Chapter 91: Intent to Refine a Clone

Returning to Wanxian Island via the teleportation formation, Li Fan found that the news of the Yunshui Heavenly Palace's appearance had already spread.

"Quick Look! A Bizarre Sect Sealed for a Millennium Reappears", "Gentle Senior Brother Surprisingly Attempts Indecency at Midnight…", "Top Secret Information, 10 contribution points per Copy, Fair Prices for All"

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At the beginning, it was the information sold by Jiao Xiuyuan. It only contained content related to the first trial of the Qin Hall.

However, because it was first-hand information, it still sold for a high price of 30 contribution points per copy.

Jiao Xiuyuan made quite a profit from it.

But later, as survivors continuously returned from the Yunshui Heavenly Palace, information about this bizarre Sect's ruins gradually became more abundant.

The price plummeted accordingly.

Of course, because the first batch of explorers was limited, the information currently circulating in the market was still restricted to the Qin Hall statues and a few surrounding bizarre occurrences.

Information on deeper areas of the Yunshui Heavenly Palace, such as the Demon Refining Tower and Taiyi Hall, was still a complete blank.

Li Fan shook his head and returned within the tianxuan mirror to begin inventorying his gains from this trip.

The Cloud Water Illusion Dream Skill taught by the Qin Hall, the Binding Insect Divine Power of the Insect Daoist, and the Cloud Water Diagram.

As well as the Technique of Calming the Sea Divine Sword, the Heaven Stealing Sun Switching Art, and the heaven stealing sun switching token obtained from Si Kongyi.

Currently, he had already cultivated the Thousand Machines Jade Universe Golden Chapter, the Netherworld Illusion Art, and the Shadow Following Art.

As the saying goes, "one who bites off more than they can chew will choke." Regarding which of these new Cultivation Techniques he should specifically practice, he naturally had to make some choices.

Among them, Binding Insect was an innate divine power and did not require cultivation.

The Cloud Water Illusion Dream Skill had infinite wonderful uses. It would be of even greater use in Li Fan's next plan, so he had to Cultivate it.

The Heaven Stealing Sun Switching Art could be cultivated, but…

Li Fan's Divine Sense swept over the heaven stealing sun switching token in his storage ring.

That method of refining an Incarnation could be attempted.

As for the technique created later by Si Kongyue that converted one's life essence into a heaven stealing sun switching token, there was absolutely no need to Cultivate it.

In Li Fan's view, Si Kongyue's life-saving method was far from perfect.

At the very least, if someone like Li Fan trapped both the original body and the Clone and then continuously killed them…

The so-called resurrection would just be a joke.

In this world, when it came to saving one's life, what could be stronger than his "Huan Zhen"?

Why neglect the fundamental for the trivial?

What's more…

Looking at that slightly eerie token that seemed like a living thing, a faint premonition flashed through Li Fan's mind.

"Stealing the heavens and switching the sun. Exactly who is switching whom? It's really hard to say."

"There's no need to take this risk. I'll just set it aside for now and verify it when I have the chance in the future."

"The Technique of Calming the Sea Divine Sword can be cultivated all the way to the Golden Core Realm. Upon reaching Major Achievement, one can condense one hundred and eight Calming Sea Swords within the Dantian."

"Against a single target, a hundred swords can be fired at once; against a group, they can form the Calming Sea Sword Array. It is a top-tier killing technique."

"Its power is impressive, but there's no rush to Cultivate it."

"It is now Anchor Year 12. In my previous life, the Crimson Flame Burning Sea occurred in Anchor Year 31. Previously, I was hesitant about whether to participate in this major event. Now that I have these opportunities, if I use a Clone and the Cloud Water Illusion Dream Skill, even if my original body flees to a distant continent, I might still be able to stir up trouble in this Congyun Sea."

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In an instant, various schemes flashed through Li Fan's mind. After a long time, he finally set them aside for the moment.

He took out that small rainbow-colored model from his storage ring and examined it closely.

"If I hadn't personally obtained this from Taiyi's hands, I probably wouldn't believe that this is the legendary Cloud Water Diagram." After studying it for a while and still failing to see any secrets, Li Fan couldn't help but sigh.

"Perhaps there really are secrets hidden inside. But if they can't be deciphered, holding onto it is no different from holding trash. It's most suitable to exchange it for one hundred thousand contribution points."

"However, it would be too conspicuous for my original body to hand it over. I still need to refine a Clone first."

Li Fan checked his current contribution points.

To deal with Si Kongyi earlier, he had spent almost all the contribution points he had.

Only five hundred-plus points remained.

Fortunately, most of the Materials for refining a Clone were not considered expensive.

Extreme Bone, Heavenly Spirit Milk, Bone-Shattering Treasure Tendon…

Li Fan purchased them one by one.

Finally, when his contribution points were down to 135, Li Fan had purchased all the Materials except for the last one, Heavenly Crystal Spirit Sand.

As for this Heavenly Crystal Spirit Sand, according to Si Kongyi's memory, it could be collected somewhere in the Congyun Sea.

Subsequently, Li Fan turned on the assisted cultivation mode and began cultivating the Heaven Stealing Sun Switching Art.

This Heaven Stealing Sun Switching Art was somewhat similar to the Thousand Machines Jade Universe Golden Chapter that Li Fan primarily cultivated.

The Thousand Machines Jade Universe Golden Chapter cultivated Qi mechanisms, while the Heaven Stealing Sun Switching Art stole fate.

Whether it was Qi mechanisms or fate, both were mysterious and profound, difficult to sense, yet both truly existed.

With the help of the Spirit Awakening bonus, Li Fan took three days to Cultivate it to the Middle Stage of Qi Refining.

And his contribution points were down to a pitiful 35.

Since the Heaven Stealing Sun Switching Art allowed for the refining of a Clone at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining anyway, he simply stopped his cultivation.

Taking the Materials, Li Fan left Wanxian Island via the teleportation formation and arrived at Lingyun Island in the western waters of the Congyun Sea.

The place where the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Sand was located was not far from Lingyun Island.

After greeting the guard of Lingyun Island, Li Fan casually activated a Hiding Talisman and flew toward the location in his memory.

After several days, he stopped at a sea surface filled with whirlpools of various sizes and then dived to the seabed.

The water here was relatively shallow, reaching the bottom after only three or four hundred meters.

There were collapsed architectural remains everywhere; it should be a ruin.

The scale of the ruins was quite large, and one could vaguely imagine its former prosperity.

It was just unknown why it had sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Such ruins were everywhere in the Congyun Sea, so Li Fan didn't find it strange.

After all, when Li Fan first arrived at the Congyun Sea, he had heard about wind disasters raging and hundreds of islands sinking.

Coming to a square boulder leaning diagonally, Li Fan squeezed through the gap between the stones.

The inside was like a pitch-black cave, except for over a hundred glowing jellyfish wandering within.

They were like moving stars.

The floor of the cave was covered with a layer of fine sand and gravel, glittering brightly.

In the center of the cave, a giant rock had been hollowed out, becoming the home of the jellyfish.

The glowing sand on the ground was, naturally, the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Sand.

Li Fan collected the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Sand from the ground and glanced at the giant rock, unable to help but marvel at the wonders of creation.

This was also a place Si Kongyi had discovered by chance.

The giant rock in the middle was a most ordinary Heavenly Spirit Ore.

But after being swallowed and digested by these unknown jellyfish, it actually turned into the precious material, Heavenly Crystal Spirit Sand.

It was truly incredible.

One must know that even a Foundation Establishment Artifact Refiner would have to spend a considerable amount of time to refine this Heavenly Crystal Spirit Sand.