He Zhenghao nodded and immediately activated the "Supreme Primordial Scriptures," transforming his cultivation of the "Mountain Sitting Secret" while practicing the "Hidden Dragon Art of Mountains and Rivers."
When he reached the Foundation Establishment stage again, Li Fan observed a magnificent scene unfolding above He Zhenghao's head: a vast range of continuous mountains and a network of densely woven water systems. Amidst this landscape, a clear and resonant dragon roar faintly echoed, and mist and clouds surged as if a divine dragon were flying within.
"Noteworthy for a Yuan Ying cultivation technique, magnificent and extraordinary," Li Fan praised in his heart.
This phenomenon lasted for half a day before gradually dissipating. He Zhenghao opened his eyes, radiating a bright spirit. His cultivation had fully recovered to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
"How does it feel?" Li Fan asked, observing He Zhenghao's changed demeanor.
"The wonders of this technique exceed my imagination. It's not easy to describe in simple words. If the cultivation progresses smoothly, I am confident that I can reach the Golden Core stage within thirty years," He Zhenghao said with great joy, expressing his gratitude to Li Fan once again.
"I've already said there's no need to be polite. Now that we're on the same boat, your improvement benefits me without any drawbacks! Practice well and strive to reach the Golden Core stage as soon as possible," Li Fan encouraged.
He Zhenghao nodded in agreement.
"By the way, how do you plan to deal with the 'Mountain Sitting Secret' you cultivated before? Are you going to sell it to the Tianxuan Mirror?" Li Fan casually asked.
"Yes. It's a Golden Core cultivation technique, so it should fetch some contribution points," He Zhenghao replied.
"How much can you sell it for?"
"Let me check." He Zhenghao took out a jade slip and communicated with the Tianxuan Small Mirror.
"Only worth 45,000 contribution points?" After a moment, He Zhenghao's face showed disappointment.
"Forget it, forget it! If I can recover some points, that's enough." He Zhenghao gritted his teeth and was about to sell the "Mountain Sitting Secret" jade slip to the Tianxuan Mirror.
At this moment, Li Fan suddenly spoke up, "Wait!"
He Zhenghao turned to Li Fan, "Friend, what's the matter?"
Shaking his head, Li Fan said, "Just 45,000 contribution points is too meager if you sell it to the Tianxuan Mirror. I have a way to sell the technique, and you should get at least around 50,000 points."
"That's great! I'll leave it to you, friend," He Zhenghao exclaimed in joy, handing over the jade slip without any guard.
Part of this trust was due to the **'Business Contract,'** but more importantly, from He Zhenghao's perspective, even if Li Fan lent him 250,000 contribution points, there would still be at least 400,000 remaining.
The Golden Core cultivation techniques could be chosen freely, so why would Li Fan covet his "Mountain Sitting Secret"?
Sure enough, without even looking at the jade slip, Li Fan directly put it into his storage ring.
"When the matter is done, I'll transfer the contribution points to you. You don't need to hurry to repay me. Focus on quickly improving your cultivation with the Spirit Awakening." Li Fan reminded.
He Zhenghao expressed gratitude, and Li Fan didn't stay any longer, directly returning to the Tianxuan Mirror.
Without hiding anything, he took out the "Mountain Sitting Secret" jade slip and carefully read it.
After a long time, he memorized all the contents and then crushed the jade slip.
"As expected, the earlier restored 'Mountain Sitting Secret' was incomplete."
The reason for this meticulous effort, aside from wanting to impress He Zhenghao and have an additional master of formations as an assistant, was the enlightenment gained in the Falling Immortal Realm.
Ancient cultivation techniques, such as the "Violet Heaven Thunder Command," often had supplementary methods associated with the main cultivation manual. The "Mountain Sitting Secret," being an ancient cultivation technique, should have something similar.
However, the earlier restored version of the "Mountain Sitting Secret" by Li Fan only contained the cultivation effects and seemed to lack other parts. Moreover, He Zhenghao had mentioned various extraordinary methods in the "Mountain Sitting Secret" he cultivated.
Li Fan speculated that when he restored the technique using the method of refining his clone, he lost a part of it.
So, after some twists and turns, he finally acquired the complete version of the "Mountain Sitting Secret."
The result did not disappoint Li Fan.
In addition to the magical techniques such as **"Sensing Earth's Veins," "Lifting Mountains with Strength,"** and **"Unity with the Mountains,"** the complete version of the "Mountain Sitting Secret" possessed another powerful characteristic comparable to **"Enjoying the Fruits of One's Labor."**
This characteristic was the essence of the word "Sitting" in the Mountain Sitting Secret, known as **"Sitting on the Summit of the Mountain."**
Sitting on the summit, unmoving.
While the mountain peak grew, it would increase in height simultaneously.
But more importantly,
No matter how rapidly the mountain peak grew, no matter how high it rose,
It would always be beneath the cultivator practicing the "Mountain Sitting Secret."
As long as the cultivator did not rise for a day, the mountain would forever be suppressed.
From the mountain, so too was the person.
When Li Fan chose a cultivator he had invested in and activated **"Sitting on the Summit of the Mountain,"**
Then, regardless of the cultivator's talent or the number of fortuitous encounters,
Their cultivation realm could never surpass Li Fan.
It was akin to carrying Li Fan's burden while advancing.
When the cultivator's realm matched Li Fan's, any further growth in their personal cultivation would prioritize Li Fan's cultivation.
If, for some reason, Li Fan remained stuck at a bottleneck throughout his life, unable to break through,
Then this cultivator would similarly be unable to make any progress and would remain stuck in place.
"Extremely malicious," Li Fan could only use these four words to describe the "Sitting on the Summit of the Mountain" technique within the "Mountain Sitting Secret."
Li Fan speculated that perhaps due to He Zhenghao's personality, avoiding conflicts and not wishing to make enemies, he never cultivated this technique.
This likely led to the incomplete restoration of the complete technique during the previous revival.
This powerful yet unreasonable technique naturally had corresponding restrictions.
For instance, it could only be used on one cultivator at a time to activate **"Sitting on the Summit of the Mountain."**
The cultivator's realm had to be at least one minor realm lower than the user's for the spell to succeed.
Additionally, there were certain side effects.
The saying goes, obstruct the path of others, and there will be no peace until death.
The longer the effect of **"Sitting on the Summit of the Mountain"** persisted, the stronger the suppression on the victim, and the more intense the deep-seated resentment in their hearts.
Although the victim couldn't directly comprehend the specific reasons for their inability to progress, corresponding changes would occur spontaneously.
At the beginning, an inexplicable aversion would arise towards the caster.
Then, this aversion would turn into hostility.
Eventually, the hostility would transform into obsession.
A determination of either you die, or I perish.
Even with so many limitations, in Li Fan's view, the suppressive effect of the "Mountain Sitting Secret," particularly the effect of **"Sitting on the Summit of the Mountain,"** remained incredibly potent.
Because the initiator always held the initiative of the **"Sitting on the Summit of the Mountain"** effect.
Suppress for three to five years until it felt sufficient, and if the enmity hadn't escalated to mortal enemies by then,
One could easily switch to a new target.
For Li Fan,
As long as his cultivation continued to grow, he cared little about any life-and-death vendettas.
The mortal enemy of this lifetime might become a close friend in the next.
(End of this chapter)