Chapter 99: Qingtan Attacked — Enemies Annihilated in a Flash!
"No rush. Let's find a quiet place first. I want to practice a new sword art—then we'll go find Lin Dong."
Lin Fan smiled as he gently patted Qingtan's head.
[Ding! You touched Qingtan and obtained: Nirvana Heart!]
Nirvana Heart?
Lin Fan's heart stirred in surprise and delight.
The Nirvana Heart was the essence of a Nirvana Realm powerhouse, condensed from their lifetime of Yuan Power.
Once refined, it could greatly enhance one's Yuan Power and significantly raise the potential to reach the Nirvana Realm!
He'd been pulling in quite a few great rewards lately—and this one was especially excellent.
Qingtan, as usual, simply nodded sweetly.
Wherever Lin Fan went, she was happy to follow.
Riding atop Huo'er, the two left human settlements and delved deep into the wilderness.
After traveling for several days, they reached a remote forest.
"I just remembered—I haven't refined that Nirvana Heart yet. Keep watch while I do,"
Lin Fan said as he led Qingtan and Huo'er into a secluded cave.
"Mm! Don't worry, I'll guard you with Huo'er!"
Qingtan replied without hesitation.
Smiling faintly, Lin Fan withdrew the Nirvana Heart from his system space.
As he looked at it, his mind wandered to that fateful moment with Ling Qingzhu in the ancient tomb back in Tianyan Mountain.
The master of that tomb… really had done him a favor.
Shaking his head, Lin Fan cleared his thoughts and began refining the Nirvana Heart into a faint reddish liquid.
Although he lacked Ling Qingzhu's Green Lotus spirit treasure, he had partial access to the Flame Ancestral Symbol, so refining the Nirvana Heart wasn't difficult.
The red liquid hovered in the air, releasing a terrifying energy and pressure.
Even Qingtan, standing nearby, felt overwhelmed and retreated with Huo'er to the cave entrance.
Even Lin Fan felt some pressure. But his expression remained calm.
He opened his mouth and sucked in the red liquid, which rushed into his body like a torrent.
The energy was vast, pure, and surprisingly gentle.
Without hesitation, Lin Fan activated the Heavenly Profound Art, beginning the refinement.
His aura grew stronger with every passing moment.
Perhaps this Nirvana Heart was of a higher grade than expected—
It took three full days before Lin Fan completely refined its energy.
When he finally finished—
He had advanced from early-stage Creation Realm, past the mid-stage, and directly reached the peak of the Creation Realm!
Huu…
Letting out a long breath, Lin Fan opened his eyes, pleased.
"Very nice."
But then he frowned.
"Qingtan? Huo'er?"
Neither was in the cave anymore.
Focusing his spirit, he unleashed his powerful spiritual sense—
And in the next instant, his gaze turned cold and murderous.
Qingtan and Huo'er were under attack!
Whoosh!
With a gust like a crying mountain wind, Lin Fan vanished from the cave.
In the blink of an eye, he arrived several miles away.
Ahead, an old man with gray hair and eagle-like claws was attacking Qingtan.
Meanwhile, over a dozen similarly dressed figures were surrounding and assaulting Huo'er.
Qingtan's expression was stern, hands forming seals as she fought back using the Five Element Seals Lin Fan had taught her.
She held her ground—but the fight was intense.
Huo'er let out furious roars and was slightly at a disadvantage, but not in mortal danger yet.
Still—Lin Fan's killing intent only grew sharper!
"Brother Lin Fan!"
Qingtan's eyes lit up with joy upon seeing him arrive.
The gray-haired elder, sensing a dreadful pressure from Lin Fan, immediately activated a distress signal.
But it was already too late.
"Leave this to me."
Lin Fan blinked beside Qingtan, gently sending her to safety with a wave of gentle force.
Then he drew the Thunder Sword—and swung.
Swish!
A blinding streak of purple lightning cut across the sky!
BOOM!!!
A deafening explosion followed.
The gray-haired elder was split clean in half, his blood yet to spill from the precision.
A hundred-zhang-long sword scar, glowing with violet lightning, carved through the forest behind him.
Giant trees toppled and were scorched black.
Hiss—!
The remaining attackers froze in terror.
Elder Guyan is dead?! RUN!
Someone screamed—and the survivors fled in panic.
"You think you can escape?"
Lin Fan shook his head, then lightly waved his sword.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thunder exploded across the sky.
Lightning rained down, covering a hundred-zhang radius like a sea of electricity.
Zap! Zap! Zap!
Those who had just begun fleeing were struck, bodies twitching violently—until they were reduced to scorched corpses.
Nothing remained but a charred wasteland.
"Brother Lin Fan, you've gotten even stronger!"
Qingtan's eyes sparkled with admiration.
Huo'er ran over, nuzzling Lin Fan's leg like a proud little puppy.
"…Tsk, what a waste."
Lin Fan suddenly frowned.
Qingtan blinked. "What's wrong?"
"I vaporized their Qiankun Bags too,"
he sighed, shaking his head.
Still, he retrieved the gray-haired elder's bag.
Inside were about 50,000 Pure Yuan Pills—a small consolation.
"So, what happened? Who were they?"
Lin Fan asked as he finished examining the loot.
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