80: Four people who don't play by the rules

Those Martial Artists laughed heartily, their mockery undiminished.

Nanny stomped her feet in anxiety.

Lin Fan remained silent.

A terrifying pressure, subtle yet seemingly capable of crushing one's Soul, flashed within Lin Fan's body, then vanished.

It was so fast, like an illusion.

But the previously boisterous atmosphere on the second floor of Tingfeng Tower was instantly choked, as if an invisible hand had gripped its throat, and in a flash, you could hear a pin drop!

The few Jianghu guests who had been full of ridicule a second ago, shouting, "How dare an ant speak ill of a Venerable!" now had ashen faces.

They hadn't felt anything.

But their instincts, their intuition honed from licking blood off blades, were screaming madly!

Danger!

Extreme danger!

"Senior… Senior… we were blind and spoke nonsense, please Senior… be magnanimous and spare us this once!"

The burly man with the full beard was the first to react, dropping to his knees with a thud, his head banging against the floor of the restaurant with a resounding thud, knocking harder than he would at his own father's grave.

Seeing this, the others didn't dare to hesitate for a moment and quickly knelt down.

In an instant, the entire second floor, apart from Lin Fan and the three others who remained seated, had no one standing.

"Boring."

Lin Fan didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, merely uttering two words indifferently.

This was the Dao that his Revered Master Lu Yuchen had taught him.

Immortals and mortals were already two completely different levels of life.

Why bother getting angry with ants?

He turned his gaze to the Martial Artists who were so frightened they were about to wet their pants, his voice calm, yet carrying an undeniable authority: "Where exactly is the Hidden Venerable Secret Realm? And what are its rules?"

The bearded man, hearing this, felt as if he had been granted a great pardon and stumbled forward on his knees, spilling everything he knew like beans from a bamboo tube.

"Replying… replying to Senior! The Hidden Venerable Secret Realm has now appeared deep within the Star Dou Mountain Range in Qing Province! Its entrance will appear once every three days, lasting for one hour! It will officially open in three days."

"It's just… it's just that outside the entrance, it's already completely surrounded by the various Sect forces of Qing Province, as well as some strong Loose Cultivators who have heard the news. Entering it will likely… likely involve a fierce Dragon-Tiger battle!"

Lin Fan nodded slightly, saying no more.

Star Dou Mountain Range.

Knowing the location was enough.

He glanced at Nanny, who was still wrestling with a roasted chicken leg beside him, her mouth greasy from eating, and a hint of helpless indulgence flashed in his eyes.

"Once Nanny is full, we will rest here for the night, and tomorrow morning, we will depart for the Star Dou Mountain Range."

"Yes, Senior Brother," Ling Ke'er and Xiao Huohuo responded in unison.

As for the kneeling Martial Artists around them, the four didn't spare them another glance.

It was as if they truly were just a group of insignificant ants.

The next day, as dawn broke.

Four streaks of light soared from Tianfeng City, tearing through the clouds, and sped towards the Star Dou Mountain Range.

How terrifying was the flying speed of a Golden Core Cultivator?

Even carrying a giant mountain, for Lu Yuchen, it would only be slightly strenuous.

Sorry, wrong scene.

It should be… the flying speed of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, though far from the inch-shrinking ability of a Golden Core Great Master, was still far beyond the light-body techniques of ordinary Martial Artists.

In just half a day, the continuous, undulating Star Dou Mountain Range, like a dormant giant Dragon, was already visible in the distance.

"Senior Brother, there seems to be a fight below," Ling Ke'er said softly, her Phoenix eyes slightly narrowed.

Lin Fan and the others slowed down, hovering in the sky, and looked down.

They saw a merchant caravan consisting of more than a dozen carriages on an official road in the mountains, now surrounded by a group of ferocious, massive Yao Beasts.

The Yao Beasts resembled giant wolves but had three eyes, their bodies covered in a layer of hard black scales, exuding a wild and bloodthirsty aura.

Heavenly Human Realm Yao Beast—Three-Eyed Demonic Wolf!

Although the caravan's guards had some strength, with no lack of Great Grandmasters and even Heavenly Human Realm experts among them, they appeared so vulnerable in front of such Vicious Beasts.

In just a few exchanges, they had suffered heavy casualties, and their defenses were precarious.

"Help! Any heroes passing by, please lend a hand! We will surely repay you handsomely!"

A desperate cry for help came from the most luxurious carriage in the center of the caravan.

Lin Fan and the three others exchanged glances, all expressionless.

"Let's go," Lin Fan said indifferently.

What did mortal affairs have to do with them?

They were not Jianghu guests who upheld justice; they were high and mighty Cultivators, long since detached from the Mortal World.

Without the slightest hesitation, the four flickered and were about to continue forward.

However!

Just then!

The curtain of the luxurious carriage was suddenly thrown open, and a girl of about seventeen or eighteen, dressed in silk and satin, adorned with jewels, poked her head out.

When she saw that Lin Fan and the others were going to abandon them and turn to leave, the pretty face, which had still carried some fear, was instantly replaced by shock and fury!

"Stop!"

She let out a sharp rebuke, her voice filled with arrogant imperiousness.

"This Young Miss is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Chen Family of Qing Province! Did you four not hear this Young Miss calling for help?!"

"Immediately! Right now! Get down here and kill these beasts!"

"After it's done, this Young Miss will reward you handsomely!"

These words made Xiao Huohuo and Ling Ke'er, high in the sky, frown.

Was there something wrong with this woman's brain?

Lin Fan didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, directly ignoring her.

Seeing the four figures flying farther and farther away, the Young Miss of the Chen Family inside the carriage completely panicked!

An extreme madness and viciousness flashed in her eyes!

Since you won't save me, then let's all die together!

"Everyone, listen to my command!"

She shrieked hysterically at the guards who were still desperately holding on:

"Lead those beasts in the direction of those four people! Quickly!" The guards were stunned at her words, then a glimmer of a desire to survive appeared in their eyes. Without thinking, they fought and retreated, desperately leading the dozen or so Three-Eyed Demonic Wolves in the direction Lin Fan and the others had left.

However, the scene they had envisioned, where the four would be held back by the Yao Beasts and forced to help, did not occur.

What responded to them was… even more thorough indifference.

Lin Fan and the others didn't even slow down their flying speed in the slightest.

They simply flew away.

Leaving the merchant caravan, and the Young Miss of the Chen Family, her face full of shock and despair, in disarray in the wind.

Her worldview collapsed at that moment.

The script… the script wasn't supposed to play out like this?!

"Awoo—!"

Answering her was the Three-Eyed Demonic Wolf's roar, full of greed and bloodlust.

Deep in the Star Dou Mountain Range, Tang Sect.

Inside the Sect's deliberation hall, the atmosphere was oppressive.

On the main seat, Tang Ritain, the Sect Leader of Tang Sect, his face usually bearing a hint of sinister handsomeness, was now clouded with gloom.

The aura around him grew more violent, like a volcano about to erupt, making the Tang Sect Elders below him cower in silence.

"What have you all been doing?! After several months, there's still no news about Xiaoshan!"

He even had an impulse to personally cross the Endless Dead Sea and investigate.

But…

He couldn't!

Because something more important than finding his son, something concerning the entire Tang Sect's future prosperity and decline, was about to happen!

"Sect Leader, calm your anger." A Grand Elder bit the bullet and stood out, saying in a deep voice, "Right now, the Hidden Venerable Secret Realm is about to open, this matter… cannot afford any mistakes!"

Tang Ritain heard this, took a deep breath, and forcibly suppressed the restlessness and unease in his heart.

That's right.

Hidden Venerable Secret Realm!

Venerable Legacy!

If they could obtain it, the Tang Sect's strength would surely undergo a qualitative leap! Perhaps… it could even allow him, Tang Ritain, to advance to a higher level!

Compared to this, the disappearance of a son seemed… not so difficult to accept.

"Issue the order!"

The calmness and ruthlessness of a hero returned to Tang Ritain's eyes.

"Command Tang Feng, Tang Ying, and Tang Lei, the three Heavenly Human Realm Core Disciples, to prepare immediately!"

"This Hidden Venerable Secret Realm just so happens to open in our Qing Province's Star Dou Mountain Range; this is a heaven-sent opportunity!"

"Yes."