Chapter 271: The Function of the Eye of Truth
The next morning.
Han Li returned to the Crimson Dawn Peak without alerting anyone, and he quickly passed through the courtyard before entering his cave abode.
After activating all of the restrictions in the cave abode, he made his way into his secret chamber, then sat down with his legs crossed on a cushion before flipping a hand over to summon a white porcelain teacup.
This wasn't a treasure or artifact. Instead, it was just an ordinary cup, one that was commonly seen in wealthy mortal clans, and it was something that Han Li had taken from the table while passing through the hall.
He held the teacup in one hand as he gently flicked a finger against its rim.
A faint crack rang out as a piece of porcelain on the rim of the teacup was snapped off.
Han Li nodded to himself as he placed the broken teacup onto the ground in front of him, then made a hand seal, and his Mantra Treasured Axis immediately appeared behind him amid a flash of golden light.
The axis then began to slowly revolve, while a vertical golden eye appeared at its center.
Han Li began to chant an incantation, and the Mantra Treasured Axis instantly sped up in its rotation while emitting a faint buzzing sound.
The semi-transparent Time Dao Runes on the axis lit up one after another, and it didn't take long before all 24 Time Dao Runes were activating, releasing circles of golden ripples that illuminated the entire secret chamber.
The eyelids of the vertical eye at the center of the axis also peeled back to reveal the golden eyeball within.
The circle of runes at the center of the eyeball also began to rapidly revolve, following which a beam of faint golden light was projected out of the pupil.
Han Li directed his gaze toward the broken teacup, and the beam of golden light that was projected out of the Eye of Truth was also turned to the teacup.
The golden light illuminated the white teacup, giving the entire cup a translucent appearance.
However, the broken part of the teacup remained broken, not displaying any changes at all.
It looks like it can't restore ordinary items...
Han Li wasn't all that surprised by this outcome as he wasn't expecting the Eye of Truth to be able to work on ordinary items in the first place.
After a brief moment of contemplation, he flipped a hand over to produce a miniature black octagonal pagoda.
This pagoda was once a spirit treasure of quite a high caliber, possessing the ability to trap a target inside, but it was severely damaged, and as a result, its effectiveness was also severely diminished. However, there were some rather special runes engraved upon it that Han Li was rather interested in, and that was why he hadn't thrown the treasure away.
The pagoda was quite intricately crafted, and even though it was only around a foot tall, it was complete with pillars, doors, windows, and even plaques hanging above every single door, upon which were inscribed runes that spelled out profound mantras.
The pagoda was supposed to have seven levels, but due to the damage that it had sustained, the top level and the roof had both gone missing.
Han Li set the pagoda down onto the ground in front of him, then took a deep breath before activating his Eye of Truth again and directing its gaze toward the pagoda.
The pagoda was basked in golden radiance, and it began to glow with black light while releasing layers of peculiar fluctuations. A series of hidden runes concealed under the eaves of the pagoda and behind its pillars were also revealed.
However, just like with the teacup from before, its missing section remained missing.
Han Li's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, and he fell into deep thought.
Moments later, he swept a hand through the air to stow the pagoda away, then summoned a damaged red seal that he placed onto the ground before repeating the same process.
The Eye of Truth released another beam of golden light that encompassed the entire seal...
Close to a day later, Han Li was still seated with his legs crossed on his cushion, and he was holding an Immortal Origin Stone to replenish his immortal spiritual power.
There were 17 or 18 items littered on the ground in front of him, and all of them were treasures that were damaged in some way.
These were all of the damaged treasures that were currently in his possession, and they covered a wide array of attributes, such as wind, lightning, water, fire, etc. He had tested the Eye of Truth on every single one of these treasures one by one, but none of them were restored in the form of a projection as had been the case for the stone monument.
"How strange... What am I missing?" Han Li murmured to himself while replenishing his immortal spiritual power reserves.
The Eye of Truth has no effect on ordinary items, nor is it effective on spirit treasures that contain spiritual power, yet it works on that stone monument in the White Finch Valley secret area.. What's so special about that monument?
He refused to believe that the Eye of Truth could only be effective on certain items. Instead, there had to have been a certain classification of items that it could work on.
Could it be...
All of a sudden, a thought sprang into his mind, and he flipped a hand over to produce a rectangular white jade box, upon which was adhered an azure talisman that could preserve spiritual qi.
Han Li gently stroked his hand over the jade box, and the talisman instantly vanished amid a flash of azure light.
He then opened the jade box, and a rich medicinal aroma instantly wafted throughout the room.
Inside the jade box was a high-grade spirit plant that had light purple leaf veins and was giving off a faint glow.
This was a Night Cloud Herb that was around a foot in length, and it was a primary ingredient for refining a type of earthly pill. This particular Night Cloud Herb had been matured to an age in excess of 50,000 years by the spirit liquid from the Heaven Controlling Vial.
Han Li stowed the Immortal Origin Stone away, then made a hand seal to summon his Mantra Treasured Axis again.
With all 24 Time Dao Runes activated, the Eye of Truth released a beam of golden light that fell upon the purple spirit herb.
Purple light began to emanate from the Night Cloud Herb, and under the scrutiny of the Eye of Truth, it began to rapidly shrink, quickly reverting back to only around an inch in length. The specks of light emanating from its leaf veins that were an indication of maturity had also faded, and it had reverted back into the form of a tender seedling.
I was right! The Eye of Truth only works on things that contain the power of time.
A faint smile appeared on Han Li's face as he had his suspicions confirmed.
After a brief pause, he reached out a hand to touch the seedling, but his hand passed right through the projection, and what he was actually touching was the mature spirit herb underneath.
Judging from the effect of the Eye of Truth on this spirit herb, it seems like the stone monument wasn't restored. Instead, it was only reverted back to an older version of itself, back when it was still whole. If the Eye of Truth really is able to reveal the past forms of items that contain the power of time, then it should work on those things as well.
With that in mind, he flipped a hand over once again, and a rectangular green jade box appeared out of thin air amid a flash of light.
With a sweep of his sleeve, the jade box was opened, and a gray rocky ball flew out from within. It was none other than the lone eyeball of the Primordial Fei Beast.
Han Li directed the gaze of the Eye of Truth toward the eyeball, and as it was basked in golden light, the eyeball gradually began to transform.
Rays of golden light began to radiate from its surface, forming a series of golden threads that extended outward, then intertwined with one another to form a golden skeleton, followed by a giant body.
Before long, a projection of the Primordial Fei Beast had been conjured up, and it was laid out flat in mid-air inside the secret chamber.
Due to how massive the Primordial Fei Beast was, half of its body had already vanished into one of the walls of the secret chamber, so Han Li was unable to see it in its full glory.
Han Li rose to his feet and made his way over to the head of the Primordial Fei Beast projection, and only after some close examination did he withdraw the Eye of Truth.
The massive projection in the secret chamber instantly vanished, leaving only the lone eye hovering in mid-air.
Han Li exhaled as he stowed the eyeball away, then flipped a hand over to produce another item. This time, it was a semi-transparent crystal the size of a water droplet.
This crystal was none other than a crystal that contained the power of time manifested by the Heaven Controlling Vial.
Han Li directed the gaze of the Eye of Truth toward the crystal, and the crystal instantly became enshrouded within a beam of faint golden light, following which it began to release a burst of dazzling white light alongside tremendous spiritual power fluctuations.
Han Li was quite startled by this turn of events, and he hurriedly attempted to stow the crystal away, but it was already too late.
A faint crack rang out, and the crystal fell apart within the golden light.
Before Han Li had a chance to react, the golden law thread within the crystal shot out like a steel needle, passing straight through Han Li before piercing into the Eye of Truth within his Mantra Treasured Axis.
Han Li felt as if the Mantra Treasured Axis had been dealt a heavy blow, and as a result, he was sent stumbling back in an involuntary manner.
Immediately thereafter, he felt the axis behind him begin to tremble while releasing bursts of invisible fluctuations.
He hurriedly cut off the secret technique to close the Eye of Truth, yet even after doing that, the Mantra Treasured Axis continued to tremble.
A hesitant look appeared on Han Li's face upon seeing this. He didn't know how to intervene, nor did he dare to withdraw the axis back into his body in its current state, so he could only force himself to calm down as he carefully observed the axis.
Thankfully, the tremors running through the Mantra Treasured Axis subsided after only around 15 minutes.
All of a sudden, an incredulous look appeared on Han Li's face. He discovered that a new Tie Dao Rune had appeared on the Mantra Treasured Axis.
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