So in this life, he had casually slain the leader of that Liuli Fish school while passing by.
Without their leader, the Liuli Fish were like a kingdom without its king. They could not offer any resistance as the Dracowhale consumed them.
Having pieced together the entire chain of events, Li Fan was utterly stunned.
So, an unintentional action of his from that time led to He Zhenghao’s death?
And it wasn’t just He Zhenghao. In the speculation frenzy around Spirit Mist Grass prices, how many others had similarly lost everything and were forced to take desperate risks, only to meet their end?
And the cause of this subsequent series of events was simply Li Fan killing one giant Liuli Fish.
The death of the Liuli Fish leader left the school unable to defend itself against predators.
This led to a Dracowhale exotic beast devouring a large quantity Liuli Pearls, which sparked its spiritual intelligence.
This newly intelligent Dracowhale, through a chance encounter, destroyed an entire island's worth of Spirit Mist Grass.
News of the Spirit Mist Grass’s destruction was then secretly manipulated and amplified by others, leading countless individuals to bankruptcy.
The final result was the premature deaths of several Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Each event was a link in a chain of shackles.
The first locks were gentle, but each new link tightened the grip.
And when the final, fatal chain was forged, it left no chance to break loose.
So, even Foundation Establishment cultivators can be killed so simply. I see now. So this is the correct way to utilize heaven and earth’s killing mechanisms.
Formless Killing Mechanism still seems a bit crude by comparison.
Li Fan couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion, his thoughts swirling.
Within the Tianxuan Mirror, Lin Fan, who had been engrossed in reading, was suddenly hit by a flash of realization.
He hurriedly activated the Assisted Cultivation Mode. With the epiphanic state boost, numerous ingishts flooded his mind.
One doesn’t need to strike the blow themselves to kill. With the foresight of Return to Truth, I can set a scheme that spans both time and space, just like what I did with He Zhenghao.
From ten thousand li away, years in the past, I can claim a life.
As the saying goes, “One cannot see the true face of Mount Lu because one is standing on the mountain itself.”
If not for He Zhenghao's accidental death, Li Fan might have taken much longer to comprehend this technique:
Interlocking Chains of Life and Death.
Fellow Daoist He, your death was truly worthwhile!
With that thought, Li Fan lit a stick of incense before He Zhenghao’s spirit tablet with genuine sincerity.
“Go in peace. In your next life, I will not treat you poorly.” Li Fan murmured the words softly.
He stood there a moment longer, waiting until the incense had nearly burned to ash, then turned to leave.
Just then, Manager Zhao’s voice called out abruptly.
“Immortal Master, please wait!”