Sword Master was furious: You actually dared to agree to this?! Sword Master appeared!

"Brother Mo... Brother Mo?!"

"You've broken through to Void Tempering?!"

Li Fan stared wide-eyed at Lin Mo, who walked out of the Void Realm crack, his voice trembling as if he had witnessed a miracle.

"Oh, not really."

"It's just that my strength is comparable to Void Tempering."

Lin Mo patted the non-existent dust from his sleeves, speaking with an air of nonchalance.

"…"

Li Fan was utterly dumbfounded, his mind buzzing.

Just strength comparable to Void Tempering?

Brother, do you even hear yourself? Is that even human language?

Without the support of a Realm, relying solely on strength to contend with a Void Tempering mighty expert?

This is much more terrifying than actually breaking through, isn't it?!

"Yo, Xiao Fan."

"After a few days, your strength has also greatly improved!"

Lin Mo ignored Li Fan's ghost-like expression. He merely glanced at him and saw through Li Fan's current Realm.

"Qi Refining Seventh Level... not bad, very fast progress."

"…"

"Brother Mo... please stop teasing me."

Li Fan forced a smile uglier than crying, his face filled with bitterness.

"Compared to you, who went from Nascent Soul strength directly to Void Tempering in a few days..."

"My meager improvement isn't even a fraction of yours!"

"I... I really can't face anyone."

He had just regained confidence with Sword Elder's encouragement, believing that if he worked hard, he could one day see Lin Mo's back.

But now, with Lin Mo's display of tearing the Void Realm, his Dao Heart... *crack*, split again!

And this time, it shattered even more thoroughly, into countless pieces!

"Hey, Xiao Fan, don't belittle yourself."

Seeing Li Fan looking so disheartened, as if he was about to jump off a cliff, Lin Mo stepped forward and heavily patted his shoulder.

"I'm different from you; you don't need to compare yourself to me."

"I'm serious."

Lin Mo's words were truly heartfelt.

But in his heart, he couldn't help but wildly complain!

Are you kidding... comparing yourself to me, little brother, how desperate are you?

Your cultivation was painstakingly Cultivated bit by bit, belonging to the "hard-working type" that was Innate inferior.

And me?

I get carried while lying down, belonging to the unreasonable "cheat type."

We're not even on the same track, what are you comparing yourself to me with?

Isn't this just asking for abuse?

"Brother Mo, you don't have to comfort me."

"I also know... I'm not qualified to compare myself to you..."

Li Fan sighed, his eyes dim, and his whole being exuded a strong sense of dejection.

"Cough cough, that's not what I meant."

"You misunderstood."

Lin Mo looked at him in this state, feeling somewhat helpless.

Why is this kid so fond of overthinking things?

"Forget it... let's drop this topic; the more we discuss it, the worse it gets."

Lin Mo waved his hand, his expression turning serious as he began to talk about business.

"Xiao Fan, I suddenly came to find you this time because there's a very important matter I want to discuss with you."

"Discuss something?"

Upon hearing that Lin Mo had serious business, Li Fan instantly shed his decadent appearance, his expression becoming solemn.

"Brother Mo, tell me, I'm listening."

No matter how weak he was, if Brother Mo needed something, he would do it even if it cost him his life!

"Alright, then I'll get straight to the point!"

Facing Li Fan, his good brother, Lin Mo didn't beat around the bush like he did with Gu Zhiyun,

nor did he hesitate to speak like he did with Su Qinghan.

He went straight to the point, explaining the Opportunity and its implications in detail.

A moment later.

After listening to Lin Mo's narration, Li Fan fell into a brief silence.

He digested the massive amount of information for a while, then looked up, his gaze burning as he confirmed to Lin Mo, word by word:

"Brother Mo, you mean..."

"As long as I agree to you and sign that contract,"

"My Comprehension Ability and Cultivation speed will unconditionally increase by 60%?"

"Is that what you mean?"

"Exactly, you understand it very thoroughly."

Lin Mo nodded, affirming.

"Alright, Brother Mo."

Li Fan took a deep breath, a determined expression on his face.

"I agree!"

"Ah?"

This time, it was Lin Mo's turn to be stunned.

He blinked, looking at Li Fan with some surprise.

"You've... decided already?!"

"Are you not going to... consider it more?"

"This is entrusting your life to me!"

Lin Mo had prepared a bellyful of persuasive words,

and even thought about how to debate with the Old Grandfather inside Li Fan.

But what happened?

Good heavens, Li Fan agreed so readily right after he finished speaking?

Why were they all so trusting of him?

It made him a little embarrassed.

"No need to consider."

Li Fan shook his head, smiling frankly.

"For me, entrusting my life to Brother Mo is no restriction at all."

"After all, if it weren't for your timely rescue, I would have died at Zhang Han's hands or in Hidden Dragon Valley long ago."

"My life was saved by you, so what's wrong with entrusting it to you now?"

"Moreover..."

Li Fan was about to continue expressing his loyalty, but before he could finish,

a furious roar exploded deep within his mind!

"Kid! Are you crazy?!"

"How dare you agree to anything?!"

Sword Elder couldn't sit still anymore.

He was still shocked by Lin Mo's mysterious and unfathomable methods,

but then he turned around and heard his foolish disciple was about to sell himself!

"Do you know what it means for your life and death to be controlled by someone else?!"

"It means that even if you become a Great Emperor in the future, you might not be able to escape this restriction!"

"Your life and death will always be at his whim!"

"You actually agreed to this slave contract so readily?!"

"Has your brain been kicked by a donkey?!"

Sword Elder was practically going insane with anger.

Although he thought highly of Lin Mo and wanted Li Fan to latch onto him for development.

But that didn't mean he was willing to let his successor become someone else's slave!

The nature of it was completely different!

"Sword Elder, I understand."

Facing Sword Elder's roar, Li Fan calmly responded in his mind.

"But I don't care."

"Not to mention Brother Mo's great kindness to me; if not for him, I wouldn't exist today."

"Moreover, I trust Brother Mo's character."

"Didn't he say? The reason for this restriction is that this Opportunity involves his greatest secret."

"I can understand!"

"You understand my ass!"

Sword Elder couldn't help but curse.

"Sword Elder, don't be angry."

Li Fan continued to persuade him calmly:

"Elder, just think, as long as I accept this Opportunity, my Cultivation speed and Comprehension Ability can increase by a full 60%!"

"You, old man, should be clearer than me about what that concept means, right?"

"Didn't you always complain that my Comprehension Ability wasn't enough and that I was too slow to comprehend Sword Intent?"

"With this, wouldn't I be able to become stronger faster and help you reshape your Physical Body sooner?"

"…"

Upon hearing these words, Sword Elder instantly fell silent.

As a former Saint, he naturally knew better than anyone what "a 60% increase in Comprehension Ability" meant.

It was a Heaven-Defying Opportunity that could turn a mediocre person into a Genius, and a Genius into a Prodigy!

If Lin Mo's words were true, then the value of this Opportunity would even far exceed a complete Emperor Scripture!

To obtain this Opportunity, paying the price of freedom... perhaps... it wasn't unacceptable?

After all, there's a saying: "If one learns the Dao in the morning, one may die in the evening without regret!"

However, he still had some doubts.

Does Lin Mo truly possess such incredible means?

Or is this just a bait?

Seeing Li Fan's words suddenly stop halfway, his expression constantly changing,

Lin Mo wasn't surprised; he had long guessed that the Old Grandfather inside Li Fan would jump out to object.

So, he smiled and said meaningfully:

"No rush... Xiao Fan."

"This is a big matter after all; you can think about it more and discuss it more with your... elder."

"Okay, Brother Mo."

Li Fan subconsciously nodded.

But the next second, he suddenly reacted, stiffening.

"Wait... uh... discuss?"

"El... elder?!"

He looked up in astonishment at Lin Mo.

He found the other party smiling, with a half-smile, quietly watching him.

That gaze seemed to have already seen through everything.

"Alas..."

Just then, a sigh filled with helplessness and vicissitude echoed in Li Fan's mind.

"It seems... he had long seen through my existence."

"This kid... is indeed unfathomable."

Sword Elder's voice was filled with complexity.

He thought he was well-hidden, but unexpectedly, in the eyes of others, he was like someone without clothes, with no secrets to speak of.

"So be it."

"Since I've been discovered, there's nothing to hide anymore."

"To prevent you, kid, from being completely scammed, I'll personally come out and have a good talk with him!"

"Talk?" Li Fan was stunned: "How do we talk?"

Before he could react.

Buzz!

A strange fluctuation emanated from the iron sword in his arms.

Immediately after, a slightly ethereal figure, yet emanating an ancient aura,

appeared directly beside the two of them!