When Tower Master Hei Xuanfeng heard this, he pondered for a moment and felt that it was reasonable.
With Lin Fan's current strength, he could easily kill Yan Zhe Tian. There was no need for him to ask for help. In fact, as long as Lin Fan didn't rush to get his revenge, he could wait until Zhe Tian went out alone. Then he could kill Yan Zhe Tian, but he was afraid that he would have to wait for a long time.
As the saying goes, 10 years is too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Lin Fan did not want this enemy of his to live for too long.
"So what's going on?" asked Hei Xuan Feng.
"It's simple. How can you not have enemies in Jianghu? I'm not the only one who wants to kill Yan Zhe Tian. Someone put a bounty on his head, so of course I sent people to kill him. It's a coincidence, but it's also a coincidence. People who want to kill Yan Zhe Tian, but aren't sure if they can do it, will spend money to hire us …" Lin Fan finally found a reasonable explanation.
Anyway, Ding Chun Qiu had already killed the person who put the bounty on his head.
Hei Xuan Feng couldn't do anything about it.
Hei Xuan Feng stared at Lin Fan for a while and said seriously, "I don't care if you're abusing your position to get revenge or not. I won't pursue this matter any further. But remember, don't do it again. If something like this happens again, I'll get to the bottom of it."
"Yes." said Lin Fan.
"Lin Fan, I do have high hopes for you. I'm old, and I'm tired of this job. I hope that one day, you can take over my position. But if you give up your bright future just because of some personal grudges, that would be too much of a waste."
Black Whirlwind's expressionless face finally showed a trace of emotion, but it was still hard to tell what kind of expression it was. However, what he said was from the bottom of his heart.
"Thank you for your advice. I'll work hard in the future. I won't let you down." Lin Fan bowed respectfully.
"I'm not worried about your cultivation. What I'm worried about is your behavior. You always do things that are out of line. It's not reassuring."
Tower Master Hei Xuanfeng's voice became softer. The latter part of his sentence was almost like he was talking to himself. "He is still too young after all. If he was ten years older and more mature, he would definitely have great achievements in the future."
…
When Lin Fan walked out of Black Whirlwind's room, he noticed that Ling Xuefei and the other four had yet to leave Storm House. Even Fairy Zi Xia and Ding Chunqiu were waiting in the corridor.
Seeing Lin Fan walk out of the Floor Master's room, the seven of them surrounded him, asking him about this and that in worry.
"Brother Fan, are you alright?"
"Brother Fan, the Floor Master didn't blame you, right?"
Using public office to avenge private wrongs was a serious crime. Once it was verified, he would be sentenced to death. They knew this very well, so they were very worried about Lin Fan.
At this time, they were all asking the same question in disguise.
Lin Fan realized that the ones who were most worried about him were still Fairy Zi Xia and Ling Xuefei. There was no need to mention Fairy Zi Xia.
The two of them had been together for so long that even a rock could warm up. They had feelings for each other.
It was normal for her to be worried about him.
But Ling Xuefei was different.
Lin Fan thought that it was a little abnormal for Ling Xuefei to be worried about him. Maybe it was because women were more soft-hearted, or maybe she had feelings for him as well?
Lin Fan didn't have time to think about this. Instead, he answered everyone, "I'm fine. The Floor Master saw that I completed the mission and invited me to tea.
Hehe … "
Lin Fan smiled easily.
"But.
Brother Fan … "Ling Xuefei wanted to say something but stopped.
"Will Spiritual Master Zi Yang in the future …"
Lin Fan's eyes suddenly flashed. He stared at Ling Xuefei and then glanced at everyone. He said solemnly, "Remember, don't call me Brother Fan in the future. Call me Lin Fan or Deacon is also fine …"
"Also, the matter of this mission is already over. No one is allowed to mention it in the future.
Just wait for the reward. "
Hearing Lin Fan's words, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief and didn't ask anymore.
Then they all dispersed.
…
This time, Lin Fan not only killed Sage Monarch Shrouding Heaven for personal revenge but also received a generous reward.
In addition to his commission as a deacon, this time he received a total of one thousand gold silk and one thousand Liquid Gathering Pills.
Besides that, he'd obtained an extremely extraordinary treasure during the assassination attempt, and it was the Heart Guard.
That night.
He took out this defensive magic tool from his spatial ring and began to study it. First, he erased Elder Chu's Divine Sense imprint from the Heart Guard, and then dripped a drop of blood onto it to claim ownership. Once he established a connection with the Heart Guard, he was able to understand all of its hidden secrets and how to use it.
Using the Heart Guard.
It was very simple. When in danger.
He directly communicated with the Heart Guard and threw it into the air.
The Heart Guard could be used to protect its owner.
If it was to protect others, the method was the same.
In the face of attacks from magic treasures and immortal techniques, the Heart Guard's defensive power was very strong. However, in the face of a large area of impact, such as a tyrannical physical body, it wasn't very useful. This could be seen from Sage Monarch Shrouding Heaven's death.
It had advantages, but it also had disadvantages.
Moreover, the defensive power of the Heart Guard was worth digging deeper into.
This was because its current defensive power was only a seventh of its potential. This could be seen from the purple light it emitted.
If its defensive power were to be fully displayed, it would be like a seven-colored brocade. Only then would it be worthy of its name.
Zither Protection — once its defensive power was fully activated, it would emit a seven-colored brilliance, just like the zither itself.
But now, it was emitting a purple light. This proved that it was only displaying a tenth of its defensive power. There were still six layers of its defensive power that hadn't been unearthed.
As for the method of unearthing its defensive power, it was actually very simple. It had to be unearthed in constant battle, in constant defense, and in life-or-death battles.
As an elder of the Purple Sun Sect, Elder Chu usually lived in seclusion. He had always been focused on cultivation and rarely had the opportunity to fight. Therefore, even though he knew that the Heart Guard could unearth six layers of its defensive power, he was powerless to do so.
Moreover, this ancestral treasure was very important to him. He was afraid that if too many people knew about it, it would attract covetous eyes and attract powerful experts to fight over it. If that happened, it would cause trouble for him.
Therefore, this defensive treasure could be said to be a pearl covered in dust. It hadn't been used much, and its defensive power had been stagnant at the first layer. It had never been fully displayed.
"Alright, after you follow me, you will shine with a seven-colored brilliance. You will be able to display all your potential. You will become the champion of defensive treasures."
Lin Fan murmured to the Heart Guard. It was as though he was talking to a new friend, and his heart was filled with joy.
Suddenly …
Fairy Zixia opened the door and walked in.
With a thought, he hurriedly tossed the Heart of the Protector into his spatial ring.
Fairy Zixia rolled her eyes at Lin Fan. "What is it? Why are you carrying it behind my back?"
Ever since she saw Ling Xuefei that day and saw how concerned Ling Xuefei was about Lin Fan, Fairy Zixia had always been jealous. However, she wasn't an ordinary woman who would be so vulgar as to be jealous of another woman. She was just a little disappointed.
"Uh, it's just a little toy." Lin Fan said perfunctorily.
"Let me see." Fairy Zixia sat down beside Lin Fan.
She extended a jade hand.
Fairy Zixia wasn't an outsider, so Lin Fan didn't need to hide it from her. Therefore, he took the Heart Guard out of his spatial ring and waved it in front of her. "Here, this is it."
"What is this?" Fairy Zixia stared at the Heart Guard in surprise.
"It's called the Heart Guard. It's a defensive treasure."
"Why does it look like a net?" Fairy Zixia frowned.
"That's right. It's used to protect people."
As Lin Fan spoke, he suddenly revealed a mischievous smile. Then, with a flick of his hand, the Heart Guard emitted a purple light and suddenly grew larger. It was like a purple net that covered Fairy Zixia.
"Ah!" Fairy Zixia suddenly lost her self-control and cried out in surprise. Her jade face suddenly turned red.
"What are you doing? Hurry, hurry up and let go of me …"
Seeing the blush on Fairy Zixia's jade face, which was as beautiful as a lotus flower reflected in the sun, and seeing her shy appearance, Lin Fan was very pleased. "It's not used to protect you, it's used to protect you … Haha …"
As Lin Fan spoke, he took out the Immortal Sword and stabbed it at Fairy Zixia. When the tip of the sword stabbed Fairy Zixia, or more accurately, when it stabbed the Heart Guard, the Heart Guard emitted a purple light and blocked the Immortal Sword.
Fairy Zixia was startled at first, thinking that Lin Fan was going to kill her. Then, her beautiful eyes narrowed and she sneered. Then, she fiercely rolled her eyes at Lin Fan. "You, you only know how to tease me."
It was rare for such a cold woman like Fairy Zixia to suddenly say something girly, causing Lin Fan's heart to flutter.
Lin Fan waved his hand, and the Heart Guard flew from Fairy Zixia's body and fell into Lin Fan's hand. Its light gradually dimmed.
"I'll give it to you." Lin Fan placed the Heart Guard in front of Fairy Zixia.
"I don't want it." Fairy Zixia said.
"Why don't you want it?" Lin Fan sneered. He was sincerely giving it to her, and he wasn't joking.
"I don't know who gave it to you, but you're giving it to me. I don't want it …" Fairy Zixia's tone carried a trace of jealousy.
Seeing her like this, Lin Fan deliberately teased her. "Hey, you're right. Someone really did give it to me."
Fairy Zixia was indeed very attentive, and her jealousy grew. "Who gave it to you? Was it a man or a woman?"
Fairy Zixia's face turned red as soon as she said this. She thought to herself, Why did I say this? Isn't it obvious that I'm jealous?
Lin Fan laughed. "Haha, I didn't think that our Exalted Immortal Zixia would be jealous. And jealous of me at that. What a surprise …"
"Bah, I'm not," Fairy Zixia spat.
"Okay, you're not," Lin Fan said. "To be honest, this magic treasure was given to me by a woman."
"Is it that woman surnamed Ling who was with you last time?" Fairy Zixia's words were filled with jealousy.
She didn't want to be jealous, but she couldn't help but feel jealous. She thought that this must have something to do with her being a mortal.
If she hadn't been a mortal, with her Immortal Emperor Realm mental state, or even higher, she wouldn't have longed for love in the mortal world.
She wouldn't have been jealous of a person.
The more jealous Fairy Zixia was, the more it proved that she cared about Lin Fan.
Lin Fan became even happier, and a smile bloomed on his face. His smile was a little mischievous.
He then held out the Heart Guardian and said, "I'm really giving it to you …"
At this moment, Fairy Zixia saw Lin Fan's mischievous smile and wanted to slap him. However, Lin Fan's hand moved forward, and Fairy Zixia's body moved forward. She didn't know what to do.
Lin Fan's hand touched Fairy Zixia.
Then …
Fairy Zi Xia exclaimed in a low voice. Her hibiscus-like beautiful face flushed red.
If this had happened on Earth, it would have been too common. However, this was the Falling Jade Realm, and Fairy Zixia was born in the feudal Ethereal Realm.
Feudal traditions were deeply ingrained in her heart.
Seeing Fairy Zixia like this, Lin Fan felt a little awkward.
"You don't want it, right?
Then I'll put it away. "
He then tossed the Heart of the Protector into his Sumeru Ring and continued, "Actually, I obtained this treasure from an Elder of the Purple Sun Sect."
"Oh." Fairy Zixia sighed in relief. "That Ling Xuefei didn't give it to you?"
"Of course not."
"That Ling Xuefei seems to care about you." Fairy Zixia's jealousy came again.
"You can tell." Lin Fan didn't deny it. He smiled and said, "She might have fallen in love with me.
Haha … "
Fairy Zixia rolled her eyes and said, "You think too much … At most, she cares about you."
"Zixia, don't you care about me too?" Lin Fan laughed.
Fairy Zixia shook off Lin Fan's hand and said, "I'm not going to talk to you. I'm going back to cultivate."
Then she turned around and left.
Looking at Zixia Fairy's graceful and beautiful figure disappear from the room, Lin Ji felt a sense of loss. His principle for Zixia Fairy was that both of them must be in love with each other. If Zixia Fairy did not agree, he would never force her.
A forced melon is not sweet, and meat that can't be eaten is always the most delicious.
Lin Fan understood this principle.
But at this time, Lin Fan was aroused by Fairy Zixia and couldn't calm down for a long time. With a thought, he released Feng 'er from his spatial ring.
Feng 'er had learned to be more obedient. She went to take a bath as soon as she came out. She hoped that when Lin Fan had her, she could have his heart.
Only when Lin Fan fell in love with her could she be free.
…
In the next month, Lin Fan began a peaceful life and arduous cultivation in Storm House. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of his position and borrow the power of Storm House to kill the King of East Mountain, but Black Whirlwind had warned him not to be too rash.
Moreover, after the battle with Sage Ziyang, Lin Fan had seen the strength of a Golden Immortal of the Great All-Embracing Heaven. It was very powerful, and it would be difficult to kill the King of East Mountain.
Moreover, Lin Fan and the King of East Mountain didn't have any blood feud. Lin Fan didn't suffer any losses from the King of East Mountain, so he decided to let go of the feud.
The most important thing now was to speed up his cultivation and strive to improve quickly. Only when he was strong, he wouldn't be beaten and his life wouldn't be threatened.
While cultivating, he also used the intelligence system of Storm House to inquire about the method of cultivating the Immortal Golden Body, but the results were not ideal.
The personnel of the intelligence system didn't know about this, and they couldn't inquire about it. There were very few body-refining cultivators, and almost none of them could reach the level of the Immortal Golden Body.
It could be said that in the Falling Jade Realm, there was no one else except Lin Fan.
Therefore, it was normal that there was no information in this regard.
Unable to make a breakthrough in body-refining, Lin Fan focused all his energy on qi refining.
Now, only Purple Mansion Realm Supreme Immortals and the Soul Sucking Skill could threaten his life, but if it was a cultivator of the same realm or a cultivator of one or two levels higher than him who used the Soul Sucking Skill, it wouldn't be able to threaten his life.
Therefore, he had to improve himself quickly.
Moreover, through the last assassination, he also understood that after entering the Golden Immortal Realm, the strength gap between cultivators of the same level was quite big. Moreover, he also understood a principle that with a heaven-defying strange technique, he could defeat opponents of a higher level.
This could be seen from the ranking of the Golden Immortal Leaderboard. For example, Sage Zi Yang of the Great All-Embracing Heaven Golden Immortal Ninth Liquid Realm was not ranked high on the Golden Immortal Leaderboard. He was only ranked 98th.
There were ninety-seven experts in front of him. Although these ninety-seven experts were all Great Golden Immortals, it was impossible for them to have reached the Great Golden Immortal Nine Elixir Realm. However, they were ranked in front of Reverend Zi Yang. From this point of view, the problem was very clear. They had heaven-defying strange techniques or magic treasures.
Lin Fan's surprising technique was a cultivation method derived from the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Arts, and his powerful physical body realm, which allowed him to escape from dangerous situations time and time again.
However …
If he encountered another person with heaven-defying techniques, he wouldn't be so lucky. Moreover, in half a year's time, the Golden Immortal Leaderboard Ranking Competition would be held. In order to be ranked on the Golden Immortal Leaderboard, in order to obtain a territory and a comfortable place to stay in the Falling Jade Realm, Lin Fan had to work hard.