Endless Life

Li Fan seemed to have already seen the fate of the immortal sects. “But the immortal sects do not represent the Xuanhuang Realm. As long as I am here, the Xuanhuang Realm cannot lose.” “It’s just that this process will be a little more tragic.” Playing his role, Li Fan completed final preparations before the immortal sects' surprise attack plan was launched. Still, a sudden eruption while besieged and on the brink of death—a breakthrough in the heat of battle. By now, the rumors of his “Conquest Holy Body” were thoroughly confirmed. Advancing from Soul Formation to Dao Integration, his status was instantly turned upside down. No one dared to joke anymore; what replaced it was unified respect on the surface. Naturally, his terrifying rate of progress, no less than Jiang Yingyue’s, drew the attention of the Ten Sects’ high levels. Jiang Yingyue had the Taishang Sect leader backing her, but Li Fan came only from the ordinary Changqing Valley sect and had no backing at all. Therefore, being secretly investigated was unavoidable. But Li Fan simply let the Ten Sects’ people investigate. His strength far surpassed the Ten Sects overall; after all the investigation, they could only conclude that Li Fan had a special body and extraordinary talent. After the investigation ended, the Ten Sects simultaneously extended olive branches to him. Facing the Ten Sects’ recruitment, Li Fan politely declined them all on the grounds that he wanted to keep killing enemies on the Taiyuan Realm battlefield. He even ignored the generous conditions that would allow him to withdraw from the battlefield and return to the Xuanhuang Realm rear. “If the enemy is not destroyed, I swear not to return.” “My countless comrades sacrificed themselves on this battlefield; how could I fear death and flee?” Li Fan said resolutely, then turned and left, leaving the Ten Sects cultivators with a backdrop of awe-inspiring righteousness. His decision moved all the cultivators present. So they stopped mentioning recruitment and instead variously gave him magic treasures and divine abilities, hoping to increase his chances of survival in the decisive battle. After all, every sect wanted to recruit a loyal and righteous man like “Li Ping.” He had formidable combat power grown through life-and-death slaughter, and an absolutely sincere heart. Crucially, his growth trajectory and background were both completely clean. He could undoubtedly serve as the most solid force of a sect. For the Ten Sects of the Immortal Dao, which had suffered heavy losses in successive great battles, this was truly too important. So in recruitment, the Ten Sects all spared no expense. “Great Dao Sect [Great Dao Like Me], Heavenly Sword Sect [Shatter Heaven One Sword], Yishi Sect [Myriad Phenomena Return to One], Indeterminate Prison [Elusive Divine Travel]…” Li Fan briefly looked over the divine abilities gifted by the Ten Sects before him, and couldn’t help but reveal an amused smile. “These may fall short of the Ten Sects’ secret arts not passed down, but they are first-class important divine abilities. Truly generous…” “Then I cannot let you down.” In Li Fan’s mind, he rapidly deduced and improved these divine abilities. Soon, strengthened versions of the Ten Sects’ divine abilities came out one after another. Fundamentally they were still these divine abilities, but after Li Fan’s optimization, the actual power they could manifest had doubled. Any one taken out was no less than the Ten Sects’ sect-protecting ultimate arts. Li Fan waved his hand, and countless speckled virtualized texts in his mind flew out like flowing light. Before him, they were made real from virtual in reality, turning into physical divine ability manuals one by one. Li Fan arranged these manuals neatly and placed them under his pillow in his room. Then he pushed open the door and joined the battlefield again. After a few days of peace, the Taiyuan Realm cultivators launched tsunami-like consecutive attacks. Dao Integration cultivators, who rarely appeared on the battlefield before and only existed to exert pressure, also appeared one by one and joined the slaughter. Only Dao Integration cultivators could resist Dao Integration cultivators. On the Xuanhuang Realm side, the number of Dao Integration cultivators on the battlefield was clearly insufficient. Therefore, almost as soon as this final battle began, the Xuanhuang Realm fell into a disadvantage. “Damn it, what is the sect thinking? Why don’t they send more people!” “I cultivated for five hundred years, and do not want to die on the battlefield today, without affinity with the Great Dao.” “If I had known, I shouldn’t have stepped into this place of trouble for that little reward. Wrong, wrong, wrong!” … Facing desperation, cultivators’ reactions varied, but the vast majority were negative emotions. The Ten Sects’ plan to raid the Taiyuan Rebirth Furnace was top secret, so Xuanhuang cultivators on the battlefield didn’t even know most of the Ten Sects’ sect leaders had arrived. So under this seemingly isolated and helpless situation, it was inevitable their mindset would be unbalanced. Originally their overall strength was somewhat weaker, and their momentum was also faltering. So soon, the battle situation began to become uncontrollably unbalanced. “Everyone, behind us is the Xuanhuang Realm; we cannot retreat and can only fight to the death!” At this moment, a loud, ringing voice spread across the entire Taiyuan Realm battlefield. Countless gazes between heaven and earth looked toward the direction the voice came from. Accompanied by a blinding white light, Li Fan shouted angrily from within the blood mist formed by two Dao Integration cultivators being instantly killed and exploding. Li Fan held a sharp blade, pointing at the countless enemies ahead from afar. He laughed contemptuously. “Thieves, come up and die!” Such arrogant behavior naturally aroused the Taiyuan Realm cultivators’ anger. Being able to instantly kill Dao Integration cultivators, Li Fan’s strength was beyond doubt. But Taiyuan Realm cultivators could resurrect infinitely, so how could they be scared by Li Fan. After a moment, no fewer than twenty streaks of light flew from various corners of the battlefield toward Li Fan’s position. On the battlefield, there was no fair one-on-one duel; only you die or I live. Soon, Li Fan under siege seemed to fall into a critical situation. However, with Li Fan stepping out to share the pressure, the pressure on other Xuanhuang cultivators on the battlefield dropped sharply. Encouraged by Li Fan, everyone managed to recover a normal mindset. And at this moment, behind the main battlefield. A group was rushing rapidly toward the depths of the Taiyuan Realm. Naturally leading them was Great Dao Sect Sect Leader Fang Dingge. He saw Li Fan facing siege by several people, calm and unafraid, and even not falling behind, and a glint appeared in his eyes. “This is… my Great Dao Sect’s [Great Dao Like Me]? I remember I just taught him this secret art not long ago; he’s already using it so proficiently?” The Ten Sects’ leaders knew Li Fan very well, this shining new star on the Taiyuan battlefield. At this moment witnessing Li Fan single-handedly facing more than ten Dao Integration and more than twenty Soul Formation cultivators, they all marveled. Those Taiyuan Dao Integration cultivators were all at early Dao Integration realm, but being able to do this undoubtedly proved Li Fan’s matchless combat power. “This son’s rise was beyond our expectations.” “Our chances on this trip are even higher.” “Hope he’s still alive when we return.” Although they appreciated Li Fan very much, they couldn’t change the raid plan to save him. The group didn’t look back and rushed at extreme speed toward their destination. Under the cover of Yishi Sect’s [Primordial Inception Grand Array], they concealed themselves from Taiyuan Realm cultivators’ detection. They drew ever closer to their destination, Tianyu Dao Palace. Soon, a ninety-nine-story tower standing on a sheer cliff of ten thousand zhang appeared before everyone. “Everyone, the array core is under this tower, inside the mountain.” “Once we enter the tower core, this concealing array will probably be invalid. Then we’ll have to force our way in…” Heeding Fang Dingge’s reminder, everyone had already infiltrated the Dao Palace. Perhaps because most of their strength had been committed to the battlefield, the defensive personnel in Tianyu Dao Palace were much fewer than expected. However, the deeper they penetrated into the Dao Palace core, the more cultivators there inevitably were. The Xuanhuang Realm people’s luck ended here. Accompanied by a shrill alarm, thick blood-red clouds instantly descended and shrouded the Dao Palace sky. Taiyuan cultivators originally fighting on the battlefield were all stunned, then uniformly wanted to withdraw from the battlefield and return. At this moment, a golden lock appeared across the void. Tens of thousands of figures charged over from the Xuanhuang Realm. “Xuanhuang cultivators, hear the order: at any cost, hold back the thieves!” “The Ten Sects’ leaders are all here today. The position of the Taiyuan Rebirth Furnace has been locked!” … As if prepared, loud proclamation voices like rolling thunder spread across the battlefield. Seeing the Xuanhuang army coming as reinforcements and understanding the Ten Sects’ leaders’ raid plan, they realized they were not abandoned, and victory seemed near. On the battlefield, Xuanhuang Realm cultivators’ morale was instantly boosted. Compared to that, Taiyuan Realm cultivators seemed flustered. After all, the phenomenon appearing above the Dao Palace indeed only appears when under attack. If the Rebirth Furnace met with misfortune, they could no longer resurrect. So instinctively they wanted to rush over to support. But soon, they seemed to collectively receive some notification. In an instant they gave up the idea of support, and instead turned back, launching an even more ferocious attack. In the distance, sounds of breaking space whistled, sounding together like a roaring symphony. Countless figures, like dark clouds pressing the border, flew here at extreme speed. “Is… this all Taiyuan cultivators coming to attack?” Such a terrifying picture shook everyone present. But the recent encouragement still remained, firmly believing that once the Ten Sects’ leaders acted, they could surely turn the tide. Xuanhuang cultivators collided with this rolling dark cloud with determined conviction. Explosion sounds, wailing sounds, cursing sounds, sounds of metal and iron clashing… mixed with the thick smell of blood. This conquest war welcomed its most intense moment. And at this moment, under Tianyu Dao Palace, they were only one step away from the array core position marked by Great Heavenly Venerable Xuanhuang. But looking at the twelve figures standing ahead, Fang Dingge’s group involuntarily felt despair. Clearly not long ago, everyone joined forces, paying with their own blood essence to use their strongest ultimate arts, and had already slain these twelve Dao Integration cultivators before them. But just when they were ecstatic and wanted to advance again, a storm rose in the open space. Amidst the turbulence, twelve figures appeared again. As if completely unharmed, and their auras even stronger than before. Although Fang Dingge and others looked extremely grim, they were only one step from final victory, so they couldn’t easily give up. “Everyone, fight to the death!” Fang Dingge’s body surged with colorful radiance, rushing forward again. “Great Dao Like Me!” All divine abilities cast by the twelve Taiyuan Dao Integration cultivators, brilliant and colorful, were all swept and absorbed by these colorful rays. Fang Dingge, who forcibly endured the combined attack, only had a slightly ruddy complexion and did not suffer particularly serious injuries. And the others took this opportunity to unleash all killing divine abilities. Huge sword shadows split into two, two into ten thousand, surrounding the twelve Taiyuan Dao Integration cultivators. Yellow sand rose in the wind, each grain as if imprisoning a god or demon. The sandstorm roared, gods and demons roared. Xiahou Yan’s figure was hidden within this yellow sand. Above where everyone fought, yin-yang and five-element qi rotated like a wheel, separating the battlefield from the outside Dao Palace. All attacks from Dao Palace cultivators coming to support, and array restrictions, were all blocked outside. … After an extremely bitter battle, the twelve Dao Integration cultivators blocking the way finally fell. “Quick!” Fang Dingge’s aura was obviously somewhat disordered; he transmitted in a deep voice. Everyone flew forward. But after walking a few steps, that familiar storm descended again. One, two, three, four… Figures they had just personally slain appeared again out of thin air in the void. Even their flesh and blood residues lay quietly not far away. The twelve Taiyuan cultivators were like an insurmountable wall, blocking the Xuanhuang group, with mocking expressions. Feeling the gazes from behind, Fang Dingge steadied his mind, took a deep breath: “Continue!” “Since they can resurrect, then just kill them faster!” An image of a tripod furnace quietly appeared in his hand. A flicker of heartache flashed in his eyes; Fang Dingge lightly tapped the furnace body. As milky-white flame flew out from the tripod furnace, the twelve Dao Integration cultivators who had resurrected again to block the road, stronger than before, actually had no ability to resist at all, turning into flying ash in the milky-white flame. While the flame was still there, the Xuanhuang group rapidly advanced deep inside. This sudden assault achieved excellent results. As long as they broke the last layer of protective restriction, they could destroy the array core. The Ten Sects’ group was full of hope. At this moment, the rebirth storm descended again. This time the rebirth took longer than before. And it seemed because Fang Dingge’s Burning Dao Furnace triggered some unexpected factors in the array. When the twelve Taiyuan Dao Integration cultivators resurrected again and stood, the Ten Sects’ group’s breaths inevitably became hurried. This time it wasn’t just simple resurrection. Just from sensing their leaked auras, these twelve people’s strength was more than double that of last time. And they all additionally wore some glowing armor and carried glowing magic treasures. Looking at them, they didn’t seem like ordinary items. “Sect Leader Fang…” Fang Dingge gritted his teeth and said nothing. He only released another mass of milky-white flame.",