Like ink, they spread and diffused within the blue light.
But Li Fan frowned slightly, for these jet black strands, representing Heaven-Scorning’s Law, could not persist for long.
It held out for only a moment within the blue light before dissipating entirely.
Having read many accounts of cultivators undergoing core formation, Li Fan immediately understood the reason.
This was because Heaven-Scorning’s Law had no foundation within Li Fan's body.
Like water without a source or a tree without roots, it could only flash into being briefly, unable to endure.
Hanhai’s Law, anchored by the Dao Foundation Deepsea Pearl, naturally had an endless supply of nourishment.
This was also why cultivators forming their cores often could not master multiple laws simultaneously.
Without a suitable Dao Foundation as a root, coalescing laws to form a core was exceedingly difficult.
Li Fan tried for a long time, but the rate at which he could coalesce Heaven-Scorning’s Law simply could not keep up with its rate of dissipation.
After pondering for a moment, Li Fan temporarily gave up his attempts.
Instead, he contemplated the scene of Zhang Haobo forming his core.
A black phantom of sword intent, magnified countless times, towered between heaven and earth.
Azure wind blew down from the sword's tip, entering the blade from above.
Blue water flowed up from the sword's hilt, entering the blade from below.
Azure, blue, and black intermingled as the sword's form slowly solidified.
Li Fan's eyes brightened slightly, lost in thought.
Zhang Haobo used the Laws of Water and Wind that inherently exist between heaven and earth, combined with the Heaven-Scorning Sword Intent, to form his core.
The laws of heaven and earth are boundless and inexhaustible. Naturally, there's no worry about dissipation.
This is likely why many cultivators travel the world to personally comprehend and absorb the laws of heaven and earth when forming their cores.
But I cannot follow this path.
Whether Heaven-Scorning’s Law, Hanhai’s Law, or Ink Death’s Law, each is more dangerous than the last.
Going to observe them in person is suicide. I’d likely die before my core forms.
Fortunately, I have Return to Truth.
With a thought, the Foundation Establishment Curio instantly transformed into Heaven-Scorning Sword Intent.
The blue Hanhai’s Law, which had formed a cohesive mass, instantly lost its roots and began to dissipate.
Yet it had already developed its own momentum, so the rate of dissipation slowed considerably.
This gave Li Fan enough time to coalesce Heaven-Scorning’s Law.
The darkness of the black colour deepened.
Layer upon layer of dark shackles seemed to wrap around the blue water sphere.
Time flowed slowly.
Once the rudimentary form of Heaven-Scorning’s Law was established, Li Fan immediately switched his Foundation Establishment Curio back to the Deepsea Pearl.
The blue Hanhai’s Law resumed its dominance.
Repeating this process again and again, the silhouette of a Golden Core centered around Return to Truth slowly began to manifest within Li Fan's dantian.