Chapter 176: Returning to the Purple Sky Sect

"Junior Brother? Junior Brother?"

Everything around seemed to be separated by a thick, transparent substance.

When the voice reached his ears, it became distorted and bizarre.

The person seemed to wave his hand.

As the scene entered Li Fan's eyes, it seemed like a ferocious beast launching an attack.

He was suddenly startled.

Li Fan instinctively wanted to counterattack.

However, he suddenly found that techniques like Cangyun Sword and Overturning Palm couldn't be executed.

Cold sweat involuntarily broke out.

Then, words like "Fallen Immortal Realm," "Ceremony," and "First Exploration" suddenly surfaced in Li Fan's mind.

As if emerging from underwater, the surrounding scenes gradually became clear and bright.

Light and sound returned to normal.

"Junior Brother? What are you thinking? Why are you in a daze for so long?"

A young cultivator in a purple and white Daoist robe, with a purple lightning mark between his eyebrows, was looking in their direction.

"The first time down the mountain in eighteen years. Could it be that you're thinking about the various fun places Senior Brother told you about before?"

"Don't worry, after things are settled, whether it's the Red Dust Pavilion or the Drunken Immortal Tower, Senior Brother will take you to experience them thoroughly!"

The young cultivator grinned, though he was a senior brother, he lacked a serious demeanor.

At this moment, Li Fan slowly came to his senses.

"Purple Sky Sect, Li Chen."

"Follow Senior Brother Zhang Qianmo down the mountain to Ningyuan City to collect the 'Life Fruit.'"

In an instant, several pieces of information appeared in Li Fan's mind.

"Senior Brother is joking; handling official business is the priority!" Li Fan replied indifferently, following the usual character of Li Chen in his mind.

"Ah, so boring!" Zhang Qianmo rolled his eyes and sighed.

Then, he lazily lay down and ignored Li Fan.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Fan observed the surroundings.

Currently, it seemed to be on a purple cloud.

This purple cloud appeared to be a flying magical device, rapidly soaring in the high sky.

There seemed to be a protective array around the outer layer of the purple cloud, blocking the violent winds.

Sitting on the purple cloud was quiet and comfortable.

"Is this the Fallen Immortal Realm..."

Li Fan carefully sensed and revealed a look of surprise.

"Is this really a world derived from the consciousness before the fall? It feels so real..."

Li Fan touched the purple cloud beneath him, feeling the pervasive spiritual energy in the air.

"If it weren't for the memories from before, I would almost think I have traveled through time again."

After a long time, Li Fan suppressed the shock in his heart.

"The first entry was lucky, with the original identity."

Li Fan recalled the precautions that Chen Ying mentioned.

Upon entering the Fallen Immortal Realm, it was possible to form a consciousness incarnation and explore on its own.

Or one might directly occupy the original body of the living beings in the Fallen Immortal Realm and obtain their identity.

Each situation had its advantages and disadvantages.

The consciousness incarnation could exert one's original strength and magical abilities but lacked an identity, being a complete outsider.

Without knowledge of the surroundings, exploring and gaining opportunities would be much more challenging.

Moreover, the degree of being "eroded" by the consciousness incarnation would be much faster.

With the original identity, there was a "shell" as protection, significantly reducing the speed of being "eroded."

The time one could stay in the Fallen Immortal Realm would be much longer.

Additionally, it would be effortless to participate in certain specific events.

However, the downside was that the strength exerted could only be that of the occupied living being.

Also, one needed to be cautious, not allowing familiar people around to notice.

Otherwise, they might be considered as trying to "usurp" and attract ruthless pursuit.

Li Fan, while flipping through Li Chen's memories in his mind, quickly adapted to this new identity.

At the same time, he sensed the consumption of spiritual consciousness.

Indeed, even with the protection of the shell, Li Fan could clearly perceive that his spiritual consciousness was being eroded.

The intensity remained the same, but the total amount was gradually decreasing.

"When the spiritual consciousness is completely eroded, it will be forced to exit the Fallen Immortal Realm."

"At this rate, it should only be able to last for half a month?"

Li Fan couldn't help but furrow his brows.

"It's no wonder Chen Ying said that only Foundation Establishment cultivators can barely act here. And that's with the original identity intact."

"If a consciousness incarnation were to directly descend, I'm afraid it could only stay in this Fallen Immortal Realm for about seven or eight days."

"Oh well, there's no expectation of any good gains on the first exploration. Let's just consider it an eye-opener."

With these thoughts, Li Fan checked the situation of Li Chen from the Purple Sky Sect.

"I don't know where this place is. The Purple Sky Sect is the largest cultivation sect for thousands of miles."

"Li Chen and Zhang Qianmo are both inner disciples of the Purple Sky Sect, disciples of Elder Yuan Ying, Ling Yunzi."

"Practicing the cultivation technique 'Purple Sky Thunder Control Scripture.' Strength, late Foundation Establishment."

Li Fan looked into his memories about the 'Purple Sky Thunder Control Scripture' but found it to be a blank space.

Although he was at the late Foundation Establishment level, there was no trace of extraordinary items within his body.

The Great Tribulation had not yet arrived, and the cultivation of both immortality and mortality could still coexist.

The Immortal and Mortal Plague had not appeared.

"Now, is it at this point in time..." According to Chen Ying's explanation, different areas within the Fallen Immortal Realm might be at different time points, and the time span was extremely long.

At the moment, Li Fan was in a relatively peaceful time in the cultivation world.

In this regard, Li Fan's start in this adventure seemed relatively smooth.

With fluctuating thoughts along the way, Li Fan rested on the purple cloud for most of the day.

Li Fan and Zhang Qianmo were finally approaching their destination: Ningyuan City.

Zhang Qianmo yawned, turned over, and stood up.

"Junior Brother, let's discuss something." Zhang Qianmo grinned at Li Fan and said, "It's been years since I met my favorite Red Cloud. I really can't wait any longer!"

"So..."

He winked at Li Fan.

"The task of collecting the 'Life Fruit' is entrusted to you."

He patted Li Fan's shoulder, without waiting for Li Fan's response, turned into a purple light, and descended below.

"It's better to act separately to avoid revealing any flaws."

Li Fan welcomed this suggestion, controlled the 'Purple Sky Flying Cloud,' and slowly descended.

"Which Senior Brother is visiting this time?" Before landing, a purple light approached.

The fluctuations in the person's breath were extremely similar to the 'Purple Sky Thunder Control Scripture.'

Just a bit weaker.

Standing still, Li Fan looked over and saw a middle-aged man in a gray Daoist robe, seemingly at the Qi Refining late stage.

He seemed to recognize Li Fan. After seeing his face clearly, he cupped his hands, "So it's Senior Brother Li in person. I couldn't welcome you from afar; please forgive me!"

At this moment, information about this person also flashed in Li Fan's mind.

"Song Hesong, an outer disciple of the Purple Sky Sect, in charge of affairs in Ningyuan City."

"No need for pleasantries; let's get to business. Lead me to collect the 'Life Fruit.'" Li Fan, following the style of Li Chen in his memory, had a cold expression and an arrogant demeanor.

Song Hesong didn't mind. After all, there was a huge gap in status between inner and outer disciples.

Moreover, this person was at the late Foundation Establishment level.

For Song Hesong to call him Senior Brother was already showing respect, taking into account his role in managing affairs in Ningyuan City.

Without further ado, he didn't dare to be neglectful and led Li Fan into Ningyuan City.

It seemed that there was an invisible barrier shrouding Ningyuan City.

After passing through it, Li Fan's gaze focused on the sky.

(End of this chapter)