9: Slaughter all the Black Evil Sect, kill one kid with one punch, Spirit Wood! Breakthrough!

Three days later, in the Gobi Desert.

Yellow sand stretched endlessly, and the scorching sun seared the heart.

Lin Fan, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, and two streaks of blood-red light flashed, appearing almost substantial.

He stood up, his aura significantly more condensed than three days prior.

In front of him, a black giant rock several meters high radiated heat under the high temperature.

Lin Fan's gaze sharpened; without any flourish, he drew his right fist back to his waist, then unleashed it like a cannonball!

"Asura Path!"

A low roar rumbled from his throat, and from his fist, a fierce, violent aura, born only for destruction, erupted!

Boom!

A sonic boom exploded!

The giant rock, as hard as steel, instantly became covered in cracks upon impact, then disintegrated with a crash, exploding into a sky full of shattered stones that shot in all directions!

His Fist Intent was condensed, already taking shape.

Though its power was far from his Revered Master's, the utterly dominant destructive true meaning was no longer merely superficial.

"Ding! Detected that host's Disciple Lin Fan has comprehended the second stance of the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist: Asura Path (Entry Level)!"

"Tenfold Return triggered!"

"Congratulations, Host: Your Six Paths Reincarnation Fist's Asura Path Realm has advanced to Minor Achievement!"

In Lu Yuchen's mind, countless insights regarding the "Asura Path" spontaneously emerged, instantly becoming fully integrated.

His understanding of this fist technique instantly surpassed Lin Fan's newly comprehended level, reaching a deeper stratum.

"The killing intent is sufficient, but the destructive true meaning is still a bit lacking."

Lu Yuchen's indifferent voice rang out, betraying no emotion, "However, it's usable now."

Such a small improvement was not worth his praise.

"Thank you, Master, for your guidance!"

Lin Fan, however, was overjoyed; he could clearly feel that this punch's destructive power was more than three to five times stronger than the "Human Path"!

This was merely at the Entry Level; if he Cultivated it to his Revered Master's Realm, a single punch could indeed cause mountains to crumble and the earth to crack.

Lu Yuchen's tone shifted, his voice growing colder: "Black Fiend Old Ancestor is dead, but the Sect still stands."

"Such a demonic Sect is useless to keep and will only bring disaster to the region."

"I'm giving you a task: raze it to the ground."

With a single sentence, the fate of a Sect was decided.

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan not only showed no reluctance but his eyes instead burned with Battle Intent!

He had just comprehended the Asura Path and was eager to find a place to test his fist!

"Disciple obeys!"

...

Deep within Black Fiend Ridge.

Lu Yuchen in front, Lin Fan behind, in less than half an hour, a mountain gate shrouded in black Qi appeared before their eyes.

This was the Black Fiend Sect's lair.

Lu Yuchen stopped, not looking back: "From here, kill your way through it. Leave no Disciple alive within the Sect."

"Yes!"

Lin Fan bowed in acknowledgment, and the next moment, his figure shot forward like an arrow from a bowstring, charging fiercely towards the mountain gate!

"Who goes..."

The gatekeeper's words were cut short as a fist, imbued with destructive aura, rapidly expanded in his pupils.

Bang!

With a muffled thud, the entire person exploded into a bloody mist on the spot.

Lin Fan didn't even glance, directly charging in.

"Enemy attack!"

A piercing alarm echoed through the sky, and countless Black Fiend Sect Disciples swarmed out from various halls, each looking ferocious.

Lin Fan showed no fear, advancing instead of retreating, directly charging into the crowd!

The Asura Path was inherently a killing fist!

He was like an Asura returned from Hell, and with every swing of his fists, there was death and destruction.

Fist winds howled; anyone grazed or struck, at the very least, suffered broken bones and torn tendons, and at worst, died on the spot!

In an instant, blood flowed like rivers before the mountain gate, and severed limbs lay everywhere.

"How dare you, brat!"

Several furious roars came, as several Innate Elders, whose auras far surpassed ordinary Disciples, arrived together to attack.

A burly Elder wielding a ghost-head saber struck first, the blade carrying a piercing shriek as it cleaved down!

Lin Fan neither dodged nor evaded, meeting it head-on with a punch!

"Seeking death!" A hint of cruelty flashed in the Elder's eyes.

Crack!

Fist and saber clashed, and a crisp shattering sound echoed.

The ghost-head broadsword, forged from fine steel, shattered inch by inch like glass!

The violent fist force tore through the saber Qi, its momentum unchecked, and heavily slammed into the Elder's chest.

Pfft!

The Elder's sneer instantly froze, his chest visibly caved in, and his entire body flew backward like a broken sack, smashing into a large hall behind him, causing it to collapse with a crash.

One punch, an Innate Elder, dead!

Lin Fan's Battle Intent grew even more fervent as he plunged deeper into the Sect.

In just a moment, there was not a single living soul left in the entire Black Fiend Sect.

"Go to the treasure vault. Take whatever catches your eye." Lu Yuchen's voice rang out at the opportune moment.

"Alright, Master!"

Lin Fan retracted his Evil Qi, instantly reverting to the honest youth, and excitedly, under Lu Yuchen's "Divine Thought guidance," found the treasure vault.

Gold, silver, and common items, divine weapons, and Cultivation Techniques—Lin Fan was not interested in any of them.

His gaze was soon drawn to a piece of wood placed in the center of a jade platform.

It was a piece of wood as thick as an arm, entirely emerald green, as if carved from the finest jadeite, and a rich, almost palpable life essence emanated from it; just a whiff was enough to greatly invigorate one's spirit.

"Good stuff!"

Lin Fan's eyes lit up; the purity of this life essence was simply astonishing!

He had been worried about finding a suitable Five Elements spiritual item for Foundation Establishment, and now it had been delivered right to his doorstep!

Carefully placing this piece of "Heart of Wood" into his embrace, Lin Fan dared not delay and immediately sought out a secret chamber, preparing to undergo Foundation Establishment on the spot!

Sitting cross-legged, Lin Fan took a deep breath and began to circulate the Tai Xuan Gathering Qi Technique, compressing and refining the Qi Refining Stage Peak cultivation power within his body, over and over again!

This was a painstaking effort, and an arduous test of will.

When the Qi vortex in his Dantian was compressed to its limit, and the first hint of liquefied cultivation power subtly appeared, Lin Fan's eyes snapped open!

"Now's the time!"

He suddenly grabbed the piece of Heart of Wood, frantically absorbing the vast, ocean-like life energy within it!

Boom!

The immense wood-attribute energy surged like a bursting river into his limbs and bones, finally converging into his Dantian and perfectly merging with his own cultivation power.

His Dantian Qi Sea expanded rapidly, and his cultivation power was tinged with a vibrant, emerald green.

His Physical Body, moreover, underwent earth-shattering changes under the scouring of this life energy!

Tendons, bones, skin, membranes, internal organs... not one was not being strengthened!

Boom!

A pressure far exceeding the Qi Refinement Stage erupted from him!

Foundation Establishment, complete!

"Ding! Detected that host's Disciple Lin Fan has successfully undergone Foundation Establishment with the 'Heart of Wood'!"

"Tenfold Return triggered!"

"Congratulations, Host: Your cultivation has Breakthrough to Purple Mansion Stage First Layer! You have gained pure wood-attribute cultivation power! Your physique strength has greatly increased!"

Outside the secret chamber, Lu Yuchen felt the surging power within him; his Dantian Qi Sea had expanded more than tenfold, and his Divine Sense easily covered an area of several hundred miles.

Strength was the fundamental principle.

As for the so-called "Dharma Idol," he didn't care about it at all.

He would just get it from his Disciple's return when the time came; why bother with so many rules and regulations?

A moment later, Lin Fan emerged from the secret chamber, feeling the surging power within him, and excitedly saluted Lu Yuchen.

"Master, Disciple has not failed you; I have successfully undergone Foundation Establishment!"

Lu Yuchen nodded slightly, uttering two words.

"Adequate."