Chapter 20: Unintentional but Successful
Li Fan drove the Tai Yan Boat back to the top of Xu Yuan.
"What the hell is that thing..." Li Fan's face looked a little gloomy.
Although he used some tricks to see the monster's true appearance, Li Fan had no idea how to escape its sight and successfully pass through the dark layer.
"That giant whale is so huge, and Tai Yanzhou is so small. But every time I go over there, it always finds me like a cat seeing a mouse..." Thinking of this, Li Fan was a little troubled.
"I can only try other methods. Fortunately, I still have enough opportunities to try." Li Fan sighed helplessly.
…
Another fifteen years later, anchored at thirty-five years.
Li Fan had already sneaked into the thunderstorm layer early on.
During these fifteen years, he had also tried several times to force his way into the dark layer.
But in these days, the time it took for the giant whale to be discovered from the time he entered the dark layer was greatly reduced. According to the speed of the Taiyan Boat, he had no time to escape. Therefore, he could only return in a panic after fighting with the giant whale.
"Only when the white fog dissipates will the giant whale seem to be delayed by something and take a while to discover me. With this extra time, perhaps I can fly to the bottom of the abyss."
This time, Li Fan decided to give it a try and cross the dark layer as quickly as possible before the giant whale could react.
A strong wind is rising.
The Taiyan Boat ran at full power, bursting out at an astonishing speed.
The illusory scene was getting closer and closer, and just as it was about to arrive, the terrifying roar of the giant whale sounded again.
And approaching quickly.
"There's about a quarter of the distance left. It's too late." Li Fan made a judgment.
Li Fan narrowed his eyes and became more aggressive.
Instead of flying to the bottom of the abyss, it turned around and crashed into the direction where the giant whale's cry came from.
Unfortunately, being ruthless is of no use.
There was no collision. Li Fan only felt darkness all around him, and he knew that he was swallowed by the giant whale again.
“Really!”
Li Fan roared viciously.
…
[End of this simulation]
Li Fan let out a sigh of frustration.
After taking a long time to calm down, Li Fan chose to speed up the charging process this time.
Name: Li Fan
Realm: Mortal
Biological age: 20/86
Mental age: 368/1116
My mental age has completely reached its upper limit and will not increase any further.
"Fortunately, there are still 748 years to squander." Li Fan could only comfort himself in this way.
The eighth generation.
Anchored for four years.
Li Fan opened Qian Hong's tomb again.
"Rechargeable item found: Stop Monument (damaged)."
"Do you want to charge?"
After seeing the reminder from [Zhenzhen], Li Fan's mood finally improved a little.
At this moment, the anchor charging progress has reached 51%.
"At least this life has not been in vain..." Li Fan said with some self-mockery.
After five years of anchoring, the day when the white fog dissipated, the progress of the energy recharge was close to 90%. However, less than 100% did not make much difference to Li Fan. He could only choose to wait patiently.
Anchored for twenty years, Li Fan tried and failed.
After thirty-five years, Li Fan tried again, but still failed.
However, these attempts were not completely useless. At least he became more and more proficient in controlling the Tai Yan Zhou, and could hold out longer under the pursuit of the giant whale.
After being anchored for fifty years, Li Fan did not choose to force his way into the dark layer again.
He is old, his reaction and spirit have declined significantly. There is no chance of success.
So he chose to meet two old friends to see if he could get any clues from them.
On Li Fan's 70th birthday, Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi arrived on time.
"Dao Xuanzi, don't go too far!"
…
Li Fan listened and suddenly felt a little nostalgic.
Still using the name of the Golden Elixir technique to trick the two into coming to the Grand Tutor's Mansion, after three rounds of drinks, Li Fan took out a scroll.
The painting looks quite old. It depicts a terrifying and huge whale, hiding in the darkness, with only its ferocious mouth showing, ready to devour its prey.
"Have you ever seen such a monster? Our ancestor once said before his death that if we have the chance to escape from this desolate place in the future, we don't have to worry about the rest. With the protection of our sect's Tai Yanzhou, we will be fine. But there is a giant whale lurking on the last level, so we need to be extremely careful." Li Fan asked.
"How could there be such a ferocious beast in that dark and empty place?" Kou Hong looked at the painting, frowned slightly, and said in disbelief, "Why didn't I see it?"
“Could it be…” Daoxuanzi seemed to remember something.
"Oh? Fellow Daoist, you seem to know this beast?" Li Fan asked with some anticipation.
Dao Xuanzi shook his head. "I have only seen relevant records in an ancient book. It is said that in ancient times, there was a sect called Beast Taming. The Beast Taming Sect did not have any profound skills, but with the Beast Taming Art, it was able to control the strange beasts in the world to fight for it. When the Beast Taming Sect was at its most powerful, it was said to be comparable to the top sects such as the Supreme Sect and the Great Dao Sect."
"It's a pity that during the catastrophe of heaven and earth, the Beast Taming Sect, which only practices one technique, perished the fastest."
"Among the most famous exotic beasts controlled by the Beast Taming Sect, this giant whale seems to be one of them."
"Now that you mention it, I remember it. It seems to be called something like the World-Splitting Whale?" Kou Hong clapped his hands and said quickly.
Li Fan's mind moved, and he quickly asked, "Do you know how to avoid this world-shattering whale?"
Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi both smiled awkwardly: "We have only heard a few words about it. Such a strange beast has long disappeared from the world of immortal cultivation for thousands of years. How can we know its habits?"
Li Fan couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
In the end, do you still have to rely on yourself?
After handing over the "Thousand Machines Jade Gold Seal" to Daoxuanzi and sending the two away, Li Fan chose to end this life.
…
Name: Li Fan
Realm: Mortal
Biological age: 20/86
Mental age: 418/1116
The ninth generation!
In this life, Li Fan opened Qian Hong's tomb again, wanting to absorb the broken monument to recharge himself.
Unfortunately, there was no response at all.
Although he felt regretful, Li Fan had already prepared himself mentally.
As a result, Huanzhen's anchor charging progress was fixed at 51%.
Anchored for twenty years, anchored for thirty-five years, anchored for fifty years, Li Fan tried various methods, but he was unable to break through the dark layer under the watchful eyes of the giant whale.
Anchored for sixty-five years, Li Fan is already eighty-five years old and is nearing the end of his life.
He did not choose to end it early this time, because he didn't know how many attempts he would have to make before he could break through this immortal formation.
It's always good to try one more time.
Unfortunately, he was too old this time, his thinking became slow, and his reactions became dull.
Unable to compete with the giant whale in wits and courage, Li Fan did not force it and simply gave up controlling the Tai Yan Zhou completely, letting it slowly drift towards the bottom of the abyss from the beginning.
The strong wind layer, the phantom light layer, the inversion layer, the flowing fire layer, the mysterious ice layer, the thunderstorm layer, the darkness layer...
Li Fan slept in a daze, and when he woke up, he was surprised to find that Tai Yanzhou was about to fly to the bottom of Xuyuan!
"What's going on? Why didn't the World-Splitting Whale appear this time?" Li Fan was extremely puzzled, but it did not stop him from speeding up and driving at full speed towards the place where the star-like light appeared.
But as Li Fan accelerated, the roar of the giant whale suddenly appeared!
"Why did you suddenly find me at this time?" Li Fan frowned deeply.
Then, as if a flash of lightning illuminated the night sky, Li Fan suddenly woke up.
"So that's how it is! This World-Splitting Whale can't see or will ignore objects that are moving at a constant speed! As long as we keep the same speed, we can pass through this Immortal Absolute Formation safely!"
After figuring out the key point, Li Fan couldn't help laughing.
At this point, the last shackles to leaving this immortal land have been completely removed!
Amid Li Fan's wild laughter and the giant whale's roar, Tai Yanzhou broke through the rift between the two worlds and was about to return to the world of immortal cultivation.
The scene around him became blurry, as if he had traveled through several worlds in an instant. Li Fan, who was under tremendous pressure, groaned suddenly, and blood flowed from his nose and eyes.
But he didn't care at all.
Looking back at the immortal place from afar, because the distance was too far and the perspective was infinitely high, Li Fan saw a scene that he would never forget:
Hundreds and thousands of world-ripping whales, they work in groups day and night, opening up patches of dark space in the void.
The immortal land that Li Fan came from was far away from the immortal cultivation world here.
Getting farther and farther.
(End of this chapter)
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