NOVPUBAs the stone tablet scholar uttered these words, Li Fan’s heart had indeed reached its utmost tension.
However, the current Master Li already possessed Unity-Path battle strength. He was further supported by many Great Divine Powers such as the Colored Jade Hollow Glare.
He was no longer the "Even True" who could be scared by just a few words from others.
Even if the other party was the Immortal Sovereign!
Li Fan decided...
...to probe the other party’s bottom line further!
So, Li Fan pretended to be somewhat puzzled and a bit surprised, "Transcending the Xuanhuang World? What does this have to do with me?"
The stone tablet scholar smiled, "Since you refuse to admit it, let us see what the stone tablet has recorded about you."
A burst of Qing Radiance emerged from behind the stone tablet.
The aura of ancient times began to emanate from the scholar. Around the two men, various images began to encircle and appear.
It was as if they had plunged into the river of history, with scenes that had occurred within the Xuanhuang World unfolding like a scroll.
The scholar even grunted, his body beginning to swell.
His face and clothes, for some reason, began to change rapidly and erratically.
One moment he was a handsome scholar, the next a robust woodcutter.
Then he was a charming and seductive woman.
Sometimes, he wasn’t even human.
But a tree, a flower.
Sky-roaming birds, earth-walking beasts.
...
The only constant was the Qing Radiance of the stone tablet behind him, everlasting and unchanging.
Eventually, the surrounding images on the light screens began to stabilize.
The luminescence was brilliant, and what emerged was none other than Li Fan!
However, there was no scene of him flying out from Da Xuan.
Even in the beginning, there was no image of him traversing the Space Tunnel to the Xuanhuang World, heading straight for the Tianyang Cave Mansion to subdue Tianyang.
It was only of him taking Tianyang into Shilin State.
Finding the entrance to the Spirit Tree Realm.
Entering and then coming out again, then capturing Shang Tianci in Jiushan Province.
In the underground of Taihua State, he found Mr. Bai’s secret room.
After returning to the Spirit Tree Realm, he came out again with Lin Ling, who possessed Unity-Path strength.
First, he completed the trade with the Five Elders Organization, and then went straight to the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven in Sky-spirit State.
...
The images continued to change.
However, Li Fan’s vigilance in his heart relaxed quite a bit.
"Just as I thought."
"The Tablet of Creation records every single detail of everything that happens in the Xuanhuang World. But that’s only the original Xuanhuang World!"
"You must know, the current Xuanhuang World is a fusion of the Xuanhuang Mainland with countless Cave Heavens, Small Worlds, and even fragments of many other Immortal Cultivation Worlds!"
"For these outsiders, the Tablet of Creation may not have a record!"
Let’s use the metaphor of a house.
The original Xuanhuang World was just a single small room.
But after these years of expansion by countless cultivators, the Xuanhuang World has grown much larger than before.
The Tablet of Creation, born with Heaven and Earth in the original small room, had complete recording privileges.
But for these foreign lands, the Tablet of Creation lost its ability to record!
...
The images continued to shift.
Just as Li Fan had anticipated, they were intermittent.
Most crucially, they did not include the places he frequented like the Misthaven Ocean, the Spirit Tree Realm, the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven...
They were not within the recorded range.
So, the images were mostly of him on the move, constantly travelling.
"So this scholar said he came for me..."
"Where did he slip up?"
Li Fan’s thoughts raced.
The images displayed on the stone tablet were fast approaching the current moment in time.
Suddenly, his clone, Ji Shaoli, appeared in the image.
The moment he entered Yong Yun Province, the image abruptly cut off.
Then, after Ji Shaoli left Yong Yun Province, he headed straight for the Spirit Tree Realm.
The image suddenly dimmed, followed by Li Fan’s advancement to Nascent Soul, exiting the Spirit Tree Realm, and swiftly flying through the state regions using the Rainbow Light.
"Was it the Rainbow Light that caught his attention?" Li Fan couldn’t help but think to himself.
The words spoken by the stone tablet scholar next also confirmed his speculation.
"I actually don’t care about the authenticity of this United Federation of All Realms."
"What I’m more interested in, is where you obtained this Rainbow Light from in Yong Yun Province," the scholar said, looking intently at Li Fan.
"The energy level of this object couldn’t be produced by the remaining state regions."
"Couldn’t it be a Divine Technique that I realized on my own?" Li Fan retorted.
The scholar couldn’t help but laugh quietly.
"With the Tablet of Creation in my possession, I am naturally very familiar with the aura emanating from that Seven-Colored Radiance. It’s almost as if it has condensed the power of a world’s Heavenly Dao. If you had such capability, then today, the one asking questions here wouldn’t be me."
"It would be you," the scholar said indifferently.
Although his words carried no overt mockery, combined with his expression and tone, it made Li Fan scoff.
Seeing Li Fan’s silence, the stone tablet scholar continued, "Rest assured, I won’t take your things. This Rainbow Light, powerful as it is, is merely a burden to me."
"What I truly want to know is the place where this Rainbow Light was born," the stone tablet scholar stated candidly.
Li Fan narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean, senior? How do you know that the Rainbow Light was produced by something? Couldn’t it be just a standalone treasure hidden within Yong Yun Province?"
The stone tablet scholar sighed.
The surrounding holograms suddenly turned pitch black.
Then, abruptly, a glimmer of rainbow light emerged.
In the darkness, it was exceptionally dazzling and noticeable.
The scholar looked at Li Fan: "Do you understand now?"
"Such a treasure, as long as it exists in this world, regardless of whether it has been refined by someone, is always like this."
"Once..."
"Some people thoroughly searched the Xuanhuang World. Apart from the Tianxuan Mirror, there no longer exist treasures above world artifacts in this world."
"Therefore, your Rainbow Light must have appeared not long ago..."
Upon hearing this, Li Fan’s expression grew somewhat ugly.
Who would have thought that the Rainbow Light, as strong as it was, would be so conspicuous in the eyes of a true powerhouse?
And when faced with the stone tablet scholar’s questioning, Li Fan’s thoughts whirled rapidly, considering how to respond.
After a moment, he came to a decision.
Putting on a very troubled look, wrestling with himself, he finally let out a long sigh: "Well, I knew this couldn’t be kept secret forever."
"Senior, follow me, and you will know when you see it."
Saying this, he woke up Lin Ling, who had been standing still, onlooker, not daring to interrupt the conversation.
Then he dived underground, heading straight for Yong Yun Province.
In the leyline, the stone tablet scholar followed leisurely, unhurried, closely behind.
Seeing this, Li Fan couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.
Yet it also made him think: "No wonder in my previous life, despite having such treasures as the Fishing Pond, Zhong Shentong didn’t stay by it. Instead, he wandered everywhere."
"It must have been after he left Yong Yun Province and showed the Rainbow Light that this stone tablet scholar noticed something was amiss, and that drew him to seek out Zhong Shentong."
"Forced to relinquish ownership of the treasure."
"Such an oversight."
