Chapter 1187: Transformation Tribulation

Half a month later, the stone door of the secret chamber opened on its own, and Han Li walked out with his usual expression.

Outside the door, a flash of silver light occurred, and the humanoid puppet, identical in appearance to Han Li, appeared eerily before his eyes.

Han Li glanced at the puppet, smiled faintly, and touched his head. Immediately, the black-green Nascent Soul appeared above his head.

The Nascent Soul's face was blank, but its body flickered, transforming into a streak of black light that shot out and vanished into the humanoid puppet's body.

A moment later, the puppet's blank eyes blinked a few times, suddenly filled with the spirit of life, as if it had truly become a living person.

"Not bad, just as I expected. By using the secret technique recorded in the Great Expansion Scripture to possess the puppet with the second Nascent Soul, the second Nascent Soul can directly control this puppet. There is no need to worry about the puppet being too far away to be driven. It seems that in the future, as long as I am not away for too long, I can leave this second Nascent Soul and the humanoid puppet in the cave dwelling together." Seeing this scene, Han Li clapped his hands and laughed softly.

"Fellow Daoist Han doing this is indeed a marvelous concept. But aren't you afraid of another accident, where the second Nascent Soul regains an independent primordial spirit? With the help of this humanoid puppet, which is equivalent to a late-stage cultivator, it would be extremely difficult to retrieve the second Nascent Soul like last time." From Han Li's sleeve came the child's voice, sounding somewhat disapproving.

"I don't need you to tell me that, Fellow Daoist; I am well aware of it. But this time, I will use several secret restriction techniques that only late-stage cultivators can perform, setting them in the second Nascent Soul's spiritual sense beforehand. I will also do some tricks on the humanoid puppet. Unless the second Nascent Soul's spiritual sense is truly stronger than my main Nascent Soul's, I can paralyze the puppet at any time." Han Li said with full confidence.

"Hehe, it seems Fellow Daoist Han has already thought this through carefully; this old man was worrying needlessly." The child chuckled.

"Han Mou still appreciates Fellow Daoist Tianlan's good intentions. Next, does Fellow Daoist intend to undergo the Transformation Tribulation here at the Mother-Son Peak, or should I find another secret location to help you undergo the tribulation?" Han Li changed the subject, suddenly bringing up the matter of the tribulation.

"At the Mother-Son Peak, I'm afraid it's not very appropriate. After all, this Transformation Tribulation cannot be concealed even by restrictions. Although I trust Fellow Daoist's divine abilities, it is still safer to find a place where few people go." The child hesitated for a moment before tactfully suggesting.

"Very well, after I see Wan'er, I will take you to find another place." Han Li had no intention of making things difficult and agreed immediately.

Then he left the cave dwelling and first went to the Falling Cloud Sect to see Nangong Wan and see how her cultivation was progressing.

A day later, Han Li left the Falling Cloud Sect silently once more, his escape light heading west.

Five days later, Han Li appeared on a desolate yellow soil wasteland.

This land was barren, and looking out, as far as the eye could see, there was nothing but yellow soil and gray-white rocks of all sizes.

Han Li first searched an area of tens of thousands of miles.

Not to mention ordinary cultivators, there wasn't even a single mortal from the secular world.

"How is it? This is a dead zone at the border of our Xi Kingdom and the Flower Rain Kingdom. Within a radius of two or three hundred thousand miles, there is no human presence. If you undergo the Transformation Tribulation here, it should be much safer."

Han Li stood in the air and said indifferently, then shook his sleeve, and a ball of green light wrapped around the small cauldron and shot out.

"This is indeed a good place to undergo the tribulation! Fellow Daoist Han, please release my main body first, so I can meditate for three days before undergoing the tribulation." A joyful voice came from the cauldron.

"No problem!" Han Li agreed very readily, and he flicked his finger into the void toward the small cauldron.

With a soft "bang," the cauldron lid opened on its own. Then, the cauldron flipped over, and a stream of green mist rolled out, revealing a half-foot-tall demon beast with a bull's head and a dragon's body.

As soon as the demon beast flew out of the green mist, it rolled over, its body size instantly swelling to a height of ten feet, its entire body flashing with green light.

"Next, I will have to trouble Fellow Daoist to guard me for a while." The demon beast spoke in the child's voice, then coiled its dragon body and fell toward the ground, finally landing on a large white rock, where it remained motionless.

Han Li watched the Tianlan demon beast's actions without saying anything, but with a flicker of his body, he landed on another rock nearby, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes.

The demon beast and he sat like this for three days and three nights.

When the sun rose on the fourth day, both opened their eyes simultaneously.

"This old man has already adjusted his body's magic power to the best state. I have at least a sixty or seventy percent chance of passing the tribulation. Fellow Daoist doesn't need to rush to intervene at the beginning. If this old man truly cannot hold on, it should be in the final stage. As long as Fellow Daoist can block the last three waves of lightning strikes, this old man will be eternally grateful." The Tianlan Sacred Beast said with extreme solemnity.

"So that's how it is. Han Mou has noted it. Before you undergo the tribulation, you might as well swallow a drop of this." Han Li agreed indifferently, but suddenly flipped his palm, producing a small profound ice bottle filled with cold air, and tossed it to the demon beast opposite.

"What is this?" The demon beast was somewhat surprised, caught the bottle with suspicion, opened the lid, and scanned it with its spiritual sense.

"Cold Marrow? Fellow Daoist actually has this medicine?" The Tianlan Sacred Beast exclaimed in pleasant surprise.

"Han Mou obtained a little bit while in the Great Jin. Considering the favor of you teaching me the Silver Tadpole Script earlier, I am gifting you a drop; I hope Fellow Daoist won't mind that it's too little." Han Li stroked his chin and said leisurely.

"Haha, it's not little, not little at all. Cold Marrow is not like other things; it is extremely rare even in the Spirit World. Occasionally, some appear in the world, but they are quickly divided up by our demon race. It is truly something that can be met but not sought."

The Tianlan Sacred Beast was extremely excited. After a pause, it turned its demon head and looked at Han Li with flashing eyes, saying:

"Even if there is only one drop, it is enough for me. I will not forget your kindness in gifting the medicine, Fellow Daoist; there will definitely be a generous reward in the future."

The demon beast said the last two sentences quite sincerely.

Han Li smiled upon hearing this, did not respond, but patted his storage bag, and immediately a stack of formation flags and disks appeared in his hands.

He began to set up a rather complex restriction formation within a radius of over a hundred feet.

After a quarter of an hour, when Han Li flickered back to his original position, layers of milky white mist appeared nearby, like a fog, sealing off the surroundings.

"This formation can be used to prevent any accidents. Then I will guard outside the formation for you. The previous lightning strikes will all depend on you, Fellow Daoist." Han Li looked at the demon beast and said slowly.

"That is natural. The lightning of the Transformation Tribulation is true Heavenly Lightning; how could ordinary restrictions of the human world block it? By the way, I have a favor I can do for you while undergoing the tribulation, which can give you some benefits." The demon beast seemed to remember something, and suddenly its eyes flashed with a strange light.

"Benefits?" Han Li was surprised.

"That's right. This matter is known to everyone in the Spirit World. But in the lower world, I'm afraid few people know about it." The Tianlan Sacred Beast chuckled, then suddenly moved its lips to transmit its voice.

Han Li listened with suspicion, but his expression gradually became surprised, and finally, he became somewhat excited.

"If this matter is true, it is indeed a rare opportunity. Han Mou happens to have this type of magic tool with me, so I can give it a try." Han Li nodded.

"Haha, this matter is naturally not false. But Fellow Daoist must seize the right moment to act; otherwise, if something goes wrong, it will be counterproductive." The demon beast's tone tightened at the end, reminding him.

"Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist; Han Mou has his own sense of proportion!" Han Li replied with a smile.

"I see that Fellow Daoist Han is not the kind of reckless person, so this old man will summon the Heavenly Lightning and prepare to undergo the tribulation. *Cough*, if it weren't for this old man being proficient in some concealment secret techniques, the Transformation Tribulation would have descended the moment I left the cauldron." The Tianlan Sacred Beast sighed, then its body floated up without wind, flying slowly toward the high sky.

Han Li's heart tightened, and without a word, he transformed into a streak of green rainbow, flashing out of the formation.

Then, his eyes flashed with blue light, and through the heavy white mist, he stared intently at the demon beast's actions below.

He saw the demon beast in the white mist rise to over thirty feet above the ground, then stop floating. After staring deeply at the sky above, it suddenly let out a muffled grunt from its nose, and its body suddenly flared with green light. At the same time, a gray demon wind blew out of thin air nearby, instantly engulfing the beast's figure.

Seeing this, Han Li's expression shifted.

But immediately, an earth-shattering roar came from the demon wind, and a powerful demon aura surged into the sky from the wind. Vaguely, the Tianlan beast in the wind seemed to have performed some secret technique, causing its body size to swell several times over.

The beast had completely released the demon aura of an eighth-level demon beast.

In just the time of a single breath, a thunderclap came from the previously cloudless sky, and immediately, a fierce wind blew within a radius of ten thousand miles. Clusters of dark clouds appeared out of thin air, the entire sky turned pitch black in the blink of an eye, and amidst the thunder, a torrential rain began to fall.

Seeing this scene, Han Li couldn't help but marvel.

As far as he knew, this desolate land, known as a dead zone, was always extremely dry, and it was common for it not to rain for decades. Now, the moment this Tianlan demon beast released its demon aura, it immediately brought about such a great celestial phenomenon. It seemed this beast's Transformation Tribulation was truly extraordinary.

Just as Han Li thought this.

The dark clouds in the nearby sky suddenly churned violently, and arcs of electricity as thick as an arm appeared in the dark clouds. Every flash emitted a rumbling, astonishing thunder. Huge lightning nets were vaguely taking shape.

Han Li pursed his lips, his eyes narrowing slightly.

At this moment, the demon beast in the formation below also roared loudly.

Amidst the equally astonishing whistling sound, the power of the gray demon wind surged several times over, transforming into a gray-white hurricane that rose straight up, as if to charge directly into the dark clouds and stir the lightning clouds into pieces.

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