Lu Fan had traveled from the Demon Burial Ground to the God Burial Ground. Sensing someone pursuing him, he knew without a doubt it was Taishang Laojun. It seemed Taishang Laojun's intended exit was blocked.
Although many divine bodies had been buried by Lu Fan and his companions in the God Burial Ground, the place was vast, and numerous bodies still lay exposed.
Lu Fan seized the opportunity to collect some divine bodies and also found some weapons and magical treasures. Since he couldn't take the Great Demon King's body, he didn't mind taking the divine generals' bodies. After all, as long as the Great Demon Kings had their bodies, they could all revive.
At this moment, Taishang Laojun was searching step by step towards the God Burial Ground. However, the battlefield of gods and demons was immense, and a mysterious power sealed the area. Even Taishang Laojun, with his supreme existence, couldn't fully perceive the entire Primordial battlefield.
Lu Fan concealed all his aura. Within his divine consciousness, two little figures looked up at the sky. The countless stars that had originally filled the sky had vanished. Only one bright, crystalline star was slowly moving. They knew that was Taishang Laojun's clone.
In this space, other stars were unable to manifest, indicating that there was indeed no living person here.
Huh? Suddenly, Lu Fan noticed a faintly luminous spot. It seemed like a star, yet not quite. It appeared somewhat bright, but also indistinct, as if not bright at all. If one didn't pay close attention, it would be impossible to discover.
Lu Fan's heart jolted. That spot should be the towering ancient tree! The last time, that ancient tree had given him a familiar yet dangerous aura. He truly didn't know why! Had the ancient tree become sentient? But even so, he shouldn't be afraid. He hadn't feared the heavenly soldiers and generals, nor the Buddha or Bodhisattvas, so why would he fear a tree?
At this moment, Taishang Laojun also stood before the ancient tree, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes. His lips even twitched uncontrollably, followed by a cold glint in his eyes.
Meanwhile, on Spirit Mountain, among the crowd surrounding Tathagata's Nine-Grade Merit Golden Lotus, Taishang Laojun's gaze fell upon Yuanshi Tianzun, whose face was filled with anger but no outlet for it. A faint, cold smile played on Taishang Laojun's lips.
No one knew what Taishang Laojun was thinking. After a while, he continued his search towards Lu Fan.
Lu Fan slowly retreated, maintaining a distance from Taishang Laojun. The further he retreated, the further away he got.
Suddenly, Lu Fan turned around and looked at a spot not far away. It was a broken cliff face, as if half a mountain had been cleaved off by someone. And beneath that broken cliff, there was a lotus platform emitting black light. The platform was black with a sheen, and a vast, violent aura swirled around it.
"Holy crap... could this be the legendary Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus!?" Lu Fan's eyes lit up. This was a treasure! It was said that by sitting upon the lotus, nothing could break through, and it could absorb violent and destructive energies to strengthen oneself.
Lu Fan didn't hesitate and leaped forward.
The instant Lu Fan sat upon the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus, a black light flashed. The surrounding violent aura instantly surged into Lu Fan's body. In an instant, Lu Fan turned into a black person.
His skin turned black, the same color as the black lotus. His eyes glowed with a blood-red light, his hair instantly became flamboyant, and his entire face became ferocious.
Hoo... Taishang Laojun sensed the fluctuation of energy from afar and instantly arrived. Upon seeing the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus, Taishang Laojun was greatly alarmed.
This Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus was the treasure of Rahu, the ancestor of all demons. After his master, Ancestor Hongjun, destroyed Rahu, the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus had mysteriously disappeared. He never expected it to appear here.
"Kid! Get off now, and I can spare your life. Otherwise, I'll kill you right here!" Taishang Laojun roared, glaring at the ferocious-looking boy with the black face.
"Scram!" Suddenly, a muffled roar came from Lu Fan's mouth.
Taishang Laojun's expression instantly changed. That voice sounded somewhat familiar. Could it be Rahu, the ancestor of all demons?
Shua... A cold glint flashed in Taishang Laojun's eyes, and he instantly took out his Diamond Ring.
"Aow..." Lu Fan suddenly let out another roar, two beams of blood-red light shooting from his eyes. Swish... A black God-Slaying Spear appeared in his hand.
Taishang Laojun's hand trembled, and the Diamond Ring in his hand was instantly retracted.
The God-Slaying Spear, the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus, and those blood-red eyes. It was too familiar. If it wasn't Rahu, then who was it? But who was the Rahu that appeared on Penglai Immortal Island?
Swoosh... The reappearance of gods and demons seemed to be real. He could deal with Rahu, but against the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus and the God-Slaying Spear, his clone didn't have that much confidence. Therefore, Taishang Laojun retreated! He only wanted to leave the Primordial battlefield quickly.
Aow... Lu Fan roared again.
Taishang Laojun left, unaware that Lu Fan was currently struggling fiercely with that violent aura. Lu Fan was not Rahu, the ancestor of all demons. Everything he did was an imitation, intended to scare away Taishang Laojun, because he needed time to absorb that violent energy.
In fact, it wasn't violent energy at all, but the extremely unwilling remnant souls of dozens of Primordial gods and demons. Countless remnant souls were attracted by the World-Destroying Black Lotus, and for countless years, they had wanted to control the black lotus to be reborn. However, they had underestimated the power of the black lotus and were all trapped here, unable to even reincarnate. Now, only these dozens of remnant souls remained. It was a fortunate coincidence for Lu Fan.
Now that these remnant souls finally had a chance, if they could possess Lu Fan's body, they would be reborn and become invincible. Therefore, those remnant souls were desperately fighting to seize Lu Fan's body. But they didn't expect Lu Fan to be even more terrifying than the black lotus! Those remnant souls were torn into marshmallows by the two little figures in Lu Fan's sea of consciousness and stuffed into their mouths.
Finally, Lu Fan devoured all the remnant souls, and the World-Destroying Black Lotus suddenly disappeared from its original spot.
Lu Fan suddenly found himself appearing near the habitat of the Kui Niu on Penglai Immortal Island, in a calm, waveless pool of spiritual liquid that resembled a bathtub. The black lotus looked like a lotus flower blooming in this pool water. However, its color seemed to exude a deathly aura.
Hoo... Lu Fan took a deep breath. He never expected that by sitting on the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus, he could freely enter and exit the Primordial battlefield. With just a thought, he had arrived at Penglai Immortal Island. It seemed this Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus could tear open Yuanshi Tianzun's seal.