He smiled gently and said, "Zhan Nian is truly adorable."
However, Bai Zhan Nian, cradled in his arms, couldn't hear Chen Fan's voice.
Gazing at the devastated Kunlun Secret Realm around him, Chen Fan stepped into the Hall of Life Lights.
He gently placed Bai Zhan Nian down and opened a flask of old wine.
He gulped it down.
A sense of sorrow and desolation welled up within him.
At this moment, the flame of Bai Zhan Nian's life lamp was even weaker than when he had first arrived.
Seeing this, Chen Fan channeled a stream of true qi into it once more. This was followed by several more streams of true qi throughout the day.
With each infusion of true qi, Bai Zhan Nian's life signs seemed to grow stronger.
Bai Zhan Nian's body trembled with pain.
Seeing the effect, Chen Fan continued to pour in his true qi with frenzy.
Meanwhile, Bai Zhan Nian's soul was undergoing a different experience.
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"Where am I???"
Floating in a void, Bai Zhan Nian asked tremulously.
There was no response from his surroundings.
In the utter darkness, Bai Zhan Nian walked aimlessly.
However, every few seconds, a beam of light would shoot past.
Bai Zhan Nian, watching the direction the light flowed, tried his best to chase it.
For a long, long time.
But he could never catch up.
"Brother Chen Fan, where are you? Where is this place?"
Though he pondered, Bai Zhan Nian was not one to give up easily.
Another flash of light streaked by, and Bai Zhan Nian still chased with all his might.
After an unknown duration, Bai Zhan Nian was utterly exhausted.
After another unknown period, Bai Zhan Nian was on the verge of collapsing from fatigue.
After a very, very long time, Bai Zhan Nian finally fell.
But at this moment, a faint call echoed from the sky.
"Disciple... Disciple..."
"Is... Is... that Master's voice?"
Bai Zhan Nian forced his eyes open with all his might.
But his Master's voice suddenly ceased.
"Is anyone there???" Bai Zhan Nian cried weakly after being awakened by his Master.
"You must be strong, my disciple!" Bai Zhan Nian once again heard his Master's cry.
He scrambled to his feet with all his might, but immediately collapsed again.
"I must truly leave this time!" the voice echoed once more.
Bai Zhan Nian fell three times in succession, and three times he rose from his Master's calls.
"Master, where are you going?"
"Master... Master..."
Hearing his Master say he was leaving, Bai Zhan Nian cried tears of anguish and pleaded.
But his Master's voice no longer sounded.
Suddenly, a brilliant light appeared in the darkness, instantly illuminating the entire expanse. In front of Bai Zhan Nian, a small ball of light materialized. Inside the ball of light was an image of Chen Fan desperately injecting true qi into him.
And with each stream of true qi Chen Fan injected, a white light flashed in the surrounding darkness.
But no matter how Bai Zhan Nian called out, Chen Fan never responded.
Then, suddenly, the Chen Fan within the ball of light seemed to see something and stood up in surprise.
Bai Zhan Nian lost consciousness.
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Meanwhile, in the outside world, the life tablet of the Kunlun Ancestor suddenly trembled.
The life tablet then burst into flames!
"The Kunlun Ancestor isn't dead?"
Chen Fan exclaimed.
But in the next moment, Chen Fan could no longer exclaim.
He watched as Bai Zhan Nian's body was suddenly illuminated by the Kunlun Ancestor's life tablet, and he slowly began to levitate.
Chen Fan noticed that the flames of the Ancestor's newly ignited life tablet were slowly dimming, until they disappeared once more.
It was then that Chen Fan realized that a wisp of the Kunlun Ancestor's remnant soul was using its last vestiges of strength to desperately save Bai Zhan Nian.
Bai Zhan Nian's body continued to be enveloped in white light, and the life force of the entire Kunlun Secret Realm was slowly draining away. Chen Fan observed with astonishment that Bai Zhan Nian's vitality was gradually being restored, but at an extremely slow pace. It might take five years? It might take ten years? It was uncertain.
Chen Fan was deeply amazed, yet powerless.
Believing this to be the work of the Ancestor, Chen Fan bowed respectfully several times to the Kunlun Ancestor's life tablet before immediately leaving the Kunlun ruins, for Chen Fan had his own mission to complete...
Stepping out of the Kunlun ruins, Chen Fan looked up at the sky. It was clear and vast. He had no idea how many days he had spent in the Kunlun ruins.
As Chen Fan walked out of the main gate of Kunlun Mountain,
A black Rolls-Royce sped towards them from a distance.
"Young man, get in! Our Cheng Hong Group's esteemed master invites you..."
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And a few days prior to this, in the country of Hongri.
Bai Lin, leading the remaining members of the Seventh District, returned to the headquarters of the Thirteenth District.
Upon Bai Lin's arrival,
The Thirteenth District headquarters immediately convened an emergency meeting, solely to discuss the issues concerning the Seventh District.
The Right Divine Hall emphasized that the entire Thirteenth District must exercise caution and vigilance regarding this devastating annihilation. Furthermore, the Red-robed Man, described by the survivors of the Seventh District, would be personally handled by the Right Divine Hall.
Three high-ranking positions in the Thirteenth District, including its leader and a Divine Hall position, were suddenly vacant. The Thirteenth District also initiated an internal recruitment plan to fill these vacancies.
Bai Lin was credited with escorting crucial clues and intelligence, and for successfully completing the mission, she was temporarily appointed to a series of duties under the Left Divine Hall.
She awaited a significant contribution to warrant the establishment of a new Left Divine Hall.
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Returning to the country.
Chen Fan sat in the Rolls-Royce that was speeding towards the entrance of the Cheng Hong Group's company building.
"What exactly do you people want?"
Chen Fan could never have imagined that the situation of "killing the son and then facing the father" would befall him.