He raised his hand and cast a “Levitation Technique” on the golden book page that had fallen to the floor, causing it to float several zhang high to serve as a target. Then he began using small wisps of Azure Element Sword Beam to strike it bit by bit, watching eagerly as the page, like a bottomless pit, greedily absorbed all the sword energy.
During this process,
The Azure Element Sword Beam from Han Li’s fourth layer should have been considerable in power. Yet, as his internal True Essence neared depletion, the book page still showed no reaction. This made Han Li secretly despair!
He truly didn’t know if failing to satisfy the page’s appetite for sword beam in one continuous effort would mean all his efforts were wasted!
Just as Han Li was caught in this dilemma, the book page finally changed. A brilliant golden light erupted from its surface. It no longer absorbed the sword beam, but instead deflected it, blasting a sword-hole clean through the bedroom wall.
Han Li suppressed his excitement, his eyes glued unblinkingly to the page’s transformation.
The radiance on the page slowly retracted, condensing into countless ant-sized characters of light that floated upon its surface. The entire page sparkled with golden dots, densely packed like stars in the night sky. Han Li was utterly astonished!
Then, with a soft “clatter,” the Levitation Technique suddenly failed. The golden page plummeted straight down. Startled, Han Li instinctively lunged forward and caught it in his hand.
But the moment his fingers touched the object, the luminous characters, as if finding an outlet, frantically surged through that hand, flooding his entire body.
Han Li’s face drained of color in shock! He hurriedly tried to shake the page off, but it clung to his hand as if alive, refusing to be dislodged by even a fraction.
The transmission of light characters was terrifyingly fast. In that instant, they covered Han Li’s whole body, making him shimmer and glow with an eerie, uncanny luminescence.
Just as Han Li stood helpless, his heart pounding with dread—
Suddenly, all the light characters seemed to receive a command. They swarmed en masse toward his head, penetrating one by one, forcibly cramming countless pieces of information into his brain. An instant later, Han Li screamed in agony, clutching his head.
If this state had lasted any longer, his head might well have burst open from the pressure. Fortunately, the pain was brief. In just a short while, all the light characters had been transmitted. Han Li collapsed to the floor, utterly spent and unable to move a muscle.
A full quarter of an hour passed before Han Li recovered a sliver of energy and could barely stand. Though the pain in his head had subsided considerably, a persistent buzzing remained, and his nerves were still stretched taut.
Han Li quickly climbed onto his stone bed, closed his eyes, and began regulating his breath. He focused on relaxing his mind completely.
Han Li meditated for three days and three nights straight. Not only did the discomfort in his head vanish completely, but he finally comprehended the flood of light characters that had entered him!
The “Azure Element Sword Art”—and it was the complete set, spanning from the first layer all the way to the thirteenth, without any omission. One could cultivate it right up to the legendary Spirit Transformation stage without issue. This was the main content the light characters had brought.
When Han Li first received this information, he was momentarily stunned but didn’t show overt excitement.
However, appended at the very end was an auxiliary technique called the “Three Revolutions of the Heavy Origin Technique.” This piqued Han Li’s interest, so he casually examined it.
Upon reading the initial explanation, Han Li froze, thinking he must have misunderstood. But after re-reading that section several times, he became certain his understanding was correct. This realization plunged him into a storm of ecstatic joy.
This “Three Revolutions of the Heavy Origin Technique” actually possessed the astonishing effect of bypassing the bottleneck at the Core Formation stage! This news felt like a voice from the heavens, making Han Li feel as if he were in a dream.
Since entering the world of immortal cultivation, almost every cultivator, when discussing Core Formation, would sigh heavily and shake their heads! They all said that whether one could break through to the Core Formation stage depended almost entirely on personal fortune—it was ultimately up to heaven! This was, of course, for those with exceptional aptitude who had already cultivated to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage and qualified for Core Formation. Furthermore, those with Heaven-grade Spirit Roots naturally had no such worries!
So, truthfully, Han Li’s confidence in his own ability to form a core was virtually nonexistent! Yet, having finally found a path to eternal life, to abandon it so passively was something Han Li was unwilling to accept! Thus, the more hopeless it seemed, the more desperately he yearned for Core Formation, and the more fiercely he wished to gamble everything on a single attempt!