Chapter 1083 - 990: Missing Something
“Master, we’re back!”
Zi Ling’s voice had already reached his ears.
Li Fan stopped writing, looked up, and saw that Zi Ling and the others had already pushed the door open.
“Little Sister Zi Ling, Little Sister Bai Qian, you’ve finally come back.”
Nan Feng spoke with joy.
“I’ve been waiting for you to come back, so we could paint the Gatekeeper Deity together!”
Yun Xi was very happy.
At this moment, Zi Ling, Su Baiqian, and the others also revealed genuine smiles. No matter how dangerous the outside world was, as long as they returned, they came back to their sanctuary, where they could forget everything.
“How did it go, was everything smooth with this trip?”
Li Fan asked with a smile, saying:
“Did you catch all the prey that came from the Grey Mist Sea?”
Hearing this, Zi Ling immediately replied:
“Reporting to Master, we caught them all!”
“But… there were more powerful prey that started to chase us, so we returned to the village first.”
Hearing that, Li Fan was momentarily startled.
What kind of prey was so ferocious that they made Zi Ling and the others flee back to the village?
It was common knowledge that Da De had rich experience in hunting, and with Lin Jiu Zheng and the others…
Could it be tigers, wolves, or other fierce beasts?
It was very likely!
“No matter, their arrival is timely.”
Li Fan was very calm!
If those prey really chased them into the village, with so many villagers around, even tigers and wolves could be hunted.
Moreover, he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator!
Although in the vast Cultivation World, his cultivation level was still weak, it should be enough to deal with tigers and the like…
“Reporting to Master, we also found three mentally ill people!”
“They’ve come too, and they are just outside the courtyard.”
Zi Ling continued.
Upon hearing this, Li Fan was immediately delighted!
Three mentally ill people?!
This… was great!
Now, the village had already collected nine mentally ill people.
Luo Xingchen, Qingcheng, Yin Xu’an, Wu Ye, Meng Nan, Blood Ancestor, Qi Shuangming, Old Monk, Jiu Bian.
And as long as he collected twelve mentally ill people, found twelve pieces of Red Dust Jade, Li Fan could complete the System’s task and advance!
The next realm after Foundation Establishment… Golden Core!
The Golden Core Realm… and he could fly!
What kind of experience would flying be? Soaring across the sky, covering a thousand li in a day… It would no longer be a dream.
Moreover, as a general rule, Golden Core Realm cultivators were considered significant characters in the Cultivation World, right?
By then, he would also be… someone noteworthy!!
Thinking of all this, Li Fan felt… simply ecstatic.
When his own disciples saw him flying, would they be shocked to the point of dropping their jaws?
Laying his cards out on the table, not acting anymore, telling them, “Actually, your master is a Golden Core expert!”
He couldn’t help but start fantasizing.
But soon after, he took a deep breath!
He needed to stay calm, to remain indifferent!
He then said:
“Let them… come in.”
Hearing this, Zi Ling nodded immediately and turned to leave the courtyard.
Outside the courtyard, at this moment, Murong Wanci, Immortal Supervisor Jing, and Chen Dong were stunned by the sight of this small courtyard.
“Wu’er Xianting… these four characters are a Forbidden Edict!”
Murong Wanci murmured:
“Moreover, the supreme being who wrote these four forbidden words must also be skilled in the Art of Painting, hiding within them a supreme vision, as if this courtyard stood eternally aloft, free from the bounds of taboos…”
“This is… the Ancient Forbidden Courtyard!”
Immortal Supervisor Jing was extremely excited.
In the legends of their Ancient Immortal Remnant Clan, within the Ancient Forbidden Land, there was the Ancient Forbidden Courtyard where a truly supreme and taboo ancient immortal resided.
Now, the legend had become reality…
“I finally understand why this small mountain village is filled with Creation Characters… is it because a Creator Master dwells here?”
Chen Dong muttered to himself.
In his view, these four characters also carried the aura of forbidden creation.
The person who could casually write such Talismans, what kind of existence could they be?
Perhaps, only the Master of Creation mentioned in the legends of the Heavenly Master Path as the ultimate pinnacle!
While they were speculating, Zi Ling had already come out and said:
“My master invites you in.”
Hearing this, they trembled even more!
The master of Zi Ling…
That meant the Ten Honored and Two Vicious Ones, the current Master.
It also meant the most terrifying presence within this land of taboos.
The thought of meeting such a person made their hearts race, and they entered the courtyard with immense nervousness.
The instant they stepped into the courtyard, the three felt an incomparable pressure.
As if they had become ants faced with the divine temple of eternity, where supreme Divine Spirits watched, and all they could do was bow their heads and tremble…
“Master, these are the three.”
Zi Ling was introducing them.
Upon hearing this, Murong Wanci and the other two subconsciously raised their eyes and saw ahead, a refined and amiable young man sitting indifferently under a peach tree.
But this young man… they actually couldn’t feel any aura from him.
Just like a mortal!
But, they all understood, the more it was so, the more terrifying it was; it implied that this person’s level had reached a stage where they couldn’t even sense it.
“Too terrifying… Greetings, senior!”
All three couldn’t help but kneel directly!
And Li Fan, also looked towards the three of them indifferently.
“The three of you need not perform such a grand gesture, please rise.”
He spoke.
Immediately, the three of them felt an unstoppable force, as if some power was bestowed upon them, compelling them to stand up.
“His words command the law…”
The three of them were even more shocked.
“How may I address the three of you?”
Li Fan asked them.
Faced with questions from such a supreme figure, the three of them were extremely nervous.
“Reporting to the senior… my junior name is Murong Wanci, I practice the Art of Painting. Before this, I had guarded Ziling Maiden’s corpse for many years, and today, I am fortunate to come here…”
Murong Wanci started speaking nervously.
Hearing this, Li Fan suddenly felt a headache.
He had forgotten… these three were mentally ill.
Letting them introduce themselves… was like playing the lute to a cow!
This was just babbling nonsense…
His own disciple Zi Ling was right here in good health, yet she claimed she had guarded Zi Ling’s corpse for many years… Madwoman, truly a madwoman.
“And you?”
Li Fan then looked towards Celestial Ancestor Chen Dong.
Chen Dong said:
“Senior… I, I am a Heavenly Master, who previously caught ghosts and ended up growing white hairs all over my body; I have also guarded the Red-Haired Monster for many years, and now the Red-Haired Monster has awoken…”
Li Fan felt almost dizzy; what white-haired monster, red-haired monster? Their mental confusion made communication impossible.
“Enough, enough…”
Li Fan was speechless, he turned to Immortal Supervisor Jing and asked:
“And you?”
Immortal Supervisor Jing took a deep breath and said:
“Reporting to the senior, my name is Immortal Supervisor Jing… I came to the village to be a mentally ill patient!”
… Before this, Su Baiqian had told her that coming to the village… one would become mentally ill.
And being mentally ill meant that one could use forbidden immortal elixirs!
So, she was “very understanding”.
Li Fan had mixed feelings; to Immortal Supervisor Jing, it seemed like being mentally ill was something very honorable…
Though her mind wasn’t exactly normal either.
“Alright then, I have a general idea. From now on, you will live in the village, and later I will send you to the mental hospital.”
Upon hearing this, Immortal Supervisor Jing was thrilled, while Celestial Ancestor Chen Dong and Murong Wanci both froze for a moment.
Mentally ill?
How had they… become mentally ill??
But at this moment, when such a great being had spoken, they dared not say anything.
“Right, do you have a jade piece to give to me?”
At this time, Yun Xi also came over, her beautiful eyes filled with anticipation!
Seeing Yun Xi, the three were even more shocked.
“Her… The End of Myriad Paths?!”
Murong Wanci murmured, “How is she here too?”
“I understand now… the one she wanted to chase after back then, was the owner of this small courtyard…”
Immortal Supervisor Jing was in a daze.
Chen Dong could hardly believe it, saying:
“Didn’t she go over there? She perished… and could still be pulled back? Frightening…”
And following that, the sea of consciousness within the three of them felt as if it were split open by a heavy axe.
All three of them felt an indescribable pain, and then, they each felt something appear in the palm of their hands.
Looking down…
It was a piece of broken jade.
“She left a contingency within our sea of consciousness…”
They were all shocked.
And Yun Xi, was overjoyed, stepping forward to take the three pieces of Red Dust Jade.
At this moment, she put together the three pieces of Red Dust Jade with the nine pieces she had obtained earlier.
It was obvious that these twelve pieces of broken jade fit perfectly, but in the very center… there was still one piece missing!
It was empty.
But on the jade… a complete character had already formed:
“Several.”
“Hmm… still missing one piece, huh?”
Yun Xi was somewhat vexed; she knew that the central piece of broken jade had one more dot…
And Li Fan, at this moment, was excitedly asking in his mind:
“System, the task is complete… Can I upgrade to the Golden Core Realm now?!”
He… was extremely expectant!
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