Chapter 824: 785
And from the aura faintly emanating from that Essence of Heaven and Earth, Li Fan was not unfamiliar.
It was indeed the Essence of Heaven and Earth: Mo Sha!
The eyes of Sacred Embryo Xu Bai, in an instant, became even blacker and more profound.
His gaze seemed to pierce through the obstruction of thousands of miles of space, landing directly upon Li Fan!
Boom!
Li Fan who had just escaped back to the Valley of Eternal Life, as if struck by a heavy blow, wavered and nearly toppled over.
This anomaly immediately caught the attention of Liu San.
The three from the Medicine King Sect were engrossed in Refining Energy.
Jiang Yushan was devoted to her cultivation.
Only Liu San, who was most concerned about the development of the Medicine King Sect, had his spiritual sense enveloping the entire valley, always attentive to the movements of the sect’s disciples.
Therefore, Liu San was the first to notice the abnormality with Li Fan.
“Young Master, have you been injured?” Appearing instantly before Li Fan, Liu San looked somewhat anxious, his concern seemingly genuine.
“It’s nothing, just a minor setback in cultivation. A moment’s rest will suffice.” Li Fan, having slightly recovered, waved his hand and spoke.
Seeing Li Fan’s aura gradually stabilize, Liu San slowly nodded.
However, there was still a trace of confusion in his eyes.
Li Fan did not explain, and after sending Liu San away, he came alone to the secret room for the sect’s cultivators.
He first sensed the situation with [Legacy’s Shadow].
As expected, Dong Fangyao was competent and swift in action.
All one hundred and eight [Legacy’s Shadows] had been properly arranged.
“It’s just a last resort. If possible, I hope they never have to be activated.”
Li Fan merely glanced briefly and then paid no more attention to them.
Instead, he continued to check on the situation in Sky-spirit State with Sacred Embryo Xu Bai, through the increasingly hazy connection between them.
It was as if obscured by dense White Mist, only able to vaguely see fleeting glimpses of scenes through the occasional narrow gaps.
He could no longer sense specific information about the deceptive shift of the Essence of Heaven and Earth either.
One could distinctly feel, however, that more and more of the Essence of Heaven and Earth’s power was concentrating upon Sacred Embryo Xu Bai.
And as his form grew closer to that of the Essence of Heaven and Earth, the oppressive force emanating from him could no longer be concealed.
From every corner of the Xuanhuang World, there were gazes being cast.
However…
In a state of near [Unity of Man and the Divine], even for the Immortal Sovereign, it would take some time to identify the origin of this Sacred Embryo Xu Bai who had never appeared in the Xuanhuang World before.
Just then, over the skies of Sky-spirit State, thunderclouds suddenly arose out of nowhere.
The sun was obscured, and the whole Sky-spirit State, in an instant, became as dark as night.
It wasn’t just that “visibility” had plunged into darkness.
All manner of prying was cut off by this suddenly emerging pitch black.
Within Sky-spirit State, countless cultivators, bewildered by this inexplicable turn, feared that some Great Calamity had descended upon them.
Only a few strong individuals in the Realm of Unification stood up abruptly, looking up at the sky with shock on their faces.
“Jiao, are you all prepared?”
In the Valley of Eternal Life, Li Fan used a Communication Talisman to contact Jiao Xiuyuan.
“I’ve said it beforehand, I can only take action once at the most crucial moment. Success or failure, nothing that follows will have anything to do with me.”
“By the way, I’ve specifically replaced the puppet avatar being deployed this time with your likeness. Completely clearing my involvement. So, don’t think about using me to intimidate others anymore.” Jiao Xiuyuan’s response was swift, obviously cautious about this “deal.” However, Li Fan had offered a price that he simply couldn’t refuse, making him willing to risk a trial.
Having received confirmation from Jiao Xiuyuan, Li Fan did not say much more, just terminated the communication.
His gaze turned to the secret room where ninety-nine Chaos Puppets stood in formation.
Not only did each puppet bear incomplete Chaotic characters.
These eighty-one puppets also formed a rough “Chaos” pattern as a whole.
But their core components were still gathered and placed at the very center.
They had yet to complete the final assembly.
“If I’m not mistaken, the first thing Saint Embryo Xu Bai will do after he unifies the realms and Mr. Bai fully awakens is to come looking for me to seize [Real].”
“There is no place to hide, no way to escape. I’ll just wait for him here, for only in the face of death can one truly search for life!”
Sitting cross-legged amidst a group of Chaos Puppets, Li Fan refocused his attention, attempting to sense the situation on Saint Embryo Xu Bai’s side.
That sky-covering cloud seemed to affect even the mutual sensing between their true forms.
It had become sporadic.
Most of the time, he could not sense anything.
Only during brief intervals could he vaguely and blurrily see images from Sky-spirit State.
There were no longer any misrepresentations of Heavenly Reason; it seemed like the power of the Essence of Heaven and Earth from the entire Xuanhuang World had been gathered.
The appearance of Saint Embryo Xu Bai had changed completely from that of his avatar, Xu Bai.
He must have been getting accustomed to this new body, standing still in the air.
The various powerful auras that had emanated from him during the process of the deceptive shift of Heavenly Reason were slowly fading away.
Returning to simplicity and purity, he just looked like an ordinary mortal.
Suddenly, as if he sensed something, he slowly lifted his head to look up at the sky.
His gaze penetrated the pitch-black clouds, through the vault of heaven, and reached beyond the Xuanhuang World.
Li Fan’s pupils suddenly constricted.
Because through the mutual bodily sensing, he shockingly saw a giant palm pressing down directly above!
In the final moments of the image, he seemed to see the palm colliding with the clouds above Sky-spirit State.
The palm was unstoppable.
The black cloud barrier formed by the Will of Heaven and Earth crumbled before it, fragile as porcelain at a single touch.
And Saint Embryo Xu Bai just calmly watched the giant palm bearing down upon him.
There was no fear on his face.
When the sensory image disappeared, Li Fan silently counted the seconds.
After three breaths.
He felt the ground shaking violently.
It was as if he had experienced a major earthquake, which only gradually subsided after a long while.
Li Fan knew that what he had just seen was not an illusion.
This earthquake was the repercussion of the collision between the giant palm and the black cloud barrier.
The Valley of Eternal Life was located in Luoyan State, almost half the territory away from Sky-spirit State within the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.
Even so, they had felt such a violent impact.
From this, it was evident that the collision might have even affected the entire Xuanhuang World!
“Celestial Dharma Bearer?”
The name flashed instantly through Li Fan’s mind.
The dark clouds of Sky-spirit were the handiwork of the Xuanhuang Heaven Path, seeking to buy enough time for the arrival of Mr. Bai.
And undoubtedly, the one who could so easily destroy it could only be the one who loomed over all New Law Cultivators…
The Celestial Dharma Bearer!
Although the Celestial Dharma Bearer had easily shattered the cover of Heavenly Dao,
the goal of the Profound Yellow Celestial Way had also been achieved.
Because…
Saint Embryo Xu Bai, or rather, Mr. Bai, was nowhere to be seen!
There was no longer the slightest hint of a cultivator’s aura about him.
He had completely merged into the Xuanghuang World.
It was like a drop of water falling into the vast ocean.
Even if the Celestial Dharma Bearer’s divine consciousness could sweep across the entire Xuanhuang World in an instant,
it would still take some time to locate Mr. Bai.
Before he completely lost the connection to Saint Embryo Xu Bai, Li Fan saw Mr. Bai hastening towards the Valley of Eternal Life!