Chapter 1106: Strategic Transfer

Chapter 1116Strategic Relocation

Although it was called a Pyrrhic victory, the Spiritwood Realm actually suffered no significant losses during these three engagements, merely expending some accumulated energy. If the Myriad Immortals Alliance were to retreat, or if they were deterred by the Spiritwood Realm's current display of power and delayed their attack, the Spiritwood Realm could quickly replenish its energy reserves. However, it was clear that the Myriad Immortals Alliance would not be so easily intimidated into retreating.

The Annihilation Beast, having lost its target, wandered aimlessly for a while. It then seemed to catch a whiff of the delicious aura of the Profound Yellow World through the spatial passage and surprisingly redirected its attention. The spatial rift widened once more, and the unsettling aura that had unnerved Li Fan instantly vanished.

Before the people of the Spiritwood Realm could even celebrate, the entire realm began to shake violently without warning.

"What is this...?" As the master of the Spiritwood Realm, Li Fan, from within the Nether Prison, immediately sensed the anomaly.

"The Spiritwood Realm's anchoring point in the Grand Profound Yellow World is changing!"

"Are they trying to pull the rug out from under us, avoiding a direct confrontation and instead directly destroying the lesser world?"

Previously, the Myriad Immortals Alliance had forcibly relocated the Grand Five-Element Grotto-Heaven, which was in Tianling Province, to the central hinterland region. Currently, the actual size of the Spiritwood Realm is still smaller than the Five-Element Grotto-Heaven. Even with Li Fan's array refinements and reinforcements, it's likely it cannot prevent the Myriad Immortals Alliance from forcibly relocating it. Furthermore, even though his main body was far from the battlefield, Li Fan could already discern the method the Myriad Immortals Alliance was using to relocate the world, thanks to the world tremors felt through his Saint Infant and clones.

"The Cosmic Sky Drifting Array!" A glint of light flashed in Li Fan's eyes.

Li Fan had coveted this magnificent grand array, created by King Xuantian and used by the Profound Yellow World to capture other cultivation realms, for a long time. However, even though his Ultimate Disintegration Disc was nearly sublimated to the level of an immortal artifact, it was still powerless against this Cosmic Array and unable to forcibly deduce its workings. It seemed that besides the array itself, there were other unknown factors involved. Previously, when Li Fan inquired about the details of this array from the Heavenly Profound Mirror, it repeatedly evaded the question, vaguely mentioning other grand arrays instead. As a result, Li Fan had never seen the true nature of this array.

Unexpectedly, he encountered it today during the siege of the Spiritwood Realm.

In his main body's sea of consciousness, the Disintegration Disc emitted a faint, excited white glow, rapidly shifting and flickering. "Though it's like seeing a leopard through a tube, getting only a glimpse, the Disintegration Disc can deduce the full array from this partial view. Indeed, as an opponent of the Myriad Immortals Alliance, one can actually witness more of their trump cards."

Li Fan was very satisfied with the results of this probing.

Just as the Spiritwood Realm's anchoring position began to shift, Li Fan's Disintegration Disc had already yielded its preliminary deduction.

"The Heavenly Profound Mirror didn't lie; the grand array is indeed severely damaged. What the Myriad Immortals Alliance is currently employing is precisely the Cosmic Sky Drifting Array's ability to span the star sea and lock onto and draw in worlds. Judging by the current speed at which the Spiritwood Realm is being forcibly moved, the array's power is less than one-ten-thousandth of what it would be when intact. Yet, absorbing the entire Spiritwood Realm is still effortless for it."

"No, that's not right..."

"Something is still missing."

This had never happened before. The Disintegration Disc's deduction had inexplicably stopped on its own. Given the Disintegration Disc's understanding of arrays, no matter how it calculated, it could not construct an array with the same functions as the ancient Cosmic Sky Drifting Array. This once again confirmed Li Fan's earlier conjecture.

This Cosmic Sky Drifting Array was indeed more than just a simple array.

"No wonder, despite their talent in transmitting knowledge, they haven't successfully restored this array for so many years. They even have to painstakingly scavenge world remnants in the void themselves," Li Fan mused thoughtfully.

Although he couldn't see the full scope of the grand array, the Myriad Immortals Alliance was also utilizing a defective version of its power.

Under Li Fan's instructions, the bewildered and panicking people of the Spiritwood Realm quickly sprang into action. As an array materialized on the Spiritwood Realm's land, an invisible ripple enveloped the entire lesser world. The Spiritwood Realm, which had been rapidly dragged forward, instantly seemed to break free from its connection. The shaking gradually subsided, eventually coming to a stop at an unknown location.

Li Fan immediately checked the Spiritwood Realm's current position. It had surprisingly moved from the eastern part of the Myriad Immortals Alliance's territory to the south. It was now clearly not far from the Great World-Rending Maelstrom.

"Are they planning to use the natural power of world-rending to directly shatter the world? The Myriad Immortals Alliance truly plays its cards well."

The Spiritwood Realm's ability to neutralize the power of the Cosmic Sky Drifting Array had truly exceeded the Myriad Immortals Alliance's expectations this time. There seemed to be internal disagreements, and no further attacks followed. However, Li Fan could vaguely sense that cultivators from the Alliance were continuously emerging in the surrounding void, completely encircling the Spiritwood Realm.

Daoist Hundred Flowers, Medicine King Sect, and others also became aware of the current situation, and their expressions turned grim.

"This is what you call a cornered beast's struggle."

"It seems my considerations in this life weren't thorough enough. Perhaps next time, when I rebuild the Spiritwood Realm as a base, I can incorporate the ability for the entire lesser world to instantaneously teleport."

"Before today, achieving this would have been somewhat difficult. But with the Myriad Immortals Alliance's demonstration, hmph..." Li Fan sneered inwardly.

Every blade aimed at Li Fan would surely be returned a thousandfold.

"Envoy, I believe we cannot afford to sit idly by any longer," Liu Ruchen suggested solemnly at that moment.

"While the Spiritwood Realm's various defensive measures are perfect, they absolutely cannot withstand the Myriad Immortals Alliance's endless attrition. Perhaps charging out and fighting to the death would offer a slim chance of survival instead."

"After years of modifications, the True Medicine King Cauldron's internal capacity has expanded several times over; it should be able to carry most of us," Fang Zaiji added.

Liu Ruchen's suggestion received the approval of the vast majority. They all looked towards the Saint Embryo Li Fan.

"If we preserve the people but lose the land, both people and land will ultimately survive; if we preserve the land but lose the people, both people and land will be lost."

"Since that is the case, everyone prepare for relocation," Li Fan nodded, agreeing to their plan.

The crowd immediately acknowledged the order with a resounding assent and dispersed. Some were responsible for monitoring the spatial passage entrance to guard against potential sneak attacks from the Myriad Immortals Alliance. Others swiftly transferred the resources and population of the Myriad Realms Alliance.

In fact, if the Spiritwood Realm's anchoring position hadn't shifted, Li Fan had previously prepared a 'cut off the tail to survive' plan. This involved transferring to connected lesser worlds such as the Empire or the Isolated Realm, and then destroying the spatial passages. While this wouldn't completely stop the Myriad Immortals Alliance's pursuit, it could delay them for a few days.

Unfortunately, during its recent relocation, the Spiritwood Realm's own position had shifted. This resulted in all passages to its affiliated lesser worlds being severed. At this point, the only possible direction for evacuation was to fight their way out of the Myriad Immortals Alliance's encirclement.