Li Fan, who had gotten the answers he wanted, did not leave immediately.
Instead, he waited for the transformation of the swordfish to complete.
After a long time, the swordfish, whose body had become much stronger, finally absorbed the essence of its kin completely.
Satisfied, it shook off its body and swam back into the sea.
However, it completely failed to notice the five black figures emerging from the depths of the sea, quietly approaching.
Caught off guard, the swordfish fell into the encirclement of the previous fish kings.
Five ugly and ferocious-looking fish, each with strength surpassing that of the swordfish, launched successive attacks against it.
Each of these fish kings was more powerful than the swordfish.
Under their well-coordinated siege, the swordfish quickly found itself in a desperate situation.
Blood sprayed, and it was on the verge of death.
At that moment, above the sea, Li Fan sent a mass of essence into the air.
This was the purest essence of flesh and blood.
It was the result of Lin Fan’s continuous research on the hidden potential of the human body during this period.
The power contained in the essence extracted from a perfect stage Foundation Establishment cultivator’s body was incredibly potent.
For the swordfish, it was even more nourishing than swallowing all its kin before.
In an instant, the wounds on its body visibly healed.
Moreover, its body size was even larger than in its previous heyday.
This unexpected scene left the several attacking fish kings dumbfounded.
Their attacks involuntarily paused.
Seizing this opportunity, the swordfish, which had been on the defensive, decisively launched a counterattack.
With its ferocious body carrying overwhelming force, it ruthlessly charged towards the fiercest of the fish kings.
It was as swift as lightning and practically unstoppable.
Its golden spear pierced the abdomen of the fish king, ripping the body open.
Dark red blood slowly drifted up to the water’s surface.
In an instant, the fish king met its end.
The bloodthirsty swordfish, now with a red glare in its eyes, was about to turn its head to deal with the remaining fish kings.
However, it discovered that the other four fish kings, realizing that something was wrong, had actually fled directly, each escaping for its life.
The swordfish, which narrowly escaped death, was somewhat bewildered.
It swam aimlessly in the sea for a long time, unable to find where the essence that saved its life came from.
In the end, it could only sway its body and swim toward the depths of the ocean.
Watching the swordfish leave his perception range, Li Fan faintly revealed an inexplicable smile.
Casually cleaning up the traces left by the fish kings’ battle, he then returned to Ten Thousand Immortals Island.
…
In the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan sensed within his dantian.
Above the Canghai Pearl that [Truth] had transformed into, he saw the illusory figure of a small person sitting in meditation.
This little person looked quite similar to Li Fan.
“The secret technique of the Tai Shang Sect is indeed profound. This ‘Karmic Body’ has stored the cultivation equivalent to five years of normal cultivation in this short period.”
“It seems that everyone has made considerable progress during this time.”
Li Fan nodded in satisfaction with himself.
The ‘Karmic Body’ was a method Li Fan found that allowed him to store cultivation without breaking through realms.
This technique was said to come from the ‘Tai Shang Primordial Scripture.’
In the ancient cultivation world, occasionally, cultivators would practice too quickly, leading to unstable foundations.
At such times, cultivators needed to actively suppress their own realm, consolidating their foundations.
Each sect had its own methods, and the Tai Shang Sect’s method was to form an illusory figure in the dantian to contain the excess cultivation.
Because the Tai Shang Sect believed that an unstable foundation was a cultivation tribulation, this illusory figure was also called the ‘Tribulation Body.’
With the Karmic Body, Li Fan no longer needed to worry about the feedback of the cultivation from the Mountain Meditation Technique overflowing.
However, the secret technique did not specify whether there was a limit to the cultivation that the Karmic Body could contain.
Therefore, Li Fan needed to personally practice it to find out.
“This method of storing cultivation with the ‘Karmic Body’ seems to be very similar to the purple core inside Zhang Qianmo’s body.”
“Perhaps Zhang Qianmo relied on this to suppress his cultivation all along.”
Thinking so, Li Fan opened the ‘Discussing Dao While Seated.’
Zhang Qianmo’s record had already soared to 186 wins and 78 draws.
Still, a victor had not yet emerged.
This left Li Fan somewhat helpless.
As for the previously confident “I Am Invincible” who claimed to have found a method to defeat Zhang Qianmo, he seemed to have disappeared into thin air and had not reappeared.
“Perhaps his method is not ready yet,” Li Fan speculated, trying to look at the situation optimistically.
With a casual glance, Li Fan was about to leave when one of the titles caught his attention.
“Dao Integration Against Dao Integration, Tianling Province Battle Review!”
Intrigued, Li Fan couldn’t help but click on it.
“The specific casualties of this battle have not been disclosed by both sides. However, based on the identities of the sixteen Dao Integration experts who participated in the battle, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion after thousands of simulations.”
“The likelihood of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance losing this battle is above eighty-five percent…”
“Unless among the Soul Transformation experts, there is a peerless powerhouse comparable to a Dao Integration cultivator…”
…
Li Fan was engrossed in reading when he suddenly found that this piece of information had disappeared.
“Removed so quickly…”
“Does this mean that there are indeed forces in the pursuit team of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance comparable to Dao Integration cultivators?”
“Interesting.”
Li Fan pondered silently.
In the path of immortal cultivation, the greater the advancement, the greater the gap between each level.
Qi Condensation kills Foundation Establishment, Foundation Establishment slaughters Golden Core, and Golden Core beheads Nascent Soul.
Perhaps extraordinary geniuses could achieve this through their talents and magical powers.
But for Nascent Soul to kill Soul Transformation or Soul Transformation to behead Dao Integration was an almost impossible task.
Of course, the situation of pawns like Zhang Haobo was not within the scope of discussion.
As for Dao Integration slaughtering Longevity Immortal…
That would eliminate the word “almost.”
“A Soul Transformation cultivator comparable to Dao Integration… The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s depth is truly deep.”
“I wonder if I can contend with Dao Integration experts when I reach Soul Transformation.”
“I believe that even if I can’t win, I should be able to protect my life.”
After pondering for a moment, Li Fan, seeing no more noteworthy information in ‘Discussing Dao While Seated,’ exited the platform.
After the big battle, it was time to rest and recuperate.
The 17th, 18th, and 19th years were all peaceful in the Cong Yun Sea.
Li Fan also enjoyed a rare long period of closed-door cultivation.
During these three years, the illusory figure of the ‘Karmic Body’ became more and more lifelike.
The jade slips delivered by Zhang Zhiliang’s clone were all learned and mastered.
The second piece of the Dao Transformation Stone had also been fully absorbed.
The performance of the blue crystal in his mind had almost doubled compared to the beginning, and Li Fan’s use of the Divine Transformation Dao technique became even more skillful.
As for the “Heavenly Doctor’s Immortal Sutra,” it was indeed vast and profound.
After several years, Li Fan had only preliminarily understood a small part of it.
However, Li Fan was not in a hurry; he had plenty of time.
After paying a visit to Zhang Zhiliang and passing his test, Li Fan obtained another jade slip from him.
As he was about to leave, Li Fan vaguely sensed that Zhang Zhiliang’s aura seemed different from before.
It seemed that some inexplicable changes had occurred in him.