Deep within the chaotic temporal currents of the Heavenly Realm.
A palace, seemingly existing since antiquity, drifted in the river of turbulent currents.
A figure was entrenched within the palace.
The origin of boundless power surged around him.
Countless powerful Heavenly Emperor laws were born and extinguished.
And beneath his feet.
A large yellow dog lay comfortably, resting against his feet, drooling profusely, its tail occasionally giving a gentle wag.
In the absence of its master.
It hadn't slept so soundly in a long time.
Boom!
Suddenly.
A world-shattering commotion erupted.
The large yellow dog immediately became alert and jumped up.
When it realized what had happened, it happily circled Ling Fan.
Ling Fan smiled faintly.
He patted the large yellow dog's head.
On him.
A formidable aura of an eighth-tier Heavenly Emperor surged out, calming the temporal currents of the surrounding space and time significantly.
"Eighth-tier Heavenly Emperor now."
Ling Fan smiled faintly and called to the large yellow dog, "Ah Huang, let's go, we're leaving."
"Woof woof!"
The large yellow dog barked towards the palace.
"Don't worry, I'll take the palace with me. My strength hasn't recovered to its peak yet, and I still need some external support. With this palace, I can protect myself even if I encounter a true Emperor."
As Ling Fan reached out to summon it.
The massive palace rumbled and then transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into Ling Fan's sleeve.
Without the palace's protection, the surrounding temporal currents immediately surged forward.
But the terrifying temporal current waves, capable of tearing apart ninth-tier Heavenly Emperors, crashed against Ling Fan, yet he remained completely unmoved.
...
Qing Xuan Sect.
Following the conclusion of the battle between Ling Fan and Gao Gan.
The Gao family's status declined significantly.
Those Qing Xuan Sect powerhouses who had been suppressed and ostracized by the Gao family now felt as if a heavy fog had lifted, finally able to breathe freely and unhindered.
Especially those of the Qing family.
They could finally see the light of day again.
As for the people of the Gao family, for some reason, they had become exceptionally low-key during this period.
Their low profile was almost abnormal.
After Ling Fan returned to the Qing Xuan Sect.
He also sensed this unusual atmosphere.
He didn't need to guess to know.
The Gao family was definitely up to no good.
However, he didn't pay much attention.
Now, he didn't even need to make a move himself.
Ah Huang alone was enough to deal with the Gao family.
So, as soon as Ling Fan returned to the Qing Xuan Sect, he immediately greeted Lu Jiuwen and entered the depths of the Heavenly Vein within the Qing Xuan Sect to cultivate, absorbing the continuous and abundant origin of the Heavenly Vein.
Although Ling Fan possessed a massive amount of origin power.
Why not take advantage of a little bit more?
After all, he wasn't as wealthy as he was in his previous life.
Ling Fan was located in the depths of that Heavenly Vein.
At this depth, the terrifying pressure that could crush a ninth-tier Heavenly Emperor felt quite good to Ling Fan.
As the origin of the Heavenly Vein, like ancient dragons, was devoured by him.
His aura grew stronger and stronger.
One day.
Two days.
Three days.
Ten days.
...
Ling Fan had just advanced to the eighth-tier Heavenly Emperor. If he had followed normal cultivation, it would have taken at least several hundred years to slowly accumulate enough eighth-tier Heavenly Emperor laws and origin.
But now, with an entire Heavenly Vein as support, this time was greatly shortened.
However, while Ling Fan was happy.
One person was heartbroken and grimacing.
Lu Jiuwen, upon seeing Ling Fan advance to the eighth-tier Heavenly Emperor, was momentarily shocked.
But immediately after.
He couldn't help but exclaim, "Fan Lin, that's enough, enough! If you keep cultivating like this, the Qing Xuan Sect will be ruined by you. I only have this one Heavenly Vein, and it supports so many people. If you drain it all by yourself, and millions of people come to me for cultivation resources, who will I turn to!"
Ling Fan looked up and saw Lu Jiuwen, the Grand Sect Master, squatting in the distance, his face full of resentment and stinginess.
He couldn't help but laugh, "We are a king-level sect, a great sect of the Heavenly Realm. Don't be so petty, Sect Master. If the Heavenly Vein is gone, can't you, the Sect Master, just go and find another one?"
Lu Jiuwen retorted, "Hey, you brat, do you think Heavenly Veins are like common cabbage? Can they be picked up anywhere? Stop talking nonsense with me and get out quickly! With your current cultivation, the Heavenly Vein is not of much use to you anymore. Save this last bit of the Heavenly Vein for me."
Ling Fan looked around. The once vast Heavenly Vein had indeed been absorbed by him to the point of near depletion.
Ling Fan suddenly realized, "This... haha, I didn't quite control it."
Lu Jiuwen was on the verge of tears, looking at the fortune he had painstakingly accumulated, being almost completely squandered by this prodigal son, Ling Fan.
The key was that after he had squandered an entire Heavenly Vein.
He still hadn't broken through to the eighth-tier Heavenly Emperor!
This was simply a waste of heavenly resources.
If it were given to someone else.
Let alone an eighth-tier Heavenly Emperor.
It would have been enough to create ten ninth-tier Heavenly Emperors!
"Hurry up, get out."
Lu Jiuwen said with a dark expression.
Ling Fan chuckled, leaped out, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Lu Jiuwen.
"Sect Master, I heard you have a daughter?"
Ling Fan, recalling some things that Old Man Gu had told him, asked.
"Why are you asking about that?"
Lu Jiuwen's expression flickered, and he seemed a little dejected.
"What's wrong with asking? If your daughter is beautiful, then she can be my wife," Ling Fan said with a smile.
"Damn it, you brat, you're getting more and more presumptuous. You've already ruined one Heavenly Vein for me, and now you want to set your sights on my precious daughter!"
"Heh, just kidding, trying to lighten the mood."
Lu Jiuwen said with a stern face, "Hmph, stop trying to change the subject. You ruined a Heavenly Vein for me today, and you have to compensate, and double! Don't think I don't know you're rolling in wealth! You must have obtained quite a few Dao artifact fragments from that abandoned outer continent in Qi State!"
Ling Fan looked at Lu Jiuwen with some surprise, "You recognize me?"
"Hmph, do you think I, the Sect Master of Qing Xuan Sect, am just a decoration? My eyes are sharp. You can fool others, but you can't hide from my discerning gaze," Lu Jiuwen said proudly.
Ling Fan looked at Lu Jiuwen deeply.
To be able to see through his disguise.
It seemed he had underestimated this Sect Master who was biding his time.
Suddenly.
Ling Fan thought of something and said, "You did something to the small Dao artifact fragment you gave me, didn't you? Otherwise, there's no way you could have seen through my identity. I believe my disguise was very good, and no one among the ninth-tier Heavenly Emperors on the abandoned continent could see through it."
Lu Jiuwen said somewhat embarrassed, "You found out, hehe. I did it to protect you, so I used a small trick on that fragment."
"Don't let it happen again."
Ling Fan said.
Lu Jiuwen was stunned for a moment, and after realizing what Ling Fan had said, he exclaimed, "Damn it, who is the Sect Master here? You're getting more and more disrespectful."
Just then.
Suddenly, a huge roar came from outside the Qing Xuan Sect's mountain gate.
The entire vast territory of the Qing Xuan Sect trembled.
Ling Fan's expression sharpened, and he looked in that direction.