Han Li walked up the stone steps, all the way to the top of the Star Condensation Platform. Only then, near the center of the platform, did he find a map of the Big Dipper.
After examining it for a moment, he sat down cross-legged, raising his head to look at the sky. He discovered that the sky had already turned a deep blue, and a few sparse specks of starlight had already faintly appeared in the sky.
He slowly closed his eyes, and began to breathe in and out quietly.
About two hours later.
Han Li's eyelids slightly moved, and his eyes once again opened. His lips slightly parted, and he spat out two words.
"Begin!"
Hearing this, the four brown-robed elders around the high platform each took out a palm-sized milky white Star Stone, and pressed it into a groove in the ground in front of them.
There was a soft "ka" sound.
The four round stones shattered at the same time, and rays of white light began to shine from within the grooves. They flowed along the formation engravings on the ground, and very quickly rushed into the Star Condensation Platform.
The entire nine level high platform immediately shone with light, becoming translucent and sparkling. The star maps engraved on it exploded with a resplendent silver light, and from afar, it seemed like a miniature starry sky, extremely gorgeous.
And at this moment, the stars that filled the sky seemed to resonate with the scene here, growing even brighter. Countless fragments of silver light sprinkled down from the curtain of night, like a faint silver mist, enveloping the Star Condensation Arena.
Han Li was in the middle of it, as if he was sitting cross-legged in the middle of a sky full of stars. He only felt a boundless and gentle power of the stars encircling him.
He focused his mind, formed a seal with his hands, and began to chant in a low voice, silently activating the [Little Big Dipper Origin Technique].
"Boom!" A muffled sound was heard.
Six pillars of white light, each as thick as a water tank, suddenly descended from the night sky, projecting around Han Li. The power of the stars within was incomparably abundant, emitting waves of surging fluctuations.
Countless sparkling and translucent threads of light drifted out from the pillars of light, and suddenly stretched taut. Like countless steel needles, they pierced towards Han Li's body.
At the same time, the faint silver mist that enveloped the entire Star Condensation Platform seemed to be suddenly stimulated by something, and began to rapidly flow.
Countless fragments of silver light, under a great force, instantly gathered above the Star Condensation Arena, forming a silver whirlpool of light that was thirty meters tall.
Han Li's heart skipped a beat. Just now, the extremely gentle power of the stars had suddenly become incomparably violent.
After the six pillars of light were enveloped by the vortex, they immediately shone brightly and expanded in size by several times. The power of the stars that poured into them also increased by several times.
On the other hand, the pain that Han Li was suffering right now was not something that could be compared to at the beginning.
His clothes were instantly soaked in blood. A huge amount of Star Crystal Threads kept piercing through his skin, and the blood that oozed out was drawn by the power of the silver vortex, turning into a hazy mist of blood that enveloped his entire body.
The four brown-robed elders surrounding the Star Condensation Arena were all greatly shaken at this moment. In the long years that they had been guarding this place, when had they ever seen such a berserk star energy, and when had they ever seen such a crude method of imbuing one's body?
At this moment, even if a Body Integration cultivator were to enter the Star Condensation Arena, they would most likely struggle to survive.
However, at this moment, the blood-soaked Han Li's waist suddenly lit up with a ball of light. Six black round mirrors the size of a palm flew out, flying towards the six surrounding pillars of light.
The round mirrors were shrouded in black Qi and had a simple and unadorned style. On the surface of the mirror, there were faintly floating talisman characters. These were the Star Moon Treasured Mirrors that he had refined using the Yin Chen Stones that he had obtained from the Tengui School.
As soon as the six treasured mirrors landed, black light flowed on the surface of the mirrors. Strange talisman characters the size of ants surged out, converging into an incomparably thick and resplendent pillar of light that shot straight into the night sky.
"It actually wants to increase the power of the stars. This is truly inconceivable!" The brown-robed elder was greatly astonished and muttered to himself.
Before his voice had faded, the light of the six stars of the Big Dipper suddenly surged, and a bright silver light suddenly appeared in the air. Like the Milky Way, it violently flowed into the silver vortex.
… …
Half a year later, in a stone room at the back of Reverence Heaven Peak.
The golden-robed Taoist He Shan sat cross-legged on the three-story high platform with his eyes closed. He formed a hand sign and muttered.
Suddenly, the hand sign in his hand stopped and he hurriedly stood up.
A gust of strange wind appeared in the room out of nowhere. Wherever it passed, the dozens of yellow lamps on the high platform lit up one after another. Wisps of white smoke rose in spirals and gathered into a white mist in the air.
The surface of the mist blurred, and the figure of an old man with gray hair and a purple lotus crown appeared. He was not tall and had a thin figure. He wore an ochre yellow Taoist robe embroidered with gold.
When Taoist He Shan saw this, the fat on his body trembled as he knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "Welcome, Clarity Ancestor."
"Rise.
I have come today because I have a few things for you to do, "Purple Crown I said with a wave of his sleeve.
"Please instruct me, Ancestor." Taoist He Shan stood up and stood with his hands clasped.
"The quality of the Vast Origin Stone you offered last time is not bad. You need to collect another batch within ten years," Purple Crown I ordered.
"Yes."
"This is the Orion Star Transference Mysterious Art that I created back then. Now that my state of mind is different, I have made some improvements to the art. Take it and place it in the Scripture Pavilion …"
Purple Crown I's lips kept opening and closing as he gave several important orders. Taoist He Shan agreed to each of them without hesitation.
At the end, I said,
"Also, there is another important matter that you need to do carefully."
When Taoist He Shan heard this, he looked at I with a solemn expression and quietly waited for the other's next orders.
The latter waved his sleeve and the light screen immediately trembled. A foot-long golden leaf passed through the light screen and floated in front of him.
"If there is news of this person, immediately report back," Purple Crown I said with an unquestionable tone.
Taoist He Shan received the golden leaf with both hands and looked at it with rapt attention. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
The golden leaf had the image of a Youth drawn on it. The appearance was none other than Han Li.
"What, is there something wrong?" Purple Crown I asked indifferently.
"Reporting to Ancestor, this person … this person is currently in our temple," Taoist He Shan hurriedly replied.
"Are you sure it is this person?" Purple Crown I's expression did not change, but the speed of his words faintly increased.
"Although the figure of the person in the painting is much thinner, his expression and appearance are completely the same. There is no mistake, it is him." Taoist He Shan said with certainty after a moment of silence.
"Why is this person in my Realm Temple?" Purple Crown I nodded slightly and asked again.
"Ancestor, please forgive me. This person is actually a Leng Yan Sect …" Taoist He Shan first apologized, then explained everything he knew about Han Li in detail.
After Purple Crown I finished listening, he revealed a look of contemplation and did not speak for a long time.
Taoist He Shan's forehead was slightly sweaty, but he did not dare to make a sound and could only wait quietly.
"This person has a great background, most likely a banished immortal from the Immortal World. Now there is a high bounty on his head in the Immortal World.
Do not act rashly and alert him. Wait for my follow-up arrangements.
Before that, no matter what, you must make him stay in my Realm Temple, "Purple Crown I said with a stern expression.
"Understood," Taoist He Shan immediately responded.
…
In an unknown sea in the Immortal World.
The seawater here was a strange pitch-black color, like ink.
The black sea was boundless, the waves surged violently, extending to the end of one's vision.
In the sky above the black sea, nearly a hundred black mountain peaks floated, and on top of them stood huge black octagonal towers.
Although these towers were both tall and short, the tallest being ten thousand feet and the shortest only a thousand feet, without exception, they all looked exactly the same. They were pitch-black and had octagonal flying eaves.
In a hall at the top of a small black tower, a person wearing a purple crown, I sat cross-legged in front of a square altar. It was the Clear Light Spiritual Master.
A white formation floated above the altar, emitting a bright white light.
I waved his hand and struck out a technique. The white formation immediately stopped operating, and the white light quickly dimmed.
Then, he looked forward without moving, but his eyes were constantly flickering, as if he was hesitating about something.
After a long time, I gritted his teeth, as if he had made a decision. He flipped his hand and took out a crystal bead the size of a thumb. It was sparkling and translucent, and he tossed it in front of him.
As a technique entered the bead, many mosquito sized crystal runes immediately appeared on the surface of the bead. They condensed into a foot-long formation that rotated gently.
Every time a breath passed, the formation would fluctuate.
Time passed bit by bit, and after a quarter of an hour, there were no changes to the formation.
There was no impatience on I's face as he waited calmly.
After another quarter of an hour, the formation suddenly lit up, and a small pitch-black shadow appeared inside. It was a man in a black robe. He had a wide forehead and a wide face, but his body was like a dead tree. His complexion was waxy yellow, and he looked like he was terminally ill.
"Bone Flame Sanren, I haven't seen you for a thousand years. You look as elegant as ever." Spiritual Master Clarity cupped his fists, and a warm smile appeared on his face.
"Spiritual Master Clarity I, if you have something to say, make it short." Bone Flame Sanren did not have a friendly expression when facing I, and he looked slightly impatient.
"I wonder if you are in Black Water City now?
This Penniless Daoist has a great opportunity here. "Dao Master Clarity withdrew his smile and spoke in a mysterious manner.
"Tell me about it." Bone Flame Sanren's expression did not change, and he said lightly.
"I believe you have received the Ten Directions Tower's wanted order, right?" Spiritual Master Clarity said slowly.
"What do you mean?
Could it be that you have news of the person on the wanted order? "Bone Flame Sanren raised his eyebrows slightly.
"That's right, that person is currently in the Spirit Huan World!" Spiritual Master Clarity's eyes flashed, and he said something shocking.
"Is this true?" Bone Flame Sanren's expression changed slightly, and he confirmed it with caution.
"Whether it's true or not, you only need to contact the disciples in the lower realm, and you will know very soon." Spiritual Master Clarity touched his chin, and said while shaking his head.
"Listening to you, could it be that you want to …" Bone Flame Sanren's eyes lit up slightly.