Chapter 862: Deep Space Hidden Mysteries

The scene of its fall was quite similar to Lan Yu’s feigned death.

Heaven and earth mourned together.

Not only would it help heaven and earth, but assisting cultivators regarded as allies by heaven and earth would also increase the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao's favor.

From a rational perspective, being a lackey for the Heavenly Dao in the Xuanhuang Realm would certainly not end well; one would only be ruthlessly suppressed by the Myriad Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Council. No sane cultivator would make such a choice.

But with the help of the Return to Truth, Li Fan could act without any worries. This was because Li Fan wasn't truly going to be the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao's enforcer; he only needed to gain its trust.

"If I'm doing things for you, you'll have to lend me some power, right? After all, the Myriad Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Council are not easy to deal with." As long as he could successfully trick some of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao's remaining power, Li Fan's goal would be achieved. As for wanting him to truly clash with the Myriad Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Council, that was naturally impossible.

Once he returned to truth, Li Fan owed no one anything!

"It's just that, how to gradually gain the trust of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao still requires long-term planning."

"This is absolutely taboo content; there's no record to draw upon. I can only try cautiously myself."

"Come to think of it, my pushing the Myriad Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Council into conflict should count, right?"

Li Fan suddenly looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the Spiritwood Realm, directly reaching the sky of the Xuanhuang Realm.

"No, that won't do. Working silently and diligently won't earn a superior's appreciation."

"If you've accomplished something and your superiors don't know, it's as if you haven't accomplished anything."

"Perhaps I can reach the Heavenly Dao through Senior Stone Tablet."

An idea instantly formed in Li Fan's mind. Many of his schemes were carried out hidden in small worlds, the Cloud Sea, and other places, which the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao might not be aware of. In the future, he could visit Senior Stone Tablet more often and report any achievements, no matter how small. This would not only familiarize Senior Stone Tablet with him but also gain the favor of heaven and earth.

"No, that's not right. If I do it myself, it might seem a bit too deliberate."

"Hmm, I can entrust this to Lin Ling."

Lin Ling's naturally innocent appearance came to mind, and Li Fan couldn't help but nod inwardly. In a brief moment of thought, he planned out two future paths.

Li Fan called Tian Yang over. Recently, he had been staying in the Spiritwood Realm, helping Shang Tianci and Ou Daozi construct the Alliance headquarters. Even though he had been constantly busy, Li Fan still noticed that Tian Yang's strength had significantly increased since he first achieved Dao integration.

"Junior Brother, let's have a spar," Li Fan said with a pleasant expression.

Tian Yang looked at Li Fan with some suspicion, then at his own fist. He then slowly shook his head, seemingly afraid of hurting Li Fan.

Li Fan chuckled, revealing a hint of the aura of the Five Elements Grand Cavern. Tian Yang's eyes immediately lit up. He grinned, seemingly delighted by Li Fan's great progress in strength.

"Don't worry, Junior Brother. My current combat power is no weaker than yours."

This sentence, however, stirred Tian Yang's competitive spirit. He immediately became eager to try.

Li Fan looked around the Spiritwood Realm, at the Alliance headquarters and building complex that had finally begun to take shape.

"Although the Spiritwood Realm is not small, it cannot withstand the impact of a battle between us two."

With a thought, Li Fan instantly recalled a suitable location.

"Follow me."

Leaving the Spiritwood Realm, the two, one after another, traveled through the Four Continents, arriving in what was now Langhuan Continent. Hidden within this continent was a small world called Soul Yin.

In the 115th generation, among the many small worlds explored by the Myriad Immortals Alliance, the Soul Yin Realm was a very unique one. For unknown reasons, all the mortals who had migrated into this realm at that time had perished. Only countless ghostly spirits, resembling soul entities, floated between heaven and earth. These soul entities seemed to be related to spatial power. Surprisingly, they were a great tonic for Split-Realm Whales.

After the Split-Realm Whale pods accidentally discovered the existence of the Soul Yin Realm, they would come periodically to hunt. And after these soul entities disappeared, they would naturally be re-formed by the heaven and earth. Thus, they became the Split-Realm Whales' natural and best food source. Therefore, among all the small worlds where Split-Realm Whales existed, the Soul Yin Realm was where the Split-Realm Whale population thrived the most. With Split-Realm Whales constantly opening spatial passages day and night, the Soul Yin Realm was also the farthest from the Xuanhuang Realm.

"In the 115th generation, the Immortal Alliance scouting team that went to explore it directly lost contact. We originally thought they had met a terrible end, but it turned out the distance was simply too great, rendering even ordinary communication methods useless."

"The vast void space is perfect for Tian Yang and me to fight without restraint."

Thinking this, Li Fan found the entrance to the Soul Yin Realm. After setting up a concealing formation around it, Li Fan flew in first.

A sense of gloom and profundity instantly washed over him. It felt completely different from flying through the spatial passages leading to the Great Li and Great Xuan. A strange, oppressive atmosphere surged into Li Fan's heart. Even Tian Yang, who was usually somewhat slow, uncharacteristically showed a solemn expression.

"This feeling..."

Li Fan narrowed his eyes, carefully sensing it. After a long time, he had a realization: "It's like a mortal being in the deep sea... Is it because it's too far from the Xuanhuang Realm?"

"The information gathered previously didn't mention this. No wonder the members of that scouting team were never seen again after they returned."

"It seems that traversing the endless void is not as easy as I imagined."

Li Fan pondered for a long time, then temporarily suppressed these thoughts. He continued along the spatial passage, flying for a little less than half a day. Feeling that they had gone far enough, he finally stopped.

"Junior Brother, please make your move," Li Fan said solemnly.

Tian Yang nodded. Without a word, an oppressive aura manifested as he revealed his red-and-black interwoven Heaven and Earth Soul body. Li Fan instantly felt as if the space around him was completely locked down, his limbs shackled with heavy chains, rendering him immobile.

"So this is the power of space."

Li Fan knew that his Junior Brother Tian Yang was holding back; otherwise, if the power of space acted directly on his body, it could instantly tear Li Fan apart!

"Junior Brother, I told you, go all out!"

Without attempting to break free from the spatial shackles, Li Fan's expression turned serious as he spoke intently. Tian Yang paused. Then, Li Fan felt the space around him become even more profound and dark. It was as if an invisible monster had taken a bite. Li Fan's head, hands, and feet instantly vanished into the darkness, leaving only his bare torso floating somewhat helplessly in the air.

For an ancient cultivator, such an instant would have meant death and the dissipation of their Dao. But for a new-method cultivator of the Devouring Cavern, it was merely an insignificant minor injury.

Li Fan's torso instantly exploded into a mist of blood. His voice, however, was like thunder, echoing in the void space around Tian Yang.

"Junior Brother, it's my turn next!"