Chapter 277 Faceless Xuantian Temple

However, the Spiritual Qi that had left his body was blocked by the stone statue as if water had encountered a dam.

As if it were an insulator for Spiritual Qi and Divine Sense, Li Fan's various conventional methods were unable to probe the stone statue.

"Interesting, I wonder what kind of material it is."

Li Fan summoned a water blade again, controlling it to swiftly cut towards the stone statue.

Not to mention ordinary stone, even fine steel would be cut in half by this water blade.

But, strangely, the water blade could not harm the incomplete stone statue in the slightest.

The moment it touched it, the Spiritual Qi maintaining the water blade's power scattered and overflowed.

Aside from rinsing the stone statue once, it caused no damage.

"What a treasure! It's a pity there are so few of them, and I can't bring them back to reality."

"Otherwise, I could use them to build an absolutely secure secret room."

Li Fan fantasized about the many wonderful uses of this unknown stone material, and then couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Suddenly, an idea struck Li Fan, and he found a stone on the ground nearby.

Using it as a tool, he forcefully chipped off another fragment from the stone statue.

He then fiercely stabbed this stone fragment into his arm.

Blood immediately flowed freely.

Li Fan, however, frowned slightly.

The Spiritual Qi, when circulated to the wound caused by the fragment, could not flow freely.

It needed to detour, which greatly reduced its efficiency.

Moreover, the fragment was stuck inside his body; if it wasn't removed, the injury couldn't be healed with Spiritual Qi.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Fan endured the pain and dug out the fragment.

He held it in his hand, toying with it.

"Perhaps, without using the 'exhaustion' method, I can also defeat Senior Brother Zhang."

He mused to himself.

While Li Fan was studying this mysterious stone statue, the battle in the sky had already reached a fever pitch.

Song He Song revealed his true face and, along with Chu Liang and others, attacked Zhang Qianmo.

The destructive power brought by the aftermath of their clashes turned Ningyuan City below into a scene of devastation.

Countless houses collapsed, and who knows how many Mortals died inexplicably.

At the small temple, with Li Fan blocking, no danger occurred.

"Even without me, with the presence of the dilapidated stone statue, these children would probably be fine."

"No wonder they were still full of vigor after the battle ended and could organize rescue efforts."

Li Fan thought to himself.

The battle continued according to the predetermined script.

Song He Song fell into a disadvantage, and he slammed his hands towards Ningyuan City.

In an instant, countless Mortals were killed or injured.

They transformed into soaring blood-colored Evil Qi, forming the All Souls Refine Divinity Formation, which imprisoned Zhang Qianmo.

Song He Song, taking advantage of his position, delivered several more palms consecutively.

As a Golden Core cultivator, each palm strike took the lives of tens of thousands of Mortals.

One of these palm strikes happened to be aimed towards the small temple.

Li Fan's eyes flickered, he removed his protection, and dodged behind the remaining stone statue.

The palm force encountered the stone statue, and without any effect, dissipated into nothingness.

Everything outside the area blocked by the stone statue was reduced to ruins.

It was as if a vacuum zone of Spiritual Qi had appeared, and it didn't cause Song He Song the slightest bit of awareness.

Li Fan stood up from behind the stone statue and casually cleared away the surrounding ruins.

He continued to watch the battle in the sky.

After Zhang Qianmo broke through and established himself, entering the Purple Core state and rampaging, Li Fan thought for a moment, pushed open the stone statue, and entered the underground secret room.

The children in the secret room were initially tense when someone entered.

Upon seeing that it was Li Fan, the "good person," they breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's better to hide in here. It's really too terrifying outside," Li Fan said, shaking his head and sighing.

Lu Ya grinned and didn't say much, just motioned for Li Fan to come and sit down.

The underground secret room wasn't large, but it was enough for everyone to hide.

There was also some water and food stored inside, clearly indicating that it was often used as a shelter.

Li Fan took this opportunity to chat with the yellow-haired Lu Ya.

He learned that this temple was originally called "Xuantian Temple."

This underground secret room was also discovered by them accidentally and had existed originally.

Who it was dedicated to was unknown, as it had been abandoned for many years.

As for where the missing half of the stone statue went, Lu Ya was even less clear.

Just then, a little girl nearby interjected, "I know, I know, it's at Mr. Bai's house! Last time, when Mr. Bai took me back to treat my illness, I saw it."

"Half of its body was standing there, without a face, it was really scary!"

Lu Ya was stunned: "You know where Mr. Bai's house is? Then why did you say you didn't know when I asked you last time?"

The little girl's face flushed, and she glared at Lu Ya: "I went there, but I was sick and dizzy, who remembers how to get there!"

"Mr. Bai…"

Li Fan listened to the conversation between the two children, deep in thought.

…

Above Ningyuan City, Zhang Qianmo, who had slain all the villains, urgently searched for the whereabouts of his Junior Brother who had warned him.

However, his Divine Sense repeatedly scoured Ningyuan City several times, but he couldn't find him.

Believing that his Junior Brother had already met with a tragic end, Zhang Qianmo was filled with regret.

Not giving up, he searched a few more times, hoping to at least find his Junior Brother's body.

Still to no avail.

Zhang Qianmo had no choice but to retrieve the longevity fruit alone and left Ningyuan City with great sorrow.

Not long after he had fled, a small figure cautiously peeked out from the ruins of the small temple.

After observing carefully for a long time, he finally dared to shout, "It's safe, come out!"

Immediately after, Li Fan, accompanied by a group of little ones, crawled out from the underground secret room.

The children looked at Ningyuan City, which had become a ruin with bodies everywhere, and couldn't help but feel a little lost.

However, as orphans who had survived on their own, their psychological resilience was also extremely strong.

Li Fan surprisingly didn't see fear or dread in their eyes.

They were just a little bewildered for a moment, unsure of what to do.

"This Mr. Bai should be coming soon, right?"

At this time, there were no other Cultivators in the city besides him, so Li Fan had no more qualms.

He immediately used his Divine Sense to search for Mr. Bai among the survivors.

According to the children's description, he was easy to find.

Young, gentle, and an extremely handsome, frail scholar.

But…

Li Fan's expression changed slightly.

He couldn't find a matching person.

Li Fan searched several more times, but the result was still the same.

"Could it be that 'extremely handsome' is just the children's spontaneous beautification?"

Li Fan couldn't help but guess.

Having no other options, he could only wait for Mr. Bai at the small temple.

However, to Li Fan's surprise,

He waited until the duration of this Fallen Immortal Realm ended, but he never waited for this Mr. Bai.

The surrounding scenery became hazy, and as Li Fan was about to leave the Fallen Immortal Realm,

He vaguely heard the children's excited shouts: "Xiao Bai! Xiao Bai is here!"

"Mr. Bai! Mr. Bai!"

Li Fan sharply turned his head to look, but could only vaguely see a blurry figure.