Chapter 186: Nine Martial Arts Parade

Merit tasks triggered by random events like this are constantly being watched by Cultivators.

Li Fan directly accepted the task to avoid it being snatched away by others.

Soon, a myriad-character communication talisman received a friend request.

Yanwu Hall, Jiang Zhengji.

Li Fan accepted the request, and Jiang Zhengji's message came through: "Fellow Daoist Li Fan, I have already reviewed your basic information."

"With your Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation and the assistance of a Formation, there should be no risk in completing this task by following our team."

"Later, I will send you the information for this trip to Wanlai Island, so you can prepare in advance."

"We depart tomorrow morning. We will meet at Dharma Transmission Plaza."

Li Fan did not rush to look at the information Jiang Zhengji sent; instead, he first checked Jiang Zhengji's personal information.

His Divine Sense touched the star representing Jiang Zhengji in the star sea, and a brief message instantly appeared in Li Fan's mind.

Jiang Zhengji, a member of the Heavenly Change Five-Person Team in Wanxian Island's Yanwu Hall.

Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivation.

Li Fan knew a little about this Heavenly Change Five-Person Team.

It was one of the nine Yanwu Formations of the Yanwu Hall.

In the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, only when matters related to Cultivation Technique were involved would the Guardian Hall step forward.

In other situations, if force needed to be dispatched, the Yanwu Hall was responsible.

The nine Yanwu Formations were Tianjun, Tiancang, Heavenly Change, Tianxuan, Tianyou, Tianhao, Tianzhu, Tianyan, and Tian Yang.

Except for Tianjun, which was responsible for overall coordination and held a slightly higher status.

The other Formations were all on the same level as each other.

"I wonder how many people from the Heavenly Change Five-Person Team will be dispatched for this mission."

As Li Fan thought this, he opened the information for this mission to eradicate the strange beasts on Wanlai Island.

Wanlai Island is located in the southwestern sea area of Congyun Sea.

A type of humanoid, headless strange beast lives on the island.

Their lower limbs are short, and their arms are strong.

Although they crawl on the ground, their speed is extremely fast.

The strange beasts have no heads; they only have a gaping maw on their chests.

They feed on sound; as long as they are hungry, any slight noise can fill their stomachs.

Their skin is rough and thick, and occasionally, if they get injured, they can quickly recover by absorbing sound.

Their combat power is not weak, and they can use sound waves to harm enemies.

Coupled with their extremely fast reproduction and large numbers, there were no opponents on the island.

So they easily occupied the entire Wanlai Island.

"They feed on sound, how interesting."

After roughly understanding the mission content, Li Fan purchased some Formation Materials in the tianxuan mirror.

For this mission, it would be best if he could complete it without exposing his true strength, just by using Formations to slack off.

Some preparatory work, naturally, needs no further elaboration.

Early the next morning, Li Fan arrived at Dharma Transmission Plaza to wait in advance.

He didn't wait long before he saw Jiang Zhengji slowly approaching with six people.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Jiang!" Li Fan cupped his hands in salute.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you've waited long enough," Jiang Zhengji said politely, then introduced the six people behind him to Li Fan.

Among these six, one was also a Golden Core Middle Stage, while the others, like Li Fan, were all Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After some pleasantries, everyone went through the teleportation Formation and arrived at Guishou Island, the closest island to Wanlai Island.

After flying for most of another day, a lush island was visible in the distance.

"Those beasts are extremely sensitive to sound. To avoid alerting them, everyone should refrain from speaking after entering the area ahead."

"Conceal your aura and communicate only with Divine Sense."

Jiang Zhengji, who was leading, instructed.

Everyone indicated their understanding.

Upon entering the Wanlai Island area, the surroundings immediately became completely silent.

The sound of waves and wind disappeared.

Silently flying above Wanlai Island, Li Fan clearly saw the scene below and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

He saw that the vast island was crowded with headless strange beasts everywhere.

Most of them were lazily lying on the ground, doing nothing.

In some places where there was no room, they didn't fight. They just stacked up in layers, one lying on top of another, forming many small mounds.

The strange beasts' fur was all red; at first glance, the entire surface of Wanlai Island seemed to be covered with moving red fur.

Just looking at it made one feel eerie.

Occasionally, one or two headless strange beasts would feel hungry and wouldn't even bother to get up.

They would just pat their stomachs, and before the sound could travel far, it would be swallowed up as the large mouth on their torso opened and closed.

A few strange beasts nearby would also gather around, opening their large mouths to share the food.

Besides eating, they also reproduced.

Intense activities often attracted many of their kind to watch. They would form a circle, surrounding the main participants, each with their mouths wide open and drooling.

This somewhat bizarre scene on Wanlai Island made not only Li Fan uncomfortable.

The five Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Heavenly Change Five-Person Team were clearly also on this mission for the first time, and their expressions were a bit grim.

Only Jiang Zhengji and another Golden Core cultivator named Du Xingchang remained expressionless, as if they were already accustomed to it.

"Prepare to act!"

Jiang Zhengji threw a purple Formation diagram upwards.

The purple light expanded with the wind, quickly spreading to cover the entire Wanlai Island.

And the headless strange beasts below showed no signs of awareness.

Jiang Zhengji's body glowed brightly, as if ice and snow were falling.

Then, the wind and snow spread, instantly covering the entire island.

"Golden Core Dharma Idol…" Li Fan watched this scene, his eyes flickering.

Li Fan, who had already exchanged for Golden Core Stage related knowledge, was naturally not unfamiliar with this.

After reaching the Golden Core Realm, one could condense a Dharma Idol with the help of the Law within the Golden Core.

With the body and Dharma Idol integrated, one could influence and manipulate a large area around them through the Law.

At this moment, wind and snow raged.

The temperature on Wanlai Island dropped rapidly.

Some headless strange beasts slowly noticed something was wrong and looked around.

But Li Fan and the others, suspended high in the air, made no sound, so they couldn't find any trace.

At the same time, Du Xingchang also moved.

Amidst the swirling wind and snow, red plum blossoms broke through the soil and bloomed proudly.

In an instant, Wanlai Island was filled with white snow and red plum blossoms.

"Xingchang and I will watch from above; you all act on your own!"

Jiang Zhengji said.

The five Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Yanwu Hall's Heavenly Change Five-Person Team nodded one after another.

Without any hesitation, they charged towards the headless strange beasts below.

"It seems to be a case of veterans leading new recruits, with a bit of a training exercise meaning to it."

Seeing this, Li Fan also couldn't openly slack off.

So he quickly followed, casually setting up a [Sensing Spirit Life-Death Formation] to affect the five Foundation Establishment cultivators in front.

This [Sensing Spirit Life-Death Formation] was one of the Formations Zhang Zhiliang had used when the Immortals exterminated Chiyan in the twelfth generation.

It had the effect of increasing attack and enhancing cooperation between them.

However, the Formation Li Fan set up at this time had its power reduced by dozens of times or more.

But for the five Foundation Establishment cultivators, its effect was enough to be called immediate.

Afterward, Li Fan successively set up several Formations in one go, such as the [Five Directions Spirit Gathering Formation], [Sticky Silk Slowing Formation], and [Heavenly Spirit Dragon Fire Formation].