Chapter 1133 The Power of Dark Faith
To achieve the highest realm of the "Emperor's Qi Canon" and become a peerless emperor comparable to the longevity realm experts, Li Fan estimated that at least he would need to build a vast empire that covers the entire Xuanhuang world.
"Hmph, with this kind of strength, why do I still need to practice the Emperor's Qi Canon."
However, it was just a temporary measure for anchoring himself, and Li Fan did not hold much fantasy about it.
But in fact, he had already achieved his goal.
As the Great Xuan Dynasty became more prosperous, he almost no longer experienced the weird phenomena of his body appearing and disappearing.
Even the face that had been lost began to reappear.
"The Faceless Immortal, His power seems to sever all connections to the world."
"And I, as the Emperor of the Great Xuan Dynasty, hold the fate of hundreds of millions of living beings. It seems to have, to some extent, influenced the power of the Immortal's net."
Li Fan pondered over the entanglement of these two powers within himself and suddenly had a realization.
"The correct use of the Array of Ten Thousand Spirits may not be simply to block. It is..."
"To treat the remembrance of those hundreds of millions of living beings as if it were a pot of dog's blood, and splash it on."
"In simpler terms, it means forcibly associating the remembrance of millions with the Faceless Immortal."
"Such as, making those unjustly dead living beings believe that the Faceless Immortal is the culprit."
After contemplating, Li Fan made some adjustments to the Array of Ten Thousand Spirits.
Then he summoned Lin Ling.
"Master."
Soon, Lin Ling, dressed in armor, appeared in front of Li Fan.
Unlike the last life, Lin Ling had shouldered the heavy responsibility of leading the Great Xuan Forbidden Army to conquer the myriad realms ever since she regained consciousness.
She had been busy traveling around and, especially at Li Fan's instruction, had not been in contact with the Ancient Tree of the Earth's Veins.
Her temperament had also become more bold and indifferent, like a soldier.
After Li Fan told her the minor adjustments of the Array of Ten Thousand Spirits, Lin Ling was about to leave to execute her task but suddenly remembered something.
"Hmm?" Li Fan looked at Lin Ling.
"Master, while I was flying in the Xuanhuang realm, an idea detected me and has been wanting to communicate with me."
"Is it the Ancient Tree of the Earth's Veins?" Li Fan furrowed his brows.
"No, but it's very similar..." Lin Ling answered truthfully.
Seeing Li Fan's expression, she quickly added, "But I have always followed your teachings and ignored it."
"That idea's behavior is erratic, and it doesn't even say who it is. It just wants me to meet with it..."
As soon as Li Fan heard this, he immediately understood.
But he didn't know why the Ancient Tree of the Earth's Veins would detect Lin Ling's whereabouts.
After inquiring about the encounter location in detail, Li Fan designed a set of formations to shield external perception for Lin Ling.
Then he sent her on her way.
He thought that the main goal of this life was to rid himself of the influence of the Faceless Immortal.
Therefore, Li Fan just noted the time and location where the Ancient Tree of the Earth's Veins appeared, but he did not intend to further contact it.
"Later, I can give the Ancient Tree of the Earth's Veins a surprise."
Li Fan snorted coldly.
His figure flickered, and he arrived in a dark cell beneath the Imperial Throne.
It was pitch black in there, and over a dozen members of the Undead race were imprisoned.
After the Great Xuan gained its initial strength, Li Fan ordered Sun Erlang and King Xuanba to launch an attack on the Undead race.
Even with the assistance of the Arrows of Heaven, the result was mixed.
The Great Xuan Forbidden Army suffered over a hundred casualties, but they also captured some members of the Undead race.
After some planning, they realized the reality and agreed to open the passage to the Undead realm for Li Fan.
But the recharging process had not been completed, so Li Fan did not rush to enter.
When the Undead saw Li Fan approaching, they knelt in a panic.
However, Li Fan stood still, sensing a statue of himself in the darkness not far away.
After becoming the Emperor of the Great Xuan, Li Fan had also wanted to reproduce a power similar to the essence of the source force.
Because it was similar to the power of faith, Li Fan ordered the construction of statues of himself in various places, hoping to gather a large number of people to condense the essence of the source force.
But it was obvious that he was a bit naive.
Although the essence of the source force was abandoned by the true immortals, it was still vaguely higher than the ordinary spiritual power.
Without special means, it was clear that relying solely on the pure collective prayers of ordinary people could not condense it.
However, after the members of the Undead race were captured and returned, things changed.
Perhaps due to their strong inherent belief in the Undead realm, Li Fan faintly sensed a strange aura within himself, almost at the moment of their submission.
It was similar to the crimson national fortune of the Great Xuan, and gave Li Fan the feeling...
It was extremely similar to the golden essence of the source force possessed by the Red Dust Compassionate Immortal in the previous life!
Later, Li Fan simply moved one of his statues to this dungeon area and ordered the dozen or so members of the Undead race to pray day and night.
The effect was also very significant.
The essence of the source force generated by these Undead was actually more than that of the millions of citizens of the Great Xuan combined!
Li Fan studied their method of prayer and had the Great Xuan Forbidden Army learn and imitate it.
But without exception, they failed.
After thinking it over, Li Fan could only attribute it to the special physique of the Undead race.
"It seems that it is related to the dark power of the Undead realm. Xuan Tian, King..."
The Undead realm, which could to some extent interfere with the net of the true immortals, clearly held many secrets.
However, it was not something that could be explored in this life.
"It's a pity that the reproductive capability of the Undead race is not very strong."
"Otherwise, without relying on the statues of the Faceless Immortal, I could also create a network of faith."
That kind of ability, which could grant, take away, and even transfer across space, was too powerful and convenient.
Having tasted the sweetness of it, Li Fan naturally found it difficult to give up.
So even though the Undead realm was not far away, Li Fan still did not give up on studying this power.
It was clear that Li Fan did not have the talent in this area.
"I can only wait until it's completely safe, and then let those guys come and study it."
Li Fan sighed softly.
"Great Emperor..." At this moment, one of the members of the Undead race, who was prostrating and praying, suddenly trembled and spoke, as if he had something to say.
"Hmm?" Li Fan immediately became interested.
This was their first attempt to communicate with Li Fan proactively.
After obtaining Li Fan's permission, the Undead continued cautiously, "I found that in the process of my prayers, the master I used to serve..."
He looked at Li Fan cautiously, "That is, the Undead realm, seems to not be very angry about our rebellion."
He swallowed some saliva, "The ancestral teachings of our clan have always said that we cannot betray the darkness. Otherwise, we will surely incur divine punishment."
"But now I have tried, and it's all nonsense."
(End of this chapter).