"Still..." Sun Tianci's eyes flickered with a hint of reluctance. "Does this not harm others to benefit myself? If I cultivate slowly, won't I eventually achieve the same result?"
Li Fan did not mock Sun Tianci for his pedantry. Instead, he explained in an unhurried voice, "The Way of Heaven takes from what has excess and supplements what is deficient. The cultivation method I imparted to you aligns precisely with the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, how could it possess such miraculous efficacy?"
"When cultivators offer sacrifices to the anima of Heaven and Earth to achieve Dao Integration, they act as thieves of Heaven. Is returning the treasure to its rightful master good or evil?"
"From the standpoint of a cultivator, your actions are naturally heinous beyond pardon. But viewed from the perspective of the Xuanhuang Heaven and Earth, you are indisputably someone who renders great merit to the world..."
Li Fan spoke deliberately, each word seemingly laden with profound truths of Heaven and Earth.
Listening to Li Fan's words, the hesitation in Sun Tianci's eyes gradually hardened into resolve.
The demonstration that Li Fan's clone had shown Wu Ninglu naturally mixed truth with falsehood.
Although Sun Tianci possessed extraordinary talent, without the guidance of an adept master, how could he have converted another Dao Integration cultivator's cultivation so effortlessly?
*Born at the Dao Integration realm, his starting point is already higher than that of most cultivators under heaven. And with me assisting him from behind the scenes...*
Li Fan fixed his gaze on Sun Tianci, watching the subtle, hidden wisps of aura coalescing around him, and mused, *Soon. Once his strength grows a bit more and his connection to the Xuanhuang Realm deepens, he will be ready to enter the Fallen Immortal Realm.*
Li Fan had spared no effort in grooming Sun Tianci not only to serve as a pawn in steering the war between the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Sacred Dynasty, but more importantly, to have him inherit the mantle of the Great Heavenly Venerable Xuanhuang.
When creating the Sacred Emperor avatar, Li Fan had excised all memories regarding the Fallen Immortal Realm and the trials of the Great Heavenly Venerable Xuanhuang.
Consequently, the Sacred Emperor had never harbored any plans to venture into the Fallen Immortal Realm.
He had earned the acknowledgment of the Xuanhuang Realm step by step entirely through his own practical actions beneficial to it.
However, the position of Great Heavenly Venerable Xuanhuang required more than just Xuanhuang's recognition; what mattered even more was undergoing the succession ritual.
This was an ancient control mechanism faintly handed down since the founding of Xuanhuang, independent of the will of the Xuanhuang Realm's Heavenly Dao.
Even though its lineage had been temporarily broken in recent times, it remained deeply preserved within the depths of the Fallen Immortal Realm.
Becoming the true Great Heavenly Venerable Xuanhuang would not only grant the highest degree of authority to command the power of the Xuanhuang Realm, but would also likely permit the inheritance of memories and legacies left behind by previous Great Heavenly Venerables.
It was a move to cast a stone and test the waters.
Li Fan had no interest in becoming the Great Heavenly Venerable Xuanhuang himself, but he set great store by the secrets of the Xuanhuang Realm and the immortal artifacts that might have survived.
In his sea of consciousness, the final trial he had experienced back in the Fallen Immortal Realm resurfaced once more.
*Detonating nine immortal artifacts extracted an immense surge of immortal spiritual power. That world-destroying might was sufficient to cross the High Wall.*
*Four immortal artifacts, including the Great Sun Golden Bell, still remain. Those are authentic immortal artifacts passed down from ancient times.*
Having glimpsed three parts of the Xuanyuan Primordial Spirit Grand Array and successfully reproduced a fraction of its might, Li Fan knew intimately just how terrifying the power of the True Immortal realm truly was. As it was with immortal arrays, so it was with immortal artifacts.
These were ultimate killing instruments capable of completely overturning the course of battle, and even capital for his future explorations beyond the High Wall.
*Mr. Bai likely stayed his hand out of concern for the Xuanhuang Realm's survival and refrained from using the power of these immortal artifacts in a lethal showdown against Chuanfa. But I don't care about that...*
*Of course, the prerequisite is gaining the immortal artifacts' acknowledgment.*
*The immortal artifacts left behind by the Great Heavenly Venerable surely carry layers of restrictions.*
...
As myriad thoughts flashed across Li Fan's mind, he looked once more toward Sun Tianci, who had plunged into enlightenment after listening to his instruction. *Less than three years remain. That should be enough.*
Sun Tianci's cultivation did not continue for long before an abrupt disturbance interrupted him.
On that day, a Sun Clan servant hurried in to report in a fluster.
"Someone is blocking the Sun Clan's exit? Demanding to challenge me by name?"
Sun Tianci, startled awake, looked somewhat bewildered.
The servant replied with a tearful expression, "Indeed, Young Master! Those in the family who tried to force their way out were all beaten black and blue by that person and thrown back inside."
"This has gone on for over ten whole days. The Family Head has urgent business and cannot pull away. We truly had no other choice, which is why we dared disturb your seclusion."
Seeing the servant's terrified state, Sun Tianci could not help but comfort him, "It is fine. Take me out to have a look."
To Sun Tianci, entering enlightenment and cultivating was as effortless as eating and drinking. Being interrupted once was no trouble; he could simply wait for the next time. There was naturally nothing worth getting angry over.
Arriving outside the Sun Clan estate, Sun Tianci caught sight of the person blocking the gate.
To his astonishment, it was a child roughly his own age, appearing only five or six years old.
Dressed in purple garments, the child had a gaze that was pure...
Or perhaps somewhat dazed and foolish.
"You... fight," the child said, pointing at Sun Tianci and speaking with utmost brevity.
Sun Tianci immediately shook his head. "No."
Seeing his request refused, the child's eyes instantly narrowed.
Sun Tianci kindly cautioned, "You are only at the Nascent Soul realm and are by no means my match. I will not bully the weak."
He spoke with total sincerity, and the killing intent rising from the child gradually faded.
Meanwhile, the whispers of his clan members reached Sun Tianci's ears: "Tianci, do not be careless! We have looked into it. This little child is no simple matter. He is obsessed with martial combat and possesses terrifying strength. Though he is only at the Nascent Soul realm, with every gesture he can defeat Soul Formation cultivators..."
"Indeed. This person's origin is mysterious, and the Alliance officials seem to pay him no heed. People call him the Martial Fanatic."
Sun Tianci nodded toward his kin to indicate that he understood.
Then he turned back to the Martial Fanatic and said earnestly, "Though a Nascent Soul may defeat Soul Formation, the gulf between Soul Formation and Dao Integration is like heaven and earth. You stand no chance of winning."
"I fear striking too hard and hurting you."
The Martial Fanatic shook his head, disagreeing with Sun Tianci's view. "Victory in battle is unrelated to realm."
"Fight!"
"Not afraid to die!"
Sun Tianci looked at the blazing battle intent in the child's eyes and felt rather helpless.
Knowing there was no avoiding this confrontation, he had no choice but to lead the child into the Sun Clan's martial training arena.
Although the Sun Clan was an upstart family whose residence appeared unremarkable from the outside, the interior held another world entirely. Its functional facilities had been built to a standard not in the least inferior to those of great clans that had endured for thousands of years within the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals.
This martial arena, for instance, had been erected atop the remains of an ancient Longevity cultivator acquired at great expense. It could effortlessly withstand the attacks of Dao Integration cultivators.
Inside the arena, the two children, Sun Tianci and the Martial Fanatic, stood opposite each other with grave expressions.
The onlookers were tense to the extreme.
Sun Tianci was undeniably the most precious treasure of the Sun Clan today. Even though he had an overwhelming advantage in cultivation, if he suffered even the slightest injury, every family member present who had failed to stop this duel would face severe punishment.
"Please!" the Martial Fanatic shouted.
In the next instant, a silver spear pierced the air, thrusting straight toward Sun Tianci's face.
*So fast!* Sun Tianci was mildly surprised, but that was all.
An attack at the Nascent Soul level could not even shake his defenses.
The spear vanished on its own like ice melting into water.
*Hm?* Yet, after neutralizing the attack, Sun Tianci felt a sudden surge of astonishment.
While he was briefly caught off guard, the space before him rippled like water. Then the silver spear broke through once more, leaping out like a flying fish breaching the sea, thrusting straight at Sun Tianci's body.
"Wu!" the Martial Fanatic roared at the same time.
Silver radiance swirled along the spear shaft. In a flash, it split into seventeen other weapons, encircling Sun Tianci in the center.
Sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, pitchforks...
It was as though eighteen different cultivators wielded them simultaneously, executing distinct maneuvers.
They struck together.
*Boom!*
Sun Tianci's figure was entirely swallowed by a violent explosion of silver light.
"Young Master!"
"Tianci!"
The Sun Clan members present cried out in horror.
Had the martial arena not remained sealed, they likely would have rushed in to rescue him.
"No need to panic. Such a display cannot harm Tianci," Sun Luyuan's voice rang out, instantly bringing relief to the crowd.
Having heard that his clan's peerless prodigy was dueling someone, Sun Luyuan had arrived late and now kept his eyes fixed on the battle inside the arena.
The Martial Fanatic naturally understood that his offensive would not succeed in a single blow.
The moment the silver radiance enveloped Sun Tianci, the boy darted forward, launching a barrage of relentless attacks.
There were physical weapons of a martial warrior meant to inflict harm, spiritual treasures manifesting in physical form, sudden and unpredictable hand-to-hand strikes, and even manifestations of Heaven and Earth phenomena characteristic of Dao Integration cultivators...
The arena rumbled and shuddered without end. It appeared precarious, as if the protective barriers might shatter at any second.
Sun Luyuan's face grew solemn as he cast spells to reinforce the defenses.
Meanwhile, Sun Tianci, acclaimed as the greatest genius of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals in centuries, was forced into passive defense, appearing utterly beleaguered.
In truth, no one present could comprehend the shock stirring within Sun Tianci's heart.
He had discovered that the profound technique his master had bestowed upon him—one capable of dissolving a cultivator's attacks and returning their power to Heaven and Earth—had lost its efficacy against this Martial Fanatic!
*How can this be? Could it be because his realm is too low? Does a method meant to deal with Dao Integration simply have no effect on him?*
He had cultivated continuously since birth. Although he had accumulated considerable combat experience in his master's illusions and against Dao Integration cultivators of the Alliance, this was the very first time he had encountered a situation where his ultimate trump card failed completely.
For a moment, the young Sun Tianci could not help feeling flustered.
Yet he was extraordinary after all.
Moreover, sharp though the Martial Fanatic's offensive was, he remained two major realms below Sun Tianci.
While weathering the wild pummeling, Sun Tianci gradually acclimated to his opponent's assault and began to discern the clues.
*No! The technique hasn't failed! Just like with previous Dao Integration cultivators, after the Martial Fanatic finishes unleashing a move and I neutralize it, his own aura drops briefly. But...*
*What he loses is immediately replenished from Heaven and Earth?!*
Realizing this, Sun Tianci felt an even deeper shock.
One had to understand that his technique was not merely draining spiritual energy. It stripped away a cultivator's origin and Dao foundation, scattering them back into the Xuanhuang Heaven and Earth.
Correspondingly, the Martial Fanatic's performance in the arena amounted to continuously drawing origin power from the Xuanhuang Heaven and Earth even as he fought.
*How is this possible?*
*This completely violates the new method created by the Heavenly Venerable?!*
It was no wonder Sun Tianci was so stunned. The Martial Fanatic's behavior was equivalent to ceaselessly devouring Xuanhuang grotto-heavens, natal variations, and animas of Heaven and Earth...
Yet the Xuanhuang Heaven and Earth did not seem to visit the slightest malice or backlash upon him!
In Sun Tianci's understanding, this was something that should have been entirely impossible.
Because of his fleeting distraction upon seeing through the mystery, the Martial Fanatic seized the opening; a spell penetrated Sun Tianci's defenses and struck his body squarely.
Coughing up a wisp of blood, Sun Tianci's eyes hardened with gravity.
A light white radiance like flowing silk manifested around his body, instantly forcing the Martial Fanatic's technique away.
It was Sun Tianci's anima of Heaven and Earth: the White Silk.
However, through Li Fan's tempering and Sun Tianci's several years of cultivation, the current White Silk was already qualitatively different from what it had been when it first descended into the world.
*To actually push me to this point...*
*Master was right. There are so many geniuses under heaven; there is nothing truly special about me.*
Sun Tianci's heart gradually steadied as the white light circled him, deflecting the Martial Fanatic's attacks one by one.
*Do not dwell on the cause; strike according to the law!*
His master's teachings flashed through Sun Tianci's mind.
*If I cannot figure out why this Martial Fanatic can continuously draw Xuanhuang's origin, then I won't bother trying!*
*Strike at the root and sever his connection to the Xuanhuang Realm directly!*
A bright spark flashed in Sun Tianci's eyes.
The illusory White Silk whipped into a tornado, sweeping violently outward and encasing his body.
Within the vortex of white light, he floated into midair.
One finger pointed to the heavens; the other pointed straight at the Martial Fanatic.
He let out a low cry.
The Martial Fanatic's hitherto seamless assault ground to a slight halt.
Then he stopped attacking altogether, looking up at Sun Tianci in the air with some surprise.
Those two fingers acted like a pair of shears.
They had temporarily snipped the child's connection to Heaven and Earth.
An unprecedented sense of weakness welled up within the Martial Fanatic.
And in Sun Tianci's eyes, the moment that connection was severed, the Martial Fanatic's form actually grew somewhat indistinct!
*This is...*
*An anima of Heaven and Earth born as a human?*
A spark of comprehension flickered in Sun Tianci's mind.
Yet his finger movements did not pause.
By communicating with the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, he had completely dominated the Heavenly Dao's perception within this local space,
briefly shutting the Martial Fanatic out.
It was bound to be unsustainable for long.
"Suppress!" suspended high in the air, Sun Tianci pressed the finger pointing at the Martial Fanatic downward with immense force.
Boundless light of the White Silk converged into it like surging river waters.
A colossal phantom of an index finger solidified into physical form, descending overhead like an immense mountain that pierced the heavens.
The space around the Martial Fanatic was locked down by this mighty force, leaving his body unable to move.
As the Suppressing Finger plunged, a thunderous boom echoed across the entire arena alongside the whistling shrieks of space being crushed into fissures.
Sun Tianci's expression held neither sorrow nor joy.
Beneath the descending finger, the Martial Fanatic surprisingly mirrored that expressionlessness.
There was not the slightest fear in his eyes; instead, he looked pensive.
Just as the Suppressing Finger was about to crash upon his head, he actually imitated Sun Tianci's stance and thrust a finger upward toward the sky.
The purple garments upon his body dissolved into a vast noble purple qi that poured into the finger.
Compared to Sun Tianci's Suppressing Finger, its momentum appeared far smaller, yet it seemed more condensed and sacred.
On the Martial Fanatic's face, there was the joy of enlightenment, mixed with the solemnity of executing a peerless technique.
One purple, one white; one rising from the earth, one descending from the heavens.
They collided violently near the ground.
*Boom!*
Blinding light instantly swallowed everything.
"Not good!" Sun Luyuan's expression shifted drastically. With decisive resolve, he swept his wide sleeve, whisked away the watching clan members, and flashed out of harm's way.
At the same time, he did not forget to activate the defensive formations around the arena one after another.
Events proved that Sun Luyuan's choice was exceedingly wise. The shockwave born of the colliding fingers swallowed the entire martial arena whole.
Then it continued expanding outward.
Before this terrifying might, the protective arrays the Sun Clan had meticulously arranged shattered one after another like paper.
The vast power swept across until more than half of the Sun Clan's cavern residence was engulfed.
Only when the two Dao Integration cultivators of the Sun Clan joined forces to cast spells did they manage to contain it.
The aftermath of the explosion finally subsided.
Looking at the Sun Clan residence in ruins, Sun Luyuan's cheek twitched.
Fortunately, Sun Tianci's still-vigorous aura brought him a measure of relief.
Once the turmoil dissipated, he arrived at the site of the former arena, which had been reduced to a void.
The Martial Fanatic was nowhere to be seen.
The Sun Clan's peerless prodigy stood motionless, eyes closed, seemingly contemplating some insight.
Issuing strict orders that no one disturb him, Sun Luyuan personally stood guard as his protector.
Looking at the devastation around him in the wake of the clash, a sudden sense of helplessness rose in Sun Luyuan's heart.
*Both of us are at Dao Integration, yet the disparity is this vast.*
*What is even more terrifying is that Tianci is only five years old. His future...*
A concept that had never crossed Sun Luyuan's mind before suddenly surfaced.
*How many years has it been since the Xuanhuang Realm produced another Longevity Heavenly Venerable?*
*With Tianci's talent, it might not be impossible—it might truly not be impossible!*
*Especially during the great upheaval that lies just ahead. When the winds and clouds converge, turbulent times give birth to sages...*
Sun Luyuan, a cultivator who had stood at Dao Integration for over five hundred years, found his hands trembling slightly, beyond his control.
He could only shut his eyes tightly, terrified that his inner thoughts might be discerned by others.
Meanwhile, within Sun Tianci's consciousness, the Dao Integration child was currently mired in self-reproach.
*I didn't mean to kill him.*
*Yet once the spell was formed, he counterattacked with the Suppress technique as well...*
*I truly couldn't hold it back.*
Sun Tianci was filled with regret.
However, Li Fan interrupted him with a cold rebuke: "Fool! How could an entity like that be killed so easily by you?"
"Rest assured. Even if your entire Sun Clan were wiped out, he would not perish."
Paying no heed to his master's harsh words, Sun Tianci emerged from his remorse with pleasant surprise upon hearing that the Martial Fanatic had not fallen.
"Master, just what kind of person is that Martial Fanatic?"
"Is he an anima of Heaven and Earth born as a human?" Sun Tianci could not help asking out of curiosity.
Li Fan gave a soft snort. "You at least have a bit of discerning eye."
In truth, Li Fan kept his further thoughts to himself.
*Zhang Qianmo's method of reincarnation truly has something to it.*
*His incarnation of the Demon-Slaying Grand Vow fused into the fundamental laws of Xuanhuang.*
*And as for this Martial Fanatic body...*
During his past cycles of reincarnation, though Li Fan had encountered the Martial Fanatic, he had lacked the breadth of vision required to peer into the mysteries behind him.
Yet the numerous major gains of this lifetime, his increasingly close connection with the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, and several rounds of enlightenment in the sea of stars now granted him ample ability to see through the true nature of this reincarnated body of Zhang Qianmo.
*Zhang Qianmo once swore three grand vows: to exterminate all demons under heaven, to supplant the Ten Great Immortal Sects, and to collect all cultivation methods to share with all cultivators under heaven.*
*Exterminating all demons can be termed 'Slaying.'*
*In the world of cultivation, the strong are revered. Supplanting the Ten Great Immortal Sects can be termed 'Martial.'*
*Sharing cultivation methods so that all people under heaven can cultivate can be termed 'Scholarly.'*
*Ancient sages attained the Dao and transformed the world, ascending in broad daylight to bestow blessings upon posterity. This is an ancient, supreme method capable of proving the True Immortal Dao...*
A sharp light flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
*Even though the hope of fulfilling each vow was extraordinarily slim, those reincarnated bodies, much like my simulations, could magnify the probability of success infinitely.*
*If the Immortal Dao still existed, Zhang Qianmo might truly have achieved his three grand vows through this method and attained the True Immortal realm.*
*What a pity...*
Li Fan shook his head slightly. *Time has flowed on, the immortal path is severed, and the world hangs by a thread. This method...*
*The fault lies not in the technique, but in the mutation of the Great Dao!*
*A technique that could once forge a True Immortal can now, at best, jump around within a single realm,* Li Fan realized.
*Yet compared to the cultivators of his era who have long since turned to dust, Senior Brother Zhang's method is countless times stronger. In fact, if the Xuanhuang Realm truly manages to survive this catastrophe, and when the Immortal Dao opens anew...*
*Zhang Qianmo might truly be able to ascend to the True Immortal realm.*
Li Fan could not help envisioning the future. *Though this process is somewhat lengthy, if one can ultimately attain the True Immortal Dao, none of that matters.*
After a moment of contemplation, Li Fan's thoughts returned to the present. *With the Xuanhuang Realm becoming the last surviving refuge in the entire sea of stars, it hasn't been easy for Zhang Qianmo's Grand Vow Ascension Method to reach this second step. Had Di Yi not taken the initiative to lead the myriad leaders away, this step alone might have cost him several millennia.*
*And now, this second step...*
Li Fan had observed the battle between Zhang Qianmo's reincarnation and Sun Tianci from beginning to end.
Naturally, he had also recognized that state where the Martial Fanatic seemed born of the anima of Heaven and Earth.
*This Grand Vow Ascension Method truly relies on the feedback power of the world after its sublimation...*
*Dwelling symbiotically within the world, it is the polar opposite of the Heavenly Venerable's new method today.*
*Both can be regarded as parasites, yet the new method knows only how to devour and seize, whereas this Grand Vow Ascension Method brings benefit to the world.*
*No wonder the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao is willing to support him almost unconditionally. After all, those under heaven willing to stand on the side of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao can be counted on one's fingers.*
*A wonderful method, indeed. But lacking the prospect of ascension, it remains beneath consideration in the end.*
*At the very least, it falls far short of directly becoming the Great Heavenly Venerable Xuanhuang.*
...
While thoughts churned through Li Fan's mind, Sun Tianci, having learned that the Martial Fanatic was alive and freed from his guilt, began sorting through his gains from this battle.
This was the first time he had encountered a peer of similar age who was evenly matched with him in combat, and a touch of excitement inevitably welled up within him.
*I never expected the Suppress Character Formula Master taught me to hold such immense power.*
*I have grasped less than a third of it. If I unleash it in its entirety...*
Sun Tianci traced strokes in the empty air, immersing himself in the exquisitely profound shape of the talisman.
This Suppress Character Formula was naturally not an authentic True Immortal seal character.
It was merely a remnant character Li Fan had comprehended on his own through his research into the Xuan Celestial Vessel.
Yet even an imperfect creation like this remained an unimaginably terrifying divine ability to ordinary cultivators.
As the saying went, stones from other hills could serve to polish jade. Li Fan had taught the half-comprehended Suppress Character Formula to Sun Tianci precisely to see what this chosen prodigy of Xuanhuang could fathom from it.
That way, he could use it as reference.
...
Although Sun Luyuan strictly ordered the details of the duel between the Martial Fanatic and Sun Tianci to be kept confidential, the disastrous aftermath of the Sun Clan residence could not be concealed from the world.
Consequently, the renown of the Sun Clan's prodigy grew ever more resounding.
A good number of combative Dao Integration cultivators even began taking the initiative to seek him out, requesting sparring matches.
Sun Tianci welcomed them eagerly, turning none away.
Through continuous battles, his practical combat ability surged at an astonishing pace.
After he had successfully whittled away and redirected a portion of the anima of Heaven and Earth from thirty Dao Integration cultivators back into the Xuanhuang Heaven and Earth,
the accumulated power surpassed that of an entire Dao Integration cultivator.
A quantitative change finally culminated in a qualitative transformation.
On this day, Sun Tianci froze in a daze, looking up at the sky.
Standing motionless, tears actually flowed from his eyes.
"Xuanhuang..." he murmured in a low whisper, his expression filled with profound grief.
A gentle breeze seemed to sweep across him, swirling continuously.
An aura intimately familiar to Li Fan descended silently upon Sun Tianci.
*Have the conditions finally been met?*
*After gaining a supporter like the Sacred Emperor, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao's requirements have risen considerably.*
*Back then, casually slaughtering a few new method cultivators could achieve a comparable effect,*
Li Fan mused as he observed from the side.
*However, it is still not time to let him undergo the Great Heavenly Venerable's trials.*
Li Fan acutely perceived that the attention the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao placed upon Sun Tianci differed from that on the Sacred Emperor.
Perhaps because Li Fan was concealed within Sun Tianci's sea of consciousness, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao exhibited a hint of vigilance and suspicion alongside its affinity.
This sentiment was exceedingly minute; Sun Tianci himself had not noticed it at all, still immersed in the supreme joy of making contact with the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao.
Only Li Fan, who had personally experienced true intimacy with the Heavenly Dao through the body of the Sacred Emperor, could detect the difference.
*More still needs to be done.*
*Thinking it over carefully, perhaps only that matter possesses the highest efficiency.*
Li Fan felt no anger at the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao's reaction.
Instead, he had already begun contemplating countermeasures.
*To take, one must first give.*
*I will let you taste some sweetness first.*
Li Fan gave an internal sneer and waited for Sun Tianci to awaken from his enlightenment.
Three days later, Sun Tianci finally reported the good news to Li Fan.
Yet Li Fan's words left him somewhat taken aback: "Master, are we no longer going to seek out Dao Integration cultivators to spar with?"
"I felt it was very effective."
"Too slow! Far too slow! Your master may have his soul scattered at any moment; I cannot wait that long."
Li Fan gave a cold snort and directly poured a stream of information into Sun Tianci's mind.
"This..."
Sun Tianci's eyes went wide. "Master, this is a capital offense in the Alliance!"
"I would be fine myself, but if it implicates the clan..."
Having understood his master's plan, Sun Tianci could not help hesitating.
For his master was actually telling him to go to the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals' Eternal Immortal Wall and release the power originally belonging to the Xuanhuang Realm from the bodies of those cultivators who were eternally suppressed there.
Chapter 1289