LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 740 - 703: Xu Bai Faces the Heavenly Venerable
Chapter 740: Chapter 703: Xu Bai Faces the Heavenly Venerable
In the outskirts of the void in the Sky-spirit State, Li Fan, who had successfully stolen the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven and achieved a breakthrough into the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm, was preparing to sneak away.
However, he noticed that a cultivator named Sun Qi, who was on duty below, seemed to vaguely sense his presence.
Even the Formless Killing Machine, he seemed to be able to detect.
Keep in mind, even normal Integration Cultivators typically struggle to perceive the Formless Killing Machine used by Li Fan under the Nascent Soul realm, let alone Sun Qi who is supposedly less competent.
Yet, this lower-tier Gold Core cultivator insightfully perceived it.
All these signs pointed to the fact that Sun Qi was no ordinary man. Hence, Li Fan casually released a Formless Killing Machine and had him locked in.
For quite a long time, Sun Qi did not exhibit any anomalies. Like a normal cultivator, he practiced cultivation and carried out tasks assigned by the Immortal Alliance.
Until recently, the city lord of Celestial Spirit City, Sun Liancheng, found him and gave him an [Invitation Among Flowers].
Inside the Mystical Realm, Li Fan slightly paused his movements as he felt images originating from thousands of miles away.
“The more blessings one receives from Heaven and Earth, the harder it becomes to act against nature…” Li Fan mused.
“Brother Li, are you unable to hang on?” Huang Fusong’s voice brought Li Fan back to reality.
Dong Fangyao roared, “Just hide behind me! Huang Fu, how much longer?”
“Only 1% left, then this Mystical Realm can be fully resolved. Hang on a bit longer!” Huang Fusong yelled.
“Damn it, hurry up!” Dong Fangyao swung his fist, tearing dozens of Beasts of Shadows that silently got close into pieces.
Li Fan looked outside. Countless Dark Shadow Beasts, like sea waves, assaulted from all sides, surrounding the three of them.
This already marked their third exploration into a Mystical Realm during this period.
Compared to the desolate and silent previous two realms, the danger level in this place had increased several times.
The seemingly quiet ground was teeming with strange beasts transformed from countless shadows, hiding within the rugged rocks and stones.
There were no movements during the day.
However, when night fell and a red moon rose, the shadows came to life under the glow of the orange-red moonlight.
Insanely launching attacks against alien intruders in the Mystical Realm, like Li Fan and his companions.
These Shadow Beasts not only moved quickly and subtly but also possessed frighteningly high attack power.
Regardless of Dong Fangyao’s usually formidable physique, a few scratches left him covered in fresh blood.
What concerned Li Fan and the others more was, even with their strenuous efforts to completely exterminate these insane Shadow Beasts,…
…by the next evening, when the red moon rose once again, the Shadow Beasts all popped up again.
Not only was their number unscathed, but they also seemed to retain the memory of the previous night’s fight with them.
Li Fan and his companions were immediately entangled in this fierce battle.
Almost exhausting all their supplies, they barely managed to hold up amidst the surge of the Shadow Beasts.
On the third day, they hadn’t yet completed the exploration of the entire Mystical Realm.
However, the red moon arrived ahead of schedule.
Suddenly, their situation became extremely dangerous.
Fortunately, Huang Fusong and Dong Fangyao were both pretty strong, and Li Fan had hidden a majority of his combat abilities.
Thus, it was merely a false alarm.
The defensive line they set up seemed like it would crumble at any moment under the assault of the Shadow Beasts, yet, it remained incredibly solid, persistently held out without breaking.
Finally, when the Mirror of Celestial Measurements has recorded all data…
The trio exerted their strength all at once, rapidly clearing their surroundings. Following that, their Holy Vessel shot into the sky, speeding towards the red moon.
The Shadow Beasts, even if thrown into madness, could not stop them. All they could do was to watch helplessly as Li Fan and his companions flew into the red moon.
“Damn, that was too close!” Seeing the familiar White Mist around them, Dong Fangyao, covered in blood, could not help but let out a curse.
“We can’t listen to you again in the future, Huang Fu. If we had listened to Li’s brother, we would not have fought them on the first night but instead explored as we fought. We would have finished and escaped by now,” he complained. After sighing deeply, his numerous bone-deep wounds started to slowly heal.
“Hey, you can’t blame me. Who made this damn rule of the Immortal Alliance? The difference in Qingxuan Points between 99% and 100% exploration is actually doubled. Isn’t this forcing people to completely explore the entire Mystical Realm?” Huang Fusong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, also feigning innocence.
Meanwhile, Li Fan was rather calm, “After all, the real crisis is probably hidden in that remaining 1%. A complete exploration can rule out the danger directly. It’s hard to blame the Immortal Alliance for doing so.”
“Let’s see what we’ve got so far. More than 1600 more points, plus the previous….”
“Only 2400 points.”
The expressions of the trio turned visibly sullen.
“It’s surprising how much the value differs between one mystical realm and another.”
“It’s so nostalgic when I think of getting three thousand Qingxuan Points easily…” Dong Fangyao muttered to himself.
“Cut it out!” Huang Fusong said a bit irritably.
Li Fan didn’t participate in their banter, instead, he was focusing on the Qingxuan Points exchange list appearing on the Mirror of Celestial Measurement.
“Dissociation Disc: 50,000 Qingxuan Points.”
“Remaining Quantity: 8.”
Li Fan snorted coldly in his heart, “As expected, they are using this thing to fool people. I wonder who is the sucker that bought the first one.”
This time, perhaps to encourage the cultivators to explore the white mist more keenly, the precious items in the Qingxuan points exchange list all have quantity restrictions.
Exchange until they run out.
However, the rewards are indeed generous. In addition to the nine Disintegration Discs, the Qingxuan exchange list also includes the [Mysterious Mirror Spirit] and [Stone Plate of the Apocalypse].
The Mysterious Mirror Spirit is a dim consciousness possessing a significant degree of wisdom. It can fuse into any magic treasure, multiplying its power.
The Stone Plate of the Apocalypse, meanwhile, is the newest byproduct. Outwardly resembling a round stone slab, hence its name.
Its exact functionality has yet to be discovered.
“This Stone Plate of the Apocalypse seems to be the [Doomsday Stone Plate]. In the last life, members of the Overturning Heavens Society used it to mass produce [Catastrophe Stones] that can shield against network sensing. It took many years for the cultivators of the Overturning Heaven Society to discover its usefulness. At the moment, this object has just formed, and it’s normal for the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals not to understand its effects.”
“One hundred thousand Qingxuan Points huh…”
Li Fan stroked his chin, recalling the few areas where there has been a continuous wail of the “Celestial Doctor” that he noted secretly along the way.
According to his experience during this period, Li Fan could not hear the faint sound of the “Celestial Doctor” in all the mystical realms.
But once the voice of the “Celestial Doctor” appeared, it meant that a mystical realm could be found nearby.
“They can’t all be private experimental grounds for that Sovereign who Reverses Life and Death.”
“There is some risk, but it’s probably worth trying.”
Li Fan felt a stirring in his heart.
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While his physical self was exploring the white mist, in the Beast Type World, Xu Bai was preparing to go to the Immortal Alliance Headquarters.
“Ancestor, why are you taking off all these protective magical treasures that I made for you? Are you unsatisfied with me, Lao Fang?” Fang Zaiji saw Xu Bai taking off the folding fan, the white robe, the fragrance bag, and couldn’t help but be alarmed.
Xu Bai laughed lightly, “If we encounter any danger at the Immortal Alliance Headquarters, these few items won’t be of much use.”
“Rather than being buried with the avatar, it would be better to keep them here.”
Liu San shot Fang Zaiji a glare, then comforted Xu Bai, “Young Master need not worry. I have asked Daoist Jiao, and it’s very rare for anything to happen to an Immortal Alliance cultivator using the Jade Tablet of Technique Presentation. They usually return safe and sound.”
“So we can safely assume your avatar should be unharmed.”
Xu Bai waved his hand, “The two of you need not worry, it’s just an avatar. Even if it’s lost, it can be remade.”
“Elder Liu, is the [Great Dream Spring Autumn Array] ready?”
Liu San nodded solemnly, “I have connected the consciousness of your avatar to an unoccupied node. If there is an irresistible force, it can help him maintain clarity of thought for a moment.”
“That would be enough,” Xu Bai said with a smile.
Then, alone, he left the Valley of Eternal Life.
Through the teleportation array, across several provinces, he arrived at the Fu Yu Province in the central part of the Immortal Alliance.
In a deserted spot in the wilderness, he used the [Jade Tablet of Technique Presentation].
Soon, a square door appeared out of thin air. A black-clothed cultivator came out of it.
The black-clothed cultivator looked at the [Jade Tablet of Technique Presentation] in Li Fan’s hand and didn’t say much.
He just led Li Fan through the transparent door.
With a slight dizziness, Li Fan knew he had arrived inside the Immortal Alliance Headquarters.
Unlike the Celestial Dharma Bearer statue he saw in his past life.
This time, the apparition that his clone saw in the Immortal Alliance was a skinny silhouette.
With its hands behind its back, looking up at the sky, sighing quietly,
“There’s an immortal path ahead that cannot be tread, with the Dharma Bearer above us!”