Chapter 696-700: The Qianxuan Can Measure Heaven (6k+ words)

In the world, there are thousands of mirrors.

But the only one that could make Li Fan so serious is the **Qianxuan**.

Although the square mirror in Huangfu Song's hand is different from the Qianxuan mirror seen before, the familiar aura emanating from the mirror makes Li Fan almost certain that it is undoubtedly related to the Qianxuan mirror.

Sure enough, Huangfu Song nervously whispered, "Be careful with your words, Brother Dongfang. Don't underestimate this small mirror; it's an incredible creation almost exhaustively researched by the outstanding formation masters of the Immortal Alliance."

"The Heaven-Measuring Mirror."

Li Fan's eyes flickered slightly, while Dongfang Yao remained puzzled.

Somewhat impatiently, he said, "Don't be so cryptic. Spit it out clearly."

Huangfu Song, undisturbed, gently caressed the **Heaven-Measuring Mirror**, expressing some sentiment, "Saying too much, you won't understand. You just need to know that this item is a treasure crafted using the core of a formation and the **Qianxuan Mirror** as raw material."

"It can be considered a portable subsidiary of the Qianxuan Mirror. What's crucial is that the user almost has complete control over it."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yao widened his eyes, "A subsidiary of the Qianxuan Mirror? This treasure, lend it to me to play with!"

After saying that, he reached out to grab the **Heaven-Measuring Mirror** from Huangfu Song.

However, something unexpected happened. Although his hands had clearly touched the square mirror, they passed through it directly, like a basket fetching water.

"Fake?" Dongfang Yao was dumbfounded on the spot.

"Hehe." Huangfu Song proudly tossed the **Heaven-Measuring Mirror** in his hand. "For treasures like this, only those with virtue can possess them. Even if ordinary cultivators manage to obtain it by chance, they won't be able to touch it without the Immortal Alliance's permission."

At this point, Li Fan, who had been silently watching, finally spoke, "Brother Huangfu, to be able to borrow such a precious treasure, I believe you must have paid a hefty price."

"But, what benefits does this **Heaven-Measuring Mirror** bring to our exploration of the white mist?" Li Fan looked at Huangfu Song, furrowing his brow.

Huangfu Song no longer beat around the bush and explained, "The **Heaven-Measuring Mirror**, as the name suggests, can measure the heavens and earth. In the vast white mist, even the divine consciousness of cultivators can only explore step by step, relying solely on luck. However, if you use this **Heaven-Measuring Mirror**..."

Huangfu Song smiled, "Within a hundred yards, every detail is revealed. Even if there is white mist blocking the view, it's the same."

"Unfortunately, I've used up all the merits I've accumulated over the years and only managed to borrow this inferior **Heaven-Measuring Mirror** from Director Ji. If it were a superior one, it could detect everything within thousands of miles in the blink of an eye," he said with regret.

"A hundred yards is still extraordinary. With such a useful tool, our exploration of the white mist will be much more efficient," Li Fan couldn't help but praise.

Huangfu Song added, "The **Heaven-Measuring Mirror** and the Qianxuan Mirror share the same origin but have different existences. So, when reporting discovered information, you don't need to accumulate it first and settle the accounts upon returning. Instead, after the **Heaven-Measuring Mirror** captures the information in the surrounding area, it records contributions in real-time."

"Is there such a good thing?" Dongfang Yao rejoiced, "I was originally worried about the trouble, thinking we'd have to return every so often. Now, it's great; we can just charge into the white mist head-on."

"I'm not like you, brothers, with wealth and power. Being penniless, I can only contribute my effort!" Dongfang Yao slapped his chest and assured, "Anything that requires action, just leave it to me. You guys can enjoy the show from behind."

Li Fan shook his head, "Brother Dongfang is joking. If it weren't for you, how could I have had the chance to meet Brother Huangfu? I can explore the white mist ahead of other cultivators, and half of the credit is yours!"

Dongfang Yao's face brightened after these words.

After some discussion, the three felt that everything was ready, so they decided to set out immediately.

"In ordinary white mist regions, you'll at most be rewarded with some contribution points. If you want truly generous rewards, you have to search for unknown mystery domains. Even though we have the **Heaven-Measuring Mirror** leading the way, exploring the vast white mist is still like finding a needle in a haystack. However, I've heard Director Ji mention that between mystery domains, they attract and merge with each other. So, around known mystery domains, there might be discoveries. I happen to know of one called **Yóu Wén Huó Zì** in the Baiwu Barrier of Tianyu Prefecture. Let's try our luck there." Huangfu Song suggested.

Chapter 696: Exploring the "You Wen Huo Zi"

"You Wen Huo Zi? What kind of place is that?" Dongfang Yao scratched his head and asked curiously.

"It is said that among the explored mystery domains, its level of danger is classified as low. However, the texts inside cannot be fixed in any way and float in the domain's sky like living creatures. The scene is quite peculiar," Huangfu Song briefly introduced.

Li Fan nodded in agreement, and Dongfang Yao had no objections.

So, the three rode the Pu Xian True Boat, following Huangfu Song's guidance, and plunged into the white mist barrier.

As soon as they entered the vast white mist, Huangfu Song tossed the Heaven-Measuring Mirror above his head.

A faint blue light emanated from the Heaven-Measuring Mirror, spreading outwards. With the Pu Xian True Boat as the core, it formed a circular radius of about a hundred yards.

Enveloped by the blue light, Li Fan squinted his eyes. After a careful inspection, he found that there was nothing unusual with his body, and only then did he temporarily relax.

"Bad luck, someone has already taken the lead here," Huangfu Song shook his head repeatedly.

"Just entering the white mist barrier, being preempted is normal," Li Fan said, but his attention was already focused on a large map that appeared in his mind.

Most areas on the map were vast and white. However, there were already some small dots and fine lines appearing, slowly encroaching.

Zooming in, a black dot marked their current location.

Surrounded by a dark green color, it contrasted sharply with the vast white outside.

"Just know that the area has been explored, but we can't know the specifics of what's inside the area," Huangfu Song said.

Li Fan wasn't surprised by this. The Immortal Alliance launched the plan to explore the white mist for a specific purpose. The scene data in the white mist is highly confidential; how could it be easily revealed to the cultivators acting as pathfinders?

Huangfu Song manipulated the Pu Xian True Boat, targeting the direction of the "You Wen Huo Zi" mystery domain according to the map, bypassing the areas marked in dark green. As they traveled, they also earned contributions.

The vast white mist resembled an endless sea.

Along the way, apart from the white mist, there was nothing else.

Li Fan checked his contributions using the Heaven-Measuring Mirror, and the points increased very slowly.

After three or four days, he had just over two hundred points.

"For ordinary cultivators, this earning speed is considered not slow. But for me, it's useless," Li Fan sighed.

"No wonder Shuo Feng doesn't value it."

In addition to contribution points, there was another type of points called "Qing Xuan Points," which could be used to exchange for special items.

However, Li Fan's Qing Xuan Points were currently zero, so he couldn't check the specific inventory.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 697: Deathly Sea Seals Countless Cultivators

"Exploring ordinary white mist areas yields contributions, so exploring mystery domains should result in these Qing Xuan Points."

Li Fan's gaze casually swept over the Heaven-Measuring Mirror hanging above the Pu Xian True Boat, emitting a brilliant blue light that illuminated the area within a hundred yards.

"The Xuan Tian Array as the core, based on the Qing Xuan Mirror..."

In the previous life, Li Fan had heard Zhang Zhiliang mention the Qing Xuan Mirror. It was one of the secondary bodies of the Heaven-Measuring Mirror, replicating and storing all the knowledge and information that existed in the Heaven-Measuring Mirror before it separated from the main body.

It encompassed everything, like an offline encyclopedia of the Xuan Huang Realm.

As for the core formation...

In this life, after the Immortal Alliance excavated the Xuan Tian Master sleeping in the Purple Heaven Sect, the formation with the Heaven-Measuring Mirror as the core had changed significantly from the one in the previous life. It transformed from the "Heaven-Locking Xuan" to the "Xuan Tian Sealing Spirit."

It became more offensive. Moreover, the crucial point was that the difference in the order of the characters "Xuan" and "Tian" seemed to indicate that the "Xuan Tian Sealing Spirit Array" was under the control of the cultivator.

Whether facing Chi Yan's small mirror during the Red Flame incident or the Heaven-Measuring Mirror, which now existed as an independent entity but possessed some of the power of the Heaven-Measuring Mirror, they could be seen as evidence of this viewpoint.

"Speaking of which, I wonder if the 'Disintegration Disc,' which was the biggest attraction in the construction competition for the Heaven-Locking Xuan Array in the previous life, will appear in the Qing Xuan Points exchange list this time."

As one of the secondary bodies of the Heaven-Measuring Mirror, a separated and evolved individual, despite being inferior to the main body, it still counted as a top-tier treasure in the Xuan Huang Realm.

As far as Li Fan knew: The Qing Xuan Mirror recorded all things in the world; the Disintegration Disc had powerful computing capabilities and unparalleled ability to break formations; the Calamity-Annihilating Stone Disk could even shield the perception of the Xuan Net and create loopholes...

"If I'm fortunate enough to obtain one of these secondary bodies in this life, when choosing the preservation option at the end of the True Ending, I should definitely choose it."

"After all, even if I return to the Golden Core stage, achieving the Nascent Soul is just going through the process again."

Just as Li Fan's thoughts surged, and he continued to indulge in his fantasies.

Suddenly, a murmur emerged from his ears, awakening him from his reverie.

Li Fan suddenly looked around.

In the white mist, it was silent. So, compared to the quietness, this suddenly appearing mysterious whisper was so obvious and eerie.

Li Fan narrowed his eyes, trying to identify the source of the sound.

But the position of this sound sometimes shifted left and right, sometimes front and back, and sometimes it even seemed to appear directly in Li Fan's ears.

It made one's hair stand on end.

Li Fan's unusual behavior quickly caught Huangfu Song's attention.

"Li Xiong, what's wrong with you?" he asked with concern.

Dongfang Yao, who had been listless, also brightened up at the words, casting an inquiring look.

"Have you heard anything?" Li Fan asked with a somewhat serious expression.

"Huh? Sound? It's very quiet inside this white mist..." Dongfang Yao and Huangfu Song looked at each other, somewhat puzzled.

Waving his hand to interrupt their continued questioning, Li Fan flew to the bow of the Pu Xian True Boat, concentrated his mind, and carefully listened to the whispers in the white mist.

The flying boat continued forward, and after a stick of incense's time, the whispers disappeared from Li Fan's ears.

"Weird."

Li Fan connected his consciousness to the Heaven-Measuring Mirror and checked the current location.

They had already left the large dark-green area that had been explored, creating a narrow passage in the endless white, continually moving forward.

A flash of insight struck Li Fan, and he suddenly thought of something.

"Turn around, go back."

Li Fan said in a deep voice to Huangfu Song.

Huangfu Song hesitated for a moment, but seeing Li Fan's serious expression, he immediately complied.

Returning along the original route, not long after, the whispers that had disappeared reappeared in Li Fan's ears.

"Fly in this direction." Li Fan stood at the bow of the boat, discerning the direction for Huangfu Song while identifying the source of the sound.

Chapter 697: The Deathly Sea Seals Countless Cultivators

As the Pu Xian True Boat continuously changed its route, the whispers in Li Fan's ears grew louder.

When it surpassed a certain threshold, Li Fan could finally discern the content of the voices.

"Heaven..."

"Medical..."

A tremendous sense of oppression surged to his heart. However, as he had anticipated something, he wasn't frightened by the content of the whispers.

"It seems that in the previous life, the 'Heavenly Physician' voice I heard on the way to the Abyss of Roaring Shouts wasn't just an auditory hallucination due to my deepest fears."

"It genuinely exists."

Li Fan suddenly realized.

The Pu Xian True Boat continued to follow Li Fan's guidance, flying forward.

The surroundings remained a vast expanse of white, seemingly unchanged.

However, Li Fan keenly sensed that the Qing Xuan points for the three on the boat instantly went from zero to a hundred.

And they continued to increase rapidly as the Pu Xian True Boat continued its exploration.

"Slow down. We should have entered a mystery domain now," Li Fan cautioned in a deep voice.

Huangfu Song was initially puzzled, but after checking the Heaven-Measuring Mirror, he couldn't help but rejoice.

"Li Xiong, how did you know there's a mystery domain here? Was it because of the voices you mentioned earlier?" he asked Li Fan.

"That's right. But strangely, those peculiar sounds disappeared as soon as we entered here," Li Fan nodded in response while simultaneously exploring with his spiritual awareness.

"Now we're really in luck. This should be a strange mystery domain that no one has ever entered. Our Qing Xuan points are skyrocketing," Huangfu Song exclaimed joyfully.

Dongfang Yao reminded, "Still, be careful. I always feel that it's eerie here."

After flying for a distance, the devouring elemental white mist began to thin out.

Finally, it completely disappeared, revealing the hidden appearance of this mystery domain.

Upon seeing the scene before their eyes, even Huangfu and Dongfang, who considered themselves well-traveled, stood dumbfounded, their hands and feet cold.

Li Fan, on the other hand, took a deep breath, calming the shock in his heart.

What they saw was a silent black sea. There were no waves on the surface, only numerous ice crystal blocks floating on it.

Each block was frozen with a cultivator's corpse.

Through the ice crystal, one could vaguely see their last expressions before death—anger, fear, doubt...

Vivid, as if they were still alive.

The densely packed ice crystal coffins filled the entire field of view, covering the entire black sea.

It was impossible to estimate their exact number.

It was as if all the cultivators in the entire world were sealed and buried here.

The intense visual impact plunged the Pu Xian True Boat into a deathly silence.

After a long time, Huangfu Song swallowed his saliva, hesitantly suggesting, "How about we retreat..."

Obviously, even the usually greedy Huangfu Song was daunted by the eerie scene before them.

One more chapter or so...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 698: Corpse Formation Absorbs Vitality

"I'm afraid even if we want to leave, we won't be able to do so for a while," Li Fan reminded coldly.

It was only at this moment that Huangfu Song remembered that once inside a mystery domain, one could only leave by finding and passing through a specific location.

Otherwise, the proximity was vast, and though it seemed only a step away, it could never be crossed for eternity.

In an instant, a drop of cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

"This..."

Dongfang Yao was a bit braver. He patted Huangfu Song on the shoulder and comforted, "Relax, Brother Huangfu. Although this place looks a bit spooky, it's just a bunch of dead people. There shouldn't be any danger."

"If you're really afraid, hide behind me. I'll take the lead," he reassured, patting his chest.

Huangfu Song nodded repeatedly, "Then I'll leave it to you. But be careful; this place..."

He hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I don't sense any death aura. These cultivators might still be alive."

Hearing this, Dongfang Yao's body trembled momentarily.

"Brother Huangfu, if you don't want to contribute, it's fine, but don't make baseless claims," Dongfang Yao scanned the countless ice coffins on the black sea, his face becoming unsightly.

"Don't scare yourself. Since we're here, we should accept it. Let's understand the situation before making any decisions," Li Fan, who had a genuine rare treasure and could escape at any time, appeared much calmer. He took charge at a critical moment and commanded calmly.

The three put away the Pu Xian True Boat, formed a defensive formation, and laid down protective arrays around them. They carefully flew over the sea, wearing various defensive treasures.

The Heaven-Measuring Mirror emitted a flickering green light, collecting and recording data from the passing areas.

They didn't dare to approach the ice-sealed cultivators floating on the sea surface but observed them from a distance.

"Judging from their clothing, they should be cultivators from the ancient cultivation world. Unable to sense any aura, we can't determine their cultivation levels."

"It's strange, not like they're alive. But compared to dead people, there seems to be some difference."

"I wonder what they saw before being frozen. The expressions on their faces are truly grim."

"Who could have done all this? Instantly freezing so many cultivators, the person's cultivation level..."

...

The three continued to communicate with their spiritual awareness, refraining from making any rash moves or attempting to break the ice coffins below.

Indeed, numerous treasures, elixirs, and even cultivation techniques carried by ancient cultivators looked enticing. However, no one dared to guarantee that breaking the ice coffins wouldn't trigger unknown consequences.

Moreover, with the Qing Xuan points gained from exploring the mystery domain, as long as they could safely return from here, it would already be a significant gain.

With the rewards from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance in mind, the treasures of the ancient cultivators seemed less attractive.

In the dead silent black sea, time seemed to stand still. There were no changes of day and night, and the sky was permanently shrouded in a gloomy haze.

The connection between the Heaven-Measuring Mirror and the Heaven's Mystery Mirror seemed to be cut off, and the rapidly accumulating reward points were only recorded in the ancient bronze mirror without synchronization.

Huangfu Song and the others knew that if they couldn't leave alive, all the Qing Xuan points would be just a pile of meaningless numbers. However, if they could successfully escape after exploring, even if they didn't gain anything in subsequent actions, what they obtained here would be enough.

So, they were especially cautious.

In their perception, they flew for dozens of days but still didn't reach the end of this black sea area.

What they saw remained the frozen bodies.

Even Dongfang Yao realized that something was off.

"Did we take the same route in a loop?"

Huangfu Song agreed, "It seems so now. Although the direction we're advancing seems like a straight line, it's apparent that our perception has been distorted by some force in this place. Otherwise, the total number of bodies we've seen these days would amount to billions. Even if all the cultivators from the ancient cultivation world were buried here, there wouldn't be so many."

Li Fan remained silent.

He compared and reorganized the scenes recorded by the Dao Stone in his mind.

A blue light flickered, seemingly reaching its peak.

Before long, Li Fan discovered a chilling fact.

In reality, so far, the frozen cultivators they encountered didn't seem to repeat.

Or rather, even if there were a few with similar appearances that he overlooked, in this silent black sea of death, the majority of cultivators they saw were indeed distinct individuals.

"A total of 2,679,080,000 cultivators rest here."

"And this is just based on what I've seen so far."

Li Fan couldn't help but look into the distance, where countless ice coffins floated on the ocean, still not seeing the end.

"Ultimately..."

The strangeness of this mystery domain surpassed his imagination.

"We can't keep going like this; we need to find a way out quickly," Huangfu Song said, suddenly coughing.

Li Fan and Dongfang Yao were first stunned, then exchanged a glance, their expressions changing slightly.

"Huangfu, are you okay?" Dongfang Yao flew to Huangfu Song's side, grabbing his shoulder to check his physical condition.

After a moment.

"Weird, nothing abnormal. But what was that cough just now?" Dongfang Yao's expression was very serious.

Huangfu Song also realized that something was wrong. After a moment of careful consideration, his face turned grim, "I feel a bit weakened. It's like vitality is constantly flowing away..."

He looked down at the silent black sea below, "This sea seems to be extracting our vitality."

"I see. My body is a bit stronger than yours, so for now, I'm fine," Dongfang Yao suddenly stopped speaking.

He couldn't help but look at Li Fan, "But, Daoist Li Fan, how about you..."

Huangfu Song's eyes narrowed.

After all, it was because of Li Fan's guidance that they came to this mysterious domain. Dongfang Yao's physique was unique, and Huangfu Song was well aware of it.

Li Fan, on the surface, only had the cultivation level of Nascent Soul, but he seemed to have more "vitality" than Huangfu Song in this dead and silent sea...

Huangfu Song couldn't help but doubt.

Li Fan understood this principle. He smiled slightly, shaking his head, "Brothers, there's no need to doubt. Perhaps it's because my Daoist realm is of the wood attribute, so my vitality is more vigorous."

"In such a situation, we should still work together and not let any rifts arise."

"Huangfu, you should take the Longevity Pill I gave you; it might have a miraculous effect."

Seeing Li Fan so composed, Huangfu Song temporarily suppressed his suspicions. He took out the jade bottle, swallowed the Longevity Pill, and his complexion indeed improved somewhat.

"It really works. Thank you, Brother Li!" Huangfu Song looked somewhat apologetic.

"No problem." Li Fan waved his hand, seemingly unconcerned.

"As for how to get out, Brother Huangfu, do you have any ideas?" he asked.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 699: Reversal of the Death-to-Life Grand Array

The medicinal power of the Longevity Pill was slowly being absorbed, and Huangfu Song's complexion gradually returned to normal.

He surveyed the densely packed ice coffins around him, pondered for a moment, and replied, "Although these ice crystals seem disorderly and randomly stacked, appearing to have no discernible pattern, based on my years of experience with formations, this place might..."

As he spoke, he took out a set of broken array jade plates and projected a light screen in front of everyone, performing calculations on the spot.

In the light screen, the countless ice coffins seen before turned into individual black dots, pinpointed and recorded. The perspective of the image continuously rose, and the number and speed of the appearing black dots were rapidly increasing.

Vaguely, it could be seen from the light screen that these coffins were not all crowded in one place. Instead, they were indeed bound by some force, arranged according to an unknown pattern.

"We still can't see the whole picture now. Perhaps we can only explore everything here to understand what formation is shrouding this domain," Huangfu Song observed the light screen, and after a long time, he shook his head regretfully.

"So don't just stand there, let's move quickly. Staying here for too long, who knows what strange things we might encounter," Dongfang Yao urged, and the three continued to explore the remaining unknown areas.

After some time passed.

"Stop!" Dongfang Yao suddenly raised his hand, blocking the path ahead.

"Dongfang, did you find something?" Li Fan looked around but didn't see anything unusual.

Dongfang Yao looked puzzled, seemingly listening and discerning something.

After a moment, he locked his gaze below the black and silent sea.

"There seems to be something alive in this sea. Like..."

"Some kind of demonic beast?" Dongfang Yao hesitated a bit.

Huangfu Song, hearing this, was suddenly horrified. "That's impossible. This sea is entirely composed of the aura of death. Even ordinary demonic beasts wouldn't survive here, let alone us cultivators accidentally falling in and being contaminated by death qi; we wouldn't last long."

Li Fan also gazed at the calm black sea, deep in thought. "Extreme death, yet rebirth..."

"I believe in Dongfang's judgment." He suggested, "If there's really a beast unique to the Dead Sea, living here for years, maybe our hope of escaping relies on it. Dongfang, you can communicate with demonic beasts; why not try to communicate with it?"

Dongfang Yao hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded. A strange sound came from his throat, rising and falling, like a true ancient demonic beast roaring.

Before long, ripples appeared on the seemingly unchanging sea surface.

"There's actually something alive here?!" Huangfu Song showed a look of amazement.

Dongfang Yao cursed under his breath, "Damn, this thing doesn't understand my words and was scared away!"

"No worries, let's follow it. Dongfang, lead the way!" Li Fan said in a deep voice.

Dongfang Yao immediately reacted, quickly discerning the movements of the mysterious beast under the black sea. He swiftly chased after it, with Li Fan and Huangfu Song following closely.

The speed of this unknown beast wasn't fast. The three followed at a leisurely pace.

During the chase, Li Fan could almost sense with his naked eyes that the number of ice coffins around seemed to be gradually decreasing.

"Right here, it suddenly disappeared!" Dongfang Yao stopped, looking back at Li Fan and the others.

After flying upwards for a distance, Li Fan gazed around.

Countless ice coffins, resembling lines of a black dragon, came from the distant horizon and gathered here from all directions.

These lines, like the veins of the earth, completely circulated and gathered the death qi of this domain.

The concentration became extremely dense, undergoing a subtle qualitative change.

Huangfu Song also flew to Li Fan's side, carefully observing and discovering some clues.

"Here seems to be the core of the array that envelops this domain," he said with a serious expression.

Chapter 700: Array Eye, the Key to Escape?

"Dongfang, does that mean we can get out from here?" Dongfang Yao exclaimed with joy.

Huangfu Song shook his head, "We still don't understand the full picture of the grand array, so we cannot draw conclusions yet. It's possible to escape from here, but it's also possible to..."

"Trigger a counterattack from the grand array," Li Fan continued Huangfu Song's words, "The scale of this formation is unprecedented, especially with a vague connection to the Dao of life and death. Even a formidable cultivator might not survive an attack from this grand array."

Huangfu Song looked at Li Fan, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. "Brother Li is also knowledgeable about formations?"

"Just a little," Li Fan nodded slightly, admitting his knowledge.

"What should we do now? Stay here and waste time? I feel like I've been influenced by death qi, and my vitality is constantly diminishing. I even feel back pain," Dongfang Yao grumbled in his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and took out a Longevity Pill.

"Damn, this is much better now," he absorbed the medicinal power much faster than Huangfu Song, instantly revitalizing.

"We still need to fully understand the array," Li Fan and Huangfu Song exchanged glances, eventually reaching a consensus.

"We need to speed up," Huangfu Song said. At that moment, he coughed lightly. With a gloomy expression, he had no choice but to take another Longevity Pill to slow the loss of vitality.

Having not encountered any dangers in the domain other than the consumption of vitality for a long time, coupled with the limited supply of Longevity Pills, the three of them decided to unleash their full speed.

After Huangfu Song swallowed the last pill, they finally completed the comprehensive mapping of the grand array in this place.

"A stroke of genius, a stroke of genius."

Huangfu Song stared at the image projected by the broken array jade plates, involuntarily murmuring to himself.

Even Li Fan couldn't help but be fascinated by the intricacy of this unknown grand array.

According to common sense, with Huangfu Song's proficiency in formations, he should be able to judge the basic purpose of the array and even deduce the remaining parts without needing to see the complete picture.

However...

In the face of this extraordinary array formed by over a hundred billion frozen cultivators, their knowledge and experience were rendered useless.

Until the last part of the array appeared before them.

The final sequence of the array instantly connected everything they had seen before. Like adding the finishing touches to a painting, the grand array became divine and complete.

The brilliance of this array was indescribable.

It seemed to encompass the wonders of heaven and earth, capable of reversing the principles of life and death.

Li Fan and Huangfu Song, facing the sketched array diagram, were lost in thought for a long time, unable to speak.

Can they escape from the array eye?

They were uncertain.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 700: Forward in Life and Death

The intricacy of this array surpassed even the [Heavenly Profound Soul Locking Formation] Li Fan had studied in his previous life.

Despite their considerable proficiency in formations, Li Fan and Huangfu Song spent a long time discussing before barely understanding this array.

Of course, it was just a basic understanding.

As for how the formation operated, how death qi and vitality transformed, it was beyond their comprehension.

"The reversal of the principles of life and death..."

"The culprit behind the failure of Blue Feather's Dao realization, the cultivator who emerged from the white mist, is related to this array?" Li Fan was deeply shaken.

Huangfu Song muttered to himself, "Death results in the death of the body and the disappearance of the Dao. How can there be a principle of dying and coming back to life? Unbelievable, unbelievable..."

Seeing his two companions lost in what seemed like a trance for a long time, Dongfang Yao, who knew nothing about formations, felt both annoyed and anxious.

Unable to bear it any longer, he shouted and woke them up.

"You two have been studying for so long, do you have any conclusions?" he asked with a frown.

Huangfu Song shook his head and decisively replied, "In my opinion, even if Chief Lu from the Strategy Formation Hall were here, he might not be able to set up such a grand formation. This immense array, secretly hidden within the misty domain, seems to be set up by a formidable figure currently pursuing the Dao of eternal life."

A hint of dread flashed across his face, "It seems that we have accidentally entered the arrangement of a powerful individual striving for eternal life. Countless domains in the mist, yet we encountered the one with this array. I don't know if it's luck or misfortune."

"Perhaps it's not a coincidence. What if there's more than one domain with this formation?" Li Fan suddenly said.

Hearing this, Huangfu Song suddenly froze. Then, he was shocked and couldn't speak.

Li Fan actually concealed many things he didn't say.

It was because he heard a murmur resembling the "Heavenly Physician" that he found this domain.

In this domain, there was a grand array that could reverse life and death. In his previous life, a cultivator successfully reversed the principles of life and death, achieving the status of a new Longevity Tianzun.

Connecting all these events, it seemed that the "Heavenly Physician" was behind it all.

And it was he who later ascended to become the Longevity Tianzun.

However...

Li Fan still had some doubts.

According to reason, the array in this domain was a crucial part of the "Heavenly Physician" pursuing eternal life. In such a critical place, it should not allow any mistakes. How could it be so easy for Li Fan and the others to intrude?

"This completely defenseless appearance..."

"Is it a trap? Or does the owner of this place simply not care about this array? Or perhaps, they have absolute confidence that even if someone intrudes, they cannot touch the foundation of the array?"

Li Fan suddenly remembered the small wooden house at the peak of the Great Profound Dissociation Mountain.

That was where he waited for the true energy to replenish, a place for resting and cultivation. Similar to this domain, it did not have any protective formations.

He only set up an eye-obscuring technique outside the Great Profound Dissociation Mountain to prevent ordinary people from entering.

Because Li Fan believed it was unnecessary.

"Do I view ordinary people as He views cultivators?"

"Is it the Heavenly Physician?"

Li Fan couldn't be sure.

But Li Fan asked himself, even if facing ordinary people, if it involved his promotion, he would definitely take precautions just to be safe.

"And He just didn't do that..."

Just as Li Fan was full of confusion, Dongfang Yao's words unintentionally awakened him.

"Huangfu, I think what you said is a bit wrong. Although I don't understand what's so wonderful about this formation, if you say it can reverse life and death, then the predecessor who set up this array should be even more capable, right? After all, if you don't understand the principles, how can you set up a formation? Reversing the principles of life and death is already the means of a Longevity Tianzun, right? Why have I never heard of this Tianzun's name?"

Li Fan suddenly realized, "That's right. I thought before that the owner of this place wanted to achieve the reversal of life and death through this formation. But it's also possible that He himself has already achieved this. So, this place..."

Li Fan looked around.

"It's not a place for Dao realization, but a testing ground after achieving Dao!"

Li Fan's thoughts quickly turned.

"After achieving longevity, the laws of heaven and earth are also changed. In theory, with a single thought, these frozen cultivators could be revived. But inexplicably, another formation was set up..."

"What is He still researching? Achieving longevity is not enough; does He want to go further?"

Li Fan's gaze turned to the eye of the life-and-death reversal array he had found earlier.

"Perhaps the answer lies there."

Li Fan said in a deep voice, "This predecessor probably already achieved the status of Longevity Tianzun a long time ago. This place has been abandoned by Him, so we could easily enter. Leaving from the eye of the array should be safe. Let's move quickly."

Without waiting for Huangfu and the others to react, Li Fan flew towards the eye of the array.

Huangfu Song and Dongfang Yao were slightly stunned by Li Fan's words. Feeling that Li Fan made some sense, they quickly followed.

In no time, they arrived at the center of the grand array where death qi was most intense.

The strange beast from the silent black sea had disappeared from this place.

"Li Xiong, are you sure about this?" Huangfu Song looked at the black seawater below and couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy.

Li Fan, however, stared at the charging progress of the Truly Face Panel, shaking his head, "To hesitate is to be lost. We have explored this place thoroughly, and lingering here won't help. Do you want to stay here, hoping to comprehend this life-and-death reversal array, and then break out? Instead of waiting for death, it's better to take a chance!"

Saying this, a dense wood attribute spiritual energy enveloped Li Fan.

"Follow me closely!" Li Fan shouted coldly and plunged into the sea of death.

Seeing the situation had come to this, Huangfu and Dongfang had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow.

As soon as they entered the water, an unimaginable aura of death swept in from all directions. Like countless worms, it gnawed and absorbed Li Fan's vitality. This feeling was extremely similar to the life-draining white mist.

Li Fan, who had experienced the depletion of his lifespan in the white mist, was not unfamiliar with it.

Not panicking, he took out five Longevity Pills in one breath and threw them into his mouth.

As the medicine erupted, Li Fan forced the longevity vitality contained in the pills out of his body, forming a protective shield against the erosion of death qi.

The escape technique operated to the extreme as they rapidly descended into the pitch-black seabed.

In a few breaths, they were about to reach the seafloor.

Li Fan squinted his eyes, seemingly sensing a tiny vortex ahead.

In the vortex, a trace of vitality emerged.

"That's it!"

Li Fan concentrated his mind, turning into a radiant light, and rushed into the vortex.

The next moment...

After a slight dizziness, he suddenly faced brightness.

The slightly tipsy sea breeze, the salty and humid air, the occasional chirping of flying birds...

After Li Fan could clearly see the scenery in front of him, he had already arrived above a vast blue ocean.

Full of vitality.

(End of this chapter)