Chapter 292 - Introduction to the Chain Formation

After absolute silence, sharp sounds resembling metal scratching echoed in Li Fan's ears.

Gradually, it subsided and turned into a lazy sentence.

"Move forward after completing the teleportation array; don't block the way!"

Li Fan took a deep breath, suppressing the discomfort in his body.

While looking around, he followed the instructions.

This place looked similar to the long-distance teleportation space on Ten Thousand Immortals Island, except the background of the starry sea was several times brighter.

Moreover, it was extremely lively. During the time Li Fan took to adjust his body, two or three cultivators arrived through teleportation.

Li Fan walked to the cultivator who spoke.

This person wore the standard black and yellow Daoist robe of the Wanxian Alliance and casually handed over a pill. "Cleanse Dust Pill, taking it can relieve discomfort. Move forward and undergo inspection! Next!"

Li Fan took the pill, observed it for a moment, and did not take it. Instead, he stored it in his storage ring.

Moving forward, there was a mirror emitting a faint glow, suspended in the air.

It looked exactly like the Heavenly Mirror.

Li Fan walked under the mirror and stood still.

After the light swept over him, the familiar yet strange voice of the Heavenly Mirror echoed in Li Fan's ears.

"Cultivator Li Fan, welcome to Tianyu State."

His vision blurred, and the scenery changed.

When Li Fan came back to his senses, he had already left the interior of the Heavenly Statue and arrived on the Transmission Square.

The number of teleportation arrays on the Tianyu State Square was several times higher than that on Ten Thousand Immortals Island.

They not only connected various cities within Tianyu State but could also directly reach cities in the three states of Tianchen, Tianshu, and Tianquan.

These four major states guarding the headquarters of the Wanxian Alliance seemed to be connected as one.

What set them apart from other states was that these four states had no ordinary mortals. In every city, only cultivators resided.

Therefore, the overall number of cultivators in these four states far exceeded other regions.

After scanning the jade slip given by Zhang Zhiliang with his divine sense, Li Fan knew the destination of this trip.

Hanyu Mansion in Tianyu City.

Unlike on Ten Thousand Immortals Island, where all Wanxian Alliance organizations were crowded in one place, within Tianyu City, each department had its own separate residence.

Some powerful ones, like the Formation Hall, even had more than one location.

Hanyu Mansion belonged to the Formation Hall, a large courtyard within Tianyu City.

Following the guidance from the jade slip, Li Fan traversed Tianyu City.

Not long after, he arrived at the entrance of Hanyu Mansion.

The gate was wide open, and no one was guarding it.

Li Fan took a step and walked in.

In the next moment, the air suddenly became scorching.

What met his eyes was an endless desert with no visible end.

The sand underfoot seemed to be flowing like water.

"The Thousand-Mile Quicksand Formation…"

Li Fan remained calm in his heart, knowing that this was the first test upon entering Hanyu Mansion.

His eyes narrowed as he looked around.

In Li Fan's eyes, the scenery of the surrounding yellow sand instantly turned into a formation pattern.

In his sea of consciousness, the Path-Dao Stone emitted a faint blue light, and Li Fan rapidly calculated the flaws in the Thousand-Mile Quicksand Formation.

While breaking the formation, he didn't stand still but carefully flew to a new foothold every so often.

Shortly after leaving, quicksand vortexes appeared where he had been, swallowing everything.

After a quarter of an hour, Li Fan finally found a way to break the formation.

Fluttering and stopping, he finally escaped from the Thousand-Mile Quicksand Formation.

Still not entering the interior of Hanyu Mansion, Li Fan was greeted by another brand new formation.

The Black Stone Flowing Fire Formation.

More dangerous than the previous Thousand-Mile Quicksand Formation.

Li Fan wasn't sure if falling into this formation would result in his immediate demise or if someone would come to rescue him.

With full concentration, he carefully dealt with it.

Half a day later, he broke out of the formation.

After that, he encountered the Eight Gates Breath-Sealing Formation, the Misty Rain Falling Immortal Formation, the Ethereal God Capturing Soul Formation...

These are all formations mentioned in Zhang Zhiliang's split consciousness jade slip.

Although he had learned them systematically before, Li Fan truly understood the vast difference between theory and practice when he was deeply trapped in the formations.

Fortunately, it seemed that these formations were not fully activated, only used for testing purposes.

Although somewhat embarrassed, Li Fan managed to break through each one.

After the last Ten Directions Hopeless Formation was breached, Li Fan finally arrived in a safe space.

This place was very similar to where Zhang Zhiliang had taught before, with a young cultivator in white waiting here.

"Li Fan, from the Congyun Sea."

"Total time to break the formations: one day and six hours."

"Results are below average."

"No rest during the formation-breaking process, and no signs of fatigue after it all ended."

"Resilient mental state, rated as excellent."

"Hmm..."

"Overall rating, slightly below average."

As the white-robed cultivator muttered, a silver token appeared out of thin air in front of Li Fan.

"This token is proof of your identity in Hanyu Mansion during this period. Keep it safe and don't lose it."

"All notifications and distribution of related supplies will be done through this token."

"You can rest for now. Once all the trainees are gathered, you will be notified!"

The white-robed cultivator instructed.

Li Fan put away the silver token and thanked the white-robed cultivator.

He then asked, "May I ask how I should address you, senior?"

The white-robed cultivator smiled, "I am Ji Hongdao from Tianyu State. You may go!"

With that, he waved his hand, and the silver token emitted a burst of light, enveloping Li Fan.

When the silver light disappeared, Li Fan had already appeared in a small courtyard.

The courtyard was not large but exquisitely decorated.

In the center was originally a lake and a rockery, but it could be transformed into various scenes such as mountain peaks, clouds, desolate wilderness, or vast oceans through the token.

After adjusting it, Li Fan found that it wasn't just an illusion.

It was a real space that he could fly into.

It seemed like another space embedded within it.

Li Fan couldn't help but marvel at the extravagance of Hanyu Mansion.

Not only was the scenery beautiful, but the density of spiritual energy in the small courtyard was astonishingly high.

Following the flow of spiritual energy, Li Fan found a small Heavenly Mirror in the source room.

It wasn't much different from those commonly seen in various state cities, providing basic functions such as inquiry, trade, and even the ability to activate auxiliary cultivation modes.

What astonished and excited Li Fan the most was that the use of auxiliary cultivation here was entirely free.

Although he currently didn't lack contribution points, the joy of getting something for free was irresistible.

Without hesitation, Li Fan entered the Enlightenment state.

"Unfortunately, it's just a special treatment during training, not long-lasting. Otherwise, I could squat here for a lifetime."

"The Wanxian Alliance's hinterland is truly extravagant. Much better than the Congyun Sea."

"No wonder countless cultivators are competing to come here."

"With a little bit of pretending to be public-spirited, I wonder how many resources I could save."

Li Fan couldn't help but sigh.

(End of this chapter)