Definition
An ancient, partially lost form of talisman carved into stone, modified with formation features to draw on Netherworld force instead of standard spiritual energy.
Stone
An ancient, partially lost form of talisman carved into stone, modified with formation features to draw on Netherworld force instead of standard spiritual energy.
Story context
New environment, same old Han Li! Our favorite paranoid cultivator has barely landed in the mysterious Netherworld Domain village before he’s poking at the local magic infrastructure like a kid with a new toy. But surprise—no spiritual sense, no mana, and suddenly the world feels a lot bigger and a lot deadlier. Enter Bao Huanzi, a chatty old cultivator from the Five Dragons Sea who’s basically the village’s unofficial welcome committee and lore dispenser. What starts as a polite chat about stone talismans quickly turns into a data dump about Yin Beast cores, local politics, and the ghost of a Nascent Soul cultivator who once called this place home. If you came here expecting action, hold your horses—this chapter is all about atmosphere, worldbuilding, and Han Li quietly hoarding information like a digital packrat.
Why it matters
Welcome back, fellow survivors! If you were worried the Netherworld Arc was going to be all sad desperate villagers and mana-less panic—relax. This chapter is a classic *RMJI* setup: drop the protagonist into a strange new ecosystem, let him sniff out the local rules, then dangle a shiny lore carrot (Nascent Soul notes!) in front of him. Bao Huanzi is a perfect NPC for this kind of info-dump scenario: knowledgeable, slightly bitter, and just self-interested enough to be realistic without immediately stabbing Han Li in the back (for now). Enjoy the quiet before the storm. This is Han Li doing what he does best: being a silent, calculating sponge. Watch how he reads the village’s resource economy, its social tension, and its strategic weak points—all within a single conversation. And by the end? He doesn’t even smile. He just walks toward the loot. Peak Han Li behavior.
Quick facts
Source novel
A Record Of A Mortal S Journey To Immortality
First appearance
Stone Talismans and Beast Cores
Chapter references
1
Type hints
Han Li, Netherworld Domain, Yin Beast core
Guide tags
lore heavy, new environment, resource economy
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