NOVPUBTo achieve the highest realm of "The Canon of the Heavenly Emperor’s Energy," and become an emperor comparable to an Immortal Expert, Li Fan estimated that, at the very least, it would take building a massive dynasty that spanned the entire Profound Yellow Big World.
"Hmph, with that kind of strength, why would I still practice the Emperor Qi Code."
However, it was, after all, just a temporary measure to anchor his own power, and Li Fan didn’t hold much illusion about it.
Yet, he had already achieved his goal.
With the Da Xuan Dynasty becoming increasingly prosperous, he was hardly experiencing those bizarre phenomena of his body appearing and disappearing anymore.
Even his face, which he had originally lost, showed signs of reemerging.
"Faceless True Immortal, His power seems to sever all ties with the world."
"And as the Heavenly Emperor of Da Xuan, with hundreds of millions of living beings tied to me, I seem to have somehow affected the power of the True Immortal’s Net to some extent."
Li Fan savored these two powers entangling within himself and suddenly had an epiphany.
"The correct way to use the Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth may not be simply to obstruct. Rather, it is..."
"To splash those millions of living beings’ lingering thoughts onto it, as if splashing a basin of dog’s blood," he realized.
"To put it more plainly, force those millions of lingering thoughts into a connection with the Faceless True Immortal."
"For instance, let those innocently slain living beings believe that Faceless True Immortal is the prime culprit."
Li Fan’s thoughts raced, and after deducing with the Final Separation Disk, he soon fine-tuned the Heaven and Earth Spirit Great Array.
He then summoned Lin Ling to come here.
"Master."
Soon, Lin Ling, wearing battle armor and looking bold and valiant, appeared before Li Fan.
Unlike her experiences in the previous life, in this life, since awakening her consciousness, Lin Ling had always borne the heavy responsibility of leading the Da Xuan Forbidden Army to conquer the Ten Thousand Realms.
Constant traveling, especially under Li Fan’s instructions, she had made no contact with the Leyline Ancient Tree.
Her temperament had also become like that of a military personnel—bold and informal.
After Li Fan told her about the slight modifications to the Array of the Ten Thousand Spirits, Lin Ling was about to leave to carry out the mission when she suddenly remembered something.
"Hmm?" Li Fan looked at Lin Ling.
"Master, during my escape across the Xuanhuang Mainland, a Daoist Intent discovered me and has been trying to communicate with me," she said.
"Is it the Leyline Ancient Tree?" Li Fan asked, frowning slightly.
"No, but it’s very similar..." Lin Ling honestly replied.
Seeing Li Fan’s expression, she quickly added, "But I have always strictly adhered to your teachings, ignoring it."
"That Daoist Intent is crazy, not even divulging its own identity. It just wants me to meet it..."
Upon hearing this, Li Fan immediately knew.
But he wondered why Ruo Mu would detect Lin Ling’s trail.
After asking in detail about the location of the encounter, Li Fan designed an array for Lin Ling to shield her from external perceptions.
Only then did he send her away.
Thinking it over, the task in this life still primarily involved breaking free from the influence of the Faceless True Immortal.
Li Fan merely noted the time and location of Ruo Mu’s appearance, without any intention of further contact.
"Later on, I can give the Leyline Ancient Tree a surprise."
Li Fan snorted coldly.
With a flicker of his figure, Li Fan entered the secret room beneath the Saint Emperor’s Seat.
The room was pitch black, holding more than a dozen people from the Ghost Tribe.
Once Da Xuan began to gain military power, Li Fan ordered Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba to launch an attack on the people of the Ghost Tribe.
Even with the aid of the Sky Patrol Arrow, the outcomes were mixed.
The Da Xuan Forbidden Army suffered hundreds of casualties, but they also captured some members of the You Clan.
After some coercion, they had realized reality and agreed to open the passage to the Ghost Realm for Li Fan.
However, the charging of the Even True device had not yet been completed, so Li Fan was not in a hurry to enter it.
When these people of the You Clan saw Li Fan approaching, they hurriedly knelt on the ground.
Li Fan, however, stood immobile, sensing a statue of his own not far away in the darkness.
After becoming the Heavenly Emperor of the Da Xuan, Li Fan had also tried to recreate a power similar to the Essence of Source Power.
Because it bore some similarity to the power of faith, Li Fan ordered statues of himself to be constructed and erected everywhere so that the massive number of people might achieve the condensation of the Force Essence.
But clearly, he had been somewhat naive.
Though the Essence of Source Power was a presence discarded by True Immortals, it was faintly superior to ordinary spiritual power by one level.
Without special means, relying purely on the collective prayers of mortals was obviously unable to condense and harness it.
However, things changed after these members of the You Clan had been captured and brought back.
Perhaps these people of the You Clan inherently possessed an extremely strong faith in the Ghost Realm, almost at the moment of their subjugation, Li Fan faintly sensed a strange aura emerging within him.
Somewhat similar to the crimson belonging to the national fortune of the Da Xuan Dynasty, and to Li Fan, it felt...
Strikingly similar to the Golden Source Energy Essence of the Crimson Compassionate Immortal from his previous life!
Later, Li Fan simply moved one of his statues into the dungeon here and ordered these dozen or so members of the You Clan to pray day and night.
The effect was quite significant.
The Essence of Source Power produced by these You Clan members turned out to be more than that of the entire population of the Da Xuan put together!
Li Fan studied their method of prayer and had the Da Xuan Forbidden Army learn and imitate it.
But without exception, they all failed.
Thinking it over, Li Fan could only attribute it to the special constitution of the You Clan people.
"It seems that it still relates to the Power of Darkness in the Ghost Realm. King of Mystic Sky..."
The Ghost Realm, capable to a certain extent of interfering with the True Immortal’s Net, was clearly still hiding many secrets.
However, it was not something that could be explored in this lifetime.
"It’s just a pity that the reproductive capabilities of the You Clan people are not that strong."
"Otherwise, without relying on the Faceless True Immortal Statue, I could also have woven a faith network."
That kind of ability to freely grant, deprive, or even transmit through space was just too powerful and convenient.
Having tasted its effects, Li Fan naturally found it difficult to part with it.
So even though he was not far from attaining Even True, Li Fan had still not given up on researching this kind of power.
Clearly, Li Fan did not possess a talent in this area.
"I’ll just have to wait until it’s completely safe and let those guys research it."
Li Fan sighed softly.
"Great Emperor..." Just then, one of the You Clan people, who was bowing deeply in prayer, suddenly trembled and voiced out as if having something to say.
"Hmm?" Li Fan was immediately interested.
This was the first time they had tried to communicate with Li Fan on their own initiative.
After receiving Li Fan’s permission, that You Clan person continued tremblingly, "During the process of my prayer, I discovered that my previous master..."
He cautiously glanced at Li Fan: "That is, the Ghost Realm, seems not to be very angry about our rebellion."
He swallowed: "The ancestral teachings in our clan for generations have always stated that we must not betray the Dark. Otherwise, we would definitely be subjected to divine punishment."
"But now that I have tried, it is completely untrue."
