Chapter 906-910: Fate Beyond Immortals (6k+ words)

Upon hearing Ji Yuzhen's words, Xuan Yuan Hong's expression darkened, "Nonsense! Do you think I don't understand the cultivation technique you practice? Although you can split your soul into thousands, the one capable of healing my injuries must be the most refined original soul. Losing it will also severely damage your cultivation!"

"How could I do such a thing!"

But as Xuan Yuan Hong watched Ji Yuzhen's still smiling face, he couldn't help but reproach again.

Instead, he consoled, "Zheng'er, rest assured, it's just a minor injury. I will recover during my closed-door cultivation."

Ji Yuzhen silently nodded, her gaze lingering on Xuan Yuan Hong for a long time without moving away.

...

Inside a grand hall, Xuan Tian King Xuan Yuan Hong sat at the top, and twelve Law Kings stood in the hall.

"In the last battle against Master Tian Du, although I suffered some minor injuries, I gained a lot from him."

"I will go into seclusion for a while. During this time, I will trouble all of you with the affairs of the sect!" Xuan Yuan Hong solemnly declared.

"King Xuan Tian, rest assured, there will be no mishaps!" Cui Lao, one of the Law Kings, reassured while stroking his beard.

Xuan Yuan Hong nodded, "If I succeed this time, I might be able to reshape my true immortal body in the mortal realm. By then, the plan to leave the Dark Star Sea will be greatly expedited!"

After these words, the faces of the other twelve cultivators showed various expressions.

Some were joyful and congratulatory, some indifferent and unconcerned, and some solemn with inscrutable thoughts.

...

In a dim secret room,

"Feng'er, I've noticed that someone seems to be making a move recently. The person who contacted you in secret before..."

"Go find him." In Xuan Yuan Hong's calm tone, a hint of killing intent was hidden.

Ji Yuzhen was slightly startled and then realized, "Big Brother Xuan Yuan, are you suggesting to lure the snake out of its hole?"

Xuan Yuan Hong's face turned stern, "Exactly! This time, we can deal with Master Tian Du as well!"

Ji Yuzhen's eyes lit up with surprise, "Big Brother Xuan Yuan, have you already made a breakthrough?"

Xuan Yuan Hong smiled and nodded.

Ji Yuzhen took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in her heart.

"Alright, I have been deceiving that person all along. I'll contact him as soon as I get back."

"Good. Be careful with everything."

...

Blood rose into the sky.

Countless cultivators screamed in agony before their deaths.

"Feng'er, run quickly..."

After receiving a message, Xuan Yuan Hong's aura completely disappeared.

Ji Yuzhen flew towards the last location where she sensed Xuan Yuan Hong's aura.

But something seemed to have attracted the attention of many other cultivators there.

Not only her, but the other Law Kings and many cultivators deceived by Master Tian Du, all unconsciously rushed towards that direction.

Fighting while rushing.

"Little sister, there are too many enemies! Find Xuan Yuan and discuss our plans later!" Among the twelve Law Kings, a young cultivator named Zhou Yangli spoke with a serious expression through a sound transmission.

Ji Yuzhen's unease grew stronger. Indeed, the number of suspicious cultivators exceeded her expectations. But with Xuan Yuan Hong around, everything would be manageable.

However...

Ignoring the enemies by turning her divine soul into green light and sweeping away the densely packed foes ahead, Ji Yuzhen accelerated her speed once again.

The scene abruptly stopped here.

Li Fan carefully reorganized the information, ensuring nothing was overlooked.

"Unexpectedly, the assault by the Ten Sects of Immortality back then was orchestrated by King Xuan Tian himself. He wanted to lure out the internal instability within the Xuan Huang Realm and achieve a decisive victory."

"But for some reason, at this critical moment, King Xuan Tian himself encountered an accident."

"Interesting..."

Li Fan squinted his eyes, "If the information obtained from Ji Yuzhen's memories is true, then at that time, King Xuan Tian had already advanced further on the foundation of a semi-immortal. Already invincible in the Xuan Huang Realm, and with a breakthrough, who could have been his match?"

"The Ten Sects of Immortality? Master Tian Du? Or perhaps..."

Suddenly, the faceless stone statue flashed in Li Fan's mind.

For some reason, a faint sense of horror surged within him.

"This faceless deity was crafted by Xuan Yuan Hong to express gratitude for the faceless true immortal who saved him in the ascension channel."

"From what I can see now, King Xuan Tian, Xuan Yuan Hong, is indeed a person of high integrity."

"But as for the faceless true immortal..."

"It's hard to say."

Li Fan analyzed silently, "Saving Xuan Yuan Hong's life back then with a casual effort doesn't necessarily mean anything."

"Perhaps, in the eyes of a true immortal, Xuan Yuan Hong with a semi-immortal body is no different from an ordinary mortal. It has no value to exploit."

"But once Xuan Yuan Hong gathers the true immortal body, everything changes."

Li Fan darkly speculated on what might have happened back then.

The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

Just like he, in the Great Mystery, faced ordinary people with a smiling face, amiable and approachable. However, when dealing with court officials, he was vigilant and had an entirely different demeanor.

From oneself to others, it seemed that the faceless true immortal might also display different faces when facing different crowds.

And this theory also explained the power behind the faceless deity, why it didn't pay much attention to prayers from the Xuan Huang Realm and transferred them to Li Fan. It only responded when it sensed the power of the 'Immortal.'

"It seems that even if I use the function of the faceless deity, it's temporarily safe. As long as I don't exhibit the power of the 'Immortal.'"

Although he reasoned out this speculation, Li Fan didn't lower his guard against the faceless deity.

After all, even the mighty King Xuan Tian might have fallen because of this stone statue.

How could Li Fan not be cautious?

"Ji Yuzhen's memories are incomplete. The most crucial memories, including her cultivation techniques, are not here."

"Or perhaps, they are hidden."

Li Fan surveyed the scattered flowers in the area.

"King Xuan Tian mentioned that after cultivating the 'Limitless Heavenly Pivot Departure Divine Technique,' there is a distinction between the myriad soul and the original soul."

"Now, it seems that what's drifting in this circular mountain is Ji Yuzhen's myriad soul. What I've acquired is the scattered memories from the myriad soul."

"As for the original soul hiding the truly important information..."

Li Fan once again searched this circular mountain, then furrowed his brows, "It's not here?"

"Otherwise, it's hidden too deeply, something I can't detect in my current state."

After a long time, reluctantly, Li Fan finally gave up.

However, this also gave Li Fan some insight.

"With the information obtained from here, coupled with various insights I gained from Mo Rubin's mind, it should be enough to impersonate a member of the Ancient Xuan Tian Sect."

"If confronted, minor uncertainties can be explained by damaged divine soul and missing memories. The only flaw is that the techniques of the Xuan Tian Sect cannot be reproduced."

Li Fan recalled the few Xuan Tian Sect techniques Zhao Shijie obtained in Senior Sister Zhao's illusion.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 907: Dissolution, A New Opportunity

From the current intelligence, it seems that Senior Sister Zhao might be the only person in the Xuan Huang Realm, apart from the Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect, who knows about those inherited techniques from the immortal realms.

"Senior Sister Zhao's foundational technique is the 'Eternal Only Me Art.' As for the others..."

"Maybe we can exchange certain things with her."

"The One-Hearted Immortal Sect, the Dao belongs to me alone."

Li Fan contemplated for a moment and had already made up his mind.

"Let's wait until the clone retrieves the Black Sword from the Sword Tomb. I've modified the clone's divine soul, erasing memories related to the true self. Even if it gets immersed or lost in her illusion, there won't be any loss."

"But there's no need to be impatient within a year."

Temporarily leaving the circular mountain, when Li Fan was about to reach the Spiritwood Realm, he suddenly stopped.

He looked in a certain direction in the central part of the Immortal Alliance.

Just now, he faintly sensed the end-of-dissolution discs in his sea of consciousness.

Somewhere, in this world, the nine end-of-dissolution discs were born.

Perhaps originally forming the ultimate creation by merging nine discs, even if they were separated by thousands of miles, the end-of-dissolution disc in Li Fan's sea of consciousness could clearly sense their existence.

Moreover...

Li Fan felt a sense of hunger and greed emanating from the end-of-dissolution disc.

"Nine discs merging into one have indeed created a flawless and genuine end-of-dissolution disc. If it devours another self again..."

"To what extent will the end-of-dissolution disc evolve?"

Even having witnessed numerous treasures, Li Fan couldn't help but feel excited at this moment.

Unfortunately, the end-of-dissolution disc had been of immense help to him.

In the Xuan Huang Realm, where ancient monsters lurked everywhere, compared to them, Li Fan, despite reincarnating many times, still had no advantage in terms of heritage, cultivation, or divine abilities.

The only exception was the formation path...

Accumulating through countless lifetimes and with the existence of the end-of-dissolution disc, a creation defying the natural order, Li Fan's proficiency in the formation path was enough to crush everyone else.

It could almost be said to transcend an era, far ahead!

Not long ago, he set up a recording formation in front of the Law Giver and the Law King Mo Rubin of the Xuan Tian Sect, and they were completely unaware. It confirmed this point.

"In the field of formations, there might be a chance to break through earlier."

"When ordinary formations are deduced to the extreme, the next step is..."

"Immortal-grade formations!"

"There is a qualitative gap between immortal-grade formations and ordinary formations. For the end-of-dissolution disc to complete this transformation, it needs the data of at least one immortal-grade formation..."

In an instant, the image of the "Floating Sky Space Array" flashed in Li Fan's mind.

Originally designed by King Xuan Tian Xuan Yuan Hong himself, bearing the hope of leading the Xuan Huang Realm over the high walls. This Floating Sky Space Array should be the most likely existence in the Xuan Huang Realm to approach the level of an immortal-grade formation.

"Although the formation was damaged during the era of the Ten Sects of Immortality, there must still be some remnants."

"Even the obelisks scattered throughout the Xuan Huang land during the 114th era may be related to this Floating Sky Space Array."

"End-of-dissolution disc, Floating Sky Space Array..."

"All of these are top secrets, only accessible to the upper echelons of the Immortal Alliance."

So, the path ahead in this world is quite clear.

That is to find a way to contact Mo Rubin and gain his trust.

Then, using his identity as a Law Giver, obtain various confidential information that Li Fan needs.

Compared to these, the improvement of cultivation is not that important.

With Li Fan's current combat power, as long as he doesn't encounter someone in the Eternal Life realm, he can come and go freely with no worries about his life.

The gap between the Dao of Harmony and Eternal Life is too vast. Even if Li Fan breaks through one or two realms, he might still not be a match for an Eternal Life realm cultivator.

Therefore, it's better to take a detour and find another way.

"Success or failure depends on Senior Sister Zhao."

"But, I can't put all my eggs in one basket."

With this in mind, Li Fan returned to the Spiritwood Realm.

Not long after, Shang Tianci came looking for him.

"Senior...," he stammered, appearing hesitant and tongue-tied.

"What's the matter?"

"Yan Fangzhou's situation seems a bit unfavorable. Can we release him?" Shang Tianci asked cautiously.

Li Fan's expression remained unchanged, showing no joy or anger. "I've handled it myself. You can leave."

Shang Tianci dared not refute and could only bow and leave.

Li Fan's divine sense instantly focused on Yan Fangzhou.

Speaking of this "genius," Li Fan had imprisoned him for quite some time.

Trapped in the enhanced Taiji Microcosm Formation, no matter how he struggled, he faced endless repetitions and monotonous scenes, unable to escape.

The formation isolated spiritual energy inside and outside, making it impossible for him to cultivate.

Even when he wanted to concentrate, he couldn't. At crucial moments, the formation would accurately interfere, causing him great agitation and confusion.

After enduring this torment, Yan Fangzhou was on the verge of going insane.

He indiscriminately attacked the surroundings, venting his frustration.

But it was just impotent rage.

Not only could he not change anything, but he also worsened his own condition.

When Yan Fangzhou snapped out of it, he had depleted all his strength.

Like an ordinary person, he was languishing, sealed within the formation.

Helpless and waiting for death.

After going through stages of roaring, crying, and looking lifeless, Yan Fangzhou, this "genius," now seemed to have completely lost his spirit.

Sitting on the ground with a vacant gaze, he remained motionless, like a statue.

Li Fan didn't appear to mock him but carefully observed Yan Fangzhou.

Soon, a slight smile appeared on Li Fan's lips.

Although Yan Fangzhou acted well, it wasn't enough to deceive the cunning Li Fan.

Clearly, Yan Fangzhou had never seen what a truly broken person looked like.

In the depths of his empty eyes, there still lingered a trace of spirituality.

"This is pretending to be insane. He wants to deceive me when I lower my guard and then counterattack."

"Unfortunately, he can fool that silly kid Shang Tianci, but not me."

Li Fan shook his head slightly. "He still has these little tricks, indicating it's far from real breakdown."

"We'll see when he truly loses his mind."

Gently tapping Yan Fangzhou's body, who was standing still in front of the black gate, Li Fan reinforced the formation and left satisfied.

Yan Fangzhou, who was cleverly playing the fool in the formation, remained unaware, hoping someone would come.

After resolving this little incident, Li Fan arrived in front of the faceless deity statue.

Since he intended to gain the trust of the Law King Mo Rubin of the Xuan Tian Sect, Li Fan naturally had to play his role well.

The actions of recruiting and expanding his forces must not stop.

As he got closer to the deity statue, various scenes inexplicably appeared in his mind.

Those were the members of the Mutual Aid Society who had sworn in the name of the Compassionate Immortal in front of the faceless stone statue.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 908: The Power of Faithful Aspiration

Among the most intense feedback was that from Su Yuqing in the Departure Realm.

Perhaps due to the genuine benefits she gained in cultivation, her belief in the Compassionate Immortal was the purest and most fervent.

Compared to not long ago, Li Fan could now observe the scenes around her.

At this moment, he could even occasionally sense her thoughts.

"Thanks to the blessing of the True Immortal, we were able to return safely from the expedition to the Fire World."

"I dare not violate the previous promise. From now on, I am willing to serve and remain faithful until death."

Su Yuqing respectfully knocked her head a few times towards the faceless stone statue she carved for herself.

At this moment, Li Fan sensed an inexplicable force breaking through the constraints of time and space and descending upon him.

It was only a faint thread, almost negligible compared to his vast power.

And similar to the feedback cultivation of the Sitting Immortal Technique, but with a different energy essence.

After this force appeared in his body, it separated distinctly from spiritual power.

Instead of flowing towards the dantian, it infiltrated Li Fan's sea of consciousness.

Li Fan, who had always been cautious about the Faceless True Immortal, wouldn't let it succeed.

A colorful divine light emerged, forming layers of light cocoons that surrounded and enclosed this strange energy.

After being sealed, the response of this energy was somewhat unexpected to Li Fan.

There was no vigorous resistance; it just quietly settled down.

Different from Li Fan's own spiritual power radiating a radiant white light, this energy had a weak golden glow, as if its grade was slightly higher than spiritual power.

Li Fan observed this golden energy carefully, remaining silent for a long time.

He knew that this was the result of the Faceless True Immortal statue converting Su Yuqing's gratitude and belief.

"The legendary power of faith? Or the aspiration power of sentient beings?"

"Or something else?"

"Information is too limited; let's temporarily call it aspiration power."

Li Fan's expression was serious.

Even though he knew that this golden aspiration power was like a poisonous candy, at this moment, he had no choice but to swallow it.

The connection between the deity and him was established. Unless he truly repented immediately, no matter how far he was from the stone statue, this golden aspiration power would always appear in his body.

Moreover, this golden aspiration power wasn't a one-time occurrence.

As Su Yuqing continued to pray devoutly, after a short while, another thread of golden aspiration power formed.

Following the same trajectory, it surged towards Li Fan's sea of consciousness.

"Killing Su Yuqing won't help."

"Those cultivators who swore in front of the statue have essentially become generators of golden aspiration power."

"Although they may not be like Su Yuqing now, with the passage of time, the subtle influence of the Faceless Stone Statue on them will deepen."

"Someday, they will be like this too."

Li Fan squinted his eyes, not panicking, contemplating countermeasures.

Meanwhile, he continued to use the colorful divine light to accurately separate these golden aspiration powers.

Gathering them together, Li Fan found a solution quickly.

After some experimentation, the effect was surprisingly excellent.

Li Fan released the blockade of the colorful divine light on the golden aspiration power and forcibly guided these alien energies to slowly gather in the dantian.

When they still seemed restless and wanted to move towards the sea of consciousness.

A illusory figure suddenly formed in the dantian.

Like a vortex, it absorbed those golden aspiration powers that were about to move away.

"Indeed effective." Li Fan felt delighted.

This illusory figure was the [Karmic Seizure] he used to store excess cultivation when he encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation.

It had been a long time since Li Fan faced a bottleneck, and the overflow of cultivation had not happened for a long time, so he hadn't used [Karmic Seizure] for a while.

Unexpectedly, facing the troublesome golden aspiration power, it showed remarkable efficacy.

Chapter 908: The Secret Technique of Karmic Seizure

The Karmic Seizure secret technique comes from the "Supreme Original Scriptures."

In the ancient cultivation world, there were occasional cases where cultivators cultivated too quickly, leading to unstable foundations.

In such situations, cultivators need to actively suppress their own cultivation level to solidify their foundation.

Different sects adopt different methods.

The method used by the Supreme Sect is to create an illusory figure within the dantian to accommodate excess cultivation.

Because the Supreme Sect believes that an unstable foundation is one of the calamities of cultivation, this illusory figure used to deal with calamities is also called [Karmic Seizure].

"The Supreme Sect's true transmission originated from Grandmaster Tiandu."

"And Grandmaster Tiandu, like King Xuantian, is a half-immortal. It is very likely that he also obtained many inheritances from the immortal realms during the calamities of that year."

"Being able to deal with the clearly superior golden aspiration power is not surprising."

Li Fan pondered silently.

With the presence of [Karmic Seizure], the golden aspiration power seemed to find a destination.

Next, without Li Fan deliberately guiding, it would naturally converge towards the golden [Karmic Seizure] in the dantian.

Seeing this, Li Fan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"The crisis is temporarily resolved."

"This [Karmic Seizure] can be discarded at any time, and it won't have any impact on the main body."

"Even in the worst case, if [Karmic Seizure] forms into an individual entity like Xu Bai in the 115th life, it doesn't have its own consciousness, making it easier to deal with."

"At the moment, it's just a simple crystallization of energy without any other abnormalities."

After carefully observing and confirming again, Li Fan nodded slightly.

He had a feeling that as he absorbed and accommodated more golden aspiration power, [Karmic Seizure] might even be able to explode directly in the future.

Li Fan wasn't sure how powerful the explosion would be.

However, he understood that directly detonating it might be just one of the simplest uses of golden aspiration power.

"Playing with the edge of a knife..."

Li Fan's eyes were profound as he murmured.

He was well aware of the potential risks behind this golden aspiration power.

But with the backing of Still Truth, he didn't need to be overly fearful.

Just as Li Fan was contemplating how to handle this golden aspiration power in the future.

He suddenly felt a movement in his body!

The source of this abnormality...

It was the dark golden skull sealed by the colorful divine light within the Five Elements Grand Celestial Realm, along with the grayish mold residing inside it!

Perhaps the accumulated aspiration power of the golden [Karmic Seizure] had reached a certain level, even if it was sealed within the realm.

The grayish mold sensed the existence of the golden aspiration power.

Like a wild beast that had been hungry for a long time, it suddenly smelled a strong bloody scent.

The grayish mold surged out from inside the skull for the first time, crazily attacking the surrounding colorful divine light barrier.

The colorful divine light was rapidly consumed at a terrifying speed.

Li Fan's expression darkened, and the spiritual energy of the Five Elements Grand Celestial Realm circulated, generating a continuous flow of support.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 909: Ingenious Schemes Secure the World

Regarding this golden aspiration power, the grayish mold seemed to have a kind of obsession.

Abandoning its previous lazy and lurking appearance, it became aggressively active.

Its relentless appearance made Li Fan somewhat creepy.

If it weren't for the continuous support of the spiritual energy from the Five Elements Grand Celestial Realm, in just a short time, there might have been a risk of the colorful divine light seal being broken.

"Truly a creature capable of exterminating the world..."

Li Fan felt a chill in his heart. His actions in his hand continued, constantly reinforcing the seal.

Originally just a thin cocoon of light, it was strengthened by Li Fan into a thick light sphere. The grayish mold lost its sensing of the golden aspiration power, becoming calm again.

Returning once again to the dark golden skull, it lurked inside.

"It seems my guess was correct. This golden aspiration power is indeed on the same level as the chaos, hunger, and the immortal mold represented by the grayish mold."

"Moreover, for these three symbols, the golden aspiration power is highly likely to be a great supplement."

"In other words, perhaps the golden aspiration power can be used to cast and reproduce the three immortal symbols."

"..."

Thinking to this point, Li Fan fell silent.

It was indeed a very tempting idea, but the results of doing so might be beyond what he could bear.

Extinguishing the world with Xuan Huang was a small matter. If it attracted the attention of true immortals within the Immortal Burial Site, or even unknown beings beyond their strength, it might be possible that he couldn't cast it in time.

Li Fan still remembered the last moments of the 115th life. When Xuan Huang was annihilated at a glance, and True Immortal automatically activated.

The surroundings didn't immediately become virtual.

Instead, it was in a very peculiar state.

Outside of True Immortal, it was pitch black, forming a circular area.

And outside of the area, scenes of the destruction of the Xuan Huang Realm rapidly flashed.

Obviously, at that moment, True Immortal's power was still affected to some extent.

"Even if I want to try, it should be done by a severed clone with erased memories. Or perhaps, I could use someone else's hand. I believe there are many people in the Xuan Huang Realm interested in the power above immortality."

Images of faces flashed through Li Fan's mind, already calculating suitable candidates.

At the same time, a sensational event occurred in the Wan Xian Alliance.

Of course, this "sensation" was only within a specific circle.

That is, the former Chief Formation Master of the Strategy Formation Hall, Lu Xichan, returned.

Previously, due to the continuous leaks of the Wan Xian Alliance's protective formation, and the inability to find the traitor, Lu Xichan resigned to soothe public anger.

After such a long time, although the Wan Xian Alliance still couldn't find the real traitor and just randomly found a scapegoat to close the case, the impact of the matter gradually subsided. Therefore, Lu Xichan was reinstated.

However, according to the rumors, Lu Xichan's return might have received strong support from a transmitter behind the scenes.

So, the progress of this matter was exceptionally smooth. Even the several factions in the alliance that had always been at odds with Lu Xichan chose to remain silent in an unusual and unanimous way.

After Lu Xichan's return, there were frequent large-scale movements.

Elite formation masters were selected from various state formation halls to go to the Wan Xian Alliance headquarters. Her purpose was not hidden at all.

Li Fan almost effortlessly learned about it.

She planned to comprehensively improve the current protective formation of the Wan Xian Alliance. Moreover, through the formation, she aimed to create power that could match the level of the Heavenly Sovereign's Dharma.

During this period of confrontation, Lu Xichan used the righteous cause of opposing the Five Elders as a pretext, and almost no one dared to come forward to oppose her.

Therefore, any formation master with good talent in various states was selected.

Including He Zhenghao.

Looking at He Zhenghao's fervent prayers to the Compassionate Immortal of the Mortal World, he seemed quite excited.

Furthermore, he even fantasized that, with his outstanding talent in formations, he could achieve remarkable success in this matter.

Perhaps he could return to the Heng Family in a glorious and triumphant manner!

As the Compassionate Immortal of the Mortal World, Li Fan, upon sensing He Zhenghao's thoughts, naturally decided to help him out of goodwill.

In the days that followed, He Zhenghao would often have various details about the Xuan Tian Sealing Spirit Formation appear in his mind.

"If I'm not mistaken, the behind-the-scenes transmitter supporting Lu Xichan should be Moru Bin. And he probably has a different intention..."

"His true goal should be the Heavenly Mystery Mirror."

From Li Fan's past reincarnations, it seemed that Moru Bin, as the Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect, should be able to impose certain restrictions on the Heavenly Mystery Mirror.

However, over the years, the Heavenly Mystery Mirror had subtly changed after thousands of years, making it slightly different from the Xuan Tian Treasure Mirror.

Relying solely on Moru Bin might be a bit strained.

This was also why he found Lu Xichan. Perhaps he wanted to use the power of formations to restrain the Heavenly Mystery Mirror.

"In the 115th life, the Xuan Tian Sealing Spirit Formation was created first, and then Moru Bin was found."

"But in this life, it's Moru Bin first and then hoping for the formation."

"However, under my subtle influence, they will ultimately converge."

Watching He Zhenghao suddenly seem to understand something, displaying a joyous and intoxicated expression, Li Fan couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

In his view, the Heavenly Mystery Mirror, controlled by cultivators under the Xuan Tian Sealing, was apparently easier to manipulate than the Heavenly Mystery Locking Spirit and the ultimate form, the Xuan Web.

"With He Zhenghao's contribution to the formation, his status in the Wan Xian Alliance headquarters is bound to rise. By then, he can try to persuade those outstanding formation masters he interacts with to join the Mutual Aid Society."

"As for whether the Wan Xian Alliance will detect it..."

A glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes.

"Hmph. Moru Bin knows the identity of He Zhenghao's Mutual Aid Society members."

"With his insight, he can naturally see that the exquisite Xuan Tian Sealing Spirit Formation is definitely not something a cultivator of He Zhenghao's aptitude could come up with. Consequently, he will notice the true origin of this formation. That is me, the former Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect, helping from behind."

"If everything goes smoothly, he will probably take the initiative to help cover up this matter, and may even take responsibility for the background of the Mutual Aid Society himself."

Li Fan's gaze flickered. "This is the tacit understanding between brothers who fought side by side in ancient times."

"If he can truly act according to my plan, then perhaps it's time for us brothers to meet."

"Of course, the premise is that I can deceive the Xuan Tian Sect's techniques from Senior Sister Zhao."

As for what to use to exchange with Senior Sister Zhao, Li Fan hadn't considered it yet.

If it's possible to get something for nothing, that would be best. If not, he has many things on hand that Senior Sister Zhao might be interested in.

He believed he could persuade her.

Thinking about the future, Li Fan was quite pleased.

He really liked the feeling of planning behind the scenes and winning from a thousand miles away.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 910: Mysterious Visitor from Beyond Xuanhuang

However, life is always unpredictable.

Just as Li Fan patiently awaited changes in the Xuanhuang world and his clone successfully took the Black Sword, an unexpected event occurred in the past year, something unprecedented in his previous reincarnations.

One day, Tianyang, who was daydreaming in the Spiritwood Realm, suddenly sat up.

He looked towards a certain direction in the Xuanhuang world with a serious expression.

Tianyang's unusual behavior immediately alerted Li Fan.

Knowing Tianyang's temperament well, Li Fan was aware that, apart from himself and his senior brother, Tianyang cared little about anything else.

So, if he looked so serious, something significant must have happened.

"Junior Brother, what's wrong?" Li Fan swiftly arrived in front of Tianyang and casually asked.

"I sensed a very strong spatial fluctuation descending upon the Xuanhuang world. It was fleeting and impossible to lock onto the location." Tianyang's speech became more fluent, straightforwardly explaining.

Upon hearing this, Li Fan's heart skipped a beat. "A very strong spatial fluctuation? What does that mean?"

"If it were a simple spatial teleportation within the Xuanhuang world, it wouldn't emit such a strong fluctuation. This indicates that in the Xuanhuang world..."

"We have an extraterrestrial visitor?" Li Fan interjected.

Tianyang nodded slightly.

Li Fan's expression instantly became extremely solemn.

"There are still other cultivators surviving in this Desolate Star Sea? Or is this person from beyond the High Wall?" Various thoughts flashed through Li Fan's mind.

His emotions surged, and even with his composure, he couldn't calm down for a long time.

Besides the astonishment of an extraterrestrial visitor, the more critical reason was that, in his previous reincarnations, such an event seemed to have never occurred.

What caused the unexpected arrival of an extraterrestrial visitor?

"Perhaps there's another possibility." Li Fan suddenly had a thought. "This has happened in the previous lives, but with my strength at that time, I couldn't perceive it."

After pondering for a long time, Li Fan finally stabilized.

With such a major disturbance, both the Wan Xian Alliance and the Five Elders must have sensed it.

Let's see how they react.

"Junior Brother, you've been working hard lately. See if you can try to trace that spatial fluctuation." Li Fan instructed.

Tianyang nodded and took on the task.

As it turned out, although the arrival of the extraterrestrial visitor was not known to the general public, it did have a considerable impact on the apparent rulers of the Xuanhuang world.

The most obvious sign was that the originally tense situation suddenly eased for no apparent reason.

For more than thirty days, the Heavenly Venerable manifestation of the Wan Xian Alliance did not appear again.

And the Five Elders' side was unusually quiet.

This situation was like both sides simultaneously stopping their activities to do something else.

Li Fan also sent a message to the Five Elders, inquiring about the intense spatial fluctuation.

While receiving an affirmative reply from the Five Elders, they also mentioned that they were investigating the cause of the spatial fluctuation.

And they added that if the Wan Xian Alliance discovered anything, they should inform them as soon as possible.

...

"It's so serious; that's rare." Li Fan stroked his chin, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"Most importantly, the Wan Xian Alliance and the Five Elders have been searching together for so many days, yet they still haven't found the extraterrestrial visitor?"

Li Fan felt a vague unease in his heart.

After pacing back and forth for a while, he finally made up his mind.

He went to the dilapidated temple in Yongyunzhou and came to the front of Senior Stone Tablet.

"Are you talking about the recent fluctuation?" Senior Stone Tablet seemed to have gained some insights into the Way of Fishing. His aura was obscure and unpredictable, like the ebb and flow of tide, emanating a deterrent force to the surroundings.

With Li Fan's current strength, he would be forcibly pushed away when attempting to get close. Li Fan couldn't help but feel amazed.

"Yes, the intensity of the spatial fluctuations clearly exceeds the specifications of internal spatial teleportation within the Xuanhuang world. If it's someone from outside the realm, it's probably..."

"Both the Wan Xian Alliance and the Five Elders have joined forces in the search, and now there's no result. So, for the safety of the Xuanhuang world, I can only seek help from Senior."

Senior Stone Tablet remained silent for a long time.

However, it wasn't that he was unwilling to answer but rather seemed to be in a deep sleep.

After a while, when he woke up again, he shook his head and smiled. "Although I'm tired of life, I still carry the Primordial Creation Stone Tablet. If the Xuanhuang world is really in danger, how could I sit idly by?"

"In fact, this matter is a misunderstanding. It's not about an extraterrestrial visitor..."

"Anyway, if you really want to know the details, go find this person at this location."

Senior Stone Tablet pointed lightly at Li Fan.

Subsequently, relevant information appeared in Li Fan's mind.

While Senior Stone Tablet immersed himself in the insights of fishing, Li Fan bowed and left.

"Qinghuangzhou, Han Zhong?"

Reading the information sent by Senior Stone Tablet, Li Fan couldn't help but frown.

He had been to Qinghuangzhou before.

Located in the southwest corner of the Wan Xian Alliance, it was desolate, remote, and sparsely populated.

It was even more backward than the Congyun Sea, being the most underdeveloped area in the entire Wan Xian Alliance.

"Could it be that it's more suitable for hiding precisely because of this?"

Thinking like this, Li Fan transformed into light and headed towards Qinghuangzhou.

After some effort, when he reached his destination and arrived at Han Zhong's doorstep, before entering, Li Fan smelled a strong scent of alcohol.

"Why doesn't anyone believe me?"

"Good wine!"

"Hehe, none of it is real, just a dream! Burp..."

Li Fan's brows furrowed even more.

Upon entering the room, Li Fan saw a cultivator covered in stubble, wearing tattered clothes, lying on the ground without any semblance of dignity.

He tightly grasped a wine jug, his expression hazy.

Li Fan's spiritual sense swept over Han Zhong, finding no danger.

This person was only a mid-Golden Core stage cultivator, posing no threat.

"Are you Han Zhong?" Li Fan asked coldly.

Han Zhong, a bit confused, glanced at Li Fan for a moment and remained dazed.

Then, as if he hadn't seen Li Fan at all, he continued to lift the wine jug and drank.

Li Fan snorted and was about to use the Soul Search technique to dig out secrets from this drunkard's mind.

However, just as Li Fan's right hand was placed on Han Zhong's head.

As if burnt by fire, Li Fan instantly withdrew his hands.

"Hmm?"

Li Fan looked at his own palm, somewhat lost in thought.

Although the external physical body seemed to be unharmed, Li Fan clearly sensed that his divine soul, upon contact with the other party, withered away instantly!

Not injured, but like the divine soul decay of a cultivator on the brink of death!

Li Fan couldn't help but be shaken.

You should know that, at this moment, his divine soul strength was unmatched even among Dao Fusion cultivators.

Yet now, he suffered damage from a mere Golden Core cultivator?

(End of this chapter)