Wealth and Power Intimidate Martial Arts

“I’ve always been cautious, but this time I was inadvertently bumped into by a Five Old Men Association spy.”

“And Han Yi, who was originally destined to be soul-searched, was able to escape with his life because of this.”

“Those who follow Luck find everything goes their way; those who defy Luck find everything goes awry.”

“Is this the power of Luck…?”

Li Fan finally somewhat understood the suffering of Song Yang, who in the Fallen Immortal Realm wanted to obtain the Heavenly Fate Blackbird from Xu Ke.

Staring at the rapidly spinning vortex in the ruins, Li Fan hesitated for a moment but ultimately did not pursue it.

An inexplicable premonition in his heart told him that if he forcefully pursued, it would likely not end well.

For the current Li Fan to feel a subtle sense of danger, the depths of the vortex were definitely not a Mortal Small World without extraordinary power, like the Li Realm or Great Xuan.

“Forget it, the monk can run, but the temple can’t.”

Formless Killing Intent had already locked onto Han Yi, but Li Fan had temporarily lost his sense of him.

Once he returned to the Xuanhuang World, Li Fan would immediately know.

Returning to the surface of the sea, the four Cultivators of the Five Old Men Association had been completely annihilated under the Five Elements Extinction Sword, not even a single hair remaining.

Li Fan took out a recording stone, recorded the scene in the sky, and then unhurriedly returned to Wanxian Island.

The anomaly of four Nascent Soul cultivators falling simultaneously was indeed a bit spectacular and lingered for a long time.

Even though this sea area was extremely remote, it still attracted many Cultivators to observe.

Upon clearly seeing the content of the anomaly, they couldn’t help but turn pale with fright.

Four Nascent Soul cultivators had fallen at once!

What shocked them even more was that the culprit was the same person.

And it was the renowned Great Master of deduction from Congyun Sea, a Cultivator of the Ancient Heavenly Mystery Sect, Li Fan!

Thus, more confusion arose in their hearts.

Didn’t they say that Li Fan’s cultivation had fallen to the Golden Core Realm because he had been in slumber for thousands of years?

How could he still kill four Nascent Soul cultivators alone?

Didn’t he specialize in the Dao of deduction? How could his combat power be so astonishing?

Who were these four Nascent Soul cultivators whose names they had never heard of?

What grudge did they have with Master Li that caused him to strike so ruthlessly?

Amidst numerous doubts, they all relayed this explosive news to their friends and family.

Thus, the story of Li Fan slaying four Nascent Soul cultivators quickly spread throughout Congyun Sea.

Wanxian Island, Yanwu Hall.

“Are you here to claim a reward?” The Cultivator responsible for reception looked at Li Fan, feeling somewhat bewildered, “What reward?”

“I remember that there’s a corresponding reward for successfully killing Five Old Men Association spies, right?” Li Fan asked patiently.

As he spoke, he took out a recording stone and played the footage he had just recorded.

“I killed four Nascent Soul cultivators from the Five Old Men Association,” Li Fan said seriously.

“Cough, cough, cough…” The Yanwu Hall Cultivator instantly started coughing violently.

He snatched the recording stone and repeatedly watched it in disbelief.

After a long while, he looked at Li Fan with a face full of shock: “You… You wait a moment!”

With that, he stumbled towards the depths of the Yanwu Hall.

“What did you say?” A faint clamor could be heard.

Soon after, Li Fan was respectfully invited into the Yanwu Hall reception room.

Li Fan sat down casually.

Before long, a group of Cultivators flooded into the hall.

“Master… Master Li, we have just confirmed that the images in the recording stone are true.” A Nascent Soul cultivator wearing a yellowish-brown tight-fitting martial uniform, with some lingering scent of blood on him, stood before Li Fan and spoke somewhat cautiously.

“May I be so bold as to ask if you have already recovered your former cultivation?” He looked at Li Fan with some anticipation.

Li Fan took a sip of the spiritual tea on the table, savored it carefully, and then, after putting down the teacup, slowly shook his head: “Cultivation fully recovered? No such thing! Am I not still at the Late Stage Golden Core Realm? It’s so obvious, can’t you tell?”

The air in the reception room suddenly quieted down.

“This…” The martial uniform Cultivator was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

A moment later, he asked somewhat exasperatedly: “Then how did you kill these four Nascent Soul cultivators from the Five Old Men Association?”

Li Fan suddenly slammed the table, startling everyone present. He scanned the crowd with a look of disdain and said: “What era is this? Does one have to personally do the killing?”

“In ancient times, sects operated independently and hoarded their treasures. To profit themselves, they inflated prices. High-grade Magical Artifacts, Talismans, and so on, their prices remained high, almost impossible to acquire.”

“But now, the Immortal Alliance occupies half of the Xuanhuang World, and with the tianxuan mirror, a divine artifact, coordinating everything, there are no longer any unscrupulous merchants hoarding goods.”

“Those disposable high-damage Magical Artifacts, array diagrams, and Talismans are practically free!”

Li Fan shook his head and said: “Since I’ve finally woken up, I naturally need to consider my own life more. Buying some for unforeseen needs is also very normal, isn’t it?”

After Li Fan’s explanation, the martial uniform Cultivator finally understood, his eyes wide with astonishment: “You mean, you just relied on external objects to kill these four Nascent Soul cultivators?”

Li Fan raised an eyebrow: “What? You don’t believe me?”

With a “snap,” he took out several [Cracked Sky Gilded Thunder] from his storage ring and placed them on the table.

The Yanwu Hall immediately became a bit chaotic.

Li Fan, however, did not stop.

[Heavenly Rage Burning Array Diagram], [Eight Desolations Extinction Divine Thunder], [Soul Fixing Divine Needle], [Demon Sealing Demon Subduing Banner]…

One expensive killing artifact after another was taken out by Li Fan and piled up in front of everyone.

Inside the Yanwu Hall, it instantly became silent.

The Cultivators looked at the small mountain of disposable consumable Magical Artifacts piled on the table, their faces all turning pale.

“And with these, is it enough?”

“If not, it’s okay, I have some even more powerful guys here,” Li Fan asked somewhat casually.

The yellow-clothed Cultivator wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and repeatedly said: “Enough! Enough! Master Li, please put these things away first! If they accidentally explode here, that would be a huge problem!”

Li Fan nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this, waving his hand to put away his arsenal.

Seeing this, the Cultivators in the Yanwu Hall in the main hall finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although these killing artifacts were all inferior products regularly sold by the tianxuan mirror with their power reduced, their high grade and large quantity were undeniable.

If this pile of things were unleashed, let alone Nascent Soul cultivators, even an Immortal Lord would probably be in serious trouble!

“They all say this person can easily harvest and accumulate wealth through the art of deduction. Now it seems, it’s indeed true.”

“It’s really good to be rich. This pile of things is worth half a year’s expenses for our small team.”

“I heard we can find him through He Zhenghao for investment? It seems worth considering.”

…

For a moment, everyone in the Yanwu Hall had varied expressions and their thoughts raced.

“Since there’s no problem, let’s talk about my reward!”

“I went to great lengths to deal with those Five Old Men Black-Clothed Cultivators. You can’t let me lose money, can you?”

Li Fan drank another cup of tea and slowly looked at everyone.