"However, with the New Law having existed for a millennium, overturning it will be incredibly difficult. Even with Mr. Bai's terrifying talent, which aligns with the Dao of Heaven, he only managed to deduce the Foundation Establishment portion. Everything beyond Foundation Establishment remains in the realm of theoretical conjecture. Even a peerless prodigy like Gu Xinghan couldn't advance further in his entire life... I won't bother putting in that effort."
Li Fan was well aware of his own talents.
"The New, New Law must certainly be studied, but it can be done through others. The Xuanhuang Realm is full of talented individuals; a breakthrough method will surely be found. If one lifetime isn't enough, then two; if two aren't enough, then ten! Perhaps this method could also be revealed to Venerable Yinyin... Little Gu is also a candidate worth considering."
To transcend from the Xuanhuang Realm, even with his ability to constantly reincarnate, he couldn't do it alone. He needed to leverage the power of the myriad living beings in this realm. For instance, if he hadn't previously learned about the avatar function from Tianyang, he would likely have perished long ago.
Familiar faces flashed through Li Fan's mind. Li Fan subtly made up his mind.
"Only three more years until I can return to the Xuanhuang Realm. This time mustn't be wasted."
With a slight shift of his thoughts, a jade disc, seemingly an ordinary object, instantly appeared in Li Fan's hand. It was the Final Disintegration Disc, which he had been willing to abandon his Mid-Nascent Soul cultivation level to preserve. The Disintegration Disc, formed from the unification of nine discs, combined with the Final Disk, which could block the perception of the Heavenly Enigma Mirror. Together, they formed the ultimate creation. Its creation was a stroke of serendipity and would be difficult to replicate.
As for Nascent Soul cultivation... knowing about the existence of the Five Elements Grand Caverns, regaining that cultivation would be effortless for Li Fan.
"I didn't expect the Myriad Immortals Alliance to actually be telling the truth. The Heavenly Enigma Sub-body truly has no hidden connection with the Heavenly Enigma Mirror." A strange look appeared in Li Fan's eyes.
In his 115th life, when facing the "ferocious assault" of Mr. Bai, he had made preparations. He had intended to record the Heavenly Enigma Spirit-Locking Array and the Great Array of Reversing Life and Death into the Disintegration Disc. This was to attract the attention of the Heavenly Enigma Mirror, and even the Myriad Immortals Alliance, hoping they would "drive away a tiger by letting in a wolf" and repel Mr. Bai. The idea was good, but something went wrong midway. Even after Li Fan transformed into an object and the Disintegration Disc lay quietly beneath the sandy ruins for over half a month, no one from the Myriad Immortals Alliance ever arrived. It was almost certain that the so-called Heavenly Enigma Sub-body was truly an independent entity, disconnected from the Heavenly Enigma Mirror.
"At least the Disintegration Disc is. After the nine discs merged, the Disintegration Disc's computational power was not much weaker than the Heavenly Enigma Mirror's, though it specialized in arrays. And with the Final Disk, capable of masking the Heavenly Enigma Mirror's presence... With this Final Disintegration Disc, and my clear understanding of the array diagrams for numerous grand arrays, the Myriad Immortals Alliance's defensive lines, anchored for two years and built on the Heavenly Enigma Mirror's computational power... in my eyes, these arrays are practically shatterable with a flick of a finger."
A flicker of confidence appeared in Li Fan's eyes: "This is an attack spanning several generations. It's also the time for me to finally reap the rewards since I began studying arrays in my 10th life."
Stroking the seemingly ordinary treasure with his right hand, Li Fan's eyes narrowed.
"However, I can't underestimate the Myriad Immortals Alliance's rate of progress. Of course, the greater the lead, the better! With my current level of array mastery... No, at this point, no so-called array master in the Xuanhuang Realm can help the Final Disintegration Disc advance further. Fortunately, I have another wondrous treasure..."
With that thought, Li Fan drew it into his Sea of Consciousness, placing it beneath the Dao Transformation Stone crystal. He used the Dao Transformation Stone's computational power to help accelerate the Final Disintegration Disc's iteration. Originally, the Disintegration Disc's self-iteration speed couldn't be called slow; it was virtually nonexistent. However, under the intermittent blue light of the Dao Transformation Stone, the Final Disintegration Disc's originally unadorned surface began to glow with a faint white light once more.
"The One True Dao Transformation is truly effective. It's just a pity that even after fusing so many Dao Transformation Stones, there's still no sign of it advancing to the mid-grade. Speaking of which, Jiao Xiuyuan also relies on this to maintain the consciousness of his myriad puppets. I wonder if he has any spares... I have a premonition that if the Dao Transformation Stone evolves to the mid-grade, there might be unexpected gains."
Although he now knew the hiding place of the Taiyan Sect, Li Fan had no immediate plans to provoke them. If his guess was correct, then one of the last two beams of light that shot through the void at the end of his 115th life was the Taiyan Sect, in its informational form. Surviving the world-ending crisis, even if barely, was enough to prove the Taiyan Sect's extraordinary nature. As for the other beam of light, Li Fan guessed it was very likely the Heavenly Enigma Mirror. Over two hundred years had passed; it should have long since collected enough data to complete its self-evolution.
"It seems that after its upgrade, it severed ties with the Xuanhuang Realm and is no longer bound to it?" With too little information, Li Fan could only speculate idly.
He descended the mountain to Yin Xing's tomb, where he absorbed the Dao Transformation Stone, providing a negligible boost to the Final Disintegration Disc's self-iteration. Returning to the summit of Disintegration Mountain, Li Fan began cultivating the Boundless Fullness and Emptiness Art.
"The Five Elements unite, boundless fullness and emptiness; its power endless, the spirit imperishable."
Although the divine ability contained an immense amount of data, almost causing Li Fan's mind to stop functioning at the time, it was, after all, derived from the Reversal Five Elements Life-Death Sword, which Li Fan was extremely familiar with, and was an unusual application of Five Elements power. Thus, starting his cultivation wasn't as difficult as he had imagined.
With his mind focused, three years passed. Once the True Return had finished recharging, Li Fan also completed the initial cultivation of the Boundless Fullness and Emptiness Art. It felt like donning a straw cape in a torrential downpour. Li Fan instantly felt a thick, solid protective shell form around his spirit, making it much sturdier.
"It's a pity that in the Great Xuan Small World, the power of the Five Elements is limited. Without the continuous replenishment from the Five Elements Grand Caverns, the increase in strength isn't very significant. Further cultivation will have to wait until I form a Nascent Soul again. At that point, not only will my spirit be tougher, but most crucially, its ability to self-repair after being severely wounded will improve."
With this thought, Li Fan suddenly stood up. He habitually brushed off non-existent dust from his body. Ignoring everything in the mortal world of Great Xuan, he headed directly for the Eastern Abyss of Ruins. Skillfully navigating the Immortal Severing Grand Array and passing through a bright expanse... Li Fan once again returned to the Boundless Azure Waves of the Cloud Sea!
Taking a deep breath, Li Fan gazed at this vibrant world, yet a scene of a black sun consuming everything flashed through his mind.
"Xuanhuang Realm, I'm back!" he thought to himself.
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