Chapter 1507: Purple-Clad Dao from Outside

Unlike Cheng Dao, who summoned the immensely powerful Great Wind of Mountains and Seas to repel the enemy with immense force, Li Fan merely hid in the shadows.

He captured all the scattered phantom figures of beast races fleeing from the battlefield using the techniques of the Refining Dao Medicine King Scripture.

Not even a trace of energy fluctuation was caused; it was utterly silent.

The alien fusion entity only saw before it a deep, dark abyss, mercilessly devouring all the parts of its body that had tried to escape.

The Great Wind of Mountains and Seas intensified, and the countless tentacles on its body surface finally grew increasingly sparse.

Amidst pained roars, the alien fusion entity was slowly, inch by inch, leveled from outside to inside.

It was no match in a direct confrontation, nor could it escape. The alien fusion entity was truly in despair at this moment.

The orange-yellow eye inside the sphere suddenly revealed a hint of ferocity.

A moment later, accompanied by a thunderous boom, the incomplete giant flesh orb suddenly exploded.

Countless pieces of flesh flew through the starry sky, and a massive, tangible aura of bloody malevolence surged forth. It formed a crimson torrent, crashing head-on into the Great Wind of Mountains and Seas.

Originally, even this desperate struggle from the alien fusion entity could not have contended with the mighty power from the Mountains and Seas.

"Hmm?"

However, after Cheng Dao discovered countless overlapping shadows within this aura of bloody malevolence, and let out a surprised sound, he actually took the initiative to weaken the power of the Great Wind of Mountains and Seas.

The true body of the alien fusion entity, concealed by these billions of overlapping shadows, temporarily vanished from this part of the starry sky.

Cheng Dao did not rush to pursue, but instead gravely observed the countless ghost-like blood shadows before him. These, ejected by the alien fusion entity, were astonishingly all in human form!

From their naked, beast-like postures and movements, one could vaguely discern their tragic plight. They did not even possess normal, sound minds, but were treated merely as livestock.

"Though I've long known that the place this beast came from is an alien golden age, dominated by the Thirteen Dao Forms, a hell for our human race, I was mentally prepared."

"But witnessing such a scene firsthand now, I still cannot hide the surging rage in my heart." Cheng Dao's calm voice came from within the starry sky.

For a moment, it even suppressed the howling wind from the Mountains and Seas.

Li Fan, who was already quite familiar with Cheng Dao, naturally discerned the hidden fury beneath his senior brother's calm tone.

In fact, even he himself, after seeing the scene of billions of human blood shadows released by the alien fusion entity, felt somewhat enraged.

"They were likely slaughtered and absorbed by the aliens before they could flee here."

"However, for them, death might even be a release."

Li Fan found it hard to imagine what kind of fate he would meet if he were to cross into such a possibility as a human. He feared that even with the True-to-Life Infinite Reincarnation Divine Ability, he would be unable to escape or change his destiny.

"This creature must be executed!"

"Did you think that by escaping into the starry sky, you could escape the sight of us brothers?"

"Do you know that this place is merely an isolated island? Without the ability to cross oceans, once you came, there was no escape!"

Li Fan did his utmost to display his not-so-abundant anger.

His voice, like thunder, echoed long in the Shuo Xinghai High Wall Star Sea.

Li Fan waved his large sleeve, temporarily putting away the billions of human blood shadows.

While discerning if the alien fusion entity was hiding among them, he also conveniently released these wrongfully deceased vengeful spirits.

This was not the kind of release that scattered souls.

Instead, all the examined blood shadows transformed into streaks of light and were cast into the Primordial Immortal Realm within the High Wall.

There, after decades of cosmic cycles, these vengeful spirits would be reborn.

Though it couldn't be guaranteed that all of them would be reborn as humans, no matter what, even becoming a mountain spirit in the Primordial Immortal Realm was millions of times better than being human in that alien possibility during their former lives.

"Thank you, Junior Brother."

After witnessing Li Fan's benevolent act, Cheng Dao spoke up, expressing gratitude on behalf of the countless human blood shadows before them. As the saying goes, "Each art has its specialty." Although he had accompanied Lord Shouqiu for many years, carrying out the duties of guarding mounds and observing seas, and had obtained countless great divine abilities and fortunes, these mostly involved the macro, transcendent power of Mountains and Seas. He was indeed not very familiar with the methods for the myriad beings of the mortal world. Li Fan's current ability to guide reincarnation and rebirth; he would likely have to study it carefully to achieve it himself.

However, anger aside, for Cheng Dao to waste time seeking paths to release for these human blood shadows...

...was simply impossible.

Therefore, having Junior Brother Li Fan handle it was for the best.

Li Fan worked with extreme efficiency; in just a short while, he had completed the sorting. The human blood shadows were reincarnated. The remnants of the alien fusion entity were directly refined into Dao Pills.

Soon, the starry sky, which had been turned into a chaotic mess by the fusion entity's self-destruction, had returned to its original state.

"Senior Brother, where do you think that beast ran off to?" Li Fan asked with a smile.

While speaking, Li Fan's attention was still savoring the "Wind of Mountains and Seas" technique Cheng Dao had just used.

Having personally entered the Mountains and Seas, he could better appreciate the subtlety of this move.

"That beast certainly couldn't have crossed the protection of Master's phantom."

"Nor is it within my Dao Net..."

Cheng Dao withdrew his divine ability, his gaze sweeping the starry sky, with undisguised killing intent in his eyes.

After a search, no trace of the alien fusion entity was found.

"It's quite good at hiding," Cheng Dao snorted coldly.

"I do have an idea. Senior Brother, please follow me." Li Fan chuckled and led the way.

Cheng Dao followed closely, and before long, they had arrived at the current frontier of Shuo Xinghai.

Because of Guangwu Xinghai's scheme to divert disaster elsewhere, the part of the starry sky where Shuo Xinghai originally was had already been swallowed by Dao Annihilation.

What was once the central region of the star sea had now become a frontier.

And the place Li Fan came to was precisely where Di Sanmo had last gone before crossing possibilities alone and disappearing.

After explaining the whole story to Cheng Dao, Li Fan continued, "It had made a desperate, all-out dash with its entire lineage. But it ended up annihilated. In the end, it could only ignominiously use this method to escape."

"However, trying to escape from you and me..."

Li Fan looked ahead and said coldly, "Beast! Come out now!"

The starry sky was silent for a moment.

A few breaths later, a figure suddenly appeared.

Unlike its previous form as a bizarre thousand-armed flesh orb, what now appeared before Li Fan and Cheng Dao was a Dao Form radiating majesty and sacredness.

It had a dragon's body, Qilin's horns, Xuanwu's tail, divine eyes, Vermilion Bird's feathers...

It was like a fusion of numerous Dao Forms, spanning across the starry sky. Although its size and scale were far less than its peak, its ancient and primeval aura remained undiminished.

Its nearly perfect form seemed to encapsulate the true meaning of the Great Dao.

Even Cheng Dao, accustomed to viewing the Mountains and Seas, couldn't help but lose himself for a moment after witnessing the true form of this Thirteen Dao Forms fusion entity.

"Calling me 'beast' over and over again..."

"How ridiculous is that?"

"In my eyes, you are the beasts!"

"Today's defeat is merely a matter of inferior skill. But the Mountains and Seas are infinite; how do you know my race has no powerhouses who can easily suppress you?"

"Hahahaha! I await that day!"

The voice of the Thirteen Dao Forms fusion entity was like that of a decaying old man. With its last hiding place discovered and no escape route, its voice was utterly calm. It merely laughed loudly, venting the despair and unwillingness within its heart.

Cheng Dao slightly shook his head, truly too lazy to waste words with the Thirteen Dao Forms fusion entity before him.

Just as he was about to make a move to seal it and transform it into a Heavenly Pillar, suddenly, an ethereal, yet stern and chilling voice, came from far away, from the edge of the sky.

"Regrettably, there are none left."

The voice arrived, and the body followed immediately.

The newcomer wore luxurious purple robes, with a face as flawless as jade. A shock of red hair casually hung down to their waist, and there was a red mole on their brow, resembling a third eye.

The moment this figure suddenly appeared, Li Fan's entire body instinctively bristled, his hair standing on end. It was as if he had encountered some peerless ferocious beast; his body trembled in warning.

However, what made Li Fan relieved was that his spiritual intuition did not sound an alarm.

Evidently, the overwhelming killing intent that inadvertently emanated from the suddenly appearing purple-robed figure was not directed at him.

Instead, it was directed at the Thirteen Dao Forms fusion entity.

It was not until three breaths after the purple-robed figure appeared that...

Boom, boom, boom...

The Shuo Xinghai High Wall Star Sea then violently shook.

Like a small boat, it suddenly entered a raging storm, swaying precariously.

And in the nearby void of Dao Annihilation, Li Fan was somewhat horrified to see a heaven-reaching grand path, created out of nothing.

It led straight to this location.

The mere ripples caused by this pathway almost overturned the Shuo Xinghai High Wall.

And in Li Fan's mind, this pathway before him perfectly overlapped with the one created when the Black Heaven Doctor first appeared!

When the alien fusion entity descended, it merely forced open a thin line in the Dao Annihilation.

But now, this purple-robed powerhouse had stomped out a heaven-reaching path with a single step.

The difference between them was immeasurable!

"Crossing possibilities..."

"Transcendent powerhouse?!"

Li Fan, realizing this, felt a tremendous shock to his mind.

Just as his thoughts rapidly spun, contemplating the next course of action, the purple-robed figure had already gently reached out and grabbed at the Thirteen Dao Forms fusion entity.

The Thirteen Dao Forms fusion entity, which was still trying to say something, suddenly stalled.

Even its sacred and ancient aura was suppressed.

Its body was uncontrollably stretched and flattened; the Thirteen Dao Forms fusion entity showed a look of terror and shook violently. Yet, it was completely unable to change its impending fate.

Five breaths later, this alien fusion entity had been completely flattened.

Turning into a sheet of paper.

A beautiful paper with quite mysterious patterns.

"It's for you."

The purple-robed figure took the patterned paper in hand, observed it carefully for a moment. Then, without lingering, simply said to Li Fan and Cheng Dao.

Then, with a gentle flick of a finger, the paper formed from the Thirteen Dao Forms fusion entity floated lightly before Cheng Dao.

Only when it was close did Li Fan and Cheng Dao discern the aura of the Great Dao emanating from this paper. It was indeed worthy of being the fusion of the strongest Thirteen Great Dao Manifestations within a possibility.

Its quality and quantity far surpassed the many Heavenly Pillars within the High Wall at that moment.

As the Dao paper came into their hands, Cheng Dao and Li Fan suddenly awoke as if from a dream. Forcibly suppressing the shock in their hearts, both bowed simultaneously and said, "Thank you, Senior."

Given the methods the other party displayed in a flash, their address of "Senior" was by no means undignified. Even Cheng Dao, who had always only held his Master in his heart, was now utterly convinced and deeply impressed.

Li Fan, at the same time, recalled what Di Sanmo had mentioned previously: an unnamed Human Race True Immortal had suddenly appeared, almost completely slaughtering the alien Dao Forms.

"Could it be that this purple-robed figure is the unnamed True Immortal from back then?"

Li Fan's heart stirred.

During his time with Cheng Dao, he had already had the Illusion-into-Reality divine ability continuously covering him. Powerful as this purple-robed figure was, Li Fan was not afraid of him seeing through anything.

And the goodwill revealed in the purple-robed figure's words and actions also put Li Fan at ease.

So he directly asked, "Senior, were you the one who...?"

Li Fan quickly recounted the entire situation.

The purple-robed figure smiled, "Indeed, it was I."

"It was a very, very long time ago, though."

The purple-robed figure's tone was calm and utterly tranquil. Yet, a profound sense of ancientness was revealed in their words.

Even more ancient than what the alien Thirteen Dao Forms fusion entity had manifested.

Perhaps the topic Li Fan brought up stirred the purple-robed figure's memories. They spoke a few extra words, a rare occurrence: "Shouqiu sensed your message."

"However, at this moment, he is not within the Mountains and Seas, and cannot extricate himself. Therefore, he entrusted us to help."

"Originally, I was unwilling to run this errand, but..."

The purple-robed figure glanced at the Dao paper in Cheng Dao's hand.

They smiled faintly: "It's been a long time since I killed any of them. My hands were getting a bit itchy."

"Throughout the Mountains and Seas, they're rarely seen now. I truly feel a bit nostalgic."

The information conveyed in these few simple sentences from the purple-robed figure was truly immense.

Cheng Dao and Li Fan both had their minds slow for a moment, before finally reacting.

"Senior, did Master ask you to help?" Cheng Dao was overjoyed.

His excited expression was utterly unlike that of an old man who had lived for countless years. Instead, he was like a child who had received parental favor and was utterly delighted.

Compared to Lord Shouqiu, what Li Fan cared about more were a few words in the purple-robed figure's speech.

"Not within the Mountains and Seas."

"We."

Like successive thunderclaps, they nearly bewildered Li Fan.

Forcing down the shock on his face, Li Fan lowered his head, listening to the conversation between the purple-robed figure and Cheng Dao.

"Generally, we don't interfere with mortal world affairs."

"However, the situation you reported is indeed somewhat special..."

There was no need for Li Fan and Cheng Dao to explain the cause and course of events.

The purple-robed figure's gaze directly and precisely locked onto the location of Guangwu Xinghai, beyond the void of Dao Annihilation.

"It is indeed a bit interesting," the purple-robed figure said with a playful expression. "This trip won't be in vain."

Cheng Dao remained silent, pondering the purple-robed figure's words.

In the silence, Li Fan suddenly spoke again, asking, "Senior, what you just said about Master not being within the Mountains and Seas now, what does that mean...?"

The purple-robed figure hadn't expected there to be another disciple of Shouqiu here.

However, seeing that Cheng Dao didn't deny it, they didn't probe further.

"It means exactly what it says."

"You will know in due time; telling you now would be of no benefit."

Out of respect for Lord Shouqiu, the purple-robed figure briefly answered a few words. Although it wasn't a clear explanation, Li Fan dared not ask further.

"My time is limited, so I cannot stay long."

"If you wish to watch, you may follow along."

The purple-robed figure, in the direction of Guangwu Xinghai, gently waved a hand.

Another heaven-reaching grand path suddenly appeared from within the Dao Annihilation.

Leading directly to Guangwu Xinghai!