Under normal circumstances, an ordinary cultivator's divine ability would be unable to withstand the enhancement brought about by comprehending the Dao at such an astonishing speed.

For them, "Hearing the Dao in the Morning, one may die without regret in the evening" was their destined fate.

But at this moment, the Returning Ruins Realm was under Li Fan's complete control.

Life and death were no longer decided by Heaven, but by Li Fan!

A mysterious and unfathomable power descended, carving and strengthening the divine soul in Li Fan's palm.

The point of light became increasingly crystalline and brilliant. The aura emanating from it also became more and more astonishing.

Unlike everyone else present, Li Fan could see a string of numbers floating above the divine soul light in his palm.

It was precisely one of the formations of the Primordial Mystic Spirit Grand Formation, [Astral Mechanism, All Spirits Return to Numbers], which was quantifying the degree of enhancement of the divine soul.

The number rapidly climbed from 23, and only after reaching 80 did its rate of growth begin to slow.

"Without the [Infinite] attribute of immortal spiritual power, even with the many phantoms of Xuanhuang Realm power within my body, it is not enough for me to use the [Desolate Fall, Flowers Bloom in an Empty Room] formation without restraint. But there is no problem using All Spirits Return to Numbers."

"Still, to be approaching the Longevity Immortal realm and only barely reaching a strength of 90..."

Li Fan could not help but glance at the top of his own head.

"9999."

A hundred times the strength of the Longevity Immortal realm.

Yet this was not Li Fan's actual combat strength. It was merely the maximum strength that the All Spirits Return to Numbers formation could quantify.

"If a True Immortal descended into the formation, I am afraid it could only temporarily be represented by a row of question marks."

The Heaven-Communing Grand Formation combined with the All Spirits Return to Numbers formation could use numerical values to measure the strength of cultivators within an illusion. It could even transmit comprehension of the Great Dao to cultivators in the form of "experience points."

This would make it possible for large numbers of Longevity Immortal realm combatants to be born within the Dreamland Paradise.

The difference between the Dreamland Paradise and an illusion was that an illusion could be freely fabricated and distorted at little cost. However, it was almost impossible for things within an illusion to descend into the real world.

The Dreamland Paradise, on the other hand, was built upon reality. As long as sufficient energy was provided, everything within the dream could rapidly manifest in the real world.

"Let us set aside the True Immortal level for now. If I forcibly connect it to the power of the Infinite Star Sea, then in a single night, countless combatants at the Longevity Immortal realm and below could be summoned into reality."

"It is already extremely close to the Fallen Immortal Realm."

Within the Fallen Immortal Realm existed countless worlds that were almost indistinguishable from reality, yet also seemed like illusions. Among them were many cultivators of the Longevity Immortal realm.

Since objects from the Fallen Immortal Realm could be brought into reality, then theoretically, cultivators from the Fallen Immortal Realm should be able to do so as well.

Yet throughout history, only the consciousnesses of cultivators from the Xuanhuang Realm had traveled to the Fallen Immortal Realm. There had never been any reports of cultivators from the Fallen Immortal Realm breaking through the barrier between reality and illusion and descending into the Xuanhuang Realm.

Li Fan believed this should be a restriction imposed by the True Immortal who had originally created the Fallen Immortal Realm.

"If someone were to achieve the True Immortal realm within the Fallen Immortal Realm, perhaps they could cross this restriction."

"Unfortunately, that is almost impossible."

Li Fan, who had gone through countless hardships just to prove the Half-Immortal Dao, naturally understood how difficult this was. At the very least, over the next several thousand years, such a figure would not appear within the Xuanhuang Fallen Immortal Realm.

The Fallen Immortal Realm formed from the lingering thoughts of a True Immortal, the Dark Sea formed from the corpse of a True Immortal, and the will to survive of a True Immortal sleeping deep within the Dark Sea all still held tremendous significance for Li Fan.

After all, perhaps the opportunity to undergo another transformation and achieve the True Immortal realm was hidden within them.

Although achieving the True Immortal realm might attract pursuit from forces beyond the High Wall, Li Fan could not shrink back and abandon his path forward because of this.

Moreover, he had the assistance of [Truth].

At worst, he could first prove himself a True Immortal and personally experience what the True Immortal realm was truly like. If the situation was indeed critical and the circumstances of True Immortals were perilous, he could simply return to his Half-Immortal anchor point and begin again.

As Li Fan pondered, the divine soul in his palm, judging purely by strength, was already no weaker than Zhao Ruoxi.

Such an astonishing method naturally left everyone present deeply convinced.

Carefree, however, was somewhat worried. She asked softly, "If so many powerful beings suddenly appear within the Dreamland Paradise, I am afraid I will be unable to maintain it..."

Before she could finish, Li Fan interrupted her.

"Do not worry. With my assistance, I will naturally ensure that the Dreamland Paradise remains safe and sound."

Carefree's heart sank.

She knew that from now on, the authority over the Dreamland Paradise would probably no longer belong to her.

But she also understood that this might likewise be an enormous opportunity for her.

Her strength was closely connected to the scale of the Dreamland Paradise. Even if control were forcibly transferred, the Paradise would inevitably continue to expand under the management of a True Immortal, and it would certainly return tremendous benefits to her.

As her thoughts stirred, Carefree could only silently thank Senior True Immortal for his grace.

...

The transformation of Carefree's Dreamland Paradise was absolutely a colossal undertaking.

Most importantly, the safety of the billions upon billions of living beings already residing within the Paradise had to be ensured.

Under Li Fan's orders, Emperor Sanmo and several other Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereigns of the Five Elders Association entered different regions of the Dreamland Paradise respectively to oversee the integration of the formations.

As for Carefree, she opened her mind completely and allowed Li Fan to manipulate it as he pleased.

Following the Ink Death Dao Annihilation Aspect that had been implanted earlier and had already seeped silently into every corner of the Dreamland Paradise, Li Fan connected the power of the combined [Heaven Connecting, The Grand Dao Is Like Me] and [Astral Mechanism, All Spirits Return to Numbers] formation into the dream.

Using several Longevity Immortal cultivators as nodes, the formation's power soon took root completely within the Paradise.

The Dissociation Disc's immortal spiritual power slowly seeped through. Through the parasitic formation, it began transforming the Dreamland Paradise.

With every portion transformed, Li Fan's authority over the Dreamland Paradise increased.

Although Carefree Heavenly Sovereign was the original creator of the Paradise, she could now do nothing about the transfer of her creation.

She could even vaguely sense that she was still able to obtain benefits through her faint connection with the Paradise because Senior True Immortal had shown mercy and had not completely severed this connection.

How could Carefree know that the reason Li Fan had retained her connection with the Paradise was actually because he intended to use her as a scapegoat at a critical moment?

After all, exploring beyond the High Wall in this life might attract the attention of some peerless existence, who could follow the Dreamland Paradise and come looking for him.

With Carefree as the nominal owner on the surface, the brief buffer of time this provided would allow Li Fan to escape calmly instead of being forced into such a sorry state.

The process of taking over the Dreamland Paradise seemed to be proceeding extremely smoothly.

Through the Dissociation Disc's perception, Li Fan could see a layer of illusory light bands resembling a thin veil floating within the Darkest Star Sea.

It intertwined with reality without overlapping it.

From time to time, wisps of light were drawn from reality and flew toward the Dreamland Paradise. Within the light bands, a new thread would immediately emerge.

That was a new dream taking shape.

Seated within Xuanhuang, Li Fan's consciousness traveled rapidly with the aid of the Dreamland Paradise.

It was even several times faster than the escape technique of the Wooden Sword phantom.

In an instant, he arrived at the edge of the Star Sea, beneath the High Wall.

It was completely different from the formless and intangible scene visible through normal perception.

What Li Fan saw now was actually a dim, curved boundary line dividing the space inside and outside the High Wall.

The boundary line still gave him an insurmountable feeling.

But now that it had taken on a tangible form, crossing the High Wall no longer seemed impossible.

"So this is the High Wall's restriction. It is relatively weak against consciousness."

"No wonder the Five Elders Association members are so determined to use Carefree's Paradise to escape beyond the High Wall."

Li Fan observed it from close range. After a long while, a sudden sense of unease welled up within him.

Previously, whenever he probed the High Wall in reality, he would be subjected to the pressure of the High Wall. More importantly, comprehending the principles of the High Wall carried the characteristic of "once lost, lost forever."

Yet in the Dream Paradise, this characteristic did not exist.

Li Fan pondered deeply, remaining motionless for a long time.

As he gazed at the dim line not far away, an inexplicable thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

"Perhaps it is because only thoughts exist within the Dreamland Paradise, and they are not complete."

"The High Wall is like a mirror, reflecting oneself."

"The state in which one observes the High Wall determines what one sees and perceives."

Li Fan then recalled how a mere High Wall could completely block the probing of existences such as the Darkened Heavenly Doctor and Evil Su Bai.

"The realm of the High Wall is also a one-way mirror."

As he gazed at it, Li Fan suppressed his growing impulse to cross the High Wall within the Dreamland Paradise.

Based on Mo Rubin and the Heavenly Doctor's previous comprehension of the High Wall in reality, Li Fan had already vaguely guessed that the High Wall might be like a Dragon Gate.

Although to the living beings within the wall, it was an insurmountable natural barrier, to those capable of crossing it, it likewise represented tremendous benefits.

With a thought, he crossed thousands of mountains and rivers in an instant and returned to the Xuanhuang Realm.

The transformation of the Dreamland Paradise had already been initially completed.

Next, it was time to open more access points.

Previously, because of Carefree's own limitations in strength, as well as the deterrence provided by the existence of the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor, only living beings residing in a small portion of the territories under the Five Elders Association could enter the Dreamland Paradise.

But now, under Li Fan's instructions, the illusory band of light floating above the Xuanhuang Realm radiated thousands upon thousands of tendrils of light.

They spread throughout the entire Xuanhuang Realm, as well as several affiliated small worlds and Cave Heavens.

The illusory light and shadows flickered in and out of existence. At this moment, countless living beings were drawn into dreams.

As they fell asleep, their physical bodies in reality were immediately swallowed by the Dreamland Paradise and temporarily stored there.

What moved about within the Paradise were entirely new bodies of consciousness, fabricated and created according to their souls.

There were quite a few cultivators among them, but compared with the enormous number of mortals, their numbers were insignificant.

Compared with before, the greatest change in the updated Dreamland Paradise was that every region now had a gigantic city floating in the sky. It was an enhanced version of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance Heavenly City. Training, resting, trading, and many other functions were all available. One could even actively choose a dream region.

New arrivals found themselves dazzled by everything before their eyes.

For the old players of the Dreamland Paradise, the greatest surprise of this update was that there was no longer any penalty for death. No matter how many times they died within the dream world, they would respawn in the "main city."

Moreover, compared with the cultivation method of the past, which was the same as in reality, the dream world now contained "Dao Comprehension Points."

By completing dream quests and using various other methods, one could obtain Dao Comprehension Points. Using these points, one could directly increase one's cultivation and realm.

The speed at which cultivators could now grow was completely incomparable to the past.

Furthermore, according to the announcement, a batch of entirely new dream worlds would soon be opened. Those who obtained gains first could even receive additional rewards.

...

With the injection of so many new elements, the Dreamland Paradise presented a flourishing scene.

In reality, however, Carefree Heavenly Sovereign was not doing nearly as well.

Even with Li Fan's transformation of the dream world, which expanded its capacity by nearly a hundredfold in an instant, it was still an enormous burden that Carefree could hardly endure.

If not for the protection of the Xuanhuang Realm's phantom bestowed upon her by Li Fan, Carefree would probably have been crushed beneath the weight of her own creations in an instant.

Now, in order to keep her mind from scattering, Carefree had already reverted to an infant state and fallen into deep slumber.

Only her tightly furrowed brows and the occasional sound of her cries revealed her suffering.

Everything has its advantages and disadvantages.

If Carefree bore the vast majority of the hardship of opening up the dream world, then Li Fan enjoyed almost all of its benefits.

As the true master of the Dreamland Paradise, Li Fan was able to observe such a vast number of living beings from close range.

Their every action, their joys and sorrows, and every fluctuation of their emotions.

Li Fan could perceive all of it with extraordinary clarity.

He gradually developed a deeper understanding of living beings known as "humans."

If, previously, because of the [Truth] reincarnations carried out with a single thought, all living beings in the world had gradually become meaningless symbols and designations in Li Fan's eyes.

Then now, through his close observation within the Dreamland Paradise, these "symbols" in Li Fan's eyes had once again become vivid and lifelike.

They were still symbols, but they had become much more distinct.

Li Fan realized that this more concrete and practical understanding was of tremendous help to his comprehension of the [Transformation Between Truth and Falsehood].

Ultimately, if one wished to turn the false into the true, or transform the true into the false, one first needed to possess a complete understanding of the essence of things.

Although Li Fan could rely on the great power of [Truth] to successfully perform the Transformation Between Truth and Falsey without satisfying this prerequisite.

Yet if Li Fan himself could comprehend the essence of things, perhaps the effort "saved" through [Truth] could help him accomplish even more.

With this thought in mind, Li Fan divided his consciousness into countless thoughts and immersed his mind within the Dreamland Paradise.

Exploring beyond the High Wall was not something that could be accomplished in a day or two. Given the Xuanhuang Realm's current strength, it still needed to accumulate strength for some time.

The countdown to the arrival of the World Annihilation Calamity steadily ticked downward.

In the blink of an eye, ten years passed.

The existence of these two things, the absence of death and Dao Comprehension Points, allowed the cultivators within the Dreamland Paradise to increase their strength at an extremely terrifying rate.

In just ten short years, the Paradise had approached collapse more than thirty times.

Li Fan personally intervened several times before barely managing to maintain the stability of the dream world.

After dozens of iterations, the Dreamland Paradise of today had completely filled the space within the High Wall.

Some of its vanguard tendrils had even already broken through the High Wall.

Although this was only on the level of consciousness, the stark difference between inside and outside the High Wall still greatly surprised Li Fan.

Simply put, within the dream world outside the High Wall, the "Dao Comprehension Points" that the Heaven-Communing Grand Formation could draw upon were generally more than five or six times those within the High Wall!

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