243: Confrontation with Wang Yan, the palace examination begins! [Seeking follow-up reading]

"Ding! You touched Ying Huanhuan and received a portion of earth core life essence!"

earth core life essence is truly a good item!

Hearing the System's reward notification in his mind, Lin Fan was immediately pleasantly surprised.

This item was many times more precious than the life profound spirit fruit!

Within the earth core life essence, there was an extremely pure life force from heaven and earth.

If one could absorb and refine it, even some Life Profound Realm Great Accomplishment or even Perfection powerhouses could gain immense benefits.

However, now was not the best time to refine the earth core life essence.

Ying Huanhuan, being stared at by Lin Fan and listening to his serious words, felt inexplicably much more at ease.

"I want to go see Senior Brother Wang Yan. Will you come with me?" Ying Huanhuan looked at Lin Fan, blinking her large eyes as she asked.

Lin Fan could see a subtle hint of timidity hidden in her large eyes.

"Let's go," Lin Fan nodded, agreeing without hesitation.

Seeing Lin Fan nod, a trace of gratitude flashed in Ying Huanhuan's eyes. Then, her delicate figure darted out, and Lin Fan quickly followed.

Before long, the two appeared before Wang Yan.

"It's Huanhuan. You've grown so beautiful..."

Wang Yan stared at the young girl in front of him. His almost emotionless face seemed to stir slightly, but ultimately no smile appeared, and an unusually hoarse voice slowly emerged from his mouth.

"Senior Brother Wang Yan, you're finally back. My sister and I both missed you very much," Ying Huanhuan said, forcing a somewhat strained smile while suppressing the sourness welling up in her nose.

Wang Yan looked at Ying Huanhuan, and after a moment, he shook his head and said, "You've been very smart since you were little. You should know why I've returned."

Wang Yan stretched out his hand, as if wanting to pat Ying Huanhuan's shoulder, but then paused, directly bypassing Ying Huanhuan and walking away.

Ying Huanhuan's eyes also turned somewhat red at this moment.

Lin Fan looked at Ying Huanhuan's appearance and shook his head slightly. Then, under the gaze of thousands of complex eyes on the platform, he stood in front of Wang Yan.

When Lin Fan's figure stood before Wang Yan, the air flowing on the huge platform seemed to solidify in an instant.

The hearts of the surrounding Dao Sect disciples also seemed to be tightly gripped by a large hand at this moment.

Wang Yan's footsteps paused due to the sudden appearance of the figure in front of him. His unfocused eyes moved slightly, and then his gaze stopped on Lin Fan.

Wang Yan's indifferent face showed no fluctuation because of Lin Fan. His numb eyes stared at Lin Fan, and then a powerful Aura, filled with a bloody Qi, slowly swept out from his body.

Wang Yan's Aura was full of fierce killing intent, which was undoubtedly a huge deterrent to some Disciples who often Cultivated in the Sect.

Therefore, the faces of some surrounding Disciples turned faintly pale at this moment.

However, Lin Fan, standing opposite Wang Yan, was not affected in the slightest. He said seriously, "Senior Brother Wang Yan, I, Lin Fan, have reserved first place in the Hall Examination!"

"Lin Fan?" Hearing this name, Wang Yan's expression also shifted slightly, and he said hoarsely, "The Lin Fan who killed Yao Ling?"

"I didn't expect Senior Brother Wang Yan to know me," Lin Fan said with a slight smile.

"Dao Sect has indeed produced a good Disciple this time. However, if you want first place, then defeat me in the Hall Examination. I... will not hold back!"

Wang Yan looked at Lin Fan, his tone equally serious.

After speaking, Wang Yan directly bypassed Lin Fan and gradually walked away.

It was a long while after Wang Yan left that the atmosphere on the platform gradually relaxed.

Many people looked at Lin Fan with admiration.

To be able to remain composed in front of a fierce person like Wang Yan and declare his reservation for first place in the Hall Examination, such courage made it difficult for them not to admire him.

"Let's go, relax. I'm still waiting for you to teach me to play the zither. As for Senior Brother Wang Yan, just leave him to me," Lin Fan turned his head, looked at Ying Huanhuan, who was still frowning, and chuckled.

Ying Huanhuan asked with some anticipation, "How confident are you?"

"Ten out of ten," Lin Fan said with a confident smile.

"I hope you can really do it," Ying Huanhuan rolled her eyes at Lin Fan, then continued,

"I also need to tell my sister about this, so I'll leave first. Teaching you to play the zither can wait until after the Hall Examination."

Watching Ying Huanhuan's hurried departure, Lin Fan shook his head slightly, then went to the Dan River Cultivation platform to continue his Cultivation.

There were only a few days left until the Hall Examination, and there wasn't enough time to refine the earth core life essence... In the following few days, Lin Fan did not see Ying Huanhuan again.

Meanwhile, news of Wang Yan's return spread throughout Dao Sect.

Along with the spread of the news was the statement Lin Fan made when he confronted Wang Yan.

Lin Fan had already said similar words when he crushed Huo Zhen of Hongya Cave.

Lin Fan was now renowned in Dao Sect, and his bold declaration of reserving first place in the Hall Examination naturally caused quite a stir.

Before this, most Dao Sect disciples believed that the first place in the Hall Examination would definitely go to Senior Sister Ying Xiaoxiao of the Heavenly Hall.

But with Lin Fan's sudden rise and Wang Yan's return, this year's Hall Examination was likely to be quite chaotic!

As the subjects of heated discussion among Dao Sect disciples, Wang Yan and Lin Fan both secluded themselves, Cultivating in peace.

Time passed quickly in this atmosphere.

And the fervent atmosphere within Dao Sect also began to swell.

This swelling finally reached its peak on the day the Hall Examination arrived... Creak.

The door was gently pushed open, and Lin Fan walked out, his Aura restrained, his expression calm.

Outside the room, Lin Dong was already waiting for him.

"Let's go, to participate in the Hall Examination," Lin Fan smiled slightly and, together with Lin Dong, flew towards the central area of Dao Sect.

The central area of Dao Sect had an endless mountain range.

Within the mountains, giant peaks stood tall, piercing the clouds, enveloped in mist, like a fairyland.

At this time, however, these usually quiet giant peaks were filled with astonishing clamor.

These sounds converged and spread far and wide, clearly audible even a hundred miles away.

The Hall Examination was Dao Sect's grandest annual competition, and the entire Sect, both high-ranking officials and Disciples, attached great importance to it.

By the time Lin Fan and Lin Dong arrived, this area was already teeming with countless figures.

Due to the large number of Disciples participating in the Hall Examination, several nearby giant peaks had numerous competition venues.

However, what truly caught the eye was the mountain peak where Lin Fan and Lin Dong were descending.

This was because the competitions for the outstanding Disciples from the Four Halls would all take place here.

At this moment, this giant peak was already covered with people. Lin Fan's gaze swept across, finding the area for the Desolate Hall Disciples, and he directly descended there.

"Senior Brother Lin Fan is here!"

Upon seeing Lin Fan's arrival, the Desolate Hall Disciples immediately let out cries of surprise.

Jiang Hao, Pang Tong, and other direct Disciples also gathered around, greeting Lin Fan and Lin Dong.

In the areas of the other three Halls, many Disciples also looked at Lin Fan, their expressions quite complex.

Because they had all heard Lin Fan's bold declaration.

And when all the Disciples had arrived, Qi Lei, the Hall Master of the Heavenly Hall, stood up at Ying Xuanzi's signal, explained the rules of the Hall Examination, and then announced: "Next, let the Hall Examination begin according to the written schedule!"