The emperor gradually mobilized elite troops from the various dukes and sent them to Willow Well Village.
A week later, a hundred thousand elite troops were ready.
These hundred thousand elite troops were all cultivators above the fifth level of the Origin Core Stage, and they were all powerful.
Lin Fan divided them up, dividing the hundred thousand elite troops into ten Ten Thousand Position Ring Spirit Arrays, and then handed the matter of setting up the Ring Spirit Arrays to Cheng Jin.
After the ten Ten Thousand Position Ring Spirit Arrays were formed, they could activate ten Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators.
Ten Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators, their strength could be imagined. Dealing with An Guochu was not a problem at all.
While setting up the Ten Thousand Position Ring Spirit Array, Lin Fan naturally did not forget to improve his own strength. Right now, the national treasury was continuously supplying him with high-grade pills.
Although these high-grade pills were for the army, Lin Fan liked to use them for personal gain.
Therefore, there was no shortage of resources for Qi Refinement.
There was also no shortage of resources needed for Body Refinement. There were still a large number of spirit stones in the Sumeru Ring.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Fan wanted to greatly improve himself and strive to advance to the Origin Core Stage before attacking Yue Di.
On this day, Lin Fan was cultivating in the Willow Well Village barracks.
He sat down cross-legged in his residence. Because the barracks were relatively safe, he did not find anyone to protect him.
Now that there were sufficient spirit stones and high-grade pills in the Sumeru Ring, whether it was Body Refinement or Qi Refinement, there was no shortage of cultivation resources. Lin Fan wanted to take this opportunity to improve his cultivation.
After the trip to the Snow Region, he had improved a lot.
Right now, his Qi Refinement cultivation was at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul Stage, and his Body Refinement cultivation was at the seventh level of the Vajra Body. According to his body's capacity for spiritual energy, he felt that his Qi Refinement and Body Refinement cultivation should be at the same critical point.
If he wanted to advance by leaps and bounds in Qi Refinement, he had to advance by leaps and bounds.
He had to improve his Body Refinement first, so he decided to cultivate his Body Refinement first.
While thinking like this.
He took out a large pile of spirit stones from the Sumeru Ring and placed them on the ground.
Then, he released the Demon Guillotine and absorbed it into the spirit stones.
It desperately absorbed the metal-type spirit energy in the spirit stones.
Suck suck suck …
After the Flying Guillotine had its fill, more than half of the Spirit Qi inside was Metal-elemental Spirit Qi. Following his thoughts, it drilled into his body and released the Metal-elemental Spirit Qi he had just absorbed.
Immediately.
The metal-elemental spiritual energy in his body surged.
As he breathed in and out, it gradually condensed into something that looked like liquid metal. It continuously circulated and condensed under the surface of his body … The eighth layer of the golden shell under the surface of his body gradually solidified under the casting of the liquid metal …
When the metal-type spirit qi in his body was used up, he took out a large pile of spirit stones and placed them on the ground before releasing the Flying Guillotine.
It attached itself to the spirit stone and absorbed it.
Flying Guillotine threw itself into the mine pit and absorbed the spirit stones, desperately absorbing the metal-elemental spirit qi within the spirit stones.
Suck, suck, suck, suck …
After sucking his fill.
It was up to him.
They all drilled into his body.
They were all shocked.
All of a sudden, the metal-type spiritual energy in his body surged, following the guidance of his thoughts.
When it entered the surface of the body, it gradually condensed into something like liquid metal.
Under the surface of his body, it continued to flow and condense …
This repeated over and over.
When the five piles of Spirit Stones were completely absorbed, the Spirit Stones were completely absorbed.
The metal membrane in his body finally solidified and turned into a metal-like shell.
It was golden in color.
It was translucent.
It was like a cicada shell.
The formation of the eighth layer of the golden shell symbolized his body tempering cultivation of the eighth level of the Golden Steel Body.
He announced a breakthrough.
With a thought, the golden shell was released from his body. With another thought, the previous seven layers of the golden shell were also released. The eight layers of the golden shell, one layer after another, were equivalent to adding eight layers of protection to his body.
At this moment, Xiao Jianmei came.
Xiao Jianmei happened to see Lin Fan's golden shell. Seeing the eight layers of the golden shell, her beautiful eyes could not help but light up.
There was a mysterious light in her eyes. However, she was afraid of disturbing him.
So she did not ask.
Instead, she watched from afar.
After the breakthrough, Lin Fan did not stop. Instead, he took out thirty high-grade pills from the sumeru ring.
He placed them on the ground and released the Flying Guillotine to absorb them.
Now.
With the improvement of his body tempering cultivation, his physical body and meridians' ability to carry spirit power had increased by another level.
Therefore …
Now, he was much bolder when refining pills. He directly increased the amount of pills by one level.
Suck, suck, suck …
When the thirty high-grade pills were sucked dry, the Flying Demon was also full. With a thought, the pills were sucked into his body. Suddenly, the spirit power in his body surged and condensed into a weapon. The weapon's aura formed a weapon's embryo above his dantian.
After the eighth divine weapon's embryo was formed, he did not stop cultivating. Instead, he took out another thirty high-grade pills from the sumeru ring, placed them on the ground, and continued to absorb …
Suck, suck, suck …
He did not stop.
After absorbing, he took out another thirty high-grade pills from the sumeru ring and placed them on the ground to absorb …
The high-grade pills that were regarded as treasures by the soldiers were squandered by Lin Fan like fried beans.
If this scene was seen by the soldiers outside, they would definitely be jealous to death.
However, if it were them, they would not have the ability to squander because they did not have the Flying Demon.
After consuming more than one hundred and fifty high-grade pills.
Finally, the eighth divine weapon in his body was condensed. After the divine weapon was condensed, it lit up and at the same time, there was a cracking sound.
With a thought.
The eighth divine weapon was released from his body. The lightning-shaped divine weapon floated above his right hand.
With another thought, the first seven divine weapons were also released.
Of the eight divine weapons, three floated above his left hand, another three floated above his right hand, and the last one floated above his head. The eight lightning-shaped divine weapons lit up together and were absorbed into his body.
After cultivating so hard, he had only advanced by one level. It was too slow. Therefore, he directly used the interface to advance. Now that he had billions of demonic aura to use, he could casually convert some and finally advance his Qi Refinement cultivation to the Essence Soul Realm!
Xiao Jiemei saw that Lin Fan had not only broken through one level in Body Refinement in a short period of time, but he had also broken through a large realm in Qi Refinement. Furthermore, the speed at which he absorbed and refined pills was so fast that it could be described as abnormal. She was horrified.
At this moment, she looked at Lin Fan as if she was looking at a monster. She could not help but exclaim, "Heavens, is he an Innate Divine Beast or an abnormal demon?"
In Xiao Jiemei's knowledge, only those Innate Divine Beasts and mutated beasts would have such terrifying refining ability. They could refine a large pile of pills in a short period of time without exploding.
Lin Fan heard Xiao Jiemei's exclamation and his heart skipped a beat. He turned and stared at Xiao Jiemei. Xiao Jiemei's appearance surprised and shocked him.
His eyes flashed with cold light and murderous intent. He immediately stood up and released his divine sense to lock onto her. His face was filled with murderous intent.
The Flying Demon was his secret. He could not let anyone know about it, not even his closest and most trustworthy people. Moreover, Xiao Jiemei was not close to him and was not trustworthy. On the contrary, he had held Xiao Jiemei hostage.
There was also a conflict between the two of them.
If Xiao Jiemei wanted to take revenge on him, she only needed to tell others what she had just seen and spread it out. Then, he, Lin Fan, would be treated as a demon.
After all, his refining ability was unprecedented. It was too abnormal and shocking. Normal people would not be able to understand it and could only be described and defined as a demon.
In order to not arouse other people's suspicions, Lin Fan could only kill her to silence her.
Xiao Jiemei was a smart person. She knew that she had seen something she should not have seen and had landed herself in a dangerous situation. Seeing Lin Fan lock onto her with a face full of murderous intent, she repeatedly waved her hands and shook her head.
She said in panic, "I, I didn't see anything. I didn't see anything."
Lin Fan forced himself in front of Xiao Jiemei.
He grabbed her and stared straight into her eyes.
He said, "You didn't see anything?
If you didn't see anything, why did you exclaim? "
"I, I won't say anything. Don't worry!" Xiao Jiemei shook her head and waved her hands with all her might. "I, I can swear."
"Swear?
I've never believed in that kind of thing.
Unless you want me to cut off your tongue and then your hands so that you can't speak.
You can't write with your hands. Oh right, and your legs, I'll chop them off too. That way, you won't say anything. "He showed some ruthlessness.
With a plop, Xiao Jiemei directly knelt down in fear. Tears flowed from her eyes like raindrops on a pear blossom. She said pitifully, "No, don't.
This is worse than killing me. "
"I think so too. A girl without a tongue, legs, and hands is hated by everyone.
It's better to die. "Lin Fan said as he let go of her. He took out his immortal sword and placed it on her jade neck.
Lin Fan's residence was rather secretive. Normal people would not be able to find this place. Xiao Jiemei was able to find it, and sneakily, which made Lin Fan suspicious and very dissatisfied.
The key point was that she had seen his secret.
For his own safety, he would not be soft-hearted.
He had never been a person who had tender feelings for the fairer sex.
Hearing Lin Fan's words, Xiao Jiemei became even more frightened.
She kept kowtowing and said, "Great General, please spare me this one time. I'm willing to be an ox or a horse and follow by your side for the rest of my life. I won't leave you even half a step."
Xiao Jiemei was smart. At the critical moment of life and death, she thought of a way to protect herself.
Indeed, if Xiao Jianmei were to follow him closely from now on, then he could guarantee that she would not reveal his secret. In that case, he would not be in danger.
Hearing this, Lin Fan's killing intent eased a little. However, he still did not withdraw his sword. He asked, "Then how can you guarantee that you won't leave me even half a step?"
"Actually, I came this time to express my goodwill to the Great General." Xiao Jiemei recounted the whole story of why she came to find Lin Fan.
It turned out that Xiao Jiemei's purpose this time was indeed to express her goodwill to Lin Fan.
In the past, she had been close to An Miaoyi, and the two of them were close friends.
Now, An Miaoyi's father, An Guochu, had rebelled. As An Miaoyi's close friend, she was afraid of being accused of being an accomplice. Moreover, after she had been kidnapped by Lin Fan, she had defended Lin Fan. This had aroused the suspicion of the Old Master and all the teachers and students.
This situation was very unfavorable to her.
She had to prove her innocence. Otherwise, she would be drowned in spittle.
She could not live with the shame of being an accomplice of the rebels.
She had to think of a way.
Thus, she thought of Lin Fan. Lin Fan was now the Great General of Rebellion Suppression. His prestige was at the top of the country. If she could gain his trust, then all the problems would be solved. Thus, she came.
Of course, in order to find Lin Fan's residence, she had used a little harmless trick. She had lied to some soldiers and claimed that she was Lin Fan's woman. Under the guidance of a soldier, she had come to Lin Fan's residence.
In the end, she had peeked at Lin Fan's secret and had almost caused a disaster for herself.
After hearing her words, Lin Fan was grateful that she had defended him in front of the Old Master. Thus, he withdrew the sword in his hand and said with a frown, "It's just that it's very inconvenient for a man and a woman to follow me. Moreover, our relationship is unclear. Others will gossip.
The Old Master wants you from me. What should I do …? "
Seeing this, Xiao Jiemei said, "Jiemei is willing to offer her body to express her sincerity."
Lin Fan thought that this was a good idea. The women in this world were very conservative, especially the female students who had been nurtured by literature and etiquette in the Teacher's Academy. They were very particular about chastity and loyalty. If Xiao Jiemei offered her body to him, then she would only recognize him as her man for the rest of her life.
Moreover, this way, they would have a reasonable explanation for being together for a long time.
Having made up her mind, Xiao Jiemei had no worries …
He had to admit that this woman was a stunner. Moreover, from her current behavior, it could be seen that she was a pure person.
Lin Fan said, "I have another woman."
Xiao Jiemei said, "I don't care."
"Moreover, I have a family. Don't you feel wronged?"
"It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Moreover, for a man like you, it would be strange if there were not many women who liked you.
Moreover, Jiemei also likes you. "
"You really know how to talk. I'm just afraid that you don't mean what you say."
"Jiemei is speaking the truth.
Jiemei has worshipped the strong since she was young. The Great General has always been Jiemei's idol. That's why Jiemei didn't resist or shout when the Great General kidnapped her that night. "
"I'm about to become Master Ma.
I'm going to marry the Princess of Hua Shao. Do you know this? "
"Jiemei knows. Jiemei doesn't care. Jiemei isn't afraid. If the Great General is afraid, Jiemei will keep a low profile in the future. She won't show her face in public and won't cause trouble for the Great General."
"I'm afraid?
What's there to be afraid of! "Lin Fan cursed.
Reality proved that the female students of the Teacher's Academy were very pure. Lin Fan had picked up a big bargain.
From then on, Xiao Jianmei saw Lin Fan as her man, the man she could rely on for her entire life.
That day, she lived in the military camp. Coincidentally, Lin Fan had no one to take care of his daily life in the military camp. Therefore, Xiao Jiemei took care of everything and focused on taking care of Lin Fan.
Moreover, Xiao Jiemei served Lin Fan very attentively and attentively. She didn't even need Lin Fan to help her make the bed, fold the quilt, dress and wash the clothes. She completely treated Lin Fan as a king.
That day …
Something that was expected happened.
The Old Headmaster came to the Liujingtun military camp in person.
As the dean of the Teacher's Academy, the Old Headmaster certainly had the right to ask and the obligation to take care of the female students in the academy.
Accompanied by Fang Qiu, the Old Headmaster walked slowly to the military camp. Along the way, the two were stunned by the 110,000 Spiritual Ring Formation and secretly praised it in their hearts.
It was not difficult to set up the Spiritual Ring Formation. What was difficult was how to draw the hearts of tens of thousands of soldiers and generals together.
It was very difficult to unify ten thousand hearts. In fact, regarding this, Lin Fan had his own unique skills. He sent people to ask about the home addresses and the number and names of the relatives of these 100,000 soldiers and generals in the name of distributing benefits. He recorded it in the book and then ordered people to bring gifts to visit them one by one.
Lin Fan's practice caused a great disturbance in the military camp.
The soldiers and generals respected and feared Lin Fan's practice. On the surface, Lin Fan sent warmth to the soldiers and generals' families, but in fact, he wanted to control the families of each soldier and general.
If any soldier and general dared to defect at the last minute and join the rebel army, then his family would suffer.
Lin Fan could find the residence of each soldier and general according to the record.
Although the soldiers and generals were a little ashamed of Lin Fan's practice, they couldn't resist. After all, he registered in the name of sending warmth.
What could they say?
Lin Fan's 100,000 soldiers and generals had to suffer in silence.
After this incident, these 100,000 soldiers could only follow Lin Fan loyally and wholeheartedly.
Otherwise, it would be a tragedy for the family.