Chapter 906: Medical Heaven's Ultimate Method

How difficult is it for ordinary cultivators to alter the fundamental workings of the world? Even Everlasting Realm powerhouses in the Xuanhuang Realm can only manage to reverse minor aspects of natural laws.

Therefore, the second major part of the Mending Heaven Record discusses how to mend imperfections and strengthen oneself. It goes beyond the limitations of the so-called cultivation system, starting from the very origin of life. It lists hundreds of possible methods to break through one's own limits.

The last and most extensive part of the Mending Heaven Record elaborates on how to "Heal the Heavens." If abnormalities occur in the operation of the Heavenly Dao, various "symptoms" will appear, much like a person falling ill. Only by prescribing the right remedy for the symptoms can the illness be cured.

Strictly speaking, the Mending Heaven Record is not a cultivation technique. Instead, it is Heavenly Doctor's summation of their personal cultivation experiences, a concrete combination of methodology and practical insights. Many of the views and ingenious ideas contained within were truly unheard of by Li Fan. The numerous phenomena of Heavenly Dao anomalies recorded also greatly broadened his horizons.

Li Fan was almost certain that Heavenly Doctor had visited more than one cultivation world. Without observing the Heavenly Dao in at least a hundred cultivation worlds, it would have been impossible to write such a magnificent tome.

Li Fan was completely engrossed, feeling both increased admiration and caution towards Heavenly Doctor. Although he had temporarily convinced Heavenly Doctor that he was Heavenly Jue's successor, thanks to his foreknowledge and informational advantage, Heavenly Jue himself was erratic, mentally unstable, and elusive, making it generally impossible to verify Li Fan's claims. However, for Heavenly Doctor, there might well be a way to forcibly pry into Heavenly Jue's memories. Li Fan clearly remembered that when Heavenly Doctor revealed their true form during the confrontation with Heavenly Jue and the Master, they subdued the mad Heavenly Jue in just a few moments and even performed a "surgery" on them.

Therefore, even though Li Fan had achieved a small victory, he didn't become complacent. Instead, he tried his best to forcefully commit this vast Mending Heaven Record to memory first. If Heavenly Doctor discovered he had been deceived and came knocking, Li Fan would immediately revert. Even if all his other plans in this current life were wasted, possessing this Mending Heaven Record would still be absolutely worthwhile.

However, this was just Li Fan's worst-case scenario. In reality, according to Li Fan's deductions, possessing the Cloudwater Heavenly Palace and Heavenly Jue's legacy truly made him their legitimate successor. As for how this legacy came to be, to Heavenly Doctor, it might not matter at all. As long as the fact that Li Fan possessed the ability to revert was not exposed, Heavenly Doctor wouldn't pose a threat to him!

The Mending Heaven Record was profound and abstruse; even with Li Fan's current knowledge base, studying it was quite challenging.

"In the generation of the Heavenly Xuan Spirit Lock, before the Xuan Net descended, there was also a technique called the 'Mending Heaven Record Method.' The Myriad Immortal Alliance at that time forced all cultivators in the world to practice it, and ultimately, it facilitated the Heavenly Xuan Mirror's final transformation into the Xuan Net. Both were about mending one's own deficiencies. Now it seems these two have commonalities. Perhaps they were fundamentally the same."

While reading, Li Fan suddenly recalled his previous reincarnation experiences. Combining the process of the Heavenly Xuan Mirror transforming into the Xuan Net, ultimately replacing Heaven, with the theories in the Mending Heaven Record, various insights flooded Li Fan's mind. He was instantly overjoyed.

Li Fan was immersed in his studies, unaware of how much time had passed. When he read the last section of the Mending Heaven Record, concerning the ultimate method for healing the heavens, his body trembled violently, and he instantly became sober.

"This..." Li Fan's eyes gleamed with disbelief, and his body trembled slightly. He then took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart. He reread that passage carefully, over a dozen times. It was just one possibility theorized by Heavenly Doctor, something even they had never actually implemented. But...

"Floating Void Grand Array, capturing other worlds, grotto-heavens...""Ancient Great War...""Cloudwater Heavenly Palace, Heavenly Jue...""The world-altering changes in the Xuanhuang Realm over several millennia..."

These lines, combined with the words spoken by Mr. Bai, the Heavenly Dao, when he appeared and imparted teachings in the 115th reincarnation, brought numerous past clues flashing through Li Fan's mind, corroborating the content in the record. Li Fan couldn't help but gasp.

"If it's truly like this..." A hint of dread flashed in Li Fan's eyes. At this moment, he no longer had the inclination to read the Mending Heaven Record. If his conjecture was true, then Heavenly Doctor's true strength... Li Fan even felt an uncharacteristically urgent need to verify this hypothesis as soon as possible. However, he ultimately suppressed it.

"No, I must wait until the next life. Besides Heavenly Doctor, I should be the only one who knows the contents of the Mending Heaven Record. If I probe in this life, I will certainly be exposed! In the next life, everything else can be set aside. This matter must be verified first... If it's truly like this..."

The smug satisfaction Li Fan felt from deceiving Heavenly Doctor instantly vanished. In its place was an unprecedented solemnity. Consequently, even this Mending Heaven Record, which could be called a supreme technique, became something to be wary of.

After much deliberation, Li Fan finally decided to continue reading it. "I cannot learn it all. But its perspectives can perhaps be drawn upon and adapted for my own use. I will extract its essence, integrate it with my own strengths, and deduce and create a Mending Heaven Record that belongs to me."

Thinking thus, Li Fan's spiritual sense once again began to browse the ocean of knowledge within the Mending Heaven Record.

***

At the Heavenly Sword Sect, within the Sword Tomb, Li Qing, the clone, sat beside the black sword, nurturing it with her sword Dao insights. On this day, a large amount of content suddenly appeared in her sea of consciousness, all transmitted from her main body.

"The Heavenly Dao has flaws; I shall mend them myself."

Li Qing meticulously savored the profound mysteries between the lines, her eyes growing brighter and brighter. Due to restrictions from the main body, Li Qing didn't know the origin of this profound method. However, judging by its sophistication, it clearly couldn't be the main body's own insights. Li Qing, who was very aware of her main body's aptitude, was almost certain of this.

"It seems the main body must have had some fortuitous encounter..."

Li Qing no longer concerned herself with other matters, focusing instead on studying this method.

"So that's how it is... The Sword Dao is one aspect of the Heavenly Dao. Since the Heavenly Dao can have flaws, so too can the Sword Dao. Therefore, the wonder of Wooden Sword Heaven instinctively wanted to complete itself. This black sword is one of its instinctive attempts."

A brilliant light shone in Li Qing's eyes. "The wonder of Wooden Sword Heaven has, in fact, already infinitely approached perfection. Taking it a step further would be incredibly difficult. However, perhaps one can find another path, starting from other Daos. This is what is meant by 'the stones of other hills may serve to polish the jade of this one.'"

Thinking this, Li Qing, while nurturing it with Sword Dao, also blended in other insights.