A Dozen or So Days Later.

Han Li reappeared in the divine consciousness space.

"Fellow Daoist Han, you've come again today. Ready for another fight?" The green-robed Han Li's eyes shone brightly, having clearly recovered. He rose and laughed.

"Indeed, but before that, I have something to ask you," Han Li said slowly.

"Whatever you wish to ask, just ask," the green-robed Han Li said, his hands behind his back.

"You said last time that to cut out the Self-Severing Corpse, one must kill friends, wives, and parents. What does that mean?" Han Li's eyes were like knives, fixed on the other man.

"That... you must comprehend it yourself." The green-robed Han Li shook his head with a smile, clearly knowing the answer but not intending to tell Han Li.

Han Li was silent for a moment, then suddenly lunged forward like lightning, throwing a punch without a word.

Boom!

A golden fist shadow as large as a mountain appeared out of thin air, striking down with the might to destroy everything.

The green-robed Han Li's expression did not change. A large golden light appeared on his body, and as his hands twisted, a multitude of palm shadows appeared, like countless waves meeting the fist.

The golden fist shadow struck the layers of palm shadows, breaking through hundreds of them, its power greatly reduced, and was shattered by the green-robed Han Li with a single palm.

At that moment, a flash of lightning appeared in the void behind him, and Han Li's figure appeared out of thin air, his fists striking like the wind.

"Swoosh" "Swoosh"

Two Great Five Elements Extinction Fists slammed down, the casting speed a bit faster than before, instantly reaching the top of the green-robed Han Li's head.

But at this moment, the green-robed Han Li's body spun rapidly, and countless golden lights shot out from his body, forming a tornado-like light screen around him.

The two Great Five Elements Extinction Fists struck the wind pillar light screen, as if hitting a soft wall, and were immediately bounced away.

The golden light screen trembled violently twice, then faded away.

"Haha, I understand. You want to hone your control over the laws through your fight with me, right? Your cultivation has improved too quickly, and your control over the massive power of the laws within your body is insufficient. If you want to fight Gu Huo Jin, you must make up for this aspect. Fighting me is indeed a good way." The green-robed Han Li flew backward, laughing.

Han Li's eyes flashed, but he did not answer.

What the green-robed Han Li said was indeed one of his purposes.

However, he had another purpose, which was to learn about the Self-Severing Corpse by coming into contact with the green-robed Han Li.

As long as there was such close contact between the two, no matter how tight-lipped the other party was, he could always see something.

Thoughts flashed in Han Li's mind as he charged forward again, fists and palms moving together, various attacks falling without rhyme or reason.

The green-robed Han Li waved his hands, the golden light on his body changing in myriad ways, blocking all of Han Li's attacks.

"But you have to be careful. Once I seize the opportunity and kill you here, this physical body will be mine. In fact, there will be no change to the name 'Han Li'. After all, I am you, and you are me." The green-robed Han Li said with a smile, but his eyes were like a deep sea, intimidating to look at.

"You can try." As Han Li spoke, he charged forward again.

The two fought fiercely again for several days, until they were both exhausted, then stopped.

Several days later, Han Li, who had recovered again, entered the divine consciousness space once more and fought the Self-Severing Corpse.

The fighting stopped and started like this, and in the blink of an eye, ten thousand years had passed.

In Han Li's divine consciousness space, two blurred golden figures were intertwined, pulling out trails of afterimages, both as fast as lightning, impossible to keep up with with the naked eye.

Various fist shadows, palm shadows, sword qi, and black light flew and collided in the sky, the sound of the impact as dense as a rainstorm, the speed of the battle beyond imagination.

Suddenly, a loud bang exploded, long and deafening!

The two figures retreated sharply, revealing the figures of Han Li and the green-robed Han Li.

Golden light flashed wildly on Han Li's body, and he sent out a punch that seemed slow but was actually fast.

Golden fist shadows shot out from all parts of his body, not just from his fists, but from his entire body.

Each fist shadow was actually a Great Five Elements Extinction Fist, and some of these fist shadows were thick and some were thin, and some were as long as ropes, intertwined with each other, turning into a huge and boundless net, covering the sky and the earth.

Overwhelming power and the power of the laws filled the divine consciousness space, unavoidable.

The green-robed Han Li stood in place, not dodging, his sleeves dancing wildly, facing the sky full of fist shadows, he bent his fingers forward and uttered two words: "Annihilation!"

A vast sound wave immediately filled the entire divine consciousness space, and everything nearby turned a gray color.

An unparalleled force appeared out of thin air and collided with the sky full of fist shadows.

With a loud "boom"!

The fist shadows in the sky shattered in an instant, and the divine consciousness space returned to its previous color.

Han Li and the green-robed Han Li shook violently, and were once again blown backwards, still evenly matched.

Han Li's expression was desolate, as if he had lost interest, and he did not continue to attack.

"What, you're not going to continue fighting?" The green-robed Han Li did not take the initiative to attack.

"If I continue to fight, my hope of winning is not great. I'll take my leave today." Han Li waved his hand, and his figure disappeared.

After more than ten thousand years of fighting, a subtle change had taken place in the relationship between the two.

In fact, the two were almost identical in terms of cultivation strength, and even their temperaments and personalities were exactly the same. Now, after so many years of fighting, they already had a sense of being both enemies and friends.

The green-robed Han Li watched Han Li leave, then turned and flew towards the depths of the divine consciousness space.

After Han Li's consciousness returned to his body, his expression was slightly tired, so he closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing slightly.

After recovering, he did not enter the divine consciousness space again. These years of confrontation with his "self" had made his control over the law of time reach a limit, and there would be no further progress if he continued to fight.

In addition, during this period of time, he had indeed increased his understanding of the Self-Severing Corpse from his "self".

As he pondered, Han Li waved his hand, and a book appeared in his hand.

The book was pitch-black, and seemed to be made of some kind of animal skin. It was very old, giving people a feeling of having experienced countless years of baptism.

This was a classic that he had accidentally exchanged for through the Reincarnation Palace. It was said to be a private history manuscript written by a descendant of a Dao Ancestor, which recorded some anecdotes about that Dao Ancestor.

Among them, what interested him most was naturally the passage about the Dao Ancestor's final severing of his Self-Severing Corpse.

Although it was only a thin two or three pages, a statement of only a few hundred words, it made him ponder for a long time, and he gained some insights that he had never considered before.

For example, the Dao Ancestor had spent nearly a thousand years before severing his Corpse, searching for what the true self was, and even went to the ruins of the sect when he had just entered the world of cultivation, and sat there in meditation for a hundred days.

In Han Li's view, this was probably the Dao Ancestor wanting to use this to find his original intention of seeking immortality, so as to help the discovery and cutting of the Self-Severing Corpse, which was somewhat similar to infiltrating the mortal world and hiding in the downtown area.

Jin Tong had also had some exchanges with him during these ten thousand years, but Jin Tong had not severed his Corpse and attained enlightenment in this life, so his help to him was quite limited.

Han Li quickly flipped through the black book once, closed it with a "snap", stood up, and seemed to have made some kind of decision. He got up and left the pavilion and came outside.

Nangong Wan had also built a pavilion outside, in which she was sitting cross-legged and practicing.

After ten thousand years of hard work, coupled with the abundant resources given by Han Li, and the extremely rich heaven and earth vitality in the Flower Branch space, Nangong Wan's cultivation had reached the peak of True Immortal, only one step away from Golden Immortal.

Han Li nodded slightly, and with a thought, sent out a sound transmission.

Nangong Wan immediately stopped her practice and came outside.

"Husband, have you finished your practice? Have you made any progress?"

"No, the gains have been limited in these years. I plan to go out for a walk. Would you like to accompany me?" As Han Li spoke, he held Nangong Wan's hand.

"Okay, I haven't traveled around since I ascended to the True Immortal Realm," Nangong Wan said happily.

"If I leave the Flower Branch space, the accelerated space here will disappear. Fellow Daoist Jin, would you like to go with us?" Han Li asked towards the place where Jin Tong was in seclusion.

"You two are traveling as a couple, so I won't be an eyesore." Jin Tong's voice came from afar.

Han Li didn't force it. He dispersed the Spirit Domain with a hand seal and took Nangong Wan to the outer space.

Nangong Wan had never seen such a scene before, and her face showed surprise.

Han Li waved his hand and sent out a golden light, lifting Nangong Wan's body, and while telling her about the outer space, he flew forward.

After flying forward for half a month, he fell downwards and soon came to the ground.

This was a black sea area, with turbulent waves and not much immortal energy.

In the distance, a small island was located in the waves. There were many residents on the island, and it was quite prosperous. Various auras were radiating everywhere, but there were also clever restrictions, covering the entire island, as if sealing the island.

"This place has a rather unique scenery, but I wonder what place it is?" Nangong Wan asked curiously.

"This is the Black Wind Sea Area. That island is called Wumeng Island. I arrived here when I ascended to the True Immortal Realm for the second time." Han Li looked at the sea and the island below, and his face showed a look of remembrance.

Han Li had told Nangong Wan about the Black Wind Island before. Hearing this, she carefully looked at the scene in front of her, her eyes flowing, as if trying to correspond what she saw with what she had heard before.

Han Li's body moved and landed on the sea near Wumeng Island, walking on the waves, his eyes looking around, as if searching for something.

Nangong Wan saw Han Li's actions and expression, and did not step forward to disturb him.

Han Li walked around the island for a long time before returning to mid-air.

"Let's go."

Han Li didn't say much, and waved his sleeves to take Nangong Wan in one direction.

He flew not fast, seemingly considering something while flying, and occasionally telling Nangong Wan about his experiences along the way.

A few days later, the two came to a large island, which was Black Wind Island.

Before Han Li could explain, Nangong Wan had already recognized where this place was from the signs in Black Wind City.

"This Black Wind City, is it the city where husband stayed that was connected to the outside world?" Nangong Wan blinked her beautiful eyes twice, and asked Han Li with a smile.