The Five Elders ask for help

Even after Sima Changkong's death, the green viscous liquid covering the ground seemed to retain its own consciousness.

Like worms, it slowly crawled around.

Even the hard ground of the Crystal Palace emitted a "sizzling" sound under the corrosion of the green liquid.

Seeing this rather horrifying scene, Li Fan couldn't help but inwardly gasp.

"What an overbearing Xuan Net!"

"It can actually track down the entity attempting to record it and kill the target."

"Wait a minute…" Suddenly realizing something, Li Fan's expression changed.

He pulled out a blood-red spiritual talisman from his storage ring, concentrating his thoughts: "Fellow Daoist Sima, are you still well?"

He waited for a long time, but there was no response at all.

"Damn it, this means all his Clones are gone too."

Li Fan's face twitched again.

The Xuan Net's pursuit ability was terrifyingly strong.

Originally, Li Fan thought only this Clone in Congyun Sea was destroyed, but now it seems…

Sima Changkong was likely in dire straits.

This blood-colored communication talisman was specially refined by Sima Changkong, incorporating his own essence blood.

As long as any one of his Blood Clones still existed in the world, Li Fan could contact Sima Changkong through it.

But now, all of Li Fan's communications had fallen on deaf ears.

The result was already obvious.

Sima Changkong's smiling face and voice from their drinking and Dao discussions were still vivid in Li Fan's mind.

He didn't expect life to be so unpredictable, gone just like that.

"Sima Changkong, may you rest in peace! In the next life, I'll find you for a drink again!"

Li Fan felt no sorrow in his heart, merely shaking his head slightly, activating the Five Elements Extinction Sword to destroy the underwater Crystal Palace, treating it as Sima Changkong's simple tomb.

"To actually be able to do this…"

"Its aggressiveness is even a few points stronger than the Xuan Net I remember from my previous life."

"It's definitely not a semi-finished product." Li Fan's expression was slightly gloomy.

Ever since the anchor year 9, when Daoist Cultivators above the Nascent Soul Realm from various states' Heavenly Secrets and Ce Zhen Halls were transferred to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Headquarters, they had been completely out of contact.

Later, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance even issued a recruitment order, attracting all the outstanding Formation Dao talents in the world.

Four years had passed now, and it seemed they must have achieved some results.

"The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has already revealed its killing move; it remains to be seen how the Five Old Men Association will respond next."

"With my early warning, they shouldn't be completely without countermeasures."

"It's a pity the Tianling State battlefield is too dangerous, and the only Fellow Daoist Sima who could live stream has unfortunately met his end."

"The specific battle situation cannot be fully known."

Li Fan felt a slight regret in his heart.

However, what was certain was that with the emergence of a great weapon like the Xuan Net, the battle in Tianling State should not be far from a complete end.

"It's a bit faster than expected."

"But for me, it's a good thing. I am now at Golden Core Perfection, and everything is ready."

"I'll just wait for the war to end, for the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance to relocate the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven back to the heartland, and then I'll go to the Void Realm in Tianling State to investigate."

The cultivation feedback from his many subordinates in Congyun Sea continued to flow into Li Fan's Dantian, stored within his Calamity Body.

Currently, the first Calamity Body was already mostly condensed.

Li Fan estimated the speed of his own cultivation growth, thinking to himself, "If I were to step into the Nascent Soul Realm in one go, I'm afraid I would instantly be on the verge of breaking through to the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm."

He shook his head, temporarily casting aside the fantasy.

Before the war ended, he still had to continue lying low.

Since there was no other place to go, Li Fan skillfully activated the Five Elements Extinction Sword and carved out an Immortal Cave deep in the ocean trench.

Only after sealing the place with a Formation and the Only Hand Covers the Sky secret art did he feel a little at ease.

Over the past year, Li Fan had also visited the Fallen Immortal Realm.

However, the journey from Nanming Demon Mountain back to the Beast Taming Sect was truly long.

Most of his time during that trip to the Fallen Immortal Realm was spent traveling.

Li Fan, possessing Little Hei, diligently cultivated the Creation Furnace Skill, which had been improved by Mr. Bai, and did not feel bored.

When Little Qing carried him and Xu Ke back to the Sect, he found that Lu Ya and Di Sanmo had both disappeared.

They still hadn't appeared even when Li Fan left.

"There should be about half a year until the next entry."

"Let's prepare for forming the Nascent Soul first."

Within his mind, the hua dao stone glowed, and many crucial insights and experiences on forming the Nascent Soul that he had read in the past resurfaced.

Upon rereading, cross-referencing, and comparing them, Li Fan felt that he had gained new insights.

Cultivation knows no time.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

While Li Fan's main body was immersed in retreat and comprehending the Dao.

One day, his Clone, Zhou Qingang, suddenly received an invitation.

"Liu Yihang?" Li Fan's expression stirred.

The Medicine King True Cauldron had not yet returned.

Clearly, this Liu Yihang could not be the adopted son of Liu Ruchen, the Sect Master of the Medicine King Sect.

"Then, it should be someone from the Five Old Men Association." Li Fan's expression shifted.

In the previous transaction, Li Fan had requested the Five Old Men Association to give ten million contribution points to He Zhenghao under the alias of Liu Yihang.

Liu Yihang's name had indeed appeared on He Zhenghao's fundraising list.

"It seems they must have encountered something extremely urgent."

"They didn't leave contact information before, but this time they are risking exposure to come directly to my door."

Li Fan opened the invitation, memorized the meeting address on it, then circulated his spiritual power to destroy it.

Late at night, he went to the appointment alone and quietly.

Five hundred li northwest of Congyun Immortal City, on a Mortal island with no Daoist Cultivators guarding it.

In the center of the island, there was a bamboo forest.

A thatched hut stood in the bamboo forest. Li Fan walked into it and looked at the figure before him, his gaze narrowing.

"It's him."

Although the other party had used a secret technique to conceal his appearance, Li Fan still recognized him at a glance: this person was the Five Old Men Association contact person he had traded the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Entrance Examination with in the Wan Cang Pavilion before.

"How should I address you?"

"When we met last time, I actually failed to notice that you weren't the real Zhou Qingang at all."

"Hehe, when the boss told me, I was truly scared." The other party's tone was unfriendly.

"You came all this way, taking such a big risk, just to ask that question?"

"Boring!" Li Fan snorted coldly and turned to leave.

The Five Old Men Association Cultivator's expression immediately changed: "Wait!"

He hastily got up, blocked Li Fan, and softened his tone: "Fellow Daoist, let's talk properly…"

Li Fan glanced at him sideways, then turned back and slowly sat down.

The Five Old Men Association Cultivator immediately breathed a sigh of relief and stated the purpose of inviting Li Fan here.

"Xuantian Sealing Spirit Array Formation diagram?"

Li Fan narrowed his eyes, refusing outright: "No!"

However, the Five Old Men Association Cultivator was not discouraged; instead, he seemed to see hope: "Fellow Daoist, your first reaction was not to ask what the Xuantian Sealing Spirit Array was, but to directly refuse."

"This precisely indicates that you are aware of it."

"Please, you must help us!"

He said with a sincere expression.

There's one more chapter coming later.