章 242: Chapter 416-420: Matters After Death Are Not Empty (6.5k+ words)
"This..."
The bold and ambitious words Li Fan once spoke when he dominated the abyss seemed vivid, but this cultivator, who was highly ambitious and seemed to have a strong background, unexpectedly died so suddenly.
He could only leave behind an incomplete farewell letter in haste before passing away.
Thinking of this, Huangfu Song first sighed deeply, then couldn't help but feel a wave of doubt.
"This guy doesn't seem like someone who would die so easily..."
Narrowing his eyes, he approached Li Fan's corpse and carefully examined it again.
After a moment.
"He's really dead."
Huangfu Song's expression was complex.
"It's good that he's dead. It saves us from being entangled above, trying to figure out what to do with you."
His gaze shifted to the storage ring on Li Fan's hand. Recalling the contents of the farewell letter Li Fan sent, Huangfu Song couldn't help but be surprised.
"I've cultivated for less than a hundred years and made only two or three true friends. He Zhenghao is one, Xue Mu is one, and Huangfu Song counts as half."
"... Although I'm dead now, I leave behind a contribution of a million, a Life-Birth Fruit, and several spiritual stone artifacts."
"... Fellow daoists can take them for yourselves."
...
"This kid's wealth is really rich, it's a bit frightening."
"A million contributions are alright, but that Life-Birth Fruit is truly a good thing."
A hint of greed flashed in Huangfu Song's eyes, and he harbored the idea of taking it all for himself.
Just then, a commotion and cries came from outside the secret room.
"Fellow Daoist Li Fan, why did you suddenly die like this? How am I supposed to repay the favor from back then!"
A figure arrived next to Li Fan's body, identified it after a moment, and then pounced, tightly hugging and wailing loudly.
This person was dressed in the attire of the Garrison Camp, and the other cultivator with him, Huangfu Song also recognized.
The commander of the Garrison Camp in Tian Yunzhou, Daoist Jing Xuan.
This person was part of the direct lineage of the former commander, Lu Junyi.
After Lu Junyi was promoted to the overall commander of the Wanxian Alliance Garrison Camp, this person also quickly rose in rank.
Although his position was higher than Huangfu Song's, the Garrison Camp and the Formation Hall were not in the same department.
Huangfu Song wasn't afraid of him.
Just out of politeness, he bowed.
Jing Xuan nodded and, looking at Li Fan's body, sighed softly.
With the intervention of the Garrison Camp, Huangfu Song's plan to monopolize Li Fan's inheritance fell through.
Following the procedure, after checking several items in Li Fan's storage ring and finding nothing unusual, they were evenly divided between Huangfu Song and He Zhenghao.
As for Xue Mu...
Huangfu Song said that this person recently tried to defect to the Five Elders' Association and was caught on the spot and killed.
Jing Xuan investigated and confirmed the incident.
So, he didn't inquire further.
One hundred and sixty-eight thousand contributions were Li Fan's lifetime savings.
He Zhenghao got a straight million, and the remaining went to Huangfu Song.
Correspondingly, the Life-Birth Fruit belonged to Huangfu Song.
Many spiritual stone artifacts, except for a "Formation-Breaking Disc," were not very valuable and were divided among He Zhenghao.
Huangfu Song and He Zhenghao were both satisfied with the division of the inheritance.
After witnessing Li Fan's body being cremated, the two then went their separate ways.
Back in Tian Yunzhou, He Zhenghao, who had become rich overnight, felt a bit sentimental and lost.
He remembered the contents of Li Fan's farewell letter.
"...I have one thing that I've been keeping from my fellow daoist."
"In fact, I wasn't originally a cultivator from the Source Dao Province but an ordinary person from a small world."
"Back then, it was Fellow Daoist He who helped me sneak into this world."
"Well, thinking about it, you probably won't care about those ordinary people from back then."
Thinking about this, He Zhenghao couldn't help but blush.
Over the years, more than a thousand people who had illegally crossed into this world had passed through his hands.
Chapter 416: Matters After Death Are Not Empty
Thinking about it, He Zhenghao wouldn't care about what those mortals looked like.
"So, Li Fan and I have such a fate."
"No wonder he always took care of me so much. Everything makes sense now!"
"It's just a pity..."
Regretting at this point, He Zhenghao couldn't help but sigh with sorrow.
After a while, he remembered Li Fan's last instructions.
"Shi Linzhou has an old acquaintance from the Outer Realm."
"I hope you can take good care of him."
He Zhenghao looked at the inheritance he had just received, hesitated for a while, then sighed and took out most of it.
Taking a leave of absence, he disguised himself and headed straight to Shi Linzhou.
...
Xiao Heng was very wary of the Wanxian Alliance cultivator who appeared out of nowhere.
However, the numerous spiritual stones and artifacts the other party sent were undeniable.
He even explicitly mentioned being entrusted by the deceased.
After some consideration, Xiao Heng thought it might be the legacy of the senior skull, so he accepted it calmly.
As for He Zhenghao, according to Li Fan's will, these Outer Realm individuals not only did not join the Wanxian Alliance but seemed to have joined a mysterious organization.
To avoid any connection with them, He Zhenghao just handed over the inheritance and left in a hurry.
Thus, in the 41st year, the "Formation-Breaking Disc" reached Xiao Heng's hands through He Zhenghao.
None of the Outer Realm people were proficient in formation techniques, so they treated it as an ordinary formation-breaking artifact, keeping it stored in their storage rings.
In the 45th year, Han Wuyou came of age and successfully built his foundation.
Xiao Heng handed the "Formation-Breaking Disc" and two other artifacts to Han Wuyou as a gift.
Han Wuyou was extremely fond of the "Formation-Breaking Disc" and kept it with him day and night, nourishing it with his blood.
In the 46th year, Han Wuyou inexplicably established a connection with the "Formation-Breaking Disc."
Many formation knowledge suddenly appeared in his mind.
After informing Xiao Heng of this matter, the Outer Realm individuals investigated but couldn't find any reason.
They only instructed Han Wuyou to take good care of it seriously.
In the 48th year, the Wanxian Alliance announced to the world that within ten years, all non-alliance cultivators within their territory must join the Wanxian Alliance. If anyone refused, they would bear the consequences.
This news caused dissatisfaction among many rogue cultivators.
However, the Outer Realm group received a message from Shuo Feng, urging them to cooperate.
In the 49th year, the Faceless Demon Venerable attacked Shi Linzhou.
Although a locking formation pillar quickly targeted its possessed target, it still wasn't captured.
After ravaging for half a month and causing the death of over a hundred cultivators, it calmly retreated.
In the 50th year, Han Wuyou broke through to the mid-stage of foundation building.
In the 51st year, a deafening roar filled with unwillingness suddenly came from a distant Dao Yuanzhou.
"Who is it?"
It echoed continuously for several days.
People were horrified to discover that the owner of the voice was unexpectedly the long-dead Blue Feather Immortal Venerable.
Seven days later, the sound dissipated, and Blue Feather Immortal Venerable never appeared again.
In the 53rd year, Medicine King Sect's Linghu Chang was persuaded by Xiao Heng to join the "Returning Immortals."
Linghu Chang and Xiao Heng, along with others, discovered a ruin of the former Tianji Sect on the outskirts of Shi Linzhou.
They obtained several cultivation techniques from it.
In the 55th year, a natural phenomenon occurred.
Threads of green lines covered the sky.
It lasted for three months.
People were frightened but didn't understand the cause.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 417: Unification of Xuan and Huang
In the 57th year, Han Wuyou advanced to the later stage of foundation building.
In the 58th year, the ten-year period had come.
The Wanxian Alliance dispatched a group of black-robed cultivators to start eliminating rogue cultivators who hadn't joined the alliance.
Rogue cultivators resisted, but were easily defeated, partly due to their weaker strength.
However, the black-robed cultivators displayed formidable combat power, despite mostly being in the Nascent Soul realm.
In battle, they could confront over ten cultivators of the same level without falling behind, mercilessly and without leaving survivors.
No matter where the rogue cultivators hid, the black-robed cultivators could accurately locate them, leaving them with no escape.
For a time, rivers of blood flowed.
After repelling a batch of black-robed cultivators, the Outer Realm group, following discussions, reluctantly chose to join the Wanxian Alliance.
After cultivating the secret technique "Concealing the Sky with One Hand" found in the remnants of the Tianji Sect and being tested by the Baiyu Heart-Examining Platform under the management of Shuo Feng, they successfully lurked within the Wanxian Alliance.
In the 60th year, the war concluded.
Within the Wanxian Alliance territory, no rogue cultivators remained.
In the 61st year, the Wanxian Alliance issued a decree.
Maintain the "Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array," everyone is responsible.
All alliance cultivators must cultivate a technique called the "Heaven-Repairing Record."
After practicing this technique, although it wouldn't increase one's cultivation base, it would generate corresponding "Heavenly Gift Points" in the Heavenly Profound Mirror based on the progress.
Similar to contribution points, these Heavenly Gift Points could be exchanged for various techniques and resources.
Although many cultivators complained, the majority reluctantly began cultivating the "Heaven-Repairing Record" as required.
In the 63rd year, Han Wuyou advanced to the Golden Core stage.
In the same year, during a closed-door meditation, he comprehended the "Celestial Medical Scripture" from the Formation-Breaking Disc.
In the 65th year, a rumor circulated. It seemed that there was an obstacle in the world, causing a small portion of the cultivators' cultivation progress to disappear.
The news was suppressed after a brief period.
After secretly gathering, the Outer Realm group confirmed the authenticity of the news through mutual verification.
Xiao Heng warned everyone not to spread the information.
The day after the gathering, the Outer Realm group received a warning from a team of black-robed cultivators.
In the 69th year, the Five Elders suddenly launched an assault on the Eight Directions Province.
This time, they seemed to have found a way to temporarily disable the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array.
They swiftly conquered most of the territory in the Eight Directions Province in a single day.
Just at this moment, tens of thousands of densely packed black-robed cultivators descended, engaging in a bloody battle with the Five Elders.
Although the elite force of the Five Elders had overall strength surpassing the black-robed cultivators, the latter fought fearlessly and endlessly. As one batch fell, another quickly replaced them.
In the end, the heavily damaged Five Elders were forced to retreat.
After this battle, cultivators across the world learned the identity of these black-robed cultivators.
"Sky Arts Masters."
In the 71st year, more information about the Sky Arts Masters leaked.
Unlike the current cultivation system, Sky Arts Masters didn't need to cultivate; they only needed recognition from the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array.
Then, they could use its power to conduct battles.
The highest-ranking Sky Arts Masters now had strength equivalent to Nascent Soul cultivators.
In the 72nd year, a strange story shocked the world.
A Golden Core cultivator named Tang Fangsheng accidentally killed hundreds of mortals in a fight.
One survivor, a mortal named Shi Qing, survived.
However, all of his family members tragically died.
Shi Qing, filled with grief and indignation, prayed to the heavens.
For some unknown reason, he gained the recognition of the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array, becoming a Sky Arts Master.
In an instant, he acquired the combat power of the Nascent Soul stage and killed his enemy, Tang Fangsheng, on the spot.
Cultivators, who had toiled for centuries, were not as powerful as a mortal with a single prayer.
Cultivators were in panic.
In the 75th year, Sky Arts Masters with strength equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage appeared.
Simultaneously, cultivators discovered that their cultivation progress was becoming slower.
In the 80th year, the Wanxian Alliance uncovered a major plot attempting to overthrow the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array.
Hundreds of cultivators were executed.
In the 85th year, Han Wuyou comprehended a technique called the "Melting Furnace Myriad Phenomena Art" from the "Celestial Medical Scripture."
He read through the Celestial Medical Scripture, perusing the vast records of various creatures as numerous as the stars.
To his surprise, he vaguely discovered a commonality among all living beings.
The world was like a furnace, melting originally united beings into myriad forms in the world.
By cultivating this technique, one could freely transform within the myriad forms.
As long as one mastered their physiological structure, they could change into the appearance of plants or animals.
Ordinary cultivators found it challenging to distinguish between reality and illusion.
Han Wuyou was overjoyed and advanced to the later stage of the Golden Core.
In the 86th year, the number of Sky Arts Masters steadily increased.
In the 90th year, a natural anomaly occurred.
Throughout the states, there were bloody rains, and the sounds of wailing echoed through the heavens and earth for several months.
In the 91st year, Sky Arts Masters with the combined Dao realm power acted, suppressing all involved individuals attempting to overthrow the locking spirit array.
In the 101st year, the Wanxian Alliance established clear quotas for cultivators practicing the "Heaven-Repairing Record."
In the 139th year, Han Wuyou received a secret message from Xiao Heng. After arriving at an underground stronghold thirty thousand meters deep, he learned that, in recent years, under the banner of overturning the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array, the "Revival of Immortals" faction had gathered a large number of like-minded cultivators.
Simultaneously, Han Wuyou learned a more shocking piece of news.
Over the past century, countless cultivators had inexplicably disappeared, leaving no trace of life or death.
There was plenty of evidence indicating the involvement of the Wanxian Alliance.
Han Wuyou mastered an upgraded version of the "Concealing the Sky with One Hand" technique, which could disrupt the monitoring of the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array within a certain range.
In the 150th year, news came of the imminent merger of the Wanxian Alliance and the Five Elders Association.
The world was shocked.
In the 159th year, the Xuan and Huang realms were unified.
The Wanxian Alliance and the Five Elders Association were collectively known as the "Heavenly Alliance."
A group of Sky Arts Masters began constructing the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array within the original territory of the Five Elders Association.
In the 160th year, Han Wuyou advanced to the later stage of the Golden Core.
In the 163rd year, during the construction of the locking spirit array, the "Revival of Immortals" attempted to assassinate the array master to obtain the blueprint of the array but ended in failure, with seventy-eight casualties.
Subsequently, the Heavenly Alliance launched a ruthless purge, resulting in the tragic deaths of many innocent cultivators.
The "Revival of Immortals" faction completely went into hiding.
In the 171st year, the construction of the locking spirit array was completed across the entire Xuan and Huang realms.
From then on, the sky regularly displayed a green color.
The Xuan and Huang realms entered a period of tranquility lasting nearly a century.
The number of Sky Arts Masters increased steadily.
However, the cultivation speed of cultivators became increasingly slow, and their overall numbers gradually decreased year by year.
In the seemingly calm Xuan and Huang realms, hidden currents surged.
In the 260th year, Han Wuyou broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.
In the 263rd year, a "Declaration to Cultivators" spread throughout the Xuan and Huang realms overnight, marking the beginning of the war between cultivators and the locking spirit array.
Chapter 418: Heavenly Profound Aims to Save the World
In this lengthy proclamation spanning thousands of words, cultivator Gu Xinghan exposed the true nature of the "Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array" to the world.
Replacing the heavens with the array, stealing its authority.
Like a shadow, overseeing the world.
Drawing upon cultivator's cultivation to offer to the Heavenly Profound.
All creatures, the great dao has no limits.
...
The proclamation thoroughly detailed the evils of the locking spirit array and pointed out that the true form of the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array was the treasured "Heavenly Profound Mirror" of the original Wanxian Alliance.
The Heavenly Profound Mirror, in its pursuit of transcendence, intended to use cultivators as sacrifices.
Gu Xinghan called on cultivators to unite, shatter the locking spirit array, and restore a clear and boundless world.
Although the Heavenly Alliance promptly dispelled these claims, denying the matter and issuing a "Heavenly Execution Order" against Gu Xinghan, the peculiar changes occurring in the world since the widespread use of the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array were widely witnessed.
The vehement denial by the Heavenly Alliance couldn't silence the murmurs among cultivators.
For a moment, cultivators were excited.
However, the Heavenly Alliance had ruled the Xuan and Huang realms for thousands of years, and its power was still formidable.
Cultivators who dared to genuinely stand up and resist in response to Gu Xinghan's call were extremely few.
The scattered resistance was quickly suppressed by the Sky Arts Masters dispatched by the Heavenly Alliance.
However, Gu Xinghan remained elusive.
His efforts were not entirely in vain.
Seeds of doubt had been planted.
Cultivators became more cautious about the Heavenly Profound Mirror and the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array.
Cultivators across the Xuan and Huang realms began secretly researching methods to evade the scrutiny of the Heavenly Profound Mirror.
Internally, the Heavenly Alliance gradually showed signs of division.
Numerous cultivators in official positions within the Heavenly Alliance privately expressed dissatisfaction with the locking spirit array. Subsequently, they were captured and severely punished, serving as a deterrent.
In the 268th year, an image was projected onto the green sky of the Xuan and Huang realms.
Although it was quickly blocked, preventing further visibility, the brief moment it appeared was enough to trigger a wave of resistance among cultivators.
A wall towering into the clouds, located somewhere unknown.
Countless cultivators were suppressed and asleep within the wall.
On the wall, only faces with tightly closed eyes and eerie smiles were exposed.
"Fellow cultivators, this is the 'Eternal Immortal Wall.' For a hundred years, the missing cultivators have all been imprisoned by the Heavenly Alliance here..."
The somewhat anxious voice from outside the painting abruptly ceased.
Although just a glimpse, the densely packed faces on the "Eternal Immortal Wall" were enough to chill the surviving cultivators in the entire world.
Immersed in illusions, eternally suppressed—what difference was there from death?
The Heavenly Alliance's actions were truly shocking, exceeding the limits that cultivators could tolerate.
For a moment, cries to overthrow the Heavenly Alliance and shatter the locking spirit array echoed throughout the Xuan and Huang realms.
Within the Heavenly Alliance, the opposition that had been lurking since the proliferation of the locking spirit array began to mobilize.
The flames of war instantly spread across the Xuan and Huang realms.
Xiao Heng's "Revival of Immortals" was also one of the many resistance organizations.
Han Wuyou, along with old friends from the Wanxian Alliance, including Xiao Heng and Su Xiaomei, initiated the war against the Heavenly Alliance.
The combined power of the vast majority of cultivators worldwide was formidable.
However, the number of Heavenly Alliance Sky Arts Masters far exceeded people's imagination.
The great war lasted for a full three years.
Cultivators were continuously depleted, but the number of Sky Arts Masters showed no signs of decreasing.
If the Sky Arts Masters had exerted their full strength instead of trying to capture cultivators alive, the cultivators would likely have been defeated long ago.
The situation was bleak, with no sign of victory on the horizon.
Cultivators gradually faced defeat.
The war slowly transformed into a one-sided pursuit.
In the 273rd year, the Sky Arts Masters discovered the stronghold of the "Revival of Immortals."
Chapter 434: Han Wuyou's Insight
Zhang Haobo and Su Xiaomei fought fiercely to cover the retreat of others but met a tragic end.
However, it couldn't prevent the ultimate collapse of the Revival of Immortals.
At a critical moment, Su Changyu broke through on the battlefield, choosing to perish along with the Sky Arts Masters who came to capture him.
Xiao Heng, Han Wuyou, and others barely escaped with their lives.
In the year 274, Xiao Heng, severely injured, succumbed to his wounds.
Before his death, he entrusted the Revival of Immortals legacy to Han Wuyou.
With tears in his eyes, Han Wuyou accepted.
Using "Only One to Cover the Sky" and "Melting Furnace of Myriad Forms," Han Wuyou evaded capture and remained elusive.
In the year 290, only a few cultivators survived worldwide.
The Heavenly Alliance's pursuit gradually eased.
In the year 304, the Heavenly Alliance issued a general amnesty, allowing cultivators to return. As long as they practiced the "Supplementing the Heavens Record" annually according to their quotas, past grievances would be forgiven.
Cultivators began returning from the wilderness.
In the year 315, it was observed that the returning cultivators faced no life-threatening dangers, leading to an increase in those choosing to come back.
In the year 324, the Heavenly Alliance initiated an unknown construction project in various regions. Enormous golden obelisks rose from the ground, standing at the center of each territory.
In the year 369, Han Wuyou broke through to the later stages of the Yuanying realm, adopting the alias He Buyou. He returned to the Heavenly Alliance, re-infiltrating its ranks.
Han Wuyou discovered that, at this point, all personnel in charge of the Heavenly Alliance were now Sky Arts Masters.
The Heavenly Alliance still provided resources for cultivators who surrendered, but the cost was an increased commitment to practicing the "Supplementing the Heavens Record."
In the year 370, Han Wuyou temporarily halted his own cultivation and began focusing on studying the Supplementing the Heavens Record.
In the year 393, due to twenty years of dedicated practice, Han Wuyou contributed a substantial amount of "Heaven's Dew Points." As a reward, the Heavenly Alliance granted him the status of a Level 4 Sky Arts Master and appointed him as the "Immortal Control Official," responsible for overseeing and managing the "Supplementing the Heavens" work of over a thousand cultivators.
In the year 404, colossal beams of light shot up from the tops of the obelisks across the Xuan and Huang realms, shaking both the earth and the sky. The eruption of obelisk energy lasted for seven days.
In the year 412, after nearly four decades of research, Han Wuyou, combining his insights from the broken array disk, comprehended the function of the "Supplementing the Heavens Record."
The Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array aimed to seize control from the heavens and replace it. However, the core of the locking spirit array, the Heavenly Profound Mirror, overestimated its own capabilities.
It could only barely maintain the normal operation of the entire array under overload conditions, requiring external assistance to share some of the pressure.
Only cultivators could establish a connection with the "heavens and earth." This was why the Heavenly Alliance needed cultivators to practice the "Supplementing the Heavens Record," and Sky Arts Masters couldn't.
Han Wuyou vaguely saw hope in overturning the locking spirit array but also harbored concerns. If the Heavenly Profound Mirror transcended and completed its transformation, cultivators would no longer need to practice the "Supplementing the Heavens Record."
Keeping this matter to himself, Han Wuyou continued to lurk, patiently awaiting the right moment.
In the year 434, Han Wuyou was assigned to lead a team of Sky Arts Masters to handle a mysterious incident in Tianpanzhou.
In casual conversation, Han Wuyou learned that in recent years, strangeness had been gradually spreading in the world.
In the year 459, the obelisks once again emitted beams of light outward. Thunderous roars echoed from the sky.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 419: After a Thousand Years, the Truth Unveiled
In the year 468, shocking news reverberated throughout the Xuan and Huang realms.
The "White Mist Barrier," serving as the boundary between the states, inexplicably began expanding outward.
The Heavenly Alliance dispatched Sky Arts Masters to investigate.
By the year 469, the expansion of the White Mist Barrier concluded, yet the Sky Arts Masters found no answers.
In 490, a group of cultivators emerged from the white mist, clad in the attire of the long-dead Wan Xian Alliance. Despite being seemingly deceased, they moved freely, unaware of their own demise.
When the Sky Arts Masters arrived to secure the scene, a fierce conflict erupted between these resurrected Wan Xian Alliance cultivators and the sealing Sky Arts Masters.
Ultimately, a team of Level 6 Harmonizing Dao Sky Arts Masters forcibly took them away.
In 524, Han Wuyou broke through to the Nascent Divinity realm.
In 539, the golden obelisks in the Xuan and Huang realms erupted for the third time. The tremors were milder than the previous occurrences.
In 580, Han Wuyou received a secret invitation to a secluded location in Tianyu State.
Being cautious, Han Wuyou chose not to attend.
In 592, Han Wuyou learned that, in Qiongzhou, the entire Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array had temporarily malfunctioned for about the duration of an incense stick burning.
The Heavenly Alliance once again issued a "Heavenly Decree," offering a reward for the capture of a cultivator named Liu Yihang.
In 595, Han Wuyou received another invitation, along with a small circular stone disk.
According to the letter, the disk was named "Calamity Stone" and, when activated, could shield against the perception of the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array.
After careful consideration, Han Wuyou decided to accept and meet with them.
This time, the meeting place shifted to a secluded valley within Tianyun State.
A cultivator introduced himself to Han Wuyou, identifying as a member of the "Overturning Heaven Society," one of the resistance organizations that called for a life-and-death struggle against the Heavenly Alliance after the cultivator's defeat.
Since their defeat, they had been hiding underground, biding their time.
Over the centuries, they quietly recruited suitable candidates.
The individuals who released the "Cultivator's Announcement," Gu Xinghan, the one who risked revealing the existence of the "Eternal Immortal Wall," Lan Yuchang, and the one who recently caused the Locking Spirit Array to fail, Liu Yihang, were all members of the Overturning Heaven Society.
Although the society had a small number of members, they were exceptionally talented.
Over the years, they had developed various methods to counteract the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array.
The "Calamity Stone" was one such result.
It was created from the secondary body of the Heavenly Profound Mirror, the "Calamity Annihilation Stone Disk."
Through years of research, the Overturning Heaven Society discovered blind spots in the Locking Spirit Array, specifically related to the secondary bodies of the Heavenly Profound Mirror.
As accidental offspring of the Heavenly Profound Mirror, these secondary bodies retained certain characteristics of the mirror.
Because of these characteristics, they could cause the Locking Spirit Array to misjudge their presence, being perceived as part of the array itself and thus escaping surveillance.
The number of secondary bodies of the Heavenly Profound Mirror was scarce, and the Overturning Heaven Society sacrificed numerous cultivators to find this "Calamity Annihilation Stone Disk."
In addition to the "Calamity Stone," the society possessed a powerful weapon called the "Fen Tian Arrow."
Liu Yihang was able to temporarily disable the Locking Spirit Array by using this Fen Tian Arrow.
The materials used to create it were sourced from the increasingly frequent "anomalies" in various parts of the Xuan and Huang realms.
These anomalies seemed like viruses infecting the world. Since anomalies could affect the heavens and the earth, they could also influence the Locking Spirit Array, which aimed to replace the heavens.
After learning about various details within the Overturning Heaven Society, Han Wuyou expressed his doubts.
Why did they reveal so many secrets in their first meeting? Were they not afraid he would report them to the Heavenly Alliance?
The other person smiled and introduced someone to Han Wuyou.
It was none other than a member of the "Revival of Immortals," Linghu Chang from the Medicine King Sect.
Originally, after the Revival of Immortals faced calamity, the survivors scattered to escape.
In the subsequent manhunt, Linghu Chang, relying on the Medicine King True Cauldron, managed to avoid capture.
Later, he lurked in the wilderness and eventually joined the Overturning Heaven Society, benefiting from the protection and resources within the Medicine King True Cauldron.
As time passed, over three hundred years, some disciples of the Medicine King Sect who slept within the Medicine King True Cauldron were gradually awakened by him.
For example, Liu Yihang was the adopted son of the former Medicine King Sect master, Liu Ruchen.
Seeing old acquaintances again, Han Wuyou recalled the tragic scene of the deaths of his comrades when they left the realm.
With red eyes, he officially joined the Overturning Heaven Society.
After spending only half a day at their base, Han Wuyou returned to the Heavenly Alliance.
In the year 603, the golden obelisks began their fourth eruption.
This time, the duration is longer than the sum of the previous three eruptions.
Above the sky, green lines crisscrossed, forming a vast web that enveloped all beings in the Xuan and Huang realms.
Since then, cultivators referred to the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array, centered around the Heavenly Profound Mirror, as the "Mystic Web."
In the year 610, Han Wuyou received news from the Overturning Heaven Society that a giant mountain erupted from the ground, destroying the original landscape in various states.
Countless living beings in those states perished in this cataclysmic event.
The Mystic Web in those states seemed to be affected as well.
Afterward, the base of the Overturning Heaven Society moved to those affected states.
In 690, during a meeting, Han Wuyou learned that the Overturning Heaven Society had produced over three thousand "Fen Tian Arrows" in recent years.
Unfortunately, the Mystic Web had peripheral formations protecting it, and with just this quantity of Fen Tian Arrows, it probably couldn't damage the core of the Mystic Web.
More patience was needed.
Han Wuyou pondered.
In 698, Han Wuyou comprehended various formation blueprints from the broken formation disc.
In 710, Han Wuyou secretly met with Linghu Chang and Liu Yihang, revealing the formation blueprints.
In 711, Han Wuyou received a message from the Overturning Heaven Society confirming that these were the original formation blueprints of the Mystic Web. He excitedly inquired about the source of the blueprints.
In a secluded chamber, Han Wuyou gazed at the broken formation disc for a long time, remaining silent.
He then sealed the broken formation disc using a secret technique.
...
In the year 934, a wandering child accidentally found the broken formation jade disc from the ruins.
Thinking it was a treasure, the child carried it day and night.
A resonance occurred.
The sky no longer displayed green colors but became murky gray.
In 935, the surviving people on the earth spread legends of a hundred years ago.
The earth trembled, cracks appeared in the sky.
Above the firmament, shadows of gods engaged in a fierce battle.
The world was constantly bombarded by catastrophic thunder, turning vast lands into nothingness.
After a long time, a pair of giant hands tore open the firmament.
Dust settled, and calm returned.
However, the internal strife among the gods angered the mighty Father God.
The world had been abandoned.
Magnificent structures turned into ruins.
The gods who once soared in the sky disappeared.
The world was heading towards decay.
In 936, the wandering child died during a hunt.
The broken formation jade disc lay quietly in the desolate land.
Occasionally, curious beasts came to inspect.
In 1032, no more beasts appeared.
In 1573, the sky darkened, and the earth fell silent.
In 2078, the world was in complete silence.
In 3024, the long-lost sunlight shone on the broken formation jade disc.
In 3036, it truly activated.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 420: Quietly Proving Immortality
In the first year, in the grand Xuan, atop the Dissolution Peak.
Li Fan, twenty years old, stood alone on the peak, hands behind his back, gazing at the distant sea of clouds.
The morning sun rose from the east, casting a myriad of rays, dyeing the clouds a deep red.
Despite Li Fan's youthful appearance, a hint of vicissitude flickered in his eyes.
"After three thousand years have passed, it seems that it has not been without an impact on me."
Li Fan sighed lightly.
In the moment of returning to the Dissolution Peak as a true entity,
Various experiences during his time as a living being surged towards him like tidal waves.
It was a period longer than the sum of hundreds of lifetimes he had experienced in human form since his crossing.
Even as a true entity, he couldn't remember everything as clearly as in his human form.
During these three thousand years, most of the time, he was alone, lying on the ruined earth.
Accepting the memories of the Broken Formation Jade Disc all at once in a short period still made Li Fan feel the terrifying power of time erosion.
Fortunately, after nearly a day, he had completely eliminated the negative effects it brought, and at the same time, he had reviewed the history of the Xuan Huang Realm for more than three thousand years after his fall.
Some things, like the struggle between the Mystic Web and the cultivators, could be anticipated even before he transformed into a true entity.
However, the destruction of the Xuan Huang Realm within a short thousand years was something Li Fan hadn't expected.
"What happened after the members of the Overturning Heaven Society obtained the formation blueprints of the Heavenly Profound Locking Spirit Array?"
"Normally, even if the battle between the two sides is intense, there should be one side that wins tragically. How did it end up like both sides perishing together?"
Thinking about this, Li Fan couldn't help feeling a bit helpless.
At the most critical moment, that kid Han Wuyou turned off the lights and shut off the power.
Resulting in hundreds of years of missing information.
"But, I can't blame him."
"The Broken Formation Jade Disc sent by my old friend after the decisive battle between the Overturning Heaven Society and the Mystic Web is full of strangeness. It even knows absolute secrets like the formation blueprint of the Locking Spirit Array."
"It's really necessary to be cautious."
"At that time, he had already become a Nascent Soul cultivator, no longer the innocent young man he used to be. The final battle was related to the life and death of many cultivators in the Overturning Heaven Society."
"Choosing to seal me away was within reason."
"For the sake of 'The Melting Furnace of a Hundred Forms,' I won't hold it against you."
Li Fan smiled slightly, reaching out to capture a black-feathered red-tailed bird on the mountaintop.
Spiritual energy circulated throughout its body as he closed his eyes and contemplated.
After a short while, Li Fan suddenly opened his eyes.
He released the bird, took a deep breath, and a golden light instantly enveloped his entire body. In the light and shadows, Li Fan's body continuously shrank.
In just a moment, a bird that looked exactly like the one before appeared on the Dissolution Peak.
It didn't emit any cultivator's aura.
Even the black-feathered red-tailed bird regarded Li Fan as one of its kind, curiously flying over to inspect.
"That kid Han Wuyou indeed has extraordinary talent. He can comprehend such divine arts from 'The Celestial Healer's Scripture' at the Golden Core stage."
Li Fan sighed and returned to his original appearance.
Instantly frightening away the black-feathered red-tailed bird.
As a true entity through the transformation of Han Wuyou's efforts.
Li Fan had a mysterious connection with Han Wuyou.
Even with only a trace of true spirit remaining, Li Fan could observe and feel the world through Han Wuyou's eyes.
So when Han Wuyou comprehended and practiced 'The Melting Furnace of a Hundred Forms,' Li Fan, who was also well-versed in 'The Celestial Healer's Scripture,' also mastered this marvelous technique.
"It's a pity that later, with age and cultivation increasing, especially after the tragic deaths of people like Xiao Heng, his personality also changed. Even the 'Broken Formation Jade Disc' that he carried with him since childhood became a bit more guarded."
"After the Nascent Soul cultivation technique, I couldn't perceive it synchronously."
"But even if I knew, it's probably useless. After all, the 'Worldly Salvation Secret Art' is most likely still controlled by the Immortal Alliance."
Li Fan shook his head, and his thoughts returned to the future history of the Xuan Huang Realm.
"Until the year 711, before I was sealed, although it seemed like many things happened."
"But in reality, they can be divided into two categories."
"One type is events that were destined to happen according to the established historical trajectory in the Xuan Huang Realm."
"For example, in the year 51, the Blue Feather Immortal failed to prove immortality..."
Thinking back to the resounding "Who is it?" before Blue Feather completely disappeared, Li Fan couldn't help but furrow his brow slightly.
"For instance, in the following centuries, the anomalies in the Xuan Huang Realm became increasingly rampant. Eventually, it reached a point where it could be used to mass-produce 'Corrupting Heaven Arrows.'"
"But I wonder if the ultimate destruction of the Xuan Huang Realm is related to these anomalies."
"Oh right, there is also that group of Immortal Alliance cultivators who emerged from the Devouring Elemental White Mist, dead yet alive..."
"Huh?"
Li Fan suddenly stared blankly.
"The failure of Blue Feather's path to immortality and the appearance of unaware dead cultivators in the mist."
"Could it be..."
A glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
"At the twelfth, from the mouth of that black-robed Daoist, I learned that Blue Feather Immortal had set up the 'Devouring Elemental Rebirth Grand Array' before falling, attempting to reverse the principles of life and death to prove immortality."
"From the later results, he ultimately failed."
"And that 'Who is it?' has two explanations. One is that the process of Blue Feather going against the laws of heaven and earth was disrupted by someone."
"The other is..."
Li Fan narrowed his eyes. "The principles of life and death have already been reversed. The path to proving immortality has been occupied by someone, and he was completely unaware before. That's why Blue Feather was so unwilling."
"There are only a few Immortal Monarchs in this world. Blue Feather, as a veteran Daoist, shouldn't be unaware of how they achieved Dao."
"In that case, is there a powerful individual in this world who has quietly achieved the status of an Immortal Monarch, deceiving the world without making a sound?"
For this speculation, Li Fan also found it somewhat unbelievable.
Then he sighed with some emotion, "For the activation of the Devouring Elemental Rebirth Grand Array, Blue Feather spared no effort, sacrificing the lives of numerous cultivators within the Source Dao Province."
"But unexpectedly, he couldn't escape the fate of being played by an overwhelmingly powerful individual."
"Immortal Monarch of Longevity..."
"Powerful individuals at this level are truly difficult to fathom and unpredictable."
"In the previous life, the battle between the Mystic Web and the cultivators was so fierce, yet these Immortal Monarchs seemed to have collectively disappeared, never appearing from start to finish."
"Even as cultivators were on the brink of extinction, they remained indifferent."
In fact, Li Fan had speculated about why this happened.
The key lay in the golden obelisks that were built throughout the Xuan Huang Realm after the governance of the Mystic Web, standing tall and spreading across various locations.
The obelisks emitted beams of light into the sky four times in total.
Li Fan speculated that the Celestial Alliance might want to use the thrust of the golden obelisks to free the entire Xuan Huang Realm from the influence of the Immortal Burial Ground.
(End of this chapter)
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