Ling Fan rubbed the thumb ring on his hand.
An item from his storage space immediately appeared in his hand.
It was a crystal the size of a pinky finger, a small spirit core.
It seemed to be what the Lord of Miyun Mountain had given Xie Canglou for cultivation.
One had to admit.
Miyun Mountain was quite attentive to Xie Canglou, its disciple.
Giving him whatever he wanted.
It was a pity that it was precisely because of Xie Canglou that Miyun Mountain was brought to ruin.
Ling Fan placed this small spirit core and a large spirit core before him.
He sat down cross-legged.
And began to circulate the cultivation technique of the Nirvana Tribulation Body.
Not long after.
Ling Fan's bloodline began to stir.
As if his veins were trembling slightly, countless pores on his skin opened and closed, inhaling and exhaling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
However, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was too thin.
Ling Fan's body seemed to possess a will of its own, targeting the small spirit core and the large spirit core before him.
Strands of pure spiritual energy were stripped away, transforming into countless imperceptible wisps of airflow, which were absorbed by the billions of pores on Ling Fan's body.
Gradually.
A warmth began to flow through Ling Fan's body.
Until it became slightly hot.
As if a furnace had been ignited within him.
His blood and qi surged.
His body also became excited and active.
However, the speed of this refinement was not very fast.
The spirit cores showed almost no change.
Although a considerable amount of spiritual energy was stripped away.
Compared to such a spirit core, which had condensed countless spiritual energies of heaven and earth, it was merely a drop in the ocean.
At this rate, it was impossible to tell when this small spirit core would be refined.
This was one of the difficulties in cultivating the Nirvana Tribulation Body.
The cultivation resources required were immense.
Without vast resources to support it, the cultivation of this technique could not be propelled.
The time required just to absorb such a massive amount of resources was astronomical.
However, Ling Fan did not have much time to waste.
Let alone the fact that his lifespan was less than a year.
Even if his lifespan were abundant, he could not wait.
Because Lan Xueyi's Nine Deaths Spirit Phoenix Body had one death tribulation after another, and the tribulations would become more terrifying as time went on, leaving him with little time to breathe.
According to Ling Fan's intimate research during their wedding night...
He predicted that Lan Xueyi's second tribulation would occur in about three months.
Before then, he had to at least raise his cultivation to the level of the Giant Spirit Realm.
Ling Fan pondered.
He directly stopped absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit cores.
Instead, he chose another, more direct and overbearing method.
...
Outside.
While Ling Fan was in seclusion and cultivation within the statue space.
The uproar caused by his destruction of Miyun Mountain was also gradually calming down.
One day.
Two days.
Three days.
...
During this period.
Lan Tianxiong, Li Huimei, Lan Xueyi, and Lan Junjie, a family of four, visited Miyun Mountain, but they could not find any trace of Ling Fan and had to leave in disappointment.
However, they were not too worried.
Because Ling Fan had already become the recognized strongest person in Tian Chu.
Who in the entire Tian Chu could threaten Ling Fan's existence?
The family of four returned to Tian Chu City.
And continued to wait for Ling Fan.
Lan Xueyi and Lan Junjie used this time to visit various martial arts families, especially the Governor's Mansion, to hone their cultivation and improve their strength.
...
Besides their family.
The Tian Chu Governor's Mansion, Jiang He Tower, Pill Pavilion, and various martial arts families in Tian Chu City all sent people to inquire about Ling Fan's whereabouts.
But all returned without success.
...
Within the Lan Clan.
Grand Madam Lan, who had confined herself to her room for five full days, finally emerged.
She wore a deathly serious expression.
Her demeanor was one of unwillingness.
After coming out, she immediately disappeared from Tian Chu City, and no one knew where she had gone.
...
And at this moment, within the statue space.
In the silent space, several crystal-clear spirit cores emitted a faint, dim blue light.
A figure sat cross-legged within them.
His body was engulfed in countless faint flames, completely wrapped in fire.
As the flames burned.
Even with his temperament and willpower, he couldn't help but grit his teeth in pain.
The flames on his body were caused by the burning of spiritual energy from the spirit cores.
Ling Fan had abandoned the method of gradual refinement.
He had directly chosen the most overbearing and dangerous cultivation method of the Nirvana Tribulation Body.
—Using his body as a furnace.
Using the energy of heaven and earth as flames.
To temper his supreme physique!
...
Terrifying spiritual energy flames continuously surged.
Even the air distorted.
A scorching aura permeated the surroundings.
Ling Fan's skin gradually turned red, and in some places, even scorched marks appeared.
And at this moment, within his body.
The twelve Five Elements Meridians continuously surged with powerful true qi, like timely rain after a drought, continuously nourishing Ling Fan's body.
This allowed his body to maintain a delicate balance under the scorching and tempering of the spiritual energy flames, preventing him from being burned to death by them.
However.
As the spiritual energy flames grew, the Five Elements Meridians within his body began to show signs of being unable to cope.
Ling Fan's body was gradually deteriorating, unable to withstand this extremely fierce body-tempering method.
The spiritual energy flames gradually invaded Ling Fan's body, as if intending to burn him to ashes from the inside out.
For any other martial artist.
Even a martial arts master of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
If they did not stop now, they would surely play with fire and get burned!
However, Ling Fan had no intention of stopping this crazy act.
The Red Lotus imprint flashed in his eyes.
The peerlessly overbearing eye-fire poured out.
The spiritual energy flames, which were on the verge of going out of control, immediately became like mice seeing a cat...
They cowered...
As the spiritual energy flames calmed down, powerful energy continuously integrated into Ling Fan's flesh and physique.
His body was burned to a translucent red.
It was as if a piece of ordinary iron was continuously absorbing the power of the spiritual energy flames, while also constantly refining impurities, gradually transforming into a divine treasure...
This process was more than ten or even a hundred times faster than the previous slow absorption!
However, even though it had been greatly accelerated.
The progress of cultivating the Nirvana Tribulation Body was still very slow.
There was still a vast and distant distance to even reach the introductory stage.
Calculated at the current pace.
It was estimated that it would take at least one to two months to temper his physique to the introductory level and trigger the first stage of the Nirvana Tribulation Body tribulation.
...
In the silent statue space, time flowed slowly and steadily, drop by drop.
One day.
Two days.
Three days.
Five days.
...
And at this moment.
Outside.
Grand Madam Lan, who had quietly left Tian Chu City for nearly half a month, returned to Tian Chu City in a highly ostentatious manner!
That day.
The entire city was shocked!
Grand Madam Lan sat atop a giant mutated demonic beast, accompanied by a retinue of exceptionally imposing powerhouses.
When the powerhouses of Tian Chu City saw this scene, they were all stunned into silence.
"Holy cow, am I seeing things? This... this is a Heavenly Origin Realm demonic beast! Where did such a terrifying demonic beast come from in our Tian Chu Province!!"
"Look quickly! Isn't that Grand Madam Lan? How can she be riding such a terrifying demonic beast?"
"Who are those people by her side? Why do they seem so terrifying? There isn't a single weakling among them; each person's aura is even more dangerous and sharp than the Heavenly Origin Realm demonic beast they are riding..."
As everyone was filled with shock.
The giant mutated demonic beast descended with a roar in front of Jiang He Tower.
This news immediately spread throughout Tian Chu City.
All the powerhouses in Tian Chu City were alerted and rushed over.
As for the Lan Clan.
The entire clan was in an uproar!
Everyone held their heads high, exuding an extreme sense of pride.
Tian Chu Governor's Mansion.
Upon hearing this news, Chu Tiange's heart sank, and he sensed a hint of foreboding.
"Who has Grand Madam Lan invited from Liuyun Country! This is bad... She wouldn't have brought people to find Lan Xueyi's family, would she! Mr. Ling is not here, I must play some role, otherwise, what face will I have to see him when Mr. Ling returns!!"
With this thought, Chu Tiange quickly led his men to go over first.
He also did not forget to send someone to notify his father, Governor Chu Donghai, to accompany them.
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