Han Li watched as Liu Le'er's chest rose and fell steadily, her breathing gradually calming. Only then did he sit down cross-legged once more.

He reached into his robes and, after a moment of searching, pulled out the ornament he always wore around his neck: a slender, light green round bottle.

The small bottle was covered with patches of dark green leaf-like patterns, lifelike and exquisitely beautiful.

Han Li gently stroked the bottle with his finger, the familiar, slightly raised texture transmitting to his fingertip, and his thoughts drifted.

After pondering for a long time, his expression suddenly darkened, and he put away the small bottle, simultaneously uttering a low "Mo Guang."

Silence filled the cave, without the slightest disturbance, only Han Li's voice echoing within, buzzing.

But after a moment, the shadow projected in front of him twisted and swayed, stretching forward slightly.

"Flutter!"

A dark figure separated from Han Li's elongated shadow and slowly stood up.

The figure was clad in black robes, his skin as dark as ink, his features bearing a slight resemblance to Han Li's. His black hair was unbound, simply cascading down, and he emanated an indescribable aura of decay.

"Fellow Daoist Han, long time no see," the figure said woodenly, his gaze fixed on Han Li.

"Mo Guang, what exactly happened? How did you become like this?" Han Li frowned, his voice deep as he asked.

"I don't know. I didn't awaken many years before you. When I woke up, I found that I had lost almost all of my sentience, leaving only a wisp of a remnant soul. Because of the Demonic Pact, I can only hide in your shadow. Without your summoning or someone harming you, I cannot actively appear before others," the dark-skinned man replied mechanically, his tone unchanged.

"Do you remember what happened most recently before you fell asleep?" Han Li asked after a moment of pondering.

"I remember everything clearly up to the time before you ascended. But after the ascension, I only remember you and that immortal named Gao Sheng leaving the Ascension Platform together. After that, everything is a blank," the dark-skinned man replied slowly.

"As expected, your memory and mine both stop at the moment of leaving the Ascension Platform. It seems that to understand what happened, we must first find Gao Sheng. However, our current situation is not good. According to the information obtained from soul searching, not only are we now in a lower realm directly under the Northern Underworld Immortal Domain called the Spirit Vast World, but three hundred years have passed. We've lost three hundred years of memories," Han Li said, his eyes flashing.

"Indeed, it's very bad! What are your plans, Fellow Daoist?" the man named Mo Guang said listlessly.

"Although you only have a wisp of remnant soul left, you were originally transformed from an Extraterrestrial Demon. You should still have some supernatural powers left, right?" Han Li raised an eyebrow, asking in return.

"My current power is less than two or three percent of what it used to be. I've also lost eighty or ninety percent of my supernatural powers, and can only use some low-level secret techniques," Mo Guang replied bitterly.

Hearing this, Han Li's brow relaxed slightly, and he nodded, saying:

"Well, that's much better than I expected. On the contrary, my current situation is no better than yours. I just checked and found that not only have I lost all my magical treasures and elixirs, but my mana is also almost exhausted. My spirit and body have also suffered severe damage, less than a tenth of their peak state. Fortunately, I have awakened. As long as I find suitable spiritual medicine and cultivate to recuperate, I should be able to recover quickly. In addition, although I can sense the existence of Crablord and the Gold Devouring Beetle King through the Soul Pact, I don't know where they are. I can only find a way to retrieve them later."

"In that case, Fellow Daoist is really in big trouble. To find that Gao Sheng, you must first return to the Northern Underworld Immortal Domain. If I remember correctly, although it's easier to ascend from a lower realm directly under the Immortal Realm than from other realms, it still requires an Ascension Platform to receive you, as well as immense magical power to protect you, to forcibly break through the realm barrier," Mo Guang said after pondering for a moment.

"Returning to the Immortal Realm is not urgent, there is plenty of time to consider it slowly. But one thing I can be sure of is that whoever caused Han to fall into this situation, I will have a good chat with him when I get back," Han Li replied calmly, his expression seemingly serene, but leaving no room for doubt.

Seeing this, Mo Guang said nothing more.

"Fellow Daoist Mo Guang, are you still willing to continue to follow Han? As you can see, my current situation is extremely bad. If you want to leave, I will not stop you."

"Why must Fellow Daoist test me? Although I am only a wisp of remnant soul with incomplete sentience, the Demonic Pact is still valid, and now it's even more impossible to disobey its power. In my current situation, if I leave Fellow Daoist, I'm afraid it would be even more dangerous," Mo Guang replied mechanically.

"Good, since Fellow Daoist has said so, I will never mistreat you. As long as Han restores his former power, I will definitely find a way to complete your soul and sentience. Now, the first thing we need to do is gather some information and resources from this world, and see if we can restore our former power first," Han Li said, a smile finally appearing on his face.

"Everything is up to Fellow Daoist Han. I shouldn't appear outside for too long now, so I'll go back to recuperate first," Mo Guang said calmly, then his figure blurred, turning into a cloud of black mist that surged towards Han Li's shadow on the ground, quickly disappearing.

Han Li breathed a long sigh of relief, glanced at Liu Le'er who was still sleeping, and slowly closed his eyes to regulate his breathing.

Half a day later, Liu Le'er, who had been unconscious, finally woke up.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Han Li sitting cross-legged beside her with his eyes closed, while the old Daoist who had previously harbored ill intentions towards them stood nervously to the side.

"You're awake..." Almost at the same time, Han Li opened his eyes and said with a smile.

Liu Le'er's body stiffened immediately. She stared at Han Li's eyes, her expression complex. After a long time, she murmured, "Shi Tou Gege, your... your illness is cured..."

"Le'er, my name is Han Li. You can call me Han Dage in the future," Han Li replied gently.

"Han... Han Dage," Liu Le'er said with some difficulty, her expression changing several times after hearing this, before darkening.

The tall young man seemed somewhat unfamiliar to her.

Han Li saw all the changes in her expression, and a smile appeared on his face:

"Don't worry, although I have regained my senses, I still remember everything that has happened in the past few years clearly. I am still your Shi Tou Gege, and that will never change."

The girl was overjoyed when she heard these words, her eyes filled with tears. She cried out "Shi Tou Gege" and threw herself into Han Li's arms uncontrollably.

"I know you have a lot of questions, but now is not the time to explain. I will tell you everything when there is a suitable opportunity in the future," Han Li said gently, patting the girl's head affectionately.

Liu Le'er nodded sensibly, not asking any more questions, but looked at the old Daoist standing aside with a very nervous expression, her expression becoming somewhat surprised and suspicious again.

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A virtual dynamic 3D "Han Li" image has been released.

In the future, there will also be 3D images of Nangong Wan, Zi Ling, the Soul Devouring Beast, and the Gold Devouring Insect, etc.