A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 363: Teleportation

Not long after, Han Li emerged from the tree hollow and set off with his magical artifact.

However, this time, he was even more cautious on his way back.

He almost constantly released his spiritual awareness to the fullest, instantly hiding at the slightest sign of trouble.

After all, with his current cultivation base, casually encountering a cultivator could be extremely dangerous.

Thus, Han Li was on high alert the entire way, taking nearly half more time than on his way in before finally returning to the underground cave.

Only when he stepped into the "Inverted Five Elements Formation" did he truly let out a sigh of relief.

The quhun was still sitting obediently by the teleportation formation, motionless, in exactly the same posture as when Han Li had just left. This sight made Han Li smile slightly.

He knew that restoring his cultivation base wouldn’t be a success in just three or four years, so he wasn’t in any rush to take pills or meditate.

Instead, he spent the following days fully focused on repairing the ancient teleportation formation.

Given his current condition, traveling long distances to other countries in the chaotic immortal cultivation world was far too risky. His only hope was that once the ancient teleportation formation was repaired, it would actually work.

Although Han Li’s cultivation base had dropped significantly, it did not hinder his repair work at all.

After six or seven days and nights without rest, all the repairs were completed.

Looking at the fully restored ancient teleportation formation, even the usually composed Han Li felt a bit excited.

What came next was the most critical step determining success or failure.

He had to test whether the corresponding teleportation formation at the other end still existed intact. If that other end was also damaged or long gone, then this ancient teleportation formation would still be unusable, and he would have to give up on teleportation and find another way out.

Thinking this through, Han Li placed several low-grade spirit stones around the formation.

After installing the last spirit stone, Han Li quickly stepped back a few paces, holding his breath.

Suddenly, the ancient formation, built many years ago, emitted a hum. Then a flash of yellow blades appeared, but it disappeared just as quickly, like a fleeting bloom, and calm returned.

Han Li’s heart sank.

Could the other end of the ancient teleportation formation really have been abandoned? Would all his previous efforts have been in vain?

He couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

But still unwilling to give up, he folded his arms behind his back and circled the formation, his face occasionally showing thoughtful expressions.

Suddenly, he stopped and furrowed his brows as if recalling something.

Then he bent down and pulled out one of the low-grade spirit stones he had just placed in the formation.

Upon inspection, Han Li gasped inwardly.

The spirit stone was pure white, completely devoid of any spiritual energy.

Han Li’s expression became contemplative, then a glimmer of joy appeared.

Without hesitation, he took out several shimmering mid-grade spirit stones from his storage pouch and replaced the low-grade ones one by one.

If he was correct, the problem wasn’t that the teleportation formation was unusable, but that the low-grade spirit stones lacked sufficient spiritual energy to power the ancient formation.

After the last stone was swapped out, the formation immediately emitted a deep humming sound, followed by a massive spiritual wave that shot out from the center. A dazzling yellow light pierced upward through the cave ceiling, completely unhindered by the Inverted Five Elements Formation’s restrictions.

At this sight, Han Li was momentarily stunned. Then a realization hit him and his face instantly turned pale.

Almost at the same time, the cave above erupted with a thunderous roar. Even with the grand formation’s protection, Han Li felt as if the ground was shaking.

His expression grew more tense. He hurriedly waved to the quhun beside him and moved to the edge of the teleportation formation.