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"Thousand Mechanisms Jade Ring Golden Chapter, Nascent Soul Realm cultivation technique, current practitioners: 0."
Li Fan picked up the jade slip, and a piece of information naturally appeared in his mind.
"Nascent Soul Realm..." Li Fan felt a surge of longing in his heart, but alas, he was still just a mortal, lacking even Divine Consciousness. Although he could use the Storage Ring with some effort, he was powerless to use this advanced cultivation technique and could only look at it helplessly, unable to access its contents.
Possessing a treasure trove but lacking the fortune to enjoy it, Li Fan greedily took another few looks before reluctantly putting it down.
He then turned his attention to a rusty iron sword lying nearby.
It was Daoxuanzi's Foundation Establishment wonder, the [Rusty Sword Daoxuan].
According to Kou Hong, for a Qi Refinement Cultivator to advance, they needed to rely on various Heaven and Earth Wonders to establish their Dao Foundation.
These wonders each possessed unique divine properties, and only those with the right karmic connection could find them.
Once a cultivator established their Dao Foundation with a wonder, it would be closely linked to the cultivator's fate.
If the cultivator perished, the wonder would lose its miraculous properties and become an ordinary item.
Li Fan stroked the ordinary-looking iron sword before him, but his attention was focused on the sudden information that popped up in [True Illusion].
"Discovered rechargeable item: Rusty Sword Daoxuan (damaged)."
"Do you wish to recharge it?"
Li Fan pondered for a moment and chose "Yes."
The rusty sword in his hand disappeared silently, and a line of small text appeared in Li Fan's mind.
"Current Anchor Point recharge progress: 1%"
"Current anchor points: 1"
Li Fan's heart stirred. According to the feedback from [True Illusion], once the Anchor Point recharge progress reached 100%, the second anchor point would be activated.
In the future, everything would be virtualized, and when choosing to return, one could start over from any anchor point.
"If I can really activate the second anchor point, that would be incredibly convenient." Li Fan indulged in his imagination, quite looking forward to it.
For example, in his repeated cycles, he had been trying to obtain the method of cultivation from Kou Hong and Daoxuanzi. The previous fifty years of his life were a repetitive torture, not to mention the occasional uncontrollable variables.
If he could directly cycle from the point where he became Grand Preceptor and controlled the world, his efficiency in trials would greatly increase.
Thinking further ahead, as a mortal, each cycle only lasted fifty years. Although it seemed long, Li Fan could still barely accept it. However, once he embarked on the path of cultivation, with lifespans stretching hundreds or even thousands of years, failing and having to start over would be a daunting prospect, making Li Fan feel a chill down his spine.
Moreover, if he could activate more anchor points, Li Fan would have ample opportunities to try and err. Step by step, he could forge a perfect path to immortality, which was not impossible.
As for the initial anchor point, it could serve as a final insurance.
"Although Heaven and Earth Wonders are rare, the cultivation world is vast and full of wonders. As long as I can leave this Severed Immortal Land and break free from its constraints..." Thinking of all this, Li Fan's desire to leave this place grew even more intense.
After absorbing the Rusty Sword Daoxuan, Li Fan paid little attention to the other items in the Storage Ring.
They were mostly Standard Spirit Stones and Low-grade Magic Weapons.
Standard Spirit Stones were jointly manufactured by the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Council of the Five Elders, with different grades, serving as the legal currency in the cultivation world. Each spirit stone had unique anti-counterfeiting restrictions that others could not replicate.
In fact, the value of Standard Spirit Stones lay in their recognition by the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Council of the Five Elders, allowing one to exchange them for cultivation techniques. Inferior spirit stones privately manufactured or natural spirit stones mined from various spirit mines were worthless.
Ultimately, what bound cultivators in the current cultivation world was not resources like spirit energy and spirit stones, but cultivation techniques. Techniques for each realm.
The Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Council of the Five Elders controlled the vast majority of cultivation techniques, which enabled them to become colossal entities spanning the entire cultivation world.
As for those Low-grade Magic Weapons, they were mostly used for consumption in battles. Kou Hong and Daoxuanzi were not particularly wealthy, so the various magical tools they possessed were of ordinary quality and had little value.
After putting the items, including the Nascent Soul Realm cultivation technique, back into the Storage Ring one by one, Li Fan was already panting heavily.
This body was so aged, like a flickering candle in the wind, ready to extinguish at any moment.
Taking a deep breath, Li Fan closed his eyes, as if trying to etch his current weakness deeply into his mind.
Then, without hesitation, Li Fan summoned [True Illusion] and ended this life.
...
In the darkness, scenes flashed by rapidly, and finally, a few familiar lines of text appeared in his field of vision.
[This simulation has ended]
[You can choose one of the following options to retain:
1. An item you possess in this simulation.
2. Your cultivation realm in this simulation.
3. The simulation memory of a person closely related to you in this simulation. This memory can be inherited by that person.
4. Give up the above choices to accelerate the recharge progress.]
This time, Li Fan chose the first option.
Unfortunately, his attempt to cheat by placing all items in the Storage Ring at the end of his previous life did not succeed.
The Storage Ring, Nascent Soul Realm cultivation technique, spirit stones, magical tools, and other items floated through Li Fan's mind.
Li Fan naturally chose the Nascent Soul Realm cultivation technique.
To his pleasant surprise, after selecting this technique, he could take it out and put it back into [True Illusion] at any time. Moreover, the technique had formed a certain binding relationship with him.
This technique now belonged to him completely. Even if he did not choose to bring it back in the next simulation, it would permanently exist in [True Illusion].
"With this, I have many more plans..." Li Fan took out the golden jade slip, playing with it in his hand while pondering the strategies for this life.
"The Great Migration Era has passed thousands of years, and related clues are long buried underground. Large-scale excavations of ancient tombs are too shocking. Even with my strong control over the court in my previous life, it still stirred significant opposition. If the court were to undertake such actions immediately after stabilizing, it would be difficult to sustain."
"However, if I start planning from now, spending twenty years, I might be able to change the mindset of the people..."
Name: Li Fan
Realm: Mortal
Physical Age: 20/86
Mental Age: 282/1109↑
Virtualization Recharge Progress: 0%
Anchor Point Recharge Progress: 1%
Current Anchor Points: 1
Bound Item: Thousand Mechanisms Jade Ring Golden Chapter
...
Time flowed, and Li Fan's sixth life began.
Everything proceeded along the predetermined path, but with Li Fan's subtle influence, many subtle changes occurred in the world.
Three years into the anchor, rumors of immortals descending began to spread across the Great Xu.
Five years into the anchor, the Ancient Studies School emerged. This school brought several ancient texts to the capital to meet the emperor, and due to the unparalleled and rare nature of these texts, they caused a sensation throughout the land.
The ancient texts were named: I Ching, Tao Te Ching, Nanhua Classic, Analects of Confucius, Great Learning...
(End of Chapter)