Published: September 2, 2025
Chapter 565: Heavenly Omen
"In two hours, it will be the time of day when yin energy is at its strongest. That’s when I will begin casting the soul restoration technique. The entire process will last about two to three days. During this period, everything will depend on Brother Han," Yuan Yao looked at the time, then turned back with a delicate face and sincerely said to Han Li.
Han Li nodded, glanced around the valley, then furrowed his brow and asked, "Besides an Illusion Formation, it seems there aren’t many magic formations set up for protection here. If strong enemies appear and your clone is occupied, wouldn’t you be in danger?"
"Of course I’m aware of that! But I don’t have any highly advanced formation devices on hand, and there’s no time for thorough preparation. I can only take this risk," Yuan Yao bit her red lips, her graceful face showing a hint of helplessness.
"In that case, leave the formation work to me! I have a few decent formation devices. While not overwhelmingly powerful, they can still be useful. It’s better than having no defense at all," Han Li said with a smile, folding his arms and stroking his chin thoughtfully.
Well, he was just doing a good deed to the end!
"Brother Han, you’re also skilled in the way of formations! If you can really help like this, I’ll feel much more at ease when casting my spell. I’ll be counting on you!" Yuan Yao’s beautiful eyes sparkled with surprise and gratitude.
Han Li smiled faintly without saying more, then rose into the air to survey the terrain around the valley.
After a moment, he had a clear plan and slowly descended.
"There’s not much time left. I’ll start setting up the formations now!" he said.
With that, Han Li waved his hands and a dozen giant ape puppets appeared on both sides.
He pulled out several formation devices from his storage bag and distributed them among the puppets. Then, standing still, he used his spiritual awareness to command the giant apes to arrange the formations around the valley.
Yuan Yao watched the movements of the giant ape puppets with some curiosity, but soon turned away to busily attend to her own preparations.
The soul restoration technique is no trivial matter! Some detailed preparations need to be done before casting the spell, including testing the massive formation beneath her feet to prevent any mistakes.
Meanwhile, with the help of the giant ape puppets, Han Li had set up four or five fairly powerful formations in just over an hour.
Although these formations couldn’t stop core formation stage cultivators, foundation establishment stage cultivators would find it very hard to break through.
At the center of the valley, Yuan Yao was finishing up her preparations.
Once spirit stones were placed around the formation, she struck a spell formation at the formation’s core point, activating it.
The formation emitted a low hum; dark black light flickered, and eerie strands of black energy suddenly appeared around the formation, converging toward the Cold Jade Coffin in the middle.
Seeing this, Yuan Yao’s face showed satisfaction. She hurriedly cast another spell formation, then stopped the formation.
"No problems. Everything is normal," Yuan Yao said joyfully to Han Li as she stepped out of the formation.
"Yuan Dao friend! Have you really thought this through? Once the pill is shattered, your path of cultivation will be blocked. You will almost certainly never enter the core formation stage again," Han Li said slowly, looking at her smiling face.
Hearing this, Yuan Yao’s smile immediately faded, and she fell silent.
"If it’s blocked, then so be it! I’ve lived to this point by chance anyway," she said calmly.
"Brother Han, you don’t understand the bond between Senior Sister and me, or you wouldn’t say such things. Beautiful Senior Sister and I grew up together from childhood, entered the sect together, and practiced side by side for decades. Even sisters wouldn’t be this close. When we killed the young lord of Qingyang Sect, it was Senior Sister who took the backlash for me. Otherwise, the one trapped in the ghost wood now should be me. As long as Beautiful Senior Sister’s primordial spirit does not scatter and she can regain a physical body, the pill shattering won’t matter," she said, gently brushing a strand of blue hair from her forehead with a faint expression.