Chapter 182: Wanli Mountain and River Formation

On the golden barrier covering the island, there was a small, circular gap.

He Zhenghao led Li Fan through this small gap into the interior of the island’s protective Formation.

"When you meet the Great Masters of Formations later, don't mention contribution points in front of them. Act according to the situation, and when the matter is done, you can transfer the contribution points to me. I'll then transfer them to Zhang Zhiliang," He Zhenghao quietly instructed.

Li Fan smiled slightly, indicating his understanding.

"Haha! Fellow Daoist He, you've come at just the right time!"

Just then, Gong Boyu's laughter drifted over from afar.

Li Fan looked in the direction of the sound, only to see that several Great Masters of Formations from Ce Zhen Hall were all present.

Before them was a gigantic light screen displayed vertically.

On the light screen, many tiny Formation units flashed rapidly.

The Great Masters of Formations occasionally pointed at the light screen, discussing something with each other, their expressions varied.

"This is…" Li Fan's gaze flickered as he looked at the golden Formation in the sky.

Sure enough, he vaguely saw many tiny circular plates, like crawling insects, attached to the surface of the Formation barrier.

While drawing power from the Formation, they transmitted the data of the most minute units composing the great Formation to the central light screen.

"Breaching Plate."

In his twelfth life, Zhang Zhiliang's posthumous writings had mentioned this Magic Treasure.

It could analyze the composition data of a Formation without damaging its structure, thereby providing reference solutions for breaking the Formation.

A set of one thousand one hundred and eighty Breaching Plates was quite valuable.

He had never had the chance to see them before, but unexpectedly, he stumbled upon them today.

"Come, come, Fellow Daoist He, quickly come and see the latest analysis data! Is it true that this island's re-emergence from the seabed is related to changes in the Earth Veins?" Gong Boyu greeted him enthusiastically.

Although He Zhenghao was eager to dive in, he didn't forget the main business and first turned to Zhang Zhiliang, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, this is Fellow Daoist Li Fan, whom I mentioned earlier, who wishes to follow you as a Formation Repairman. He is at the Foundation Establishment Stage of cultivation and has some knowledge of Formations."

Zhang Zhiliang merely glanced at Li Fan casually and tossed over a spirit awareness orb: "You test it first. As long as you're not completely ignorant of Formations, there shouldn't be any problem."

Li Fan took the spirit awareness orb, and his Divine Sense circulated through it and then came out, quickly completing the test.

Zhang Zhiliang looked at the number of glowing points on the spirit awareness orb, a little surprised.

"It's said that you've always studied Formations on your own? This is a very good result. You're more than qualified to be a Formation Repairman!"

Zhang Zhiliang was very clear about the difficulty of the questions within his spirit awareness orb. Some could even be called a bit tricky. Let alone a self-taught Formation practitioner, even an ordinary apprentice within Ce Zhen Hall might not have done as well as the person in front of him.

"Great Master, you flatter me! Junior's Aptitude is dull; my only reliance is diligence!" Li Fan responded calmly.

Zhang Zhiliang nodded, becoming even more satisfied, and handed Li Fan a jade token.

Engraved on the jade token was a slanted metal cube pattern, which was the main building of Ce Zhen Hall.

Zhang Zhiliang instructed: "With this jade token, first go to Bu Zheng Hall for identity registration, and then collect related items at the tianxuan mirror. After activating your permissions, if you have any questions, you can also find answers by searching in the tianxuan mirror."

Li Fan nodded in understanding, put away the jade token, bowed, and thanked him.

He Zhenghao's face also showed joy at how smoothly things had gone.

With the matter handled, he immediately focused his attention on the light screen of the Breaching Plate.

His expression became focused, his Aura abruptly changed, and in an instant, he seemed like a different person.

Li Fan watched, unable to help but marvel.

On the light screen, the speed of the flashing images continuously accelerated.

He Zhenghao also seemed to be struggling a bit, and beads of sweat began to drip from his forehead.

Above his head, a painting slowly unfolded.

In the painting, one could vaguely see continuous mountain ranges and a scattered river system.

Mountains and rivers were one, stretching endlessly for thousands upon thousands of miles.

The Aura was magnificent and spectacular.

"This should be Fellow Daoist He's Foundation Establishment wondrous item, the Mountain and River Vein Array Diagram. Looking at its power, it seems to be more than just a wondrous item for a person," Li Fan observed carefully, thinking to himself.

After about half a stick of incense, He Zhenghao finally let out a long breath and put away his wondrous item anomaly.

"Fellow Daoist Gong has extraordinary insight! One word: accurate!" He first praised him.

Then he slowly said, "Indeed, this island is located on an Earth Vein. If my guess is correct, it should be based on the Mountain and River Array."

"As long as the Earth Vein is not destroyed, this protective Formation will be inexhaustible. And that Wanxian Array can even gather the Earth Veins of an entire province. Its protection is so strong that even three or four Dao Integration Stage cultivators personally present might not be able to break it."

"It's more than just one level stronger than the current protective plan being implemented."

Zhang Zhiliang slowly nodded: "Although this Formation's defense is strong, if the Formation is broken, it will cause some damage to the Earth Veins. I wonder what was encountered at that time that led to choosing such an extreme solution as the Mountain and River Array."

Gong Boyu also leaned over at this time: "Why care so much? This free Mountain and River Array is right in front of us. To be able to observe it without spending merit contribution points is a rare opportunity, one that comes perhaps once in a hundred years."

He Zhenghao repeatedly said, "Fellow Daoist Gong speaks wisely. A good opportunity should not be missed; we still need to study it diligently."

With that, the few of them immersed themselves in the constantly flashing images on the Breaching Plate's light screen.

Li Fan also observed for a period of time. Unfortunately, his current foundation in the Dao of Formations was not enough for him to gain any insights from it.

Seeing that the Great Masters of Formations would not be waking up anytime soon, Li Fan no longer lingered.

After bidding farewell, he quietly returned to Wanxian Island.

He went straight to Bu Zheng Hall in the center of the island.