The strength of Lord Hill Guardian was truly awe inspiring.

However, Li Fan did not care much about the restriction that Qing Yin had mentioned, the one that would naturally arise upon obtaining Lord Hill Guardian's inheritance.

For one thing, although Lord Hill Guardian seemed to be the strongest existence known at present, Li Fan still did not believe that He could be stronger than [Truth].

For another, the one who had obtained and cultivated the [Hill Guardian's Miscellaneous Notes] was Li Buren. If things really came to that, he could simply use Li Buren to repay the debt. After all, he, Li Fan, had nothing to do with him.

"There are still some points of doubt in the recording Qing Yin left behind."

"For example, why did Qing Yin deliberately leave this record in the experimental site? That final glance he directed toward the viewer was clearly intentional."

"Sun Piaomiao, the True Immortal who was once responsible for guarding the Xuanhuang Realm in the lower realm, still did not understand the exact relationship with this so called [Lanke Dao Field]..."

Far too many secrets had completely lost the opportunity for verification with the arrival of Dao Annihilation and the destruction of the Immortal Realm. Li Fan had no intention of investigating everything to the very end.

"Although I cannot uncover all the secrets of the High Wall, after obtaining Lord Hill Guardian's inheritance and Qing Yin's recognition, my 'authority' within this experimental site is much higher than that of an ordinary visitor."

As Qing Yin's image dissipated, Li Buren once again stood in the center of the circular hall, silently comprehending.

The various objects that had originally shown no reaction toward him now seemed to have become somewhat tangible and manipulable.

Apart from the humanoid puppet that could summon the historical recordings of the experimental site, the object that Li Buren discovered had the strongest resonance with him was a dark red solid wood taishi chair 's chair.

Li Buren gently stroked it, sensing the faint aura of Lord Hill Guardian within.

"Lord Hill Guardian seems to have sat on this chair before."

Li Buren also tried sitting upright upon it.

Boom!

The scene before his eyes suddenly changed. In a daze, he seemed to leave the circular hall at the core of the experimental site, drifting out into the countless monitored star seas.

With a single leap, he arrived beyond the experimental site!

Li Buren saw a familiar starry sky.

It was precisely the narrow Annihilation Land beyond the Shuo Star Sea. From here, he could even faintly glimpse the many flourishing stars within the Shuo Star Sea in the distance.

As his field of vision drew closer, it could also focus on a single point, allowing him to observe in great detail the Mystic Coffin that remained quietly suspended in the starry sky, as well as those newly ascended Immortal Hunters who had fallen into the Dreamland Paradise.

Because he had previously used his own perspective to carefully observe the Mystic Coffin of World Traversal, Li Buren instantly noticed the difference when examining it from this other perspective.

The first feeling that arose was one of discomfort and regret.

It was like a creation that should have been flawless, yet happened to possess a single blemish.

"This is the trace of damage I caused to the Mystic Coffin of World Traversal with the [Truth and Falsehood] divine ability. Even I cannot see it clearly myself, yet from this perspective, this imperfection is revealed in the smallest detail..."

Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Li Buren continued examining the Mystic Coffin.

The surrounding starry sky and the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth seemed to transform into undulating waves.

Amid this vast and boundless ocean, the Mystic Coffin of World Traversal was like a small boat.

Although it could not avoid being swept along by the waves, it could still safely cross the endless storms and tides.

If it were not for that imperfection.

"With the imperfection I caused, it is like adding a crack to the hull of the boat."

"Seawater slowly seeps through the fissure. If it still tries to cross the sea in this state, its ultimate fate will inevitably be to sink to the bottom."

His gaze seemed to leap across the river of time and see the future.

This was not a result of deduction. Rather, the scene simply appeared directly before Li Buren's eyes.

"This feeling..."

"Is this what a truly powerful existence sees every day?"

At this moment, Li Buren finally understood.

What he was seeing now should be a perspective based upon the High Wall itself.

Even though there were restrictions and formations left behind by other True Immortals, the fundamental core of the High Wall was still the five phantom images that Lord Hill Guardian had left behind to carry the Dao.

Through the obscure connection between the wooden chair on which Lord Hill Guardian had once sat and the five phantom images, one could borrow a portion of their power to a certain extent.

They could withstand the Dao Annihilation Calamity and conceal themselves from the gaze of the Nameless.

The value of the phantom projection left behind by Lord Hill Guardian needed no further explanation.

By borrowing their might, Li Buren not only saw the imperfection of the Mystic Coffin at a glance, he also faintly saw the principle behind how the Mystic Coffin could cross the world.

Just as Li Fan had previously speculated.

This small boat, which seemed capable of crossing an endless ocean, was actually made from rather ordinary materials.

Yet it seemed to have been formed from countless overlapping shadows.

With every additional layer of overlapping shadows, its stability increased by another degree.

With layer upon layer accumulating, it became increasingly capable of ignoring the wind and waves.

"This... should be based on the same principle as Darkened Heaven Doctor and Evil Su Bai hunting down their other possible selves, right?"

Li Buren gazed somewhat intoxicated at the countless overlapping shadows upon the Mystic Coffin, his vision seeming to follow them toward the other possibilities.

Yet precisely because of the imperfection he had previously caused, the Mystic Coffin before him was now gradually deviating from these overlapping shadows.

Originally, the deviation had merely been so slight that it could almost be ignored.

But Li Buren saw that, as if swaying amid the wind and waves created by external forces, the difference was continuously growing with the passage of time.

His probing gaze was also distorted and obstructed by it.

He could not truly see into the other possibilities.

There was not even the slightest trace of light or shadow.

Li Buren secretly sighed at the missed opportunity.

"If the Mystic Coffin of World Traversal were completely intact, perhaps I really could see the path leading toward the other possibilities?"

Compared with the Mystic Coffin itself, the method used to seal the Mystic Coffin of World Traversal appeared rather crude.

It was like several rough ropes being haphazardly tied around a flawless white wall.

It was indeed sturdy.

But with the aid of the High Wall, or rather, the gaze of the phantom projections of Lord Hill Guardian carrying the Dao, Li Buren could still easily see the key to untying the knots.

"So upon reaching Lord Hill Guardian's realm, all laws become interconnected. No matter what divine ability, cultivation art, or method you use, I stand above you and can naturally see through it at a glance."

Li Buren was intoxicated by this feeling for a moment.

Suddenly, an idea surfaced in his mind.

"I wonder if, apart from 'seeing', I can also invoke more of the power contained within Lord Hill Guardian's phantom images?"

Once the thought arose, it could no longer be suppressed.

Li Buren desperately recalled the surviving contents of the [Hill Guardian's Miscellaneous Notes], while sensing the aura of Lord Hill Guardian remaining within the taishi chair 's chair beneath him.

It was as if he once again saw the solitary figure of Lord Hill Guardian gazing toward the sea, standing alone throughout the ages.

In this instant, Li Buren seemed to have returned once again to the core of the High Wall, where the five phantom projection resided.

Standing at the center of the phantom projections, he was being watched by all of them.

Li Buren felt an immense pressure.

This time, he was not receiving an inheritance, so the phantom projections seemed to provide no active protection.

It was as though he were directly facing the mountains and seas, and Lord Hill Guardian who stood above those mountains and seas.

Li Buren felt as though his body itself were about to be pressed completely into the taishi chair 's chair beneath him.

And it was not merely on the physical level.

It was also on the level of his spirit.

Having keenly sensed that the five Dao rings surrounding the phantom projection of Lord Hill Guardian seemed to have drawn slightly closer to him, Li Buren decisively sprang up from the taishi chair 's chair.

It was like falling from the clouds back into the mortal world, as his boundless field of vision was once again compressed into the tiny space before him.

For a moment, Li Buren found it difficult to adapt.

Fortunately, his subjective will was not particularly strong, and he quickly adjusted.

"I really can borrow the power of the phantom."

"However, the phantom is primarily used to bear the Dao Annihilation. I cannot borrow too much of its power. Moreover, it is a double-edged sword."

"The gap between me and the phantom of Lord Hill Guardian is simply too great. Even though Lord Hill Guardian bears no ill will toward me, using it recklessly will inevitably result in being assimilated by it."

This was the conclusion Li Buren had reached after his analysis.

At Li Fan's main body, however, the delight in his heart far surpassed that of Li Buren.

"After escaping the Darkest Star Sea and encountering existences such as the Dao Net, the Immortal Hunters, and the Nameless True Immortal, I have always been walking on thin ice. At every turn, I have acted cautiously, constantly guarding against the possibility that these great beings might follow their connections and find their way to the Xuanhuang Realm."

"But now..."

Li Fan's main body suddenly rose to his feet and looked toward the High Wall, unable to contain his joy.

Just now, his main body had not sensed the slightest trace of the assimilation that Li Buren had perceived.

In other words, whatever consequences using Lord Hill Guardian's phantom might bring, they would not spread to him.

"Lord Hill Guardian was able to withstand the overwhelming Dao Annihilation Calamity alone. Even the Immortal Emperor who governed the Immortal Realm would perform the rites of a junior upon seeing him..."

"The phantom he left behind should absolutely not be something an ordinary True Immortal could contend with."

"The more of the phantom's power I can invoke, the stronger I will become."

"In other words, in the region near this High Wall, even if the Nameless One came in person, I probably would not fear him!"

Li Fan had not been this excited in a very long time.

With [Truth], all the treasures in the world seemed to have lost much of their value to him.

In theory, as long as he wished, no matter how precious or rare an object was, he could turn it into an infinite quantity.

But the phantom of Lord Hill Guardian was not valuable because of its quantity.

Rather, like [Truth], its very existence was its greatest value!

It was like finding an heaven-defying item in a game. Li Fan could hardly wait to put it to the test.

His gaze turned toward the Mystic Coffin of World Traversal, which was quietly floating beyond the High Wall.

"You two have rested long enough."

"Let us trouble you to try it out and see exactly what the phantom of Lord Hill Guardian is capable of!"

Invoking the phantom of Lord Hill Guardian would indeed bring tremendous negative effects.

If too much of its power were invoked, it could even cause the Dao Annihilation Calamity to descend ahead of schedule.

But none of this fell within Li Fan's considerations anymore!

After receiving Li Fan's command, Li Buren rested briefly before once again sitting down on the taishi chair chair.

At the same time, 'Ma Tiande,' who had originally been sleeping in the Annihilation Land, suddenly opened his eyes.

The gaze of Lord Hill Guardian's phantom slowly merged with what this body could see.

The Mystic Coffin of World Traversal, which had originally been flawless and completely impossible to open, now suddenly seemed as if it could be broken with ease.

Ma Tiande revealed a meaningful smile and gently slashed toward the "knot" within his field of vision.

The knot formed from countless entangled strands was effortlessly untied just like that.

Amid a dull rumble, the coffin lid shifted open.

Qian Ruochang and Devoid Immortal inside the coffin were clearly stunned by this sudden turn of events.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, they unleashed the full potential of their bodies, attempting to escape from the coffin.

The moment they leapt out of the Mystic Coffin, Li Fan finally saw their true appearances clearly.

First, Qian Ruochang.

From an ordinary perspective, he appeared to be a burly, muscular man wielding a gigantic pillar, imposing and ferocious.

But within the field of vision provided by Lord Hill Guardian's phantom, Qian Ruochang could not be considered a 'human' at all.

He was a mass of cloud-like energy.

Or perhaps, a conglomeration of the Great Dao.

Just like the silver skeleton that Li Fan had previously glimpsed, which made Qian Ruochang seem extremely similar to the Dao Net, Qian Ruochang's entire body was directly formed from countless strands of the Great Dao, gathered together and manifested.

Only at the very core controlling Qian Ruochang's body was there a divine soul belonging to an ordinary human.

It was as if a miniature Dao Net had been constructed around the human divine soul.

"No wonder Qian Ruochang always gave me a strange feeling."

"What is this supposed to be? The Great Dao incarnate? Or a Dao Net battle armor?"

Qian Ruochang's method could indeed allow a mortal body to wield the power of the Great Dao, making him difficult for even True Immortals beneath the Nameless realm to contend with.

But its drawbacks were equally obvious.

Without connecting to the Infinite Ocean, and without truly linking to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, every bit of power consumed could not be replenished. Even though the miniature Dao Net could be said to possess boundless might, it could not be maintained for long.

More importantly, the divine soul wrapped within the miniature Dao Net was constantly being constricted by the Dao Strings.

It was as though it were being cut apart by a thousand blades. The extent of its suffering could easily be imagined.

This was not something that could simply be endured through sheer strength of will.

Under such immense pressure, the divine soul being severed into countless fragments was inevitable.

A powerful divine soul and steadfast will could only slow this process.

"Even if he possessed a divine ability similar to my Limitless Fullness and Emptiness, it would still be useless."

"Based on the current strength of Qian Ruochang's divine soul, he can last at most another three hundred years."

"For a mortal, that would be considered a long life. For someone at the True Immortal realm, however, it is far too short."

Li Fan turned his gaze toward Devoid Immortal.

He was reputed to have severed all connections with everything in the world.

But from Li Fan's current perspective, that was far from the truth.

If every person in the world was a projection of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth from a certain perspective, rich and multidimensional, then this Devoid Immortal had done his utmost to whittle himself down into a 'thin bamboo stalk,' minimizing his intersections with the Great Dao.

Indeed, it seemed that he had severed himself from all other things in Heaven and Earth.

But in essence, this had little to do with "Devoid."

It was somewhat closer to the Dao of "Independence" and "Solitude."

"This immortal's cultivation, taken to its ultimate end, is not that mysterious Dao of Devoid. Rather, he transforms himself into one of the laws of Heaven and Earth, becoming a part of the Great Dao while remaining independent of Heaven and Earth."

"The moment of great accomplishment will be the moment of Minor Transcendence."

"Truly worthy of being a True Immortal who has survived until today!"

Having seen through the foundation of this 'Devoid Immortal' at a glance, Li Fan could not help but praise him.

The benefits of observing everything from above through Lord Hill Guardian's gaze were self-evident.

Whether demons, monsters, or anything else, everything revealed its true form at a single glance.

While Li Fan was observing them, Qian Ruochang and Devoid Immortal seemed to have already reached an agreement. They simultaneously pushed their escape arts to the limit and fled in different directions.

Li Buren increased the amount of power he invoked from the phantom and took another heavy look.

The constantly fluctuating and transforming Great Dao of Heaven and Earth in this region was frozen just like that.

Qian Ruochang and Devoid Immortal were like insects trapped in a net.

They could not move at all.

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