txolops Chapter 1737 A Fleeting Glimpse of the Future
Chapter 1737 A Fleeting Glimpse of the Future
Chapter 1737 A Fleeting Glimpse of the Future
"Even if we claim to be connected to mountains and the sea, we cannot truly gather the power of mountains and seas into one place."
"Moreover, while offensive actions can be switched at will, how can defensive actions be changed arbitrarily? Under the backdrop of the Dao Annihilation invasion, almost every part of the mountains and seas is at its limit. If we draw upon the power of the mountains and seas here, I'm afraid the other sections of the mountains and seas will be immediately swallowed up by the Void Realm."
"We are blocked by the vision of the Void Realm and cannot survey the mountains and seas. Even if we could control the power of the mountains and seas, we would still be unable to contend with the forces behind the Void Realm," the Three Saints concluded.
Li Fan pondered for a moment, then sighed, "I was being a bit delusional. But the situation is critical right now, and while the Mountain and Sea Realm has surplus power, it can't be mobilized. It's truly frustrating to see us at the mercy of the Void Realm without any resistance."
"If there were a sage whose eyes could see through the entire situation and whose strength could move mountains and seas... wouldn't the perilous situation be resolved in an instant?"
Upon hearing this, all the sages fell silent.
“I think Fellow Daoist Zhou Hui’s previous idea might not be impossible.” During the silence, Qieji’s words suddenly attracted the attention of all the saints.
"As the saying goes, one must be put in a desperate situation to survive. During a life-or-death struggle, extraordinary power can be unleashed. Although we cannot actively call upon the power of mountains and seas now, perhaps we can force it."
The memories of billions of years have washed away the gloom in my heart.
He regained his former confidence and slowly said, "It's not just about forcing out the power of the mountains and seas themselves, but also about Qiu Tianhui and Shao Zidai!"
"The central node connecting the lifeblood of the mountains and seas is such a crucial place; I refuse to believe they wouldn't have left behind any protective measures. After all, the Great Dao of Life depends on the mountains and seas. If this place is destroyed, no matter what their plans are or where they are, they will inevitably be affected!"
The analysis of the theft of the aircraft has some merit, to be fair.
While the other saints were pondering the possibilities, only the three saints and Li Fan noticed the other meaning implied by the words of the thief.
"Pushing Shan Hai... This idea of stealing the machine is a bit dangerous."
"Interesting. If it were a normal theft device influenced by the Xuanji Ring's unity of mind and heart, it shouldn't have such thoughts. It seems more like the theft device that has broken free of its shackles and regained its true nature should have such thoughts. Could it be..." Li Fan remained calm and secretly observed the surroundings.
"After billions of years, even the unity of purpose has faded somewhat. My relationship with Shouqiu and Daode is still relatively good, after all, we are a separate trinity that shares resources and are closely connected."
"As for the other saints in the Xuanji Ring... they seem to be showing signs of losing control."
"Even though it is still very faint, it should not be ignored."
Li Fan noticed this, and the Three Saints naturally noticed it as well.
However, he didn't say it outright; instead, the Xuanji Ring emitted a white light and flickered almost imperceptibly.
Whether something is out of control or not is a different matter from the feasibility of its suggestions.
After some deduction, the three sages admitted that the plan to steal the plane did indeed have a certain chance of success.
However, it is not a good option and should only be used as a last resort.
"First, gather your strength and prepare for a battle."
"Although the Void Realm is powerful, we need not be afraid before the battle even begins. Not to mention us, the scene of Shouqiu and Zhouhui forcing back the divine might of the Void Realm avatars is still vivid in my mind!" Taiyi looked outside the Void Realm, a cold glint flashing in his calm eyes.
The increased strength brought about by the repeated alliances with the Three Saints led to a change in their personalities as they gradually approached their "complete" state.
As a ruthless individual wielding the Staff of All Beings, who devoured and assimilated all the other five innate beings, Taiyi would certainly not easily admit defeat.
Faced with Taiyi's praise, Li Fan and the other two simply smiled without answering or responding further.
As the holder of the [True Spirit Infusion] supernatural power, he is the most important source of the Avengers' reserve strength. Unless absolutely necessary, the Sages will certainly not send him to the battlefield.
Unless he volunteers.
However, this time Li Fan had already made up his mind and would wait and see how things would unfold.
Therefore, for the next period of time, Li Fan spent his days wandering through mountains and seas, searching for promising talents, and guiding them to sainthood.
The river of time has moved forward hundreds of thousands of years since the point in time he knew.
Countless talents have emerged from the mountains and seas.
Successfully selecting candidates is no easy task.
This time, Li Fan also took the initiative to greet the Taiwei Holy Emperor. He was also selecting promising talents from among the people of the Taiwei Holy Dynasty.
In the past, when selecting candidates for sainthood, the focus was mostly on nameless cultivators and those who had transcended the realm of immortality.
The Holy Dynasty is unique, being a world ruled by a single individual. Although its subjects number in the hundreds of millions, apart from the Taiwei Holy Emperor, the highest level attained by any other being is that of a True Immortal.
Even if one has all the resources and talent to meet the requirements for advancing to the Saint level, the time required will be extremely long. It's simply too much of a wait.
But this time, Li Fan had a premonition that the battle to take over the mountains and seas ahead might be a protracted war.
The people of this holy dynasty are countless and cannot be ignored.
Li Fan's appearance greatly relieved the pressure on Emperor Taiwei in alchemy. Therefore, he had a considerable degree of goodwill towards Li Fan and naturally fulfilled his requests.
Not only were all living beings in the vast Holy Dynasty released, but Li Fan was also free to choose them.
They even proactively recommended several people to Li Fan.
"Although these people have never cultivated, their temperament and talent are of the highest caliber. They are among the best in the entire Holy Dynasty. All they lack is the right opportunity."
After the battle with [Suo], Emperor Taiwei seems to have undergone another transformation.
Originally, he was simply an incomparably noble and holy emperor, high above all others.
Now, however, an ethereal and otherworldly aura emanates from him from time to time.
Li Fan took a few more glances, somewhat concerned, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Fellow Daoist Taiwei seems to have gained some new insights?"
Emperor Taiwei did not hide anything: "I used to think that as the emperor who ruled a holy dynasty, I should govern all people and have a comprehensive view of everything. However, after reading the thousand-year memories of the Three Sacred Mountains and Seas, I saw that even mountains and seas could not be maintained forever, and my thoughts changed accordingly."
"Always and everywhere, that's certainly true. But perhaps..."
"To be hidden between heaven and earth, to be both present and absent, so that the people are unaware of it, take it for granted, and forget it—perhaps this is even better."
Li Fan frowned slightly but did not express his agreement.
Seeing this, the Holy Emperor Taiwei smiled and said, "It's just an experiment. Fellow Daoist Zhouhui, there's no need to worry."
"The Holy Dynasty is, after all, my Holy Dynasty."
"Even if there are earth-shattering changes, returning to a stable state is within my control."
"Fellow Daoist Taiwei is truly impressive!" Li Fan couldn't help but praise.
After a slight pause, Li Fan suddenly brought up a completely unrelated question: "Fellow Daoist Taiwei also fought against [Suo] before, I wonder..."
"How does it feel?"
The Holy Emperor Taiwei, observing Li Fan's expression, understood his meaning. He calmly replied, "That's all there is to it."
"If all beings in the so-called Primordial Immortal Realm possess such talent, then..."
"The Taiwei Holy Dynasty may be able to expand its territory at the very beginning of the Shanhaiguan era!"
The meaning behind the words of the Taiwei Holy Emperor coincided with what Li Fan was thinking.
Li Fan and Li Fan simply smiled at each other and then moved on from the topic.
After traveling through the Holy Dynasty for eighteen years, Li Fan only selected three suitable candidates.
Two of them were recommended by the Holy Emperor.
He was an eunuch of the Holy Dynasty, whose duty was to spread the Emperor's words to all people. However, this man transmitted the words but did not believe them. In the Holy Dynasty, this was naturally an absolute act of treason. However, he hid it very well and was never noticed by those around him.
If that were all, the Holy Emperor would never have paid him any attention.
The most interesting point is that this person, as an instructor, was well-versed in various classics. He was fully aware of the greatness of the Holy Emperor he served. Therefore, he was also very clear that his "rebellion" would not be hidden from the great Holy Emperor.
"The Supreme Holy Emperor is like heaven and earth, encompassing all things. How could he not tolerate a mere heretic like me?"
Even though he harbored rebellious intentions, he was well aware of the consequences.
The Holy Dynasty is the foundation of the Holy Emperor's cultivation, and naturally, no one will be allowed to destroy it. Although he did not believe in the Holy Emperor, he did not spread his rebellious thoughts to others. Instead, he remained absolutely loyal to the cause of spreading the teachings.
Diligent and conscientious, never slacking off.
"This person is truly contradictory," Li Fanchu said with a smile, having learned about the man's life.
"I don't see any contradiction. It's simply a matter of seeking the possibility of leaving the Holy Dynasty. Since that's what he wants, why shouldn't I grant it to him?"
"Moreover, this person's cultivation will certainly not tarnish the prestige of the Holy Dynasty," Emperor Taiwei said calmly.
The instructor's name was Su Shaozhong, an ordinary name, yet seemingly containing a profound meaning.
The Holy Emperor recommended another person, Hong Qianquan, a warrior of the Holy Dynasty.
Within the cultivation system permitted by the Holy Dynasty, one can reach the pinnacle of cultivation effortlessly. Indeed, one is like a celestial being, worthy of being put to use.
As for the last of the three, he was personally selected by Li Fan.
Compared to Su Shaozhong and Hong Qianquan, he was as ordinary as could be.
Even the Taiwei Saint Emperor had some doubts about Li Fan's choice.
However, the Holy Emperor did not press further, nor did Li Fan offer any explanation.
The reason Li Fan chose this person was because he felt a sense of familiarity with them.
The sense of familiarity does not come from this life or any previous life experienced.
But...
It comes from intuition.
Previously, when Li Fan was experiencing the endless cycle of reincarnation woven by the Great Dao of Time, he began to doubt and speculate about his own keen intuition.
So-called intuition is nothing more than the memory of things that have been experienced after countless reincarnations.
Whether the speculation is true or false, let's leave that aside for now.
Now, Li Fan felt a sense of familiarity from a mortal in the Holy Dynasty, as if he had seen him many times before.
How can we allow them to not take it seriously?
Li Fan stared silently at this mortal named Mo Yongge.
Trying to find clues from intuitive memory.
Everything from the past seems to have faded away completely.
No matter how hard I searched, I couldn't find it.
But this time Li Fan was very patient.
The three of them kept each other by their side to cultivate, continuing their search for those who could become saints in the mountains and seas.
Adding the three saints might help with the current situation.
However, it didn't offer much help.
Li Fan still needs to continue.
More than a hundred years have passed, and the situation between the mountains and the seas has become increasingly unfavorable.
Indeed, with the help of the mountains and seas of later generations, they successfully withstood the pressure from the virtual world.
But soon the Void Realm also sensed this external force.
Without the slightest hesitation, they chose to increase their bet.
Like dark clouds obscuring the sun, the accumulated power of the void is even greater than before.
With the illusory realm heavily obstructed, even the three saints' vision could no longer traverse it.
Completely trapped within limitations.
Fortunately, its foundation remained intact, and it was not easily breached in the short term.
With the cooperation of Li Fan, Shouqiu, and Daode, they even repelled the attacks of the avatars from the virtual world several times.
"But it won't last much longer."
"At most another five hundred years."
Li Fan was happy to only step in at crucial moments.
They continued searching for promising talents while observing Mo Yongge.
It was as if the fragments were being pieced together.
The past that has disappeared will slowly resurface.
"If I'm not mistaken..."
"The point in time is roughly the same as now. But the experiences we had were completely different."
"When the Holy Emperor fell, he distributed all his creations to the people before his death, and thus a group of dragons emerged from the abyss."
“Mo Yongge is one of them. He has reached the Saint Realm and was even someone I once shared the same ideals with.”
"Just like morality and guarding the hill."
Li Fan slowly closed his eyes, concealing the great turmoil within him.
Even if he witnessed the collapse of mountains and seas, he would never lose his composure like this.
Perhaps only the shock I felt when I first saw the Lone Star appear in the world can compare to this.
"The more I recall it, the clearer it becomes. It's as if I really experienced it myself."
"This is by no means a baseless fantasy."
But the key question is, when?
Li Fan knew that the key was not Mo Yongge, but himself.
Once again, Li Fan recalled all his memories from his time travel.
They even invited Shouqiu Gong and Daode to help with the review.
To ensure nothing is missed.
Finally, I became certain that I had never experienced such a lifetime.
"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Fan has noticed that the mountains and seas in this memory are so different from the mountains and seas we are in now."
"The death of the Taiwei Holy Emperor is something that has never happened in your many reincarnations."
"It's as if..."
"It exists in another mountain and sea."
Shouqiu's words plunged Li Fan into deep thought.
"Other mountains and seas."
These five words seemed to have triggered some kind of switch.
In addition, there was the previous act of piecing together lost memories.
This caused another lost memory of Li Fan to begin to surface.
That was at the end of time.
The illusory realm is about to engulf everything, and even if the final saint Qiu Xinhui tries his best to turn the tide, he cannot change the situation.
"Hehe. Fellow Daoist Fan, aren't you going to make a move?" He then said this to Li Fan.
Then, Li Fan lost control of his body in a daze.
They even lost their memories of that time, only vaguely recalling the scene of mountains and seas disappearing and a lone star appearing in the world.
At this moment, these lost memories slowly reappeared in Li Fan's mind.
With a single finger, the star reappears and then returns.
"One can block a star for a time, but not for an eternity."
"I am also searching for this answer."
"If I had never seen it, where would my 'truth' come from?"
……
Images flashed through Li Fan's mind like thunderbolts.
Ignoring the excruciating pain in his mind, Li Fan tried his best to maintain inner peace and analyze everything he had suddenly learned.
"Did I really say these words, or are they genuinely true?"
"No, that's definitely not what Zhen Huan said. Otherwise, why would he mention my 'Zhen Huan'?"
Previously, Li Fan only thought that when he lost his memory, his body was being controlled by Zhen Huan.
Now it seems……
I'm afraid not.
(End of this chapter)