To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

It took Gu Fan a long time to recover.

Recalling the experience in the illusion, he couldn't recall the woman's face under the red candle.

"Thirteen lotus seeds, seven emotions and six desires? Interesting..." Gu Fan grinned.

He didn't realize how long he had been in the illusion, but the sunlight outside the cave had gradually dimmed. Gu Fan decided to rest in the cave for the night and familiarize himself with his newfound divine sense.

From the excruciating pain of the first three levels to the comfort during cultivation, the changes in the "Star Evolution Divine Method" made him feel its wonder.

If the excruciating pain made him want to escape, then Shu Chang wanted to immerse himself in it and be unable to extricate himself.

This, in turn, made him more wary.

For those who cultivate themselves, their resolve to follow the Tao is unshakable, regardless of suffering or hardship!

However, the changes after the breakthrough were obvious. His divine sense could now extend for miles, and he could even see the fine hairs on the bodies of distant ants. He was also 10% faster at inscribing array patterns within his divine sense than before.

As dawn broke, Gu Fan once again concealed his presence and moved swiftly.

The gray rat would occasionally squeak, and he would stop and search the area, picking out medicinal herbs one by one.

However, we have never encountered such a rare variety as the Illusion Lotus again. All we have are ordinary spiritual herbs, but they have grown for a long time in the secret realm and are quite valuable.

Half a day later, Gu Fan discovered that he was in what appeared to be a medicinal garden. In the distance, he saw a dilapidated palace built against a mountain. The characters on the collapsed plaque in front of the palace were already blurred and illegible.

Just as they were about to walk into the dilapidated palace, their divine sense detected three figures approaching.

The concealment array was quietly set up, and Gu Fan carefully hid behind a stone pillar.

A moment later, a man in black robes appeared, looking flustered. Upon seeing the palace, he was overjoyed and rushed inside without hesitation.

Two figures followed closely behind and landed in front of the palace. Both were dressed in white scholar's robes. One was short and stout and was in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, while the other had a sinister look in his triangular eyes and was in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

Gu Fan observed silently, pondering, "The man in black robes seems to be a demonized cultivator, as for these two... are they cultivators from the Chen Kingdom?"

It's rare to see disciples of the three sects of Wei wearing Confucian robes, let alone both of them, so Gu Fan quickly recognized them.

"Senior Brother Wang, that person must have hidden inside the palace."

The one addressed as Senior Brother Wang, with triangular eyes, nodded upon hearing this and said, "Let's go in and take a look. This palace might be unexplored by anyone, and we might even get a chance to explore it."

After saying this, the man with the triangular eyes took the lead and walked into the palace.

Gu Fan carefully followed behind the two, observing the situation inside the palace.

Once inside, it was discovered that although half of the palace had collapsed, the interior was not cramped. There were many stone doors on both sides, and a passageway led straight into the mountainside. The lights in the palace had long been extinguished, and only a beam of sunlight shone in from outside the palace door, making the corners appear particularly dark.

"This..." The short, stout young man hesitated, "Senior Brother Wang, what if that person manages to escape while we're searching room by room?"

The man with the triangular eyes gave a wicked smile: "It's alright, I already placed the 'Fate Dust' on him."

Gu Fan didn't know what "Yuan Chen" was, but the short, fat young man was immediately delighted upon hearing this.

"Senior brother is truly skilled; please cast the spell quickly!"

Without delay, the man with the triangular eyes immediately formed a hand seal and chanted an incantation: "The predestined fate has been set; seek cause and effect, manifest!"

A pale blue magical light emanated from the triangular-eyed figure, who seemed to have spotted something: "Found it! Follow me!"

The two immediately summoned their magical artifacts and rushed into the dark passageway.

A moment later, the sounds of intense fighting came from the passageway.

Gu Fan followed closely behind, very curious about the triangular-eyed man's methods. With the help of magical light, he finally saw the three figures clearly.

There were also many stone chambers on both sides of the passage. The black-robed man was thin and was now trapped in a stone chamber by the two men. His shoulder had been hit and collapsed, and half of his black robe had been torn, revealing an arm covered with blue snake scales.

A short dagger shaped like sharp teeth and a shield shaped like scales lay on the ground, dull and lifeless, like scrap metal.

The short, stout youth's face turned bluish-purple, and a small, round shield, corroded by the purple poisonous mist, floated in front of him. He was taking out a pill and putting it into his mouth.

A circular light shield appeared around the triangular-eyed figure, and his condition seemed normal. The magical artifact hanging in his palm was indeed a copper coin.

"Just surrender obediently, and maybe I'll spare your life," the triangular-eyed man said in a low voice.

The man in black robes naturally didn't believe it, his voice hoarse: "Wishful thinking."

Just then, the short, stout young man who had just taken the pill looked even worse, frowning and saying in pain, "Senior brother, the antidote pill is useless!"

The triangular-eyed man's expression changed; he hadn't expected the poison to be so troublesome, yet a sense of relief rose in his heart.

"Luckily, I had this kid lead the way when we entered the stone chamber."

"Don't worry, I'll kill him right now and find the antidote for you." The man with the triangular eyes gave a wicked smile and comforted him, as the copper coin in his palm turned into golden light and struck the black-robed man's face.

The man in black robes, unable to dodge from the corner, let out a hiss upon seeing this. Wisps of purple mist seeped from his snake scales, and his body swelled by three-tenths. He lay half-lying on the ground, seemingly weak and boneless, and then, like a snake, he raised his upper body and twisted his body as he slithered forward towards the triangular-eyed man.

The black robe was torn to shreds by the swollen figure, and beneath the hood was a ferocious expression covered in fine scales, with two fangs gleaming coldly from its open mouth.

The copper coin landed on the black-robed man's waist and abdomen with a muffled thud, knocking off several snake scales and causing him to tilt to the side, spitting out a mouthful of purplish-black blood that shot straight into his triangular eyes.

The triangular-eyed man quickly dodged, and the purplish-black blood fell to the ground with a "sizzling" sound, even causing white smoke to rise from the stone bricks.

The man in black robes was greatly weakened by the attack, but the man with the triangular eyes recalled the copper coin and attacked again.

No matter how the man in black robes dodged, it was as if he was locked on; the copper coins always managed to strike him.

Gu Fan even saw that once the man in black robes clearly dodged past, but the copper coin drew an arc and turned around to hit him on the back.

With a few thuds, the copper coins struck the man in black robes, causing his aura to weaken further. Blood and broken scales splattered all over the ground before he finally collapsed with a thud.

The man with the triangular eyes then used the copper coin to strike the black-robed man twice more, confirming that he was no longer breathing before retrieving his magical artifact.

The short, stout youth was already swaying unsteadily. Upon seeing this, he immediately lunged at the man in black robes, trying to find the antidote in his storage bag.

Unexpectedly, a dark red light flashed, and the short, fat youth felt a pain in his neck, then lost consciousness the next second.

"Who?!" Before the triangular-eyed man could turn around, his protective blue light shield collided with a burst of fire.

It was Gu Fan who made the move.

The short, stout youth was preoccupied with his own survival. The man in black robes was already dead, and although the man with triangular eyes was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he had already consumed a lot of his mana. It was the perfect time for him to make his move.

Unfortunately, the blue light shield was quite resilient and did not break despite being struck by the Sun Wheel.

The triangular-eyed youth seized the opportunity to turn around and dodge, only to find Gu Fan standing at the entrance of the stone chamber. At this moment, he had been forced into a corner, while Gu Fan guarded the door, just as they had previously surrounded the man in black robes.

Only then did the short, stout youth's head fall to the ground.

"When did this person arrive?!" the man with the triangular eyes exclaimed in shock.

But when he discovered Gu Fan's cultivation level, he immediately felt relieved.

"A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to stroke my tiger whiskers? He's courting death!"

The Earth Flame Wheel and the Sun Wheel spun back, and without saying a word, Gu Fan once again used his magic weapons to slash at the triangular-eyed man.

But then, the man with the triangular eyes raised a slight smirk, let out a cold snort, and the copper coin in his palm split in two, affecting the Yin and Yang wheels.

Two loud clanging sounds rang out.

The Yin-Yang Twin Wheels instantly lost their spiritual light and fell to the ground, rolling several times.