yōu yù zhōng shí jiān fǎng fú shī qù le yì yì 。
幽狱中时间仿佛失去了意义。
In the幽狱, time seemed to have lost all meaning.
měi tiān miàn duì de ， zhǐ yǒu yī chéng bù biàn de hūn àn 。 yǐ jí ěr biān fǎng fú yǒng yuǎn bú huì tíng xiē de tòng kǔ āi háo zhī shēng 。
每天面对的，只有一成不变的昏暗。以及耳边仿佛永远不会停歇的痛苦哀嚎之声。
Every day was a repetition of unchanging darkness and an endless cacophony of painful wails echoing in his ears. The intelligence of these black mist prison guards appeared rather low. They merely emitted strange cackles at Li Fan’s sudden addition as a prisoner before mechanically activating the array within the prison pillar to torment him.
nà xiē hēi wù yù zú de zhì huì chéng dù sì hū bìng bù zěn me gāo 。 duì yú lǐ fán zhè wèi tū rán duō chū lái de qiú tú ， tā men yě zhǐ shì fā chū jié jié guài xiào ， ér hòu jī xiè de qǐ yòng qiú zhù lǐ de zhèn fǎ 、 shì tú zhé mó lǐ fán 。
那些黑雾狱卒的智慧程度似乎并不怎么高。对于李凡这位突然多出来的囚徒，它们也只是发出桀桀怪笑，而后机械的启用囚柱里的阵法、试图折磨李凡。
Naturally, all such attempts were easily thwarted by Li Fan.
zì rán xī shù bèi lǐ fán qīng sōng huà jiě 。
自然悉数被李凡轻松化解。
However, he cooperatively mimicked his own cries of agony, fooling these black mist guards into leaving satisfied.
bù guò tā hái hěn pèi hé de mó nǐ chū zì jǐ de cǎn jiào shēng ， piàn dé zhè xiē hēi wù yù zú xīn mǎn yì zú de lí kāi 。
不过他还很配合的模拟出自己的惨叫声，骗得这些黑雾狱卒心满意足的离开。
Apart from these low-level guards who frequently patrolled, occasionally one could see patrol cultivators from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance appearing in the幽狱.
yōu yù zhōng chú le zhè xiē jīng cháng chū mò de dī jí yù zú zhī wài ， ǒu ěr hái néng kàn jiàn wàn xiān méng de xún luó xiū shì 。
幽狱中除了这些经常出没的低级狱卒之外，偶尔还能看见万仙盟的巡逻修士。
Three in total, they took turns to come and go. The work of patrolling the幽狱 was merely a formality for them as it had been peaceful for thousands of years without any disturbances.
yī gòng sān wèi ， lún fān qián lái 。 duì yú xún shì yōu yù de gōng zuò ， tā men wǎng wǎng yě jiù shì zǒu gè guò chǎng 。 bì jìng yōu yù píng jìng le jǐ qiān nián ， cóng lái méi chū guò shén me luàn zi 。
一共三位，轮番前来。对于巡视幽狱的工作，他们往往也就是走个过场。毕竟幽狱平静了几千年，从来没出过什么乱子。
After some time, Li Fan noticed that this area where he hid was just the outermost layer of the幽狱. The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance did not pay much attention to the prisoners here. He even witnessed one of his neighbors succumbing to the torment of the array and dissipating into nothingness before anyone came to check on him for a long time.
bù guò jīng guò yī duàn shí jiān de guān chá ， lǐ fán yě kàn chū lái le 。 tā mù qián suǒ cáng shēn de zhè piàn dì fāng ， bù guò shì yōu yù de zuì wài céng 。 duì yú guān yā zài zhè lǐ de qiú fàn ， wàn xiān méng qí shí bìng bù zěn me zhòng shì 。 shèn zhì lǐ fán qīn yǎn kàn dào ， tā de yī wèi lín jū shí zài chéng shòu bú zhù zhèn fǎ de zhé mó 、 hún fēi pò sàn le 。 zhè zhī hòu hěn zhǎng shí jiān dōu méi yǒu rén qián lái chá kàn 。
不过经过一段时间的观察，李凡也看出来了。他目前所藏身的这片地方，不过是幽狱的最外层。对于关押在这里的囚犯，万仙盟其实并不怎么重视。甚至李凡亲眼看到，他的一位邻居实在承受不住阵法的折磨、魂飞魄散了。这之后很长时间都没有人前来查看。
Only when the black mist guards made their usual rounds would they discover the absence, activate the purification array to clean the black pillars, and await the arrival of the next prisoner.
hái shì hēi wù yù zú zhào lì xún shì de shí hòu fāng cái fā xiàn ， suí hòu qǐ dòng le jìng huà zhèn fǎ 、 jiāng hēi zhù qīng xǐ le yī fān ， děng dài xià yī wèi qiú fàn de lái lín 。
还是黑雾狱卒照例巡视的时候方才发现，随后启动了净化阵法、将黑柱清洗了一番，等待下一位囚犯的来临。
This situation in the幽狱 pleased Li Fan greatly. The chances of being discovered were minimal, and no one disturbed him on a regular basis.
yōu yù de zhè fān qíng kuàng ， què shì ràng lǐ fán hěn shì mǎn yì 。
幽狱的这番情况，却是让李凡很是满意。
While enjoying his solitude, Li Fan prepared for his final apocalyptic plan and observed the situation in the灵木界 through the圣婴.
bèi fā xiàn de gài lǜ hěn xiǎo ， píng shí yě méi yǒu rén lái dǎ rǎo tā 。
被发现的概率很小，平时也没有人来打扰他。
For quite some time after he had issued an order to prepare for battle and fled, the outside world remained calm with no signs of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance preparing for war. This led everyone to doubt Li Fan’s judgment but they dared not show it out of respect for the Red Dust Benevolent Immortal's power.
lè dé qīng jìng de tóng shí ， lǐ fán yī biān wèi zuì hòu de miè shì jì huà zuò zhe zhǔn bèi ， yī biān tōng guò shèng yīng 、 guān chá líng mù jiè nà biān de qíng kuàng 。
乐得清静的同时，李凡一边为最后的灭世计划做着准备，一边通过圣婴、观察灵木界那边的情况。
However, Li Fan knew that this was merely a lull before the storm.
lǐ fán xià dá quán yuán bèi zhàn de mìng lìng 、 zì jǐ táo cuàn hòu xiāng dāng zhǎng yī duàn shí jiān ， wài jiè dōu yī piàn fēng píng làng jìng 。 sī háo méi yǒu wàn xiān méng jí jiāng fā dòng zhàn zhēng de jì xiàng 。
李凡下达全员备战的命令、自己逃窜后相当长一段时间，外界都一片风平浪静。丝毫没有万仙盟即将发动战争的迹象。
As expected, his prediction proved correct.
yǐ zhì yú zhòng rén xīn lǐ dōu fàn qǐ le dí gū ， duì yú lǐ fán de pàn duàn chǎn shēng le huái yí 。
以至于众人心里都泛起了嘀咕，对于李凡的判断产生了怀疑。
One day, an unobtrusive fluctuation appeared in the seal array at the entrance to the灵木界. Li Fan immediately detected the anomaly and focused his mind for a moment before coldly remarking, "They do have some skill. It seems that those arrays I gave to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance are now well understood by them. Compared to before, their array techniques have improved by at least a century. Unfortunately..."
bù guò shè yú hóng chén cí bēi xiān de wēi néng ， tā men què bù gǎn biǎo xiàn chū lái 。
不过慑于红尘慈悲仙的威能，他们却不敢表现出来。
"Still behind my generation by more than one!"
ér lǐ fán què zhī dào ， zhè bù guò shì bào fēng yǔ lái lín qián de píng jìng 。
而李凡却知道，这不过是暴风雨来临前的平静。
"At this rate, it will take at least three months for them to crack these arrays, especially without me being able to repair them. However, if the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance lacks that patience, breaking the array might result in a direct assault..."
shì shí zhèng míng ， lǐ fán de yù cè shì duì de 。
事实证明，李凡的预测是对的。
Li Fan did not believe that a mere array could hold back the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's army.
zhè yī tiān ， líng mù jiè rù kǒu chù de fēng yìn fǎ zhèn ， zài qiāo wú shēng xī jiān ， hū de chū xiàn le sī sī bō dòng de hén jì 。
这一天，灵木界入口处的封印法阵，在悄无声息间，忽的出现了丝丝波动的痕迹。
"Let’s leave a flaw and let them come in one batch at a time. Then we can catch them like fish in a pot!" Li Fan quickly came up with this plan as his thoughts raced.
shèng tāi lǐ fán dì yī shí jiān jiù fā xiàn le yì cháng 。
圣胎李凡第一时间就发现了异常。
Although he had already retreated for safety, facing the pressure from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, Li Fan did not entirely give up on resisting.
jí zhōng xīn shén guān chá le piàn kè ， lǐ fán lěng hēng yī shēng ：“ dǎo shì yǒu liǎng bǎ shuā zi 。 kàn lái wǒ sòng gěi wàn xiān méng de nà xiē zhèn fǎ ， yǐ jīng bèi tā men yán jiū tòu le 。 gēn zhī qián xiāng bǐ ， zhèn fǎ shuǐ píng zuì qǐ mǎ yǒu le bǎi nián de tí gāo 。 zhǐ kě xī ……”
集中心神观察了片刻，李凡冷哼一声：“倒是有两把刷子。看来我送给万仙盟的那些阵法，已经被他们研究透了。跟之前相比，阵法水平最起码有了百年的提高。只可惜……”
After all, accumulating the resources of the灵木界 over this life was no easy feat and required much effort.
“ réng rán luò hòu yú wǒ yí gè shì dài bù zhǐ ！”
“仍然落后于我一个世代不止！”
Now that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance had come, he would definitely resist.
“ yǐ tā men de zhè bān guī sù ， kǒng pà méi yǒu sān gè yuè ， bié xiǎng bǎ zhèn fǎ pò jiě 。 ér qiě hái shì zài wǒ bú huì xiū bǔ zhèn fǎ de qíng kuàng xià 。 bù guò ， fǎn guò lái xiǎng ， ruò shì wàn xiān méng kǒng pà wèi bì yǒu nà ge nài xīn 。 pò zhèn bù chéng ， yīng gāi huì qiáng gōng ……”
“以他们的这般龟速，恐怕没有三个月，别想把阵法破解。而且还是在我不会修补阵法的情况下。不过，反过来想，若是万仙盟恐怕未必有那个耐心。破阵不成，应该会强攻……”
"Use this opportunity to test the strength of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance."
lǐ fán bìng bù rèn wéi ， zhǐ kào qū qū yí gè zhèn fǎ jiù néng dǎng zhù wàn xiān méng dà jūn de jìn gōng 。
李凡并不认为，只靠区区一个阵法就能挡住万仙盟大军的进攻。
"To see if they are worthy of being one of the two major organizations in the Xuanhuang Realm."
“ bù rú mài gè pò zhàn ， xiān bǎ tā men fàng jìn lái yī pī ， wèng zhōng zhuō biē ！” lǐ fán sī niàn jí zhuǎn jiān ， jiù yǐ jīng lái le zhǔ yì 。
“不如卖个破绽，先把他们放进来一批，瓮中捉鳖！”李凡思念急转间，就已经来了主意。
Li Fan notified everyone in the灵木界 to prepare for battle while simultaneously loosening the array’s defenses, cooperating with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's array-breaking techniques.
suī rán wèi le ān quán qǐ jiàn ， běn zūn yǐ jīng dùn zǒu 。 dàn miàn duì wàn xiān méng de bī pò ， lǐ fán yě méi yǒu wán quán fàng qì dǐ kàng de dǎ suàn 。
虽然为了安全起见，本尊已经遁走。但面对万仙盟的逼迫，李凡也没有完全放弃抵抗的打算。
It appeared as though the arrays had truly been cracked. The flaw grew larger until a crack appeared at the entrance of the灵木界.
zài zěn me shuō ， jī zǎn le zhè yī shì líng mù jiè de jiā dǐ ， yě shì jiàn pǒ wèi bù yì zhī shì 、 hào fèi le zhū duō xīn xuè jīng lì 。
再怎么说，积攒了这一世灵木界的家底，也是件颇为不易之事、耗费了诸多心血精力。
The first batch of offensive forces from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance instantly passed through these cracks and entered the灵木界.
xiàn zài wàn xiān méng dǎ guò lái le ， kěn dìng yào fǎn kàng yī fān de 。
现在万仙盟打过来了，肯定要反抗一番的。
At the moment they met, both sides were slightly taken aback.
“ zhèng hǎo jiè cǐ jī huì ， shì yī shì wàn xiān méng de chéng sè 。”
“正好借此机会，试一试万仙盟的成色。”
On the side of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, unexpectedly, it seemed that the people in the灵木界 had already discovered their actions and were prepared for battle.
“ kàn kàn tā men dào dǐ pèi bù pèi de shàng ， xuán huáng jiè liǎng dà zhǔ zǎi zǔ zhī zhī yī de míng tóu 。”
“看看他们到底配不配的上，玄黄界两大主宰组织之一的名头。”
On Li Fan’s side, he was surprised to find that what the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance called their vanguard force consisted not of elite warriors but over a hundred arrows glowing with cold light.
shèng tāi lǐ fán tōng zhī líng mù jiè zhòng rén zuò hǎo yíng zhàn zhǔn bèi 。 tóng shí pèi hé zhe wàn xiān méng de pò zhèn shǒu duàn ， zhú bù fàng kāi zhèn fǎ de fáng hù 。
圣胎李凡通知灵木界众人做好迎战准备。同时配合着万仙盟的破阵手段，逐步放开阵法的防护。
"Scout Arrows?!" Li Fan was taken aback.
kàn shàng qù jiù xiàng zhèn fǎ zhēn de bèi pò jiě le yì bān 。
看上去就像阵法真的被破解了一般。
The Scout Arrows were a powerful weapon developed by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance in this world, capable of traversing an entire state within a few breaths and possessing tremendous destructive power.
pò zhàn yuè lái yuè dà ， děng dào líng mù jiè rù kǒu tōng dào chù ， chū xiàn le yī sī liè fèng zhī hòu 。
破绽越来越大，等到灵木界入口通道处，出现了一丝裂缝之后。
But what was truly terrifying was that these arrows could form special arrays to create a massive net, even distorting and affecting the fundamental laws of the universe.
wàn xiān méng de dì yī pī jìn gōng bù duì shùn jiān jiù tōng guò zhè xiē liè xì lái dào le líng mù jiè zhōng 。
万仙盟的第一批进攻部队瞬间就通过这些裂隙来到了灵木界中。
During their battle with the Five Elders' Association, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance had used Scout Arrows to interfere with the cosmic principles over a large area, preventing the Longevity Sage of the Five Elders from intervening in the fight.
zhào miàn de shùn jiān ， shuāng fāng tóng shí wēi wēi yī lèng 。
照面的瞬间，双方同时微微一愣。
"Looks like they are implementing a decapitation strategy. With 168 Scout Arrows, if this were an ordinary small world, it would likely be completely annihilated by this tactic. However..."
wàn xiān méng nà fāng ， yì wài de shì líng mù jiè zhòng rén jìng rán shì shì zǎo jiù fā xiàn le tā men de xiǎo dòng zuò 、 yǐ rán yán zhèn yǐ dài 。
万仙盟那方，意外的是灵木界众人竟然似是早就发现了他们的小动作、已然严阵以待。
Li Fan sneered as he reacted swiftly. First, he used the large array covering the灵木界 to interfere with these scout arrows so they could not form their arrays. Then, he dispatched Tianyang, who had overwhelming power, to intercept and suppress each arrow before they could spread and cause damage.
ér lǐ fán zhè biān ， jīng yà de zé shì wàn xiān méng suǒ wèi de xiān tóu bù duì ， jìng rán bú shì shén me jīng ruì sǐ shì 。
而李凡这边，惊讶的则是万仙盟所谓的先头部队，竟然不是什么精锐死士。
Though fast, Tianyang was even faster!
ér shì shàng bǎi zhī fàn zhe hán guāng de jiàn shǐ 。
而是上百支泛着寒光的箭矢。
Tianyang transformed into a streak of green light, weaving through the sky.
“ xún tiān jiàn ？！” lǐ fán yǒu xiē yì wài 。
“巡天箭？！”李凡有些意外。
In an instant, all the arrows were under his control.
xún tiān jiàn nǎi shì cǐ shì wàn xiān méng yán zhì chū de dà shā qì ， sù dù jí kuài 、 jǐ gè hū xī jiān jiù néng xún yóu yī zhōu zhī dì 。 bìng qiě wēi lì yě shí fēn jīng rén ， jī hū xiāng dāng yú xún cháng hé dào xiū shì yī jī zhī lì 。
巡天箭乃是此世万仙盟研制出的大杀器，速度极快、几个呼吸间就能巡游一州之地。并且威力也十分惊人，几乎相当于寻常合道修士一击之力。
"Take a few for research. See if we can use this against them," Li Fan instructed the Artisan Sage.
zhè hái bú shì zuì kě pà de dì fāng 。 xún tiān jiàn zhēn zhèng lì hài de ， shì bǐ cǐ zhī jiān néng jié chéng tè shū de zhèn shì ， xíng chéng yī zhāng jù wǎng ， shèn zhì kě yǐ niǔ qū 、 yǐng xiǎng tiān dì jiān de fǎ zé 。
这还不是最可怕的地方。巡天箭真正厉害的，是彼此之间能结成特殊的阵势，形成一张巨网，甚至可以扭曲、影响天地间的法则。
The Artisan Sage eagerly accepted the Scout Arrows and set off to dismantle and study them without delay.
zhī qián wàn xiān méng gēn wǔ lǎo huì dà zhàn de shí hòu ， wàn xiān méng jiù shì tōng guò xún tiān jiàn 、 gān rǎo le dà fàn wéi de tiān dì zhī lǐ ， shǐ de wǔ lǎo huì de cháng shēng tiān zūn wú fǎ chā shǒu zhàn dòu 。
之前万仙盟跟五老会大战的时候，万仙盟就是通过巡天箭、干扰了大范围的天地之理，使得五老会的长生天尊无法插手战斗。
On the side of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the sudden disappearance of over a hundred scout arrows seemed to catch them off guard.
“ kàn lái wàn xiān méng shì yào shí xíng zhǎn shǒu zhàn shù le 。 yì bǎi liù shí bā gēn xún tiān jiàn ， ruò shì pǔ tōng de xiǎo shì jiè ， kǒng pà zhí jiē jiù huì bèi cǐ zhāo chè dǐ xiāo miè yǒu shēng lì liàng 。 bù guò ……”
“看来万仙盟是要实行斩首战术了。一百六十八根巡天箭，若是普通的小世界，恐怕直接就会被此招彻底消灭有生力量。不过……”
They were stunned for a long time before they did not launch another attack promptly.
lǐ fán lěng xiào yī shēng ， fǎn yìng shí fēn xùn sù 。
李凡冷笑一声，反应十分迅速。
Seeing this, Li Fan pretended to activate the repair of the entrance seal array.
xiān shì tōng guò lǒng zhào líng mù jiè de dà zhèn ， duì zhè xiē xún tiān jiàn jìn xíng gān rǎo ， shǐ qí bù néng wán chéng zǔ zhèn 。 ér hòu zài pài chū tiān yáng ， yǐ jué duì niǎn yā de shí lì ， zài zhè xiē xún tiān jiàn hái méi yǒu lái de jí sì shè kāi lái 、 zào chéng pò huài zhī qián ， bǎ tā men yī gēn gēn shōu qǔ 、 zhèn yā qǐ lái 。
先是通过笼罩灵木界的大阵，对这些巡天箭进行干扰，使其不能完成组阵。而后再派出天阳，以绝对碾压的实力，在这些巡天箭还没有来得及四射开来、造成破坏之前，把它们一根根收取、镇压起来。
As the "hardly broken" cracks in the array began to close, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance could not hold back and quickly launched another assault.
xún tiān jiàn suī kuài ， dàn shì tiān yáng bǐ tā men gèng kuài ！
巡天箭虽快，但是天阳比他们更快！
This time, those who appeared before the people in the灵木界 were a group of cultivators all clad in golden armor.
tiān yáng huà zuò yī dào qīng guāng ， zài tiān mù shàng lái huí zòng héng chuān suō 。
天阳化作一道青光，在天幕上来回纵横穿梭。
Under the glow of their armor, it was impossible to discern their faces or exact positions. After arriving at the灵木界, these armored cultivators quickly dispersed.
bù guò zhǎ yǎn jiān ， jiù yǐ jīng bǎ tā men jìn shù kòng zhì qǐ lái 。
不过眨眼间，就已经把它们尽数控制起来。
Their speed was incredibly fast, even faster than the scout arrows.
“ ná jǐ gēn qù yán jiū yán jiū ， kàn kàn zhè wán yì néng bù néng fǎn guò lái wèi wǒ men suǒ yòng 。” shèng tāi lǐ fán duì qiǎo gōng jū shì shuō dào 。
“拿几根去研究研究，看看这玩意能不能反过来为我们所用。”圣胎李凡对巧工居士说道。
The most troublesome part was that they left behind a trail of faint images along their flight paths.
qiǎo gōng shí fēn xīng fèn dì jiē guò xún tiān jiàn ， mǎ bù tíng tí de qián qù jiāng qí chāi jiě yán jiū 。
巧工十分兴奋地接过巡天箭，马不停蹄的前去将其拆解研究。
(End of Chapter)
In the幽狱, time seemed to have lost all meaning.
Every day was a repetition of unchanging darkness and an endless cacophony of painful wails echoing in his ears. The intelligence of these black mist prison guards appeared rather low. They merely emitted strange cackles at Li Fan’s sudden addition as a prisoner before mechanically activating the array within the prison pillar to torment him.
Naturally, all such attempts were easily thwarted by Li Fan.
However, he cooperatively mimicked his own cries of agony, fooling these black mist guards into leaving satisfied.
Apart from these low-level guards who frequently patrolled, occasionally one could see patrol cultivators from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance appearing in the幽狱.
Three in total, they took turns to come and go. The work of patrolling the幽狱 was merely a formality for them as it had been peaceful for thousands of years without any disturbances.
After some time, Li Fan noticed that this area where he hid was just the outermost layer of the幽狱. The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance did not pay much attention to the prisoners here. He even witnessed one of his neighbors succumbing to the torment of the array and dissipating into nothingness before anyone came to check on him for a long time.
Only when the black mist guards made their usual rounds would they discover the absence, activate the purification array to clean the black pillars, and await the arrival of the next prisoner.
This situation in the幽狱 pleased Li Fan greatly. The chances of being discovered were minimal, and no one disturbed him on a regular basis.
While enjoying his solitude, Li Fan prepared for his final apocalyptic plan and observed the situation in the灵木界 through the圣婴.
For quite some time after he had issued an order to prepare for battle and fled, the outside world remained calm with no signs of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance preparing for war. This led everyone to doubt Li Fan’s judgment but they dared not show it out of respect for the Red Dust Benevolent Immortal's power.
However, Li Fan knew that this was merely a lull before the storm.
As expected, his prediction proved correct.
One day, an unobtrusive fluctuation appeared in the seal array at the entrance to the灵木界. Li Fan immediately detected the anomaly and focused his mind for a moment before coldly remarking, "They do have some skill. It seems that those arrays I gave to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance are now well understood by them. Compared to before, their array techniques have improved by at least a century. Unfortunately..."
"Still behind my generation by more than one!"
"At this rate, it will take at least three months for them to crack these arrays, especially without me being able to repair them. However, if the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance lacks that patience, breaking the array might result in a direct assault..."
Li Fan did not believe that a mere array could hold back the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's army.
"Let’s leave a flaw and let them come in one batch at a time. Then we can catch them like fish in a pot!" Li Fan quickly came up with this plan as his thoughts raced.
Although he had already retreated for safety, facing the pressure from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, Li Fan did not entirely give up on resisting.
After all, accumulating the resources of the灵木界 over this life was no easy feat and required much effort.
Now that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance had come, he would definitely resist.
"Use this opportunity to test the strength of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance."
"To see if they are worthy of being one of the two major organizations in the Xuanhuang Realm."
Li Fan notified everyone in the灵木界 to prepare for battle while simultaneously loosening the array’s defenses, cooperating with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's array-breaking techniques.
It appeared as though the arrays had truly been cracked. The flaw grew larger until a crack appeared at the entrance of the灵木界.
The first batch of offensive forces from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance instantly passed through these cracks and entered the灵木界.
At the moment they met, both sides were slightly taken aback.
On the side of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, unexpectedly, it seemed that the people in the灵木界 had already discovered their actions and were prepared for battle.
On Li Fan’s side, he was surprised to find that what the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance called their vanguard force consisted not of elite warriors but over a hundred arrows glowing with cold light.
"Scout Arrows?!" Li Fan was taken aback.
The Scout Arrows were a powerful weapon developed by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance in this world, capable of traversing an entire state within a few breaths and possessing tremendous destructive power.
But what was truly terrifying was that these arrows could form special arrays to create a massive net, even distorting and affecting the fundamental laws of the universe.
During their battle with the Five Elders' Association, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance had used Scout Arrows to interfere with the cosmic principles over a large area, preventing the Longevity Sage of the Five Elders from intervening in the fight.
"Looks like they are implementing a decapitation strategy. With 168 Scout Arrows, if this were an ordinary small world, it would likely be completely annihilated by this tactic. However..."
Li Fan sneered as he reacted swiftly. First, he used the large array covering the灵木界 to interfere with these scout arrows so they could not form their arrays. Then, he dispatched Tianyang, who had overwhelming power, to intercept and suppress each arrow before they could spread and cause damage.
Though fast, Tianyang was even faster!
Tianyang transformed into a streak of green light, weaving through the sky.
In an instant, all the arrows were under his control.
"Take a few for research. See if we can use this against them," Li Fan instructed the Artisan Sage.
The Artisan Sage eagerly accepted the Scout Arrows and set off to dismantle and study them without delay.
On the side of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the sudden disappearance of over a hundred scout arrows seemed to catch them off guard.
They were stunned for a long time before they did not launch another attack promptly.
Seeing this, Li Fan pretended to activate the repair of the entrance seal array.
As the "hardly broken" cracks in the array began to close, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance could not hold back and quickly launched another assault.
This time, those who appeared before the people in the灵木界 were a group of cultivators all clad in golden armor.
Under the glow of their armor, it was impossible to discern their faces or exact positions. After arriving at the灵木界, these armored cultivators quickly dispersed.
Their speed was incredibly fast, even faster than the scout arrows.
The most troublesome part was that they left behind a trail of faint images along their flight paths.
(End of Chapter)