When Empress Tianyao heard that no one had been able to ascend to immortality for thousands of years, her expression remained calm, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on her lips.
"Take me away from here!" she suddenly said, her eyes fixed on the south, a look of longing in them.
"Senior Tianyao, you are suppressed by the altar, and this junior is powerless to help you!" Lin Fan said, spreading his hands, unwilling to get involved in this karma.
"In this heaven and earth, who can suppress this emperor?" Empress Tianyao raised an eyebrow, gently raising her hand, and the chains binding the ice coffin slowly retracted.
The altar slowly disappeared, leaving only an ice coffin.
Seeing Lin Fan's surprised look, she slowly said, "This is to prevent those villains from finding this place. Now that the Heavenly Road is blocked, I can leave!"
Lin Fan stared at the ice coffin, his face turning from green to purple, then to black. He hadn't gained any benefits and was now facing a major problem.
"What, you're unwilling?" Empress Tianyao said with a half-smile when she saw him remain silent.
"Of course, I am willing to do my best. But if you want to go somewhere, I will definitely deliver you on time!" Lin Fan said with a smile.
“Zhongzhou!” Empress Tianyao said.
"Ding: Congratulations to the host for completing the mission. Reward: Nascent Soul Stage Level 5!" The system's voice sounded again. The secondary coffin, the ice coffin, disappeared and was now in the system's inventory.
Lin Fan was speechless. This damn system really knew how to get things done, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.
His aura surged to the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and his spiritual power and divine sense increased dramatically, covering a wider area.
"I, the Emperor, will not take advantage of you for nothing. This is a divine doll. If you are in danger, you can use the doll to create a clone to attract the enemy's attention. Even if it is destroyed, the enemy will not be able to detect it."
Empress Tianyao's lingering resentment dissipated into specks of light, then coalesced into a rag doll, which landed in his palm.
A divine doll possesses all the power of the caster's original body, but its thought process is limited to issuing a few simple commands; it lacks the original body's consciousness.
Therefore, it is the best tool for escaping and attracting enemies. If it is killed by the enemy, it is equivalent to dying in your place. Most importantly, if it is not damaged, it can be retrieved and reused. It is a very useful treasure.
Lin Fan held the rag doll; having such a clone to bewitch the enemy was quite a useful treasure.
It's a pity he wasn't a scapegoat doll, otherwise he could have had a good time.
After the altar disappeared, he quietly sneaked into the spiritual vein, looking at the ice ore in the vein, wanting to dig but unable to, his heart itching with desire.
He left the Eternal Night region, running all the way until he left the Beast King's territory, where he crawled out from the spiritual veins and then chose a path to quietly cross the monster territory back home.
It took him seven days, traveling hundreds of thousands of miles each day, to return to his base area from the Eternal Night District to the Pagoda District.
Wu Qiankun has not returned yet, presumably he is looking for other disciples to make an impression. Murong Xuanqiu and Chu Yunying have also not returned; they have been gone for almost a month, and there is still no news of them.
On the third day, the Crimson Blood Demon Horse appeared on the horizon and galloped toward the pagoda. Its speed was extremely fast, far surpassing that of ordinary magical beasts.
Lin Fan looked at the carriage, a smile appearing on his face, very satisfied.
The Crimson Blood Demon Horse is an extremely wild magical beast that is very difficult to tame. However, once it chooses to submit, it will become very loyal, and there is no need to worry about it betraying you.
Before the two women even got out of the car, they couldn't help but pull back the curtains and gaze at the pagoda that had grown from a black dot to a larger one, their hearts filled with excitement.
After a month, they finally returned.
The sound of the carriage outside startled the disciples of the pagoda, who all peeked out and watched with envy as the two women stepped down from the carriage.
What a dashing mount! A steed as swift as the wind, the dream mount of countless men.
"Good boy, let's go back now." Murong Xuanqiu patted its head and then took out some spiritual herbs to feed it.
Knock knock knock
The two women had just returned to their room and tidied up when they came running back to knock on the door.
Lin Fan opened the door, and what came into view was a huge snow lotus flower, with crystal-clear leaves, flowing with a misty aura, full of strong vitality.
"Senior Brother Lin, this is for you!" Murong Xuanqiu had just poked his head out when Chu Yunying dragged him away with a cold face.
"Junior Sister Chu, it's just a snow lotus flower, the elder won't care." Murong Xuanqiu struggled, blinking at Lin Fan repeatedly.
Chu Yunying's expression grew even colder. She had clearly seen the look of surprise and joy flash across her senior brother's eyes when he saw the snow lotus.
Although he concealed it well, she caught the subtle changes in his expression. She absolutely could not let her senior brother develop feelings for Murong Xuanqiu.
"Senior Sister Xuanqiu, please stop bothering Senior Brother from now on," Chu Yunying said coldly.
"Why?" Murong Xuanqiu felt that she was too sensitive and possessive, which was wrong.
"Junior Sister Chu, a good man should be shared. At worst, you can go first, and I'll eat the leftovers after you've finished eating."
Sensing that Chu Yunying's temperament had grown even colder, with a murderous intent swirling within her, her mouth continued to slurp incessantly.
"Think about it, men are all very fickle. If you don't give him food openly, he'll cheat on you secretly. Once he gets addicted to cheating, he'll cheat on you even more."
"We might as well drain him dry first, then he won't be in the mood to cheat!"
Chu Yunying didn't say much, but her killing intent lessened, as if she was considering the feasibility of the matter.
"Given his attitude towards you, if you keep fantasizing about having sex with him, why don't we secretly give him some aphrodisiacs and have some fun together?"
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Lin Fan watched as the two women ran from the tenth floor back to Elder Tianyunzi on the first floor, feeling somewhat bewildered.
Seeing that the two women had brought a large number of exotic flowers and herbs, all of which were rare and precious medicinal herbs, Tian Yunzi nodded in satisfaction. He then gave them a jade token, recorded their items, and converted them into points.
As long as Danfeng successfully refines the pills using these medicinal herbs, they can exchange their points for the first pill. This is a priority right given to disciples by the sect.
Whoever submits the raw materials can exchange them for the first finished pill if they need to.
"They knocked on the door just to let me catch a glimpse of the snow lotus?" Lin Fan wondered to himself.
"Women's hearts are beyond my comprehension!" He continued to gaze into the distance, keeping a close eye on the movements among his disciples.
He took out a jade tablet, which was flashing red light. This was a device for receiving distress signals from fellow disciples. When a disciple was attacked and injured by a demonic beast while picking spiritual herbs, he would send a message for help through the jade tablet.
Lin Fan stroked his chin, considering whether to go out to rescue the injured disciple, when the jade tablet lit up again, indicating that the injured disciple had been rescued.
"Who saved him? Could it have been Wu Qiankun?"
The jade tablet can only be used to send out rescue signals. It cannot be used for normal communication or to find out who is in danger. If rescue is needed, the jade tablet will emit a red light. If it is safe, it will emit a green light. The location of the disciple can only be determined by the jade tablet.
As night fell, the two women wanted to visit, but found that Lin Fan was not in the room. They exchanged a glance and decided to stay and wait for him to return.
Lin Fan leisurely hid outside, calculating roughly when Wu Qiankun would return.
Ten days passed quickly. During this time, disciples sent back distress signals one after another. Lin Fan took the opportunity to go out several times and rescued several disciples.
Of course, the busiest person was Tian Yunzi. Because Lin Fan often slacked off during rescue operations, many important rescue missions fell to him.
Tian Yunzi was so busy that his underwear was soaked with sweat. He didn't have a moment to rest. He had just rescued a batch of people when he had to go out again.
He deeply regretted recommending Lin Fan for the important role of a rescue disciple. He blamed himself for being too shameless, thinking that he would help Lin Fan gain greater prestige within the sect and have a chance to inherit the throne in the future, while he himself would first curry favor with a powerful figure.
As a result, this guy often slacked off, leaving him exhausted and overwhelmed.
The disciples brought back valuable medicinal herbs one after another. As night fell, Wu Qiankun also appeared. He returned with three injured disciples and briefly explained the medicinal herbs they had gathered and the situation.
Lin Fan listened to his answer from the side, took the statement seriously, but a cold smile appeared on his lips.
It is speculated that after this guy came out of the ice cave, he wandered around, secretly looking for disciples, waiting for them to fall into danger, and then came to their rescue, leaving a very good impression on the three of them.
If Wu Qiankun later plots to frame me and uses the same method to create an alibi, wouldn't that be the same tactic I used to deal with Long Aotian?
What a brilliant man! It seems I overestimated him. Wu Qiankun's intelligence is slightly higher than Long Aotian's, but not by much.
"Senior Brother, I've heard that the magical beasts around here have been very irritable lately. I wonder what the reason is?" Wu Qiankun suddenly asked.
A monster uprising would put disciples who went out to gather medicinal herbs in greater danger, which is a very troublesome matter.
"I understand, I'll go out and check it out!" Lin Fan replied calmly.
"Do you need my help?" Wu Qiankun asked.
Seeing Lin Fan's surprised expression, he explained, "Although my cultivation level isn't high, I'm good at escaping, so I can lend a hand!"
"Junior Brother Wu, you're too kind. If needed, I'll have you go out in my place," Lin Fan said with a forced smile.
At this moment, he had a new plan in mind. Since Wu Qiankun had taken the initiative to speak, he could turn the tables and cooperate with Wu Qiankun's actions.
He needed good bait to lure Long Aotian out, so he had to deliberately fall into their trap.
With two life-saving methods—divine dolls and boundary-breaking talismans—he can confidently escape safely even when facing a fifth-tier beast king.
"Then it's settled. Don't forget, Senior Brother!"
Wu Qiankun left with a smile, but the moment he turned around, his eyes turned cold again, and a flash of killing intent crossed his face.
Lin Fan watched his departing figure, then threw down his pen. He had just broken through to the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and no one knew yet. Wu Qiankun's attempt to deal with him was destined to fail.
Under the cover of night, Wu Qiankun sneaked out again. This time, Lin Fan didn't follow him; it was obvious he had gone to find Long Aotian.
For some reason, he always felt that there was something unusual about the relationship between Long Aotian and Wu Qiankun.
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