A crisis vanished without a trace.

After the calm, thunderous applause erupted on the colossal Dust Crossing Ship.

The formation masters and many collaborative constructors, witnessing the formidable power of the creation they had labored over for years, couldn’t conceal their excitement.

Li Fan also joined in applauding, his face filled with contentment.

However, a thought surfaced in his mind, one he couldn’t suppress.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance had meticulously constructed the awe-inspiring Tianxuan Soul-Locking Array.

( TL Note: Everyone I am using Soul-Locking and Spirit Locking interchangeably. They are the same thing.)

But after it was completed, would the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance really let Li Fan and the other formation builders live?

It wasn’t that Li Fan was overly suspicious.

“Wars bring peace, but generals never see it” is nothing extraordinary throughout history.

When mortal emperors built tombs, they would exterminate all the craftsmen involved to prevent leaks.

Li Fan had little confidence in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

If they were only monitoring the grand formation, perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope for survival for the formation masters like them.

But now, with the Tianxuan Soul-Locking Array showing such power…

It was hard to imagine how much the formation might be hiding in the shadows.

The stronger the actual power of the Soul-Locking Array, the more bleak the prospects for the formation masters.

“Perhaps the delay in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance fulfilling my longevity wishes is related to this.”

“Since we are all destined to die eventually, why bother with such extra efforts.”

Li Fan thought, feeling increasingly cold inside.

Just as he pondered on future strategies, the exclamations of the crowd redirected his attention to the void below.

After the great explosion, apart from the azure giant web of the Tianxuan Soul-Locking Array, the location of the Five Elements Subworld was now empty.

However, at this moment, visible surges of energy were spewing out from various nodes of the Soul-Locking Array.

“Is that… the Five Elements energy?”

After careful sensing, Li Fan’s expression changed slightly.

Using the void as a canvas and the various attribute energies previously absorbed as pigments,

The Tianxuan Soul-Locking Array, like a sophisticated machine, bit by bit, reconstructed the destroyed Great Five Elements Subworld.

This process, comparable to the genesis of the world, unfolded unabashedly before the eyes of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

The azure waters surged, towering trees grew rapidly, and raging flames soared…

The scenes within the former Great Five Elements Subworld were rapidly reproduced at a speed far exceeding Li Fan’s comprehension.

This magnificent sight firmly captivated the minds of all cultivators on the Dust Crossing Boat.

Not daring to make the slightest noise, they feared disturbing the grand creation of the Tianxuan Soul-Locking Array.

Time passed slowly.

After an unknown duration, a completely new Five Elements Subworld appeared in the world.

It had been re-modulated by the Tianxuan Mirror, and although its scale seemed much smaller than before, it had restored the original balance of the Five Elements.

After completing this masterpiece, the Tianxuan Soul-Locking Array, like actors after the curtain call, slowly disappeared from everyone’s view.

Leaving behind a group of Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators, filled with nothing but silence and daze.

“Such methods…”

Li Fan took a deep breath, suppressing the shock and agitation in his heart, quickly analyzing with rationality.

“Different from true creation. It’s not creating something out of nothing, but rather the recombination of matter.”

“Moreover, this newly born Great Subworld also seems to lack the presence of living beings, just a domain of reorganized spiritual energy.”

“Nevertheless, the power displayed by the Tianxuan Soul-Locking Array is extremely terrifying.”

“It seems to have analyzed the unity of the Five Elements and then proceeded with reverse engineering.”

“An empty Great Subworld without the presence of living beings, an inexplicable imbalance of attributes, the order given to complete the formation construction before the unity of the Five Elements by the prepared Eternal Chaos Gold…”

“Perhaps the intentional cause of the explosion in this Grand Cave was for the Tianxuan Mirror to complete the analysis of the Five Elements Transformation.”

As if confirming Li Fan’s speculation, after the completion of the new Great Five Elements Subworld, many black-clad cultivators flew out from the Dust Crossing Ship.

They each flew towards different Grand subworlds, arranging the Five Elements living beings that were originally transferred.

Before long, this newly born Grand Subworld slowly regained its vitality.

At this moment, a notice from Qi Buyi came through the Records of Hundred Matters.

The Soul-Locking Array of the Five Elements Subworld was completed smoothly, and the Dust Crossing Ship would return to Tianchen Province for a three-day celebration.

Not only were many rare spiritual foods and teas prepared for everyone to taste for free, but during the break time, constructing formations within the Five Elements Subworld would still count towards the overall score at a unified and fixed speed.

With this news, the cultivators, awakening from the shock brought by the Soul-Locking Array, became excited.

“Since the Soul-Locking Array has not yet been fully constructed, there should be no imminent danger for the time being.”

Looking at the excited crowd of cultivators discussing, Li Fan thought for a moment, feeling that it shouldn’t be time to face execution just yet.

While pondering, Li Fan suddenly sensed some movement from an item inside his storage ring.

Without showing any signs, he quietly entered the Dust Crossing Ship and found an unmanned cabin, retrieving the item.

It was the key to controlling the Bone Pioneer Realm, the Left Hand of White Bone.

A faint ripple emanated from it.

Li Fan sensed it slightly, his expression becoming somewhat absent-minded.

“Fellow Daoist, I haven’t been able to contact you through ‘Jade Slips’ for a while, so I can only inform you through this method.”

“The thirty-year lease period has expired. Does the Bone Pioneer Realm need to renew the lease?”

“If necessary, please contact me before the expiration date.”

“Otherwise, the previous key will become ineffective, and you won’t be able to enter the White Bone Pioneer Realm anymore.”

“The items and scenes left behind in the Bone Pioneer Realm will be temporarily preserved for you for three months.”

“After three months, I will proceed with clearance.”

A somewhat familiar voice sounded in Li Fan’s mind.

It was the true master of the Bone Pioneer Realm, the cultivator who claimed to be the Purple Mists Immortal Venerable.

At 9th year, Li Fan rented the White Bone Vanguard Realm for thirty years from him in order to deceive the people leaving the realm.

Now, nearing the end of the 38th year, the lease period was up.

The Purple Mists Immortal Venerable sent an inquiry message.

“The construction of the Tianxuan Soul-Locking Array began 29th year. I didn’t expect ten years to pass so quickly.”

After some thought, Li Fan didn’t immediately reply to the Purple Mists Immortal Venerable.

As the Dust Crossing Ship returned to Tianchen Province and cultivators indulged in feasting and celebration at the Thousand Stars Academy, Li Fan came alone to the Dao Discussion Tower within the city.

Renting a secluded courtyard, Li Fan casually set up protective formations and entered the White Bone Pioneer Realm.

Leaving behind four miniature Medicine King Cauldrons, he then activated the Five Elements Annihilation Sword, damaging all his arrangements.

Using his permissions, he left behind an image in the Vanguard Realm.

Returning to the real world, Li Fan destroyed the Left Hand of White Bone, completely severing the last connection with the Bone Pioneer Realm.

“Clone handled the purchase of the Bone Pioneer Realm in this world.”

“From now on, no matter what happens, they shouldn’t trace it back to me.”

TL Note: For now, I am going along with this thinking: Realm < Subworld < Great Subworld.