For a time, the middle-aged man's grey light and the golden light intertwined and collided in midair, causing a loud buzzing sound in the void, filled with bursts of violent World Yuan Qi power.
The two of them seemed to be equally matched, and they were in a deadlock for a time.
However, as time passed, both the grey light and the golden light released by the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain continued to weaken.
However, Han Li's expression darkened upon seeing this.
He didn't have much spiritual power left in his body, and even with Immortal Essence Stones, he wouldn't be able to last for long.
What was even more troublesome was that even though the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain could withstand the golden light, the power of laws contained within it was gradually being depleted as the golden light weakened. At this point, almost half of it had already been depleted, and it most likely wouldn't be able to last much longer. It would most likely require a period of nourishment before it could slowly recover.
Han Li took a deep breath and held an Immortal Essence Stone in one hand to continuously replenish his Immortal Essence Stone, while his other hand continued to make hand seals, injecting his Immortal Essence Stone into the grey mountain in mid-air.
Not long after, the grey mountain in mid-air suddenly trembled, and its grey light quickly dimmed.
It was clear that the power of laws contained within the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain had finally been completely depleted, and it was unable to hold on any longer. In just the span of a few breaths, the grey light on the surface of the mountain disappeared without a trace.
Fortunately, there was only a tiny bit of the golden light left.
In the instant that the grey light disappeared, the golden light struck the dao core in a flash.
Boom!
The dao core immediately trembled violently again, and two golden dao patterns flashed wildly.
At this point, the spiritual power within Han Li's body had also been depleted, and his pupils abruptly contracted. The Mantra Treasure Wheel behind him shone brightly again, and a burst of dazzling golden light surged out. In a flash, it transformed into dozens of golden threads of light that rapidly wrapped around the dao core, forming a fist-sized golden ball.
His face was deathly pale, and his spiritual power had been completely depleted, so he was unable to do anything else.
Rumble!
The golden ball trembled repeatedly, and the light it released flashed violently. It let out muffled sounds like muffled thunder, and it seemed as if it could explode at any moment.
Although Han Li was anxious, he was powerless at this point.
Right at this moment, Daoist Xie appeared behind him in a flash.
Daoist Xie waved both hands through the air, and two pillars of light erupted from his palms before disappearing into Han Li's body.
A surge of pure Immortal Spiritual Energy instantly flowed into Han Li's empty Dantian.
Han Li rejoiced in his heart and immediately formed a series of hand seals.
The golden sphere's trembling slowly stopped, and the golden light on its surface gradually dimmed.
Seeing this, Han Li finally let out a long breath and urged in his heart.
The Wheel of Truth behind him disappeared in a flash, and the golden threads of light that wrapped around the Dao Core also disappeared without a trace, revealing the Dao Core inside.
After going through two Pill Tribulations, the golden Dao Core seemed to be brighter than before, and the power of time that it emitted was also more intense.
However, Han Li didn't have time to look at it. After all, even though the Pill Tribulations didn't seem to have lasted for very long, it had caused such a huge commotion that it had most likely attracted the attention of some nearby cultivators.
He quickly swallowed a pill, then took out a jade box and carefully stowed the Dao Core into it before nodding gratefully at Daoist Xie.
"Hurry up and leave, I can sense that someone is already on their way here," Daoist Xie said before disappearing into Han Li's body as a streak of golden light.
Han Li didn't say anything else and immediately waved his hand to release a burst of azure light, which collected all of the treasures on the ground, including the silver pill cauldron.
He then quickly scanned his cave abode with his spiritual sense again, and after ascertaining that there was nothing that could give away his identity, he immediately flew out of the cave abode in a flash.
At this point, the golden clouds in the sky had all disappeared, and the sky was clear again, but there was still some turbulence in the nearby seas.
Han Li waved a hand, and all of the formation flags and formation plates around the cave abode flew back into his sleeve as streaks of light.
He made a hand seal, and golden lightning flashed over his body as he prepared to set up a Lightning Formation to leave this place.
At this moment, there was a ripple in the space not far away. Green whirlwinds appeared out of thin air, emitting whistling sounds.
The azure whirlwinds connected with one another to form an azure formation in the blink of an eye, and a burst of spatial power surged within the azure formation.
Han Li's brows furrowed upon seeing this.
This azure formation was very similar to his Lightning Formation, but this person had used a combination of wind-attribute power and spatial power, so it was quite powerful.
Setting up the Lightning Formation required some time, and there wasn't enough time for him to teleport away. Even if he could escape, he would be discovered by the other party.
With these thoughts in mind, he immediately stopped in his tracks and flew back toward the cave abode.
At the same time, a green light flashed on his face, and the mask of the Anicca Union appeared. He instantly changed into the appearance of a middle-aged man.
As soon as Han Li finished doing this, there was a blur in the azure formation not far away, and a black figure emerged. It was a man in a black robe. He was tall and thin, with sword-like eyebrows and slender eyes, giving off an unusually sharp feeling.
This person exuded a huge aura, and he was a cultivator in the late stage of the Perfected Immortal Realm.
Han Li stopped in his tracks and looked at the man with a stunned expression.
The tall and thin man also looked at Han Li, and then he quickly looked up and down, frowning slightly.
"Fellow Daoist, you look very unfamiliar. I'm Miao Yan, and I'm cultivating in the nearby seas. I just saw the strange phenomenon here, so I came over to take a look. May I know your name?" Han Li smiled and said with cupped hands, acting like he was very familiar with him.
Although he had a smile on his face, he was very surprised in his heart.
He had never seen this person in the Blackwind Sea before. Where did this cultivator in the late stage of the Perfected Immortal Realm come from?
It should be known that the only cultivators in the Blackwind Sea who had a late stage of the Perfected Immortal Realm were the island masters of the Blackwind Island and Qingyu Island.
However, the shadows behind these two forces were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.
Just as these thoughts were flashing through Han Li's mind, the tall and thin man briefly looked around before turning his attention back to Han Li, and stiffly said, "That's right.
"Ge Yu."
"So it's Fellow Ge. Did you also see the strange phenomenon here and came to investigate?" Han Li continued to ask with a smile.
Ge Yu nodded before taking a deep look at Han Li, and said, "As soon as I sensed the situation here, I immediately set up a teleportation formation to get here. I was already quite fast, but I was still a step behind Fellow Daoist Miao Yan."
"Hehe, my cave mansion is nearby. Once I sensed the movement here, I immediately rushed over, so of course I'm faster." Han Li said with a smile on his face.
"Oh, is that so …" Ge Yu said slowly. Then, his body moved and he flew down to the cave mansion below.
A strange light flashed through Han Li's eyes, and he also flew down. He pretended to look around the cave mansion.
He had just erased all traces of the place, so there was no need to worry about being found out.
The two of them quickly looked around the cave mansion, but naturally, they did not find anything.
"Looks like we're still too late. The people here have already left. I wonder what that person did to cause such a big phenomenon?
Could it be that a rare treasure was born here? But it doesn't look like it, "Han Li said with a puzzled expression.
When Ge Yu heard Han Li's words, he turned his head and looked at him, but he did not say anything.
At that moment, several rays of light appeared in the distant sky. After a few flashes, they flew close and revealed the figures of several cultivators.
These people were all Perfected Immortals, but they were all at the early-stage. When they sensed Ge Yu and Han Li's cultivation, their expressions changed and they stood far away.
Not long after, there were flashes of light from other directions, and cultivators flew over one after another.
Seeing this, Han Li's expression did not change, but he was surprised.
Most of these cultivators were not Earthly Immortals. Obviously, they came from the outside world. It seemed that the situation in the Blackwind Sea was far more complicated than he thought. In the years that he was away, many Perfected Immortals must have entered this place that should have been isolated from the outside world.
Were they all here for the so-called hunting, or the emergence of some kind of relic?
However, according to what he had seen and heard when he first came to the Celestial Realm, although the Blackwind Sea was better than the Spiritual Realm, the resources in the entire Northern Frost Celestial Realm were still extremely scarce, even worse than the Wasteland Continent.
"It seems that there is nothing here. I don't want to see too many people, so I'll take my leave."
Han Li frowned slightly, then he slightly cupped his hands at Ge Yu, turned into a long rainbow, and flew into the distance, instantly disappearing into the distant sky.
Ge Yu watched Han Li leave, and stood still for a moment. His body flashed with a blue light, forming a blue whirlwind.
The whirlwind turned, wrapped around his body, and turned into a blue phantom, disappearing from where he stood.
The other cultivators nearby saw the two of them leave, and then they flew toward the island.
…
On the sea surface tens of thousands of miles away from the island, there was a very thick black fog floating on the sea surface, and the sky was also very dark.
The void above the sea surface fluctuated, and several golden lightning appeared, condensing into a Thunder Array, and Han Li's figure emerged from it.
He spread out his Immortal Sense, and his face relaxed.
After he left the island, he quickly used the Thunder Array to teleport away, and then went around the Blackwind Sea several times before he came here.
Even if someone was secretly following him, he should have completely thrown them off by now.
He looked around, then suddenly flew into the sea down below, and soon dived to the bottom of the sea, where he sat down with his legs crossed.
Bursts of stabbing pain spread throughout his body, which was the result of borrowing Daoist Xie's spiritual power.
He waved his hand to set up two restrictions, then took out a pill and consumed it, then closed his eyes to cultivate.
Three days and three nights later.
Han Li opened his eyes, stood up, and let out a long breath.
The discomfort in his body had completely disappeared, and after experiencing this Pill Tribulation, he had gained a better understanding of the power of time, which should be quite beneficial to him in comprehending the laws of time after consuming the Dao pill.
With that in mind, he could not help but touch his storage bag again, and a hint of excitement flashed through his eyes.