Chapter 665: Refining the Perfect Body

"How addictive is this Heart-Ascending Immortal Pill?" Li Fan asked with interest, shaking the jade bottle in his hand.

Liu San's expression was extremely grave. "The closer one is to the legendary realm of true immortals, the greater the craving for it after consumption."

"Perhaps someone with extraordinary willpower could resist the temptation to take another one, but..." Liu San shook his head. "At least, in our era, we rarely heard of such individuals."

Li Fan's eyes flickered slightly as he put away the jade bottle.

"Elder Liu, if you refine this pill again in the future, please keep them all. They might be useful at a critical moment," Li Fan instructed.

Liu San nodded in agreement.

"Oh, by the way, I'll also need to trouble Mr. Fang to refine some protective magical artifacts for me," Li Fan said, turning to look at Fang Zaiji.

"Oh? What kind does the Sect Master want?" Fang Zaiji immediately became interested when his expertise was mentioned.

"At the very least, they should be able to withstand attacks from ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators. Can you do that, Mr. Fang?" Li Fan, having spent some time with Fang Zaiji and knowing his temperament well, deliberately lowered his expectations and said with a smile.

As expected, Fang Zaiji's pride was piqued. "Young Master truly underestimates me! Not to mention Nascent Soul cultivators, what's so difficult about refining magical artifacts that can even withstand Dao Integration cultivators? However..."

"They might just require a few more materials," Fang Zaiji murmured.

Seeing that it was the Young Master's request and involved life-saving uses, Liu San spoke up. "No problem. There are still some materials stored in the Medicine King Cauldron, enough for you to craft them!"

Fang Zaiji was immediately stunned. "In the Medicine King Cauldron? Impossible, I've studied it for so long, how could I not have found them?"

Liu San scoffed. "It seems your skill level is still quite far off."

With that, Liu San flew into the True Medicine King Cauldron. A moment later, he returned. He simply tossed a storage ring to Fang Zaiji.

Fang Zaiji took the ring, and after a brief inspection, immediately exclaimed, "Profound Subtle Ancient Bamboo, Ink Demon Gold, Purple Essence Sand... How are there so many good things?"

Liu San scoffed, his tone dismissive. "No matter what, our Medicine King Sect was once a sect rich enough to rule a region. If we truly made up our minds to evacuate, how could we not have made full preparations?"

Suddenly recalling something, Liu San's expression dimmed slightly. "Don't worry about so much, just focus on refining protective magical artifacts for the Young Master. If the materials aren't enough, you can ask me for more!"

Fang Zaiji didn't retort this time; instead, he happily gazed at the various heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the ring, beginning to ponder what kind of magical artifacts to refine.

"Mr. Fang, you can refine a white robe and a folding fan for me," Li Fan suddenly suggested at this moment.

"A white robe and a folding fan?" Fang Zaiji was immediately taken aback.

However, seeing Li Fan's unquestionable gaze, Fang Zaiji could only mutter in agreement.

Temporarily bidding farewell to the two, Li Fan entered his secluded cultivation chamber. He retrieved Xu Ke's vital blood and several other materials. Following the appearance of an adult Xu Ke from Xiao Hei's memory, and further enhancing his looks, Li Fan meticulously began refining a clone. This clone was crucial for obtaining the subsequent cultivation methods of the "Mountain-Sitting Manual," so Li Fan was more serious and meticulous than ever before.

After a full seven days and seven nights, a truly perfect male physique appeared before Li Fan. His face was extraordinarily handsome, his skin as fair as porcelain. Stars seemed to flicker in his eyes, and a smile played on his lips, as if he were a banished immortal from the heavens!

Even Li Fan, looking at this clone, couldn't help but be drawn in by its peerless beauty, momentarily falling into a daze. It was then that he realized that in order to enhance the clone's appearance as much as possible, he had unconsciously referenced the face of Mr. Bai, the most handsome person he had ever seen, during the refining process. This resulted in the clone bearing a striking resemblance to Mr. Bai. Of course, it was merely a spiritual resemblance; the general outline still followed Xu Ke's appearance.

"There shouldn't be any problems, right?" The clone's appearance was so perfect that even if there had been some minor unexpected changes, Li Fan had no desire to refine another one. "Moreover, all of Xu Ke's vital blood has been consumed. If I were to refine another, the effect would be far inferior to this one."

Li Fan stared at the clone before him. After a moment of contemplation, he finally pointed his finger, activating the clone. The sensation of having two perspectives simultaneously emerged once more.

"Although it's a Nascent Soul realm, it's merely an empty shell..."

"But that's fine."

The clone put on its clothes, sat cross-legged on the ground, and immediately began cultivating the "Heavenly Fate Sutra." The main body then took out the Blackbird Feather and handed it to the clone. Cultivating a Foundation Establishment method with a Nascent Soul realm base was already an advantageous starting point. Coupled with the terrifying world's destiny stored within the Blackbird Feather, the clone integrated the feather into its body almost instantly, completing the process of using it for Foundation Establishment.

The Foundation Establishment realm was clearly far from enough to fulfill the clone's mission requirements; its cultivation still needed to be further elevated. Li Fan crushed supreme-grade spirit stones one by one. The extremely pure spiritual energy instantly formed a whirlwind in the chamber, surging madly into the clone's body. The clone, like a long whale drawing water, absorbed and converted all the spiritual energy.

In less than half a day, a Golden Core formed in the clone's dantian. A faint purple glow occasionally flashed across the Golden Core's surface, giving it a unique noble aura.

"Although it's a single-attribute Golden Core, this Heavenly Fate method can be said to be tailor-made for the clone. Furthermore, Xu Ke's vital blood originally had a special connection with the Blackbird Feather..."

"Its power is probably no less than that of an ordinary four-attribute Golden Core," Li Fan nodded with satisfaction.

After the Golden Core, came the Nascent Soul. Under normal circumstances, to achieve perfect disguise, one would also need to find a grotto-heaven for the clone to absorb. However, with the existence of the Beast Seed Realm, this trouble was avoided. With a thought, the main body brought the clone into the Beast Seed Realm.

The clone's perception and manipulation of the Beast Seed Realm's destiny were smoother and more effortless than Li Fan's main body. "Indeed, people cannot be generalized," Li Fan couldn't help but sigh, noticing the difference between them.

The clone closed its eyes and stood suspended in mid-air. The spiritual energy from within the world converged towards him from all directions. Even more terrifying, mountains and rivers within the Beast Seed Realm rose into the air, vying to fly beneath Li Fan. The mountains and rivers compressed, forming a miniature grotto-heaven at a speed tens of millions of times faster than natural evolution.

This magnificent scene naturally alarmed the disciples of the Medicine King Sect. However, seeing Sect Master Li Fan present, none dared to act presumptuously. Their gazes, instead, were all fixed on the impossibly handsome man beside Li Fan, unable to tear themselves away. Privately, they all speculated about his true identity.

Nearly one-thirtieth of the world's essence was extracted from the Beast Seed Realm, forming a Beast Seed Grotto-Heaven. The clone, under the watchful eyes of everyone, swallowed the grotto-heaven into its body.