NOVPUBThe Stone Tablet Scholar stared at Li Fan for a moment, seemingly taken aback.
After a short pause, he finally spoke in an indistinct tone.
"Even if one still harbors grievances, what point is there in contending with the dead?"
Li Fan was slightly startled.
"The Calamity Transcendence Sect of bygone days has long vanished from this world," the Stone Tablet Scholar said with some emotion.
"The World Watching Divine Eye is merely carrying out the last command it received."
"The Calamity Transcendence Sect is gone?" Upon hearing this news, Li Fan couldn’t help but feel a tremor in his heart.
Seeing Li Fan’s incredulous look, the Stone Tablet Scholar smiled faintly and nodded in confirmation, "Absolutely true. Dead beyond any doubt."
"Could it be a deceptive ploy to elude calamity?"
The ever-presumed enemy, the schemer lurking in the shadows.
Had actually been completely annihilated long ago.
Struggling to accept that he had essentially been matching wits with thin air, Li Fan, still unwilling to give up, asked.
The Stone Tablet Scholar chuckled, "The Celestial Dharma Bearer personally took action. There was no chance for Calamity Transcendence Sect to have any survivors. It was recognized as such by all the sects at that time."
"However, the United Federation of All Realms is relatively young, so it is normal not to be aware of this."
Upon hearing this, Li Fan fell into silence.
"After becoming an Immortal Sovereign by defying the Principle of Heaven and Earth, he rarely took action, but the extermination of the Calamity Transcendence Sect was one of the few occasions. Even fleeing to the Outer World, they couldn’t escape the fate of destruction," the Stone Tablet Scholar said with some emotion.
"Though the culprits are dead, the damage caused can no longer be reversed. We can only let the World Watching Divine Eye remain."
"Fortunately, this thing is hard to notice unless you’re looking for it. So everyone just ignores it."
"Moreover, in at most a hundred thousand years, these paper figures will dissipate on their own due to the passage of time. So nobody really takes it to heart," the scholar explained earnestly.
Li Fan then understood what was going on.
It was the same analogy as before, comparing the Xuanhuang World to a house.
After going against the Principle of Heaven and Earth, the Immortal Sovereign became a part of this house.
But due to a moment’s negligence, this house was somehow filled with surveillance.
Cameras were everywhere, none of them particularly discreet.
Most importantly, all these surveillance devices were integrated with the house’s main structure during installation.
If one wanted to remove them, it would inevitably cause irreparable damage to the house.
Already lingering between life and death outside the Immortal Ruins,
This outcome was something the cultivators within the Xuanhuang World couldn’t bear.
So despite their reluctance, they could only come to accept this fact, however grudgingly.
Full of fury yet deeming himself the owner of the house, the Celestial Dharma Bearer personally acted and killed the Calamity Transcendence Sect that installed the surveillance.
Having sorted it out, Li Fan fell into a moment of silence.
"What exactly was the reason for Calamity Transcendence Sect to do this?"
A hint of reminiscence flashed in the Stone Tablet Scholar’s eyes.
"Those fellows were always muttering about gods and spirits. Who could truly know what goes on in their minds?"
"However, one thing is certain, they must have foreseen the potential consequences of their actions," he continued.
"Yet they still went ahead with it."
"I am quite curious myself," the scholar said with a smile.
"Alas, the dead are gone, and this mystery may never see the light of day."
Li Fan’s expression turned solemn.
From the scholar’s words and his behavior since appearing,
it was clear this scholar was a powerful cultivator who had survived since ancient times.
"May I ask for your esteemed name?" Li Fan asked with a bow.
The scholar didn’t hide it: "Among the Immortal Dao Ten Clans, I am the one without a name."
Li Fan’s mind was shaken to its core.
In the past, when searching for information on the Immortal Dao Ten Clans, no matter how he searched, he could only find the names of nine sects.
The remaining one had no records whatsoever.
Li Fan had once thought that the term "Immortal Dao Ten Clans" was merely a conventional saying.
Or perhaps, there had been one clan that had already perished.
He never expected that today, he would actually see that most mysterious, nameless last sect!
Moreover, the words of this stone tablet scribe were also very thought-provoking.
"The one without a name among the Ten Sects is me..."
"Just like Sister Zhao, one person is a sect?"
Even though the scholar in front of him appeared harmless, Li Fan’s vigilance was at its peak at this moment.
This might be the second Immortal Realm powerhouse he had truly encountered. 𝓃𝓸𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
The stone tablet scribe looked at Li Fan, who was on high alert, and couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.
"You don’t need to be so tense. I don’t care about the conflicts between the Five Elders Organization and the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals."
"Even the survival or destruction of the Xuanhuang World doesn’t hold much interest for me."
"If one day, the Xuanhuang World really does come to an end. I’ll definitely be the first to clap and cheer," the scholar seemed to imply something with his words.
The scholar looked at the stone tablet he carried on his back, his expression somewhat complex.
Seeing that the other party didn’t seem to be lying and had shown no malice all along, Li Fan grew bolder.
"Senior, this stone tablet..."
"In ancient times, cultivators often used Ruo Mu fruits to steal the longevity power of Heaven and Earth."
"However, due to chance and coincidence, I obtained this stone tablet. Thus, I could exist as long as Heaven and Earth, undying for countless eons," the scholar’s tone was full of vicissitudes and weariness.
"This object is called the Tablet of Creation. Everything that happens in the Xuanhuang World, big or small, automatically appears on this stone tablet."
"People think of it as a sacred artifact and want to snatch it from me."
"I wish they could take it, but no one is able to."
"Would you, friend from the United Federation of All Realms, like to give it a try?" the scholar sincerely asked.
Li Fan was profoundly moved.
Everything in the Xuanhuang World is automatically recorded?
Isn’t that like the ultimate enhanced fusion of the Bloodline Tome and the World Watching Divine Eye?
If he could obtain it, all secrets from ancient times to the present could be gathered in his hands.
What sort of fortune was that?
Li Fan suddenly felt his mouth go dry.
However, he still retained a bit of reason.
In responding to the scholar’s inquiry, Li Fan dared not act rashly and shook his head repeatedly.
Showing some disappointment, the stone tablet scribe explained, "My words are not false. There’s truly no harm in trying."
Even though the other party spoke very earnestly, Li Fan still refused to listen.
With a lonely shake of his head, the scholar didn’t persist.
"The courage of people nowadays keeps getting smaller."
Li Fan closed his eyes, pretending not to hear a thing.
After a while, seeing that the other party didn’t bring it up again, he asked, "Senior, with such status, why did you suddenly come to contact me?"
The stone tablet scribe stared at Li Fan, a trace of amusement flashing in his eyes.
"I came especially for you."
Li Fan tensed up inside, "Senior, don’t scare me. How could I, a mere Nascent Soul Monk, be worthy of your attention?"
"Though the Tablet of Creation can record everything in the world,"
"There are some things that are beyond the realm of this world," the stone tablet scribe declared.
