To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Gu Fan planted the array flags one by one on the surrounding islands, and then placed the spirit stones under the array flags.

"Charge!"

After setting up the formation, Gu Fan gave a low shout.

White light immediately rose from the array flags, and thick fog surged rapidly from them, enveloping the area around several islands. Only the central island where everyone was located remained uncovered by the fog, under Gu Fan's control.

After confirming that the formation was operating smoothly, Gu Fan turned to the crowd and explained, "This formation is called the Minor Maze Formation. Any creature that enters the formation will be disoriented and wander around inside, which is enough to delay the process for an hour."

"Even if a sea monster accidentally wanders into this place, you can simply eliminate it. After picking the rare flower, you can then use your magical artifacts to fly away."

Hearing this, everyone's confidence soared, and they all praised him, saying, "It turns out that Junior Brother Gu is the one who has been hiding his true strength. We were worried for nothing."

While they were chatting, hundreds of sea monsters rushed into the formation, driven by instinct, and swam desperately forward, but no matter how fast they sped up, they could not get close to the central island.

Time passed second by second, and the moonlight gradually gathered in the fleeting beauty.

Occasionally, one or two sea monsters would stumble through the mist and rush frantically toward the Moonlit Serenity, only to be intercepted by magic halfway there.

Firelight, lightning spears, whip shadows, and sword light were unleashed simultaneously, and he was killed in just a few moves.

An hour later, under everyone's watchful eyes, the fleeting beauty finally absorbed the full essence of the moon. The fist-sized bud slowly bloomed, its twelve petals as clear as jade, forming a stunningly beautiful scene with the pale yellow stamens.

At the same time, a strong and unique fragrance gushed out from the heart of the flower, and everyone felt as if they were surrounded by flowers, and an unprecedented sense of intoxication welled up in their hearts.

If the humans were in such a state, the sea monsters within the formation were even worse off. Their eyes glowed red, and driven by the fragrance, they frantically rammed into the surrounding islands. These islands were not large to begin with, with only a few feet in diameter above the sea. Under the impact, they immediately began to shake.

Because he was focused on manipulating the formation, Gu Fan's consciousness was highly concentrated. The moment he sensed the vibration, he immediately withdrew it and called out loudly, "Quickly pick the flowers!"

After its fleeting bloom, it lasts only a quarter of an hour; if it is not picked, it will dissipate into spiritual energy.

Upon hearing Gu Fan's voice, everyone seemed to awaken from a dream.

Liu Qin immediately stepped forward, took out a box that was neither gold nor wood from her storage bag, and with a swift movement of her jade hand, broke off the fleeting beauty from the flower stem and put it into the box. The remaining leaves and stem withered immediately after being picked and turned into smoke and dust.

Once the box was closed, the rich floral fragrance lost its source and gradually faded with the sea breeze.

But the sea monsters' restlessness within the formation continued, and the formation wouldn't hold for much longer. Gu Fan frowned and said, "The formation is about to break, everyone, let's go!"

After saying this, Gu Fan released the Void Shuttle, preparing to take off and leave. As for the array flags, he could only leave them there.

"Understood!" Meng Wei nodded in response, summoning his bronze chariot, while the others also released their flying magical artifacts.

But at that moment, a small island collapsed under the impact of the sea monsters. The array flags standing on the island lost their brilliance, the array was broken, the mist dissipated, and hundreds of sea monsters were exposed.

Instantly, hundreds of menacing gazes were fixed on the group.

The killing intent perception from the Qi-Tracing True Technique took effect, and Gu Fan immediately felt as if he were being pricked by thorns. He shouted, "What are you waiting for? Run!"

Gu Fan quickly patted several water shield talismans on his body, and then released a blue light shield to protect himself. The Void Shuttle flashed with spiritual light and soared into the air.

The others also felt their hair stand on end, and they rode their magical artifacts into the sky.

Before they could fly very high, they were met with a barrage of water arrows and columns, an attack from hundreds of enraged sea monsters.

Gu Fan dodged a few times while piloting the Void Shuttle, but the attacks were too dense, and even with all his strength, he could not avoid them. Soon, a water arrow hit the blue light shield, which trembled a few times before blocking the water arrow.

Everyone unleashed their defensive magical artifacts, dodging and parrying the sea monster's attacks.

Seeing this, Gu Fan simply took out a stack of spirit talismans, dozens of them, and threw them all out to meet the sea monster's attack.

The talisman ignited without wind, and various magical lights, such as water snakes, ice spears, and fire dragons, poured down on the sea monster like a torrential rain.

Among these talismans were more than a dozen high-grade talismans, which were the pinnacle of Gu Fan's talisman-making skills. After being released, they turned into a cold wind, mixed with ice crystals, and landed on the sea monster.

The icicles weren't particularly lethal, but when they landed on the sea monsters, they instantly burst into clusters of ice crystals that spread across their bodies, trapping them in the ice in an instant.

With the frozen siren unable to cast spells, Gu Fan's pressure eased considerably.

Everyone was momentarily stunned by Gu Fan's extravagant attack, but they quickly recovered and began to unleash spells on the sea monster while simultaneously trying to escape.

If they were to fight to the death against hundreds of sea monsters, they would surely perish. However, if they managed to break through, it would not be difficult if they worked together, and they would soon escape the sea monsters' attack range.

Despite the howling of hundreds of sea monsters, they were powerless against the group, and the flying artifacts proved their worth at this moment.

"Hahaha, that was great, that was great!" Meng Wei laughed, looking up after escaping danger.

The group looked at each other, then burst into laughter.

Although they were almost surrounded by sirens, the trip was thrilling but safe, and they successfully picked the rare flower, which made them extremely happy.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky.

Twelve streaks of light darted through the sea of ​​clouds, leaving trails of dazzling light.

When Gu Fan finally saw land, the sun was already rising, and the group, bathed in the morning glow, landed in the valley where they had met that day.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Liu Qin opened the box, and the fleeting beauty still quietly bloomed, just as it had when it first opened.

Liu Qin plucked the petals one by one and distributed them to everyone. When all the petals were gone, the stamens turned into a wisp of spiritual energy and vanished without a trace.

Gu Fan had already prepared a jade box and sealed the flower petals inside to prevent the spiritual energy from leaking out. Then everyone scattered like birds and beasts and returned to the Lingxiao Sect.

It is worth mentioning that, since Gu Fan lost five array flags while setting up the formation, at Meng Wei's suggestion, everyone pooled together some spirit stones to give to Gu Fan.

After all, without Gu Fan's formation, the group would have been unable to achieve anything against the hundreds of sea monsters surrounding them.

He wanted to decline, but couldn't resist everyone's kindness, so he thanked them and accepted.

Upon returning to the courtyard, a sense of peace welled up within me.

Gu Fan did not choose to swallow the flower petals immediately, but instead lay down on the soft bed and fell asleep peacefully.

As the evening glow appeared on the horizon, Gu Fan finally came to his senses, recalling the thrilling experience of facing the sea monster the previous night, which felt like an incredibly exciting dream.

Upon entering the courtyard, he took out a flower petal from the jade box and gently placed it in his mouth.

The white, jade-like petals transformed into a stream of spiritual energy upon entering the mouth, rapidly flowing into the divine realm.

Gu Fan felt a sudden, tremendous tremor in his mind, and then he lost consciousness.