NOVPUBIf it weren’t for the need of a Natural Treasure to advance again, Sun Erlang would have directly leaped to the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment.
Sun Erlang, however, was also stable in temperament and showed no joy on his face. He simply took the initiative to report the matter to Li Fan.
"Da Xuan Forbidden Army, and even the armies and civilians to be conscripted from various realms in the future, all aid your cultivation of ’Immortal Formula.’"
"Within five years, I need you to help me forge an army capable of fighting well and winning battles."
Li Fan sat suspended in midair on the [Holy Emperor Seat], looking down at Sun Erlang kneeling below and spoke indifferently.
"As for the essential items needed for your advancement in realm, you need not worry."
Sun Erlang’s mood was stirred, and his blood boiled as he responded and retreated.
He went off to train the subordinates of the Forbidden Army.
Meanwhile, Li Fan took out a Small Tianxuan Mirror and probed it with his divine sense.
This Small Tianxuan Mirror was an unexpected gain from the Tai Yan Boat’s trip to the Xuanhuang World.
As the Tai Yan Boat was extracting Spiritual Energy from the Xuanhuang World, a Golden Core Cultivator happened to pass by.
It was either a coincidence or this cultivator had extraordinary talent; he could faintly sense the anomaly of the Tai Yan Boat beneath the concealment of the Array Technique.
Thinking he had discovered some hidden treasure, he excitedly explored around.
The result was that he triggered the Defense Array of the Tai Yan Boat and was unfortunately captured and suppressed within the boat.
At this moment, he was imprisoned by Li Fan in the Da Xuan Dungeon, left there to be cooled off for a while.
"It’s a pity that it’s just an ordinary small Tianxuan Mirror without direct item transmission functionality."
Even though he had not joined the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals in this life, and even though this Tianxuan Mirror did not belong to him,
Li Fan still accessed the Tianxuan Mirror unimpeded.
The reason was the existence of the Tianxuan Mirror’s origin.
As the End of The World Plan unfolded in his previous life, Li Fan swapped "The Golden Seal of the Jade Realm of a Thousand Mechanisms" for the Tianxuan Mirror origin through a blank anchor point.
On the Even True panel, it then became [Xuan Tian Mirror Origin (Fragment)].
Regarding this extra origin force that appeared between heaven and earth, the Tianxuan Mirror seemed to have not noticed.
And in this life, as the true owner of this cluster of origin force, when Li Fan came once more into the Tianxuan Mirror, he felt different from his previous life. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝙢
In his previous life, the Tianxuan Mirror origin was a gift from the human split of the Tianxuan Mirror.
Although he indeed had various privileges unique to the Tianxuan Mirror, the root and source of these privileges still belonged to the Tianxuan Mirror itself.
If the Tianxuan Mirror wished, it could take back the bestowed origin at any time, rendering the privileges ineffective.
But this life…
Li Fan wandered among the countless pieces of information in the Tianxuan Mirror, feeling truly "free."
He had completely independent privileges.
He could even do certain things that the Tianxuan Mirror itself could not.
For instance, deleting certain transaction data.
Perhaps influenced by the King of Mystic Sky who had refined it before, the Tianxuan Mirror could not undertake deceptive or fraudulent actions.
And to maintain the stable operation of the Immortal Alliance, all data in the Tianxuan Mirror were indelible and traceable.
Last life, Mo Rubing’s behavior of deducing the whereabouts of the King of Mystic Sky through the Tianxuan Mirror was also eventually uncovered by the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals.
This was not a betrayal by the Tianxuan Mirror, but rather a result of its inherent characteristics.
But now, under the enhancement of this newly emerged primordial power, Li Fan could indeed do this.
He erased the information of the original owner of this Tianxuan Mirror and then registered a new blank identity for himself.
After earning tens of thousands of contribution points by selling key information in a short time,
and using this as capital for multiple transactions, in just half a month, Li Fan’s account swelled to several hundred thousand contribution points.
He freely purchased the necessary materials.
He set the designated trading location near the sea area close to the Da Xuan exit.
Li Fan remotely controlled the Tai Yan Boat to retrieve the items.
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Although it seemed troublesome, Li Fan operated it all with ease.
All the materials needed to promote the Da Xuan Forbidden Army had been purchased.
Without the shackles of the Natural Treasure, the strength of the Da Xuan Forbidden Army had seen its first surge.
Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators appeared one after another, and Sun Erlang, as the leader of the group, had also ascended to the Perfect Stage of Foundation Establishment in a short period of time.
Even compared to the current Li Fan, he was actually a bit stronger.
However, with the national fortune of the Da Xuan Kingdom blessing him, if it really came down to a fight with Li Fan, he would not be a match for Li Fan with even a single strike.
Due to Sun Erlang’s rapid rise in realm, Li Fan ordered him to suppress his strength temporarily.
He also taught him the "Cataclysmic Body Technique" from the Supreme Sect to store all the excess cultivated power attained.
Three years later, the Da Xuan Forbidden Army now had fifty-six Foundation Establishment Cultivators and eight hundred forty-two Refining Energy Practitioners.
On that day, Li Fan was preaching in Xuanjing City.
His image was transmitted throughout the world via the Holy Emperor Seat.
As Li Fan spoke, seeming to contain the boundless Tao, various miraculous visions appeared on the Da Xuan vault of the sky.
Flowers rained down from the sky, accompanied by countless golden dragons dancing.
The Heaven and Earth Furnaces that had previously been sealed by Li Fan’s array technique began to release the Spiritual Energy produced over the past three years.
Even mortals could feel the marvelous changes happening between Heaven and Earth at this moment.
Not to mention the cultivators of Xuanjing.
Among the fifty-six Foundation Establishment Cultivators, three had revelations and ascended to the Golden Core.
Sun Erlang was naturally among them.
However, it was merely a rise in realm.
In terms of actual combat ability, he was still far inferior to the average Cultivator of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.
But for Li Fan, this was already sufficient.
Li Fan did not expect them to personally slay enemies but only to serve as machines to supply Spiritual Power for the operation of the arrays.
He taught the array technique to Sun Erlang and ordered the Da Xuan Forbidden Army to practice day and night, ensuring flawless coordination.
The strength of Da Xuan, with each passing day, grew dramatically.
Five years later, after amassing power for a long time, Da Xuan finally began its first campaign.
The target was the Spirit Tree Realm, a realm Li Fan was very familiar with.
Due to the lack of Unity-Path Cultivators, they could not directly connect the entrance of the Spirit Tree Realm to Da Xuan.
Thus, this campaign’s route entailed traveling via the Xuan Huang and then attacking the Spirit Tree Realm.
To avoid detection by the Immortal Alliance, the expedition team consisted only of fifty cultivators led by Sun Erlang.
They traveled in the Tai Yan Boat, arriving quietly in the Spirit Tree Realm.
Upon seeing that enormous tree reaching from the earth to the sky within the Heaven and Earth, all members of the Da Xuan Forbidden Army were momentarily transfixed.
However, their years-long harsh training soon helped them refocus their spirits.
The array was set up in an instant, and an afterimage whooshed, flying towards the Spirit Tree.
It was the Sky Patrol Arrow!
The assault of the Sky Patrol Arrow naturally enraged the Treeman Clan.
They tried to intercept it.
But even the Nascent Soul strength Treeman Elders were as fragile as paper in front of the Sky Patrol Arrow.
Continuous screams rang out; the Treemen used their lives to form a barrier, yet they could not prevent the Sky Patrol Arrow from finally striking the heart of the Spirit Tree.
Boom!
A terrifyingly large hole was pierced through the center of the Spirit Tree.
The pulsing Heart of the Spirit Tree could be faintly seen within.
Sun Erlang, wearing his Black Gold Battle Armor, flew forward.
In front of him, ninety Sky Patrol Arrows swirled around.
"Submit, or die."
