Chapter 488

Chapter 488: The Three Golden Needles

Ji Xingyun, a high-level demon cultivator from the Binghuo Continent, provided immense assistance to Li Hui. He took out three golden needles and said, "I have extracted power from the Claws of Time and infused it into these three needles. In a moment of danger, you can insert a needle into the back of your neck to summon your future self. The first needle lasts for ten Moments, the second for two hundred breaths, and the third only for thirty breaths. As for the Claws of Time, I have sealed them in this stone box. Inside are a thousand leaves; you need to check on them every ten years. When the leaves reduce to ninety-nine, you’ll be in danger."

"Ah?" Li Hui felt dizzy. He could summon his future self with these golden needles? Such a method existed in the world?

"Hehe, that’s nothing! For us, the future holds countless possibilities! That’s why I say the Claws of Time are also an opportunity."

"Senior, your methods are transcendental! I greatly admire you!" Taking the opportunity, Li Hui quickly asked, "You just mentioned my Legal form. What is its use? I am currently hindered by calamity power, and it is inconvenient to return to the sect for guidance, so I’m still in the dark."

Ji Xingyun looked up and nodded, saying, "You face a powerful calamity of forgetfulness. This person is inherently able to master calamities, and through later cultivation of calamity power, they become even more formidable. You must be particularly cautious."

Next, he began explaining to Li Hui: "When you reach the Late Wanxiang Stage, your Legal form will reach a thousand zhang. As the saying goes, ‘when things reach their peak, they will reverse’. Once you enter the Mid-Hongfa Stage, you need to refine your Legal form to make it smaller and more real! When you reach the Early Traveling Realm, your Legal form will merge with your spiritual sense to form spirit and soul. When you reach the Mid-Traveling Realm, your Legal form will merge with your spiritual sense again to form the spirit. Once you have both spirit and soul, you can transform into Yang God."

"Now I understand!"

Li Hui recalled the explanation from Senior Li Xuan, who mentioned that the Traveling Realm was also known as the Yang God. However, he has yet to cultivate it to perfection, and he cannot yet blend in with the mundane; he needs to reach the Void Escape Realm, allowing him to leap into the Azure Sky or freely wander the earth courtyard— a vast world is at his feet!

"Your situation is somewhat special," Ji Xingyun pondered aloud, continuing, "Your Legal form began with such refinement that the barrier of moving from Myriad Forms to Hongfa is almost non-existent for you. You have yet to grow strong, but once you enter the Myriad Forms stage, you’ll have much to endure. I wonder if I’m being fanciful, but I feel that if you could merge your Legal form with your spiritual sense at this stage and cultivate both spirit and soul, that would be interesting. You would possess some properties of the Traveling Realm even before entering Myriad Forms, becoming the strongest Bosa and the weakest Traveler. It sounds fascinating!"

"Hehe, Senior, you truly have a sense of humor," Li Hui laughed, recognizing the lofty goals set forth by Ji Xingyun. Merging his Legal form with his spiritual sense to cultivate spirit and soul felt far too ambitious.

Ji Xingyun shook his head, instructing, "When it comes to cultivation, many methods arise from such fanciful ideas. Remember, sometimes a creative thought can bring tremendous benefits, even affecting your entire life."

"Yes, I will remember!" Li Hui had many questions and began to inquire about reincarnation as a demon and the strange tales of demons, which would help him on his path with demon talismans.

“Reincarnating as a demon is not unusual; there are also demons that reincarnate as humans! The world is vast, and demons are anomalies of heaven and earth. The Binghuo Continent is abundant in Fire Demons. After many years of observation, I finally took this step. Looking back now, I am unsure if it was the right choice, but since I have embarked on this path, there’s no turning back…”

The Great Power spoke freely, sharing insights that greatly benefited Li Hui.

After two hours had passed, Ji Xingyun suddenly said, “Young friend, I must leave; there are issues in my sect, and the dark moon is wreaking havoc on the Binghuo Continent. This calamity isn’t trivial! If you have the chance, seek me at the Tianhuo Gate in Binghuo Continent, and I’ll treat you to some fine wine buried for thousands of years. Remember, don’t touch the Claws of Time until you reach the Traveling Realm."

With a whoosh, light and shadow whirled as the senior departed.

Li Hui looked around and realized something was amiss. He shouted, "Ah! Pengxuan Cave! I used everything I collected to make talismans. I should have moved more if I knew Senior Ji was going to take it!"

The Pengxuan Cave truly belonged to Ji Xingyun; it was not the Small Heavenly Cave, but a piece of the Medium Heavenly Cave, meaning it couldn’t be fully sealed and would eventually open up again after a certain period.

Heaven-sent treasures are incredibly rare and are a standard for measuring the strength of powerful cultivators. Li Hui also possessed some heaven-sent treasures, but there was still a significant gap when compared to Senior Ji.

At that moment, the mountain wall crumbled, and the altar outside was in chaos.

Li Hui quickly dispersed his form, controlling his silver snake Legal form to consume the three golden needles and the stone box containing the Claws of Time. He also swallowed the nine talisman Demon Fire token and hurriedly made his escape.

After being sealed for years, the Pengxuan Cave had suddenly become unsealed, and a terrifying presence descended, causing cracks in the altar. The silver snake Legal form finally escaped into the ground and returned to his dantian.

"This place is not safe; we must leave!" Li Hui opened his eyes, holding his talisman brush to invoke his Ideal Body and void escape, quickly fading from view.

Just as he departed, there was a loud bang, and the Underground Cavern exploded. Three Figures entered immediately; one of them sensed the aura and declared, "This person fled toward the Great Xia territory with incredible speed. Pursue him!"

In an instant, they chased after him in a cloud of dust.

Li Hui changed his position several times, using Bai Ze’s divine eye to look back, only to find that not only had he not shaken off his pursuers, but they were actually closing in.

“Lucky you, did you get the Pengxuan Cave?”

“I wish I could!” Li Hui smiled wryly, "The Pengxuan Cave has nothing to do with me! I only got three golden needles and one nine talisman Demon Fire token. That token still needs to be infused with talisman power to become an artifact."

"What else?" the embroidered ball asked in disbelief.

"That’s it; didn’t I say it has nothing to do with me?" Li Hui moved with all his might.

"A heavenly cave that large! Weren’t we planning to transplant the Sunset Tree? The various products from it can strengthen the Xuancha Cave. Even without those, we could have mined some veins!"

"Hehe, I’ve been having bad luck lately. By all accounts, I should be enjoying a smooth streak. Could it be that Jieyin didn’t do his job?" Li Hui guessed correctly. Jieyin and Guang Jin often stirred up trouble together.

"Where are you heading?" the embroidered ball asked.

"Where else? I previously targeted the water palace and the Pengxuan Cave. But there’s also a saying— that’s the third opportunity; the Surveillance Pavilion ranks it as low among the treasures, and it’s the Fiery Candle Hell!"

“I always wondered why you chose that place.”

"That’s because the Guangwen Record states that every 150 years, the candles turn blue, and no ghostly beings can approach. There’s a chance it leads to the earth courtyard, which is the source of the Wutu Continent’s ley lines."

"Is that true? Can you really find the earth courtyard with just one saying?”

"Of course not; it’s just luck!" As Li Hui suddenly took to the skies, rising higher and higher.

The three Figures behind also began to ascend, but they could only reach twenty thousand zhang before they were stopped, while Li Hui could soar to sixty thousand zhang.

"Who is he? Can he ascend to the Azure Sky? How could such a cultivator escape?"

"Let’s go back! Changsheng Tian’s edict states it wasn’t this person who took the Pengxuan Cave. Our powers are restricted in the divine path, and using treasures to fly is nowhere near as easy for him.” The three Figures retreated, while Li Hui headed toward the Fiery Candle Hell, only to find that he never re-emerged, disappearing into thin air…