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第九百五十四章 终解仙凡谜

Living in a remote mountain area of Tongyan Prefecture, Li Fan spent considerable effort to find the place.

Outside the cave dwelling, Li Fan could sense an eerie aura emanating from within. Many faint whispers echoed around him, akin to the spirits of the wronged.

But Li Fan was well aware that there were no ghost cultivators in Xuanhuang Realm. Most cultivators who died would directly return to the heavens. Only a few cases left behind some residual souls. It was difficult for them to retain their memories and consciousness, let alone practice cultivation with such remnants.

Of course, the strange entities of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace were exceptions not bound by ordinary discussions.

With a cold snort, Li Fan's surroundings fell silent as if the whispers had vanished. He strode into Luo Su Zhen’s cave dwelling, where human skeletons lay scattered everywhere, each posed in different positions as if still alive.

A dwarf cultivator barely reaching Li Fan's knee was earnestly conversing with one of the skeletons: "Brother Three, don't worry. I know you're not satisfied with your new wife."

"I see no problem. I've already found a suitable match for you. You should also persuade Brother Four. It’s embarrassing to have failed to find a Dao侣 before death; shall we remain alone forever?"

The dwarf spoke incessantly, his expression serious as if the skeleton in front of him was still alive.

Li Fan remained expressionless and coughed lightly, waking up the engrossed dwarf.

"Who are you?" The dwarf looked up, trying to discern Li Fan's appearance. But Li Fan had already changed his appearance while concealing himself.

The dwarf couldn't see anything clearly. "You're that cultivator who can restore a person’s appearance from their skull?" Li Fan explained his purpose.

The dwarf regained his composure and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it's me."

He rubbed his hands together excitedly: "I've been waiting for you all this time. They promised at least ten thousand contributions if I complete the task?"

Li Fan smiled slightly and nodded: "Don't worry; you won’t be shortchanged."

"But do you really have confidence?" Li Fan scrutinized him, emphasizing his words.

The invisible pressure from Li Fan made the dwarf shiver involuntarily. But he soon began to boast confidently: "I've been dealing with dead people since I was a child. In my eyes, they are all living beings! If I can't do it, no one else in this world could!"

Li Fan said slowly: "Then let’s begin."

He set up an array around the cave dwelling and projected the skull from the Museum of All Knowledge.

At first, Luo Su Zhen was distracted, still occasionally glancing at the skeletons in his cave.

But as the image of the skull gradually formed, Luo Su Zhen's attention was fully captured. He approached the projection, his expression dazed.

"Too perfect..."

"How could there be such a perfectly structured skull?" Luo Su Zhen muttered.

"Perfect?" Li Fan frowned slightly.

Thinking Luo Su Zhen doubted him, he immediately explained excitedly: "Isn't this already perfect?"

"Look at this frontal bone, parietal bone, and occipital bone..."

"Simply amazing. The proportions are just right."

"Absolutely... Perfectly..."

After a long pause, Luo Su Zhen finally said eight words: "Seemingly perfect, flawless."

Li Fan slowly narrowed his eyes.

Without waiting for Li Fan to prompt him, Luo Su Zhen eagerly began reconstructing the skull's appearance.

His method was peculiar; he didn't use any secret techniques. Instead, he nervously tried communicating with the skull.

The projection couldn’t respond, but Luo Su Zhen seemed to get a response and grew increasingly excited.

Just as Li Fan had his doubts, Luo Su Zhen waved his hand in mid-air and began sketching out the skull's appearance.

Li Fan patiently waited. As the image was restored, his expression became more serious.

When the final head appeared before him...

He tried to control his face and hide his shock.

Staring at the image for a long time, Li Fan asked in a low voice: "You... Are you sure there’s no mistake?"

Even knowing it was redundant, he still asked.

Luo Su Zhen's reaction was highly agitated: "Mistake? You can question me..."

Before he could finish, Li Fan took a deep breath and swept his sleeve to seal Luo Su Zhen along with everything in the cave dwelling into the Five Elements Heavenly Vastness.

He then erased all traces of their presence.

"How could it be him?"

Standing still for a long time, Li Fan couldn't fathom it. He refused to face this reality: "The first cultivator infected by the仙凡瘴... The first cultivator infected by the仙凡瘴..."

Li Fan pondered for a while and flew towards Congyun Sea.

His target was Yin Shangren, who was also researching the仙凡瘴.

According to Li Fan's感应, Yin Shangren’s research hadn’t reached its final conclusion.

Yin Shangren seemed to sense something, hesitating and becoming uncertain. The frequency of his experiments had decreased significantly, even showing reluctance for the final verification step.

Li Fan sped up and arrived in front of Yin Shangren. Surprised by Li Fan's sudden appearance, Yin Shangren was about to speak when Li Fan waved him off.

"Friend Yin, regarding the first cultivator infected by the仙凡瘴..."

"I've made a shocking discovery."

Yin Shangren trembled violently and stared at Li Fan in disbelief.

"This result is too incredible; it can't be explained. Didn’t you have some premonition?"

Silence followed for a moment before Yin Shangren nodded bitterly.

Li Fan took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Then, please start the final verification."

"I also want to confirm with you."

Yin Shangren stood still for a long time, sighing heavily. He then led Li Fan to the laboratory.

Inside the transparent walls, Li Fan could see Yin Shangren's white rib bone. As thick, white mist continuously spewed out, filling the area, Yin Shangren repeatedly cast hand seals, his expression changing.

Under his control, the fog gradually dissipated. Something seemed to flow into the white rib bone.

When the transparent area was completely cleared, Yin Shangren’s face turned pale as he fell to the ground.

"Indeed... Indeed..."

He murmured.

Li Fan spoke the answer: "The first cultivator infected by the仙凡瘴 is also the one who created it."

(End of Chapter)

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