Chapter 97: Tallying the Gains — Secluded Cultivation Begins!
After a long moment of silence, the crowd erupted into a thunderous uproar!
"Unbelievable! That Young Master Lin actually won!"
"Luo Jiu was a peak Form Creation Realm expert, and he even used his Demonic Ape Transformation… and still got killed by one sword! Young Master Lin is too strong!"
"Yeah! Especially that last sword strike—I didn't even see him move!"
"Did he even swing the sword? It looked like he was just getting ready…"
"Are you blind?! Maybe you didn't see the strike, but you saw Luo Jiu split in two and the Blood Vulture Martial Hall split down the middle, didn't you?"
"A single sword slash carved a hundred-zhang-long trench in the ground! Could it be he's already broken into the Creation Realm?"
…
At that moment, everyone looking at Lin Fan did so with eyes full of awe and reverence.
Over at the Eagle Martial Hall group, Jiang Lei, Jiang Xue, and the others were still stunned by the scene they'd just witnessed.
After the shock passed, their faces filled with unrestrained joy.
"Amazing! Young Master Lin won!"
Jiang Xue trembled as she clutched the hem of her clothes, eyes sparkling.
"I told you Big Brother would beat that bad guy Luo Jiu!"
Yinyin declared proudly.
Jiang Lei patted her head with a smile.
"Looks like Yinyin really has a good eye."
"Brother Lin Fan's strength has risen again,"
Lin Dong murmured as he stared at the massive sword trench that had ripped through the martial hall.
Inside his mind, Little Marten's voice rang out with awe:
"Kid, if you don't pick up the pace, the gap between you and Lin Fan's going to become unbridgeable! That guy's a real monster…"
Qingtan didn't hesitate to run over and throw her arms around Lin Fan's arm.
"Brother Lin Fan, you're amazing! You actually one-shotted a peak Form Creation Realm expert!"
Lin Fan casually stored the Thunder Sword into his system space and smiled.
"A mere Form Creation Realm… nothing worth mentioning. This world is vast and full of experts. We still have much to improve."
The battle with Luo Jiu had allowed Lin Fan to perfect the Thunderstrike Slash, and he was very pleased with the result.
He now had a deep sense of certainty:
Anyone whose cultivation was below his—could be slain with a single sword.
Even those at the same level would be hard-pressed to withstand his strike.
That sword… could even threaten Creation Realm powerhouses.
But Lin Fan knew this was still not enough.
Somewhere out there, powerful Demonic Beings still lurked, waiting to plunge the world into destruction.
Unless they were eradicated, all life in the Tianxuan Continent would live under the shadow of annihilation.
Qingtan nodded sweetly. "I'll keep training hard too!"
Lin Fan smiled and called over Luo Jiu's Qiankun Bag, then turned his cold gaze on the remaining Blood Vulture Martial Hall members—shivering where they stood.
"From now on, the Blood Vulture Martial Hall is disbanded. All of you… hand over half your assets and get out of Great Eagle City."
Unlike clans, martial halls had little true loyalty. Most followed their master for profit, not loyalty.
So Lin Fan didn't bother killing them all.
The survivors sighed in relief.
Who would choose death if they could live?
As for revenge… someone else could go do that.
"Thank you, Young Master Lin, for sparing us!"
Some even bowed loudly in gratitude.
Lin Fan nodded. "Give half your assets to the Eagle Martial Hall. Then leave."
He turned to Jiang Lei. "Master Jiang, I'll leave the rest to you."
Jiang Lei immediately replied,
"Don't worry, Young Master Lin. I'll personally oversee it. No one will get away with anything."
"Good." Lin Fan nodded, gestured to Qingtan and Lin Dong, and walked away.
"Big Brother, wait for me!"
Yinyin called out sweetly and chased after him.
Jiang Xue wanted to follow too, but seeing her father and the martial hall busy, she chose to stay and help.
Lin Fan wasn't interested in handling the aftermath. He headed straight back to his room in the Eagle Martial Hall.
Inside, Lin Dong, Qingtan, and their little tagalong Yinyin were present.
Lin Fan checked Luo Jiu's Qiankun Bag and felt… disappointed.
Only 20,000 Pure Yuan Pills, and one bone piece with the Demonic Ape Transformation technique engraved on it.
He tossed the bone to Lin Dong.
"You can train this if you want. Little Marten should know how to help."
He also handed him a map detailing the locations of ape-type spirit beasts.
"Demonic Ape Transformation!"
Lin Dong's eyes narrowed. He recalled Luo Jiu's terrifying state from earlier.
Without Lin Fan's overwhelming power, fighting that transformation would have been a nightmare.
"Oh right. I've also got a spiritual fruit for you. Refine it and follow the usual process."
Lin Fan handed him the Violet Crystal Fortune Fruit.
Feeling its rich spiritual energy, Lin Dong's heart trembled—but he just nodded and put it away.
With Yinyin nearby, he didn't start the purification.
After chatting a bit longer, Lin Dong left to prepare for training.
Qingtan then pulled Yinyin away to play.
Lin Fan took a deep breath and spoke to the system in his mind:
"Use Nirvana Golden Body."
Buzz!
A low hum echoed through his body as a searing pain swept over him—as if his body were being reforged in flame.
It passed quickly.
Within seconds, Lin Fan's body had been fully transformed—his flesh now forged into a true Nirvana Golden Body!
A physique on par with actual Nirvana Realm powerhouses!
"Excellent."
Lin Fan tested his body and nodded in satisfaction.
In the original story, Lin Dong had to suffer terribly just to train the lesser Nirvana Body.
But he, Lin Fan?
A few breaths of pain and he had the full version.
Cheating is awesome.
Cheat forever, live forever.
Afterward, Lin Fan went out for a stroll and played with Qingtan and Yinyin for a bit.
Soon, Jiang Lei and the others returned with half of the Blood Vulture Martial Hall's assets.
Total gain: around 30,000 Pure Yuan Pills.
The rest—random items Lin Fan didn't care for—were tossed to Lin Dong to see if any could be used to repair the Sky-Scale Halberd.
Lin Dong also handed over the purified pills from the Violet Crystal Fortune Fruit—three in total.
Lin Fan generously waved his hand and gave one each to Lin Dong and Qingtan.
"I wonder how much power this pill will give me,"
Lin Fan said with a smile as he looked at the shimmering elixir in his palm—
Then popped it into his mouth.
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