BXBX NOVEL Chapter 250: 230: Surviving a Hundred Calamities
Chapter 250: 230: Surviving a Hundred Calamities
“Perhaps, it was just the words of encouragement from senior brother Tianyang before his death.”
“If I had indeed had extraordinary talent, how could I have settled at the Gold Core stage in my previous life?”
“It was necessary to use the power of the Terrestrial Flame and be refined for thousands of years to barely achieve God Transformation.”
“Though I eventually became a God Transforming cultivator by carving out a path of my own, it certainly had nothing to do with being exceptionally gifted.” Li Fan shook his head and sighed to himself.
After a while, he began to summarize the information he had collected during this period.
During his first visit to the Celestial Palace of Clouds and Waters, Li Fan had learned from Qin Tang and Insect Sage of a large and brutal war that had occurred in ancient times.
Despite suspecting that it might be the influence of the forgetfulness ability of Immortal Sovereign, Li Fan couldn’t find any related records in the Tianxuan Mirror.
However, the terrifying scenes of war experienced by a cultivator named Bu Er Ren in [Search for Immortals] implied that such a war indeed existed.
Based on the [Legacy of the Eternal Will] of the true man Tianyang, Li Fan gained a deeper understanding of the cruelty of this war.
Even normal small sects in the Immortal Cultivation World at that time had almost been wiped out.
It was easy to imagine how fierce the war was.
Who were the two sides fighting?
And for what reason did they fight?
Si Xing, Tianyang’s senior brother, contemptuously referred to the other warring side as “barbarians”.
However, judging from the outcome, the enemy’s strength was definitely not weak.
The side of the Ten Great Immortal Sects won in the end.
But it was a hard-fought victory.
In his endless reincarnations, Li Fan had encountered Unity-Path experts.
He knew clearly how terrifying Integration Cultivators were.
However, in ancient times, powerful Unity-Path Experts were commonplace.
At least within those powerful sects, their numbers were not few.
Not to mention, the Ten Great Immortal Sects undoubtedly included the presence of the Immortal Sovereign.
Just thinking about it, one could understand how terrifying these sects were when united.
What kind of enemy could push these cultivators to such desperate straits?
Li Fan was full of doubts.
The truth is hidden in the mist of history, even with all his opportunities, Li Fan has barely scratched the surface. To truly understand what happened back then, Li Fan needed more information.
With this in mind, Li Fan quietly put away the scattered thoughts about the ancient war back in his heart.
He started considering something else.
“During the era of the great war, the sects were extremely prosperous. The alliance of the Ten Great Immortal Sects held absolute control over the whole Immortal Cultivation World.”
“The Jade Scroll left by my third senior brother, Lian Chang, doesn’t record the ‘False Wonder of Heaven and Earth’ cultivation method.”
“So, I infer that, the [Era of the Ancient War] should be before the change of the Immortal Sovereign’s laws.”
“Probably it was this war that greatly wounded these ancient sects.”
“Only then did the ‘new law’ of the Immortal Sovereign have the space and ground to take root and grow.”
“The [Era of the Change of Laws] arrived, and the new law eventually replaced the old one.”
“But after some years, the Immortal Cultivation World returned to its former glory.”
“However, cultivators, in their rush to seize territory and plunder the heavens, triggered a backlash from Heaven and Earth. They could not practice the laws together. Suddenly, the [Age of Great Calamity] came.”
“In the early period of the Age of Great Calamity, although there were inevitable killings, overall order was still maintained.”
“But as time went on, and more and more cultivators’ lifespans approached their end, a collapse was inevitable.”
“Just at this critical moment, the outbreak of Immortal-Ordinary Miasma happened. This is known as the [Era of the Great Plague].”
“In comparison to two threats, one must choose the lesser one. Under the threat of the Immortal-Ordinary Miasma, the cultivators had to halt their mutual slaughter and find a way to solve the Immortal-Ordinary Miasma.”
“The wholesale slaughter of mortals turned out to be counterproductive, so they could only relocate them to nearby Small Worlds.”
“After the world was devoid of mortals and the Immortal-Ordinary Miasma problem was completely resolved.”
“Real chaos and slaughter arrived. The traditional order of the Immortal Cultivation World which had been established for countless years collapsed in one go, leaving everyone in a desperate struggle for survival.”
“I would like to call this period the [Age of Great Darkness].”
“Even the darkest days will eventually pass. When the number of cultivators was reduced to a certain limit, the slaughter finally stopped.”
“By this time, the Immortal Cultivation World had already turned into a wasteland. Only solitary cultivators who had managed to survive, lived in this desolate land. ”
“This can be called the [Age of Wastelands].”
“After that, the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals and the Five Elders Organization were established, and a new order of Immortal Cultivation once again appeared in the Xuanhuang World.”
Li Fan analyzed everything he had seen and heard since he entered the Immortal Cultivation World.
A clear historical trajectory slowly emerged.
“The vitality of the civilization of cultivators is really tenacious.” Li Fan couldn’t help but sigh in awe.
“Even after experiencing numerous tribulations, and despite being on the verge of extinction, they managed to take root and sprout once again from the ruins.” Thinking that his future opponents might be the old monsters who survived
those tribulations,
Li Fan felt a prickle on his scalp.
However, he was not afraid at all.
“I can fail countless times.”
“But no matter what your cultivation level is, as long as you fail once, you will lose completely.”
“What do I have to fear?”
“Anyone who impedes my path to longevity will be exterminated.”
Li Fan had already seen that this new order of the Xuan Huang World was a bit similar to that of “Dingyu”.
To survive, it was not enough to just become a new fish king.
He would also need to evade the collective hunt of the ancient fish kings who were watching him closely before he could truly control his own fate.
His thoughts calmed down gradually.
His mimicry within the world was not yet over.
Li Fan guessed that Tianyang’s “plot” hadn’t ended yet.
Anyway, in a world similar to the Fallen Immortal Realm, the speed of time was not consistent with the real world.
Li Fan was not in a hurry to leave.
So in this Body Transforming Taoist Mansion, using Tianyang’s body, he began to practice the Self-Sublimating Technique.
The practice of ancient methods was still a novel experience for Li Fan.
Unlike the new methods, they were not so direct and brusque. They placed more emphasis on the understanding of the techniques themselves and on the perception and contemplation of the Dao.
Compared to the mechanical and repetitive hard work during the training of new methods,
The practice of old methods gave Li Fan a feeling of greater autonomy and enjoyment.
Of course, this was because Li Fan’s current body was a body suitable for cultivation.
If he were an ordinary person without the qualifications for cultivation, he surely wouldn’t have been so happy.
Without needing any Natural Treasures, upon achieving Perfect Energy
Cultivator,
Naturally, Li Fan broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage using Tianyang’s body.
Following that, he advanced rapidly – Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment, Final Stage Foundation Establishment…
He stopped only after reaching the Perfect Stage Foundation Establishment..