Chapter 995: Heavenly Profound Mirror Origin

The Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar, after hearing the words and pondering for a moment, reached into its own body with its right hand.

From within, it retrieved a pulsating ball of light, flickering as if breathing, and handed it over.

"Carry this object with you, and it will represent me," the Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar solemnly stated.

"What is this?" Li Fan tried to take the ball of light but his hand passed through empty space.

"This is the Origin of the Mirror, born with my true form. It neither increases nor decreases, neither lives nor dies. Outsiders cannot touch or absorb it; only I can summon and control it."

As the Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar spoke, it pointed a finger in the air, sending the cluster of Mirror Origin into Li Fan's body.

"Brother, you're not going to use this Mirror Origin to spy on me, are you?" Li Fan asked immediately, raising an eyebrow.

A hint of indignant anger at being distrusted immediately appeared on the Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar's face. "This is merely an origin identifier that came into being with my true form. Without any additional power, how could I monitor you?"

"Furthermore, if you truly don't trust me, you can simply seal this cluster of origin within your body. As long as it's inside you, it will represent me..."

Before the Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar could finish speaking, it perceived that Li Fan had indeed sealed the origin within an instant.

Only a faint, almost imperceptible connection indicated the origin's presence.

The Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar's face immediately stiffened.

However, seeing Li Fan's normal expression, it still took a deep breath to calm itself.

After a moment, it instructed again, "With this cluster of origin, you can completely trust the Mirror Keeper, Cang."

"Humph, but this person is not loyal. During the long years he spent monitoring me, he developed ulterior motives. He sought to use secret methods to further gain control over me, thereby elevating himself above all other Mirror Keepers..."

"Unfortunately for him, his petty schemes could never escape my notice. I feigned falling into his trap step by step, but at the last moment, I turned the tables, transforming him into my Mirror Slave..."

"Otherwise, acquiring this human body would not have been so easy for me," the Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar said smugly.

"Oh? Such a thing happened? That's even better! My plan's success rate just increased by fifty percent!" Li Fan exclaimed, his face full of admiration.

"Without further delay, I shall depart immediately." Li Fan cupped his hands and then vanished from the Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar's sight.

The mortal city, which had been frozen in stillness, instantly became bustling and noisy once more.

"I hope he succeeds," the Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar murmured to itself.

In truth, it didn't place much trust in Li Fan; it was merely willing to give it a try.

Just as Li Fan had said, cooperation would be continuously strengthened through deepening engagement.

If the other party could indeed create a stir, it wouldn't mind providing further assistance.

If the plan failed midway...

...it would have no loss anyway.

The Origin of the Mirror could not be taken by anyone. As for the Myriad Spirits Returning Array, the Mirror Keeper Cang, and other such things...

...they were utterly insignificant to it.

With these thoughts, the Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar hummed a tune and resumed its role as a busy shop assistant.

Above Weidu City.

Tianyang and the two others watched Li Fan return, feeling somewhat puzzled.

They had only seen Li Fan speaking face-to-face with the suspected mission target, though they didn't know what was said.

Afterward, instead of striking decisively, he simply left.

"Envoy, this is..." Daoist Baihua cautiously asked.

"Things have changed; there's no need to act now. You may return directly to the Spiritwood Realm; I have other matters to attend to." Li Fan offered no further explanation.

Although the matter seemed to end anticlimactically, Tianyang and the others dared not question him further.

After parting ways, Li Fan first went to the hidden cave in Tianchen State and contacted Mo Rubin.

He recounted how he had found the Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar but was unable to kill it, and instead sought cooperation.

He even truthfully disclosed that he had obtained the Myriad Spirits Returning Array and the Origin of the Mirror.

Inside the Hidden Grotto-Heaven, Mo Rubin's face floated in the air, falling silent.

Shortly after, he spoke, praising, "Brother Xingwang, you possess quick wit; you've handled this almost perfectly. No wonder King Xuantian always sought your advice, Brother Xingwang, before making major decisions in the past..."

Li Fan tilted his head and directly interrupted, "Is that so? Perhaps. I don't recall."

Mo Rubin chuckled and stopped dwelling on the matter. Instead, he quickly changed the topic and began to analyze: "According to your strategy, Brother, cooperating with the Heavenly Profound Mirror is indeed the best option right now."

"From your description, the Heavenly Profound Treasure Mirror also seems to have undergone significant changes compared to its past self."

"However, it should still be trustworthy."

Mo Rubin concluded.

"After nearly ten thousand years, if it hasn't been in a continuous slumber, who can guarantee their personality won't drastically change?" Li Fan chuckled strangely, hinting at something.

"As for the Heavenly Profound Treasure Mirror, it's not a question of whether we trust it. To find King Xuantian, we can only rely on it for now."

Li Fan's words left Mo Rubin speechless.

"Oh, right," Li Fan casually added, "to deduce and break the formation left by the Dharma Transmission Celestial Venerable, the Wusheng Array Crown isn't quite sufficient. Didn't you mention before there was a Nine-Part Deduction Array artifact? Get it here as soon as possible; I'll see if I can find a way to accelerate its integration."

This was a minor matter, and Mo Rubin immediately agreed.

After they discussed the details of the plan's execution, Li Fan then departed.

He headed straight for Xuansushang's Bamboo Sea Grotto-Mansion.

He stealthily entered, arriving outside the bamboo building where the two women were.

Through the surrounding array formations and restrictions, Li Fan faintly heard moans coming from within.

Without changing his expression, Li Fan flashed inside the bamboo building.

Xuansushang was holding a golden long whip high, severely punishing Lu Xichan.

Lu Xichan's face was flushed, and her eyes were hazy.

Her expression showed both pain and pleasure.

Just as the two women were enjoying themselves thoroughly, Li Fan suddenly let out a cold cough.

Xuansushang and Lu Xichan's bodies immediately stiffened.

They abruptly looked towards the suddenly appearing Li Fan.

Their previously flushed faces instantly turned pale.

They quickly stood up and bowed their heads in greeting.

Xuansushang stammered, hurriedly explaining, "Lu Xichan, she became negligent again, so I punished her thoroughly as per your instructions..."

Lu Xichan lowered her head even further, not daring to utter a single word.

Li Fan snorted coldly, but then did not reprimand them.

He then told Xuansushang, "Arrange for your father to meet me here as soon as possible."

Xuansushang was stunned for a moment, then a hint of fear flashed in her eyes. "This..."

But she quickly thought of something. "Could it be that you..."

Li Fan calmly explained, "Things are a bit complicated. In short, the crisis has been resolved. I am now the only Heavenly Profound Mirror avatar in this world."

"Have Cang come to meet me here; he will understand."