Gou in the world of comprehension

Chapter 1451 Favors are favors, but matters should be handled separately.

Su Fan would never go to Martial Aunt Hongling's place.

Who knows what kind of wicked scheme that woman is up to this time?

She even wanted to give him the direct descendant of her family as a concubine; how could she even think of such an absurd idea?

In order to firmly bind Su Fan to the family's power, Martial Aunt Hongling really went to any lengths.

"I'm busy..."

In the past, Su Fan would have shown her some respect, after all, she was a powerful figure in the Integration Realm within the sect.

This time, however, he didn't indulge her bad habits and decisively refused, thus avoiding future entanglements.

"Okay...you can do it..."

Martial Aunt Hongling only sent this one message and then stopped bothering him.

As for whether she would be angry, Su Fan didn't care at all.

Their relationship was simple; they were just casual buddies. Did sleeping together once automatically make it love?

At this moment, Su Fan suddenly frowned.

He always felt that his Martial Aunt Hongling might come to his door again, just like last time.

Thinking of this, he immediately got up from the recliner and quickly left his personal secret realm.

After leaving his cave, Su Fan went straight to Cai Songlin's place.

At this moment, Cai Songlin was extremely busy inside the house.

Business at the market is booming these days; he's constantly on his feet and barely has time to catch his breath.

When Su Fan walked in, Cai Songlin was stunned.

This guy is someone who rarely shows his face throughout the year, so why did he suddenly appear today?

Cai Songlin quickly put down his work, waved to send everyone else in the room away, and then spoke respectfully.

"Uncle-Master, what brings you here today...?"

Su Fan walked over and sat down cross-legged.

"It's nothing, I was just killing time, so I thought I'd stop by..."

Cai Songlin carried a teapot and poured Su Fan a cup of spiritual tea, then sat cross-legged at the lower end of the table.

He knew in his heart that this man must have something on his mind today.

"Have a lot of cave dwellings been built outside the market? Are any of them currently vacant? I'd like to stay there for a few days..."

"Uncle-Master, all the markets outside the main market are completely sold out now, and they're already booked for months to come..."

Su Fan also knew that he had asked Lao Cai to build more than a hundred luxurious cave dwellings outside the market, which generated huge profits for the market every year.

These luxurious cave dwellings have never been empty since they were built.

"In the market town, could you arrange a place for me to stay for a few days?"

“Uncle-Master, then you’ll have to stay at my place. These days, land in the market is incredibly valuable, and even the honeycomb-shaped cave dwellings around the cave are never empty…”

What the hell...

Old Cai is one thing, but Su Fan wouldn't go that far.

If not, so be it. At worst, I'll just go for a few days of wandering around outside.

Damn it, I've actually been driven to this point by that woman.

"Never mind then, I'm leaving..."

Seeing Su Fan get up and leave, Cai Songlin was completely dumbfounded.

What's wrong with this guy?

Su Fan left the main hall where Cai Songlin worked and was about to leave the market when the communication array plate at his waist suddenly vibrated slightly.

He took the communication array plate off his waist, glanced at it, and immediately gave a wry smile.

"I've arrived at the market, where have you been..."

What the hell...

That woman was quick; I hadn't even left before she attacked.

Thinking of this, Su Fan quickly quickened his pace.

"Uncle-Master, I'm not in the market. I won't be back for a few days..."

"Do you think I'm blind? Get back here right now..."

Fine, whatever.

This can't go on forever. I'd better talk to her clearly today and tell her directly that I will absolutely not have any involvement with her family.

With that thought in mind, Su Fan turned around and walked towards his cave.

When he returned to his cave, several maids immediately bowed deeply to him.

"Disciple greets Martial Uncle..."

Su Fan waved his hand and asked, "Has Martial Aunt Hongling arrived yet...?"

"Grandmaster Hongling is waiting for you in the hall..."

Upon hearing this, Su Fan went straight to the main hall of the cave dwelling, where he saw his Martial Aunt Hong Ling sitting cross-legged.

Today, Martial Aunt Hongling is radiant and dignified, with a cold and noble temperament. Her aura is so powerful that no one dares to harbor any disrespect towards her.

She wore a simple, light blue robe, revealing her slender neck. Her black hair was styled into neat buns, with a jade hairpin casually placed on top, giving her an air of elegance and nobility.

Su Fan's eyes widened immediately; this was exactly what he couldn't stand.

The greater the contrast, the more impulsive he becomes.

But he still managed to suppress his inner turmoil and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to his Martial Aunt Hongling.

"Disciple greets Martial Uncle..."

After Su Fan finished speaking, he walked over and sat cross-legged opposite his Martial Aunt Hong Ling.

He had already decided that he must make things clear today, so as to avoid endless trouble over such trivial matters in the future.

Su Fan had a good plan, but his senior uncle Hong Ling didn't follow his expected approach.

"I've already spoken with several senior brothers in the sect. You should return to the sect in a few days..."

Upon hearing what his Martial Aunt Hongling said, Su Fan was stunned.

"Thank you, Uncle-Master. But it wouldn't be appropriate for me to return to the sect now..."

Aunt Hongling rolled her eyes, and a touch of alluring charm immediately emanated from her exquisitely beautiful features.

"Now that this great battle has reached this point, one more or one less makes no difference. Just go back in peace..."

After hearing these words, Su Fan knew that his Martial Aunt Hong Ling must have pulled some strings behind the scenes.

What the hell...

What am I going to do? I owe this woman a favor again.

However, personal relationships are one thing, and so is another.

"Thank you for your help, Uncle-Master. I will remember this favor..."

At this point, Su Fan paused, then said seriously, "However, there's something I must say upfront: this favor is solely on your behalf and has nothing to do with your family..."

After saying this, Su Fan let out a long sigh of relief.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Hongling's eyes suddenly reddened, and her tearful appearance evoked a sense of pity in Su Fan.

Seeing her expression, Su Fan was also a little confused.

At this moment, she appeared even more serene, yet her tranquil eyes held a sharp and penetrating edge.

"Uncle-Master...I..."

Before Su Fan could finish speaking, Martial Aunt Hong Ling lifted her robe, stood up from the couch, and headed straight for the door.

Su Fan was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up as well—how could he let her leave at this time? He took a few steps forward and grabbed his Martial Aunt Hongling around the waist.

In the early hours of the morning, outside the main hall of Su Fan's cave, several girls were dozing off. "Senior Sister Lihua, why don't you... go and ask..."

"I'm not going. Asking me to go at this time would just be asking for trouble..."

"You know, they should at least have given us some instructions first. We can't wait until dawn..."

"Those two have been inside for so long, they must be... doing *that*, they wouldn't be thinking about us anyway..."

Su Fan has not come out since he entered the hall of the cave.

The sect's grandmaster uncle came today. How could the girls dare to sleep with him? Who knows if they need to be served?

So the young female cultivators gathered together and grumbled in hushed tones.

It wasn't until dawn that a maid with some independent thought came up with an idea.

"I'll stay. You all go to sleep. If the master gives any orders, I'll come and wake you. If there's nothing else, you can come back and let me go to sleep..."

The other girls, who were also very sleepy, thought it was a good idea and went back to sleep.

For the next few days, the maids in the cave took turns guarding outside the hall.

Finally, at noon that day, the array outside Su Fan's cave hall dissipated.

"Who's outside...?"

Hearing Su Fan's call, the young female cultivator who was sitting idly in the outer room immediately stood up and ran over.

"Reporting to my uncle, what are your orders...?"

"Go prepare lunch..."

"I will obey my master's instructions..."

After the young nun finished speaking, she turned around and went to greet the others, then went to the kitchen to get busy.

At this moment, Su Fan and his Martial Aunt Hong Ling were already dressed and ready, and the hall was also tidied up.

The two sat cross-legged facing each other. Su Fan brewed a pot of spiritual tea and poured a cup for his Martial Aunt Hong Ling.

Seeing that his Martial Aunt Hongling had regained her elegant and noble appearance, Su Fan's heart was once again filled with restless desire.

"Stop thinking nonsense. If you try anything reckless, I'm leaving right now..."

Martial Aunt Hongling was truly terrified. Calling this guy an animal was an understatement; he was practically a demonic beast.

"Uncle-Master, you're overthinking it. I'm tired too..."

Aunt Hongling rolled her eyes. You think I'd believe your nonsense?

"Make preparations in the next couple of days, and head to the mountain gate as soon as possible, lest things get complicated..."

After listening to what his Martial Aunt Hongling said, Su Fan nodded.

Now that we're in the midst of war, who knows what kind of mishaps might occur, and then even if we wanted to leave, we wouldn't be able to.

"Uncle-Master, aren't you coming back with me...?"

After Su Fan finished speaking, he looked at his senior sister Hong Ling with burning eyes.

"How can I go back now? The base can't function without me..."

After finishing her sentence, Martial Aunt Hongling turned her head away, avoiding Su Fan's gaze.

"I don't know anyone in the sect when I return this time. I hope I won't be harassed by anyone..."

"Don't worry, the sect only has some low-level disciples below the Golden Core realm left, and a few senior brothers whose lifespans are nearing their end. I've already made arrangements for you..."

"Thank you for your kindness, Uncle-Master. I am deeply grateful..."

"What if I miss my martial uncle...?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Hongling's face immediately turned red, and she glared at Su Fan with annoyance.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'm leaving right now..."

Aunt Hongling is now completely under Su Fan's control; even a glance from this kid makes her heart race.

Seeing that his martial uncle was angry, Su Fan quickly changed the subject.

"Uncle-Master, I've heard that our 'Spirit Profound Realm' has a chance to travel to the Upper Realm..."

"Now that you've reached the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement Realm, you should know about this by now..."

Next, Martial Aunt Hongling began to explain this to Su Fan. In fact, only cultivators who have broken through to the Integration Realm have the opportunity to know about this.

Every five hundred years, cultivators at the Great Perfection of the Integration Realm in the "Lingxuan Realm" have one opportunity to "open the Heavenly Gate".

At that time, the avatars of cultivators from the upper realm will descend to this realm and select some outstanding Nascent Soul cultivators to go to the upper realm.

However, the selection ratio is very small, basically one in a hundred.

Every cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Integration Realm in the "Lingxuan Realm" only has two opportunities to participate in the "Opening of the Heavenly Gate".

After listening to Martial Aunt Hongling's account, Su Fan couldn't help but frown.

It seems that given my own circumstances, the chances of being selected by cultivators from the upper realm through the "Opening the Heavenly Gate" method are slim.

The first criterion for selection in the upper realm is to look at the cultivator's talent and aptitude.

With his lousy talent and trashy aptitude, how could he possibly catch the eye of those big shots in the upper realm?

"Uncle-Master, are those who weren't selected for the Upper Realm destined to be stuck at the Integration Realm in this lifetime...?"

Martial Aunt Hongling nodded and said, "Only by going to the Upper Realm can one hope to cultivate the realms beyond the Integration Realm..."

She chuckled as she said this.

“One of our family elders was selected to go to the upper realm, and it has been tens of thousands of years since then. He has never contacted the family again…”

Upon hearing this, Su Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

The cultivators in this cultivation world are truly cold-hearted.

There's no way around it; cultivators have extremely long lifespans, with those at the Great Perfection of the Integration Realm living for tens of thousands of years.

After living for so long, how much humanity can one retain?

At that moment, Su Fan suddenly remembered something.

"By the way... Uncle-Master, it's said that in our 'Spirit Profound Realm,' there are planes controlled by Buddhism..."

Upon hearing Su Fan's words, Martial Aunt Hong Ling was taken aback.

"There are a few planes controlled by Buddhism. What, you want to convert to Buddhism...?"

This is completely nonsensical.

"No, I made a deal with a senior Buddhist monk to send his remnant soul to a Buddhist realm..."

He made a deal with the evil Buddha Wang De to send a wisp of his remnant soul to the Buddhist realm.

"We cultivators of the Daoist sect of humankind have no problem traveling to the Buddhist realm, but you must be careful not to let those bald monks convert you..."

Su Fan chuckled upon hearing this.

If those monks dare to make a move on him, I'll tear down their vast Buddhist kingdom.

However, being able to pinpoint the location of the Buddhist realm can be considered as fulfilling one of his wishes.

Although the evil Buddha Wang De is no good, he has really helped me a lot over the years, and I must repay this favor.

A few days later, Su Fan arrived at the base's teleportation hall and took the teleportation array to a base on another front.

He walked out of the teleportation hall and looked around.

This is a base that was built during the first wave of alien beast invasion in the "Mountain and Sea Realm".

After several years of improvement, the base is now comparable to a massive fortified city.

Su Fan didn't know anyone here, so he had to ask around and finally found the "Guangfa Daozong" sect's main hall.

As soon as Su Fan arrived at the entrance of the Sect Affairs Hall, he was stopped by several disciples on duty at the door.

“Senior, this is the main hall of the Guangfa Dao Sect. Please stop here…”

Su Fan took out his identity jade talisman from his storage ring and handed it to the leading disciple.

"I have come here today to request an audience with the Divine Venerable Jiang Hua within the gate..."

(End of this chapter)