Chapter 2050: Chapter 1589: Hai Zhen’s Brief Awakening
“In a certain sense, the lone sail can be considered one of the pioneers of the Other Shore, though it never succeeded in fully reaching it…”
“No wonder Zi Yi regards it with utmost caution, even going there personally.”
Li Fan didn’t get to experience the complete journey of the lone sail through the Mountain Sea immersively, yet it didn’t impede the devouring process of the Dao Yi Bug swarm.
Individual living beings might not fully witness the Mountain Sea journey. However, the Dao Yi Bug swarm, persisting over countless generations like Yu Gong moving mountains, sees the journey of the lone sail as a long but ultimately exhaustible one.
Floating within the long years of Dao Yan, the complete remains slowly dissolving. Only the true essence of transcendence, a solitary sail, shines like a brilliant pearl, revealing itself before Li Fan.
At the same time, two yearning desires emanate.
From the Xuanhuang Immortal Realm and the slumbering Hai Zhen, respectively.
Now Li Fan faces two distinct choices: one is placing this lone sail upon the Xuanhuang Immortal Boat, greatly enhancing the safety of the boat crossing the Mountain Sea. With the shelter of the lone sail, Li Fan achieving the realm of transcendence with the Xuanhuang Immortal Boat is a guaranteed outcome.
The other is feeding it to Hai Zhen. There is a certain chance that Hai Zhen may awaken directly from slumber. Even if transcendence fails, and the Xuanhuang Immortal Realm is utterly destroyed, Li Fan could still have a fresh start with ease.
One option carries complete certainty, the other is entirely unknown.
Yet Li Fan didn’t waver much, choosing the latter directly, feeding the lone sail to Hai Zhen.
The Mountain Sea Solitary Sail vanished in an instant.
Without its suppression, the previously calm Guangwu Star Sea began to stir, with the Tao Yan Tide closing in ever more.
Li Fan returned to the Xuanhuang Immortal Realm, preparing to set sail once more.
After consuming the lone sail, Hai Zhen’s craving desires temporarily subsided. However, to Li Fan’s disappointment, Hai Zhen did not awaken from it.
“But, it should be soon.”
Li Fan sank into his thoughts, a familiar light screen suddenly flashing before his eyes.
Yet before he could clearly see the flickering characters on it, the light screen disappeared again.
After dwelling in darkness for a long time, the light screen reappeared, cycling repeatedly.
This light screen was naturally Hai Zhen’s panel.
From repeated fleeting glances, Li Fan caught a few lines of fragmented text.
“Name: Li Fan.”
“…”
“Void Energy Infusion in progress…”
“Divine Protection: Heart Transformation, Illusion…”
Unlike the past when the panel displayed detailed information, now it was fragmented with only a few lines intact. Even Li Fan’s realm and lifespan could no longer be shown.
However, compared to the past, there was a new entry.
“Previously, the Divine Protection section displayed the complete Illusion as Reality. But due to Hai Zhen’s slumber, the complete ability can’t be used, which is understandable.”
“What is this newly appeared [Heart Transformation]?”
“Could it be related to the lone sail’s intent just absorbed?”
Li Fan concentrated his divine sense, attempting to extract information from the fleeting, fragmented light screen.
Hai Zhen’s current state remained highly unstable, caught between slumber and awakening.
No longer like the past when information feedback was prompt as soon as Li Fan contemplated it.
Thus, regarding this newly emerged divine protection ability, it was exceedingly difficult for Li Fan to comprehend.
The sole piece of good news was that the true essence of transcendence was indeed aiding the repair of Hai Zhen’s wounds.
“If one isn’t enough, then two or three.”
“The Mountain Sea is large, with so many transcendent strongmen as resource sources, there’s finally hope.”
Li Fan wasn’t impatient, using the final resupply and repair period at the Guangwu Star Sea for the Xuanhuang Immortal Boat to ponder Hai Zhen’s panel.
When the Guangwu Star Sea was thoroughly excavated with no resources left, and the Xuanhuang Immortal Boat prepared to sail toward the next life-gathering place,
Li Fan finally, bit by bit, understood the specific meaning of [Heart Transformation] from Hai Zhen.
“Following one’s heart, crossing mountains and seas. Any method of transcendence, I can learn and transform with…”
Li Fan squinted, attempting to activate the divine protection function.
In the past, with Hai Zhen complete, even as a mortal cultivator, he could activate [Illusion as Reality] with a single thought, reaching a complete and perfect illusion state without any adverse effects on himself.
But now, today’s circumstances were different.
The most obvious change was that activating divine protection required consumption.
It felt just like exerting himself. As soon as [Heart Transformation] activated, Li Fan’s expression subtly changed.
The inner power was instantly consumed as if a whale had ingested it, leaving him entirely devoid of strength.
If Li Fan hadn’t reacted quickly enough, crushing three Xuanhuang Immortal Realm wood carvings for emergency aid, he might have been reduced to a skeleton by now. Though he might not have died, he would surely suffer grave injuries!
This absorption was like a hanging antelope horn, sudden and without trace, targeting Li Fan himself.
Other external objects, such as the Grand Celestial Immortal Puppet avatar, the Xuanhuang Immortal Realm, even Mo Sha, Dao Yi Bugs, could provide no assistance to Li Fan.
Thus, it left Li Fan in such a predicament.
The consumption was so enormous that its effects were undoubtedly extraordinary.
The Mountain Sea Solitary Sail, which had been fed to Hai Zhen and disappeared, reappeared abruptly.
Yet this time, it manifested within Li Fan!
As if it had always been Li Fan’s own condensed true essence of transcendence, residing effortlessly within him with no dissonance.
“Like an extension of myself…”
Sensing the lone sail within, Li Fan was overwhelmed with joy, gazing far ahead to the absolute end of the Guangwu Star Sea. With a flicker, he vanished into the primordial possibilities!
And he didn’t bring the Xuanhuang Immortal Boat with him!