Due to Li Fan's lack of personal experience in Nascent Soul cultivation, and the limited information in the jade slip left by the Third Senior Brother, Li Fan had to explore and attempt the process himself.
Cultivating Nascent Soul was an extremely challenging stage in the cultivation world, both in ancient and modern times. The disparity in strength before and after Nascent Soul formation was like night and day. Hence, there was a saying, "Swallowing a Nascent Soul, my destiny is in my hands, not in the heavens."
Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Li Fan attempted the Nascent Soul formation technique on someone else's body, paving the way for his own cultivation.
As he immersed himself in cultivation, unaware of the passing time, a violent explosion jolted him awake.
"Boom!"
The entrance of the Stillwater Transformation Daoist Mansion seemed to be constantly under attack. The entire mansion trembled.
Li Fan had to stop his cultivation and focus on alertness.
Not long after, the gate was blasted into pieces, and a group of people forcefully entered.
"This is it, the Stillwater Transformation Daoist Sect."
"Brothers, what do you think of the place I found?"
"Abundant spiritual energy, dangerous terrain, easy to defend and hard to attack."
"It's a good place to establish a sect."
"I heard that all the sect disciples died in the previous great battle, so it's convenient for us."
"Nice, saved us a lot of effort..."
Seven cultivators with various appearances and a fierce demeanor conversed with each other. They strolled through the Daoist Mansion as if they were at their own homes.
"Wait a minute, why does it seem like there's still someone inside?"
"Be careful, stay on guard!"
The Daoist Mansion was not that spacious, and inevitably, they soon discovered Li Fan's presence.
The group immediately surrounded Li Fan securely.
With a quick glance, Li Fan's heart sank.
Two Nascent Soul cultivators and five Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"It seems like this simulated transformation journey will come to an end here," Li Fan thought to himself.
The group looked at Li Fan, showing hesitation and communicating with each other.
"Leader, what should we do? It looks like the Stillwater Transformation Daoist Sect still has a little kid guarding it."
"Humph, after finally finding such a good Daoist Mansion, how can we just let it go?"
"The Second Young Master is right. In my opinion, let's just kill this kid. Probably no one will know."
"That doesn't sound good. He looks like he's only five or six years old. How about we just drive him away?"
"Being too kind! If we let him go, and he spreads the news everywhere that we forcefully took over his Daoist Mansion, what should we do?"
"Besides, a five or six-year-old at the Foundation Establishment stage has quite terrifying cultivation talent. Wait a few years, and he might reach Nascent Soul or even Yuan Ying. He could come back for revenge..."
The group deliberated on their course of action, and Li Fan's situation looked increasingly grim.
Chapter 234: Embodiment of Freedom
"Little Six has a point. Let's just kill him!"
"But the Ten Great Immortal Sects jointly issued a prohibition on killing, instructing us to recuperate and forbidding bloodshed. If we are found out, we might be forced into breeding..."
The words left everyone pale-faced, and the previously fierce gazes now showed signs of panic.
In the end, the leader of the group made the final decision.
"At this point, there's no turning back. He's just a small Foundation Establishment cultivator. If he were at the Nascent Soul stage, I might have some reservations."
"A Foundation Establishment cultivator is not even worth being considered cannon fodder. Kill him."
"Even if the Immortal Sects find out, they won't really do anything to us!"
"Attack!"
The leader commanded, but he remained motionless.
The five Foundation Establishment cultivators exchanged glances and, reluctantly, brought out their respective magical treasures, advancing towards Li Fan.
"Although they indeed have an absolute advantage in strength, they never once asked for my opinion from beginning to end. Perhaps they are underestimating me too much..." Li Fan's eyes flashed with a murderous intent.
Three swords, one iron hammer, and a small seal—one by one, these five different magical treasures radiated light and flew to Li Fan.
Without moving his body, Li Fan activated the secret technique of "Embodiment of Freedom."
His divine consciousness separated from his body, transforming into five and attaching to the five magical treasures. With a thought, Li Fan felt these five magical treasures become a part of his body.
Commanding them effortlessly, he directed the magical treasures towards the five Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"It turns out you're a bunch of ignorant fools who don't even understand the basics of magical treasure refinement."
Li Fan coldly snorted inwardly.
The secret technique in "Embodiment of Freedom" was called "Embodiment of Other Beings," which allowed him to influence and control other cultivators' magical treasures. When used at a critical moment during a battle, it often had a miraculous effect in turning the tide.
Of course, the effectiveness varied depending on the cultivator's control over their own magical treasures.
In this case, the fact that Li Fan effortlessly gained control over the magical treasures showed that these five people hadn't even done the basic refinement for their magical treasures. It seemed like they picked up the magical treasures and started using them directly without any knowledge.
The sudden betrayal of the magical treasures caught the cultivators off guard. They exclaimed in surprise and scrambled to defend themselves.
These people were indeed mediocre in strength, and in their panic, they were defeated one after another by Li Fan.
Taking advantage of their confusion, Li Fan manipulated the five magical treasures like a storm of attacks.
Facing one against five, he easily rendered them powerless.
Just as victory seemed within reach, the leader of the group couldn't sit still any longer.
"What a bunch of useless trash!" he cursed.
Afterwards, he summoned a chilling flying sword overflowing with Nascent Soul-level power and slashed it towards Li Fan.
Li Fan's divine consciousness attempted to control the flying sword, but it only paused briefly before piercing through his body.
"The gap in cultivation level is too great. No secret technique can make up for it."
The surroundings froze and shattered, as if Li Fan had instantly emerged from underwater. He returned to the real world.
In the Eternal Interface, the usage count for the Eternal Remembrance was reduced to two.
Trying to recall the content of the "Embodiment of Freedom" technique was like chasing after a mirage, yielding no results.
Nevertheless, Li Fan remembered his own experience very clearly.
After contemplating for a moment, Li Fan didn't immediately attempt a second try.
After erasing all traces of the underwater encounter, he reverted to his original appearance and quietly returned to the Immortal Island.
"Now it seems that breaking through can be approached from two places."
"The first is to find a method to treat the weakened condition of Tianyang during the initial period, actively participate in the plot development, and introduce variables that might lead to different results."
"The second is to cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm during the period after swallowing the Supreme Foundation Establishment Pill."
"Defeating those seven people will unlock the subsequent plot."
"Well, there's no need to rush. Let's investigate Tianyang's situation first."
At this point, Li Fan used keywords to search in the Heavenly Mirror.
Weakness, unconsciousness, stunted growth.
After a moment, dozens of pieces of information appeared.
"Fetus not fully developed, forcibly expelled from the body by a female cultivator..."
"Innate weakness, insufficient essence and energy..."
"Requires a potent pill to supplement innate essence and energy for treatment."
(End of this chapter)