Chapter 1036 The Mountains and Rivers Enter the Spirit Wood
Li Fan followed behind Gong Sun Qixuan again to spy on him, but in the end, he still didn't alert the other party and quietly left.
When passing by Wanxian Island, Li Fan glanced down at the deep and mysterious place below.
The soul of the earth and the golden seal, which had been sent away by him with a false decree, had reappeared at some point, suppressing the passage to the netherworld.
All the strange occurrences, large and small, had been resolved, and the source had been sealed.
It seemed that the Sea of Clouds had returned to the calm and peaceful days it had before.
But from the perspective of the earth and sky, Li Fan could see the consequences of the strange outbreak.
The soul of the earth and sky, Chi Yan, who had accepted the command of burning the sea, had become even more powerful than before.
The faint sense of heat, even made Li Fan feel secretly alarmed.
Suddenly, a realization arose in Li Fan's heart: "Severe illnesses require strong remedies. It seems that the Xuanhuang Realm's way of the world is being ruthless this time. Perhaps, it won't be long before the Sea of Clouds completely disappears."
It was as if he could see the scene of the sea water evaporating, exposing the bare seabed, resembling a purgatory scene.
Li Fan shook his head slightly and didn't linger in the Sea of Clouds anymore.
"The divine powers of the false heavenly way have been tested. When the time is ripe, I can instantly extract a large amount of the changes in the earth and sky and use them as my own nourishment."
"What I want to do next is to push these two great gods into a struggle."
Li Fan couldn't help but look up at the invisible immortal realm in the sky.
Being an immortal in the mortal realm was a very dangerous thing.
Not to mention immortals, even Li Fan could faintly sense the hidden calculations of his enemies.
"All arrangements need to erupt at the same time. After the two immortals cast their gaze, the first thing they will see is each other."
"They should ignore me. Hmm..."
Li Fan pondered for a moment. "It's possible that they will exert a bit of force and crush me like a bug."
"No matter how you think about it, it's impossible to rule out this speculation."
This made Li Fan feel even more solemn.
After all, a true immortal was an existence that could destroy the Xuanhuang Realm at a glance.
With his current strength, it was still too difficult to resist the power of a true immortal.
"More accumulation is needed."
"Being involved in this world is really helpless."
"Suffering from the remaining power of a true immortal, perhaps the only way to survive is to use force against force."
Li Fan's thoughts surged, and before he knew it, he had already returned to the Spirit Wood Realm.
"Hmm?"
He then realized that a group of newcomers had arrived in the Spirit Wood Realm.
Scanning with his divine sense, he instantly knew that this was Shang Tianci and Yan Fangzhou. After much persuasion, they had finally brought Shen Xuanuan's companions to visit.
These people were all under the age of fifty, but their cultivation levels were all at least at the Nascent Soul stage, truly worthy of being called the pride of heaven.
They mostly came from prestigious sects and had extraordinary vision.
When they saw the scenery in the Spirit Wood Realm, although they were curious, they didn't show much surprise.
"Brother Shang, Brother Yan. Is this the so-called extraordinary scene of the Wantian Realm? Haha, it seems a bit exaggerated, don't you think?"
"Yes, my family's blessed land may not be as magnificent as here, but in terms of scenery, it is definitely not inferior to this place."
Thirteen young cultivators were jokingly speaking.
They were all smiling and just having a normal discussion, without any sarcasm.
Shang Tianci was about to explain when he suddenly heard a message from Li Fan.
"Take them to the statue of the true immortal."
Shang Tianci's expression changed slightly. He was about to say something when he changed his mind and said, "Haha, actually, there is another scene in the Spirit Wood Realm that you have not seen yet. If the scenery here is represented by a stone, then the Spirit Wood Realm alone would take up nine of them."
Upon hearing this, the group became interested.
"Brother Shang, stop hiding it. Why don't you take us there now?"
"Yes, since we're here, we shouldn't miss it."
The group clamored, and Shang Tianci smiled slightly, "Alright, follow me."
Soon, the group arrived at the circular hall at the entrance of the Spirit Wood Realm.
Seeing Shang Tianci stop here, the group looked at him with confusion, "Brother Shang, what are you up to? What's so special about this dilapidated hall?"
"Yeah, when we came here before, the first thing we saw was this building, wasn't it?"
"Could there be... something else inside?"
The group discussed.
Shang Tianci gestured, "You'll find out once you come inside."
With that, he took the lead and walked into the hall.
The others hesitated for a moment before following.
The bright sunlight disappeared as soon as they entered the hall.
Their vision became dim.
But in the darkness, a stone statue was so clear, almost as if it had some kind of magical power that firmly attracted their gaze.
...
After about half a day, the group of twelve slowly walked out of the circular hall.
It seemed that there was no change compared to when they entered, but now they were all loyal believers of the Red Dust Compassionate Immortal.
Li Fan watched the backs of these young people and nodded slowly.
"Although their talent is not much different from the people who left the realm, it's fortunate that they have already matured in strength, so I don't have to spend more effort to cultivate them."
Li Fan arranged their first and only task after joining: to derive the method of refining the "Primordial Golden Pill" after I have established my foundation.
As a way to completely break away from the system of the Patriarch of the Transmitted Law, Li Fan did not forget about this.
Even though there would only be very small gains in each life, building up little by little, they would eventually find a way to break the restraints.
"Or, if I can meet the King of Mystery in this life, it might greatly accelerate the progress of my derivation."
Li Fan thought quietly.
...
Another peaceful month passed.
The fluctuation from the final dissolution disc indicated to Li Fan, "Has the result finally come?"
The prohibition imposed by the Patriarch of the Transmitted Law had finally been broken after much time and effort.
It took much longer than Li Fan had imagined.
Li Fan narrowed his eyes, feeling the plans constantly emanating from the disc.
Summarizing the Patriarch of the Transmitted Law's prohibition on the Heaven and Mystery Mirror, it could be described as "intricately intertwined and deeply rooted, integrated into the bone marrow, and rooted in the Xuanhuang world, blending into one."
So the solution provided by the final dissolution disc was to "cut flesh and bone, bleed and dismember". It sounded terrifying, but in reality, it meant following the veins left in the world of the heavens and mysteries, and systematically removing each prohibition.
It wasn't about finesse, but about direct and violent means of breaking the prohibition.
And it seemed that in the derivation from the final dissolution disc, this was the only method to break the Patriarch of the Transmitted Law's prohibition.
This was also the reason why, even with the current capabilities of the final dissolution disc, it took such a long time.
"I'm afraid that when the Patriarch of the Transmitted Law imposed this prohibition, he didn't expect anyone to break it using this method."
"Because the ones who are able to do this are probably close to the power of an immortal. They could easily destroy the prohibition directly, instead of using this simple and direct method."
(The end of this chapter)