Chapter 1045: The World Reflected in the Mirror
Chapter 1045: The World Reflected in the Mirror
Cultivating from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Nascent Soul stage took a considerable amount of time, even with Li Fan's current proficiency.
Besides, the matters he was now encountering were growing increasingly perilous. Unexpected complications could arise at any moment, and they would be difficult for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to handle.
Therefore, it was only natural that Li Fan wanted to set a new anchor point.
"If my plan goes smoothly, then before this life ends, I might be able to seize the opportunity while the Faceless Immortal and the immortals from the Immortal Ruins are locked in their struggle. I could frantically draw upon the World Birthing Change of the Xuanhuang Realm and achieve the Soul Transformation stage."
"Starting every future life with a Soul Transformation cultivation base, comparable to the Longevity stage, would make any scheme vastly easier."
Li Fan's eyes flickered. "And I still have two blank anchor points..."
The new Five Elements Great Cave-Heaven was still gestating, and Li Fan's theory on how to add new anchor points had yet to be verified.
However, at the Root of Heaven and Earth in Tianling Province, Li Fan had already located the corresponding paper figure from the Calamity Crossing Book. As soon as the new grotto-heaven showed signs of gestating, he would be able to sense it immediately.
But he was still capable of obtaining information from one or two of the paper figures at key locations.
Not long ago, the paper figure Li Fan had taken out in front of Mo Rubin within the hidden grotto-heaven was one he had marked with his own imprint. This was to conveniently allow him to check on the situation there at any time.
"All the preparations are made; we're just waiting for the right moment."
"The Heavenly Profound Mirror, the Xuantian King..."
Li Fan sat upright in the Spirit Wood Realm, his gaze seemingly piercing through the barriers of countless worlds to reach the Myriad Immortals Alliance Headquarters in the Xuanhuang Realm.
Mo Rubin did not keep Li Fan waiting for long.
Three months later, the Xuantian Spirit-Sealing Formation was nearing completion.
Li Fan and Mo Rubin met once again in the hidden grotto-heaven.
"The moment the restriction-breaking formation is complete, it's bound to cause some impact on the Alliance headquarters."
"I have secretly taken control of some cultivators at the headquarters. When the time comes, they will riot and create a diversion. Are you ready on your end?" Mo Rubin's expression was unusually grave.
Li Fan nodded. "Don't worry, I've already made contact. As soon as I receive your signal, the Five Elders Council will coordinate an attack on the Alliance headquarters. Heh, an unprecedented opportunity to storm the Alliance headquarters—how could they possibly pass it up?"
"It's a good thing they have the Heavenly Profound Mirror as an inside man; otherwise, they wouldn't even know the location of the Alliance headquarters."
"However, the number of cultivators the Five Elders Council can mobilize is limited. The strongest among them are only at the Soul Transformation stage. Even with the advantage of their artifacts, they won't be able to hold out for long."
During these three months, Li Fan had also established contact with the Five Elders Council.
He had easily persuaded them to join this attempt.
However, he hadn't specified that the goal was to help the Heavenly Profound Mirror escape, only that it was to acquire a certain crucial item from the Myriad Immortals Alliance headquarters.
And while the Five Elders Council was very interested in causing trouble at the Alliance headquarters, they had no intention of completely tearing down all pretenses just yet.
Therefore, the help they could provide was limited. None of the Soul Transformation cultivators were native to the Five Elders Council; they were merely sleeper agents cultivated within the Myriad Immortals Alliance.
This was what the Five Elders Council claimed publicly, but the possibility that they were secretly making other plans couldn't be ruled out.
After all, the chance to infiltrate the Myriad Immortals Alliance headquarters...
...was an opportunity that comes once in a thousand years!
...
Mo Rubin handed a rustic bronze mirror to Li Fan, instructing, "Take this and provide support from the outside. You must be within the Alliance's Central Four Prefectures; otherwise, the distance will be too great to establish a connection."
"After the restrictions are broken, the Heavenly Profound Mirror will first take up residence within me. Then, after we rendezvous, it will be transferred to this bronze mirror."
Hearing this, Li Fan couldn't help but examine the small mirror in his hand, which was faintly tinged with a copper patina.
It seemed quite old.
"This was once a realm artifact, but it lost all its spirituality during the Great Calamity. Only its physical form remains."
"It's more than sufficient to serve as a temporary vessel for the Heavenly Profound Mirror."
"As for what comes after..."
Mo Rubin pondered for a moment before saying, "I expect it will merge with its human body."
Li Fan was somewhat surprised. "In that case, wouldn't it have no path of retreat...?"
"No, that's not right..." Li Fan suddenly realized.
"The Heavenly Profound Mirror is actually being so decisive?"
The Heavenly Profound Mirror's human body, according to the mirror itself, was a means to prove its Dao.
As long as its main body existed, the human form could not be completely destroyed. Even if it were killed, it could quickly regenerate.
But if the human body merged with the Heavenly Profound Mirror, then should the mirror be destroyed, it would likely vanish from this world for good.
Mo Rubin seemed to read Li Fan's thoughts and shook his head slightly. "Even without its main body, how could the spirit of an immortal artifact be so easily erased? In my view, even if a Dharma Spreader took action, they might not be able to truly annihilate it. Only an immortal-like existence could genuinely harm it. We shouldn't worry on its behalf."
"But this willingness to burn its bridges does show that it isn't planning any secret tricks," Li Fan agreed.
"Yes, it certainly seems that way for now. But we still can't let our guard down. Aside from a few specific individuals, we shouldn't trust anyone else." Clearly, the fall of the Xuantian Sect back then had left a deep impact on Mo Rubin, as he offered another reminder.
Li Fan naturally didn't object.
After discussing the final details of the operation, Mo Rubin's figure faded away.
Li Fan, on the other hand, quietly flew to one of Shuo Feng's grotto-heavens in Tianquan Province and began to wait patiently.
The entire area within a two-hundred-and-fifty-kilometer radius of this grotto-heaven had been purchased by Feixue Immortal Sage. No other cultivators set foot here, making it relatively safe.
Lying in wait, Li Fan stared at the sky, his mind pondering the location of the Alliance headquarters.
The Alliance's Central Four Prefectures were all connected to the Alliance headquarters.
"When I've entered and exited the Alliance headquarters, I've done so from all four of these prefectures."
"Clearly, spatial nodes have been opened in all of them..."
"It seems the main body of the Heavenly Profound Mirror must be enormous."
Time trickled by as Li Fan contemplated.
Half a day later, a strange tremor between heaven and earth caught Li Fan's attention.
At some point, the sky had become tinged with an eerie green.
It was as if something was bombarding it; the earth trembled, and a continuous roar echoed from the sky.
Moreover, fissures began to appear between heaven and earth.
It was as if the apocalypse had arrived, and the entire world was about to shatter!
"Such a huge commotion?"
Li Fan was startled, but the rustic bronze mirror in his possession gave no reaction whatsoever.
The strange phenomena between heaven and earth did not disappear; instead, they grew more pronounced.
The most obvious change was the sky, which had begun to reflect an image of the earth.
It was as if the sky had turned into a mirror, reflecting everything on the ground below!
Watching this scene unfold, Li Fan was suddenly overcome with a bad feeling.
Narrowing his eyes, he concealed his figure.
But, whether it was a trick of the mind or not, Li Fan thought he could still see his own reflection in the sky.
(End of this chapter)
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