"I am only telling you this to make you understand that you are fortunate, but also unfortunate. However, since you have become my disciple, I will not give you any less than the disciples of those immortal sects and sacred lands in the Central Star Domain. As for how far you can go, it depends on your own destiny."
Zhang Fan pointed a finger at Nan Zun's forehead, and a large amount of information poured into Nan Zun's mind. Fortunately, Nan Zun had already cultivated his Nascent Soul, so he could bear it with relative ease. Nan Zun closed his eyes, feeling the vast amount of information transmitted into his mind, and was already shocked beyond compare.
After about a minute, Zhang Fan withdrew his hand.
"This..." Nan Zun, carefully sensing the four cultivation techniques imprinted in his mind, could not help but become excited. He knelt before Zhang Fan and bowed, "Thank you, Master, for passing on the teachings. Nan Zhou will never forget this kindness."
"Get up."
Zhang Fan said, "Among the four cultivation techniques I have taught you, one is the technique of soul separation. The other three are all soul cultivation methods. You can choose the one that is most suitable for you to cultivate, but remember, you are not allowed to pass it on without my permission."
"Yes." Nan Zun respectfully replied.
After cultivating for so many years, he had never known that the soul could be cultivated in such a way. If he had this method in his early years, would he have waited until today?
"Go to the second level of the immortal mansion to cultivate the soul separation technique. I will give you three chances to seek guidance. After three times, if you still cannot grasp the essence of it, then it means you are not suitable for this cultivation method."
Nan Zun nodded, naturally understanding his master's intention. He hoped that Nan Zun could rely on himself as much as possible to comprehend, and only seek guidance when he encountered an insurmountable bottleneck. This would also be beneficial for his own cultivation.
After Nan Zun retreated, Zhang Fan also began to enter a state of cultivation. Now that the rules of the Thunder Sword Dao were complete, he no longer needed to wait for anything and could begin to merge his soul with the rules, completely stepping into the Half-step Nascent Divinity stage.
When he first broke through to the Nine Tribulations Realm, Zhang Fan's soul power was already stronger than most cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. During the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, he had specifically used spiritual pills refined from heavenly medicines that enhanced soul power to cultivate, in order to refine the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
Now, his soul power had likely surpassed most cultivators at the Half-step Nascent Divinity stage, so the step of merging soul and rules was relatively easy for him.
Perhaps other cultivators were extremely cautious at this stage, constantly exploring and experimenting, but Zhang Fan, with his experience from his previous life, encountered no bottlenecks in his cultivation. The speed at which his soul merged with the rules was astonishing. In just one day, he had integrated tens of thousands of rules into his soul.
On the seventh day of Zhang Fan's cultivation, Nan Zun came to see him once.
On the thirty-eighth day, Nan Zun came to see him for the second time.
On the sixty-third day, Nan Zun came to see him for the third time.
After three explanations, Zhang Fan could tell that Nan Zun had already comprehended this technique to a considerable extent.
As Zhang Fan had predicted, on the sixty-sixth day, when Nan Zun came to see Zhang Fan again, he announced that he had fully comprehended the soul separation technique.
"This kind of secret technique goes against the common principles of cultivation and defies the heavens. It carries immense risks. If you fail, you will at best suffer damage to your soul and lose your memories, and at worst, your body and soul will be annihilated, and you will perish. Before executing this secret technique, you must adjust your state to the best possible condition." Zhang Fan stared at Nan Zun and solemnly instructed.
"This disciple remembers." Nan Zun nodded in agreement.
"This is a Soul Condensing and Yuan Gathering Pill that I refined for you. Taking it before executing the secret technique will have some effect." Zhang Fan tossed a jade bottle to Nan Zun. He did not want his newly accepted disciple to perish so soon, so he had naturally made some preparations for him.
"Thank you, Master."
"You will cultivate here. Whether you succeed or not depends on your own destiny." After speaking, Zhang Fan left the third level of the immortal mansion, leaving Nan Zun alone.
After exiting the Golden Light Immortal Mansion, Zhang Fan put it into his palm, bid farewell to Ling Xiu with Lin Haotian and the others, and prepared to leave the Realm Heart Continent.
"Brother Zhang Fan is leaving?" Ling Xiu and the others were all surprised. Although they had anticipated that Zhang Fan would leave the Realm Heart Continent, it felt too sudden.
"You don't need to be like this, everyone." Seeing their reluctant expressions, Zhang Fan couldn't help but smile and say, "I am planning to return to my hometown on this trip. I will come back later, but I probably won't be able to stay long after I return, as I will be heading to other star domains."
"Does Brother Zhang Fan have a way to reach other star domains?" Shen Feichen asked.
"Naturally, I do. If any of you wish to experience other star domains in the future, just let me know."
"It's a deal."
After bidding farewell to Ling Xiu and the others, Zhang Fan left the Six Kings' Mansion with Lin Haotian and the others.
"Master, can we go back to Earth?" Lin Haotian seemed a little excited along the way.
For Tianhua Tianju and Wuchen Jianxian, they might not feel much, but for Lin Haotian, that was his root. He had been thinking about it constantly during the nearly ten years he had been away from Earth.
"It's been almost ten years, it's time to go back." Zhang Fan nodded. The Wu Shan Star Domain posed no threat to him anymore, and he also wanted to bring his parents and relatives to the Wu Shan Star Domain. The environment for cultivation here would be much better than on Earth.
"I also want to see what kind of planet can produce a monstrous talent like you." Liu Mu also felt that the Realm Heart Continent had become somewhat uninteresting to him, so he naturally left with Zhang Fan.
"I have a star domain flying ship here, and it travels very fast." Liu Mu prepared to take out his star domain flying ship, but was stopped by Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan formed his fingers into a sword, tore open a spatial rift, and with his immense magic power, he enveloped everyone and plunged into the rift.
"Your soul can sense corresponding cosmic spaces?" Liu Mu looked at Zhang Fan in surprise upon seeing this.
"Of course. Is this a difficult thing?" Zhang Fan smiled.
After more than two months of cultivation, Zhang Fan's Thunder Sword Dao rules and soul power had merged by about fifty percent. His current rule-soul power was comparable to the ordinary Nascent Soul power, so he could naturally sense the corresponding cosmic space in the dark space. This was also the reason why he was returning to Earth now.
If they had taken a star domain flying ship back, the journey would have taken several years.
Zhang Fan led the group through the dark space. The speed was not fast, but because the dark space was disordered and layered upon itself, with his speed, it only took him three months to reach the vicinity of Earth.
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