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In the Sea of Clouds, on the Tai Yan boat.

The excited group of people who had just entered the cultivation world were looking around on the deck.

Meanwhile, Li Fan activated the "Stealing the Sun and Changing the Day Technique" to observe the life force of the people.

Most of them were covered in a kind of dim and dusty light.

However, when Li Fan saw the fat man Ye Feipeng, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Because Ye Feipeng's life force was like a newly born white mist, constantly rotating and evolving.

"This kind of life force..."

Li Fan recalled the explanation in the secret technique.

"It changes with the flow of luck, transforming with a hundred variations."

This meant that this person's life force was highly susceptible to external influences.

If he encountered a benefactor's support, there was a high chance that he might truly rise like a roc, soaring straight up ninety thousand miles, just like his name suggested.

But if he encountered a great evil person and his own life force was still relatively weak, he might not be able to withstand calamities and meet his end.

Just like in his previous life, when Li Fan sensed the suspicious figure of Ye Feipeng attempting extortion, he was directly stabbed to death with a dagger.

However, if the person attempting extortion was not as decisive as Li Fan, and if he got entangled, then with the fluctuations in luck, he might indeed soar to great heights or face disastrous consequences.

Li Fan summarized such people in eight words: "Prosperous with the wind, doomed against the wind."

Except for Ye Feipeng among the people leaving the realm, Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng's life forces were quite special.

Su Xiaomei's life force was entangled in a mixture of purple and black, making it difficult to distinguish between them.

While Xiao Heng's life force displayed the image of a hidden dragon in the abyss.

Any one of these three people would be extremely rare in the ancient cultivation world. Typically, in a large state, it would take ten years to produce one such person.

But now, in this small realm, three of them appeared together.

This made Li Fan unable to help but speculate.

"Perhaps, it's related to the volcano in this realm."

...

Under the pressure of death, Xiao Heng couldn't sleep at night. Faster than in his previous life, it only took eight or nine days to completely rid himself of the miasma.

After entering the cultivation world, in just one day and night, he successfully absorbed spiritual energy and entered the Foundation Building stage.

Su Xiaomei, on the other hand, was even more outrageous. The moment Tai Yan boat broke through the Immortal Absolute Great Array and entered the cultivation world, spiritual energy rushed toward her body spontaneously.

Her body, as if starving for a long time, accepted everything that came without rejection.

The absorption process was still ongoing.

Seeing the rapid progress of the two beside him, Su Changyu couldn't help feeling a bit envious.

Without losing his composure, he became even more diligent in cultivating the "Mystic Yellow Clear Heart Mantra" that Li Fan had taught him.

He forgot about eating and sleeping, just like Li Fan on Luli Island back then.

Li Fan looked at him and nodded in approval.

...

The Tai Yan boat skimmed the surface of the sea, flying rapidly.

The endless sea surrounded them, and the monotonous scenery quickly made the people leaving the realm lose their sense of novelty.

They returned to the cabin to rest.

Li Fan, who had studied formations for almost two years, used the "Concealment Formation" outside the Tai Yan boat.

This was a basic, small-sized concealment formation, but its effect was good—it could hide both sound and appearance.

Throughout the journey, they weren't discovered by anyone.

After returning to Nightfall Island, Li Fan informed everyone of the various methods to dispel the miasma, then left the arrangements to Yin Yuetin.

After that, he asked Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng about their future plans.

Both Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng said they would wait for Su Changyu to successfully enter the Foundation Building stage before going to Wanxian Island together.

Li Fan didn't force them and left.

However, he made another trip to Wanxian Island and exchanged for two Foundation Building stage cultivation techniques.

One was for Xiao Heng, and it was the "Little Yan Water Art."

The other was for Su Xiaomei, and it was the "Heart of the Burning Fire Technique."

Xiao Heng carefully received the jade slip, kowtowed to Li Fan, and thanked him.

Su Xiaomei, on the other hand, was less formal.

After taking the jade slip, she grinned happily, saying, "Thanks, Master."

Li Fan ignored her and let her call him whatever she wanted.

"While waiting for Su Changyu on this Nightfall Island, you can't just sit idle. Work with Zhao Erbao to collect ancient items for me. I have important uses for them."

Li Fan instructed.

Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng nodded repeatedly.

"Immortal cultivation is difficult, and I can only guide you into the door. Your achievements in the future will depend on your own luck."

With that said, Li Fan left them a communication talisman and sent them away.

"Xiao Heng and Su Xiaomei both have extraordinary luck. With their assistance, the process of collecting Dao Yun ancient items should be greatly accelerated. I hope to complete the collection before the Burning Sea Engulfs the Sky."

That night, using the Cloud Water Mirage Dream Technique, Li Fan deepened Zhao Erbao's painful memories as a warning.

After that, he hurriedly returned to Wanxian Island.

He received a message from Gong Boyu.

The legacy of He Zhenghao, the "Hundred Veins Formation Diagram," had been completed.

Surprisingly fast, Li Fan rushed back to the Formation Pavilion.

Gong Boyu had already arranged for someone to meet him.

Entering the metal-like cube-shaped building again, this time using Little Square to move quickly, Li Fan arrived at a large conference room.

In addition to Gong Boyu, there were six other cultivators inside.

They all looked to be in their forties or fifties, and their auras were unpredictable, indicating that their cultivations were not weak.

Gong Boyu greeted Li Fan and invited him to sit beside him.

"Thanks to the joint efforts of these old friends, we have come up with the missing parts of the formation left by Daoist He Zhenghao. It's truly a cause for celebration!"

Li Fan nodded, "If Daoist He were still alive, he would certainly be very pleased."

Gong Boyu took out a square jade block from his sleeve and handed it to Li Fan.

"This is our Wanxian Alliance's encrypted jade slip. Each encrypted jade slip is only viewable by specific cultivators. If others attempt to forcibly read it, it will trigger a self-destruction prohibition."

"This one is prepared for you, and it contains the completed 'Hundred Veins Formation Diagram.'"

Gong Boyu explained.

Li Fan nodded and carefully observed the square jade slip he received. Each of the eight corners had different metals replacing them, and intricate patterns were engraved on the surface.

"This is

 the encrypted jade slip we use in the Wanxian Alliance. Each one has specific restrictions on who can access the recorded information. If someone else tries to forcibly read it, it will trigger a self-destruction mechanism."

"This one is for you, and it contains the complete 'Hundred Veins Formation Diagram.'"

Gong Boyu explained.

Li Fan nodded and used his spiritual sense to examine the content inside the jade slip.

In his mind, various distinct mountain shapes appeared. Every bit of soil, every piece of gravel on those large mountains, was actually a tiny formation.

Countless small formations piled up to form a complete mountain, a large formation shaped like a mountain.

The amount of information contained in it was enormous, making Li Fan involuntarily suck in a breath of cold air.

This was not something a Foundation Building cultivator could casually comprehend.