Chapter 181: Samsara Fist

The banquet did not last long.

Jiang Yushan and Elder Cao Mu were both men of the world.

They were not particularly interested in worldly delicacies.

When the banquet dispersed, Xiao Fan did not linger; he and Long Miaoyin bade farewell to everyone and returned directly to the villa.

It was the small courtyard where they had lived before.

After dismissing all the servants… only Xiao Fan and Long Miaoyin remained…

They were a married couple in name only, yet they had never taken any improper liberties with each other.

Now that they had not seen each other for a long time, Long Miaoyin actually had many things she wanted to say to Xiao Fan, but when she actually saw him, she did not know how to start.

Xiao Fan actually felt the same way; he also had a lot to say.

For instance, he was currently learning Alchemy, and once he reached the level of a Third-Rank Alchemist and collected the final main ingredient, the eight gods spirit blood, he could attempt to refine the heaven mending pill.

There was so much more…

However, tonight was destined not to allow them much conversation.

"Miaoyin, I am going to the Secret Room first to prepare for tomorrow's decisive battle," Xiao Fan said softly.

Long Miaoyin nodded and replied with a "Mn."

In truth, during the previous Nine Heavens, her heart had been very conflicted.

She both wanted Xiao Fan to return and did not want him to return.

She was unsure if Xiao Fan would even come back…

And if he did, whether he would have the ability to resolve these matters.

Yet, Xiao Fan had brought two Elders from the Jixian Sect with him… this had exceeded everyone's expectations.

Xiao Fan smiled and said softly: "After tomorrow passes, I will catch up with you properly."

With that, Xiao Fan turned and left, entering the small courtyard's Secret Room.

The layout was the same as before, but there was not a speck of dust anywhere.

Xiao Fan could tell that someone had been cleaning it regularly.

"This girl…" Xiao Fan smiled bitterly, feeling a complex mix of emotions in his heart.

The feeling of being cared about seemed quite nice.

Next, Xiao Fan sat cross-legged and allowed his Divine Sense to enter the star chart…

On the way here, Xiao Fan had repeatedly compressed his spiritual power to refine himself, allowing his strength to Breakthrough and reach the Early Stage of the ninth level of the Huaqi Realm.

However, the moment he clashed with Xiao Tian during the day, he had re-evaluated his younger brother's strength.

The opponent was currently likely a few points stronger than him…

Of course, when truly fighting, it would come down to who had the better trump cards.

If Xiao Fan used Shadow Shifting, combined with the Six Harmonies Slash… then everything would be up in the air.

However, Xiao Fan did not want that; he wanted to defeat him, defeat him head-on.

Entering the star chart, Xiao Fan consumed a large number of First-Rank Medicinal Pills and sat cross-legged…

These were the First-Rank Creation Pills he had refined himself, which had the effect of replenishing and increasing spiritual power.

Xiao Fan's own spiritual power was already very sufficient; if he wished, he could Breakthrough at any time.

After sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed for an hour, Xiao Fan stood up, clenched his right fist, and golden light flickered…

"Ah~~" Xiao Fan roared, and all the golden light gathered in his right fist; a terrifying aura climbed, climbing continuously.

After gathering his strength, Xiao Fan punched out into the empty air.

The power was terrifyingly immense, causing even the Void Realm inside the star chart to distort slightly…

Immediately after, Xiao Fan's forehead was covered in cold sweat…

He gasped for air, breathing heavily.

"This Nine Transformations of Qi, the final trump card, is truly extraordinary…" Xiao Fan murmured, his eyes filled with Battle Intent.

Samsara Fist.

This was the final killer move within the Earth-Rank Cultivation Technique, the Nine Transformations of Qi.

Its lethality was terrifying, far exceeding the Throat-Crushing Lock and the Six Harmonies Slash.

"Although I haven't practiced Earth Rank Martial Skills, I feel that this Samsara Fist is not inferior at all." Xiao Fan's eyes gleamed.

Although he had not directly practiced Earth Rank Martial Skills, judging by the might released by that strike just now, this Samsara Fist was very strong, extremely strong.

He had previously had the opportunity to enter the Scripture Pavilion, but he hadn't focused all his attention on the Earth Rank Martial Skills on the third floor.

Although his strength was currently high, his Realm was still only the Huaqi Realm.

He planned to practice more Profound Rank Martial Skills first…

As for Earth Rank Martial Skills, it wasn't the case that the more you mastered, the better.

With the foundation in place, learning them later would be easy.

Xiao Fan continued to consume Medicinal Pills; he had refined many recently and hadn't had time to take them.

His spiritual power recovered in less than half an hour.

Xiao Fan continued to practice the Samsara Fist.

Eventually, Xiao Fan confirmed that he had practiced this move to the point of perfection.

Only then did Xiao Fan move on to the next item.

He consumed a large amount of Medicinal Pills… to allow his own strength to rise once more.