Chapter 292: Introductory Interlinked Formations

After absolute silence, a sharp, metallic-sounding noise continuously echoed in his ears.

It finally subsided slowly, turning into a lazy voice.

"Those who have completed the teleportation Formation, move forward! Don't block the way!"

Li Fan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the discomfort inside his body.

While sizing up his surroundings, he moved forward as instructed.

This place looked quite similar to the ultra-long-distance teleportation space on Ten Thousand Immortals Island, except that the brilliance of the background starry sea was several times stronger.

Moreover, it was extremely bustling. Just during the time Li Fan was adjusting and adapting his body, two or three more Cultivators were teleported over.

Li Fan walked up to the Cultivator who had spoken.

This person was wearing the standard black and yellow Daoist robe of the Myriad Immortals Alliance, and casually handed over a Medicinal Pill: "Purifying Dust-Wiping Pill, swallowing it can relieve discomfort. Move forward and undergo inspection! Next!"

Li Fan took the Medicinal Pill, observed it for a moment, did not consume it, and simply stored it inside his Storage Ring.

Further ahead was a mirror emitting a faint glow, suspended high in the air.

Looking at its appearance, it was identical to the Tianxuan Mirror.

Li Fan walked directly under the mirror and stood still slightly.

The brilliant light swept across his entire body, and a moment later, the familiar yet bizarre voice of the Tianxuan Mirror rang in Li Fan's ears.

"Cultivator Li Fan, welcome to Tianyu State."

His vision blurred, and the scenery shifted.

When Li Fan came to his senses, he had already left the interior of the Heavenly Venerable Statue and arrived at the Dharma Transmission Plaza.

The number of teleportation Formations on the plaza in Tianyu State was also several times higher than that on Ten Thousand Immortals Island.

Not only were they interconnected with various cities within Tianyu State, but they could also reach cities directly under the jurisdiction of the Tianchen, Tianshu, and Tianquan States.

These four state regions, which guarded the Myriad Immortals Alliance Headquarters, were vaguely linked together as one.

What made these four states different from the other states was that there were no Mortals living in them.

In every city, only Cultivators resided.

Therefore, the total number of Cultivators in these four states far exceeded that of other regions.

Sweeping his Divine Sense across the Jade Slip given by Zhang Zhiliang, Li Fan knew the destination of this trip.

Cosmos Abode in Tianyu City.

Unlike on Ten Thousand Immortals Island, where all organizations of the Myriad Immortals Alliance were crammed into one place,

in this Tianyu City, various departments each had their own separate stations.

Some stronger ones, such as the Martial Arts Hall, even had more than one location.

This Cosmos Abode was a large courtyard belonging to the Strategy Formation Hall.

Guided by the information within the Jade Slip, Li Fan shuttled forward through Tianyu City.

Before long, he arrived at the entrance of the Cosmos Abode.

The main gate stood wide open, with no one guarding it.

Li Fan stepped forward and walked inside.

The next second, the air suddenly became scorching hot.

Everything within his line of sight was a continuous, endless desert.

The sand beneath his feet also seemed to be flowing quietly like running water.

"Myriad-Mile Flowing Sand Formation…"

Li Fan's heart did not panic, knowing that this was the first test to enter the Cosmos Abode.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked out into the surroundings.

In Li Fan's eyes, the surrounding scenery of flying yellow sand instantly transformed into various Formation patterns.

The blue light of the hua dao stone in his Sea of Consciousness bloomed slightly, and Li Fan was rapidly calculating the flaws of this [Myriad-Mile Flowing Sand Formation].

While breaking the Formation, he did not stand still. Instead, every once in a while, he would carefully fly to change his footing.

Whenever he left shortly after, a flowing sand vortex would appear at his original position, swallowing everything.

After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Li Fan finally found the method to escape the Formation.

Flying and stopping alternately, he finally broke free from the Myriad-Mile Flowing Sand Formation.

Still failing to enter the interior of the Cosmos Abode, what greeted Li Fan was another brand-new Formation.

[Black Stone Flowing Fire Formation].

It was a bit more perilous compared to the previous Myriad-Mile Flowing Sand Formation.

Li Fan was unsure whether being trapped in this Formation would result in direct death or if someone would come to rescue him.

Right now, he raised his alertness to the utmost and dealt with it carefully.

After a little half-day, he broke out of the Formation.

Following that, sequentially, were the [Eight-Gate Qi-Closing Formation], [Misty Rain Fallen Immortal Formation], [Void Spirit Soul-Seizing Formation]…

These were all Formations that Zhang Zhiliang had previously mentioned and introduced in his Dividing Spirit Jade Slip.

Although he had systematically learned them before, when Li Fan was truly deeply trapped in the Formations, he realized how vast the gap between theory and reality was.

Fortunately, these Formations did not seem to be fully activated and were purely used for testing purposes.

Although somewhat disheveled, Li Fan managed to break them one by one.

When the final [Ten-Direction Xiyi Formation] was breached, Li Fan finally arrived at a safe space.

This place was very similar to where Zhang Zhiliang had originally lectured, and a young Cultivator dressed in white was waiting here.

"Li Fan, from Congyun Sea."

"Total time to break the Formations: one day and six hours."

"Result: slightly below average."

"There was not a moment of rest during the process of breaking the Formations, and no sign of fatigue was seen after everything ended."

"Mind and spirit are resilient, can be rated as upper-upper."

"Hmm…"

"Overall evaluation: slightly below upper class!"

The white-clothed Cultivator muttered to himself, and following his words, a silver Jade Token appeared out of thin air in front of Li Fan.

"This token is your proof of identity during your time in the Cosmos Abode. Keep it well and do not lose it."

"The transmission of notices and the distribution of related supplies are all done through this token."

"You may go and rest first. Once all training personnel have arrived, you will naturally be notified!"

The white-clothed Cultivator instructed.

Li Fan put away the silver token and cupped his hands to thank the white-clothed Cultivator.

He then asked: "May I ask how Senior should be addressed?"

The white-clothed Cultivator smiled: "Ji Hongdao of Tianyu State. You may go now!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the silver token burst out with a flash of light, enveloping Li Fan.

When the silver radiance before his eyes disappeared, Li Fan had already appeared inside a small courtyard.

The courtyard was not large, but it was decorated extremely exquisitely.

The center was originally a lake and rockery, but through the token, it could be randomly adjusted and transformed into different scenery such as mountain peaks and seas of clouds, desolate gobi deserts, and vast oceans.

After adjusting it, Li Fan discovered that this was not merely an illusion.

Instead, one could personally fly into it, and it existed truly.

It was as if another space had been inlaid within it.

Li Fan couldn't help but sigh at the extravagance of the materials used in this Cosmos Abode.

Not only was the scenery beautiful, but the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the small courtyard was also shockingly high.

Following the direction of the Spiritual Qi flow, Li Fan found a small Tianxuan Mirror in the room at the source.

There was not much difference from the ones commonly seen in various state cities; it provided basic functions such as inquiries and transactions, and could even open an auxiliary Cultivation mode.

What made Li Fan most tongue-tied and tempted was that in this courtyard, the use of auxiliary Cultivation was completely free.

Although he was not lacking in Contribution Points right now, who could refuse the joy of getting things for free?

Right away, Li Fan stood on ceremony no longer and directly entered the Enlightenment state.

"It's a pity that this is only special treatment during the training period and cannot last long. Otherwise, I could squat here for a lifetime."

"The hinterland of the Myriad Immortals Alliance is truly affluent. Congyun Sea simply cannot compare."

"No wonder countless Cultivators break their heads trying to squeeze in here."

"Just by abusing public office for private gain a little bit, who knows how many resources can be saved."

Li Fan couldn't help but exclaim with emotion.