Chapter 1073 Xuānhuáng Dà Tiānzūn
"If I'm not mistaken, Feng Rui and the others have indeed been possessed by someone before."
"But this possession technique is quite amazing. It can actually return the body."
The transmitter Jiang frowned.
Li Fan also pondered, "But existence always leaves traces. During the possession, it still irreversibly affected their souls and bodies."
"Some characteristics of the soul of the Xuantian teaching's Law King are still left on them," the transmitter Jiang squinted. "That law king is called Mo Rùbīn? He is truly an extraordinary and admirable figure."
Li Fan just nodded and did not comment further.
"They still have memories of the time they were possessed. It's just that from their perspective, these things were done in collaboration with Mo Rùbīn."
"As for Mo Rùbīn's current whereabouts..."
"He bid farewell and disappeared a year ago. As a token of gratitude for the time spent together, he even left behind some of the ancient Xuantian teaching techniques as a reward," the transmitter Jiang continued to explain.
"Perhaps it's just a means to disrupt our vision, but it has indeed worked. At the very least, I've wasted a lot of time," Li Fan said somewhat self-deprecatingly.
"But where has he gone? Is the Tianxuan Mirror of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance still the original immortal artifact?"
"I will find this out," the transmitter Jiang said solemnly. "As for your current body..."
"It still needs to be accounted for," the transmitter Jiang's pitch-black eyes locked onto Li Fan.
As if being pulled into a void, Li Fan's body was slowly engulfed by emptiness.
After a while, he completely disappeared from the world.
In the spirit wood realm, sensing the final image transmitted by Li Fan's immortal body, Li Fan shook his head slightly.
The sudden action by the transmitter Jiang did not surprise him.
After all, the accusation of failure against a transmitter, or rather, slander, is an unforgivable sin.
Someone must be held accountable for it.
Even if it's just a facade.
Before destroying his immortal body, the transmitter Jiang had told him through transmission that the investigation into the Xuantian King Mo Rùbīn had gone underground.
If there are any discoveries, they will be relayed through the transmitter Zhou.
"The transmitter Jiang is perhaps the only reliable one among the transmitters," he thought to himself. "To find out Mo Rùbīn's whereabouts, we still need to wait for the results of his investigation."
Being led around by Mo Rùbīn again and again, Li Fan couldn't help feeling restless.
What worried him even more was that Mo Rùbīn had been missing for nearly a year.
During his time controlling the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, he must have used the vast computational power of the Tianxuan Mirror to investigate something related to the whereabouts of the Xuantian King.
But he never showed up again during this long period.
Had he already found the missing Xuantian King? Or perhaps, did he not even go to find the Xuantian King at all? Instead, did he use the methods left behind by the ancient Xuantian teaching to escape from this darkest star sea?
In his long absence, Li Fan's mind was somewhat unsettled, but he finally received the results of the transmitter Jiang's investigation.
In the private world of the transmitter Zhou, a newly created immortal body appeared.
"The Tianxuan Mirror is still the same Tianxuan Mirror. However, it has used too much computational power and has actually affected the source of the mirror."
"Many of the functions of the Tianxuan Mirror may have to be temporarily suspended for a long time."
"It has chosen to remain silent about Mo Rùbīn's whereabouts."
"However, the transmitter Jiang visited the person in charge of the mirror and the Illusionist Virtuous sect, and by gathering the power of the three, forcibly obtained the previous deductive records from the Tianxuan Mirror."
"We have finally found the possible whereabouts of the Law King of the Xuantian Teaching," the transmitter Zhou's tone was unusually solemn.
Li Fan looked serious and waited for the continuation.
Even an immortal artifact had to damage its source in order to deduce the results, indicating that this was no trivial matter.
After a pause, the transmitter Zhou lowered his voice and began to speak slowly.
"Do you know that in addition to the physical Xuānhuáng realm, there is a illusory world in this world?" Zhou asked a seemingly irrelevant question.
Li Fan's heart skipped a beat and nodded, "I am aware of this. You cultivators of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance call it the 'Meteor Immortal Realm'."
"Indeed, Meteor Immortal."
"When this immortal fell, he took a last look at the Xuānhuáng realm. All things in the world, from mountains and rivers to the tiniest insects, were completely reflected in this illusory world! What an incredible ability!" the transmitter Zhou exclaimed, with a hint of longing in his tone.
"Have you ever wondered who this immortal with such unimaginable abilities was, and why he fell?" he asked.
"I was indeed full of curiosity. Do you happen to know?" Li Fan asked.
"Actually, I didn't know before this. But based on the deductions of the Tianxuan Mirror, we may be able to guess," Zhou admitted.
"Do you remember the method to enter the Meteor Immortal Realm?"
"The method?" Li Fan suddenly recalled the rather peculiar ritual.
It required four things.
A simple linen robe.
A plump sheaf of rice.
A small and exquisite model of a house.
A vivid miniature donkey cart.
The four items were placed in the four corners of a space.
Then, the first step was to take a step forward, facing the linen robe, and quietly chant, "Fortune arises, Xuānhuáng Immortal Venerate."
The second step was to turn to the plump sheaf of rice and silently say, "Fortune arises, Xuānhuáng Celestial Lord."
The third step was to gaze at the delicate house and whisper, "Fortune arises, Xuānhuáng Almighty."
The fourth step was to look at the cart filled with goods.
Finally, silently chant, "Fortune arises, Xuānhuáng Heavenly Venerate."
"In fact, the answer is often on the surface," Zhou's expression became solemn. "This immortal who fell is the 'Xuānhuáng Heavenly Venerate'!"
"Linen robe, sheaf of rice, house, and cart. They correspond to the four basic aspects of human life—clothing, food, shelter, and transportation. This is the responsibility of the Xuānhuáng Heavenly Venerate!"
"Xuānhuáng Heavenly Venerate?!" Li Fan was shaken.
"Xuānhuáng corresponds to the Xuānhuáng realm. Heavenly Venerate..."
"Referring to the Longevity Venerable?"
"But when combined, I am a little confused."
"A strong cultivator of the Longevity realm cannot achieve such seemingly incredible feats?" Li Fan furrowed his brows, deeply puzzled.
"Ordinary cultivators of the Longevity realm, of course, cannot do such seemingly unbelievable things. But the 'Xuānhuáng Heavenly Venerate' definitely can," Zhou explained to Li Fan.
"The Xuānhuáng Heavenly Venerate is not a specific person. It is a title."
"Imagine a world where a cultivator can achieve perfect union with the world's celestial principles."
"At the stage of 'My heart is the heavenly heart, my will is the heavenly will', everything in the world naturally cannot escape his sight."
"The Xuānhuáng Heavenly Venerate is such a figure."
As Zhou explained, Li Fan suddenly remembered his own position in the spirit wood realm.
(End of this chapter)