Chapter 986-990: The Correct Choice (6.5k+ words)

"What's the difference between the stone statue and the true self?" When Baihua Daoist said this, Li Fan couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart.

The faceless immortal stone statue, which had been quietly standing there, seemed to move in an instant.

It looked at Li Fan with a slightly mocking and gloomy gaze...

However, when Li Fan looked again, all the anomalies instantly disappeared.

It became as ordinary as an ordinary stone carving.

The information revealed by Baihua Daoist was too frightening. It scared Li Fan so much that he was about to reveal the truth on the spot!

However, the present Li Daoshi was no longer the little foundation-building cultivator who was forced to reveal the truth when the Heavenly Doctor contacted him through his clone!

If he were scared by an unverified statement from someone else, it would be a real joke!

Li Fan narrowed his eyes, and the scenes of his experiences in this world quickly flashed through his mind.

Then he felt a little relieved.

The faceless immortal stone statue is related to the faceless immortal who once saved King Xuantian, and the stone statue also possesses a part of the power of the true immortal. This was something Li Fan had confirmed when the scenes of the believers' prayers flashed in his mind.

With the stone statue, he could contact believers, even bestow cultivation out of thin air, and then absorb the golden wish power...

With all these functions, it would be unreasonable to say that the stone statue was only effective as a simple decoration without the power of the faceless immortal.

However, at that time, Li Fan was still harboring some luck.

He had the courage to face a true immortal directly, but he also had the courage to take advantage of the remaining power of the true immortal to gain benefits.

"I still underestimated the power of a true immortal. The power that extends is the same as the true self..."

Li Fan once again fell into a cognitive misunderstanding, trying to gauge the abilities of a true immortal from the perspective of an ordinary cultivator.

In the eyes of the original Li Fan, the function of this true immortal stone statue was like strengthening the killing intent induction array, allowing the true immortal to sense many things happening around the statue at any time.

Now this conclusion had been overturned.

This statue was equivalent to a true immortal personally arriving!

Thinking of this, even Li Fan, who had a strong will and far surpassed ordinary people, couldn't help but feel an invisible pressure.

After all, deceiving others above and acting recklessly under their noses were two completely different concepts.

However, after thinking it over, Li Fan still withstood this pressure and did not rashly reveal the truth.

There were three reasons.

Firstly, even if the stone statue represented a true immortal's presence, from the moment Li Fan unearthed the stone statue until now, he had never exposed the secret of carrying the "Return to Truth." In the eyes of a true immortal, he was just a slightly stronger Yuanying cultivator, using the name of the Compassionate Immortal in the mortal world to gain benefits. Even in the realm of the true immortal, there was no guarantee that he would be noticed. Moreover, who would be curious about why a flying ant in an ant nest grew stronger than others? If the faceless true immortal could really perceive everything happening here, and Li Fan was still living well, it would be the best proof that he had not yet attracted the attention of the true immortal.

Secondly, the faceless stone statue did not appear for the first time in the Xuanhuang Realm. During the reign of the Xuantian Sect, the stone statues were almost everywhere in the entire Xuanhuang Realm. After the rebellion of the Ten Major Immortal Sects and the downfall of the Xuantian Sect, countless stone statues were damaged, leaving only the last one collected by Mr. Bai. In this process, the faceless true immortal remained indifferent, showing no sign of exerting his power or punishing anyone. This indicated that he was indifferent to the affairs of the Xuanhuang Realm. Or, to put it another way, as long as he did not show the power of the immortal level, perhaps he was not worthy of being "seen" by the true immortal. So, despite the uproar caused by Li Fan here, it was actually nothing to the true immortal.

The last point, and the main reason why Li Fan finally decided not to reveal the truth and continue to observe, was the existence of the Immortal Land Immortal and the "High Wall."

The Immortal Land Immortal, sitting in the Immortal Land, has been comprehending the Dao for nearly ten thousand years.

When Li Fan used the Medicine King Cauldron to rush into the Immortal Land during the 115th generation, he could break through his Dao comprehension process and make him open his eyes.

If there really were beings of equal power nearby in the Xuanhuang Realm, how could the Immortal Land Immortal be able to sit and comprehend the Dao for such a long time without any disturbance?

The principle of not allowing others to sleep soundly by the bedside, even when lying down, did not change with the level of cultivation. Li Fan didn't believe that when he reached the level of an immortal, this principle would no longer apply!

Moreover, there was the High Wall.

Regardless of whether the High Wall was built by the Immortal Land Immortal or by someone outside the wall...

The filtration and blocking functions of the High Wall for beings of the immortal level have been confirmed.

Inside and outside the high wall, perception will definitely be influenced to a certain extent. It certainly won't be as real as a personal arrival.

"If the faceless true immortal detects abnormalities and crosses the high wall..."

"I'm afraid it will immediately alert the Immortal Land Immortal."

"When two tigers meet, there will be a struggle. I have enough time to reveal the truth."

In an instant, after weighing the options, Li Fan had already made a decision.

"It looks very dangerous, but because the power gap between the two sides is too great, it is not as dangerous as imagined."

"As long as 'Return to Truth' is not exposed."

"But then again, if I didn't have 'Return to Truth' myself, I wouldn't have thought that there really is such a treasure that can transform the real into the virtual and reverse everything."

...

As thoughts slowly gathered, Li Fan looked at the frightened Baihua Daoist in front of him and smiled slightly. "Friend Baihua only knows one side and not the other."

"In mundane matters, true immortals generally wouldn't be interested, would they?"

"These many affairs in the Xuanhuang Realm have me to solve the worries for the true immortals."

Li Fan said lightly, as if to corroborate, the golden wish power-filled calamity body slowly flew out of his body.

Then, he pointed lightly towards Baihua Daoist's forehead.

The moment the golden calamity body appeared, Baihua Daoist's figure seemed to be a lake surface stirred by a hurricane, violently swaying.

Li Fan sensed many emotions such as "fear," "greed," and "dread" from her.

"As expected..."

Thinking this, Li Fan controlled it slowly, injecting a trace of golden wish power stored in the calamity body into Baihua Daoist's body.

As the golden wish power entered her body, Baihua Daoist couldn't suppress a moan.

The originally unclear face suddenly appeared, like a stunning beauty.

However, the original noble air had disappeared, and her eyes were blurred, staring at the finger with the golden calamity body pressed against her brow.

Feelings of pleading and longing gushed out.

The scene was beyond words.

Even Li Fan's emotions were stirred.

He seemed to see a peerless beauty, surpassing all the flowers in the world, unfolding slowly in front of him, releasing its beauty to the fullest.

"Hmph."

Facing Baihua Daoist's plea, Li Fan's mind was firm after a moment, and he retracted the golden calamity body.

Countless empty and resentful eyes from Baihua Daoist made Li Fan look at her coldly, giving a warning.

Then he slowly said, "It seems that the gift of the true immortal is very helpful to you."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 987: Desires of the Heavenly Dao

Baihua Daoist seemed to have not yet completely detached from the sensation of absorbing the golden wish power for a while.

In a trance, her golden figure swayed rhythmically.

It wasn't until the rhythm slowly passed that her consciousness gradually recovered.

"[Elixir of Myriad Spirits], true immortals may not care. But for me now, it is indeed an extremely rare and nourishing substance." Baihua Daoist sighed softly and truthfully replied.

"Elixir of Myriad Spirits..." Li Fan deliberately pretended to ponder.

"It seems that the Upper Envoy doesn't know much about this substance?" Baihua Daoist, who had lived for many years and was now observing Li Fan's reactions, immediately took the initiative to ask.

Li Fan nodded slightly, "It's just an occasional gift from the true immortals. True immortals won't provide much guidance, and everything is based on my own enlightenment."

"Therefore, I didn't deliberately deceive you before. I only know that there are immortals in the world, but I really don't know much about the specifics of various immortals."

After Li Fan finished speaking, he felt a hint of jealousy emanating from Baihua Daoist.

However, Baihua Daoist quickly restrained herself and said in a low voice, "In that case, I will enlighten the Upper Envoy. The so-called Elixir of Myriad Spirits is the yearning for the [Dao] by all sentient beings with intelligence in the world."

"The Dao does not refer to the path of cultivation. It encompasses everything in the world."

"Born with desires, pursuing the Dao, never resting until death..."

"This is the destiny of us ordinary people."

Li Fan carefully pondered Baihua Daoist's words, vaguely contemplating something.

"By pursuing the Dao, the Elixir is formed. This is the innate instinct of living beings and a major law of the natural operation of the world. For true immortals, perhaps the most valuable aspect is the pure trace of the [Dao] in the desires of living beings pursuing the Dao."

"But for us ordinary cultivators, this [Elixir of Myriad Spirits] has various miraculous powers in transforming decay into magic."

...

Li Fan listened to Baihua Daoist's explanation and suddenly understood.

Living beings pursue their desires; this is the eternal and unchanging Dao of the world.

If all living beings in the world had no desires, then the world would fall into disorder, unable to operate normally, and would become silent.

What true immortals pursue is the trace of the Dao generated by the desires of ordinary people's wishes.

The [Elixir of Myriad Spirits], which Li Fan named as golden wish power, is actually an extraction of the raw material of the trace of the Dao.

After the trace of the Dao is absorbed, the golden wish power has no use for the faceless true immortal.

Therefore, it is abandoned.

Just as Li Fan was thinking about this, he heard Baihua Daoist slowly say, "The technique I practice, the Crystal Body, is formed by borrowing the vision of people in the world and the vision of blooming flowers. It can be said that it has the same origin as the Elixir of Myriad Spirits. Moreover, it is even purer..."

"Not only for me, but as long as it involves the desires of sentient beings, the Elixir of Myriad Spirits has infinite uses. Alchemy, artifact refining, talisman making, and more, the success rate will skyrocket."

"When taken during a breakthrough, it greatly reduces the possibility of failure."

"Absorbing a small amount during cultivation can also multiply the progress several times."

"It is even said to be able to create things out of thin air, directly transforming into the needed objects."

"Anything driven by [desire], the Elixir of Myriad Spirits has a promoting effect on it." Baihua Daoist's tone was full of envy.

Li Fan asked without being swayed by Baihua Daoist's boasting, "Are there any side effects?"

Baihua Daoist hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat uncertainly, "I have heard that the Elixir of Myriad Spirits is related to the desires of sentient beings. The more it is used, the deeper the entanglement."

"Perhaps when ascending to immortality in the future, it will become more difficult."

...

Baihua Daoist paused and then said, "But now, the path to immortality has long been cut off, and this side effect is practically non-existent."

Li Fan nodded slowly.

This is the right approach. If Elixir of Myriad Spirits is truly so wonderful, even if one cannot use it personally, there is no harm in keeping it. It wouldn't make sense to let Li Fan benefit from something harmful to true immortals; only substances harmful to true immortals are deliberately abandoned, making sense.

Li Fan turned to look at Baihua Daoist, "Elixir of Myriad Spirits is useless for true immortals. The full authority of its use lies with me. Baihua Daoist, rest assured. If you work diligently for the compassionate immortal, you will definitely be rewarded in the future."

A hint of joy appeared on Baihua Daoist's face.

"Alright, since you have officially joined the compassionate immortal sect, from today onwards, consider yourself a member of our Multiverse Alliance."

"I will give you a tour first."

Next, Baihua Daoist followed Li Fan and traveled through the Spirit Wood Realm.

Not discovered by others in the realm.

Baihua Daoist exclaimed, "Although it is a small world, it is not much worse than my hometown of Wansheng."

Her gaze focused on the various Heavenly Furnaces in the Spirit Wood Realm.

Li Fan smiled, "I won't hide it from Daoist, more than ten years ago, this place was just a small realm."

"It was only due to various blessings bestowed by true immortals that Spirit Wood Realm has become increasingly vibrant."

Baihua Daoist nodded.

With her eyes, she could naturally see that Li Fan's words were not false.

This realm is full of vitality, exuding the atmosphere of new life.

Returning to the secret chamber, Li Fan then solemnly said, "Thousands of years ago, the compassionate immortal tradition was destroyed by the rulers of the Xuanhuang Realm."

"I was fortunate to discover the true immortal statue, received the grace of the true immortal, and vowed to restore the tradition of true immortals."

"Because the other party is powerful, I want to accumulate strength first, then unite the Multiverse, and rectify the wrongs!"

Li Fan briefly introduced the ins and outs of the matter to Baihua Daoist.

Baihua Daoist nodded, "I am also aware of the current situation in the Xuanhuang Realm. That venerable who passes down the law is indeed terrifying. However..."

"If the Upper Envoy can receive the assistance of true immortals, then he is not to be feared at all."

After personally experiencing the Elixir of Myriad Spirits, Baihua Daoist had great confidence in the "Compassionate Immortal of the Mortal World."

Li Fan, however, shook his head slightly, "The gifts of true immortals are elusive. Sometimes they descend inexplicably, and sometimes they are unseen for years. Wanting to restore the tradition of true immortals is a heavy and distant task! However, Baihua Daoist, I have a doubt that has persisted and remains unresolved."

"Why would true immortals, who have already transcended, bother with such mundane matters? Why would they still bestow rewards?"

Li Fan stared at Baihua Daoist, trying to get an answer from her.

Baihua Daoist was a little nervous, but after pondering for a moment, she gave her own speculation, "Perhaps it's not a gift, but the residual power left after true immortals extract traces of the Dao?"

"After all, it has been too long, and I don't know what kind of appearance the immortals who may still exist in the world have transformed into."

"Not a gift, just residual power? It is truly frustrating..." Li Fan muttered, but there was no disappointment in his heart.

"The Upper Envoy doesn't need to be disheartened. I observe that you can harness the image of a true immortal. I believe that in the eyes of true immortals, the Upper Envoy's status is ultimately different from ours ants." Baihua Daoist comforted.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 988: Immortality for Oxen and Horses

"Oh?" Li Fan looked at Baihua Daoist.

This guy always manages to startle people with his words.

"What do you mean by different abilities?" Baihua Daoist explained slowly, "Perhaps you are the first person to come into contact with the true immortal statue again, or maybe you are the first person to make the statue 'revive' again."

"In any case, I believe you have noticed that compared to others, you have different abilities."

"This might be the true immortal's way of showing special favor to you."

Baihua Daoist tried to find reasons to explain.

Li Fan just chuckled in response.

"Well, the intentions of true immortals are not something we can speculate about."

"I am a person who repays kindness. Since the true immortals have nurtured me, regardless of the final result, I will take it upon myself to restore the tradition of true immortals."

Li Fan spoke with great righteousness, putting an end to the discussion about true immortals between the two.

"I still don't know what talents you specialize in. Since you have joined our Multiverse Alliance, we can't bury your talents."

"Don't worry, our alliance is still in the stage of secrecy and development. I know your actual combat strength is not strong, so I won't let you participate in battles against others." Li Fan asked very considerately.

Seeing Li Fan's smiling expression, Baihua Daoist inexplicably had a sense of foreboding. However, she still answered, "Now I have transformed into the Crystal Body, and I excel in two areas."

"One is soothing and repairing divine consciousness and soul injuries. However, this consumes my own essence and can only be done occasionally."

After worshiping the true immortal statue, Baihua Daoist knew that she had established a connection with the statue, and Li Fan could sense her emotions through it. Therefore, Baihua Daoist didn't dare to conceal anything and honestly confessed, "The second is nurturing and caring for spirit plants, herbs, and the like. It not only makes them more vibrant but also has a certain probability of giving birth to their spirits."

"But I observe that the spiritual energy in this realm is all absorbed by the central Spirit Wood, so the number of spirit plants is very scarce."

Li Fan nodded, "That's right, Spirit Wood Realm is indeed very desolate."

Baihua Daoist breathed a sigh of relief.

"But it doesn't matter. We still have another base in the alliance that can definitely meet Baihua Daoist's needs."

Li Fan smiled slightly.

The next moment, Baihua Daoist's eyes blurred.

When she saw the scene clearly, her body couldn't help but tremble slightly again.

A towering giant tree much larger than the spirit trees in Spirit Wood Realm stood in her field of vision.

Instead of depleting the nutrients from the world, the giant tree had formed miniature ecosystems around its roots and even on its Spirit Wood branches.

Countless plants, spirit plants, and herbs filled the area.

Densely packed, extending to the horizon.

The extremely thick wood attribute spiritual energy almost choked Baihua Daoist.

She had never seen such an astonishing scene before. In a daze, she thought she was in the legendary immortal realm!

"Where is this...?" After a long time, Baihua Daoist finally recovered.

Not seeing Li Fan's figure, she looked around and asked.

"This is one of the secret bases of the Multiverse Alliance, the Spirit Wood Cave Heaven."

"I believe the abundance of spiritual plants here is enough for Daoist to manage, right?"

Li Fan's voice resounded thunderously in the heavens and earth.

Baihua Daoist opened her mouth but hesitated.

With the extremely thick wood attribute spiritual energy here, who needs her to manage anything? Just dig up any plant, and it's a top-quality material!

However, sensing a vague threat from the other party, Baihua Daoist reluctantly said, "Enough, it's enough."

"Haha, that's good. Although the resources here in this Cave Heaven are slightly richer, it has been deserted for too long and appears somewhat messy. Daoist, please take care of it. After all, in the future, it will serve as the logistics base for the alliance, so we must be careful." Li Fan said with great concern and emphasis.

Baihua Daoist looked at this vast and boundless Cave Heaven and nodded mechanically.

"Seriously managing this, even with my current abilities, will take at least more than ten years, right?" Baihua Daoist sighed.

"This Envoy seems to be a smiling tiger."

However, her true self was already bound by the true immortal statue, and the Crystal Body was also under the control of the other party. With no choice, Baihua Daoist had to work hard.

Fortunately, she loved dealing with these spiritual beings, and this Cave Heaven had not been disturbed by cultivators for many years. All the spiritual beings were thriving, evoking a sense of pity.

Baihua Daoist worked on each area one by one, and her mood gradually improved.

After an unknown amount of time, her actions were interrupted by the roaring sound coming from the sky.

Baihua Daoist looked up and saw a massive land suddenly appearing and floating at the midpoint of the giant tree.

Like a dark cloud, it covered the sky.

Li Fan's voice came again, "By the way, in another base, there are also many spirit plants. I've brought them all here, so you don't have to run around."

"If convenient, you might as well transplant them all into this Cave Heaven."

After saying this, Li Fan's aura disappeared again.

Baihua Daoist was stunned for a moment, flew into the sky, and almost lost her breath when she looked down.

On this continent, mountains were still covered with medicinal herbs.

Moreover, they were all extremely old.

"There are arrays of various kinds, all planted for at least thousands of years. They can be considered the highest quality..."

"Did this Envoy empty some ancient immortal sect?"

"Handling all this will be even more troublesome."

"The construction period will be increased by five more years?"

Baihua Daoist felt helpless in her heart.

...

Li Fan sensed Baihua Daoist in his own wood-attribute Cave Heaven and nodded slightly.

Although Baihua Daoist seemed completely submissive, she was, after all, a longevity cultivator who had been asleep in the outside world for an unknown number of years.

Li Fan still couldn't completely trust her.

Now, suppressing her in his own Cave Heaven while letting her help manage the chaotic spirit plants was truly a double benefit.

Since Li Fan swallowed the Five Elements Grand Cave Heaven, his strength had improved.

The Five Elements Grand Cave Heaven continued to grow slowly, and the wood-attribute Cave Heaven fell into a state of rapid growth.

Baihua Daoist arrived at just the right time!

As for the large land with abundant spirit plants that Li Fan later brought, it was the secret realm of the Medicine King Sect, the Eternal Life Valley!

Anyway, it was destined to be Li Fan's possession, so he might as well transfer it to the wood-attribute Cave Heaven and deal with it together.

"The return of the Medicine King Cauldron is not far away."

"The manpower shortage issue of the Multiverse Alliance will soon be alleviated."

Li Fan's vision seemed to penetrate the barrier of the small world and reach the sky of the Xuanhuang Realm.

The waves caused by Baihua Daoist's appearance gradually subsided.

One month later, Moru Bin finally quietly contacted Li Fan.

"Brother Xingwang, the extraordinary treasure that can deduce formations has been found."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 989: Uneasy Premonition

"Communication with divine consciousness is inconvenient. Let's meet here."

"By the way, I'll give you that extraordinary treasure."

"Hehe, I've been feeling like someone is watching me lately. Better be careful."

After Moru Bin sent the location information, he suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Li Fan sensed the map points appearing in his sea of consciousness and remained silent.

"Is this a test? Or a trap?"

Since making the decision to "temporarily observe the situation and not reveal the true self," Li Fan had been somewhat uneasy.

But no matter how he thought about it and examined himself, he couldn't find the source of the unease.

"Temporarily not revealing the true self should be fine, after all..."

Li Fan frowned slightly.

His spiritual awareness had always been accurate. The current feeling was like walking in a dense forest, moving in the right direction, and there seemed to be no danger of wild beasts attacking.

But the instinctive sense of crisis told Li Fan that there must be something he overlooked.

Li Fan knew the source of the unease should be related to the faceless true immortal statue.

"Mysterious Heavenly Divine Statue, Mysterious Heavenly Dharma King..."

Suddenly, an image of Moru Bin flashed through Li Fan's mind, and he made a decision.

"Although he should now consider me one of his own, I still need to be cautious."

Li Fan recalled the scene where Moru Bin swallowed the transmission practitioner Feng during this period.

During this time, Li Fan also made a preliminary analysis and speculation about Moru Bin's abilities.

Compared to Zhao Shijie's [Unity in Diversity], Moru Bin seemed more like a "mirror image, assimilation."

"As long as I can maintain my original intention and not be tempted by that illusionary mirror thread, I should be able to delay the assimilation time. With the Seven-Colored Divine Light and the protection of the Immortal Heart Mantra, I shouldn't be at a great disadvantage, and I can escape if necessary."

"If things really go south, I can release Baihua Daoist to attract attention. Being in the Longevity Realm, she should be able to withstand it for a while."

The long-lasting and imperceptible sense of unease made Li Fan's thoughts more complicated than usual, and he became more cautious.

After making ample preparations, Li Fan quietly arrived at the agreed location.

On the outskirts of the central four provinces of the Immortal Alliance, in a nondescript mountain peak in the Tianchen Province.

The rocky mountain soared into the sky, disappearing into the clouds.

Hidden beneath the sea of clouds, there was an inconspicuous stone cave on the mountainside.

Narrow at first, only allowing one person to pass. After walking dozens of steps, it suddenly opened up.

Moru Bin had been waiting inside for a long time.

There was no breath of arrays or restrictions outside the stone cave, but from the outside, one couldn't sense the presence of a cultivator inside.

It wasn't until Li Fan entered the stone cave and came in front of Moru Bin that he finally sensed something.

"This is a safe haven for the transmission practitioner Feng, a naturally formed hidden Cave Heaven. It's the kind of place that can't be seen without being destined. Our meeting here won't be dangerous." Moru Bin, already back to his original appearance, sat in front of the stone table and explained slowly.

"What safe haven? I didn't encounter any obstructions at all. I just swaggered in like this." Li Fan snorted disdainfully, saying with contempt.

Moru Bin smiled, "Brother Xingwang, you are ignorant of something. The reason it's so easy is that I've already informed you in advance of the location of this hidden Cave Heaven. If you came here alone without knowing anything..."

"Divine consciousness can't perceive it. Even if you see it with your own eyes, you will subconsciously ignore the entrance, searching everywhere in vain! The wonders of nature, even with strength as powerful as ours, cannot be fully understood!."

Ignoring Moru Bin's sigh, Li Fan impatiently said, "Enough of these useless things. What about the extraordinary treasure that can deduce formations?"

Moru Bin shook his head and casually threw an object over.

Li Fan took it and was slightly surprised.

The result was somewhat different from what he expected; it wasn't one of the Dissociation Discs. Instead, it was a previously unseen green cube.

"What's this thing..."

Li Fan lightly touched the cube, and in an instant, the cube disintegrated into tens of thousands of smaller cubes, behaving like living creatures. They gathered and dispersed in the air, forming various orderly patterns.

Li Fan carefully observed one of the small cubes and found that it was composed of hundreds of combined formations.

"Formation Crown?" a name involuntarily appeared in Li Fan's mind.

However, he didn't reveal that he knew about this item, just raised his head and stared at Moru Bin, waiting for an answer.

"This is the 'Lifeless Formation Crown,' recently discovered and handed over by the Immortal Alliance in Lancangzhou."

"The so-called Formation Crown is simply a combination of hundreds or thousands of formations. And this Lifeless True Crown is derived from the continuous change and derivation of an ordinary Formation Crown."

"It's said to be left behind by a Nascent Divinity formation master who fell due to a strange incident. After the Immortal Alliance's research, it was preliminarily determined that it underwent a mutation during the fusion of the peculiar items from heaven and earth and the strange rules from outside the realm, resulting in changes to the Formation Crown itself." Moru Bin explained in detail.

Li Fan naturally understood the meaning behind Moru Bin's words. Peculiar items from heaven and earth were manifestations of the laws of the Xuanhuang Realm, and strangeness was the distortion and remnants of the laws of the swallowed worlds.

But after the two merged, some incredible changes occurred.

Previously, when Li Fan insightfully discovered the true origin of the strangeness, he had considered this possibility. Unfortunately, he hadn't encountered any instances for so long. Unexpectedly, Moru Bin casually took it out.

Indeed, with the advantage of the resource volume that transmission practitioners could call upon, it was something he could compensate for in a short period, even after multiple cycles and foresight.

Li Fan knew about this item, but Xingwang couldn't possibly know.

Pretending to be overwhelmed, he directly interrupted Moru Bin's words, "Enough, stop chanting. Just tell me how to use this thing."

"The Lifeless Formation Crown is always in the process of derivation. Formations are born from formations endlessly. Just inscribe the [Mystic Heaven Locking Abyss] formation every once in a while, and let it naturally evolve. It's like the survival of the fittest in beast battles, and in the end, the one who survives must be the strongest." Moru Bin also explained to Li Fan.

"Easy enough, just sounds a bit unreliable..." Li Fan muttered, scrutinizing the green Lifeless Formation Crown.

"No problem. Although it's somewhat uncontrollable, it can definitely achieve our goal. Inscribing the Mystic Heaven Locking Abyss is time-consuming and laborious. I'm currently at the Immortal Alliance headquarters, not very convenient to act under everyone's eyes. I can only entrust it to you." Moru Bin said solemnly.

"In fact, there's another extraordinary treasure, even more powerful in deducing formations than this Lifeless Formation Crown, called the Dissociation Disc. Unfortunately, it suffered heavenly jealousy and split into nine parts. The time required for the nine discs to merge into one is too long; we simply can't wait. We had to give up." Moru Bin said somewhat regretfully.

Chapter 990: Transformation in the Heavenly Profound Realm

Li Fan's eyes flickered. "Such treasures exist! We don't need them for now; let's put them away first. To prevent them from falling into the hands of others and being used to break the Mystic Heaven Locking Abyss in the future."

Moru Bin contemplated for a moment, then nodded. "Brother Xingwang makes sense. Such a powerful weapon must not leak out. When I go back, I'll arrange it."

Li Fan took the opportunity to release a deep, sinister laugh.

"Oh, by the way, Brother Xingwang. Besides strengthening the Mystic Heaven Locking Abyss formation, I need your help with something else. It involves the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror. After thinking it over, I can only feel at ease with you taking action." Moru Bin suddenly said.

"Humph, we're all brothers. Why be so formal?" Li Fan was somewhat displeased, giving Moru Bin a stern look.

This matter seemed even more important. After contemplating for a moment, Moru Bin set up another layer of restrictions around them.

Then he quietly said, "According to my latest investigation, during the years the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror has been controlled by the Immortal Alliance, it is highly likely to have split into a human incarnation. I need you to find this incarnation, slay it, and completely cut off its retreat!" A hint of killing intent flashed in Moru Bin's eyes.

Upon hearing this, Li Fan looked genuinely surprised.

"The Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror split into a human incarnation? How is that possible?"

Moru Bin said in a deep voice, "When I first learned about this, I was also shocked. However, later, I thought that perhaps it was because of a combination of semi-coercion and cooperation that the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror completely integrated into the Immortal Alliance. A spiritual weapon with its own consciousness would naturally be unwilling to be controlled forever. Splitting into a human body, attempting to break free, is a reasonable choice."

"Brother Xingwang, rest assured. To prevent the Immortal Alliance from noticing, the human incarnation split from the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror will definitely not have too much strength. With your power, as long as you successfully find it, you can surely kill it."

"I'll lend you another magic weapon to ensure success." With that, Moru Bin took out a pitch-black metal book.

"This is the Ink-Staining Evil Book. It's highly effective against spiritual beings and magical treasures. As long as you lock onto the target, it will release thousands of ink-colored lights to contaminate them. With this treasure, Brother Xingwang, there is no possibility of failure."

"However, it's just a single incarnation. Even if I don't use this Ink-Staining Evil Book, I can still kill it." Although Li Fan said so, he still put away this black book magic treasure.

But then he frowned and said, "The key is where to find the incarnation of the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror? It must be deeply hidden. Do we have enough time?"

Moru Bin was confident, saying, "The transmission practitioner has long been aware of the split incarnation of the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror. Therefore, secret investigations have been ongoing for a long time, but there has been no concrete harvest. However, not long ago, a subordinate of the transmission practitioner Feng finally found decisive evidence. Currently, only I know about this matter, and it has not been reported to the transmission practitioner council."

"Oh?" Li Fan showed an interested expression.

"The Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror has been under the watchful eye of the Mirror Keeper. If it is to split a human body, without the Mirror Keeper acting as an internal spy, it is simply impossible. It has been preliminarily confirmed that one of the Mirror Keepers, [Cang], is the traitor!"

"Cang's daughter is the somewhat famous Fiery Snow Immortal Venerable in the Immortal Alliance. Several years ago, this woman inexplicably became pregnant and gave birth to a son. I suspect that it might be related to the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror!" Moru Bin explained.

"Are you saying that the son of that Fiery Snow Immortal Venerable is the incarnation of the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror?" Li Fan narrowed his eyes.

The image of Sou Feng immediately appeared in his mind.

"It's not ruled out as a possibility. However, when Fiery Snow held the martial arts contest, it caused a sensation. Later, she suddenly became pregnant, causing a great disturbance across the land..."

"It was too high-profile, as if deliberately acting to attract attention. So, it's also possible it was a feigned suspicion, using Sou Feng to hide the true incarnation of the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror."

"Anyway, regardless of how, their family is definitely connected to the Mystic Heaven Realm. Because not long ago, we discovered that Fiery Snow's data in the Treasure Mirror, in an item where only the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror has permission to modify and with no recorded changes in the Mirror, underwent changes." Moru Bin explained.

"Fiery Snow Immortal Venerable... How strong is she?" Li Fan didn't delve into the specific reasons and asked directly.

"Her strength is mediocre. However, she excels in refining tools. [Cang] favors her, providing unlimited resources, allowing her to master impressive tool-refining skills. But in the end, she's just a minor figure. Brother Xingwang, your expertise lies in spiritual attacks. Catch her off guard, and she's definitely not your opponent." Moru Bin seemed confident in Sun Xingwang.

"Do I excel in spiritual attacks..." Li Fan was momentarily surprised, then suddenly realized, "That's right!"

Seeing this, Moru Bin thought for a moment and added, "If Brother Xingwang is not confident at that time, summon the divine and demonic incarnation I possess. I can transfer part of my strength, and together, there will be no chance of her surviving."

With that, Moru Bin transmitted the investigation report on [Cang] and his lineage within the Transmission Practitioners.

Unlike typical large forces with intricate connections, [Cang], [Fiery Snow], and [Sou Feng] had a single lineage.

However, just the vast resources they possessed, as revealed in the report, were staggering.

"The locations where Fiery Snow frequently appears have all been marked."

"She is extremely fond of her son Sou Feng, and they often meet every once in a while. It usually happens in a cave outside the Immortal Alliance Heavenly City."

"So, it's best to wait until they meet and capture them all in one go," Moru Bin said solemnly.

Li Fan nodded in agreement.

"As long as we kill the incarnation of the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror and cut off its retreat, then use the Sealing Spirit Array to force it, we can negotiate with the Mystic Heaven Treasure Mirror."

"Otherwise, this guy is still quite arrogant." Moru Bin's tone carried a hint of displeasure.

"Arrogant, huh?" Li Fan thought of the very familiar cold mechanical voice in the Heavenly Profound Realm.

The two continued to discuss the details of their actions, and Moru Bin prepared to leave.

Just as he was about to leave this concealed cave, Li Fan suddenly spoke, "After thousands of years, now that we've reunited as brothers, why not rejoin the compassionate True Immortal Sect?"

As he spoke, the phantom of a faceless stone statue slowly appeared in the air.

Moru Bin looked up, and his body instinctively moved back slightly.

A faint trace of imperceptible wariness flashed in his eyes, but Moru Bin remained silent.

He just shook his head and then drifted away.

"Brother Xingwang, before you leave, take a closer look at this cave. Perhaps you will find something useful."

The voice echoed slowly in the cave, and Moru Bin's figure had already disappeared.

After a moment of silence, Li Fan observed the cave once again.

In an inconspicuous corner, he discovered a spider web that had appeared at some point.

(End of this chapter)