Chapter 636-640: The Final Matters of Misty Cloud Sea (6k+ words)

Before leaving, Gao Yuan handed over the task of "clearing the identity of ancient realm cultivators" to He Zhenghao.

"Zhou Qing'ang" once again offered a generous reward to show sincerity.

As old colleagues, He Zhenghao naturally agreed without hesitation. In the process, He Zhenghao also inquired if Zhou Qing'ang had any plans to leave Misty Cloud Sea.

Zhou Qing'ang laughed heartily, stating that there was no such intention.

Upon hearing this, He Zhenghao felt relieved. If even Zhou Qing'ang, the Lord's confidant, had no plans to avoid the impending calamity, it indicated that the arrival of the Essence of Heaven and Earth might be risky but not excessively dangerous.

Feeling more assured of his choice, He Zhenghao stopped overthinking. After persuading his daughter to leave, he began dealing with the matter of "ancient realm cultivators joining the alliance."

In his eyes, this was similar to when he guarded Liuli Island, assisting mortal beings in sneaking out.

Both involved charging fees based on the number of people, and he handled it with great familiarity. Moreover, his courage surpassed that of Gao Yuan, and he had no worries about being caught by the Immortal Alliance.

Therefore, the process of the Medicine King Sect cultivators joining the alliance and clearing their identities proceeded even more rapidly.

Batch after batch of cultivators were awakened after transferring bloodlines, joining the Myriad Immortals Alliance and receiving contribution points transferred by Li Fan.

However, even so, compared to the billions of contributions on Li Fan, these were just drops in the bucket.

To complete the transfer of contribution points before the Red Flame Sea burned, Li Fan secretly exchanged and purchased standard spirit stones from other cultivators.

Simultaneously, he re-established contact with the Five Elders through Zhou Qing'ang, contacting them once again. This time, the response from the other side was much quicker.

Soon, Zhou Qing'ang met the person in charge of the Five Elders again.

Wearing familiar black clothes that concealed their appearance, the other party was clearly aware of the details of the previous transaction.

Opening the conversation, they asked, "Have there been results from the previous matter?"

Zhou Qing'ang smiled slightly, "It seems that this matter is really important to you. It's been so long, and you still can't forget about it."

The previous matter referred to the Five Elders entrusting "Zhou Qing'ang" to investigate the ancient realm cultivator identity excavated from the Purple Cloud Sect's relics. Li Fan had already learned the details from Jiao Xiuyuan, and it conveniently served as bargaining chips for this transaction.

The Five Elders' cultivator spoke frankly, "Although both sides are in a truce period now, everyone knows that peace is destined to be short-lived. No one can predict when war will erupt again. Moreover, it's just overall peace. In some places, the Myriad Immortals Alliance is still in a standoff with us."

"At present, the Myriad Immortals Alliance's 'Mystic Heaven Locking Abyss,' we've only found a way to counterbalance it. To completely dismantle its effects, we need more intelligence."

Zhou Qing'ang's eyes flickered, showing no signs of surprise, only nodding.

"The identity of the ancient realm cultivator that was excavated, I have already inquired about it. What price are you willing to pay this time?" he smiled, slowly saying.

"Is that true?" Seemingly surprised by this revelation, the Five Elders' cultivator stood up abruptly, staring at Zhou Qing'ang.

Zhou Qing'ang nodded proudly.

"Good, good!" The other party repeated several times, "Your methods at Futing Society are indeed extraordinary!"

"Wait a moment, I will report to my superiors immediately!"

The black-robed cultivator turned around, falling into silence.

Zhou Qing'ang carefully observed but couldn't perceive how the other party contacted the official Five Elders. It could only be said that the spy organization of the Five Elders couldn't be underestimated.

After a while, the Five Elders' cultivator turned around.

This time, with full energy, they began discussing the terms with Zhou Qing'ang.

"The previous batch of 'True Temptation Fruits' and 'Human Dao Stardust' were very effective. We need more..."

After some haggling, they finally reached a deal at a price satisfactory to both parties.

"It's urgent; the faster we complete the transaction, the better," Zhou Qing'ang hinted.

The Five Elders' cultivator stared at Zhou Qing'ang, nodded to indicate understanding.

"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing."

Chapter 636: Final Matters of Misty Cloud Sea

Just before the two parties were about to sign the complete contract, Zhou Qing'ang suddenly asked, "I have some contribution points with a complicated origin. I need to convert them into standard spirit stones with a clean source that cannot be traced. Can you help me with this favor?"

The Five Elders' cultivator was momentarily stunned, thinking Zhou Qing'ang was reconsidering. However, upon hearing the conditions, he immediately smiled, dismissing it as a trivial matter. "It's nothing; no problem."

"How much do you need?" he asked.

"Not much, just two or three billion," Zhou Qing'ang casually replied.

The Five Elders' cultivator was petrified.

"How... much?" For a moment, he doubted if he had misheard.

Zhou Qing'ang repeated it again.

"Wait a moment; I need to seek permission," he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his tone even trembling.

Zhou Qing'ang waved his hand, urging him to hurry.

Compared to the previous consultation, this one took even longer, and the black-robed cultivator seemed almost exhausted.

"Uh, your request has been approved. However..."

He seemed uneasy, "The material list mentioned earlier may need some adjustments."

"Hmm?" Zhou Qing'ang showed a displeased expression and turned to leave.

"Wait! Wait!" The black-robed cultivator hurriedly approached.

"Everything is negotiable! Friend, the number of standard spirit stones you need is really too much. Wanting to avoid the attention of the Myriad Immortals Alliance makes it even more difficult!" he explained.

"If it wasn't difficult, why would I come to you? I can handle it myself," Zhou Qing'ang sneered.

The Five Elders' cultivator nodded repeatedly, not daring to refute.

After some negotiation, they finally reached an agreement.

As a golden light flew into Zhou Qing'ang's body, the black-clad spy gradually dissolved in the golden light, disappearing.

However, there was no fear or panic on his face.

He only reminded Zhou Qing'ang of the next meeting place and details.

After the black-clad spy completely disappeared, Zhou Qing'ang carefully observed for a moment, shaking his head slightly.

"To use a person as a contract, unafraid of life and death. Truly mysterious."

He then erased all traces in the area and quietly returned.

Ten days later, Zhou Qing'ang saw another black-clad spy with a very similar aura, but evidently not the same person.

As before, he handed over a "Clear Void Stone Mother," containing all the required materials from the list.

After a brief inspection, Li Fan also revealed the identity of the ancient cultivator that had been excavated.

"The Daoist King of the Mystic Heaven Sect?"

Upon learning this, the other side was evidently shocked but quickly regained composure.

However, it seemed that they had expected this and soon returned to normal.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 637: Blades Over the Heads of All Beings

"The remnants of the Mystic Heaven Sect from the past indeed still linger in the world. The one who fled to the Purple Heaven Sect, who exactly is..." murmured the Five Elders' cultivator in a low voice.

Saying this, he looked at Zhou Qing'ang again.

"Confirming this matter is crucial for our Five Elders' faction. Although it is a trade, we must thank the friend. As for the contributions that need to be whitewashed..."

He paused slightly and said, "Within a month, more than ten cultivators with different identities will come with secure standard spirit stones. Friend, you just need to transfer the contributions to them."

Seemingly afraid that Zhou Qing'ang would worry, he added, "These cultivators all use long-established dummy identities from our Five Elders' faction. Shortly after completing the transaction, they will fall for various reasons. No need to worry about tracking or leaks."

After explaining the details of the secret meeting, the transaction between the two parties was considered basically successful.

"Looking forward to our future cooperation," said the black-robed Five Elders' cultivator as they parted ways, gazing at Zhou Qing'ang.

"Likewise," Zhou Qing'ang arched his hand, smiling in response.

After saying this, he turned and left.

Only after Zhou Qing'ang's figure disappeared into the sky did the Five Elders' cultivator furrow his brows, muttering under his breath, "Zhou Qing'ang, Li Fan..."

"What are their true identities? We've been investigating for so long, and we haven't found any useful information."

"Is the Overarching Heaven Society a real existence? Or is it just an excuse from some cultivators within the Myriad Immortals Alliance, wanting to exchange the information they possess for resources?"

After thinking for a while, he smiled knowingly.

"Regardless, providing us with intelligence is enough. The more chaotic it is within the Myriad Immortals Alliance, the better!"

The figure of the Five Elders' cultivator became increasingly faint, gradually disappearing into the air.

As for Zhou Qing'ang, who completed the transaction, he returned to the Misty Cloud Immortal City as if nothing had happened.

He had long been prepared for the exposure of information due to the massive contribution points. However, it didn't matter. On the Five Elders' side, they might speculate that "Li Fan, the cultivator of the Heavenly Secrets Sect," was also a member of the Overarching Heaven Society. They might even guess that the identity of the ancient cultivator was also disguised.

However, the true identity of Li Fan would never be guessed.

Who could have imagined that the true identity of the cultivator who caused a stir in the Xuan Huang Realm was a "commoner" from a small world?

Before long, all the truths would be buried in the catastrophe of the end of the world. Even if someone wanted to investigate, there would be no starting point.

The river of time flowed forward, and everything proceeded steadily as usual.

The number of awakened cultivators in the Medicine King Sect, including Liu San, had reached three hundred and forty-six.

Although the vast majority were Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators, there were only five Nascent Soul cultivators.

However, when combined, it still formed a considerable force. Moreover, with the passage of time, the effect of the bloodline transfusion became more and more significant. Their admiration for Li Fan also grew day by day.

In addition, Li Fan used the goal of "reviving the Medicine King Sect" to reinforce their brainwashing. Gradually, their gaze toward Li Fan even became somewhat fanatical. Li Fan believed that before long, even if he asked them to sacrifice their lives for the Medicine King Sect, they would do so without hesitation.

"The Bloodline Transfusion technique is truly extraordinary," Li Fan was very satisfied with the effect of this divine ability.

Of course, the outstanding effect of the Bloodline Transfusion technique was also based on Li Fan's absolute strength dominance.

Li Fan had tried using it on Nascent Soul cultivators before, but it ended in failure. Even the five Nascent Soul cultivators struggled to complete the transfusion. It was only with Liu San's help that they managed to barely complete it.

The manpower was basically enough now, so Li Fan gradually stopped awakening the cultivators of the Medicine King Sect.

After inquiring about the detailed information of the still-sleeping Elder of the Way, Li Fan used the second True Temptation.

He awakened a cultivator named "Fang Zaiji," a Dao Integration expert.

This person is an elder in the Medicine King Sect who specializes in refining pills. The small Medicine King Cauldron used by disciples is crafted by him.

In reality, Fang Zaiji is not a cultivator of the Medicine King Sect. However, many years ago, when he was being hunted down and on the brink of death, he was saved by Liu Ruchen. In order to repay the kindness and to avoid enemies, he stayed in the Medicine King Sect as a respected elder.

This person doesn't have much attachment to the Medicine King Sect. However, he is very interested in the refining method of the Medicine King Sect's town-sealing artifact, the "Medicine King True Cauldron."

Initially, Liu Ruchen promised to lend him the Medicine King True Cauldron, which persuaded him to stay.

Li Fan used the True Temptation to modify Fang Zaiji's thoughts.

Now, in Fang Zaiji's cognition, the time he spent in the Medicine King Sect is somewhat unfamiliar compared to other disciples.

Only Liu Yihang, Li Fan, clung to him every day. Almost watching Li Fan grow up, he had already regarded him as a half-son.

With Li Fan's instructions, mingled with absolute trust, after the True Temptation disappeared and Fang Zaiji woke up.

Under Li Fan's narration, he quickly understood the current situation.

"It seems that the Myriad Immortals Alliance is more treacherous than the Immortal Dao Ten Sects of the past," Fang Zaiji's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom.

"You should have awakened me earlier, Sect Master," he complained.

Li Fan shook his head slightly, explaining, "Initially, I wanted to find the Eternal Life Valley as a foothold, so I awakened Senior Liu first. When I wanted to awaken Mr. Fang later, I heard that the Myriad Immortals Alliance monitors the number of cultivators in each state. At that time, it was not clear what was going on, so, for safety reasons, I kept delaying. Now that I have figured it out, it should be related to the new cultivation method of the current cultivators. However, you are not affected, so I awakened you now."

Fang Zaiji nodded slightly, accepting Li Fan's explanation.

"Monitoring the number of cultivators may be related to the Immortal Nucleus," he suddenly said after a while, seeming to remember something.

"Oh?" Li Fan was somewhat surprised, looking at him curiously.

"When I traveled years ago, I happened to hear about it. The Immortal Dao Ten Sects once set up a formation that covered the entire Xuan Huang Realm. Like a knife hanging over all living beings, since the day all beings were born, regardless of their cultivation level or race, they all fell into the formation."

"This formation not only easily deals with cultivators in the world, but also gathers the power of all living beings, spanning endless voids, locking onto other immortal cultivation realms. It establishes channels to invade and conquer."

Fang Zaiji slowly said.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 638: Heavenly Rain and My Rain

At this moment, Liu San interjected.

"Is it true? Why have I never heard of such a powerful formation?" He looked at Fang Zaiji with a skeptical gaze.

Fang Zaiji snorted, "You're just a mere servant who has never left the Medicine King Sect's territory. How can you compare with someone who has traveled the world like me?"

"Moreover, the people I befriended back then were extraordinary figures, almost all true heirs of the Immortal Dao Ten Sects. Knowing such secrets is not surprising at all," Fang Zaiji said proudly.

Being called a servant, Liu San wasn't angry. Instead, he retorted strangely, "If you're so powerful, why didn't anyone help you when you were being chased? Isn't it because you relied on the old Sect Master to survive?"

Fang Zaiji's expression changed, and he said resentfully, "The Heaven's Sword Sect issued a death order. What could I do? Being able to survive was already my good fortune. If it were you, you would have turned into a pile of bones long ago!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Li Fan quickly spoke up to interrupt them.

"Mr. Fang, do you know the name of that formation?" Li Fan asked.

"I'm not sure about that," Fang Zaiji shook his head. "It was mentioned casually by a senior disciple of the Supreme Sect back then."

"He said that if it weren't for the damage to the great formation, the situation wouldn't have deteriorated to this extent."

Li Fan nodded slowly upon hearing this.

"The knife hanging over the heads of all living beings, capable of taking away the lives of cultivators in an instant. This seems very similar to the Heaven Locking Spirit Array I saw in the previous life."

"By leveraging the power of all living beings, it locks onto other immortal cultivation realms. My previous speculation that the Xuan Huang Realm uses it to anchor the 'ropes' in the distant void seems to be achieved through this formation."

"At present, it seems that the Myriad Immortals Alliance has repaired some parts of the great formation, but not completely. And this formation is definitely not built by the Immortal Dao Ten Sects. It originated from the ancient era of the Xuan Tian Sect."

Li Fan secretly connected all the existing clues in his mind.

With the assistance of an additional Dao Fusion cultivator, Li Fan began the relocation plan.

Under the escort of Liu San and Fang Zaiji, the people who had awakened on the island of body transformation, including all the awakened Medicine King Sect cultivators, took the Prabhutaratna True Boat and set off for the Eternal Life Valley ahead of time.

"There are still some matters in the Congyun Sea that have not been dealt with. I'll come over later," Li Fan said.

Although Liu San and Fang Zaiji were a bit worried, they couldn't go against Li Fan's wishes.

So, they could only repeatedly instruct and then reluctantly leave.

At this time, within the remnants of the Morning Sect, many strange phenomena had appeared. In the midst of illusions, it seemed as if one could be in ancient times, bringing back the sect's techniques, pills, and artifacts. The news spread, shaking the world, and countless cultivators rushed to check it out. Among them, the Medicine King Sect group was not particularly noticeable.

After sending everyone away, Li Fan first checked on Tianyang.

In the strengthened version of the Earthfire Returning Origin Array, all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures had been absorbed by Tianyang.

He himself seemed to be in the midst of transformation, his puppet body enveloped in a thick black substance.

"It's almost time. I hope Junior Brother can catch up with this feast," Li Fan thought to himself.

After bidding farewell to Tianyang, Li Fan did not return to Congyun City but traveled far and wide to Yinyin Island.

Under the surveillance of an invisible killing intent, not long ago, it seemed that Yin Shangren had once again completed the verification of the Immortal Mortal Plague.

The results were consistent with before.

He sat on the ground as if all hope was lost, motionless for a long time.

Li Fan quietly came to him, sensing a strong sense of death from Yin Shangren.

For this sudden appearance of a cultivator, Yin Shangren did not feel surprised.

But he ignored it, only glanced at Li Fan and then withdrew his gaze.

"Friend Yin, what did you discover from the Immortal Mortal Plague?" After a long silence between the two, Li Fan couldn't help asking.

In his perception, Yin Shangren's cultivation base was indeed at the Foundation Building level. Even if his true self stood in front of him at the moment, he did not feel any danger.

"So, it was you who had been watching me all along," Yin Shangren did not answer directly but suddenly said, "I thought it was the thief of fate."

He suddenly stood up from the ground and brushed off the dust on his clothes.

Ignoring Li Fan, he walked straight towards the underground chamber on the island.

As he walked, he said, "Back then, I was just an ordinary Qi refining cultivator."

"But one day, it rained in my hometown."

What was eerie was that all the cultivators and familiar faces around me disappeared in this rain. Can you imagine that feeling?"

"One moment, they were talking to you, and the next, they just disappeared before your eyes. The world became silent, and I went mad searching for these missing people. But there was no harvest."

"It felt like there was only me left in the world, but I didn't know why I was the only one who survived."

"Then..."

Yin Shangren arrived at the passage filled with his own collection.

His tone inexplicably became excited, waving his hand and igniting his collection with flames.

Li Fan didn't stop him, just watching Yin Shangren continue to speak amid the flickering flames.

"The rain kept falling. It overflowed from the river, as if it was going to submerge all the land. And at this time, along with the raindrops, countless corpses fell from the sky."

"Most of them were incomplete, just fragments. But there were still some intact skeletons."

"I was almost scared silly by this extremely horrifying scene. However, when a relatively intact corpse fell in front of me, I knew what true terror was."

When he spoke to this point, Yin Shangren had reached the deepest part of the underground chamber.

A light lit up, and in front of the two appeared numerous bodies identical to Yin Shangren.

Now that Li Fan had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, his observation was even more meticulous. In his perception, these bodies seemed to be alive.

Vague flesh and blood tissues were undergoing imperceptible wriggles.

Yin Shangren pointed to the bodies covering the ground, his face gradually showing a manic color.

"Yes, the corpses that fell in front of me back then were actually my own! And I saw that all the bodies falling from the sky had the exact same face as mine!"

"And they were all smiling at me!"

Yin Shangren's dual-toned voice echoed continuously in the underground chamber. The bizarre facts he narrated sent shivers down the spine.

"How could such a terrifying thing happen in the world? Can you explain?" He turned to look at Li Fan, asking in a dazed manner.

Li Fan could only remain silent.

"There's something wrong with this world." Yin Shangren looked up at the sky.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 639: Chaotic Revelation in the Rain

"All kinds of extraordinary events beyond common sense, changing landscapes, devouring elemental white mist, and the Immortal-Mortal Plague..."

"Since the transmission of the Heavenly Sovereign's teachings, it has been a series of revelations and changes."

"From that day on, I have done everything in my power to explore the secrets behind this."

Yin Shangren's tone was deep, and his expression seemed trance-like.

Li Fan also focused, listening carefully.

However, what followed was a long period of silence.

After a long time, Yin Shangren turned his head, looked at Li Fan, and showed a mocking expression, "Are you hoping I'll tell you the answer?"

"What are you thinking?"

"I'm just an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator. The secrets in this world, such as the Immortal-Mortal Plague, have consumed all my energy. As for the others..."

Yin Shangren sneered, "I'm not interested."

Li Fan wasn't annoyed and said calmly, "In that case, can you share the secrets of the Immortal-Mortal Plague, fellow Daoist?"

"Sure." Yin Shangren readily agreed.

"The Immortal-Mortal Plague is..." But halfway through, his expression suddenly changed.

With a disdainful look on his face, he spat and stared angrily at Li Fan, saying, "You think you're worthy?"

"You, selfish and indifferent cultivator who disregards life! Letting you know his deeds is a desecration of him! I'd rather have everything he did be sealed in history, never to be known by the world! Otherwise, people like you wouldn't admire him but would secretly mock..."

Yin Shangren seemed to become extremely agitated, and the way he looked at Li Fan was like looking at an archenemy.

Li Fan's gaze toward Yin Shangren gradually turned cold.

Immediately, he activated the Insect Binding Technique, intending to capture him and extract information through soul-searching. At the same time, he was prepared for Yin Shangren's sudden outbreak and the display of his true strength.

The result, however, was unusually smooth. Without any resistance, Yin Shangren was captured and unable to move.

But after a moment, Li Fan's expression changed slightly.

Because he suddenly discovered that the "Yin Shangren" bound by the Insect Binding Technique had inexplicably lost the breath of "life" in an instant, turning into a corpse.

Li Fan then looked at the other bodies in the underground chamber.

Those bodies, originally piled up on the ground like heaps of rotten meat, all raised their heads at this moment.

They all stared at Li Fan, revealing sinister smiles.

"Playing tricks!" Li Fan wasn't frightened by this eerie scene, snorted coldly, and instantly covered Yin Shang Island with the Five Elements Heavenly Realm.

The power of the Five Elements circulated, like a shackle intending to suppress all the hundreds of bodies here.

But before Li Fan could actually take action, all these "corpse bodies" of Yin Shangren within the coverage of the Heavenly Realm inexplicably lost their vital signs one after another and died completely.

This left Li Fan feeling frustrated, as if he had punched into thin air.

Sweeping his divine sense across the entire island, trying to find Yin Shangren's trace, he found that there were no other living creatures on the island besides himself.

"Suicide? I don't believe it!"

Li Fan squinted, exerted pressure with the power of the Heavenly Realm, and crushed each corpse body on the ground one by one.

But even after they all disappeared, there was no change.

It was as if Yin Shangren had truly perished.

However, Li Fan did not relax at all; instead, he became more vigilant.

Tick, tock...

Hearing the sound in his ears, Li Fan's pupils suddenly shrank.

He reached out his hand, and a drop of rainwater appeared in the air above him.

Then it fell into his palm.

Splish, splash...

The rain grew heavier, and slowly, dark shadows accompanied by raindrops fell from above.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

These were bodies, either damaged or intact!

What made Li Fan feel chilling was that the faces of these bodies were no longer Yin Shangren's; instead, they resembled him!

After falling to the ground, the bodies struggled and writhed in strange and grotesque postures, lifting their heads.

Just like Yin Shangren before, they stared at him with a sinister smile on their faces.

"What the hell..."

Li Fan's heart sank.

No longer holding back, he moved his thoughts, and the "Breaking Heaven Heart Sword" instantly shimmered in the underground chamber.

The sword light crisscrossed, grinding the bodies on the ground into powder.

"Hehehe..."

At the moment of disappearance, strange laughter emanated from their mouths, as if mocking him invisibly.

During the temporary disappearance of the bodies, Li Fan's figure flickered, and in an instant, he had left Yin Shang Island, trying to shake off the entanglement of these eerie bodies.

But...

Tick, tock.

Even though he had flown out hundreds of miles in an instant, Li Fan still felt the cold raindrops falling on his face.

This time, Li Fan switched to the "Reverse Five Elements Life-Extinction Sword."

Countless bodies had just fallen from the sky, and Li Fan annihilated them with sword light.

However, Li Fan's expression became even more gloomy.

Because he found that dealing with these bodies seemed slightly more challenging than the last time. Even though it was only an extremely subtle difference, there was indeed an increase in consumption.

As rain continued to fall, Li Fan repeatedly eliminated the bodies, confirming his speculation.

"Trouble..."

Li Fan's expression turned somewhat unsightly.

He had almost tried all the methods he currently possessed, but he still couldn't escape the entanglement of these eerie bodies.

And those bodies that increasingly resembled him seemed to be continually "strengthening," making them more difficult to handle.

If this continued...

"Am I forced to reveal my true strength?" Li Fan frowned.

Suddenly, Li Fan caught sight of something on the True Self Interface he had never fully used.

[Chaos].

"Let's try it, even if it's a last resort."

So, when the cold rain started falling again, facing countless smiling corpses, Li Fan's face turned serious. Using his hand as a brush, he swiftly wrote the word "chaos" in the air.

Boom!

At the moment the Chaos Word Art took shape, Li Fan felt the spiritual power within him erupt instantly.

As if under tremendous pressure, strange creaking sounds echoed within the Five Elements Heavenly Realm, affecting the normal flow of the power of the Five Elements.

Within the Wood Attribute Heavenly Realm, powers of Water, Fire, Metal, and Earth elements emerged.

The same happened in the other Heavenly Realms.

The recently formed Five Elements Heavenly Realm fell into an extremely chaotic state. Various strange and bizarre phenomena began to occur.

However, Li Fan, as the master of the Heavenly Realm, had no time to spare.

Countless illusions appeared before his eyes.

No, rather than illusions, it was as if, in that instant, he had once again experienced a thousand cycles of reincarnation.

Different experiences from each cycle now vividly appeared in his mind.

As if splitting into countless versions of himself, Li Fan felt like his head was about to explode.

At this critical moment, the long-activated [Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra] suddenly surged.

In this dire situation, Li Fan felt like he experienced a hundred or a thousand cycles of reincarnation again in that instant.

Every different experience from each cycle now vividly appeared in his mind.

As if splitting into countless versions of himself, Li Fan felt like his head was about to explode.

At this critical moment, the long-activated [Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra] suddenly surged.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 640: The Forged Immortal's Heart

This was a wild rotation speed that Li Fan had never felt since practicing the Heart Refining Mantra.

As if triggering a special switch, the efficiency of the Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra's operation was not just a hundred or a thousand times higher than before.

If Li Fan's previous attempts were compared to a slow millstone pulled by a donkey.

Now, the Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra was like a roaring and thunderous giant machine, absorbing all the numerous real and illusory experiences that had suddenly appeared in Li Fan's mind.

Rectify the disorder and return to the origin!

Like a basin of cold water poured down, thoroughly cooling down the fervor.

Li Fan gradually recovered from his bewilderment and confusion.

"This..."

"?

In an instant, Li Fan understood what had just happened to him, and he was shocked.

He didn't expect that the backlash of this complete "Chaos" Word Art would be so terrifying.

Once formed, its backlash was several times stronger than his previous nearly successful "practice."

After the Chaos Word was completed, it seemed to undergo a qualitative change, and its power was beyond comparison.

"Even the backlash is so terrifying, then its actual effect..."

Li Fan suppressed the turmoil in his body and mind and looked towards the sky.

Where the rain and corpses were falling, the scene seemed to warp.

As if there was an invisible void, rain and bodies, upon approaching, all disappeared into thin air.

But after absorbing the strange rain, the range of this distorted void seemed to be gradually decreasing.

In this way, the two seemed to be in a state of mutual balance, constantly offsetting each other.

Finally, when the sky no longer had raindrops falling.

The impact of the Chaos Word Art also disappeared.

A disheveled figure fell from the sky. It was Yin Shangren.

At this moment, his body appeared semi-transparent, looking at Li Fan with an incredulous and stunned expression.

Wanting to say something, he opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound.

Yin Shangren lowered his head to look at himself, as if understanding something, he no longer futilely tried.

His body became increasingly faint, but there was no fear of imminent doom on his face.

Instead, there was relief and acceptance.

After a moment, Yin Shangren completely disappeared from this world.

Li Fan couldn't afford to celebrate his narrow escape.

Driven by an increasingly strong sense of crisis, he endured his injuries, activated the One-Handed Heaven Concealing Secret Technique, and rapidly left the place.

Shortly after Li Fan left.

It seemed like an immensely powerful divine sense descended.

The scenes in the nearby seabed appeared as if time was flowing backward, continuously replaying the past.

But at the moment when Li Fan's figure was about to appear, a crack appeared out of nowhere.

Then two, three, countless cracks appeared in succession.

The scene was immediately disrupted.

The reversed scenes shattered like a mirror, returning to normal.

The divine sense lingered for a long time, as if contemplating something.

Then it quietly swept across the entire Misty Cloud Sea, but ultimately found nothing abnormal.

Afterward, it fell into silence.

At this time, Li Fan, who had not yet returned to Misty Cloud City, dug out a mineral from the seabed. Pretending to be joyful, he stored it in his storage ring.

Pretending to mine here for a long time, he only stopped the pretense when the sense of crisis in his heart completely subsided.

Chapter 641: The Chaotic Immortal Heart

Just now, in the moment he was hurrying back to Misty Cloud City, an unprecedented sense of crisis suddenly struck. His heart was pounding violently, as if he might die at any moment.

Without much thought, he quickly canceled the disguise of the One-Handed Heaven Concealing Secret Technique. Then, he activated the Mysterious Transformation of True Spirits, instantly transforming into the appearance of another cultivator.

He pretended to mine minerals on the seabed.

Sure enough, his premonition was accurate. After a moment, he felt a sensation as if he were being watched.

Suppressing the palpitations in his heart, he acted as if he hadn't noticed anything.

Although it was extremely dangerous, he ultimately avoided the opponent's detection.

"Chaos Word Art, Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra, the strange rain that copied me. And that immensely powerful divine sense..."

On the way back to Misty Cloud City, Li Fan was constantly pondering the connection between these factors.

"If I hadn't unintentionally used the Chaos Word Art, I would almost certainly not have been able to escape the strange rain. Only the path of True Self."

"But unexpectedly, the Chaos Word Art can actually eliminate the strange rain."

In Li Fan's view, Yin Shangren and the rain that brought countless identical corpses were extremely similar to the anomalies in the Mystic Yellow Realm.

Both were illogical and rule-defying rules.

But in this situation, the inexplicable and unchangeable anomalies were actually resolved by the Chaos Word Art.

What does this indicate?

Li Fan kept recalling the process of the "Restore My Rain" disappearing.

"Chaos, chaos..."

"Instead of saying it was resolved, it's more like..."

"Chaos upon chaos, mutual cancellation?"

Li Fan's mind moved, and a bold conjecture emerged in an instant.

"Could it be that the root cause of the world's anomalies comes from this 'Chaos' Word?"

Once this thought emerged, it couldn't be suppressed. At the same time, an inexplicable fear arose in his heart.

"The 'Chaos' Word I saw on the stone in the mist seems to have disappeared over the years."

"But without a doubt, it was the culprit that destroyed that misty world."

"If it possesses complete power, the original Chaos Word Art."

Li Fan squinted his eyes.

"And, it seems that the powerful in the Mystic Yellow Realm is extremely concerned about this Chaos Word Art. After sensing its aura, they will come to investigate."

"It seems that in the future, unless it's a life-and-death crisis, I should try to use it as little as possible."

Li Fan contemplated in secret.

After all, achieving the Nascent Soul stage in the Five Elements Cave, the continuous and powerful recovery ability was frightening.

By the time Li Fan returned to Misty Cloud City, his injuries had fully recovered, and there was no sign of any abnormalities.

The "Myriad Shadows Overrun" appearing in his mind was also due to the full activation of the Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra, which absorbed and resolved them.

What puzzled Li Fan was that, according to previous experience, after absorbing so many distractions, it should have enhanced the strength of his divine soul, but from just now until now, Li Fan did not feel any increase in his divine soul power.

"Could it be used to repair the invisible damage in the divine soul?"

Li Fan was a bit puzzled as he carefully examined it.

The speed of the Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra's operation had gradually returned to normal, but Li Fan keenly sensed that there was something different about this Heart Refining Mantra.

This feeling was like it had undergone some kind of sublimation but had not been completely carried out.

Li Fan's heart moved, and driven by intuition, he opened the True Self panel and stared closely at the explanation of the cultivation method.

The originally ranked first Mystic Yellow Heart Refining Mantra had silently changed its name.

Mystic Yellow Immortal Heart Mantra (Incomplete).

Li Fan's pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart trembled immensely.

(End of this chapter)