Chapter 1065 The Rise of the World-Destroying Black Tide
In the final analysis, it was still the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance that made a miscalculation regarding the possible number of Dao Yi Worms underground in the Shilin Prefecture.
The underground cavern, winding and turning, not only occupied an area almost equivalent to the entire Shilin Prefecture but also continued to expand deeper underground.
Even Li Fan, who now controlled the entire swarm of worms, still couldn't figure out just how large the Bai Shi Cave Heaven in Shilin Prefecture really was.
It was thanks to such a vast breeding ground that the Dao Yi Worms were able to multiply so rapidly.
In less than a month, they could devour all the spiritual energy of a province.
"Although a single sheet of paper is thin, it can be stacked to withstand an army of thousands!"
"Just by yourself, how can you kill them all?"
Feeling the ever-increasing number of Dao Yi Worms despite the massacre by the Golden Sword Immortal, Li Fan showed an inexplicable smile.
...
"Phew..."
Looking at another empty underground cave, the Golden Sword Immortal finally felt a hint of exhaustion.
During this period, he had not stopped for a moment. Thousands of golden swords crisscrossed, lighting up one dark underground cavern after another, leaving behind a floor covered in black worm corpses.
How many black worms had he slaughtered?
A hundred million? A billion?
Even with his reserves of spiritual power as a combined Dao Immortal, he was almost drained now.
But it seemed that it was because of the excessive number of black worms in the underground, where the spiritual energy was so thin that it couldn't be absorbed and replenished properly.
So, the Golden Sword Immortal had to rely on absorbing the stored spiritual stones in his body to slowly recover.
"It's been many years since I've been in such a sorry state."
Sitting on the ground, the Golden Sword Immortal couldn't help but sigh.
Memories of when he was still a foundational cultivator exploring ancient ruins with his companions surfaced in his mind.
Suddenly, he stood up, his expression becoming serious.
Because he finally realized what the inexplicable feeling in his heart since entering the Bai Shi Cave Heaven was all about.
It was a warning from his spiritual awareness, something that hadn't appeared in a long time.
Three hundred years ago, it was with this keen intuition that he became the sole survivor of an exploration team.
But after narrowly escaping death, he had been sailing smoothly, without encountering any disasters. He almost forgot about this sense of crisis.
Until today, after many years, this warning signal rose again!
"What...?"
The Golden Sword Immortal's heart began to race uncontrollably.
His thoughts turned swiftly, and he made a decision.
Without hesitation, he didn't even bother to rest, and his figure turned into golden light as he raced towards the depths of the underground caves.
He wanted to see for himself just how large the Bai Shi Cave Heaven was!
Three days later.
The Golden Sword Immortal looked pale.
With his flying speed, he could have circled the territory of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance several times in three days.
But he still couldn't explore the entire Bai Shi Cave Heaven.
It was like an endless abyss, without a visible end.
The Golden Sword Immortal's mind surged with images of the countless black worms in the caves, surging out like a terrifying flood towards the various states of the Xuanhuang Realm.
Faced with the immeasurable tide of black worms, the protective spiritual power of the Golden Sword was as fragile as a sapling in a violent storm, barely holding on.
With a heart full of horror, the Golden Sword Immortal could not muster the will to stop the disaster.
He only tried his best to ensure his own safety.
The endless tide of black worms in the underground, he could no longer see anything except for what was in front of him.
Falling into the nightmare of the black tide, moving, breathing, all became like delusional thoughts.
Even if he wasn't the direct target of the black worms' attack, just being trampled on by them during their migration was enough to make the Golden Immortal's consciousness gradually fade.
"It's over..."
At the moment of fainting, the first thing that came to the Golden Sword Immortal's mind was not his own safety but the imminent accountability from the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance after resolving the worm disaster.
"Damn, if I had known, I wouldn't have agreed to this mess in the first place."
His form slowly dissipated, finally turning into a golden sword made up of thousands of smaller swords, falling to the ground with a clatter.
Indeed, with the strength of the black worms, they could at most exhaust the Dao Immortals and make them briefly lose consciousness.
Wanting to exterminate them was not that easy.
But...
Li Fan's figure emerged from the black tide.
He picked up the golden sword, smiling slyly, and then casually placed tens of thousands of formations and prohibitions on it.
(The end of this chapter).
(Note: This is a machine translation and may not be entirely accurate, but it should provide a general understanding of the content.)