In the Wushan Mountain Range, Lu Yan, transformed into a streak of light, suddenly stopped his journey, instinctively looking up at the sky.
For some unknown reason, just a moment ago, he seemed to sense an unknown gaze crossing unknown time and space staring at him.
This gaze held no hostility, nor did it look down from above, like a momentary glance on a busy street.
Yet, when Lu Yan tried to seek the source of this gaze, he found it dissipated like a dream or bubble in the wind.
"Is it an illusion or..."
Lu Yan grew somewhat cautious in his heart.
If it had been a few versions ago, Lu Yan might have thought that the sensation was some kind of illusion.
But after encountering the Celestial Dao unique to this world and version, Lu Yan knew that every anomaly might be due to some high-position existence's machinations.
Especially with the changes in the textual clues in the Xianxia version, Lu Yan needed to be wary of every abnormality.
Looking back toward the Nine Nether Immortal City, the originally fog-shrouded grand city had disappeared from Lu Yan's sight.
Leaving the major spirit vein, the surrounding Spiritual Qi had gradually shifted from dense to thin since the beginning.
Completely leaving the Nine Nether Immortal City, only then could Lu Yan quiet his mind and ponder his current situation.
"The idea of using Nine Nether Immortal City as a footing is no longer feasible. All forces have converged there, making it a huge source of trouble.
If entangled with it and if my true strength is exposed, I'll inevitably be subject to investigation or even pursuit by various factions.
The only way to harness the value of Nine Nether Immortal City now might be to arrive there before the version concludes and have Li Hao allocate a batch of cultivation resources for me.
After the version update, choose a low-energy version, ensuring there's no issue of exposure."
"But before that, I must find immortals in the Xianxia version to eliminate the hidden danger from the longevity version."
Lu Yan silently deliberated.
The only place in the Xianxia version where immortals are certain to exist is naturally the Ten Great Sectarian Orthodoxies.
The Ten Great Sects can erase traces of their sects across other versions, based on Zhao Huowang's words, there must be immortals present behind the scenes.
But how to approach immortals remains a troublesome issue.
"Perhaps starting from Cyan Simurgh Sect could be a way."
After careful consideration, Lu Yan confirmed the direction, transforming into a streak of light towards the location of the Cyan Simurgh Sect mountain gates.
Half a day later, outside the Cyan Simurgh Sect mountain gates.
In the distance, towering peaks stretched into the clouds, atop which were numerous buildings surrounded by Immortal Aura. Cultivators in blue Magic Robes navigated with their Magical Artifacts among the mist, resembling an Immortal Realm.
This was Lu Yan's second time at the Cyan Simurgh Sect gates, yet as he gazed at the Immortal Palace nestled in the towering mountains, he couldn't help but reveal a look of awe.
This time, however, Lu Yan wasn't shocked by the mystical scenery of Cyan Simurgh Sect, but rather the grand array hidden amidst these mountains.
Within the mountain gates, every pavilion, every hall, even those towering peaks, formed the node of Cyan Simurgh Sect's Mountain Protection Array.
These numerous and complex array nodes, spanning over a hundred spirit veins within the Cyan Simurgh Sect mountain gates, formed a substantial array covering the entire mountain range.
This array seemed to create its own space, partitioning this piece of heaven and earth from the outside world, its interior forming a system akin to the mythical blessed lands of legends.
Lu Yan, with initially shallow cultivation and ordinary insight, could not recognize the existence of the Mountain Protection Array.
But now, Lu Yan could clearly sense the terrifying nature of the Cyan Simurgh Sect's Mountain Protection Array.
Once the Mountain Protection Array is activated, the adversary wouldn't merely face an array, but be subjected to the suppression of a self-contained heaven and earth.
Let alone a Nascent Soul True Monarch, even a legendary Divinity Transformation Daoist Monarch might struggle to escape the suppression of this complete heaven and earth.
"Sixth rank... No, no, no! It might even be an array above the sixth rank!"
Lu Yan, having swept through a realm in the Apocalypse Version, fighting against millions of zombies single-handedly, and even confronting the only existence across versions.
Though he hadn't said it aloud, after the Apocalypse Version's trials, Lu Yan had developed a certain pride from his virtually unrivaled combat prowess.
Even with the Human Emperor Banner being restricted, declining energy in the high-level Xianxia version, Lu Yan still carried a hint of arrogance. Updates are released by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱
But when Lu Yan first truly faced the Ten Great Sectarian Orthodoxies, faced such mighty Power of Heaven and Earth, his pride from sweeping through realms in the Apocalypse Version finally subdued.
In front of the Ten Great Sectarian Orthodoxies, even with the Human Emperor Banner in hand, Lu Yan was but a slightly larger ant.
"If this is just the terrifying Mountain Protection Array apparent in the sect, then how transcendent must the immortals be?
Seeking help from Ji Xingyao, can it truly uncover the presence of immortals?"
Lu Yan's thoughts sank slightly.
In the previous Xianxia version, Lu Yan used a photo and several Sunstones to help Ji Xingyao resolve her damaged foundation's hidden danger, forming a notable relationship with Ji Xingyao.
But those few Sunstones were insufficient to completely eliminate Ji Xingyao's problem; her damaged foundation required a large quantity of Sunstones.
Having just experienced the Apocalypse Version, Lu Yan had Li Hao collect a significant amount of Sunstones before leaving the version, enough to help Ji Xingyao repair her foundation now.