It must be said that at this mont, Yan Fangzhou seed utterly dazed, as if he had truly lost his mind.
Even the cunning Li Fan could not imdiately tell whether he was pretending or not.
“However, it does not matter. We will know if we try.”
With a single thought, the thousands upon thousands of terrifying and grotesque ghosts and gods instantly descended into the formation.
Darkness enveloped the entire space.
Each of the deford monsters stared directly at Yan Fangzhou.
They all revealed expressions that sent chills down the spine, then lunged toward him.
In an instant, wails and howls of ghosts echoed through the space.
In the center of the myriad ghosts, Yan Fangzhou, who had originally been sitting motionless, suddenly leapt up.
His eyes were blood-red as he looked at the countless ghostly creatures around him, shivering involuntarily.
Yet as the ghosts were about to descend upon him, Yan Fangzhou gritted his teeth and shouted in desperate anger, “I will fight you to the end!”
He then summoned the last trace of his cultivation and fought fiercely with the ghosts and gods.
“Not bad, the performance is quite convincing. You almost managed to deceive even .”
Li Fan rarely praised anyone, but this ti he nodded in approval.
However, at his signal, the attacks of the grotesque ghosts beca even more ferocious.
Since these were all creations of divine consciousness, every strike that landed on Yan Fangzhou caused not only physical injury and pain but also corresponding tornt to his soul.
It was as if the ghosts were playing with him, never tearing him to pieces outright.
Instead, they ripped away tiny fragnts of his spirit again and again.
It was not fatal, but the pain multiplied a hundredfold.
“Ahhhhhhh!”
Yan Fangzhou scread in helpless, desperate rage, eventually being overwheld by the countless ghostly entities.
“Heaven, when about to confer a great responsibility upon a person, first tests his mind and will, and strains his muscles and bones…”
“Young man, I have high expectations for you.”
Li Fan nodded in satisfaction.
His figure flickered and departed, leaving the thousands of ghosts to train alongside Yan Fangzhou.
Back in his cultivation chamber, Li Fan pondered in silence: “Now that my cultivation thod has been initially perfected, my presence is sufficient to disguise myself as the forr Dharma King Sun Xingwang.” R̃α𝐍ÒВΕS̈
“My appearance and mories can be concealed through the [Secret Canon of Sitting in Oblivion].”
“Truly, everything is ready. All that remains is for Mo Rubin to co looking for us.”
“I wonder what the situation is like with He Zhenghao…”
Soon, aided by the Faceless Statue, nurous images appeared in Li Fan’s mind.
Recently, He Zhenghao had been praying less frequently.
It was not that his faith in the True Immortal Salvation and Mortal Compassion had weakened, but that he had been far too busy in recent tis.
Even the thought of silently giving thanks in his heart was interrupted by pressing matters.
The so-called “pressing matters” referred to the comprehensive implentation of the [Xuantian Spirit-Sealing].
Previously, under Li Fan’s guidance, He Zhenghao had mastered the complete formation diagrams and all corresponding understandings of the Xuantian Spirit-Sealing.
After a round of review, the Formation Strategy Hall of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance had also approved the feasibility of the technique.
The decision was swift, completely unlike the usual delays.
Soon, the higher-level approvals were complete, and the task was assigned: construct a fully functional Xuantian Spirit-Sealing Formation as soon as possible.
At the sa ti, the Immortal Alliance Headquarters would provide a Tianxuan Mirror body as a test subject for the formation’s power.
This experint was nearly the highest-level secret of the Immortal Alliance.
He Zhenghao was also transferred from the Formation Strategy Hall Headquarters to another unknown location.
It was clearly an ultra-secret place with nurous defensive asures; even the sensory images of the Faceless Statue were sowhat blurred.
However, His power level was, after all, higher than that of the Xuanhuang Realm.
Thus, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance could not completely block Li Fan’s observation.
Knowing and understanding an array formation is entirely different from being able to independently construct one.
In theory, He Zhenghao, who had always been boastful, encountered unimaginably difficult challenges when attempting practical application.
However, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance also understood the difficulty of creating this formation and dispatched six other prodigiously talented formation masters to assist him.
They explored and discussed together.
Even the Formation Hall Chief, Lu Xichan, would occasionally co by to inquire about the recent progress of the formation.
This naturally placed enormous pressure on He Zhenghao, yet at the sa ti, it stirred a passionate excitent within him.
He pushed his innate formation talents to their absolute limits and, without requesting aid from the True Immortal Salvation and Mortal Compassion, successfully created a preliminary version of the Xuantian Spirit-Sealing Formation.
A faint light shot out, striking an antique small mirror directly in front of him.
The mirror instinctively emitted a circle of ripples, seemingly to resist the encroaching glow.
The two forces contended for a brief mont, but ultimately, the antique mirror erged victorious.
Disappointnt washed over He Zhenghao’s face.
The pent-up desire to prove himself had not manifested, and he fainted on the spot.
This caused a flurry of commotion among the surrounding cultivators.
Although the first experint had failed, the Immortal Alliance did not bla him.
Instead, they offered kind words of comfort.
They even promised that if the Xuantian Spirit-Sealing Formation were truly completed, the Alliance Headquarters would intervene and arrange a marriage for He Zhenghao, allowing him to reconcile with Heng Ruoshui.
Upon hearing this, He Zhenghao, who had monts ago seed near death, imdiately sprang up, eager to begin the next trial.
He knew that although the Heng family was powerful, in the face of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, they were essentially insignificant.
If the Alliance Headquarters intervened, the elders of the Heng family would have no reason to obstruct their union.
Imagining the mont he would soon return to the Heng family in glory, He Zhenghao was filled with renewed vigor.
Fatigue and hardship were instantly forgotten.
Li Fan shook his head repeatedly at this scene.
“Since even He Zhenghao’s past information has been thoroughly investigated, it is unlikely that his teoric rise after joining the Congyun Mutual Aid Association can remain hidden.”
“It all depends on when Mo Rubin cos looking.”
A faint gleam flickered in Li Fan’s eyes.
However, passive waiting had never been Li Fan’s style.
He decided to take the initiative and create a situation to attract Mo Rubin’s attention.
In the blink of an eye, Li Fan left the Spiritwood Realm.
After a swift journey lasting half a day, he arrived at Nine Mountains Prefecture near the border.
At this ti, Nine Mountains Prefecture was no longer the empty, vast plain it had once been.
Since the Five Elders Association had proactively apologized, Nine Mountains Prefecture had returned under the control of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
Moreover, this was the place where the Dharma Manifestation of the Immortal Ancestor had first displayed its divine might, drawing many cultivators from the Alliance to observe.
So cultivators even attempted to study the site to comprehend the killing divine arts of the Manifested Form.
With the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance having achieved absolute strategic dominance, there was no imdiate threat from the Five Elders Association.
As a result, this once-remote borderland had beco lively.
The new floating city had yet to be completed, and most cultivators rested within a defensive fortress on the ground.
They excitedly discussed the previous battle against the Five Elders Association, still brimming with enthusiasm.
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