More than thirty guest elders and over seventy strong individuals and geniuses from the Xuan Yue Island Lord's Mansion soon began their cultivation.
As for Ling Fan.
He closed his eyes and felt the aura of the Sun Moon Spirit Pond, a sharp glint appearing in his eyes.
Such rich, such pure energy.
Although it still couldn't compare to the natural spiritual energy contained within that piece of Heavenly Law Stone.
But it had the advantage of sheer volume.
After all, the Sun Moon Spirit Pond was a hundred meters in diameter and bottomless; no one knew how deep it truly was.
With such a vast amount of spiritual water, the energy contained within was a terrifying astronomical figure.
Just as Ling Fan was preparing to absorb the energy emanating from the Sun Moon Spirit Pond.
Suddenly.
A terrifying suction force erupted nearby, and all the energy was instantly snatched away.
Ling Fan's attempt to absorb resulted in nothing.
Ling Fan couldn't help but frown.
At this moment.
Someone beside him spoke.
Ling Fan looked towards this person.
He saw a man with a full beard, broad shoulders and a sturdy build. His tall, robust physique exuded explosive power, giving off an extremely strong sense of pressure.
Furthermore, a Golden Core realm aura instantly assaulted Ling Fan.
It was Luo Gu, one of the Golden Core realm guest elders of Xuan Yue Island.
"You're a newcomer who first humiliated Li Mobing and then refused the Young Island Lord. You still want to cultivate in the Sun Moon Spirit Pond? Don't you know whose island this Xuan Yue Island is! Now, here's a choice: bow your head and apologize to the Young Island Lord, submit obediently, and then everything will be fine. We won't stop you from cultivating in the Sun Moon Spirit Pond; we'll even guide your cultivation to make you stronger."
The man said coldly through a telepathic message.
Ling Fan replied with a detached expression, "What if I refuse?"
Ling Fan looked at Luo Gu.
The Golden Core realm pressure that fell upon him was like a mud ox entering the sea, disappearing without a trace.
Luo Gu was slightly surprised but didn't pay it much mind.
After all, if Ling Fan could easily suppress Li Mobing, he wouldn't be weak.
His voice suddenly turned cold, "Those who follow the Young Island Lord will prosper; those who oppose him will perish. The Young Island Lord cannot tolerate any defiance. If you dare to disobey, you will have to disappear from Xuan Yue Island."
"Brother Luo, don't get angry yet. Let me try to persuade this young man."
Another Golden Core realm guest elder, Gao Fei, spoke.
This man was in his fifties but looked no older than his thirties, with a gentle demeanor.
He showed none of the airs of a Golden Core realm expert.
He sent a telepathic message, "Young man, don't be too arrogant. Have some respect! The Seven Star Martial Dao forces are not a place for you to act recklessly. Xuan Yue Island will eventually belong to the Young Island Lord. If you don't build a good relationship with him now, you won't benefit. Listen to my advice: bow your head, apologize, and take a step back for a broader sky! Young people shouldn't narrow their own paths."
"I will speak to the Young Island Lord on your behalf. I believe that on my account, the Young Island Lord won't make things too difficult for you. But if you insist on going your own way, even I won't be able to save you. You must think carefully!"
This man appeared to be looking out for Ling Fan, playing good cop with Luo Gu's bad cop. If it were any other young person, they might have been intimidated.
But who was Ling Fan?
With his experience, he saw through their ploy at a glance.
How could he be tricked by these two?
"You two are martial lords of the Golden Core realm, yet you act as dogs for someone so narrow-minded. It truly disgraces the martial path. Begone."
Ling Fan scornfully rebuked.
Upon hearing this.
Luo Gu and Gao Fei were stunned for a moment before erupting in fury!
"You ungrateful wretch! You refuse a toast and prefer a forfeit. Do you think we are like that half-baked quasi-Golden Core Li Mobing? We are genuine Golden Core realm martial lords! How dare you be presumptuous in front of us? You're seeking death!"
Luo Gu threatened sternly.
Gao Fei also shed his amiable facade and said, "It seems you don't know the methods of us Golden Core realm martial lords unless we show you some color! If you manage to absorb even a single wisp of spiritual energy from the Spirit Pond today, I'll admit defeat!"
"Heh, do as you please. I'm going to cultivate now. Feel free to stop me, as long as you can!"
Ling Fan sneered dismissively.
With that, a powerful suction force erupted from him, intending to reclaim the monopolized Spirit Pond energy from Luo Gu and Gao Fei.
Luo Gu and Gao Fei merely sneered at this.
They looked disdainful.
The two of them were in the Golden Core realm, two major realms higher than the Giant Spirit realm. If they were suppressed by someone in the Giant Spirit realm, they might as well give up on cultivation.
Their powerful Golden Core realm cultivation surged, as if two invisible hands were forcefully plundering all the Spirit Pond energy in the space occupied by Ling Fan, almost turning it into a vacuum.
This struggle immediately drew the attention of the other guest elders and Xuan Yue Island powerhouses.
The guest elders, knowing what was happening, let out cold laughs and watched Ling Fan's predicament.
"Heh, isn't this kid arrogant? Can he still be arrogant now!"
"Dream on. With two Golden Core experts suppressing him, what can he do?"
"To have a treasure mountain before you but be unable to enter must be very painful and uncomfortable for this kid. Humph, serves him right!"
"Endure it! We need to let him know the severe consequences of opposing us and the Young Island Lord!"
"You have your day too!"
Li Mobing's eyes also gleamed with satisfaction.
At the same time, he cultivated even more diligently, like a great whale absorbing water. The spiritual energy in the pond almost formed a small vortex, which he drew into his body.
His cultivation, which had been stagnant for a long time, began to loosen and grow.
On the other side.
Toad and Wei Bin also noticed that they were being targeted by the quasi-Golden Core realm experts beside them.
They couldn't absorb the energy from the Sun Moon Spirit Pond either.
"Damn it! Despicable, shameless!"
Toad cursed the ancestors of these people in his heart.
"Damn it, now I finally understand why that bird of an Island Lord arranged it this way. He wants to trap us, to prevent us from using the Sun Moon Spirit Pond to cultivate! Damn that bird! Two quasi-Golden Core experts locking me down, how can I cultivate! Brother Ling is even worse off, with two Golden Core realm experts dealing with him!"
Wei Bin's eyes widened in disbelief, and he could only force a bitter smile.
Seeing this situation, Xuan Na frantically signaled Xuan Ye with her eyes, but Xuan Ye completely ignored her.
He wore a smug, cold smile, looking at Ling Fan with contempt.
Opposing him was courting death.
Xuan Sheng left after opening the valley.
After all, he was the strongest on Xuan Yue Island, and with the frequent movements of Giant Whale City, he couldn't leave the Island Lord's Mansion for too long.
Just as Xuan Na was considering whether to ask her father, Xuan Sheng, to intervene.
Suddenly, a change occurred in the scene.
Ling Fan's body suddenly erupted with a suction force far exceeding his realm. The area previously sealed by the two Golden Core realm guest elders, Luo Gu and Gao Fei, let out a roar, as if a thunderclap had exploded out of nowhere.
The sealed area of the two Golden Core realm guest elders had been breached!
Everyone was instantly shocked, their jaws dropping.
Xuan Ye, however, lost his composure, clenching his fists with a crackling sound.