Chapter 354: A Fearsome Reputation Spreads Far and Wide

"What did you learn?" Warrior Feng asked, sizing up Xiao Fan curiously.

Xiao Fan gave a wry smile. "I didn't learn much. I just looked at some Martial Skills… After all, I'm not a Wudao Peak Disciple, so I couldn't see those Heaven Rank Cultivation Techniques. It's a bit of a pity."

Hearing this, Warrior Feng remained silent.

He couldn't exactly tell him that he had lied about all that, could he?

Taking his leave of Warrior Feng, he left the main hall.

Although he had only spent two hours in the side hall of Wudao Peak, it had been of great help to him.

This help wasn't in terms of raw strength, but rather in terms of technique.

He didn't need to learn all the Martial Skills he had looked at; he only needed to grasp their essence.

Generally speaking, learning a Cultivation Technique is easy, but gaining true comprehension is difficult beyond measure.

However, he was different. With the Enlightenment Seed… comprehension was the least of his problems.

The Martial Skills he had learned in the Outer Sect's Scripture Pavilion weren't actually of much use to Xiao Fan. He hadn't continued practicing them later on, having only understood their essence.

Coming out of the side hall, Xiao Fan sent a voice transmission to Hu Rui, who found him a moment later.

The two chatted briefly before Xiao Fan took his leave.

A large number of Disciples were still gathered around Wudao Peak. As Xiao Fan descended the mountain, their gazes fell upon him one after another.

A super Prodigy at the third level of the Tongtian Realm who could fight the eighth level of the Tongtian Realm!

Xiao Fan didn't even know that his fame within the four peaks of the Jixian Sect was growing greater by the day.

But similarly, the Disciples of the four peaks were very conscious of keeping matters concerning him a secret.

After all, it was too embarrassing.

Even at Zhenyu Peak, where Xiao Fan's performance was most ordinary…

Legends about him were circulating.

Half a month ago, Disciples within Zhenyu Peak learned that the Inner Sect Disciple at the fifth level of the Tongtian Realm had been injured by Xiao Fan and had his Storage Pouch stolen.

Instantly… it caused a sensation throughout Zhenyu Peak…

Xiao Fan was naturally unaware of this, or rather, he wouldn't have cared even if he knew.

If he focused his attention on these people, how could he speak of making progress?

By the time he left Wudao Peak, it was past noon. He first contacted Nangong Lingxuan.

He went to Zhenyu Peak to pay her a visit.

Nangong Lingxuan naturally didn't refuse. When she saw Xiao Fan, her expression was as cold as ever, but her tone was very soft.

During the visit, Nangong Lingxuan asked if he was the one who had severely injured a fifth-level Tongtian Realm Disciple from Zhenyu Peak.

Xiao Fan thought back for a moment and admitted to it frankly.

This left Nangong Lingxuan incredibly surprised.

After learning of this… Nangong Lingxuan glanced at Xiao Fan's cultivation level.

When she realized she actually couldn't see through it, the shock on her face deepened.

"Lecher, what is your cultivation level now?"

Nangong Lingxuan was also a Genius and had now broken through to the second level of the Tongtian Realm, but compared to Xiao Fan, she was still far behind.

"Third level of the Tongtian Realm…"

Xiao Fan smiled wryly, naturally noticing that Nangong Lingxuan's tone was unfriendly.

Sure enough, hearing that his cultivation had already surpassed her own, Nangong Lingxuan's face fell.

She turned and left without a word. Xiao Fan hurriedly called after her…

Nangong Lingxuan said she was going into seclusion to increase her strength!

Xiao Fan was speechless…

He then contacted Qiao Rong; the two had a good relationship within the Secret Realm.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Fan was unable to reach her.

The voice transmission Jade Slip had failed.

Driven by curiosity, Xiao Fan headed to her Immortal Cave.

Qiao Rong had also placed in the top ten and had an independent Immortal Cave.

But he found that she wasn't inside her Immortal Cave either.

Xiao Fan had no choice but to leave and return to his own Immortal Cave…

This woman was very strange and mysterious.

Xiao Fan couldn't figure out who she really was.

"If she were a spy, it's impossible that the Jixian Sect wouldn't have found out… So what could it be?"

Xiao Fan was curious, but he didn't dwell on it.

In his view, Qiao Rong was likely fine.

Xiao Fan returned to his Immortal Cave but wasn't in a hurry to enter seclusion.

The next morning, Zhu Gang delivered a large amount of dried meat.

Xiao Fan had only asked for five thousand catties, but Zhu Gang brought over ten thousand…

This dried meat was what they had recently set aside. Zhu Gang and the others were no longer selling it, saving all of it for Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan felt a warmth in his heart and intended to give Zhu Gang some Spirit Stones.

After all, he wasn't short on money.

But Zhu Gang adamantly refused. After the two chatted for a while,

Zhu Gang left, and Xiao Fan threw the ten thousand plus catties of dried meat into the Spirit Beast room for Xiao Jin.

He re-entered the Secret Room.

"This seclusion will last fifty days… When I emerge, it will be time to head to the Imperial City."

Xiao Fan muttered to himself. Thinking of the Imperial City, a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

If everything went smoothly and he could obtain the eight gods spirit blood, he could then set about refining the heaven mending pill.

"If I raise my cultivation to the fourth level of the Tongtian Realm, I estimate that unless they are Genius-level figures, no one else in the Tongtian Realm will be my match…"

Xiao Fan sat cross-legged, his Divine Soul entering the star chart to consume Spirit Medicine…

He intended to use this month or so to raise his cultivation to the fourth level of the Tongtian Realm.

The rest of his time would be devoted to his attainments in the Dao of Alchemy.

The Qi around him surged…

Xiao Fan sat cross-legged, his Aura rising steadily only to be suppressed by him again…

He was constantly tempering himself.

Time passed bit by bit…

Outside, in the Jixian Sect's Inner Sect.

There are no walls that can keep out the wind. News of what Xiao Fan had done at the four peaks had completely spread… half a month into his seclusion.

Upon learning of these events, the entire Inner Sect was in a complete uproar…

Especially those ordinary Inner Sect Disciples.

They all looked up to Xiao Fan as an idol.

This was one ruthless man.

He had rejected the Chiefs of the four peaks.

His attainments in the Dao of Alchemy had overwhelmed the Danding Peak Disciples.

He had instantly defeated a Zhenyu Disciple…

He had listened to nineteen strikes of the Northern Dark Hammer Sound and came out unscathed.

He had even defeated the third head Disciple of Wudao Peak, who was at the eighth level of the Tongtian Realm, with only third-level Tongtian Realm strength…