Chapter 17: Everything Is Ready

"In that case, Li Fan's words are true, and he really does have a Golden Core technique?"

In the Imperial Advisor's Mansion, Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi transmitted their voices to each other.

"That's right, I saw it with my own eyes." Dao Xuanzi nodded.

"Can we take it by force? He's only a mortal...," Kou Hong's face turned ferocious.

Dao Xuanzi hastened to dissuade him, "Although this Li Fan is only a mortal, he belongs to the Tai Yan Sect. You have also seen that terrifying prophecy technique he used before. If we forcefully rob him, we can't guarantee that he will have any more tricks up his sleeve."

"We're just helping him repair a Tai Yan Boat, it's not like it's a difficult task. Why bother with any more complications?" Of course, Dao Xuanzi was mainly afraid that if they robbed Li Fan by force, Li Fan would be forced to reveal that the cultivation technique was actually a Nascent Soul technique.

Only after Dao Xuanzi's discouragement did Kou Hong extinguish the idea of theft.

The two of them secretly discussed the distribution of benefits for a while before finally agreeing to help repair the Tai Yan Boat.

On the second day, the two of them saw the Tai Yan Boat that Li Fan was talking about.

Kou Hong was delighted at the sight of it and hurriedly took it over for a closer look.

"A true Tai Yan Sect artifact. The skillful craftsmanship and the intricate formations are far beyond what I have learned!" The more Kou Hong looked at it, the more he rejoiced, "If I can restore it, my path of artifact refinement will surely improve!"

"In that case, I'll leave you two to it. Feel free to mention whatever needs you have, and I will definitely fulfill them." Li Fan said solemnly.

"You may go; don't disturb me." Kou Hong waved his hand, already immersed in studying the Tai Yan Boat.

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Time was of little consequence to cultivators.

Despite its seemingly small size, it took Kou Hong nearly a year to repair the Tai Yan Boat.

On this day, after hearing that the Tai Yan Boat had been repaired, Li Fan hurriedly found the two of them.

After taking the Tai Yan Boat from Kou Hong, he was overjoyed.

Kou Hong said with some pride, "The core power array, size-shifting array, and purification array of the Tai Yan Boat have been completely repaired, and only the defense and attack arrays had to be simplistically repaired due to material limitations. It'll have no issues breaking through Immortal Extinction Formation, but it'd be difficult to defend against an attack from cultivators."

Li Fan did not care about this, "No matter. As long as we escape the Immortal Extinction Formation and return to the cultivation world, my ancestor's token will guide us to the Tai Yan Sect."

Kou Hong's eyes flickered for a moment before he enthusiastically introduced Li Fan to the operation methods of the Tai Yan Boat.

"This Tai Yan Boat is powered by spiritual qi and needs to be maneuvered with divine sense. There are three sizes which can be changed on demand."

"The smallest is only ten meters long and two or three meters wide and can carry about ten people. The medium size is a hundred meters long and can carry hundreds of people. And when it is brought to its maximum, it is a thousand meters long and can carry tens of thousands of people! The two of us don't have many spirit stone reserves, but the ones I've inserted as fuel will be enough for you to leave here in the second form."

"However, piloting the Tai Yan Boat requires a minimum of Foundation Establishment divine sense. Do you need us to do it for you?"

Before Kou Hong could finish his sentence, he saw the Tai Yan Boat slowly growing larger under Li Fan's control, turning from a tiny toy into a real boat.

Li Fan couldn't wait to step inside the Tai Yan Boat.

The ten-meter form of the Tai Yan Boat was very simple with only one layer. The front deck was nearly two meters long, and behind it was the control cabin and living cabin.

Li Fan stood inside the control cabin, his divine sense connected to the Tai Yan Boat. Soon, he felt an intuitive sense of how to control the ship.

Under his maneuvering, the Tai Yan Boat rose steadily into the air and floated in mid-air.

Li Fan then flew the Tai Yan Boat up and down, left and right around for a while before suppressing the excitement in his heart and returning to the ground again.

"Fellow Daoist really has extraordinary means. Even though he is a mortal, he is able to maneuver the Tai Yan Boat!" Kou Hong praised.

"They're just some minor tricks not worth mentioning!" Li Fan smiled faintly, "I would also like to thank you two fellow Daoists! After being trapped for thousands of years, it's all thanks to the two of you that we can hopefully escape now!"

Li Fan's words were said with sincerity.

Although Kou Hong was curious about how Li Fan could maneuver the Tai Yan Boat without divine sense, he saw that Li Fan avoided talking about it, so he could only let it go.

On the contrary, Dao Xuanzi was already a little impatient, "Now that the Tai Yan boat has been repaired, I wonder..."

Li Fan laughed out loud, "It has long been prepared. Follow me."

Dao Xuanzi was energized by Li Fan's words and hurriedly followed.

The two of them had already agreed that Kou Hong would not follow them and instead wait in place.

A few moments later, Dao Xuanzi came back with a smile on his face, clearly having obtained the technique.

Li Fan, Dao Xuanzi, and Kou Hong were all very satisfied with the transaction.

In order to express his gratitude to the two of them, Li Fan held a large banquet for them.

The wine and food flowed ceaselessly, and the singing and dancing continued for three days.

Three days later, Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi bid farewell to Li Fan.

"Fellow Daoist, we don't have many spirit stones left. If we stay in this Immortal Extinction Land any longer, we risk losing our cultivation. That's why I've come to bid you farewell today." Dao Xuanzi said to Li Fan.

Li Fan was a bit regretful, "There are still a number of matters that my clan has settled yet, so I cannot leave with fellow Daoists!"

Kou Hong, on the other hand, said enthusiastically, "There is no harm. If you, fellow Daoist, escape, you can come to Ling Tian City in the Cong Yun Mountain Range to look for us."

With that, Kou Hong handed over a map to Li Fan.

"This is a map of the area near the exit of the Immortal Extinction Formation that I drew from memory at the request of fellow Daoist. There are no blank jade slips here, so I had to use pen and paper."

Li Fan gratefully received the map and thanked him again.

After that, the three of them exchanged pleasantries, and Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi finally turned into two streams of light and left.

After dismissing the crowd, Li Fan came to the underground chamber alone.

Placing the map and the Tai Yan Boat together, Li Fan's heart was suddenly flooded with innumerable emotions.

Six lifetimes of reincarnation, more than three hundred years of painstaking planning, had finally come to fruition at this moment.

These two items were the key to escaping this Immortal Extinction Land and journeying towards immortality!

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Ruins Abyss.

Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi stood in the air, looking back in the direction of Xuanjing City.

"Previously, when I broke into this Immortal Extinction Land, I thought that even if I didn't die on this trip, I would be seriously injured. I didn't expect to encounter this opportunity hidden by misfortune." Dao Xuanzi said quietly as he sensed the Nascent Soul technique in his storage ring.

Kou Hong also nodded his head in agreement and then expressed some regret, "That Li Fan's heart is not bad, he has strong willpower. It's a pity that the end of his lifespan is near, and even if he can return to the cultivation realm, he will only have a few years left to live."

"Immortality is an unmatched goal. Weren't you and I fighting against each other precisely over the hope for immortality?" Dao Xuanzi said indifferently.

"Speaking of which, what exactly is the Golden Core technique that Li Fan handed over to you?" Kou Hong was suddenly a little curious.

Dao Xuanzi didn't answer. Instead, he smiled and said, "It can't be the same technique as the one in your hands, right? Don't worry, after I go back to my seclusion and break through to the Golden Core stage, I will definitely not forget the three things I promised to help you with."

Kou Hong then also stopped asking more questions, and was a bit excited, "After I break through as well, with the two of us brothers together, who in the Cong Yun Mountain Range will be our opponent?"

"The formation mist has yet to dissipate, but I wonder if brother would still dare to break through?" Dao Xuanzi watched the fog above the Ruins Abyss before suddenly flying into it.

Obviously, he couldn't wait to return to the cultivation realm and cultivate the new technique.

"Why wouldn't I dare?" Kou Hong let out a loud laugh, then also followed suit and dove in headfirst.