The Hong Ying sisters in the distance watched with rapturous expressions.
Their man standing up for them filled them with a sweet warmth.
Moreover, they didn't find Banana-kun's flamboyant maneuvers inappropriate in the least.
The reason was quite simple.
Hong Ying, in a way, shared a soul connection with Banana-kun, so everything appeared perfectly normal to her.
For in a sense, she and Banana-kun could be considered one person.
They could know each other's thoughts and feel everything the other perceived.
At this moment, Banana-kun was incredibly handsome in her eyes!
Radiantly charming, impossibly so!
As for Lü Ying, there was even less to say.
While she didn't share the soul connection with Banana-kun, she had always enjoyed… adventurous play.
Now, she felt her horizons had been greatly expanded!
In an instant, many novel ideas sprang into her mind.
If her body allowed, she would have loved to drag Banana-kun to a secluded spot and try them out right then and there…
Though this wasn't the first time Banana-kun had employed such a tactic, Ye Fan and Little Demoness had never witnessed it before.
Seeing such a scene for the first time, the two were dumbfounded!
"What kind of bizarre attack is Big Banana using?" Little Demoness exclaimed in shock. "This is just… too strange!"
Banana-kun's attack method had clearly surpassed her understanding.
Ye Fan didn't answer, instead rubbing his arms vigorously.
Damn it!
He couldn't take it!
Goosebumps instantly erupted!
He never would have imagined that the usually unassuming Banana-kun was actually the most perverse one!
Ye Fan felt he should maintain a certain distance from Banana-kun in the future!
…
As Banana-kun danced, several strands of golden-green demonic energy flew out from his body.
These demonic energies passed through the grand formation's barrier without obstruction and landed on the ground before the disciples of the Ling Xiao Palace.
Upon hitting the ground, the demonic energies transformed into large bananas, each about half a foot long!
As soon as these large bananas appeared, the expressions of the Ling Xiao Palace disciples grew even more peculiar.
Deep within their hearts, a voice suddenly cried out, incessantly urging them.
"Pick them up!"
And so, with vacant stares, they bent down, their hands reaching for the large bananas on the ground…
The moment their fingertips touched the large bananas, everyone's body trembled slightly…
Their cultivation was instantly sealed, and they couldn't even move their bodies…
They all froze in a hunched posture, as if petrified…
The elders maintaining the grand formation also couldn't escape this fate.
Without their continued support, the protective mountain formation's light immediately dimmed.
Until it vanished…
"Hmph!" Banana-kun let out a sigh of relief. "Shān Jī, that's enough."
"You got it!"
Shān Jī immediately unleashed golden flames once more, scorching the disciples of the Ling Xiao Palace!
The golden flames transformed into roaring fire dragons, instantly engulfing everyone present!
Those with lower cultivation turned to ash instantaneously!
Those with slightly higher cultivation didn't die on the spot but were not far from it.
It was merely a matter of time.
One had to admit, they were fortunate.
At this moment, they were still in a state of being immobilized by Banana-kun.
This state didn't just restrict their bodies; it sealed their souls and consciousness as well.
They remained immersed in that dazed state, not even aware of what had happened!
They couldn't even feel pain!
"A bit anticlimactic…" Shān Jī grumbled unhappily. "Not a single decent fighter among them…"
In the main hall of the Ling Xiao Palace.
The Palace Master, Ling He Fan, slowly opened his eyes, ending his secluded cultivation.
Ling He Fan stood up and stretched his limbs.
This period of seclusion had been very effective; he was now only a hair's breadth away from a breakthrough.
Gazing at the scenery outside the window, Ling He Fan felt a wave of emotion.
How long had it been?
Tens of thousands of years?
Or perhaps hundreds of thousands of years ago?
It had been too long…
The Ling Xiao Palace was once one of the top powers in the cultivation world.
The entire Eastern Wasteland was merely one of Ling Xiao Palace's many territories.
Back then, when cultivators spoke of the Ling Xiao Palace, their eyes were filled with deep yearning.
For any cultivator to successfully join the Ling Xiao Palace…
Even if it was just sweeping the floors in the outer sect, it was a matter of bringing honor to one's ancestors!
It could be said that…
The Ling Xiao Palace was once a transcendent existence that embodied all glory!
Although Ling He Fan had not personally experienced these events, they were all told to him by his father.
Ling He Fan believed them without question.
Because he knew his father would never lie to him.
His father had also said that the strength of the Ling Xiao Palace was far beyond what was apparent.
Rumor had it that in even more ancient times, it had had close ties to the legendary Immortal Realm!
But a catastrophe had caused the Ling Xiao Palace to completely disintegrate!
By the time he was born, the Ling Xiao Palace had long lost its former glory…
Because at that time, only his father and he remained in the entire Ling Xiao Palace, barely even qualifying as a low-tier cannon fodder force.
In Ling He Fan's memory, his father dedicated his entire life to one thing.
Restoring the Ling Xiao Palace to its former glory!
Unfortunately, the process was not smooth.
Repeated efforts were met with repeated failures…
Until, during one adventure, his father left him forever…
Ling He Fan still clearly remembered his father's dying entrustment.
"He Fan, do not be sad."
"As long as you are alive, the roots of the Ling Xiao Palace remain!"
"Don't you always ask me if what I'm doing is worth it?"
"Now, I tell you the same thing: it is worth it!"
"I can no longer continue, but the responsibility of restoring the Ling Xiao Palace falls upon you!"
From that moment on, restoring the Ling Xiao Palace became Ling He Fan's lifelong pursuit.
Fortunately, his talent was exceptional, and his cultivation progressed rapidly.
Through his diligent efforts, the new Ling Xiao Palace finally began to take shape bit by bit.
However, just as everything was heading in a positive direction, a sudden catastrophe rendered all his efforts in vain once more…
After that, Ling He Fan fled from pursuers, finally taking refuge in Gé Shān City.
Talented individuals can achieve great things wherever they are.
Through his unremitting efforts, he managed to rebuild the Ling Xiao Palace in Gé Shān City.
After centuries of development, it had become one of the mid-to-upper-tier powers in Gé Shān City!
The road ahead might be even more arduous and long.
But Ling He Fan firmly believed that as long as he worked hard, that day would eventually come.
The day the Ling Xiao Palace would regain its former glory!
"Next… I will attempt to advance to a high-tier power!" Ling He Fan clenched his right fist tightly. "Only when I leave Gé Shān City in the future will everything truly begin!"
Suddenly, an unusual energy fluctuation was detected!
Ling He Fan's face instantly changed!
The energy fluctuation originated from the protective mountain formation!
The activation of the protective mountain formation meant that the Ling Xiao Palace was in danger!
And it was a crisis that threatened its very survival!
However, Ling He Fan did not sense any true qi fluctuations that did not belong to the Ling Xiao Palace…
The absence of external true qi fluctuations implied that there were no outsiders attacking.
But if that were the case, why activate the protective mountain formation?
This was contradictory and illogical!
But he couldn't afford to ponder these questions now!
Something must have happened; he had to go and see!
"Ring ring ring!"