Chapter 662: The Difference Between Old And New Worlds

Shuo Feng's voice faded, growing softer and softer until it was barely perceptible. Then the crimson snowflakes that had filled the world vanished along with it, as though the whole thing had been some grand illusion.

Was it simple coincidence? Or did his monstrous providence guide him away from danger?

Or... has the Scarlet Snow Immortal Venerable been watching over Shuo Feng all along, unwilling to let him come to harm? Did she see the peril he was about to step into and intervene to stop him?

Li Fan said nothing. He turned his gaze toward Han Yi's statue.

After a long moment of thought, he descended to the ground. Activating the Heaven's Will Domain, he began walking toward it, one step at a time.

Li Fan's steps were agonizingly slow as he meticulously tracked the field of providence absorption around him.

Because his own providence was nearly nonexistent, his sensitivity to fluctuations was extraordinarily acute.

After roughly ninety steps, Li Fan suddenly sensed a flaw open up within the Heaven's Will Domain.

It was like a cup with a hole pricked in it. The already meager providence within him began draining away in a frantic torrent. The last shred was squeezed dry, and in Li Fan's vision, a thick black miasma began coiling above his head.

His heart jolted violently, as if some great calamity was about to descend on him in the next instant.

Li Fan hurriedly retreated, drawing at the same time on the providence he had stored within the Xuan Bird Feather.

Even though he moved with incredible speed, the effects of the lost providence were immediate and severe. As he fell back, he stumbled, nearly falling flat on his face. He was a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator, one of the elite, having formed his core with the Five Elements Grotto-Heavens.

And he'd nearly tripped while walking?

Absurd as it was, it happened all the same.

Li Fan dared not hesitate. He burned the sensation of that moment into his memory while hastening to replenish his drained providence.

Only after he had steadied himself and retreated to a safe zone did he realize he had consumed nearly half of the providence stored within the Xuan Bird Feather just to offset the black providence of calamity swirling above his head.

I’m this far from the statue, yet it consumed this much providence. This providence-drawing statue is truly terrifying. I suspect even someone like Shuo Feng, blessed with overwhelming providence, would be unable to resist it and end up drained dry. No wonder his mother took him away.

This is not something human strength can contend with. The only way is... the providence of a world.

A thought sparked in Li Fan's mind. In that instant, he recalled the minor world where Little Hei had fallen.

The heavenly providence of that exotic beast minor world had clearly been refined and absorbed by Little Hei. But not long ago, Little Hei had died for reasons unknown, and that heavenly providence had shattered and scattered to the four winds.

If someone with cultivation as shallow as Han Yi's could absorb and grasp scattered heavenly providence, then I, possessing the Xuan Bird Feather, would surely be even more adept at absorbing the heavenly providence of a world.

Furthermore, a single drop of Xu Ke's essence blood seems to be buried there as well. It seems I must make a trip, no matter what.

That minor world seems to hide quite a few beastkin of formidable power. In the past, at only Nascent Soul and acting alone, I might have had some concerns. But now...

A gleam of sharp light flashed in Li Fan's eyes.

He left the providence-drawing field for the time being and returned to Longevity Valley, where he summoned Liu San.

He intended to send him into the exotic beast minor world along with some disciples of the Medicine King Sect, to conduct a preliminary sweep and eliminate any threats within.

But before he could speak, Li Fan sensed something amiss, and the words caught in his throat.

"What troubles you, Young Master?" Liu San asked, a note of curiosity in his voice.

Li Fan pondered for a moment, then reviewed the past images recorded within the Dao Transformation Stone. Understanding soon followed.

He had, yet again, unknowingly forgotten the catastrophe that had befallen the Congyun Sea.

I wonder what the Congyun Sea looks like now, in this era. A void of nothingness, a deep abyss? Or withered, barren mountain ranges?

If it has already been reduced to emptiness, would the entrance to that minor world even still exist?

Thoughts churned in his mind, and Li Fan's face grew heavy with concern.

"On my recent journey, I discovered something profoundly terrifying."

He told Liu San about the destruction of the Congyun Sea, and the fact that the world was slowly forgetting it had ever happened.

"The Congyun Sea?" Liu San's expression clouded with confusion at first, then the memory struck him, and his face twisted with horror.

"It's fortunate that, by a twist of fate, our move to Longevity Valley let us avoid that disaster," Li Fan said with a sigh of wonder.

But Liu San's mind was fixed on the fact that he himself had forgotten.

"To make people forget their troubles without a single conscious thought... is this the power of the Eternal Life realm attained through the new methodology?" Liu San, whose understanding of Eternal Life powerhouses was still rooted in the ancient era, was deeply shaken.

As one of the strongest cultivators in the Medicine King Sect, he had once crossed paths with the Eternal Heavenly Venerables of the Ten Immortal Dao Sects.

He had always assumed that, even if he was no match for them, he could at least put up a fight.

He had never imagined this.

In an instant, the pride in Liu San's heart shattered layer by layer. The more he thought about it, the more fear seized him, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

Li Fan noticed Liu San's strange state and spoke at once to steady him. "Elder Liu, don't trouble yourself. The world has changed. Though they share the same title of Eternal Heavenly Venerable, those who achieved it through the new methodology are clearly no longer on the same level as those from the old."

Even with his immense faith in Li Fan, it took Liu San a long, silent moment to recover.

After a long pause, he let out a heavy sigh and turned to Li Fan. "Only today do I understand the true might of the new methodology's Eternal Life powerhouses. I have been a frog at the bottom of a well.

"The gulf between the old and new methodologies is this vast...

"Young Master, I wish to adopt the new methodology," Liu San declared solemnly.

Li Fan was not at all surprised by Liu San's decision. He nodded in agreement. "I support you, Elder Liu! Your willingness to rekindle your ambition is a blessing for our Medicine King Sect. Who knows? Perhaps you'll attain the Dao and achieve eternal life. If that day comes, with the protection of an Eternal Heavenly Venerable, our Medicine King Sect can once again appear before the world, openly and without fear.

"However..." Li Fan's tone shifted. "The Exclusivity of Techniques means that if you wish to take another step forward, to defy the principles of heaven and earth, you'll have to restart your cultivation with a different Dao Unity technique.

"First, such techniques are difficult to obtain these days. Second, we still need you, Elder Liu, to oversee the refinement of the Longevity Pills..."

Liu San immediately grasped the meaning behind Li Fan's words. The soaring ambition in his heart was instantly doused by cold reality.

The gap between his ideal and the present situation forced him to make a choice.

But Liu San, whose loyalty to the Medicine King Sect was beyond question, hesitated only a moment before deciding.

"I understand, Young Master," he said, a trace of dejection creeping into his voice. "The revival of the Medicine King Sect must still come first."

Only then did Li Fan offer a faint smile. "Elder Liu, you've misunderstood me. I fully support your decision to change techniques. Besides, there's no conflict between advancing your cultivation and seeing the Medicine King Sect rise again.

"We simply need a little time to prepare."

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