Han Clan Immortals: I have a hundredfold energy-gathering bottle

Han Jie left the underground cave and casually cast a small array to conceal his breath. It was at the embryonic breathing level and he had obtained it from the storage bag of Xiling Sanren.

He felt relieved after using an array to conceal the outer edge of the valley and headed deeper into Mengtan Mountain.

He stood amidst the clouds and water, without any companions or cultivators watching him, moving even faster than usual.

A cloud carrying water, a wisp of mist passing through the forest, branches and leaves fluttering and striking the ground below, causing quite a commotion.

However, despite displaying his mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation, no foolish demon dared to cause trouble.

Han Jieliu's entire body and sleeves seemed to have melted into the clouds and water, losing all shape, with only his head still clearly visible.

"As expected, consuming a lot of spiritual water will cause some changes, which are not life-threatening, but rather physical."

I now immerse myself in water, so that when my body comes into contact with water, I feel a gentle and relaxed sensation, as if I were an agent of spiritual water, which is very easy to control.

"I've heard that some cultivators on certain paths, once they've condensed their immortal foundation, have transcended the constraints of mortal form and become inhuman."

"If the immortal foundation does not dissipate, even if the physical body is gone, one will not die easily, but will have the opportunity to start over... It is quite miraculous."

"Especially those monks, it is said that as long as their foundation is still intact, they can use their bodies as boats in the sea of ​​suffering, crossing it with external objects that are destined to be discarded. They seem not to care, and can even attain enlightenment while merely existing in a clay body."

Han Jieliu had not forgotten that he was already in the mid-stage of Qi Refining and would soon step into the late stage, so he had thought about Foundation Establishment in advance.

"But this body is probably not something that can be easily discarded. After all, even those demons that reach the Foundation Establishment stage will transform into human form when they walk. Such behavior... suggests something is amiss."

"If a cultivator reaches the Purple Mansion stage, their immortal foundation transforms into a divine power, which sustains their life. They then completely transcend the concept of being human and become an existence akin to an image."

"They will have more characteristics of divine foundation, and their thoughts and thinking will be different from ordinary people. Ordinary cultivators will find it difficult to even look directly at them."

"Ancient cultivators said: At this point, all creatures, including scaled insects and birds, can attain the Dao, be listed in the Heavenly Palace, and be assigned to a position of authority. They can reach the Purple Mansion Realm... Although they are called cultivators, they are more like an embodiment of an image combined with their life, living freely and independently within the Dao."

Han Jieliu thought that in Dongyang Heaven, there was such a being who was plotting something against him, wanting him to cultivate that new Dao Foundation [Jingjiechuan].

Even with the little black bottle in hand, I couldn't help feeling uneasy, and could only comfort myself.

"Although he handed over the Dongyang Heaven token to me, I could have chosen not to go. If I had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, the demon serpent would not have been able to force me."

Han Jieliu shook his head, putting those thoughts aside, and looked at the small black bottle in his arms.

"Don't think about these things now. We should find a place and swallow this Heavenly Spirit Dew as soon as possible."

This item—the Heavenly Spirit Dew—is what that great one wants to give me.

Or perhaps, the reason he suffered severe injuries and shattered spiritual apertures within the sect was to place this item in his own hands.

The Heavenly Spirit Dew can restore the spiritual aperture, but I am now practicing ancient methods and do not need the spiritual aperture.

Ancient methods emphasize cultivating one's nature and life force, focusing on the essence of the spirit. One must consume qi during periods of hunger to preserve and refine its essence, taking only the essence of all the qi in the world.

In the ancient times, everyone could learn the Dao. There was no concept of spiritual apertures. Even the lowest slaves had the hope of achieving success in cultivation.

Until the new method came along, that one place in a cultivator's body was called the "spiritual aperture," which served as the beginning of a cultivator's path, a place to nurture spiritual energy, and the central hub for the flow of spiritual energy within the body.

Those who possess the ability to cultivate immortality become immortals, while those who lack it remain mortals. This is what separates the immortals from the mortals, and why the gap between the upper and lower classes in the cultivation world is so vast today.

In addition, this Heavenly Spirit Dew also has the wonderful effects of increasing cultivation and enlightening comprehension, especially for severe injuries, its effects are even more powerful.

Upon seeing this, Han Jieliu suddenly seemed to realize something and his expression turned somewhat silent.

"Dongyang Heaven only opens once every few decades. Judging from the last words of that Foundation Establishment snake demon, that great one is waiting for me and needs me to attain Foundation Establishment before I can enter."

"From this perspective, he may not have been plotting against me now, but against the original body. He was afraid that the original body would not be able to complete the Foundation Establishment before the next Dongyang Tianqi, so he planned the shattering of the spiritual aperture, forcing the original body to take this item without arousing suspicion."

"The snake demon said I came too late. After all, if it weren't for the fact that I replaced the original body and, out of caution, hid underground for several months, and later opened the little black bottle to go to the lake valley to gather energy, I should have returned to the clan long ago. Maybe I would have gone to the lake and been lured there by Li Mingjin and the snake demon ahead of time."

Thinking of this, Han Jieliu felt a chill.

Judging from this, there are no loopholes. This is the path that the master planned for the original body to take, but he disrupted it.

"So that's how it is. It called me 'Lord Beifu' at the end, hoping to remind me of something. Could this Lord Beifu be the original owner's life?"

But the only doubt now is that he has the small black bottle in his hand and has checked it several times, but he has not found a trace of life on his body.

The fact that he possessed such a powerful name as the Northern Lord, as if he were a reincarnation of a great cultivator or destined by fate, could make that Foundation Establishment demon so fearful.

Even if it's not the Purple Mansion, it's probably not far off... No matter what it is, how could it not have left any trace?

Before they knew it, Han Jieliu had already passed Mengtan Mountain and arrived at Dasu Plain.

He put away the fleeting clouds and water, and with a sudden flick of his sleeve, splashed out droplets of water mist.

He gently made a hand seal and concealed his aura.

Before us, the dense forest parted, revealing a bright and clear view. Water vapor floated in the air, but the spiritual energy in the air had diminished considerably.

The place where Han Jieliu came from was the same lake valley where he first discovered those two [lower openings containing qi].

To consume and refine this Purple Mansion-level Heavenly Spirit Dew, one must naturally find a secluded and deserted place; otherwise, even a slight leak would bring about the annihilation of the Qi clan.

The Yin Spring has already been handed over to Han Liwan for cultivation, so it's impossible for him to stay at home. The only place he can think of now is this lake valley on the plain.

Han Jieliu's spiritual sense had improved considerably since then, and he gently surveyed the area.

The wooden hut by the lake was still there, but no one was there anymore. It was clear that the master and disciple had taken the [Xia Huo Han Qi] and left this place.

Han Jieliu looked into the lake and found that the red-scaled fish he had put in seemed to have not been taken away and was swimming around in it.

Nowadays, there are many more red-scaled fish, numbering in the dozens, which can now be called a school of red-scaled fish, their bright red color rippling in the water.

Because they lacked the nourishment of spiritual energy, they seemed to have become ordinary fish, and none of them had even reached the stage of fetal breathing.