A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm-Chapter 1393: No Regrets

Somewhere on the Thunder Continent in the Spirit Realm.

Han Li emerged out of thin air amid a flash of lightning, and his spiritual sense instantly encompassed the entire Spirit Realm with ease.

In the next instant, he vanished from the spot amid another flash of lightning.

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Deep within the Endless Sea was an island that was only around fifteen kilometers in size, and it was surrounded by ocean as far as the eyes could see in all directions.

At this moment, there was a vast blanket of five-colored tribulation clouds hanging over the island, giving off an incredibly fearsome aura, and hovering beneath the tribulation clouds was none other than Yuan Yao.

Her white robes were flapping audibly in the fierce wind, and she was making a rapid string of hand seals with a solemn look on her face.

There were seventy-two glowing, azure flying swords hovering around her, and the radiant light emanating from them came together to form an azure sword lotus flower that was several acres in size, forming a watertight protective barrier around her.

Additionally, there were several more treasures hovering around her, and there was also a group of several women hovering in mid-air in the distance, observing Yuan Yao from afar.

These women were none other than Nangong Wan, Yan Li, Ice Phoenix, and Silvermoon, all of whom were at the Grand Ascension Stage.

Before long, the blanket of five-colored tribulation clouds had already swelled to several hundred kilometers in size, and all of a sudden, it began to churn and rumble violently.

Yan Li was looking on with a concerned expression, while her hands were unconsciously balled up into tight fists, and her concern was mirrored in the eyes of the women around her as all of them silently prayed for Yuan Yao's safety.

Yuan Yao's brows furrowed slightly as she looked up at the tribulation clouds in the sky, as if she had realized something, and she began making hand seals with even greater urgency, bracing herself for the storm to come.

Lights of different colors began to emanate from the protective treasures around her, illuminating her stunning features, which currently carried a grim yet determined expression.

Right at this moment, a storm of fire descended out of the tribulation clouds, and the nearby air temperature swelled drastically.

The entire surrounding area turned a fiery red color, while all of the vegetation on the island was incinerated, and the ground was reduced to molten lava.

Massive volumes of the nearby seawater was also evaporated, rising up into the air as plumes of white mist, and the surrounding seawater gushed in to fill the void, only to be instantly evaporated as well.

Yuan Yao remained calm and composed, but beads of sweat were beginning to appear on her petite and delicate nose.

She swung her arms through the air, and the azure sword lotus began to revolve around her while releasing countless streaks of azure sword qi to oppose the oncoming firestorm.

However, the firestorm was only becoming more and more ferocious, and after around fifteen minutes, Yuan Yao's complexion was beginning to pale, while her entire body was drenched in sweat, causing her white robes to press tightly against her skin.

The azure sword lotus around her remained as radiant as ever, but upon closer inspection, one would discover that tiny cracks had already begun to appear on some of the flying swords, indicating that they were nearing their limits, and her other protective treasures weren't faring much better.

Right at this moment, the firestorm abruptly ceased, and the scorching heat in the surrounding air quickly dissipated.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

Yan Li and the others heaved a collective sigh of relief upon seeing this, but the concern in Nangong Wan's eyes only became more pronounced.

Yuan Yao took a moment to catch her breath, then quickly took a blue pill, but before she had a chance to refine the pill, the tribulation clouds up above suddenly converged to form a gargantuan, five-colored vortex, at the center of which was a gaping black hole.

An arc of purple lightning flashed through the whole, following which numerous millstone-sized balls of purple lightning appeared, serving as a precursor to the terrifying lightning tribulation to come.

Countless balls of purple lightning came crashing down upon Yuan Yao, presenting an even more formidable test than the firestorm from earlier.

Yuan Yao gritted her teeth as she made a string of hand seals, injecting her remaining magic power into the sword lotus and her protective treasures.

The azure sword lotus swelled to close to twice its original size while releasing countless streaks of azure sword qi, which intertwined to form a series of sword dragons that rose up toward the descending balls of lightning.

Immediately thereafter, the protective treasures around her also rose up into the sky alongside the azure sword lotus.

A string of violent explosions rang out in rapid succession as the two sides clashed.

The balls of purple lightning were far more formidable than the azure sword lotus and the accompanying protective treasures, and within mere moments, everything was destroyed, while the balls of purple lightning continued to descend toward the defenseless Yuan Yao.

At this point, her magic power reserves had been completely depleted, and a wry smile appeared on her face as she accepted her fate.

Looks like we'll never meet again, Brother Han...

She closed her eyes as she bade farewell to this lifetime.

"Don't give up, Yuan Yao!" Yan Li yelled in despair, while Nangong Wan closed her eyes as a single tear slid down her cheek.

The four women all wanted to help Yuan Yao, but they couldn't even get close to her in the face of such a fearsome heavenly tribulation.

Countless balls of purple lightning crashed down upon Yuan Yao, and the deafening thunderclaps drowned out Yan Li's heartbroken sobs.

The protective spiritual light around Yuan Yao was instantly torn to shreds in a preview of the fate that she was about to suffer.

Right at this moment, an antiquated golden mirror abruptly appeared above her out of thin air, releasing a protective, golden light barrier that encompassed her entire body.

The golden light barrier was able to keep the barrage of purple lightning at bay with ease, saving Yuan Yao from what appeared to have been certain death.

After waiting for a while, Yuan Yao opened her eyes in befuddlement, wondering why the heavenly lightning still hadn't descended upon her, and she was stunned by what she saw.

In her mind, it was surely impossible for there to exist anyone in this realm capable of opposing the might of the heavens.

An indistinct figure appeared nearby amid a burst of spatial fluctuations, and it was none other than Han Li.

Thank heavens I made it in time...

A look of relief appeared on his face as he caught sight of Yuan Yao.

The tribulation clouds in the sky seemed to have been infuriated by his intervention, and they swelled to ten times their original size while releasing an almighty aura that knocked Nangong Wan and the others unconscious, sending them plummeting toward the sea below.

Han Li hurriedly swept a sleeve through the air upon seeing this, conjuring up a gentle bed of golden light that caught them before carrying them to safety.

Immediately thereafter, the tribulation clouds up above began to churn violently, and countless balls of purple lightning that were several times larger than before came crashing down upon the golden light barrier, causing it to ripple violently.

Han Li gave a cold harrumph upon seeing this, then made a hand seal to bolster the golden light barrier, allowing it to keep the might of the heavenly tribulation at bay with ease.

Yuan Yao stared in a slack-jawed manner at the balls of purple lightning that were exploding on the other side of the light barrier, feeling as if she were in a dream.

After a full fifteen minutes, the barrage of purple lightning finally receded, while the five-colored tribulation clouds up above faded away to reveal a long, white rift in the heavens.

A pillar of white light descended from the rift to envelop Yuan Yao, and an ecstatic look appeared on her face as she exclaimed, "I've transcended the heavenly tribulation! But how..."

She quickly turned her gaze to Han Li, then said in a respectful manner, "Thank you for helping me, exalted immortal. May I please know your esteemed name so that I can repay you in the future?"

Han Li offered no response as a faint smile appeared on his face.

Right at this moment, a burst of tremendous suction force acted upon Yuan Yao, and she was sucked into the white rift above by the pillar of white light.

Han Li heaved a faint sigh of relief, then turned his gaze to the small vial in his hand.

At this point, it was already close to completely transparent, clearly indicating that it didn't have much power left.

All of a sudden, a thought occurred to him, and he returned to the space-time passageway using the power of the vial before flying even deeper into the boundless expanse of space and time.

Moments later, he tore his way out of the space-time passageway once again, and this time, he appeared in the sky above a murky sea.