Chapter 886-890: Risking Death to Revive the Gray Spots (6k+ words)

"Xuantian Sect..."

Li Fan looked at the faceless deity statue in front of him, his expression changing.

No matter how he tested it, the results were the same: this statue seemed ordinary, without any trace of extraordinary power.

But despite its seemingly mundane existence, it could block spiritual awareness, requiring "eyes" to see.

Clearly, the faceless Xuantian deity statue was not as simple as it appeared.

Moreover...

In this world, after Li Fan named it the "Compassionate True Immortal of the Mortal World" and used it as an intermediary for feedback on the Sitting Immortal technique, all the members who swore in front of the statue felt an inexplicable sense of "restriction."

After Jishao Li Fan's subtle investigation, it was basically confirmed that this was not an isolated phenomenon but a widespread one.

It's worth noting that the oath designed by Li Fan was just a simple piece of text and did not contain any additional mysterious power.

"And it's not a psychological effect."

"In the face of cultivators' vows, the Xuantian deity statue indeed produced a special reaction."

Li Fan squinted his eyes, his gaze falling on the statue's ethereal face.

Placing the statue in the main hall at the entrance of the Universal Alliance, to be seen by thousands of visitors in the future, Li Fan was almost certain that unforeseen changes would occur!

"Did the deity statue gain self-awareness? Or will it attract remnants of the Xuantian Sect?"

Thinking this way, Li Fan, still resolute, placed the Xuantian deity statue down.

With a rumble, the faceless statue safely landed on the ground.

Then countless white threads appeared around it. These were the central hub of the Spiritwood Realm's array, the second body of the Dissolution Disc, quickly using the array to guard the statue.

"With my current strength, I can already crush ordinary Harmony cultivators. Coupled with the arrays spread across this small world..."

"As long as I don't enter the small world, I am invincible in the Spiritwood Realm."

Li Fan's eyes gleamed, "If they don't come, that's fine."

"But if they dare to find this place, let them try my methods!"

Li Fan had no doubt that there were still remnants of the Xuantian Sect in the Xuanhuang Realm.

After all, as far as he knew, in the remnants of the Zixiao Sect in the Linglangzhou ruins, there was a Xuantian Sect Law King who was in slumber.

There must be other remnants in various places.

However, at this moment, Li Fan did not feel much fear.

"According to the various information I obtained earlier, except for the Xuantian King in the Semideification Realm, the other twelve Law Kings of the Xuantian Sect are just the combat power of the old methods of longevity."

Li Fan snorted coldly in his heart. In the next moment, his figure gradually faded and appeared in the space below the Spiritwood tree.

This place was the most critical part of the entire Spiritwood Realm, even more important than the Spiritwood itself.

A separate space that could be cut off from the Spiritwood Realm at any time, a last resort for survival.

Outside the space, the Spiritwood array covered layer upon layer. The second body of the Dissolution Disc was placed here.

This was also where Li Fan prepared for his seclusion and cultivation.

"The old methods of longevity, with sufficient preparation, I may not be unable to fight."

Thinking like this, Li Fan took out a colorful light ball from his personal cave.

As soon as the light ball appeared, the Spiritwood above seemed to sense some fatal crisis. The branches and leaves moved without wind, and the towering body trembled involuntarily.

This immediately attracted the attention of the living beings in the Spiritwood Realm.

Li Fan did not expect that the Spiritwood's instinctive sense of life and death crisis would be so strong.

Slightly frowning, he released layers of colorful divine light around himself, forming an isolation layer.

Only then did the Spiritwood's fear dissipate.

Not long after returning from the Netherworld, the gray spots inside the three-eyed skull had eroded the storage space to some extent.

The storage ring could break apart at any time.

Originally wrapped in its colorful divine light, it now appeared somewhat dim. It changed from colorful to grayish-white.

Disconnected from Li Fan's contact, even if he wanted to replenish its energy, he couldn't do it.

Witnessing the destructive power of the mysterious gray spots, Li Fan couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

"Theoretically, this three-eyed skull can also be considered my belonging. So, when starting anew this time, can I choose to keep it?"

"If possible, I should be able to figure out its details."

Thinking so, Li Fan took out an ice-sealed exotic beast plundered from the imperial treasury.

Carefully enveloping it with rainbow light, he merged it with the colorful light ball in front of him.

Seemingly sensing the breath of life, the gray spots residing inside the three-eyed skull became somewhat restless.

When Li Fan removed the rainbow divine light surrounding the ice-sealed exotic beast, he clearly observed the wriggling movement of the gray spots, as if they were alive.

However, the existence of the skull seemed to be a shackle to it.

Just as the spots were about to spread beyond the skull, they suddenly retracted.

Li Fan carefully observed the changes in the dark golden patterns on the surface of the skull during this process.

However, to his disappointment, these mysterious patterns remained motionless.

"Could my speculation be wrong? Is this three-eyed skull really dead already?"

Very cautiously, Li Fan manipulated the ice-sealed exotic beast to approach the skull.

The gray spots became more agitated.

Floating inside the skull, it seemed ready to pounce fiercely at any moment.

But as if reluctant, it always stopped at the most critical moment.

Watching this scene, Li Fan pondered.

Under his mental manipulation, the ice-sealed exotic beast gradually regained vitality.

The breath of life suddenly became vigorous.

In the end, the gray spots couldn't resist the temptation, and a large portion of them suddenly disappeared from the group.

There were no traces of movement.

Instead, it was as if the space had directly corroded, forming a hole resembling a yellow spot.

In an instant, the once revived exotic beast, like a faded photograph, completely dimmed.

Then it turned into ashes, slowly drifting down.

In those ashes, Li Fan keenly saw a new small piece of gray spot!

Having waited for a long time, he naturally didn't let go of such a good opportunity.

Like a galloping rainbow, it instantly sealed and enveloped the newly appeared gray spot.

The gray spot that had just gained freedom, seeing itself about to be sealed again, appeared extremely furious, rushing towards the colorful divine light. It seemed to want to corrode away this colorful brilliance.

But Li Fan, with a clear view, how could he be deceived by its tricks?

While not letting go of the main body's diversion, he released boundless radiance, sealing even the tiny gray spot in the nearby space corner that was almost invisible.

"Playing these tricks in front of me is truly ridiculous."

Looking at the three colorful light balls in front of him, Li Fan thought so.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 887 - The Third True Immortal Character

Everything was under Li Fan's control, and he successfully obtained two duplicates of the gray spots.

The whole process was smooth and without danger.

"Fortunately, I have treasures like the Seven-Colored Jade Illusionary Radiance. It acts like a container, sealing the gray spots. Otherwise, with ordinary methods, it would be difficult to control them."

"Once these gray spots escape, it would probably lead to a world-destroying catastrophe."

Holding such a terrifying object, Li Fan's face showed no signs of fear.

Observing the different reactions of the gray spots in the three light balls:

The largest one, after seeing the consequences of the lured-out spots, became quiet again, lurking silently inside the skull, just like when Li Fan first encountered it.

The second light ball still seemed resentful about being sealed. It continued to aggressively corrode the surrounding colorful divine light. However, with Li Fan's continuous supply of energy from his celestial realm, it was futile.

The gray spots in the third light ball were the least in number and seemed calm, probably because they had recently split off. The color of their exterior wasn't as deep gray as their predecessors.

"This is..."

Li Fan could now see the true appearance of the gray spots.

Composed of numerous well-defined lines, resembling...

Some kind of writing.

Li Fan couldn't help squinting his eyes.

In his mind, the massive characters on the Immortal Domain's ground momentarily appeared.

The hidden content within the gray spots seemed to have many similarities!

Although the scales were vastly different, when Li Fan looked at it from the perspective of calligraphy and compared them, he found that some "strokes" were almost identical!

Since he hadn't witnessed the full character, Li Fan couldn't determine which character had formed this terrifying world-destroying gray spot.

But Li Fan could confirm that this character, like "Hunger" and "Chaos," was one of the sources of chaos in various realms!

"Among the three, there are also differences."

"I haven't seen the true Chaos character, only a copy drawn by a mysterious person."

"The complete Hunger character led to the formation of the Immortal Domain, affecting countless cultivation realms."

"As for this new character, without a complete physical entity, it turned into numerous gray spots, corroding various worlds."

In Li Fan's mind, various characters flashed rapidly.

He wanted to find the corresponding catastrophe brought by the gray spots.

But none matched.

"Yes, what I've seen so far is just superficial."

"All are external influences created by the characters of True Immortals."

"Just like what I saw before, Xuanhuang Realm being attracted by the Immortal Domain..."

"Attraction is only an external manifestation. The true core can only be understood by witnessing the character of a True Immortal. It's a character like 'Hunger'..."

"What is the essence of the gray spots?"

Li Fan silently watched the three light balls in front of him, deep in contemplation.

After an unknown period, he finally woke up from contemplation.

Obviously, relying on guessing alone, with Li Fan's understanding, he couldn't penetrate the mysteries.

"Perhaps cultivating more gray spots and observing their proliferation process can lead to discoveries."

"However..."

After pondering for a moment, Li Fan temporarily suppressed this idea.

Even though the Seven-Colored Divine Light naturally sealed the gray spots, it didn't mean that the level of the Seven-Colored Jade Illusionary Radiance surpassed that of the gray spots.

After all, all Li Fan could do was seal the gray spots for now.

As time passed, the gray spots wouldn't disappear or weaken on their own. Meanwhile, the Seven-Colored Divine Light would continuously be eroded.

To be precise, Li Fan used the power of the source of the celestial realm to delay the eruption of the gray spots.

"It's similar to how Xuanhuang Realm has been maintained for nearly ten thousand years under the attraction of the Immortal Domain."

"Even though I have the Five Elements Grand Celestial Realm, there's almost no risk of the Seven-Colored Divine Light being completely consumed."

"But just to be safe, three sealed light balls are already sufficient."

"After all, I have achieved my goal."

He gathered these light balls back into the deepest part of his celestial realm and heavily suppressed them.

"With this item in hand, even if an Eternal Life powerhouse comes, they will fall into my calculations."

As for the consequences of using the gray spots...

Worst case scenario, Xuanhuang could be annihilated, and the True Reset could occur!

However, Li Fan wouldn't easily use this last trump card.

Now that his strength had greatly increased, and his spiritual weakness had been compensated for, he could hold his ground against the Eternal Life Honored One, even using a few moves.

Plus, with the protection of the Seven-Colored Divine Light, it shouldn't happen like before, where he couldn't even use the True Reset.

Not getting instantly killed, he could timely employ the True Reset.

Under these two premises, accumulating experience in battling Eternal Life realm cultivators seemed like a good idea.

Li Fan had already started planning for the most suitable candidates.

"Let's start with the Ancient Method Eternal Life cultivators."

Unfortunately, Ancient Method Eternal Life cultivators who could survive until now were all ultimate old monsters.

For a moment, Li Fan couldn't find an easy target.

...

While Li Fan was contemplating within the Spirit Wood Realm, outside, the combined effort of the thirty-three Immortal Candidates manifested the image of the Transmitting Dharma Celestial Manifestation once again!

This time, the Transmitting Dharma Celestial Manifestation appeared within the territory of the Five Elders Association!

In the neighboring Yongliang Prefecture of the Nine Mountains Province!

Unlike its performance in the Nine Mountains Province, where it devastated and suppressed everything, this time, after the Transmitting Dharma Celestial Manifestation appeared in the sky and opened its eyes, the countless living beings in Yongliang Prefecture indeed felt the imminent crisis of a great catastrophe.

But at this critical moment, the phantom of a scholar intercepted the Transmitting Dharma Celestial Manifestation.

He slightly raised his head, lips moving as if saying something.

Slowly, the cultivators in Yongliang Prefecture discovered that the Transmitting Dharma Celestial Manifestation in the sky was slowly closing its eyes again!

Boom...

In a slight tremor, the phantom of the Transmitting Dharma Celestial Manifestation dissipated into nothingness.

A catastrophe that was difficult to escape was thus resolved.

The figure of the scholar also gradually disappeared. Countless cultivators bowed to the Transmitting Dharma Celestial, expressing their gratitude.

"It seems that in the area covered by the power of the Eternal Life Honored One, it is somewhat difficult to resist Eternal Life realm cultivators."

"No wonder for so many years, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has not been able to gain any substantial advantage from the Five Elders Association."

"It's really because the power of the Honored One is too strong."

"Rather than saying they are fighting against cultivators, it's more like a contest with the five Eternal Life powerhouses."

"There's simply no chance of winning."

Upon receiving this news from the Five Elders Association, Li Fan thought so.

However, he frowned slightly.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has always been cautious and doesn't engage in meaningless actions.

They couldn't possibly be unaware that the Transmitting Dharma Celestial Manifestation in the territory of the Five Elders Association wouldn't achieve anything good.

Yet, they still did it.

"Could it be an experiment?"

Li Fan couldn't help but become interested.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 888: One Thought to Suppress the Arrogant

In the following period, the appearance of the Transmitting Dharma Celestial Manifestation became quite frequent.

Within a month, it manifested a total of five times, with one instance occurring only two days after the previous.

Initially, Li Fan thought that using such a powerful technique would come at a significant cost for the thirty-three Immortal Candidates. However, judging by the frequency, it seemed otherwise.

Each time, the Transmitting Dharma Celestial Manifestation appeared in different regions of the Five Elders Association. After forcing some of the Elders to make a move, it quietly disappeared.

Moreover, what was more frightening was that each appearance of the celestial manifestation seemed to become more "vivid."

From initially just opening its eyes, it gradually attempted to make hand gestures. The celestial manifestation was progressing at a visible rate.

It was hard to imagine whether, with enough attempts, it would become just like a true Transmitting Dharma Celestial.

"Even if it doesn't reach the level of the true Transmitting Dharma, having just a tenth of its power would be enough to cause a lot of trouble for the Five Elders Association."

"No wonder they're so anxious. They continuously sent messages, wanting me to help investigate the details of the thirty-three Immortal Candidates."

Li Fan sneered, "Unfortunately, this time I'm really powerless."

Ignoring the Five Elders Association, Li Fan focused his attention on the newcomer in the Spirit Wood Realm.

Currently led by Shang Tianci, he was touring various places in the Spirit Wood Realm.

Although slightly younger than Shang Tianci, he occasionally flashed a hint of mischief on his somewhat youthful face.

"I say, Tianci, the scenery in this small world is good. But to call it the 'Union of Ten Thousand Realms,' isn't that a bit misleading?"

The newcomer was Shang Tianci's hard-won guest, Yan Fangzhou.

Yan Fangzhou said disdainfully, "So-called Union of Ten Thousand Realms, is this all the people you have? It really made me excited for nothing. I thought I could finally do something significant."

"I'm afraid even overthrowing the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is beyond your capabilities. Dealing with the martial competitions and the Law Protector Hall in Shilin Prefecture, you guys probably can't handle it, right?"

Shang Tianci blushed, about to retort.

Suddenly, a cold voice rang out, "Young and arrogant. Let them come and try?"

This voice was like the wrath of heaven and earth, echoing incessantly in this small world.

Yan Fangzhou's expression slightly changed as he tried to identify the owner of the voice.

But he found himself suddenly isolated, and Shang Tianci beside him disappeared without a trace.

The entire sky seemed to be infinitely expanding, while he felt like a tiny ant in the vastness, with endless space above and below.

And because of his words just now, it seemed to have offended the heaven and earth here.

In the changing wind and clouds, an unimaginable killing intent shrouded him.

"Pretentious!" Yan Fangzhou, after all, was a generation's genius and not easily frightened.

"Break for me!"

A shadow of black flames suddenly appeared behind him.

In the instant the black flames emerged, the previously tumultuous sky instantly became still.

An annihilating breath emanated from these black flames.

The killing intent of the heaven and earth froze and then plunged into annihilation.

Boom!

The surroundings shattered like fractured glass.

A hint of satisfaction appeared on Yan Fangzhou's face.

But soon, his slight triumph disappeared without a trace.

Because right after that, what appeared in front of him was still the vast world filled with endless killing intent!

It seemed like what he shattered was just a layer of illusion!

"No matter how many layers you have, I'll break them all!"

Yan Fangzhou snorted coldly. Black flames, like a reverse-flying meteor, soared into the sky.

Wherever it went, the space froze and entered a state of stillness. Then, the black trajectory brutally crushed it.

The surroundings suddenly changed again, and the original scene reappeared.

The momentum of the black lines did not diminish, charging straight ahead.

In the blink of an eye, countless layers of heaven and earth were shattered.

But...

No matter how many layers he shattered, the scenes surrounding him, exposed and enclosing him, remained unchanged.

It was like an endless maze. Even if he ignored the maze's walls and broke through directly, he couldn't see the endpoint. So, he could only be trapped in this maze forever.

After an unknown amount of time, Yan Fangzhou's initial confidence slowly began to disappear.

Instead of being confident, he became increasingly anxious and unbelieving.

When he finally confirmed that he couldn't break through the temporal blockade, his expression suddenly changed.

"If you have the guts, come out and fight fair and square!"

"Do you think you can impress people with these petty tricks?"

Facing the world that trapped him, Yan Fangzhou spoke loudly.

Unfortunately, to his disappointment, it seemed like the other party hadn't heard his words at all.

No response.

A hint of fierceness flashed in Yan Fangzhou's eyes as he took out a golden talisman enveloped in a faint thunderous light.

He threw it into the air.

Unexpectedly, this usually foolproof "Void Breaking Talisman" lost its effectiveness at this moment.

Not only did it fail to break the space and create an escape route, but it also spun aimlessly in the air as if lost.

Next, Yan Fangzhou tried all his life-saving methods one by one.

None of them worked!

Now, Yan Fangzhou was truly panicked.

"I admit defeat!"

"I shouldn't have talked big! The Union of Ten Thousand Realms is indeed well-deserved!"

Yan Fangzhou forcefully suppressed the malice in his eyes and shouted at the sky.

"Please, senior, allow me to join the Union!"

The sky remained silent, with no response.

Yan Fangzhou was dumbfounded, thinking that maybe the other party hadn't heard him, so he repeated the plea several times.

The result was the same.

Now, Yan Fangzhou was somewhat lost.

...

In the Spirit Wood Realm.

Shang Tianci looked at Yan Fangzhou, who suddenly stood still, feeling somewhat strange.

He shouted several times, but the other party seemed as if they hadn't heard anything.

Now he finally realized that something was wrong.

Around Yan Fangzhou, there seemed to be an invisible barrier, enclosing him.

Not only could outsiders not touch him, but he also seemed unable to sense the outside world.

"Senior..." Shang Tianci looked at Li Fan, who suddenly appeared, and said weakly.

"The young man is not bad, just needs some polishing. Let him stay here for a year or so." Li Fan said casually.

In his hand, a black flame flickered and danced incessantly.

It seemed like it wanted to break free from Li Fan's grasp.

But it was held tightly.

Shang Tianci dared not retort and could only nod in agreement.

Li Fan looked at Yan Fangzhou, trapped by his boundless magical law, and rubbed his chin.

With a thought, Yan Fangzhou was instantly transferred outside the Union's Black Jade Gate.

Like a figurine, he was placed in a suitable pose.

"Let him out when he breaks down. It will be convenient for discipline," Li Fan thought.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 889: Concentrating Sword Intent with Thoughts

The so-called prodigies are nothing more than strong individuals who haven't fully matured yet. Li Fan, at this point, can easily manipulate them.

"This black flame is somewhat interesting. The essence of Xuanhuang's transformation is faintly more formidable than the Scarlet Flame. The colorful jade radiance, invisible to outsiders, enveloped Li Fan's hand as he easily suppressed the black flames released by Yan Fangzhou. He observed carefully.

"This aura seems to be similar to the one when the Crimson Sea was dried up by the Scarlet Flame. It belongs to the category of great destruction..." Li Fan pondered.

After a while, Li Fan gradually gained insight.

"It shouldn't belong to the main Xuanhuang realm. Instead, it comes from other worlds, parts of the heavens and earth later fused together."

"Multiple worlds merged into one."

"Although it still mainly belongs to the Xuanhuang realm, the assimilation of so many foreign elements inevitably led to changes in the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao."

Li Fan exerted force with his five fingers, and the palm covered with powerful colorful divine light became somewhat blurry.

Even with endless reluctance, the black flames were extinguished inch by inch.

"If it were the essence of the heavens and earth, I might have been tempted. Unfortunately, it's just the transformation of the heavens and earth."

Li Fan shook his head slightly, temporarily putting Yan Fangzhou aside.

His thoughts drifted to the upcoming Crimson Flame Sea.

"Now that I know the locations of too many essences of the heavens and earth, there's no need to be fixated on the Crimson Flame."

"On one hand, Crimson Flame is too weak, and on the other..."

"After Crimson Flame's death, Mosha descends. Even if I manage to escape from Mosha, it will likely attract the attention of the hidden powers in the Xuanhuang realm."

"Too conspicuous."

"For now, I'll focus on lying low."

After pondering for a moment, Li Fan made up his mind.

"It's about time to arrange for the members of the Congyun Mutual Aid Association to evacuate."

"After all, they are talents cultivated with great effort, the backbone of the future Union. We can't let them die in vain."

Currently, the highest-ranked member of the Congyun Mutual Aid Association is the initial Yuan Ying stage cultivator, Pei Tuo. Although he didn't rejoin the Immortal Exam, he received significant attention from above due to the breakthrough in the quality of his strength. He has been appointed as the martial guard of the Congyun Sea Martial Hall, managing three martial queues, making him a substantial figure of authority.

"Well, I need to find a way to transfer him to the inland."

"But at his level, it might be difficult to make a straightforward transfer."

"Perhaps I can help him achieve some merit..."

In an instant, the faces of many Five Elderly Association spies appeared in Li Fan's mind.

Since he had decided, his avatar, Ji Shao Li, immediately began to make arrangements.

Li Fan also recalled Yan Fangzhou's words from earlier.

"The scenery of this small world is not bad. But forcibly calling it the 'Union of Ten Thousand Realms,' isn't that a bit misleading?"

...

"Even a small fry can't be fooled. It seems that I need to make some improvements."

While contemplating, his divine sense swept through the somewhat vacant Lingmu Realm, and he had an idea in mind.

His figure flickered, appearing on a mountain peak.

Referring to the appearance in his memory, he had a slight thought.

Not long after, a quaint stone tower emerged from the ground.

Li Fan took out a tower spire from his storage ring.

Replacing and placing it on the stone tower, the recently emerged stone tower instantly exuded a mysterious aura.

Li Fan nodded in satisfaction.

Looking around the stone tower, soon, with a series of rumbling sounds, various buildings appeared.

"Let the tree people decorate a bit, and it should be almost done."

Outside the architectural group, Li Fan wrote the three big characters "Heavenly Machinery Sect" on a blank boulder.

"One-to-one replication, plus the precious Heavenly Universe Die in the Heavenly Machinery Sect, who dares to say that my Heavenly Machinery Sect is fake?"

Li Fan smiled slightly.

Next, Li Fan replicated the Sword Sect following the appearance of the Heavenly Sword Sect in his memory.

Looking at the newly built mountain gate, Li Fan couldn't help but think of the extraordinary "sword" that is yet to be born, still buried in the Heavenly Sword Sect's sword tomb.

"The item is good. However, it was left by Mr. Bai, and it might be his hidden move."

"I have to be cautious."

"Moreover, the Heavenly Marvels all have spirituality. Even if I go to take it, I may not be able to make it my own."

"I can do a favor while I'm at it."

While thinking about this, Li Fan casually snapped a wooden twig.

Recalling his insights into the Dao of the sword, as well as the insights he had gained from Mr. Bai's Red Thread in the previous life and his understanding of the "sword" in the Heavenly Sword Sect, Li Fan's hand gradually underwent a mysterious transformation.

Countless sword phantoms appeared on it, then swiftly entered.

The twig's color deepened, and its texture became hard.

Slowly, the components of the twig disappeared, increasingly resembling a "sword."

Unfortunately, after quickly absorbing numerous sword shadows initially, the quantity of sword intent poured into it dramatically decreased.

That was because Li Fan's insights had dried up.

Unable to support the complete transformation into the extraordinary "sword."

After a moment, Li Fan was at his wit's end.

Looking at the sword branch in his hand, which looked odd, he shook his head slightly.

"Can barely be considered an extraordinary item."

With a light touch, the sword branch turned into powder.

He wasn't upset since, unlike formations, it didn't require a long period dedicated to cultivation.

He learned the Dao of the sword just casually.

Being able to create an extraordinary item like this was already quite impressive.

"Even if I don't take it, maybe I can visit the Heavenly Sword Sect ruins."

"Visit the ruins of other sects like the Medicine King Sect, and the Purple Cloud Sect as well."

Li Fan planned to resurrect these immortal sects that had disappeared in the river of history in the Lingmu Realm.

Of course, they didn't need to be perfect, just enough to deceive people.

"I have the legacy treasures of the Heavenly Machinery Sect."

"In the future, when the Medicine King's Cauldron returns, there will be the original members of the Medicine King Sect."

"Real amidst the fake, fake amidst the real. Who can distinguish them at that time?"

Li Fan felt somewhat self-satisfied and left the Lingmu Realm.

He headed straight for the Heavenly Sword Sect ruins.

Currently, the visible Heavenly Sword Sect ruins were in Tianguang Prefecture.

However, in the previous life, he learned from Shuofeng that the Heavenly Sword Sect's sword tomb and the location of the "sword" were not in Tianguang Prefecture.

Instead, it was one prefecture away in Tianyou Prefecture.

Conveniently, it was divided by the White Mist Barrier, which was cut through the middle.

Therefore, the sword tomb remained undiscovered.

Quietly moving forward without alarming the many Immortal Alliance cultivators along the way, Li Fan soon arrived at the Heavenly Sword Sect tomb site in Tianyou Prefecture.

Looking at the seemingly inconspicuous scene before him, like a chaotic burial mound for mortals, Li Fan couldn't help but sigh, "Who would have thought that the once prestigious Heavenly Sword Sect would end up like this!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 890: Sacrificing Oneself to Enter the Sword Tomb

On the desolate and withered land, numerous small mounds protruded like tumors. Even from a distance, the smell of decay and foulness permeated the air.

Some well-intentioned individuals had dug open a few of these mounds, revealing nothing inside except for some black, rotten liquid.

It was said that the Immortal Alliance had dispatched personnel to investigate the area officially. After an unsuccessful investigation, they cleared the entire area that seemed like an abscess on the earth.

Unexpectedly, within less than half a year, these continuous small mounds resurfaced.

Consequently, the Immortal Alliance sent people to deal with it again.

This happened three times, but these abscesses stubbornly persisted.

Ultimately, it ended with no solution, recognizing it as a kind of "weird" existence.

However, Li Fan knew that the reason for the abnormality in this area was not something weird at all. It was the residual consciousness attached to countless swords, distorted and corrupted over thousands of years.

"You can't blame the Immortal Alliance for being perfunctory."

"Even ordinary experts in the Dao, if not well-versed in one aspect of the 'sword,' probably wouldn't notice the abnormality here."

Thinking so, Li Fan activated the Reversal of the Five Elements Life-Death Sword.

In his field of vision, the scenery suddenly changed.

Countless black shadows drifted out from those protruding abscesses.

Like ghosts, their eyes emitted a crimson light, staring fixedly at Li Fan.

From the surroundings came unintelligible murmurs, sounding like screams yet filled with resentful curses.

The whispering seemed to pierce through the eardrums, reaching directly into Li Fan's thoughts.

Even closing his hearing or disconnecting his divine sense couldn't stop it.

Li Fan frowned slightly, knowing that enduring this bizarre and grating sound was a necessary step to enter the Heavenly Sword Sect's sword tomb.

And those red-eyed black shadows, seeing Li Fan unperturbed, became furious.

Transforming into black lines, they rushed fiercely toward Li Fan.

As they approached, the appearance of the black shadows became clear.

Some looked like recently deceased bodies in decay, with flesh rotting and emitting a foul odor with maggots crawling.

Others resembled horrifying figures being roasted by fire, their bodies dissolving.

There were also vague fleshy fragments as if cut into countless pieces.

...

Their commonality was that these bodies all resembled Li Fan!

And at the moment of seeing them, Li Fan's mind was flooded with ten thousand ways he could die!

It wasn't just imagination but more like a vivid hallucination after taking a potent hallucinogen.

He could even feel corresponding sensations of pain in his body.

"A small trick."

"Don't say I have the Immortal Heart Charm protecting my body, making it invulnerable to all methods. Even if I accidentally get hit, with the new method of continuously resurrecting my body beyond the Nascent Soul realm..."

"Nice move, but unfortunately, it's outdated."

Li Fan thought this way, allowing these shadows to devour him.

Then, the Five Elements Heavenly Realm rumbled slightly, and in the blink of an eye, another body reappeared.

Numerous black shadows emerged from the mounds again, screaming and flying towards Li Fan.

In this way, Li Fan continuously reconstructed his body, finally contaminating all the shadows in the nearly ten thousand graves.

Every time one shadow corroded him, Li Fan felt his body slightly "sink."

It wasn't sinking into the ground but descending into another space.

These shadows were like water ghosts, pulling Li Fan into the world where they lived.

After completely sinking, the scene before him changed, and Li Fan finally truly entered the sword tomb.

There was no difference from what Shuofeng had described. Thousands of residual swords were thrust into the ground, all slightly bending towards the center, as if bowing to their emperor.

Chapter 891: The Sword Tomb

Li Fan's arrival as an outsider didn't elicit any reaction from the swords around him.

Observing these seemingly decayed swords carefully, Li Fan realized that rather than saying they were decaying, it was more accurate to say...

Under the baptism of the central Heavenly Sword, they were becoming purer.

No longer bound by physical forms, like the Sword, they tended towards concepts and quantification.

"The black shadows above are the killing intent, obsessions, and desires of those slain by the swords. In this purely sword world, they gradually have no place and are slowly excluded under the influence of the Sword."

Li Fan transformed into a sword using the Reversal of the Five Elements Life-Death Sword, staying motionless and observing his surroundings.

"If there's no external disturbance, under the subtle influence of the Sword, these thousands of swords in the tomb might truly shed their forms and become conceptual entities."

Li Fan showed a look of amazement.

"What is this? One man attains the Dao, and even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven?"

"It truly lives up to Mr. Bai's guidance."

With these thoughts, Li Fan finally took the first step forward.

After a moment, there was a slight change in color.

Because, in that instant, thousands of swords around him sent out a united sword intent, seemingly displeased with his "intrusion."

In Li Fan's perception, these seemingly decayed swords finally revealed their dazzling true appearance.

Some swords were fiery red, like blazing flames; some had misty sword aura, like azure skies; some were pitch-black, emanating a strong smell of blood; and some were like golden light, surrounded by thunder and exuding a majestic aura...

Although only the outermost layer of swords in the tomb, after thousands of years of refining Sword Intent, they were already beyond the scope of ordinary things.

Each one of them could be considered a top-tier wonder of the human realm!

Li Fan snorted coldly, and the Sword Intent of the Reversal of the Five Elements Life-Death Sword burst forth.

With countless Sword Intents added to him, he went a step further.

This time, he offended even more swords.

On Li Fan's body, countless sword scars appeared, dripping with blood.

Even his soul seemed to be cut and faintly ached.

"I can't counterattack, only endure silently."

"Otherwise, all the swords in the tomb will regard me as hostile and attack together."

"Even the wooden sword in the center might make a move."

Feeling something in his heart, Li Fan temporarily canceled the Soul Ignition state.

He fully activated the Infinite Void Technique, striding forward.

For a moment, he truly experienced what it meant to have thousands of swords attacking.

His body was already covered in wounds, and even with the support of the Five Elements Heavenly Realm's power for constant resurrection, he could only barely maintain his human form.

Although his soul quickly healed after suffering heavy damage, the extreme pain was unavoidable.

"Shuofeng had it easy."

"He didn't need to care about the attacks of these thousands of swords at all. Relying on the golden armor bestowed by his mother, he casually walked to the center of the tomb."

In pain, Li Fan recalled Shuofeng's description and couldn't help but sigh.

Although he complained, in reality, the combined power of the thousands of swords in the tomb didn't stop Li Fan at all.

After a small half-day, Li Fan steadily walked to the center of the tomb.

(End of this chapter)