Chapter 461: The True Myriad Phenomena of the World

"The Lifeseal Casket. It seems the Empire is indeed the legacy of the Beast Taming Sect."

Protected by Tianyang, who now possessed Soul Transformation realm power, Li Fan finally felt at ease inspecting the spoils from his transaction with the Empire.

The detailed information on various exotic beasts, as well as the frozen beast entities within the Lifeseal Casket, might not be very useful to other cultivators.

However, for Li Fan, who cultivated the Myriad Forms Smelting Art, they were an absolute treasure trove.

Li Fan could master the unique abilities of all the exotic beasts, one by one, after transforming them with the Myriad Forms Smelting Art.

"The beauty of living beings truly culminates here!"

"What is recorded in the Celestial Physician Immortal Scripture probably isn't the complete picture of all living beings in the world either!"

With a gentle flick of his finger, Li Fan took out all the bookworms from his storage ring.

His divine sense simultaneously flipped through the books. In an instant, countless light projections appeared in the air within the cave dwelling.

The Dao Transformation Stone in his mind radiated a never-before-seen sapphire blue light. Li Fan narrowed his eyes, doing his utmost to absorb all the text and images he saw into his mind.

Information surged in like a tide, categorized, re-stored, and archived within the Dao Transformation Stone.

Amidst the rustling sounds of pages turning, the light projections constantly shifted.

After recording all the content from those several pages, Li Fan felt a throbbing pain in his temples.

After resting for a short while and taking an Enlightenment Pill, Li Fan resumed his "reading."

Over thousands of years of evolution, the Empire had given birth to numerous unique species.

Most of them were species Li Fan had never encountered in the Celestial Physician Immortal Scripture.

Nor did they exist in the current Xuanhuang Realm.

Their various strange abilities astonished even the well-informed Li Fan, prompting exclamations of wonder.

For example, there was the Intellect Worm, which resided in human brains and could enhance cognitive abilities; the Mimic Beast, capable of complete disguise after consuming an alien body; and the Thousand Spirits Bird, which fed on human emotions…

All these examples truly broadened Li Fan's horizons.

"Myriad Forms Smelting Art, this is truly the myriad forms that living beings should possess!"

As Li Fan expressed his emotion, the pages continued to turn.

The Empire's accumulation of thousands of years of knowledge was, in a short time, entirely absorbed into Li Fan's mind.

Ten days later.

Li Fan let out a long breath, pressed his faintly aching forehead, and returned the bookworms to his storage ring.

Sensing Tianyang's concerned gaze, Li Fan waved his hand, indicating he was fine.

After resting for nearly half a day and regaining some energy, Li Fan took out the red wooden box again.

According to information he had seen previously in the Heavenly Profound Mirror, this Lifeseal Casket was a unique item belonging to the ancient Beast Taming Sect.

It was said to be crafted from Myriad Transformation Spirit Wood, capable of sealing and storing living demonic beasts.

Over the passage of time, thousands of years had passed, and the Myriad Transformation Spirit Tree was now almost extinct.

The Lifeseal Casket had also become an extremely rare item.

"It seems my premonition was correct."

"The sense of familiarity I felt from that woman in green must have come from the Azure Luan bird that Xu Ke encountered in the Fallen Immortal Realm."

"I wonder if that Red-crowned Crane is still around."

"So, the founder of the Empire, the pioneer who first comprehended the art of beast taming, was Xu Ke?"

"In Li Chenfeng's memories, he had already passed away. However, things may not be as simple as they appear on the surface."

Li Fan mused to himself.

"Based on the currently known information, it seems that only Xu Ke from the Beast Taming Sect came to that minor world back then, establishing the Empire's legacy."

"Where did the other members of the Beast Taming Sect go? What about Lu Ya?"

"Why did Di Sanmo come to the Myriad Immortals Alliance and become the curator of the Museum of Divine Artifacts?"

"And how does all this relate to Mr. Bai's mission from back then?"

There were too many unresolved questions for now.

"The next trip to the Fallen Immortal Realm should resolve some of these doubts."

"Soon," Li Fan thought to himself, calculating the time.

Putting away the Lifeseal Casket, Li Fan then took out a Foundation Establishment-level Beast Soul Pearl.

It was fair to say that the Empire's generosity this time far exceeded Li Fan's expectations.

The combat power of five hundred Foundation Establishment, four hundred ninety Golden Core, and nine Nascent Soul level Beast God Armors, if utilized well, would undoubtedly stir up considerable trouble.

Although this was merely a theoretical combat level, the actual combat power of cultivators in the current Xuanhuang Realm was alarmingly low.

Aside from a select few cultivators specializing in combat arts, most ordinary individuals were already impressive if they knew a few offensive or life-preserving spells.

Beast God Armor, an existence capable of affecting divine sense, resisting most magical attacks, and moving at astonishing speeds, was absolutely a major weapon against ordinary cultivators nowadays.

"However, how exactly to use them in this world to maximize their benefit still requires careful consideration."

Li Fan temporarily suppressed these thoughts, holding a Beast Soul Pearl in his hand and pressing it against his glabella.

Suddenly, his vision turned blood-red. In a trance, Li Fan seemed to see a ferocious one-eyed leopard pouncing towards him.

"Hmph!" Li Fan's mental force, sharp as a needle, pierced towards the leopard.

The leopard let out a mournful cry, and in an instant, the illusion vanished.

The Beast Soul Pearl instantly dissolved into a red liquid, which, as if alive, flowed from his glabella towards his limbs and bones.

Li Fan sensed a special kind of energy attempting to infiltrate his body.

It was trying to transform his physical body.

Unlike the pure strengthening achieved by the Art of Creation Furnace, which harnessed the hidden powers within his body,

the Beast God Armor seemed to graft the power originally belonging to exotic beasts onto a human.

Although abilities were temporarily enhanced, the physical body would thereafter be tainted by the beast's power, becoming impure.

"A crooked path, not proper cultivation."

Li Fan shook his head. The hidden powers within his body circulated and surged out like a flood, expelling the invading beast power in an instant.

The leopard's wail echoed in his ears once more, and the red liquid transformed from the Beast Soul Pearl was instantly evaporated by Li Fan.

"It seems it's indeed only suitable for mortals who cannot cultivate."

"Or perhaps…"

A strange glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes.

He thought of Ye Feipeng, who had awakened the Kunpeng bloodline in his previous life.

"If one already possesses demonic beast bloodline, they naturally wouldn't fear this kind of contamination."

"In this life, He Zhenghao has been following me and making a fortune, so he probably won't be thinking about that smuggling business anymore."

"Su Xiaomei and others are currently still within the Separation Realm. Without me, I fear they wouldn't have the chance to come here."

Li Fan smiled faintly.

"For the good show in this life, these little ones simply cannot be absent."

Li Fan then rose, bid farewell to Tianyang, concealed his presence, and quietly arrived at the Separation Realm.

He first returned to the volcano at the center of the Separation Realm and observed it for a moment.

"Strange…" Li Fan shook his head.

The first time he came to the Separation Realm, he felt there was something unusual about that volcano.

However, every subsequent visit, he had meticulously investigated it, yet he was never able to discern its secret.

As his cultivation deepened day by day, his premonition grew even stronger.

Yet, he still couldn't find the reason.

"Perhaps after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, I'll make a discovery."

Li Fan temporarily noted this matter and headed straight for the Great Separation Imperial Capital.