Chapter 154: Blaze Dragon Dao
After a brief pause, Han Li flipped a hand over, and a ball of heavy water around the size of a watermelon flowed out of the True Water Pouch, where it hovered in mid-air, enveloped by his immortal spiritual power.
The heavy water was flowing and circulating incessantly, and it didn't appear remarkable at all, but its weight was already comparable to that of a mountain that was several thousand feet tall.
He closed his eyes, and after running all of the ideas that he had developed earlier through his mind, he reopened his eyes.
He then made a grabbing motion with one hand, and a burst of silver lightning shot out of his palm, forming a silver lightning net around his hand.
After that, he thrust both palms forward, and the silver lightning net began to extend toward the ball of heavy water as if it were a living creature.
The lightning net wound itself around the ball of heavy water, and the latter immediately began to sway and quiver violently, as if it were receiving some type of powerful stimulus.
Han Li hurriedly released more of his immortal spiritual power, and with the injection of immortal spiritual power, the ball of heavy water was gradually stabilized again, but its surface was still rippling incessantly.
Han Li began to lower his other hand upon seeing this, injecting lightning into the ball of heavy water.
The tiny arcs of lightning resembled countless peerlessly sharp blades that sliced countless minuscule gashes onto the surface of the ball of heavy water, then burrowed their way deeper inside.
As more and more lightning was injected into the ball of heavy water, it began to slowly shrink, and Han Li was ecstatic to see this.
However, just that slight lapse of concentration resulted in the simultaneous explosion of the lightning and the ball of heavy water.
A burst of powerful shockwaves instantly struck him head-on, blasting him back through the air before sending him plunging into the sea.
By the time he returned to the coral island, close to half of the island had already been destroyed by the explosion, and a wry smile appeared on his face upon seeing this.
After taking a moment to adjust his robes, Han Li pulled out his True Water Pouch again and released another ball of heavy water from within.
Moments later, tiny arcs of silver lightning reappeared as well.
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A short while later, another violent explosion rang out, and silver lightning erupted in all directions.
This time, Han Li was already prepared, so he wasn't sent flying, but his brows were tightly furrowed.
He made a sweeping motion with his hand, and wisps of immortal spiritual power were released, gathering the tiny particles of heavy water that had been scattered through the air.
This heavy water had been extremely difficult to come by, and he didn't want to waste any of it.
Three days and three nights passed by in the blink of an eye.
This morning, Han Li suddenly rose up from the island, hovering high up in the sky.
His robes were flapping around him amid the sea breeze, and there was a hint of weariness in his eyes, but his eyes were glowing brightly, much like the rising sun on the horizon.
In his hand was a black ball that was roughly the size of a human fist, and there were matte silver patterns that bore a strong resemblance to arcs of lightning running all over its surface.
During the past few days, Han Li had failed on countless occasions to replicate the Heavy Water Lightning Bead, but he had finally succeeded here.
In terms of physical appearance, there were clear differences between this lightning ball and the Heavy Water Lightning Beads. The lightning ball was significantly larger, and there was no black mist lingering around it. Due to the presence of the eye-catching silver lightning veins on its surface, Han Li had decided to name it Heavy Water Veined Lightning.
Due to the lack of incorporation of law powers, the heavy water hadn't been refined to a sufficient degree of purity, so the lightning ball was quite large, and the lightning within also wasn't sealed as securely as was the case in the Heavy Water Lightning Beads.
However, this was the extent of his capabilities up to this point.
Just figuring out the right ratio of heavy water to lightning alone had already proven to be an extremely difficult task. Due to how difficult heavy water was to control, injecting too little power of lightning into the heavy water would result in a product that was lacking in power, but injecting too much would result in an unstable product that could explode at any moment.
Finally, he had managed to refine one that he was quite pleased with, so the next step was naturally to test out its power.
With that in mind, Han Li injected a wisp of immortal spiritual power into the ball, then tossed it forward with a flick of his wrist.
The Heavy Water Veined Lightning flew through the air in an arc, then fell toward the surface of the sea.
After flying to about 4,000 to 5,000 feet away from Han Li, the silver patterns on its surface abruptly lit up, following which a thunderous explosion rang out.
Immediately thereafter, countless arcs of silver lightning spread through the air in all directions, encompassing the entire area in a radius of over 1,000 feet.
Han Li had already retreated to over 10,000 feet away, but his gaze had remained firmly fixed on the explosion this entire time.
The explosion was extremely similar to the one that displayed by the Heavy Water Lightning Bead earlier. Just like in that explosion, a vast ball of black light that was close to 1,000 feet in size had appeared, accompanied by flashes of silver lightning.
However, what was different this time was that the explosion was lacking in the formidable law power fluctuations.
As was the case with the explosion of the Heavy Water Lightning Bead, a massive crater had appeared on the surface of the sea beneath the ball of black light, sending enormous waves hundreds of feet tall surging in all directions.
Moments later, the surface of the sea was still riddled with enormous waves, but it was no longer as violent and terrifying as it appeared earlier.
Han Li flew back to the spot where the lightning ball had exploded, and after carefully sensing the changes in the surrounding air, he spread both hands open to release hair-thin strands of immortal spiritual power.
The air around him rippled slightly, and countless barely visible black spots were drawn toward the palms of his hands by his immortal spiritual power.
Only after a long while did the tiny black specks converge to form a pair of fist-sized balls of black liquid, which was none other than the heavy water contained in the lightning ball from earlier.
"Looks like the lack of law powers is really impacting its power. That wasn't even a tenth as powerful as the explosion from the Heavy Water Lightning Bead," Han Li murmured to himself as he heaved a faint sigh.
Despite this, he was still quite pleased with the power of the Heavy Water Veined Lightning.
Even with the lack of law powers, he had managed to replicate the Heavy Water Lightning Bead quite well, and just like the Heavy Water Lightning Bead, his Heavy Water Veined Lightning also appeared to be completely innocuous right up to the moment before it was detonated.
Furthermore, he was able to recover the tiny specks of heavy water dispersed by the explosion, so not much of a loss was incurred.
Most importantly, he only had two Heavy Water Lightning Beads left, but given sufficient time, he would be able to refine an unlimited supply of Heavy Water Veined Lightning. If he were to unleash dozens or even hundreds of this lightning at once, then their collective power would still be extremely formidable.
Right at this moment, his brows suddenly furrowed slightly, and he flipped a hand over to produce an azure mask that he quickly put on his face.
In the next instant, a vast expanse of azure light surged forth, transforming into a massive azure array plate projection.
A series of ripples surged out of the azure light, and a humanoid projection of a figure wearing a loose-fitting robe and an azure vulture mask appeared before Han Li.
"Have you contacted me about the mission that I released?" Han Li asked.
"That's right, I have some information for you," the projection replied, and their voice was a little sharp, but it was impossible to tell whether they were male or female.
Han Li's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this. "You only have some information for me?"
"I'm afraid so. Both of the things that you're searching for, namely dao pill recipes and cultivation arts related to the laws of time, are extremely difficult to come by. There are many guild members enquiring about such items every single day, but how many of them actually end up obtaining those things?" the projection chuckled.
"I clearly stated in the mission debriefing that I want concrete and useful information. If you only have some inconsequential information or unreliable rumors to impart, then I'm afraid that won't suffice," Han Li said.
"Why don't you take a listen to what I have to say before you decide whether the information I have for you is worth the reward?" the projection chuckled.
Han Li merely nodded in response, encouraging the figure to continue.
"Have you heard of the Heaven Flow Palace, the Blaze Dragon Dao, and the Dawn Fall Sect?" the projection asked.
"The Heaven Flow Palace is a vastly renowned immortal sect in the Northern Glacial Immortal Region, but I don't know about the other two sects," Han Li replied.
"All three of these sects are in the Northern Glacial Immortal Region, and I'm telling you about them because all three of them possess cultivation arts related to the laws of time," the projection said.
Han Li was rather intrigued to hear this, but his expression remained completely unchanged as he asked, "Would you be able to elaborate on that?"
"Out of those three sects, the Heaven Flow Palace is the most powerful, the Dawn Fall Sect is the most enigmatic, while the Blaze Dragon Dao has been around the longest. However, all of them have been studying the laws of time for millions of years. According to my knowledge, the Dawn Fall Sect's premier cultivation art, the Illusory Dawn Treasured Scripture, can allow one to glean the laws of time upon reaching a sufficiently advanced level.
“The Heaven Flow Palace has a cultivation art called the Water Divination Time Arts, which is also related to the laws of time. The Blaze Dragon Dao also possesses a cultivation art of this distinction, but I'm not sure what its name is," the projection explained.
Han Li nodded in response with a contemplative expression, then asked, "Do you know if any of those cultivation arts are superior to the others?"
"That concerns the secrets of the three sects, so I don't know the answer to that," the projection replied.
"I see. Do you know the locations of the three sects? Surely this is information that you're privy to."
"Of course. The Heaven Flow Palace is situated in the Point Heaven Mountain Range of the Upper Arr Continent, which is located in the south of the immortal region. The Dawn Fall Sect is situated in the Peaceful Small Heaven Realm in the north of the immortal region, and the Blaze Dragon Dao is situated in the Bell Toll Mountain Range of the Ancient Cloud Continent, which is located in the east of the immortal region," the projection replied.
Han Li was silent for a moment upon hearing this, then asked, "Do you know what are the requirements to join the Blaze Dragon Dao?"
According to what he had learned during these past few years on Black Wind Island, the Black Wind Sea was situated in the southeast of the Northern Glacial Immortal Region, which meant that it was closest to the Blaze Dragon Dao and the Heaven Flow Palace.
His top priority at the moment was to recover his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords and Daoist Xie, which had been revealed to be in the east by the Bonded Eight Spirits Vat, thereby making the Blaze Dragon Dao a logical destination.
Instead of answering Han Li's question, the figure asked, "Is the information that I'm providing worthy of the reward for your mission?"
"If that's all the information that you have, then I could've uncovered all of this myself in due time. If you don't have any information that's more useful than what you've provided so far, then I suggest you don't waste any more of our time," Han Li replied in a cold voice.
The figure wasn't fazed by Han Li's cold demeanor, and they countered, "Don't underestimate the information that I've provided, Fellow Daoist. Without my help, even if you manage to get to the Blaze Dragon Dao, you'll only be made a guest elder at the very most, and the secret scriptures of the inner sect will be completely out of your reach."
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