Chapter 991: Powerless

Han Li accepted the jade vial, then removed the stopper to discover a ball of white light slowly circling around within the jade vial while pulsing rhythmically as if it were a living creature.

At the center of the ball of light was a white pill that was riddled with countless specks of light, and it was giving off bursts of tremendous life energy.

The aura emanating from the pill was rather similar to that of Daoist Xie's heart, and Daoist Xie explained, "This is a True Profound Pill, which I refined using my own essential energy in conjunction with many other types of precious ingredients. The pill contains a great deal of True Profound Essence, a sufficient amount to support your future progression to the Great Encompassment Stage."

Han Li was both stunned and ecstatic to hear this. He had seen the term "True Profound Essence" brought up many times in scriptures, and it was vital for a breakthrough to the Great Encompassment Stage.

In order to progress to the Great Encompassment Stage, not only did one have to open three hundred and sixty immortal acupoints, most importantly, one had to undergo a process to evolve their soul into a Great Encompassment True Soul, and True Profound Essence was required for this evolutionary process.

True Profound Essence was extremely precious, and it was said that only after passing through heavenly astral winds to reach the extrarealm space would one be able to find small amounts of this essence in the purest and loftiest place in all of heaven and earth.

It was only now that Han Li finally realized that Shi Zhanfeng had most likely entered the Scalptia Spatial Domain in order to obtain sufficient True Profound Essence to facilitate his future Great Encompassment Stage breakthrough.

"You have my thanks, Fellow Daoist Xie," Han Li said as he accepted the jade vial, and Daoist Xie was quite pleased to see this.

"Rest assured, I won't accept something so precious from you free of charge. Once I attain sufficient power, I'll be sure to return and assist you," Han Li promised with a serious expression.

"I'll have to thank you in advance then, Fellow Daoist Han. This True Profound Pill alone is nowhere near enough to make up for everything that you've already done for me, so feel free to call upon me if you need my help with anything in the future," Daoist Xie replied with a smile.

A thought occurred to Han Li upon hearing this, and he said, "Now that you mention it, I really do have something that I require your assistance with."

"Oh? What is it?" Daoist Xie asked.

"I was hoping that you would be able to treat Weeping Soul's condition now that you've become a Dao Ancestor," Han Li replied.

"That's not a problem," Daoist Xie replied with a nod, following which he flicked a finger through the air, releasing a burst of golden light that vanished into Han Li's body before forming a ball of golden light in his dantian.

The surrounding spatial pressure instantly faded, and Han Li's immortal spiritual power circulation was restored once again, allowing him to open the Flower Branch domain.

The two of them immediately made their way to the bamboo pavilion, where Weeping Soul was laying on the bed on the second floor with her entire body riddled with black patterns that formed a seal.

The seal had been placed upon her by Han Li in accordance with a sealing secret technique taught to him by Daoist Xie over a thousand years ago.

Daoist Xie strode over to Weeping Soul's side, and after closely examining her condition for some time, a grim look suddenly appeared on his face.

Han Li's heart immediately sank slightly upon seeing this.

Daoist Xie pressed a finger against Weeping Soul's glabella, and a burst of black light emerged from his fingertip before spreading outward in a series of black ripples.

Weeping Soul instantly shuddered slightly, and it looked as if she were about to awaken.

Han Li was ecstatic to see this, but in the next instant, her body became completely motionless once again.

Daoist Xie's expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and he pressed the palm of his hand flat against Weeping Soul's forehead before releasing another burst of black light, and her body shuddered slightly once again before falling still.

"In any case, I'll never forget what you've done for me, Senior," Daoist Xie said in a respectful manner.

"I'm not interested in hearing such empty words of gratitude from you. I've come here this time because I want to ask you if our agreement from all those years ago is still in effect," the hazy figure said.

"Of course. I have no plans of letting Shi Kongyu off the hook after what he did to me," Daoist Xie replied in a cold voice.

A pleased look appeared in the hazy figure's eyes upon hearing this, and he said, "Shi Kongyu has already been ruling over the Devil Realm for a very long time, and he's far too powerful for you to contend with right now. Don't be in a hurry to make any moves, let's take things slowly, one step at a time."

"I understand. Rest assured, Senior, I won't make the same mistake twice," Daoist Xie replied with a nod.

"Good. Also, there's something that I require your assistance with," the hazy figure said.

"What is it, Senior?" Daoist Xie asked.

The hazy figure strode over to Daoist Xie before communicating something to him through voice transmission, and Daoist Xie reflexively cast his gaze toward a certain direction as his expression changed ever so slightly.

......

The ball of golden light inside Han Li's dantian contained far more abundant immortal spiritual power than before, and it hadn't run out yet.

Han Li was seated in the side palace with his legs crossed, channeling his immortal spiritual power.

It had been over a thousand years since he had been able to channel his immortal spiritual power so freely, and it was certainly a feeling that he missed greatly.

After remaining dormant in his body for so many years, his time law powers had finally been set free, and his Mantra Treasured Axis instantly appeared behind him.

Immediately thereafter, the Clear Time Vial, the Illusory Dawn Hourglass, the Time Severing Flowing Fire, and the Eastern Vicissitudes Divine Tree all appeared one after another before revolving around him.

Han Li's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this. All of these time-attribute treasures had appeared on their own outside of his control.

Am I about to transmigrate again?

Right at this moment, flurries of time law threads shot out of the time-attribute treasures, forming a golden ring that began revolving incessantly.

The time law powers within Han Li's body instantly surged into the golden ring, causing it to rapidly expand while simultaneously radiating dazzling golden light and vibrating at a high frequency.

All of a sudden, the Heaven Controlling Vial flew out of the front of his robe as a ball of green light, and it began glowing like a radiant, green sun while releasing a burst of tremendous suction force.

The golden ring began flying toward the vial while rapidly shrinking, and in the end, it shrank down to the same size as the opening of the vial before adhering itself to it.

As soon as contact was established between the two, a burst of formidable time law powers instantly erupted out of the Heaven Controlling Vial.

At the same time, the vial swelled rapidly in size, and countless green runes appeared within it, forming a churning green cloud.

Immediately thereafter, a thick beam of green light shot out of the mouth of the vial before vanishing into the space up ahead.