NOVPUBShang Tianci paused and then spoke with utmost mystery, "This purple gourd can real bringing to life the scenes recorded in the Qing gourd!"
"If the energy is sufficient."
"With my current ability, I can at most recreate a lake with a circumference of a hundred miles."
"If I advance to Unity-Path, fear not that creating nine mountains with a single thought would be difficult!"
Pride filled Shang Tianci’s voice.
Li Fan was indeed intrigued, "Oh? Are there any restrictions when you bring these landscapes to life? How long can they exist? Can it be done in the Xuanhuang Microcosm?"
"There are no constraints," Shang Tianci declared proudly, "Once materialized, they can exist forever, indistinguishable from real landscapes. It can be performed whether in the Xuanhuang Mainland, in Cave Heaven, or in microcosms!"
"My companion from ’Mountains and Rivers Pavillion’ once had a sudden inspiration. He said, if I were to materialize a scene within the Cave Heaven of a Yuan Ying cultivator, and the scene was larger than the cultivator’s Cave Heaven, it would instantly cause that Yuan Ying cultivator to burst!" Shang Tianci whispered.
’Mountains and Rivers Pavillion’ is an unofficial organization within the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.
Its members are the most talented from various states, with a minimum entry requirement. Anyone who forms a Golden Core past the age of twenty can no longer join.
The Pavillion doesn’t have many members—only about fifty.
However, they are exceptionally united in mutual assistance. Once you pass their assessment and join, regardless of family background, everyone is treated equally.
"Your companion has an interesting thought. He has potential! I might have a chance to turn him to our side," Li Fan said with a low chuckle.
"That’s what I was thinking. Yan Fangzhou is young but already has a God Transforming Cultivation Level. If he could join us, it would definitely be a great asset!" Shang Tianci nodded in agreement.
"God Transforming..." Li Fan’s breath hitched slightly, then quickly returned to normal.
He cackled strangely, "You try to interact with him more first to probe his intentions. Finally, I will make a move."
Shang Tianci was about to respond.
Suddenly, a shrill warning siren came from the far-off Taihua Heavenly City.
In an instant, it spread throughout the entire Taihua Mountain Range.
The moment cultivators heard the warning, information naturally appeared in their Spirit Consciousness.
"The Alliance of Thousands of Immortals is now on Alpha-level battle readiness."
"Monks from the Martial Arts Battle Hall, Defense Institute, and Array Strategy Hall from various states, quickly return to Heaven City. Await instructions."
"Set up patrols and checkpoints at borders of various states, and guard against thieves in the night."
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Li Fan cracked a slight smile, "The Alliance of Thousands of Immortals has finally reacted."
Shang Tianci, however, felt some concerns, "I don’t know how far the situation will develop."
"Relax. The Five Elders Organization swallowing Jiushan Province will need time to digest. And the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals surely won’t swallow this grievance, determined to reclaim Jiushan Province."
"So for a long time to come, both sides will wrestle over Jiushan Province. The likelihood of warfare in other state regions is not high."
"Unless there are other special factors," Li Fan added suddenly, after a pause.
Although Shang Tianci was momentarily influenced by Li Fan, he was inherently kind-hearted.
Thinking that a cruel war might erupt partly because of his own actions, he felt unsettled for a while.
Li Fan didn’t comfort him, simply letting him be consumed by his thoughts.
"If things go as expected, the Five Elders Organization should soon try to contact me using the method left in the Jade Scroll," Li Fan thought to himself.
"No rush. Let’s whet their appetites a bit first."
Li Fan was pondering over how to demand an exorbitant price in the upcoming negotiation.
But suddenly, he felt a chill at the core of his being.
"Hm?"
His awareness instantly went on high alert.
"Strange, this feeling is..."
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed as he inspected within.
In a flash, he located the source of the anomaly in his mind.
The Secret Technique, "Mystic Annihilating"!
This was the technique passed down by Jiang Yushan of the Medicine King Sect in the 115th era, a method used in Ancient Times to identify remnants of the Mystic Sky Sect!
Since he wanted to collect as much information about the Mystic Sky Sect as possible, Li Fan had been keeping the Mystic Annihilating Secret Technique active ever since he left the Xuanhuang World this incarnation.
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He had no particular expectations for his own luck.
To his surprise, after randomly transferring with Shang Tianci, he actually chanced upon it!
"Taixu Mountain."
Li Fan’s gaze swept over the surroundings.
"One of the Taihua Ten Veins, which will mysteriously collapse after not too long and be forgotten by the world, becoming the Taihua Nine Peaks."
"Could there actually be remnants of the Mystic Sky Sect here?"
Li Fan couldn’t help but be interested.
Although it was already clear that a Law King of the Mystic Sky Sect was sleeping beneath the ruins of the Violet Firmament Sect.
Li Fan didn’t have any plans to capture him at the moment.
At least not now.
As a Law King of the Ancient Mystic Sky Sect, one of the most formidable forces, his strength was certainly no less than that of an ordinary Unity-Path cultivator.
Moreover, the techniques of the Mystic Sky Sect were tricky and mysterious, which Li Fan had experienced in Sister Zhao’s dream realm.
Even if he had been asleep for thousands of years, he was probably not something that the current Li Fan could handle.
If he failed to capture him and was instead forced by the other party to revert to a true form...
It’s better to be prudent in matters.
After all, he’s there and won’t run away.
After the return of the Medicine King Cauldron and Li Fan’s subjugation of forces like Liu San on the Unity-Path,
perhaps then he would try.
His thoughts returned to the present, and Li Fan, carrying the Mystic Annihilating Secret Technique, began wandering around Taixu Mountain.
The sensing range of this secret technique was not very precise.
It took half a day without being able to find the source of the anomaly.
"Senior, what are you looking for?" Shang Tianci asked with some curiosity.
"Hmm. There seems to be a secret hidden in Taixu Mountain. Help me search too," Li Fan said, sizing up Shang Tianci and suddenly having an idea.
He then taught Shang Tianci the Mystic Annihilating Secret Technique, but he did not inform him of its specific function.
After Shang Tianci learned it, he started wandering the mountain with Li Fan, looking for it.
It was fortunate that after the battle alert, everyone was anxious.
Most cultivators, for the sake of safety, had moved back inside the Heavenly City of Taihua.
Otherwise, the secretive actions of these two would definitely have aroused suspicion.
After searching for most of the day, it turned out that Shang Tianci’s luck was quite a bit better than Li Fan’s.
He seemed to have found something and hurriedly sent a message, "Senior, over here!"
Li Fan’s eyes flashed, and he quickly joined Shang Tianci with Tianyang.
"How many sounds?" asked Li Fan.
"Two."
In the Mystic Sky Sect, the higher the rank, the more warning tones the Mystic Annihilating Secret Technique would produce.
When sensing the Tianxuan Mirror, there were three chimes.
These two, although not as significant as the Tianxuan Mirror, were still not insignificant figures.
"Interesting."
Li Fan indeed felt the continuous reminders from the Mystic Annihilating Secret Technique.
He looked around.
This place was a deep valley between mountains, utterly silent.
It seemed as if it hadn’t been disturbed by anyone for a thousand years.
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Two points and there’s another chapter,
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