The reason why Li Fan chose Zhang Haobo as the "reborn" to provoke the Ten Thousand Immortals League to fight against Crimson Flame was, of course, because this person's fate was extraordinary.
In the previous life, as a mortal, he could vaguely sense the crisis of the burning sea and fled far away before the disaster arrived.
Not only that, it seemed that he had another fate on a distant continent.
In just over twenty years, he transformed from a mortal into a Foundation Establishment powerhouse.
In this life, with the techniques provided by Li Fan, it was likely that he could grow even faster.
Only in this way would he qualify to participate in the great event of resisting the Crimson Flame's burning of the sea.
The seed has been sown, and now one must wait for it to grow into a towering tree.
Of course, during its growth, it would inevitably need some trimming and pruning.
Li Fan looked at Zhang Haobo, who had experienced a drastic change of mind and then fallen into a deep sleep, took off into the air, and prepared to return to the Island of Ten Thousand Immortals.
Under the cover of the night, most of the residents of Liuli Island had already fallen into deep sleep, and the island was dark.
Only one residence was still brightly lit, but the courtyard was hung with white mourning banners.
Li Fan had been to that residence before; it was the home of Steward Zhao, the steward in charge of the island's finances.
So Li Fan's spiritual sense scanned it briefly.
His figure suddenly stopped and hung in mid-air, and a look of surprise flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
He landed in the courtyard of Steward Zhao's residence and walked into the spiritual hall.
Steward Zhao was dressed in mourning, kneeling in front of a memorial tablet.
Li Fan looked at the characters on the memorial tablet, lost in thought.
"The memorial tablet of the late Immortal Master He Zhenghao."
He Zhenghao...
Is he dead?
Li Fan wasn't particularly shocked, just extremely puzzled.
It is said that a person cannot truly witness the event twice.
However, with the [Truth], Li Fan could witness the same event countless times. His slight movements might cause ripples in the river, but he couldn't change the river's course.
He Zhenghao's death was unexpected.
"How did fellow Daoist He die?" Li Fan couldn't help but ask.
Steward Zhao was suddenly taken aback but immediately turned around and answered respectfully, "It is said that Immortal Master He encountered traps while exploring an ancient cave and tragically perished."
"It has been fifty-six days so far."
Li Fan couldn't help but recall He Zhenghao's message from back then.
"Just now, several fellow Daoists of mine discovered an ancient cave and invited me to explore it with them. They say that this cave should have been sealed long before the Great Calamity, and it is bound to contain numerous treasures and perhaps even some techniques."
He Zhenghao wanted Li Fan to oversee Liuli Island because he wanted to explore this cave.
Li Fan refused because he was trying to obtain the "Cloud Water Map." At that time, he hadn't taken this matter to heart, thinking that He Zhenghao would surely return safely.
After all, in the previous life, Li Fan had encountered He Zhenghao more than ten years later, and he was perfectly fine at that time.
But unexpectedly, he had directly perished.
"So, in the previous life, He Zhenghao didn't participate in this exploration of the cave."
"The reason for the change must be..."
"He saved up a lifetime of contributions and lost them all at once. To earn the Nascent Soul technique, he was ready to take a gamble."
"Why did the event of the attack by that beast, the dragonwhale, happen?"
A scene suddenly flashed through Li Fan's mind.
When he was in the stomach of the dragonwhale, he found many unprocessed Liuli beads.
The Liuli bead is the main material for refining the Liuli Pill. After consuming the Liuli Pill, it can produce effects similar to enlightenment.
"Liuli beads can enlighten..."
This beast, the dragonwhale, gradually gained sentience because it had consumed a large number of Liuli beads.
By a stroke of fate, it encountered the island where Spirit Mist Grass was grown.
The Spirit Mist Grass seemed to be of some benefit to it, so the dragonwhale launched a raid and devoured most of the Spirit Mist Grass on the island.
The reason it could consume so many Liuli beads was because...
Li Fan narrowed his eyes.
In the previous life, when he was assimilated into the Canghai Pearl, he had seen the massive skeleton of a Liuli fish.
In the skeleton, a huge Liuli bead shimmered in the sunlight.
So, in this life, when he passed by, he casually slaughtered the leader of the Liuli fish.
With the leader of the Liuli fish gone, the Liuli fish group was leaderless.