NOVPUBThe construction of the headquarters of the United Federation of All Realms, under the direction of Ou Daozi, was slowly getting on track.
And the continuous feedback of cultivation base from the Li Realm and the Misthaven Cooperative Society had already allowed Li Fan to successfully break through.
For some reason, he didn’t encounter the shackles of Heavenly Calamity this time.
He quickly returned to the Final Stage Golden Core.
Given the increasingly rapid trend, he believed that the stage of perfection was not far off.
"It’s time to consider the matter of Tianyang’s Unity-Path," he thought.
"However..."
Li Fan took out a [Fruit of Truth] and pondered for a moment.
In the end, he called Tianyang over and let him eat the fruit.
Tianyang didn’t ask why, he swallowed the lustrous, translucent Reality Seducing Fruit without hesitation.
"Good, there’s no time to waste, let’s set off now. I’ve prepared a big gift for you this time!" Li Fan then felt relieved and looked at Tianyang with some satisfaction.
Tianyang cocked his head, seemingly not quite understanding the meaning behind Li Fan’s words.
Li Fan didn’t mind and continued to command Lin Ling, leaving the Spirit Tree Realm and heading straight for their destination.
This time, the target that Li Fan had set his sights on was the Essence of Heaven and Earth [Ink Stone].
Sharing the same prefix as Mo Sha, the strength of the Ink Stone was beyond doubt.
The Ink Stone, newly born, was hidden underground in Banner Ridge State, still unknown to the world.
It was thanks to Mr. Bai that Li Fan was able to know of Ink Stone’s existence at this point in time.
If Mo Sha’s heavenly duty was to extinguish everything,
Then the task of the Ink Stone was to fill the Voidmeld Abysses created by destruction.
Deep underground in Banner Ridge State, something horrendous and tribulatory had happened.
Massive voids were appearing everywhere in clusters.
Like the deep earth being continuously gnawed by worms, it was already riddled with wounds.
Without external intervention, it probably wouldn’t take much longer for Banner Ridge State to be destroyed in a catastrophic collapse.
The birth of Ink Stone was to prevent the occurrence of this disaster.
Its ability was to generate black, stone-like substances to fill the Space Melting Holes.
To repair spaces that had been eaten away and damaged.
But if Ink Stone’s abilities were limited to that, Li Fan wouldn’t have taken an interest.
Beyond "repair," Ink Stone also possessed another absolutely formidable ability.
That was "Space Fragmentation."
The so-called "Ink Stone" was not referring to actual stones, but a kind of power that could affect and transform space.
Since it could repair densely packed space melting holes, it naturally could also, in a moment’s thought, turn an originally intact world riddled again with innumerable holes.
This was still only a portion of information synchronized from Mr. Bai’s memories.
Li Fan believed that once Tianyang truly refined and merged with the Ink Stone, he would awaken even more abilities.
As for how to deal with such a powerful Essence of Heaven and Earth...
Before the group swiftly arrived underground at Banner Ridge State, traveling through the leylines, Li Fan had already conducted a simulation in his Spirit Consciousness.
Although the Huadao Stone in his sea of knowledge was only of medium quality, Li Fan believed that as long as no more variables got involved,
This hunt should be entirely under his control.
When they emerged from the leyline flow, Li Fan and his two companions also saw the endless and horrifying Space Melting Holes ahead of them.
Intermittent and twisted, like a contorted worm that had burrowed and left traces of destruction.
"Even the power of leylines has been disrupted here," Li Fan became cautious in his heart.
Not yet seeing Ink Stone’s figure, the three of them did not rashly proceed.
Instead, they set up an Array Technique outside the range of these holes.
Lo and behold, it was the Mystic Sky Sealing Spirit Array that Hongxi used in the 115th world to control the enhanced Crimson Flame!
Tianxuan Spirit Locking, Mystic Sky Sealing Spirit.
One entity with two faces, different paths leading to the same destination.
Li Fan had mastered all the Array Diagrams of the Tianxuan Soul Locking Array, even though he previously knew nothing about the Mystic Sky Sealing Spirit Array.
But after the world had witnessed the powerful weapon, the [Disk of The End],
Master One Law, Master of All Laws thereafter.
He still managed to deduce an Array Technique that could achieve the same effect as the [Mystic Sky Sealing Spirit].
Lacking the crucial Tianxuan Mirror, the power was naturally much diminished.
However, the Final Separation Disk was, after all, a supreme creation compounded by two overlapping Tianxuan Secondary Life Entities.
He also specialized in Array Techniques.
With its enhancement, sustaining an array that could diminish the power of the Essence of Heaven and Earth...
was still achievable.
"It won’t be like before with Hongxi, where just by revealing the array, I completely deprived the Essence of Heaven and Earth of its ability to act."
"But to sever the connection between Ink Stone and Heaven and Earth, to shut the door and beat the dog, and to suppress it, should not be difficult."
While setting up the array, Li Fan pondered silently.
Lin Ling and Tianyang were complete novices in Array Techniques, so the two could only watch with wide eyes, helpless at the side.
Fortunately, Li Fan had set up formations for decades on end and had ingrained the ability to deploy them rapidly into his instincts.
After more than a month, he completed the vast mutant Mystic Sky Sealing Spirit Array, covering the entire underground Voidmeld Abyss.
Then, he needed to set up formations to contain the upcoming battle fluctuations.
As well as to lock down the space, to cut off any possibility of the Ink Stone escaping if it sensed danger.
Spatial techniques were not Li Fan’s strength.
Luckily, with the assistance of many precious materials obtained from the Five Elders Organization, he managed to accomplish it with some effort after half a month.
Li Fan then asked Lin Ling to please request the assistance of the Leyline Ancient Tree forebear.
To use the robust Power of Ley Lines to further seal off this area.
During the actual fight, they would make some intentional noise to cover any leakage of fluctuations.
Facing Lin Ling’s request, the Leyline Ancient Tree hesitated at first.
However, after the promise of bringing it some Heaven-drop Dew as compensation later,
it grudgingly agreed.
Lin Ling had met with the Leyline Ancient Tree twice within a short span. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝔠𝔬𝖒
Seeing her strength surge forward in such a brief period,
the Leyline Ancient Tree naturally became curious about this Heaven-drop Dew.
Having secured external support, the next step for Li Fan was to communicate with Lin Ling and Tianyang.
In a battle of the Unity-Path, he, with only a Golden Core Cultivation Level, naturally couldn’t risk his own life.
Lin Ling and Tianyang would be the main combatants, while Li Fan would keep his distance,
commanding from behind.
Given that both of their minds were not particularly sharp,
Li Fan explained in detail the various situations they could encounter during the battle.
Then, through the Array Technique, he temporarily linked the thoughts of the three together.
He also handed over many treasures prepared in advance, in case of emergency.
...
With that, Li Fan discreetly retreated.
With a clap of his hands, he successively activated the formations.
"With such thorough preparation, if you both still cannot overcome a mere Ink Stone, then even if you’re counter-killed, you can’t blame me."
Accompanied by a strange fluctuation, it spread towards the interior of the Voidmeld Abyss.
The continuously diligent [Ink Stone], busily repairing the void, finally noticed the anomaly.
