Chapter 1096 The Legend of Creation
"The power of darkness may indeed help us escape from the Immortal Ruins. But that should only happen when we can safely control it."
"Otherwise..."
Li Fan's expression was serious: "If the world is corrupted by this darkness, the outcome may not be better than falling into the Immortal Ruins."
While the two were talking, as if being nourished in some way, the darkness that occupied half of Mo Rubin's body suddenly expanded again.
Almost completely engulfing the entire body.
However, strangely enough, the continuous emanation from him did not stop.
It was even clearer than before.
Like the fluctuation of a heartbeat, echoing in this dark wasteland. Making Li Fan gradually feel an ominous premonition.
Several transmission practitioners in the team also noticed that something seemed to be amiss.
An order to temporarily retreat was quickly issued.
After retreating some distance, Li Fan's strong sense of unease slowly disappeared.
"My suggestion is to completely seal off this dark wasteland. Until we have figured out the true nature of the power of darkness, we should not approach Mo Rubin's body lightly."
"When I go back, I will also report this discovery to the Alliance immediately. Once there is news, I will inform you first."
Seeing Li Fan so cautious, transmission practitioner Zhou nodded on the surface, but actually had some doubts in his mind.
"Friend, there is no need to be overly nervous. Regardless, the fact that the power of darkness diverges from the nature of the Immortal Ruins will not change. This means that they will not invade the Xuanhuang Realm."
Li Fan shook his head in response and didn't say much.
Since Mo Rubin had died, there was no need for Li Fan to stay here.
Although the journey of revenge ended in disappointment, the discovery of the power of darkness was significant.
After bidding farewell to the members of the Alliance, Li Fan quickly gathered members from various departments of the Union and told them about his experience in the dark wasteland.
"The power of darkness..."
It was Daoist Baihua who spoke first.
After all, he was a figure who had survived from ancient times, and although his strength was not remarkable, he was indeed knowledgeable.
"It seems that I have heard something similar from a friend in the past."
"He once saw his hometown falling into the Immortal Ruins from a distance, witnessing a bizarre and distorted halo of a dreamlike scene where everything disintegrated."
"According to his description, while the immortal realm disappeared, a large amount of material seemed to erupt in the opposite direction."
"Neither the naked eye nor the divine sense could perceive it, and he was unfortunate enough to be hit by it, resulting in serious injuries. Even after recovering, he turned into a somewhat eerie and undead appearance."
Looking at the terrifying image of a cultivator with black wriggling voids all over his face drawn by Daoist Baihua, everyone couldn't help but look serious.
Even Master Qiaogong seemed to recall something: "When the power of the Immortal Ruins initially enveloped the Ancestor, we were confident at the time that we would overcome the disaster."
"Because based on the strength of the Ancestor's remaining body, it was enough to resist the attraction of the Immortal Ruins. But later, the attraction of the Immortal Ruins became stronger and stronger, which was one aspect of it..."
Master Qiaogong's expression suddenly became enlightened: "The fundamental reason was that the strength of the Ancestor gradually weakened! It was as if there was something crucial constantly being lost, causing the Ancestor's body to slowly decay."
"At that time, the elders were all puzzled. In the end, they could only blame the strength of the Immortal Ruins."
"Now it seems that the disappeared force is likely to be this power of darkness."
After hearing the words of the two, Li Fan pondered for a moment: "Are you suggesting that the power of darkness is actually a part of the cultivator's cultivation system? It's just that it differs from the natural attraction of the Immortal Ruins, so it was forcefully separated during the approach to the Immortal Ruins."
"In other cultivation realms, the power of darkness would diverge due to this. But in the Xuanhuang Realm, for some unknown reason, it all congregated in one place and remained bound to the Xuanhuang Realm."
"If one day, the Xuanhuang Realm can break free from the Immortal Ruins, the power of darkness should return to the Xuanhuang world."
After listening to Li Fan's analysis, both Master Qiaogong and Daoist Baihua nodded.
At this point, Lui Ruchen of the Medicine King Sect suddenly spoke up: "Although I have never seen this so-called power of darkness, I once read about such a legend in an ancient book."
"It is passed down among various human groups and is about the origin of the human race."
"Originally, there were no humans in the world, nor were there various cultivation realms. In absolute nothingness, there were only a few powerful beings wandering. Later, one of them felt bored and used himself as raw material to create and open up various worlds."
"Gradually, the void became filled, and other existing beings were gradually attracted by these peculiar and strange worlds, imitating them one after another, creating various different races based on themselves."
"And the ancestors of humans are the ones who created the various realms in the beginning."
This legend was clearly the first time that everyone had heard of it, and they listened with great interest.
"While the world became much livelier, these powerful beings soon realized that something was amiss. Because all the beings they created were unable to be like themselves, immortal. They had limitations in terms of lifespan."
"The liveliness was only temporary, and the world would soon return to silence. Occasionally, they would create out of their own interests, but if they had to continue creating like this, it became a burden."
"So the powerful beings lost interest in the lives they created."
"But one of them was different. He did not want to see his creations vanish like that, so he actually defeated his own companions, extracted power from them, and bestowed it upon all the creations in the world."
"Thus, the living beings in the world gained the ability to reproduce."
When Lui Ruchen said this, he suddenly stopped.
Everyone was listening with great interest and gestured with their eyes for him to continue speaking.
Lui Ruchen shrugged: "There's nothing more to it."
"It's nothing more than the phrases like 'gratitude for the creation of the world by the divine'."
"The reason I connected it with the power of darkness is because perhaps we can find inspiration from it, to study what impact the loss or gain of the power of darkness has on us cultivators."
"If this power of darkness is something that already exists within us and was only separated with the appearance of the Immortal Ruins, does that not mean that we..."
"Are incomplete?"
"How are we different from the cultivators before the appearance of the Immortal Ruins?"
At these words, Master Qiaogong's expression changed slightly.
"I've been saying that since the disaster of the Immortal Ruins, my insight and creativity seem to be far inferior to before?"
"Could this be the reason?"