Chapter 116: The Mortal Spell Thief

The perspective shifts.

A furious gale roared, whipping up monstrous waves.

A faint glowing protective罩 shielded the island, trembling before the constantly crashing gigantic waves.

The Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth was also running wild, like a crazed beast charging and colliding.

Wind. Endless wind, seemingly from nowhere, raged between the sky and the ocean.

This was a typical wind disaster scene in the Congyun Sea.

Amidst the howling hurricane, Zhang Haobo was like duckweed in the wind, constantly rising and falling.

Zhang Haobo had no aura whatsoever. However, from the perspective of heaven and earth, Li Fan vaguely saw a unique Spiritual Qi rhythm gradually emerging from his body.

It seemed to be imitating the omnipresent “wind” between heaven and earth.

Zhang Haobo’s mind settled, and he closed his eyes in contemplation.

It wasn't until the wind disaster gradually dissipated that he opened his eyes.

He sensed for a moment, then drifted towards a certain direction.

There were still no Spiritual Qi fluctuations, but his speed was extremely fast.

He truly resembled a gentle breeze, softly sweeping across the world.

“This movement technique is not bad,” Li Fan nodded slightly.

“It’s just, what is he contemplating now? Isn’t he looking for heavenly treasures for Foundation Establishment?”

Li Fan vaguely perceived that in the direction Zhang Haobo was heading, another wind disaster was brewing.

Zhang Haobo was chasing the wind.

“Interesting…”

It seemed he had no intention of undergoing Foundation Establishment anytime soon.

Thus, most of Li Fan’s attention returned to the Foundation Establishment Master.

More than ten days had passed since the previous batch of Qi Refining Cultivators successfully underwent Foundation Establishment and departed.

Based on past experience, at least one or two Cultivators would arrive every seven or eight days, having heard of the place.

Now, more than ten days had passed, and no one else had come.

Something was abnormal.

Therefore, the three people on the island couldn’t sit still.

They gathered together every day, discussing who knows what.

Li Fan, observing in secret, activated Formless Killing Intent, locking onto the young man named Li Chenfeng, intending to see what they were up to.

On this day, the three men once again conspired in the secret room.

With Li Fan’s Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing, the situation in the room was clear at a glance.

The Foundation Establishment Master looked somewhat anxious and uneasy. He looked up again, becoming somewhat panicked: “It’s here again, that feeling is here again!”

“Is it really that bad, old man? Are you that scared?” Although Li Chenfeng was somewhat puzzled, he also had a solemn expression.

The Foundation Establishment Master shook his head: “You don’t understand. Although my Realm is stuck at Late Stage Foundation Establishment, I have observed hundreds of Cultivators successfully undergo Foundation Establishment, and I am extremely sensitive to the fluctuations of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.”

“There’s no mistake, this feeling of being spied upon…”

“It must be a certain Great Master observing this place…” The Foundation Establishment Master’s wrinkled face turned faintly pale.

“Once or twice might be an unintentional glance, but this has happened many times now. Is this a warning? Or…” The Foundation Establishment Master grew more and more frightened the more he thought about it.

“Alright, stop scaring yourself! If the matter had truly been exposed, someone would have come to wipe us all out by now!” Li Chenfeng impatiently slapped the table, stabilizing morale.

“Besides, this secret room has a Life-Death Formation to block Divine Thought, so how could it be so easily discovered!”

“However, old man, your worries are not unfounded.” Li Chenfeng changed the subject.

“Our principle has always been not to stay in one place for too long; we make a fortune and then run. It’s just that the Congyun Sea is vast, and the number of Cultivators undergoing Foundation Establishment each year is quite large, which is why we’ve stayed here for so long.”

“The original plan was to work for another seven or eight years and then leave. Now it seems we’ve profited handsomely, attracting others’ attention.”

Li Chenfeng calmly analyzed: “Since that’s the case, we might as well withdraw early. Pack our things and depart tomorrow morning. Next, we’ll head north to Yongliang Province. That’s the territory of the Five Old Men Association. Once we’re there, even if the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance wants to cause us trouble, it won’t be so easy.”

The man surnamed Xiao also agreed: “That’s right. Once we get there, we’ll change our appearance and repeat the old trick.”

Li Chenfeng suddenly lowered his voice and whispered, “Old man, how much more do we need to exchange for the ‘Sea Swallowing Longevity Art’?”

The Foundation Establishment Master narrowed his eyes: “Almost there. If we’re careful and work for another fifty-odd years, we should be able to exchange for it.”

The man surnamed Xiao sighed: “It’s truly not easy. Old Zhu, you’ve been away from home for over a hundred years, haven’t you?”

Old Zhu also sighed with emotion: “Indeed. It’s been ninety-eight years since I went through countless hardships to break through the Immortal Severing Grand Formation and enter the Cultivation World.”

Li Chenfeng said in a deep voice: “A Dao Integration True Art is naturally no small matter. To be able to exchange for it in just over a hundred years is already a blessing.”

Old Zhu felt somewhat ashamed: “It’s still largely thanks to your ingenuity, Master Li, for coming up with such a brilliant method. One year now is worth more than ten years of my past gains.”

The man surnamed Xiao also praised him repeatedly.

Li Chenfeng showed no complacent expression on his face, but instead said solemnly: “The closer we are to success, the more cautious we must be. A hundred years of planning, the sacrifice of countless people, must not be ruined in our hands.”

Old Zhu’s expression also became solemn: “Master Li is right.”

The man surnamed Xiao whispered: “As long as we can bring this ‘Sea Swallowing Longevity Art’ back, all the sacrifices will be worth it.”

Li Chenfeng, however, sighed: “I wonder how many Void-Rending Whales have been nurtured over these years. At that time, the Empress calculated that a whale pod of one hundred thousand Void-Rending Whales working together would be able to counteract the Cultivation World’s suction on our homeland. Thirty years ago, when I left my homeland, the size of the whale pod was only just over seventy thousand.”

“Thirty years, thirty thousand…”

“It’s difficult!” Li Chenfeng shook his head.

Old Zhu comforted him: “If the number of Void-Rending Whales isn’t enough, we can slowly cultivate more later. As long as we bring the Dao Integration True Art back, we can help the Empress subdue those other rebellious forces.”

“At that time, with the full strength of the entire Empire, we will surely be able to push for the Empire’s departure from this Cultivation World within ten years.”

“And with the Dao lineage established by the ‘Sea Swallowing Longevity Art’, the shackles of Immortal Arts not being able to be cultivated together will be gone.”

“The Empire will see more and more Daoist Cultivators emerge.”

“The future of the Empire is bright!”

Old Zhu’s words plunged Li Chenfeng and the man surnamed Xiao into a beautiful vision of the future.

After a long while, the three clasped their hands tightly together.

“For the Empire, for the Empress!”

An intense fanaticism appeared on the faces of the three, as they spoke in unison.

…

“Empire, Thief of Law, departing the Cultivation World…” Li Fan looked at this scene in the secret room from afar, a strange expression in his eyes.

“It seems that those Small Worlds and Grotto-Heavens where Mortals migrated to were not all completely devoid of Spiritual Qi, like Great Xuan.”

“Or perhaps, they were indeed like that initially. It’s just that a few thousand years are enough for some changes to occur.”

“To be able to cultivate and command a hundred thousand Void-Rending Whales…”

“This so-called Empire is not weak in strength. I just wonder what methods they use.”