Translator: 549690339
In the span of two years, several major events took place aside from Zhang Haobo’s wind -controlling feat against Ling Wanxian.
In the 21st year, on the edge of the Misthaven Ocean, near the Endless Ocean.
For unknown reasons, two God Transforming Immortal Monarchs fought fiercely. The battle lasted for a month without a clear victor.
It ended only when the Vault of Heaven was torn apart, and dazzling starlight engulfed them, concluding the fierce battle that attracted numerous spectators from among the cultivators.
Similarly, in the 21st year, shortly after the two God Transforming immortals battled, at Yuandao State which is adjacent to the Misthaven Ocean.
Heaven and earth underwent abnormal changes, and Immortal Lan Yu, of the Unity Realm, fell.
Immortal Lan Yu was said to be one of the great cultivators who survived from the Great Calamity, and had been controlling Yuandao State for over 3000 years.
However, he ultimately failed to reach the realm of immortality. His lifetime reached its limit, and he perished, vanishing from the path of cultivation.
After the death of Immortal Lan Yu, Yuandao State fell into intense strife.
In the 22nd year, in the northwestern ocean of Misthaven, a cave mansion rose from the sea, then flew towards Jiushan Province.
This attracted many curious cultivators who followed to investigate.
However, all of them never returned, leaving their whereabouts unknown.
Li Fan recorded all these events down one by one.
Then, he checked the records on the Communication Talisman.
The collection of Dao rhyme antiquities seemed to be going quite smoothly. With a group of talented individuals assisting, the progress was much faster than expected.
However, Zhao Erbao’s reporting interval was getting longer and longer, with the most recent report half a year ago.
It seemed like another harsh lesson was needed.
Xiao Heng hardly disturbed Li Fan.
It was only Su Xiaomei who sent a message to Li Fan every now and then.
There was nothing special about it, just greetings and calls for attention, addressing Li Fan as master.
Every time she broke through a stage, she would report the good news.
The innate immortal body indeed cultivated rapidly, and in just over two years, her cultivation had already reached the final stage of Energy Refining.
Xiao Heng was a bit slower, still at the mid-stage of Energy Refining. However, it was said that he was close to breaking through.
The rest were all just polite greetings from cultivators he had met during his aimless wanderings on the island, nothing important.
However, when entering the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan found that in the 21st year, a Foundation Establishment cultivator named He Xinxin had sent several visit requests.
These requests continued intermittently until they stopped about half a year ago.
But at that time, Li Fan was studying Array Techniques with Zhang Zhiliang, and naturally could not receive the messages.
“He Xinxin…” Li Fan thought for a moment, his face suddenly showing a strange expression.
Could she be related to He Zhenghao?
He suddenly remembered that in his previous life on Liuli Island, the first time he encountered a storm disaster.
The one who activated the Island Protection Array was indeed a female cultivator.
However, since he hadn’t met her since then, he gradually forgot about it.
“This He Xinxin probably stayed in Misthaven Ocean for a while, then left, right?” Li Fan could only guess.
After thinking about it, he still didn’t take the initiative to find her.
If they were destined to meet again, that day would come.
After wrapping up these miscellaneous matters, Li Fan proceeded without further delay.
Through the Teleportation Array, he arrived at Liuyun Island.
According to Wu Xingzou from the Wanhua Commercial Association, he had received the Ocean Pearl from a fisherman on Liuyun Island.
So, the Ocean Pearl must have been born in the sea, then swallowed by a fish.
That’s how it ended up in the hands of the fisherman.
He wasn’t sure if the Ocean Pearl was still in the sea or had already been hauled up.
As usual, Li Fan activated the Invisible Talisman, flew above Liuyun Island, and focused on sensing.
In his previous life, he had transformed into the Vast Ocean, making him extremely familiar with the essence of the Ocean Pearl.
If he was on the island, he would have noticed something.
Unfortunately, after flying around in a circle, he did not find any trace of the Ocean Pearl.
So Li Fan could only search the outer sea areas centered around Liuyun Island.
The sea is vast, and the Ocean Pearl is still in incubation, its presence extremely weak.
This was indeed no different from finding a needle in a haystack.
Luckily, it was just a matter of time.
Three months later, Li Fan managed to safely secure the Ocean Pearl.
“Where an ocean perishes, an ocean is born.”
Li Fan closely examined this strange object, which he was very familiar with in his previous life.
He keenly noticed that the Ocean Pearl seemed to be a few points weaker than the last time he saw it in his previous life.
The blue color inside it seemed to have been diluted somewhat.
It wasn’t as deep as the ocean, but just a pale blue like the sky.
“I thought I wouldn’t see you this lifetime, yet, you seem to understand the concept of diversification.”
A glimmer of uncommon color flashed in Li Fan’s eyes, and then he activated [Art of Devouring Essence] and ingested the Ocean Pearl into his Dantian.
The real foundation establishment would have to wait until it was fully formed. But that didn’t stop Li Fan from first ingesting it and comprehending its essence.
With the Ocean Pearl in hand, more than half of Li Fan’s tasks in the Misthaven Ocean were completed.
After that, he visited Moonlit Island again, checked on the current situation of all the geniuses, and continued to intimidate Zhao Erbao.
To reinforce the impression, Li Fan used multiple layers of Illusion Dreams this time.
In the Illusion Dream, Zhao Erbao was suddenly thrown back into the nightmare of the antiques being shattered.
But this was his third experience, so he had gained some resistance.
As a result, he struggled to wake up from the illusory realm.
Even so, he pretended to be ensnared in the illusion to confuse Li Fan.
It wasn’t until Li Fan appeared that he suddenly attacked.
With one strike, he managed to kill Li Fan.
Looking at the dead body on the ground, the nightmare that had been pressing on his mind for many years was finally dispelled.
Zhao Erbao couldn’t help but let out a triumphant howl.
However, he was surprised to find that there was no sign of a cultivator’s death in the sky.
Looking again, he saw Li Fan tilting his head, grinning strangely at him.
The surrounding scene shattered like glass, and he was back in his own base.
Time seemed to go back to the day he first met Li Fan.
He was telling Li Fan about the provenance of Dao Rhyme Antiques.
However, the situation changed, Li Fan, after hearing it, didn’t care about reproducing the Dao Rhyme at all.
After smashing the antiques in the base, he gave him a slap on the head.
The screen went black, and Zhao Erbao woke up with a start.
Covered in cold sweat, he was confused for a while, then started looking around frantically.
He didn’t see Li Fan, but he wasn’t sure if this was reality or an illusion anymore.
It took him almost half a day to regain his composure.
Realizing it was a warning from Li Fan, he promptly sent a report to Li Fan.
Watching Zhao Erbao’s actions and expressions from the shadows, Li Fan knew that this deterrent was successful.
“However, this isn’t a long-term solution. When I have the chance, I must find a method specifically designed to control cultivators.”
Next, Li Fan checked on Su Changyu again.
His healing process was not yet completed, but he was not arrogant or impatient as he persisted tirelessly.
In addition, Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng occasionally brought him some treasures claimed to be beneficial for detoxification, thus he was not far from complete detoxification..