Chapter 900: The Fallen Immortal's Ploy for the Dharma King
Chapter 900: The Fallen Immortal's Ploy for the Dharma King
In the Li Realm.
Su Yujing, who had just finished her prayers and was cultivating by the Immortal Spirit Tower, suddenly felt her face flush a deep crimson.
It felt as if her body had been abruptly and violently pried open by some colossal force, and she let out a pained, stifled groan.
Just as bewilderment washed over her, the pure spiritual energy that had inexplicably appeared within her body dissolved like a melting glacier, bursting forth with a thunderous roar!
It surged through her, whistling as it circulated, and after only a few cycles, it transformed into a power she could command as if it were her own.
Obediently, it returned to her dantian!
At the same time, her cultivation realm began to ascend at a terrifying speed, visible to the naked eye.
In the span of just a few breaths, she skyrocketed from the early Golden Core stage to its peak.
Throughout the entire process, the bottleneck that constrained all cultivators—the Heavenly Disaster—never appeared!
Su Yujing stood stunned, sensing her new cultivation realm with a face full of disbelief.
Carefully tracing the source of the spiritual energy that had helped her break through, Su Yujing’s expression suddenly changed as if she had realized something.
She quickly fell to her knees, meditating and offering thanks for the boon bestowed by the Red Dust Compassionate Immortal.
...
In the Spirit Wood Realm, before the faceless divine statue.
A stream of intangible feedback cultivation materialized out of thin air within Li Fan.
It was the result of the Sitting Immortal Technique, stemming from Su Yujing's successive breakthroughs!
After subtracting the cultivation Li Fan had initially bestowed upon Su Yujing, the exchange had actually resulted in a slight increase in his own cultivation!
"What is this?"
Li Fan was utterly astounded.
But he quickly calmed down.
The generation of feedback cultivation didn't actually violate common sense; it was still within the operational mechanics of the Sitting Immortal Technique.
It was similar to how Li Fan could help others advance their cultivation realms by personally expending his own cultivation.
Upon success, he would indeed receive a certain amount of feedback cultivation.
However, the cultivation loss during that process was simply too great. It was a losing proposition, not worth the cost.
"And now, through this faceless divine statue, the loss from transferring cultivation has been drastically reduced."
"Making this kind of action actually profitable!"
Li Fan understood in an instant. This was an additional function of the mysterious, faceless stone statue.
"Communicating with believers, bestowing divine gifts..."
"It's really becoming more and more like the work of a charlatan."
Li Fan narrowed his eyes, his gaze once again falling upon the faceless divine statue.
"So the question is, if this statue is truly connected to some powerful entity..."
"Why doesn't he contact these 'believers' personally? Why transfer all these abilities and senses to me instead?"
"Has my secret been exposed?"
After long deliberation, Li Fan concluded that it was unlikely.
After all, given the temperament of such powerful beings, if they knew about the [Truth] inside him, it was almost impossible that they would be playing this cat-and-mouse game with him.
More likely, they would descend and seize it directly.
"Unless... He has fallen into a slumber for some reason."
A glint appeared in Li Fan’s eyes.
He stared at the statue for a long while before finally walking away slowly.
He didn't issue any orders forbidding ordinary people from approaching the faceless statue. Instead, he let everything continue as usual, as if nothing had happened.
As he moved farther from the statue, the prayers in his mind slowly faded away.
This made Li Fan even more certain of his judgment.
"The Xuantian Sect..."
Li Fan felt an urgent desire to learn more about this mysterious ancient sect.
Even during the ancient era of the Ten Great Immortal Sects, let alone now, thousands of years later, the Xuantian Sect was an absolute taboo.
Only the true core members of each sect were qualified to know about it.
Even after reincarnating many times, Li Fan had only managed to glimpse a corner of the Xuantian Sect through Senior Sister Zhao's dream.
"Perhaps, there's another way."
An idea suddenly surfaced in Li Fan's mind: the first instance in the Fallen Immortal Realm, "Obtaining the Longevity Fruit in Ningyuan."
His descended body, Li Chen, was the target for possession by that future Dharma King of the Xuantian Sect.
"If I lie in wait, can I meet this Dharma King in the Fallen Immortal Realm?"
Li Fan's heart pounded with excitement.
Since only a wisp of his divine sense would be going to the Fallen Immortal Realm...
...even if he were to be assimilated by this Dharma King, it would cause no harm to his true body.
"Perhaps this is an excellent opportunity, one that's difficult to achieve in reality."
"When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you. While he tries to occupy Li Chen's body and merge with me, Li Chen will also be trying to peer into the memories in his mind."
As for whether the Dharma King in the Fallen Immortal Realm could cross the boundary between that realm and reality to affect or harm the real Li Fan...
...it was absolutely impossible unless his power surpassed that of the Fallen Immortal!
Li Fan's eyes flickered. After some thought, he decided it was feasible.
And so, he quickly made up his mind.
His figure flickered, and he appeared in his seclusion chamber within the Spirit Wood Realm.
He skillfully set up the ritual.
"Before, I was wary of Mr. Bai, so I decided not to enter the Fallen Immortal Realm again until I found a way to completely resolve the hidden danger of being unable to activate [Truth]."
"But now, the crisis brought by the Xuantian Sect seems more pressing."
"As for the risks..."
Li Fan's eyes showed not a trace of fear, only resolute determination. "Hesitation accomplishes nothing! I, Li Fan, am not so crude as to be ruled by fear!"
"Blessings and life, O Xuanhuang Heavenly Venerate!"
Li Fan chanted silently, and in the next moment, the world around him distorted.
As expected, he returned to the "Obtaining the Longevity Fruit in Ningyuan" instance.
"Junior Brother? Junior Brother?"
Zhang Qianmo's familiar voice sounded by his ear.
The strange sensation receded like a tide, and Li Fan turned to look at Zhang Qianmo.
"Junior Brother, what's wrong?" Zhang Qianmo’s eyes held a mix of confusion and concern.
"It's my first time descending the mountain. I'm just a little excited."
This time, Li Fan quickly slipped into his role and played along with his Senior Brother Zhang.
Chatting and laughing, they soon arrived at Ningyuan City.
Following the established course of events, his senior brother was eager to find his old flame, Chixia.
He left the task of collecting the Longevity Fruits to Li Fan.
Li Fan smiled and didn't stop him.
After they parted ways, Li Fan did nothing out of the ordinary. Instead, he headed directly for the Rebirth Longevity Tree in the center of the city to collect the three Longevity Fruits.
Under the guidance of Ningyuan City’s steward, Song Hesong, Li Fan quickly retrieved the Longevity Fruits from their seals.
According to the "plot," soon after, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators lying in ambush in the city, led by Chu Liang, would make their move against his senior brother's lover, Chixia. They would attempt to enrage his senior brother, surround him, and kill him, only to be killed in return.
Li Fan turned to look back at Song Hesong, a strange smile appearing on his face.
Steward Song's heart leaped in his chest, and he was suddenly overcome with a sense of foreboding.
*Pfft!*
Without any warning, Li Fan violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his face turning ashen.
"Senior Brother, save me!"
Li Fan yelled.
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