"Demonic and evil!"
The young man who transmitted the law looked at the smirk on the other party's face, feeling shocked, fearful, and angry, unable to help but rebuke.
However, his actions betrayed his true thoughts.
A black ethereal light flowed, enveloping his body.
The space seemed to be torn apart, and the young man slowly sank into nothingness, his figure gradually dimming.
"I can feel the fear in your heart."
"Why run away? What are you afraid of?"
The Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect stared at the young man in front of him, whispering.
"Face your own heart..."
"Let yourself..."
"Return to your true self..."
The words of the Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect seemed to contain a strange power.
As he softly chanted, a transparent dividing line suddenly appeared between him and the young man who transmitted the law.
On either side of the dividing line, like worlds inside and outside a mirror, corresponded to each other, completely identical.
The figures of the Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect and the young man who transmitted the law instantly overlapped.
In that instant, a completely identical black ethereal light appeared around the Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect, just like the one displayed by the young man who transmitted the law!
It was as if he was truly the mirror image of the young man!
Even when the young man saw this scene, showing an increasingly terrified expression, his face also revealed the same look!
The dividing line between the two brightened a bit.
After a moment, the area between them was cut off as if by surgery. The Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect and the young man who transmitted the law approached each other.
"It's you who forced me!" The young man felt an unspeakable horror in his heart, gritted his teeth, and spoke with hatred.
Then, a golden thread emerged from his brow.
This golden thread seemed to possess unique power and couldn't be replicated by the Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect.
The mirrored world formed did not display the image of the golden thread, causing a slight disharmony.
Slightly trembling, the mirrored world became precarious.
Even the figure of the Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect became somewhat blurred.
"We were originally one."
"Do you really hate yourself so much? Do you need to use such a treasure?"
"Why go this far?"
...
At a critical moment, the murmurs of the Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect echoed in the young man's ears again.
The young man's expression went from ferocious to somewhat confused, and finally, it slowly calmed down.
The golden thread actually retracted into his brow again.
The distance between him and the Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect narrowed again.
"Having survived for so long, with no hope ahead. I can feel the confusion and unwillingness in your heart..."
"After regaining your true self, you will unleash the unparalleled potential hidden within you. The Dao is within reach..."
As the Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect continued to softly speak, the distance between the young man and him became closer and closer.
In the end, there was only a dividing line between them.
They locked eyes, their facial expressions completely identical.
No more fear or confusion, only the joy of enlightenment remained.
A burst of bright light erupted from the dividing line.
In the next moment, it vanished without a trace.
The mirrored world descended into reality!
The figures of the young man and the Law King of the Xuan Tian Sect completely overlapped.
In the scene, only the young man transmitting the law remained!
After the fusion was complete, the young man transmitting the law, now merged, stood silently in the air.
It seemed like he was digesting the vast information in his mind.
"The Transmitting Law Celestial? The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance?"
After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes, looking somewhat puzzled.
"Unexpectedly, even in this era, they still guard against our Xuan Tian Sect."
"The Mystic Slaying Technique..."
The young man who transmitted the law snorted, "I don't know who gave them the confidence, but after thousands of years, the content of the secret technique remains unchanged."
"It's a bit too underestimating us."
With the young man's words, his aura underwent subtle changes.
"This should be enough to deceive them, as long as I don't use the sect's secret techniques."
The young man nodded with satisfaction.
Then, a trace of confusion appeared on his face again.
"Not accidentally discovered but guided here..."
"Using the reputation of our Xuan Tian Sect to attract attention, even knowing my location..."
"After exposure, they directly diverted the disaster to the east."
"The Congyun Mutual Aid Society, the Compassionate Immortal in the Mortal World?"
In an instant, based on the gathered information, the truth of the matter was restored.
The schemed against young man did not get angry; instead, he pondered the appearance of the faceless Xuan Tian deity in the intelligence.
He lightly pinched his fingers, and then his face showed surprise, "Unable to sense the location unexpectedly?"
"But it is indeed the Xuan Tian deity."
The color of doubt in the young man's eyes deepened.
"Could it be the work of a brother within the sect?"
"Speaking of which, this style of action does indeed resemble the actions of our Xuan Tian Sect members."
Possible faces flashed through the young man's mind.
"Knowing that the situation is out of control and can't be handled, so he thought of using me to calm things down?"
"It seems that this brother has probably just awakened."
As for why the other party didn't choose to meet, the young man didn't have any doubts.
Back then, the Ten Immortal Sects took advantage of the critical moment when the Xuan Tian King was in seclusion to launch a surprise attack.
Successfully breaking through the Xuan Tian Sect.
The chosen timing was extremely coincidental.
Even the distribution of defense forces within the sect, and even the loopholes in the protective formations, were well known.
The defense system seemed illusory.
Caught off guard, the Xuan Tian Sect suffered a major defeat.
The casualties were severe.
The whereabouts of the Xuan Tian King and the precious Xuan Tian Treasure Mirror are unknown, and the Law Kings have either died or suffered injuries.
Obviously, with such a thorough defeat, there must be traitors in the sect.
Moreover, it's possible that there is more than one traitor.
Therefore, every surviving Law King is extremely cautious.
Except for the Xuan Tian King, none of them are trusted.
This includes the young man himself.
"When the Heavenly King disappeared, he transmitted a message using secret techniques, asking us to lie low and preserve our lives."
"Waiting for his summons."
"Unfortunately, so many years have passed, and there's still no news."
Even so, the young man has no doubt about whether the Xuan Tian King is still alive in the world.
After the Xuan Tian Sect's battle with Tian Du, although the Xuan Tian King suffered significant injuries, he forcibly absorbed some of the opponent's immortal energy, with the prospect of achieving the body of a true immortal.
The Xuan Tian King's seclusion at that time was precisely for this reason.
"As long as I can reshape my immortal body in the mortal realm, I can lead my brothers out of this Dark Star Sea."
The young man still vaguely remembered the bold words of the Xuan Tian King before his seclusion.
This is also the reason why, for so many years, the young man has not chosen to betray the sect.
Thousands of years, for him, were just a slightly longer nap.
But if the infinite years to come were to be trapped here continuously, that would be true despair.
So he couldn't understand why someone would choose to betray in the first place.
Over the years, the only reasonable explanation he could come up with was that the Ten Immortal Sects had also promised a method to escape the Dark Star Sea.
And it seemed more reliable than the Xuan Tian King's plan.
Originally, the young man didn't believe it.
But after receiving the complete memories of this transmitter, he began to waver in his judgment.
Because he learned that when the Great Calamity of incompatible cultivation laws occurred, some high-level cultivators of the Ten Immortal Sects all disappeared at once.
They even took away a considerable part of the resources of the Xuan Huang Realm.
Since then, these people have never appeared in the Xuan Huang Realm again.
"If that's the case, those traitors have probably been living freely."
A hint of killing intent flashed in the young man's eyes.
"Without the power of a true immortal, wanting to escape the Dark Star Sea will undoubtedly come at a very painful cost. It should be impossible to replicate."
"So my only hope of escape lies with the Xuan Tian King."
The young man is not worried that the Xuan Tian King might have escaped on his own.
The Xuan Tian King cultivates the path of "Words and Deeds in Harmony" and does not casually make promises.
Once promised, it must be fulfilled. Otherwise, it would be self-destructive, and even if he achieves true immortality, there is a risk of falling back to being a mortal.
So, as long as he is alive, he will definitely reassemble the Law Kings and fulfill the promise made years ago.
If it weren't for this reason, the Xuan Tian King would not have been able to easily convince twelve top-level cultivators just with a silver tongue.
"If we find that faceless Xuan Tian deity statue, perhaps we can determine the Xuan Tian King's location."
The young man suddenly thought of this.
The Xuan Tian deity statue was not crafted in the likeness of the Xuan Tian King himself.
Instead, it was modeled after a true immortal encountered by the Xuan Tian King in the ascension passage.
According to the Xuan Tian King, the aura emanating from that true immortal was vast, like the mountains and seas.
Compared to this recently ascended celestial being, he appeared as tiny as an ant.
At that time, just as he broke through the void and entered the ascension passage, a terrifying roar echoed from a distance.
Xuan Tian King then witnessed an unforgettable scene.
From afar to near, the ascension passage sequentially ruptured.
Countless figures desperately tried to escape but were sucked into the dreadful black ruins.
Numerous bodies also fell from the cracks of the ascension passage.
A dreadful catastrophe must have occurred in the immortal realm!
Xuan Tian King turned and fled, not forgetting to plunder the bodies of celestial beings he encountered on the way.
However, the collapse speed of the ascension passage clearly exceeded his expectations.
Seeing that he was about to fall into the dark abyss like other ascenders, a figure flashed by his side and pulled him out of the collapsing spatial passage.
After Xuan Tian King's shock subsided, he realized and thanked the figure for saving his life.
That figure, apparently a highly cultivated being among immortals, had a face that Xuan Tian King couldn't see clearly.
"Hurry and escape; it's getting too late."
The faceless true immortal shook his head and, after leaving these words, disappeared without a trace.
Leaving behind a bewildered Xuan Tian King.
It wasn't until much later that Xuan Tian King understood the meaning of escape mentioned by the faceless true immortal.
The ascension passage collapsed, and the path to immortality was severed.
Only the existence named Immortal Ruins remained.
And the influence of Immortal Ruins on the mortal realm was just beginning to show.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 897: Savior of Xuan Huang
The return of the Xuan Tian King, who failed in his ascension, caused a stir in the Xuan Huang realm.
Countless cultivators sent inquiries, but he ignored them all.
Given the shocking nature of the matter, if it were to spread, the immortal cultivation realm would likely feel like the end of the world.
Isolating himself, the Xuan Tian King took stock of his gains and contemplated the meaning behind the words of the faceless true immortal.
After a brief commotion, Xuan Huang gradually returned to calm.
With the collapse and disappearance of the ascension passages, the impact of the celestial calamity on the mortal realm seemed to fade away.
Around a year later, Xuan Tian King suddenly noticed a slight deviation in the Dao markers of Xuan Huang.
The change was minimal, and he might have overlooked it if he hadn't been vigilant and undergone a rapid increase in strength due to the baptism of immortal energy.
However, Xuan Tian King, who was prepared, couldn't ignore this detail.
Three more years passed.
By closely monitoring the changes in Dao markers, Xuan Tian King finally confirmed that the entire Xuan Huang realm was gradually deviating towards a certain direction in the endless void.
What shocked him even more was that it wasn't just Xuan Huang; all the other immortal cultivation realms he could observe were the same!
The conclusion was apparent.
Something in the endless void was pulling all the immortal cultivation realms towards it!
Thinking back to the words of the faceless true immortal, "Hurry and escape; it's getting too late," Xuan Tian King shuddered instantly.
In that moment, did Xuan Tian King consider escaping on his own?
As the most talented cultivator in Xuan Huang at that time, Xuan Tian King couldn't bear to watch his homeland slowly approach destruction.
So, Xuan Tian King made a noble decision – to escape with Xuan Huang.
Although Xuan Tian King had achieved the state of a demigod by then, pushing an entire world was nothing short of wishful thinking.
Not to mention overcoming the terrifying attraction...
Nevertheless, Xuan Tian King didn't give up.
After studying the scriptures he had plundered from celestial beings and integrating his knowledge, Xuan Tian King devised a magnificent supreme formation, calling it the "Floating Sky Great Formation."
According to Xuan Tian King's calculations, relying solely on Xuan Huang's resources would be insufficient to resist the unknown force in the endless void.
Even if he emptied Xuan Huang, it wouldn't escape the unimaginable power.
So, one of the functions of the Floating Sky Great Formation was to lock onto celestial realms and pocket dimensions in the surrounding void, capturing and initiating a cross-realm war.
This not only scavenged resources to replenish himself but also created a chain effect, slowing down Xuan Huang's attraction speed.
A win-win situation.
However, building such a massive formation was beyond his capabilities alone.
He needed to gather and coordinate the majority of Xuan Huang's forces to accomplish the construction of the Floating Sky Great Formation.
Regarding revealing the true situation and rallying everyone...
Xuan Tian King had considered it.
After assessing the conduct of Xuan Huang cultivators, he decisively gave up.
If, at this time, those cultivators learned about the crisis facing Xuan Huang, most would choose to escape immediately.
The chances of cultivators staying behind to save Xuan Huang with Xuan Tian King were practically zero.
Yet, building the Floating Sky Great Formation required the strength of these cultivators.
Thus, Xuan Tian King decided to first unify Xuan Huang and better coordinate the forces.
He was a once-in-a-millennium genius, the only demigod in Xuan Huang.
Moreover, he had acquired numerous immortal cultivation inheritances from the ascension passages.
Achieving this goal wasn't overly difficult.
And everything went as he expected.
After convincing twelve top-notch cultivators with remarkable talents to be his helpers, Xuan Tian King swiftly crushed all resistance forces within a few short years.
Led by Xuan Tian King and followed by the twelve Law Kings, the Xuan Tian Sect was established, exerting dominance over the Xuan Huang realm.
All beings in Xuan Huang submitted.
The construction of the Floating Sky Great Formation, unprecedented in efficiency, was completed.
It successfully captured and conquered other worlds.
The speed of Dao marker deviation gradually slowed down.
Everything seemed to be developing in a positive direction.
Xuan Tian King could almost see the bright future of Xuan Huang escaping calamity.
However, the arrival of an unexpected guest completely disrupted his plans.
The moment the purple aura appeared in Xuan Huang, Xuan Tian King faintly sensed the opponent's details.
A semi-divine body that hadn't undergone complete purification, incomplete immortal energy.
Likely, a cultivator who, like him, had escaped with their life from the collapse of the ascension passages.
Xuan Tian King naturally remained vigilant about the arrival of this formidable opponent.
However, the opponent claimed to be just passing by, intending to stay briefly before leaving soon.
If two semi-divine beings were to fight, it would undoubtedly cause irreparable damage to Xuan Huang.
After much deliberation, Xuan Tian King ultimately refrained from taking action.
He never expected that this would lay the groundwork for future troubles.
During the interval when the Floating Sky Great Formation captured another world and Xuan Tian King personally went to battle, the self-proclaimed Grand Mage of Heaven tempted many native cultivators from Xuan Huang into his dojo.
He transmitted numerous techniques, secrets, and divine abilities to them.
Upon returning victorious, Xuan Tian King instantly understood the opponent's intentions.
The goal was to use these cultivators to undermine the dominance of the Xuan Tian Sect.
Instigate rebellion among the cultivators, let them rise in resistance, and then reap the benefits after both sides suffered losses.
And the ultimate purpose was the immortal energy within Xuan Tian King.
Xuan Tian King would never play into the opponent's hands.
Immediately, he charged into the Heavenly Capital and engaged in a battle with the Grand Mage of Heaven.
Though he suffered minor injuries, the opponent's injuries were much more severe. From then on, the opponent behaved obediently.
However, since the opponent refused to leave, Xuan Tian King had no good solution.
Afraid that the opponent would act recklessly, Xuan Tian King simply ignored him.
In this battle, he subtly gained something.
By seizing some immortal energy from the opponent, perhaps he could directly reshape his body into a true immortal in the mortal realm.
By infusing true immortal power, it could significantly reduce the resources required to activate the Floating Sky Great Formation.
Xuan Huang could quickly escape the crisis.
However, Xuan Tian King underestimated the malicious nature of some cultivators or the ability of the Grand Mage of Heaven to manipulate minds.
At a critical moment when everything was about to develop in the best direction, those cultivators who had entered the Heavenly Capital united and launched a surprise attack on the Xuan Tian Sect.
From then on, the history of Xuan Huang took a completely different trajectory.
Looking back on the past, the young man's expression became trance-like.
He looked up, as if he could see the terrifying entity that attracted and consumed everything.
"Thousands of years have passed, and it's almost within reach."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 898: Sealing the Darkness
"It's truly pathetic..."
The young transmission master, with the knowledge from his slumber about the various events in Xuan Huang during that period, couldn't help feeling as if he was witnessing a ridiculous and absurd story.
"Despite the imminent disaster, they are still fighting endlessly..."
"Perhaps human nature is inherently like this. Xuan Tian King's judgment back then was not wrong."
Xuan Tian Sect's Law King shook his head slightly.
Of course, he had no intention of setting things right.
Now, what he wanted to do was find Xuan Tian King and escape from this place before Xuan Huang completely fell into the Immortal Ruin.
If Xuan Tian King was still nowhere to be found...
Then he would have to figure things out on his own.
In the young transmission master's mind, there were many escape plans.
But in the eyes of the Xuan Tian Sect's Law King, the feasibility of these plans was not high.
What does "Dark Starry Sky" mean? Why did Xuan Tian King insist that only those with the power of the true immortal realm could escape from this dead domain?
Many escape plans derived by the Immortal Alliance could indeed allow some people to leave Xuan Huang, temporarily avoiding the attraction of the Immortal Ruin.
But the Immortal Ruin affected an unimaginably vast void.
In the void, many cultivation worlds, once vibrant like stars, had all been swallowed by the Immortal Ruin over the years.
The radiant starry sky had become dark and silent.
Escaping Xuan Huang was achievable for many, but escaping this dark prison...
It wasn't just because the dark void was too vast. Even powerful cultivators in the Longevity Realm, without reference points or Dao markers, would get lost and face the fate of being trapped or killed if they rashly flew into it.
More importantly, beyond the Dark Starry Sky, a "high wall" had been artificially created.
At the edge of the Dark Starry Sky, making everything that wanted to break through sigh in despair.
Xuan Tian King speculated that this "high wall" might have been built by cultivators outside the Dark Starry Sky to prevent the spread of the disaster from the Immortal Ruin.
To cross this wall, one must erupt with power surpassing ordinary mortals in an instant.
Otherwise, the so-called escape would only be moving from one place in the prison to another.
"If the Floating Sky Great Formation is still intact, with the current scale of Xuan Huang and the full power of the formation, perhaps erupting at its peak might be enough to surpass the high wall."
The youth contemplated, looking at the remnants of the Zixiao Sect around him.
Then, with a wave, he removed the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Array covering this place.
After that, his figure blurred and disappeared.
The remnants of the Zixiao Sect fell into a long-lasting calm once again.
Seven days passed.
The air distorted, and a figure suddenly appeared.
The Xuan Tian Sect's Law King, who had just left and returned, or rather, had never left at all.
"Still thinking about meeting the brothers in the sect, but it's a pity."
Since fate didn't allow it, this Xuan Tian Sect's Law King didn't insist.
A flicker, and his figure completely disappeared.
This time, it was not a feint but a genuine departure.
More than ten days passed, and a mysterious figure arrived outside the remnants of the Zixiao Sect.
Unable to see the appearance, hiding the aura.
It was Li Fan.
After observing from a distance and confirming there was no danger, and there were no warnings in his heart, he cautiously approached.
During this period, after diverting the calamity of the Immortal Alliance transmission masters to the east, he had been patiently waiting around.
Sensing that the aura here had completely disappeared and waiting for a long time, he finally returned.
Originally, he thought that if two powerhouses clashed, one of them must be injured.
But to his surprise, the Immortal Alliance had no reaction to this matter at all.
Even those exposed members of the Cong Yunhai Mutual Aid Society did not face pursuit from the Immortal Alliance.
It's as if nothing happened at all.
Li Fan wanted to know what had happened here.
A silver light flickered in his eyes, activating a hidden formation in the air.
This was derived by Li Fan using the Terminal Dissipation Disk, a formation beyond the current generation's level, difficult for other cultivators to perceive.
It had only one function: to record everything within its coverage.
As Li Fan continued casting the spell, the scenes from over ten days ago reappeared in the air.
Vivid and lifelike.
When he saw the extremely bizarre magical technique of the Xuan Tian Sect's Law King, Li Fan couldn't help feeling a chill, especially when effortlessly devouring the seemingly pinnacle youth transmission master. This shocked Li Fan even more.
Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the shock in his heart.
"Is this the strength of the Xuan Tian Sect's Law King?"
"Truly elusive and difficult to guard against."
Li Fan put himself in the other's shoes, considering the swap between himself and the youth transmission master. For a moment, he couldn't think of a suitable way to respond.
Although he had the immense power of the Five Elements Celestial Cave and the protection of the Seven-Colored Divine Light, facing such a bizarre attack from the Xuan Tian Sect, he couldn't leverage significant advantages.
Li Fan couldn't help but recall the various Xuan Tian Sect divine techniques he had seen in Zhao Shijie's illusion: "Levy of Heaven and Earth," "Eternal Solemnity Technique," "Soul-Severing Illumination Technique," and "Lamentation of Heaven and Earth Scripture."
Zhao Shijie, with just one technique, the "Eternal Solemnity Technique," could achieve the One-Mind Heavenly Sovereign level, indicating the profound heritage of the Xuan Tian Sect.
"Fortunately, I was cautious enough not to provoke this individual recklessly based on my strength. Otherwise, I might have been forced into a real confrontation." Li Fan sighed inwardly.
Next, Li Fan observed that after devouring the young transmission master, the Xuan Tian Sect's Law King seemed to be in a trance. He frequently looked up at the sky and muttered to himself.
Upon hearing the opponent mistakenly take him as a member of the Xuan Tian Sect under peculiar circumstances, Li Fan's expression subtly changed.
Afterward, the Law King seemed to fall into a recollection.
Li Fan could vaguely discern the words "Xuan Tian King" and "escape" spoken by the Law King, but he couldn't know what was truly going on in the other's mind.
Li Fan continued playing the footage.
When he saw the Law King attempting to hide and wait for him, Li Fan couldn't help sneering.
If he wasn't absolutely sure of his safety, how could he have revealed himself?
Patiently watching the accelerated recording of the scenes that followed, Li Fan then erased the formation.
Afterwards, he hurriedly returned to the Spiritwood Realm.
He arrived at the circular hall where the faceless Xuan Tian statue was placed.
Li Fan stared fixedly at the stone statue.
"I originally thought that I could use this as bait to attract the remnants of the Xuan Tian Sect, close the door, and capture them. Extract some ancient secrets of the Xuan Tian Sect from their minds."
"Now it seems that I overestimated myself."
"If I really attracted a Law King-level figure from the Xuan Tian Sect, I'm afraid I would end up being the captured one instead."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 899: Faceless Xuan Tian Immortal
Although Li Fan's mindset might be erratic at times, he had one advantage – he valued face and could admit his mistakes.
Since the Xuan Tian Sect's heritage was somewhat beyond imagination, Li Fan decided to change his plans and temporarily avoid provoking them.
Thinking this way, Li Fan intended to use the Seven-Colored Divine Light to reseal the faceless deity statue.
However...
As Li Fan was about to do so, his movements suddenly froze.
Because in that instant, the statue seemed to come alive.
Even though the statue had no eyes, Li Fan distinctly felt that it "looked" at him.
Li Fan couldn't help but retreat a considerable distance, preparing for the worst.
After several breaths passed without any abnormalities, Li Fan cautiously approached again.
The faceless statue remained just like when he had placed it.
It seemed that the glimpse he caught earlier was just his illusion.
Li Fan even reviewed the images recorded in his mind from the Dao Formation.
In those images, the statue stood quietly, appearing ordinary with nothing special about it.
"Could it be that I really saw it wrong?" Li Fan felt doubtful.
After contemplating for a moment, he ultimately decided not to keep this potential trouble.
He unleashed the Seven-Colored Divine Light to seal and put away the faceless deity statue.
However, the following events caused Li Fan's expression to change drastically.
Because, although the statue was right in front of him, it seemed as if it didn't exist at all!
The Seven-Colored Divine Light sealed nothing, returning empty-handed.
Li Fan was slightly stunned.
He attempted to touch the statue with his hand.
The cold sensation was undeniably real.
However, when Li Fan tried to lock onto it with his divine sense and store it in his storage space, he found nothing in his divine sense perception.
It was impossible.
This bizarre scene had surpassed Li Fan's understanding.
"Could it be the lingering spirit of Xuan Tian Wang?" Li Fan's expression fluctuated.
Li Fan could confirm that this strange transformation hadn't occurred before.
But with that glimpse, it seemed that some mystical change had taken place on the statue.
Turning it into the current, unique state of being neither present nor absent.
"It's not my imagination. Even the Dao Formation can't record it..."
Li Fan's face instantly darkened.
Now he finally understood what it meant to invite a god easily but struggle to send it away.
This statue seemed to have settled here as if it had made itself at home in the Spiritwood Realm of the World Union Headquarters.
Li Fan's painstakingly crafted base had a non-removable bomb placed in it. What's more, this bomb was planted by Li Fan himself on a whim...
Li Fan's face twitched involuntarily.
As he contemplated whether to abandon the Spiritwood Realm and start anew, a melodious female voice suddenly echoed in the hall.
Li Fan's heart skipped a beat.
Looking around, he found no source for the voice, yet the prayers continued incessantly. Starting with the voice of Su Yuqing, followed by He Zhenghao, Kou Hong, Dao Xuanzi, and others.
The voices kept coming one after another.
After careful examination, Li Fan discovered that these voices were directly appearing in his own mind!
Moreover, whenever he focused on a specific voice, the corresponding scenes appeared quickly.
As if being there, Li Fan could sense the states of the supplicants.
Moreover...
Li Fan felt a subtle connection. If he wished, he could respond to these supplicants.
"What's going on?"
He had never known he possessed an ability so similar to the legendary gods.
Li Fan was utterly shocked.
He looked at the faceless deity statue standing quietly in the hall, realizing that it must be responsible for all of this.
"Initially, I fabricated the story of the compassionate True Immortal in the mortal realm, using the faceless statue as a medium to establish a connection between me and the members of the World Union. This allowed me to receive feedback on their cultivation progress..."
"But that was the effect of the 'Sitting Immortal Technique,' and it was limited to that."
"Now..."
Li Fan squinted, his expression extremely serious.
Although there seemed to be no immediate danger, he was already considering whether to really use the faceless statue.
Even though he didn't understand the principles behind it, it was evident that this faceless deity statue concealed a power far beyond Li Fan's comprehension.
Li Fan silently invoked the "Really Use" command.
The prompt from the "Really Use" immediately appeared.
"Should the current scene be virtualized, returning to the anchor point."
The surrounding scenes then became virtual.
"Really Use is unaffected..."
"As long as I'm willing, I can restart anytime."
Li Fan pondered for a moment and ultimately chose not to proceed.
It wasn't because he was influenced by some mysterious force, making it impossible for him to decide to use "Really Use."
Instead, everything was currently safe, and the origins of the numerous anomalies hadn't been clarified.
He was embarrassed to the point of considering using "Really Use" directly.
"Even if they are true immortals in the Immortal Realm, I have faced them."
"Just a statue..."
Li Fan coldly snorted, forcing himself to calm down.
He focused on the statue and the many voices appearing in his mind.
Li Fan noticed that without exception, the owners of these voices were those who, in the name of the "Compassionate True Immortal in the Mortal Realm," had once sworn before the faceless deity statue in the Union.
It had nothing to do with the Compassionate True Immortal.
However, they had associated the faceless deity statue with the so-called Compassionate True Immortal.
So, whether they liked it or not, they would occasionally have the faceless deity statue appear in their minds.
The more they visualized, the deeper their connection with the statue.
Therefore, when they broke through a boundary, they would appear in Li Fan's mind.
"No wonder Xuan Tian Sect is called Xuan Tian Sect."
"When Xuan Tian Sect followers were everywhere, could Xuan Tian King, like me, sense and know the condition of his followers at any time?"
"That's truly akin to being a deity."
"Deity..."
Li Fan's mind stirred, sensing the follower with the deepest connection.
It was none other than Su Yuqing from the Mortal Realm.
Although she had exceptional talent, being the embodiment of the Mortal Realm's Heavenly Dao, she was currently only at the early Golden Elixir stage due to constraints from the environment and limited resources.
In the resource-scarce Grand Departure, all spiritual energy was produced by the "Immortal Spirit Tower."
Her ability to reach this realm in a short time was a testament to her extraordinary talent.
Through the connection of the faceless deity statue, Li Fan sensed Su Yuqing's physical condition.
It was like personally observing with divine knowledge.
Every detail was vivid, leaving nothing hidden.
"Even..."
Li Fan felt something.
After a moment, a small portion, insignificant to him but enormous for Su Yuqing, disappeared from Li Fan's body.
Then, it descended onto Su Yuqing.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 900: The Plan of the Fallen Immortal King
Departure Realm.
Just after finishing her prayers, Su Yuqing, who was practicing near the Immortal Spirit Tower, suddenly blushed.
As if her body was forcefully expanded by a massive object, she emitted a painful grunt.
When she felt confused and overwhelmed, the pure spiritual energy that had inexplicably descended into her body dissolved like a melting glacier, roaring through her body. In just a few revolutions, it turned into a power she could control and peacefully returned to her dantian!
At the same time, her cultivation realm visibly and terrifyingly skyrocketed at a rapid pace.
In just a few breaths, she soared from the early Golden Elixir stage to the peak of the Golden Elixir stage.
Due to the limitations of the materials required for breaking through realms with the new method, she reluctantly stopped.
Throughout this process, there was no appearance of the bottleneck that restricted cultivators, known as the "Calamity of the Heavens."
Su Yuqing felt her cultivation realm in astonishment, her face full of disbelief.
As she carefully comprehended the source of this power that helped her break through, Su Yuqing seemed to realize something, and her expression changed.
She quickly knelt down, meditating and expressing gratitude for the bestowal of the "Compassionate True Immortal."
...
In the Spiritwood Realm, in front of the faceless deity statue.
An invisible feedback of cultivation emerged within Li Fan's body.
It came from the consecutive breakthroughs brought about by Su Yuqing through the Sit Immortal Technique.
Subtracting the cultivation Li Fan had bestowed upon Su Yuqing previously, the round-trip exchange actually led to a slight advancement in Li Fan's cultivation!
"What is this?"
Li Fan was inexplicably shocked.
Soon, he calmed down.
The generation of cultivation feedback did not actually violate common sense; it still fell within the operational mechanism of the Sit Immortal Technique.
It was similar to Li Fan personally sacrificing his cultivation to help others advance their realms. After success, he would indeed receive a certain amount of cultivation feedback.
However, the cultivation loss during this process was so massive that it was an unprofitable venture, not worth the effort.
"Now, through this faceless Xuantian statue, the loss of cultivation transfer has been significantly reduced."
"Making such an act unexpectedly profitable!"
Li Fan instantly understood that this was a function attached to the mysterious faceless statue.
"Communicating with followers, bestowing divine gifts..."
"It's becoming more and more like a charlatan."
Li Fan narrowed his eyes, focusing once again on the faceless deity statue.
"The question arises, if there is indeed some powerful being behind this statue."
"Why doesn't he personally contact these 'followers' and instead entrust all these abilities and perceptions to me?"
"Has my secret been exposed?"
After pondering for a long time, Li Fan's conclusion tended toward no.
After all, considering the temperament of those powerful beings, if they had known about the existence of "Really Use" within him, they would hardly play a cat-and-mouse game with him.
There was a high probability they would directly descend and plunder.
"Or perhaps, this deity is currently in a state of dormancy for some reason."
Li Fan's gaze flickered.
After staring at the statue for a long time, he finally walked away.
He didn't issue any orders prohibiting people from approaching the faceless deity statue; everything remained as usual, as if nothing had happened.
As he distanced himself from the statue, the prayers in Li Fan's mind gradually disappeared.
This made Li Fan even more certain of his judgment.
"Xuan Tian Sect..."
Li Fan urgently wanted to know more about this ancient and mysterious sect.
Even thousands of years later, it remained an absolute taboo topic, not only in the current era but also during the ancient times of the Ten Immortal Sects. Only the true cores of each sect had the qualifications to know.
Even after experiencing multiple cycles, Li Fan had only glimpsed a small part of Xuan Tian Sect through Senior Sister Zhao's dreams.
"Perhaps, there's another way."
In Li Fan's mind, he suddenly recalled the first instance in the Fallen Immortal Realm, the first instance named "Ningyuan Life-Extending Fruit."
Chapter 901: The Possession Crisis
Li Chen, the body that he would possess, would later become the target of possession by the Law King of Xuantian Sect.
"If I wait patiently, can I meet this Law King in the Fallen Immortal Realm?"
Li Fan couldn't help but feel excited.
Since only a strand of consciousness went to the Fallen Immortal Realm, even if it were assimilated by the Law King, there would be no harm to the main body.
"Perhaps, this is a rare opportunity that is difficult to achieve in reality."
"While staring into the abyss, the abyss is also staring back at you. When he attempts to occupy Li Chen's body and merge with Li Fan, Li Chen is also trying to probe into his memories."
As for whether the Law King in the Fallen Immortal Realm could cross the boundaries between the Fallen Immortal Realm and reality, causing harm to the real Li Fan...
Unless the strength surpassed that Fallen Immortal, it was impossible!
Li Fan's eyes flickered, and after some thought, he found it feasible.
So, he quickly made up his mind.
His figure flashed, and he arrived in the secluded chamber in the Spiritwood Realm.
Skillfully performing the ritual.
"Before, it was because I was wary of Mr. Bai, thinking that until I found a way to completely resolve the hidden danger of Really Use, I wouldn't enter the Fallen Immortal Realm again."
"But now, the crisis brought by Xuantian Sect seems more imminent."
"As for the risks..."
Li Fan's eyes showed no fear, and he was resolute: "Fear begets failure; one cannot achieve great things with a timid heart! Am I, Li Fan, such a crude person!"
"Blessings, True Venerable Xuanhuang!"
Li Fan silently prayed, and the next moment, the surrounding scenes suddenly distorted.
Without any surprises, he returned to the "Ningyuan Life-Extending Fruit" instance.
"Junior brother? Junior brother?"
A familiar voice from Zhang Qianmo came from beside.
The strange sensation receded like a tide, and Li Fan turned to look at Zhang Qianmo.
"Junior brother, what happened to you?" Zhang Qianmo's eyes showed some confusion and concern.
"The first time I went down the mountain, I felt a bit excited."
This time, Li Fan quickly got into character and took over Zhang Shixiong's words.
In a casual chat, they arrived at Ningyuan City.
Following the established trajectory, Zhang Shixiong was eager to find his old friend Chi Xia, leaving Li Fan with the task of collecting life-extending fruits.
Li Fan smiled and did not stop him.
After the two separated, Li Fan did not do anything out of the ordinary. Instead, he went directly to the central "Tree of Eternal Life" in the city to collect three life-extending fruits.
Guided by the manager of Ningyuan City, Song Hesong, Li Fan quickly extracted the life-extending fruits from the seal.
Following the "plot," soon, the ambush of the Wanxian Alliance cultivators, including Chu Liang, in the city was about to attack Chi Xia, the lover of Zhang Shixiong, trying to provoke him and then surround and kill him. Eventually, they would be killed in retaliation.
Li Fan looked back at Song Hesong, a strange smile appearing on his face.
Song manager's heart jumped, and a vague ominous premonition surged suddenly.
"Puff!"
Without any warning, Li Fan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face as pale as paper.
"Senior brother, save me!"
Li Fan shouted.