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Chapter 1385 - Chapter 1385 Chapter 581 First Encounter with Age Candle One

Chapter 1385: Chapter 581: First Encounter with Age Candle, One Hundred Tao Crystals_2 Chapter 1385: Chapter 581: First Encounter with Age Candle, One Hundred Tao Crystals_2 “Here is what you need,”

“You’ve just passed the Taiyi Immortal Tribulation; now is the best time to go into retreat and assimilate the experience,”

“Go back!”

Han Yi was not asked to stay any longer by the Age Candle Dao Ancestor. On the one hand, although Han Yi had ascended to become an Immortal Monarch, there was still a long road before he could be on par with a Dao Ancestor, and the difference between their levels was too great, making too much communication inappropriate.

Secondly, since Han Yi had just succeeded in overcoming his tribulation, he needed to go into retreat to digest his gains in order to solidify his foundation and further enhance his combat power.

As for the items given to Han Yi by the Dao Ancestor, they were the two things most compatible with him, and at his current stage, they would be of the greatest benefit.

Meanwhile,

Han Yi only felt a blur before his eyes, and when the space changed, he found himself at the foot of Age Candle Mountain.

He bowed deeply in gratitude and then quickly departed, returning to the Fairy Pavilion of the Original Art Dojo.

Speaking of which,

it took the Original Art Immortal Sovereign a thousand years to create Realm Heavens, so the Original Art Dojo was actually still within the boundary of the Age Candle Immortal Court. Only once Realm Heavens was completed would the dojo be relocated there.

Of course,

those like True Morning and Jin Ming who had broken through to become Immortal Monarchs, had already moved away from the Original Art Dojo. Outside of Age Candle Mountain, within the territory of the Age Candle Immortal Court, they found new territories to establish their own dojos and, in terms of allegiance, were considered separate from the Original Art Dojo.

Once Han Yi finished his retreat and completely stabilized his foundation, under normal circumstances, he would also take this step.

Back at the Fairy Pavilion, Han Yi took out the Green Reed Sword and several sixth-stage Immortal Swords, setting up the Sword Realm. Then, instead of rushing to cultivate and stabilize his realm, he took out the item given to him by the Dao Ancestor.

The Dao Ancestor had given him an Immortal Ring.

As the Immortal Ring lay before him, Han Yi’s consciousness probed inside, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

The Immortal Ring was divided into three spaces.

In the first space, there were thirteen neatly arranged green-black long swords, a style with which Han Yi was not unfamiliar and could even be considered familiar with. They were, in fact, the Qingping Separation Swords.

“This…”

“Qingping Separation Swords, they are actually Qingping Separation Swords!”

“And there are as many as thirteen of them!”

Han Yi was deeply moved; what he didn’t know was that these thirteen separation swords had been obtained by the Age Candle Dao Ancestor through exchanges with other Immortal Realm Dao Ancestors.

The Kunlun Immortal Sect did not entirely exterminate the Green Reed Sword but allowed it to continue spreading. Collecting the Green Reed Swords did not go against the intentions of the Great Heavenly Sovereign.

As his consciousness shifted to the second space of the Immortal Ring, Han Yi saw a palm-sized black stone that seemed ordinary at first glance. But upon his consciousness’s touch, he realized it was an Ancient Demon Heart Stone, of the same type as the Desolate Wild Heart Stone.

A thought stirred within him.

“Ancient Demon Heart Stone.”

“The Dao Ancestor giving this to me must be aware of my cultivation in three systems.”

“It is said that the Dao Ancestor comes from the Extreme Ancient Era, a time when powerful Ancient Evils were not uncommon, and there were even Heavenly Sovereign-level Ancient Evils.”

“I wonder what realm the Ancient Evil that formed this heart stone came from.”

“Given that the Dao Ancestor has presented it, it should not be inferior; it’s at least of Immortal Venerate level, if not Taoist Ancestor Level.”

Han Yi resisted the urge to tamper with the Ancient Demon Heart Stone for the time being, instead taking out the thirteen Qingping Separation Swords.

As soon as the separation swords were taken out, the Green Reed Sword hanging above the Fairy Pavilion immediately responded, absorbing the separation swords and becoming one.

“Not enough, still not enough!”

“To ascend to an Eighth Rank Immortal Artifact, another set of separation swords is needed.”

A thought was conveyed from the Green Reed Sword, and Han Yi shook his head with a wry smile.

The Green Reed Sword had fallen into reincarnation and scattered into countless separation swords.

Up until now, finding so many separation swords and reforming them into a Seventh-stage Immortal Sword had been extremely difficult, with a series of fortunate and unfortunate events, including Yuan Shun, Pure Yang Ancestor, and the thirteen separation swords just bestowed by Age Candle Dao Ancestor.

If he were to continue searching, he would surely need to visit other Immortal Realms, and the difficulty would undoubtedly double.

He suppressed these thoughts for now, as all these matters would have to wait until after his retreat.

Han Yi turned his attention to the third space inside the Immortal Ring.

There, to his amazement, lay a hundred fingertip-sized grey crystal stones.

Upon seeing these crystal stones, a thrill went through Han Yi’s heart.

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“Tao Crystal!”

“It’s actually Tao Crystal.”

“And there are one hundred of them.”

“Generous! The Ancestor is truly generous.”

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After immortals passed the Taiyi Immortal Tribulation and became Taiyi Immortal Monarchs, their immortal power, immortal body, law comprehension, and even the Immortal Spirit Realm underwent changes, almost reaching a certain limit.

Next.

Their cultivation resources also changed accordingly, with the most significant being that Immortal Stones could no longer serve their original purpose.

Because what they needed to comprehend next were Tao Principles, which were more powerful than laws.

Tao Principles involve the operations of the Great Tao and the rotation of the Heavenly Tao.

Aside from various strange treasures of heaven and earth, the most common aid for cultivating Tao Principles is the Tao Crystal.

The so-called Tao Crystal.

Succinctly put, it is the crystallization of the Tao Principle. It can only be formed in some special places and is, strictly speaking, also considered one of the strange treasures of heaven and earth.

Tao Crystals are very rare. Unlike Spirit Stones and Immortal Stones, which are low-tier energy sources that can be produced from mines, Tao Crystals are directly nurtured by the cosmos, and that cosmos must be a grand world. Small worlds simply do not have the capability to condense Tao Crystals.

Dividing by the level of energy, a grand world can be categorized into four types.

Spirit Stone, Immortal Stone, Tao Crystal, Origin.

Among these, low-level cultivators rely on Spirit Stones, immortals cultivate with Immortal Stones, while Immortal Monarchs and Immortal Venerates mainly use Tao Crystals to comprehend Tao Principles. Only for Dao Ancestors, who have already achieved Dao, are Tao Crystals not of significant use; they then begin to explore the power of the Origin, seeking further possibilities.

During his initial journey to the Abyssal Demon Nest with Immortal Monarch Dongming, the two Demon Crystals that Dongming found could be considered equivalent to Tao Crystals in terms of energy level.

For Immortal Monarchs and Immortal Venerates, Tao Crystals are essential for cultivation.

Of course.

Without Tao Crystals, it is still possible to comprehend Tao Principles through other means, such as venturing into perilous places that pose considerable danger even to Immortal Monarchs and Venerates. Most of these dangerous places are natural marvels where innate Tao Principles are scattered.

Han Yi collected his thoughts, took out the one hundred Tao Crystals separately, and placed them into the Immortal Spirit Realm, then stored the Immortal Ring containing the mysterious Ancient Demon Heart Stone within his Divine Aperture world.

Then he began to enter deep-seated seclusion.

This seclusion was the longest since he began his cultivation journey.

Inside the Fairy Pavilion, the aura of Immortal Spirit surged into his body and then into the Immortal Spirit Realm.

Although his next phase of cultivation was to comprehend Tao Principles, the aura of Immortal Spirit was still crucial for stabilizing his cultivation during this period immediately following his breakthrough.

Time flew by.

When Han Yi emerged from the Fairy Pavilion, took down the Sword Realm, and shouldered the Green Reed Sword that had absorbed thirteen Divided Swords, he calculated that four hundred and eighty years had passed.

First, he took out his token, scanned it, and a multitude of messages popped up–numerous and countless.

Among them, there were messages from Xianyi Pavilion and Li Zhengyang, invitations from other Immortal Monarchs, as well as meeting announcements from the Immortal Court.

Seeing that none of the messages were particularly urgent, he put away the token and soared out towards the Immortal Court.

Having ascended to Immortal Monarch and undergone four hundred and eighty years of secluded cultivation across eight 60-year cycles, Han Yi had completely stabilized his realm and digested all his accumulated experiences.

His strength had increased by several times compared to before.

With his current status and power, without needing to teleport and merely by tearing through space, he could cross an Immortal Domain in just half an incense stick’s time if he fully exerted himself.

Han Yi knew that ordinary Immortal Monarchs and Venerates seldom used Transmission Arrays anymore because the pressure on the arrays was immense, and the energy consumed was colossal.

Moreover, Transmission Arrays could be easily targeted by enemies to set up traps, which added risk. By tearing through space on one’s own, movement was more controllable and safe.

Half an hour later.

He arrived at the Qing Shu Mountain Range.

It had been almost five hundred years since he last returned to his sect.

At a certain distance, he saw that Qing Shu Mountain was no longer the same size as before, but that the immortals from Xuandan Immortal Sect had expanded the mountain by tenfold by moving mountains and extending ley lines.

Seeing this, he felt quite gratified with the development of Xuandan Sect.

With a flash of his figure, he crossed tens of thousands of miles, silently passed through the Sect’s protective Array, and arrived at the back mountain of the sect.

The moment he appeared at the back mountain, Yuan Hong, who was cultivating in the Hongxuan Pavilion, immediately sensed Han Yi’s presence, showed great joy, and rushed over.