Xiao Yan's intention is also for you to take this opportunity to infiltrate the area, and while investigating the Holy Son's background, it would be best if you could also seize the Spirit Weapon.
But what I mean is, if you haven't reached the Second Rank, I won't agree to let you go. Although you are Spirit Master and your overall strength is extraordinary, the Zhou Family Secret Realm is full of experts and dangers. Without revealing your Psychic Power, your strength as Late-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist will still be in great danger.
Conversely, if you can break through to the Second Rank, it's still worth a trip. I don't expect you to seize Spirit Weapon or find out anything about the Holy Son, but I do hope you can improve your strength in the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm. You should know that the Zhou Family, as a major family within Fortress No. 1, has a cultivation secret realm with spiritual energy far superior to anything outside."
After hearing these words, Jiang Fan fell into deep thought.
He doesn't need to worry about abundant spiritual energy for now, because his cultivation method is different from others.
He was quite interested in that S-Rank Spirit Weapon, though.
This is Spirit Weapon! It's far superior to Mortal-Rank Alloy.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask, "If I obtain Spirit Weapon, do I need to hand it over?"
The Crazy Old Man raised an eyebrow. "What do you need Spirit Weapon for? You can't use it with your strength."
"Just because I can't use it now doesn't mean I won't be able to use it in the future," Jiang Fan said.
"In the future? Who knows? Not just anyone can wield the Spirit Weapon of that Holy Lord of the Church of Justice."
Jiang Fan frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"You need to understand that the reason Spirit Weapon are called Spirit Weapon is because they are different from Mortal-Rank Alloy weapons. This is because they possess their own spirituality, and not just anyone can use them. I once had a Spirit Weapon myself, and the first thing I did after obtaining it was to refine it with my blood. Therefore, the Spirit Weapon I use is not something that others can use at will. Of course, it can be forcibly used, but it will not be able to exert its original effect."
No sooner had the Crazy Old Man finished speaking than he saw Jiang Fan come to his bedside, lie down on the floor, and reach under the bed to search for something.
"What are you doing?"
Jiang Fan said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Looking for Spirit Weapon? Didn't you say you once had an S-Rank Spirit Weapon? If you have one, why would you go to a place like that? It's dangerous enough, but it's also a thankless task."
Given Jiang Fan's opportunistic and cowardly nature, the Crazy Old Man suddenly realized that it was a good thing that Jiang Fan didn't acknowledge him as his master. If word got out and those old guys found out that he had taken such a scoundrel as his disciple, wouldn't they lose all face?
"Don't bother looking for it, I've already destroyed that Spirit Weapon."
One sentence stopped Jiang Fan in his tracks; his tone was filled with disbelief and a hint of anger.
"That's an S-Rank Spirit Weapon, you think you can just let it drop like that? That's a priceless treasure, even if you don't want it, you could sell it for a billionaire."
Stared at by Jiang Fan with such a gaze, the Crazy Old Man felt as if he were some kind of spoiled brat, and judging from Jiang Fan's tone, it was as if he had squandered something of Jiang Fan's.
Thinking of this, the Crazy Old Man couldn't help but twitch his lips violently.
Jiang Fan sat back down at the table with a disappointed look. He had originally decided not to go to the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm after hearing the Crazy Old Man mention an S-Rank Spirit Weapon, but now he still wanted to go.
"You still haven't answered my question from earlier: if I obtain Spirit Weapon in the Zhou Family Secret Realm, am I required to hand it over?"
The Crazy Old Man rolled his eyes dramatically before finally speaking.
"According to procedure, if you obtain something this valuable, you should naturally hand it over."
At this point, he changed the subject, "But if no one saw you take the Spirit Weapon while you were in the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm, who would know you took it?"
Hearing the Crazy Old Man say that, Jiang Fan's eyes gleamed with determination.
"But--"
The Crazy Old Man then changed the subject again, "I'll say it again: if your strength hasn't reached the Second Rank in three months, I won't allow you to go. Xiao Yan agrees."
Jiang Fan smiled. "Don't worry, I'm definitely going this time."
Upon hearing this, the Crazy Old Man paused slightly, his old eyes fixed on the boy in front of him.
"What do you mean? You're not telling me you've already broken through to the Second Rank, are you?"
Jiang Fan did not answer, but stood up, circulated his qi and blood, and threw a punch.
The force of the punch, delivered without reservation, distorted and warped the air in front of it, eventually tearing it apart to create a brief vacuum.
He pulled back his fist, and the surging blood and qi calmed down.
Jiang Fan turned around and saw the Crazy Old Man standing there dumbfounded.
He smirked. "So? Can I go now?"
Seeing his smug look, the Crazy Old Man kicked him out of the room.
"Damn it, did this little brat cultivate by riding a rocket?"
The Crazy Old Man spouted a string of classical Chinese phrases, still reeling from the shock.
Two months ago, he was talking to Yan Tianyang, saying that three months later, after Jiang Fan entered the martial arts school to study cultivation, if he could break through to the Second Rank and reach the level of the Early-Stage Second Rank, he would let him enter the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm.
Unexpectedly, in just two months, Jiang Fan broke through from Late-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist to Middle-Stage Second Rank!
"No, I need to have a drink to calm my nerves."
After taking two gulps of wine from the bottle, the Crazy Old Man still couldn't calm down.
"Damn it! This kid is a monster!"
"Huh? I've got it."
The Crazy Old Man found a very good way to vent his anger, and immediately dialed Yan Tianyang's number.
"Haha, Xiao Yan, I have some good news for you."
Yan Tianyang was puzzled. Based on his understanding of the Crazy Old Man's past, his intuition told him that there might be a trap.
"Uh, can I not listen?"
"That won't do."
"..."
The Crazy Old Man laughed heartily and said, "Don't worry, there's absolutely no scam."
The more he said that, the less Yan Tianyang believed him.
The Crazy Old Man grinned and said, " Jiang Fan has broken through!"
Yan Tianyang, who was listening intently, was immediately shocked, then overjoyed.
"He broke through to the Early-Stage Second-Rank Martial Artist in just two months?!"
Although he believed Jiang Fan a rare genius and was confident that he could break through from Late-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist to Early-Stage Second-Rank Martial Artist in three months, there was a threshold between the First Rank and Second Rank, so he wasn't 100% certain that Jiang Fan could break through in three months.
However, at this moment, Master Li told him that Jiang Fan had already broken through, and it only took him two months!
This is absolutely unbelievable!
The Crazy Old Man was really eager to see Yan Tianyang's expression, so he switched the voice call to a video call.
Sure enough, he saw shock on Yan Tianyang's face.
At that moment, he thought to himself, "Live streaming is so much more entertaining!"
"No, no, no." The Crazy Old Man shook his head in front of the screen with his finger.
"He didn't break through to the Early-Stage Second-Rank Martial Artist, but rather the Middle-Stage Second Rank."