"Could this person have been killed by someone in a sneak attack?" Han Li glanced at the wound on his abdomen, pondered for a moment, and thought to himself.

He didn't find out the details of Mu Yan's death from the other party's memory fragments, but he could feel the resentment carried by his remnant spirit.

"Huh?"

A glint flashed in Han Li's eyes, and he looked at a corner of Mu Yan's sleeve, waving his hand to grab it.

With a "chila" sound as he tore at it with both hands, the sleeve was immediately torn open, revealing a small piece of white silk, covered with dense, tiny characters.

The material of this object was exactly the same as the clothing, and it was hidden quite cleverly. If the sleeve hadn't been soaked in blood, revealing a trace, it would have been impossible to discover.

Han Li immediately picked up the silk and, after a brief look, was overjoyed.

These small characters recorded a secret technique, precisely "Fa Yan Tian Di," and in great detail. It should be the original version, which was more refined compared to the incomplete version he had comprehended from the Great-Eared Monk's incantation.

He looked at the small characters before him with avid interest, becoming more and more astonished as he read.

The original "Fa Yan Tian Di" was one of the most profound secret techniques of the True Words Sect. It was said that when cultivated to the highest realm, one could speak and laws would follow, turning illusion into reality, shaking the heavens and earth with a single word.

Of course, to achieve this level of power, it would require hundreds of thousands of years of arduous cultivation and comprehension, and at least reaching the Taiyi realm would be possible. With Han Li's current Golden Immortal cultivation, he could only barely display some illusions.

However, even so, the means of both true and false, with truth hidden in the false and falsehood contained in the true, could produce unexpected and wonderful effects at certain times, especially when he used the Time Domain, allowing the opponent to misjudge their situation.

While thoughts raced through Han Li's mind, he quickly finished reading the contents of the silk and firmly memorized it in his mind.

At that moment, the last Time Dao Rune on the True Words Treasure Wheel finally went out.

After a burst of dizziness, Han Li's divine sense quickly returned to his body.

He looked at the gradually dissipating crystal wall, his mind agitated, unable to calm down for a long time.

This soul crossing allowed him to see many things that happened in the past: the True Words Sect's changes, the Time Dao Ancestor's power… These scenes were as vivid as if they had happened before his eyes.

These events, although they happened in the distant past, stirred up a monstrous wave in Han Li's heart.

Because of his cultivation of the Soul Refining Technique, he had already violated the Heavenly Court's taboo and was constantly facing the pursuit of the Heavenly Court's Surveillance Envoys. Now, his cultivation and comprehension of the Law of Time had touched the inverse scale of a Dao Ancestor-level figure.

Even Da Luo-level powerhouses like Mi Luo Immortal Venerable were so vulnerable in front of the Time Dao Ancestor, let alone a small Golden Immortal like himself?

Perhaps the other party could crush him with a single thought.

After thinking it over again and again in the secret chamber, Han Li could only give a wry smile and put the matter aside for the time being. Thinking too much about this kind of thing was useless. What was meant to come would come sooner or later. For now, he should focus on improving his strength as much as possible and find a way to get out of this desolate place alive.

With that thought in mind, Han Li flipped his hand, and a blank jade slip appeared in his palm. Then, he placed it on his forehead, recording all the cultivation insights and experiences he had seen in Mu Yan's memory, as well as the "Fa Yan Tian Di," to be carefully studied later.

In the blink of an eye, another three months had passed.

During this time, Nuo Qinglin had come several times to apologize to Han Li, saying that there had been significant changes within the Beast Clan, and several important groups had still not been able to gather. Therefore, the promised map would have to be postponed.

Han Li had been engrossed in comprehending Mu Yan's cultivation insights during these days, finding them increasingly profound. Corroborating them with the *True Words Transformation Wheel Sutra*, *Illusionary Star Treasure Canon*, and *Water Evolution Four Seasons Art*, although he still hadn't found the key to combining the three cultivation methods, he had gained a lot more insights into the Law of Time. He happened to need such a quiet place for secluded cultivation and comprehension, so he stayed.

In the secret chamber, Han Li sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, his hands forming hand seals, slowly circulating the *Water Evolution Four Seasons Art* cultivation incantation.

As he chanted, strands of water-like golden light emanated from his body, gathering towards his front and condensing into a golden light cluster.

Time passed little by little, and another seven days went by in the blink of an eye.

Han Li was still sitting cross-legged, his fingers constantly forming hand seals. In the void in front of him, the golden light cluster was exceptionally bright, like a golden fireball, dazzlingly radiant.

At the center of the light sphere, a flash occurred, and a blurry golden jade bottle slowly emerged.

The bottle was thick at the bottom and thin at the top, with two crescent-shaped bottle ears on the bottle mouth. Although it was extremely blurry, it still gave people an extremely ancient and mysterious feeling.

As soon as the jade bottle appeared, the nearby golden light converged like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, merging into it.

In the blink of an eye, the golden light sphere disappeared without a trace, leaving only a blurry jade bottle phantom, suspended motionless.

Han Li opened his eyes, his gaze swept across the jade bottle phantom, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, but more of it was astonishment.

He had not intended to cultivate the *Water Evolution Four Seasons Art* painstakingly, but just wanted to try cultivating it a little to comprehend the artistic conception of this cultivation method. He didn't expect to complete the contents of the first volume effortlessly, condensing the Light Yin Pure Bottle.

According to the *Water Evolution Four Seasons Art*, it was very difficult to condense this Light Yin Pure Bottle, requiring extremely high talent and a certain degree of comprehension of the Law of Time, and then a slim chance after a long period of cultivation.

How did he succeed just by casually practicing it?

Could it be because he had already cultivated the *True Words Transformation Wheel Sutra* and already had a foundation of Time Power in his body? Or was it because the three cultivation methods were connected to each other?

After a slight pondering, Han Li stopped thinking about it. Since that was the case, he simply continued to cultivate and try.

He chanted ancient mantras and formed hand seals with both hands.

Two thick golden lights flew out from the palms of his hands, and countless golden runes danced within them, merging into the jade bottle phantom.

The phantom jade bottle immediately slowly rotated, gradually becoming solid.

Time passed little by little. Before long, the jade bottle phantom had changed from its original blurriness to a semi-transparent state, like a glass bottle.

Seeing this, Han Li was overjoyed. The contents of the second volume had also been successfully cultivated.

After taking a deep breath, he continued to cultivate the third volume of the cultivation method.

In this way, a month later, a golden jade bottle was suspended in front of Han Li, precisely the "Light Yin Pure Bottle."

This bottle was smaller than before, and the surface of the bottle was covered with patterns of sun, moon, and stars, like a vast star map.

The contents of the third volume had also been completed at this point.

Han Li looked at the jade bottle in front of him and closed his eyes again, forming hand seals.

His whole body shone with golden light, and countless dazzling golden light spots emerged from it, which were very conspicuous even in the golden light.

Each golden light spot emitted an astonishing Law of Time fluctuation.

As Han Li cast his spell, these golden light spots slowly merged into the golden jade bottle, and fine, rice-grain-sized golden light spots immediately appeared inside the bottle.

Time passed day by day, and unknowingly half a year passed.

The golden light on the golden jade bottle was full of golden light, as if it was filled with golden fireflies.

Han Li sat cross-legged, motionless, his whole body as if bathed in a sparkling golden river, and countless golden light spots flew out of the river, continuously converging towards the inside of the bottle.

The golden light spots inside the bottle seemed to have reached their limit at this moment, and they began to roll over, converging towards one place, turning into a ball of golden light.

The golden light flashed and merged into the golden jade bottle, and a golden pattern immediately appeared somewhere on the jade bottle, which was exactly a Time Dao Rune.

And on the bottle, there were already five other groups of similar Dao Runes.

Buzz!

The golden jade bottle vibrated hummingly, as if some kind of change had occurred.

Han Li stopped the hand seals, and the golden light that spread all around submerged into his body like a giant whale absorbing water.

Then, his hands suddenly rubbed together, and the golden jade bottle in front of him disappeared with a shake.

The contents of the fourth volume were much more profound than the previous three volumes, requiring the condensation of a full six groups of Time Dao Runes. Unexpectedly, like the True Words Transformation Wheel Sutra back then, it was accomplished in one go.

Han Li stood up, exhaled, waved his hand to remove the restrictions in the cave, and strolled to a window in the outer room of the cave.

It was late at night, everything was silent, the bright moon was in the sky, and the stars were dotted.

After Han Li glanced around, he formed a hand seal and cast a spell with one hand.

With a "hula" sound.

Golden light flashed in front of the window sill, and a golden jade bottle condensed out of the dots of golden light. The six groups of Time Dao Runes on the jade bottle seemed to be stimulated and immediately flickered gently.

Tiny white spots suddenly emerged from the moonlight pouring in from the window, and under the attraction of an invisible force, they gathered at the mouth of the jade bottle and flashed into it.

Seeing this scene, Han Li nodded slightly.

However, the jade bottle absorbed very little moonlight power. At this rate, it would probably take a considerable amount of time to condense the Light Yin Water Drops.

At that moment, footsteps sounded outside the door, and Jin Tong walked in riding the Pi Xiu. His two small eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, as if he was full of worries.

The Pi Xiu also seemed to have noticed that the young master on his body was in a bad mood, and he behaved quite honestly, walking steadily towards Han Li.

"Jin Tong, what's wrong? Something on your mind?" Han Li asked after putting away the spell and turning around.

"Uncle, I..." Jin Tong's expression was rarely serious, with a hesitant look.

"Tell me what's wrong. With me here, there's nothing to worry about." Han Li smiled slightly, comforting him.

"I feel a very familiar aura… Actually, it's not very familiar, it just feels very similar to me, like another me… This aura is approaching here." Jin Tong said, his expression easing a little.

"An aura very similar to you, could it be…" Han Li frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something.