"You're saying I killed Tie Laosi? Fine... then I killed him!" Lu Fan glanced at Tie Laosi's head, his lips twitching. This was clearly...
Suddenly, a small figure emerged from Tie Laosi's body and shot off into the distance.
"Hmph! Trying to escape? Too late!" A bow and arrow suddenly flew out, and with a *poof*... Tie Laosi's primordial spirit was instantly killed by an arrow!
"Reporting to the Venerable Lord! The Fourth Peak of Zixiao Mountain has been taken. Peak Master Tie Laosi has been slain. Please, Venerable Lord, grace the Fourth Peak with your presence." Fan Lihua suddenly appeared before Lu Fan, cupping her hands in greeting.
Lu Fan watched Tie Laosi's scattered subordinates fleeing, and couldn't help but swallow. He thought he was quite clever, but it turned out everything was anticipated by others. What did this mean? Was his Heavenly Mystery Divine Speech not as accurate as their calculations?
"Master! Shall we go up the mountain to take a look? We can't find our way back for now anyway," Zhan Tai Ruo Mei said, wrinkling her nose.
"We don't seem to have any other choice!" Lu Fan shrugged and flew towards the Fourth Peak.
At the summit of the Fourth Peak, in a grand hall more luxurious than the Laomu Hall, Lishan Laomu was currently inside.
"Master! I know you are eager for revenge, but in the future, you don't need to personally handle such trivial matters. I dare say that within a few days, Zixiao Mountain will be our stronghold! Once my fellow disciples arrive, we can march back to Biyou Palace and restore you to the position of Tongtian Sect Master!" Lishan Laomu said, bowing to Lu Fan.
"Good! I'll trouble you with this matter." Lu Fan rubbed his nose. Damn it! This was so convincing, he almost believed it himself.
"Master! Please rest. Your disciple takes his leave!" Lishan Laomu said and left.
Zhan Tai Ruo Mei walked over again, looking at Lu Fan with a grin, "Master! Let's cultivate together! Will you guide me?"
"Hmph! You're a little traitor! It must have been you colluding with them and leaking the information! Master doesn't like you anymore!" Lu Fan pretended to be angry and entered the grand hall to begin cultivating.
"Master! Are you planning to abandon us and run off by yourself?" Zhan Tai Ruo Mei followed behind Lu Fan with an air of having seen through him.
"Uh?" Lu Fan felt a bit ashamed. His intelligence was questionable; he couldn't even fool a child.
"Master, actually, it's no use even if you run. You can't find your way back anyway," Zhan Tai Ruo Mei said nonchalantly.
"If we don't go out, we'll never find the way," Lu Fan said, rolling his eyes.
"That's not necessarily true. Isn't Senior Sister outside? What if she finds it!" Zhan Tai Ruo Mei pouted.
"Eh?! That's true!" Lu Fan's eyes suddenly lit up. "Alright then, Jingjing is so smart, she'll definitely find the way back. It seems we just need to wait!" With that, Lu Fan began to meditate and cultivate.
"Master! Why don't I see that old fellow? Did he sneak out again?" Zhan Tai Ruo Mei suddenly asked.
"Never mind him. That old fox knows how to protect himself!" Lu Fan shook his head. The scruffy old Daoist had once again slipped away secretly. He felt this old fellow was becoming increasingly mysterious, as if he couldn't see through him.
The next day, as dawn broke, several of Lishan Laomu's disciples and Li Jingjing returned.
"Master! In one night, we have taken fifteen peaks of Zixiao Mountain." Li Jingjing came before Lu Fan and cupped her hands in greeting as soon as she returned.
"Oh..." Lu Fan responded with his eyes still closed. He muttered to himself in his heart: Fifteen peaks? With our current group of only twenty-odd people, what's the point of capturing so many mountains?
"Venerable Lord! Over a hundred of your old subordinates have heard news of you and have all set off for Lishan. They will arrive soon. At that time, our Jie Sect will become increasingly powerful!" Bai Suzhen bowed slightly below.
"Bai Suzhen!" Lu Fan narrowed his eyes and looked at Bai Suzhen. He quite liked the stories about her. He never thought a snake could truly transform into such a beautiful woman... Alright! Seeing her reminded him of his Liu Ruyan. He wondered if Liu Ruyan had anything to do with foxes... Cough! He was thinking too much!
"I have over a hundred old subordinates? It seems my influence is not small!" Lu Fan said with a hint of self-mockery.
"Master once had tens of thousands of disciples. Every day, the disciples greeting Master was like ten thousand immortals paying homage. Hmph! Even the current Jade Emperor does not possess such grandeur." Suddenly, a voice came, and Lishan Laomu walked into the grand hall.
"It is precisely because of this that it aroused the jealousy and fear of the Chan Sect and the Ren Sect, leading them to design the Investiture of the Gods tribulation and deliberately instigate conflict between the three sects. Originally, the other two sects were no match for our Jie Sect, so they persuaded the Two Sages of the West, and the four saints joined forces to exterminate our Jie Sect.
Although the remaining members of the Jie Sect are now only a little over a hundred, with Master here, we believe you can lead us to regain the former glory of the Jie Sect." Lishan Laomu said again.
"We are willing to follow Master to regain the former glory of the Jie Sect!" Suddenly, over a hundred people walked in behind Lishan Laomu. They all bowed slightly and shouted in unison.
"Holy cow... so many people actually came!" Lu Fan swallowed. He hadn't expected Lishan Laomu to find so many people. But... was he really the Tongtian Sect Master? Why did he have no memory of it at all?
"Master! Please bring out your Sword of Creation! It is the symbol of your identity!" Lishan Laomu suddenly said.
"Oh...!" Lu Fan nodded. With a thought, he produced the golden greatsword. *Swish*... the golden greatsword floated in mid-air.
"We pay our respects to Master!" *Whoosh*... Upon seeing the golden greatsword, over a hundred people immediately knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.
*Whoosh*... Lu Fan suddenly smiled. Whether it was true or not, having so many powerful subordinates was indeed quite impressive.
"Everyone, rise!" Lu Fan said calmly.
"Master! Today, we will take all of Zixiao Mountain as our Jie Sect's stronghold. In the future, we will surely return to Biyou Palace, and even march into Yuxu Palace and Xuandu Purple Mansion." Lishan Laomu said with an arrogant expression.
"Uh... good! I command you all to take all one hundred peaks of Zixiao Mountain starting today. Those who go with the flow shall live, and those who resist shall perish!" Lu Fan couldn't help but feel smug. He stood high above, issuing an order that was met with a hundred responses. This feeling was simply one word... awesome! Haha!
"Yes!" The grand hall immediately echoed with a unified response, the sound shaking the heavens. *Swish*... *swish*... *swish*... figures flew out, and moments later, the sounds of fierce fighting could be heard from outside.
"Ruo Mei! Accompany Master to take a look!" Lu Fan glanced at Lishan Laomu and suddenly said to Zhan Tai Ruo Mei beside him.
"Master!" Zhan Tai Ruo Mei quickly responded. She immediately flew out of the grand hall with Lu Fan. Standing in the air, they saw mountains all around filled with the sounds of battle.
"Master! Hehe! Doesn't it feel great to be in such a high position?" Zhan Tai Ruo Mei suddenly asked with a giggle.