Chapter 837

The construction of the Ten Thousand Realms Alliance Headquarters was gradually falling into place under Ou Daozi’s supervision.

Meanwhile, the continuous flow of cultivation feedback from Li Realm and the Congyun Mutual Aid Association had successfully propelled Li Fan’s cultivation realm forward.

For some reason, this time, he did not encounter the usual restrictions of the Heavenly Calamity.

He rapidly returned to the late Golden Core stage.

At the current accelerating pace, reaching completion was not far off.

“It’s time to consider Tianyang’s Dao Integration.”

“However…”

Li Fan took out a [True Temptation Fruit] and pondered for a moment.

In the end, he summoned Tianyang and had him eat the fruit.

Tianyang didn’t ask any questions. Without the slightest hesitation, he swallowed the crystal-clear True Temptation Fruit in one bite.

“Good. No time to waste. Let’s set off immediately. I’ve prepared a great gift for you this time, Junior Brother!” Li Fan finally felt at ease, looking at Tianyang with satisfaction.

Tianyang tilted his head slightly, as if not fully understanding what Li Fan meant.

Li Fan didn’t explain further. Instead, he instructed Lin Ling to accompany them as they left the Spiritwood Realm and headed straight toward their destination.

This time, the target Li Fan had set his sights on was the Spirit of Heaven and Earth - Ink Stone (Mo Shi).

Anything bearing the same prefix as Ink Death (Mo Sha) was undoubtedly powerful.

The Ink Stone, newly born, remained hidden beneath Qiling Prefecture and was yet unknown to the world.

Li Fan had only learned of its existence thanks to Mr. Bai’s guidance.

If Ink Death’s divine mission was to annihilate all things, then the Ink Stone’s purpose was to mend the voids left by destruction.

Deep beneath Qiling Prefecture, a terrifying disaster had unfolded.

Entire regions were filled with vast, gaping voids.

It was as if the depths of the land had been relentlessly devoured by an unseen force, leaving it riddled with holes.

If left unchecked, it wouldn’t be long before Qiling Prefecture succumbed to an earth-shattering collapse, vanishing in an instant.

The birth of the Ink Stone was meant to prevent this disaster.

Its ability was to generate an extremely hard, black stone-like substance, filling the voids left in space and restoring what had been devoured and destroyed.

However, if the Ink Stone’s power ended there, Li Fan wouldn’t have been particularly interested.

Beyond its restorative abilities, the Ink Stone possessed another formidable power:

"Void Shatter."

The so-called "Ink Stone" was not merely a stone but a force capable of manipulating and reshaping space itself.

If it could mend countless spatial ruptures, then, with a single thought, it could also fracture an intact world into countless void-riddled fragments.

This was only part of the knowledge Li Fan had synchronized from Mr. Bai’s memory.

Once Tianyang fully refined and merged with the Ink Stone, even more abilities would awaken.

As for how Li Fan intended to capture such a powerful Spirit of Heaven and Earth…

As they traveled through the underground earth veins, rapidly approaching the depths of Qiling Prefecture, Li Fan had already run a simulated deduction in his mind.

Although the Dao Deviation Stone in his Sea of Consciousness was only of mid-grade quality, Li Fan was confident that—so long as no unexpected variables intervened—this hunt would remain entirely within his control.

Upon emerging from the earth veins, the three of them were met with the sight of a horrifying expanse of endless voids.

Scattered and disjointed, they resembled the tunnels left behind by a writhing burrowing beast, a testament to the devastation it had wrought.

“Even the power of the earth veins is severed here…” Li Fan grew increasingly cautious.

They did not immediately rush in upon failing to see any sign of the Ink Stone.

Instead, they began setting up formations outside the void-ridden area in preparation.

It was precisely the Xuantian Spirit-Sealing Formation that Hongxi had used in the 115th generation to control the enhanced Crimson Flame!

Tianxuan Spirit-Locking, Xuantian Spirit-Sealing.

Two sides of the same coin, different paths leading to the same destination.

Although Li Fan had fully mastered the complete formation diagram of the Tianxuan Spirit-Locking Formation, he was previously unfamiliar with the Xuantian Spirit-Sealing Formation.

However, now that he possessed the great ultimate weapon, the Final Dissociation Disc,

With the principle of "comprehend one, understand all,"

He was still able to deduce a formation that could achieve the same effect as Xuantian Spirit-Sealing.

Lacking the most crucial component, the Tianxuan Mirror, naturally weakened its power.

However, the Final Dissociation Disc was, after all, an ultimate creation formed by the fusion of two Tianxuan Secondary Bodies.

Moreover, it specialized in formations.

With its enhancement, maintaining a formation capable of weakening the power of the Spirit of Heaven and Earth…

Was still feasible.

"It won't be as absolute as Hongxi’s formation back then, where merely activating it could completely strip the Spirit of Heaven and Earth of its ability to act."

"But severing Ink Stone's connection with heaven and earth, trapping it inside, and suppressing it—should not be difficult."

As Li Fan set up the formation, he contemplated silently.

Lin Ling and Tianyang had no understanding of formations whatsoever, so the two could only stare blankly, watching from the sidelines.

Fortunately, Li Fan had spent decades consecutively setting up formations, ingraining the techniques deeply into his instincts.

A little over a month later, a vast and grand Mutated Xuantian Spirit-Sealing Formation, covering the entire underground cavernous void, was finally completed.

Next, he needed to arrange formations to seal off the incoming battle fluctuations,

As well as lock down space, cutting off Ink Stone’s potential escape route once it sensed danger.

The Dao of Space was not Li Fan’s expertise.

Fortunately, with the help of many precious resources obtained from the Five Elders Association, he barely managed to complete it in half a month.

Li Fan then asked Lin Ling to invite the Ancient Earth Vein Tree for assistance.

Using its vast Earth Vein Power, it further sealed the area.

When the battle started, they would deliberately stir up some noise to mask any possible energy fluctuations that might leak out.

Faced with Lin Ling’s request, the Ancient Earth Vein Tree hesitated at first.

However, after being promised that it would receive some 'Heavenly Drops and Earth Dew' as compensation in the future.

It reluctantly agreed.

Meeting Lin Ling for the second time in such a short span.

And personally witnessing her rapid increase in strength.

The Ancient Earth Vein Tree naturally became curious about this Heavenly Drops and Earth Dew.

With external support secured, Li Fan’s next step was to coordinate with Lin Ling and Tianyang.

A Dao Integration-level battle, yet he, merely at the Golden Core stage, naturally could not risk himself in the fray.

Lin Ling and Tianyang would take the lead in battle, while Li Fan would stay far away,

Directing from behind the scenes.

Considering that these two were not exactly the brightest,

Li Fan carefully explained all the possible battle scenarios they might encounter.

Then, using a formation, he temporarily connected their thoughts.

He also handed them various pre-prepared treasures for emergency use.

…

With everything set, Li Fan quietly retreated.

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With a clap of his hands, he activated the formation layer by layer.

"If, after all this preparation, you two still can't defeat a mere Ink Stone, then even if you get counter-killed, you can’t blame me."

As a strange fluctuation spread into the cavernous void,

The ever-diligent Ink Stone, who had been tirelessly repairing spatial cracks,

Finally sensed something amiss.