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第二百一十六章 坐而论武道

Just the recruitment information stated that they would be traveling in pairs to Jiuzhou State.

The specific purpose was left vague, giving off an air of "if you know, you'll understand."

Li Fan thought to himself, "It's still too early for this. We don't need to rush just yet."

"Wait until the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace opens at the 11th year anchor point and see if my clone can pick up another technique from Qian Tang," he mused.

"I'll send him out again."

With his decision made, Li Fan put the matter aside for now. He turned to Jiang Zhengji of the Martial Arts Hall for advice on how to improve his combat techniques.

Not only was this about enhancing his actual fighting power, but also because Li Fan wanted to defeat Zhang Qianmo in the Void Starland as soon as possible and see if he could travel elsewhere.

Indeed, Li Fan had realized that he was trapped in Ningyuan City within the Void Starland.

In this life, he had entered the Void Starland three times before. The time nodes remained unchanged each time—always preceding his journey to Ningyuan City to collect longevity fruits with Zhang Qianmo.

To break free from this situation, Li Fan had tried three different approaches.

The first was following the "plot" and feigning death. He then slipped out of Ningyuan City when Zhang Qianmo and Song Hesong were fighting, but was eventually caught by Zhang Qianmo.

Zhang Qianmo called him a heretic and used an Azure Heaven Divine Thunder to kill Li Fan.

The second time, Li Fan defected outright. He secretly contacted Song Hesong, coordinating with him to attack Zhang Qianmo from within and without.

However, despite his injuries, Zhang Qianmo easily defeated everyone due to his Purple Core.

In the third attempt, Li Fan made up an excuse to return to the sect instead of going to Ningyuan City. Zhang Qianmo immediately attacked him upon hearing this.

After a long struggle, Li Fan was ultimately defeated.

Each time ended in failure, which was frustrating.

He knew he wasn't strong enough against Zhang Qianmo.

In the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, methods for enhancing combat skills were strictly confidential.

Despite having the tenth-level Derivation Authority, Li Fan still couldn’t find anything useful. So, he asked Jiang Zhengji of the Martial Arts Hall out of curiosity.

Jiang Zhengji’s response was as expected: "The various secret techniques in our Martial Arts Hall are controlled and cannot be shared externally."

"Friend, I'm sorry but I can't help you with that."

Li Fan politely thanked him, though he wasn’t expecting much.

After a moment, Jiang Zhengji asked out of curiosity or caution, "Why do you want to improve your combat skills? From what I know, you're just an Array Master. Do you have any enemies?"

Li Fan replied calmly, "No, not really. Just sparring with a friend and always losing. It's more about proving myself."

"Whether or not it matters is beside the point; I just want to defeat him once."

Jiang Zhengji responded after some time: "Ah, that makes sense. The desire for victory is human nature. I can understand."

"I can't help you with your combat skills, but if you want to defeat an opponent, I have a suggestion."

Li Fan perked up, "Please tell me!"

"We in the Martial Arts Hall applied for a functional area called 'Sitting and Discussing Dao' within the Heaven Essence Realm."

"Using the powerful Derivation Ability of the Heaven Essence Mirror, we can input the combatants’ realms, techniques, divine powers, and secret arts to simulate their battle."

"You don't need to know the specific content of the technique; just describe how it performs in combat."

"The mirror will generate virtual debaters with varying strengths based on your description."

"Once you create your own debater,

you can not only spar against your virtual self but also engage in battles with other immortals' debaters."

"This is what 'sitting and discussing dao' means."

"Of course, the Heaven Essence Mirror will adjust the strength of the created debaters based on reality. Overstating abilities like breaking space with a Golden Core is not feasible."

Li Fan was intrigued by this.

He asked, "Is this exclusive to your Martial Arts Hall? If I want to use it, how can I do so?"

Jiang Zhengji replied immediately: "Well, we generally don't open it to outsiders, but if an internal member invites you, anyone can use it."

He sent a black and white icon. Two figures sat on either side of the image, with a traditional Dao character in the middle.

Li Fan used his divine sense to touch it.

The Heaven Essence Mirror prompted: "Sitting and Discussing Dao has been activated. Invoker: Ten Thousand Immortals Island, Jiang Zhengji."

"Immortal Li Fan, you have activated the Sitting and Discussing Dao function."

"You will receive one free creation of a debater and three sparring opportunities."

"In the future, you can always check and use this function."

...

Li Fan quickly noticed the words "gift," "free," and understood the scheme.

But he was now financially secure, so he didn't mind the contribution points.

He opened the Sitting and Discussing Dao feature and began to browse through it.

Instantly, many pieces of information appeared before his eyes:

"(Coiling Path Realm) Senior Sister Zhao, Number One in the World! With one sword, she dominates the Great Way Sect, undefeated since ancient times. Come on down if you dare!"

"(Primordial Core Realm) Middle-aged Heavenly Wasteland Emperor, unparalleled through time and ageless. Thirty-three consecutive wins; welcome all friends to challenge me!"

"(Primordial Core Realm) Middle-aged Heavenly Leaf Emperor, unmatched in strategy, bearing a holy body. Not inferior to the Heavenly Wasteland Emperor!"

"(Divine Formation Realm) The Summit of Immortals, proud in this world. With me Lan An, there is heaven! New created debater: one word—unmatched."

"(Coiling Path Realm) Blue Feather Supreme Immortal, welcome all [real] and [debate] opponents to challenge. Please don't request battles with fictional debaters; it's meaningless. I won't agree."

...

Li Fan read through these entries and couldn’t help but look surprised.

It turned out that most of the immortals creating their debaters were based on fictional characters. For example, Senior Sister Zhao from the Great Way Sect was a main character in "Ancient Cultivation Secrets," which Li Fan had read.

This book narrated her journey from an outer sect disciple to becoming an inner sect disciple, true transmission disciple, Dao Son, and finally the sect's leader.

He never expected that she would be so popular; dozens of immortals chose to create their debaters based on her character.

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