The Hall of Heavenly Secrets is located in the central core area of Ten Thousand Immortals Island. A message instructed him to go to the entrance of the area, and someone would guide him.
Li Fan was curious about this mysterious death incident, so he wasted no time and headed straight to the central core area.
Soon, the imposing buildings in the central area of Ten Thousand Immortals Island came into view.
A prominent seven-colored barrier and a surrounding moat separated the core area from the central cave residence district.
Li Fan stood on a small bridge, waiting for the reception.
He keenly sensed that since he stepped onto the bridge, the colorful floating light above had locked onto him.
Fearless, Li Fan lifted his head and carefully observed the seven-colored radiance.
It seemed to be part of the Ten Thousand Immortals Island's Guardian Formation but stood independently, possessing formidable power.
"I wonder what kind of formation this is," Li Fan pondered.
Before long, a Foundation Establishment cultivator in a black and yellow robe hurriedly arrived.
He glanced at Li Fan, confirmed his identity, and then simply instructed him to follow closely and not wander.
Then, he walked inside.
The lock on by the seven-colored radiance dissipated, and Li Fan calmly followed behind.
As he walked, he observed his surroundings.
All the cultivators here wore black and yellow robes, just like the guide. Their faces were serious, and they seemed extremely busy.
"This must be the so-called internal branch," Li Fan thought.
Council Chamber, Medicine Hall, Talisman Hall, Martial Hall...
Passing by various buildings, he finally arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Heavenly Secrets.
Compared to other places, this area seemed much quieter.
Occasionally, he encountered one or two cultivators whose cultivation levels were unclear, sitting with closed eyes and seemingly calculating something.
The guide led Li Fan to a room and quietly left.
The room was filled with fragrance, and a cultivator with his back to Li Fan was looking up at a massive map of the Cong Yun Sea.
Li Fan focused his gaze and on the map, countless markings covered it densely.
There were blue winds, red forks, black dots...
Moreover, these markings moved and changed on the map as if they were living creatures.
"What is this..." Li Fan's mind was slightly moved, and he carefully observed the map.
Unexpectedly, after just a few glances, he felt a dizzying sensation. He quickly shifted his gaze, not daring to look again.
So, Li Fan stood in the room for quite a while. The cultivator turned around.
He was a young man with a scholarly appearance, looking like he was in his twenties.
His face was weak and sickly.
He coughed a few times, waved his hand, and dozens of miniaturized figures appeared in front of Li Fan.
"Do you recognize these people?"
Li Fan looked over, focusing his divine sense on one of the figures.
"Mao Fei, Foundation Establishment cultivator. Cause of death: attacked by ocean-depth beasts while going out."
Li Fan switched to another person.
"Qiao Guangyu, mid Golden Core cultivator. Cause of death: lost control of his mind while comprehending the laws of heaven and earth, self-destructed."
Li Fan's eyelids twitched, and he switched to another person.
"Ling Meng, mid Nascent Soul cultivator. Cause of death: accidentally fell in ancient ruins while searching for opportunities."
...
After checking each of these images, Li Fan's heart suddenly sank.
He naturally knew all these people.
All of them were the individuals who had entered the thatched cottage back then.
He originally thought it was a great opportunity to advance a minor realm.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a deadly trap.
The retribution did not come immediately but in the near future.
The Master was deadly!
"Moreover, the method of death..."
Li Fan was all too familiar with it.
Isn't it the killing intent of heaven and earth?
However, why would accepting the Master's opportunity attract the killing intent of heaven and earth?
Master, Heavenly Doctor, Cloud Water Heavenly Palace Palace...
Countless thoughts flashed through Li Fan's mind in an instant.
While pondering, he didn't forget to nod and reply, "Indeed, I had some interaction with these people."
Li Fan then recounted the scene of the blue ox pulling the cart and the bamboo slips teaching.
The weak-looking cultivator seemed to have known this already and showed no surprise. Instead, he looked at Li Fan with interest and asked, "The chance was ahead of you. So many people were present at the time. Why didn't you go in?"
Li Fan still used the same excuse as before.
The weak cultivator listened without commenting, but he didn't argue with Li Fan either.
He just smiled and said, "You are quite fortunate."
Turning his head to look at the images of the cultivators who died mysteriously, he sighed, "When heaven wants you dead, you have to die."
After a while, he said to Li Fan, "You can go back. I know this has nothing to do with you, but as the sole survivor of the incident, you still need to go through the necessary procedures. That's why I summoned you here for some inquiries."
Li Fan nodded and took another glance at the map on the wall before leaving quietly.
Faintly, as if he could hear a faint sigh from the room, "One more case."
Li Fan's steps paused briefly but then returned to normal.
Coming out of the Hall of Heavenly Secrets, Li Fan's doubts surged.
"One more case? What does that mean?"
"Does it refer to the bizarre deaths or the heaven and earth's killing intent?"
"With the invisible influence of the heavens, how did he remember?"
Li Fan recalled the countless markings on that map.
"Perhaps, although specific events cannot be remembered, observing the effects brought about by events can indirectly confirm that the events did indeed happen."
"For example, when numerous Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators suddenly died at the same moment..."
While walking, Li Fan contemplated.
His thoughts were interrupted by a noisy crowd ahead.
These people all wore black and yellow robes, looked relatively young, and seemed inexperienced in the ways of the world.
Their cultivations were only in the Foundation Establishment early stage, indicating that they had just begun their cultivation journey.
They looked up at the flowing seven-colored brilliance in the sky, pointing and talking excitedly.
The leader was relatively older, with a long beard.
He said, "This is the core area equipped with the Seven-Colored Immortal-Felling Formation found at every Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance territory. It's a modified ancient formation and is extremely powerful. Even an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator who inadvertently fell into the formation would immediately perish."
"So powerful!"
"Master Gong, Master Gong, I wonder how long we have to learn before we can set up such a formidable formation!"
Master Gong chuckled, "You youngsters have just learned to walk and already want to fly."
"Well, let me think."
"Generally speaking, when you break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, you can try setting up the island protection formation."
"In the Golden Core stage, you can barely participate in maintaining the Ten Thousand Immortals Guardian Formation."
"As for this Seven-Colored Immortal-Felling Formation here..."
Master Gong smiled but didn't answer.