Returning to the villa from the back mountain, Lu Fan went to cultivate beside the spirit gathering bottle. He had now touched the edge of the Soul Realm, and with a little more effort, he had hope of breaking through to the Soul Realm. Hmph! He would go to Kunlun Mountain and fight that Original Stone then! He wanted to see what kind of person that guy really was!
Lu Fan had a feeling that Original Stone had killed Zhu Han intentionally to conceal something. Moreover, Original Stone bore a slight resemblance to the person who had possessed the gemstone back then.
As Lu Fan was cultivating, Liu Ruyan slowly walked in. She sat down opposite Lu Fan, closed her eyes slightly, and also began to cultivate.
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By the time Lu Fan slowly opened his eyes, it was already late at night. After devouring the vast spiritual energy, he could feel subtle changes occurring in his sea of consciousness and dantian. The two infant-like shadows were becoming increasingly solid.
"Ruyan!" Lu Fan noticed that Liu Ruyan had also opened her eyes.
"Xiao Fan! I... I don't seem to be able to improve anymore!" Liu Ruyan suddenly said with a hint of worry.
"What's wrong?" Lu Fan reached out and grabbed Liu Ruyan's wrist, checking her pulse.
"The cold energy in my body is gone, but I seem to have lost my sense of such vast spiritual energy. My cultivation realm has also stagnated," Liu Ruyan said with some concern.
"How can this be?" Lu Fan held Liu Ruyan's wrist, his brow furrowing slightly. The Extreme Cold Physique, this was an extremely special constitution that also had requirements for the cultivation environment. It needed to be in an extremely cold place...
"Xiao Fan! Am... am I alright!?" Liu Ruyan asked nervously.
"You're fine. It's because of your Extreme Cold Physique. Once I finish dealing with a few things, I'll take you somewhere!" Lu Fan said, shaking his head.
"Okay!" Liu Ruyan nodded. The two of them stood up and walked outside.
Back in his villa room, Lu Fan took out several gemstones from his storage ring. These were obtained from the skeleton's storage ring, which also contained a few pills. Lu Fan glanced at them; they were Body Tempering Pills. However, he wasn't interested in pills. Those pills were not as good as the ones he refined himself.
The several gemstones were colorful and exceptionally beautiful. When his divine sense subtly penetrated them, he immediately discovered that these gemstones had different characteristics.
Gemstones were formed over hundreds of millions of years, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. Each gemstone contained immense energy. The energy also varied depending on the essence absorbed by the gemstone. Some could enhance attack power, some could enhance defense, and others could enhance speed...
"Xiao Fan! These... are all gemstones! Where did you get them!?" Liu Ruyan asked excitedly when she saw Lu Fan take out the gemstones. You might not be able to buy such things even with money because they were too rare. Only the world's top figures possessed them.
"The world knows the preciousness of gemstones, but they don't know how truly precious they are," Lu Fan said with a slight smile. He picked up a red gemstone and then asked Liu Ruyan to take out the Flowing Radiance Sword.
The Flowing Radiance Sword had a setting slot. Liu Ruyan had never known what it was for before. However, when Lu Fan embedded the red gemstone into the hilt, the sword instantly emitted a brilliant light and let out a faint, clear hum!
"This... it has this function too?" Liu Ruyan's face lit up with surprise. The sword had leveled up.
Hearing Liu Ruyan's exclamation, Lu Fan's eyes also brightened. Yuan Shizi had asked Zhu Han to find so many gemstones for him. A weapon with a few gemstones was enough, so why did this old man want so many? Did he want to forge a peerless divine weapon? If not... what else could he do?
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The next day, Lu Fan appeared in the village branch office, in Wang Yan's office.
"Xiao Fan! You're back! What do you want to eat today? I'll prepare it for you!" Seeing Lu Fan, Wang Yan was overjoyed.
"Thank you, Sister-in-law. I came to tell you that Ruyan and I will be leaving for a few days. Please take care of things at home," Lu Fan said with a smile.
"Leaving for a few days? You're leaving again right after you got back!?" Wang Yan felt a little lost.
"Sister-in-law! Here's the key to the Rolls-Royce. You can drive it from now on! Otherwise, that car will become an antique," Lu Fan said, tossing the car key to Wang Yan.
"I... I don't want to drive that car!" Wang Yan suddenly said with displeasure.
"Ah? Alright then! You can choose any of the cars!" Lu Fan said with a smile.
"You really want me to choose? Don't regret it!" Wang Yan said, her eyes lighting up.
"The cars are just sitting there, what's there to regret? You choose!" Lu Fan shrugged.
"Hehe... then fine..." Wang Yan immediately chuckled with a cunning smile...
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In the capital, Yan Menghan and his sister Yan Mengxi drove a Bentley and appeared in front of a towering skyscraper. This was the venue for the martial arts competition arranged by Jian Wushuang. The competition grounds were on the top of the building.
"Brother! Jian Wushuang actually set the competition venue here. What does he mean by that? Brother, you must be careful." Even without going up, just looking up at the top of the tall building made one feel dizzy, let alone having to compete on top of it? Yan Mengxi was a little uneasy.
"Sister, don't worry! I've been practicing Xiao Fan's sword techniques these past few days. Although I'm not exactly a master, I believe it's enough to deal with that Jian Wushuang. If he really has any malicious intentions, I'll turn him into a swallow and have him fly down from here," Yan Menghan said with a slight smile.
"It would be great if Master were here!" Yan Mengxi still said with some worry.
"Xiao Fan has too many things going on. Moreover, his current level is already beyond our reach!" Yan Menghan sighed slightly. Lu Fan's development was simply too fast. Whether it was making money or martial arts, he had already surpassed him. He, the self-proclaimed number one young master of the capital... was already left far behind!
The two took the elevator to the top of the building. At this time, quite a crowd had gathered at the top of the building, and many media outlets had set up cameras there.
The martial arts competition between the capital's first and second young masters, under extensive publicity, had been widely spread as a duel. As for the reason for the duel, there were already over ten versions circulating. Therefore, who knew how many live streaming platforms had found opportunities for soaring traffic and were willing to spend a lot of money to secure their spots early.
Jian Wushuang stood majestically in front of the media, appearing full of confidence. Not far behind him stood a short, slightly plump old man with a rather smug face. The old man looked to be in his sixties but was still rosy-cheeked and spirited. It was obvious that he was a master!
Behind the old man stood a large group of Jian Wushuang's subordinates, all of whom were there specifically to cheer him on!
"Wow... the First Young Master is here! The First Young Master is here!" someone suddenly shouted. Immediately after, Yan Menghan and Yan Mengxi appeared before the crowd.