“Got it, Frostless Island… There’s an isolated island called ‘Frostless’ over in the Black Reef Waters. Because it's surrounded by hidden reefs and towering waves, and the island itself is barren with no vegetation or life, it's uninhabited for tens of thousands of miles.” Luo Feng said after a moment of thought.

“I need you to build a magic array on Frostless Island,” Han Li said directly.

“As you command,” Luo Feng said, cupping his fist.

Han Li nodded, then took out a detailed blueprint that he had already drawn, along with a black storage ring, handed them over, and said, “The array diagram is here, and the materials needed are also in here. You must get to work as soon as possible and complete it within seven days.”

“I’ll go do it right away,” Luo Feng said, taking it and glancing at it, his expression changing slightly.

“No rush, here are some cultivation methods and spiritual medicines and herbs for Wumeng Island. Keep them as well,” Han Li said, throwing over a white storage ring.

“Thank you, Lord Liu…” Luo Feng received it and immediately prostrated on the ground without even looking at it.

After he left, Han Li’s gaze fell on the Earthly Fiend Avatar, who seemed to sense something and looked up to meet Han Li’s eyes.

Han Li looked at this avatar that looked almost exactly like him, and couldn’t help but feel a sense of emotion.

This avatar was initially formed by a wisp of his own soul and the Soul-birthing Flower. It already possessed a certain degree of relatively independent intelligence. After so many years of severing contact, its intelligence had become even more complete as its cultivation had grown.

In a sense, it was both himself and not himself.

If he had truly perished in the various experiences he had had in the Immortal World, as long as this avatar was still around, he would not be considered truly and completely destroyed in body and soul.

Since he could regain absolute control over the avatar at any time through that wisp of soul, even if something unexpected happened, he was now far superior to the avatar in terms of both cultivation and spiritual sense, so he naturally didn’t need to worry about it backlashing.

Of course, that was a last resort. Once this avatar completely lost its self-awareness, it would no longer be able to guard this place for him as it does now.

“I have a request,” Han Li said after a long while.

“You and I are one, so there is no need to make requests. Just speak your mind,” the Earthly Fiend Avatar said, his expression unchanged.

Han Li hesitated slightly, then raised his hand and gently stroked his face.

As a stream of blue light flowed past, the restriction covering his face was lifted, revealing his true appearance.

All that could be seen was black mist swirling around the center of his brow, condensing into a strange rune, and his eyes were flashing with streaks of blood-red light, with an intensely fierce aura permeating from deep within his pupils.

The Earthly Fiend Avatar stared at the rune between Han Li’s eyebrows and was suddenly startled. He felt that the rune looked like a ferocious and vicious face, with a surge of black light that seemed ready to break through the flesh and burst out at any moment.

“What is this…”

Although the Earthly Fiend Avatar was separated from Han Li’s soul and had countless connections with Han Li, it had been out of touch for too long and had no idea what it was seeing.

Then, he frowned and exclaimed in horror, “Your cultivation realm?”

Previously, Han Li was able to hide his true cultivation, but now it was truly revealed without any reservation.

“My current cultivation is stuck at the peak of the Grand Luo Initial Stage, and I am being plagued by the Evil Corpse, facing the critical moment of Corpse Severance,” Han Li said with a bitter smile.

“Grand Luo, a Grand Luo Realm cultivator…” Even the Earthly Fiend Avatar found it hard to believe at this moment.

Generally speaking, taking the path of the Earth Immortal, with the blessing of the power of faith from believers, was considered a shortcut on the path of cultivation. As long as there were enough believers, the speed of cultivation would be faster.

During this period of time, due to the relatively closed special environment of the Black Wind Sea, coupled with the foundation laid by Han Li, the development speed of Wumeng Island's power and believers could be described as rapid.

Thanks to this, the cultivation speed of the Earthly Fiend Avatar was not slow, but compared to Han Li, it was really insignificant.

“So, I can help you with the matter of Corpse Severance?” the Earthly Fiend Avatar asked after a moment of stunned silence.

“That’s right. The difficulty of Corpse Severance lies in how to contend with the Corpse Soul and sever it from the body. The Three Corpses are all fundamental attachments, and their power grows almost alongside the cultivator’s entire growth process. Wanting to cut oneself off with one’s own spiritual power is extremely difficult. I was fortunate enough to obtain a secret technique for Corpse Severance, which allows for the transfer of the Evil Corpse into your body, which can greatly increase the chances of success,” Han Li nodded and said slowly.

“What are the risks?” the Earthly Fiend Avatar asked directly.

“The process of Corpse Severance is inherently dangerous. If you are not careful, my original soul may be devoured by the Evil Corpse, and from then on, my temperament will change drastically, with the Evil Corpse in charge. In addition, even if the Corpse Severance is successful, sealing it into your body, there is a high probability that it will occupy your Earth Immortal body,” Han Li said.

“So, you’re just using me as a receiving vessel?” the Earthly Fiend Avatar asked with a slight frown.

“That’s indeed the case,” Han Li nodded and said.

“If it were you, would you agree?” the Earthly Fiend Avatar said with a hint of strangeness.

“Actually, it’s not entirely without benefits for you. The number of islanders and believers in the Wumeng Island sea area is limited. I think the biggest reason why you haven’t been able to enter the Taiyi Realm for so long is that the amount of faith power you can receive is limited, not enough to help you break through the realm limit, right?” Han Li asked.

“That’s right,” the Earthly Fiend Avatar nodded in silence after hearing this.

“I have a way to help you break free from the shackles of the Earth Immortal body and no longer rely on the power of faith,” Han Li said.

“I think no one knows better than you how this body of mine was refined back then. And I think no one knows better than you about the connection between this Earth Immortal body and Wumeng Island. How can it be said that it can be severed so easily?” the Earthly Fiend Avatar shook his head, obviously not quite believing Han Li’s words.

“I naturally know this. After so many years of cultivation, the connection between your Earth Immortal body and Wumeng Island will only become closer. But you don’t know how powerful the energy carried by the Evil Corpse is. Once it enters your body, in order to better adapt to your body, it will definitely transform your Earth Immortal body. Using power comparable to the Grand Luo from the inside, cutting off the connection of the power of faith is not a difficult task,” Han Li said.

The Earthly Fiend Avatar fell into deep thought upon hearing this, and after a long while, he asked, “Is this really feasible?”

“Even if I can’t say I have a 90% certainty, I have 70 or 80%,” Han Li nodded and said.

“If the connection with the power of faith is severed, what will happen to the islanders of Wumeng Island?” the Earthly Fiend Avatar asked.

“Not to mention that Luo Feng is now a True Immortal level cultivator. If you are willing to protect them and stay here for a hundred years, with the immortal plants, spiritual herbs, magical treasures, and artifacts I leave for them, it will be enough for them to not fear any power in the Black Wind Sea. Moreover, severing the path of the Ancestral God may not be a bad thing for them,” Han Li said.

The Earthly Fiend Avatar listened and nodded for a long time, which was considered an agreement with Han Li’s statement.

“The process of this matter is simple, but it’s actually not easy. First of all, your current body may not be able to withstand the huge energy brought by the Evil Corpse entering the body. Secondly, if your soul is not protected, it will inevitably be swallowed by the Evil Corpse and completely become his bait,” Han Li continued.

“You should already have a way to deal with it, right?” the Earthly Fiend Avatar asked.

“That’s right. The great array that I asked Luo Feng to build earlier is to temper your Earth Immortal body. As for your soul, before I perform the ceremony, I will seal it with a secret technique. At that time, you will completely fall into a deep sleep. The Evil Corpse will not be able to sense your existence, so naturally it will not attack you,” Han Li said.

“Fall into a deep sleep…” the Earthly Fiend Avatar said hesitantly.

“Don’t worry, before that, I will imprison your body on Skyfrost Island. After the Evil Corpse occupies your Earth Immortal body, it will only be able to break free from the imprisonment after completing the transformation and controlling the body. By then, I will have successfully stabilized the Grand Luo Middle Stage realm, and capturing him will be just a matter of lifting a finger. After that, just use a secret technique to peel him off again and reseal him,” Han Li waved his hand and said with a smile.

“So, there is one more key point, and that is that you must stabilize the Grand Luo Middle Stage realm before he completely controls my body and breaks free?” the Earthly Fiend Avatar frowned.

“Compared to the many risks ahead, this is really nothing to me,” Han Li said confidently.

“If that’s the case, this matter can be done,” the Earthly Fiend Avatar said after thinking for a while.

Han Li’s expression relaxed upon hearing this, and he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

It was really not easy to convince himself. After all, only by allowing it to fully cooperate with him could the best effect of the Corpse Severance secret technique be achieved.

…

Time passed in a flash, and it was already seven days later.

In the Black Wind Sea, on a stretch of water with a black luster, patches of black phosphorus coral-covered reefs could be seen everywhere, some completely hidden beneath the surface of the sea, and some protruding from the sea surface at varying heights.

Although there were waves elsewhere on the sea, the overall momentum was calm, but once it reached this place, the sea water surged against the reefs, and towering hundred-zhang waves could be seen everywhere, with a tremendous momentum.

In the center of this Black Reef Waters stood a strange gray-white island.

Black reefs could be seen near the sea surface of the island, and the area going to the higher central part of the island turned gray-white, looking like a layer of frost had fallen from afar.

At this moment, three or four figures flew across the sky and landed on the island.

One of the men in green robes and the other in blue robes had very similar appearances except for their clothes, and they were none other than Han Li and his Earthly Fiend Avatar.

As for the other two, they were Luo Feng and Jin Tong.

When they arrived at the center of the island, they found that the original mountain top of the island had been completely cut off, forming an open area, on which a blue hexagonal altar several dozen zhang high had already been built.