Chapter 715: Chapter 715

At that moment, Dongfang Ying seemed to have transformed into a completely different person. The fierce individual from before had vanished, replaced instead by what resembled a repentant little girl who had strayed but found her way back, kneeling and kowtowing on the ground.

"I beg you, Senior, spare me for my youth," Dongfang Ying pleaded continuously, kowtowing to Ding Fan.

Ding Fan couldn't deny that Dongfang Ying was extremely clever. He could clearly feel an evil charm emanating from her, yet there she was, putting on a repentant act.

The greatest weapon a woman has is her tears, and Dongfang Ying was using this weapon to its fullest extent. Once this weapon was deployed, it could melt any man's heart.

"Senior, since she has shown remorse, let's forgive her," Sun Qi, standing by, said with some reluctance.

Ding Fan snorted lightly. "Sometimes, death isn't anything to fear—it passes after you endure it."

When Dongfang Ying, still kneeling on the ground, heard this, her body involuntarily shivered. These were the exact words she had said to Sun Qi just moments before. Now, with Ding Fan repeating them, it was clear that he had no intention of sparing her.

"Senior, I beg you, I truly regret it, please..." Dongfang Ying hastily kowtowed several more times.

Just as Sun Qi was about to intercede further on Dongfang Ying's behalf, she suddenly looked up.

In the instant that Dongfang Ying raised her head, a silver needle swept through the air towards Ding Fan.

Given how close they were, it would have been very difficult for Ding Fan to dodge.

Seeing this, Sun Qi exclaimed in alarm, but at that moment, he was unable to help. His serious injuries, combined with his distance, meant he could do nothing.

Just when Sun Qi thought Ding Fan would surely be severely injured, Ding Fan's figure vanished from the spot.

He disappeared outright, as if he had never been there at all.

At this moment, not only Sun Qi, but also Dongfang Ying, were utterly astonished.

Among the masters of Ancient Martial Arts, there were certainly those with extreme agility.

However, those were merely rapid movements. With telekinesis, one could still detect the other's presence. Ding Fan's movement, however, was akin to instantaneous movement...

This was completely beyond both Sun Qi and Dongfang Ying's understanding.

Whoosh... At that moment, an iron nail shot out and, before the astounded Dongfang Ying could react, it pierced through her skull.

With a thud, Dongfang Ying's body rigidly fell to the ground.

Dongfang Ying, a Grade Eight peak Martial Artist with a third-grade Artifact of Attack, had met her end at the hand of a nail worth less than a cent.

By now, Ding Fan had reappeared less than a hundred meters behind Dongfang Ying.

All these events seemed to stretch over a long period, but in reality, they had unfolded in just a few seconds.

"Senior, are you all right?" Sun Qi hurried over, his face showing a hint of guilt.

Seeing Dongfang Ying's remorse earlier, he had thought of pleading for her, but he hadn't expected that it almost led to Ding Fan's death.

Ding Fan shook his head slightly. "I'm fine."

Ding Fan didn't blame Sun Qi. Ding Fan recognized the elder-like demeanor of Dongfang Ying, and her actions had demonstrated a kind heart.

Afterward, Ding Fan took the storage ring from Dongfang Ying's finger. Inside, there were some Spirit Stones which Ding Fan did not hesitate to take. He also collected the third-grade long whip, a high-grade attack Cultivation Technique, into his own storage ring.

After doing this, Ding Fan threw a Fireball, and in an instant, Dongfang Ying's body was reduced to ashes.

"Senior, I hope you will take me as a disciple based on my passion for Medicine Pill..." With nothing else left, Sun Qi knelt down.

Ding Fan looked at Sun Qi.

Given Sun Qi's exceptional perception ability and character, he indeed had the potential to be a disciple. However, Alchemy required more than ability; it required a touch of spirituality.

"Stand up and we'll talk," Ding Fan said lightly, gesturing with a hand from afar.

Suddenly, Sun Qi felt a force lifting him up. This gesture impressed him even further, deepening his reverence for Ding Fan.

"If you want to learn Alchemy from me, observe for a year first. If after a year, you still want to follow my teachings in Alchemy, I can take you as a disciple," Ding Fan stated calmly.

Ding Fan needed time to observe Sun Qi, so he said that.

Overjoyed, Sun Qi responded, "As long as Master doesn't mind, it's my fortune. I wouldn't mind waiting not just one year, but ten years or even a hundred."

Hearing the sincerity in Sun Qi's words, Ding Fan nodded and replied, "Very well, from now on, you will stay by my side."

Sun Qi happily responded, "Being able to stay by Master's side is my fortune."

Although Ding Fan didn't wish Sun Qi to call him 'Master' just yet, Sun Qi would inevitably need to address him as 'Senior', which made it easier to just let Sun Qi call him 'Master.'

At this point, Ding Fan, accompanied by Sun Qi, continued the search for the map coordinates left by Li Shizhen.

Besides searching for the treasures Li Shizhen had left, Ding Fan had two other tasks: first, to help Old Master Qin find his brother, Qin Jingguo.

Since Ding Fan had promised Old Master Qin, he would certainly do his best.

Additionally, Ding Fan wanted to understand what the breath from the Immortal Realm the previous night was all about.

Ding Fan, with Sun Qi, quickly moved through the jungle...

At that moment, on a huge rock by a river,

two men in white robes stood there. These two were, shockingly, the ones from the Immortal Realm.

"Ruan Yuan, how is that boy?" Zhen Dan asked.

"Yesterday, I intended to get closer to observe that boy, but unexpectedly, he was very alert. When he noticed me, he chased after the place where I was hiding," Ruan Yuan said.

"Oh?" Zhen Dan blinked slightly. "So you're saying, he could actually sense the aura of the Immortal Realm?"

Ruan Yuan nodded slightly. "It seems so."

Zhen Dan was momentarily lost in thought.

Only those who had visited the Immortal Realm could detect its aura. That Ding Fan could sense the aura of the Immortal Realm at this time, from this point of view, it meant that Ding Fan must have been to the Immortal Realm.

"What's more astounding is that the boy appears only about twenty-two or twenty-three years old, but his cultivation is not weak. Yesterday, it took me a full fifteen minutes to shake him off," Ruan Yuan added.

Zhen Dan was taken aback again.

It was known that the disciples of the Immortal Realm had access to abundant resources, so their cultivation progress was remarkably fast. Yet, Ruan Yuan had taken more than ten minutes to elude Ding Fan, despite his young age.

The opponent's cultivation had to be above the Heavenly Level.

Could it be that the Mortal Realm really had such stunningly decisive figures, who had reached the Heavenly Level in their early twenties?

"Continue observing..." Zhen Dan said.

"Yes," Ruan Yuan replied, and his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Zhen Dan stared blankly in an unknown direction. "The holder of this year's Immortal Talisman is indeed quite special..." ...

Ding Fan and Sun Qi wandered around the jungle for a long time, but in the end, they still couldn't find the landscape depicted on Li Shizhen's yellow animal skin.

Ding Fan had been here for a while now, but he hadn't found any landscape resembling the shape of a mountain character.

At this moment, Ding Fan was guessing what exactly the mountain-shaped landscape could be.

The yellow animal skin didn't specify anything. After searching these days, Ding Fan felt that it was very unlikely that it was a map of waterways.

Ding Fan had already explored all the rivers around Haijiao.

As for mountain ranges, Ding Fan also felt it was unlikely. Although the mountain ranges stretched endlessly, they didn't outline a mountain character.

After searching all day without finding any clues, by nightfall, Ding Fan and Sun Qi had found a cave where they could shelter from the wind. Chapters fırst released on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩

When they entered the cave, they realized that there were already people inside.

This cave was a natural karst cave with a rather large interior. Inside the cave, there was a campfire with five people sitting around it. Using his Divine Sense, Ding Fan scanned these people. Among the five, four had formidable cultivation—a Martial Artist at the Peak Earth Level, and the other three seemed to be around Grade Seven or Eight Earth Level.

After entering the Haijiao Jungle, Ding Fan had seen many high-grade ancient martial arts masters, so he was not overly surprised to find so many experts gathered together.

However, Ding Fan quickly turned his attention to one of the elders among those five.

This elder showed no fluctuations of Inner Strength, clearly just an ordinary person. Ding Fan examined his appearance closely, and to his astonishment, the man before him was Qin Jingguo—the very person he had been searching for since entering the Haijiao Jungle.

At that time, Qin Jingguo's spirits were still good, although his complexion was pale and he looked somewhat weary.

Upon entering and seeing the people, Sun Qi showed signs of wanting to leave, as there were already people resting there; it wouldn't be appropriate for them to continue resting there as well.

However, Ding Fan had already approached the person without any Inner Strength and said, "Excuse me, elder, you must be Mr. Qin Jingguo."

The elder, hearing Ding Fan's words, perked up and suddenly turned to look at Ding Fan.

When Ding Fan mentioned Qin Jingguo, the elder reacted so strongly that there was no need for further confirmation—this person was indeed Qin Jingguo.

"Who are you?" At this moment, the four Martial Artists sitting next to Qin Jingguo stood up, their expressions sharp.

In their view, Ding Fan looked like he might be Sun Qi's subordinate. Given Ding Fan's young age, all four fixed their gaze on Sun Qi behind him.

The presence of these four was indeed strong; anyone of them had the cultivation of about Grade Seven or Eight Earth Level, and together, their presence was formidable.

However, Ding Fan was unruffled and said calmly, "I am entrusted by others to take Mr. Qin home."

"It looks like you are asking for trouble," a man with a scar on his face coldly remarked.

"It's too cramped in here; I'll wait for you outside," Ding Fan said, then walked out of the cave without paying any further attention to the motionless crowd.

He chose to go outside because the cave was simply too narrow to move freely.

At that moment, Qin Jingguo stood up. Scar-face glanced at Qin Jingguo and then nonchalantly said to his subordinates,