My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2244 - 1693: The Fall of the Three Saints (Part 2)
At the thought that the opponent possessed the full power of the Three Saints and acted with reckless disregard, solely for the destruction of the Mountain Sea, Li Fan felt a bit apprehensive.
"But there’s no need to worry too much. The Saints resurrected by the Void Realm also need to draw upon their own power. It is not limitless."
"Otherwise, just with these creations, the Mountain Sea would have been annihilated."
"Therefore, I think the objective of these resurrected creations is to eliminate Saints who pose a threat to the Void Realm."
"We haven’t encountered them yet, which is just a stroke of good luck."
"But since we have discovered possible traces of them, we must be vigilant."
"The operation to reconnect the Mountain Sea must continue. Otherwise, if the Mountain Sea Union becomes hopeless... we might as well await our doom."
Li Fan finally asked at this point, "The Three Saints were just focused on me..."
"Without us stationed at the forefront of the Mountain Sea, there could be the danger of annihilation at any moment. Someone needs to be sent to stabilize the situation. If we crossed over, it might prompt the resurrected saints to return. The outcome, win or lose, is uncertain. Though not afraid of them, it might lead to the ultimate fall of the Mountain Sea."
"Therefore, it’s best to send someone the Void Realm does not remember. Meaning, someone who doesn’t exist in those areas of the Mountain Sea that the Void Realm has engulfed."
Upon the Saint Lianshan’s words, all the Saints turned to look at Li Fan.
Among those present, it seemed only he fit the criteria.
"This..."
Li Fan instinctively hesitated.
What a joke, even the sacred land where the Three Saints fell, and he’s supposed to save it?
Seeing through Li Fan’s thoughts, the Three Saints spoke again: "[Void Realm Resurrection] only targets the original selves. You are not on the Void Realm’s memory list, even if you cross over, it will not alert the Void Realm."
"Just first stabilize the collapse state of the Mountain Sea. While you go there, we will also work to prompt the Mountain Sea Union from the Void Realm. You won’t have to wait too long."
"To prevent unexpected occurrences, we will each give you a protective artifact. Even if you encounter the [Void Realm Resurrection], you can escape easily."
"You possess the ability to infuse the True Spirit. If the situation is truly urgent, we won’t necessarily require you to go."
...
The conversation having reached this point, under the eyes of all Saints, Li Fan could only nod silently.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t fit the persona of a Mountain Sea Traveler.
However, Li Fan naturally wouldn’t engage in a fight to the death with the Void Realm Resurrection. At the first sign of something wrong, he’d instantly retreat.
"Sections of the Mountain Sea ahead might collapse at any moment. Time is of the essence, best to start immediately."
"However, you must be cautious..."
"Those who could provoke an attack from the Void Realm Resurrection, the Mountain Sea ahead, must indeed be important enough. Even more so perhaps than our three times reconnection, where we are now. With the fall of the Three Saints, leaderless dragons. Undoubtedly, a doomsday scenario one can’t even imagine. It won’t be easy to stabilize the situation. Be careful, comrade." Shouqiu solemnly reminded.
"I will remember," Li Fan nodded slightly, then looked at the Three Saints.
He was waiting for the promised protective artifact.
The Three Saints did not go back on their word, each casting a light stream that flew to Li Fan.
The moment the lights manifested, one could immediately sense their extraordinary nature.
From Lianshan came a wooden staff.
The surface was uneven, as if casually picked from some tree.
Yet the staff intermittently exuded an ancient aura, indicating it was certainly not as simple as it appeared.
Indeed, Lianshan explained with a hint of nostalgia: "This staff was what I used when I first ascended Fang Mountain. All these years, it’s been with me, though has found little use. Now that you bear everyone’s burden and are in a perilous situation, I’ll give it to you."
Li Fan gently stroked it; upon touch, it was as if he felt the path Lianshan had once traversed through this trekking staff.
The vast, endless mountains, not yet swallowed by Dao Yan.
Li Fan could not contain his joy, and put the trekking staff into his pouch.
The protective artifact from Lianshan being so valuable, what Gui Hai gave was equally precious.
Seemingly ordinary as well, an iron shovel.
But on it seemed to converge endless power sources; merely being near it, Li Fan felt his entire body being nourished. Relaxed him greatly, invisibly.
"Back then, relying on this iron shovel, I opened the path to the infinite sea. With the fusion of Mountain and Sea, this shovel has long lost its purpose. Keeping it here would be a waste. Take it with you," the Saint Gui Hai said lightly.
Li Fan contained his inner excitement and accepted this item too.
Next, it was Tai Yi’s turn.
"The two of them have been generous. I don’t really have something worthy of presenting..."
"I’ll give you this little thing," Tai Yi said offhandedly, but from his fleeting expression, it was clear what he offered wouldn’t be as simple as he implied.
"Don’t disgrace it." As expected, upon seeing Li Fan stash it away, Tai Yi couldn’t help but add.
It was a stone rod.
Appearing quite decent, its exterior looked crystalline and translucent, much like crafted from jade. However, the moment Li Fan touched it a torrent of a bloody aura was sensed.
Even using mountains of corpses and seas of blood couldn’t adequately describe even a fraction of it.
As if countless living beings had once perished beneath this rod.
Even with Li Fan’s experience, upon witnessing such bloodiness, he was visibly paled.
But he wasn’t scared enough to drop the rod.
"To think, the ever-smiling, seemingly easy-going Saint Tai Yi, had trodden such a fearsome path of slaughter." Li Fan reflected, deeply astounded by the insurmountable grievances still lingering upon the stone rod’s tip, even after eras past.
A wooden staff, an iron shovel, and a stone rod.
The Three Saints’ gifts appeared ordinary, even somewhat rustic.
But undoubtedly were treasures of the Mountain Sea.
Holding the wooden staff, with the iron shovel at his waist.
The stone rod strapped to his back.
Li Fan cupped his hands, bidding farewell to everyone at the vanguard, ready to traverse the Void Realm.
"Be careful."
Everyone naturally hopes nothing happens to Li Fan, reminding him in unison.
"Come here."
Before Li Fan could bid farewell to each, the three Saint shadows jointly exerted force.
Li Fan thus felt enveloped by tremendous power, casting him into the boundless Void Realm.
Fortunately, he wasn’t lost.
Instead, he hurtled swiftly toward a predetermined location.
Much like riding the wind and waves, hacking through thorns and brambles.
Occasionally a Void Realm surge arose, yet it couldn’t impede him even slightly.
In the Void Realm, ninety thousand years of time vanished in the blink of an eye.
In a flash, Li Fan saw where the Three Saints’ true forms resided ahead.
Standing like towering lighthouses in the darkness, repelling all surrounding waves.
But...
Despite the protection of the Three Saints, Li Fan sharply noticed the surrounding activity of Dao Yan, far surpassing what Mountain Sea previously withstood.
"Almost akin to the destructive extent at the end of time."