Chapter 25
"Ah?"
This sentence not only stunned Mu Qingshan, but also stunned Wan Li and Yu Meiyan who were beside him.
"I can try to help you move a few more feet forward." Yun Fan was still smiling as he looked at Mu Qingshan and said.
"What!"
Yun Fan's words caused Mu Qingshan, Wan Li, and Yu Meiyan's hearts to surge with tempestuous waves.
What did this mean? Could it be that under this terrifying heat wave, this young man actually had extra strength to help others get closer to the core?
Thinking of this possibility, the three of them couldn't help but breathe rapidly.
One had to know that in this position, every step closer to the core would increase the density of the spirit energy by thirty percent. It was extremely beneficial for cultivators to open up the source of spirit energy!
Among the three of them, the tall Wan Li was the first to react. At this time, his eyes were a little red as he excitedly said, "Brother, if you can help me move three feet forward, after the ceremony, I can give you ten thousand spirit stones as a reward!"
Just as Wan Li's voice fell, Yu Meiyan's heart skipped a beat. She secretly scolded herself for being slow to react. However, her reaction wasn't slow either. Her charming face immediately revealed a sweet smile. Looking at Xiang Yun Fan, coupled with her full chest, many men's hearts would ripple.
"Little brother, if you help Meiyan move three feet forward, after the ceremony, not only will I give you ten thousand spirit stones as a reward, but you can also have dinner with me … I … I don't have a boyfriend yet …"
Looking at Yu Meiyan's shy and lovely expression, Wan Li secretly scolded shameless. However, there was no other way. Who told her to have a unique advantage? Moreover, ten thousand spirit stones was the limit he could take out. He couldn't take out more.
"Brother, if you are willing to help me, I am willing to become your life and death brother!" Wan Li gritted his teeth. Although he knew the effect wasn't great, he still made a final effort.
Looking at Wan Li's deflated expression, Yu Meiyan giggled. However, just when she thought the good thing was about to succeed, Yun Fan's answer made her smile freeze.
"Sorry, with my ability, I can only help one person. Senior Mu Qingshan helped me once, so I naturally have to help him this time."
Yun Fan's indifferent voice was filled with unwavering determination.
Although Yun Fan didn't appreciate Mu Qingshan's offer to help him cross the bridge last time, he still owed Mu Qingshan a favor. Although money and beauty were tempting him now, Yun Fan didn't plan to change his mind.
Yun Fan's decision stunned Wan Li and Yu Meiyan. They didn't expect that the former would choose Mu Qingshan, who didn't promise any benefits.
Mu Qingshan himself was also a little surprised. Back then, his unintentional good intentions had actually been exchanged for a great deal of help at a critical moment today!
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Yun Fan!"
Mu Qingshan did not think too much about it. His face was filled with excitement as he directly offered his hand to Yun Fan. If he still rejected politely at this time, he would not be putting on a brave front. He would be an idiot!
Yun Fan directly controlled a portion of the Bone Spirit Ice Fire and transferred it to the point where their palms were connected, covering Mu Qingshan's body.
After doing all this, Yun Fan's face was also a little pale.
The temperature here was so high that even the air was distorted. Although the Bone Spirit Ice Fire could completely resist the heat, it still needed to be activated with spirit energy. By walking here, he had used up almost half of his spirit energy.
He also wanted to do business with Wan Li and Yu Meiyan. After all, it was twenty thousand spirit stones.
However, his goal in this grand ceremony was to get first place. In front of him, there was still Nangong Lingfeng waiting for him to surpass. He couldn't be careless at all.
Therefore, he could only endure the pain and give up the twenty thousand spirit stones that he got for free. However, he knew that if he got first place in the grand ceremony, there would be more benefits in the future!
Wan Li and Yu Meiyan could only anxiously watch as Yun Fan brought Mu Qingshan deeper in.
If they knew that Yun Fan chose to help Mu Qingshan because Mu Qingshan once casually did a good deed to Yun Fan, how would they feel?
However, no matter what, at this moment, in Wan Li and Yu Meiyan's hearts, there was an indelible name … Yun Fan.
Tap … tap … tap …
After about half an incense stick's time, Yun Fan brought Mu Qingshan out for about fifty feet. At this point, they were less than ten feet away from the core area. The spirit energy was so dense that it was almost liquefied. Of course, the temperature of the heat wave was even more terrifying. It almost evaporated the air, making it difficult for people to breathe.
"Brother Yun Fan, let's stop here. If we go any deeper, I'm afraid I won't be able to take it!"
Mu Qingshan's breathing was rapid as he tried his best to endure the pain. This was already the limit of the spirit energy source he could open. He was already satisfied with reaching this point.
Yun Fan lightly nodded and didn't say much. He let go of his palm and the Incineration Technique in his body quickly absorbed the spirit energy from all directions. Although the Incineration Technique converted spirit energy very quickly, the consumption rate was even faster.
"Brother Yun Fan, I can't thank you enough. If you need me in the future, please don't hesitate to ask!" Mu Qingshan's eyes were filled with gratitude as he sincerely said.
Feeling Mu Qingshan's sincerity, Yun Fan nodded. He lifted his gaze and looked at Nangong Lingfeng not too far away.
At the same time, the originally noisy square quieted down. Tens of thousands of disciples quietly watched the image projected in the air. Their breathing was rapid as they exclaimed again and again.
Just a moment ago, they had personally witnessed Yun Fan surpass Gan Ping, surpass Yu Meiyan and Wan Li of the Four Great Prodigies, and then help Mu Qingshan step into the last ten feet range.
Before this grand ceremony, they had all disdained and ridiculed this little errand boy. But now, he had actually walked in front of everyone!
Those disciples who had bet that Yun Fan would be burned to death in a few breaths felt as if they had been ruthlessly slapped in the face, causing a burning pain.
They all thought that Yun Fan would die without a doubt. It was only a matter of a few breaths of time. But at this moment, they realized that it was impossible for them to win from the start. This was because they had bet in the wrong direction!
And at this time, in the crowd, there was an ordinary looking middle-aged man. His current mood was indescribable. He was annoyed, regretful, helpless, shocked … he felt as if he had missed out on hundreds of thousands of spirit stones … he thought that he should have been able to become rich …
This middle-aged man was the staff member who had accepted Yun Fan's registration for the grand ceremony.
He could still clearly remember that day when Yun Fan had confidently said to him, "If you were a little smarter, you would have taken out all your wealth and bet that I would succeed!"
"Haha, do you think I'm an idiot? Do you think I'll believe you?" This was his answer at the time.
But now, it seemed that he was indeed an idiot …
This morning, he had happily come to watch the fun. But now that he didn't see any fun, his mood became even heavier …
Next to him, stood a similarly dumbfounded man with a pockmarked face. He was the outer court disciple who had reminded Yun Fan to 'borrow money'.
He still clearly remembered that day when he had ridiculed Yun Fan, the latter had suddenly smiled and told him that he would sell everything he had to bet on his advancement …
"Remember to sell everything you have when you go back and bet on my advancement. Consider it my reward for reminding me!"
These were Yun Fan's original words. At that time, he had thought that Yun Fan was an idiot!
But now, it seemed that he was the complete idiot …
Chapter 26
The elders in the air were also looking in the direction of the core in disbelief.
The shock that Yun Fan brought to them was too great. The elder who had planned to reprimand Yun Fan for "messing around" was now blushing. The strength that Yun Fan had displayed was undoubtedly the best counterattack to his doubts!
At this moment, every inner sect elder was deeply impressed by Yun Fan's performance. He was able to participate in the inner sect ceremony as a servant and beat many outstanding outer sect disciples, including three of the Four Great Prodigies. Such a result made them speechless.
They had to admit that Yun Fan was the biggest dark horse in this ceremony. In this ceremony, they had witnessed Yun Fan's magnificent transformation from a loser to a Great Prodigy.
While the elders were shocked, Sect Master Mo Qian and the four hall masters were not any weaker than the others.
Especially when they saw Yun Fan surpass the three Great Prodigies in one go and help Mu Qingshan advance by fifty feet, the shock in their hearts was even more intense.
Nongyan Hall Master Xiang Yan's old face was already smiling like a chrysanthemum.
"As expected of the person who helped me with Nongyan Peak. He should help me with Nongyan Peak!"
Xiang Yan laughed complacently. He understood Yun Fan's actions as him being close to Nongyan Peak. In this way, he was more confident that he could keep him in Nongyan Hall after the ceremony.
However, this kind of complacency was somewhat annoying in the eyes of Fire Puppet Hall Master Zhong Bu 'er and Body Tempering Hall Master Qiu Ji.
"I must get this Yun Fan!" Zhong Bu 'er snorted in a deep voice. Such an excellent seedling, no matter what, he had to get his hands on him!
"He only belongs to my Body Tempering Hall. Whoever dares to fight for him will have a taste of my iron fist!" Qiu Ji's almond-shaped eyes stared as she raised her fist. Her seemingly delicate arm exploded with shocking power.
Looking at the three people fighting for Yun Fan, Mo Qian also had a headache. He didn't know where this Yun Fan came from. He rose up so strongly without any warning, which made everyone unprepared and they didn't know how to distribute him.
Mo Qian sighed with emotion. "This Yun Fan, perhaps he will become the champion of this ceremony …"
After hearing Mo Qian's high evaluation, Alchemy Hall Master Duan Wei smiled leisurely and said with his hands behind his back, "Yun Fan is indeed a good seedling. However, he is still far from being comparable to my Alchemy Peak's Nangong Lingfeng!"
These words caused the hearts of Mo Qian and the other three hall masters to skip a beat. Even they were extremely impressed by the valiant stance that Yun Fan had displayed. They did not expect Duan Wei to say that even the current Yun Fan was no match for Nangong Lingfeng. This greatly shocked them.
Was Duan Wei deliberately mystifying things, or did Nangong Lingfeng still have some trump card that he had yet to reveal?
Everyone's gazes landed on Nangong Lingfeng, half-believing and half-doubting.
At this moment, Nangong Lingfeng was only about eighty feet away from the final core area. The spiritual light on his protective spiritual treasure, the Fire Cloud Carpet, was almost extinguished.
Nangong Lingfeng was panting heavily. At this position, even he was like a lamp that had run out of oil. He had reached his limit.
"The champion of the inner sect ceremony will definitely be me!"
At this moment, Nangong Lingfeng's handsome face was somewhat distorted under the pressure of the endless heat waves. His white robe, which was made of special materials, had a burnt smell. However, his eyes were still sharp, and that was his desire for victory.
Nangong Lingfeng looked back with a victorious smile. He wanted to see how far ahead he was of his opponent. He liked the feeling of leaving his opponent far behind!
However …
When he turned his head, the smile on his face suddenly froze. His eyes were filled with shock as if he had seen a ghost.
This was because he saw that not even ten feet away from him, amidst the surging and dancing heat waves, a ghastly white fiery figure was slowly walking towards him, step by step.
"What the f * ck?"
The result was extremely different from what he had imagined, causing Nangong Lingfeng to subconsciously swear.
According to his speculations, even the other three prodigies who were equally famous as him would not be able to reach this point.
Then who was this person?
Filled with doubt, Nangong Lingfeng stared at the figure until the figure was half a meter away from him and slowly stopped.
"You … you are … I seem to have seen you somewhere before!"
Seeing the person's face clearly, Nangong Lingfeng was slightly startled. He felt that this person was somewhat familiar, but he could not recall where he had seen him before.
The youth in the white flames smiled at Nangong Lingfeng and reminded him, "I am Yun Fan. We have met at the Mending Hall."
"It's you!"
Nangong Lingfeng looked as if he had seen a ghost. His finger kept trembling as he pointed at Xiang Yunfan. "You are the errand boy who borrowed money that day!"
"That's me."
Yun Fan smiled in response.
Nangong Lingfeng's chest rose and fell as he tried his best to calm himself down. However, he did not expect that the errand boy he had met at the Mending Hall, whom he had not taken seriously at all, would actually be able to catch up to him!
In the next moment, Nangong Lingfeng, who had calmed down, suddenly smiled and asked, "You also want to take first place?"
Yun Fan shrugged and said, "Back at the Mending Hall, I seem to have said that already."
Nangong Lingfeng's smile became sharper as he sneered. "Do you think you can defeat me?"
Yun Fan said seriously, "I want to try!"
Yun Fan and Nangong Lingfeng's gazes collided in mid-air. It was as if an electric arc had been ignited as crackling sounds could be heard.
"Yun Fan, is it? Don't think that just because you have some fortuitous encounters, you will become rich. Today, I will let you understand the true difference between a true prodigy and a nouveau riche like you! "
As Nangong Lingfeng shouted coldly, he flipped his hand and took out a blood-red pill from his belt. It was emitting a faint spiritual light. It was clearly a spiritual medicine of high quality.
Nangong Lingfeng directly stuffed the red spiritual medicine into his mouth. The spiritual medicine actually melted as soon as it entered his mouth. In the blink of an eye, Nangong Lingfeng's face flushed red. Shortly after, it spread to his entire body. His entire body suddenly became as red as blood!
Shortly after, fresh blood continuously seeped out from Nangong Lingfeng's pores. Then, the blood condensed and formed a layer of blood scab that covered Nangong Lingfeng's skin.
After a dozen breaths of time, Nangong Lingfeng's body was covered with a layer of blood scab that was half an inch thick. It was like a blood-red armor that resisted the terrifying waves of fire around him.
"Hehe, let's see how you can compete with me."
Nangong Lingfeng, whose face was covered with a thick layer of blood scab, laughed complacently. It was obvious that victory was already in his hands.
"I'll take my leave first!"
Nangong Lingfeng shouted coldly. The blood-red figure moved and continued to move towards the depths of the core. With every step he took, the blood scab on the surface of his body would be melted by the terrifying waves of heat around him.
However, before all the blood scabs melted, it was enough for Nangong Lingfeng to reach the core position. This was obviously one of the trump cards that Nangong Lingfeng had prepared for this ceremony!
Chapter 27
"That's … the Blood Coagulation Pill?"
In midair, Xiang Yan cried out involuntarily when he saw the spirit medicine that Nangong Lingfeng consumed.
"That's right, it's precisely the Blood Coagulation Pill! Nangong Lingfeng begged me to help him refine it before the grand ceremony! "
Duan Wei said proudly. As the Alchemy Hall Master, what he was most proud of was naturally medicinal pills.
"You actually helped him refine a second-grade spirit medicine?"
Xiang Yan said furiously. The way he saw it, this was clearly a kind of cheating behavior.
But Duan Wei did not think so and said with a cold smile, "Winner takes all, what's the point of discussing methods! Didn't Yun Fan also help Mu Qingshan? "
"You …"
Xiang Yan was furious in his heart, but he had no words to refute. In the inner sect grand ceremony, there were indeed not too many conditions and restrictions. Each relied on their own methods and only talked about the results. This was also for the sake of better tempering disciples.
Seeing Xiang Yan deflated, Duan Wei was very pleased with himself in his heart. The more he looked at Nangong Lingfeng, the more satisfied he was.
Not only was this disciple exceptionally talented, but his desire to win was also extremely strong. Furthermore, he exuded steadiness in all aspects when doing things. He absolutely would not underestimate any opponent. Even if he thought that he had 100% confidence, he would also do his best to prepare trump cards to deal with sudden changes!
How could such a nearly flawless genius possibly fail miserably at such an easy task and be defeated by a dark horse that suddenly appeared?
Yun Fan was indeed outstanding. But to compare with who, compared to Nangong Lingfeng, he was clearly still a little tender!
The corners of Duan Wei's mouth twitched. His gaze looked at Yun Fan who followed closely behind Nangong Lingfeng. He sneered coldly in his heart and said, "Yun Fan, oh Yun Fan, you were already outstanding enough. Unfortunately, you encountered Nangong Lingfeng. Then you're destined to have a regretful ending …"
Thud …
The current Yun Fan was already only the last 30 feet away from the core area. But in these last 30 feet, every step seemed to be ten times more difficult than the previous step.
In this area, the intensity of the heat waves seemed to be about to compress and solidify, as if wanting to crush everything here into powder.
At this time, Yun Fan's face was a little pale, which was the reaction of excessive consumption of spirit qi. The further he went, the faster his spirit qi was consumed.
Yun Fan stared at Nangong Lingfeng, who was not far away. More than half of the scabs on Nangong Lingfeng's body had been consumed. His situation was not much better than Yun Fan's, but Nangong Lingfeng was still struggling to move forward. His strong desire to win made him almost forget about life and death.
Seeing this, Yun Fan's eyes turned red. Nangong Lingfeng had stimulated his bloodthirst.
He was originally a mediocre, ordinary person, but due to a freak combination of factors, he had transmigrated to this world. And Yun Fan, who had been reborn, did not want to spend his life in mediocrity!
"I want to win!"
Yun Fan furiously roared. He compressed the remaining Spiritual Qi in his body and continuously activated the Bone Spiritual Ice Fire. Shortly after, he strode forward. In the blink of an eye, he was walking side by side with Nangong Lingfeng. Everyone who saw this scene sucked in a breath of cold air.
"Yun Fan …"
Yan Hu looked at Yun Fan's eyes, which were as sharp as knives, and his eyes could not help but gradually moisten.
In the past, he always thought that Yun Fan liked to boast and boast. He did not expect that his good brother's heart was actually so tenacious.
At this moment, everyone had their mouths tightly shut. Their gazes were focused on Yun Fan and Nangong Lingfeng. They wanted to see if Yun Fan would be the one in the end, or if Nangong Lingfeng would be the one in the lead!
One step, two steps, three steps …
Yun Fan and Nangong Lingfeng walked side by side. After a quarter of an hour, they were only ten feet away from the Spirit Spring of Blazing Flame!
After reaching here, Yun Fan felt that there was not much Spiritual Qi left in his body. It was not enough to support him to walk the last ten feet.
If he did not help Mu Qingshan, he should be able to walk to the end. But now, he was afraid that he would not be able to do so. But he did not regret it.
Yun Fan lightly exhaled and immediately sat down cross-legged without hesitation. The Blazing Flame in his body was frantically operating, converting the surrounding Spiritual Qi for his own use.
When Nangong Lingfeng saw this, a victorious smile appeared on his face. At this moment, there was only a thin layer of blood scabs left on his body. But it was enough to support him to the end.
"The first place of this Ceremony will ultimately be me, Nangong Lingfeng!"
Nangong Lingfeng crazily shouted in his heart. The pleasure of defeating a strong opponent made him feel extremely comfortable.
Immediately, he gathered his courage and walked directly to the core of the Spirit Spring of Blazing Flame. Then, he sat down cross-legged and took out another Blood Coagulation Pill from his belt. Then, he took out a large amount of Spiritual Qi recovery pills and crazily stuffed them into his mouth.
After doing all this, Nangong Lingfeng looked provocatively at Yun Fan, who was not far away. He could see that Yun Fan needed a large amount of Spiritual Qi to control such a powerful flame. And the latter obviously did not have such a large amount of Spiritual Qi, so he would definitely be exhausted in the end.
The 100,000 Spiritual Stones that he borrowed from Bu Ji Hall were exchanged for these Spiritual Qi elixirs in case of an emergency!
On the other hand, Yun Fan ignored the former's provocation and concentrated on operating the Blazing Flame to replenish his Spiritual Qi that was about to be exhausted.
However, under such an extreme environment, the consumption of Spiritual Qi was far greater than the replenishment of Spiritual Qi. Looking at the little Spiritual Qi left in his meridians, Yun Fan was extremely anxious.
Without the support of Spiritual Qi, he could not activate the Heavenly Flame. He was afraid that in an instant, he would be engulfed by the surrounding heat wave, and not even dregs would be left.
Sect Master Mo Qian and the four Hall Masters also noticed the change in Yun Fan's state at this time. The white flame around his body was no longer as vigorous as before. Instead, it was trembling like a lamp that had run out of oil, as if it could be extinguished at any time. This made everyone break out in cold sweat.
"Has he reached his limit?"
Seeing this situation, Mo Qian also sighed softly. It seemed that Yun Fan's miraculous dark horse was going to have a strong start and a weak finish.
"Sigh, this kid is too stubborn. How can Nangong Lingfeng be so easy to surpass?"
Duan Wei also shook his head and sneered. Although his voice was regretful, there was a trace of pride in his tone.
However, Yun Fan's eyes, which contained traces of blood, suddenly opened at this critical moment. He appeared to have made a frightening decision as he let out an explosive cry. Immediately, everyone saw that Yun Fan had actually taken the initiative to withdraw the flame on the surface of his body and directly absorbed it into his skin!
"Nonsense! Does he want to die?! "
Yun Fan's action shocked Mo Qian. He could see that Yun Fan was relying on the powerful flames on the surface of his body to resist the terrifying heat wave around him. Withdrawing the flames so suddenly was no different from committing suicide.
However, just as Mo Qian was about to save Yun Fan, he found that Yun Fan, who had withdrawn the flames, was not burned by the heat wave.
Mo Qian and the others looked over and found that the surface of Yun Fan's body exuded a kind of crystal-clear feeling, as gentle and flawless as a fetus.
"This is …"
Mo Qian pondered for a moment, and his eyes seemed to have understood something. But before he could speak, Qiu Ji suddenly exclaimed, her eyes full of shock.
"This is' Wrought Skin '!"
"This little guy is amazing!"
Qiu Ji was extremely excited. She looked at Xiang Yunfan with eyes full of vigor, as if she was looking at a piece of unpolished jade.
Chapter 28
"He actually thought of using such a powerful flame to refine his body. Even the inner disciples of the Body Forging Hall don't dare to try such a method, but he dared to and succeeded. He's really amazing!"
Qiu Ji said excitedly. She looked at Xiang Yunfan with undisguised love in her beautiful eyes.
She decided that after the ceremony ended, no matter what price she had to pay, she would keep Yun Fan in the Body Forging Hall.
Hearing Qiu Ji's words, Mo Qian and the others took a deep breath. They looked at Xiang Yunfan with a trace of admiration.
"He has such a decisive attitude and belief at such a young age. Not bad!"
Mo Qian sighed softly with lingering fear.
Now that he thought about it, Yun Fan's actions just now were too dangerous. One mistake and he would be engulfed by the endless heat wave. However, Yun Fan chose to take the risk in order to win. This kind of courage was really rare.
"Humph, don't praise him too much. The inner sect ceremony is a competition of who can open up the source of spiritual power. Everything these disciples are doing now is to pave the way for opening up the source of spiritual power!"
Duan Wei sneered and continued, "Although Yun Fan rose quickly, it also exposed the flaw of his unstable foundation. It's still unknown whether he can successfully open up the source of spiritual power!"
Although the former's words were a little harsh, Mo Qian, Qiu Ji, and the others had to admit that this was indeed an indisputable fact. They were all worried for Yun Fan at this time.
Just as they were talking, Yun Fan felt the changes in his skin and let out a long sigh of relief.
Although Yun Fan's use of the Mysterious Flame to refine his body was risky, it was also within the scope of his plan.
From the edge of the array to the core position, Yun Fan had been using the Mysterious Flame to transform his body. In addition, the surrounding high temperature and abundant spiritual power allowed Yun Fan to complete the transformation so quickly.
At the critical moment just now, Yun Fan, who was about to run out of Spiritual Qi in his body, forcefully retracted the last of the Bone Spirit Ice Fire into his skin. Only then did he manage to complete the transformation of his skin, causing the toughness of his skin to increase by nearly ten times!
The most important thing was that his skin, which had been modified by the Strange Flame, had an unprecedented increase in its fire resistance. Now, in this terrifying and endless heat wave that could melt rocks, he could only feel waves of warmth. It could not cause him any harm.
Yun Fan was confident that even if he were to jump into the hot magma of the Spirit Spring, it would be no different from taking a warm bath.
Thinking of this, Yun Fan stood up once again. He completely ignored the surrounding heatwave storm and stepped into the Spirit Spring, causing Nangong Lingfeng's eyes to almost pop out.
"So warm!"
After jumping into the lava, Yun Fan let out a great roar, as if he had jumped into a warm pool.
This scene caused Nangong Lingfeng, who was on the shore, to be stunned.
He, Nangong Lingfeng, had the Blood Coagulation Pill to protect his body. Only then could he withstand the heatwave storm at the edge of the Spirit Spring. He did not dare to touch the fiery red magma of the Spirit Spring.
However, Yun Fan was able to ignore the surrounding heatwave storm and even dared to jump into the magma of the Spirit Spring. Even with Nangong Lingfeng's outstanding talent, he could not understand how Yun Fan did it.
Yun Fan, who had jumped into the magma of the Spirit Spring, had a relaxed expression as he continued to roll and play with the water. This scene caused Nangong Lingfeng to be dumbfounded.
At this moment, Nangong Lingfeng's brain had completely crashed. He had never heard of any seniors who dared to jump into the magma of the Spirit Spring during the previous Grand Ceremonies.
Looking at the unscathed Yun Fan, Nangong Lingfeng also wanted to jump into the magma of the Spirit Spring. That was the place with the highest concentration of Spirit Qi in the entire Spirit Spring!
However, Yun Fan, who was playing in the magma of the Spirit Spring, would occasionally splash a few drops of the red magma of the Spirit Spring onto Nangong Lingfeng's body, causing the blood scabs on his body to evaporate. This caused Nangong Lingfeng to jump ten feet away like a frightened cat.
That terrifying heat made Nangong Lingfeng know that if he really jumped into the magma of the Spirit Spring, no matter how many Blood Coagulation Pills he ate, he would be burned to ashes in a short period of time.
Mo Qian, who was in mid-air, did not know whether to laugh or cry when he saw this funny scene. This Yun Fan would only be satisfied after killing Nangong Lingfeng.
Especially the Alchemy Hall Master, Duan Wei, whose expression was very stiff and gloomy. The corners of his mouth kept twitching, but he still believed that Nangong Lingfeng would have the last laugh!
At this moment, Nangong Lingfeng's expression was uncertain, but he still tried his best to endure. Although he did not understand why Yun Fan was immune to the heat wave, Nangong Lingfeng knew that all of this was not important. The most important thing now was to open up the source of Spirit Qi!
"Ha!"
After swallowing a few more pills, Nangong Lingfeng roared and formed a mysterious seal with both hands. He slowly closed his eyes and began to cultivate.
Yun Fan, who was within the Magma Spiritual Liquid, had also put away his playful thoughts at this moment. He sat down cross-legged within the Magma Spiritual Liquid and frantically circulated his Burning Art. The surrounding liquefied Spiritual Qi continuously seeped into his body through his pores.
He did not have as many pills as Nangong Lingfeng, so he could only rely on the Burning Skill to absorb the Spirit Qi. When the Spirit Qi filled his meridians again, it would be time for Yun Fan to open up the source of Spirit Qi!
Whoosh —
At this moment, only the sound of the heat wave breaking through the air could be heard inside and outside the array. All the prodigies in the array had already begun to try to open up the source of Spirit Qi. Tens of thousands of pairs of eyes outside the array were focused on them.
Whoosh —
After a few breaths of time, Gan Ping's body emitted a gentle Spirit Qi. Following that, droplets of Spirit Qi floated up from his body. Three feet above his head, they converged into a puddle of mist that was ten feet in diameter. It was shaped like a stream!
This change shook everyone. Finally, one of the few remaining supreme prides in the great array had begun to open a spiritual energy source.
"It's the Spirit Stream!"
Someone shouted loudly.
Just as that person's voice fell, more and more Spirit Qi converged into the Spirit Stream, causing it to continue to change. Finally, it formed a slender stream that was fifty to sixty feet long!
"Heavens, it's the Spirit Stream!"
"Gan Ping opened up the Spirit Stream!"
Everyone who saw this scene screamed. This was the first time in this Grand Ceremony that someone had opened up a Spirit Stream. It was a source of Spirit Qi that was at least ten times stronger than the Spirit Stream!
"This kid is not bad!"
Looking at Gan Ping below the Spirit Stream, Mo Qian praised with a look of admiration in his eyes.
If this was the previous Grand Ceremonies, all the Hall Masters would fight over a disciple who had opened up a Spirit Stream. But now, the four Hall Masters were strangely and tacitly doing nothing.
This was because their attention was completely focused on Yun Fan and Nangong Lingfeng!
Chapter 29
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh —
In less than ten breaths' time, Yu Meiyan, Wan Li, and Mu Qingshan's bodies also emitted a strong spiritual light.
Yu Meiyan and the others knew very well that what they had done before was just preparation work. This was the moment that would determine the outcome of the competition!
The one who could open up a stronger source of spiritual power would be the real winner of this ceremony!
Then, in the midst of the crowd's exclamations, a large amount of mist formed above the heads of the three prodigies. As soon as the mist appeared, it was more than ten meters in diameter.
Then, the volume of the three streams of spiritual liquid increased rapidly. It was more than five meters in diameter, and it was still growing.
"It's the Spirit River!"
"As expected of the three prodigies. They are indeed extraordinary!"
"Look, the volume of the Spirit River is still changing!"
At this moment, Yu Meiyan, Wan Li, and Mu Qingshan were all using all their strength to compress more spiritual liquid into the mist above their heads.
As the three of them exerted their strength, the volume of the mist was still growing!
Sixty meters …
Seventy meters …
Eighty meters …
When it was close to ninety meters, the growth rate of the mist above Yu Meiyan and Wan Li's heads slowed down rapidly. It gradually stopped at about ten meters in diameter.
The Spirit River that the two of them had created was almost twice the size of Gan Ping's. Its color was almost silver-white, and it was dazzling.
As the crowd watched in anticipation, the mist above Mu Qingshan's head did not stop expanding. In the blink of an eye, it had exceeded ten meters in diameter.
When the mist reached a distance of ten feet, its shape changed with a loud bang. It changed from the shape of a river to a sparkling ocean ….
The Spirit Sea!
"Oh my god, the Spirit Sea! The Spirit Sea has appeared! "
As Mu Qingshan opened his Spirit Sea, everyone was shocked. Most of them had only heard that powerful cultivators could open their Spirit Sea. Today, they saw it with their own eyes, which made them very excited.
The appearance of the Spirit Sea also made Mo Qian and the others' eyes light up. Xiang Yan's old face bloomed with an even brighter smile. Mu Qingshan opening his Spirit Sea had undoubtedly made Yan Feng proud!
As soon as the Spirit Sea was opened, a powerful energy fluctuation spread out in all directions. Even the heat wave and storm in the space suddenly retreated. Gan Ping, Yu Meiyan, and Wan Li were roused from their meditation. They looked at Mu Qingshan with envy and jealousy.
Both Yu Meiyan and Wan Li knew that the reason Mu Qingshan was able to open his spiritual sea was mostly due to Yun Fan's help.
If Yun Fan had chosen to help him, Yu Meiyan and Wan Li, the two of them would also be confident that they would be able to open their spiritual seas!
However, what was done could not be undone. No matter how much regret they had, it was useless. They could only blame themselves for not meeting Yun Fan earlier.
The Spirit Sea above Mu Qingshan's head continued to expand until it reached a diameter of more than two hundred feet. The entire Spirit Sea was emitting a faint golden light.
At this moment, although Mu Qingshan was still in a state of cultivation, he could clearly feel the majestic spiritual energy fluctuation in his body. It was a hundred times stronger than before.
Knowing that he had already opened his Spiritual Sea, he was extremely excited. At the same time, he was also grateful. He had only met this young man once. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have been able to shine so brightly today.
This was a huge favor that he had to repay in the future!
At this moment, Mu Qingshan could only silently bless Yun Fan in his heart and hope that he could succeed!
As the three great prodigies opened their spiritual seas one after another, everyone's eyes were focused on Nangong Lingfeng and Yun Fan.
They knew that the highlight of this Grand Ceremony was about to be played!
Needless to say, Nangong Lingfeng was known as the number one prodigy among the outer sect disciples and the number one seeded contestant in this Inner Sect Ceremony.
As for himself, he did not disappoint. Since the start of the ceremony, he had always been at the forefront of everyone with a crushing momentum.
Yun Fan, a small outer sect odd-job worker, had become the biggest dark horse in this Grand Ceremony! He controlled a powerful flame that made people tremble in fear. Even the four great prodigies had to admit defeat.
His appearance had actually shaken Nangong Lingfeng's number one throne. No one could say for sure whether he would be the dark horse until the end.
"Number one must be me, Nangong Lingfeng!"
At this moment, Nangong Lingfeng's originally delicate appearance was a little ferocious.
Yun Fan's appearance had made everyone question his strength as the number one prodigy. This feeling was undoubtedly the greatest insult to him!
Now, Nangong Lingfeng wanted everyone present to see for themselves who was the strongest king. He also wanted his family to see that he, Nangong Lingfeng, was the number one candidate for the next clan leader!
Whoosh —
Following the crazy compression of the Spiritual Energy in Nangong Lingfeng's body, streams of Spiritual Energy liquid continuously seeped out of his pores, covering his entire body until it became hazy.
The majestic mist continued to swirl and condense. In the blink of an eye, above Nangong Lingfeng's head, it turned into a majestic spiritual liquid ocean that was ten feet wide!
Unlike Mu Qingshan, Nangong Lingfeng's spiritual energy source had just been opened, but it was already ten feet wide. This made everyone a little dumbfounded. They were all secretly amazed by Nangong Lingfeng's strength.
"Continue to … condense!"
Nangong Lingfeng roared in his heart. It seemed that he was not satisfied with the size of his Spirit Sea. He circulated the spiritual energy in his body even more crazily, turning it into a large amount of spiritual liquid and gathering it in the Spirit Sea above his head.
Twenty feet …
Thirty feet …
Forty feet …
The diameter of Nangong Lingfeng's Spirit Sea was getting bigger and bigger, which made everyone's expression change.
At this moment, Yun Fan, who had been quietly sitting cross-legged in the magma spiritual liquid, suddenly moved. His body suddenly bloomed with dazzling spiritual light. It was not silver, but … gold!
Following this, Yun Fan's body was like an erupting volcano. Countless streams of spiritual liquid burst out from his body and soared into the sky.
Immediately after, the countless torrents converged in midair, forming a golden ocean that was nearly 60 meters long!
Many people gasped in shock. As the majestic spiritual liquid continued to pour in, the range of the Spirit Sea continued to expand. In the blink of an eye, it had reached five hundred feet and directly suppressed Nangong Lingfeng's Spirit Sea!
"F * ck, look, Yun Fan's Spirit Sea is even bigger than Nangong Lingfeng's!"
Everyone who saw this scene was going crazy. The shock that Yun Fan gave them today was too big, too crazy, and too f * cking exciting!
This was the rhythm of going all the way to the end!
At this moment, Nangong Lingfeng's face became abnormally ferocious. His eyes were scarlet red. A voice slowly squeezed out from between his teeth. It was terrifying and hoarse.
"Yun Fan, you forced me to do this …"
"Only I, Nangong Lingfeng, am worthy of being number one!"
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Seeing that his Spiritual Sea was being suppressed by Yun Fan's Spiritual Sea, Nangong Lingfeng's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He formed a seal with one hand to maintain the spiritual liquid output while his other hand quickly touched his chest. A crystal clear jade bottle appeared in his palm.
Immediately after, Nangong Lingfeng clenched his fist, and the expensive jade bottle shattered. A pure black elixir appeared in his hand.
This black pill was pitch-black all over, as if it could even absorb light. As soon as it appeared, a strong medicinal fragrance spread out, and Mo Qian and the others in the air could smell it clearly.
Smelling this unusual medicinal fragrance, even the Alchemy Hall Master, Duan Wei, was moved. He blurted out, "Soul Absorbing Elixir!"
"Third grade elixir, Soul Absorbing Elixir?"
Looking at Duan Wei's extremely serious expression, Mo Qian and the rest knew that Duan Wei would definitely not be wrong. This made them extremely shocked.
No one would have thought that this year's Inner Sect Ceremony would progress to such a white-hot level.
With one look, it was obvious that this elixir was not given to Nangong Lingfeng by Duan Wei. It was very likely that Nangong Lingfeng took it from his family.
With the Nangong Family's status and strength in South Flame State, it was not surprising that they could take out a third grade elixir. However, Nangong Lingfeng actually intended to use this elixir. Everyone knew that Nangong Lingfeng would not do so unless he had no other choice!
The Soul Absorbing Elixir was considered a top item among the third grade elixirs. Furthermore, the prescription was extremely strict, and it was even rarer than some fourth grade elixirs.
Its main purpose was to allow the user's spiritual energy to be replenished in an instant!
However, the spiritual energy that was recovered by the medicine was extracted from the cells of the user's body.
Simply put, it was using the user's vitality to exchange for spiritual energy!
This method would cause the user's lifespan to decrease greatly!
This was where the name "Soul Absorbing Elixir" came from!
In order to win, Nangong Lingfeng had obviously reached the point of madness.
At this moment, Nangong Lingfeng's hair was disheveled. He grabbed the Soul Absorbing Elixir and sucked it into his mouth without hesitation.
"Yun Fan, let's see how you can win against me!"
Nangong Lingfeng was like a ferocious ghost. The moment the elixir entered his stomach, a wave of majestic Spiritual Energy fluctuations exploded within his body.
At the same time, Nangong Lingfeng's originally long black hair instantly turned white. It was a ghastly sight.
Boom!
A huge spiritual liquid torrent flowed out of Nangong Lingfeng's body once again, causing his Spiritual Sea, which had already slowed down, to surge once again!
Boom!
The flesh on Nangong Lingfeng's body was also disappearing. In the blink of an eye, he had become thinner. His originally handsome appearance had become like a skeleton.
However, Nangong Lingfeng did not care at all. He crazily squeezed out the life force in his body and turned it into a vast amount of spiritual liquid. Then, he poured it into the Spirit Sea in the sky.
Nangong Lingfeng's Spirit Ocean swelled and suppressed Yun Fan's Spirit Ocean in an overwhelming manner.
Seventy Zhang!
Eight hundred feet!
Ninety Zhang!
Nangong Lingfeng's Spirit Ocean finally swelled to nearly a thousand feet. It covered nearly half of the array. The golden light in the Spirit Ocean was dazzling and brilliant.
Seeing this, Nangong Lingfeng laughed maniacally. His laughter echoed endlessly in the world, as if he had finally fulfilled his greatest wish.
When the tens of thousands of outer sect disciples saw this scene, some of the more timid ones almost fainted from fright. However, most of them admired Nangong Lingfeng's courage to not give up until he achieved his goal!
Everyone knew that the champion of this year's Inner Sect Great Ceremony was none other than Nangong Lingfeng. Although there were some twists and turns in the process, the number one genius was truly worthy of being called the number one genius. His arrogance and unruliness moved everyone.
Duan Wei looked at Nangong Lingfeng, who was crazily shouting, and felt gratified. Reality had proven that his judgment was not bad. Nangong Lingfeng was undoubtedly the number one genius among this batch of outer sect disciples of the Fire Spirit Sect!
As for Yun Fan …
Duan Wei turned his gaze to Yun Fan, who was not moving at all. His eyes were calm. Everything was over, and there was no need for him to beat up a dog when it was down.
Winner takes all. Everyone had seen Nangong Lingfeng's magnificent feat. Between him and Yun Fan, it was clear to everyone who was stronger. There was no need for him to say anything.
Zhong Bu 'er, Xiang Yan, and Qiu Ji, the three hall masters, sighed when they saw this scene. Nangong Lingfeng's victory was impeccable. Although Yun Fan could only settle for second place, he was still a rare genius.
They knew that Nangong Lingfeng was definitely from the Alchemy Hall, and Yun Fan was an existence second only to Nangong Lingfeng. They could win him over to their own halls.
Yan Hu looked at the huge projection in the air. His excitement was indescribable. His brother was not dead. This was the happiest thing in his life.
Yun Fan was his only brother. In Yan Hu's opinion, nothing was more important than Yun Fan's life. What did it matter if he got first place or not?
No matter what Yun Fan's final result was, even if he failed to advance, he was still Yan Hu's brother!
Sect Leader Mo Qian looked at the shocked crowd and then looked at Yun Fan, who was still in the array. A faint smile appeared on his face.
No matter how you look at it, this year's Inner Sect Ceremony was more successful than the previous ones. There were a total of three disciples who had opened their Spiritual Seas. This was without a doubt an unprecedented feat. As the current Headmaster, his face was full of pride.
The result of the ceremony was basically settled. Although there was a dark horse, Yun Fan, in the end, Nangong Lingfeng's skill was still better. He opened up a huge Spiritual Sea that was almost a hundred feet wide. Although his vitality was damaged, there would be more benefits in the future!
After sorting out his emotions, Mo Qian took a step forward and was about to announce the final result of this year's Inner Sect Ceremony to the tens of thousands of disciples present.
Just as everyone thought that the dust had settled, they heard Yun Fan's voice. It was not loud, but it was unusually firm.
"I said … this first place … belongs to me, Yun Fan … no one can take it away …"
"Since you want to compete, I will fulfill your wish!"
The faint voice floated in the air and landed in the ears of Nangong Lingfeng, who was the closest to him.
Nangong Lingfeng smiled disdainfully and said, "Don't tell me you have a Soul Absorbing Pill too? Yun Fan, I admit that you are a strong opponent. However, this time, I have won! "
Nangong Lingfeng was confident. He had opened up a Spiritual Sea that was a hundred feet wide. This already made him invincible! Yun Fan's words had already made Nangong Lingfeng automatically assume that Yun Fan was not satisfied.
"I really don't have a Soul Absorbing Pill …"
Yun Fan said calmly. "But I do have …"
"Emperor Flame, come out!"
After Yun Fan finished speaking the last five words, an indescribable energy fluctuation that could destroy the world suddenly appeared in this world!
Nangong Lingfeng, who was originally grinning, suddenly changed his expression and froze.
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"Emperor Flame, come out!"
Following Yun Fan's indifferent voice, Nangong Lingfeng saw a tiny flame slowly rise from Yun Fan's chest. If one were to take a closer look, they would see that the flame was made up of over twenty different colors. It was extremely gorgeous.
This tiny yet dazzling flame was only half an inch in size and looked as though it could be extinguished by the wind at any time.
However, Nangong Lingfeng felt a kind of palpitating fear from this flame. It was the palpitating fear of death!
With just a glance, Nangong Lingfeng's heart was filled with an endless sense of helplessness. All of his previous confidence had been crushed without a trace the moment this flame appeared.
On the surface, the appearance of this flame did not cause any substantial damage to the surroundings. However, the feeling of suppression and the desire to submit to it was so real and vivid.
The appearance of this flame caused the originally raging and terrifying storm to instantly quieten down.
The defensive formation that covered this area began to tremble a little. It was as if it was unable to endure the pressure of this wisp of flame. Tiny cracks began to appear on the originally thick light barrier, which continuously cracked open.
This change caused the entire area to instantly become silent. The originally noisy crowd instantly shut their mouths and the words that Mo Qian was about to say were also instantly swallowed back …
When Xiang Yan, who had spent his entire life fire-making, saw this tiny yet dazzling flame, a huge drop of cold sweat slowly dripped down from his forehead …
In the blink of an eye, it was as though the entire area had dimmed and submitted to this tiny flame. It was as though it was the emperor of this area. When the emperor descended, everyone would kneel down and worship him!
The Emperor Flame was the Heavenly Flame that was ranked first on the Heavenly Flame Ranking in the "Battle Break The World". It was the true emperor of fire. Even if there was only a wisp of it, it was enough to shake the heavens and earth!
This wisp of Emperor Flame continued to rise under everyone's gaze. In a few breaths' time, it had merged into Yun Fan's Spirit Sea …
Boom!
A moment later, the golden Spirit Sea suddenly churned like boiling water, setting off stormy waves.
Immediately after, a tiny ray of light shot out from the Spirit Sea. This ray of light was extremely dazzling, as if it had an endless suction force. It directly attracted all the Spirit Energy in the area and crazily poured it into Yun Fan's Spirit Sea!
That was not all. The magma spirit liquid around Yun Fan, as well as the magma spirit liquid in the spring, suddenly churned and turned into countless liquid pillars that shot into the sky!
Boom boom boom boom!
Countless pillars of spiritual liquid bombarded Yun Fan's Spirit Sea, causing his Spirit Sea to boil even more violently. At the same time, it was constantly growing at an astonishing speed!
One hundred feet …
Two hundred feet …
Three hundred zhang!
In the blink of an eye, Yun Fan's Spiritual Sea once again overshadowed Nangong Lingfeng's Spiritual Sea. Rays of golden light actually formed pillars of light that shot out from the boiling golden Spiritual Sea. It dyed the entire area a golden color, causing one to not dare to look directly at it!
This terrifying scene caused Mo Qian and the rest to tremble. Even though they were experienced and had cultivated for dozens of years, they had never seen anyone open up such a huge Spirit Sea before!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh —
At this moment, accompanied by four strong sounds of breaking through the air, four stooped figures exuding auras that were much stronger than Mo Qian's rushed out from the depths of the main peak.
In addition to these four people, there were many other powerful auras. Although they could not see their figures, they used their senses to explore everything that was happening in this area.
Mo Qian and the four Hall Masters saw this and their hearts skipped a beat. They did not expect that this Grand Ceremony would actually alarm these reclusive old fellows.
"Greetings to the four Grand Elders!"
Mo Qian and the rest bowed respectfully.
The four old men did not pay attention to them. When they saw Yun Fan, their turbid eyes lit up.
"It has been many years since such a powerful little fellow appeared …"
One of them was an old woman who was holding a walking stick. Her teeth were about to fall out, but she was smiling at that moment. She looked at Yun Fan as if she was looking at a treasure.
The remaining three old men were also in high spirits. Such a talented junior was really rare to see in a hundred years!
However, Yun Fan did not seem to intend to end his performance like this. The golden sea in mid-air was still expanding. At this moment, it had already exceeded five hundred feet, and the speed of expansion did not seem to slow down at all!
Yun Fan closed his eyes and clenched his teeth. He also wanted to see what kind of Spirit Sea he could open up!
Eight hundred feet!
Nine hundred feet!
Ten thousand feet!
This explosive growth seemed to have no end. Seeing this, the four Grand Elders' breathing quickened. If they had not hurriedly used their powerful cultivation to suppress the excitement in their hearts, they were afraid that they would have fainted by now …
When the sea of spiritual power that was already shining with golden light expanded to a range of ten thousand feet, it didn't continue to expand. Instead, it quieted down.
This sudden stop of growth made the four Grand Elders heave a sigh of relief.
However, it seemed that there was still a lot of energy in the golden Spirit Sea that had not been released yet. Then, there was a muffled sound inside the Spirit Sea.
Crack!
Accompanied by this muffled sound, the violently boiling Spirit Sea was divided into four from the middle. They turned into four Spirit Seas of equal size, revolving around the Emperor Fire in the core continuously!
And the colors of the four Spirit Seas were also constantly changing in the violent churning —
The first Spirit Sea turned into a red Spirit Sea, with flames dancing in it from time to time.
The second Spirit Sea turned into a green Spirit Sea, with bursts of wind and thunder circling back and forth in it.
The third Spirit Sea turned into a blue Spirit Sea, with streams of water flowing in it.
The fourth Spirit Sea turned into a gray Spirit Sea, with pieces of hard rocks being formed and destroyed in it.
After these four Spirit Seas appeared, the Emperor Fire in the core was almost transparent, but it did not choose to be destroyed directly. Instead, it crashed into the red Spirit Sea.
As the Emperor Fire drilled into it, the red Spirit Sea churned even more violently. Then, a cry suddenly erupted from it.
Screech!
The shadow of a giant flaming bird that was a thousand feet tall was born in the red Spirit Sea, and its cry resounded through the Nine Heavens!
The crowd instantly exploded in an uproar.
"Oh my god, look, what is that?"
"This cry … Is it the legendary … Phoenix?"
"What? Phoenix? Impossible! "
Following this cry, from the very ancient cave dwelling in the forbidden area of the Fire Spirit Sect, a Spiritual Consciousness suddenly descended on the square.
The appearance of this Spiritual Consciousness even made the four Grand Elders' expressions change. They hurriedly bowed deeply to the forbidden area.
"It's … the Four Symbols Spirit Seas! It's actually the Four Symbols Spirit Seas recorded in the sect's secret records! "
The old woman was so excited that her voice was trembling. After she spat out these few words, wind and thunder erupted in the sky. A lightning bolt that was as thick as a person's waist directly descended from the sky. It carried an incomparable might as it ruthlessly blasted towards Yun Fan on the ground.
It was as if the Four Symbols Spirit Seas that Yun Fan had created had even made the Heavenly Dao jealous and had sworn to destroy it!
"Humph!"
A cold snort rang out from the forbidden grounds of the Fire Spirit sect, causing everyone's hearts to tremble.
Then, from the ancient cave dwelling in the forbidden area, a bolt of lightning shot out. It was so fast that no one could see what it was.
That bolt of lightning directly collided with the Heavenly Thunder before it fell. In an instant, the entire world darkened!
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Clang!
The sound of metal buzzing resounded through the entire area. The sharp sound made those with low cultivation feel nauseous.
At the same time, with the shocking collision, the protective formation was completely destroyed. The Spirit Spring of Flame also stopped erupting. The wind and clouds in the sky retreated, and the entire square fell silent again.
After destroying the lightning of the Nine Heavens, the lightning once again flew back. Other than the cold snort from before, there was no other sound from the ancient cave.
Everyone was shocked. They did not expect that even the Patriarch had paid attention to the situation here.
The old woman and the other three elders led Mo Qian and the others to bow once again in the direction of the forbidden area. Then, they shifted their gazes to Yun Fan with excitement in their eyes.
"Elder Song, what do you think Yun Fan opened up? Four … Four Symbols Spirit Ocean? "
Mo Qian stepped forward and stood beside the old woman. He bowed and asked.
At this moment, not only him, but the surrounding four Hall Masters were also very curious. They all pricked up their ears and listened quietly.
Elder Song took a deep breath and adjusted her emotions. Her voice was hoarse as she said, "I have lived for nearly a thousand years, but I have never seen the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean with my own eyes. I have only read about it in the secret records of my Fire Spirit Sect …"
"The highest level of the spirit energy source that a cultivator can open up is actually not the 'Spirit Sea', but the 'Spirit Ocean'! However, cultivators who can open up the Spirit Ocean are extremely rare, so most people do not know about it! "
Mo Qian and the rest nodded slowly. Ordinary outer sect disciples might not know about the Spirit Ocean, but they knew that this kind of spirit energy source that was countless times stronger than the Spirit Sea had been opened up by disciples before, but they were very rare.
Elder Song continued, "And in the Spirit Ocean, there is an extremely special mutated Spirit Ocean. It can split into the four symbols of fire, earth, water, and wind, so it is called the … Four Symbols Spirit Ocean!"
Elder Song said with a serious expression, "It is said that tens of thousands of years ago, the founder who led our Fire Spirit Sect to become a third-class sect opened up the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean!"
"Hiss …"
Mo Qian and the rest all gasped when they heard that. Yun Fan had actually managed to create the same source of spirit energy as the Mountain Splitting Ancestor. His future achievements would definitely not be too low, and he might even be able to lead the Fire Spirit Sect to greater glory!
Old Song lamented, "The Four Symbols Spirit Ocean is the pinnacle existence among the sources of spirit energy. Cultivators who possess it will almost certainly be able to step into the Four Symbols realm in the future! Most importantly, the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean can even awaken the spirits of the Four Symbols! "
"The spirits of the four symbols?"
The eyes of Mo Qian and the others almost popped out when they heard this. They were cultivators of the Four-Symbols Realm, and they'd even heard of the legends of the Four-Symbols Realm, yet they'd never seen one.
"That's right!"
Old Song took a deep breath and said in an extremely solemn and respectful manner, "If this old lady did not guess wrongly, that fire bird phantom earlier is likely one of the four spirits … the Vermillion Bird spirit!"
While Mo Qian and the rest were shocked, Nangong Lingfeng, who had a head full of white hair and looked like a skeleton, had already lost the last bit of light in his eyes after hearing the Grand Elder's explanation …
He looked at the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean above Yun Fan's head, which was thousands of feet long. Then, he looked at the Spirit Ocean above his head, which was less than a hundred feet long. The difference between a firefly and a bright moon made him feel inconsolable grief and indignation.
He had used up all his trump cards and expended a lot of his vitality to create a hundred feet long Spirit Ocean, but Yun Fan had actually created a Four Symbols Spirit Ocean that was thousands of feet long and had even awakened the Vermillion Bird spirit …
Nangong Lingfeng knew that he had completely failed today.
He had never thought that there would be a day when he would be defeated by a fellow that he had never placed in his eyes. Yun Fan's shocking counterattack had shattered his strong self-esteem. Nangong Lingfeng's chest was filled with depression as his body trembled violently.
"Pfft …"
Nangong Lingfeng directly spat out a large mouthful of blood, and his face instantly turned as pale as a sheet of paper. His body seemed to have lost its last support, and directly fell to the ground with a loud bang, splashing up the surrounding dust.
Seeing that Nangong Lingfeng had directly fainted, Duan Wei's eyes were also incomparably gloomy. After Yun Fan had created the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean, no one could deny that the latter had obtained the first place of this year's ceremony in an overwhelming manner!
What Duan Wei was most proud of, other than his alchemy skills, was his ability to judge people. He could judge the talent and strength of any genius that walked past him. But today, he had completely misjudged Yun Fan.
Hearing that the other three Hall Masters were crazily fighting over Yun Fan and were almost about to fight, Duan Wei's heart hurt even more. He had always looked down on Yun Fan, and now, how could he have the nerve to put down his face and fight with them for Yun Fan?
"Enough!"
Seeing that the three Hall Masters were all flushed with anger because of fighting over Ye Xiwen, Mo Qian coldly shouted and said, "As a Peak Master, how can you curse in public? What a scandal! As for the issue of ownership, let's let Yun Fan decide for himself! "
Such a peerless genius was no longer someone they could control.
Xiang Yan and the others also understood this and temporarily stopped arguing. They all looked at Yun Fan, waiting for the latter to speak.
At this time, Yun Fan had completely consolidated the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean in the sky.
As Yun Fan breathed in and out, the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean above his head began to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye. After an incense stick's worth of time, the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean, which was originally thousands of feet wide, had been compressed into a pocket-sized Spirit Ocean that directly entered Yun Fan's Dantian.
Yun Fan's body trembled, and he immediately felt a majestic Spirit Energy flowing through his body. That comfortable feeling made him moan involuntarily.
Yun Fan slowly opened his eyes, and a golden light shot out from his eyes. At this time, his entire temperament had undergone an earth-shattering change.
Just by simply sitting there, he gave people the feeling of looking up to a tall mountain.
Yun Fan raised his hand and clenched it. There was a slight sound of air exploding from his palm.
Yun Fan felt that he was too strong now, hundreds and thousands of times stronger than before. All his previous efforts had finally paid off at this moment!
He had also heard the words of the Grand Elder, the Sect Master, and the others just now and knew that he had opened up the top Spirit Energy source — the Four Symbols Spirit Ocean. From now on, no one in the Fire Spirit Sect would dare to underestimate him.
The feeling of excitement continued to accumulate in Yun Fan's chest. In the end, Yun Fan raised his head to the sky and let out a long howl. His howl traveled nearly a thousand feet as he vented the joy in his heart.
When this howl reached Zhou Tao's ears in the distance, his entire body trembled. His eyes rolled back, and he actually fainted.
Beside him, the two lackeys who were originally holding Yan Hu did not even look at Zhou Tao. When Yun Fan let out a long howl, they ran away in panic.
Even a fool would know that Zhou Tao was going to be unlucky. If they stayed by his side, they would also suffer!
The howl lasted for a full minute before it gradually stopped. Only then did Yun Fan turn his gaze to Mo Qian and the others in the air.
Seeing Yun Fan look over, Mo Qian tried to put on the most gentle smile and said to Yun Fan, "Little friend Yun Fan, I am the Fire Spirit Sect's Sect Master, Mo Qian. Beside me are the four Hall Masters of Nongyan Hall, Alchemy Hall, Fire Puppet Hall, and Body Tempering Hall. You have met them one by one."
Following Mo Qian's voice, Yun Fan looked at the four Hall Masters one by one. Each Hall Master gave Yun Fan their most amiable smile. Even the Alchemy Hall Master, Duan Wei, forced a smile that was uglier than crying.
This scene caused an uproar among the tens of thousands of disciples. The Hall Masters who were high and mighty in their eyes usually put on a cold face, as if someone owed them two million Spirit Stones. At this moment, Xiang Yun Fan actually took the initiative to smile and express goodwill. It was really a case of comparing goods to goods and people to people!
"Yun Fan, congratulations on successfully becoming an inner sect disciple. Then … which Hall are you willing to join?" Mo Qian maintained the smile on his face, smiling like an old fox.
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As soon as Mo Qian finished speaking, the Fire Puppet Hall Master Zhong Bu 'er hurriedly said, "Yun Fan, come to my Fire Puppet Hall. We are willing to use all our resources to nurture you!"
"What nonsense! Which hall wouldn't focus on nurturing Yun Fan?"
Qiu Ji looked at him with disdain. Then, she strode forward with her long legs and puffed out her full chest. She said in a gentle voice, "Brother Yun Fan, don't bother about this dwarf. Come to my Body Tempering Hall. Not only will I provide you with resources for your cultivation, but I will also guide you around the clock."
Seeing Yun Fan's interested expression, Xiang Yan hurriedly said, "Yun Fan, don't forget that you are from Nongyan Peak. I swear to Yan Xiangtian that Nongyan Hall will give you the greatest support and help you advance by leaps and bounds! Yun Fan, Nongyan Peak is your warm home! "
Seeing that the other three hall masters were shamelessly trying to sell him, Duan Wei finally couldn't hold back anymore. He went all out and said, "Brother Yun Fan, Duan Wei did say some hurtful words to you previously. However, if you are willing to let bygones be bygones and come to my Alchemy Hall, you can eat any elixir you want. You can choose any elixir you want!"
The four hall masters' enthusiastic introduction didn't move Yun Fan. They were all a bunch of belated advice. When he was in danger, no one came to help him.
Moreover, Yun Fan didn't want to be restricted. He didn't want to be limited to a certain hall. He wanted to use the strength he displayed to fight for a transcendent status. In the future, he would definitely be able to obtain more benefits from the various halls.
Therefore, in the face of the four hall masters' earnest persuasion, Yun Fan only shook his head lightly.
"Sorry, I don't want to join any hall …"
Yun Fan's reply reverberated in this space, causing everyone to be stunned.
Gan Ping, Yu Meiyan, Wan Li, Mu Qingshan, and the others were also speechless. They didn't expect Yun Fan to reject the four hall masters' invitation so straightforwardly.
This Yun Fan had too much of a personality …
A gust of wind blew through the dumbfounded crowd, and the sound of discussion instantly exploded.
"What? Did I hear wrongly? Yun Fan doesn't intend to join any Hall?"
"Hehe, this Yun Fan is really something. He even dares to offend the four Hall Masters …"
"Hmph, just because he has some talent, he thinks he can be arrogant. This is the rhythm of courting death!"
Yun Fan's reply also shocked the four Hall Masters. They had never thought that Yun Fan would make such a decision.
"Yun Fan, joining the Hall will bring many benefits to your cultivation. You have to think twice!"
"Yun Fan, your foundation is still shallow. There are still many things you don't understand about cultivation. You need Master's careful guidance so that you can grow faster!"
"Yun Fan, why aren't you willing to join the Hall? Give us a reason first."
Yun Fan shrugged and said, "I understand all the reasons you're talking about, but you're too lowly, so I don't want to take you as my master!"
"… Lowly?"
The four Hall Masters were speechless. They didn't understand Yun Fan's meaning.
Yun Fan knocked on his forehead. He knew that they couldn't understand the language of the world he came from. He explained, "I mean, your strength is too low, and you're too inexperienced. So I don't want to take you as my master!"
"Eh …"
After hearing Yun Fan's explanation, everyone was shocked again. It turned out that the reason why Yun Fan didn't want to take them as his master was that he thought the four Hall Masters were too weak …
At this time, the four Hall Masters' faces turned green and purple. They couldn't wait to find a hole to hide in!
Saying such words in front of tens of thousands of disciples really put them on the spot.
Just when everyone was embarrassed and speechless, a cold snort came from behind Mo Qian and the others.
"Hmph … since you don't want to take the four Hall Masters as your master, then I'll be your master. Am I qualified enough?"
The woman's voice was soft, but her tone was cold, giving people a sense of distance, as if she had been in a high position for a long time. Yun Fan couldn't help but look up.
He saw a girl of about 17 or 18 years old walk out from behind the four Hall Masters. The girl was in a red dress and stood there like a ball of fire. But her pretty face was frosty, giving people a cold and unapproachable feeling.
Yun Fan looked at her carefully. The more he looked, the faster his heart beat. Because this girl was really beautiful. She was the kind of beauty that Yun Fan had never seen in his previous life.
Her eyes were like the moon, her eyebrows were like smoke, her skin was like cream, her pink lips were slightly closed, and her chin was sharp.
Her long black hair hung down to her waist like a waterfall, swaying with the wind. Together with her exquisite body that was faintly discernible in the gauze dress, she gave people a feeling that she was a fairy from the Ninth Heaven.
"Too f * cking beautiful!"
Yun Fan's eyes almost popped out of his head. Such a perfect girl should only exist in people's fantasies. He didn't expect to see it with his own eyes today.
Yu Meiyan was already a rare beauty, but compared to this girl, she immediately paled in comparison.
Not only Yun Fan, but all the male disciples in the square were looking at the girl in the red dress with burning eyes.
Old Song revealed a bitter smile when she saw the arrival of this girl. She immediately lowered her head and bowed towards the young girl.
"Welcome, Saintess!"
The other three elders, Mo Qian, and the others also bowed. "Welcome, Saintess!"
At this moment, everyone finally realized that this peerless beauty was actually the legendary Saintess of the Fire Spirit Sect, Su Mengqi!
They had always heard that there was a Saintess in the Fire Spirit Sect who was as beautiful as a fairy, but they only knew her name and had never seen her in person. Today, they saw that she lived up to her reputation.
At this time, everyone also cheered and knelt down to Su Mengqi. "Welcome, Saintess!"
The status of the Saintess in the Fire Spirit Sect was second only to the Patriarch. She was the spiritual symbol of the Fire Spirit Sect and could only be a woman with a 'Fire Spirit Body'.
Su Mengqi turned a deaf ear to everyone. Her beautiful face was slightly cold as she looked at Yun Fan quietly and said in a cold voice, "I'm qualified to be your master, right?"
Looking at the Saintess Su Mengqi, who had a slightly arrogant face, Yun Fan was unhappy. This girl was only a few years older than him, and her actual age was much younger than him. However, she always gave people a feeling of superiority, as if he had taken advantage of her by becoming her master.
Yun Fan's face also darkened, and he said coldly …
"Hmph, you're too young to be my master. You're just right to be my wife!"
As soon as he said this, the sound of countless bodies falling to the ground could be heard …
This sentence shocked Elder Song so much that he almost lost his grip on his walking stick. His old eyes widened, his chest heaved, and he coughed violently.
Since the establishment of the Fire Spirit Sect, Yun Fan was the first person who dared to openly flirt with the Saintess …
Ever since she became the Saintess, no one had dared to flirt with her like this. For a moment, Su Mengqi's beautiful face melted, and she was so embarrassed that her jade-like face turned red. Then, she flew into a rage out of humiliation and looked at Xiang Yun Fan with fire in her eyes.
"How dare you speak without thinking, you traitor! Come back with me to the Saintess Mansion to reflect on your mistakes! "
The cold female voice, which was wrapped in spiritual energy, reverberated throughout the square. Everyone could feel the Saintess' anger.
"Why should I go back with you? Unless you agree to be my wife, I swear that I won't obey you! "
Yun Fan was also excited. Since he had already said it, he could not admit defeat now.
However, this time, Su Mengqi was completely enraged. Her body turned into a ball of scorching flames, and in the blink of an eye, she appeared in front of Yun Fan.
Before Yun Fan could react, Su Mengqi grabbed Yun Fan and flew toward the depths of the main peak. Yun Fan's shouts could be heard in mid-air.
"I'm the champion of the Inner Sect Ceremony! I'm the number one genius of the Fire Spirit Sect! I'm the hope of the sect's rise! What right do you have to catch me? "
"… Hey, hey! Let's talk nicely! Don't you know that men and women should not touch each other? Hugging me in front of so many people, where's the decency? "
"Aiyaya … You're murdering your husband …"