NOVPUBSpirit Tree Realm, the "Ancient Sects" region delimited by Li Fan.
Between "Medicine King Sect" and "Heavenly Machine Sect," the wide, flat, stone square was surging with energy.
There sat over five hundred flesh puppets, cross-legged, instinctively rotating the "Life Spirit Elemental Technique".
"It’s only because of your exceptional speed, flitting between states to capture cultivators. Otherwise, if the disappearances of these cultivators were all concentrated in one or two states, it would definitely alert the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals," said Li Fan with a smile.
He casually set up an Array Technique on the square, which concealed the flesh puppets and also dissipated the thick scent of blood.
"That might not necessarily be the case. The Alliance of Thousands of Immortals’ grassroots defense forces haven’t recovered that quickly yet, and many places are basically unguarded. Also, I’ve only captured the lowest-ranking Foundation Establishment Cultivators, so the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals may not truly care," Li Qing shook her head.
"Indeed, the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals is probably busy creating the [Everlasting Wall of Immortality] and dealing with those million cultivators who have lost consciousness."
"Amidst the Divine Demon Calamity, although the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals isn’t fundamentally damaged, their grasp over the grassroots has weakened somewhat. It probably won’t be long before they convene another large-scale entry exam for the Immortal Alliance."
The original body and the clone exchanged words with each other.
Until on the square, there suddenly appeared many nearly imperceptible, faint sounds.
Like the sound of gears turning, it arose from each flesh puppet. Overlapping, resonating, they ultimately formed a clear, unified sound.
"Tap tap..."
The original body and the clone exchanged glances.
"Quite considerate. After reaching the threshold, it actually starts to prompt us actively."
"And this Elemental Spirit Sect Master, too, is quite the intriguing character," commented Li Fan, increasingly appreciating him, resolving to meet him definitely in his next life.
"How is it?" Li Fan asked his clone, who was operating the ’Life Spirit Elemental Technique’.
In fact, through synchronized perception, he was clearly aware of the increase in the clone’s cultivation base resulting from operating the Elemental Spirit Technique.
Still, he asked out of a sense of mischief.
"Hmm, although the growth is very slow, it’s already sufficient to start cultivation," replied the clone.
"Next, as the number of people cultivating the Elemental Spirit Technique continues to increase, the efficiency of the Techniques in rotation will also gradually grow. Until it reaches a certain limit," analyzed Li Qing as she continued her cultivation.
"Hmm, and when that time comes, it’s time to start rolling it out in the Small World," nodded Li Fan.
Create a Heaven and Earth Furnace on a large scale to revive the Spiritual Energy of the Small World. Then, use the Xuanhuang Inner Peace Spell along with corresponding medicinal ingredients to purge the Mortal’s body of the Immortal-Ordinary Miasma. Even if the success rate isn’t very high, as long as the base number is large enough, there’s no need to worry about the number of cultivators that can be mass-produced. In the end, have them all cultivate the "Life Spirit Elemental Technique" to mass-produce low-end cultivators.
During this process, if individuals with exceptional talent or extraordinary abilities are found, they can be absorbed as official members of the United Federation of All Realms. 𝓃ℴ𝓋𝓹𝓊𝓫.𝒸𝓸𝓂
Bestow upon them the true Techniques.
The other cultivators, whose use is not high, are then sent to enter the River of Blood one after another.
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A process akin to an assembly line was mostly set in stone.
Although it sounds very simple, it was only after Li Fan integrated opportunities encountered within Reincarnation that he could create this system.
Ordinary cultivators might spend their entire lives without finding a way to produce a Heaven and Earth Furnace that can create unrestricted Spiritual Energy.
Now that the prototype was complete, what followed was the detail of implementation. But as it was a step-by-step task, Li Fan entrusted his clone, Li Qing, with full responsibility.
At the same time, he handed over the charge of the [Great Array of the Myriad Spirits of the Cosmos], which controlled all the Heaven and Earth Furnaces, to Li Qing to oversee.
"The Dao Yi Bug might pose a risk of mutation; we cannot disregard this. Keep a constant watch, and should there be any unusual movement, it must be dealt with immediately," said Li Fan.
After speaking, Li Fan seemed to have another thought and changed his mind.
"Hmm, if there really is a Dao Yi Bug that mutates, there’s no need to exterminate them all. It might be better to keep some samples of each variation; they may prove useful someday," Li Fan instructed.
The clone naturally took the command.
After arranging his affairs, Li Fan found himself temporarily relieved of duty.
At this juncture, all his scheming officially entered the accumulation stage, simply waiting for the moment to strike forth from a strong foundation.
Li Fan, who was quite bored, flashed to the outside of the Grand Hall where the Faceless Stone Statue was placed.
He pointed gently toward the sky and released Yan Fangzhou who had been trapped for a long time.
Trapped in a place devoid of anything, constantly disturbed in thought by the Array Technique, time passed like years.
According to Li Fan’s observation, this former pride of heaven should have truly lost his mind by now.
He showed no awareness of having been released and gaining freedom, even when Li Fan waved his hand in front of his eyes, there was not the slightest reaction.
Li Fan extended a thread of his spirit consciousness into Yan Fangzhou’s spirit consciousness.
No instinctive defensive mechanism against such intrusion appeared.
Yan Fangzhou’s past memories were like being sliced by a knife, completely fragmented and shattered.
Fear, helplessness, and pleas for mercy occasionally whipped up like storms in his spirit consciousness, ravaging it.
"Poor child, let me save you," Li Fan said with a slight smile.
His spirit consciousness swept over, crushing all of Yan Fangzhou’s remaining thoughts to smithereens.
Then, as if painting on a blank canvas, he began to fabricate an entirely new life for Yan Fangzhou.
Born in the Spirit Tree Realm, he was sent to infiltrate the Yan family of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals from a young age.
Later, during the process of contacting the Spirit Tree Realm, his cover was inadvertently blown. To prevent his identity from being exposed, he fought and retreated, planning to draw his pursuer into the Spirit Tree Realm to silence them.
Although he succeeded, he himself was seriously injured and fell into unconsciousness.
...
With rich experience in the Cloud Water Illusion Art, Li Fan quickly implanted these mixed true and false memories into Yan Fangzhou’s spirit consciousness.
Time passed, uncertain how long, until Yan Fangzhou slowly regained consciousness.
His brain empty for a long while, it was suddenly pierced by sharp pain, and a succession of images flooded in like a tide.
Looking at the solemn-faced Li Fan before him, Yan Fangzhou felt a burst of shame in his heart.
"Respectful one, I …"
Li Fan waved his hand, "Everyone makes mistakes. It’s good that you are alive and made it back."
Warmth flooded Yan Fangzhou’s heart.
"The cultivator who discovered your secret has been dealt with."
"It’s been a long time since I’ve been back to the Spirit Tree Realm. I might as well take this opportunity to have a good look around."
"During your unconsciousness, there has been some trouble in the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals. It’s a good time to think about how to cover up your disappearance," Li Fan advised indifferently before vanishing from the spot.
Yan Fangzhou bowed respectfully and then let his spirit consciousness sweep over the Spirit Tree Realm.
His expression instantly turned to one of confusion.
"This place ... it’s so different from how it was before I left. What happened?"
Looking at the completely transformed Spirit Tree Realm, Yan Fangzhou was both shocked and delighted.
"Fangzhou? You’re awake?! " At that moment, an excited voice came from afar.
"Shang Tianci?" Yan Fangzhou’s eyes narrowed.
This exceptionally talented young man was a fellow member of his group, "Shanhexuan."
He had been lured back to the Spirit Tree Realm by Yan Fangzhou’s schemes and forced to join the United Federation of All Realms.
And Shang Tianci himself was unaware, believing that he was an elder who had joined the Union before Yan Fangzhou.
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The next chapter will be around 1 a.m., and I’ll repay the rest of today’s debt tomorrow during the day. I’ll write until 1 a.m. at the latest. Any later would be too damaging; I just can’t recover.
