Chapter 149: Li Fan Starts Foundation Building

"The Celestial Mirror, this is a good thing."

Li Fan's eyes lit up.

"It seems that what He Zhenghao used to track the price trends of Lingwu Grass back then was this Celestial Mirror."

"The initial version isn't expensive, only five thousand contribution points."

"But the prices above are outrageous."

"With cultivation function, fifty thousand contribution points. To resist enemies, two hundred thousand contribution points."

"Can only take a look."

"The Array Flag of Ten Thousand Immortals, ten thousand contribution points."

"If you buy two together, thirteen thousand five hundred contribution points."

"Just enough."

"It is indeed a bit expensive, but it's worth it."

After hesitating for a moment, Li Fan still spent a huge sum of money to buy these two treasures.

Li Fan had seen the Celestial Mirror before but didn't pay much attention to it, so he stored it in his storage ring.

He carefully observed the Array Flag of Ten Thousand Immortals.

A half-human-height flag, black and yellow alternating, with the words "Ten Thousand Immortals" written on it.

This is the main flag.

By touching it with his hand, he could sense the presence of the remaining three hundred and sixty-four secondary flags.

In addition to deploying the entire set of flags, there are also three variations: thirty-six, seventy-two, and one hundred and eight.

The fewer the number of flags, the weaker the power, but the speed of formation is much faster. Suitable for self-defense when going out.

Having already gained some insight into the formation, Li Fan naturally understood the power of this miniature Array of Ten Thousand Immortals.

Satisfied, he stored it away and immediately rushed back to the Moonlit Lake.

In twenty-something days, Su Xiaomei and the others had already explored the surroundings of the Moonlit Lake thoroughly.

It turned out to be just an ordinary large lake, with no spiritual creatures around.

Li Fan chose a small island in the center of the lake. Using it as the center, he laid out the three hundred and sixty-four Array Flags of Ten Thousand Immortals one by one.

As the main flag was set up, the miniature Array of Ten Thousand Immortals took shape.

"I'm going to seclude myself here and set up the formation. Remember not to trespass, or you'll undoubtedly die."

"During my seclusion, you can choose suitable islands around here to settle. If you're not satisfied, you can also build your own islands."

After explaining all this, Li Fan fully activated the Array of Ten Thousand Immortals.

Isolating the line of sight inside and outside the array.

Instead of immediately secluding himself on the island, he dived into the water and came to the bottom of the lake.

He found a giant rock at the bottom of the lake and hollowed it out.

Then, he used the obscuring technique from the "Stealing the Heaven and Changing the Sun Art" to conceal it.

Only then did he enter the stone chamber and start secluding himself.

The stone chamber was simple and empty.

But Li Fan didn't care much.

Sitting cross-legged, he floated in midair.

His mind immersed in the Canghai Pearl.

After entering the cultivation world for nineteen years, Li Fan finally began to build his foundation.

"Using the wonders of the false heaven and earth to build the foundation."

"The process of foundation building requires the wonders of heaven and earth. But the word 'false' is also very important."

"To borrow, not to rely entirely."

"The wonders of heaven and earth, while gathering the laws of heaven and earth, still retain a little consciousness of their own."

"For a cultivator to build the foundation, it is necessary to turn the laws aggregated in the wonders of heaven and earth into the foundation of one's own Dao, while also maintaining one's own consciousness intact."

The invisible root of heaven and earth, manipulated by Li Fan, attached itself to the Canghai Pearl in his dantian.

In an instant, countless memory scenes appeared in his mind.

Those were the experiences of Cong Yunhai.

Accompanying them were extreme emotions such as anger, unwillingness, resentment, and so on.

Cong Yunhai's memories were too vast, wave after wave, like tidal waves, never-ending.

If Li Fan accepted them recklessly, with his current level of mental strength, he would be washed into a fool without his own will by this massive flow of information.

So, Li Fan did what he had to do, sticking to his own principles and not paying attention to them.

Like coastal reefs, letting the wind and waves hit, remaining unmoved.

And those negative emotions turned into nourishment for the Profound Yellow Refining Heart Mantra as soon as they appeared.

No impact on Li Fan at all.

Cong Yunhai roared in anger, and Li Fan remained calm.

A faint blue light was slowly drawn out from the Canghai Pearl by the root of heaven and earth.

A vast virtual image of the Cang Sea slowly appeared in Li Fan's dantian.

...

Moonlit Lake.

Su Xiaomei and the others were diligently developing their caves.

Suddenly, they seemed to sense something and looked around.

The sky was clear, but in the Moonlit Lake, waves suddenly appeared without wind.

The lake surged, and the waves grew higher.

The eight-hundred-mile Moonlit Lake was boiling at this moment.

The huge waves attacked, wreaking havoc in the lake.

The caves they had just managed to create were easily submerged.

Helpless, they could only fly into the air to avoid the waves.

"Master is comprehending some kind of supernatural power again? Just closing himself off causes such a big commotion!" Su Xiaomei blinked her big eyes, very curious.

The others couldn't answer, just looking at the vast lake below in shock.

...

At the bottom of the lake.

As the virtual image of the Cang Sea gradually solidified.

Li Fan's field of vision slowly rose from himself and quickly spread to the surroundings, soon enveloping the entire Moonlit Lake.

This feeling was very familiar to Li Fan, exactly the same as when he transformed into the Cang Sea.

But why did this happen?

Li Fan was a bit puzzled.

The power of the Canghai Pearl was continuously extracted by the root of heaven and earth.

It was changing from substance to emptiness.

His own Dao foundation was about to take shape.

Everything was going smoothly and perfectly.

But why did he suddenly transform into the Moonlit Lake?

Li Fan calmed down and carefully pondered.

After a long time, he finally understood.

It was somewhat laughable.

It turned out that this abnormal scene was caused by the Canghai Pearl.

The Canghai Pearl, seeing that it was about to become the foundation of a cultivator, faintly sensed the existence of the Moonlit Lake weaker than itself.

"I, the vast Cong Yunhai, couldn't escape calamity. Why

 should you, this small Moonlit Lake, live peacefully?"

So, the Canghai Pearl controlled its last bit of power, trying to drag the Moonlit Lake down.

Naturally, this was futile.

A cultivator couldn't use two wonders of heaven and earth as the foundation at the same time.

But this action by the Canghai Pearl also brought unexpected benefits to Li Fan.

Moonlit Lake, the water surged and the waves soared.

This strange phenomenon lasted for a full eighteen days.

Su Xiaomei and the others had withdrawn to the lakeside for temporary stay, but they hadn't left.

On this day, the surging and turbulent lake water suddenly, without any warning, quieted down.

The people looked at each other, focusing their attention on the small island where Li Fan was building his foundation.

The array covered it, shrouded in mysterious light, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.

After a while, a figure suddenly shot up from within, hovering in the sky.

His sleeves fluttered, showing extraordinary demeanor.

It was Li Fan, who had been in seclusion for a long time.

He extended his left hand, gazing at the Moonlit Lake below, and slowly clenched it.

It seemed like nothing happened.

"What is Master doing?" Su Xiaomei propped her chin with both hands, looking ahead with some confusion.

The others shook their heads one after another, silent.

They only knew that Li Fan wouldn't do anything meaningless, so they stared at the lake, afraid of missing any details.

After a moment, they understood why Li Fan had done what he did earlier.

It seemed that Li Fan's hand had instantly generated an infinite suction force.

The water from the eight-hundred-mile Moonlit Lake rose from below, forming countless water dragons that flew continuously toward Li Fan's hand.

Countless white water dragons, as if paying homage to their master, roared as they soared into the air from various parts of the Moonlit Lake.

Heading towards Li Fan in the sky.

On the Moonlit Lake, a solitary figure stood.

Three million water dragons danced in the air, creating countless water mists.

Sunlight poured down, and a seven-colored rainbow suddenly appeared.

Su Xiaomei and the others were all dumbfounded, watching this magnificent and beautiful scene in front of them.

They forgot to think.

As for the lake water dragons flying towards Li Fan's palm, they were compressed and gathered, forming a small water droplet.

While the lake water continued to decline, the size of the water droplet remained unchanged.

But its color gradually changed from white to deep blue.

After half a day of water dragons flying, the Moonlit Lake completely dried up.

Countless fish, shrimp, and crabs in the lake lay on the lake bottom, struggling for their lives.

Li Fan looked at the water droplet in his hand, similar to the Canghai Pearl, with a gleam in his eyes.

"The place of enlightenment..."

Although the Canghai Pearl didn't transform the Moonlit Lake into its foundation like it did with itself.

Under the coverage of the law power contained in the Canghai Pearl, the entire Moonlit Lake was unconsciously assimilated.

And now, with Li Fan achieving his foundation using the Canghai Pearl.

He could manipulate the entire Moonlit Lake as if it were an extension of his own arm.

In the ancient cultivation world, there were cultivators whose unintentional release of the aura of the laws affected and assimilated the surrounding environment during their enlightenment.

These influenced places often carried strong personal imprints of the enlightening cultivator.

They could even leave behind a divine ability out of thin air.

These places were called the places of enlightenment.

The situation with the Moonlit Lake and Li Fan was similar.

But in reality, it was even more extreme.

In fact, Li Fan was like using the Canghai Pearl to refine the Moonlit Lake.

In this Moonlit Lake, the lake was him, and he was the Moonlit Lake.

With full force, his might surpassed that of any Foundation Establishment cultivator!

"Go!"

Li Fan crushed the water droplet in his hand.

Countless water droplets burst and scattered.

Then, they turned back into flying water dragons, howling as they returned to the Moonlit Lake.

The Moonlit Lake, which had quickly dried up, was soon replenished.

In a short while, it returned to its original vast and misty appearance.

With a wave of his hand, he transformed the eight-hundred-mile water area.

However, there was no joy in Li Fan's heart.

This was just an external force, similar to what happened with the Canghai Pearl before.

After all, it was not his own power.

While contemplating, Li Fan opened the long-unseen [Still True] panel.

Name: Li Fan

Realm: Foundation Establishment Early Stage

Physiological Age: 49/365↑

Mental Age: 569/3560↑↑

Void Transformation Progress: 200％

Anchor Charging Progress: 20％

Current Anchor Points: 1

Current Available Anchor Points: 1

Bound Items: "Thousand Mechanism Jade Globe Gold Chapter," Taiyan Boat, Remnant Stele of the Halt (Damaged)

Cultivation Techniques: Profound Yellow Refining Heart Mantra, Cloud Water Illusion Dream Technique, Stealing the Heaven and Changing the Sun Art, Thousand Mechanism Jade Globe Gold Chapter, Spirit Consciousness Illusion Technique, Shadow Following Decision

Divine Abilities: Life and Death Chain, Formless Killing Mechanism, Insect Binding

...

Physiological age had finally surpassed three hundred. The upper limit of mental age had reached more than three thousand six hundred years, and it was still increasing.

Li Fan felt that his spiritual awareness was several times stronger than before.

The total amount of spiritual energy in his body was incomparable to what it used to be.

Li Fan began to contemplate the path of cultivation ahead.

After the Canghai Pearl became the foundation, it couldn't be easily manipulated as before.

It seemed to have turned into a treasure, sealed inside his body.

It needed continuous improvement of his cultivation to unlock the treasure.

The higher the unlocking level, the higher the efficiency of use.

Eventually, fully restoring the power of the Canghai Pearl.

The entire process of foundation building was about transforming the power of the wonders of heaven and earth into one's own strength.

(End of this chapter)