Chapter 1065: End of the Immortal Fall Mystery

"Since Tianzun established the new law, no new Xuanhuang Tianzun has been born," Transmitter Zhou said with a solemn expression. "So, what exactly will happen... no one knows."

Li Fan remained silent. Mr. Bai's words echoed in his mind: "The immortal path ahead cannot be trod; Transmitter Tianzun is above." If his guess was correct, Mr. Bai, though a mere mortal, had ascended in one step because he had attained the status of Xuanhuang Tianzun. Yet, at the cost of his own life, he had reversed the principle that "mortals cannot slay immortals," creating the Immortal-Mortal Blight. This indirectly suggested that even a Xuanhuang Tianzun had no truly effective way to counter principles of heaven and earth that had already been reversed.

"If the Xuanhuang Realm is viewed as an intricate construct," Li Fan thought, "then the original Xuanhuang Tianzun possessed all administrative permissions for it. However, the Transmitter discovered a flaw in this construct's existence, creating a new permission out of nothing by reversing the principles of heaven and earth. This new permission then continuously eroded the Xuanhuang Realm's existing permissions, almost leading to a change of ownership for the realm today."The analogy of the Xuanhuang Realm as a prison building remained apt. The entity that originally created the Xuanhuang Realm had left a central control room within the prison. "Xuanhuang Tianzun" was the designation for anyone who could enter this control room. From there, one could have complete understanding and control over everything in the Xuanhuang Realm, even easily creating a "Heaven's Wonder" representing a certain law.But then, a highly skilled uninvited guest suddenly appeared in the prison. Through some means, he managed to sever the central control room's authority over a specific part of the prison and subsequently seized that control. Furthermore, he developed a large number of followers within the prison who began to transform it by directly altering its walls, gradually encroaching. Naturally, the central control room lost its grasp over these modified and newly built sections.

"Currently, it seems the power of the Xuanhuang Tianzun is far less than before," Li Fan mused, his eyes flickering. "At the very least, they might not be a match for the Transmitter." He knew his own situation—he likely couldn't meet the conditions to become a Xuanhuang Tianzun. However, he could find someone suitable, a truly sincere and benevolent person like Xuan Tianwang or Mr. Bai. Once such a person became the contemporary Xuanhuang Tianzun, he could then instigate a battle between them and the Transmitter, thus gauging the Transmitter Tianzun's true strength.

Lost in thought, Li Fan frowned and asked, "So, given how urgent the situation is, are we just going to do nothing? If Mo Rubin truly becomes the Xuanhuang Tianzun, things will become very difficult."Transmitter Zhou wore a helpless expression. "It's not that we don't want to act, but there's genuinely no good way. Many of us have already tried, but we couldn't even pass the first stage of becoming a Xuanhuang Tianzun.""Of course, if you're interested, you can try it yourself."Li Fan narrowed his eyes. "Oh?""It's still the same ritual for entering the Fallen Immortal Realm. You just need to perform it in reverse," Transmitter Zhou explained."Hmm?" Li Fan was somewhat surprised."Alright, I'll give it a try." Having gathered all the latest information about Mo Rubin, the immortal puppet Li Fan bid farewell and departed.

In the secret chamber of the Spiritwood Realm, Li Fan took out four essential items and placed them in the four corners. He then walked four steps backward, chanting incantations. Transmitter Zhou had mentioned that the Immortal Alliance had sent tens of thousands of cultivators to attempt this, but not a single one had succeeded. Consequently, Li Fan hadn't held much hope for himself. However, to his surprise, as soon as he completed the reversal ritual, a familiar sense of dizziness instantly overcame him. "I actually succeeded?" Li Fan was greatly surprised. This thought barely registered in his mind before his vision went black, and he slowly lost consciousness.

"Junior Brother, Junior Brother?" A somewhat familiar voice reached him. "What are you thinking about? Why have you been spacing out for so long?"Li Fan slowly regained his senses and looked around. What he saw filled him with a degree of shock. A young cultivator, dressed in a purple and white Daoist robe with a purple lightning mark etched between his brows, was looking in his direction."This scene..." He was all too familiar with it! Wasn't this precisely the "Ning Yuan obtaining the Longevity Fruit" event he encountered every time he entered the Fallen Immortal Realm?"Am I back in the Fallen Immortal Realm again? Is there no difference?""No!" Li Fan instantly understood. "Is this the trial to become a Grand Xuanhuang Tianzun? It's exactly the same as what I encountered when entering the regular Fallen Immortal Realm? How could this be..."Even with Li Fan's usual composure, encountering such an unbelievable event still shook his mind, filling him with astonishment. If the trial to become a Grand Xuanhuang Tianzun was a once-in-a-lifetime, profoundly significant examination, then the content of this exam was identical to the practice tests he usually took! How could this astonishing discovery not shock him?

From his very first entry into the Fallen Immortal Realm, Li Fan had known that his experiences differed from those of all other cultivators, though he hadn't understood why this strange phenomenon occurred. Now, however, Li Fan had a vague answer."Grand Xuanhuang Tianzun..." Li Fan mused, thinking of the "Xuanhuang Cleansing Heart Mantra," "Xuanhuang Tempering Heart Mantra," and "Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra." "The Xuanhuang Cleansing Heart Mantra is a method circulated among mortals to clear the Immortal-Mortal Blight from their bodies. And the Immortal-Mortal Blight was left by Mr. Bai by reversing the principles of heaven and earth!"Mr. Bai's smiling, kind face instantly appeared before his eyes as his thoughts raced. "That's right. Mr. Bai is compassionate, after all. Although he reversed the principles of heaven and earth and created the Immortal-Mortal Blight, from a broader perspective, it was to protect more mortals from being slaughtered by cultivators in the future. It might even be part of some grand plan to save the world. But it also cut off the path for mortals who wished to cultivate immortality. So, while creating the Immortal-Mortal Blight, he also left behind a method for people to break it. If one is determined to seek immortality, it is not impossible.""Even for someone like me, with an extremely firm will..." Li Fan frowned. "Someone like me, whose heart for the Dao is utterly sincere to the point of disregarding everything else, is probably not a benevolent person in Mr. Bai's eyes. Therefore..."Li Fan thought of the 'reverse cultivation of the Dao Heart' required for tempering the Immortal Heart Mantra. He also recalled the various scenarios he had encountered in the Fallen Immortal Realm since cultivating the Xuanhuang Tempering Heart Mantra, which now seemed more like a form of guidance."The 'Ning Yuan obtaining the Longevity Fruit' event, for instance. To achieve perfect conditions, one must find a way to save all the mortals in the city. And the second act, the 'Beast Taming Sect Incident,' as well as the third act, the 'Heavenly Sword Sect's Sword Forging'... To achieve perfection in these, it's probably necessary to conform to the Grand Xuanhuang Tianzun's way of acting.""Is it guiding me towards goodness?" Li Fan's eyes narrowed. "Or, even if not truly good, is it making my actions *appear* good through the reverse cultivation of the Dao Heart?" Instantly, everything clicked into place.