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Those gods and demons were incarnates of Li Fan’s thoughts, deeply implanted in the sea of his spirit consciousness at the very moment they were created during the [Descent of the Divine].
Every action, even their emotions and thoughts, were all under Li Fan’s control.
How could they possibly avoid detection simply by "not using" them?
"It’s normal for them to have some small schemes, as long as they can be put to my use. The way of Exotic Beasts, as it currently appears, still holds boundless potential."
Li Fan didn’t care about the duplicity of the Empire and others; after all, they couldn’t escape from the palm of his hand regardless of what they did.
To test the effect of the [Cosmic Crucible], Li Fan returned to the Spirit Tree Realm and through a space tunnel, arrived at the Beast Type World directly.
He placed one of the finished pieces on top of a mountain peak and then set up protective Array Techniques around it.
Afterwards, he left a trace of his spirit wisdom to observe the changes induced by the Furnace of Heaven and Earth.
The Array Technique was to prevent the Exotic Beasts from damaging the furnace, not to hinder the spread of Spiritual Energy being generated.
Gradually, the high concentration of Spiritual Energy surrounding the strange device on the mountaintop attracted the attention of the mountain’s Exotic Beasts.
Although the vast majority were still the lowest-level Exotic Beasts without spirit wisdom, their innate sensitivity to Spiritual Energy still drove them to swarm and squeeze in front of the Heaven and Earth Furnace, greedily trying to absorb as much pure Spiritual Energy as possible.
Without methods of cultivation, they couldn’t actively absorb the Spiritual Energy into their bodies. The vast majority of the Spiritual Energy still spilled out into the surrounding area.
Ten days went by, and this originally inconspicuous hill suddenly teemed with life.
"According to this rate, to transform a Small World without spirit into one that meets the minimum requirements for cultivation, it would take about one hundred Cosmic Crucibles, continuously operating for a hundred years."
"With ten thousand of them, it would take just one year!"
Having obtained the approximate data, Li Fan immediately summoned the Treeman Clan.
With the continuous upgrading of the Spirit Tree Realm and the reciprocal cultivation improvement of Lin Ling, the strength of the Tree Man Female Clan Chief had also been growing day by day.
She had now reached the late stage of God Transformation, merely a step away from Unity-Path.
Within the Treeman Clan, those with Nascent Soul combat capabilities were emerging in abundance.
The overall strength of the clan had taken a qualitative leap compared to when Li Fan had first taken over the Spirit Tree Realm.
Thus, the Tree People held Li Fan in extremely high regard.
The female clan chief came before Li Fan, kneeling and bowing her head in respect, "Respectful One, I’ve seen you!"
Li Fan placed a Furnace of Heaven and Earth in front of the female clan chief and explained in detail the method of forging it.
"From today on, use the full force of your clan to refine this object."
"Within three years, I want all those Small Worlds connected to the Spirit Tree Realm to become suitable for cultivation."
The female clan chief immediately took her leave with the command.
Not long after, Li Fan nodded slightly as he observed the busy Tree People.
The tireless Tree People were truly the best suited for this kind of work.
Moreover, with the continuous perfection of the [Array Refining], the whole Spirit Tree Realm was now completely under Li Fan’s control.
A single thought from him could determine their life or death, with no risk of loss of control.
A few days later, a bored Tianyang, having observed the actions of the Tree People, volunteered to take charge of the matter.
He thought the act of refining the [Cosmic Crucible] and then placing them in all corners of the Small World was very much like planting trees and afforestation.
Extremely interesting.
With Tianyang’s help, Li Fan didn’t have to worry even less.
After teaching Tianyang the Array Technique derived from the Final Separation Disk, specifically designed to protect and connect all the [Cosmic Crucibles], Li Fan simply assumed the role of a hands-off manager.
Tianyang, who had been able to refine his own puppet body with the Terrestrial Flame Genesis Array, already had considerable Array Mastery.
His spirit wisdom had been growing increasingly clear over this period, and under Li Fan’s personal guidance, he soon mastered the Array Technique completely.
Li Fan allowed Tianyang to name this Array Technique, and Tianyang revealed a simple-hearted smile.
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After deliberating for seven days and nights, he finally thought of a good name: [Great Array of the Myriad Spirits of the Cosmos].
The Array of the Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth could establish a Spiritual Power network that spanned the Small World, with each node being a Furnace of Heaven and Earth.
Once the Great Array had initially taken shape, even if a node was damaged, the network of Spiritual Power could replenish the missing Spiritual Energy without causing a decrease in the overall density of Spiritual Energy.
Beyond dispersing Spiritual Energy, this network also had many functions such as monitoring, attack, and defense.
In Li Fan’s conception, the ultimate form of the Array of the Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth should be a level higher than the [Mystic Net], an ultimate creation that could self-generate and proliferate the Immortal Cultivation World.
"In fact, it’s only smaller in scale right now, but it is already very close in essence."
"However, it still needs a core for calculation and coordination, something like the Tianxuan Mirror."
"Only the Tianxuan Mirror could support the scale of the Array of the Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth as envisioned. Apart from that, even my Final Separation Disk wouldn’t suffice."
Li Fan’s thoughts surged, unable to calm down for a long time.
Suddenly, an unfounded restlessness disrupted his train of thought.
Li Fan’s expression changed slightly, and with a flash, he left the Spirit Tree Realm.
Not long after arriving in the Xuanhuang World, the voice of the Celestial Doctor rang in his Spirit Consciousness.
"I’ve finally found you."
"I’ve sensed some loosening in the seals of the Celestial Palace of Clouds and Waters. To prevent interference from outsiders, please make a trip there and reinforce the seals."
As soon as the Celestial Doctor finished speaking, a Forbidden Formation called [Hidden World Shelter Void] appeared in Li Fan’s Spirit Consciousness.
The Celestial Doctor seemed very busy.
Without waiting for Li Fan’s response, his voice disappeared.
Li Fan’s face was expressionless, but his heart sank.
"Anchor to 11 years, the Celestial Palace of Clouds and Waters activates."
"I almost forgot about this."
"But what does the Celestial Doctor mean by this task? Is it a test or something else?"
Li Fan wasn’t too surprised that the Celestial Doctor could lock onto and contact him directly.
After all, in this life, he had already met face-to-face with him and had also received the [Sky Mending Record] from him.
This was the price to pay for direct contact with the Celestial Doctor.
However, such a lack of security still annoyed Li Fan.
Without much consideration, Li Fan bowed to the sky, then set off towards the Misthaven Ocean. 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
Upon reaching the center of the Misthaven Ocean, where the Celestial Palace of Clouds and Waters was located,
the palace had not yet officially appeared in this world, but some strange phenomena were already emerging in the sky.
They attracted passing cultivators to stop and watch from time to time.
Using the Forbidden Formation transmitted by the Celestial Doctor, Li Fan silently infiltrated the interior.
He was on guard for entering the illusory realm of Brother Qin Tang, but unexpectedly appeared directly in front of the main gate of the Celestial Palace of Clouds and Waters.
He had not entered into Brother Qin’s trial of illusions.
Not far away, the stone statue that Brother Qin Tang had transformed into stood silently, seemingly unchanged since ancient times.
The entire Celestial Palace of Clouds and Waters was also quiet.
It was as if all the strangeness within was in a state of slumber.
This was Li Fan’s first time seeing the sealed state of the Celestial Palace of Clouds and Waters, compared to the previous state he had seen.
Currently, the Celestial Palace of Clouds and Waters felt to Li Fan merely like an ordinary sect where cultivators were resting.
There was no sense of strangeness that the place had been completely destroyed and was overrun with eerie occurrences.
