Chapter 396: Supreme Senior, Please Speak

"Fragments of the Supreme Token. I never expected Chen Xuan to have the remaining two."

Lin Fan stared excitedly at the two fragments in his palm, at a loss for words.

He already possessed four, and he had searched for the remaining two for a long time without any news. Now, seeing them in Chen Xuan's storage ring, how thrilled he was.

This was more important than anything else.

Cangling Continent, I can go back.

Two years, a full two years, finally able to return to Cangling Continent.

A gleam of light flickered in Lin Fan's eyes, and then he excitedly took out the remaining four Supreme fragments from his backpack.

Lin Fan placed the Supreme Token fragments on the ground, glanced at them, and began to piece them together according to the patterns.

"Buzz..."

In an instant, a flash of light shimmered, and a complete Supreme Token floated quietly before Lin Fan.

At that moment, Lin Fan took the Supreme Token in his hand.

Finally done.

And the pattern on the Supreme Token caught Lin Fan's attention.

It was a door.

Below it were humans.

And above the door seemed to be demons.

But now Lin Fan didn't want to think too much. The Supreme Token needed to be infused with Heavenly True Essence to activate, and within it was a wisp of the Supreme's divine consciousness.

Not only could he learn a peerless technique, but he could also return to Cangling Continent. Truly a great gain.

At this moment, Lin Fan activated the Heavenly True Essence within him and poured it fiercely into the Supreme Token.

With Lin Fan's current cultivation, summoning as much Heavenly True Essence as he wanted was no trouble at all.

In the past, when I was at the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm, I dared to infuse it. What is there to fear now?

But what astonished Lin Fan was that this Supreme Token actually stopped absorbing the true essence of heaven and earth, which made Lin Fan very puzzled.

Could it be that this thing's taste has changed?

Lin Fan stopped infusing true essence and then fell silent for a while.

In the world of cultivation, there are two kinds of power: one is the true essence of heaven and earth, and the other is the comprehension of the power of rules, condensed into chains of rules.

“Maybe I can give it a try.”

At this moment, Lin Fan mobilized the chains of rules within his body, transforming them into a long river—this river was the power of rules—and then fiercely infused it into the Supreme Token.

“It's working…” Lin Fan felt a surge of joy; infusing the power of rules into the Supreme Token was indeed effective.

But what puzzled Lin Fan was that when he infused true essence before, the Supreme Token had automatically absorbed it. Why was it now a free infusion?

Lin Fan couldn't quite figure it out, but he didn't stop his actions. The river of rule power surged in; no matter what, he had to activate this Supreme Token.

Time slowly passed.

Lin Fan frowned slightly. The power of rules he had infused now, if formed into chains of rules, would amount to a full fifty chains.

Even fifty chains of rules couldn't activate the Supreme Token—this was just too ridiculous.

The Saint Sect Master only had over a dozen chains of rules; even if he had obtained the Supreme Token, he probably couldn't activate it.

Could it be that it was simply not meant to be activated?

At this moment, Lin Fan refused to believe it. With four hundred and fifty chains of rules, could he still fail to activate it?

“Infuse.”

At this moment, Lin Fan no longer deliberately slowed down his speed but erupted violently, the vast river surging in fiercely.

“Boom…”

The Supreme Token then underwent a change. A beam of light suddenly shot out, and then an image appeared before him.

And within that image, there was a figure.

Lin Fan smiled happily at this moment—it had indeed succeeded.

"Senior至尊, we meet again, huh." Lin Fan looked at the figure on the screen and greeted him cheerfully.

"Eh? Senior至尊, what's wrong with you? Why aren't you talking?"

"Hey hey, speak up, Senior至尊. Are you daydreaming? Wake up, someone's here."

Lin Fan was completely baffled. Why wasn't the residual consciousness left by Senior至尊 saying a word? Could something be wrong?

Back when he activated the fragments, although Senior至尊 didn't speak, he at least demonstrated the peerless fist technique. Now that the complete至尊 token had been assembled, why wouldn't Senior至尊 even move?

"Senior至尊, it's been two years. No matter what, you should say something. Do you know how much hardship I've endured and how many tears I've shed to gather all the至尊 tokens? You not saying a word—isn't that just bullying me?" Lin Fan's face was full of sorrow.

"Senior至尊, if you won't speak, that's fine, but at least move. Demonstrate the peerless fist technique again and let me learn." Lin Fan was bewildered. Could this be a defective product, all just a joke?

Just as Lin Fan was at a loss, a startling voice suddenly rang out.

"How is this possible..." The至尊 was utterly dumbfounded, staring at Lin Fan in disbelief, with none of the mysterious demeanor of a lofty expert.

"Uh..." Lin Fan was taken aback, not knowing what had gotten into Senior至尊.

"What's impossible?" Lin Fan asked, confused.

But Senior至尊 kept muttering to himself, "Impossible, absolutely impossible. How could anyone activate the至尊 token?"

"I set up a heavenly barrier over Donglingzhou. How could anyone have reached this level?"

"Impossible..."

...

Listening to Senior至尊 muttering to himself, Lin Fan finally understood.

So Senior至尊 had been stunned by him—no wonder he hadn't spoken at first.

"It's you..." The至尊 recognized Lin Fan's face and recalled.

"Yes, it's me. Over a year now, I didn't expect Senior至尊 to still remember me. What an honor." Lin Fan said with a chuckle.

"What kind of incredible encounter allowed you to break through the barrier I left in such a short time? Unbelievable, truly unbelievable." The至尊 said helplessly.

"Why did you collect the至尊 tokens?" The至尊 was silent for a moment, then looked at Lin Fan and asked.

"To eliminate the obstacle that splits the Xuanhuang Realm in two and return to Canglingzhou." Lin Fan answered without thinking.

But what Lin Fan didn't expect was that when the至尊 heard his words, his emotions suddenly became intense.

"No, you absolutely cannot eliminate the obstacle." The至尊 said excitedly.

Lin Fan shook his head. "No, I must return to Canglingzhou."

"You can't."

"No, I must return to Canglingzhou." Lin Fan said firmly.

The至尊 looked at Lin Fan. "If the Xuanhuang Realm becomes one and the heavenly barrier disappears, then the Xuanhuang Realm, humanity's last pure land, will turn into a hell."

"I'm not afraid. I will protect it all." Lin Fan said resolutely.

The至尊's phantom looked at Lin Fan, then shook his head. "No, although your strength is considerable, in the eyes of those powerful beings, you are no different from an ant."

"How is that possible?" Lin Fan was stunned. "Senior至尊, are you pulling my leg?"

"If your strength surpassed mine, then with your ability, this heavenly barrier would naturally be reduced to ashes at your whim." The至尊 said.

"How could that be? Senior至尊, you are a great deity spanning the ages. How can I compare? But if you give me some time, I'm sure I can catch up to you." Lin Fan said without modesty, since what he said was the truth.

"Heh, it's good to have such ambition. But even I can only flee and hide before those powerful beings, and there is more than one of them. Do you think you can protect the Xuanhuang Realm?" The至尊 said.

Lin Fan was taken aback, his expression slightly changing, then he shook his head. "No."

But Lin Fan didn't want to give up. "Senior至尊, if I don't break the heavenly barrier, can I still return to Canglingzhou?"

"You can..." The至尊 said.

Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief. That was a scare.

"I can tell you how to get to Canglingzhou, but the heavenly barrier must never disappear." The至尊 said again.

"Alright, but Senior至尊, can you tell me why you set up the heavenly barrier?" Lin Fan was extremely curious.

"Very well, then I will tell you about the ancient times that were like a nightmare."

At this moment, Lin Fan's expression turned serious, and he listened attentively.