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

Chapter 1149: Seventh Disciple

Han Li was rather taken aback to see this, but he didn't pay much heed to it as he focused his attention on the lecture.

As he listened, his expression gradually became more and more focused, until a look of utter enrapturement appeared on his face.

At the moment, Patriarch Miro wasn't specifically talking about the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra, but Han Li could tell that every single word that he spoke was closely related to the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra.

The cultivation art for the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra flowed through Han Li's mind as he cross-compared it with the lecture that was currently being delivered, and he was able to gain a deeper understanding of the cultivation art, striking him with a sense of enlightenment where there had previously been some confusion.

Close to a day flew by in the blink of an eye.

Right at this moment, Patriarch Miro's voice abruptly cut off, and Han Li was instantly snapped out of his enraptured state.

He cast his gaze toward the mountain summit to discover that Mu Yan had raised a question, and he couldn't help but feel envious of Mu Yan for having someone to answer his questions.

After listening to Patriarch Miro's lecture, he had gained a much deeper understanding of the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra, but some new questions pertaining to the cultivation art had also arisen in his mind.

After answering Mu Yan's question, Patriarch Miro resumed his lecture, and Han Li hurriedly began listening again.

Some time later, Patriarch Miro suddenly stopped once again as he cast a surprised gaze toward a certain spot in the air.

His disciples were immediately snapped out of their enraptured state, and Mu Yan instantly sprang to his feet with a furious expression as he yelled, "Who's there?"

A burst of invisible force surged out from between Patriarch Miro's lips to strike that spot in the air, and the space there was shattered, following which the invisible force seeped deep into the broken space, forming a passageway that led to some unknown destination.

A faint crack then rang out from deep within the spatial passageway, as if something had been shattered. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Han Li raised an eyebrow as he discovered that this was the scene where Patriarch Miro had caught him eavesdropping on his lecture all those years ago.

Patriarch Miro swept a sleeve through the air to release a burst of golden light, which swept over the shattered space to smooth it over again.

"It's alright, there's no need to be alarmed," he said in a calm manner, and his disciples sat back down again.

"Who was spying on us just now, Master? Was it someone from the Heavenly Court?" Qi Mozi asked with tightly furrowed brows.

Patriarch Miro shook his head and offered no response, but he turned to take a glance at a spot partway up the mountain precisely where Han Li was seated.

At the moment, Han Li had concealed himself using his Myriad Acupoint Tranquility Technique, and it was only a casual glance, but he knew that Patriarch Miro had already seen him.

Should I run? Han Li thought to himself as he prepared to flee the scene, but Patriarch Miro had already withdrawn his gaze, paying no further heed to Han Li as he resumed his lecture once again.

After a brief moment of hesitation, Han Li decided to remain where he was.

He wasn't aware of Patriarch Miro's true power, but just that fleeting glance alone told him that Patriarch Miro was definitely far more powerful than even the likes of the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity, so there was no way that he would be able to get away if Patriarch Miro wanted to capture him.

Hence, he may as well stay and listen to the lecture. Furthermore, he was cultivating the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra, which made him half a True Mantra Sect disciple, so even if Patriarch Miro were to capture him, he should have no intentions of harming him.

With that in mind, Han Li felt much more reassured, and he sat down again to continue listening to the lecture.

The lecture continued for another half a day before Patriarch Miro declared its conclusion.

All of the disciples of the True Mantra Sect bowed respectfully to him before departing, and before long, he was the only one left on the mountain summit.

"You can come out now," Patriarch Miro said in a calm manner, and Han Li appeared behind him amid a burst of spatial fluctuations.

"I pay my respects to Senior Miro," Han Li greeted as he cupped his fist in a respectful salute.

Patriarch Miro sized up Han Li for a moment, following which a warm smile appeared on his face as he murmured to himself, "Not bad at all!"

"I came here by chance and was enraptured by your lecture, so I concealed myself to listen in secret. I hope you'll forgive me, Senior Miro," Han Li said as he cupped his fist in a respectful salute.

"It's fine. You've cultivated the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra, and that makes you a disciple of my True Mantra Sect, so why can't you listen to my lecture?" Patriarch Miro asked with a benevolent smile.

Han Li wasn't surprised that Patriarch Miro was able to identify the cultivation art that he was using, and he was quite relieved to see that Patriarch Miro didn't seem to harbor any enmity toward him.

"You were the one spying on me earlier as well, weren't you? You may be here in the present, but you're not from the present. It's incredible to think that there's a treasure in this world capable of facilitating travel through space and time," Patriarch Miro mused.

Han Li was stunned that Patriarch Miro was able to see through everything so easily, and he offered no response.

The Heaven Controlling Vial was his biggest secret, so he naturally wasn't going to tell Patriarch Miro about it.

Patriarch Miro seemed to have seen through his concerns, and he reassured, "Don't worry, I have no intention of taking your treasure. It's a very remarkable treasure that you have, so make sure to keep it safe."

An awkward look appeared on Han Li's face upon hearing this, but thankfully, Patriarch Miro didn't dwell on the subject.

A benevolent look appeared in his eyes as he asked, "What's your name?"

"Han Li," Han Li replied after a brief hesitation.

"Han Li, are you willing to become my disciple?" Patriarch Miro asked.

Han Li was completely rooted to the spot by this sudden and unexpected turn that the conversation had taken.

"I've always been very careful when it comes to taking disciples, and up to this point, I only have six, but a wise and powerful man once prophesied that I'll have a total of seven disciples in my lifetime, and that my final disciple will be the one to inherit my teachings. You are the only one in this world aside from myself to have successfully cultivated the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra, so you must be this prophesied disciple," Patriarch Miro explained.

A hesitant look appeared on Han Li's face upon hearing this.

Patriarch Miro was undoubtedly an extremely powerful cultivator, and there was some connection between the two of them as well, but those factors on their own weren't enough to convince him to accept Patriarch Miro as his master.

Patriarch Miro seemed to have gleaned his thoughts, and he smiled as he said, "You don't have to make a decision right away. How about I take you on a tour of our True Mantra Sect?"

"I would be honored, Senior," Han Li replied with a nod.

With that, Patriarch Miro swept a sleeve through the air, releasing a burst of golden light that transformed into a wide, golden path, one that seemed to stretch on infinitely into the distance.

He then beckoned for Han Li to step onto the path, and Han Li duly obliged.

As soon as he set foot onto the golden path, a burst of peculiar time law powers instantly rose up from beneath his feet to envelop his entire body, and scenery around him instantly began to transform rapidly while revolving around him, as if he had just stepped into a space-time passageway.

Before he had a chance to look closer at the transforming scenery, he found himself in a golden space, and he looked up into the sky with an astonished look on his face.

Ever since he began integrating his true spirit bloodlines with the Heavenly Baleful Purgatory Arts, his understanding of his true spirit bloodlines had become deeper and deeper over time.

The Heavenly Phoenix bloodline was the first true spirit bloodline that he had ever attained, and thanks to his in-depth understanding of the bloodline, he had become far more sensitive to spatial power.

Hence, he could sense that this golden space was already very far away from Sun View Peak, far beyond the maximal distance that could be traveled using his lightning teleportation array.

What was even more astonishing to him was that Patriarch Miro had been able to bring them here without producing any detectable spatial fluctuations.

"This is our True Mantra Sect's Ubiquitous Path ability, and it can be used to move space. However, it draws upon the power of time as opposed to spatial power," Patriarch Miro explained upon seeing Han Li's surprised expression, and he was even more stunned upon hearing this.

All of the major cities and sects in the True Immortal Realm generally had spatial restrictions to prevent infiltration using spatial teleportation abilities, but if he could master this ability, then he would be able to easily bypass those restrictions.

"I didn't think that such an ability could be derived from time law powers," Han Li mused with an impressed expression.

"Our True Mantra Sect has been studying the laws of time for countless years, and during that time, countless time-derived abilities have been created, with the Ubiquitous Path being only one of them. If you're interested in such abilities, then come with me," Patriarch Miro said with a smile, then released a burst of golden light to sweep up Han Li before flying onward.

Han Li allowed himself to be carried along by Patriarch Miro as he inspected the surrounding golden space.

This seemed to be a secret area similar to the Tai Sui Immortal Manor, and there the landscape down below was dotted with enormous buildings that were ten times more imposing and majestic than all of the other buildings that Han Li had seen in the True Mantra Sect thus far.

Many True Mantra Sect disciples were cultivating here, as if this were another True Mantra Sect.

"This is the True Mantra Profound Domain, a domain that was created by my predecessors, and it's the true foundation of our True Mantra Sect," Patriarch Miro introduced with a hint of pride in his voice.

Han Li nodded in response, and he began carefully inspecting the surrounding space once again when a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

What he had failed to notice prior to this was that there was a burst of time law power fluctuations permeating throughout this entire space, just like in the Eon Pagoda.

The difference was that the time law powers in the Eon Pagoda existed to weaken those who were imprisoned inside, while the time law power fluctuations here had no effect other than to accelerate the flow of time in this place.

Time in this area passed roughly 50% faster than it did outside, and as he continued onward with Patriarch Miro, the flow of time only accelerated further and further.

Before long, the flow of time had accelerated to ten times the rate of the outside world, and the further Han Li advanced, the more astonished he became.