To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Lingxu Cave Heaven.

"Master, Master! Senior Sister has won the position of true disciple!"

Qi Lingyun's cheers came from outside the courtyard, and Gu Fan opened his eyes helplessly upon hearing the sound.

"I misjudged it!"

Gu Fan couldn't help but look up and sigh.

The quiet, timid girl in front of him seemed like an illusion; the one before him, swift and agile, was Qi Lingyun's true self.

Qi Lingyun not only possesses a top-grade fire spirit root, but also has outstanding comprehension.

She must have far surpassed her great-grandfather Qi Yan, otherwise she would not have been able to comprehend a superior cultivation technique on her own.

He thoroughly understood the contents of the jade slip within two months and successfully became a disciple of Gu Fan, waiting only to formally enter the sect after he established his foundation.

After several years of apprenticeship, Qi Lingyun has made rapid progress in the art of weapon crafting. With Gu Fan teaching him many secret techniques for weapon crafting, he is now able to forge high-grade magic weapons on his own.

When Meng Xu came to visit, the two juniors had a friendly exchange, and Meng Xu actually came out on top and surpassed him.

The Lingxiao Sect's true disciples compete for the throne once every sixty years.

Even if Song Lian is stationed at Luofeng Valley, she still has to return to her sect.

Her Divine Firmament Token was obtained from Gu Fan. She must openly and fairly win the position of True Disciple in the competition for the position in order to officially occupy the identity of True Disciple. Otherwise, it will be taken back.

Thanks to the eruption of the Soul-Shattering Abyss, three of Gu Fan's current generation of disciples have successfully formed their cores, leaving the positions of disciples vacant. In addition, disciples who have reached the end of their term have stepped down, resulting in an unusually large number of disciples in this generation.

Gu Fan had complete confidence in Song Lian and naturally did not expect her to fail.

After Qi Lingyun and Song Lian became acquainted, they got along exceptionally well. Qi Lingyun went to cheer for Song Lian early in the morning, and returned to report the result as soon as it came out.

Looking at the lively girl in front of him, Gu Fan was momentarily lost in thought.

Of the two disciples under his tutelage, Song Lian comprehends the Dao of Alchemy, while Qi Lingyun comprehends the Dao of Weapons. However, the Dao of Arrays is where Xuanji Zhenren's mantle lies, and it is also the core inheritance of Wendao Peak.

Qi Lingyun is quite talented in weapon crafting, but he is far inferior in array formation.

Gu Fan had also observed from the outer sect that some disciples had successfully broken through the array tests he had left behind, but they were only slightly more comprehension than ordinary people, and none of them had captured his heart.

"Enough! This matter can't be rushed. Talented individuals like Senior Brother Zhou and Senior Brother Fang are rare; one in a hundred years is already quite an achievement."

"As for a genius like Master, in the three thousand years since the founding of the Lingxiao Sect, there has only been one such person after Ancestor Yunxiao, making him even more unattainable."

In terms of comprehension, Gu Fan even felt that True Person Xuanji was above Ancestor Yunxiao.

After all, Ancestor Yunxiao relied on the Yuan Chen Divine Sand to cultivate the "Great Luo Inner Landscape Heavenly Profound Chapter", while True Person Xuanji relied entirely on himself. The difference between them was beyond imagination.

Of course, Gu Fan is an exception.

He has cheat codes.

Qi Lingyun entered the courtyard with a beaming smile and said excitedly, "Master, you didn't see it! Senior Sister was incredibly ruthless; she almost made someone cry."

"Oh?" Gu Fan's interest was piqued. "How could they be so ruthless?"

Qi Lingyun shook her head in confusion and said, "I don't know either, but that person kept a rather majestic spirit beast. He said he was a disciple of the Spirit Beast Peak, and my senior sister was much more ruthless when she attacked him."

"Oh, that's not surprising then." Gu Fan nodded.

Elder Chen passed away a few years ago, and now the Spirit Beast Peak is under the control of Chen Zhiyan. It's understandable that Song Lian would be ruthless, since it's just a friendly spar and shouldn't damage his foundation.

"Senior sister is really impressive today! I want to be a true disciple too!" Qi Lingyun said confidently.

"You?" Gu Fan said irritably, "You should focus on Foundation Establishment first! Have you mastered fire magic? Have you comprehended all the restrictions? Have you mastered your spells?"

Qi Lingyun was overwhelmed by Gu Fan's three barrage of questions. She shrank back and said dejectedly, "My fire magic is still a bit lacking, but I'm quite confident in reaching Foundation Establishment. In five years, no, three years, I'll definitely be able to reach Foundation Establishment!"

Gu Fan snorted and urged, "Then why aren't you going into seclusion?"

After speaking, Gu Fan tapped his finger in the air.

Qi Lingyun cried out in pain and ran away, clutching her forehead.

Under the peach tree, Hulu looked at Qi Lingyun's disheveled appearance and laughed while clutching his stomach.

Gu Fan grabbed the gourd with a annoyance, rubbing his chubby cheeks with both hands: "Still laughing! Did you beat Chang Yuan?"

"Hmm, good books are never stopped being updated, waiting for you to come and appreciate them. Hmm!" The gourd's cheeks were rubbed out of shape, and it struggled desperately.

Just then, Chang Yuan leaned down from the treetop and said hoarsely, "He thinks he can defeat me? He should rest early; anything can happen in dreams."

Hulu was furious upon hearing this and pointed at Chang Yuan, shouting.

Gu Fan felt a headache coming on as he listened to the argument around him. He was secretly glad that he had given Xiao Hei to Song Lian to help her guard Luo Feng Valley. Otherwise, if the three spirit beasts started arguing, who knows what would have happened.

......

The following day, Song Lian came to Lingxu Cave to pay his respects.

After undergoing the marrow cleansing at Xiaoguang Cave, Song Lian became even more ethereal and aloof, her movements as graceful as swaying lotus leaves, a sight to behold.

"Disciple greets Master." Song Lian bowed and paid his respects.

Gu Fan nodded, waved his sleeve to help her up, and asked, "How has your cultivation been in Falling Phoenix Valley?"

Song Lian chuckled and said, "Thanks to Master's blessing, Falling Phoenix Valley has always been peaceful, and I have had plenty of time to cultivate. This time, I didn't have to exert much effort in the competition for the position of true disciple."

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan frowned and began to ponder, also sensing something amiss.

Monster invasions can be broadly categorized into two types.

The first possibility is that they were instructed by the Demon King to harass the cultivators of the three sects.

The second type, however, is simply due to one's nature.

Monsters naturally reproduce very quickly, and when their numbers increase, they spread outwards and even leave the desolate mountains.

Most of the missions that disciples of the Hualing Sect take on to exterminate demonic beasts fall into the second category, or they actively enter the desolate mountains to hunt demons and earn cultivation resources.

However, there are now three demon kings in the Wilderness Mountain. Given the previous examples of being captured and having their blood extracted, the disciples of the Spirit Transformation Sect dare not venture deep into the Wilderness Mountain, and the number of demon beasts hunted is far less than before.

Even so, the monster still did not step out of the desolate mountain.

This is what puzzled Gu Fan.

After pondering for a moment and finding no solution, Gu Fan simply put it down.

The conflict between the three sects of Wei and the demonic beasts of the desolate mountains has a long history and cannot be resolved overnight; it is nothing more than a matter of responding to each move as it comes. Unless Guiyun Sword Lord can advance to the mid-Nascent Soul stage and kill the three demon kings with his swordsmanship, it is unlikely that a complete victory or defeat will be determined.

The fact that the Demon King is holding onto the desolate mountains is not entirely a bad thing for the Wei Kingdom.

If they truly become homeless and retaliate by bullying the weak, it will only cause more trouble.

After thinking it through, Gu Fan looked at Song Lian and asked, "Do you still plan to go to Falling Phoenix Valley this time?"

Song Lian gently shook her head.

"This disciple is in charge of the Divine Firmament Token. I was stationed at Falling Phoenix Valley before because of the emergency. Now that the situation in the Wilderness Mountain is stable, it is only right that I stay at the sect and listen to Master's teachings."

Gu Fan nodded slightly and said, "That's fine then."

After chatting for a while, Song Lian took his leave.

After she won the position of true disciple, the sect allocated a blessed land, and the chosen one was Ziyun Palace.

After Song Lian left, Gu Fan simply drove the gourd and Chang Yuan out of the courtyard as well, activated the array to seal the courtyard, and then took out a jade bottle. When he opened it, a bright and clear light wafted out.

This is the third essence of the Refined Golden Elixir, the Pure Light of the Void.

After years of cultivation, Gu Fan has consolidated his cultivation and is preparing for his third refinement.

After three successful purifications, the cultivation of the early stage of the Golden Core realm is considered to be nearing completion. All that is needed is to continue to break through the bottleneck with magical power to advance to the middle stage of the Golden Core realm.

Gu Fan had been eagerly anticipating the opening of his third profound aperture.

This mysterious aperture is called the Divine Connection Aperture; once opened, it can enhance one's spiritual awareness.

Even though Gu Fan never slacked off, his progress in the "Star Evolution Divine Observation Technique" was still not optimistic. Spiritual herbs that promote the growth of divine consciousness, such as the Illusionary Heart Lotus, had almost disappeared in the Qionghua Realm, and he could only rely on self-cultivation.

After closing his eyes and regulating his breathing for a moment, Gu Fan's divine sense stirred, and the clear light of the void drifted out, like a wisp of smoke entering his mouth and nose, passing through his meridians and directly into his dantian, washing over his golden core.

"Click."

With a soft, crisp sound, the perfectly round golden elixir opened a crack, and the remaining pure light of the void instantly poured into the crack.

A monstrous wave surged within Gu Fan's sea of ​​consciousness, rising like a tidal wave.

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