Chapter 1163: Returning to the Old Place

"Is the one in my hand from the inner 36 pages or the outer 72 pages of the jade book?" Han Li stroked the jade plaque with his other finger, seeing the silver runes on it flickering like they were sentient, and finally could not help but ask.

"The outer pages use the Silver Tadpole Script, while the inner pages use the Golden Seal Script, which is a type of spiritual script that even fewer people recognize." The boy did not answer this question directly, but instead said with a smile that was not quite a smile.

"Silver Tadpole Script, then the one in my hand is an outer page, and it's only a torn page?"

Han Li did not show a very dejected expression upon hearing this, appearing indifferent. Even if this Golden Que Jade Book was as incredible as the other party boasted, for a mortal world cultivator like him who didn't even know if he could advance to Spirit Transformation, it was simply too far away. To him, there was no difference between the inner pages and the outer pages.

He would not start considering Spirit Realm cultivation now. The boy swept his gaze across Han Li's face, seemingly seeing through his thoughts, and curled his lips in a light laugh: "Actually, with your current realm, obtaining an outer page of the jade book is not bad. If it were truly one of the inner pages, without the cultivation of the Void Refinement stage, you wouldn't even be able to think about cultivating it. After all, the secret arts of the immortals are all genuine Great Dao arts that mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Only when one reaches the middle realm of the three major realms can one truly manipulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Even Spirit Transformation cultivators are only just beginning to understand this aspect; cultivating it would instead cause great harm. The outer pages of the jade book are different, because the content does not involve cultivation technique issues. If one can comprehend one or two of them and turn them into one's own use, one can still benefit greatly. It's just that I don't know what content is recorded on this one of yours, and since only half a torn page remains, I don't know if it can still be comprehended."

"I'm afraid it's mostly the way of talisman making." Han Li looked at the golden talisman in his other hand and guessed.

"That's not necessarily true. This Silver Tadpole Script, it's impossible for any mortal world cultivator to recognize it. That Golden Flower Ancestor likely obtained the jade book by chance, discovered the mystery of this kind of spiritual script, and used it indiscriminately. After all, items of the immortals, even if just copying the gourd to draw the ladle, possess some incredible divine abilities." The boy shook his head.

"There's such a thing? Then Han Mou really must study it carefully when I have time. Fellow Daoist Tianlan, why not teach me the Silver Tadpole Script now?" Han Li blinked and suddenly said.

"No problem? But I have one condition: if you finish comprehending the jade book, I also want to borrow it. After all, if it's an outer page of the jade book, our demon race can also benefit from it." The boy was not polite and directly proposed his condition.

"No problem! However, you are a Spirit Realm cultivator after all, and your experience and vision far exceed mine. If I don't gain anything from it, you must give me a copy of the insights you comprehend." Han Li replied leisurely.

"That is naturally fine. However, this Silver Tadpole Script and the Golden Seal Script are also called True Spirit Scripts. It is said that they are all immortal scripts that flowed down from the True Immortal Realm. Every character possesses incredible effects. Engraving them on ordinary jade slips will definitely cause them to burst and be destroyed. They cannot be taught through the method of spiritual communication either. I can only teach you character by character using the most foolish method. This will consume quite a bit of time." The boy agreed in one breath and explained a few more words.

"Spending some time is nothing. It will take at least two more months to reach Kuixing Island, so you can teach me slowly."

After saying this, Han Li flipped his hand, put the jade plaque back into the wooden box, pasted the talisman, and put it into his storage bag. Then he looked at the boy on the cauldron, smiling without speaking.

Seeing this, the boy gave a slight, bitter laugh.

"Since that's the case, let's start now. The initial appearance of the Silver Tadpole Script was carried by the inscriptions on some items of the immortals that were lost in our Spirit Realm, and then, after countless efforts by the great beings of our Spirit Realm, they were organized and annotated bit by bit. Its original meaning might be somewhat different from the true interpretation of the immortals, but I believe it won't be too far off. I will start by talking about the more than 100 most commonly used runes in talisman making..." The boy's old-sounding voice echoed leisurely in the escape light, and he actually began to teach Han Li this kind of spiritual script.

Han Li naturally would not let go of this rare opportunity, listening to the boy's explanation with his whole heart, and whenever he encountered something he didn't understand, he would directly ask without being polite.

The boy transformed by the Tianlan Beast did not show the slightest impatience, answering everything one by one.

Just like this, two months passed in a flash. When Han Li had learned seven or eight out of ten of the Silver Tadpole Script from the Tianlan Beast, he finally arrived at the Kuixing Island sea area.

On this day, Han Li had finished listening to the boy's explanation and was quietly comprehending it in the escape light when suddenly a small black dot appeared on the sea surface ahead. Han Li glanced at it from afar, and suddenly his heart stirred. His escape light sped up by thirty percent, and in the blink of an eye, he was right in front of it.

This was actually a small island with an area of only sixty or seventy li. Compared to the many islands Han Li had seen before, it was truly as small as could be. But this micro-island actually emitted faint spiritual energy and also had a tiny spiritual vein. The quality of this spiritual vein was naturally extremely inferior.

Han Li hovered several hundred zhang high above the island, looking toward a mountain range on the island. His face had no expression at all, but a few flashes of emotion passed through his eyes that he did not bother to hide.

This small island was precisely the "Little Cai Huan Island" where he had once lived.

When he left this island back then, he hadn't even formed his Golden Core, but now, passing by this island again, he was already a great cultivator of the late Nascent Soul stage. The changes in the world were truly unimaginable.

When he left this island back then, although his heart toward the Dao was very firm, he never imagined that he would truly become a Nascent Soul cultivator one day!

Han Li stayed quietly in the air for about the time it takes to eat a meal, and finally, the strange look in his eyes gradually faded and disappeared. With green light rising around his body, he transformed into a green rainbow and shot away.

Since he had already reached Little Cai Huan Island, he was not far from Kuixing Island.

Sure enough, half a day later, Han Li saw the huge figure of Kuixing Island from afar.

But this time, Han Li did not go around to enter from the port, but randomly found a desolate place. With a flash of spiritual light, he shot directly toward the layer of white, hazy restrictions protecting the entire island. As a result, after a loud "boom," the nearby light screen shook violently. Han Li, relying on his powerful cultivation, actually squeezed into the light screen relying solely on his protective spiritual light, and then drove his escape light away unhurriedly.

After Han Li had flown for the time it takes to eat a meal, several escape lights of various colors flew over in a panic from another direction on the island. As a result, they converged at the place where Han Li had entered, revealing several Foundation Establishment cultivators.

These cultivators first looked around near the light screen that had already recovered as before, then scattered to search nearby, but found nothing.

Finally, they gathered together in suspicion, whispered a few words, and then flew back.

At this time, Han Li had already landed his escape light on a mountain peak thousands of miles away. Raising his hand, a dharma disk emitting milky-white light suddenly appeared in his hand.

Han Li opened his mouth and sprayed a ball of green spiritual energy onto the array disk, chanting incantations.

Immediately, the green and white spiritual light on the dharma disk flickered, becoming blindingly dazzling.

"Go!"

He extended a finger and tapped lightly on the array disk. Immediately, the light on the surface of the dharma disk faded, becoming as clear as water, like a mirror. And somewhere on the surface of the mirror, a red light spot flickered.

Seeing this scene, Han Li nodded with satisfaction, then, holding the dharma disk with one hand, he soared into the air.

After determining a direction in mid-air, he shot toward the horizon.

Several moments later, Han Li appeared above a certain place on the island, looking down at a secluded manor, his eyes revealing an unbelievable look.

"Isn't this the Gu Family Manor from back then? How does Wen Siyue's family live here?" Han Li muttered, seemingly very surprised and somewhat confused.

Han Li hovering so brazenly above the manor for such a long time naturally caused a commotion among the mortals in the manor.

A moment later, two escape lights suddenly flew out from several houses below, reaching Han Li in the blink of an eye. Then the light faded, revealing an old man and a middle-aged man, both of Foundation Establishment cultivation.

"It's you?" Han Li swept his gaze over the two, his eyebrows furrowing.

And when these two saw Han Li's appearance clearly in the air, they were shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

"Paying respects to Senior Han. The juniors did not know it was you, Senior, who had descended here. We hope Senior will forgive us!"

These two were actually the four Foundation Establishment disciples of the couple Wen Siyue. They had long known of Han Li's status as a great cultivator, so at this moment, they were naturally trembling with fear, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent.

"How did you come to live here? Where is your master?" Han Li asked expressionlessly.

"This is the residence of a named disciple I took in, so I, the junior, took the liberty of bringing Master and the others here to live. Because Master and Mistress felt it was a bit noisy here, they took the Junior Sister to live in a temporary cave dwelling on a small mountain beside the manor." The old man said respectfully.

"A named disciple you took in? Is it the direct descendant of the Gu family?" Han Li asked with a hint of strangeness on his face.

"Yes! Does Senior also know the Gu family?" The old man felt very uneasy.

"The head of the Gu family back then did have some fate with me, but that was over two hundred years ago." Han Li said slowly.

"What? There is such a thing?" The old man was suddenly startled, stuttering.

"Since I have revisited this old place, it seems I really do have some fate with the Gu family. I will go see your master first. Later, you bring that named disciple of the Gu family to see me as well." Han Li ordered unquestioningly.

"Yes, the junior will definitely obey!" The old man was both surprised and happy, answering repeatedly.

Although he didn't know what kind of relationship Han Li had with the Gu family back then, judging by his tone, it didn't seem bad.

Han Li nodded. Sweeping his spiritual sense, he found the aura of the couple Wen Siyue and the others in a nearby small mountain, and immediately transformed into a green light and shot over.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1164 =====