Three days later.
The Cengyun Sea reverted to its state just after Mo Sha had annihilated everything. Lava raged, and holes covered the landscape. Meanwhile, the coil in Holy Embryo Xu Bai's hand emitted bursts of crystalline white light, before vanishing from the Xuanhuang Realm. It reappeared in his personal Cavern Heaven, transforming into droplets of spring rain that fell upon the land.
Li Fan then observed signs of animal life emerging within the Cavern Heaven's mountains, lakes, and forests. Without any prior warning, fish, birds, and beasts suddenly appeared from all directions. With the addition of these diverse creatures, true vitality began to manifest in the Cavern Heaven world. Under normal evolution, such a development would not occur for tens of millions of years. However, with the blessing of the World Revival power, it happened in the blink of an eye.
"This is truly a miraculous technique," Li Fan couldn't help but exclaim.
One must know that in the previous life, the Great Five Elements Cavern Heaven, which had been nurtured for an unknown number of years, was predominantly populated by plants. It was still a very long way from officially becoming a "world." Yet, the Cavern Heaven within Holy Embryo Xu Bai achieved this in a short span of time.
After leaving the Cengyun Sea, he still didn't stop gathering the nascent changes of heaven and earth. However, subsequent actions were more akin to patching things up; there were no more earth-shattering changes within the Cavern Heaven. Instead, various transformations quietly took place in unnoticed corners.
"I can't learn this, I just can't," Li Fan repeatedly murmured, replaying Holy Embryo Xu Bai's movements of extracting the Revival power. Even though he had personally experienced the entire process, he was still completely bewildered as to how the other party accomplished it. This clearly exceeded the level Li Fan could currently comprehend.
"Ordinary Nascent Souls base their cultivation on Cavern Heavens. I've never heard of anyone directly devouring a minor world," Li Fan mused. "When he truly ascends to the Spirit Transformation stage, I can't imagine how powerful he'll become. And with what kind of Heaven-Earth Soul will he integrate into the Dao?" A faint sense of anticipation surprisingly arose in Li Fan's heart.
As Holy Embryo Xu Bai traversed the Xuanhuang Realm, there was one other matter that concerned Li Fan. Logically, with Xu Bai's appearance and temperament, he should have attracted the attention of other cultivators wherever he went. Furthermore, his actions of gathering the nascent changes of heaven and earth along the way should have garnered even more attention. Yet, every single cultivator they encountered on the journey completely ignored him, as if they couldn't see Holy Embryo Xu Bai at all. Right in broad daylight, yet profoundly hidden from the world!
"This kind of divine ability would be extremely suitable for me," Li Fan thought. "It seems to be a fusion with all things in heaven and earth..." A long while later, Li Fan said thoughtfully.
Holy Embryo Xu Bai was about to advance to Spirit Transformation, and Li Fan, on his side, was close to refining the Di Yi Beast. All the frozen exotic beasts within the Life-Sealing Treasure Box had been completely added. Li Fan even included the flesh and blood of the Red Nine-Headed Beast and the vital essence of the Kun Peng.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Above the Myriad Manifestations Smelting Furnace, all the exotic beast patterns erupted with dazzling brilliance. The metal furnace shook violently, and creaking sounds emanated from all directions, as if it could burst open at any moment, unable to withstand the pressure.
"Another stage of preparation is complete." Li Fan quickly tapped with both hands, setting up formations around the Myriad Manifestations Smelting Furnace to temporarily seal it. He then stored it in a separate storage ring.
Next, Li Fan took out some materials and began refining mechanical puppets, following methods from Tian Yang's memories. "The Chaos Art is the only method I have that might disrupt the Immortal Venerable Changsheng's vision," he pondered. "Furthermore, it seems that the Immortal Realm experts in this world are very interested in the Chaos Art. Therefore, when the time comes, not only will I personally unleash it, but it must also erupt simultaneously in various other locations. This is what they call 'the rustle of leaves and the cry of cranes making one feel as if every bush and tree is an enemy soldier!'"
A glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes; in just a few days, a somewhat crude-looking, pitch-black puppet was refined. It possessed no discernible intelligence, and its function was extremely singular: to execute a pre-determined command at a crucial moment, unaffected by any external factors, or even Li Fan himself!
"Even if my true body performs the Chaos Art, it's extremely difficult," Li Fan thought. "Let alone these puppets. The only way is for me to separate the 'Chaos' character into fragments. Then, the puppets will combine them to form the complete divine ability. If it were the full-powered Chaos Art, I might lack the strength to split it. However, if I don't aim for power but only to mimic its chaotic aura, it might be worth a try."
Li Fan multitasked, supervising and recording Holy Embryo Xu Bai's activities. While continuously refining puppets with his hands, he pondered methods to decompose the Chaos Art. Fortunately, with the Secret Art of Dao Transformation and Unification, he could manage multiple tasks without confusion.
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Changsheng Valley.
Jiang Yushan unleashed a full-power black malevolent aura, which landed on the newly refined Medicine King True Cauldron, but was easily blocked by the dark glow emanating from its surroundings. Jiang Yushan slightly furrowed her brows, while Fang Zaiji looked exceedingly pleased.
"Sect Master, how do you find old Fang's craftsmanship?" Fang Zaiji boasted. "This new cauldron is truly incredibly sturdy. I doubt even if the three of us joined forces, we could inflict any damage upon it. And this is only relying on its inherent sturdy material. If we truly activate the internal formations for full protection, it might even be able to withstand an attack from Immortal Venerable Changsheng! It's also thanks to your generosity, Sect Master, sparing no expense on all sorts of rare heavenly treasures. In my entire life, I've never been so extravagant when refining artifacts," Fang Zaiji said with a sigh.
Xu Bai, who was testing the Medicine King True Cauldron's hardness for the first time, was very satisfied. "Thank you for your trouble, Elder Fang."
"I heard that recently, the minor world where the Taiyan Sect resides has officially merged with the Myriad Immortals Alliance," Xu Bai said to Fang Zaiji with a smile. "To highlight its exemplary status, cultivators from the Immortal Alliance are even allowed to visit for free. Elder Fang, since you've worked hard on refining artifacts, why not come with me to see what it's like?" As he spoke, he ignored Liu San's sidelong glance and directly put away the Medicine King True Cauldron, which had turned somewhat dark.
"The Taiyan Sect..." Fang Zaiji hesitated slightly. "They are rather troublesome. Back then, I was constantly pursued, with no peace. It was a Taiyan Sect disciple who acted, deducing my hidden location."
Xu Bai chuckled dismissively, "That's all in the past. Now they've joined the Myriad Immortals Alliance and have no grudges against you, Elder Fang. Why would they pursue you?"
After Xu Bai's words, Fang Zaiji became somewhat eager. "I heard that their Taiyan Sect has a treasure called the Dao Transformation Stone Mother. Inside, illusion is extremely similar to reality; it apparently deduced another real world purely through deduction. I've heard its name for a long time, but never had the chance to see it..."
Xu Bai's eyes glinted. "Hehe, I've heard of it too. This item is the Taiyan Sect's supreme treasure, and it's probably not that easy to see. Whether we get to feast our eyes on it during this trip will entirely depend on fate."
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