Chapter 1091-1095: The Gentleman's Desire to Save the World (6k+ words)

After pondering for a moment, Li Fan chose not to continue being cryptic and nodded, "That's right. How did you figure it out, friend?"

With his slightly deep voice, Xu Ke laughed lightly and said, "For those who are enemies of the world, apart from the Fallen Immortal Realm, where else would information about me exist in the Xuanhuang Realm?"

Li Fan was slightly surprised, "Enemies of the world? What does that mean?"

Now it was Xu Ke's turn to be somewhat puzzled, "Don't you know what I'm sitting on?"

Li Fan shook his head openly.

"Then why are you looking for me?" Xu Ke stared at Li Fan, his expression inexplicable.

"I'm looking for a friend to help the younger generation of the Empire fulfill their lifelong wishes."

"The second reason is to understand the various contingency plans left by Mr. Bai. After understanding what he did, I was deeply impressed by his righteousness. However, due to incomplete information obtained in the Fallen Immortal Realm and only having fragments of memories from different periods, I had to spend some effort to find where you were hiding. I want my friend to help me understand." Li Fan arched his hand, sincerely explaining.

It seemed that hearing Li Fan's attitude towards Mr. Bai, Xu Ke's expression softened a lot.

"The Empire?" His eyes squinted, seemingly immersed in memories.

"That's right, it's the heritage that the friend left in the Fallen Nine Heads Fallen World years ago." Li Fan reminded.

"Ah..." Xu Ke suddenly remembered.

"Xiao Qing, Xiao Hong..." He showed a nostalgic expression.

"Both are still alive. It's just that the destiny Xuan Bird, in order to search for the traces of the friend, has already fallen." Li Fan said, handing over a black feather.

It was the last feather of the mysterious bird left in the Beast World by Xiao Hei.

Xu Ke took the pitch-black feather, and his hands trembled a little. A hint of sadness flashed in his eyes. After a long time, he slowly said, "I owe it."

"Can you give me this thing?" Xu Ke asked.

"It's just returning it to its rightful owner. If Xiao Hei knew that the feather of the mysterious bird he left behind could finally return to the friend, he could rest in peace." Li Fan sighed.

"Thank you." Xu Ke solemnly tucked the feather of the mysterious bird into his embrace.

On the towering stone mountain, silence fell again for a moment.

At the top of this desolate world, it seemed that even the wind didn't exist.

Only the eternal silence that had been passed down through the ages.

Li Fan was not in a hurry, just accompanying Xu Ke to experience the desolation in the sky, patiently waiting.

After a long time, Xu Ke finally spoke again.

Due to the effectiveness of the previous strategy, his attitude towards Li Fan had changed significantly at this moment.

"How much do you already know?" Xu Ke asked.

"At that time, when you and Xiao Hei went to the Southern Dark Beast Mountain, it was actually Mr. Bai's mission to entrust the Beast Control Sect. Including the subsequent series of actions, it was all to eventually cultivate the Fragmentation Whale that could multiply infinitely and open up the void, allowing the people of the various small worlds who were forced to migrate due to the birth of the Immortal Mortal Plague to stay away from the Xuanhuang."

"And the so-called Immortal Mortal Plague is also the result of Mr. Bai acting against reason. As the Xuanhuang Grand Supreme, he ultimately ended his own life because of this."

...

Li Fan slowly explained his conclusions pieced together from the Fallen Immortal Realm and the real world.

"You know quite a bit." Xu Ke nodded appreciatively.

"In earnest."

"In this world, how many people can still remember Mr. Bai?" Xu Ke actually gave Li Fan a salute, expressing his respect.

"But I have many puzzles and places I can't let go of. Please enlighten me, friend. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep or eat well in the future." Li Fan said solemnly.

"As the Xuanhuang Grand Supreme, why did Mr. Bai choose to sacrifice himself and use the method of Immortal Mortal Plague to protect mortals?"

"Do you think the Immortal Mortal Plague is effective? If the Xuanhuang Realm had never given birth to the Immortal Mortal Plague from beginning to end, how would history have developed?" Xu Ke asked in turn.

Li Fan contemplated for a moment and then slowly said, "Even without the Immortal Mortal Plague, the calamity of incompatible cultivation methods still exists. Ultimately, cultivators will still fall into a desperate situation of mutual suspicion and killing. In this process..."

"An arson at the city gate will harm the fish in the pond. In the desolate wasteland of cultivation, where is there a place for ordinary people? It's fortunate that there are very few survivors. Infected by the Immortal Mortal Plague, they are then forced to migrate to small worlds. Although many people may die in this process, it is almost negligible compared to the fate that awaits in the Xuanhuang Realm." Xu Ke helped explain on behalf of Li Fan.

Li Fan nodded slowly in agreement after hearing this.

"So, Mr. Bai foresaw the fate of the Xuanhuang Realm for thousands of years at the beginning of the great calamity?" Li Fan asked again.

"For Mr. Bai, it was not a difficult thing." Xu Ke said as a matter of course.

"In that case..." Li Fan's tone and expression suddenly changed.

"The calamity of incompatible cultivation methods is caused by the Spread-the-Law Supreme spreading new laws. As long as this chief culprit is killed, it may not be impossible to rectify the situation! Why did Mr. Bai choose to retreat without a fight, willing to sacrifice even his own life, yet lacking the courage to fight against the Spread-the-Law Supreme?" There seemed to be a strong resentment in Li Fan's voice.

"Before the Immortal Path that could not be trodden, the Spread-the-Law Supreme was above." After a moment of silence, Xu Ke sighed slightly and revealed Mr. Bai's sentiment at that time.

Then he explained, "Not to mention whether Mr. Bai was already the opponent of the Spread-the-Law Supreme who had succeeded in going against reason at that time."

"In fact, even in Mr. Bai's deductions, even if the Spread-the-Law Supreme is killed, it cannot prevent the great calamity from befalling the Xuanhuang Realm."

"Ningyuan City, the underground secret room, the creature of the beast species that combines human and dog forms, have you seen them?"

"I have."

"That creature has a human body and dog limbs. Mr. Bai once tried to save their lives. He collected suitable human limbs and intended to remove their dog limbs and reattach the human limbs."

"But due to the fact that the dog limbs had long fused with their bodies in their daily lives, all of Mr. Bai's attempts invariably failed."

"Most of them died directly during the transfer surgery. Even those that seemed successful often couldn't survive for more than a month after the surgery because of the rapid depletion of vitality, dying miserably."

"No matter how hard Mr. Bai tried, the result remained unchanged."

Xu Ke explained calmly.

Li Fan began to recall slowly.

"Are you suggesting that the Xuanhuang Realm is also facing a similar situation?"

Xu Ke sighed, "What's done cannot be undone."

"The changes imposed on the Xuanhuang Realm by the Spread-the-Law Supreme have already taken effect."

"To reverse it would require efforts that are probably tenfold or even a hundredfold."

(End of this chapter)

"So it's not that Mr. Bai is inferior to the Spread-the-Law Supreme; it's just that Mr. Bai's enlightenment came later than that of the Spread-the-Law Supreme."

"On the contrary, if Mr. Bai had changed the Xuanhuang Realm first, then the Spread-the-Law Supreme would probably have been powerless."

"Unfortunately, there are no 'ifs'." In Xu Ke's aged tone, there seemed to be a strong sense of regret.

Li Fan remained silent for a long time, finally sighing in response.

"So that's how it is."

"But..." Li Fan furrowed his brows, "Is Mr. Bai's sacrifice just that simple, dying to protect the mortal realm? The birth of the Immortal Mortal Plague may temporarily save the lives of Xuanhuang Realm's mortals, but fundamentally, it's just a delaying tactic."

"In the end, mortals are still regarded as cattle and horses by cultivators, and the Xuanhuang Realm remains in constant danger. Since Mr. Bai could deduce the situation thousands of years later, he would certainly not be blind to this."

"With his character, would he really have no preparations and leave in such a hurry without considering all this?" Li Fan, unwilling to give up, tried to extract more secrets from Xu Ke.

Because he always felt that behind Mr. Bai's fall, there must be something hidden.

Unexpectedly, Xu Ke just smiled, shook his head, and said, "You, like me, think that Mr. Bai is an omnipotent saint. But in reality, in his own words..."

"He is just an ordinary person who cannot bear to see others suffer."

"From the initial powerlessness when facing Miss Liur, as well as the frustration when trying to reverse fate later. Mr. Bai's entire life has been spent in [helplessness]. So he never thought that he had the ability to save everything. All he could do was try his best."

"And he has indeed sacrificed too much."

Xu Ke fell silent for a while before continuing, "Do you know what is in the coffin behind me?"

Li Fan looked at Xu Ke's back.

At this moment, upon closer inspection, he found that the pale coffin seemed to be faintly connected to the towering stone mountain on Xu Ke's body.

Or...

Li Fan squinted his eyes, and after observing for a long time, he suddenly realized.

The entire small world reversed its appearance in his eyes for an instant.

The ground was above, and the sky was below.

The towering stone mountain on the coffin seemed to be supporting the entire sky.

Or perhaps, the weight of the entire world was pressed onto the coffin.

And from this coffin, Li Fan felt a very familiar aura.

It was an aura that every Xuanhuang cultivator would not find unfamiliar.

Thinking back to what Xu Ke mentioned when they first met, the "person who is at odds with the world."

"This... could it be?" Li Fan was startled and amazed, suddenly raising his head to stare at Xu Ke.

Xu Ke's face remained unchanged, maintaining a faint smile.

"Mr. Bai is favored by the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, almost equivalent to the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao."

"Not only did he achieve immortality with a mortal body, directly becoming the Eternal Heavenly Venerate, but he also undertook the mission of abandoning the Heavenly Dao for the Xuanhuang Realm."

"But in the end, Mr. Bai chose not to leave. Later, he directly became a member of the new laws, participating in the opposition against the natural order. This was tantamount to a complete betrayal of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao."

"The deeper one is favored by the Heavenly Dao, the greater the backlash one faces when betraying it. This is one of the reasons why Mr. Bai was killed by his own creation of opposing principles. Because before that, he had become very weak."

Xu Ke patted the coffin behind him and said, "In fact, at that time, with the degree of Mr. Bai's favor from the heavens, he was actually unable to oppose the natural order. Perhaps, before the opposition could succeed, he would have perished due to the backlash of the Heavenly Dao."

"So..."

"Before opposing the natural order, Mr. Bai removed the Heavenly Favor from himself first, then suppressed it."

As if in response to Xu Ke's words, a muffled beating sound suddenly came from the coffin behind him.

His head spun, and a face somewhat similar to Mr. Bai's, but paler, suddenly appeared before Li Fan.

Using extremely enticing words, he persuaded Li Fan to help open the coffin.

Once successful, returning to the Xuanhuang Realm would undoubtedly yield a thousand times the reward.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, they might have been persuaded instantly, becoming a tool for its escape, engaging in a battle with Xu Ke.

But who was Li Fan?

Ignoring his own mental fortitude, just the lingering vigilance he maintained toward Mr. Bai meant he was destined not to be swayed by this seemingly eerie Mr. Bai.

With a cold snort, the vision before his eyes tore apart.

Li Fan woke up from the illusion, only to find Xu Ke coldly observing him, seemingly ready to act at the slightest provocation.

However, seeing that Li Fan was not affected by the illusion, the killing intent in Xu Ke's eyes faded away.

"Sealed Heavenly Favor? What exactly is that?" Li Fan pretended to be frightened.

"The Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao's self-consciousness attached to Mr. Bai was removed by him before. Later, after being sealed and suppressed for so many years, it gradually became somewhat extreme. If released and returned to the original Xuanhuang Realm..." Xu Ke's expression became very serious.

"I'm afraid a disaster ten times more terrifying than [Spread-the-Law Supreme] will instantly descend. That's why, even when Little Black fell back then, I dared not take a step away from here. This matter is too significant and absolutely cannot afford any mistakes."

"Extreme Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao?" A trace of amazement flashed in Li Fan's eyes.

"Yes. I can feel that in the years it has been sealed, the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao inside has become increasingly strange. I'm really worried that one day I won't be able to hold on either." Xu Ke's eyes showed deep concern.

"Recently, I've actually been secretly looking for a suitable successor. But I haven't found someone I can trust. Today, by chance, you came looking for me..."

Suddenly, Xu Ke's tone changed, "Isn't there a predestined fate? I observe your character and temperament; you are undoubtedly the best choice."

Li Fan contemplated, not responding.

"Of course, the mission of suppressing the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao is too lonely and dangerous. If you're unwilling, I can understand. But I have one request..." Xu Ke said.

"Speak." Li Fan's eyes deepened.

"If, one day, I am controlled by the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao in this coffin and lose my self-awareness, please take action and kill me." Xu Ke said very solemnly.

Looking into Xu Ke's old eyes, Li Fan nodded, "Alright, I promise you."

"And, you don't need to worry about finding a successor."

Xu Ke looked slightly surprised.

"Believe it or not, I am not alone; I am a member of the [Multiverse Union]."

"In our union, there are numerous outstanding young talents. Finding a suitable successor is definitely not a difficult task." Li Fan confidently stated.

"Concerning the safety of all cultivators in the Xuanhuang Realm, the Union will naturally not stand idly by. If it's inconvenient for Dao Friend to leave, after I go back, I'll arrange for them to come over. Let Dao Friend personally evaluate."

"I believe with Dao Friend's discerning eyes, you will surely find the right candidate." Li Fan said with a righteous air.

"This..." Xu Ke seemed somewhat incredulous.

After a while, he hesitated and said, "In that case, I'll thank Dao Friend in advance."

"Oh, Little Qing, Little Hong, and your descendants, the imperial prince and princess, all miss you greatly. Are you willing to see them?" Without presuming, Li Fan asked proactively.

A trace of melancholy flashed across Xu Ke's face. However, he nodded afterward.

Before leaving this desolate small world, Li Fan, in his conversation with Xu Ke, gained a more detailed understanding of the events that occurred back then.

Long before deciding to create the Immortal-Mortal Pestilence, Mr. Bai had traveled to major sects in the Xuanhuang Realm, making thorough preparations.

For example, in almost every sect, he had identified influential figures to ensure that when the plan to initiate the Immortal-Mortal Pestilence and relocate mortals to the Small World Sanctuary was proposed, it would be quickly accepted by major sects.

Also, the sealing of the mortal Small World Sanctuary and even the Transrealm Whale beyond the grand array...

All these final achievements bore traces of Mr. Bai's early arrangements.

Unfortunately, Xu Ke wasn't aware of much of this.

Back then, upon hearing of Lu Ya's tragic news, Xu Ke hurriedly rushed there. The last task he received from Lu Ya before he died was to guard the severed Xuanhuang Heavenly Favor.

...

"The world's Heavenly Dao has its own mechanisms."

"Similar to when the Small World Sanctuary faced a world-ending crisis, the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao naturally sought potential candidates for salvation and descended onto Su Yuqing."

"The Xuanhuang Realm also chose Mr. Bai. Unfortunately, Mr. Bai, caught between the Heavenly Dao and the Xuanhuang mortals, chose the latter."

"He then turned around and sealed the attached consciousness of the Heavenly Dao..."

"From then on, judging by the performance of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao in battles with cultivators, it has consistently been at a disadvantage. There is no countermeasure like [Spread-the-Law Supreme]. It seems that the residual power of the Heavenly Dao has been influenced."

Li Fan suddenly thought of Ruo Mu.

Similarly harmed by humans, Ruo Mu transformed from the divine tree that nurtured all living beings into a terrifying existence that attacked cultivators to collect their Golden Cores.

This was the power of resentment.

Betrayed by the person most cherished, sealed for nearly ten thousand years, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao sealed in the coffin behind Xu Ke, what would it become? One could imagine.

"Another killer move. It's just not suitable to be displayed in this world, adding many uncertainties."

"Now, with the remaining Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, I can still twist its fate. If the Heavenly Dao goes crazy, I'm afraid my supernatural powers will also fail."

Contemplating all the way, Li Fan returned to the Spiritwood Realm.

After conveying the news of Xu Ke to the imperial princess and others, they were naturally overjoyed. Then, full of gratitude, they approached Li Fan.

Following Li Fan's reminder on what could and couldn't be said, the imperial princess and the others, after hastily setting off, went to see Xu Ke.

Accompanying them were young talents selected from various Small Worlds.

Li Fan only made a rough selection, leaving the specific decisions to Xu Ke.

After finishing his tasks, Li Fan came to the location of [Seeking the Abyss].

More than a year had passed, and more than ten monuments had already been erected.

Most of them contained irrelevant content from the dusty history.

But in the latest discovery from the blood-colored river, Li Fan became interested.

Its time frame should be after enduring countless years of turmoil and gradually calming down.

During the period of the slowly recovering cultivation wasteland.

In the scene, a man dressed in tatters, exuding a strong murderous aura, was vigilantly looking at an old man who suddenly appeared in front of him.

The man in the picture naturally didn't recognize the old man.

However, Li Fan outside the picture was very familiar with him.

He was the Heavenly Doctor!

Without much ado, the Heavenly Doctor instantly took action and subdued the man emitting murderous aura.

It seemed like he was reading the memories of this man over the years.

"It's been so long since this happened?"

"It seems I should try to stay as far away from the Immortal Domain as possible next time."

The Heavenly Doctor sighed, speaking to himself.

Then, with a slap, he killed the man with murderous aura, and his figure disappeared on the spot.

...

The scene abruptly stopped.

But the information it contained was considerable.

At the very least, it confirmed one thing: thousands of years ago, the Heavenly Doctor already had the strength to resist the attraction of the Immortal Domain and traverse the void.

Moreover, he had not only traveled once but multiple times.

Inevitably influenced by the Immortal Domain during the process, when he reappeared, a very long time had passed in the Xuanhuang Realm.

"In this case, the sudden disappearance and reappearance of certain people might very well be due to the influence of the time difference in the Immortal Domain."

"So, does that mean..."

The previous speculation about verifying in the next life suddenly resurfaced in his mind.

Li Fan's expression became serious once again.

"Master Fa and the Heavenly Doctor, who were active in the Xuanhuang Realm, and the information contained in the blood-colored river, are quite valuable."

He once again issued generous rewards, boosting morale among his subordinates.

After a few more days, Li Fan unexpectedly received news about Mo Rubin from the propagator Zhou.

"He has appeared?"

"And he hasn't ascended to become the Great Heavenly Venerate of Xuanhuang?"

Li Fan frowned slightly.

"Could this be a feigned suspicion? Given his cautious nature, even if the plan fails, he wouldn't reveal his whereabouts so easily."

Propagator Zhou was very confident, "The place where he appeared is one of the secret locations of the Immortal Alliance."

"Appearing without any other cultivators around, it seems, but in fact, we have been secretly monitoring him for a long time."

"Moreover, Mo Rubin did not appear in his original form. Based on the changes he left on Propagator Chen, we reversed the trace of the fluctuations and finally discovered and locked onto him."

"So, I am more inclined to think that he miscalculated this time."

For this teacher of the Mystical Sky Law, who repeatedly played with the Immortal Alliance members like puppets, Propagator Zhou was itching with hatred.

He said solemnly, "This time, the elite of our Immortal Alliance will be sent out, and we are determined to capture him. I wonder if you are interested in cooperating with us again?"

Li Fan immediately agreed, "I'll go ask for instructions and give you an answer soon."

After waiting for a while, Li Fan took the initiative to send a message, "The Union Elders have agreed."

"And this time, we will also use the latest developed technology to assist in the capture!"

Chapter 1094: Grudge Revenge Array

Propagator Zhou was delighted to see Li Fan's quick agreement, "Good, let's meet up at this location."

After saying that, he sent over the coordinates.

After ending the communication, Li Fan began his preparations.

The "latest developed technology" he mentioned earlier wasn't a fabrication. It referred to the results of the End Dissolution Disc's deductions over the past year.

Since mastering the two immortal-level arrays, Xuanji and Wanling Guishu, and undergoing a transformation by devouring nine newborn sub-discs, the End Dissolution Disc's ability to analyze arrays had increased at an unimaginable rate.

Every moment, it seemed to derive an endless array of new formations.

The End Dissolution Disc, like the Law Jade, seemed intent on deducing every array in existence!

Even without Li Fan's deliberate manipulation, it had accumulated an enormous array database in just one year.

With a few added conditions and a brief search, Li Fan found what he was looking for.

The array was named the "Yazi's Vengeance Array."

The function of the array could be inferred from its name.

By keeping the array running, it could automatically search for and mark enemies with grievances within its range, achieving tracking.

The coverage was roughly the size of the entire territory of the Immortal Alliance. Once locked by the "Yazi" array, the target would be tracked as long as they didn't leave the array's range.

The array had specificity, meaning one array could only designate one enemy with grievances.

Li Fan experimented with it, and the locking method of the Yazi Array far exceeded his current understanding, almost reaching the level of "immortality."

However, Mo Rubin's performance last time had truly made people apprehensive.

So, just an array was not enough!

Li Fan took out a small jade bottle.

Inside were three pills.

They moved irregularly at high speed within the bottle, with chaotic trajectories yet revealing a sense of mystery.

"Soul-Departure Pill."

"After ingestion, to outsiders, the divine soul will appear in a state of wandering and extreme chaos. However, it can still maintain control over the body. It is effective for resisting divine soul usurpation, similar to Mo Rubin's art of usurpation, which is similar to Propagator Jiang's transformation."

"But how can he usurp or influence a chaotic mass?"

A cold light flashed in Li Fan's eyes, "Even if it cannot be completely prevented, at least it can greatly delay his usurpation process."

"Three pills form a set. The Medicine King Sect has produced over two hundred sets in the first batch..."

After everything was ready, Li Fan took Tianyang to the agreed-upon location.

Naturally, he changed his appearance.

Propagator Zhou had been waiting in advance, and with her were thirty-seven people.

They were roughly divided into three camps, with the largest number being a group of expressionless, solemn black-robed cultivators.

Compared to the cultivators Li Fan had seen before, their eyes were even more vacant.

Rather than cultivators, they seemed like puppets without independent thoughts, only completing orders.

The other two camps included two propagators standing with Propagator Zhou and a peculiar group.

Unlike humans, they were short, only seven or eight years old in stature.

They had no heads; their facial features were all crowded on their chests.

Entirely black, they looked somewhat ridiculous and grotesque.

"This time, we need the 'You' tribe to act as guides to enter the forbidden land." Propagator Zhou took a glance at Tianyang, who was standing behind Li Fan with closed eyes, slightly bowed, and then said to Li Fan.

"You?" Li Fan looked at this group of strange individuals with interest.

"As we walk, let me explain the precautions after entering."

Under Propagator Zhou's instructions, the You tribe gathered together, holding hands and starting a strange dance.

Like a certain ritual, with their uniform humming, a vaguely obscure and mysterious suppression descended upon them.

Of course, this was only Li Fan's feeling.

In fact, whether observed with the naked eye or divine sense, there was no actual change in front of them.

"Let's go in first."

The subsequent actions of the people confirmed Li Fan's premonition.

As the Immortal Alliance cultivators flew towards the sky above the You tribe, they suddenly seemed to be swallowed by darkness.

They disappeared into thin air.

Immortal Alliance cultivators entered one after another, and Li Fan finally followed suit.

Radiance was stripped away from the world.

Surroundings were completely endless darkness.

It was different from the pitch-black void beyond the Xuanhuang Realm.

While both were dark, the starry void gave a sense of stillness, emptiness, and vastness.

Here...

Cramped, damp, and gloomy, as if something was lurking in the darkness, ready to suddenly erupt and devour.

The Immortal Alliance cultivators who entered earlier seemed to have collectively vanished.

In the dark forbidden land, it seemed only he existed.

Li Fan subconsciously tried to use divine sense to observe his surroundings but found it useless here.

After leaving the body, it was as if he was enveloped by endless darkness, unable to perceive anything beyond.

Li Fan tried to illuminate the surroundings with light, but it still failed.

Light seemed unable to survive in this forbidden land.

At this moment, without warning, a hand suddenly rested on Li Fan's shoulder.

His hairs stood on end, and Li Fan was about to counterattack.

However, through the contact of their bodies, their divine senses could communicate.

Only then did Li Fan "hear" the other's words.

The person introduced himself first.

Propagator, Yan.

Then he explained to Li Fan, "In this dark forbidden land, divine sense and sound are ineffective. Only through physical contact, like the You tribe, can we communicate with each other."

"We entered together and didn't scatter. Everyone should be around here; let's gather first."

Li Fan nodded slightly.

This dark forbidden land was indeed somewhat strange. His connection with Tianyang had been severed.

Fortunately, Tianyang didn't go far, and it didn't take much effort to find her again.

With a thought, unnoticed by others, Tianyang quietly transformed into the Immortal Puppet Battle Armor, attaching herself to Li Fan.

"The Yazi Array is greatly weakened here. The sensing range is probably only about three yards around."

Li Fan couldn't help but be astonished.

After all, this was an existence approaching true immortal-level arrays.

"Unexpectedly, there is such a dangerous place in the Xuanhuang Realm. What is Mo Rubin doing here again?"

Just like the You tribe, who held hands and connected, the Immortal Alliance cultivators and Li Fan gathered through this method.

After counting the number of people, finding three missing individuals, the group didn't search for them but directly issued a kill order.

Simultaneously, they moved towards the deep darkness.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1095: Dark Swallowing Law King

"From now on, we are one entity."

"If someone discovers the three individuals who fell behind attempting to return, report immediately. Then everyone will attack them together."

"Remember, do not trust anyone coming back from the darkness, even if they were once your closest companions."

While walking in unison, the Immortal Alliance reiterated the prohibition.

At the same time, through communication with Propagator Zhou, Li Fan learned about the origin of this dark forbidden land.

Due to the existence of the Immortal Realm, the Xuanhuang Realm was constantly influenced by immense gravitational forces.

Logically, if not stopped, everything in the Xuanhuang Realm would slowly fall into the Immortal Realm.

This was what the Immortal Alliance cultivators believed.

However, the discovery of the dark forbidden land shattered this understanding.

The dark forbidden land was a collection of materials in the world that deviated from the Immortal Realm.

Although it was still part of the Xuanhuang Realm, it had its unique rules.

In addition to what was mentioned earlier, divine sense and sound were useless outside the body.

Lost cultivators would have their sanity taken by unknown entities in the darkness, turning them into different beings.

But they themselves were unaware.

"This... seems somewhat similar to Mo Rubin's possession technique?" Li Fan wondered.

"Yes. But it's only a similarity in characteristics. It doesn't mean much."

Propagator Zhou seemed to deliberately avoid this topic and continued, "Since this place was discovered, it has been highly valued within the Immortal Alliance. Due to the characteristics of the dark forbidden land deviating from the Immortal Realm, studying it might find a way to escape the Immortal Realm. However, this information was limited to the core Propagators until now."

"The Supreme Law King of the Xuantian Sect, who once occupied the bodies of Chen and others, also learned of the existence of this place."

"The You tribe does not live in the dark forbidden land, but they were the first to discover how to open it and harness the power of darkness. We found out about this secret during the process of conquering the small world where the You tribe resides and fighting against them."

"Power of darkness? Is it entirely different from the power of immortal spirits?" Li Fan asked, pondering.

"Not exactly. After observing for these years, the power of darkness also possesses some characteristics of the power of immortal spirits. But..." Propagator Zhou paused, seemingly searching for the right words.

"The power of immortal spirits and the power of darkness are like a person and their shadow."

"Originally, the two should be indistinguishable and blend with each other. But due to the existence of the Immortal Realm, the power of darkness has been forcibly separated from it."

Li Fan faintly understood, likening it to a centrifuge separating different components in a liquid.

Because of the deviation from the Immortal Realm, the power of darkness gradually gathered in the opposite direction while the entire Xuanhuang Realm was slowly falling into the Immortal Realm.

"The gravitational force of the Immortal Realm is due to the presence of the character '饥.'"

"So, what exactly is this power of darkness that can resist the power of true immortal characters?" Li Fan was puzzled.

"We have explored the entire dark forbidden land before. So, when Mo Rubin infiltrated this time and caused anomalies, we were able to detect it immediately."

"If you observe carefully, you should also be able to perceive it." Propagator Zhou reminded.

"Oh?"

Li Fan frowned and sensed the darkness around him.

After a while...

"Are you saying it's like rhythmic undulations, like water waves?" Li Fan asked.

"Yes. We found Mo Rubin's aura at the source of this rhythm. However..."

Propagator Zhou's tone became somewhat uncertain. "He has been here for more than ten days. But he has never changed his position. It's as if he's in a deep coma."

"Could it be a trap?" Li Fan couldn't help but ask.

"No." Propagator Zhou asserted.

"Even if it's a trap... with so many of us here, a mere Ancient Law Longevity is no threat."

Seeing Propagator Zhou so confident, Li Fan didn't argue further.

No one exchanged words, and the surroundings fell into a horrifying silence again.

"Be cautious and alert; we're getting close."

After an unknown period, Propagator Zhou's reminder came.

Locking onto the direction of the rhythmic movement, the Immortal Alliance formed a encirclement as instructed.

They surrounded Mo Rubin, hidden in the darkness.

Just waiting for the command, they would collectively attack. Meanwhile, Li Fan received continuous reminders from the Yazi Reven geance Array.

"Is it really Mo Rubin?" Li Fan couldn't help but be surprised.

"Weird..." Although there were still suspicions in his mind, Li Fan did not act recklessly. He followed the actions of the Immortal Alliance, gradually narrowing the hunting circle.

Everyone held their breath, but Mo Rubin showed no reaction at all. It seemed like he was completely unaware of the approaching enemies.

This remained the case until the Immortal Alliance cultivators finally reached him.

"Stand down."

"It seems like he's dead."

Propagator Zhou's voice came with a hint of disbelief.

"Huh?" A sudden chill swept over Li Fan.

Following the bodies of the Immortal Alliance cultivators, he arrived at the center.

The moment he touched Mo Rubin's body, his divine sense perceived his current appearance.

Mo Rubin's face had disappeared, leaving only a mass of darkness constantly undulating on his head.

This scene was indescribably eerie, but what was even more chilling to Li Fan was Mo Rubin's body.

Half of it remained a human form, while the other half seemed to be occupied by the darkness here.

It constantly transformed between the darkness and the substance.

Upon the probing of the Immortal Alliance's black-robed death warriors, it was confirmed that the darkness engulfing half of Mo Rubin's body was not an illusion but a genuine transformation.

It was a real alteration between the disappearance and reappearance of the physical body.

When darkness appeared and touched it, what was felt was nothingness.

But after a while, the half-body reappeared.

Then the darkness abruptly disappeared.

Along with the death warrior's hand reaching into the darkness, it vanished as well.

As if the darkness could spread like an infection, the black-robed death warrior made no sound when engulfed by the darkness on his hand.

Fortunately, Propagator Zhou made a prompt decision, immediately severing the connection with the death warrior and ordering everyone to kill him.

This prevented the spread of darkness among the Immortal Alliance cultivators.

"Do you have any insights?" Propagator Zhou asked with a somewhat heavy tone.

Li Fan remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "The darkness on Mo Rubin's corpse seems different from the darkness in the forbidden land."

"The one on the corpse is contagious, while the surrounding environment is not."

"Until we figure out the truth here, it's better to avoid contact as much as possible."

(End of this chapter)