Twenty-Fifth Cluster of Dao Runes?

A hint of surprise flashed in Han Li's eyes. With a flicker of blue light, he stared intently at the Mantra Treasure Wheel, meticulously counting the translucent patterns that had appeared. He confirmed that the time Dao Runes on the wheel had indeed transformed into twenty-five clusters.

Could it be that the Eye of Truth also possesses the ability to absorb the power of time?

He wondered whether the increased Dao Runes were temporary or permanent. If the latter, it would be utterly incredible.

At this thought, Han Li's heart couldn't help but pound.

"Unfortunately, I only have one crystal grain on hand right now. If I want to try again, I'll have to wait until next month… As for the Earthly Fiend Incarnation, I'll put it on hold for a while," Han Li sighed, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and with a wave of his hand, he recalled the Mantra Treasure Wheel into his body.

Then, he reached into his robes and took out the small emerald green bottle that hung around his neck.

Speaking of which, this item that had accompanied him since the beginning of his cultivation journey was the one that contained the strongest power of time, and the treasure whose origins he most wanted to understand.

He held the bottle in front of his eyes, staring at the leaf-shaped patterns on its surface, a solemn expression on his face.

This Palm Heaven Bottle was different from other objects. It was the greatest secret on his person, and his most important treasure. Although the previous incident with the crystal grain hadn't caused any bad consequences, it still made him feel somewhat worried. If the Palm Heaven Bottle were to suffer an unexpected mishap, it would be a loss beyond compare.

After much deliberation, he decided to try it anyway. Firstly, he really wanted to figure out the origin of the Palm Heaven Bottle, and secondly, he didn't believe that such a high-level treasure would be easily damaged.

Having made up his mind, Han Li placed the small bottle on the ground in front of him, activated the Eye of Truth, and moved his gaze towards the bottle.

The faint golden light projected from the golden vertical eye fell upon the emerald green bottle, and the bottle immediately trembled slightly, floating up and slowly rotating in mid-air.

Han Li's body tensed, his face filled with tension as he stared unblinkingly at the small bottle through the Eye of Truth.

Just then, a grain-sized white light seemed to ignite inside the bottle, illuminating it from the inside out, making it crystal clear. The leaves on the bottle appeared verdant and lifelike, as if they were real.

Just as Han Li thought a phantom image was about to appear, the light on the bottle suddenly turned emerald green, like a deep vortex, directly swallowing the golden light projected from the golden vertical eye.

He was startled and was about to close the vertical eye, but he found that the bottle only had this reaction, and there were no other changes.

After waiting for a while, seeing that nothing special was happening, Han Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After a moment of contemplation, he mobilized the immortal spiritual power in his body again, activating the cluster of Dao Runes that had just emerged.

The twenty-five clusters of Dao Runes lit up simultaneously, and the light of the golden vertical eye intensified again, projecting towards the Palm Heaven Bottle.

But this time, an accident occurred.

The surface of the emerald green bottle flashed violently, first swallowing the golden light, and then reflecting a green ray from the bottle, directly attacking the golden vertical eye.

Han Li's heart skipped a beat. This green ray didn't seem fast, but for some reason he felt a sense of powerlessness to stop it.

As a result, the green ray silently landed on the golden vertical eye, dyeing it emerald green, causing the entire Mantra Treasure Wheel to tremble violently. The golden light it emitted began to twist and blur, becoming somewhat unstable.

It seemed that the entire treasure wheel was about to collapse at any moment.

Seeing this, Han Li quickly tried to find a way to stop the treasure wheel, but this attempt caused his face to change. A devouring force had suddenly emerged from within the treasure wheel, desperately extracting the immortal spiritual power from his body, relentlessly and without stopping.

He secretly cursed in his heart, but he dared not stop.

Because as the immortal spiritual power continued to pour in, the frequency of the treasure wheel's shaking became smoother, which slightly eased his heart.

After a full incense stick of time, until Han Li had absorbed fully two-thirds of the immortal spiritual power in his body, the treasure wheel finally stopped shaking, became calm, and the green light on its surface also dissipated.

At this time, the Eye of Truth was also forcibly closed.

Han Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the Treasure Wheel and the Eye of Truth were unharmed, he was relieved and immediately grabbed the bottle back into his hands, carefully inspecting it several times to make sure there was no damage.

"It seems that I have always underestimated you. You're fine, but you gave me a secret loss. But when the Eye of Truth is improved in the future, I can try it again more boldly," Han Li stroked the bottle in his hand, smiled wryly, and muttered to himself.

After a long while, he put away the small bottle, sat down cross-legged again, closed his eyes, but the image of the stone tablet in the secret realm reappeared in his mind, the Mantra Treasure Wheel Sutra's formulas recorded on it in order.

The first formula need not be said, Han Li had already thoroughly understood it and remembered it by heart. He carefully checked the second and third formulas with his divine sense, trying to find answers from them, to see if there was more information about the Eye of Truth recorded in the latter two formulas.

He sat like this for seven days and seven nights.

During this period, he carefully reviewed the latter two formulas.

But he didn't find anything. Apart from the relevant content recorded in the Eye of Truth secret technique, the rest of the formula content did not mention more about the Eye of Truth.

Han Li slowly opened his eyes, stretched, and stood up from the ground.

Although he didn't find the answer he wanted, he didn't look disappointed at all, but rather had a bit of joy in the depths of his eyes.

Because he had summoned the Mantra Treasure Wheel several times as a comparison reference while studying the formulas, and found that the twenty-fifth cluster of time Dao Runes on it still existed, without the slightest sign of fading, and like the other twenty-four clusters, it flickered as the treasure wheel rotated.

Moreover, he could perceive that the degree of time flow within the range of the golden ripples emitted by this wheel had faintly increased a bit, although not much, it was real.

That is to say, this cluster of time Dao Runes born after the Eye of Truth absorbed the crystal grain condensed by the Palm Heaven Bottle is likely to be permanent. Of course, if you want to fully confirm this, you need to spend more time observing.

But in any case, today's discovery has made him excited.

In addition, he did not have other gains. When checking the third formula, he also found an unexpected surprise.

The third formula comes with a magical power called "Reversing the True Wheel." Once it is successfully practiced, it can exert a function completely opposite to the original effect of the Mantra Treasure Wheel, turning deceleration into acceleration.

However, when this magical power is running, it does not act on the enemy, but on the caster himself. According to the formula, it is necessary to incorporate the Mantra Treasure Wheel into the body and reverse it, so that the flow of time of itself will instantly accelerate, thereby achieving the purpose of increasing its own speed.

To use this magical power, there is also a prerequisite, that is, the Mantra Treasure Wheel must condense more than eighteen clusters of Dao Runes, which seems to have little to do with which level the formula is cultivated to.

It's just that according to the original Mantra Treasure Wheel Sutra, only by cultivating the third formula can it be possible to reach eighteen clusters of Dao Runes, that is to say, it is naturally impossible to cast it during the second formula.

But now he has condensed a full twenty-five clusters of Dao Runes. In theory, he should also be able to try to practice and cast this Reversing the True Wheel.

In this way, he originally planned to start closed-door cultivation of the second formula, but now he naturally decided to put it down temporarily, and first cultivate this magical power.

After all, if this method can succeed, his strength will immediately increase a lot!

Thinking like this, Han Li sat down cross-legged in place again and closed his eyes.

After adjusting for several days and adjusting his state to the best, Han Li began his closed-door practice again.

Reversing the True Wheel, this magical power is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to practice.

Because it is completely opposite to the original operation method of the Mantra Treasure Wheel Sutra, the experience accumulated during the original cultivation is not only useless, but also becomes a shackle restricting him to a certain extent.

Inside the secret room, Han Li sat cross-legged, pinching the magic formula with his hands, the Mantra Treasure Wheel behind him slowly rotating, releasing a light golden light, eighteen clusters of Dao Runes lit up at the same time, and bursts of strange fluctuations were emitted from it, covering the entire secret room.

At this moment, his hands clasped together, his ten fingers facing each other, then he buckled down two fingers, turned his hands downward, pinched out a strange magic formula, and bursts of chanting sounded from his mouth.

The Mantra Treasure Wheel behind him trembled slightly, and the "buzzing" sound it made gradually decreased, and the rotation speed gradually decreased, as if it was about to hover in the air.

Immediately afterwards, Han Li's hand formulas changed again, and he lightly uttered a word "Hurry" from his mouth.

The treasure wheel that was about to stop immediately rotated rapidly again, but the direction was completely opposite to before.

Seeing this, Han Li was slightly happy, and just as he was about to try to incorporate the treasure wheel into his body, he suddenly felt a burst of dullness in his chest, and a mouthful of blood rushed to his throat.

He withdrew the magic formula in his hand, and the Mantra Treasure Wheel behind him shook violently, returning to its original state and returning to his body on its own.

"As expected, it's not that easy. It's not that easy to master just changing the way immortal spiritual power is run. It seems that it is impossible to succeed without hundreds of attempts and slow adjustments." Han Li sat up slightly, wiped the trace of scarlet blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, and said with a wry smile.

Just now, the immortal spiritual power that was not flowing smoothly in his body clashed with each other. If he hadn't stopped the operation of the formula in time, he would have almost suffered internal injuries.

After resting for a while, adjusting the operation of the immortal spiritual power in his body, Han Li summoned the Mantra Treasure Wheel again.

(There are some plots behind, Wang Yu needs to adjust it, the next few days will be one update.)