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It's no wonder Gu Fan was surprised; the Luofu Immortal Sect before him was completely different from the illusory image he had seen on the sea of ​​clouds.

The majestic mountain peak collapsed into two sections, like a broken sword stuck upside down in the ground. The pavilions and towers, carved from white jade, were in ruins and covered with a thick layer of moss. As for the myriad rays of light and auspicious colors, they were nowhere to be seen.

"So the sect-protecting formation has this effect too." After frowning and thinking for a while, Gu Fan couldn't help but complain.

Clearly, the magnificent scene of the immortal sect that the outside world sees is the effect of the sect's protective formation. This formation can not only attack invading cultivators, but it is also an illusion formation.

After figuring it out, Gu Fan stopped worrying and started to figure out his location.

The good news was that his divine sense did not detect any danger. The surrounding area was overgrown with weeds and towering ancient trees, a jungle with only some ordinary wild animals that posed no threat to him.

The bad news is that the Luofu Secret Realm stretches for hundreds of miles and is much larger than expected. Most of it is unexplored territory, and he is currently only on the edge of the secret realm, far away from those important locations.

Those who entered the Luofu Secret Realm this time included not only cultivators from the Wei Kingdom, but also cultivators from the Chen Kingdom and traitors from the Hualing Sect. Flying recklessly would make them easy targets, so Gu Fan dared not fly in order to remain hidden.

He affixed a lightness talisman to his body, used the "True Technique of Pulling the Mechanism" to conceal his aura, and quickly moved through the jungle.

He decided to explore towards the main peak first.

Half an hour later, a squeaking sound came from my arms, and the glossy gray squirrel poked its head out.

"Hmm? You smelled a special scent?" Gu Fan was pleasantly surprised.

The Wind-breathing Rat has a keen sense of smell and can detect many scents that cultivators cannot, especially the scent of spiritual herbs. The gray rat's reaction at this moment is a reminder to him that there is something around him.

When the gray mouse heard Gu Fan's question, it squeaked twice in response, and then pointed in a direction with its short paws.

Gu Fan glanced to the side and saw that it wasn't too far off from the direction he wanted to go, so he decided to go and check it out.

A moment later, a rich fragrance wafted over, and without the gray rat reminding him, Gu Fan knew which direction to go.

Pushing aside the obstructing branches, a bright light suddenly appeared before my eyes.

A pond about ten feet in diameter appeared before them, with a lotus leaf covering the center of the pond, and a seven-colored lotus flower nestled within the leaf.

After searching his mind and racking his brains for a while, Gu Fan finally found the information about the seven-colored lotus in a corner of his memory.

"This is... the Illusionary Heart Lotus?" Gu Fan grinned, bending down to ruffle the gray rat's hair. "You've done a great job!"

The gray squirrel squeaked a few times triumphantly.

The Illusion Lotus, a spiritual herb, is extremely difficult to find outside the Qionghua Realm due to its very slow growth. Initially, it is only plain white for a hundred years, but it gains a new color every hundred years, and its medicinal power reaches its maximum after seven hundred years.

The miraculous effects of the Illusion Lotus are mainly concentrated in its seeds. After a cultivator consumes it, he will fall into an illusion. If he can break through the illusion, he can greatly enhance his spiritual sense.

"I've been cultivating the Star Evolution Divine Technique to the third level for quite some time now. If I could get the help of the Illusionary Heart Lotus, breaking through to the fourth level in one fell swoop wouldn't be difficult!" Gu Fan thought to himself. He first used his divine sense to investigate and confirm that there were no other creatures in the pond before stepping into the clear water and walking towards the Illusionary Heart Lotus.

The bottom of the pond was serene, with lush green algae growing there, and a gentle breeze stirred the water, leaving a few ripples.

The Illusionary Lotus was just ten feet away. Gu Fan's pupils suddenly contracted, and he stopped in his tracks instantly.

Among the seaweed, he found a piece of bone that had not yet rotted; the skeleton was robust and resembled that of a deer.

"Wait a minute! Why is there no other life in the pond, not even fish?"

Gu Fan immediately realized something was wrong.

The next instant, it felt as if a fine needle had pricked my back; the "True Technique of Pulling the Mechanism" sensed the killing intent and issued a warning.

Without thinking, he retreated rapidly, unleashing a surge of immense magical power that enveloped him in a blazing divine aura.

As the blazing divine energy formed, a pink afterimage suddenly pierced Gu Fan.

The hastily erected blazing divine energy shattered instantly. The flaming sparrow embroidered on the crimson robe flapped its wings, forming a crimson-gold light barrier in front of him. The pink afterimage collided with the light barrier, and the flaming sparrow's wings shattered into golden clouds, but it managed to block the pink afterimage.

Propelled by the water jets, Gu Fan quickly retreated to the shore, only to be met with another water jet.

But the distance had already increased, and he was prepared. A burst of fire suddenly erupted beneath his feet as he dodged the attack.

The water arrow struck a tree that would take two people to encircle, piercing the trunk before disappearing from sight.

It was only then that Gu Fan looked up and realized the source of the attack.

A frog-like monster the size of a millstone was hiding under a lotus leaf, with only its head peeking out. The pink afterimage that had attacked him earlier was not magic, but the frog-like monster's tongue!

Seeing that its attack had failed, the frog-like monster stared at Gu Fan with its deep brown eyes, letting out a muffled croak, before sinking back under the lotus leaf.

Gu Fan retreated into the jungle, stroking his chin as he pondered a solution.

The frog monster is only at the early stage of the second tier. In addition to its tongue, it can also spit water arrows. If prepared, these pose no threat to it.

What's troublesome is the frog monster's ability to conceal itself.

Even though he already knew that a monster was hiding in the pond, and he searched repeatedly with his divine sense, he still could not find any trace of the frog monster after it disappeared under the lotus leaves.

He could certainly bombard the pond with wide-range magic to force it out, but that would also damage the Illusion Lotus, and killing the frog monster would be a net loss.

However, with the frog monster guarding it, picking the Illusion Lotus was extremely difficult.

"Unless we can slow down its reaction speed," Gu Fan muttered to himself, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

He reached into his storage bag and a array flag appeared in his hand.

Suddenly, three beams of starlight flashed within the inner vision of the divine sense, and more than a dozen intricate array patterns connected the three beams of starlight, completing an array almost in an instant.

The next instant, Gu Fan's surroundings became blurred with light and shadow, and he slowly disappeared from his original spot.

"Hopefully, this level of formation can fool that monster."

This was the first time Gu Fan had used the "Great Luo Inner Landscape Heaven-Reaching Profound Chapter" to fight an enemy. The array he had just inscribed in his inner landscape of divine sense was a first-order low-grade array called the Hidden Light Array.

As the name suggests, its purpose is to hide the people in the formation.

The frog-like monster was hidden beneath the water's surface. Although Gu Fan couldn't detect it, it remained unaware of him due to the combined concealment of the formation and the "True Technique of Pulling the Mechanism," as well as the considerable distance between them.

After the formation took effect, Gu Fan immediately felt his magical power being continuously consumed.

This is another feature of the "Great Luo Inner Realm Heavenly Profound Chapter". Originally, the array could be activated by burying spirit stones. The magic power required to set up the array would be drawn from the cultivator. The advantage is that the array moves with the cultivator.

After planting the first array flag, Gu Fan carefully observed the pond and was relieved to see that no attack was coming.

After carefully walking around the pond and planting the twelve array flags in order, Gu Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With his gaze fixed on the Illusionary Heart Lotus, Gu Fan's lips curled slightly. The instant he deactivated the Concealing Light Array, he immediately began channeling his magic power into the array flag.

"Let me show you what a formation is like! Yuan Chen Formation, activate!"