Chapter 165: Learning All Laws under Heaven

"Building the foundation for a hundred lifetimes, although arduous, has broken the shackles. From now on, I no longer need to worry about compatibility issues between the cultivation technique I practice and the foundation-building magical items."

"All laws under heaven can now be my own."

At the top of the Disintegration Peak, Li Fan, who successfully built his foundation with Still True, couldn't help but feel a faint joy.

More than six hundred years of time, a hundred cycles, all for one goal.

Now, finally achieved, the effect was extraordinary.

"Cang Hai Pearl!"

Li Fan's heart moved.

In the dantian, the white jade light sphere emitted a gentle glow, then transformed into the appearance of a blue sea of clouds in an instant.

Even though Li Fan had previously built his foundation with the Cang Hai Pearl, at this moment, he could hardly distinguish the difference between the sea in his body and the original Cang Hai.

Not to say there was no difference, but rather they were identical!

"What an 'Even False is True'!" Li Fan exclaimed.

The tremendous power of Still True, reversing the flow of time, transcended beyond this world.

So, when Li Fan tried to use the complete Still True to build his foundation, he failed repeatedly.

But Still True was both transcendent and interconnected with this world.

In the rules of this world, it was represented by the seven characters "Even False is True."

In short, during the foundation-building stage, Still True could transform into any celestial or terrestrial magical item that Li Fan comprehended or had been absorbed by Still True!

Excited, Li Fan continuously changed the forms of the foundation-building magical items within him.

"Dao Xuan Sword!"

A broken and rusty sword, Dao Xuan, appeared on the Disintegration Peak.

"Irresolute Bamboo!"

"Dreary Staff!"

...

As the forms of the foundation-building magical items within him changed, Li Fan's aura also kept transforming.

After a long time, after simulating all the celestial and terrestrial magical items encountered in the twelfth lifetime, Li Fan transformed Still True into the Cang Hai Pearl once again.

A sea illusion appeared above his head, and Li Fan swung his sword.

The sword parted the sea of clouds, flying towards the rising sun in the east.

Even when it disappeared from view, its momentum remained undiminished.

"Using divine techniques, it's no different from the real Cang Hai Pearl."

"In this cultivation world, the influence of foundation-building magical items on cultivators is significant. At least before reaching the Dao Fusion stage, the path of cultivation must align with one's own magical item."

"But by building the foundation with Still True, I no longer have such worries."

"This means that I can make any law under heaven my own."

"Even, I have a premonition." Li Fan's eyes were shining, and he was lost in thought.

"Celestial and terrestrial magical items are manifestations of the laws of heaven and earth. If one day, I can simulate all the magical items in the world..."

"For example, the celestial item 'Blood Law Bead' from the Wanxian Alliance..."

...

After a long time, Li Fan finally returned to reality from his reverie.

Building the foundation with Still True allowed him to break free from constraints, opening up infinite possibilities in the future.

But these were only possibilities.

To achieve them, he needed careful planning in each lifetime.

"In this lifetime, with a hundred percent certainty from my intuition, I started building the foundation without waiting for Still True to fully charge. Now that the foundation is complete, I have set the third anchor point, only a few days apart from the initial anchor point."

"The initial anchor point was the moment I just crossed into this world."

"The second anchor point was at the top of the Disintegration Peak when I used the Cang Hai Pearl as the foundation-building magical item, and it represented the later stage of my cultivation."

"The third anchor point is now, using Still True as the foundation-building magical item, also representing the later stage of my cultivation."

"The foundation is already complete; it's time to return to the cultivation world."

"At this moment, there are still nine years until the full charge is complete, but I can make some preparations in this Great Mystery."

With these thoughts, Li Fan descended from the peak, drifting into the mortal world.

With the identity of an immortal, he manipulated ordinary people.

Over the course of nine years, he killed those who deserved to die, collecting their blood.

In the end, he condensed it into a black-red blood bead.

The aura emanating from the blood bead seemed like a natural enemy.

Even from a distance, Li Fan couldn't help but feel his heart pounding.

With the charging complete, Li Fan once again chose Still True.

Returning to the third anchor point, this time Li Fan chose the first option, retaining the items he already possessed.

Naturally, it was this blood bead filled with immortal and mortal miasma.

"The blood of ten thousand people."

Li Fan looked at the name of the item in Still True and couldn't help but stroke his chin.

"It's just mortal blood, without mentioning the Immortal and Mortal Miasma..."

Recalling the process of dispelling the Immortal and Mortal Miasma within his body during the hundred foundation-building cycles, Li Fan seemed to have some insights.

"Perhaps, this Immortal and Mortal Miasma doesn't actually have a physical existence? Maybe it's more like a curse-like force?"

"Regardless, this blood bead will be my trump card in the future."

In the twelfth lifetime, Li Fan often felt powerless when facing cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage and above.

He couldn't help but think of the Immortal and Mortal Miasma that made all cultivators change color.

After much turmoil in this lifetime, he transformed the Immortal and Mortal Miasma into a bound item of Still True, allowing him to use it at any time.

"However, from the information I know, in the cultivation world, if you maliciously injure others using Immortal and Mortal Miasma, you will be jointly pursued and killed by the Wanxian Alliance and the Five Elders. There is no escape."

"Unless absolutely necessary, I still can't use it lightly."

"Well... perhaps, I can use the transformations of Still True to disguise myself as someone else."

Li Fan slowly sank into contemplation.

After anchoring for nine years, Still True was fully charged.

Li Fan still swept through and filled the Taiyan Boat to the brim.

Then he rushed out of the Immortal Seclusion Grand Array, returning to the cultivation world after more than six hundred years.

At this time, to avoid arousing suspicion, Li Fan's cultivation technique was still limited to the "Thousand Mechanisms, Jade Sphere, Golden Chapter."

The foundation-building magical item had transformed into the appearance of "Stopping at the Ruins."

Arriving above the Sea of Clouds, he headed straight for the Lustrous Glass Island.

When approaching the destination, Li Fan didn't forget to casually slaughter the giant Lustrous Glass Fish, obtaining the exquisite Lustrous Glass Bead.

"Don't worry, Senior He, this time I won't make you bankrupt!"

Li Fan smiled faintly and arrived outside the Lustrous Glass Island.

"Is Senior He from the Wanxian Alliance here?"

Like thunder, Li Fan's voice spread across the entire Lustrous Glass Island in an instant.

After a moment, the solemn voice of He Zhenghao came, "I am He Zhenghao! May I ask, what brings Senior here?"

But he did not show up in person, still hidden within the island's protective formation.

Li Fan couldn't help but smile wryly, then loudly said, "No malice, just wanting to join the Wanxian Alliance. I have heard of Senior's reputation for generosity and wanted Senior to recommend me!"

"What..." Before the words fell, He Zhenghao appeared successively, appearing beside Li Fan with a pleasantly surprised expression on his face.

"Easy, easy!" He Zhenghao assessed Li Fan and readily agreed.

"Don't know the friend's name?" He gave a slight salute, asking with a smiling face.

"I am Li Fan."

Watching the smiling He Zhenghao, Li Fan couldn't help but show a friendly smile as well.

(End of this chapter)