A few days later!
Holy Demon Peak was peaceful, serene, and deserted.
Lin Fan joining the Heaven and Earth Sect as an inner disciple caused no ripple or attention.
During these days, Lin Fan had more or less gained a clear understanding of the situation in the Endless Continent.
The Nine Sects, Six Mansions, Three Caves, and Seventy-Two Gangs—these were the top-tier powers in the Endless Continent. As for minor sects and factions, none of them were small.
Most of these minor sects and factions were additional forces established by disciples of major sects who had achieved great cultivation success, and some were not to be underestimated.
On this day,
Lin Fan stood on Holy Demon Peak, gazing up at the Heaven and Earth Sect.
There were ten thousand and eight such shattered peaks, resonating with the heavens and earth.
These peaks floated in the void due to their resonance with the heavens and earth, generating a force that allowed them to float endlessly.
If it were merely maintained by magical power, that would be terrifying.
Moreover, no one would be so foolish as to keep shattered peaks floating in the void.
Whoosh!
At that moment, a red-robed figure flew across the sky above Holy Demon Peak, then halted, sending down a voice.
“Huh, didn’t expect anyone to have settled on this broken peak.”
Lin Fan looked up. The red-clothed woman above had a handsome face—not peerless beauty, but quite attractive.
“What’s your name?”
Lin Fan gazed calmly at the red-clothed woman. “Lin Fan. And you?”
“Su Hongchen.”
“My peak is right next to yours. From now on, we’re neighbors. Why don’t you come visit my peak?” Su Hongchen said.
Lin Fan thought for a moment. Since he had just entered the Heaven and Earth Sect, knowing some people wouldn’t hurt. If anything happened, he might even be considered.
“Alright, I’ll accept your invitation.” Lin Fan nodded.
Whoosh!
Indeed, Su Hongchen’s peak was very close. Outside her peak, nine treasures surrounded the mountain, forming a unique formation combining attack and defense.
“This is the Nine-Child Linked Formation. These nine treasures are all mid-grade treasures forming a whole. However, it lacks a central core. Otherwise, even a True Immortal wouldn’t be able to break through my peak’s defenses,” Su Hongchen said proudly.
Lin Fan nodded. The Endless Continent’s techniques were indeed far more advanced than those of the Ancient Holy World.
Treasures could be used to create unique formations.
In the Ancient Holy World, treasures weren’t very useful. Even formations were rare, and few people used them to suppress enemies.
“This is my Red Dust Peak. After years of effort, it has finally taken shape.” Su Hongchen said.
Penetrating the formation, they landed on the peak.
“The spiritual energy here is two or three times denser than outside.” Lin Fan remarked.
“Of course. Each shattered peak has its unique formation, drawing in spiritual energy from heaven and earth. After all, there are so many cultivators, and some cultivation techniques are too aggressive, capable of draining spiritual energy within hundreds of miles, which greatly affects us. Therefore, we usually draw in spiritual energy and store it here,” Su Hongchen explained.
“I see,” Lin Fan nodded.
“I noticed your peak is just starting to be built. Did you recently join the sect?” Su Hongchen asked.
“Yes,” Lin Fan replied.
“If you have any questions, feel free to ask me,” Su Hongchen offered.
Su Hongchen watched Lin Fan walking around the peak.
Many disciples lived here, and they respectfully greeted Su Hongchen as they saw her.
“These are the servant disciples and some outer sect disciples. I brought them here to help tidy up the peak,” Su Hongchen said, enthusiastically explaining many things to Lin Fan.
Lin Fan noticed that Su Hongchen’s territory was quite well-developed. The medicinal garden was filled with rare herbs.
In the forging house, disciples were busily refining materials.
If not considering the size, this place was indeed like a small sect.
Lin Fan nodded. This visit had indeed broadened his horizons.
At that moment, several people stood outside Red Dust Peak.
“I have friends coming.” Su Hongchen sensed the situation outside the formation, flicked her sleeve, and the formation split open, creating a passage.
Several figures landed.
“Redchen, who is this?” A broad-shouldered, muscular man looked at Lin Fan with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
“This is Lin Fan, a new sect member. His shattered peak is next to mine.”
“This is Hu Qing, the master of Tiger Holy Peak.”
Then Su Hongchen introduced the other two to Lin Fan.
One of them radiated strong martial intent—he was Bing Lianxing, the young master of a renowned forging family.
The other wore scholar’s robes and exuded a scholarly aura—Ru Wanshu.
Lin Fan clasped his fists. These people’s cultivation levels were impressive, all having reached the Ancient Realm.
“Redchen, this time we’re going to explore the Abyssal Demon Cave. Are you interested?” Hu Qing asked.
“Sure. Although the Abyssal Demon Cave is dangerous, it also holds many treasures. If we go as a team and avoid the deeper areas, there shouldn’t be any problems,” Su Hongchen replied.
Lin Fan had some knowledge of the Abyssal Demon Cave.
It was an underground world with entrances scattered across the Endless Continent.
There were many fierce creatures inside, but generally, these creatures stayed in the deeper regions. As long as one didn’t provoke them, there wouldn’t be any issues.
“Brother Lin, would you like to come?” Su Hongchen asked.
Lin Fan was slightly taken aback. He hadn’t expected Su Hongchen to invite him along, which surprised him.
However, upon reflection, if he could really go, that would be great.
The fastest way for him to improve his cultivation was to kill strong opponents. If he could go to the Abyssal Demon Cave, that would be exactly what he wished for.
“Alright.” Lin Fan nodded in agreement.
“Wait a moment, Redchen. What’s his strength like? Don’t bring us down when we go there. This time entering the Abyssal Demon Cave isn’t just us few,” Hu Qing said.
“Who else is going?” Su Hongchen asked in surprise.
“As far as I know, Jian Fengchen has already led a team into the Abyssal Demon Cave, and also Tianhai Prince…” Hu Qing said, then looked at Lin Fan.
“If you want to go, that’s fine, but let me test your strength first.”
Suddenly, Hu Qing spread his five fingers, forming a tiger claw, and grabbed toward Lin Fan’s shoulder.
The void cracked with a bang. That tiger claw seemed to tear through heaven and earth, with raging gales. The surrounding people quickly retreated.
Standing so close, they felt the gales striking their faces, causing a dull pain.
Lin Fan simply raised his hand without any flourish and caught that claw.
“Huh?” Hu Qing was startled. The fierce magical power within his body suddenly solidified, as if frozen by something, and he even felt a sense of rupture.
“You’re too kind,” Lin Fan said with a calm smile, clearly not taking the matter seriously.
Su Hongchen was slightly shocked. She hadn’t expected this person’s strength to be so formidable, which was beyond her expectations.
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