Ning Fan naturally had never heard of this name.
However, when he heard the name, his eyebrows raised unconsciously.
All the remaining souls in the sword coffin have the word "nothing" in the middle.
The Li Tiandao in front of him should be his real name.
Seeing Ning Fan's reaction, Li Tiandao of course knew what he was thinking.
"I tried my best."
Li Tiandao placed a cup of hot tea in front of Ning Fan and said softly, "I owe nothing to the Li family."
Although this sounds simple, the emotions contained in it are very complicated.
The reason why other residual souls gave themselves "flower names" is because they felt that the disaster started with themselves.
Just imagine, if the Li family could achieve such absolute dominance in that world, their descendants must be filled with pride.
And these residual souls would eventually transform themselves into strange beasts that were neither human nor ghost due to a moment of madness...
They want to seal their names.
At the very least, as long as they have names, they are still complete human beings.
Li family.
However, Li Tiandao did not make the same choice as them.
This is also one of the reasons why he said that he did not owe anything to the Li family.
"I know you still have many questions in your mind."
Li Tiandao extended his hand and gestured to Ning Fan, "Please have some tea," then said calmly, "No rush, let's talk slowly."
Ning Fan didn't hesitate and directly picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Very fragrant.
Wen Xiuyuan also likes drinking tea.
Ning Fan would occasionally drink with him.
However, all the tea he had ever drunk was not as sweet and mellow as the cup of tea in front of him.
Even those high-quality goods that Wen Xiuyuan mentioned.
"If you have any questions, ask."
Li Tiandao's voice was always very gentle, as if his heart was like a windless lake, and nothing could stir up any waves in his heart.
"Are you still alive?"
Since the other party has already said so, Ning Fan has no need to be polite.
"That depends... on what you consider to be alive."
Li Tiandao smiled faintly and said, "If you think that being alive means having flesh and blood, then I think I am already dead."
"But now, I can chat with you in human form, and I have complete thinking ability. So, it's not a problem to say that I'm alive."
At this point, Li Tiandao shrugged his shoulders and said, "Actually, I think the boundary between life and death is not very clear."
"Look, as long as I don't leave this world, I don't think there's any difference between me and your friends out there."
It has to be said that Li Tiandao is the only person Ning Fan has ever met who takes "life and death" so lightly.
Perhaps some people often show their "fearlessness of death" very clearly, but when the moment of death really comes, no one can face it calmly.
Including Ning Fan himself.
Even the residual souls in the sword.
Although, they said that their disappearance might be a relief.
But when each remnant soul completely left, Ning Fan could feel the strong reluctance from their emotions.
"I know you have some doubts about my answer, but this is what I really think."
Li Tiandao continued to smile. "Perhaps when I am about to dissipate and face true death, I will also be afraid. I will be scared, but for now, this is what I really think."
Ning Fan summarized Li Tiandao's answer.
He has no physical body.
But consciousness still exists.
Just like those residual souls.
But what made Ning Fan confused again was...
"According to Xin Wuluan, the reason they can still retain their residual souls is because their bodies have transformed into strange beasts."
"Those beasts have almost evolved to the point of immortality, but they haven't gained a true 'soul', so they can't truly 'come alive'."
"To put it more simply, the alien beasts are their carriers, and only until these carriers completely die can their residual souls continue to live on."
"So……"
Ning Fan frowned. "Senior Li, how did you manage to survive?"
Li Tiandao stroked his forehead gently.
"Actually, I've been observing you ever since you entered this world."
"I've witnessed your journey from an ignorant child to where you are today... well, the King of the Lower City, right?"
Ning Fan still felt quite unfamiliar with the title of "King of Lower City".
After all, this was the first time someone called him that.
In fact, considering Ning Fan's current status, this title is not an exaggeration.
"Honestly speaking, if you were born in the Li family during my era, you would have achieved something."
"Of course, you are still young, and your future achievements may not be much worse than what I said. After all, no matter how powerful the Li family was, it has now become history."
Ning Fan frowned slightly.
He was not dissatisfied with what Li Tiandao said.
only……
This is irrelevant to the question!
What Li Tiandao said had absolutely nothing to do with the question he asked.
"Ning Fan, you already knew this a long time ago."
Li Tiandao's smile deepened after seeing Ning Fan's condition: "Haven't you seen my carrier a long time ago?"
Ning Fan's eyes fixed.
Before he asked this question, he did have a guess in his mind.
However, he always felt that this guess was a bit too bold.
More importantly, Li Tiandao's insight into human nature is extremely sharp.
During the discussion with him, Ning Fan thought he had not revealed any flaws.
But Li Tiandao pointed out his thoughts so calmly.
Ning Fan's ability to see into people's hearts, which he had always been best at, seemed to be useless in front of Li Tiandao.
In that case...
Ning Fan chuckled.
"You are the real [Key]."
[Key] is Ning Fan’s broken sword.
This sword has been by Ning Fan's side since he was very young.
This is also why Li Tiandao said: You have seen it a long time ago.
Ning Fan speculated that this sword might have once belonged to Li Tiandao.
The person he saw in his dream was Li Tiandao, and the long sword in his hand at that time was actually his own broken sword.
However, at that time, Ning Fan felt that the shapes of the two swords were very different, so he did not think in this direction.
After Xin Wuluan told him all the truth, he thought about the problem of the carrier, and then he thought of this.
After hearing Ning Fan say this, Li Tiandao's smile deepened significantly.
He nodded slowly, a rare hint of complexity flashing in his eyes.
“It’s called Wuxiang.”
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