Li Fan had witnessed firsthand the true might of that "Hunger" Formula in the Immortal Ruins.
Thus, toward the High Wall capable of firmly holding back the star sea's immense suction, a spontaneous sense of awe welled up within him.
Which then gave way to irrepressible curiosity.
"It is a pity that the Xuan Celestial Vessel's exploration of the other side of the star sea ceased over two thousand years ago. With how time and space shift, the charts recorded back then can serve only as reference, holding little practical value."
Li Fan recalled once more the Great Xuanhuang Turmoil from not long ago.
"It seems the place where Chuanfa and the Heavenly Physician primarily roam within the star sea is precisely where that graveyard of world fragments lies.
"I wonder what went wrong at the base of the High Wall. It actually caused the usually steady tidal suction to erupt backward in a wave toward the interior of the Pitch-Black Star Sea."
Thoughts drifted through Li Fan's mind.
"Chuanfa's ability to notify the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals in advance proves this matter is certainly tied to Him. And His summoning of those sixteen Dao Integration experts here is very likely related to this as well."
At this thought, Li Fan's heart stirred. "Waiting here like this, I might truly catch that seven-colored rainbow light.
"Calculating based on the time it took me to cross the star sea previously and the flight speed of that seven-colored rainbow light...
"If I can truly encounter it, it will be within these few days."
...
Having finished reading the part that interested him most, Li Fan began sorting through his other significant gains.
Not only could these aid Great Qi's uprising more smoothly in this lifetime, but they would also be of immense help in Li Fan's future reincarnations.
Among them, the most important to Li Fan was the concoction of the "Dao Pill."
During the grueling early years after the celestial vessel fractured, the cultivators of the Xuan Celestial Vessel, faced with extreme material scarcity, had accumulated considerable experience in cannibalism.
The prototype of the Dao Pill originated from that very era.
Under conditions of limited resources, maximizing absorption efficiency as much as possible became what the Xuan Celestial Vessel cultivators valued most.
The Dao Pill—a secret technique that refined cultivators into medicinal pills—was the pinnacle method synthesized from the experiences of the celestial vessel's dark history.
It did not merely refine the other cultivator's memories and soul to claim as one's own;
even their natural talent, disposition, and innate divine abilities could all be integrated into oneself!
Of course, side effects were unavoidable.
The stronger the raw material used to refine a Dao Pill, the more pronounced the side effects.
If one's own strength was insufficient and one forcibly consumed it, being too weak to bear such potent nourishment, there was a high likelihood of suffering a backlash and turning into something neither human nor ghost.
Lost in madness, one would turn on friend and foe alike, slaughtering indiscriminately.
Thus, when the Xuan Celestial Vessel later gradually stabilized, this Dao Pill secret art became one of the vessel's forbidden techniques.
Only the celestial vessel's true inner circle was qualified to know it.
"Quite complex."
Studying the entire refining process in detail, Li Fan frowned slightly.
The root of this secret art remained pill alchemy.
Alchemy was not Li Fan's forte, but his mastery of formations was already superlative.
The Dissociation Disc parsed, dismantled, and converted each step into a corresponding formation concurrently.
"As long as this formation is laid out, fully automated Dao Pill refining can be achieved. Saves both effort and worry.
"Although I do not care much about innate divine abilities anymore, having mastered another unique method is certainly worthwhile.
"It is also exceptionally useful for intimidating those so-called prodigies.
"My only concern is whether this technique actually works in the Xuanhuang Realm."
Between the two ends of the star sea, it was not merely the flow of time that differed.
The Xuan Celestial Vessel was exposed to the chaotic and disorderly Pitch-Black Star Sea, lacking the protection of a native world's power.
Li Fan could not guarantee that the rules here would operate the same way in the Xuanhuang Realm.
"Given the opportunity, I will know once I test it."
Aside from the Dao Pill, the other thing that caught Li Fan's interest was a method of communication capable of minimizing interference from the remnant power of True Immortals in the star sea.
It had been created by the second head of the Immortal Pivot Academy.
Known as "Boundless."
Its principle was to draw upon the Heavenly Dao attributes still lingering in the star sea to generate a force with "resistance" against the remnant True Immortal power.
However, its shortcomings were equally evident.
It required knowing the precise spacetime coordinates of the recipient.
Furthermore, due to the omnipresent suction throughout the Pitch-Black Star Sea, this communication could usually proceed only in one direction—
that is, following the direction of the suction.
The Xuan Celestial Vessel possessed virtually no records of other survivors in the Pitch-Black Star Sea.
Consequently, this Boundless transmission method was not valued at all.
Yet in Li Fan's hands, it could find a different sort of utility.
Outside the Xuan Celestial Vessel, in the Sea of Relics.
Sacred Embryo Li Fan, who was comprehending the Pitch-Black Star Sea's Heavenly Dao, suddenly opened his eyes.
A glint of amusement flashed in his eyes, and he promptly cast a silver beam toward the sensed location of the Xuanhuang Realm.
"If the cultivators of the Xuanhuang Realm receive this message, their reaction should be quite entertaining."
Yet this was merely a spur-of-the-moment impulse on Li Fan's part.
The Xuan Celestial Vessel was simply too far from the Xuanhuang Realm, and it was also very close to the Immortal Ruins.
Li Fan had no real confidence that this Boundless transmission would actually reach the Xuanhuang Realm successfully.
It was purely for his own amusement.
The Sacred Embryo had gained a rich harvest in the Xuan Celestial Vessel; after all, it held the accumulated heritage of an entire civilization.
Even if what he accessed was not the pinnacle of it, it was still exceedingly precious to Li Fan.
Returning to the perspective of the Xuanhuang Realm:
Ever since returning from the Sacred Dynasty of Great Qi, Sun Luyuan had been exceptionally busy.
Although he had not visited every single prodigy on the list,
he had utilized his connections to thoroughly investigate their general circumstances.
Though Ou Shangtian had not pressed him regarding the defections, Sun Luyuan was acutely aware that this was his first assignment since joining Great Qi.
Not only did it have to succeed, but it also had to be done impeccably—flawless enough that people could not help but praise it.
After careful selection, Sun Luyuan quickly settled on the target to sacrifice for his merit.
Namely, the renowned Fairy Kongyou of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals!
Fairy Kongyou was also at the Dao Integration realm.
Yet in the eyes of ordinary cultivators in the Alliance, Fairy Kongyou was far more important than Sun Luyuan.
Not only was she peerlessly gorgeous throughout the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals, but she also possessed her companion wonder, the Yin-Yang Jade.
Through yin-yang dual cultivation, Fairy Kongyou could fuse the Yang half of the Yin-Yang Jade into her Dao companion, elevating her partner's Foundation Establishment wonder, Golden Core, Nascent Soul grotto-heaven, and even nascent transformations.
It was enough to turn a mediocre cultivator into a prodigy in a single leap,
and elevate a peerless prodigy further into an epoch-making existence within the Xuanhuang Realm!
Back when he was in the Sacred Dynasty of Great Qi, Sun Luyuan had heard
that none of the disciples under the Holy Emperor of Great Qi currently had a Dao companion.
If he could trick Fairy Kongyou into going and match them up,
not only could he leverage Fairy Kongyou's reputation to make future defections much easier,
but he could also bestow a great favor upon the Holy Emperor's disciples.
Wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?
Sun Luyuan narrowed his eyes as a plan formed in his mind.
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