At this moment, Lin Fan held his breath and watched the unfolding scene intently. The moment an opportunity arose, he would seize it without hesitation.
The male Fengtian Rhinoceros was attempting to conquer the female, which meant he had to subdue her completely. However, the Fengtian Rhinoceros whose fate Lin Fan had reversed was growing stronger with every passing moment. How could he allow the other to succeed? After all, he himself was a male Fengtian Rhinoceros. What was wrong with his own brother?
The battle intensified. Both Fengtian Rhinoceroses were heavily wounded. The one whose fate Lin Fan had altered was now being firmly suppressed by the other, as if it wouldn’t be long before it experienced the most painful fate imaginable.
Lin Fan had been waiting patiently, silently praying, Hurry up! He continued waiting, until the most critical moment arrived, when he would seize both Fengtian Rhinoceroses at once.
At that moment, the female Fengtian Rhinoceros let out a pained cry, its hind legs buckled, and it was mounted by the male.
Though the male Fengtian Rhinoceros was already covered in wounds, it was still filled with excitement, growing more and more fierce in battle. Its massive body trembled continuously, reaching a state of complete immersion.
“Ao…”
At this very moment, the male Fengtian Rhinoceros suddenly let out a loud roar toward the sky. Its originally ferocious face abruptly displayed an expression of human-like satisfaction.
The opportunity had arrived.
Lin Fan had no time to dwell on these details. Remaining invisible, he moved like the wind. In his hands, the magical weapon—a brick—suddenly appeared, and with a swift motion, he struck both Fengtian Rhinoceroses on the head.
Still沉浸在 bliss, the male Fengtian Rhinoceros hadn’t even had time to recover from its euphoria before Lin Fan knocked it unconscious.
Seeing both Fengtian Rhinoceroses lying motionless, Lin Fan’s lips curled into a slight smile. It had worked.
Invisibility, fate reversal, and the magical brick—none of these three elements could be missing.
Lin Fan drew the Zishuang Sword and ended the lives of both Fengtian Rhinoceroses. This was Sunset Forest, and he had no intention of lingering here too long, fearing any unexpected incidents. He had already been incredibly lucky to gain such an advantage, and he couldn’t afford to stay any longer.
“Ding! Congratulations on defeating a Fengtian Rhinoceros, a Grade 2 Spirit-stage beast. Experience +10,000,000.”
“Ding! Dropped the Fengtian Rhinoceros’s Lifeblood.”
“Fengtian Rhinoceros Lifeblood: Consuming it will induce a berserker state, granting the user the Fengtian Rhinoceros’s innate flame, Abyssal Black Flame. Side effects unknown.”
“Ding! Congratulations on defeating a Fengtian Rhinoceros, a Grade 2 Spirit-stage beast. Experience +10,000,000.”
“Ding! Dropped the Fengtian Rhinoceros’s Lifeblood.”
“Ding! Congratulations on leveling up.”
“Ding! Congratulations on leveling up.”
“Ding! Congratulations on leveling up.”
A series of notifications left Lin Fan momentarily stunned.
He then opened his status panel and saw that he had leveled up three times in a row, now reaching the peak of the Innate Realm at Level 9.
“Ding! Reached a bottleneck. Experience required for next level: 100,000,000.”
Upon reaching Level 9 of the Innate Realm, the next step would be the Spirit Realm. Although the system meant his bottleneck wasn’t as severe as others’, the requirement of 100 million experience was still an astronomical number.
It seemed he would need to undergo further trials before advancing to the Spirit Realm.
As one of the fiercer beasts on the Beast Chart, Fengtian Rhinoceroses were known for their ferocity. Once entering a berserker state, they would fight to the death with their enemies.
Lin Fan gazed at the two drops of crimson blood in his inventory. Perhaps they might come in handy someday, but he hoped he would never have to use them.
At this moment, a strong scent of blood filled the air. Lin Fan wasted no time, activating his techniques and continuing on his journey. He hoped to reach the sect safely and report to the Sect Leader about the schemes of Yanhuang and other sects.
He traveled through the night, resting briefly when tired and continuing once his spiritual energy was restored. Along the way, he encountered many beasts, but he ignored them all, unwilling to waste even a second.
Unless he encountered a particularly powerful beast, Lin Fan would only stop to eliminate it. However, meeting two Fengtian Rhinoceroses was already an incredible stroke of luck. Spirit-stage beasts lived deep within Sunset Forest, and encountering one in this area truly depended on fate.
Two days later.
As Lin Fan gazed upon the nine towering peaks that pierced the clouds, a flicker of anticipation stirred in his heart. Soon, he would see his familiar senior and junior brothers again. He wondered what expressions they would wear upon seeing him alive and well.
He had supposedly died in an explosion yet returned unharmed—this itself was full of mysteries. But considering the urgency of the report he carried, he didn’t dwell on it.
Besides, manipulating the truth was one of Lin Fan’s specialties. He believed there wouldn’t be too many problems.
As he passed by the grave where his seniors had once placed him, Lin Fan paused. On the black stone tablet was engraved his name.
Beneath his name were the names of his seniors.
Ni Mingyang, Yin Mochen.
Among the sect members, these were the two he was closest to.
Regardless, Lin Fan had to report Yanhuang’s schemes to the sect. He also hoped his seniors could survive this crisis, as their cultivation levels were still low. If Yanhuang allied with other sects and launched an attack, he feared for their lives.
Looking at the fresh offerings on the grave, it seemed his seniors had recently come to visit.
Thinking about it, Lin Fan felt a surge of emotion, almost wanting to cry. To be remembered even after death—this was a rare blessing indeed.
At the entrance of the Saint-Demon Sect’s Celestial Stairway, two outer disciples guarded the exit. Suddenly, they spotted someone rushing toward them from afar and shouted, “Halt! Who goes there?”
“Junior brothers, I am Lin Fan, an outer disciple. I have urgent matters to report to the Sect Leader. Please allow me passage,” Lin Fan replied.
“Do you have the sect token?” The two guards scrutinized Lin Fan closely, growing increasingly suspicious. This person’s identity was unknown, and he didn’t even carry the Saint-Demon Sect’s disciple token.
Lin Fan sighed. Of course he didn’t have the token. He had no intention of explaining further. In a flash, he dashed straight inside.
“Stop him!” The two disciples were shocked that this person dared to storm the Saint-Demon Sect. They immediately struck the large iron bell beside them.
“Boom…”
The bell’s sound echoed like the sea, reverberating throughout the entire Nine Peaks.
The outer and inner disciples were going about their daily routines when they suddenly heard the bell from the foot of the mountain. Their expressions instantly changed.
“The disciples at the foot of the mountain have rung the iron bell. Could something have happened?”
Everyone was puzzled, unsure of what was going on. This was the Saint-Demon Sect—how could anyone dare to intrude?
Hearing the bell, Lin Fan remained calm and continued his ascent. This was actually better—he wouldn’t have to search for people himself.
“Scoundrel, stop right there!” Just as Lin Fan reached the summit, a cold gleam suddenly appeared.
“Senior brother, I’m one of us!” Lin Fan wasn’t here to fight—he was here to report urgent matters to the sect.
Innate Stage 4.
This person was an inner disciple. Generally, in the Saint-Demon Sect, cultivators who reached the Innate Realm would enter the inner sect. Very few remained in the outer sect.
Seeing this intruder daringly blocking his blade with bare hands, the inner disciple was astonished. He roared furiously, his aura suddenly intensifying.
“Scoundrel, daring to storm the Saint-Demon Sect! You deserve death!” The inner disciple roared in fury, attempting to shatter Lin Fan’s hand into pulp. But even as his spiritual energy reached its peak, the sword in Lin Fan’s grip remained completely unmoved.
“Senior brother, let me assist you!” Seeing that their senior couldn’t subdue the intruder, the other disciples watching nearby rushed in as well.
“You guys are really going too far,” Lin Fan muttered, growing irritated. He had come here risking his life to save them, yet they treated their savior like this?
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