On the path to immortality, I can see destiny.

After returning to his cave, Zhao Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Being in a familiar environment does indeed make one feel at ease.

Upon returning, Zhao Fan immediately opened the door to the training room and released the little wolf.

He's been locked up inside for three days now. If he's not released soon, he's going to go stir-crazy.

When I opened the door, the scene I had imagined did not appear.

Instead, the little wolf lay on his futon, slowly absorbing the spiritual energy in the cultivation room.

Upon hearing the door open, the little wolf looked up and saw Zhao Fan. It immediately wagged its tail happily and ran towards Zhao Fan.

Zhao Fan reached out and picked up the little wolf, but after sensing its scent, he was clearly stunned for a moment.

The little wolf had somehow reached the early stage of the first tier, and its size had increased significantly.

Although he had only just entered the early stage of the first tier, Zhao Fan was still a little envious of his talent.

It took me two whole months to draw qi into my body and reach the first level of Qi Refining. How could this little wolf do it so easily?

It seems that this little wolf's talent is even stronger than I imagined.

The little wolf didn't notice the sourness on Zhao Fan's face and happily licked Zhao Fan's face a few times.

Zhao Fan looked at the cute little wolf, gently stroked its head, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't named it yet.

Looking at the wolf cub's four black paws, Zhao Fan spoke.

From now on, I'll call you Black Hand.

Little Wolf clearly didn't like this name.

It was so smart that it seemed to have truly understood the meaning behind Zhao Fan's words, and even shook its head in a very human way.

Zhao Fan was at a loss; he wasn't good at naming things and couldn't think of any good names.

"Alright then, you can name yourself from now on. I'll give you a nickname first."

Zhao Fan sat on the door frame, holding the little wolf, stroking its head and talking to himself.

"I'll call you Xiao Er then. It's just the two of us here, so I'll be first and you'll be second."

Now, the little wolf seemed to have no objections, letting out a soft whimper as a response to Zhao Fan.

After petting the little wolf for a while, Zhao Fan let go and put it on the ground. Looking back at the thin spiritual energy in the cultivation room, he felt a headache coming on again.

Previously, he cultivated alone, and this one spiritual spring was barely enough. Now that the little wolf also wants to cultivate, this small spiritual spring is completely insufficient.

"Do we have to use spirit stones to cultivate? That's too extravagant."

Zhao Fan thought to himself, then quickly shook his head, rejecting the idea as completely unrealistic.

"Sigh, this is all I can do for now. I'll see if I can snag a suitable place to cultivate when I reach the late stage of Qi Refining."

Under the current circumstances, with his Qi Refining Level 5 cultivation, it's already quite impressive that he can hold this place.

If one of them has to be affected, it can only be Xiao Er.

After all, no matter how talented it is, it is impossible to cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining in a short period of time. It is better to focus on improving its cultivation.

With his talent, he should have a chance to reach the late stage of Qi Refining in three to five years at most.

If the little wolf can gradually reach the mid-stage of the first rank, the two of them, one human and one wolf, working together, might be able to seize a good cultivation spot.

As Zhao Fan was thinking, an explosion suddenly came from not far away, and something broke into the formation from the outside.

Zhao Fan was startled and suddenly stood up, taking out the array plate to examine it.

The array plate showed that one person was currently being controlled by the array.

When Zhao Fan saw the people in the formation clearly, he was stunned.

This person was none other than Su San, whom he had just parted ways with!

For some unknown reason, Su San and his flying boat crashed into his formation.

Zhao Fan immediately took control of the formation, opened a path, and invited Su San out.

Su San was in a fog, groping around aimlessly, when suddenly the fog parted to reveal a path.

Su San was a little confused, but she still continued walking forward along the road.

Regardless of whose cave this is, as long as the cave owner can communicate, it's better than the burly man behind him.

Yes, he fell into the formation this time because of that big man.

The burly man had left a mark on him at some point, and after seizing the Blood Coral Spirit Marrow, he actually followed the mark.

Su San was caught off guard and got entangled by it, and was shot down here.

After walking along the road for a short while, a small valley suddenly appeared before him.

Then, Zhao Fan's familiar face appeared in front of him.

Seeing that it was Zhao Fan, Su San finally felt relieved.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, this is actually your cave dwelling?"

Su San spoke with surprise.

Zhao Fan looked at Su San and asked with some confusion.

"Fellow Daoist Su, how did you end up inside the formation? What is it that you need to ask for?"

Su San immediately began to explain.

"I had just left when I encountered the burly man who was chasing me. He had even left tracking devices on me."

"He should be outside the mountain right now. If he can't wait for me to come out, he'll probably have to force his way through the formation."

Hearing Su San's words, Zhao Fan's heart sank.

My own formation was originally a flawed one. If it were to face some cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining, it might still have some chance.

However, if they were cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining, his formation might not be able to protect them.

"Fellow Daoist, is there any other way to escape from here? I have his tracking mark on me. Once I leave, this place will be safe."

Su San could naturally see the unpredictable expression on Zhao Fan's face, after all, Zhao Fan had always had a poor control over his expressions.

He naturally didn't want to drag Zhao Fan along to escape again.

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for further words. Although my formation is incomplete, it can still hold off this burly man for a while."

"Why don't you wait until this big man enters the formation before you try to escape? With me holding him off for a while, your chances of escaping will be much greater."

Zhao Fan immediately shook his head and refused Su San.

He would have lost his life long ago if it weren't for Su San's help in the Blood Refining Array. He couldn't bring himself to abandon Su San now.

Given this opportunity, Su San would naturally not refuse. Although he still had some trump cards up his sleeve, it would be even better if he didn't have to use them.

Since he had a tracking mark on him, if he ran away, the big man probably wouldn't forcefully break the formation to make things difficult for Zhao Fan, but would prioritize chasing him.

Thinking of this, Su San gradually relaxed and had the opportunity to observe Zhao Fan's cave.

The first thing he noticed was the waiter standing beside him, looking at him warily.

Upon seeing Xiao Er, Su San suddenly realized why Zhao Fan had asked him about beast taming; it turned out he also had a demon beast of his own.