Wan Lei was dumbfounded. What kind of a ridiculous name was this? No, he had to change it.
The people behind him were laughing so hard they couldn't straighten their backs.
"You can't change it. Changing your name requires a Name Change Card, and the Five Elements Hall only distributes them in small quantities periodically. You can never snatch one. So you're stuck with this name, hahahahaha..."
Wan Qianxin, while struggling to suppress his laughter, explained to Wan Lei.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the username "All the Good Names Were Taken by Dogs" would accompany Wan Lei for life.
A lifelong disgrace!
"I'm going to remember this. I'll make fun of Wan Lei for this forever."
"I'm writing it down in my little notebook. If Wan Lei ever gets arrogant, I'll use this to mock him."
"Xiao Lei Wan, come add me as a friend! I'm the leader of 'Hail Storm.'"
Everyone was making fun of Wan Lei, except for Da Da, who remained silent. Seeing this, Wan Lei curiously asked,
"What's your online name?"
Upon hearing this, Da Da's face turned crimson. After much mumbling, he finally blurted out,
"None of your business."
Millions of miles away from Wan Lei and his companions, on a sea of lava, there was a mountain peak that had only half of its body exposed. On the peak, a group of Five Elements Hall disciples, all dressed in red, stood in a line.
"Senior Brother Chai Yan, we've been searching for half a year already. Should we continue?"
A junior disciple asked Chai Yan.
"Yes, why wouldn't we? If we don't wash away this shame, how can we face the Five Elements Hall? After the bounty was posted, all the disciples in the hall know about this. They're all waiting for our results."
"They're waiting to laugh at you, aren't they?"
The beautiful female disciple scoffed with a look of disdain.
"For the past half year, we've followed you around, going back and forth. We've killed barely a few rogue cultivators and gathered only a handful of Fire Lotuses. The Molten Death Domain has only been open for three years. If we return empty-handed, and to top it off, we can't get revenge, your reputation, Senior Brother Chai Yan, will be trampled underfoot!"
"Ling Yin, no one thinks you're mute if you don't speak. Are you just asking for trouble?"
Chai Yan glared angrily at the female disciple.
"Oh, Senior Brother Chai Yan has quite the authority. What, you want to fight me? If you have the ability, go kill that Wan Lei then."
Seeing that the two were about to argue, a disciple quickly stepped in to mediate.
"Senior Brother, Senior Sister, don't argue. Let's think of a way to find that group."
"Could that group have already left the Molten Death Domain?"
As soon as a smart remark like this was made, everyone fell silent.
This possibility had occurred to everyone, but no one dared to voice it, fearing they would displease Senior Brother Chai.
Chai Yan's expression shifted for a moment, and then his brow furrowed.
"That's also possible. We posted a bounty, and someone reported seeing us gathered. That scoundrel Wan Lei would certainly not dare to confront us. We've always thought they were hiding, but it's also possible they feared us and simply escaped.
Damn it!"
"Then what should we do?"
"Disperse and go complete your missions."
"Alas, I'm so unwilling. We've been searching for so long."
The disciples said all sorts of things, but their bodies were honest; they had already dispersed and were preparing to leave.
Chai Yan frowned upon seeing this and was about to say something when a thought suddenly crossed his mind. He quickly took out a spirit communication token and opened it, finding that someone had sent him a private message.
"Wait a moment."
Chai Yan shouted.
"Someone has found that group."
"What? They found them?"
"What did they say?"
"What's the situation? Where are they?"
Chai Yan said,
"Someone named 'All the Good Names Were Taken by Dogs' sent me a private message. It seems anonymous. They said they saw someone who resembled Wan Lei on the deepest mountain range in the Molten Death Domain, accompanied by a woman, a member of the Divine race, and four children."
"The numbers match perfectly. Is there any video?"
"No, the person was not far away and passed by quickly. They didn't dare to secretly take photos."
After speaking, Chai Yan picked up his spirit communication token and replied to the sender,
"Esteemed friend, please enable location sharing and stay put at a distance from them. We are on our way."
The other side quickly replied,
"Forget it. That group dared to kill disciples of your Five Elements Hall. What else wouldn't they dare to do? I'm alone. What if they kill me too? You guys hurry up. I can't guarantee they'll still be there after some time."
"Alright. If we find them when we get there, six million spirit stones will be transferred to your account."
Wan Lei put away his spirit communication token, continuing to set up the formation, and said,
"All done. They'll be here soon."
"Mmm, Brother Wan, you're amazing. I never imagined you'd know formations."
The four little ones squatted beside Wan Lei with great interest, watching him set up the formation. Fang Xiaoyu and Da Da were standing guard in the distance with their radar scanners.
"Of course. I know many things. I'm a Grandmaster Array Master."
"Grandmaster level? My goodness! There aren't more than ten Grandmaster Array Masters in the entire Immortal Realm. I never knew you were so powerful!"
Bao Bao's eyes sparkled like little stars.
"Only so few? That's understandable. Don't underestimate formations. If used well, formations can allow you to fight above your level and slaughter enemies. It's not a problem."
Wan Lei said proudly.
"Formations were indeed very powerful fifty thousand years ago, but they declined afterward,"
Wan Qianxin said, shaking his head.
"Why do you say that?"
"Previously, although the Immortal Realm's technology was the most developed in the entire True Plane, it wasn't highly valued. The Immortal Realm was more inclined to be a cultivation plane.
When the Five Great Immortal Venerables took charge of the Immortal Realm, they vigorously developed technology. They established a scientific experimental park in the Five Elements Hall, specializing in researching and developing various technological creations to serve civilian life, cultivation, and warfare.
One of these creations was called the Formation Breaker. The Formation Breaker recorded most of the currently known formations. When encountering a formation, you just need to place it on it, and it can break the formation quickly.
Even for formations that haven't been encountered before, the Formation Breaker can calculate and analyze them, finding methods to break them.
However, the Formation Breaker is expensive and classified as a controlled weapon, serving only the military. Five Elements Hall disciples can occasionally acquire them, but the price…
Since the advent of the Formation Breaker, the art of formations gradually declined in the Immortal Realm. The Heavenly Venerable, as the Ancestor of Formations, protested to the Immortal Venerables many times, but it was useless."
"There's such a thing? That's really amazing. But a single Formation Breaker wouldn't cause the decline of formations, right? After all, this thing is in the military, not circulating among the populace."
"But there are many micro Formation Breakers on the market. Although they are not as effective as the official ones, and they don't record as many formations as the genuine ones, they can still analyze and crack formations.
If you painstakingly set up a formation, and the enemy breaks it in a few minutes, would you still be willing to practice the art of formations?"
"This must be the collision between cultivation and technology. Alas, to think that I, a dignified Grandmaster Array Master, have come to the Immortal Realm and haven't even had a chance to show off, and the art of formations here has already declined. Alas."
Wan Lei sighed and shook his head.