NOVPUBThe strongest sense of feedback came from Su Yuqing of the Li Departure World.
Perhaps because she truly gained benefits in her cultivation base, her faith in the "Crimson Compassionate Immortal" was the most pure and fervent.
Compared to not long ago, Li Fan could observe the scenes around her.
At this moment, he could even occasionally sense her thoughts.
"Thanks to the Merciful Immortal’s grace, I was able to return safely with everyone from the campaign in the Fire World," she thought.
"As a humble woman, I dare not break the promise I made before. From now on, I am willing to serve by your side for life, unto death unchangingly."
Su Yuqing respectfully kowtowed several times to the Faceless Stone Statue she had carved herself.
Meanwhile, Li Fan felt a mysterious power, traversing the constraints of time and space, descending upon himself.
It was only a sliver, almost negligible compared to his vast sea-like strength.
Moreover, it was somewhat similar to the feedback of cultivation energy from the Immortal Formula, except that the nature of the energy was different.
When this power appeared within him, it was clearly distinct from his Spiritual Power.
It did not flow toward his Dantian but crept toward Li Fan’s sea of consciousness to lurk.
Li Fan, who had always been cautious of the Faceless True Immortal, how could he possibly let it succeed?
Seven-color Divine Light surged, forming layer upon layer of light cocoons, enclosing this foreign energy within.
After being sealed, the reaction of this energy was somewhat unexpected for Li Fan.
It didn’t struggle violently, but rather settled down quietly.
Unlike Li Fan’s own Spiritual Power which emitted a shimmering white light, this energy had only a very faint strand of brilliance, yet shone as if it were gold.
It appeared that its quality was even higher than that of Spiritual Power.
Li Fan observed this golden energy carefully, silent for a long time.
He knew that this was due to the effect of the Faceless True Image Stone Statue, which had transformed Su Yuqing’s gratitude and faith into this energy.
"The legendary power of faith? Or is it the willpower of all beings?"
"Or something else?"
"Hmm, not enough information. Let’s call it willpower for now," he mused.
Li Fan’s expression was solemn.
Even though he knew this golden willpower was like poisoned candy.
At this moment, he was forced to swallow it.
The connection with the divine statue was established, and unless he took action to "Even True" immediately, no matter how far he was from the statue, this golden willpower would always appear in his body.
And this golden willpower wasn’t just a one-time occurrence.
As Su Yuqing continued to pray devoutly, soon another strand of golden willpower formed.
Following the same trajectory, it surged toward Li Fan’s sea of consciousness.
"Killing Su Yuqing would be pointless."
"Those cultivators who made oaths before the stone statue have essentially become generators of golden willpower."
"Even if they cannot achieve the same as Su Yuqing now, as time passes and the Faceless Stone Statue influences them more profoundly,"
"they too will eventually do the same," he surmised.
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly, and although unsettled, he contemplated countermeasures.
He still used the Seven-color Divine Light to precisely isolate these strands of golden willpower.
Gathering them in one place as before.
As it turned out, Li Fan’s cycles of reincarnation and his collection of various secrets proved not to be in vain.
Quickly, he thought of a countermeasure.
After experimenting, the results were unexpectedly good.
Li Fan released the Seven-color Divine Light’s seal on the golden willpower, then forcefully guided these foreign energies to slowly converge within his Dantian.
When they still weren’t very willing to stay put and tried to move restlessly towards his sea of consciousness.
An illusory figure suddenly took shape within the Dantian.
It was like a vortex, sucking in the golden willpower that was just about to drift away.
"It really works," Li Fan rejoiced in his heart.
This illusory figure was the "Tribulation Body" used by Li Fan to store surplus cultivation when his cultivation level had hit a bottleneck.
He had not been trapped in a bottleneck for quite some time, with no surplus and wasted feedback from cultivation, so naturally, the technique of the Tribulation Body hadn’t been used for a long while either.
Unexpectedly, today it proved to be effective against the troublesome golden willpower.
The secret technique of the Tribulation Body comes from the "Supreme Primordial Scripture".
In the Ancient Immortal Realm, occasionally cultivators would cultivate too quickly, leading to an unstable foundation.
At these times, cultivators need to actively suppress their own realms to solidify their foundation.
The methods adopted by various sects differ.
The method adopted by the Supreme Sect is to form an illusory figure within the Dantian to contain the surplus cultivation.
Because the Supreme Sect believes that an unstable foundation is one of the tribulations of cultivation, this illusory figure, designed to counteract tribulations, became known as the "Tribulation Body".
"The true inheritance of the Supreme Sect originates from the Tiandu Grandmaster."
"And the Tiandu Grandmaster, like the King of Mystic Sky, possesses a Demi-Immortal Body. It’s very likely that he also obtained many Immortal World heritages during the tribulations of that era."
"It’s not surprising that it can counter this golden willpower that clearly surpasses spiritual power by one level."
Li Fan silently pondered to himself.
With the Tribulation Body to contain it, the golden willpower seemed to have found a destination.
Afterward, without needing Li Fan to actively guide it, it would converge towards the golden Tribulation Body within the Dantian.
Seeing this, Li Fan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"The crisis is temporarily resolved."
"This Tribulation Body, being a separate entity, can be abandoned at any time without any impact on the original body."
"Even if the worst comes to pass, and the Tribulation Body becomes a distinct individual like Xu Bai of the 115th Reincarnation, with no thoughts of its own, it would still be easier to deal with."
"Currently, it’s just a simple crystallization of energy, and there have been no other abnormalities."
After carefully observing and confirming again, Li Fan nodded slightly.
He had a feeling that, as more and more golden willpower was absorbed and contained, this Tribulation Body could even be directly exploded later on.
Li Fan was unsure about the extent of the destruction this explosion might cause at that time.
But he understood that directly exploding it might just be the most rudimentary use of the golden willpower.
"Living on the edge..."
Li Fan’s eyes were profound as he murmured softly.
He was well aware of the risks that might be lurking behind the golden willpower.
However, with Ren Zhen providing a safety net, there was no need to be overly timid about everything.
Just as Li Fan was contemplating how to handle the golden willpower in the future,
suddenly, he felt another change within his body!
And the source of this abnormality...
was within the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven, the Dark Gold Skull restrained by the heavy seals of the Seven-color Divine Light, and the Grey Mold Spot dwelling within it!
Perhaps the willpower accumulated by the golden Tribulation Body had reached a certain level, even though it was sealed within the Cave Heaven.
The Grey Mold Spot sensed the existence of the golden willpower.
It was like a wild beast that had been starved for a long time, suddenly catching the scent of thick blood.
For the first time, the Grey Mold Spot surged out from inside the skull, violently assaulting the walls of the Seven-color Divine Light.
The Seven-color Divine Light was being consumed at a terrifying rate.
Li Fan’s expression darkened, and the spiritual power of the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven circulated, quickly generating unending support.
