“A single glance reflects ten thousand years, and after falling, one becomes a world of their own?!”
“How is this possible?”
Liu San was shocked by the unbelievable reality that Li Fan had just described.
“How could the Xuanhuang Realm have a True Immortal? Why have we never heard of such a thing?”
Even as a Dao Integration expert, upon hearing of the existence of the Fallen Immortal Realm, Liu San’s reaction was no better than Li Fan’s.
Li Fan smiled and said, “Elder Liu, there is no need for doubt. This matter is absolutely true—I have personally experienced it.”
“What my eyes saw was exactly as it was back then. Truly the work of a True Immortal.” He shook his head, full of emotion.
Hearing this, Liu San was completely convinced, but his heart grew even more astonished.
Suddenly, as if he had realized something, his eyes flashed with excitement.
“The old sect master, even you and me, as well as all the other cultivators of the Medicine King Sect…”
“During our exploration, is it possible that we might encounter them?” Liu San’s voice trembled as he slowly asked.
Li Fan pondered for a moment before nodding, giving him a definite answer.
Throughout the history of the Xuanhuang Realm, there were indeed cases where ancient slumbering cultivators entered the Fallen Immortal Realm and encountered another version of themselves.
However, strange phenomena such as “the two cannot meet” or “a mutual resonance” never occurred. At the end of the day, when ancient cultivators arrived in the present, everything from the past was already gone. The Fallen Immortal Realm merely contained a projection of their past selves at a certain moment in time. Other than evoking feelings of nostalgia and sentimentality, seeing another version of oneself was no different from encountering any other being.
Likewise, the “natives” of the Fallen Immortal Realm would not mistake outsiders who entered as mere projections of the past. Even if their appearance and aura were exactly the same, it wouldn’t matter. They would simply assume it was some kind of illusionary technique.
However, Li Fan had once come across a discussion in the [Seeking Immortals] section of the Tianxuan Mirror. It speculated that if a cultivator survived from ancient times to the present and reached an unimaginably profound level of cultivation, they might achieve something called “Eternal Presence, Timeless Freedom.”
The so-called Eternal Presence referred to a cultivator transcending the River of Time, allowing them to exist simultaneously in the past, present, and future. Every instance of themselves across time would be the same transcendent being. If such a cultivator projected into the Fallen Immortal Realm, their projection and true self might indeed be considered one and the same.
Though this was only a theoretical concept, it represented the ultimate pursuit of the Dao for cultivators, making it a topic of much fascination.
Some cultivators further argued that if such a being truly existed, they would have long since reversed cause and effect, turning time itself into an unbroken cycle. How could they possibly be captured by a mere glance from a True Immortal and drawn into the Fallen Immortal Realm?
Thus, the idea that the Fallen Immortal Realm’s projections were actually the true selves of people from reality remained a paradox.
Li Fan roughly explained these ideas to Liu San. Though Liu San nodded on the surface, appearing reassured, he was still eager to enter the Fallen Immortal Realm and see for himself.
Seeing this, Li Fan didn’t mind. He simply shook his head with a faint smile and then carefully explained the ritual procedure to Liu San.
“Blessings to the Celestial Venerable Of Xuanhuang!”
Without hesitation, Liu San activated the ritual before Li Fan and entered the Fallen Immortal Realm.
Li Fan, however, narrowed his eyes slightly and gazed toward the sky.
Perhaps due to his recent breakthrough in the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra, his perception had become far keener than before.
At the very moment Liu San’s strand of divine consciousness vanished, Li Fan clearly sensed a shadow fleeting across the heavens of the real world.
“That was no illusion… The Fallen Immortal Realm, huh…”
The shadow disappeared from his perception in an instant, but Li Fan’s gaze lingered on the sky for a long time.
Li Fan had spent a long time wandering in the [Seeking Immortals] forum and knew that many cultivators had attempted to find traces of the Fallen Immortal Realm in the real world. However, it was said that without exception, they all failed.
They only knew of its existence and how to enter it.
But they could never observe it.
Yet now, Li Fan, who was merely at the Nascent Soul stage, had unexpectedly broken this pattern.
“My previous experiences in the Fallen Immortal Realm were different from others. I kept reliving certain scenarios in an endless cycle. I never understood the reason before. But now, it seems that it might be closely tied to the Xuanhuang Mantra.”
“The True Immortal’s legacy… the remnants of a True Immortal’s will… Maybe there really is some connection between the two.”
“It’s been a long time since I entered the Fallen Immortal Realm. I hope that with the blessing of the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra this time, I’ll receive some surprises.”
Li Fan pondered silently.
However, he did not act immediately. While waiting for Liu San to wake up, he took a stroll around Longevity Valley.
The valley was divided into separate areas by formations, each dedicated to growing different types of spiritual herbs. As expected from a secret realm sealed for a thousand years, even with the formations isolating the area, Li Fan could still feel the abundant vitality emanating from the spiritual fields.
From time to time, cultivators from the Medicine King Sect moved through the valley, using secret techniques to select and harvest the appropriate materials for alchemy.
In the distant open area, he could vaguely see several half-constructed buildings taking shape.
That was the new Medicine King Sect headquarters, being built under Fang Zaiji’s command.
“Quite an imposing sight,” Li Fan nodded in admiration.
With the Congyun Sea Conflict settled, it was time to plan for the future.
His main objectives were twofold:
First, he needed to find a way to obtain the latter part of the Mountain Sitting Technique beyond the Nascent Soul stage.
Since the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance had not yet enacted the “The Plan of the Heavenly Sovereign of Reality and Illusion” to lure out hidden spies, the Five Elders Association had not been forced to send a Dao Integration powerhouse as a test. As a result, the great battle between the two sides, the scheme against Immortal Sage Jicheng, and his impending death due to lifespan exhaustion had not yet occurred.
Therefore, if Li Fan wanted to acquire the “Audience Law Jade Plaque”—the key to access Law Derivation Jade—he would need to find another method.
Fortunately, he had already made preparations, so this wasn’t a major concern.
His second goal was to accumulate experience and insights for advancing to the Soul Transformation stage. The Nascent Soul stage was essentially the process of cultivating and perfecting one’s Cave-Heaven Domain, while the gap between Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation was the key dividing line in a cultivator’s actual combat power.
Take, for example, Immortal Lord Hongxi, who had perished in the Congyun Sea Calamity.
He built his Dao Foundation through the Five Elements Mountain and achieved Golden Core using the five elemental laws—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
His talent was undeniable, and his initial path was smooth.
However, when it came to the crucial stages of “Seizing the essence of heaven and earth to form a Nascent Soul” and “Extracting the marrow of heaven and earth to obtain divine soul transformation,” his promising future took a drastic downturn.
His so-called “Hundred Ridges Cave-Heaven” and “Taihua Giving Birth to a Thousand Mountains” were clearly far inferior in strength.
As a result, Immortal Lord Hongxi’s combat power remained unimpressive. He spent his entire life trapped in the remote Congyun Sea, and breaking through any further was nearly impossible.
On the other hand, if Immortal Lord Hongxi had managed to cultivate the Five Elements Great Cave-Heaven to achieve Nascent Soul, how far could his potential have taken him?
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