Chapter 854: Li Fan's Weakness

Li Fan, however, was not angered. From his hand emerged a cluster of incredibly pure, seven-colored radiance, enveloping the one-eyed paper figure within.

This seven-colored divine light, continuously and deliberately compressed by Li Fan, almost merged its seven hues into a single color, transforming into a dazzling white light. It was as if he held a sun in his hand, illuminating the entire surrounding void with an incandescent glow.

The yellow paper figure within the white light appeared somewhat distorted due to the immense pressure. But Li Fan continued to increase the output of the seven-colored divine light.

With the Five Elements Grotto-Heaven serving as a supplement, even the damaged Seven-Colored Jade Void Luminous Light could unleash its full power.

The seven-colored divine light was not a native substance of the Profound Yellow Realm. Once it began to coalesce, it continuously repelled all external objects.

The yellow one-eyed paper figure also seemed to finally sense the danger. Its eye darted quickly, looking at Li Fan, seemingly with an intention to communicate. But Li Fan completely ignored it. Showing no signs of stopping, he once again intensified the output of the seven-colored divine light.

Finally, when the white radiance was refined to its limit, it exploded violently, as if in the creation of heaven and earth, completely incinerating the yellow talisman paper in a brilliant flame.

A weight was finally lifted from his mind. Li Fan let out a long breath and slowly withdrew the seven-colored divine light back into his body.

He had only recently advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and had not yet fully refined the Seven-Colored Jade Void Luminous Light. The recent action was, in fact, somewhat overtaxing for Li Fan. However, it was worth it to finally destroy this method of the Du'e Sect.

"Eternal Tribulation Era, seeking the fated person for tribulation.""It seems that yellow one-eyed paper figure is their method for finding the fated person.""As expected of a legendary sect that uses tribulation as cultivation resources. Ordinary spells cannot even touch these paper figures, let alone destroy them.""I wonder where these old fellows are hiding." Li Fan frowned slightly. After much thought, he still had no clue. He decided to put the matter aside for now.

The Grand Five Elements Grotto-Heaven had been absorbed by Li Fan into his body, and the channel with altered coordinates naturally became ineffective. At this moment, Li Fan was actually in the void of Tianling State. The moment he concealed his aura, tore through the void, and returned to the Profound Yellow Realm, a chilling sensation suddenly surged in his heart.

Li Fan looked up towards the world. He wondered if it was his imagination, but Li Fan seemed to see one-eyed paper figures, made from countless yellow talismans, scattered in every corner of the Profound Yellow Realm. Unnoticed by anyone, they silently stared with their single eyes, observing the world.

The instant Li Fan tore through space and returned to the Profound Yellow Realm, they seemed to sense the culprit who had destroyed one of their kind. All of them turned their eyes in unison and looked towards Li Fan!

Locked by millions of gazes, Li Fan's body stiffened instantly. However, before he could even call out in his mind, those gazes naturally vanished. From beginning to end, it was as if it had been Li Fan's illusion.

His stiff body gradually returned to normal, but Li Fan's expression did not ease. He knew that the scene which had just occurred was no illusion at all. It was real. The Profound Yellow Realm was actually filled with the eyes of the Du'e Sect members! And this was happening almost without anyone knowing!

Li Fan then couldn't help but recall when he was still a mortal, at the edge of the Grand Profound Ruins Abyss. When he was almost lured by the abyss's illusions and about to fall off the cliff, he was suddenly awakened by an illusion. He escaped a calamity. Did this mean... even the Profound Realm had a yellow one-eyed paper figure disseminated and fixed there by them?

The thought that his actions all this time might have been clearly observed by the hidden Du'e Sect cultivators sent a chill down Li Fan's spine. But having experienced so much, he didn't lose his composure. After some analysis, he gradually calmed down.

First, it could be confirmed that the monitoring range of each one-eyed paper figure was not very large. Otherwise, such a large number of talismans wouldn't be needed to cover the entire Profound Yellow Realm.

Second, these Du'e Sect talismans likely had no other function besides surveillance. The Myriad Immortals Alliance and the Council of Five Elders surely knew of the yellow talismans' existence. But destroying them was not an easy task. So, most likely, they chose to ignore them to avoid annoyance.

"No wonder the Myriad Immortals Alliance headquarters are built within the Heavenly Profound Mirror, not in the Profound Yellow Realm.""It's probably not without the intention of avoiding these yellow paper figures, which are like persistent nuisances.""And Senior Sister Zhao's One Heart Immortal Sect is also in a separate space." Li Fan recalled his experience when he was almost guided to the One Heart Immortal Sect.

"This Du'e Sect, how utterly despicable." Having gone through a hundred reincarnations, Li Fan had met figures like Mo Sha, Tian Yi, Ruo Mu, Mr. Bai, and True Immortals. Although each time was fraught with danger, Li Fan held reverence for these true powerhouses. And their actions truly lived up to the demeanor of masters. Even if Li Fan died by their hands due to a mistake, he would have no complaints. He would simply think he wasn't careful enough or that his skills were inferior. But this time, Li Fan was truly disgusted. Anyone who knew that such a wonderful Profound Yellow Realm was plastered everywhere with talismans would likely not be in a good mood. Even when the Profound Net descended in his 114th life, it was done openly. The green sky, though somewhat eerie, was definitely far better than these dense, pervasive and bothersome eyesores filling the heaven and earth!

Recalling the fleeting glimpse he had just had, the thought of thoroughly clearing them away spontaneously arose in Li Fan's mind. But... it was just a thought. After so many years, since the Myriad Immortals Alliance had always tolerated the existence of these paper figures, it indicated that completely eradicating them was by no means an easy task. After all, who would willingly live every day under someone else's watchful eyes?

"Du'e Sect, Du'e Sect..." A fierce glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes. For the first time, he harbored the thought of actively attacking their base.

"It seems other matters will have to be put on hold for now.""At the very least, I must first resolve this issue of being constantly monitored." Li Fan mused inwardly. At the same time, a trace of doubt emerged in his heart. What exactly did the people of the Du'e Sect want to do? He had experienced quite a few endings of the Profound Yellow Realm. Even world destruction had occurred. But no matter which direction the future of the Profound Yellow Realm took, he had never seen a true Du'e Sect cultivator appear.

"Are they just waiting for the fated person for tribulation to appear, for the calamity to completely pass?" Sensing the faint, almost imperceptible gazes emanating from between heaven and earth, Li Fan's thoughts surged. After a long while, he finally flew towards Jiushan State.

He needed to speak with the Council of Five Elders.