A Foolish Woman

Looking at the panel where all his cultivation methods were Great Accomplishment, even with Shen Fan's temperament, he couldn't help but feel a little proud.

All three Innate Cultivation Methods had reached Great Accomplishment. After some more refinement, he would reach a point where he could advance no further.

Unless he found new cultivation methods, and even more advanced ones, Innate Cultivation Methods had become of little use to Shen Fan.

The Great Accomplishment of the three cultivation methods had only increased his lifespan by eighty years, thereby increasing his Aptitude by two points.

By now, Shen Fan had understood that his Golden Finger actually had two main functions.

One was that breaking through cultivation method realms would increase lifespan, and the other was that increased lifespan would increase his Aptitude. The combination of the two was what unleashed such immense power!

But in essence, Shen Fan discovered that the greatest function of the Golden Finger was to increase Aptitude through lifespan.

In the later stages, the lifespan increase from breaking through cultivation methods might not even compare to the lifespan increase from breaking through cultivation realms. He had already speculated this in the Innate Realm.

Innate Martial Artists had a lifespan of two hundred years, and Core Formation Realm cultivators even had three hundred and fifty years. Each breakthrough in a major realm brought a greater increase in lifespan!

The further along one progressed, the more pronounced this became.

Therefore, what Shen Fan wanted now was a more advanced cultivation method, in order to break through to a higher realm. This way, the increase in lifespan would be the fastest, and the increase in Aptitude would also be the fastest.

However, if cultivation methods were not lacking, Shen Fan would still cultivate more. After all, even a mosquito's leg is meat, no matter how small!

Moreover, cultivating more cultivation methods meant Shen Fan would become more well-rounded and his combat power would become even more formidable.

Previously, relying on just the Cold Shadow Art allowed him to be invincible in the Innate Realm, entirely because he had laid a deep foundation in the Blood Refining Realm.

If he wanted to achieve the same in subsequent realms, Shen Fan still needed to follow the same path.

"Cultivation methods are still lacking. Otherwise, I wouldn't have so many troubles!" Shen Fan was a little depressed.

Only after venturing out on his own did he realize how difficult it was to support himself.

Before, at the martial arts academy, obtaining cultivation methods was obviously much simpler. But now, being alone, he felt a bit hesitant in everything he did.

Gradually, Shen Fan actually developed the idea of joining a major power and using their resources to cultivate to Great Accomplishment.

However, Shen Fan was still unsure which faction would be best to join.

The world was in great chaos now, and the ones holding the greatest power were the various Vassal Kings. These Princes controlled the most resources and the best cultivation methods, enabling them to nurture the most outstanding talents and take the lead in the future competition!

Therefore, Shen Fan's best choice was to seek refuge in a Prince's manor.

He was currently in Lanzhou, so it would be best to seek refuge with King Lanling. But Shen Fan also thought that joining King Lanling required conditions, at least needing someone to introduce him.

And in terms of connections, this was precisely what Shen Fan lacked the most. Thus, Shen Fan could only suppress the thoughts in his heart and continue to look for other ways out.

Stepping out of the Wooden House where he had been in seclusion for a long time, Shen Fan walked through every corner of Black Wind Stockade. Only a few people who recognized him would respectfully greet him.

But most people, especially those low-level bandits, didn't recognize Shen Fan at all.

However, this was intentional on Shen Fan's part. He knew he would have to leave sooner or later, and Black Wind Stockade was merely a tool in his hands!

When this tool could no longer keep up with his pace, it would be time to discard it.

Therefore, the fewer people who knew him, the fewer ties he would have when he left.

Black Wind Stockade had been established for quite some time. Many people here were married. Calling it a stockade was more like calling it a reclusive village, filled with the atmosphere of daily life.

Women did laundry and cooked, men practiced martial arts and punched, and children chased each other and played.

Shen Fan walked slowly like this, savoring this moment of unique tranquility.

But it wasn't long before he noticed a commotion at the stockade entrance.

He could see people rushing past with weapons from time to time.

"Hmm? What's going on? Are people attacking Black Wind Stockade?"

Shen Fan found it a bit strange and followed the crowd.

At this moment, surrounded by the Black Wind Bandits, were Liu Yucheng and Xiao Yuxian, who had narrowly escaped death.

It turned out that after Liu Yucheng successfully escaped, he quickly found Xiao Yuxian. To evade pursuit from Nine Lions City, they had fled into this great mountain.

Coincidentally, the two of them stumbled upon Black Wind Stockade, where they were hiding. After observing for several days, Liu Yucheng had already known that these bandits were all Martial Artists Below Innate!

Therefore, to ensure Xiao Yuxian lived a better life, Liu Yucheng chose to make a move.

He brought Xiao Yuxian and directly charged in.

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Their plan was to kill some people first to intimidate them, then take control of the stockade, and wait here for Old Man Snow Mountain, who had an agreement with them, and who was an Elder of the Qingcheng Sect.

"Hmph, you ants, hurry up and call out your leader. Do you really want me to slaughter you all?"

Liu Yucheng unleashed his Innate Might and said imposingly.

Beside him, Xiao Yuxian looked extremely impatient.

"Senior Brother, why don't we just kill our way in? This is too troublesome. Anyway, these people are just weaklings you can easily kill!"

After hiding in the mountains for several days, Xiao Yuxian was already dying of discomfort. She urgently wanted to take a bath and enjoy a delicious meal.

"Senior Brother, you should just do it. Kill all the men and leave some women for us to command!"

Xiao Yuxian coldly uttered these heartless words.

Liu Yucheng hesitated slightly. This wasn't his original intention, but seeing his junior sister's increasingly cold expression and the bandits around him refusing to surrender, Liu Yucheng made a decision.

"Since you refuse to do as I say, then all of you die!"

With that, Liu Yucheng unleashed his true qi without reservation. Empowered by the true qi, every move Liu Yucheng made carried immense power.

Shattering gold and breaking stones was child's play.

These were merely martial artists of the Qi and Blood Great Realm. How could they be his match? In just a few breaths, more than ten people were injured by his hand.

The ground was soon littered with groaning figures. Without expert medical treatment, the true qi of the Beast King Art would remain in their bodies, tormenting them until death!

Shen Fan frowned as he watched. He was about to intervene when a certain aura made him pause.

"Who dares to injure my brother?" Like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, Liu Yunfeng executed a beautiful leap and landed steadily in front of Liu Yucheng.

Looking at Liu Yucheng's bleeding palm, Liu Yunfeng's face turned cold, and he said angrily, "Who are you? You've gone too far, injuring my brother for no reason. What do you mean by this?"

Liu Yucheng was about to answer, but Xiao Yuxian, standing beside him, jumped out.

"You're the boss here, right? You've come at the perfect time. Surrender quickly, and my senior brother can give you a swift end. Otherwise, hehehe!"

Xiao Yuxian spoke arrogantly, showing no regard for anyone present, even though Liu Yunfeng had already revealed his Innate Aura!

Liu Yucheng frowned and glanced at his smug junior sister, but he still didn't object.

"Very well, very well. I'd like to see what's so special about you two!"

Liu Yunfeng formed his hands into claws, executing the moves of the Black Tiger Fiend, and charged towards Liu Yucheng.

Shen Fan nodded slightly from the side. He had naturally taught them the Black Tiger Fiend, with the aim of improving their strength.

He hadn't expected Liu Yunfeng to break through in such a short time, which came as a pleasant surprise to Shen Fan.

Finally, he had someone at the Innate level under him, no longer a lone commander.

However, Liu Yunfeng had clearly only recently broken through. The gap between him and Liu Yucheng, who practiced the Beast King Art and was at the Innate Second Layer, was quite significant.

After a few exchanges, Liu Yunfeng fell into a disadvantage.

"Hmph, if this is all you've got, then go to hell!" Liu Yucheng roared, suddenly unleashing his full power. A fist as black as ink smashed towards Liu Yunfeng's head amidst his terrified gaze.

If nothing unexpected happened, Liu Yunfeng was as good as dead.

But with Shen Fan here, such a thing was impossible.

He floated lightly between the two, placing a hand on Liu Yucheng's fist, instantly defusing Liu Yucheng's true qi offensive, and supporting Liu Yunfeng, who was about to fall.

Looking at Liu Yucheng, whose face was filled with shock, he said calmly, "This is where it ends!"

Liu Yucheng subconsciously nodded. For some reason, he felt the same oppressive aura from this young man as he did from his master.

Liu Yucheng's master was the Qingcheng Sect Master, a master of the True Condensation Late Stage!

"Senior, you--" Liu Yucheng quietly swallowed, trying to probe Shen Fan's intentions.

But Xiao Yuxian seemed to have lost her mind. She pointed at Shen Fan and began to curse, "You shameless scoundrel, how dare you ambush my Senior Brother!

Senior Brother, get up quickly and beat this ignorant fellow to death with your fists!

And these people from the stockade, they're all bad sorts, kill them all!"

After Xiao Yuxian finished speaking, she noticed everyone staring at her blankly and found it a bit strange.

Suddenly, she felt a chill. Looking down, she saw that she was freezing from her feet upwards!