Chapter 216: Patience in Dealing with the Past

Chapter 216: Patience in Dealing with the Past

A mountain peak gradually appeared before Li Fan's eyes.

The automatic protection from [Truth] allowed Li Fan to break free from the Heavenly Doctor's gaze, successfully returning to the anchor point.

The illusory scene turned real again, and Li Fan quickly scanned his surroundings, confirming that he had returned to the third anchor point.

He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Moments later, the fear brought by the near-death experience under the white-haired old man came belatedly.

It descended into his heart, making his heart beat violently.

Like someone who had been drowning for a long time and finally surfaced, Li Fan breathed uncontrollably.

After a while, he slowly emerged from the fear of escaping from disaster.

"Heavenly Doctor, above Dao Integration..."

Replaying the recent scene in his mind, Li Fan's face darkened.

He never expected the strength of this "Heavenly Doctor" to be so terrifying.

It far surpassed the black-robed cultivator in the Yuandao Province.

The Heavenly Doctor seemed to be able to see through the thoughts in a person's heart.

At that moment, a thought had momentarily flashed through the mind of the clone, and he had sensed the anomaly.

Even more terrifying was that, by some unknown method, he made the clone completely reveal everything in his heart without resistance or concealment.

After saving the clone from the brink of death, he instantly tore through space and found Li Fan's main body.

All these methods far exceeded Li Fan's current understanding.

"Under the Sun Stealing Technique, my main body and the clone can be considered two unrelated individuals."

"How did he determine my identity?"

"When joining the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the Tianxuan Mirror also claimed that practicing in the mirror space was completely safe from all attacks."

"But this Heavenly Doctor was able to forcibly intrude into my cultivation space, and the Tianxuan Mirror showed no response."

"When introducing him, the Tianxuan Mirror didn't even mention his name."

"Who is this old man?"

The more Li Fan thought about it, the more unbelievable it seemed.

At the same time, waves of fear surged in his heart.

If he hadn't been cautious, understanding the terrifying strength of this old man and always interacting with him through the clone.

If he hadn't noticed something was wrong and immediately activated [Truth] without hesitation.

If [Truth] hadn't accumulated some recharge progress, automatically protecting him.

He might have met his end this time.

In the hands of this mysterious and unpredictable old man, any secret would be difficult to keep, ultimately leading to an unavoidable death.

"The cultivation world is indeed too dangerous. Even with an extraordinary treasure like [Truth], I'm still treading on thin ice. One slight mistake could lead to complete disaster." Li Fan couldn't help but shudder.

In addition to the shock, Li Fan also engaged in self-reflection.

Since he entered the cultivation world, with the help of [Truth], his cultivation path had been relatively smooth.

The last time he escaped from the hands of the Dao Integration cultivator even made Li Fan somewhat complacent.

Thinking carefully, those powerful beings who have survived the times of the Great Calamity, the Immortal-Mortal Miasma, and the dark ages of cultivation that followed.

How could they be simple characters?

With the secret of [Truth] in his possession, it was fine as long as he didn't attract the attention of those high-level cultivators.

If he had a low cultivation level and recklessly appeared before them without knowing the immensity of the heavens and earth, it would indeed be seeking death.

"From now on, I need to be more cautious." Li Fan sighed.

"I can't be greedy for the 100,000 contribution points of the 'Cloud Water Map.'"

After a deep reflection and summarization, when his thoughts calmed down a bit, Li Fan suddenly remembered the "Heavenly Doctor's Immortal Sutra" he had previously received.

As a medical book, its research subjects included not only humans but also various animals and plants in the world.

The book once said that the essence of medicine lies in the four words "observe, listen, ask, and touch."

"Observe: detected the abnormality in the clone's heart."

"Ask: got an honest confession from the clone."

"Touch: raised from the dead with a pointed finger."

"Listen: instantly discovered the relationship between the main body and the clone."

"What a remarkable principle, to 'observe, listen, ask, and touch.'"

"What an amazing Heavenly Doctor."

...

The Heavenly Doctor allowed Li Fan to deeply understand for the first time the terror of those high-level cultivators in the Xuanhuang Realm.

However, having recognized the gap, he did not lose confidence.

"With [Truth] in hand, as long as I don't die, accumulating strength through repeated reincarnations, there will come a day when I catch up with and surpass them."

Li Fan silently said in his heart, suppressing all thoughts about the Heavenly Doctor deep down.

He looked at the options given by [Truth].

When he set the third anchor point, his realm was in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Since he only lived for a little over two years in the previous life and was abruptly halted, he didn't break through, so Li Fan naturally wouldn't choose to save his cultivation progress.

He decisively chose the first option, keeping a personal item he possessed, the Dao Transformation Stone.

After making his choice, Li Fan first checked the interface of [Truth], which he hadn't looked at for a long time.

Name: Li Fan

Realm: Late Foundation Establishment

Physical Age: 20/399

Mental Age: 1212/3700

Virtualization Recharging Progress: 0%

Anchor Charging Progress: 1%

Current Anchor Points: 3

Available Anchor Points: 0

Bound Items: "Jade Cosmos Thousand Variations Sutra," Tai Yan Boat, Stone Tablet of Prohibition (Damaged), Blood Essence of Ten Thousand People, Dao Transformation Stone

Cultivation Techniques: Venerable Heart Refinement Mantra, Cloud Water Illusory Dream Art, Sun Stealing Technique, Jade Cosmos Thousand Variations Sutra, Spirit Intent Illusion Technique

Divine Abilities: Life and Death Chain, Formless Killing Intent, Insect Binding Technique

The physical and mental age limits have stagnated.

"After breaking through to the Golden Core stage, there should be significant changes."

Anyway, for the current Li Fan, more than two thousand years of reincarnation time is definitely sufficient.

In addition to the several cultivation techniques listed, Li Fan also mastered many more.

The Cong Yun Sea Sword and the Canghai Wave Treading Technique.

The Mountain Meditation Technique, an internal cultivation method.

Two ancient techniques, the Divine Transformation Dao and the Purple Heaven Soul Observation Technique.

And finally, the Infinite Formation inheritance from Zhang Zhiliang.

The perverse nature of [Truth] was apparent at this moment.

Muttering repeatedly, he instinctively tore the paper into pieces and swallowed it.

...

Above the city of Kangguang, seeing the reactions of the nobleman and his aide, a mysterious smile appeared on Li Fan's face.

"Before, I heard your dying words, and as a result, I had an insight, successfully building the foundation with [Truth]."

"Now, I've divined for you as a repayment for that day."

"I hope that in this life, your fate will be different."

The two individuals who were divined today were naturally the King of Langya and the future general who would quell the rebellion.

Li Fan, disguised as the Heavenly Prophet, roamed around, comprehending the path of divination.

After settling down in Kangguang City, his divination skills became increasingly refined.

By chance, he encountered the King of Langya and his aide, leading to the events of today.

Casual and unrestrained, resolving a cause and effect.

Li Fan's thoughts were clear, and his mood was pleasant.

No longer lingering here, he returned to the mountain.

In an instant, scenes from this period flashed through his mind. Li Fan developed his own understanding of the so-called divination technique.

"My spiritual consciousness enveloped everything in Kangguang City."

"With the terrifying deductive ability of the Dao Transformation Stone, every detail was within my sight."

"For the city's affairs alone, with all causes and details accounted for, I can predict about eighty to ninety percent accurately."

"However, the world is not confined to just one city. Kangguang City is located at the intersection of canals, with developed shipping."

"Merchants come and go in endless streams, with more than tens of thousands entering and leaving every day."

"These are what are called variables."

"The more variables, the lower the accuracy of my deductions."

"Besides external influences, the human heart is unpredictable, which is also a kind of variable."

"As the number of people and the scope of the city expand, the variables to deal with also increase."

"At this point, relying solely on deductive ability is almost ineffective."

"It still requires the support of a divination technique."

Having realized this truth, Li Fan had no intention of actively seeking a divination technique.

In essence, this art of divination was just a casual attempt by Li Fan during the waiting period for [Truth] to recharge, a result of boredom.

It's not necessary to force it.

The most important thing is the improvement of cultivation realm.

Li Fan silently set a goal in his heart: In this life, he must break through to the Golden Core stage!...

As time passed, in the blink of an eye, it was approaching the 9th year.

With [Truth] about to complete its recharge, Li Fan made another trip to Yi Xing's grave and obtained the Heaven Locked Treasure Box.

He didn't forget to take along the Stone Tablet of Prohibition and fuse it with the piece from Qian Hong's grave.

Subsequently, after the usual sweep, he filled the Tai Yan Boat.

With everything ready, Li Fan broke through the Immortal Extinction Formation and returned to the cultivation world.

Li Fan felt the layout and planning from the previous life was mostly problem-free until the encounter with the Heavenly Doctor.

Furthermore, the starting cultivation level in this life was the same as the previous one.

Considering that changing actions might lead to unexpected variables, Li Fan decided to follow the previous life's events.

He slaughtered the giant Liuli Fish, and obtained the Golden Liuli Pearl, ensuring the occurrence of the Spirit Mist Grass incident.

He then joined the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance through He Zhenghao.

He performed the Blue Blood Coral mission and befriended Chen Ying with the Azure Flame Illusionary Spirit as bait.

He killed Sikong Yi and obtained the Sun Stealing Token.

He intimidated He Zhenghao, making him temporarily halt the smuggling operation.

Borrowed Spirit Mist Grass at Clear Wind Hall.

Joined the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance as an employee, successfully passing the Inquiry Platform with the help of the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart.

Completed merit tasks, and raised permission level.

In the turmoil of the Spirit Mist Grass, profited without risk.

Utilized Zhou Qingang's espionage incident, threatened He Zhenghao, and signed a work contract.

Relearned the 'Mountain Meditation Technique', and purchased the pre-expedition realm.

He caused Ye Feipeng, Xiao Heng, and others to be stranded on a deserted island.

Commissioned Jiao Xiuyuan to find the Minor Medicine King Cauldrons.

...

Simply going through the previous life's process took only a year or two.

Li Fan was very patient.

However, with the experience of the previous life, Li Fan made some adjustments to the handling of a few things.

Firstly, during the Spirit Mist Grass incident, he clearly knew the timing of when Tianxuan Mirror would release the announcement.

However, to avoid suspicion, Li Fan cautiously waited until the price of Spirit Mist Grass reached three hundred and fifty points before selling all two thousand nine hundred plants in batches.

A total profit of 980,000 contribution points was made.

Secondly, in this life, when Li Fan was creating the clone, he used a Heavenly Treasure that he had purchased.

The clone's cultivation suddenly advanced to the Foundation Establishment mid-stage.

Afterwards, instead of himself, the clone purchased the White Bone pre-expedition realm and played the role of the skull to deceive Xiao Heng and others.

Moreover, Li Fan vividly described the might of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, advised Xiao Heng to prioritize cultivating, and instructed him to pretend to be an ordinary cultivator with a fortuitous encounter.

He refrained from purchasing techniques from Tianxuan Mirror this time to prevent any unforeseen situations.

Xiao Heng received the 'Sea Fixing Sword Technique,' and Ye Feipeng received 'Canghai Wave Treading.'

It would take some time for Su Xiaomei and Su Changyu to cultivate.

As long as an ownerless technique was found before then, it would be fine.

Li Fan and his clone separately could go to Qin Tang to receive techniques and solve the issue.

However, considering the possibility of needing a large number of techniques in the future, Li Fan thought it was necessary to find a stable channel outside the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance for purchasing techniques.

After some thought, Li Fan's clone contacted Jiao Xiuyuan.

Soon, there was a reply.

"Uh, fellow Daoist wants to buy Golden Core techniques? Why not buy from Tianxuan Mirror? Could it be that you haven't found a suitable one?"

"Hehe, I don't have any techniques for sale here; such a big deal is beyond my ability."

"But if fellow Daoist really has a demand, I know a place that can satisfy your requirements."

"Have you heard of the Wanfa Chamber of Commerce?"

Li Fan was slightly stunned; a very similar name instantly came to mind.

"This Wanfa Chamber of Commerce, is it related to the Wanhua Chamber of Commerce?" Li Fan asked.

"That's right. In fact, Wanhua Chamber of Commerce is the Wanfa Chamber of Commerce; it's just that it's specifically responsible for mortal business, so it adopted a different name," Jiao Xiuyuan replied.

"Wanfa Chamber of Commerce..." Li Fan couldn't help but recall that just before the arrival of the Crimson Flame, the Wanhua Chamber of Commerce had received a notice to completely withdraw from the Congyun Sea.

"This Wanfa Chamber of Commerce is quite interesting."