Chapter 1197: Immortal Calamity and Wind Tribulation Emerge

On the way, Sun Luyuan could clearly feel the Infinite Mirror in his arms stirring, along with the familiar out-of-control roars of his younger brother, Sun Luyao. He forcibly suppressed it, only releasing it upon their safe return.

"Brother, quickly give it to me! I can't take it anymore!"

The mirror surface vibrated violently and incessantly, and Sun Luyao's smoke-like dark shadow seemed to be constantly blown by a hurricane, twisting and distorting.

"Calm down!"

Sun Luyuan let out a low cry, then skillfully offered a drop of his own vital blood, which calmed his brother's frenzy. Only then did he take out the mirror that had been retrieved from the Hundred Stone Winter Ruins.

The aura, being from the same origin, indicated that the mirror's main body was a fragment of the Infinite Mirror. However, it had been reforged into a separate magical artifact. Sun Luyuan carefully broke the remaining restrictions on the mirror before throwing it to his brother.

As the restraints vanished, the darkness greedily drifted above the mirror. A dark beam of light shot out from Sun Luyao's mouth, corroding the ancient treasure. As this mirror slowly disappeared into the black light, the Infinite Mirror, where Sun Luyao resided, an artifact that had been somewhat ancient and damaged, began to transform at a visible rate.

The marks of time slowly vanished, and the sense of antiquity disappeared, replaced by an aura of profound age and experience from enduring countless trials. The surface of the Infinite Mirror shimmered with a pulsating, heart-stopping glow. This caused even Sun Luyuan to feel a slight chill in his heart.

"Is this the power of an immortal artifact..." he mused inwardly, growing increasingly expectant of his brother's state after awakening from the absorption.

Meanwhile, Li Fan's divine consciousness, the true master of the Infinite Mirror, hidden within it, was able to witness the mirror's transformation even more directly, or rather, its restoration. The originally incomplete Boundless Primordial Square Array was slowly being made whole. As if a core had been established, an ineffable miraculous power continuously surged from the array like a trickling stream. It nourished the Infinite Mirror's dilapidated body. This was also why, to outsiders, the immortal artifact appeared brand new in an instant.

Furthermore, Li Fan's divine consciousness benefited as well, undergoing a transformation from a mere consciousness to a true spiritual fragment. Li Fan even had a feeling that if he continued to seize the opportunity to absorb the energy within the Infinite Mirror, given time, his divine consciousness might even grow stronger than his main body's soul!

It was important to note that Li Fan had reached his current realm step by step, with an incredibly solid foundation. Not to mention the theoretical accumulation from multiple reincarnations, the Five Elements Great Cavern Heaven and the Profound Yellow Transformation of Life and Death were themselves the essence of the Profound Yellow Realm. Yet, the peak of the Dao Integration realm, achieved on this foundation, could be matched by the energy from this fragmented mirror! Even if it was only in terms of soul power, it greatly shook Li Fan. He voiced the same sentiment as Sun Luyuan: "Is this the might of an immortal artifact?"

The energy surging within the Infinite Mirror seemed to embody both order and vitality. However, just as Li Fan thought it would completely repair the Infinite Mirror, the mirror suddenly fell to the ground, out of control. The mirror's surface projected a swirling mass of light and shadow, enveloping the underground secret chamber. Images flashed by rapidly. The prophetic scenes depicted caused both Sun Luyuan and Li Fan to be deeply shaken.

The peaceful Profound Yellow Land was engulfed by the flames of war. Cultivators from the Myriad Immortal Alliance were locked in battle with another unknown force. Light arrows soared across the sky, causing earth-shattering explosions wherever they struck. A golden-glowing giant fought fiercely with a naked man with black hair, locked in an inseparable struggle. Their power was so immense that even the white mist barrier between heaven and earth twisted and shattered from the collateral effects.

Even more alarming was the presence of an individual on the battlefield, cloaked in a black imperial robe, whose face was indistinct. They stood high above everyone else. Opposite them, another figure was similarly blurred and indistinct.

As if the divination had reached its limit, the images projected by the Infinite Mirror suddenly distorted into a chaotic blur. Then, a violent burst of white light erupted. After the light vanished, only a profound, deathly silence and darkness remained. A new crack appeared on the surface of the Infinite Mirror, which had just begun to recover.

Sun Luyao let out a cry of agony, his dark shadow forcibly drawn into the mirror.

"Brother!"

Sun Luyuan instantly snapped out of his shock, his expression changing as he moved to pick up the Infinite Mirror. However, the moment he approached, his hand felt as if it had been scorched by blazing flames, and he instinctively recoiled. Sun Luyuan gazed intently at his outstretched right hand, his face solemn. In just a brief moment, it appeared as though it had aged thousands of years, with shriveled skin and wrinkles emerging.

It wasn't just his physical body. Sun Luyuan felt that a part of his soul had genuinely experienced the passage of time, making it difficult to ever fully recover its original state. Such was the consequence of a mere accidental touch, let alone for Li Fan's divine consciousness within the Infinite Mirror.

Earlier, upon witnessing the spontaneously projected future of the Profound Yellow Realm within the Infinite Mirror, Li Fan had been shaken but also wished to examine it closely. However, a sudden, fatal sense of crisis that welled up within him made him forget all about it. This corrosive power, hidden deep within the Infinite Mirror, had gone completely undetected by Li Fan's divine consciousness, which had largely gained control over the artifact, until it erupted. And its arrival was so swift and explosive. As if capable of eroding even time itself, the Infinite Mirror, which had just absorbed the fragment and regained some vitality, instantly endured the trials of countless eons, once again falling into decay.

The core of the Infinite Mirror, the Boundless Primordial Square Array, also seemed to be swept by a fierce gale. Some of its complete structures became fragmented once more. Li Fan's divine consciousness, naturally, could not escape unscathed. Originally just a wisp of residual divine power, it quickly became like a flickering candle in the wind, on the verge of complete dissipation.

Fortunately, first, he had previously used the array refining method to largely refine the Infinite Mirror. Residing within the mirror, he gained some resistance by leveraging its power. Second, at the critical moment when he realized his divine consciousness was about to perish, Li Fan instinctively recited the Profound Yellow Immortal Heart Incantation. Although it couldn't restore what had already been worn away, it significantly slowed the rate at which his divine consciousness was eroding in the storm.

After a long and arduous struggle, the terrifying calamity within the Infinite Mirror finally began to dissipate. Li Fan realized it hadn't disappeared; instead, it had returned to the deepest parts of the Infinite Mirror, lying dormant once more.

At this point, Sun Luyuan's anxious voice slowly reached him. "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Sun Luyao, however, was too severely damaged to respond. Seeing this, Sun Luyuan reacted swiftly. He immediately brought the Infinite Mirror into the Sun Family's Vital Blood Pool.

Although it was called a Vital Blood Pool, it had no foul odor. Instead, it was filled with the fragrance of rare herbs and treasures. The pool water wasn't blood red; instead, it was a dreamlike rainbow of colors, like celestial light. Immersed in it, Li Fan's somewhat aged divine consciousness finally felt relieved.

"Why is it being consumed so quickly?" Sun Luyuan exclaimed in surprise, seeing how fast the vital blood pool water changed color. However, he then gritted his teeth and left, evidently to gather more vital blood.