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Chapter 155 - 0152: It Exploded, It Really Exploded

Chapter 155: Chapter 0152: It Exploded, It Really Exploded

Next morning, at dawn.

Lin Fan opened his eyes, greeted by Chun Mei and Qiu Dong’s considerate care—washing his face, rinsing his mouth, and a well-prepared breakfast.

The rest he got last night was excellent.

The two beautiful demon girls had wanted to share his bed, but he turned them down—not because he wasn’t tempted or lacked courage, but because a relationship without mutual emotions was no different from buying cheap thrills.

After all, he was someone who valued purity and self-restraint.

So, he could only refuse.

Such joyous and warm moments are always fleeting, and the time for goodbyes soon arrived.

At the entrance of the old residence.

"Thank you for hosting me; I’m very satisfied. If there’s a chance, I’ll return to visit you again. However, remember—don’t harm people. Not everyone is as understanding and reasonable as I am. I’d hate to see this place reduced to rubble the next time I come by," Lin Fan said as he took his leave, though his hands couldn’t resist stroking Chun Mei and Qiu Dong’s soft, tender hands.

Even during farewells, it seems he couldn’t pass up on a chance to take advantage.

"Yes, yes, young master, rest assured. We absolutely won’t be bad demons. From now on, we’ll turn over a new leaf," the old woman said, her voice trembling. She had been utterly terrified by Lin Fan. Knowing her old and unattractive appearance meant she’d bear the blame for any trouble, how could she not fear?

Lin Fan laughed and said, "Don’t worry, old lady, I’m not that kind of person. Besides, you should feel lucky that you don’t carry anything I want."

Their loot was pretty poor.

Aside from that century-old mana that was mildly interesting...

Everything else was dirt poor.

He thought of an old cultivation technique he had stumbled upon ages ago called the ’Gathering Technique.’ Even though he had mastered it, he still couldn’t bring himself to use such an aggressive method.

The old woman, thoroughly uneasy, didn’t understand what Lin Fan was implying.

But as long as there was no immediate threat, she could finally feel at ease.

The yellow-robed cultivator hadn’t slept a wink all night. He didn’t have Lin Fan’s nonchalant demeanor—how could anyone possibly sleep in demon territory?

"Fellow cultivator, our duty as cultivators is to eradicate demons and uphold the Dao. Sparing them will leave behind untold future disasters!" the yellow-robed cultivator argued, clearly believing the demons needed to be killed.

His words immediately drew a glare from the old woman.

This cultivator had been itching to kill them all along. He was truly excessive.

Lin Fan replied, "I must say, you’re a ruthless one. We stayed here overnight, and now you want to kill them first thing in the morning? Too cold-blooded. Let’s just leave already."

He genuinely couldn’t understand how the yellow-robed cultivator thought this way.

These demons had worked tirelessly throughout the night, clearly exhausted, and yet he wanted to slay them without a second thought. Such unfeeling behavior.

"Fellow Daoist, I..." The yellow-robed cultivator tried to say more, but Lin Fan dragged him away before he could finish.

...

"Mother, they’ve gone far now; let’s go back," Chun Mei said reluctantly, staring at Lin Fan’s departing figure until it disappeared from sight, before finally turning back.

The old woman shot her a glare. "You little tramp! You’ve just met him, and you’re already pining for him. This place isn’t safe; we should move as soon as possible."

From last night till now, the events had felt like an emotional rollercoaster for the old woman—one twist after another, without a single moment to catch her breath.

As for that human who claimed he would come back someday...

Forget it.

She decided to take the two girls and run far away, never daring to welcome guests again.

Too dangerous.

Who could predict the true nature of their next visitor?

Kunyu Mountain, deep in the forest.

"Lin Daoist, I can’t fathom your reasoning, but demons cannot be trusted. They mustn’t be allowed to live; any encounter should end with their deaths," Huang Daoquan declared, still unconvinced about sparing the demon trio.

Lin Fan couldn’t help but feel Huang Daoquan must have a deep-seated grudge against demons. "If, in the future, you find out your wife is a demon, would you kill her?"

"Impossible. That kind of thing would never happen," Huang Daoquan promptly denied, dismissing the idea outright.

"Don’t dismiss it so quickly. Imagine you didn’t know at first, and only found out later that she’s a demon. What would you do then?" Lin Fan asked. It was a challenging and thought-provoking scenario, and he was curious to see how Huang Daoquan would respond.

"Kill her. If a demon approaches, it must be for some hidden motive. Only by slaying the demon can all ends be tied up," Huang Daoquan answered without hesitation or doubt.

Wow! Heartless!

And super cruel.

Lin Fan saw no value in dwelling on such a heavy topic with Huang Daoquan; their conversation likely wouldn’t lead anywhere productive.

Through idle chatter, Lin Fan learned that Huang Daoquan was from a small sect.

The Heavenly Talisman Sect.

His current journey was to head to a spirit vein location to check on his fellow apprentices, who had been sent there to mine, and find out how they were doing.

"What spirit vein are you talking about?" Lin Fan asked. He had a sneaking suspicion about the location but decided to confirm it anyway.

Huang Daoquan replied, "A spirit vein discovered by Ye Zhen Tian of the Taiwu Immortal Sect. Many disciples from the Heavenly Talisman Sect have been brought there for some time now. I left the mountain to check on their situation."

After pausing for a moment, as if recalling something, he added, "For an Immortal Dao Sect as prestigious as Taiwu Immortal Sect to engage in such oppressive acts—it’s truly disgraceful."

Huang Daoquan held no favorable impressions of the Taiwu Immortal Sect.

Lin Fan felt awkward. How could he possibly tell Huang Daoquan, *"Actually, I’m from the Taiwu Immortal Sect. My mother is the Supreme Elder of the sect, I hold a relatively high status, and even I can’t stand Ye Zhen Tian.*"

But after thinking it over, he decided to keep quiet.

For someone as low-key as himself...

It would feel just a little too awkward to reveal his background.

Lin Fan intended to leave this place with Huang Daoquan. He found Kunyu Mountain disappointing; though he had encountered some Great Demons, he wasn’t strong enough to deal with them, and the smaller demons were almost too considerate to harm.

*If only I’d run into some truly wicked demons,* he thought.

Then there’d be no hesitation—he’d pick up his blade and start the fight.

Now that Huang Daoquan was heading to the spirit vein, Lin Fan considered it for a moment. If Ye Zhen Tian had discovered the spirit vein and was mining it with full force, he’d undoubtedly treasure it immensely. If someone messed with it, Ye Zhen Tian would undoubtedly fly into a rage, perhaps willing to step onto the Life and Death Platform with him.

Once on that platform, life and death wouldn’t be up to Ye Zhen Tian anymore.

Hmm.

Maybe this was a feasible plan.

"Yes, absolutely disgraceful. That Ye Zhen Tian is despicable, shameless, underhanded, and treacherous. How could someone stoop to such lows? Truly humiliating!" Lin Fan echoed Huang Daoquan’s sentiment, thoroughly lambasting Ye Zhen Tian.

Huang Daoquan sighed. "What a pity. He’s a True Disciple of Taiwu Immortal Sect, while we’re merely from small sects. How could we dare anger him? Even if we’re resentful, we can only bury it deep in our hearts."

"But, fellow Daoist, you must be careful not to let anyone else hear what you just said. If word reaches Ye Zhen Tian’s ears, you’ll be in big trouble."

Though Huang Daoquan agreed with Lin Fan’s criticism of Ye Zhen Tian, he still cautioned against saying such things in public. Otherwise, it could lead to endless problems.

"Don’t worry. Ye Zhen Tian is nothing; I don’t take him seriously. Fellow Daoist, relax. Since you’re heading to the spirit vein, I’ll accompany you on your journey," Lin Fan offered.

He wanted to go there to assess the situation himself. His goals for this trip were simple.

Visit the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, then return to Jiangdu City to check on his fifteen underlings.

Now that someone from the spirit vein had crossed his path, he didn’t mind tagging along for a look.

Taiwu Immortal Sect.

Lin Fan had been gone for a few days. Wei You wasn’t worried, merely feeling a hint of helplessness. With a high-grade Dao Armor protecting him, as long as he didn’t venture into forbidden, dangerous areas, there was no way he’d find himself in harm’s way.

The Sect Leader of the Immortal Dao Sect wouldn’t trouble him either, not after discovering the Four Saints Regalia he was wearing.

So his safety was assured.

Ye Zhen Tian, on the other hand, felt a rare sense of relief upon hearing of Lin Fan’s departure. With that brat around, his days were never comfortable. He had even considered sending people to eliminate him secretly.

But then he’d think better of it.

That kid’s mother was the Supreme Elder of the sect. How could she not equip him with treasures? The items granted by a True Immortal surely weren’t something Ye Zhen Tian could easily contend with.

Suppressing his killing intent...

He devoted himself fully to cultivation.

The competition for True Disciple status was fierce; it was far from simple. And recently, a message from Kunxu Palace had come through—demons were tunneling through the cemetery to establish the Demon Path, and powerful demons had already started to descend.

This was not good news.

Once a war with the demons began, the True Disciples couldn’t avoid involvement.

While it was hard to predict exactly when the demons would emerge, the threat was clear. Major sects naturally wouldn’t let their guards down.

...

At the spirit vein.

After several days of travel, Lin Fan and Huang Daoquan left Kunyu Mountain and arrived at the spirit vein discovered by Ye Zhen Tian.

"Such dense spiritual energy! The birth of a spirit vein has even changed the surrounding spiritual energy concentration," Lin Fan noted.

They were now in the midst of a solitary mountain. Though the mountain wasn’t large, its towering trees had grown lush and vibrant, seemingly imbued with a unique spirituality. Even the wild grasses appeared unnatural—all signs of being nourished by abundant spiritual energy.

Huang Daoquan explained, "That’s to be expected. With the spirit vein unearthed, the accumulated spiritual energy naturally spreads out. Cultivating here would undoubtedly yield twice the results for half the effort. But for my fellow apprentices who were called here to mine, this is fraught with danger."

"The spirit vein lies deep underground—a sealed, airless environment where spiritual energy accumulates densely. When mining starts, it destabilizes the spirit stones, creating a risk of spiritual energy explosions. This is something most people aren’t aware of, but Ye Zhen Tian definitely knows. He’s been recruiting disciples from smaller sects to dig the spirit vein because he understands the risks. If disciples from Taiwu Immortal Sect were to die in the vein, the consequences for him would be severe, but the deaths of small sect disciples go unnoticed."

Lin Fan was momentarily stunned by Huang Daoquan’s revelations.

He hadn’t known mining a spirit vein carried such dangers before.

Previously, he had assumed it was simply due to a lack of manpower that Ye Zhen Tian had been constantly recruiting small sect disciples. Now, it seemed Ye Zhen Tian’s schemes were even more devious.

BOOM!

As the two chatted, a deafening boom erupted from the distance.

The two exchanged quick glances.

Huang Daoquan exclaimed, "That’s an energy explosion! I can’t believe it..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he took off running toward the source of the sound.

Lin Fan didn’t say much and followed close behind. Suddenly, a startling realization hit him—wherever he went, chaos would inevitably follow.

What on earth was going on?

Could it really be as he suspected?

Was Lin Fan nothing more than a walking calamity magnet?

Whatever the truth, one thing was certain: Ye Zhen Tian was screwed this time.

When they reached the site...

The spirit vein was already in ruins. People were fleeing from its tunnels, shouting as they ran.

"It exploded!"

"The spirit vein exploded!"