NOVPUBThe Qingxuan Army had guarded the Roaring Abyss for too long.
Some of the people had even been born here, and had never left until they died.
Family, friends.
All that they knew had bloomed and then perished within the Eternal Immortal Fortress.
As for the truly beautiful aspects of the Xuanhuang World they were protecting, the vast majority of the Qingxuan Army had only heard of them through the Tianxuan Mirror.
They had not actually seen them with their own eyes.
And the terror of the Roaring Abyss made them never even dream of leaving one day.
But now…
The appearance of Li Fan had brought a glimmer of hope to their endlessly bleak lives.
"If the two lords join forces, perhaps they can indeed put an end to the Demon Sound…"
The Qingxuan Army’s voices thundered with hope as they intently watched Li Fan and Shang Shaojun standing outside the abyss.
"The cruelest thing in the world is to give hope and then thoroughly shatter it," Shang Shaojun turned back to look at the expressions on the faces of his subordinates and sighed softly.
"The situation just now forced me to agree to your request. But in truth, I am not optimistic," he transmitted his voice.
"The Roaring Abyss is truly troublesome, and it’s not just because of the Demon Sound. Otherwise, any Dharma Transmitter from the Immortal Alliance could easily suppress it. What makes the higher-ups of the Immortal Alliance so cautious is the twisted path from the bottom of the abyss that leads to the destruction of worlds."
"It’s like a wound, and if it’s poked, pus will flow out from it, infecting the Xuanhuang World…"
With no choice left, Shang Shaojun had to reveal why the Immortal Alliance only defended and didn’t choose to eliminate the problem forever.
"The Demon Sound is just a surface issue. To truly put an end to the Demon Sound forever, we need to handle this wound while suppressing the sound as well."
Shang Shaojun originally intended to use this statement to dissuade Li Fan from insisting on heading to the base of the abyss.
But unexpectedly, after listening to his explanation, the other party showed not the slightest surprise as if he had already known the true nature of the Roaring Abyss.
He even smiled slightly and responded, "The Demon Sound is an appearance, and the wound..."
"Is also an appearance."
"The Xuanhuang Heaven Path cycles between life and destruction. If it were a normal world’s wound, it would heal within a century at most. However, the Roaring Abyss has been rampaging for centuries now. There is no sign of it abating, only intensifying. Shaojun, are you not curious about this?"
Shang Shaojun was stunned at these words.
"You…"
His gaze towards Li Fan was full of astonishment.
Originally thinking that Li Fan was a powerful cultivator, filled with passion, his perspective seemed to change now...
"My identity is not important; what’s important is you, Shaojun."
"As for everything in the Enshrouded Realm of White Fog and the Immortal Alliance’s strange attitude towards this matter years ago. Aren’t you curious?"
Shang Shaojun’s expression changed: "Are you a member of the Five Elders Organization?"
Li Fan shook his head: "I am just an honest person who does not want to see the truth buried."
Then Li Fan once again sat cross-legged with his sword: "I will wait here for three days."
"After three days, I will take my sword and enter the abyss."
"As for whether you wish to accompany me… I will not insist."
Shang Shaojun remained silent.
His figure rippled like water, disappearing from sight.
Three days passed in a flash.
During this time, Li Fan had always been stationed at the mouth of the abyss.
Any reappearance of the Demon Sound was easily eradicated by his Sword Light.
The soldiers of the Eternal Immortal Fortress, all admired Li Fan’s retreating figure.
Many keen individuals even recorded the imagery of Li Fan’s Demon-exterminating Sword Light.
They pondered it repeatedly.
Indeed, some had realizations and significantly increased their strength.
When the time agreed upon by both parties arrived, Sacred Embryo Li Fan did not hesitate at all.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he stood up and walked slowly into the Roaring Abyss.
He had no intention of waiting for Shang Shaojun.
And watching Li Fan about to set off alone, inevitable whispers started inside the Eternal Immortal Fortress.
After all, even if Shang Shaojun’s prestige had been high before, if he showed no reaction in this matter, his image would irrecoverably collapse.
These Qingxuan soldiers were his direct trainees for a century, and losing their sincere support would be a grievous loss for Shang Shaojun.
And with Shang Shaojun’s strength, even if he delved deep into the Roaring Abyss and failed to suppress the Demon Sound, at most he would be injured. Saving his life would still not be a problem.
Thus, Li Fan determined that Shang Shaojun would definitely appear.
Even if it was just to follow behind and pretend.
As expected, just as Li Fan unhesitatingly stepped into the Roaring Abyss, Shang Shaojun’s figure also appeared just in time.
"Farewell, Commander!"
The voices of the Qingxuan Army thundered in unison, then suddenly disappeared after Li Fan fully entered the Abyss.
"The last time I stepped here was almost three hundred years ago," Shang Shaojun’s voice sounded from behind.
Li Fan did not respond, but was observing the surroundings.
It was somewhat similar to the Ghost Realm.
An endless blackness, heart-thrilling. The difference was, in the darkness there were continuous dark red light bands, like the flowing blood of some ancient Exotic Beast.
From these blood-colored light bands, ash-like substances occasionally drifted out.
Li Fan reached out and captured a piece; the decaying scent instantly began to erode towards his entire body through the point of contact.
Within just a few breaths, the body of Sacred Embryo Li Fan turned into the same ashen material.
A Sword Light tore through the darkness, and Li Fan was reborn from within his inner world.
"These remnants are the result of being tainted with the Path of World Distortion and Collapse. This is only the outer rim of the Abyss. The deeper you go, the greater the distortion. It can even taint and destroy the very source of our Cultivation," Shang Shaojun transmitted to remind.
What he referred to as the source of Cultivation included Foundation Establishment Strange Objects, Nascent Soul Cave Heaven, and the like.
If these foundations of the New Method remained intact, a cultivator could be reborn continuously. But if even they were destroyed, then naturally, the cultivator would also fall.
"Besides, we need to be wary of sudden outbursts of the Demon Tid. The Demon Sound outside the Abyss and inside the Abyss are two completely different concepts. Back then, I prided myself on a steadfast mind, but I could barely endure a few moments before the terrifying whispers nearly drove me insane,"
...
Shang Shaojun rambled on while Li Fan, ignoring him completely, steadfastly flew towards the bottom of the Abyss.
Where he passed, streaks of Sword Light flashed, cutting down all those stray dark red blood shadows.
Shang Shaojun watched for a while and was secretly amazed to see that those Exotic Beasts did not rejuvenate.
"This is the [Sword of Annihilation], wherever the Sword Light reaches, all turns into nothingness,"
Li Fan’s voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"A festering wound, just needs to be cleanly cut away," he said indifferently.
"As for those Demon Sounds..."
"I have an unsurpassed Secret Technique to pass on to you, to ensure your safety,"
