Chapter 393: The Profound Heavenly Fortune Scripture

"Fellow Daoist Li Fan, are you alright?"

Qi Buyi and the others all noticed Li Fan's expression suddenly turn somewhat unsightly and asked with concern.

Li Fan gave a very forced smile. "Maybe I'm just getting old; I'm not quite used to such a lively atmosphere here, and my body suddenly felt a bit unwell."

Gu Youguang felt somewhat self-reproachful upon hearing this. "If I had known, I wouldn't have disturbed your rest, Fellow Daoist!"

Li Fan waved his hand slightly. "Brother Gu, don't take it to heart. I'll be fine after I go back and rest for a while."

Xiang and Gu both nodded repeatedly.

Before leaving, Qi Buyi looked at Li Fan and suddenly asked, "Can you tell me how you managed to maintain that optimistic and fearless state over the past few years, even though you clearly knew your limit was approaching?"

Xiang Liu and Gu Youguang also cast curious glances.

Li Fan paused slightly and said calmly, "Treat every day as your last, and then don't be afraid of death."

"That's all there is to it."

An unusual light flickered in Qi Buyi's eyes as she slowly nodded.

"Next, before the Grand Competition ends, I will arrange a slightly easier job for you, but one that is still extremely important for the construction of the Lock Spirit Array."

"Consider it something you've earned."

After a moment, Qi Buyi spoke.

There was no sign of excitement on Li Fan's face as he simply said, "In that case, thank you, Senior Qi."

He then bid them farewell and returned once more to the rented courtyard in the Lundao Tower.

Inside the secret room, Li Fan sorted through the experiences of his Clone that had suddenly reappeared in his mind.

He also remembered the countermeasures his original body had previously taken.

Taking out that blank Jade Slip from his storage ring, as expected, the recorded content had been restored.

When the Clones Xiao Fan and Han Yi left the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Headquarters, they decided to travel together to Yuandao Province.

At that time, it was nearing Anchor Year 29, and the 'Ten Years of Yuandao Province's Disappearance' event was about to occur.

To test how much influence 'It', which loomed over Yuandao Province, actually possessed, Li Fan had recorded the matter in the Jade Slip using a secret code known only to himself.

For comparison, Li Fan had also carved the characters 'Dao' and 'Yuan' into two separate blank Jade Slips.

It was exactly as Li Fan had anticipated.

Once time entered Anchor Year 29, Li Fan had unknowingly lost all memories of Yuandao Province and everything related to it.

Even the existence of his Clone within Yuandao Province had been overlooked by himself.

Not just his memory, but the records in the Jade Slip had also become completely blank.

Only the separately carved characters 'Yuan' and 'Dao' remained.

"Cannot be recorded, cannot be remembered…" Li Fan's expression was incredibly grave.

"If I weren't able to condense Clones, it would have been extremely difficult to notice any clues."

"Yet even so, despite knowing something wrong was happening, I was still unable to recall anything regarding Yuandao Province."

"Until now, Anchor Year 39…"

"The vanished Yuandao Province has reappeared on the land once more."

"In fact, even though I now know what happened to the Clone, the Clone itself was completely unable to detect any of this…"

At the same time, in Yuandao Province.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao Fan, what's wrong?" Han Yi turned back and asked with some surprise as he looked at the suddenly halted Xiao Fan.

They were currently heading toward a Celestial Capital ruin.

Legend has it that in ancient times, the Celestial Capital hung high above the Nine Heavens, known as the source of Daoist techniques and the leader of all sects.

Later, for unknown reasons, the Celestial Capital fell to the earth, forming more than ten ruins within the current borders of Yuandao Province.

Their goal for this trip was one of those ruins.

He had a premonition that a great Opportunity might be waiting ahead on this journey.

Thinking of this, Han Yi glanced at Xiao Fan again.

"This person's Luck is obscure and difficult to discern. According to the records in the Heavenly Fortune Scripture, it is either that his fortune is too strong, exceeding the scope of what I can currently distinguish, or his fortune is too weak, nearly non-existent, which is why it cannot be identified."

"Since he could obtain the Rebirth Longevity Fruit that extends life by three hundred years, it is definitely the former. I might be able to borrow his Luck for this trip."

Han Yi thought to himself.

The Heavenly Fortune Scripture was the Cultivation Technique he practiced, created by an eccentric who observed the Divine Ability of the ancient strange beast, the Heavenly Fate Blackbird.

It was also the reason why he could win the Set Fish grand prize and open the celestial capital feather transformation pill from the Blue Feather Treasure Box.

The Heavenly Fortune Scripture had many mysterious uses, but the most core point was the ability to control one's own Luck.

According to the description in the scripture, a living being's Luck is not static but constantly interacts with the outside world.

If one cannot control their own Luck, it will be continuously depleted through one instance of 'good Luck' after another.

By practicing the Heavenly Fortune Scripture, one can normally restrain their own fortune, avoiding wasting it on unnecessary matters.

When the critical moment arrives, one can then release all the accumulated fortune at once.

Thereby reaching a state where one's wishes almost always come true.

Of course, side effects are unavoidable. After an explosion of Luck, a long period of low ebb follows.

During this time, even drinking cold water could get stuck in your teeth; nothing goes right.

The solution is to find someone with strong Luck and follow them.

Borrowing their Luck to neutralize misfortune.

The Clone Xiao Fan, however, could not know the thoughts in Han Yi's mind.

At the moment the ten missing years were restored, the experiences shared from the original body during this period flooded into his mind in an instant.

Yet his senses didn't feel the loss of time at all.

The sense of displacement brought by the huge contrast made the Clone feel very uncomfortable.

However, in front of Han Yi, the Clone did not show it.

He maintained a composed expression and flew up to catch up.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of some old matters," the Clone said, looking up at the sky with an inscrutable expression.

"Oh? Has Fellow Daoist Xiao also been to Yuandao Province before?" Han Yi asked curiously.

"Heh, that was a very long time ago."

Amidst their casual chatter, the two men, each with their own ulterior motives, proceeded toward the Celestial Capital Ruins once more.

Back at the original body of Li Fan in Tianchen Province, after experiencing the Clone's feelings, he was also lost in thought.

"Although 'It' has temporarily disappeared, the influence remains. It's reflected in the living beings within Yuandao Province, who are completely unaware that ten years of their time have been devoured."

"Even the Clone, despite knowing the established facts, failed to detect anything unusual."

"The power to distort perception is formidable to this extent."

"The reason I could quickly detect it doesn't mean I've escaped 'Its' influence, but rather…"

"My perception is based on the encounter of being devoured for ten years during the Twelfth Life, not this current life."

"'Its' power may be strong, but it cannot penetrate through time."

At this thought, Li Fan exhaled a deep breath of murky air.

The slight shadow 'It' had cast over his heart also slowly dissipated.

"From the looks of it, I just need to eliminate the traces it left on me, and there shouldn't be any major issues."