Zhang Qianmo's trip took quite a while.
Three days and nights passed without a trace of him.
Li Fan stood on the Purple Heaven Flying Cloud, observing the ruined Ningyuan City below.
During the battle between Zhang Qianmo and Song Hesong, most parts of Ningyuan City turned into ruins.
The surviving mortals under this catastrophe had eyes filled with confusion.
"Mr. Bai has spoken!"
"Those with strength, come here and gather. Let's do our best to dig and rescue those who are still alive!"
"Those with minor injuries, help gather water and food..."
"Place those with severe injuries in the small temple. Mr. Bai will treat them there!"
Just when the victims were sinking into despair, shouts suddenly echoed throughout Ningyuan City, emanating from various places.
Li Fan found it interesting because the owners of these voices were unexpectedly children around ten years old.
Dressed as beggars, they were slender but exceptionally clever.
The calls of the children were like the dawn before sunrise, illuminating the darkness.
As if they had grown a backbone, people gradually began to awaken from numbness and confusion.
They eventually started self-rescue in an orderly manner.
Watching this scene, Li Fan was abruptly reminded of the time he had organized rescue operations in Xuanjing City, which was destroyed after he first met Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi.
In the midst of his contemplation, there was a sudden surge of spiritual energy fluctuations from the Drunken Immortal Tower.
"It seems that Miss Chixia has successfully condensed qi into her body," Li Fan thought to himself.
Sure enough, after half a day, Zhang Qianmo returned.
Although his expression remained calm, the joy in his eyes was hard to conceal.
"Junior Brother, you've waited a long time!" Zhang Qianmo apologized.
"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on settling this matter!" Li Fan smiled and said, "Miss Chixia isn't coming back to the mountain with us?"
Zhang Qianmo waved his hand, "Let's wait for the sect leader to make a decision first."
"Since we've waited so long, we don't mind waiting a little longer."
"However, in my opinion, it might be difficult for those old folks in the sect to accept this so-called new law in a short time." Zhang Qianmo sneered.
Li Fan nodded in agreement.
With only three or four days left in the Fallen Immortal Realm, Li Fan wasn't in a hurry to return.
He wanted to take this opportunity to visit the Purple Heaven Sect.
Unfortunately, the mountain gate of the Purple Heaven Sect was quite far from Ningyuan City.
After walking more than half of the distance, Li Fan felt the scenery around him becoming blurry.
The images and sounds faded one after another, and after a moment, Li Fan's consciousness returned to the Tianxuan Mirror.
A strange heat surged in his head, bringing a tingling sensation.
Li Fan couldn't help but frown, but then he couldn't help but show a happy expression.
After a moment of contemplation, the content of the "Purple Heaven Soul Observation Technique" appeared clearly and vividly in his mind.
"This method of 'equivalent exchange' is indeed effective."
A spiritual consciousness technique is not a cultivation technique, so there is no prompt about the number of cultivators.
With his previous experience in the Fallen Immortal Realm, Li Fan effortlessly mastered it.
"With this soul-searching technique, I only need to wait for Zhou Qingang to fetch those fifty top-grade spirit stones."
After purchasing some items in the Tianxuan Mirror as backups, Li Fan practiced while patiently waiting.
Seven days later, he sensed Zhou Qingang had once again changed his appearance and left Taian Island.
Li Fan also left Ten Thousand Immortals Island at the same time, concealing his figure and heading towards Zhou Qingang's location.
Li Fan had been to the location where Zhou Qingang received the spirit stones before.
It was Youlan Island, where he had obtained the legacy of He Zhenghao, the "Interpretation of the Hundred Veins Formation Diagram," from the Ten Thousand Immortals Pavilion in the twelfth life.
Instead of entering, he quietly waited outside.
Not long after, Zhou Qingang swaggered out of Youlan Island.
He flew towards a remote sea area, likely intending to change his appearance again.
This was exactly what Li Fan wanted. He silently followed behind.
With the tracking and surveillance of the Formless Killing Intent, no matter what tricks Zhou Qingang used, he couldn't shake off Li Fan's pursuit.
After half a day, Zhou Qingang felt safe.
He dived into the depths of the sea, found a ruin, and transformed back into his original appearance.
With the top-grade spirit stones worth 50,000 contribution points in his storage ring, Zhou Qingang planned to make a trip to Ten Thousand Immortals Island to settle his debts.
However, as he emerged from the sea, Zhou Qingang was horrified to find that, for some unknown reason, his entire body suddenly froze, and he lost control of his body.
Simultaneously, a deafening gong-like sound erupted overhead.
Dizzy and disoriented, Zhou Qingang thought, "Ah!"
Before he could think further, Zhou Qingang was stunned.
Li Fan appeared, grabbed Zhou Qingang, and submerged back into the sea.
After finding a building in the ruins, Li Fan casually set up some formations around and entered.
He threw Zhou Qingang, who had lost consciousness, to the ground.
Then, he took out thirteen cold iron nails from his storage ring and pierced them into Zhou Qingang's body.
Only then did Li Fan use the Purple Heaven Soul Observation Technique.
Zhou Qingang's body convulsed violently.
Images flashed rapidly before Li Fan's eyes.
"Building the foundation with the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, changing appearance with the Heart Changing Technique..."
"So that's how it is."
"To infiltrate the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance as a spy, he indeed has some skills."
Li Fan was instantly delighted.
Just as Li Fan was about to continue examining information on Zhou Qingang's superior and the organization he served, it seemed to trigger some kind of prohibition.
A terrifying destructive force erupted from the depths of Zhou Qingang's soul.
Li Fan's face changed, and he instantly withdrew his spiritual consciousness.
However, he couldn't stop this force from damaging Zhou Qingang's soul.
"Ah!"
Even in a coma, Zhou Qingang let out a miserable scream.
Then, Li Fan saw that his soul was wiped out in an instant.
Although his vitality remained, he became like a walking corpse, an empty shell.
"A secrecy countermeasure..."
Li Fan didn't find it particularly surprising.
"It's a pity that I couldn't uncover more secrets."
After contemplating for a moment, Li Fan erased the traces of the formations he had set up earlier.
Then, carrying Zhou Qingang's body, he fled hundreds of miles away.
He arrived in an area densely populated with fish.
He threw Zhou Qingang towards the school of fish.
Although the soul disappeared, the aura emanating from the Foundation Establishment cultivation level naturally made these fish instinctively fear him.
They all moved away, lacking the courage to treat this body as food.
Seeing this, Li Fan once again targeted the strongest fish in the school using Formless Killing Intent.
Then, he retreated another hundred miles.
The Formless Killing Intent targeting Zhou Qingang was activated.