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âLi Fan, are you alright?â
Qi Buyi and others noticed a sudden change in Li Fanâs complexion and asked with concern.
Li Fan forced a faint smile. âMaybe itâs because Iâm getting old, Iâm not used to this lively atmosphere. I suddenly feel a bit unwell.â
Gu Youguang looked somewhat remorseful. âIf I had known, I wouldnât have disturbed your rest!â
Li Fan waved his hand slightly. âYou donât need to worry Gu, Iâll be fine after some rest.â
Xiang Liu and Gu Youguang both nodded.
Before leaving, Qi Buyi looked at Li Fan and unexpectedly asked, âCan you tell me how you managed to maintain such an optimistic and fearless state over the past few years, knowing well that your time was running out?â
Xiang Liu and Gu Youguang were also quite curious, casting their gaze towards him.
Li Fan paused for a moment and replied indifferently, âLive every day like itâs your last, then you wonât fear death.â
âThatâs all there is to it.â
An unusual light gleamed in Qi Buyiâs eyes and he slowly nodded.
âNext, before the grand competition ends, I will assign you a relatively easy but extremely important task in constructing the Spirit-locking Formation.â
âItâs what you deserve.â
After a moment, Qi Buyi said.
Li Fanâs face showed no signs of excitement and he merely said indifferently, âIn that case, thank you Elder Qi.â
He then bid farewell to everyone and returned to his rented courtyard in the Debating Tower.
In the secret room, Li Fan sifted through the memories that had suddenly resurfaced in his mind.
He also recalled some of the measures he had previously taken.
He removed the Blank Jade Scroll which had been stored in his ring and found that its recorded content had indeed been restored.
After Xiao Fan and Han Yi left the Alliance of Thousands of Immortalsâ headquarters, they decided to head for Yuandao State together.
At that time, they were nearing the 29th anchoring year, and the event known as the âDecade of Disappearance in Yuandao Stateâ was about to occur.
To test the influence of âitâ that hovered above Yuandao State, Li Fan recorded the matter in the Jade Scroll using a cipher that only he knew.
And for comparison, Li Fan etched the characters representing âDaoâ and âYuanâ respectively onto two Blank Jade Scrolls.
As Li Fan had predicted.
When the time entered the 29th anchoring year, Li Fan unknowingly lost all memories related to Yuandao State.
Even the existence of his clone in the state was overlooked.
Not only were the memories gone, but the scrollâs records had also turned blank.
Only the âDaoâ and âYuanâ characters he had etched before remained preserved.
âInexplicable and unforgettableâŠâ Li Fanâs expression was incredibly solemn.
âIf I hadnât been unable to cultivate the clone, I wouldnât have detected any clues.â
âBut even so, even though I knew something was wrong, I still couldnât recall anything about Yuandao State.â
âNot until now, the 39th anchoring yearâŠâ
âThe missing Yuandao State has reappeared on the surface.â
âIn fact, even now, knowing what happened to the clone, the clone itself remains completely unawareâŠâ
At the same time, in Yuandao State.
âXiao Fan, whatâs wrong?â Han Yi turned around, looking at Xiao Fan who had suddenly stopped, and asked with some surprise.
They were on their way to an ancient ruin of Tiandu.
According to legend, in ancient times, âTianduâ hung high above the nine heavens, claiming to be the source of Taoism, and the leader of all doctrines.
Then for unknown reasons, âTianduâ fell to the earth, forming more than a dozen ruins in Yuandao State.
That is their destination.
He had a feeling that there were great opportunities waiting for them ahead.
Thinking of this, Han Yi looked at Xiao Fan again.
âHis luck is gloomy and hard to discern; according to the âHeavenly Fate Sutraâ, his luck is either too strong, exceeding my current ability to discern, or itâs too weak, almost nonexistent, and therefore indiscernible.â
âHis ability to gain the Rebirth Longevity Fruit that adds three hundred years to his life span indicates that itâs the former. Perhaps I can make use of his good luck on this journey.â
Han Yi thought to himself.
The âHeavenly Fate Sutraâ is the technique he cultivates, created by a different kind of being who observed the Divine Technique of the ancient exotic beast, the Heavenly Mandate Mystic Bird.
This was also why he was able to win the Dingyu Jackpot and start the Tian Du Hua Feather Pill from the Lan Yu Treasure Box.
The Heavenly Fate Sutra has many mysterious uses, but the most crucial is that it allows control over oneâs own luck.
According to the scripture, the luck of a being is not fixed and is always interacting with outside forces.
If one cannot control his own luck, it will be reduced gradually with each lucky occurrence.
By cultivating the âHeavenly Fate Sutraâ, one can usually converge his own luck, avoiding wasting it on unnecessary things.
When a critical moment comes, one can explode his accumulated luck all at once.
Thus achieving a nearly âas-you-wishâ state of affairs.â
Of course, side effects are inevitable. After the explosion, a long period of downturn will ensue.
During this period, even drinking cold water can lead to toothache, and nothing goes smoothly.
The solution is to find a person with strong luck to follow.
Borrow their luck to dissipate calamity.â
However, Xiao Fanâs clone was not aware of Han Yiâs thoughts.
When the âmissing decadeâ was restored in an instant, the shared experiences of this period from his original self flooded into his mind.
But his sense of perception didnât feel the loss of time at all.
Caught between disoriented extremes, the clone felt rather uncomfortable.
But in front of Han Yi, the clone didnât show it.
Displaying a casual demeanor, he kept pace. âDonât worry about it, I just suddenly remembered some old things.â Saying this, the clone looked up at the sky, his expression inscrutable.
âOh? Have you been to Yuandao State before, Xiao Daoyou?â Han Yi asked with some curiosity.
âHehe, that was a long time ago.â
During their idle chat, the two, each with their own hidden agenda, continued their journey to the ancient ruins of Tiandu.
Meanwhile, after understanding the perceptions of his clone, Li Fan in Tianchen State also had some thoughts.
âAlthough âitâ has temporarily disappeared, its influence remains. It is reflected in the beings in Yuandao State, who are completely unaware that ten years of their lives have been devoured.â
âEven though the clone is aware of the established facts, it still canât detect any abnormalities.â
âThe power to distort cognition is so strong.â
âThe reason I was able to detect it quickly is not because I escaped its influence, but becauseâŠâ
âMy cognition is built upon the experience of the 12th lifetime being devoured for ten years, not the present life.â
âAlthough âitsâ power is strong, it cannot penetrate through time.â
Thinking of this, Li Fan took a deep breath.
The trailing shadows in his heart brought about by âitâ slowly faded.
âIt seems that all I need to do is to eliminate the traces it has left on me, and there should be no major issues.â