Chapter 814: Illusory Thoughts Mending Oneself

Pei Tuo answered and eagerly entered the Thousand Rock Grotto-Heaven.

Ji Shaoli, meanwhile, concealed the fluctuations caused by the other party's absorption of the grotto-heaven from outside.

After all, this place was within the Myriad Immortals Alliance's heartland, and the battle situation was currently tense. Although both he and Pei Tuo were indeed members of the Myriad Immortals Alliance, it was better to be cautious and avoid trouble.

The process was the same as when Li Fan absorbed the Five Elements Grand Grotto-Heaven.

From the Foundation Establishment Core, the grotesque Roots of Heaven and Earth surged forth madly.

With thousands of tentacles, they consciously rooted themselves in various parts of the Thousand Rock Grotto-Heaven.

They coiled and locked tightly.

Eventually, the entire grotto-heaven was enveloped.

The grotto-heaven rumbled, transforming into countless specks of light that merged into Pei Tuo's body.

This process lasted for a full three days.

Three days later, Pei Tuo suddenly reappeared in the Xuanhuang World.

The aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator surged within him, turbulent for a long time.

Having been trapped at the Foundation Establishment stage for so long, and now finally breaking through, Pei Tuo was about to let out a long howl to express his exhilaration.

However, Ji Shaoli's cold reminder pulled him back to reality: "Go, don't linger."

Pei Tuo's aura instantly faltered.

Although he was now one cultivation realm higher than the other party, he did not dare to underestimate Ji Shaoli in the slightest.

Behind that Mutual Aid Society was definitely an extremely terrifying force! Controlling a mere Nascent Soul cultivator like himself would surely be as easy as flipping a hand.

So, Pei Tuo obediently followed behind Ji Shaoli, returning discreetly and swiftly to the Congyun Sea.

Meanwhile, Xiang Xin and others from the Mutual Aid Society were greatly shocked when they saw Pei Tuo, now a Nascent Soul cultivator.

They finally confirmed that what Ji Shaoli had said was true.

While regretting not being the first to join, their gazes towards Ji Shaoli gradually became fervent.

After a moment of hesitation, Xiang Xin finally couldn't resist the temptation and asked, "Fellow Daoist Ji, if we break through in the future, will the organization..."

Ji Shaoli interrupted him with a smile.

"Rest assured, everyone," he said. "As the first group of elders of the Congyun Sea Mutual Aid Society, as soon as your cultivation realm is sufficient, an ownerless grotto-heaven will be immediately arranged for you! So, your most important task now is to diligently cultivate and raise your cultivation as quickly as possible!"

These words instantly gave the few people present immense motivation.

They immediately returned to the Celestial Mirror on Myriad Immortals Island and began cultivating intensely, sparing no effort.

Moreover, when the news of Pei Tuo's breakthrough spread, it greatly shocked the cultivators who had attended the banquet that day.

For a time, cultivators continuously flocked to Haixuan Island, seeking to visit and join the Congyun Sea Mutual Aid Society.

However, Ji Shaoli chose to close his doors and refused to meet any of them.

"As the saying goes, profound methods should not be lightly imparted," he murmured.

He looked outside the Grand Desolation Eight Extremes Dragon Slaying Array, at the varied expressions of the cultivators, and smiled faintly.

He completely ignored their calls, acting as if he hadn't heard them, and continued to trade goods in the Celestial Mirror market.

Although six million contribution points seemed like a lot, they weren't really enough.

Before the Mutual Aid Society could truly develop, he needed to earn a bit more.

In the Spiritwood Realm.

At the very moment Pei Tuo officially broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

A vast amount of feedback cultivation suddenly emerged within Li Fan's dantian.

It was instantly absorbed by Li Fan, causing his cultivation, which was originally at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, to surge forward significantly.

"It really works!" Li Fan took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming. "Using that non-existent 'Compassionate Immortal of the Mortal World' as an intermediary, the ultimate beneficiary is still my true self!"

The key lay in the so-called initiation oath.

The gist of the oath was that all brothers within the Mutual Aid Society, under the witness of the Compassionate Immortal, must help and love each other. All conveniences provided by the Mutual Aid Society were gifts from the Compassionate Immortal. Members must always remember this, and so on.

"It seems I won't be long before I return to the Nascent Soul realm," he mused.

"I just wonder if the Myriad Immortals Alliance has discovered the Five Elements Grand Grotto-Heaven by this point."

After pondering for a while, Li Fan summoned Tian Yang and asked him to make a trip to Tianling Province on his behalf.

To see what the situation was like there.

"Just scout around, and prioritize your own safety," Li Fan instructed.

Tian Yang nodded vigorously, then transformed into a streak of light and escaped from the Spiritwood Realm.

"With Tian Yang's strength, even if he's discovered, escaping shouldn't be much of a problem."

"However, his Soul Transformation cultivation is ultimately not quite enough. Once I return to the Nascent Soul stage, perhaps I can consider helping him achieve Dao Integration."

Several figures of the Spirits of Heaven and Earth flashed through Li Fan's mind.

After a brief thought, he locked onto a target.

The Spirits of Heaven and Earth could almost be considered equivalent to Dao Integration cultivators.

Back then, even Chi Yan, who was merely a boiler operator, forced several Soul Transformation cultivators from Congyun Sea to use all their methods just to barely defeat him.

More crucially, the entire Dao Integration process needed to be completed in silence, without attracting the attention of other cultivators.

Otherwise, it was highly probable that he would be doing all the work for someone else's benefit.

Even with Li Fan's help, it might be a bit difficult for Tian Yang.

Li Fan couldn't help but think of the three from the Medicine King Sect.

"Unfortunately, it will still be some time before the True Cauldron of the Medicine King returns," he sighed.

Just as Li Fan was pondering where to find more assistance.

A sudden, inexplicable change occurred within the Spiritwood Realm.

At this moment, thanks to Shang Tianci's tireless efforts day and night, the Spiritwood Realm had been greatly transformed.

Countless beautiful Xuanhuang landscapes adorned various parts of the Spiritwood Realm. Miasmic spiritual energy connected downwards to the earth veins and upwards to the sky.

As if they were integrated.

The entire world seemed to be undergoing a wonderful transformation, and the most obvious beneficiary, of course, was the spiritual tree at the center of the world.

In a short period, it had grown taller by nearly a third, despite having long ceased growing before.

Its leaves were vibrant green, glistening as if about to drip, and it radiated a rare newfound vitality.

It seemed something was constantly being nurtured within it.

Li Fan's mind stirred. Through the Heart of the Spiritwood, he instantly pinpointed the source of the anomaly.

It was in the space at the center of the spiritual tree, where the treants were originally conceived.

Countless green specks of light converged, forming a blurry human figure.

"This is..." Li Fan couldn't help but narrow his eyes. With a flicker, he appeared nearby.

The Treant Matriarch also rushed over at this moment.

She looked at the increasingly clear human form that was about to take shape nearby, first startled, then as if remembering something.

She instantly grew somewhat excited.

"Master, this is a Tree Spirit!" she voluntarily explained to Li Fan.

After the Treant Matriarch's explanation, Li Fan also understood what a Tree Spirit truly was.

If treants were beings born from the spiritual tree to serve as guardians,

then their goal was to protect the spiritual tree until it developed its own sentience.

Compared to Li Fan, who forcibly refined the Heart of the Spiritwood and took control by force, the Tree Spirit was more like the true master of the Spiritwood Realm.

A naked body gradually appeared before Li Fan.

The intensity of the aura emanating from it was slowly growing stronger.

Almost instantly, it surpassed Li Fan, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage.