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Chapter 537: Flattery from All Sides

The battle ended, and the turmoil subsided.

Many Cultivators, including various Sect Masters and Geniuses, from the No Man's Land region, gradually returned to the Three Thousand Provinces.

These people would undoubtedly spread the news, causing a huge uproar!

In particular, the news of Lin Fan's sudden appearance, wielding the power of Heavenly Tribulation, slaughtering all sides, and rescuing Desolate, spread like wildfire, causing a sensation.

"How terrifying! The Little Devil has become a giant, a Dunyijing Cultivator under twenty-five years old—unprecedented in this epoch!"

"I heard he killed various Sect Masters in the No Man's Land, displaying an invincible posture. The Upper Realm will gain another legend!"

"I suddenly feel a little envious of Desolate. With a Senior Brother like him protecting him, his future prospects are bright."

For a time, the Three Thousand Provinces were in turmoil, with countless legends circulating, and people were all discussing.

Some even brought generous gifts to the Butian Sect to pay their respects, just to ease relations.

They feared that if the Great Devil King became displeased, he might utter, "Fellow Daoist, please enter my Human Emperor Banner," which would make them cry to death.

However, after Lin Fan returned to the Upper Realm, he was unexpectedly low-key. Not only was he not in the Butian Sect, but no one knew where he was.

"Kid, you're not keeping your word! I gave you an Opportunity, and you repay my kindness with enmity by imprisoning me!" The White Turtle complained indignantly.

"You can't say that. I'm protecting you, lest you be caught and eaten by someone," Lin Fan said, looking serious.

"Though I am a plant, am I so easily fooled?"

The White Turtle was clearly unconvinced and fuming. The Qi it exhaled from its nostrils carried the fragrance of Longevity Medicine, imbued with Immortal Qi.

The Woman in White on its back, however, looked innocent and pure as a blank sheet of paper, quiet and peaceful.

"I'm serious. You've also seen my potential. Following me won't be bad; I can definitely ensure your safety," Lin Fan said.

"Tsk, you're just a Human Dao Cultivator, yet you dare to ask me to willingly follow you. An Immortal King would be more like it," the White Turtle sneered.

"I think you've sensed it too. The world will undergo a great change in the future, plunging into eternal darkness, ushering in a new epoch of Reincarnation. Everyone will have to contend, and even Longevity Medicine is no exception."

"You know that, yet you imprison me? This isn't cutting off my escape route," the White Turtle grumbled, thinking the kid had ill intentions.

Because it was a Longevity Medicine, it held a natural allure for living beings. Once it fell into someone else's hands, it would likely be eaten.

If that happened, if it severed its body and only kept its roots, how could it escape the great Heavenly Tribulation of world annihilation? Immortal Medicine grows too slowly to regenerate.

"Are you thinking of leaving the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and going to the homeland of Immortals?" Lin Fan said unhurriedly.

"Exactly!" The White Turtle nodded. It did have that idea, to go to a place where it could achieve Immortal Ascension, but it didn't know how to get there.

It had once suffered a calamity, its body damaged, and it had lost too many old memories.

"I advise you to abandon that idea. The gates between the two realms have long been closed, and even if they opened, there would be strict scrutiny, making it impossible to sneak in."

"Don't forget, you're a medicine, without combat power. If an Immortal discovers you, they'll surely capture you to refine medicine."

"That's still better than following you!" The White Turtle's eyes were full of disdain.

"Since that's the case, I'll just eat you first, lest you benefit others," Lin Fan said with an unfriendly expression.

Today, he had been repeatedly scorned and disdained by a medicine. This was truly unbearable!

At these words, the White Turtle's expression immediately changed. It smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Fellow Daoist, you're joking. I've long seen that your bones are extraordinary… you will surely become an Immortal in the future. From now on, I'm following you!"

Lin Fan's mouth twitched. This Longevity Medicine was indeed all the same. He should have done this earlier; he had truly wasted his breath before.

Of course, the two still haggled a bit and agreed that even if medicine was taken, its roots would never be harmed.

Afterward, Lin Fan returned. To prevent the White Turtle Carrying Immortal from playing tricks and escaping, he kept it by his side, placing it in the Immortal Cauldron.

As for the Immortal Island, it could not be collected by a spatial Magical Artifact and still floated in the endless Void Realm, but fortunately, its location was marked, and it could be found at any time.

"So many schemes…" The White Turtle muttered softly. At the same time, the Three Thousand Provinces were abuzz with another matter, no less significant than what happened in Immortal Ancient.

During this time, the extraterrestrial visitors, wielding swords, traveled everywhere, challenging the powerful Geniuses who had returned from various provinces. The result was that none were their match.

"The so-called kings who returned from Immortal Ancient are nothing more than this; too weak. I feel I alone can sweep them all!"

Lin Tian from the Nine Heavens said. He was in the Heavenly God Realm, possessed a wisp of Immortal Qi, and had formed a Dao Flower, which was extremely brilliant.

"The Three Thousand Dao Provinces have truly declined. Indeed, the Sacred Emperor was unique; it's difficult for such a person to emerge from one place again."

At this moment, the other men and women with Lin Tian also made similar comments.

In fact, it was true. In recent days, the Geniuses who returned from Immortal Ancient were simply no match for them; the gap was vast.

"Instead of wasting time, why not go visit the Little Sacred Emperor? I heard he's returned, and we haven't seen him yet."

A blue-eyed girl suggested, looking very much in anticipation.

Actually, several people had already visited the Butian Sect, but they were told that Lin Fan was not there at the time and they had not met him.

The Butian Sect, having existed since ancient times, was built on a divine land, lush and verdant, with white spiritual mist swirling around, like an Immortal Realm.

On this day, Lin Fan reappeared, and many great sects came to visit, offering precious gifts, clearly intending to curry favor.

Besides fearing his strength and ruthlessness, they mostly wanted to fawn over him and plan for the future of their own disciples.

Because they had learned an important piece of news from the extraterrestrial visitors: the Nine Heavens was going to establish a martial academy to select and cultivate the strongest young prodigies.

At that time, the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would be united, and all Geniuses would gather. How grand and magnificent would that be?!

It was foreseeable that it would surely be another fierce Dragon-Tiger struggle, with a hundred flowers blooming, and only the most outstanding talents among them would be selected.

The Geniuses considered as such in the Three Thousand Dao Provinces might not even stand out and would fade into obscurity, so they took a different approach.

"According to the extraterrestrial visitors, the Little Devil holds an extraordinary position in the Nine Heavens and has the decisive power in the selection, more effective than many Elders."

"In other words, whoever he wants to enter the martial academy can join. As long as he is appeased, everything is not a problem."

Some whispered, while others wiped cold sweat, finally realizing what kind of power the Little Devil and Little Sacred Emperor represented.

Therefore, for several days, the Butian Sect was very lively, attracting people from all sides, just to understand and approach Lin Fan.

"Aren't you going out to meet them?" Yue Chan asked, looking at the bustling mountain gate, almost entirely filled with living beings.

"The selection will be presided over by the other Elders. I'm too lazy to bother with that," Lin Fan shook his head, leisurely lying on a long chair.

Beside him, Qing Yi was very calm and virtuous, occasionally picking up delicacies from the jade table to feed him, making Yue Chan speechless.

She thought her secondary body pampered this guy too much; he would eventually get too big for his britches and take advantage to do bad things.

"What about the treasures they sent, then?"

"Naturally, I'll accept them all without refusal," Lin Fan said, his face not red and his heart not pounding.

Clearly, backdoor entry was out of the question, but he would accept all gifts.