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Although he sometimes had an unsettled mind, Master Li had one virtue: he insisted on saving face yet was capable of acknowledging and correcting his mistakes.
Given that the Mystic Sky Sect’s strength was somewhat beyond imagination,
he decided to change his plan, for now, avoiding provoking them.
With that thought, Li Fan intended to employ the Seven-color Divine Light to re-seal the Faceless God Statue.
However...
Just as Li Fan was about to do so, his movements suddenly stiffened.
For in that instant, the statue seemed to come to life.
Even though the Stone Statue had no eyes, Li Fan felt very clearly that it "looked" at him once.
Li Fan couldn’t help but hastily retreat a considerable distance, while preparing the Even True method in his heart.
After a few breaths, seeing that everything remained calm and no strange phenomena occurred, Li Fan cautiously approached again.
The Faceless Stone Statue was the same as when he had placed it there before.
It seemed that the fleeting glance had been nothing more than an illusion.
Li Fan even reviewed the scenes recorded by the Huadao Stone in his Spirit Consciousness.
The statue within stood quietly, like any mundane object.
There was nothing unusual about it.
"Could it really have been my mistake?" Li Fan wondered suspiciously.
After pondering for a moment, he still ultimately decided not to leave this potential trouble unattended.
He cast rays of Seven-color Divine Light, about to seal and collect the Faceless God Statue.
However, Li Fan’s expression suddenly turned to one of utter shock.
Because, although the Stone Statue was right in front of him, it was as if it didn’t exist at all!
The Seven-Colored Divine Light Seal worked in vain, returning empty-handed.
Li Fan was slightly taken aback.
He tried to touch the statue with his hand.
The cool touch was incredibly real.
But when Li Fan willed his Spirit Consciousness to lock onto it and tried to store it in his spatial storage,
In the detection of his Spirit Consciousness, the location of the Stone Statue was once again utterly empty.
He simply couldn’t do it.
This strange phenomenon was somewhat beyond Li Fan’s understanding.
"Could it be the lingering spirit of the King of Mystic Sky?" Li Fan’s complexion fluctuated uncertainly.
Li Fan could confirm that before this, the Statue had not undergone such an enigmatic change.
But following that single glance, it seemed that some profound change had occurred upon the Stone Statue,
Causing it to enter this peculiar state of existence and non-existence.
"It wasn’t my imagination after all. Even the Huadao Stone couldn’t record it..."
Li Fan’s expression immediately darkened.
At this moment, he finally understood the saying about how it’s easy to invite a deity but difficult to send one away.
And this Stone Statue just so happened to have made itself at home right here.
It was as if it had settled down in the Spirit Tree Realm at the headquarters of the United Federation of All Realms.
His painstakingly established base had been fitted with an indestructible bomb, and ironically, that bomb was set down by Li Fan himself on a whim...
Li Fan’s face twitched instantly.
As he contemplated whether or not to abandon the Spirit Tree Realm and start anew,
"May the Crimson Compassionate Immortal bless me, so that my exploration trip to the Realm of Fire can proceed without any problems..."
A melodious female voice suddenly appeared in the Grand Hall.
Li Fan’s heart skipped a beat.
Looking left and right, he couldn’t find the source of the voice.
But the sound of prayers did not vanish, continuing on incessantly.
It began with the voice of Su Yuqing from the Li Realm and went on to include He Zhenghao, Kou Hong, Dao Xuanzi, and others.
They came one after another, successively appearing.
Li Fan studied the voices carefully before realizing that these voices were appearing directly in his Spirit Consciousness!
Moreover, as long as he focused his attention on any one of the voices,
The corresponding images would soon appear as well.
As if he were experiencing it firsthand, Li Fan could sense the state of the supplicants.
Even...
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Li Fan’s heart still faintly sensed that he could respond to these supplicants if he so desired.
"What is happening?"
He had never known that he possessed abilities almost identical to those of legendary gods.
Li Fan was completely shocked.
He suddenly turned to look at the quietly standing Faceless God Statue in the Grand Hall, knowing in his heart that it must be behind all this.
"Initially, I concocted the tale of the Crimson Compassionate Immortal and used the Faceless Stone Statue as a conduit to link myself with the members of the United Federation of All Realms."
"Thus, I was able to receive the Cultivation Base feedback after their own advancement..."
"But that was due to the effect of ’The Immortal-Sitting Secret,’ and that was the limit."
"Now..."
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed, his expression extremely serious.
Although there seemed to be no crisis at the moment, he was already considering in his heart whether he should employ the Even True function.
Even without knowing the principle behind it, it was evident that the Faceless God Statue concealed a power far beyond Li Fan’s comprehension.
Li Fan silently recited Even True in his mind.
The prompt for Even True appeared in an instant.
"Do you wish to virtualize the current scene and return to the Anchor Point?"
The surrounding scenery also started to become indistinct.
"The use of Even True is unaffected..."
"As long as I wish, I can restart at any time."
Li Fan pondered and ultimately chose no.
It wasn’t that he was influenced by some mysterious power and unable to decide on Even True.
Instead, since no danger had occurred and the source of these strange phenomena had not been understood...
If he were frightened into employing Even True immediately, it would be quite embarrassing!
"Even when faced with a True Immortal in the Immortal Ruins, I looked them in the eye."
"It’s just a stone statue after all..."
Li Fan snorted coldly in his mind, forcing himself to remain calm.
He focused on the stone statue and the multitude of voices that appeared in his Spirit Consciousness.
Li Fan found that the owners of these voices, without exception, were all people within the Union who had sworn oaths to the Faceless God Statue in the name of the Crimson Compassionate Immortal.
It had nothing to do with the Merciful Immortal.
It was just that they had seen the Faceless God Statue and associated it with the so-called Merciful Immortal.
Thus, whether they liked it or not,
they would occasionally visualize the Faceless God Statue in their minds.
And the more they visualized it, the deeper their connection with the Statue became.
So, when they made a breakthrough in their Realm, they would appear in Li Fan’s Spirit Consciousness. 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"No wonder it’s called the Mystic Sky Sect."
"Back when the Mystic Sky Sect had followers all over the world, could the King of Mystic Sky also sense and know the status of his followers at any time, just like me?"
"That indeed would make him no different from a god."
"A god..."
Li Fan’s heart stirred as he sensed the follower with the deepest connection in his Spirit Consciousness.
It was Su Yuqing from the Realm of Li.
Although her talent was exceptional, being an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao of Li,
due to environmental and resource constraints, her Cultivation was just at the Early Stage Golden Core.
In Da Li, where resources were scarce and all Spiritual Energy was produced by the "Immortal Spirit Tower,"
her progress to this stage in such a short period was a testament to her being a prodigious talent.
Li Fan, through the connection with the Faceless Stone Statue, sensed the condition of Su Yuqing’s body.
It was as if he was personally observing her with his divine sense.
Everything was clear, nothing could hide.
"Even..."
Li Fan felt a sensation.
A moment later, a significant amount of Essence Spiritual Power,
which to him was a mere trifle,
disappeared from Li Fan’s body.
Then it descended upon Su Yuqing.
