A treasure-attuned body? It is indeed a rather remarkable constitution. But...
Li Fan frowned again. I possess Return to Truth, which is hundreds of times more powerful than any treasure-attuned body.
Moreover, in my previous life, my relationship with Yin Yuzhen was transactional. Neither of us owes the other anything; that connection is resolved.
So why has my spiritual sense given me a warning?
One had to understand that throughout all his years of cultivation, Li Fan had experienced this kind of faint, inexplicable sensation from the depths of his spirit only a handful of times.
When a cultivator experienced such a sudden premonition, it either served as a warning of imminent danger or was connected to some kind of fateful opportunity. It was profoundly mysterious, something he couldn't afford to ignore.
After pondering a while longer, Li Fan seemed to gain some insight. Could it be related to that cultivator who took Yin Yueting away?
This is somewhat interesting. Perhaps I should go and meet him.
Li Fan checked his current contribution points.
The twenty thousand contribution points promised by Gong Boyu had already been credited to his account.
Thus, Li Fan used the Tianxuan Mirror to purchase two Curios of Man: one low-grade and one mid-grade. The total cost was 8200 contribution points.
Once again, he left Myriad Immortals Island and traveled to a deserted stretch of sea.
He summoned the low-grade Curio of Man and touched it.
[Discovered item convertible to charge: Bamboo of Reluctance]
[Proceed with charging?]
Li Fan selected “Yes.”
The Bamboo of Reluctance vanished from his hand, and the prompt from Return to Truth appeared accordingly.
[Charging Progress of Next Anchor Point: 10%]
[Anchor Points In Use: 1]
[Available Anchor Points: 1]
Li Fan then took out the mid-grade Curio of Man: the Staff of Sorrow.
After absorbing it, the charging progress reached 20%.
Just like that, 8200 contribution points vanished in the blink of an eye.
Now empty-handed, Li Fan pondered silently.
The first and second items absorbed to charge the second anchor were the damaged Halt Stele Fragments, which increased the progress by 25% each.
The third and fourth items were two intact low-grade Curios of Man, which increased the progress by 30% each.
But for the third anchor point, two Curios of Man only increased the progress by 10%. Moreover, it seems Return to Truth doesn’t differentiate between mid-grade and low-grade Curios of Man. I wonder if Curios of Heaven or Curios of Earth would provide a greater charge.
Adding new anchor points will undoubtedly become increasingly difficult in the future, and once an anchor is set, it cannot be changed. I must ensure everything is thoroughly considered before setting new anchor points.
Having completed his tests, Li Fan set off for Yelan Island.
Yelan Island was located north of Liuli Island. As it had no guardian, no teleportation array had been established there. Thus, he needed to teleport to Liuli Island, which was the closest island to it, then fly the remaining distance.
***
Tianbao Pavilion, Yelan Island.
Li Fan hovered mid-air, his presence concealed as he eavesdropped on the conversation between the two sisters.
The sisters looked extremely alike. However, the younger sister, Yin Yuzhen, was far less mature than when he had met her in his previous life. Her face was full of youthful innocence, and she even looked a bit naive. Her body wasn’t fully developed yet, and she was quite thin and frail.
Her sister, Yin Yueting, though the same age, possessed a demeanor that was far steadier and more composed.
At that moment, she was sorting through a pile of scrap metal and junk in the room, searching for something.
Yin Yuzhen stood by, watching with an utterly bored expression, and yawning from time to time.
Yin Yueting selected several small cauldrons and wiped the sweat from her brow. Her face was filled with delight.
"These small cauldrons must be quite old. The Wanhua Trade Association will certainly accept them. This means we'll make a profit again."
"Big Sis, when are we going to eat?" Yin Yuzhen muttered as she rubbed her stomach, completely disregarding her sister's words.
Yin Yueting sighed with a hint of helplessness. "Little Sis, you need to learn how to identify treasures too. If I'm no longer around one day, and you're still this scatterbrained, what will you do?"
Yin Yuzhen giggled, ran over, and hugged Yin Yueting's arm. "That won't happen, Sis! You know what I'm capable of!
"Avoiding misfortune and pursuing good fortune! How amazing is that! Combined with your treasure-attuned body, what challenge could possibly defeat the two of us?"
She then lowered her voice, speaking mysteriously. "Sis, that faint sense of foreboding I had before completely vanished when I woke up this morning.
"Instead, I feel like something very good is going to happen soon..."
Yin Yueting's eyes also lit up. "Really?"
The two sisters whispered a few more words to each other, then began to laugh and tussle playfully.
***
Avoiding misfortune and pursuing good fortune? Li Fan, who had just learned this unexpected piece of information, narrowed his eyes.
No wonder this young girl acted with such extreme decisiveness in that past life.
If someone with this talent embarks on the path of cultivation, their advantage surpasses someone with a treasure-attuned body.
Treasure-attuned body, fortune discernment... all that's missing is peerless combat prowess.
Heh heh heh... Li Fan seemed to think of something, and was unable to suppress a series of low, deep chuckles.
After this, Li Fan settled into seclusion near the Tianbao Pavilion, waiting for that cultivator to arrive.
The gradual stabilizing and calming of his spiritual sense also verified Li Fan's conjecture.
Of course, Li Fan wasn't idly wasting time; he diligently studied the jade slip on arrays from Gong Boyu.
Time passed day by day in this manner.
Li Fan had already been waiting here for nearly a month, yet that cultivator still hadn't appeared. However, he wasn't anxious.
On this day, Li Fan suddenly had an intuition. Formless Killing Mechanism activated, and his perspective instantly switched to Zhang Haobo's side.
After more than a year without observation, this heaven’s chosen’s face had taken on a newfound resolve. His eyes seemed to conceal a vast ocean, their depths impossible to fathom.
Zhang Haobo hovered in mid-air. Brilliant blue light particles, like countless stars interspersed with streaks of azure radiance, converged on him from all directions. He absorbed them all, and the intensity of his aura jumped by nearly half.
Zhang Haobo had already stepped into the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm.
In just six short years, he leaped from mortal to the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm. When providence and talent complement each other, the result is truly incredible.
Clearly, this is far from his limit.
After his breakthrough, Zhang Haobo showed no intention of resting. He strode through the air, flying towards a small stormflood nearby.
Fierce winds raged, howling as they whipped up towering waves.
Zhang Haobo roared towards the sky. One hundred and eight Sea-Calming Swords merged into one, transforming into a blue light.
As he swung the sword, the force of the wind faltered.
Endless water attribute spiritual qi surged from the Congyun Sea below, rapidly replenishing the spiritual qi consumed by Zhang Haobo.
In the blink of an eye, another flash of blue light met the roaring storm.
The wind's force faltered again.
And so, amidst the gales and the waves, Zhang Haobo wielded the giant blue sword again and again, opposing the stormflood.
The blue light was endless, while the storm's intensity gradually abated.
In the end, this small stormflood, which should have lasted three or four more days, was thus prematurely concluded.
The blue brilliance suddenly shattered, transforming into countless tiny raindrops that scattered and vanished into heaven and earth.
With his sword, Zhang Haobo had severed the azure winds.