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Chapter 1300 The white circle falls into the mortal world
"When the real acts as fake, the fake becomes real too."
"The transformation between real and fake is infinitely mysterious~"
Li Fan recited in his heart again, overjoyed with his achievement.
Although it only lasted for an instant, he indeed managed to "transform" his Divine Transformation cultivation from his previous life out of thin air.
However, after all, it was his first attempt at this great divine ability.
After a moment of success, the cultivation that had transformed disappeared like a dream or a bubble, vanishing in an instant.
Li Fan was not disheartened by this, still overjoyed.
Creating something out of nothing, even the legendary true immortals might not be able to do so.
Yet, he had achieved a preliminary accomplishment through the insights brought by multiple "Return to Reality" simulations.
As the saying goes, the first step is always the hardest. With this first success, he believed he would become increasingly familiar with the use of this divine power in the future.
"Not just my own cultivation level. The experiences I've had, the items I've possessed, and even…"
"Every different individual, the realm of Xuan Huang, the darkest star sea, and even everything beyond the high wall. One day, all could be recreated by a single thought of mine!"
Li Fan stood above the sea of clouds, savoring the sensations of using the transformation between real and fake, his heart surging with emotions.
After a long while, he finally came back to his senses from his epiphany.
Looking at the "Return to Reality" panel's inheritance options, he first chose to inherit his cultivation level.
The same phenomenon occurred again, with continuous thunder rumbling in the sky of the Great Mystery.
This was the disturbance caused by the invisible infusion of Li Fan's Divine Transformation cultivation into the small world.
However, compared to the scene when he inherited his cultivation in his previous life, the Great Mystery small world, due to the previous "Creation" true immortal rune causing world transformation, did not show any signs of being overwhelmed.
Just clouds gathered densely, and anomalies were numerous.
"Sigh..." With the familiar cultivation power returning to his body, Li Fan let out a long sigh of relief.
Next, his gaze locked on the second inheritance choice.
The choice to inherit cultivation had dimmed, leaving only options 1, 3, and 4.
Without hesitation, Li Fan chose to inherit an item.
The items he had possessed in his previous life, including divided spirits and their belongings, all flashed through Li Fan's mind at this moment.
Waiting for his quiet selection.
His gaze swept over them and, after a moment of contemplation, finally landed on a seemingly ordinary white ring.
This white ring was considered one of his possessions since the Holy Emperor had not completely separated from Li Fan's original self before being fished out.
After confirming the choice, a simple white ring materialized in his hand with a glow.
Feeling slightly cold to the touch, and scanning with his divine sense, he detected no spiritual energy fluctuations.
Perhaps because it was transformed by "Return to Reality," it didn't require refinement for ownership. Holding the white ring, Li Fan felt he could use it freely.
And it couldn't be snatched by others.
Li Fan looked at the name of this white ring displayed on the "Return to Reality" panel.
"[Falling into the Mortal Dust]."
Touching the white ring, Li Fan murmured these three words, pondering over the correct way to use it.
"Go!"
Li Fan threw the white ring towards Disassociation Mountain below.
With a thought, the white ring expanded with the wind, swiftly encompassing the entire mountaintop within it.
Then, it fell downwards.
Upon landing, the mountain mass it had encircled, in Li Fan's view, began to disintegrate and disappear inch by inch.
Transforming into spiritual energy, dissipating into the world of the Great Mystery.
The thousands of feet tall Disassociation Mountain vanished into thin air. The countless beings that inhabited the mountain, due to the sudden disappearance of the mountain mass, fell uncontrollably from the sky. Had it not been for the spiritual energy rising from the disintegration of Disassociation Mountain holding them, this place would have instantly become a hell.
Now, it might be called the Disassociation Circle.
The ground looked as if it had been sliced cleanly, smooth as a mirror.
The beings that lost their homes on Disassociation Mountain, driven by instinctual fear, frantically fled and left.
In no time, the once vibrant Disassociation Mountain had become a no-man's land of life.
Li Fan took a deep breath, absorbing all the spiritual energy from the disintegration into his body.
This amount of spiritual energy was almost negligible for the current him. Mainly, he wanted to analyze the difference between the spiritual energy from the [Falling into the Mortal Dust] white ring and the ordinary spiritual energy in the world.
After careful analysis, Li Fan concluded.
There
was no difference at all.
Even this spiritual energy gave Li Fan an extremely familiar feeling, as if it was naturally supposed to be born in the Great Mystery small world.
"Clearly it's the energy materialized from material disintegration, yet on the "Return to Reality" panel, it's named [Falling into the Mortal Dust]."
"Falling into the Mortal Dust..."
"Perhaps, this is meant to be a punitive treasure specifically for immortal instruments." Li Fan had an epiphany.
"The Holy Emperor avatar from my previous life didn't have the chance to test it further. This life, perhaps I can use the near-immortal instruments in the realm of Xuan Huang to verify my hypothesis."
Storing the white ring, Li Fan looked down.
In broad daylight, Disassociation Mountain disappeared out of nowhere.
For ordinary mortals, this is undoubtedly a terrifying event beyond imagination.
Thinking it's a punishment from the heavens, the mortals below Disassociation Mountain have already spontaneously started organizing sacrifices.
Daring not to approach the huge circular area on the ground, people could only pray outside the circle.
Among these people, as expected, Li Fan saw Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba, his two former disciples.
With a flick of his finger, a figure floated down from the sky, landing among the people.
The figure resembled Li Fan by seventy percent. However, with white hair and a beard, the attire was somewhat similar to the Transcendental Celestial Sovereign.
"Look, an immortal!"
The people all knelt down.
The figure waved his hand grandly, and the kneeling mortals stood up again.
The figure sat in the air, muttering words, and began to preach to the surrounding mortals.
The wisps of spiritual energy born from the world transformation in the Great Mystery small world were all drawn to this place by the preaching figure.
Forming a visible vortex above the Disassociation Circle.
Li Fan used these spiritual energies to lay out a formation casually, and soon, a mini formation for purifying the miasma in mortals' bodies was formed.
Under the dual effects of the figure's preaching and the formation.
In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, among the mortals listening below, some had already completed the purification of miasma.
Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba were naturally among them.
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Inside the Disassociation Circle, the ground thundered, and the locations of those beings who completed the first step of cultivation flowed like water.
Gathering them in one place, then slowly ascending and bulging.
Thus, these people got a bit closer to the celestial master preaching above.
The figure preached for a total of seven days.
Within these seven days, those who successfully drew in qi and reached the Qi Refining stage, their locations continued to ascend.
Forming clearly defined steps.
After seven days, the figure transformed into a beam of light and flew away. At the same time, a thought flashed through the minds of the cultivators present.
The celestial master will continue preaching in a month.
The crowd was profoundly shaken.
Even the most foolish among them realized this was a tremendous opportunity.
Thus, the news of the celestial master's preaching spread rapidly, terrifyingly fast, throughout the Great Mystery.
And within the Disassociation Circle, people also discovered the various mysteries of this "Preaching Platform".
The Preaching Platform is the respectful name given by the group of mortals listening to the celestial master's teachings for the Disassociation Circle. Inside, due to different cultivation levels, it's divided into different steps, with higher cultivation sitting at higher places.
Each person's position is fixed, unable to be exchanged or snatched.
Sitting in the Preaching Platform, even if the celestial master's figure is no longer present, they still close their eyes and comprehend various profound insights.
Now, at the highest level of the Preaching Platform, one can vaguely see a glowing platform floating above.
The platform seems to be engraved with the names of various cultivation methods.
Sitting on the Preaching Platform, with a thought, one can understand the specific information of these methods.
Each cultivator can choose one method to cultivate.
When someone completes a selection, the name of the method on the glowing platform disappears. Transforming into a beam of light entering the cultivator's sea of consciousness.
Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba, looking at the tens of thousands of method names, were almost dazzled.
"Erlang, which one do you think I should choose?" Wang Xuanba asked, scratching his head.
"No rush. With so many methods, take your time to choose. It will take at least a few days for people from other places to hear the news and come. On the contrary, once a choice is made, to change it, you have to wait until the next realm, so you must be
careful." Sun Erlang analyzed calmly without blinking.
...
Above the Preaching Platform.
The preaching figure actually never left. It just concealed its form, not to be noticed by the people below.
The methods here were all obtained from Yanfa Jue, the little lolita from the previous life.
Yanfa Jue used the Simulated Personality to be lazy.
The methods deduced by the Simulated Personality were also recorded by Li Fan.
At the three-year anchor point, these methods had not yet been deduced by Yanfa Jue, so there's no need to worry about the vigilance of the Wanxian Alliance's Law Hall.
The stockpile accumulated by Yanfa Jue in the previous life was enough for Li Fan to use for a long time.
"This life, I shall be the [Teacher of Heaven and Earth]."
"Spreading the Dao in Xuan Huang, starting with the Great Mystery."
The preaching phantom sitting in the air looked at the multitude of beings rushing from all over the Great Mystery, thinking so.
Controlling the spiritual energy circulation of the Preaching Platform, it expanded the area of the white circle on the ground a bit more.
...
The phantom silently preached, igniting the sparks of the Teacher of Heaven and Earth.
Meanwhile, Li Fan's original self came to the depths beneath the Great Mystery.
Since this life's plan is to merge with the supreme soul of heaven and earth of the super Xuan Huang realm, naturally, the potential of the Xuan Huang realm must be stimulated to its utmost.
Besides the force of immortal spirit, hidden powers of various realms, the Creation Immortal Rune, and other factors.
Promoting the return of affiliated small worlds to Xuan Huang, achieving the unity of all worlds, can also serve as a major boost.
After all, even a mosquito is meat.
Especially after Li Fan uses the Creation Immortal Rune to first realize the sublimation and transformation of each small world. The return of all worlds to the realm of Xuan Huang will definitely be a significant nourishing force.
After all, the stronger the future realm of Xuan Huang, the stronger the soul of heaven and earth it nurtures.
Which is more beneficial for Li Fan.
"Affiliated worlds, driven by the Split Realm Whale, have evolved over thousands of years and drifted far from the main realm of Xuan Huang. They are only connected to the realm of Xuan Huang through narrow void passages."
"To promote their reintegration with the realm of Xuan Huang, the first thing to do is to reactivate the severed connections."
Li Fan closed his eyes, and the image of the Great Mystery small world and the Xuan Huang light orb appeared in his sea of consciousness.
The Great Mystery seemed like a drifting light bean outside, flickering, almost detached.
With a thought, the formation begins.
Tremendous spiritual energy surged out from within Li Fan, rushing underground non-stop, spreading throughout the Great Mystery.
And in Li Fan's perspective, strands of formation runes were also generated.
Using the formation as a knife, continuously transforming the Great Mystery small world.
Unnoticed, the small world slowly moved towards the realm of Xuan Huang in the void.
Dissolving the efforts of countless Split Realm Whales over thousands of years.
Just before colliding with the realm of Xuan Huang, the Great Mystery small world finally stopped.
From within the world, slowly emerging formation protrusions, silently adhered to the main realm of Xuan Huang.
Like receiving nourishment from the placenta of the mother, the transformation process of the Great Mystery small world accelerated significantly.
When choosing the adhesion location, Li Fan specifically controlled and changed the connection point between the Great Mystery small world and the main realm of Xuan Huang.
Not choosing the Cong Yun Sea but switching to the Shi Lin State.
To avoid triggering the realm of Xuan Huang's reflexive response.
Compared to the vast main realm of Xuan Huang, the volume of the Great Mystery small world is almost negligible.
Thus, the adhesion of the Great Mystery did not attract the attention of the realm of Xuan Huang.
Li Fan's plan could thus proceed smoothly.
Strands of imperceptible formation runes, along with the Great Mystery protrusions, slowly entered the realm of Xuan Huang.
While making the connection between the Great Mystery small world and Xuan Huang tighter, it also silently transferred a part of a vast formation into the realm of Xuan Huang.
It's an incomplete formation structure, undetectable even by Li Fan himself before it's officially activated.
"The day when all worlds return will be the day the formation is completed."
This time, the formation Li Fan laid out was not the "All Returns to Void" formation but one to capture the soul of heaven and earth that will be born in the future.
As they say, prevention is better than cure.
The first soul of heaven and earth born after the creation of the super Xuan Huang realm is Li Fan's target for merging with the Dao in the future.
By a series of guidances, continuously increasing the difficulty of the tasks it needs to execute.
The more Xuan Huang borrows power, the more powerful the soul of heaven and earth becomes.
To ensure nothing goes wrong and to succeed in merging with the Dao as soon as possible.
This precautionary immortal formation is crucial.
"The strongest soul of heaven and earth must belong to the phantom of the previous Great Celestial Sovereigns. The soul of heaven and earth, all vested in one. Just its presence is equivalent to almost half the total soul of heaven and earth of the entire realm of Xuan Huang."
"In the 115th life, Heavenly Dao Bai was able to slightly block Transcendental. This life, after my many comprehensive strengthening measures, should be able to reach the limit of the star sea."
"If there's a breakthrough in the research on the force of immortal spirit, it might not be impossible to achieve a semi-immortal state..."
"The only thing to consider is that the phantom of the Great Celestial Sovereign might bear traces of the Immortal Realm from the past. While absorbing it, caution against potential threats is needed." Thinking of the strange influence Heavenly Dao Bai had on his mind previously, Li Fan pondered silently.
As the bridgehead for spreading the Dao in Xuan Huang, and the template for the formation of other small worlds in the future. The invasion formation Li Fan constructed for the Great Mystery was particularly cautious.
In the previous life, the Celestial Physician and Transcendental jointly used the "Seal Soul for Realm" technique.
Indicating that the two had control over the realm of Xuan Huang down to the finest detail.
If the protrusions of the small world invasion formation were detected by them, and the two return from the stars.
Li Fan's plan would be disrupted.
Chapter 1301 Changes in the Immortal World
In this life, Li Fan's primary mission is to merge with the supreme soul of heaven and earth of the Super Xuan Huang Realm.
Before achieving this goal, it might be wise to avoid those two individuals.
"The technique of 'Soul Sealing and World Replacement' is also mentioned in the 'Heavenly Physician's Patching Sky Record'."
"A realm is like a person. A person can undergo soul transmigration, and so can a world."
"However, to successfully replace a world, there are two prerequisites. First, the 'Soul of the Realm' acting as the replacement must be incredibly powerful. At the very least, it cannot be much weaker than the original consciousness of the realm's heaven. Otherwise, during the brief process of replacement, the realm itself would collapse from the inside out, a catastrophe akin to world-ending."
Li Fan's gaze flickered as he remembered the transparent figure within Transcendental's body.
"The second prerequisite is that the practitioner must completely suppress the world. The consciousness of the world must be put into deep slumber. If two consciousnesses coexist, it is very likely to cause the world to split…"
"The Heavenly Physician, Transcendental, along with the five Celestial Sovereigns of the Elder Council, indeed have the capability to achieve this."
Combining the contents of the "Patching Sky Record" with the Heavenly Physician's textbook-like operation, a flash of inspiration struck Li Fan.
"Soul Sealing and World Replacement, Soul Sealing and World Replacement…"
"Now that the consciousness of the Great Mystery's small world is newly born, it's the perfect opportunity for me to experiment."
Li Fan looked up, his eyes piercing through the earth to reach the skies of the Great Mystery.
As if pierced by an arrow, a rainbow vortex appeared in the sky, unnoticed by any creature in the Great Mystery except for Li Fan.
Within this rainbow vortex, the world's consciousness, like a baby, was sleeping.
Being extra careful not to disturb it, Li Fan delicately separated a sliver of his consciousness to approach and then immerse himself in it, feeling its essence.
In an instant, the movements of the Great Mystery world, the rising and falling tides, the blooming and withering of flowers, all sorts of changes appeared before Li Fan as if they were happening to him.
As the connection deepened, not only natural phenomena but also the joys, angers, sorrows, and fears of the Great Mystery's beings, their births, aging, sicknesses, and deaths, started to emerge in Li Fan's mind.
To empathize with the heavens, to feel as one with the world.
For most cultivators, this would be a rare opportunity. Immersing oneself in these sensations to grasp a powerful divine ability would not be difficult.
However, Li Fan chose to withdraw from this enlightenment.
Maintaining a state that was half-aware, half-enlightened.
"Simulated, all forms of life!"
With a thought, a translucent figure resembling Li Fan appeared within the starry vortex of the Great Mystery's sky.
All insights gained from the Great Mystery's heavens were infused into it.
The translucent figure began to change, aging in reverse, transforming from the appearance of a middle-aged man to a newborn baby crying for nourishment!
Yet, the baby's mannerisms remained as mature as those of an adult.
Approaching the sleeping consciousness of the Great Mystery's heaven, it moved forward aggressively and enveloped it…
Replacing it!
The Great Mystery small world instantly went into intense turmoil.
The earth shook, and scars like wounds spread from the central starry vortex across the sky.
"End of Dissolution Disc, deduce!"
In Li Fan's sea of consciousness, the End of Dissolution Disc temporarily halted its task of deducing the immortal formation's downgrade, focusing all its efforts on calculating the adaptation of the Great Mystery's simulated personality.
After continuous refinement by the "Simulated, All Forms of Life" formation, the flickering, translucent infant finally stabilized.
"Replace the realm!"
Deep underground, Li Fan gathered a golden needle in his hand and shot it towards the sky, targeting the simulated Great Mystery heaven.
Hitting directly between the eyebrows.
The translucent baby instinctively cried out softly. The beginning of heaven and earth, the Dao without sound. Unheard by the world, yet instantly spreading throughout the entire Great Mystery small world.
From weak to strong, louder and more resounding, until finally inaudible.
As the cry of the simulated Great Mystery personality echoed, the anomalies in the world gradually vanished, returning to its original calm.
The wounds and vortexes in the sky healed, but Li Fan could sense the personality that had replaced the nascent heaven of the Great Mystery.
Or perhaps it's more apt to describe it as a simulated heavenly personality.
The nascent heavenly consciousness of the Great Mystery was not destroyed by Li Fan but was forcefully suppressed and put to sleep.
All its gradual growth was absorbed and synchronized with the simulated heavenly personality, ensuring the
correct operation of the Great Mystery heaven.
Like nourishing and strengthening the simulated heavenly personality, once it's fully capable of operating the Great Mystery small world's heaven, it will completely devour that nascent heavenly consciousness.
Completing a true transformation.
Li Fan meticulously sensed the operation of the Great Mystery's simulated heavenly personality.
Being his creation, Li Fan naturally could sense all information it received. At this moment, it felt as if he had a heavenly avatar constantly aiding his enlightenment.
Though it was just a small world's heaven, its advantage lay in its continuous, accumulating insights.
And more importantly…
"This is my first attempt, and the methods were somewhat crude. If not for the timely adjustments by the End of Dissolution Disc, I might have destroyed the Great Mystery world." Li Fan looked at the rifts on the surface of the Great Mystery, caused by the celestial disturbances, and shook his head slightly.
"However, with this experience, the 'Soul Sealing and World Replacement' of other small worlds should be much smoother."
Compared to the traditional world replacement technique in the Heavenly Physician's "Patching Sky Record", Li Fan's improved version uses "Simulated Heavenly Personality."
Based on the understanding of "False Also True" and the ancient Great Mystery's protective immortal formation "Nine Stars Red Bead", this simulation technique is something probably only Li Fan could execute.
The simulated heavenly personality doesn't truly have its own thoughts; it operates mechanically and obeys its creator completely, making it easier to control.
More importantly, there are thousands of small worlds in the Xuan Huang Realm. If the original soul-sealing and world-replacement technique were used, just finding souls of cultivators that could match the heavenly consciousness of various worlds would be difficult. But now, Li Fan alone can solve this problem.
And even if he controls a multitude of small worlds, he doesn't have to worry about losing control.
"After the worlds return to Xuan Huang, the heavenly ways of the small worlds will also merge with the Xuan Huang heaven. Although they are not comparable in scale, the cumulative effect of many ants can bring down an elephant. Coupled with my other methods at that time…"
A cunning and brilliant plan was born in Li Fan's mind in an instant.
"Now, with my current strength, I can only create small world-scale simulated heavenly personalities. After I advance, perhaps in the future, I could even create a simulated Xuan Huang or even a simulated star sea..."
As he tasted the sweetness of progressing in the "False Also True" enlightenment, Li Fan felt more and more that this principle of truth and falsehood, even more than specific cultivation methods, is the source of his fundamental power.
"Unfortunately, this path is too profound. It took me a hundred lifetimes to grasp just a little of it. And, the way of 'False Also True' can only be comprehended by me, who possesses 'Still True'; it cannot be learned or imitated by others."
Li Fan also faintly realized that for the comprehension of "False Also True", the so-called talents and insights discussed in the cultivation world are useless.
To delve deeper into its true mysteries, what's most important is...
Chance.
Or to put it more simply, it depends on the mood of "Still True".
After "Still True" encountered the so-called "new variable disturbance" last life, Li Fan found that his comprehension of the change between truth and falsehood became much easier.
Although his talent and insight remained the same, it felt as if he was closer and could touch it more easily. Such is its profoundness.
"Echoing Dao, Projecting..." Li Fan recalled the various statements of the Holy Emperor teaching the Dao and the insights of Little Lolita Yan Fa Jue from the previous life, his eyes narrowing slightly as numerous conjectures surged in his mind.
...
The anomaly in the Great Mystery world did not cause too much impact on its inhabitants. Soon, people's attention returned to the continuously teaching "Holy Teacher".
In five years, the Holy Teacher's teachings never ceased.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the 8th year. The Teaching Platform had expanded from its original size to cover an area of five hundred miles. Even so, people from all over the world continued to flock to it, seeking the Dao and guidance.
One day, the Holy Teacher's phantom waved his dusting brush lightly.
In front of countless eyes, the area within a hundred miles of the Teaching Platform became the center of the world as if by magic. The surrounding mountains, plains, rivers, and seas all revolved and flowed around the Teaching Platform.
The beings within the Teaching Platform remained seated, unmoving, yet traveled thousands of miles a day.
In just half a day, the Teaching Platform, carrying millions of disciples, became the center of the Great Mystery world.
At this moment, the highest level of the Teaching Platform represented the realm of Golden Core Completion.
There were three people sitting at that level, overlooking the beings of the Great Mystery who were becoming
increasingly distant from them.
They were Sun Er Lang, Wang Xuan Ba, and Yue Zhen Wei.
Yue Zhen Wei, who came from behind, proved his extraordinary talent.
The three of them, as the first disciples of the Holy Teacher, addressed each other as brothers.
"Sun brother, for the next stage of Nascent Soul, we need to devour a heavenly domain. It seems we must leave this Great Mystery for a while." Even though the other was much younger, Yue Zhen Wei spoke with great respect.
Not only did the Holy Teacher teach the mysteries of the Dao, but he also mentioned various common knowledge about cultivation and specific situations in the cultivation world. Therefore, the cultivators of the Great Mystery were not ignorant of the world outside.
Sun Er Lang did not put on airs: "Brother Yue, there's no need for such formality. You are older than me, so it should be me calling you brother."
Without waiting for a response, Sun Er Lang got straight to the point: "You and I are from the same sect. The Xuan Huang realm is full of dangers. It is only right that we travel together and look after each other."
"We, as the first disciples of the Holy Teacher, have already been informed by our master of the locations of the heavenly domains. But..."
Sun Er Lang spoke with pride, a glint of confidence in his eyes: "Those are just the most ordinary heavenly domains. They are sufficient for achieving Nascent Soul, but if one has ambition and wishes to explore the realm of Nascent Soul further, they are far from enough!"
"I intend to find a heavenly domain suitable for myself." Sun Er Lang's tone was resolute.
Yue Zhen Wei's face lit up with joy: "Brother Sun's thoughts align perfectly with mine!"
"The Wanxian Alliance controls most of the heavenly domains, and the domains within their territory and those of the alliance's powerful clans are monopolized. On the other hand, the Five Elders Council offers more opportunities. Especially the Wuyou Wonderland, it is said that its cultivators are all immersed in dreams, and their reality is virtually undefended..."
The three reached a consensus after discussing.
They then bid farewell to the Holy Teacher, left the Great Mystery, and headed towards Wuyou Wonderland.
The phantom of Li Fan on the Teaching Platform glanced at them indistinctly.
His teachings continued uninterrupted.
The Teaching Platform had now become the center of the Great Mystery.
Over the years, under the manipulation of the simulated heavenly personality, the force of the formation circulated quietly but ceaselessly. It was like a giant melting pot, reflecting and engraving all the beings listening to the Dao inside a silver-white sphere.
The principle was based on the "Nine Stars Red Bead" of the Xuan Huang realm that Li Fan had seen before. Although it could not fully record all information about the beings, it could synchronize and project all their experiences into the silver-white sphere, recording and preserving them.
Like a giant eye, it closely watched the beings on the Teaching Platform. No matter how far they ran, they could not escape its scrutiny.
This surveillance only applied to the beings themselves, so it would not be detected by other external forces. It was not limited to the beings' experiences in reality; even those in dreams or illusions could not escape its reflection.
"Red Dust's beings, none can escape my gaze."
"The Teacher of Heaven and Earth, the Teacher of All Beings."
The voice of the figure teaching the Dao echoed through the Great Mystery world, lingering for a long time.
...
Meanwhile, Li Fan's true body was alone, arriving at the small world inhabited by the Youzu.
He did not immediately act to capture them but hid in the shadows, observing the lives of the Youzu people.
They lived a very regulated and simple life.
Eating, praying, martial training, reproducing, sleeping.
"The bloodline of the first Great Celestial Sovereign, even though the Xuan Tian Sect has long since perished, the shackles imposed on them have always remained unchanged." Li Fan's gaze revealed a trace of emotion.
Under the constant pursuit of the Wanxian Alliance, the number of surviving Youzu people was decreasing day by day. Without intervention from external forces, they might eventually face extinction.
Li Fan's appearance here did not intend to repeat the previous life's method of breeding them in a flesh and blood factory. Instead, he had another plan in mind.
Transforming flesh into energy certainly provided a large number of Youzu people and obtained a large amount of essence of primordial force.
However, Li Fan was more curious about the origin of the essence of primordial force.
Why is it that the prayers of the Youzu people can generate essence of primordial force close to that of immortals, while the prayers of ordinary people and even cultivators can at most condense into luck, belief, and similar forces?
What exactly is the so-called "Great Celestial Sovereign"
bloodline?
The previous life's extraction from tens of thousands of Youzu people by Wang Xuan Ba did not yield any special bloodline, making Li Fan realize he was using the wrong method.
If extraction doesn't work...
Then he would try to revert to their ancestors!
Li Fan split off a strand of his consciousness and, using the technique of "Dao Pill" from the immortal boat, possessed the body of the strongest man among the Youzu people he was observing.
After a brief adaptation to the body, Li Fan found nothing unusual within.
But this was within Li Fan's expectations.
Only during daily prayers, with this Youzu body, did he begin to comprehend the generation and direction of the essence of primordial force.
If it were an ordinary Youzu person, they certainly would not be able to do this. Even though they can temporarily utilize the power of darkness based on their bloodline instinct and millennia of inheritance.
But Li Fan was different.
Living the life of a Youzu person for half a year, observing and praying hundreds of times with patience and meticulous monitoring, Li Fan finally noticed the method of generating the power of darkness.
A part of the body and soul, at a certain moment during prayer, activated something within the body that seemed like a formation.
Through its transformation, the change was completed.
This trace was fleeting. After the transformation was completed, it completely hid within the Youzu people's flesh and blood. If not for Li Fan's special sensitivity to this subtle energy, he might have missed it!
The generation of golden essence of primordial force from that trace was remarkably similar to the sensation Li Fan experienced when using the "False Also True" related divine powers!
"It's not the transformation between truth and falsehood. But it's a remnant of a power very similar in fluctuation!"
Discovering this secret, Li Fan was deeply shaken.
Suppressing his inner astonishment, Li Fan conducted several more verifications.
His intuition was not wrong.
Indeed, the trace within the Youzu people that produced the essence of primordial force was a remnant of a mighty force related to the "Still True" transformation between truth and falsehood!
After the initial shock, Li Fan gradually calmed down.
His thoughts flashed, analyzing one by one: "When true becomes false, false also becomes true. The reason 'Still True' can always bring me back to the anchor point of year 1, no matter how the world evolves, is because it involves..."
"The Dao of Truth and Falsehood."
"In a moment's thought, countless worlds are born and perish. This Dao of Truth and Falsehood is clearly far above any path I have encountered so far."
"And that trace in the Youzu people's bodies, capable of turning the ordinary into the divine..."
"Although it may not be qualified to contend with 'Still True', the existence that created the Youzu people... or the first Great Celestial Sovereign of Xuan Huang, is definitely not to be underestimated."
A myriad of thoughts flashed through Li Fan's mind.
"'Still True' is within me, merged as one with me."
"And this treasure, likely vanished along with the disappearance of the immortal realm, leaving no trace." Li Fan felt an endless sense of regret as he vaguely glimpsed the trace of a supreme treasure.
"It seems, the birth of the first Great Celestial Sovereign of Xuan Huang probably involved a certain mission, or even a conspiracy."
Now that Li Fan understood the origin of the essence of primordial force, he attempted to replicate it.
Naturally, replicating the remnants of this beyond-ordinary treasure was not something that ordinary methods could achieve.
Otherwise, the King of Xuan Tian in the past and the Wanxian Alliance now would not have to rely solely on these Youzu people to obtain the power of darkness.
The King of Xuan Tian was astonishingly talented, and the Wanxian Alliance inherited the legacy of the Xuan Huang realm for thousands of years.
Yet, they were all helpless against this...
But Li Fan was different.
He possessed a method that even surpassed the remnants of that unknown treasure.
False also becomes true!
The overarching control allowed the replication of its occurrence to become possible.
Even if Li Fan failed in all of his initial attempts,
But the path being blocked is different from lacking the power to proceed, something Li Fan could still sense.
Without the slightest discouragement, he was excited by the challenge.
If he could realize his conjecture, then the application of this "False Also True" divine power could be infinitely expanded!
Replicating the traces of that unknown treasure was much more difficult than creating a simulated heavenly personality for a small world.
The only consolation, giving Li Fan the motivation to persevere without giving up, is that the trace is fixed and unchanging.
Unlike the ever-changing and flowing heavenly ways of the world.
Every failure brought him a step closer to success.
To have more chances of success, Li Fan, using the Youzu body, devoted far more time to prayer than any other Youzu
person.
This was naturally noticed by the Youzu chieftain, who looked on with approval.
On this day, it was Li Fan's five millionth failure.
Continuously using the power of "False Also True," Li Fan discovered that the energy charging progress of "Still True" unexpectedly dropped from 100% back to 80%!
Surprised, Li Fan decided to temporarily stop trying and wait for "Still True" to recharge fully.
Fortunately, the small world where the Youzu resided would not encounter any danger at this time point.
While Li Fan was pondering, the Youzu chieftain summoned him.
The Youzu people do not use names to address each other. Instead, they use codes based on their prayer rankings to differentiate each other.
Li Fan went to the chieftain's dwelling cave.
After encouraging him for a while, the chieftain said the great Dark Sea had seen Li Fan's efforts over this period and decided to bestow a blessing upon him.
Li Fan showed an ecstatic and excited demeanor, waiting for the so-called blessing to descend.
Secretly, he had already prepared to sever the connection with the divided soul.
The expected danger did not occur.
When the Youzu chieftain's blessing ceremony was halfway through, Li Fan sensed the sudden descent of the Dark Sea.
From the sky, it poured endless dark power into his body.
The infusion process lasted only a moment.
A moment later, "light" returned, and the Dark Sea disappeared.
Even the dark power that had been infused into his body vanished as if it were an illusion.
However, the Youzu chieftain looked worn out, as if he had aged a lot. He solemnly entrusted, "From now on, you will bear the Youzu's mission. Continue to maintain a devout heart and do not disappoint the great trust of the Dark Sea!"
With elaborate gestures, he conveyed such words.
Li Fan nodded in acknowledgment, waiting for the next day. After his body adapted to the blessing, he carefully observed the process of praying to the Dark Sea again.
Buzz...
The power of darkness emerged out of nowhere. Breaking through space, it flew towards the Dark Sea.
This time, Li Fan noticed a little more of the life and soul power disappearing from his body.
And, the trace that generated golden essence of primordial force also deepened a bit!
Millions of observations allowed Li Fan to immediately lock onto the changes!
"There's hope!"
Ignoring the toll on this Youzu body, Li Fan immersed himself in the process of praying, observing, and attempting to replicate.
Half a year later, he had gone from a robust young man to a feeble old man.
The speed of life's ebbing far exceeded that of other Youzu people by several times.
The Youzu people did not fear the changes in Li Fan.
Instead, they showed him unparalleled reverence.
Li Fan did not care about these Youzu people.
He even disregarded the Youzu chieftain's words.
He had a vague sense that his mission of possessing this Youzu body was about to be fulfilled.
As he approached the end of his life, Li Fan, trembling, walked into the prayer cave for the last time.
He knelt down sincerely, praying from the bottom of his heart.
Perhaps sensing that the life fire in this body was about to extinguish.
This time, the mysterious trace extracted life force not in the usual fixed amount.
Instead, it swept away all remaining energy in the shell, turning it into the power of darkness.
However...
It was precisely this extra bit that made the trace appear deeper than before when it emerged!
On Li Fan's withered body, which was completely burnt out, a powerful aura suddenly burst forth.
Like a sudden blaze, it radiated an incredibly intense presence.
"I've found you!"
His eyes shone brightly, even though his body quickly dissolved like wax, his determination remained unchanged.
"This trace..."
As Li Fan's divided consciousness dissipated along with the Youzu body,
He also fulfilled his mission.
Not far away, Li Fan, who had been lurking in the shadows, moved his hand as if writing in the air, swiftly tracing.
Where his fingertips passed, it seemed as though no mark was left.
Yet it was as if a sharp blade had sliced through, leaving fine cuts in space.
His movements were vigorous and fluid.
The symbol Li Fan drew became increasingly complex.
Even more so than the immortal formation currently being deduced by the End of Dissolution Disc.
Sweat beads began to form on Li Fan's forehead.
A hint of astonishment flickered in his eyes.
He was merely capturing the fleeting inspiration, continuously writing.
Unexpectedly, this unknown symbol seemed infinite, containing the fundamental truths of the entire world.
Impossible to finish writing!
Li Fan felt as if he was facing a mountain that ran away from him.
His current actions were like making an imprint of the unknown existence based on the observed traces.
Even if he couldn't replicate
the original appearance, he could at least glimpse its reflected imprint.
However...
The scale of this unknown supreme treasure clearly exceeded Li Fan's capabilities.
Feeling a slight tremble in his own body, Li Fan finally sighed deeply and suddenly let go.
The nearly formed symbol also dissipated into the universe.
When Li Fan wanted to write again, he found that the remnant of the trace had also vanished from his mind.
"Opportunities don't come twice."
Li Fan knew in his heart that in this life, he only had this one chance.
Lost forever.
Even if he possessed other Youzu people again and repeated the process of praying, observing, and replicating, he would no longer see any clues of that mysterious symbol.
"Fortunately, I can start over in my next life."
"I just don't know if this memory of the mysterious symbol can be preserved through Still True."
Li Fan looked at the fully charged progress of Still True, pondered for a moment, and shook his head slightly.
Even if the memory of the mysterious symbol could be preserved, without sufficient strength, it would still be impossible to even imprint it.
"Merging with the realm. After merging with the supreme soul of heaven and earth of the Super Xuan Huang Realm in this life, it should be enough to succeed."
Feeling the situation where he was just a step away from success, Li Fan contemplated quietly.
Although this attempt failed, Li Fan did not come away empty-handed.
He couldn't remember the complete symbol, but he had some impression of the symbol's intricate structure.
"Whether applied to the immortal formation or the true immortal script, it seems to have a certain improvement effect."
"What exactly is this mysterious symbol?"
Li Fan's expression was somewhat dazed.
This contact with a power beyond the realm of immortals deepened his understanding of Still True.