Chapter 972: Flowing Water Creates Cultivators

In the Spiritwood Realm, within the "Ancient Sects" area designated by Li Fan.

On the wide, flat stone plaza between the "Medicine King Sect" and the "Heavenly Secret Sect," a thick aura of blood surged.

Over five hundred flesh-and-blood puppets sat cross-legged, instinctively cultivating the *Spirit Essence Art of All Beings*.

"It's fortunate that you're incredibly fast, moving between states to capture cultivators," Li Fan said with a smile. "Otherwise, if all these disappearances were concentrated in just one or two states, it would definitely alarm the Myriad Immortals Alliance."

He casually set up an array on the plaza, simultaneously concealing the flesh-and-blood puppets and dispelling the strong scent of blood.

"Not necessarily," Li Qing replied, shaking her head. "The Myriad Immortals Alliance's grassroots defenses haven't recovered that quickly; many areas are still essentially undefended. Besides, I only captured the lowest-level Foundation Establishment cultivators. The Myriad Immortals Alliance might not truly care."

"True. The Myriad Immortals Alliance is probably busy constructing the Eternal Immortal Wall and dealing with those millions of unconscious cultivators."

"Though the Divine Devil Catastrophe didn't cripple the Myriad Immortals Alliance, it did somewhat loosen their control over the lower echelons. I imagine it won't be long before another large-scale Immortal Alliance entrance examination is held."

The main body and the clone conversed back and forth.

Then, suddenly, many almost imperceptible, subtle sounds emerged from the plaza.

They were like the sound of gears turning, originating from each flesh-and-blood puppet. Stacking and resonating, they eventually merged into a single crisp sound.

"Click-clack..."

The main body and the clone exchanged glances.

"How thoughtful. It actually gives a proactive warning once the threshold is reached."

"This Spirit Essence Cult Master is quite an interesting character."

Li Fan couldn't help but admire him more and more, resolving to meet him in his next life.

"How is it?" Li Fan asked, looking at the clone that was cultivating the *Spirit Essence Art of All Beings*.

In truth, he had already clearly sensed the increase in cultivation within the clone through their synchronized perception.

Nevertheless, he asked with a mischievous delight.

"Hmm, although the growth is very slow, I can barely cultivate now."

"Next, as more and more people cultivate the Spirit Essence Art, the efficiency of the cultivation method will slowly increase until it reaches a limit," Li Qing analyzed while continuing to cultivate.

"Good, then it's time to promote it throughout the minor worlds," Li Fan nodded.

The plan was to mass-produce Heaven-Earth Furnaces to revive the spiritual energy in the minor worlds. Then, use the Profound Yellow Pure Heart Spell and accompanying medicinal ingredients to remove the Immortal-Mortal Miasma from the mortals' bodies. Even if the success rate wasn't high, as long as the base number was large enough, there would be no concern about the quantity of cultivators that could be mass-produced. Finally, all of them would be made to cultivate the *Spirit Essence Art of All Beings*, allowing for the mass production of low-end cultivators.

During this process, anyone found to have extraordinary talent or exceptional qualities could be recruited as a full member of the Myriad Realms Alliance.

They would be granted true cultivation methods.

As for other cultivators with less utility, they would be sent, one after another, into the crimson long river.

A process resembling an assembly line had been largely finalized.

Although it sounded very simple, Li Fan was only able to create this system after synthesizing the various opportunities he encountered across his reincarnations.

Ordinary cultivators would likely spend their entire lives without discovering how to craft a Heaven-Earth Furnace capable of endlessly generating spiritual energy.

The prototype was complete; next came the specific implementation. As it was a methodical process, Li Fan gave his clone, Li Qing, full responsibility.

At the same time, he entrusted Li Qing with the Myriad Spirits Heaven-Earth Grand Array, which connected and controlled all the Heaven-Earth Furnaces.

"The Dao-One Worms might pose a risk of mutation; this must not be overlooked. Monitor them constantly, and if there's any anomaly, it needs immediate attention."

After saying this, Li Fan seemed to think of something and changed his mind.

"Hmm, if there are indeed mutated Dao-One Worms, there's no need to exterminate all of them. It wouldn't hurt to keep some samples of each mutation; they might prove very useful in the future," Li Fan instructed.

The clone naturally accepted the order.

After settling these matters, Li Fan found himself temporarily at ease.

At this point, all his schemes had officially entered a phase of accumulation, awaiting the eventual surge.

Feeling somewhat bored for a moment, Li Fan flashed to the exterior of the great hall where the faceless stone statue was kept.

With a gentle flick of his finger towards the air, he released Yan Fangzhou, who had been trapped for a long time.

Trapped in an empty void, his mind constantly assaulted by the array, every day felt like a year.

According to Li Fan's observations, this once-proud prodigy was now truly insane.

He was completely unaware that he had been released and was now free. Li Fan even waved his hand in front of Yan Fangzhou's eyes, but there was no reaction whatsoever.

Li Fan separated a wisp of his divine sense and entered Yan Fangzhou's Sea of Consciousness.

No instinctive defensive mechanism appeared to repel the intrusion.

Yan Fangzhou's past memories were completely shattered, as if sliced by a knife.

Only occasional storms of fear, helplessness, and pleading thoughts swept through his Sea of Consciousness.

"Poor child, allow me to save you," Li Fan said with a faint smile.

His divine sense swept through, crushing all of Yan Fangzhou's lingering thoughts.

Then, as if painting on a blank canvas, he freely fabricated an entirely new life for Yan Fangzhou.

Born in the Spiritwood Realm, he was sent at a young age to infiltrate the Yan family of the Myriad Immortals Alliance.

Later, during contact with the Spiritwood Realm, he was inadvertently discovered. To prevent exposure of his identity, he fought and retreated, intending to lure his pursuer into the Spiritwood Realm to silence them.

Although he succeeded, he himself was severely wounded and fell unconscious.

Li Fan, adept at the Cloudwater Illusion Dream Art and highly experienced in such matters, quickly implanted these mixed true and false memories into Yan Fangzhou's mind.

After an unknown period, Yan Fangzhou slowly regained consciousness.

His mind remained blank for a long time, then, with a sudden sharp pain, a series of images rushed in like a tide.

Yan Fangzhou looked at the solemn-faced Li Fan before him, and a wave of shame immediately welled up in his heart.

"Revered One, I..."

Li Fan waved his hand, "Everyone makes mistakes. It's good that you're back alive."

A warmth spread through Yan Fangzhou's heart.

"The cultivator who discovered your secret has been dealt with."

"It's been a long time since you've returned to the Spiritwood Realm. Take this opportunity to look around."

"While you were unconscious, some changes occurred in the Myriad Immortals Alliance. You should think about how to cover up your disappearance," Li Fan instructed indifferently, then his figure vanished.

Yan Fangzhou bowed respectfully, then swept his divine sense across the Spiritwood Realm.

His expression instantly became somewhat bewildered.

"This place... it's so different from before I left. What happened?"

Yan Fangzhou looked at the completely new Spiritwood Realm, feeling both surprised and delighted.

"Fangzhou? You're awake?!" At that moment, a slightly excited voice came from afar.

"Shang Tianci?" Yan Fangzhou's eyes narrowed.

This exceptionally talented young man was also a member of the Mountain and River Pavilion, just like him.

He had been designedly lured back to the Spiritwood Realm and forced to join the Myriad Realms Alliance.

And Shang Tianci himself was unaware, believing he was an elder member who had joined the alliance even earlier than Yan Fangzhou.