In the end, the Immortal Ancestor, whom he feared most, had temporarily left the Xuanhuang Realm.
Those below, relying on the thods and transmission left by him back then, lorded over him.
But he had created a human clone on his own and achieved a form of freedom in so sense. If powerful external aid were added...
As he indulged in these flights of fancy, Li Fan uttered another startling remark.
"That was the first option just now."
"In truth, I have a second option that might help you achieve true freedom."
"Oh?" The Tianxuan Mirror clone looked at Li Fan with so surprise.
"The Xuantian Treasure Mirror asures heaven and gauges earth. Now, you share myriad ties with the Xuanhuang Realm. Though you call yourself an immortal artifact, you cannot deny that your power is ultimately constrained by this current heaven and earth."
"Right or wrong?"
"The Xuanhuang Realm has expanded a hundredfold in these years; surely you have reaped considerable benefits from it?"
The Tianxuan Mirror clone fell silent, offering no denial.
The knowledge this man before him possessed far exceeded his expectations.
"Perhaps cooperating with him truly is not a bad thing." This thought suddenly arose in the Tianxuan Mirror clone's mind.
"Now, the worlds in the surrounding star regions have nearly all been plundered clean. The Xuanhuang Realm's expansion has hit a bottleneck, and your own deadline approaches."
"However, what you currently control is only the Xuanhuang main realm. If all the small worlds plundered over these years were brought within your asuring scope..."
"Would you not advance further?" Li Fan tempted.
The Tianxuan Mirror clone considered this and admitted frankly: "In truth, I have long planned this over the years. But on one hand, the project is far too vast in scale. On the other, the lineage of Mirror Holders in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has always insisted on limiting my main body's power. Thus, this plan has never been successfully implented..."
"If I were to sche it, it would surely succeed and help you ascend," Li Fan said with full confidence.
"By then, with the power you could command, even if the Xuanhuang collapsed, you could likely withdraw unscathed, right?"
The Tianxuan Mirror clone watched as the other spoke with utter conviction, a flicker of doubt passing through his eyes.
"Could it be that he possesses a supre treasure exceptionally skilled in deduction?"
In the Tianxuan Mirror clone's mory, there existed in the Xuanhuang Realm a deduction realm artifact only slightly inferior to himself. Thus, he instinctively thought in that direction.
Even though the Tianxuan Mirror was once an immortal artifact, it had never seen or even heard of a treasure like [Truth], one capable of turning the illusory into the real and reversing all things. Thus, it never imagined that Li Fan's seemingly unfathomable depths stemd simply from having experienced enough.
The Tianxuan Mirror clone pondered for a mont and, between the two options Li Fan proposed, ultimately chose the first.
He explained: "The second sche would take too long to execute and introduce too many variables."
"As for the first sche..."
"Even if you ultimately fail, as long as it creates the slightest looseness for ." A flash of confidence glead in the Tianxuan Mirror clone's eyes.
"Given a bit more ti, I can free myself."
Seeing this, Li Fan could not help but applaud: "Very well, since we have reached an agreent. I believe we can proceed with our cooperation."
"Between us, you do not trust , and I do not trust you. So-called cooperation relies entirely on the exchange of interests. But in my view, this is often the most solid form in the world. For oaths and agreents can be betrayed. Yet no one betrays their own interests. At least..."
"Between you and , that is the case." Li Fan smiled as he appraised the Tianxuan Mirror clone.
"Then, next, I must implent the first step of the plan. Deriving and creating a formation to loosen the restriction binding you..."
"So, what exactly is the Immortal Ancestor's restriction?"
Faced with this question, the Tianxuan Mirror clone did not fall into a brief stupor from accessing vast data this ti. Instead, as if etched into the depths of his soul, he blurted out: "Intertwined roots and knotted branches, penetrating to the marrow. Rooted in the Xuanhuang heaven and earth, fused as one!"
Li Fan imdiately narrowed his eyes.
The Tianxuan Mirror clone paused, then sighed faintly: "During the Xuantian Sect era, I asured the Xuanhuang heaven and earth, able to observe and discern the vast majority of events in ti. Precisely because I hung high in the ninth heaven, aloof from all things."
"But after the Immortal Ancestor's restriction, I fused into the Xuanhuang Realm's heaven and earth. In turn, I lost that divine ability. After all, it is rely rooting and integration, without grasping the true authority of heaven and earth."
"Unless I can seize heaven and replace it, otherwise..." The Tianxuan Mirror clone shook his head in so frustration.
"So, helping you escape is no easy task after all," Li Fan echoed.
"Indeed, and this is rely the initial restriction the Immortal Ancestor imposed on back then. Over these years of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's rule, the line of Mirror Holders has ceaselessly devised ways to strengthen their control over . Though their thods fall far short of the Ancestor's, they have accumulated in quantity."
"Even shit, piled up, forms a mountain." Perhaps due to deep-seated resentnt, the Tianxuan Mirror clone uttered such crude words.
"If there cos a day when I break free, before departing, I will surely settle accounts with them completely!" he said with hatred.
Seeing him devoid of the immortal artifact's otherworldly poise and detachnt, Li Fan smiled without replying.
"I have considerable study in the way of formations. Tell the detailed information on the Immortal Ancestor's restriction. Give so ti, and I should find a way to crack it." Li Fan made no guarantees.
Since the two sides had already reached a preliminary cooperation agreent, there was no need to conceal this matter.
The Tianxuan Mirror clone imdiately transmitted the relevant information.
The thod of transmission was quite unique; he directly snapped off one of his fingers.
Then, the finger beca transparent and gleaming like a glass mirror, with light leaping ceaselessly within, as if shimring with countless pieces of information.
Looking again at the Tianxuan Mirror clone, the severed finger had quickly regenerated.
"Worthy of the Tianxuan Mirror's incarnation; it is indeed far from a true human body." Witnessing this, Li Fan sighed inwardly.
At the sa ti, he accepted the transparent finger.
He began to read the information.
The massive volu of data surged in abruptly, causing Li Fan's thoughts to stall slowly for a mont.
Only then did they gradually resu operation.
Even though it was a restriction left by the Immortal Ancestor thousands of years ago, Li Fan had to admit it was exquisitely profound and incomparably complex.
The data stream was continuously absorbed and transford by Li Fan.
The Dao Deviation Stone and the Final Dissociation Disc began to collaborate in cracking it.
"These are rely the parts I can perceive. In the unseen places, there may exist other special restrictions," the Tianxuan Mirror clone reminded kindly.
"Rest assured; it should not be a major issue. However..."
"As part of the exchange, since I have begun acting, should you not offer so benefit?" Li Fan suddenly asked.
"What do you want?" The Tianxuan Mirror clone looked at Li Fan.
"Hmm..." Li Fan feigned contemplation for a mont.
Then he said: "I need to derive formations, which requires references for formations."
"How about the Floating Starry Sky Formation?"
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