Chapter 2061: Chapter 1594: The True Face of the Mountain Sea Revealed (Part 2)
"When Zi Yi arrived, he repeatedly mentioned ’reluctance to run errands’ and ’not wanting to make this trip for nothing’. Even to a veteran Transcendent Strongman like him, descending from the Other Shore wasn’t a trivial cost."
"Yet previously, when Primordial possibilities frequently involved those Transcendent Strongmen, they seemingly sensed and descended in an instant..."
As he sailed through Dao Yan, Li Fan felt a subtle premonition arise in his heart.
In this stretch between the Endless Mountain seas, it seems the concept of time passing doesn’t exist.
Or perhaps, the passage of time only acts upon them.
No matter how long they remain here, it won’t affect the existential possibilities of the Mortal World.
It seems incredible but having once moved against the River of Time, Li Fan could reluctantly understand the reason.
"Leaving the Mortal World and entering Mountain Sea is akin to leaping out of the River of Time instantly. At the moment of transcendence, the River of Time appears relatively ice sealed until they re-enter, making it flow again."
"If the Mountain Sea itself is viewed as a tree growing lushly from bottom to top, then the many existential possibilities of the Mortal World are the tree’s rings."
"Below represents the past, above indicates the future."
"The rings representing possibilities are not just a plane, but three-dimensional, traversing the tree vertically according to time."
"Ordinarily, without the existence of Dao Yan, the past and future of the Mountain Sea is united, complete, allowing one to move freely through different points on the tree."
"But with the arrival of Dao Yan, the Mountain and Sea Tree was cut off waist-high."
"Even if one could reverse the flow of time, the range of movement is confined to the segment of the tree trunk they are in."
"Moreover, the material originally belonging to the tree trunk between the rings has mostly been engulfed by Dao Yan. Ordinary Living Beings can only survive within the lines of the rings."
"When I move against the River of Time, it’s a journey from top to bottom, tracing the marks of the rings, vertically through the Mountain Sea Tree. To transcend laterally is to leave the line of the ring and walk the cross-section of the Mountain Sea Tree, resisting Dao Yan."
"No matter whether horizontal or vertical, it’s all confined within a single tree trunk."
"And the Otherworldly Era..."
Personally crossing Mountains and Seas, Li Fan gained a tangible understanding of its cosmic structure.
Yet, up to this point, he still couldn’t imagine what the Other Shore truly was.
"But it’s certain that the Other Shore, compared to the many possibilities within the Mountain Sea, is entirely independent."
"If forced to liken it, perhaps it could be seen as hollowing out this segment of the tree trunk from top to bottom, creating such a realm."
"Even if one doesn’t experience the River of Time or traverses Dao Yan, one can smoothly reach every time node of all possibilities..."
"If truly possessing such power, its name would indeed be fitting for the Other Shore."
Li Fan contemplated the scene at the Other Shore, his thoughts surging and ebbing.
Meanwhile, the Taiji Wooden Stick, frantically fleeing within Dao Yan, after dozens of tries, finally led the Xuanhuang Immortal Boat to a place where life converged!
It wasn’t a complete possibility.
It was a floating Immortal Coffin above Dao Yan!
Who knows how long it had been drifting, the surface of the Immortal Coffin had already turned pitch black.
Even at a distance, Li Fan and the twelve True Immortals on the wooden boat could faintly sense the ominous aura attached to it.
The Taiji Wooden Stick was indiscriminate in its taste. Regardless of what was buried in the Immortal Coffin, it formed a Taiji of black and white, directly enveloping the drifting Immortal Coffin, as if biting down fiercely.
The black and white Tai Chi Diagram spun rapidly, causing the Immortal Coffin’s light and shadows to twist and blur. It gradually descended into the vortex formed by the Tai Chi Diagram.
Although the Immortal Coffin’s protection remained intact, there were faint signs of being engulfed by the Tai Chi Diagram.
Just when the Taiji Wooden Stick was about to swallow the Immortal Coffin, Li Fan tugged the lines and forcibly dragged it back from inside Dao Yan.
Returned to the Xuan Huang Immortal Boat, it still clung tightly to the Immortal Coffin.
Li Fan flicked his fingers several times, shaking the Taiji Wooden Stick into confusion, its patterns and lines scattered. Only then was it forced to release its grip.
It hid sulkily in the shadows, glaring at Li Fan who snatched victory from the jaws.
Li Fan, completely indifferent, calmly placed the Immortal Coffin in front of him.
On the wooden boat, the twelve True Immortals stood solemnly, unknowingly drawing closer to one another.
"Senior, there might be something ominous inside this coffin," Ruan Ruixu voiced his concern.
"Ominous..." Li Fan chuckled lightly, as if unconcerned.
He opened the coffin.
Instantly, infinite luminous beams burst forth from the coffin.
Black mist accompanied by blood-red light, eerie and terrifying.
A figure clad in imperial yellow robes appeared abruptly before Li Fan and the others, exuding unmatched majesty.
After a moment of silence, the figure sternly questioned, "Seeing this emperor, why do you not bow?"
"Immortal... Immortal Emperor?" When Ruan Ruixu saw this figure, he hesitated and then involuntarily exclaimed.
And as everyone’s hearts were shaken, that regal figure suddenly attacked them.
Their clothing gradually became tattered.
The human head transformed into a Giant Rat’s head!