In Lu Xichan's memory of the first half of her life, her Immortal Ancestor, Lu Xia, was almost the only figure.
The rest was endless knowledge of formations.
Therefore, when Li Fan, who had transformed into Lu Xichan's Immortal Ancestor, collided with her soul, there was little resistance.
On the contrary, Li Fan felt a surge of fear from Lu Xichan.
Countless images flickered in her soul—true and false, false and true.
The faces of Lu Xia and Li Fan kept changing, faster and faster.
In the end, only Li Fan's face remained, firmly engraved in the depths of Lu Xichan's soul.
With the power of the silver light of the real lure, it was completely dissolved.
Lu Xichan's body slowly calmed after a violent twitch.
Li Fan withdrew his soul and had transported it extensively for a long time, which was extremely taxing.
Even with the infinite regenerative properties of the [Wuji Yingxu Method], it had been a strain.
Fortunately, the matter was settled.
During the fusion of souls, Li Fan glimpsed many secrets in Lu Xichan's memories.
For example, Lu Xia had never been fully satisfied with Lu Xichan.
Until his death, he had no hope that she could inherit his unique formation skills.
At that time, he accepted Lu Xichan as his disciple and promoted her to chief of the Formation Hall—but there were special circumstances behind these decisions.
Although Lu Xia never explicitly stated it, Lu Xichan suspected she might be Lu Xia's daughter.
Yet she lacked the courage to verify this, and with Lu Xia reduced to ashes, it was impossible to confirm.
Lu Xichan still carried many secrets.
For instance, growing up under her master's harsh discipline had subjected her to intense psychological pressure.
While seeking ways to relieve this stress, she discovered a surprisingly effective method—and this was why she often turned to Xuan Sushang.
Thinking of this, Li Fan's expression shifted slightly:
"So, Lu Xuejing's masochistic tendencies were inherited from her mother…"
"Seriously…"
Li Fan shook his head slightly.
Speaking of Lu Xichan's daughter, Lu Xuejing, it was also tied to Xuan Sushang.
During stress relief, Lu Xichan had discovered that Xuan Sushang was pregnant at one point.
Shocked, Lu Xichan naturally couldn't accept it.
Under pressure, Xuan Sushang had to tell the truth.
"The [method of living beings] taught by Tianxuan Mirror?"
Li Fan narrowed his eyes and looked at Xuan Sushang.
Lu Xichan had involved Xuan Sushang in conceiving a daughter using the "method of living creatures."
"It seems the human incarnation of the Tianxuan Mirror is indeed connected to its original owner, Cang."
Li Fan closed his eyes, slowly digesting the vast amount of information acquired.
At the same time, lost portions of his soul were restored.
Once nearly recovered, Li Fan penetrated Xuan Sushang's soul using the same method.
Xuan Sushang was indeed a direct descendant of the mirror master Cang. Her soul power and forbidden protections were far stronger than Lu Xichan's.
Yet it was only a quantitative, not qualitative, difference.
Li Fan's continuous efforts, combined with Lu Xichan's spiritual aura and the real lure, breached her defenses instantly and allowed him to distort her perception.
Thus, Li Fan gained another identity beyond Lu Xichan's Immortal Ancestor—another incarnation of Tianxuan Mirror.
When the Dharma Heavenly Lord established the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, Tianxuan Mirror had created a human clone as a precaution.
However, the Heavenly Master of Chuanfa discovered and suppressed this clone, severing contact.
As a last resort, Tianxuan Mirror restarted the cloning plan, cooperating with the cameraman Cangda.
Unknown to them, Lu Xia, former chief of the Celestial Formation Hall, discovered the Heavenly Master's seal and accidentally rescued the suppressed clone.
Having been suppressed too long, the clone lost the power of Tianxuan Mirror and became essentially human.
Lu Xia had hoped to live quietly as a human, but even at the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance headquarters, he remained connected to Tianxuan Mirror.
To save his life, he faked his death and escaped.
Unexpectedly, a new Tianxuan Mirror clone was born due to a strange confluence of events.
What was worse, the immortal treasure had a spirit and was unique—there could never be two Tianxuan Mirrors in the world, nor two human clones simultaneously.
Although the new clone's birth was accidental, this anomaly was being corrected.
Lu Xia sensed he was weakening and feared complete dissipation.
The only way to survive: locate and eliminate the second Tianxuan Mirror clone.
…
This was the grand deception Li Fan fabricated involving the two Dao Integration female cultivators and the Tianxuan Mirror clone.
Even with obvious loopholes, extracting information about the clone from Xuan Sushang rendered the details irrelevant.
"It's a pity all data about Tianxuan Mirror seems encrypted," Li Fan thought.
"The soul cannot be freely browsed. Otherwise, no lies would have been necessary."
Shortly after this cognitive manipulation, Xuan Sushang and Lu Xichan woke.
Their reactions differed.
Lu Xichan trembled, bowed her head, and whispered: "Immortal Ancestor…"
Xuan Sushang's expression was complicated, and she remained silent.
When the former Chief Formation Master and the human clone of Tianxuan Mirror arrived, her relationship with Lu Xichan had been disrupted.
Although Li Fan said nothing then, both women were embarrassed.
…
In the oppressive silence, Li Fan spoke first:
"I've given you a chance. I am still the second clone—who will you choose to help?"
With murderous intent, he continued:
"If it weren't for Xichan's sake, I would have searched your souls long ago. Do you think your little soul tricks could stop me?"
Lu Xichan did not dare refute or express anger.
Seeing her own predicament, Xuan Sushang's expression shifted, and she finally made a decision.