The bell at the door rang.
Before he went into seclusion, he had instructed that he was not to be disturbed unless it was something extremely important.
Now the bell had rung!
Something truly big had happened!
Ling Hefan immediately flew over and opened the door.
"Hall Master, you're out of seclusion?" the elder's personal disciple stammered frantically, "That's great, that's great!"
The disciple seemed too flustered, stumbling over his words.
"Speak of the matter at hand!" Ling Hefan said sharply.
A trace of his spiritual power was mixed into his words, calming the disciple's panicked emotions.
"Hall Master, someone has attacked us!" the disciple replied quickly. "The Fifth Elder and the others have fallen, and the rest have retreated behind the protective mountain array..."
"Whoosh—!"
Before the disciple could finish speaking, Ling Hefan had already vanished!
A few breaths later.
Looking at the tragic scene before him, Ling Hefan's heart ached...
They were dead...
Everyone present was dead...
Although these casualties did not amount to thirty percent of Lingxiao Hall's total numbers, Ling Hefan's heart still bled...
Then, Ling Hefan's gaze fell upon Ye Fan and the others.
In fact, his appearance and the wildfire had occurred almost simultaneously.
At this moment, Ye Fan had just reached the side of the pheasant.
"It was you lot," Ling Hefan said coldly. "Who killed my Lingxiao Hall's people?"
As soon as Ling Hefan spoke, the surrounding temperature dropped several degrees!
"It seems this is the main culprit," Ye Fan smiled slightly.
"Indeed!" Ling Hefan said proudly. "I am the Hall Master of Lingxiao Hall, Ling Hefan!"
The name Ling Hefan was not just his name; it carried the inheritance and hope of Lingxiao Hall.
It was Ling Hefan's greatest pride!
Ye Fan: ???
Holy crap?
Brother, were you adopted?
With such an unlucky name, you won't even last three episodes, right?!
"There are only two paths before you now," Ling Hefan said, pointing his hand at Ye Fan and the others. "First, surrender to me and join Lingxiao Hall."
"Let's just forget about that one," Ye Fan said with a friendly smile. "What about the second path?"
"Second, death!" Ling Hefan declared haughtily. "Don't doubt it, I, this venerable one, possess such strength!"
Ling Hefan's words were full of domineering arrogance, a perfect imitation of Ling Ritian.
As soon as he finished speaking, his true qi erupted!
"Whoosh—!"
A fierce gale swept up, causing the corpses on the ground to shake!
"Crack... crack..."
Tendrils of blue electric arcs crackled around his body.
Ye Fan nodded inwardly.
The wind was quite strong.
It seemed his cultivation was indeed much greater than those of the people before.
Hmm...
Ye Fan didn't have any cultivation himself now, so he could only judge the level of cultivation by the intensity of the wind...
Of course.
He didn't care at all whether Ling Hefan's cultivation was high or not.
After all, if he didn't even care about death, why would he care about this?
And looking at the little witch's calm expression, Ye Fan knew this guy was going to get himself killed for nothing.
Why would you name yourself something so unlucky...
If you don't get yourself killed, who will...
"Big Sis, this guy's cultivation is not low..." the pheasant suddenly said.
"For you and Big Banana, it's indeed not low," the little witch nodded. "But you don't need to be afraid, with me here, you won't be in danger."
She had already assessed Ling Hefan's cultivation.
It was the third level of Nascent Soul.
A whole major realm higher than the pheasant and the others!
Although the pheasant and the others were stronger in actual combat than their apparent cultivation levels suggested, the gap between such major realms was still too significant.
Their true identities were indeed very powerful.
But as Ye Fan had said, they still needed time to grow to unleash their full potential.
A towering tree, when it is still a sapling, cannot withstand a storm.
It was understandable that the pheasant was now afraid.
"No, no, no, Big Sis, you misunderstand," the pheasant shook his head. "What I mean is, this guy must be very durable, he'll be perfect for sparring!"
The enemies they had encountered before were all too weak for the pheasant.
While practical combat was an effective means for cultivators to improve.
But if the enemies were too weak, it was meaningless.
Now that he had finally encountered someone who could fight, how could he not be tempted?
"So that's what you meant," the little witch realized. "Alright, then I won't interfere."
"Thank you, Big Sis!" the pheasant said, then flew into the air.
Ling Hefan's expression had become extremely ugly by now!
He had heard the conversation between the little witch and the others clearly!
These detestable fellows were treating him like merchandise to haggle over?
This was a blatant humiliation to him!
"Since you wish to court death, I shall grant you your wish!" Ling Hefan said, his face grave as he took his weapon from his storage ring.
A Fang Tian Hua Ji!
Ling Hefan was not foolish.
Although the pheasant only appeared to be at the third level of Void Refining, considering that several elders at the sixth level of Void Refining had already died, it clearly indicated the problem.
These people before him were definitely not weak!
While theoretically, no matter what trump cards a Void Refining stage cultivator had, they couldn't pose a threat to him, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, by crossing a major realm.
However, Ling Hefan's turbulent past had cultivated a cautious habit in him.
Even a lion would use its full strength to catch a rabbit.
Underestimating the enemy was irresponsible towards one's own life!
He would not make such a low-level mistake!
With his true qi activated, the tip of his halberd pointed directly at the pheasant.
Blue electric light surged out, shooting towards the pheasant at high speed!
At the same time, the pheasant's golden flames arrived!
The golden and blue energies collided in the air, once again stirring up gusts of wind!
This time, the commotion was far more intense than before!
The corpses on the ground were blown a great distance by the energy field!
Ye Fan's bangs were ruffled by the wind, and he quickly shielded his forehead.
However, the wind was too strong, and Ye Fan could no longer stand his ground...
He was like a kite whose string had broken, and with a 'whoosh,' he was sent flying backward!
"Bang."
If not for the little witch catching him, who knows where he would have been blown...
"Annoying..." the little witch blushed, catching Ye Fan from behind. "Just say it if you want to take advantage of me, it's not like I won't let you..."
Ye Fan didn't want to speak...
The moment he opened his mouth, he inhaled wind...
Beside them, Lord Banana casually held the Hong Ying sisters in his arms.
"With me here, you don't need to be afraid," Lord Banana comforted them softly.
The sisters leaned against Lord Banana's chest, looking at him with adoration.
"Mmm."
While the pheasant and Ling Hefan were clashing in the sky, they were playing like this on the ground.
The scene was quite bizarre...
However, Ling Hefan had no time to concern himself with these matters now.
Because he discovered that the pheasant was actually evenly matched with him!
This discovery almost caused him to lose his composure on the spot!
The third level of Void Refining was fighting him, a third level Nascent Soul, to a draw. Who would believe this if it got out?!
The pheasant was also somewhat shocked at this moment.
Holy crap!
This old guy is quite fierce!
He's much harder to deal with than I expected!
The pheasant dared not be careless and immediately unleashed his demonic energy again with renewed ferocity.
The golden and blue energies clashed silently, each seeming to want to overpower the other.
However, no matter how hard they tried, the point of convergence remained in the middle.
The situation became a stalemate once more...
After a while, the pheasant began to get anxious.
His biggest weakness was a lack of stamina.
He was the type to go for a burst of high attack with low mana, a one-wave strategy...
Although he wasn't instantly defeated after his last power-up, his mana bar was almost depleted now...
Gradually, the point of energy convergence began to shift towards the pheasant.
The electric light intensified, and it was nearing the pheasant!
The pheasant had considered a tactical retreat.
But the problem was that the electric light seemed to have a suction force, and he couldn't move away!
Damn it!
If this continues, I'm going to turn into roasted chicken...
The pheasant gritted his teeth, frantically squeezing out the remaining scant demonic energy.
Ultimately...
He was still a notch weaker.
"Bang—!"
The blue electric light ruthlessly struck the pheasant's chest, and he was sent flying backward!
Golden blood instantly sprayed out!
"Bang—!"
The pheasant's body slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up dust!