He Gan Immortal once again fell into silence, seemingly deeply indecisive.
"If that’s the case, then let’s just pretend I never said anything. I never expected the legendary Moral True Immortal to be so timid." Li Fan shook his head with a tsk-tsk sound.
"No need to provoke me. I’m rather curious, why do you care so much about this murderer?" He Gan Immortal retorted.
"Firstly, it’s because of the anger from losing the opportunity to witness the birth of a Saint. Secondly..."
Li Fan’s gaze was mysterious: "I suspect this murderer is the one I’ve been tracking all along."
One sentence stirred waves in He Gan Immortal’s heart again: "Are you so sure that you can help me bee a Saint?"
"If morality is present, then it’s likely. But now... perhaps it will take many years for morality to circulate and be reborn without virtue. I hope by then, this Mountain Sea is still here, and you are still alive." Li Fan gave a vague smile.
Having said this, his figure gradually faded and was about to disappear.
"Wait!" At the last moment, He Gan Immortal suddenly spoke up.
"Let’s try it for now. I hope that in the future, when the time is ripe once more, you can help me again!"
After all, the temptation of being a Saint was too great. Even if it was just an illusory, baseless promise, He Gan Immortal was unwilling to give up so easily.
"Consider it done! Rest assured, if there’s a chance, I will definitely help you bee a Saint!" Li Fan said proudly.
After reaching an agreement, He Gan Immortal gazed at the headless Faceless Stone Statue ahead and took a deep breath.
Then he reached out to grasp his own head, letting out a low cry.
He forcibly lifted his head from his body.
"Please settle down, dear treasure."
The head of He Gan Immortal, held in his own hands, glared with rage, chanting softly.
His body was rather wooden, taking step by step towards the Faceless Stone Statue.
Finally, with great solemnity, he placed his head at the neck of the statue’s radiance.
The faceless immortal’s stone statue, He Gan Immortal’s head.
Originally part of the same body, upon this union, underwent an extremely profound transformation.
It was as if the previously pletely dead Faceless Immortal was revived!
As if reborn through the experiences of the Faceless Immortal’s past, a trace of fear gradually surfaced on He Gan Immortal’s face.
His limbs waved uncontrollably, seemingly instinctively wanting to flee.
But whether in reality or in revisiting memories, he couldn’t escape.
Fear eventually turned into despair.
"My fate is over!"
With a lament, He Gan Immortal’s head shot into the sky, detaching from the statue.
The same scene reoccurred, but this time, a large amount of blood erupted from the statue’s body!
In just an instant, the eyes of the flying head regained clarity.
While searching for his body, he shouted: "Run quickly!"
Li Fan reacted faster than him.
Upon sensing that eerie power reoccurring, severing He Gan Immortal’s head, and intending to expand outward, Li Fan had already ignited the True Spirit Sparks planted in potential surrounding areas.
In a flash, fierce flames blazed, boiling the mountains and seas!
A terrifying wall of light and heat formed, shielding against the touch of forces from the depths of Mountain Sea.
The "arena" originally intended to trap the Moral True Immortal now turned into a lifeline for the two.
Because of this means, even in a perilous situation, Li Fan still did not surrender.
True Spirit Fire reduced possibilities to tatters. Losing support, it immediately attracted the Dao Yan tide.
Raging water and fire devoured Mountain Sea.
In an instant, it was as if an apocalypse had descended!
At this moment, having found his separated body and reattached his head, regaining normalcy, He Gan Immortal was stupefied at the sight before him.
He never expected Li Fan to be so reckless!
Such a great Mountain Sea, burned just like that!
"Why are you standing there, the fire is raging, if not run now, when?"
Li Fan’s shout brought He Gan Immortal back to reality.
There was no time for much thought, instinctively following Li Fan into the flames.
After all, the fire, fueled by Li Fan’s spiritual nature, didn’t scorch He Gan Immortal due to Li Fan leading the way. He merely evaded wave after wave of the Dao Yan tide’s assaults.
Hastily escaping the water-fire blockade.
As they fled countless possibilities, the firelight receded, and the intense sense of crisis in their hearts gradually dissipated. Only then did their speed slow down.
He Gan Immortal looked back at the now ravaged Mountain Sea ruins, devoured by Dao Yan, still shaken.
After a long while, he cupped his hands towards Li Fan, sighing admiringly: "If it weren’t for your decisive action, igniting the Mountain Sea, we would truly have no escape from the Great Calamity this time."
Li Fan’s expression turned grave: "Don’t accuse me, when did I ever mit such a heinous act as igniting the Mountain Sea? Clearly, it was the villain intent on killing us!"
He Gan Immortal was taken aback by these words.
Then he couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
"Having faced such a great peril, did you gain anything?" Li Fan asked.
He Gan Immortal nodded, then shook his head.
"I indeed saw another me’s pre-death scenes using the method of Moral Unity, but it was limited to the final moment."
"And that perpetrator never truly revealed himself from beginning to end. So..."
"Their true identity remains unknown."
"But I remember the place of my death and the perpetrator’s aura. If I encounter them again, I’ll be forewarned."
This oute was also within Li Fan’s expectations: "Can you guide me in the right direction?"
He Gan Immortal promptly marked a location within Mountain Sea.
"It should be somewhere near here."
"Huh?"
Li Fan stared at the shimmering phantom of Mountain Sea before him, feeling a sense of familiarity.
"This place..."
He Gan Immortal also noticed Li Fan’s unusual reaction, quickly inquiring: "Could it be you know this place, Daoist?"
Li Fan remained silent, and after a long time, slowly uttered a few words.
"Same Doom Five Lords, Realm of Life and Death!"
"Realm of Life and Death?" He Gan Immortal repeated, murmuring, having never heard of such a place existing within Mountain Sea with his knowledge.
He couldn’t help but believe in Li Fan’s previous statement a bit more, that the perpetrator might indeed be the person he had been tracking all along.
In fact, Li Fan, even after a hundred incarnations, had only heard once about the Realm of Life and Death.
It came from the memories of the Fallen Immortal Realm and the Tai Shang Dao Book!
Long ago, the shadow named {Zhu Kong}, who stole thirty True Immortal Seal Characters from the Primordial Tai Shang Dao Book, hailed from the Realm of Life and Death.
Besides Zhu Kong, there were four others. Together they withstood the attack of the Primordial Inscription Dao Immortal.
The Inscription Dao Immortal referred to them as the {Same Doom Five Lords}.
In order to retrieve the thirty stolen True Immortal Seal Characters, the Inscription Dao Immortal pursued Zhu Kong but never returned.
The perils of the Realm of Life and Death were evident.
With the connection through the Tai Shang Dao Book and the stolen True Immortal Seal Characters, Li Fan knew the approximate location of the Realm of Life and Death.
Thus during his later wanderings in the Mountain Sea, he deliberately avoided it.
Now it seemed he indeed escaped a disaster.
"After all these years, the so-called Same Doom Five Lords have grown to such an extent?"
"That sense of crisis that surged in my heart just now..."
"Even if they aren’t Saints, they are not much weaker."
"Of course, it might also be due to the five lords working together."
"It’s just unknown how the Faceless Immortal got involved with such ferocious figures?" Li Fan’s Spirit Consciousness raced with countless thoughts.
At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The Mountain Sea was still the Mountain Sea he knew, without the sudden emergence of deadly foes.
It was solely the objects of his original vigilance that needed much higher caution.
"What do you intend to do next, Daoist?"
Having gone through such a massive tribulation and still mindful of Li Fan’s promise to help in being a Saint, He Gan Immortal couldn’t help but inquire when he saw Li Fan deep in thought.
Li Fan glanced at He Gan Immortal, then said in a deep voice: "I intend to go to the Realm of Life and Death to uncover the truth."
"Would you be willing to acpany me?"
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