Chapter 1418: Ink Killing Way Obscured Appearance

After Li Fan stepped into the Land of No Worries, he was not, like ordinary people, directly drawn into a dream. Instead, he saw the Land of No Worries in its physical reality.

At the edge of the real Land of No Worries, there were still some signs of human activity. However, the deeper one ventured into the core area, the fewer traces of human life there were.

After flying for some time, he arrived at the center of the Land of No Worries. What greeted him was an ancient natural landscape, completely untouched by human presence. Sunlight permeated, and the climate was humid. In the endless rainforest, long rivers snaked and flowed.

The vitality here was arguably the strongest in the Xuanhuang Realm. There were many species that seemed to have evolved later, never before seen in other parts of the Xuanhuang Realm.

Li Fan also keenly perceived that a subtle force was maintaining the ecological balance of this natural paradise.

"No Worries..." Li Fan's gaze was like lightning, and he sent out a spiritual thought directly towards this force within the rainforest.

The moment it was broken through, Li Fan faintly heard the indistinct cries of a baby in his ears. The surrounding rainforest scene instantly vanished.

In a daze, he seemed to arrive at a small mountain village, and the continuous crying came from one of its houses.

Li Fan looked around with interest; he had clearly seen this mountain village scene before. It was from a painting titled "Tale of the Devil Baby Who Devoured Father and Mother, Forgetting Worries."

Following the source of the sound, Li Fan pushed the door open and entered.

A strong smell of blood assailed his nostrils. The scene inside the house was quite gruesome.

He saw a baby, wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying on the bed. Beside the bed, a man and a woman were mutilated beyond recognition.

Yet, there was no trace of pain on their faces; instead, they were still giggling foolishly. As if feeling no pain at all, they dug out a piece from their own bodies, where bones were already exposed, and fed it to the baby on the bed.

"Nannan, eat more, eat your fill. Heheheh," they whispered demonically, coughing up large amounts of blood.

As if this blood was something extremely precious, expressions of anguish immediately appeared on their faces, and they hastily collected every drop of spilled blood. Mixing it with shattered tissue, they stuffed it into the baby's mouth.

The baby was completely powerless to stop it, and could only cry helplessly.

This somewhat eerie scene made even Li Fan frown slightly.

Undoubtedly, this was No Worries' past.

But Li Fan, already a master of formations, could tell at a glance that this place was very different from an ordinary illusion array.

"At the very least, this man and woman, No Worries' parents, are real?"

Li Fan's spiritual avatar slowly approached them.

Under Li Fan's intervention, their actions were forcibly halted. As if returning from a dream to reality, the demonic and blissful expressions vanished from the man and woman. Although their bodies could not move, the awakened couple seemed to understand their predicament. Endless despair and madness surged in their eyes.

"Ah ah ah..." They tried to say something but could not utter a word, only making unintelligible sounds.

Seemingly displeased by Li Fan's interference, the force forcibly regained control over the couple. They resumed their nightmarish actions of digging out flesh, extracting bones, and feeding the infant.

"This is what they earnestly desired, why must Senior disturb them?" a voice asked. "Is it not good to fulfill others' wishes?"

A smiling voice suddenly appeared, echoing within the small house.

"Playing tricks," Li Fan scoffed coldly, about to act.

A figure, however, suddenly appeared, bowing gracefully and softly pleading: "Senior, spare my life!"

Li Fan narrowed his eyes, observing the figure.

Naked, her body was thin with no discernible curves. Her long hair seemed untouched since birth, spreading across the floor like a winding black river.

The naked No Worries showed not an iota of embarrassment under Li Fan's gaze, as if this was her inherent form.

"Senior, do you know what happened next?" No Worries asked, pointing at the man and woman in the house who were feeding the infant with their own flesh and blood.

Li Fan remained silent, so No Worries answered her own question: "These two, from some immortal master, heard of a secret method that could defy fate and change destiny. By feeding the newborn infant with the parents' vital essence and blood, and then swallowing the baby after eighty-one days, one could instantly become an immortal."

"Heheh..." The scene before them rapidly shifted.

As the infant, fed on flesh and blood, slowly grew at an inconceivable rate, her cries became increasingly louder.

Gradually, the sound spread from the small house to other corners of the mountain village. The sound seemed to possess a magical power; all who heard it lost their minds. Like walking corpses, they slowly approached, and then "fed their bodies to the demon!"

In just a few days, everyone in the entire village turned into indistinct flesh and blood within the room.

The baby's cries slowly spread throughout the entire mountain.

Birds and beasts from the mountains, just like humans, fearlessly entered the small house.

An overwhelming aura of blood blocked the house, as if even sunlight could not penetrate it.

In the darkness, accompanying the ceaseless cries of the infant, was a chilling sound of chewing.

Ultimately, all living beings in the entire mountain range were devoured by the demon baby. Silence reigned. Only the baby's cries echoed.

This level of gore was already negligible to Li Fan.

He looked towards a certain corner of the illusion.

"As expected of Senior!" No Worries' voice of admiration rang out simultaneously.

As Li Fan's gaze fell, the originally faint and blurry figure also became clear.

"Wonderful, truly wonderful! The Saint Infant is growing even faster than planned!"

"In a few more days, this spiritual elixir will be fully formed. The parents' utmost sincere love, the innate will to survive, coupled with the innate instincts of all beasts..."

"The Ancestor will surely be very satisfied with this Saint Infant," the figure mumbled ecstatically. "Seven attempts wasted, but this time, it's finally going to succeed."

After calculating the time with his fingers, the cultivator flew down, and with a heart full of anticipation, slowly walked into the small house.

"Obtaining the Saint Infant was his lifelong dream. Let him remain in that beautiful dream," No Worries said. "Is it not good to fulfill others' wishes?"

Li Fan, however, saw the cultivator's expression suddenly change after entering the dark house. Confusion and terror intertwined and shifted constantly. He tried to break free from the uncontrolled state, but step by step, irresistibly, he approached the infant. Then he completely succumbed, just like the countless beings buried within the infant's belly, and began digging out his own flesh, piece by piece!

"Is Senior satisfied?" The scene abruptly shattered, and No Worries, with a very pure expression on her face, asked expectantly.

Li Fan did not answer, merely watching the countless points of light, remnants of the shattered scene, surge towards him. These vast points of light, like a starry sky, each represented a dream, some from mortals, others from birds and beasts.

It was like an endless river of memories, washing over Li Fan's spiritual consciousness. It was not just visual records; it was accompanied by various insights of varying depths. There were insights from the beings lost in these dreams, and also... No Worries' own thoughts and understandings on how to defy the natural laws of the Xuanhuang Realm!

A mere wisp of spiritual thought was originally insufficient to withstand the baptism of such a massive amount of information. It was on the verge of being assimilated, turning into a part of the sinking dreams.

But the last part of this wisp of spiritual consciousness would not dissipate no matter what. No matter how many more thoughts No Worries used to wash over it, it could not be harmed in the slightest.

A hint of curiosity welled up in No Worries' eyes. However, even with her strength, she could not discern what remained within this residual spiritual thought for a moment. This only further fueled No Worries' curiosity.

After the starry sky, even more points of light lit up. Like the Milky Way falling from the high heavens, they crashed like a waterfall against the last, diamond-like remnant of spiritual thought.

"Are you sure you really want to see it?" After persistent attempts, just as she was about to succeed, Li Fan's ghostly voice unexpectedly sounded in No Worries' ear.

After only a brief hesitation, No Worries continued her actions.

The brilliant silver spiritual thought burst open with a roar. What appeared before No Worries was...

Raging floods, fiery meteors falling from the sky, black clouds obscuring the sun, and the world freezing over. Countless apocalyptic scenes erupted simultaneously. And this was merely an appetizer.

The destruction of worlds was just the beginning. A monstrous tide of black energy descended upon the world, engulfing everything. Within the surging sea of black energy, entire star seas abruptly vanished.

It was like a small house full of light, gradually falling into complete darkness. The existence of entire worlds collapsed in an instant. And the terrifying catastrophe was far from over.

The scene lit up in the darkness, expanding billions of times in an instant. It was like an endless ocean, where every wave was a complete world.

And at this moment, terrifying darkness from the deep sea was relentlessly devouring. Every conceivable apocalyptic scenario unfolded in this vast ocean. An overwhelming sense of immersion and despair accompanied the darkness gradually enveloping and slowly eroding oneself.

When this vast ocean completely fell into dead silence, after a brief pause, what entered her vision were countless parallel threads. The endless ocean just seen was merely the most inconspicuous point of light within one of these threads.

And now, these bright threads began to annihilate in large numbers. The disappearance of each thread of light was accompanied by corresponding scenes of world destruction, surging into No Worries' mind.

This Great Tribulation of Dao Annihilation, involving countless possibilities, was drawn from Li Fan's personal observations and Xie Subai's memories within the Eternal Remnant.

Such terrifying yet utterly real scenes were far beyond what No Worries could bear.

Even from a spiritual perspective, her strength was not much weaker than that of Transmission and Heavenly Doctor. But now...

The ominous clouds representing doom, terror, and despair were descending upon the Land of No Worries through No Worries herself.

One dream world after another, without warning, plunged into an apocalypse. The very foundation of the entire dream paradise was violently impacted and inevitably began to churn intensely.

"Ah ah!" No Worries screamed, waking from the nightmare. Her body trembled uncontrollably, drenched in cold sweat.

She tried to stop the terrifying calamity from spreading throughout the dream paradise. But this tribulation spread too quickly. And if even she couldn't protect herself, how could the countless beings within the dreams?

"Senior, spare my life!" No Worries left the illusion and returned to reality, kneeling before Li Fan, her body trembling.

Although she had previously learned from various sources that his strength was terrifying, even inconceivable, to be able to endure such a horrific great tribulation and survive... was still far beyond No Worries' imagination.

All plans were rendered void; No Worries' only thought now was the instinct to survive!

"No worries, no worries," Li Fan said meaningfully. "The great tribulation has arrived, how can worries be resolved?"

In No Worries' dream paradise, the calamity that was violently affecting countless dreams suddenly all fell into stillness. Then, just as they had appeared, they vanished without a trace, silently.

A black dot, emitting an overwhelming aura of malevolence, appeared in Li Fan's palm. Then, with a gentle wave of Li Fan's hand, it floated towards No Worries' forehead.

No Worries' body trembled slightly, instinctively wanting to dodge. But this point of light, emitting swirling black energy, seemed to carry the weight of countless overlapping heavens and earths. She was utterly unable to dodge and could only allow it to enter her spiritual consciousness.

Like a haze, it began from her head. After an instant, it hid within her heart, its whereabouts unknown.

A long while later, the still-shaken No Worries vaguely awakened. Looking at the figure before her, she realized how ridiculous and absurd her previous thoughts of playing and testing had been.

"Take me to see the other four," Li Fan calmly instructed, standing with his hands behind his back.

A layer of silver light seemed to glow around his body, obscuring his face and making people dare not look directly at him.

"Yes," No Worries said, bowing her head in acceptance.

The surrounding scene shifted again. This time, Li Fan felt the power of the dream paradise lingering around him.

However, he had already planted a countermeasure within No Worries' spiritual consciousness. With a single thought, No Worries' dream world would collapse, so Li Fan allowed her to draw him into the illusion.

"The Ink Slaughter Immortal Soul of Heaven and Earth, integrated into the form of the Great Tribulation of Dao Annihilation," Li Fan mused. "The power is quite good."

Thinking this, Li Fan looked around.

No Worries, indeed intimidated by his methods, proved to be extremely efficient.

Zhao Ruoxi, the One-Hearted Celestial Venerable, first appeared before Li Fan. She was naked, just like No Worries. It seemed she had been lying on a beach, basking in the sun. Startled by the inexplicable great tribulation, she abruptly rose to observe, filled with doubt and alarm.

Li Fan had seen the exquisite body before him countless times. No matter how graceful, it could not stir Li Fan's emotions in the slightest.

And Zhao Ruoxi, during a brief exchange of glances with No Worries, learned the full story. While her heart was shaken, she put on a white robe. "Greetings, Senior," she said gently, bowing to Li Fan.

Li Fan nodded slightly.

Just then, more fluctuations came from the surroundings. No Worries' form shifted, returning to that of an infant in swaddling clothes. The other three Immortal Celestial Venerables were late.