Jiang Wang, the best mentor in life

After restoring his Dantian and calming down, Chu Fan buried Ye Nantian.

He buried his Master under the shade of a tree on Qingyang Peak.

Afterward, he threw himself into Cultivation, determined to fulfill Ye Nantian's dying wish at all costs.

However, after Cultivating for two days, Chu Fan discovered something amiss.

"Why is the speed so slow?"

His current Cultivation speed was far lower than before.

Yet, both his Dantian and his Physique were significantly stronger than they had been originally.

But his Cultivation speed simply refused to increase at all.

Regarding this matter, Jiang Wang also felt very puzzled.

This person, who was the most adept at scheming within the Demonic Path, began to doubt whether his judgment had been wrong.

The Three Saints Sect was built upon a Spiritual Vein, so the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi far exceeded that of ordinary environments.

Not to mention that Chu Fan possessed a special Physique, and his Dantian had been repaired by Ye Nantian at the cost of his own life, so it would inevitably carry some characteristics of Star Power to assist him in his Cultivation.

After spending a whole day Cultivating with the assistance of Medicinal Pills, Chu Fan still hadn't made a Breakthrough to the Transcendent Realm.

At this rate, heaven knows when he would be able to return to his original cultivation level.

Sensing something was wrong, Jiang Wang placed his hand on Chu Fan and began to examine the trajectory of his spiritual power.

It didn't matter until he checked, but upon inspection, he discovered an anomaly.

The spiritual power that Chu Fan normally absorbed and converted from Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was only 30% left after circulating through his body once; the other 70% had vanished into thin air.

To be thorough, Jiang Wang had Chu Fan take a Medicinal Pill; however, once the pill was consumed, Chu Fan could only refine less than 10% of it.

Such a discovery left even Jiang Wang dumbfounded.

Having lived for nearly a hundred years, he had never seen such a situation.

How could the spiritual power that the other party absorbed into his own body just disappear into thin air?

If he didn't find the cause, Chu Fan would likely need a hundred years of normal Cultivation just to touch the threshold of the Nirvana Realm.

When he reached this point in his investigation, Jiang Wang had already begun to regret it.

He should have killed Chu Fan back then, taken the 'taotie feast spirit', and had no further dealings with this Three Saints Sect Disciple.

At the very least, he shouldn't have stopped Chu Fan yesterday; he should have just let him go to Chenyang Peak and cause a scene, which might have yielded better results than now.

Having reached this point, Jiang Wang could only console himself that he had already invested so much; if he gave up now, it would be a total loss.

The chess piece he had created had to be played through to the end, no matter what.

Fortunately, Jiang Wang was knowledgeable and soon realized where the problem lay.

Another Soul resided within Chu Fan's body, and those lost spiritual powers were, in all likelihood, being absorbed by the Remnant Soul of Taotie.

This also explained why the Remnant Soul of Taotie, after being severely injured by him earlier, was able to awaken so quickly.

Thus, Jiang Wang informed Chu Fan of his discovery in an uncertain tone.

"This matter of spiritual power disappearing into thin air is something I've seen for the first time; it's as if something is siphoning off the spiritual power within your body..."

He then added: "Young Friend Chu Fan, is there some secret you haven't told me yet?"

Faced with such an explicit hint from Jiang Wang, Chu Fan immediately thought of the 'taotie feast spirit' he had obtained.

If there was anything that could siphon off his spiritual power, it could only be that.

But that was his biggest secret; did he really want to share it with Mr. Qi Jiang before him?

"What am I thinking? Senior Qi has helped me so much, how could he possibly harm me? And besides, at this point, what is there left to hide?"

Recalling the meticulous help the other party had provided from start to finish, Chu Fan decided not to hide anything from this Mr. Qi Jiang anymore.

The other party was, after Ye Nantian, the only person he could still rely on.

"Senior Qi Jiang, I did indeed obtain a certain Opportunity."

As he spoke, Chu Fan summoned the 'taotie feast spirit' from his storage ring.

"This object is called the 'taotie feast spirit'..."

Chu Fan told him everything that happened after he was swept into the spatial turbulence, point by point.

Including the characteristics of the Magic Treasure in his hand, and the Remnant Soul of Taotie currently residing within his body.

"Nowadays, I don't dare to use this thing at all, fearing that I will fall into the Demonic Path..."

Thinking about how his body was controlled by the Remnant Soul of Taotie made Chu Fan feel lingering fear.

"I didn't expect that you, Young Friend Chu Fan, have had such a rough life..."

While comforting Chu Fan, Jiang Wang was also thinking about how to successfully trick the other party into using this Magic Treasure.

Now that Chu Fan had completed the Cultivation of the Spirit Devouring Body Forging Art, combined with the characteristics of the 'taotie feast spirit', once he started, Chu Fan would be unable to stop and would sink into it.

It was a pity that this was within the jurisdiction of the Three Saints Sect, so he had to be careful no matter what he did.

If he were in the Northern Territory, he could just find some people for Chu Fan to kill, without needing to spend so much effort.

"These hypocritical guys have so many rules..."

Although he thought this way in his heart, what Jiang Wang said was completely different: "Although this Magic Treasure of yours is evil, power itself has no right or wrong; it only depends on the Heart-Nature of the user."

"I remember a mountain stronghold somewhere, where the bandits specialize in looting and pillaging... Why not try your Magic Treasure on this group of people first?"

"Those people are already a scourge to the region, so getting rid of them can be considered a good deed. What do you think?"

Jiang Wang's words opened up a new perspective for Chu Fan.

After all, this 'taotie feast spirit' was still his own power; as long as he controlled it well and used it for the Righteous Path, wouldn't that be fine?

He was worthy of being a teacher from Jixia Academy; his perspective on problems was indeed different, and in just a few words, he had pointed out the direction for him.

"I will follow whatever Senior Qi arranges."

"In that case, let us go and return quickly."

During this time, besides instructing Chu Fan, Jiang Wang hadn't been idle either.

He had seen the chaotic state of the Three Saints Sect with his own eyes.

Although he didn't know what this number one Sect in the world was up to, the present was indeed the best time to enter and exit the Three Saints Sect.

As for the mountain stronghold full of bandits he mentioned, it was just a settlement he had casually caught a glimpse of when he was heading to the Three Saints Sect.

As for whether there were any bandits inside, it didn't matter.

If he said there were, then there were!

Under the cover of night, Jiang Wang brought Chu Fan to the mountain stronghold he had spoken of.

Along the way, Jiang Wang continuously instilled in Chu Fan the idea of absolutely not showing mercy.

As a veteran of the Demonic Path, he was very proficient in such things.

At this moment, Jiang Wang directly transformed into a life mentor.

"You must remember, your next actions are not killing, but saving lives!"

"Killing one bandit can ensure the safety of several people; destroying one stronghold can restore peace for a hundred miles!"

"Do not have any burdens, whether it is for the sake of your Dao path, or for the common people living in the surrounding area!"

"Your Master's spirit in heaven will be comforted by your decisiveness, and the surrounding common people will praise your righteous act."

"Do you understand?"

Listening to these words from Jiang Wang, Chu Fan's eyes gradually became firm.

"Senior Qi, I understand..."

"Go, I will wait for you here."

Under Jiang Wang's encouraging gaze, Chu Fan stepped into this so-called mountain stronghold, without any hesitation in his eyes.