Chapter 856

Han Li was already prepared for the strange bird's sudden attack. He took advantage of the opportunity to lie down and evade the bird's swift attack.

However, before he had a chance to stabilize himself, the strange bird suddenly stomped its feet into the ground and rose high into the air, spreading its wings abruptly just as it was about to descend.

Han Li's body was immediately thrown off balance by the bird's wings, and he was about to fall from its body.

However, right at this moment, he let go of the strange bird's neck and abruptly pushed the bird's back with both hands, propelling himself up into the air. However, he quickly fell back down due to the spatial pressure.

As he fell back down, Han Li crossed his arms and purposely gathered all of his strength to stand on the strange bird's back.

The strange bird was already in a descending posture, and it let loose a crow-like cry after being pressed down by Han Li, following which it quickly plummeted to the ground like a meteorite.

A resounding thump rang out!

A massive crater with a radius of several hundred feet had been blasted open on the ground below. Even though the giant bird's legs were extremely sturdy, it was still unable to withstand Han Li's weight and it fell to its knees, prostrating itself in the crater.

All of the surrounding beasts that were bathing in starlight scattered in fright, while all of the strange birds flew away in all directions.

Shi Chuankong and Daoist Xie hurried over, and when they looked down into the crater, they discovered that Han Li was riding on the strange bird's back with one hand on its head and the other gently stroking the bird's wings.

In the beginning, the strange bird's head was still struggling with all its might, but after a short while, it stopped struggling. Instead, it was rubbing its head against Han Li's palm in a rather intimate manner.

Han Li gently patted the strange bird's back, and it stood up again before bending its legs and abruptly leaping out of the crater with Han Li on its back.

After emerging from the pit, the monstrous bird carried Han Li on its back and recklessly sprinted across the plains. Its speed was much faster than before, and when it flapped its wings, it was able to fly a foot above the ground with the help of the Qi holes beneath its feet.

After giving it a try, Han Li directed the strange bird to land in front of Shi Chuankong and Daoist Xie.

"I don't know what this bird's name is, so I'll refer to it as an Aerial Bird for now.

This bird is wild and difficult to tame, so it can't be easily tamed.

After capturing it, you have to immediately control it with your spiritual sense, "Han Li said as he leaped down from the bird's back.

Shi Chuankong watched as the strange bird left Han Li's mount and remained at his side. He smiled and said, "No wonder you were caressing the strange bird's head. So it turns out you were trying to brainwash it."

"As you've seen, this bird can carry a person through the air, so it shouldn't be an issue for it to fly to the island on the other side.

On top of that, it's quite fast, so it'll be perfect for riding, "Han Li replied.

"Not bad!

In that case, we'll be able to solve two problems at once, "Shi Chuankong chuckled as he rubbed his hands together.

A thought suddenly occurred to Han Li, and he asked, "Brother Shi, when you were kicked by the Skystrider Bird just now, I saw a profound opening light up on your chest. Have you also cultivated some kind of profound immortal body refinement art?"

"It's not wrong to say that it's a Mysterious Immortal Body Refinement Art. We, the Sacred Clan, are born with strong physiques, so we are sometimes not as diligent as you humans when it comes to body refinement.

However, the Law of Space that I'm cultivating is quite unique as it requires a stronger physique, and since I've advanced to the Taiyi Realm, my physique has naturally improved as well, "Shi Chuankong hesitated for a moment, but he decided not to hide it completely.

"I'm glad to hear that. I'm sure you're very confident in your physical body, and you're also very determined to accompany me on this trip," Han Li said with a smile.

As for how strong Shi Chuankong's physique was, he did not continue to ask as it was related to Shi Chuankong's cultivation. No matter how close their relationship was, he should keep it a secret.

"I can't say I'm 100% confident, but as long as I can lend Brother Li a hand during critical moments," Shi Chuankong said with a smile.

When Han Li heard this, he smiled and said nothing further.

"There's only one Skywalker Bird, so should we change to another one and go to the other side, or what?" Daoist Xie asked.

"Let's forget about it for tonight.

Although there are groups of beasts on the island at night, they seem to be absorbing the starlight, and there are no signs of killing or attacking, so it seems to be relatively safe.

We don't know the situation on the other side of the island yet, so let's stay here for the night, "Han Li said after a moment of silence.

"That's indeed safer," Shi Chuankong nodded and said.

Thus, the three of them sat cross-legged on the slightly sloping slope below the mountain ridge, closed their eyes, and began to meditate.

Han Li closed his eyes slightly and made a hand seal with both hands. As soon as the Major Five Elemental Fantasy Technique was activated, the Immortal Spiritual Energy in his body seemed to be frozen and could not be channeled at all.

After a brief attempt, he opened his eyes and stopped with a wry smile.

After calming himself down, he turned his gaze and saw Daoist Xie and Shi Chuankong sitting nearby with their eyes closed. There was not a trace of spiritual energy flowing in their bodies.

After retracting his gaze, Han Li meditated again and silently cultivated the Spirit Cultivation Technique to help his Divine Soul.

Night gradually fell.

All of a sudden, Han Li opened his eyes and looked up into the sky.

The inky-black sky was filled with countless stars, each of which was extremely dazzling and resplendent, and the starlight shone down from above, illuminating the entire island, making it seem even more beautiful than the Immortal Realm.

After observing for a while, an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he began to circulate his Great Heavenly Star Origin Art.

As soon as this cultivation method was activated, the Xuan acupoints on his body lit up one after another, like the stars in the sky, flickering brightly and dimly.

Shi Chuankong and Daoist Xie were both alarmed by the commotion on Han Li's side, and they opened their eyes one after another.

The former seemed to be quite intrigued, while the latter continued to close his eyes.

After a long while, Han Li heaved a faint sigh and opened his eyes.

He had already cultivated the Great Heavenly Star Origin Art to its pinnacle, so no matter how he circulated the cultivation technique, he wouldn't be able to summon starlight from the sky.

He withdrew his hands, and the light in his acupoints faded, returning them to their original state.

Only at his chest, there was a ball of white light that shone.

With a thought, Han Li rummaged through his robes and pulled out a brownish-yellow crystal that was around the size of a longan. It was shimmering with white light, and it was none other than the beast core of the Long-tailed Monitor Lizard.

Compared to when he had first taken it out of his body, the aura emanating from the beast core had faded significantly, but the starlight emanating from it had become more pronounced.

Han Li's brows furrowed slightly as he held the beast core in his hand in an attempt to refine it.

After waiting for a while, seeing that there was no reaction from the beast core, he suddenly remembered that he couldn't use his celestial spiritual power anymore, so how could he refine this thing?

He raised his hand to his forehead and laughed at himself. Just as he was about to put it away again, he caught a glimpse of the Skywalker Bird that had been standing beside him, and he suddenly remembered the scene of them pecking at the White-shelled Crab.

After a slight hesitation, Han Li still raised his hand and threw the beast core into his mouth. His throat moved, and he swallowed it.

As soon as the beast core entered his stomach, Han Li only felt that the foreign object in his esophagus had not completely disappeared, and there was a sudden surge of heat in his lower abdomen. It turned into a force that wasn't very strong, but was obviously different from the other energies in his body, flowing towards his thigh.

He quickly looked down and saw that there was a slight change on a brand new acupoint on the inside of his thigh.

But it was this little change that made Han Li pleasantly surprised, because he found that ever since he cultivated the Great Heavenly Star Origin Art to the Perfect Realm, there had been no change, but at this moment, there was a trace of change.

A brand new acupoint actually showed signs of opening.

The key point was that he still hadn't noticed anything wrong with his body.

Shi Chuankong saw this scene from afar, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He couldn't help but get up and walk over.

"Brother Li, what are you …" He bent down and asked hesitantly.

"Do you still have the beast core that I gave you before?" Han Li's eyes were full of surprise as he asked.

"Yes." Shi Chuankong was startled, and he quickly took out the beast core of the centipede from his sleeve and handed it to Han Li.

The latter took it, and after a brief examination, he directly raised his hand and threw it into his mouth, swallowing it again.

Immediately after, the previous warm flow in his lower abdomen appeared again, and it also turned into a weak force, rushing towards the new acupoint on his thigh.

"It's not enough, I need more." Han Li looked up at Shi Chuankong and said excitedly.

"Brother Li, what's going on?" Shi Chuankong frowned and asked.

"The beast cores of the previous two Exotic Beasts contained the power of the stars, which has a special effect on opening up the acupoints.

Although I can't refine it now, I can absorb it into my body by swallowing it. "Han Li calmed down and explained.

"Is this true?" Shi Chuankong raised his eyebrows and asked quickly.

"The Exotic Beasts on this island worship the stars at night to absorb the power of the stars. You can catch one of them and take out its beast core. You'll know once you try it." Han Li said with a smile.

Shi Chuankong's eyes lit up. He immediately got up and ran into the distance.

Not long after, he came back dragging a Exotic Beast that looked like a meerkat but had scales on its body.

When he got closer, Shi Chuankong tossed the dead exotic beast to the ground and used the black long blade to cut open its head, extracting a thumb-sized crystal core from within.

"Those small fellows can't condense a beast core in their head at all. Even if they have one, it's only the size of a grain of rice.

There aren't many big Exotic Beasts, and all of them run fast. This one is the only one that's unlucky. "Shi Chuankong complained.

"It's fine. Let's try it first." Han Li said with a smile.