Chapter 278 Chao Yuanyi Rises Again

Li Fan was forced to leave the Fallen Immortal Realm, only managing to see the children excitedly surrounding a thin figure in a green shirt.

After a dizzying spin, Li Fan returned to the real world.

“Mr. Bai…”

“Are you the owner of this remnant time-space?”

Although this exploration yielded no practical gains, Li Fan at least confirmed one thing.

This Mr. Bai was strange.

In the remnant time-space, if Li Fan hadn't intervened and changed things, everything that happened should have been fixed.

According to previous experiences, this Mr. Bai should have come to the small temple to visit the children shortly after the war ended.

But this time…

“Such a coincidence, he came just as I was about to leave?”

Li Fan didn't believe this was a simple coincidence.

This Mr. Bai was deliberately avoiding him.

Or rather, for some special reason, Li Fan couldn't see him.

Just as Li Fan couldn't leave Ningyuan City.

It was a specific rule of the entire Ningyuan City remnant time-space.

Without delving into why this happened, based on this analysis, the probability of Mr. Bai being the owner of the remnant time-space was quite high.

So, the question was, what was Mr. Bai's obsession?

Recalling the children's evaluation of him: the best good person in the world.

Plus, he would actively organize rescues and diligently treat the injured.

…

The scene of Ningyuan City after the war, like the apocalypse had arrived, with corpses everywhere, couldn't help but flash before Li Fan's eyes.

“His hometown was almost turned into a dead zone, affected by the Cultivator's battle.”

“How wonderful if this cruel scene had never happened.”

“Is this your obsession?”

Li Fan pondered thoughtfully.

Although other possibilities couldn't be ruled out, based on the persona of Mr. Bai constructed from the currently known clues, this was the most probable one.

“To resolve the longevity fruit incident in Ningyuan City with as little Mortal casualties as possible? That's a bit difficult.”

Having deduced the result, the next step was to find a way to verify it.

However, achieving this goal seemed even more difficult than simply defeating Senior Brother Zhang.

Not to mention the invincible Senior Brother Zhang.

Just capturing Song He Song, a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator, without affecting Mortals, was not an easy task.

“Fortunately, I have the Binding Insect Divine Ability as a backup. I'll try various methods first.”

“If it really doesn't work, I'll wait until I reach the Golden Core Stage before resolving this matter.”

At least he saw hope of escaping Ningyuan City. As for spending a little more time, it didn't affect Li Fan much.

After silently formulating his action plan for the next time he entered the Fallen Immortal Realm, Li Fan recalled the mysterious stone in the small temple.

He immediately searched for it in the tianxuan mirror.

It was not a top secret, and relevant information was easily found.

absolute immortal stone was the name Cultivators used for this type of stone.

Its effect was the same as what Li Fan had tested: it could isolate all Spiritual Qi and Divine Sense.

In ancient times, it was generally used to build secret rooms, carve stone statues, or be fashioned into stone nails to imprison criminals.

Along with the absolute immortal stone nails, there was also a needling method called “Seal Immortal Absolute Spirit.”

By inserting absolute immortal stone nails into dozens of fixed Acupoints all over the body, the circulation of Spiritual Qi within the body could be blocked, sealing off one's Cultivation.

However, with the passage of time, the number of absolute immortal stones in existence gradually decreased, and it was now difficult to find them.

Occasionally, some retrieved from Sect ruins could still fetch a good price.

“There are still some absolute immortal stones remaining in that small temple, just enough to make a set of stone nails.”

He immediately spent contribution points to buy the “Seal Immortal Absolute Spirit” needle technique and memorized it.

…

In Anchor Year 25, not long after Li Fan entered seclusion again, a piece of news spread from Nine Mountains State, once again attracting the attention of Cultivators across the land.

The Chao Yuan Sect Ruins, which had never been fully explored for its mysteries, had recently undergone strange changes.

At first, figures would occasionally appear and move around within the empty Sect Ruins.

When Cultivators discovered and rushed to the scene, the figures would suddenly disappear.

Gradually, the frequency of the figures appearing became more and more frequent, and the duration of each stay also gradually increased.

Later, even the sounds of their conversations could be heard.

Aside from being intangible and lacking physical presence, these figures were almost indistinguishable from real people.

The figures seemed unaware of the presence of real Cultivators, merely living in their own time-space, moving undisturbed.

The reason for the sensation was that a Cultivator happened to encounter an image of a Chao Yuan Sect Disciple reciting the “Heavenly Light Yang-Building Art.”

The Cultivator was overjoyed and memorized the entire Cultivation Technique.

Although it was only a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivation Technique, the significance of this event was extraordinary.

Because it implied the possibility of obtaining other high-level Cultivation Techniques.

Even without Cultivation Techniques, observing ancient Chao Yuan Sect Cultivators performing Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and so on, was equivalent to having free teachers giving personal instruction and on-site teaching.

As a result, the Chao Yuan Sect Ruins, which had almost been deserted, became lively again.

Of course, the liveliness belonged to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and had nothing to do with the Five Old Men Association.

For some reason, the Soul Transformation Cultivators responsible for guarding the border had not returned and were still stationed in Nine Mountains State.

The Tianxuan Locking Spirit Formation was permanently activated.

Any Five Old Men Association Cultivator who entered with a侥幸 mindset would be killed on the spot.

The once somewhat chaotic Nine Mountains State also became peaceful under such circumstances.

However, on the Barren Island in the Congyun Sea, the members of Li Realm were uncharacteristically engaged in a dispute.

The cause of the matter was precisely the newly changed Chao Yuan Sect Ruins.

When the chubby Ye Feipeng was out, he occasionally learned about this from the hurried conversations of passing Cultivators.

Upon returning to the Barren Island, he casually mentioned this anecdote during a conversation with everyone.

Unexpectedly, Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo both felt a sense of intuition upon hearing this.

Their Core Formation Opportunity was precisely in that Chao Yuan Sect!

The two had been stuck at the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm for some time.

Firstly, they were constrained by the Heaven's Calamity Bottleneck, unable to advance.

Secondly, neither of them had yet decided which Heaven and Earth Dao to use for Core Formation.

Now that the Opportunity was close at hand, both immediately had the idea of traveling to Nine Mountains State.

The journey there was long and full of dangers.

Xiao Heng, as the nominal successor of Resurrection Immortal, naturally expressed his opposition.

Xiao Heng believed that with their Aptitude, the Core Formation Bottleneck could only trouble them for a while, not forever.

If they missed the Chao Yuan Sect Opportunity, other Opportunities would naturally compensate.

However, venturing out with only Foundation Establishment Perfection strength was simply too dangerous.

Even if the two were exceptionally talented and had formidable combat power.

But the gap in major Realms was still there.

It would be better to continue to lie low for a while, and after everyone had broken through to the Golden Core Realm and their self-preservation abilities had greatly improved, then they could venture out together to seek Opportunities.