Li Fan raised his head and saw a solitary crescent moon hanging in the blood-red sky. It emanated an overwhelmingly powerful stench of blood, as though it had been condensed from the lives of hundreds of millions of living beings.

'This should be the culprit behind the abnormalities of this world,' Li Fan thought to himself.

Looking closely, he could even make out endless mountains of corpses and seas of blood stretching across the surface of the Blood Moon.

Li Fan had witnessed scenes countless times more horrific than this, so naturally, it did not stir the slightest emotion in him. The reactions of the other Grand Dao Sect disciples, however, were considerably more normal.

Their faces turned deathly pale, and quite a few vomited on the spot.

Fang Dingge did not reprimand them. He merely swept his gaze over the crowd indifferently.

Li Fan also pretended to vomit, ensuring that he did not attract the other's attention.

After a short while, when everyone had barely managed to compose themselves, Fang Dingge finally spoke slowly.

"This world is called the [Blood Moon], named after the monstrosity hanging above our heads. The band of thieves who ambushed our Grand Dao Sect fled here."

"We shall wash away the humiliation of our sect nearly being breached with their blood!"

As the Sect Master, Fang Dingge was undoubtedly qualified for his position. With just a few words, he had successfully stirred the emotions of everyone present.

The panic on their faces disappeared, replaced by murderous intent. The Grand Dao Sect disciples immediately became filled with killing intent.

"Kill them all without exception!"

At Fang Dingge's command, everyone swiftly scattered in all directions, each displaying their own magical treasures and techniques.

As expected of one of the Ten Great Immortal Sects. Even the ordinary disciples below the Golden Core realm possessed foundations far deeper than those of unaffiliated cultivators from unorthodox sects.

To avoid attracting attention, Li Fan merely employed a sword-riding technique, standing atop a water sword as he followed behind one of the disciples.

This person was named Lei Fanzi. Li Fan had previously seen him in Senior Sister Zhao's memories. He would eventually become one of the elders of the Grand Dao Sect. The fact that he survived until the future meant that he probably would not encounter any fatal danger in this battle.

With Li Fan's strength, he should have been able to sweep through this peculiar world even with nothing more than Golden Core cultivation. However, that would have no practical significance for him.

Being caught up in this place had been purely accidental. Li Fan still intended to keep a low profile and quietly get through this incident. Meanwhile, he would secretly spread the Supreme Dao Scripture among the Ten Great Sects.

"Junior Brother, your sword-riding technique is truly extraordinary!"

Li Fan had already tried his best to remain inconspicuous. However, given his current knowledge and attainments, even revealing the slightest glimpse of his abilities was enough to impress ordinary cultivators and instinctively make them feel that he was no ordinary person.

"How about we travel together?"

Lei Fanzi greeted him and tentatively made the suggestion.

It was evident that Lei Fanzi was still rather inexperienced at this point. Perhaps this was even his first time leaving the sect to carry out such a mission of slaughter. Li Fan could clearly sense the nervousness within him.

"Then I shall be grateful for Senior Brother's protection," Li Fan replied with a smile.

Following Fang Dingge's instructions, the two ventured deeper into the [Blood Moon] world, sweeping away their enemies.

As long as they encountered a living being who was not a disciple of the Grand Dao Sect, they were to kill it without exception.

Although the overall environment of this place was peculiar, the living beings within it were not particularly different from ordinary humans. Their only distinguishing feature was their strangely purple skin.

After completing another massacre at a settlement, Lei Fanzi stared blankly at the flames rising above the ruins. A trace of reluctance flashed through his eyes.

"Those who are not of our kind will inevitably harbor different intentions."

"The moment they invaded our Grand Dao Sect, they should have foreseen that this would be their fate."

Li Fan spoke coldly, offering a reminder.

Firstly, he genuinely believed what he had said. Secondly, having sensed Fang Dingge's divine sense monitoring the Grand Dao Sect disciples, he had deliberately spoken those words.

Lei Fanzi sighed but did not argue.

Just as the two were preparing to leave, Li Fan suddenly exclaimed in a low voice.

"Senior Brother, look! What is this?"

Following his voice, Lei Fanzi turned around and saw Li Fan retrieving two glittering thin fragments from the blackened ruins.

Complicated patterns surrounded them, depicting strange visions of Mountains and Seas. At a glance, it was obvious that they were no ordinary objects.

Lei Fanzi's heart skipped a beat. He immediately flashed over and took the two fragments from Li Fan to examine them.

"Although I cannot understand the few characters written on these fragments, the moment I saw them, four words suddenly appeared in my mind. Supreme Dao Scripture. Senior Brother, this..."

Li Fan's voice trembled.

Holding the fragments in his hands, Lei Fanzi examined them carefully. His expression was initially confused, but soon turned to utter shock.

Suppressing the trembling of his body, he instinctively glanced around. Only after confirming that no one else was nearby did he take a deep breath and return one of the fragments to Li Fan.

"These objects should be lost Dao scriptures from the Immortal Realm. They are an extraordinary opportunity for us!"

"I have examined them. There is no difference between the two fragments. You and I shall each take one..."

"Today's matter is a debt of gratitude I owe you. I will surely repay you in the future."

Although he had directly taken one of the two treasures for himself, he had at least returned the other half to Li Fan. Moreover, he had made no attempt to conceal the truth.

He was neither a particularly virtuous person nor an outright villain. He had simply made the choice that an ordinary person would under such circumstances.

What surprised Li Fan was that the other party had discovered the mysteries of the Supreme Dao Scripture so quickly.

'The elite disciples of the Ten Great Sects truly are on another level. Ordinary disciples from second-rate sects cannot compare to them.'

Feeling another corner of the Great Dao emerge from within the mist, Li Fan silently nodded to himself.

Nevertheless, he maintained an expression of shock and hesitation.

"Such a precious treasure. Should we not hand it over to the sect? If we keep it for ourselves, will the Sect Master punish us if he finds out?"

Lei Fanzi snorted dismissively.

"What are you talking about? The inheritances of the Ten Great Sects originate from the Immortal Realm. We possess countless immortal treasures. It is merely a Dao scripture. If the Sect Master were to come and snatch it from us... that would be utterly beneath his dignity. There is no need to worry."

"Besides, Heaven knows, Earth knows, you know, and I know. As long as we keep our mouths shut, nothing will happen."

Sensing Fang Dingge's divine sense sweeping over them once again, Li Fan nodded in agreement.

The clearing of the Blood Moon World proceeded without any major incidents.

Apart from a large-scale battle that erupted in another region, the cleanup operations in all other areas went smoothly.

After Fang Dingge used the Dao-Burning Furnace to absorb and incinerate the Blood Moon hanging in the sky, the restrictions this world imposed on cultivators returned to normal.

Although the maximum strength the world could accommodate remained at the Golden Core realm, cultivators could now unleash their true strength for a short period of time. The price was that they would be forcibly expelled from the world moments later.

"Now that this world has been subdued, we shall use it as a bridgehead for the Grand Dao Sect's future conquests."

Standing high above the sky, Fang Dingge followed the golden chains extending beyond the world and gazed toward the distant depths of the starry sky. His voice reverberated throughout the entire world.

'The Floating Across Starry Sky Grand Formation. At this point in time, it has not yet been damaged.'

Li Fan pondered thoughtfully.

Judging from Fang Dingge's words, this war involving the Ten Great Immortal Sects was still far from reaching its most intense stage.

'An expedition of this scale, yet not a single record of it exists in later generations. Interesting...'

Clearly, a true war involving the conquest of other cultivation worlds was not something Golden Core cultivators could participate in.

After completing their mission, the more than one hundred disciples were brought back to the sect by Fang Dingge.

The stench of blood within the Grand Dao Sect had yet to dissipate completely, but some of the disciples who had gone to the front lines had already returned.

Their spirits were listless, and deep terror occasionally flickered in the depths of their eyes. Clearly, the frontline battlefield had left them with severe psychological scars.

That night, Li Fan quietly infiltrated the minds of several Grand Dao Sect disciples who had returned from the front lines.

However, seemingly to prevent the leakage of military plans, the memories of all these returning disciples had been erased to varying degrees.

They knew very little about the actual course of the battle. Nevertheless, judging from the countless horrifying scenes of cultivators perishing, the brutality of this war had far exceeded Li Fan's expectations.

'Hm? It seems that cultivators in the future once experienced this world-shaking battle again within the Fallen Immortal Realm.'

Triggered by these images, Li Fan recalled some distant memories.

'Only the Fallen Immortal Realm could have preserved records of this battle despite the memory purges. However, it seems that the Ten Great Sects did not meet a particularly favorable end in this war. Otherwise, if they had ultimately emerged victorious, there would have been no need to erase the records so thoroughly.'

Li Fan's gaze flickered as he looked toward the mountain where the Grand Dao Sect's main palace stood.

The war was like deep, still waters, silently swallowing countless lives without anyone noticing. Meanwhile, the arrangements Li Fan had secretly made earlier were finally beginning to bear fruit.

A strand of divine sense, remarkably powerful compared to Li Fan's current level of cultivation, suddenly entered the Supreme Dao Scripture.

"Dao Integration!"

Li Fan was inwardly delighted, and his attention immediately focused.

Even a Dao Integration cultivator would instantly lose himself before the starry expanse of the Great Dao that Li Fan had constructed.

In fact, they fell even faster than the Golden Core disciples.

This was because only after reaching the Dao Integration realm could a cultivator begin to glimpse a corner of the magnificent Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Thus, upon encountering the Supreme Dao Scripture, they could finally recognize its true value.

This strand of divine sense had entered through the thin jade fragment belonging to Lei Fanzi.

At the very moment his mind became entranced, an immense aura suddenly erupted from a mountain peak somewhere within the Grand Dao Sect in the real world, soaring straight into the heavens.

A golden longbow was drawn, its bowstring pulled taut as an arrow was nocked.

The arrow pierced through the sky, shot beyond the Xuanhuang Realm, and flew deep into the Star Sea.

"That is..."

"After being trapped for nine hundred years, just as he was on the verge of death and the dissipation of his Dao, Martial Uncle Fu has finally broken through! Congratulations, congratulations!"

"Fu Xiwen is said to have been the strongest combatant among the previous generation of prodigies in our Grand Dao Sect. He wields an unparalleled archery technique. When his bow is drawn, the setting sun falls. When his arrow flies, the Golden Crow cries! Unfortunately, he devoted himself too wholeheartedly to archery, neglecting his comprehension of the Great Dao. As a result, his cultivation remained stuck at the peak of Soul Transformation. We originally thought he had no hope of breaking through in this lifetime. Who would have expected this to happen today..."

Exclamations rose one after another from every corner of the Grand Dao Sect.

Li Fan also understood what had happened.

"Fu Xiwen is Lei Fanzi's master. It should have been Lei Fanzi who gave him the Supreme Dao Scripture."

"However, this man's cultivation of divine sense had already reached the Dao Integration realm. He was merely missing that final step. With the guidance of my Supreme Dao Scripture, his breakthrough was only a matter of course."

On the surface, the Grand Dao Sect had gained a newly born Dao Integration expert.

Behind the scenes, however, Li Fan had borrowed Fu Xiwen's help to touch and comprehend more of the Great Dao of the Xuanhuang Realm.

Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Dao Integration.

Confined within the small room, the aura emanating from Li Fan's body underwent countless transformations in an instant.

It seemed to possess the bearing of an ancient cultivator who had attained enlightenment and ascended to a higher realm in a single moment. In reality, however, what was happening within him was entirely different.

It was not that Li Fan had comprehended the Dao. Rather, the Dao itself was returning to Li Fan.

The turbulent aura accompanying the breakthrough of the Dao Integration expert at the Grand Dao Sect's mountain peak lingered for a long time. Here, however, everything around Li Fan had already returned to tranquility.

Although what he could perceive through the eyes of a Dao Integration expert was still limited, it had nevertheless provided Li Fan with a sufficiently suitable foothold of power.

In the current Xuanhuang Realm, although the highest cultivation realm was Longevity Immortal, the actual combat strength of Longevity Immortal cultivators was not significantly different from that of Dao Integration experts. Their Longevity was achieved entirely through the fruits of the Ruomu Tree.

Leaving aside those hidden monsters, Li Fan had once again reached the pinnacle of the Xuanhuang Realm.

"However, this is still far from enough."

"Just one Dao Integration cultivator is nowhere near sufficient for me to reconstruct the Myriad Aspects Dao Net."

"Although I have also made some progress in the Transformation Between Truth and Falsehood, it amounts to little more than a tiny first step."

Three consecutive breakthroughs in cultivation amounted to little more than a drop in the ocean when it came to manifesting the Myriad Aspects Dao Net.

The enormous gap between each successive cultivation realm beyond Dao Integration was now apparent.

"I need more Dao Integration cultivators from the Xuanhuang Realm to lend me their strength."

Li Fan shifted his gaze toward the ongoing battle that was currently erupting.

Just as he was contemplating this, a sudden knock sounded at his door.

After all, not much time had passed since Li Fan had infiltrated the Grand Dao Sect. The only person he could consider an acquaintance was Lei Fanzi.

Looking at Lei Fanzi's complicated expression outside the door, a mixture of hesitation and conflicting emotions, Li Fan understood his intentions almost instantly.

With a faint smile, he opened the door.

Then, seemingly without the slightest suspicion, he readily agreed to Lei Fanzi's request that they go out together.

"You know that my master has finally broken through to the Dao Integration Realm this time. This is undoubtedly an enormous occasion worth celebrating."

"So he has asked me to descend the mountain and invite the other sects to come and witness the ceremony and offer their congratulations..."

Lei Fanzi spoke haltingly.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother! With a Dao Integration master backing you, your standing within the sect will be completely different from now on. Once you become successful, don't forget about your junior brother!"

Li Fan spoke with genuine delight, seemingly completely unaware of how flimsy Lei Fanzi's excuse was.

Lei Fanzi could only respond, his expression growing increasingly complicated.

The two eventually arrived at a secluded place where not a soul could be seen.

Suddenly, a sharp blade pierced straight through Li Fan's chest.

"Junior Brother, don't blame me!"

Lei Fanzi shouted sternly.

Then, with an utterly resolute expression, he severed Li Fan's head.

Fearing that Li Fan might not be completely dead, Lei Fanzi found the Supreme Dao Scripture that Li Fan had been carrying with him. His body trembling, he then burned Li Fan's corpse to ashes.

He remained standing motionless at the spot for a long time before finally recovering his senses and returning to the sect in a somewhat disheveled state.

What he failed to notice was that behind him, Li Fan, whose death could not possibly have been more certain, had unexpectedly appeared out of thin air once again.

"Destroying the corpse and erasing all traces. Excellent."

"Even if the Ten Great Sects discover something suspicious in the future, the trail will end here."

With a smile on his face, Li Fan watched Lei Fanzi depart.

However, the very moment Lei Fanzi's figure completely disappeared through the mountain gate of the Grand Dao Sect, the smile at the corners of Li Fan's mouth suddenly vanished.

His expression changed abruptly.

He jerked his head upward, sensing the arrival of danger.

This threat did not originate from anyone within the Xuanhuang Realm.

It came from this very spacetime itself.

It was as though he had once again returned to the River of Time, where turbulent waves were gradually beginning to surge.

These waves of temporal turbulence had no effect whatsoever on spacetime itself. They were directed exclusively at Li Fan.

Without the protection of the Great Dao of Longevity, and with the Reverse Flowing Boat already completely shattered, Li Fan could now only rely on himself to deal with this sudden change.

"This is..."

"These temporal waves are the backlash caused by the River of Time changing its course!"

"As someone who has altered the course of history, I naturally have to bear the consequences!"

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