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The Endless Ruin Abyss is located in the far east of the Great Profound Kingdom, bottomless and shrouded in thick fog all year round. If one were to accidentally fall, they would surely meet a gruesome end.
No one knows what lies beneath the Ruin Abyss. This place, where even birds dare not venture, has long been a forbidden zone for humans.
However, through his previous simulation experience, Li Fan knew that the thick fog above the Ruin Abyss would dissipate every fifteen years. Today, he came to the Ruin Abyss to witness it firsthand.
After all, if his guess was correct, the two cultivators, Daoxuanzi and Kou Hong, might have entered this Severed Immortal Land through the Ruin Abyss.
Li Fan stood silently, gazing at the terrifying endless abyss not far away, waiting patiently.
After an unknown amount of time, the ancient, thick white fog finally began to change.
"Woo..."
A low howl, akin to that of an ancient beast, faintly echoed from below. As the sound gradually grew louder, people realized it was actually the wind!
The thick white fog was stirred, creating ripples.
Then, the wind grew stronger, and a large amount of white fog was forced to surge out from the Ruin Abyss, like an inverted waterfall rushing towards the sky.
The strong wind lasted for nearly half an hour before the thick fog finally dissipated.
Li Fan's expression turned serious as he took out his telescope and looked towards the bottom of the Ruin Abyss.
At first, the bottom of the Ruin Abyss was pitch black, and nothing could be seen clearly.
Gradually, small points of light began to appear.
After a long time, the bottom of the Ruin Abyss was bathed in light, and an inverted mirage-like scene appeared before Li Fan's eyes.
According to the information, the scene at the bottom of the Ruin Abyss appeared differently to each person.
What Li Fan saw before him left him profoundly shaken.
A dilapidated mountain gate, with collapsed buildings everywhere. The ground and walls, riddled with cracks, bore the marks of sword and spell impacts.
In some areas, the ground seemed to be stained with blood, giving it a strange dark red color.
Scattered corpses and weapons on the ground silently spoke of a calamity that had occurred many years ago.
Li Fan was deeply moved, shifting his gaze, and saw four large characters carved on a smooth cliff face.
"The Path of Immortals is Lost"!
The four characters were black and red, seemingly written in blood.
Even from a great distance, when Li Fan saw these four characters, he could feel the indescribable fear and despair they contained.
"The Path of Immortals is Lost... What exactly happened here? What happened to the entire cultivation world?" Li Fan was lost in thought, silent for a long time.
...
The fog only cleared for half a day before it began to gather again. Li Fan returned to Mystic Capital.
Time passed, and soon it was the Fiftieth Year of the Anchor.
On this day, it was Li Fan's seventieth birthday, and thousands of soldiers in Mystic Capital were on high alert.
"Daoxuanzi! Don't push me too far!"
Kou Hong turned and roared angrily, hovering in the sky above Mystic Capital.
However, before Daoxuanzi could respond, voices from below echoed throughout Mystic Capital.
"Kou Hong, you little brat, we have been waiting here for a long time, following the orders of Immortal Master Daoxuanzi!"
Along with the voices, a barrage of bullets rained down.
Caught off guard, Kou Hong was hit directly.
"How could this be? Did Daoxuanzi know I would flee here? When did he become so cunning?" Kou Hong was both shocked and furious.
Then, Kou Hong was horrified to find that his spiritual energy was being rapidly consumed while defending against these magical tools. Scanning with his divine sense, Kou Hong immediately understood.
"Mortal Immortal Miasma!? Daoxuanzi, how despicable you are!" Kou Hong looked at Daoxuanzi, who had just arrived, with a look of disbelief, as if he were meeting this acquaintance of a hundred years for the first time.
At this moment, Daoxuanzi was somewhat bewildered.
"What's going on with these mortals? Why are they attacking Kou Hong under my name? How could they even use Mortal Immortal Miasma?" Taken by surprise, Daoxuanzi's mind was temporarily blank.
But seeing the extremely angry Kou Hong not far away, Daoxuanzi immediately snapped back to his senses.
"This place is strange! Kou Hong, these mortals are not acting on my orders!" Daoxuanzi quickly explained.
"What? You dare to do it but not admit it?" Kou Hong laughed bitterly in anger. "Or are you afraid that if the use of Mortal Immortal Miasma becomes known, all cultivators will hunt you down? Or are you more worried that your good reputation of a hundred years will be ruined?"
Daoxuanzi knew his brother's temper and realized that he had lost his reason and would not listen to anything he said.
Daoxuanzi felt he had fallen into some kind of trap.
The strange aura here also gave him a strong sense of danger.
It was not wise to argue with Kou Hong at this moment.
So, he patiently explained to Kou Hong, "We've known each other for a hundred years; when have you ever seen me lie? This place is indeed not..."
However, before he could finish his sentence, an elderly voice suddenly came from all directions, interrupting him.
"How can Immortal Master Daoxuanzi deny everything? Didn't you promise that if we helped you kill Kou Hong and take his Core Formation Cultivation Technique, you would lead my people out of this Severed Immortal Land?" The voice sounded aggrieved and resentful.
"Core Formation Cultivation Technique?!" Kou Hong and Daoxuanzi's faces changed simultaneously upon hearing this.
"You did it! Who else in this world would know about this?" Kou Hong's hair and beard stood on end, clearly enraged to the extreme.
"This person actually knows about the Core Formation Cultivation Technique..." Daoxuanzi's heart sank completely.
And the voice from below continued to speak, "Do you know, for the sake of the Mortal Immortal Miasma you mentioned, we have incurred the wrath of many. If you do not keep your promise and lead us out, it won't be long before my people have nowhere to bury their dead!"
Being slandered, Daoxuanzi was annoyed and shouted, "Shameless scoundrel, be quiet!"
He flew towards the source of the voice, trying to find the culprit, but only saw a strange rectangular object. The voice was coming from it, and similar objects were scattered throughout Mystic Capital, making it impossible to know how many there were!
"So cautious..." Daoxuanzi was utterly helpless.
"Do you intend to silence us now, Immortal Master?" The mocking voice continued.
Daoxuanzi's teeth ground together, and he crushed the object to pieces.
In Kou Hong's eyes, it looked like Daoxuanzi, after being exposed, was enraged and wanted to kill to cover up his tracks.
Kou Hong let out a long howl to the sky, "Daoxuanzi! We've known each other for a hundred years, and I've misjudged you! If you want the Core Formation Cultivation Technique, why use such despicable means? I won't run anymore; come and take it if you can!"
"Dao Technique: Enraged Fire Dragon!"
An enraged fire dragon circled around Kou Hong, roaring loudly.
The fire dragon glared ahead, spewing a long red flame towards Daoxuanzi.
Daoxuanzi sighed helplessly, and with a light hum, a flying sword appeared behind him, transforming into a white light to meet the red flame.
(End of Chapter)