Early in the morning, as the sun just rose, the distant peaks were wreathed in purple mist, hazy and indistinct.

Early in the morning, as the sun just rose, the distant peaks were wreathed in purple mist, hazy and indistinct.

Stone Village was radiant, and Willow Deity was full of vitality. Her entire tree trunk was glowing, lighting up from time to time, and constantly radiating an auspicious Qi.

Evidently, after an entire night, whether it was the Formation within the animal skin or the Three Lights Divine Water, Willow Deity had gained enlightenment. The Qi of life permeated the air, and her gains were immense!

Even the charred old bark on her tree body had shed quite a bit, radiating new life.

Beneath the tree, Lin Fan sat motionlessly for the entire night, eyes closed as his spirit wandered the void to comprehend the Dao.

Last night, Willow Deity's words had clearly deeply touched him. On the path of the Inscription Realm, his ambitions were too grand, actually daring to vainly attempt creating new runes.

This was something his predecessors dared not even think of, nor could they accomplish. It was akin to a Mortal trying to ascend to the heavens in a single step—virtually a daydream.

Suddenly, the willow tree swayed, and its emerald-green branches drooped down, looking hazy as they shrouded the place. A voice transmitted mentally, "Have you gained any insights?"

"My thoughts might be naive, and I wanted too much, but I don't think they were wrong. Since I cannot comprehend the Dao of the heavens and earth, I will start by seeking within myself first!"

Lin Fan's gaze was firm as he continued, "Even the heavens and earth will have a day of destruction. If I do not wish to be bound, the only way is to take my own body as the Dao and myself as the seed, seeking inward rather than outward!"

"To be able to think this way is quite good!" Willow Deity praised, surprisingly carrying a faint smile as she asked again, "Have you figured out what to do?"

"Let's start by comprehending life and death," Lin Fan muttered, placing his hand over his chest. Green light shimmered, and the aura of life was boundless.

"Then what is life? And what is death?" Willow Deity said calmly, mist swirling around her with an indescribable Daoist essence.

Lin Fan fell into deep thought. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "The existence of all things is life, and rain falling from the sky is also life. As long as energy transfer still exists in this world, that is life…",

"Death is termination, representing the silent destruction of everything, the withering of all things returning to Chaos. Rain falling onto the earth is also death…"

He said a lot; part of it came from what he had heard in his past life, and part was his own summarized comprehension.

"Everything you said is correct, and your understanding of the path of life and death is deep, but something is missing," Willow Deity replied.

"Please enlighten me, Willow Mom." Lin Fan was slightly startled, his large eyes flashing with a bright light filled with anticipation.

"It cannot be considered instruction; you simply place too much importance on life and death themselves, ignoring the changes within them, or rather, the process."

"The process?" Lin Fan asked in surprise.

"Life and death are separated by a mere thread. Death does not represent the end, for it can also give birth to new life. The two are naturally a revolving cycle of Reincarnation, but the experience between life and death is the process and change."

Hearing this, Lin Fan's gaze was sharp, his pupils distinct, looking exceptionally brilliant as if he had received a sudden, enlightened awakening.

"Willow Mom, could you explain in more detail?" he asked.

"There is nothing much to say. No matter how much you know, those are still other people's insights. Rather than talking endlessly, experiencing it yourself runs much deeper."

Willow Deity spoke calmly, her expression unperturbed. She did not speak of specific techniques, merely recounting the most ordinary of matters.

"I understand!" Lin Fan nodded earnestly, his harvest full.

The light mist dispersed, and the village entrance returned to tranquility. Two native chickens were leisurely pacing about. When passing by Lin Fan, they glanced at him sideways, instantly lost their composure, and bolted away on their legs.

These were precisely the Eight Treasures Chicken. Having not seen them for nearly three years, they had already become members here. Because they were exceptionally cherished by the people of Stone Village, they remained completely calm and arrogant no matter who they saw.

However, today it was exceptionally frightened, even trembling all over. Evidently, the trauma Lin Fan had caused it was massive, and it had never forgotten.

"Brother Fan, Clan Chief grandpa told me to call you for dinner!" Little One's voice came over, hopping and skipping, looking extremely happy.

As it turned out, just yesterday, Little One had reached the pinnacle of the Blood Moving Realm, comparable to a primordial Heaven Rank Vicious Beast cub, which was deeply exhilarating.

Lin Fan rubbed his cute apple cheeks and laughed, "Little Milk Hao, you're not bad at all. Your Physical Body strength has already reached the limit of one hundred thousand jin, showing my demeanor from back in the day."

"Hehe, I'm still far behind compared to Brother Fan," Little One said somewhat bashfully.

"Sigh, don't compare yourself to me. Back when I was nearly six years old, I already lifted a hundred thousand jin of divine iron."

Lin Fan sighed, recalling those extraordinary years of soaking in the divine pond and admiring the great lamps—truly a time that made one unable to bear…

Little One was stunned, completely speechless. Was he praising him, or was he just showing off?

"Brother Fan, stop pinching! My face is almost deformed!" Shi Hao let out a strange cry, slapping away that pair of annoying hands.

Lin Fan chuckled, ignoring the other's resentful gaze, and continued pinching Little Milk Hao.

Opportunities to bully him like this were not many anymore. Once the other party grew up, it would be like having cheats enabled, completely unreasonable.

Therefore, bullying Little Brother must be done early…

Three days later, after staying for a period of time, Lin Fan left, embarking on a journey to find the Reincarnation Immortal Seed.

Moreover, according to Willow Mom, there was an Opportunity inside that could help him comprehend the Dao even faster, taking a crucial step in the Inscription Realm.

"Brother Fan, by the next time we meet, I will definitely rely on my own ability to walk out of this Great Wilderness!"

Little One gazed at the receding figure, secretly swearing in his heart as he entered bitter cultivation once more. At the same time, he clutched the gift Lin Fan had given him in his hand.

That was a small jade bottle containing a few drops of Three Lights Divine Water, which could be used to baptize his body and aid in his Breakthrough to the extreme realm.

For a small mountain village, this divine liquid could not be any more precious.

…

In the Zhou Region, after returning to the Heaven Mending Sect, Lin Fan mobilized personnel to search for terrain possessing the convergence of Yin and Yang and nine Dragon veins.

In the Lower Realm, locations meeting such requirements were not many, and finding them was quite difficult.

After all, the Eight Regions were not connected together, and every time crossing realms was no simple matter. Searching through them one by one was quite troublesome.

Of course, during this period, Lin Fan had not been idle either. Aside from looking for the Heavenly Seed in the Lower Realm, he had another matter to attend to.

Developing his precious medicine transplantation and transformation plan, transporting Spirit Medicines from the Lower Realm to the Upper Realm to undergo a complete baptism of the Dao, thereby giving birth to holy medicines.

"What? You want me to massively acquire Lower Realm precious medicines!"

Yuechan's Secondary Body was dumbfounded, not understanding what kind of fit Lin Fan was throwing this time. Going to such great lengths—could the Upper Realm possibly be that poor?

The next moment, Lin Fan tossed over several Storage Pouches filled with all sorts of Spirit Medicines, numbering over a thousand stalks in total. They radiated dazzling lights and spewed forth the aura of life.

All at once, Yuechan's Secondary Body became even more dazed, blinking her starry, beautiful eyes with a head full of questions.

Lin Fan explained, "These inside are all Spirit Medicines from the Upper Realm. Publicize this and exchange them all for Lower Realm Spirit Medicines for me. Remember, they must be the kind with roots so they can be cultivated."

"What are you doing? Are you so full and idle that you have nothing better to do?" Yuechan's Secondary Body was puzzled, thinking his brain was broken. Exchanging Spirit Medicine for Spirit Medicine—what was the meaning of this?

"Don't ask, just get it done well. This Vajra Pill will be your remuneration. If you do a good job, I'll give you a holy medicine afterward."

Lin Fan said very generously, tossing over a Medicinal Pill that flickered with golden radiance, accompanied by a rich fragrance. Taking a single breath of it felt as though one was ascending to immortality.

"Fine, no problem, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!" Yuechan's Secondary Body widened her eyes and agreed immediately. With benefits like this right in front of her, only a fool wouldn't do it.

The value of that Vajra Pill alone was immeasurable, existing only in ancient texts within the Lower Realm.

A single one of these could create the Vajra Unbreakable Body, making it even more precious than the Golden Body Liquid of the sect. It was the absolute favorite of ancient female cultivators.

Holy medicines were equally peerlessly precious, and within the entire Heaven Mending Sect of the Lower Realm, there was only one stalk.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Lin Fan, muttering softly, "He really is a little tycoon; his whole body is covered in treasures. I really want to bash him over the head with a sack!"