Chapter 890: No Face Mysterious Heavenly Immortal

Although his mindset could sometimes be erratic, Grand Master Li had one virtue: he wasn't overly concerned with saving face and was willing to correct his mistakes.

Since the true power of the Profound Heaven Sect was somewhat beyond imagination, he decided to change his plan for now and simply avoid provoking them. With this thought, Li Fan intended to use the Seven-Colored Divine Light to reseal the Faceless Divine Statue.

However...

Just as Li Fan was about to do so, his movements suddenly stiffened. In that instant, the statue seemed to come alive. Even though the stone statue had no eyes, Li Fan clearly felt that it had "looked" at him. Li Fan involuntarily retreated a significant distance, mentally preparing to use 'Revert to True'.

After several breaths, seeing that everything remained calm and no abnormalities occurred, Li Fan slowly approached again. The Faceless Stone Statue was just as it had been when he placed it. It seemed that the fleeting glance he perceived was merely an illusion. Li Fan even reviewed the images recorded by the Dao Transformation Stone in his mind. Inside, the stone statue stood silently, like an ordinary object. There was nothing special about it.

"Could it be that I was mistaken?" Li Fan wondered, feeling suspicious.

After a moment's consideration, he ultimately decided not to keep this potential danger. He conjured streams of Seven-Colored Divine Light, intending to seal and put away the Faceless Divine Statue. However, Li Fan's expression drastically changed next. Even though the stone statue was clearly right in front of him, it was as if it didn't exist at all! The Seven-Colored Divine Light sealed nothing, returning empty.

Li Fan was slightly stunned. He tried to touch the statue with his hand. The cold touch was undeniably real. But when Li Fan's mind stirred, trying to lock onto it with his spiritual sense and transfer it into his storage space, his spiritual sense detected nothing where the statue should have been. It simply couldn't be done. This bizarre scene was already beyond Li Fan's comprehension.

"Could it be King Xuantian's lingering spirit?" Li Fan's expression flickered between solemnity and uncertainty. Li Fan was certain that the statue had not undergone such a change before this. Yet, after that brief glance, some mysterious transformation seemed to have occurred in the statue. This made the statue enter its current unique state of being present yet not present.

"It really wasn't my imagination. Not even the Dao Transformation Stone can record it..." Li Fan's face immediately darkened. At this moment, he finally understood the meaning of "it's easy to invite a god but hard to send them away." This stone statue was now simply staying put, refusing to leave this place. It was truly as if it had made itself at home in the Spiritwood Realm, the headquarters of the Myriad Realms Alliance. His meticulously built base now had an undismantlable bomb placed within it. And to make matters worse, this bomb had been placed there by Li Fan himself, on a whim...

Li Fan's face twitched immediately. Just as he was contemplating whether to abandon the Spiritwood Realm and start anew, "May the True Immortal of Mortal Compassion bless our Great Li's expedition to the Fire Realm, ensuring everything goes smoothly..." A pleasant female voice suddenly appeared in the grand hall. Li Fan's heart involuntarily skipped a beat. He looked around but found no source for the voice. Yet, the prayer did not vanish; instead, it continued ceaselessly. It began with the voice of Su Yuqing from the Li Realm, followed by those of He Zhenghao, Kou Hong, Daoist Xuanyi, and others. They came one after another, appearing successively.

Li Fan carefully examined them and discovered that these voices were appearing directly in his mind! Moreover, as soon as he focused his attention on a particular voice, an image corresponding to that voice quickly appeared. As if he were truly there, Li Fan could sense the supplicant's state. Even... Li Fan also had a faint sense that, if he wished, he could respond to these supplicants.

"What's going on?" He had never known that he possessed such an ability, almost identical to that of legendary deities. Li Fan was utterly astonished. He abruptly looked at the Faceless Divine Statue standing silently in the hall, knowing in his heart that it must be behind all of this.

"Back when I fabricated the True Immortal of Mortal Compassion story, I used the Faceless Stone Statue as a medium to establish a connection between myself and the members of the Myriad Realms Alliance. This allowed me to receive cultivation feedback when their cultivation improved... But that was merely the effect of the 'Sitting Immortal Art', and its scope was limited. Now..." Li Fan's eyes narrowed, his expression becoming extremely grave.

Although there appeared to be no immediate danger, he was already considering whether to use 'Revert to True'. Even though he didn't understand the underlying principle, it was clear that an immense power, far beyond Li Fan's comprehension, was hidden behind this Faceless Divine Statue.

Li Fan silently invoked 'Revert to True' in his mind. The 'Revert to True' prompt instantly appeared. "Do you wish to virtualize the current scene and return to the anchor point?" The surrounding scene simultaneously began to blur. "'Revert to True' isn't affected..." "As long as I wish, I can restart at any time."

Li Fan pondered for a moment, then ultimately chose no. It wasn't that he was influenced by some mysterious power, preventing him from making the 'Revert to True' decision. Rather, no danger had occurred yet, and he hadn't even figured out the source of these many anomalies... If he were to be scared into immediately using 'Revert to True' just like that, it would be far too shameful!

"Even true immortals in the Immortal Ruins, I've faced them directly." "This is just a mere stone statue..." Li Fan scoffed inwardly, forcing himself to calm down.

He focused his attention on the divine statue and the various voices appearing in his mind. Li Fan discovered that, without exception, the owners of these voices were all individuals from the Alliance who had sworn oaths before the Faceless Divine Statue in the name of the "True Immortal of Mortal Compassion." It had nothing to do with the True Immortal of Mortal Compassion. It was simply that they had seen the Faceless Divine Statue at the time and linked it to the so-called True Immortal of Mortal Compassion. As a result, whether they wanted to or not, the Faceless Divine Statue would occasionally appear in their minds from then on. The more times they visualized it, the deeper their connection with the statue became. Consequently, once they crossed a certain threshold, they would appear in Li Fan's mind.

"No wonder the Profound Heaven Sect was called the Profound Heaven Sect." "When the Profound Heaven Sect's followers were spread across the world, could King Xuantian also sense and know the condition of his believers at any time, just like this?" "That would truly be no different from a deity."

"A deity..." Li Fan's heart stirred, and he sensed the believer with the deepest connection in his mind. It was Su Yuqing from the Li Realm. Although she possessed extraordinary talent and was the embodiment of the Li Realm's Heavenly Dao, due to environmental and resource limitations, she had only just reached the early stage of the Golden Core realm. In the resource-scarce Great Li, all spiritual energy was generated by the "Immortal Spirit Pagoda." For her to cultivate to this realm in such a short time was truly the mark of a prodigious talent.

Through his connection with the Faceless Stone Statue, Li Fan sensed Su Yuqing's physical condition. It was as if he were personally observing her with his spiritual sense. Every minute detail was clear, with nothing hidden.

"Even..." Li Fan felt a stir in his heart. A moment later, a small amount of refined spiritual energy, insignificant to him, but immense for Su Yuqing, vanished from Li Fan's body. It then descended upon Su Yuqing.