Chapter 78: Cloud Water Palace Opens
"I'm sorry. I really can't do anything about this matter. I have a feeling that I will soon break through. I will have to go out and look for opportunities within two years. I won't be able to guard Liuli Island for a long time."
The Yunshui Palace will be opened in more than a year. Li Fan will definitely not miss the opportunity to enter it first just for the little contribution he makes for guarding it.
So he had no choice but to simply reject He Zhenghao.
"Is that so? Then I can only look for someone else. I also wish you to establish your foundation soon!" He Zhenghao replied regretfully.
No more messages came from the communication talisman.
Li Fan didn't care. He spent his contribution points and started the auxiliary practice mode.
He began to practice the "Shadow-like Following Technique".
After all, it is just an auxiliary technique, and practicing "Shadow-like Form" is much simpler than the other two techniques.
With the dual bonus of Qi Ling and Linglong Liuli Pearl, it took Li Fan less than ten days to cultivate it to the late stage of Qi Refining.
At this moment, Li Fan was testing the effect of the "Shadow-like Following Technique".
He used 100 contribution points to simulate a chase battle with a cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage in the Tianxuan Mirror.
The surrounding space transformed into continuous mountains.
In the forest, a figure fled rapidly into the distance.
That’s setting goals to chase.
Looking at the other person's back getting farther and farther away, Li Fan's mind moved and his figure suddenly became darker.
It seems as if covered by a veil, and is even more difficult to detect under the cover of the ubiquitous shadows.
The opponent was about to disappear from sight completely, Li Fan accelerated suddenly and flew to catch up.
Compared with the simple wind-riding flying before, Li Fan’s speed has now been greatly improved.
More vaguely, there is some kind of connection between it and the target of pursuit.
The increase in the opponent's speed also increased Li Fan's speed to a certain extent.
It really seemed as if Li Fan had become the other party's shadow, making it impossible for him to get rid of him.
You can also constantly jump back and forth using the shadows on the ground.
In this way, it didn't take long for Li Fan to catch up with the figure in front.
The surrounding scene became blurred, and the illusion of mountains and monks disappeared at the same time.
It turned back into a pitch-black space again.
After the chase was over, Li Fan was still very satisfied with "Shadow-like Following".
Its ability to conceal one's aura is quite good in itself, and if combined with a shape-hiding talisman, it would be even less likely to be detected.
Although Sikong Yi is a bit mysterious, his cultivation should be in the late stage of Qi Refining without a doubt.
I prepared so much in advance, and it was all done on purpose.
It shouldn't be a big problem to plot against the "Yunshui Tulu".
Now everything is ready, we are just waiting for the information from Jiao Xiuyuan and the official opening of Yunshui Palace.
In the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan stared into the distance with a dim gaze.
…
Two months later, Wanxian Island, Qianli Hall.
Li Fan, who received the message from Jiao Xiuyuan, activated the hiding talisman and hurried over.
As soon as he met Jiao Xiuyuan, he pretended to be angry and said, "How do you do things in Qianlitang? He is just a small Qi-refining cultivator, and it took you so long to gather information. I thought you had forgotten about this matter and were going to find someone else to do it!"
Jiao Xiuyuan was a little embarrassed, but he quickly pulled Li Fan and opened the store's formation to isolate it from outside prying eyes.
Then he explained in a low voice: "Please keep your voice down! There is a reason why we have been delayed for so long."
"Hmm?" Li Fan's expression changed slightly, waiting for the next words.
"Hehe, to be honest, the difficulty of this mission is beyond my expectations. The fifty contribution points agreed with you last time are really too little! You should know that this time I asked a senior in the late foundation building stage for help to accomplish this matter..." Jiao Xiuyuan looked at Li Fan eagerly, and his meaning was obvious.
"What? Are you going to breach the contract?" Li Fan narrowed his eyes and stared at Jiao Xiuyuan with an unfriendly look.
Jiao Xiuyuan touched his head and said, "Please add a little more..."
Li Fan turned around and tried to leave.
Jiao Xiuyuan was so anxious that he almost jumped up: "Oh, my dear grandpa, I am really unlucky this year! Two consecutive orders are loss-making business."
"Okay, okay! Let's do as we agreed. Fifty is fifty!" he said gritting his teeth.
"Here, plus the previous deposit, it is exactly fifty contribution points." Li Fan said coldly and threw four medium-grade spirit stones over.
"It's not easy for me to earn this little money from you." Jiao Xiuyuan took the spirit stone with a bitter face, and then handed a jade slip to Li Fan.
Li Fan took the jade slip, checked it with his spiritual sense, and his face showed surprise.
He then put away the jade slip and left.
Looking at Li Fan's receding back, Jiao Xiuyuan's original flattering expression suddenly disappeared.
He stroked the spirit stone in his hand and sneered.
"One is mysterious and his origin is unknown; the other is shameful and his motives are elusive."
"I want to see what you two are up to."
…
In the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan carefully read the contents of the jade slip again before finally destroying it.
"Two people?"
Li Fan frowned slightly, feeling a little tricky.
It turned out that according to the information collected by Jiao Xiuyuan, Sikong Yi usually stayed at home and rarely showed up in public.
He also has a good friend named Baili Chen, who is also a male cultivator.
This Baili Chen is slightly weaker, and is at the middle stage of Qi Refining.
Sikong Yi and Baili Chen seem to have a very good relationship. Whenever they go out, the two of them always stay together and are inseparable.
Moreover, the two seemed to know some kind of combined attack technique.
When killing the enemy, they cooperated seamlessly and were in sync with each other, as if they were one person.
The two usually stay in Wanxian Island. Apart from completing tasks to accumulate contribution points, they usually do not go out.
However, during Jiao Xiuyuan's investigation, these two people once disappeared inexplicably.
After leaving Wanxian Island, he lost his trace and no one knew where he went.
"Who is this Baili Chen? Why don't I have any impression of him?" Li Fan thought carefully but could not find any information about Baili Chen in his memory.
"It seems that this person must have fallen in the ruins of Yunshui Palace."
"However, I didn't expect that there would be one more monk to target. My current preparations seem to be insufficient."
"Fortunately, there is still a lot of time."
With thoughts swirling in his mind, Li Fan began to plan again.
…
One year later.
Anchored for eleven years, in the central waters of the Congyun Sea.
A thunderstorm that had been brewing for months continued to roar in the sky.
The thick swirling clouds have been dyed black, spinning slowly and constantly accumulating strength.
The clouds are like high walls, guarding the center of the vortex.
There, there were blue lights flashing continuously.
With each flash of it, some inexplicable changes seemed to take place in this central sea area.
This abnormality naturally attracted the monks.
There are even rumors that the remains of an ancient sect will soon be revealed here.
As a result, in the past few months, more and more monks gathered together.
Li Fan was naturally among them.
His eyes swept across the crowd, pausing imperceptibly at Sikong Yi and Baili Chen.
Then he saw Jiao Xiuyuan again.
Jiao Xiuyuan stared at the swirling clouds in the sky with an excited look on his face.
"This person probably thought he had encountered an opportunity and could take advantage of it."
"Little did they know that they were just courting their own death."
A cold light flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
Thanks to the book friend Sanren Xiemu for the reward. Thank you for your support!
(End of this chapter)
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