220: Chapter 220 True Spirit Burning Technique

After seeing Nangong Wan to the door, Han Li let out a long sigh of relief.

If he continued talking, things would only get more complicated. The biggest reason for his curiosity about Dual Cultivation Cultivation Techniques was simply that the "Yin-Yang Five Elements Great Dao Art" also contained one.

Moreover, that Dual Cultivation Cultivation Technique could not only increase magic power but also help break through Bottlenecks, which was why Han Li was interested in it. However, looking at the current situation, this Cultivation Technique would not be useful for the time being.

The discussion of the Dao with Nangong Wan was not long, but Han Li learned the general changes in the outside world from her.

The passage between the Human Realm and the Spirit Realm had closed a year ago, and during the three years the Spirit Realm passage was open, countless powerhouses from the Spirit Realm had entered it to investigate.

In the first two years, although those who entered the Human Realm gained nothing, they could still return safely. But since the beginning of the second year, the Human Realm had become extremely strange, and terrifying monsters could often be found wandering around in it.

Therefore, the fate of the Spirit Realm Cultivators who entered the Human Realm at that time was extremely tragic; anyone who went in could consider themselves lucky if even one percent returned.

What terrified the world the most was that these returnees, even if they were lucky enough to come back, were mostly tainted with a strange aura that made people afraid to touch them.

Knowing the inside story, Han Li became deeply worried upon hearing these things. He understood a little about this strange aura, and once this aura completely erupted in the Spirit Realm, the consequences would definitely be endless.

The top priority was still to improve his strength. However, if he could unlock the Exotic Fire, he would have the capital to contend with this strange aura.

Thinking of this, Han Li once again came to his Sea of Consciousness, where the Legacy regarding the Exotic Fire was stored.

Han Li's Sea of Consciousness was vast and white, emitting a light that made one feel incredibly clear-headed. If Elder Xiao were here, he would discover that Han Li's entire Sea of Consciousness was actually filled with the intent of clarity refined by Xiao Yan!

Looking at the large cluster of Legacy light before him, Han Li did not hesitate and walked up to a gorgeous flame lotus.

The flame lotus was stunningly beautiful. When Han Li approached, a ripple spread out, and immediately a lotus seed emitting deep red flames floated out from the lotus and came before Han Li.

The lotus seed emitted a scorching aura and slowly floated to Han Li's forehead. Seeing this, Han Li closed his eyes, and the lotus seed merged directly into his forehead.

A piece of information, not too massive, was obtained by Han Li, allowing him to learn a strange secret technique modified from the "Flame Mantra", the "True Spirit Flame Mantra".

The "True Spirit Flame Mantra" was a special secret technique used to absorb flames from heaven and earth, contain and fuse them into one's own body, and then strengthen one's magic power and physical body. If enough flames were fused, killing enemies across Realms would be as simple as drinking water.

Just as he understood this special secret technique, Han Li had no time to be pleasantly surprised before he was instantly ejected from his Sea of Consciousness.

Opening his eyes abruptly, Han Li felt an incredibly intense burning pain. Looking down, he discovered a layer of blood scabs on his skin. The intense pain came in waves, stronger than the last, causing Han Li to roar miserably.

"Ahhh!"

The temperature of Han Li's body continued to rise, and the entire room began to burn without fire. In just a moment, a flashover occurred!

Fortunately, a strange energy was constantly protecting Han Li. Although the blood scabs were constantly peeling off, new blood surged from his skin, covering his body again.

Inside his body, it was even more exaggerated. A force of Yin coldness and a force of intense heat were fighting against each other, ubiquitous within Han Li's body, constantly exerting energy that would make anyone jaw-dropping.

It took a full half-hour for Han Li's screams to end. At this moment, he was lying on the scorched ground, his eyes somewhat numb, gasping for breath.

"This is just too painful..."

Han Li propped himself up, raised his head to look at the emptiness around him, and was suddenly at a loss for whether to laugh or cry.

His stone house had been burned away...

Fortunately, the Formation had not been destroyed, so he was not exposed to the elements.

Taking a deep breath, Han Li felt a special lotus-seed-shaped crystal in his Dantian and directly activated it. With a "hiss," a cluster of deep red flames appeared on Han Li's palm.

The scorching temperature once again enveloped the area. Under Han Li's control, the deep red cluster of flames suddenly transformed into twelve clusters of flames, mostly of different colors, which then floated continuously around Han Li.

"It was worth it!" Han Li looked at the twelve flames floating above his head and finally smiled.

These twelve clusters of flames were all Exotic Fires, but their power was among the weaker ones of all Exotic Fires, and their attributes were very singular, with no special effects.

However, once the twelve types of Exotic Fires were fused, the power formed would be incomparably strong. Even if Han Li could not fully unleash the power of the Exotic Fires right now, dealing with Nascent Soul Stage or even Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators would be a piece of cake!

The reason was very simple: after Han Li refined these Exotic Fires, his Realm had actually soared directly to the Late Stage of Core Formation!

Feeling the brilliant light of the five-colored Golden Core in his Dantian, Han Li laughed up at the sky. Core Formation can fight Soul Transformation; dare to ask if there is any precedent in this world?

Cultivation Realms are: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana, and the final Undergoing Tribulation and Immortal Ascension!

The gap between each Realm is extremely large. If an ordinary Cultivator can fight across a minor Realm, it is worthy of praise.

And crossing a major Realm is rare in the world, let alone fighting a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator while in the Core Formation Stage, and Han Li even had the confidence to win!

The reason was simple: this "True Spirit Flame Mantra" also contained several great Divine Abilities for combat, including five of the most powerful means: "True Spirit Fire Explosion", "True Spirit Fire Pillar", "True Spirit Fire Wall", "True Spirit Fire Escape", and "True Spirit Fire Spirit".

Among them, "Fire Explosion" was for explosive output, "Fire Pillar" was for sustained output, and "Fire Wall" and "Fire Escape", as the names suggested, were means of defense and displacement.

And the one that moved Han Li the most was "Fire Spirit". By attaching Exotic Fire to his Divine Sense and then condensing the Exotic Fire into a spirit, it could transform into a "Fire Spirit" that could fight, just like a summoned creature.

Moreover, the power of this "Fire Spirit" was determined by the power of the Exotic Fire used, and it could even far exceed the user's own strength.

This was actually a simplification of Xiao Yan's "Supreme Flame Clone", because the "Supreme Flame Clone" was truly difficult to replicate; even a Clone possessing all of Xiao Yan's memories did not possess the means to control such a "Supreme Flame Clone".

Because the Clone did not have Xiao Yan's terrifying control, once it performed further cloning, it would destroy its own balance, leading to a decline in strength.

It was as ridiculous as a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator splitting into three thousand Qi Refinement Stage cannon fodder, and their own strength also becoming Qi Refinement Stage.

Therefore, for a Clone like Han Li, using this "Fire Spirit" was the safest means. Even the "One Qi Transforming into Three Purities" of the Major Thousand Worlds was something he could not Cultivate.

Several deep red fire pythons, one zhang thick and over twenty zhang long, constantly circled around Han Li. Their giant mouths opened from time to time, revealing terrifying fangs and emitting a heart-palpitating might.

They moved according to Han Li's thoughts; they could be controlled in real-time or accept commands to fight freely.

"This Spell is too Heaven-Defying, but it is very strenuous to control just three."

Looking at the giant fire pythons he had created, Han Li felt a chill in his heart. He could feel that the strength of these fire pythons was such that even ten of himself would not be enough to fight just one of them!

However, this emotion was fleeting and turned into an expression of excitement. With these Fire Spirits, he could now be considered to have the power of self-preservation.

"Should I go and test their power?" Once this thought appeared, the more Han Li thought about it, the more he wanted to try. From the Qi Refinement Stage to the current Late Stage of Core Formation, he hadn't even taken a single step out of the Moon-Covering Sect!

Waving his hand to retract the three fire pythons around him, Han Li released the Formation Restriction and walked straight out.

The bamboo forest outside the Formation remained the same. Walking through the bamboo forest, Han Li's mood gradually relaxed.

Walking to the end of the bamboo forest, he saw that the square was empty. A clear breeze blew, and Han Li slowly closed his eyes, spreading his Divine Sense outward.

In the blink of an eye, the entire Wuyue City, within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, was under the coverage of Han Li's Divine Sense.

"There are quite a few lurking Yao Beasts; are they not going to do anything about them?" Han Li frowned and opened his eyes, looking into the distance.

Han Li moved his body and flew into the high sky, heading towards the distance.

Inside the first layer of high walls, this was the most dangerous area, but at the same time, it was also the area with the most Cultivators.

The danger lay in the fact that once the Yao Beasts broke through the city, this place would be the first to bear the impact. Therefore, this area had the most Cultivators defending it, with nearly ten thousand Cultivators patrolling every day.

Han Li cast an invisibility Spell on himself and stood on the high wall.

The wall was a full hundred meters high, all constructed by Core Formation Stage Cultivators using Spells. Han Li could even feel the blessing of the Formation on this city wall.

"The inner three layers still have Formations covering the sky, but the outer three layers do not." Feeling the Formation, Han Li shook his head and said, but there was no help for it, as the range covered by this high wall was still too large.

Below the high wall was a bustling town, with countless Mortals milling about.

It was early morning, and the Mortals had just begun their new day. Some were selling food, some were walking through the streets selling small trinkets, and others were moving goods. Although it was not as abundant as in the Human Realm, it was full of the flavor of life.

Han Li had a panoramic view of these scenes. Having not seen such scenes for a long time, he took a few extra looks.

At this moment, in a slightly more remote location, there was a sudden uproar. Han Li looked over and discovered that it was a small village.

The village was surrounded by stone walls, and in front of a thatched cottage near the stone wall, a large crowd was gathered, looking at the destroyed wooden door with fear on their faces.

A moment later, a team of Cultivators, each carrying a large sword, flew over from the town. The leader held a Formation Plate, looked at the thatched cottage before him, and chanted words. After a flash of light swept over, he led the group into the thatched cottage cautiously.

A while later, a Cultivator came out and beckoned to the outside. Several strong Mortals walked in and carried out one broken corpse after another from the thatched cottage. Judging by the marks, it was clearly gnawed by some kind of Yao Beast.

"With this strength of high walls, logically speaking, these Yao Beasts shouldn't be able to enter Wuyue City, right?" Looking at this scene in the distance, Han Li frowned and said in a low voice.

The city wall beneath his feet, even for a Level 4 Yao Beast, was not something that could be easily entered, let alone with Cultivators standing guard on the wall.

Immediately, his figure flashed, and he arrived at the place where the village crowd had gathered.

"What is going on? Why are there so many Yao Beasts in the city?" Behind the crowd, Han Li grabbed a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator wearing blue clothes and asked directly.

The person being grabbed was a middle-aged man. Seeing Han Li, he was first a bit impatient, but then he felt the unfathomable Spiritual Pressure on the youth before him. The expression on his face froze instantly, and as his mouth opened and closed, he immediately became sycophantic.

"This Senior, is this your first time in Wuyue City? This kind of thing happens quite often in the outer city of Wuyue City. As for the reason, this Junior doesn't know what's going on, but ever since another beast tide broke out half a year ago, the Yao Beasts in the outer city have increased. It should have something to do with the last beast tide. Sigh, to speak of it, such things are not rare, and even we Cultivators can hardly avoid encountering them. A cousin of mine died in such a disaster..."

Han Li listened to the middle-aged man's continuous narration and finally understood.

Although this high wall was sturdy, it could not withstand the frequent beast tides. Many Yao Beasts comparable to the Core Formation Stage would often destroy the wall and run away. By the time the Cultivators gathered and arrived, many Yao Beasts had already broken in.

Thus, after repairing the wall, they would start to capture these Yao Beasts that had broken in, but manpower was limited; how could they catch them all?

"However, this has disadvantages as well as advantages. The Yao Beasts killed in the outer city not only belong to you entirely, but can also be exchanged for merit points. Speaking of these merit points, they are very useful! Loose Cultivators seeking stability can use them to be exempted from patrolling, or to let their relatives go to the inner city. Those with a firm heart toward the Dao, as long as they save enough merit points, can even join the major Cultivation Sects in the inner city!"

The middle-aged man spoke incessantly, introducing Wuyue City to Han Li with great enthusiasm, clearly mistaking Han Li for an outsider Loose Cultivator.

Although Han Li was speechless, he couldn't say much, as he really didn't know the basics of Wuyue City, and Nangong Wan hadn't told him about these matters in the outer city.

Thinking about it now, when he first went into seclusion to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, Nangong Wan was patrolling this outer city constantly.

"A great Cultivator like you could even take up a position directly in the outer city. As long as you stay for a certain period, you can become a Guest Elder of a major Sect. This Junior is a Cultivator of the Giant Sword Sect..."

"That Yao Beast is one hundred zhang underground beneath this thatched cottage and has the strength of the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment. You alone cannot keep it; send more people." Seeing the middle-aged man before him straying further and further, and even wanting to recommend him to the Giant Sword Sect, Han Li lost the interest to speak, left a sentence, and flew away directly.

The middle-aged man was startled upon hearing this. Watching Han Li's figure flying away, he bowed to express his gratitude and then hurried toward his companions in front of the thatched cottage.

After leaving this time, Han Li did not stay in Wuyue City but headed straight into the distance, where there was a larger mountain range.

In his hand was the map given by Nangong Wan, which detailed the terrain and spheres of influence around Wuyue City. In the mountain range he was going to now, there were three shapeshifted Yao Beasts.

They often gathered beast tides to attack Wuyue City, causing the Cultivators of Wuyue City to have a massive headache. After multiple failed encirclement and suppression attempts, it could be considered a stalemate.

And Han Li wanted to use the Yao Beasts in this mountain range to practice, as the strongest of these three shapeshifted Yao Beasts only had the strength of the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul.