As is well known, the wonders of the Xuanhuang Realm, whether human, earthly, or celestial, are mostly the result of fallen cultivators.
This is the wonder of human nature.
The earthly wonders and celestial wonders are basically formed by the principles of the Xuanhuang Realm.
The Kun Qian Bone Hand on Ou Shangtian's body, capable of reversing the cosmos, has indeed transcended the category of human wonders and reached a level close to celestial wonders.
However, it still appears in the form of a human bone hand.
This has to make people ponder.
Think about the celestial wonders encountered before. What do they look like?
[Yanfa Jue], [Sword].
And also, [Dao Wen Luo Pan], [Yin Yang Jade], [Qian Kun One Qi], and so on.
They are all complete creations of heaven and earth, without any "characteristics" belonging to humans.
"The remnants of human bones are close to celestial wonders."
"I'm afraid only the legendary immortals can achieve this..."
Li Fan couldn't help but think so.
Moreover, the shape of the bone displayed by Ou Daozi seems a bit familiar...
The blue light of the Transformation Stone flashed, recalling a scene from memory.
It was the image used to deceive the people leaving the realm, the White Bone Pioneer Realm.
The reason why it was chosen among many available Pioneer Realms back then was because Li Fan was deeply attracted by its unique and shocking scene.
Different from other Pioneer Realms, it was a beautiful fairyland built on a giant white bone left hand.
Surrounded by a dark and silent space, the giant white bone hand floated in the boundless void.
Filled with a mysterious, eerie, and mysterious atmosphere.
According to the Purple Mist Immortal Venerable who sold this White Bone Pioneer Realm, the intention of this scene originated from the "immortal" born from a single thought that gave birth to the entire Fallen Immortal Realm.
Li Fan compared the two scenes.
No difference at all!
Li Fan was suddenly surprised.
This is by no means something that can be described as a coincidence.
Li Fan is now extremely interested in anything related to the word "Immortal."
After contemplating for a moment, the avatar Ji Shaoli contacted the cultivator who claimed to be the Purple Mist Immortal Venerable, using the excuse of intending to rent the White Bone Pioneer Realm.
Without using an anonymous identity, he directly revealed Ji Shaoli's identity.
Unlike the previous cold attitude, Purple Mist showed great enthusiasm towards Ji Shaoli.
"Senior, have you heard of me?" Ji Shaoli asked curiously.
"Hehe, since we are doing business, how can the Alliance of Immortals not investigate potential customers from various states in advance?" Purple Mist replied with a smile.
"After all, there are not many cultivators willing to spend a large amount of contribution points every year to rent Pioneer Realms. It's quite rare."
Ji Shaoli suddenly understood.
Originally, with only a few million contribution points from the Fish Head Prize, it would not have attracted the attention of Purple Mist. It should be because the avatar, relying on foresight and speculation, had been speculating and accumulating wealth in the market recently, entering the other party's field of vision.
Ji Shaoli was not afraid but showed great interest in the White Bone Pioneer Realm.
He immediately proposed a plan to rent it for a hundred years or even permanently.
Purple Mist became even more enthusiastic.
For everything Ji Shaoli wanted to know, he answered almost without reservation.
Therefore, Ji Shaoli gradually learned about the origin of this White Bone Pioneer Realm and the reason why it was almost identical to Ou Shangtian's Kun Qian Bone Hand.
"True Immortal's Shedding?"
Ji Shaoli asked with great interest.
"Yes, the venerable elder once had the privilege of seeing a picture album recording the 'True Immortal's Shedding' before the great calamity. The scenes depicted on it left a deep impression on the venerable elder. Even after thousands of years, it is still unforgettable. Therefore, when creating this Pioneer Realm, it imitated its form and copied its spirit." Purple Mist explained endlessly.
Chapter 836: Ancient Secrets of True Immortal Remnants
Ji Shaoli continued to inquire about more information regarding the True Immortal Remnants.
"Before the great calamity, when the Immortal Path was not severed, the Xuanhuang Realm was still connected to the Immortal Realm. Not only did the major Immortal Sects receive bestowed immortal treasures from the Immortal Realm."
"There is also a True Immortal Remnant circulating in the world. The specific hands it fell into have long been unknown. However, this matter is absolutely true, with many clues to confirm it."
"This bone hand is one of the remnants of an immortal. In addition to this, there are remnants of the immortal's body, and the immortal's skull..."
Purple Mist was speaking mysteriously, but the content suddenly changed: "Until before the great calamity, there were various rumors about the appearance of True Immortal Remnants in the world. However, after the great calamity, those True Immortal Remnants and even the precious immortal treasures bestowed by the Immortal Realm all disappeared!"
"The chaos caused by this can be imagined, directly accelerating the process of the destruction of the Immortal Sects."
Ji Shaoli, upon hearing this, was momentarily lost in thought. "Remnants and immortal treasures all disappeared?"
Purple Mist sighed, "Yes. Until now, it's still an unsolved case, and no one knows where they went. However, in the Xuanhuang Realm, the only thing now related to the 'Immortal' is probably the Fallen Immortal Realm. So many cultivators who know about this believe that the missing remnants and immortal treasures are likely hidden in the Fallen Immortal Realm."
"Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many cultivators who are still diligently exploring the Fallen Immortal Realm."
"The Fallen Immortal Realm..." Ji Shaoli thoughtfully nodded.
After that, no more useful information could be obtained from Purple Mist's mouth.
After some bargaining, Ji Shaoli ultimately directly purchased the White Bone Pioneer Realm for the price of eight hundred thousand contribution points.
It seemed that Purple Mist had not encountered such a big customer as Ji Shaoli for a long time. His tone was very excited. He promised to provide free maintenance of the Pioneer Realm for the next hundred years.
Moreover, if there is a need to buy Pioneer Realms in the future, come to him for a discount.
The handover and processing of the Pioneer Realm were skipped.
The perspective returned to Li Fan's main body.
"The one behind this account is probably not the real Purple Mist Immortal Venerable."
"Anyone who can open up space in the void, even among Dao Integration cultivators, is not weak. He wouldn't be so materialistic."
Li Fan speculated again about the connection between the True Immortal Remnants and the Kun Qian Bone Hand.
"True Immortal Remnants, scattered in the Xuanhuang Realm."
"The power of heaven and earth circulates, wanting to devour and refine them, turning them into their own laws."
"From the appearance of this Kun Qian Bone Hand, it seems that part of it has been successful."
"But I don't know where the remaining True Immortal Remnants are now."
"Are artifacts like Yanfa Jue and Dao Wen Luo Pan also related to True Immortal Remnants?"
"Most importantly, whether it is an immortal treasure or True Immortal Remnants, they are treasures of unimaginable value. All major Immortal Sects will definitely keep them strictly guarded. In such a situation, how could they vanish without a trace..."
"Interesting."
Li Fan's eyes flickered as he contemplated possible reasons.
However, this ancient mystery is destined to be impossible for Li Fan to deduce with his only mid-grade Transformation Stone.
After a while, Li Fan had to regretfully stop his imagination.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 837: Tianyang's Intention to Integrate Dao
Under Oudaozi's command, the construction of the headquarters of the Universal Alliance has gradually taken shape.
The continuous feedback of cultivation from the departure of the realms and the Congyun Sea Mutual Aid Society has also led to Li Fan's successful breakthrough to the later stage of the Golden Core.
For some reason, he did not encounter the restraint of the heavenly calamity this time and quickly returned to the later stage of the Golden Core.
Given the current trend, Li Fan believed that the breakthrough to perfection was not far away.
"It's time to consider the matter of Tianyang integrating Dao."
However...
Li Fan took out a True Temptation Fruit, pondered for a moment, and eventually summoned Tianyang to let him eat the fruit.
Tianyang didn't ask why, without any hesitation, he swallowed the crystal-clear True Temptation Fruit in one bite.
"Good, no time to delay, let's set off. This time, Senior Brother has prepared a big gift for you!" Li Fan finally relaxed, looking at Tianyang, somewhat content.
Tianyang tilted his head, seemingly not quite understanding Li Fan's words.
Li Fan didn't mind, still summoning Lin Ling and leaving the Spirit Wood Realm, heading straight to the destination.
This time, Li Fan targeted the World Spirit Stone.
Being able to share the same prefix as Ink Kill, the strength of the Ink Stone is unquestionable.
The Ink Stone, born not long ago, is still unknown to the world, hidden underground in Qilingzhou.
Li Fan was able to learn about the existence of the Ink Stone at this time only thanks to Mr. Bai's blessing.
If Ink Kill's mission is to exterminate everything, then the mission of the Ink Stone is to fill the void holes caused by destruction.
In the depths of Qilingzhou's underground, some terrifying calamity seems to have occurred.
Large patches of void holes have unexpectedly appeared, just like the deep earth being continuously gnawed by worms, already riddled with holes.
If there is no external intervention, it is feared that in a short time, Qilingzhou will collapse in a world-shattering disaster.
The birth of the Ink Stone is to prevent this catastrophe from happening.
Its ability is to generate black, stone-like hard substance to fill the void holes.
Repairing the damaged space caused by gnawing and destruction.
However, if the ability of the Ink Stone is only limited to this, Li Fan would not be interested in it.
In addition to "repair," the Ink Stone has another absolutely powerful ability.
That is "Breaking Void."
The so-called "Ink Stone" does not refer to a stone but a force that can affect and transform space.
Since it can repair densely packed spatial holes, naturally, it can, in an instant, turn the originally intact world into a pockmarked one.
This is only a part of the information synchronized with Mr. Bai's memory.
Li Fan believes that after Tianyang truly refines and integrates the Ink Stone, more abilities will be awakened.
As for how to deal with such a powerful World Spirit, Li Fan...
As the group traversed through the veins of the earth and quickly arrived underground in Qilingzhou, Li Fan had already conducted a simulated deduction in his mind.
Although the Transformation Stone in his sea of knowledge is only mid-grade, Li Fan believes that as long as there are no more variables involved, he should have full control over the entire hunting process.
When the group emerged from the flowing earth veins, Li Fan and the others saw the endless void holes ahead.
Intermittent, like the traces left by a twisted long worm drilling and destruction.
"Even the power of the earth veins is cut off here." Li Fan became vigilant.
Temporarily not seeing the figure of the Ink Stone, the three did not rush forward.
Instead, they set up formations outside this void hole area.
It turned out to be the Xuantian Sealing Spirit Array that Hongxi used to control the enhanced version of the Scarlet Flame at the 115th World!
Xuantian Lock Spirit, Xuantian Sealing Spirit.
Integrated yet divergent, taking different paths but leading to the same destination.
Li Fan mastered the entire formation diagram of the Xuantian Lock Spirit Formation, even though he was unfamiliar with the Xuantian Sealing Spirit Formation before.
But with the emergence of the "End Disintegration Disc," a powerful weapon, under the principle of one method encompassing all methods, Li Fan still deduced a formation that could achieve the same effect as the Xuantian Sealing Spirit Formation.
Lacking the crucial Heavenly Mirror, its power would naturally be weakened. However, the End Disintegration Disc was an unparalleled creation formed by the mutual superimposition of two secondary Xuantian beings, specializing in formations. With its influence, maintaining a formation that could reduce the power of the World Spirit...
It could still be achieved.
"It's impossible to completely strip the World Spirit of its ability to act, as Hongxi did before, just by revealing the formation."
"But cutting off the connection between the Ink Stone and the World Spirit, suppressing it, shouldn't be difficult."
While setting up the formation, Li Fan quietly pondered.
Lin Ling and Tianyang were both clueless about formations, so they could only watch on the side with wide eyes.
Fortunately, Li Fan had consecutively set up formations for decades, so he had ingrained the process of quickly setting up formations.
After more than a month, a huge Xuantian Sealing Spirit Formation, covering the entire underground void hole area, was finally set up.
Next, he had to set up formations to block the upcoming fluctuations of the battle.
And to block the space, cutting off any possibility of the Ink Stone escaping.
Li Fan was not adept at the Dao of Space, but with the assistance of many precious materials obtained from the Wulao Society, he managed to complete it in half a month.
Li Fan also asked Lin Ling to invite the senior of the Earth Vein Ancient Tree to help.
With the abundant power of the earth veins, he sealed this place.
When the real battle broke out, he deliberately made some noise, covering up any possible leaks of fluctuations.
In the face of Lin Ling's request, the Earth Vein Ancient Tree was a bit hesitant.
But after promising to bring some heavenly dew and earth dew as compensation in the future, it reluctantly agreed.
Seeing Lin Ling again for the second time in a short period, it was a bit curious about the heavenly dew and earth dew.
With external assistance secured, what Li Fan had to do next was communicate with Lin Ling and Tianyang.
As a Golden Core cultivator, he couldn't risk himself in the battle.
Lin Ling and Tianyang would be the main force, while Li Fan would stay far away.
Behind-the-scenes command.
Considering the lack of brightness in the heads of these two, Li Fan gave them a detailed explanation of various situations they might encounter in the upcoming battle.
Then, through the formation, he temporarily connected their thoughts.
He handed over many prepared treasures to them for unforeseen circumstances.
...
With that, Li Fan quietly retreated.
With a clap of his hands, layers of formations were opened.
"With such thorough preparations, if you can't defeat a mere Ink Stone, even if you get counter-killed, don't blame me."
With a strange fluctuation, it spread towards the void hole.
The "Ink Stone," which had been diligently repairing the holes, finally sensed something abnormal.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 838: Tianyang Facing Life and Death
It resembled Ink Kill in appearance, but lacked the overwhelming hostility, appearing more profound and deep.
"Attack!"
Li Fan shouted in his mind while continuously activating the transformed Xuantian Sealing Spirit Formation.
A mysterious power instantly enveloped the Ink Stone.
The Ink Stone, which had already sensed the presence of Lin Ling and Tianyang, froze in place just as it was about to launch an attack. Its figure became like water, subtly swaying. In an instant, as if covered with a white cloth, its color faded slightly.
As the Ink Stone was affected by the formation, Lin Ling and Tianyang launched their attacks.
Although Tianyang only had the Nascent Divinity cultivation, his combat instincts surpassed Lin Ling.
Red and black flames formed a massive fist, slamming into the Ink Stone.
Creating faint ripples.
Lin Ling's myriad green threads, like flying swords, followed closely.
Seemingly wanting to pierce the Ink Stone with thousands of arrows.
Facing the fierce attacks of the two, the Ink Stone looked at them indifferently.
Without dodging or evading.
"Escape!" At the moment when the Ink Stone looked at Lin Ling and Tianyang, Li Fan, who was observing the battle externally, sensed danger and spoke out to remind them.
At the same time, he activated the formation again, releasing another suppression on the Ink Stone.
Lin Ling and Tianyang both had extreme trust in Li Fan.
The moment they received the reminder, they immediately fled.
After they escaped, without any warning, the space shattered, turning into a void hole filled with black destructive aura, just like the surroundings.
"Duck!"
Li Fan remained calm and directed.
His premonition was correct.
After enduring the combined attack and counterattack, the Ink Stone's figure wriggled, and it plunged into a nearby void hole without warning.
In the next moment, in the vast underground space, all those countless holes protruded black tentacles.
Frenziedly attacking anything that could possibly exist in the surroundings.
Like turbulent waves, entangling the sealing spirit formation that bound this space, it also suffered a tremendous impact.
On the verge of collapse.
Fortunately, there was the End Disintegration Disc, which promptly analyzed the weak points in the formation.
Li Fan quickly intervened to mend and reinforce them.
Although the situation was precarious, the formation remained intact.
In the formation, Lin Ling and Tianyang, who were contending with the Ink Stone, were not having an easy time.
Despite Li Fan's advance warning, this wide-ranging attack left them with almost no place to hide.
They could only minimize the frequency of attacks by constantly traversing the space.
The black tentacles also had the ability to shatter space.
Even Tianyang's sturdy puppet body disappeared instantly upon being hit.
However, in the blink of an eye, the surface of Tianyang's body was already severely damaged.
While Tianyang struggled to evade, he took out a black, round stone.
With a gentle pinch, the black stone turned into a liquid, merging into the holes on his body.
Repairing his injuries.
On Lin Ling's side, the pressure wasn't as intense.
After all, both were practitioners of the Dao, and this body wasn't her true form but rather an energy-formed shape.
Even if hit by the black tentacles, and despite sustaining some damage, Lin Ling quickly restored herself to her original state with a flash of green light.
After numerous repairs, her aura showed no signs of fluctuation or decay.
"Hold on. I've isolated it from the connection with the heavens and earth using my formation. Such a massive move surely won't last much longer."
"Slowly wear it down to death!" Li Fan said coldly.
However, the endurance of the Ink Stone exceeded Li Fan's imagination.
Underground, black energy raged and surged, destroying everything it touched.
The momentum was terrifying. If it weren't for Li Fan's prior arrangements and the double concealment of the Earth Vein Ancient Tree, even hidden deep underground, it would probably be detected by the cultivators of Flag Peak Province.
If Li Fan hadn't been prudent and prepared enough supplies for Lin Ling and Tianyang, they might not have endured this first challenge and would have directly failed.
"Indeed, as expected of the Ink generation, much stronger than Crimson Flame." Li Fan couldn't help but be amazed.
However, during this deadlock, Li Fan, who was calmly observing, also noticed some clues.
It seemed that because the Ink Stone had the duty of repairing the underground cavities, it couldn't exert its full strength.
So, when the tentacles whipped, the normal space around them, affected for just a moment, quickly returned to normal.
"If it weren't for the limitations on its attacks, it could easily turn this place into a vast void."
"But this contradicts its inherent duty that it was born with. So, even if its life is threatened, it can't give its full effort."
Li Fan pondered.
"This also, from another perspective, demonstrates the strength of Ink Kill."
"In addition to its extraordinary strength, Ink Kill's duty is to destroy everything. So, it acts without restraint..."
Just as Li Fan was contemplating these things.
Seeing that the attacks were not having any effect on the Ink Stone, it finally stopped.
Without giving Lin Ling and Tianyang a chance to catch their breath, it instantly changed its attack method.
The dark tentacles extending from the void cavities broke apart, forming individual, smaller Ink Stone entities.
In a flickering motion, they continuously approached Lin Ling and others, forming a massive encirclement that tightened towards the center.
"Break through!" Li Fan quickly made a judgment.
Lin Ling and Tianyang exchanged a glance, then Lin Ling transformed into a layer of green light, covering Tianyang's body.
A burst of light erupted, attacking the rapidly approaching black figures.
Black and green lights collided.
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
What followed was only the rapid dimming of the green light, like a candle flame in the wind, as if it could extinguish at any moment.
However, the black encirclement, like an unyielding reef by the seaside, only swayed slightly.
Unbreakable.
Countless black stones nibbled away at the remaining space for Lin Ling and Tianyang to move.
Seeing themselves gradually forced into a desperate situation, Lin Ling, who had no combat experience, panicked first.
The momentum plummeted, and there was a moment of despair.
She gave up resistance and stood still, waiting to die.
"Tianyang, in your lifetime..."
At this moment, Tianyang, who had been silent since waking up in this world, finally spoke.
With a constantly flickering red light in his eyes, he looked at the Ink Stone not far away without any fear.
"Not inferior to humans!"
Amidst some strange roars, a tremendous energy erupted from Tianyang's body.
The puppet body instantly swelled hundreds of times, carrying Lin Ling, rushing towards the Ink Stone!
Even though it was like a moth to a flame, even though the body was dissolved in the void the moment it touched the Ink Stone's defense line.
Tianyang did not hesitate at all.
He decisively launched a suicidal charge!
It seemed that Lin Ling was also infected by Tianyang's conviction, and an unprecedented powerful green vitality emerged.
Assisting the core of Tianyang, she resisted the erosion of the Ink Stone.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 839: Unified Path Ink Stone Respect
At this critical moment, Li Fan also pushed the Transformed Profound Celestial Sealing Spirit Array to its limits.
With the combined efforts of the three, the defense line of the Ink Stone, resembling a wall of despair, finally showed a slight loosening.
Tianyang and Lin Ling finally broke out from the encirclement.
Countless Ink Stones eventually merged back into one.
After scanning the surroundings and not finding Lin Ling and Tianyang who had hidden and rested temporarily, it hesitated for a moment before making another move.
After the full-force attacks from the previous two moves, the strength of the Ink Stone had been significantly weakened.
However, this strike still exceeded the expectations of the three present.
The body of the Ink Stone slowly dissolved, and an endless black liquid flowed out from its body, spreading towards the surroundings.
The speed of the liquid's flow increased, but it seemed endless.
In no time, it filled the entire surrounding space!
But there was no sign of slowing down.
The black flowing liquid, like a surging wave, roared and swept, vowing to fill the entire underground space!
"We can't wait; let's fight with it!" Li Fan said in a deep voice to Tianyang and Lin Ling, who had recovered some strength.
Still, it was Tianyang who took the lead.
He rushed forward, turning into a ball of flowing fire, heading towards the black ocean in front without hesitation.
Li Fan could see that Tianyang was truly going all out.
By burning the puppet body, he temporarily raised his strength to the Unified Path level.
If unsuccessful, he would meet his end with determination!
Seeing this, Lin Ling gritted her teeth and also charged forward.
In the underground space, the virtual shadow of a towering giant tree appeared.
The tree shadow swayed slightly, releasing countless leaves.
Forming thousands of green lasers, in an instant, it divided the black sea.
More roots extended, and some of them penetrated the endless black water.
The black sea surged, trying to devour the roots, but it temporarily failed.
Another part crossed space and plunged into Tianyang's body.
The red flowing fire transformed by Tianyang instantly became several times more vigorous.
The blazing red color momentarily seemed to have the momentum to suppress the black liquid.
"These two, cooperating together, are indeed not bad," Li Fan nodded to himself.
He improved the formation derived from the Terminal Disintegration Disk once again.
The Ink Stone suffered another round of weakening.
Tianyang became more courageous as the battle went on.
Gradually, in the underground space, the area occupied by the red flowing fire surpassed the black ocean for the first time.
Li Fan knew that victory was only a matter of time.
Seven days later.
The Ink Stone, with no escape, was eventually worn down alive by Li Fan and the others.
The flames that occupied the entire underground space suddenly shrank.
A vague figure formed.
Despite the tragic victory, Tianyang's puppet body burned almost to ashes during the battle.
Originally, the day the flames burned out would be the day of Tianyang's fall.
However, with the nourishment of the "Spirit of Heaven and Earth," it was different.
A constantly flowing black liquid was extracted by Tianyang.
In that instant, not only did desire surge in Li Fan's heart, but even Lin Ling, who was already at the Unified Path level, showed a slight disturbance in her eyes.
Fortunately, Li Fan had the Immortal Heart Spell protecting him, and Lin Ling, being recently born and relatively simple, did not have particularly strong desires, being a spirit tree.
So, neither of them made any inappropriate moves, just silently watching Tianyang absorb the flowing black liquid into his fiery body.
In an instant, it was as if ink was pouring in.
Tianyang's body changed from fiery red to ink-red, and compared to before, the area occupied by the ink was even larger.
Red was reduced to thin threads, like tattoos engraved on Tianyang's body.
A powerful pressure suddenly appeared from Tianyang, spreading to the surroundings.
Lin Ling couldn't help but step back slightly.
A new Unified Path Immortal Respect was born!
The surrounding void cavities trembled slightly, seemingly spreading in all directions.
After adapting to his new body, Tianyang retracted the pressure.
With a gentle wave of his hand, he suppressed the chaos in the countless void cavities here once again.
After doing all this, Tianyang looked at Li Fan.
The ink color gradually faded, not completely disappearing, just becoming somewhat dark.
Although it still looked a bit awkward, it was at least much more pleasing to the eye.
"Senior... brother."
"I... did it."
The voice was still somewhat strange, but compared to before, it clearly had a few more human qualities.
"Good, well done!"
After various twists and turns, Tianyang finally entered the Unified Path realm.
Li Fan, now having another Unified Path ally, felt very pleased.
"Mend the void cavities here roughly; consider it as a practice."
Li Fan withdrew the sealing spirit array while giving instructions.
Tianyang nodded without hesitation.
Utilizing the supernatural powers inherited from the Ink Stone, he repaired the countless damaged cavities underground.
The efficiency was noticeably faster than the Ink Stone's.
After Li Fan erased all traces and observed for a while, he stopped.
"If all the remaining void cavities here were to erupt at once, what kind of consequences would it likely cause?" Li Fan asked after scanning with his divine sense.
His control over spatial abilities had greatly improved.
After entering the Unified Path realm, Tianyang, who had somewhat restored his normalcy, thought for a moment and said, "If I sequentially detonate these cavities, it would cause continuous shaking of the land in the entire region."
"But after the forces disperse and release in levels, the earth won't instantly collapse."
"It would only collectively sink downward."
"If I refine my control over the force a bit more, people on the surface would at most feel a sudden tremor."
"And the subsequent impact would just be the vibrations lasting for a period."
"If cultivators come to the rescue, within a few days, the abnormality can be quelled."
Tianyang explained carefully through a sound transmission.
Initially intermittent, his explanation became more fluent as he continued.
Almost like a normal person.
Satisfied, Li Fan nodded. "Then, after we leave, create some significant commotion to attract the attention of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance."
"Naturally, make it subtle. Don't be detected," Li Fan instructed.
"Senior Brother, rest assured," Tianyang nodded.
Then, black threads flew out from Tianyang, covering the entire underground space in an instant.
Each had a different role.
Some shrunk the void cavities, while others enlarged the holes.
However, after Tianyang's actions, the previously chaotic and disorderly underground cavities began to show some kind of orderly arrangement.
It took more than a month to complete this process.
"Senior Brother, we can leave now."
"Tianyang's talent is truly outstanding. He mastered the abilities of the Ink Stone so well in such a short time," Li Fan praised inwardly.
This place was like a precise explosion.
After Li Fan and the others left, the void cavities erupted one after another.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 840: Obtaining Secrets and Planning for Employment
Although the three of them quickly left Qiling Province with the help of the Earth Vein's power, they could still sense the tremendous roaring and shaking emanating from the flowing Earth Veins.
It was like a massive wave crashing from behind. Even with the protection of the Ancient Tree's Earth Vein power, Lin Ling swayed and deviated from her original path.
It could be imagined how terrifying the situation was in Qiling Province.
Not only the neighboring provinces but even the distant Congyun Sea Region felt a slight tremor.
On Haixuan Island, the Congyun Sea Mutual Aid Society, consisting of eighteen cultivators, was originally enthusiastically discussing the future organization plans. However, at this moment, everything fell silent.
People looked at each other in shock and uncertainty.
"Hmm? Just now, it shouldn't be my illusion, right?" He Zhenghao asked with some uncertainty.
"He Zhenghao is indeed a smart talent. Even though he missed the first opportunity to join the association, after confirming the news of Pei Tuo's successful promotion to Yuanying, he immediately visited me again."
"Even after being rejected for seven days, he didn't give up. Instead, he persistently sent messages, expressing his strong desire to join the association."
"In the end, Jiang Shaoli was moved by his sincerity, and He Zhenghao became one of the eleven cultivators who joined the Congyun Sea Mutual Aid Society in the second batch."
Jiang Shaoli remained silent.
Pei Tuo, with the highest cultivation among them, looked towards the direction of Qiling Province with a solemn expression. "It's not an illusion. Even here, we can sense the slight trembling of the earth. It seems like something big is happening."
"Terrifying. I don't know how many cultivators will perish in this calamity."
"Could it be that the conflict has erupted again?"
...
Discussions were ongoing.
In the end, Jiang Shaoli, who was always attentive to the movements of the Immortal Alliance, read the official announcement to everyone as soon as possible.
"Qiling Province experienced an earthquake, and several Daoist cultivators rushed to the scene."
"The earthquake has gradually subsided, and there are currently no reports of cultivators falling."
"After preliminary investigations, the possibility of further disasters has been ruled out."
"No need to panic..."
After Jiang Shaoli finished reading, he looked at everyone in the room. "What do you all think?"
Xiang Xin snorted coldly. "Such a major disaster, saying that no cultivators have fallen. Who would believe that?"
Some cultivators immediately agreed, "Right. In my opinion, the Immortal Alliance is deliberately downplaying the situation."
"They're becoming more and more audacious, not even bothering to come up with a decent cover story?"
...
Jiang Shaoli expected such reactions from everyone.
If it weren't for his group or Qiling Province being the instigators of the earthquake event, he probably wouldn't believe that such a horrific disaster wouldn't result in cultivators' casualties.
However, he didn't come forward to correct them.
Jiang Shaoli smiled faintly and said, "Alright, let's stop discussing this matter. It's fine to talk among ourselves, but outside, it's best to keep it to ourselves. Otherwise, it might attract unnecessary trouble."
Everyone present was not impulsive. They nodded in agreement.
Jiang Shaoli then redirected the conversation to the main topic. "It's not that the organization doesn't trust you all. It's just that this matter is of great importance. If there's even a slight leak, I'm afraid none of you will escape death."
"Therefore, you need to make a vow in front of the 'Saving the Suffering and Rescuing the Injured, Compassionate True Immortal' statue."
Jiang Shaoli placed a red, mysteriously ominous-looking contract in front of everyone.
Pei Tuo didn't hesitate and was the first to make the oath, carving his name onto the contract.
The others followed suit.
Jiang Shaoli nodded in satisfaction and put away the red contract.
He asked, "What do you think about the upcoming Immortal Alliance Grand Examination?"
The crowd was slightly stunned, not understanding what Jiang Shaoli meant.
Because everyone present is already serving within the Immortal Alliance system.
Although this grand examination is extensive and has expanded the number of positions, it has no relevance to this group of people.
Unless...
They resign from their current positions and reapply as ordinary candidates.
This has happened before.
Usually, it occurs when someone is dissatisfied with their current position, sees no promotion prospects for a long time, and has ambitious aspirations.
After all, the grand examination is not easy, and there is no guarantee that they can smoothly re-enter after resigning from their original position.
Moreover, doing so would offend their original superiors.
If they fail to re-enter successfully, they might have to consider moving to a distant place for refuge.
Without absolute confidence, hardly anyone would choose such a drastic measure.
Seeing everyone in the room silent, Jiang Shaoli didn't explain immediately.
Instead, he distributed jade slips to everyone.
After examining the contents, they all frowned.
Naturally, they could tell that the content of the jade slips was the format of the grand examination questions.
"Could it be..."
Thinking about Jiang Shaoli's mysterious actions earlier and the terrifying background hidden by the Mutual Aid Society, a guess appeared in everyone's minds.
"Possible?"
Soon, they all shook their heads inwardly, denying their own speculation.
The questions for the Immortal Alliance's job examination were top-secret.
Even though they occasionally complained about the Immortal Alliance's corruption, in all these years, they had never heard of leaked grand examination questions.
Although the Mutual Aid Society had powerful support behind it...
There was silence for a moment on the scene.
Then, Jiang Shaoli spoke, confirming the guess that they didn't dare to think about.
"If nothing unexpected happens, the content of this year's grand examination questions should be in these jade slips."
His words were light but sounded like thunder in everyone's ears.
Many cultivators stood up immediately, staring at Jiang Shaoli in disbelief.
"Friend Jiang, is this true?"
"When did I ever deceive you?" Jiang Shaoli replied resolutely.
After a moment of silence, giving everyone time to accept the huge shock, Jiang Shaoli looked at He Zhenghao and the others with different expressions and spoke again, "Although you have the support of the organization and your strength will undoubtedly progress rapidly in a short time, it is still somewhat difficult to advance just like that."
"After all, those willing to join our Mutual Aid Society won't have any strong background."
"And, the Congyun Sea is a remote place, incomparable to the bustling central regions of the Immortal Alliance."
Jiang Shaoli explained the reason for helping everyone and then asked, "The real questions for the grand examination are here. I wonder, how many fellow Daoists are willing to take the risk?"
With these words, the room fell into a deathly silence.
From the expressions on everyone's faces, their internal struggles were evident.
"Only offering assistance to fellow Daoists. Your decisions are entirely up to you, and we won't force anything." Jiang Shaoli added with a smile.
(End of this chapter)