Chapter 667
by fanqienovelChapter 667: Cross-Boundary Teleportation Formation
Inside the grand formation were three Invincible Beast Kings, all of whom held honorary titles in the Elder Council.
“Purple Blade Beast King, Steel Flame Beast King, Fire Silkworm Beast King, you three are quite famous in the Elder Council.”
“Each of your heads is worth a fortune,” the sword formation puppet said, squinting its eyes.
The Steel Flame Beast King looked at the sword formation puppet and chuckled.
“The formation is impressive, but too bad—” The Fire Silkworm Beast King pulled out a strange orb and crushed it gently.
Xu Fan sensed a surge of strange powers tearing apart the grand formation he had set up.
“Trouble! Plan Three,” Xu Fan quickly commanded as he controlled the sword formation puppet.
A celestial tool compass appeared under everyone’s feet, and they vanished, instantly teleporting to the Celestial City.
“If it weren’t for other matters, I’d have loved to play with you today,” the Steel Flame Beast King said, and the three Invincible Beast Kings disappeared into the air.
“Master, the three Invincible Beast Kings are gone,” Grape reported.
“Sigh, after building up my strength for so long, I thought we’d have a proper fight, but it ended so abruptly.”
“That beast king used something that might be from the Thousand Worlds; otherwise, my formation wouldn’t have been broken so easily,” Xu Fan said, feeling a bit disappointed.
It felt like a letdown; everything was set up, but they didn’t even fight, leaving him feeling awkward.
Just then, Xu Fan felt a strong urge to check out the other side of the teleportation formation.
“Master, what’s next?” Xu Gang asked.
“What else? Let’s head back to the sect; there’s no point staying here,” Xu Fan replied after a moment’s thought.
Everyone felt a bit let down; they had waited here for months, only to leave with nothing.
Suddenly, Grape’s voice rang out.
“Master, that strange teleportation formation has disappeared. Should we reclaim the spirit ore used in the setup?”
“Gone? I knew it.”
“Let’s recover the spirit ores and spirit objects; some might still be useful,” Xu Fan said, waving his hand.
“I wonder what those Invincible Beast Kings got from the other side,” Xu Fan mused, curious.
At that moment, Xu Fan received a message from Avatar Number One.
“Get to the Elder Council headquarters ASAP; it’s urgent!”
Xu Fan frowned at the message; if First Clone added an exclamation mark, it meant something serious was going on.
“Let’s head to the Elder Council headquarters; I’ll show you something interesting,” Xu Fan said.
The Giant Ship took off, heading toward the Extreme Void Domain, flying to the nearest node star where a teleportation formation led to Upper Zun Fairy City.
Four days later, the Giant Ship docked outside a node star.
Xu Fan and the others teleported to Upper Zun Fairy City.
As soon as they arrived, Xu Fan noticed many invincible respected elders; though some were avatars, it was clear something big was happening.
“Master, something feels off here,” Xu Gang said, observing the scene in Upper Zun Fairy City.
“Let’s head to the Elder Council headquarters first. We’ll figure out what’s going on there.”
Xu Fan had a bad feeling, suspecting that the beast kings they had released were carrying something significant.
Once again, the young man came to greet Xu Fan, and they used a special teleportation formation to bypass the queue, directly transporting them to the Elder Council headquarters.
At that moment, in a grand hall of the Elder Council, several true forms or avatars of higher-ranked elders were seated.
In addition, Avatar Number One and the Master of the Artifact Hall were present, along with a group of people Xu Fan didn’t recognize.
From their auras, Xu Fan could tell they were either top-tier artifact crafters and alchemists or invincible respected elders.
“True form, come sit here~”
“Your treasures can listen in from the side,” Avatar Number One said.
Xu Fan gestured for his disciples and Han Feiyu to take seats on the side.
He then sat beside Avatar Number One.
“Hello, big brother, and greetings to the seniors!” Xu Fan said to the Master of the Artifact Hall and the cultivator next to him, who radiated the aura of an artifact great master.
This person could only be the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Refining Sect.
“Esteemed senior, I dare not accept such praise; your achievements in artifact crafting far surpass mine,” the nearby cultivator said modestly.
At that moment, Ming Kong, seated at the center, began to speak.
“The main reason for gathering everyone here is an urgent matter.”
“We’ve just received accurate information from our inside source in the beast race: they’ve made contact with the Golden Winged Roc Emperor from the Thousand Worlds.”
“And once they complete the cross-boundary formation over there, the Roc’s avatar will be able to descend into the cultivation world.” Ming Kong’s expression was grave.
His words caused an uproar among the crowd.
For them, even if the Golden Winged Roc’s avatar had only 70% of its fighting strength, it could sweep through the cultivation world.
No one but Upper Zun could stop it.
“Has there been any news from Upper Zun yet?” one higher-ranked elder asked.
Ming Kong shook his head.
“Our primary task now is to destroy the beast race’s cross-boundary teleportation formation.”
“Our second task is to quickly establish contact with Upper Zun from the Thousand Worlds.”
“Our third task is to expedite the repair of the Ten Thousand Star Ship.”
As Ming Kong spoke, he glanced at Xu Fan and the other artifact great masters present.
“How much time do we have?” one higher-ranked elder, radiating an intense fiery aura, asked.
“At most, five years. Given the beast race’s nature, they’ll likely hide in a place we can’t find,” Ming Kong replied.
“Where did they find the spirit treasures needed to set up the cross-boundary teleportation formation?”
“Can we deduce the area where the teleportation formation is located?” another higher-ranked elder suggested.
“According to our inside source, the core materials for the cross-boundary teleportation formation were found by the Purple Blade Beast King, Steel Flame Beast King, and Fire Silkworm Beast King.”
“But when I asked Elder Tianji to suggest a location for the teleportation formation, I discovered that the causality had been blocked,” Ming Kong explained.
At that moment, Xu Fan’s expression shifted, and he raised his hand, signaling he wanted to speak.
“Xu Great Master, what do you have to say?” Ming Kong asked.
“A few months ago, I was in Xiangzhou…” Xu Fan quickly recounted the events.
“I didn’t realize the things they brought were so important,” Xu Fan said with a hint of regret.
“Do you have any trace of the aura left by the item used to break the formation?” a higher-ranked elder next to Ming Kong suddenly asked.
“I preserved some,” Xu Fan replied, pulling out a transparent, glass-like object and handing it to the higher-ranked elder.
Xu Fan was certain this person was Elder Tianji.
The name alone suggested he was skilled in divination.
“Though the chances are slim, it’s worth trying to deduce the location of the cross-boundary teleportation formation,” Elder Tianji said.
“Then I must trouble Elder Tianji,” Ming Kong said politely.
At that moment, a massive virtual map appeared before everyone.
The map was marked with numerous red dots, all indicating the most critical locations of the beast race.