The combined way is divided into four realms

"Fellow Daoist, what Realm of power can this Sword of Rebellious Counterattack bounce back at most?"

Feeling the rebound attack that had been enhanced by almost twofold, Li Fan's expression changed slightly.

With a wave of his large hand, after suppressing the water sword, he looked at Shuo Feng and asked.

Shuo Feng also seemed to be reminiscing about the wooden sword's self-protection just now, and after a long while, he finally came back to his senses.

"The Sword of Rebellious Counterattack…" He shook his head. "In my view, it is a sword that stops conflict, a sword of non-fighting."

Without over-explaining, Shuo Feng turned and said, "Ordinary Nascent Soul grotto-heaven power can be counterattacked without pressure.

If it is a full-strength strike from a Soul Transformation, it is a bit strained.

Dao Integration and above…"

"Fellow Daoist is currently only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, yet you can achieve such an earth-shattering degree.

If you were to ascend to Soul Transformation, wouldn't you be able to fight Dao Integration head-on?"

Li Fan put on a very shocked appearance.

"How could it be so simple?

Between one Dao Integration and another, they cannot be mentioned in the same breath.

The heaven and earth spirit is divided into…"

Li Fan's heart stirred, and he was about to listen intently.

Yet he saw Shuo Feng's mouth merely opening and closing, with no sound emitted.

And Shuo Feng quickly realized this as well, very decisively shutting his mouth and ceasing to speak.

Li Fan was thoughtful and tactfully did not pursue the matter.

"In short, although I possess Heaven's Wonder, wanting to defeat my mother still has a very long way to go," Shuo Feng said with a bitter smile.

"Moreover, although Foundation Establishment with Heaven's Wonder is strong, it also has its own drawbacks.

For example, wanting to raise one's Realm is much more difficult and slower compared to ordinary Cultivators.

Even with sufficient resources and the blessing of the New Law, it is still the same."

This was the first time Li Fan had heard of this matter, and he immediately asked for guidance, "Why is this the case?"

Shuo Feng also answered very readily and directly, "Heaven's Wonder is actually the Law of Heaven.

Foundation Establishment with Heaven's Wonder makes it difficult to accommodate anything else."

"Ordinary Cultivators need to peer into the laws of heaven and earth, seize the essence of heaven and earth, extract the marrow of heaven and earth, and sacrifice the heaven and earth spirit, advancing step by step.

But Cultivators with Heaven's Wonder are different.

They take Heaven's Wonder as the law, Heaven's Wonder as the grotto-heaven, Heaven's Wonder as the change of heaven and earth, and Heaven's Wonder as the heaven and earth spirit."

"They only need to continuously comprehend their own Heaven's Wonder to the extreme, and they can advance all the way unimpeded, pointing directly to the Dao Integration Realm."

Upon hearing this, Li Fan couldn't help asking, "Isn't this a good thing?

Why do you say that cultivation becomes even more difficult instead?"

Shuo Feng instead asked in return, "Does Fellow Daoist not feel that compared to forcibly taking external objects, between this method of cultivation relying solely on one's own comprehension, whose cultivation speed is superior?"

"Naturally, it is…" Li Fan seemed to think of something and suddenly stopped.

"Brother Shuo, do you mean that after Foundation Establishment with Heaven's Wonder, it is more like cultivating with the ancient methods?" Li Fan unconsciously changed his form of address and hurriedly asked.

"To be precise, it is cultivating with ancient methods while wearing shackles." Shuo Feng sighed softly.

"This is where the pros and cons lie.

However, I do not regret it. Although walking this path is much more rugged, the upper limit is higher!"

Seemingly thinking of something, Li Fan suddenly spoke up and asked, "If one achieves Dao Integration with Heaven's Wonder, then the next step is to reverse the principle of [Heaven's Wonder]?"

A trace of appreciation flashed in Shuo Feng's eyes. "Correct!

Where does the difficulty of the Longevity Realm lie?

The principles of heaven and earth are illusory, merely abstract concepts that ordinary people find difficult to perceive.

Wanting to reverse them, how easy is that to speak of?"

"Searching for the principles of heaven and earth, becoming familiar with the principles of heaven and earth, controlling the principles of heaven and earth, reversing the principles of heaven and earth…"

"All of these must be completed within the Dao Integration Realm.

Although a Dao Integration Cultivator has a long Lifespan, every step taken forward requires paying an extremely arduous price.

Throughout the ages, how many shockingly brilliant generations have fallen before the final step?"

"And Foundation Establishment with Heaven's Wonder directly skips the first step.

In the process of cultivating starting from Foundation Establishment, one is already practicing the second and third steps.

It is equivalent to saving nearly half of the effort."

Shuo Feng tried his best to explain to Li Fan using easy-to-understand language that could be heard.

And Li Fan also faintly had some comprehension.

"Searching, familiarizing, controlling, reversing—perhaps these correspond to the corresponding Realms within Dao Integration."

Li Fan suddenly recalled that back then, when Ji Hongdao faced Senior Sister Zhao, he once said, "After a Celestial Venerable [determines the Dao], they should no longer participate in the disputes of worldly affairs."

"Determining the Dao means having already reversed the principles of heaven and earth, ultimately replacing them, and transforming oneself into a part of heaven and earth.

This is truly stepping into the Longevity Realm."

"And before this, Dao Integration Cultivators still have four steps to walk."

Seeing Li Fan fall into contemplation for a moment, Shuo Feng couldn't help admonishing him, "What was said today was merely revealed to repay Fellow Daoist's grace of guidance.

Fellow Daoist must absolutely not aim too high and become lost in mind because of this.

If that were the case, my good intentions would have done a bad deed."

Li Fan woke up at this moment, and he smiled and replied, "Brother Shuo worries too much; how could I be a person who doesn't know what's good for them?

It's just that in the past, I thought that between longevity and Cultivators of our generation, there were merely a few major Realms separating us.

I might not necessarily be unable to attain it."

"Now it seems that there are actually several chasms separating us, and every single one is enough to make one despair."

"One must always give people hope, right?" Shuo Feng nodded in agreement, then suddenly said inexplicably.

"Right, I still do not know Fellow Daoist's name and title.

Observing Fellow Daoist's disposition and natural talent, you should logically not be a nameless person," Shuo Feng asked Li Fan with some curiosity.

Li Fan cupped his fists: "This humble one is Li Fan!"

Shuo Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, instantly examining Li Fan closely.

"It is merely sharing the same name!

In the past, it has also caused many misunderstandings by people!" Li Fan explained.

Shuo Feng nodded slowly.

"I am good at observing Qi, and passing by here, I found this place seemed strange, so I descended to investigate.

Who would have thought that before I could find a result, I was almost killed by Fellow Daoist." Li Fan actively explained the whole sequence of events.

"Now that you put it that way, I also feel that the vicinity here is a bit wrong." Shuo Feng instantly understood, looking towards not far away.

Where his gaze reached was precisely the direction where Han Yi's stone statue was located.

It was just that he seemed not to have discovered the existence of the stone statue either, but purely relied on instinct to find the anomaly there.

"This is somewhat interesting…"

"Why doesn't Fellow Daoist come with me to investigate and find out?" Li Fan proposed.

"I have the exact same intention." Shuo Feng was obviously someone who wasn't afraid of trouble and immediately agreed.

The two of them were about to head over when at this moment, the sky suddenly turned entirely pink.

Shuo Feng's expression suddenly changed.

Crimson snowflakes drifted down slowly.

A melodious female voice suddenly rang out: "Feng'er, you have left home for a long time; it is time to return."

Shuo Feng's face stiffened slightly.

However, he did not dare to resist his respected mother's will, only showing an apologetic expression to Li Fan.

"Understood, Mother." He responded.

Grasping a snowflake, the crimson dissolved in Shuo Feng's palm.

A moment later, his figure became completely blurred.

Slowly disappearing into the air.

Suddenly, a communication spirit talisman fell from the air and flew toward Li Fan.

"Brother Li, if you need help with anything in the future, you can contact me freely."

Shuo Feng's voice faintly came over.