Chapter 1587: Chapter 374: Countless Karmic Threads Entwine My Body (Part 4)

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Ancient Land of Fallen Immortals.

"An unexplainable sense of terror."

As Lin Fan stepped into the Ancient Land of Fallen Immortals, he was captivated by the scene before him. The sky was filled with thick, rolling black clouds, within which he could vaguely discern the presence of some enormous unknown creature soaring.

Looking forward, the black mountain ranges continued endlessly, with rocks as sharp as blades.

Lin Fan always felt there was something present in the empty mountains, yet he could not see it with the naked eye. Using the Xuan Zhen Immortal Eyes, the scene before him changed; countless black soul-like entities drifted aimlessly.

There were even several black soul entities with hollow eyes orbiting around him, absorbing the immortal power from his body. However, Lin Fan was no immortal, and even if he were, he wouldn’t consume immortal power for self-preservation.

"Can you speak?"

Lin Fan asked the black soul entities.

The soul entities responded with silence.

"Sigh..."

Lin Fan shook his head and quickly proceeded deeper into the Ancient Land of Fallen Immortals. As he ventured further, he saw many corpses, some long deceased and crystal-clear, while others had golden bones.

And there were quite a few of them.

"Were they all immortals who entered the Ancient Land of Fallen Immortals seeking fortune, only to eventually perish here?"

Although he had yet to encounter any unknown creatures, he could still sense the peril of this place.

As he walked.

Screams for help echoed from afar.

"Help, help..."

A disheveled immortal ran frantically towards Lin Fan. In the True Immortal Realm, the immortals Lin Fan had seen were always graceful and dignified.

Such a disheveled immortal was indeed a first for him to behold.

"Are you okay?" Lin Fan supported the person, but he could see the endless fear within the person’s pupils, obviously having encountered something terrifying in this forbidden place.

Suddenly.

He noticed an unknown insect attached to the back of this immortal. The insect was entirely pitch black, emitting a dense black fog that was corroding the immortal’s body.

It couldn’t even resist.

Lin Fan attempted to remove the insect, but just as he reached out, the thick black fog seemed to have a life of its own, wrapping around Lin Fan’s wrist.

With a gentle force, he tore the insect off. The insect’s abdomen bore a ghostly face, its mouthparts tainted with the immortal’s flesh and the laws of immortalism.

Lin Fan threw the insect to the ground, lifted his foot, and with a stomp, the ground cracked and the insect exploded, dispersing into a cloud of black mist and vanishing without a trace.

In an instant, a furious roar emanated from the depths of the distance. The sound instilled unease and fear in the heart, as if an unknown great terror was entwining the mind.

The immortal, now free from the insect’s feeding, gradually improved, with the immortal body autonomously recovering its injuries.

"Thank you for the life-saving grace. I am Chi Song Heavenly Lord. Friend, listen to me; we must flee quickly. There is a terrifying creature ahead. I suspect there was once a Heavenly Lord who perished here, taken over by the black souls of the ancient land, turning into a Netherworld Corpse."

Chi Song Heavenly Lord scrutinized Lin Fan, unfamiliar and never before seen, but capable of removing the Black Immortal Worm from his back, assuredly not just an ordinary being.

"Thank you for the warning. I’m looking for some things, and your condition isn’t great. I suggest you leave quickly."

Lin Fan said with a smile on his face.

Chi Song Heavenly Lord truly feared this place. Even as a Heavenly Lord, he was severely suppressed, with a cultivation only at the Golden Immortal level, and sneak-attacked by the Black Immortal Worm, clinging to his back, impossible to shake off. If not for the assist from this friend, he would surely have perished here, reduced to bones.

After taking an Immortal Pill to recover, seeing the other’s resolve, Chi Song Heavenly Lord said no more and hurriedly departed, secretly vowing that he would never return to the Ancient Land of Fallen Immortals in his lifetime.

The suppression went too deep.

Seeing Chi Song Heavenly Lord off, Lin Fan continued onward, and soon he saw a towering Octagonal Tower. From each level of the tower hung numerous Corpse Bones, aged with time, exuding a somewhat eerie aura.

Rustle, rustle!

Sounds echoed around, as countless black insects swarmed the sky. Immortals entering this place would encounter such situations, needing either to ward off the black insects with immortal treasures or destroy them.

"These insects don’t seem strong, but there are so many of them. If a single one latches on, even a Heavenly Lord would be helpless. These forbidden grounds sure aren’t simple."

Lin Fan stomped hard, the ground cracked, and the densely packed black insects directly exploded, dispersing into black mist.

Some score increased.

But a strange occurrence had happened earlier on Lin Fan’s panel.

He couldn’t see specific values anymore.

[Name]: Lin Fan.

[Strength]: ???

[Stamina]: ???

[Speed]: ???

[Score]: ?

This was the case even on Earth, yet he still felt his power growing.

He didn’t think too much, unconcerned with these matters, only focused on finding what he sought.

The black insects dispersed.

"Huff... huff..."

A dull breathing sound emanated from within the Octagonal Tower.

Boundless black mist wafted from within the tower.

With a boom, the top of the tower shattered, revealing a bone coffin woven from bones in mid-air. The ancient coffin shattered in mid-air, and a figure shrouded in black mist descended to the ground.

Lin Fan felt an overwhelming aura of death from this figure, perhaps the very Netherworld Corpse mentioned by Chi Song Heavenly Lord, and when alive, possibly a mighty Heavenly Lord.