Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 717 Another Arrangement
The feeling of surviving the ordeal brought little joy; Han Shi felt only a cold numbness and a deeper fear of Xu Yunfan, but this was quickly replaced by growing anger and a gradually revitalizing mind.

This place is far from the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm; there should be a way to escape Xu Yunfan's control.

He looked down at the intact Reversal of Fate Mirror in his hand, which still radiated a clear light, and remained silent.

Just then, Xu Yunfan's cold and unwavering divine command resounded directly in his mind.

"The dragon's location is southeast, three hundred miles away at White Bone Island. Approach it, but remain hidden, survey the surrounding environment, and beware of traps."

Han Shi did not hesitate at all, temporarily suppressing all his thoughts, or rather, he had long since lost the ability to hesitate.

According to Xu Yunfan, this Mirror of Rebellion is a time bomb; if he resists, the Mirror will naturally take his life.

However, he is still secretly alarmed by Xu Yunfan's ability to transmit information across boundaries.

Such an ability is beyond the reach of even a True Monarch at the Golden Core Realm, who would struggle to transmit information across realms.

Is the Cloud Book Incarnation Technique really that mysterious?

While pondering, he followed instructions and pressed the Reverse Fate Mirror into his chest. The ancient mirror's clear light was restrained, perfectly concealing the fluctuations of the living aura on his body and blending him into the desolate background of the underworld.

His figure blurred, transforming into a shadow that almost blended into the dark background, and he sped along the blood-red coastline toward the direction indicated by Xu Yunfan.

The speed and stealth of the innate sword body were brought to their fullest potential at this moment.

Soon, the island of bones, composed of countless enormous skeletons and radiating a chilling aura, appeared at the edge of the horizon.

However, when Han Shi (or rather, Xu Yun, who was monitoring him) saw the situation on the island, a strong sense of vigilance arose in his heart.

The Bitter Sea Dragon, which had once fought against the True Lord Tongxuan and the White-Haired True Lord and whose ferocity was overwhelming, was now coiled under the gnarled and strange tree at the highest point of White Bone Island.

But its condition was exceptionally miserable.

The thousand-foot-long skeletal dragon's body was covered with huge lacerations, and in many places, bone fragments were exposed, shimmering with a dim luster.

The eye sockets, which had been burning with fierce blood flames, now had a dim light, as if they might go out at any moment.

Its aura was weak and listless, far from the power of the Golden Core ferocious beast it once was, and even gave people the feeling of being exhausted and at the end of its strength.

The crucial Taiyin Mingqiu Dao Fruit still hangs on the strange tree branch, emitting a cool, clear light, seemingly within easy reach.

This scene is highly unusual.

How could a Bitter Sea Overlord at the Golden Core Realm, who is also born with the Dao Fruit, be so severely injured in such a short time?

Xu Yunfan absolutely refused to believe that this was natural decay or a recurrence of an old injury.

He instantly thought of the elusive, white-haired True Lord who was an expert in the secret arts of life and death.

This is very likely an elaborate trap.

Using a severely wounded, dying dragon and the Dao Fruit within reach as bait, they lured those who coveted it into their trap.

Or perhaps it was intentional on the part of the dragon.

Faced with this ferocious beast evolved from the Dao Fruit, Xu Yunfan absolutely refused to believe that its recovery ability was weak.

Moreover, this sea of ​​suffering is the opponent's home ground.

"Stop advancing and maintain maximum distance for observation."

Xu Yunfan's mental commands were delivered with utmost caution.

"Circle around the area three hundred miles outside White Bone Island and conduct a stealthy reconnaissance to see if there are any hidden formations or residual special energy."

Pay special attention to any abnormal fluctuations in the Daoist principles of reversing life and death or reincarnation. These fluctuations are similar to those in the Mirror of Reversing Fate, and you should be able to sense them clearly.

Han Shi stopped as instructed, suppressing the fleeting thought of opportunity that instinctively arose in his mind upon seeing the wretched state of the dragon and the Dao Fruit. He then fully activated the concealment technique taught to him by Xu Yunfan, silently traversing above the surging blood waves and in the shadows of the jagged reefs. His powerful sword cultivator's spiritual senses were exceptionally keen to detect such danger, like the most sophisticated radar, scanning every inch of suspicious space.

"No obvious fluctuations were detected in the array nodes, nor were any powerful life forms or divine souls detected other than the dragon. The distribution of death energy concentration here is almost the same as in other areas of the Bitter Sea."

Han Shi relayed the findings back via the soul link.

But he added one more point.

"About a hundred miles southwest of White Bone Island, in a rocky area, the residual fluctuations of life and death magic power are exceptionally pure, suspected to be traces of recent human magic, but there are no follow-up clues, and I can't find the whereabouts."

Xu Yunfan narrowed his eyes in the Shenxiao Palace, unconcerned about it.

As expected, the White-Haired True Lord was skilled in concealment and leveraging others' strengths to create opportunities; the remaining magical power must have been intentional.

Beneath this seemingly safe exterior, there must be a deadly trap.

Xu Yunfan would naturally not let Han Shi take any risks and directly step into a potential core trap.

After all, if Han Shi's clone dies once he goes inside, his plans for the Taiyin Dragon Dao Fruit will be put on hold for a considerable period of time.

"Speak according to my orders first."

Xu Yunfan gave new instructions, which Han Shi naturally had to follow. He wanted to resist, but he sensed a faint threat, which made him dare not make any extra moves for the time being.

"Take out the array flags I gave you, and according to the constellations, select seven relatively stable spatial nodes with fewer death energy vortices within five hundred miles of White Bone Island to set them up."

When deploying, be sure to conceal yourself; once activated, move away immediately.

Han Shi immediately took out ninety-nine palm-sized, pitch-black triangular flags from his storage artifact, which seemed to absorb all light.

This is the array flag that Xu Yunfan specially crafted for this operation during the three years of exploration of the Bitter Sea, combining the secrets of the Primordial Sect's array formation manual with his own understanding of space and Yin Sha. It is called the Shadow Escape Flag, which is mainly used for concealment, deceiving the enemy, and temporarily disrupting space.

It has a remarkable effect on obtaining the fruit of the Taiyin Dragon Path.

His figure moved like lightning, rapidly traversing the sea of ​​blood and the crevices between rocks under the precise guidance of Xu Yunfan's divine sense.

Each pause was extremely brief; with a flick of his fingers, small black flags were precisely driven into the spatial nodes that Xu Yunfan had calculated.

The moment the banner was unleashed, it was like a drop of water merging into the ocean, instantly becoming one with the surrounding environment and disappearing without a trace, without even causing a ripple.

With the ninety-nine array flags in place, Han Shi didn't linger and immediately fled.

He doesn't want to die either.

The sea of ​​suffering in the cycle of reincarnation was extremely strange and unpredictable. The sea of ​​blood below carried countless wronged souls and withered bones, which made him feel a chill in his heart.

Moreover, there is the underworld, lurking like a sacred mountain, at the far end of the horizon.

This place is the world of the dead; the longer you stay, the greater the danger.

If he could, he naturally wouldn't want to do anything.

Finally, Xu Yunfan ordered Han Shi to come to the sky above a huge blood wave vortex about 800 miles away from White Bone Island.

The deathly energy here surges violently, forming a natural barrier of chaos.

“Take out the Yinming Cloud Qi.”

Xu Yunfan issued instructions in an orderly manner.

Han Shi did as instructed and took out a cloud of gray mist that was constantly churning and exuding the aura of pure underworld soil.

(End of this chapter)