Chapter 1000: It’s a Skillful Craft

In the end, Lin Fan and Qingyangzi met alone with Han Jun Tian.

No one knew what had happened between them. Initially, people thought Lin Fan would be punished, but before long, he walked out with a delighted expression, seemingly unharmed and perfectly fine.

Lin Fan strutted out of the Patriarch’s Hall and directly climbed onto the Divine Heir’s Platform.

The title of First Divine Heir had already been solidified. As he stood there, the surrounding divine heirs trembled with fear, their faces turning pale.

They all knew he was a ruthless person, a merciless brute who would suppress anyone without hesitation.

“What? Are you all afraid of me?” Lin Fan wore a calm expression, but inside he was grinning ear to ear, having just met with the Patriarch and gained significant benefits.

At the same time, Qingyangzi was probably the happiest person, as the talent he had sought out had finally been recognized, making him more excited than anything else.

“No, no!” The nine divine heirs immediately shook their heads, but their expressions clearly revealed their fear of Lin Fan, no matter how hard they tried to hide it.

“If not, then sit down,” Lin Fan said.

The nine heirs looked at each other, hesitating momentarily about whether they should sit or not.

“Sit!” At this moment, Lin Fan’s tone turned slightly stern.

Upon hearing this, the nine divine heirs quickly sat down, their posture stiff and cautious. Once seated, they became extremely careful, their previous arrogant expressions completely gone.

The competition proceeded as usual.

Lin Fan had risen from being an inner sect disciple to becoming the top divine heir.

Meanwhile, Fire Elder and Dao Wentian, watching from below the platform, were filled with fury. Having lost so much face here, they could no longer bear to stay and eventually left directly.

Sitting there, Lin Fan finally understood what it felt like to hold high status and great power.

No wonder these divine heirs looked down on lower disciples with such arrogance—it truly felt amazing.

The inner sect and outer sect competitions had concluded.

Lin Fan returned to the Holy Demon Peak. This competition had allowed him to shine brightly, suppressing all opposition and earning a reputation as the domineering divine heir of the sect.

Stories about Lin Fan spread among the sect disciples. Everyone learned how Dao Wentian had been subdued by an inner sect disciple and how the top divine heir position had been seized.

As for Fire Elder, being suppressed by Lin Fan had caused him to lose face throughout the sect. Wherever he went, although the disciples still treated him politely, the glances in their eyes were unbearable for him.

After becoming the First Divine Heir, many elders and inner sect disciples invited Lin Fan to visit. He met numerous elders and disciples.

Facing these social interactions, Lin Fan handled them skillfully, making connections with those elders and disciples. Although he didn’t form deep relationships, knowing more disciples and elders within the sect was certainly not a bad thing.

However, what surprised Lin Fan was that some inner sect disciples were no weaker than the divine heirs—some even possessed artifacts capable of suppressing divine heirs.

One month later.

Lin Fan awoke from cultivation, having refined his martial cultivation techniques. He left Holy Demon Peak and began to explore the outside world.

In the boundless void,

Only by gazing far into the distance could one truly comprehend the vastness of the Infinite Continent.

The laws of heaven and earth here were more complete than in the Ancient Saint World, and the cultivation system was also far more powerful.

In the Ancient Saint World, due to the restrictions of heavenly laws, the peak cultivation level was the Ancient God Realm.

However, on the Infinite Continent, the Ancient God Realm was merely a mid-tier level, with many higher realms beyond it.

The True Immortal Realm was just one of them.

As Lin Fan soared freely through the void, suddenly a massive net appeared out of nowhere, instantly enveloping his body.

“What the hell! Who the f*** ambushed me!” Lin Fan was stunned, cursing inwardly.

“Got him!”

At that moment, a voice reached Lin Fan’s ears. He focused his vision downward and saw two figures standing excitedly on a nearby mountain peak. Then, with a big hand, they pulled the net toward them.

“Bro, this guy is a disciple of Heaven and Earth Sect—he seems to be a divine heir!” A thin, bony man with a long face like a donkey’s examined Lin Fan from head to toe and spoke up.

“Crunch, crunch, crunch… Great! Didn’t expect we’d catch such a big fish this time!” The man called “Big Brother” looked at Lin Fan with satisfaction, making chewing sounds as if he were eating sunflower seeds.

“Divine Heir of Heaven and Earth Sect—those guys are always rich. Haven’t we caught a divine heir before?” Qiu Zhan Yu (Autumn Slicing Fish) said.

“Yeah, we did catch one before. I think his name was Ling Wuzun. He was pretty strong, but even with all his power, he couldn’t escape our Heaven and Earth Net!” The younger brother, Jin Zhen Gu (Golden Mushroom), proudly declared.

Qiu Zhan Yu and Jin Zhen Gu were from the same village. They used to be fishermen. One day, while fishing, they caught a box. Inside the box was green and jade-like, containing two pills, two martial cultivation techniques, and a mysterious net.

Both were gluttons. Without thinking, they swallowed the pills immediately. After taking them, they picked up the martial techniques, though they couldn’t read the characters. They just followed the illustrations and somehow managed to cultivate successfully.

Later, they accidentally refined the net, which was named the Heaven and Earth Net.

From then on, the two embarked on their path of netting people—one catch at a time, and once caught, no one could escape.

Right now, Lin Fan was trapped in their net. As soon as he touched it, his system immediately gave a prompt.

Supreme Immortal Artifact: Heaven and Earth Net.

“Top-grade Immortal Artifact: Heaven and Earth Net.”

Wow, these two strange-looking guys actually possessed a top-grade Immortal Artifact—it was quite impressive.

Qiu Zhan Yu took out a long green melon, crunching on it loudly as he said, “Kid, we won’t kill you. Just hand over all your stuff, and we’ll let you go.”

“Boss, look at this guy—he’s got that sly, weaselly look. Definitely tricky. Why don’t we search him and strip him bare?” Jin Zhen Gu suggested.

“Great idea! Lucky we have you around, bro. Otherwise, we’d get scammed by these sect disciples for sure!” Qiu Zhan Yu complimented while chewing.

Jin Zhen Gu shyly smiled, “Thanks, boss. With me around, no one in this world can ever deceive us again.”

Although it was a top-grade Immortal Artifact, for Lin Fan, escaping would be easy—he could simply burn a hole through it using the flames of his “One Thought, One Pill” technique.

But looking at these two guys, Lin Fan thought they might be a bit lacking in the brain department.

Now, in this unfamiliar Infinite Continent, finding a couple of lackeys might not be a bad idea.

He didn’t trust those who were too smart.

The safest bet was to find two people with slightly lower intelligence.

“You two, let’s talk this over. You’re just here for robbery, right? That’s a skill too, and I can’t let you go home empty-handed. Here, take these pills,” Lin Fan said.

“Hey, boss, this guy actually seems reasonable! He knows we’re doing hard work here. Usually, when we catch people, they try to kill us. But this guy is actually cooperating!” Jin Zhen Gu exclaimed.

Qiu Zhan Yu nodded heavily, “Hmm, that’s true. This guy is reasonable. We should treat him nicely.”

“Got it, boss,” Jin Zhen Gu immediately nodded.

Looking at the two, Lin Fan was momentarily speechless…