MTLNOVEL Chapter 730 - 695: Moving Forward, Life or Death
Chapter 730: Chapter 695: Moving Forward, Life or Death
The sophistication of this formation was at par with the [Tian Xuan Soul Locking Array] that Li Fan had studied in the previous life.
Even with the respectable array mastery that he and Huang Fusong possessed, it took them a long time, and much discussion, to barely understand this formation.
Of course, they only understood it.
As for how the formation works, and how death and life are transmuted, it was somewhat beyond their comprehension.
“The principle of reversing life and death…”
“Could the primary cause of Lan Yu’s failure in cultivation and the idea of ‘seemingly dead, yet alive’ cultivators appearing from the fog, be related to this formation?” Li Fan was enormously shaken, thinking in hardship.
Whereas Huang Fusong kept muttering, “To die is to perish completely, where does the principle of resurrection come from? Unbelievable, unbelievable…”
Looking at his two companions who seemed to be under a spell, even after a long while hadn’t snapped out of it, Dong Fangyao, who didn’t know the first thing about formation, felt both annoyed and worried.
He finally couldn’t bear it and shouted, waking the two up.
“The two of you studied this for so long, have you come up with anything?” He asked, frowning.
Huang Fusong shook his head and decisively answered, “From my viewpoint, even if Chief Lu from the Array Strategy Hall were to come personally, he might not be able to set up this formation. Such a magnificent array, hidden quietly in the Enshrouded Realm of White Fog, unknown to the world…”
A trace of fear flashed across his face: “It seems that we have unintentionally intruded into the setup of a powerful being on the verge of achieving immortality.”
“There are countless enshrouded realms within the white fog, and we just happened to run into the one that contains this formation. I’m not sure whether it’s good luck or bad luck.” Huang Fusong said with a grim face.
“Maybe it’s not a coincidence. What if such formations exist in more than one enshrouded realm?” Li Fan suddenly suggested.
Upon hearing this, Huang Fusong froze, then he became even more terrified and did not dare to speak again.
Li Fan was actually withholding a lot of information.
He found this enshrouded realm because he had heard a whispering voice, seemingly from the Celestial Doctor.
The enshrouded realm contained the Reversal of Life and Death Array. In his previous life, a cultivator had successfully reversed the Principle of Life and Death, thereby becoming the new Immortal Sovereign.
Connecting all these together, one could easily infer that the Celestial Doctor was behind everything, which led to him becoming the Immortal Sovereign soon after.
However…
Li Fan still had some doubts.
Logically, the formation in this enshrouded realm was key to the Celestial Doctor’s attainment of immortality. Such an important place should not allow any mishaps. How could Li Fan and the others have penetrated so easily?
“This carefree attitude…”
“Is it a trap? Or does the master of this place not care about this formation at all? Or is he utterly confident that even if someone inadvertently enters, they can’t tamper with the foundation of the formation?”
Li Fan suddenly remembered the small wooden house on the peak of Da Xuan Dissolution Mountain.
It was his dwelling and cultivation place while he was waiting for the Even True to fully charge. Like the enshrouded realm they were currently in, there was no formation for protection.
A charm to deceive the eyes was laid outside the Dissolution Mountain, to prevent mortals from entering inadvertently.
To Li Fan, there was no need because…
“I see mortals, the way He sees cultivators?”
“Is it the Celestial Doctor?”
Li Fan couldn’t be sure.
But if he were to tell the truth, even if it was just dealing with mortals, if it involved his advancement, Li Fan would definitely lay down measures out of caution, just in case.
“But He didn’t do such a thing…”
Just as Li Fan was full of doubts, a comment from Dong Fangyao unintentionally enlightened him.
“Brother Huang, I think something you said is not quite right. Although I don’t understand what’s so wonderful about this formation, when you say it can reverse life and death, wouldn’t the senior who laid this formation be more capable of doing this?”
“After all, how can one set up a formation without knowing the principle? Being able to reverse the principle of life and death, that’s the means of the Immortal Sovereign, isn’t it? Why have I never heard of this Immortal Sovereign?”
Li Fan suddenly realized: “That’s right. Earlier, I thought that the master of this place was planning to realize the principle of reversing life and death through this formation. But it’s also possible that He could have done this at an earlier point. Then this place…”
Li Fan looked left and right.
“This is not a place for attaining Dao, but a testing ground after attaining Dao!”
Li Fan’s thoughts were rapidly processing.
“After achieving longevity, the Heaven-Earth Principle has to be changed accordingly. Normally, with a single thought, these ice-sealed cultivators could be resurrected from death. But He went to the lengths of setting up another formation…”
“What is He researching? Achieving longevity is no longer enough, does He want to take it a step further?”
Li Fan’s gaze was fixed on the formation eye of the Reverse Life and Death Array they had found earlier.
“Perhaps, the answer lies there.”
Li Fan said solemnly, “I’m afraid this senior may have achieved the Immortal Sovereign status long ago. This place has already been abandoned by Him, which is why we were able to break in so easily. Leaving from the formation eye should not be dangerous. Let’s quickly set off.”
Saying this, without waiting for Huang and the others to react, he took the lead and flew toward the formation eye.
Huang Fusong and Dong Fangyao heard this and hesitated for a moment. They felt that Li Fan’s words kind of made sense and hurriedly followed.
Before long, they arrived at the center of the array where the energy of death was the most concentrated.
The exotic beast from the Dead Silent Black Sea had previously vanished here.
“Brother Li, should we reconsider?” Faced with the dark sea beneath him, Huang Fusong couldn’t help but feel a little unease.
Li Fan, staring at the 200% charge progress on the Even True panel, shook his head, “Hesitating only brings more trouble. We have already explored this place, lingering will not help. You’re not thinking of comprehending and breaking out of this Reverse Life and Death Array, are you? Instead of waiting to die, why not take a gamble!”
Saying this, he was enveloped by an incredibly dense wood attribute spiritual power.
“Stay close to me!” Li Fan yelled coldly, and then plunged into the Black Sea.
Seeing that things had come to this point, Huang and Dong Fang had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow.
The moment they entered the sea, an unimaginable sensation of death’s silence swept through from all around, like countless worms, gnawing and draining Li Fan’s vitality. It was very similar to the feeling of the Element Devouring White Fog.
Having experienced the drain of his lifespan to the point of exhaustion in the white fog before, Li Fan was not unfamiliar with it.
He was not very flustered and took out five Elixirs of Immortality, popping them into his mouth.
Once the medicinal effect exploded, Li Fan forced the life essence contained in the elixir out of his body, forming a protective shield to resist the erosion of the death’s silence.
Running his escape method to the extreme, he quickly descended to the bottom of the pitch-black sea.
Within a few breaths, he was close to reaching the bottom of the sea.
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed as if sensing the existence of a miniature vortex.
There was a hint of life appearing in the vortex.
“It must be there!”
Li Fan concentrated his mind and turned into a ray of light, rushing into the vortex.
The next moment…
After a faint dizzy spell, a bright light welcomed him sharply.
The slightly intoxicated sea breeze, the salty air, the occasional bird’s chirping…
When Li Fan was able to discern the scenery, he found himself over a blue ocean.
It was full of vitality.