Chapter 1359: Star Sea Plague of Life and Death |
Within the Great Xuan Small World, at the Dao Lecture Platform.
The Tianyang Immortal Puppet stood silently behind him with its eyes closed.
Li Fan sat cross-legged, reviewing the insights that the Simulated Heavenly Mandate had selected from the countless living beings across billions of small worlds regarding the flaws in the High Wall.
'Is it before us? No. It is truly above us. Like a great river dam rising into the heavens. It severs our hope of survival and cuts off our path forward.'
'The might of the Darkest High Wall is unfathomable. Without sacred immortal power, how could it ever be destroyed? Yet even a thousand-mile dike collapses from a single ant nest.'
'One man's body, ten million souls, hundreds of millions of wills. A blazing fire illuminates the deepest darkness.'
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It had to be said that when faced with the crisis of extinction, people truly could unleash unimaginable potential.
Among these mortals, whose cultivation reached no higher than Golden Core, there were indeed some who had vaguely touched upon the truth. Some of their insights and thoughts even inspired Li Fan after reading them.
Even with thoughts numbering in the billions, wishing for them to accumulate into a qualitative transformation capable of uncovering the High Wall's secrets...
Was by no means an easy task.
At the very least, Li Fan saw no sign whatsoever of success in the short term.
But Li Fan was not in a hurry.
He temporarily stopped reviewing them, flicked his finger, and sent forth a sword shadow, packaging all of these useful thoughts together before transmitting them to Mo Rubin.
"I hope this peerless genius of the ancient cultivation world truly gains something from them."
Li Fan gazed toward the starry sky with an unreadable expression.
Although this life had already produced the Tianyang Immortal Puppet, according to Li Fan's deductions, Tianyang alone was still insufficient to protect him while he integrated with the Celestial Spirit Heaven and Earth of the Super Xuanhuang Realm.
"Besides those I encountered during previous reincarnations, I must also account for what lies beyond the High Wall..."
Li Fan once again recalled the ending of his previous life, when Cat Treasure descended, the High Wall collapsed, and even the image of [Truth] began flickering unstably.
"When the Xuanhuang Immortal Domain is born, will the High Wall still be able to isolate the inside from the outside? If unknown forces beyond the High Wall can sense it and descend, then the time left to me will truly be very limited."
Based on what he experienced in his previous life, Li Fan estimated the available buffer period.
"Prepare for defeat before seeking victory. It may never happen, but I cannot afford to ignore the possibility."
"My greatest strength remains [Truth]."
"Second is my array formation mastery that surpasses the Star Sea."
"Third are Ascending and Overlooking and Nine Heavens Descending Mortal Finger."
"After that come the many True Immortal seal script characters."
Within Li Fan's sea of consciousness, the Final Dissociation Disc had just completed its deduction of Immortal Formation degradation, yet it did not rest for even a moment.
Instead, it was now deducing an formation that could truly be called world-shaking.
This formation would combine every bit of formation knowledge Li Fan currently possessed.
Using mortal means to walk the path of a True Immortal.
Li Fan reviewed every immortal formation currently within his grasp.
From the Grand Formation of the Primordial Mystic Spirit came the formations Astral Mechanism, All Spirits Return to Numbers, Desolate Fall, Flowers Bloom in an Empty Room, and Boundless, Primal Chaos Reveals in Form.
Inspired by the ancient Xuanhuang World-Protecting Grand Formation, Li Fan had independently deduced the formations Simulated Creation, Diverse Forms of Sentient Beings and Immortal Descent, All Things Return to Void.
One represented creation, the other destruction. Their might was no weaker than orthodox immortal formations.
Now, Li Fan intended to combine all of these immortal formations together.
Taking the Infinite Dao as the core concept. To create the ultimate defensive immortal formation.
Li Fan still vividly remembered how, in his previous life, the Holy Emperor had used the Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation to imprison the Four Central Prefectures of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
Regardless of cultivation level, anyone who stepped into it fell into an endless Star Sea and became forever trapped.
This life, he intended to do the same. But the target he wished to imprison...
Was the entire Xuanhuang Realm.
Outside the Xuanhuang Realm, he would construct another High Wall formed entirely of formations.
"If I can delay every unstable factor for just a little longer..."
"Then that will be victory."
The Final Dissociation Disc shone brightly.
Countless fragments formed, combined, and evolved within it.
After successfully establishing the foundation of Immortal Formation degradation, the barrier separating immortal and mortal formations had already been broken.
The deduction progressed exactly as Li Fan had anticipated.
"The Boundless, Primal Chaos Reveals in Form formation can analyze anyone who enters according to the circumstances."
"Using Flowers Bloom in an Empty Room together with Diverse Forms of Sentient Beings, it can create countless worlds that are almost indistinguishable from reality."
"Astral Mechanism, All Spirits Return to Numbers can modify any aspect of those formation worlds in an instant."
"Every form of energy and every type of life has environments where it thrives and environments where it cannot survive. By combining the essence of these immortal formations, I can create countless ever-changing inverse worlds tailored specifically to each intruder's weaknesses."
"Trap them with worlds."
"Kill them with worlds."
Just like Li Fan himself.
Even possessing the heaven-defying treasure [Truth], he still remained trapped within the world of the Xuanhuang Realm and the Star Sea.
More than one hundred reincarnations had already passed, and it was obvious that many more would be required before he could transcend them.
The formation currently being deduced by the Final Dissociation Disc would create, for every future intruder, a personalized Xuanhuang Realm.
Fundamentally speaking, the principles behind this formation were similar to the countless lifetimes of illusion Li Fan had experienced after leaving Great Xuan within the Immortal Severing Grand Formation.
However, the worlds created by this immortal formation possessed a degree of realism and intricacy that ordinary illusions could never hope to match.
"Using the nightmare difficulty version of the Xuanhuang Realm as the foundation..."
"I shall simulate endless variations of the Xuanhuang Realm."
"This formation shall be called..."
"Illusory Xuanhuang, Multitudinous Living Beings."
The moment its name was established, its intent condensed.
The formation was born.
The constantly flashing light within the Final Dissociation Disc suddenly froze.
Then it burst outward violently.
A perfect spherical mass of light appeared, seemingly composed of billions of fragments.
Within every fragment played out a world that resembled the Xuanhuang Realm, yet differed from it in subtle ways.
At the center of these billions of fragmented worlds rested the Xuanhuang Realm, surrounded by the High Wall and quietly floating within the Darkest Star Sea. Its faint radiance illuminated every surrounding world fragment.
Even Li Fan, as the creator of this formation, stood frozen after witnessing this magnificent sight.
Within that brief glimpse, Li Fan saw the countless worlds constructed by the Final Dissociation Disc.
Despite spending so many years struggling within the Xuanhuang Realm, cold sweat still covered his forehead as he found himself startled by his own creation.
"If I were to accidentally lose myself within it..."
"I would likely be suppressed there for several hundred lifetimes."
"As long as one remains beneath the True Immortal Realm, even if they realize the true nature of the world surrounding them, they would still lack the ability to escape."
"In a certain sense..."
"This Illusory Xuanhuang, Multitudinous Living Beings Grand Formation truly is the High Wall of array formations."
As Li Fan remained deep in thought, the fragmented sphere surrounding the Final Dissociation Disc slowly collapsed inward.
Eventually, everything returned to the core of the Final Dissociation Disc.
At present, the Final Dissociation Disc had only deduced the core portion of the Illusory Xuanhuang, Multitudinous Living Beings Grand Formation.
There was still an extremely long road ahead before every detail could be perfected.
However, even this incomplete core was enough for Li Fan to begin preparing in advance.
"The amount of source power essence required to complete this grand formation covering the entire Xuanhuang Realm..."
"Is simply unimaginable."
After making a rough estimate, Li Fan frowned deeply. Given the current number of You Clansmen, no matter how diligently they worked, they could never satisfy his needs.
"It seems I must think of another solution."
"Either resume the flesh factory breeding method using exotic beasts."
"Or find another energy source equivalent to source power essence."
With this thought, Li Fan separated a strand of divine sense and descended beneath Great Xuan.
The You Clansmen living there had multiplied to three times their original population since Li Fan captured and raised them.
Every day, they did nothing except eat, sleep, and pray to the great Holy Teacher.
Curiously, instead of growing weaker from their lack of activity, they had become significantly healthier than when they had constantly hidden from the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
This phenomenon differed from Li Fan's previous experiences.
In the past, after being exploited, the You Clansmen always became extremely frail.
Their lifespans shortened.
Their reproductive abilities plummeted.
If not carefully managed, their entire race could easily face extinction.
But judging from the current situation, it seemed as though they had broken free from this cursed destiny.
Li Fan compared the differences between this life and previous ones.
"Their method of reproduction has not changed significantly."
"Although I have not overworked them and have allowed sufficient time for rest, the Holy Emperor in my previous life did exactly the same."
"The You Clansmen within Great Qi also remained short-lived..."
"Could it be..."
Li Fan recalled how, earlier in this life, he had used the Dao Pill technique to possess a You Clansman in an attempt to uncover the hidden True Immortal seal script character within the bloodline of the First Great Celestial Venerable.
"Could it be related to that character involving the Transformation Between Immortal and Mortal?"
Li Fan speculated.
"The You Clansmen were the creation of the Xuantian King."
"Their bloodline is both the source capable of producing source power essence and the origin of their original sin."
"Now the curse upon them has weakened..."
Li Fan gradually reached an understanding.
"Given the Xuantian King's temperament, he would never leave matters completely without hope."
"While punishing the You Clansmen, he likely left behind a path to survival."
"If one of them could awaken and discover the secret hidden within their bloodline, then the shackles weighing upon the entire race would weaken."
To verify his theory, Li Fan acted immediately. The Holy Teacher's phantom, worshipped by the You Clansmen, silently released several rays of dark light.
These descended into the bodies of several randomly selected You Clansmen.
As though receiving divine revelation, they suddenly froze.
Countless visions emerged within their sea of consciousness.
Filled with overwhelming excitement, they first kowtowed repeatedly toward the Holy Teacher's phantom before completely immersing themselves in the enlightenment they had received.
Their prayers and murmurs became louder.
Faster.
Exactly like the You Clansman Li Fan had once possessed.
Their bodies rapidly aged. Some instantly became white-haired. Others transformed into dry skeletons within moments.
Such horrifying scenes failed to frighten the surrounding You Clansmen. Instead, they looked upon them with immense envy.
Their faith became even more fervent.
Finally, amid countless prayers, every You Clansman who had received Li Fan's revelation burned away their lives during enlightenment.
Each of them turned into drifting ashes.
In exchange, Li Fan sharply sensed that the curse shackling their race had weakened once more.
The remaining You Clansmen had indeed grown stronger again.
Not only their physiques.
Even their souls and comprehension had improved across every aspect.
It was as though...
They were slowly returning to what the bloodline of the original Great Celestial Venerable of Xuanhuang had always been meant to be.
"For someone chosen by a True Immortal of the upper realm to become the first Great Celestial Venerable of Xuanhuang..."
"How could such an existence possibly have been weak?"
"And how could his descendants possess such an inferior bloodline?"
Li Fan narrowed his eyes and once again had the Holy Teacher's phantom spread several more revelations.
Given the current overall population of the You Clansmen, they could still withstand this life-burning method of enhancement.
"However, I must be careful when loosening these shackles."
"I have no desire to face the sudden resurrection of the Great Celestial Venerable again at a critical moment."
Having already suffered once before, Li Fan was naturally far more cautious in this regard.
Next, the You Clansmen, who were gradually returning to their ancestral form and original appearance, demonstrated to Li Fan their astonishing vitality and reproductive ability.
Their rate of reproduction was not much slower than the creations once produced by the flesh factories.
Moreover, there were no defective offspring. Every descendant born possessed inhuman physical strength.
Rather than belonging to the human race, they were more like the demon beast race.
As the seals on the You Clansmen were gradually lifted, the amount of source power essence generated through each of their prayers also increased severalfold.
This somewhat relieved Li Fan's urgent need.
However, as he looked at the You Clansmen, whose population had doubled again within such a short time, an unusually rare chill rose in Li Fan's heart.
"Even while bound by layer upon layer of shackles, they are already like this. If they were restored to their peak state..."
"I'm afraid their reproductive ability would not be inferior to the legendary insect race. The key point is that every single You Clansman possesses such terrifying physical strength. It completely defies common sense."
With this thought in mind, Li Fan quietly reduced and controlled the somewhat excessive population of the You Clansmen.
Only after the numbers looked acceptable did he stop.
"It seems I will have to keep watching them constantly before I can feel at ease."
Li Fan separated a simulated personality and quietly implanted it into the phantom of the Holy Teacher worshipped by the You Clansmen.
He also deployed the newly deduced Xuanhuang Grand Formation throughout the region where the You Clansmen lived, ensuring they were completely sealed inside before finally feeling satisfied.
"I truly cannot let my guard down for even a moment."
He controlled the population growth of the You Clansmen in a steady rhythm, allowing it to increase only linearly.
He then used the source power essence they produced to construct the Illusory Xuanhuang, Multitudinous Living Beings Formation.
Time passed swiftly like this.
Until one day.
Li Fan suddenly raised his head and gazed into the heavens.
The Medicine King Cauldron had finally separated from the Immortal Ruins and was falling toward the Xuanhuang Realm from its outer edge.
The fused Immortal Realm fragment within his body resonated more and more intensely, as if urging him to hurry over and receive it.
A flash of sword light streaked across space as Li Fan left the Xuanhuang Realm.
He arrived beyond the world itself and watched as the genuine Medicine King Cauldron grew larger and larger in his field of vision while slowly tumbling downward.
With a wave of his hand, he directly collected it. His departure and return were completed in one smooth motion.
From beginning to end, not a single person within the Xuanhuang Realm noticed anything.
Seemingly sensing Li Fan's suppression from outside, the genuine Medicine King Cauldron continuously released faint fluctuations of energy, attempting to escape his control.
But it was nothing more than futile struggling.
On the outside was a layer of the Illusory Xuanhuang, Multitudinous Living Beings Grand Formation.
Within was a layer of the All Things Return to Void Formation.
Suppressed by the power radiating from the Immortal formations, the Medicine King Cauldron immediately became obedient.
It stood motionless in silence. Li Fan separated a strand of divine sense and entered the cauldron.
Completely familiar with the route, he advanced directly toward the core control center of the genuine Medicine King Cauldron.
Looking at the completely empty core control center, Li Fan let out a faint cold laugh.
He reached out with his right hand, then clenched it. The entire space seemed to twist beneath that single grasp.
A blurry figure was forcibly dragged out by Li Fan.
"Senior, spare my life!"
That figure was naturally the hidden Medicine King Sect Master, Liu Ruchen.
The moment Li Fan pulled him out, he completely abandoned the bearing expected of a sect master and immediately cried out in panic.
It was not because Liu Ruchen lacked composure.
Rather, the methods Li Fan displayed at this moment were simply unfathomable.
He had advanced all the way through the Medicine King Cauldron without triggering a single restriction, heading directly to its core control center.
He had even seen through Liu Ruchen's concealment technique at a glance.
Liu Ruchen's thoughts raced as he tried to determine which great expert from the Ten Great Immortal Sects stood before him.
Yet Li Fan appeared just like an ordinary mortal, with not the slightest trace of aura leaking from his body.
Liu Ruchen could not see through him at all.
Only Li Fan's calm expression and casual glance caused Liu Ruchen's spiritual instincts to issue frantic warnings, leaving his limbs icy cold.
Just as he was about to speak, Li Fan extended a finger and pressed it against the center of his forehead.
An incomparably powerful force surged into his soul like a roaring tidal wave.
Already barely clinging to life while heavily injured, Liu Ruchen suffered another devastating blow. He immediately became barely alive, with only a wisp of remnant soul remaining.
Under normal circumstances, Li Fan rarely used soul searching techniques.
But since this involved clues that the Medicine King Sect's ancestor, Sun Piaomiao, had secretly left behind concerning the Immortal Realm fragment, Li Fan could not afford to be careless.
Countless scenes of light and shadow flooded in as Liu Ruchen's memories poured forth.
Li Fan examined every detail one by one.
Anything related to Sun Piaomiao received especially careful attention.
By Liu Ruchen's era, the name Sun Piaomiao already existed only in ancient legends.
Even though Liu Ruchen had inherited the leadership of the Medicine King Sect, most of what he knew about Sun Piaomiao came from a travel journal left behind by the ancestor.
Previously, Li Fan had only heard descriptions of that travel journal from members of the Medicine King Sect. Now, within Liu Ruchen's memories, he was able to read it word for word.
Already knowing the answer, when he revisited certain details in the travel journal, Li Fan indeed noticed several suspicious points.
The journal began after Sun Piaomiao established the Medicine King Sect.
Without any warning, as the sect master of the newly founded Medicine King Sect, Sun Piaomiao decided to leave the Xuanhuang Realm and travel throughout countless worlds.
It should be known that at that time, the Medicine King Sect had only just been established. Its foundations were unstable, and countless complicated matters still required the Medicine King's personal attention.
Yet Sun Piaomiao simply walked away, leaving behind a complete mess without hesitation.
Had the few personal disciples he accepted not been dependable, and had the Medicine King Sect not been devoted to healing and saving lives, rarely coming into conflict with other sects, the Medicine King Sect likely would not have survived until Sun Piaomiao's return.
Sun Piaomiao's sudden departure could certainly be explained by his free spirited nature and unconventional personality.
But in Li Fan's view, it seemed more like he had suddenly received some kind of mission that forced him to leave.
One had to remember that, with Sun Piaomiao's strength at the time, the starry sky was far from a safe journey.
His encounter with the anomaly in the Star Sea, where he was nearly killed before falling heavily injured into the Unfettered Free Realm, proved exactly that.
With this prior understanding, Li Fan once again carefully read through Sun Piaomiao's travel journal.
Logically speaking, since it was a travel journal, it should have recorded the unforgettable moments of the entire journey. Yet Sun Piaomiao did not mention a single word about his own experiences. He did not even mention the severe injuries he had once suffered. Every page was devoted solely to describing the unique characteristics of the cultivation worlds he had passed through.
It was as if he were nothing more than an emotionless recording device.
Almost as though he feared that those who came after him would be unable to find those cultivation worlds if they ever wished to retrace his journey.
"The most important thing is, what was the purpose of the Go pieces he left behind?"
"Since he deliberately left such obvious clues for future generations, it makes no sense for him not to mention them at all."
Li Fan carefully searched through the travel journal but failed to find what he was looking for, causing him to frown slightly.
To make sure he had overlooked nothing, he searched through it once more.
After still finding nothing, Li Fan turned his attention to the rest of Liu Ruchen's memories.
His efforts were finally rewarded. Within an anecdote that Liu Ruchen had heard during his childhood, Li Fan found what might be a crucial clue.
It had merely been a casual story once mentioned by Liu Ruchen's master. Even Liu Ruchen himself had long since forgotten it.
"Back then, a grievously wounded guest came to the Medicine King Sect seeking help."
"His injuries were simply too severe. Everyone in the sect was powerless to save him. Even after the Ancestor personally examined him, the conclusion was the same."
"Ordinarily, there has never been such a thing as perfect medical arts in this world. Our Medicine King Sect truly did everything we could to save him. Yet, in his despair, that guest suddenly began cursing our Medicine King Sect. He even used the last of his strength to launch a frenzied attack against our disciples. Although our Medicine King Sect devotes itself to healing the world, we are by no means fools without tempers."
"The disciples immediately moved to kill him. However, the Ancestor stopped everyone. He walked over to the dying guest, raised a finger toward the heavens, and said something."
"The guest's body trembled slightly, and all of his murderous fury instantly disappeared. He stopped resisting, looked up at the sky, and the savage expression on his face transformed into two streams of tears. Then, as though finally finding peace, he quietly passed away."
"The Ancestor sighed softly and ordered us to give him a proper burial."
The young Liu Ruchen, just like everyone else who heard the story, naturally asked in curiosity, "Master, what exactly did the Ancestor say to him? How could he so easily dissolve such frenzied killing intent?"
Liu Ruchen's master answered in a distant tone, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the eternal laws of the Great Dao. Even this starry sky cannot escape them. How much less can you?"
"Those were the Ancestor's exact words."
The young Liu Ruchen could not comprehend the weight behind those words. He simply nodded innocently.
"That's right. If you're going to die, then just die. Throwing a tantrum is pointless. He deserved it."
But now, Li Fan could taste a very different meaning hidden within Sun Piaomiao's words from back then.
"At that time, the path to immortality had not yet been severed. Everyone cultivated with the goal of ascending to become immortals. Those words do not sound like something the Medicine King, who dedicated himself to healing and saving lives, would ever say."
"They align far more closely with my previous speculation. The worldview of an Immortal Realm pessimist."
Li Fan pondered silently and continued searching through Liu Ruchen's memories for more clues.
Sure enough, good fortune often came in pairs. He really did uncover another incident that appeared rather suspicious.
Ordinarily, cultivation sects would erect statues of their founding ancestors for later generations to worship.
Yet throughout the entire Medicine King Sect, there was not a single statue of Sun Piaomiao.
"Master, Master, what did the Ancestor actually look like? Why isn't there even a single portrait of him?"
"Heh. The Ancestor once said that rather than worshipping him, it would be better to worship our sect's true Medicine King Cauldron. Everything we have, our alchemy, our healing arts, our mission to save the world, all came from this cauldron. Without the cauldron, there would be no Medicine King, and there would be no future."
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"The Medicine King Cauldron. The future."
Li Fan let out a long breath as he slowly withdrew from Liu Ruchen's memories and stood there deep in thought.
Liu Ruchen's remnant soul trembled nearby, not daring to disturb him.
"Perhaps this is only my speculation, but in my opinion, the hints Sun Piaomiao left behind are already quite obvious."
"However, that is only after knowing that the Medicine King Cauldron is very likely a fragment of the Immortal Realm."
"If my guess is correct, then Sun Piaomiao must have left hints about the Medicine King Cauldron's uniqueness elsewhere as well. Unfortunately, his disciples never noticed them, and those clues disappeared into the river of history."
"If I had not stumbled upon the abnormalities within Sun Piaomiao's relics aboard the Immortal Ark by pure coincidence, this secret would probably have remained buried forever."
Li Fan looked toward the Medicine King Cauldron.
Activating the Transformation Between Truth and Falsehood, he separated a trace of power belonging to the World Saving Longevity Scripture from the spiritual energy within his body.
Li Fan had cultivated this technique before. Combined with his current strength, which far surpassed that of ordinary Dao Integration cultivators, reproducing it required almost no effort. It was virtually indistinguishable from the genuine World Saving Longevity Scripture.
Under Liu Ruchen's utterly shocked gaze, Li Fan effortlessly broke through the restrictions on the Medicine King Cauldron and simultaneously seized control of it.
"The disciples of the Medicine King Sect have truly fallen to such depths."
"The world faces catastrophe, yet instead of saving it, you choose only to flee."
"Utter fools!"
Li Fan let out a cold snort of anger. To Liu Ruchen, those words struck like heavenly thunder.
His complete familiarity with every aspect of the Medicine King Sect, along with the tone of an elder reprimanding his juniors...
In an instant, a bold guess surfaced within Liu Ruchen's mind.
"Senior... are you..."
Li Fan ignored him completely. He simply grabbed Liu Ruchen and flashed outside the Medicine King Cauldron.
With a single thought, he directly shut down the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Formation within the cauldron.
Then, as if shaking a sieve, he violently shook the Medicine King Cauldron.
All the sleeping disciples of the Medicine King Sect were immediately thrown out.
In an instant, the Medicine King Sect cultivators rained down from the sky like countless falling droplets.
Fortunately, they had already awakened earlier, sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly stabilized themselves in midair.
The Medicine King Sect cultivators, having only just awakened from their great dream, were completely bewildered.
As they exchanged words with one another, their attention gradually focused on the only unfamiliar person present.
Especially the faint figure of Liu Ruchen, who was nearly fading away while being held in Li Fan's hand.
"Sect Master!"
"Master!"
The disciples, elders, and Liu San all cried out in alarm, glaring furiously at Li Fan.
Li Fan completely ignored the countless hostile auras locking onto him and continued shaking the Medicine King Cauldron.
Only after all of the Medicine King Sect's hidden treasures, supplies, precious spiritual herbs, and medicinal plants had flown out as countless balls of light did he finally stop.
He extended his hand.
The All Things Return to Void Grand Formation materialized within his palm.
It descended upon the Medicine King Cauldron.
Silently, the Medicine King Cauldron, which had once been capable of resisting the Immortal Ruins for a time, crumbled inch by inch into fine dust.
"The Medicine King Cauldron!"
Watching the Medicine King Sect's supreme treasure destroyed before their very eyes, every member of the Medicine King Sect felt their eyes split with rage.
They were just about to charge at Li Fan in vengeance.
Then, the aura of the world destroying Immortal Formation that casually leaked from Li Fan's fingertips washed over them.
Every cultivator instantly felt as though they had fallen into an icy abyss.
They froze completely in place.
There was no longer even the courage to move.