Chapter 189: Dreamlike Shadow

Chapter 189: A Dreamlike Illusion

“This is…”

A scene appeared in Lin Fan’s mind: a hazy woman, her white clothes stained with blood, was repeatedly folding paper boats, one after another, and then letting them go.

However, these boats did not perish; they flowed through the long river of time, spanning eons, drifting until now, only they had not been seen by the right person, eventually transforming into demonic boats.

“Something is definitely wrong. How powerful must this woman be?” Qingyi exclaimed, feeling a bit unnerved.

A few elegant characters, stained with her blood, caused the paper boats to become terrifying ghost ships in the eyes of the world. How profound must her cultivation be…

Especially the words left by the woman, merely to find her elder brother, were truly inconceivable. Could it be that with her heaven-reaching cultivation, she still couldn't find him?

The more one pondered it, the more unsettling it became; it contained immense terror!

However, Lin Fan’s thoughts differed from Qingyi’s; he also saw a scene: the white-clothed woman looked up and actually gazed towards him, seemingly with joy.

“What’s wrong with you?” Qingyi looked sideways, noticing his unusual state; he seemed a bit stiff, strangely reaching out a hand, grasping at the Void Realm.

Moreover, a brand in Lin Fan’s palm was glowing—it was the Reincarnation Seal, manifesting at this moment, very real.

“Boom!”

Suddenly, the Reincarnation Seal emitted a surging Aura, as if sensing something; the entire vast ocean boiled, shaking the Void Realm violently, on the verge of collapse.

“So terrifying! How could his power suddenly become so strong?” Qingyi cried out in alarm, her heart pounding.

She had a feeling that this guy seemed to have changed into a different person, an inexplicable Aura rising from him, standing proudly, suppressing all heavens.

It was as if… he was stronger than a Master from the Upper Realm, like a Heavenly Emperor descending to the mortal world, a monarch arriving!

“Boom!”

The next moment, the scene was even more astonishing; the emitted fluctuations tore through the sky, the sun and moon appeared simultaneously, and one great star after another shone, then exploded.

Qingyi was inexplicably shocked; that Aura was too terrifying. Before it, everything seemed so small, insignificant, making one want to prostrate.

Just then, fragments of time flew, and Lin Fan parted his lips, softly calling out, “Little sister!”

“Brother… Brother!”

Suddenly, there seemed to be a voice responding in the Void Realm, spanning from ancient times to the future; time itself became chaotic, faint and indistinct.

In an instant, Qingyi’s beautiful eyes widened, extremely shocked, revealing an expression of disbelief, heavily doubting if she had gone deaf.

Vaguely, she also heard lightning and thunder, accompanied by the supreme immortal Dao Heavenly Tribulation, with shouts of battle shaking the heavens!

“Could it be that the elder brother the white-clothed woman was looking for is this guy?” Qingyi was puzzled, her expression complex; some things were too terrifying to ponder deeply.

But, was he… still him? Why would such terrifying power be hidden within him, surpassing limits, incomprehensible, driving people mad.

Finally, the fluctuations ceased, all strange phenomena vanished, the sky closed, and the wind and waves calmed, like a dreamlike illusion.

Qingyi blinked, time blurred, stars shifted, as if nothing had happened, because this guy was still studying those characters, everything seemed very normal.

“Could it be… the scene I saw wasn't real, just an illusion?”

“Hey, wife, what are you thinking so seriously about? Are you captivated by your husband’s peerless heroic demeanor?” Lin Fan teased, smiling brightly, his teeth sparkling white.

The moment Qingyi snapped back to reality, she gave him a charming side-eye, as if to say, ‘Stop being so narcissistic.’

Soon, she calmed her uneasy heart, believing it was just an illusion, not a real scene.

Besides, this guy was so unreliable, how could he possibly possess that kind of power, an Aura that commanded respect without anger? She must have been confused by the ghost ship.

When everything settled down, no longer overthinking, the two continued to journey through the vast forbidden sea, searching for the Kun Peng Nest.

“Hmm, another boat is drifting over!”

Not long after, the two encountered another ghost ship. They actively intercepted it and dispelled the eerie black light; its true form was still a black paper boat.

Moreover, the characters and bloodstains/fingerprints on it were no different from the previous paper boat, also belonging to a woman.

In addition, there were more creatures wandering in the sea, moving rapidly in one direction, like a pilgrimage, rushing there in groups.

“It seems the direction is correct; the Kun Peng Nest is over here!”

Lin Fan judged that these marine creatures all had the same purpose: to investigate the anomaly in the forbidden sea.

Two days later, they reached the depths, approaching that place, and their hearts were startled.

“That is…”

In the distance, a withered cliff appeared, even grander than an ancient divine mountain, standing on the sea surface, and on the cliff face was an ancient bird's nest, very rustic.

From afar, wisps of Chaos Qi hung down, as if they had arrived in the ancient era; the scene was breathtaking, leaving people dumbfounded, and then trembling!

“Myth reappears! The Ten Vicious’s relic, the Kun Peng Nest, has resurfaced in the world!”

At this moment, everyone was restless, their hearts excited and utterly shocked.

They wished they could immediately rush over, ascend that nest, and unearth the Treasure Trove within.

“Chii!”

In an instant, creatures of all races moved; the sea boiled, shouts shook the heavens, as they vied to be the first.

Undoubtedly, those who landed first would have more initiative.

Therefore, a great battle erupted; powerful creatures clashed, their blood staining the vast ocean red.

On the other hand, fortunately, Lin Fan and Qingyi had switched to traveling on the ghost ship; all creatures were wary and quickly avoided them, so the two were leisurely and unharmed.

However, after some time, everyone realized something was wrong: no matter what, they couldn't get close to that withered cliff. It seemed to be staying in place, always remaining extremely far from the shore.

“No, there’s some kind of Restriction present, interfering with the space in this sea area. Though it’s close at hand, it’s actually worlds away!” someone analyzed.

“That’s right, the divine nest has just appeared; it still needs time to fully manifest in the world, but this day won’t be too far off, a few months at the least, one or two years at most.”

“Let’s go, let’s go back and inform the strong individuals of our clans, accumulate strength, and then return!”

Many creatures were excited, stopping the meaningless fighting for now, and turned to swim back.

“Dong!”

Suddenly, deep in the ocean, it was as if a giant life was breathing, resonating with heaven and earth, fluctuating, emitting a ripple that spread through the Void Realm.

“Eh, why do I feel my Realm being suppressed, falling down, only able to exert Spiritual Transformation Realm strength?” someone asked in surprise.

“I understand, the Kun Peng Nest might be limiting strength,” Qingyi judged; her strength also dropped to the Spiritual Transformation Realm, no one was exempt.

Lin Fan, however, was calm; he had long anticipated matters concerning this place, so it was nothing surprising.

After a while longer, the suppression disappeared, and strength recovered again, very regularly.

After understanding everything, creatures of all races dispersed. For now, it was only about confirming the Kun Peng Nest’s location and the time of its opening; the true bloodbath had not yet arrived.

“What about us? Do we wait here for it to open, or go back to land first?” Qingyi asked, tucking a strand of hair from her radiant forehead, looking incomparably pure.

“First…” Suddenly, Lin Fan trembled all over, his face turned pale, and his eyes became extremely profound.

Qingyi’s eyes flashed with a glow, and she asked in surprise, “What’s wrong with you?”

“My spiritual body in Baiduan Mountain died,” Lin Fan frowned.

“What?!”