6: The knot in my heart has been resolved, the secret of building the foundation, master!

One minute ago, inside the hall.

Wang Hu was discussing evening plans with a few trusted confidants, his small eyes squinting on his fleshy face, occasionally letting out a lewd chuckle.

Suddenly!

A bloodcurdling scream from the courtyard ripped through the air, so shrill it sounded inhuman, piercing one's eardrums!

"Not good!"

Wang Hu's chubby face instantly drained of color, and almost instinctively, without time to even think, his entire Qi and blood erupted!

He shot out like a cannonball, directly smashing through the thick wooden door and charging out!

The scene in the courtyard instantly turned his eyes crimson, his eyeballs practically bulging from their sockets!

Inside the courtyard, blood flowed like a river, and severed limbs were scattered everywhere.

The overwhelmingly nauseating scent of blood surged into his nostrils, churning his stomach.

In the center of the corpses, a figure stood still.

It was a young man.

Every move he made was so fast that only afterimages remained, and every time he raised his hand, a good head would fly into the sky.

This wasn't a fight; it was a massacre!

Wang Hu's heart instantly sank to rock bottom, his hands and feet turning cold.

He frantically scanned his surroundings, but there was no one! Not a single ghost!

No reinforcements, no ambush, from beginning to end, only this young man?

What nonsense!

Wang Hu suppressed his heart, which was practically leaping out of his throat, and roared at the young man, putting on a brave front but trembling inside, "You little beast, stop! Believe it or not, I'll flay you alive!"

His voice was like a booming bell, but listening closely, the tone was trembling.

The young man, Lin Fan, heard the sound and stopped.

He slowly turned around, his eyes devoid of Life Qi, as cold as the permafrost of the extreme north.

"Wang Hu, long time no see."

Lin Fan's voice was very soft, yet it was like an invisible heavy hammer, striking Wang Hu's heart fiercely.

Wang Hu's pupils suddenly constricted into dangerous pinpricks, staring intently at that face, both familiar and strange. A fragment of memory he had forcibly forgotten exploded in his mind like dynamite!

"It's you! That little brat! You're actually not dead!"

He practically shrieked, "How the hell is this possible!"

What were those good-for-nothing idiots I sent out doing?! This little beast is not only alive and kicking, but just looking at his Aura, he's even stronger than me!

Now, I've kicked a steel plate!

"It's all thanks to you, I crawled out of my grave." Lin Fan's lips curled into a sinister arc, "I came today for nothing else but to ask you, can I borrow your head to use as a chamber pot!"

"You little beast, you're courting death!"

The threat of death and boundless fear drove Wang Hu completely insane!

"I'll send you down to see your parents right now!"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Hu struck fiercely, his Eagle Claw Skill, honed for thirty years, erupted with full power, his five fingers forming hooks, tearing through the air, bringing with them a foul, fishy stench, aiming directly for Lin Fan's throat!

He had absolute confidence that this claw, even against a steel plate, could gouge out five holes!

But Lin Fan didn't even raise an eyelid.

Just as the sharp claws were about to touch his skin, he slowly raised his hand and met them with a seemingly casual punch.

"Bang!"

When fist and claw met, it wasn't the sound of metal, but a bone-chilling crack of bones!

"Ah—my hand!"

Wang Hu let out a pig-like shriek, his entire right arm twisted at a strange angle, and white bone fragments pierced through his flesh, blood gushing out!

His face was full of disbelief; how could his full-power strike... not even break the opponent's skin?

Before he could figure it out, Lin Fan had already closed in, still with that unremarkable punch, striking his chest.

Too fast!

So fast that Wang Hu's nerves couldn't react at all, he could only watch helplessly as that fist filled his entire vision!

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs spurted from Wang Hu's mouth.

He was like a person hit head-on by a giant siege hammer, his chest instantly caved in, and his body flew backward, smashing through three walls in succession, finally buried beneath the ruins.

In the pile of rubble, Wang Hu made a gurgling sound in his throat, his eyes filled with nothing but endless fear, besides unwillingness.

"You... are... a monster..."

Before he finished speaking, his head tilted, and he completely fell silent.

The Sect Leader of Blood Fiend Gate, who had run rampant in Liuzhou for many years, couldn't even withstand a single move from Lin Fan!

In the distance, Lu Yuchen, who had leaned against the wall at some point, curled his lips.

"Tsk, finally some progress, he knows to leave a complete corpse."

Lin Fan slowly retracted his fist, looking at Wang Hu's corpse with complicated eyes.

With his great revenge exacted, the imagined ecstasy did not appear; instead, a huge sense of emptiness surged into his heart.

It was at this moment that he felt an invisible shackles deep within his Soul, which shattered with a "crack"!

Boom!

The spiritual power in his body instantly went out of control, surging wildly like a flood breaking free from a dam, and his Aura continuously climbed!

Qi Refining Seventh Level!

Qi Refining Eighth Level!

Qi Refining Ninth Level!

With the Heart Demon gone, the Dao path was clear! In just a few breaths, he actually broke through three realms, reaching the Peak of Qi Refining Ninth Level! Even the Human Path Fist Intent, which he had only just glimpsed, suddenly became fully comprehended in that instant, reaching Minor Achievement!

Disciple Lin Fan has completely eliminated his Heart Demon and his cultivation has Breakthrough, rewarding the Host with a tenfold return!

Host's Cultivation has increased to: Foundation Establishment Stage Ninth Level!

Host's Human Path Fist Intent has increased to: Major Achievement!

On the reclining chair, Lu Yuchen didn't even raise an eyelid, as if a sudden surge in cultivation was as normal as drinking water and eating.

It's like cheating, basic operation, no big deal.

...

A moment later, Lin Fan cleared out the remnants of the Blood Fiend Gate and came before Lu Yuchen, bowing deeply.

"Master's grace in remaking me, this Disciple will never forget!"

"Alright, stop with these formalities."

Lu Yuchen helped him up and said indifferently, "Your Foundation has soared and is still unstable. I don't have anything around me to help you Foundation Establishment. Go out into the Jianghu and make your own way, whether it's killing people or seeking treasures, find the spiritual items for Foundation Establishment yourself." (Attribute spiritual items determine the attribute of spiritual power)

He paused, then continued, "Remember, don't die outside, otherwise it's quite embarrassing."

There were no lengthy speeches, no earnest admonitions.

But Lin Fan understood.

Master was letting go, letting him walk his own Dao!

"Yes, Master! This Disciple will never tarnish your prestige!"

Lin Fan kowtowed heavily, then stood up, turned, and walked away with no hesitation.

...

Great Chu Dynasty, Ping'an Town.

Lu Yuchen exchanged clothes with a beggar by the roadside (the beggar thought this person must be crazy), squatted in a corner, and kindly said to a chubby little boy, quoting a line from a classic movie from his previous life on Blue Star:

"Little brother, I see you have extraordinary bones and exceptional talent, truly a one-in-a-million Cultivating Immortal prodigy. Are you willing to become my Disciple and Cultivate with me, without needing a single coin?"

The little boy sharply sniffed back the snot that was about to reach his mouth, staring at him warily: "My mother said that anyone who approaches you proactively is a liar! Are you trying to abduct me?"

Passersby around them also turned their heads, pointing and whispering.

"These scammers nowadays have so many tricks."

"Indeed, and Cultivating Immortals? They must have read too many storybooks." Lu Yuchen's mouth twitched slightly, feeling helpless.

Just as he cleared his throat, preparing to once again display his "Immortal touches my head" art of persuasion, the System's alert sound suddenly blared in his mind without warning, sharp and piercing!

Warning! Host's Disciple Lin Fan has encountered a life-and-death situation.

The smile on Lu Yuchen's face instantly froze.

The next second, a terrifying Killing Intent, strong enough to freeze the Soul, erupted centered on him! The temperature of the entire town seemed to drop by dozens of degrees!

"Just sent him out and he's already causing trouble for me... Courting death!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already vanished from his original spot.

You better hold on for me!