Chapter 861: Chapter 861

"Flying sword?!" Gui Luo's eyes widened in disbelief, never in his dreams had he imagined that this green youth just over twenty years old from the Hidden Sects could actually wield a flying sword.

Gui Luo's complexion turned exceedingly ugly; originally, his fighting capacity was not far off from that of Ding Fan's, but now with his arm severed, he had absolutely lost the capability to fight Ding Fan once more.

Gui Luo immediately pulled out a black sphere the size of an apple from his bosom.

"Be careful, he's trying to escape." Zhang Shanlian naturally recognized that black sphere.

The black sphere was an exclusive item of the Ghost Sect, typically used when facing formidable enemies from whom they could not escape.

This object was called Ghost Smoke, which, upon being thrown, would release a cloud of smoke that could shield against telekinesis, allowing Ghost Sect members to seize the chance to flee.

However, by the time Zhang Shanlian issued his warning, Gui Luo had already thrown the Ghost Smoke onto the ground.

A cloud of smoke instantly rose in front of Gui Luo. Zhang Shanlian watched regretfully, missing the excellent opportunity to slay Gui Luo.

After all, the Ghost Smoke could block telekinesis, and combined with the formidable movement techniques of the Ghost Sect, no one could stop them.

But at that very moment, a bright light shot forth directly towards its target.

Splash... A jet of fresh blood spurted out from a spot over twenty steps away.

Zhang Shanlian quickly looked over, and where the blood had spilled, Gui Luo's corpse had thumped heavily onto the ground. He looked at Ding Fan with complete shock in his eyes.

There's a saying in the Ghost Sect: "Once the Ghost Smoke is released, even gods cannot block."

It means that once the Ghost Smoke is thrown, not even gods can stop them, and yet Ding Fan had directly slain Gui Luo after he'd thrown the Ghost Smoke.

Although Ding Fan had already shocked Zhang Shanlian on numerous occasions, now he was shocked once again.

Gui Luo lay on the ground, and when Zhang Shanlian went over to look, he found his throat had been cut, with blood still flowing ceaselessly.

Even in death, Gui Luo's eyes were wide open, undoubtedly finding it hard to believe that someone could kill him after he had released the Ghost Smoke.

In fact, how could Gui Luo have known that while his Ghost Smoke could block telekinesis, the Divine Sense of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator was much more formidable than telekinesis.

The Ghost Smoke couldn't sever that at all, which is exactly why Ding Fan could control the flying sword to directly slay him.

At that time, Ding Fan walked over and checked Gui Luo's corpse.

Gui Luo was an expert of the Hidden Ghost Sect after all and was sure to have quite a few treasures on him.

Ding Fan took off Gui Luo's storage ring and probed it with his Divine Sense, finding quite a few Ghost Sect treasures inside.

There were over a thousand Crystal Stones refined from souls, a Soul Summoning Banner, and some Dead Bones.

All these items were of a sinister nature, and Ding Fan had no intention of keeping them; he simply threw a Fireball to burn these items to ashes.

Besides these, Ding Fan also discovered a Red Spirit Bead and a Mysterious Iron Badge the size of a palm with the character "Luo" engraved on it.

Zhang Shanlian's eyes lit up when he saw the Red Spirit Bead. "Little friend, may I take a look at that Red Spirit Bead?" Fınd the newest release on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝔫𝔢𝔱

Ding Fan nodded and then handed the Red Spirit Bead to Zhang Shanlian who stood beside him.

Zhang Shanlian inspected the Red Spirit Bead, while Ding Fan didn't mind and kept the palm-sized Mysterious Iron Badge engraved with the character "Luo" for himself.

The medallions of the big shots from the Great Gate Sect had significant uses, so perhaps this medallion of Gui Luo would prove to be exceedingly useful in the future.

"Little friend, that Red Spirit Bead is a personal item of Senior Wen from the Spirit Sect," Zhang Shanlian spoke after a serious examination. "In the past, Senior Wen crafted seven Seven-Colored Spirit Pearls. Although Senior Wen never disclosed the purpose of these Seven-Colored Spirit Pearls, later generations speculated that there must be a precious legacy left by Senior Wen within these pearls...

However, since you, little friend, have already obtained Senior Wen's legacy, the mystery hidden inside this Seven-Colored Spirit Pearl must be something else. Before Senior Wen's sudden disappearance, he entrusted the Seven-Colored Spirit Pearls to the hands of several revered protectors of the Spirit Sect, and he only kept this Red Spirit Bead himself.

After Senior Wen's disappearance, this Red Spirit Bead vanished along with him; our brethren from the Spirit Sect thought it was no longer possible to find this Red Spirit Bead, and astonishingly, this object has now appeared here."

Ding Fan nodded. "Senior Zhang, since it belongs to Senior Wen, I shall return it to the Spirit Sect."

Zhang Shanlian now smiled. "Senior Wen often said that everything is predestined. Without encountering you, little friend, how would I know that Senior Wen had perished at the hands of the Ghost Sect? By this time, I would have probably fallen victim to Gui Luo's scheme and wouldn't have located this Red Spirit Bead. Therefore, this Red Spirit Bead is now yours."

Ding Fan was momentarily startled. From Zhang Shanlian's words, he could tell that this Red Spirit Bead was extremely significant to the Spirit Sect, yet when he offered to return it, they actually refused.

"Little friend Ding Fan, if you truly wish to exchange this Red Spirit Bead, you could present it as a gift when you attend the grand competition ceremony at Moon Spirit Gate," Zhang Shanlian said.

Although Ding Fan didn't understand why Zhang Shanlian insisted on doing this, since the latter had said so, he had no other objections.

Thereupon, Ding Fan directly incinerated Gui Luo's corpse, and as for the Longsword previously used by Gui Luo, Ding Fan promptly collected it.

The two of them then headed straight back to Heavenly Capital.

They had been away for some time, and Zhang Shanlian had left two disciples behind, while for Ding Fan, Mu Zi was still waiting there.

The duo sprinted all the way, and when they were close to Heavenly Capital, they found a taxi in a nearby town.

Although their movement techniques were incredibly astonishing, it wouldn't do for them to attract undue attention by frantically using the Wind Pursuit Technique through the streets.

After arriving in Heavenly Capital, the two of them temporarily split up. According to the plan, after finding their respective companions and settling them in, the two would meet directly at the restaurant.

Zhang Shanlian had agreed to go with Ding Fan to the Upper Xuan Sect. The two of them weren't planning to bring anyone else; although the Upper Xuan Sect is known as the number one Sect among the Hidden Sects, they are still no match for two cultivators above the Profound Level.

In this case, bringing others would be a burden.

After parting with Zhang Shanlian, Ding Fan quickly found Mu Zi using the signal she had left for him.

The place where Mu Zi stayed was a relatively luxurious hotel in the area.

Although Mu Zi was now in the military, strictly speaking, she was still part of the upper circle and had been a lady since childhood, so it wasn't surprising to Ding Fan that she stayed in a luxurious hotel.

After asking the front desk about Mu Zi's room, Ding Fan directly went upstairs.

Mu Zi's room was on the fourteenth floor, room 206.

Ding Fan arrived at the door of Mu Zi's room and knocked directly on the door.

"Who is it?" At this time, a very tense voice came from the room.

Ding Fan was startled; this little Fairy Mu Zi was always the one bullying others. He rarely heard Mu Zi with such a nervous voice.

Immediately, Ding Fan used his Divine Sense to probe the situation inside the room.

To Ding Fan's surprise, besides Mu Zi, there was also a man and a woman in the room.

And the man's cultivation was at the Peak of the Heavenly Level.

"I, Ding Fan..." At this time, Ding Fan pretended as if nothing was amiss. The less he let on, the safer it would be for Mu Zi.

"Are you a waiter? I didn't call for you, go away quickly," said Mu Zi, intentionally interrupting.

Seeing Mu Zi's behavior, Ding Fan felt even more that something was off.

Ding Fan pondered for a moment, then suddenly pushed hard at the position of the door lock with his right hand. The solid wooden door couldn't withstand Ding Fan's push and was directly broken open.

As the door opened, the first thing Ding Fan did was to pull Mu Zi behind him to shield her.

"Huan Er, what did I say? No man is a good thing. When he married Lan Qier, I was the one who personally took care of it. Now look, it hasn't been long since he left and he's already hooked up with a new interest," the man in the room spoke.

Ding Fan looked toward the man; if he wasn't Ye Tianshi, who else could he be?

However, Ye Tianshi had used the Facial Transformation Technique at this moment, and he appeared to be in his thirties.

In the past, Ding Fan hadn't inherited Wen Yizhou's cultivation, so he didn't have a clear grasp of Ye Tianshi's cultivation. But now, Ding Fan had successively inherited Wen Yizhou's legacy and with the aid of Thunderstone, his cultivation had surpassed Ye Tianshi.

It was precisely because of this that Ding Fan was able to detect Ye Tianshi's cultivation.

Ye Tianshi's cultivation had actually reached the Peak of the Heavenly Level, no wonder Ding Fan couldn't gain any advantage over him at the time.

"Not a single man is good, are you not a man?" Ding Fan said nonchalantly.

Ye Tianshi snorted lightly on the side. "I, as a man, am different from other men. In this lifetime, I only love one woman."

"Chen Yuanyuan?" Ding Fan said indifferently. "If I'm not mistaken, the woman on the Cold Jade Bed should be your daughter with Chen Yuanyuan."

Back then, Ye Tianshi captured Ding Fan, forced him to take on a master, and eventually sent him to see Chen Yuanyuan in the Sea of Flowers. All of his actions were for the purpose of obtaining the Divine Power Herb to awaken the woman on the Cold Jade Bed.

Ye Tianshi being the heavenly doctor, for him to exhaust all means and strive to hold on to a woman, she must be someone extremely close and dear to him; otherwise, why would he put in such an effort?

"Kid, these matters are not for you to point fingers," Ye Tianshi said, reaching directly for Ding Fan's collar with his right hand.

Clearly, Ding Fan's words had angered Ye Tianshi, and he wanted to teach Ding Fan a lesson.

"Be careful!" Huan Er on the side opened her mouth full of worry.

Others might not know Ye Tianshi, but Huan Er did. Ye Tianshi was a person who could turn the rivers and seas; when he got angry, it was truly unbearable.

But before Ye Tianshi's Steel Claws could reach Ding Fan, Ding Fan casually flicked them away.

The ferocious Ye Tianshi was unexpectedly neutralized by Ding Fan so easily.

"Hm?" Ye Tianshi was taken aback.

Ding Fan was strong, otherwise Ye Tianshi wouldn't have thought of taking him as a disciple. He knew the depths of Ding Fan, having fought fiercely with him many times before. It was impossible for Ding Fan to be stronger than him.

But the aura on Ding Fan now seemed completely different from before, and he dissolved his grasp very easily.

Could it be that this damn kid had improved again?

Ye Tianshi, unconvinced, changed his hand position and increased his strength, attempting to grab Ding Fan again.

Boom, Ding Fan directly grabbed Ye Tianshi's wrist. "If you want to fight, we should go outside. There isn't enough space here."