"I have also seen the cultivator from the Severed Immortal Tower who is said to have entered the Dao through the new method. It is said that he achieved his Dao in only three years. Moreover, his control over True Immortal power is not inferior to mine." Yu Shuo's tone was strange.
"If that is the case, why does Elder Yu still seem to have quite a bit of doubt in your heart?"
"Because all the cultivators in the Severed Immortal Tower who are currently said to have entered the Dao and have appeared in public, the True Immortal power they control is all of the same kind." Yu Shuo's tone was faint.
"What does this explain?" Zhao Xian was somewhat puzzled.
Yu Shuo glanced at Zhao Xian with an inscrutable expression. After a long silence, he finally spoke calmly: "Zhao Xian, you must remember this. When dealing with True Immortal power, never let your guard down."
"The deeper you enter the Dao, the more dangerous you become to yourself."
Yu Shuo did not explain directly, but instead uttered this sentence for no apparent reason.
"Let us end today's lesson here. Next time, it will be Nangong's turn." Yu Shuo's figure disappeared along with his voice.
Zhao Xian remained in place, pondering Yu Shuo's last words.
A flash of insight suddenly appeared in his mind, instantly revealing the meaning behind those words.
"True Immortal power is like a net. Although borrowing the net of a True Immortal allows one to draw upon its power, the result is only sinking deeper and deeper…"
Zhao Xian, who had suddenly understood this principle, felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him in winter, sending chills throughout his body.
"If this is truly the case, then our Academy of Dao Attainment and even the entire Immortal Ark…"
But soon, Zhao Xian gave a bitter smile.
"It is simply a necessary measure for survival. After all, survival is the first priority that the Immortal Ark must maintain. Moreover, we have been wandering in the Star Sea for so many years and have only seen the residual power of True Immortals, never their actual shadows. There is indeed risk, but it can be temporarily set aside from consideration."
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At the same time, Zhao Xian also understood what Yu Shuo meant about the strangeness of the Severed Immortal Tower.
In the Darkest Star Sea, various residual powers of True Immortals are mixed together.
If they had truly mastered a method to harmlessly and perfectly absorb world extinction relics, then the Dao-entering manifestations of the Severed Immortal Tower's cultivators should also show various different states simultaneously.
After all, each person can adapt to different residual True Immortal powers.
In the Darkest Star Sea, the Immortal Ark knows of no fewer than five kinds of True Immortal powers. The three leaders of the Academy of Dao Attainment each have different directions of entering the Dao.
Yet the six Dao-entering cultivators from the Severed Immortal Tower who have appeared so far all display the exact same entering-Dao power.
Such a probability exists, but it is very small.
"Either their technique is only effective against a single type of True Immortal power."
"Or else…"
A chill ran through Zhao Xian's heart, and he dared not think further.
The current task assigned to him by the academy was to first stabilize his Nascent Soul cultivation, then attempt to break through to the Soul Transformation realm once more.
After successfully reaching Soul Transformation, he would slowly begin to attempt entering the Dao.
"Entering the Dao cannot be done too early, nor too late."
"If one comes into contact with True Immortal power too early, a weak divine soul and will have almost no possibility of resisting the vast and matchless power of a True Immortal. There is a high chance of directly mutating into a mad, deformed monster."
"And if it is too late…"
"The traditional Dao Integration realm, when merging with the remnant heavenly laws of this Star Sea, will produce intense rejection against the Dao of True Immortals. The difficulty of entering the Dao would increase by more than several times."
The teaching voice of Nangong Lie, the master of the Academy of Dao Attainment, echoed in Zhao Xian's mind.
"The academy will not push too hard for now. The urgent task is still to improve my own strength as quickly as possible."
"Although the Nascent Soul tribulation shows that I can only break through after the age of fifty, the Academy Master said that the restrictions of the broken heavenly laws in this fragmented Star Sea are not absolute. With the foundation of the academy and the accumulations from my dreams, reversing fate and changing destiny is by no means difficult."
Zhao Xian was very confident about this.
In fact, many details of the future dream that Zhao Xian had initially experienced had already differed greatly from reality. Under normal circumstances, as long as Zhao Xian was a bit more meticulous, he should have noticed the improprieties long ago.
However, under the continuous hidden influence of a certain existence, Zhao Xian had intentionally or unintentionally ignored all those unreasonable points.
Not to mention a mere Nascent Soul cultivator—even the three leaders of the Academy of Dao Attainment on this Immortal Ark would likely be far from a match for Li Fan when it came to manipulating people's hearts.
At this moment, Li Fan's clone was taking full advantage of Zhao Xian's permissions to extensively browse all kinds of secret knowledge within the Academy of Dao Attainment.
All records related to True Immortal power had been hidden and could not be accessed.
However, there was not much concealment regarding the history of the Immortal Ark.
Consistent with what he had learned before, the Immortal Ark had split from the original immortal ark [Xuanshang].
What was described in more detail was that the main cause of the internal chaos on the immortal ark back then was an outsider.
Despite being an outsider, this person quickly won the trust of more than half the people on the immortal ark.
He even incited them to attempt crossing the invisible High Wall that sealed off the Darkest Star Sea.
At the critical moment, an immortal ark cultivator named Cai Zhengjun—who later became the first head of the Celestial Pivot Court of the Immortal Ark—timely led the crowd to stop this suicidal behavior.
However, it ultimately led to a war between the two sides, and the immortal ark was fractured.
Records of that outsider were also extremely brief. His true identity had already become a mystery.
Regarding the situation in the Darkest Star Sea, the Academy of Dao Attainment had many detailed descriptions.
In addition to the spatiotemporal maps recorded by the Immortal Ark during its years of drifting and fleeing, the Immortal Ark also had unique discussions about the Sea of Relics and the High Wall.
"Deeper in the Sea of Relics, near the location of the invisible High Wall, lies the graveyard of all realms and the burial ground of the Star Sea. The terrifying suction force from the center of the Star Sea spans across the Star Sea but is blocked by the High Wall, accumulating day by day. Coupled with the mysterious power of the High Wall, the suction force is fixed like tides, forming a reverse force field."
"The closer one gets to the High Wall, the stronger the suction becomes. After dozens of explorations that all ended without results, the immortal ark has currently given up on the idea of further investigation."
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Li Fan was overjoyed upon unexpectedly finding this report.
Perhaps due to its special position, the Immortal Ark's understanding of the overall picture of the Darkest Star Sea was far superior to that of the Xuanhuang Realm.
"Under the High Wall, tidal locking, world fragments?"
In Li Fan's mind seemed to emerge a dead-silent scene of endless stretches of broken world fragments.
"So, the existence in the depths of the Star Sea that I originally thought could rival the suction force of the Immortal Ruins is merely the High Wall reflecting the suction force of the Darkest Star Sea?"
Although there was a slight disappointment in his heart, Li Fan instead felt relieved.
After all, as long as it was not another True Immortal, everything could be discussed.
"The invisible High Wall can actually block all the power of the [Hunger] character and even cause it to converge in reverse."
"Just what kind of inconceivable mighty force is this?"