At that moment, Mu Fan’s face was as pale as paper.
His body was like a block of ice, radiating a chill that caused the temperature in the entire room to drop by several degrees.
“What happened to you?”
Shen Muyao looked at Mu Fan with a rather complicated expression.
She could still faintly see the traces of blood at the corner of his mouth that hadn’t been completely wiped away.
“It’s nothing.
The two forces clashed violently, causing some minor damage to my meridians.”
At his words, Mu Fan shook his head slightly, a flash of excitement flickering in his eyes before vanishing.
From that short cultivation session, Mu Fan had already broken past the fourth layer of the Spirit Absorption Realm, straight to the fifth!
But that alone wasn’t enough to excite him.
The real reason he’d almost lost his composure was the black sword embryo now floating quietly beside the demon blood within his Dantian!
That was a rudiment of a Dao!
Moreover, it was a rudiment of a Dao that had advanced to Tier Two!
It was known that the path of cultivation was divided into the Spirit Absorption Realm, Mortal Transcendence Realm, True Essence Realm, Spirit Condensing Realm, Ten Thousand Laws Realm, and Dao Yi Realm.
To be able to comprehend a rudiment of a Dao before the Ten Thousand Laws Realm was something few in the entire Taiqing Sect could do, let alone advance it to Tier Two!
And most importantly, Mu Fan was only in the Spirit Absorption Realm right now!
To possess a rudiment of a Dao while in the Spirit Absorption Realm—if the sect’s upper echelons were to find out, it would undoubtedly cause a massive uproar!
‘A rudiment of the Sword Dao…’
Mu Fan was silent for a long time, finally suppressing the ecstasy in his heart.
He then began to examine the changes in his body.
His physical body had grown stronger, and his Dantian was more solid and condensed.
The only thing was, he would have to wait until his cultivation advanced further to continue refining the demon blood.
“How on earth did you do it?”
Shen Muyao’s words interrupted Mu Fan’s thoughts.
She could now clearly feel that the Phoenix True Flame had been completely suppressed.
Although the hidden danger wasn’t completely eliminated, at least for now, she was fine.
Mu Fan collected his thoughts and turned to look at her, only to see Shen Muyao’s eyes filled with curiosity.
“Forget it.
If you don’t want to talk about it, that’s fine.
Everyone has their secrets.” Seeing the hesitation in Mu Fan’s eyes, Shen Muyao let out a soft chuckle.
She had no malicious desire to pry into other people’s secrets.
The two who had been waiting outside for a long time heard Shen Muyao’s voice from within the room and quickly pushed the door open.
‘Could that waste have really suppressed the Phoenix True Flame?’
The thought had just flashed through Lu Xueqing’s mind when she immediately shook her head.
‘Impossible!
How could he possibly suppress the Phoenix True Flame?
It must have been a fluke, or he used some underhanded trick!’
At that thought, Lu Xueqing’s gaze toward Mu Fan instantly filled with contempt.
Beside her, Elder Danqiong was also looking at Mu Fan with a probing expression, clearly not believing that it was really him who had suppressed the Phoenix True Flame.
However, neither of them noticed the strange glint that had appeared in Shen Muyao’s eyes as she looked at Mu Fan.
“Since you can suppress the Phoenix True Flame in my body, does that mean you can also completely eradicate its side effects?”
“Of course.
But to eradicate it completely can’t be done overnight.
It needs to be worn down slowly over time.”
At her words, Mu Fan nodded.
‘Perfect.
I can use the opportunity of helping Shen Muyao eliminate the side effects to cultivate.
Killing two birds with one stone!’
“Really?”
A flash of astonishment and doubt crossed Shen Muyao’s eyes.
She had only been asking tentatively just now, not holding much hope, but Mu Fan’s answer now sparked a flicker of hope in her heart.
“I have no reason to lie to you.”
Hearing this, Mu Fan raised his eyebrows, a flash of confidence in his eyes.
“Then…
how about I come find you again in three days?”
Shen Muyao looked at Mu Fan eagerly, ignoring Lu Xueqing who was repeatedly trying to signal her with her eyes, and spoke again.
“That won’t be necessary.
We’ll meet here again in three days.”
Mu Fan shook his head and got up to leave.
He could feel the scrutinizing gazes from the two women beside him, but he didn’t say anything.
“Wait!”
Seeing this, Shen Muyao stepped forward and grabbed Mu Fan.
“My name is Shen Muyao.
You can call me Mu Yao.
Of course, you could also call me Yaoyao!”
Shen Muyao blinked at Mu Fan, a soft, charming look in her eyes.
Her body slowly drew closer, and then her red lips neared his ear as she whispered, her breath fragrant like an orchid.
Mu Fan had never experienced anything like this.
His ears instantly turned bright red, and he hurriedly backed away a few steps.
“I…
I think I’ll just call you Mu Yao.”
“I’ll be taking my leave now.”
Mu Fan waved his hand and hurried down the mountain.
Watching Mu Fan flee in disarray, she couldn’t help but reveal a playful smile, like a girl whose prank had succeeded.
“Mu Yao, you don’t…?”
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After Mu Fan was far enough away, she rushed forward to ask.
“Of course not!”
At her words, Shen Muyao’s pretty face flushed red.
She quickly turned to Elder Danqiong.
“Elder, could you give me a few more Liangyi Heart Cleaning Pills?
I need to properly regulate myself over the next few days.”
Elder Danqiong just smiled faintly at her words.
How could she not notice the change in the young woman?
However, she didn’t point out Shen Muyao’s current embarrassment.
She smiled and took out the pills, giving Shen Muyao some solemn instructions before finally letting the two of them leave.
However, just as the two of them had descended Pill God Peak, they saw several Outer Sect disciples surrounding Mu Fan.
“Let’s wait and see first.”
Shen Muyao was about to step forward, but Lu Xueqing stopped her.
“You’re Mu Fan, right?”
The speaker was none other than Liu Yang.
“What do you want?”
Mu Fan’s cold gaze swept over the ferocious-looking men in front of him.
A flash of disdain crossed his eyes as he spoke indifferently.
“Tsk, tsk.
Just like Senior Brother Feng Yuan said, a complete waste!”
Liu Yang sized Mu Fan up and down, his eyes full of ridicule.
“I’ll give you a choice.
Either you cripple your own cultivation, or you let us brothers do it for you.”
Liu Yang’s tone was filled with contempt for Mu Fan.
“Are you sure you want to do this here?”
Mu Fan glanced at the men gradually closing in, completely unfazed.
“Even if I kill you today, with Senior Brother Feng Yuan backing me, who’s going to do anything to me?”
The moment Liu Yang’s voice fell, the surrounding men instantly lunged at Mu Fan, their eyes filled with killing intent.
“Don’t be in a hurry to kill him.
Cripple him first, then we’ll take him back and deal with him slowly!”
“Hmph!”
Hearing this, Mu Fan snorted coldly.
Without even looking at the men behind him, he tapped his toes on the ground and shot forward, aiming straight for Liu Yang.
“You’re courting death!”
Seeing that Mu Fan dared to fight back, Liu Yang roared in anger.
His fist, covered in wisps of Spiritual Qi, smashed violently toward Mu Fan’s chest.
THUMP!
However, the expected scene of his punch sending Mu Fan flying didn’t happen.
Instead, he was the one who took a solid palm strike from Mu Fan.
Liu Yang’s face was filled with astonishment.
He ignored the faint chill spreading through his body, feeling only that what had just happened was utterly absurd!
‘Since when could a fifth-layer Spirit Absorption Realm cultivator send a ninth-layer Spirit Absorption Realm cultivator flying with a single palm strike?’