Chapter 1064: World Wonders

Li Fan himself was currently only at the Nascent Soul stage.

However, from the early stages of the Spiritwood Realm's development and ascension, he continuously used array refining to deepen his control over this minor world.

Now, after incorporating and merging with other minor worlds like the Empire, the Spiritwood Realm was no longer significantly smaller than the typical cultivation worlds of ancient times.

Yet, Li Fan, this "Nascent Soul cultivator," still firmly maintained control over the Spiritwood Realm.

For him, it was like a spiritual artifact he had refined; the world's creation and destruction were merely a matter of a single thought.

To some extent, with this ability to absolutely control a world, he was, in essence, the true Spiritwood Celestial Venerable.

This comparison made it much easier to understand the nature of the Xuanhuang Grand Celestial Venerable.

However, Li Fan gained control through opportunistic means when the world was still weak.

As for the Xuanhuang Grand Celestial Venerable...

"His will aligns with heaven." Li Fan immediately thought of Mr. Bai.

The scene of the Heavenly Sword Sect refining swords in the Fallen Immortal Realm.

When Mr. Bai revealed his true strength in the Heavenly Sword Sect, the senior disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect exclaimed in shock, "You are..."

Afterwards, his attitude became extremely respectful, and any hostility towards Mr. Bai disappeared.

Situ Yao, as the strongest cultivator in the Heavenly Sword Sect, was also a being at the Longevity stage.

To show such reverence, identity was likely an even more significant factor than strength alone.

Furthermore, several scenes Li Fan experienced in the Fallen Immortal Realm seemed subtly connected to Mr. Bai, as if they were a form of guidance or direction.

This made him hesitant to explore the Fallen Immortal Realm much further.

If someone claimed Mr. Bai had no connection to the Fallen Immortal, Li Fan would be the first to disbelieve them.

As Li Fan pondered, Transmit-the-Dharma Zhou continued to explain.

"The Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable is different from ordinary Longevity Celestial Venerables."

"There can be many Longevity cultivators practicing ancient methods. However, in the world, there can only ever be one Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable at a time."

"Ancient Longevity cultivators seize authority over the world's longevity elements. The Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable, however, embodies all the authority of the Heavenly Dao. The difference is immeasurable."

"In fact, previous records from the Immortal Alliance subtly mentioned that the Heavenly Dao's operation in the Xuanhuang Realm showed anthropomorphic traces. For example, the essence of heaven and earth often appeared in human form. Also, the Heavenly Dao would manifest emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and hatred, which could be observed from the unusual phenomena after cultivators died."

"This is actually the influence of the Xuanhuang Grand Celestial Venerable on the Xuanhuang Realm's Heavenly Dao. Even though the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable is no longer present, this influence has persisted."

Upon hearing this, Li Fan instantly recalled Heavenly Dao Bai, whom he had "resurrected" by chance.

And the divine ability, "Falsehood of Heavenly Dao," that he had only recently comprehended.

"Heaven's will, human intention. The principle of heaven and man..."

Li Fan fell into deep thought.

But his contemplation was soon interrupted by Zhou's subsequent words.

"You should know, in ordinary cultivation worlds, this kind of situation where a person controls heaven does not occur."

"At most, cultivators gain some authority over the Heavenly Dao after receiving a boon from heaven."

"The Xuanhuang Realm is very unique..."

"And from the deductions of the Heavenly Profound Mirror, it's clear that this unique Heavenly Dao operation mode might have originated from the very first Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable."

"He made certain modifications to the Xuanhuang Realm."

"It's even possible that the entire Xuanhuang Realm was created by this Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable!"

Li Fan was stunned upon hearing this.

He had originally thought that the first Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable mentioned by Transmit-the-Dharma Zhou might be King Xuantian.

But the possibility of creating the entire Xuanhuang Realm...

This was clearly beyond King Xuantian's capabilities.

Li Fan immediately pressed for clarification: "Creating Xuanhuang? What exactly does that mean?"

"The entire Xuanhuang Realm is like a perfect creation. Although it has absorbed other worlds over thousands of years, its core remains the original Xuanhuang Realm from many years ago. The Heavenly Profound Mirror was damaged at its source precisely because it was trying to deduce the location of the Xuanhuang Heart, which controls the entire world."

"There, perhaps, lies the method to inherit the functions of the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable!" Transmit-the-Dharma Zhou whispered.

"This is something even the Transmit-the-Dharma Celestial Venerable of old couldn't achieve. If this Law King of the Xuantian Sect succeeds..."

"The consequences would be unimaginable!"

Li Fan collected his thoughts.

From the clues currently available, the Xuanhuang Realm might have been the creation of a powerful being.

After ascending, this powerful being did not take the Xuanhuang Realm with them.

They only left behind a method, known as the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable, allowing for complete control over the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao to a certain extent.

King Xuantian, Mr. Bai.

Both should have been Xuanhuang Celestial Venerables at some point.

It appears that to become a Grand Celestial Venerable governing a realm, one must meet certain conditions and pass the Heavenly Dao's selection process.

After Mr. Bai's demise, the position of Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable has remained vacant.

However, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao continues to operate the world according to the established methods left behind by the former Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable.

For example, Li Fan once frantically boosted his cultivation by using the Great Devouring Art to absorb earth veins. Although he broke through the bottleneck of the Heavenly Calamity, he was then suppressed by the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palm. This is a sign that the Heavenly Dao operates automatically according to existing rules.

Now, Mo Ruobin is using the powerful computational ability of the Heavenly Profound Realm to analyze the entire Xuanhuang Realm.

He is attempting to locate the so-called Xuanhuang Heart to become the next Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable.

"Upon becoming the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable, one might inherit the memories of past Celestial Venerables. This could reveal what truly befell King Xuantian back then..." At this point, Li Fan had fully understood Mo Ruobin's elaborate motives.

"So, where exactly is this Xuanhuang Heart?" Li Fan immediately asked.

Transmit-the-Dharma Zhou extended a finger and pointed to the sky.

Then he pointed around them.

"It's right here. Or rather, it's everywhere."

"As long as certain specific conditions are met, one should be able to enter the Xuanhuang Heart and undergo a trial process."

"If one passes successfully, upon emerging, they can transform into the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable," Transmit-the-Dharma Zhou said, shrugging.

Li Fan, with keen perception, asked a crucial question: "After the Transmit-the-Dharma Celestial Venerable created the new method, achieving longevity requires reversing the principles of heaven and earth. So, what about this Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable..."

A shadow crossed Transmit-the-Dharma Zhou's eyes: "This is our greatest concern. Theoretically, due to the influence of the Celestial Venerable's new method, the process of succeeding as the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable should fail."

"But..."

"We also cannot rule out the possibility that ascending to Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable might directly circumvent the rules established by the old Celestial Venerable himself."

"After all, ordinary Longevity stage cultivators reverse and occupy a single principle of heaven and earth. The Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable, however, ascends in one step, directly gaining control over all principles of heaven and earth."