"The more extraordinary the King of Profound Heaven was, the more terrifying his inexplicable disappearance seems."
"In this lifetime, Mo Rubin's plan to find the King of Profound Heaven should succeed..."
"I hope he is merely gravely wounded and lying low, rather than having truly fallen and reincarnated as I suspect." Li Fan's thoughts churned.
Having assembled the two Immortal-grade arrays, Xuanji, Myriad Spirits Numerical Reduction and Huangluo, Flowers Blooming in an Empty Chamber, Li Fan had also vaguely deduced the likely purpose of this complete set of arrays through the Terminal Dissociation Disc's analysis.
"World creation..."
"Whether recreating a world once experienced in memory or forging an entirely new one, there is no doubt this Immortal-grade grand array can achieve it."
Unfortunately, such a realm was far beyond Li Fan for now; at present, he could only catch glimpses of it through the Dissociation Disc's deductions.
With the arrays completely analyzed, Li Fan no longer needed to devote his full attention. He only needed to split off a wisp of consciousness to supervise the Dissociation Disc's operation.
Li Fan then summoned Liu Ruchen and the others of the Medicine King Sect.
"During this time, after much thought, I still felt it was too much of a pity for Liu Yihang and the others to remain asleep. We are currently in need of hands, and considering your Medicine King Sect's recent performance..."
"Taking everything into account, I have decided to let them switch to cultivating the new method to restore their combat power as quickly as possible."
As he spoke, Li Fan led Liu Ruchen and the others into a building within the Spirit Wood Realm.
Stepping inside, endless rows of bookshelves stretched as far as the eye could see.
The shelves were laden with jade slips.
Li Fan casually drew thirty slips into his grasp and handed them to Liu Ruchen.
"They're all Soul Formation techniques?" Liu Ruchen scanned them and exclaimed in pleasant surprise.
Not to mention in today's cultivation world where dharmas could not be cultivated concurrently, even in the ancient cultivation world at its peak, producing thirty Soul Formation techniques at once would definitely be considered lavishly wealthy.
The Medicine King Sect members profusely thanked the Emissary, and then, in tacit unison, quietly stole glances toward the boundless sea of books behind Li Fan.
Of everyone present, only Li Fan knew that this seemingly boundless Technique Storing Pavilion actually contained only the hundred techniques he had just fleeced from Mo Rubin, along with fifty-odd ownerless techniques Li Fan had gathered across past reincarnations.
As for the rest, they were merely illusions Li Fan had created using formations.
Still, Li Fan's sleight of hand was indeed quite convincing.
One could tell its effectiveness just by looking at the varying degrees of aura fluctuations rippling across the Medicine King Sect Dao Integration elders before him.
Li Fan smiled faintly, put on a show of casting a spell, and drew out a row of bookshelves emitting a faint golden glow from the depths of the sea of books.
The jade slips resting upon them were each encased within white jade-like spheres of light, plainly exceptional at first glance.
With a solemn demeanor, Li Fan retrieved one, first closing the Technique Storing Pavilion.
Only then did he hand the jade slip over to Liu Ruchen.
Seeing Li Fan act with such gravity, Liu Ruchen could not help but grow a bit nervous.
"This is..."
He took it and swept his divine sense through it, whereupon his expression shifted slightly. "So many pill recipes?"
"And the vast majority are ones I've never seen before?"
At these words, a stir broke out among the Medicine King Sect's Dao Integration elders.
Their eyes locked intently onto the jade slip in Liu Ruchen's hand, as though gazing upon some supreme treasure of heaven and earth.
In truth, the recipes within this jade slip truly were an unimaginable treasure to them. For these were all the pill recipes currently in mainstream use by the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals' Pill Hall. They even included detailed refinement techniques and analyses of various potential scenarios during the pill concoction process.
Naturally, this too had been obtained from Mo Rubin.
Since it lacked only the most top-secret recipes, obtaining it had been a simple matter. But for the Medicine King Sect of today, it was an immense fortune.
It was enough for them to catch up to the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals' pill refining standards in a short time.
"Thank you for the gracious gift, Emissary," Liu Ruchen and the others said with heartfelt sincerity this time.
Yet the surprises Li Fan had prepared for them went far beyond this.
"Do not resist."
Hearing Li Fan's voice and sensing a force descend upon them, they did not hesitate, allowing him to do as he pleased.
In the blink of an eye, they appeared in an unfamiliar world.
This world was even vaster than the Spirit Wood Realm.
What was even more astounding was that spiritual plants and medicinal herbs grew in wild abundance everywhere across the land. The rich spiritual energy was so dense it almost condensed into solid form.
And floating in midair was a landmass.
After scanning it, everyone cried out in astonishment, "Why are there traces of our Medicine King Sect's restrictions on that land?"
"Wait, this place looks rather familiar... Isn't that the Valley of Longevity?"
In an instant, they recognized the origin of this landmass.
They turned to look at Li Fan one after another.
Li Fan also put on a look of utter astonishment. "What? So this secret realm belonged to your Medicine King Sect?"
He then explained, "When our Myriad Realms Association was gathering reserve forces, we happened upon this... Valley of Longevity. Thinking it was ownerless, we relocated it into this grotto-heaven along the way."
Li Fan spoke without batting an eye.
The Medicine King Sect members wore varied expressions.
Liu Ruchen sighed. "It seems fate was ordained long ago."
Li Fan smiled and offered no further explanation. "As you can see, the Myriad Realms Association is an alliance that unites the surviving forces of cultivators across the various realms. Naturally, there are relics and treasures from other worlds."
"As for resources, you need not worry. Even if all of you strain yourselves to your limits refining pills, your rate of consumption might not even keep pace with the rate of regeneration."
"Fellow Daoist Baihua!" Li Fan called out at this point.
Daoist Baihua arrived belatedly, appearing before everyone.
"This is..."
"The Longevity realm?" Liu Ruchen and the others' expressions changed.
"Allow me to introduce Daoist Baihua, hailing from the distant Wansheng Realm. It is precisely because she tends to the spiritual flora here that it flourishes with such vitality. If any among you are skilled in this Dao, you may exchange insights with Fellow Daoist Baihua," Li Fan said with a smile.
The Medicine King Sect members all bowed respectfully to Daoist Baihua.
Although Baihua was a bit weak in Li Fan's eyes, she was nonetheless a genuine Longevity realm cultivator. Out of instinctive reverence for Longevity cultivators, the Medicine King Sect members treated Baihua with utmost deference.
Daoist Baihua had not enjoyed such looks for a long time, and she could not help feeling a bit elated.
She took the initiative to introduce to Liu Ruchen and the others the distribution and quantity of spiritual plants within the Wood-attribute grotto-heaven, drawing waves of admiration.
And at this moment, Li Fan finally laid his cards on the table and voiced his requirement.
"I need a pill that directly increases cultivation upon consumption. Pay no mind to side effects; simply maximize the efficiency of increasing cultivation. The more, the better."
Li Fan's words drew startled glances from everyone.
However, they quickly realized that this pill was obviously not meant for Li Fan himself to consume.
This was the first task assigned by Li Fan, and the Medicine King Sect members promptly agreed.
Chapter 1024