Chapter 979: Mass-Producing Cultivators
Chapter 979: Mass-Producing Cultivators
In the Spirit Wood Realm, within the "Ancient Sect Zone" designated by Li Fan.
On a wide, flat stone plaza situated between the "Medicine King Sect" and the "Heavenly Secret Sect," a bloody aura surged skyward.
Over five hundred flesh-and-blood puppets sat cross-legged, instinctively circulating the Common Lives Spirit Essence Art.
"It's a good thing you're so fast, hopping between provinces to grab these cultivators. Otherwise, if all these disappearances were concentrated in just one or two provinces, it would have definitely alerted the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance," Li Fan remarked with a smile.
He casually set up a formation on the plaza, which not only concealed the flesh-and-blood puppets but also dispersed the thick, coppery scent of blood.
"Not necessarily. The local defensive forces of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance haven't recovered yet, so many areas are still practically undefended. Besides, I only took low-level Foundation Establishment cultivators. The Alliance probably couldn't care less about them," Li Qing replied, shaking her head.
"You have a point. The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is likely preoccupied with building the Eternal Immortal Wall and dealing with those million unconscious cultivators."
"The catastrophe of gods and demons didn't deal the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance a fundamental blow, but it did weaken their grip on the local level. I imagine it won't be long before they hold another large-scale recruitment exam."
Their conversation continued until a series of faint, almost imperceptible sounds arose from the plaza.
It sounded like the turning of gears, emanating from each of the flesh-and-blood puppets. The sounds overlapped and resonated, finally merging into a single, crisp click.
"Click... click..."
The original and the clone exchanged a glance.
"How thoughtful. It even sends a notification after reaching the threshold."
"That Master of the Spirit Element Sect is quite an interesting character."
Li Fan found himself admiring the man more and more, resolving to meet him in his next life.
"How is it?" Li Fan asked, looking at his clone, who was circulating the Common Lives Spirit Essence Art.
In truth, through their synchronized senses, he could already clearly feel the increase in his clone's cultivation from circulating the technique.
But he asked anyway, out of a mischievous whim.
"Well, the progress is very slow, but I can just barely cultivate with it."
"From now on, as the number of people practicing the Common Lives Spirit Essence Art increases, the efficiency of the technique will also gradually improve until it reaches a limit," Li Qing analyzed as she continued to cultivate.
"Yes, then it's time to roll it out in the small worlds," Li Fan said with a nod.
First, mass-produce Heaven and Earth Furnaces to revive the spiritual energy in the small worlds. Then, use the Mysterious Yellow Cleansing Heart Mantra and accompanying medicinal herbs to purge the Immortal-Mortal Miasma from the bodies of mortals. Even if the success rate wasn't high, with a large enough population base, there was no need to worry about the number of cultivators that could be mass-produced. Finally, have them all practice the Common Lives Spirit Essence Art to create low-level cultivators in bulk.
During this process, anyone discovered with extraordinary talent or exceptional qualities could be recruited as an official member of the Federation of All Worlds.
They would be granted genuine cultivation techniques.
As for the other cultivators with little use, they would be sent, one after another, into the river of blood.
...
A process, much like an assembly line, was now essentially established.
Although it sounded simple, it was a system Li Fan could only create after integrating the various opportunities he had encountered throughout his cycles of reincarnation.
An ordinary cultivator would likely spend their entire life without ever discovering the method to create a Heaven and Earth Furnace, a device capable of producing infinite spiritual energy.
The prototype was complete; all that remained was the implementation. It was a systematic process, so Li Fan gave his clone, Li Qing, full responsibility.
He also entrusted her with the Heaven and Earth Myriad Spirits Array, which connected and controlled all the Heaven and Earth Furnaces.
"The Dao One Worms might mutate; we must be prepared for that risk. Monitor them constantly. If there's any unusual activity, deal with it immediately."
After saying this, Li Fan seemed to think of something and changed his mind.
"Actually, if any Dao One Worms do mutate, you don't need to kill them all. Keep a few samples of each variation. They might prove useful someday," Li Fan added.
His clone naturally accepted the command.
With these matters settled, Li Fan found himself with some free time on his hands.
All his plans had now officially entered the accumulation phase. All he had to do was wait for his preparations to bear fruit.
Finding himself at a loose end, Li Fan teleported outside the grand hall where the faceless statue was kept.
With a light flick of his finger toward the air, he released Yan Fangzhou, who had been imprisoned for a long time.
Trapped in a place of nothingness, his thoughts constantly disrupted by a formation, each day had felt like a year.
From what Li Fan could observe, this once-proud prodigy had truly gone mad.
He was completely unaware that he had been released and was now free. He didn't even react when Li Fan waved a hand in front of his eyes.
Splitting off a wisp of his divine sense, Li Fan entered Yan Fangzhou's sea of consciousness.
His mind showed no instinctive defense against the intrusion.
Yan Fangzhou's past memories were utterly shattered, as if they had been diced by a blade.
Only storms of thought, swirling with fear, helplessness, and pleas for mercy, swept through his sea of consciousness from time to time.
"You poor child. Let me save you," Li Fan smiled faintly.
His divine sense swept out, crushing all of Yan Fangzhou's remaining thoughts.
Then, as if painting on a blank canvas, he began to freely fabricate a whole new life for Yan Fangzhou.
Born in the Spirit Wood Realm, he was sent as a child to infiltrate the Yan family of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
Later, while communicating with the Spirit Wood Realm, he was accidentally discovered. To prevent his identity from being exposed, he fought a retreating battle, intending to lure his pursuer into the Spirit Wood Realm to silence them.
Although he succeeded, he was grievously injured and fell unconscious.
...
As a master of the Cloud Water Illusory Dream Art and with vast experience in such matters, Li Fan quickly implanted this mixture of true and false memories deep into Yan Fangzhou's mind.
After an unknown amount of time, Yan Fangzhou slowly awoke.
His mind was blank for a long while, then, with a sudden, sharp pain, a flood of images rushed in like a tide.
Yan Fangzhou looked at the solemn-faced Li Fan before him, and a wave of shame washed over him.
"Venerable One, I..."
Li Fan waved his hand. "Everyone makes mistakes. What matters is that you made it back alive."
A warmth spread through Yan Fangzhou's heart.
"The cultivator who discovered your secret has been dealt with."
"You haven't been back to the Spirit Wood Realm in a long time. Take this opportunity to look around."
"While you were unconscious, some things happened in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. You should think about how to cover up your disappearance," Li Fan instructed calmly, before his figure vanished.
Yan Fangzhou bowed respectfully, then swept his divine sense across the Spirit Wood Realm.
His expression instantly became bewildered.
"This place... is so different from before I left. What happened?"
Gazing at the brand-new Spirit Wood Realm, Yan Fangzhou felt a mix of shock and delight.
"Fangzhou? You're awake?!" Just then, a somewhat excited voice called out from a distance.
"Shang Tianci?" Yan Fangzhou's eyes narrowed.
This exceptionally talented young man was, like him, a member of the Mountain River Pavilion.
He had been tricked and lured to the Spirit Wood Realm by him, forced to join the Federation of All Worlds.
But Shang Tianci himself was unaware of this, believing he was a veteran member who had joined even earlier than Yan Fangzhou.
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