A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm

Han Li's eyes immediately lit up at the sight of all of the time-attribute secret techniques laid out around the hall.

"This True Mantra Palm Seal allows one to cultivate time law powers into a palm projection that contains nine circles, which are capable of storing different types of time law powers. The more you store, the more powerful the palm projection will be. If you can gather nine types of time law powers, the palm projection will reach the peak of its powers and be capable of destroying virtually anything."

This Time Destruction Divine Light is also an offensive ability that uses time law powers to manifest a ray of light capable of piercing through even space itself.

The plaques next to the grids only displayed the names of the scriptures inside, so Patriarch Miro began describing all of the secret techniques to Han Li one by one.

The more Han Li heard, the more stunned he became.

All of the secret techniques here were profound beyond his imaginations, and there were hundreds of them in this hall.

Han Li had even spotted the Reversal True Axis, the Eye of Truth, and the Mantra Domain, which he had already cultivated himself.

"I can see that you've already learned some of the abilities here, but you haven't made much progress in them at all, and that's a real pity. In particular, the Reversal True Axis and the Mantra Domain are abilities with immense potential that you haven't been able to tap into," Patriarch Miro suddenly remarked.

"Please enlighten men, Senior Miro," Han Li hurriedly implored.

"The Reversal True Axis is a very one-dimensional ability in that it only does one thing. I'm assuming that you're only able to enhance your own speed by about a dozenfold at the very most, right? I can tell you now that those who truly master the Reversal True Axis can enhance their own speed by hundreds of times, even over a thousandfold," Patriarch Miro said.

Han Li couldn't help but gasp in astonishment upon hearing this.

"That's why the Reversal True Axis is our True Mantra Sect's most powerful auxiliary ability, despite its one-dimensional nature," Patriarch Miro continued. "However, the ability asks a lot of one's physical constitution. I can tell that this is not a problem for you, given that you're already extremely advanced when it comes to physical cultivation, so it's a real pity that you've made so little progress in the Reversal True Axis."

Han Li's heartbeat immediately began to accelerate with excitement, but at the same time, he was kicking himself for his own oversight.

At some point, he had decided that he had already cultivated the Reversal True Axis to a sufficient degree, so he didn't allocate any more time to making further advancements.

After that, he acquired the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra, and that took up almost all of his time and attention, so all of his other time-attribute abilities were left untouched.

"As for the Mantra Domain, that's an ability that allows you to control the world around you through just your words. I used a hint of its power during my earlier lecture, and you saw what that amounted to.

“There are very stringent spiritual sense requirements for cultivating this ability, but once again, that is not a problem for you, so it's a massive waste that you're still stuck at the stage where you can only conjure up pure illusions in your Mantra Domain," Patriarch Miro continued.

Han Li had spent a great deal of effort on honing his Mantra Domain, so he felt a little indignant as he protested, "But aren't illusions already quite useful on their own?"

"The Mantra Domain is not just an illusory ability for fooling ordinary people! If you encounter someone well-versed in the laws of illusions, then your Mantra Domain will have no effect on them in its current form, so do not continue to stray down this wrong path," Patriarch Miro said in a stern manner.

Despite the stern tone that had crept into Patriarch Miro's voice, Han Li remained receptive to his advice as he could tell that Patriarch Miro was saying all of this for his benefit.

At this point, he had already been made aware of the power and potential of the Reversal True Axis and the Mantra Domain, both of which were abilities that suited him very well.

Given that he was going to have to dedicate a great deal of time and effort to honing those two abilities, he was no longer as interested in seeing all of the other time-attribute abilities in the hall.

All of a sudden, Han Li stopped in his tracks and cast his gaze toward a particular grid, one that contained the scripture for the Immortal Golden Cloud.

"This is our sect's most powerful defensive ability, but the prerequisites required to cultivate it are extremely stringent, so even though you've already obtained the cultivation method, I suggest you leave it for now," Patriarch Miro advised.

"You already know about that?" Han Li asked with a surprised expression.

"Of course. I knew as soon as you appeared in the True Mantra Sect. How can I oversee the True Mantra Sect if I didn't have at least that level of competence?" Patriarch Miro answered.

Han Li felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this. He had thought that he had managed to remain hidden from Patriarch Miro this entire time, but as it turned out, nothing that he had done had managed to escape Patriarch Miro's notice.

He then thought back to his plan to venture into the Nine Origins Temple, and he realized just how reckless and foolish that was. If the vial spirit hadn't saved him from Chi Meng and Immortal Lord Miao Fa, he would've either already been dead by now or fallen into the hands of the Nine Origins Temple or the Heavenly Court, which was no better a fate than death.

He had been advancing extremely quickly in his cultivation over the years, but the cultivation of his mental state hadn't been able to keep up, and that was what had resulted in such an irrational decision.

With that in mind, Han Li gently exhaled, and all of the lingering arrogance and agitation in his heart was expelled in the wake of this wake-up call.

He continued onward, examining the scriptures that he had passed by as he did so, and it didn't take long before he reached the very back of the hall.

Next to the final grid was a plaque that read "Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra", but the grid itself was completely empty.

Not only that, but the other five branch cultivation arts, such as the Mantra Axis Scripture and the Time Severing Flowing Fire Tome, were also missing.

"The Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra is the most prized cultivation art of our True Mantra Sect, and it's only ever been passed down verbally, so there are no written versions," Patriarch Miro explained, and Han Li nodded with an enlightened expression.

However, at the same time, he was also rather perplexed about why the other five time-attribute cultivation arts had all been written into books and seemed to have been quite prevalent.

Perhaps the scriptures of the sect had spread over time following its destruction at the hands of the Heavenly Court.

"That's all of the cultivation arts and secret techniques, how about we go and take a look at the treasure vault?" Patriarch Miro suggested with a smile.

Han Li naturally raised no objections to this, and the two of them made their way into the neighboring treasure vault.

The layout of the treasure vault was similar to that of the scripture hall. A series of grids had been dug into the walls, with each grid containing one or a set of immortal treasures.

The difference was that there was an array in each grid to nurture the immortal treasures inside.

All of these immortal treasures were of an extremely high caliber, and even the worst ones were sixth tier immortal treasures, while the best ones weren't inferior to the white bead that Han Li had secured for the Essence Fire Raven.

However, following that brief period of self-reflection, Han Li's mental state had completely settled, and he remained unmoved by these treasures.

"There are some more remarkable places in our True Mantra Sect. Would you like to take a look at them as well?" Patriarch Miro invited.

"There's no need for that. I can see that the True Mantra Sect is indeed more powerful than I had ever imagined, but I'm accustomed to doing things on my own, and I can't stay here for much longer anyway, so I'm afraid I'll have to turn down your kind offer of taking me as your disciple," Han Li replied as he cupped his fist in an apologetic salute.

At this point, the number of remaining Time Dao Runes on the golden wheel above him would only be enough to allow him to remain in this time and space for about two more days, so even if he were to accept Patriarch Miro as his master, there wouldn't be much time for Patriarch Miro to instruct him.

On top of that, the True Mantra Sect was still incomparable to the monolith that was the Heavenly Court, and while he would gain some benefits from accepting Patriarch Miro as his master, it doing so would also throw him into the center of the conflict between the two almighty powers, so the benefits were simply outweighed by the drawbacks.

Patriarch Miro remained calm and collected after hearing what Han Li had to say, as if he had already anticipated such a response.

Instead of being incensed by Han Li's rejection, a smile appeared on his face as he said, "Looks like that wise man was correct in his evaluation. You are a very level-headed person, and you weren't swayed by everything that I showed you just now. I'm very happy to see that."

Han Li raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

"At the moment, you still think that you can remove yourself from the conflict between our True Mantra Sect and the Heavenly Court, but that's only because you don't know enough about the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra.

“Anyone who cultivates the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra, regardless of whether they join our True Mantra Sect or not, will inevitably be targeted and hunted by the Heavenly Court. On top of that, if I'm not mistaken, you should already be under some pressure from the Heavenly Court, right?" Patriarch Miro asked.

"How can you tell?" Han Li asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"I can sense the auras of the Spirit Refinement Technique and a Reincarnation Palace mask inside you. On top of that, I can sense that this is no ordinary mask, so you must be a Reincarnation Disciple. That, in addition to the fact that you're cultivating the laws of time, tells me that the Heavenly Court will definitely not be looking favorably upon you," Patriarch Miro explained with a faint smile.

"Your wisdom is truly unmatched, Senior," Han Li sighed with a resigned nod.

"Hence, whether you join our True Mantra Sect or not won't affect the Heavenly Court's attitude toward you. In fact, the Heavenly Court is most likely already convinced that you're a disciple of our True Mantra Sect," Patriarch Miro continued, and Han Li's expression darkened slightly upon hearing this.

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