Chapter 714: Giant Corpse Suddenly Collapses

Huangfu Song saw Li Fan deep in thought, assuming he was also considering returning to try his luck and search for longevity treasures. He immediately began to dissuade him. After all, without Li Fan, his and Dongfang Yao's efficiency in exploring the uncharted regions would certainly not be as high as before. The hope of acquiring the limited treasures on the Qixuan List would become even more remote.

"Actually, Immortal Venerable Lan Yu's bounty this time is a good thing for us. As the saying goes, one's loss is another's gain. A considerable number of cultivators have been drawn back, which will reduce the competitive pressure here in the White Mist..." Huangfu Song analyzed thoughtfully.

Li Fan smiled, waving his hand to interrupt him. "Brother Huangfu, no need to worry. I have no intention of returning. Besides, I might even stay in the White Mist longer than you."

Dongfang Yao immediately grew curious. "What, Brother Li, have you set your sights on something on the Qixuan List?"

Li Fan didn't hide it. After a pause, he said, "The Final Stone Disc."

Dongfang Yao and Huangfu Song exchanged glances. "One hundred thousand Qixuan points, just to gamble on a secondary body whose function is still unknown..."

Dongfang Yao couldn't help but advise, "Brother Li, think twice! The risk is simply too great. If that thing only sounds impressive but has little practical use, wouldn't you lose everything? You might as well look at other items. Even trading for a Dao Integration cultivation method would be better! Even if you don't use it yourself, you can still trade it with others..."

Dongfang Yao continued to chatter, while Huangfu Song pondered and offered his own opinion. "The Final Stone Disc... I heard that after this secondary body appeared, no other Heavenly Mystery secondary bodies were generated for a full ten years. It made the people at headquarters extremely nervous, thinking that no more secondary bodies would descend from then on."

"That's why it was named 'Final'," he continued. "However," Huangfu Song frowned slightly, "it caused the Heavenly Mystery Mirror to behave abnormally for such a long time, so we initially thought it had something special about it. But after a long period of research, there was no definite result, and they reluctantly gave up on studying it. Perhaps that's also why the Immortal Alliance could place it on the Qixuan List this time."

"After all, it is a Heavenly Mystery secondary body. Perhaps there really is some practical use that the Immortal Alliance hasn't discovered yet. Although the price of one hundred thousand Qixuan points is high, if you bet correctly..."

Li Fan smiled and continued, "It's a small investment for a massive return! I'm willing to try!"

Dongfang Yao gasped. "Brother Li has quite the gambling spirit. What if it turns out to be just a useless rock with nothing special about it..."

"At the very least, it would have collection value, so it wouldn't be a complete loss!" Li Fan chuckled dismissively, utterly nonchalant. "Now, my only concern is whether anyone else will compete with me for it. There are thousands upon thousands of Immortal Alliance cultivators; I'm surely not the only one with a strong gambling spirit."

Huangfu Song clapped his hands. "Then it seems we need to speed up! We're still quite a ways off from one hundred thousand Qixuan points!"

After this discussion, the three aligned their goals and continued to explore the uncharted regions with full effort. Time quickly passed during this process. Huangfu Song and Dongfang Yao had already exchanged their Qixuan points for the Dissolution Disc and the Swallowing Yuan Saint Body Art, and had shifted their focus to other treasures. Their accumulated Qixuan points were also getting closer to one hundred thousand. Including the initial Life-and-Death uncharted region, the three had now explored a total of thirteen uncharted regions.

As they became more proficient and their exploration process grew smoother, Li Fan also summarized some patterns regarding the existence of these "uncharted regions." Still basing his conclusions on the idea that "the current Xuanhuang Realm was born from the fusion of the ancient Xuanhuang Realm with numerous other worlds," Li Fan discovered that these so-called uncharted regions were likely "fragments" that had detached from their original worlds during the process of mutual fusion and collision. The uncharted regions were extremely strange, often possessing their own unique rules, which was very similar to the "anomalies" found within the Xuanhuang Realm. By comparing the clothing and adornments of the cultivators' corpses and the architectural patterns within the uncharted regions, Li Fan further discovered that these regions clearly originated from different sources.

"World-level evolution is occurring through collision, and the White Mist serves as the buffer zone..." After completing the exploration of another uncharted region, Li Fan had an epiphany. This might also explain why there was such a vast space within the White Mist, as it was originally the distance between worlds.

"Damn it, it's getting harder and harder to find unexplored uncharted regions now." The Puxian True Boat had been speeding through the White Mist for several days, passing by several uncharted regions, but the Sky-Measuring Mirror repeatedly indicated that they were already recorded. Dongfang Yao couldn't help but curse.

Huangfu Song, absently fiddling with the Dissolution Disc in his hand, said, "That's normal. It's almost a year since the Immortal Alliance issued the exploration decree, isn't it? Given the number of Immortal Alliance cultivators, the shallower parts of the White Mist should be mostly explored by now. To make further gains, we'll have to go deeper..."

"Bang!" Before Huangfu Song could finish speaking, a loud crash suddenly resounded. It was as if something had fallen onto the Puxian True Boat from above, causing the vessel to shake violently for a moment. Huangfu Song instinctively put away the Dissolution Disc in his hand. After scanning with his divine sense, a strange expression appeared on his face. This was because what had collided with the speeding Puxian True Boat was, astonishingly, a cultivator's corpse! Moreover, judging by the clothes the corpse wore, it was not from an uncharted region, but from the Myriad Immortals Alliance!

The three on board instantly grew solemn, thinking that an Immortal Alliance cultivator had encountered some misfortune and died here. They immediately became vigilant. But the next scene made Li Fan and the others' faces fill with horror.

"Bang!" "Bang!" First one or two sounds, then they became increasingly dense. Continuous crashing sounds rang out. The Puxian True Boat vibrated constantly, and its protective light shield instantly became precarious. Huangfu Song, while casting spells to reinforce it, watched the scene outside, his face pale. They saw a vast, dark expanse overhead, as countless cultivators' corpses fell from above like raindrops. Some bodies were relatively intact, while others were fragmented, with only limbs remaining. But without exception, around the edges of their bodies, there seemed to be traces of twisted, wriggling black lines. The faces of the corpses, glimpsed occasionally, were not as terrifying or ferocious as those seen in the uncharted regions. Instead, their eyes were closed, and their expressions were peaceful.

The rain of corpses was incessant, as if it would never stop. Forcibly speeding out of the area covered by the rain of corpses would likely damage the Puxian True Boat. The three stopped the flying boat and moved to block the falling corpses from above. Although they were lifeless and posed little threat, this bizarre scene still sent a slight chill down their spines.