NOVPUBEven though he already knew the causes and consequences of the event, Li Fan, watching it again, was still somewhat shaken by the power of the Immortal Ruins.
After the image finished playing, Liu Ruchen’s apparition started giving his last instructions.
He designated his adopted son, Liu Yihang, as the successor to the Sect Master of the Medicine King Sect; the rest of the elders, if willing to support and help, that would be best.
If they were unwilling, they could leave the Medicine King Sect on their own accord; he did not force them.
Upon returning to the Xuanhuang World, he advised not to rush for revenge but to go into hibernation in the Valley of Eternal Life and wait for the opportune moment.
It was the same as Li Fan had known before.
However, after momentarily gaining control of the Medicine King True Cauldron, Li Fan did not hurry to leave.
Instead, he continued to wait in the control room.
Even after Liu Ruchen’s apparition completely dispersed, he did not leave.
After patiently waiting for half a day, there still seemed to be no indication of anything happening.
Li Fan pondered for a moment, and the Final Separation Disk rapidly rotated, generating an array technique.
A trace of cold light flashed in his eyes, and Li Fan swiftly set up an array technique in the control room.
The main function of the array was to make all hidden remnants have nowhere to hide!
Yes, Li Fan suspected that Liu Ruchen of the Medicine King Sect had not completely died!
It was not a baseless guess.
As it stands, Li Fan could be described as having a broad and extensive experience.
Mechanisms, array techniques, forbidden formations—he had seen all sorts of things.
And yet, this apparition giving the last instructions was not included among these.
The capacity to maintain the apparition throughout the lengthy monologue naturally required some forceful support.
Since all external factors had been eliminated, the only remaining possibility was Liu Ruchen’s own divine soul power!
Once the array was set, multitudes of intersecting light waves continually swept across the space.
Indeed, as Li Fan had anticipated, an increasingly vague figure was forced to reveal itself once again!
Unable to even engage in divine sense communication, as if at any moment it could dissipate entirely.
Sensing the faint despair and helplessness coming from the other party, Li Fan scoffed coldly.
He reached out and grabbed Liu Ruchen in his hand.
Without any courtesy, the source force influenced by the Faceless True Immortal was slowly infused by Li Fan.
As Liu Ruchen’s divine soul gradually became clearer, his person also appeared within Li Fan’s sensory network.
"Sect Master Liu played the Cicada’s Sloughing quite well, almost deceiving even me," Li Fan said flatly.
"You jest, my friend," Liu Ruchen replied with a bitter expression.
"May I know from which sect you hail?" he asked tentatively.
"Mystic Sky Sect," Li Fan said with a wicked smile.
"Hmm?!" Liu Ruchen’s divine soul shook, already flimsy. Upon hearing Li Fan’s words, it seemed ready to crumble at any moment.
Barely stabilizing his spirit, Liu Ruchen spoke with lingering fear, "Perhaps it’s best not to joke about that..."
Before he could finish, the shadow of the Blood Moon abruptly appeared behind Li Fan.
An overwhelming pressure, far surpassing that of ancient Unity-Path cultivators, was revealed, its mere presence nearly shattering Liu Ruchen’s weak divine soul completely.
"Do you think I’m speaking falsely? Your Medicine King Sect may have only fled for half a day’s time, but thousands of years have already passed in the Xuanhuang World!" Li Fan scoffed coldly.
Only then did Liu Ruchen awaken as if from a dream, "What? Thousands of years?"
After calculating, he confirmed that Li Fan was not lying.
His already ethereal face grew even paler, "Knowing it would affect space and time, I never imagined it would be to such an extent."
Although greatly shocked, Liu Ruchen, as a sect master, soon calmed down.
"So it seems, has the Mystic Sky Sect successfully restored its power?" Liu Ruchen asked cautiously.
"Hehe." Li Fan grinned, not quite smiling, and then slightly gestured, transmitting the current general situation of the Xuanhuang World.
Understanding the millennium’s great changes, Liu Ruchen was at a loss for words for a long time.
"Hmph, I occasionally learned about the hidden tales of your Medicine King Sect from ancient times. Recently, I saw a Fire Meteor streaking across the sky and on a whim, I figured out the cause and effect of the matter."
"According to the rules of our Mystic Sky Sect, for traitors as foolish and incompetent as you, it is usually best to execute all of you," Li Fan’s eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent.
However, his tone then shifted, "But well, times have changed. To overthrow the Immortal Alliance and re-establish the Mystic Sky Sect, we need to gather all possible forces."
"So, I’m giving your Medicine King Sect a chance..."
Li Fan looked at Liu Ruchen, his eyes revealing a fierce glint.
What choice did Liu Ruchen have? It was not just about him; the lives of the disciples slumbering within the Medicine King Cauldron also hung by the opponent’s whim.
Liu Ruchen could only agree.
"Hmph, actually, your opinion isn’t important. Since you have already paid respects to the Crimson Compassionate Immortal, you can’t escape even if you wanted to," Li Fan said with a smile.
Liu Ruchen recalled the Faceless Stone Statue that had suddenly appeared in his divine soul and felt a chill in his heart.
Temporarily taking Liu Ruchen and the Medicine King Cauldron into his Cave Heaven, Li Fan returned to the Spirit Tree Realm and summoned the Craftsman.
Currently engrossed in studying Tianyang, the Craftsman was somewhat displeased to be interrupted by Li Fan.
"My friend has lost his body due to some accidents, could you possibly craft him a puppet body that he can inhabit?" Li Fan cut straight to the point.
Given the current strength of Liu Ruchen’s divine soul, he could barely maintain a corporeal form.
Let alone resume cultivation.
Helping him complete his divine soul would be troublesome.
Better to have the Craftsman lend a hand. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
The Craftsman glanced at Liu Ruchen and nodded, "No problem! But if it’s just a regular Celestial Mechanism Puppet, he was a Unity-Path cultivator before, right? I’m afraid the puppet body cannot fully utilize his original power."
"As long as he can move, that’s enough," Li Fan was not concerned.
Reviving Liu Ruchen was merely for better control of the Medicine King Sect.
He no longer had any Reality Seducing Fruits and if he were to coerce and tempt the members of the Medicine King Sect to submit one by one, there would be some risks involved.
After all, this problem had arisen in the previous life.
As long as Liu Ruchen was present, there was no need to worry about losing control of the Medicine King Sect.
The Craftsman murmured under his breath and asked Li Fan for some materials.
Having lived in the Xuanhuang World for some years, the materials the Craftsman needed were all locally sourced.
Li Fan quickly prepared them.
"Um..."
"Could you provide some Essence of Source Power?"
Just before starting to forge the puppet, the Craftsman suddenly made a request.
Seeming afraid of a misunderstanding by Li Fan, he volunteered an explanation, "I’ve never used Essence of Source Power, so I must try my hand, right?"
"Otherwise, if I directly operate on young brother Tianyang, I’d be unsure of the results."
Li Fan was silent for a moment but eventually agreed to the Craftsman’s request.
The Craftsman immediately became excited.
It seemed he had overhauled the previous forging plan and sought some materials from Li Fan.
Only then did he begin crafting the Celestial Mechanism Puppet.
The forging process was quite novel.
Not using any tangible flames, but instead, using the Golden Source Energy directly from the Void, he washed out specters.
