Chapter 242: Breaking the bottleneck in an instant

Jiao Xiuyuan received Li Fan’s various suggestions as if they were invaluable treasures.

He quickly bid farewell excitedly and went to make arrangements.

“Cough, cough…” The Clone coughed, spitting out another mouthful of fresh blood.

“No wonder only theoretical research remains now, with no one truly practicing this art of the Human Body Hidden Treasures.”

“Compared to the New Law, which allows for a 100% Breakthrough as long as the conditions are met, developing the Human Body Hidden Treasures is not only slow….”

“It relies entirely on self-exploration. A slight mistake can lead to a depletion of Qi and blood, and severe damage to Origin Qi.”

“Fortunately, it’s just a Clone, so there’s no need to worry about any after-effects. As long as I can accumulate Cultivation experience, it’s a gain.”

Li Fan purchased a Dragon Tiger Pill to replenish Qi and blood and swallowed it.

His complexion quickly became rosy, and the Clone once again entered into exploration and experimentation.

The remaining time of Anchor Year Fifteen passed quickly.

In Anchor Year Sixteen, with the help of two surges of feedback Cultivation that suddenly emerged within his body, Li Fan’s body shook, and he awoke from his seclusion.

He could Cultivate no further; he could not advance an inch.

Li Fan knew that he had already reached Foundation Establishment Perfection.

He only needed to Breakthrough the Bottleneck to begin Core Formation.

The two considerable feedback Cultivations came from Ye Feipeng and Xiao Heng, respectively.

With a thought, he checked the events that had occurred to them during this period, recorded in the blue crystal in his Sea of Consciousness.

Ever since Ye Feipeng swallowed the Green Wind True Meaning, his Cultivation speed had become much faster than before.

He quickly reached Qi Refining Perfection.

As if there was no Bottleneck, after only half a year, he imitated Zhang Haobo from his memories and established his Dao Foundation with the 【Qing Feng Sword Intent】.

After successfully reaching Foundation Establishment, Ye Feipeng returned to the Barren Island, extremely proud, showing off to everyone.

He also put on airs, lecturing Xiao Heng and others in the tone of a “Senior.”

Stimulated by this, Xiao Heng Cultivated even more selflessly.

A month later, after reaching Qi Refining Perfection, Xiao Heng obtained the High Grade Human Oddity 【Burial Sea Bone Sword】 through the altar in the White Bone Vanguard Realm.

He successfully entered the Foundation Establishment Stage.

This Foundation Establishment Oddity was naturally prepared for him by Li Fan.

After Foundation Establishment, the first thing Xiao Heng did was to seek out Ye Feipeng for another spar.

Both of them had just advanced and could not yet precisely control their strength.

They fought for a long time without a clear victor.

They had to settle for a draw.

Xiao Heng sighed, and the joy that had just risen in his heart immediately vanished.

And in the heart of the originally complacent Ye Feipeng, a sense of crisis re-emerged.

He no longer stayed on the Barren Island but went out, Cultivating while searching for Opportunities according to his memories from the previous life.

Li Fan then checked the situations of the other few people.

Among them, Su Xiaomei made the fastest progress and had the highest Cultivation.

Although she was still just a child, spending most of her day playing and lacking the subjective motivation for diligent Cultivation.

But her talent was truly exceptional; she was already at the Late Qi Refining Stage, and it was believed that she was not far from breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Next was Zhang Haobo, with Middle Stage Qi Refining Cultivation.

Su Changyu and the Yin Sisters had already cleansed themselves of miasma and officially embarked on the immortal path.

Feeling the constant, varying amounts of feedback Cultivation corresponding to each person emerging within his body, Li Fan felt like a diligent old farmer.

He saw the lush green chives sprouting from the ground, growing vigorously.

It was also as if he saw a golden wheat field with a bountiful harvest in autumn, the heavy wheat ears bending the stalks.

The joy of harvest was evident.

In his delight, he suddenly had an epiphany, and his heart relaxed.

The troublesome Bottleneck broke without attack.

There were no more barriers ahead, only a smooth road.

As long as he “gained insight into the Law of Heaven and Earth,” he could then condense a Golden Core.

He hadn't expected it to be so smooth this time, which made Li Fan feel a sense of good fortune.

However, Li Fan was still very clear-headed.

His long stay at the Late Stage Foundation Establishment was more about accumulating strength for a sudden burst.

Moreover, he had only broken through the Bottleneck; there was still some distance to truly condensing a Golden Core.

“Gaining insight into the Law of Heaven and Earth…”

Recalling the various materials he had read in the tianxuan mirror earlier, as well as the scene of Zhang Haobo condensing a False Core with 【Water Wind Sword Art】 in the previous life, Li Fan pondered to himself: “With my accumulated experience, condensing a Golden Core will be easy.”

“Whether it’s the Law of Water corresponding to Congyun Sea, or the Law of Sword corresponding to Congyun Twenty-Eight Swords, or even the Law of Wind that Zhang Haobo and Ye Feipeng both touched upon…”

“Choosing any one of them and studying it a bit, I presume it won’t take long to form a Core.”

“However, the Golden Core formed this way would be far from worthy of my 【Huan Zhen】 Dao Foundation.”

“From nothing, False is True.”

“This is the basis of my Huan Zhen Foundation Establishment.”

“I am also able to transform Huan Zhen into any absorbed Heaven and Earth Oddity.”

“Heaven and Earth Oddities are all for my use.”

“Corresponding to the Law of Golden Core, it is…”

Li Fan’s thoughts paused.

“The Law of Heavenly Dao, all are my Law.”

“If an ordinary Cultivator forms a Core, they only condense one or a few pure Law powers.”

“Then, what I need to do is to condense a…”

“Myriad Law Golden Core.”

Li Fan took a deep breath, suppressing the sudden tremor in his heart.

“This matter, for other Cultivators, no matter how much of a Genius they are, even if they exhaust their entire lives, they cannot achieve it.”

“But for me, who possesses 【Huan Zhen】, as long as I can ensure successful Reincarnations one after another, it’s a foregone conclusion.”

“It’s just that this process will undoubtedly be extremely long. Perhaps I can first choose a suitable Law and Breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm.”

“It’s best to maximize combat power.”

When it came to the strongest destructive power, among all the experiences Li Fan had since stepping into the Cultivation World, Heavenly Fiend Sword and Mo Sha were the most terrifying.

“Mo Sha is a pure destructive force that annihilates everything.”

The blue crystal in his Sea of Consciousness slowly glowed, clearly replaying the scene of Mo Sha annihilating everything in his mind.

“At that time, the one who witnessed this world-destroying scene was just a Qi Refining Clone. My comprehension was still insufficient to support me in condensing a Golden Core with this Law.”

“However, when Mo Sha descends again in this life, it will be an excellent Opportunity for remediation. I can observe it again.”

“As for that Heavenly Fiend Sword…”

Thinking of this, Li Fan slightly frowned.

This sword was filled with the intent of killing, chaos, madness, and tyranny.

Its origin was unknown.

But just a broken sword hilt could contend with the Harmony Dao Realm Qing Feng.

Its original complete power was truly unimaginable.

“To form a Core with the Heavenly Fiend Sword Law, the previous accumulation is not enough.”

Li Fan’s eyes flashed, thinking of the scene he had seen earlier of the Master forcefully entering the Yunshui Heavenly Palace.

A green ox pulling a carriage, the Master forcing out the Heavenly Doctor Incarnation.

Subsequently, all the strange beings within the Heavenly Palace rioted simultaneously.

And deeply embedded within the Guishe Monster’s body was the Heavenly Fiend Sword body.