"Entering the Dharma Transmitter’s Small World, cultivators also enjoyed the characteristic of not aging. Even Dharma Transmitter Feng, whose body I occupied, had more than a thousand true geniuses within his Small World."
"One can imagine just how profound the foundations of the other Dharma Transmitters must be,"
Mo Rubing sighed.
Upon hearing this, a picture formed involuntarily in Li Fan’s mind.
The Xuanhuang World was like a field where, over thousands of years, cultivators grew like crops, season after season.
The average ones were harvested, while the true essence was carefully preserved by those Dharma Transmitters.
"No wonder the Immortal Alliance’s trump cards seem endless, bringing me surprises in every era."
"And this is just the lineage of the Dharma Transmitters. There are also the Mirror Handlers and the Illusionary Sages, two equal branches within the Immortal Alliance..."
"Compared to that, the Five Elders Organization seems a bit..."
Li Fan thought to himself, yet he scoffed, "What do they think the cultivators of the world are, truly deserving of death!"
Mo Rubing nodded in agreement, "If the King of Mystic Sky returns, he will definitely cleanse them all!"
Li Fan did not echo him but pretended to be lost in confusion, "King of Mystic Sky, King of Mystic Sky..."
"Such a familiar name..."
Seeing Li Fan befuddled again, Mo Rubing felt somewhat helpless.
"Fortunately, it’s just intermittent and doesn’t affect the big picture."
Thinking this, Mo Rubing once again took the trouble to "awaken" Li Fan, and shared the details of what should be done if there was further progress in the matter.
He then left Li Fan’s Spirit Consciousness space.
It was a long time later that Li Fan recovered from his act.
"Dharma Transmitter Jiang must have returned to origin with the Grey Mold Spot. No wonder I haven’t been attacked yet; it seems there was danger, yet there was none."
"However, the innate nature of Dharma Transmitter Jiang seems to be transformed from Immortal Instruments left in the Xuanhuang World, and currently, there’s still no effective preventive measure. Even if it’s known beforehand, one can’t be immune to its effects..."
Even though Li Fan was protected by the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra, Dharma Transmitter Jiang’s nature appeared to directly alter his own attributes and nature.
It was not about causing confusion in others’ minds and cognition, because, from start to finish, the protective effect of Immortal Heart Spell was not triggered.
"Before the Great Calamity, all the Immortal Instruments in the Xuanhuang World vanished instantly. I didn’t expect some to transform into people."
"Interesting..."
Since his real identity had not been exposed, there was also no need to reveal it.
The plans for this era must continue.
But Li Fan did not let down his guard; his spirit was still connected to the Spirit Tree Realm.
Perhaps Dharma Transmitter Jiang was deceiving even his own people as a ruse of misdirection.
Li Fan decided to wait and see.
What needed to be done now was just one thing, wait.
In the recent conversation with Mo Rubing, he had mentioned the possibility of strengthening the Mystic Sky Phantom Lock Array to further pressure the Mystic Sky Treasure Mirror.
"Sun Xingwang" and Mo Rubing were not adept at Array Techniques, and the group from the Strategic Formation Hall of All Immortal Alliance might not truly be reliable.
Therefore, external help was required.
Perhaps considering the future need to repair [The Great Array of Crossing the Starry Sky], Mo Rubing pondered for a while, then felt it made sense according to what Li Fan had said.
Responding later, he decided to see if there were any exotic treasures that could be used to deduce the formation arrays.
"If I could absorb the unification of the nine Dissociation Discs, my ability to deduce formation arrays would come to a qualitative leap."
"By that time, I could easily decipher [Great Array of Life-Death Reversal]. Perhaps then, I might even discover the true identity of the Life and Death Heavenly Sovereign."
...
Li Fan’s plan to remain stationed in the Spirit Tree Realm was abruptly terminated half a month later due to an urgent message from Lin Ling.
Even though she was a Unity Path Expert, Lin Ling’s tone was fraught with the panic of a child, "Master... Master, Elder Stone Plate is missing!"
"The small pond has also disappeared!"
Li Fan was shaken and abruptly stood up.
The Supreme Treasure Fishing Pool and Elder Stone Plate had vanished?
What was happening?
Anxiousness surged within Li Fan, and he was about to rush to the mountain temple immediately.
However, as he recalled Lin Ling’s prior behavior, Li Fan suddenly halted.
He transmitted with a deep voice, "What’s the panic! With Elder Stone Plate’s strength, who in the Xuanhuang World could harm him?"
"Describe the situation at that time in detail."
"Yes, Master," Lin Ling described the circumstances during the occurrence, still in a frantic tone.
Elder Stone Plate, after sitting stoically like a statue while fishing and pursuing Enlightenment, hadn’t moved at all.
Initially, out of respect and fear for Elder Stone Plate, Lin Ling and Little Daoist Liuli always kept their distance.
However, as time passed, they grew bolder.
When they realized that getting close didn’t provoke any reaction from Elder Stone Plate, they began to approach him from time to time.
Wanting to get a closer look at this peculiar Elder Stone Plate.
Initially, Lin Ling was somewhat afraid, but after being pulled along by Little Daoist Liuli and realizing there was no danger, they became increasingly "bold."
"Sister Lin Ling, the closer we are to Elder Stone Plate, the more benefits we gather," Little Daoist Liuli said as she plopped down on the ground, looking up at Elder Stone Plate with somewhat greedy eyes.
Lin Ling also felt a distinct Dao rhythm fluctuating around Elder Stone Plate.
It seemed capable of resonating with other laws of Heaven and Earth, and within moments, many visions spontaneously emerged in her spirit consciousness.
Profound and mysterious, involved with various Principles of Heaven and Earth.
Even for her, a cultivator at the Unity Path level, it was greatly beneficial.
"I later realized that it was when Elder Stone Plate was at the most critical moment of comprehending the ’Fishing’ Path, causing a resonance with the Heaven and Earth’s principles," she explained.
"But at the time, I was immersed in the benefits of Enlightenment and didn’t notice."
"Until recently, the rhythm fluctuations suddenly became more turbulent. That feeling..."
"It was like the calm surface of the water, suddenly stirring up a huge storm!"
There was a hint of fear in Lin Ling’s tone.
"It seemed like something in the pond of the Fishing Pond was pulling hard."
"Elder Stone Plate, without any warning, was pulled forward a step."
"At that moment, the expression on Elder Stone Plate’s face was very strange, mixed with surprise and fear."
"It was as if an invisible thread tied him to something in the Fishing Pond. They were wrestling with each other, neither willing to let go."
"Then..."
Lin Ling paused, her voice full of terror as she said, "Suddenly, Elder Stone Plate was pulled into the Fishing Pond and vanished before our eyes!"
"What’s more terrifying is, we later discovered that the Fishing Pond also stopped functioning."
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