The originally vague figure suddenly became clear.
An old man with a full head of white hair, and the character "Fa" engraved on his forehead, immediately appeared before the Holy Embryo Li Fan.
"Do you even know what you are saying?"
"How many Dao Integration cultivators have tried and failed? And yet you, a mere Nascent Soul, dare to speak recklessly?"
The old man's face darkened as he looked at Li Fan, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
Holy Embryo Li Fan was not afraid. He shrugged and said, "What if I do? You don't really have a better solution anyway, do you?"
This audacious attitude made the old man hesitate slightly.
After a brief investigation into the background of this seemingly arrogant cultivator, he felt something unusual.
This person's background was unusually clean and simple.
Gewoon een lepeltje voor het slapengaan. - 7 kg in 7 dagenMore detailsIt was as if he had appeared out of nowhere, with crucial information deliberately concealed.
In such cases, either this person was a clone of some great figure, or a spy sent by the Five Elders Association.
"Still, this young one is indeed only at the Nascent Soul stage. No matter what, he cannot turn the tide."
"And anyway, the situation cannot get any worse than this…"
After a moment's thought, the white-haired old man snorted coldly. "Follow me."
As he spoke, Holy Embryo Li Fan felt his vision blur.
When it cleared, he found himself in the same space where Law Derivative Jade had been.
Unlike before, the massive sphere composed of countless constantly shifting characters now seemed corroded. Its rotation and transformations were extremely slow.
Below the sphere, the young girl Law Derivative Jade lay asleep on the long wooden table, her breath heavy and shallow.
Three cultivators stood in the distance, their faces lined with concern as they looked at Law Derivative Jade.
Upon noticing that the white-haired old man had brought Li Fan, they only glanced briefly, asking no further questions.
They quickly returned their attention to the character sphere, which was close to stopping its rotation.
It seemed entangled with some strange force. When Li Fan's divine sense approached it, the surrounding scene felt as if it had been accelerated a thousandfold.
Only after he decisively withdrew his divine sense did he realize that in reality, nearly the time of an incense stick had passed in that brief instant.
Li Fan understood that it was not the flow of time around him that had accelerated, but that his own thinking had been slowed to an extreme, almost coming to a standstill.
"How could it become like this?" Holy Embryo Li Fan frowned slightly and transmitted a question to the white-haired old man: "Could it be that this place was invaded by a thief, causing this…"
This was a serious accusation. The white-haired old man's expression changed slightly, and he interrupted Li Fan: "Do not speak nonsense."
"All cultivators who had contact with Law Derivative Jade during this period have already been investigated. All suspects have been ruled out. In truth, Law Derivative Jade's anomaly appeared mysteriously on the very day our Immortal Alliance went to war with the Five Elders Association." ŘἈƝŐᛒЁṡ
Li Fan, upon hearing this, instantly envisioned in his mind the five Dharma manifestations, pulling at the massive white net and twisting the principles of heaven and earth within the territory of the Five Elders Association.
"Law Derivative Jade is a Heavenly Wonder of the Xuanhuang Realm, representing a principle of heaven and earth itself."
"Could it be that it was accidentally harmed during this process?"
Li Fan could immediately think of this possibility, and naturally, the Guardians' Hall would not have failed to consider it.
"The principle of Law Derivative Jade itself has not been affected. We have confirmed this repeatedly," the white-haired elder transmitted calmly to Li Fan, noticing his pensive expression.
"So it is not because of that…" Li Fan nodded and refocused his attention on the character sphere.
The strange power enveloping it seemed to form a barrier outside the light sphere, isolating it from all external probes.
Li Fan hesitated for a moment, then sent out another thread of his divine consciousness toward it.
Under normal circumstances, direct contact with Law Derivative Jade's body was absolutely forbidden.
However, at this moment, with Law Derivative Jade malfunctioning, this attempt at "treatment" went unchallenged.
As his divine consciousness approached the enormous light sphere, the surrounding scenes once again froze.
Ignoring everything else, he continued flying toward the sphere.
Within the perception of his divine sense, space gradually became distorted and twisted.
The sphere covered with characters also unfolded, turning into a flat plane.
It was like a sheet of white paper stretching from heaven to earth, with countless characters flashing and shifting across its surface.
From the perspective of his divine sense, the speed at which Law Derivative Jade unfolded the cultivation techniques seemed normal.
However, this was only because the speed of his own consciousness had been slowed, resulting in both sides being at the same level.
"Could it be caused by the distortion itself?"
His divine sense quickly scanned across the surface of the sheet, roughly outlining the current condition of Law Derivative Jade.
"[Record of Mending Heaven] can heal the ailments of the world."
"Law Derivative Jade is the embodiment of the world's laws. Once the corresponding symptom is identified…"
"First, we must determine whether the cause of such anomalies is external or from Law Derivative Jade itself."
The thread of divine sense carefully examined everything once again.
For the cultivation world's "ailments," the Mending Heaven Record has its own system of "observation, listening, inquiry, and pulse-taking."
Just as humans exhibit symptoms when sick, the world itself shows various abnormal signs when afflicted.
Under the scan of his divine consciousness, he indeed found a few clues.
"Unchecked greed, self-delusion arising from the heart…"
His divine consciousness understood, and after repeatedly confirming the diagnosis, it dissipated on its own.
Outside the light sphere, in the vast dark space,
Holy Embryo Li Fan had remained standing motionless for seven days and nights.
The white-haired elder knew he was observing the interior of the Law Derivative Jade light sphere, so he did not intervene.
Instead, he discussed possible solutions with the other three cultivators.
"At most, we can delay for another month."
"If it really does not work, we must quickly summon the [Heavenly Doctor]."
"It's easy to say. If I could summon him, I would have gone already. Heavenly Doctor's whereabouts are always elusive, and contacting him is extremely difficult. Moreover, he acts entirely according to his own preference, even ignoring the face of the Immortal Ancestor."
…
The three discussed, brows tightly furrowed.
Meanwhile, Holy Embryo Li Fan gradually regained awareness.
Receiving the information transmitted by his divine consciousness, he nodded silently. Then, almost imperceptibly, his gaze fell on the seemingly sleeping Law Derivative Jade little girl.
"Any progress?" The white-haired elder asked casually, not holding much hope.
To his surprise, Holy Embryo Li Fan nodded: "Almost certain, but it still needs final confirmation."
"You… what did you just say? Almost certain?"
The elder's astonished reaction immediately drew the attention of the other three Guardians' Hall cultivators.
In the blink of an eye, they had surrounded the Holy Embryo.
"Kid, it is fine if you lack ability. But do not speak recklessly…"