White fog defies life and death

Instead of answering immediately, Liu San pondered for a moment before posing a question.

“Young Lord, do you know if the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has similar strongholds within the White Mist Barrier?”

Li Fan was slightly taken aback: “Old Liu, why do you ask?”

Liu San stroked his beard and slowly said, “Previously, when I was controlling the Puxian True Ark and traversing the vast White Mist, I occasionally glimpsed some strangely behaving Cultivators in groups from afar.”

“They had no protection whatsoever, simply exposed to the Devouring Yuan White Mist. They moved slowly, as if searching for something.”

“Even more bizarre, I couldn't sense any vital signs from them at all. I originally thought they had already perished and were just corpses acting on instinct. Just as I was about to approach and investigate, one of them seemed to notice my presence and turned their head. At the same time, a Divine Sense extended out.”

“My main task at the time was still to find Chang Sheng Valley. To avoid unnecessary trouble, I sent out a Divine Thought indicating I had no ill intentions, then proactively retreated.”

“Chang Sheng Valley is hidden within the White Mist. If our Medicine King Sect enters and exits in the future, we might still encounter that group of people. It's better to make plans early.”

As Liu San recounted, Li Fan's expression gradually grew solemn.

“Cultivators in the White Mist, with no vital signs, yet still acting like normal Cultivators?”

Almost instantly, Li Fan thought of the group of Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Cultivators from his previous life who emerged from the White Mist after anchoring for over four hundred years, seemingly dead but still alive.

“Has the reversal of the Dao of life and death already succeeded now?”

Li Fan immediately questioned Liu San in detail about the situation of that group of Cultivators.

A moment later, Li Fan's heart settled slightly.

“Dazed and confused, like walking corpses. It's still far from true resurrection. It's just that characteristics of life have indeed been reborn from the corpses.”

This Chang Sheng Tian Zun, who reversed the Dao of life and death and secretly attained the Dao without anyone in the world noticing, had an extremely mysterious identity.

Even in his previous life, up until the unification of Xuanhuang and the Sky Alliance's rule, he never revealed himself.

Clearly, he intentionally hid his identity. Regardless of his purpose, he definitely did not want to be disturbed.

“This matter is indeed extremely strange. However, it has nothing to do with our Medicine King Sect. When the sky falls, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance will bear the brunt. If we encounter them again in the future, just walk around them.” Li Fan feigned contemplation for a moment before instructing.

Liu San also felt that what Li Fan said made some sense, so he nodded and no longer dwelled on it.

“Chang Sheng Valley's current location is in the White Mist Barrier at the border of Luoyan State and Lueying State.” Liu San took out a map and marked the location.

“Roughly here. In the White Mist, the perception of distance seems to be slightly distorted. However, the general direction cannot be wrong.”

Li Fan glanced at it and committed it to memory.

“It's not too far from Congyun Sea, so we can move there at any time. Moreover, Luoyan State is much more prosperous than Congyun Sea, making it a more suitable first springboard for our Medicine King Sect's rise.”

“However, to avoid arousing Zhou Qingang's suspicion, the affairs here in Congyun Sea must be gradually handled, slowly decoupling.” Li Fan explained.

“Young Lord can decide. So many years have passed, so a little more time doesn't matter. Besides, the entrance to Chang Sheng Valley has been re-sealed by me with a secret technique; outsiders will absolutely not be able to detect it.” Liu San nodded.

With this matter decided, Li Fan returned to the main topic and suggested a sparring match.

Liu San immediately became interested: “It seems the Young Lord has gained something from cultivating the New Law?”

“That's right, Old Liu, you don't know, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's tianxuan mirror is truly a peerless Divine Artifact. It possesses all sorts of incredible powers, even helping me deduce Divine Abilities. It's a pity your Cultivation Base is too high, Old Liu, and your origin cannot be concealed, otherwise you could experience it firsthand.” Li Fan sighed with regret.

“Haha, no matter how many benefits there are, my life is already at its end. As long as you, the Sect Master, can enjoy them, that's enough!” Liu San said indifferently.

Next, the two went to the Medicine King Sect Cauldron's training room for a match.

It was called sparring, but it was just Liu San acting as a training partner.

No matter how extraordinary the Shattering Heaven Heart Sword was, trying to cross two major Realms to injure Liu San, who had a Dao Integration Cultivation, was still a bit difficult.

However, Liu San praised this Divine Ability profusely.

“The Young Lord is indeed the successor designated by the Sect Master, able to comprehend such a Concept Divine Ability.”

“A palm shatters the sky, the sword moves with intent. The lethality is astonishing, and it's also difficult to guard against. If the Young Lord breaks through to the Soul Transformation Realm, facing this Divine Ability, I might actually find it a bit troublesome.”

Liu San extended his left index finger, looking at a shallow bloodstain on it as he spoke.

Li Fan looked at his “results” and had a rough idea of the Shattering Heaven Heart Sword's power.

He hadn't actually used his full strength, only employing the power of one Cave Heaven Law Domain.

If the power of the Five Elements Cave Heaven flowed completely, the sudden burst of lethality would likely be more than ten times stronger.

At that time, it wouldn't be as simple as just a scratch.

“Injuring but unable to kill. After all, the strength gap between Dao Integration and Nascent Soul is not as small as that between Foundation Establishment and Nascent Soul.”

Li Fan understood in his heart.

For the next period, Li Fan had Liu San select some trustworthy individuals from the still-sleeping Medicine King Sect Cultivators and awaken them first.

Soon, the Crimson Flame Burning Sea and the great calamity would descend, and Li Fan's Foundation here would be buried with it.

It would not be so easy to whitewash his identity again.

Therefore, he needed to seize this last opportunity to quickly advance the Medicine King Sect Cultivators' progress in joining the Alliance.

Liu San also deeply knew how hard-won Cultivation Techniques were in the current environment where different Laws could not be cultivated together. The more Advanced they were, the more so. Therefore, he was exceptionally cautious when selecting personnel. However, in his early years, he was not obsessed with power, only following behind Liu Ruchen, primarily focusing on cultivation and Alchemy.

Thus, he had no trusted confidants, and he only had a general understanding of the character of the Medicine King Sect's Disciples.

After much deliberation, he even secretly found Li Fan and proactively suggested the idea of “forced control.”

Although it was exactly what Li Fan wanted, the superficial work still had to be done.

He feigned hesitation, lowering his head without speaking.

Seeing this, Liu San couldn't help but advise, “Young Lord, you must know that benevolence does not command troops. The current situation is special, and there is no room for any mistakes. The human heart is complex and difficult to fully know. We cannot demand that everyone, like us, will fight with all their might for the revival of the Medicine King Sect.”

Seeming to recall something, Liu San sneered, “There are quite a few disloyal people in the Medicine King Sect.”

“Back then…”

Liu San paused: “Now the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is powerful, even more so than the Immortal Dao Ten Sects. It's possible that after they awaken and see the sights of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, they might develop the idea of defecting.”