NOVPUBReturning to the Spirit Tree Realm, Li Fan began analyzing the information given by Mo Rubing regarding the lineage of the Mirror Handler [Cang].
Actually, there wasn’t much about Cang.
It was known only that Cang was also a survivor of the Great Calamity. When the Celestial Dharma Bearer re-established the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, aside from the Dharma Transmitters who responded in droves, this "wise man for his times" Cang also ascended rapidly by pledging allegiance at the earliest opportunity.
Of course, internal analysis within the Dharma Transmitters suggested that there must have been other reasons for Cang to become the Mirror Handler; he certainly had a very special reason to be chosen by the Celestial Dharma Bearer.
Regarding Cang’s daughter, Frostive Immortal Xuan Suchang, there was obviously a lot more information available.
Xuan Suchang had already been born before Cang joined the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, and her mother had died to protect Cang during a fight among cultivators when she was very young.
Father and daughter depended solely on each other, and hence Cang was extremely fond of Xuan Suchang.
Especially after Cang gradually took great power into his hands, he was not stingy with his rewards to Xuan Suchang.
An incomplete estimate shows that, in the Central Four States of the Immortal Alliance alone, Xuan Suchang owned over two hundred big and small Cave Mansions and territories.
Not to mention the offerings from various families affiliated with Xuan Suchang.
It was said that Xuan Suchang’s talents in cultivation were actually ordinary, but at her level, even if her talents were poor, they could be compensated for with sufficient resources.
Especially under the framework of the New Method.
Xuan Suchang smoothly cultivated up to the Realm of Unification.
It was said that on the day of refining the Essence of Heaven and Earth: Red Snow, Cang had dispatched five Unity Path Experts to escort her, ensuring that nothing would go awry.
After Xuan Suchang ascended to the Unity Realm, she finally gained a slight amount of freedom.
Previously, Cang had not allowed her to leave the jurisdiction of the Central Four States of the Immortal Alliance and had people follow her wherever she went.
Therefore, after being liberated, Xuan Suchang spent nearly a hundred years traveling through most of the territories of the Immortal Alliance.
During this period, her specific whereabouts could only be roughly traced.
After having her fill of travel, Xuan Suchang finally settled down. Perhaps out of interest, she began to delve deep into the Way of Artifact Refining. The Refining Hall of the Immortal Alliance was completely open to her, allowing Xuan Suchang to learn the most advanced knowledge of artifact refining of the Immortal Alliance. Her skills in refining tool significantly improved, made famous by successfully crafting an unparalleled war armor that could withstand a joint attack by five Unity-Path cultivators, gaining her a great reputation and fame across the lands.
After that...
It seemed that having had her fill of excitement, she became more low-profile.
Apart from occasionally hanging out with a few close friends like the chief of the Array Strategy Hall, Lu Qixian, she rarely appeared in public.
Until she suddenly announced a martial contest for marriage, shaking the world once again.
Subsequently, there was no challenger, and it ended in a farce with Xuan Suchang mysteriously becoming pregnant.
The child of Xuan Suchang is Shuo Feng.
It was as if he appeared out of nowhere, with neither a ten-month pregnancy nor any information about his father.
Just like Cang’s somewhat abnormal doting on Xuan Suchang, Xuan Suchang controlled Shuo Feng almost harshly.
According to the records, until before reaching the Nascent Soul, Shuo Feng had never left the Cave Mansion in Tianquan Province.
He could only observe the outside world through the Tianxuan Mirror.
This situation eased somewhat after Shuo Feng successfully underwent the God Transformation and struggled earnestly.
However, Shuo Feng still had to wear the Golden Radiance War Armor specially refined by Xuan Suchang whenever he went out.
According to secret investigations by Law Transmitters, not only did this Golden Radiance War Armor possess a protective capability that could be described as monstrous, able to withstand a joint strike from more than ten Unity-Path cultivators,
it also defended the Divine Soul as if it were impregnable.
After the Golden Radiance War Armor disintegrated due to damage, it could still directly transfer Shuo Feng to a safe location.
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"Every so often, Shuo Feng had to report and pay his respects to Frostive Immortal,"
"Although their meeting point was not fixed and was only notified in advance, one could still guess the most likely few locations…"
"Next time should be in twenty-three days."
Li Fan, looking at the names of the five Cave Mansions circled, could not help but sigh slightly, "Even at the rate I earn contribution points, buying such a Cave Mansion would likely take me more than a decade."
"This lad, born without knowing how much."
The face of Shuo Feng appeared again before Li Fan’s eyes.
"At this point, he probably did not plan to completely re-cultivate and was still in the God Transformation Realm,"
"It’s also unclear what stimulation he had received to make such an impulsive decision."
"Actually, the safest method would be to wait at the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Sword Tomb and capture him unawares,"
"Unfortunately, there isn’t enough time. And I would need to capture Xuan Suchang along with him…"
In his mind, the Huadao Stone continually flashed with blue light as Li Fan synthesized the various forces he held and began extrapolating.
"If it’s just about trapping and capturing alive, there should be no big problem,"
"Even just by myself, I am barely enough, not to mention the assistance of Tianyang and Bai Hua."
"Hmm… but I still need to pull Morubin along with me."
The various techniques and divine techniques used by Xuan Suchang and Shuo Feng while cultivating and practicing martial arts in the Tianxuan Mirror, along with the basic information of their cultivation arts, all appeared before Li Fan’s eyes.
Comparing the strengths of both parties, a series of potential future scenarios continuously flashed through Li Fan’s mind.
"As direct descendants of the Mirror Handlers, they should be very clear that the information in the Tianxuan Mirror is not a secret. I believe their true combat power is definitely not just what’s shown on the surface,"
"Fortunately, I have many tricks up my sleeve too."
...
After a day and night of extrapolation, Li Fan was almost confident in his chest about this ambush.
Now, it was just waiting for the best opportunity to make a move.
While waiting, Li Fan took out both the Birthless Array Crown and the Mo Dye Evil Book given to him by Morubin and studied them extensively.
The Birthless Array Crown, like a living thing, upon a rough scan with his divine sense, had its internal arrays fighting like wild beasts, devouring and evolving against each other.
Its efficiency naturally couldn’t compare to the Dissociation Disc combined from nine discs, but it also gave Li Fan a bit of new inspiration.
If Morubin’s attempt to acquire the Dissociation Disc failed, perhaps the Final Separation Disk could be split in two again, allowing them to confront each other.
This might even make the derivation of a new cultivation art more efficient.
Li Fan tried feeding the Birthless Array Crown to the Dissociation Disc, but unfortunately, the Disc showed no interest in it, not even deigning to give it a glance.
On the other hand, sensing the presence of the Final Separation Disk, the numerous arrays that made up the Birthless Array Crown immediately started to stir.
Li Fan shook his head slightly and directly suppressed and sealed up this treasure.
"It’s barely a good item, but useless to me. An advanced version of the Mystic Sky Sealing Spirit Array had already been derived long ago, and deriving treasure arrays was just an excuse."
