Chapter 106: Li Fan Suddenly Stands Up

If set up more reasonably, imagine a Nascent Soul True Monarch encountering an enemy during flight. After a life-and-death struggle, he succumbs and dies. Once the Life-and-Death Chain is activated, it can trace back the conditions that led to the encounter between these two adversaries. Although this might require extensive calculation, it will ultimately succeed. In summary, the more information available, especially regarding the "death" link, the easier it is to activate the Life-and-Death Chain.

Li Fan, relying on his true foresight and precognition, can fully leverage the advantage of "premonition." This makes it easy for him to defeat a Divine Transformation cultivator while only at the Qi Refinement stage. For instance, in this world, by luring the target Divine Transformation cultivator into the Cloud Sea during the Red Flame Burning Sea event, he could use the power of the red flames to eliminate them.

"'Discerning cause and effect, killing invisibly,' Li Fan thought with delight. 'What a powerful divine ability!'"

To Li Fan's surprise, his clone also transmitted another realization, separate from the "Life-and-Death Chain." This was another divine ability, "Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing," which Lin Fan had comprehended during an epiphany after Li Fan had noticed the changes in Zhang Haobo's fate across two lives. This technique, "Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing," integrates Li Fan's various insights into qi mechanisms and destiny, upgrading the Immaterial Killing Intent. The destiny of all things lies under the gaze of heaven and earth. By observing the intricate weaving of qi mechanisms and fate, one can perceive them from the perspective of the cosmos itself.

Simply put, while the previous Immaterial Killing Intent could only vaguely pinpoint an opponent's location, now, with the comprehension of "Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing," one can observe the target locked by the Immaterial Killing Intent from the perspective of heaven and earth. After understanding the function of Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing, Li Fan was genuinely ecstatic this time. Even with his composure, he couldn't help but feel secretly thrilled.

Three surprises came one after another, making Li Fan somewhat uneasy. He vaguely wondered if the Red Flame Burning Sea was approaching ahead of schedule. However, he quickly suppressed this absurd thought and began to test the "Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing" technique.

His mind settled, sensing the Immaterial Killing Intent that had locked onto Zhang Haobo. Instantly, a scene unfolded in Li Fan's mind. Above vast, shimmering waves, Zhang Haobo stood in the air. Twenty-four increasingly azure water swords rapidly encircled him, forming a profound formation. They moved continuously, like the stars of the cosmos. As the water sword formation shifted, water dragons materialized within it. Zhang Haobo pointed towards the sea ahead, and the water dragons from the formation surged out, dancing wildly across the sky.

"Explode!" Zhang Haobo bellowed, and the cluster of water dragons immediately burst open. Each water dragon fragmented into countless tiny water swords. In an instant, the water swords rained down like a tempest, bombarding a large area in front of Zhang Haobo. The sea surface erupted with countless water columns, a truly magnificent sight. Zhang Haobo, seemingly tireless, absorbed specks of blue light that flew into his body, then began experimenting with the move again. Li Fan watched, almost entranced. Because, from the perspective of heaven and earth, he saw more than just the superficial scene. The circulation routes of spiritual energy within Zhang Haobo's body, the flow of spiritual energy for each move and form, and even the operational methods of this enhanced Water Dragon Chant formation were all presented to him without reservation, with absolute clarity. Although there was still a considerable gap between merely observing and actual mastery... If he watched enough, wouldn't he eventually learn it?

In a flash of lightning, a profound realization pierced Li Fan's mind. Overcome with excitement, he withdrew from the "Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing" state. Standing up straight, he involuntarily exclaimed, "Today, I finally know my Path!"

What was Li Fan's Path? Since he began cultivating, a persistent question had always loomed before him. His cultivation aptitude was far from exceptional. Dispelling miasma and Qi Refinement were already challenging, and subsequent stages like Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and even the Nascent Soul Grand Dao would undoubtedly become increasingly perilous. The world was full of geniuses, some with astonishing comprehension. They could effortlessly grasp various techniques and divine abilities. What could Li Fan rely on to contend with them? What if, one day, the chasm between two realms became too vast, to the point where even with endless restarts, he couldn't break through? How would he then reconcile himself? Today, Li Fan finally had his answer: a grand, sky-reaching path that was uniquely his, one that no one else could ever replicate.

"'Returning to True, the Sitting Mountain Art, Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing...' 'What does talent matter, when under my gaze,' 'The insights of a lifetime, all become mine.' Li Fan's emotions gradually calmed, and he sat down again, murmuring, 'Though there are many heroes in the world, they shall all come into my granary.'"

The world's heroes are as numerous as fish crossing a river, appearing endlessly year after year. Li Fan's Path would use the most outstanding among them as stepping stones. He would gather individuals of immense talent, using them as his eyes, ears, and pawns to deduce divine abilities on his behalf. He would take the strengths of countless others and integrate them into himself. Then, he would innovate and create his own unique Grand Dao.

"'My Path has been established; next, I must consider how to lay out my plans.' Li Fan had established his Path."

His clone, Lin Fan, was also exceptionally pleased and transmitted another spiritual wave. This was not a divine ability but rather information perceived during enlightenment. Through this enlightenment, Lin Fan learned that the cultivation world before the advent of the Great Tribulation placed immense importance on enlightenment. Ancient cultivation emphasized comprehending the Heavenly Dao. There were instances of mortals experiencing sudden epiphanies: achieving Qi Refinement in the morning and Foundation Establishment by evening, forming a Golden Core in three days, and becoming a Nascent Soul in five. Even more remarkably, some would meditate for a century, then experience a single epiphany, transforming from a mortal into a Divine Transformation cultivator, ascending to heaven in one step. Unfortunately, such individuals were exceedingly rare, with only seven or eight recorded throughout all of cultivation history. Most instances of enlightenment resulted in merely raising a minor realm or comprehending a divine ability. Yet, nowadays, very few people are capable of achieving enlightenment.

"'Peeking at the methods of heaven and earth, seizing the essence of heaven and earth, extracting the marrow of heaven and earth...' 'If Heaven does not grant it, I shall take it myself.' 'What Dao should I comprehend then...' Li Fan murmured."

After comprehending the two divine abilities, Li Fan spent another half month consolidating his insights within the Heavenly Profound Mirror. Following this, he decided to set out in search of an opportunity to break through his bottleneck. After comparing the location in his mind with the map of the Cloud Sea, Li Fan discovered that his destination was an island called Yinyin Island.

The island bore this peculiar name because it was devoid of mortals, inhabited solely by a cultivator known as Venerable Yinyin. While Venerable Yinyin's cultivation level was not high, only at the Foundation Establishment stage, he had little interest in cultivation itself. Instead, he enjoyed researching strange and unusual things. Among his research subjects, the most renowned was the "Immortal-Mortal Miasma." The live experiment involving the extraction of Immortal-Mortal Miasma, which previously led to Su Changyu's death, was conducted by this very Venerable Yinyin. Due to this, many cultivators did not hold him in high regard and avoided associating with him. Consequently, he moved alone to a remote island, content with the solitude.

How could his breakthrough opportunity be connected to this person? Li Fan, filled with curiosity, immediately set off for Yinyin Island.