In front of the tent on the sandy ground.
Yi Feng sheathed his greatsword and gave a speechless glance at the dismembered corpses scattered around.
"Dammit..."
"After waiting seriously for so long, I thought some formidable character might show up. Yet again, it's just a bunch of trash chickens. What a waste of my mood!"
"What the hell is this Fallen God Palace, boasting like they're so amazing? Why are they all such weaklings? Can't they send some real experts?"
After grumbling a few more curses, Yi Feng plopped down onto the lounge chair.
Only after sitting did he notice, likely due to the earlier fight, several pits had been blasted open nearby. Surprisingly, red clay had been unearthed from the sand, which gave him a slight, unexpected delight.
"Well now, there's this good stuff too!"
Although it wasn't panning for gold in a sandy sea, finding red clay in this place was a rarity. Having stayed in this sandy expanse for a while now, he always felt a bit dry. Even with ample food and drink, Yi Feng's face seemed to have roughened.
Seeing the sky was exceptionally bright, it seemed like a rare fine day.
Yi Feng quickly dug up some clay, mixed it with the water he carried, and soon crafted a handmade facial mask. Applying it felt cool, smooth, and refreshing on his face. Lying back on the lounge chair to enjoy the sunbath again, his mood turned delightfully sweet.
Anyway, he was just stuck waiting here. Being comfortable was also a way to enjoy life.
Witnessing this bizarre series of actions, Liu Runan and his son, hovering high above, finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Changfeng's soul flame flickered gently in the wind, his face filled with the excitement of a dramatic reversal!
"Excellent! Truly, heaven is aiding us!"
"This damned fool is utterly unaware of his impending doom. After killing several of our Fallen God Palace's outer sect elders, he still dares to wait here so arrogantly. Once my father's divine formation is perfected, he will find no path to heaven nor door to earth!"
"If not for his sheer arrogance, I wouldn't have this chance to step into the Desolate Realm!"
Liu Runan also lightly stroked his beard, a rare glint of pleasant surprise in his eyes.
It was utterly unexpected. Sending a group of Half-Step Desolate Realm cultivators to stall him hadn't worked, yet the fellow himself stubbornly stayed put here.
"Truly, heaven is helping my son."
"This person is indeed overconfident, relying on his Desolate Realm cultivation to look down on everything. That level of cultivation is enough to be proud of, but it doesn't qualify him to disregard all. He will pay the price for this!"
"Fortunately, it's also thanks to this person's arrogance that this old man had the chance to complete the Heaven-Sealing Grand Formation. It is truly fated!"
"Changfeng, you must remember this lesson. In the future, you must never be presumptuous and arrogant."
Liu Changfeng hurriedly acknowledged, the excitement in his eyes impossible to conceal.
"This child will definitely remember!"
Before he could speak again,
Liu Runan swiftly activated the hand seals in his grasp. Instantly, countless streams of light and runic inscriptions condensed in the air, sketching out a vast, all-encompassing net that nearly covered the entire sandy sea.
Only when the golden light gradually merged into the world itself, becoming like an invisible force of heaven and earth,
did Liu Runan cease his movements, slowly wiping the sweat from his brow.
With a gratified expression, he looked around at the sky and land, standing proudly with his hands clasped behind his back.
"It is done!"
"The Heaven-Sealing Grand Formation is finally complete. Shortly, I will channel the power of heaven and earth to continuously drain this person's strength until he is utterly weakened. Then, this old man can personally make a move. At that moment, you can seize the opportunity to possess his body and step into the Desolate Realm!"
Liu Changfeng listened with immense joy and surprise, his soul flame beginning to shake urgently!
"Father, Father, please activate the formation quickly!"
Although somewhat impatient, it was only human nature. Faced with an opportunity to ascend to the Desolate Realm, how many in this world could remain perfectly calm?
This destined opportunity was finally within grasp!
Liu Runan formed a flower-pinching gesture with five fingers, unleashing the final hand seal.
Boom!
Golden light spread across the sky. The invisible runic inscriptions seemed to awaken. Everything in the sandy sea suddenly lost its color as a terrifying might swept through the entire world!
Liu Changfeng watched with a face full of awe, looking back at his old father with eyes brimming with worship!
"This Heaven-Sealing Grand Formation is truly terrifying to such an extent!"
"Even a terrifying Desolate Realm expert cannot escape this formation. Only today does your child realize there are skies beyond skies. Father's methods have truly broadened your child's horizons!"
On the verge of obtaining a significant opportunity and hearing his son's string of flattery,
Liu Runan also rarely allowed the corners of his mouth to curl up slightly, seeming somewhat pleased.
"Hmph."
"This outsider cultivator does indeed possess extraordinary fortune, and his comprehension of the sword path is astonishing. But within this Heaven-Sealing Grand Formation, he has no wings to fly. Even among the inner sect experts, few could break it!"
"Once this formation is activated, no living being can escape!"
Father and son smiled at each other, sharing the deep satisfaction of having everything under control.
At this moment, they were riding high on success!
Yet, as soon as the words fell...
Suddenly, a shadow shot up from the sandy sea, straight into the endless firmament!
"Whoosh!"
A thunder-fast afterimage flashed like a cloud, too quick for the eye to see clearly. Only the distinct sound clearly reached their ears.
Liu Changfeng suddenly froze, murmuring a question as if doubting reality.
"Father..."
"Just now... did something just fly out from the sandy ground?"
As these words left his mouth,
Liu Runan did not immediately respond. Instead, his face wore a look of bewilderment, stiffly frozen in mid-air, as if also doubting his own eyes.
"Impossible..."
"Absolutely impossible."
"How could any living being fly out from within the Heaven-Sealing Grand Formation..."
Though he uttered these self-comforting words, the look of unease on his aged face grew increasingly intense.
He too had vaguely seen something shoot skyward and heard a certain sound. If his son alone had an illusion, that wouldn't be strange—in the excited moment before stepping into the Desolate Realm, some lapse was inevitable. But if he also had an illusion, that was not right...
Despite his advanced age, Liu Runan's hearing and sight were clear.
The more he thought, the stranger it seemed. He hurriedly formed hand seals to inspect the grand formation!
After checking several times in a row and finding no flaws, Liu Runan grew even more puzzled.
"It shouldn't be..."
"The Heaven-Sealing Grand Formation is absolutely flawless. Could it have truly been an illusion just now? But the sensation was indeed quite distinct..."
His muttering grew more suspicious and alarmed. Liu Changfeng, hearing this, was already becoming panicked.
"Father, do you think it's possible, I mean, is there any possibility... that person escaped?"
Hearing this, Liu Runan sharply turned his gaze.
For the sake of his own dignity, he instinctively wanted to refute it outright!
But the words made his heart sink, suddenly giving rise to an even more ominous premonition.
Immediately,
Liu Runan wasted no more words, quickly spreading his divine sense to search for Yi Feng's traces!
This probe...
Liu Runan's eyes widened continuously, his murky pupils also began to tremble, his whole body starting to shake violently!
"Hiss..."
A chilling gasp made his heart tremble!
Liu Runan's eyes bulged wide as he suddenly cried out in alarm!
"He's actually gone!"
As these words left his mouth, Liu Changfeng felt as if struck by lightning!
"What?!"
"It really was him escaping?!"
Pressed by his son's question, Liu Runan's old face scrunched up. His former confidence suddenly dissipated without a trace, utterly replaced by infinite confusion shrouding his features, as if the image of the all-knowing father was collapsing at this moment.
Only a mutter of disbelief echoed incessantly in the air.
"Impossible..."
"The Heaven-Sealing Grand Formation is absolutely flawless. The formation's terrifying might even channels the power of heaven and earth. No matter how impressive that person's sword path is, he's merely a mere Desolate Realm cultivator. Even this old man couldn't escape this formation... how could he possibly have escaped..."
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u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
