"You're currently in the period of reincarnation—your true cultivation level isn't quite at the Condensation Stage, is it?" Han Li narrowed his eyes, speaking words that sent a deep sense of weight through the other person. "The elder has already noticed this! I truly am at a loss. Since the elder knows of the *Cycle of Reincarnation* and understands that I am now in the reincarnation phase, it must surely be nothing surprising." Zhu Guo'er's face grew slightly pale, and she replied softly. "What was your original cultivation level? At the Yuan Ying stage, or the Hua Shen stage?" Han Li asked directly. "I have already cultivated to the Yuan Ying level. If it weren't for being in the current reincarnation phase, I wouldn't have been ambushed or captured by others." Zhu Guo'er bit her lower lip slightly before answering slowly. "Given your apparent age—quite young—you've reached such a high level of mastery in the *Cycle of Reincarnation* at this stage. Aside from exceptional talent, I would think you must have had guidance from someone exceptionally skilled in this technique. Shouldn't your mother, who also practices this method, have achieved a similarly high level as well?" Han
"If the elder is interested in matters concerning myself, I shall naturally speak freely and without reservation. But should the inquiry extend to my mother's affairs, I must be most regretful and unable to provide any further details." Zhu Guo'er, upon hearing that Han Li seemed particularly eager to learn about her mother, had her face change several times before finally biting her lip and speaking firmly. "You're indeed a devoted daughter—rarely seen these days. Yet do you truly think that by merely withholding the information, I will be left in the dark?" Han Li smiled gently, his words carrying a deep sense of meaning. "Should the elder wish to employ the soul-retrieval technique, I would rather immediately expel my true essence and vanish completely than allow the elder to succeed!" Upon hearing Han Li's words, the yellow-robed maiden instantly recalled something, her face turning pale, and her inner qi surging wildly, as though she were about to burst forth at any moment. Yet at that very instant, Han Li chuckled lightly. "Even if you wish to self-explode before me, it shall only happen with my consent!" With these words, he casually brushed his sleeve against the maiden.
At that moment, a hazy glow surged forth, completely enveloping the young girl. Zhu Guo'er felt a sudden numbness throughout her body, her limbs instantly paralyzed, and her internal qi completely congealed—unable to be summoned at all. The intense, turbulent qi that had been gathering in her dantian melted away as if it had been transformed into spring snow, dissolving into nothingness. At this point, the thought of her expelling her true essence (yuan婴) seemed utterly impossible.
"What have you done to me?" Zhu Guo'er exclaimed, naturally startled and furious.
"Nothing much—just wanted you to answer my questions honestly. Now, look into my eyes," Han Li said calmly.
"Wait—my eyes?" Though not yet old, Bai Guo'er knew that now was no time to simply follow the other's instructions. Yet as soon as Han Li's words reached her ears, her body trembled, and she instinctively straightened her head, meeting his gaze with unwavering intensity.
In an instant, the young girl felt two points of blue light flash before her, spinning rapidly as her awareness grew hazy and her eyelids grew heavy as a thousand pounds. "Not good!" the yellow-robed girl barely managed to mutter before her eyes closed and she lost consciousness. Han Li remained calm, merely pressing a hand seal and casting a spell toward the girl with a raised hand, at the same time the two blue glimmers in his pupils grew even more brilliant. Should one now peer into the girl's body, one would find that the one-inch-high immortal embryo originally seated in her dantian, now wrapped tightly in a dense layer of gray light filaments, and the embryo itself was also unconscious, with both eyes closed. At the very moment the green spell entered the girl's body, Zhu Guo's eyelids twitched, and her tightly closed eyes slowly opened. Yet her pupils slightly dilated, her gaze scattered, and her movements seemed those of a puppet. "Where did you obtain the **Cycle Rebirth Technique** you have been practicing?"
"Han Li's eyes flickered, and a profound blue glow shimmered, while a low, resonant voice echoed from his mouth.
"**The Cycle of Rebirth Technique was passed down by my mother!" Zhu Guo'er's expression remained composed, yet her words were clear and precise.
"Who usually guides you in your cultivation practice? Does your mother also practice the **Cycle of Rebirth Technique?"
"Yes, my mother guided me. However, she practices not a **technique, but the Clear Qi Decree!"
"The Clear Qi Decree is a rather common Daoist technique. At what stage of cultivation has your mother reached? If she hasn't practiced the **Cycle of Rebirth Technique herself, yet still manages to guide you, does that imply she has reached a very high level?" Han Li was somewhat surprised, yet his tone remained steady.
"My mother has only reached the Yuan Ying stage. As for guiding my cultivation practice..." The young woman in yellow robes responded with a single sentence, then suddenly her face clouded with a look of bewilderment, and her words paused momentarily.
"How is it, has your mother given you any particularly unusual guidance in your cultivation? Please tell me everything in detail!" Han Li, observing the young woman's expression, was struck and asked further. "My mother's guidance in the cultivation of the *Cycle Power* indeed has been rather exceptional. In the past, it was satisfactory, but since I successfully condensed my Yuan婴, many of my questions regarding cultivation have often gone unanswered on the spot. Instead, she usually requires several days or even a few weeks before providing answers. I suspect that behind the scenes, my mother has a true master who is deeply proficient in the *Cycle Power*."
"Five parts similar?" Han studied the young woman again and again, but finally shook his head, murmuring softly before falling into thoughtful silence. "How did you come to the realm of magic, and how did you become a slave? Where were you originally from?" After a while, Han suddenly remembered something and asked again. "I was pursued and accidentally fell into a spatial rift, which brought me to the realm of magic. I come from Xiaoling Tian," Alguo replied mechanically. "Xiaoling Tian? What is that place?" Han was momentarily stunned. "Xiaoling Tian is Xiaoling Tian!" Alguo replied with the same mechanical tone. Upon hearing this, Han's brows furrowed tightly. After a long pause, he sighed softly, saying to himself, "Well, I'll just take the trouble to personally obtain this information." As soon as he finished speaking, he changed his hand seal, and a series of soft hissing sounds emerged from his brow. A crystalline filament shot out and instantly embedded itself into the forehead of the yellow-robed young woman.
Below, Han Li's eyes glowed with even stronger blue light as he began silently casting spells. The young woman named Zhu Guo'er had only reached the Yuan Ying stage of cultivation; with Han Li's Hé Tǐ level of cultivation conducting a thorough search of her spirit, as long as he remained cautious, he would naturally cause no damage to her spirit. Within just one cup of tea's time, Han Li easily gathered all the information he sought, and the crystalline filaments in his brows gradually retracted and returned to their original state. At the very instant the filaments vanished, Zhu Guo'er immediately leaned to one side and collapsed to the ground. Within a short while, a soft, deep sleep sound began to emerge from her lips. Indeed, Zhu Guo'er had truly fallen asleep before Han Li's very eyes. Seeing this, Han Li smiled gently, closed his eyes, and began silently recalling all the information he had obtained from the young woman.
After an unknown length of time, when he opened his eyes again, he looked utterly stunned and murmured, "Little Lingtian is actually a fragmented interface similar to the Guanghan Realm, with hundreds of millions of human beings living within it—this truly comes as a surprise." It turned out that Little Lingtian was not merely a small portion of a lost interface, but had evolved over time into a nearly independent micro-interface. According to the information provided by Zhu Guo'er, the interface was roughly comparable in size to the Guanghan Realm, yet its spiritual energy level was far inferior—even falling short of that of the Spirit Realm. Nevertheless, within Little Lingtian, multiple ethnic groups coexisted, with no less than seven or eight non-human races living alongside the humans.
What surprised Han Li even more was that although he didn't know which race first discovered this small Lingtian, it seemed that many of the various races in this realm had originally failed to ascend from the human realm—this lower plane—and thus ended up accidentally entering this space. Therefore, it was very likely that Nan Gong Wan had also remained here. This explained perfectly why he had never received any news about her in the Ling Realm. Thinking of his wife, despite having attained such a high level of cultivation, Han Li felt an unusual warmth rise in his chest, and could not help but yearn to immediately take flight and reach Nan Gong Wan's side, to pour out his longing. His expression shifted continuously, and for a moment, he remained silent, motionless. After a while, only then did Han Li regain composure, and as he pondered how to reach this small Lingtian, his face immediately darkened again.
This Xiao Ling Tian is vastly different from the Guanghan Realm—it drifts steadily and continuously along a fixed path in the void, and whether one can find a gateway into it is almost entirely a matter of luck. Zhu Guo'er's accidental arrival in the Magic Realm through a spatial rift was purely coincidental. However, all these records stem from Zhu Guo'er's memories; whether the actual situation truly matches this account remains uncertain, and he still needs to seek further information from others. Since Zhu Guo'er could inadvertently end up in the Magic Realm from within the Xiao Ling Tian, it's logical that someone must have returned to the Spiritual Realm as well—information about such a return should therefore be available. Upon reaching this conclusion, Han Li exhaled deeply, pushing down his lingering anxiety, then shifted his gaze back to the yellow-robed young woman. Although he couldn't be certain that the Revival Technique he had taught her was definitely passed down from Zi Nan Gong Wan, the likelihood of such a transmission was indeed quite substantial.
After all, though he had been in the spiritual realm for so long, he had never heard of any human sect possessing this particular cultivation technique. It seemed truly rare—indeed, the Inviting-Moon Sect in the human world must have been exceptionally fortunate to have inherited this technique at the very beginning.