Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Understanding the Qi Mechanism of Heaven and Earth
Translator: 549690339
Li Fan has been stuck at the mid stage of energy refining for several years, making no progress whatsoever.
Even after his two techniques were refined to the mid stage of energy refining, he still couldn’t find his personal opportunity.
At this moment, looking at the Ocean Pearl, Li Fan suddenly felt an elusive opportunity for a breakthrough.
Like before, he used his consciousness to experience and understand the Ocean pearl.
Li Fan clearly understood that this was extraordinarily dangerous, similar to courting death.
The “Cultivation Mixed Records” contained many accounts of cultivators sensing their own opportunities.
Although there were certain risks, it was without question an opportunity as well.
Why didn’t he sense it before, but suddenly perceived it now?
Li Fan immediately figured it out.
“Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra.”
Perhaps the operation of the “Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra” could help Li Fan resist the assimilation by the will of the vast ocean.
So he made a decision.
Li Fan placed the Ocean Pearl in his hands, slightly tilted towards his Dantian.
He sat cross-legged, operating “The Golden Seal of the Jade Realm of a Thousand Mechanisms” and “Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra” simultaneously.
Attempting to concentrate on two things at once, Li Fan initially found it slightly difficult.
However, the Heart-Refining Spell did not involve the operation of Spiritual
Energy, merely refining the spirit consciousness, so the two techniques did not conflict with each other.
After hundreds of attempts, Li Fan finally gradually mastered the methods of operating both techniques at the same time.
His consciousness became hazy, as if it had once again transformed into a vast ocean, observing the changes in the world.
Sunrise and sunset, the shifting of the stars, clouds floating, and rain scattering.
All these happened a thousand times faster, flashing quickly before Li Fan’s eyes.
A single thought seemed to span a hundred years.
An old, ancient, and vicissitudinous atmosphere gradually imbued Li Fan’s consciousness.
He gradually adapted to viewing the world from the perspective of the ocean.
He gradually began to forget that he was a person.
At this moment, a refreshing breath suddenly emerged.
It felt like a clear spring in the mountains, slowly eroding the mottled marks of time.
Li Fan gradually regained his consciousness.
“It does work.”
Having confirmed his guess, Li Fan felt neither sadness nor joy.
Although the Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra could to some extent diminish the will of the vast ocean’s assimilation of him, compared to the will of the vast ocean, he was still too insignificant.
It still had an inevitable impact.
The consumption of his lifespan was still many times that of normal cultivation, and his feelings of happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy were greatly diluted.
Of course, there were also benefits.
At this moment, he could utilize a hint of the Ocean Pearl’s power.
His consciousness was boosted by hundreds of times. With little movement, he easily enveloped the entire Taian Island.
Without stopping, Li Fan’s consciousness extended outward like ripples, quickly spreading out.
Island after lifeless island sequentially appeared in Li Fan’s mind.
Through his consciousness, he saw beneath one island, an extinct volcano was rekindling due to volcanic catastrophe.
He saw not far from Liuli Island, a giant fishbone lay among many human corpses. In the center of the fishbone, a huge Liuli Treasure Pearl shone under the sunlight.
He saw in the hidden corners of Misthaven Ocean, some immortal cultivators who he had thought were extinct were still surviving.
He saw many secrets that were usually hidden in Misthaven Ocean, only revealed in such an apocalypse.
However, all of these were irrelevant to him now.
He had no greed in his heart.
He quickly withdrew his consciousness, used the Ocean Pearl to attract the residual water vapor between heaven and earth in the Misthaven Ocean, and concentrated it above Taian Island.
Therefore, the surviving humans on Taian Island saw the gradually forming dark clouds in the sky.
“Boom!”
With the heavy rain pouring down, people wept for joy.
They hugged each other, rolling around in the rain.
The heavy rain lasted for half an hour.
The clouds above Taian Island still faintly linger, not completely dissipating.
This is a phenomenon controlled by Li Fan. Every half month, he naturally draws vapor from the Ocean Pearl, bringing rain to Taian Island.
This ensures the survival of the mortals on the island.
Having done all of this, Li Fan quietly looks at the sky.
The reason he doesn’t lust after the many hidden treasures in the Misthaven Ocean is not that he, Li Fan, has suddenly become extraordinarily holy, but because he has found something even more worth pursuing.
An opportunity to connect with the Will of Heaven and Earth.
The ideal state of Techniques in the theory of “The Golden Seal of the Jade Realm of a Thousand Mechanisms” is to sense and refine the Qi of Heaven and Earth.
The Qi of Heaven and Earth, as an external manifestation of the Will of Heaven and Earth, is vast and unparalleled.
If an ordinary cultivator were to get in touch with it, and be slightly careless, it would be like Li Fan was before, with his lifespan rapidly diminishing.
Even losing one’s will and becoming a puppet of the Heavenly Dao is nothing out of the ordinary.
But now, Li Fan has this rare opportunity, to get in touch with the Will of Heaven and Earth, while still retaining his own consciousness.
Because now, he is not just an ordinary Energy Refining Cultivator.
Part of his consciousness is already connected with the Ocean Pearl.
If a cultivator were to try to fathom Heaven and Earth, it would be looking for death.
However, if he uses the Ocean to fathom Heaven and Earth, there might be a way to survive.
Excitement stirs in Li Fan’s heart.
This is truly seeking Dao in the morning and being prepared to die in the evening!
He transforms into the Vast Ocean, quietly observes this Heaven and Earth, feels the various energies flowing between Heaven and Earth, and feels the Will of Heaven and Earth.
One year, two years…
The passage of time is no longer important to Li Fan.
The more he gazes at the sky, the deeper his understanding becomes.
His previous concepts have been overturned one by one.
He thought, the killing intent of Heaven and Earth in the Misthaven Ocean had gradually disappeared.
But now he realizes, the killing intent of Heaven and Earth has never diminished, it still exists.
What Li Fan had previously sensed, that violent, killing intent, was not from the Heavenly Dao itself.
The killing intent of Heaven and Earth shouldn’t be detected by a mortal cultivator.
It wouldn’t be so violent, so angry, so emotional.
It is just pure will, pure law.
It is the harsh indifference of nature, viewing all creatures as insignificant.
Its destruction of you has nothing to do with you.
Under the Heavenly Dao, all are ants.
Mortals, cultivators, the Ocean…
They are all the same in its eyes.
Cultivators seize the sky and the earth, thus the Heavenly Dao naturally has killing intent.
However, Heavenly Dao won’t directly take action, because cultivators are also part of the Heavenly Dao itself.
There are corresponding laws manifesting in response to the killing intent of Heaven and Earth.
And like…
What Li Fan sees at this moment.
In the sky of the Misthaven Ocean, a transparent, crimson figure coldly watches below.
In its hand, a tiny ember leaps about continually.
Seething the Misthaven Ocean.
Feeling Li Fan’s gaze, the crimson figure turns its head.
Meeting Li Fan’s eyes.
The seawater in the Ocean Pearl boils in an instant.
Fortunately, it only looked at him for a moment before recalling its gaze.
Only then was Li Fan’s consciousness preserved.
Because it looked at Li Fan, Li Fan also came to understand its identity.
Essence of Heaven and Earth: Flame!
