The sun and moon alternated.
Lin Fan was growing impatient. These people were flying back and forth in the sky like patrolling guards. Now, even wanting to retreat, he had to wait for the right moment.
A day later.
After confirming that everyone had left, Lin Fan carefully dug himself out.
He felt grateful toward the system for allowing him to hide his cultivation and prevent his aura from leaking out, which was why he had managed to remain undetected.
The higher one’s cultivation, the more sensitive they were to auras. Yet now, no matter how powerful someone might be, they absolutely couldn’t sense Lin Fan at all.
Through this incident, Lin Fan deeply understood just how vast the gap between different cultivation realms could be.
If he were to confront those two Divine Ascension experts head-on, he probably would have been obliterated into nothing.
Take Yu Feng, the seventh-stage Primordial expert and senior apprentice—had it not been for the system’s upgrade and full recovery, he likely would have died.
Therefore, unless he had a hundred percent certainty of victory, Lin Fan vowed never again to provoke anyone whose cultivation was significantly higher than his own.
…
Lin Fan dusted off the dirt from his body and sniffed his hand. A lingering fragrance still remained.
At this moment, he couldn’t help but feel enchanted. This beauty was truly different—after a whole day, the scent still lingered. Indeed, beautiful women smelled as sweet as fragrance itself.
He set off, heading toward the Great Yan Empire.
With renewed vigor, Lin Fan waved his hand and strode forward with large steps.
How far was the Great Yan Empire? Lin Fan had no idea, nor had he ever really considered it. He just charged forward recklessly—surely he would eventually reach his destination.
“Ding! Congratulations, the Mirage Steps have been upgraded.”
Huh? Upgraded?
Lin Fan was surprised, then broke into a delighted grin. While others would find walking exhausting, for him, every step brought experience.
The Mirage Steps were a great technique, though they did consume quite a bit of true energy.
Right now, his true energy was only at 200, which left Lin Fan quite dissatisfied. Using the Mirage Steps consumed ten points of true energy every hour.
At this rate, he could only sprint for twenty hours before running out.
What’s worse, if he didn’t rest, his true energy wouldn’t automatically replenish, which troubled him greatly.
If he had known things would turn out this way, he would have learned some techniques the moment he entered the outer sect.
For now, the journey was peaceful, so Lin Fan began to sort through the spoils of battle.
Even now, his heart was still pounding from having defeated two Divine Ascension experts—an opportunity that came once in a thousand years.
One was a seventh-stage Divine Ascension expert, the other eighth-stage—both were even more powerful than Senior Apprentice Meng Yangquan.
First, Lin Fan checked the spatial ring of Mo Yixuan. He had glanced at it before, and it seemed to contain quite a lot. He was curious what treasures it might hold.
“Ding! Discovered one vial of Xuan-grade inferior pill, Xuan Yuan Pill *10.”
“Effect: Increases cultivation speed after consumption.”
“Experience gained: +500,000.”
Lin Fan’s heart leaped with joy. He hadn’t expected to find Xuan-grade pills—this was great, truly great. At the same time, he realized that the experience gained from consuming pills depended on their effects.
Pills that enhanced cultivation were naturally far more effective than healing or auxiliary ones.
One vial contained ten Xuan Yuan Pills. Lin Fan popped them into his mouth like candy, crunching them down one after another.
“Ding! Consumed ten Xuan Yuan Pills. Experience +500,000.”
After finishing the pills, Lin Fan continued rummaging through the ring. There were many types of pills, and he felt this haul was definitely worth it—he had gained a lot.
“Ding! Discovered one vial of Xuan-grade inferior pill, Jinwu Pill *5.”
“Effect: Removes injuries from the body after consumption.”
“Experience gained: +60,000.”
Although Lin Fan had never seen the highest-grade pills before, he still understood the rankings of pill grades.
From highest to lowest: Holy, Heaven, Earth, Xuan, Yellow, and Human.
Xuan-grade pills were considered high-tier, though not the highest. If it weren’t for those two Divine Ascension experts handing themselves over like free points, obtaining Xuan-grade pills would have been nearly impossible for him.
Eventually, Lin Fan stopped being selective and simply dumped out all the pills from the ring, shoving them into his mouth without bothering to distinguish between types.
“Ding! Consumed five Jinwu Pills. Experience +300,000.”
“Ding! Consumed one Yishen Pill. Experience +100,000.”
“Ding! Consumed ten Xueshen Pills. Experience +200,000.”
…
At this point, Lin Fan was addicted to pill consumption. He emptied the entire contents of Ni Mantian’s spatial ring and grabbed anything that looked like a pill, stuffing them all into his mouth.
As he walked and swallowed pills, he felt quite pleased.
“Ding! Consumed one Hunyuan Sword Pill. Experience +200,000.”
“Ding! Consumed six Cixiong Great Pills. Experience +1,800.”
…
Wait a minute, something was off. While happily consuming pills, Lin Fan suddenly realized something was wrong—the experience gain had become unusually low. Had there been a mistake?
These were supposed to be the treasures of Divine Ascension experts. How could there be such low-grade pills?
“Ding! Cixiong Great Pill.”
“Effect: Temporarily prevents pregnancy during intimate encounters.”
Spit! Spit!
As soon as the pill touched his tongue, Lin Fan started spitting violently.
What the hell! Just now, he had swallowed contraceptive pills!
This was such a scam. That bastard must have been Mo Yixuan. An expert at the Divine Ascension stage actually tricked a lowly Primordial expert like him. One shouldn’t be as despicable as Mo Yixuan—he was truly a scumbag.
Lin Fan huffed, but decided to let it go. After all, it had added over a thousand experience points. This time, he would forgive him.
Afterward, Lin Fan slowed his pill consumption and became more cautious, fearing another mishap—it would be too much of a scam otherwise.
“Ding! Discovered Wujibai Feng Pill *10.”
“Effect: A pill for women during menstruation to nourish and replenish blood.”
“Experience gained: +10,000.”
When Lin Fan discovered this pill at the end, his expression turned strange.
This… this…
Well, at least it was a nourishing pill. He shrugged and swallowed it—it would be a shame to miss out on ten thousand experience points.
“Ding! Consumed ten Wujibai Feng Pills. Experience +100,000.”
After finishing all the pills, Lin Fan let out a satisfied burp. It had been enjoyable, extremely enjoyable—despite a few unpleasant surprises, the results were impressive.
“Ding! Congratulations, character has leveled up!”
After consuming the final pill, his character successfully advanced a level.
He had progressed from the second stage of Primordial to the third.
Still, Lin Fan wasn’t entirely satisfied. Although the Divine Ascension experts had many pills, most were of low quality. He had consumed so many just to gain one level.
Sigh…
Lin Fan shook his head helplessly.
If Mo Yixuan and Ni Mantian knew how Lin Fan had recklessly consumed all their pills, they would probably die from rage. These pills had been painstakingly accumulated over years.
Though they had already reached the Divine Ascension stage, some of these pills still held great value for them.
Take the Xuan Yuan Pill, for example. Though its rank wasn’t high, its effect was powerful—it doubled cultivation speed. While the refining method wasn’t difficult, the required herbs were extremely rare and precious.
To see Lin Fan waste them like this was truly heartbreaking.
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