xiàng zhè zhǒng suí jī shì jiàn yǐn fā de gōng xūn rèn wù ， shí kè dōu yǒu xiū shì zài guān zhù 。
像这种随机事件引发的功勋任务，时刻都有修士在关注。
Such random events triggering missions always had cultivators keeping an eye on them.
lǐ fán zhí jiē jiù jiē qǔ le rèn wù ， bì miǎn bèi rén qiǎng zǒu 。
李凡直接就接取了任务，避免被人抢走。
Li Fan immediately accepted the mission to avoid having it snatched by someone else.
hěn kuài ， wàn zì tōng xùn fú jiù chuán lái le bié rén de hǎo yǒu shēn qǐng 。
很快，万字通讯符就传来了别人的好友申请。
Soon, a message came through from the ten-thousand-character communication token: "Friend Daoist Li, I have already reviewed your basic information."
yǎn wǔ táng ， jiāng zhèng jì 。
演武堂，江正寂。
"Your Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivation. With the help of阵法, following us in the small team should not be risky."
lǐ fán jiē shòu le shēn qǐng ， jiāng zhèng jì de xiāo xī chuán lái ：“ lǐ fán dào yǒu ， nǐ de jī běn zī liào wǒ yǐ jīng kàn guò le 。”
李凡接受了申请，江正寂的消息传来：“李凡道友，你的基本资料我已经看过了。”
"Afterwards, I will send you the details of this trip to Thousand Sounds Island so that you can prepare beforehand."
“ zhù jī hòu qī xiū wèi ， zài jiā shàng yǒu zhèn fǎ xiàng zhù ， gēn zài wǒ men xiǎo duì hòu miàn wán chéng zhè ge rèn wù yīng gāi shì méi yǒu shén me fēng xiǎn de 。”
“筑基后期修为，再加上有阵法相助，跟在我们小队后面完成这个任务应该是没有什么风险的。”
"We'll depart early tomorrow morning and meet at the Teaching Plaza."
“ shāo hòu wǒ huì jiāng cǐ cì wàn lài dǎo zhī xíng de zī liào fā gěi nǐ ， nǐ yě hǎo tí qián zuò xiē zhǔn bèi 。”
“稍后我会将此次万籁岛之行的资料发给你，你也好提前做些准备。”
Li Fan didn't rush to look at the information Jiang Zhengji sent; instead, he first checked Jiang Zhengji's personal information.
“ míng zǎo chū fā 。 zài chuán fǎ guǎng chǎng shàng huì hé 。”
“明早出发。在传法广场上汇合。”
His divine sense touched the star representing Jiang Zhengji in the Star Sea, and a brief message instantly appeared in Li Fan’s mind.
lǐ fán méi yǒu zháo jí qù kàn jiāng zhèng jì chuán guò lái de zī liào ， ér shì xiān chá kàn le yī fān jiāng zhèng jì de gè rén xìn xī 。
李凡没有着急去看江正寂传过来的资料，而是先查看了一番江正寂的个人信息。
Jiang Zhengji is one of the members of the Heavenly Change Squad from the Performance Hall.
He has mid-stage Golden Core cultivation.
shén shí chù pèng xīng hǎi zhōng dài biǎo jiāng zhèng jì de nà kē xīng chén ， yī gǔ jiǎn duǎn de xiāo xī shà shí jiān fú xiàn zài lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng 。
神识触碰星海中代表江正寂的那颗星辰，一股简短的消息霎时间浮现在李凡脑海中。
Li Fan knew something about this Heavenly Change Squad; it was one of the nine performance teams under the Performance Hall.
jiāng zhèng jì ， wàn xiān dǎo yǎn wǔ táng tiān biàn xiǎo duì zhōng de yī yuán 。
江正寂，万仙岛演武堂天变小队中的一员。
Only when matters related to techniques were involved, would the Guardian Hall step in.
jīn dān zhōng qī xiū wèi 。
金丹中期修为。
In other cases, any need for force would be handled by the Performance Hall.
zhè tiān biàn xiǎo duì ， lǐ fán yě lüè zhī yī èr 。
这天变小队，李凡也略知一二。
The nine performance teams are named Heaven's Balance, Heaven’s Azure, Heaven's Change, Heaven's Profound, Heaven's Clear, Heaven's Red, Heaven's Flame, Heaven's Yang.
nǎi shì yǎn wǔ táng jiǔ zhī yǎn wǔ duì liè zhī yī 。
乃是演武堂九支演武队列之一。
Apart from Heaven's Balance, which had a slightly higher status, the other eight were on equal footing with each other.
wàn xiān méng zhōng ， zhǐ yǒu shè jí dào gōng fǎ yǒu guān de shì wù ， hù fǎ táng cái huì chū miàn 。
万仙盟中，只有涉及到功法有关的事物，护法堂才会出面。
"Unsure how many people will be dispatched by the Heavenly Change Squad."
qí yú qíng kuàng xià ， xū yào chū dòng wǔ lì de ， dōu shì yǎn wǔ táng fù zé 。
其余情况下，需要出动武力的，都是演武堂负责。
Li Fan thought as he opened up the information for this mission to clear out the beasts of Thousand Sounds Island.
jiǔ zhī yǎn wǔ duì liè ， fēn bié shì tiān jūn 、 tiān cāng 、 tiān biàn 、 tiān xuán 、 tiān yōu 、 tiān hào 、 tiān zhū 、 tiān yán 、 tiān yáng 。
九支演武队列，分别是天钧、天苍、天变、天玄、天幽、天颢、天朱、天炎、天阳。
Thousand Sounds Island was located in the southwestern part of Cunyun Sea.
chú le tiān jūn fù zé tǒng chóu ， dì wèi lüè gāo yī chóu wài 。
除了天钧负责统筹，地位略高一筹外。
The island hosted a type of headless beast resembling humans.
qí tā duì liè bǐ cǐ jiān dōu shì píng jí de cún zài 。
其他队列彼此间都是平级的存在。
They had short legs and thick arms, moving on all fours but with incredible speed.
“ bù zhī zhè cì rèn wù ， tiān biàn xiǎo duì huì chū dòng jǐ rén 。”
“不知这次任务，天变小队会出动几人。”
These headless beasts didn't have heads; instead, they had a large mouth in their chests where they fed on sounds.
As long as they were hungry, making any noise would suffice to fill their bellies.
lǐ fán zhè me xiǎng zhe ， diǎn kāi le cǐ cì qīng jiǎo wàn lài dǎo yì shòu rèn wù de zī liào 。
李凡这么想着，点开了此次清缴万籁岛异兽任务的资料。
Their skin was tough, and even minor injuries could be quickly healed by absorbing the sounds around them.
wàn lài dǎo ， wèi yú cóng yún hǎi xī nán hǎi yù 。
万籁岛，位于丛云海西南海域。
They had formidable combat capabilities, using sound waves to injure enemies.
dǎo shàng shēng huó zhe yī zhǒng lèi rén wú tóu yì shòu 。
岛上生活着一种类人无头异兽。
Moreover, due to their rapid reproduction and large numbers, there were no natural predators on the island, allowing them to easily dominate it.
xià zhī duǎn xiǎo ， shuāng bì cū zhuàng 。
下肢短小，双臂粗壮。
"Feeding on sounds? Interesting."
suī zài dì miàn pá xíng ， dàn sù dù què shì jí kuài 。
虽在地面爬行，但速度却是极快。
After getting a general idea of the mission, Li Fan bought some array materials in the Ten Thousand Profound Mirror.
yì shòu méi yǒu tóu lú ， zhǐ zài xiōng kǒu chù yǒu yī zhāng xuè pén dà zuǐ 。
异兽没有头颅，只在胸口处有一张血盆大嘴。
If they could complete this task without revealing their true strength and just use arrays to sneak through, that would be perfect.
tā men yǐ shēng yīn wèi shí wù ， zhǐ yào è le ， suí yì nòng chū yì diǎn shēng xiǎng ， jiù néng tián bǎo dǔ zi 。
它们以声音为食物，只要饿了，随意弄出一点声响，就能填饱肚子。
He didn't need to elaborate much more on his preparations.
pí cāo ròu hòu ， ǒu ěr shòu diǎn shāng ， yě néng tōng guò xī shí shēng yīn ， hěn kuài huī fù shāng shì 。
皮糙肉厚，偶尔受点伤，也能通过吸食声音，很快恢复伤势。
The next morning, Li Fan arrived at the Teaching Plaza early to wait.
zhàn lì bù sú ， huì lì yòng shēng bō shāng dí 。
战力不俗，会利用声波伤敌。
Not long after, Jiang Zhengji led six people walking in.
zài jiā shàng fán yǎn jí kuài ， shù liàng zhòng duō ， dǎo shàng méi yǒu shén me duì shǒu 。
再加上繁衍极快，数量众多，岛上没有什么对手。
"Greetings, Daoist Jiang!" Li Fan said as he bowed.
suǒ yǐ hěn qīng yì jiù bà zhàn le zhěng zuò wàn lài dǎo 。
所以很轻易就霸占了整座万籁岛。
"Daoist Li has been waiting for a while," Jiang Zhengji replied politely and then introduced the six behind him.
“ yǐ shēng yīn wèi shí me ， yǒu qù 。”
“以声音为食么，有趣。”
One of them was mid-stage Golden Core cultivation; the rest were all late-stage Foundation Establishment.
dà zhì liǎo jiě le rèn wù nèi róng zhī hòu ， lǐ fán zài tiān xuán jìng zhōng ， gòu mǎi le yī xiē bù zhèn cái liào 。
大致了解了任务内容之后，李凡在天玄镜中，购买了一些布阵材料。
After some pleasantries, they used the teleportation array to arrive at Turtle Longevity Island, which was closest to Thousand Sounds Island.
cǐ cì rèn wù ， ruò shì zài néng bù bào lù zhēn shí shí lì ， jǐn yòng zhèn fǎ mō yú de qíng kuàng xià wán chéng ， nà jiù zài hǎo bù guò le 。
此次任务，若是在能不暴露真实实力，仅用阵法摸鱼的情况下完成，那就再好不过了。
They flew for another half a day until an island covered in lush greenery came into view.
yī xiē zhǔn bèi gōng zuò ， zì rán bù yòng guò duō zhuì shù 。
一些准备工作，自然不用过多赘述。
"Those beasts are extremely sensitive to sounds; to avoid alarming them, don't speak once we enter this area."
dì èr tiān yī zǎo ， lǐ fán biàn lái dào le chuán fǎ guǎng chǎng shàng tí qián děng dài 。
第二天一早，李凡便来到了传法广场上提前等待。
"Concentrate your breath and use divine sense communication," Jiang Zhengji instructed.
yě méi děng duō jiǔ ， jiù kàn dào le jiāng zhèng jì lǐng zhe liù rén huǎn huǎn zǒu lái 。
也没等多久，就看到了江正寂领着六人缓缓走来。
Everyone nodded in understanding.
“ jiàn guò jiāng dào yǒu ！” lǐ fán gǒng shǒu xíng lǐ dào 。
“见过江道友！”李凡拱手行礼道。
Entering the Thousand Sounds Island territory, everything around became eerily silent.
“ lǐ dào yǒu jiǔ děng le 。” jiāng zhèng jì kè qì dào ， suí hòu xiàng lǐ fán jiè shào qǐ le shēn hòu liù rén 。
“李道友久等了。”江正寂客气道，随后向李凡介绍起了身后六人。
The waves and wind sounds vanished.
zhè liù rén yǒu yī míng yě shì jīn dān zhōng qī ， qí yú gēn lǐ fán yī yàng ， jiē shì zhù jī hòu qī xiū wèi 。
这六人有一名也是金丹中期，其余跟李凡一样，皆是筑基后期修为。
Silently flying over the island, Li Fan saw the scene below and felt a bit uneasy.
yī fān hán xuān zhī hòu ， zhòng rén biàn tōng guò chuán sòng zhèn ， lái dào le jù lí wàn lài dǎo zuì jìn de guī shòu dǎo 。
一番寒暄之后，众人便通过传送阵，来到了距离万籁岛最近的龟寿岛。
Everywhere on this vast island was filled with these headless beasts.
zhī hòu yòu fēi xíng le dà bàn tiān ， yī zuò yù yù cōng cōng de dǎo yǔ jiù yuǎn yuǎn zài wàng le 。
之后又飞行了大半天，一座郁郁葱葱的岛屿就远远在望了。
Most of them were lazily lying on the ground doing nothing.
“ nà xiē chù sheng duì shēng yīn jí qí mǐn gǎn ， wèi le bì miǎn dǎ cǎo jīng shé ， jìn rù qián fāng dì jiè hòu ， dà jiā jiù bú yào shuō huà le 。”
“那些畜生对声音极其敏感，为了避免打草惊蛇，进入前方地界后，大家就不要说话了。”
Where there wasn't enough space, they didn’t fight; instead, they piled up in layers, one atop another, forming small hills.
“ shōu liǎn shēn xī ， yòng shén shí jiāo liú jí kě 。”
“收敛身息，用神识交流即可。”
Their fur was red, making the entire surface of the island look like it was covered with writhing red hair.
lǐng tóu de jiāng zhèng jì zhǔ fù dào 。
领头的江正寂嘱咐道。
Just looking at them felt creepy.
zhòng rén jiē biǎo shì míng bái 。
众人皆表示明白。
Occasionally, a few headless beasts would feel hungry and wouldn't even get up.
jìn rù wàn lài dǎo fàn wéi ， zhōu wéi dùn shí biàn dé yī piàn jì jìng 。
进入万籁岛范围，周围顿时变得一片寂静。
They just patted their bellies; before the sound traveled far, they were swallowed whole by their large mouths.
hǎi làng 、 fēng shēng dōu xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
海浪、风声都消失不见。
Other nearby beasts would gather around to share in the meal.
qiāo wú shēng xī dì fēi lín wàn lài dǎo shàng ， lǐ fán kàn qīng le xià fāng chǎng jǐng ， bù yóu dì xīn zhōng yǒu xiē fā máo 。
悄无声息地飞临万籁岛上，李凡看清了下方场景，不由地心中有些发毛。
Apart from eating, they spent most of their time reproducing.
zhǐ jiàn ruò dà de dǎo yǔ shàng ， měi yī chù dì fāng dōu jǐ mǎn liǎo wú tóu yì shòu 。
只见偌大的岛屿上，每一处地方都挤满了无头异兽。
Intense movements often attracted other members of their kind who surrounded them, with each one opening wide mouths and spitting out saliva.
tā men dà bù fèn dōu lǎn yáng yáng de tǎng zài dì miàn shàng ， shén me shì yě bù zuò 。
它们大部分都懒洋洋的躺在地面上，什么事也不做。
The strange scene on Thousand Sounds Island was not just unsettling for Li Fan.
yǒu de dì fāng jǐ bù xià le ， tā men yě bù zhēng dòu 。 zhǐ shì céng céng duī dié ， yí gè pā zài lìng yí gè shēn shàng ， xíng chéng xǔ duō gè xiǎo shān bāo 。
有的地方挤不下了，它们也不争斗。只是层层堆叠，一个趴在另一个身上，形成许多个小山包。
The five Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Heavenly Change Squad were clearly first-timers and looked uncomfortable too.
yì shòu máo fà jiē shì hóng sè ， zhà yī yǎn wàng qù ， zhěng zuò wàn lài dǎo de dì biǎo ， dōu zhǎng mǎn le huó dòng de hóng máo shì de 。
异兽毛发皆是红色，乍一眼望去，整座万籁岛的地表，都长满了活动的红毛似的。
Only Jiang Zhengji and another mid-stage Golden Core cultivator named Du Xing昌 remained calm, as if they had seen this before.
zhǐ shì kàn zhe ， jiù jué de shèn dé huāng 。
只是看着，就觉得瘆得慌。
"Let's start!"
ǒu yǒu yī liǎng gè wú tóu yì shòu gǎn dào è le ， lián shēn dōu bù kěn qǐ 。
偶有一两个无头异兽感到饿了，连身都不肯起。
Jiang Zhengji threw up a purple array diagram.
The purple light expanded with the wind, quickly covering the entire Thousand Sounds Island.
zhǐ shì pāi le pāi zì jǐ de dù pí ， shēng yīn shàng wèi chuán yuǎn ， jiù suí zhe qū gàn shàng dà zuǐ zhāng hé ， bèi tūn shí dài jìn 。
只是拍了拍自己的肚皮，声音尚未传远，就随着躯干上大嘴张合，被吞食殆尽。
Below, the headless beasts didn't notice anything amiss.
yī páng de jǐ zhī yì shòu yě huì còu guò lái ， zhāng kāi dà kǒu ， fēn xiǎng shí wù 。
一旁的几只异兽也会凑过来，张开大口，分享食物。
Jiang Zhengji’s body was surrounded by a glow as if snowflakes were falling from the sky.
chú le chī zhī wài ， jiù shì fán yǎn hòu dài 。
除了吃之外，就是繁衍后代。
Then, the wind and snow spread rapidly, completely enveloping the island.
jī liè de yùn dòng wǎng wǎng yě huì xī yǐn xǔ duō tóng lèi wéi guān 。 wéi chéng yī quān ， jiāng zhǔ rén wēng wéi zài zhōng jiān 。 yí gè gè dōu shì zhǎng dà le zuǐ ， kǒu shuǐ sì yì de mú yàng 。
激烈的运动往往也会吸引许多同类围观。围成一圈，将主人翁围在中间。一个个都是长大了嘴，口水四溢的模样。
"Golden Core form..." Li Fan observed with a flash in his eyes.
wàn lài dǎo shàng zhè yǒu xiē guài dàn de tú jǐng ， bù jǐn jǐn shì lǐ fán jué de bù shì 。
万籁岛上这有些怪诞的图景，不仅仅是李凡觉得不适。
Having already exchanged for knowledge related to mid-stage Golden Core cultivation, Li Fan wasn't unfamiliar with this.
tiān biàn xiǎo duì zhōng nà wǔ míng zhù jī xiū shì ， xiǎn rán yě shì dì yī cì zhí xíng zhè ge rèn wù ， miàn sè dōu yǒu xiē nán kàn 。
天变小队中那五名筑基修士，显然也是第一次执行这个任务，面色都有些难看。
After entering the Golden Core realm, one could use the laws within their Golden Core to form a physical manifestation.
zhǐ yǒu jiāng zhèng jì yǔ lìng wài yī míng jiào zuò dōu xīng chāng de jīn dān xiū shì ， miàn sè bù biàn ， shì shì zǎo yǐ jīng xí yǐ wéi cháng 。
只有江正寂与另外一名叫做都兴昌的金丹修士，面色不变，似是早已经习以为常。
By merging body and spirit, they could influence and control a large area around them through these laws.
“ zhǔn bèi dòng shǒu ba ！”
“准备动手吧！”
At that moment, it was snowing heavily on Thousand Sounds Island.
jiāng zhèng jì xiàng shàng pāo chū yī fù zǐ sè zhèn tú 。
江正寂向上抛出一副紫色阵图。
The temperature dropped sharply.
zǐ guāng yíng fēng biàn zhǎng ， hěn kuài jiù kuò sàn lǒng zhào le zhěng zuò wàn lài dǎo 。
紫光迎风便涨，很快就扩散笼罩了整座万籁岛。
Some headless beasts began to notice something wrong and looked around.
ér xià fāng de wú tóu yì shòu men ， dōu méi yǒu sī háo chá jué 。
而下方的无头异兽们，都没有丝毫察觉。
But the few people hanging in mid-air made no sound; thus, the headless beasts couldn’t find their traces.
jiāng zhèng jì zhōu shēn guāng máng dà fàng ， shì yǒu bīng xuě piāo luò 。
江正寂周身光芒大放，似有冰雪飘落。
Meanwhile, Du Xing昌 also moved.
suí hòu fēng xuě màn yán ， shà shí jiān jiāng dǎo yǔ quán bù fù gài 。
随后风雪蔓延，霎时间将岛屿全部覆盖。
Amidst the swirling snow, red plum blossoms sprouted from the ground and bloomed proudly.
“ jīn dān fǎ xiàng ……” lǐ fán kàn zhe zhè yí mù ， yǎn shén wēi shǎn 。
“金丹法相……”李凡看着这一幕，眼神微闪。
In an instant, Thousand Sounds Island was covered in white snow and red plums.
yǐ jīng tí qián duì huàn le jīn dān qī xiāng guān zhī shí lǐ fán ， zì rán shì duì cǐ bù mò shēng de 。
已经提前兑换了金丹期相关知识李凡，自然是对此不陌生的。
"Xing昌 and I will handle things up there; you all go ahead!" Jiang Zhengji said.
jīn dān jìng hòu ， biàn kě jiè zhù jīn dān zhōng fǎ zé níng jù ， xíng chéng fǎ xiàng 。
金丹境后，便可借助金丹中法则凝聚，形成法相。
The five Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Performance Hall's Heavenly Change Squad nodded without hesitation.
shēn xiāng hé yī ， néng gòu tōng guò fǎ zé ， yǐng xiǎng cāo zòng zhōu shēn dà fàn wéi qū yù 。
身相合一，能够通过法则，影响操纵周身大范围区域。
They rushed down to attack the headless beasts below.
cǐ shí ， fēng xuě jiāo jiā 。
此时，风雪交加。
"It seems like an exercise in leading new recruits," Li Fan thought, not wanting to slack off openly.
wàn lài dǎo shàng de qì wēn jí sù jiàng dī 。
万籁岛上的气温急速降低。
He quickly followed and set up a Sensing Spirit Life-Death Array for the five Foundation Establishment cultivators ahead.
yī xiē wú tóu yì shòu men yě màn màn chá jué dào le bú duì jìn ， sì chù zhāng wàng 。
一些无头异兽们也慢慢察觉到了不对劲，四处张望。
This Sensing Spirit Life-Death Array was one of the techniques used by Zhang Zhi liang during the Great Sage's extermination of Scarlet Flame in the twelfth world.
dàn xuán yú gāo kōng de lǐ fán jǐ rén méi yǒu fā shēng yì diǎn shēng xiǎng ， tā men què shì gēn běn zhǎo bú dào zōng jì 。
但悬于高空的李凡几人没有发生一点声响，它们却是根本找不到踪迹。
It had effects to amplify attacks and improve coordination among them.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， dōu xīng chāng yě dòng le 。
与此同时，都兴昌也动了。
However, Li Fan’s array at this moment was much weaker—reduced by several dozen times.
màn tiān fēng xuě zhōng ， yī zhū zhū hóng méi pò tǔ ér chū ， ào rán zhàn fàng 。
漫天风雪中，一株株红梅破土而出，傲然绽放。
But for the five Foundation Establishment cultivators, it still provided immediate benefits.
qǐng kè jiān ， wàn lài dǎo shàng ， jìn shì bái xuě hóng méi 。
顷刻间，万籁岛上，尽是白雪红梅。
Following that, Li Fan quickly set up multiple arrays: the Five Directions Gathering Spirit Array, the Sticky Silk Delaying Array, and the Heavenly Profound Fire Dragon Array.
Such random events triggering missions always had cultivators keeping an eye on them.
Li Fan immediately accepted the mission to avoid having it snatched by someone else.
Soon, a message came through from the ten-thousand-character communication token: "Friend Daoist Li, I have already reviewed your basic information."
"Your Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivation. With the help of阵法, following us in the small team should not be risky."
"Afterwards, I will send you the details of this trip to Thousand Sounds Island so that you can prepare beforehand."
"We'll depart early tomorrow morning and meet at the Teaching Plaza."
Li Fan didn't rush to look at the information Jiang Zhengji sent; instead, he first checked Jiang Zhengji's personal information.
His divine sense touched the star representing Jiang Zhengji in the Star Sea, and a brief message instantly appeared in Li Fan’s mind.
Jiang Zhengji is one of the members of the Heavenly Change Squad from the Performance Hall.
He has mid-stage Golden Core cultivation.
Li Fan knew something about this Heavenly Change Squad; it was one of the nine performance teams under the Performance Hall.
Only when matters related to techniques were involved, would the Guardian Hall step in.
In other cases, any need for force would be handled by the Performance Hall.
The nine performance teams are named Heaven's Balance, Heaven’s Azure, Heaven's Change, Heaven's Profound, Heaven's Clear, Heaven's Red, Heaven's Flame, Heaven's Yang.
Apart from Heaven's Balance, which had a slightly higher status, the other eight were on equal footing with each other.
"Unsure how many people will be dispatched by the Heavenly Change Squad."
Li Fan thought as he opened up the information for this mission to clear out the beasts of Thousand Sounds Island.
Thousand Sounds Island was located in the southwestern part of Cunyun Sea.
The island hosted a type of headless beast resembling humans.
They had short legs and thick arms, moving on all fours but with incredible speed.
These headless beasts didn't have heads; instead, they had a large mouth in their chests where they fed on sounds.
As long as they were hungry, making any noise would suffice to fill their bellies.
Their skin was tough, and even minor injuries could be quickly healed by absorbing the sounds around them.
They had formidable combat capabilities, using sound waves to injure enemies.
Moreover, due to their rapid reproduction and large numbers, there were no natural predators on the island, allowing them to easily dominate it.
"Feeding on sounds? Interesting."
After getting a general idea of the mission, Li Fan bought some array materials in the Ten Thousand Profound Mirror.
If they could complete this task without revealing their true strength and just use arrays to sneak through, that would be perfect.
He didn't need to elaborate much more on his preparations.
The next morning, Li Fan arrived at the Teaching Plaza early to wait.
Not long after, Jiang Zhengji led six people walking in.
"Greetings, Daoist Jiang!" Li Fan said as he bowed.
"Daoist Li has been waiting for a while," Jiang Zhengji replied politely and then introduced the six behind him.
One of them was mid-stage Golden Core cultivation; the rest were all late-stage Foundation Establishment.
After some pleasantries, they used the teleportation array to arrive at Turtle Longevity Island, which was closest to Thousand Sounds Island.
They flew for another half a day until an island covered in lush greenery came into view.
"Those beasts are extremely sensitive to sounds; to avoid alarming them, don't speak once we enter this area."
"Concentrate your breath and use divine sense communication," Jiang Zhengji instructed.
Everyone nodded in understanding.
Entering the Thousand Sounds Island territory, everything around became eerily silent.
The waves and wind sounds vanished.
Silently flying over the island, Li Fan saw the scene below and felt a bit uneasy.
Everywhere on this vast island was filled with these headless beasts.
Most of them were lazily lying on the ground doing nothing.
Where there wasn't enough space, they didn’t fight; instead, they piled up in layers, one atop another, forming small hills.
Their fur was red, making the entire surface of the island look like it was covered with writhing red hair.
Just looking at them felt creepy.
Occasionally, a few headless beasts would feel hungry and wouldn't even get up.
They just patted their bellies; before the sound traveled far, they were swallowed whole by their large mouths.
Other nearby beasts would gather around to share in the meal.
Apart from eating, they spent most of their time reproducing.
Intense movements often attracted other members of their kind who surrounded them, with each one opening wide mouths and spitting out saliva.
The strange scene on Thousand Sounds Island was not just unsettling for Li Fan.
The five Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Heavenly Change Squad were clearly first-timers and looked uncomfortable too.
Only Jiang Zhengji and another mid-stage Golden Core cultivator named Du Xing昌 remained calm, as if they had seen this before.
"Let's start!"
Jiang Zhengji threw up a purple array diagram.
The purple light expanded with the wind, quickly covering the entire Thousand Sounds Island.
Below, the headless beasts didn't notice anything amiss.
Jiang Zhengji’s body was surrounded by a glow as if snowflakes were falling from the sky.
Then, the wind and snow spread rapidly, completely enveloping the island.
"Golden Core form..." Li Fan observed with a flash in his eyes.
Having already exchanged for knowledge related to mid-stage Golden Core cultivation, Li Fan wasn't unfamiliar with this.
After entering the Golden Core realm, one could use the laws within their Golden Core to form a physical manifestation.
By merging body and spirit, they could influence and control a large area around them through these laws.
At that moment, it was snowing heavily on Thousand Sounds Island.
The temperature dropped sharply.
Some headless beasts began to notice something wrong and looked around.
But the few people hanging in mid-air made no sound; thus, the headless beasts couldn’t find their traces.
Meanwhile, Du Xing昌 also moved.
Amidst the swirling snow, red plum blossoms sprouted from the ground and bloomed proudly.
In an instant, Thousand Sounds Island was covered in white snow and red plums.
"Xing昌 and I will handle things up there; you all go ahead!" Jiang Zhengji said.
The five Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Performance Hall's Heavenly Change Squad nodded without hesitation.
They rushed down to attack the headless beasts below.
"It seems like an exercise in leading new recruits," Li Fan thought, not wanting to slack off openly.
He quickly followed and set up a Sensing Spirit Life-Death Array for the five Foundation Establishment cultivators ahead.
This Sensing Spirit Life-Death Array was one of the techniques used by Zhang Zhi liang during the Great Sage's extermination of Scarlet Flame in the twelfth world.
It had effects to amplify attacks and improve coordination among them.
However, Li Fan’s array at this moment was much weaker—reduced by several dozen times.
But for the five Foundation Establishment cultivators, it still provided immediate benefits.
Following that, Li Fan quickly set up multiple arrays: the Five Directions Gathering Spirit Array, the Sticky Silk Delaying Array, and the Heavenly Profound Fire Dragon Array.