NOVPUB"Is this somewhat wasteful of natural resources?"
In front of his confidant Yan Huan, Shang Shaojun quietly transmitted a message to Li Fan to inquire.
Afterward, seeing the smile on Li Fan’s face that did not seem like a smile, Shang Shaojun also felt somewhat inappropriate.
He coughed lightly, masking his embarrassment.
"The name ’Immortal Heart Spell’ is too ostentatious. Young Master could consider a more common name to pass it down," Li Fan suggested.
Shang Shaojun, reminded of the techniques previously improvised by Yan Fajue, said to Yan Huan, "This is called the ’Heart-forging Secret Technique,’ passed down by this predecessor. It can protect you from the erosion of the Demon Sound. Make sure you spread it throughout the entire army quickly, and ensure everyone learns it."
The name ’Heart-forging Secret Technique’ was too mundane, so Yan Huan wasn’t particularly surprised upon hearing Shang Shaojun’s words. He just bowed to accept the order and began to try cultivating it right there.
"To have such secret techniques by their side, yet they are unaware, it truly is…"
Watching Yan Huan’s receding back, Shang Shaojun was still somewhat emotional.
"If they knew the value of this secret technique, they might become overly anxious and struggle to learn it," Li Fan said instead.
"With a million of the Qingxuan Army, I have already ordered to forbid its external transmission. But the leakage of the Immortal Heart Spell, I’m afraid, is inevitable. Aren’t you worried?" Shang Shaojun looked at Li Fan, filled with puzzlement.
He couldn’t grasp any of Li Fan’s behaviors after his arrival at the Eternal Immortal Fortress.
Not for fame, nor for gain.
"Xuanhuang cultivators, cherishing their own worn brooms as if they were treasures. Although it’s because of the influence of Incompatible Cultivation, the inner recognition of the cultivators has unconsciously changed," Li Fan said.
"Back in the era of the Ancient Xian Realm, people sat and discussed the Dao, sharing with each other, a scene that can no longer be seen."
"I really don’t like that."
Sacred Embryo Li Fan said lightly.
Combined with his actions in front of others, he truly emanated a serene detachment.
"Let it spread, as long as it follows my intentions, even if it is Immortal Law, so what?"
Shang Shaojun looked at Li Fan’s figure and couldn’t help being a bit lost in thought.
Such audacity, truly rare in this world.
Being in the company of such a person, Shang Shaojun even felt himself becoming more passionately ambitious.
...
After all matters at the Eternal Immortal Fortress were handled, there were no more concerns.
Shang Shaojun stood with Li Fan outside the Eternal Immortal Fortress, gazing into the vast White Mist.
"Where do we go next?"
Having oddly taken on the burden of "saving the Xuanhuang World," Shang Shaojun still felt somewhat confused when it was actually time to leave.
But at this point, it was too late for him to regret.
Shang Shaojun glanced at Li Fan beside him, certain that if he turned back now, the other party would definitely strike with a sword.
"The safety of Xuanhuang, all reliant on one body. This feeling..."
"Not bad," Shang Shaojun thought to himself.
Yet Li Fan simply stretched out his hand, and a small sword, no longer than a palm, suddenly appeared in his palm.
It seemed to sense something, twirling non-stop.
Eventually, the tip of the sword pointed to one direction and stopped.
Shang Shaojun looked in the direction pointed by the small sword.
"Every existence must leave traces. Though that mysterious figure is overwhelmingly powerful, as long as he appears in the Xuanhuang World, he is bound to become entangled with reality. By chasing him, we can find more evidence," Li Fan said with a burning gaze.
Shang Shaojun found Li Fan’s words quite reasonable and immediately nodded in agreement.
What he didn’t know was that the direction pointed by the small sword in Li Fan’s palm was not at all about tracking the location of the mysterious figure,
but rather pointed to one Mystical Realm after another that Li Fan had previously explored in his memory.
Of course, all roads lead to Rome. They would inevitably find plenty of evidence that the Xuanhuang World was being transformed by someone there
...
While the Sacred Embryo Li Fan was guiding Shang Shaojun to unveil the truth hidden beneath the ice in the Xuanhuang World, Yin Shangren’s experimental base had just been preliminarily established in the Da Qi Miniature World
"The last time I met Mr. Bai, he once said to me, with my foundation establishment technique, it might be possible to achieve [’The Primordial Golden Pill’], [’Corporeal Nascent Soul’], [’Divinity Born of Thought’]. Sir might consider this concept for further extrapolation," Lang Ping said to Yin Shangren.
Yin Shangren had just performed a bizarre act in front of Li Ping
His body split open, and another him struggled and crawled out from within
Then he turned around and devoured his own bloodied body 𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑝𝘶𝘣.𝑐𝘰𝘮
The sounds of flesh and bone being chewed echoed through the experiment base, and Yin Shangren’s face was covered with blood.
Yet his expression remained utterly calm, engrossed as he ate himself.
It seemed not so much eating as conducting some sort of research.
Despite possessing countless memories from the past, Li Ping couldn’t help but feel slightly frightened at this sight
It wasn’t about courage, but rather contrary to human nature
Chewing slowly, he eventually finished consuming his other self
Li Ping noticed that the realm displayed by Yin Shangren had fallen from the Foundation Establishment Phase to the Energy Refining Stage
Only then did Yin Shangren, his hands smeared with blood, wipe them on his garment and explain, "To extrapolate the subsequent methods, one must first be on the correct path."
"My ’Building Foundation with Me’ technique has only been half-successful. Therefore, one must eradicate the foundation and cultivate anew."
He looked up at the sky, "It might be troublesome, but leave it to me."
As Yin Shangren said these words, Li Ping suddenly felt as if something had descended into the Holy Capital City
Cultivating the Emperor Qi Code, fusing the entire dynasty’s qi destiny into one
At this moment, Li Ping alone represented the Da Qi Dynasty
If something foreign intruded, it could not escape his senses
It was like cold worms crawling slowly on the skin’s surface, probing touch followed by the worms extending sharp spikes, trying to penetrate into the Da Qi Miniature World.
"Oh? Your place seems to form a world of its own; perhaps their revenge will be weaker than expected," Yin Shangren spoke then.
Li Ping knew that by ’they’, Yin Shangren referred to the remnants of the old world
Apparently, Yin Shangren forcibly altering his own state had attracted the attention of his kind
Drip-drop noises of rain started to sound
Yet no raindrops fell
Above Li Fan’s head, a thick layer of dark clouds had unknowingly formed
Hovering over the experiment base
The hard Xuanwu stone ground, amid the dripping rain sounds, suddenly became as muddy as soil
Several pale hands violently shot out from the ground
Li Ping slightly frowned, wanting to levitate and avoid them.
But in this bizarre, twisted space, he surprisingly lost the ability to fly.
Fortunately, these world spirits were not targeting him.
To him, these arms were merely like apparitions.
Countless arms crawled on the ground, swarming toward Yin Shangren.
Yin Shangren then revealed a sinister smile.
He forcefully pulled out the nearest arm and put it into his mouth, voraciously gnawing on it.
