"So it’s not that Mr. Bai is inferior to the Celestial Dharma Bearer, but just that Mr. Bai established his Dao later than the Celestial Dharma Bearer."
"Conversely, if Mr. Bai had been the one to change the Xuanhuang World first, then I’m afraid that even the Celestial Dharma Bearer would have been helpless."
"It’s just a pity, there are no ’what ifs’."
In the aged voice of Xu Ke, there seed to be a deep sense of regret.
Li Fan remained silent for a long while before he finally let out a sigh.
"So that’s how it is."
"But..."
Li Fan frowned, "Is Mr. Bai’s sacrifice really that simple?"
"The birth of the Immortal-Ordinary Miasma could naturally protect the lives of Xuanhuang World mortals for a ti. But fundantally speaking, it was rely a delaying tactic."
"In the end, mortals are still viewed as beasts of burden by cultivators; and the Xuanhuang World is still in peril. Since Mr. Bai could foresee the scenario thousands of years later, he naturally couldn’t have been blind to this point."
"With his character, how could he leave so hastily without any preparation for this?"
Li Fan was persistent, trying to coax more secrets out of Xu Ke.
For he always felt that there must be sothing more hidden behind Mr. Bai’s fall.
But unexpectedly, Xu Ke just smiled and shook his head, "You and I both think of Mr. Bai as an omnipotent saint. But in reality, in his own words..."
"He was just an ordinary person who couldn’t bear to see others suffer."
"From the initial powerlessness he faced when confronting the tragic death of Miss Liu and the innocent people of Ningyuan City, to the setbacks he encountered when he rashly tried to reverse the Heavenly Number. Mr. Bai’s entire life was spent in powerlessness. Thus, he never imagined that he had the ability to save everything. All he could do was try his hardest."
"And indeed, he had truly given far too much."
Xu Ke fell silent for another mont, "Do you know what’s inside the coffin behind ?"
Li Fan looked behind Xu Ke.
Only upon closer inspection at this mont did he realize that this pallid coffin seed to be subtly connected to the towering mountain of stone on his body.
Or to say...
Li Fan narrowed his eyes, observed for a long ti, and then suddenly had a realization.
The entire landscape of the Small World in his vision reversed in an instant.
The earth above, the sky below.
The towering mountain of stone on that coffin seed to be supporting the entire sky.
Or rather, the weight of the entire world seed to be pressing down on the coffin.
Furthermore, Li Fan felt an extrely familiar aura emanating from this coffin.
It was an aura that no Xuanhuang Cultivator would find strange.
Recalling what Xu Ke had ntioned during their first eting about being "an enemy of the world,"
"Could this be...?" Li Fan startled and horrified. He suddenly looked up at Xu Ke.
Xu Ke’s expression remained unchanged, maintaining a faint smile.
"Mr. Bai was favored by the Xuan Huang Heaven Path, almost equivalent to an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao."
"Not only did he ascend to heaven in one step, achieving Immortal Sovereign in his mortal body, but he also took on the mission left by the Xuanhuang Heaven Path when it abandoned the world."
"However, ultimately, Mr. Bai did not choose to leave. Instead, he straightforwardly beca a mber of the New thod and participated in that which is Contrary to the Logic of Heaven and Earth. To the Xuanhuang Heaven Path, it was nothing less than a complete betrayal."
"The deeper one is favored by the Heavenly Dao, the greater the backlash one suffers when committing betrayal. This is one of the reasons why Mr. Bai was killed by his own creation Contrary to Reason. Because prior to this, he had beco very weak."
Xu Ke patted the coffin behind him and said, "In fact, given the extent of Mr. Bai’s divine favor, he was actually completely incapable of committing such Contrary to Reason actions. It’s likely that, had he not perished due to the backlash from the Heavenly Dao, he would not have completed his Contrary to Reason creation."
"So..."
"Before that act of Contrary to Reason, Mr. Bai first stripped away the divine favor. Then he suppressed it."
Seemingly responsive to Xu Ke’s words, the coffin behind him suddenly emitted a dull thudding sound.
Feeling a wave of dizziness, a face sowhat similar to Mr. Bai’s, albeit paler, suddenly appeared in front of Li Fan.
With exceedingly tempting words, he urged Li Fan to help open the coffin.
After the deed was done, and upon returning to the Xuanhuang World, one would undoubtedly receive a reward a thousandfold.
If it had been an ordinary cultivator, perhaps they would have been persuaded in an instant, becoming a tool to free him and comncing a fight with Xu Ke.
But who is Li Fan?
Not to ntion his own steadfastness of heart, just the wariness he had always maintained towards Mr. Bai ant that he was destined not to be bewitched by the sowhat sinister Mr. Bai."
With a cold snort, the scene before him tore apart.
Li Fan snapped out of the illusion and found Xu Ke watching him indifferently, seemingly ready to strike at any disagreent.
However, once he saw that Li Fan was unaffected by the Illusory Realm, the murderous intent in his eyes faded.
"The sealed divine favor? What on earth is that?" Li Fan acted visibly shaken.
"The self-awareness of the Xuanhuang Heaven Path that attached to Mr. Bai was stripped away by him. After so many years of being sealed and suppressed, it has gradually beco rather extre. If it were released and returned to the Xuanhuang Mainland..." Xu Ke’s expression was very serious.
"I fear that a calamity ten tis worse than ’Incompatible Cultivation’ would descend in an instant. That is also why, even when Little Black perished all those years ago, I dared not leave this place for a single step. The matter is of great significance and truly cannot afford any mishandling."
"An extre Xuanhuang Heaven Path?" A hint of unusual brilliance flashed deep in Li Fan’s eyes.
"Yes. I can feel that over the years it has been sealed, the Heavenly Dao Consciousness inside has beco stranger and stranger. I’m genuinely worried that one day I may not be able to hold out," Xu Ke said with a trace of deep concern in his eyes.
"Recently, I’ve been quietly searching for a suitable successor. But I have yet to find anyone I can trust. Today, you happen to co upon this place by a twist of fate..."
Xu Ke abruptly changed the subject, "Isn’t that the deterministic arrangent of the obscure forces at play?"
"I observe that your temperant and character are absolutely top-notch choices," he said sincerely, looking at Li Fan.
Li Fan pondered, not responding.
"Of course, the mission of suppressing the Xuanhuang Heaven Path is extrely lonely and dangerous. If you do not wish to accept it, I can understand. But I have one request..." Xu Ke said.
"Please speak." Li Fan’s expression grew grave.
"If one day I am controlled by the Xuanhuang Heaven Path in this coffin and lose my own consciousness, I hope you will take action and slay ." Xu Ke spoke very earnestly.
Looking into the aged Xu Ke’s eyes, Li Fan nodded, "Alright, I promise you."
"And, you need not worry about finding a successor."
Xu Ke’s expression showed a flicker of surprise.
"Truth be told, you might not believe . I am not alone, but a mber of the [United Federation of All Realms]."
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