Chapter 213 Taiyan’s Dao Stone
"Moreover, the number of Small Medicine King Cauldrons seems to be far more than two."
"If you are not strong enough, the Small Medicine King Cauldron is not an opportunity, but a death warrant."
"But if I had to watch such a treasure buried deep underground and eventually be taken away by someone else, it would really be unacceptable to me."
"Perhaps, we can use this as a medium to stir up some trouble. If we can also find out the secret of the returned Medicine King Cauldron, that would be even better."
Li Fan's thoughts were churning.
"However, before that, let Jiao Xiuyuan take action and dig out the Small Medicine King Cauldron."
"Speaking of which, how much did Jiao Xiuyuan lose? Why hasn't he replied to me yet?"
"Qianlitang has not opened yet."
Li Fan was somewhat helpless and had to use his clone to send another message to Jiao Xiuyuan.
Who would have thought that this time the other party would reply so quickly.
The tone is a bit innocent.
"What? I didn't reply to you? How is that possible!"
"My injury has healed a long time ago! But there is a small problem, Qianlitang cannot open for business for the time being."
Li Fan was somewhat speechless: "Look at the historical news yourself."
After a moment, Jiao Xiuyuan apologized: "Oh, I was careless! I really didn't pay attention! But you can't blame me. Now I have so many things to think about, so many things to think about!"
"I thought fellow Taoist had suffered too much loss and simply ran away." Li Fan joked.
"Haha, you are joking, fellow Taoist. Business is the essence of my Tao. How can I give up so easily? However, the current situation is special. It is a bit difficult for me to control thousands of puppets by myself. I can't cope with it. In order to avoid making mistakes in business and causing greater losses, I can only temporarily close some unimportant shops."
Jiao Xiuyuan spoke in a discontinuous manner, which was somewhat similar to the stuttering state that Li Fan was familiar with.
Li Fan couldn't help but ask: "Huh? Could it be that there is something wrong with the cultivation method that fellow Taoist is practicing? I wonder if you can reveal it?"
"Haha, there's nothing to hide. Fellow Daoist is my partner. Last time, because of me, you suffered a lot of losses. But you didn't even complain, and I feel a little sorry about it." Jiao Xiuyuan was very polite.
"You also know that the technique I practice is called 'The Way of Ten Thousand Puppets'. I control thousands of puppets to purchase supplies, collect intelligence, and negotiate business, thereby reducing the cost of operating Qianli Hall to the extreme."
"But after all, human attention has its limits. It's still possible to do two or three things at once, but it's beyond one's ability to flexibly control tens of thousands of puppets at the same time."
Jiao Xiuyuan paused and spoke slowly.
Li Fan interrupted at this time and asked: "So what method did you use to ensure that so many puppets were functioning normally? Could it be some kind of multitasking technique?"
"It's indeed a multitasking effect, but it's not based on any technique, but an ancient magic!" Jiao Xiuyuan said with some pride. "In order to find this magic, I almost searched half of the world of immortal cultivation."
"Ancient magic?" Li Fan's eyes narrowed and he couldn't help but ask.
Seeing that Li Fan seemed very interested in this, Jiao Xiuyuan did not keep him in suspense and asked directly: "Daoyou, do you know about the ancient Taiyan Sect?"
"Tai Yan Sect?" Li Fan was slightly stunned and couldn't help but think of Yi Xing's tomb buried deep underground in Daxuan.
That Yi Xing is the outer disciple of Taiyan Sect.
Moreover, he had pretended to be a descendant of Tai Yan Sect in front of Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi, and tricked them into repairing Tai Yan Boat for him.
Who would have thought that the method of multitasking that he had been seeking for but could not obtain would be related to Tai Yan Sect?
Seeing that Li Fan was stunned and did not answer, Jiao Xiuyuan thought that Li Fan did not know much about it, so he briefly introduced it: "This Taiyan Sect is famous for its deduction and calculation techniques in ancient times."
"The sect's most important technique is the Nine Volumes of Yan Tian, which is extremely mysterious and powerful. Once it is fully cultivated, it is said to be able to deduce everything about people and events within a thousand years."
"Haha. Of course, my magic has nothing to do with the Nine Volumes of Yantian."
Jiao Xiuyuan suddenly changed the subject, and Li Fan's breath paused.
“But this magical skill was something that all disciples of Taiyan Sect had to learn,” Jiao Xiuyuan explained.
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Think about it, my friend. As the saying goes, a single move affects the entire body. In this world, everyone and everything is constantly influencing each other."
"One change gives rise to a hundred changes, and a hundred changes give rise to a thousand changes. The world is so vast."
“There are so many variables that it’s hard to imagine.”
"Even with the ability of a Hedao cultivator, it is impossible to sort out these variables one by one."
"And the number of variables is closely related to the accuracy of the deduction results."
"So every member of the Taiyan Sect is determined to improve their ability to control variables throughout their lives."
Jiao Xiuyuan told the story slowly and leisurely.
"To put it simply, this ability is the ability of a cultivator to deduce calculations. Some cultivators are gifted and have extraordinary calculation abilities. Although there are thousands of factors, in his eyes, all the variables are orderly and clear."
"But such cultivators are few and far between. Even in the ancient Taiyan Sect, they were extremely rare."
"So what should ordinary Taiyan Sect disciples do if they want to improve their calculation abilities?"
Jiao Xiuyuan paused.
Li Fan cooperated and asked, "Is this the effect of your magic?"
"That's right!" Jiao Xiuyuan excitedly revealed the answer.
"The monks are not born different, they are good at using things! If you don't have this ability by nature, you might as well use external things!"
"This magic is called [Transformation of the Divine Dao]."
"In ancient times, there was a great treasure in the Taiyan Sect. It was called the Dao-Transforming Stone."
“On the surface, it looks like the light in this Dao Stone is flowing. In the blink of an eye, it seems that countless worlds are born and destroyed.”
“But in fact, these worlds of birth and death are not just illusions.”
"It is the result of the deduction and calculation of the Dao Stone. Although it is illusory, it is not an illusion."
"This [Transformation of Dao God One] technique is to use a secret method to merge one's mind with the Transformation Stone into one."
"Thus, I can use the terrifying calculation ability of the Dao Stone to my advantage, and reach the point of peeping into the mysteries of heaven and exploring cause and effect."
Jiao Xiuyuan's tone became more fluent.
"At that time, almost every member of the Taiyan Sect had a Dao-Transforming Stone. They were all separated from the largest Dao-Transforming Stone Mother."
"The higher the quality of the Dao Stone, the stronger its calculation ability will be."
"The reason why I was able to easily control these thousands of puppets was because of the Dao-Transforming Stone and [Dao-Transforming God One]."
"And the reason why there is a little trouble now is also related to the Dao Stone."
"The last time the price of Lingwu Grass collapsed, I suffered too much loss. Thousands of puppets were shocked at the same time. The quality of the Dao Stone that I shared with Shen Yi was not very good. It couldn't withstand the pressure and directly cracked, losing its calculation function."
Jiao Xiuyuan couldn't help but sigh when he mentioned the sad past.
"If we want to smoothly control these thousands of puppets again, we need to find new Dao Stones."
"This is a rare item. There is no market for it."
"When the catastrophe struck, the Taiyan Sect was destroyed and the Dao-Transforming Mother Stone disappeared. Now that so much time has passed, it is extremely difficult to find the Dao-Transforming Mother Stone again."
"However, I recently found some information. If everything goes well, it won't be long before construction resumes."
Jiao Xiuyuan's tone became excited again.
"The Tao Stone, the Tao Shenyi."
Li Fan thought for a moment, then asked tentatively: "The Taiyan Sect has been destroyed for thousands of years. How come I see that you know so many secrets of the Taiyan Sect? Could it be that you are a descendant of the Taiyan Sect?"
"Fellow Daoist, please don't joke around. I'm certainly not a descendant of the Taiyan Sect. The reason I know these secrets is because I happened to dig up the grave of a Taiyan Sect disciple..."
Upon hearing this, Li Fan fell silent.
The two fell into an eerie silence for a moment.
"Haha, fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand me. I only dig graves occasionally. The source of goods from Qianlitang is clean, and only a small number of them come from graves."
"Haha, don't worry, fellow Daoist. I don't really mind this matter. What I believe is, no matter where it comes from, as long as it's useful, it's fine." Li Fan said.
"Tsk tsk, what fellow Daoist said coincides exactly with my belief!" Jiao Xiuyuan became excited again.
Li Fan remembered the original intention of contacting Jiao Xiuyuan, and said, "Speaking of this, I have something that I would like to ask for your help."
Jiao Xiuyuan immediately said, "Fellow Daoist, just tell me. I will definitely help you to the best of my ability."
"Fellow Daoist, you should know about the ancient Medicine King Sect, right? When I was looking up the classics today, I found that the people of the Medicine King Sect used a small cauldron to plant and cultivate various spiritual plants and herbs."
"This small cauldron has its own space inside, and it can automatically generate wood-attributed spiritual energy to accelerate the growth of herbs."
"I just need this small tripod to cultivate a rare herb."
"But the Yaowang Sect ruins seem to be quite dangerous, so I would like to trouble you to go there and find some small tripods for me."
"Of course, you will definitely get at least some compensation, fellow Taoist. Although you and I share the same ideals and have a very good relationship, business is business and cannot be ambiguous." Li Fan said slowly with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Jiao Xiuyuan agreed very much.
"You are right, fellow Daoist. Business is business. Just because of what you said, I will definitely help you with this! A small tripod, right? This kind of thing is distributed to every disciple and is not something particularly precious. It should not be difficult to find."
"My friend, please wait for my good news." Jiao Xiuyuan agreed immediately.
"In that case, I'll trouble you, Brother Jiao!" Li Fan thanked him in advance.
After a few more pleasantries, Li Fan ended the call without mentioning the Dao-Transforming Stone and [Dao-Transforming God One].
"The tomb of the Taiyan sect's disciples, the Dao-transforming stone..."
Inside the Tianxuan Mirror, scenes of the mortal Grand Master leading people to explore Yi Xing’s tomb appeared in Li Fan’s mind.
"As a mortal at the time, I didn't care."
"Now that I think about it, there seems to be something else going on inside Yixing's tomb."
"The spiritual energy in the immortal land is cut off. But in that tomb, there are mountains and seas of clouds that have lasted for thousands of years."
"It's obviously not a mortal mechanism. It should be some kind of formation or restriction."
Li Fan stood up suddenly.
"In that case, let's go back to Daxuan!"
(End of this chapter)
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