NOVPUBLi Fan did not directly express these ponderings of his to the Craftsman.
Instead, he brought out another Tribulation Body to follow by his side.
For the Craftsman to use while crafting a new Puppet Body for Tianyang.
With these two removed, all that remained in Li Fan’s body was one half-filled Tribulation Body.
The layout of the crimson Compassionate Immortal in this world had been set up for so long, yet had only reaped this much.
From this, one could see how rare the essence of the Force was.
The Craftsman, elated, was about to take the Golden Bodily Crisis back with him.
It was then that Li Fan inquired about the specific time needed to craft a Fairy Puppet.
The answer caused Li Fan’s expression to freeze.
"I estimate, ten years should be the least," the Craftsman said with some uncertainty.
"It might even take longer. After all, this is my first opportunity to craft a Fairy Puppet, and I have no confidence in my heart."
The Craftsman’s gaze drifted, avoiding eye contact with Li Fan.
"Ten years..."
"It’s uncertain if this world will have the chance to see the Fairy Puppet come into being."
Li Fan shook his head slightly and sent the Craftsman away.
It seemed that when it came to the ’Immortal’ level, the required time would increase by a thousandfold.
The same was true for deriving and cracking the Forbidden Formations left by the Celestial Dharma Bearer.
Of course, this was not to say that the Law Transmission had reached the realm of Immortals, but in these Forbidden Formations, Li Fan clearly saw the same operation ideas and traces as the Immortal Level Formations.
"It seems the Law Transmission, too, has the heritage of the Immortal World. However, due to the lack of Immortal Spirit Energy, he had to find another path," Li Fan pondered thoughtfully.
But thinking about it, it made sense; the Tianxuan Mirror was an artifact of the Immortal World. The Forbidden Formations capable of constraining Immortal Instruments, how could they possibly be mundane techniques?
As far as Li Fan knew, those in the Xuanhuang World who had the Tao Lineage of the Immortal World consisted of the King of Mystic Sky, the Tiandu Grandmaster, and now, surely, the Celestial Dharma Bearer.
In the ancient and modern history of the Xuanhuang World, there might be just these few people who possibly had the True Immortal Heritage.
This was still because some unknown tribulation had occurred in the Immortal World, causing the path to Immortality to collapse.
The King of Mystic Sky and Tiandu Grandmaster had chanced upon and gained the inheritance.
Just imagine, if such a catastrophe had not occurred, then the mortal realm would likely have no True Immortal Tao Lineage at all.
If it were a normal Immortal Cultivation World with an ascension path in existence,
The Immortal World and Mortal Realm would have maintained normal contact, and almost certainly, this situation would not have occurred.
"Or perhaps, the very emergence of this situation is telling in itself,"
Li Fan’s gaze darkened.
...
The difference between Immortals and Mortals was like the Abyss of Heaven.
In his anticipation, after both the Dissociation Disc and the Huadao Stone had completed their transformations, unraveling the Forbidden Formations left by the Celestial Dharma Bearer would be a matter of a mere blink.
But in practice, it gave Li Fan the feeling of a deceptive mirage, seemingly close yet endlessly far.
It seemed as though he was on the verge of completely breaking the seal, yet after the Final Separation Disk operated for a long time, there was not the slightest change in progress.
"This is the experts’ method specifically for sealing, used by Immortals."
"Although Myriad Spirits Return to Number and Void Blooming Array are Immortal Level Formations, they offer no reference for me in this regard."
"It can only be forced open by the Dissociation Disc."
A wave of helplessness surged in Li Fan’s heart. He monitored the operation of the Dissociation Disc and temporarily directed his attention away.
During his free time, Li Fan began pondering how to quickly extract the Pith of Heaven and Earth.
It was foreseeable that when he induced the collision between the Faceless True Immortal and the Deserted Dao Immortal, creating conditions for his own Even True,
The time left for Li Fan would undoubtedly not be long.
It might only be an instant.
According to the previous plan, and if one wanted to maximize benefits, one would have to simultaneously complete the extraction of [Primordial Yellow Sky about to Change] and accumulate for one’s ascension to God Transformation.
With the essence of the Tianxuan Mirror within him, Li Fan had access to many ancient documents of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.
Among them were the experiences of many cultivators ascending to God Transformation.
Extracting the imminent changes of Heaven and Earth was a long and meticulous process.
Li Fan had also witnessed Zhang Zhiliang absorbing the changes of the Misthaven Ocean and ascending to God Transformation.
It was clear that this was not something that could be achieved overnight.
If just one Change of Life was like this, what about hundreds or thousands?
The only reference Li Fan could draw on was perhaps how Mr. Bai had gathered the Essence of Heaven and Earth within himself in an instant.
That ability was called [Misform].
Ordinary cultivators have to be extremely careful when transforming into gods, because extracting the Pith of Heaven and Earth inevitably means facing the backlash of Heaven and Earth.
But if one is an incarnation of Heavenly Dao, there would be no divine punishment descending upon one’s own demands.
"Misform, to see it is to see me..."
Li Fan then suddenly remembered Dharma Transmitter Jiang’s ability.
A spark of enlightenment flashed through his Spirit Consciousness, and he seized this rare opportunity to consume an Enlightenment Pill.
During his past cultivation, the images of comprehending the Heavenly Dao emerged one by one in his Spirit Consciousness.
The entire process of Mr. Bai using his Sacred Embryo for incarnation, the Sacred Embryo, and all the subtle changes that occurred on his body...
All the details reemerged completely in Li Fan’s Spirit Consciousness.
It was fortunate that the Huadao Stone had just completed its metamorphosis; otherwise, the original middle-grade quality would not have withstood such consumption.
"Yes, it was because of my oversight that Heavenly Dao Bai found an opportunity to reincarnate through the embryo."
"But on second thought, the body of Heavenly Dao Bai has always been my Sacred Embryo. In other words, another me."
"It’s just occupied by him."
"The incarnation of Heavenly Dao, that is me..."
"And I am the incarnation of Heavenly Dao..."
Li Fan’s gaze grew brighter, his thoughts churning incessantly.
Like one possessed, he kept repeating these two sentences to himself.
If outsiders were present at this moment and saw this scene, they would probably think that Li Fan had gone mad.
But in fact, Li Fan’s mind was clearer than it had ever been.
"Just like when I used the Ocean Pearl to observe the evolution of Heaven and Earth Killing Intent and comprehended the [Invisible Malice] Divine Technique."
"Heavenly Dao Bai used my Sacred Embryo to be born, and I was fortunate enough to share the same body with Heavenly Dao."
Li Fan’s gaze seemed to penetrate the sky of the Spirit Tree Realm and reach the Xuanhuang World.
The myriad of life he saw in the Tianxuan Mirror, the changes in the Xuanhuang World he saw through many reincarnations...
All such insights lingered in his mind.
An inexplicable aura began to emerge on Li Fan’s body.
Like a stone sculpture, Li Fan was engrossed in Enlightenment, frozen on the spot.
No one knows how much time had passed.
In the final moments just before the success of Enlightenment, a sudden realization jolted Li Fan awake.
"No, I don’t truly want to become the incarnation of Heavenly Dao."
"It’s only that I wanted to borrow the authority of Heavenly Dao..."
"That was close..."
Even with Li Fan’s current disposition, he couldn’t help breaking into a cold sweat.
For if he truly solidified the connection with the Primordial Yellow Heaven and the changes that occurred to himself, it was something he initiated.
He was afraid that it was not something that could be reversed by Even True.
After all, Even True changed the world, but Li Fan himself remained unchanged.
"Fortunately, I realized in time."
