Chapter 421: Morning Wind Beast Mutation

However, five million contribution points was no small sum, so the 'face' did not make an immediate decision.

After a moment of contemplation, the 'face' cautiously stated, "This matter requires more careful consideration. We will meet again in seven days."

After transmitting a set of coordinates to Li Fan, the 'face' quietly vanished.

However, just a moment later, it reappeared.

"Oh, right. Regardless, He Zhenghao is a person of great value for recruitment."

"You must establish a good relationship with him. Even if this test question proves to be fake, his connection to the Heng family of Tianyu Province alone makes him worth a significant investment from us."

"I previously heard you report that he is particularly fascinated by array formations, isn't he?"

"Perhaps we can approach it from that angle."

The 'face' gave a few more instructions before finally departing.

After emitting a yellow light, the smooth broken stone shattered inch by inch, falling to the ground.

Li Fan stepped forward to examine it and found that it had been completely destroyed.

After standing in place and pondering for a moment, Li Fan, still bearing Zhou Qing'ang's appearance, quietly flew away.

After flying far enough and confirming that no one was tracking or monitoring him along the way, Li Fan transformed back into his original middle-aged appearance in the shadows.

"The bait has been set; now it remains to be seen if the Five Elders' Council will take it."

While flying, Li Fan recalled Zhou Qing'ang's memories regarding the Five Elders' Council.

"The Carefree Paradise..."

"Presumably, the one who controls this celestial domain is the Immortal Venerable who can make people forget calamities."

"But what about the Kingdom of Truth? The principle defied by Immortal Venerable Carefree should have covered almost the entire Xuanhuang Realm."

"Yet, the inability to lie clearly didn't affect other regions, only taking effect in specific areas."

"Senior Sister Zhao's 'Unity of All Hearts' also seems to be similar."

"Carefree and Dharma Transmission should be a level higher than these two..."

"No wonder the Five Elders' Council, despite having five Immortal Venerables presiding, still greatly fears Dharma Transmission."

"Even their probes are extremely cautious."

Li Fan was lost in thought.

Connecting with the Five Elders' Council this time was not a sudden whim of Li Fan's.

Besides maximizing the use of the Myriad Immortals Alliance's entrance exam questions for profit, in the future, to prevent the Sky Profound Spirit-Locking Array from purifying into the Profound Net, the checks and balances from the Five Elders' Council are also crucial.

Having a clone acting as a spy for the Five Elders' Council will make things much more convenient in the future.

Next, Li Fan did not return to Myriad Immortals Island but flew towards the southeastern sea area of the Cloud-Covered Sea.

The remote small island located in the center of the sea area was Li Fan's destination for this trip.

After most of a day, Li Fan saw the compound courtyard on the island from afar.

In the courtyard, five cultivators were sitting cross-legged.

An old man with a youthful complexion, white hair, and a very energetic appearance was pacing back and forth beside the cultivators.

He was constantly uttering abstruse and hard-to-understand words.

This cultivator, at the late Foundation Establishment stage, was none other than the Foundation Establishment Master Li Fan had encountered years ago.

This included Li Chenfeng, who acted as the doorman, and the man surnamed Xiao, who acted as a performer.

These three were, in fact, "law-stealers" who had secretly crossed over from a small world.

Their homeland, a small world named "Empire," was trying to break free from the Xuanhuang Realm's constraints by combining the strength of a whale pod consisting of one hundred thousand "realm-splitting whales."

And they were tasked with the important mission of stealing cultivation ancient texts in the Xuanhuang Realm, hoping that after the Empire broke free from the Xuanhuang Realm, they could re-establish the path of cultivation.

By ordinary means, for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to accumulate enough contribution points to exchange for a Dao Integration cultivation method was akin to a pipe dream.

So they took a risky approach, accumulating wealth through such deceptive methods.

Li Fan came to find them not because he was interested in the small amount of contribution points they possessed.

Instead, it was to leverage the Foundation Establishment Master's reputation among numerous Qi Refining cultivators.

Li Fan smiled slightly and changed his appearance to an unfamiliar face once more.

He landed openly in front of the Foundation Establishment Master.

"Calm your mind, focus your spirit, and perceive with care..." The Foundation Establishment Master was shaking his head, repeating his spiel like chanting scriptures.

Upon seeing Li Fan descending from the sky, his words abruptly stopped.

"A Golden Core cultivator?"

In an instant, many thoughts surged in the Foundation Establishment Master's mind.

However, years of undercover life still allowed him to feign calmness and say, "May I ask, Senior..."

Li Fan, however, gently waved his hand, first knocking out the other four Qi Refining cultivators present.

Leaving only the actor surnamed Xiao and the Foundation Establishment Master, he then calmly stated, "So, you two are the ones who secretly crossed over from a small world?"

One sentence made both their expressions change drastically.

The Foundation Establishment Master was about to explain, but suddenly felt a net tightly wrapping around him.

While his body lost control, he couldn't even speak.

He couldn't even commit suicide.

A hint of despair couldn't help but flash in the Foundation Establishment Master's eyes.

Li Fan was about to speak when he suddenly felt something rapidly approaching from behind.

His figure instantly teleported, dodging from the spot.

Looking back, Li Fan's eyes narrowed slightly.

He saw a figure about two zhang (approx. 6.6 meters) tall standing there, and judging by its appearance, it was surprisingly the Qi Refining cultivator Li Chenfeng.

However, at this moment, his appearance had undergone a dramatic change.

His body had swelled several times its original size, and horny growths, like an exotic beast's shell, had appeared on its surface.

Two pairs of transparent wings on his back flapped rapidly, allowing him to hover in the air.

His hands had been replaced by a pair of sharp, dark golden giant claws.

His face also seemed to be covered by a mask with an exotic beast's features, with only two pairs of eyes visible.

The entire figure resembled a combination of human and exotic beast, possessing an eerie beauty under the sunlight.

"Interesting. What is this thing?"

The change before his eyes was beyond Li Fan's expectation.

He stared at Li Chenfeng and discovered that his beast-like body could actually achieve a certain degree of spiritual sense shielding.

The two-zhang giant, when sensed with spiritual perception, felt only as large as a flying insect.

"Senior, please spare our lives. Can you just pretend you didn't see anything?"

Li Chenfeng's words, mixed with a double voice, rang out.

But before Li Fan could answer, his massive body vanished from its spot.

It appeared behind Li Fan.

The giant claw was raised high, poised to rip Li Fan's head apart.

Li Fan's expression changed slightly.

Because he discovered that the Insect-Binding Divine Ability, when used on Li Chenfeng, had surprisingly lost its effect.

This was the first time since he had learned it from Junior Brother Chong.

However, though surprised, he remained calm and instantly set up several array formations around himself.

With a flip of his hand, he struck with a palm, meeting the attack head-on.

The azure giant palm and the dark golden giant claw collided, erupting in a thunderous roar.

Li Fan used this opportunity to widen the distance, while a blue water sword illuminated the sky and earth.

The Cloud-Thicket Sword passed through the middle of Li Chenfeng's body, splitting him in two.

Countless drops of blood sprayed, but Li Fan did not lower his guard.

Because Li Chenfeng's body, which had been cut in half, surprisingly healed its wounds in an instant.

Then, one on the left and one on the right, they attacked Li Fan.

Just at this moment, the array formations Li Fan had set up earlier quietly activated.

After flying forward for a while, Li Chenfeng seemed to freeze in mid-air, unable to advance another inch!