“Immortal inscribers use True Immortal seal script characters to depict the pathways of the Immortal Dao. However, even the pathways of the Immortal Dao have distinctions in rank.”
“Like the ones I saw before, Hunger, Chaos, Solitude, Return, they are probably only the most basic. That True Immortal seal script character that likely represents Creation is clearly above them.”
“And the Dao pathway represented by this trace hidden within the bodies of the You Clan…”
“The transformation between immortal and mortal surpasses even so called Creation.”
“And [Truth]…”
Li Fan took a deep breath and forcibly calmed his emotions.
Even though he had already used [Truth] one hundred and twenty five times, personally experiencing each time the majestic power of resetting all things in the world within a single thought, and knowing that [Truth] stood above nearly everything he currently knew.
At the end of the previous life, however, the process of [Truth] had been interfered with by an unknown variable. Added to that was the terrifying power displayed by Cat Treasure, that creation from beyond the wall, which inevitably caused a trace of doubt in Li Fan’s heart regarding the upper limit of [Truth]. As he gradually came into contact with the forces beyond the wall in the future, would [Truth] still be as invincible as it had been in the Darkest Star Sea?
This discovery gave Li Fan reassurance.
The limits of [Truth] were far more unfathomable than he had imagined.“The laws of the Xuanhuang Realm can be viewed as a downward projection of the laws of the Darkest Star Sea. And the laws of the Darkest Star Sea are likewise a downward projection of the laws of the Immortal Realm.”
“And [Truth] stands almost above everything. Through this top down reflection, in theory, it can use the transformation of False Becomes True to replicate out of nothing anything I come into contact with.”
“As long as my strength and comprehension are sufficient.”
Li Fan recalled the sensation from when he had just written that mysterious trace and pondered thoughtfully.
“And this is only the transformation of False Becomes True. [Truth] is not merely False Becomes True.”
“There is also the previous True Becomes False.”
With that thought, Li Fan casually drew over a circular stone nearby. Staring fixedly at it, he attempted to directly erase its existence through True Becomes False.
But during every [Truth] process, the originally real surrounding world always seemed to be shrouded in white mist, indistinct and impossible to see clearly. Therefore, Li Fan could not know exactly how the process of True Becomes False was accomplished.
“Perhaps when [Truth] occurs in this life, I can try actively dispersing the surrounding mist.” This thought arose in Li Fan’s mind.
“If I gain some insight into this Dao, then relying on the supreme authority of [Truth], I might even directly cross an entire major realm and casually erase opponents…”
As his thoughts stirred, Li Fan organized the remnants in his memory of the mysterious symbols he had observed over the past year while possessing members of the You Clan.
Then he handed them over to the Final Dissociation Disc for classification and application.
Handling two tasks involving Immortal formations at the same time inevitably caused the Final Dissociation Disc’s efficiency to drop considerably.
“It seems it is time to upgrade the Final Dissociation Disc again. Purely relying on sublimation triggered by Immortal formation data will ultimately still be constrained by mortal limitations.”
“The nine initial Dissociation Discs of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance can already be said to be completely different objects from the one in my hands. The help they can provide is negligible. To fully transform into an Immortal artifact Final Dissociation Disc, it will ultimately require Immortal spiritual qi…”
Li Fan pressed his slightly aching brow from the overload of work. After relaxing, he looked toward the You Clan here.
They did not feel sorrow because of the death of the person Li Fan had possessed.
They were even especially excited because of that person’s sacrifice for the great Nether Dark Sea.
Seeing how devout the You Clan were, Li Fan was deeply moved. With a wave of his hand, he instantly drew them all into his body and temporarily suppressed them.
After returning to the Great Qi small world, he would provide them with the best living conditions, allowing them to remain in Great Qi for the rest of their lives and pray peacefully.
“This small world cannot be wasted either.”
The small world where the You Clan resided was even weaker than Great Xuan. Naturally, it had not given birth to a Heavenly Dao consciousness.
This made Li Fan’s actions much easier.
He created an simulated heavenly nature, directly replacing the Heavenly Dao to maintain the normal operation of this small world.
Then he repeated the same method, silently grafting it into the main Xuanhuang world.
Practice made perfect, and this time the Heavenly Doctor technique proceeded very smoothly.
With one more small world Heavenly Dao clone, strands of insight surged in his mind like rolling waves. Even though the rank was insufficient, this large quantity of Dao comprehension inspiration could still provide Li Fan with some tangible enlightenment.
“These Heavenly Dao insights are useless to me, but for other cultivators, they would be something rarely encountered even once in a lifetime.” After returning to Great Xuan and settling the You Clan, converting more than half of them in faith.
Li Fan looked at the densely packed cultivators seated upon the preaching platform in central Great Xuan, and his thoughts stirred.
Buzz.
A new platform appeared out of thin air.
It was positioned beneath the cultivation method catalogue platform and above the disciples.
The platform was carved with all the scenery, all living beings, and all things of the world. Yet it resembled a living organism, constantly shifting, vivid and lifelike.
If one looked closely and was fortunate enough, one might occasionally discover seven colored flashes within the stone carvings.
Those were the insights from the simulated heavenly nature that Li Fan had no use for.
If cultivators on the lecture platform were fortunate enough to comprehend them, it would not be difficult for their cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds, or even for them to comprehend divine abilities unique to themselves.
“All living beings on the lecture platform are under my surveillance. Their inspiration is my inspiration.”
“Although their realms are low, the sparks of thought, magnified countless times, are still brilliant. Even if only one in ten thousand provides inspiration to me, with the number of cultivators on this lecture platform, accumulated over time, it would still be a considerable treasure.”
“Moreover, if necessary, I can use the lecture platform to manipulate the thoughts of the cultivators upon it, making them help me comprehend things together…”
Inside the lecture platform, a silver white orb resembling an eye continuously absorbed mental inspiration from the different living beings above it.
It gradually became somewhat eerie, as if coming alive, constantly turning slightly as it observed its surroundings.
After initially completing Great Xuan’s preaching enterprise, the Holy Master phantom split off another body and headed toward the next small world.
This newly divided body was not supported by Li Fan’s true self’s power. Rather, it was formed from the power of belief absorbed by the Holy Master phantom during preaching from all the disciples.
It was similar to the Heavenly Emperor Qi Canon, except that Great Qi had become Great Xuan, soldiers had become students, and the Holy Emperor had become the Holy Master.
The initial phase of expansion would be handled by these phantoms.
When the preaching enterprise began to attract the attention of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, or other hidden powerhouses within the small worlds, Li Fan would personally act and suppress them into submission.
Before that, Li Fan still needed to make complete preparations for the future confrontation.
The portion of the You Clan whose faith had been divided and altered had already begun providing Li Fan with initial source power essence.
Using this source power essence as bait, along with various threats and inducements, Li Fan very skillfully drew old acquaintances such as Hundred Flowers, Qiao Gong, and Yin Shangren into his alliance.
“A great upheaval is about to occur between heaven and earth, though you may not yet perceive it. Today, I will attempt to explain it.”
On Great Xuan’s preaching platform, Li Fan’s true self replaced the phantom, sitting solemnly.
Below, Yin Shangren and the others listened to Li Fan’s preaching.
What Li Fan spoke of was the revival of the Star Sea, leading to the future revival of Xuanhuang.
The listeners were half believing and half doubtful.
Li Fan smiled faintly and pointed toward the sky, as if opening a vortex leading beyond the star sea.
“Everyone, please follow me.”
Seven colored rainbow light emerged around his body as Li Fan invited the group inside.
The crowd exchanged glances, but in the end, they all entered the protection of Li Fan’s rainbow light.
The seven colored radiance shot straight upward.
Passing through the vortex in the heavenly dome, in the very next moment they appeared directly at the boundary of the Xuanhuang Realm.
Judging by the momentum, there was no intention of stopping at all.
It seemed they intended to continue speeding toward the starry sky beyond the Xuanhuang Realm.
Everyone’s faces immediately turned pale.
They all knew of the terrifying suction that existed outside the Xuanhuang Realm. Once they left the protection of the Xuanhuang Realm, they might fall into it the very next moment, with no chance of survival.
But what happened next greatly exceeded their expectations.
The seven colored rainbow light separated into streams of different hues, tracing curved arcs through the star sea. It forcibly carried everyone successfully away from the Xuanhuang Realm.
The crowd was stunned.
Li Fan, however, still did not stop, continuing to move rapidly toward the depths of the star sea.
The deathly silence of the star sea stirred emotions in the hearts of the group, filling their eyes with sorrow.
The dangers lurking within the star sea left them deeply alarmed, their expressions grave.
As for Li Fan, who seemed like a prophet, always able to avoid the dangerous regions of the star sea with perfect timing, everyone looked at him with astonishment.
They all secretly guessed just how many times Li Fan had traveled back and forth through the starry void to be this familiar with it.
However, as they went deeper into the star sea, Li Fan’s speed gradually slowed.
It seemed he was also distinguishing directions.
Yin Shangren and the others were not mistaken in their feelings. After all, in the previous life, when the Holy Emperor comprehended the Dao from the center of the starry sky, the connection between him and Li Fan’s true body had already become faint and intermittent.
So on this journey to witness the path of star sea revival, the further they went, the less memory Li Fan had to rely on, and the more he had to personally find the path forward.
Fortunately, he was still following a map.
Through an indistinct sense of intuition, Li Fan had already touched upon the location of the origin consciousness of this star sea. It was just that in the previous life, the Holy Emperor had attracted the attention of the star sea’s origin consciousness by virtue of being the incarnation of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, a possible savior of the star sea.
In this life, Li Fan had not yet displayed qualifications worthy of the star sea’s notice.
Li Fan also had no intention of exposing himself to the star sea this early.
But that did not hinder his next plan.
“It should be here.” Feeling that the distance was about right, Li Fan stopped and looked into the void ahead, sighing softly.
Hearing this, everyone followed his gaze with uncertain expressions.
In their perception, this region of the starry sky was indeed somewhat different from before. It seemed slightly brighter, slightly warmer. But it was still far from the revival Li Fan had described.
It still looked utterly dead and silent.
However, since the other party had gone through so much effort to bring them here, he certainly would not act without purpose.
Could it be that my comprehension is insufficient?
At that instant, everyone felt a trace of doubt toward themselves.
Then they all continued observing with utmost seriousness.
Li Fan took in the subtle changes in their expressions and smiled without speaking.
Only after a long time did he finally ask, “Have you all gained anything?”
The response was complete silence.
Li Fan pretended to be slightly surprised. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly waved his hand.
Several streams of light entered the minds of the crowd.
They were precisely the Holy Emperor’s insights from the previous life regarding the power of star sea revival.
Everyone’s eyes lit up immediately.
Around them, strands of almost imperceptible vitality appeared out of nowhere.
Qiao Gong, Hundred Flowers, and the others had survived from the destruction of the Immortal Realm until now. Which among them was not a heaven defying genius?
Previously, because the consciousness of the star sea was far too vast and hidden beneath ruin and extinction, they had failed to notice it.
But now Li Fan directly threw the results of Dao comprehension into their minds.
Naturally, they all began to perceive something.
“So it truly is like this!” Hundred Flowers was the most deeply moved.
“If I can master this power of revival, perhaps I could restore the Wansheng Realm…”
Yin Shangren rubbed his head. The remnant specters of worlds he had devoured seemed to be drawn by this revival force, as if they wanted to crawl back out of his body.
For a time, everyone was immersed before the vast might of the star sea.
None of them noticed that Li Fan, who had guided their Dao comprehension, had for some reason moved some distance away from them.
In truth, Li Fan had even used methods approaching an Immortal formation to temporarily conceal his own traces.
He had a premonition that exposing his existence too early to the origin consciousness of the Darkest Star Sea would absolutely not be a good thing.
“At the very least, I must wait until I successfully achieve Dao Integration and reach the mortal limit,” Li Fan thought as he watched the group comprehending the Dao, his gaze flickering.
The times at which everyone awakened from Dao comprehension differed.
Qiao Gong was the first to awaken. His eyes spun rapidly, as if he had thought of some marvelous idea, eager to return to the Xuanhuang Realm immediately to experiment.
Yin Shangren, meanwhile, seemed to have spent a great deal of time dealing with the violent remnant world specters within his body.
However, what surprised Li Fan somewhat was that Hundred Flowers was actually the last to awaken.
From her eyes, Li Fan could sense the joy in her heart.
“Congratulations, everyone. You have all gained something.”
“The star sea is full of dangers. It is not suitable to remain here for long. Let us return as soon as possible,” Li Fan said with a smile.
Everyone nodded and responded with the courtesy of disciples toward a teacher.
The journey back was uneventful, and the group once again returned to the Great Xuan Lecture Platform.
Seeing with their own eyes was more convincing than hearing about it. After personally traveling through the star sea, everyone now completely believed Li Fan’s words.
The revival of the star sea was within sight.
“Everyone should understand that the star sea’s deathly silence cannot regain vitality overnight.”
“As the only surviving place in the star sea, Xuanhuang should naturally become the source of the star sea’s revival.”
“Only by having vitality spread from here can the effort achieve twice the result with half the work.”
The group considered Li Fan’s conclusion for a moment, then all nodded in agreement.
“No merit surpasses following a true dragon.”
“If we can lend a hand in the revival of the star sea, then when the star sea eventually regains its former prosperity, there is no need to explain the benefits we will receive.” Li Fan looked at them calmly.
Yin Shangren and the others were all moved.
“If the star sea revives, then even if the Immortal Path remains closed, perhaps by relying on its feedback we may still leap up and become the strongest in the star sea.” A trace of greed flashed in Qiao Gong’s eyes.