Chapter 571: Body Exploration of the Five Elements Heaven

Angry Squid:

“Damn it!”

In a short span of time, he had gone from extreme joy to utter shock, and then to profound grief, having narrowly escaped death. At this moment, Han Yi only wanted to curse intensely.

“All I did was win a million contribution points, why was the karmic backlash so absurd?”

After passing over a certain uninhabited island, Han Yi finally crashed to the ground, panting heavily, still shaken.

“Indeed, blessings and misfortunes are truly unpredictable!” His expression flickered with shifting emotions.

His premonition had been correct; that place was indeed a grand opportunity. A World Soul capable of achieving the Dao Integration stage, and a strange broken sword that could contend with the World Soul. If he had been strong enough, he could have just slain Qing Feng and subdued the broken sword, simultaneously becoming a Dao Integration cultivator and possessing a divine weapon equivalent to his own combat power. At the thought of such a scenario, Han Yi's breathing instantly quickened. He even had the idea of going back to try again. Fortunately, he still retained some rationality, quickly shaking his head and dismissing the thought.

“My strength isn’t enough!” he lamented inwardly. “To slay Qing Feng, I would need to reach at least the Spirit Transformation realm. Although I possess the Heavenly Fate Scripture, it would still take me at least a hundred years to accomplish that.”

“What if someone else discovers it during that time? I should have known better than to be greedy for that small gain. I should have used the million contribution points to quickly raise my cultivation instead. What’s the point of steady progress when you could achieve Dao Integration in an instant, how much more exhilarating would that be!”

His mind was filled with chaotic thoughts, and Han Yi became plagued by indecision, anxious about what he might gain or lose.

Just as Han Yi, “by coincidence” and influenced by Li Fan’s earlier hint from the Cloudwater Illusory Dream Art, finally stumbled upon Qing Feng trapping the sword, the mastermind, Li Fan himself, had already quietly departed the Sea of Dense Clouds and arrived at Tianling State.

The ceasefire was already set in stone, and many cultivators who had been conscripted to the front lines had already returned to their hometowns. The former battlefield had also become peaceful again. Only, a thick scent of blood still seemed to permeate the air, refusing to dissipate. Gazing into the distance, the ground was everywhere crisscrossed with deep fissures. The sky too was a bizarre interweaving of red and green. Teams of green-robed cultivators were heading to various locations throughout Tianling State. They cast spells to purify the lingering malevolent energy in the air and repair the cracked, broken earth. In the distance, a dull roaring sound vaguely echoed. From time to time, one could even see the sky twisting, as if some colossal entity was moving between heaven and earth.

“Bah! This Grand Five Elements Grotto-Heaven belongs to our Tianling State, why are they just allowed to move it away like this?”

“Oh, well, perhaps it’s better that it’s moved out. Although it’s a prosperous place, it’s not an auspicious sign. Far too many cultivators perished in this battle.”

“Indeed, our Tianling State truly suffered heavy casualties this time. Many old friends are now unreachable.”

Along the way, cultivators nearby could occasionally be heard discussing animatedly. The cause of the Tianling State war and the existence of the Grand Five Elements Grotto-Heaven were no longer secrets. Tianling State cultivators had complex feelings towards this incredibly rich Grand Five Elements Grotto-Heaven. Thus, when the Myriad Immortals Alliance officially moved it to the hinterlands, many cultivators gathered to observe.

Li Fan, hidden in the crowd, merely took a distant glance before quietly withdrawing to the rear. Turning his back, he sped towards the Grand Five Elements Grotto-Heaven’s original location.

In less than half a day, Li Fan arrived at his destination. Among the mountains, where two peaks converged, a deep, dark hole, as if a piece had been forcibly excavated, spanned between heaven and earth, transforming the originally scenic mountains and rivers into something bizarre and terrifying.

Without the Five Elements Grotto-Heaven, this place no longer held any value for guarding. The cultivators who had originally heavily guarded it were all withdrawn, leaving only a few Core Formation cultivators for routine supervision. It was clear that these cultivators did not place much importance on their task. After all, the war had ended and the Grand Five Elements Grotto-Heaven had been moved; who would come here for no reason? Thus, they were quite lax, merely gathering to chat without much vigilance.

Therefore, Li Fan, hidden from view, easily breached their defenses and entered the void black hole above.

Before entering the pitch-black void, Li Fan stopped and secretly observed. Unlike the abyss of nothingness he had once seen, which had been completely annihilated by Mo Sha, from the void in Tianling State, one could still faintly sense various strange auras. There was even still spiritual energy present.

“This isn’t a dead end...” His spiritual sense gave no warning, so Li Fan pondered for a moment, then leaped into the void.

Light vanished instantly. Li Fan instantly felt as if he had become blind, losing all sight. His spiritual sense, like tentacles, continuously spread outwards. However, the feedback he received was entirely the concept of "nothingness." Looking back in the direction he had come from, the scenery of Tianling State had also vanished. As if suddenly falling into an endless deep sea, Li Fan instantly lost his bearings. No matter how he flew upwards, downwards, left, or right, he couldn't feel any change in his position, as if he were simply staying in place, without moving at all. The extreme contrast between movement and stillness caused Li Fan to feel a slight dizziness.

If any other cultivator were trapped in such a situation, they would surely feel some panic. However, for Li Fan, this void space, which only posed a risk of entrapment and had no other fatal factors, was not a cause for any concern at all. With Huanzhen present, even the most perilous dead end would absolutely not be able to trap him!

Being able to escape his current predicament in an instant, Li Fan naturally wasn't very anxious. With his mind at peace, he wasn't in a hurry to move. Instead, he quietly began to perceive his surroundings. Although it was a void, something clearly still existed in the darkness. Every so often, Li Fan could feel ripples of inexplicable fluctuations passing through his body. But when he tried to carefully trace the source of these fluctuations, he suddenly lost the trail, as if everything had merely been his imagination.

Immersed in the darkness, unsure how much time had passed, the situation still hadn't changed.

“After the Myriad Immortals Alliance moved the Grand Five Elements Grotto-Heaven, they must have also sent people to investigate this place,” Li Fan thought to himself, without any urgency. “The fact that they couldn’t find any clues back then indicates that the secret within this void is truly deeply hidden.”

He had a great deal of time and opportunities. Putting all external matters out of his mind, Li Fan focused his mind, no longer trying to trace the fluctuations in the void. Instead, he tried his best not to control his body, allowing it to flow in the same direction as the ripples. In a daze, Li Fan felt as if he was drifting with the current in a river. He gradually felt his body had begun to “move” within this space.

However, this favorable situation didn't last long. Not long after, he felt as if he had crashed into a wall ahead, his body trembling slightly as he was forced to stop.