Chapter 729: Execute Xuan Proves The Mirror’s Origins

The Life-Death Profound Canon that Zhong Shentong cultivated was a strange technique. It drew power from the immense terror of being caught between life and death.

By his own account, Zhong Shentong suffered from a severely crippling case of procrastination syndrome.

Even at the Foundation Establishment realm, he broke through only when his lifespan neared its end, driven by the crushing pressure of imminent death.

That was before.

In this life, Heavenly Venerable Rebirth had reversed the Principle of Life and Death and established the Rebirth Manor, making resurrection possible for everyone. Naturally, the pressure that came with death no longer existed.

After all, so what if you died? You'd come back to life again eighteen years later anyway.

At worst, you can just start over in the next life. Why bother working so hard?

With that kind of slacker mentality, it was only natural that Zhong Shentong had failed to break through to a new realm.

Li Fan's face twitched at the thought.

It seems the Life-Death Profound Canon is a lost cause this life. I just wonder how Zhong Shentong managed to comprehend that multicolored divine light.

He waved his hand and said to Liu San, "Forget it. If he's dead, he's dead. Take it that I never brought this matter up."

Liu San's expression turned strange, but he didn't press further.

Fang Zaiji, however, praised him. "The sect leader is truly broad-minded, seeing life and death with such detachment."

Li Fan ignored him and gave the next order. "Old Liu, slow down the production of Longevity Pills for now. First, sell off all the stock we have on hand."

Liu San blinked, then caught on quickly. "The era of cultivators exploring the White Mist is coming to an end?"

Li Fan nodded. "It's been almost three years since the Myriad Immortals Alliance issued that policy. Add to that the existence of the Rebirth Manor now, and cultivators have become utterly fearless. I estimate we're not far from fully charting the White Mist. We should prepare early."

He turned to Jiang Yushan, whose face remained as expressionless as ever. "Elder Jiang, you've always wanted to see what's outside, haven't you? I've found a way to forge a Myriad Immortals Alliance identity for you without exposing your true cultivation level."

He took out the Final Stone Disc.

"This object can influence and block the perception of the Myriad Immortals Alliance's supreme treasure, the Tianxuan Mirror," Li Fan declared with conviction.

Fang Zaiji's eyes lit up the moment he heard this.

He flew closer at once, his gaze locked on the small stone disc in Li Fan's hand.

A moment later, he scratched the back of his head and looked at Li Fan. "Sect leader... how do you use this?"

Li Fan shrugged. "I don't know either. You'll have to figure it out yourselves."

Fang Zaiji eyed him with a hint of suspicion. "Sect leader, you're not just making up an excuse to keep Little Jiang from going out, are you?"

Jiang Yushan's gaze swept across Fang Zaiji, murderous intent flickering in her eyes.

Li Fan just chuckled. "Heh, it seems Mister Fang's judgment can be off too. This stone disc might look unremarkable, but it is, in fact, a secondary entity of the Tianxuan Mirror itself.

"Then again, I can't really blame you, Mister Fang. You are well-traveled and experienced, but you've spent so many years here in the Xuanhuang World. It's only natural you've fallen a bit behind the times..."

Fang Zaiji's eyes went wide. "A secondary entity of the Tianxuan Mirror?"

He snatched the Final Stone Disc from Li Fan's hand and began studying it like a man who'd found a priceless treasure, muttering under his breath the whole time. "This is good stuff, really good stuff..."

Li Fan let him keep it. Remembering the Calamity-Ending Stone Disc used by the Heaven-Toppling Society in his past life, he added a warning: "Perhaps there's nothing particularly special about this thing itself. But if you cut a small piece from it, it might produce some unexpected changes."

Fang Zaiji nodded, though it was unclear whether he'd actually heard. He seemed possessed, his whole being fixed on the Final Stone Disc.

"Once Mister Fang's research here yields results, you and Old Liu will be able to walk around openly," Li Fan told Jiang Yushan with a smile.

"Excellent! Don’t worry, I'll be sure to keep Old Fang on task!" Liu San exclaimed, brimming with joy.

Jiang Yushan, however, studied the Final Stone Disc and asked, a trace of hesitation in her voice, "This so-called Tianxuan Mirror. Does it have any connection to the Xuantian Treasure Mirror of the Xuantian Sect?"

Meeting Li Fan's puzzled look, she explained, "The Xuantian Treasure Mirror was the supreme treasure of the ancient Xuantian Sect. After the Ten Immortal Dao Sects destroyed the Xuantian Sect, that object's whereabouts remained unknown. The Ten Sects once captured many Xuantian Sect survivors and interrogated them harshly, but they never got any results. I only heard about it from my colleagues when I was a warden at the Unmoored Prison."

Liu San's face paled with alarm. "Xuantian... Tianxuan... they sound so similar. Could it be that the Heavenly Venerable Dao Teacher who founded the Myriad Immortals Alliance and destroyed the ancient cultivation world was a member of the Xuantian Sect?"

Li Fan shook his head. "I don't know about this. But now that Elder Jiang has brought it up, I can make some inquiries in the future."

Liu San tried to dissuade him. "If our guess is true, the Myriad Immortals Alliance will certainly have sealed all information about the Xuantian Sect. If you go poking around carelessly, Young Master, you might just attract suspicion.

"Besides, even if the Myriad Immortals Alliance was founded by the Xuantian Sect's remnants, so what? Back then, the Ten Immortal Dao Sects just sat by and watched us fly out of the Xuanhuang World to our deaths...

"Thinking about it, we ought to thank the Myriad Immortals Alliance for avenging us," Liu San finished with a cold snort.

Jiang Yushan frowned. After a moment of silence, she looked at Li Fan. "I do know a method that can test whether this Tianxuan Mirror is a relic of the Xuantian Sect.

"Back then, to hunt down the remnants of the Xuantian Sect, the Ten Immortal Dao Sects created a secret art called Execute Xuan. When you circulate this secret art, anything connected to the Xuantian Sect in the surrounding area will produce a resonance in your mind.

"However, the range of this resonance is extremely small. You have to almost brush past the object to sense it, so it's not very practical. But I've heard the Myriad Immortals Alliance has Tianxuan Mirrors everywhere now, so perhaps it's worth a try."

Li Fan's mind stirred. He nodded thoughtfully. "It's fine. Elder Jiang, please teach me the art."

The secret art was not very complex. Within the span of a breath, Li Fan had already learned it.

He operated the art at once and approached the Final Stone Disc.

Nothing happened.

"Could it just be a naming coincidence?" Liu San asked, surprised.

Then Li Fan thought of something. He turned his focus to his avatar, Xu Bai.

At that moment, Xu Bai was in the Administration Hall, chatting idly with his newly arrived colleagues from the Rebirth Hall.

The Rebirth Hall was a department the Rebirth Manor had established in every province, handling all matters related to "reincarnation and resurrection," much like the Strategy Array Hall and the Martial Hall.

Xu Bai excused himself from the group, walked to the city's Tianxuan Mirror, and silently began to circulate the Execute Xuan secret art.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

A sharp, urgent sound rang out within Xu Bai's ears.

In his vision, the mirror, once so ancient and unassuming, now blazed with a vivid, blood-red light.

Indeed! The Tianxuan Mirror is the Xuantian Sect's supreme treasure, the Xuantian Treasure Mirror!

Xu Bai's heart clenched. He dismissed the secret art at once, and the strange phenomena vanished.

After composing himself, Xu Bai stepped into the Tianxuan Mirror, his expression unchanged.

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