My Simulated Road to Immortality - Chapter 1080 - 1035: The Secret of the Book of Calamity Crossing

In the gloomy grand hall above, several fine lines crisscrossed.

One after another, paper figures that seemed completely identical but showed subtle differences in facial expressions upon closer observation were neatly suspended from these fine lines.

The passage of time had made these paper figures fade to a desolate, withered yellow.

With Li Fan’s abrupt intrusion, countless paper figures moved without wind, eerily drifting about.

Li Fan felt that in an instant, the gaze of every single paper figure was focused on him.

As if bound by chains, Li Fan’s divine soul suddenly lost the ability to move on its own.

Fortunately, slowly, the fluttering paper figures came to rest once more.

The pressure on Li Fan also gradually decreased.

Once everything had returned to normal, Li Fan chose not to act rashly, for he faintly sensed that there was still a gaze in the grand hall that hadn’t shifted from him.

Following his senses, Li Fan looked toward the front and caught sight of something hidden within the shadows.

Just like a venomous snake tightly focused on its prey, ready to strike at any moment.

Approaching slowly.

Li Fan still chose not to act rashly, instead calmly waiting for the shadow to come closer.

To respond unchangingly to a myriad of changes.

The shadow’s approach brought with it an ever-increasing pressure on Li Fan.

Faint whispers near his ear seemed to urge Li Fan to make his move quickly.

Yet Li Fan, who had discerned every minute change around him, scoffed to himself inwardly.

During his period of still observation, he had managed to glimpse the secret within.

The approach of that shadow and the life-or-death pressure it brought were both illusions.

They were designed to force those entering the grand hall to attack the shadow.

And the true nature of that shadow was…

Li Fan’s vision suddenly shifted, the shadow dispersed, revealing its true identity: a rope riddled with holes.

The aura it emitted was all too familiar to Li Fan.

It was indeed the Forbidden Formation of the Celestial Dharma Bearer!

“The Calamity Transcendence Sect is truly not simple, to have its Forbidden Formation left by the Law Transmission corroded to such a degree.”

“No wonder I encountered the Calamity Transcendence Sect’s trial methods both on the mountain path and inside the courtyard.”

Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, scanning over the countless paper figures in the grand hall.

It was as if all the paper figures had revealed a strange smile on their faces.

Then they even changed into expressions of innocence.

“From the fleeting images I glimpsed just now, it seems that all these paper figures have transformed from the cultivators of the Calamity Transcendence Sect?”

“However, the number of paper figures seems excessive.”

Thinking thus, Li Fan released a thread of spiritual power, attempting to pluck the paper figures hanging from the fine lines.

As expected, the spiritual power touched nothing.

The paper figures in the grand hall seemed to be entirely illusory, as if they had no physical form.

Li Fan then extended a strand of divine soul, trying to make contact with the paper figures, but still could not touch them.

“It seems that only with the Calamity Transcendence Sect’s Esoteric Arts can these paper figures be manipulated.”

“Destroy the Forbidden Formation here…?”

Li Fan’s gaze flickered, and in a moment, he had changed his mind.

“I will not destroy it; instead, I will repair the Forbidden Formation here!”

The style of the Calamity Transcendence Sect caused Li Fan to feel genuine disgust. Like a turtle retracting into its shell, they chose to blend into the Xuan Huang Heavenly Earth to evade calamity.

Entirely dependent on a possible savior.

Although effective, it truly did not live up to the dignity the Immortal Dao Ten Clans ought to have.

What’s more crucial was that within this Calamity Transcendence Sect, Li Fan was always uncomfortable. As if inherently conflicting, it left one restless and uneasy.

His soul division stood motionless in the grand hall, while his true self began to deduce the Array Technique in reverse to break the seal outside the Calamity Transcendence Sect.

With prior experience to guide him, it took just seven days to successfully deduce the array that was meant to repair the Celestial Dharma Bearer’s forbidden formation.

Li Fan in the eerie grand hall suddenly sprang into action.

“Creation, destruction, different paths leading to the same destination. If I can successfully repair the Law Transmission’s forbidden formation, it means there’s no issue with my deduction of the formation. Likewise, I’d be able to destroy it.”

In his hand appeared to be a Rainbow Pen, tracing patterns in the air.

Correspondingly, the originally decaying ropes at the center of the hall slowly began to pulsate with new life.

Light once again enveloped this gloomy hall.

But Li Fan’s actions seemed to have enraged the countless paper figures hanging all around.

They started to shake violently again, their expressions turning to anger.

Staring intently at Li Fan.

In an instant, sounds resembling the wailing of ghosts and the howling of gods echoed in Li Fan’s ears.

“What a racket!”

Li Fan shouted angrily, unfazed. Instead, he quickened the pace of the repairs.

The furious roars of the paper figures could not stop Li Fan.

Representing the forbidden formation, the ropes reappeared from the center of the grand hall and extended to the entrance.

“Boom!”

After a violent tremor, Li Fan found himself back outside the grand hall.

It was still the deserted courtyard, only now the grand hall had shrunk to the size of a toy.

Fixed to the central clearing by the forbidden formation’s ropes.

Only then did Li Fan notice the traces of damage to the hidden forbidden formation.

The grand hall continued to shake, still attempting to struggle.

Li Fan’s gaze was icy as he continued the repair work.

Once the forbidden formation within the courtyard was repaired, the scene shifted, and Li Fan returned to the stone steps leading up the mountain.

This forbidden formation was the most complex.

Fortunately, the majority of it was still relatively intact, and this single mountain path was lost due to the Erosion by the power of the Calamity Transcendence Sect.

After Li Fan repaired the deficiencies in the forbidden formation, the mountain path also naturally vanished without a trace.

The scene before his eyes shrank again.

The so-called Calamity Transcendence Sect finally revealed its true form.

Under layers of sealed forbidden formations lay a book unfolding.

The book contained no text, only bas-relief-like mountains and scenes of cultivators.

As the pages of the book turned naturally, the scenes depicted within it changed as well.

However, they were all mere silhouettes, looking comical and strange.

Observing the book intently, Li Fan thought carefully for a long time.

“The Calamity Transcendence Sect indeed was destroyed by the Celestial Dharma Bearer back in the day.”

“But this is exactly what they sought. Seeking life in death, the entire sect transformed into another mode of existence.”

“This book…”

“It has an air of the Tablet of Creation. However, the Tablet of Creation records everything in the Xuanhuang World, while this Tome of Tribulation Transcendence only deals with matters within the Calamity Transcendence Sect.”

“It was originally like that. But the people of the Calamity Transcendence Sect have now turned into paper figures, scattered all across Xuanhuang. Thus, through the Tome of Tribulation Transcendence and the paper figures’ eyes, one can likewise glimpse all things in Xuanhuang.”

Throughout the flipping pages of silhouettes, Li Fan caught sight of a few familiar scenes from the Xuanhuang World, pondering to himself.

At this point, in fact, Li Fan’s purpose for coming here was achieved.

He verified that there was no issue with the array against the Law Transmission’s forbidden formation.

But looking at the Tome of Tribulation Transcendence now re-suppressed by the Law Transmission’s forbidden formation power, Li Fan’s thoughts couldn’t help but become lively again.

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