Chapter 1076 Suddenly Back to the Dream
"Junior Brother?"
"Why were you lost in thought for so long? Could it be that you were thinking about the various fun places I told you about before?"
"Don't worry, after everything is taken care of, whether it's the Red Dust Pavilion or the Drunken Immortal Tower, Senior Brother will take you to experience them thoroughly!"
Zhang Qianmo's voice startled Li Fan out of his contemplation.
"Blessing and protecting the mortals of Ningyuan City from disasters..." Looking at the somewhat unscrupulous Zhang Qianmo in front of him, Li Fan felt a slight movement in his heart.
In reality, Li Fan was not very interested in becoming the Xuanhuang Great Celestial.
Not to mention that under the new law system, the power of the Xuanhuang Celestial had been greatly reduced compared to its heyday. It was impossible for one person to suppress an entire realm.
After becoming the Xuanhuang Celestial, he would inevitably have to confront the two major ruling institutions of the Xuanhuang Realm. It might even provoke the personal intervention of the Transcendent Law.
Although he was not particularly afraid, it would be unwise to rashly confront the Transcendent Law without understanding its true strength.
Furthermore, even if he could become the Xuanhuang Great Celestial, what then?
Power inevitably comes with responsibility. Becoming the Xuanhuang Celestial meant being deeply bound to the Xuanhuang realm, making it even more difficult to escape than for a normal Longevity Celestial.
Li Fan's goal was not just the Longevity Realm.
What he desired was to leave this dark and secluded starry sea enclosed by high walls and gain true transcendence and freedom.
However...
Having lofty ideals did not prevent him from verifying the test of the Xuanhuang Heart at this moment, just to see if it was really as he suspected.
Having experienced too many scenes of "Obtaining the Longevity Fruit of Ningyuan" before, Li Fan quickly made up his mind now that he had a clear goal.
"Senior Brother, I just had a vision as if I had a dream." He pretended to look a bit confused and slowly said.
"What?" Zhang Qianmo was taken aback.
"Senior Brother, have you secretly cultivated a purple gold core?" Li Fan didn't give a direct answer, but asked again.
With these words, Zhang Qianmo's eyes instantly became sharp: "How did you know?"
A dangerous aura emanated from him, vaguely locking onto Li Fan.
Li Fan seemed to be completely unaware of this, just looking shocked: "I just saw it in my dream, was it really true?"
"Hmm?" Zhang Qianmo's expression changed.
"I wonder, Senior Brother, do you remember a person named Chu Liang?" Li Fan immediately recounted in detail what he had "dreamt" about, the imminent attack by the ruffians of Ningyuan City.
"As you say this, I do recall. There really was such a person back then..."
"To think he actually joined some kind of Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and even plotted to obtain our sect's secret technique?" A hint of purple light flashed in Zhang Qianmo's eyes, revealing a strong resolve.
Saying this, he was about to fly into the city and expose and exterminate those hidden individuals one by one.
"Senior Brother, wait!" Li Fan quickly stopped Zhang Qianmo.
"After all, this was just a scene I encountered in my dream. There is no substantial evidence. If it turns out to be a fabrication, then..."
Zhang Qianmo said coldly, "If there's killing to be done, what's the harm? Is someone going to dare to punish us for such a trivial matter?"
Li Fan smiled bitterly, "It was hard enough to borrow time to complete the task of collecting the Longevity Fruit. If we cause a commotion now, it's possible that Master won't allow us to leave the mountain in the future. It's better to be cautious."
Zhang Qianmo, on hearing this, finally restrained his killing intent.
"How about this, let's communicate outside the city and call out Song Hesong, the steward of the Song family. If he resists and really displays a level of cultivation that does not belong to him..."
Li Fan paused. "Then that means the scene I foresaw in my dream is accurate. With this evidence, we can also report to the sect."
After some time, the two men quietly approached Ningyuan City and sent a message from a distance.
After a while, Song Hesong arrived.
"Greetings, two seniors..."
Song Hesong was about to bow and pay his respects, but was met with two purple divine thunders striking down from above.
"When did we get exposed?" Shocked and angry, Song Hesong instinctively activated his spiritual power to block the thunder.
Just as he was about to inform the few people lurking inside the city to act ahead of time, he found that the surrounding space had already been sealed off, and his heart sank.
"Although I can only use the power that belongs to Li Chen alone, my formation cultivation has reached Dharma Realm."
"Setting up a formation to trap a small golden core cultivator is like a walk in the park."
The formation Li Fan had set up at this moment was not too mind-boggling but rather a modification of the ones he had seen in the past in the memories of this body, belonging to the Zi Xiao Sect.
Zhang Qianmo also noticed his junior brother's actions: "Not bad, I always wondered what you were up to when you were cooped up in your room every day. So, you've been studying formation arts by yourself?"
Zhang Qianmo's tone was filled with pleasant surprise as he took out his long halberd to engage in battle with Song Hesong.
Although Song Hesong was at the Golden Core level, and without using the Zi Dan, Zhang Qianmo only had Foundation Building cultivation.
But with the combined efforts of the two brothers, as well as the assistance of the formation, it didn't take long for them to capture Song Hesong.
Zhang Qianmo was resolute and immediately used the Zi Xiao soul-searching technique.
After struggling for a while, Song Hesong collapsed on the ground, like a pile of mud.
Zhang Qianmo's face was full of killing intent: "Junior Brother, the scene you foresaw was spot on! This damn scoundrel!"
He was about to strike Song Hesong down with a palm, but Li Fan stopped him.
"After all, he is in charge of the sect's external affairs. Let's bring him back and let the sect deal with him."
Zhang Qianmo shook his head, "Junior Brother, you're too kind. But, I'll go along with your decision."
Li Fan smiled and said nothing.
"There are several other bandits from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance in the city. I'll go and capture them."
"Wait!" Once again, Li Fan stopped Zhang Qianmo.
"What now?" Zhang Qianmo was somewhat speechless.
"Senior Brother, what is your opinion of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance?" Li Fan asked in a deep voice.
"Nothing to fear, just a bunch of nobodies!" Zhang Qianmo said arrogantly.
"Is that really so?" Li Fan stared at Zhang Qianmo intently and asked again.
"Hmm..." Zhang Qianmo looked at Li Fan's serious expression and hesitated.
He then changed his tone, "Alright. This new law is indeed strange. Someone with such an untalented aptitude as Song Hesong, to advance from Foundation Building to Golden Core in just a few years. If we don't take it seriously, it could lead to a disaster."
"That's what I think too. The righteous immortal sects don't seem to attach much importance to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. So why don't we take advantage of this opportunity..."
Li Fan communicated quietly.
Zhang Qianmo's expression changed, "You mean to lure the snake out of its hole?"
Li Fan nodded, "Exactly. Take advantage of this opportunity to gather all the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators near our Zi Xiao Sect's territory and then capture them all at once!"
(End of chapter)