Chapter 1110: True Immortal Faithful Disciple

Strictly speaking, Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi were not members of the Myriad Realms Alliance. They were merely members of the Alliance's predecessor, the Congyun Mutual Aid Society.

After the Congyun Mutual Aid Society was destroyed by the Inheritors, they lost contact with Li Fan. It was only their shared, unwavering faith in the Red Dust Benevolent Immortal that allowed them to faintly sense the Alliance's continued existence. Now that the Alliance had been destroyed, their past indebtedness to it would remain unknown as long as they kept silent.

However, these two were truly men of strong character. Upon hearing the Myriad Immortals Alliance's proclamation to exterminate the Alliance, they did not fear or conceal their past. Instead, they did everything in their power to assassinate cultivators affiliated with the Myriad Immortals Alliance. Even though they knew that cultivators would revive under the divine power of the Rebirth Heavenly Venerate, they were determined to act in order to repay Li Fan's past kindness.

In this life, both men had received guidance from Li Fan: Dao Xuanzi established his foundation with the Vast Sea Pearl, and Kou Hong with the Ten Thousand Mountains Cauldron. Their progress over the years had been rapid, and they had already reached the mid-stage Golden Core cultivation.

However, before the colossal Myriad Immortals Alliance, they were mere ants. After killing only a dozen insignificant Alliance cultivators, they were quickly surrounded by cultivators from the Myriad Immortals Alliance's Protector Hall. Unwilling to be imprisoned, Dao Xuanzi laughed heartily and self-destructed. Kou Hong also wished to follow Dao Xuanzi in death but was stopped by the Alliance cultivators. After having his arms severed and an eye destroyed, he was sent by the Myriad Immortals Alliance to the Nether Prison for eternal suppression.

“Enjoy your verbal defiance while it lasts. Let’s see if you remain so unyielding after experiencing the torture of the formations here,” a Myriad Immortals Alliance cultivator, who had escorted Kou Hong, sneered, unperturbed by Kou Hong's continuous insults.

Kou Hong, however, continued to curse relentlessly.

Kou Hong’s subsequent actions even somewhat exceeded Li Fan’s expectations. Li Fan was intimately aware of the power of the formations within the Nether Prison's towering pillars. Ordinary individuals subjected to such ceaseless torment would instinctively wail and beg for mercy, unable to endure for long. Yet, Kou Hong, even when tortured to the brink of death and his consciousness blurred, never ceased his low, angry curses.

“While the brainwashing by the Faceless True Immortal certainly played a role, it also stems from Kou Hong's own unwavering will. Once he decides on something, he sees it through, even if it means death, without regret.”

When Li Fan first met them, they could have easily earned a Golden Core cultivation method by joining the Myriad Immortals Alliance and working diligently for over a decade. Yet, they refused, preferring to risk their lives exploring sectarian ruins. Later, after acquiring a Nascent Soul cultivation method, the two, who were as close as brothers, fought to the death for a slim chance at enlightenment. And in this life, after Li Fan saved them from the mutated Immortal-Mortal Miasma, they joined the Mutual Aid Society, becoming devout seekers of the Dao under the Red Dust Benevolent Immortal. These instances perfectly illustrate their characters.

“He’s a malleable talent, someone I can use. At the very least, he should be more useful than those so-called geniuses,” Li Fan thought, a hint of appreciation flashing in his eyes as he looked at Kou Hong, who, even in unconsciousness, still wore an expression of resolute determination.

In this life, as the Spiritwood Realm faced imminent destruction and Li Fan led the Alliance members in their escape, he carefully observed everyone’s behavior. The Heaven's Chosen from the Mountains and Rivers Pavilion, who had been swayed by Shang Tianci, had sworn oaths before the statue of the Faceless True Immortal. Yet, at the moment of life and death, they showed no inclination to perish alongside the Alliance. Instead, they displayed emotions of regret, desire to escape, and surrender. On loyalty alone, they were far inferior to Kou Hong.

As he pondered this, a subtle ray of light pierced through the prison pillar and flew towards the unconscious Kou Hong nearby. The contorted expression on Kou Hong’s face instantly relaxed significantly. When Kou Hong awoke and noticed the new information in his mind, a strange glint appeared in his eyes. Nevertheless, he continued to feign defiance, angrily denouncing the Myriad Immortals Alliance's shameless actions. Concurrently, he began to study the knowledge he had just acquired.

“What is this…?”“Detailed explanations of formations?”“And of the very formations that constitute this Nether Prison cage?”“How did they appear in my mind?”

After a long while, Kou Hong’s mind reeled. He suppressed the urge to look around. “If these formation explanations are true, then escaping from here will be as easy as turning my hand over.”

Having experienced so much, Kou Hong was far more composed than in the past. He did not blindly believe it, but instead began to diligently study the content of these formation explanations. Although he had only superficially studied formations before, these detailed explanations were profound yet easy to understand, and Kou Hong’s own aptitude was not poor. Seven days later, Kou Hong had barely managed to grasp the basics.

At the same time, a hint of doubt flashed in his mind: “Could this be a trap?”

“This is clearly where the Myriad Immortals Alliance imprisons major criminals. How could the guarding formations be so simple? Can I, a beginner, crack them after only a few days of study?”

Kou Hong stealthily attempted to break the formation. At that moment, his body was extremely weak, and his spiritual energy was heavily suppressed, rendering it unusable. Yet, Kou Hong still managed to exert a minute spiritual energy fluctuation with all his might, causing a slight impact on the prison formation. The change it brought was that when the Nether Prison guards activated the formation to torment Kou Hong again, the pain Kou Hong felt was slightly alleviated!

“It’s actually real?” Despite the pain, Kou Hong was ecstatic inside. But he quickly calmed down and began to ponder the origin of the formation explanations in his mind.

“I am merely a small Golden Core cultivator; the Myriad Immortals Alliance has no need to play games with me.”“And the level of these formation explanations, evident in every word, far surpasses that of the Myriad Immortals Alliance…”

A sacred name instantly appeared in Kou Hong’s mind: “The Red Dust Benevolent Immortal.”

Simultaneously, a warm current surged from within Kou Hong, flowing through his limbs and bones. It instantly broke through the Myriad Immortals Alliance’s restrictions, nourishing and repairing Kou Hong’s damaged body while rapidly elevating his cultivation. Sensing the sudden, earth-shattering changes within him, Kou Hong’s body stiffened. He dared not show any abnormality, fearing discovery by others. In reality, his heart was already filled with tears of joy.

The great and benevolent Red Dust True Immortal had indeed not abandoned him!

“With the Alliance destroyed, there are likely few True Immortal believers left in the world now.”“I am deep within this prison, yet the True Immortal has suddenly bestowed a method of escape…”

As he thought, Kou Hong’s eyes suddenly brightened. He quickly lowered his head to conceal his excitement: “I understand. The Myriad Immortals Alliance’s destruction of the Alliance is an unforgivable enmity! The enemy of my enemy is my friend, as they say. Everyone imprisoned here is a mortal enemy of the Myriad Immortals Alliance. If I release them all…”