Shuo Feng's voice faded, growing softer and softer until it was barely perceptible. Then the crimson snowflakes that had filled the world vanished along with it, as though the whole thing had been some grand illusion.

Was it simple coincidence? Or did his monstrous providence guide him away from danger?

Or… has the Scarlet Snow Immortal Venerable been watching over Shuo Feng all along, unwilling to let him come to harm? Did she see the peril he was about to step into and intervene to stop him?

Li Fan said nothing. He turned his gaze toward Han Yi's statue.

After a long moment of thought, he descended to the ground. Activating the Heaven's Will Domain, he began walking toward it, one step at a time.

Li Fan's steps were agonizingly slow as he meticulously tracked the field of providence absorption around...