Chapter 1388: Will Soon Overturn the Star Sea

The preliminary preparations for refining the Xuanhuang Ascension Pill are now almost complete.

Next, Li Fan just needs to wait.

He must wait for Wuming to truly inherit the authority of Grand Heavenly Venerate Xuanhuang and for the Xuanhuang Realm to absorb various essences until it reaches its limit.

"Three years at most, or as quickly as one year."

Regardless of success or failure, there isn't much time left in this lifetime.

The plan Li Fan had formulated earlier should now be put into action.

First, he flashed into the Nether Tribe's minor world.

The 'Jū' character was out of place, residing in a corner of the stone tablet. Characters related to the Immortality and Mortality Transformation gradually proliferated. It was uncertain how much had already been revealed.

However, Li Fan had a faint premonition that the complete manifestation of these profoundly mysterious characters was not far off.

Li Fan's divine sense swept across the minor world. As expected, during the period he hadn't been supervising, the Nether Tribe's physiques had continued to strengthen.

He meticulously examined each Nether Tribesman's body and selected the strongest one.

He separated a wisp of his divine sense and, using the Dao Pill method, possessed its body.

Then, Li Fan bypassed the other Nether Tribesmen, slowly moved through the immortal formation, and arrived before the stone tablet.

Utilizing the Nether Tribesman's body, Li Fan observed from a distance the characters subtly emerging on Wuming True Immortal's leg bone. He noticed a gradual surge within his own bloodline.

It felt as if a scorching spring was continuously pulsating and searing, threatening to boil all the blood throughout this body.

Li Fan involuntarily averted his gaze.

The internal anomaly persisted, resembling an incessant drumbeat.

"It seems glimpsing that True Immortal Seal character touches upon some taboo..."

"But I must try it!"

Li Fan snorted coldly, yet the eyes of the Nether Tribesman's body he possessed grew increasingly devout.

He kowtowed, sensing the myriad subtle changes within the body.

With the experience of glimpsing the Immortality and Mortality Transformation characters from his previous life, Li Fan incredibly smoothly sensed that profound trace this time.

The Nether Tribesman's body seemed to be struck by divine punishment.

Time rapidly elapsed on it; its hair instantly turned white, and its life was being swiftly consumed.

Li Fan, however, remained utterly unmoved, focusing his mind on observing the traces of the Immortality and Mortality Transformation.

Using the portion already manifested on the stone tablet as a reference, Li Fan excluded it, needing only to glimpse the remaining character traces.

Having made ample mental preparations, Li Fan's speed in discerning these endlessly stretching True Immortal Seal characters in this lifetime was marginally faster than in his previous life.

But it was still almost fleeting.

This brief period was simply insufficient for Li Fan to discern the character's complete form.

The possessed Nether Tribesman's body, as if consumed by fire, turned to ashes.

Concurrently, Li Fan's true body appeared before the stone tablet, imprinting all his insights onto it.

Exactly as the Hungry Immortal of the Immortal Ruins had done in his previous life.

On the stone tablet, the mysterious character rapidly extended, expanding by more than double in an instant.

Li Fan sensed that after all his insights regarding the Immortality and Mortality Transformation had been completely devoured, the stone tablet actually attempted to absorb him as well!

Having witnessed the true power of the Southern Immortal Heavenly Pillar, how could Li Fan be unprepared?

The wooden sword's phantom unsheathed, successfully helping Li Fan evade the stone tablet's absorption.

Yet, in that fleeting moment of contact, Li Fan was horrified to discover that his cultivation, originally at the peak of the Soul Transformation stage, had plummeted to the mid-Soul Transformation stage.

Had he hesitated even slightly longer, he might have been directly drained into a mortal!

"Anything related to Wuming True Immortal is indeed terrifying and must not be underestimated!"

Li Fan took a deep breath, calming himself.

He carefully observed what was manifesting on the stone tablet.

In addition to the Immortality and Mortality Transformation characters, which had doubled in progress, there were also some mottled shadows.

These shadows connected to form a ring, unmistakably resembling the Five Elements Great Grotto-Heaven.

"The Way of the Five Elements..."

Unfortunately, these traces were too shallow to reveal any insights.

Li Fan's gaze then turned towards his objective.

"The True Immortal Seal characters I've identified, such as 'Hunger' and 'Chaos', belong to one tier."

"'Innate' and 'Creation' are a tier above."

"And above those are the Immortality and Mortality Transformation, and the Form of Life."

Li Fan compared these two known entities, and with mutual corroboration, felt a slight ease in his heart.

"Eighty percent has already been deduced. At the current rate of sacrificing Nether Tribe lives, it should be sufficient."

"If, in the end, it's still slightly insufficient, I can sacrifice all the Nether Tribesmen together."

Li Fan nodded to himself.

"Conversely, that complete Form of Life..." Li Fan frowned slightly.

If, as Li Fan suspected, these two were indeed on the same level, then the form Li Fan had currently comprehended was likely less than one-fifth of its complete manifestation!

"Merely glimpsing its complete form is already this arduous, let alone comprehending the Dao it contains."

However, Li Fan wasn't currently seeking to understand its underlying principles. It would be enough if he could simply utilize it, just like King Xuantian!

"Little Bastard is a transformed jade pendant. I wonder if throwing it directly at this stone tablet would make it manifest?" Li Fan's heart suddenly stirred.

However, after narrowing his eyes and deliberating deeply, Li Fan suppressed this burgeoning idea in his mind.

"First, I'll raise the Little Tian Beast a bit more. If that truly doesn't work, then I'll rely on the stone tablet."

It wasn't due to any kindness on Li Fan's part; rather, in this life, stability was his primary concern.

As for mundane objects, it wouldn't hurt to let Wuming True Immortal's leg bone consume them.

The Tian Beast, after all, is a creation of the Immortal Realm, containing an unknown amount of immense energy. If the leg bone were to instantly be satiated...

Who knows what unforeseen changes might occur.

Li Fan hadn't forgotten the scene from the end of his previous life, where, after the Wordless Stele exploded, this leg bone inexplicably flew towards him.

"One truly cannot afford to be unprepared."

"I cannot let temporary gains cloud my judgment."

In fact, there were many other things Li Fan wished the stone tablet to devour and subsequently manifest their principles.

Including the Azure Nether Pearl, still deeply buried at the far end of the crevice lowland!

Although in his previous life, according to Xu Ke's description, the moment he touched the Azure Nether Pearl, this supreme treasure disintegrated into ash due to exhausted energy.

However, Li Fan was certain that at this current juncture, the Azure Nether Pearl still retained its final, imperishable form.

Mortals could not collect it.

Wuming True Immortal's leg bone, in all likelihood, could!

"This tablet is a natural auxiliary tool for enlightenment."

"Anything dangerous can be fed to it, and then insights can be gained through its mediation."

"Even..."

Li Fan's gaze left the stone tablet, and he looked up toward the depths of the starry sky.

"It's not impossible to bury the entire Darkest Star Sea, and even the High Wall, within it."

"The entirety of a star sea should be enough to cause a sufficient number of laws to manifest on the stone tablet!"

The mere thought of that scene sent a surge of excitement through Li Fan.

"That day will come, but not now."

"At the very least, I must first possess the ability to protect myself. Only then can I undertake such a grand feat!"