At this moment, the true body of Li Fan finally regained his senses. He nodded slightly, his expression solemn. “The Tianxuan Mirror, the supreme treasure of the Immortal Alliance, is indeed connected to the Xuantian Sect.”
He then described in detail the scene that his clone had perceived using the [Execution of Xuantian] secret technique.
Hearing this, Jiang Yushan frowned. “Three chimes of warning—this is the highest level of alert within the Xuantian Sect. It seems that this so-called Tianxuan Mirror is actually the Xuantian Mirror of old.”
Liu San, however, looked confused. “The name is just reversed—what does that matter? If they wanted to hide its origins, they could have chosen a completely unrelated name. Besides, the Xuantian Sect’s mortal enemies, the Ten Great Immortal Sects, have long been wiped out. There’s no longer any need for secrecy, is there?”
Jiang Yushan shook her head and explained, “It’s not just a simple name change. I’ve heard that the Xuantian Treasure Mirror has a mysterious origin. It can reflect all things in the world and possesses supreme power. Back in the days of the Ten Great Immortal Sects, some speculated that this mirror was not a native artifact of the Xuanhuang Realm but might have come from the Immortal Realm.”
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed.
Meanwhile, Fang Zaiji, who had been lost in thought while studying the [Endstone Plate], suddenly looked up and stared at Jiang Yushan. “The Immortal Realm?!” he exclaimed.
Jiang Yushan continued steadily, “It’s not an unfounded theory. The master of the Xuantian Sect, the Half-Step True Immortal Xuantian King, did not possess any mirror-like treasures before his attempted ascension. But after he returned from the Immortal Ascension Passage, he suddenly had this artifact. During his conquest of the Xuanhuang Realm, establishing the Xuantian Sect, the Xuantian Treasure Mirror played a pivotal role.”
“Otherwise, even after the Xuantian Sect was destroyed, the Ten Great Immortal Sects would not have continued to covet and fear it, even offering the position of a Longevity Immortal as a bounty.”
Jiang Yushan fell silent for a moment, lost in thought.
Sensing an opportunity, Li Fan asked, “Elder Jiang, what do you mean by that?”
“Before the Immortal Path was severed, many cultivators in the history of the Xuanhuang Realm successfully overcame tribulations and ascended. Some were even elders of the Ten Great Immortal Sects. However, when later generations tried to trace their records and study their history…”
“They found that all records about them had vanished on their own.”
“Not only could they find no trace of these individuals’ past deeds, but even their names could not be preserved.”
“The Nameless True Immortal. Or rather, after completing their transformation into a True Immortal, they became beings beyond our comprehension.”
Liu San and Fang Zaiji, both Dao Integration cultivators, were visibly shaken by this revelation.
“No wonder,” Fang Zaiji murmured in realization. “I’ve traveled across the Xuanhuang Realm and always heard legends of ancient immortals—but never once did I hear their names.”
Jiang Yushan continued, “If this is true for True Immortals, then it must also apply to their treasures. Though an artifact may not be as transcendent as a True Immortal, its true name likely corresponds to some kind of fundamental law. The shift from Xuantian to Tianxuan must hold some unknown and profound significance.”
Her words left the other three in silent contemplation, deeply shaken by the mysteries surrounding True Immortals.
Moments later, Fang Zaiji was the first to react. “If the Tianxuan Mirror is a True Immortal artifact, then wouldn’t its secondary body be equivalent to half an Immortal-grade treasure?”
His face flushed red with excitement. Clutching the [Endstone Plate] tightly, he dashed away in an instant.
“Sect Master, rest assured! I’m going into seclusion to study this! I won’t come out until I’ve figured it out—even if it takes my entire life!”
His silhouette vanished, but his voice continued to echo through the hall.
Li Fan shook his head slightly and then expressed his gratitude to Jiang Yushan:
“Elder Jiang, as expected of a true disciple of the Ten Great Immortal Sects—your vast knowledge and keen insight are truly remarkable. I have never heard of such secrets about True Immortals before.”
Liu San also sighed and said, “Our Medicine King Sect is already considered a mid-tier sect, yet we know so little about such matters.”
Jiang Yushan, however, seemed indifferent. In a sharp voice, like metal scraping against metal, she replied, “It’s merely a topic for idle conversation. After all, the Immortal Path has been severed for so long. Immortals… they’re as distant and unattainable as myths to the common people.”
She glanced in the direction where Fang Zaiji had disappeared, then suddenly said, “I need to keep an eye on him. Otherwise, if we wait for him to produce results, it might take a hundred years.”
“Haha, it won’t be that bad, right? Old Fang is still quite reliable…” Liu San began to say, but before he could finish, Jiang Yushan had already turned into a black streak and vanished into the distance.
In a hurry, he called out,
“Yushan, wait for me!”
Without even saying goodbye to Li Fan, he rushed after her.
In an instant, Li Fan was the only one left in the area.
“True Immortals have no names, huh…”
He paid no mind to the departing two, instead pondering Jiang Yushan’s words, momentarily lost in thought.
He didn’t know how much time had passed before he finally snapped out of his reverie.
“The exploration of the White Mist is about to conclude, and the Tianxuan Mirror will soon complete its transformation…”
“Right now, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance is at a crucial stage of reform. It’s not wise to leave. It’s best to remain here in the Longevity Valley and wait for the changes to unfold.”
“The restrictions on entering the Fallen Immortal Realm were lifted long ago, but I had been busy exploring the Maze Zone, so I never had time to enter.”
“Perhaps this is a good opportunity to visit the Heavenly Sword Sect again.”
After a moment of contemplation, Li Fan made his decision.
However, before entering the Fallen Immortal Realm, he silently took a stroll through the Longevity Valley and the Beast Realm.
In the Longevity Valley, most of the awakened disciples of the Medicine King Sect had already left, with only a few stationed at key positions.
Meanwhile, in the Beast Realm, Li Fan spotted a few familiar figures.
They were Xiao Fan, Su Changyu, Su Xiaomei, and the others.
Sweeping his divine sense over them without their knowledge, Li Fan noticed something strange.
In this life, he had not interfered much with their paths.
Yet, he had still granted them cultivation techniques and had placed no significant restrictions on their progress.
Over a decade had passed. Based on their previous life’s talent, at least one of them should have broken through to the Golden Core realm by now.
But now…
Their progress was somewhat disappointing.
Ye Feipeng, who cultivated a combination of three methods—techniques, body refinement, and the Beast Soul Bead—was the strongest among them. However, he had only reached the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm.
Su Xiaomei and Su Changyu, who focused purely on cultivation techniques, had just recently broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Natural treasures and spiritual resources were, of course, provided by the Medicine King Sect. After three years of selling Longevity Pills, the sect’s treasury had grown increasingly abundant.
As for Xiao Heng, who had chosen not to cultivate but instead focused on communicating with the Imperial Beast Soul Bead—he had completely given up.
He had lost all motivation, spending his days flaunting his status in the Beast Realm while clad in his Beast God Armor.
“Even though their cultivation speed is still much faster than mine, it’s clearly not at the level they should have achieved.”
“Is the spiritual energy gradually fading…?”
Li Fan contemplated deeply.
