Lin Fan sat outside drinking tea. Inside Qianfeng City, undercurrents were surging. The eight major families were all searching for his whereabouts, trying to figure out whether he was just passing by or had other purposes.
Fengxi washed herself, glancing at the door every now and then, hoping he would come in and help her clean up.
Seeing that there was no movement for a long time, she pouted, her lips almost long enough to hang a kettle.
Lin Fan was very relaxed and rarely had a moment to unwind. When he entered the city, no one could see his face clearly, especially since it was raining heavily at the time. Therefore, when he stayed at the inn, he was treated as an ordinary guest.
Liu Mengli was stripped of her divine-level spiritual veins, and her body could no longer contain spiritual power. Feng Xi wanted to use her body to cultivate, but she needed to restore her spiritual veins.
"Ding: New mission issued: Eliminate the experts of the Liu family hidden in Qianfeng City. Reward: Saint-grade spiritual vein!"
The system's mechanical voice sounded, making Lin Fan roll his eyes. This damn system's task came at just the right time. Luckily, it was something else. If it had sent out some dual cultivation task, he would have really beaten it to death.
"The Liu family's experts are quite interesting!" He released his divine sense, covering the territory outside the eight major families, trying to find the Liu family's experts.
He then kept his eyes fixed on the direction of the cave, extending his divine sense to cover the locations where the Liu family experts had died.
Their deaths will be discovered soon, and the Liu family will surely show up.
Sure enough, several hours later, a Golden Core Realm expert appeared. He discovered the corpses of the Liu family members and then sent out a signal.
Soon, experts from the Liu family arrived one after another, led by a middle-aged man in black at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage.
At this moment, his face was gloomy, his fists were clenched, and his eyes released a cold killing intent.
"Any clues?" he said coldly.
"Liu Mengli has disappeared. All our men died from Gao Jue's sword energy. The person who attacked them is very likely at least at the Nascent Soul stage!"
The four Golden Core Realm experts knelt down, their voices trembling. If this mission failed, they would have no chance of survival.
"My lord, could it be that the matriarch of the Liu family has returned?"
They whispered that the matriarch of the Liu family had a very high reputation in the family. When she was at the height of her power, she even overshadowed the head of the family. When she was in the Liu family, no one dared to provoke her.
“She has been missing for seven years and is probably dead in the secret realm. Moreover, she is not a sword expert!” the Nascent Soul stage expert said in a deep voice.
He examined the victim's wounds. The murderer's swordsmanship was exceptional, far exceeding his comprehension, making it difficult to fathom his skill level.
This person's strength is far superior to mine; I hope he's not related to Liu Mengli!
They cremated the deceased's body into ashes and brought them back to Thousand Wind City, to their secret hideout, to figure out how to handle the matter.
With the intervention of a mysterious powerful figure, they completely lost track of Liu Mengli, and finding her again will not be easy.
They must find an opportunity to completely eliminate Liu Mengli, otherwise they will definitely be severely punished if they return to the Liu family.
At this moment, a figure in black landed on the courtyard wall, staring coldly at the people in the courtyard.
"who?"
They noticed someone had come in and all looked up at Lin Fan.
"Who are you?" the Nascent Soul stage expert asked in a deep voice, seeing that Lin Fan had a smile on his face and glanced sideways, not taking them seriously.
It fueled his anger; he felt the boy in front of him was far too arrogant, looking at him like he was an ant. Who could stand that?
If I could see his strength clearly, I would definitely have gone up and slashed him twice.
"Are you from the Liu family of Zhongzhou?" Lin Fan tilted his head, a half-smile on his face.
“That’s right!” Upon hearing this, the Nascent Soul stage expert’s tense expression eased slightly. Regardless of whether he was friend or foe, since he knew about the Liu family of Zhongzhou, he would give him some face.
This is the source of the Liu family's confidence. Compared to the impoverished and remote northern regions, the Liu family's ability to occupy a place in the Central Plains is not something to be trifled with.
"Your Mightiness……"
He was about to speak when his eyes suddenly narrowed. He didn't know when, but Lin Fan had already left the courtyard wall and landed beside him, even putting his hand on his shoulder.
"That's right!" Lin Fan sneered.
In an instant, the courtyard was enveloped by an overwhelming and domineering pressure. The four Golden Core experts coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground, their bodies exploding with a loud bang, and countless drops of blood splattered, enveloping the courtyard like a spray.
The Nascent Soul stage expert hurriedly activated his spiritual power. The collision of the two powerful forces caused the courtyard wall to crack and collapse. However, his spiritual power was quickly suppressed and retracted into his body.
Lin Fan released such powerful spiritual energy that it felt like a mountain pressing down on him, making it hard for him to breathe.
"Spare me!" The Nascent Soul stage expert was unable to move. A domineering force surged from Lin Fan's arm into his body, raging through his meridians.
He felt as if his body was about to explode, unable to withstand the surge of two forces, as if his body had become a battlefield.
Unable to withstand the overwhelming spiritual power, the blood vessels burst, causing the Nascent Soul stage expert to bleed from all seven orifices, his face to turn red, his eyes to widen, and he to explode and die.
"Hmm, are there still people from the Liu family?" Lin Fan didn't receive the system's reward and blamed himself for being too rash and hasty. He should have asked if there were any of their people left in Qianfeng City.
He hid himself and continued to wait for the Liu family to appear.
Two hours later, a figure sneaked into the courtyard, looking around furtively.
When he saw the five corpses in the yard, he knew something was wrong and tried to turn away, but a sharp blade appeared at his neck.
He felt a chill on his neck, his heart clenched so hard it almost jumped out of his chest, and he dared not make a move.
"My lord, spare my life!" came a trembling voice. At this moment, he was shaking so badly that he could not walk.
"How many people from the Liu family came in total?" Lin Fan asked in a cold voice.
“Nineteen people!” he swallowed hard and said truthfully.
"Thirteen people died before, and there are still five dead in the courtyard. With you, there are exactly nineteen people. Are there any others?" Lin Fan asked.
"there is none left!"
call out
Lin Fan raised his weapon and finished off the rat-headed fellow.
"Ding: Congratulations, host, for completing the mission. You are rewarded with a Saint-grade Spirit Vein. Would you like to claim your reward?" the system voice announced.
When Lin Fan returned to the inn, he saw Feng Xi, who had washed up and was looking at him with watery eyes, her pretty face flushed and slightly damp, her hair still wet.
He swallowed hard. No wonder some people like to peep at beautiful women taking a bath. There was a picture of a beautiful woman emerging from the bath right in front of him, which was very alluring.
The giant elephant hidden in the forest also slightly raised its head. It coughed, tried to control its spear, and said, "Xi'er, I have found a sacred-grade spiritual vein for you. It may hurt a little when you fuse with it later, so please bear with it!"
Upon hearing that she could cultivate, Fengxi jumped up with joy, her pretty face beaming with excitement. She nodded and said, "Brother, I can endure it!"
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Lin Fan immediately accepted the reward and placed his hand on her head.
Suddenly, Fengxi coughed up blood, and excruciating pain spread throughout her body, causing her to curl up and tremble, her pretty face turning pale.
But she gritted her teeth and endured the pain of merging with the spiritual veins with unwavering will. After a while, as if she had adapted to the power of the spiritual veins, her expression eased slightly.
Lin Fan released his divine sense and sensed that her spine was radiating a golden light, with a faint aura of heavenly might permeating it.
The sky above Thousand Wind City was suddenly filled with lightning and thunder, and a rare five-colored lightning bolt appeared.
The vast celestial might permeated the air, but the powerful figures of Thousand Wind City remained calm. When faced with the might of the heavens, they felt like a piece of duckweed on a vast ocean, which could be swallowed up at any moment.
"What's going on? Who did Qiancheng Feng do something so outrageous? The heavens are about to unleash five-colored lightning!" They felt a chill run down their spines, but couldn't help but complain.
Seeing the power of that five-colored heavenly lightning, if it were to actually descend, it would probably wipe out all life in the entire city; not even a mosquito could survive.
Thunder rumbled in the sky, flashes of lightning appeared from time to time, and the thunder was deafening. They were terrified and dared not be careless in the slightest, so they did not dare to go out.
Lin Fan quietly watched Feng Xi. When he sensed that her aura was surging and that she was vaguely absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he hurriedly set up an array to prevent the spiritual energy from gathering.
He then took out two pills, extracted their medicinal power, and transformed it into spiritual energy, continuously supplying it to Feng Xi.
Her aura was surging, rising rapidly from the first level of Qi Refining, extremely fierce, like a flood bursting its banks, unstoppable.
He hurriedly took out two pills that could replenish the energy of a Golden Core Realm expert and continued to help her absorb them.
A surge of powerful spiritual energy continuously flowed into her body, circulating through her eight extraordinary meridians and quickly transforming into spiritual power that merged into her dantian.
In half an hour, her cultivation level soared to the ninth level, and there was still no sign of it stopping.
Upon seeing this, Lin Fan's eyes revealed a look of surprise; this cultivation level had increased far too quickly.
Could it be because of the sacred spiritual vein that Liu Mengli was already at the Foundation Establishment stage before her spiritual vein was stripped away?
Now that she has obtained a higher-grade sacred spiritual vein, such a heaven-defying thing can help her absorb and refine spiritual energy even faster, and she should be able to recover to her peak condition.
Her expression returned to calm. After the painful process of merging, Hua Mei felt relieved and her whole body felt comfortable. She tried to form hand seals like Lin Fan to speed up the refining of spiritual energy.
Buzz
Feng Xi broke through the bottleneck and entered the Foundation Establishment stage. Her aura continued to surge until nightfall, when she reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.
"To reach the ninth level of Foundation Establishment in a single day, this Saint-grade spiritual vein is truly heaven-defying!" Lin Fan's eyes burned with desire. He should have kept it for himself.
Although her breakthrough to the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment stage was related to her previous cultivation level, the Saint-grade spiritual vein was also amazing, allowing her to return to her peak.
Give her some more time, and I reckon her skill level will skyrocket, surpassing mine without a problem.
At least in terms of cultivation speed, he was far inferior to Feng Xi, and could only barely keep up with her speed thanks to the system's cheat.
Fengxi's breathing gradually stabilized, but a layer of black substance appeared on her skin, which was an impurity that was expelled during the fusion of the sacred spiritual vein.
She slowly opened her eyes, her delicate nose wrinkling slightly. She smelled the fishy stench emanating from the impurities, and her stomach churned violently. Her face fell.
However, to everyone's astonishment, he unbuckled his belt, intending to rinse it again.
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