Chapter 1026: Mountain and River Enter the Spirit Wood

Li Fan stealthily observed Gongsun Qixuan for a while longer. In the end, he did not disturb the other party and quietly made his escape.

As he passed by Myriad Immortals Island, Li Fan glanced once more at the deep abyss below.

The Soul of Heaven and Earth, Jin Jian, which he had previously summoned away using the False Mandate of Heaven, had inexplicably reappeared and was once again suppressing the Netherworld Passage.

All the oddities, large and small, had been dealt with, and their source had been sealed.

It seemed that the Cloud Sea had returned to its former peaceful and tranquil state.

However, from a cosmic perspective, Li Fan could discern the consequences of the outbreak of oddities.

The Soul of Heaven and Earth, Chiyan, which had received the command to burn the sea, had clearly become much stronger than before.

The faint heat emanating from it even secretly alarmed Li Fan.

A sudden realization dawned on Li Fan: "Serious illnesses require strong medicine. It seems the Heavenly Dao of the Xuanhuang Realm has become ruthless this time. Perhaps it won't be long before the Cloud Sea completely disappears."

A hellish scene seemed to materialize before his eyes: the seawater completely evaporated, revealing the seabed.

Li Fan shook his head slightly, no longer lingering in the Cloud Sea.

"The divine ability of the False Deceiving Heavenly Dao has been fully tested. Once the time is right, I can instantly extract a large number of imminent transformations of the cosmos and transform them into my own resources."

"Next, what I want to do is to push these two great deities into a contest of strength."

Li Fan instinctively glanced towards the invisible location of the Immortal Ruins in the sky.

For a mortal to scheme against an immortal was, naturally, extremely dangerous.

Not to mention immortals, even Li Fan himself would vaguely sense any hidden schemes from his enemies.

"All arrangements must erupt simultaneously. When the two immortals cast their gazes, the first thing they see must be each other."

"They should then overlook me. Hmm..."

Li Fan pondered for a moment: "They might also spare a sliver of power to crush a tiny insect like me."

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't rule out this possibility.

Li Fan's heart grew a little heavier.

After all, a True Immortal was an existence capable of destroying the Xuanhuang Realm with a single glance.

With his current strength, resisting the might of a True Immortal was still too difficult.

"I still need to accumulate more."

"Being drawn into this life was truly a last resort."

"To survive the residual power of a True Immortal, perhaps the only way is to use their strength against them."

Li Fan's thoughts churned, and before he knew it, he had returned to the Spiritwood Realm.

"Hmm?"

Only then did he realize that a group of newcomers seemed to have arrived in the Spiritwood Realm.

A scan with his divine sense immediately revealed that it was Shang Tianci and Yan Fangzhou, who, after much painstaking persuasion, had finally brought their companions from Shanhe Xuan for a visit.

These individuals were generally under fifty years old, yet their cultivation realms were at least Nascent Soul, truly deserving to be called "heaven's chosen."

Most of them came from prestigious families and clans, possessing extraordinary vision.

While a flicker of curiosity appeared in their eyes when they saw the scenery within the Spiritwood Realm, there wasn't much shock.

"Brother Shang, Brother Yan. Is this what you called the ultimate wonder of all realms? Heh, isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

"Exactly. Although my family's grotto-heaven isn't as grand as this place, in terms of sheer scenic beauty, it certainly wouldn't lose to it."

A total of thirteen young cultivators chimed in, teasingly.

They spoke with smiles, engaging in normal discussion without any hint of sarcasm.

Shang Tianci was about to explain when he suddenly heard Li Fan's telepathic message.

"Lead them to the True Immortal stone statue."

Shang Tianci's expression shifted slightly, and the words on the tip of his tongue immediately changed: "Heh heh, actually, there's another sight in the Spiritwood Realm that you haven't seen yet. If the wonders of the Spiritwood Realm were a measure of ten, this particular sight would account for nine."

Hearing this, everyone's interest was immediately piqued.

"Brother Shang, don't keep us in suspense! Hurry and take us there!"

"Exactly, exactly! Since we're here, how can we miss it?"

The crowd clamored, and Shang Tianci smiled faintly: "Alright, everyone, follow me."

Before long, the group arrived at the circular hall at the entrance of the Spiritwood Realm.

Seeing Shang Tianci stop here, the others looked at him suspiciously: "Brother Shang, what are you playing at? What's so special about this dilapidated circular hall?"

"Yeah, isn't this the first building we saw when we came here before?"

"Could it be that inside... there's something else entirely?"

The crowd discussed animatedly.

Shang Tianci cupped his hands: "Everyone will understand once you go inside."

With that, he led the way, striding into the circular hall.

The others exchanged glances, but being skilled and daring, they didn't hesitate much and followed him inside.

The bright sunlight vanished instantly upon entering the hall.

Their vision grew dim.

But in the darkness, a stone statue was remarkably clear.

As if possessing some magical power, it firmly drew their gaze.

A short while later,

A group of twelve people slowly walked out of the circular hall.

They seemed unchanged from when they entered, but they were now devout followers of the Benevolent Immortal of the Mortal World.

Li Fan watched the retreating figures of the young people and slowly nodded.

"Although their innate talent isn't much different from those from the Departed Realm, it's good that their strength has already taken shape, so I don't need to bother cultivating them."

Li Fan assigned them their first and only task upon joining the organization.

To deduce the method of the Primordial Golden Core based on my Foundation Establishment.

As a potential way to completely break free from the Dharma Transmitting Celestial Venerable's cultivation system, Li Fan had not forgotten it.

Even if each reincarnation yielded only small gains, accumulating sand into a pagoda, he would eventually find a way to crack it.

"Alternatively, if I can meet Heavenly King Xuantian in this life, it might significantly advance the deduction progress."

Li Fan thought silently.

Another month passed peacefully.

The fluctuations emanating from the Ultimate Disintegration Disc made Li Fan's eyes narrow: "Finally, there's a result."

It was a breakthrough in deducing the Dharma Transmitting Celestial Venerable's restrictions.

The amount of time it had taken far exceeded Li Fan's imagination.

Li Fan narrowed his eyes, sensing the continuous solutions being transmitted from the Disintegration Disc.

The Dharma Transmitting Celestial Venerable's restrictions on the Heavenly Profound Mirror, in summary, were "entangled like roots, deep into the marrow. Rooted within the Xuanhuang Heaven and Earth, integrated as one."

Therefore, the solution provided by the Disintegration Disc was to "shave off flesh and bone, drain blood and sinew."

Although it sounded somewhat terrifying, it was actually about following the networks left by the Heavenly Profound Mirror throughout heaven and earth, tracing them step by step, and lifting each restriction one by one.

It wasn't a clever trick, but a brutal and direct method of breaking it.

Furthermore, it seemed that according to the Ultimate Disintegration Disc's deduction, this was the only way to break the Dharma Transmitting Celestial Venerable's restrictions.

This was also why, even with the Disintegration Disc's current capabilities, it had taken such a long time.

"Perhaps when Dharma Transmitting Celestial Venerable laid down this restriction back then, he never imagined anyone would break it using this method."

"Because those capable of doing so would likely already possess near-immortal power. They could directly destroy the restriction instead of resorting to this simplest and most straightforward method."