At the beginning, I cleaned the Sutra Library and completed the incomplete skills.

The Initiation Ceremony of the three major sects in Jiuhua County lasted for about half a month.

Li Lan and his group only embarked on their journey back to Guangji Temple after the ceremony concluded.

During this time,

Li Lan had explored most of the shops in the east of the city.

He purchased many cultivation resources.

Such as two or three-year-old Purple Sandalwood Spiritual Beans, spiritual paper, spiritual ink, and so on.

These spellcasting auxiliary materials of different ages are often linked to the power of the released spells.

To ensure his own strength, replacing spellcasting auxiliary materials with higher ages is naturally essential.

In addition to these necessities,

Li Lan also spent a lot of effort to collect the formation auxiliary materials on the 'Earthbound Thousand Machine Lock' formation diagram.

The reality was just as he had expected.

These spiritual plants that were more than ten years old were indeed becoming more and more expensive.

Li Lan had almost emptied the spiritual sand that the creditor, Miao Chenfeng, had brought on this trip.

And he had only barely managed to buy two or three kinds of materials.

These materials were only equivalent to about one-tenth of the entire formation diagram.

Li Lan, having exhausted his own resources, once again deeply realized the importance of cultivation resources.

Seeing that it was impossible to collect all the materials needed for the formation diagram this time,

Li Lan could only temporarily dismiss the idea.

As the disciples of Guangji Temple left Jiuhua County City,

What surprised him slightly was that.

Liu Yan, the Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivator whom he had met once at the Initiation Ceremony, had also boarded the immortal ship with them.

However, this matter was not very important to Li Lan.

He quickly put it behind him and devoted himself to cultivation.

The short half-month spent in Jiuhua County City.

Was quite a blow to most of the disciples of Guangji Temple.

In the entire Peach Blossom Mountain Range.

Their age and cultivation level were already the best among their peers.

They often referred to themselves as geniuses.

But after arriving in Jiuhua County City, and personally experiencing half a month of local customs,

They were stunned to discover.

That their once-proud talent and family background were not worth mentioning in this city at all.

Most of these disciples' confidence was completely shattered.

They became muddle-headed and depressed all day long.

Only a few became more courageous after setbacks.

Vowing to retreat and cultivate properly after returning.

Striving to be able to look down on the crowd when they came to this county city again next time.

As for now.

The immortal ship was so bumpy, it was naturally impossible to cultivate.

It was better to rest and adjust for a while.

Due to their youthful nature, even after experiencing setbacks, and having an understanding in their hearts.

It was still difficult to endure the boredom and tedium of the cultivation process.

Li Lan was breathing in the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth, over and over again, without wasting even a trace of time.

He didn't know how long had passed.

He suddenly noticed that the surrounding spiritual energy of the heavens and earth had become chaotic.

Li Lan frowned, exited his cultivation state, and opened his eyes.

What shocked him was that.

At this moment, he was no longer in the familiar cabin of the immortal ship.

He didn't know when.

Li Lan had found himself in an unfamiliar environment.

Surrounded by an endless void of darkness.

He instinctively felt a sense of foreboding.

And became more vigilant in his heart.

Li Lan used a fire-attribute spell, wanting to use the flames to see the surrounding situation clearly.

A prairie fire of crimson flames spewed out from his mouth.

The orange-red flames danced like elves.

Even though he had pushed his mana to the limit, it was still useless.

The void darkness around him was like the thickest ink.

Swallowing everything in it, without a trace of light being able to penetrate.

No matter how much Li Lan increased the flames.

Everywhere he looked, east, south, west, north, and even under his feet, was the same darkness.

At this moment, Li Lan felt like a rootless duckweed.

Having lost all sense of touch, floating in the air without support.

It is said that all of humanity's fear comes from the unknown.

Li Lan had deeply experienced it at this time.

He was certain that something had happened to him and the other disciples of Guangji Temple again.

But what Li Lan didn't know was, what exactly had happened to them.

What did this scene represent?

What kind of spell had he been hit by?

Or was he already dead?

Was this actually the world after death?

Where had the other disciples of Guangji Temple gone?

He felt that he was like a lonely soul abandoned by the world at this time.

Trapped in this abyss of darkness and nothingness, unable to find a way out.

Could it be that I will stay here forever, until eternity?

The unknown caused Li Lan to start to think wildly involuntarily.

He realized that his emotions were gradually becoming somewhat pessimistic.

He quickly calmed his breath and focused his mind, forcing himself to remain calm.

If something cannot be proven to be bad, then assume it is good first.

Li Lan was now thinking in the best possible way.

If he was not dead, then what was the most important thing to do now?

As soon as he thought of this.

He immediately took out the cicada-wing-thin black veil and put it on his face.

This object had the effect of shielding divine sense from peeping.

If he had not died, but was trapped in a dangerous place.

The first thing to do was definitely to reduce the possibility of his exposure as much as possible.

Although he wasn't sure if this would work.

But Li Lan really needed to focus on doing something at this time, in order to ensure that he calmed down.

He threw out a ball of fine sand with his left hand, silently chanted a spell, and activated the Dust Mist Concealment technique.

Li Lan's figure immediately disappeared into the sky full of yellow sand.

He adjusted his breathing to the lowest level.

Like a hibernating snake, he stayed in place without moving.

After doing all this.

Li Lan still mustered all his energy.

Holding six Purple Sandalwood Spiritual Beans in his left hand, and tightly grasping the Coiling Dragon Heaven-Shaking Bone magic weapon in his right hand.

He vigilantly looked around, ready to fight at any moment.

Without anything to refer to, Li Lan had lost his sense of time.

He didn't know how long had passed.

Just as Li Lan's spirit was feeling a little tired.

A strange voice came from somewhere around him again.

"Senior Brother Wu, is it not good for us to do this?"

"After all, before coming, Uncle Master repeatedly told us that no casualties are allowed on this trip, lest we be discovered by those deacons of the Imperial Human Hall and ruin the big event."

Soon.

Another strange voice came.

"That kid took my younger brother's life! If this were changed to Junior Brother Du, how would you choose?"

"However, Junior Brother Du, you don't need to worry too much."

"I have already inquired that the kid named Li Lan is not an important person."

"Whether he lives or dies, the superiors don't care at all."

Junior Brother Du seemed to put his heart back in his stomach.

But soon, he asked softly:

"Senior Brother Wu, have you found that kid's trace?"

"Isn't it too quiet around here?"

"Shouldn't everyone be so scared and at a loss when they first fall into this Xuanming Phaseless Formation, that they shout and scream?"

"How can this kid be so calm?"

Senior Brother Wu was also quite surprised by this, and he whispered strangely:

"No."

"I already know the internal layout of this immortal ship like the back of my hand."

"This kid should be in the cabin nearby, how could he be gone?"

"That's really strange."

The more Junior Brother Du listened, the more he felt his scalp tingling slightly.

A layer of white hairs couldn't help but rise on his back.

His brain uncontrollably began to think in the most terrible direction.

"Senior Brother Wu, I'm timid, don't scare me."

"How can a living person disappear for no reason, and grow wings and fly away?"

"Can you temporarily turn off this Xuanming Phaseless Formation?"

"I have already lost two of my five senses, it's so dark around here, I'm a little scared."

Senior Brother Wu scolded unhappily:

"Nonsense, the formation personally set up by Uncle Master, how can I turn it off just by saying so?"

"Don't worry, a cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining can't jump out of this formation no matter what."

"He must be nearby, maybe he's fainted from fright, look for him carefully again!"