Chapter 1282: Baiwenxian Secret Treasure (7K)
In this life, Li Fan also tried to classify the seal characters of True Immortals that he had seen.
But that is from the perspective of the specific power of various True Immortal seal characters, such as destruction, decrees, increase and so on.
But in the Broken Immortal Tower at the other end of the starry sea, it is seen from another novel angle.
That is to say: whether the "Tao" depicted by the True Immortal's seal characters has been occupied by a True Immortal, or has it been occupied by a True Immortal?
According to the descriptions in many documents in Duanxian Tower, the difficulty and danger of practicing these different kinds of True Immortal seal characters are completely incomparable.
If the true immortals have already established the Dao, anyone who attempts to enter the Dao through writing will be reduced to ashes and disappear without a trace the moment they "attain the Dao". No matter how powerful or talented one is, it is impossible to avoid it.
If there are no true immortals on the road anymore, then even if there are some side effects, ordinary people can still get a glimpse of the scenery of the road described by the seal characters of the true immortals.
Li Fan carefully pondered the sporadic insights of his predecessors that he could read based on his current "contributions".
It is fundamentally different from the method of copying and trying to depict the seal characters of the True Immortals. In the Broken Immortal Tower and even in the Xuanxian Boat, it is better to say that they are using the remains of the world-destroying artifacts to induce the aftermath of the immortal power rather than calling on the power of the seal characters of the True Immortals.
The so-called entry into the Dao does not mean entering the true immortal path. It is more like the body, soul, and consciousness are integrated into the world-destroying artifact, gaining certain characteristics born under the tempering of time, so as to better mobilize the remaining immortal power in the star sea.
There is no doubt that this is a trick. If the environment changes, there will not be so much immortal power left in the star sea. Even if it can "enter the Tao", the power will be greatly weakened. And Li Fan's method of copying the basic shape of the True Immortal Seal Characters, regardless of the venue restrictions, only depends on the strength of the caster himself and the degree of comprehension of the True Immortal Seal Characters.
Of course, this is only the current understanding of Li Fan, who has seen the True Immortal Seal Characters with his own eyes. The people of the Immortal Boat will probably never agree. Unless Li Fan is willing to share the basic shape of the True Immortal Seal Characters. With the accumulation of the Immortal Boat for thousands of years, if the true appearance of the True Immortal Seal Characters can be seen, the overall strength of the Immortal Boat will probably have a qualitative leap in a short period of time...
But Li Fan wouldn't be stupid enough to do that.
Still like now, from time to time, I hand in a "feeling" in exchange for the ease and security of contribution. After all, it is the true feeling of the [True Immortal Seal Characters], even if the angles are strange, it is absolutely correct.
"This is the essential difference in being able to see the true teachings. They tried every possible means to reproduce the origin from the various appearances of the True Immortal Seal Characters. I have long been fortunate enough to see the true face of the origin, and from top to bottom, it is naturally very smooth."
Although Li Fan firmly believed that the method of the Immortal Boat was just a shortcut, it was undeniable that for them, who were ants below the level of True Immortals, it was completely worth it if they could call upon the power that originally belonged to the True Immortals.
After all, in the darkest starry sea, survival is the top priority.
If it weren't for these research results on the True Immortal Seal Characters, the Xuanxian Boat would probably have long since become a part of the endless ruins in the starry sea.
This time, Li Fan guided the Xuanxian Boat to capture the flying boat of the Wanxian League. In addition to wanting to accumulate some merits for his body, the main reason was that he wanted to use the mouths of the Wanxian League's people to reveal the existence of Chuanfa Tianzun.
After lurking in the Xuanxian Boat for such a long time, Li Fan finally figured out the identity of the mysterious monk he met when he first came to the Sea of Relics.
They were once members of the Xuanxianzhou, and even one of the supreme rulers of the Xianzhou. However, hundreds of years ago, they were bewitched by an outsider and reached some kind of cooperation agreement in secret, and they actually allowed this outsider to enter the top-secret [Baiwen Xianlu] of the Xianzhou.
The outsider said that he only wanted to borrow the ancient secret records stored in it, but after he entered, he never came out until the agreed time. The people on the Xianzhou noticed something was wrong and hurriedly checked, but were shocked to find that many secrets in the [Baiwen Xianlu] had disappeared.
By the way, the outsider and the three Hedao who were in charge of guarding them disappeared without anyone noticing.
The immortal boat was shaken, those in power were purged, and a small-scale civil strife broke out.
In the end, a small number of people escaped from the Immortal Boat. But this group of people refused to give up the Immortal Boat. In addition, there was no other place to go in the vast Dark Star Sea, so they also hid in the Sea of Relics, hoping that one day they could counterattack and return to the Xuanxian Boat.
As for the Xianzhou side, although it has never given up the encirclement and suppression of these people, the vast sea of stars makes it difficult to capture them.
We can only let these people exist.
The people of Xianzhou were always resentful of the outsider who caused the civil strife. Especially the lost secret treasures were the eternal pain in the hearts of the people of Xianzhou.
However, the identity of this outsider is extremely mysterious, and perhaps only the rebels of Xianzhou may know it.
Since that incident, that person has never appeared again.
Although Li Fan was not sure whether this outsider was really here to teach the Dharma, it did not prevent him from creating the "possibility" that the two were the same person.
After all, in today's dark starry sea, with external objects withered, there are not many living people.
Near the high wall, yet mysterious...
Besides the Dharma Transmission and Heavenly Doctor, who else could it be?
Li Fan believed that if the Immortal Boat knew that in the distance of the Sea of Relics, there was a powerful man hiding in the even more vast Sea of Ruins, who was probably their ancient enemy, they would definitely try to go there to find out the truth.
After all, it is an eternal truth that you cannot allow others to sleep peacefully beside your bed.
And Li Fan can also take advantage of the Xuanxianzhou to find out the truth about the Chuanfa and Tianyi.
I don't expect to achieve anything, but it would be good to get a little more information. Anyway, for Li Fan, it's just a casual push, and there is no cost at all.
"The final victory may be based on these insignificant pieces of information. The Immortal Boat and the Holy Emperor are just chess pieces I use to test you."
Li Fan flipped through a document again and thought so in his mind.
As for the encounters of the Immortal Alliance, they were not within his consideration at all. After all, in the Xuanhuang Realm, they were just consumables.
But what Li Fan didn't expect was that three days later, the long-haired Hedao Wang Hai returned.
By the way, I brought a torture record.
"Brother Zhao, look, what happened on this flying boat is really exciting."
Li Fan scanned it and frowned slightly: "Is this flying boat so powerful? The Hedao cultivators are like food..."
Wang Hai nodded: "We also fought it three times before we finally defeated its defense. And we also consumed a lot of relics."
"But at least it wasn't a loss. The resources that each of those Hedao people carries are luxurious. Not to mention, the things called [Spirit of Heaven and Earth] stored in the flying boat..."
Li Fan raised his head slightly and pretended to be stupid: "What exactly is this spirit of heaven and earth? Is it the embodiment of the laws of the world?"
Wang Hai smiled and said, "If it were just this, I wouldn't be so excited and would not have gone through so much trouble to come and tell you the good news. This so-called Soul of Heaven and Earth, in addition to the power of the laws of the world of cultivation, also has a considerable amount of the cornerstone power of building the world attached to it."
"If the world of cultivation is compared to a house, then these spirits of heaven and earth can be regarded as the pillars of building the house! And this is exactly what our Xuanxian Boat lacks! With the replenishment of these [fuels], our Xianzhou will be able to run smoothly for another hundred years!"
From Wang Hai's voice, one can undoubtedly hear the joy in his heart.
He added, "Even the flying boat itself can be dismantled to add bricks and tiles to our immortal boat. Brother Zhao's foresight this time has brought us gains that are definitely comparable to dozens of relics!"
Li Fan continued to look through the documents with his head down: "I only care about what specific rewards there are. By the way, what does the Elders of the world called Xuanhuang Realm say? Although the fat meat is a little far away, it can save lives after all."
Wang Hai shrugged: "You don't know much about the people in the Elders' Council. They always use the "overall situation" and "the future of the immortal ship" as excuses for everything. Things like the expedition across the star sea..."
"I think we will only do this if our immortal boat is really at the end of its rope."
Li Fan nodded thoughtfully after hearing this: "It's a pity. I have seen from somewhere that the Hedao cultivators like those on the flying boat are already the top combat power in the Xuanhuang Realm. The stronger ones in the Changsheng Realm are only a handful. If our immortal boat flies over, they will definitely not have the slightest resistance..."
Wang Hai nodded in agreement, and said with disdain: "They are just a group of parasites that have attached themselves to the surviving immortal world. In my opinion, we don't even need the full strength of the immortal boat, only three or five Taoists can easily suppress this Xuanhuang world."
Wang Hai sighed again and said with some regret: "It's a pity that the Elders' Council will not allow it."
Li Fan did not respond, and asked again: "What is my reward? I can't expect that after such a great contribution, the Elders will not give anything in return, right?"
Wang Hai then stopped keeping the secret and carefully took out a jade slip.
The moment the jade slip appeared, Li Fan's gaze froze.
He keenly discovered that the half of the jade hairpin on Wang Hai's head was trembling. And the jade slip itself was faintly emitting the power fluctuations of the True Immortal seal characters.
"This is……"
Li Fan quickly reacted: "The jade slip itself is the world-destroying relic?"
Wang Hai said with some pride: "Yes, this is the third [World-Destroying Jade Slip] that our Immortal Boat has collected. Every time you look at this World-Destroying Jade Slip, the power of the True Immortal attached to it will be consumed, so it is extremely precious. This time the Elder Council has spent a lot of money."
"What is recorded in this jade slip?"
"I want to know too, but I don't have the qualifications. You will know once you take a look. Hurry up, I will take it back after you finish reading it." Wang Hai looked at the jade slip in Li Fan's hand with some envy and urged.
Only then did Li Fan solemnly separate his spiritual consciousness and delve into it.
The World-Destroying Jade Slip is an extremely special kind of world-destroying artifact.
Unlike ordinary magic weapons, the World-Destroying Jade Slip has been nourished by the power of the True Immortal for many years. Although the World-Destroying Jade Slip itself will not be contaminated by the power of the True Immortal's seal characters, the power of the True Immortal will penetrate into the contents recorded in the jade slip.
Cause it to undergo some kind of "mutation".
Or sublimation.
The sublimated content has a qualitative leap, as if it had been enlightened by a true immortal.
Ordinary skills can be transformed into true immortal skills. Even a simple article can be tainted by the power of a true immortal and become something that can lead to enlightenment.
In short, the World-Destroying Jade Slip is one of the rare ways to get in close contact with the True Immortals harmlessly.
When the divine consciousness entered the World-Destroying Jade Slip, the first thing that came into its mind was the original contents of the jade slip.
An ordinary method of tempering one's will. Judging from its grade, the highest level is no more than the Divine Transformation.
After finishing reading in a flash, the feeling of spiritual consciousness suddenly changed.
The originally ordinary words seemed to come alive in an instant, twisted, alienated, and transformed into completely new characters.
After a series of changes in position, a completely new magic technique suddenly appeared on paper.
"Um?"
Li Fan's heart was slightly shocked, and he quickly studied this new method carefully several times.
The familiar yet strange feeling slowly welled up in his heart as his understanding deepened.
"Immortal Heart Spell?"
“But it’s not Xuan Huang.”
“Moreover... there are still some differences in subtle details. After all, it is not truly deduced or taught by the True Immortal, but evolved from the jade slip itself. It can even be said to be a weakened version of the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra.” Li Fan secretly said what a pity.
However, his face still showed an expression of being very excited and immersed in it.
As the floating words in my mind gradually fade, they eventually disappear completely.
Li Fancai reluctantly returned the Jiemie Jade Slip and said, "It is indeed an immortal method. With this method, I will not be troubled by my inner demons in the future. Even when I comprehend the true immortal seal characters, the negative impact will be greatly reduced."
"Please thank the elders for me!"
When Wang Hai heard this, he subconsciously glanced at the Jiemie Jade Slip in his hand, and then he forcibly suppressed the urge to peek.
Not to mention that there was a ban on it by the Council of Elders, so he couldn't spy on it. Taking it without permission was a taboo on the Immortal Boat.
Even if it was him, if he committed the crime, he would only end up becoming living material for the research of immortal seals.
"I am able to achieve this achievement thanks to Brother Wang for your long-term matchmaking for me. This is my understanding, please accept it." Li Fan saw the other party's expression, closed his eyes slightly, concentrated, and then carved another jade slip on the spot and handed it over.
Wang Hai was overjoyed when he saw this: "Thank you, Brother Zhao! I will go through fire and water for you in the future!"
After saying the polite words, he went straight to the jade slip and started reading it.
Immersed in it, beaming with joy.
After a while, Wang Hai came back to his senses from his realization, and crushed the jade slip into pieces in front of Li Fan.
This is the rule for disseminating knowledge in the Immortal Boat.
Although there is no restriction that different methods cannot be practiced together, skills, Taoist techniques and various insights are still extremely precious resources.
Just like the World-Destroying Jade Slip bestowed by the Elders Council of Broken Immortals Tower this time, only Li Fan is qualified to observe it and cannot borrow it from others.
But after Li Fan finished watching, there was no such restriction when he passed on his own insights.
However, after all, it was passed on, and the effect was certainly not as good as the personal experience. Especially when it came to the power of the True Immortal, even if the text was exactly the same, if one could not feel the evolution of the mysterious power, the progress of cultivation and the level of comprehension would naturally be much weaker.
Unless one is a natural talent who can ignore this natural gap, the second and third passers are generally weaker than the first passer.
It is precisely because of adhering to this rule that Wang Hai destroyed the jade slip engraved by Li Fan after finishing reading it.
After he leaves today, he will have the right to spread this method again. However, since he has spread it beyond the third level, its effectiveness will be further weakened.
If a person who has obtained the Dharma wants to go further, he must follow the path of the Dharma, go upstream, pay a certain price, and beg from the first person who spread it. As for whether he can obtain the true Dharma, it depends on whether his heart is sincere.
Li Fan had sneaked into the Xuanxian Boat for more than ten years and had already understood all the rules.
After seeing Wang Hai's actions, he gave him a jade slip of enlightenment as a gift, and the two said goodbye reluctantly.
"By the way, among the five living Hedao masters in Xuanhuang Realm, there is something strange about one of them. So for the sake of caution, the Elders Council has not taken any action against him yet. If you are interested, you may want to find out more about him." Wang Hai left after leaving this ambiguous statement.
Li Fan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
According to the rules of Xianzhou, this euphemism will only be used when it comes to the upper echelons of Xianzhou or the forces behind the other party.
"survivor……"
"It should be Lan Yu? After all, he is the only one who has the ancient method and has no value to the Immortal Boat. But he is not weird at all..."
"Grand Mage Tiandu?"
Li Fan came to his senses. He straightened his messy clothes and went out towards the direction of the Elders' Council of Duanxian Tower.
Today, the entire Immortal Boat is built on a Void Divine Tree, and after Duanxian Tower gained actual control of the Immortal Boat, it moved to the top of the Void Divine Tree.
Strands of green light, like the tips of branches and leaves, connect the many buildings of Duanxian Tower together.
Standing in the void, you don't need to fly yourself, just a thought can control the green light to travel back and forth to different places.
Looking down, one can vaguely see places such as the Zhengdao Academy, the Star Forging Workshop, and the Xinjian Town Sin Valley under the huge sacred tree.
It was as if they were floating in the endless void, connected by the sacred tree.
The giant that Li Fan had seen before, who was pierced through the center of his body by the sacred tree, had been completely sucked dry. Now, in his place, there was a huge rabbit.
This rabbit had a white body, black ears, and a human face. Although it was dead, its expression was full of compassion, as if it had seen something extremely sad before its death.
This [Human Emperor Rabbit], like the previous [Zhu Dao] giant, is part of the secret collection of the Xuanxianzhou [Bai Wen Xian Lu].
The various materials collected in the secret collection not only come from the heyday of immortal cultivation before the destruction of the starry sea, but also many of the strange items collected by the Xuanxian Boat during its thousands of years of drifting in the darkest starry sea.
Li Fan's eyes drifted slightly across the Human Emperor Rabbit's drying body, but his thoughts drifted to the secret hiding place of the Immortal Boat.
If there is anything on this fairy boat that is worth his planning, it is probably this [Hundred-Heard Fairy Record].
"Perhaps, there is also the trace of the other half, Shang Xianzhou."
Li Fan suddenly thought so.
As part of the Xuan Shang Immortal Boat, although Xuan and Shang have lost contact for a long time, they can still occasionally sense each other's existence.
However, any information about the Shangxianzhou was the top secret of the Xuanxianzhou. Even in the Duanxianlou Elders Council, only the three most core members were qualified to know.
Li Fan had been lurking for more than ten years, and he only heard a sentence or two by chance when he was attending an elders' meeting.
"I don't know the specific situation of this Shangxian Boat. The confidentiality level is even higher than that of the True Immortal Seal Characters..."
While Li Fan was thinking secretly, he had already arrived at the top of the Void Divine Tree, where the Council of Elders of Duanxian Tower was located.
The first thing Li Fan did, naturally, was to visit his "teacher".
In the Xuanxian Boat, master-disciple relationship and faction are extremely important.
Wang Hai ran errands and delivered messages for him time and again, naturally because Li Fan and Wang Hai were both disciples of Ai Tianjue, the third elder of Duanxian Tower.
And the relationship between this Ai Tianjue and Li Fan is even closer.
Because Ai Tianjue also came from the Zizheng Dao Academy.
However, in order to study new methods to enter the Tao, he joined the Duanxian Tower after leaving the academy, and has been missing ever since, with few people knowing about him.
It was not until there was a result and Duanxian Tower counterattacked and gained control of the immortal boat that Ai Tianjue appeared in the public eye again.
"Hello, teacher." Li Fan bowed with a normal expression, and then truthfully explained to the teacher his understanding of the World-Destroying Jade Slip he had just received.
Students must report and hand in any gains they make to the teacher.
This is naturally the rule of the Immortal Boat.
After listening to Li Fan's story, Ai Tianjue nodded slightly: "I have also seen this jade slip. Your talent is indeed extraordinary. You have already comprehended 70% to 80% of its essence."
Li Fan bowed respectfully again and thanked the teacher for his praise.
"But don't rely on them too much." Ai Tianjue suddenly changed the subject.
"You must know that the inner demon is a calamity, but also an opportunity. Even if you can use a magic method to kill the inner demon, the inner demon is endless and will be reborn after being killed. Using the Immortal Heart Mantra to calm it down is ultimately inferior."
"It would be better to turn it into training resources, which would be of great benefit to cultivation..."
Ai Tianjue spoke slowly and unhurriedly.
While teaching Li Fan, he was also writing something on a piece of white paper.
As expected of being one of the most powerful men in Duanxian Tower, every word he said could even inspire Li Fan today.
Li Fan listened carefully, without looking into what Ai Tianjue wrote.
After Ai Tianjue finished his lecture, he still did not stop writing.
It was not until half a day later that he finally put down his pen.
"Look at this calligraphy and see how it is written." Ai Tianjue said to Li Fan.
Only then did Li Fan look up.
On the white paper, there was a "complete" seal character of the True Immortal.
This was Li Fan’s reaction when he saw it for the first time.
"fall……"
Li Fan continued to observe intently, feeling somewhat disappointed: "What a pity."
"It's not the complete True Immortal seal script. It's just restored to about 80%."
"But it's really extraordinary that you can comprehend this from such a mess..."
Li Fan thought to himself that he would not be able to achieve this level by himself.
After pondering for a moment, Li Fan expressed his understanding of the word "fall": "This fall is not the fall of the mind. It is the fall of the root of all things. It is a fall from a high level to a low level."
"The immortal becomes a monk, the monk becomes a mortal, and the mortal becomes dust..."
With just one word, Li Fan spent half a day talking about his feelings about it.
And it is still far from being perfect.
When Li Fan finished, Ai Tianjue first pointed out several mistakes in Li Fan's words, and then sighed slightly: "To understand the words of the true immortal is like watching horses running on the mountain."
"This painting of the word 'fallen' had already been restored to about 60% or 70% of its original state a thousand years ago. After a thousand years, the progress has only increased by one point."
"The closer you get to the true meaning of immortal seal characters, the slower your progress. Even if you are just a little bit off, the power will be worlds apart compared to the real immortal seal characters."
"I can see the road ahead, but I can't step on it. How difficult is the path to immortality?"
When Li Fan heard Ai Tianjue's sigh, he felt a little strange.
This is not something that my teacher, a research fanatic, would say.
"Why do you say that, teacher?" Li Fan did not hide his answer and asked immediately.
Ai Tianjue then brought up the origin.
"That Xuanhuang Hedao, Lan Yu, practices the true immortal method."
"The Myriad Tribulations Feathering Technique..."
“I long for it!”
Ai Tianjue sighed again.
When these words were spoken, Li Fan was immediately shocked.
He knew how discerning his teacher was. Since he said it was a genuine immortal technique, it should be an authentic immortal-level technique like the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra.
but……
How is that possible?
Blue Feather?
Isn’t he practicing the [Tiandu Huayu Gong]?
In an instant, Li Fan narrowed his eyes and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
His reaction was not slow: "Since Lan Yu has fallen into the hands of our Xianzhou, doesn't this immortal technique also belong to our Xianzhou?"
“Where is the teacher’s regret?”
He pretended to be confused.
Ai Tianjue smiled and shook his head: "The Xuanhuang Realm has a law that restricts different methods from being practiced together. Although the Immortal Boat is far away from the Xuanhuang Realm, it is not subject to this restriction. But the immortal method that Lan Yu practices also has similar shackles."
“To practice the Ten Thousand Tribulations Feather Technique, you need the [Ten Thousand Tribulations Feather] as a guide. Without this treasure, no matter how amazing your talent is, you will not be able to get started.”
Li Fan was slightly stunned.
"The Feather of Ten Thousand Tribulations has merged with the Blue Feather, and we cannot separate them."
"So even if the immortal technique is in front of us, we can only watch but not practice it!"
Ai Tianjue shook his head again: "This situation is exactly the same as the only recorded immortal method in our Xuanxianzhou secret collection."
Li Fan also had a thoughtful look on his face: "It's not just the technique, the True Immortal seal characters are also like this? If a True Immortal occupies it, no one else can practice it..."
Ai Tianjue waved his hand and collected the writing on the table, with an inexplicable expression on his face: "So that day, I suddenly had a feeling that maybe not understanding the True Immortal Seal Characters is actually a good thing."
"Otherwise, there will be another bloody storm inside the Immortal Boat."
Li Fan remained silent after hearing this.
"But speaking of it, the birth of the rule of [Spells cannot be practiced together] in the Xuanhuang Realm is quite interesting." Ai Tianjue suddenly said this.
Li Fan looked at his teacher.
He muttered to himself, "This restriction should be unique to the Immortal Realm. It should not be something that the Heavenly Dao of the Lower Realm can evolve from..."
(End of this chapter)
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