Zhao Li walked over to Lin Lan's side, glanced at him, and suddenly understood.
What Lin Lan was writing was the cultivation plan for Little Yun Shan, as well as various Pill Formulas for strengthening the body and consolidating the foundation. Unfortunately, they were all crossed out by Lin Lan, clearly not very suitable.
Zhao Li's heart stirred, and he took out a medicinal formula, handing it to Lin Lan.
This was the Foundation Establishment Elixir he had exchanged with Yao Chen when he was in the Pill Tower. Even he found it difficult to formulate a stronger medicinal formula suitable for those below the Dou Disciple stage.
Lin Lan's eyes lit up at the sight, and he exclaimed several times:
"Good, good, good! With this formula, almost everyone can become a genius!"
He was also a Rank 8 Alchemist, with good discernment, so he naturally saw the preciousness of the Foundation Establishment Elixir.
Zhao Li knew Lin Lan had misunderstood, and his heart stirred. He explained:
"Master, this formula was exchanged with a friend of mine. Please, old man, do not make it public."
Lin Lan was a little surprised. He knew that anyone who could formulate such a Pill Formula must have extraordinary Alchemy skills. He hadn't expected this wasn't Zhao Li's own creation.
He couldn't help but feel a little curious about the true owner of the Pill Formula, but he didn't say much more, nodding in agreement and asking about Zhao Li's purpose again.
Zhao Li told Lin Lan about Qin Wushuang and his son, his expression slightly heavy:
"Master, I'm not worried about the father and son, but I clearly sealed their Cultivation Levels. If no one helped them, there's no way they could have left. If someone else rescued them, wanting to take this opportunity to gain a Dou Venerate's favor, so be it. But if someone from the sect is betraying us from within, then..."
Lin Lan could clearly feel the disgust in Zhao Li's words. After a slight pause, he said:
"Do as you see fit, it's just... Alas~ Forget it, you decide."
Lin Lan had originally wanted Zhao Li to be more lenient towards the older members of the sect, but the words died on his lips.
He knew Zhao Li had principles and convictions since he was young and didn't want to make things difficult for him.
Seeing Lin Lan's slightly downcast mood, Zhao Li said:
"Master, you often say there are always people stronger than you. The Qin Family father and son have been arrogant and overbearing for quite some time, yet they were only captured by me now. If someday, the sect disciples are also as arrogant and overbearing as them, and we are no match for those who come, won't we end up the same way?"
Lin Lan was suddenly startled, only then realizing the seriousness of the problem. What Zhao Li said was by no means alarmist.
He was jolted awake, realizing he had completely lost the reverence he had before he was promoted to Dou Venerate!
"Okay, go do it."
Zhao Li didn't say anything more and took his leave.
He was decisive and quickly gathered the Elders and Deacons.
On the high platform, Zhao Li spoke in a deep voice about what he had just discussed with Lin Lan:
"All sentient beings have selfish desires. It is also a capability to use the sect's Momentum for one's own benefit, and I will not interfere much. However, if one disregards the sect for their own interests, I will no longer show any mercy. Speak up, what happened?"
Everyone exchanged glances.
"Sect Master, could there be a mistake? The Qin Family father and son were rescued by outsiders."
An Elder raised a question, and others agreed.
Zhao Li didn't want to argue with them. He decided to cut to the chase. With a wave of his sleeve, he set up an Illusion Formation to question their hearts.
In the past few days, he had gained a lot from Qi Tian. At least in terms of Illusion Formations, it wasn't difficult to control the many Elders here.
Zhao Li looked at the people in the Grand Hall and slowly said:
"Everyone here is an old Senior of the Danyuan Sect, and I don't want to cause a big fuss. This is the Heart-Questioning Formation. It can reproduce the past. If you feel you have a clear conscience towards the sect, you might as well enter the formation and give it a try."
He had named the formation himself. As for the effect, it was more or less as he described, but the real judgment was still made by Zhao Li himself.
Without his strong Soul Power, outsiders would have no idea what the person entering the formation experienced within the Illusion.
Everyone was half-believing, half-doubting, but due to Zhao Li's earlier divine might, no one refuted him.
Elder Wu was the first to stand up and walk into the Illusion. In an instant, he felt the world spinning.
When he woke up again, he was back at the Succession Ceremony, at the moment Zhao Li suppressed Qin Wushuang with a single sword strike.
He was a little confused, finding the scene before him somewhat familiar, but he just couldn't remember when he had seen it. He could only watch silently until the sect disciples took the person away, and then he stepped forward to preside over the ceremony...
About a quarter of an hour later, Zhao Li waved his hand, and Elder Wu woke up, his eyes filled with confusion. After a while, he finally understood what had happened, his heart filled with shock. The look in his eyes as he gazed at Zhao Li was full of reverence.
The others were bewildered. From their perspective, after Elder Wu stepped into the Heart-Questioning Formation, he had just stood there, with no other movements except for his constantly changing expression.
But looking at his expression just now, he had clearly experienced something incredible.
Everyone became curious and nervous.
After Elder Wu tested the formation, Zhao Li felt that the formation was missing something. If he could let others also see the experience within the Illusion, that would be exciting.
After a slight pause, Zhao Li's eyes narrowed, and an idea formed in his mind.
He transmitted a message to Elder Wu, informing him first, and then established a connection with his Soul Power, attempting to transmit the spiritual fluctuations he perceived to him.
A phantom image suddenly appeared before Elder Wu's eyes. He seemed to be watching his own actions from a God's Perspective.
"This, this..."
Elder Wu's eyes widened like copper bells, his expression one of disbelief. He couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
Zhao Li, however, paused for a moment. A strange feeling arose in his heart, and a terrifying thought appeared in his mind.
If his Soul Power were a bit stronger, enough to suppress Elder Wu's own consciousness and then weave him an Illusion that was almost impossible to break, for example—he cultivated diligently, constantly encountering opportunities, and finally achieved Dou Di. When he woke up again, would he think he was a Dou Di reborn?
Zhao Li quickly shook this thought out of his head. Not to mention whether his current understanding could rationalize the path to breaking through to Dou Di, even if it could, Zhao Li felt that playing with people's minds like this was too dangerous. One careless mistake, and he might treat everything in the world as toys.
"When my Equipment Refining level improves later, I'll create a method for mental transformation and combine it with Formations. Then perhaps I won't need to interpret things myself. Artifacts are inanimate; they don't have my complicated thoughts, which will also prevent me from suddenly having evil thoughts."
Zhao Li thought of the consciousness-sensing helmets in online gaming novels. His heart stirred, and he felt even more strongly that it was necessary to diligently study Artifact Forging.
"Zhao Li, what... what is going on?"
Elder Wu managed to calm the fear in his heart and asked tremblingly.
If everything about him could be seen by others, then...
He shivered, feeling only fear in his heart, not daring to think further.
Zhao Li explained a bit, then said:
"Elder Wu, why don't you tell them about your experience just now? It will save them from feeling uneasy."
Elder Wu took a deep breath and slowly began to recount his experience. Everyone's eyes widened, some filled with fear, others with unease.
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