Chapter 715: Death and Life as Witnessed by the Heavenly Venerable

Witnessing this scene, Li Fan immediately thought of the "Revival Rain" Elder Yin had mentioned.

However, the bodies falling from the sky this time clearly looked different.

He quickly realized it wasn't the "Revival Rain."

Instead, the "Myriad Corpse Giant" they had encountered before had disintegrated.

Clearly, Huangfu Song also instantly came to the same conclusion as Xu Bai.

His brow furrowed as he asked, "What's going on now? Did the Immortal Alliance just happen to attack the Corpse Giant?"

He and Dongfang Yao were confused, but Li Fan vaguely guessed the reason.

"Is this a sign that the principle of life and death is being reversed again?" Li Fan's heart skipped a beat.

"Considering the time, even if Lan Yu takes more lifespan-extending treasures, his life is almost at its end."

"It seems he ultimately chose this path. But within such a short time, he has managed to resolve the manifestation of the reversed principle of life and death..."

"Is Lan Yu really that strong?"

A trace of doubt flashed in Li Fan's mind.

"Or is there another helper?"

Although Xu Bai didn't quite understand how the reversal of universal principles and their impact on all things in the world were achieved.

However, the immediate event of the freely moving Corpse Giant disintegrating in an instant unequivocally showed that two fundamentally opposing forces were clashing.

"This doesn't necessarily mean Lan Yu has gained an advantage in their confrontation. It only suggests that the Immortal Venerable who reversed life and death might have been somewhat caught off guard by Lan Yu's counterattack. After all, He should have only recently reversed the principle and hasn't yet completed the steps of establishing the new theorem."

"The gap between not truly entering the Immortal Realm and achieving harmony with the Dao seems not as vast as imagined."

As Li Fan pondered, the rain of corpses finally subsided.

Huangfu Song and Dongfang Yao watched the countless bodies disappear into the depths beneath the white mist, their expressions fluctuating between gloom and uncertainty.

"Damn it, this white mist is getting weirder and weirder," Dongfang Yao cursed under his breath.

After a short rest, the three continued deeper into the white mist, searching for traces of the Mystic Realm.

Meanwhile, in Tianliang Prefecture, Xu Bai, who had been conversing cheerfully with envoys from other prefectures, suddenly excused himself.

He returned to the Heavenly Profound Mirror and began searching for any clues related to the "clash of universal principles."

It was eerily quiet, with seemingly nothing out of the ordinary.

But this was precisely the biggest anomaly.

Even the depths of the white mist were affected by the clash of the two sides, let alone the Xuanhuang Prime Realm itself?

Events defying common sense were bound to occur, but they were intentionally concealed by the Immortal Alliance.

Xu Bai pondered for a moment, then exited the Heavenly Profound Mirror and contacted Liu San.

He instructed Liu San to temporarily halt alchemy and have the Medicine King Sect cultivators in various regions investigate if any strange occurrences were happening around them.

The Medicine King Sect disciples' consciousnesses were linked through the Grand Dream Spring-Autumn Array, making their actions very swift.

In less than half a day, news from various prefectures continuously poured in to Xu Bai.

"A cultivator rushed out of the white mist, attacking everything indiscriminately like a madman, fearless of death. Before Immortal Alliance cultivators could kill him, he collapsed on his own. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the cultivator was already a corpse."

"In Tianlin Prefecture, a Golden Core cultivator suddenly died during the formation of his Golden Core. An anomaly of falling stars had already appeared in the sky above him, and his friends were preparing to collect his body. However, this person suddenly came back to life. The anomaly ceased abruptly, but the clouds across the sky seemed unwilling to disperse, lingering for a long time."

"Interesting..." Xu Bai's eyes flickered.

"In Taihua Prefecture, there was a pair of cultivation partners. The wife had died a long time ago, but the husband had always refused to accept the truth, preserving his beloved wife's body in ice. Not long ago, this devoted man suddenly appeared before everyone with a female cultivator. Initially, people thought he had finally come to terms with it and found another partner. But upon closer inspection, they realized that the female cultivator by his side was none other than his wife, who had died years ago! Her eyes, however, were somewhat dull, her actions unusual, and she no longer remembered her friends from before."

As Xu Bai read, his expression gradually turned solemn.

This was because, apart from the initial rumors of people who seemed neither alive nor dead suddenly losing their ability to move, more and more events of the dead returning to life were continuously occurring in various places.

This wasn't limited to one prefecture; it was happening across the entire territory of the Myriad Immortal Alliance.

"Not even just the Myriad Immortal Alliance, but even on the Five Elders' Council side..."

Xu Bai's expression became stern.

"Is this because of Lan Yu's interference, prompting the Immortal Venerable of Life and Death to accelerate the establishment of the new theorem?"

To Xu Bai's knowledge, there were no signs of battle in Yuandao Prefecture, where Lan Yu was located.

"He isn't directly eliminating this competitor through combat. Instead, he's directly using the reversed principle to crush him with overwhelming power."

Xu Bai's eyes narrowed. "It seems this Immortal Venerable of Life and Death doesn't care about Lan Yu at all. He doesn't even have an interest in making a move against him."

"He merely needs to proceed with his steps to attain immortality as planned. Lan Yu, standing in his way, is truly like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot. There's only one outcome: being crushed."

Xu Bai felt as if he could already hear Lan Yu's furious roar after failing to achieve Dao.

"Perhaps the outcome will arrive soon; all that's needed is to wait patiently."

He continued to have the Medicine King Sect disciples gather intelligence. To prevent external disturbances, Xu Bai simply sealed his communication talisman.

He merely focused on observing the progression of events.

Just as he expected, the increasing number of resurrections finally alerted the Immortal Alliance cultivators.

More and more anxious discussions arose, eventually leading to a statement from the Myriad Immortal Alliance.

"Cultivators of the Myriad Immortal Alliance, please remember this great day."

"After many years, our Myriad Immortal Alliance is about to welcome a new Immortal Venerable."

"The dead cannot be resurrected; this is a universal principle."

"But from this day forward, this established truth will be completely rewritten."

"Reversing the principle of life and death, the Venerable is named Samsara."

"So, do not panic. Celebrate with all your might."

"Under the divine power of Venerable Samsara, all fallen cultivators can be resurrected after eighteen years, retaining their memories from their previous lives."

"A new era has arrived!"

After the announcement, cultivators across the land were instantly stunned.

Then shock, doubt, and dread...

All sorts of emotions erupted simultaneously.

The Myriad Immortal Alliance branches in every prefecture were besieged by cultivators.

They were eager to know the details of this reincarnation.

And what form this so-called resurrection would take.

However, local officials were just as confused and completely unaware of the specifics.

Thus, they could only try their best to maintain order, awaiting the day the answers would finally be revealed.