424: Chapter 424 The whereabouts of the other fragment!

"As expected of a top-tier Movement Technique Secret Art in the universe!"

A thick smile spread across Li Fan's face, his eyes sparkling with excitement as he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

All one hundred and eighty ancient characters have been fully comprehended!

His movement technique has now undergone a qualitative leap!

If his current self were placed back when he was being chased by thousands of giant apes, he wouldn't even need to kill with a borrowed knife while fleeing. He could simply stroll through those giant apes as if walking in a garden, wiping them out all at once!

Amidst his emotions, Li Fan's excited face couldn't help but reveal a hint of wanting more.

"It's a pity this secret art is incomplete. If I could comprehend the full secret art, my progress would likely be even greater, and I might even have a chance to grasp the Power of the Law of Time!"

That was true.

Since this great luo celestial disk was fragmented, it went without saying that the secret art within it was as well.

The current one hundred and eighty ancient characters were just a fraction of this secret art.

The complete secret art would surely be vast and grand, containing even more profound mysteries.

If he could have the complete secret art, it would be simply unimaginable!

Not only would his movement technique be unrivaled in the world, but he would also have the chance to comprehend the Great Path of the Law of Time!

However, Li Fan was naturally thinking a bit too far ahead.

To have the complete secret art, one would need the complete great luo celestial disk.

Even an existence like Venerable Jiu Lu could only obtain fragments; the difficulty involved was self-evident.

He could only hope for a future opportunity to find the remaining fragments.

But then again.

Li Fan was actually quite satisfied with the current situation; this remnant volume of one hundred and eighty ancient characters was more than enough for him to use for a long time.

Moreover, as he continued to master and integrate these one hundred and eighty ancient characters, it wouldn't be impossible to comprehend a wisp of the Power of the Law of Time, though the difficulty would be significantly higher.

He took a deep breath.

Li Fan stopped thinking so much. Checking the time, he couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

He hadn't expected that two and a half months had already passed in a flash since he entered this Chessboard Maze.

With so much time having gone by.

He wondered if he had missed the Hunting Assembly.

Immediately after.

Li Fan stood up and looked around.

Now that he had successfully comprehended the secret art, there was likely nothing else worth exploring in this Chessboard Maze, so it was about time to leave.

So, here was the problem.

How was he supposed to get out?!

Just as Li Fan was thinking of shouting Venerable Jiu Lu's name toward the sky to see what would happen.

He suddenly felt a mysterious lifting force all over his body, slowly raising him from the maze. When he reached a certain height.

The maze below instantly disappeared, returning to the ordinary chessboard appearance Li Fan had first seen.

On the lawn not far away, Li Fan also saw the figure of Venerable Jiu Lu.

Although Venerable Jiu Lu still looked unkempt, his temperament had changed significantly. His cloudy eyes had become incredibly deep, and a faint trace of excitement was visible on his face.

"Junior Li Fan greets Venerable Jiu Lu!"

Upon landing, Li Fan immediately performed a deep bow toward Venerable Jiu Lu, his face filled with respect.

After a brief pause, he hurriedly added:

"Venerable, I didn't know your identity before, so I said some offensive things. Please forgive me!"

Saying this, Li Fan couldn't help but feel a headache, his face turning slightly pale.

Because he hadn't recognized Venerable Jiu Lu before, he had said some unpleasant things along the way.

Thinking back on those words now, he really wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

But in truth, he couldn't be entirely blamed.

Venerable Jiu Lu himself bore a large part of the responsibility.

Why did the old man never reveal his identity and just quietly play along with him?

Hearing Li Fan's words, Venerable Jiu Lu couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"There's no need to call me 'Venerable' every time. Just treat me like an ordinary drunkard."

As soon as he said this.

Li Fan's face flushed.

For a moment, he couldn't even tell if the words were serious or teasing.

However, one thing was certain: Venerable Jiu Lu didn't seem to mind the offense in his previous words.

"You're joking, Venerable. I wouldn't dare call you a drunkard."

Li Fan responded with a smile, but his smile looked worse than crying.

Seeing that he might have frightened Li Fan, Venerable Jiu Lu stopped teasing.

"Alright, we can talk about titles later. Let's discuss the situation with your Movement Technique Secret Art.

You, did you really comprehend it?"

At this point, Venerable Jiu Lu's expression turned solemn, and his gaze became exceptionally serious.

Li Fan didn't hide anything. Of course, he couldn't anyway, as Venerable Jiu Lu had been watching the whole time. Asking now was likely just to be more certain.

"Yes, but the chessboard is fragmented, and there is no complete secret art inside. I only comprehended a portion of it."

As soon as he said this.

Venerable Jiu Lu was stunned for several seconds.

No one knew what he was thinking during those few seconds.

However, many emotions could be seen in his eyes: excitement, exhilaration, composure, and even a hint of being touched.

Only after a long while did he turn his attention back to Li Fan.

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Good!"

He said "good" three times in a row, and when he looked at Li Fan again, his eyes were full of admiration.

"I knew the legend of the great luo celestial disk was true!"

Venerable Jiu Lu patted Li Fan on the shoulder, a broad smile on his face.

"Legend?"

Hearing this, Li Fan's expression froze, and he couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

So it turns out Venerable Jiu Lu didn't actually know if there was a secret art inside.

Telling him before that there was a secret art inside was just painting a pie?!

This old guy!!

"Boy, remember this: you can show this secret art to the world, but never teach it to anyone. You must only practice it yourself, or it might cause big trouble!"

"Now that it's confirmed the legendary secret art is real, we can consider collecting the remaining fragments of the great luo celestial disk."

"However, I only know the location of one other fragment. As for where the others are, I'm not quite sure. I will do my best to help you get the one I know about."

Venerable Jiu Lu looked at Li Fan with piercing eyes and continued.

Hearing this, Li Fan was very surprised and also somewhat touched.

Venerable Jiu Lu actually knew where the other fragments were?

And he was even planning to get it for him?!

If that was the case.

Then this great gift of opportunity was truly substantial!

"Thank you, Venerable!"

Without any hesitation, Li Fan immediately performed another deep bow.

As the saying goes, a drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring.

Venerable Jiu Lu was indeed treating him well. If he achieved the Dao in the future, he would consider repaying him.

"Alright, I already said there's no need to be so polite. I don't really like this sort of thing."

"But since you've successfully comprehended the secret art, there's no need to stay here any longer."

Venerable Jiu Lu exhaled and waved his hand.

Just as Li Fan was about to respond.

Venerable Jiu Lu immediately changed the subject.

"You come from the Outer Seat Domain, so I think you'd be quite interested in the Hunting Assembly."

"There's still half a month before the assembly begins. You can go back and prepare well."

"I should also be on my way to try and get that other fragment for you."

As soon as he said this.

Li Fan's expression immediately became serious.

He hadn't missed the Hunting Assembly after all.

In that case, he really did need to prepare well!