Han Li suppressed the bewilderment in his heart as he listened to I's remnant soul continue.
"Back then, this Rat Immortal woman called Mo Yu used a secret technique to suppress her aura and sneak into my Dark Frost Celestial Palace.
I saw that she was quite talented, so I took her in as a disciple and taught her supreme sword techniques and the secret techniques of the Spirit Realm.
At this point, I paused for a moment before continuing, "In the end, she tried to use the Celestial Palace as an entrance to open a passage to the Dust World and lead those creatures from the Dust World to invade the Celestial Realm.
When I was fighting them, the Samsara Palace, which had long been in cahoots with the Dust World, took the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack on the Dark Frost Celestial Palace. In the end, the battle went out of control. Aiya, how tragic … "
"The Dark Frost Celestial Palace was breached. You lost!" Han Li suddenly added.
"Lost … Hmph, they didn't gain anything in the end.
It's just a pity that my Dark Frost Celestial Palace was destroyed. I'm afraid that many areas have been completely lost, "I said with some regret.
"Is there a Vast Cold Realm in your Dark Frost Celestial Palace?" Han Li suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked.
"Vast Cold Realm … Of course there is. Why do you ask?" I's remnant soul raised an eyebrow.
Han Li immediately came to a realization upon hearing this. The Vast Glacial Realm had most likely been completely lost during that battle, and it had ended up in the Spirit Realm, where it had become a secret realm.
In that case, the Myriad Sword Artwork that he had obtained from the Vast Glacial Realm most likely belonged to the Lifeless Sword Sect as well.
"Youngster, you've asked so many questions. Why don't you let this Daoist Grandpa ask you a few questions?" Seeing that Han Li didn't say anything, the old Daoist didn't mind and asked with a chuckle.
"How did that battle come to an end? And how did you get here?" Han Li ignored her and continued to ask questions.
"Sigh, the situation really is not what it used to be …" I almost choked to death, and he shook his head as he muttered.
Han Li was expressionless. He had not sheathed the sword in his hand. At this moment, he weighed it in his hand.
"Ahem … I don't know what happened in the end … After the reinforcements from Mo Yu's Samsara Temple arrived, I fought against two of them alone and seriously injured them. Unfortunately, I was outnumbered and couldn't avoid defeat. My body was destroyed … I had no choice but to escape here with a wisp of my remnant soul. I sealed myself and waited for reinforcements." I coughed dryly and said slowly.
"Oh, why didn't the Heavenly Court help? Haven't they always been at odds with the Samsara Temple?" Han Li raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Hehe, although I was in charge of the Dark Frost Immortal Palace back then, I was used to freedom and didn't want to be recorded as an immortal in the Heavenly Court. I always listened to them but didn't listen to them. When things came to a head, they were naturally happy to wait for both sides to be injured before reaping the benefits.
If I'm not wrong, I'm afraid the Dark Frost Immortal Realm has been completely taken over by the Heavenly Court now, right? "I chuckled and asked with a smile.
"The Dark Frost Immortal Realm has changed its name to the Northern Frost Immortal Realm. The Northern Frost Immortal Palace is indeed under the control of the Heavenly Court now." Han Li nodded and said.
I was slightly startled when he heard this. He didn't say anything else and fell into a long silence.
When Han Li saw this, he put away his Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords and looked around him. "Where did these statues come from?"
"I had nothing to do, so I did some handicrafts to kill time. How about it? Not bad, right?" I suddenly chuckled and asked.
"Since you sealed yourself here, didn't you leave a way out for yourself?" Han Li asked again.
The old Daoist raised his brow and glanced at Han Li as if he were looking at an idiot, "This is a prison cell. I hastily escaped in here. How could I have the time to prepare an escape route?"
"So, you don't know how to get out of this small secret realm?" Han Li was silent for a moment before he asked.
He could only believe 50% of what I said. He had a feeling that he was hiding something, but he couldn't find any obvious fault with it.
I sized him up and shook his head. He clicked his tongue and said, "If you want to get out with your current strength, I'll give you two words — no chance."
"Oh, why do you say that?" Han Li was puzzled.
"After this secret realm is sealed, it can't be opened from the outside. If you want to get out, there's only one way, and that's to directly destroy its core.
But this core is connected to the entire secret realm. Once it's attacked, it will gather the spirit energy contained in the entire secret realm to resist.
If it's my previous cultivation, it won't be a problem. But you're at most an Early-stage Golden Immortal, right?
Then don't even think about going out. Just stay here and keep me company. "The old Taoist smiled and said.
"May I ask what realm your previous cultivation was?" Han Li suddenly changed the way he addressed him.
"Not high, not high. I was once a Late-stage Primordial Unity Jade Immortal." I laughed. Although he was just a remnant soul, he still had a proud smile on his face.
Although Han Li had already guessed this, he couldn't help feeling a little shocked when he heard the answer.
"Then according to what you said, I can only break the core of the secret realm when I reach the Late-stage Primordial Unity?" he asked.
"You don't necessarily need to reach the Late-stage. Early-stage Primordial Unity should be enough. But you … Oh, yes, what cultivation method are you practicing?
Have you mastered the power of law? "The old Taoist suddenly asked.
"What does this have to do with breaking the core of the secret realm?" Han Li asked.
"It has a lot to do with it!
If you practice and comprehend an ordinary Law, then you naturally need to reach Primordial Unity … If you practice one of the three Supreme Laws of Time or Space, and have some success in it, then you don't need to practice to the Early-stage Primordial Unity. You can even reach the Middle-stage Golden Immortal.
However, how is that possible? "The old Taoist shook his head and explained.
"Could it be that the core of the secret realm is related to these two Laws?" Han Li did not rush to give an answer and continued to ask.
"The core of the secret realm contains something that contains the Law of Time.
According to my estimation, if you break it with brute force, you need to be at the Early-stage Primordial Unity.
If you deconstruct it with the Law of Space, you need to be at the Late-stage Golden Immortal.
If you break it with the Law of Time, you only need to be at the Middle-stage Golden Immortal, "I said impatiently.
"May I ask where the core is located?
I hope you can lead the way and let me have a look, "Han Li said after thinking for a while.
I's remnant soul seemed to hesitate and did not speak for a long time.
Is there something wrong? "Han Li frowned and asked.
"There are some restrictions in that place. It's not suitable for me to go in with my remnant soul body," I said hesitantly.
"That's easy. I'll have to trouble you to stay in my Soul-cultivating Cauldron for the time being."
Then, Han Li turned his palm and took out an exquisite black and purple incense burner. It was only the size of a palm and was made of Soul-cultivating Wood.
"Alright …" I sighed softly and his figure shrank into the incense burner like smoke.
"Please show me the way, Senior," Han Li said, holding the incense burner in his hand.
"There is a secret door on the left of this hall. After entering from there, go straight ahead …" I's voice came from the incense burner and sounded a little muffled.
Han Li had been releasing his divine sense to explore the surroundings and rushed toward the depths of the underground palace under the guidance of I.
In the maze-like passageway, after turning left and right for about an hour, he arrived at the entrance of another underground palace hall.
"Is this the place?" Han Li looked around and asked.
"The core of the secret territory is inside.
I won't go in with you. You can just leave me and this incense burner outside the door. "I's voice came from inside the incense burner.
Han Li's eyes lit up with blue light and he glanced at the stone door of the hall. It was empty and there were no restrictions or spiritual power fluctuations.
He curled the corner of his mouth and raised his hand. The small purple-black incense burner in his palm spun and fell into the hall.
There was a soft "pa" sound.
The incense burner fell to the ground and golden threads flowed out from the ground. They emitted countless golden light scars and illuminated the entire hall.
"Little brat, hurry and get me out. If you're any later, my soul will fly away and scatter …" A shrill cry came from the incense burner and the entire voice became distorted.
Han Li looked at the golden patterns on the ground and the golden light scattered in the air. He realized that it was similar to the Divine Thunder of Exorcism. It was very effective against wandering spirits and ghosts. He rolled up his sleeves and pulled the incense burner back.
"Ouch... Ouch..." The remnant soul within the incense burner wailed in anguish. The light from its body had greatly dimmed, and it appeared as if it were about to disappear. It didn't even have the strength to curse at Han Li.
Han Li didn't say anything. He flipped his palm and took out a soul stabilizing talisman. He stuck it on the incense burner and placed it outside the door. He then stepped into the hall.
As soon as he entered, Han Li felt his whole body warm up. He then realized that the stone slabs on the ground were all Yang Rongshi.
This stone was a type of object of extreme Yang, so it was naturally very harmful to spirits.
The area of the hall wasn't small, but it was very spacious. Other than a stone platform in the middle of the room that was half a person tall, there was nothing else.
Han Li walked forward and looked at the stone platform.
He saw that the square stone platform was engraved with all kinds of complex patterns that extended all the way to the Yang Rongshi floor. There was a round groove in the middle and inside it was a white round stone plate.
The stone plate was placed at a slanted angle, and its edges were engraved with carvings that marked the twelve hours of the day. At the center of the plate was a black iron needle that was half a foot long. It was actually a sundial.
A blue light flashed in Han Li's eyes and he looked at the sundial. He saw that there was a faint light flowing on it like a clear spring under the moon.
After looking for a while, he didn't see anything strange. He raised his palm and touched the sundial.