Chapter 42

Especially the miraculous effects of the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

It spared him a hundred years of effort in fusing the medicinal properties.

"Young friend, you established a Pill Hall—

"Are you planning to pass down the alchemical path to the human race?"

Hongyun pointed toward the newly built hall.

"That is indeed my intention." Lin Fan placed several volumes of alchemy scriptures on the table.

"I ask Daoist Friend to select those with talent.

"The Scripture Repository has already been stocked with texts on alchemy.

"Acquired beings have limited innate foundations.

"Only by using pills as a ladder

"can they narrow the gap with the Innate Human."

"Leave this matter to me."

With a sweep of his sleeve, Hongyun collected the pill gourds.

He had long worried about the Human Tribe's progress in cultivation.

Now that he had received several bottles of Seventh Revolutions Golden Elixirs,

several training plans had already formed in his mind.

Hongyun stared at the mountain of Golden Elixirs before him, momentarily dumbfounded. After a long while, he finally asked hesitantly, "Were all these pills personally refined by you, young friend?"

Lin Fan gently waved a hand and gave a mysterious smile. "I merely obtained them by chance."

Hongyun remained silent for a long time, while stormy waves churned within his heart. Such an enormous quantity of pills was enough to make the Human Tribe's strength soar. Even the great powers of the Primordial World would likely drool at the sight.

At that moment, he deeply felt that joining the Human Teachings had been a wise decision. Under Lin Fan's guidance, the Human Tribe would surely usher in unprecedented prosperity.

After Hongyun departed, Lin Fan went to the Scripture Repository and placed more than a hundred divine abilities, including the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, along with various Immortal Arts, inside. As for Hunyuan-level great divine abilities, he did not leave them there—such ** were simply beyond the Human Tribe's ability to comprehend.

Afterward, Lin Fan planted several hundred Innate Spiritual Roots and tens of thousands of Acquired Spiritual Roots across Shouyang Mountain. Under the nourishment of the Three Lights Divine Water, the spiritual roots burst forth with boundless rosy radiance. Clouds and mists rose amid the glowing haze, while countless auspicious auras filled the air. The spiritual qi of the entire mountain range increased a hundredfold, and Dao intent flowed everywhere.

"How had Shouyang Mountain changed so drastically?"

"Holy Venerable must have acted! The spiritual qi in the mountains is more than a hundred times denser than before."

"Cultivating here will yield twice the result with half the effort!"

The tribespeople discovered with delight that countless spiritual plants had appeared in their sacred land. Ganoderma grasses and immortal flowers emitted mysterious Dao intent, immediately bringing enlightenment to those who beheld them.

"These immortal herbs can only be found in the cave abodes of the great powers of the Primordial World."

"Holy Venerable's divine abilities truly cannot be fathomed by mortals."

Hearing their discussions, Lin Fan smiled knowingly and turned toward the Heavenly Thunder Divine Tree.

Lin Fan immersed his consciousness within the Primordial Pearl. The light of wisdom erupted in his sea of consciousness as he focused on the profound restrictions within the pearl.

This great Dao treasure contained the Three Thousand Supreme Laws, naturally including the wondrous truth of the one that escaped. He attempted to comprehend the method hidden within its heavenly secrets—Shouyang Mountain's sudden transformation would surely draw the attention of many parties. He had to set up a concealing array to protect the Human Tribe's steady development and avoid alerting the will of Heaven.

A resonance of Dao intent suddenly echoed through his sea of consciousness. He successfully comprehended the Great Evolution True Art from the Primordial restrictions, then fused it with the profound principles of arrays to create an innate wondrous formation that concealed heaven and covered earth.

The youth's lips curled slightly. With a light flick of his sleeve, countless law runes intertwined in midair. These Dao patterns connected into a vast net, silently reshaping the heaven and earth rules of Shouyang Mountain. In an instant, an invisible great formation enveloped the entire mountain, yet the countless members of the Human Tribe below remained utterly unaware.

Old Ancestor Hongyun was the first to perceive the anomaly. The entire immortal mountain had suddenly vanished from Heaven's perception. Naturally, he knew whose handiwork such heaven-altering means belonged to. By now, he was no longer surprised by Lin Fan's endless stream of mystical abilities.

Nuwa, who was meditating, suddenly felt the heavenly secrets grow obscure. Her divine eyes pierced through the void, and she saw the heaven-shrouding formation. She smiled faintly and lazily stretched her waist—having such a powerful younger brother to manage everything made being the Holy Mother of the human race exceedingly comfortable. Recalling how the tens of thousands of spiritual roots gifted by Laozi had turned the barren mountains into a Grotto-Heaven blessed land, even her resentment toward that senior brother had faded somewhat.

When Lin Fan entered the Primordial space, Xiong Batian and Xiong Aotian were sitting beside the Innate Bamboo Forest, cultivating with full concentration. These two usually lazy Iron-Eating Beasts now wore solemn expressions. Golden Elixir Dao intent enveloped their bodies, and they rarely displayed a trace of dignity. Yet Lin Fan knew that these sleep-loving brothers had never been acquainted with diligence. Their current efforts were only for the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir.

A hundred thousand years passed, and the Star Fruit Tree bore fruit once more. Five Chaos Star Fruits rested quietly amid her starlit branches and leaves. Lin Fan picked the fruits, took out the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood and Kirin Marrow, and prepared to use this opportunity to strengthen his body. When he swallowed a Star Fruit, its sweet flavor flowed across his lips and teeth, while vast Power of Stars immediately poured into his limbs and bones like a cascading galaxy.

Starlight erupted from Lin Fan's body. Washed over by the Power of Stars, his body began to transform, and brilliant divine light burst forth from his bones. The power of laws intertwined into a net, constructing a complete world of order. When the surging energy gradually subsided, his vast blood qi still made space tremble, drawing exclamations of astonishment from the Mysterious Spirit Fruit Tree and the other spiritual roots.

"Is Master breaking through again?" The Immortal Apricot sensed the order of laws forming within Lin Fan's body, while the Mysterious Spirit Fruit Tree saw that he was constructing the perfect path of cultivation known as Body as Dao—far grander than ordinary body sanctification. In the end, he would be able to command the Three Thousand Great Daos and achieve a Supreme Dao Body.

"Big Brother is amazing."

The Immortal Apricot's eyes glittered with little stars, her face full of admiration.

The Mysterious Spirit Fruit Tree gave a soft snort, seemingly displeased by that tone.

Lin Fan did not delay and swiftly fused the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood and Kirin Marrow into his body.

In an instant, a blazing energy surged throughout his entire body.

Between his bones and flesh, the Three Thousand Laws intertwined and transformed into a vast world of order.

Radiance stretched ten thousand zhang, shaking heaven and earth.

The power of laws erupted with a thunderous boom, causing the void across countless millions of miles to tremble violently.

Lin Fan opened his eyes, a smile rising at the corners of his lips.

With a light clench of his fist, endless power surged forth, as though he could command countless laws.

His bodily cultivation had reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal's perfection.

"Congratulations, Master, on breaking through your limits once again."

The Star Fruit Tree congratulated him through divine sense.

"You should work hard as well and take form soon."

Lin Fan smiled encouragingly.

"We will."

The Mysterious Spirit Fruit Tree, Star Fruit Tree, and Immortal Apricot replied in unison.

Suddenly, Lin Fan sensed tremors coming from another part of the space.

His figure flashed, and he arrived beside the Innate Bamboo Forest.

Xiong Batian and Xiong Aotian's auras surged wildly. Yin Yang and Devouring Law roiled like raging waves, changing the color of wind and clouds and shaking the void.

Heaven and earth phenomena appeared throughout ten thousand miles, while dazzling divine light illuminated all directions.

"They're about to break through to Great Luo? Faster than I expected."

Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction. With a tap of his fingertip, a Creation Great Array protected the two of them.

The two bears wore solemn expressions, their blood qi soaring into the heavens as their mana increased invisibly.

The surrounding space faintly twisted.

The Five Qi gathered, and golden lotuses blossomed above their heads. Upon first attaining the Dao, their flowers had already reached the Sixth Grade.

No one knew how much time passed before thunderous roars suddenly sounded within the two bears. Boundless energy transformed into golden light, illuminating the entire world.

Above the heavens, layers of clouds swirled. That golden lotus breathed spiritual radiance before finally blooming into an Eight-Petaled Immortal Flower.

Auspicious Clouds coiled through the sky, and colored brilliance lit the clear air.

Mysterious Dao intent and golden radiance enveloped Xiong Batian and Xiong Aotian. Primordial Qi churned as Devouring Law and Yin Yang Dao Intent merged with one another.

The two round, guileless faces somehow displayed a trace of solemn majesty. When the phenomena finally dispersed, they opened their eyes and saw Lin Fan standing before them. Their brows immediately lifted in delight.

Their figures flashed like lightning, and in an instant, they clung to Lin Fan's legs.

"Big Brother! We have attained the Grand Unity Dao Fruit!"

"Big Brother, rest assured! Xiong Bu'er will definitely not disappoint your expectations this time!"

Their true natures were exposed in moments.

"Big Brother, could you grant us Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs?"

"This time, I will savor the pill's Dao intent properly and absolutely will not waste it!" Xiong Aotian vowed solemnly.

It turned out that after swallowing the pills whole last time, they had deeply regretted it afterward. They thought of it day and night, to the point where even their favorite bamboo shoots had become tasteless. Only then had they finally worked so hard.

Lin Fan could not help laughing. He took out two Golden Elixirs, and the bears' eyes shone brightly as they snatched the pills into their paws. Yet Xiong Aotian took out a small knife and carefully sliced his Golden Elixir into tiny pieces.

"What is the meaning of this?" Lin Fan asked in surprise.

"If I eat one piece with each meal, I can enjoy the taste of an immortal pill for more than a month." Xiong Aotian answered with a straight face.

Lin Fan was speechless.

The wisdom of gourmands truly could not be measured. Whenever food and drink were involved, even a dull Spiritual Platform could suddenly produce flashes of brilliance. How could ordinary people comprehend such ingenious methods?

With everything finished, Lin Fan stepped out of the Primordial Pearl. He had spent a long time in seclusion this time, and he decided to begin teaching the Dao again. The Human Tribe currently lacked no cultivation resources; what they lacked was only the true essence of the Dao.

Within the Human Tribe, Lin Fan's status had already reached its peak.

When they heard that he would teach the Dao and impart methods, countless humans flocked over, prostrating themselves and kowtowing, unable to conceal their joy.

"Greetings, Holy Venerable!"

Lin Fan nodded slightly before beginning to expound the true words of the Great Dao.

In an instant, immortal music drifted through the air, and mysterious Dao intent echoed above the Human Tribe's territory.

Flowers descended from heaven, while golden lotuses sprang from the earth.

All manner of phenomena appeared.

With Lin Fan's current comprehension of the Three Thousand Laws, no one in the world could surpass him.

The majestic Dao intent of this sermon was naturally extraordinary.

Even Hongyun immersed himself in it as if drinking divine nectar, his heart filled with endless amazement.

After finishing his teachings, Lin Fan quietly left the Human Tribe without informing Sister.

He summoned his mount, Xiong Batian, sat cross-legged upon his shoulder, and roamed the Primordial World while comprehending the ultimate principles of heaven and earth.

Batian, who had advanced to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, was no longer what he had once been. With a single step, he could cross countless millions of miles of mountains and rivers.

That day, Lin Fan stopped atop a divine mountain.

Two graceful figures emerged from the mountain.

They were Chang Xi and Xi He, goddesses of the Lunar Star. Both possessed peerless bearing, yet each had her own distinct charm.

One was frosty and aloof like the moon hanging high in the sky; the other was gentle and lively like spring wind brushing willow branches.

What they shared was skin like ice and bones like jade, unmatched immortal beauty, and elegance beyond compare.

Their soul-stirring bearing was enough to intoxicate all things.

Xi He had been comprehending the Heavenly Dao when her gaze brushed past Lin Fan. Her eyes suddenly lit up.

It was as if something had struck her heart—

Xiong Batian's round, fluffy appearance was already adorable enough, but the youth seated on his shoulder was even more so.

The combination of one person and one bear was simply an overwhelming strike of cuteness, leaving no one able to resist.

Xi He's smile blossomed like a flower. With her skirts fluttering, she arrived before Lin Fan, her eyes like stars.

"Are you Lin Fan?"

(Skin like snow and bones like jade, a slender waist and long legs.

Peaks gathered like clustered mountains.)

First

[Capacity is greatness]

[Hidden depths]

Scattered phrases drifted through Lin Fan's thoughts, while his gaze was clouded with mist.

Who was this... Sister? He should not know her.

"And you are?" Lin Fan's voice carried a note of hesitation.

"My name is Xi He, and this is my elder sister, Chang Xi." Her voice rang out like silver bells.

Lin Fan suddenly understood. So they were the Twin Goddesses of the Lunar Star. No wonder they were as bright as clouds and moonlight, not inferior even to Sister Nuwa.

"Greetings, two fairies." The youth cupped his hands in salute, his robes fluttering lightly.

Seeing his proper manner, Xi He burst out laughing. Even Chang Xi, who was usually cold and aloof, revealed the faintest smile. "I have long heard of daoist friend Lin Fan's name. Meeting you today is most fortunate." As Chang Xi nodded, moonlight spilled over her shoulders.

"Is this daoist friend's mount?" Xi He's gaze shifted to Xiong Batian, rippling with curiosity.

"Indeed. Would you say he is imposing and majestic?" Lin Fan raised his brows with a touch of pride.

Hearing his master's praise, especially in front of the goddesses, Xiong Batian instantly tossed aside the bamboo shoot in his arms. He held his head high, puffed out his chest, and glared fiercely, scrunching his plump face as he tried his utmost to look vicious—unaware that he only looked even more adorable.

Chang Xi's fingers curled slightly within her sleeve as she forcibly restrained the corners of her lips.

Xi He, however, was already shaking with laughter. "Truly... mighty and extraordinary." Then she suddenly felt a chill. The black-and-white ball was glaring at her with bright, blade-like eyes. The young woman immediately added solemnly, "Especially those eyes, brilliant as stars."

This sounded more acceptable.

Xiong Batian wore an arrogant expression as he awkwardly bit into his bamboo shoot.

Lin Fan felt rather embarrassed by his little brother's behavior.

This fellow was truly foolish.

He could not even distinguish praise from mockery.

Do you have no idea how big your eyes are?

Chang Xi suddenly spoke.

"Daoist Friend possesses extraordinary talent and protects the Human Tribe alone. I deeply admire you."

"Since we are fortunate enough to meet today, why not exchange insights on the Dao with us?"

Although Chang Xi rarely traveled through the Primordial World,

she had always kept watch over the changing winds and clouds of heaven and earth.

Previously, Lin Fan had fought the Heavenly Court alone, charged into the ninth heavens single-handedly, and trampled the Demon Emperor's Palace.

Such a feat had long resounded throughout the Primordial World.

Naturally, she had heard of it.

Even though Lin Fan was only a Great Luo Golden Immortal now,

she did not dare underestimate him in the slightest.

Given Lin Fan's heaven-piercing cultivation and attainments in the Dao, he might not be inferior to her.

"Indeed. The demon race was cruel enough to lay hands on the weak Human Tribe."