Gou in the world of comprehension

Chapter 1443 This is practically like picking up money!
In the following years, the war between "Shan Hai Jie Yu" and "Xin Guang Tian" remained deadlocked and did not subside with the passage of time.

However, as reinforcements from various dimensions continuously rushed to the aid of "New Guangtian", the previously stalemate in the war finally began to gradually become clear.

The strange beasts of the "Mountain and Sea Realm" were forced into a two-front war, their situation becoming increasingly dire, and they had long lost the arrogance they had shown when they first invaded.

It should be noted that the alien beasts that invaded "New Guangtian" this time were just one plane force in the "Mountain and Sea Realm". After years of fierce fighting, their war potential has been almost exhausted.

In contrast, "New Guangtian," despite losing a large amount of territory in the early stages, successfully weathered the passive situation in the early stages of the war. Now, with continuous support from other planes, it is becoming increasingly confident.

Thus, the balance of this protracted war is slowly tilting towards the side of "New Guangtian".

The base where Su Fan was located remained peaceful and untouched by the flames of war.

This environment allowed him to peacefully "retreat and heal his wounds."

He spent his days in his personal secret realm, oblivious to the war outside, and lived a leisurely and carefree life.

His cultivation level is now at the late stage of the Refinement Realm, and there is no room for further advancement. He only needs to focus on cultivating his mind and quietly wait for the opportunity to break through to the Integration Realm.

Therefore, Su Fan's daily life was very regular. He would practice the "Fish Leaps to Dragon Transformation Dao Ruins Treasure Scroll" once in the morning and once in the evening to continuously integrate the true dragon blood in his body.

Around midnight, practice the "Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs Embryo Origin Nourishing Heart Seal Scripture" again to continuously strengthen one's spiritual consciousness.

During my free time during the day, I use the game panel to refresh the data of spells and supernatural abilities.

Apart from that, there are basically no other miscellaneous tasks to do.

Su Fan's daily life was taken care of by Li Chongxiu, and he lived a very comfortable life with everything done for him.

Occasionally, he would ask Li Chongxiu to prepare some snacks to go with his drinks, and he would pour himself a few cups to enjoy a moment of leisure.

In recent years, his life can be described as "extremely decadent," and he has been living a very comfortable life, which is completely unlike what one would expect during wartime.

In fact, this is exactly the life Su Fan has always dreamed of.

He was never an ambitious person; all he wanted was to find a quiet place to lie down and die.

But Su Fan knew in his heart that someone like him, who possessed a demonic seed, was destined for a life that would not be ordinary.

His life, full of ups and downs, seemed to be his destiny from the very beginning.

So his current mindset is to enjoy each day as it comes.

It's likely that before long, all sorts of troubles will come knocking on his door again.

Right now, his only hope is that the great war between the "Mountain and Sea Realm" and "New Guangtian" will end soon, so that he can find a way to return to his original realm and reunite with his family.

That noon, Su Fan was lounging comfortably on a recliner by the pond next to the thatched hut, enjoying the tranquility of the afternoon.

Li Chongxiu knelt beside him, deftly brewing a pot of spiritual tea and carefully filling a cup for him.

"Master, tea is served..."

Upon hearing Li Chongxiu's voice, Su Fan lazily sat up from the recliner, took the teacup, and took a sip.

She then put down her cup and asked with a hint of doubt, "What has Sister Zhen been busy with these past few days? I haven't seen her anywhere..."

Li Chongxiu replied softly, "She... is leading people to build her temples all over the place..."

It turns out that Su Fan had previously obtained a lineage of the Incense Path from the Evil Buddha Wang De, and then passed it on to Sister Zhen.

He had already planned that once the war between the "Mountain and Sea Realm" and "New Guangtian" ended, he would recruit a group of ordinary people who had been displaced during the war and settle them in his personal secret realm.

At that time, Sister Zhen only needs to reveal a little bit of her magic in the secret realm so that these mortals can witness the "miracle" and become her believers, providing her with a continuous stream of incense offerings.

Although the path of incense offerings is not considered a profound method in the cultivation world, and is even somewhat low-level, Su Fan had no other choice.

Sister Zhen's aptitude for cultivation is truly hard to describe, and this girl is also carefree and thoughtless, and doesn't care much about her cultivation level.

After much deliberation, Su Fan concluded that the path of incense offerings was the most suitable for her.

All it takes is to act like a deity every day to fool believers into worshipping him and easily increase his power.

When Sister Zhen first heard that a large number of mortals would be placed in the secret realm, she couldn't contain herself and has been leading people around to work every day ever since.

They were busy building village and town facilities for ordinary people to live in, as well as constructing temples of all sizes in each village and town.

Su Fan looked at Li Chongxiu and teased, "Xiuer, since Sister Zhen is busy building temples, why don't you build a few for yourself too..."

Upon hearing this, Li Chongxiu couldn't help but curl his lip, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.

"I will never practice the path of incense offerings..."

Compared to Sister Zhen, Li Chongxiu is more meticulous and has good aptitude for cultivation.

With Su Fan's support, he will have no problem breaking through to the Nascent Soul Refining Realm in the future. If he is lucky, it is not impossible for him to break through to the Body Integration Realm.

Su Fan picked up his teacup, took a sip of the spiritual tea, and then pondered for a while.

He has been in seclusion to heal his injuries for several years now, and it's about time he went to check out the situation outside.

Thinking of this, Su Fan took out the communication array plate from his storage ring to see who had sent him messages over the past few years.

He had just activated the communication array when he discovered that he had received more than ten messages from others.

First came several messages from his Martial Aunt Hongling. The first message informed him that his identity could not be hidden at all, because his battle record was to be recorded on the "Beast Slaying Ranking".

He killed so many strange beasts, including dozens of ninth-tier beast kings, that he will definitely be among the top 100 on the "Beast Slayer Ranking".

Upon seeing this message, Su Fan was taken aback.

Damn it, that was too hasty.

It doesn't really matter anymore. My identity has been exposed, so what? It's no big deal.

Instead of hiding it, it's better to face it openly.

Several other messages from Martial Aunt Hongling brought even more unexpected news.

He not only made it onto the "Beast Slayer Ranking," but also topped the list. Now, the name "Su Fan" has resounded throughout the entire "New Guangtian."

In addition, several high-ranking members of the sect specially rushed back from the front lines to prepare generous sect rewards for him.

He was also promised that he would enjoy all the sect's top-tier benefits in the future.

Su Fan opened the catalog of rewards and benefits from the sect, and couldn't help but gasp in amazement after reading it.

The Guangfa Daozong sect is really going all out; they're really going all out.

Although Su Fan was already extremely wealthy, the reward offered by the sect still caught his eye.

The rewards were filled with top-grade cultivation resources such as magic treasures, talismans, and pills. Any one of these items would cause a frenzy of bidding and even be fought over at inflated prices in the outside world.

As for sect benefits, most of them are nothing special.

But three of them really appealed to Su Fan.

The first benefit is that he is allowed to choose any lineage to inherit from the lineage repository in the sect's secret hall.

It should be noted that he only temporarily joined the "Guangfa Daozong" and the fact that he received such treatment is enough to show the sect's sincerity.

The second benefit is the opportunity to visit the sect's "Enlightenment Secret Ground," a place where the sect's predecessors comprehended the essence of the Great Dao. The legacy of the Great Dao left by these predecessors greatly assists cultivators in their enlightenment.

Such an opportunity is extremely rare; in the past, only the core elite disciples carefully cultivated by the sect were qualified to enter the Enlightenment Secret Ground.

For Su Fan, this place is an even greater "treasure trove".

He could easily use the game panel to collect all the profound wisdom left behind by the sect's founders throughout the ages.

The third benefit is even more attractive: the sect will unconditionally support his breakthrough to the Integration Realm. Previously, Su Fan was worried about breaking through to the Integration Realm; unlike other realms, there are far too many things to prepare for a breakthrough.

Even though he has the help of the game panel and there is no problem in breaking through the bottleneck, the game panel cannot help him at all during the breakthrough process.

First, there is the location for the breakthrough. The breakthrough to the Integration Realm has extremely high environmental requirements, which cannot be met by ordinary places. It is necessary to find a secret treasure land with abundant spiritual energy and stable laws.

Secondly, there are various rare cultivation resources. Even though Su Fan is wealthy, it would still cost him a huge amount of money to gather all the resources needed for his breakthrough.

Finally, and most importantly, is the experience and insights needed to break through.

Even though the Guangfa Dao Sect has gradually declined, its foundation remains. The breakthrough experiences and insights left by its predecessors are incomparable to those of the outside world, and ordinary cultivators have no chance to observe and learn from them.

In addition, Martial Aunt Hongling would also inform Su Fan of the latest developments on the battlefield every now and then, so that he could keep abreast of the progress of the battle.

Besides Uncle Hongling, Cai Songlin also sent Su Fan several messages, all about the operation of the Cave Market.

According to Cai Songlin's report, ever since Su Fan single-handedly defended the base and repelled the attack of the alien beasts, cultivators from all over have come to visit him.
The number of disciples visiting the Cave Market is now countless, causing the market to be overcrowded and its turnover to soar year by year.

Although Su Fan had no interest in running the market, he couldn't help but marvel at the market's turnover figures over the past few years.
This is practically like finding money on the street!

By the way, Martial Aunt Hongling also specifically mentioned in the message that Su Fan still enjoys 30% of the total profits of the Cave Market, just like before.

Don't underestimate this 30% profit margin. Given the current booming market, this 30% profit margin is already an astronomical figure.

After a moment's thought, Su Fan immediately sent a message back to his Martial Aunt Hong Ling.

"Uncle-Master, I've emerged from seclusion..."

The message was sent and only moments later came back from Uncle Hongling, whose tone was full of concern.

"You kid, you've been in seclusion for several years now. How's your injury recovery going? Hope it didn't damage your cultivation foundation..."

"Thanks to my martial uncle, my injuries are no longer serious and have not damaged my cultivation foundation..."

Soon, his Martial Aunt Hongling sent him another message with good news.

"The recent battles are going increasingly smoothly. Our 'New Guangtian' has gradually gained the initiative on the battlefield, and we estimate that it won't be long before we can completely drive out the alien beasts from the 'Mountain and Sea Realm'..."

Su Fan was quite excited to see this message from his Martial Aunt Hongling.

I've finally met Liang'er.

This war has been going on for more than a decade, and only today have we seen a glimmer of hope for victory.

You guys should just finish this already, it's so damn annoying.

"Uncle-Master, I need to continue stabilizing my injuries, so I won't be able to visit you right now..."

"You just stay put. I'll come see you tomorrow and bring you the cultivation supplies that the sect rewarded you with..."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Su Fan put away the communication array plate.

"Xiuer...prepare some good food tonight. I'm in a good mood today and would like a drink..."

After he finished speaking, he stood up from the recliner, then vanished from his personal secret realm and arrived at the cave outside.

In recent years, he has spent almost all his time in his personal secret realm. His cave dwelling has not been maintained for a long time, and a thin layer of dust has accumulated in the hall.

Su Fan waved his hand gently, removing the protective array outside the cave.

A moment later, several maids responsible for taking care of the cave rushed in from outside. Upon seeing Su Fan, they immediately knelt down and bowed respectfully.

"Welcome back, Your Majesty, from seclusion..."

Su Fan took out a storage ring containing spirit jade from his storage ring and tossed it to the head maid.

"You've all worked hard these past few years. Senior Aunt Hongling will be visiting tomorrow, so please thoroughly clean the cave dwelling first..."

After saying that, he stepped out of the cave. As he walked, his figure and appearance began to change subtly. By the time he reached the end of the cave, he had already become a completely different and unfamiliar figure.

As soon as he stepped out of the cave, the clamor outside stunned Su Fan.

The streets of the market were bustling with monks, a lively and vibrant scene resembling a bustling town.

He never expected that in just a few years of seclusion, the cave market would have developed to such a scale.

Su Fan decided to wander aimlessly through the streets. On both sides of the street, there were all kinds of shops, such as teahouses, taverns, magic weapon shops, and pill shops, and every shop was doing very well, with a constant stream of customers.

He casually walked into a few shops and asked about prices, and was almost shocked by what he found.

Prices in the cave market are now dozens of times higher than when it first opened.

This is outrageous! It's practically robbery.

But on second thought, he felt it was understandable.

This is now the front-line war zone. Whether it's cultivators about to head to the front or those who have withdrawn from the defense line to rest, everyone is eager to replenish their supplies. Who would care about those little bit of spirit jade?

Soaring prices are to be expected.

As Su Fan strolled around, he arrived at a grand hall in the center of the market town, which was Cai Songlin's usual office.

He strolled toward the main hall, but was stopped by several cultivators at the entrance.

The leader politely said, "Senior, this is the main hall of the market's offices, and it is not convenient for outsiders to enter. Please stop here..."

Su Fan smiled and said, "I'm looking for Cai Songlin..."

Upon hearing this, the leading cultivator quickly said, "Senior, please wait a moment. I will go and report to True Monarch Songlin immediately..."

After saying that, he turned around and ran quickly into the main hall.

Not long after, Cai Songlin hurriedly walked out of the main hall.

When he saw Su Fan, he was stunned for a moment, his eyes full of doubt. Then his gaze sharpened, as if he recognized Su Fan's identity.

He hurried over to him, his tone respectful yet tinged with excitement.

"Senior...you've emerged from seclusion? I..."

Before Cai Songlin could finish speaking, Su Fan gave him a wink.

Cai Songlin was quick-witted and immediately realized what was happening. He quickly changed his words, saying, "Senior, this is not the place to talk. Let's go inside and discuss this in detail..."

After saying that, he led Su Fan to a secluded room deep inside the main hall.

The two sat cross-legged, and Cai Songlin personally brewed a pot of spiritual tea for Su Fan, carefully filling his cup.

During this meeting, Su Fan clearly sensed that Cai Songlin was much more reserved than before, his every move exuding respect, unlike the familiarity they used to share.

After a moment's thought, Su Fan understood the reason.

Since he single-handedly crushed the attack of the alien beasts and became famous in one battle, his status in the "Guangfa Dao Sect" and even the entire "New Guangtian" has changed dramatically.

It's only natural that Cai Songlin became increasingly respectful towards him.

Su Fan didn't care about these formalities and continued to act as before.

"I've been in seclusion for the past few years, and I never expected the market to become so bustling. Thank you for your hard work, Lao Cai..."

Hearing Su Fan still address him as "Old Cai" and offer him words of comfort, Cai Songlin was immediately flattered.

"You're too kind, senior! It's all thanks to your excellent planning. I was just following your instructions. The market's current scale is entirely due to your efforts; I dare not take credit for it..."

(End of this chapter)