Chapter 98: Discerning One’s Fate Through Two Lifetimes

Chapter 98: Discerning One’s Fate Through Two Lifetimes

The other person also mentioned that they inquired because it's quite rare to find someone so emotionally attached in the current cultivation world.

Li Fan looked at the person's name.

Song Weiyu, who seemed to be a female cultivator.

Should he go or not? The Golden Core expert's abode had the assurance of safety due to the Nascent Soul powerhouse leading the team.

However, Li Fan thought about it and decided to politely decline.

He only sought He Zhenghao's remains, and if Song Weiyu's mission was successful, she would surely bring them back. There was no need to take unnecessary risks.

If there were any significant opportunities in that abode, Li Fan could inquire about them and explore them in the next lifetime.

Song Weiyu didn't respond further after Li Fan's rejection.

With everything settled, Li Fan began practicing the "Cloud Water Illusory Dream Art."

He was very focused on Zhang Haobo, his pawn.

To ensure he didn't deviate from the path of growth Li Fan had set for him, he needed to periodically use illusory dreams on him.

It was easy during his mortal phase. However, influencing his thoughts once he reached the Qi Condensation stage and especially after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage would be much more challenging.

Therefore, Li Fan needed to advance the "Cloud Water Illusory Dream Art" to the second level.

The "Cloud Water Illusory Dream Art" was a unique cultivation technique with seven levels, unrelated to cultivation realms like Foundation Establishment or Qi Condensation. Instead, it depended on the strength of one's spiritual consciousness and the precision of constructing illusions.

The higher the level of this technique one practiced, the stronger the influence of their illusions.

In theory, even an ordinary mortal could, with sufficiently strong spiritual power, submerge a Golden Core or even Nascent Soul stage cultivator in illusions. However, the cultivator's realm usually determined the strength of their spiritual consciousness, so this situation was almost nonexistent.

...

Three months later.

Liuli Island.

On board the Cangyuan ship.

Zhang Haobo stood at the bow, facing the sea breeze, gazing at the ocean.

He furrowed his brows as if searching for something.

Suddenly, he spotted a familiar-looking reef in the distance.

His spirit was rejuvenated, and he immediately leaped into the sea, leaving the surrounding crew astonished.

Zhang Haobo navigated through the dim underwater environment and soon reached the seabed. If an ordinary mortal had ventured this deep underwater, they would have succumbed to the immense pressure and perished.

"When fate changes, it naturally flows differently, with small changes compounding upon each other..."

Li Fan murmured softly, his eyes growing brighter.

Being able to personally witness the before-and-after changes in someone's fate was a great opportunity for Li Fan.

If it weren't for the [Truth], which allowed him to compare and verify the destinies of two lifetimes, he wouldn't have been able to know the fate of himself or others.

Just as in his previous life, only by turning into the Canghai Sea could he peek into the killing intent of the heavens.

Only by spanning two lifetimes could one understand the changes in fate.

With this realization, Li Fan couldn't help but let out a deep chuckle.

"Perhaps you will really bring me some surprises."

"I am genuinely looking forward to your performance, Zhang Haobo."

...

In a cheerful mood, Li Fan leisurely flew back to Liuli Island.

Three months had passed, but his avatar, Fan Lin, remained in a state of epiphany over the butterfly effect.

The state of Enlightenment was still ongoing.

Contribution points were being spent like flowing water, and he had used almost 2,000 points so far.

Fortunately, his avatar had a reserve of 100,000 contribution points, so it could endure this level of expenditure.

"I wonder what kind of divine power my avatar will comprehend when it emerges from this epiphany?"

Li Fan contemplated these possibilities as he arrived within the protective array of Liuli Island.

He intended to use the teleportation formation to return to Ten Thousand Immortals Island. However, he noticed that Yuwen Xing, the new guardian immortal of Liuli Island, had a grave expression, filled with worry.

"Daoist Yuwen, what has happened?" Li Fan politely inquired.

Yuwen Xing appeared to be deep in thought, and for a moment, he didn't respond.

"Daoist Yuwen?" Li Fan had to repeat his question.

Finally, Yuwen Xing snapped back to attention and looked at Li Fan with a sigh.

"Something bad has happened."

"The expedition team led by True Lord Gouxuan that went to explore the ancient abode... they're all dead."

"Even True Lord Gouxuan himself didn't manage to escape."