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Chapter 1377: Stone Tablet with Xian Characters

In his previous life, before his 'return to true,' if it were merely a fragment flying out of the Wordless Stele, Li Fan would never have dared to risk himself before 'return to true' had finished charging.

But now, the leg bone of the unnamed True Immortal had become a bound item of 'return to true.'

Li Fan had seen with his own eyes how the leg bone became motionless, as if losing its spiritual essence, after entering the white mist of 'return to true.' Li Fan was confident that 'return to true''s affiliated items could never harm him.

He carefully examined the object that had appeared before him.

Without the prompt from 'return to true,' Li Fan would never have guessed that this fist-sized, round fragment was actually the leg bone of some unknown but powerful entity.

"Unlike the complete Southern Immortal Pillar, observing its surface doesn't bring forth any insights in my mind. It seems to be just an ordinary stone..."

Li Fan did not approach it closely, but observed it from a distance.

"The unnamed True Immortal is an existence beyond True Immortals. They completely mastered a certain Dao, transcending from then on. Mortals cannot know or perceive them."

"However, there isn't the slightest trace of the Great Dao on this leg bone..."

"Could it be that the Dao mastered by this unnamed True Immortal was stripped away? And that they themselves were slaughtered, their entire skeleton refined into a sky-supporting Immortal Pillar?" Li Fan's imagination ran wild.

But even facing an unremarkable leg bone, Li Fan did not let his guard down.

True Immortal remains under the Gloom Sea could even develop a will to survive. Who knew what kind of terrifying things the remains of an unnamed True Immortal could evolve into?

However, Li Fan's haste in taking it out and studying it was naturally to verify a certain hypothesis in his mind.

In his previous life, after he threw the "White Circle Falling into the Mortal World" towards the Wordless Stele, and the two characters "Xiantian" (Innate/Pre-celestial) manifested on it,

All the details about the Xiantian characters were perfectly presented in Li Fan's mind, as if magnified countless times.

One must know that True Immortal Seal Characters are actually an alternative manifestation of the Great Dao, not easily comprehended. Even a True Immortal from the Immortal Ruins would need to meditate for tens of thousands of years to comprehend a single character like "Jī" (Hunger).

And among mortals, peerless prodigies like the elders of the Immortal Ark throughout history, even just to reproduce the original appearance of True Immortal Seal Characters, would require successive generations to pass on the torch, relying on the wisdom of one generation after another.

There is a natural chasm between True Immortal Seal Characters and mortal existences, preventing mortals from investigating them.

Although Li Fan, a person of great destiny, had seen quite a few True Immortal Seal Characters, most of them were imitations by the "He Gan Immortal" who caused the Star Sea catastrophe back then.

Originally, Li Fan thought that what he had learned had captured about eighty to ninety percent of the true essence. But in the end of his previous life, a mere stroke on the Wordless Stele, which was covered in True Immortal Seal Characters, abruptly awakened Li Fan.

What he had comprehended was still far too different from the original appearance of the Great Dao laws!

"Of the True Immortal Seal Characters I know, it turns out that the newly understood 'Xiantian' and 'Jī' characters are the closest to their fundamental essence. My understanding of 'Xiantian' even surpasses that of 'Jī'! Because 'Jī' was something I observed from the outside of the Immortal Realm, but 'Xiantian'..."

"...was directly projected into my mind!"

A faint glimmer flashed in Li Fan's eyes.

"The Wordless Stele is like an analysis machine, breaking down all things into their most primal state and manifesting them as True Immortal Seal Characters. And personally inserting objects seems to provide an additional bonus..."

"Isn't this a perfect, natural artifact for learning True Immortal Seal Characters?" Thinking of this, Li Fan couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. Even though he prided himself on always being calm, at this moment, he found it difficult to suppress his emotions.

"Even if it's just a fragment from the Wordless Stele, this leg bone's effectiveness in deducing True Immortal Seal Characters far exceeds that of the entire Mysterious Immortal Ark!"

"It will be of immense help for me to grasp as many True Immortal Seal Characters as possible!"

Li Fan gazed at the leg bone not far away, his eyes gleaming with fervor and his heart surging with emotion.

True Immortal Seal Characters are not just significant during mortal times. Even after ascending to True Immortal, this remains true. To advance further, True Immortals still need to continue studying them, choosing a suitable path to seek the Nameless Realm.

"Of course, what manifests on this Wordless Stele might not necessarily be pure True Immortal Seal Characters representing the primordial Great Dao laws."

"It's more like..."

"...the unnamed True Immortal's own insights into all Great Daos in the mortal world."

"Unless this unnamed True Immortal is the rumored Dao-Engraving Immortal..."

Li Fan's thoughts abruptly paused.

He pondered deeply on the meaning behind it if it were true, but the truth was still too distant for Li Fan. He merely chose to silently bury all related thoughts deep in his heart for the time being.

"The unnamed True Immortal's vision naturally far surpasses ours. What they depicted, even if not the Great Dao itself, is nearly indistinguishable from it. It is enough to serve as my teacher for a very long time to come."

"Although my idea is good, manifesting True Immortal Seal Characters on the Wordless Stele is not an easy task. After all, it's not the unnamed True Immortal personally present, but merely a leg bone. I need to collect enough materials..."

Li Fan mused, recalling the scenes he had witnessed in his previous life.

"'White Circle Falling into the Mortal World' itself is mysterious and unfathomable, so its independent manifestation of characters is expected."

"The key is the 'Hunger Immortal.' They barely managed to manifest the 'Jī' character on the stele even with all their might..."

Li Fan couldn't help but frown slightly: "Ordinary methods might not manifest many effective characters, even if the entire Gloom Star Sea were sacrificed."

"But it's fine; I took out this leg bone precisely to deal with those strange and unusual things."

A cold light flashed in Li Fan's eyes.

In his recent two lives, Li Fan had experienced two major upheavals in the Star Sea. One was when the Cat Treasure attracted forces from beyond the high wall, and the other was when the Immortal Realm descended, bringing with it the Immortal Pillar. Under the overwhelming world-ending crises, all hidden existences in the Star Sea were exposed, resorting to all means to ensure their safety. This allowed Li Fan to see everything clearly.

"Now, in the entire Gloom Star Sea, only a few entities can pose a threat to me."

"Before merging with the Dao, any further exploration and research would likely yield the same results as in my previous life. But now that I have the unnamed True Immortal's leg bone, it's different."

"No matter how strong or mysterious they are, can they surpass an unnamed True Immortal?!"

Scenes from his previous life continuously flashed before Li Fan's eyes.

"Then let's take them one by one!"

After the unnamed True Immortal's leg bone descended, no anomalies occurred for a long time.

Only then did Li Fan feel at ease. With a thought, he returned it to 'return to true''s bound space.

He then returned to the Xuanhuang Realm and entered the small world where the You Clan lived.

In his previous life, Li Fan discovered that the You Clan, descendants of the first Xuanhuang Great Heavenly Venerate, seemed to have True Immortal Seal Characters related to the power of the Immortal-Mortal Transformation sealed within their bloodline.

However, with his strength, he was unable to fully discern them.

In this life, with the Wordless Stele present, Li Fan didn't need to act personally.

"As long as enough You Clan members are sacrificed, the True Immortal Seal Characters behind the Immortal-Mortal Transformation can be truly recreated!"

Looking at the You Clan below, who were not numerous and quite frail, Li Fan's expression remained indifferent.

"Their current numbers are far from enough. A portion must also be set aside to provide me with essence of source energy."

"As the saying goes, 'to take, one must first give'..."

Li Fan gently waved his hand, doing as he had in his previous life. Revelations concerning the Immortal-Mortal Transformation appeared in the minds of several You Clan members below.

They turned to ash for touching taboos. However, the physical constitution of the entire You Clan gradually strengthened due to a certain degree of atavism.

"Governing a large state is like cooking small fish. One cannot rush."

Li Fan murmured to himself, leaving behind a wisp of divine sense to oversee.

His true body then returned to the Grand Xuan small world.

"White Circle Falling into the Mortal World" emerged, reducing Mount Jieli to nothingness. The Dao-lecturing platform stood firm between heaven and earth, attracting mortals from all over Grand Xuan like moths to a flame.

"In this life, the temporary plan remains unchanged. It is still to promote the sublimation of the Xuanhuang Realm and to merge with the Dao using Mo Sha Tianxian's soul."

"Only a few details need to be perfected and modified."

"I still need to act as the Teacher of Heaven and Earth, allowing all living beings to comprehend the flaws in the high wall for me, and to scout the path to the Carefree Paradise."

"Carefree..."

Li Fan's gaze drifted towards the territory of the Five Elders' Association, his expression inscrutable.

When the Wordless Stele emerged in his previous life, those several Longevity Realm experts from the Five Elders' Association, including Heavenly Venerate Wuyou (Carefree Heavenly Venerate), did not show themselves.

It seemed as if they hadn't noticed at all.

But later, when the white mist of 'return to true' obscured everything, and only the Wordless Stele shone brightly, it revealed some abnormalities.

"Besides the 'Hunger Immortal,' there were still other observers at that time. However, they had no physical bodies; only their almost imperceptible thoughts arrived. Within the Star Sea, only a few could achieve this level."

"However, to be able to escape the notice of the 'Hunger Immortal' and all the Grand Elders... It's hard to say what this person's exact combat strength is for now. But their life-preserving methods are truly bizarre."

"However, with the experience of all beings exploring in the previous life, the speed of dream exploration in this life will undoubtedly accelerate again."

"No matter how deep the dream, it cannot withstand my cyclical prying."

"Hmph... Carefree!"

Wisps of divine sense flew to the various small worlds within Xuanhuang, evolving into magnificent Dao-lecturing platforms that towered between heaven and earth.

Under Li Fan's control, pseudo-Heavenly Ranks were slowly fostered.

In small worlds that originally had a Heavenly Dao consciousness, he replaced it.

In those without, he acted as their Heavenly Dao.

In Li Fan's Sea of Consciousness, faint specks of light gradually illuminated.

Each light speck represented a small world within the Xuanhuang Realm.

Li Fan, like a deity, was high above.

Gazing at the countless sentient beings.

At the same time, Li Fan did not forget Wuming (Nameless) from the Thirteen Peaks World.

Under Li Fan's guidance, Wuming also developed the idea of venturing out to explore larger worlds.

However, after experiencing changes, Li Fan needed more time for preparations in this life.

Wuming was currently still in the Thirteen Peaks World, comprehending the Heavenly Dao of the small world.

But Li Fan had already secretly connected this small world to the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao.

What Wuming was comprehending would soon be the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao itself.

Before 'return to true' finished charging, Li Fan did not act rashly. Everything proceeded systematically, almost entirely consistent with the trajectory of his previous life.

In the blink of an eye, three years passed, anchoring his progress.

During these three years, Li Fan's focus was primarily on the You Clan.

He bestowed revelations almost every few days.

The You Clan's overall comprehension of the Immortal-Mortal Transformation was even nearing Li Fan's own.

You Clan members who further unsealed their bloodline and reverted to their original ancestry displayed a terrifying reproductive speed.

A fetus only needed twenty to thirty days from birth to reach adulthood.

Furthermore, almost every You Clan member was strong and healthy, immune to all illnesses.

In just three short years, their numbers had filled and occupied the entire small world.

Observing the overwhelmed world ecosystem, Li Fan felt it was time for the harvest.

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky.

From a swirling vortex of rolling clouds filled with immense aura, a stone stele descended, landing with a crash.

Its immense power instantly crushed tens of thousands of You Clan members to death.

Blood flowed profusely, surging towards the stele.

Their corpses also transformed into streaks of light, flying into the stele.

Just as Li Fan expected, faint, blurry phantom images indeed began to manifest on the stele.

However, the absorbed material was still too scarce, and it was far from revealing the complete appearance of the True Immortal Seal Characters.

The appearance of the stone stele shocked the entire You Clan.

After several attempts and confirming its danger, all You Clan members chose to flee from the stele's covered range.

But how could Li Fan let them have their way?

The formation, as if breathing in and out, rapidly absorbed more than half of the You Clan members into the stele.

They became the fuel for deducing True Immortal Seal Characters.

The formation's range continued to expand, almost completely engulfing the entire You Clan.

Soon, only a small corner of the small world remained with surviving You Clan members, totaling approximately eight thousand.

The inexplicable arrival of the devastating calamity filled these You Clan members with terror.

It was at this moment that Li Fan also cast forth a dark phantom, blocking the expanding formation.

Streaks of gloom burst forth from the dark phantom.

Forcing back the man-eating formation.

The surviving You Clan members, overjoyed at their narrow escape, burst into tears of joy. They spontaneously knelt and prayed.

As if sensing their piety, the phantom once again forced the formation to retreat further.

It secured enough living space for the You Clan.

Then, as if its strength was exhausted, it transformed into a stone statue and fell into the You Clan's settlement.

The You Clan members quickly gathered around, protecting the stone statue.

Li Fan, observing this scene from above the small world, nodded slightly.

"Whenever the You Clan has multiplied sufficiently, the formation will harvest a batch."

"This way, it both satisfies my consumption of essence of source energy and provides enough material for the unnamed True Immortal's leg bone to deduce the Immortal-Mortal Transformation."

Thinking this, Li Fan couldn't help but look at the stone stele standing in the center of the small world.

The unnamed True Immortal's leg bone was naturally not that massive; it was merely concealed by an external formation.

After absorbing ninety percent of the You Clan members, the changes on the leg bone were very noticeable.

Continuous golden patterns had appeared.

"These characters seem more complex than 'Creation' and 'Xiantian'."

"And besides their complexity..."

Li Fan pondered, his expression unreadable.

"There's also a trace of sacred, resplendent aura within them."

Compared to what he had glimpsed in his previous life, Li Fan estimated that at the current pace, it would still take approximately over a hundred years for the complete True Immortal Seal Characters to manifest.

"Too slow."

"Do I need to unseal more of the You Clan's bloodline?"

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