Chapter 459: The Little Sister Was Shocked.

Following this, Lin Fan temporarily settled in the village, though there was one matter that left him feeling rather helpless.

That little brat was actually a girl! Yet her personality didn’t seem the least bit feminine—she acted just like a boy.

Xuan’er had no parents. The old village chief of the Yi race had discovered her deep in the mountains when he was traveling outside the village. At that time, her parents had already perished under the ferocious might of an ancient beast.

Deep in those mountains,

“You little thing, put a little more effort into it…” At this moment, a massive ancient beast stood before Lin Fan, seemingly on the verge of collapse.

This ancient beast had originally been living quite happily, but after encountering Lin Fan, its fate took a tragic turn.

At first, the beast had thought it could easily swallow this puny human in one bite, only to discover that this guy was harder than stone—he couldn’t even bite him.

“Ding! Congratulations, experience for ‘Timeless Unyielding’ has increased by 100.”

“Damn, you’re just too weak,” Lin Fan muttered in frustration. He had hoped this mid-stage Earth Heaven Beast would at least provide a decent challenge, but it turned out to be all show and no substance—not even a little benefit.

The experience gain for ‘Timeless Unyielding’ was a measly 100 points. At this rate, when would he ever level up?

“Woof! Woof!” The ancient beast no longer wanted to play with this guy. It let out a sound resembling a plea for mercy, hoping for a peaceful resolution.

I won’t eat you anymore—will you just let me go?

“Don’t you dare make a sound. If you won’t bite, I’ll just chop off your five limbs,” Lin Fan threatened, smacking the beast’s giant head.

The beast’s fierce eyes now carried a look of sorrow.

I am an ancient beast—how did I end up in such a miserable state?

“Crunch…”

The ancient beast clenched its monstrous jaws shut. The delicious-smelling arm shoved into its mouth was incredibly hard—so hard that even its razor-sharp teeth began to crack.

“Ding! Congratulations, experience for ‘Timeless Unyielding’ has increased by 50.”

“What the hell…” Lin Fan was stunned upon hearing the experience gain. Not only was this beast not trying, it was actually slacking off.

“Woof! Woof!” The ancient beast looked at Lin Fan with teary eyes, clearly wanting to leave. It had already been at this for half a day.

Its jaws were starting to feel numb, and it could barely muster any strength anymore.

“Ah, what a waste… You’re just too useless. What’s the point in keeping you around? Die!” Lin Fan sighed helplessly, then swung his axe and cleaved the beast in two.

“Ding! Congratulations on slaying a mid-stage Earth Heaven Beast.”

“Ding! Congratulations, experience has increased by 2000.”

…

“Absorb.”

After obtaining everything he could from the beast, Lin Fan let out a helpless sigh.

The value of this mid-stage Earth Heaven Beast had now been completely drained.

Earlier, upon discovering it, he had engaged in a fierce battle. Although the beast’s cultivation level was one stage higher than his, Lin Fan was most skilled at defeating opponents stronger than himself.

Afterward, Lin Fan stored the beast’s corpse into his backpack.

For the villagers, the necessities of life came from these ancient beasts.

Although the villagers’ cultivation levels weren’t high, when they worked together, it was simple enough to kill lower-level ancient beasts.

“Continue searching. Strengthening my power is urgent. I can’t stay here for too long. If I want to become stronger, I must face even more powerful enemies.” With this thought, Lin Fan disappeared into the mountains, seeking out higher-level ancient beasts.

However, this was likely just a border region—powerful ancient beasts with high cultivation levels would certainly not be interested in such a place.

After hours of searching, Lin Fan had only gained 3,500 experience points, though he had collected quite a few ancient beast corpses.

As the sky gradually darkened, Lin Fan decided to stop and head back.

Back in the village,

Xuan’er had been in a bad mood lately. Her grandfather had allowed this guy to stay in the village, and he didn’t even help the uncles and aunts with their work—he was lazy and gluttonous.

You couldn’t even see him during the day.

You despicable guy! My grandpa has been deceived by you, but I, Xuan’er, won’t be fooled.

“Everyone, come out and collect your share!” At that moment, a voice reached Xuan’er’s ears.

“It’s that guy!” Xuan’er ran over immediately, determined to see exactly what this guy was distributing.

…

At this time, Lin Fan stood at the village entrance, calling out to the surrounding people.

The people here were of various races, but none had particularly high cultivation levels. Naturally, hunting ancient beasts was extremely difficult for them. Therefore, most villagers spent their time planting fruits and vegetables.

Although the village chief had been quite hospitable to Lin Fan upon his arrival, the other villagers rarely spoke to him.

In their eyes, he was just an outsider. Having suffered greatly in the past, they remained wary of outsiders.

Seeing Lin Fan standing there so leisurely, Xuan’er stomped her foot and ran over, speaking rudely, “Where have you been all day? This village doesn’t support idlers. Everyone works hard to plant food every day—we don’t have extra food to feed you.”

“Xuan’er, don’t be rude,” the old village chief of the Yi race said as he slowly approached.

“Grandpa, why do you always side with him? You didn’t even see him all day,” Xuan’er pouted, her fair face slightly flushed with anger as she stomped her foot.

Lin Fan looked at the little girl and helplessly shook his head. Wasn’t he just teasing her a little? Why was she still holding a grudge?

At the same time, Lin Fan felt puzzled—why were the villagers all standing at their doorways, watching curiously but too afraid to approach, as if he were some kind of man-eater?

“Chief, I went around the mountains today and killed some ancient beasts. I wanted to share them with everyone,” Lin Fan said with a smile.

“Hmph, you expect me to believe you killed ancient beasts? Probably just some little animals,” Xuan’er scoffed, not buying Lin Fan’s words for a second.

“Xuan’er…”

“I know, Grandpa. I won’t say anything anymore.” Xuan’er lowered her head and stood there, but her bright eyes still showed disbelief.

“Xiao Fan, don’t take it to heart. Xuan’er didn’t mean it,” the village chief apologized.

Lin Fan waved his hand, “It’s fine. I won’t hold it against a child.”

“Hmph…” Xuan’er huffed angrily upon hearing Lin Fan call her a child, but seeing her grandfather’s disapproving look, she obediently lowered her head and stood quietly.

Looking at this little brat, Lin Fan couldn’t help but smile slightly. He patted his backpack, and immediately, a pile of ancient beast corpses appeared on the ground.

“This…”

At this moment, the village chief was stunned upon seeing the numerous ancient beast corpses.

The villagers who had been standing at their doorways were also taken aback, clearly unable to believe their eyes.

“This is a Spineback Ancient Beast—adult ones possess Earth Heaven level cultivation!” The village chief exclaimed in shock as he looked at one of the beasts.

“Chief, let the villagers divide them up. Consider it my payment for staying here,” Lin Fan said with a smile.

Some of the ancient beasts were edible, and the ones Lin Fan had slain were mostly suitable for consumption—some even tasted quite good.

“This is too much…” The village chief felt somewhat uneasy. These beasts were extremely valuable to the village.

“It’s nothing. I kill these beasts during my daily cultivation. Leaving their corpses to rot in the wilderness would be a waste,” Lin Fan replied.

“Then thank you, on behalf of the villagers. Everyone, come quickly and take these beasts inside for preservation!” The village chief called out to the villagers.

At this moment, Xuan’er stood there, completely stunned, her mouth wide open in shock—wide enough to fit an egg.

Lin Fan smiled faintly at Xuan’er.

Seeing Lin Fan’s smile, Xuan’er stomped her foot and stormed away.