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The young boys watched as Li Fan soared away like a cloud, suddenly realizing that Immortal Master He's words were neither deceptive nor exaggerated, and they all felt a bit ashamed.
"The one who enters the Spirit Pool first will receive more of the spirit liquid. Hurry up, all of you," Immortal Master He's expression softened as he spoke to the group of young boys.
Thus, the boys rushed toward the Cloud Sea in a frenzy.
...
Surrounded by the thick Cloud Sea, Li Fan felt utterly lost.
The white clouds around him gathered closer and closer, becoming denser and denser.
In a moment, they coalesced into a white spirit liquid that enveloped Li Fan.
Inside the spirit liquid, Li Fan did not feel suffocated; instead, he felt an overwhelming warmth and comfort.
Like a fetus in the womb, Li Fan's mind gradually relaxed completely.
A gentle and warm energy flowed over his skin, seeping through his pores into his body.
His entire body, along with his soul, felt as if it were soaking in warm water, almost making Li Fan moan in pleasure.
But then, the warmth turned to heat.
The heat turned to scalding.
The scalding turned to a searing fire.
Caught off guard, Li Fan let out a wail.
In that instant, he lost control of his body.
He felt a lava-like heat flow through his body, wreaking havoc and tearing at every nerve.
The pain was unbearable, and Li Fan instinctively wanted to activate [True Illusion], but he held back.
"After three hundred years of relentless pursuit, isn't this the moment I've been waiting for?"
"No matter what, I will not give up."
"I want to cultivate immortality, I want eternal life!"
Li Fan's consciousness was shattered by the intense pain, but a strong will kept him from breaking down.
The heat circulated through his body, seemingly endless.
With each cycle, the destruction and pain intensified.
Eventually, the pain became indescribable.
The pain was like a thousand knives slicing his soul over and over, endlessly and without end.
Even with Li Fan's strong will, he gradually lost the strength to resist such pain.
Slowly, Li Fan's consciousness began to drift.
His consciousness started to dissipate.
Even at this moment, the strong will in Li Fan's heart kept him from activating [True Illusion].
His consciousness became almost blank.
Cultivation of immortality, eternal life, purification, Spirit Pool, Jade Island, wonders of heaven and earth, True Illusion...
All these thoughts slowly faded as Li Fan's consciousness sank into silence.
Instinct took over, and the Mystic Yellow Purifying Heart Spell, which Li Fan had been practicing non-stop since arriving at Jade Island, began to run naturally.
With the operation of the heart-purifying spell, Li Fan's consciousness seemed to find a core, recondensing and growing stronger.
Though still in a state of unawareness, it gradually became like a reef by the sea, standing firm against the wind and waves.
...
Three days passed in a flash.
Of the thirteen people who entered the purification Spirit Pool, eleven had already come out.
Of the eleven, only four successfully removed the miasma from their bodies, while the remaining seven failed to endure the intense pain and failed.
Apart from the unfortunate one who died, the one who had not yet appeared was naturally Li Fan.
He Zhenghao, sensing the faint and fainter aura within the Spirit Pool array, became increasingly astonished.
As the cultivator in charge of the Spirit Pool array, he knew very well how painful it was for ordinary people to have the miasma between the mortal and immortal realms removed from their bodies.
The miasma was deeply embedded in the blood of mortals, present from the moment the fetus formed.
As the mortal grew, the miasma became more and more intertwined with the flesh.
This purification Spirit Pool array was created by Dongji Tianzun, one of the leaders of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
It forced out the miasma by completely destroying the body and then reshaped the body with regenerative power.
This process was repeated until all the miasma was removed from the body.
The older one was, the harder it was to separate the miasma from the flesh.
The more destruction and reshaping needed, the more times it took to completely remove the miasma.
The pain experienced during this process was unimaginable!
He Zhenghao had been in charge of the array on Jade Island for over fifty years. The oldest person he had seen successfully complete the purification was thirty-one years old.
For someone Li Fan's age, He Zhenghao believed there was no hope of success.
But now, Li Fan's performance was far beyond his expectations.
"This person's will is simply astonishing. If he can successfully purify his body, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage will not be difficult, and even the Golden Core stage..." He Zhenghao's eyes flickered. "Perhaps, I can form a good connection early on."
He Zhenghao then sent the others out of the array and waited for Li Fan alone.
Another three days passed, and He Zhenghao, seeing that Li Fan still had not come out, was speechless with shock.
If it weren't for the steady life force he could still sense within the array, He Zhenghao would have rushed in long ago.
There was nothing he could do now; the purification array could not be interrupted arbitrarily, so he could only continue to wait.
...
Another three days.
He Zhenghao's expression turned grim. He didn't know what kind of monster he had encountered, someone who could endure for so long in the purification Spirit Pool array.
Worse still, the materials needed to maintain the array were running out.
If the materials were insufficient, the array would be forcibly terminated, leading to unpredictable consequences, possibly even undoing all the previous efforts.
By all logic, if the array were to terminate now, it would only be Li Fan's bad luck, and it wouldn't be He Zhenghao's fault.
But thinking of Li Fan's terrifying and resolute will, He Zhenghao's expression changed.
"Forget it, forget it. I'll just take a gamble that this boy will achieve greatness in the future!"
With that, He Zhenghao made the hand seals, and items flew out of his storage ring, disappearing into the depths of the Cloud Sea.
"At least I always secretly kept a portion of these materials for myself..." He Zhenghao looked at his now half-empty storage ring with a pained expression.
...
Two more days passed, and the rolling Cloud Sea finally began to calm down.
The white clouds danced and gathered, escorting Li Fan back to the mountaintop.
A quick scan of Li Fan's body revealed no miasma, and He Zhenghao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Congratulations, young friend! With this, all your restraints are gone, and eternal life is within reach!" He Zhenghao said warmly.
Feeling better than ever, Li Fan was still adjusting to his new body.
Seeing the sudden change in Immortal Master He's attitude, he felt a bit puzzled.
Although he had successfully removed the miasma from his body, he had not yet formally started cultivation and was still just a mortal.
Why was he being treated so courteously?
Li Fan looked at He Zhenghao with a puzzled expression.
He Zhenghao understood and told Li Fan that he had stayed in the purification Spirit Pool for eleven days.
"What? I was in there for that long?"
Li Fan was truly surprised now.
"Yes, young friend, you may not know, but the materials for the array were almost depleted. I had to make a significant investment and add more for you..." He Zhenghao took credit for his actions.
Li Fan was deeply moved, not by He Zhenghao's "selfless contribution," but because he noticed that his [True Illusion] panel now included a new technique.
It was not the Mystic Yellow Purifying Heart Spell that Li Fan had been practicing.
It was the *Xuan Huang Heart Purifying Spell*.
(End of Chapter)