Chapter 1398: Illusory Formation Playing with the Heavenly Doctor

After activating Huanzhen, the recharge progress for Void Transformation immediately reached 50%, and its charging speed also increased significantly.

Approximately, it will take less than a year to complete the remaining 50% recharge.

And what's more...

"The charging limit has also instantly doubled from 200 to 400. This was a value previously only attainable after initially absorbing the Hanging Hand Puppet, but now, for me, it has become the norm. Furthermore, Huanzhen's defensive strength is now incomparable to before. It will no longer be as fragile as paper before a True Immortal, as it once was."

"Indeed," Li Fan mused, squinting and carefully sensing, "the strength Huanzhen can manifest is closely linked to my own power. The moment I stepped into the Immortal Realm, Huanzhen's changes followed suit. And this is merely what can be overtly observed." He nodded slightly, highly satisfied.

At the end of the Huanzhen panel were anchor points and bound items.

There were three established anchor points. The first was the point in time when Li Fan first entered this world, already set when he transmigrated, when he was a complete mortal.

The second anchor point was at the summit of Disintegration Mountain, where the Canghai Pearl served as a foundational wonder, and his cultivation was at the late Foundation Establishment stage. The third anchor point was also at the summit of Disintegration Mountain, with cultivation still at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but with Huanzhen serving as the foundational wonder.

"On the panel," Li Fan mused, "the display order of Huanzhen's bound items has also subtly changed. It no longer lists them in the order they were bound, but instead seems to be arranged by their rank or grade?" He gazed at the list of bound items, where the leg bone was at the top and "Myriad Blood Essence" was at the bottom, lost in thought.

A moment later, Li Fan put away the panel. Without much hesitation, he dropped the last empty anchor point at this current time.

Huanzhen's 4th anchor point was thus set.

Location: Center of the Darkest Star Sea.

Cultivation: Half-Immortal!

"Upon entering the Half-Immortal realm," he mused, "it's akin to starting a new phase. The Immortal Realm has long been destroyed, so finding a path beyond Half-Immortal won't be easy. My strength won't significantly increase for now, and I imagine that for a long time, new cycles will need to begin from this anchor point..."

"The main goal for this life," he continued, "is to gather and integrate all usable resources within the high wall and begin attempts to explore beyond it."

"The Dharma Inheritor, the Celestial Physician, the Grand Magus, the Hunger Immortal..."

"Hmph," Li Fan sneered.

"Oh, and there's the Xuanhuang Realm and the Immortal Mystery Ark," he added. "The things from these two places, which I previously couldn't obtain due to insufficient strength, can finally be plundered all at once."

"After ascending to True Immortal, my perspective will naturally be different," he thought. "Perhaps in this life, I can discover more interesting things from the Immortal Mystery Ark, as well as the true secret of Sun Piaomiao's legacy."

Li Fan's expression was unreadable as he glanced towards the far end of the Darkest Star Sea, where the Immortal Mystery Ark was located. His immortal presence had already settled at the highest point of the star sea. Looking down from this high vantage point, the Darkest Star Sea, which he previously found boundless, now appeared to Li Fan like a mere pond, visible in a single glance.

"But I mustn't get carried away."

"I should wait until Huanzhen's recharge is complete before I act," Li Fan thought to himself, slowly retracting his gaze a long while later.

"Anyway, Huanzhen's charging speed is already extremely fast now."

Having considered this, Li Fan did not return to the Xuanhuang Realm. Instead, he remained directly in the center of the star sea.

While waiting for Huanzhen's recharge to complete, Li Fan himself was not idle.

He used this free time to re-examine and organize all his past knowledge and learning.

Especially the True Immortal Seal Script.

While in the mortal realm, having experienced multiple cycles of reincarnation, Li Fan had felt he had almost researched the True Immortal Seal Script to its limit. Even if there was still a gap between them and the characters representing the Great Dao itself, it wouldn't be by much.

But now, Li Fan re-examined them from an "Immortal's" perspective.

Only then did he realize he had been profoundly mistaken!

Although he was looking at the same patterns, what he saw from an Immortal's perspective was fundamentally different from a mortal's perspective.

Too many details had been ignored or overlooked during his past mortal realms. Remembering the True Immortal Seal Script he had previously written, Li Fan couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly.

"They were practically child's scrawls!"

"Then again," Li Fan scoffed, "those True Immortal Seal Scripts that caused the calamity in the Darkest Star Sea, seemingly imitations by He Ganxian, also didn't seem particularly aesthetically pleasing. If I study for a while longer, surpassing him won't be difficult."

"Currently," he continued, "the True Immortal characters I know, setting aside their specific powers, can be divided into three tiers based solely on their authenticity. The first tier comprises imitations by He Ganxian, such as 'Ancient' and 'Chaos,' all falling into this category. The second tier consists of genuine True Immortal Seal Script originals from the former Immortal Realm, like 'Hunger' and 'Return.' Whether in terms of aesthetics or practicality, they are all superior to He Ganxian's works."

"As for the third tier," he explained, "these are the ones most closely aligned with the Great Dao itself. They are manifested through the leg bone of the nameless True Immortal, including characters like 'Restrain,' 'Innate,' and 'Immortal-Mortal Transformation.'"

In Li Fan's mind, the greatest contributor to his ascension to the Half-Immortal realm reappeared.

Even though he had reached the Immortal Realm, he still felt that this character contained infinite mysteries.

He became deeply immersed, unable to extricate himself.

A year passed in a flash.

Two years later, when Huanzhen completed its recharge, Li Fan awakened from his seclusion. Just one year, however, was not enough for him to fully complete the organization of his knowledge.

Fortunately, he could multitask, simultaneously organizing and improving himself without delaying his important tasks.

After becoming a Half-Immortal, the first thing Li Fan planned to do was naturally meet some old acquaintances: the Celestial Physician and the Dharma Inheritor.

Li Fan had already subtly pinpointed the locations of these two Supreme powerhouses in the star sea.

As expected, they were diligently lingering within the Great Wall of shattered realms beneath the high wall, collecting resources for the revival of the Celestial Law Realm.

Li Fan's eyes flickered, and with a single step, he traversed half the star sea.

He first appeared before the Celestial Physician.

Without the Celestial Physician's awareness, a silver ring of light directly descended upon his head. It was none other than one of the ninety-nine Immortal Formation rings Li Fan had previously refined using the Disintegration Disk.

The Celestial Physician, who was walking through various shattered realms in search of suitable materials, suddenly felt a blur before his eyes.

When he regained his senses, the vast, desolate, and deathly silent scenery of the Great Wall of shattered realms around him had inexplicably vanished.

What appeared before the Celestial Physician was actually a vibrant world, one he was very familiar with.

The Celestial Law Realm!

The Cloudwater Heavenly Palace, the Celestial Law Pavilion, the Heavenly Sword Valley...

Gazing at his homeland within this world, which he had yearned for day and night but had long been separated from by life and death, the Celestial Physician suddenly froze.

He landed on the ground, personally stroking every blade of grass and tree with his hands. His cloudy eyes were filled with nostalgia and disbelief.

But as expected of the Celestial Physician, he quickly awoke from the beautiful dream Li Fan had woven for him. Or rather, Li Fan had intentionally left a flaw.

Because at that moment, the Celestial Law Realm before the Celestial Physician was completely empty!

Only the newly born "world" itself existed.

Aside from that, there was nothing else!

The Celestial Physician's expression gradually grew serious. Thousands of golden threads shot out from his body, attempting to understand the true nature of this inexplicable phenomenon that had suddenly appeared before him.

But to his horror and astonishment, his previously unfailing golden thread probing technique, shortly after leaving his body, completely dimmed inch by inch.

And dissipated in mid-air.

The Celestial Physician took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart. While slowly flying and carefully searching, the Celestial Physician meticulously scoured the entire Celestial Law Realm.

Yet he could not find any flaws.

And besides himself, there was no other living creature.

After three such attempts, the Celestial Physician finally confirmed his predicament.

The shocked expression on his face could no longer be suppressed. The Celestial Physician's aura also inevitably began to become somewhat chaotic.

Although the scene before him was everything he had ever dreamed of, the Celestial Physician knew that none of it could possibly be real.

It was merely a false illusion designed to trap and confuse him.

The Celestial Physician attempted to break free from this illusion.

But no matter how much time passed, his efforts remained futile.

The Celestial Physician looked up at the sky, opening his mouth as if to say something.

But ultimately, no sound escaped him.

On his aged face, no emotions of resignation or despair appeared. Instead, his gaze grew even more resolute.

This time, he did not wander aimlessly.

Instead, he stood in the void, meticulously observing the "illusion" around him.

The Celestial Physician's mind became immersed in comprehending the "world" before his eyes.

At times, his brow furrowed in concentration; at others, he experienced a sudden realization.

After an unknown period, a voice suddenly echoed in his ear.

"Do you understand what you see?"

It seemed like a question, yet also like a taunt.

The words struck him like a clap of thunder, jolting the Celestial Physician awake.

A white-robed figure had appeared beside him at some unknown point.

A slender young man looked at him with a faint, enigmatic smile.

No aura was revealed from his body, yet his eyes seemed like the vast, endless star sea, unfathomable.

Even the Celestial Physician, who had reached the Supreme realm — the limit the star sea could accommodate — felt a frantic warning surge in his heart the moment this young man appeared.

Suppressing the terror in his heart, the Celestial Physician cupped his hands and, neither humble nor arrogant, replied, "To answer, Senior, I can comprehend a small part."

That young man was merely a phantom image constructed by Li Fan within the formation.

He smiled faintly. "Not bad. I didn't expect that even with the lower realm's vitality withered to such an extent, a figure like you could emerge."

"Very good!" Li Fan clapped his hands, seemingly in great appreciation.

"After I awoke," he continued, "I found my seclusion spot suddenly surrounded by high walls. I originally intended to come here and investigate, but unexpectedly discovered you two..."

"This world, I created for you? How is it, does it suit your intentions?"

The information contained in those few short sentences was truly immense.

In an instant, the Celestial Physician's thoughts raced as he analyzed the unfathomable young man before him.

The Celestial Physician, of course, would not estimate the other party's strength based on their apparent age.

"To be able to trap me silently and invisibly. And that formless might..."

"Lower realm, awoke."

"He must undoubtedly be a True Immortal."

"Not the one from the Immortal Ruins Enlightenment."

"When did another True Immortal appear in this star sea?"

The Celestial Physician's heart was filled with shock and doubt.