Chapter 116: Bountiful Rewards, Heading to the Yin Puppet Sect!
[Ding! You touched Fire Python Tiger Xiao Yan and received 500,000 Nirvana Pills!]
[Ding! You touched Fire Python Tiger Xiao Huo'er and received 500,000 Nirvana Pills!]
Nirvana Pills again?!
Hearing the system notifications, Lin Fan couldn't help but feel both surprised and delighted.
He was already at the peak of the Manifestation Stage, and it was almost time to prepare for his breakthrough into the Nirvana Stage.
Such a breakthrough would require an enormous amount of Nirvana Pills.
Originally, Lin Fan had planned to wait until the Hundred Empire War to snatch enough pills for the breakthrough.
But now, it looked like… he might break through before that even began!
His eyes flashed as he suddenly turned to look at Xiao Diao.
He hadn't "touched for a reward" on Xiao Diao yet, had he?
Since I can get rewards from the Martial Tablet, surely a beast spirit works too, right?
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xiao Diao asked, uneasy under Lin Fan's gaze.
Lin Fan smiled. "Nothing. Come over here, let me touch you."
Xiao Diao rolled his eyes. "What, you think I'm your pet now?"
"Oh?" Lin Fan raised a brow, pulling a beast spirit out of his system space. "I've got an extra spirit here. Want it?"
Unfortunately, that spirit hadn't given Lin Fan a reward.
The moment Xiao Diao saw the beast spirit in Lin Fan's hand, his eyes lit up.
"You're just going to touch me, right?"
Lin Fan smirked. "What else? You think I'd eat you or something? If I wanted to do that, I wouldn't have let you stick around this long."
"…Fine," Xiao Diao muttered, hesitating a moment before hopping onto Lin Fan's shoulder.
Lin Fan reached out and gently touched Xiao Diao's beast spirit body, anticipation rising.
Soon, the system's sweet voice rang out once more.
[Ding! You touched Xiao Diao and received one Spirit Seal!]
A Spirit Seal!
Lin Fan's eyes gleamed with joy.
A Spirit Seal was the condensed essence of a powerful expert's life and insight.
If properly refined and absorbed, it could dramatically increase one's strength.
In the original story, those who possessed Spirit Seals were never simple people.
"Hey, spacing out again? Can I take that beast spirit or not?" Xiao Diao asked from Lin Fan's shoulder.
"Take it." Lin Fan snapped out of his thoughts and handed it over with a smile.
Xiao Diao opened his mouth and gulped it down. "Thanks!"
After giving his thanks, he hopped back onto Lin Dong's shoulder.
"I've got two more beast spirits here. Xiao Huo'er, Xiao Yan—you each get one."
With a wave of his hand, Lin Fan pulled out two beast spirits and handed them to the two Fire Python Tigers.
Roar! Roar!
Both beasts let out excited growls and swallowed the spirits immediately.
Xiao Diao glanced at Lin Fan, clearly tempted. "You got any more?"
Lin Fan rolled his eyes. "Don't be greedy. Finish that one first."
"Heh, then I won't hold back," Xiao Diao chuckled and began refining the spirit.
Xiao Huo'er and Xiao Yan quickly followed suit.
Lin Fan then took out the Blood Demon Asura Spear and the Spirit Wheel Mirror from his system space, handing them to Lin Dong and Qing Tan.
"These two spirit treasures are yours. One each. Go ahead and refine them."
During the days when Xiao Diao and the others had been refining the Blood Bat Dragon, Lin Fan had already erased the previous owners' imprints from the treasures.
Qing Tan hesitated. "Brother Lin Fan, you should keep them. I hardly ever need to fight when I'm with you guys."
Lin Fan smiled. "I've already got a sword of the same grade. These two would just collect dust. No need to refuse."
"Thank you, Brother Lin Fan!"
Both Lin Dong and Qing Tan gratefully accepted the treasures.
Off to the side, Wang Zhong seethed as he watched Lin Dong take the treasure that had once been his.
But all he could do was rage in silence.
Seven more days passed.
Xiao Diao, Xiao Huo'er, and Xiao Yan all finished refining their beast spirits.
Xiao Diao returned to the peak of the Manifestation Stage.
Xiao Huo'er also advanced to Manifestation peak!
Only Xiao Yan was slightly behind, reaching advanced Manifestation Stage.
Qing Tan cheered in delight. "Now we've got four Manifestation-level powerhouses! Let's see who dares mess with us now!"
Lin Dong was equally fired up.
He still had a refined Violet Crystal Manifestation Fruit pill—he was confident he'd break through soon!
"Since everyone's done leveling up, let's move on. Our next target: the Yin Puppet Sect."
Lin Fan's gaze turned toward the distant Xuan Yin Mountain Range.
"To the Yin Puppet Sect?" Lin Dong blinked in surprise. "Why?"
Lin Fan said, "I remembered something. Back in Da Kui City, when I killed some of the Yin Puppet Sect's people, I overheard something—"
"They said Sect Master Teng Sha obtained a mysterious treasure from the Ancient Monument Space three years ago. He's been trying to refine it ever since but hasn't succeeded."
Lin Dong's eyes lit up. "You think… it might be the Devouring Ancestral Symbol?"
Lin Fan nodded. "Exactly. And even if it's not, it's definitely something valuable."
"We're already mortal enemies with the Yin Puppet Sect. There's no way I'm letting Teng Sha refine that treasure."
Lin Dong rubbed his hands excitedly. "Man, I hope it is the Devouring Ancestral Symbol!"
"Well, we'll find out once we go and take it from him."
With that, Lin Fan's figure flashed as he jumped onto Xiao Huo'er's back.
Qing Tan quickly followed and leaned comfortably into his arms.
Lin Dong hopped onto Xiao Yan's back.
Roar! Roar!
The two Fire Python Tigers let out a low growl and spread their wings, soaring toward the Xuan Yin Mountains.
Within the Great Wilderness Province, the Xuan Yin Mountains were infamous.
The entire mountain range was cloaked year-round in a bone-chilling cold, sharp enough to cut skin.
Ordinary people couldn't last long there without getting their meridians frozen.
The Yin Puppet Sect's headquarters—Yin Puppet City—was located at the peak of the main mountain.
Built along the mountainside, the city was vast and imposing.
Countless silhouettes moved through its streets, a testament to its terrifying scale.
Lin Fan and his party didn't bother hiding their presence.
They flew straight toward Yin Puppet City without the slightest restraint.
As they approached, they quickly noticed that the city's defenses were tight.
On a massive plaza within the city, a complicated array was being set up.
"Who goes there?! How dare you trespass in Yin Puppet City!"
The city guards roared upon seeing Lin Fan's group.
Two Spirit Creation Stage experts shot into the sky, charging straight at Lin Fan and the others.
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