Chapter 1194: Heavenly Remnants and Earthly Defects Sea

Drifting in the Star Sea for ten thousand years, the Xuanxian Boat's cultivation techniques and theoretical understanding had made no progress, even without any civilization breakdown.

All the worlds it witnessed were annihilated, with only the destructive remnants of True Immortal Seal Script power echoing through the Star Sea. Following the principle of "living off the land," the Xuanxian Boat entrusted its entire future to the study of this immense power. As for other aspects...

Compared to the calamity-ridden Xuanhuang World, it was significantly weaker.

At the very least, the extraordinary techniques that emerged in the Xuanhuang World, even under the extreme condition where different cultivation methods could not be practiced simultaneously, were considered utterly marvelous by the cultivators of the Xuanxian Boat.

With the Myriad Immortals Alliance's cultivation technique library as his foundation, Li Fan's avatar quickly found the most suitable cultivation method for Zhao Xian. Of course, in Zhao Xian's own perception, this was part of the vast number of cultivation techniques derived by the Dao Proving Academy in the future through the Derivation Jade.

"The Spirit-Mind Harmony Technique. This divine technique is suitable for cultivators even when resources are extremely scarce. It allows for perfect coordination between spiritual sense and spiritual power; if one side is strong, it can be converted to enhance the weaker side."

"Within the academy, the supply of spiritual power is truly limited. Providing enough for me to advance to the Golden Core stage is already its limit. Advancing any further is simply impossible. However, I can use secret methods that increase spiritual sense to drive the growth of my spiritual power..."

"In the academy's exchange catalog, the value of the items needed to perform these secret methods is far less than that of spirit stones."

Zhao Xian, who was struggling with a bottleneck, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and recalled more details from that bizarre dream of the future. In his excitement, he immediately spent all the contribution points he had accumulated over the years to exchange for the materials needed to temper his spiritual sense.

Black Divine Gum, Ancient Crimson Pulp, Will-Nourishing Amber...

These ordinary, calming miscellaneous items from the Immortal Boat were subjected to Zhao Xian's flames, calcined and melted into a clear, crystalline liquid. Then, like a whale sucking in water, they continuously flowed into his Sea of Consciousness.

The scorching waves of heat almost instantly incinerated Zhao Xian's spiritual sense.

After a brief moment of mental blankness, Zhao Xian found that he had actually adapted to the intense heat. At the same time, his spiritual sense began to show a visible improvement in strength.

"This is truly a peerless profound method!" Zhao Xian exclaimed in his heart.

What Zhao Xian didn't know, however, was that the preservation of his fragile Qi Refining stage spiritual sense during such intense tempering was entirely due to Li Fan's avatar.

In fact, most of the efficacy of the pulpy liquid refined from those treasures had been absorbed and refined by Li Fan's avatar. After all, Zhao Xian was only at the late Qi Refining stage; just a sliver of the essence was enough to steadily improve his spiritual sense.

When Zhao Xian awoke from his cultivation, he felt that the strength of his spiritual sense had nearly quadrupled compared to before, reaching the level of the middle Foundation Establishment stage.

Compared to this "vast" spiritual sense, his spiritual power cultivation seemed somewhat weak.

It was much like a giant manipulating a toy body.

Suppressing his inner ecstasy, Zhao Xian quickly activated the Spirit-Mind Harmony Technique. An invisible grinding mill suddenly appeared in his Sea of Consciousness, crushing his spiritual sense and transforming it into pure power, nourishing Zhao Xian's body...

Without absorbing any spiritual energy, Zhao Xian's cultivation level advanced at an astonishing speed.

Finally, after three days, Zhao Xian's spiritual sense and spiritual power reached a balance at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

"I've successfully established my foundation just like that?"

Zhao Xian, regaining his senses, looked at his hands in disbelief.

"This breakthrough was too easy; I didn't feel any inner demons or bottlenecks that my master and the academy seniors spoke of."

"After establishing my foundation, my authority within the academy also increased significantly. I can exchange for more resources. My cultivation will probably be even faster than before..."

Being just a young man, Zhao Xian became uncontrollably excited as he fantasized about the future.

Ultimately, it was the image of the Immortal Boat's destruction in his dream of the future that pulled him back to reality.

"The path ahead is long; I still have a long way to go. I must not become complacent."

Zhao Xian was pondering how to best leverage his "foreknowledge" advantage to rapidly climb the ranks.

Meanwhile, Li Fan's avatar was replaying the scene of Zhao Xian's breakthrough earlier.

Zhao Xian didn't genuinely avoid obstacles during his breakthrough; rather, Li Fan had blocked them.

"That fluctuation, appearing out of thin air and targeting the heart."

"It wasn't the True Immortal Seal Script. It was the Heavenly Dao of the Star Sea..."

At this moment, Saint Fetus Li Fan, who was outside the Xuanxian Boat, suddenly had a realization.

Directly exposed to this desolate and lifeless space, Saint Fetus Li Fan had already understood during his journey through the Abyssal Star Sea that this dark expanse actually shared a fundamental set of Dao principles with the Xuanhuang World. Its upper limit was even slightly higher than that of the Xuanhuang World.

His Sword Dao, which had reached its limit in the Xuanhuang World, had unknowingly broken through its original bottleneck and reached new heights during his traverse of the Star Sea.

And the bottleneck that manifested as the "Calamity of Heaven" in the Xuanhuang World had a different form of existence in this Abyssal Star Sea.

"Persuading one to return to the Dao, to give up all hope. Such power for merely a breakthrough at the perfected Qi Refining stage. If I hadn't experienced so much, with a resolve far beyond ordinary people..."

"I might have had to use the Immortal Heart Incantation to resolve it," Saint Fetus Li Fan mused, his heart solemn.

Amidst the various illusions enveloped by that invisible fluctuation, Saint Fetus Li Fan seemed to witness scenes of successfully breaking through, then enduring countless hardships, only to ultimately perish in various calamities.

No matter how much effort was made, failure was the inevitable end.

"Better to return to the Dao, to return to the Dao..."

The obsession, like a demonic melody, echoed in his Sea of Consciousness, urging him to abandon cultivation.

"The Heavenly Dao of this Abyssal Star Sea is quite interesting. It bears some resemblance to the ancient inner demons described in the Xuanhuang World's texts."

"From this small glimpse, it's clear that although this Star Sea has been shattered by the power of the True Immortal Seal Script, its fundamental underlying operations are still intact."

Saint Fetus Li Fan continued to ponder, and his vision suddenly expanded, as if he saw a vaster world beyond Xuanhuang, encompassing the heavens and earth.

Even though this world was fragmented and incomplete, it offered Li Fan new insights into understanding the principles of the world.

He once again savored the contents of the *Heavenly Physician's Sky-Mending Record*.

"If the Xuanhuang World is a stitched-up monster, terminally ill and reanimated by others, then this Abyssal Star Sea is already long dead, with most of its body crushed by immense power, leaving only scattered remnants..."

"The Xuanhuang World might still be salvageable, but this Abyssal Star Sea is beyond saving."

"Of course, this is from the perspective of the Heavenly Physician who wrote the *Sky-Mending Record*."