"When was the clone refined?"
Li Fan felt like he had forgotten something extremely important.
His brows furrowed, and his mind spun in rapid thought.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't recall any related memories. Even checking the stored memories in the Daoist Crystal in his mind was futile.
"And this cultivation technique..."
Li Fan suddenly realized something, and his expression couldn't help but turn unsightly.
"Ji Cheng, the Supreme Immortal, offered a longevity treasure for the chance to use Yan Fa Jue. 'Mysterious Transformation of True Spirits' should be derived from Yan Fa Jue."
"I've always been cautious, and it's impossible for me to personally take such risks. So, I must have created a clone back then to handle this."
"But..."
"I completely have no recollection?"
"Is it the technique of the Celestial Lord, who erases memories?"
Li Fan closed his eyes, pondered, and tried to recall again, but it was still ineffective.
"No, that's not right."
After a long time, Li Fan opened his eyes, wearing a pensive expression.
"Rather than saying I forgot, it's more like the experiences of the clone were completely wiped out."
"Things that never happened naturally leave no trace."
"What on earth is it?"
Facing the unknown fear, Li Fan almost decided to immediately use "Huan Zhen" to escape the influence and investigate the truth. However, he forcibly held back.
"Regardless, I'll make a note of this. Maybe, after this world ends, I can remember what disappeared at the Peak of Disentanglement."
"However, this method of unintentionally erasing memories is truly unpredictable. To prevent myself from possibly forgetting this matter in the future, I need to record it in advance." Thinking like this, Li Fan planned to take out a blank jade slip from his storage ring to record the forgotten matter.
"Huh? What's this?" Suddenly, he found three jade slips placed separately in the corner of his storage ring.
"When were these put here? Why don't I have any impression?" Li Fan was slightly stunned. Then, with a thought, he took out the jade slips and examined them one by one.
Strangely, one of the jade slips was completely blank, with no records.
The second jade slip had only the character "道" (Dao) written on it.
The third jade slip had only the character "源" (Yuan) written on it.
"Dao Yuan? Source Dao? What does this mean?" Li Fan felt that these terms were very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them.
Like a shroud of dark clouds, Li Fan's mood couldn't help but become somewhat heavy.
"At this moment, it's useless to think about it." After a long time, Li Fan finally shook off the powerful negative emotions.
He recorded the situation where his clone clearly existed but couldn't be sensed, and even certain memories had been forgotten on the blank jade slip.
Then, he carefully placed the three jade slips back where they were.
"Although I can't remember what happened for now, based on these three jade slips I prepared as hints, I should have some knowledge of this matter."
"It's possible that I just misjudged the actual impact of what would happen when the event truly occurred, causing all these preparations to be ineffective."
"If I use 'it' to refer to the unknown event, then can I deduce..."
"After the event occurs, not only the memories related to it, but even all records related to it will be unable to be preserved."
Calm down, Li Fan thought carefully and vaguely inferred some clues.
"Since I was prepared, it means its influence didn't exist from the beginning of the one-year anchoring. So, at least when I return to the True Realm, I should be able to understand what happened."
Thinking of this, Li Fan felt a bit relieved.
"Although it's quite incredible to discover this for the first time, after being accustomed to the dangers of this realm, I surprisingly feel that it's somewhat natural." Li Fan shook his head, mocking himself.
Even in the face of unexpected events, Li Fan didn't forget the purpose of leaving the city this time.
To test the effectiveness of the "Mysterious Transformation of True Spirits" technique.
He let his thoughts settle, slowly eliminating distractions in his mind, and activated the True Spirits Transformation.
A power that was completely different from spiritual power, but seemed to be based on it, instantly surged from every limb and bone, spreading throughout his body.
Under the mysterious and unpredictable power, Li Fan felt as if countless ants were crawling all over his body, causing unbearable itching.
Enduring the discomfort, Li Fan continued to operate the technique, aiming to achieve the first random transformation after successfully cultivating the technique.
The tingling sensation kept accumulating.
The heat in various parts of his body increased.
When Li Fan felt like every bone in his body was about to melt, he suddenly felt his body loosen.
All the discomfort disappeared in an instant, as if he had changed into an entirely new body...
No, he did change into a new body.
He summoned a water mirror in front of him and observed himself.
It was a face he had never seen before, and the height, temperament, and the initial impression it gave off were all vastly different from Li Fan's original self.
If it weren't for the corresponding movements of the person in the mirror matching Li Fan, he would find it hard to believe that it was himself.
With a thought, he activated the technique again.
Before long, another face appeared in the secret room.
Li Fan, like someone fascinated by a cherished toy, kept changing.
With each transformation, the time required became less and less.
Eventually, almost within a breath, he completed the transformation.
"True Spirits Hundred Transformations, truly mysterious and unpredictable. In my opinion, it's almost close to divine abilities!" Li Fan exclaimed after the experiment.
Now, this miraculous technique was just at the entry level.
So, the transformations were only at the Qi Refining stage.
But Li Fan had already mastered all the essentials, and the next step was just a matter of continuous practice.
With the skill of manipulating the Dao as one pleases and the ability to multitask, he believed that he could quickly elevate True Spirits Transformation to match his own Golden Core cultivation.
Looking at the messy secret room, Li Fan used the Great Five Elements Annihilation Sword to erase all traces.
Then, he quietly returned to Tianyu City.
With a trial-and-error mindset, Li Fan began searching for information related to the terms "Dao" and "Yuan Dao" in the Tianxuan Mirror.
As expected.
After browsing for a long time, he found nothing suspicious, just ordinary fragments of text.
"It seems I can only set this matter aside for now."
Li Fan sighed helplessly.
"Now, it's already mid-year in the twenty-ninth anchoring. The one-year preparation period for the widespread deployment of the Tianxuan Soul-Locking Formation is over. It won't be long before I receive a summons from Ji Hongdao."
"Following him to arrange the formation for the blessed land, I'm afraid I won't have much freedom for a long time."
"But I have a dark piece, the daughter of the Chief Formation Master of the Wanxian Alliance. Perhaps, in critical moments, it can play a miraculous role."
(End of this chapter)