To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Sea of ​​clouds and mist, the ruins of Bibo Island.

The scattered remains of the islands are laid out all around, visible at a glance.

But with Gu Fan's command, more than ten deep blue spiritual lights shot into the sky.

"Oh no, an ambush!"

As Mu Fengchun saw the array's spiritual light rise, his heart sank, and he immediately tried to slip away.

Unexpectedly, just a few feet after he had ridden his escape light, he seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall, causing him to see stars.

He soared upwards again, unwilling to give up, only to crash headlong into an invisible barrier.

At the same time, the deep blue auras had come together to form an irregular three-dimensional area, like a giant crystal pillar stuck in the sea.

Mu Fengchun gritted his teeth and raised the treasure basin high above his head, and in an instant, the treasure basin shone with golden light.

A steady stream of copper coins and gold ingots flew out of the treasure basin, converging into a golden river that crashed against the dark blue barrier with a crackling sound.

The copper coins and gold ingots exploded into a shower of golden shards upon impact with the barrier, but the dark blue barrier remained completely unmoved.

Seeing this scene, Mu Fengchun felt his heart bleeding.

These copper coins and ingots are not magical artifacts, but rather the wealth he had collected over countless days and nights.

In order to collect these wealth resources, he traveled to various cities in the Chen Kingdom for decades, finally gathering enough wealth energy to refine into the treasure basin.

It's true that every little bit used is a little less!

Even after he released most of his wealth, he still couldn't break through the barrier in front of him.

Mu Fengchun's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Gu Fan and said hatefully, "So what if you trap me? As long as you leave this place, the formation will be left unattended, and I can break it just the same way."

Gu Fan nodded slightly upon hearing this.

It must be admitted that if he had set up a second-tier trapping formation, and no one was controlling it, Mu Fengchun might indeed have been able to break through the formation if he had some kind of secret technique.

"Who told you this is a trap formation?" Gu Fan raised his chin and smiled contemptuously.

"Not a trapping formation?" Mu Fengchun was taken aback when he heard this, and suddenly heard the sound of glass shattering in his ears.

Under his horrified gaze, countless cracks spread through the void, covering every corner of the dark blue barrier.

When the cracks expanded to their limit, the space within the barrier suddenly shattered!

Mu Fengchun's physical body and magical artifacts were instantly swept into the spatial turbulence and torn into countless fragments.

A huge hole appeared in the sea of ​​clouds and mist, and the surrounding seawater and clouds were sucked into the hole.

Feeling the suction, Gu Fan immediately retreated to a distance.

A moment later, the void swallowed an unknown amount of seawater and slowly closed up, as if smoothed out by a giant hand, leaving no trace.

The remains of Bibo Island also disappeared, and the last trace of this lush island was completely erased.

A touch of sadness welled up in Gu Fan's heart.

The Ten Directions Chaotic Void Array—that was the name of the array he had previously set up.

Compared to the Ten Directions Void-Severing Array he had set up, it differed by only one word, but the effects were worlds apart.

The Ten Directions Void-Severing Array is only a first-tier high-grade array. Its effect is to isolate and seal off space, and it belongs to the category of trapping arrays.

The Ten Directions Chaotic Void Array has reached the second-tier mid-grade level, which can be considered an upgraded version of the Void-Severing Array. Its function is to use the power of the array to open up spatial gaps and shatter everything within the barrier.

This array can only be used once per deployment, and once activated, it cannot be stopped; the spatial turbulence will engulf everything in its vicinity.

Even the person who sets up the formation cannot escape if they remain within the barrier after the formation is activated.

The violent spatial turbulence swept everything around it, including the array flags used by Gu Fan to set up the formation.

And... the traces left by Mu Fengchun.

"Oh no!" Gu Fan slapped his forehead.

The gourd popped out from behind him, looking at Gu Fan with a puzzled expression.

Gu Fan gasped, his face grim as he muttered to himself, "All traces of his existence have been erased, but how can I prove I killed him?"

Although the place where the battle took place still retained Mu Fengchun's aura, it would soon be completely swept away by the sea breeze.

In addition, Mu Fengchun's storage bag also fell into the spatial gap.

Gu Fan suffered a complete loss in this battle.

"This formation can't be used anymore!" Gu Fan said through gritted teeth in disappointment.

Just as he was lamenting, his divine sense suddenly detected several streaks of light rushing toward him.

Gu Fan was startled.

But after a careful inspection, they relaxed, because the visitors were disciples of the Lingxiao Sect.

A moment later, the three streaks of light stopped in front of him.

The leader was dressed in a green robe and wore a jade crown. His appearance was unremarkable, but his aura was very profound. Standing there, he resembled an ancient tree that had stood for thousands of years, inspiring people to look up to him.

Gu Fan did recognize this person; he was one of the only seven true disciples of the Lingxiao Sect.

Beside the true disciple was another person whom Gu Fan was even more familiar with; it was Li Kunyuan, who had taught him the fire technique.

After many years, Li Kunyuan had actually reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

After his cultivation improved, Li Kunyuan's aura actually subsided, no longer resembling a burning sun, but more like a volcano that could erupt at any moment.

"Junior Brother Gu, you're still alive!"

As soon as the light stopped, Li Kunyuan exclaimed with great joy.

"Uh..." Gu Fan was momentarily speechless.

Li Kunyuan laughed heartily and introduced Gu Fan, "This is a true disciple, Senior Brother Xie Chongfeng."

After saying that, Li Kunyuan pointed to the person to Xie Chongfeng's left and said, "This is Zhang Muyun, Junior Brother Zhang."

"My name is Gu Fan, I pay my respects to my senior brothers." Gu Fan immediately cupped his hands in greeting, then asked, "Why have you senior brothers come here?"

Xie Chongfeng smiled slightly, his tone as warm as a spring breeze, and said, "It's quite a coincidence, I came here precisely for Junior Brother Gu."

Gu Fan raised an eyebrow, pretending to listen attentively.

Xie Chongfeng immediately explained the whole story, and Gu Fan sighed after hearing it, "I see."

The story begins with the Liu brothers.

After escaping with the help of the talisman, the two immediately used all their skills to flee, while simultaneously releasing a specially made communication arrow to report the attack on Falling Star Island by two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The speed of the message arrow far exceeded that of the escape technique, and the two ran into Xie Chongfeng and others who had rushed over after hearing the news halfway there.

As a true disciple, Xie Chongfeng was in charge of the recent conflict between the Cloud Mist Sea and the Chen Kingdom cultivators. When he received the message arrow, he was patrolling the surrounding islands.

The reason he came in person was that Falling Star Island was extremely important. The other side only had two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and no other disciples with them. He was confident that he could take back Falling Star Island.

On the other hand, it was because Gu Fan was a direct disciple of the head of Wendao Peak.

Hearing that Gu Fan was surrounded by two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, even Xie Chongfeng felt a headache coming on.

It was no secret in the Lingxiao Sect that Master Xuanji's lifespan was nearing its end.

With his chosen successor dead, no one knows how he will react.

Perhaps they will disregard the agreement between the two countries and take direct revenge?

Therefore, Xie Chongfeng was overjoyed to see that Gu Fan was still alive.

"We just saw a flash of blue light. Is it related to Junior Brother?" Xie Chongfeng asked with a smile.

"Not bad!" Gu Fan's eyes lit up, and he immediately recounted how he had killed Wang Huaiyu and Mu Fengchun.

Mu Fengchun's aura still lingered; weren't these three people in front of him perfect witnesses?

Xie Chongfeng and the other two widened their eyes upon hearing this.

It was already beyond expectations that Gu Fan could survive the pursuit of two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. As for his ability to kill them both, the three of them exchanged glances, feeling utterly incredulous.

When Gu Fan led the three of them to examine the battle traces left by Mu Fengchun, they immediately became somewhat convinced.

After this matter was settled, Gu Fan revealed that Wang Huaiyu came from the royal family of Chen Kingdom and had a Golden Core cultivator behind him. Xie Chongfeng frowned upon hearing this.

"According to Junior Brother Gu, the other party used possession techniques, so it's hard to say whether this counts as a Golden Core cultivator making a move."

"But since there's a Golden Core cultivator behind us, we should report this as soon as possible!"

After speaking, Xie Chongfeng took out a golden command arrow from his sleeve, whispered a few words to his ear, and then released the command arrow.

After the command arrow pierced through the clouds and flew far away, Xie Chongfeng turned to Gu Fan and said, "Now that the formation on Falling Star Island has been broken, Junior Brother Gu, why don't you come back to the sect with us?"

Gu Fan certainly wouldn't object.

The group flew for two days in their escape light, briefly resting on an island occupied by the Lingxiao Sect, and then returned to Yunjie Mountain several days later.

Gu Fan saw the familiar scenery and recalled his narrow escape from death, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

The first thing to do upon returning to the Lingxiao Sect was, naturally, to report on my duties.

On the second floor of the Hall of Duty, Gu Fan saw the Liu brothers again, who looked embarrassed.

The two had thought Gu Fan was surely dead and had no regrets about fleeing from Falling Star Island, but when they saw Gu Fan return alive, things changed completely.

Especially after hearing that Gu Fan had killed two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, they felt as if they were hearing a heavenly book.

Gu Fan noticed their expressions but ignored them.

Although it was understandable that the Liu brothers escaped under those circumstances, if Gu Fan had used his true treasure to kill Wang Huaiyu, the chances of the three of them surviving under Mu Fengchun's command would have been much greater.

Unfortunately, as disciples of the Liu family, they only possessed a talisman, and could not imagine that True Person Xuanji would be willing to carve their natal magic weapon into a true treasure and bestow it upon Gu Fan.

A mixture of surprise, envy, and other emotions caused the Liu brothers' expressions to constantly change.

After a while, the disciples of the Duty Hall wrote down the whole story and would report it to the sect's Golden Core elders later.

As for how to negotiate with Chen Guo, Gu Fan had no idea.

After reporting his duties, Gu Fan went to Wendao Peak to pay his respects to Xuanji Zhenren.

......

On the third floor of Chenxing Pavilion, on the white jade altar.

Xuanji Zhenren sat in mid-air, and when Gu Fan mentioned that Wang Huaiyu had come for him, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Come forward!" Master Xuanji instructed.

Upon hearing the sound, Gu Fan stepped forward and stood in front of Xuanji Zhenren.

Xuanji Zhenren placed a dot between her eyebrows.

In an instant, the stars in the dome began to twinkle, and Xuanji Zhenren's eyes burst forth with intense silver light.

After scanning Gu Fan from top to bottom, Master Xuanji shook his head regretfully and sighed, "Such strange methods. Even I can't see through what's left on you."

Gu Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Even Master can't do anything?"

At first, he thought that the two countries' Golden Core cultivators would not act rashly, and he was confident that he could protect himself with the formation. However, he did not expect that the Dragon Cliff Academy had a special formation-breaking artifact.

After browsing through some miscellaneous notes in Chenxing Pavilion, Gu Fan also found information about the Barrier-Breaking Cone.

According to the records, the Barrier-Breaking Cone was forged from the single horn on the forehead of the Beast that Pierces the Boundaries. This kind of beast is almost extinct in the Qionghua Realm. Only the Longya Academy in the Chen Kingdom has raised two of them by some unknown means.

This was undoubtedly bad news for Gu Fan.

He can't keep hiding inside the Lingxiao Sect forever!

If he were to go to the Cloud Mist Sea, he might be approached by late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators at any time, which would be far too troublesome.

Master Xuanji snorted coldly: "Although I cannot see it, it doesn't mean there's no way to eliminate it!"

Gu Fan immediately perked up and asked, "Please give me your instructions, Master."

Master Xuanji swept his whisk and said softly, "Now that you're back, try to avoid going to the Cloud Mist Sea in the future."

"As long as you seize the position of a true disciple, the sect will reward you with the opportunity to cleanse your marrow in the cave. This is an opportunity left behind by Ancestor Yunxiao, which is enough to remove the things on your body."

"I see. This disciple will certainly live up to Master's teachings." Gu Fan bowed down.

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