115: Devour the sky and the earth

“The Zhan Ling Sword is still usable for now. Are there any spear-type Magic Treasures…?”

Han Li scrolled through the Spirit Mirror, checking the information of various Magic Treasures.

After browsing everything, Han Li frowned.

There were only Low Grade Spirit Treasures for spears, not even Medium Grade Spirit Treasures.

The mainstream Magic Treasures were still swords and sabers.

“It seems I’ll have to refine this myself in the future…” After a moment of contemplation, Han Li sighed, then continued to browse.

Finally, he selected a High Grade Spirit Treasure, the Tian Shuang Sword.

It came with ice attributes and its power was extremely strong.

It cost a total of ninety-three millionMerits.

After exchanging for the Tian Shuang Sword, Han Li left Heaven and Earth Peak.

Returning to Heaven and Earth Peak, Han Li began to refine the Spirit Treasure.

A High Grade Spirit Treasure required a longer time to refine… A day passed.

In the Cultivation room of Yuhua Hall, Han Li opened his mouth and exhaled, a cold light appeared, and a small sword radiating spiritual light materialized before him.

The spiritual light was brilliant, and the Spiritual Qi was overwhelming!

Treasures at the Spirit Treasure level were fundamentally different from Spiritual Artifacts.

After refining the Spirit Treasure, he could place it in his Dantian at any time for nurturing.

His thoughts moved with his will.

Only Magic Treasures that reached the Spirit Treasure level could achieve this.

The sword body was light, yet the aura it emitted was incredibly powerful. A High Grade Spirit Treasure was completely different compared to the top-grade Spiritual Artifact, the Zhan Ling Sword.

“Ice frost attribute, let’s test its power.”

Looking at the Tian Shuang Sword in his hand, Han Li stepped out of the Cultivation room, and soon arrived at the back mountain of Yuhua Peak.

Looking at a mountain peak not far away, Han Li held the Tian Shuang Sword, and with a movement of the True Qi within his body, the Tian Shuang Sword in his hand instantly vibrated.

“Om—!”

The sword body trembled.

A wisp of cold air instantly permeated, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze.

“Slash!”

With a swing of his sword, a visible blue Sword Qi streaked across the Void, heading towards the mountain peak a hundred zhang away.

The frosty Sword Qi enveloped the mountain peak, and with a single strike, the hundred-zhang peak instantly froze at a visible speed.

It directly turned into an ice sculpture.

“Boom—!”

The next moment, the mountain peak exploded, and a cold current surged out like a storm. The sharp Sword Qi directly destroyed the mountain peak.

One sword to split a mountain!

“This power is indeed impressive!” Looking at this sword strike, Han Li’s eyes instantly lit up.

The power of the Tian Shuang Sword was indeed formidable.

He was very satisfied with the power of this sword strike.

“If I use the Taiqing Shadowless Swordplay, it should also produce some changes…”

Looking at the Tian Shuang Sword in his hand, Han Li’s thoughts stirred. The next moment, a soaring Sword Intent erupted from his body, piercing through the clouds. His entire being was like a divine sword, emitting sharp Sword Qi.

“Taiqing Demon Slaying!”

The Zhan Ling Sword moved, drawing a blue sword shadow. An extremely cold aura instantly enveloped the world, and the air was frozen.

The blue sword shadow emitted frosty cold Qi. With a single strike, a clear trace appeared in the Void.

Everything froze, followed by a powerful frosty Sword Qi eruption, impacting the surroundings.

Looking at the power of this sword strike, Han Li nodded, then put away the Tian Shuang Sword and placed it inside his body for nurturing.

The longer it was nurtured, the more integrated the Spirit Treasure would become with him.

Its power would also become stronger.

After testing the power of the Tian Shuang Sword, Han Li’s thoughts stirred, and he opened his panel.

Winds Arise, Clouds Surge (Fifth Realm 12%)

“I wonder what the Breakthrough requirement for Divine Travel Eight Desolations is…”

Han Li’s thoughts stirred, he closed the panel, took out a Comprehension Pill, and began to Cultivate frantically.

His body transformed into a gentle breeze, leaving behind numerous afterimages!

He wouldn’t leave the sect until he had Cultivated Divine Travel Eight Desolations to the point of Breakthrough.

The woman in red was the best lesson.

Even after reaching the Innate Realm, he would still encounter great danger.

As long as he achieved a Breakthrough, even if his Cultivation remained unchanged, Han Li would be able to dominate the Innate Realm.

The Kun Peng Transformation Art, in terms of speed, was beyond reproach.

Han Li was even more eager for the Divine Ability that would emerge after the Kun Peng Transformation Art reached Perfection… Time flew by, and two months passed in the blink of an eye.

In the Qingyuan Sect, there were two pieces of good news within these two months.

Three Inner Sect Disciples broke through, adding three Innate True Disciples.

Han Li only attended one of them, because the remaining two were from the Tiandu Peak and Xuandu Peak lineages.

Their relationship was not harmonious, so he naturally had no need to put on a cold face and offer a warm welcome.

For the rest of the time, he basically Cultivated on Yuhua Peak and rarely left.

He only went down the mountain for occasional necessities.

Two months passed, and it was now deep autumn.

The autumn wind was bleak, and looking out at the mountains, one could see red everywhere.

Yuhua Peak, back mountain.

A green shadow flashed, covering dozens of zhang in a single step, leaving numerous afterimages, and a visible cloud of Qi permeated the back mountain.

“Swish—!”

The figure stopped, Han Li stood still, his eyes filled with joy.

“Finally, a Breakthrough!”

Han Li exhaled, looking at the panel in his eyes, his gaze brilliant.

Winds Arise, Clouds Surge (Perfection) [Evolvable]!

Reaching the sixth Realm, this Divine Ability was also pushed to its limit.

In two months, Han Li spent dozens of Comprehension Pills to completely raise this Divine Ability to the level of Breakthrough and evolution.

Divine Travel Eight Desolations was the second martial arts he practiced since stepping into Martial Dao Cultivation.

It was also the one he had accompanied the longest.

He had long since mastered it.

However, its grade was too low. In terms of Martial Dao, to become stronger, what needed to be replaced still had to be replaced.

Constant iteration was the only way to make oneself stronger.

Calming his mind, Han Li's thoughts stirred, and without hesitation, he chose to evolve.

A strange sensation permeated his entire body, and after a moment, the evolution was successful.

Han Li’s figure moved, very fast, but he no longer had the previous feeling.

The speed was very fast, but compared to before, it was a huge difference.

Evolving a Divine Ability completely stripped this martial art, and he would not be able to improve it through Cultivation in the future.

Demonic Origin: 1!

Looking at the panel displayed in his eyes, Han Li's thoughts stirred, and he instantly chose to upgrade the Kun Peng Transformation Art.

“Om—!”

At this instant, a strange sensation flowed through his entire body. Han Li felt an unprecedented lightness all over him.

It seemed that everything in the world became incredibly clear at this moment.

An invisible force permeated his entire body.

Behind him, the air suddenly became distorted, and a spatial crack manifested.

The invisible force spread, and the spatial crack behind him continued to expand.

Gradually, it formed a black hole, and a majestic aura surged out from within the black hole.

Devouring everything, within ten zhang of the surroundings, seemed to be within the black hole's devouring range.

“Ang—!”

From within the black hole, a long roar echoed, extremely penetrating.

The grass and trees on the ground were suddenly uprooted and thrown into the black hole, instantly pulverized cleanly.

Besides the powerful devouring force, it also seemed to contain terrifying destructive power.

Even stones were instantly annihilated.

A terrifying aura also emerged from Han Li’s body, seemingly consistent with the aura of the black hole.

Faintly, a phantom of a creature resembling both a fish and a bird manifested.

It was not stable, seeming as if it could collapse at any moment.

As the phantom of this giant beast manifested, his aura became even more terrifying, and the black hole’s devouring power became extremely formidable.

The range continuously expanded.

Reaching thirty zhang.

All flowers, plants, trees, and stones were pulled by the black hole’s devouring force, and the aura he emitted was like that of an ancient Vicious Beast.

An invisible power permeated within thirty zhang, and Han Li felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.

Devouring Heaven and Earth (First Realm 20%)

The panel appeared in his eyes, the phantom of the giant beast behind him disappeared, and the black hole that had appeared also vanished, as if it had just been an illusion.

But the traces on the ground proved the reality of what had just happened.

The Kun Peng Transformation Art had completely broken through to Perfection, giving birth to a Divine Ability.

“Devouring Heaven and Earth…”

Looking at the panel in his eyes, Han Li's gaze was bright.

The power of this Divine Ability sounds very formidable!

“Let’s try to activate it with full power!”

Han Li’s thoughts stirred, and in an instant, golden light shone, the Kun Peng Wings manifested, and he instantly soared into the sky.

“Ang—!”

A long roar sounded, and a phantom of a giant beast manifested.

Kunpeng!

Like a fish, like a beast!

A black hole appeared behind him, and a majestic force surged out from within the black hole.

Han Li’s thoughts stirred, and a flash of light in the Void, the Silver Armor Puppet instantly appeared out of thin air.

“Attack!”

Without hesitation, Han Li directly issued his command to the Silver Armor Puppet.

As soon as his voice fell, the Silver Armor Puppet's fist glowed, and with a strike from a distance, visible ripples surged towards Han Li.

At this instant, Han Li instinctively activated the power of his Divine Ability. Space seemed to freeze, and the Silver Armor Puppet’s attack was directly frozen in front of him.

This scene was quite magical.

Han Li stood still, but the Silver Armor Puppet’s attack could not advance an inch.

“Disperse!”

Uttering a single word, the frozen ripples of power were instantly destroyed.

Everything returned to calm.

Han Li continued to let the Silver Armor Puppet attack him. The Zhan Ling Sword directly struck from a distance, and Sword Qi killed towards him.

At this instant, the black hole behind Han Li rotated again, and the Sword Qi attack was simply frozen.

It seemed as if the power of this world was under his control, completely unable to harm him.

After several attempts, Han Li understood.

With the black hole behind him rotating and fully activated, everything within thirty zhang was within the range of his Divine Ability.

Any attack, when Devouring Heaven and Earth was activated, could not get close to him.

“Devouring Heaven and Earth, then the focus should be on ‘Devouring Heaven.’ Can it devour attacks?”

Han Li’s thought flashed, he looked at the Silver Armor Puppet in front of him, and with a thought, he directly handed the Tian Shuang Sword to the Silver Armor Puppet.

Without hesitation, Han Li directly ordered the Silver Armor Puppet to strike at himself with a sword.

The frosty Sword Qi came, like a divine sword of ice descending. This time, Han Li did not freeze the attack. The moment it approached, the black hole behind him directly devoured the divine sword of ice.

“Chi—!”

The next second, the devoured frosty Sword Qi directly surged out, striking towards the Silver Armor Puppet.

“Whoosh—!”

The Silver Armor Puppet quickly dodged. The frosty Sword Qi pierced through the air, directly freezing a small mountain peak, and with a boom, instantly destroyed it completely.

Seeing this scene, Han Li’s eyes became even brighter.

Devouring Heaven and Earth could not only freeze all attacks but also devour all attacks.

It could even return attacks, and its power was not diminished in the slightest.

The stronger the power of the attack, the stronger the power of the returned attack.

To use their own methods against them!

“Let’s see how fast it is!”

Han Li’s thoughts stirred, and with a flap of his Kun Peng Wings, the next moment, he seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Soon, Han Li suddenly appeared above a peak.

Han Li’s heart pounded. With this, he had directly crossed a distance of a hundred li from Yuhua Peak.

He was still within the Qingyuan Sect's territory, a distance of one hundred li, yet he only used a single breath of time.

Previously, his limit was only five or six li, but now, it had increased by more than ten times.

Moreover, if his Cultivation base advanced another level, his speed would be even more terrifying!

"Who dares trespass into my Dao field!"

Just as Han Li was in shock, a sharp shout came from a nearby hall, and a white-robed figure stepped out.

This shout also pulled Han Li's thoughts back.

Dao field?

Seeing the surrounding environment clearly, a hint of awkwardness appeared on Han Li's face.

This time, he really hadn't controlled himself well.

He had tried it, and directly tried it in someone else's Dao field.

The Dao field was also guarded by a Formation, but he seemed to have not been affected by the Formation just now.

Could it be that when he activated the Kun Peng Transformation Art, he could ignore Formations?

Or was it because he had cultivated the Divine Ability of Devouring Heaven and Earth?

As thoughts emerged in his mind, at this moment, the voice came again.

"Junior Brother Han, it's you!"

Han Li looked at the speaker, an elegant white-robed figure.

It was someone he knew, the Disciple of the Sect Leader, Yun Xi!

Looking at Han Li in mid-air, Yun Xi was startled.

Why was he here?

The golden Kun Peng Wings behind him, could it be due to cultivating some Divine Ability martial arts?

Strange thoughts emerged in Yun Xi's mind, and at this moment, Han Li's figure flashed, directly descending in front of Yun Xi, and the Kun Peng Wings instantly disappeared.

"I'm sorry, Senior Sister Yun, I was just Cultivating a Divine Ability, and I accidentally trespassed into your Dao field."

Looking at Yun Xi, Han Li said with an awkward expression.

"Cultivating a Divine Ability, and accidentally..."

Hearing these words, Yun Xi looked at Han Li, speechless.

Your "accidentally" didn't go too far, did it?

Yuhua Peak is a hundred li from here.

How did you "accidentally" come here?

"Junior Brother Han, were you Cultivating nearby just now?" Yun Xi looked at him and asked.

"Yuhua Peak, I accidentally intruded just now, please forgive me, Senior Sister."

Han Li said.

Yun Xi: "..."

Looking at Han Li, Yun Xi didn't know what to say.

"Junior Brother Han, you should at least make your stories more believable. This is too ridiculous. It's a hundred li from Yuhua Peak to my place."

"Uh, there was a slight mishap, and it's hard to explain in a short while." Han Li said.

"Alright, I won't blame you, but next time you come, can you at least say hello first? It's impolite otherwise." Yun Xi said.

Han Li nodded: "Senior Sister's lesson is right, I've remembered it. I'll definitely say hello next time."

"Since you're here, why don't you have a meal with me? I also have something I want to ask you." Yun Xi said.

"...This, alright, I'll listen to Senior Sister." Han Li nodded.

"Xiao Qing." Yun Xi turned and called out, and soon, a young girl in a green dress walked out of the hall.

"Take him to the Water Pavilion Garden and arrange some good dishes. I'll be there shortly."

Yun Xi said.

"Alright."

Xiao Qing nodded, then looked at Han Li: "Young Master Han, please follow me."

Han Li nodded lightly and followed Xiao Qing towards the distance.

Watching Han Li's figure disappear, Yun Xi stood rooted to the spot, looking up at the sky.

"That's strange, the Formation isn't broken, how did he get in?" Yun Xi's delicate brows furrowed slightly, she pondered for a moment, then dismissed the thought, and then, she too disappeared from the spot... Inside the Water Pavilion Garden, in the center of the pavilion, Han Li and Yun Xi sat. On the stone table, delicacies and fine wine were spread out, full of color, aroma, and taste, making one's appetite stir.

"Such a feast, thank you, Senior Sister Yun, for your hospitality!" Han Li said with a smile.

"You're a busy man, I haven't seen you in so long." Yun Xi said indifferently.

Han Li smiled and said, "I've been Cultivating martial arts recently, so I haven't gone out."

"After not seeing you for these past few months, Junior Brother, your current strength has become even more profound. I'm afraid Senior Sister is no longer your match." Looking at Han Li, Yun Xi drank a cup of wine and said.

"Senior Sister Yun overpraises me, I've only made slight progress." Han Li said while eating.

"Senior Sister Yun, you said you wanted to talk to me about something. What is it you wish to discuss?"

Han Li asked.

"It's nothing much. Do you have any free time recently?" Yun Xi said indifferently.

"Recently... I want to enter seclusion to try and see if I can Breakthrough." Han Li replied.

"In that case, let's forget about it then." Yun Xi sighed.

Han Li looked at her and said, "Senior Sister Yun, do you have something you need? If it doesn't take too long, I can still manage."

Yun Xi shook her head: "Then let's forget about it. It's not a big deal, but it would take a long time. Since you're going to Breakthrough, I won't disturb you."

Hearing this, Han Li looked at Yun Xi and didn't say anything.

Since she wasn't willing to say, there was no need for him to force the question.

After the meal, Han Li bid farewell to Yun Xi and left directly... Returning to Yuhua Peak, Han Li appeared in the main hall, took out the feather transformation token, and instantly activated the great Formation of Yuhua Peak. Spatial light flowed, and the Formation instantly enveloped the entire Yuhua Peak.

Stepping out of the main hall, Han Li looked at the fully activated great Formation above Yuhua Peak.

"Buzz—!"

The next second, he instantly activated the Kun Peng Transformation Art, disappearing from the spot in an instant. Immediately, he arrived in the sky outside the Formation.

Standing in the Void Realm, Han Li looked at Yuhua Peak's protective Formation, and his heart skipped a beat.

"It really can ignore Formations!"

A look of joy appeared on Han Li's face.

With a movement of his Kun Peng Wings, he once again passed through Yuhua Peak's protective Formation.

Completely unharmed.

"I didn't expect Devouring Heaven and Earth to have this ability. It will be very useful in the future!"

Looking at the sky Formation, Han Li then closed the protective Formation.

Having cultivated Devouring Heaven and Earth, his speed not only increased many times, but he also gained a powerful Divine Ability, and even more remarkably, he could ignore Formations.

Easily traversing.

Coming and going as he pleased!

Even an Peak of the Acquired Realm Martial Artist could not forcibly Breakthrough Yuhua Peak's protective Formation.

This unexpected gain was definitely a huge surprise.

Coming back to his senses, Han Li opened his panel.

name: Han Li.

Realm: Innate First Realm Late Stage!

martial arts: Qing Yuan Skill Earth Rank High Grade (Perfected 89%) Life-snatching Spear Technique Earth-Grade Low Grade (Perfection) Ben Lei Fist Profound Grade High Grade (Perfection) Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art Heaven-Grade Low Grade (Perfected 83%) Dragon Elephant Divine Fist Heaven-Grade Low Grade (Perfection) Taiqing Shadowless Swordplay Earth Rank High Grade (Perfection) Kun Peng Transformation Art Heaven-Grade Medium Grade (Perfection)

skill: Archery (Perfection) Alchemy (36%)

Heaven and Earth Demon Seed: (Level 6 9%)

Divine Ability: Thunder Gods Wrath (Second Realm 89%) Peerless Might of Heaven and Earth (First Realm 72%) Sky Dragon Suppressing Prison (First Realm 39%) Taiqing Sword Intent (First Realm 45%) Devouring Heaven and Earth (First Realm 20%!)

Demonic Origin: 0

Looking at the panel, Han Li let out a breath.

Two months of Cultivation, the Breakthrough was immense.

The focus was still on the Divine Ability of the Kun Peng Transformation Art.

This Divine Ability was even more powerful than he had imagined, and perhaps there were many undiscovered abilities.

However, as long as he continued to Cultivate, he believed that complete mastery would definitely not be a problem.

"It's time to procure some Medicinal Pills to attempt a Breakthrough to the Xiantian Second Realm. If successful, my strength will greatly increase."

With a thought, Han Li's figure instantly disappeared from the spot.

He arrived at Heaven and Earth Peak and exchanged some Medicinal Pills needed for the Innate Realm using his merit points.

After spending over ten million merit points to procure the Medicinal Pills, Han Li returned to Yuhua Peak and began his secluded Cultivation... Winter arrived.

Heavy snow fell across the vast land, freezing thousands of li, covering everything in silver.

The entire Qingyuan Sect was covered in a blanket of white snow.

For more than three months, he had basically not left Yuhua Peak, always in Cultivation.

Han Li basically didn't inquire about anything outside.

"Buzz—!"

In the main hall of Yuhua Peak, a majestic aura suddenly swept out, enveloping the entire Yuhua Hall.

The air vibrated, and the powerful aura shattered the falling snow.

The aura lingered within Yuhua Hall, not dispersing for a long time.

In the Cultivation room of Yuhua Hall, Han Li sat cross-legged on a futon, a powerful aura circulating around him.

Visible ripples emanated from his surroundings.

The entire Cultivation room was covered by his aura.

The air seemed to be frozen.

"Hiss—!"

His eyes opened, and a mouthful of turbid Qi was exhaled, shooting out like an arrow, causing the air to vibrate.

The powerful aura dissipated, and Han Li sat cross-legged, feeling the changes within his body.

In three months, his Breakthrough was very rapid.

With the help of the Iron Plate's ability and the assistance of Medicinal Pills, after three months, he finally stepped into the Xiantian Second Realm.

The True Qi within his body also transformed into the stronger Innate Protective Aura.

Its quality was completely different from Innate True Qi.

The Breakthrough of each Realm could be described as a world-shaking change.

"Innate Protective Aura..."

Introspecting his Dantian, Han Li looked at the Innate Protective Aura permeating within his Dantian.

Having just made the Breakthrough, not all of his True Qi had transformed into Innate Protective Aura; it would take some time to convert.

To completely stabilize.

However, having broken through the barrier, stabilization would only take a few days.

"My strength has also broken through to over one million jun... Now, I also have the strength to contend with Peak of the Acquired Realm Martial Artists!"

Han Li clenched his fist, and a surging aura circulated.

Peak of the Acquired Realm.

This was the last Realm of Innate.

The gap was huge.

Peak of the Acquired Realm Martial Artists, with Innate Purple Qi, although both were Innate True Qi, their quality was completely different.

Pinnacle Realm sublimation!

When one Breaks through Innate, opens the Divine Aperture, and communicates with the power of Heaven and Earth, True Qi will also transform, becoming stronger True Essence.

Of course, this step was still relatively far for him.

Sitting cross-legged on the futon, Han Li remained motionless.

Closing his eyes, he circulated the Qing Yuan Skill to stabilize his body... Three days later, Han Li stepped out of the Cultivation room.

After three days of stabilization, he had completely consolidated the Innate Qi Realm.

The Innate Protective Aura he emitted was far more profound than that of others.

This was also a change from his personal Cultivation Breakthrough.

He could continuously improve the quality of his True Qi.

With the same Cultivation Technique's True Qi, as he continuously Cultivated and improved, the quality of his True Qi would also continuously rise. This was his unique advantage.