yǎn jiàn bǎo wù jí jiāng dào shǒu ， què méi xiǎng dào zài zhè zuì guān jiàn shí kè hái shì zhī jié héng shēng ， bǎi lǐ chén bù yóu dì yòu jīng yòu nù 。
眼见宝物即将到手，却没想到在这最关键时刻还是枝节横生，百里尘不由地又惊又怒。
Seeing the precious treasure almost in his grasp, Bai Li Chen couldn't help feeling both shocked and angry that complications arose at this critical moment.
tā kàn zhe lǐ fán ， rěn bú zhù nù hè dào ：“ nǎ lái de piàn zi ！ yún shuǐ tiān gōng dì zǐ zǎo sǐ guāng ……”
他看着李凡，忍不住怒喝道：“哪来的骗子！云水天宫弟子早死光……”
He glared at Li Fan and shouted angrily, "What kind of fraudster are you! The disciples of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace have all died!"
huà shuō dào yí bàn ， bǎi lǐ chén jiù yì shí dào le zì jǐ huà zhōng bù tuǒ zhī chù ， shēng shēng zhǐ zhù 。
话说到一半，百里尘就意识到了自己话中不妥之处，生生止住。
Before he could finish his sentence, Bai Li Chen realized the inappropriateness of his words and stopped himself.
“ tài yī zǔ shī míng jiàn ， cǐ rén jué bù kě néng shì shén me qīn chuán dì zǐ ！” tā yǎo yá qiè chǐ dì duì guī shé guài wù shuō dào 。
“太一祖师明鉴，此人绝不可能是什么亲传弟子！”他咬牙切齿地对龟蛇怪物说道。
"Senior Taiyi, rest assured that this person cannot possibly be a direct disciple!" He gritted his teeth as he spoke to the tortoise-snake monster.
guī shé guài wù què shì méi yǒu zài yì tā de huà ， ér shì zài zǐ xì fēn biàn zhe lǐ fán shēn shàng yùn zhuàn de gōng fǎ qì xī 。
龟蛇怪物却是没有在意他的话，而是在仔细分辨着李凡身上运转的功法气息。
The tortoise-snake monster paid no heed to his words but carefully analyzed the aura of the mystical technique emanating from Li Fan.
“ wú …… yún shuǐ huàn mèng gōng a 。 méi xiǎng dào ， qín xiǎo zi yě shì hòu jì yǒu rén le 。”
“唔……云水幻梦功啊。没想到，秦小子也是后继有人了。”
"Hmm... Cloud Water Illusory Dream Technique. I didn't expect Qin's young master had successors."
“ hǎo ， hǎo a 。”
“好，好啊。”
"Good, good!"
shì shì yīn wèi shí fēn jī dòng ， guī shé guài wù páng dà de shēn qū fā chū qīng wēi de chàn dǒu ， zhēng níng de miàn róng yě shāo wēi shū zhǎn xià lái 。
似是因为十分激动，龟蛇怪物庞大的身躯发出轻微的颤抖，狰狞的面容也稍微舒展下来。
Seemingly due to extreme excitement, the tortoise-snake monster’s massive body trembled slightly, and its grotesque face relaxed a bit.
“ bù cuò ， wǒ zhī gōng fǎ ， zhèng shì qín táng shī xiōng qīn chuán 。 zì rán yě suàn de shàng yún shuǐ tiān gōng dì zǐ 。” lǐ fán diǎn diǎn tóu ， miàn sè bù biàn de shuō dào 。
“不错，我之功法，正是秦堂师兄亲传。自然也算的上云水天宫弟子。”李凡点点头，面色不变的说道。
"Not bad. My technique was personally taught by Senior Hall Master Qin. So he is indeed a disciple of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace," Li Fan nodded, his expression unchanged as he spoke.
gēn běn méi xiǎng dào lǐ fán shuō de huà jū rán shì zhēn de ， bǎi lǐ chén miàn sè dùn shí yīn chén le xià lái 。
根本没想到李凡说的话居然是真的，百里尘面色顿时阴沉了下来。
Bai Li Chen's face turned dark upon realizing that what Li Fan said was true. He and Si Kong Yi stared intently at Li Fan with murderous intent in their eyes.
tā hé sī kōng yí èr rén ， tóng shí sǐ sǐ dīng zhe lǐ fán ， yǎn zhōng shā yì fān yǒng 。
他和司空宜二人，同时死死盯着李凡，眼中杀意翻涌。
Feeling the rapidly growing aura of lethal intent from them, Li Fan merely smiled slightly in response.
gǎn shòu dào tā men shēn shàng xùn sù péng zhàng de shā yì ， lǐ fán zhǐ shì wēi wēi yī xiào ， zuò wéi huí yìng 。
感受到他们身上迅速膨胀的杀意，李凡只是微微一笑，作为回应。
"Indeed, you are a direct disciple, and this young master is also one. Both of you want the Cloud Water Scroll..."
“ ń ， nǐ shì qīn chuán dì zǐ ， zhè xiǎo zi yě shì qīn chuán dì zǐ 。 nǐ men liǎng gè dōu xiǎng yào zhè 《 yún shuǐ tú lù 》……”
“嗯，你是亲传弟子，这小子也是亲传弟子。你们两个都想要这《云水图箓》……”
"It's really troublesome..."
“ kě zhēn shì shāng nǎo jīn a ……”
“可真是伤脑筋啊……”
The tortoise-snake monster seemed confused as it moved its gaze between Li Fan and Bai Li Chen.
guī shé guài wù yǒu xiē mí wǎng ， shì xiàn zài lǐ fán hé bǎi lǐ chén shēn shàng lái huí yí dòng 。
龟蛇怪物有些迷惘，视线在李凡和百里尘身上来回移动。
After some time, with his slow thoughts, he finally came up with an idea.
guò le yī huì ， sī wéi huǎn màn de tā cái zhōng yú xiǎng chū gè bàn fǎ 。
过了一会，思维缓慢的他才终于想出个办法。
"Since that’s the case, then according to our sect rules, let the two of you have a mutual exchange."
“ jì rán rú cǐ ， nà àn zhào mén nèi guī jǔ ， nǐ men liǎng gè zhī jiān hù xiāng qiē cuō xià hǎo le 。”
“既然如此，那按照门内规矩，你们两个之间互相切磋下好了。”
"The winner gets this Cloud Water Scroll,"
“ shuí yíng le ， wǒ jiù bǎ zhè 《 yún shuǐ tú lù 》 gěi shuí 。”
“谁赢了，我就把这《云水图箓》给谁。”
The tortoise-snake monster seemed quite pleased with his own solution. He shook his body and flexed his stiff form. A series of broken swords fell from him in an unusual trajectory, landing at the edge of the sword forest to increase its size.
guī shé guài wù sì hū duì zì jǐ zhè ge bàn fǎ hěn shì mǎn yì 。
龟蛇怪物似乎对自己这个办法很是满意。
"Cloud Water Heavenly Palace disciples respect each other. You two should stop when you reach a limit."
tā dǒu le dǒu shēn zi ， huó dòng le xià zì jǐ jiāng yìng de shēn qū 。
他抖了抖身子，活动了下自己僵硬的身躯。
The tortoise-snake monster spoke with his old voice as he instructed.
yī bǐng bǐng cán jiàn cóng tā shēn shàng diào luò ， yǐ yī zhǒng shí fēn fǎn cháng de guǐ jì ， piāo luò zài xià fāng de jiàn lín biān yuán 。
一柄柄残剑从他身上掉落，以一种十分反常的轨迹，飘落在下方的剑林边缘。
Then, countless broken swords flew out from his body and embedded themselves in the ground around Li Fan and Si Kong Yi, leaving an empty space in the center to form a natural arena.
zēng jiā zhe jiàn lín de fàn wéi dà xiǎo 。
增加着剑林的范围大小。
"Alright. Start!"
“ yún shuǐ tiān gōng dì zǐ bǐ cǐ zūn jìng hù ài ， nǐ men liǎng qiē cuō ， yào zhù yì diǎn dào wéi zhǐ 。”
“云水天宫弟子彼此尊敬互爱，你们两切磋，要注意点到为止。”
The tortoise-snake monster grunted.
guī shé guài wù yòng tā nà cāng lǎo de shēng yīn zhǔ tuō dào 。
龟蛇怪物用他那苍老的声音嘱托道。
Li Fan chuckled lightly: "Senior Taiyi, rest assured that I will definitely spare my fellow disciple's life."
suí hòu ， wú shù cán jiàn cóng tā shēn shàng fēi chū 。
随后，无数残剑从他身上飞出。
Bai Li Chen did not respond but his eyes were filled with extreme murderous intent.
chā mǎn lǐ fán hé sī kōng yí èr rén zhōu wéi de dì miàn ， zhǐ liú xià zhōng jiān yī kuài kòng bái qū yù ， xíng chéng le yí gè tiān rán de jìng jì chǎng 。
插满李凡和司空宜二人周围的地面，只留下中间一块空白区域，形成了一个天然的竞技场。
Above his head, twenty-one continuously rotating blue water swords suddenly appeared. They formed a sword array and flew towards Li Fan in an instant.
“ ń 。 nǐ men kāi shǐ ba ！”
“嗯。你们开始吧！”
Li Fan merely stretched out his right hand and gently grabbed Bai Li Chen.
guī shé guài wù mēn shēng dào 。
龟蛇怪物闷声道。
The situation was settled.
lǐ fán qīng xiào yī shēng ：“ zǔ shī fàng xīn ， wǒ kěn dìng liú bǎi lǐ shī dì yī tiáo xìng mìng 。”
李凡轻笑一声：“祖师放心，我肯定留百里师弟一条性命。”
Even if he had a thousand means left, none of them could be used now.
bǎi lǐ chén yě bù dá huà ， zhǐ shì yǎn zhōng de shā yì zǎo yǐ dá dào jí zhì 。
百里尘也不答话，只是眼中的杀意早已达到极致。
Like being trapped by an invisible net, Bai Li Chen was instantly bound mid-air, unable to move. The twenty-four water swords also dissipated during their flight.
tā de tóu dǐng ， èr shí yī bǐng bù duàn xuán zhuǎn de lán sè shuǐ jiàn huò rán chū xiàn 。
他的头顶，二十一柄不断旋转的蓝色水剑霍然出现。
Taiyi, who had been dormant for thousands of years, was enthusiastically providing commentary.
zǔ chéng yí gè jiàn zhèn ， shà shí jiān hū xiào zhe cháo lǐ fán fēi lái 。
组成一个剑阵，霎时间呼啸着朝李凡飞来。
Although his rusty thoughts always made him lag behind in his explanations.
lǐ fán què zhǐ shì shēn chū yòu shǒu ， cháo zhe bǎi lǐ chén qīng qīng yī zhuā 。
李凡却只是伸出右手，朝着百里尘轻轻一抓。
Bai Li Chen was already taken down by Li Fan, and his voice only came after a while.
chén āi luò dìng 。
尘埃落定。
"Indeed, good. It's the Calming Sea Sword Technique! Already mastered twenty-one, close to perfection..."
zòng shǐ hái yǒu qiān zhǒng shǒu duàn ， cǐ kè dōu zài yě shǐ bù chū lái 。
纵使还有千种手段，此刻都再也使不出来。
"Eh, is this that little insect’s self-restraining technique? I didn’t expect it would be passed on to an outsider..."
rú tóng bèi yī zhāng wú xíng jù wǎng sǐ sǐ zhào zhù ， bǎi lǐ chén chà nà jiān jiù bèi fù yú kōng zhōng ， dòng tán bù dé 。
如同被一张无形巨网死死罩住，百里尘刹那间就被缚于空中，动弹不得。
The tortoise-snake monster's commentary caused Bai Li Chen and Si Kong Yi to show expressions of utter shock.
nà èr shí sì bǐng shuǐ jiàn ， yě zài fēi xíng de zhōng tú xiāo sàn 。
那二十四柄水剑，也在飞行的中途消散。
They were well aware what skill was used to subdue Bai Li Chen so easily. It was clearly the same as that used by the strange Daoist in the炼妖塔!
yǐ jīng chén shuì le jǐ qiān nián de tài yī ， cǐ kè zhèng xìng zhì bó bó de zuò zhe jiě shuō 。
已经沉睡了几千年的太一，此刻正兴致勃勃的做着解说。
Not only had he escaped from that strange Daoist, but he also learned his abilities?
suī rán tā nà fǎng fú shēng xiù de sī wéi ， ràng tā de jiě shuō zǒng shì màn yī pāi 。
虽然他那仿佛生锈的思维，让他的解说总是慢一拍。
How did he do it?
bǎi lǐ chén yǐ jīng bèi lǐ fán ná xià le ， tā de shēng yīn cái màn màn chuán lái 。
百里尘已经被李凡拿下了，他的声音才慢慢传来。
Could this person really be a disciple of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace?
“ ń ， bù cuò 。 shì dìng hǎi jiàn shù ！ yǐ jīng liàn chū èr shí yī bǐng le ， lí dà chéng ……”
“嗯，不错。是定海剑术！已经练出二十一柄了，离大成……”
Otherwise, all of this would be inexplicable.
“ yí ， zhè shì nà zhǐ xiǎo chóng zi de zì fù zhī shù ？ méi xiǎng dào ， jū rán bǎ tā chuán gěi le wài rén ……”
“咦，这是那只小虫子的自缚之术？没想到，居然把它传给了外人……”
But Cloud Water Heavenly Palace disciples were clearly extinct thousands of years ago in the Great Tribulation!
guī shé guài wù de jiě shuō shēng lǐ ， bǎi lǐ chén yǔ sī kōng yí ， liǎn shàng tóng shí lù chū jīng hài wú bǐ de shén qíng 。
龟蛇怪物的解说声里，百里尘与司空宜，脸上同时露出惊骇无比的神情。
Who was he?
tā men zì rán qīng chǔ zhè qīng ér yì jǔ jiù zhì zhù bǎi lǐ chén de shǒu duàn shì shén me 。
他们自然清楚这轻而易举就制住百里尘的手段是什么。
Infinite doubts and fear surged within Bai Li Chen and Si Kong Yi’s hearts.
fēn míng jiù hé nà liàn yāo tǎ zhōng ， guǐ yì dào rén shǐ yòng de shǒu fǎ ， yī mú yī yàng ！
分明就和那炼妖塔中，诡异道人使用的手法，一模一样！
No, this man is too mysterious. If he falls into his hands...
cóng nà guǐ yì dào rén shǒu zhōng tuō kùn yě jiù suàn le ， hái néng xué dào tā de shén tōng ？
从那诡异道人手中脱困也就算了，还能学到他的神通？
Looking at Li Fan's seemingly kind face, they shuddered involuntarily.
shì zěn me zuò dào de ？
是怎么做到的？
Escape!
nán bù chéng ， zhè rén zhēn de shì yún shuǐ tiān gōng dì zǐ ？
难不成，这人真的是云水天宫弟子？
Under the gaze of the tortoise-snake monster and Li Fan, a strange scene unfolded.
fǒu zé ， zhè yī qiè gēn běn wú fǎ jiě shì ！
否则，这一切跟本无法解释！
The bound Bai Li Chen transformed in an instant, turning into Si Kong Yi.
kě shì ， yún shuǐ tiān gōng dì zǐ fēn míng jǐ qiān nián qián jiù yǐ jīng zài dà jié zhōng sǐ jué le ！
可是，云水天宫弟子分明几千年前就已经在大劫中死绝了！
While watching, Si Kong Yi now took on Bai Li Chen’s appearance.
tā dào dǐ shì shuí ？
他到底是谁？
Not only did their appearances swap. Their auras, cultivation levels, and even the tracking of Li Fan through the formless killing mechanism all exchanged instantly.
wú jìn de yí huò hé kǒng jù zài bǎi lǐ chén yǔ sī kōng yí èr rén xīn zhōng yǒng qǐ 。
无尽的疑惑和恐惧在百里尘与司空宜二人心中涌起。
Li Fan's expression changed as he heard Bai Li Chen shout: "I admit defeat due to inferior skills! I surrender! The Cloud Water Scroll is for Senior! Please send me out of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace, Senior Taiyi!"
bù xíng ， cǐ rén tài guò shén mì ， ruò luò rù tā de shǒu zhōng ……
不行，此人太过神秘，若落入他的手中……
"Eh... What’s this..."
kàn zhe lǐ fán “ hé shàn ” de miàn páng ， èr rén bù jīn dǎ le gè hán zhàn 。
看着李凡“和善”的面庞，二人不禁打了个寒颤。
The tortoise-snake monster was also curious about the scene before him. Before he could think further, Bai Li Chen's voice interrupted.
táo ！
逃！
"Are you leaving here?"
yú shì ， zài guī shé guài wù hé lǐ fán de zhù shì xià ， guǐ yì de yí mù fā shēng le 。
于是，在龟蛇怪物和李凡的注视下，诡异的一幕发生了。
"Yes, it’s better to leave."
bèi fù chóng dìng zhù de bǎi lǐ chén ， shēn xíng yī zhèn biàn huàn ， zhǎ yǎn jiān chéng le sī kōng yí 。
被缚虫定住的百里尘，身形一阵变换，眨眼间成了司空宜。
With a sigh from the tortoise-snake monster, a blue light enveloped Bai Li Chen as his figure twisted and he glared at Li Fan with hatred before vanishing.
ér zài yī páng guān zhàn de sī kōng yí ， rú jīn què shì biàn chéng le bǎi lǐ chén de mú yàng ！
而在一旁观战的司空宜，如今却是变成了百里尘的模样！
The Si Kong Yi bound by Li Fan instantly lost vitality. Under Li Fan's gaze, he slowly turned into ashes.
bù jǐn zhǐ shì mú yàng fā shēng le jiāo huàn 。
不仅只是模样发生了交换。
Just like what happened in the炼妖塔 not long ago.
qì xī ， xiū wèi ， nǎi zhì lǐ fán tōng guò wú xiāng shā jī de suǒ dìng ， dōu zài chà nà jiān jiāo huàn guò lái 。
气息，修为，乃至李凡通过无相杀机的锁定，都在刹那间交换过来。
Li Fan’s senses detected that outside Cloud Water Heavenly Palace, Si Kong Yi reappeared beside Bai Li Chen as they struggled to escape at top speed.
lǐ fán miàn sè yī biàn ， què tīng jiàn nà bǎi lǐ chén gāo hū dào ：“ jì bù rú rén ， gān bài xià fēng ！ wǒ rèn shū ！ nà 《 yún shuǐ tú lù 》 jiù ràng yǔ shī xiōng ！ qǐng tài yī zǔ shī sòng wǒ lí kāi zhè yún shuǐ tiān gōng ！”
李凡面色一变，却听见那百里尘高呼道：“技不如人，甘拜下风！我认输！那《云水图箓》就让与师兄！请太一祖师送我离开这云水天宫！”
"Hmph, thinking of escaping? Not so easily!"
“ yí …… zhè shì ……”
“咦……这是……”
Under the formless killing mechanism's lock, no matter how far away they were, they couldn’t escape Li Fan's grasp.
guī shé guài wù yě duì yǎn qián fā shēng de zhè mù yǒu xiē hào qí ， zhèng yù sī suǒ ， què bèi bǎi lǐ chén de hū shēng dǎ duàn 。
龟蛇怪物也对眼前发生的这幕有些好奇，正欲思索，却被百里尘的呼声打断。
Not feeling rushed to chase them, Li Fan turned to ask the tortoise-snake monster.
“ nǐ yào lí kāi zhè lǐ a ？”
“你要离开这里啊？”
"Senior Taiyi, I wonder which mystical technique Brother Bai Li Chen practiced? The transformation of a living being is truly miraculous."
“ ń ， lí kāi hǎo 。 lí kāi hǎo a ……”
“嗯，离开好。离开好啊……”
"Hmm... It seems familiar, as if I've heard about it before."
guī shé guài wù de gǎn tàn shēng zhōng ， bǎi lǐ chén shēn shàng lǒng zhào qǐ yī céng lán guāng 。
龟蛇怪物的感叹声中，百里尘身上笼罩起一层蓝光。
After some time, he sighed regretfully. "I'm getting old and have poor memory. Can’t recall now."
shēn xíng yī zhèn niǔ qū ， tā hèn hèn dì cháo zhe lǐ fán kàn le yī yǎn ， suí jí xiāo shī wú zōng 。
身形一阵扭曲，他恨恨地朝着李凡看了一眼，随即消失无踪。
"Alright, since you still remember, let me give you the Cloud Water Scroll."
ér nà bèi lǐ fán fù zhù de sī kōng yí ， què shì zhuǎn shùn jiān shī qù le shēng jī 。
而那被李凡缚住的司空宜，却是转瞬间失去了生机。
The black snake coiled around Taiyi's head opened its mouth.
zài lǐ fán de zhù shì xià ， huǎn huǎn huà zuò le fēi huī 。
在李凡的注视下，缓缓化作了飞灰。
A small, colorful Cloud Water Heavenly Palace slowly flew to Li Fan’s hand.
zhèng rú bù jiǔ zhī qián zài liàn yāo tǎ zhōng fā shēng de yī yàng 。
正如不久之前在炼妖塔中发生的一样。
Li Fan held it in his hands as he felt the information in his mind. He was taken aback.
lǐ fán de gǎn yìng zhōng ， yún shuǐ tiān gōng zhī wài ， sī kōng yí zài cì chū xiàn yú bǎi lǐ chén shēn biān 。
李凡的感应中，云水天宫之外，司空宜再次出现于百里尘身边。
Is this all?
liǎng rén zhèng jié jìn quán lì ， fēi sù de táo lí zhè lǐ 。
两人正竭尽全力，飞速的逃离这里。
Is this worth 100,000 contribution points?
“ hēng ， xiǎng táo ？ nǎ nà me róng yì ！”
“哼，想逃？哪那么容易！”
In reality, the Cloud Water Scroll was merely a miniature model of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace, detailing every building and scene within the palace.
wú xiāng shā jī suǒ dìng zhī xià ， zhǐ yào bú shì jù lí tài yuǎn ， tā men wú lùn rú hé ， yě táo bù chū lǐ fán de shǒu zhǎng xīn 。
无相杀机锁定之下，只要不是距离太远，他们无论如何，也逃不出李凡的手掌心。
Moreover, it contained the lingering spirit essence of several disciples from Cloud Water Heavenly Palace’s past. These spirits were fixed in place as tiny figures moving around in this miniature version of the palace.
Seeing the precious treasure almost in his grasp, Bai Li Chen couldn't help feeling both shocked and angry that complications arose at this critical moment.
He glared at Li Fan and shouted angrily, "What kind of fraudster are you! The disciples of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace have all died!"
Before he could finish his sentence, Bai Li Chen realized the inappropriateness of his words and stopped himself.
"Senior Taiyi, rest assured that this person cannot possibly be a direct disciple!" He gritted his teeth as he spoke to the tortoise-snake monster.
The tortoise-snake monster paid no heed to his words but carefully analyzed the aura of the mystical technique emanating from Li Fan.
"Hmm... Cloud Water Illusory Dream Technique. I didn't expect Qin's young master had successors."
"Good, good!"
Seemingly due to extreme excitement, the tortoise-snake monster’s massive body trembled slightly, and its grotesque face relaxed a bit.
"Not bad. My technique was personally taught by Senior Hall Master Qin. So he is indeed a disciple of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace," Li Fan nodded, his expression unchanged as he spoke.
Bai Li Chen's face turned dark upon realizing that what Li Fan said was true. He and Si Kong Yi stared intently at Li Fan with murderous intent in their eyes.
Feeling the rapidly growing aura of lethal intent from them, Li Fan merely smiled slightly in response.
"Indeed, you are a direct disciple, and this young master is also one. Both of you want the Cloud Water Scroll..."
"It's really troublesome..."
The tortoise-snake monster seemed confused as it moved its gaze between Li Fan and Bai Li Chen.
After some time, with his slow thoughts, he finally came up with an idea.
"Since that’s the case, then according to our sect rules, let the two of you have a mutual exchange."
"The winner gets this Cloud Water Scroll,"
The tortoise-snake monster seemed quite pleased with his own solution. He shook his body and flexed his stiff form. A series of broken swords fell from him in an unusual trajectory, landing at the edge of the sword forest to increase its size.
"Cloud Water Heavenly Palace disciples respect each other. You two should stop when you reach a limit."
The tortoise-snake monster spoke with his old voice as he instructed.
Then, countless broken swords flew out from his body and embedded themselves in the ground around Li Fan and Si Kong Yi, leaving an empty space in the center to form a natural arena.
"Alright. Start!"
The tortoise-snake monster grunted.
Li Fan chuckled lightly: "Senior Taiyi, rest assured that I will definitely spare my fellow disciple's life."
Bai Li Chen did not respond but his eyes were filled with extreme murderous intent.
Above his head, twenty-one continuously rotating blue water swords suddenly appeared. They formed a sword array and flew towards Li Fan in an instant.
Li Fan merely stretched out his right hand and gently grabbed Bai Li Chen.
The situation was settled.
Even if he had a thousand means left, none of them could be used now.
Like being trapped by an invisible net, Bai Li Chen was instantly bound mid-air, unable to move. The twenty-four water swords also dissipated during their flight.
Taiyi, who had been dormant for thousands of years, was enthusiastically providing commentary.
Although his rusty thoughts always made him lag behind in his explanations.
Bai Li Chen was already taken down by Li Fan, and his voice only came after a while.
"Indeed, good. It's the Calming Sea Sword Technique! Already mastered twenty-one, close to perfection..."
"Eh, is this that little insect’s self-restraining technique? I didn’t expect it would be passed on to an outsider..."
The tortoise-snake monster's commentary caused Bai Li Chen and Si Kong Yi to show expressions of utter shock.
They were well aware what skill was used to subdue Bai Li Chen so easily. It was clearly the same as that used by the strange Daoist in the炼妖塔!
Not only had he escaped from that strange Daoist, but he also learned his abilities?
How did he do it?
Could this person really be a disciple of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace?
Otherwise, all of this would be inexplicable.
But Cloud Water Heavenly Palace disciples were clearly extinct thousands of years ago in the Great Tribulation!
Who was he?
Infinite doubts and fear surged within Bai Li Chen and Si Kong Yi’s hearts.
No, this man is too mysterious. If he falls into his hands...
Looking at Li Fan's seemingly kind face, they shuddered involuntarily.
Escape!
Under the gaze of the tortoise-snake monster and Li Fan, a strange scene unfolded.
The bound Bai Li Chen transformed in an instant, turning into Si Kong Yi.
While watching, Si Kong Yi now took on Bai Li Chen’s appearance.
Not only did their appearances swap. Their auras, cultivation levels, and even the tracking of Li Fan through the formless killing mechanism all exchanged instantly.
Li Fan's expression changed as he heard Bai Li Chen shout: "I admit defeat due to inferior skills! I surrender! The Cloud Water Scroll is for Senior! Please send me out of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace, Senior Taiyi!"
"Eh... What’s this..."
The tortoise-snake monster was also curious about the scene before him. Before he could think further, Bai Li Chen's voice interrupted.
"Are you leaving here?"
"Yes, it’s better to leave."
With a sigh from the tortoise-snake monster, a blue light enveloped Bai Li Chen as his figure twisted and he glared at Li Fan with hatred before vanishing.
The Si Kong Yi bound by Li Fan instantly lost vitality. Under Li Fan's gaze, he slowly turned into ashes.
Just like what happened in the炼妖塔 not long ago.
Li Fan’s senses detected that outside Cloud Water Heavenly Palace, Si Kong Yi reappeared beside Bai Li Chen as they struggled to escape at top speed.
"Hmph, thinking of escaping? Not so easily!"
Under the formless killing mechanism's lock, no matter how far away they were, they couldn’t escape Li Fan's grasp.
Not feeling rushed to chase them, Li Fan turned to ask the tortoise-snake monster.
"Senior Taiyi, I wonder which mystical technique Brother Bai Li Chen practiced? The transformation of a living being is truly miraculous."
"Hmm... It seems familiar, as if I've heard about it before."
After some time, he sighed regretfully. "I'm getting old and have poor memory. Can’t recall now."
"Alright, since you still remember, let me give you the Cloud Water Scroll."
The black snake coiled around Taiyi's head opened its mouth.
A small, colorful Cloud Water Heavenly Palace slowly flew to Li Fan’s hand.
Li Fan held it in his hands as he felt the information in his mind. He was taken aback.
Is this all?
Is this worth 100,000 contribution points?
In reality, the Cloud Water Scroll was merely a miniature model of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace, detailing every building and scene within the palace.
Moreover, it contained the lingering spirit essence of several disciples from Cloud Water Heavenly Palace’s past. These spirits were fixed in place as tiny figures moving around in this miniature version of the palace.