Chapter 381: Baishi Dutiantian Chronicle

Even when piloted by a Golden Core cultivator, its speed far exceeds the physical flight of a typical Nascent Soul cultivator.

Furthermore, it can draw external spiritual energy as a power source, so there's no need to worry about personal consumption. Its effectiveness is even more remarkable within this Spirit-rich Five Elements Grotto-Heaven.

As Qi Buyi spoke, the black-gold Sky-Escaping Shuttle in her hand flickered, instantly splitting into identical replicas. These transformed into streaks of fine black light, flying before everyone.

"You can explore the marvels of the Sky-Escaping Shuttle yourselves later."

Li Fan took the flying magic treasure before him, immediately feeling a cool, crisp sensation. When his spiritual sense connected with it, a clear mechanical voice instantly sounded in his mind.

"Access confirmed."

"Sub-unit Zero Sixteen activated."

"Current pilot: Li Fan."

The moment the Sky-Escaping Shuttle activated, its operating instructions and various precautions appeared sequentially in Li Fan's mind. Li Fan's eyes lit up. While inwardly praising it, he also felt a touch of regret.

"What a treasure! In terms of speed alone, I'm afraid it's even a bit faster than Zhong Shentong's Seven-Colored Divine Light."

"However, it's merely a sub-unit, and all its functions are restricted."

"Not only that, but I suspect the Sky-Escaping Shuttle's operational status, location, and even everything that happens inside will be monitored." Li Fan mused inwardly.

Before everyone had fully familiarized themselves with the Sky-Escaping Shuttle, Qi Buyi produced dozens of rectangular jade slips and distributed them. Li Fan accepted one. A black dot immediately appeared on the palm-sized jade slip.

"Qi Buyi."

Upon connecting with his spiritual sense, he immediately perceived these three characters. Afterward, functional options such as "Communicate," "Mark," "Transmit," and "Share" appeared.

"This is the 'Dutian Record,' specially provided by the Alliance for your convenience in collaboration," Qi Buyi began her diligent explanation to the group. "It already contains a complete map of the Grand Five Elements Grotto-Heaven. Once your personal information is logged into the Dutian Record, your real-time location can be synchronized and shared. Anyone possessing a Dutian Record can view it at any time."

"Furthermore, in special circumstances, you can mark locations on the map with explanations at any time, facilitating information exchange."

"If you need to contact a specific member individually, you can also do so via the Dutian Record."

"Now, please log in first."

Li Fan pondered for a moment, then infused the jade slip with his spiritual sense. A moment later, a small black dot representing "Li Fan" appeared on the jade slip's display. Gradually, the cultivators around him also appeared synchronously on the Dutian Record display.

Li Fan's heart stirred. Under his control, he zoomed out the display. Instantly, the complete map of the Water-attribute Grotto-Heaven appeared before him in full detail. Besides the black dots representing individuals, there were also blue markers indicating the locations of rare items and red markers for dangerous areas, and forbidden zones marked with one or two "X"s, which were absolutely not recommended for entry. There were even constantly moving golden markers. These represented powerful primordial creatures within the Water-attribute Grotto-Heaven.

Li Fan eagerly synchronized all the map information to the Dao-Transformation Stone crystal in his spiritual sea, preserving it securely.

"This type of map..." Li Fan, who was currently illicitly acquiring the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's secrets, suddenly found the map before him somewhat familiar. A moment later, he realized why. He recalled the "Green Ox pulling the cart, Master teaching" incident, which had inexplicably led to the deaths of dozens of cultivators. As the sole survivor, he had undergone an investigation by the Hall of Heavenly Secrets. It was there that he had seen a similar map, detailing countless secrets of the entire Congyun Sea.

"The Dutian Record, then. It seems it's not just for the Congyun Sea and the Five Elements Grotto-Heaven."

"Perhaps every region under the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has such a map."

While Li Fan was lost in thought, Qi Buyi had already begun her motivational address. "Matters are urgent, and there isn't much time for everyone to rest. Shortly, I will synchronize the construction plan for the Spirit-Locking Array of the Five Elements Grotto-Heaven to you all. Each person's responsibilities will be very clearly assigned. You only need to diligently follow the established plan. Of course, if anyone can exceed their assigned tasks, that would be even better."

Qi Buyi concluded, "As you can see on the Dutian Record map, in addition to our Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, this Water-attribute Grotto-Heaven currently also contains some primordial creatures. Although they are powerful, they haven't developed much sentience. They primarily remain in fixed locations and do not actively attack people. You merely need to avoid them. Should you genuinely encounter danger, simply use the Sky-Escaping Shuttle to escape."

Once the instructions were complete, Li Fan received his mission objective. As the Five Elements Grotto-Heaven was on the verge of unification, the construction plan for the Spirit-Locking Array differed slightly from those in other regions. The main body of the array was to be deployed outside the Grotto-Heaven's void. Within the Grotto-Heaven itself, only corresponding connecting array units were to be built at crucial nodes. These would then be protected with special materials. This would ensure the array remained perfectly intact even after the Five Elements unified. The protective material was reportedly "Everlasting Gold," capable of withstanding the trials of chaotic annihilation. Such precious material would naturally be personally deployed by key figures.

What Li Fan was required to do was no different from his previous tasks in the Roaring Abyss and the Spirit-Transforming Gorge. He would merely serve as labor for constructing the basic structural units of the array. There were no complaints. After Qi Buyi announced the start of the operation, Li Fan took out his Sky-Escaping Shuttle and silently chanted. The black-gold object instantly transformed, flowing like liquid to envelop Li Fan's entire body, as if alive. In the blink of an eye, it formed a water-drop shaped armor around Li Fan.

"Escape!"

Following Li Fan's command, enveloped by the Sky-Escaping Shuttle, he transformed into a streak of black light. He pierced through the sky.

"My own spiritual energy consumption is almost negligible. As long as there's some spiritual energy in the external environment, this speed can be maintained indefinitely." Li Fan experienced the sensation of piloting the Sky-Escaping Shuttle. During flight, the surrounding black-gold fluid gradually became transparent, allowing Li Fan to observe the scenery without obstruction. Frictional resistance and even sound were completely isolated. He felt no sensation of rapid flight whatsoever. Only the constantly receding and transforming scenery, and the slightly distorted visuals caused by extreme speed, remained. These alone proved Li Fan's current incredible speed.

Extreme speed and profound stillness, two highly contradictory conditions, manifested simultaneously. This made Li Fan feel slightly uncomfortable. However, a prompt from the Sky-Escaping Shuttle soon appeared in his mind, indicating that external sound could be adjusted. After allowing a hint of sound to reach his ears, no longer in complete silence, the previous discomfort immediately dissipated.

With the location marked on the Dutian Record locked in his mind, Li Fan flew directly towards his target.