Afterward, Li Fan deliberately slowed his pace, leisurely returning to the entrance of the Spiritwood Realm.
Just as he expected, midway through, the voice of the Heavenly Doctor once again echoed in his mind.
"Well done."
Clearly, the Heavenly Doctor had already sensed that the seal of Cloudwater Heavenly Palace had been reinforced.
"With your help, I have indeed saved myself some trouble. If I had gone myself..."
The Heavenly Doctor chuckled softly but then stopped speaking.
Before the Heavenly Doctor could continue, Li Fan took the initiative to report everything that had happened within Cloudwater Heavenly Palace in full detail.
After a long silence, Li Fan could not help but ask, "Venerable One, back then, what really..."
It seemed that Li Fan's respectful address of "Venerable One" stirred something deep within the Heavenly Doctor's memory.
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Li Fan's expression stiffened slightly.
"As for what happened back then... that is mine alone to bear. Knowing too much will bring you no benefit."
"You are still too weak now. When you reach the peak of Dao Integration, perhaps then you will be qualified to know."
The Heavenly Doctor, for once, gave a rare explanation.
Li Fan hesitated but in the end only nodded slightly.
"By the way, how is your study of the Mending Heaven Record? Are there any parts you find difficult to comprehend?"
After a brief pause, the Heavenly Doctor asked again, as if intending to personally resolve Li Fan's doubts.
Li Fan naturally would not let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He immediately presented the questions that had puzzled him during his self-study.
The Heavenly Doctor answered each one patiently, one by one.
As expected of the Heavenly Doctor, his understanding of the Dao of Medicine had already reached the level of transcendent perfection.
Often, just a few words from him would cause Li Fan to suddenly see the truth as if dawn had broken in his mind.
Moreover, from the Heavenly Doctor's brief remarks, new insights would emerge—ideas not even recorded within the Mending Heaven Record.
Li Fan absorbed the teachings like a starving man devouring a feast.
But as always, beautiful moments were fleeting.
Before long, it seemed the Heavenly Doctor encountered some matter and abruptly ended the lesson.
"You must have been hiding within a small world earlier. That's why I spent quite some effort without finding you."
Li Fan's heart tightened, and he was about to reply when he heard the Heavenly Doctor continue, "Hmm, a wise choice. Before your cultivation reaches true completion, it is indeed safer to remain within a small world." Ŕά𝐍о𝖇ЁṦ
"Continue your cultivation. Remember, techniques are secondary. What truly matters is your contemplation of the operation of Heaven's Dao and the essence of the world."
"No matter how powerful a cultivation art is, it ultimately belongs to someone else. Only what truly suits you is the most perfect path."
Hearing this, Li Fan felt as though struck by lightning. His heart and soul trembled violently.
"The path that truly suits oneself..."
His eyes turned vacant as he fell into endless thought.
"A gentleman conceals his edge until the right moment. The current Xuanhuang Realm is not yet your true stage. Wait a bit longer... it will not be long now," the Heavenly Doctor said, his tone deep and filled with hidden meaning.
Then, a golden light descended from the heavens.
It flew with incredible speed, arriving before Li Fan in the blink of an eye.
Li Fan came back to his senses and looked carefully. Floating before him was a single golden needle.
"Hehe, back then there was a saying that under my needle, none would escape the cycle of reincarnation."
"If I can leave behind a few of these, perhaps I can preserve a spark of my legacy."
The Heavenly Doctor's calm voice slowly faded away.
"This needle is gifted to you for self-defense. As long as the needle remains, the person will not perish."
Li Fan's expression revealed joy. "Thank you, Venerable One!"
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However, the Heavenly Doctor no longer responded.
Without losing decorum, Li Fan continued to bow respectfully toward the heavens above.
Then, gazing at the golden needle before him, his expression became complicated.
Eventually, he reached out, attempting to touch it.
Unlike a physical needle that should have been cold, Li Fan instead felt a surge of warm energy flowing from his palm into his body.
In an instant, a protective shell formed, enveloping his entire divine soul.
Li Fan felt as though his very soul were immersed in a warm spring, gentle and comfortable.
A sense of safety that he had never experienced before rose within his heart.
"What a treasure!"
Only this thought surfaced in Li Fan's mind before he hurriedly made his way toward the Spiritwood Realm.
Upon returning to the Spiritwood Realm, Li Fan keenly sensed that the concentration of spiritual energy had slightly increased.
It seemed that the Treefolk Clan's "forest cultivation" project had already begun to bear fruit.
Without disturbing them, Li Fan went directly to the place where the Faceless Stone Statue stood.
When his divine sense once again connected with the statue, images of the Federation of All Worlds and the followers of the True Immortal of Salvation and Mortal Compassion appeared in his mind.
Only then did Li Fan let out a slight breath of relief.
His mind and soul were filled with a genuine sense of security.
Although he had preliminarily confirmed that, toward cultivators of the Heavenly Law Realm, the Heavenly Doctor was indeed "benevolent," Li Fan did not lower his guard.
He remained vigilant against the Heavenly Doctor's ability to read minds.
Even if it was not a face-to-face encounter, even if it was merely a single golden needle, he remained cautious.
Having already suffered a great loss once before because of the Heavenly Doctor's unseen perception, how could Li Fan now accept this needle without reservation before ruling out the possibility that it could sense his thoughts?
At the moment, the only card in Li Fan's hand that could possibly counterbalance the Heavenly Doctor was the Faceless Stone Statue.
The true power of that Faceless True Immortal clearly surpassed even that of the Heavenly Doctor.
Under the interference of its statue, it should be enough to block the Heavenly Doctor's perception.
Even though he knew this was, in a sense, a desperate act, Li Fan still chose to proceed.
After all, aside from the Xuantian King, no one had ever truly seen the Faceless True Immortal.
But the Heavenly Doctor was a tangible, existing opponent in the present.
"Although there are risks, without a doubt, the gains are tremendous."
"Setting aside this golden needle, just the Heavenly Doctor's guidance alone is worth ten years of cultivation."
"Moreover, there was his final reminder."
"The operation of Heavenly Dao, the essence of the world..."
"And the cultivation method truly suited for myself..."
Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, as a preliminary concept began to form in his heart.
However, he temporarily set those thoughts aside and turned his attention to studying the golden needle bestowed by the Heavenly Doctor.
Although it had been granted by another, within Li Fan's body it felt as if it had always belonged to him.
Without any refining process, he could control it freely by will alone.
Such a method was something Li Fan had never even heard of.
With a mere thought, the golden needle appeared once again before him.
"It is not forged from any metallic substance..."
After repeatedly observing it with his divine sense, Li Fan first reached this conclusion.
"And furthermore..."
By comparing the recorded image stored within the Dao Deviation Stone with the golden needle before him, Li Fan made a new discovery.
"It seems that after coming into contact with my divine soul, it has undergone a unique transformation."