Long, long afterward, Nan Feng finally came back to herself. She slowly opened her eyes, her beautiful eyes filled with complicated emotions.
Just by listening to Senior Li play one piece, her understanding of the Qin Dao had already risen in a straight line!
She even felt that reaching the Void Integration Stage—or even the Mahayana Realm—was now within sight.
Li Fan's piece had completely enlightened her. Fragments of laws that should only appear upon reaching the Mahayana Realm had even begun to form inside her body.
This could be called a heaven-defying opportunity!
At this moment, she truly worshiped Li Fan utterly. What kind of existence was he? Not only was he invincible in the Way of Painting, but his attainments in the Qin Dao were also unfathomably profound...
Looking across the entire Three Absolutes Sect, there was absolutely no one who could compare with this Senior.
Even when she listened to some of the Qin music left behind by the Three Absolutes Immortal in the past, she had merely gained some insights. It was nothing like now, when she had been directly enlightened as if divine nectar had been poured over her head, her horizons thrown wide open.
"How was it? Are you willing to acknowledge me as your master now?" Li Fan smiled.
In the Qin Dao, he had been tormented countless times by the system. Even across the entire Southern Domain, he was confident that he feared no one.
Nan Feng no longer had the slightest hesitation. She knelt directly on the ground and said, "This disciple Nan Feng greets Master!"
Seeing this, Ziling was so happy she could hardly contain herself. This way, the two of them would not have to separate.
She immediately knelt as well and said, "This disciple Ziling greets Master!"
Li Fan smiled. At last, he had completed the system's task.
He had taken another step toward becoming a cultivator.
"There's no need for such formalities. Rise."
He paused, then said,
"For now, the two of you may stay here."
Fortunately, the Small Courtyard had been built according to the system's requirements back then, so it was spacious enough.
The two of them nodded repeatedly.
Night soon deepened.
Li Fan sat in the Small Courtyard, gazing at the stars filling the sky.
Who knew when he would finally become a cultivator?
He sighed softly. Perhaps he was destined to remain an ordinary person?
"Meow, meow~~~"
As if sensing the change in Li Fan's mood, Little White let out several soft cries. In her sleep, she licked Li Fan's hand.
"What a lazy cat."
Li Fan could not help smiling. Still, this cat's appearance was growing better and better, and her fur was becoming increasingly glossy. It seemed he really was pretty good at raising cats...
At this moment.
Taiyan Holy Land.
Today, the Taiyan Holy Palace was brilliantly lit!
Outside the Holy Palace, several Mahayana Stage cultivators guarded the Ancient Hall.
From a distance, a mysterious veil of light could be seen covering the entire sky above Taiyan Holy Land. It was the sign that Taiyan Holy Land had activated its defensive great array!
--Taiyan Holy Land was one of the two holy lands in the Southern Domain, standing high above the clouds. No one had ever dared challenge it!
Since the holy land had been established, the number of times it had activated its defensive great array could be counted on one hand.
Yet now, with no external enemy invading, Taiyan Holy Land was acting as though it faced a great enemy!
Inside the Bronze Ancient Hall.
Elderly men sat facing one another, each of them radiating an extremely terrifying aura.
Even figures as powerful as Luoming and Hong Xuan, both Supremes, could only sit somewhere in the middle.
Everyone present today was a Supreme!
There were eight people in total—eight Supremes!
Four from Taiyan Holy Land and four from Ziyang Holy Land.
It could be said that the foundations of both sects had been brought out in full.
Seated at the far left was an old man in purple robes. His complexion was ruddy, and although his hair was white as snow, he was filled with an immortal air. He was the Holy Lord of Ziyang Holy Land, Yuanyang Supreme!
Opposite him sat an old man dressed in a black Daoist robe. Woven across the robe with golden thread was a map of the stars throughout the heavens. His aura was deep and steady, and his face was lean.
This old man was none other than the Holy Lord of Taiyan Holy Land, Lingchao Supreme!
Even the Holy Lords had come forward!
At this moment, the atmosphere inside the Ancient Hall was tense to the extreme.
"Now that the holy land's great array has been activated, it can conceal the auras here. Even the Evil God cannot sense us. You may open that Dao diagram now."
Lingchao Supreme looked toward Luoming and Hong Xuan.
The gazes of the other six Supremes also fell upon them.
Everyone wore solemn expressions, their eyes filled with curiosity and anticipation.
What kind of Dao diagram was it that they needed to use the holy land's great array to protect it?
Normally speaking, unless it involved a major opportunity and karma that would draw the prying eyes of powerful existences, there was no need for such strict precautions.
Luoming and Hong Xuan exchanged a glance, then rose solemnly.
--They had flown at full speed from the outskirts of the Cangli Mountain Range, not daring to stop for even a moment, afraid of drawing the attention of the Evil God or other such existences.
At their level, they already understood all too clearly that once certain things emerged into the world, they could make the winds and clouds change color.
Especially that Dao diagram bestowed by Senior Li!
In Senior Li's Small Courtyard, with Senior Li present, no one could spy on them, and no one dared to. But outside that place, things were different.
Thus, even after reaching the holy land, they had not dared take it out. They had insisted that the Holy Lord come forward and activate the holy land's great array.
"This diagram concerns the Cangli Mountain Range!"
Luoming took a scroll of paper from his sleeve. His expression was extremely solemn as he said, "It exhaustively depicts the momentum of Cangli and fully illustrates the path to ascension!"
With that, he released his hand, and the rolled-up painting instantly dropped and unfurled!
In an instant, everyone's gaze focused on the Scroll.
At that moment, expressions of utter shock suddenly appeared on every face in the hall!
The hall fell silent, not even a crow's caw to be heard!
The Holy Lords of Taiyan Holy Land and Ziyang Holy Land could not help standing up. They stared fixedly at the painting, unable to utter a single word!
The silence was absolute!
Everyone was dumbstruck!
Only after a long, long while...
"This painting depicts the terrain of the Cangli Mountain Range. It is so clear, so direct, so concise and to the point... I suddenly understand. I understand why the Cangli Mountain Range is a forbidden land!"
"Exactly. Looking at this painting, the Cangli Mountain Range is fundamentally an array for attaining immortality! Ten thousand mountains converge into a dragon—what an immense undertaking, what an immense undertaking!"
"No wonder even Supremes who entered it had only a one-in-nine chance of survival. With terrain like this, it can bring forth an Immortal, but it can just as easily slay one!"
For a time, countless Supremes spoke one after another!
They were incomparably solemn. This painting had directly surpassed their imagination!
At this moment, Yuanyang Supreme, the Holy Lord of Taiyan Holy Land, drew a deep breath. He suddenly waved his great hand and called toward the outside of the hall, "Activate the Mountain Protecting Great Array in full! In full!"
The great array was fully activated!
Everyone's expressions changed.
The great array of Taiyan Holy Land had only activated its defensive portion. That alone was already extraordinary, yet now it was actually going to be activated in full?
Just how important was this painting?
Could it be that even the holy land's defensive array might be unable to conceal the great opportunity and karma hidden within it?
"The great array should indeed be fully activated. This diagram is far too important. It may very well involve a secret from the distant past!"
"It concerns the road to immortality, and the safety of the Profound Heaven Realm!"
Lingchao Supreme's expression was also incomparably solemn!
Hearing this assessment, everyone was even more shocked.
This was far too terrifying!
Following Yuanyang Supreme's words, the great array of Taiyan Holy Land fully activated, and an indescribable aura filled the air!
Inside the hall.
"With this Dao diagram, the secret hidden within the Cangli Mountain Range for countless eras finally has hope of being revealed..."
Yuanyang Supreme's eyes were filled with unprecedented gravity. He looked toward Hong Xuan Supreme and said, "Hong Xuan, where exactly did this painting come from?!"
Everyone was also intensely focused on this answer!
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