Chapter 145: Level Up… Level Up

At this moment, Lin Fan silently wished for a few more Nascent Soul-stage beasts to appear.

Once he accumulated one hundred million experience points, he would immediately ascend to the Mid-Primordial Foundation stage, his combat power skyrocketing, and he would even have a chance against Nascent Soul-stage opponents.

“Junior, here it comes…”

Just at that moment, a massive beast corpse floated in from afar. When Lin Fan saw it, he was startled.

“Watch my finger.”

Lin Fan shouted loudly, then instantly pierced through the beast’s skull.

“Ding! Congratulations on killing the High-Primordial Foundation-stage beast, Xuesong Tiger.”

“Ding! Congratulations on gaining one hundred thousand experience points.”

“Ding! Congratulations on upgrading the ‘Flower-Picking and Chrysanthemum-Petting Finger’ technique.”

…

Something wasn’t right. At this moment, Lin Fan grew angry. This High-Primordial Foundation-stage beast only gave such a small amount of experience? That wasn’t scientific at all—it made absolutely no sense.

However, Lin Fan quickly realized the truth. Although his current cultivation was at the Early Primordial Foundation stage, his combat strength was comparable to the Nascent Soul stage. Encountering him, this High-Primordial Foundation-stage beast stood no chance—it was doomed from the start, and posed no challenge.

Therefore, the experience reward given by the system was naturally minimal.

Understanding this, Lin Fan no longer had any interest in killing these weak beasts. He immediately shouted, “Junior apprentices, look for Nascent Soul-stage beasts! These Primordial Foundation-stage ones are useless!”

Zong Hentian, who was ahead searching for beasts to kill, shivered slightly, feeling helpless. Where would they find so many Nascent Soul-stage beasts?

After all, the Misty Snow Peak wasn’t even a restricted area. Normally, the surrounding beasts were all low-level. If not for the Snow King Lion attracting some high-level beasts here, there might not even be any Nascent Soul-stage beasts around.

“Alright, Senior Uncle, we’ll look for some,” Zong Hentian replied.

At this moment, Lin Fan’s mood was much improved. He only needed three million more experience points to fill his bar.

Now Lin Fan understood—he needed to team up with some high-level companions to bring corpses over so he could land the killing blow and gain the experience.

Otherwise, relying on himself alone would be difficult.

“Roar…”

Just at this moment, a furious roar echoed from afar. Lin Fan’s heart leapt with joy—such a powerful, resonant roar must belong to a high-level beast.

“Senior apprentices, hurry and help! There’s a High-Nascent Soul-stage beast here—I can’t handle it alone!” Suddenly, a disciple’s desperate cry for help came from nearby.

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan’s heart soared. A High-Nascent Soul-stage beast? If he could kill it with one strike, he’d strike gold.

At this moment, Lin Fan saw trees collapsing in the distance as a mighty aura surged forth.

Lin Fan immediately stepped forward, standing at a distance to observe the situation.

The beast looked like a Western dragon, towering dozens of zhang tall, like a small mountain.

Zong Hentian and the others had surrounded the beast, attacking it fiercely.

“Junior apprentices, keep pushing! Beat this guy down so your Senior Uncle can land the final blow!” Lin Fan’s eyes widened with excitement as he waved his arms and shouted. This was the moment everything depended on.

Whether he could level up depended entirely on this beast.

The beast was now covered in blood, its ferocity reaching its peak, as if it had decided to fight to the death against Zong Hentian and the others.

However, among the fifteen inner disciples, Zong Hentian had the highest cultivation level, easily overpowering the beast.

As the beast suddenly roared in rage, Zong Hentian also roared, summoning a massive golden palm of true energy from the sky. With overwhelming force, he slammed the beast down.

Cracking sounds rang out as the beast was crushed to its knees, its fierce aura rapidly weakening. A deep palm imprint was embedded in its massive body, as if it had been pierced through.

“Senior Uncle, it’s your turn now!” Zong Hentian shouted.

“Coming!” Lin Fan was overjoyed. He rushed forward and struck the beast’s forehead with a single finger.

A devastating energy surged into the beast’s brain, rampaging through and destroying everything.

Boom!

The massive beast collapsed with a thunderous crash. Its blood-red eyes remained open in death. It had traveled from another restricted area far away, only to die here before even seeing the Snow King Lion.

What a tragedy…

“Dead… Finally, it’s dead…”

Lin Fan was ecstatic at this moment.

“Ding! Congratulations on killing the High-Nascent Soul-stage beast, Xuejiao Purple-Winged Dragon.”

“Ding! Congratulations on gaining three million experience points.”

“Ding! Congratulations on breaking through the bottleneck.”

“Ding! Cultivation breakthrough to Mid-Primordial Foundation stage (0/200 million).”

“Ding! Congratulations on unlocking the Fusion Function.”

“Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the Blood Dragon Horn.”

“Blood Dragon Horn: Refining material.”

“Ding! Congratulations on obtaining one drop of Purple-Winged Dragon’s Lifeblood.”

“Purple-Winged Dragon’s Lifeblood: Consuming it will transform you into a half-human, half-dragon being.”

…

At this moment, Lin Fan felt an overwhelming surge of power coursing through his entire body. Compared to his previous self, he was now significantly stronger—so much so that he could hardly believe it.

However, one thing puzzled Lin Fan—he noticed that his experience hadn’t decreased. From his previous experiences with leveling up, he should have entered a bottleneck phase. Once he passed that, the experience required for future levels should have dropped significantly.

Yet now, instead of decreasing, it had doubled, which left Lin Fan speechless.

The newly unlocked Fusion Function also piqued Lin Fan’s curiosity. He wasn’t exactly sure what it did.

But now wasn’t the time to investigate. His junior apprentices were still waiting for him.

“Senior Uncle, how is it?” Zong Hentian asked.

They hadn’t expected to encounter a High-Nascent Soul-stage beast. It seemed that due to the arrival of the Snow King Lion, the Misty Snow Peak had attracted many powerful beasts.

“Great! The materials are secured. I must thank all of you juniors for your help today. When we return, I’ll craft something good for you all,” Lin Fan said with a smile.

Zong Hentian and the others smiled as well. They couldn’t sense Lin Fan’s breakthrough at all.

Because the system completely concealed his aura, unless Lin Fan actively revealed it, no one could detect his new strength.

Then Lin Fan joined them in clearing out the remaining beasts around the area. He paid no attention to the weaker ones. Only after securing a safe zone did they stop.

“Senior Uncle, it’s getting late. We should head back. I’m sure Elder Yu has already coordinated with the other sects. I just wonder how we’ll deal with the Snow King Lion tomorrow,” Zong Hentian said, a hint of worry on his face.

The Snow King Lion was at the Small Heaven Position stage, far beyond the Nascent Soul-stage beasts. Even though it had weakened significantly after giving birth, it was still far beyond their capabilities to confront directly.

“Tomorrow, we mustn’t charge in recklessly. Even if we do fight, let the other sects take the lead. Don’t try to stand out,” Lin Fan advised.

“But Senior Uncle, how can that be? This mission isn’t just about defeating the Snow King Lion—it’s also about establishing our sect’s prestige. We can’t let other sects steal our glory,” Zong Hentian argued.

Lin Fan gave Zong Hentian a sidelong glance. This reckless fool surviving this long was already a miracle.

“Follow my orders tomorrow,” Lin Fan said.

Though Zong Hentian disagreed with his senior uncle’s approach, he eventually nodded.