All are united in heart

"There is something wrong with this world."

In Tianling State, after Ji Hongdao steered the giant crossing dust boat away through the sky, Li Fan lost the sensation of the Formless Killing Intent.

This didn't matter; his initial goal had been achieved, and he had successfully learned everything that had occurred in Tianling State.

Recalling the scenes he had just witnessed, his heart was filled with many perplexities.

If the disappearance of the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission and the testing strike by Celestial Venerable Yixin were within the bounds of logic…

Then what happened next was somewhat baffling.

"Ji Hongdao activated the Tianxuan Locking Spirit Array, instantly killing every Cultivator in the state."

"This was a statement. It demonstrated that under the coverage of the Lock Spirit Array, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance possesses the ability to kill the vast majority of the world's Cultivators in an instant."

"Using this as a threat to demand Senior Sister Zhao's withdrawal."

"And as an Eternal Celestial Venerable, she actually just left."

"Would an existence in the Eternal Life Realm care so much about the survival of ants? After Transcendence, shouldn't it be 'your life or death has nothing to do with me'?"

Suddenly, Li Fan thought back to an Epiphany he had many years ago.

"The number of Cultivators cannot be too small…"

"It seems that ensuring the existence of a certain number of Cultivators is even more important to an Eternal Celestial Venerable than I imagined."

"Just why is that?"

What concerned him even more was the anomaly that occurred in the Xuanhuang World after the Cultivators of Tianling State died in an instant.

The strange phenomena that followed in the Xuanhuang World.

Like omens of an impending apocalypse, the entire world was trembling.

All living beings in the world felt an inexplicable fear in their hearts.

Even Li Fan, who possessed Huan Zhen and could restart at any time, felt the same.

The conflict between the Xuanhuang World and its Cultivators was so sharp it was almost irreconcilable.

Logically, the more Cultivators died, the better it should be for the world.

Now it seemed that was absolutely not the case.

What could be the reason for this?

He pondered repeatedly, but due to a lack of clues, Li Fan could not reach a rational answer for now.

He then thought of the Celestial Venerable Yixin he had seen.

This was the first time he had seen a powerhouse of the Eternal Life Realm with his own eyes.

She easily blocked the attack of the Tianxuan Locking Spirit Array.

Ji Hongdao, a Body Integration powerhouse, did not even dare to look directly at her.

She was indeed unfathomably strong.

"Yixin, like 'Dharma Transmission', should represent the Heavenly Principle that Senior Sister Zhao reversed."

"What is 'One Heart'?"

Li Fan's brow furrowed tightly.

"'One Heart' can mean concentration or having the same heart."

"Concentration is clearly incorrect. Having the same heart…"

Li Fan's gaze narrowed slightly.

He recalled Senior Sister Zhao's somewhat strange words.

"Staying in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is a waste of talent. Why not join me!"

Join…

"Me?!"

Li Fan seemed to understand something.

He thought back to the thousands of Five Old Men Association Cultivators who had come to raid.

From beginning to end, they all wore the exact same expression.

There was no commander, yet their words and deeds were surprisingly consistent.

They didn't even show the slightest fear in the face of death.

After they all perished, no corresponding anomalies appeared in the sky.

…

"Myriads of people… one heart?"

Li Fan had a sudden realization.

"All living things are born different. In this world, they are all individual, independent entities."

"This is the principle of heaven and earth."

"If this principle is reversed…"

"You are in me, and I am in you. In reality, we are one body."

Li Fan suddenly remembered hearing about things like 'collective consciousness' or 'hive minds' before his Transmigration.

A massive group that appears to have many individual living subjects.

But in essence, they are a community that shares all perceptions.

"It seems the Dao Senior Sister Zhao cultivates is likely this?"

"Assimilating all living beings in the world?"

Li Fan immediately felt that wasn't right either.

Senior Sister Zhao had already become an Eternal Celestial Venerable, which meant she had successfully reversed a principle of heaven and earth.

But clearly, the vast majority of Cultivators in the Xuanhuang World had not been assimilated by her yet.

"Does it mean that the principle Celestial Venerable Yixin reversed only applies within a specific area?"

Li Fan speculated vaguely.

"When Ji Hongdao spoke of completing the 'Theorem', was he referring to a necessary step to achieve the Eternal Life Realm?"

With that glimpse of Tianling State, Li Fan had once again peered into the highest secrets of this world.

However, to truly and fully understand the meaning behind it, he needed more information.

Setting it aside for now, Li Fan returned to the Immortal City of Tianpan State and entered the tianxuan mirror.

He sent an application to go to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Headquarters for a free visit to the Museum of Divine Treasures.

This was one of the benefits of his current Yan 30 authority Rank.

Before long, his application was approved, allowing him to choose a visiting time within one year.

Li Fan immediately chose to visit now.

After receiving a message that a 'Guide' would come to pick him up shortly and that he should wait patiently in Tianpan City…

Li Fan breathed a small sigh of relief.

He wasn't doing this because he was truly in a leisurely mood to visit the various treasures preserved in the Museum of Divine Treasures at the final stage of his life.

Instead, it was to find a safe place for refuge.

Although Ji Hongdao had not 'killed the donkey after it finished its work' in Tianling State and had spared the lives of those young Formation Masters for the time being…

After witnessing the tragedy of an entire state's Cultivators being slaughtered and knowing the secrets of the Lock Spirit Array's structure…

Their end would definitely not be good.

And those Formation Masters who hadn't been present for various reasons would likely be cleaned up one by one next.

Li Fan could naturally use Huan Zhen directly.

But this life still needed a little more time to wrap things up.

At the very least, he had to wait until Xiao Heng and the other two came out of the Medicine King True Cauldron.

For the current Li Fan, there was no place safer in the world than the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Headquarters.

First, the Immortal Alliance Headquarters had its own defense mechanisms, and Ji Hongdao and the others would likely not strike directly inside.

Second, it created an illusion.

I'm already at the Immortal Alliance Headquarters, like a turtle in a jar; are you still afraid I'll run away?

This would undoubtedly make Ji Hongdao and the others lower their guard and prioritize cleaning up the remaining targets.

They would deal with Li Fan last.

…

Just as Li Fan was waiting for the 'Guide'…

Inside the Medicine King True Cauldron in the Cangwu Abyss.

Xiao Heng and the others were helping Linghu Chang open one closed door after another.

Taking out the corpses within for burial.

Back then, to prevent the Medicine King Cauldron from falling into the fate of the Immortal Ruins, Liu Ruchen had not only sacrificed himself and Elder Huang…

He had also used the lives of hundreds of Disciples who were in a deep sleep as fuel.

Only then did he drag the Medicine King Cauldron out of the abyss.

Looking at the withered corpses of his former fellow Disciples, Linghu Chang's face was filled with uncontrollable sorrow.

He removed all items of value from their bodies.

After consigning the corpses to the flames, Linghu Chang said in a low voice, "I want to rebuild the Medicine King Sect."

Xiao Heng and the others looked at each other and couldn't help but say, "Fellow Daoist Linghu, today is not like the past…"

Linghu Chang reached out to interrupt him. "I know, nowadays techniques cannot be cultivated together."

"So, the fellow Disciples and Sect elders who are still sleeping and practicing the same Cultivation Technique as me—I will not wake them up."