Earth Vein’s power continued to surge, gradually stabilizing.
He Zhenghao began to peer into Mountain River's Law.
Li Fan noticed that the surrounding seawater, which should have been still, was now slowly flowing.
From the highest point of the seabed, it traveled downward.
Each time it plunged over a fault line thousands of meters deep, it formed a unique underwater waterfall, and its momentum and speed transformed qualitatively.
After passing through the three major faults, the gentle undercurrent had become a roaring, rushing undersea river. It swept through the undersea mountain range, howling as it passed.
Compared to the earth vein's heartbeat, it sounded like heavy, labored breathing.
As the river surged, winding through the layered mountains, wisps of azure-blue energy were drawn in and absorbed by the array diagram.
Mountain River's Law... A sharp glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
Earth Vein and Mountain River complemented each other.
The sounds of heartbeat and breathing echoed in his ears.
The sense of "liveliness" emanating from the Three Undersea Faults below grew increasingly pronounced.
As azure-blue and earthen-yellow lights emerged one after another across this part of the seabed, some cultivators came to investigate.
Most recognized that a cultivator was undergoing a Golden Core breakthrough.
Li Fan quickly announced his identity as a Myriad Immortals Alliance array maintenance technician.
Seeing that there was someone standing guard, and that he was a member of the Alliance's official system, these cultivators dismissed their thoughts and chose to make a detour.
Some with ill intent continued to lurk around stubbornly. But they were mostly no-name rogue cultivators, all below the Golden Core realm.
Li Fan showed no mercy, activating his Insect Binding divine ability to capture them and fling them far away.
Thus, three days passed.
The spectacular commotion slowly began to recede.
The heartbeat grew softer. The breathing grew lighter. Earth Veins’ power and Mountain River’s power gradually turned inward.
The sense of liveliness also slowly faded, returning the area to the appearance of a normal seabed.
Yet, Li Fan could clearly sense that this was concealment, not disappearance.
An obscure, indescribable energy veiled all the strange phenomena, making them difficult to detect.
If Li Fan hadn't witnessed the entire process from beginning to end, and observed it meticulously from the perspective of heaven and earth, he likely wouldn't have been able to perceive this change.
Li Fan gazed upon the abyss below.
It was like staring directly at an ancient, ferocious beast poised to devour its prey at any moment. An ineffable stirring of fear rose within him at irregular intervals.
Hidden Abyss's Law... Marvelous! The three laws are complete. It seems Fellow Daoist He is not far from condensing his core! Li Fan thought to himself.
The seabed returned to its former silence.
Another seven days passed, yet He Zhenghao still had not succeeded in forming his core.
The fluctuations of the Laws of Earth Vein, Mountain River, and Hidden Abyss had all ceased.
By all reasoning, core formation should be possible now, but He Zhenghao remained unmoving.
It did not seem like the attempt had failed. Rather, it felt like he was waiting for something.