Chapter 17: Everything is Prepared

"So, what Li Fan said is true? There really is a scroll of ancestral Core Formation Technique?"

Inside the Grand Preceptors Mansion, Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi were plotting via voice transmission.

"That's right, I saw it with my own eyes," Dao Xuanzi nodded.

"Can't we just take it by force? After all, he's just a mere Mortal…" Kou Hong's fierce nature was revealed.

Dao Xuanzi quickly dissuaded him: "Although this Li Fan is just a Mortal, he is, after all, a descendant of the Taiyan Sect. You saw that terrifying divination technique earlier; it truly makes one fearful. If we take it by force, there is no telling what methods he might still have."

"It's just helping him repair the Taiyan Boat; it's not a difficult task. Why create more complications?" Of course, the main reason was that Dao Xuanzi feared that if they took it by force, Li Fan, driven to desperation, would reveal that the technique was actually a Nascent Soul technique.

After Dao Xuanzi's dissuasion, Kou Hong extinguished the thought of taking it by force.

The two secretly distributed the benefits and finally agreed on helping to repair the Taiyan Boat.

The next day, the two saw the Taiyan Boat that Li Fan spoke of.

Kou Hong was delighted at the sight and immediately took it to examine closely.

"Worthy of being an item from the Taiyan Sect. The ingenuity of the refining methods and the profoundness of the Formation are far beyond what I have learned!" Kou Hong became more delighted the more he looked, "If I can repair it, my path of Artifact Refining will surely improve!"

"Then, I will leave it to you two. If you have any requirements, just let me know, and I will certainly satisfy them," Li Fan said solemnly.

"You may go now; do not disturb us," Kou Hong waved his hand, already immersed in the study of the Taiyan Boat.

…

Cultivation knows no time.

What seemed like a small wooden boat took Kou Hong and his companion nearly a year to repair.

This day, hearing that the Taiyan Boat was repaired, Li Fan hurriedly found the two.

Taking the Taiyan Boat from Kou Hong's hands, he was overjoyed.

Kou Hong said with some pride: "The Taiyan Boat's core power Formation, transformation and scaling Formation, dust-cleansing Formation, etc., have been completely repaired. Only the defensive Formation and attack Formation are limited by Materials, so they could only be simply repaired. Crossing the Immortal Severing Grand Formation shouldn't be a big problem, but dealing with attacks from Cultivators will be a bit difficult."

Li Fan didn't care about this: "It doesn't matter. As long as I can get out of the Immortal Severing Grand Formation and return to the Cultivation World, I will naturally find a way to return to the Taiyan Sect using my ancestor's token."

Kou Hong's eyes flickered, and then he enthusiastically introduced the usage method of the Taiyan Boat to Li Fan.

"This Taiyan Boat is powered by Spiritual Qi and requires Divine Sense to control. According to needs, it can transform into three levels of size."

"The smallest is only ten meters long and two or three meters wide, capable of carrying about ten people. A slightly larger one is one hundred meters long, capable of carrying hundreds. And at its largest, it is fully over a thousand meters long, capable of carrying tens of thousands! We don't have many Spirit Stones in our possession, but the ones I placed as fuel are enough for you to leave this place in the second form."

"However, piloting this Taiyan Boat requires at least the Divine Sense of the Qi Refinement Stage. I wonder if you need us to do it for you…"

Before Kou Hong could finish speaking, he saw the Taiyan Boat, under Li Fan's control, slowly grow larger, changing from a small toy into a real small boat.

Li Fan couldn't wait to step inside the Taiyan Boat.

The structure of the ten-meter form of the Taiyan Boat was very simple. It had only one level. The front deck was nearly two meters long, followed by the control cabin and the living cabin.

Li Fan stood in the control cabin, connected his Divine Thought to the Taiyan Boat, and then a feeling of being able to command it like an extension of his own arm surged into his heart.

Under his manipulation, the Taiyan Boat rose steadily into the air and floated in mid-air.

Then Li Fan piloted the Taiyan Boat to fly up, down, left, and right for a while before suppressing the excitement in his heart and returning to the ground.

"Fellow Daoist truly has extraordinary means. Even though you are a Mortal, you can manipulate the Taiyan Boat!" Kou Hong praised.

"Just some minor tricks, not worth mentioning!" Li Fan smiled slightly, "I must thank you two Fellow Daoists! Trapped for a thousand years, now that there is hope of escape, it is all thanks to you two!"

Li Fan said this sincerely.

Although Kou Hong was very curious about how Li Fan could manipulate the Taiyan Boat without Divine Sense, seeing Li Fan avoid the topic, he had to let it go.

Dao Xuanzi was already impatient: "Now that the Taiyan Boat has been repaired, I wonder…"

Li Fan laughed heartily: "It's already prepared. Follow me to retrieve it, Fellow Daoist."

Hearing this, Dao Xuanzi was energized and hurriedly followed.

The two had already agreed; Kou Hong did not follow but waited in place.

A moment later, Dao Xuanzi returned with a face full of smiles. It was clear that he had obtained the Cultivation Technique.

Li Fan, Dao Xuanzi, and Kou Hong were all very satisfied with this transaction.

To express his gratitude to the two, Li Fan threw a grand banquet to host them.

Food and wine were endless, and singing and dancing continued for three days.

Three days later, Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi said goodbye to Li Fan.

"Fellow Daoist, we don't have much remaining Spirit Stones. Staying in this Immortal Extinction Land longer risks our cultivation levels dropping. So we are here today to bid you farewell," Dao Xuanzi said to Li Fan.

Li Fan said with some regret: "My clan still has some matters to deal with here, so I cannot accompany you two Fellow Daoists!"

Kou Hong said enthusiastically: "No matter. If you go out, Fellow Daoist, you can come to Lingtian City in the Congyun Mountain Range to find me."

As he spoke, Kou Hong handed Li Fan a map.

"This is a map of the area near the exit of the Immortal Severing Grand Formation that I drew from memory at your request, Fellow Daoist. There are no blank Jade Slips here, so I had to use pen and paper."

Li Fan solemnly took the map and thanked him repeatedly.

After the three exchanged some pleasantries, Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi finally turned into two streaks of light and left.

Dismissing everyone, Li Fan went to the underground secret room alone.

Placing the map and the Taiyan Boat together, a thousand emotions surged in Li Fan's heart.

Six lifetimes of Reincarnation, over three hundred years of painstaking planning, finally bore fruit at this moment.

These two items were the key for him to jump out of this Immortal Extinction Land and hope for longevity!

…

Eastern Void Abyss.

Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi stood in the air, looking back towards the Xuan Capital.

"When we broke into this Immortal Extinction Land before, I thought that even if we didn't die, we would be seriously injured. I didn't expect that by some twist of fate, we would have such an encounter," Dao Xuanzi said quietly, feeling the Nascent Soul technique in his Storage Ring.

Kou Hong nodded in agreement, then said with some regret: "That Li Fan has an extraordinary will; he is a character. It's a pity that his lifespan is nearing its end. Even if he can return to the Cultivation World, he won't have many years to live."

"Without longevity, everything is vanity. Aren't you and I the ones who turned against each other for the hope of longevity?" Dao Xuanzi said lightly.

"Speaking of which, what kind of Cultivation Technique did that Li Fan give you?" Kou Hong suddenly became curious.

Dao Xuanzi didn't answer but smiled and said: "It couldn't possibly be the same Cultivation Technique as the one in your hand, could it? Don't worry, after I go back and enter seclusion to reach the Golden Core Stage, the three things I promised to do for you will definitely not be lacking."

Kou Hong did not ask any further but was somewhat excited: "After I also make a Breakthrough, if we two brothers work together, who in this Congyun Mountain Range will be our opponent?"

"The mist guarding the Formation hasn't dissipated yet. I wonder if brother dares to enter?" Dao Xuanzi looked at the thick fog above the Void Abyss and suddenly flew into it first.

It was clear that he was impatient to return to the Cultivation World and comprehend the Cultivation Technique.

"What is there to fear?" Kou Hong let out a loud laugh, then followed closely and plunged in.