Chapter 127: With a Sword, Cutting the Blue Wind

“A Spirit-Communing Physique? It is indeed quite an impressive physique. But…”

Li Fan, however, frowned again after a moment. “I have True Reflection in hand, which is hundreds of times more powerful than this Spirit-Communing Physique.”

“Furthermore, in my previous life, Yin Yuzhen and I merely had a transaction; we owed each other nothing, and our past connection had ended.”

“So why would my spiritual sense give me a warning?”

It was rare for Li Fan to experience such an intuitive feeling from the depths of his heart in all his years of cultivation. For cultivators, such premonitions typically indicated either an impending crisis or a significant opportunity. They were profound and undeniable.

After pondering for a while longer, Li Fan suddenly had an epiphany: “Could it be related to the cultivator who took Yin Yueting away?”

“Interesting. Perhaps I should go meet him.”

Li Fan checked his current contribution points. The 20,000 contribution points promised by Gong Boyu had already arrived, bringing his total to 23,510, including those accumulated from previous missions.

Thus, Li Fan purchased two ‘Human Wonders’ from the Heavenly Profound Mirror: one low-grade and one mid-grade. They cost him a total of 8,200 contribution points.

As before, he left Myriad Immortals Island and went to an uninhabited sea area. First, he took out the low-grade Human Wonder and touched it.

“Rechargeable item discovered: Indomitable Bamboo.”

“Proceed with charging?”

Li Fan chose yes.

The Indomitable Bamboo vanished from his hand, and the corresponding boost to True Reflection appeared at the same time.

“Current Anchor Charging Progress: 10%.”

“Current Anchor Points: 1.”

“Current Available Anchors: 1.”

Li Fan then took out another mid-grade Human Wonder: the Gloom Staff. After charging it, the progress reached 20%.

8,200 contribution points vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving Li Fan empty-handed and deep in thought.

“When charging the second anchor point, the first and second times involved damaged Boundary Steles, each increasing progress by 25%.”

“The third and fourth times, which were two complete low-grade Human Wonders, each increased progress by 30%.”

“However, when unlocking the third anchor point, it only increased progress by 10%. Moreover, there seems to be no difference between mid-grade and low-grade Human Wonders for True Reflection. I wonder if Heaven Wonders and Earth Wonders would provide more charging progress.”

“Adding new anchor points will definitely become increasingly difficult in the future. Once an anchor is set, it cannot be changed.”

“Therefore, the use of anchor points must be approached with extreme caution.”

With his experiments complete, Li Fan set off for Nightfall Island. Nightfall Island was located north of Glazed Island. As it had no cultivators stationed there, it naturally lacked a teleportation array. He would first have to teleport to the nearest Glazed Island, then fly the rest of the way.

Nightfall Island, Treasure Pavilion.

Li Fan flew into the air, concealed his presence, and listened in on the sisters' conversation. The two sisters looked remarkably alike.

However, the younger sister, Yin Yuzhen, was far less mature than Li Fan remembered from his previous life; she looked youthful, even a little naive. Her body hadn't fully developed yet and was relatively slender. Her elder sister, Yin Yueting, though of similar age, had a much more composed demeanor.

At that moment, she was sifting through a pile of scrap metal and junk inside the house, searching for something. Yin Yuzhen, meanwhile, stood by idly, watching and occasionally yawning.

Yin Yueting picked out a few small cauldrons, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and her face was filled with delight. “These small cauldrons must be quite old; the Myriad Splendor Merchant Guild will definitely buy them. We'll make a tidy profit this time!”

“Sister, when are we going to eat?” Yin Yuzhen, completely ignoring her sister's words, rubbed her stomach and mumbled.

Yin Yueting sighed helplessly: “Little sister, you should also learn how to identify treasures. What if one day I'm not around and you're still so clueless?”

Yin Yuzhen giggled, ran over, hugged Yin Yueting's arm, and shook it continuously: “No way, Sister! You know my abilities!”

“Auspice-Seeking and Calamity-Averting! How powerful is that? And with your Spirit-Communing Physique, what difficulties could possibly stop us two?!”

She then lowered her voice and said mysteriously: “Sister, that faint bad premonition I had before completely disappeared this morning.”

“Instead, I feel like something great is going to happen soon...”

Yin Yueting's eyes lit up as well: “Really?”

The two sisters then whispered a few more words to each other before breaking into laughter and playful teasing.

“Auspice-Seeking and Calamity-Averting?” Li Fan, who had just received an unexpected piece of information, narrowed his eyes.

“No wonder this young girl acted so decisively in my previous life.”

“If this talent can be cultivated, its advantage surpasses even the Spirit-Communing Physique.”

“A Spiritual Treasure Physique, Auspice-Seeking and Calamity-Averting... now all that's missing is unparalleled combat power.”

He chuckled softly...

Li Fan seemed to have thought of something, as he couldn't help but let out a series of low chuckles.

Afterward, Li Fan settled into seclusion near the Treasure Pavilion, awaiting the arrival of that cultivator. His spiritual sense, which had gradually calmed and stabilized, confirmed the accuracy of Li Fan's conjecture.

Of course, Li Fan wasn't wasting his time; he diligently studied the foundational jade slip on array formations gifted by Gong Boyu.

Days passed one by one. Li Fan had been waiting there for almost a month, but the cultivator had yet to appear. However, Li Fan was not in a hurry.

One day, Li Fan suddenly felt something. The Formless Killing Intent activated, and his perspective instantly shifted to Zhang Haobo.

Having not observed him for over a year, the face of this “Son of Destiny” had grown increasingly resolute. His eyes seemed to hide a deep ocean, making him unfathomable.

Zhang Haobo hovered in mid-air, as blue light points, brilliant as stars, mingled with streaks of green light, converging from all directions. He absorbed them all.

His aura's intensity instantly increased by nearly half; Zhang Haobo had already reached the late Foundation Establishment stage. “In just six short years, he has leaped from a mere mortal to the late Foundation Establishment stage. When destiny and talent complement each other, it's truly incredible.”

“Clearly, this is far from his limit.”

After his breakthrough, Zhang Haobo showed no sign of resting. He walked on air, flying towards a nearby minor wind disaster.

Wild winds raged, howling and whipping up monstrous waves. Zhang Haobo let out a long cry to the sky, and his 108 Sea-Stabilizing Swords merged into one, transforming into a blue light, which he then swung in a single strike. The wind's intensity faltered.

An endless supply of water-attributed spiritual energy surged from the Cloud Sea below, rapidly replenishing Zhang Haobo's consumption. In an instant, another blue light flashed, meeting the roaring storm. The wind's intensity faltered again.

Thus, Zhang Haobo continuously wielded his great blue sword between the raging winds and the vast ocean, battling the wind disaster. The blue light was ceaseless, yet the wind gradually weakened. Ultimately, this minor wind disaster, which was originally expected to last another three or four days, was brought to an early end. The blue radiance abruptly shattered, transforming into countless tiny raindrops that dispersed into the world.

Zhang Haobo, with his sword, cleaved the azure wind.