216: Chapter 216 The Great Dao of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements

"Han Li, we Cultivators of the Human Realm have gathered here, yet we have suffered many attacks. Now, those Yao Beasts outside the city have started to gather on a large scale. I fear that in just a few days, they will launch a collective assault..." Nangong Wan's brows were furrowed with worry, feeling uneasy about their current situation.

Ever since they arrived in this Spirit Realm, they had not received good treatment. They were frequently plundered and even wantonly killed, which was truly miserable.

Therefore, most Cultivators from the Human Realm had gathered together to huddle for warmth, while those Mortals also attached themselves in large groups to various Cultivator Schools.

This Wuyue City was established by the union of several original Yue State factions and some Yuanwu State factions. Since they were part of the same batch that arrived in the Spirit Realm, they were somewhat familiar with each other.

But even so, the prejudice they faced remained significant; it seemed the Human Race was not considered a powerful race in this Spirit Realm.

"I am just a small Cultivator at the Qi Refining stage; I have no way to deal with this beast tide." Han Li understood the current plight of the Human Realm Cultivators and Mortals, but since Elder Xiao had not appeared, he was helpless as well.

"I saw that you already reached Perfection in Qi Refining yesterday. This is a bottle of Foundation Establishment pills. Take it and achieve Foundation Establishment as soon as possible. In this perilous Spirit Realm, it will at least give you some ability to protect yourself."

Seeing Han Li's impatience, Nangong Wan felt helpless against him. She simply took out a bottle of Medicinal Pills and placed it on the wooden railing in front of Han Li.

Upon seeing the Medicinal Pills, Han Li's eyes lit up. He picked it up, examined it, smelled it, and only then did he thank Nangong Wan.

"Many thanks, Master. With these Foundation Establishment pills, I'm sure you will see a different Han Li tomorrow!"

Seeing Han Li like this, Nangong Wan shook her head. Not only was she not pleased with Han Li's form of address, but she was actually somewhat disgusted. She had come to understand this guy's personality: mercenary and shameless.

But the key point was that Han Li didn't even think much of the Cultivation Techniques she offered, and he rarely sought her guidance on cultivation, which made her truly unable to handle him.

Only when there were some Magical Artifacts or Medicinal Pills would his shameless and thick-skinned attitude briefly change.

Nangong Wan felt a massive headache regarding this. Was it really reliable to place the Sect's hopes on such a person?

Although Nangong Wan was a Core Formation stage Cultivator, she had spent her entire childhood in cultivation. She was much like an ordinary young person regarding many matters, let alone taking on an apprentice.

Even though she was constantly disrespected by Han Li, his talent was indeed good enough, and he held the hope of avenging the Sect, so she couldn't bring herself to kill him.

However, these were just minor issues. During this time, Nangong Wan had been observing Han Li's character, and it was passable.

"Master, the Yao Beasts are attacking, so take extra care. If you really can't handle it, run back quickly; your life is what's important." Han Li put the Foundation Establishment pills into his Storage Pouch and spoke to Nangong Wan.

There were few experts left in the Moon-Covering Sect now. Apart from one severely injured Nascent Soul Cultivator, Nangong Wan could be considered the person with the most authority in the Moon-Covering Sect.

"At least you have a heart." Hearing this, Nangong Wan's small face finally revealed a smile.

"Hmm, remember to come find me directly when you return. I'll be cultivating in my room, and the two of us, master and apprentice, can run away together," Han Li added.

"You!" Nangong Wan was furious. The sense of relief that had just appeared vanished, and an angry blush appeared on her delicate face, which still had a hint of baby fat.

Even after accepting part of the memories of the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation from the main body, Han Li's personality had not changed at all. It seemed his previous experiences in the Mortal world had indeed left a deep impact on him.

However, that was not all. Because of the memories of the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation, what Han Li felt was not that kind of minute-by-minute immersion.

It was somewhat like watching flowers from horseback; the purpose was just for Elder Xiao to wear away the previous signs of alienation—a deep-seated influence on Han Li to stabilize his Heart-Nature.

In the end, watching Nangong Wan leave with a speechless expression, Han Li lost the mood to enjoy the moon. He gazed at the first high wall at the edge of his vision and descended the tower.

In front of the high tower was a one-acre bluestone plaza. The surrounding buildings were simple, mostly stone houses, with only a few pavilions; clearly, this place had been built temporarily.

Such houses were common in this city now; usually, ten kilometers outside each faction's area were the gathering points of other factions.

The Moon-Covering Sect was adjacent to the Spirit Beast Sect and Yellow Maple Valley, and further away were the Wanmiao Temple and Heavenly Star Sect of the Yuanwu State.

The most powerful factions were all in the central location of the city, while the outskirts were home to some Loose Cultivators and Mortals. These Mortals simply built some grass huts and mud houses to stay temporarily.

The city covered a vast area, with city walls encircling it in three inner and three outer layers—a total of six layers—completely covering an area of several hundred kilometers in radius.

But even so, because the area was so vast, it was not considered safe even within the city; Yao Beasts frequently sneaked in.

Therefore, most Mortals lived near the city walls where powerful Cultivators patrolled, but once a beast tide arrived and broke through, they had no room to resist.

Fortunately, the ability of these Mortals to control Spiritual Qi in the Human Realm could also function in the Spirit Realm.

Although they could not fly as fast as they did at the beginning, each one could fly slowly, and they could even condense some spiritual water, allowing them to survive even if they didn't eat for a long time.

Do not underestimate this; it was precisely this ability to barely fly that, when first entering the Spirit Realm, saved countless Mortals from becoming food for those terrestrial Yao Beasts.

The city had hundreds of millions of people, already equivalent to a small country, but among all the cities established by Human Realm factions, it was considered small-scale.

Because the population of the Human Realm was simply too large!

Han Li crossed the bluestone plaza and arrived at a relatively remote stone room. He pinched a Spell with his fingers and cast it onto the stone room door in front of him.

"Boom! Boom!" An invisible fluctuation was generated, the Formation was opened, and the door rose with a rumbling sound.

Han Li arrived in the room and impatiently sat cross-legged on the bed. After swallowing a Foundation Establishment pill, he began to attempt a Breakthrough.

Once the Foundation Establishment pill entered his stomach, it turned into pure energy. Upon contact with this energy, the Meridians in his body immediately became active. Han Li turned his palms upward and began to circulate his Cultivation Technique.

Yin-Yang Five Elements Great Dao Art was the name of this Cultivation Technique. The technique was created by Xiao Yan and was truly a rare and powerful Cultivation Technique in the world.

Theoretically speaking, this Cultivation Technique allowed Han Li to break through all the way to the Daluo Realm without any Bottlenecks; it could be called a technique that points directly to the Dao.

Now, Han Li's body was a Five Elements Spiritual Body. Under the full concentration of the main body, it even reached a cultivation speed ten times that of an ordinary Heavenly Spiritual Root!

Although his physical body was incomparably powerful, it was also sealed just like the Strange Fire Seal. It could only be unlocked bit by bit. Perhaps only upon reaching the True Immortal Realm could this restriction on the body be completely released.

Although Han Li did not understand why Xiao Yan did this, he did not overthink it. In his view, everything Xiao Yan did had a reason.

A moment later, Han Li slowly stopped circulating the Yin-Yang Five Elements Great Dao Art. At this moment, the magic power within his body was incomparably pure and vast, and in terms of Realm, he had already reached the Foundation Establishment Stage!

The magic power in his Meridians flowed like liquid, finally gathering in his Dantian. The aura produced far exceeded that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Stage, and even the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment could not compare!

While happy, Han Li thought of the main body's physical body. Having felt the Physique of the main body, he understood the terror of the main body even more.

Although the bodies Han Li felt, whether the main body's or his own, were manifestations after being restricted, the insights and qualitative changes from the improvement of the Realm were completely different.

Every time the main body's Physique improved by a small Realm, it would significantly improve on various foundations, and on the basis of the next small Realm, it would improve significantly again.

After several snowball effects, just experiencing the eighth layer of Qi Refining made his magic power comparable to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment.

And now, having reached the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, he had only barely exceeded the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Not only that, the main body's Physique would even undergo incredible and astonishing enhancements in terms of physical body, Divine Sense, and learning ability.

However, envy aside, Han Li knew that the terrifying body was likely already infected at this moment; even the main body would not use it lightly.

But once used, given the main body's methods, the terrifying increase in strength made Han Li not even dare to entertain the thought...

Shaking these thoughts away, Han Li mobilized his magic power and cast the newly appeared Spell.

As his magic power circulated, a ball of five-colored misty energy condensed in Han Li's palm. This was an intangible energy Spell, called the Five Elements Spirit-Severing Art in the Yin-Yang Five Elements Great Dao Art; it could only be used upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage.

When using the Five Elements Spirit-Severing Art against an enemy, as long as the opponent's energy belongs to the Five Elements, it will be directly washed away by this light; whether it is a Spell or a Magic Treasure, it will lose its spirituality and lose its power.

Han Li stood up and stood in front of the thick stone wall. With a flip of his palm, the five-colored energy instantly enveloped it. The half-meter-thick stone wall, along with the Formation, was directly brushed into nothingness by this single strike!

"Awesome, awesome! With this method, even if I face a Core Formation stage Cultivator, I won't be afraid." The night wind blew, and Han Li thought proudly.

At this time, his magic power had already exceeded the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, and his methods were even more astonishing. Even if a Core Formation stage Cultivator had a Magic Treasure to help, Han Li, relying on the Five Elements Spirit-Severing Art, might not be unable to fight.

"Damn that Immortal Master Qingyan. If it weren't for the fact that I didn't have any decent Spells or Magical Artifacts at the time, would I have let that turtle-shell-hiding guy catch me?"

Thinking of this, Han Li remembered the previous Immortal Master Qingyan and immediately cursed.

If that Immortal Master Qingyan were in front of him now, one sweep of his Spirit-Severing Art—regardless of what Spells or Magical Artifacts he had, he would dissolve his physical body and Divine Soul all at once!

Han Li "spat" again and pinched a Spell with his fingers.

"Rumble!" Han Li cast an object-control Spell, using some dirt to block the missing part of the stone wall, and then used a stone-hardening Spell to recreate a solid and thick stone wall.

"Perfect." Han Li clapped his hands in satisfaction.

After testing the Five Elements Spirit-Severing Art, Han Li took a small green bottle from his bosom. After scanning the surroundings with his Divine Sense and finding no one else, he placed the small green bottle on the table in front of the window.

After coming to the Spirit Realm, the time required for the small green bottle to produce green liquid was four days longer than in the Human Realm. Originally, it took three days to form one drop in the Human Realm, but now it required seven days in the Spirit Realm.

One drop was worth a hundred years of plant growth, but the amount was too small. Although it was far inferior to the Living Spirit Flame, it could still be used.

Moreover, in the memories given by the main body, this small green bottle, called the small green bottle, also had a bottle spirit. If the two could be combined, they could exert even greater effects.

It was just that the bottle spirit was in the Demon Realm; at least for now, it was not something to think about.

Thinking of this, Han Li probed his Divine Sense into his Sea of Consciousness. The Legacy given by the main body was vast; not only did it contain a large number of Cultivation Techniques and Spells, but it also included content such as Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Formation.

However, for these things, apart from having some interest in Alchemy and Formation, Han Li had no interest in the rest, such as Artifact Refining or Puppets.

He was different from ordinary people. Ordinary people would encounter a Bottleneck in their cultivation; the fast ones might take three to five years, while the slow ones might take a hundred years or even a lifetime.

Therefore, in Han Li's view, since Alchemy had the small green bottle, it was something he must specialize in, and the path of Formation was not simple either, and there were not a few scenarios for its use, so it was also worth studying in depth.

As for the others, just knowing a little bit would suffice.

Han Li's Divine Sense formed a human shape, looking at the many light orbs in front of him, and browsed through content about Formation in his Sea of Consciousness: "Formation Primer Chapter One."

As Han Li browsed, a moment later, the Sea of Consciousness suddenly changed. Three one-zhang-high doors appeared, and on each door, the words "Formation Primer" were written, only the suffixes were different.

Except for the door with the suffix "Chapter One," the other two doors appeared gray, and not a trace of aura emanated from them; they were clearly doors that could not be pushed open.

Han Li left the light orb in front of him, leisurely pushed open the first door, and walked inside.

The scene in front of him changed, and a room that was not too large appeared. In the center of the room, a set of mahogany table and chairs was placed, and ten blank Talisman papers were quietly displayed on it.

On the right side of the blank Talisman papers, a Spirit pen was placed, and on the left side, there was a small bowl of cinnabar.

There were many types of Formations, but most were used for attack or defense. Besides that, there were some common ones such as concealment, illusion, sealing, teleportation, etc.

And the carriers of Formations generally had two types: portable and stationary.

Generally, Formation beginners start with the basics, such as recording various Spells on Talisman papers, such as Talismans, Talismanic Incantations, and Magical Artifacts.

And this "Formation Primer Chapter One" tested the production of Talismans and Talismanic Incantations.

Looking at the Talisman papers on the table, Han Li sat down skillfully, picked up the Spirit pen, injected spiritual power into the pen, began to draw Talismanic Incantations, and devoted himself to the production of Talismans.

For the ten blank Talisman papers, the requirement to pass was not to fail a single one, and to draw ten Elementary Talismans of different Spells.

This difficulty was neither high nor low; if it were an ordinary beginner, it would be absolutely impossible to complete.