"Kid! Half each, you and I, half each! You better not take more and bully this old man," the disheveled old Daoist said greedily, looking at the treasures filling the room.
"These are all yours! Take your time collecting them!" Lu Fan glanced at the treasure-filled room, smiled faintly, and turned to leave.
"Kid! You really don't want them? Then... I won't be polite!" The disheveled old Daoist immediately entered the room and began his harvesting.
Lu Fan turned and walked towards the back of the Kunlun Palace. Behind the Kunlun Palace, there was a path less than a hundred meters long but appearing extremely secluded. The end of the path inexplicably disappeared.
From the memory of Yuan Shizi, Lu Fan knew that Yuan Shizi was not the owner of this great hall. The true owner of the hall was the person he had encountered abroad who possessed the gem.
That person's cultivation realm was not high, because... he was merely a clone. The true master of the Kunlun Palace had disappeared down this path after leaving behind a clone. This was also why the clone preferred to die rather than allow Lu Fan to perform soul searching.
That person originally had two disciples, Yuan Zhenzi and Yuan Shizi. After their master ascended to immortality, Yuan Shizi, in his desire to monopolize the entire Kunlun Palace, killed his senior brother Yuan Zhenzi. Yuan Zhenzi was the skeleton buried beneath the large bluestone.
This meant that the disheveled old Daoist was neither Yuan Zhenzi nor Yuan Shizi's senior brother! No wonder Yuan Shizi didn't recognize the old fellow at all and had to ask him to claim to be Yuan Shizi's senior brother.
This old fellow, with his greedy and lustful demeanor, looked utterly猥琐. Yet, he knew the Kunlun Mountains and even the entire Huaxia like the back of his hand. And he had been helping Lu Fan all along!
"Kid! You don't want all those treasures, what are you thinking about here?" The disheveled old Daoist suddenly appeared behind Lu Fan, smiling and saying.
"I found a small path here, but it seems to be broken ahead. I don't know where it leads," Lu Fan said, glancing at the disheveled old Daoist.
"Hah! A broken path, it leads nowhere! By the way, kid! Aren't you going to undergo the lightning tribulation? I must warn you, undergoing tribulation on Jade Void Peak is more difficult than in other places. Because immortals have set foot here before. Thus, the lightning tribulation will be more ferocious." The disheveled old Daoist suddenly said.
"You know this?" Lu Fan's heart stirred.
"Hahaha! Who do you think I am! With a flick of my fingers, I can foresee five hundred years into the past and five hundred years into the future," the disheveled old Daoist laughed proudly.
"No matter how dangerous it is, I will try!" A determined glint flashed in Lu Fan's eyes.
"After achieving success, one might lose a lot. So you must be prepared for success!" The disheveled old Daoist said with rare seriousness.
"Are you telling me to prepare for success or for loss?" Lu Fan asked with an eye-roll. Did this old fellow have so little confidence in his tribulation?
"Kid! You actually want to undergo tribulation? Hmph! I advise you not to think of becoming an immortal, because then you can live a few more years! Hmph!" Suddenly, Yuan Shizi, supported by Ling Chun and Ling Xue, walked over.
Yuan Shizi's complexion was extremely unpleasant. He was on the verge of undergoing tribulation and becoming an immortal, but this brat had crippled his cultivation. This bastard would definitely be struck dead by lightning! Even if he wasn't, he was doomed in the immortal realm.
"Hmph! I'm not killing you to give you a chance to be a father. Put away your hypocrisy and vanity, and shed your condescending attitude! You are just an ordinary person now." Lu Fan gave Yuan Shizi a disdainful look. If it weren't for Ling Xue's pleading gaze, this old fellow would have been dead long ago.
...
On the dojo in front of the Kunlun Palace, Lu Fan sat cross-legged. A virtual, humanoid form slowly appeared above Lu Fan's head. It was the form of a small infant, Lu Fan's second primordial spirit. The primordial spirit slowly solidified, becoming clearer and clearer.
In the distance, the disheveled old Daoist, Yuan Shizi, Ling Chun, Ling Xue, and others stood within the palace gate, watching the rolling dark clouds approaching from the horizon with nervous expressions. The entire sky seemed to be collapsing, with dark clouds rolling in, and crackling electric sparks flashing within the layers of clouds.
Watching the dense clouds gather thicker and thicker, with more and more electric sparks within them, it seemed as if one could see those sparks merging, gradually forming electric snakes. They crackled and hissed, constantly emitting sparks, as if issuing a challenge.
The small infant above Lu Fan's head finally completely solidified, sitting on Lu Fan's head like a child. It blinked its large eyes, curiously observing this new and strange world.
Rumble... Crack... Suddenly, a deep thunderclap sounded, and a spherical lightning bolt directly descended towards Lu Fan's head.
The small infant above Lu Fan's head immediately widened its eyes, appearing terrified as it looked at the large fireball. What was this thing?
Ling Xue, Ling Chun, and the others nearby were also stunned. It was their first time witnessing such a scene.
Yuan Shizi, however, looked excited, even clenching his fists. He wished he could transform into that fireball and strike Lu Fan's head, blasting this bastard to death.
Bang... Lu Fan suddenly punched out. With a loud bang, the fireball was shattered, scattering into countless sparks on the ground around them. The ground immediately crackled and hissed.
Lu Fan looked at his fist and his entire arm, which had turned completely black, as if scorched.
Hoo... It's indeed powerful! Lu Fan took a deep breath, suppressing the intense pain. It seemed the disheveled old Daoist was right; the lightning tribulation was truly formidable! And this was merely the beginning.
As expected, the electric sparks in the clouds continued to converge, and a larger lightning bolt seemed to be brewing.
Rumble... Crack... Another serpentine lightning bolt instantly shot out from the clouds, like an electric snake several meters long, charging towards the infant above Lu Fan's head.
"Get lost!" Lu Fan instantly punched out with his other fist.
Bang... Crack... With a blast, Lu Fan's other arm also turned black. Although the electric snake was broken into several segments, a portion of it remained on Lu Fan's arm, crackling and hissing, as if trying to tear the flesh from Lu Fan's arm.
"Ugh..." Lu Fan let out a muffled groan! It was too painful. The pain was so intense that even gritting his teeth, he couldn't help but let out that muffled groan.
"Hahaha! Kid! This is only the second lightning tribulation. Just you wait, you'll be struck into a pulp by the lightning!" Yuan Shizi laughed heartily from a distance.