Chapter 396: Supreme Senior, You’re Speaking.

“The fragment of the Supreme Token—unexpectedly, Chen Xuan actually had the remaining two pieces.”

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

He already had four pieces, and for the remaining two, he had searched tirelessly for a long time without a single clue. Now, finding them inside Chen Xuan’s storage ring was beyond exhilarating.

This was more important than anything else.

Cang Lingzhou, I can finally go back.

Two years, exactly two years had passed, and finally, he could return to Cang Lingzhou.

A glimmer of excitement flashed in Lin Fan’s eyes. He excitedly took out the remaining four fragments from his backpack.

Lin Fan placed the Supreme Token fragments on the ground and began carefully aligning them according to their patterns.

“Buzz…”

In an instant, a brilliant light flashed. A complete and flawless Supreme Token floated silently before Lin Fan.

He reached out and took the Supreme Token in his hand.

Finally, it was done.

The pattern on the Supreme Token caught Lin Fan’s attention.

It was a door.

Below the door were humans.

And above the door appeared to be evil demons.

However, at this moment, Lin Fan didn’t dwell on that. The Supreme Token required the infusion of celestial energy to activate, and within it lay a divine consciousness left by the Supreme Being.

Not only could one learn an extraordinary cultivation technique, but one could also return to Cang Lingzhou—truly a tremendous gain.

At this moment, Lin Fan activated his inner celestial energy and poured it fiercely into the Supreme Token.

With Lin Fan’s current cultivation level, generating celestial energy was effortless.

Previously, even at the peak of the先天 realm, he had dared to infuse energy, so now, there was even less to fear.

However, to his astonishment, the Supreme Token no longer absorbed the celestial energy, which puzzled Lin Fan greatly.

Had its taste changed?

Lin Fan stopped infusing energy and remained silent for a moment.

In the cultivation world, there are two primary forms of power: celestial energy and the comprehension of rules, which could be condensed into chains of law.

“Perhaps I can give it a try.”

At this moment, Lin Fan summoned his chains of law, transforming them into a vast river of rule-based power, which he then forcefully injected into the Supreme Token.

“It’s working…” Lin Fan’s heart leapt with joy. The rule-based power was indeed effective when infused into the Supreme Token.

Yet, something puzzled Lin Fan—previously, when he infused celestial energy, the Supreme Token automatically absorbed it. Why was it now absorbing the rule-based power freely?

He didn’t dwell much on it, but his hands didn’t stop. The river of law surged in, and no matter what, he had to activate the Supreme Token.

Time slowly passed.

Lin Fan slightly furrowed his brow. The amount of rule-based power he had infused by now was equivalent to fifty chains.

Fifty chains of law couldn’t activate the Supreme Token? That seemed absurd.

Even the sect leader only possessed around a dozen chains of law. It was likely that even if someone obtained the Supreme Token, they wouldn’t be able to activate it.

Was it simply designed to resist activation?

At this moment, Lin Fan became even more determined. Four hundred and fifty chains of law—how could it still fail to activate?

“Infuse!”

At this moment, Lin Fan no longer held back but unleashed his full power. A torrential river of law surged in violently.

“Boom…”

At this moment, the Supreme Token changed. A beam of light suddenly shot out, and a vision appeared before it.

Within that vision was a figure.

Lin Fan smiled joyfully at this sight. He had indeed succeeded.

“Senior Supreme, we meet again!” Lin Fan happily greeted the figure in the vision.

“Hey? Senior Supreme, what’s wrong with you? Why aren’t you speaking?”

“Hey hey, say something, Senior Supreme! You’re not daydreaming, are you? Wake up, someone’s here!”

At this moment, Lin Fan was utterly confused. Why hadn’t the Supreme Being’s lingering consciousness spoken a single word? Had something gone wrong?

Previously, when activating the fragments, although the Supreme Being hadn’t spoken, he had at least demonstrated an extraordinary martial arts technique. Now, with the complete Supreme Token, why wasn’t the Supreme Being even moving?

“Senior Supreme, it’s been two years! No matter what, you should at least say something! Don’t you know how much hardship and tears I’ve endured to gather all the Supreme Tokens? Your silence is nothing but bullying!” Lin Fan wore a sorrowful expression.

“Senior Supreme, even if you won’t speak, you should at least move! Demonstrate that extraordinary martial arts technique again, so I can learn from it!” Lin Fan was baffled. Could this be a defective product, a mere joke?

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

“How could this be…” The Supreme Being was stunned, staring at Lin Fan in disbelief, completely losing any trace of the mysterious demeanor of a great cultivator.

“Uh…” Lin Fan was taken aback, unsure of what the Supreme Being was up to this time.

“What do you mean, ‘how could this be’?” Lin Fan asked, puzzled.

But the Supreme Being muttered to himself, “Impossible, absolutely impossible. How could someone activate the Supreme Token?”

“I’ve set up a celestial barrier over Dong Lingzhou. How could anyone reach such a level?”

“Impossible…”

…

As Lin Fan listened to the Supreme Being’s self-muttering, he finally understood.

It turned out the Supreme Being was simply shocked by him. No wonder he hadn’t spoken at first.

“It’s you…” The Supreme Being looked at Lin Fan’s face and recalled.

“Yes, it’s me. It’s been more than a year, and Senior Supreme still remembers me. What an honor!” Lin Fan said with a grin.

“What kind of extraordinary fortune allowed you to break through the barrier I set in such a short time? Inconceivable, truly inconceivable,” the Supreme Being said helplessly.

“Senior Supreme, why did you gather the Supreme Tokens?” The Supreme Being fell silent for a moment, then looked at Lin Fan and asked.

“Of course, to eliminate the barrier that divides the Xuan Huang Realm and return to Cang Lingzhou,” Lin Fan replied without hesitation.

What surprised Lin Fan was that upon hearing his words, the Supreme Being’s expression changed drastically.

“No! Absolutely not! The barrier must not be removed!” the Supreme Being exclaimed passionately.

Lin Fan shook his head. “No, I must return to Cang Lingzhou.”

“No!”

“No, I must return to Cang Lingzhou.” Lin Fan said firmly.

The Supreme Being looked at Lin Fan. “If the barrier between the Xuan Huang Realm is removed and the celestial barrier disappears, the Xuan Huang Realm—the last sanctuary of humanity—will become a living hell.”

“I’m not afraid. I will protect everything,” Lin Fan said resolutely.

The Supreme Being’s projection looked at Lin Fan and then shook his head. “No, although your strength is great, to those more powerful, you are no different than an ant—utterly insignificant.”

“How could that be?” Lin Fan was stunned. “Senior Supreme, are you trying to fool me?”

“If your strength surpasses mine, then with your abilities, naturally, you could destroy the celestial barrier with a mere flick of your finger,” the Supreme Being said.

“How could that be? Senior Supreme, you’re a god who transcends all ages. How could I possibly compare? But given some time, I’m sure I can catch up to you,” Lin Fan said without modesty, for he spoke the truth.

“Haha, it’s good to have such ambition. But even I, in the face of those powerful beings, could only flee and hide. And there wasn’t just one of them. Do you really think you can protect the Xuan Huang Realm?” the Supreme Being said.

Lin Fan was stunned, his expression slightly changing, and then he shook his head. “No.”

But he wasn’t ready to give up. “Senior Supreme, does that mean I can’t return to Cang Lingzhou unless I break the celestial barrier?”

“Yes…” the Supreme Being said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan immediately relaxed, nearly frightened to death.

“I can tell you how to get to Cang Lingzhou, but the celestial barrier absolutely must not disappear,” the Supreme Being said again.

“Fine, Senior Supreme. But could you please tell me why you set up this celestial barrier?” Lin Fan was extremely curious.

“Very well, I will tell you about that ancient nightmare.”

At this moment, Lin Fan’s expression turned serious, and he listened intently.