168: I met an old friend again, so I will not propose it for the time being! [Seeking follow-up reading]

Brother Lin Fan raised his eyebrows slightly. Among those figures, he discovered a familiar one—the woman named Mu Hongling, whom he had encountered earlier when they were vying for the ancient key.

The strength of the people around Mu Hongling seemed to be quite formidable.

“Hehe, Little Brother Lin Fan, I didn’t expect you’d still be so impressive after not seeing you for a while!”

Mu Hongling sized up Lin Fan, her charming voice leisurely ringing out.

Mu Hongling was still in a red dress, as dazzling as a flame.

Among the people around Mu Hongling, the leader was a man in white. He was handsome and carried himself with an extraordinary air. He lacked the arrogance of those Advanced Dynasties, and the warmth on his face made it easy for people to develop a good impression of him.

As Lin Fan observed the man in white, the other party was also observing him. A moment later, their gazes met, and the man in white smiled, saying, “Lin Fan, I’ve long heard of your great name.”

Lin Fan cupped his hands and casually said, “Your Excellency is?”

The man in white smiled and said, “I am Liu Bai.”

Upon hearing Liu Bai’s name, Lin Fan remained unfazed, but Lin Dong, who was beside him, couldn’t help but feel a strong tremor in his heart.

The Northwest Region had four overlord-level figures, and Demon Spear Liu Bai was one of them.

“The name Demon Spear Liu Bai is also like thunder to my ears,” Lin Fan smiled faintly, then continued, “Have you all come here because you’re interested in this sect Legacy site as well?”

“The Legacy of the Qianyun Sect is decent, but it’s not absolutely essential,” Liu Bai smiled, looking at Lin Fan, and said, “I mainly came here to make friends with you.”

Lin Fan smiled faintly, “That would be my honor.”

The two chatted for a few more sentences before the group showed signs of leaving.

“Brother Lin Fan, I imagine we’ll meet again deep within the Ancient Secret Treasure. Perhaps we’ll even need to cooperate.”

Liu Bai smiled at Lin Fan, then turned and left with Mu Hongling and the others.

Originally, a few spectators were still hidden in the sky above Void Island. Seeing that Liu Bai had also retreated directly, everyone else also left one after another.

This world became completely empty.

“We thought that by achieving a Breakthrough to Half-step Nirvana, we could close the distance between us, but now it seems the gap is growing wider.”

With no one else present, Mo Ling finally walked over to Lin Fan and his two companions, saying with a bitter smile.

Lin Fan smiled faintly, saying, “Everyone has their own Opportunity, so there’s no need to force it. Alright, now that there’s no one else, you can enter the Legacy site with peace of mind.”

At this moment, Du Yun, who was beside them, said, “If you are interested in this Qianyun Sect, we can take you in and see if you can obtain a Legacy.”

Mo Ling and Man Shan also had no objections to this.

They all understood that if Lin Fan hadn’t acted today, they wouldn’t even have been able to keep their sect talisman, let alone their lives.

“No need, we still need to continue deeper into the Ancient Secret Treasure. There should be many good things waiting for us there!”

Lin Fan heard this and smiled, politely declining their kind offer.

Mo Ling and his two companions also thought the same. With Lin Fan’s strength, the deeper they went, the greater the rewards they could obtain, so they no longer tried to persuade him.

“Lin Dong and I will escort you in. Once you activate the Legacy, we will leave,” Lin Fan pondered for a moment, then said to Mo Ling and his two companions.

“Thank you!”

Upon hearing this, Mo Ling and his two companions felt a surge of emotion. They thanked Lin Fan, then took out their sect talisman.

The group walked up to the light barrier surrounding the main hall. Mo Ling and his two companions extended their palms, and the three sect talismans transformed into a seven-colored light, shooting onto the light barrier outside the Ancient Legacy site.

Instantly, a crack was torn open in the light barrier.

Seeing the crack appear, Lin Fan and his group didn’t delay and directly rushed into the Legacy site.

Upon entering the Legacy site, the group discovered it was an ancient plaza.

In front of the plaza, an ancient sect palace could still be seen.

“Chichi!”

Suddenly, three rays of light shot out from the sect palace, enveloping Mo Ling and his two companions who held the sect talismans. A surge of suction erupted, attempting to pull the three into the main hall.

Mo Ling and his two companions solemnly clasped their fists towards Lin Fan and Lin Dong, then gave up resisting and were quickly pulled inside.

Immediately, the light barrier surged, sealing the main hall tightly.

As Mo Ling and his two companions were pulled into the main hall, this ancient plaza instantly became empty.

Lin Fan and his two companions swept their gazes around and discovered an ancient stone tablet in the plaza.

The stone tablet recorded information about the Ancient Secret Treasure.

Lin Dong and Xiao Yan, therefore, gained a deeper understanding of this Ancient Secret Treasure.

As for Lin Fan, he already knew all of this clearly.

“Sixteen Protector Sects, Four Xuan Sects!”

Lin Dong looked at the introduction on the stone tablet, lost in thought.

“The Four Xuan Sects should be the highest controllers of this Sect Alliance, right? It seems the most precious Legacy in this Ancient Secret Treasure should be the Four Xuan Sect Legacy.”

Lin Fan smiled and nodded, “You guessed correctly; I also think so. Let’s go, we’ll continue deeper. The life and death reincarnation pill Xiao Diao needs should also be deep within that Ancient Secret Treasure.”

“Mm,” Lin Dong nodded, naturally having no objections to this.

As for Xiao Yan, he only knew to follow Lin Fan and Lin Dong.

Next, the group of three left the Qianyun Sect Legacy site and continued deeper into the Ancient Secret Treasure.

Along the way, the three made no stops. Even when sect Legacy sites appeared, they didn’t pique their interest.

Under their rapid journey, half a day later, they felt that the surrounding Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi had become even more concentrated.

As they continued to go deeper, the number of people they encountered decreased. Those who could reach the depths of this Ancient Secret Treasure were basically all at One Yuan Nirvana or above.

The three traveled for another period of time and suddenly discovered that the space ahead had turned crimson. Faintly, it was like a fiery cloud, spreading across the sky, blocking all paths.

As they gradually approached, Lin Fan and his two companions also clearly saw the fiery cloud-like object.

It was a crimson Sea of Fire enveloped by Nirvana Fire. Around the Sea of Fire, the already damaged space was even more distorted by the burning, making the space extremely unstable.

“This is the Nirvana Burning Heaven Array recorded on that stone tablet!”

Gazing at the magnificent scene, Lin Dong’s eyes narrowed slightly as he muttered.

“Stay close to me, and I’ll take you in,” Lin Fan briefly assessed the Nirvana Burning Heaven Array, then said to Lin Dong and Xiao Yan.

“Brother Lin Fan, do you have a good method?” Lin Dong’s eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this.

“Just follow me closely,” Lin Fan smiled faintly, not offering much explanation, and directly stepped towards the Nirvana Burning Heaven Array.

Lin Dong and Xiao Yan exchanged glances, also without any hesitation, and followed closely behind.

Lin Fan’s mind stirred slightly, directly activating the power of the Flame Ancestor Symbol. With a thought, the Nirvana Fire before him automatically parted, creating a path.

“This…”

Lin Dong and Xiao Yan were both dumbfounded at this sight.

Xiao Diao also jumped onto Lin Dong’s shoulder at this moment, watching the flames automatically part to create a path, his eyes flickering as if he had thought of something.

Lin Fan easily controlled the Nirvana Fire within the Nirvana Burning Heaven Array, so their path forward was very smooth. They soon exited the great array, not encountering those two fellows from the Western Xuan Region.

After the three stepped out of the Nirvana Burning Heaven Array, what appeared before them was a vast, dark grey space.

Islands hung in the sky, connected to each other, looking like land suspended in the sky from afar.

“Next, let’s temporarily split up,” Lin Fan gazed at the floating island cluster, then said to Lin Dong and Xiao Yan.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Dong asked, somewhat puzzled, upon hearing this.

Xiao Yan also scratched his head, looking at Lin Fan, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.