NOVPUBLi Fan needed a large number of elixirs that could directly increase a cultivator’s cultivation base, which were naturally intended for the cultivators in the Small World.
Some time had passed since they had collectively begun the cultivation of the Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings, but overall progress could only be described as barely satisfactory.
So, Li Fan decided it was time to force growth.
Exploration of the River of Blood, which contained the entirety of Xuanhuang World’s past, had not yet begun, and Li Fan was soon likely to face retribution from the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, the Celestial Dharma Bearer, as well as the Deserted Dao Immortal, the Faceless True Immortal, and many more eminent beings.
Colliding with enemies of such caliber, one couldn’t be too careful.
With his current modest strength, Li Fan had to leverage power to fight power and could not afford the slightest misstep.
All his energy had to be focused on this task, for once he began, he could no longer afford to be distracted by other matters.
However, the formation of this world’s River of Blood was a fluke.
Whether he could replicate the process in the next life and bring it into existence again, Li Fan was uncertain.
Missing the opportunity to glean secrets from it would indeed be regrettable.
Therefore, what Li Fan needed to do now was to accelerate the pace of exploration as much as possible.
In fact, under the direction of his avatar Li Qing, a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators had already been dispatched to explore each of the Small Worlds.
Without exception, they all died of old age in front of the River of Blood without bringing back any useful information.
Fortunately, the area where the River of Blood was located was extremely special, being the hidden location of the Supreme Treasure Fishing Pool. Thus, the strange phenomenon of the cultivators’ deaths was completely concealed, and outsiders were unable to detect it.
Otherwise, the secret of the River of Blood would certainly not have been kept.
"At the very least, allowing them to advance en masse to the Golden Core Realm would make success possible. Otherwise, with too little time, it would just be sending them to their deaths for nothing," this was the conclusion reached by Li Qing.
Thus, there was the scene of Li Fan intimidating the entire Medicine King Sect, commanding them to focus on alchemy.
After touring the Wood Attribute Cave Heaven, Li Fan invited them all out from inside his body. He only took a batch of herbs needed for their alchemy.
With the menial tasks finished, Li Fan returned to the Underground Secret Chamber in the Spirit Tree Realm and looked over a list.
It was the investigation result that he had previously troubled Mo Rubing to research, regarding cultivators who were likely to possess Huadao Stones.
It helped Li Fan exclude the vast majority of individuals without suspicion.
Looking at these names and the dense web of connections behind them, Li Fan sighed slightly and said, "Having someone at the top of the Immortal Alliance makes things smooth. Otherwise, just for this list of information, I would likely have spent years and still might not have been able to sort it out so clearly."
"And Mo Rubing just had to issue a simple command, and naturally, people below took care of it beautifully."
Observing these names, Li Fan had a thought and took out the Celestial Gauge previously given by the Tianxuan Mirror Avatar.
Without a target for full viewing, with Li Fan’s current data processing ability, he naturally couldn’t fully digest the massive influx of information.
But what if he selectively searched with a purpose?
Li Fan’s divine consciousness submerged once more into the infinite Mirror World.
This time, he took the suspects on the list as the desired search results and directly blocked out a large amount of irrelevant information.
Sure enough, the pressure decreased instantly.
Innumerable scenes flashed before his eyes as Li Fan patiently waited for the results to emerge.
After half a day...
A few dozen mirror screens, like display panels, appeared in front of Li Fan one by one.
"Hmm, there are still some without search results. It’s probably not due to my oversight, but rather the limits of the Tianxuan Mirror’s capabilities. Just like the Tablet of Creation holds records only for the native history of Xuanhuang World, records of the foreign Immortal Cultivation Worlds are absent," he noted.
Li Fan watched intently, spying on these forty-five cultivators.
Some were cultivating in the Tianxuan Mirror, some were exploring Sect Ruins.
Others were testing out Divine Techniques, while some discussed issues encountered during their cultivation with companions.
But without exception, all had passed the initial stage of worrying about contribution points.
None were laboriously completing tasks to earn contribution points.
After observing for three whole days without a single cultivator giving themselves away,
Li Fan was not worried, but remained patient and waited.
Knowing what it meant to possess the Huadao Stone, Li Fan understood that once one got used to its presence, it was easy to become dependent on it.
Any issue that can be solved with a Huadao Stone, there is no reason not to make use of it.
After all, it is also a part of one’s divine technique.
Li Fan’s waiting soon paid off.
Seven days later, one of the God Transforming cultivators named Lu Chengxue, was reminiscing with a close friend about an old adventure they had shared years ago, during which they brought up some past events.
Because it had been so long, there seemed to be discrepancies in the details they remembered, which had previously led to a disagreement and struggle.
After a brief pause, Lu Chengxue vividly recalled and narrated the events as they had happened.
He persuaded his friend.
"It’s you!" A gleam of sharp light flashed in Li Fan’s eyes.
This scene was all too familiar to Li Fan!
Wasn’t it just like searching through past scenes recorded by the Huadao Stone?
Having found his target, Li Fan did not act immediately.
Instead, he continued to observe in front of the mirror.
This went on for over a month and a half without feeling tedious.
Including Lu Chengxue, a total of three targets were finally identified.
The other two were exposed due to their inhuman memory and data processing abilities.
"There should be only these. If they can refrain from using the Huadao Stone for such a long time, either they have sensed someone spying and have deliberately concealed their skill, or they have completely given up and do not care about cultivation."
Li Fan suddenly rose to his feet, left the Spirit Tree Realm, and headed straight for his target.
It was also time for the Huadao Stone to be upgraded once more.
The first target was Lu Chengxue.
This man was a core member of the Lu Family of Tianquan State.
Although the Lu Family did not have any top-tier experts, what they were most praised for was their charity and justice.
Anyone with good ties to the Lu Family, when in trouble,
The Lu Family would surely lend a hand.
Even if they encountered insurmountable forces and could not formally step in to resolve the situation. In private, the Lu Family’s descendants would still offer help in their personal capacity.
In the Xuanhuang World, where everyone schemed and hearts were malicious, the Lu Family could certainly be considered a refreshing stream.
Over many years, how many cultivators had been benefitted by the Lu Family?
And ordinary passersby, when facing a family that often did good deeds like the Lu Family, also generally had a very friendly attitude.
After all, who can guarantee that they will never encounter trouble in the future?
Maintaining a good relationship with the Lu Family means an additional path in life.
But it was this highly praised family...
Li Fan was about to strike at its core disciple with severity.
Having cultivated the Taoist Divine One Secret Technique, the Huadao Stone and the cultivator’s divine soul had merged into one.
The only way to extract the Huadao Stone...
Was to destroy their divine soul.
But Li Fan would not hesitate in the slightest.
Indeed, not just in this life.
In all the lives to come, he would do the same.
Until the Huadao Stone no longer held any use for him.
...
In Tian Quan City, having already located Lu Chengxue, Li Fan looked at this warm and sincere face.
He silently mourned for a moment.
