Chapter 1198: Mysterious and Dangerous Hidden Threats

Li Fan, having survived the ordeal, began to recall the terrifying power he had just witnessed within the Boundless Mirror.

"Is this why the Boundless Mirror was damaged?""It felt even more potent than those True Immortal Seal Characters.""Although what I've seen so far are only imitations of the True Immortal Seal Characters, what was in the Boundless Mirror was merely residual aftermath.""Could the catastrophe in the Immortal Realm be related to this?"

Despite his immense curiosity, Li Fan decided not to delve deeper for now. Whatever entity could destroy the Immortal Realm was certainly beyond his current capabilities.

"Only a small amount of it remained within the Boundless Mirror; even if induced to release, it could at most engulf a single city.""It might only be useful at a critical moment," Li Fan mused.

"No wonder such a venerable Immortal Artifact ended up being occupied by the remnant soul of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. That destructive storm was truly terrifying.""An Immortal Artifact originally belonging to the Boundless Sect, located in the Xuanhuang Realm, underwent such a change...""Doesn't that imply this catastrophe occurred in the Xuanhuang Realm?""If its aftereffects alone could damage an Immortal Artifact, then surely, if it happened, it couldn't have left no trace."

Li Fan's thoughts paused. He suddenly recalled two major events that had altered the course of the Xuanhuang Realm's history, which might be connected to this. One was the mysterious disappearance of King Xuantian, Xuanyuan Hong. The second was the disappearance of six top-tier Longevity Realm cultivators during the encirclement of the Transmitter, who at that time only possessed Integration Realm cultivation.

"The cultivation of these individuals had reached the pinnacle of their era.""Within the Xuanhuang Realm, ordinary things couldn't harm them. Unless..." Li Fan's heart stirred.

"A power beyond the mundane." Li Fan then remembered Grand Master Tiandu, who had come to the Xuanhuang Realm after the great calamity and had remained in Daoyuan Province ever since sustaining his injuries.

"Was his arrival back then truly accidental?" At this moment, a deep sense of doubt arose in Li Fan's heart.

This incident also served as a wake-up call for Li Fan. Even though his perspective now extended beyond the Xuanhuang Realm to the far reaches of the starry sea, there were still existences within the Xuanhuang Realm that he could not see through or reach. He had to be extremely cautious in everything he did.

As his thoughts swirled, Sun Luyuan had already hurried back. He refined a large mass of essence blood and several materials, adding them to the Essence Blood Pool. The previously somewhat dim pool water once again shimmered with radiant light.

Li Fan also became concerned about the condition of the Boundless Mirror. It had almost reverted to its state before absorbing the fragments. However, it was still somewhat more complete, and Li Fan believed that the situation would improve to some extent after Sun Luyao woke up. Moreover, Li Fan had also briefly glimpsed a more complete Primordial Square Array; even if perfect restoration wasn't possible, some repairs and patching up would be fine.

Three days later, Sun Luyao, the spirit of the Boundless Mirror, finally briefly awoke from his stupor."Brother, I need some things." After listing the materials needed to repair the array, he fell unconscious again.

Sun Luyuan looked at the detailed list of materials his brother had provided and hurried off to gather them.

During this period, fearing retaliation from a desperate Sun Luyuan, the Chen family of the Medicine Hall had been closely monitoring his movements. However, Sun Luyuan seemed to have forgotten about the matter, coming and going, seemingly busy with something urgent. This confused the Chen family. Furthermore, their backer at the Immortal Alliance headquarters, Transmitter Chang, remained unreachable. Therefore, the Chen family chose to hold their ground and observe the situation.

With Sun Luyuan's no-expense-spared efforts, the required materials were soon complete. Although it appeared that Sun Luyao was absorbing them, it was actually Li Fan's separated consciousness that was acting. As the fragmented core of the array recovered, the Boundless Mirror's condition gradually stabilized.

After hearing about his brother's ordeal, Sun Luyuan's brows furrowed. "Brother, do you remember the ancient ruins where we found this mirror?"

Sun Luyao was slightly startled. "Before, I thought that ruin was merely an ancient relic that had simply endured the passage of time. But now that you mention it..."

Sun Luyuan's expression was grim: "That place seems to have been destroyed by the destructive storm from the mirror...""Perhaps it was precisely because of that previous release that we, brothers, had an opportunity. Otherwise, with our cultivation back then, how could we have subdued this mirror?"

Sun Luyao recalled past scenes and slowly understood. "That's possible. I remember there was almost nothing valuable in the ruins back then. The only things recognized by the Sky Profound Mirror yielded very low recycling contribution points..."

"Rest and recuperate. After a while, I'll return to those ruins from back then to investigate. The entrance there is very secluded, and since it's just a heap of rubble, there shouldn't have been much change over the years. We might find something," Sun Luyuan said gravely."Brother, be careful." Sun Luyao did not try to dissuade him but instead urged caution.

"And the Chen family..." Sun Luyuan suddenly let out a cold snort. He recalled the scene that the Boundless Mirror had inexplicably deduced earlier."That force that was locked in an intractable struggle with the Myriad Immortal Alliance seemed to be the Great Qiana Holy Dynasty that my brother investigated earlier.""This suggests that the Sky Profound Mirror's prediction had some basis after all.""Both powerful artifacts made such predictions...""It seems it's time to try and make contact with them."

Sun Luyuan naturally wouldn't visit them in person right away. After all, the Great Qiana Holy Dynasty hadn't openly declared hostility against the Myriad Immortal Alliance yet, so he would send his confidants to investigate first before making any specific decisions.

In comparison, the Boundless Mirror, which he had initially believed to be a supreme treasure but had now become a potential disaster that could erupt at any moment, worried Sun Luyuan even more. Since his brother had become the spirit of the Boundless Mirror, abandoning it was certainly not an option.

After making preparations, Sun Luyuan decided to return to the ruins from back then to take a look.

The incident at Hundred Stones Grotto Heaven made Sun Luyuan aware that the Chen family was definitely still secretly monitoring him. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Sun Luyuan directly contacted an old friend.

Ji Hongdao!

"Old Ji, there's something I need your help with..." Sun Luyuan contacted him via a spirit talisman.

Soon, Ji Hongdao arrived at the Sun family's entrance. "Hahaha, Old Sun, I can finally repay the favor I owed you from back then!" Ji Hongdao laughed heartily.

"I heard you've had a recent conflict with the Chen family of the Medicine Hall?" Upon entering the room, Ji Hongdao suddenly lowered his voice.

"Yes, the Chen family somehow found out about the treasure Luyao resides in," Sun Luyuan replied truthfully.

Ji Hongdao understood. "Don't worry, although they have the Transmitter as their backer, Old Sun, you also have the Mirror Master supporting you.""Now that their actions have been exposed, they certainly won't dare to act rashly again anytime soon."

Sun Luyuan said solemnly, "Desperate villains can be reckless; I'll have to trouble you, my brother, for this outing."