Chapter 14: Chapter 14

"I'm sorry. I really can't help you with this. I have a premonition that I will break through soon, and I have to go out and look for opportunities within two years. I can't guard Luli Island for long."

Yunshui Tiangong still had more than a year to open, and Li Fan would not miss the chance to enter it first for the sake of guarding that little contribution.

So he simply refused He Zhenghao.

"That's too bad, then I can only look for someone else. I also wish fellow daoist an early Foundation Establishment!" He Zhenghao replied regretfully.

The communication spirit talisman didn't send any more messages.

Li Fan didn't care, spent contribution points, and started the auxiliary cultivation mode.

He practiced the "Shadow Follows Shape Technique".

After all, it was just an auxiliary technique. The "Shadow Follows Shape Technique" was much easier to practice than the other two techniques.

With the double enhancement of Qiling and Linglong Luli Pearl, it took Li Fan less than ten days to practice it to the late Qi Refining stage.

At this moment, Li Fan was testing the effect of the "Shadow Follows Shape Technique".

He used 100 points of contribution to simulate a chase battle with a late Qi Refining cultivator in the Tianxuan Mirror.

The surrounding space changed into a series of mountains.

In the forest, a figure fled quickly towards the distance.

That was the target set for chasing.

Watching the other party's back getting farther and farther away, Li Fan's divine sense moved, and his figure suddenly darkened.

It was as if he was covered with a layer of dark gauze, and under the cover of the ubiquitous shadows, he became more difficult to detect.

The other party was about to disappear from sight completely, Li Fan suddenly accelerated and flew up to follow.

Compared with the simple wind riding before, Li Fan's speed had improved greatly.

He also faintly had some connection with the target he was chasing.

The other party's speed increase also made Li Fan's speed faster to some extent.

It was really like Li Fan became the other party's shadow, making it impossible to get rid of.

He could also constantly use the shadows on the ground to shuttle and jump.

In this way, it didn't take long for Li Fan to catch up with the figure ahead.

The surrounding scenery blurred, and the illusions of mountains and cultivators disappeared at the same time.

It turned back into a pitch-black space.

The chase battle ended, and Li Fan was very satisfied with the "Shadow Follows Shape Technique".

It had a good effect on hiding its aura, and coupled with the concealment talisman, it was even harder to be noticed by others.

That Sikong Yi was mysterious, but his cultivation should be at the late Qi Refining stage without a doubt.

He had prepared so much in advance, and he was more intentional than unintentional.

Plotting for the "Yunshui Picture Scroll" should not be a big problem.

Now everything is ready, just waiting for Jiao Xiuyuan's information to come, and Yunshui Tiangong to officially open.

In the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan looked far away with a deep gaze.

...

Two months later, Wanxian Island, Qianli Hall.

After receiving Jiao Xiuyuan's message, Li Fan activated his concealment talisman and hurried over.

As soon as he met Jiao Xiuyuan, he pretended to be angry: "How do you do things in Qianli Hall? It's just a small Qi Refining cultivator. It took you so long to find out some information. I thought you forgot about this matter and planned to find someone else!"

Jiao Xiuyuan was a bit embarrassed, but he quickly pulled Li Fan and turned on the formation of the shop along with him, isolating him from outside prying eyes.

He then explained in a low voice: "Keep your voice down! It took so long because there was a reason for that."

"Hmm?" Li Fan looked slightly moved and waited for him to continue.

"Hehe, I don't want to hide it from you. The difficulty of this task was beyond my expectation. The last time I agreed with you on fifty contribution points was too little! You know, I asked a late Foundation Establishment senior for help this time. Only then did I get it done..." Jiao Xiuyuan looked at Li Fan eagerly, meaning obvious.

"What? You want to break your promise?" Li Fan narrowed his eyes and stared at Jiao Xiuyuan with displeasure.

Jiao Xiuyuan touched his head: "Can you add some more..."

Li Fan turned around and wanted to leave.

Jiao Xiuyuan almost jumped up: "Oh my godfather, I'm really unlucky! I've been losing money on two consecutive deals."

"Fine fine fine! Just as we agreed, fifty is fifty!" He gritted his teeth and said.

"Here, plus the deposit before, it's exactly fifty contribution points." Li Fan said coldly, throwing four medium-grade spirit stones over.

"It's not easy for me to earn your money." Jiao Xiuyuan said with a bitter face, catching the spirit stones, and then handed a jade slip to Li Fan.

Li Fan took the jade slip, checked it with his divine sense, and showed a different color.

He then put away the jade slip and left.

Watching Li Fan's back go away, Jiao Xiuyuan's original flattering expression suddenly disappeared.

He stroked the spirit stones in his hand and let out a sneer.

"One is mysterious and unknown; the other is secretive and suspicious."

"I want to see what you two are up to."

...

In the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan read the contents of the jade slip carefully again, and then destroyed it.

"Two people?"

Li Fan frowned slightly and felt a bit tricky.

It turned out that according to the information collected by Jiao Xiuyuan, this Sikong Yi usually lived in seclusion and didn't show up much.

He also had a good friend named Baili Chen, who was also a male cultivator.

This Baili Chen was slightly weaker, at the middle Qi Refining stage.

Sikong Yi and Baili Chen seemed to have a very good relationship. Every time they went out, they always stayed together, inseparable.

And they seemed to have some kind of combined attack technique.

When they killed enemies, they cooperated seamlessly, mind to mind, as if they were one person.

They usually stayed on Wanxian Island, except for doing tasks to accumulate contribution points, they rarely went out.

But during Jiao Xiuyuan's investigation, these two people had mysteriously disappeared once.

They lost their traces after leaving Wanxian Island, and didn't know where they went.

"Who is this Baili Chen? Why don't I have any impression of him?" Li Fan thought carefully, but didn't find any information about Baili Chen in his memory.

"It seems that this person should have fallen in Yunshui Tiangong ruins."

"But I didn't expect that there would be one more cultivator to target. My current preparation seems not enough."

"Fortunately, there is still plenty of time."

Thoughts surged in his mind, and Li Fan started planning again.

...

A year later.

Anchored in the eleventh year, the central sea area of Congyun Sea.

The thunderstorm that had been brewing for several months in the sky kept roaring.

The thick vortex cloud layer had been dyed black, slowly rotating, accumulating strength.

The cloud layer was like a wall, guarding the center of the vortex.

There, blue lights flickered constantly.

With each flicker, this central sea area seemed to undergo some indescribable changes.

This anomaly naturally attracted many cultivators.

There were even rumors that an ancient sect ruin was about to appear here.

So, in these few months, more and more cultivators gathered.

Li Fan was naturally among them.

His eyes swept over the crowd and paused on Sikong Yi and Baili Chen without a trace.

Then he saw Jiao Xiuyuan's figure.

Jiao Xiuyuan stared at the vortex cloud layer in the sky, looking very excited.

"He probably thinks he has encountered an opportunity and has some cheap benefits."

"Little does he know that he is just looking for death."

A trace of cold light flashed in Li Fan's eyes.