Murder by a borrowed knife! (4K)

"Fire Polygonum Multiflorum can calm the mind, nourish the blood, promote blood circulation, detoxify, strengthen muscles and bones, and tonify the liver and kidneys. It is often used to refine Medicinal Pills of Seventeenth Grade to Twentieth-Grade. In the classics of medicine, there are more than seventy kinds of Medicinal Pills made from Fire Polygonum Multiflorum."

Xiao Fan discovered a piece of Polygonum multiflorum with thick, long, oval, reddish-brown roots in the bushes of a valley in the Divine Flame Mountain Range.

Fire Polygonum Multiflorum, Seventeenth Grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Now, we only need one more medicinal ingredient to return to the Lianshan Holy Land.

Xiao Fan placed the Fire Polygonum Multiflorum into his Space Ring.

Suddenly, Xiao Fan felt uneasy.

"Another puppet has been destroyed. This one was very close to me; the enemy will be catching up soon."

Xiao Fan realized that the Wan Household's pursuers would arrive soon, and these pursuers were very likely to be ancestral figures at the God King Realm.

With Young Master Wan's strength, he is no match for Xiao Fan.

Therefore, it is highly likely that Young Master Wan will ask the Ancestor to come out of seclusion.

"Damn it, they've pinpointed my location. It seems I have no choice but to..."

Xiao Fan immediately flew towards the valley where the Golden Crow appeared.

At this point, we have no choice but to take a gamble.

"We found that guy!"

The patriarch of the Wan Household was now furious.

It took him a long time to finally find Xiao Fan, and he almost lost all face in front of the younger generation.

This time he finally found that brat.

"Let's hurry and catch up with them."

Young Master Wan had been searching for Xiao Fan for a long time and finally found him. With the Ancestor backing him up this time, everything would be foolproof.

"Could this direction be...?"

Young Master Wan and his cousin chased after Xiao Fan in the direction he had fled for a while. As the surrounding scenery gradually became familiar, they realized that this was the place that led to the underground of Divine Flame Mountain.

The patriarch of the Wan Household noticed the expressions on the younger generation's faces. "What's wrong?"

"Ancestor, there is a Daoist Temple ahead. This Daoist Temple leads to the underground of Divine Flame Mountain, and this underground area may be related to the Red Emperor."

"Red Emperor?"

The patriarch of the Wan Household never expected such a turn of events.

The Red Emperor was one of the Five Remote Antiquity Emperors of the Human Race. Who knows what Red Emperor might have left behind beneath the Divine Flame Mountain?

I thought I was just catching a petty thief, but I ended up in the Red Emperor's lair.

The patriarch of the Wan Household got excited and sped up the pace.

Meanwhile, Xiao Fan escaped to Daoist Temple.

"The aura of the Golden Crow... It seems the Golden Crow has returned. My chance has come."

Xiao Fan sensed a scorching aura in the dilapidated Daoist Temple, exactly the same as the aura of the Golden Crow he had seen before.

Xiao Fan had seen the Golden Crow here before and knew how powerful it was.

But Young Master Wan and his group tracked Xiao Fan here. They didn't see the Golden Crow go out or return, and they had no idea that the Golden Crow existed.

Xiao Fan entered the underground of Divine Flame Mountain from the Daoist Temple, then took out a puppet talisman, summoned a puppet, and, carrying a treasure imbued with his own aura, fled in the direction of the Golden Crow's aura. Meanwhile, Xiao Fan explored another cave.

Before long, the Wan Household patriarch, along with the Tracking Divine Hounds and Wan Lineage Members, had caught up with them and reached the depths of Divine Flame Mountain. The Tracking Divine Hounds were somewhat apprehensive, as if a terrifying being lurked beneath the Divine Flame Mountain.

"Ancestor, the Tracking Divine Hound seems to be behaving strangely."

Young Master Wan discovered something amiss with the Tracking Divine Hound.

"With my unparalleled cultivation, do you think I'm afraid?"

"That's true."

Young Master Wan and his cousin thought that since this ancestor was God King Realm powerhouse with unparalleled cultivation, they should not encounter any danger.

So the Wan Household family followed Xiao Fan's aura.

They chose a completely different path, parting ways with Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan took a tunnel that had not been explored before.

There's one last medicinal ingredient missing, called Flame Buddha Hand, a fruit that grows in lava.

Xiao Fan deduced that the Flame Buddha Hand he wanted was very likely found in the magma beneath Divine Flame Mountain.

The Red Emperor's Dao Field was indeed extraordinary.

The rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures grow extremely fast, and over the years, they have accumulated in great numbers.

Xiao Fan took another tunnel he hadn't been through before, and along the way he found quite a few treasures.

"Flame Buddha Hand!"

Xiao Fan saw hundreds of fiery red leaves in the magma, and around the leaves were a dozen strangely shaped fruits. The fruits were shaped like Buddha's hands and looked quite rare at first glance.

Flame Buddha Hand, Eighteenth Grade Fire Attribute spiritual fruit, and more than a dozen of them at once—the mission was exceeded.

Xiao Fan circulated his True Qi. This time, with the Star-Dream Separation Flame protecting him, the magma was swallowed up by the Star-Dream Separation Flame and could not harm Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan easily obtained all the Flame Buddha Hands.

Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

This trip to Divine Flame Mountain was finally successful in collecting all the medicinal herbs.

"In the past, my master always bestowed upon me heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and I became numb to it, not thinking it was anything special. Now that I've personally collected these heavenly materials and earthly treasures, I realize how hard my master has worked."

Xiao Fan was deeply moved and understood the hardships Lu Changsheng had endured.

Little did they know, Lu Changsheng possessed a system, making it incredibly easy for him to obtain heavenly materials and earthly treasures...

"Um?"

Xiao Fan took the Flame Buddha Hand's Flame Buddha Hand and discovered that its roots seemed to originate from beneath the magma.

"Could there be something else down there?"

Originally, with Xiao Fan's cultivation level, he would not have been able to go any deeper. However, after successfully refining the Star-Dream Separation Flame, he was able to withstand higher temperatures and enter deeper underground thanks to the protection of the Star-Dream Separation Flame.

Xiao Fan descended along the lava, a descent that took three thousand feet.

Xiao Fan was shocked.

The magma beneath Divine Flame Mountain was much deeper than he had imagined.

The Daoist Temple originally led down to a depth of 10,000 zhang below Divine Flame Mountain. In order to find various heavenly materials and earthly treasures, Xiao Fan searched down another 5,000 zhang, and with these 3,000 zhang, the total depth is now 18,000 zhang.

The magma below is extremely hot, having turned into pure flames, and the temperature is only increasing.

If it weren't for refining the Star-Dream Separation Flame and having it protecting Star-Dream Separation Flame, Xiao Fan would have been reduced to ashes long ago.

Even so, if Xiao Fan descended several thousand feet further, even the Star-Dream Separation Flame would be unable to withstand it, and he also felt the repulsion of the World Power.

This is the core of the Immortal Realm, clearly not a place for ordinary people to enter.

There seems to be a stone gate there?

Xiao Fan could vaguely see a stone gate standing three hundred feet below.

Based on Xiao Fan's experience at the Daoist Temple, this stone gate likely holds a secret within.

"No, the flames have all turned golden, and even the Star-Dream Separation Flame can't reach that place."

Xiao Fan felt his whole body burning up.

Three hundred feet below, golden flames surrounded the stone gate, making it difficult for Xiao Fan to reach it.

Suddenly, the magma began to boil, and the ground beneath Divine Flame Mountain shook violently.

"Could it be that the Wan Household's pursuers have engaged in battle with the Golden Crow?"

Seeing the magma and flames boiling over Divine Flame Mountain, Xiao Fan knew that something must have happened. It was very likely that the Wan Household had come to hunt him down and had engaged in a fierce battle with the Golden Crow.

"My current cultivation level is not high enough to unleash the full power of the Star-Dream Separation Flame and the Creation Immortal Cauldron. I will come back to investigate when I reach the God King Realm."

Xiao Fan knew he needed to take advantage of the battle Wan Household and the Golden Crow to slip away. Since he couldn't get close to the stone gate for the time being, he decided to memorize its location and come back to investigate later.

Inside the cave, the Wan Household patriarch was indeed fooled, and the chase led him all the way to the Golden Crow's lair.

As one of the overlords of Divine Flame Mountain, Golden Crow was enraged when it saw Human Race Xiuzhenzhe intruding and taking away many of its rare and heavenly materials and earthly treasures. It then launched a frenzied attack on the Wan Household.

The disappearance of Star-Dream Separation Flame was also recorded by Golden Crow as a crime against the Wan Household patriarch.

Several Wan Household disciples were immediately burned to ashes by the Golden Crow Fire.

The Wan Household patriarch was forced to unleash his Long Sword and engage in a fierce battle with the Golden Crow, Great Perfection God King Realm. The terrifying surge of True Qi caused an earthquake in the Divine Flame Mountain Range.

The Human Race Xiuzhenzhe of Yanxia City were unaware of what had happened and quickly activated the city's protective array to avoid being affected.

Golden Crow had been cultivating underground in Divine Flame Mountain for a long time, and in his own territory, he was not afraid of the Wan Household patriarch at all.

Boiling magma and flames swept in, all obeying the command of the Golden Crow.

"Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect!"

The patriarch of the Wan Household transformed his Immortal Sword into countless Sword Qi, blocking the lava and flames.

The Golden Crow swooped down, its sharp claws grabbing at the Long Sword. Its hardness was such that it scratched several small cracks into the blade.

"This beast is ferocious, and this is its territory. We cannot fight it here; let's retreat and discuss the matter further."

Even the Wan Household patriarch couldn't withstand the Golden Crow's fierce attack and led the Wan Household family members to retreat outside.

"Ah!!"

"Ancestor, save me!"

Several Wan Household disciples were unable to escape and were swallowed whole by the Golden Crow.

"You beast! If you dare to be an enemy of the Wan Household will not let you go!"

Even the Wan Household patriarch felt a chill run down his spine.

He knew he had fallen into a trap.

Xiao Fan, that bastard, probably lured them to Golden Crow's territory on purpose so he could use them as a tool to kill them.

Even Young Master Wan was in a flurry of activity.

When they tracked Xiao Fan to the bottom of this Divine Flame Mountain last time, they didn't find the Golden Crow. They never expected that a Golden Crow equivalent to Great Perfection God King of the Human Race would be lurking here.

The old patriarch of the Wan Household had his beard singed by the Golden Crow Fire, and was in a terrible state. He barely managed to lead the Young Master Wan and the other juniors to escape to the dilapidated Daoist Temple.

The Golden Crow followed, seemingly unwilling to let the Wan Household patriarch go.

The Golden Crow and the Wan Household Ancestor continued their great battle outside the Divine Flame Mountain Range.

The Golden Crow was extremely terrifying. It spread its wings, and flames crashed down like golden meteors, covering an area of hundreds of miles in flames, turning it into a sea of fire. It truly burned mountains and boiled seas!

Just as terrifying as the Golden Crow 'Golden Crow fire are its sharp claws and beak, comparable to First-Rank Dao Artifact.

During the fierce battle, the Wan Household patriarch's chest was slashed by sharp claws, leaving a bloody gash.

If it weren't for the fact that the Wan Household patriarch had lived for so many years and accumulated so many miraculous medicines, Wan Household might have actually perished here.

Young Master Wan and his cousins were completely useless in this level of battle. They were taken into the ring space by the Wan Household patriarch and could only watch the battle outside.

Suddenly, Young Master Wan saw a figure escaping from inside the Daoist Temple, fleeing quickly towards the outside of the Divine Flame Mountain Range.

"Damn it, we've fallen for that guy's trick! Ancestor, he's escaped!"

Young Master Wan exclaimed in surprise.

While battling the Golden Crow to the death, the Wan Household patriarch looked in the direction indicated by Young Master Wan and indeed saw a figure escaping.

The Wan Household patriarch was almost driven to his death by anger.

He, an old man who has lived for so many years, was completely outmaneuvered by a junior, and his life was in danger, all without even having seen what the junior looked like...

Xiao Fan fled all the way to the outside of the Divine Flame Mountain Range in one breath.

Divine Flame Mountain has become a place of trouble.

One after another, experts from the Wan Household arrived, even alarming a powerful figure at the level of the God King Realm ancestor, equivalent to the Jiang Clan Ancestor of the Taihua Sacred Ground. If they stayed any longer, they might disturb a Changsheng Never Dies old monster, which would be disastrous.

Xiao Fan had been traveling for several days, but had not yet returned to the Lianshan Holy Land.

He still needs to cultivate alchemy skills in the Lianshan Holy Land. He will only need to return to the Taihua Sacred Ground after his master returns to Taihua Mountain.

As Xiao Fan rested in a Bamboo Grove, a terrifying aura descended.

"You brat, you've really put me in a terrible situation."

The Wan Household patriarch suddenly appeared and stopped Xiao Fan.

The patriarch of the Wan Household is indeed very strong; it's amazing that he was able to catch up.

However, the Wan Household patriarch was bruised and battered, looking disheveled, with several wounds on his chest. His injuries were severe, and he didn't even have time to heal before rushing after them.

His eyes blazed with fury, his hatred for Xiao Fan boundless.

Having lost face in front of the younger generation of the Lineage, they absolutely could not let Xiao Fan escape. Otherwise, how could he command respect among the younger generation when he returned to the High Antiquity Wan Household?

Even if he were seriously injured in the battle with the Golden Crow, he was confident that he could kill this person.

The God King Realm and the Immortal Emperor Realm is like the difference between clouds and mud.

Moreover, he is not yet Initial God King.

"Who exactly are you? How dare you become an enemy of the Wan Household?"

Before taking action, the patriarch of the Wan Household still needed to ascertain the background of his opponent.

If the other party came from a powerful force like the Heavenly Court, he couldn't kill them; at most, he would teach them a lesson.

But if they weren't from the Heavenly Court, even if they came from other Holy Lands, they would be tortured half to death before they could feel satisfied.

"We'll talk after you defeat me."

Facing the Wan Household patriarch, God King Realm, Xiao Fan felt no fear, but rather a surge of excitement.

If the Wan Household patriarch were at his peak, Xiao Fan wouldn't dare to confront him. However, the Wan Household patriarch was severely injured in a fierce battle with the Golden Crow, while Xiao Fan had refined the Star-Dream Separation Flame and was now capable of fighting him.

"You brat, the difference between people is greater than the difference between a person and a dog. In front of me, you are nothing but an ant..."

The patriarch of the Wan Household held it in contempt.

If he can't defeat the Golden Crow, how could he be defeated by a junior at the Immortal Emperor Realm?

"Dragon Elephant Extreme-Breaking Fist!"

Xiao Fan punched the Wan Household patriarch, and this punch shattered Spacetime.

"Like an ant trying to shake a tree."

The patriarch of the Wan Household used his palm to receive Xiao Fan's punch.

But then, the Wan Household patriarch's expression changed drastically. "You refined the Star-Dream Separation Flame!?"

Xiao Fan's fist was covered in Star-Dream Separation Flame, a dreamlike flame that scorched the palm of the Wan Household patriarch!

The power of the Star-Dream Separation Flame is no less than that of the Golden Crow Flame he just fought.

Moreover, the Star-Dream Separation Flame can penetrate the physical body and burn the Three Souls and Seven Spirits, making it extremely terrifying.

However, after fighting Xiao Fan, the Wan Household patriarch's injuries became even more severe.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Xiao Fan launched a fierce attack, unleashing his superb Martial Technique. His offensive became increasingly fierce and unstoppable.

The Heaven-Conquering Tyrant Body!

The Wan Household patriarch was caught off guard and, fearing the Star-Dream Separation Flame, was actually suppressed by Xiao Fan.

The group of Young Master Wan and their companions inside the Space Ring were dumbfounded.

They even invited the patriarch to come out of seclusion, how come even the patriarch was no match for them?