From the Eternal Spring Art at the Seven Mysteries Sect to the True Brahma Devil Art that gradually took shape during his time in the Spirit Realm, Han Li built his cultivation system step by step by seeking teachers, trading, exploring, and gaining insights on his own. Looking back over his experiences through the origins of his cultivation arts also reveals how spiritual power, spiritual sense, body refinement, and various auxiliary secret techniques work together.
This article traces, in plot order, The Mortal Realm and Spirit Realm arcs of the original novel A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, up to Han Li's ascension to the Immortal Realm's sources of cultivation techniques and secret arts, excluding the separate book A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm Arc.
This article interprets “martial arts manuals” broadly, including Mortal martial arts, cultivation arts, secret techniques, and important teachings on artifact refining, formations, puppets, talisman crafting, and insect control. Timing is expressed through plot stages and cultivation realms; if the same cultivation method involves “first obtaining its physical medium, later understanding it, and then unlocking hidden contents,” each step is noted separately. Where the original novel gives no name or acquisition details, this is also stated explicitly to avoid presenting speculation as the original text.
Reading note: One source in particular needs to be distinguished.The Bone-Tempering Art came from the Golden Flood Dragon King's storage pouch; Feng Xi's storage pouch contained information about the uses and transplantation of Dragon Scale Fruit.
I. From the Seven Mysteries Sect to Joining Yellow Maple Valley: Introductory Cultivation Techniques and Mortal Martial Arts
| Order | Cultivation arts, secret manuals, or techniques | Time obtained | Where It Was Obtained | Who it was obtained from, how it was acquired, and its cultivation status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The initial formulas of the Eternal Spring Art, gradually learning the first six levels | In his youth, after joining the Seven Mysteries Sect | Divine Hand Valley of the Seven Mysteries Sect | Taught by Mo Juren. Han Li initially did not know this was an immortal cultivation technique. He practiced it at Doctor Mo's instruction, and it became the starting point of his path to immortality. |
| 2 | 《狂蟒劲》 (Raging Python Art) | During his time in the Seven Mysteries Sect, before Mo Juren's possession attempt | Near the secluded pool where Han Li and Li Feiyu met in private | Taught by Li Feiyu，related to a trade in which Han Li supplied painkillers. Han Li tried it, but did not adopt it as his main cultivation path. |
| 3 | The Blinking Sword Manual and the mundane techniques mastered during this period | During his time at the Seven Mysteries Sect, while preparing to confront Mo Juren | The sword manual was originally kept in Qijue Hall; Han Li practiced in places including Divine Hand Valley and the Thorn Forest | Li Feiyu lends Han Li the original sword manual of Qijue Hall to memorize and study。During this period, Han Li also mastered Drifting Smoke Steps, Bone-Softening Art, Breath-Concealing Art, Disguise and Concealment Technique and so on; not every one of these techniques has a separately identified manual and teacher, so they cannot each be counted as a separate book. |
| 4 | Iron Slave Control Method, Cloud-Winged Bird Summoning Method | After Mo Juren's death | Divine Hand Valley, in Mo Juren’s final letter | Left behind by Mo Juren, appended to the end of the final letter. This allowed Han Li to control Iron Slave, who later became Qu Hun. The original text does not formally name it as a particular “Corpse Control Art.” |
| 5 | The first eight levels of the Eternal Spring Art inside the cover of the Scripture of Longevity, along with the basic spells on the final page | After Mo Juren's death, still at the Seven Mysteries Sect | A hidden compartment in Mo Juren's residence | Finds Mo Juren's belongings，making up for the seventh and eighth levels he had not previously learned. The accompanying techniques include Fireball Technique, Spirit-Stabilizing Talisman, Wind-Riding Art, Object Manipulation Technique, Heavenly Eye Technique; he did not master all of them immediately upon obtaining them. |
| 6 | 《Fragmentary Manual of Basic Incantations》 | While attending the Tainan Gathering after leaving the Seven Mysteries Sect | Trading stall in Tainan Valley | From A young male stallholder Obtained through a trade there. It expanded his knowledge of basic spells, including Concealment, Voice Transmission, Quicksand, Freezing, and Earth Spike. |
| 7 | All thirteen levels of the Long Spring Art | During the Tainan Gathering | Han Yunzhi's stall in Tainan Valley | From Han Yunzhi Use Two Yellow Dragon Pills obtained through an exchange, thus completing the full cultivation formula. |
| 8 | Instruction in the Aura-Concealing Technique and other basic spells | After joining Yellow Maple Valley, before the Blood Trial | Yellow Maple Valley | Taught and guided by Wu Feng. The aura-concealing technique here should be considered separately from the unnamed aura-concealing formula later found in the Xiao family's hide-bound book. |
II. From the Scarlet Forbidden Land to Late Foundation Establishment: Qingyuan, Great Development, and the Various Legacies of Tiannan
| Order | Cultivation arts, secret manuals, or techniques | Time obtained | Where It Was Obtained | Who it was obtained from, how it was acquired, and its cultivation status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Silver pages containing the complete “Azure Essence Sword Art” | During the Qi Refinement stage, during the Blood Trial | The Blood-Colored Forbidden Land | From Items left behind by the barefoot man from the Giant Sword Sect obtained from within.At this point, he had only obtained the medium containing the technique and had not yet deciphered the complete cultivation method. |
| 10 | Nine-level edition of 《Azure Essence Sword Art》 | After the Trial of Blood, before Foundation Establishment | Hundred Herbs Garden in Yellow Maple Valley | Li Huayuan personally copied it out and sent another nominal disciple to deliver it. This was the first version of the Azure Essence Sword Art that Han Li could read normally and subsequently began practicing. |
| 11 | Jade slip for setting up the Inverted Five Elements Formation; Yunxiao's Insights, held temporarily for safekeeping | Early Foundation Establishment stage | A secret trading gathering at the Heavenly Star Sect's marketplace in Yuanwu | From Qi Yunxiao obtained formation-control materials from there. “Yunxiao's Insights” was merely collateral at the time; Han Li sealed the book away,did not take the opportunity to read through; truly inheriting this book later was a separate matter. |
| 12 | The first four levels of 《大衍诀》 (Great Development Technique), 《傀儡真解》 (True Exposition of Puppetry) | Early Foundation Establishment stage, after the pursuit by the Thousand Bamboo Sect | Taiyue Mountains, near Han Li's cave abode | From Senior Brother Lin’s remains and storage pouch from, recorded on a jade slip. Han Li actually practiced the Great Development Art and studied puppet crafting; the puppet text is also referred to later as the True Scripture of Puppetry. |
| 13 | The Essence Condensation Art and its accompanying Spirit Gathering Technique | When formally paying his respects to Li Huayuan after reaching Foundation Establishment | Li Huayuan's Green Wave Cave | From Selected from the cultivation methods provided by Li Huayuan, recorded on golden pages. Han Li obtained it, but did not abandon the Azure Essence Sword Art to practice the Essence Condensation Art. |
| 14 | All thirteen levels of the “Azure Essence Sword Art,” the “Three Revolutions of Heavy Essence Art” | During the Foundation Establishment stage, while examining two unusual pages | His own cave abode in the Taiyue Mountains | Unravel Book pages obtained in the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land’s secret, using Azure Essence Sword Light to activate the hidden content. The Three Revolutions Essence Renewal Art is an accompanying auxiliary cultivation art; Han Li later actually completed Second transformation successfully formed his core, without fully completing all three cycles. |
| 15 | Crafting method for the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords | Continuing from the previous entry, still in the Foundation Establishment stage | His own cave abode in the Taiyue Mountains | From The golden page Li Huayuan gave him, namely the pages that outwardly record the Essence Condensation Art. Their origin differs from that of the page held by the barefoot man from the Giant Sword Sect; he obtained the crafting method at this point, but only actually crafted the flying swords after reaching Core Formation. |
| 16 | Spirit Control Art | Foundation Establishment stage, learned before the journey to Yuejing | Heavenly Knowledge Pavilion in Yellow Maple Valley | Recorded after consulting the sect’s ancient texts, then practiced independently. It was later used on mortals in Yuejing; it was not a spell obtained from Spirit Beast Mountain or the Black Fiend Sect. |
| 17 | 《弄焰诀》 (Flame Manipulation Art) | Foundation Establishment stage, during the investigation in Yuejing | Prince Xin's Residence in Yuejing | Immortal Master Wu, also known as Old Daoist Wu, voluntarily gives him his thin booklet。Han Li gave medicinal pills in return and learned techniques for controlling flames and using fire-element spells from it. |
| 18 | Xiao Family Hide Book: An unnamed aura-concealment formula and a cultivation technique written in demonic script | At the Foundation Establishment stage, during his time in Yuejing | The Xiao family's residence in Yuejing | From Xiao Cui'er's grandfather obtained through an exchange there, in return for a magical artifact and helping Xiao Cui’er seek an opportunity to join a sect. He first learned the aura-concealment formula written in human script; only later did he decipher the part in demonic script, which was actually Nine Transformations of the Swift Wind。 |
| 19 | Black Fiend Asura Art, Fiend Demon Art, Blood-Refining Divine Light, as well as the Fiend Core Technique, External Avatar Technique, Blood Spirit Drill Condensation Method, and others | Foundation Establishment stage, after eliminating the Black Fiend Sect | Imperial Palace in Yuejing | From A jade slip left behind by the Emperor of Yue obtained from within. Han Li's main body did not switch to these primary cultivation methods, but he used their techniques to nurture and control Qu Hun, who actually practiced Blood-refining Divine Light and other techniques.At this point, he cannot yet be considered to have obtained the complete 《Profound Yin Scripture》. |
| 20 | Insect-rearing and insect-control insights from cultivators of the Spirit Beast Sect | Foundation Establishment stage, returning to the Jiayuan City area after the affairs in Yuejing were settled | The cave occupied by the Golden-backed Demonic Mantis | From The skeletal remains and storage pouch of a deceased Spirit Beast Sect cultivator, obtaining a green jade slip that provided an important foundation for later raising and commanding spirit insects. The original text does not give it the unified title 《御灵真经》 (True Scripture of Spirit Mastery). |
| 21 | Insights of Yunxiao, artifact-refining texts, Xin Ruyin’s formation insights and Daoist texts, and materials on repairing an ancient teleportation formation | Before leaving the Heavenly South, after Qi Yunxiao's death | Xin Ruyin's residence in the State of Yuanwu | Delivered by Xin Ruyin Qi Yunxiao's legacy of artifact refinement and her own painstaking work on formations, with Han Li promising to avenge them in the future. This is when he truly inherited Yunxiao's Insights; the teleportation formation repair materials were also obtained during these exchanges. |
III. From the Scattered Star Seas to Returning to Tiannan and Forming a Nascent Soul: Profound Yin, the Incomplete Brahma Sage Text, and Nascent Soul Abilities
| Order | Cultivation arts, secret manuals, or techniques | Time obtained | Where It Was Obtained | Who it was obtained from, how it was acquired, and its cultivation status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 《Earth Separation Art》 | During the Foundation Establishment stage shortly after arriving in the Scattered Star Seas, in the Six United Palaces incident | The Outer Star Seas, after the Infant Carp Beast incident | From The storage pouch of Elder Gu of the Six United Halls obtained from within. Han Li examined it, but explicitly had no intention of practicing it. |
| 23 | Complete 《Profound Yin Scripture》: Profound Yin Great Art and various secret devilish techniques | Core Formation stage, after the journey to Heavenvoid Hall | The relic was obtained in Heavenvoid Hall; later deciphered in a cave abode in the Outer Star Seas | From Master Xuangu’s rib-shaped jade slip. Han Li did not switch to cultivating the Profound Yin Great Art, but he did practice and use its Form-Changing Art, Yin Demon Slash, Dream-Induction Technique and so on. |
| 24 | The incomplete cultivation method recorded on the True Brahma Sage Fragment, part of the Three Brahma Sage Arts lineage | Mid Core Formation stage, during his activities in the Outer Star Seas | A secret trading gathering organized by the Wondrous Sound Sect | From The dark-skinned cultivator surnamed Sun obtained the copper fragment there in exchange for demonic cores. Initially unable to read the demonic script; it was later deciphered and ultimately became an important component of the True Brahma Devil Art. |
| 25 | Method for crafting Spirit Descent Talismans | At the late Core Formation stage, when trapped in the Land of Yin Nether | A human village in the Land of Yin Nether | The elderly man surnamed Yun—the head of the Heavenly Talisman Sect who had ended up stranded here—handed over a bone box and bone fragments, asking Han Li to bring it back to the sect in the future and allowing him to study it. What he obtained was the crafting method; the finished item was only crafted later. |
| 26 | Dual cultivation techniques such as the Dragon-Luring Art and the Phoenix-Tumbling Essence-Nurturing Technique | Late Core Formation stage; obtained the medium containing it after killing Wen Tianren in the Land of Yin Nether | Storm Mountain in the Land of Yin Nether; further studied after returning to Tiannan | From The pink jade slip in Wen Tianren's storage bag. Techniques such as the Dragon Attraction Art were acquired but were not his primary cultivation methods; the Phoenix-Inverting Essence-Nurturing Art was later given to Mu Peiling to practice, so it cannot simply be stated that Han Li himself had completed this dual cultivation technique. |
| 27 | Understood the Nine Transformations of the Swift Wind and began practicing Bloodshadow Escape | After returning to Tiannan, before forming his Nascent Soul | The Drifting Cloud Sect's medicinal herb garden and his own cultivation residence | No new book donors: After learning the demonic script, Han Li deciphered the hide-bound book he had obtained earlier from the Xiao grandfather and grandson. It contained cultivation formulas, movement techniques, and Wind-Concealing Technique, Blood Shadow Escape; he used the Wind and Thunder Wings to practice Blood Shadow Escape. |
| 28 | Formula for Clear-Sight Spirit Water, subsequently used to cultivate Clear-Sight Spirit Eyes | Late Core Formation stage, during the incident in the forbidden grounds of the three sects of Yunmeng Mountain | The forbidden area containing the Spirit Eye Tree | From A jade slip left by the disheveled-haired cultivator guarding the tree to copy the relevant materials, after which the original was returned. Strictly speaking, what he first obtained was the formula for the eye-cleansing spirit liquid. Its subsequent long-term use developed his Clear Spirit Eyes; he did not directly acquire a manual titled Clear Spirit Eye Art. |
| 29 | Complete incantation for the Great Geng Sword Formation | Shortly after advancing to the Nascent Soul stage | His own cave abode in the Drifting Cloud Sect | Reactivate The golden page of the Azure Essence Sword Art obtained in the early years, unlocking the final section of supernatural abilities that had previously been unreadable due to insufficient cultivation. The source is still the old book pages, but He only actually read the formation instructions during the Nascent Soul stage。 |
| 30 | The Profound Female Nascent Soul Transformation Art and Ancient Texts on Formations | Early Nascent Soul stage, after avenging Qi Yunxiao and Xin Ruyin | Xin Ruyin's former residence | Left behind by Xin Ruyin, kept and passed on by Xiao Mei's descendants。Han Li later used this to cultivate a second Nascent Soul. Note that the person who passed it on was a descendant of Xiao Mei, not of Xin Ruyin. |
| 31 | Liu Yu's secret insect-control techniques, including the Insect Armor Technique | At the early Nascent Soul stage, when he accepted Liu Yu as a nominal disciple | Drifting Cloud Sect | Liu Yu presents a copied jade slip, handed over together with the Six-Winged Frost Centipedes and other items. Han Li later put techniques such as insect armor into practice. |
| 32 | Ancient puppet refinement techniques | Early Nascent Soul stage, while attending a high-level trading gathering | Chantian City | From Daoist Master Tianjing Obtained there in exchange for Netherworld Beast Soul Stones. This is a separate acquisition point from the earlier puppet legacy of the Thousand Bamboo Sect and the complete legacy later passed down by the Great Development Divine Lord. |
IV. From Devilfall Valley to Great Jin: the complete Great Development legacy, the Bright King Art, and various secret techniques
| Order | Cultivation arts, secret manuals, or techniques | Time obtained | Where It Was Obtained | Who it was obtained from, how it was acquired, and its cultivation status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Yin Sifting Sect corpse-refining methods, including the method for refining a Heaven's End Devil Corpse | Early Nascent Soul stage, before the journey to Devilfall Valley | In Tiannan, while sorting through the belongings left by the Yinluo Sect's Fourth Elder | From Items left behind by the fourth elder of the Yinluo Sect and the young man in black robes, with the key information hidden in a jade slip. Han Li later used the corpse demon to refine the Heaven's End Demonic Corpse. |
| 34 | The fifth level of the Great Development Art and some puppet-crafting methods | After the journey to the Far West and before entering Devilfall Valley | In Tiannan, while the Great Development Divine Lord was accompanying him | Part of the legacy delivered in advance by Divine Lord Great Development. At this point, he had not yet handed over all his cultivation techniques and his lifetime of learning to Han Li in one go. |
| 35 | Method for refining the Seven-Flame Fan | During the early Nascent Soul stage, on the expedition to Devilfall Valley | Ancient Cultivator Ruins in Devilfall Valley | From Jade slips left behind by ancient cultivators obtained within, discovered while exploring the ruins with Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying. What he obtained was the refinement method, not a finished Seven-Flame Fan. |
| 36 | Three-Flame Fan modification and replica plans | After escaping Devilfall Valley, at the mid-Nascent Soul stage | The period after returning to the Drifting Cloud Sect | After studying the Seven-Flame Fan refinement method, Lord Great Development improves it and hands over a jade slip, making it possible for Han Li to refine a replica using materials obtainable in the Human Realm. |
| 37 | The Heavenvoid Cauldron's “Treasure Attunement Art” | Mid Nascent Soul stage, after Devilfall Valley | Cave abode in the Drifting Cloud Sect | When Han Li refines the relevant icy flames and further studies the Heavenvoid Cauldron,Obtained from the scripture that appeared on the cauldron itself。It is not the complete set of cauldron-control incantations that Xuan Gu passed on to him during the Core Formation stage. |
| 38 | Five Ghosts Spirit-Locking Grand Art | Middle Nascent Soul stage, while traveling to Great Jin and suffering a backlash of baleful energy | Tianlan Grasslands | Taught by the Great Development Divine Lord, used to suppress baleful energy and temporarily seal part of one's cultivation. It is a different technique from the Five Sons United-Heart Demons acquired later. |
| 39 | 《明王诀》 (Bright King Art) | Mid Nascent Soul stage, upon first entering Great Jin | The Feng family's secret cavern in the Snowridge Mountains | From Jade slip collected by an ancestor of the Feng family obtained from within, with the Great Development Lord helping identify its origins. Han Li actually practiced it to temper his body and dispel baleful energy. |
| 40 | Talisman-making texts from the Heavenly Talisman Sect, the secret Spirit-Transformation Talisman technique, the Spirit Shadow Art of Mount Jinxia, and an inherited secret technique from Mingyang Valley | Mid Nascent Soul stage, when returning the legacy of the Spirit Subjugation Talisman | Heavenly Talisman Sect on White Bamboo Mountain in Great Jin | Elder Wen of the Heavenly Talisman Sect, Sect Leader Yue Zhen, and others Granted access to texts and provided the secret Spirit Transformation Talisman technique;Cultivators from Jinxia Mountain and Mingyang Valley They each offered their secret techniques as an incentive for Han Li to serve as an honorary guest elder and lend his assistance. The Spirit Shadow Technique was indeed used in combat later. |
| 41 | Complete Great Development Treasure Scripture: Further stages of the Great Development Art, puppetry, various secret techniques, and experience | During the middle Nascent Soul stage, when the humanoid puppet was completed and the Great Development Lord passed away in meditation | An unnamed deserted island off the coast of Great Jin | Left by Divine Lord Dayan before his death, with the jade slip placed inside a Dongfutian bamboo tube. Only then did he obtain the systematic body of teachings passed down by him. The Spirit-Shocking Spike, Soul Division and Spirit Lodging belong to this body of teachings and cannot each be treated as a new book from a separate source. |
| 42 | Secret methods for accelerating the maturation and evolution of Gold-Devouring Beetles | Mid Nascent Soul stage, during the journey to Kunwu Mountain | Areas associated with the Devil Suppression Tower on Mount Kunwu | From The Tuwu Tribe's Great Immortal Master surnamed Xu; it was obtained from there and is a method developed through long-term research by Tianlan Sacred Hall, provided as part of the negotiated exchange between the two sides. |
| 43 | Method for refining Thought-Scolding True Lightning | No later than the journey to Mount Kunwu | Explicitly used at Mount Kunwu; where the technique was first obtained is not stated | Han Li stated that he had already obtained this ancient secret technique and used it to place restrictions on the Great Immortal Master surnamed Xu and Lin Yinping.The original text does not explicitly identify the initial teacher here, so it cannot arbitrarily be attributed to the Great Development Divine Lord or Xuan Gu. |
| 44 | Methods for refining, controlling, and restraining the Five Sons of One Mind Demons | Mid Nascent Soul stage, after killing Old Devil Qian on Mount Kunwu | The relics were obtained on Mount Kunwu, then sorted through and studied after leaving the mountain | From An incomplete demonic cultivation text from Old Devil Qian's storage pouch。Han Li took over the five demons that Old Devil Qian had already refined, then controlled and modified them according to the methods he acquired. |
| 45 | Secret techniques for refining cold flames, methods and insights for using five types of cold flame to attempt a breakthrough to the Deity Transformation stage；some ancient texts from the Lesser Pole Palace | Mid Nascent Soul stage, before advancing to the late stage | Lesser Ultimate Palace in Beiye, Great Jin | Master Han Li, also known as Shi Xiang, provided as a condition of their cooperation , and allowed Han Li to consult the texts. These were acquired through a formal transaction, so they cannot all be described as loot taken from Master Hanli’s corpse after killing him. |
V. From the Late Nascent Soul Stage to the End of the Human Realm Arc: Heaven-Supporting, Essence Magnetism, and the Tianlan Child's Teachings
| Order | Cultivation arts, secret manuals, or techniques | Time obtained | Where It Was Obtained | Who it was obtained from, how it was acquired, and its cultivation status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 《Heaven-Supporting Devil Art》, including a soul-locking secret technique | Late Nascent Soul stage, upon returning to the Scattered Star Seas | At the point where the two sides negotiate after rescuing Man Huzi's Nascent Soul | Man Huzi copies the incantation and hands it over, with the terms of the exchange involving Han Li allowing him to devour Jiyin's Nascent Soul, take revenge, and so on. Han Li initially valued the Soul-Locking Secret Art; later, the Heaven-Supporting Devil Art became an important component of the Provenance True Devil Art. |
| 47 | Secret techniques and cultivation insights for breaking through to the Deity Transformation stage | During the late Nascent Soul stage, when meeting the Twin Sages of Heavenly Star | Scattered Star Seas, a meeting place near Heavenly Star City | Ling Xiaofeng and Wen Qing handed over the jade slips, in exchange for Han Li helping Ling Yuling in the future. What he obtained this time was a plan and experience for attempting Deity Transformation; it cannot be directly equated with the complete Divine Essencefused Light technique acquired later. |
| 48 | Outer pages on talisman techniques from the Golden Palace Jade Book: methods for the Taiyi Purification Talisman, Jiayuan Talisman, Nine Palaces Heavenly Qian Talisman, Heavenly Halberd Talisman, and others | Late Nascent Soul stage, while active in the Scattered Star Seas | Obtained from Patriarch Goldenflower's belongings | From The broken white jade tablet in Patriarch Jinhua’s storage pouch; subsequently by The Tianlan Child teaches Silver Tadpole Script, and only gradually came to understand it. The various talismans were understood and crafted at different cultivation stages later on; separate new donors of the book must not be invented for each. |
| 49 | Fire Spirit Thread Condensation Method, Destructive Dharma Eye Refinement Method | Late Nascent Soul stage, after returning to Tiannan | Cultivation period at Drifting Cloud Sect and Mother-and-Child Peaks | Taught by the Tianlan Child. The Eye of Destruction also requires an existing demonic eye as its foundation, making this a case of “obtaining the material first, then the refinement method.” |
| 50 | Vajra Art, a modified version of the Nine Gale Transformations suited to Han Li, and the method for refining the Realm Transformation Pearl | Late Nascent Soul stage, around the time of the Tianlan Child's tribulation | Cave abode at Mother-and-Child Peaks in Tiannan | Taught and improved by the Tianlan Child. The Vajra Art had already been obtained in the Human Realm; the Nine Gale Transformations were adapted to account for Han Li's use of the Wind and Thunder Wings treasure rather than naturally grown wings. |
| 51 | Woodbirth Pearl Crafting Method | Late Nascent Soul stage, after obtaining the Wood Spirit Pearl | Tiannan | From Tianlan Child obtained through an exchange there, and used an existing Wood Spirit Pearl to refine a life-saving item. It provides a one-time bodily restoration effect through a treasure; it does not mean Han Li thereby cultivated a permanent undying body. |
| 52 | The complete cultivation formula for Essence Magnet Divine Light | Late Nascent Soul stage, around the time of the Star Palace battle | The Star Palace in Heavenly Star City | Ling Yuling handed over the cultivation technique first, then the Essencefused Mountain after the battle. This was the crucial point at which he obtained the complete technique, which Han Li subsequently practiced. |
| 53 | Ritual refinement methods related to the Pill Spirit Root, and the method for crafting the Crimson Soul Banner | Late Nascent Soul stage, while preparing to cultivate and move the Origin Magnetism Mountain | From his time in the Scattered Star Seas through his return to Tiannan | Taught and provided by the Tianlan Child. The pill spirit root is used to fulfill cultivation requirements; the Crimson Soul Banner addresses issues such as collecting and containing the Essence Magnet Mountain. |
| 54 | Secret Technique for Crafting a Mustard-Seed Space | Late Nascent Soul stage, when he returned to Great Jin | Heavenly Secrets Hall of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion | From Can Ku, master of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion obtained a jade slip recording the secret technique there, as a reward following negotiations and a contest; it was not merely a ready-made Heavenly Mechanism Residence. |
| 55 | 《Bone-Tempering Art》 | Late Nascent Soul stage, after killing the Golden Flood Dragon King and Feng Xi | Outer Star Sea | From The Golden Flood Dragon King’s storage pouch. Han Li later combined it with Dragon Scale Fruit to temper his bones; Feng Xi's belongings provided information about Dragon Scale Fruit. These two sources should be distinguished. |
VI. From Deity Transformation to Void Refinement in the Spirit Realm: The Brahma Sage System Takes Shape, Awakening of Insects, and Spirit Refinement
| Order | Cultivation arts, secret manuals, or techniques | Time obtained | Where It Was Obtained | Who it was obtained from, how it was acquired, and its cultivation status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Lightning Pattern Condensation Art | At the early Deity Transformation stage, after entering Heavenly Abyss City | Trading venues in Tianyuan City and his own cave abode | Han Li, from The old man shrouded in white radiance acquired Heavenly Lightning Bamboo with natural lightning patterns through a trade there, then Gained insight through independent study lightning patterns. This was not a lightning technique manual passed directly to him by the old man. |
| 57 | The Hundred Meridians Treasure-refining Art and the Immortal Art of Artifact Refining | Early Deity Transformation stage | Underground ruins in a spiritual domain under Tianyuan City; deciphered after returning to his cave abode | From Inside the thumb of the skeletal hand left behind by the Jade-Boned Human Demon Retrieved an outer page of the Golden Palace Jade Tome. Han Li used it to study methods for refining meridians, flesh, and bones into treasures. |
| 58 | 《True Brahma Sage Devil Art》 | Early Deity Transformation stage, formally consolidated and named during secluded cultivation in Tianyuan City | His own cave abode in Heavenly Abyss City | Han Li independently consolidated the teachings he had previously inherited: the foundational portions corresponding to the Bright King Art and Vajra Art, the middle portion corresponding to the Heaven-Supporting Devil Art, and the supernatural ability portion recorded on the True Brahma Sage Fragment.No single person directly handed him the complete “Brahma Sacred True Devil Art.” |
| 59 | Heavenly Peng Transformation Method; Twelve Awakening Transformations, also called the Awakening Art | Mid to late Deity Transformation stage, during his time among the Flying Spirit Race | The Tianpeng Tribe's Holy City | The Tianpeng Tribe first passed on the relevant transformation techniques; the more important Awakening of Insects Art came from The spiritual legacy remaining in the relic of Hongyun's former grand elder。Jin Yue did not voluntarily give Han Li the complete Twelve Awakening Transformations. |
| 60 | Four Fiends Armor Transformation Art | Late Deity Transformation stage, before setting out for the Earth Abyss trial | Near the entrance to the Earth Abyss, at the Flying Spirit Tribe’s temporary encampment | Taught by Elder Shi of the Tianpeng Clan. This should be distinguished from other things Jin Yue bestowed or handed over. |
| 61 | First Half of the Lightning Invocation Art | Late Deity Transformation stage, while under the control of the Earth Abyss demon kings | Mu Qing’s residence in the Earth Abyss, around the Wood Spirit Hall | Taught by Mu Qing, with the aim of enabling Han Li to unleash the true power of the Devilbane Divine Lightning and help them enter the Nether River region. At this point, he had not yet obtained both complete volumes. |
| 62 | Methods for infusing spirits into objects and ritually refining spirit attendants, as well as knowledge of talisman formations | Late Deity Transformation stage, during his time in the Earth Abyss | Di Xue’s Bloodflame Palace | Taught by Di Xue through records in bamboo tubes and verbal explanations, related to Han Li's assistance in refining the Purple Blood Puppet. This must not be exaggerated into a claim that Han Li obtained all of Di Xue's advanced puppet techniques. |
| 63 | Revised Azure Essence Sword Art; flying sword refinement, Sword Planting Technique; Spring Dawn Sword Formation, Azure Coiling Sword Formation | Late Deity Transformation stage, during his first experience in the Nether River region | Qing Yuanzi’s cave abode | From Qing Yuanzi obtained there in exchange for Golden Lightning Bamboo leaves and other terms. Han Li primarily adopted its sword techniques, flying swords, and sword formations; he did not replace the Provenance True Devil Art again. |
| 64 | Profound Heaven Artifact Refining, including the method for refining the Five Extreme Mountains of Primal Unity | Early Spatial Tempering stage, during the expedition to the Devil Gold Mountains | Inside the blood-jade bed in the Saint-tier Demon Ape's cave abode; deciphered after returning to Cloud City | From Inside the blood-jade bed left behind by the Saint-tier Devil Ape Obtained another outer page of the Golden Imperial Jade Book. He first acquired the refinement method, then gradually gathered the materials for the five mountains later. |
| 65 | Secret combined-attack technique of the Essencefused Divine Light | Early Spatial Tempering stage, before entering the Vast Glacial Realm | Cloud City | Cai Liuying hands over the jade fragment, enabling Han Li to combine his Essence Magnetism powers with those of Liu Shui'er and Shi Kun. The original text does not give this combined technique a separate, explicit title. |
| 66 | The sword cultivation methods recorded in the Myriad Swords Diagram, and the Thought Sword Art he later comprehended | Obtained the diagram in the early Spatial Tempering stage; gained further insight in the late Spatial Tempering stage | The immortal abode in the Vast Glacial Realm; later studied during the journey back to the human race’s territory and during secluded cultivation | From Secret chamber in Guanghan Immortal Manor After obtaining the Myriad Swords Diagram, Han Li studied it himself and organized his insights into the Mind Sword Art, incorporating it into his own sword formations. Obtaining the diagram and creating the specific sword art did not happen on the same day. |
| 67 | The first three levels of 《炼神术》 (Spirit Refinement Technique); a method for reading Golden Seal Script | Late Spatial Tempering stage, after the infusion in the immortal abode in the Vast Glacial Realm | The stone wall of another hidden cave in the Vast Glacial Realm | After Han Li obtained the clues and dealt with the Rong cultivators, Copying the Spirit Refinement Art from the stone wall；then use a copy and Fairy Yue, the elderly man surnamed Xu Exchanged for knowledge of how to read Golden Seal Script. The two did not directly give him the complete Spirit Refinement Art. |
| 68 | Lightning Formation, the art of lightning formations | Late Spatial Tempering stage, while returning to the human race | A city of the Ming Clan in the wilderness of the Fengyuan Continent | and Lei Yunzi Obtained in an exchange after their fight. Han Li provides the technique for condensing lightning patterns and the associated lightning power in exchange for the lightning formation technique. |
VII、From Body Integration to Grand Ascension in the Spirit Realm: Myriad Poisons, the Sacred Brick, the Five Viscera, and Completing the Techniques Before Ascension
| Order | Cultivation arts, secret manuals, or techniques | Time obtained | Where It Was Obtained | Who it was obtained from, how it was acquired, and its cultivation status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Method for Refining a Tribulation-Deflecting Puppet | Had mastered it by the early Body Integration stage at the Myriad Treasures Convention at the latest | Related techniques can be purchased at cultivation marketplaces; the specific location of the first purchase was not separately stated | This is a crafting method that can be obtained through trade. The fact that Han Li discussed it with Master Wangu at the Myriad Treasures Convention does not establish that Master Wangu taught it to him. |
| 70 | The Myriad Poisons Primordial Body and the Poison Formulas for Its Seven Levels | Early Body Integration stage, during the Myriad Treasures Convention | The Black Domain trading gathering near Nine Immortals Mountain | From Regarding the Black Domain Obtained as an accompanying technique in the transaction involving the Heaven-Equaling Gong. Han Li later practiced it himself; the person who helped him collect poisonous creatures was not necessarily the person who taught him the technique. |
| 71 | The unnamed formation technique on the surface of the Golden Seal Script scroll | Early Body Integration stage, at the same Black Domain trading gathering | Black Domain trading venue; decoded after returning to his lodgings | From An anonymous cultivator shrouded in blood-red light there, obtaining the scroll by offering the Mystic Light Blade in a “three-for-one” exchange. Han Li later memorized the Gold Seal Script on its surface and recognized it as instructions for setting up a profound formation, but did not immediately complete a thorough study of it. |
| 72 | Secret technique for cultivating the Gold-Devouring Beetle King | During the Body Integration stage, on the second journey to the Nether River region | Black Wind Pavilion in the Nether River region | From Elder Xuling in exchange for five thousand mature Gold-Devouring Beetles. Qing Yuanzi provided relevant clues, but the person who actually traded the technique was Xuling. |
| 73 | The demonic arts and secret techniques passed down by Sacred Ancestor Qiling—four sacred bricks | At the late Body Integration stage, during his first journey deep into the Devil Realm | The rocky terrain outside Blood Raven City in the Devil Realm | First extract The fourth sacred brick produced by Yang Lao'er，then slay Lord of Blood Raven City, obtaining the other three pieces hidden inside his demonic nascent soul. After repeatedly studying them, Han Li concluded that two or three sets of secret techniques could be cultivated directly; the original text does not name these demonic arts individually. |
| 74 | The second half of the Lightning Invocation Art, completing the full art; also a collection of secret technique manuals | After advancing to the Grand Ascension stage and holding the Grand Ascension ceremony | Heavenly Scripture Pavilion on the Human Race's Holy Island | Start with Master Black Rain obtained clues from there, then went to Heavenly Scripture Pavilion on Sacred Island in exchange. This completed the Lightning Invocation Art, of which Mu Qing had taught him only the first half years earlier. |
| 75 | 《五藏锻元功》 (Five Viscera Essence-Tempering Art) | Grand Ascension stage, while traveling across the Thunder Continent | Helian Merchant Alliance auction at Black Scorch Peak | Obtained by bidding for an inner page of the Golden Palace Jade Book，and subsequently deciphered the cultivation method. He cultivated it gradually afterward; he did not immediately master it simply by winning the jade page at auction. The title uses “五藏” (five repositories), not “五脏” (five internal organs). |
| 76 | The secret art for extracting the power of lightning left behind by Daoist Master Tianding | Grand Ascension stage, after the journey to Heavenly Cauldron Palace on the Blood Sky Continent | Blood Heaven Continent | Fairy Bing Po copied and gifted the relevant secret techniques from Daoist Tianding's legacy，to repay Han Li for his help. It is used to further refine lightning power and must not be conflated with Mu Qing's Lightning Sacrifice Art as a single teaching. |
| 77 | Primordial Astral Shield | During the Grand Ascension stage, after cooperating with the Helian Trade Alliance and participating in the Battle of the Powerful | Scripture Repository at the Helian Trade Alliance headquarters | Through Arranged by Bi Ying，a defensive secret technique of the Immortal Realm obtained from the trade alliance's texts. The person involved here is Bi Ying; it was not taught directly by Ming Zun. |
| 78 | Further cultivation guidance for the third level of the Spirit Refining Technique, along with methods related to overcoming tribulations and ascending | Late Grand Ascension stage, before ascending to the Immortal Realm | Land of the Primordial Seal in the Devil Realm | to He Kang's remnant soul Obtained after fulfilling the agreement. Han Li already possessed the first three levels back in the Vast Glacial Realm; this time, the focus was on cultivation guidance and methods for mastering them more quickly，This was not where he first obtained the first three levels, much less the fourth level。 |
VIII. Several Secret Manuals That Require Separate Explanation Because He “Seems to Have Obtained” Them
Online compilations often mix these items with things he actually acquired. When assessing them, distinguish between “obtained and kept,” “merely browsed,” and “practiced by someone else.”
| Name or circumstances | How it should be recorded |
|---|---|
| 《归元功》 (Origin-Returning Technique) and 《幻灵诀》 (Illusory Spirit Art) | A candidate cultivation method Han Li examined while choosing from Li Huayuan's collection; he ultimately selected the gold page containing the Essence Condensation Art. The candidate methods should not all be described as having been formally acquired or actually practiced. |
| Blood Soul Grand Art | During the Xu family incident in the Spirit Realm, Bing Po's Blood Soul incarnation once offered a jade slip as a gift. After a brief look, Han Li considered it incompatible with the cultivation methods he practiced，Returned the jade slip without practicing its contents。 |
| Six Extremes True Demon Cultivation Method | The author's included appendix, Inventory of Han Li's Storage Bag, does indeed list it among the contents of Wen Tianren's storage bag, but the appendix explicitly states at the beginning that it is A post compiled by fellow readers。It can therefore be added with the note “listed in the appendix as acquired,” but should not be treated as fully equivalent to the dual-cultivation jade slip explicitly described in the main text, nor can it be said that Han Li practiced the Six Extremes True Devil Art. |
| Crafting Technique for the Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman | The storyline involving the Heavenly Talisman Sect explicitly states that this crafting tradition had long been lost. Han Li’s later acquisition of a finished Six-Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman does not justify inferring that he also obtained its crafting manual. |
IX. The Central Cultivation Thread Running Throughout the Story
Focusing only on the core methods Han Li truly relied on over the long term, his magical power cultivation followed the Everlasting Spring Art → Azure Essence Sword Art, supplemented by the Three Revolutions of Essence Restoration Art → the Provenance True Devil Art during his time in the Spirit Realm; his spiritual sense cultivation centered on the Great Development Art and the Spirit Refinement Technique acquired later.Of the many other secret manuals, some supplement his combat techniques, some provide supporting teachings for body refinement, treasure refinement, or insect control, and others were merely acquired and collected without ever becoming his primary cultivation method.
Further reading: Timeline of Han Li's Treasure Acquisitions (From the Human Realm to Ascension to the Immortal Realm)
