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Chapter 1388: The Third Refinement of Wind and Thunder Wings

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Han Li did not rise immediately. It wasn't until after some time had passed that he gave his sleeve a gentle shake, and a jade-colored circular storage band appeared in his palm—precisely the storage bracelet of Xiao Hong from the Black Wind Clan. Though he had subdued her and preserved her life during his imprisonment beneath the Yuanmagnetic Mountain, he had not hesitated to claim the bracelet for himself, effectively treating it as his price for sparing her life. As a direct descendant of the Black Phoenix Clan, Han Li genuinely held a keen interest in the contents of this storage band. After a brief mental scan, a pleased expression appeared on his face. The contents were indeed quite valuable! Beyond the numerous rare materials occupying nearly half of the storage band's space—many of which were hard to find even in the major market towns—there was another significant discovery: seven or eight pieces of top-tier spiritual stones, each glowing with a distinct hue, resting quietly in one corner of the band. Though in the spiritual realm, first-rate spiritual stones are not as rare as they were in the human world, they are far from being common or easily obtainable consumables. Such top-tier stones are something every high-level cultivator would always find scarce, never abundant. Particularly, one of the stones, pale and translucent, was a rare feng-energy stone among the crystal stones—this brought great joy to Han Li. Since entering Tianyuan City, Han Li had longed to acquire such a feng-energy stone, but had yet to succeed. As for the other items in his storage bracelet—such as various artifacts and several ancient treasures—Han Li showed no particular interest. In terms of power, these simply could not compare with his current masterpieces, such as the Yuanmagnetic Divine Mountain and the Xitian Cauldron. It's likely even Xiao Hong herself had not found them appealing, otherwise she would have used them during the earlier battle. Instead, it was the various vials and jars containing spiritual herbs and pills within the storage bracelet that piqued Han Li's curiosity. He took each one into his hands and carefully examined them. Most of them were healing herbs, while a few were refined elixirs and rare alchemical materials. The mushroom dragon fruit was indeed inside one of the wooden boxes. Han Li naturally took it out and set it aside without hesitation. Suddenly, in his hands, he found an odd silver vial inscribed with a black phoenix. A golden seal charm was affixed to the vial, giving it an air of utmost care. Upon seeing this, Han Li was immediately struck with alertness. He tore the seal and twisted the lid open. "Pffft!" As he still hadn't fully examined the contents of the vial, three black pill-sized orbs, each about the size of a thumb, burst forth. One spun in midair and instantly transformed into three small black phoenixes, which then flew off in different directions. "Huh," Han Li exclaimed in surprise, but then quickly touched his forehead. Instantly, a shimmering gray light erupted, sweeping the three small phoenixes into it. Three black phoenixes spun several times in the gray glow before flashing with a brilliant light and instantly transforming back into three dark, round elixirs. The gray radiance rolled back, and the three elixirs settled neatly into Han Li's hands. He extended two fingers, grasping one of the elixirs and holding it up before him to examine it closely. The elixir could take on a visible form and fly—indeed, no ordinary substance. Han Li's expression grew serious as he recalled various legends and accounts of rare elixirs he had heard of, comparing each one to the one now before him. "Black Flame Elixir," he recognized immediately, his face lighting up with joy. Only the black phoenixes among the immortal races could use their life-force fire to create such a remarkable elixir. Otherwise, even the most accomplished alchemical masters would be unable to produce it. To refine this elixir, certain mysterious elements must be absorbed from the black phoenix's vital flame, meaning even within the black phoenix clan, it is not possible to produce this spiritual elixir without limit. Essentially, only after black phoenixes reach the stage of spiritual transformation or beyond can they produce one black flame pill every thousand years. Given that high-level phoenix cultivators are relatively scarce within the black phoenix clan, the rarity of the black flame pill is truly remarkable. The reason this pill holds such esteemed status among both human and phoenix clans lies primarily in its role as one of the foremost auxiliary elixirs that supports cultivators at the peak of spiritual transformation in overcoming the threshold to the realm of transcendence. Consuming these three black flame pills at present will at least increase the chances of surpassing the transcendence threshold by two tenths. How could韩立 not be overjoyed? After carefully inspecting the three pills and confirming their authenticity as black flame pills,韩立 suppressed his inner excitement, placed them back into the silver vial, resealed them with incantation seals, and then carefully stored them away. To achieve the stage of Immortality and transcendence, the most crucial step is to unify the Five Elements of spiritual energy within the body—a matter that has already been naturally realized due to his inherent Yuanmagnetic Divine Light. With these three Black Flame Pills, supplemented by other herbs and secret techniques that help overcome the threshold of the Immortality and transcendence stage, his chances of successfully reaching that stage are greatly enhanced. However, at present, what he needs to focus on most is rapidly advancing his cultivation to the late stage of the Divine Spirit level. While relying on numerous pills, he will eventually succeed in overcoming the peak bottleneck of the mid-stage of Divine Spirit cultivation. The real challenge lies in the later stage of Divine Spirit cultivation, where the effects of the existing pills become negligible—only higher-grade pills can effectively propel his cultivation forward. Such pills that remain effective for late-stage Divine Spirit cultivators are naturally limited in number; among them, the most widely renowned is the True River Frog Liquid. His decision to take on this mission from the Wood Clan and arrive here this time, is precisely closely tied to this precious spiritual essence. Han Li pondered over it, and at once recalled the mysterious visitors who had suddenly arrived shortly after he had left Tianyuan City. His eyes narrowed slightly. If indeed everything proceeded as those visitors had promised, he would secure a considerable amount of True Toad Liquid. Though this substance could not be consumed indefinitely like other pills, it would still save him considerable time in his cultivation journey. After carefully reviewing the promises made by those visitors and finding them sound, Han Li exhaled deeply, setting the matter aside. With a single gesture, he brushed his hand over his storage bracelet, retrieving another significant acquisition from this journey. A luminous, five-colored feather. Precisely the Heavenly Phoenix feather he had received from Ye Ying and her sister. Holding the feather gently in one hand, Han Li shook it slightly, and instantly, waves of five-colored radiance surged forth, nearly filling the entire room with their brilliance. Han Li's expression changed. No wonder it is the true soul-essence feather of a celestial Phoenix of true spiritual rank—the very aura it emits still bears the imprint from when the Kungpeng feather was first obtained in the human realm. Han Li gazed at the feather in his hands, his eyes flickering with uncertainty. Suddenly, he opened his mouth and expelled a streak of pale blue-white electric arc. After a deep rumble of thunder, the arc coalesced and transformed into a pair of delicate, palm-sized pale blue-white feather wings. With a simple hand gesture, Han Li summoned the miniature wind-and-thunder wings into his hands. As he scanned them, his brows furrowed slightly. Clearly visible on the wings were two small holes—already showing signs of subtle wear and tear. These were the marks left behind when the giant formed from the wood spirit had pierced them with two fingernails. Han Li immediately relaxed, dismissing the damage as unimportant. He had already planned to reforge the wind-and-thunder wings, and this minor damage would be easily repaired along the way. According to the celestial beast's avatar, Wind-Thunder Wings could not transform into a spiritual treasure upon joining Kung-Peng's Feathers, because they were unable to awaken the wind-based celestial laws inherent in Kung-Peng's Feathers—only a wind-type premium spiritual stone could fully activate those laws. This was precisely the reason he had been particularly attentive to wind-type premium spiritual stones. Now, with the acquisition of true spiritual materials such as the Heavenly Phoenix's Feathers, his original plan would naturally need to be revised. He intended to incorporate these feathers into the Wind-Thunder Wings. Unlike Kung-Peng's Feathers, which contain a more manageable set of celestial laws, the Heavenly Phoenix's Feathers embody a particularly formidable spatial technique—its inherent laws of nature are truly awe-inspiring. Should the rules of these feathers be fully refined and integrated into the Wind-Thunder Wings, the resulting power would be nothing short of extraordinary. When facing future encounters with formidable opponents like Silver-Rank Wood Spirit beings who are utterly unyielding, he might no longer need to engage in direct confrontation—perhaps he could simply retreat and escape. While handling the feathers and the five-colored plumes, Han Li silently pondered this strategy. This was thanks to his earlier experience of integrating the Kunpeng's feathers into his Fenglei Wings. Otherwise, he truly didn't know how to begin re-integrating this Fengling. With his plan settled, Han Li withdrew six superior spiritual stones from his storage bracelet, each possessing distinct properties. Five of them corresponded to the Five Elements, while the final one was a pale, wind-element stone. With Han Li's current abilities, he required no earth or fire elements at all. Simply opening his mouth, he expelled a cluster of silver fire balls, which rolled and swirled before coalescing into a massive, silver-flame-burning furnace. Han Li tossed his Fenglei Wings into the furnace and lightly touched the wind-element stone. With two swift "whoosh" sounds, both the wings and the stone vanished into the furnace. Then, he brushed his sleeve across the ground. Instantly, a cascade of azure light spread out, revealing a heap of materials and various containers—exactly the auxiliary materials needed to reforge his Fenglei Wings. Fortunately, he had long been thinking about refining his dual wings once again and had thus procured all the necessary auxiliary materials in advance. Han Li tossed a liquid resembling liquid silver into the furnace while simultaneously chanting incantations, rapidly striking a series of magical gestures with his fingers and ten fingers. After ten days and ten nights of continuous effort, a hearty laugh erupted from Han Li in the chamber. Standing at the center of the room, he held a pair of translucent, feather-like wings in his hands, beaming with delight. One wing shimmered with a gentle green glow, while the other was wrapped in a radiance of five hues—both appeared as clear and transparent as crystal, and seemed to fade in and out subtly in his hands, as if they might vanish at any moment. Han Li had just tested the capabilities of these now advanced spiritual treasures—the wind and thunder wings—finding their power even more marvelous than he had anticipated. Indeed, this was no surprise, for whether it was the gale-fish's feathers or the celestial phoenix's plumes, once properly refined and activated, they could certainly be transformed into celestial spiritual treasures. Now, by refining both into the same precious artifact, the combined power is so great that Han Li is extremely satisfied.