Yang Fan was now at the late stage of the 9th level of Qi Refining, he hadn't absorbed all the treasures as he needed to consolidate his cultivation before attempting to break through, and what better way to do that than a fight, he hoped that Lin Fan could put up a challenge.
He lay in ambush using his stealth skill, he blended into the shadows as the sun's rays shone onto the trees and bushes, the ground started shaking as a large mass of people were moving quickly and heavily, the large force also deterred any beasts from attacking.
The Lin and Feng Clan soldiers were moving in conjunction, the Clans and the Sect had locked down the city as quick as they could and recalled all that was left of the originally unstoppable squadron, that had been cut off by 1/4 from the methods of the Three Evils and the demonic beasts. Lin Fan had methods to catch them of course, but he couldn't reveal them, this was also what Yang Fan was banking on.
Lin Fan was confused, all he did was stop his former trash life and made his family prosper, 'How the fuck did that result in all the major organisations in the city being ransacked?' at first he thought that his enemies had followed him through the Yellow Bridge of life and death but then quickly renounced that thought.
His enemies were straightforward people, evident by how they didn't use any plans or machinations to fight against him, they wouldn't use such a roundabout method, he just chalked it up to the butterfly effect, after all, "A butterfly that beats its wings in one corner of the globe and with that single action changes the weather halfway across the world."
He still felt that there were other forces at play, but he believed he could overcome it all, he wasn't a Blood Demon Venerable for nothing, there were less than 200 people who could match him and only 10 who could kill him in Qinglong Continent!
He was still cautious, as without such alertness, he wouldn't have survived so long, however, even he did not have a method that could allow him to hide from the presence of a Foundation Building 7th Stage as a measly 7th grade Qi Refiner without serious consequences.
His ominous feeling was quadrupled and as he was about to warn the soldiers when they started dropping like flies, he was also feeling drowsy and felt the urge to sleep but he quickly threw out a potion that slightly alleviated the effects.
He was still drowsy, as he didn't have antidotes to poisons that were not from this world, "W-who are you?" He asked suspiciously, putting up a brave front while crazily thinking, "What kind of poison is this! I used the most strongest antidote I have and I'm still feeling drowsy, even though I didn't focus on alchemy, I was still had grandmaster attainment.
Yang Fan usually didn't speak in fights unless it would be beneficial to him, this fight was also the same, "I should be asking you that, re-in-car-na.tor." he playfully replied, Yang Fan watched in slight mirth as Lin Fan's eyes widened as he was shocked due to the identity of the person.
Using the advantage of Lin Fan being shocked, it almost seemed like he teleported as he appeared in front of Lin Fan in an instant, he immediately sent out a flurry of punches but they were all a cover as he released his modified version of Roaring Dragon Fist.
[AN: MC will modify low level martial arts that aren't good enough but I'll just call them the original names so you guys don't get confused or something, he's also modified the other martial arts he stole in the time he was waiting to ambush them.]
Lin Fan was punched through a few trees before he gained clarity, he was suprised that he was not dead and relieved that his opponent wasn't as strong as he thought he would be. Those arrogant thoughts disappeared along with Ynag Fan as he used shadow stealth and punched his ribcage from which a noticeable crack sound was produced from.
He immediately became angry, me? A mighty Blood Demon! Being beaten by a Qi Refiner! Nonsense! He then brought out his sword, the two were going back and forth for an hour. Lin Fan clearly had the upper hand at first but as Yang Fan's cultivation was consolidated, his skills increased.
Lin Fan was somewhat training Yang Fan, fighting wasn't his main profession as he was primarily a thief, he was becoming more steady, leaving less openings and even making feints, he was gradually increasing in fighting knowledge.
Of course, Lin Fan was still a Venerable, the only reason he was losing was because there were many techniques he couldn't utilise as a simple peak stage 7th Qi Refiner, he was being pushed onto the losing end...
"Dammit!" he screamed unwillingly, 'I was clearly winning at first but now he's pressuring me! If only I escaped at first, now he's set up traps and formations so I have no chance to leave unless I win!' Lin Fan would easily be able to disable normal formations but these had been inputed like it was a program, the inhabitants of this world obviously didn't know such complex programming. 'Grrrrrr! That's it, I can't take this anymore!'
He instantly used an evil art and started draining a bit of the blood from the unconscious soldiers on the ground and refined it into impure energy! Yang Fan knew something like this would take place, that's why he didn't just put knockout gas in the air, he put parasites that entered the soldiers' bloodstream and body, they would die six hours after it was first applied if they didn't get treatment.
Lin Fan was unknowingly giving the parasites free will inside his own body and they didn't waste the opportunity, after Yang Fan stalled for 5 minutes Lin Fan started coughing blood, it would normally take much longer but Lin Fan was fighting and constantly circulating energy, the parasites fed on the energy and became strong and deadly enough to effect him in 5 minutes.
Lin Fan was rapidly wondering what caused him to be so sick until he saw a grin through the opponents mask, the fight continued for 10 more minutes and his internal organs were already rupturing, he seemed on the brink of insanity and Yang Fan's countless taunting pushed him over the edge as he burnt his life force for more power.
Yang Fan was being pushed back and was even gaining a few more injuries, after all, sacrificing your potential and lifespan gives quite a power boost. Yang Fan was originally going to observe the method but realised that he was going to devour his soul anyway.
Normally he wouldn't be so arrogant but the Ring had imparted a formation that would keep his soul from using strange means to escape. Yang Fan asked the ring why it gave him the formation and it told him that he was sent to this world to clean up anomalies.
There was only one case of people from the past life coming back, the others were more simple like straying from the strings of fate or becoming strong when you're not supposed to. He suspiciously asked the Ring why it would send an anomaly to deal with anomalies, it cheekily implanted that, "Only Criminals, can deal with criminals."
[AN: God of Crime reference :3]
He had no time to take a leisure chat with the Ring as Lin Fan was pressuring him, at the expense of his own health as the more energy he used, the more the parasites fed, to fully deal with Lin Fan he suddenly took of his mask and Lin Fan stopped in his tracks, dumbfounded.
"Yang... Fan?" he asked suspiciously, "Who else could I be, Re-in-car-na.tor." He once again playfully replied. Lin Fan was shocked, Yang Fan was his original best friend but he succumbed to the plots of the Yang Family in the original. Yang Fan wasn't uncouth like the former him and they were great friends.
When he first came back in time he wanted to go and have a drink with Yang Fan and warn him of his Clan's betrayal, he was saddened when he found he was too late. That was also why he didn't come out for a day and his cousin came over.
His eyes then menacingly narrowed, "Of all the things you could do, disrespecting my friend's death was your worst choice!" He ruefully muttered, just as he was getting ready to unleash an ultimate attack, he plopped down, with no feeling at all in his limbs or torso.
He had left the beserk state and all the pain flooded him at once, he screamed and wailed like a pig, although he had suffered plenty of times, this wasn't his original body and he had never faced the pain of getting eaten from inside out!
He came to the conclusion that he was going to die so he rapidly absorbed all the blood of the people in the surroundings and turned it into energy, Yang Fan watched in amusement as a projection of a Yellow Bridge was formed, he then instantly snapped down like a shark and devoured the space-time energy as well as Lin Fan's soul with glee.
Two hours later, Yang Fan was ecstatic! He had gained a lot of knowledge and information from Lin Fan's soul and had the location of numerous inheritances and fortituous encounters. He was also informed of the general information of the continent, he could no longer be called a frog in a well.
After resting for a while more, all his injuries were healed, he was a bit disgruntled that Lin Fan was too weak in his past life but also thankful as if it was one of the ten people who could kill him that reincarnated, their meridians would be too extreme for even parisites to survive in.
As a farewell gift he used a flying skill that Lin Fan had, he couldn't use it as his cultivation was too low and Yang Fan had obviously placed anti flying formations, that was one of the easiest methods to escape!
He flew above CloudSoaring City and arrogantly proclaimed, "Your daddy Yang Fan the Divine Thief here thanks you for the generous gifts your storehouses have presented to me!" with that he immediately flew off into the Mountain Range, along with Lin Fan's memories, as well as the map, it was a piece of cake to escape to the treacherous Demon's Canyon where there was no sort of law enforcement and fugitives from all over the surrounding areas escaped to when they offended those they couldn't offend.
Meanwhile in the city, when everyone heard the words there were different reactions, the commoners were shocked as Yang Fan was supposedly dead, they connected the dots easily as commoners were generally smarter than cultivators as they had time to study.
The Clan leaders who were pacing up and down were immediately incensed and the Yang Clan Leader who was bowing before the ancestor shook as well as the ancestor, who was fuming, "So, I gave you the privilege of being the clan leader... And within a fucking month! The whole place has been raided!"
"Ancestor I beg for forgiveness, please spare this humble servant." If anyone noticed this scene they would be shocked! The mighty clan leader of Yang Clan begging for forgiveness, and calling himself a servant!
"I have no need for trash." Yang Qiang cruelly replied before his eyes gleamed and his blade like hand swooped down, along with the movement of his hand, Yang Gongming's head was cleanly separated from his neck.
The Grand Elder of the Sect immediately spat out blood when he heard the provocation, he was planning to use those resources to perform his last attempt at Core Formation Realm! He quickly flew to the sky and gazed towards the source of the voice with fury blazing and was even more distressed to see nothing there.