Chapter 503: Unfreedom of Body and Mind
The underlying structure of the formation is different, but the sense of claustrophobia and blocking everything is exactly the same.
Li Fan could even make a bold guess that the inspiration for the Tianxuan Locking Soul Array might be this [Xuantian Locking Soul Array].
The word Xuantian makes it difficult for Li Fan not to think of the Xuantian Sect that has disappeared in the long river of history.
"Could it be possible that the strangeness of the world can be traced back to the time when the Xuantian Sect still existed?"
"Doesn't that mean that perhaps we can also encounter strange things in the Falling Fairyland?"
Li Fan was comprehending the formation diagram while his thoughts were wandering.
The formation diagram was created using some special means and was encrypted with several prohibitions, so outsiders could not peek into the complete structure of the Locking Array.
It allows people who are not proficient in formations to output formations through fool-proof operations.
"This thing is amazing!" After studying it for a long time, Li Fan temporarily gave up the idea of obtaining the complete structure of the Locking Ghost Array and sighed slightly.
During the daily inspection of the construction progress, while no one was paying attention, Li Fan engraved the [Xuantian Locking Array] in the slowly taking shape Congyun Fairy City.
While Li Fan was working hard to build the suspended city, in the territory of the Five Elders Association, thousands of miles away, the consciousness attached to the puppet's body was also experiencing some pain.
Almost two months have passed since I came to the bamboo house and listened to the scholar's lecture.
Not much new understanding was gained about the specific situation of the Five Elders Association.
Instead, he was forced to write down many legends about monks who changed the world in the [Humane Heaven Realm].
Wang Linlang loves beauty and vows to "not allow white hair to be seen in the world." Therefore, in the human world, even the elderly mortals have a head full of shiny black hair.
Yue Chengjin was abandoned by his lover and felt resentful, so he cursed that "all lovers in the world will eventually become siblings." This led to various unethical love tragedies in the past few decades. Fortunately, in the end, with the wish of a couple who truly loved each other, the rule of "ending up as siblings" was changed back.
Qu Su loved fishing, but he always came back empty-handed. So he made a great wish that all fish in the world would bite the bait. Then everyone would become a fishing master.
…
There are so many of these. It sounds interesting at first, but after listening to it for three months, it is naturally a bit unbearable.
However, like the other cultivators in front of the bamboo building, Li Fan was unable to control his body.
It was impossible to block out the scholar's words, so I was forced to accept it.
Li Fan even discovered that everything the scholar said seemed to be deeply engraved in his mind, and he couldn't forget it even if he wanted to.
So everyone looked aggrieved and accepted the scholar's brainwashing.
On this day, the scholar, who had been talking for a long time, finally felt a little tired.
He stood up and stretched.
"As the saying goes, seeing is believing. Even if I talk about it for another hundred years, it is not as good as you going there and seeing it for yourself."
The scholar looked at the monks of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance present and smiled amiably: "I will give you three years. During these three years, you can freely go to any place under the jurisdiction of the Five Elders Association."
"You will come back here in three years. By then, I hope you can tell me in person what you think of the Five Elders Council."
After saying this, the scholar turned around and slowly walked into the bamboo building.
As the bamboo door slammed shut, the restraints on everyone disappeared.
"What do you mean? Are you letting us go now?"
Everyone in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was shocked and confused.
"Is there some conspiracy?"
"This fellow Taoist is really frightened and jumpy. Now we are like meat on the chopping board, at the mercy of others. What conspiracy is needed to deal with us?"
"Humph! Why do you want to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige?"
"Haha, in my opinion, although what Fellow Daoist Lu Fan said just now was a bit harsh, it makes a lot of sense."
…
Although everyone was talking at once, no one dared to stand up and leave the valley.
Li Fan shook his head slightly and ignored them.
He walked straight in the direction he came from, attracting everyone's attention.
The farther away from the bamboo house, the more the compressed body slowly returns to normal.
Apart from that, there was no hindrance.
After walking out of the long tunnel and reaching the outside of the cave, Li Fan discovered that the armored monks who were previously in charge of guarding him were also nowhere to be seen.
He flew into the air, trying to find any trace of Wanxian Island.
However, the original location of Wanxian Island is now empty, without even a trace left.
"I wonder if the Five Elders finally found what they wanted."
Li Fan glanced around and couldn't help feeling lonely, as if the world was vast but he didn't know where to go.
I was feeling sad when I suddenly realized something was wrong.
I am not the kind of person who is sad or pretentious, so why would I suddenly have such thoughts?
The image of the scholar flashed through my mind.
Is it him?
When Li Fan was secretly frightened, he suddenly heard a shout from far below: "Fellow Daoist Jiao, Fellow Daoist Jiao!"
After a moment of hesitation, Li Fan finally realized that he was being called.
Looking in the direction where the voice came from, Li Fan discovered that it was the cultivator named Lu Fan.
"Where are you going, Brother Jiao? Why don't we go together?" Lu Fan followed him out of the cave, looked around, found Li Fan, and hurriedly followed him.
Seeing that Li Fan was looking at him without answering, Lu Fan explained, "The Five Elders' Association has a vast territory, which is not inferior to the Ten Thousand Immortals' Alliance. We are in a foreign land and are unfamiliar with the place. We should travel together so that we can at least take care of each other."
“I heard that among all the areas of the Five Elders Association, the [Land of Worry-Free Bliss] is the most desirable. Not only does it have all kinds of incredible enjoyment and fun, but it also has rare items like the Worry-Free Crystal Lattice. When you take it, you’ll feel like a fairy, as if you’ve reached paradise…” Lu Fan’s tone was a little excited.
Li Fan stared at him for a while and asked, "I remember that you were the recorder of Congyunhai's government hall. Since you are receiving a salary from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and are now free, why don't you think about returning to your homeland? Instead, you seem to be eager to join the Five Elders Association?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Fan was suddenly stunned.
Then beads of sweat began to drip from his forehead and his face turned extremely pale.
Seeing this, Li Fan understood what was going on.
"It turned out to be that scholar's doing."
"The Five Elders are really good at playing with people's hearts."
Lu Fan muttered, "What a good trick! If it weren't for your reminder, I might not have noticed it now."
After a moment, Lu Fan sighed.
“No wonder the Five Elders were so relieved to let us go. Even though I know my mindset has been affected, I still can’t change it.”
“Even though I know that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is my hometown, I still can’t bring myself to go back…”
Lu Fan was chattering away, but was shocked to find that Li Fan flew straight away into the distance.
"Where are you going, Brother Jiao? Take me with you!"
"Yi Xin Xian Zong!" Li Fan said without turning his head.
(End of this chapter)
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