Chapter 326: A Guest Suddenly Arrives

A sudden emergence of black light, silent and stealthy.

There was not even the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy.

If Li Fan, the originator of this black light, hadn't seen it burst out from his own body, even being so close, he would have found it nearly imperceptible.

When the black light touched the mountain, there was no earth-shattering explosion.

The hard rocks melted like ice and snow.

However, the speed of the black light did not slow down at all, continuously descending into the depths of the earth.

Everything in its path was eroded by the black light, turning into nothingness.

In an instant, a pitch-black hole, several fingers wide and seemingly bottomless, appeared in front of Li Fan.

Observing with his divine sense, Li Fan saw that the black light was still penetrating the mountain, descending continuously.

However, annihilating everything it came into contact with did not mean that the black light was inexhaustible.

Compared to the initial burst of light, the "Great Five Elements Annihilation Sword," which had drilled a hole through the mountain consuming nearly half of its energy, took only a few breaths of time.

"I wonder how my Annihilation Black Light compares to Zhong Shentong's Seven-colored Divine Light!"

As the black light finally disappeared within the range of Li Fan's divine sense, he thought about it.

"Zhong Shentong's Seven-colored Divine Light, when used, manifests endlessly and tirelessly. It neither dies nor stops."

"Let me see now, with the Five Elements as the foundation for consumption, where my limits lie."

Next, he didn't stop; his hands continued to point.

One after another, jet-black rays, like arrows annihilating everything, appeared in the mountain and pierced downward.

In fact, the Great Five Elements Annihilation Sword was the manifested power of the Heaven's Slaughter and Ink Execution techniques among Li Fan's nine methods of Golden Core. It didn't necessarily have to be executed with his fingers; any part of his body, such as his eyes or feet, could activate it.

However, this method of attacking with a flick of the finger was more in line with Li Fan's aesthetic values of slaughter.

Inside Li Fan's body, the power of the Five Elements swirled and circulated endlessly, providing a continuous source of power for the Great Five Elements Annihilation Sword.

After about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Li Fan had almost completely hollowed out the mountain in this area. However, he felt that he had not yet reached his limit and still had a lot of residual energy.

But Li Fan was forced to stop his manic onslaught.

Because what restricted him from continuing the attack was not the exhaustion of internal energy, but...

A violent feeling that wanted to destroy everything he saw surged in Li Fan's heart.

His two eyes had been completely taken over by deep and profound black, appearing terrifying.

This desire to annihilate everything did not arise suddenly. It slowly accumulated as Li Fan continuously unleashed the Great Five Elements Annihilation Sword.

Originally, he could suppress it by relying on his own willpower and the effect of the Profound Yellow Heart Refining Mantra.

However, slowly, the violent feeling continued to accumulate, eventually forming a powerful storm of thoughts.

Almost occupying Li Fan's entire mind.

The remaining rationality in his mind told Li Fan that his current situation was his limit.

So he stopped the attack, calling on the power of the hiding technique and the Blue Flame to slowly suppress the riot in his mind.

After an unknown amount of time.

The madness in Li Fan's eyes finally completely disappeared.

His head regained clarity, and Li Fan slowly exhaled.

"Although this Five Elements Annihilation Sword is powerful, its side effects are not to be underestimated."

"But for me, it's still okay."

"If I encounter an opponent that I can't defeat even after such a long period of Annihilation Black Light, I might have to consider directly using 'True Return.'"

Experiment complete, Li Fan got up and prepared to leave this internally devastated mountain.

"Young man, your sword technique is not bad."

At this moment, a somewhat elderly voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Li Fan's body suddenly stiffened.

However, he firmly suppressed the urge to use "True Return" immediately and turned around abruptly to look.

Only to see an old man with a straw hat and a cloak, appearing in the hollowed-out mountain, seemingly out of nowhere.

At the moment, he was crouching, observing the destructive traces caused by the Great Five Elements Annihilation Sword below.

On the old man's back, there was a fish basket woven with yellow bamboo strips.

Inside, something seemed to be struggling, but Li Fan couldn't see clearly.

"Old Fisherman?"

The appearance of the old man in front of him was too distinctive, so much so that Li Fan immediately thought of this name.

Recalling the information he had obtained in the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan felt a slight relief.

At least for now, this senior fisherman didn't seem to have any malicious intent.

Although he didn't completely let go of his guard, Li Fan bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, senior."

The fisherman didn't answer, still carefully examining the surrounding void abyss.

Li Fan didn't dare to leave on his own; he could only wait patiently.

After a while, the old man clapped his hands and stood up straight.

"Ah, similar, but not the same," he shook his head and muttered.

Then he looked at Li Fan, asking with interest, "Young man, do you know me?"

"I have heard of Senior Fisherman's name," Li Fan replied candidly.

At the same time, in his dantian, on the golden core, an image of the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart faintly appeared.

"Fisherman..."

"If you want to call me that way, it's not wrong."

"After all, most people in this world call me that."

"Drifting with the world, not attached to things, is nothing."

The old man's expression suddenly became a bit lonely.

"Unfortunately, I know this is not my real name."

"But now, even I have forgotten my own name. What can I ask others for?"

The old fisherman said somewhat self-deprecatingly.

Li Fan, hearing this, didn't know what to say and could only remain silent.

The old fisherman seemed to be lost in memories for a moment but quickly returned to normal. He looked at Li Fan and asked, "Young man, what is the name of the sword technique you just used? And where did you learn it?"

"Here it comes..." Li Fan's heart skipped a beat, seeing that the other party had finally returned to the main topic.

Without daring to be careless, he answered, "This sword technique was created by the junior himself. Based on the characteristics of the sword technique, the junior named it the 'Great Five Elements Annihilation Sword.'"

The old fisherman's eyes brightened. "The Great Five Elements Annihilation Sword, that's a good name."

"But the 'Great' in front of yours seems a bit exaggerated."

However, the old man didn't mince his words.

"But well, young people, being spirited is normal." As if recalling something, a hint of confusion flashed in the old fisherman's eyes.

Li Fan had already noticed that this old fisherman was indeed as rumored—his mental state was somewhat abnormal.

Not wanting to disturb him, Li Fan quietly stood by.

(End of this chapter)