Chapter 58: Understanding the Qi of Heaven and Earth

Li Fan had been stuck at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining for several years, unable to make any progress.

Even after cultivating both techniques to the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, he still couldn't find his own Opportunity.

At this moment, looking at the Azure Sea Pearl, Li Fan suddenly sensed a faint Opportunity for Breakthrough.

That was, as before, to use his own consciousness to touch and perceive the Azure Sea Pearl.

Li Fan naturally knew how dangerous that was; it was essentially no different from seeking death.

'Cultivation Miscellany' contained records of many Cultivators sensing their own opportunities.

Although there were certain risks, they were absolutely accompanied by opportunities.

Why hadn't he sensed it before, but now it suddenly appeared?

Li Fan suddenly understood.

The 'Profound Yellow Heart Refining Mantra'.

Perhaps operating the 'Profound Yellow Heart Refining Mantra' could help Li Fan resist the assimilation of the Will of the Vast Ocean.

He made a decision on the spot.

Li Fan held the Azure Sea Pearl in both hands, slightly lowering it to his Dantian.

Sitting cross-legged, he operated both the 'Thousand Machines Jade Universe Golden Chapter' and the 'Profound Yellow Heart Refining Mantra' simultaneously.

Dividing his attention, Li Fan was initially a bit unaccustomed.

But the Heart Refining Mantra did not involve the circulation of Spiritual Qi; it was only the tempering of the mind, so the two techniques did not conflict.

After several hundred attempts, Li Fan finally gradually mastered the method of running both techniques simultaneously.

His mind became dazed, as if he had once again turned into a vast ocean, watching the changes of the world.

The sun rose and the moon set, the stars shifted, clouds drifted, and rain scattered.

All of this accelerated tens of thousands of times, flashing rapidly before Li Fan's eyes.

In just one thought, it seemed as if hundreds of years had passed.

The aura of remoteness, antiquity, and vicissitude gradually stained Li Fan's consciousness.

He began to get used to viewing the world from the perspective of the ocean.

He began to gradually forget that he was a human.

Just then, a stream of cool air suddenly surged forth.

Like a clear spring in the mountains, it slowly washed away the mottled marks of time.

Li Fan also gradually regained his consciousness.

"It really works."

Having confirmed his conjecture, Li Fan felt neither joy nor sorrow.

Although the Profound Yellow Heart Refining Mantra could reduce the assimilation of the Will of the Vast Ocean to a certain extent, compared to the Will of the Vast Ocean, he was still too insignificant.

He was inevitably affected.

The consumption of Lifespan was still many times that of normal cultivation, and human emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness were infinitely diluted.

Of course, there were benefits.

At this moment, he could already mobilize a trace of the power of the Azure Sea Pearl.

His Divine Sense was enhanced thousands of times, and with a slight movement, it easily covered the entire Taian Island.

Without stopping, Li Fan's consciousness, like ripples, rapidly extended outward.

Islands devoid of life appeared one after another in Li Fan's mind.

Through his Divine Sense, he saw that beneath a certain island, a volcano that had already gone extinct was reigniting under the influence of the Fire Calamity.

He saw that not far from Liuli Island, a giant fish skeleton lay among the remains of many humans. In the center of the fish skeleton, a huge glazed pearl sparkled in the sunlight.

He saw that in various hidden corners of the Congyun Sea, a few Immortal Cultivators whom he had thought were all dead still survived.

He saw many secrets hidden in the Congyun Sea that would only be revealed in such an apocalyptic era.

…

However, none of this concerned him.

His heart was completely devoid of greed.

He quickly withdrew his Divine Sense, mobilized the Azure Sea Pearl, and attracted the residual water vapor between heaven and earth in the Congyun Sea, gathering it above Taian Island.

Thus, the surviving humans on Taian Island saw the dark clouds gradually forming in the sky.

"Boom!"

As the heavy rain fell, people wept for joy.

They embraced each other and rolled in the rain.

The heavy rain lasted for half an hour.

The clouds above Taian Island still retained a faint trace, not completely disappearing.

This was manipulated by Li Fan. Every fixed half-month, he would automatically draw water vapor from the Azure Sea Pearl to bring rain to Taian Island.

Thus ensuring the survival of the Mortals on the island.

After doing all this, Li Fan quietly looked at the sky.

The reason he was completely devoid of greed for the many secrets and treasures in the Congyun Sea was not because Li Fan had suddenly become extraordinarily saintly, but because he had found something more worthy of pursuit.

An Opportunity to contact the will of heaven and earth.

The most ideal state of the technique in the 'Thousand Machines Jade Universe Golden Chapter' theory is to sense and refine the Qi of heaven and earth.

As the external manifestation of the will of heaven and earth, the Qi of heaven and earth is vast and incomparable.

When ordinary Cultivators come into contact with it, if they are not careful, they will, like Li Fan before, have their Lifespan rapidly depleted.

Even losing self-will and becoming a Puppet of the Heavenly Dao is all too common.

But Li Fan now had such a once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity to contact the will of heaven and earth while still retaining his consciousness.

Because he was now not just an ordinary Qi Refining Stage Cultivator.

Part of his consciousness was already connected to the Azure Sea Pearl.

If it is seeking death for a Cultivator to speculate about heaven and earth,

Then it might not be hopeless for the ocean to speculate about heaven and earth.

Li Fan's heart gradually became excited.

This was truly 'In the morning, hear the Dao; in the evening, die content!'

He incarnated as the ocean, quietly observing this heaven and earth, feeling the various Qi flowing between heaven and earth, and sensing the will of heaven and earth.

One year, two years…

The passage of time was no longer important to Li Fan.

The more he gazed at the sky, the more insights he gained.

His previous notions were also overturned one by one.

He had thought that the killing intent pervading heaven and earth in the Congyun Sea had gradually dissipated.

But now he realized that the killing intent of heaven and earth had never diminished; it still existed.

The violent killing intent that Li Fan had sensed earlier was not at all from the Heavenly Dao itself.

The killing intent of heaven and earth would never let Mortals or Cultivators detect it.

It would not be so violent, so angry, so full of emotion.

It was merely a pure will, a pure Law.

It was 'Heaven and earth are ruthless; they treat all things as straw dogs.'

It was 'Destruction has nothing to do with you.'

Under the Heavenly Dao, all are ants.

Mortals, Cultivators, the ocean…

In Its eyes, there is no difference.

Cultivators plunder heaven and earth, and the Heavenly Dao naturally generates killing intent.

However, the Heavenly Dao does not act directly, because Cultivators themselves are also part of the Heavenly Dao.

Corresponding Laws evolve naturally, responding to the killing intent of heaven and earth.

For example, Immortal techniques cannot be cultivated simultaneously.

Another example…

What Li Fan saw at this moment.

Above the Congyun Sea, a transparent figure in fiery red coldly looked down below.

In Its hand, a small flame kept dancing.

Scorching the Congyun Sea.

Sensing Li Fan's gaze, the red figure turned its head.

Their eyes met.

The seawater in the Azure Sea Pearl instantly boiled.

Fortunately, It only glanced and then withdrew its gaze.

Only then was Li Fan's consciousness preserved.

Because of that glance from Li Fan, Li Fan also understood Its identity.

heaven and earth spirit: Flame!

Thank you to Sunshine乂 and Big Knife Thirsty for the rewards.