Around 15 minutes later, the door to the three-story pavilion was abruptly opened, and Han Li strode out with an elated expression.
When he arrived outside the building, he suddenly turned around and formed a seal with one hand. After silently chanting for a moment, he suddenly uttered the word "withdraw".
A vast expanse of golden light suddenly appeared outside the three-story pavilion, and countless runes appeared within the light before converging toward the center. The three-story pavilion that was over 100 feet tall had shrunk down to the size of a lantern, and he swept a hand over it before stowing it away into his storage bracelet.
"This treasure is more than enough to trap several mid-stage True Immortal cultivators and late-stage True Immortal cultivators who haven't cultivated any soul-strengthening techniques, but it won't be able to trap cultivators at the pinnacle of the True Immortal stage or even Golden Immortal stage.
Thankfully, it can be used in conjunction with other treasures, so it'll be quite a powerful supportive treasure, "Han Li mused.
Just as these thoughts were running through his mind, a series of rumbling sounds erupted in the distance, and he hurriedly looked up to discover that the sound was coming from the three palaces, clearly indicating that Xue Han and the others were challenging the palaces.
"Friend Han, come here quickly."
Right at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind, and it was Daoist Xie summoning him to a certain place.
Thus, he hurriedly moved. With a few leaps and bounds, he landed in a somewhat desolate courtyard filled with weeds.
There were several Dao soldiers going in and out of a side room in the courtyard, searching for treasures, while the door to the main room was wide open, allowing Han Li to catch a glimpse of Daoist Xie.
Han Li made his way into the hall, and was greeted by the sight of Daoist Xie staring at a wall in front of him.
"I didn't find any treasures in this courtyard, but the murals on the walls look rather interesting," Daoist Xie said without turning around.
When Han Li heard this, he swept his gaze around and saw that the surrounding walls were all filled with drawings. The colors were bright and colorful, and the images were rich.
The contents of the murals were very complex, and the scenes depicted were also very chaotic. There were collapsed mountains and cracked lands, heavenly flames and lava intertwined, and storms and lightning intertwined, creating a truly apocalyptic scene.
Han Li stared at the murals with unblinking eyes, and he suddenly felt as if the scenes on the murals had all begun to move. Lava surged on the ground, fireballs fell from the sky, lightning flashed, dark clouds churned, and storms wreaked havoc.
Many figures dressed in all kinds of clothes were flashing back and forth. Some were chanting incantations, some were holding spears, and some were bare-handed … There were all kinds of people, and there were many of them.
This part of the starry sky collapsed, and the stars in the sky fell into the human world. On the other side, thousands of swords shot out at the same time, and countless sword rays stirred up the sky and turned the earth upside down. One could see heavenly fire descending, burning the earth and covering it with snow, and one could see black water filling the sky and swallowing countless mountains …
Aside from battles between cultivators, there were also many gargantuan beasts depicted on the murals. All of them were extremely sinister, and they were capable of breathing fire and lightning, as well as devouring heaven and earth.
Due to his cultivation of the 12 Awakening Transformations, Han Li had learned a lot about the many strange beasts that had existed since ancient times, but he was still unable to identify the origins of the sinister beasts depicted on the murals.
The scenes depicted on the murals depicted a massive battle between immortals, and even though they were only depicted on the murals, it was as if they were taking place right in front of Han Li's eyes, and the soul-stirring scenes sent chills running down Han Li's spine as a chill ran down his spine.
Aside from his shock, Han Li was also a little perplexed.
Judging from the murals, all of the humanoid figures seemed to be from the same side, but the faces of their enemies were all blurry, as if they were enshrouded in a layer of grey mist.
They appeared to be cultivators, but they also seemed to be different.
"Friend Han, do you know when and where the battle depicted on these murals took place?" Daoist Xie suddenly asked.
"I don't know. Does Daoist Xie know?" Han Li shook his head upon hearing this.
He tried to recall all of the historical records that he had read in the Northern Frost Celestial Realm, but was unable to find a single battle that could match this one.
I just feel like these murals are very strange, so I wanted you to take a look, "Daoist Xie replied.
Han Li was a little disappointed. He had thought that he would be able to get some answers from Daoist Xie.
However, seeing as neither of them knew anything, there was no need for him to pay too much attention to it.
After that, he and Daoist Xie searched through some more buildings, and even though they found many treasures, they were all of different grades, so there weren't many that he could use. However, if he could take them to the outside world, he would be able to exchange them for a lot of Immortal Essence Stones.
When the appointed time arrived, Han Li stowed Daoist Xie and the Dao Soldiers away before returning to where they had been before.
Lu Yuqing and the Cold Flame Ancestor had been waiting here for a long time. The former's pretty face was filled with excitement, as if she hadn't had enough yet, while the latter's expression was the same as usual, as if she had recovered her previous calmness.
After meeting up, the three of them continued toward the Spirit Medicine Garden on the back mountain.
Not long after that, Han Li's trio landed on a flat piece of land. There was a square garden that was around a dozen acres in size.
The garden was surrounded by a wall that was around 40 to 50 feet tall, and the entire wall was constructed from a type of blue crystal.
The crystal was giving off a layer of blue light that resembled ripples of water, and there were specks of starry light within it, giving off a very pleasant feeling.
Han Li looked around, and a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes.
He recognized this blue crystal as a type of precious material, the Heavenly Crystal Stone, that could be used to refine spirit treasures. Even though it wasn't very difficult to find in the outside world, it was still quite astonishing to see such a massive amount of it. The original owner of the Spirit Medicine Garden had used it to construct a wall was truly extravagant.
There was a thick stone pillar on each of the four corners of the wall, all of which were engraved with complex runes.
Dazzling starlight radiated from the four stone pillars, forming a thick barrier of starlight that enshrouded the entire courtyard.
Countless images of galaxies flashed across the light barrier, as if they were depicting the boundless starry sky.
Looking from the outside, one could vaguely see that there were all kinds of spirit herbs planted in the courtyard. A faint fragrance of spirit herbs wafted out from inside. The fragrance assailed one's nostrils, and even the restriction couldn't block it out.
Han Li's eyes lit up, and he carefully examined the starlight barrier. He couldn't help but frown.
This starlight barrier was somewhat similar to the starlight barrier that he had broken before entering the Nether Cold Palace. Moreover, the barrier here seemed to be even more profound, and it wouldn't be easy to break it.
"This starlight barrier is quite extraordinary, and I'm afraid it would be difficult to break it with ordinary methods.
However, the Great Five Elements Absorbing True Light technique that Fellow Icy Flame and Fellow Xiong used earlier is exceptionally wondrous. It's perfect for breaking the barrier, "Han Li suddenly said to the Icy Flame Ancestor, who was next to him.
The Icy Flame Ancestor revealed an awkward expression when he heard this. "Friend Han, although I know the incantation for the Great Five Elements Absorbing True Light technique, I need five extremely pure spirit treasures of the five elements to use it. Right now, I only have two spirit treasures of fire and earth, I'm afraid..."
"That won't be a problem. I just so happen to have three metal-attribute, wood-attribute, and water-attribute spirit treasures on me. All of them are quite pure, so they should be enough to unleash this ability," Han Li said as he spread open his fingers.
Three balls of light alternated between gold, green, and blue. When the light faded, it revealed a golden ring, a dark green wooden saber, and a blue token.
The three spirit treasures all emitted a pure and astonishing light. They weren't the slightest bit inferior to the five spirit treasures that the Icy Flame Ancestor and Xiong Shan had used before.
Han Li had killed countless cultivators over the years, and the majority of them were True Immortals. A few spirit treasures were naturally nothing to him.
"Friend Han is truly wealthy.
In that case, there shouldn't be any problems. This is the incantation for the Great Five Elements Absorbing True Light technique. It's somewhat obscure and difficult to understand, but with Friend Han's intelligence, there shouldn't be any problems. "The Icy Flame Ancestor let out a sigh of admiration.
With that, he flipped his hand and took out a jade slip, handing it over with both hands.
Han Li took the jade slip with one hand and released his divine sense into it.
The incantation recorded in the jade slip wasn't long, but just as the Icy Flame Ancestor had said, it was quite difficult and obscure.
He quickly finished reading it and memorized it. He then sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes to comprehend it.
Seeing this, Lu Yuqing said to the Icy Flame Ancestor, "Senior Icy Flame, let's protect Brother Han."
The latter nodded and said, "That's how it should be."
Then, the two of them retreated a certain distance, leaving an area for Han Li. At the same time, they looked around.
About half an hour later, Han Li suddenly opened his eyes and stood up.
Seeing this, Lu Yuqing and the Icy Flame Ancestor looked over at the same time.
They saw Han Li mumble an incantation. Then, he bent his finger and pointed at the three spirit treasures in front of him.
The three spirit treasures immediately shot into the sky, each blooming with a dazzling ball of light.
Han Li performed a hand seal, and the three balls of light fused with each other, as if they were about to fuse into one.
"Friend Han, you comprehended it so quickly!" The Icy Flame Ancestor was a little dumbfounded.
"Han used to cultivate a Divine Ability of the Five Elements, so I comprehended it a little faster," Han Li said with a chuckle.
He was naturally talking about the Divine Essencefused Light. The secret techniques related to the Five Elements were broad and profound, and the various transformations were endless. In particular, the Great Five Elements Spirit-Assimilating True Light was even more complicated and difficult to understand. However, the cultivation incantation of the Divine Essencefused Light was quite similar to it, and there were many similarities, which was why he could comprehend it so quickly.
"Friend Han, you're really good at making people gasp in surprise."
The Icy Flame Ancestor chuckled, as if he was already used to Han Li's unexpected performance from time to time.
He didn't say anything else. He flipped his hand and took out the crimson alms bowl and the small yellow seal, then performed a hand seal.