at an incredible rate, and all of his spirit pets and puppets are quite powerful.

Setting aside Huo Xu Zi, Daoist Xie and Golden Immortal Devour are both far more powerful than I am.

As a servant who signed a contract with you, I'm useless now. I'm really too useless.

If we don't risk our lives this time, then it's hard to guarantee that we won't be discarded by Fellow Daoist Han in the future. What do you think? "Demonshine sighed.

Han Li didn't deny it, nor did he nod. Instead, he indifferently said, "That's quite an interesting way of putting it."

"Alright, success or failure hinges on this one. Friend Han, I'll be waiting for your good news," Magic Light chuckled.

As soon as his voice trailed off, he transformed into a black shadow that disappeared into the vortex.

"Boom!" A loud sound rang out!

In the center of the triangular formation, the corpse of the Rat Immortal sprang up as if it had come back to life.

Its eyes were still deathly grey, but its mouth suddenly opened wide in an exaggerated manner.

Han Li's eyes flashed as he saw the black shadow that Magic Light had transformed into plunged into the mouth of the corpse of the Rat Immortal. Soon after, he turned into billowing smoke and surged into the stomach of the corpse.

As the devilish light entered his body, the Rat Immortal's corpse immediately began to tremble uncontrollably. He raised his hands high up and lifted his left leg up to his knee. He actually began to dance in an extremely awkward posture.

Countless apertures that resembled immortal apertures opened all over its body, frantically absorbing the black baleful qi in the abyss.

This scene of the total amount lasted for an entire month.

After a month, the baleful qi vortex at the bottom of the abyss disappeared. The corpse of the Rat Immortal had returned to normal, but it maintained its previous strange posture as it floated in the air.

Han Li, who was standing nearby, released his divine sense to scan the corpse. He found that there was no fluctuation of magic power on the corpse of the Rat Immortal. He could not even sense Magic Light's breath.

If it was not because of the Heavenly Devil Contract between them, Han Li would have thought that Magic Light had been swallowed by the corpse of the Rat Immortal and had become its nourishment.

Han Li shook his head and sighed.

Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and waved his palm. A golden light shone, and the figure of Jin Tong emerged from it.

"How is it? Have you stabilized your state?" Han Li's gaze fell on Jin Tong as he asked.

"After eating the two elixirs that uncle gave me, my breath has basically stabilized. However, that's all I can do," Jin Tong said with a hint of regret on his face.

"The state of Taiyi is a big obstacle in the path of cultivation. How difficult is it to cross over?

Just look at those guys in the Netherfrost Celestial Mansion who fought to the death for a Taiyi Elixir.

You didn't even need a Taiyi Elixir. Just by relying on half a corpse, you steadily entered the state of Taiyi. What else is there to be dissatisfied with? "Han Li was a little speechless and said with a smile.

Just seven days ago, Jin Tong suddenly woke up and successfully broke through the bottleneck, reaching the early stage of Taiyi state.

It seemed that the deterioration of Heaven and Man did not appear on Jin Tong, who was a Gold Devouring Bug. While Han Li was pleasantly surprised, he was also amazed.