NOVPUBAlthough Shang Shaojun was the commander of the Qingxuan Army, he had never faced an entity from the Immortal Realm head-on.
In the midst of anxious waiting, he felt restless and as if each day were a year.
After an indefinite period, the swirling Sword Light around him finally came to a halt.
Li Fan, who had been waiting with closed eyes, also finally opened them.
As the Sword Light dissipated, Shang Shaojun instinctively looked around.
The scene he saw made him feel as if he had plunged into icy coldness, chilled to the bone.
Just now, the several fragmented worlds that had been stimulated into destruction by Li Fan’s Sword Light had, for some reason, reappeared!
Suspended overhead, thick and sinister red threads were more entwined than before.
They extended densely, reaching toward the Roaring Abyss.
"Not only did they not disappear, but they even..." Shang Shaojun’s heart trembled as he looked toward Li Fan.
He even began to wonder if the scene of the world’s destruction he had seen earlier was an illusion.
"He has been here."
Li Fan said in a deep voice.
"Who is he?" Shang Shaojun couldn’t help asking.
The Sacred Embryo Li Fan shook his head.
"However, one look and you’ll know."
Li Fan gestured with his fingers, pointing toward the void in front of them.
The thousands of Sword Lights that composed the Sword Array reappeared in front of the two of them.
And then they began to spin and encircle rapidly.
As the speed of the Sword Lights increased, vague images started to emerge on the light screen formed by the Sword Lights!
"Only an extremely strong entity could do all this. If we had been secretly observing just now, even with my supreme Array Technique for cover, even with the natural camouflage of the world’s destruction impact around us..."
"We would likely still be detected by Him."
It was only now that Li Fan revealed the reason he had used the Array Technique to shield Shang Shaojun’s prying eyes earlier.
Shang Shaojun felt a chill in his heart, yet heard Li Fan continue, "Even the record of these Sword Lights is not focused in one place. Each Sword Light records only a fragment of information. Only when completely combined do they reveal the true appearance of what was recorded."
"In this way, we can minimize the possibility of being discovered."
As Li Fan whispered, the images on the Sword Light screen began to change.
World Fragments collapsed, and the wave of destruction spewed outwards, rampaging.
Just as this violent scene began to subside,
A figure suddenly appeared at the center of the storm.
The recorded scene of the Sword Light did not capture that person’s face.
Or perhaps, he had never revealed his true appearance?
Shang Shaojun only knew that the moment this mysterious figure appeared, the previously turbulent energy waves instantly calmed down.
The figure observed for a moment, seemingly puzzled.
Then, he glanced in the direction of the Roaring Abyss.
Even though it was just a recorded image, even though the other party didn’t have a clear appearance, even though they were separated by different times and spaces,
Being swept by this gaze, Shang Shaojun felt as if his body and even his Divine Soul were about to freeze.
He was stiff all over, unable to think.
Fortunately, the figure only briefly inspected and did not probe further,
And withdrew his gaze.
Shang Shaojun felt as though he had gone through a fierce battle, completely drained and panting heavily.
Yet he still stared intently at the continuously changing Sword Light screen.
The figure made a pressing motion with his hands in front of him, and instantly, all the storm’s energy in the space ceased.
With a wave of his hand, the remnants of the world’s residue were collected by him.
And then...
The figure seemed to act with reverence, carefully retrieving an equal number of World Fragments from somewhere unknown!
Like an ancient mythological giant who created heaven and earth,
He suspended these shattered worlds upside down at the bottom of the Roaring Abyss.
Then, with a light tracing of his finger, a series of strange red threads flew out from the World Fragments.
As if possessing their own consciousness, they headed toward the Xuanhuang World.
Within the Roaring Abyss, more howling could be heard.
It was a sign of two worlds merging.
Having done all this, only after the upside-down world stabilized did that figure finally leave.
…
The scene came to an abrupt end.
After Li Fan retracted the thousand beams of Sword Light, Shang Shaojun was still immersed in the incredible scenes he had just witnessed.
"The Xuanhuang World, to think it was hiding such a person?"
"Even the legendary fairies who could pluck stars and moons from the sky are nothing compared to this, right?"
Remembering the sight of that figure taking out World Fragments and gently lifting them, Shang Shaojun couldn’t help but shudder lightly.
Li Fan’s response, however, jerked him abruptly out of his boundless horror.
"Though this person is strong, he still cannot compare to a True Immortal," he said in a tone so casual, it was as if he had truly seen an immortal.
"Looking at it now, I guess I’m not wrong. With such strange phenomena in the Xuanhuang World, there must be someone behind it all orchestrating an unknown conspiracy."
Without waiting for Shang Shaojun to respond, Li Fan continued.
"The figure we saw is one of them."
"What do you plan to do, Young Master?"
Shang Shaojun was suddenly struck dumb.
What to do?
The unknown terrifying being’s strength was surely at the Immortal Realm, or even beyond.
What could he, a mere Integration Cultivator, possibly do?
"I must return to the Immortal Alliance Headquarters immediately and report this matter," declared Shang Shaojun righteously.
Li Fan merely looked at him with a noncommittal smile, "Are you certain?"
"If you truly insist on doing this…"
"Then I’m afraid today might be the last time we see each other," Li Fan said in a hauntingly somber tone.
Shang Shaojun’s expression changed, "What do you mean?"
"The Roaring Abyss obviously hides secrets. Years ago, perceptive members of the Immortal Alliance independently organized an investigation, but it was rejected by the Alliance…"
"Don’t you understand, Young Master? On the Immortal Alliance’s own turf, how could such large movements go unnoticed by them?" Li Fan said indifferently.
In truth, how could Shang Shaojun not understand? He had just been unwilling to accept that conclusion in his heart.
Now, with Li Fan bluntly piercing through the pretense, Shang Shaojun’s complexion shifted continuously.
He was very clear that if the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals was involved, or even leading this,
the implications of what lay beneath...
Even having witnessed many conspiracies and struggles, Shang Shaojun felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness at this moment.
"But the Young Master need not despair,"
"This matter has obviously surpassed what you and I can handle. To corrupt the Xuanhuang by using the corruption of the Destruction of the World Heavenly Path is akin to making oneself the public enemy of Xuanhuang World."
"While the higher echelons of the Immortal Alliance might be involved, I imagine that those people can’t cover the sky with one hand."
"The Celestial Dharma Bearer wanders Beyond the Heavens, uninvolving themselves in worldly affairs. However, I have heard that the Dharma Transmitters have a special method to summon him back…" Li Fan said, leading the thought gently.
Upon hearing this, Shang Shaojun’s eyes lit up, "Correct. Given the dire and critical situation, perhaps only by calling the Law Transmission back can the issue be resolved. However, to contact the Heavenly Sovereign himself, there are only…"
Shang Shaojun frowned slightly.
Meanwhile, Li Fan reflected on the scenes he had just witnessed.
"Celestial Dharma Bearer…"
