Chapter 173: Chance to Know the Falling Immortal

"Senior, I can tell you truthfully the location where those two blue blood corals were collected. The reward doesn't really matter. It's just that after the investigation, could you also tell me the results?"

"This Junior believes his judgment is usually quite good, but he didn't expect to have misjudged this time, entering a treasure mountain without being able to recognize its worth."

"If I don't know the reason, I will truly be unwilling."

Li Fan sent a message to Chen Ying through the tianxuan mirror.

Not long after, Chen Ying replied.

"Haha, for now, it's just my speculation. Little Friend doesn't need to be concerned."

"I still need to confirm it on-site before making a final conclusion."

"If Little Friend doesn't mind, you can come with me."

Looking at Chen Ying's invitation, Li Fan immediately searched for information about her.

Chen Ying, a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator.

She is an Elder of the Medicine Hall, very skilled at cultivating spiritual plants, and her Alchemy technique is also superb.

"Go together…?"

"This person shouldn't have any ill intentions. And she's only a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator."

"If she really discovers some secret and wants to silence me, I might not be without the power to protect myself."

Having slain a Nascent Soul cultivator, his mindset had already changed somewhat. Coupled with the trump card of "ten thousand people's essence blood," even if the other party turned hostile, Li Fan still had the power to resist.

"It is my wish!"

After pondering for a moment, Li Fan replied.

"Good! Without further ado, let's depart immediately. I'll be waiting for you at the Dharma Transmission Plaza."

"Oh, for caution's sake, I will transform into a different appearance."

"You can call me Ying Chen then."

"Little Friend also remember to conceal yourself when traveling."

"This is the 'Trace Erasing Talisman' I often use when going out; it can hide one's cultivation and prevent others from tracking. Remember to carry it with you and activate it."

Chen Ying sent over another face with a completely different appearance, and a Trace Erasing Talisman.

"This person…" Li Fan muttered to himself.

To be safe, Li Fan then spent three thousand contribution points in the tianxuan mirror to buy a randomly teleporting necklace.

Then he headed straight for the Dharma Transmission Plaza.

He scanned the area and saw Chen Ying, who had changed her appearance.

He walked forward and cupped his hands: "Is this Fellow Daoist Ying Chen?"

Chen Ying smiled slightly: "It is! Without further ado, let's depart. Please lead the way, Little Friend!"

Li Fan nodded and, without hesitation, went to the Wuyuan Island statue in the Dharma Transmission Plaza.

Activating the teleportation array, the two arrived at Wuya Island, one after another.

The black-robed Town Guardian on the island still maintained a cold demeanor.

The two ignored him and, led by Li Fan, headed straight for the ruins.

"Senior, this is the place," Li Fan said to Chen Ying after reaching their destination.

At the same time, he became extremely vigilant, flashing to the side.

Chen Ying surveyed the continuous ruins at the bottom of the sea, her eyes slightly narrowed.

Then, a misty, seemingly endless vista of spiritual plants growing in a grotto-heaven appeared around her.

Under the shroud of the grotto-heaven's strange phenomenon, Li Fan detected an omnipresent yet faint pressure. He grew increasingly nervous, with Cong Yun Sword, Heaven-Turning Palm, and the random transfer necklace all poised for activation.

After a long while, Chen Ying retracted the grotto-heaven's strange phenomenon.

She shook her head and said, "It's not here, it should be another place."

Li Fan immediately let out a slight sigh of relief: "That place is not far from here, at the bottom of the deep sea valley."

Li Fan still led the way.

It didn't take long for the two to reach their destination.

Li Fan still flashed to the side, his vigilance at maximum.

Chen Ying, on the other hand, released her grotto-heaven's strange phenomenon again, sensing it carefully.

After a long time, Chen Ying's face showed joy.

"Good, this is the place!"

"Once, a cold and extremely chilly power descended here. The blue blood coral merely absorbed a trace of its aura, and yet its efficacy increased so much!"

Chen Ying's eyes were slightly closed, her expression intoxicated.

"Just by this remaining icy power, one can feel an incomparable tranquility and peace within."

"All distracting thoughts in one's mind are eliminated."

"So perfect, as if directly evolved from the Laws of heaven and earth."

"Marvelous, marvelous."

…

As Chen Ying spoke, she stood motionless, seemingly having fallen into an Epiphany.

When Li Fan saw how profound she described the place, he couldn't help but try to sense it carefully as well.

But just like before, no matter how he tried, he couldn't sense anything special about the place.

"Icy power, elimination of distracting thoughts, Law evolution…"

Li Fan muttered, and suddenly, as if realizing something, his expression became strange.

He recalled the scene when he first obtained this blue blood coral.

A massive octopus was greedily sprawled on the blue blood coral.

Numerous tentacles wrapped around the coral, holding it tightly.

Any creature daring to approach would provoke the octopus's furious attack.

At that time, in order not to damage this treasure worth three thousand contribution points, Li Fan used a Binding Insect to immobilize the enraged octopus, but he did not choose to use Cong Yun Sword or Heaven-Turning Palm.

Instead, he summoned the Blue Flame Phantom Spirit and froze it into an ice sculpture.

Then he easily shattered it.

The octopus ice sculpture turned into countless fragments and disappeared into the seabed.

Li Fan then easily collected the blue blood coral.

So…

The icy power that Chen Ying mentioned, which enhanced the medicinal properties of the blue blood coral…

Could it be the Blue Flame Phantom Spirit?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and Li Fan couldn't help but feel a bit amused.

No wonder he couldn't find anything special no matter how he looked.

It turned out to be a misunderstanding.

He thought he would encounter some great Opportunity.

Unexpectedly, the Opportunity was himself.

His doubts dispelled, Li Fan looked at Chen Ying, who was so openly in Epiphany and completely unguarded.

He felt a bit strange in his heart.

If you say this person is cautious, she's Cultivating openly in front of another Cultivator.

Even if he appeared to be just an ordinary Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, unable to pose a substantial threat to her.

But having one's Epiphany interrupted would still be annoying, right?

Yet she didn't care at all.

If you say this person is thoughtless, she was clearly very cautious in her actions before. Methods like changing her appearance and hiding her figure were all present.

It made Li Fan think she was going to kill him in some remote place.

But it turned out to be a needless worry.

However, despite his internal complaints,

Li Fan did not relax his vigilance.

He still stayed far away, with his two major killing moves and the teleportation necklace ready to be unleashed at any moment.

He was afraid that this person's surface image was just a disguise.

Just like that, after most of a day, Chen Ying finally awoke from her Epiphany.

Her eyes shone, and her spirit was invigorated, joy overflowing on her face.

She blurted out: "Good! With this understanding, my exploration of the Fallen Immortal Realm will definitely go deeper!"

Li Fan, standing to the side, felt his heart stir upon hearing this.

"Fallen Immortal Realm? Is that the Secret Realm he mentioned before?"

Chen Ying slowly gathered her aura, and looking at Li Fan, who seemed to be afraid of disturbing her Cultivation and was hiding far away, a hint of appreciation appeared in her eyes.