"Did you... see that? Saying goodbye might mean never seeing each other again. The cruelty of Immortal Ancient is already set in stone. You must be prepared..."
With only half her body remaining, the Female Immortal of Life struggled to speak. Her eyes were blind, her exquisite face bloodstained, pale, and drained of strength.
After weakly uttering those few words, she turned her eyes toward him, then finally collapsed, all life gone.
"No!"
Lin Fan's eyes reddened, hot tears welling up. He wanted to change things, yet all he could muster was a helpless roar.
Boom!
Just then, a jade-green Dao Seed flew out of the Female Immortal of Life's body, piercing through the void.
"The Seed of Life!" Shocked, Lin Fan recognized the glowing orb.
"Is that the legacy and hope you wanted to leave behind?"
He murmured, recalling how this Dao Seed had eventually fallen into the hands of an Immortal Family in later ages and been merged with by a woman surnamed Lü.
But her fate had been grim. She had died at the hands of the Foreign Realm's royal clans, and the Seed of Life had been seized as well.
"Rest assured. This time, I won't let it fall into another realm," Lin Fan vowed.
Afterward, like a passing traveler, he watched the great battle unfold. One outstanding figure after another charged forward... and fell...
A rain of blood poured down alongside them, as though heaven itself were weeping, staining the mountains and rivers red.
"Returning to Immortal Ancient in a dream, reflecting the past, speaking here... In the end, they refused to let the curtain fall like this. They wanted to tell those who came after them something..."
Lin Fan understood. This was why they had been brought here: to bear witness, and to prepare.