Meanwhile, somewhere in the void.
The dozens of Wang Clan figures traversing the void all wore dark expressions.
Someone asked, "Great Emperor, are we just going to swallow this insult?"
Great Emperor Chiyan snorted coldly. "How could we let this end here? The Wang Clan will remember this grudge! If the Lin Clan hadn't had the Immortal Annihilation Formation, they would have suffered a grievous blow this time, even if they weren't destroyed."
He hadn't expected Lin Fan to show such disregard for the Wang Clan.
Time and again, he had denied the Wang Clan face in public.
First, he had cost the Wang Clan a Late Great Emperor. Giving him a Sage Fruit hadn't been enough; he had opened his lion's maw and demanded an emperor-grade weapon.
The Wang Clan had truly lost all face this time.
The Wang Clan would secretly remember this grudge and repay it another day.
Just then, an aged voice rang in everyone's ears. "Oh? I'd like to see how you intend to destroy my Lin Clan."
"Who's there?!"
Everyone was shocked, especially Great Emperor Chiyan. A mighty Great Emperor like him had failed to detect anyone following them. A chill shot from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head!
An old man wreathed in death Qi had appeared before them at some unknown point and was watching them with a smile.
It was rather unnerving.
At the sight, Great Emperor Chiyan exclaimed in shock, "You're Great Emperor Virtue! How could... weren't you already..."
Before Great Emperor Chiyan could finish, Ancestor Virtue grinned and answered, "Dead? You actually believed the rumors out there? Hehe!"
Great Emperor Chiyan kept his expression composed, wanting to send word out and request help.
He had heard of this ruthless man's exploits.
A peak Great Emperor who struck viciously, targeting chrysanthemums exclusively! Who knew how many Great Emperors had fallen victim to his cruel hands?
He was actually still alive!
He wanted to send word out.
Ancestor Virtue said, "Hehe, trying to send a message? Too late. This ancestor of yours sealed off heaven and earth long ago!"
As he spoke, he chuckled and charged at Great Emperor Chiyan.
Immediately afterward, Great Emperor Chiyan's earth-shattering screams rang out within the sealed space.
Unfortunately, heaven and earth had been sealed off here. Otherwise, any cultivator who heard him would surely have shed tears.
A brilliant red flower bloomed in the void!
Lin Fan stood, patted the dust off his backside, and looked at Uncle Fu. "By the way, where is the Kun Sect?"
Uncle Fu replied, "Young Imperial Lord, we'll pass the Kun Sect on the way to the Primordial Chaos Realm."
It's on the way?
A smile appeared on Lin Fan's face. "I happen to be heading to the Primordial Chaos Realm too. Let's go. We'll visit the Kun Sect and meet Xiao Huohuo."
Lin Fan knew that the father and son's one-sided account wasn't necessarily true and couldn't be trusted completely.
Still, he knew the whereabouts of a son of fortune. If he wanted to act against Xiao Huohuo, he would also have a legitimate pretext. Villain Points delivered right to his door-he might as well take them!
"Wonderful! If the Young Imperial Lord intervenes, Xiao Huohuo won't escape even if he grows wings!"
Ji Changju and his son were overjoyed at this and knelt to Lin Fan as though thanking an emperor for his grace. With the Young Imperial Lord's promise, everything would be fine for the Kun Sect.
Lin Fan waved a hand and asked, "Do you have any news of him?"
Ji Changju said, "Yes! Our sect has put out a warrant for him. He's still in this province and hasn't fled far. Several Sage elders are hunting him down! We'll have news of him soon!"
With that, he was about to turn and leave.
Suddenly, a screen of light appeared before his eyes.
[Ding! Blasted Great Emperor Chiyan's chrysanthemum, causing his death. Villain Points from Ancestor Virtue's fierce protectiveness +10,000]
It brought Lin Fan to a halt, leaving him frozen in place. "Old Ghost Chiyan... died from getting his chrysanthemum blasted? Didn't he leave?"
After reading the screen clearly, Lin Fan couldn't help but rejoice, feeling utterly exhilarated.
After a moment of stunned silence, he quickly figured out what had happened. The ancestor must have secretly followed Great Emperor Chiyan after he left and given him a Thousand Years of Death.
Holy shit, are the ancestors really that ruthless?
But I like it!
Kek! Kek! Kek!
He didn't want a Great Emperor holding a grudge against him. Grudges should be repaid that very day; his death suited Lin Fan perfectly.
Somewhere in a cave.
A faint firelight flickered in the quiet, dim cave.
A closer look revealed that it came from a man sitting cross-legged inside. His eyes were tightly shut and his features were resolute. His upper body was bare, and though his frame was somewhat thin, the contours of his muscles brimmed with strength.
Had Ji Kun and his father been there, they would surely have cried out, "Xiao Huohuo?!"
This young man was none other than Xiao Huohuo, whom the Kun Sect and Lin Fan were looking for.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
Two flames danced around him, one a cold, ghostly white and the other blazing as fiercely as molten lava, like two little sprites.
His hands were clasped together, with a strange purple flame between them. He was clearly fusing it.
Had anyone been there, they would surely have exclaimed in shock.
Holy shit, Heavenly Flames?
Not one Heavenly Flame, but three whole Heavenly Flames had actually appeared on a mere Spirit Sea cultivator.
He actually dared to fuse three Heavenly Flames. Wasn't he afraid of dying?
Heavenly Flames born of heaven and earth were extremely precious.
Many powerful cultivators sought them in vain.
They were also a symbol of an alchemist's status. Even some Saint Realm alchemists, exalted as they were, had never possessed a single Heavenly Flame, yet this young man had two.
Had other alchemists without Heavenly Flames seen this, they would surely have shouted with reddened eyes, "You brat, you're squandering heaven's treasures!"
Suddenly, Xiao Huohuo's presence surged. He broke through from the Early Spirit Sea Realm to the Peak Spirit Sea Realm, and his eyes snapped open with a look of delight.
"I finally succeeded in fusing three Heavenly Flames!"
The preciousness of Heavenly Flames lay not only in their use for alchemy. They could also burn all things, and even many powerful cultivators were unwilling to come into contact with the slightest trace.
Yet Xiao Huohuo actually had two Heavenly Flames.
Still unsatisfied, he had even wanted to fuse a third Heavenly Flame. Most terrifyingly, he had succeeded! Who would believe it if word got out?
One could well imagine how insane this young man was.
Had Lin Fan seen this, he could only have said that he truly lived up to being a son of fortune. He really did have a tenacious life.
"Hahaha!"
"Excellent! As expected of the disciple I, Dan Chen, chose."
Who would have thought there was actually a second person in the cave besides Xiao Huohuo? An illusory figure drifted out of the jade pendant on Xiao Huohuo's chest. It was actually a remnant soul.
He was a middle-aged man with white hair and white robes.
One could tell that he had been extraordinarily handsome when young. He stood with his hands behind his back, laughing heartily, his eyes filled with mirth.
With his disciple amounting to something, the master was naturally proud.
Seeing Dan Chen appear, Xiao Huohuo looked delighted. He hurriedly stood and cupped his hands in a grateful salute. "Huo'er owes everything he has today to Master's guidance. Thank you, Master."
"Rest assured, Master. Huo'er will definitely reconstruct your body."
As he spoke, he looked at Dan Chen with determination. But then he saw that the illusory figure of the master who doted on him most, which had only just become much more substantial, had grown increasingly faint and ethereal again.
Xiao Huohuo couldn't help cursing inwardly, Damn the Kun Sect! Zhang San clearly failed to steal my Purple Blaze Flame and was devoured by it instead. Yet to obtain the Heavenly Flame, Zhang San's grandfather fabricated a charge that I had harmed a fellow disciple.
"One day, when I've achieved success in cultivation, I'll fight my way back and demand justice."
He had originally spent a great many natural treasures to restore much of his master's soul, only for this to happen.
In the end, he had killed Zhang San's grandfather, killed several elders who were in league with him, and gravely wounded the ancestor before escaping the Kun Sect. His master had expended far too much soul power for this, leaving him so weak.
"Master, I heard that behind the Kun Sect stands the supreme imperial Lin Clan!"
"It's fine. There's no need to worry, disciple. It's merely a tiny Kun Sect. The deaths of a few Sages won't reach the imperial Lin Clan's ears! Even if they do, it doesn't matter. The Lin Clan has vast holdings and won't concern itself with such matters."
"You're right, Master. If Huo'er had Master's help in this matter, I'm afraid he would have fallen at the Kun Sect!"
"Master, where are we going next?"
"The Primordial Chaos Realm!"
With that, Dan Chen returned to the jade pendant. Xiao Huohuo changed into a fresh robe and was about to head out of the cave when Dan Chen's voice rang in his ears.
"Not good! The Kun Sect's people have caught up!"