To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Lingxiao Sect, Wendao Peak.

As usual, Song Lian sat elegantly in front of Chenxing Pavilion, carrying out the tasks assigned by Gu Fan.

Compared to Gu Fan, a Golden Core cultivator, Song Lian's popularity is no less.

Her hidden spiritual root not only gave her a head start in cultivation, but also, after being nourished by spiritual energy, revealed her stunningly beautiful appearance.

Who could resist such a beauty?

Some of the younger disciples were so nervous that their faces turned slightly red just from mustering the courage to step forward and pay their respects.

Song Lian ignored this and treated all the disciples who came to Chenxing Pavilion equally. As the person in charge of the true teachings, no one dared to offend her, and they had been living in peace ever since.

"What is Master busy with right now?"

Rarely undisturbed, Song Lian couldn't help but drift into thought.

Just then, a beam of light, interwoven with blue and white, shot into the sky, shattering the floating clouds and continuing to rise, even triggering the Lingxiao Sect's protective formation!

Suddenly, clouds filled the sky above, and lightning flashed within them, as if a thunder dragon were lurking there.

"Is that... the direction of Ziyun Palace?"

Song Lian suddenly felt a tightness in her chest.

The Purple Cloud Palace was in complete disarray.

The entire hall was blown away, and broken glazed tiles were scattered all over the ground.

brush!brush!brush!

Several streaks of light flew to the outside of Ziyun Palace one after another, carrying Xu Changsheng, Lin Qian'er, Liu Shentong and others. The leader was none other than the sect leader, Qi Zongyuan.

Such a commotion, which even triggered Zhou Tianyun's forbidden formation, was bound to attract attention.

"Cough, cough!"

Gu Fan sensed the presence of everyone, and, looking disheveled, he rose into the air, stepped forward, and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Sect Leader and Elders."

"Master Gu, what has happened here?"

Qi Zongyuan asked with a solemn expression.

Gu Fan gave a wry smile and shook his head, saying, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Master. I was careless just now and made a lot of noise, which disturbed everyone."

Qi Zongyuan frowned, scanned the Ziyun Palace with his divine sense, and nodded when he saw that there was nothing unusual.

"Elder Gu is far too impetuous."

After a moment's thought, Qi Zongyuan gave a light but firm rebuke and then announced his decision regarding Gu Fan's punishment.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Gu Fan nodded in agreement.

After all, the punishment wasn't severe; it mainly involved deducting the sect's salary and requiring the sect to repair the Ziyun Palace themselves, so it couldn't be done casually.

After all, Ziyun Palace is sect property, it was just allocated to Gu Fan.

A moment later, everyone looked at Gu Fan with strange eyes, and then left one after another.

Gu Fan returned to Ziyun Palace alone, frowned as he looked at the mess on the ground and sighed.

"We were still careless!"

But soon, the look of disappointment vanished, and a hint of joy appeared on his face.

What pleased him most was the power of the magic treasure, the Returning Origin Furnace!

The magic array surrounding the main hall is a second-tier high-grade array. In theory, with the support of the spiritual veins beneath the Purple Cloud Palace, it should be able to withstand two or three attacks from a Golden Core cultivator without any problem.

The activation of the third-order formation was too noisy, so Gu Fan did not make a big fuss about it.

Unexpectedly, the power of the magical energy convergence was beyond imagination. The blue and white intertwined light suddenly burst forth, making him unable to control it for a moment, and the magic array was broken in an instant.

With a thought, the Returning Origin Furnace flew out from the dantian.

Gu Fan carefully examined the details of the Returning Origin Furnace, confirming that there was no damage whatsoever, and nodded in satisfaction.

One major difference between magic treasures and magical artifacts is that magic treasures can be absorbed into the body after being refined.

As a natal magic weapon, the Guiyuan Furnace needs to be nurtured day and night. It is usually stored in the dantian and floats in the spiritual fire.

The furnace lid quietly opened, and a wisp of golden energy flew out.

Gu Fan took out a jade bottle and put it away.

He didn't know the origin of this Heavenly Qi, nor whether he created it himself, but Gu Fan wasn't entirely helpless.

There is also a knowledgeable and experienced Devouring Heaven Demon Lord in the Purple Cloud Palace.

In the side hall, Chang Yuan had already woken up.

Gu Fan has been busy refining treasures lately and hasn't paid attention to Chang Yuan. The dreamy fat goose said: Read this book! But it can be felt that it is becoming more and more sleepy, and sleeps in the cool shade of the side hall all day long.

"Boy, what noise have you made to disturb my slumber!"

Chang Yuan seemed to be grumpy when he woke up, his hoarse voice filled with anger.

Gu Fan's gaze sharpened as he realized that Chang Yuan's aura was already very close to that of the Golden Core stage. Considering his recent situation, he was probably not far from breaking through to the third stage.

But he had anticipated this.

If Gu Fan hadn't deliberately given most of the resources to the gourd, Chang Yuan would probably have already advanced to the third rank.

Thinking of this, Gu Fan couldn't help but glance back at the gourd that was playing with Xiao Hei in the ruins of the main hall, and secretly made up his mind to urge it to cultivate.

"I am truly sorry for disturbing your rest, senior. Please accept this bottle of pills as an apology."

After speaking, Gu Fan took out a bottle of essence blood pills.

Chang Yuan glanced at Gu Fan with his serpentine eyes, then tilted his head back and swallowed all the essence blood pills. He said sarcastically, "Speak, what do you want from me?"

"What are you saying, senior!" Gu Fan feigned surprise and shook his head, saying, "I was just trying to lend you a hand since you're about to break through."

Chang Yuan snorted coldly and turned his head away, not believing a single word Gu Fan said.

Gu Fan chuckled, deftly took out the jade bottle, and displayed the wisp of Heavenly Qi.

"Senior, do you recognize this essence?"

"That's really strange. Where did you get this? I don't recognize it at all."

Gu Fan hesitated for a moment, then concealed the details, saying only that he had obtained it by accident while refining a treasure.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Chang Yuan tensed up and then circled around Gu Fan a few times, as if looking at something rare, which made Gu Fan feel a little uneasy.

The side hall fell silent for a moment.

After a long silence, Chang Yuan broke the silence and laughed loudly, "Boy, if this Heavenly Qi is truly your creation, then you have entered the gate."

"Entry point? What entry point?"

"The Gate of Creation!" Chang Yuan's words became unusually solemn.

Gu Fan bowed respectfully: "Please enlighten me, senior."

The Lingxiao Sect has always revered the "Creation Ancestor," so Chang Yuan's instructions were definitely not about cultivating Qi; otherwise, why would he say that Gu Fan has only just entered the sect today?

Chang Yuan did not answer immediately, but instead asked, "Do you know what creation is?"

Gu Fan frowned and began to think upon hearing this.

The concept of creation was too vast for him to define for the time being.

Is altering a spirit beast's bloodline through the Spirit Forging Technique considered a stroke of good fortune?

Is forging a magical artifact considered a stroke of good fortune?

Is the propagation of life a kind of creation?

After pondering for a while, Gu Fan said slowly, "In my opinion, the true meaning of the word 'creation' lies in all things in heaven and earth. Whether it is change or creation, it all belongs to creation."

Chang Yuan nodded, a rare hint of appreciation in his voice, and said, "While this statement may seem superficial, it is not entirely wrong."

Gu Fan listened intently, waiting for what would happen next.

But Chang Yuan said in a deep voice, "The true meaning of creation is nothing more than four words—creating something from nothing!"

"From the smallest ants and cicadas to the largest mountains and rivers, and even the entire universe, everything is within the realm of creation. The process of creation from nothingness is called creation."

"Cultivators of the Creation Lineage will sooner or later comprehend their own unique Creation. Those who merely follow the rules and regulations of their predecessors' cultivation methods, though belonging to the Creation Lineage, cannot be considered to have stepped into the gate of Creation."

As he spoke, Chang Yuan turned to look at the quietly suspended Heavenly Qi, seemingly in admiration and sighing: "There is no such Heavenly Qi in the entire universe. Although it is not created out of nothing, one can still glimpse its true meaning."

Gu Fan was surprised by Chang Yuan's high praise and couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.

Just then, Chang Yuan suddenly reminded him, "Kid, don't be too happy yet."

Gu Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "Is there some other hidden danger?"

"There won't be any major problems later, but you'll just need to be more careful in the future."

Seeing Gu Fan's puzzled expression, Chang Yuan chuckled in a low voice, "Do you know why all the Dao Ancestors have other titles?"

Gu Fan was stunned for a moment.