In the cave of the Luoyan Sect on the back mountain of Twelve Ravine Village, the scruffy old Daoist almost fell to the ground when he saw Lu Fan.
“Kid! You… why do you have such a strong killing intent on you? Do you know that it will damage your cultivation of the heart?!” The scruffy old Daoist circled Lu Fan nervously, examining him from head to toe several times.
“Old fellow! It’s not that serious, is it!” Lu Fan said indifferently, as if it didn’t matter.
“What do you mean ‘not that serious’? Do you know that the most taboo thing for cultivators is damaging the cultivation of the heart. There are many ways the cultivation of the heart can be damaged. First, having attachments in your heart. Therefore, cultivators must be pure and desireless, abstaining from greed and lust! Second, having fear in your heart. If your heart has no direction, how can you talk about a thousand-mile journey ahead?
Third, having inner demons. Such heavy killing intent on you can easily lead to becoming a demon! As the saying goes, one thought can lead to Buddhahood, and another to demonhood! Quickly sit down and cultivate your heart, so you can eliminate the inner demons!” After speaking, the scruffy old Daoist pushed Lu Fan down to sit and forced him to focus on cultivation.
“Hey! Old fellow! I see you can’t move when you see a beautiful woman. Isn’t your cultivation of the heart unstable either? Tell me, how many women have you charmed?” Lu Fan suddenly asked the scruffy old Daoist with a grin.
“Tch! Don’t be envious, kid. This Daoist is immensely talented, handsome, and dashing… Pfft! Why am I telling you this? You should focus on your cultivation first.” The scruffy old Daoist turned and left the cave.
Lu Fan sat down and began to cultivate. Before long, the scruffy old Daoist returned, holding a few herbs.
“Deer ear grass, rush grass! Old fellow, did you find these herbs on this mountain?” Lu Fan’s heart leaped when he saw the herbs in the scruffy old Daoist’s hand. Seeing these two herbs, a pill formula suddenly appeared in his mind: the Tongming Pill! This Tongming Pill not only cleared demonic energy and obstacles but also had the effect of enhancing wisdom.
“You have some knowledge, kid. These can help you clear your karma. Eat them!” The scruffy old Daoist handed the two herbs to Lu Fan and said.
“Don’t waste these good things. Give them to me. I’ll refine them into pills, and the effect will be better.” Lu Fan took the herbs directly.
In a short while, Lu Fan held two Tongming Pills in his hand.
“Kid! You can refine this stuff too? You’re amazing!” The scruffy old Daoist’s eyes gleamed when he saw the Tongming Pills in Lu Fan’s hand.
“Alright! Since you’re the one who gathered the herbs, let’s each have one!” Seeing the look in the scruffy old Daoist’s eyes, Lu Fan smiled slightly and immediately gave him one.
“You’re a good kid. I’ll accept it then.” The scruffy old Daoist quickly put away the pill.
Lu Fan came out of the cave and immediately returned to the villa. He went to the spiritual liquid pool, took the Tongming Pill, and began to cultivate.
After a night of cultivation, Lu Fan slowly opened his eyes. The sky was already turning white, and the sound of birds singing echoed through the mountains.
Huh? Lu Fan intended to check if his sea of consciousness had changed, but he suddenly noticed a faint shadow appearing within it.
Lu Fan was somewhat shocked. His sea of consciousness was like a calm lake without ripples, and that shadow vaguely resembled an infant. The infant was indistinct and hazy.
Lu Fan suddenly thought of Zhan Tai Ruo Mei. When he fought with her using hypnosis, he had entered Zhan Tai Ruo Mei’s sea of consciousness, where he had seen a little person who looked exactly like her. He hadn’t paid much attention to it at the time, but now, thinking about it, was that little girl Ruo Mei too…
“Huh! It’s in my dantian too!” Suddenly, Lu Fan discovered that the golden core in the center of his dantian and sea of qi seemed to be changing as well…
Gulp! Lu Fan swallowed. Could this be the symbol of the Soul Realm? Then… Zhan Tai Ruo Mei…
Hoo… Lu Fan took a deep breath, calming his shocked heart. He stood up and walked out of the small building.
“Young Master!” Outside the small building, Mo Xiong and the others were cultivating. Seeing Lu Fan emerge, they quickly called out.
“Mo Xiong! You guys can also go into the Flowing Cloud Formation to practice the Flowing Cloud Fist. Additionally, I have a Seven Stars Formation here that you can practice. In the future, when you join forces, your power can increase several times!” Lu Fan handed a copy of the Seven Stars Formation he had transcribed to Mo Xiong.
The strength of these few people was not high, and now, with the continuous emergence of stronger experts, they could no longer deal with them. To improve quickly, they could only rely on formations for joint attacks.
“Thank you, Young Master!” Mo Xiong’s face lit up with joy. He immediately took the Seven Stars Formation and began practicing with the others.
Lu Fan slowly walked out of the villa and looked out at the entire Twelve Ravine Village. The small village was quiet. Thinking about how Soul Realm experts could fly swords, Lu Fan wondered why he couldn’t try it himself.
With that thought, Lu Fan took out the Luoying Sword. With a thought, the precious sword slowly left his palm and rose into the air. Left… right… front… Lu Fan tentatively controlled the sword, changing its orientation. Whether he could fly a sword or not was secondary; he first needed to control the sword properly. Therefore, Lu Fan practiced the sword control technique over and over again.
“Xiao Fan!” Suddenly, a voice called out, and Liu Ruoyan appeared behind Lu Fan.
“Xiao Fan! What are you cultivating?” Liu Ruoyan asked in surprise, watching Lu Fan control the sword, making it change positions in the air.
“Sword Control Technique!” Lu Fan smiled slightly and then said, “Ruo Yan! See if I’m very powerful!”
“Hmph! You are very powerful! You even dare to not enter the room when you sleep at night! Tell me, do you have another woman in your heart?” Liu Ruoyan asked, giving Lu Fan a sideways glance.
“Ruo Yan, I was cultivating. It was in the small building by the spiritual energy pool. How could there be another woman?” Lu Fan quickly explained.
“Hmph! You cultivate and ignore me? I want to cultivate too!” Liu Ruoyan said playfully.
“You can also go to the small building, and we can cultivate together!” Lu Fan immediately said.
“Alright, then let’s go back to cultivate. Let’s dual cultivate!” Liu Ruoyan grabbed Lu Fan’s arm and pulled him back.
“Big sister! You’re trying to take advantage of the situation! Can’t we just cultivate properly?”
“No! I like to take advantage… of the situation! Hmph!” Liu Ruoyan dragged Lu Fan upstairs.
“Sigh… Married women are too terrifying!” Lu Fan suddenly felt miserable! Could he still cultivate properly!