Naturally, its effectiveness depended on how much control the opponent had over their own artifacts.
Situations like this, where complete domination was achieved with such ease, were exceedingly rare.
There was only one explanation: these five hadn’t even performed the most basic refinement rituals.
It was as though they had picked the artifacts up off the ground and begun using them directly, lacking even the most fundamental understanding of cultivation tools.
The sudden betrayal of their own artifacts caught the five completely off guard. Cries of alarm rang out as they scrambled to defend themselves, panic throwing them into disarray.
Their skills were truly mediocre. In their confusion, each of them sustained injuires.
Naturally, Li Fan seized this opportunity. Maintaining control over the five artifacts, he launched a relentless barrage of attacks.
Fighting one against five, he suppressed them entirely, leaving them no chance to mount a counteroffensive.
Just as victory was gradually coming within reach, the leader of the group finally lost his patience.
“Useless trash!” he roared.
With a sharp gesture, he summoned a flying sword that radiated chilling light. Infused with overwhelming Golden Core-level power, it streaked toward Li Fan like a bolt of lightning.
Li Fan focused his consciousness, attempting to seize control of the sword.
It wavered for only an instant, then pierced straight through his body.
The gap between cultivation realms is simply too vast. No secret technique can bridge it.
The surrounding world froze, then shattered piece by piece.
As though bursting from the depths back to the surface, Li Fan returned to the real world.
On Return to Truth’s panel, the remaining uses of Eternal Remnant Will had dropped to two.
When he tried to recall the contents of the Embodiment Transformation Technique, it was as futile as grasping the moon’s reflection in water. Yet all of his personal experiences remained vividly clear.
After a moment of contemplation, Li Fan did not immediately attempt another run.
Instead, after erasing all traces at the sea floor, he restored his original appearance and quietly returned to Myriad Immortals Island.
There are two possible ways to break this deadlock.
The first is to find a way to treat Tian Yang’s debilitating illness. In the early stages, I should involve myself directly in the unfolding events. With enough variables, perhaps a different outcome will emerge.
The second is to reach the Golden Core realm during the period following the consumption of the Taishang Foundation Forging Pill.
If I can defeat those seven people, I should be able to unlock the subsequent developments.
No need to rush.
First, I need to determine what exactly happened to Tian Yang.
Without delay, Li Fan began searching through the Tianxuan Mirror using key terms.
Weakness. Lethargy. A body that never grows.
Moments later, dozens of results appeared.
A fetus forcibly expelled by a female cultivator before fully developing...
Congenital weakness of the constitution. Insufficient prenatal essential qi...
Requires treatment with potent elixirs capable of replenishing prenatal essential qi.