Meanwhile, outside the altar.
Feng Qingyun sat cross-legged in front of the black stone tablet, surrounded by cyan wind blades, fully absorbing the Feng Clan's inheritance.
His aura was rising, gradually approaching that of Sage from the Peak Quasi-Saint.
A dark pattern faintly emerged within the cyan wind blade, a sign that the Law of the Dao of Wind and Law of Darkness were beginning to merge.
"Soon..."
Feng Qingyun's lips curled slightly. "Give me just half an hour more, and I can completely refine the inheritance of the Feng Clan's ancestors."
"At that time..."
"What Lin Clan prince, what Wang Clan prodigy, they're all nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs."
"I, Feng Qingyun, am destined to sweep across the Archaic!"
He was plotting how to kill Lin Fan in the secret realm and restore face for the Feng Clan when a light voice reached his ears. "Oh, isn't this someone from the Feng Clan? Not bad inheritance, but your absorption speed is a bit slow."
Lin Fan, the imperial son of the Lin Clan?
Feng Qingyun suddenly opened his eyes and saw a figure in white standing in the distance, hands behind his back, looking at the black stone tablet in front of him with great interest.
" Lin Fan!"
Feng Qingyun's face darkened. "What do you want to do?!"
He is currently receiving the inheritance, and if it is interrupted, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Lin Fan smiled, a smirk playing on his lips. "Guess what I'm planning?"
Lin Fan withdrew his finger and said calmly, " Feng Qingyun, right? I remember the Feng Clan tried to kill me before, and the Feng Clan patriarch even sent Great Emperor to intercept me, right?"
He grinned. "Then I'll collect some interest on this debt today."
Waiting for Feng Qingyun to make a move wouldn't suit his villainous character; he'd take the initiative!
Before he finished speaking, Lin Fan's figure had already disappeared from the spot, transforming into a golden streak of light as the Golden Peng Extreme Speed!
"You brat, how dare you!"
Feng Qingyun was shocked and hurriedly activated the cyan wind blade to force it back, but that momentary lapse in attention caused a break in the inheritance.
"Buzz!"
The cyan runes on the stone tablet dimmed for a moment, and Feng Qingyun's aura faltered slightly. He failed to complete his final breakthrough. The threshold of the Mid Quasi-Saint was right in front of him, but he was abruptly interrupted.
"You're asking for it!"
Feng Qingyun roared, and the azure wind blade suddenly swelled, transforming into a giant wind blade ten zhang long, tearing through the void and slashing down towards Lin Fan!
"He's just a junior at the Purple Mansion Realm, yet he dares to disrupt my acceptance of the inheritance!"
The wind blade carried the full power of Early Quasi-Saint, enough to kill an ordinary Sage. Feng Qingyun was extremely confident in his ability to strike.
Clearly, he was unaware that the ancient freak Golden-Winged Great Peng, Jin Yu, had perished at Lin Fan's hands.
Even if he knew, he wouldn't care!
He received a portion of the inheritance, causing his strength to surge! Although the inheritance was interrupted and his aura was still somewhat unstable, he was still not afraid of Lin Fan!
However...
Buzz!
Lin Fan simply raised his right hand and casually pointed out.
A jet-black sword light burst forth from his fingertips, illuminating the sky. Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Technique, and the sword light collided with the wind blades!
"Laugh!"
The wind blade broke, just like a piece of paper being sliced by scissors; it was easily cut in half by that hair-thin sword light!
Two cyan wind blades grazed past Lin Fan's sides and exploded behind him with a bang, the aftershocks stirring up a sky full of debris, but they didn't even lift the hem of Lin Fan's clothes.
"What?!"
Feng Qingyun's pupils contracted as she stared at Lin Fan in disbelief.
Although he only used 70% of his power in that attack, it was still Quasi-Saint level law power. Given his monstrous talent, even Sage would perish. How could it be easily countered by a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator with a casual flick of his finger?
"You..."
A sudden warning arose in Feng Qingyun. He abruptly turned to the side, and a cyan wind blade condensed into a wind shield in front of him.
But Lin Fan had already appeared beside him, throwing a punch. Chaos Qi condensed on his fist, carrying an unstoppable force of laws.
Hunyuan Fist, five times the critical hit rate!
boom!
The wind shield shattered, and the force of the fist penetrated through his body. Feng Qingyun was sent flying, crashing through the black stone tablet behind him, smashing through several stone pillars, and finally embedding himself in a mountain wall.
"Puff!"
Feng Qingyun coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale.
He struggled to climb out of the mountain wall, half of his robe torn, cracks appearing on the blue Law of the Dao of Wind on his arm. Looking at Lin Fan, fear appeared in his eyes for the first time.
"This is still the Purple Mansion Realm?!"
Feng Qingyun exclaimed incredulously, "Wait, how do you possess the supernatural powers of the Golden-Winged Peng Clan? What kind of monster are you?"
"You know Jin Yu, right? I just killed him!"
"You ancient freaks are all just a bunch of braggarts, aren't you? You're all as weak as chickens!"
Lin Fan's lips curled into a smile, and he transformed into a golden light, chasing after the pursuer.
Feng Qingyun gritted his teeth, and the azure Law of the Dao of Wind circulated rapidly around his body. He suddenly stood up and shouted!
Wind Escape... Traceless for a Thousand Li!
He felt that Lin Fan wasn't just bluffing, and he also felt a deadly sense of threat.
His figure instantly transformed into a wisp of green smoke, carried away by the wind and disappearing into the distance. His speed was so great that even the void left behind a green afterimage. This was the Feng Clan's secret escape technique!
"Tsk, they're fast."
Lin Fan looked in the direction where the azure afterimage disappeared, shook his head, seemingly somewhat disappointed, and didn't intend to give chase. The Feng Clan freak wouldn't cause any trouble in the short term...
[Ding! The host interrupted Feng Qingyun's inheritance, causing his breakthrough to fail. This is consistent with villainous behavior. You have gained 20,000 Villain Points.]
[Ding! The host has decisively defeated Feng Qingyun, gaining 20,000 Villain Points.]
Lin Fan glanced at the system panel and was quite satisfied. "Not bad, this wasn't a loss."
He looked again at the shattered black stone tablet on the ground, the remaining cyan runes and dark patterns on it were broken beyond recognition.
Not interested at all
My main purpose was to annoy the Feng Clan...
The next moment, he flashed and headed towards the core area.
Along the way, Lin Fan discovered the corpses of countless prodigies, including human cultivators, Demon Race, and other races...
There were also a few cultivators whose auras were only slightly weaker than Jin Yu's; they seemed to be ancient freaks from some clan.
They were so strong, yet their deaths were all bizarre. Their bodies were withered, their blood and soul drained, as if their life force had been devoured by something.
Even stranger, a faint trace of dark aura remained on their wounds. This aura was different from the ordinary Dark Matter in the secret realm; it was purer and more aggressive, like the claw marks left by some living creature.
"It wasn't the man in the black robes who did it..."
Lin Fan stopped and looked deeper into the core area. His Double Pupils slowly opened, and chaotic energy flowed within them. Through layers of Dark Matter, he saw a blurry black figure standing on a broken stone pillar, facing away from him.
The dark figure seemed to be watching him.
Despite the great distance between them, the two seemed to exchange a fleeting glance.
The dark figure seemed to chuckle, then turned and vanished into the depths of the Dark Matter. Lin Fan then felt a faint sense of being watched, which disappeared as well.
"Interesting."
Lin Fan withdrew his gaze. "This secret realm is hiding quite a few interesting characters. One mysterious man in black robes wasn't enough, and now there's another one..."