NOVPUB[Real]’s emotions, Li Fan had sensed them more or less in the past.
The trembling when he first encountered an Eternal Relic, and the desire when facing Mr. Bai’s skull.
Now, when Li Fan tried to "feed" Real with the just-born Five Elements Cave Heaven, Real had sent feedback once again.
"Not very satisfied, which is to say, barely acceptable."
A chill flashed through Li Fan’s eyes as countless red threads flew out from the Cave Heaven within his body, like millions of tentacles, piercing into the Void of the [Root of Heaven and Earth].
He was wresting the ownership rights of the nascent Cave Heaven from this progenitor.
The [Root of Heaven and Earth] was merely responsible for simply nurturing the Cave Heaven; therefore, when this creation destined to be separated from itself was gradually stripped away by Li Fan, it did not provoke much resistance.
On the contrary, the nascent Cave Heaven itself seemed to sense something.
It exerted all its might to produce strands of resisting force, trying to prevent Li Fan’s devouring.
But how could a newly born infant compare to a robust adult sibling?
Without any suspense.
The nascent Cave Heaven, amidst faint roars, was pulled into the illusion of the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven that resembled a backdrop painting.
Until it was completely swallowed and disappeared from sight.
"Humming..."
Sharp ringing sounds reached Li Fan’s ears, and the scene before his eyes also seemed to darken for a moment.
Once everything returned to normal, Li Fan looked at his Real panel.
"Current available anchor points: 3"
"One more added, it indeed works. After devouring the Golden Core Principles failed to satisfy Real’s appetite, the next step can only be using higher-grade Nascent Soul Cave Heaven."
Having confirmed his speculation and having gained another usable anchor point for Real, Li Fan did not feel particularly happy.
Instead, he kept ruminating over the emotion [Real] had just expressed.
Insipid to the taste, yet regrettable to discard. But under Li Fan’s insistence, Real ultimately devoured the nascent Cave Heaven.
"Now it’s the Cave Heaven, so what will it want next? Small World, Immortal Cultivation World? Or will it be the upcoming changes in Heaven and Earth and the Essence of Heaven and Earth from the New Method system?"
"However, no matter what, it’s time to curb its appetite. Being picky is not a good habit."
In the dark Void of nothingness, Li Fan stood alone.
After pondering for a long time, he finally walked away slowly.
Exiting from the [Root of Heaven and Earth], Li Fan then went to the location of the River of Blood.
Protected by the residual power of the Fishing Pond, this place had still not been discovered by the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals. The cultivators who survived in this stronghold are the last main force of the United Federation of All Realms.
They had already heard of the complete annihilation of the headquarters of the Spirit Tree Realm; amidst their sadness and anger, not a single one’s faith in the Crimson Compassionate Immortal wavered.
As they could still feel the omnipresent divine power of the Merciful Immortal during their meditations.
The cultivators Li Fan sent into the River of Blood to search for historical fragments were mostly passionate young people. Their cultivation base did not exceed the Early Stage Golden Core.
The Alliance of Thousands of Immortals was powerful, and although their desire for revenge was immense, they also knew they were no match.
So they had no choice but to go into hibernation and slowly accumulate power.
Without the support of headquarters, having lost all previous backing, they had to place their hopes for revenge on the vast River of Blood.
With unwavering belief, ignoring the detriment to their own lives, they plunged into it time and again.
Attempting to unravel its mysteries.
In three years, from the original group of more than a hundred people, only thirty-three survived.
And these survivors had all drastically reduced lifespans.
Despite their young age, they all had white hair and looked like old men.
However, they were not without their gains.
Li Fan was examining the insights they had summarized.
"Compared to being purely driven by self-interest, those who bear deep-seated hatred are better able to keep their wits about them while exploring the River of Blood."
"Projecting the River of Blood seems to attract similar resentments. For example, our group of avengers is more likely to observe cultivators from history who also harbored tremendous hatred."
"Besides merely recording images and shadows, it might even be possible to truly bring things that once existed into reality. It seems to be a manifestation of the power of the [River of Blood]. However, the probability of this occurrence is extremely low. Since the establishment of [Seeking Mystery], this phenomenon has only happened once. We are still researching the conditions needed to achieve our target…"
Li Fan committed all these highly valuable research materials to memory.
He also remembered the name of the cultivator who had diligently organized and recorded these findings.
Chen Chen.
"Not bad. Previously among the crowd, this person did not stand out much. Only now, under the dire circumstances of the Union’s destruction, has he finally demonstrated his leadership capabilities."
"He’s a promising candidate. In the next life, I should utilize him earlier. Hmm, let’s see which Small World he comes from…"
After achieving the target at the River of Blood, Li Fan did not appear to disturb them.
Instead, he let this group continue their own mission.
After all, a year later, the outcome would be no different.
Li Fan quietly left and went to many places such as the Xianjiang, the Empire, and the Ghost Realm.
He collected the results, and repeatedly tested and confirmed his escape plan.
…
The timeline surged forward.
One day, while tinkering with a Small Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan suddenly looked up and gazed into the distance.
The first Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth was completed.
In an instant, Li Fan’s gaze pierced through layers of spatial barriers, reaching the Mortal World where the Great Array was located.
The cultivator responsible for constructing this array in that place felt the reward of cultivation base bestowed by the Merciful Immortal within him and showed an excited expression.
Guided by a vague intuition, he did not hesitate a moment to activate the Great Array.
This Mortal World, on a scale even larger than Li Fan’s hometown of Da Xuan.
However, as the Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth was activated, the originally clear blue Vault of Heaven suddenly took on a trace of strange blood-red color.
The blood-red color swirled back and forth across the sky, like a paintbrush, eventually forming a terrifying blood-colored Giant Eye.
The Giant Eye coldly looked down at the myriad of living beings below, akin to the eye of a god.
All living beings between Heaven and Earth felt an inexplicably intense fear rise within them at this moment.
Under instinctive fear, their bodies couldn’t help but tremble and collapsed to the ground.
Even though nothing had happened yet, a sense of despair had already spread across the land.
Of course, there were some who dared to resist the blood-colored Giant Eye.
But all they could do was curse at the sky in powerless rage.
And the cultivator who had single-handedly created the Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth in this realm was now staring blankly at the blood-colored Giant Eye in the sky.
Muttering to himself, "Not right, not right, how could this happen?"
