Chapter 368: Fresh Blood Condenses the Dao Path

Like drinking a bowl of ice water during the dog days of summer, Li Fan felt refreshed in both body and mind.

His Divine Soul was continuously strengthening at a perceptible rate.

"It really is feasible!"

"The Profound Yellow Heart Refining Mantra, combined with the Life-and-Death Induction Chapter, truly has miraculous effects!"

Seeing his hypothesis come true, Li Fan was suddenly quite delighted.

"In this way, the strengthening speed of my Divine Soul will likely reach a terrifying level."

Just as Li Fan intended to press on and retry the Life-and-Death Induction Chapter.

The result deviated from his expectations.

Perhaps it was because he had just been overly frightened, leading to psychological adaptation.

This time, even though the Heavenly Doctor's face was about to brush against Li Fan's, not a single shred of fear arose in Li Fan's heart.

Even thoughts like "Forget it, just let it be. Kill me, hurry up" occasionally flashed through his mind.

"If the heart does not fear, why use death to threaten it?"

Li Fan seemed to have realized something, shook his head, and stopped his Cultivation.

"I finally understand why Zhong Shentong would commit suicide. It seems it really is the influence of this Mystic Life-and-Death Art."

"However, although it has flaws, it would be a pity to abandon this method of practicing in combination with the Heart Refining Mantra."

"After all, wanting to complete a full reverse-cultivation of the Dao Heart is quite troublesome."

"With the help of this Life-and-Death Induction Chapter, the feedback is almost immediate."

"And the two can be combined and used simultaneously."

"After the adaptation period in this life, I will try practicing it again to see how the effects are."

"In the next life, perhaps I can complete the 'Mystic Life-and-Death Art' through the derivation law jade."

For him, the flaws of the Cultivation Technique were not a problem at all.

As long as there were merits, they could be adopted for his own use.

Perhaps, when he had collected enough Cultivation Techniques, he could rely on the derivation law jade to derive a 'Tianluo Divine Art' that belonged solely to him, in the true sense.

…

Zhong Shentong's sudden visit caused the normally diligent Great Master Li to rarely go into seclusion to rest for a few days.

The Cultivators of Jiaxu Outpost had no complaints at all.

They were actually hoping Li Fan would rest for a longer period.

If Li Fan were to truly die from exhaustion on the job, then these people would likely be pointed at and scolded for the rest of their lives.

However, the expectations of the Cultivators were destined to fall through.

When Li Fan walked out of the seclusion chamber, he immediately resumed the work of building the Tianxuan Locking Spirit Array without pause.

Furthermore, after starting this time, there was not a moment of rest.

When the outer structure of the Lock Spirit Array was closed and he converged with Xue Mu and other Formation Masters.

Li Fan volunteered to be the first to start building the internal Formation towards the center.

This death-defying drive made Xue Mu and the others feel extremely ashamed.

They had no choice but to follow behind and work selflessly.

Just like that, time arrived at the 35th year of anchoring.

On this day, Li Fan, who was concentrating on building the Formation unit, suddenly had his hand shake, and he actually failed to set up the Formation, which was extremely rare.

The Cultivators guarding by his side all looked at Li Fan with some surprise.

This was something that had never happened since they started following Li Fan.

One must know that this Great Master Li was famous precisely for the efficiency and precision of his Formation setting.

In the Grand Competition Golden List, he was now a top-ten existence.

Many Formation Masters even traveled thousands of miles to observe, only to sigh in self-deprecation.

Could it be that due to years of exhaustion, his body was finally about to collapse?

Everyone looked at each other, full of worry.

However, a moment later, the waves of Spiritual Qi emanating from Li Fan made them overjoyed.

"Great Master Li, have you improved your Cultivation and taken a step forward?" He Chen couldn't help but ask.

Li Fan calmed the sudden, ceaseless surge of feedback Cultivation within his body and nodded slightly.

Seeing Li Fan personally admit it, He Chen and the others all had strange expressions.

Working in such a harsh environment, he had almost no time to Cultivate for several years.

He was also in a situation where his Lifespan was running out.

With all these negative factors combined, Great Master Li could actually still achieve a Breakthrough?

This completely overturned their understanding.

Could it be that this is the legendary "fortunate people have their own heavenly protection"?

Li Fan had no time to worry about the thoughts of the Cultivators around him.

He was trying to check the situation of Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo through the Formless Killing Intent.

Because this surge in feedback Cultivation that boosted his Cultivation progress came precisely from the two who had disappeared into the Chaoyuan Sect Ruins for nearly ten years.

"During these ten years, it was as if they had completely disappeared from this world. There was not a shred of feedback."

"Appearing after ten years, they gave me a big surprise."

This was the largest investment harvest since Li Fan started practicing the 'Sitting Mountain Skill'.

Far exceeding the feedback limit that a Golden Core cultivator could provide.

Li Fan estimated that Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo had likely both entered the Nascent Soul Realm.

"Interesting. Even with their talent, cultivating from Foundation Establishment Perfection to the Nascent Soul Realm in ten years is too exaggerated."

"Moreover, where did the Cultivation Technique and Cave Heaven come from?"

"It seems they really have gained quite a lot in this Chao Yuan Sect."

Perhaps it was because they were deep within the White Mist, and the distance to Nine Mountains State was too far.

Even with the help of the Spirit-Connecting Soul-Startling Array he left them back then, he couldn't sense the scene over there for the time being.

Instead, the White Bone Vanguard Realm, which no one had entered for a long time, welcomed a guest for the first time in a while.

As the master of the White Bone Vanguard Realm, Li Fan felt something.

He immediately signaled everyone to rest for a while, returned to the Jiaxu Outpost, went into a secret chamber, and performed the ritual.

After he entered, there was no trace of the visitor in the Vanguard Realm.

However, based on the residual aura, the visitor was undoubtedly Su Xiaomei.

Li Fan scanned the area and quickly noticed it, at the place where the set "skull" Senior rested.

A pile of strange-looking objects was placed there.

Remembering the instructions from before, Li Fan's heart skipped a beat.

He flew forward, grabbed one of them, and examined it carefully.

"Chargeable item discovered, do you wish to absorb it?"

The prompt from Huan Zhen popped up at the right time. After Li Fan made his choice, the anchor charging progress flickered slightly.

In the end, there was no change.

"Heaven and Earth Strange Object?"

Li Fan looked at this pile of tattered "trash" in front of him with a strange expression.

"And they are all damaged Heaven and Earth Strange Objects that precipitated from the bodies of Cultivators after they died."

And the quantity…

Li Fan counted slightly, and was immediately terrified.

Three thousand seven hundred and sixty-two pieces.

Without a doubt, these were all obtained by Su Xiaomei from the Chaoyuan Sect Ruins.

Li Fan picked up one again and observed it carefully.

It did not look like a historical relic that had existed for a long time; instead, it looked like it had just been taken out of a dead Cultivator's body.

It was even wrapped in a trace of thick, bloody aura.

"Cultivation Technique, Cave Heaven, so many Heaven and Earth Strange Objects…"

"Shuo Feng, Su Xiaomei, and the others, what exactly did they encounter inside the Chaoyuan Sect Ruins?"

Even though there were thousands of doubts in his heart, Li Fan did not delay the action of absorbing the Heaven and Earth Strange Objects.

After absorbing thirteen strange objects in a row, the anchor charging progress of Huan Zhen finally flickered.

It changed from 2% to 3%.