Chapter 288: Dark and Yinyin Island

“Judging from this harvest, the owner of Ningyuan City's remnant space-time is undoubtedly Mr. Bai.”

“Now that his obsession has been completely resolved, I’m afraid the next time I enter the Fallen Immortal Realm, I will be in a different place.”

“I wonder what kind of Opportunity I will encounter then.”

It now seems that being trapped in the same space-time within the Fallen Immortal Realm is, on the contrary, a rare Opportunity.

If there was only one attempt and no way to repeatedly explore and excavate the hidden clues within the space-time,

it would be extremely difficult to obtain so many gains.

Of course, the prerequisite is to escape from the trap of infinite Reincarnation.

As for what will happen, I will know once I enter again next time.

Sensing slightly in his Heart-Nature, Li Fan frowned.

Perhaps because he had two harvests this time, the time limit for entry almost doubled.

It is estimated that the restriction will only disappear after about a year.

“Good things take time. I can only wait patiently,” Li Fan sighed to himself.

…

Barren Island.

Ever since Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo left, Xiao Heng seemed to have been stimulated, and his cultivation became even more diligent.

Not long ago, the Bottleneck that had been troubling him finally dissipated, and he could advance to the Golden Core Realm at any time.

Feeling something in his Heart-Nature, he went to the central sea area of Congyun Sea to seek his own Opportunity.

The Yin Sisters also reached Qi Refining Perfection at the same time and, from the White Bone Vanguard Realm, obtained the High Grade Human Oddities [Treasure-Collecting Veil] and [Divine Escape Needle], respectively, starting their journey of secluded Foundation Establishment.

On Barren Island, the only one who had not yet reached Foundation Establishment was Su Changyu.

However, he had only just broken through to the Late Qi Refining Stage.

Foundation Establishment was still a long way off for him.

For a time, even with Su Changyu's steady Heart-Nature, he couldn't help but feel lost.

“When Little Sister and Xiao Heng return, they should have already entered the Golden Core Stage, right?”

“I am still lingering in the Qi Refinement Stage.”

“And the further we go, the greater the gap between me and them will become.”

Su Changyu stood on the beach, watching the tides ebb and flow, feeling a hint of bitterness in his Heart-Nature.

He was not a Saint.

Those around him were all exceptionally talented individuals. How could he not feel pressure spending every day with them?

It was just that in the past, he had always suppressed these frustrations in his Heart-Nature and never spoke of them to anyone.

Now, the familiar people around him were suddenly gone.

Even the two younger sisters who joined Barren Island later were going to Foundation Establishment before him.

Su Changyu finally felt a bit broken.

After all, he was just an ordinary young man.

Feeling vexed in his Heart-Nature, he couldn't even muster the energy to cultivate.

Su Changyu flew away from Barren Island for the first time, wandering aimlessly.

Along the way, when he met other Cultivators, he instinctively avoided them.

Thus, after an unknown period of time, when he came to his senses, he had unknowingly arrived near a desolate island.

The island was not large, and there was little vegetation on it.

Only a square black stone building stood tall upon it.

Seeing that this island seemed to be inhabited, Su Changyu prepared to bypass it from a distance to avoid causing misunderstandings.

Just as he was about to leave, a fire suddenly erupted from the black stone building on the island.

And faint cries for help were also vaguely heard.

Hesitating for a moment, Su Changyu finally landed and rushed into the square building.

Inside the building, transparent cages were distributed.

Inside were all kinds of strange, horrifying creatures.

Two giant pythons, a sheep-headed sea turtle, a giant disc water maggot, a strange species composed of six heads and hands, and so on.

For some reason, all these creatures had lost their life force.

Only their corpses lay quietly in the cages.

Su Changyu's expression was solemn, and he remained on guard as he continued deeper.

He went all the way inside and came to a large rectangular transparent cage.

Four small cells on each side were connected to this rectangular cage.

These four cells contained several ragged Mortals.

Some had already died, while others were still barely alive.

Flames were spreading from the central giant cage towards the surroundings.

The cries for help that Su Changyu had just heard came from these Mortals.

Seeing this, Su Changyu cast a Water Control spell, intending to extinguish the fire.

However, this fire was not an ordinary fire.

After encountering water, it not only did not extinguish but burned even more fiercely.

Su Changyu's expression changed, and while controlling the water, he also used the Spiritual Qi from within his body.

Only then did he slightly hinder the surging flames.

But he could never extinguish them.

Before long, Su Changyu could no longer hold on.

The Spiritual Qi he outputted became weaker and weaker, and the flames grew fiercer.

Seeing an Immortal Cultivator coming to their rescue, the Mortals in the prison rekindled their hope for life and kowtowed to Su Changyu.

Su Changyu gritted his teeth and persevered.

Just before his Spiritual Qi was exhausted, two strange voices sounded simultaneously.

“Why? Why would you, a Daoist Cultivator, save these Mortals?”

“Why? Why would you, a Daoist Cultivator, save these Mortals?”

…

Su Changyu was startled and looked in the direction of the voices, only to see a Cultivator with snow-white hair, who looked somewhat aged, appear behind him at some unknown time.

He stared at Su Changyu with a somewhat dazed look and murmured his question.

Su Changyu didn't know how to answer for a moment.

It had only been a little over ten years since he left Great Li and detached himself from the life of a Mortal.

During that time, he had always stayed on Barren Island, living with his family and friends.

He did not have any concept of a distinction between Immortals and Mortals.

Seeing someone call for help and lending a hand was an instinctive act for him.

The man saw Su Changyu's somewhat embarrassed expression and scoffed.

With a wave of his hand, the fiercely burning flames instantly dissipated.

Su Changyu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

“Follow me.”

“Follow me.”

Again, two voices sounded simultaneously.

A door next to them suddenly opened, and Su Changyu followed him inside.

The chaotic scene inside startled him.

It seemed to have been deliberately destroyed, with shattered bones and remains scattered everywhere.

Some belonged to humans, and some to strange beasts.

Even in the middle of the corridor, there was a terrifying puppy with human hands for limbs and eyes covering its belly.

The white-haired Cultivator didn't seem to care much about this.

He casually swept these things aside, clearing a path.

Su Changyu cautiously followed.

At the end of the passage was a downward-leading staircase.

The man looked back at Su Changyu, smiled inexplicably, as if signaling Su Changyu to follow.

Then he slowly walked down.

The atmosphere here was eerie everywhere. Su Changyu took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and chose to walk down the stairs.

His eyes adjusted to the darkness of the space below, and when he clearly saw the surrounding scenery, a chill instantly surged into Su Changyu's Heart-Nature.

The not-so-spacious area was densely packed with hundreds of corpses.

Most of these corpses were already broken beyond recognition, like torn rag dolls.

Various body parts were scattered randomly on the ground, creating a terrifying scene, like purgatory.