A continuous stream of golden light poured into Zhang Fan's body from all directions.

Upon seeing the dazzling golden light, they instantly understood that these were acts of merit.

You should know that you can accumulate merit by doing something that can save a life.

The number of merit points gathered was as numerous as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand in the desert, countless.

The old woman and the others were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.

They gave up cultivating Taoism and entered the Heavenly Dragon Gate because they felt that their teacher's cultivation was useless, and it was better to take a shortcut.

But now Zhang Fan's merit points are telling them that diligently cultivating the Tao is useful.

The old woman and others reached out and grabbed haphazardly in the sky, trying to claim the merit for themselves.

However, these merits seemed to have a life of their own, bypassing them and heading straight for Zhang Fan's body.

The old woman was furious: "Heaven is unjust! It has given so much merit to Zhang Fan. He is so young, he could not possibly have done so many good deeds."

"What's the use of absorbing merit now? I'm going to kill you anyway. It's such a waste to waste so much merit."

“It won’t be a waste!” the old woman said. “Once Zhang Fan absorbs the merit, we can absorb it from his body, and then the merit will be ours.”

"How come I didn't think of that? We should have waited until Zhang Fan had absorbed all the merit before we made our move."

How should we divide it?

The group began discussing how to divide Zhang Fan's merits, their eyes filled with greed as they looked at him as if he were meat on a chopping board.

The last bit of merit surged into Zhang Fan's body. Just as the old woman and the others were about to make their move, they suddenly heard a deafening thunderclap.

In an instant, the clear sky was covered with dark clouds, and then a bolt of purple lightning struck Zhang Fan directly.

The old woman and the others were unable to dodge in time and were struck by the purple lightning. The electric shock caused their bodies to twist into strange positions.

The group's eyes were filled with terror. How could this lightning be so powerful?

They desperately wanted to escape, but they couldn't. The heavenly lightning seemed to have locked onto them, striking down one after another.

After thirteen bolts of heavenly lightning, the old woman and the others collapsed weakly to the ground, their bodies mushy and charred, with smoke rising from their heads. Only their still-moving eyes could be used to distinguish which side was facing them.

Under the shocked gazes of the others, Zhang Fan slowly stood up.

He concentrated his spiritual energy in his palm and swung it forward. A rock about fifty meters away from him exploded, shattering into pieces that flew in all directions.

Zhang Fan looked at his palm with a satisfied expression.

The old woman then realized they had all been tricked: "You...you weren't injured at all!"

Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow: "It seems that having you share some of the tribulation lightning for me has worked quite well."

Since leaving Peach Blossom County, he has been hiding his tracks, preventing Heaven from finding him and Merit from finding him either.

In the Miao Valley, when Ji Gan transferred his power to him, his cultivation level increased by more than one level.

However, Zhang Fan forcibly suppressed his cultivation level in order to confuse his enemies.

The Miao woman helped him undergo his tribulation, which made Zhang Fan wonder if he could have someone else take his tribulation for him.

After figuring out the principles behind the formation that day, Zhang Fan had a plan in mind: to have the people from the Heavenly Dragon Sect help him overcome his tribulation.

When the group attacked him, he released his spiritual power onto them, then released the restrictions, revealing his true cultivation level.

As the lightning struck, Zhang Fan concealed his aura for a split second, letting the members of the Heavenly Dragon Sect take the lightning for him.

He stretched and passed the tribulation unscathed. The merits he had accumulated over the past half month were countless, which directly raised his cultivation level by three levels. He is now at the fourth level of the Golden Core stage.

It has to be said that the speed of accumulating merit is really fast, but I don't know how much more merit those medicines can bring.

The old woman felt as if her bones had been torn apart, and they glared at Zhang Fan with hatred in their eyes, wishing they could tear him apart and leave him as skin and bones.

"You're asking for it!"

"The Heavenly Dragon Sect will not let you get away with this!"

Zhang Fan remained calm: "I will not let the Heavenly Dragon Gate go!"

The old woman's eyes were bloodshot, and her back teeth were grinding together.

"Instead of calling it the Heavenly Dragon Sect, I think it would be more appropriate to call it the Heavenly Insect Sect. A bunch of rats who only dare to hide in the gutter dare to dream of destroying the world!"

"Once I defeat Tianmenlong, I'll use their gate plaques as stepping stones for my latrine!"

"You... pfft..." The old woman was so angry that she died without even closing her eyes.

Of the remaining four, two were struck by lightning and died instantly, while the other two were still alive. Zhang Fan kicked them twice more, killing them both.

Zhang Fan whistled as he slowly walked towards Miao Valley.

It was already evening when we returned to Miao Valley.

Chi Fei sat at the village entrance all day, maintaining a stiff posture, almost turning into a statue waiting for her husband.

She had no idea when she had fallen deeply in love with Zhang Fan.

Perhaps it was during their first meeting that she was captivated by his handsome face.

It's also possible that she was poisoned, and Zhang Fan was giving her an antidote.

Or when she fell off a cliff and was rescued by Zhang Fan.

Or perhaps it was during their one and only night together.

They didn't spend much time together, but it was enough to leave a lasting impression.

As the sun set, a dark shadow appeared in my field of vision.

Chi Fei remained unmoved; this illusion had appeared to her countless times.

The shadowy figure drew closer, its outline becoming clearer, and Zhang Fan's face gradually came into focus.

Chi Fei stared blankly at the face that was gradually enlarging in front of her.

Are hallucinations this real?

"What are you thinking about?" Zhang Fan asked softly.

This was the first time he had ever seen someone's expression change so quickly.

Chi Fei was first puzzled, then confused, and then her pupils suddenly widened, her eyes instantly shining brightly, her amber eyes filled with surprise.

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