Chapter 69: A Bountiful Harvest

After all, today's battle was extremely perilous. If it hadn't been for the Golden-Haired Lion luring the three of them over first, allowing him to launch a surprise attack and kill one of them…

Or if he hadn't had the Golden-Haired Lion as a mount to serve as transport in the end…

Then the final outcome would have been unpredictable.

Upon entering the cave, Xiao Fan did not rush to check the contents of the Storage Pouches. After blocking the cave entrance with a stone slab, his Divine Sense entered the star chart.

He immediately began devouring the Spirit Medicine in large mouthfuls…

A moment later, Xiao Fan let out a burp…

This had been the case for some time now. Every time he suffered a severe injury and needed to come into the star chart to consume Spirit Medicine, he treated these Spirit Medicine like meals.

"Once my body recovers, my cultivation should be able to reach the next level. I should be able to shatter the next star soon, right…"

Xiao Fan muttered to himself. Recently, he had been preoccupied with fleeing and thinking about how to deal with the Su Family, so there were many questions he hadn't had time to ponder.

"In the past, when I entered the star chart, even if my body was injured, I was fine here. But after the last battle, I couldn't even walk steadily when I entered the star chart…" Xiao Fan muttered, and a moment later, he had some realization.

"Could it be because it was my Divine Sense that entered the star chart, and my consciousness was a bit blurred after the last battle, which is why that happened?"

Having figured out the reason, Xiao Fan stopped pondering and sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing.

He had spent these past few days fleeing and fighting, and his previous injuries had only been treated with hurried medication to recover.

Therefore, he desperately needed time to recuperate his body.

To avoid leaving behind any lingering ailments that might ruin his Foundation.

Four days passed…

Xiao Fan did not step a single foot outside the cave… The injuries on his body had healed.

His cultivation was climbing step by step…

Huaqi Realm, Sixth Level, Early Stage…

Huaqi Realm, Sixth Level, Early Stage, Great Perfection…

Huaqi Realm, Sixth Level, Middle Stage…

Huaqi Realm, Sixth Level, Middle Stage, Great Perfection…

Huaqi Realm, Sixth Level, Late Stage…

His aura was still climbing, but in the end, Xiao Fan's cultivation stopped at the Huaqi Realm, Sixth Level, Late Stage.

He slowly opened his eyes.

"There is no need to rush. Taking it one step at a time and building a solid Foundation is what's most important."

In fact, Xiao Fan had every opportunity to use this chance to break through his cultivation to the Huaqi Realm, Sixth Level, Great Perfection, but he decided to give it up.

The Body Tempering Realm is the Foundation for Cultivating the power of the Physical Body…

While the Huaqi Realm is a Realm where one flexibly masters one's own strength to transform it into Spiritual Qi, preparing for the Tongtian Realm.

The more solid the Foundation, the stronger he would become when he grew into the Tongtian Realm, or even the Xuandan Realm and subsequent Realms.

This battle with the members of the Su Family was excellent tempering for Xiao Fan himself. Although his cultivation only went from the Huaqi Realm, Fifth Level to the Huaqi Realm, Sixth Level, his strength, combat experience, and even willpower had all improved significantly.

In the past, Xiao Fan had never dared to hope that he could one day become an expert. Previously, he dreamed that he would be satisfied as long as he could reach the Huaqi Realm.

At the very least, once he reached the Huaqi Realm, the people of the Xiao Family would no longer look down on him.

However, everything changed after he was expelled from the Xiao Family and activated the Zhou Tian Star Chart.

Xiao Fan sat cross-legged and took out the Storage Pouches of the Su Family Patriarch and the various Su Clan Elders.

Before this, he had been constantly fleeing and healing, so he hadn't had time to look at what was inside the Storage Pouches. He had only collected those long spears to use as javelins.

"Whoosh" "Whoosh" "Whoosh"

The various Storage Pouches were opened, and the items inside appeared in front of Xiao Fan, piled up like a mountain.

Xiao Fan sorted these items one by one.

This was a long process…

However, the smile on Xiao Fan's face grew wider and wider…

Especially when he saw that there were over six hundred Spirit Stones inside the Su Family Patriarch's Storage Pouch, he was so happy he couldn't close his mouth…

"Haha… Indeed, killing people and seizing their treasures is the fastest way to get rich…"

At this moment, Xiao Fan felt no resentment toward the Su Family; instead, he felt a bit grateful to them.

They were truly gift-giving boys…

The Storage Pouches of these eight Su Clan Elders contained a total of two thousand Spirit Stones…

"I previously obtained three hundred from Dai Hanfei, the Dragon Family gave me five hundred, the six hundred from the Su Family Patriarch, and adding these two thousand, I actually have three thousand four hundred Spirit Stones now…"

Knowing that he had three thousand four hundred Spirit Stones, Xiao Fan gasped.

He was startled himself.

The Spirit Stones in the star chart could not be taken out; they could only be used for his Cultivation.

What was the concept of three thousand four hundred Spirit Stones?

Back then, Xiao Tian had sent his older brother to be a live-in son-in-law for a thousand Spirit Stones…

Even counting all the family assets of the Xiao Family, it was estimated to be less than one thousand Spirit Stones…

Even the Dragon Family would likely have to sell off most of their assets to scrape together these three thousand plus Spirit Stones…

It could be said that Xiao Fan was now definitely a wealthy man. Xiao Fan believed that in the Huaqi Realm, one could definitely not find many people richer than him.

"Selling these things would probably fetch some money… However, these long spears are not bad. Although they are only Yellow Rank, keeping them as javelins is fine. This panlong spear is a treasure, so I'll keep it for now as well."

Xiao Fan also found quite a few Spirit Medicine, Medicinal Pill, and Materials in these Storage Pouches. He didn't intend to deal with them in a rush; he wasn't short of Spirit Stones for his own Cultivation, and having over three thousand in reserve was enough.

As for the long spears of the Su Clan Elders, he planned to keep them; he could use them as javelins to ambush people later.

The panlong spear was good… Xiao Fan even felt it was easier to use than the long sword he had seized.

It could be said that the total value of the various assets Xiao Fan obtained this time from the Su Family Patriarch and the eight Elders was already approaching ten thousand Spirit Stones…

After all, the Su Family was a wealthy household. Having previously mined Spirit Stone mines for a period of time, they were naturally very rich.

Moreover, the eight individuals held high status, and Cultivators would usually keep their assets in their own Storage Pouches; they rarely had private treasuries.

After taking stock of all this, Xiao Fan, with a face full of smiles, moved the stone slab and walked out of the cave.

The Golden-Haired Lion was currently basking in the sun…

The two hundred catties of dried meat he had left before had long since been eaten by it.

Seeing Xiao Fan come out, the Golden-Haired Lion let out a low roar, trotted over to Xiao Fan, wagged its tail, opened its mouth wide, and stuck out its tongue…

"I…"

Xiao Fan was speechless… He naturally understood what the Golden-Haired Lion meant.

So, he took out the remaining twenty-plus catties of dried meat from his Storage Pouch.

As soon as the Golden-Haired Lion saw the dried meat, its eyes lit up. It rushed forward and began eating in large mouthfuls, looking very satisfied. Before long, it had eaten it all.

Xiao Fan sighed: "I'm returning the Immortal Cave to you; I'm leaving."

The Golden-Haired Lion had finished the dried meat by now. It seemed to understand what Xiao Fan meant and was stunned for a moment… Its pair of round, large lion eyes rolled around, wondering what it was pondering.

"I owe you a lot this time. If I have the chance to pass by here in the future, I will bring you some dried meat."

After Xiao Fan finished speaking, he turned to leave.

He saw the Golden-Haired Lion lower its body, lie down beside Xiao Fan, and give him a fawning smile.

"Do you want to come with me?"

However, at this moment, the Golden-Haired Lion rushed directly to Xiao Fan's side, leaving the latter stunned.

Xiao Fan asked in confusion.

The Golden-Haired Lion nodded repeatedly, drool still dripping from its mouth…