Like drinking a bowl of ice water during the hottest days of summer, Li Fan felt refreshed both physically and mentally.

His divine soul continued to grow at a perceptible speed.

“It really works!”

“The Xuanhuang Heart Refinement Mantra, combined with the Life and Death Sensing Chapter, indeed has miraculous effects!”

His speculation proved true, and Li Fan felt a sense of joy.

“In this way, the enhancement speed of my divine soul might reach a terrifying level.”

Just as Li Fan was about to redouble his efforts and retry the Life and Death Sensing Chapter,

Unexpectedly, the result deviated from his expectations.

Perhaps it was due to the recent shock, leading to psychological adaptation.

Even though Heavenly Doctor’s face was almost touching Li Fan’s, there was still no trace of fear in his heart.

Occasionally, thoughts like “Forget it, just let it be. Kill me and get it over with” even flashed through his mind.

“If the heart is fearless, what fear is there in death?”

Li Fan seemed to have gained some understanding, shook his head, and stopped cultivation.

“I finally understand why Master Zhong Shentong chose to end his life. It seems to be the influence of this Life and Death Profound Technique.”

“However, despite its flaws, it would be a pity to give up the cultivation method that complements the Xuanhuang Heart Refinement Mantra.”

“After all, completing a full reverse cultivation of the heart is quite troublesome.”

“With the assistance of this Life and Death Sensing Chapter, the feedback is almost immediate.”

“And both can be combined and used simultaneously.”

“After this world’s adaptation period, I will try cultivation again to see the results.”

“In the next life, perhaps I can complete the Life and Death Profound Technique with the assistance of the Pearl of Derivation.”

To him, the flaws of the technique were not a problem at all.

As long as there were benefits, they could be utilized.

Perhaps, when he collected enough techniques, he could use the Pearl of Derivation to derive a set of his own, a true “Heavenly Net Divine Technique.”

…

Zhong Shentong’s sudden visit made Master Li, who was known for his diligence, take a rare few days off from seclusion.

But the other cultivators of the Jiayin Sect had no objections.

They even hoped that Li Fan could rest for a while longer.

If Li Fan really died suddenly from exhaustion while on duty, then these people would probably be pointed at for the rest of their lives.

However, the cultivators’ hopes were doomed to be dashed.

When Li Fan emerged from seclusion, he immediately resumed the construction of the Tianxuan Spirit Locking Array without a moment’s rest.

And once he started this time, there was no pause.

When the outer perimeter array of the locking formation was complete and merged with other array masters like Xue Mu, Li Fan took the initiative to lead and began constructing the internal formation towards the central position.

This reckless effort made Xue Mu and the others feel ashamed.

They could only follow behind, working tirelessly.

And so, the time came for the anchoring of 35 years.

On this day, as Li Fan was deeply focused on constructing the array units, his hand suddenly trembled, and a rare failure in the formation occurred.

The guards beside him all looked at Li Fan with some astonishment.

This was something that had never happened since they started following Li Fan.

It’s worth mentioning that Master Li is renowned for his efficient and precise formations and is now ranked in the top ten in the Grand Comparison.

Many array masters even traveled from afar to observe, feeling self-deprecating after seeing his skills.

Could it be that years of exhaustion had finally taken its toll on his body?

People exchanged worried glances.

However, moments later, the fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from Li Fan surprised them all.

“Master Li, has your cultivation progressed further?” He Chen couldn’t help but ask.

Li Fan calmed the sudden and continuous feedback of cultivation within him and nodded slightly.

Seeing Li Fan’s admission, He Chen and the others were all inexplicably shocked.

Working so hard in such harsh conditions, almost no cultivation for years.

And with their lifespan nearing its end.

With so many unfavorable factors, Master Li still managed to make a breakthrough?

This completely overturned their understanding.

Could it be that the legend of ‘fortune favors the good’ is true?

Li Fan, however, had no time to care about the thoughts of the cultivators around him.

He was trying to use the Formless Killing Intent to check on the situation of Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo.

Because the significant increase in his cultivation feedback came from the two who disappeared from the remnants of the Chaoyuan Sect nearly ten years ago.

“In these ten years, they seemed to have completely disappeared from this world. Not a single trace of feedback.”

“But their sudden appearance after ten years has given me a big surprise.”

This was the biggest return on investment Li Fan had gained since practicing the Mountain Meditation Technique.

Far beyond the feedback limit that a Golden Core cultivator could bring.

Li Fan estimated that Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo had probably both reached the Nascent Soul realm.

“Interesting. Even with their talent, it’s too exaggerated to cultivate from Foundation Establishment to Nascent Soul realm within ten years.”

“Moreover, where did they get their techniques and subworlds?”

“It seems they’ve gained quite a bit from the Chaoyuan Sect.”

Perhaps because of the deep mist and the distance from the Jiushan Province, even with the Spirit Shocking Array left to them, they couldn’t sense anything from that area for the time being.

Instead, guests were welcomed back to the long-unused Bone Pioneer Realm.

As the owner of the Bone Pioneer Realm, Li Fan felt something.

He gestured for everyone to rest temporarily, returned to the Jiayin base, and went into the secret room to perform a ritual.

By the time he entered, there was no trace of the visitor in the Pioneer Realm.

But judging from the remaining aura, the visitor was undoubtedly Su Xiaomei.

After scanning around, Li Fan quickly noticed a pile of odd-shaped objects near the place where the “skull” predecessor was sleeping according to the settings.

There were all sorts of strange objects.

Thinking of the instructions given before, Li Fan’s heart skipped a beat.

He stepped forward and grabbed one of them, carefully examining it.

“Discovering rechargeable items, would you like to absorb them?”

As the prompt popped up, Li Fan chose to proceed, and the anchoring charging progress flickered slightly.

In the end, there was no change.

“Heavenly treasures?”

Li Fan looked at the broken “junk” in front of him with a strange expression.

“These are all damaged heavenly treasures that were released from the bodies of deceased cultivators.”

And the quantity…

Li Fan counted quietly, suddenly feeling a little overwhelmed.

Three thousand seven hundred and sixty-two items.

There was no doubt that these were all obtained by Su Xiaomei from the remnants of the Chaoyuan Sect.

Li Fan picked up another item and observed it carefully.

Unlike ancient artifacts that had been around for a long time, they seemed more like they had just been extracted from the bodies of deceased cultivators.

There was even a strong smell of blood lingering around them.

“Techniques, subworlds, and so many heavenly treasures…”

“What exactly did Shuofeng and Su Xiaomei encounter in the remnants of the Chaoyuan Sect?”

Despite the myriad of doubts in his mind, Li Fan didn’t delay in absorbing the heavenly treasures.

After absorbing thirteen treasures in a row, the anchoring charging progress finally flickered for a moment.

It went from 2% to 3%.