Chapter 227: Meeting an Old Guest in a Foreign Land

Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission, Supreme Primordial Scripture.

A single item's name containing two extremely sensitive terms made it difficult for Li Fan not to be affected.

Li Fan walked closer to this half-unfurled scroll and locked it with his Divine Sense.

The product information immediately appeared.

“The Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission Forcibly Seizing the Supreme Primordial Scripture Diagram”

“Many years ago, the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission personally visited the Supreme Sect, wishing to borrow the Supreme Primordial Scripture for a look.”

“At that time, a Cultivator skilled in painting happened to be a guest at the Supreme Sect.”

“He then used his brush to record this scene.”

“Replica.”

“Try to burn after reading.”

“Not recommended for Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Cultivators to carry.”

“Highly not recommended for Five Old Men Association Cultivators to carry.”

“Price: 200 contribution points.”

Li Fan carefully checked the price again, then asked with a strange expression, “This diagram only sells for 200 contribution points? Can it even be called a forbidden item?”

The Shop Assistant patiently explained, “Because it's a replica and can be mass-produced, the price is very cheap.”

“The reason it's considered a forbidden item is because this painting involves two Celestial Venerables.”

“Displaying it casually would cause no small amount of trouble.”

Li Fan's eyes flashed upon hearing this: “Two Celestial Venerables…”

He was about to pay and buy it immediately.

Just then, Li Fan suddenly became alert and asked, “After looking at this diagram, will there be any trouble?”

The Shop Assistant chuckled, “This guest should know that this painting does not contain any distortion or slandering. It simply records and restores the scene from a bystander's perspective.”

“What's more, we Cultivators are no different from ants in the eyes of Celestial Venerables.”

“Celestial Venerables simply won't care about our words and actions.”

“The real trouble comes from those below the Celestial Venerables, those eager to show their loyalty…”

The Shop Assistant stopped there, saying no more.

Li Fan slowly nodded and spent 200 contribution points to purchase the painting.

Holding the scroll in his hand, without even unfurling it, his Divine Sense instantly entered the painting.

The surrounding scenery suddenly changed, as if in an instant, he had Transmigrated through time and space to several millennia ago.

Above the vast sea of clouds, thirty-three floating mountain peaks continuously activated their sect-protecting Formation.

An old man with a tall crown, his expression calm, stepped through the void and arrived.

“I heard that the Supreme Sect possesses a scroll of the Supreme Primordial Scripture, infinitely profound, hailed as the source of all laws and the origin of all Dao.”

“Now that a heavenly tribulation has descended, Cultivation Techniques cannot be Cultivated together. For the sake of the world's common people, I ask to borrow the scripture for a look!”

His voice was neither hurried nor slow, instantly spreading throughout the heavens and earth.

The vast and boundless sea of clouds parted, revealing the mortal world below.

The sky suddenly darkened, and the daytime starry river appeared.

A cold voice, completely devoid of any emotion, immediately rang out from the thirty-three peaks of the Supreme Sect, suppressing the various anomalies.

“What do the lives and deaths of the world's Cultivators have to do with He Gan.”

“Fellow Daoist, please return!”

The old man with the tall crown shook his head slightly, a look of compassion appearing on his face.

“Since that is the case, what does my borrowing the scripture have to do with your Supreme Sect?”

The old man took a step, instantly arriving before the thirty-three peaks.

“Boom!”

A violent tremor came, and endless white light engulfed everything in his vision.

…

The content of the painting abruptly ended here, and Li Fan's Divine Sense withdrew from the painting.

Although the painting did not describe what happened next, judging from the current situation where everyone can Cultivate the incomplete Cultivation Technique of the Supreme Primordial Scripture, the outcome of this battle was self-evident.

Putting away the scroll, Li Fan couldn't help but fall into a brief period of contemplation.

“So, the method of dispersing Cultivation and re-Cultivating, which all Cultivators now rely heavily on, was also disseminated by the Immortal Venerable of Dharma Transmission.”

“It can be said that without this Heaven-Defying method, which allows one to switch to other Cultivation Techniques with almost no loss, the current Cultivation Technique trading system would simply be unsustainable.”

“The plight of Cultivators would undoubtedly be much worse.”

“For the sake of the common people…”

“On the surface, it can indeed be said so.”

“But…”

After a moment of silence, Li Fan put away his thoughts and continued to browse through this forbidden item layer.

Like this painting, items that became forbidden because they involved the secrets of powerful beings were still only a minority.

The vast majority were materials that the Five Old Men Association explicitly prohibited from flowing out and had various special uses.

Li Fan was quite interested in the enlightenment pill, which he had heard of before.

And then there was a portable teleportation Formation.

It didn't require the user to understand much about Formations; they only needed to place both ends of the teleportation Formation in suitable, open locations.

The teleportation Formation would automatically construct and activate.

Within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the construction of teleportation Formations could be considered highly confidential.

Li Fan still hadn't been able to access related knowledge.

An enlightenment pill cost five hundred contribution points per pill.

Each Cultivator was limited to purchasing one hundred pills.

A portable teleportation Formation cost three thousand contribution points per set.

Li Fan bought two sets, just in case.

He then left the forbidden item layer and, in one go, purchased two Golden Core Cultivation Techniques and twelve Foundation Establishment Cultivation Techniques.

He almost spent all three hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones that his Clone carried before stopping.

When he left the Myriad Laws Business Association, he was even thoughtfully given a mask.

Wearing the mask allowed one to change their appearance and prevent being tracked.

Li Fan smiled and accepted the mask.

He then rented an inn in Mount Tianchang City, activated a ritual, and first transferred the purchased materials to the White Bone Vanguard Realm.

Only then did he feel a slight sense of relief.

The control center of the Vanguard Realm, the White Bone Left Hand, was held by both the main body and the Clone.

This way, even if he encountered any accidents on the way back, at most he would only lose a Clone.

With matters handled, the Clone left the inn and wandered around Mount Tianchang City again.

Three days later, Qingmu and the others also finished buying what they needed.

As they were preparing to return home, the group encountered another team of Cultivators who had traveled from afar from Congyun Sea.

This team was led by a Nascent Soul cultivator named Ling Meng.

Although this person and Qingmu did not know each other, they had both heard of each other's names.

And since they were both Congyun Sea Cultivators, after discussion, the group decided to return together.

This way, they could look out for each other.

They waited a few more days before embarking on the long journey home.

Compared to their arrival, the returning team had nearly doubled in size.

Two Nascent Soul, seven Golden Core, and more than twenty Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The team's lineup could be said to be quite formidable.

It deterred many ill-intentioned petty individuals.

The journey was much more peaceful overall.

However, Li Fan always felt that this Nascent Soul cultivator named Ling Meng looked somewhat familiar, yet he couldn't recall where he had seen him.

It was only when his main body, who was Cultivating in the tianxuan mirror, sent out a strand of consciousness.

After carefully reviewing his past memories one by one, he finally recalled.

This Ling Meng was precisely the Nascent Soul cultivator who had entered the Master's Study in his twelfth life.

And shortly after, he tragically died during an Immortal Cave exploration.

Li Fan had seen this person's portrait in Tianji Hall, which was why he felt a bit familiar.

In this life, Li Fan did not undertake the Cloud Water Diagram mission, so the events of the green ox pulling the cart and the Master appearing should not occur.

He just wondered if he could change this person's fate of falling.