Chapter 1406: True Good Mr. Bai

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“Dao Origin feature unlocked.”

“Dao Origin: When the 'Return to Truth' ability can be activated, a specific area can be designated to accompany the user, returning together to a predetermined anchor point state.”

“Alternatively, one can forgo this 'Return to Truth' opportunity to designate a certain area and nullify 'Dao Annihilation'.”

Before Li Fan could ponder the meaning of the 'Return to Truth' prompt, countless memories, like scattered starlight, exploded in his mind.

Most were fleeting, discontinuous fragments.

However, the memories contained within this Eternal Remnant Skull were simply too numerous. It was as if this remnant, capable of enduring through eons, was entirely composed of countless different thoughts piled layer upon layer.

Even with Li Fan's soul and will as resilient as those of a True Immortal, he nearly lost himself amidst the continuous onslaught of these countless memory fragments, resembling a mighty river in flood.

Fortunately, 'Return to Truth' remained steadfast in the current, shining brightly and unwavering. And within the torrent of consciousness fragments, there were a few extremely rare and largest pieces.

Like a beacon in white mist, a lighthouse on the vast ocean, or the North Star guarded by countless stars.

They constantly guided Li Fan, indicating the direction, preventing him from becoming completely lost.

Li Fan's consciousness slowly merged into Su Bai's remaining memories.

In a world full of ruins, the air was thick with the smell of blood. Like a purgatory, the ground was piled high with corpses.

There was not a single sound left between heaven and earth; it was utterly silent.

Blood flowed, converging into a river.

In the dark red reflection, Li Fan saw the face of this body – it was Tianyi!

However, the 'Tianyi' reflected in the river of blood had eyes filled with confusion and fear.

The body trembled uncontrollably.

A voice echoed in his mind.

The voice was identical to Su Bai's own.

But it was filled with malevolence.

“How about it? Are you satisfied?”

“What you always wanted to do, I've done for you.”

Tianyi's face twisted and trembled. It reverted to Su Bai's original appearance.

“What I always wanted to do?” he questioned, his voice trembling with despair.

Evil Su Bai's voice was flippant: “Isn't it? You were originally a Venerable of this realm, but your celestial soul reincarnated into the Xuanhuang Realm, attempting to use the path of medicine to incite internal strife in Xuanhuang, making it impossible for them to focus on distant expeditions...”

“What I've done for you, isn't it similar in nature to what that Tianyi did?”

“Just a bit more thoroughly.”

“Hahahahaha...”

Evil Su Bai's laughter echoed, filling the consciousness space.

“Oh, oh, oh, the real one has arrived.”

“Look at the expression on his face; it's truly delightful!”

Su Bai cursed through gritted teeth, “You damned beast!”

His anger, no longer restrainable, erupted like a volcano. His body trembled, and his aura reverted to that of Mr. Bai from the Xuanhuang Realm.

Evil Su Bai continued to taunt, but his voice grew fainter.

“No need to be so angry.”

“Even if countless more of these ants die, it's inconsequential. What I've seen in my life far surpasses this by billions of times...”

“Hehehe, it's much more cruel than this. At least, I was kind enough to leave their bodies behind.”

“Besides, I am you, and you are me...”

His voice became as faint as a mosquito's buzz, no longer audible.

Feeling Tianyi's figure rushing nearby.

Su Bai's face was filled with pain.

But in the end, he gritted his teeth and quickly fled.

In the boundless dark void.

Su Bai reached out to touch a high wall; ahead, he seemed blocked by an invisible barrier, unable to advance further.

“The high wall...”

Urgent, excited, and eager thoughts constantly came to his mind.

Su Bai pondered, then took out the Xuanhuang Grand Heavenly Venerable's legacy, the Immortal Artifact bestowed by the Immortal Realm.

Lining them up.

“With so many Immortal Artifacts self-destructing, plus the aid of the Xuanhuang Realm, it should help me cross this threshold.”

Su Bai hesitated for a long time, but finally caused the Immortal Artifacts to explode with a roar.

In an instant, the edge of the star sea seemed to have countless suns rising simultaneously. Even the darkest star sea was illuminated pure white.

Only the infinite light and heat were concentrated on Su Bai.

His features were obscured, his expression unclear. He was just a brilliant white silhouette.

The figure took a step forward.

As if disappearing into thin air, a part of his body vanished.

With half a foot past the high wall's restriction, just as he was about to completely escape this darkest star sea surrounded by the high wall.

Su Bai still reluctantly looked back one last time at the Xuanhuang Realm.

Too many things he cared about were there.

Just as Su Bai was momentarily stunned.

Suddenly, countless images inexplicably surged into his mind.

The content of these images sent a shock through the heart of this inherently kind Xuanhuang Grand Heavenly Venerable.

Mountains of corpses and seas of blood, countless worlds successively destroyed. And the culprit behind this monstrous slaughter looked exactly like him!

At the same time, Su Bai felt an unprecedented sense of crisis in his heart.

His thoughts raced, and without any hesitation.

He actually pulled back the leg that had already crossed the high wall!

The intense light on his body gradually faded.

Still shaken, Su Bai paid no attention to the Xuanhuang Realm's consciousness, which was bewildered and suddenly frantic due to his inexplicable change of mind.

“Just now... what exactly was that?”

As his expression continuously shifted, his own voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

The tone and intonation...

Were inexplicably strange.

“Oh? There's actually another one hidden here.”

“Tsk, tsk, tsk...”

“Still so foolish, as expected.”

The change in intonation even affected Su Bai's body.

Traces of evil and madness appeared in his brows and eyes.

Along with it, the Xuanhuang Realm's Heavenly Dao consciousness attached to him gradually lost its sanity. All sorts of malicious words poured out endlessly.

Tianjian Sect.

In the Sword Mound, countless swords were stuck upright in the ground.

On each sword, a phantom floated. These were sword spirits, self-generated after countless long ages of tempering.

And now, these countless sword spirits, their number unknown, were all confronting the same person.

It was Su Bai, sitting cross-legged in the center.

Countless streaks of sword qi crisscrossed, like surgical scalpels, cutting into Su Bai's soul and consciousness.

Su Bai's face remained calm.

But inevitably, a hint of pain flickered across his expression from time to time.

At the edge of the Sword Mound, the Tianjian Sect's senior disciple watched this scene with an inexplicable expression.

He drank mouthful after mouthful, continuously.

Only this time, what flowed from the wine gourd was no longer wine.

But water.

After an unknown amount of time.

A violent shockwave suddenly erupted from Su Bai's body.

The Sword Mound instantly became a mess.

Countless sword spirits vanished like smoke.

Situ Yao's eyebrows twitched.

But this was not the time for distress; he flashed to Su Bai's side.

“Lord Heavenly Venerable, how are things?”

Long silence.

After a long while, Su Bai's somewhat weak voice finally sounded: “All the infected parts of my soul have been severed. It's temporarily suppressed.”

“But...”

“As that person said, doing this can only delay it for a while. He will come knocking again sooner or later.”

Situ Yao's expression was grave.

“So, are you still willing to proceed with that plan? Risking the lives of everyone in your Tianjian Sect?” Su Bai asked softly.

Situ Yao took another deep gulp of water from the gourd.

“Even if we stay here, destruction is only a matter of time.”

“What fear do we sword cultivators have of death?”

“Besides, he's looking for you. We ants might not be targeted.” As he spoke, his decision was already made.

Su Bai's expression was solemn; he trembled as he rose. In his form as the Xuanhuang Grand Heavenly Venerable, he bowed to Situ Yao.

Situ Yao accepted it calmly.

Xuanhuang Realm.

Ningyuan City.

The vitality of mortals is as tenacious as weeds.

On the former ruins, a bustling city had once again emerged.

It was even more prosperous than before.

Su Bai strolled through the streets, his face showing a mix of relief and melancholy.

Finally, he reached his destination.

His original small house.

Recalling every bit of the past that had happened there, Su Bai was filled with emotion.

Seeing the once adorable children now grown into adults, Su Bai's eyes were again full of joy.

“I shouldn't have deprived them of the hope of life.”

“I must die.”

He said softly.

“Before I die, let me do one last small thing for this world.”

Defying the principles of heaven and earth, to attain immortality!

Mysterious changes descended upon the Xuanhuang Realm.

Immortal Ruins.

A tall, skeletal figure sat cross-legged on the ground, at the center of mysterious characters.

A figure quietly appeared behind her.

Yet this True Immortal, who was comprehending the Dao, remained completely unaware.

That figure was precisely Su Bai!

However, at this moment, he had changed into black robes. An indescribable madness was in his eyes and brows.

“This is the culprit behind the catastrophe that befell your Xuanhuang Realm, and even this star sea.”

“As long as you nod, I'll kill her right now.”

Su Bai flicked his finger against the Famine Immortal's head, producing a crisp sound.

Yet this True Immortal, who was comprehending the Dao, showed no awareness whatsoever.

She remained immersed in her own enlightenment.

The reply to Evil Su Bai was a long silence.

Evil Su Bai didn't urge, merely observing the scene in the Immortal Ruins with interest.

“Just a broken 'Hunger' character, comprehended for so long, and still only at this level.”

“I don't know how many of these kinds of weaklings I've already killed.”

“And it's precisely this level of trash that has brought you thousands of years of suffering...”

Evil Su Bai's tone was full of mockery.

“Good? Evil? Do they have any meaning in the face of survival?”

Evil Su Bai raised his foot and repeatedly pressed and stepped on the Famine Immortal's face.

He even leaned in close to observe.

Unsure what he was thinking, he occasionally let out soft chuckles.

Yet the Famine Immortal showed not the slightest reaction from beginning to end.

“How about it? Do you believe now that I wasn't lying?”

“Everything you saw was not an illusion.”

“It really happened.”

“The cruelty of reality far exceeds your imagination.”

“A good person like you can't adapt at all. Just leave it to me...”

Treating True Immortals as mere ants, Evil Su Bai was exceptionally patient with Mr. Bai of the Xuanhuang Realm.

He prattled on, even somewhat verbose in his persuasion.

Mr. Bai of the Xuanhuang Realm's words suddenly rang out: “You are so strong...”

“Why was a single high wall able to stop you?”

Evil Su Bai's voice abruptly ceased.

He stomped down with sudden force.

The Famine Immortal, seated cross-legged on the Immortal Ruins ground, was directly kicked and fell over.

The golden chains wrapped around her body rustled.

That Evil Su Bai was actually not Mr. Bai's baseless hallucination.

But truly existed?

Just as Li Fan's main consciousness was immersed in Su Bai's Eternal Remnant and felt immense horror.

At the Museum of Divine Relics, Li Fan's wisp of divine consciousness clone, led by Di Sanmo.

Arrived in the depths of the museum, before a seemingly unremarkable architectural ruin.

This architectural ruin was placed alongside other historical ruins from the Xuanhuang Realm. It didn't seem to have anything special about it.

“Does the Exalted Immortal recognize this place?”

Because of the shocking scenes his main body had perceived within Su Bai's Eternal Remnant, he seemed somewhat unsettled at the moment.

It took him a while to collect himself.

“This place...”

After examining it, Li Fan was slightly startled.

“Southern Underworld Sacred Beast Mountain?” he asked the elder beside him, somewhat uncertainly.

“The Exalted Immortal has good discernment,” Di Sanmo nodded.

“But it is not the Sacred Beast Mountain of the Xuanhuang Realm. This place, I brought from my homeland. It is preserved here.”

“It has been countless years now,” Di Sanmo said, his voice full of vicissitude.

Upon hearing this, Li Fan's expression gradually grew serious.

Pondering the meaning of Di Sanmo's words.

“The Xuanhuang Realm originally had no demon beasts.”

“We fled here from another possibility.”

Di Sanmo didn't remain enigmatic for long, speaking straightforwardly.

Li Fan's expression slightly quivered.

“Infinite futures hold infinite possibilities.”

“But not all possibilities can continue indefinitely,” Di Sanmo sighed softly.

“We have lived and reproduced in the Xuanhuang Realm for too long, even forgetting our ancient past.”

“We thought we could continue to survive here. But we never expected that this place would still meet its end.”

“So Di Yi, once again led the clan on a path of escape. But this time, I decided not to go.” Di Sanmo flashed, entering the ruins.

As if returning to his former homeland.

“Why?” Li Fan's clone asked, somewhat curious.

“Even if this place has Immortal Ruins looming and a withered star sea, it might still be one of the few relatively safe places,” Di Sanmo smiled.

Combining Di Sanmo's words with what he had seen in the Eternal Remnant.

Li Fan's eyes narrowed, lost in thought.

Within Su Bai's Eternal Remnant.

Li Fan's main body's mind wavered; in the memories of the departed Mr. Bai, he saw Evil Su Bai.

Just how powerful he was.

Even a slight contamination could grant Su Bai, a Longevity Realm cultivator, the power to crush True Immortals.

And as the contamination intensified, Su Bai also briefly experienced Evil Su Bai's true power.

The world was no longer singular.

Instead, countless possibilities arose simultaneously.

Su Bai saw the countless possibilities that had emerged in the Xuanhuang Realm after his death.

Among countless destructive finales, he seemed to see the sole path to survival.

Thus, Li Fan faintly understood the reason why this Eternal Remnant was established in such a way.

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