Flowers bloom in the sky

Chapter 559: Flowers Bloom in Tianling

Li Fan's expression did not change. "Fellow Daoist, you jest."

"Listening to what Fellow Daoist just said, it seems the newly succeeded Secret Envoy Lord is also named Li Fan."

"If I truly were a Five Elders Association spy, why would I take such a high-profile name and needlessly draw others' attention?"

Hearing this, Huang Ranqi felt Li Fan's words made some sense and nodded slightly.

Li Fan continued, "I have also heard that before a Cultivator joins the alliance, their true identity must be verified. Surely, with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's extraordinary methods, if there is anything amiss with me, I would definitely be hauled out on the spot. By then, Fellow Daoist would instead be the hero who turns in a spy, achieving a remarkable merit."

"With that being the case, what is there for Fellow Daoist to worry about?"

After some thought, Huang Ranqi was finally persuaded by Li Fan.

After taking a step ahead to apply for a passage spirit talisman for Li Fan and returning,

he then brought Li Fan through the island's teleportation array, arriving above Congyun Immortal City.

Looking at the city floating in the clouds before him, a trace of surprise appeared on Li Fan's face. "I heard that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's stronghold in the Congyun Sea seemed to be an island."

"Why is the place we've come to now a floating city?"

"That is ancient history. If Fellow Daoist is interested, you can inquire about it yourself after joining the alliance." Huang Ranqi wore an expression unwilling to say more.

Li Fan therefore asked no more questions.

Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of the Tianxuan Mirror.

"This is the Tianxuan Mirror…" Huang Ranqi began introducing it to Li Fan.

Li Fan feigned an attentive appearance, but inwardly he was tense. While quietly circulating the One Hand Covers the Sky secret technique, he was already prepared to use Huan Zhen to run for his life.

Judging from his experiences in the previous life when transforming his body into objects and traversing eternity, One Hand Covers the Sky, which had undergone several improvements amidst the constant struggle between the Overturning Heaven Alliance and the Xuan Net, was capable of evading the perception of the Tianxuan Mirror.

Coupled with the Mysterious True Spirit Transformation deduced by the Derivation Law Jade, it was a profound and wondrous Cultivation Technique capable of completely altering aura, destiny, flesh and blood, Divine Sense, Divine Soul, and more.

It should not come to pass that the Tianxuan Mirror sees through the fact that he and the Secret Envoy of Congyun City, Li Fan, are actually the same person.

However, nothing is absolute, and caution remains paramount.

Numerous thoughts flashed through his mind as Li Fan followed Huang Ranqi into the Tianxuan Mirror.

What caused Li Fan to breathe a sigh of relief was that the thing he worried about did not happen.

The Tianxuan Mirror did not recognize him as the Secret Envoy of Congyun City, Li Fan, but instead bestowed upon him a brand new identity.

The recommendation reward Huang Ranqi received also fell within the category of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Therefore, he did not harbor any suspicions toward Li Fan.

After exchanging pleasantries with Li Fan, Huang Ranqi took his leave.

Li Fan was thus able to join the Myriad Immortals Alliance once again using his original identity.

"It seems my guess was correct. The might of the Heavenly Profound Sub-mirror formed through empowerment cannot be mentioned in the same breath as the main body."

"Although part of the reason is that my One Hand Covers the Sky secret technique is ahead by an era, it truly was a bit too easy to sneak in."

"No wonder there are countless spies from the Five Elders Association within the Myriad Immortals Alliance."

Li Fan was left speechless in his heart.

On the day the Five Elders Association raided Ten Thousand Immortals Island, the Tianxuan Mirror suddenly lost its efficacy and turned into a stone.

This matter gave Li Fan inspiration, hence this bold attempt today.

The result was also within his expectations.

Without lingering too long inside the Tianxuan Mirror, he used the gifted Contribution Points to purchase a Storage Ring.

Li Fan passed through the teleportation array and arrived in Tianling Province.

He did not leave Tianling City, instead quietly waiting within the city.

If the Five Elders Association were truly launching a surprise attack on the Five Elements Great Grotto-Heaven, according to past-life experience, there should be Dao Integration Cultivators perishing in this tragic war.

Furthermore, the anomalous phenomenon after a Dao Integration Cultivator's death would be enough to cover the entire province.

Li Fan would then be able to confirm the occurrence of the event at the very first instance.

Of course, to avoid arousing suspicion, Li Fan did not just wait foolishly, but instead strolled around the shops in Tianling City.

"Tianling Flower? Yes, yes, yes, Fellow Daoist, come look at these few stalks."

Hearing Li Fan's request, the shopkeeper instantly became extremely enthusiastic, hastily pointing at the potted flowers in the shop to display them to Li Fan.

The Tianling Flower was a specialty of Tianling Province.

Its blooming petals varied.

After full bloom, special scenes would emerge on each petal.

Either azure mountain ranges or surging great rivers.

Or perhaps white snow falling from the skies.

A single flower gathered the beautiful scenery from everywhere in the world.

It was as if it obtained the spirit of heaven, stunningly beautiful.

If one asked what use this flower had…

Two words: useless.

Or rather, its sole purpose was to be used for appreciation.

However, this flower's life cycle was relatively short; after blooming, it could usually only maintain its state for seven days.

Even if placed in a special wooden box, it could be stored for at most around a month.

Moreover, what was even more troublesome was that this flower was extremely sensitive to all kinds of forces.

If it accidentally became contaminated by spiritual power fluctuations or underwent spatial teleportation,

the various scenes on the petals would also suffer a certain degree of impact.

At best, they would merely become somewhat blurry. At worst, the scenery on the petals would completely vanish.

Without the scenery on the petals, the Tianling Flower would completely lose its decorative value and become utterly worthless.

Therefore, Cultivators who liked it and wished to catch a glimpse of the Tianling Flower had to personally run over to Tianling Province.

Precisely because of this reason, outside of Tianling Province, the Tianling Flower was even harder to come by.

In the previous life, during the great war in Tianling Province,

the Tianling Flower nearly went extinct.

However, at that time everyone's attention was entirely focused on this epoch-making great war, and no one was willing to hype up its price.

When the war passed and Tianling Province regained its vitality, the Tianling Flower slowly flourished once more.

Yet by then, Cultivators discovered that perhaps because the growing grounds had been stained with too much bloodshed,

what appeared on the Tianling Flower's petals was no longer the beautiful scenery of heaven and earth.

Instead, they were horrifying scenes of Cultivators slaughtering each other.

It could be said to completely ruin the scenery.

People yearned for the original, unimaginably gorgeous Tianling Flower, but the scenes appearing on its petals were utterly uncontrollable.

Transplanting it to other provinces would also cause it to wither immediately.

The past Tianling Yijue completely vanished between heaven and earth from then on.

Besides feeling regret, Cultivators could do nothing about it.

From then on, the Tianling Flower completely became a swan song in the world.

The anecdote he had accidentally read in his previous life flashed across his mind, and Li Fan carefully selected a seventeen-petaled Tianling Flower in the shop.

"Just this stalk."

"Just one stalk? Will Fellow Daoist not choose a few more?" The shopkeeper was somewhat disappointed.

"No need. One stalk is enough." Li Fan said with a smile.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper stopped pestering him and quoted the price. "Three hundred Contribution Points."

After paying the bill readily, Li Fan carefully received the sealed wooden box handed over by the shopkeeper.

Inside the wooden box, the Tianling Flower bloomed to its heart's content.

After special treatment, it could bloom for around thirty days.

There is another chapter coming later.