Han Li extended two fingers, skillfully picking up one of the beads, and after gazing at it for a moment, gently placed it back and slowly closed his eyes. In his mind, however, a vivid image from the jade scroll came to life: a large, fist-sized sphere radiating five-colored light, surrounded by about a dozen smaller beads floating around it. These smaller beads were identical to the one he was holding. The five-colored luminous sphere, which he was already familiar with, was none other than the Complementing Heaven Pill that had emerged from the Virtual Heaven Cauldron. This strange and enigmatic scene was one of the few illustrations in the scroll without any accompanying description, appearing mysterious and profound. When Han Li briefly glanced at this image in the寸金阁, he was naturally struck with astonishment. It was precisely this reason that he had insisted on paying an extra scroll artifact to secure this jade scroll from the ancient jade's hands—otherwise, according to his original intention, he would have settled for merely offering a few vials of pills. In addition to this painting, several other images in the jade scroll lacked textual descriptions, and the subjects depicted were equally strange. There were items resembling ritual objects or divine artifacts, as well as beings resembling monsters or spirits. Yet all of them were things Han Li had never seen before. Considering that the Heavenly Restoration Pill was among them, these enigmatic paintings clearly represented extraordinary entities. Han Li carefully committed these scenes to memory, hoping to one day encounter other such items, which he would then treat with due seriousness. Yet at this moment, gazing at these round beads within the box, Han Li found himself genuinely at a loss. Undoubtedly, these five-colored beads were closely related to the Heavenly Restoration Pill, otherwise they would not have appeared together in the same image. Given that these beads were refined from the bones of Jixuan, who himself possessed the Blood Jade Spider, it seemed likely that Jixuan’s other disciple—this venerable bone-mage—had also entered the Virtual Heaven Cauldron and consumed one of the Heavenly Restoration Pills during his stay there. Only then could one explain why the bones, after death, turned five-colored and were transformed into these beads upon being burned with fire. Based on Han Li's extensive experience consuming numerous elixirs, it is likely that ten out of the twelve elixirs had not fully been refined—either their properties remained unincorporated or were too potent, requiring a re-condensation and purification process after ingestion. Thus, it seems these round beads might truly be the essence of celestial restoration elixirs! Otherwise, why would they be so prominently featured in the scene? As for the practice of using a cultivator's body as a furnace to nurture the elixirs, although rare in today's cultivation world, Han Li had personally witnessed it. The Black Evil Sect's "Blood-Clotting Five-Element Elixir" is one such particularly bloodthirsty and forceful method. Nevertheless, all of this remains merely Han Li's conjecture. He naturally would not rush to consume them immediately. After some thought, he finally stepped out of the chamber and headed toward the insect chamber. The current Insect Chamber is far more complex than it was in Tianxing City, now featuring five stone chambers of varying sizes. Two of these are dedicated to cultivating two distinct batches of gold-eating insects. One batch—thousands of insects that previously displayed remarkable prowess in the Xitian Hall, devouring numerous Iron Fire Ants—was brought from there. The other batch consists of nearly a thousand carefully selected insects originally from Tianxing City's dwelling. Han Li deliberately separated these two groups. Apparently, due to their extensive consumption of Iron Fire Ants, the thousands of insects have begun evolving and reproducing again, with some even starting to feed on one another—an unexpected and welcome development for Han Li. The remaining three chambers house Han Li's last remaining Blood Jade Spider, a creature that sleeps throughout the day without moving, the Ti Hun Beast, and finally, the Golden Silk Silkworm collected by Han Li during his time in the Xitian Hall. The Blood Jade Spider is self-explanatory. But what about the Ti Hun Beast? Han Li, though he held the Míng Hún Pearl in his hand, remained uneasy and never dared to readily absorb or refine it—thus, he temporarily set it aside without immediate action. After all, the beast was currently in good health and behaving normally. The Golden Silk Silkworm! When Han Li first captured it, it wasn't merely a random choice—he knew these mythical insects were listed among the rare and distinguished ones on the official roster. Though their rankings were low, even trailing behind more prominent creatures like the Blood Jade Spiders, the Golden Silk Silkworm was a particularly rare type of mythical insect known to undergo a secondary evolution. Given sufficient time, these silkworms could potentially evolve into a flying insect known as the "Phantom Flame Moth." This moth was far beyond the level of the ordinary Golden Silk Silkworm and ranked as the seventeenth most exceptional creature on the list, naturally endowed with the ability to transform and assume various forms. While the specifics of this transformation ability were described only vaguely in the records—suggesting that the moth was once rare even in ancient times and not widely documented—the fact that the Phantom Flame Moth holds such a high rank implies that its significance is truly extraordinary, regardless of any potential exagger Han Li then disregarded the astonished glances of the other elders, having originally collected these half-dead golden silk silkworms. However, when Wan Tianming had first discarded them without hesitation, the silkworms had truly been drained of their vital energy, appearing as though they would not survive much longer. After Han Li acquired them, he continuously fed them rare spiritual medicines such as "Feeding Spirit Pills," yet even then, they could only barely maintain their last breath—steadily growing worse. Faced with this situation, Han Li could only feel helpless. Now, Han Li had an idea and immediately proceeded to the silkworm's chamber. Through the window that had been sealed with a magical incantation, he peered in, his brows furrowing. At that moment, each of the green giant silkworms lay motionless on the floor of the chamber, as if already lifeless. Had it not been for Han Li's ability to sense the faint, intermittent traces of spiritual energy pulsing through their bodies, he might have truly believed they had already perished. Without further hesitation, Han Li stepped inside. After circling the strange insects several times, he selected a pair of the largest, appearing slightly more vigorous, male and female golden silk silkworms. Then, he drew out the jade box from his inner robe and fed each of the two five-colored round pearls into the mouths of the pair before stepping out of the insect chamber. Han Li's thought was simple: since these insects seemed beyond rescue, it would be a good opportunity to test the efficacy of the pearls. The reputation of the Healing Heavens Pill was so great that its properties should surely be extraordinary. If these pearls truly were genuine Healing Heavens Pills as he had imagined, then even if they failed to save the golden silk silkworms, the situation would not worsen. Of course, should the silkworms exhibit any adverse reactions after ingesting the pearls, Han Li would naturally disregard them. In the days that followed, he carefully tended to the special nine-curved spirit ginseng, which would be a crucial support for his future efforts to condense his true embryo—something he would certainly protect with great care. At the heart of the herb garden, Han Li specially designated a small plot of land. Then, using several sets of specially crafted sealing array banners, he enclosed this area so that it remained impervious to wind and rain, and transformed the surrounding ground into a solid, stone-like substance. Only then did he feel confident enough to transplant the main body of the Nine-Curve Spirit Ginseng into this space. As for the incarnate form of the Nine-Curve Spirit Ginseng—a white rabbit sealed within a jade box—Han Li did not intend to keep it confined for long, since even an incarnation might eventually affect the original spirit ginseng over time. Han Li carried a jade box adorned with various talismans to the side of the main body of the spirit ginseng in the garden and then peeled off the talismans from its surface. Before Han Li even opened the lid, a beam of white light shot out from the box, spiraled, and then plunged into the Nine-Curve Spirit Ginseng beside it, vanishing without a trace. Upon witnessing this, Han Li smiled with quiet satisfaction. It seemed that after being captured once, the white rabbit incarnation had grown increasingly timid and nervous. Yet, Han Li gazed intently at the true form of the Nine-Curve Immortal Root, pondering constantly. He wondered whether the green liquid in his small bottles could exert any miraculous effect upon it. This thought had arisen the moment he first obtained the root. However, now there were more places where he needed to use the green liquid. The current test did not require immediate action. Moreover, if he used the liquid and unexpectedly caused the Nine-Curve Immortal Root to suddenly surge in power, or even undergo some transformation, allowing it to escape from the array, he would regret it deeply. This was no ordinary herb or plant—it was a legendary medicinal root said to have taken on a physical form. Thus, caution was essential. With this in mind, once Han Li had properly arranged the Nine-Curve Immortal Root, he paid it little further attention. As for the newly formed green liquid, he used it entirely to accelerate the maturation of the Soul-Nourishing Great Trees. Though only a small section of root, Han Li believed that, given several years, a thousand-year-old Soul-Nourishing Tree would surely revive. Originally, Han Li had intended to further study the Xitian Ding, exploring any additional methods to activate it. However, a small fragment of rib accidentally drawn from his storage pouch sparked his temporary interest. Recalling that this rib of Xuan Gu Magistrate had remained unscathed despite the terrifying Shou Luo Sacred Flame, he knew it must be extraordinary. Lying on the bed in his bedroom, Han Li held the translucent, lustrous fragment in his hand, gazing at it with growing curiosity.