Chapter 1024: Let's Retreat

"Without desire or seeking, a unified whole."

A voice, the demon among demons, the evil among evils, emanated from the sealed mountain.

Slash!

Sublimate, burn the essence of life.

The Desireless Demon Ancestor had been sealed here for hundreds of thousands of years, his strength long suppressed. Especially after being ruthlessly tricked by Lin Fan, the accumulated mana he had stored was nearly depleted.

Now, he was actually willing to consume his most precious life essence to unleash a supreme divine ability—something no one had expected.

Demonic qi surged to the heavens, a demonic intent spanning the ages swept through the void, directly slashing toward the palm of the Future Infinite King Buddha.

Puchi!

The palm was severed.

Qiu Zhanyu and Jinzhengu also fell downward.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Fan roared, his Eternal Axe tearing through the void, imbued with all his power, slashing directly toward the space where the Future Infinite King Buddha resided.

Boom!

Earth-shattering, awe-inspiring, the void reversed in a violent torrent, sweeping across heaven and earth.

"Damn it, damn it, Desireless Demon Ancestor, you actually..." The Future Infinite King Buddha's voice cut off abruptly, instantly dissolving into particles of dust scattered between heaven and earth.

Lin Fan gasped heavily, supporting himself with one hand on the ground, sweat pouring down his forehead.

That single strike had drained everything he had.

"Desireless Demon Ancestor, you actually helped me." Lin Fan looked up at the sealed mountain, astonishment on his face.

He hadn't expected that at the final moment, it would be the Desireless Demon Ancestor who aided him; otherwise, the outcome would have been far different.

"No rest until death!"

The Desireless Demon Ancestor within the sealed mountain did not reply, but transmitted these four words, then fell silent.

Lin Fan didn't know what was happening, but at the moment, he didn't dwell on it.

Qiu Zhanyu and Jinzhengu immediately approached.

"Big brother, are you alright?" They were somewhat tense, unsure of what had just happened.

"Big brother, how was my acting?" Qiu Zhanyu said with a smile.

Lin Fan was taken aback, looking up at Qiu Zhanyu. "Acting?"

"Yeah, that guy actually tried to threaten you. Didn't he know we had the Liyun Pill you gave us?" Qiu Zhanyu said, as if he hadn't taken the matter to heart.

Lin Fan couldn't help but smile wryly. That had hardly been acting—it had been a life-or-death situation. If not for the Desireless Demon Ancestor's intervention, the outcome might have been different.

Even his full-force strike just now probably wouldn't have harmed the Future Infinite King Buddha.

Lin Fan had not a trace of mana left in his body; even his cells were empty.

"That wasn't acting; that was a true powerhouse," Lin Fan said.

Qiu Zhanyu and Jinzhengu were startled, then returned to normal, not dwelling on it. "Big brother, what should we do now?"

"First, leave this place." Lin Fan took a deep breath. The Parasol Tree Divine Tree rapidly activated, life force surging forth to replenish the missing mana in his body.

The World-Refining Cauldron, which had been traversing the endless worlds, appeared. Lin Fan directly stored it back in his backpack.

At the same time, he realized that the World-Refining Cauldron also had its flaws.

One flower, one world. The opponent had directly cast his World-Refining Cauldron into millions of worlds—this was the first time Lin Fan had encountered such a thing.

But what puzzled Lin Fan most was why the Desireless Demon Ancestor had helped him in the end.

Could it be because of the irreconcilable enmity between him and the Future Infinite King Buddha?

But now, even without the Desireless Demon Ancestor's help, Lin Fan would still fight the Future Infinite King Buddha to the death.

That bastard had actually threatened him. If he didn't suppress him thoroughly, his mind wouldn't be at ease.

Lin Fan glanced at the sealed mountain, then, without hesitation, left the place supported by Qiu Zhanyu and Jinzhengu.

Outside!

Lin Fan sat cross-legged. This time, the loss was truly great; it would be hard to recover anytime soon.

"Let us out!"

"Damn it, who are you people?"

At that moment, the Heaven-Ensnaring Net held many demonic cultivators. As soon as they emerged, they were caught in the net. Under the suppression of this top-grade immortal artifact, escape was impossible.

"Big brother, what should we do with them?" Qiu Zhanyu asked.

Lin Fan looked at these people, then directly stripped them of everything, leaving not even a hair. To avoid trouble, he killed them all.

Now that Lin Fan's cultivation had reached the Golden Immortal realm, these people were too weak to add much experience.

Until his strength and mana were fully restored, Lin Fan would not create trouble for himself, so he killed them all.

Just as Lin Fan was about to focus on recovery, his expression suddenly changed.

Crack!

The arm that had been severed during the battle with the Future Infinite King Buddha and had regrown was now showing something unusual.

A patch of golden Buddha light flickered faintly on Lin Fan's arm.

A sinister voice came through: "Buddha is merciful; you have fallen into the cycle of reincarnation."

Hearing this voice, Lin Fan was shocked. He hadn't expected the Future Infinite King Buddha to be so troublesome.

He had clearly been driven back, yet he had left this mark on Lin Fan.

"Future Infinite King Buddha, you're asking for death!" Lin Fan was furious.

"Haha, I will stay by your side until I descend again." The Future Infinite King Buddha's voice came through. This was a supreme divine ability, directly attached to Lin Fan. No matter where Lin Fan went, he would be under its control.

"Damn it, do you think you can taint me? Boundless Dream, Three Lifetimes of Reincarnation."

Lin Fan roared, a mysterious will suddenly erupting.

"Qiu Zhanyu, Jinzhengu, the two of you protect me and leave." Without further words, Lin Fan directly entered the Three Lifetimes of Reincarnation.

"Big brother?" Qiu Zhanyu and Jinzhengu didn't understand at first, but when they realized, they found that their big brother had suddenly closed his eyes, and his aura was gradually weakening, as if he were becoming a living corpse.

"Big brother, what's wrong?" Qiu Zhanyu immediately went to Lin Fan's side and asked.

"Big brother told us to take him away from here. Something must have happened. Let's go," Jinzhengu said.

The plump Qiu Zhanyu carried Lin Fan on his back, then looked around.

"I know that direction; it's relatively safe. Let's head there," Qiu Zhanyu said.

Jinzhengu nodded, then directly retracted the Heaven-Ensnaring Net and immediately dove into the void, flying into the distance.

After flying out of that area, the two immediately descended from the void.

"We'll travel on foot; staying in the void might be too dangerous," Qiu Zhanyu said.

"Mm," Jinzhengu nodded. He knew that if they kept traveling through the void, the danger would be greater.

Their strength was not high. If they stayed in the void and encountered a powerful enemy, they would definitely be intercepted, and that would be troublesome.