Chapter 1106: Frenzy for a True Immortal
Chapter 1106: Frenzy for a True Immortal
The reason he was gathering information on these children was, of course, to find a successor for the position of Xuanhuang Great Heavenly Venerate.
Now that Li Fan knew all the answers to the trials, he only needed to find someone with a suitable temperament and personality. The chances of a successful succession would be quite high.
He didn't need to force the matter in this lifetime.
He would first identify several suitable candidates, then select them in the next life to begin their special training.
While Li Fan was using his illusory dream techniques to put these children through various tests...
The grand drama he had orchestrated to stir the waters of the Xuanhuang Realm was slowly beginning to unfold.
First, a rumor began to spread like wildfire.
It was said that Ou Shangtian—the very same cultivator who had once caused a sensation and been hunted by nearly the entire Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance—possessed his two heaven-defying abilities, the [Qiankun Bone Hand] and the [Ten Thousand Death Book], only because he had come into contact with the remains of a True Immortal in his youth.
The [Ten Thousand Death Book] could predict countless possible deaths for its user. When employed skillfully, it could turn disaster into fortune and ward off all harm.
The name Ou Shangtian had all but faded from the memories of the Immortal Alliance cultivators.
But the mere mention of his two terrifying abilities instantly brought a flood of memories rushing back.
Back then, though his cultivation hadn't even reached the Nascent Soul stage, Ou Shangtian had managed to evade countless pursuers for nearly half a year. His actions were a testament to the sheer power of the [Qiankun Bone Hand] and the [Ten Thousand Death Book].
And to think, these two potent abilities were merely byproducts of a True Immortal's remains?
If one could obtain the complete remains, what unimaginable fortune would that bring?
This thought flashed through the mind of nearly every cultivator the moment they heard the rumor.
But the very idea of a True Immortal was ethereal and unsubstantiated.
Most people dismissed it as mere folklore, not to be taken seriously.
Strangely, however, the rumor didn't fade with time. On the contrary, it only grew more intense.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that someone was fanning the flames from behind the scenes.
Just as they were about to investigate the mastermind, something completely unexpected occurred.
That evening, a graceful, solitary white figure suddenly materialized against the vast canopy of the Xuanhuang sky.
At the moment of its appearance, the entire Xuanhuang Realm trembled ever so slightly.
Every cultivator who looked up and beheld the figure felt an indescribable sensation wash over them.
The figure lingered for only a few breaths before abruptly vanishing.
But when coupled with the recent sensational rumors, four words instinctively leaped into their minds: "The True Immortal's Remains!"
The vision that had filled the entire sky, the faint tremor that shook the Xuanhuang Realm upon the figure's arrival—neither of these could be faked!
"Even if it's not a True Immortal, it must be some extraordinary being!"
Just as speculation ran rampant and everyone was debating the true identity of the white figure...
In Tianling Province, an endless torrent of black mire suddenly erupted from the depths of a remote mountain, threatening to consume everything in its path.
The moment the cultivators saw the viscous black substance, they recognized it as the creation of the Earth's Soul known as [Black Swamp].
Faced with this potentially world-ending crisis, the cultivators showed no fear. Instead, they were elated, charging forward rather than retreating.
The majority launched a death-defying charge toward the Black Swamp.
After all, under the protection of the Heavenly Venerate's might, everyone could be resurrected. There was simply nothing to fear.
Conversely, if they were lucky enough to slay this Earth's Soul, it would be a meteoric rise to power!
A Dao Integration-level Earth's Soul was powerful, but even an elephant could be brought down by enough ants.
Quite a number of cultivators subscribed to this belief.
Through their combined, ferocious assault, the outward spread of the Black Swamp was actually contained.
Just as the cultivators were filled with elation, believing the Black Swamp had weakened, a brilliant golden figure suddenly shot out from the dark mire.
Before anyone could react, it streaked across the sky and vanished without a trace.
After the golden figure departed, the rampaging Black Swamp inexplicably receded, sinking back into the depths of the earth.
"That was..."
"The True Immortal's Remains?"
Among the stunned crowd, someone suddenly cried out in a trembling voice.
After a moment of stunned silence, the crowd erupted into chaos.
From that fleeting glimpse, the figure had indeed borne a striking resemblance to the one that had recently appeared in the sky!
And what's more, it had suppressed the Dao Integration-level Black Swamp with its mere presence...
After a moment of stupor, the cultivators on site came to their senses and began to give chase, heading in the direction the golden light had vanished.
Only a small number of cultivators, after a moment's hesitation, resumed their assault on the now-dormant Black Swamp deep within the mountain.
Unfortunately for them, the Black Swamp, having returned to its lair, was now even more ferocious and savage than before.
Its power even seemed to have increased substantially.
Without exception, every one of these cultivators met their end there.
But even this total annihilation could not quell the greed of other cultivators.
After all, they could all be revived!
And so, a steady stream of cultivators, hearing the news, arrived to throw their lives away.
...
News of the Black Swamp and the appearance of the True Immortal's remains quickly spread throughout the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
The golden figure, capable of provoking an Earth's Soul into a rampage, began to attract the attention of more and more cultivators.
Subsequently, wherever the True Immortal's remains appeared, an Earth's Soul would invariably and inexplicably manifest, as if trying to suppress it.
No one had ever realized that the Xuanhuang Realm concealed so many Earth's Souls.
For a time, the cultivators were left stunned by this unprecedented spectacle.
News of new Earth's Souls emerging seemed to arrive every few days.
The cultivators of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance who had long been stuck at the Soul Transformation stage were driven into a frenzy.
Unable to sit still any longer, they set out to hunt the Earth's Souls that suited them best.
The majority of cultivators, however, kept their focus fixed upon the True Immortal's remains.
The cultivators' lust for the True Immortal's remains reached a fever pitch after a particular incident.
A mortal named Zhang Haobo had the good fortune to touch the True Immortal's remains when they suddenly appeared before him. In that single instant, he leaped from being a mere mortal to the peak of the Golden Core stage!
The Foundation Establishment Wonder he obtained was, astonishingly, a rib-shaped object!
Unfortunately, the True Immortal's remains lingered by his side for only a moment before abruptly vanishing once more.
Otherwise, it was likely that Zhang Haobo could have advanced all the way to the Soul Transformation stage in that single moment!
After investigating Zhang Haobo's background, the cultivators ruled out the possibility that the event was a hoax.
After all, the memories of the nearly one hundred mortals who had been by his side and witnessed the miracle firsthand were all perfectly intact!
"The True Immortal's remains must be searching for a fated successor."
"It was the same for Ou Shangtian, and now for this Zhang Haobo! But their fortune was insufficient, so the remains did not choose them in the end."
"But if someone were to finally obtain it..."
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