Hearing this, Zhang Qianmo chuckled, "Just a nightmare, junior brother, no need to take it seriously."
But looking at Li Fan's earnest gaze, Zhang Qianmo contemplated for a moment before saying, "In my lifetime... not hiding anything from you. Since I entered the Purple Cloud Sect and embarked on the path of cultivation, I've always had three major goals."
"Just hidden deep in my heart, never mentioned to anyone."
"Now that junior brother insists on asking, I don't mind sharing them with you. Treat it as a joke, don't take it seriously!"
With a solemn expression, Zhang Qianmo slowly stated, "I have three wishes."
"Firstly, with demonic influence causing havoc and countless lives suffering, I wish to exterminate all demons and monsters, bringing peace to the world."
"Secondly, the ten major immortal sects, aged and losing virtue, are finding it difficult to gain public trust. I wish for the Purple Cloud Sect to replace them."
"Thirdly, various sects in the world treasure their own techniques selfishly. Although there are countless profound cultivation methods in the world, each sect keeps them to themselves. Ordinary cultivators, even with a treasured cultivation method from a sect, cannot comprehend it fully in their lifetime. Not to mention the countless other methods in the world."
"Life has limits, but the methods are limitless. What a regret! If I were to rule the world, I would collect all cultivation methods and share them publicly."
"Everyone could choose the cultivation method most suitable for them, and in no time, the flourishing era of ancient cultivation would be restored."
Zhang Qianmo's words were shocking, each wish more formidable than the last.
Li Fan listened, falling into deep silence. After a long time, he couldn't help but let out a breath, saying, "Senior brother, your aspirations are vast, and I admire you!"
Zhang Qianmo laughed heartily at his words, "It's just some idle thoughts about the injustices I've encountered in my cultivation. Junior brother, take it as a joke, don't take it too seriously!"
"Let's go!"
With that, they accelerated towards Ningyuan City.
Li Fan followed closely, thinking to himself, "I can only pray that this place is not sustained by Senior Brother Zhang's obsession. This Senior Brother of mine is really not an ordinary person. His ambitions are somewhat exaggerated."
"I wonder what his true ending was in history."
The two of them remained silent on the way and quickly reached Ningyuan City.
Concealing their breath and transforming into ordinary appearances, the two brothers swaggered through the city gate into the city.
"Junior brother, split up with me, check if there's anything wrong in the city," Zhang Qianmo communicated through spiritual transmission.
"Senior brother, are you not going to meet your old acquaintance, Miss Chixia?" Li Fan revealed his intentions.
Zhang Qianmo was a bit embarrassed by his words.
Just as he was about to explain, Li Fan suddenly said, "If my spiritual intuition is correct, the danger in this city is aimed at both of us. So, presumably, Miss Chixia has already set up an ambush around her."
"If senior brother recklessly meets her, he might just walk into their trap."
"Senior brother, with your formidable cultivation, you are not afraid of them. But there's a risk that Miss Chixia might be implicated and face an unfortunate end."
Zhang Qianmo, upon hearing this, felt it made sense.
After a moment of contemplation, he transmitted, "Junior brother, your consideration is prudent. In that case, let's first secretly investigate all the nails in the city and then make plans when we regroup."
Li Fan nodded in agreement.
Zhang Qianmo's figure slowly disappeared into the crowd.
The personnel configuration of the ambush in Ningyuan City had long been known to Li Fan. There was no need for him to go through the trouble of scouting.
The reason for guiding Zhang Qianmo to do so was to delay the outbreak of the battle.
Before that, he wanted to take another look at Ningyuan City.
To find the real protagonist.
By now, Li Fan had cycled through more than ten times in this reincarnation of the Yuner Immortal Realm.
Even if he was unwilling to believe it after Zhang Qianmo's words, Li Fan was very clear that he might have been wrong all along.
The main character of this drama was someone else, not Zhang Qianmo.
Because Zhang Shixiong's obsession was too great.
And the stage of Ningyuan City was too small.
Just the event of being "attacked while obtaining the Longevity Fruit" couldn't match Zhang Shixiong's grand aspirations.
"So, who is the true owner of this temporal remnant?"
Li Fan swept his gaze over the busy mortals in Ningyuan City.
"Could it be among these people?"
With this question in mind, Li Fan began to wander around Ningyuan City.
This was a bustling and vibrant city.
The ordinary people lived here, oblivious to the imminent disaster about to befall them.
Following the crowded flow of people, Li Fan arrived at a street called "Yongqing Street."
On the roadside, various stalls were set up, and many excited mortals were enjoying themselves here.
Strolling through, Li Fan felt as if he had returned to the mortal world of Da Xuan.
That long-lost world of mortals.
Suddenly, Li Fan's steps slightly paused.
His divine sense sensed the surroundings, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Then, he deliberately walked towards a nearby dead-end alley.
Several slender figures hurriedly followed behind him.
They walked to the depths of the alley, only to find that the shadow of the person they were tracking had disappeared, surprising them.
Just as they were about to retreat, they discovered a figure blocking the exit.
It was Li Fan.
Li Fan looked at the five figures tracking him and tilted his head.
Five mortals.
All of them were frail children.
The oldest looked like they were only six or seven years old, skinny and fragile, weak as a breeze.
"What are you little kids following me for?" Li Fan asked with a hint of amusement.
The five children were caught off guard and looked a bit nervous.
But in the face of Li Fan's question, none of them answered, just staring at him intently.
Li Fan was about to say something else when one of them suddenly shouted, "Dog!"
At the same time, a fierce dog's roar erupted behind Li Fan.
The ferocious dog rushed towards him, ready to pounce.
Li Fan had originally planned to crush it instantly, but when he saw the appearance of the "ferocious dog," he involuntarily stopped.
With a slight force, he picked it up.
Ignoring its fierce roars, he examined it carefully.
Indeed, the limbs were that of a dog...
But the torso and head were human.
"What is this?"
"A demonic beast?"
A mysterious light flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
Spiritual energy surged from within him, circulating through its body.
The roar gradually weakened, and it fell into a deep sleep.
"Dog!"
Thinking the dog had died, the five children behind shouted out in inconsolable grief.
They didn't care about the overwhelming difference in strength and rushed towards Li Fan.
With a gentle touch, Li Fan made them all fall to the ground.
"It's not dead yet."
Li Fan said indifferently.
"If you want to save its life, answer a few of my questions."
The children looked at each other, reluctantly nodding.
"This dog..."
Li Fan paused and corrected himself.
"This child, what's going on?"
Yes, after the examination just now, Li Fan found out that the creature in front of him, with a human body and dog claws, was not a demonic beast.
It was a human.
Just that, it had been "grafted" with the limbs of a dog.
(End of this chapter)