NOVPUBAfter being tempered in the Ashen Small World and barely surviving the Return Character Curse, Sun Luyao indeed had improved a lot.
A ghostly light quietly bloomed, piercing through the outer land of the Xuanhuang World straight into its core.
After some search, he indeed discovered remnants suspected to be of the Realm Defensive Array.
However, compared to Ashen Small World, the Array lines in the Xuanhuang World were more ancient, more profound.
Li Fan, while operating the Immeasurable Mirror to continue his investigation, integrated the Array data he had discerned into the Array model derived earlier from the Final Separation Disk.
"The vast majority match. But at some critical nodes…" Li Fan’s gaze flickered as he grasped the Immeasurable Mirror and weaved through the nine depths in a streamlined motion, arriving deep underground, still under the Xuan Huang Ley Lines.
All around was Chaos, and under unimaginable pressure, the material no longer existed. Only a dark red breath flowed, bringing about mysterious, whisper-like sounds.
Under these extreme conditions, Li Fan’s Split had to hide within the Immeasurable Mirror, relying on the Immortal Instrument itself to maintain existence.
The Immeasurable Mirror was also not at ease. It actively released ghostly light to protect the body, while Sun Luyao was very vigilant, carefully observing his surroundings.
"Senior, the Array ruins I just surveyed above are clearly right here. But when I got close, I couldn’t see them anymore…"
"And I also sensed it here, the presence of the Immortal Seal. A lot…"
"Much stronger than before," emphasized Sun Luyao.
"After coming into contact with the Force of Immortal Seal, have any memories been restored?" Li Fan asked while observing the surroundings.
After the Immeasurable Mirror shattered, all information related to the Immortal World also disappeared with it. Even though Li Fan had helped it to reconstruct roughly, the lost records had not returned.
But "Return" against the Immortal World might bring some changes, hence the question.
It seemed like a casual, thoughtless question, but Li Fan was actually closely watching Sun Luyao, observing his reaction.
"No." Sun Luyao’s mood showed no unusual fluctuations as he honestly disclosed, "After being annihilated by the Force of Immortal Seal, my consciousness was in a state of blankness. And those missing parts, I also completely can’t sense their existence."
"But…"
"But…" Sun Luyao’s speech suddenly stopped, as if he had fallen into some kind of contemplation and doubt.
"Hmm?"
"Uh, not sure how to express this to senior. In any case, it’s a very magical experience. Although indeed they are no longer there, it’s as if in an instant I flew to another extremely distant world. The feeling is too mysterious; I really don’t know if it’s a true realization or just a delusion amidst life and death," said Sun Luyao slowly, his tone quite dreamy and ambiguous.
Upon hearing his words, Li Fan’s thoughts paused slightly.
"If the Immortal World still exists, then the Return Character Curse would be like forcibly opening a channel to the Immortal World. Although it is only open to specific individuals."
"Now that the Immortal World has perished…"
"The channel still exists, but the destination is no more. However, according to the Immeasurable Mirror, this firsthand experiencer, it’s also possible that the real Immortal Ruins’ location hasn’t disappeared. It’s just that after a brief stay, they were forcibly expelled. That is to say, the old law cannot accommodate!"
A sudden impulse surged in Li Fan’s heart.
To make use of the remaining Essence of Source Power, to see if he could disguise as an Immortal Instrument, utilize the power of the Return Character Curse to fully explore the true Immortal Ruins.
Once the thought arose, it was like a raging flood, difficult to suppress. It was only when the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra operated spontaneously that the desire was suppressed.
Li Fan suddenly understood, "This is the longing of Faan for Immortal, the pursuit of elevation by a lower life form. Engraved deep within the Divine Soul, innate and indelible."
"For me, relying on my split to attempt this, with my true self fully prepared to return to reality at any time, the risk is not considered high. Hmm… It’s precisely a good time to watch the tigers fight from the mountain, waiting for the final act, which will take a long time. I can plan well…"
Lost in thought, Li Fan’s Split also found the method to uncover the original Realm Defensive Array hidden in the Xuanhuang World.
To his surprise, it was indeed exactly the same as the technique used by Law Transmission to hide and seal the Tome of Tribulation Transcendence!
Namely: the overlay of space in multiple directions. To put it simply, a line, hidden in different spatial dimensions. From a certain perspective, of course, nothing can be found. Only by constantly shifting viewpoints, turning and aligning all the individuals into one, will the hidden Array finally reveal itself.
Under the guidance of Li Fan, the ancient mirror surface of the Immeasurable Mirror gradually reflected the traces of Array lines.
More distinct than those seen on the surface of the earth.
Like the imprints left by a cruel behemoth rolling over mercilessly, even space itself was branded with the sense of the ancient.
While the Immeasurable Mirror hardly felt any difference, Li Fan’s Split aged at an almost visible rate just by the act of "seeing," brought on by the proximity.
This was the first time Li Fan had seen a real, rather than theoretical, Immortal Level Formation.
Though it was just a few strokes of the lines, it gave Li Fan, who prided himself on standing at the pinnacle of the Mortal Realm’s Array arts, much to gain.
"So that’s how it is."
"This Array node’s inexplicable turn was surprising yet seemed as if it should be, my earlier understanding was indeed too superficial."
"How wonderful, how wonderful."
Li Fan marveled repeatedly, immersed in the traces of the true Immortal Level Great Array. It seemed as if he couldn’t see his own aging, the danger of disappearing.
