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The surrounding seawater continuously flowed into the black hole, only to be vaporized upon touching its edge.
The air above the black hole, heated to extreme temperatures, was completely distorted.
Under the constant rise of water vapor, a bizarre scene of black and white was formed.
Li Fan, piloting the Great Derivation Boat, watched this scene from the sky, suddenly overwhelmed by an endless fear.
Myriad Immortals Island... is it really gone?
Scenes from his past on Myriad Immortals Island flashed rapidly through his mind.
The Dharma Transmission Square with its myriad statues, the endless flow of cultivators, and the grand buildings at the center of the island, said to be inhabited by Nascent Soul Stage powerhouses...
All gone?
Not even a trace of ash left behind.
What kind of power could accomplish this?
The malice of Heaven's Will?
Li Fan didn't know.
Faced with this shocking scene, Li Fan's mind was in chaos.
Cultivating to achieve immortality.
His goal, which he had always pursued, now seemed so ridiculous.
In the face of this sudden disaster, cultivators had become no different from mortals, as insignificant as ants.
Once the fear took hold, it was impossible to suppress.
"Run! Get away from this cursed place!"
Li Fan's eyes turned bloodshot, and he piloted the Great Derivation Boat, desperately fleeing westward from the Congyun Sea.
He wanted to reach the mainland, far away from this hellish sea.
In a daze, Li Fan flew for an unknown amount of time.
"Boom!"
The Great Derivation Boat seemed to collide with something, forcing it to stop.
Fortunately, the protective array prevented the boat from being destroyed.
Despite the severe impact, Li Fan only suffered minor injuries, which helped him gradually calm down.
He looked outside the Great Derivation Boat.
There was nothing.
In the distance, the coastline stretched continuously, indicating that he was not far from the mainland.
Li Fan tried to pilot the Great Derivation Boat forward.
"Boom!"
Something was blocking his path.
Li Fan repeatedly tried to break through.
But he made no progress.
He tried other directions, with the same result.
An invisible barrier separated the Congyun Sea from the mainland.
Entry was allowed, but exit was not.
Li Fan was stunned.
A word suddenly came to mind.
"Fish in a jar."
After a long while, Li Fan laughed.
He looked up at the sky.
So ruthless.
He then felt a bit lost, wondering whether to call forth [True Illusion] and return to the initial anchor point.
Or should he look around a bit more?
Li Fan felt helpless, losing his sense of purpose.
He piloted the Great Derivation Boat, wandering on the Congyun Sea.
He passed by Nightfall Island, which, like the other islands, was a scene of desolation with no survivors.
He passed by Jade Island.
The protective formation was shattered, and He Zhenghao was nowhere to be found. The island was littered with corpses, devoid of life.
Liu Yun Island, Mid-Autumn Island...
All had become dead zones.
Occasionally, he encountered a cultivator who had survived like him, but they were all dazed and confused.
Seeing Li Fan, they screamed and fled as if they had seen a ghost.
...
Finally, Li Fan somehow returned to Taian Island.
Here, he felt a long-lost sense of vitality.
Perhaps, in the entire Congyun Sea, only these few people remained alive.
Li Fan walked down the streets, looking at the mortals of Taian Island.
They were unaware of the catastrophe that had befallen the world beyond Taian Island, still smiling with the joy of survival.
Little did they know, their fate was inescapable.
But perhaps ignorance was a blessing.
Witnessing such a world-ending scene, they would probably have nightmares every night from now on.
Li Fan couldn't help but mock himself.
As he continued walking, he suddenly heard the devout prayers.
"Savior Immortal Master, bless us with good weather and a bountiful harvest every year."
"Savior Immortal Master, protect my daughter Yu so she can grow up safely."
...
Li Fan was taken aback and turned to look.
It turned out that a temple had been built on Taian Island at some point.
Inside the temple was a statue, and the plaque in front of it bore the words "Savior Immortal Master."
The statue bore a faint resemblance to Li Fan, with downcast eyes, looking compassionately at the people kneeling before it.
"Savior Immortal Master..." Li Fan fell silent.
After a long while, he sighed deeply.
"Well, I'll protect you for as long as I can."
...
However, protecting mortals from the wrath of heaven was no easy task.
Originally, Li Fan thought the disaster was over.
He didn't realize that the true calamity was just beginning.
One year, two years, three years...
There was no sign of rain.
The sea level began to drop, and the seawater gradually receded from the islands.
Even with the seawater desalination array, the people of Taian Island found it increasingly difficult to obtain water.
They had to walk for a very long time each time to find water.
They didn't know why heaven had inflicted such a disaster upon them, but they feared the Congyun Sea would eventually dry up completely.
Thus, every household began to worship a wooden statue of Li Fan, praying day and night.
Li Fan was helpless.
How could he resist the great changes in the world?
The only good news was that over these three years, with most of the cultivators in the Congyun Sea dead, the heavenly killing intent targeting cultivators had gradually dissipated.
Li Fan took this opportunity to cultivate back to the middle stage of Qi Condensation.
"When you stop worshipping me, I'll return to the anchor point." It was indeed a strange experience to be constantly prayed to by so many mortals.
He activated the "Discerning the Mechanism" magical ability, observing the increasingly heavy aura of death above the heads of the mortals, and secretly decided.
"Wait, why is there a faint trace of white in this black aura of death?"
Li Fan was taken aback.
Since his cultivation had recovered, Li Fan had been checking the qi of Taian Island every day.
This time, for some reason, he discovered a glimmer of life that he had never noticed before.
Where did this life come from?
Li Fan pushed the Thousand Mechanisms Jade Ring Golden Chapter to its limit and discovered that the life force of the people of Taian Island was linked to himself!
This only added to his confusion.
After repeated confirmation, Li Fan finally realized that the life force indeed came from himself.
But not from Li Fan himself, but from an item he possessed.
An item he had almost forgotten.
Heavenly Wonder: Canghai (Vast Sea)
Since it was not yet fully formed, this Canghai (Vast Sea) bead had been stored in a corner of the Great Derivation Boat.
It wasn't until today, with the qi reflecting, that Li Fan remembered it.
Unlike when he first encountered it over a decade ago, it was now a deep blue, exuding a dense water vapor.
As if a vast sea were truly contained within it.
"With the passing of Canghai (Vast Sea), a new Canghai (Vast Sea) is born."
Li Fan stared at the Canghai (Vast Sea) bead in his hand, suddenly remembering something. He piloted the Great Derivation Boat upward, flying to an altitude of ten thousand meters, and looked down.
Below, the Congyun Sea, due to the prolonged drought, had large areas of seabed exposed.
Submarine mountain ranges gradually revealed their true forms.
And the various islands of the Congyun Sea were, in fact, the peaks of these mountains.
Kou Hong's enthusiastic face flashed before Li Fan's eyes.
He had once said to Li Fan, "No problem. If you leave, you can find me in Skysoaring City, within the Cloud Cluster Mountains."
Li Fan smiled.
Congyun Sea.
Cloud Cluster Mountains.
They were one and the same.
(End of Chapter)