Chapter 2066: Chapter 1597: Mountain Sea Equals
“Crossing Mountains and Seas? Devour the Mountains and Seas, Transform into Mountains and Seas!”
“Devour! Devour! Devour…”
In Li Fan’s eyes, the mountains and seas were no longer endless illusions but resembled a delicacy exuding lethal allure.
The tendrils of black energy rising into the sky were precisely the tempting aura emanating from the mountains and seas.
It was the ancient flavor of the mountains and seas themselves!
Just like the first time he saw Mo Sha as a Mortal cultivator. An intense longing emanating from the depths of his Divine Soul suddenly arose, then tried to completely dominate Li Fan’s consciousness.
Irrespective of realm and power, regardless of talent and nature. As long as there is “desire” within oneself, it will be ignited by the black fragments and magnified many times over, turning into greed for the mountains and seas.
Between the mountains and seas, cultivators inherently harbor a degree of longing for them. If guided in this way, the desires hidden in the heart will almost inevitably be triggered. The higher the power, the more substantial the threat they can pose to the mountains and seas!
Just as Li Fan thought now: “All that I slaughter and kill can be transformed into my sustenance. Now that the True Spirit Spark has almost spread throughout the mountains and seas, all it takes is a great fire to turn the mountains and seas into a sea of scarlet flames!”
“Raging fire, ashes everywhere. Delicious, delectable…”
The more Li Fan thought about it, the more he felt his plan had a higher chance of success, thus becoming more impulsive.
“Should I really give it a try?” A dangerous gleam flashed in Li Fan’s eyes.
One of the countless divergent thoughts was tempted and persuaded, attempting to send a signal of betrayal to the original self.
“Calm down.”
However, at this moment, a cold voice emerged in Li Fan’s Spirit Consciousness.
It stood across from the tempting sound, completely unaffected.
This voice originated from Li Fan himself!
This Li Fan, who remained clear-minded, was formed by countless Dao Yi Bugs.
Detecting something was amiss, the original self ordered the Dao Yi Bugs to intervene.
Even though it was just a Divine Split, under the current circumstances, it was surprisingly more lucid than Li Fan’s divergent thoughts.
This was precisely the effect produced by the Daoyi Bug Swarm continually adapting to the madness and temptation brought by the black fragments!
With the Dao Yi Bug’s mental alert, Li Fan instantly awakened from his confusion.
Strictly speaking, he had not been completely seduced just now.
After all, he had rehearsed the idea of igniting the mountains and seas in his Spirit Consciousness several times before. But each time, Li Fan ultimately rejected it.
Even without the Dao Yi Bug’s mental alert, he probably wouldn’t really attempt to “devour the mountains and seas” this time.
But undeniably, Li Fan was somewhat affected by these black fragments.
This caused him to temporarily lose consideration for the future and the bigger picture, focusing only on immediate gains and losses, as if blindfolded.
With the Daoyi Bug Swarm’s mental calibration help, Li Fan became completely calm, unfazed by the constantly sounding seductive voices around him.
Once the bug-like thoughts devoured the source of temptation completely, Li Fan’s view of the mountains and seas finally returned to normal.
Yet the subtle “fragrance” emitted by the mountains and seas hadn’t entirely vanished.
It still existed.
Li Fan looked at the black fragments already digested by the Daoyi Bugs in his hand.
The entity no longer existed in the Mortal World, but the fragment’s outline still traced its original appearance.
He clenched his right hand tightly, but it was like grasping at air. All five fingers went straight through these fragments, as if their existence was merely an illusion to Li Fan.
“In the Daoyi Bugs’ eyes, they have already completed their mission. The black fragments have disappeared. But…”
Li Fan pondered, summoning the True Immortal Envoy stationed on the Xuanhuang Immortal Boat within the Dao Yan. Ultimately confirming that it seemed no one but Li Fan could see the existence of these “invisible” fragments.
Moreover, these invisible fragments only existed depending on Li Fan.
No matter where Li Fan went, they would always follow.
“Is there any threat?”
Li Fan gently stroked the invisible fragment in his hand.
Now, being merely one of the countless Divine Splits, or really encountering an uncontrollable situation, the Divine Split could dissolve itself instantly. Cutting off any possibility of impacting the original self.
This plan had been established early on when Li Fan dispatched numerous Xuanhuang Immortal Boats to various parts of the mountains and seas. So he wasn’t worried about the safety of his original self.
And the instructions from the original self allowed him to research boldly.
He was now even more at ease.
“If I’m not mistaken, even if the Dao Yi Bugs evolved over years, they only consumed the exterior shell of these black frag—
“Fragments. Their true interior does not reside on the same plane as the current Dao Yi Bugs, hence why they cannot be seen.”
“And the reason I can see it is…”
Li Fan already had a vague guess in his mind.
“I possess the Hai Zhen, a chance encounter with the Eternal Life Path, and have personally experienced the trial of three Taoist fusions. These are things on par with the mountains and seas. Therefore…”
“The owner of these black fragments is probably an existence equal to the mountains and seas?”
Li Fan squinted his eyes; after careful consideration, he still found it hard to draw a conclusion.
The mountain sea vast and boundless, coincidentally and swiftly encountered by him – could such an existence be on par with the mountains and seas?
Given Li Fan’s disposition, it was hard not to be a little skeptical in his heart.
But upon further reflection, it’s truly been many years since the Primordial Destruction, when he began crossing mountains and seas.
Throughout these years, countless Xuanhuang Immortal Boats have almost traversed every part of the mountains and seas. Time and space have both accumulated to a certain extent. Discovering the fragments left by an entity on par with the mountains and seas doesn’t seem like a coincidence. Rather, it appears inevitable.