Chapter 713: Chapter 713

Sitting not far from Ding Fan, Dongfang Ying wore a look of disdain. "Treating that lousy rock like a treasure, this woman is really foolish beyond belief."

Just then, Ding Fan stood up. "What do you want to trade for this ore?"

When Ding Fan spoke up, everyone who had thought the woman was crazy, now turned their attention toward him.

"Are you out of your mind, kid? That broken rock doesn't even have a hint of spiritual energy. What's the use of such a stone?"

"He must be crazy. If he weren't, why would he want to exchange for that stone..."

At that moment, Dongfang Ying, with a curled lip, disdainfully watched Ding Fan. "He really is a fool."

Dongfang Ying and many others shared the same opinion that the ore was utterly useless. Anyone wanting to trade something for it would be considered a fool.

The woman on the huge rock seeing someone willing to trade, hurriedly said, "For this ore, I'll only exchange it for Pill above Second Grade, I only want Pills, and they must be above Second Grade..."

"Damn...this woman has truly lost her mind," the crowd exploded into a murmur after hearing the woman's request.

To those observers, it seemed as if someone picked up a piece of mud from the ground and then claimed it could only be sold for a hundred thousand.

Just when everyone still thought the woman was insane, Ding Fan promptly pulled out a porcelain bottle.

"I happen to have a Second Grade Pill here, take a look." After speaking, Ding Fan threw the porcelain bottle toward the woman on the huge rock.

Because Ding Fan threw the bottle with an added protection of True Qi, it safely landed in the woman's hands.

The woman caught the porcelain bottle and immediately opened it.

At that moment, a scent of the pill wafted directly to the noses of those present, invoking a series of exclamations. Sun Qi's eyes suddenly brightened when he smelled the scent, then he immediately looked toward Ding Fan.

Though Sun Qi's gaze was full of astonishment, he didn't say anything just then.

All this time, Lady Fang, who had been quiet, coldly glanced back at Ding Fan. Ding Fan completely ignored Lady Fang at that moment.

If it weren't for his interest in attending this exchange event, Ding Fan would have left much earlier. Now, as a Cultivator at the mid-Foundation Establishment Stage, Ding Fan was confident that he could compete against a Martial Artist of the Heavenly Level. Even if he couldn't defeat them, Ding Fan believed he could certainly escape.

"Indeed, it is a Second Grade Pill." After the woman on the rock nodded, she threw the ore directly at Ding Fan.

The method this woman used to throw the ore was the same as Ding Fan's, also protected by Inner Strength, so there was no worry that the ore might break along the way.

Ding Fan immediately pocketed the ore.

"Does your servant really have so much money? To spend such a high price on a piece of junk rock," Hua Zhimo looked at Ding Fan and then said to Lady Fang. Read full story at 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩

Lady Fang, at that moment, didn't even spare Ding Fan a glance, still looking forward.

"A servant that doesn't understand anything, doing things without asking for permission. I think you're going to be unlucky," Dongfang Ying remarked.

Ding Fan didn't bother to respond.

At that time, the exchange event continued.

The auction that followed had nothing that caught Ding Fan's interest.

Ding Fan was already very happy to have obtained the Sword Spirit Stone, which could significantly enhance his combat abilities.

The attendance at the exchange event was no more than fifty people, so it didn't last long. It took less than an hour to conclude.

Just as the exchange event ended, Ding Fan suddenly sensed a very familiar aura.

After a short pondering, Ding Fan recalled where he had felt that aura before. He had sensed it when he had mistakenly entered the Immortal Realm.

Someone from the Immortal Realm?

Ding Fan's Divine Sense immediately stretched out for exploration.

Now a mid-Foundation Establishment stage Cultivator, Ding Fan's range for Divine Sense exploration had reached an incredible twenty kilometers. Meaning, he would know if a mosquito were singing within twenty kilometers.

Ding Fan's Divine Sense indeed discovered that someone was hidden about a kilometer away.

Could it be Gusu Qingwen?

Thinking of Gusu Qingwen, Ding Fan could no longer stay put. With a flicker of his body, he dashed toward the depths of the forest, and in the blink of an eye, he had disappeared from the sights of Lady Fang, Hua Zhimo, and Dongfang Ying.

"This lad, fearing punishment, has run away now," said Dongfang Ying, looking in the direction where Ding Fan had disappeared.

"Lady Fang, it seems that you need to be more careful when choosing servants in the future. I can kill this one for you," said Hua Zhimo, and with a flick of his body, he too chased after Ding Fan.

"Humph..." Lady Fang snorted coldly. "Do my servants need others to kill them? That boy has already swallowed my pill. By now, he has surely begun to harbor thoughts of betrayal, and the medication in the pill must have taken effect. It probably won't be long before he dies outright."

Dongfang Ying chuckled. "Senior Fang, since it's a condemned man anyway, let my master kill him for his disciple's revenge. This would clean your house and give my master some satisfaction too. Isn't that good..."

"A mere servant who harbored thoughts of rebellion, it's just as well that he was killed," Lady Fang said indifferently.

While Lady Fang and Dongfang Ying were talking, Hua Zhimo had already reappeared in front of them.

"Master is truly master, dealing with that little bastard so quickly!" Dongfang Ying flattered from the side.

Lady Fang glanced at Hua Zhimo, her expression deeply serious. "Hua Zhimo, did you kill him?"

Hua Zhimo slightly shook her head at that time. "This young man's movement technique is exceptionally brilliant. By the time I chased out, his trace was already gone..."

"What?!" Hua Zhimo exclaimed in disbelief, doubting his own ears.

Hua Zhimo was a Heavenly Level powerhouse; for her, killing someone should be as easy as lifting a hand, but, Hua Zhimo came back saying she lost him...

How could a Heavenly Level Martial Artist lose the trail of an Earth Level Martial Artist...

Dongfang Ying, by her side, and Lady Fang were both stunned. Escaping from the hands of a Heavenly Level Martial Artist, this Ding Fan was certainly no ordinary character.

Lady Fang's eyebrows were slightly furrowed as she looked in the direction where Ding Fan had vanished.

This young man... is suspicious...

Ding Fan pursued at his fastest speed, and the figure, upon detecting Ding Fan dashing towards this side, also began to move swiftly.

Ding Fan was already incredibly fast, but to his great surprise, that person was even faster!

Ding Fan had barely chased for ten minutes, and that person's figure had already vanished from his Divine Sense range.

Ding Fan's Divine Sense range was over twenty kilometers, yet this person had escaped from Ding Fan's pursuit in just ten minutes.

After this arduous chase, Ding Fan had significantly depleted his True Qi. He immediately took out a Second Grade Foundation Building Pill and popped it into his mouth.

In this tropical rainforest filled with dangers, being without True Qi protection was akin to courting death.

After replenishing his True Qi, Ding Fan took out some runes for array refinement. He found a sheltered corner and set up a small camouflage formation.

Since he couldn't identify that person's origins, Ding Fan decided to find a place to rest.

There were too many powerful individuals in this jungle, and besides, Ding Fan knew that Lady Fang and Hua Zhimo might be trying to find him in this jungle.

After setting up the formation, Ding Fan took out the Ancient Cauldron.

As soon as he brought out the Ancient Cauldron, ZZ darted out from the Small World.

Now, the man and beast had already formed a tacit understanding; Ding Fan didn't need to say anything, as ZZ immediately started producing the Nine Luminaries Fire.

Ding Fan then threw Nine Profound Iron into the Ancient Cauldron along with the Sword Spirit Stone he had traded for today. After preparing these, Ding Fan then drove the Nine Luminaries Fire to refine the Nine Profound Iron.

The Nine Profound Iron was a Divine Weapon, and though the Nine Luminaries Fire was a Wonderous Fire of Heaven and Earth, it could not refine the Nine Profound Iron itself.

At this time, Ding Fan's primary goal in refining was to merge the Sword Spirit Stone into the Nine Profound Iron.

The man and beast worked in harmonious cooperation. It took the entirety of the night, but Ding Fan finally managed to melt the Sword Spirit Stone and merge it into the Nine Profound Iron.

Ding Fan then put away the Nine Profound Iron. Meanwhile, ZZ extinguished the Nine Luminaries Fire and curled up in a ball inside the Ancient Cauldron, absorbing the energy of the Flame Skill from the night...

Ding Fan ignored ZZ's absorption of the aura inside the cauldron and held the Nine Profound Iron. At that moment, he faintly connected with his Divine Sense, and suddenly, a burst of spiritual power emanated from within the Nine Profound Iron.

Ding Fan was visibly overjoyed. The Sword Spirit Stone was incredibly powerful; he could clearly feel that now the spiritual power on the Nine Profound Iron was three to four times as strong as before.

Just as Ding Fan was secretly happy about obtaining such a treasure, suddenly, a loud noise came from not far away.

Ding Fan put away the Nine Profound Iron and instantly extended his Divine Sense to investigate.

He then saw, not far away, an elder gasping for air on the ground, his chest covered in blood, evidencing severe injuries.

"You are merely a Seventh Grade Earth Level cultivator. It should be an honor that my grandma took an interest in you; yet you thought to run away?!" a woman standing in front of the elder said.

This person was none other than Hua Zhimo's disciple, Dongfang Ying, holding a Soft Whip in her hand that Hua Zhimo had traded for at the exchange meeting the previous night.

"Please... don't kill me. I'm willing to give you all the treasures on me, and I will leave Haijiao immediately. I will leave this moment," the elder pleaded.

After probing with his Divine Sense and realizing this elder's identity, Ding Fan was once again shocked. This elder was none other than Sun Qi from last night.

Ding Fan did not understand why Dongfang Ying would be pursuing Sun Qi.

"Are you foolish? Or do you think I am foolish? Once I kill you, all of your treasures will be mine. Letting you go, only for you to seek revenge later—how troublesome that would be..." Dongfang Ying finished speaking and swung her Long Whip.

In an instant, the whipping sound echoed through the forest, chilling to the core...