Chapter 355: Lost Anchor Point

Chapter 355: Lost Anchor Point

Inside Anchor Point, Li Fan looked at the golden list projected by the Tianxuan Mirror.

「This Guo Yezhong is quite an interesting character. If there isn’t a special reason, then he’s blatantly causing trouble under everyone’s gaze. This is practically slapping the face of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.”

Recalling the ordinary appearance of Guo Yezhong during the initial training, Li Fan couldn’t help but marvel.

“If he still has zero points at the end of the competition, I’ll respect him as a man.”

Once again, a faint murmuring of resentment echoed in his ears, something Li Fan had grown accustomed to over the past year.

He calmly lit a glass lamp inside the room, and eerie black flames illuminated, instantly dissipating the abyssal noise.

“This Silencing Glass Lamp is really useful,” Li Fan couldn’t help but praise.

The Silencing Glass Lamp, a new type of sound-suppressing treasure delivered by the Martial Hall two months ago.

Hailing from the Western Ethereal Province.

After igniting the Silencing Cord within the lamp, it emitted black flames that turned all surrounding sounds into nothingness.

Simple to use, with outstanding effects.

Moreover, unlike other treasures that absorb demonic sounds, it doesn’t risk mutation after prolonged exposure.

This lamp remains unaffected until it burns out completely. It can be extinguished when not in use, extending its lifespan.

Among all sound-suppressing treasures, the Silencing Glass Lamp is the most outstanding.

Unfortunately, it’s said that the critical component, the Silencing Cord, requires special craftsmanship, making production cycles long and extremely precious.

So only Li Fan, Xue Mu, and other array masters would carry it with them.

Under the Qingxuan Army, it’s only brought out in times of crisis.

However, Li Fan lighting the Silencing Glass Lamp at this moment isn’t extravagant.

Since fifteen days ago, when the sudden surge of abyssal sounds erupted, this Anchor Point, along with other points and the Eternal Immortal Stronghold, lost contact.

Communication talismans, spell transmissions, and even the Tianxuan Mirror couldn’t connect with the outside world.

In fact, the list Li Fan lazily glanced at just now was frozen data from before the surge erupted.

According to the Qingxuan veteran and Yuanying cultivator Cold Yingyi, the strength of this surge is unprecedented, occurring once every hundred years.

Based on Cold Yingyi’s experience, the duration of the abyssal surge is almost directly proportional to its power.

The sudden eruption of the surge was beyond everyone’s expectations.

The resources within the point, including the vital **Black Death Talisman** that sustains survival in the devouring white mist, are running low and need timely replenishment.

So, Cold Yingyi, along with three subordinates, braving the risk of falling, returned to the Eternal Immortal Stronghold to seek supplies during the empty period after the abyssal surge erupted.

In today’s cultivation world, where character isn’t highly valued, it’s almost useless.

Moreover, Li Fan’s willpower is exceptionally strong, and he hardly ever encounters mental disturbances.

So for Li Fan, the efficacy of the Refining Heart Mantra is almost negligible.

If it weren’t for his intuition and the ranking of the Refining Heart Mantra as the first technique in the Anchor Point panel, it indirectly indicated the value of the mantra,

Li Fan might have abandoned it long ago.

After all, no matter how powerful a dragon-slaying technique is, if there are no dragons in the world, it’s just a useless skill, not worth wasting time on.

“Refine the heart, refine the heart.”

“How to refine, I already know like the back of my hand.”

“But what to refine into, what’s the ultimate goal, I have no clue.”

“Perhaps this is why my progress in practicing the Refining Heart Mantra has always been inconsistent over the years.”

“What am I refining for?”

...

This question may be too profound.

Even Li Fan, who considers himself to have decent insight, momentarily fell into a dilemma.

Time passes slowly in this process.

There are limited effects to fumbling in the dark.

On the thirty-sixth day after the eruption of the abyssal surge, Li Fan, who had been unable to find an answer, temporarily stopped practicing.

He simply strolled around the point, listening, observing, feeling, and contemplating.

Compared to a dozen days ago, changes quietly occurred within the Anchor Point in a short period of time.

The enclosed environment, the unknown future, the occasional onslaught of abyssal sounds.

The gradually depleting survival resources.

As the cultivators in the point lived through each day feeling like years, an inexplicable emotion began to slowly breed in their hearts.

Although it hasn’t reached the point of complete despair yet, Li Fan, who can see through people’s hearts, was the first to sense it.

“Apart from me, three Yuanying stage cultivators, six Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.”

“My strength is the weakest, but if I play the pig to eat the tiger, sit back and reap the benefits, it shouldn’t be a problem in the end.”

This was the thought that first popped into Li Fan’s mind.