Chapter 997

Han Li accepted the jade vial and opened it to find a ball of white light that was slowly rotating within the vial. With each revolution, the ball of white light would flash and swell as if it had a life of its own.

At the center of the ball of light was a white pill with countless specks of light on its surface. It was extremely profound and exuded an extremely powerful aura of life.

"This is …" Han Li's eyes flashed.

The aura that the pill was giving off was quite similar to Daoist Xie's heart.

"This pill is known as the Profound Truth Pill, and it was refined using my essential essence along with many other precious materials.

Even though this pill isn't used to refine one's True Soul, it contains quite a bit of Profound Truth essence, which should be enough for you to progress to the Grand Heavenly Realm in the future, "Daoist Xie explained.

Han Li was both surprised and overjoyed to hear this. He had read about Profound Truth essence many times in books, and it was a crucial item for one to progress to the Grand Heavenly Realm.

In order to progress to the Grand Heavenly Realm, apart from having sufficient cultivation and opening up 360 immortal apertures, the most important thing was to complete the transformation of one's soul from a normal soul into a Grand Heavenly True Soul.

In order to complete this transformation, one would need Profound Truth essence.

Profound Truth essence was extremely precious, and it was said that only by passing through the Nine Heavens Astral Winds and entering the extremely dangerous outer space would one be able to find a tiny bit of it. It was a true Profound Heavenly Divine Item.

At this moment, he finally understood why Shi Zhanfeng had entered the Accumulated Scale Realm; it was most likely to be to obtain enough Profound Truth essence for him to progress to the Grand Heavenly Realm in the future.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Xie. This is indeed something that I need." Han Li accepted the jade vial without any hesitation.

A smile appeared on Daoist Xie's face upon seeing Han Li accept the vial.

"Han is not an unreasonable person for gifting me such a precious treasure, Fellow Daoist Xie. I'll definitely return to lend you a hand in the future when my cultivation is strong enough," Han Li said in a solemn manner.

"Then I'll thank you in advance. This Profound Truth Pill is far from enough to repay Friend Han's kindness. If you need anything from me, feel free to ask," Daoist Xie said with a smile.

"In that case, I do have something that I'd like to trouble you with, Fellow Daoist Xie," Han Li said as his heart stirred slightly.

Daoist Xie faltered slightly upon hearing this before replying, "Oh? What is it?"

"It's still about Weeping Soul. Fellow Daoist Xie's powers have improved greatly, so I hope you can treat her," Han Li said.

Over a thousand years ago, Daoist Xie had only taught him a sealing secret technique, and at the time, he was unable to examine the Weeping Soul Beast in detail.

"No problem." Daoist Xie nodded and pointed.

A golden light entered Han Li's body and turned into a golden ball of light that spun in his Dantian.

Just like before, the pressure from the surrounding space instantly disappeared and the celestial spiritual energy in his body started to circulate again. He immediately opened the flower branch space.

The two of them then entered the flower branch space.

The Weeping Soul Beast lay on a bed with a series of black veined patterns appearing all over its body, forming a sealing technique that was giving off bursts of sealing aura.

This was the sealing secret technique that Daoist Xie had taught him.

Daoist Xie made his way over to the Weeping Soul Beast and carefully inspected it, upon which his brows furrowed slightly.

Han Li's heart jolted upon seeing this, and his expression darkened slightly.

Daoist Xie raised a hand and pointed a finger at the Weeping Soul Beast's glabella, upon which black light appeared on his fingertip before proliferating outward.

The Weeping Soul Beast's body shuddered slightly, and it seemed to be on the verge of awakening.

An elated look appeared on Han Li's face upon seeing this.

However, in the next instant, the Weeping Soul Beast fell completely still again.

Meanwhile, Daoist Xie's expression changed slightly, and he flipped a hand over to release a streak of black light that disappeared into the Weeping Soul Beast's glabella.

The Weeping Soul Beast shuddered slightly again before immediately falling silent again.

Daoist Xie's expression was grim as he slowly withdrew his hand with tightly furrowed brows.

"How is the Weeping Soul Beast doing, Fellow Daoist Xie?" Han Li asked in a slightly uneasy manner.

"Fellow Daoist Weeping Soul Beast's condition is very peculiar. She seems to have been wounded by some kind of extremely powerful power of laws, and her consciousness is constantly dissipating.

I can only stabilize her condition, but there's nothing I can do to cure her, "Daoist Xie replied with a shake of his head.

"If even a Dao Ancestor like you can't cure the Weeping Soul Beast, then who else can?" Han Li's heart sank upon hearing this.

Even though the High Priest of the devilish race hadn't treated the Weeping Soul Beast yet, even Daoist Xie was powerless to do anything, so even the High Priest wouldn't be able to do anything.

"There's no need to be so dejected, Fellow Daoist Li. The Dao Ancestor isn't omnipotent, and the puppetry laws that I cultivate focus on control rather than saving lives.

There are countless laws in this world, and all of them are far more profound than you can imagine.

I may not be able to save the Weeping Soul Beast, but there's someone else who can, "Daoist Xie chuckled.

"Is that so? Who is that person?" Han Li hurriedly asked.

"He's the High Priest of the Sacrificial Hall that Shi Chuankong told you about. He cultivates laws that target souls, and he's reached an extremely high level, so he should be able to cure the Weeping Soul Beast," Daoist Xie replied.

"I see. Thank you for your guidance, Fellow Daoist Xie." Han Li's eyes lit up as he cupped his fist in a salute.

Now that the First Prince was dead, it would most likely be a lot more troublesome to ask the High Priest for help, and it could even escalate into a direct conflict with the Sun Night Dynasty. However, for the Weeping Soul Beast, he had no choice.

"When are you going to open the spatial passageway, Fellow Daoist Xie?" Han Li quickly made up his mind.

"Even though I've progressed to the Dao Ancestor Stage, I still need to make some preparations in order to open the spatial passageway to the outside world. On top of that, you're not the only one opening the spatial passageway; I have other arrangements to make, so I'll wait for Sha Xin and the others to arrive.

Around half a year from now, "Daoist Xie replied.

Han Li nodded in response, and he naturally had no objections to this.

The two of them then departed from the spatial passageway.

Daoist Xie had to attend to the matter of opening the spatial passageway, so he quickly departed, while Han Li returned to his previous seclusion.

After Daoist Xie left the palace, he soon arrived at a secluded secret chamber.

There was only a single oil lamp in the secret chamber, and its dim yellow light illuminated a small area while the rest of the room was still pitch-black.

At this moment, a blurry black humanoid figure was standing beside the oil lamp with his hands clasped behind his back.

Daoist Xie was not surprised to see the black humanoid figure, as if he had already expected this.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Shi. After so many years of hard work, you've finally succeeded."

The black figure turned around. Its face was blurry, and its body was hazy as well. It did not seem to be a real body, but rather a projection.

"I have to thank you for your guidance, Senior. Back then, I slayed two corpses in a row and attempted to slay the third one in one go.

In the end, my mental state was flawed, and even if Eke Ge hadn't drawn the Stone Space Fish here, I would've failed.

Thankfully, you provided me with guidance at the final juncture, allowing me to seal my memories into a puppet body before transforming into a puppet. I descended to the lower realm to experience the Dao of puppets, and only then did I fully comprehend the true intent of the laws of puppets, "Daoist Xie said as he clasped his hands together in a grateful manner.

"It's just a bit of cultivation experience, Fellow Daoist Shi. The fact that you were able to comprehend it is a testament to your exceptional aptitude," the blurry figure said.

"In any case, I'll never forget your kindness, Senior," Daoist Xie said in a respectful voice.

"I don't want to hear such empty words of gratitude. I only came here to ask you if the agreement we made is still valid," the blurry figure said.

"Of course. The Stone Space Fish put me in such a miserable state, so I'd be letting him off too easily if I don't repay him," Daoist Xie chuckled coldly.

"The Stone Space Fish has been in charge of the Devilish Realm for a very long time, and he's far more powerful than a measly Spatial Realm cultivator like you. On top of that, even though you've become a Dao Ancestor, you're still no match for the Stone Space Fish in a one-on-one battle. Don't be in such a hurry; we'll take our time," the blurry figure cautioned with a hint of elation in its eyes.

"I understand. I won't make the same mistake twice," Daoist Xie replied with a nod.

"That's good. By the way, there is another matter that I need your help with this time." The blurry figure nodded slightly and said.

"Please go ahead, Senior," Daoist Xie immediately replied.

The blurry figure made his way over to Daoist Xie and spoke.

Daoist Xie reflexively cast his gaze toward a certain direction upon hearing this, upon which his expression changed slightly.

...

At the place where Han Li was cultivating in seclusion.

The golden ball of light within his dantian was much more abundant than before, and it was still revolving without dissipating.

Han Li sat down with his legs crossed and circulated his immortal spiritual power, upon which brilliant golden light radiated from his body.

Ever since he entered the Spatial Realm, it had been over a thousand years since he had circulated his immortal spiritual power so freely, and he was feeling extremely carefree at this moment.

The power of time within Han Li's body had been dormant for many years, and it was finally unrestrained today, allowing it to surge through his body like a raging wave.

With a "Weng" sound, a golden round wheel appeared behind him. It was spinning incessantly; it was the Treasure Wheel of Truth.

Light then flashed from his other side, and the Clear Time Vial appeared. Following a few flashes of light, the Illusion Hourglass, the Time Severing Fire, and the Dongyi Divine Wood all appeared before revolving around his body.

Han Li's brows furrowed upon seeing this. The Wheel of Truth and the other treasures had appeared on their own, and he hadn't activated them.

"Could it be that they're coming again..." he murmured to himself in shock.

At this moment, crystal threads of the law of time flew out from these treasures and condensed into a golden circle, revolving incessantly.

The power of the law of time within Han Li's body swarmed out and submerged into the golden circle.

The golden circle expanded rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it became twice its original size. It emitted a dazzling golden light, and it trembled rapidly, issuing a sharp buzzing sound.

With a "whoosh", a green light flew out from his chest. After the green light converged, it turned into a dark green bottle. It was the Sky Bottle.

The bottle shone brightly like a green blazing sun, and at the same time, it emitted a powerful suction force.

"Whoosh".

The golden circle flew over, and it shrank rapidly. Finally, it became the same size as the mouth of the Sky Bottle, and it directly embedded itself into the bottle.

As soon as the two came into contact, a majestic power of the law of time rippled out from the Sky Bottle.

The Sky Bottle immediately expanded rapidly, and countless green runes appeared in the bottle, turning into a green cloud that tumbled endlessly.

Then, a green light flashed from the mouth of the bottle, and a thick green light shot out from it, submerging into the void in front.