A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm-Chapter 1288: Parting Gift

"There's no need to be too concerned, Master. The Reincarnation Palace has been making many moves of late, and the Gray Realm has also begun its invasion. Given how much turmoil the entire True Immortal Realm is in, surely the Heavenly Court won't be able to focus its attention on me anytime soon," Han Li said.

"Setting the Reincarnation Palace aside, the Gray Realm is hardly a threat in Gu Huojin's eyes. You don't understand just how powerful the Heavenly Court is. Once Gu Huojin identifies you as a threat, there's no way you'll be able to keep yourself safe from him at your current cultivation base. Hence, you have to progress your cultivation base as quickly as possible.

“Only once you've reached the late-Great Encompassment Stage will you be able to deal with the Heavenly Court on your own," Patriarch Miro said in a solemn manner.

A hesitant look appeared on Han Li's face, and he said, "It hasn't been long since my first corpse soul severance, and I've only just consolidated by mid-Great Encompassment Stage cultivation base. On top of that, there are still many immortal acupoints that I've yet to open, so I won't be able to sever my second corpse soul anytime soon."

"You are different from the average cultivator in that you're dual cultivator, and you've opened up almost all of the profound acupoints in body, so as long as you have sufficient resources at your disposal, it won't be difficult for you to open more immortal acupoints with the help of the Celestial Time Array. Hence, your true concerns must be elsewhere, right?" Patriarch Miro asked.

"Your wisdom is truly unmatched, Master. My last corpse soul severance wasn't a voluntary endeavor. Instead, someone used a Corpse Severance Talisman on me, thereby forcing me to sever my wicked corpse soul under very risky circumstances. If I try to sever a second corpse soul too soon, I fear that my cultivation foundation would be lacking in stability," Han Li explained.

"That's not a valid concern," Patriarch Miro reassured with a smile. "There is an element of fate when it comes to corpse soul severances, and it's not necessarily the case that one will be able to naturally sever their corpse souls once they've opened up enough immortal acupoints.

“Otherwise, people wouldn't have expended so many resources to create things like Corpse Severance Talismans. Of course, the more powerful one is and the more well-prepared they are, the higher the chances of a successful corpse soul severance.

“All I'm asking is that you build up a foundation as quickly as possible and sever your corpse souls as soon as you can when the time is right. Once you reach the late-Great Encompassment Stage, you'll be able to fend for yourself unless a Dao Ancestor personally comes after you."

"I see. Thank you for enlightening me, Master," Han Li said with a nod.

"Before that, you have to first complete your Five Elemental Illusory World to truly elevate your spirit domain to the Oneness Tier. That way, your spirit domain will be able to better work with the Celestial Time Array to speed up your cultivation," Patriarch Miro said.

"I've still yet to gather all of the treasures required to manifest all five of my time law treasures, so I'm afraid that will have to wait," Han Li said as his brows furrowed slightly.

"Have you forgotten why I instructed you to come to this Yama Manor?" Patriarch Miro asked with a smile.

Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this, following which a look of realization appeared on his face.

During their previous meeting, Patriarch Miro had given him three time law materials an a golden jade book, but all of those things had vanished after he transmigrated back to his time.

Patriarch Miro had told him to come and search for those things in the Yama Manor if it turned out that he was unable to take them back with him.

With that, Patriarch Miro swept a sleeve through the air to summon a length of azure wood, a broken, blue halberd, and a round, yellow stone, as well as that golden jade book.

On top of that, there were also two storage rings and a golden jade slip.

"These storage rings contain some Immortal Origin Stones and time law materials of different calibers to assist you in your cultivation. This jade slip contains the Immortal Golden Cloud cultivation art, which you stole back in the Merit Pavilion, but was unable to take with you," Patriarch Miro said.

Han Li was very touched by this gesture, and he extended a deep bow toward Patriarch Miro, who accepted his bow with a benevolent smile.

"Alright, we don't have much time left, so take this time to complete your Five Elemental Illusory World," Patriarch Miro instructed.

"Thank you, Master," Han Li said with another respectful bow, then began to examine the items laid out before him.

The length of azure wood, the broken, blue halberd, and the round, yellow stone were all time-attribute immortal treasures of quite a high caliber, and they corresponded with the wood, water, and earth attributes respectively. Clearly, Patriarch Miro had prepared them for the explicit purpose of facilitating the refinement of his Five Elemental Illusory World.

The Eastern Vicissitudes Divine Tree had already taken on a material form after fusing with the Twin Births Tree, thereby rendering the length of azure wood redundant, but the blue halberd and the yellow stone could be fused with his Clear Time Vial and Illusory Dawn Hourglass.

After stowing everything else away, Han Li sat down with his legs crossed under the date tree, and the Five Elemental Illusory World around him began to undergo a series of transformations at his behest.

The forest formed by the Eastern Vicissitudes Divine Tree began to shrink before combining into a single Twin Births Tree, while the full moon formed by the Mantra Treasured Axis reverted back to its original form to hover in the air behind him.

The countless stars in the sky converged to form a golden torch that descended in front of him, while the winding river of time and the short mountain range remained in their original state, continuing to exist in an illusory form.

Han Li made a beckoning motion, and the blue halberd and the round stone rose up into the air before descending upon the river and the mountain range, respectively.

The halberd fell into the river with a splash, while the earth trembled violently as the stone fell into the mountain range.

Time law powers surged out of Han Li's body in a frenzy as he cast a rapid string of incantation seals toward the river and the mountain range.

All of a sudden, a layer of radiant, golden light filled the entire space, and a proud look appeared on Patriarch Miro's face upon seeing this, following which he strode over to his thatch hut before sitting down with his legs crossed against the wall.

He then joined his palms in front of his own chest , then swept his hands outward through the air before rejoining his palms, and a burst of golden light emerged from between them before filling this entire space.

Basked in the golden light, Han Li was struck by an indescribably blissful sensation, allowing him to instantly fully immerse himself in his cultivation.

The blue halberd began to slowly disintegrate into specks of blue light within the river of time, which also turned from golden to blue in color, while its surface began to ripple.

Meanwhile, the round, yellow stone had fused as one with the mountain range beneath the river of time, and the mountain range was also beginning to take on a substantial form.

Immediately thereafter, the Mantra Treasured Axis and the Time Severing Torch rose back up into the air in unison to form the moon and the stars, while the Twin Birth Tree descended back onto the mountain range to revert back into a lush forest.

A burst of formidable time law power fluctuations spread through the as the Five Elemental Illusory World was finally complete, and with that, Han Li's time spirit domain had truly reached the Oneness Tier.

An ecstatic look appeared on Han Li's face, but right at this moment, Patriarch Miro's voice suddenly rang out within his consciousness.

"I really want to see what heights you'll be able to reach in your cultivation of time law powers, but unfortunately, I don't have enough time left. It's unfortunate that I wasn't able to spend more time with you, and I'm afraid this is where I bid farewell to you, but before I go, here is my final parting gift. Do not squander it..."

Patriarch Miro's voice became quieter and quieter as he spoke, and Han Li cast his gaze toward him to discover that he was still wearing his usual, benevolent smile, but his facial features were beginning to blur, and his body was disintegrating into countless specks of golden light that spread through the air like the seeds of a dandelion.

"Master!" Han Li called out.

In the next instant, the entire secret area shuddered violently, and an enormous and extremely intricate array slowly rose up from the ground before springing into action on its own.

To Han Li's surprise, it was a Celestial Time Array.

Clearly, Patriarch Miro wanted him to go into seclusion here and use the Celestial Time Array to progress his own cultivation base as quickly as possible.

The Celestial Time Array fused as one with Han Li's Oneness Tier spirit domain to form an unprecedented space of accelerated time, and he immediately made a hand seal to channel his Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra.

A vortex of golden light descended from the heavens to indundate Han Li's entire body, and countless bursts of extremely potent time law powers surged incessantly into his body from all directions.

Han Li threw his head back and roared to the heavens as golden light came erupted out of all of his orifices, and every single one of the pores on his entire body had been pierced through by time law powers.

A string of dull thumps rang out within his body as immortal acupoints were opened one after another in rapid succession.

However, this was not a pleasant experience at all for Han Li. Such a violent influx of time law powers was something that even a late-Great Encompassment cultivator may not have been able to endure, and only his tremendous physical constitution, coupled with the fact that this burst of power was combined with some of Patriarch Miro's time law powers, allowed him to cling onto a shred of lucidity.

Due to the influence of Patriarch Miro, this burst of power was traveling through Han Li's body as gently as possible, but even so, it was still subjecting him to unimaginable agony.

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