Good and Evil Are Difficult to Determine

"Wanting to run into them relies entirely on Luck; I have to fly into the clouds one by one to investigate personally."

Xu Ke sighed, touched the colorful pouch hanging at his waist, and muttered, "Finding them isn't enough; I still have to figure out a way to catch them."

"Don't let their size fool you; these guys are actually more agile than loaches."

"At the slightest disturbance, they will tear through the air and flee. There were several times I was just about to catch them, but they still managed to escape."

"Sigh, I don't know when I'll be able to complete the task Senior Brother Lu Ya entrusted to me. This is the first time he's ever asked me to do something so seriously; I absolutely cannot mess this up."

…

Xu Ke continued to ramble on, while Li Fan listened, lost in thought.

According to Xu Ke's description, the Rift Whale at this time had significant differences from the ones Li Fan had seen thousands of years later.

Not only was their size several times larger, but their temperament had also become less timid, and they even possessed extreme aggression.

"It's more like a subspecies with different habits."

"With Xu Ke's Luck, capturing a Rift Whale pod shouldn't be difficult."

"After catching a sufficient number, they can then be selectively bred using the methods of the Beast Taming Sect…"

Thinking back to the conversation between Lu Ya and Emperor Sanmo that he had heard in his previous life, Li Fan was lost in thought.

"Is capturing the Rift Whale actually Mr. Bai's request?"

"In that case, the pod of Rift Whales roaming outside the Small World is also his doing?"

Pulling hard on Xu Ke's hair, Li Fan couldn't help but feel a bit confused.

When he first saw the Rift Whales gathering in groups to push the Mortal Small World away from the Cultivation World, Li Fan had once lamented, "Just how much did the Immortal Cultivators of that time resent Mortals?"

From the perspective of someone solely seeking immortality at the time, completely separating Mortals from the Cultivation World and severing their path to immortality was naturally a punishment for Mortals.

But now, after Li Fan had truly experienced various things in the Cultivation World and understood how Cultivators treated Mortals, he had developed a different perspective.

Cultivators viewed Mortals as ants, taking whatever they wanted from them.

They were even kept in captivity like livestock, and their essence was extracted using Formations.

This was even in the present day, where Mortals had Immortal-Mortal Miasma in their bodies and Cultivators' actions had been somewhat restrained.

In the ancient Cultivation World, the plight of Mortals was even more tragic.

They were used as Materials to refine [Rebirth Longevity Fruit], and Cultivators would not hesitate to disregard the lives of Mortals when fighting each other…

Escaping the grasp of Immortals might not necessarily be a bad thing for Mortals.

"Could it be that, just as those orphans in Ningyuan City said, Mr. Bai is a truly benevolent person who cares about the world?"

This thought couldn't help but emerge in Li Fan's mind.

"Whatever the truth is, I cannot draw a conclusion right now."

"I still need to collect more information."

Immediately, Li Fan clawed at Xu Ke again, scratching him hard to urge him to hurry up and find the Rift Whale.

As for Li Fan himself, he nestled in his hair, cultivating and comprehending the Creation Furnace Art while operating the [Heavenly Mandate is Mine] secret technique.

Helping Xu Ke gather Luck.

After returning empty-handed time and time again, the usually thick-skinned Xu Ke couldn't help but become a bit anxious.

"Rift Whale, Rift Whale, where on earth are you!"

He kept muttering and repeating it, his eyes filled with longing.

Li Fan suddenly raised his head.

He observed that the purple Luck radiance above Xu Ke's head seemed to dissipate a little with his whispers.

It was unknown where it went.

The effect of the disappearance of Luck was immediate.

Previously, it often took more than ten days to discover the trace of a Rift Whale, but afterwards, the detections became more and more frequent.

After constant attempts, Xu Ke slowly found a way to approach the Rift Whale without being discovered by it.

However, capturing a strange beast alive with a [Ten Thousand Beast Pouch] was not an easy task.

Especially for a novice like Xu Ke.

After a stalemate, it eventually managed to break free.

Covered in sweat and nearly exhausted to the point of collapse, Xu Ke sat on the ground, feeling deeply frustrated.

But soon he cheered up again and set off to find the trace of the next Rift Whale.

In the persistent attempts, the purple-gold Luck pillar of light continued to be consumed.

The rate of depletion far exceeded the rate at which Li Fan could replenish it with his secret technique.

In the end, it looked slightly dimmer than before.

But it was not in vain.

Four months later, after going through all kinds of hardships, Xu Ke finally succeeded in capturing a Rift Whale.

The Ten Thousand Beast Pouch floated quietly in the Void Realm, no longer shaking violently.

Xu Ke excitedly grabbed it tightly in his hand and let out an excited shout.

"Finally completed the task; now I can go back and report to Senior Brother Lu Ya!"

"Xiaoqing! Let's go home!" Xu Ke summoned the Azure Luan Bird and hopped onto her back with joy.

Li Fan's gaze narrowed as he stared at the Azure Luan Bird, examining it carefully.

The Azure Luan Bird completely ignored Li Fan, only affectionately rubbing its neck against Xu Ke.

Then it spread its wings and carried him flying towards the sky.

"I never expected that thousands of years later, she would actually be turned into the [Holy Teacher] of the Empire." Feeling the slightly familiar aura on Xiaoqing, Li Fan, confirming his previous guess, felt a bit surprised.

In the three-plus years since they last met, the Azure Luan Bird was much more majestic than the one Li Fan had seen in the Realm of Fallen Immortals in his previous life.

Not only was its flight speed several times faster, but during flight, a faint cyan light would emerge from its body, enveloping Xu Ke and Li Fan, blocking out the sound of the wind, making the ride more comfortable.

Xu Ke, who hadn't rested for a long time, fell into a deep sleep on the back of the Azure Luan Bird.

Xiaoqing continued to fly diligently.

After staring for a long time, Li Fan slowly retracted his gaze.

The Azure Luan Bird flew higher and higher, and Li Fan stood on top of Xu Ke's head, looking down.

Only then did he discover that this Small World was less like a canyon resembling a sliver of sky.

It was more like a scar, carved into this shape by someone using a Sharp Weapon.

But this scar also brought vitality. Because apart from this long rift, the world was nothing but scorched earth.

Crimson flames scorched the earth, and hideous lava flowed wantonly.

All these destructive forces, however, were completely halted outside the rift.

The power that slashed out the canyon still lingered, preventing the erosion of the flames.

Thereby creating such a vibrant Paradise in this Small World that could be called a purgatory.

"When the angle of looking at a problem is different, the answer obtained is also completely different."

Li Fan thought of the previous issue of Mortals leaving the Xuanhuang World, and he seemed to have gained some insight.

Passing through an invisible passage in the sky, they returned to the Xuanhuang World.

As the faint white light slowly disappeared, Li Fan was suddenly surprised when he saw the scenery before him.

Because they had just flown out of a painting.

This is the morning one, there will be another one later.