Chapter 594: Planning Before the Sea Burning

When Li Fan first traveled to the Five Elders' Society, and the illusion shattered, facing Senior Sister Zhao in that instant, he felt a chilling sensation in his heart, as if confronting the vastness of the heavens and earth.

The Heavenly Physician was indeed powerful, but did not evoke the same feeling in Li Fan.

Even the giant hands that instantly suppressed the Fisherman and the Master only made Li Fan acknowledge their formidable combat power, without perceiving any fundamental transformation.

This was an instinctual, ineffable perception within a cultivator's heart.

Yet, Li Fan vaguely sensed that it was true.

"Regardless of whether the Heavenly Physician is currently in the Longevity Realm, he has demonstrated combat power that makes even Longevity Realm cultivators wary."

"Against such a cultivator, even countless cannon fodder would be meaningless."

"The five Heavenly Venerates would certainly not intervene personally, which is why the war was called off."

Li Fan pondered.

He considered how the Heavenly Physician's appearance would subsequently influence the course of the Xuanhuang Realm's history.

Suddenly, an unquantifiable murderous intent that he had been monitoring for a long time without any results, unexpectedly sent a response.

"Hmm?"

Li Fan's heart stirred, and his attention instantly spanned tens of thousands of miles, focusing on Reverend Yin on Yinyin Island in the Congyun Sea.

After a long time studying the Immortal-Mortal Miasma, he seemed to have finally discovered something significant.

At that moment, he collapsed to the ground, bewildered and helpless.

"No, no, no, I must be mistaken!"

"This is simply impossible!"

Reverend Yin's face was filled with unconcealable terror.

As if he had stumbled upon an utterly unacceptable truth, he frantically tore at his hair, desperate to calm himself down.

"No, no, no!"

However, he was completely unable to control himself.

Whatever he had discovered seemed to have profoundly shattered his worldview, driving him to the brink of madness.

He repeatedly banged his head against the ground, utterly oblivious to the blood streaming from him.

After an unknown amount of time, his face was a bloody, pulpy mess, his expression entirely indiscernible.

"I must be mistaken. How could such a person exist in this world?"

"And how could *he* possibly be like that!"

"Again!"

As if finding a glimmer of hope to prove himself wrong, Reverend Yin quickly scrambled to his feet, not even bothering to wipe the blood from his face.

He once again released several mortal test subjects, extracted Immortal-Mortal Miasma from their bodies, and resumed his research.

"This Reverend Yin is acting completely insane. I wonder what he actually discovered."

Li Fan's brow furrowed slightly.

"Another one who speaks in riddles."

"Why not just search his soul directly and get to the bottom of it!"

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Li Fan's eyes, then vanished.

However, he quickly suppressed this urge.

Although Reverend Yin outwardly appeared to possess only Foundation Establishment cultivation.

However, there were various strange signs about him.

He couldn't entirely rule out the possibility that Reverend Yin was feigning weakness. If Li Fan were to forcibly search his soul, he might even be counter-attacked.

"I'll hold back!"

The Xuanhuang Realm was fraught with hidden dangers, harboring too many concealed powerful figures.

Li Fan, who had recently suffered consecutive blows from both Ruomu and the Heavenly Physician, felt his face twitch. He couldn't help but take a deep breath to calm the agitation in his heart.

"I'll continue to monitor him, hoping to glimpse the truth before he self-immolates."

For the next period, Li Fan first re-refined his clone.

For this purpose, he specifically returned to the bottom of the Congyun Sea and re-excavated the coffin containing Zhou Qing'ang.

Gazing at Zhou Qing'ang, who remained deeply immersed in a dream, sleeping soundly with a smile on his face, Li Fan let out a cold snort.

"Perhaps ignorance is bliss."

This time, he extracted several more portions of vital blood and placed additional spirit stones in the stone coffin to sustain Zhou Qing'ang's life force.

Only then did he rebury him.

With practiced ease, he once again refined a clone.

However, everything the previous clone had carried had turned to ash.

Upon returning to Congyun City, there would inevitably be some trouble.

However, these were minor issues that wouldn't affect the overall situation.

While the clone hurried back to Congyun City, Li Fan's true body stood on the surface of the sea, gazing up at the sky.

The Heaven and Earth Cosmos Dice suddenly appeared in his hand, with light and shadows shifting across its surface.

Shortly after, Li Fan understood.

"As predicted earlier, it seems the date for the Blazing Flame Burning the Sea will be significantly advanced."

"The Heavenly generation, then."

Li Fan pondered for a long time, ultimately shaking his head subtly.

"It's better if it comes quickly, burning away all traces."

"As for whether to release Mo Sha again..."

Li Fan recalled his previous plan concerning Daoist Tianyang.

"I'll ask him then."

"Whether it's a lifetime as a Spirit Transformation cultivator or taking a gamble for a Dao Integration opportunity, I'll let him choose."

"However, given Daoist Tianyang's lifelong temperament, which is not one to yield, I estimate he'll most likely choose the latter."

A moment later, Li Fan's thoughts abruptly paused.

"Previously, I always believed that after refining the Blazing Flame and successfully achieving Dao Integration, facing Mo Sha would be a certain death situation."

"But Tianyang is somewhat special. He has already died once."

"Now, he is less of a living being and more of a puppet with a trace of Tianyang's obsession attached."

"There might just be a chance for him to escape with his life."

"Mo Sha's several world-destroying events were all confined to the Congyun Sea. If he were to escape far away..."

Li Fan was still very tempted by the prospect of having an enforcer with Dao Integration level combat power.

Previously, Li Fan had considered Mo Sha to be virtually invincible.

However, after witnessing the Heavenly Physician's true power, this perspective quietly changed.

The Heaven Fiend Fragment Sword was even able to contend with Mo Sha for a long time during the world-destroying events.

This indicated that Mo Sha was not entirely unrivaled.

"It's worth a try."

"If it fails, there's nothing to lose."

So Li Fan made his decision.

Calculating with his fingers, it was now Anchor Year 15.

The Blazing Flame would soon descend, so he needed to prepare in advance.

"Anchor Year 15..."

Li Fan's heart suddenly stirred. After pondering for a moment, he took out a communication talisman from his storage ring and contacted Jiao Xiuyuan.

To his surprise, Jiao Xiuyuan rejected the call.

A moment later, Li Fan tried again.

Jiao Xiuyuan rejected it once more.

Li Fan, undeterred, persisted.

After six attempts, Jiao Xiuyuan finally answered the communication.

"Hmph, Fellow Daoist Jiao, have you grown so prosperous lately that you've forgotten your old acquaintances?" Li Fan snorted coldly.

"How could that be? How could that be? I truly had something important just now and couldn't spare the time!" Jiao Xiuyuan replied, sounding wronged.

"Fellow Daoist Jiao, your excuse is rather clumsy. Who doesn't know you have countless avatars? If one is busy, does that mean all ten million of them are occupied?" Li Fan said, full of disbelief.

"Heh, Fellow Daoist is truly unfathomable! Did you actually know I was about to make a breakthrough recently?" Jiao Xiuyuan asked, somewhat surprised.

Li Fan instantly fell silent.

"Haha, however, this advancement is proving more difficult than I anticipated. Without other fortuitous encounters, I'm afraid it will be delayed for quite some time," Jiao Xiuyuan said with a touch of regret.

"Oh? How so?" Li Fan asked casually.