Chapter 1562: 1342: Fate with the Immortal Boat

Chapter 1562: Chapter 1342: Fate with the Immortal Boat

These fragments of Immortal Realm laws, the timing of their appearance is too much of a coincidence.

Just when I was pushing Xuanhuang World towards sublimation and transformation in the direction of the Immortal World, they were discovered.

With Li Fan’s character, it’s difficult not to suddenly grow suspicious.

So, he began to try to slowly comb through the logical connections within.

“The secrecy of the chess pieces is incredibly high; indeed, it’s somewhat terrifying. Whether aboard the Immortal Boat or by the Doctor of Law Transmission, even though they have come into contact with them more than once over tens of thousands of years, they have never detected any anomalies.”

“The reason I found the strangeness of the chess pieces so easily was wholly due to [Huanzhen]’s guidance. Without Huanzhen, I would have regarded them as ordinary objects too…”

Thinking of this, Li Fan felt a subtle movement in his heart.

“If we only look at it from this perspective, the chess pieces indeed could be a bait specifically targeting [Huanzhen].”

“However… there are many other things that only Huanzhen is sensitive to, like the [Eternal Memento]. It’s simply that the level of [Huanzhen] is so high, all these anomalies have nowhere to hide in front of him.”

“We cannot so crudely jump to conclusions. But being cautious and on guard is also reasonable.”

Li Fan observed the seven-colored chess piece lying quietly within his own body.

The chess piece seemed to be completely independent of Li Fan. Spiritual Power, Divine Sense, and other powers flowed past the location of the chess piece undisturbed, as if it didn’t exist at all.

Besides the “burden” of the fused Immortal Domain Fragment, this chess piece has not brought any other effect to Li Fan.

“Thirteen gray chess pieces, hidden by Sun Piaomiao in thirteen worlds of the Immortal Cultivation World he once traveled. And in his travel notes, he recorded the world’s Tao markers information, passing it on to future generations.”

“But clearly, these chess pieces were not crafted by Sun Piaomiao, but constructed by True Immortals from the Upper World. Perhaps as a preparation by some pessimists against the backdrop of the Path-obliterating Calamity outbreak, a backup plan for the revival of the Immortal World.”

“For some reason, they ended up in Sun Piaomiao’s hands.”

Li Fan pondered, thoughts surging.

“In the era of Sun Piaomiao, the Immortal World had not yet perished, the path to immortality had not yet been severed. The vast majority of true immortals from the Immortal World were still actively combating the Path-obliterating Calamity. You can imagine, during such an era, the True Immortals who forged the chess pieces with a failure mindset, would not be accepted by the mainstream, and could only act in secret. Is that why they were quietly passed down to the Lower Realm?”

“But for some reason, these backups haven’t been activated until now. The greatest possibility is that the True Immortals who built the chess pieces have already perished in the Path-obliterating Calamity that destroyed the Immortal World.”

“Or perhaps…” Li Fan narrowed his eyes, remembering the structure of the Myriad Phenomena Yin Yang Chart from the Immortal Boat.

“In the entire Abyss Star Ocean, not a single black and white chess piece on the board can be found. Only these ‘abandoned’ gray chess pieces. Maybe, in some unknown place, outside this High Wall, those black and white chess pieces have already completed the mission of reconstructing the Immortal World?”

It is merely Li Fan’s speculation, currently unsupported by any evidence.

“As for these gray chess pieces, Sun Piaomiao should know more. Sun Piaomiao himself is missing, but if there are any clues remaining in the Star Sea, the most likely place is the Medicine King Cauldron he left at the Medicine King Sect.”

“Anchor for fifteen years, stars return to Xuan Huang. It’s soon…”

Although there might be hidden dangers behind these chess pieces, Li Fan would certainly not give up on the plan to utilize the fused Immortal Domain Fragment to sublimate Xuanhuang World based on mere “potential” suspicions.

With an Immortal Domain Fragment as the cornerstone, the likelihood of a successful sublimation of Xuanhuang World has increased by much.

Li Fan calmed his thoughts and turned to look at Yin Shangren and Bai Hua.

They both witnessed the entire process of the fusion of the gray chess piece. Not daring to speak much, they just watched silently.

Li Fan did not reveal to them the emergence of the Immortal Domain Fragment after fusing with the chess piece.

But they also guessed that these chess pieces, forged from the worlds of Death Silence, probably play a key role in the Xuanhuang Sublimation plan.

“When I asked you to check out that location in the Depths of the Star Sea, did you find anything?” Since returning to Da Qi, he’s been rushing around collecting chess pieces until now when he finally had some free time. Li Fan stared at Bai Hua and asked.

In Li Fan’s estimation, it would take Bai Hua a lot of effort to explore that unknown “high ground.” But before long, she returned and met up with Yin Shangren at the Starry Sea Frontier again.

Bai Hua pondered for a moment and explained: “Perhaps it’s my incompetence. In the area you directed, Holy Master, I searched for a long time but never found any anomalies. Seeing that staying there would be a waste of time, I had no choice but to give up and joined Daoist Yin in searching for Xu Ke’s whereabouts.”

“Maybe that opportunity has nothing to do with me.” Bai Hua sighed.

Li Fan nodded and then asked, “Any discoveries regarding the whereabouts of Xu Ke?”

Yin Shangren replied, “We have some gains. We found that Xu Ke might have been swept into a Strange Phenomena area within Ruined World The Wall. Ruined World The Wall is the convergence of countless destroyed worlds at the foot of the High Wall. Although it is billions of fragments, they are faintly connected as a whole.”

“We are still not clear on the principles of its formation, but perhaps it can be regarded as a long rope woven from countless fine threads. And the place where Xu Ke disappeared is a [Knot] formed to maintain its own stability.”

“However, when we were about to further explore that Knot, we received your transmission, Holy Master.” Yin Shangren said with a bit of regret.

“A Knot…” Li Fan pondered for a moment and continued, “It was indeed unexpected, and in order to get the chess pieces, I had to ask you to help, to put on a play.”