Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 342 Huaguduo Magic Tool

Du Fan had anticipated this question, and thus had already considered it before coming here.

This demon-subduing formation is indeed rare in the Earthly Fiend Islands, but given Liu Zhongtian and his companions' status, a little investigation would be enough for them to discover it.

Therefore, he planned to tell the truth about this matter, and to explain it in as much detail as possible, in order to win the favor of the four protectors and make them embarrassed to ask for it easily. Of course, if these people really intended to forcibly take the formation, he could only accept his bad luck.

At this moment, Du Fan did not hesitate and immediately said, "This formation is called the Demon Subduing Formation. Its purpose is to subdue demonic beasts and make them serve you. To put it bluntly, it is to force the demonic beasts to recognize you as their master."

This process requires two steps. The first step is called purification, which is the scene where the junior manipulates the magic circle on the arena. Its purpose is to weaken the demonic nature of the monsters in the circle, making them physically and mentally exhausted and weak-willed, in preparation for the second step.

After the purification is complete, the second step is to use the magic array and some related human-demon contracts to forcibly subdue the demon beast. Of course, how could I dare to actually subdue the opponent's demon beast on the arena? I just wanted to use this method to force Fellow Daoist Shang to admit defeat.

"By the way, I wonder if there was anything inappropriate in what I did?" Du Fan slowly spoke, explaining everything about the Demon-Subduing Formation.

"As expected, it is a demon-slaying formation. I had this suspicion before, and now that you've told me, I'm certain."

We are not surprised that you possess such a thing. As for your fight with the young lady, there is no need to worry too much. Lin Musen has made it clear that he will not pursue the matter any further.

"However, in a place like the Earthly Fiend Islands, you must use this magic formation with caution, otherwise it will bring you death sooner or later, understand?" Liu Zhongtian showed a hint of understanding and then gave the instructions.

"I will remember your teachings, senior!" Du Fan felt relieved and immediately clasped his hands in thanks.

"Now that you've given all the rewards you deserved and asked all the questions you needed to ask, you should go back and meditate to regulate your breathing."

"We're still five days' journey from the Sandfall Illusion. Try to get yourself into peak condition during this time." Liu Zhongtian nodded slightly and gave Du Fan this instruction with a wave of his hand.

Du Fan was slightly taken aback. The fact that these four Golden Core experts didn't inquire about his skeletal remains was somewhat unexpected.

In his mind, the value of the skeleton far exceeded that of the demon-slaying formation. After all, no matter how precious the demon-slaying formation was, he figured he could still buy it back when he returned to the Nine Provinces Continent by spending more spirit stones.

But the skeleton is different. It might be the only one of its kind in the world. He had thought of many ways to deal with the skeleton, but it seems that he doesn't need to use them now.

"Yes, this junior will take his leave!" Du Fan was overjoyed. He bowed to the Golden Core protectors and then turned to leave.

……

After returning to his cabin, Du Fan first took out the storage bag containing the competition rewards, intending to do some minor processing of its contents.

Among them, the sixteen deep yellow demon cores were the most useful to him. He put these sixteen demon cores together with the demon cores he had before, and he also carefully put away the sixteen bottles of pill-dissolving water.

As for the four Golden Wind Leaves, he had never heard of them before, and now was not a good time to study their medicinal properties. However, since these leaves were known as a special medicinal herb of Fallen Leaf Island, they must not be ordinary. Even if he didn't really need them, he could probably exchange them for a lot of spirit stones.

Of course, that's all for the future. There's no point in thinking about it now. With a wave of his hand, he placed the four leaves, which emitted a pale golden glow, into the deepest part of his Qiankun Ring.

Du Fan patted his storage bag again, and a two-foot-long crimson axe flew out, which he held in his hand and examined.

After a moment, he couldn't help but shake his head. Although it was a decent mid-grade magic weapon, it was extremely incompatible with the spells he cultivated. It would definitely be unusable in battle.

If it were to be used in a fight, this mid-grade axe weapon would be inferior to his low-grade silver sword weapon. To him, it was a useless item. He regretfully put it away, intending to find an opportunity to exchange it for spirit stones.

Finally, Du Fan haphazardly collected the remaining spirit stones, pills, and other items, then swallowed a Ginseng Qi Pill and began to circulate his internal energy to regulate his breathing.

……

Five days later, a hundred or so thick streaks of light swept across the sky above an endless desert. They were actually flying magical artifacts shaped like boats. Before long, these flying magical artifacts landed on the desert one after another.

On the foremost giant ship, a group of Golden Core Protectors from Fallen Leaf Island, led by Lin Musen, appeared in a flash on the desert. Following them were eight Qi Refining cultivators from Fallen Leaf Island.

One of the young women, slender and with delicate features, was none other than Shang Yutang, who had fought a fierce battle with Du Fan.

Seven or eight powerful cultivators and six Qi Refining stage cultivators disembarked from the giant ship on Blazing Flame Island.

Among the Qi Refining stage cultivators, the leader had red hair and strong, muscular arms. Just by standing there, he gave off an unruly feeling, like a wild horse that could never be tamed. This person was Sima Lie.

Compared to the first two flying boats, there were not many cultivators from Ming Island. There were only five Golden Core protectors and four Qi Refining stage cultivators. Liao Mingyu, the prodigy of Ming Island, was not among them.

The eighteen Qi Refining stage cultivators from the three main islands arrived respectfully before Lin Musen and the other Golden Core protectors from Fallen Leaf Island as soon as they stepped off the flying boat.

On the flying boats of other islands, figures also appeared, but these people were all Golden Core protectors, and there were no Qi Refining stage cultivators among them.

Of course, this excludes Crescent Island. At this moment, Liu Zhongtian and the other four Crescent Island protectors are leading Du Fan toward Lin Musen.

"Go over there and stand with the Qi Refining stage cultivators from the three main islands," Liu Zhongtian said to Du Fan in a low voice as they approached.

Du Fan nodded in agreement, then turned his gaze and immediately spotted Shang Yutang among the group from Fallen Leaf Island. Her pretty face was slightly sullen and her expression was unfriendly. She was staring at him fiercely.

He shook his head, then turned his gaze to Sima Lie of Blazing Flame Island. Sima Lie stood with his arms crossed, his face cold and aloof, like an iceberg that had never melted for millennia, exuding an aura that kept people at a distance.

Du Fan gave a bitter smile to himself and strode toward the Ming Island cultivators.

"Although the Falling Sand Illusion has been opened, the repulsive force inside is still very strong. If you carry this item with you, it will ensure your safety for two days. Once the time limit is over, you will be automatically teleported out."

With a wave of his arm, Lin Musen sent out nineteen crystals emitting a pale blue glow, which were instantly collected by the nineteen Qi Refining stage cultivators, including Du Fan.

Immediately afterwards, with a flick of his wrist, he took out the item again, which turned out to be five pink flower buds, each about the size of a thumb, with seventeen petals that could be vaguely seen covering them, looking like they were about to bloom.

Lin Musen's gaze swept over the top five in the competition, and with a flick of his hand, five flower buds flew out instantly.

Only when Du Fan, Sima Lie, and the other four received the flower buds did he smile slightly and say, "This is the yardstick to measure your final ranking. First, drip a drop of your essence blood onto it, and then we'll talk about other things."

Du Fan and the other four dared not delay. They immediately bit their fingertips, squeezed out a drop of blood, and dripped it onto the pink flower bud.

Suddenly, the flower bud ritual implement flashed with light, and the essence blood that had dripped onto it disappeared instantly, as if it had been absorbed.

Witnessing this scene, Lin Musen revealed a hint of satisfaction, then his expression turned serious, and he slowly said:

"As you have probably all noticed, these flower buds are not actually plants, but magical artifacts containing special restrictions. Once these artifacts are integrated into your blood essence, they will form a subtle connection with the owner of your blood essence."

You need not worry. This connection is only manifested in the comprehension within the Falling Sand Illusion, and it will be completely eliminated in three or four days, without causing any negative effects on your bodies.

As long as you gain even the slightest insight within the Falling Sand Illusion, this flower bud will bloom with a petal. As your understanding deepens, the number of petals that bloom will continue to increase, with seventeen being the limit.

Let me elaborate a bit more here. Based on past experience, among all the cultivators who have entered the Falling Sand Illusion in the last thousand years, the least number who can make this magical artifact bloom with six petals, and the most number with sixteen.

Of course, whether it's six or sixteen petals, this is extremely rare; most cultivators have around ten petals blooming.

"Senior Lin, who is the cultivator who made this magical artifact bloom with sixteen petals?" Sima Lie asked, his eyes flashing with a sharp light as he clasped his hands in greeting.

"This all happened more than 500 years ago. Now, this senior is very famous in the Earthly Fiend Islands. Everyone knows him. You all know him too. He is Senior Liao from Ming Island." Lin Musen's words revealed an undisguised respect.

Upon hearing this, all the Qi Refining stage cultivators present were shaken, including Du Fan.

"I heard that Protector Lin also entered the Falling Sand Illusion back then. I wonder how many petals you bloomed at that time?" Shang Yutang became somewhat interested and immediately asked with a smile. Judging from her expression, she didn't seem to be afraid of this Golden Core expert.

"You little brat, how dare you talk to me like that in front of so many people? Fine, since you're interested, I might as well tell you, fifteen pieces." Lin Musen was taken aback at first, then laughed and scolded, saying this.