Chapter 164: Laying the True Foundation for a Century
"This simulation has ended."
…
In the familiar yet unfamiliar study, Li Fan stood still, still immersed in the afterglow of the "Heaven-shaking Palm".
After a long while, he took a deep breath.
Although he had killed a Nascent Soul cultivator with his late Foundation Establishment cultivation, Li Fan did not feel much proud in his heart.
One reason is that the red-haired Nascent Soul’s cultivation level is not strong.
More importantly, Li Fan does not rely entirely on his own strength.
He used the [Explosive Magic Shocking God Formation] to forcibly increase the power of the move to the Golden Core Realm; and then activated a bunch of auxiliary formations.
Finally, Cong Yun used Twenty-Eight Swords and One Sky-Flipping Palm, two deadly moves, at the same time.
In the end, they just fought each other to the death.
If it weren't for [Huan Zhen], he would probably have been dead by now.
But then again, if it weren't for the support of [Huan Zhen], with Li Fan's character, he probably wouldn't have risked his life and finally realized the palm that reversed the situation.
There are really a few options for gazing.
Of course, Li Fan chose the second option without a doubt and retained his cultivation.
While making his choice, he concentrated and paid close attention to the changes that were about to take place in his body.
When he first inherited the late stage of Qi Refining, the immortal and mortal miasma in his body dissolved and disappeared silently when that level of cultivation came.
What Li Fan is curious about now is, facing the law of this world that "building the foundation requires the wonders of heaven and earth", what will [Huanzhen] do.
He held his breath and concentrated, and his cultivation in the late stage of foundation building suddenly surged out of his body.
The miasma of immortals and mortals is like flying snow entering the water, disappearing without a trace.
The spiritual energy in the body inexplicably emerged, and then the momentum continued to rise.
In a blink of an eye, he reached the late stage of Qi Refining.
Then, a small blue bead suddenly appeared in the Dantian without any warning.
It is the Cang Hai Pearl that should have not yet been born!
The root of heaven and earth attached to the Canghai Pearl, transforming the laws contained therein into Li Fan's foundation of Taoism.
However, this foundation-building process is hundreds or thousands of times faster than Li Fan’s own!
In just a moment, the Canghai Pearl disappeared.
A phantom of a blue ocean lingered within Li Fan's dantian.
In a short moment, Li Fan completed the foundation-building process.
Afterwards, the aura on his body continued to rise until it reached the late stage of foundation building.
"It seems that even if I rely on the power of Huanzhen to improve my cultivation, in this world, I still have to follow the cultivation laws set by Chuanfa Tianzun step by step."
"Is this the power of [Defying the Principle of Heaven and Earth]?"
"The essence of the rules of cultivation has completely changed. If you want to play the game of cultivation, you must follow the established rules."
Li Fan pondered for a moment, recalling the scenes he saw in his previous life, and seemed to have realized something.
"After Changsheng Tianzun went against the principles of heaven and earth, he disappeared from the world."
"A powerful person who is united with the Dao can suppress an entire state. This is the strongest fighting force on the surface."
"Under the unity of the Dao..."
The fighting among various gods in Qiyuan Daozhou was just a sacrifice for Lan Yu Tianzun to attain enlightenment.
Li Fan couldn't help but sigh: "Under the Hedao, we are all ants."
"Spiritual Transformation, Nascent Soul, Golden Core, Foundation Establishment."
“There is no essential difference.”
“Only after offering sacrifices to the spirits of heaven and earth and achieving the state of unity with the Tao, can one barely enter the eyes of the Immortal Heavenly Venerable.”
"but……"
"If you don't prove immortality, it will all be vain."
"Tianzun Lanyu has been lingering on for thousands of years, but his time has finally come."
"Proof of longevity..."
"Proof of longevity..."
…
Li Fan muttered these three words, as if he was thinking about something, with a frown on his face.
"If you don't prove immortality, it will all be vain."
"Since you have achieved immortality, so what?"
“At the beginning, the Heavenly Venerable of Dharma Transmission established the new way of cultivation.”
"From now on, if you don't follow his way of practice, you won't be able to practice."
“But if you really follow his path of cultivation, then even if you do achieve immortality, you will still be under his shadow.”
Li Fan seemed to have figured something out, and his expression suddenly calmed down.
"In this world, the path of cultivation has already been established according to His will."
"If you want to transcend, you have to jump out of the chess game from the beginning."
"But as a chess piece, and the weakest one at that, how can I escape from the chess game by myself?"
"Unless it is borrowed from external things."
“Really…”
Li Fan stared at the [Huanzhen] light screen in front of him, his eyes flickering constantly.
"Since the day I realized that everything in the world can be considered a wonder of heaven and earth, I have had the idea of building the foundation of Taoism with [True Reality] as my basis."
"For this purpose, I have observed the foundation-building process thousands of times."
"Two more anchors unlocked."
“Now is the time to give it a try.”
With a decision in mind, Li Fan flew to the top of Jieli Mountain where he had first realized the formless killing intent.
A simple thatched hut was built and some arrangements were made around it to prevent outsiders from entering by mistake.
Then he sat cross-legged in the room. As soon as he thought about it, the reminder of [Zhenzhen] popped up at the right time.
“Do you want to set the current time point as the second anchor point?”
Li Fan said without hesitation: "Yes!"
The second anchor fell.
"Now, we just have to wait for Huan-chen to finish charging."
"It's true that the charging speed has not increased. It will still take about nine years."
"During this period of time, you can't be idle."
"I haven't studied He Zhenghao's [Mountain and River Hundred Meridians Formation Diagram] very much, but I remember the general idea of Zhang Zhiliang's [Infinite Method]."
"It's a good opportunity to continue strengthening my attainments in formations."
"It's a pity that this is a great place of immortality. We can only improve our theoretical level, but we can't put it into practice."
Li Fan sighed for a while, and then his mind settled in the comprehension of the formation.
Nine years passed in a flash.
“It’s time!”
Being able to go back to the game at any time, Li Fan finally had the confidence to start building his foundation with [Huan Zhen].
At present, the rare object in the world that he uses to build his foundation is still the Canghai Pearl.
So, the first step is...
Destroy the foundation of the road.
The "Tai Shang Yuan Shi Zhen Jing" was transferred far away, dissolving all the skills in the body and transforming them into the essence of cultivation, which was stored in the body.
Then, looking at the phantom of the ocean in Dantian that was between reality and illusion, Li Fan suddenly hit Dantian with one finger.
Li Fan spat out a large mouthful of blood and his breath quickly weakened.
The phantom of the sea of clouds began to shake violently, and a black crack appeared in the middle.
The ocean shadow became increasingly unreal.
Li Fan pointed again.
This happened three times, and Cong Yunhai completely disappeared between heaven and earth.
Li Fan was barely breathing, his face was as pale as paper, and he almost died.
"You used too much force. You can be gentler in your next life."
Li Fan thought to himself.
With the cultivation in his body being refined again, Li Fan’s injuries recovered quickly, and he returned to the realm of perfect Qi Refining.
"If it weren't for this "Taishang Yuanshi Zhenjing", my attempt to build the foundation of Taoism with "Return to Huan" would probably be a hundred times more difficult." The ups and downs of the realm in this instant made Li Fan think so.
Calming his mind, Li Fan began his first attempt.
Unlike the foundation built with physical objects from heaven and earth, although [Huan Zhen] is inside Li Fan's body, it is invisible and intangible.
It is extremely difficult to sense.
Fortunately, the unique item that Zhang Haobo used to build his foundation was the invisible and intangible [Tiansha Sword Intent].
Li Fan, who was fortunate enough to witness the whole process, took it as a reference and sensed the rules of "Huan Zhen" contained in his body.
After a long time, a hazy white light emerged from Li Fan's dantian.
Then...
Bang!
Li Fan's dantian exploded.
“Really!”
Li Fan muttered to himself before his consciousness disappeared.
The light and shadows changed, and I did not return to the original study, but was still in the small thatched cottage on the top of the Jieli Mountain.
The natural choice was to return to the second anchor point.
Choose to shorten the recharge time.
After reducing the charging time by thirty percent, it only takes six years to complete the charging process.
Li Fan frowned slightly, carefully recalling the process of building the foundation in his previous life, and constantly thinking and comprehending.
Six years passed in a flash.
[Huan Zhen] After charging, Li Fan started trying again.
Three fingers shattered the foundation of the Tao.
Although Li Fan's face was still pale this time, he only spat out a small mouthful of blood.
Returning to the perfection of Qi Refining, he carefully comprehended the rules of [True].
This time, the bright white light appeared a little softer.
The situation improved, but it didn't last long.
Bang! Li Fan's Dantian exploded again.
“Really!”
Six years later, Li Fan started his third attempt.
The white light representing the rules of [True] was a little gentler.
This time, I persisted longer than the previous two times.
However, it is still far from the time when the shadow of [Huan Zhen] takes shape.
Li Fan's Dantian exploded again.
“Really!”
The fourth time.
"Why does my Dantian always explode?" Recalling the process of building the foundation in previous lives, Li Fan couldn't help but think about it.
The path of cultivation established by Chuanfa Tianzun emphasizes the word "stability".
No matter how poor one's aptitude is, as long as one has enough lifespan and meets the conditions, one will succeed in cultivation.
But Li Fan's current process of building the foundation with [Huan Zhen] is contrary to the way of Chuan Fa Tian Zun.
“I originally thought that the difficulty in building my foundation would be how to comprehend the invisible and formless truth.”
"But I didn't expect that, perhaps because Huanzhen has already merged with me, it is not as difficult to sense its existence as I imagined."
“On the contrary, this seems to be incompatible with the way of Tianzun’s cultivation, which caused the Dantian to explode and became the biggest obstacle to my successful foundation building.”
"Perhaps, if we can solve this problem, we will be close to building our foundation with Huanzhen."
Thinking of this, Li Fan felt a little more excited.
The fourth attempt began.
Bang!
The fifth time!
Bang!
Sixth time!
…
Each time, it represents six years of time.
Although he always failed at the last moment and his dantian exploded.
But the light was indeed becoming more and more warm and gentle.
Things are moving in the right direction.
Li Fan also strengthened his belief because of this.
In the endless cycle, Li Fan tirelessly repeated the process of building the foundation over and over again.
Focus on it and forget about everything else.
The tenth time.
Twentieth time.
The thirtieth time.
…
It was not until the fifty-sixth time that Li Fan finally made significant progress.
In the Dantian, the warm white light seemed to condense into a solid, as smooth as jade, pleasing to the eye.
The light no longer changes, but its shape changes.
"Could it be that we are finally going to succeed?"
Seeing this, Li Fan's calm heart couldn't help but ripple.
But obviously, things are not that easy.
This time, the dantian was intact and did not explode.
Li Fan felt as if there were tiny worms wriggling all over his body, deep in his bones and muscles.
The feeling of itchiness, numbness and pain made Li Fan groan.
And this is just the beginning.
One round lumps of flesh after another suddenly bulged out on Li Fan's body.
Then it seemed to have its own consciousness and kept swimming.
The piece of meat grew bigger and bigger, and in a few breaths, it became almost the size of half a head.
With these horrible bloody tumors all over his body, Li Fan now looked like an inhuman monster.
Moreover, this bloody tumor is still expanding.
Finally, with a “poof!”
The tumor reached the limit of what the Qi-refining body could endure, and it burst like a balloon.
Pieces of flesh and blood splattered everywhere.
All over the little thatched houses.
Li Fan was also covered in his own flesh and blood.
But he remained indifferent.
In the sea of consciousness, the phantom of blue flame emerged.
At the same time, the Xuanhuang Heart Refining Mantra continued to operate.
Li Fan fell into a state of being free from worries and fears.
It was just the phantom of "Huan Zhen" condensed in his dantian, and he remained calm even as his physical body collapsed.
But the body of a person who practices Qi Refining is weak after all.
Slowly, Li Fan's life breath became vague.
Then they will all perish.
At the last moment, Li Fan silently said "Really" in his heart.
The fifty-seventh time!
Six years later, Li Fan tried again.
The white jade light flower changed its shape according to Li Fan's mental perception.
The tumors on Li Fan's body kept appearing and disappearing.
After a long time, it failed again.
The fifty-eighth time.
fail!
The fifty-ninth time.
fail!
…
Failures again and again did not weaken Li Fan's determination and faith.
He summed up the experiences and lessons learned, and compared each foundation-building process.
I found that I could not persist as long as I did when I was ignorant and in a chaotic state, when I was deliberately manipulating my perceptions.
"Huan Zhen has merged with me. Although I cannot perceive it, my body is somehow affected by it."
"Building a foundation with self-consciousness is much smoother than building a foundation with ego-consciousness."
During the 75th foundation-building process, Li Fan seemed to have some realization.
What happened next was just as he expected.
The shape of the white jade light ball gradually became regular.
Every attempt is like a pruning, restoring it to its original shape.
…
The ninetieth time.
When the white jade light ball finally became an ellipse-like shape, it finally stabilized.
There are no more tumors on Li Fan's body.
The light flickered, turning from virtual to real.
It seems to be about to materialize in the Dantian.
but……
Suddenly, a flash of enlightenment came to Li Fan's mind.
Still a little short.
It was as if something suddenly descended into the small thatched hut on the top of the Jieli Mountain.
In an instant, Li Fan's hair turned snow-white.
The skin is dry and wrinkled.
Horrible grooves and cracks appeared on his face.
The muscles dissolved, leaving only a layer of skin hanging over the skeleton.
It has no human form and looks horrible.
Li Fan's age is increasing rapidly, and he is likely to die of old age in a moment.
“Really!”
Li Fan did not hesitate.
From the ninety-first to the ninety-eighth time.
This is the case every time Li Fan tries.
There is only a tiny bit left to successfully build the foundation with [Zhenzhen].
Ninety-ninth time, returning to the top of Mount Disintegration.
"Where exactly is the difference?"
Li Fan frowned slightly.
He knew that at this point, he was only a step away from success.
But it is not something that can be solved simply by trying.
It takes a moment of epiphany to find out where the problem lies.
Li Fan had a hunch that the answer should be very simple.
There is a layer of window paper between you and it, which will break with a poke.
But now, Li Fan is in the mountain and cannot recognize his true face.
Can't find the correct solution.
Li Fan walked down the mountain while thinking.
He wandered through the world, seeking his own answers.
At the same time, he also observed Da Xuan for the first time, who was not under his influence.
Anchored for 5 years, there was a severe drought in the south of the Yangtze River.
A group of refugees attacked the Langya Palace.
The Langya Palace suffered heavy losses.
Except for King Langya who escaped from the dog hole and saved his life.
The rest of the people in the palace were slaughtered by the refugees.
When the news came out, the government and the public were shocked.
The emperor was furious and ordered the army to kill the refugees.
At the same time, he summoned the Prince of Langya to the capital and consoled him.
From then on, Prince Langya stayed in the capital.
Anchored for 15 years.
The emperor suddenly fell seriously ill.
Before his death, he summoned Prince Langya into the palace and passed the throne to him.
Prince Langya succeeded to the throne and changed the reign title to Xuanjing.
Anchored for 16 years, rebellions of varying sizes occurred simultaneously in various places.
Emperor Xuan Jing appointed his confidant as the General Zhenwei and ordered him to lead the army to suppress the rebellion.
It took General Zhenwei three years to finally put down the rebellions in various places.
Return to the court in glory.
Emperor Xuan Jing ordered all officials to welcome him outside the capital and to greet him with imperial ceremony.
General Zhenwei looked arrogant and accepted it calmly.
He did not dismount when meeting officials and did not kneel when meeting the emperor.
Emperor Xuan Jing showed no sign of surprise. He took his hand and welcomed him into the palace.
The banquet was lavish.
After three rounds of drinking, all officials quietly left.
Dozens of swordsmen and axemen poured in.
The drunk General Zhenwei was suddenly awakened and questioned Emperor Xuan Jing.
Emperor Xuan Jing remained silent.
Under the siege of the swordsmen, although General Zhenwei was extremely brave, he was also covered with sword wounds.
Dying.
Before he died, he pointed at Emperor Xuan Jing and said bitterly: "If I come again, I will lead the army and flatten Xuanjing. I will use your head as a wine jug to relieve my hatred!"
Then he died by the sword.
…
Time seemed to stop at this moment.
Li Fan, who had been watching silently, showed up at this time.
His eyes brightened and he suddenly realized.
"There is no time for the world to come back."
"There is no coming back to this world."
"And I do."
"My [really]..."
“More out of this world.”
In an instant, the surrounding scenery became unreal, and Li Fan returned to the top of Lili Mountain.
Li Fan called out [True] again.
"When truth becomes false, falsehood becomes truth..."
"False is true..."
He stared at the seven big characters generated by "Huan Zhen" and his heart was clear.
"I use the rules of this world to build my foundation!"
Everything happened naturally without any obstruction.
A ball of white jade light suddenly appeared in the Dantian.
The third anchor was fixed and fell.
(End of this chapter)
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