Sealing

"You, you, you, you..."

It seems that Wuzhui has temporarily lost its ability to speak.

Li Fan understood his feelings. Regardless of the underhanded tactics used, the opponent had defeated one of Daoist Qiongqi's clones. He could give him a chance, so he nodded and appraised it.

"Wu Zhui, since you've been frank with me, I'll be frank with you too. Actually, when I saw you running into the temple, I knew you were probably faking it. However, I also underestimated you, wanting to see how long it would take you to break the Tai Xuan Formation. I really didn't expect that you had already studied this Tai Xuan Formation. But you were planning to reap the benefits without lifting a finger, only making your move at the last moment. Tsk tsk, that was truly thrilling. Indeed, once you enter the killing calamity, everyone has a chance."

You say I helped you eliminate the Hengshan disciples? No, no, no, it should be you who helped me eliminate the Hengshan disciples! If you had immediately dispelled the formation, allowing the Hengshan disciples to unleash their true abilities and launch a coordinated attack, coupled with Zhu Mingjian's surprise attack, I might have been in grave danger myself!

"Furthermore, you just said that you secretly spread the Corpse Poison, ultimately causing the massacres at the Gate of Life and Death?"

The Wu Zhui shuddered violently, his face turning ashen.

Li Fan smiled at him, "Don't be afraid. I'm not some compassionate saint. We've all been through the killing spree before, so just do it. What's there to keep arguing about? This time, I just saw an opportunity and took advantage of it."

To be honest, this Fellow Daoist Liu truly deserves to be a candidate for the Hengshan Sect Leader. He possesses great courage, perseverance, and determination! He is indeed a man of both wisdom and bravery, a true disciple of the Xuanmen! In extraordinary times, he is willing to do extraordinary things, which is very admirable. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered with his sword dueling.

However, to be fair, with the Blood Demon Great Path Body Divine Skill of the Divine Cult, coupled with the Hengshan Death Warriors' martyrdom, it is indeed very difficult to defeat, almost impossible to kill. Not to mention my clone, even I myself only have moves that would kill a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of my own to deal with him. So, this time it was all thanks to Fellow Daoist Wuzhui's assistance that I was able to create the opportunity to win."

Wuzhui stared blankly at Li Fan, clearly not understanding what he meant.

Li Fan was not surprised. "Of course you don't understand. People from your Divine Cult are all ruthless and unscrupulous in achieving their goals. You never consider the common people. If you have the means, you use them; if you have the ability, you go for it; if you don't have the opportunity, you run away. Just like that Sword Lord, you don't need to say much. You just do whatever you want."

But Fellow Daoist Liu is different. He is not hypocritical or self-deceiving; he genuinely believes that his actions are aimed at restoring order to the world and saving all living beings. So, as I said, this incident has implicated and killed many followers of the Yellow Heaven Dao. Although they were all "demonic people," his unwavering Daoist heart has ultimately been shaken!

If he hadn't wavered, why would he have taken the initiative to tell me so many grand principles, so much about fate, and so much helplessness? Why would he have insisted that I believe his Hengshan Dao was the only righteous one? If he hadn't hesitated, his Blood Demon Great Path Body could have easily defeated me with just a few punches and kicks; why would he have needed to use the Hengshan Heavenly Pillar Sword to fight me?

Because he wasn't actually discussing the Dao with me; he was discussing the Dao with himself! Liu Daoming used the Heavenly Pillar Sword Technique, only defending and not attacking, probably trying to remind himself of the righteous path of Hengshan! To remember his original aspirations! He wanted to convince himself! For the sake of all living beings, some things must be done by someone!

So I'll just play along. Anyway, all he's got is the anxiety that led to the deaths of Yellow Heaven Dao and the others. If Hengshan really wants to save the world, even more innocent people will die. As long as he can get through this hurdle and completely condense his Dao heart and body, then honestly, I can't do anything about him. Maybe he'll even break through all the barriers and kill me, winning back Hengshan's destiny and defying fate!

However, it seems he still couldn't get over his own hurdle...

Li Fan stared at the bloodstains on the ground for a moment, then looked up again and smiled at Wu Zhui, saying, "So, if it weren't for your help, fellow Daoist, creating this little opening, I wouldn't have had the chance to so easily break down Fellow Daoist Liu's Dao heart with your words. This is all thanks to you, fellow Daoist."

How about that? I let you live this long, and you even died knowing why. Isn't that more than fair?

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Zhui let out a shrill roar, raised his hands, and took out a black banner and an earthenware pot from his sleeves. At the same time, he leaped into the air and fled backward, trying to create distance.

Li Fan also opened his mouth and spat out a beam of silver light, which wrapped around the Wu Zhui like a silver thread. The Daoist was instantly dismembered and fell from mid-air, like shattered building blocks, scattering all over the ground with a crackling sound!

Li Fan walked forward with his hands behind his back, looking down at Wuzhui, who had been slashed into a human stump and had its throat, tongue, nose, and eyes cut off by the Sword Light. "Members of the Divine Cult, seize the opportunity when it arises, and run when it doesn't. Since you've chosen to run away, there's probably nothing new for me to see."

So Li Fan flicked his sleeve and smashed Wuzhui into minced meat, thus collecting 500 points from his maximum limit.

At this moment, a change in the course of fate occurred, causing Li Fan to have a thought and frown.

Damn it! The killing tribulation was actually resolved? Were those people from Kongsang Mountain really that useless? The Nine Palaces and Three Gates are full of rotten fish and shrimp, not a single one survived? Damn it! We were still missing one coward to kill, how did it resolve itself!?

Li Fan didn't even bother sweeping the floor for a moment. He made a sword gesture, and the Moon Soul Sword Light wrapped around his body, carrying him towards the Ghost Valley outside the temple. In an instant, he tracked down that blazing, fiery Divine Sense signal!

Zhu Ming Jianjun!

Li Fan knew that this old man was different from Liu Daoming. He was completely ruthless and vicious, and every move he made was aimed at killing him. He was indeed powerful; he had cleaved Zhu Hong's sword in two with just a single sword gust. This was no small feat. Li Fan was unwilling to use his Moon Soul to fight Zhu Ming head-on, and he didn't think he could withstand a strike from such a top-tier divine weapon. He could only move around at high speed, cautiously circling Zhu Ming's sword to find an opportunity to strike.

But after circling twice, Li Fan realized that even the Zhu Ming Divine Sword was helpless against it.

Of course, the Sword Lord's sword power can probably be described as inexhaustible, but the bones it possessed were burned away. Now the divine sword lies on the ground, deeply embedded in the rock strata, surrounded by a sea of fire burned by the overflowing, furious sword power, with not a trace of life left.

Strange, it seems... unable to move on its own? Could it not transform into a humanoid spirit?

Moon Soul understood, "It is possible, but if we artifact spirits cannot break through to the next grade realm through reforging and are stuck at perfection for too long, the overflowing magic power can only accumulate in the main body magic weapon and be restrained by ourselves. Therefore, we can occasionally act as the array eye and lend the excess magic power to the cultivator to set up the array."

However, if the spirit of the weapon changes and leaves its original body, the magical power accumulated over the years will become uncontrollable and dissipate. If there are no formations around to assist it, not only is there a risk of it going out of control and going berserk, but the spiritual power it has accumulated will also dissipate when it leaves its original body and return to the world.

"At the level of a Sword Lord, the sword power accumulated over many years is already too strong. If it doesn't suppress its power within the sword, it might lose a large amount of its cultivation if it leaves its body and transforms, and all its years of hard work would be in vain. It probably can't bear to do that..."

"But on the other hand," Li Fan frowned, "If I get close, it could suddenly erupt, releasing all the sword power it has accumulated over the years, and kill me, right?"

After some consideration, Yuepo concluded, "That's possible. And even if it doesn't erupt, as long as someone enters the Sword Lord's Divine Sense range and isn't someone the Sword Lord has his eye on, it can completely use its overwhelming power to unleash Sword Light and kill them."

Forget about it. I've already offended this sword so many times by telling it to shut up, so it probably won't have a chance to get close to me with its verbal skills anymore. Otherwise, I could try smashing it in half with a brick.

Tsk, so these kinds of legendary weapons are really troublesome!

Li Fan hesitated for a moment, then considered the situation. Since the calamity had been resolved, he figured the Sword Lord's fate was not yet over. There was no need for him to take the risk of gambling his life against this madman Sword Lord. So he gritted his teeth, decided to quit while he was ahead, and temporarily remembered the grudge of being struck by three swords before turning around and flying back to the temple.

Li Fan first repaired the Tai Xuan Gate formation that had been damaged by Wu Zhui, reactivated the Tai Xuan Temple formation, sealed off Gui Gu, then rearranged the Nine Halls and Three Passes, and moved them again, but this time he moved the Zhu Ming Divine Sword to the main hall.

Yes, he intends to seal the Sword Lord in Ghost Valley and continuously deplete the power of the Zhu Ming Divine Sword using the Tai Xuan Array. In any case, as long as the Zhu Ming Jianjun is unwilling to give up his years of cultivation and refuses to transform and escape, and no one else can enter the valley to break the formation and gain the Sword Lord's recognition as his master, this peerless divine weapon will have to be sealed in the Tai Xuan Ruins.

He can deal with this Sword Lord when he reaches the Transformation Stage.

Thus, the calamity at Ghost Valley was temporarily resolved, and Li Fan, without lingering any longer, immediately flew to the Gate of Life and Death to support Li Wugou.

From afar, Li Fan could see countless soaring Dao Breath True Cultivator the valley of the Gate of Life and Death, indicating that a large number of Nascent Soul Stage cultivators had gathered there. Among them were Sun Xizhen and Su Moran, whom he had encountered before. It seemed that not only people from Tianlong Mountain, but also from Wangwu Mountain had arrived.

Fak's identity and Moon Soul had both been exposed, but fortunately, Li Fan had many skins and many flying swords. This time, he transformed himself, riding the Golden Dragon White Star, and stepped forward to pay his respects.

"The Supreme Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, and Li Datang of the Zhenzhen Palace greet all the True Lords. May I ask what grand occasion brings you all here?"

Seeing Li Fan wearing the blue robes of Penglai and protected by two flying swords, although his red hair was quite conspicuous, no one doubted his origins. Indeed, the Xuanmen were all one family. Although the cultivators were gathered together to discuss the formation, they still nodded and bowed to Li Fan. A True Person wearing a red robe and armor came up to greet him.

"So it's a fellow Daoist from Penglai who has come from afar. I am Gao Da from Wangwu Mountain, the Great Heavenly Venerable, the Holy Mother of the Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady."

The real-life Gundam, who claimed to be a Gundam, immediately caught Li Fan's attention. "Hiss--! Wangwu Mountain Gundam! I've heard so much about you! Seeing is believing!"

Gundam,?

"... Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. I am but a recluse cultivator from Wangwu Mountain. I have long admired your name, but I dare not accept such praise," Gao Da explained. "We heard that the Death Gate Dao, a demonic sect, has emerged, exuding a terrifying aura. So we came to exorcise the demon, but when we arrived, we found that it had already been sealed away by other fellow Daoists."

Li Fan noticed this as well, because Li Wugou wasn't there. There were a few monks from Tianlong Mountain, but they seemed to be real monks, not fake ones, and they were discussing formations with the immortals from Wangwu Mountain.

Yes, what puzzled Li Fan the most was that even now, the formation sealing the Gate of Life and Death...

When he arrived before, the valley was filled with malevolent energy, and the corpses were frenzied, tearing at each other and vying for the opportunity to absorb the malevolent energy to evolve, as if it Devil Domain on earth.

But this time, he found that the fiendish corpses inside the Gate of Life and Death were standing still, densely packed together like a forest. Moreover, the fiendish energy was guided by a special formation, like a black vortex swirling at the entrance of the valley, like a small storm.

Gao Da said, "The monks of Tianlong Mountain told us that a female cultivator, claiming to be a disciple of the Beichen Sword Sect, summoned them to exorcise the evil corpse, carrying a Buddha amulet. When they arrived, they found that others were setting up the formation. The person claimed to be from the Sanyuan Grand Tutor Manor and came to help. He handed over the formation method to the Tianlong Mountain cultivators and then went north with the female cultivator from the Beichen Sword Sect."

"The Grand Tutor Manor? In the north?"

Li Fan was completely bewildered. Now he knew that Emei was not involved in the affairs of the sect, the Grand Tutor Manor and the Xuanmen cultivators of Songshan were in cahoots, Hengshan and the Divine Sect were allied, and Penglai Mountain was independent. So, Hengshan was probably causing trouble across the Gen River, and the Grand Tutor's men had noticed and rushed to resolve the issue? Although a little late, the timing was quite good; not simple at all...

But how did Li Wugou end up with the Grand Tutor Manor? Was she originally planning to cross the river to join the Three Palaces? But why is she going north with them? Could it be... that she's going to find Yellow Heaven Dao?

Gao Da also inquired, "Li Daoyou, Li Daoyou, may I ask why you have traveled all the way from the East Sea to visit my Gen Province?"

"Oh, I was ordered by the sect leader to investigate the trail of the Death Gate Dao, but I didn't expect that something would actually happen!" Li Fan immediately shifted the blame to Manifestation.

Gao Da's expression stiffened upon hearing this, but he still nodded and said, "As expected of the Manifestation Dao Lord, you were able to foresee this. Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. However, this is Gen Province after all. These matters can be handled by sending a letter to Wangwu Mountain."

Li Fan looked into the valley and saw cultivators from Wangwu Mountain and Tianlong Mountain using magical artifacts and spells to remove batches of the fiendish corpses. He wondered where they were going to transport them and couldn't help but ask curiously, "I wonder what your mountain plans to do with these fiendish corpses?"

Gao Da didn't hide anything and explained, "The formation expert sent by the Grand Tutor said that this formation can only temporarily alleviate the sealing of the evil energy and reduce the ferocity of the evil corpses. We plan to hurry up and transport these evil corpses to Ghost Valley."

Li Fan stared at him with his chin agape, "Ghost, Ghost Valley?"

Gao Da nodded, "Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but Ghost Valley was originally the place where the remnants of the Death Gate Demonic Path were sealed. It is extremely dangerous inside, with countless traps, and is guarded by the two mountains of Gu She and Kong Sang."

Killing these fiendish corpses would be too wasteful of magical artifacts and would also damage one's cultivation. So, it's better to move them all into Ghost Valley. This way, as long as the existing magic array is reinforced, Ghost Valley can be sealed off, preventing these fiendish corpses from coming out and harming people.

"Once we clear the evil corpses from the valley, we'll level and bury it, seal it with the magic array provided by the Grand Tutor Manor, and then build the Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens Demon-Suppressing Temple. That way, we can be completely safe."

"... Oh, uh, it seems like it can guarantee complete safety..." Li Fan was a little surprised that Wangwu Mountain actually intervened to suppress the demon. "Are you sure you don't need my assistance?"

Gao Da smiled politely, "We at Wangwu Mountain can handle this ourselves; there's no need for Penglai and Sanyuan to worry about it."

Li Fan looked at him for a while and understood. Well, the 'local' probably felt that it was a loss of face to have someone from the Grand Tutor and Xianhua come and boss him around...

The people at Wangwu Mountain are quite peculiar. They usually don't care about anything, but now they're acting all high and mighty like the Nine Great Xuan Sects... Oh well, at least they have to clean up their own mess. As long as they can handle it, that's fine.

Seeing that Wangwu Mountain insisted on going there, Li Fan decided not to go any closer. Just to be on the safe side, he went back to Ghost Valley and hid in the shadows. He found that the people from Wangwu Mountain had indeed thrown the evil corpses into the valley to seal them, and were not secretly forging any kind of corpse soldiers. Only then was he temporarily relieved and flew north on his sword.