Chapter 17

"Is it true, then, that Li Fan's words are not false, and there is indeed a scroll of ancestral alchemical technique?"

In the Grand Tutor's residence, Kou Hong and Daoxuanzi were secretly plotting through telepathy.

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

"Can we forcibly take it? After all, he's just a mere mortal..." Kou Hong's fierce appearance was fully revealed.

Daoxuanzi hurriedly dissuaded him: "Although Li Fan is just a mortal, he is after all a descendant of the Taiyan Sect. You saw that terrifying predictive art earlier; it's truly frightening. If we forcibly take it, who knows what other means he might have."

"It's just helping him repair the Taiyan Boat, not a difficult task. Why create more trouble?" Of course, the main reason was that Daoxuanzi feared that if they forcibly took it, Li Fan might be forced to reveal that the technique scroll was actually a yuan ying technique.

After Daoxuanzi's persuasion, Kou Hong finally gave up the idea of forcibly taking it.

The two secretly negotiated a distribution of benefits before finally agreeing to help repair the Taiyan Boat.

The next day, the two met the Taiyan Boat that Li Fan had mentioned.

Kou Hong, excited like a hunter, quickly took it to examine it carefully.

"Truly worthy of being a Taiyan Sect artifact, the refinement techniques and array formations are far superior to what I have learned!" Kou Hong was increasingly delighted, "If I can repair it, my refinement skills will surely improve!"

"Then I entrust this to the two of you. If you have any needs, just let me know, and I will certainly meet them." Li Fan said solemnly.

"You go ahead, don't disturb me." Kou Hong waved his hand, already immersed in the study of the Taiyan Boat.

...

Cultivation knows no time.

What seemed like a small wooden boat took nearly a year for Kou Hong and the other to repair.

On that day, upon hearing that the Taiyan Boat was repaired, Li Fan hurriedly found the two.

Taking the Taiyan Boat from Kou Hong, he was overjoyed.

Kou Hong said with a hint of pride: "The core power array, the transformation and resizing array, and the dust-cleaning array of the Taiyan Boat have been completely repaired. Only the defensive and offensive arrays, limited by materials, can only be simply repaired. It should be fine for passing through the Immortal Sealing Array, but it might be a bit difficult to deal with cultivator attacks."

Li Fan was not concerned about this: "No problem, as long as I can get out of the Immortal Sealing Array and return to the cultivation world. With the token of my ancestor, I will surely find a way to return to the Taiyan Sect."

Kou Hong's eyes flickered, then he enthusiastically introduced the usage method of the Taiyan Boat to Li Fan.

"The Taiyan Boat is powered by spiritual energy and controlled by divine sense. According to your needs, it can transform into three different sizes."

"The smallest is only ten meters long and two to three meters wide, capable of carrying about ten people. A slightly larger one is a hundred meters long and can carry hundreds of people. When expanded to its maximum, it is a thousand meters long and can carry tens of thousands of people! We don't have much spirit stone in reserve, but the fuel I placed should be enough for you to leave here in the second form."

"However, to drive the Taiyan Boat, you need at least the divine sense of a qi refinement stage cultivator. I wonder if you need our help..."

Before Kou Hong could finish speaking, he saw the Taiyan Boat, under Li Fan's control, slowly grow from a small toy to a real small boat.

Li Fan eagerly walked into the Taiyan Boat.

The ten-meter form of the Taiyan Boat had a very simple structure, with only one deck. The front deck was about two meters long, followed by the control cabin and the living cabin.

Standing in the control cabin, Li Fan connected his divine sense to the Taiyan Boat, and a feeling of control like an arm and a finger surged in his heart.

Under his control, the Taiyan Boat steadily rose into the air, floating in the sky.

Li Fan then flew the Taiyan Boat up, down, left, and right, before finally calming his excitement and returning to the ground.

"Indeed, you have remarkable skills, a mere mortal can control the Taiyan Boat!" Kou Hong praised.

"It's just a minor trick, not worth mentioning!" Li Fan smiled, "I must thank the two of you! Trapped for a thousand years, now there is hope for escape, all thanks to your efforts!"

Li Fan spoke sincerely.

Although Kou Hong was very curious about how Li Fan, without divine sense, could control the Taiyan Boat, he saw that Li Fan avoided the topic and had to let it go.

Daoxuanzi, on the other hand, was already impatient: "Now that the Taiyan Boat is repaired, I wonder..."

Li Fan laughed: "It's already prepared. Follow me to get it."

Daoxuanzi was visibly excited and hurriedly followed.

The two had already agreed, so Kou Hong did not follow but waited on the spot.

A short while later, Daoxuanzi returned with a smile, clearly having obtained the technique.

Li Fan, Daoxuanzi, and Kou Hong were all very satisfied with this transaction.

To express his gratitude, Li Fan held a grand banquet to entertain the two.

The wine and food never stopped, and the music and dance continued for three days.

After three days, Kou Hong and Daoxuanzi bid farewell to Li Fan.

"Brother, our remaining spirit stones are not many. Staying in this Immortal Sealing place risks a decline in cultivation. So today we are here to bid you farewell." Daoxuanzi said to Li Fan.

Li Fan was somewhat regretful: "There are still some matters of my clan here that are not yet resolved, so I cannot accompany the two of you!"

Kou Hong said warmly: "No problem. If you go out, you can find me in Lingtian City in the Congyun Mountains."

As he spoke, Kou Hong handed Li Fan a map.

"This is the map of the area near the exit of the Immortal Sealing Array, drawn from memory. There are no blank jade slips here, so I had to use paper and pen."

Li Fan solemnly accepted the map and thanked him repeatedly.

After some more pleasantries, Kou Hong and Daoxuanzi finally transformed into two streaks of light and left.

After dismissing everyone, Li Fan came alone to the underground secret room.

Placing the map and the Taiyan Boat together, Li Fan was overwhelmed with emotion.

Six lifetimes of reincarnation, over three hundred years of painstaking planning, have finally borne fruit.

These two items are the key to his escape from the Immortal Sealing place and achieving immortality!

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Eastern Ruins.

Kou Hong and Daoxuanzi stood in the air, looking back at the direction of Xuanjing.

"Before we entered this Immortal Sealing place, I thought we would either die or be seriously injured. I never expected that we would have such an encounter by chance." Daoxuanzi, feeling the yuan ying technique in his storage ring, said quietly.

Kou Hong also nodded in agreement, then added with some regret: "Li Fan has an extraordinary will, he is a remarkable person. Unfortunately, his time is running out. Even if he can return to the cultivation world, he won't live for many more years."

"Without achieving immortality, everything is an illusion. Isn't it precisely because of the hope of achieving immortality that we turned against each other and fought?" Daoxuanzi said calmly.

"Speaking of which, what technique did Li Fan give you?" Kou Hong suddenly became curious.

Daoxuanzi did not answer but smiled and said: "It can't possibly be the same technique as what you have, right? Don't worry, after I break through to the golden core stage and go into seclusion, I will definitely fulfill the three things I promised to help you with."

Kou Hong then did not ask further but became excited: "After I break through, the two of us together, who in the Congyun Mountains will be our match?"

"The protective array mist has not yet dissipated. I wonder if you dare to try?" Daoxuanzi, looking at the fog above the ruins, suddenly flew into it, clearly eager to return to the cultivation world and comprehend the technique.

"Who wouldn't dare?" Kou Hong laughed loudly and then followed, diving into the fog.