Chapter 1696: 1402: Xuan Huang in Thin Slices

Chapter 1696: Chapter 1402: Xuan Huang in Thin Slices

“Moreover, the destruction of the Heavenly Law Realm happened a long time ago. Even I, my memories of it have grown somewhat hazy. Yet this person in front of me can somehow restore it…”

“And even directly claims—this was created for me? Does he possess the power to perceive the depths of the human heart?”

“The methods of a True Immortal are truly beyond comprehension.”

In an instant, countless thoughts surged through the Celestial Doctor’s spirit consciousness.

Finally, they coalesced into a faint bitter smile: “Senior, why bother to toy around…?”

However, the person across from him seemed truly capable of seeing through the Celestial Doctor’s thoughts, reaching out slightly to interrupt his words: “For this divine self to toy with you, it should be your honor.”

“But…”

“If you dislike it, then destruction shall suffice.”

The Celestial Doctor saw the faint smile on the young True Immortal’s face suddenly vanish.

His gaze turned incomparably indifferent.

It was a cold detachment that truly regarded all things as ants.

Even compared to the Celestial Doctor’s own stance towards the living beings of the Xuanhuang World, this indifference was magnitudes colder.

In the span of mere conversation, whatever sense of closeness that seemed nonexistent between the two vanished entirely. The Celestial Doctor could only feel as if an unfathomable chasm had suddenly appeared between them. On the far side of this rift, the young True Immortal stood as the earth beneath him relentlessly ascended until it towered high into the clouds.

The young True Immortal, looking down from above, gazed at the Celestial Doctor.

It felt as if a primordial beast of an ancient era had set its gaze upon him, causing the Celestial Doctor’s heart to skip a beat.

And then, he saw the young True Immortal wave their hand, and in an instant, his soul’s long-lost homeland, the Heavenly Law Realm, was reduced to flying ashes!

Even though a part of him knew this Heavenly Law Realm before his eyes was false.

Even though he was aware that he stood before an undeniable True Immortal.

Witnessing his Heavenly Law Realm destroyed again right before his eyes sparked within the Celestial Doctor an impulse to fight to the death against the young True Immortal towering above.

But ultimately, it was merely a moment’s hot-blooded fervor.

Moreover, as if once again perceiving the Celestial Doctor’s thoughts in his spirit consciousness, the void left behind after the Heavenly Law Realm’s destruction shifted once more.

What emerged before him was none other than the current Xuanhuang World!

Yet, unlike the desolation of the Heavenly Law Realm, the Xuanhuang World was bustling with countless silhouettes.

They seemed as vivid as genuine living beings, cultivating and living within this world.

The young True Immortal’s smile reappeared, and in the Celestial Doctor’s eyes, the chasm between them disappeared instantly.

Walking across the Xuanhuang World’s earth, while forcing the Celestial Doctor to follow behind him, the True Immortal spoke with casual ease: “Originally, you were unqualified to converse with me.”

“I have no interest in conversing with mortals. Even if you stand atop the pinnacle of the Lower Realm, as long as you haven’t taken that step forward, it remains the same.”

The Celestial Doctor’s expression subtly shifted, his lips parted as if to retort. But in the end, he could only reply with helpless acceptance: “I am fully aware of this, Senior.”

The young True Immortal nodded slightly, seemingly satisfied with the Celestial Doctor’s response. He sighed softly, repeating his words with emotion: “Originally.”

“But alas, during the Great Calamity of past years, far too many True Immortals perished. Among the endless mortal world, how many survived? Such desolation.”

“Unacceptable. Unacceptable.” Li Fan clicked his tongue and sighed.

“So, for those like you, those who may have a chance to become beings akin to myself, I might alter my attitude slightly. Perhaps I might even lend a hand in aiding you to shatter the shackles of immortals and mortals…”

“It’s possible.”

As Li Fan spoke, the Celestial Doctor’s heart trembled uncontrollably once more.

Before he could contemplate whether this young True Immortal’s words were sincere or merely jest,

Li Fan gestured toward the Xuanhuang World conjured by the Immortal Array, speaking faintly: “Your skill is rather delicate when measured against the mundane. But in my eyes…”

“It is truly laughable.”

“Thousands of years of hard work. Had they been invested in your own cultivation, you might have long since ascended to the immortal realm. And upon ascension, what revenge could not be exacted?”

Watching the young True Immortal’s commanding demeanor, the Celestial Doctor hesitated to speak.

But then, recalling the True Immortal’s overwhelming cultivation base, any words he wished to say were swallowed back down.

The young True Immortal did not intend to leave it at that.

Li Fan’s expression turned inscrutable, his tone enigmatic as he slowly said: “Reviving the dead—is it so troublesome?”

“Bringing life from nothingness—merely a thought away.”

His white robes fluttered as Li Fan glided ghostlike before the Celestial Doctor.

Extending his right hand, he pressed it lightly atop the Celestial Doctor’s aged, silver-haired head.

Boom!

The vivid Xuanhuang World in the Celestial Doctor’s vision instantly froze. After pausing briefly, it rapidly shrank until it condensed into a palm-sized ice-sealed crystal within moments.

As if the scene had returned to the starry void, the surroundings were once again submerged in endless darkness.

The Celestial Doctor could only stare in a daze at the “Xuanhuang Crystal” before him.

With trembling hands, he gingerly picked up the Xuanhuang Crystal.

Though mere inches in size, it seemed to encapsulate an entire, self-contained world!

Touching this divine crystal, a vague premonition brewed in the Celestial Doctor’s mind: it would no longer require reliance on the real Xuanhuang World. Just this singular crystal, housing an entire world, could revive the Heavenly Law Realm!

“Such methods…”

The Celestial Doctor’s spirit consciousness descended into chaos.

Li Fan’s voice echoed again, penetrating his thoughts.

“The temperament of True Immortals varies greatly.”

“The one guarding outside the current Xuanhuang World…”

“Heh, she would not be like me, showing such kindness. In her eyes, even if the world consisted solely of her, it would make no difference.”

Memories surfaced in the Celestial Doctor’s mind—of that True Immortal within the Immortal Ruins, who cared nothing for the Lower Realm Star Sea’s countless lives and sought enlightenment at the cost of obliterating the Star Sea itself. He couldn’t help but reluctantly agree with Li Fan’s assessment.