Chapter 861: World Origin Power
Chapter 861: World Origin Power
Upon returning to Haixuan Island, Ji Shaoli was naturally inundated with invitations to banquets and requests for visits.
He simply paid them no heed.
"With so many eyes and ears watching, it isn't wise for this clone to venture out. It's best to remain in seclusion for a while," he mused.
"However, for the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance to release the cultivators who failed the Immortal Elect selection... that's truly unexpected." Ji Shaoli's brows knitted slightly, a flicker of confusion in his mind.
If the Thirty-three Immortal Elects project was truly that important...
Then at the very least, their identities should have been kept secret until the project achieved its intended purpose.
It would have made no sense to release the failed candidates, as that would only compromise the identities of the thirty-three who were chosen.
But the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance seemed to have no intention of doing so...
"As long as there are thirty-three people who meet the criteria, that's all that matters."
Ji Shaoli's eyes narrowed.
"Interesting. Let's see just what game the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is playing."
"It's time to put a little more pressure on them."
The clone, Ji Shaoli, remained on Haixuan Island, perfectly still.
Meanwhile, in the Spirit Wood Realm, Lin Ling, acting on Li Fan's orders, once again traveled to Nine Mountains Prefecture to contact the Five Elders Council.
The council demanded to know why she had not been in touch for so long.
Following Li Fan's prior instructions, Lin Ling informed them that the brilliant sphere had been fused with the two strange powers of the Mind Monkey and the Will Horse.
Although the representative of the Five Elders Council remained outwardly composed...
Lin Ling keenly sensed their intense inner turmoil.
After presenting another batch of supplies as a gesture of thanks...
The Five Elders Council began to inquire about the "Thirty-three Immortal Elects" project.
Lin Ling was deliberately vague, brushing off their questions.
Just as her counterpart was growing disappointed, she dropped a bombshell.
"To counter the watchful eyes of the Five Elders Council, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has developed numerous ultimate world-suppressing weapons in addition to the Immortal Elects, including the Heaven Splitting Cannon. If you don't act soon, I'm afraid you will live to regret it."
Lin Ling repeated Li Fan's words verbatim.
Along with the message, she also passed on a visual recording.
A world-destroying black beam of light pierced through thick layers of white mist, annihilating everything in its path.
The black beam gradually faded, but the void it had carved out remained for a long time, unfilled by the encroaching white mist.
Its residual power repelled any object that dared approach.
Even from the blurry image, the immense power of the Heaven Splitting Cannon was undeniable.
No matter how composed the representative from the Five Elders Council was, he couldn't hide the profound shock that flashed across his face.
He took a deep breath, cupped his hands in a formal salute, and promised a generous reward in the future.
Then, he departed in a hurry.
Lin Ling watched his disappearing figure and curled her lip.
She then returned via the earth veins to report that her mission was complete.
Within the Five Elements Great Cave-Heaven.
"I wonder if the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has actually built this world-suppressing weapon in this timeline. But whether it's real or not doesn't matter."
"The Five Elders Council was already restless and ready to act, merely held back temporarily by the Alliance's unexpected maneuvers."
"With the brilliant sphere incident resolved, and now pressured by superweapons like the Thirty-three Immortal Elects and the Heaven Splitting Cannon, I believe they will choose to strike first."
"All I have to do is wait."
After receiving Lin Ling's report, Li Fan pondered for a moment before turning his attention elsewhere.
Inside his dantian, the seven-colored sphere emanated a sacred, mesmerizing radiance that dazzled the senses.
"A supreme treasure forged from the celestial light of an entire world, just as I expected."
"Gaining complete control over it will not be an overnight affair."
As his spiritual energy enveloped the seven-colored sphere layer by layer, a multitude of images flashed rapidly before Li Fan's eyes.
There were cultivators soaring among white clouds, and mortals dwelling upon the vast earth.
These were scenes from the long-extinct Chongyan cultivation world.
"A pity that time and space within the visions shift so swiftly. I can't make out any details," Li Fan thought with a hint of regret.
So far, besides the Xuanhuang Realm, he had learned the names of three other cultivation worlds: the Xiaoyao Realm, the Taiyi Realm, and the Chongyan Realm.
But that was the extent of his knowledge.
Beyond their names, he knew precious little about what they were actually like.
"If I could escape the shackles of the Immortal Ruins, I could investigate them properly."
"However, the Chongyan Realm is already destroyed. As for the Xiaoyao and Taiyi Realms, it's hard to say if they even still exist."
Li Fan continued to slowly refine the seven-colored sphere, his spiritual energy surging.
He then redirected the majority of his focus back to devouring the Five Elements Great Cave-Heaven.
But it wasn't long before Li Fan noticed something unusual.
The proliferation speed of the Root of Heaven and Earth had nearly doubled!
At this rate, it would take less than a year to completely devour the Five Elements Great Cave-Heaven!
"Hmm?"
Li Fan hadn't gone out during this period.
The only variable was the newly acquired seven-colored sphere.
Astonished, Li Fan began to secretly ponder and investigate the specific cause of this change.
Before long, he discovered the likely reason.
While his spiritual energy refined the seven-colored sphere, a mysterious power was simultaneously nourishing and transforming that very energy.
Empowered by this force, the Root of Heaven and Earth began to proliferate wildly, as if it had consumed some incredible tonic.
Moreover, as Li Fan progressed in refining the seven-colored sphere, this rate of proliferation continued to accelerate.
It was so rapid that even Li Fan, the one who had set it in motion, felt a tremor of alarm.
Like dark storm clouds driven by a gale, Li Fan was encroaching upon the Five Elements Great Cave-Heaven at an unimaginably terrifying speed.
"If not for the abundance of monsters in the Xuanhuang Realm, I could even make the entire realm my own within a mere decade or so using this method."
The premonition surfaced unbidden in Li Fan's mind.
"This mysterious power... what exactly is it...?"
Li Fan focused, attempting to comprehend it.
After a full seven days, understanding finally dawned.
"World Origin Power?"
"The seven-colored celestial light of the Chongyan Realm was an evolution of its Heavenly Dao. It contains the world's origin."
"After being refined into a magic treasure, this power was preserved within it."
"In ordinary combat or flight, this special property wouldn't manifest. However, when it came into contact with the Root of Heaven and Earth—a technique from the New Method specifically designed to devour heaven and earth—it triggered a reaction!"
"It acts like a catalyst, greatly enhancing the power of the Root of Heaven and Earth and accelerating the speed at which it devours the cave-heaven."
"Strictly speaking, the loss of its World Origin Power should have an impact on the might of the seven-colored sphere."
"It merely speeds up the process, a trade-off that is simply not worth it for anyone else."
"But for me..."
"It doesn't matter in the slightest!"
Li Fan understood completely.
He then further accelerated the process of refining the sphere and extracting its World Origin Power.
"Since World Origin Power is helpful for advancing in the Nascent Soul stage..."
"...what about Soul Transformation, Dao Integration, and even Longevity?"
"Will it continue to be of aid then as well?"
Gazing at the countless, ever-more vigorous tentacles, Li Fan couldn't help but ponder.
Using the power of one world to devour another.
This should have been an impossible feat, yet the appearance of a supreme treasure like the Fishing Pool had made it possible.
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