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Chapter 43
"Ding! Reading point-1. Fan Points + 100."
"Ding! Beginner's Eight Extreme Blast: 1%."
…
"Ding! Reading point-1. Fan Points + 100."
"Ding! Beginner's Eight Extreme Blast: 2%."
…
At this moment, Yun Fan was completely immersed in reading. This kind of reading experience was something he had never experienced before. It was as if he had really transmigrated into the world of the main character in the book. He was standing not far from the main character and watching the latter constantly cultivate the Eight Extreme Blast.
"So that's how it is …"
"I should have poured more Spiritual Energy into my elbow just now …"
"The Eight Extreme Blast not only focuses on the cultivation of skills, but also on the cultivation of the body …"
As time passed, Yun Fan gained more insights into the Eight Extreme Blast. He didn't need to look at the panel to know that the cultivation of the Eight Extreme Blast was progressing rapidly.
Just like that, Yun Fan was immersed in this kind of movie-like reading experience for nearly two months.
During these two months, Yun Fan almost never left his cave abode. He didn't even go downstairs. Apart from eating and sleeping, he spent almost all his time reading. This kind of new reading experience made Yun Fan unable to extricate himself.
During this time, Yun Fan's miraculous performance at the Inner Sect Grand Ceremony, his being accepted as the personal disciple of the Fire Spirit Sect's Saintess, his defeating of the Inner Sect's prodigy Nie An as soon as he entered the Inner Sect, and many other stories spread wildly among the Fire Spirit Sect's handymen, Outer Sect disciples, and Inner Sect disciples.
Almost all the handymen idolized Yun Fan. Yun Fan's feat made all the Outer Sect disciples not dare to look down on the handymen. Who knew if there would be a second 'Yun Fan' in this group of handymen one day?
During this time, many people visited Yun Fan's cave abode out of admiration and more or less gave him a greeting gift.
Interestingly, most of these greeting gifts were not for Yun Fan but for Yan Hu.
Yan Hu was also overwhelmed by this unexpected favor. Ever since he had entered the Fire Spirit Sect, even the other servants had bullied and humiliated him, and the outer sect disciples had completely ignored his existence. Yet today, he had actually become someone that everyone wanted to get close to …
Although Yan Hu wasn't smart, he knew that this change had a lot to do with Yun Fan.
When everyone knew that Yun Fan had barged into Nie An's cave and thrown Zhou Tao half to death just to save a servant who used to live with him, everyone smelled something fishy.
As for the relationship between Yan Hu and Yun Fan, there were also various speculations. Some even thought that the two of them were more than friends … However, no matter how people speculated, one thing was certain: Yun Fan cared a lot about Yan Hu.
This conclusion caused most of the laborers, Outer Sect disciples, and even a small portion of the Inner Sect disciples to have the intention of befriending Yan Hu, even though the latter was only a small laborer.
Yun Fan's current status was extraordinary, so they didn't have much chance to interact with him. Yan Hu, on the other hand, had become the breakthrough point to get close to Yun Fan …
Yan Hu often sighed at the fickle nature of fate. He didn't expect that this friend of his would one day break out of his cocoon and become a butterfly that everyone looked up to.
He had only befriended Yun Fan because he felt that Yun Fan didn't mock or look down on him like the others. Hence, he treated Yun Fan sincerely and treated Yun Fan as his lifelong friend.
Even though Yun Fan would sometimes say some 'crazy things', such as wanting to become the number one in the universe or wanting to marry the most beautiful woman in the world, Yan Hu didn't believe it, but he didn't really despise Yun Fan. Instead, he supported Yun Fan from the bottom of his heart!
He had never thought that Yun Fan would be able to bring him anything. However, this pleasant surprise had come out of nowhere. Yun Fan's rise had caused his position in the hearts of the people to rise.
Yan Hu recalled what Yun Fan had said to him before the Inner Sect Grand Ceremony, "Fatty, I promise you that after today, those who once looked down on us will all shake their heads and wag their tails at us!"
It was a seemingly arrogant statement, but he didn't expect that Yun Fan would actually make it come true.
…
"Ding! Insufficient reading points. Unable to continue reading."
As the system notification sounded, Yun Fan, who had been immersed in reading, exhaled a mouthful of turbid air on the second floor of the cave abode. His eyes became bright and clear.
Yun Fan directly called out the system interface:
Name: Yun Fan
Realm: Early Origin Realm
Cultivation Technique:
Burning Technique (Mystic Advanced Peak, Evolvable)
Eight Extremities Blast (Small Mastery, Progress: 68.7%)
Reading Points: 0
Reading Work:
"Battle Break The World" Fan Points: 2827145/10000000 (Elder)
Reading Status: Heart Flow, Advanced Realm
…
In two months, Yun Fan had spent a total of 40,000 reading points and finally reached the Small Mastery of Eight Extremities Blast. He was less than a third of the way away from reaching the Large Mastery of Eight Extremities Blast.
Not only had Eight Extremities Blast improved, but his cultivation had also improved significantly. Although the interface still showed that he was at the early Origin Realm, Yun Fan now had three Four Symbols Spirit Seas in his dantian. The three Four Symbols Spirit Seas were arranged vertically, and the spirit power fluctuations emitted from them were more than three times stronger than before.
According to the information Yun Fan had, if he increased the number of Four Symbols Spirit Seas in his body to four, it meant that he had stepped into the middle Origin Realm.
If he broke through to the middle Origin Realm and reached the Large Mastery of Eight Extremities Blast, Yun Fan was confident that he would be able to defeat Nie An the next time he faced him, even if it was a head-on confrontation!
The third thing that had improved tremendously was his fan level of "Battle Break The World". During this time, he had been promoted from Hall Master to Protector, and from Protector to Elder.
Yun Fan had always felt that this fan level was not as simple as increasing the probability of drawing a prize. However, he had not figured out its actual value at this stage.
These huge improvements were all the result of Yun Fan's comprehension of the "Advanced" reading state.
The "Advanced" reading state seemed to allow the reader to immerse themselves in the situation and transform the words they read into scenes, greatly improving the reader's reading efficiency.
However, entering the "Flow of Mind" or the "Advanced" reading state seemed to require an opportunity. After two months of continuous exploration, Yun Fan had concluded that there were two conditions.
The first was reading concentration. The higher the concentration, the higher the probability of entering the special reading state. The second was reading proficiency. The more familiar one was with the chapter or passage, the higher the probability of entering the special reading state.
Both of these conditions were indispensable.
"It seems that I have to find a quiet and secluded place where I won't be disturbed by outsiders when reading in the future."
Yun Fan rubbed his sore eyes and secretly warned himself.
Now that he was in the Fire Spirit Sect, there was naturally no problem. However, he could not stay in the Fire Spirit Sect forever. When he stepped into the vast world outside, he naturally had to be extra careful.
After thinking for a moment, Yun Fan took out the remaining 10,000 Spirit Stones from his bosom.
If he exchanged these Spirit Stones for reading points, he had hope of reaching the Large Mastery of Eight Extremities Blast. However, Yun Fan did not do so because he was going to use these Spirit Stones to repay his loan.
Back then, he had borrowed 10,000 Spirit Stones from the Benevolent Hall. Now that it had been almost three months, it was time to repay it.
If he delayed it any longer, he would have to pay more Spirit Stones in interest, and the gains would not make up for the losses.
Moreover, Yun Fan went to the Benevolent Hall this time not only to repay the loan, but also to make a bigger plan!
Chapter 44
After informing the fat man downstairs, Yun Fan stepped on the red silk and quickly flew towards the Mending Hall.
When he arrived at Su Mengqi's cave, Yun Fan instinctively paused and looked into the cave. However, the cave was completely empty. There was not a single person in sight.
"She's not here again. Where did my master's wife go?"
Yun Fan muttered. He was puzzled. Ever since the day he became her disciple, he hadn't seen Su Mengqi in the past two months. He didn't even have the chance to flirt with her.
Yun Fan shook his head regretfully. He immediately stepped on the ground and continued to fly towards the Mending Hall.
After a cup of tea's time, Yun Fan once again saw the two golden lions in front of the Mending Hall.
The last time he came here, he was very nervous. But this time, he was very relaxed.
At this time, there were some disciples coming and going in and out of the Mending Hall. When they saw Yun Fan's figure, they all stopped and whispered.
"He's Yun Fan, right?"
"Heavens, is he really the Saint's disciple?"
"I saw him last time at the Mending Hall. At that time, he was still a servant. But now … sigh, it's like a dream."
At this time, Yun Fan was no longer wearing the servant's uniform. He was wearing the inner sect's exclusive orange robe. The sleeves and collar were embroidered with golden lace. It was extremely dazzling.
Yun Fan was originally fair and clean. Coupled with the clean robe, he looked even more valiant and formidable. The surrounding female disciples kept casting flirtatious glances at him.
Yun Fan coughed softly. His heart was filled with comfort. He quickly walked into the Mending Hall and saw the middle-aged shopkeeper at the counter.
At this time, a disciple also wearing the inner sect's uniform stood in front of the shopkeeper. This person stood with his back facing Yun Fan. Yun Fan could only see his long white hair. However, his posture was tall and straight. He didn't look like an old man.
Right at this moment, the middle aged manager who was smiling and talking with the white haired disciple caught a glimpse of Yun Fan's arrival out of the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
Immediately after, the middle-aged shopkeeper revealed an even brighter smile, the corners of his mouth almost reaching his ears. He threw down the white-haired disciple and ran all the way to Yun Fan with open arms.
"Aiya, isn't this Young Master Yun Fan? I've been wanting to visit you for a long time. Why did you come in person today?"
Hearing this, Yun Fan smiled faintly. In his heart, he admired the middle-aged shopkeeper's quick change in attitude. Compared to the first time he came, the difference was too great.
Just as Yun Fan was about to answer, he saw the white-haired disciple turn around. Yun Fan focused his eyes and saw that this person was … Nangong Lingfeng!
At this moment, Nangong Lingfeng's face was ashen because the middle-aged shopkeeper suddenly ignored him. When he turned around, he didn't expect it to be because of Yun Fan. The anger in his heart burned even more fiercely.
In particular, the middle-aged shopkeeper's attitude towards him and Yun Fan had changed twice, which made him even more aggrieved and annoyed.
He should have gotten first place in the Inner Sect Ceremony, and he should have been the one who was admired and praised by everyone. He didn't expect that all the glory that originally belonged to him, Nangong Lingfeng, would be snatched away by Yun Fan.
The failure of the Inner Sect Ceremony directly caused his status in the family to plummet. If it wasn't for his father, who was the Patriarch, arguing for what was right, the cultivation resources that the family gave him would be greatly reduced.
Thinking of this, Nangong Lingfeng was burning with anger. He hated this guy who put him in such a passive situation.
"Aiya, what a coincidence. Isn't this Nangong Lingfeng?"
"Yun Fan …" Nangong Lingfeng's expression was complicated as he clenched his fists.
Yun Fan had a smile on his face. "I've always wanted to thank you. During the Inner Sect Ceremony, if it wasn't for your competition, I'm afraid that I wouldn't have been able to open up the Four Symbols Spirit Seas. I'm really grateful to you."
Yun Fan spoke very sincerely, which made the surrounding disciples who stopped to watch feel his sincerity.
"As expected of a prodigy who rose up in adversity. Yun Fan's neither arrogant nor impatient spirit is worthy of us learning."
"Senior Brother Yun Fan really doesn't put on airs at all. After achieving such great success, he actually gave all the credit to his competitor. He's really broad-minded."
"I can't take it anymore. I think I've already fallen in love with Senior Brother Yun Fan. I want to bear his child …"
When Nangong Lingfeng heard Yun Fan's words and the surrounding whispers, he was so angry that he almost spat out another mouthful of blood.
However, Yun Fan asked with concern, "What's wrong, Brother Lingfeng? You don't look too good. Have you not recovered from the injuries from the competition?"
Nangong Lingfeng's face turned purple. He didn't stay any longer. Without saying a word, he lowered his head and quickly walked out of the Mending Hall. He summoned his Fire Cloud Carpet and flew back to Alchemy Peak without looking back.
"Yun Fan, just you wait. If I, Nangong Lingfeng, don't avenge myself, I swear that I'm not human!" Standing on the Fire Cloud Carpet, Nangong Lingfeng roared crazily. His voice reverberated throughout the mountains.
"Did I say something wrong?"
Hearing Nangong Lingfeng's roar, Yun Fan looked at the shopkeeper and shrugged helplessly. He didn't know how he had touched Nangong Lingfeng's sensitive nerves …
"Haha …"
The middle-aged shopkeeper laughed awkwardly. He copied Yun Fan and shrugged. Right now, Yun Fan was like the sun in the sky among the Fire Spirit Sect disciples. No matter who he offended, he wouldn't dare to offend Yun Fan. He could only listen to what Yun Fan wanted to say next.
"Here are 10,000 spirit stones. It's for my loan."
Yun Fan didn't beat around the bush and directly handed the 10,000 spirit stones to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper hurriedly took them and nodded and bowed, praising Yun Fan's noble character and reputation.
"There's another thing …"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "What else is there? Young Master Yun Fan, please tell me."
"I still want to borrow money!"
The shopkeeper was stunned. "Uh … how much?"
"500,000 spirit stones!"
The shopkeeper's eyes almost popped out when he heard that. He said with a sad face, "Young Master Yun Fan, I won't hide it from you. My Mending Hall only has 300,000 spirit stones in stock. Now, all the disciples have lent out more than 160,000 spirit stones. Now, I can only lend you 130,000 spirit stones at most …"
"If that's the case … 130,000 then."
Yun Fan suddenly understood. He originally planned to borrow more spirit stones to cultivate with his status. It seemed like this method wasn't a long-term plan. He should think of a way to continuously earn spirit stones.
Most of the income of ordinary inner sect disciples came from the missions issued by the sect. After completing the missions, they would receive a corresponding number of spirit stones as a reward.
However, in Yun Fan's opinion, this kind of reward was too inefficient. Most inner sect disciples could only earn two to three thousand spirit stones a month. Moreover, it was very time-consuming and they couldn't focus on cultivating.
"How can I earn a large amount of spirit stones …"
As he pondered the answer, Yun Fan subconsciously took the 130,000 spirit stones that the shopkeeper respectfully handed over and placed them into his storage ring. Then, under the awe-inspiring gazes of the surrounding people, he flew away.
After sending off Yun Fan, the middle-aged shopkeeper wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. He thought that Yun Fan would take revenge on him because of the previous incident. He didn't expect Yun Fan to be so generous and didn't take the previous contempt to heart. He couldn't help but admire Yun Fan even more from the bottom of his heart.
"It seems that this kid's success wasn't by chance. In the future, he might become a successor disciple. It seems that I have to be on good terms with him in the future!"
Looking at Yun Fan's figure disappearing into the sky, the middle-aged shopkeeper nodded secretly. He then turned back to the counter and continued to greet the other disciples.
Chapter 45
Yun Fan thought of a way to continue earning money as he sped towards his cave abode.
It was already close to noon. Sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves of the Fire Locust Tree, forming mottled spots on the ground.
Looking down at the ground, there were countless disciples of the Fire Spirit Sect coming and going. They were either practicing their battle skills in the training grounds, meditating in the main hall, or chatting in groups of twos and threes. Wherever Yun Fan passed by, many disciples looked up with envy.
When he flew towards Su Mengqi's cave abode, Yun Fan, who had been thinking, was suddenly startled. He felt a powerful fire attribute spirit energy fluctuation from the cave abode below.
"Looks like my master's wife is back. I haven't seen her for so long. I miss her a little!"
Ever since Su Mengqi had forcefully taken him in as a disciple, Yun Fan had not seen Su Mengqi's figure again. At this moment, when he felt a large amount of fire attribute spirit energy fluctuation from the cave abode that had been quiet for a long time, Yun Fan knew that Su Mengqi had returned. Because in the Fire Spirit Sect, no one dared to trespass into the Saintess' cave abode.
"Let's go take a look!"
With a thought, Yun Fan immediately controlled the red silk beneath his feet to change direction and descend towards Su Mengqi's cave abode.
The closer he got to the cave abode, the stronger the fire attribute spirit energy fluctuation became. When Yun Fan arrived outside the cave abode's protective barrier, the energy fluctuation made Yun Fan feel apprehensive.
"Master's wife?"
Yun Fan tried to call out softly, but he did not find any response. Instead, the fire attribute spirit energy fluctuation became even stronger.
"Something seems wrong …"
After sensing for a moment, Yun Fan frowned. Even if Su Mengqi was meditating, it was impossible for such a strong energy fluctuation to erupt. Moreover, this energy fluctuation was extremely wild and violent. It did not seem normal.
"Master's wife, are you inside? If you don't reply, I'm going in! "
Yun Fan's heart started to beat faster, and he subconsciously felt that something was wrong. He was sure that this energy came from Su Mengqi, but Su Mengqi did not say a word, which made him feel a little strange.
"Could it be …"
Yun Fan had a premonition in his heart. Without hesitation, he took out the golden token and gently pressed it against the protective cover of Su Mengqi's cave dwelling. "Open for me!"
When a crack appeared on the protective shield, an even more majestic and violent fire attribute spiritual power assaulted his face. Yun Fan ignored the heatwave and shot into the cave.
Yun Fan entered the first floor, but did not see Su Mengqi's figure. He directly stepped into the second floor without hesitation, but the second floor was still empty.
"On the third floor!"
Yun Fan's gaze turned to the passageway of the third floor. At this time, an even more violent and violent fire attribute energy was spilling out from the passageway. That kind of terrifying heat was even more intense than the Spirit Flame Spring.
Yun Fan knew that Su Mengqi should be on the third floor, but Yun Fan hesitated and did not go any further. Because the third floor was Su Mengqi's bedroom.
"It shouldn't be good to enter a girl's bedroom so rashly. Although she is my wife, we haven't married yet …"
Yun Fan was a little hesitant. If he went up and let Su Mengqi misunderstand and treat him as a pervert, his life would be in danger. If he didn't go up, if something happened to Su Mengqi, he would feel uneasy.
Just as Yun Fan was hesitating, he vaguely heard Su Mengqi's painful groan from upstairs, which touched the softness in Yun Fan's heart.
"Damn it, I'll go all out!"
Yun Fan clenched his teeth and rushed towards the third floor of the cave. At this time, the urgency to save people made him abandon all his worries.
Boom!
Just as he reached the third floor, Yun Fan felt an endless wave of fire coming towards him. Even his skin that had been transformed by the 'Heavenly Flame' felt a trace of heat.
Looking inside, he saw that all the decorations on the third floor had disappeared under the attack of the terrifying heat wave. In the middle of the room, there was a red figure curled up on a large fire crystal bed.
"Master's wife!"
Yun Fan shouted and hurriedly rushed forward. The closer he got to Su Mengqi, the more shocking the heat wave was. When he walked to Su Mengqi's side, his skin felt waves of hot stinging pain.
He saw that Su Mengqi's graceful figure was curled up into a semicircle at this moment. Her large eyes were tightly shut, and her long and dense eyelashes were trembling slightly. Her complexion was ghastly pale, and an extremely painful expression surged onto her beautiful face.
Yun Fan went forward and carried Su Mengqi's upper body. He anxiously patted Su Mengqi's pale face and shouted, "Master's wife, what happened to you? Don't scare me! "
As if she felt Yun Fan's call, Su Mengqi's beautiful brows were tightly knitted. Her thin pale lips spat out a weak cry, "Cold … Cold … So cold …"
"Cold? It's so hot and you're saying it's cold? "
Yun Fan frowned and looked down, only to find that Su Mengqi's slender neck extended all the way down to the part covered by her clothes. Dark purple spots appeared, and these spots were still spreading towards Su Mengqi's face.
"Could this be the Fire Poison …"
Previously, he heard from Su Mengqi that she was suffering from the Fire Poison and needed to find a cultivator with a 'Heavenly Flame' to detoxify it. It must be because of the sudden outbreak of the Fire Poison that caused Su Mengqi to go berserk and fall into a coma.
"Since she said that my 'Heavenly Flame' can detoxify the Fire Poison, then I'll give it a try!"
Yun Fan's small face revealed a grave expression. He had only heard from Su Mengqi before, but he had never tried it before. Furthermore, he did not know how to detoxify the poison, so he could only randomly try to detoxify the poison. This made him a little nervous.
"Cold … So cold …"
Seeing the unconscious Su Mengqi continuously talking in her sleep, in addition to the increasing number of dark purple poison spots on the surface of her body, Yun Fan no longer hesitated and directly helped Su Mengqi up slowly. Both of his hands stuck to Su Mengqi's jade-like hands and activated the Bone Spirit Ice Flame in his body, passing it through the meridians in his arms into Su Mengqi's body.
Just as the Bone Spirit Ice Flame entered Su Mengqi's body, it caused the latter's delicate body to tremble, and a weak moan was emitted from her thin lips.
Seeing that Su Mengqi did not have too much of a reaction, Yun Fan's forehead was covered in sweat. He carefully controlled the Bone Spirit Ice Flame and slowly swam deeper into Su Mengqi's meridians.
Just as the Bone Spirit Ice Flame swam through the meridians to Su Mengqi's torso, Yun Fan suddenly felt countless dark purple energy threads attacking from all directions, attempting to completely eliminate Yun Fan, this external force.
"Hmph!"
Yun Fan sneered. He controlled the Bone Spirit Ice Flame to advance instead of retreating, attacking the countless purple energy threads. The moment the Bone Spirit Ice Flame and the purple energy threads came into contact, the latter was instantly defeated and turned into a faint black smoke, drifting through the pores of Su Mengqi's body.
When these purple energy threads were completely eliminated by Yun Fan, Yun Fan realized that the dark purple poison spots on Su Mengqi's body had lessened a little, and a faint rosy glow appeared on her beautiful face.
Chapter 46
Seeing that it was effective, Yun Fan continued in a spurt of energy. He controlled the Bone Spirit Ice Fire to move continuously within Su Mengqi's body. When it saw the purple threads, it directly burned them to ashes. This caused the nervousness on Yun Fan's face to lessen.
"Haha, it's too easy!"
Seeing that the purple energy threads were slowly reducing under the burning of the Bone Spirit Ice Fire, Yun Fan's state of mind became increasingly relaxed.
However, after around two hours, the poison spots on Su Mengqi's exposed skin had completely disappeared. Just when Yun Fan's state of mind was the most relaxed, a wave of energy that caused his heart to palpitate suddenly surged out.
Yun Fan looked over. It was actually a wave of purplish black energy that was as thick as a finger. It had actually bypassed the pursuit of the Bone Spirit Ice Fire and directly attacked Yun Fan's body.
This wave of energy was like a venomous snake that was waiting for an opportunity to strike. It had been hiding in the depths of Su Mengqi's body all this while. The moment Yun Fan's state of mind was the most relaxed, it suddenly rushed out.
"Sinister!"
The sudden crisis caused Yun Fan's face to darken. This wave of energy was sinister and venomous. It seemed to have a weak spiritual intelligence. If it was not handled properly, it would backfire on him.
The purplish black venomous snake rushed into Yun Fan's meridians. It did not stop at all and directly rushed towards Yun Fan's Dantian. This caused Yun Fan to be shocked. If it rushed into his Dantian and messed up his Spirit Ocean, he was afraid that he would suffer from Qi Deviation.
At this moment, Yun Fan controlled the Bone Spirit Ice Fire to chase after the purplish black venomous snake. However, because his speed was too fast, he was ultimately one step behind. The purplish black venomous snake was already very close to his Dantian. It opened its bloody mouth and seemed to be letting out a victorious roar.
"Damn thing, do you think you have won?"
Just as the purplish black venomous snake was about to enter Yun Fan's Dantian, the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean in Yun Fan's Dantian crazily revolved. A sharp bird cry burst out and resounded in this space.
"Screech!"
Under Yun Fan's command, the Vermillion Bird Spirit that was originally in the red Spirit Ocean charged out of his dantian with boundless Spirit Energy and collided head-on with the oncoming purplish-black venomous snake.
Hiss —
Accompanied by the sound of liquid evaporating, the purplish black venomous snake and the fiery red Vermilion Bird's color rapidly faded. However, it was clear that the purplish black venomous snake was fading at a slower speed.
Just as the figure of the Vermillion Bird spirit rapidly faded and the purplish black energy poisonous snake was about to take a step forward, Yun Fan controlled the Bone Spirit Ice Flame and quickly rushed over. The majestic thick white flame directly covered the purplish black poisonous snake's body. No matter how the latter struggled, it turned into a black smoke after a couple of breaths and drifted away.
After doing all this, Yun Fan's forehead was dripping with cold sweat. If he hadn't used the Vermillion Bird's spirit to block it at the critical moment, he would have been attacked by the fire poison and suffered a backlash.
Yun Fan also didn't expect that the fire poison in Su Mengqi's body would be so insidious. It was actually able to take advantage of his moment of relaxation to turn the tables on him. This also made Yun Fan secretly shocked.
Just as Yun Fan was adjusting his breathing to recover the Spirit Energy that he had lost, he realized that there was a ball of dense liquid energy remaining outside his dantian.
"This should be the Spirit Liquid that the fire poison brought out from Su Mengqi's body!"
Yun Fan tried to control the Spirit Liquid, but he didn't expect it to be so easy. The Spirit Liquid obediently followed Yun Fan's wishes.
"This Spirit Liquid … should be able to be absorbed …"
Yun Fan smacked his lips and muttered to himself with uncertainty.
This Spirit Liquid originally belonged to Su Mengqi, but it had mutated into the fire poison. Now that Yun Fan had eliminated the poison, it returned to the state of an ordinary Spirit Liquid and became an ownerless object.
"Forget it, I'll absorb it first. I've helped her so much, so I have to get something in return."
Looking at the ownerless Spirit Liquid, Yun Fan licked his lips and chuckled.
Su Mengqi's cultivation was at least at the Four Symbols Stage, so losing this bit of Spirit Liquid was nothing to her. But this Spirit Liquid was a great supplement to Yun Fan.
He looked at Su Mengqi, whose eyebrows had relaxed due to the fire poison fading away. However, she was still in a deep sleep. Due to the painful struggle just now, her clothes were disheveled. Most of the two jade rabbits in front of her chest had jumped out, emitting a beautiful spring light. Yun Fan swallowed his saliva and suppressed his evil heart. He took out his own clothes from his storage ring and covered her.
Although Yun Fan loved beauty, he didn't like to take advantage of others when they were in danger.
After a while, seeing that Su Mengqi showed no signs of waking up, Yun Fan simply sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and tried to refine and absorb the Spirit Liquid.
Yun Fan first controlled the Spirit Liquid to circulate through the meridians in his body. After his body had refined and absorbed a part of it, he sent the shrunken Spirit Liquid into his dantian.
Gulp —
Under Yun Fan's control, the Spirit Liquid rushed into the three Four Symbols Spirit Seas without hesitation, instantly doubling the size of the three Spirit Seas.
An hour later, the third layer of the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean began to tremble violently. Then, red, green, blue, and gray Spirit Qi rose from it. Above the third layer of the Spirit Ocean, the fourth layer of the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean was gradually formed!
After the fourth Four Symbols Spirit Sea appeared, Yun Fan's body trembled slightly. An aura that was several times stronger than before suddenly erupted from Yun Fan's body.
"Mid Origin Realm!"
Yun Fan, who was still in a state of cultivation, felt a surge of excitement when he felt the power in his body become much stronger. At this moment, his cultivation realm had finally taken another step forward!
Not only had his cultivation reached the Mid Origin Realm, Yun Fan's skin had also become tougher after absorbing the Spirit Liquid.
At this moment, Yun Fan finally had the confidence to fight with Nie An the next time he faced him. Even if Nie An's cultivation was at the Late Origin Realm, he wouldn't be afraid at all.
"Nie An, you coveted my inheritance and interrogated my brother, Yan Hu. This debt isn't over yet. The next time we meet, I will make you pay with your blood!"
Just as Yun Fan's heart was surging and he was muttering to himself, Su Mengqi, who had been sleeping all this time, trembled slightly. Soon after, her beautiful eyes slowly opened. Looking at Yun Fan, who was sitting close to her on the bed, her starry eyes revealed a confused look.
Three breaths later …
"Ahhh!"
A sharp, ear-piercing female voice pierced Yun Fan's eardrums, causing Yun Fan, who was immersed in the joy of breaking through, to shiver all over.
Yun Fan looked towards the source of the voice and saw Su Mengqi's bright moon-like eyes.
"You're awake?"
Yun Fan greeted her with a smile. However, he was secretly puzzled. Why was her beautiful eyes filled with endless anger at this moment?
"Brother Fan, I saved her life. Shouldn't she be grateful to the point of tears and offer herself to me …"
Just as Yun Fan was puzzled, Su Mengqi lifted the clothes covering Yun Fan's body. Looking at her exposed appearance, she immediately turned into a beautiful cat with her hair standing on end. Her beautiful face was filled with anger as she pounced on Xiang Yunfan.
"You … you lecher, I'll kill you!"
Facing Su Mengqi's sudden and fierce attack, Yun Fan's body trembled violently. Without any time to think, he dodged the former's slender fingers and jumped down from the cave dwelling's third floor.
As he ran, he shouted, "Hey, hey, hey, Su Mengqi, you're the Holy Maiden of the Fire Spirit Sect. What's wrong with you? Brother Fan, I was kind enough to detoxify you, but you repay my kindness with enmity? "
Chapter 47
At this time, Su Mengqi, who was angry out of humiliation, could not listen to his excuses. She automatically ignored these words and changed into a new set of clothes in an instant. Her jade-like face was cold, and majestic spirit energy surged from her body.
How could Su Mengqi let Yun Fan escape? When she had just woken up, her grab was completely an instinctive reaction and did not carry much cultivation power.
At this time, she came back to her senses and circulated her spirit energy. She raised her jade-like hand and with majestic spirit energy, it landed on Yun Fan's chest.
"Damn, you're really going to hit me?"
Seeing Su Mengqi chasing after him, Yun Fan could only raise his hand to block, but because the difference in cultivation was too great, Yun Fan was directly hit by Su Mengqi from mid-air and fell to the ground. With a bang, a pit appeared on the ground.
However, just as his body touched the ground, Yun Fan did not stop and continued to rush into the distance. This scene made Su Mengqi exclaim softly.
Although she had only used less than 10% of her strength just now, it should not be something Yun Fan, who had just stepped into the Origin Realm, could resist.
He had originally thought that even if Yun Fan did not faint from this attack, he would at least lose his ability to move for a short period of time. He had never thought that after receiving his attack, Yun Fan would actually be able to continue fleeing as if nothing had happened.
"This lecher's defense is quite good."
Su Mengqi snorted softly, as if she did not intend to let Yun Fan go so easily. Her delicate body flashed and she caught up with Yun Fan like lightning. With a push of her jade-like hand, a spirit energy ripple rushed towards Yun Fan.
"You crazy woman!"
Seeing Su Mengqi unwilling to let go, Yun Fan cursed and summoned the Bone Spirit Ice Fire to resist.
With a "bang", Yun Fan was blasted further away by a powerful force and fled in an even more sorry state.
"Eh?"
Seeing this, Su Mengqi was even more surprised. Just now, she had added a little more strength, but she did not expect that Yun Fan could still resolve it.
"I don't believe that I can't keep you here today!"
After letting Yun Fan escape twice in a row, Su Mengqi was also stubborn. She gritted her teeth and her hair moved without any wind. Her spiritual energy was so strong that it formed a spiritual energy vortex on the surface of her body.
Along with the surge of Spiritual Energy, a red lotus about three inches in size condensed above her jade-like hand. It slowly rotated in her palm, and the beautiful red lotus emitted a shocking energy fluctuation.
"If you can block it this time, I'll spare you!"
Su Mengqi held the red lotus in her hand as a confident sneer appeared on her beautiful face. After that, she pushed her hand forward, and the red lotus instantly shot explosively towards Yun Fan.
"I should have raped you before killing you just now!"
Seeing the red lotus coming towards him, Yun Fan's eyes were red as he cursed in his heart. He could feel the violent spiritual energy fluctuation in the red lotus, and it seemed to have a tracking function. No matter how hard he tried, he could not avoid it.
Seeing this, Yun Fan made up his mind. The spiritual energy in his body madly revolved, and his robe fluttered in the wind. In his sleeves, he clenched his fists and made a cracking sound.
"Octane Blast!"
As his robe fluttered, the veins on Yun Fan's arms bulged. He suddenly twisted his waist and his hand formed a fist. A majestic spiritual energy quickly covered it, and immediately blasted out heavily. It collided with the energy red lotus that was rapidly approaching.
Bang!
A huge amount of energy swept out from Yun Fan's palm and the explosion of the red lotus, breaking many branches of the surrounding trees.
The impact of the violent energy explosion also caused Yun Fan's body to fly back more than a hundred feet.
Because he was worried about Su Mengqi attacking once more, Yun Fan forcefully endured the intense pain and immediately called out the ribbon. He relied on the flying spirit treasure to swiftly fly towards his abode.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to leave behind some ruthless words, and his voice ceaselessly reverberated in the forest. "Little girl, just you wait for Big Brother Fan! One day, I'll surely beat your little butt to a pulp to take revenge for today! "
Looking at Yun Fan who swiftly fled, Su Mengqi didn't choose to chase after him this time. Instead, a wisp of shock that was difficult to conceal surged onto her beautiful face, and she even chose to disregard Yun Fan's words that were almost frivolous.
The energy red lotus was one of her ultimate skills. Although it only contained less than 30% of her strength, its might was sufficient to make any cultivator below the Four-Symbols Stage completely lose their ability to do battle.
Under such an attack, Yun Fan had actually forcefully withstood the attack of her ultimate skill and even had the strength to flee. This caused her to have a new understanding of Yun Fan's formidable combat strength.
Actually, since the moment she executed her first move, Su Mengqi had already completely sobered up, and she'd already figured out the cause and effect of this matter.
Earlier, the fire poison within her body had suddenly erupted, and the eruption this time wasn't like the previous ones. It was abnormally ferocious and strong. No matter how she circulated her cultivation, she was unable to suppress the fire poison, and she instead fell into a unconscious state of qi deviation.
Moreover, the reason her fire poison was able to be eliminated was probably because Yun Fan arrived in time and utilized the energy of the earthly flames to help her disperse the fire poison.
But Su Mengqi thought of Yun Fan's blasphemy towards her earlier, and she still intended to teach Yun Fan a lesson.
But she didn't expect that Yun Fan's combat strength was actually so shocking, and even her Redleaf Red Lotus was unable to make him stay.
Although there was an element of going easy on Yun Fan, but the fact that he was able to escape unscathed still caused her to be greatly shocked, and her evaluation of Yun Fan went up a level.
"This lecher can be considered to have some ability. I wonder what rank you'll be able to rank at the end of this year's inner court season … "
"If you're able to squeeze into the top 10, then I'll really have a whole new level of respect for you."
Su Mengqi gazed deeply at Yun Fan's fleeing figure, and her thin lips lightly pursed. Only then did she sway her muslin clothes slightly and return to the abode.
…
Yun Fan, who fled back to the abode in a panic, closed all the doors and windows within the abode, causing Yan Hu, who was eating delicious demon beast meat, to be dumbstruck.
"Yun Fan, it's broad daylight. Why did you close all the doors and windows?"
Yun Fan nervously looked out of the window, and after confirming that Su Mengqi wasn't chasing after him, he said with a lingering fear, "Fatty, you don't know, but there's a female yaksha outside who wants to kill me!"
"Female yaksha?"
Yan Hu muttered, and took another bite of demon beast meat. He blinked his small eyes and carefully looked around the quiet surroundings. Not to mention a yaksha, there wasn't even a mouse. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Looks like my illness is acting up again …"
Yun Fan returned to the second floor of his abode, and pulled out his slightly swollen right hand from his sleeve. He grinned and complained, "You took my kindness for granted. If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have saved you. You hit me so hard that my hand is already swollen!"
Yun Fan took out a bottle of Stasis Dispersing Powder from his storage ring, poured out some of it, and evenly smeared it on the back of his right hand.
As the medicinal effect spread, a trace of coolness continuously spread from the back of his hand, causing Yun Fan's pain to lessen.
"Medicinal pills are really good stuff!"
Feeling the miraculous effects of the Blood Clotting Powder, Yun Fan sighed.
This bottle of Stasis Dispersing Powder was a first-grade medicinal pill with healing effects. Yun Fan was bored a few days ago, so he randomly obtained it from the system's lottery. He didn't expect that it would come in handy today.
Just as Yun Fan was sighing with emotion, a flash of light flashed through his mind, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Chapter 48
"That's right, I have Deviant Flame, I have the System, I can also become an alchemist! If I sell the refined pills, wouldn't that be a steady stream of income? "
Due to the miraculous effect of the medicinal pill, all the cultivators scrambled for it like a flock of ducks. Every alchemist in "Battle Break The World" was a rich existence. Yun Fan believed that the alchemists in the Primordial Chaos Continent would not be too bad.
Yun Fan slapped his head and secretly scolded himself for being so stupid. Why didn't he think of this before?
Yun Fan no longer hesitated. He first exchanged 30,000 spirit stones for reading points and then took out "Battle Break The World" from the System.
But just as he took out the book, Yun Fan felt a little discouraged in his heart.
Because "Battle Break The World" clearly mentioned that if one wanted to become an alchemist, the conditions were extremely harsh. One needed a strong soul perception and a special physique. Moreover, one needed to have a top alchemist like the main character Ye Yan as a teacher.
"Can I really become an alchemist?" Yun Fan hesitated and said to himself. He did not have Ye Yan's talent and luck.
"Looks like I still have to place my hopes on the System …"
Yun Fan stared at "Battle Break The World". "Since reading can improve cultivation and increase combat experience, then reading should also allow me to learn alchemy, right?"
Yun Fan was full of expectations. He opened "Battle Break The World" and found the part where the main character Ye Yan refined pills and read it repeatedly.
"Control the gentle flame …"
"Throw the Stasis Dissolving Grass into the cauldron …"
"The juice contained in the grass slowly turns into powder …"
"…"
Just like that, Yun Fan repeatedly read the book's main character Ye Yan's process of refining the blood clotting elixir. He read it over and over again for three days, no less than a few hundred times. However, he still didn't hear the urgent system prompt, and the system panel didn't have the slightest change either.
"Is it not possible … What is wrong?"
After reading for a long time, Yun Fan closed his eyes and rested, thinking about the answer to the question.
"Using this method of repeatedly reading and even swallowing Deviant Flame, there is no reason why I can't learn alchemy. What is the problem …"
After pondering for a moment, Yun Fan suddenly opened his eyes. "Is it because I am not focused enough?"
After days of hard reading, Yun Fan felt quite tired. His energy was seriously damaged and he was unable to concentrate.
Realizing this, Yun Fan relaxed. He first put the book back into the System Space and then turned over to sleep.
When he woke up, it was already the next morning.
Yun Fan did not rush to read. Instead, he first ate the meal Yan Hu's's's food and then walked around the cave dwelling's's' to adjust his mental state to the best state's.
Immediately, Yun Fan's's's's,'s,'s's's's,'s's's, the World's the World.
Yun Fan carefully memorized every word in his mind and carefully understood the meaning of every sentence. This kind of meticulous reading made the reading progress extremely slow. However, Yun Fan was not in a hurry and continued to read patiently.
.... the'm...... '' ''t't' '' ''t.
Whoosh — —
After an unknown period of time, Yun Fan's eyes lit up. He immediately felt himself in another space.
When Yun Fan slowly adjusted to the brightness and saw the light around him, he saw Ye Yan, the protagonist of Battle Break The World, appear in his field of vision again. This time, Ye Yan was refining medicine!
"The temperature of the fire is too high. Lower it."
Next to Ye Yan stood an old man with a sage-like demeanor. However, the old man's body was extremely ethereal. He was actually a spiritual body. At this time, he was watching Ye Yan's movements with a serious expression and sternly warned him.
"Yes, Teacher!"
Hearing the old man's words, Ye Yan was very obedient and quickly lowered the temperature of the fire.
…
The old man and the young man continued in this manner. The medicinal pill in Ye Yan's hand was also rapidly taking shape. Yun Fan, on the other hand, was watching and listening intently from the side. He memorized Ye Yan's actions and the old man's reminder.
At first, Yun Fan missed some details of Ye Yan's refining, but as he watched for more time, Ye Yan's movements were gradually imprinted in his mind.
"Ding! Activated Subprofession: Apothecary. Do you want to cultivate?"
After an unknown period of time, Yun Fan was awakened by a unique prompt in his mind. Realizing the meaning of this system prompt, Yun Fan was overjoyed.
"Yes!"
Yun Fan replied without hesitation. He had been waiting for this moment.
"Ding! You have become an Apothecary. Current Realm: Mortal Grade."
"Ding! 'Subprofession System' activated. Current Realm: Mortal Grade."
Yun Fan directly called out the system interface.
Name: Yun Fan
Realm: Middle Stage of Origin Realm
Subprofession Realm: Mortal Grade
Cultivation Method:
Burning Technique (Peak of Advanced Mystic Stage, Can Evolve)
Baji Blast (Small Success, Progress: 68.7%)
Reading Points: 26433
Reading Work:
"Battle Break The World" Fan Points: 2899121/10000000 (Elder)
Reading Status: Heart Flow, Advanced Realm
…
Yun Fan noticed that there was only 'Subprofession Realm' on the interface, but there was no 'Apothecary Realm'. He clearly heard two prompts just now.
The first prompt was that he had become an Apothecary, and the second prompt was that he had activated the Subprofession System.
But now, the interface only showed the Subprofession.
Just as Yun Fan was puzzled, the system prompt sounded at the right time.
"Subprofessions include all the auxiliary professions that you have mastered. Increasing the realm of any subprofession will increase the realm of all the auxiliary professions that you have mastered!"
"Subprofession Realms: Mortal Grade, Yellow Grade, Black Grade, Earth Grade, Heaven Grade, Venerable Grade, Emperor Grade."
After listening to the system's introduction, Yun Fan was stunned.
His fantasy reading system had integrated all the subprofessions together, and the realms and levels were also shared. In the future, no matter how he increased the realm of a subprofession, the other subprofessions would also increase with him!
In other words, if he increased the realm of Apothecary from Mortal Grade to Heaven Grade, then all the subprofessions that he had learned through reading, such as Blacksmith, Spiritual Cultivator, Spiritual Array Master, and so on, would be directly increased to Heaven Grade!
"Hiss …"
After realizing this, even Yun Fan sucked in a breath of cold air. He loved this system to death now. The complaints that he had been cheated of so many Spiritual Stones by the system instantly disappeared.
"If I increase the realm of Apothecary to Emperor Grade, then when I learn how to forge in the future, I will directly become an Emperor Grade Blacksmith. When I learn how to refine talismans, I will directly become an Emperor Grade Talisman Refiner. Haha, that's really awesome!"
Thinking of this, Yun Fan was so excited that all the hair on his body stood up. In this way, he would become an all-rounded genius in the field of subprofessions!
No, genius was hard to describe. It should be called … a monster!
"Hehe, in the future, not only will I be able to refine Emperor Grade pills, I will also be able to draw Emperor Grade Talismans, set up Emperor Grade Spiritual Arrays, and even forge Emperor Grade Spiritual Treasures … This is too powerful, too powerful. How can I, Yun Fan, be so powerful?"
Yun Fan thought happily. If such a day really came, perhaps the entire Hunyuan Continent would be shaken.
After all, a cultivator's energy was limited. Even if one was a peerless genius, it was already a miracle to be able to cultivate a subprofession to the peak. Yun Fan's all-roundness was bound to be a magnificent feat that no one had ever done before.
However, the prerequisite for this feat was that one had to train at least one of their secondary professions to the pinnacle.
With the Xuanhuan Reading System in hand, Yun Fan was confident that he could achieve this condition. As long as he did not slack off and read diligently, it was only a matter of time before he cultivated a subprofession to the peak!
Just when Yun Fan was excited and ready to strike while the iron was hot to refine pills, the sound of footsteps and Yan Hu's rough shout came from downstairs.
"Yun Fan, Yun Fan! Fairy, Sister Fairy is here! Sister Fairy is here! "
Yun Fan frowned, but before he could reply, a fat figure ran up the stairs. He pointed his fat finger outside the cave and shouted anxiously.
"Yun Fan, there's a fairy in red outside the cave abode. She wants to see you by name! She is so beautiful, so beautiful, so beautiful! "
Chapter 49
Upon hearing Yan Hu's words, Yun Fan's heart skipped a beat. "Damn it. Don't tell me that hag wants to kill me?"
Seeing Yun Fan's nervous expression, as if he was scared out of his wits, Yan Hu asked suspiciously, "Yun Fan, why are you so nervous? What hag? There's a fairy sister outside who wants to see you. Hurry up and come with me to see her. It's really a sin to let such a beautiful fairy sister wait for so long! "
"What fairy? She's clearly a hag!" Yun Fan said angrily. "You don't know. It was this hag who tried to kill me that day!"
However, just as Yun Fan's voice fell, he suddenly heard a cold female voice behind him. "Who … are you calling a … hag?"
"Fairy sister!" Yan Hu turned pale with fright. He didn't expect that fairy sister to appear behind Yun Fan without a sound.
When Yun Fan heard the cold intent contained in the voice, his heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave. His face instantly fell.
"You guys chat, you guys chat …" Yan Hu also felt that the atmosphere between the two of them wasn't right. He hurriedly laughed and his round body fled downstairs like a wisp of smoke.
Yun Fan secretly scolded Yan Hu for being a coward. Soon after, he turned his head mechanically and saw a peerless face behind him. He laughed dryly and said, "Master's wife, your complexion has been good recently. You look even prettier!"
Seeing that Yun Fan was taking advantage of her again, Su Mengqi coldly snorted. Her beautiful face was as cold as ice.
However, when she thought about the fire poison outbreak a few days ago, she almost lost her life. It was Yun Fan who saved her life at the most critical moment. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was her savior.
Furthermore, when she checked after the incident, Yun Fan didn't take advantage of her and even put his clothes on her body. It was obvious that he didn't want to take advantage of her. This person's mouth was filthy, but his heart was very pure.
Thinking of this, Su Mengqi's expression slowly softened.
Su Mengqi pretended that she didn't hear Yun Fan's nonsensical address. She walked to the middle of the second floor and stood still. Her beautiful eyes turned slightly and she softly asked, "Are the injuries on your body … better?"
Seeing that Su Mengqi actually cared about him, it was obvious that she still had a conscience and remembered that he had saved her life. The resentment in Yun Fan's heart suddenly decreased a lot, but he still replied stiffly, "Thank you for your mercy, Master's wife. I won't die yet!"
Hearing the resentment in Yun Fan's voice, Su Mengqi pursed her thin lips slightly. Then, as if she was afraid that Yun Fan would see it, she immediately stopped smiling and spoke to Yun Fan seriously.
"It's good that you're fine. Let's not talk about this for now … I'm here today because I have something important to talk to you about!"
Seeing Su Mengqi's solemn expression, Yun Fan also stopped thinking and listened seriously.
"Do you know about the inner court season?" Su Mengqi asked.
"I've heard a little about it …"
Yun Fan had been in the inner court for a while now, so he had heard about the inner court season.
The inner court season was a competition that the Fire Spirit Sect's inner court would organize every year. All the inner court disciples had to participate in it. The season would last for half a year, and the rankings would be determined according to their performance in the season.
The higher the ranking, the better the rewards. The top five disciples would even have a chance to be promoted to a successor disciple!
Su Mengqi nodded lightly and said calmly, "You should know about the general situation of the inner court season. However, this is your first year participating, so you don't know about some of the details."
Yun Fan nodded lightly and continued to listen to Su Mengqi.
"The so-called inner court season is not held in the Fire Spirit Sect, but in a secret realm …"
Yun Fan raised an eyebrow when he heard this. He did not expect Su Mengqi's first sentence to shock him.
"To be more precise, it's held in a stone tablet, and there's a secret realm in that stone tablet. The secret realm is so big that it's comparable to the entire Fire Spirit Sect!"
Yun Fan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. The entire Fire Spirit Sect's territory was hundreds of miles wide, including the affiliated cities and forces!
Su Mengqi added, "Although it's said to be outside the Fire Spirit Sect, it's actually also within the Fire Spirit Sect. That stone tablet stands in the forbidden area of the Fire Spirit Sect, and it's hard to determine the age of that stone tablet. It has been standing there since the Fire Spirit Sect was founded."
Yun Fan nodded inwardly, and he was even more shocked. That stone tablet might have been left behind by some ancient almighty.
Su Mengqi slowly walked to Yun Fan's side and continued calmly, "The inner court season is held once a year, and it lasts for half a year. During this half a year, all the inner court disciples of the Fire Spirit Sect will be transported to the stone tablet secret realm. During this period, all the disciples will do their best to fight for the best resources to ensure that they won't be eliminated. The final ranking will also be based on the order of elimination. In other words, the person who stays until the end in the secret realm will be first in the annual season! "
Yun Fan thought for a moment when he heard this and asked, "What kind of situation is considered to be eliminated?"
Su Mengqi said, "Crushing the teleportation jade slip and being transported out of the secret realm is considered to be eliminated … Of course, there's another way to be eliminated, and that is … death!"
Yun Fan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. There were deaths in the inner court competition? Didn't the sect try to protect the disciples as much as possible?
"The flowers in the greenhouse will never bloom brightly, and the disciples under absolute protection will never be able to stand on their own. Only by going through the test of blood can they truly grow." As if sensing Yun Fan's thoughts, Su Mengqi said seriously, "The purpose of the inner court season is to improve the disciples' survival ability and combat ability. In the secret realm, strength is respected, and all identities are useless."
Su Mengqi sighed softly and said, "This is the cruelty of the world of cultivation. Only the fittest survive, and the strong prey on the weak. Opportunities always coexist with risks."
Yun Fan swallowed. He was still a little nervous in the face of death.
"You don't have to be too nervous. The death rate of the inner court season is still very low every year. The deaths mainly come from the disciples fighting for treasures. If you can judge the situation in the secret realm and act according to your strength, with your current combat ability, it won't be a problem for you to protect yourself. Moreover, there is a teleportation jade slip. As long as you crush it in a moment of crisis, you will be instantly teleported out of the secret realm. "
Yun Fan smiled bitterly and said, "If that's the case, then I will also lose the qualification to compete."
Seeing that Yun Fan seemed to be a little unruly, Su Mengqi warned seriously, "This year is your first time participating in the inner court season, and the main thing is to accumulate experience. So after entering the secret realm, don't try to be brave. Don't fight for resources with the second and third year disciples. Only this way can you ensure your own safety …"
Yun Fan curled his lips and muttered softly, "You might as well directly tell me to be a coward …"
Su Mengqi didn't notice the change in Yun Fan's mood. With a flip of her jade-like hand, a piece of clothing that was as thin as gauze appeared in Yun Fan's vision.
"This' Ice Silkworm Crane Feather Garment 'is woven from Ice Silkworm Silk and Fire Spirit Crane Feathers. If you inject spirit energy into it, it can withstand a blow from a Four Symbols Stage expert. I will give it to you."
"Wear it and it will be enough to protect your life in the secret realm."
"This is … a Spirit Treasure?"
Yun Fan stared at the Ice Silkworm Crane Feather Garment. Although Su Mengqi didn't say it clearly, he knew that this ought to be an extremely precious defensive Spirit Treasure!
Chapter 50
When he received the Icesilk Crane Feather Garment, it was actually light like silk in his hand, and he couldn't feel the slightest weight from it. When he saw this garment, even the current Yun Fan couldn't help but gasp.
Even though Su Mengqi spoke of it casually, it caused waves of waves to arise in Yun Fan's heart. He hadn't transmigrated here for a day or two, and he had a certain level of knowledge towards the division of wealth in this world, and he even knew the value of a garment like this like the back of his hand.
Through what he'd seen and heard these past few months, Yun Fan knew that in this fantasy world, there was also the saying of judging a person by their appearance.
One could roughly know the level of a person's strength by looking at the way they dressed.
If a person wore heavy armor that covered his entire body tightly, then the person's strength would probably not be considered to be strong. Instead, one had to be extra vigilant when looking at people that wore simple and light clothes.
This was because along with the advancement of a cultivator's cultivation, the requirements towards the material of the garment would become higher as well. If a Four Symbols Stage cultivator wore ordinary clothes, then the clothes would utterly be unable to endure the impact of such strong spirit energy. There was no need for others to make a move, as the cultivator's own cultivation would cause the clothes on his entire body to explode apart, causing the clothes to be unable to cover his body …
This was extremely embarrassing when fighting with others.
For the sake of avoiding this embarrassing situation, cultivators would usually purchase or gather high grade materials to craft spirit treasure garments, and it was able to cover the body and possess a certain level of defensive effect.
Whereas for the same level of defensive ability, the lighter the material, the more expensive it was. Cultivators that were able to afford spirit treasure garments made of light materials were naturally top figures amongst their peers.
Whereas the Icesilk Crane Feather Garment that Su Mengqi gave him was made of extremely expensive materials such as Icesilk Silk and Flamespirit Crane Feather.
When he heard her say that this garment was actually able to withstand the attack of a Four Symbols Stage expert, it had obviously already attained the level of a Mysterious Grade spirit treasure, and it wasn't an exaggeration to say that this garment was priceless!
"Master's wife, how can disciple have the nerve to accept such a valuable gift from you?"
Yun Fan grinned as he spoke, yet his hand directly received the Icesilk Crane Feather Garment and placed it into his storage ring under Su Mengqi's playful sneer.
He also did not expect that Su Mengqi would actually give him such a big gift. It seemed that this cheap master of his was quite concerned about his safety.
"If you wear it, as long as you don't provoke those senior disciples, you might be able to squeeze into the top ten in this year's inner sect season. You'll also be able to get a lot of spirit stones as a reward." Su Mengqi said lightly and rolled her eyes at Yun Fan. She was used to Yun Fan's shameless behavior.
"Are there still Spirit Stones rewards for the top ten?" Yun Fan's eyes lit up when he heard the word Spirit Stones.
"Of course, if you can make it into the top ten, you'll be rewarded with 100,000 spirit stones. If you're in the top five, you'll be rewarded with 300,000 Spiritual Stones! "
"What if I get first place?" Yun Fan asked, his breathing a little rapid.
Su Mengqi looked at Yun Fan strangely. Then, she calmly said, "The reward for the first place … is one million spirit stones!"
"Hiss …"
Yun Fan gasped with excitement in his eyes. If he could obtain this one million spirit stones, he might have a chance to advance to the Four Symbols Stage!
Looking at Yun Fan's excited expression, Su Mengqi's pretty face was slightly startled. She hesitated and said, "Don't tell me you're planning to fight for the ranking of this year's inner sect season?"
Yun Fan chuckled and said, "What if I say yes?"
Su Mengqi's starry eyes widened slightly as she said solemnly, "I advise you to dispel this thought as soon as possible. The inner sect season is filled with danger. Among the disciples who died, most of them were new disciples who had opportunistic thoughts like you.
Those senior inner sect disciples have cultivated for one to two years longer than you, and their cultivation methods and battle skills are more exquisite. There are even some outstanding ones who have cultivated the ultimate skills of their respective halls to the Great Accomplishment stage. Although your talent is not bad, you are definitely not their match. "
Su Mengqi became more and more serious as she spoke. "Also, you have to know that in the inner sect season, everyone is equal. Everyone relies on their own strength. This has been the Fire Spirit Sect's motto for generations. As the Saint's personal disciple, you won't have any advantage in the inner sect season, and it won't be your life-saving charm!"
Yun Fan smiled bitterly and said, "If those older disciples insist on finding trouble with me, am I, Yun Fan, really going to be a coward?"
Putting others aside, that Nie An would definitely deliberately find trouble with him in this inner sect season. At that time, would he still have to kneel before him?
Moreover, Nie An had beaten Yan Hu half to death. This was not a problem that could be solved with 50,000 Spirit Stones. He also wanted Nie An to have a taste of being beaten!
Looking at Yun Fan, who was full of fighting spirit, Su Mengqi was silent for a long time. Then, she continued to persuade him earnestly. "The gap of one to two years in the inner sect is not so easy to make up for with just talent.
Also, during this period of time, because I've been busy … with some things, I haven't taken the time to teach you any battle skills. Although I don't know what kind of fortuitous encounter you had to master a battle skill that is quite powerful, it's obviously not enough for you to compete with the older inner sect masters.
"Remember my advice. Don't try to be brave. With your talent, cultivate for another year. It won't be too late to fight for first place in the inner sect season next year."
Yun Fan knew that the battle skill she was talking about was the Eight Extremities Blast. However, what Su Mengqi did not know was that he had not mastered the Eight Extremities Blast. When he read the "Battle Break The World" for a while more and mastered the Eight Extremities Blast, its power would be more than ten times stronger than it was now.
Of course, Yun Fan did not tell Su Mengqi about this. This was his secret and trump card. He did not intend to tell anyone.
"You said that I can't get first place. Then, I'll get first place to show you!"
Su Mengqi's persuasion provoked Yun Fan's stubborn temper. Looking at Su Mengqi's gently pursed thin lips, Yun Fan's heart was suddenly filled with evil thoughts. His old face flashed a smirk as he said, "If … I'm saying if, by luck, I really get first place in this year's inner sect season …
How about you … give me a kiss? "
Su Mengqi was stunned when she heard this. Her cheeks turned slightly red, but soon after, her charming face turned cold again. This lecher always wanted to take advantage of her whenever he saw her. She wanted to teach him a lesson, but then she remembered that Yun Fan had saved her life before. Although he was flirtatious, his heart was still honest. He did not force himself on her while she was unconscious …
Thinking of this, Su Mengqi loosened her grip. However, her face was still cold as she reprimanded, "You lecher, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll …"
Halfway through her words, she saw that Yun Fan was unmoved by her warning. He was still looking at her with a smirk on his face. Su Mengqi's imposing manner was dampened. She could no longer say those threatening words.
"You'll what? You'll let me kiss you? "Yun Fan continued with a smirk.
"You!"
Seeing that Yun Fan did not seem to take her advice to heart, Su Mengqi coldly snorted, "The inner sect season will begin in a month! Shameless lecher, if you want to die, then go die! I can't be bothered with you! "
Under Yun Fan's smirking gaze, Su Mengqi clenched her silver teeth. She glared fiercely with her bright moon-like eyes. Soon after, her entire body turned into sparks of fire and quickly flew out of the window.
Chapter 51
Watching Su Mengqi leave in a hurry, Yun Fan laughed proudly.
'So what if you're the Saintess? In my eyes, you're just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. Isn't it easy to tease a little girl like that?'
'Hmph, you said I can't do it, but I'll do it for you! I, Yun Fan, will definitely be the champion of this year's inner sect season! '
Looking in the direction Su Mengqi left, Yun Fan's eyes were like torches as he clenched his fists.
He was stubborn and would never admit defeat. Although he knew that Su Mengqi had good intentions, he did not want to be looked down upon by her.
'If I really get first place in the inner sect season, I wonder if Master's wife will kiss me?'
After smirking smugly, Yun Fan became serious again.
If he wanted to get first place in this year's inner sect season, he would definitely have to put in a lot of effort. After all, to make up for the gap of two years in cultivation, he could not just rely on words.
Realizing this, Yun Fan turned his attention to the panel again, deep in thought …
…
A red sun slowly rose on the horizon of the Fire Spirit Sect. The morning sun shone on the ground, causing the Fire Spirit Sect, which had been silent for an entire night, to become lively again.
In the distance, from the depths of the Fire Spirit Sect's forbidden area, nine bell tolls rang out. The buzzing sound of the bell spread throughout the entire Fire Spirit Sect, causing all the disciples to be invigorated.
The nine tolls of the bell indicated that a major event would be held in the Fire Spirit Sect today.
All the inner sect disciples looked in the direction of the forbidden area with burning eyes, because today, the new inner sect season would begin there!
After the bell tolled for a few breaths, strong figures rushed out from the inner sect encampments of the various peaks. They were either running rapidly on the ground or shuttling through the treetops of the houses. There were even some inner sect disciples with extraordinary strength who directly took out their flying Dharma treasures and turned into streaks of light as they flew towards the forbidden area of the sect, attracting countless envious gazes.
Approximately fifteen minutes later, all the Inner Sect disciples had already gathered at the gathering point within the Sect's forbidden grounds. Everyone's gazes were filled with reverence as they landed on an ancient stone tablet at the center.
The stone tablet was over 30 meters tall. It was simple and unadorned, and it revealed an indescribably ancient aura. The body of the tablet was uneven, and there were countless blade, spear, and sword marks. Just looking at any mark on it for a moment would cause one's heart to palpitate.
Sect leader Mo Qian closed his eyes and waited in front of the stone tablet. Behind him stood the four hall masters, all of them silent.
"Is everyone here?"
After a few breaths, Mo Qian slowly opened his eyes, and his voice faintly spread.
Hall Master Nongyan took a step forward and replied respectfully, "Reporting to Sect Master, all the inner sect disciples of the four halls have arrived, but …"
"But what?" Mo Qian frowned.
"We're just missing one person," Xiang Yan said with a wry smile.
"Hmm?"
Mo Qian was stunned. The Inner Sect disciples were all listed in the four halls. Now that all the disciples of the four halls had arrived, how could there be only one person missing?
As if he understood the Sect Master's thoughts, Xiang Yan coughed softly and smiled awkwardly. "We're still missing Yun Fan …"
After Xiang Yan's reminder, Mo Qian finally remembered Yun Fan, this' troublemaker '.
This person had appeared out of nowhere in the Inner Sect Ceremony a few months ago and shocked the world with a single brilliant feat. However, after obtaining first place in the ceremony, he spoke arrogantly and disdained to acknowledge the four hall masters as his masters. In the end, he was forcefully taken away by the Saintess, which resolved much of the awkwardness.
Thinking about it, Yun Fan was now the direct disciple of the Saintess and was naturally not listed in the four peaks. However, although Yun Fan's identity was special, he was still an Inner Sect disciple. He had to participate in the Inner Sect Competition. This was the rule of the Fire Spirit Sect for generations.
"Quickly send someone to the Saintess's Mansion and report to the Saintess. Then, bring Yun Fan here!" Mo Qian ordered in a low voice.
"Yes …"
Although the conversation between Mo Qian and Xiang Yan was not loud, it was still overheard by the disciples standing in the front row. After a series of whispers, almost all the Inner Sect disciples knew that only Yun Fan had not arrived.
"Damn it, so what if he's the direct disciple of the Saintess? So many Inner Sect disciples are waiting for him. How extravagant!"
"Hmph, so what if he's the direct disciple of the Saintess? So what if he obtained first place in the Inner Sect Ceremony? No matter what, he's still a new disciple who just entered the Inner Sect. Asking us, the old disciples, to wait for him, he really thinks he's someone important! "
"Hehe, Yun Fan, this brat, only thinks that he's extraordinary because of his identity as the disciple of the Saintess. However, after entering the Secret Realm of the Stone Tablet, this identity is useless. At that time, I'd like to see what ability this direct disciple of the Saintess has!"
"Hehe, Yun Fan, right? Don't let me meet you in the Secret Realm. Otherwise, as your Senior Brother, I can't help but teach you a lesson and let you know what it means to respect strength!"
When some of the old disciples heard this, they all echoed in unison. They all rubbed their palms together and made up their minds to teach Yun Fan a lesson in the Secret Realm.
When everyone said this, they were interrupted by a sneer behind them. Then, everyone heard a cold voice, "Yun Fan's life is mine. Don't you dare interfere!"
When everyone heard this, they were dissatisfied in their hearts. However, when they saw that the person who came was Nie An, they all put on a flattering smile.
Nie An was known as one of the top 10 Inner Sect disciples in terms of combat strength. Naturally, they did not dare to offend him.
"Senior Brother Nie An, you said that Yun Fan's life is yours. Naturally, I don't dare to compete with you."
"Yes, I heard that Yun Fan dared to use his identity as the Saint Lady's disciple to blackmail you. Of course, I have to vent my anger."
"Yes, we will always support Senior Brother Nie An. Let's teach that little bastard Yun Fan a lesson. Let him know in the future that not everyone can be provoked easily."
The group of followers who followed Nie An also echoed. Nie An's lips curled into a cold smile, and his eyes flashed coldly.
For the past few months, he had been looking forward to the Inner Sect Season.
Yun Fan had beaten his servant, Zhou Tao, half to death in public and extorted 50,000 Spirit Stones from him. Because Yun Fan was the Saint Lady's disciple, not only could he not be angry, but he also had to send him off with a smile.
If these things were spread out, he would lose all his face in the Inner Sanctum and become the laughing stock of everyone.
"Yun Fan, after entering the Secret Realm, your identity as the Saint Lady's disciple will be useless. At that time, don't blame your Senior Brother for being blind! "
Thinking of these things, Nie An's blood surged, and his body trembled slightly with anger. Today, he would vent all the anger that he had suppressed for months and return the pain that he had suppressed in his heart to Yun Fan a hundredfold!
Just as Mo Qian was about to send people to the Saint Lady's Mansion, and Nie An and the others had their own thoughts, two long rainbows flew from the horizon, attracting the attention of the people on the ground.
Some people with sharp eyes had already seen the appearance of the people who came.
In front of them was a beauty in a fluttering red dress. She was so beautiful that she looked like a fairy who had descended to the mortal world.
Following closely behind was a handsome young man in a black robe. His back was straight, and he looked like a perfect match with the beauty in front of him.
Someone on the ground shouted, "It's the Saint Lady and Yun Fan!"
"Welcome, Saint Lady!"
Then, the crowd cheered and prostrated themselves.
Yun Fan stood beside the Saint Lady. Looking at the spectacular scene, his body and mind were also shocked.