"Building the foundation for a hundred lifetimes, although arduous, has broken my shackles. From now on, I no longer need to worry about the compatibility issues between the cultivation method I practice and my Foundation Treasure."
"Any Heavenly Treasure from all corners of the world can become my Foundation Treasure."
At the peak of Mount Xie Li, Li Fan, who successfully built the foundation with [Truth], couldn't help but feel a faint sense of joy in his heart.
More than six hundred years and a hundred lifetimes had been spent all for one goal.
Now that it has finally been achieved, the results are extraordinary.
"Canghai Pearl!"
Li Fan's mind moved.
In the dantian, the white jade light sphere emitted a gentle light.
Then, in an instant, it turned into the appearance of a vast blue ocean.
Even though Li Fan had used the Canghai Pearl to build his foundation before, at this moment, it was difficult to distinguish the sea inside him from the original Canghai Pearl.
It could only be said that they were exactly the same!
"This is turning lies into truth!" Li Fan sighed.
The magnificent power of reversing time possessed by [Truth] transcends this world.
So, Li Fan's repeated failures in using the complete [Truth] to build the foundation were because of this.
However, [Truth] transcends the world, and it also intersects with this world.
Its rules within this world could be expressed in the six words "Truth to Lies, Reality to Illusion."
In short, during Foundation Establishment, [Truth] can transform into any Heavenly Treasure related to the laws that Li Fan comprehends or that [Truth] has absorbed.
Feeling excited, Li Fan changed the appearance of the Foundation Treasure within his body one after another.
"Rust Sword Dao Xuan!"
A broken and rusty sword appeared on Mount Xie Li.
"Gnarled Dragon Branch!"
"Indignant Fall!"
...
As the appearance of the Foundation Treasure within his body changed, the aura on Li Fan's body also kept changing.
After simulating all the Heavenly Treasures encountered in the twelfth life, Li Fan changed [Truth] into the appearance of the Canghai Pearl again.
An ocean silhouette appeared above his head, and Li Fan swung his sword.
The clouds parted with a single sword strike which flew towards the rising sun in the east.
Even when it disappeared from view, its momentum remained undiminished.
"When performing a Cong Yun Sea Sword, it's indistinguishable from the real Canghai Pearl."
"In the world of cultivating immortals, the Foundation Treasure has a significant impact on cultivators, at least before Dao Integration. The cultivation path must match their own Foundation Treasure."
"But by building the foundation with [Truth], I no longer have such worries."
"This means that I can adopt any law in the world as my own."
"I even have a premonition." Li Fan's eyes were bright, and he began to daydream.
"Heavenly Treasures are the manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth. If one day, I can simulate and manifest all the Heavenly Treasures in the world..."
"For example, the Yanfa Jue of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance..."
...
After a long time, Li Fan finally returned to reality from his fantasies.
Building the foundation with [Truth] had allowed him to break free from constraints, and from now on, the possibilities were limitless.
However, they were only possibilities.
To realize them, he would need careful planning over countless lifetimes.
"In this life, with the premonition in my heart, I was one hundred percent confident. I didn't wait for [Truth] to complete its charging before I started building the foundation. Now that the foundation is complete, I've set the third anchor point, only a few days apart from the second anchor point."
"The initial anchor point was the moment I just crossed into this world."
"The second anchor point is on Mount Xie Li, with the Canghai Pearl as the Foundation Treasure, and it's at late stage Foundation Establishment cultivation."
"The third anchor point is just now, with [Truth] as the Foundation Treasure, also at late stage Foundation Establishment."
"The foundation has been completed, and it's time to return to the immortal world."
"At this point, there are still nine years until the completion of charging, but I can make some preparations in this Grand Xuan."
With such thoughts, Li Fan drifted down the mountain, returning to the mortal world.
As an immortal, he was unstoppable in the world of mortals.
After nine years, Li Fan, killed all people who deserved death throughout the world, collecting their blood.
In the end, he condensed it into a black-red blood bead.
The aura emanating from the blood bead was like it came from a natural enemy.
Even from a distance, Li Fan couldn't help but feel his heart pounding.
With the charging complete, Li Fan once again used [Truth].
Returning to the third anchor point, this time Li Fan chose the first option, retaining the items he possessed.
Of course, it was this blood bead full of Immortal-Mortal Miasma.
"Blood Essence of Ten Thousand People."
Looking at the name of this item in [Truth], Li Fan couldn't help but stroke his chin.
"It only mentions the mortals' blood; it doesn't mention the Immortal-Mortal Miasma..."
Recalling the process of dispelling the Immortal-Mortal Miasma in his body during the Foundation Establishment process of a hundred lifetimes, Li Fan seemed to have some enlightenment.
"Perhaps, this Immortal-Mortal Miasma doesn't actually have a physical existence? Maybe it's more like a curse-like power?"
"Regardless, this blood bead will be my killer move in the future."
In the twelfth life, whenever Li Fan encountered cultivators with Nascent Soul cultivation base or above, he felt a sense of powerlessness.
He couldn't help but think of the Immortal-Mortal Miasma that made all cultivators turn pale.
In this life, all the effort was to turn the Immortal-Mortal Miasma into [Truth]'s bound item so that he could use it anytime.
"However, from the information I know, in the cultivation world, using Immortal-Mortal Miasma to maliciously harm others will cause one to be jointly pursued by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Association until death."
"It's not something that should be used until it's absolutely necessary."
"Well... perhaps, I can use the transformation of [Truth] to disguise myself as someone else."
Li Fan gradually sank into deep thought.
After nine years, [Truth] completed its charging.
Li Fan swept through the world, filling the Taiyan Boat to the brim.
Then he rushed out of the Immortal Extinction Formation, returning to the cultivation world after more than six hundred years.
At this time, to avoid alerting the Law Enforcement Hall, Li Fan only practiced the "Jade Cosmos Thousand Variations Sutra."
His Foundation Treasure transformed into the appearance of the Stone Tablet of Prohibition.
Arriving at the Cong Yun Sea, he still headed straight for the Liuli Island.
When he was close to his destination, Li Fan didn't forget to kill the giant Liuli Fish in passing and took the Golden Liuli Pearl.
"Rest assured, fellow Daoist He, this time you will not lose everything!"
Li Fan smiled faintly and arrived outside Liuli Island.
"Fellow Daoist He of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, are you here?"
His voice, like thunder, spread across Liuli Island in an instant.
After a moment, the solemn voice of He Zhenghao came, "This humble one is He Zhenghao! May I ask, fellow Daoist, what important matter brings you to me?"
It turned out that he had not appeared in person but remained hidden within the island protection array.
Li Fan couldn't help but smile wryly, and he immediately said loudly, "I have no ill intent, and only desire to join the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. I have heard of fellow Daoist's reputation for generosity and wanted to ask fellow Daoist to recommend me!"
"What..." Before finishing his sentence, He Zhenghao flashed consecutively, showing up beside Li Fan with a face full of surprise.
"Easy, easy!" He Zhenghao looked at Li Fan and readily agreed.
"I still don't know the name of fellow Daoist?" He bowed slightly, asking with a smile.
"I am Li Fan."
Watching the smiling He Zhenghao, Li Fan couldn't help but also reveal a friendly smile.
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TL Note: here's a mass release for you guys for the holidays! Merry Christmas :)