Cold Energy Erupts, Four Realms in a Day

Noon.

Lin Fan had lunch with Qing Tan.

Qing Tan picked up the bowls and chopsticks, preparing to wash them, when her delicate little face suddenly turned deathly pale.

Visible strands of cold energy began to emerge from Qing Tan's body, covering the surrounding ground in a layer of frost.

"Oh no, the cold energy is acting up again!"

Lin Fan's expression changed drastically at the sight.

Crash!

The bowls and chopsticks fell to the floor. Qing Tan clenched her teeth as her petite body trembled nonstop, her little face filled with pain.

Having read the original novel, Lin Fan knew that Qing Tan's Calamity Demon Physique was acting up.

He held Qing Tan in his arms with some heartache. The terrifyingly cold aura rapidly formed a thin layer of ice crystals over his clothes and body.

At that moment, Lin Fan felt as though he were holding a piece of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice. The bone-piercing cold seemed to turn into countless sharp needles that relentlessly stabbed into his body.

"Lin Fan Bro, don't... You'll get hurt."

Qing Tan looked weakly at the trembling Lin Fan, tears welling up in her eyes.

She and Lin Fan were close because he had once tried to warm her this way before, only to suffer frostbite.

"Don't worry, I'm fine!"

Lin Fan smiled, then began circulating the Void Body Refining Art.

This cultivation art could refine anything. A mere cold aura could naturally be refined as well.

As the Void Body Refining Art circulated rapidly, the cold aura leaking from Qing Tan's body began pouring madly into his own body, where it transformed into the energy he needed and strengthened his physique.

Body Tempering Fourth Level!

Body Tempering Fifth Level!

Body Tempering Sixth Level!

After Lin Fan absorbed and refined the surging cold aura, his cultivation rose dramatically.

"Hm? The cold energy is gone?"

Qing Tan was the first to notice that the cold energy within her body had actually vanished.

Feeling Lin Fan's warm embrace, Qing Tan's pretty face flushed slightly as she said softly, "Thank you, Lin Fan Bro."

Lin Fan pinched Qing Tan's tender cheek and said with a smile, "From now on, we're family. No need to be so polite."

"Ah!"

Hearing Lin Fan's blunt words, Qing Tan shyly buried her head in his chest.

"Oh? The little girl is getting shy now!"

Lin Fan gently stroked Qing Tan's soft black hair and teased, "I wonder who it was that used to shout every day about marrying me when she was little!"

Qing Tan snorted, pouted, and said, "Lin Fan Bro is so annoying. You only know how to bully me."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly leaned forward and lightly kissed Lin Fan on the cheek before fleeing in a panic.

Lin Fan, a virgin across two lifetimes, was utterly stunned by Qing Tan's sudden attack.

By the time he came back to his senses, Qing Tan had long since disappeared.

Shaking his head, Lin Fan gathered his thoughts.

Right now, both he and Qing Tan were still young. The most important thing was to raise their cultivation.

In this world where martial strength reigned supreme, cultivation was everything.

Especially when he thought of how Lin Hong might ask his father to propose to the family head that Qing Tan be betrothed to him, Lin Fan felt an even greater urgency to improve himself.

Only if his cultivation was strong enough and his talent high enough would the family head value him instead of marrying Qing Tan off to someone else for the family's benefit.

Although his future brother-in-law, Lin Dong, would certainly stop such a thing.

But as a man, Lin Fan had no desire to rely on others in a matter like this.

Whoosh!

Lin Fan took out the First Grade Spiritual Medicine, Scarlet Sun Grass.

He intended to refine this First Grade Spiritual Medicine to improve his cultivation.

If anyone else wanted to consume this spiritual medicine, it would have to undergo special preparation.

But Lin Fan had no need for such a cumbersome method.

He directly drew an array on the ground, then sat cross-legged within it and placed the Scarlet Sun Grass at the center of the array.

Buzz!

With a hand seal, Lin Fan immediately activated the array.

Streams of strange fragrance continuously rose from the Scarlet Sun Grass and flowed into Lin Fan's body.

This was the Spirit Stealing Array, one of the most basic formations in another world, and it was extremely simple.

Even someone who had just stepped onto the path of cultivation could set it up.

It could extract the energy from all kinds of spiritual objects, such as medicinal herbs, spiritual materials, spirit stones, Demon Crystals, and magical treasures, for the user to cultivate with.

It had to be said that the methods developed by that cultivation world were quite advanced. Even in the early stages of cultivation, there was no need to boil, stew, or soak things. It was exceedingly convenient.

The results were obvious as well.

After Lin Fan absorbed all the medicinal power from the First Grade Spiritual Medicine, his cultivation rose once more, reaching the Body Tempering Seventh Level.

His cultivation was even one level higher than Lin Hong's.

Lin Fan opened his eyes, deeply moved. "Qing Tan truly lives up to her Calamity Demon Physique. The cold aura leaking from her body alone far surpasses a First Grade Spiritual Medicine."

Changing the subject, Lin Fan shook his head. "It's just a pity that the cold energy in Qing Tan's body only erupts once a month!"

Lin Fan rose to his full height. With a shake of his body, a string of crackles like popping beans suddenly rang out.

He clenched his fist and felt as though his body were filled with boundless strength.

"If I want to improve my cultivation, the fastest way is to obtain spiritual medicine."

Lin Fan looked toward the distant forest. "It's time to try my luck in the Back Mountain Forest."

With that in mind, Lin Fan headed for the forest on the Back Mountain.

This forest had already been visited by many members of the Lin Family, so Lin Fan did not search near the Lin Family estate. Instead, he headed straight for the depths of the forest.

Although there were many wild beasts in the depths of the forest, it was precisely because of those beasts that the younger members of the Lin Family did not dare venture too far in.

After entering the depths of the forest, Lin Fan walked onward while sensing the changes in the world's vital energy.

Even within the same forest, the energy in different places was not constant.

Places rich in heaven and earth energy were often frequented by demonic beasts.

And where there were demonic beasts, there was a good chance of spiritual medicine.

Unfortunately, the Lin Family came to the Back Mountain every so often to harvest high-grade spiritual medicines.

As a result, even after several battles with wild beasts, Lin Fan had yet to encounter any spiritual medicine, not even a First Grade Spiritual Medicine.

After traveling some farther, Lin Fan suddenly spotted a ferocious wild beast.

Its entire body was grayish-brown, but its tail resembled a scorpion's tail, tipped with a sharp stinger that gleamed coldly.

The instant he saw the beast, Lin Fan recognized it as a particularly vicious wild beast—the Scorpion Tiger.

However, Lin Fan's attention was not on the Scorpion Tiger at that moment.

Behind the Scorpion Tiger was a crystal-clear dark red fruit, with a faint fragrance lingering around it.

"It's actually a Third Grade Spiritual Medicine—Crystal Crimson Fruit!"

Lin Fan's eyes lit up. With this spiritual medicine, I should be able to reach at least the Body Tempering Ninth Layer, right?