Mind helps refine the mind

Hearing the tianxuan mirror’s prompt, Li Fan’s eyes instantly narrowed.

“The Mind Ascension Pill, its harmfulness only Ranks over three thousand? What kind of things have the Cultivators of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance been dabbling with all these years?”

Although a previous plan had been declared bankrupt, Li Fan wasn't too surprised.

After all, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance prioritizes stability above all else.

Any item that could cause unrest would undoubtedly be strictly controlled.

Just imagine, how destructive would a Dao Integration cultivator addicted to the Mind Ascension Pill be when his addiction flared up?

It would be abnormal if it weren't prohibited.

“How unlucky! It’s a damned forbidden item!” Inside the tianxuan mirror, Li Fan feigned a look of ill fortune.

“But, no matter what, I put a lot of effort into getting it! Rather than destroying it…”

Li Fan pretended to show a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.

“Why don’t I just swallow it myself!”

With that, he was about to swallow the Medicinal Pill right in front of the Tianxuan Mirror.

“Warning: After consuming the Mind Ascension Pill, you will be subjected to corresponding periods of imprisonment and addiction treatment based on the Cultivator’s potential harm Rank. This will cause irreversible damage to the Cultivator’s body and mind.”

“Warning…”

Li Fan’s body stiffened slightly, and his action of consuming the Ascension Pill immediately stopped.

Muttering curses, Li Fan crushed the Mind Ascension Pill to powder.

“Is that good enough now!”

“No, I can’t swallow this! That bastard dared to trick me, I’m going to settle accounts with him!”

Seemingly growing angrier the more he thought about it, Li Fan immediately exited the tianxuan mirror, left Luoyan City, and flew towards the depths of the wilderness.

He didn't stop until he reached a remote, uninhabited area, ensuring no one was following him.

He transformed into a遁光, burrowed deep underground, and skillfully dug out a secret chamber.

Li Fan then re-condensed the small amount of Mind Ascension Pill powder he had deliberately saved.

In an instant, a miniature Mind Ascension Pill, dozens of times smaller, appeared in Li Fan’s palm.

Dividing it in half, Li Fan gazed at one half and consumed it.

It wasn’t that Li Fan’s addiction had flared up, but rather that he wanted to verify a certain conjecture in his heart.

The miniature Ascension Pill melted upon entering his mouth, transforming into a warm current that instantly flowed throughout his body.

His head felt slightly dizzy, and in a trance, Li Fan seemed to once again see the interwoven giant net of heaven and earth he had witnessed when comprehending the Dao using the Humanity Star Dust!

Moreover, this time, it was a hundred times clearer than before.

It seemed close at hand, within reach. The ultimate truths of heaven and earth were revealed before Li Fan’s eyes without reservation!

Li Fan involuntarily widened his eyes, wanting to see it more clearly.

Just then, the Medicinal effect faded.

The scene before him instantly shattered and disappeared like a reflection in a mirror or the moon in the water.

An unspeakable sense of emptiness suddenly surged into Li Fan’s heart.

“Damn it! Just that little bit more!”

“The truths of heaven and earth, they were so close to me…”

“Quick, quickly have Liu San refine more!”

Such thoughts, like a violent whirlwind, instantly invaded Li Fan’s mind.

Li Fan stood up abruptly but did not leave the secret chamber.

Instead, his face was distorted.

“If I want to become an Immortal, why must I seek a mere Medicinal Pill?”

“For ordinary people, once an Opportunity for Immortal Ascension is missed, they might regret it for life. But for me…”

“A temporary Opportunity is an eternal Opportunity. It is inexhaustible! If I miss it in this life, then the next life. If I still miss it in the next life, then the life after that!”

…

Li Fan began to fight against the Mind Ascension Pill’s Medicinal effect with his own will.

His face was contorted, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

He exerted all his strength to resist the desires within him that were like wild horses.

This continued for nearly half a day.

After all, it was just a small amount of powder, not a complete Mind Ascension Pill. Li Fan actually managed to endure the addiction.

All sorts of distracting thoughts receded like a tide, and when he thought of the Mind Ascension Pill again, there was no longer any craving for it.

“This item is indeed terrifying. If it were a complete Ascension Pill, with my current will alone, I probably still couldn't resist the temptation.”

“However, if the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra assists, that would be different.”

Li Fan let out a long breath, invigorated his spirit, and then swallowed the remaining half of the Ascension Pill.

The moment desire surged, he began to circulate the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra.

Just like before, Li Fan once again saw the giant net woven from the truths of heaven and earth.

But with the Immortal Heart Mantra’s blessing, Li Fan’s heart was as still as water, without the slightest impulse.

Thus, Li Fan quietly waited for the effect to pass.

When the illusion before him suddenly disappeared, and the emptiness and craving in his heart surged again.

The Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra slowly circulated, and these numerous desires were instantly absorbed and transformed into nourishment for the Immortal Heart Mantra before they could affect Li Fan’s mental state.

“To claim to be an Immortal in front of an Immortal is to make a fool of oneself.” Li Fan’s heart remained completely undisturbed.

“No matter what, one thing is confirmed. Consuming this Mind Ascension Pill can be used to assist in cultivating the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra, and there’s no need to worry about side effects.” After the desires disappeared, Li Fan also stopped circulating the Immortal Heart Mantra.

Currently, he couldn’t make the Immortal Heart Mantra a constant presence, like breathing. Perhaps when the Immortal Heart Mantra is completed, that effect can be achieved.

Leaving the underground secret chamber and heading towards Tianling State, a thought suddenly emerged in Li Fan’s mind.

“The truths of heaven and earth seen after consuming the Mind Ascension Pill are merely almost real illusions. Even if I consume more, there won’t be any substantive comprehension. But conversely, if I could see the true truths of heaven and earth, but the kind that Cultivators are destined to be unable to understand, would the effect be better?”

“After all, no matter how real the illusion, it cannot compare to a real existence.”

“Medicinal Pills that can truly help Cultivators comprehend the Dao should not be forbidden by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. Then, among a batch of ineffective Dao Medicinal Pills, add one or two Medicinal Pills containing the truths of heaven and earth that Cultivators can comprehend…”

Lost in thought, Li Fan couldn’t help but reveal a strange smile at the corner of his mouth.

When Li Fan arrived in Tianling City, he temporarily put his thoughts aside.

He went straight to a shop selling tianling flowers in the city.

“Shopkeeper, give me a pot of tianling flowers,” Li Fan said.

“Coming right up, honored guest, please come this way. Our shop has everything from sixteen-petaled to twenty-petaled exquisite ones,” the shop owner greeted enthusiastically.

After scanning the dozens of tianling flowers displayed in the shop, Li Fan’s expression immediately darkened.

“You scoundrel, are you trying to bully me because I’m an outside Cultivator? Do these ghostly things even deserve the name Tianling?”

“How come there’s some strange bloody flow in these flowers! It’s truly an eyesore!”

Li Fan cursed angrily, his voice like thunder. This immediately attracted the attention of many Cultivators.

“Oh, honored guest, you don’t know. Since a few years ago, all the tianling flowers grown here have been like this!”

The shop owner explained with a bitter smile.