Chapter 149 Li Fan Begins to Build His Foundation

"The heavenly mystery little mirror, this is a good thing."

Li Fan's eyes gleamed with desire.

"He Zhenghao used this heavenly mystery little mirror to track the price trends of lingwu grass back then."

"The initial version isn't expensive, only five thousand contribution points."

"But the prices for higher versions are outrageous."

"A version with Cultivate features costs fifty thousand contribution points. One that can defend against enemies costs two hundred thousand contribution points."

"I can only look."

"Ten Thousand Immortal Array Flag, ten thousand contribution points."

"If I buy both, it'll be thirteen thousand five hundred contribution points."

"Just enough."

"It is indeed a bit expensive, but it's still worth it."

Li Fan hesitated for a moment, but still spent the huge sum to buy these two Treasures.

Li Fan had seen the heavenly mystery little mirror before, but hadn't paid much attention to it, so he put it into his storage ring.

He then carefully observed the Ten Thousand Immortal Array Flag.

It was a flag about half a person's height, black and yellow, with the characters "Ten Thousand Immortal" written on it.

This was the main flag.

Touching it, he could perceive the existence of the remaining three hundred and sixty-four sub-flags.

Besides deploying the complete set of Formation Flags, there were also three variations: thirty-six, seventy-two, and one hundred and eight.

The fewer flags deployed, the smaller the power, but the faster the Formation formed. It was suitable for self-defense when going out.

Having already gained an initial understanding of Formation, Li Fan naturally knew the power of this miniature Ten Thousand Immortal Formation.

Satisfied, he put it away and immediately rushed back to Mingyue Lake without stopping.

After more than twenty days, Su Xiaomei and the others had already thoroughly surveyed the area around Mingyue Lake.

It was indeed just an ordinary large lake, with no Spiritual Qi present around it.

Li Fan chose a small island in the center of the lake, and using it as the core, he sequentially deployed the three hundred and sixty-four Ten Thousand Immortal Formation Flags.

As the main flag took its place, the miniature Ten Thousand Immortal Formation took shape.

"I will be entering seclusion here, so I have set up a Formation. You must remember not to trespass, or you will surely die."

"During my seclusion, you may choose suitable islands nearby to settle. If you don't find any satisfactory, you can also build your own islands."

"After I come out of seclusion, I will expand the Formation's range to thirty miles around. You can choose to settle on islands within this range."

…

After giving his instructions, Li Fan fully activated the Ten Thousand Immortal Formation.

It isolated the view inside and outside the Formation.

He didn't immediately enter seclusion on the island, but instead dived into the water, reaching the bottom of the lake.

He found a large rock at the bottom of the lake and hollowed it out.

He then used a diversion spell from the Day Stealing Sun Replacement Art to conceal it.

Only then did he enter the stone chamber and begin his seclusion.

The stone chamber was simple and empty.

Li Fan didn't mind much.

He sat cross-legged, suspended in mid-air.

His mind sank into the cang hai pearl.

Nineteen years after entering the Cultivation World in this life, Li Fan finally began his Foundation Establishment.

"Borrowing the wonders of heaven and earth to establish the Dao Foundation."

"During the Foundation Establishment process, heaven and earth strange objects are indispensable. But the word 'borrow' is also very important."

"Borrowing, not complete reliance."

"Heaven and earth strange objects, while gathering the Laws of heaven and earth, still retain a small amount of their own consciousness."

"When a Cultivator undergoes Foundation Establishment, they must transform the Laws gathered within the heaven and earth strange object into their own Dao Foundation, while also maintaining their own will completely and clearly."

The formless roots of heaven and earth, under Li Fan's control, attached themselves to the cang hai pearl in his Dantian.

In an instant, countless memory scenes appeared in his mind.

Those were the past experiences of the Congyun Sea.

Accompanying them were extreme emotions such as anger, unwillingness, and resentment.

The Congyun Sea's memories were too vast, wave after wave, like a tide, never-ending.

If Li Fan were to accept them rashly, with his current Divine Sense strength, he would only be washed away by this massive information flow into an idiot without his own will.

So what Li Fan did was to guard his original heart and ignore it.

Like a reef by the sea, let the wind blow and the waves crash, he remained unmoving.

And those negative emotions, as soon as they appeared, transformed into nourishment for the Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra.

They had no effect on Li Fan.

The Congyun Sea roared in anger, but Li Fan remained unmoved.

Strands of blue faint light were slowly drawn out from the cang hai pearl by the roots of heaven and earth.

A vast illusory image of the Cang Hai slowly appeared in Li Fan's Dantian.

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Mingyue Lake.

Su Xiaomei and the others were diligently developing their Immortal Cave.

Suddenly, they seemed to sense something and looked around.

The sky was clear, but in Mingyue Lake, waves suddenly rose without wind.

The lake water churned, and the rising waves grew higher and higher.

The eight-hundred-li Mingyue Lake began to boil at this moment.

Giant waves crashed, raging within the lake.

They easily submerged the Immortal Cave that everyone had painstakingly managed to give some shape to.

Everyone was helpless and could only fly in mid-air to take shelter.

"What Divine Ability is Master comprehending now? Just entering seclusion creates such a huge commotion!" Su Xiaomei blinked her big eyes, very curious.

The others couldn't answer, only watching the great lake below with shock in their hearts.

…

At the bottom of the lake.

As the illusory image of the Cang Hai gradually solidified.

Li Fan's vision slowly rose from himself into mid-air.

And rapidly spread outwards, soon enveloping the entire Mingyue Lake.

This feeling was very familiar to Li Fan, exactly the same as when he transformed into the Cang Hai before.

But, how could this be?

Li Fan was a little puzzled.

The power of the cang hai pearl was continuously being extracted by the roots of heaven and earth.

It was transforming from solid to illusory.

His own Dao Foundation was about to take shape.

Everything was going smoothly, perfectly.

But why did he suddenly transform into Mingyue Lake?

Li Fan calmed his mind and carefully comprehended.

After a long time, he finally understood.

He felt somewhat amused and exasperated.

It turned out that this abnormal scene was the cang hai pearl's doing.

Seeing that it was about to be transformed into a Cultivator's Dao Foundation, the cang hai pearl vaguely perceived the existence of Mingyue Lake around it, which was much weaker than itself.

My vast Congyun Sea couldn't escape this calamity, so why are you, a tiny Mingyue Lake, still living so well?

Thus, the cang hai pearl controlled its last trace of power, wanting to drag Mingyue Lake down with it.

This, of course, was useless.

A Cultivator could not use two heaven and earth strange objects as their Dao Foundation at the same time.

However, the cang hai pearl's action brought Li Fan an unexpected benefit.

…

The waters of Mingyue Lake churned and surged, with monstrous waves reaching the sky.

This phenomenon lasted for a full eighteen days.

Su Xiaomei and the others had retreated to the lakeside and temporarily set up camp, but they had not left.

On this day, the constantly surging lake water suddenly, without warning, quieted down.

Everyone exchanged glances, focusing their attention on the small island where Li Fan was undergoing Foundation Establishment.

The Formation covered it, and mystic light enveloped it, making it impossible to see the situation inside.

Not long after, a figure was seen soaring up from within, suspending itself high in the sky.

His sleeves fluttered, and his demeanor was extraordinary.

It was Li Fan, who had been in seclusion for a long time.

He stretched out his left hand, looked down at Mingyue Lake, and slowly clenched his fist.

Nothing seemed to happen.

"What is Master doing?" Su Xiaomei propped her chin with her hands, looking forward, a bit puzzled.

The others shook their heads, remaining silent.

They only knew that Li Fan would definitely not do anything meaningless, so they all stared intently at the lake surface, afraid of missing any detail.

A moment later, they understood why Li Fan had made his previous move.

In Li Fan's hand, an endless suction force seemed to instantly generate.

The eight-hundred-li Mingyue Lake water, from bottom to top, formed into streams of Water Dragons, continuously flying towards Li Fan's hand.

Tens of millions of white Water Dragons, as if paying homage to their Dominator, roared as they soared from all parts of Mingyue Lake.

They flew towards Li Fan in the air.

On Mingyue Lake, one person stood alone.

Three million Water Dragons danced, raising countless water mists.

Sunlight poured down, and a seven-colored rainbow suddenly appeared.

Su Xiaomei and the others were all dumbfounded, watching this magnificent and dazzling scene.

They forgot to think.

And those white Water Dragons of the lake that flew towards Li Fan's palm were compressed and gathered, forming a small water droplet.

The lake water continuously receded, but the size of the water droplet remained unchanged.

Only its color slowly changed from white to deep blue.

Water Dragons flew about, and after half a day, Mingyue Lake completely dried up.

Countless fish, shrimp, and crabs in the lake lay on the lakebed, struggling to die.

Li Fan looked at the water droplet in his hand, which was somewhat similar to the cang hai pearl, and a glint of light appeared in his eyes.

"Place of Dao Realization…"

The cang hai pearl's petty action before being transformed into a Dao Foundation, although it didn't transform Mingyue Lake into a Dao Foundation as well.

But under the coverage of the Law power contained in the cang hai pearl, the entire Mingyue Lake was unknowingly assimilated.

And now, Li Fan, who had achieved his Dao Foundation with the cang hai pearl.

Could manipulate the entire Mingyue Lake as easily as moving his arm.

In the Ancient Cultivation World, there were Cultivators who, during their Dao comprehension, inadvertently revealed traces of Law Qi, influencing and assimilating the surrounding environment.

These affected areas would often bear the strong personal imprint of the Cultivator who comprehended the Dao.

They could even spontaneously leave behind a Cultivator's Divine Ability.

These places were called Places of Dao Realization.

Mingyue Lake and Li Fan's current situation were similar to this.

But in reality, it was even more profound.

In fact, Li Fan was essentially, with the help of the cang hai pearl, refining Mingyue Lake.

Within this Mingyue Lake, Mingyue Lake was him, and he was Mingyue Lake.

At full power, his might was no less than that of any Golden Core cultivator!

"Go!"

Li Fan crushed the water droplet in his hand.

Countless water droplets burst and scattered.

Then they transformed back into flying Water Dragons, returning to Mingyue Lake with a long roar.

Mingyue Lake quickly became full again from its dried state.

After a short while, it returned to its original vast and misty appearance.

With a wave of his hand, he transformed an eight-hundred-li water area.

However, Li Fan felt no joy in his heart.

This was also like the cang hai pearl before, merely external power.

Ultimately, it was not his own power.

While Li Fan was thinking, he opened the long-unseen 【Huan Zhen】 panel.

Name: Li Fan

Realm: Foundation Establishment Early Stage

Physiological Age: 49 / 365 ↑

Psychological Age: 569 / 3560 ↑ ↑

Essence Manifestation Charging Progress: 200%

Anchoring Charging Progress: 20%

Current Anchor Point Quantity: 1

Current Available Anchor Quantity: 1

Bound Items: Thousand Machines Jade Ring Golden Chapter, taiyan boat, zhibu remnant stele (damaged)

Cultivation Technique: Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra, Cloud Water Illusion Dream Skill, Day Stealing Sun Replacement Art, Thousand Machines Jade Ring Golden Chapter, Intent Spirit Illusion Art, As Shadow Follows Form

Divine Ability: Life and Death Linked Rings, Formless Killing Intent, Binding Insect

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His physiological age finally surpassed three hundred. And his psychological age limit reached over three thousand six hundred years, and was still continuously increasing.

Li Fan felt that his Divine Sense strength was also several times higher than before.

The total amount of Spiritual Qi in his body was incomparable to before.

Li Fan began to contemplate his future Cultivation path.

After the cang hai pearl transformed into his Dao Foundation, it could no longer be freely manipulated as before.

It seemed to have transformed into a Treasure Trove, sealed within his body.

He needed to continuously raise his own Cultivation to develop the Treasure Trove.

The higher the degree of development, the greater the efficacy that could be used.

Ultimately, he would fully reproduce the power of the cang hai pearl.

The entire Foundation Establishment Cultivate was a process of truly transforming the power of heaven and earth strange objects into one's own power.