The sect leader and several elders exchanged glances, already somewhat certain that the person who stole the Evil Dragon Relic was Long Aotian. As for Wu Qiankun and Ye Chen repeatedly protecting him, they were probably spies.

All the coincidences combined are no longer coincidences, but facts, only the evidence is lacking.

Long Aotian's scheme to frame Lin Fan was quite clever. He used the demonic energy of the Evil Dragon Relic to erode Lin Fan in the small world.

How he entered the small world is no longer important.

Then he would break the seal on the Forbidden Peak. If he succeeded, he could frame Lin Fan for stealing the Evil Dragon Relic and also frame him as an accomplice in releasing the demons.

With two major crimes, everyone in the Qingxiao Sect will be dissatisfied with him. Under pressure from everyone, even without evidence, it will be difficult to protect him.

"You did a great job!" Sect Leader Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

This time, Lin Fan thwarted Long Aotian's scheme, saved the Qingxiao Sect, and resolved a hidden crisis, which can be considered a great achievement.

"Next, we will investigate anyone who gets close to Long Aotian, and at the same time keep a close eye on Long Aotian. If we find any clues, we will immediately call the law enforcement team to arrest them."

Peak Master Xingfeng said coldly that Long Aotian, Ye Chen, Wu Qiankun, Lin Yuetian, and others had become their main targets of attention.

The sect leader told Lin to go back first, and that he would give him some sect rewards after the matter of Long Aotian and the Evil Dragon Relic was settled.

Lin Fan put his hands behind his head, then whistled and swaggered away.

Meow meow meow

He had just stepped out of Tianjian Peak when a snow-white figure rushed towards him, floating in mid-air with its forearms outstretched.

"Xiaobai, slow down!" Su Youxue called out hurriedly as she ran over.

Lin Fan opened his arms and hugged it. Xiao Bai stretched out its arms and hugged his neck tightly, its head rubbing against his face.

"Good boy, it tickles..." Lin Fan laughed. This little thing has gotten fatter recently. Su Youxue looked at Xiaobai hugging her senior brother and sticking out her tongue to suck on his face. She felt envious.

She followed behind and found that Little White was clinging tightly to her senior brother's neck with its two little paws, its little head pressed against him, and looking at her with a smug look.

Su Youxue was instantly enraged. She had actually been outshone by a white tiger. Was that look in its eyes mocking her for being useless?

"Senior Brother, didn't you go to the Enlightenment Cave? How come you're here?" Su Youxue followed and reached out to try to pull it down, but it refused to let go and even bared its teeth at her.

"The Enlightenment Cave is boring, so I won't go. I have a mission to carry out now. Third Junior Sister, you should focus on your cultivation and think about how to improve your cultivation level!"

After petting the cat, Lin Fan tossed it back to her, ignoring Xiao Bai's cries. He then said goodbye to Su Youxue and, instead of returning to his residence, disappeared.

Su Youxue had intended to go on the mission with him, but he refused. He had finally managed to get some fresh air, and if he had to bring them along, he might as well just stay in the sect.

"Finally, we can go down the mountain."

He lay on a stone slab when suddenly it started snowing heavily; this was the second snowfall of the year.

"Is someone looking at the snow preoccupied with something on their mind?"

He let the heavy snow fall on him without making any preparations to avoid it. His hair seemed to have turned white, covered with a layer of frost.

Leng Xingyue walked over, wearing a light blue dress. She adjusted her dress, then sat down to the side, gazing quietly into the distance.

"Master, are you alright?" Lin Fan looked up and saw that her face was still pale and sickly, indicating that the backlash was quite severe.

Leng Xingyue shook her head; her complexion was much better, and her breathing was much more stable.

After what happened with Long Aotian, she understood many things and realized how absurd her previous mistakes had been.

"You're going to guard Shanhai Town next. Do you have any plans?" she asked.

"It is our responsibility to eliminate demons and uphold justice," Lin Fan said.

“This is not your opinion!” Leng Xingyue could tell that her eldest disciple had been using cautious and tactful words to hide his true thoughts.

He probably doesn't trust himself. After something like that happened, it would be hard for anyone to trust anyone else again.

“That’s my honest opinion,” Lin Fan replied.

Having been defeated by himself twice, Long Aotian will definitely try his best to completely integrate with the Evil Dragon Relic, and sooner or later he will become a demon.

So his idea of ​​eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path is also valid. He can eliminate one demon, save the world, and then return to Earth to live his carefree life.

“But I have a feeling that once you step out of the sect, you probably won’t come back,” Leng Xingyue suddenly said.

"How could that be? If I don't go back to Qingxiao Sect, where else can I go?" Lin Fan denied.

He was secretly surprised. Was a woman's intuition really that accurate? Could she be deliberately testing him?

“Demons roam outside Shanhai City; perhaps one day I will be buried there,” he continued.

The two fell silent. The wind and snow intensified, and the Qingxiao Sect donned a new coat of clothing.

Fifteen days after his disappearance, news soon came from the Enlightenment Cave that the nine disciples had successfully emerged from seclusion. Although the demonic energy of the Evil Dragon Relic affected them, the sect leader still gave them another chance.

Lin Fan appeared at Tianjian Peak, received the mission to go to Shanhai City, and then set off with the main force.

None of the junior sisters came to see them off this time, because they had all been punished by Leng Xingyue to copy scriptures.

Lin Fan checked the system and found that there was still an unfinished task, with the progress bar stuck at 20%.

So this bastard plays like this, passively accepting tasks and still managing to complete so much progress. But it doesn't matter anymore, he's going down the mountain today, so he can postpone any task.

Every year, the Qingxiao Sect challenges thirty disciples to go to Shanhai City for training. It is a city that keeps demons out. Every year, fierce battles take place there, which has continued for thousands of years.

"Senior Brother Lin, have you thought of a plan?" Murong Xuanqiu walked over and said with a smile.

Lin Fan rolled his eyes and ignored her.

On the third day of their journey, Lin Fan found an excuse to leave his teammates.

Awoo

"Finally free! This air, this feeling, it's like returning to the embrace of nature."

Lin Fan chose to distance himself from the Qingxiao Sect, taking a step away from his family and friends.

Ma De, who had been tormented by Tongzi for more than three months, was holding back his anger. Now that he had finally come down the mountain, he could go wherever he wanted as long as those annoying junior sisters were not around.

Today I'll go to the tavern to have fun, tomorrow I'll listen to music in the brothel; a wonderful life awaits me.

"Warning! Warning! Host, please arrive at Shanhai City within five days!"

The system kept issuing warnings. Lin Fan sneered inwardly, thinking, "They want me to come with them? No way!"

"System, in my previous life, the storyline of the Qingxiao Sect ended during the sect competition. Nothing happened after that. I could go wherever I wanted. Forget about following the storyline. The path I'm about to take is the storyline."

He let out a wild shout, raised his arms high, and ran wildly across the snow, leaving a clear trail of footprints in his wake.

"Host, you'll lose your love if you keep doing this!" the system said.

"Life is precious, love is cheap, but freedom is the most valuable of all."

Lin Fan completely let go of his inhibitions and never wanted to have any contact with the Qingxiao Sect again; that was not a place for him.

His goal is the Tianchen Continent, and beyond that lies the vast universe, transcending all limitations to return to Earth.

"Host, you've really hidden yourself well. You've fooled me. You must have racked your brains for this day."

The system said indignantly, "This guy has been acting since he was reborn. Only now do we see his true colors."

"You stupid system, do I need to act? If it weren't for you causing trouble, I would have been living a carefree life long ago."

Lin Fan began to accelerate, his next destination: the Central Continent.

He had long since grown fed up with the system. Let whoever wants to be the villain go ahead; he's not going. As for Long Aotian, that's no big deal.

The system had told him before that Long Aotian would cause trouble in Zhongzhou later, so he went to Zhongzhou in advance to make arrangements. By the time Long Aotian finished clearing the Northern Region dungeon, he would have almost finished his arrangements. He didn't believe he couldn't take down that bastard.

He went to Zhongzhou ahead of time, intercepted Long Aotian's opportunities, cut off his support, and starved him to death. Without these opportunities, how could Long Aotian compete with him?

Even if Heaven wanted to feed me, it still needed rice to cook the meal; I'm just too clever.

While others are thinking one step ahead, I'm already thinking about what comes next. This time, I'm just standing at the top of the atmosphere.

Ding: New mission issued. Please arrive at Shanhai City within five days. Mission reward: Invincible Diamond!

Lin Fan rolled his eyes, looking at the attributes of the reward item. This is just a lewd system. Who would name a weapon like this? Such an awesome weapon, and you use such a name?

"Task……"

"Shut up! Even death cannot change my mind. I am not afraid of being struck by lightning or burned."

Lin Fan interrupted, saying that given the system's nature, the last sentence would definitely be about the punishment for failure.

He now breathes in the air of freedom, and even if knives fall on him, nothing can stop his steps.

He was already tired of this remote, mountainous place in the North. He wanted to go to the Central Plains to see the beautiful scenery, the dancers, and experience the local customs and culture.

"Failure penalty: Chirp shrinks by two-thirds!"

The system continued to emit a dull voice. Upon hearing this, Lin Fan's body stiffened slightly, and the smile on his face disappeared.

"System, you're kidding me, right?"

He did not stop and continued on his way.

“Host, I’m not joking with you,” the system replied.

"Master, you will lose me completely. I will never be threatened!" Lin Fan sneered.

After saying that, he sped up and transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards the sky.

No one can threaten him, not even the leader.

The cold wind howled, making a whistling sound in his ears. The sun came out, but he didn't feel warm; instead, a chill crept into his heart.

"Countdown to failure: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2..."