Chapter 443: Great Achievements and True Destiny

"Cloud-Water Illusion Dream Art," "Mystic Spirit Transformation," "Heaven-Swapping, Sun-Stealing Incantation"...

Li Fan had once practiced these cultivation methods, which could be called unparalleled. However, compared to the *Creation Cauldron Art* he had just acquired in his mind, they all paled in comparison and were hardly worth mentioning.

Li Fan was engrossed in the beautiful words, feeling as if he could glimpse the true mysteries of heaven and earth through this technique. He even had a premonition that in this era, where various cultivation restrictions did not yet exist, with just this one technique, even someone with no cultivation aptitude could gradually refine, evolve, and elevate themselves, ultimately transcending the mundane and achieving immortality!

What was a grand Dao profound art? What was a supreme righteous method? This was it! Truly worthy of the words "creation" and "fortune."

Li Fan eagerly read and comprehended the *Creation Cauldron Art*, his heart filled with uncontrollable joy. To hear the Dao in the morning and die content in the evening! His mind was completely immersed, unaware of when he had returned to Xu Ke's side.

After an unknown period, when he finally regained his senses, Mr. Bai had vanished without a trace. The Beast Taming Sect had become chaotic, just as he had experienced in his previous life. The disciples, who had witnessed their seniors being wantonly slaughtered, were filled with despair. Xu Ke was currently leading Li Fan, carefully avoiding their crazed senior disciples, attempting to find Mr. Bai according to the guidance on the jade token Lu Ya had given him.

Peeking into Xu Ke's thoughts, Li Fan was surprised to find that Xu Ke's memory contained no recollection of him transforming into a Xuan-bird, flying to Mr. Bai's side, and subsequently receiving guidance. After a moment of thought, Li Fan immediately understood.

As the saying goes, "An innocent man is guilty if he possesses a treasure." The *Creation Cauldron Art* imparted by Mr. Bai was a supreme wondrous method. If it were known to be on his small Foundation Establishment beast body, it would certainly attract the covetous gaze of others. Even if the cultivation method was profoundly mysterious, it would be futile if one couldn't practice it. Mr. Bai must have considered this, which was why he conveniently erased the memories of everyone present. This way, Li Fan would not be endangered by this cultivation method and would have ample time to cultivate slowly.

"Mr. Bai's consideration is truly thorough!" Li Fan couldn't help but exclaim.

After seeing Mr. Bai with his own eyes, Li Fan was now certain that he was definitely not the Heavenly Doctor. Aside from having no resemblance in appearance, their temperaments were vastly different. Mr. Bai's beauty was the kind that, once seen, was unforgettable. Most importantly, the kindness and geniality Mr. Bai inadvertently revealed could not be faked, starkly contrasting the Heavenly Doctor's stern and unfathomable nature. Li Fan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"He dealt with countless demonic beasts as easily as slaughtering chickens and dogs; he merely glanced at me and discerned my cultivation method, instantly providing the ultimate answer for my technique; he effortlessly altered the consciousness of all living beings present—his achievements are truly profound." "Mr. Bai's power..." Combining his observations with Mr. Bai's actions, Li Fan couldn't help but think of the four words: "Everlasting Heavenly Venerate."

"In the children's perception in Ningyuan City, Mr. Bai was merely a mortal. Mr. Bai himself had personally admitted this." "In a short period, he instantly transformed from a mortal to a Nascent Soul realm cultivator, and then from Nascent Soul to an immortal." "Considering this, perhaps the claims made by the orphans in Ningyuan City—that Mr. Bai was the best person in the world, the most skilled doctor, the most handsome, the gentlest speaker, the smartest, and so on—might not be exaggerated boasts after all." Li Fan's heart couldn't help but stir.

But a question immediately followed. Where was Mr. Bai now, thousands of years later? Was he one of the two Heavenly Venerates of the Five Elder Council, other than Yi Xin, Wu You, and Zhen Shi? Li Fan didn't think it was likely. The Five Elder Council's way of doing things was completely incompatible with Mr. Bai's.

Was he in the Myriad Immortal Alliance? The Eastern Extremity Heavenly Venerate, rumored to have created the Pure Body Spirit Pool formation and helped mortals expel miasma from their bodies, did bear some resemblance to Mr. Bai. However, this Eastern Extremity Heavenly Venerate had only appeared in legends. Li Fan himself had only seen occasional mentions of him while consulting ancient texts. Most cultivators in the Myriad Immortal Alliance were probably unaware of his existence. If Mr. Bai were still alive, he certainly wouldn't be so obscure.

Or perhaps, like the Dharma-Imparting Heavenly Venerate in the previous life, Mr. Bai had successfully broken free from the shackles of the Xuanhuang Realm and transcended to another realm? Or could it be... that Mr. Bai had already perished? After just a moment's thought, Li Fan shook his head, dismissing that idea. He truly found it hard to believe that someone as astonishingly talented and brilliant as Mr. Bai would perish so easily.

Li Fan stayed hidden in Xu Ke's hair, his thoughts racing, while naturally operating the *Creation Cauldron Art*. Unlike the crude method Li Fan had devised—violently bombarding the hidden meridians within his body and then seizing the overflowing power for cultivation—Mr. Bai's improved Cauldron Art, through the art of Human-Heaven Resonance, used the grand cauldron of heaven and earth to resonate with the human body's cauldron. Under this unity of human and heaven, he could effortlessly manipulate the power of the hidden meridians for transformation and cultivation. Moreover, it promoted the human body's cauldron to evolve towards the heavenly and earthly cauldron, proving infinitely profound and wondrous. With every moment of cultivation, Li Fan felt the Xuan-bird body he possessed undergoing a metamorphosis.

What startled him from this wonderfully profound cultivation process was, of course, that detestable Beast Taming Sect disciple, Song Yang. He still harbored covetous desires for Li Fan, the fated Xuan-bird. After his previous failed attempt, he returned, this time having spared no expense to borrow a Golden Core stage Ink Immortal Tiger to assist him, vowing to seize Li Fan.

The Ink Immortal Tiger roared intimidatingly, while the disturbed Li Fan felt utterly displeased. His body rumbled like a cauldron, and the power of the hidden meridians surged forth. Li Fan flew into mid-air, his body expanding. In an instant, he transformed from a small, palm-sized bird into a fierce demonic beast with a wingspan of three zhang, two or three times larger than the Ink Immortal Tiger. Like seizing a chick, Li Fan grasped the Ink Immortal Tiger with one claw. Before it could struggle, a faint mystic light emerged from his mouth, generating a powerful suction, and Li Fan swallowed the Ink Immortal Tiger whole.

Xu Ke was instantly dumbfounded. Song Yang, on the other hand, was utterly terrified and fled, scrambling away. A faint stench lingered in the air. Li Fan snorted coldly, disdaining to pursue him. Retracting the power of the hidden meridians, he reverted to his original size and returned to Xu Ke's head.

The forceful transformation seemed to have caused some physical depletion. However, his body, like a cauldron, refined the swallowed Ink Immortal Tiger into pure energy. Waves of warmth coursed through his body, and Li Fan suddenly felt a surge of fatigue. Consequently, he drifted uncontrollably into a deep sleep.

Only Xu Ke remained, his face filled with disbelief, his hands reaching up to touch Li Fan, standing utterly stunned.