Chapter 249: Revisiting the Old Place

Chapter 249: Revisiting an Old Haunt

Three days later.

The Swallowing Heaven Secret Realm concluded, and the various great Dao Lineages and Cultivators departed, restoring peace to Fire Province.

However, the heated discussions among the heroes of the Three Thousand Provinces did not subside. Over the past few months, a series of events had occurred, all incredibly explosive.

The Young Devil King rampaged, wielding the Swallowing Heaven Devil Emperor's weapon, and then consecutively slew several Primordial beings. He was too formidable.

Additionally, the Devil Emperor's Legacy holder, who Cultivated the Taiyi Heavenly Technique, appeared in other states, and many talented individuals met their demise.

Undoubtedly, this was a massive storm, and the Upper Realm would not be peaceful in the days to come.

Celestial Immortal Academy.

This place was very close to Fire Province. The Dao Lineage was located on the edge of the neighboring Heavenly Immortal State, exceptionally grand and vast.

Stepping into this Holy Land of Cultivation, clouds and mist billowed, magnificent buildings shimmered, and numerous divine mountains and spiritual waterfalls flowed through, making it incredibly beautiful.

At the same time, it was renowned throughout the Upper Realm, with a long history, having produced many beauties. Various heroes came here admiringly, making it one of the top-tier Dao Lineages.

“The Celestial Immortal Academy’s latest Top Ten Beauties list, does anyone want it? The ten most stunning beauties!”

“A copy of the Young Devil King’s one-against-many enemy-slaying illustration, drawn by a living creature from within the Secret Realm, goes to the highest bidder!”

“Don’t think of it as just a painting; it was created by a Great Master with painstaking effort and can aid in comprehending the Dao.”

“What, a Devil King’s enemy-slaying illustration imbued with Dao essence? I’ll take it!”

“I want it too, don’t fight me for it…”

In an instant, many beauties from Celestial Immortal Academy rushed out, all women who admired Lin Fan, scrambling to snatch that Dao illustration.

It had to be said, the Young Devil King was too famous and dazzling now. At such a young age, he already possessed an invincible demeanor.

Moreover, that painting was far from simple; it had actually inscribed the Dao traces of Lin Fan evolving the black-and-white Taiji diagram, producing some miraculous changes.

Even some great figures, after seeing it, sighed at its brilliance, remarking that creating one's own technique at this age was extremely rare.

Therefore, as soon as this painting appeared, it immediately attracted countless people to observe it.

“If that guy knew his painting was so popular, he probably would have sold it a long time ago.”

Not far away, a beautiful woman in white whispered, her skin as white as snow, her figure proud, and her face delicate, exuding a sacred aura.

The moment she appeared, she attracted the gazes of many men, who looked at her with intense eagerness.

“Oh, Qingyi has appeared. Her name is on the latest Top Ten Beauties list,” someone exclaimed, holding a roster.

In an instant, this place erupted into new commotion. Men gasped, their eyes blazing, and even some women paid her extremely high attention.

This woman had joined Celestial Immortal Academy for less than a year and was already a prodigy, with an exceptional talent, and was Feng Wu's best friend.

Now, she had even become one of the Academy's Top Ten Beauties, naturally gaining people's attention and captivating a crowd of Disciples.

However, the young woman's gaze was fixed on that painting, and she wasn't very concerned about others' praise or admiration.

It wasn't until a woman of breathtaking beauty arrived that Qingyi turned her head, a faint smile appearing, and nodded in greeting.

“Ah, Feng Wu is here! I heard she’s been in a bad mood recently and is going around looking for fights. Let’s quickly hide.”

Some people shrieked. Seeing the woman in the golden dress arrive, they immediately fled, as if they had encountered a plague god.

“You… you’re infuriating me! Am I, this Heavenly Immortal, really that terrifying?” Feng Wu grumbled unhappily, waving her delicate fists at them.

But it was precisely this action that made everyone flee even faster, shouting as they ran, “Oh no, Feng Wu is looking for a fight again!”

At this moment, many people trembled. Although Feng Wu usually appeared dignified, elegant, and generous, and was also one of the Academy's Top Ten Beauties,

once she made a move, she was like a female True Dragon, full of wildness and addicted to battle, simply terrifying.

Seeing this scene, black lines appeared on Feng Wu's full forehead, almost making her vomit blood from anger. After calming herself, she came beside the white-clothed young woman.

She asked curiously, “Junior Sister Qingyi, what are you looking at?”

Qingyi smiled faintly, saying nothing, but pointed to the front, at the several-foot-long engraved illustration hanging in the auction house.

Feng Wu followed her gaze, and her fair face instantly darkened. She snorted, “What’s so good about fighting over a painting by a shameless scoundrel?!”

Qingyi was surprised by her words, asking in confusion, “Senior Sister Feng Wu, are you very familiar with this Primordial from Butian Sect?”

“Who wants to know that hateful guy? I’d rather never have met him in my life.” Feng Wu gritted her teeth, her beautiful face filled with indignation.

Moreover, her bad mood these past few days was entirely due to the person in the painting. Even now, recalling it still made her shudder.

“Junior Sister Qingyi, if you ever meet this Devil Head, you must stay far away from him. He’s no good.”

Qingyi was speechless. Without even thinking, she guessed that Lin Fan must have done something outrageous again to provoke Feng Wu.

In fact, ever since she arrived in the Upper Realm, she had heard rumors that this guy was a troublemaker wherever he went, and peace never lasted long around him.

Little did she know, while she was pondering, Lin Fan had already arrived at Celestial Immortal Academy and was strolling around inside.

“Heh, more or less, Qingyi did come here, just earlier than expected,” Lin Fan murmured, having gathered some information.

Then, he even changed his appearance and wandered through this area, looking around everywhere as if reminiscing about events from ten years ago.

At that time, starting from the age of four, he commuted daily along this path, entering the immortal pool for immersion, and persisted for over a year.

“Right, the golden bodhi fruit hasn’t been refined yet. This is a good opportunity to Cultivate by relying on the medicinal properties of the tribulation transcending divine lotus!” Lin Fan muttered to himself.

Actually, he felt that even without entering the immortal pool, directly refining that fruit to stabilize his magic immunity wouldn't be much of a problem.

It’s just that today seemed to be an even-numbered day for the immortal pool…

Night fell, and the stars and moon rose, casting down light like water, pure and warm.

Lin Fan entered the depths of Celestial Immortal Academy, holding the black metal token Qi Daolin had given him before. Coupled with his familiarity with the place, he proceeded unimpeded.

At the same time, there was no need to worry about being discovered. He was very experienced and knew how to avoid the detection of powerful individuals.

This also related to the nature of Celestial Immortal Academy; unlike other great sects, its openness was very high, and inspections were not strict.

“Everything is unchanged; it’s still that familiar path.”

Lin Fan moved smoothly, strolling along. When he encountered passersby, they would also assume he was a student.

However, upon reaching the entrance of the immortal pool Small World, he stopped, his brows slightly furrowed.

Because at the illuminated entrance, there was an extra sign compared to before—Beware of the little perverted Devil Head disguised as a woman trying to sneak in!

“Damn it, who is this secretly pointing at?” Lin Fan pouted, recognizing at a glance that it must be Feng Wu’s doing.

Because of this, extra people were assigned to guard the immortal pool on even-numbered days, and only after confirming one's gender could one enter.

“Heh, do you think this can stump me?” Lin Fan scoffed. Behind him, a black long banner appeared, its swaying heart-stopping.