CHAPTER 1929: CHAPTER 1521: PAINTING CONCEALS THE REVERSE BOAT

"Heaven and Earth are like Ruo Mu, the sun and moon devour life and longevity."

"Life and death without Reincarnation, only Longevity remains..."

Li Fan slowly chanted lines originally belonging to Ruo Mu, while flipping through its memories. Meanwhile, the true Ruo Mu hid in the corner, trembling, allowing Li Fan to spy.

From the birth of the Xuanhuang World until now has been an extremely long epoch. Yet for Li Fan, who observed as a bystander, it was merely a matter of moments.

"Can this be called Longevity..." Li Fan slightly shook his head.

Perhaps due to having been in a near-death state for a long time, Ruo Mu’s memories weren’t particularly clear. There were even critical parts with large gaps in memory. However, it was enough for Li Fan to gain a roughly complete understanding of affairs in the Xuanhuang World.

In Ruo Mu’s perspective, the Xuanhuang World can be roughly divided into three periods.

The first period, from the initial creation of Xuanhuang to when Cultivators Sects were plentiful. During this time, the Xuanhuang World was still under the control of the Immortal World. Ruo Mu even retained memories of how True Immortals utilized it to balance and adjust the longevity of all Living Beings under Heaven and Earth.

The second period, from the fall of the Immortal World to the sudden extinction of the Mystic Sky Sect. During this time, the King of Mystic Sky replaced True Immortals as the helmsman of the Xuanhuang World. Various transformation imprints made by him or the world remain on Ruo Mu’s body to this day.

The third period is from the reign of the Immortal Dao Ten Clans until now.

It was also the time when Ruo Mu was most free. The Immortal Dao Ten Clans, and later the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals and the Celestial Dharma Bearer, claimed they could also control Ruo Mu and share its Longevity Fruits. But in reality, they were qualitatively different from the previous True Immortals and the King of Mystic Sky.

The so-called grasp they had was merely to harvest the fruits once they ripened. If vital energy within the Xuanhuang World flowed insufficiently, and fruits failed to form, they were helpless.

But True Immortals and the King of Mystic Sky, in the past, could forcibly extract all the vital energy of Living Beings in the Xuanhuang World through Ruo Mu to condense Longevity Fruits.

Simply put, there is a fundamental difference between the true controller and a mere user of Ruo Mu.

This is why when Ruo Mu fell ill and its vitality withered, the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals did nothing. Whether Celestial Doctor or Law Transmission tried to heal Ruo Mu, they failed due to the unique Forbidden Formation within Ruo Mu’s body.

Anything created by True Immortals can naturally only be controlled by True Immortals.

Moreover, neither Ruo Mu nor the entire Xuanhuang World was just an ordinary True Immortal creation.

But at this moment, after obtaining absolute control over Ruo Mu through his immense vitality, Li Fan, though a mere Mortal in form, felt familiar with the formations on Ruo Mu’s body.

The theoretical divide between Mortal and Immortal did not hinder him.

Just as naturally as water flows, relying solely on instinct, Li Fan completed decomposition and invasion of the formations, mere moments after detecting their presence.

The heavily guarded Immortal formations seemed completely defenseless before the abundant greenery under Li Fan’s control!

At this moment, Li Fan not only became [Ruo Mu] but also the master of [Ruo Mu].

The ancient Sky-Supporting Tree, newly revitalized, had intricate patterns covering its core.

Though it seems like Li Fan was seeing them for the first time, after a brief observation, he could quickly grasp their meanings.

What attracted Li Fan’s attention was the modification imprints presumably left by the King of Mystic Sky.

Upon careful contemplation, Li Fan began to understand the King of Mystic Sky’s intentions behind these modifications to Ruo Mu back then.

"To transform a portion of vitality from Ruo Mu for independent use."

"Perhaps this is one of the critical reasons for the imbalance of vital energy in Xuan Huang Heavenly Earth and the rapid withering of Ruo Mu. But where did the shifted vitality go?"

Li Fan slightly frowned, his perspective contracted sharply, surveying the surroundings of Ruo Mu.

Regarding the King of Mystic Sky, Li Fan currently recalled limited memories. Nonetheless, whether from his mysterious inner intuition or from Ruo Mu’s memories, the King of Mystic Sky undoubtedly stood among the strongest in the history of the Xuanhuang World.

Even though he had vanished for many years, Li Fan dared not take him lightly.

Ruo Mu spread across Xuanhuang.

Soon, Li Fan traced it through one of its branches to where the separated vitality resided.

An ordinary looking Taoist Temple.

Within the temple were an aged elder, a young Daoist child, and a pool of ordinary water.

The elder was at the Nascent Soul Stage, and the child didn’t seem human.

And finally...

"Hmm?"

Witnessing this scene, Li Fan instinctively felt a significant sense of danger. Yet it did not originate from the elder or the child, but from that pool of water?

Countless Exotic Treasures shimmering like Stars in the pool suddenly appeared in Li Fan’s Spirit Consciousness.

The final image was of a cat leaping up and swallowing all the Exotic Treasures of the heavens into its belly—a terrifying scene.

"Fishing Pond..."

"Cat?"

Li Fan involuntarily halted his advance. Even though the body he currently controlled was just a Ruo Mu branch in the flesh.

He didn’t enter the Taoist Temple, but watched from afar, tracking where the vitality drawn from Ruo Mu was flowing.

After careful examination, Li Fan discovered that the vitality wasn’t directed towards the temple or the Fishing Pond, but rather to the nearby forest.

The proximity between the two, and the eye-catching nature of the Fishing Pond led Li Fan to misjudge at first glance.

Setting aside the Fishing Pond for the time being, Li Fan followed the trail to where the vitality from Ruo Mu collected.

Entering the subterranean space, he was taken aback.