"No wonder in the previous life, Zhang Haobo, a mortal with no background, was able to cultivate to the Golden Core stage in just over a decade."
"No wonder he, as a Golden Core cultivator, could mobilize the entire Cong Yun Sea's power, unleashing the earth-shattering Cong Yun Sea Twenty-Eight Swords."
A look of realization appeared in Ye Feipeng's eyes.
According to the contents recorded in the jade slip, the deceased was a practitioner proficient in sensing the qi of heaven and earth. Although his cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, he had accidentally discovered a shocking secret in a certain ancient ruin in the Cong Yun Sea.
The vast Cong Yun Sea was formed by the palm strike of an ancient powerhouse.
This practitioner spent over a decade excavating the seabed, studying the imprints left by the palm strike, and finally synthesized his insights into a profound technique.
The Sea Covering Palm.
Moreover, during the years of sensing the qi of heaven and earth, this practitioner speculated that, due to the astonishing palm strike, the Cong Yun Sea might have developed its own consciousness over the long years.
Unfortunately, before he could personally confirm this, he encountered a heart demon during a moment of enlightenment, leaving him little time until his death.
Before his death, he only had the time to record this information in the jade slip, leaving it for a person of destiny.
Then, he died with regret.
After comparing the contents of the jade slip with the observations of the previous life, Ye Feipeng finally understood.
"The heavens want to burn the sea, but the sea refuses to submit."
"Crimson Flame is the executor of heaven's will, and Zhang Haobo is the executor of the Cong Yun Sea's will."
"Perhaps Zhang Haobo alone is not a match for Crimson Flame."
"Zhang Haobo himself knows this. So, he controlled the wind disasters and used this opportunity to meet True Monarch Hongxi of the Ten Thousand Immortals Island."
"He revealed the news of Crimson Flame's arrival a few years in advance."
"The allure of a Heavenly Spirit is extremely difficult for Soul Transformation cultivators to resist."
"So, five Soul Transformation True Monarchs joined forces, and a Dao Integration Immortal Sage presided over the matter. With such a formidable lineup, they were confident."
"But unexpectedly, a Golden Core cultivator ultimately stole the fruits of their efforts."
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
Ye Feipeng couldn't help but admire.
Then, his gaze became greedy. "Unfortunately, this life, I will take advantage of it!"
With a palm, he shattered the skeleton and jade slip into pieces. Ye Feipeng's momentum suddenly surged.
"It seems that the key to this life lies in how to attract the attention of the Cong Yun Sea's consciousness."
"Zhang Haobo is said to have practiced with wind disasters for years. From chasing the wind at the beginning, to cutting through the wind, and finally shepherding the wind."
"During this process, he gradually became stronger. Undoubtedly, it was his confrontations with the wind disasters that attracted the attention of the Cong Yun Sea."
"I can naturally emulate this."
...
Ye Feipeng, who had been longing to attract the consciousness of the Cong Yun Sea, was unaware that at the moment he shattered the jade slip, his destiny, which resembled white mist, was spinning wildly.
It was as if something was being attracted by this vortex from the outside, and the white mist slowly gained a different color.
Operating the "Sun Stealing Technique," Li Fan, who was watching everything, couldn't help but nod.
"Indeed, his destiny was initially amorphous, and one change begets a hundred changes."
"It's not in vain that I worked hard to lay the groundwork."
At this moment, Li Fan, who had transformed his Foundation Treasure into the Canghai Pearl, could faintly sense the sea around Ye Feipeng becoming more active than ordinary regions.
This difference was subtle, and even highly skilled cultivators might not be able to sense it.
Only Li Fan, who possessed the Canghai Pearl of the same origin as the Cong Yun Sea, could vaguely perceive it.
"The plan has officially begun to unfold. Next, it depends on how this little fatty develops."
Li Fan looked at Ye Feipeng, whose expression was constantly changing as he contemplated something, and smiled faintly.
His spiritual consciousness swept over the sea surface, and he saw Zhang Haobo standing at the bow of the Cangyuan ship with an expression of great confusion.
Li Fan muttered to himself, "Although I don't expect Zhang Haobo to achieve the same heights in this life, he does have outstanding talent. It's a pity for him not to join the Immortal Revival Organization."
"Hmm, after my clone returns from Jiushan Province, I can send Xiao Heng on a trip."
Quietly returning to the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan, as usual, checked the record of Zhang Qianmo's achievements in "Discussing Dao While Seated."
It had now increased to thirty-six wins and six ties.
There still hadn't appeared any method to crack the rebirth from the purple core.
The tied matches were all achieved by relying on powerful combat strength to fight Zhang Qianmo to a standstill.
However, Li Fan couldn't follow suit.
Anyway, there was no rush; he had plenty of time.
With the assistance of the Divine Transformation Dao, Li Fan once again cultivated and studied formations simultaneously.
...
Jiushan Province.
In front of Mount Tianchang.
After half a year of long-distance travel, Li Fan's clone and his group finally reached their destination.
Even Greenwood, who was a Nascent Soul True Lord, had a tired expression on his face at this moment.
Li Fan finally experienced for himself how vast a single province in the Xuanhuang Realm could be.
Without teleportation formations, it would take at least five or six months for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to fly from one end to the other.
Furthermore, that was under the best-case scenario, where everything went smoothly and there weren't any dangers.
In reality, this journey was not very peaceful.
During the six-month journey, through many conversations with the others, Li Fan gained a rough understanding of the specific situation in Jiushan Province.
Legend had it that the nine mountain ranges in Jiushan Province were formed by the transformation of nine meridians inside a certain beast after its death in ancient times.
The nine mountain ranges stretched across the land, each with its own mysteries, yet interconnected as one.
They seemed to form an immensely huge formation.
Due to this, teleportation formations were extremely unstable.
They could explode shortly after construction.
It was also possible for the destination coordinates to change suddenly, sending people to completely unfamiliar places.
There was even an unfortunate cultivator who insisted on trying to use a teleportation formation, hoping to get lucky.
As a result, he was directly teleported outside the Xuanhuang Realm, never to return.
Because of this reason, after occupying Jiushan Province, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance felt that the management cost was too high.
Moreover, this place was relatively barren, with no precious resources.
They decided to give up the method of building a large number of cities.
Instead, they built only nine cities on the mountain trails between the nine mountain ranges and dispatched people to guard them.
On the plains between the nine mountain ranges, there were all sorts of dragons and snakes, and various unscrupulous characters gathered.
Among them were the local forces of Jiushan Province and external factions secretly supported by the Five Elders Association.
Most of the people in Li Fan's group were members of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
Furthermore, with the Nascent Soul Greenwood Rebirth True Lord leading the way, these factions were somewhat restrained.
Along the way, they only encountered seven or eight attacks, all of which were successfully repelled.
It was said that if an ordinary cultivator rashly entered Jiushan Province, they would have long been skinned and plundered.
Regarding this chaotic situation, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance couldn't be bothered to manage it.
There was naturally a deep-seated reason for this.