For some reason, the more kindly the Heavenly Martial True King treated Shen Fan, the more wary Shen Fan became!
It wasn't that Shen Fan had some dark personality and liked to assume the worst of others. It was that years of experience had taught him not to trust people easily!
But not trusting someone didn't mean refusing to accept what they offered. Shen Fan didn't mind taking a bite when meat was delivered right to his mouth.
This Martial Token, for example, was clearly a fine opportunity!
In the end, Shen Fan accepted the Martial Token.
And right in front of the Heavenly Martial True King, he used his divine power to refine it and bind it to himself.
After that, the Heavenly Martial True King didn't linger. He sat for a while, then found an excuse to leave, as if he really had only come to give a younger generation a helping hand!
After seeing the Heavenly Martial True King off, Shen Fan didn't dwell on it.
He examined the Martial Token in his hand and, once he'd confirmed there were no hidden tricks, put it away.
He wasn't in a hurry to visit that so-called Thousand Martial Hall,
even though, according to the Heavenly Martial True King, he might well obtain a Martial Path inheritance there.
Instead, he took out the remaining Rule Crystals and began absorbing and refining them.
Shen Fan's plan was simple: scheme all you want; as long as I'm stronger than you, I'll be the one laughing in the end!
So while he still had Rule Crystals, it couldn't hurt to absorb and refine them all to improve his cultivation!
Besides, Shen Fan had casually sounded out the Heavenly Martial True King earlier and learned that the greater one's cultivation, the greater the