Chapter 1183 The Secret of the Lost Sea
Although he had already decided to search for information about the power of the starry sea from this other surviving civilization, Saint Fetal Li Fan did not rashly go directly to them.
After all, he had crossed over half of the dark starry sea, constantly cutting his soul to resist the erosion of the void black spot, which greatly weakened his strength.
If he failed to gather information and was inadvertently captured by the other party, wouldn't that become a huge joke?
"Since there can be a civilization surviving here, there should also be a way to avoid the various strange erosions in the void. I will lurk secretly, slowly restore my strength, and then make a plan."
In a flash, Saint Fetal Li Fan had already made his decision.
First, he set up a restriction within his very weak soul, just below his forehead. If anything went wrong, he could free himself instantly and escape in an instant.
Then Li Fan hid his figure and began to explore this ocean of relics.
He did not follow the previous sneaky figure, fearing it was a plan to lure the enemy deeper. Saint Fetal Li Fan chose another direction and began to explore.
"The void is full of dangers. If there are cultivators hiding, they must need protection in the form of formations and restrictions. If I can find these traces, I can follow them to their hiding place. My skill in formations far exceeds that of the Xuanhuang realm, so I should have no rivals here."
That's what Li Fan thought originally.
But after searching the ocean of relics for more than ten days, he found no traces of any civilization's formations or any sign of life.
To the point where Saint Fetal Li Fan was starting to doubt whether the phantom he had previously encountered was just a figment of his imagination.
But he didn't give up easily; like a patient hunter, he continued to sneakily lurk in the shadows, waiting for his prey to appear.
And seventeen days later, he finally found something.
A team of three cultivators wearing strange armor, cautiously moving forward while carrying various strange items.
Their appearance was unexpected, to say the least.
The silent relics floating in the void suddenly shifted, and then a passage appeared out of nowhere.
After the three people walked out, the relics returned to their original positions, and the entrance to the passage closed again.
Li Fan squinted, surveying the surrounding relics of the cultivators.
After a moment, he suddenly realized.
"Wonderful! It's not an isolated formation, but they have transformed these natural floating relics, almost completely merging them with the surrounding environment."
"And more importantly..."
Saint Fetal Li Fan slowly approached these floating relics.
"These items from the destroyed Immortal Realm all have some traces of the power of the true celestial characters. In doing so, a natural protection is formed, which can shield the perception of the cultivators to the greatest extent. This is the reason why I have searched so hard and still have not found their hiding place..." Li Fan suddenly understood.
In fact, the sophistication of this formation was average, but after blending in and introducing the power of the true celestial characters that caused the destruction of various realms, it suddenly rose to a whole new level. Even with Li Fan's current level of formation skills, he had no good way to crack it.
Of course, if he wanted to forcefully break the formation by ignoring the possible side effects of those relics, he could still do it. But in doing so, it would go against his plan of lurking and collecting information.
Li Fan looked at the entrance of the hidden passage and ultimately gave up on the idea of barging in.
Instead, he followed behind the three people, carefully observing them all the way.
Apart from the strange armor, these three cultivators did not look any different from the people of the Xuanhuang realm.
It seemed that they were going out this time to search for resources in this ocean of relics.
But the things they needed seemed strange to Li Fan.
Seemingly unrelated things, from fragments of magical treasures to pieces of building ruins, and even some dried-up bones of cultivators, were all their collection targets.
Instead of storing them directly in a storage ring, they tied them all together with a black rope and dragged them behind them.
"This scene..." Li Fan was slightly stunned.
It reminded him of the scenes of the golden chains transporting the fragments of worlds in the void.
"I wonder if there is any connection here?"
Half a day later, when the number of relics being dragged behind them had reached over twenty, the three cultivators seemed to have a disagreement.
But ultimately, under the leadership of the one in front, they gave up on this search.
With the materials in hand, they turned and flew towards the entrance of the passage.
Seeing this, Li Fan quietly followed behind them.
The range of their departure from their hiding place did not seem to be very far. They soon returned to the hidden entrance.
One of them suddenly emitted a rhythmic glow on his armor.
Li Fan sensed a strange rhythmic wave emanating from the armor.
As if triggering some mechanism, the silent relics around them quickly changed, and a circular entrance appeared in silence.
The three cultivators pulled the twenty or so items into the entrance.
Li Fan also concealed himself, intending to follow them inside.
But as soon as he reached the entrance, a piercing alarm suddenly sounded.
Li Fan's heart jumped, and he released his prepared Divided Mind onto one of the items.
Meanwhile, his true self swiftly retreated.
Because of the presence of the Divided Mind, the alarm did not disappear when Saint Fetal Li Fan left.
The three cultivators looked around nervously but did not find any signs of enemy invasion. Instead, they focused on the items they had collected this time.
After a brief discussion, they separated the items and each tried incorporating one of them.
They eventually found the one with Li Fan's Divided Mind.
Instead of destroying it, they forcefully threw it deep into the ocean of relics.
The source of the threat disappeared, and the warning alarm stopped.
Only then did the three turn and leave.
Watching the passage entrance slowly closing not far away, Li Fan ultimately chose not to force his way in.
"It's interesting; their security measures were able to spot me."
With a flickering gaze, he approached the relic that had been thrown away.
"As expected, there's something suspicious; at first glance, the influence of the true celestial characters still lingers on the surface. But in reality, the attached power has become very weak."
"After all this time, my weak Divided Mind has not been harmed in any way..."
Bringing the Divided Mind back into himself, Li Fan picked up the relic and carefully inspected it once more.
It seemed to be a flag magical treasure, but the flag had rotted away, leaving only a bare flagpole. Its spiritual essence was gone, and it could no longer fulfill its original function.
"Why are they collecting these things?"
(End of this chapter).