Chapter 121: Invincible in the Great Yan, Ambushed on the Way Back!
Outside the Xuan Yin Abyss, Qing Tan immediately rushed forward when she saw Lin Fan emerge.
"Brother Lin Fan, you're back! What about Brother Lin Dong?"
"Lin Dong found a suitable place deep inside the abyss to go into seclusion. He's refining the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, and it might take a few months. So I came out first," Lin Fan explained.
"So long?" Qing Tan was a bit surprised.
"Well, the Ancestral Talisman is incredibly powerful—it takes time to refine it," Lin Fan said with a smile.
After a pause, he looked to Xiao Yan. "You'll stay near the abyss and wait for Lin Dong.
But don't linger too close. Come by once a month to check in, and the rest of the time, hunt in the mountains and keep training."
Roar!
Xiao Yan let out a low growl and nodded his massive head.
"Let's go, Qing Tan. We'll find a place for me to break through first, then head back to Flame City."
After finishing his instructions, Lin Fan turned to her.
"Mm-hmm!" Qing Tan nodded sweetly.
The two of them rode on Xiao Huo'er, Lin Fan glancing back toward the depths of the abyss before they turned toward Flame City.
Half a month later, the two and one beast reached a deep, ancient forest.
"Here should do. Step back a bit so you don't get caught in anything."
Lin Fan scanned the area and nodded in satisfaction before speaking to Qing Tan.
"Okay!" she responded, leading Xiao Huo'er a short distance away.
Lin Fan raised his palm and blasted open a cave dozens of meters wide and high into the mountainside.
He then summoned the Blood Spirit Puppet, placing it at the cave entrance.
Unlike regular puppets, the Blood Spirit Puppet didn't need external power sources—it was strong on its own.
This one, obtained from the system, was a second-tier Blood Spirit Puppet with power equivalent to a dual Nirvana Stage expert!
Though it radiated a fierce aura, it was fully under Lin Fan's control thanks to his refined blood mark.
Next, Lin Fan summoned all three million Nirvana Pills from his system space.
The cave was instantly flooded with them!
"Devouring power—consume all things!"
Floating cross-legged atop a mountain of pills, Lin Fan activated one of the abilities from the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
In the next instant, a black hole appeared behind him.
Rumble!
A terrifying force erupted as streams of Nirvana Pills surged into the vortex, transforming into beams of red light that flowed into Lin Fan's body.
This red light was the Nirvana Qi within the pills!
As the Nirvana Qi filled his body, red glows crawled beneath his skin like tiny fireworms.
His entire body began to radiate a burning heat that made the surrounding air feel scorching hot.
But thanks to his Nirvana Golden Body, Lin Fan felt no discomfort—in fact, it was pleasantly warm.
Not only was the Nirvana Qi helping him reach the next level, it was rapidly boosting his Yuan Power reserves.
As thousands of pills were refined, Lin Fan's cultivation surged.
After just one day, he crossed from peak Manifestation Stage—
Past the so-called "half-step Nirvana" stage—
And officially stepped into the Nirvana Stage!
A boundless power poured out of him, so intense that Qing Tan and Xiao Huo'er had to retreat even further.
Suddenly, a horrifying energy fluctuation exploded from within his body.
Even with the Nirvana Golden Body, Lin Fan's body trembled violently. Wisps of white steam rose from his skin!
This was the Nirvana Tribulation—
The barrier that separated ordinary Nirvana Stage cultivators from true Nirvana warriors.
Surviving it meant achieving First Nirvana. Failing it… meant death by incineration!
But for Lin Fan, this wasn't a problem.
Two hours later, he passed the tribulation smoothly and fully became a First Nirvana Stage expert.
Not only was he unharmed, but his body was now even tougher.
Opening his eyes, Lin Fan clenched his fist and threw a punch!
BOOM!
Invisible force gathered into an air bullet, launching with a roar and blasting a tunnel hundreds of meters deep into the rock wall!
"First Nirvana… not bad."
Lin Fan nodded with satisfaction.
He swept his gaze around and found that about 200,000 Nirvana Pills remained.
With a wave, he stored them back into his system space.
Then he recalled the Blood Spirit Puppet and stepped out of the cave.
"Brother Lin Fan, you succeeded?" Qing Tan beamed as she saw him return.
"That's right," Lin Fan smiled. "From today onward, there's no one in the Great Yan Dynasty who can defeat me."
"Wow! You're amazing, Brother Lin Fan!" Qing Tan cheered, eyes sparkling.
"Let's head back. We've been gone from Flame City long enough."
Lin Fan smiled again.
He remembered from the original story that it took Lin Dong a month to refine the Celestial Talisman Spirit Tree.
Lin Fan was worried about the Lin Family, so he wanted to return quickly.
He could refine the Spirit Tree later.
"Okay!" Qing Tan had no objections. She missed Uncle Lin Xiao and Aunt Liu Yan too.
So Lin Fan and Qing Tan mounted Xiao Huo'er and flew back toward Flame City at full speed.
One day, while they were on their way…
They encountered a group of three Manifestation Stage cultivators accompanied by seven or eight Spirit Creation Stage experts, all heading toward the Great Wilderness Province.
"Stop!"
One of them spotted Lin Fan and Qing Tan and launched a palm strike ahead of Xiao Huo'er to block their path.
ROAR!
Xiao Huo'er snarled angrily, hovering in midair, its eyes glaring murderously at the one who dared to attack.
Lin Fan's eyes grew cold.
"You're Lin Fan, aren't you?"
The silver-haired elder in the lead pulled out a scroll, glanced at Lin Fan, then narrowed his eyes and asked coldly.
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