Morning wind changes into a strange beast

However, with five million contribution points not being a small sum, the face did not make an immediate decision.

After a moment of contemplation, the face cautiously said, "This matter requires more careful consideration. Let's meet again in seven days."

After transmitting a coordinate location to Li Fan, the face quietly disappeared.

But in just a flash, he reappeared.

"Oh, and no matter what, He Zhenghao is a person with high value for recruitment."

"You must build a good relationship with him. Even if this test question is fake, his connection with the Heng Family of Tian Yu State alone makes him worth our investment."

"I recall you previously reported that this person is most enamored with Formations?"

"Perhaps we can start from that angle."

The face gave a few more instructions before finally leaving.

After glowing with a yellow light, the smooth broken stone shattered inch by inch, falling to the ground.

Li Fan stepped forward to inspect it, finding that it had been completely destroyed.

After standing still and pondering for a moment, Li Fan, still wearing Zhou Qingang's face, quietly flew away.

After flying a sufficient distance and ensuring no one was following or monitoring him, Li Fan changed back to his original middle-aged appearance in the shadows.

"The bait has been laid, now we just see if the Five Old Men Association will take it."

As he flew, Li Fan recalled Zhou Qingang's memories concerning the Five Old Men Association.

"Worry-Free Paradise…"

"Presumably, the one who controls this Heavenly Domain is Chang Sheng Tian Zun, who can make people forget disasters."

"But what about the Kingdom of Truth? The Heaven-Defying principle of Celestial Venerable Wuyou should roughly cover the entire Xuanhuang World."

"However, [Unable to Lie] clearly hasn't affected other areas, only taking effect in specific regions."

"Zhao Shijie's [Ten Thousand Hearts United as One] also seems to be like this."

"Wuyou and Chuan Fa should be one level higher than these two…"

"No wonder the Five Old Men Association, despite having five Chang Sheng Tian Zun overseeing it, is still wary of Chuan Fa."

"Even their attempts to probe him are extremely cautious."

Li Fan was pensive.

Connecting with the Five Old Men Association this time was not a sudden whim of Li Fan's.

Aside from maximizing profit from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance entrance examination questions,

the Five Old Men Association's checks and balances will also be crucial in the future to prevent the Tianxuan Locking Spirit Formation from purifying towards the direction of the Xuan Net.

Having a Clone serving as a Five Old Men Association spy will make future actions much more convenient.

Next, Li Fan did not return to Wanxian Island but flew towards the southeastern sea area of Congyun Sea.

The secluded small island in the center of the sea was Li Fan's destination for this trip.

After more than half a day, Li Fan saw the compound courtyard on the island from afar.

In the courtyard, five Cultivators were sitting cross-legged.

An old man with a youthful complexion and white hair, looking very energetic, was pacing back and forth beside the Cultivators.

He kept uttering profound and difficult-to-understand words.

This Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator was the Foundation Establishment Master Li Fan had encountered back then.

Including Li Chenfeng, who was guarding the door, and the male actor surnamed Xiao.

These three were actually Thieves of Law who had smuggled themselves from a Small World.

Their homeland, a Small World named the Empire, was attempting to break free from the Xuanhuang World's shackles through the combined efforts of a whale pod consisting of one hundred thousand Void-Rending Whales.

And they were tasked with the heavy responsibility of stealing Cultivation Techniques from the Xuanhuang World.

Hoping to re-establish the Immortal Cultivation Dao after the Empire breaks away from the Xuanhuang World.

For ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, accumulating enough contribution points to exchange for Body Integration Cultivation Techniques was nothing short of a pipe dream.

So they took a risky approach, accumulating wealth through this deceptive method.

Li Fan came to them not for the small amount of contribution points they possessed.

But to leverage the Foundation Establishment Master's renown among the many Qi Refining Cultivators.

Li Fan smiled slightly and changed into another unfamiliar face.

He landed openly in front of the Foundation Establishment Master.

"Calm your mind, focus your spirit, and carefully comprehend…" The Foundation Establishment Master was shaking his head and reciting his spiel like a mantra.

Upon seeing Li Fan descend from the sky, his words abruptly stopped.

"Golden Core cultivator?"

In an instant, many thoughts surged into the Foundation Establishment Master's mind.

However, years of undercover life still allowed him to feign composure and say, "May I ask, Senior…"

Li Fan, however, gently waved his hand, first knocking out the other four Qi Refining Cultivators present.

Leaving only the actor surnamed Xiao and the Foundation Establishment Master, he then said faintly, "It's you two, who smuggled yourselves from a Small World?"

These words caused both of their expressions to change drastically.

The Foundation Establishment Master was about to explain, but he suddenly felt a net tightly entangle him.

While his body lost control, he couldn't even speak.

He couldn't even commit suicide.

A hint of despair flashed in the Foundation Establishment Master's eyes.

Li Fan was about to speak when he suddenly felt something rapidly approaching from behind him.

His figure instantly teleported, moving away from his original spot.

Looking back, Li Fan's eyes narrowed slightly.

He saw a figure about two zhang tall standing there. Looking at the other party's appearance, it was none other than the Qi Refining Cultivator, Li Chenfeng.

However, at this moment, his appearance had undergone a great change.

His body had expanded several times, and his body surface had grown keratin like the shell of an exotic beast.

Two pairs of transparent wings on his back flapped rapidly, keeping him suspended in the air.

His hands were replaced by a pair of sharp, dark golden giant claws.

His face also seemed to be covered by a mask resembling an exotic beast's makeup, with only his two eyes exposed.

His entire being was like a combination of human and exotic beast, possessing a demonic beauty under the sunlight.

"Interesting. What is this thing?"

The change before him was beyond Li Fan's expectation.

He stared at Li Chenfeng, discovering that his beast-like body could achieve a certain degree of Divine Sense shielding.

A two-zhang giant, when sensed by Divine Sense, appeared to be only the size of a flying insect.

"Senior, please let us live. Can you pretend you didn't see anything?"

Li Chenfeng's voice, mixed with two layers of sound, rang out.

But before Li Fan could answer, his massive body disappeared from its original spot.

Appearing behind Li Fan.

His giant claws raised high, about to tear Li Fan's head apart.

Li Fan's expression changed slightly.

Because he discovered that the Binding Insect Divine Ability had lost its effect on Li Chenfeng.

This was the first time since he had learned it from Junior Brother Chong.

However, though surprised, he remained calm, instantly setting up several Formations around him.

He flipped his hand and struck with a palm, meeting the attack head-on.

The azure giant palm and the dark golden giant claw collided, erupting in a thunderous roar.

Li Fan used this opportunity to widen the distance, while a blue water sword illuminated the heavens and earth.

The Cong Yun Sword passed through the middle of Li Chenfeng's body, splitting him in two.

Countless drops of blood sprayed, but Li Fan's heart did not relax its vigilance.

Because Li Chenfeng's body, which had been cut in half, instantly healed its wounds.

Then, each half, one left and one right, attacked Li Fan.

Just at this moment, the Formation Li Fan had set up earlier quietly activated.

After flying forward for a while, Li Chenfeng seemed to freeze in mid-air, unable to advance another inch!

There's more to come later.