At first, some cultivators harbored thoughts of good fortune, believing that this was just an occasional phenomenon. They chose to stay inside the Yuan Sect ruins, reluctant to disperse.
However, when more than ten bold cultivators successively turned into phantoms within a short seven days, everyone finally faced the reality and scattered.
The previous popularity of the Yuan Sect ruins was largely due to the perceived lack of danger. Now, with this mysterious crisis, few cultivators were willing to explore without understanding the situation, risking their lives.
After all, opportunities would always be there, but one only had one life.
Only a small group of people remained, still guarding the area.
"How about it? With such danger here, do you still dare to go in?" Shuofeng looked at Su Xiaomei, smiling and asking.
The three of them had been together for dozens of days, and the initial unfamiliarity had long disappeared.
Although Shuofeng was a scattered immortal who restarted his cultivation, he never put on airs and was approachable. Along the way, he occasionally gave guidance to Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo, greatly benefiting them.
When he said, "I restart my cultivation, seeking the unbeatable path. Invincible in Qi Refinement, invincible in Foundation Building, invincible in Golden Core... until immortality is achieved!"
His occasionally revealed demeanor of looking down on the world secretly made Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo admire him.
At this moment, seeing him ask, they couldn't help but be stirred with heroic spirit.
"If you dare, why wouldn't I?" Su Xiaomei raised her head proudly, showing no weakness.
Zhang Haobo also showed no fear, "I'll accompany you to the end!"
"Haha! Straightforward!" Shuofeng laughed heartily and took the lead into the Yuan Sect ruins.
Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo exchanged glances and closely followed.
At the moment they entered the territory of the Yuan Sect, Li Fan lost his sense of them.
It was as if...
They had disappeared from this world in an instant, heading to another.
"Yuan Sect..."
"With the Heaven's Fortune on them, Su Xiaomei and the others should not be in any mortal danger."
"As for what's peculiar inside, we can only find out when they come out."
Li Fan's gaze flickered.
...
As time passed, it came to the 26th year of anchoring.
The Yin sisters had both successfully built their foundations, providing Li Fan with a considerable amount of cultivation feedback.
They, having contemplated for a while, decided to return to Nightfall Island.
Since Su Changyu had been in seclusion all this time, no one was there to attend to them.
After leaving a message, the two sisters quietly returned to their hometown.
They dealt with those who had bullied them in their childhood.
There was no need to go into details about the matter.
On this day, Li Fan finally received a transmission from Zhang Zhiliang.
Hurrying to the Formation Hall, Li Fan once again met the master of formations.
Without much small talk, Zhang Zhiliang went straight to the point, "The closed training in Tianyu State has begun."
"Prepare yourself; you can set out in a few days."
"I have noted all the matters you need to pay attention to in this jade slip. Take a look; you'll understand."
A glittering golden jade slip was handed over.
Li Fan didn't check it on the spot but stored it away and thanked Zhang Zhiliang.
Zhang Zhiliang remained composed.
A soul-knowledge sphere flew to Li Fan, "Let me see if your knowledge of formations has been neglected during this time."
Li Fan took the knowledge sphere and proficiently answered the questions inside.
After a moment, Zhang Zhiliang looked at the glowing points on the knowledge sphere and nodded in satisfaction.
Then, he took out a small black box and handed it to Li Fan.
"There are some things prepared for you inside. It's sealed, and it will unlock at the right time," Zhang Zhiliang said deeply.
"Going to Tianyu State requires a long journey. I've applied for the opportunity to use a long-distance teleportation array for you. It can take you directly to Tianyu State."
"The teleportation token must be used within ten days, or it will disperse on its own."
As he spoke, Zhang Zhiliang threw a token over.
Li Fan took the token and saw an image engraved on it—a high-crowned old man, similar to the statue of the Heavenly Sovereign on the Transmission Square.
"You may go!"
"Remember, don't embarrass my name, Zhang Zhiliang!"
Zhang Zhiliang waved his hand, dismissing Li Fan.
Li Fan respectfully bowed and slowly withdrew.
"It's about time to leave Cloudsoar Sea."
"As I still have a clone staying here, it can take care of things if necessary."
Li Fan, with all his belongings stored in his storage ring, felt there was nothing worth lingering for. He decided to leave and went straight to the Transmission Square.
Different from the teleportation arrays on each island in Cloudsoar Sea, corresponding to each statue and scattered across different islands, the long-distance teleportation formation was set up inside the statue of the Heavenly Sovereign.
Walking to the foot of the statue, Li Fan presented the teleportation token to the stationed cultivator.
After verifying the authenticity of the token, the cultivator formed a seal with his hands and pointed towards Li Fan.
In the blink of an eye, Li Fan found himself inside the statue of the Heavenly Sovereign.
It was only then that he realized that the statue seemed transparent when viewed from the inside. There was no obstruction, and the surrounding scenery was unobstructed.
At this moment, Li Fan was probably located at the heart of the statue of the Heavenly Sovereign.
Looking down at the Ten Thousand Immortals Island, the busy cultivators appeared as tiny as ants.
"The scenery is not bad. Flying is not allowed on Ten Thousand Immortals Island, and after so many reincarnations, this is the first time I've seen such a view."
Li Fan thought to himself.
After some reflection, Li Fan flew towards the front according to the guidance.
In a space shrouded in silver mist, brilliant stars sparkled.
The teleportation array was set up here.
Each activation consumed a large amount of energy, which was why the long-distance teleportation formation was rarely used.
At this moment, this space had only Li Fan.
Li Fan raised the teleportation token.
In an instant, the token disintegrated into faint green light, shooting towards the surrounding stars.
Soon after, an illusory scene of a large glowing cloud appeared in front of Li Fan.
In the cloud, miniature scenes of the land and mountains were vaguely visible.
"Tianyu State."
Li Fan sensed with his divine sense.
The scene in the cloud quickly magnified, focusing on the four central areas.
"Tianyu, Tianchen, Tianshu, and Tianquan."
"These are the four states guarding the headquarters of the Wanxian Alliance."
Li Fan pondered.
Choosing Tianyu State as the destination, Li Fan activated the array.
In an instant, countless stars dimmed.
It was as if time and space had frozen.
The pressure from the array, which was thousands of times larger than an ordinary teleportation array, came from all directions.
Caught off guard, Li Fan's blood surged, and his heartbeat accelerated.
Just as he was about to adjust his spiritual energy, he found that it was uncontrollable, running rampant in his body.
The surroundings also rapidly changed.
The colorful brilliance gathered and dispersed, and everything seemed distorted and elongated.
Even the sound of his own heartbeat couldn't be heard. Li Fan felt as if he had entered a state of deafness.
After a long time—or what seemed like an instant—suddenly, all abnormal signs disappeared.
Dizzy and disoriented, Li Fan almost stumbled and fell to the ground after completing the teleportation.
(End of this chapter)