Definition
A extremely rare Wood-element infant-form treasure intimately connected with the legendary Heaven-Mending Pill's secret; it is the prize that the Imperial Spirit Sect seeks and the reason they are tracking Han Li.
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A extremely rare Wood-element infant-form treasure intimately connected with the legendary Heaven-Mending Pill's secret; it is the prize that the Imperial Spirit Sect seeks and the reason they are tracking Han Li.
Story context
Our favorite cautious cultivator finally goes home—and it's the most *RMJI* homecoming you could imagine. Han Li swings by Five Li Gully, finds his distant descendants alive but emotionally distant, checks off the "home" box on his mental to-do list, and moves on with zero fanfare. No tearful reunions. No ancestral revelations. Just a man realizing he's outgrown his starting point, filing the data, and flying away. Then he swings by Jiayuan City for a second dose of "everything you knew is dust," and the chapter pivots hard into a tense pursuit sequence where Han Li plays predator and six unlucky Imperial Spirit Sect cultivators learn what it means to have a Nascent Soul-level bloodhound on their trail.
Why it matters
This chapter is peak *Mortal Stream* emotional hygiene: Han Li returning home and feeling *nothing* strong enough to change his direction. The "homecoming" trope, so often treated as a cathartic moment in other genres, is here handled as a deliberate, logistical closure. The pivot to the chase is equally instructive: Han Li doesn't ask questions or negotiate. He senses a tracker, estimates the threat, and immediately goes on the offensive. Notice how the Imperial Spirit Sect cultivators don't even consider fighting—their only thought is to reach the Ghost Spirit Sect branch and use *their* defensive formations. That's the Mortal Stream cultivation world in a nutshell: when a Nascent Soul elder decides you're prey, your best bet is to find a bigger faction to hide behind. If this chapter feels like Han Li is shedding the last of his mortal identity, that's exactly what's happening—he's not a villager from Five Li Gully anymore; he's a territory-level danger that entire sects will soon learn to dread.
Quick facts
Source novel
A Record Of A Mortal S Journey To Immortality
First appearance
Reputation Spreads, Trail Exposed
Chapter references
1
Type hints
Han Li, homecoming, divine sense
Guide tags
Mortal Stream, Homecoming, Pursuit Sequence
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