The Feast Begins

This time they really made a killing.

Of course, rescuing people and seizing treasures were just side effects for Li Fan. Now he didn't even care about the Divine Transformation Sword of the Nascent Soul stage, so why would he care about these Golden Core level equipment? As for that sword pellet, it tried to escape, but Li Fan caught it between two fingers, casually stuffed it into his jade pendant, and then forgot about it.

The biggest gain this time was still the Blood Infant. With just a small test, it easily defeated a formidable Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. Li Fan could sense that the Blood Infant still had enormous room for growth. By integrating the Immortal Path and the System, its potential was considerable, even compared to the Tai Su Dao.

Three hours later, the blood infant completely digested the primordial spirit of the northern cultivator. The blood infant's flesh within the cultivator's divine court collapsed and shattered, and the newly born blood infant broke out of the body and returned to Li Fan's Gui Xu Nascent Soul.

The flat-headed cultivator's death boosted Li Fan's mood somewhat. After all, he was a 'Nascent Soul Stage Ancestor,' and his cultivation method was special, with baleful energy present in his body. Li Fan couldn't just throw away harmful garbage, so he handed it over to Daoist Qiongqi to replenish his energy.

Having completely devoured this Hu Barbarians, the system also assisted in deciphering the foreign language recorded in the letters within the opponent's storage wolf fang. Through the combined absorption and digestion by the Blood Infant and Qiongqi, and the information gained from the memories and primordial spirit, Li Fan finally learned about this person's background.

This person's name is Fuli Bojin. The Fuli clan uses the wolf as their totem, and his name means "blue-gray wolf eyes."

Qiongqi indicated that the person's eyes were indeed bluish-gray.

... Okay, anyway, this blue-eyed wolf is a shaman warrior from their Fuli tribe. Shamanism is a relatively primitive belief. Shaman means 'the wise one'. It is not simply about worshipping gods, ghosts, and animals. It is also a way for primitive tribes to explore the unknown world and various natural phenomena, and to summarize their experiences and pass them on to future generations.

The shamanism of the Fuli tribe is probably based on the worship of the two-headed wolf. The blue-eyed wolf is the strongest warrior in the tribe. After undergoing many trials by the guardian wolf god, it became the god's apostle. After many years of cultivation, it became the shaman of the Fuli tribe.

Although the Blue-Eyed Wolf was quite strong, the Fuli tribe, protected only by Nascent Soul Stage Ancestor, was merely a small to medium-sized tribe on the icy plains. Just as Li Fan had heard the intelligence before, they had also attended the gathering in Yinshan, joined the new Royal Court, and were one of the nine banners and seventy-two tribes supporting the Chanyu. This time, the Blue-Eyed Wolf entered the country alone, on the orders of the Chanyu, to spy on the strength and weakness of the Central Plains.

Seventy-two mid-level tribes, similar to Fuli, with Nascent Soul Stage level experts—those nine banners, wouldn't they be large tribes overseen by Divine Transformation level Grand Shamans? And the Chanyu who has subjugated all of them, could he have recently broken through to the Enlightenment Stage?

Well, so that's another major plot involving a foreign invasion on the scale of a South China Sea Ling King. No wonder even the minor characters from Wangwu Mountain are starting to unify Hebei. If the Xuanmen (mystical sects) don't step in to consolidate things, how can these local warlords, who are only good for fighting amongst themselves, possibly contend with the enemy?

Sigh, this is probably what they call a chaotic world. There's no peace anywhere, east, west, or north...

Oh right, now that there's a systematic translation, Li Fan knows that it wasn't some Xiba Chanyu anymore.

The other party's title is Chengli Gutu Shanyu. Chengli Gutu is the Son of Heaven, and Shanyu means vast and boundless, indicating that he resembles the Shanyu of Heaven.

In plain language, "Shanyu" refers to the emperor who rules over the vast grasslands. The current "Shanyu" is the leader of the Donghu tribe. The names of that tribe, such as Xipi, Xibai, and Xiba, are transliterations. The systematic translation is Xianbei.

The Chanyu of the Xianbei.

I have a feeling this Northern Expedition by the Ten Jiedu is going to go wrong...

Li Fan shook his head. Although he was now a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator with the power to forcibly seize women, it was still too dangerous for a mere Nascent Soul Stage cultivator to get involved in a major battle of this scale in the Central Plains. He shouldn't worry about other people's affairs. Although the Xianbei Chanyu's forces were formidable, invading the Central Plains was out of the question, and even breaking through the Gen Province territory of Wangwu Mountain wouldn't be easy. The strength of these Ten Jiedu was far greater than that of the rogue cultivators of the South China Sea; there was no need to worry about them for the time being.

Let's focus on our training and increase our strength; that's the only way! Moon Worship! Let's go!

This time, Li Fan learned the technique, so he no longer chose the kind of spiritual veins and energy points where people came and went. He found a delta at the fork of a river. The Central Plains had abundant spiritual energy, and he could also use magic treasures as array eyes to supplement the lack of spiritual energy. So as long as there were no people around, he didn't have to use his mind to find spiritual points to set up the array.

So Li Fan followed his usual procedure, setting up the Yan Ruyu and Revered Heavenly Demon arrays, using the newly acquired golden hairpin as a battery, and then Moon Worship. His mood was currently around 6k, and his energy recharge progress was 21/28. He wondered if he could draw the reward in one night...

But this time, as Li Fan gazed at the False Moon, transformed into a black wind, and ventured deep into the Void Abyss, he suddenly felt a gravitational pull, as if he had encountered an undercurrent while crossing a river. This sudden force pulled Li Fan astray!

When Li Fan crossed the Void Abyss, he would open his blind Divine Sense to the fullest, seizing the opportunity to comprehend the Dao Heart of the <Huashu> and cultivate the Gui Xu Nascent Soul. Therefore, he clearly sensed something was wrong and immediately made preparations. The moment he landed and became visible, he instantly used a teleportation technique!

Sure enough, the next instant, he was struck by a black, icy flame at the spot where he had landed! Having missed his target, the lurking beast naturally wouldn't give up, and the pursuit began immediately! Its two enormous mouths lunged and bit, relentlessly chasing and killing Li Fan!

It turns out that the shamanic path also has some sinister tricks! I don't know what kind of curse or evil magic it is, but it was able to send the enemy directly to the guardian deity's plane while Li Fan Moon Worship!

Indeed! This is precisely the object of that burly man's worship and contemplation! The guardian wolf god of the Fuli tribe!

At this moment, this two-headed wolf god was no longer the primordial spirit dharma form that had been easily devoured by the blood infant! This was a true demonic beast! Its body was as large as a mountain! Moreover, it was not like the primordial spirit of the blue-eyed wolf, which only had one wolf head transformed into a demonic form; it was a demonic god whose entire body had been transformed into a demonic form!

Black ice slicked up the pale wolf bones, like fur billowing in a strong wind. Exploding black demonic flames roared and burned fiercely in the frigid wind! Each of the two wolf heads had three blue gems, sparkling like diamonds, embedded in its eye sockets and between its brows! These gems clearly contained boundless Dark Underworld spiritual power!

The demonic wolf gazed at the moon, its roar shaking the heavens! Thinking of Li Fan, it launched a surprise attack!

Li Fan, on the other hand, felt... oh, he'd been ambushed.

To be honest, despite being suddenly attacked by the demon god and facing the massive, mountain-like Gobi wolves, Li Fan remained completely calm, without even the slightest emotional fluctuation.

Sigh, after fighting monsters every few days, he's become a bit numb. So, if it's a surprise attack, then so be it; he'll just follow the procedure.

So he first used his Divine Sense to examine the battlefield terrain. Li Fan could sense that this was a Tai Su world filled with baleful energy and a large amount of Dark Underworld spiritual energy. He immediately used the superior Dark Underworld Escape Techniques, such as <Dark Underworld Ice River Escape> and <Wind and Cloud Dragon Ascent Technique>, to dodge the wolf god's pursuit to the extreme. At the same time, he used the Gu Guan Method to observe the surrounding terrain.

This is an ice field covered in ice and snow, but not white ice; it's black ice! The surface of the Arctic Ocean is covered in water that is as viscous as pitch-black petroleum asphalt, emitting a thick, malevolent aura! It has even turned large sections of the glaciers black!

Judging from its surroundings, this was originally a Divine Beast in the form of an ice wolf with the Dark Underworld attribute, but it was transformed by environmental changes into a demon god possessing both Dark Underworld and Sha Qi energies.

The wolf-shaped primordial spirit visualized by the burly man in the Azure Smoke Dark Underworld had eyes that were slightly different from the three Dao powers of Return to Dust, Divine Hardness Qi, and Profound Darkness. This was probably due to the deviation in the improvement caused by the burly man's own physical attributes and cultivation Cultivation Method.

While replenishing his mana with his baleful aura, Li Fan used teleportation to play a game of tag with the Demon Wolf God, all the while contemplating a countermeasure. He rapidly analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of both sides and devised strategies in his mind.

First of all, the Moon Soul Golden Dragon White Star Sword and the Three Swords are unusable. Of course, it's not that they can't be used, but the evil energy is too strong, the flying swords are too precious, and he really felt bad about wasting them by using them against such Non-Thing.

Secondly, we shouldn't use Daoist Qiongqi anymore. Although Sanhua has recovered, it was too badly injured in the battle of Guigu. Besides, it can no longer use the Taixuan cultivation method and has to start cultivating again using the Qingyang Divine Art. Let's just let this fat cat take care of it for now.

Furthermore, the Qiankun Flying Dragon Sword Qi is also unusable. Although the proficiency is very high, the Qiankun Qi Golden Core is still just a Golden Core. Although it was given away for free and can be used to bully weaker opponents, the Tai Su Transformation Demon God in front of him is a genuine Divine Transformation level expert. The sword qi of the Golden Core realm would probably only scratch an itch, and wouldn't even be able to cut a little finger.

Finally, sword techniques like Dark Underworld Sword Qi would likely be less effective. Although Returning Dust Sword Qi could counter the opponent, this wolf had already transformed into a demon god, surrounded by black ice and evil fire, which would inevitably greatly reduce the effective damage of Tai Chi attribute skills.

However, this Tai Su world is also filled with a large amount of Xuanming Zhenqi, which can be used to Profound Nether Escape Technique. At the same time, there is also a large amount of baleful energy to replenish the Gui Xu Nascent Soul. To put it bluntly, if the opponent's first sneak attack did not cause any damage, then Li Fan can continue to use his escape technique, keeping this vicious wolf hanging for a whole night, and then simply wake up and escape back to the Taiji Realm.

But the problem is, if this wolf god performs this act every night, will he still be able to cultivate Moon Worship?

Fortunately, besides escape techniques, Li Fan also possessed the Thousand-Faced Immortal's Dao Body. After struggling for a while, Li Fan couldn't discern any other threatening moves from the demonic wolf besides its pounces, claw attacks, and spitting out two mouthfuls of black ice and evil fire. It certainly didn't know any lightning techniques either, so the Thousand-Faced Immortal's Dao Body should provide some defensive effect.

Moreover, Li Fan now possesses the new technique of the Blood Infant and the old technique of the Crimson Eyes between his brows, so he doesn't take this demon god seriously at all. After probing and testing for a while, and consuming a wisp of demonic fire to confirm that his immortal body could withstand it, Li Fan feigned exhaustion and inability to continue using his escape technique. He then turned around and pounced, using his immortal body and Ghost Hand to fight the demon wolf!

You know what, this beast is quite formidable. The black ice shards protecting its body are similar to the black skin of Li Fan, who is now an immortal. Both are polymers of evil energy existing in the form of solid ice shards. This substance can not only effectively defend against physical attacks, but even if Li Fan attacks with his Ghost Hand, he can only shatter the outer layer of black ice, but cannot damage the beast bones underneath.

Moreover, it seems that this kind of Fiery Ice has a very low ignition point, and it will automatically burn in the icy and snowy world. The black flames formed are like an energy shield, which can resist the damage of Daoist techniques based on the Nine Qi.

Moreover, it produces a large amount of malevolent energy after burning. If magical treasures and artifacts of the Taiji Realm fall into this malevolent fire, they will definitely be burned by the polluted flames. It is extremely effective against ordinary Taiji Xian Dao cultivators.

If Li Fan hadn't also possessed a fire-retardant coating with the same evil energy attribute, he would have been burned to ashes by the flames after a few exchanges with this demonic beast.

Fortunately, although this demonic wolf had reached the Transformation Stage, it was still a beast of the demonic class. It was just lucky that it had somehow evolved into Non-Thing that was half demonic energy and half spiritual energy. Its actual abilities were just so-so, and it didn't think much when fighting. It didn't think carefully about how Li Fan could fight it for half a day while being burned by demonic fire.

Blinded by hatred and rage, and relying on the boundless power of the demon god, it relentlessly attacked and tore at Li Fan. Li Fan feigned an opening and was struck, falling into the ice. The demon wolf, thinking it had won a great victory, pounced and pinned Li Fan under its claws to prevent his escape. Then, it brazenly brought its head close, opened its mouth right in front of Li Fan, and gathered a ball of black ice and demonic fire in its throat, ready to spew it forth!

Seizing the opportunity, Li Fan glared with his Crimson Eyes and swept a beam of rainbow light, severing the demonic wolf's neck! The out-of-control demonic fire exploded, shattering the ice layer on the wolf's body, severing half of the demonic wolf's neck, and breaking off its head, which hung beside it, revealing the neck bone beneath the ice armor!

The wolf didn't react at all, because as one head exploded, the other head suddenly rolled its eyes back and it fainted!

Yes, Li Fan deliberately created an opening to make his move because the Blood Infant had successfully infiltrated and connected with the Demon Wolf's primordial spirit! Although it was still Divine Transformation Demon God with two heads, and could only be controlled temporarily, it was enough for now!

Seizing the opportunity, Li Fan roared and forcefully tore open the wolf's claws in front of him. Then, he dashed into the wolf's exposed neck! His Crimson Eyes shone like swords, blazing wildly. His Ghost Hand unleashed its full power, tearing through everything in its path. He charged straight into the demon's belly, wreaking havoc and destroying its heart, lungs, chest, abdomen, and all its physical components, causing them to burst apart and bleed profusely!

That's right! In the Tai Su World, Li Fan, who can fully unleash his full power, is tearing apart a demon god at the Transformation Stage!

Admittedly, with his current strength, he cannot shatter the demon god's physical body from the outside. However, he can use the control of the Blood Infant to seize the opportunity when the opponent is unable to defend, use the effect of the Crimson Eyes to restrain the opponent, and unleash his full combat power to deal tons of damage to the Divine Transformation Demon!

The disintegration of the Dao body caused the Demon God's primordial spirit to collapse even further! The Demon Wolf finally became afraid! It let out a furious howl, violently shaking its head, and actually smashed into an iceberg, even biting off half of its drooping head from its neck, forcibly abandoning the Dao body and expelling the blood infant from its body! At the same time, it reached out with its claws and disemboweled itself! Pulling Li Fan, along with a large pile of beast bones and ice crystals, out of its body! The gecko severed its tail, howled, and leaped into the icy sea, escaping!

Li Fan didn't pursue. He was a master of subduing all kinds of demons Non-Thing, and naturally knew that to subdue such a powerful monster, the key was to use his Crimson Eyes to keep an eye on it and destroy its core to inflict fatal damage. Otherwise, he could only temporarily injure the opponent's body. If there were no sealing seals or calamities around it, the guy could still escape if he wanted to.

Of course, this is only a temporary escape.

Li Fan had already recorded the wolf's Divine Sense using the Gu Guan Method, and the Blood Infant also had a residual clone lurking within the wolf's primordial spirit, ready to strike again at any time. That's enough for today; we'll fight it again tomorrow night.

After all, the other party invited him to their hideout first, so it wouldn't be polite not to reciprocate.

So Li Fan wasn't in a hurry to chase after them. He planned to set up another killing spree tomorrow to maximize his gains. For now, he would seize the time to devour and digest the beast bones and black ice left behind by the demonic wolf.

To his surprise, when he started eating, the system gave him another unexpected surprise!

'Upon activation of the "Knowledge" effect, the benefits gained from digesting Non-Thing are doubled. When like-minded individuals collaborate on enlightenment, both parties receive additional benefit bonuses.'

Li Fan realized that the Blood Infant was also devouring the wolf's head, and was forcibly cut off by the demon wolf to free a part of its primordial spirit from control!

A demonic wolf, Li Fan and the Blood Infant each ate their own, and they actually got double the bonus! If this isn't a surprise, what is?!

Li Fan was overjoyed. If it weren't for this reminder, he would have almost forgotten about this passive ability. With a head, a bunch of beast bones, and so much black ice, why not share it all!

So Li Fan swayed his body, and a bunch of heads sprouted from his shoulders, and the whole family joined in the feast.

Good heavens! Both Qiongqi and Gonggong, who possess Nascent Soul Stage level Dao bodies, can provide bonuses!

A wolf can get four times the profit bonus! And there are probably seventy-two of these useless, cough cough, Non-Thing snacks left in the north! How can we possibly miss this?

So Li Fan made a decision: he too would participate in the Northern Expedition! Let's go! Let the feast begin!