From now on, we go our separate ways

At this moment, He Zhenghao had completely cast his daughter's warning to the back of his mind.

In his opinion, even if the process of refining the heaven and earth spirit was extremely perilous, he, He Zhenghao, was not a reckless person.

He would act according to the circumstances; if it was truly impossible, he would never sacrifice himself in vain.

Taking a small risk to gamble on an Opportunity to ascend to the heavens in a single step—what was wrong with that?

However, He Zhenghao would never have imagined that the true heaven and earth spirit was not at all on the same Rank as what he had envisioned.

Ultimately, it was due to his limited vision.

He Zhenghao's Cultivation Realm was merely Golden Core, and although he had traveled extensively and made many acquaintances, he had never personally witnessed, nor had he learned from ancient texts, the true power of the heaven and earth spirit.

He merely knew of its existence.

It was like a farmer's imagination of an emperor's golden hoe, far from the truth.

And this, it seemed, also destined He Zhenghao's tragic end in this life…

While the Cultivators were still in Bu Zheng Hall, discussing the submarine Immortal Cave rising from Li Fan's prophecy, the main character, Li Fan, had already quietly arrived at the location of the Immortal Cave.

Over a length of only a few hundred miles, the seabed resembled steep steps, forming three major fault lines.

Between each layer, there was a drop of four to five thousand meters.

Above each fault, due to intense geomorphic activity, the seabed uplifted into numerous mountain ranges.

The scenery was magnificent and unique, even surpassing terrestrial mountains.

This was the location where He Zhenghao formed his Core Formation in the previous life: the Three Submarine Faults.

"Although He Zhenghao in the previous life was somewhat frustrated and unfulfilled, he never lost his drive.

Once he obtained the Mountain River Hidden Dragon Skill, he rose powerfully like a Dragon emerging from the Nine Abysses.

Forming his Golden Core with the comprehension of four Dao, his future was boundless."

"However, in this life, although He Zhenghao's power far surpassed his past self, and he cultivated a Dao Integration Cultivation Technique, he neglected his cultivation, only forming his Golden Core with a single Dao."

"I gave you the Opportunity, but you couldn't make use of it."

Li Fan felt a faint sense of emotion in his heart.

After a slight shake of his head, he got down to business.

His Divine Sense swept over the fault mountains below, and he narrowed his eyes: "Chao Yuan Sect…"

What Li Fan had said in Bu Zheng Hall earlier was not false.

Although this Chao Yuan Sect was incredibly eerie and fraught with danger, after Shuo Feng, Su Xiaomei, and others entered it and returned safely in the previous life, they all advanced by one major Cultivation Realm.

Disregarding the accidental factor of He Zhenghao's Foundation Establishment in the previous life, this ruin was originally supposed to fly away from Congyun Sea in Anchor Year 22 and head towards Nine Mountains State.

Therefore, it remained quietly hidden beneath the fault at this moment.

Having fully inherited the memories of Dugu Chang of Medicine King Sect, Li Fan searched for a moment but found no trace of the Chao Yuan Sect.

Not only that, even Yunshui Heavenly Palace, known as the overlord of Congyun Sea, was the same.

No record of this Sect was found.

"Strange, according to the information in the tianxuan mirror, both Yunshui Heavenly Palace and Chao Yuan Sect were relatively famous Sects in ancient times.

Although they couldn't be compared with the Ten Immortal Sects, they were definitely stronger than Medicine King Sect.

Why is there no information about them in the minds of Medicine King Sect Disciples?"

"Could it be that they weren't from the same period? Was the era of Yunshui Heavenly Palace even more recent?"

Li Fan pondered for a moment, unable to find an answer.

Instead, he felt that many clues contradicted each other, with many unreasonable aspects.

Temporarily noting it in his heart, Li Fan looked at the seabed below and unleashed his newly comprehended Divine Ability, Shattering Heaven Heart Sword.

The next instant, countless streaks of sword light suddenly appeared in the continuous submarine mountain range.

After illuminating the pitch-black seabed, a tremendous roar continuously echoed.

The mountains collapsed, and one gigantic裂隙 after another appeared in the seabed.

As if torn apart by countless sword lights in an instant, this hundred-mile-long submarine wonder completely disintegrated and vanished with a thought from Li Fan.

And in this catastrophe, Li Fan finally found the hidden traces of the Chao Yuan Sect.

Without obstruction, he merely watched as the ruin complex ascended, breaking through the water.

It grew smaller and smaller, eventually transforming into the appearance of an Immortal Cave, heading towards Nine Mountains State.

After reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, Li Fan's spiritual perception became increasingly acute.

The moment he directly faced the Chao Yuan Sect Ruins, even his heart felt a faint, fatal crisis.

"There are countless Opportunities in the world; there's no need to take this risk.

Let the people of the world explore it first, and we'll talk after fully understanding its mysteries."

Li Fan watched the Chao Yuan Sect depart, thinking this in his heart.

Although Li Fan himself didn't care, the Chao Yuan Sect Ruins still caused a huge stir among Cultivators.

Just after telling everyone about the Opportunity of a submarine Immortal Cave rising, and before all the Cultivators had even left Bu Zheng Hall, the Immortal Cave appeared.

This was too coincidental!

Some Cultivators even suspected that this Immortal Cave might have been faked by Li Fan, just to once again demonstrate his unfathomable prophetic abilities.

However, this notion was quickly dismissed.

No other reason was needed; the ancient and weathered aura within the Chao Yuan Sect Ruins was absolutely impossible to fake.

Moreover, due to the worldwide attention, with Cultivators pooling their wisdom, they quickly discovered the origin of the main hall of the ruins, the Primordial Origin Hall.

An ancient Immortal Sect, Chao Yuan Sect!

Furthermore, a Soul Transformation Cultivator well-versed in ancient cultivation history personally vouched for it, confirming the authenticity of the ruins.

Thus, many Cultivators in Congyun Sea and even the entire Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, lured by the so-called "Opportunity," followed the ruins.

Among them was even someone Li Fan had not expected.

Inside Bu Zheng Hall.

"You're going too? No matter what, the Chao Yuan Sect Opportunity can't compare to…

Or are you going to observe for a while and then come back soon?" Faced with Gao Yuan's farewell, He Zhenghao asked, full of surprise.

"Heh heh. After I went back, I thought about it repeatedly and always felt that something was amiss.

It took me three days and three nights to finally figure it out," Gao Yuan said with some emotion.

"To forge iron, one must be strong oneself.

No matter how much I'm favored by the Lord, my strength is only at the Golden Core Realm after all.

Here in Congyun Sea, I can still hold my ground.

If the Lord truly succeeds in Dao Integration, then his subordinates will surely be filled with Soul Transformation and Nascent Soul Cultivators.

How could I command respect then? To better follow the Lord's footsteps, I, Gao Yuan, must also fight for it!"

He Zhenghao was not swayed by the other party's righteous words and eyed Gao Yuan with suspicion.

"Don't look at me with that kind of gaze," Gao Yuan chuckled dismissively. "I'm not fooling you this time; I've already applied for a leave of absence from the Lord and will be departing immediately."

"Fellow Daoist He, what are your intentions?" Gao Yuan gave He Zhenghao a meaningful look.

He Zhenghao hesitated, but ultimately refused Gao Yuan's request to go together, citing the need for someone to maintain and be responsible for the governance of Congyun Sea.

Gao Yuan then said no more, cupped his hands, and drifted away.