Lin Fan gritted his teeth and said, "Wang Xueyao, that b*tch, just wait. You schemed against me, controlling all those Immortals to attack me. I will ascend and kill you sooner or later."
At this moment, Lin Fan lacked information.
It has to be noted that the entire Divine Spirit World was created based on various small worlds, not just within the Heaven of Balance, but across the entire God Realm.
There are countless small worlds, and all of them have Warriors. Lin Fan is well aware of the Warrior Cultivation System.
He knows that Rank 3 Warriors aren't that scheming. At the same time, someone favored by a Sect Leader—who is likely Rank 8—must be somewhat capable and possess great influence.
He wanted to attract Li Gang's attention by deliberately revealing his identity. Unfortunately, he underestimated Li Gang.
Li Gang deduced a few important points from his words.
His conscious deduction was:
'I didn't expect such a result. I need to find a chance to Soul Search him. He is most likely a reincarnated person. And the fact that he knows Wang Xueyao means he is from the same world. Who are Immortals? It seems cultivation doesn't end with Warriors.'
'He must be from that place. I thought Wang Xueyao was at least Rank 7 in her previous life, but she is able to control Immortals! From his statement, she schemed against him and is most likely still alive there. This means her current self is really not a reincarnation as I previously thought, but… she should be a clone!'
What was the place Li Gang was talking about?
Back during the Monarch Inheritance, he saw the Soul Spring, which appeared out of nowhere. At that time, he guessed that the world had higher dimensions—at least four!
Of course, he had deduced this long ago during the Awakening Ceremony, but he pretended that the realization occurred during the Monarch Inheritance.
He now assumed that Wang Xueyao, Immortals, and Lin Fan might be from higher dimensions.
His subconscious deduction was different, hidden beneath his active thinking!
'As cultivation increases, intelligence increases as well. Then how could an Immortal with far higher cultivation be so stupid as to reveal his identity so loudly?'
'No, he deliberately lured me here! He probably knows my background, which means he hasn't reincarnated yet! He could also not be a reincarnator at all, but a scammer! I need to soul search him to know whether he truly is a reincarnator.'
'If he is a reincarnator with strength far exceeding Emperors in his past life, he might be able to escape the control of my enemies. Wang Xueyao is also not under any control, but I can't use her. If possible, I should use him as a tool—he might be the key to escaping my predicament.'
At the same time, Li Gang deduced one more thing.
'Could Emperors also belong to higher dimensions? Rumor has it that they all silently disappeared, but how could they disappear when they have the ability to control their lifespan and even govern entire worlds!'
Li Gang's assumption made complete sense. However, in Immortals' eyes, it carried another dangerous meaning.
Immortal Zhu immediately became suspicious of Li Gang. He realized that Li Gang might have made hidden arrangements during the Awakening Ceremony.
However, there was no way to be completely sure. Li Gang's reasoning at this moment was entirely understandable from a psychological point of view.
He had suddenly realized that higher-dimensional beings might exist, and following that line of thought, the enemies he had—whom he assumed to be Emperors—could also be from that place.
But this realization caused an important shift in Li Gang's mindset.
The stature of his enemies had elevated. The silhouettes of those enemies now carried the shadows of Immortals. Even though the enemies in his considerations were different from Immortals, the stature of Emperors had risen—their presence now bearing Immortal-like weight.
Immortal Zhu made a bold guess.
Li Gang might have realized their existence during the Awakening Ceremony and, through subconscious thought, formed a plan to "reasonably" shift the stature of the 'hidden enemy' from Emperor to Immortal.
In this way, he would deceive Immortals into thinking that he was opposing Emperors, when in fact, Emperors were merely an abstract medium. All his plans against Emperors would actually target Immortals. He was using the disguise of Emperors to contend with Immortals.
But how did Immortals figure this out?
First, the moment Li Gang had this realization, its effects somehow involved Immortals, and any plans he made afterward would include their existence. This was highly suspicious!
Back during the Awakening Ceremony, was there sufficient evidence pointing toward the existence of Immortals?
Assume there was, and reverse-deduce the clues connecting to Immortals' existence.
The existence of higher dimensions.
Li Gang had figured out the existence of higher dimensions back then.
So he should have thought: if higher dimensions exist, why wouldn't higher-dimensional beings exist as well?
What if the ones reading his memories and making arrangements for him were those higher-dimensional beings?
At that time, he should have also realized that Emperors might belong to higher dimensions. But he was only deducing it now—as a disguise!
However, due to their preconceived notion of the weak cognitive abilities of Wanderers, Immortal Zhu still didn't take this seriously.
Of course, there was another reason.
If Li Gang were truly that intelligent, and had made plans through subconscious thought during the Awakening Ceremony, then he must have known that his memories—not just his thoughts—could be read.
However, he showed no such awareness. It should be noted that during the Awakening Ceremony, Li Gang was only Rank 1, and he had no ability to erase memories. Is it possible that he subconsciously deduced that his memories could be read, yet never allowed this deduction to crystallize into conscious memory?
This is where it became tricky.
Immortals never left any clues that could lead Li Gang to believe his memories could be read. Thus, he could only speculate. That meant he must have thought of something else during this time—something that prevented him from consciously accepting that fact.
Given his cautious nature, this was plausible.
But could he really think so deeply with only his subconscious?
Back then, he was merely a Rank 1 Warrior with no soul cultivation.
It should be noted that he only gained the ability to use Subconscious Thinking after reaching Rank 4 Soul Cultivation.
No Warrior with a Mortal Soul is capable of such complex scheming through subconscious thought alone! Even the greatest geniuses like Wu Yuan, He Fan, and Kong Xuan couldn't do it.
Only Jin Huang could, since her Mortal Soul itself was on the same tier as Emperors.
Even if Li Gang were the reincarnation of the Timeless Demon God, he couldn't accomplish this without possessing that being's experience and memories.
Therefore, the entire situation could only be true if he had made plans and then had those memories erased—which was completely impossible given Li Gang's abilities!
These were merely passing thoughts for Immortal Zhu, appearing and vanishing quickly. Still, caution was never a disadvantage.
Therefore, Immortal Zhu thought, "It's better not to interfere at 'that' moment!"
Returning to Li Gang and Lin Fan's situation—
Li Gang murmured, "After realizing the reality of this world, I expected her to be from 'that' place. But it still shocks me. It fills me with despair when I think about it. I wonder if I will ever reach such heights."
This statement somewhat surprised Lin Fan. It should be noted that Li Gang was hiding himself from a powerful Warrior—why would he speak at all? Wasn't that revealing his position?
In truth, Li Gang was probing.
He suspected Lin Fan was a scammer who had lured him here, and deliberately spoke aloud to see if Lin Fan would react. He was testing whether Lin Fan was truly pretending to be an Immortal.
There were two possibilities:
Lin Fan fails to trace him even after he speaks loudly enough for any high-rank Warrior to detect. This would mean Lin Fan is merely a scammer. If he can't even hear Li Gang's voice with his supposedly superior Soul, then Li Gang doesn't need to care about him.
Lin Fan traces him and discovers his existence. This would imply Lin Fan's extraordinary nature and confirm that his cultivation is indeed exceptional.
Li Gang wasn't testing whether Lin Fan had lured him here—he was only testing whether Lin Fan was a reincarnator or a scammer.
If Lin Fan were a reincarnator with immense strength in his past life, then there was no way he would foolishly speak of his deepest secrets aloud. That would directly imply that Lin Fan had lured him here, making further probing unnecessary.
As soon as Li Gang murmured, Lin Fan immediately realized what was happening. He saw through Li Gang's scheme and shouted, "Who?!"
Lin Fan wanted to use Li Gang as a tool, so he had to display his extraordinary ability. This, too, was within Li Gang's calculations.
He knew that if Lin Fan were a reincarnator, then he must have lured him here. In that case, Lin Fan would surely see through the scheme but still choose the second option. Without displaying his abilities, how could he draw Li Gang's attention and turn him into a tool?
Li Gang stopped hiding and stepped out. "Hello, brother. I am Zhang Hao. I saw your fight with that girl, and I—"
Lin Fan shouted, "Don't talk about that b*tch!"
Both Li Gang and Lin Fan were pretending at this moment.
Li Gang fabricated an excuse for monitoring Lin Fan, deliberately appearing clumsy to lower his opponent's guard.
Meanwhile, Lin Fan maintained his reckless persona. After witnessing Li Gang's probing scheme, he realized Li Gang was extraordinary—likely the reason he was favored by Jiang Fugui.
Li Gang nodded, but still said, "I saw her being coerced by Yan Fei. He forced her to leave you, or else he would kill you."
Lin Fan was startled. He stared deeply at Li Gang, his heart throbbing. 'Damn, this obsession is still here.'
In truth, Lin Fan had no obsession—but he needed to fabricate one to lower his opponent's guard. This time, he was targeting the Immortals, who, in his view, were reading his mind even now.
He asked, "Is it true?"
Li Gang nodded. "It is. But you'd better not contact her for now, or it may backfire. I think you should enter the inner sect first and then teach him a lesson."
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes. "Are you trying to create enmity between me and that person?"
Li Gang replied innocently, "How could that be? Rather, he already sees you as an enemy. Be careful—he might do something shady during the outer sect exam."