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第1696章 虚界布杀机

In the deeper reaches of the Void Realm, a figure rapidly fled from the remnants of the Three Sages. It seemed unable to discern direction and was aimlessly wandering within the Void Realm, like a headless fly.

Initially, it could still manage by leveraging its final burst of strength. However, as time passed, it appeared that sheer bad luck had caught up with him. The waves in the Void Realm grew stronger wherever he went, blocking his path and weakening his aura until he finally stopped.

The surging tides of the Void Realm seemed ready to engulf him at any moment. His face was pale, but he did not give up hope. He sat cross-legged within the Void Realm, attempting to recover from his injuries.

However, his fate seemed bleak. His fortune had seemingly reached its nadir. The more he tried to heal himself with his fortune, the worse his condition became. A mouthful of blood and a significant loss of essence left him on the brink of death.

"Thief Mechanism... everything about Thief Mechanism."

Faintly murmuring these words, he surveyed his surroundings. He had once practiced the Celestial Fortune Scripture and even ingested a fragment of Mountain-Sea Extraordinary Fortunes. Now, he could clearly sense the ebb and flow of his fortune.

Not just his fortune, but the countless possible futures that were now shattered before him!

The saying goes: "Heaven will not abandon anyone."

But under Thief Mechanism's pressure, from any perspective, Li Fan was on a dead end. There was no way out!

With a bitter smile, he seemed to accept his fate and ceased resisting. He allowed the Void Realm's essence to consume him, slowly dissipating.

At this moment, an enigmatic force enveloped the nearly disintegrating Li Fan.

"Tell me where the Mountain-Sea Extraordinary Fortunes are, and I will save your life," a phantom voice whispered in his ear.

Li Fan ignored it as if he hadn't heard. But when Thief Mechanism's words echoed like a demonic chant, seemingly determined not to stop until Li Fan answered, he sighed lightly and shook his head slightly: "If you believe me, that’s just a pretext to deceive Lord Shouqiu."

Thief Mechanism chuckled: "I have long pursued the Mountain-Sea Extraordinary Fortunes. If I couldn't sense its aura, I would be nothing but Thief Mechanism."

"Such a pleasant scent..." Thief Mechanism inhaled deeply and sighed.

"Tell me again. If you tell me about the Mountain-Sea fortunes, I will spare your life. I never break my word," Thief Mechanism declared proudly.

"You can kill me or read my mind; it makes no difference to you," Li Fan retorted.

Thief Mechanism fell silent for a moment as if considering his words. But then he shook his head and distanced himself from Li Fan, almost imperceptibly.

"Absolutely not. I sense that despite your dire situation, there is still a glimmer of hope."

"And this..."

"Is my own abyss!"

"It's true," Thief Mechanism muttered, suspiciously scanning the area as if trying to solve an unsolvable puzzle.

"I know you have hidden reserves." "Although our performance with Lord Shouqiu was impressive, it couldn't deceive fate. A faint命芒 (faint life force) always harbors a chance of turning against you. Those fools are unaware they're in the thick of it."

"But... as long as I stay out of this, you can’t harm me," Thief Mechanism's voice echoed from all directions, making Li Fan unable to pinpoint its source.

Thus, he believed Lord Shouqiu’s words: Thief Mechanism was indeed extremely cautious. Moreover, his ability to probe the life forces of others made it nearly impossible to outsmart him!

"Alright!" Li Fan sighed deeply. "Although the Mountain-Sea Extraordinary Fortunes are my dear friend, they're still less important than my own life."

"He avoided those who coveted him by transforming twice and becoming a commoner in the mortal world. But as an Extraordinary Fortune, he couldn't be buried like a mere mortal. Even though he had no knowledge of his past, relying on his pure human background, he ascended to immortality during the Dharma Decline Era. However, upon returning to the Mountain-Sea, he was discovered by his rival..."

"Speaking of which, isn’t that persistent pursuer you?" Li Fan asked suspiciously.

Thief Mechanism shook his head: "Trapped in the璇玑环 (Xuan Ji Ring) earlier, I had the desire but not the means. Many were envious of the Mountain-Sea Extraordinary Fortunes, and I was just one among them."

Li Fan continued: "At a critical moment, the Fisher of the Mountain-Sea intervened to save him, pulling him out of the Mountain-Sea and avoiding the calamity. That... is what happened in our segment of the Mountain-Sea. As for this segment, I'm new here and don't know much."

"The Fisher of the Mountain-Sea? Truly a stroke of luck," Thief Mechanism said as he turned to look at the direction of the Mountain-Sea.

After some thought, he seemed to speak to himself: "Since the Three Sages perished, I had secretly searched the shattered Mountain-Sea and found no trace of the Mountain-Sea Extraordinary Fortunes."

"Only by sensing his own destiny did he go there. Only the Mountain-Sea Extraordinary Fortunes can act according to their most instinctive impulses despite being isolated from all sensory inputs in the Void Realm," Thief Mechanism said, finally losing interest in Li Fan.

Withdrawing his protective force, he drifted away.

Li Fan, severely injured, exclaimed: "You promised to save me!"

Thief Mechanism laughed lightly: "Didn't I just? I never break my word."

"But..."

"Saving you for a moment is different from saving you forever. Whether or not you survive this Void Realm storm depends on your own destiny," Thief Mechanism's voice faded into the distance.

Li Fan’s panicked expression suddenly turned calm.

"There’s nothing more I can do."

"I hope you truly find the Mountain-Sea Extraordinary Fortunes," Li Fan said with a smile.

As soon as these words left his lips, he could feel Thief Mechanism's gaze fixating on him. "Trying to deceive me... Hmph..."

Thief Mechanism ignored the still theatrically acting Li Fan and drifted away. Li Fan did not obstruct him but instead took a deep breath.

Something in the Void Realm seemed to be stirred by this action. Soon, Li Fan’s fractured essence began to recover visibly!

Thus, Thief Mechanism returned.

"What is...?"

But Li Fan ignored him, continuing to gather his essence from the Void Realm. The two blows from Lord Shouqiu earlier had been more than just a performance; they nearly shattered his soul and spirit.

"Lord Shouqiu’s hand was truly heavy..."

Fortunately, after some time of recuperation, he had gradually recovered. As for the fractured essence...

It was all an illusion.

Even if he expelled ten or a hundred times as much essence, it would have no impact on Li Fan.

But this anomaly caught Thief Mechanism's attention in a different way.

"Can you draw upon the accumulated essences within the Void Realm?" Thief Mechanism slowly realized and exclaimed in shock.

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