All of a sudden, Han Li's eyelids fluttered, and he opened his eyes, upon which two bursts of golden light shot forth from within his eyes.
His hands quickly formed a spell in front of his body. He clasped his hands together and put his two fingers together, as if he was holding a sword and stabbing forward. Suddenly, he pushed forward.
Behind him, the Wheel of Truth shone brightly, and 108 groups of time dao patterns lit up at the same time.
His palms suddenly glowed with golden light, and it gathered at the tips of his fingers. A strand of golden crystal thread as thin as a cow's hair slowly formed and struggled to protrude from his fingertips.
When it protruded out for about an inch, a slight "bang" sound was heard. The crystal thread shattered, turning into specks of golden light that dissipated in the air.
The golden light in Han Li's eyes flashed and slowly faded away. He looked at the bloodstains all over his body, and a wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
This attempt was a step forward compared to the past, but it was still a step away. He couldn't condense the time law, and it was all for naught.
"It seems that even if I directly swallow this Towering Dew of Fortune, it is not easy to use it to comprehend the time law, one of the three supreme laws.
Now it seems that I can only succeed if I take the Tao pill. "After Han Li pondered for a while, he finally muttered to himself and made a decision.
Now he was even more able to understand why Dao Pills were so revered in the Immortal Dimension.
This was like the difference between taking the elixir directly and taking the elixir refined with the elixir as the main material.
It could maximize the power of law contained in the spiritual material to be comprehended by the cultivator. The effect was naturally much more effective than directly swallowing the spiritual material.
Fortunately, he was quite rich now, and he could get the spiritual material containing the power of time law relatively easily. Otherwise, he really wouldn't dare to try this approach easily.
He sighed, took out a elixir, and swallowed it. A golden light appeared on his body again, enveloping his whole body.
More than ten days later.
Han Li left the secret room, walked slowly along the corridor in the cave house, and came to the elixir field in the mansion.
The medicine field was lush and full of spirit energy. It was full of vitality.
On the ridge of the field, the giant ape puppet was holding a series of azure wooden buckets, from which it was constantly scooping out spirit liquid that was overflowing with azure light and sprinkling it onto the medicine field.
Han Li had learned the method to concoct the spirit liquid from the booklet about planting Dao Soldiers given to him by Daoist Hu Yan. He did not use it on the Dao Soldier, but on the other spirit herbs.
Han Li's gaze swept across the many spirit medicines in the garden and finally landed on a corner of the garden. His eyes lit up.
The tender shoot that the mother bean had sprouted had already disappeared. In its place was a huge golden plant that was already three meters tall. It looked quite mystical.
The tree trunk was earthy yellow, but the leaves were pale gold.
There were many golden lines that looked like creases on the leaves. They were so many that they overlapped each other, making it difficult to see them clearly. Furthermore, these golden lines spread from the leaves to the trunk and branches.
Beneath the layers of dense golden leaves hung green bean pods that were as long as a finger. The protrusions on the surface of the pods indicated that there were plump and round beans growing inside.
Han Li was overjoyed. He quickly walked forward and circled around the Dao Soldier Tree. He actually began to carefully count the bean pods on the tree, as if he was a farmer who had worked hard for a year to reap the harvest.
After a round of counting, he discovered that there were a total of 75 bean pods. If each bean pod bore seven beans, then there should be more than 500 beans. If there were no accidents after the subsequent refinement, then there would be 500 powerful bean soldiers.
However, these beans did not seem to be fully mature.
According to Daoist Hu Yan's experience, when the Bean Soldiers ripened, the tree trunk would gradually wither, and the leaves would gradually wither, providing all the nutrients to the beans.
At that time, the bean pods would burst open on their own, and the beans would burst out.
Because the beans on the Dao Soldier Tree had not ripened yet, he could not sense any special aura from it. He also did not know if the mutation would be good or bad.
However, Han Li was not too worried. The mutation of the Bean Soldier Tree was most likely due to the small bottle of green liquid he had watered it with. As long as it was related to the small bottle, it would most likely not be a bad thing.
After looking at it for a while, Han Li turned around. Just as he was about to walk back, he suddenly noticed from the corner of his eye that there were two small yellow flowers at the top of the Dao Soldier Tree. It seemed like more bean pods were about to bloom.
He stopped and looked around. A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. With a flip of his hand, he took out the booklet given to him by Daoist Hu Yan. After flipping to a certain page, he began to carefully read it.
After a while, he put the booklet away and raised his head in confusion.
"The booklet clearly states that the Dao Soldier Tree's female beans have a longer flowering period, and they usually ripen later than ordinary beans. However, there is usually only one female bean. Why are there two flowers here … Could it be due to a mutation?"
If that was the case, it would naturally be a good thing. With that, the speed at which he could breed the Bean Soldiers would increase by a lot. However, to be on the safe side, it would be better to ask Hu Yan I about it later.
With that thought, he turned around and walked to the other side.
In this area of the spiritual field, there were many spiritual herbs of various shapes. There were not many of them, and there were only a few of them. However, each of them emitted a unique aura.
These spiritual herbs were none other than the spiritual herbs that Han Li had found over the years. They were the spiritual herbs that he needed to refine the Dao Pill. Since they were of different ages when he obtained them, they grew differently after years of continuous ripening.
Among them, dozens of blue plants that looked like ice crystals were the oldest. They were shaped like orchids and had translucent leaves. They were the strange plants that he had collected in the Floating Mountain Secret Realm.
He did not know what they were at first, but after many comparisons, he found that they were the Serene Fog Grass mentioned in the Dao Pill formula.
Moreover, because they had been growing in the depths of the Floating Mountain Secret Realm, there were a few of them that were over 100,000 years old. They were already in line with the age needed to refine the Dao Pill.
Not far from the Serene Fog Grass, there was an area covered by a small formation. There were a dozen sprouts that looked like they had just sprouted.
This herb was called "Sand Sunflower". It was also a famous spiritual herb recorded in the Dao Pill formula. It was brought back by Meng Yungui over a hundred years ago.
The growth of this spiritual herb was extremely slow on the surface, but its underground roots were abnormally vigorous. If it were not for the formation, it would have already covered the entire spiritual herb field, and the other spiritual herbs would not be able to grow.
Besides the main ingredients of the Dao Pill formula, it was not easy to collect the rest of the supplementary ingredients. Meng Yungui was lucky to have such a harvest. On the way back, she was even coveted by others and almost lost her life. Fortunately, she had the secret treasure that he gave her to protect her, so she was able to return safely.
After receiving a reward from Han Li, she cultivated quietly on the Crimson Afterglow Peak for more than ten years. Then she set off on the road of searching for spiritual herbs again.
Speaking of which, besides Meng Yungui, in these two hundred years, Meng Qianqian and Sun Buzheng had also returned once. However, Han Li was at the critical stage of breaking through the Immortal Aperture, so he did not see the two.
Meng Qianqian stayed on the peak a little longer. On one hand, she wanted to see if Han Li would come out of seclusion soon. On the other hand, it was because Nian Yu and the Two-headed Lion Eagle were reunited after a long time and were having fun. She did not want to leave.
Whether it was Sun Buzheng or Meng Qianqian, they did not have the same luck as Meng Yungui. They only found some spiritual herb seedlings and seeds mentioned in the earth-level pill formula, but they could not collect the spiritual herbs needed to refine the Dao Pill.
Han Li was not surprised by this. So far, he had only collected a few kinds of Dao Pills and spiritual herbs, including Torturing Spirit Flower Stamen. And the collection task that he hung in the Impermanence Alliance, the reward was mentioned again and again, but no one was interested in it.
After staying in place for a while, he turned and walked out of the spiritual herb field. Soon, he came to another secret room.
Standing outside the stone door, Han Li raised his palm and swiped across the void.
A rune immediately lit up on the stone door, and then with a rumbling sound, it slid to the side, revealing a wide door that was as tall as a person.
The door was lit up with a purplish-golden light, and there was a constant crackling sound coming from within.
Within the secret chamber, the runes of the formation still flickered with a hazy light. However, the eight golden Lightning-Restrain Wood slabs that stood in the surroundings seemed to have dimmed a little. It was as if they had lost too much of their lightning energy and were somewhat lacking in spiritual power.
At the center of the formation, the yellow-robed immortal puppet was sitting with its legs crossed. Purple arcs of lightning were jumping around its body, and its chest was shimmering with lightning.
Han Li's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this.
The groove at the center of the lightning formation was empty, and the purple crystal that was originally embedded in it had disappeared.
"Fellow Daoist Xie," Han Li immediately transmitted his voice to Daoist Xie.
The yellow-robed immortal only sat with his legs crossed and his eyes closed, and did not respond at all.
Han Li pondered for a moment, but did not do anything. Instead, he stood on the spot and waited quietly.
After a long while, the ball of lightning revolving around the yellow-robed immortal's chest began to crackle and shrink toward the center before quickly disappearing.
All of the purple arcs of lightning enshrouding the formation also disappeared at the same time, and the spirit patterns on the Lightning-Restrain Wood also gradually dimmed. The entire formation stopped operating and fell completely silent.
A streak of golden light lit up from the yellow-robed immortal's chest, and a palm-sized golden crab slowly crawled out. All of its thin metal limbs contracted in unison before abruptly leaping toward Han Li.
Han Li spread open a hand upon seeing this, and he caught it in his grasp.
"How is it?" Han Li asked as he raised the golden crab to his eyes.