Chapter 87: Treasure Finally in Hand

Seeing the treasure about to fall into his hands, only for unexpected complications to arise at the most critical moment, Hundred Mile Chen was both surprised and furious.

He looked at Li Fan and couldn't help but roar, "Where did this fraud come from! The Disciples of Yunshui Heavenly Palace all died long ago…"

Halfway through his sentence, Hundred Mile Chen realized the inappropriateness of his words and stopped abruptly.

"Ancestral Master Tai Yi, please discern the truth; this person cannot possibly be any Personal Disciple!" he said to the turtle-snake monster through gritted teeth.

The turtle-snake monster didn't care about his words, but was instead carefully distinguishing the aura of the Cultivation Technique circulating in Li Fan's body.

"Hmm… Cloud Water Illusion Dream Skill. I didn't expect that kid Qin Hall would have a successor after all."

"Good, very good."

Seemingly because it was very excited, the turtle-snake monster's massive body trembled slightly, and its hideous face relaxed somewhat.

"Indeed, my Cultivation Technique was personally taught by Senior Brother Qin Hall. Naturally, I can be considered a Disciple of Yunshui Heavenly Palace." Li Fan nodded and spoke with an unchanged expression.

Never expecting that Li Fan's words were actually true, Hundred Mile Chen's expression immediately turned gloomy.

He and Si Kongyi both stared deathly at Li Fan, killing intent surging in their eyes.

Feeling the rapidly expanding killing intent on them, Li Fan only gave a slight smile in response.

"Hmm, you are a Personal Disciple, and this kid is also a Personal Disciple. Both of you want this Cloud Water Diagram…"

"It's really a headache…"

The turtle-snake monster was somewhat bewildered, its gaze moving back and forth between Li Fan and Hundred Mile Chen.

After a while, with its slow thinking, it finally came up with a solution.

"In that case, according to the sect's rules, the two of you should spar with each other."

"Whoever wins, I will give this Cloud Water Diagram to them."

The turtle-snake monster seemed very satisfied with its own solution.

It shook its body and moved its stiff frame.

Broken swords fell from its body one by one, drifting to the edge of the Sword Forest below in a highly unusual trajectory.

Increasing the range and size of the Sword Forest.

"Disciples of Yunshui Heavenly Palace respect and love each other; when you two spar, remember to stop once you've made your point."

The turtle-snake monster exhorted in its old voice.

Then, countless broken swords flew out from its body.

They stabbed into the ground around Li Fan and Si Kongyi, leaving only a blank area in the middle, forming a natural arena.

"Mm. You may begin!"

The turtle-snake monster said in a muffled voice.

Li Fan chuckled, "Ancestral Master, rest assured, I will definitely spare Junior Brother Hundred Mile's life."

Hundred Mile Chen didn't reply, but the killing intent in his eyes had already reached its peak.

Above his head, twenty-one continuously rotating blue water swords suddenly appeared.

Forming a sword array, they whistled towards Li Fan in an instant.

Li Fan, however, only extended his right hand and made a gentle grasping motion toward Hundred Mile Chen.

The dust settled.

Even if there were a thousand more methods, they could no longer be used at this moment.

As if tightly covered by an invisible giant net, Hundred Mile Chen was instantly bound in mid-air, unable to move.

Those twenty-four water swords also dissipated halfway through their flight.

Tai Yi, who had been asleep for thousands of years, was now enthusiastically providing commentary.

Although his rusty thinking made his commentary always a beat slow.

Li Fan had already taken down Hundred Mile Chen before his voice slowly came through.

"Hmm, not bad. It's the Dinghai Sword Technique! You've already practiced twenty-one swords; you're not far from Major Achievement…"

"Eh, is this that little insect's Self-Binding Technique? I didn't expect it to actually be passed on to an outsider…"

Amidst the turtle-snake monster's commentary, Hundred Mile Chen and Si Kongyi both showed expressions of extreme horror on their faces.

They naturally knew what this method that had so easily restrained Hundred Mile Chen was.

It was clearly exactly the same as the technique used by the Strange Daoist in the Demon Refining Tower!

Escaping from that Strange Daoist's hands was one thing, but to even learn his Divine Ability?

How was it done?

Could it be that this person really is a Disciple of Yunshui Heavenly Palace?

Otherwise, none of this could be explained!

But the Disciples of Yunshui Heavenly Palace had clearly all died out in the Great Tribulation thousands of years ago!

Who exactly is he?

Endless doubt and fear surged in the hearts of Hundred Mile Chen and Si Kongyi.

No, this person is too mysterious; if they fall into his hands…

Looking at Li Fan's "kind" face, the two couldn't help but shudder.

Escape!

Thus, under the gaze of the turtle-snake monster and Li Fan, a bizarre scene occurred.

Hundred Mile Chen, who was pinned by the Binding Insect, underwent a change in form and became Si Kongyi in the blink of an eye.

And Si Kongyi, who had been watching from the side, now took on the appearance of Hundred Mile Chen!

Not only did their appearances swap.

Their aura, cultivation level, and even Li Fan's lock-on through Formless Killing Intent were all swapped in an instant.

Li Fan's expression changed, but he heard Hundred Mile Chen shout, "My skills are inferior, I admit defeat! I concede! I'll leave the Cloud Water Diagram to Senior Brother! Ancestral Master Tai Yi, please send me out of this Yunshui Heavenly Palace!"

"Eh… this is…"

The turtle-snake monster was also somewhat curious about the scene before its eyes. Just as it was about to think about it, it was interrupted by Hundred Mile Chen's shout.

"You want to leave here?"

"Hmm, leaving is good. Leaving is good…"

Amidst the turtle-snake monster's sighs, Hundred Mile Chen was enveloped in a layer of blue light.

His figure distorted, and he cast a hateful glance at Li Fan before vanishing without a trace.

Meanwhile, Si Kongyi, who was bound by Li Fan, lost his vitality in an instant.

Under Li Fan's gaze, he slowly turned into ashes.

Just as had happened in the Demon Refining Tower not long ago.

In Li Fan's perception, outside the Yunshui Heavenly Palace, Si Kongyi appeared once again beside Hundred Mile Chen.

The two were doing their best to flee this place at high speed.

"Hmph, want to escape? It won't be that easy!"

Locked by Formless Killing Intent, as long as the distance wasn't too great, they could not escape Li Fan's palm no matter what.

Not in a hurry to pursue, Li Fan instead inquired of the turtle-snake monster before him.

"Ancestral Master Tai Yi, I wonder which Cultivation Technique Junior Brother Hundred Mile Chen was practicing? Swapping a living person? It's quite miraculous."

"Hmm… looks a bit familiar, I seem to have heard of it somewhere."

After a while, it still said regretfully, "I'm old, and my memory isn't very good. I can't remember."

"Well, while I still remember, I'll hand over the Cloud Water Diagram to you."

The black snake coiled around Tai Yi's head opened its mouth.

A miniature Yunshui Heavenly Palace glowing with five-colored light slowly flew in front of Li Fan.

Li Fan took it in his hand, and sensing the information emerging in his mind, he couldn't help but be a bit stunned.

Just this?

This is worth a hundred thousand contribution points?

It turned out that this Cloud Water Diagram really was just as it looked—a miniature model of the Yunshui Heavenly Palace.

Every detail, every large and small building and scene in the Yunshui Heavenly Palace, had been recreated one by one.

Moreover, it also contained a trace of Divine Thought left behind by the various Disciples of the Yunshui Heavenly Palace from back then.

Fixed and preserved in a special way, they became miniature people active within this miniature Yunshui Heavenly Palace.