Back on Earth, I am the only cultivator.

When the news reached the city, a wisp of the afterglow of a fiery sunset still lingered in the sky.

In the Li family's reception room, everyone was looking solemnly at a photograph that Li Wen had brought.

The Zhou family manor in the provincial capital, which once covered hundreds of acres and was extremely luxurious, has completely disappeared in the photo.

What was left was a huge, perfectly clear palm print with neat edges!

It's several meters deep! And over a thousand meters long and wide!

That entire area, including the artificial hill, villas, and foundations, was completely smashed to pieces!

"One palm strike, and the Zhou family, a powerful clan in the provincial capital, was wiped out, along with their buildings?"

Lin Tianrong's voice trembled, and he could hardly believe his eyes.

"Moreover, this happened just over an hour after Zhou Zhentian brought the near-Grandmaster Duan Hong to provoke us!"

Han Zhen added excitedly.

Li Tiancheng secretly rejoiced at how correct his choice had been, and then spoke to the crowd.

"If it weren't for the intervention of our seniors, we would all be vengeful spirits in the underworld by now."

"We must hurry to Yunding Mountain Villa to pay our respects to our predecessors!"

"Yes! Go and thank the senior!"

Everyone nodded and set off.

……

The spacious and bright living room of Villa No. 1 in Yunding Mountain Villa.

Wu Fan was sitting on the sofa, while Li Tiancheng, Han Zhen, and others were kneeling below.

"Junior greets Senior! Thank you for your help today, Senior, in saving us!"

As soon as Li Tiancheng entered, he bowed deeply.

"Thank you so much for saving my life, senior!"

The others also responded respectfully in unison.

"Alright, the Zhou family is asking for it."

"Now that you are working for me, I will not stand by and watch you be destroyed. Get up."

Wu Fan looked at the kneeling crowd and said calmly.

Only then did everyone carefully straighten up.

Han Zhen stepped forward, a fawning smile on his face, and spoke hesitantly:

"The senior's divine power was unparalleled. He destroyed the Zhou family with a single palm strike. All the major martial arts families in the provincial capital are now terrified and are trying to find out more information from the Martial Arts Alliance."

"I have already made arrangements with headquarters to suppress all disturbances, and no one will be allowed to disturb your peace."

"It doesn't matter. Even if they all come, they can't withstand my second blow."

Wu Fan's words sent another shiver down their spines.

"Destroyed the Zhou family with a single palm strike? Judging from the senior's tone, it was just a casual blow?"

This method is simply beyond their understanding of the limits of power!

Li Tiancheng's throat moved, and he bowed, saying:

"Yes, senior, your strength is extraordinary. In your eyes, ordinary martial arts are nothing but fleeting clouds."

"I wonder if there's anything you need us roughnecks to do for you next, senior?"

"As you command!"

Wu Fan glanced at Li Tiancheng before speaking calmly:

"I'm leaving Mencheng tomorrow to go to Kunlun."

"Kunlun?"

Han Zhen and Li Tiancheng exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

"Are you going to Kunlun, senior?"

Han Zhen hurriedly said,

"To be honest, things have been very turbulent in the Kunlun Mountains recently."

"The Martial Arts Alliance headquarters just issued a secret order to seal off the mountain two days ago, prohibiting any ordinary martial artists from approaching the depths of Kunlun."

"Oh?" Wu Fan raised an eyebrow. "Go on."

Han Zhen was overjoyed to see Wu Fan's interest and quickly expressed his agreement:

"Specific information is locked in the alliance's top-secret S-level files."

"I will return to the branch immediately and use my authority to retrieve this file."

……

Night falls in the dining room of Villa No. 1.

Jiang Chuxue meticulously prepared a sumptuous dinner.

"Wang Hao, eat more."

Wu Fan pointed to the abundant food on the table and gave his instructions with concern.

"You've just entered the first level of Qi Refining, and your body-refining techniques have consumed a great deal of energy. You need to replenish your body with more essence and blood from food."

"Thank you, Brother Fan."

Wang Hao ate heartily, his complexion much better than a few days ago.

Wu Xi chewed on a chicken leg, looking at Wu Fan with some reluctance:

"Brother, are you really leaving so early tomorrow morning? Can you take me with you? I'm really capable now, I promise I won't hold you back!"

Wu Fan chuckled and tapped her little head:

"Nonsense."

"Although you are currently at the ninth level of Qi Refining, Kunlun's journey is no small matter. There may be ancient cultivation formations and unknown dangers there."

"You should stay home and focus on your cultivation, and take good care of Chu Xue and Wang Hao. That will be a huge help to me."

"Okay, I'll listen to my brother."

Wu Xi pouted and lowered her head to eat her rice, feeling somewhat dejected.

Jiang Chuxue sat to the side, not saying much.

She silently ladled a bowl of soup for Wu Fan and said softly:

"Wu Fan, go and come back soon."

"Xiao Xi, Wang Hao, and I are waiting for you at home."

"Um."

Wu Fan smiled warmly and took the soup from her hand.

Just after dinner, a subtle fluctuation was felt from the Qiankun Thunder Control Array outside the villa.

Wu Fan scanned the area with his divine sense and saw that Li Tiancheng and Han Zhen were waiting respectfully outside the door.

"Come in."

Wu Fan's voice rang in their ears.

Li Tiancheng and Han Zhen strode into the hall. Han Zhen held a black kraft paper bag sealed with sealing wax in his hands, his expression solemn.

"Senior, this is a top-secret file from the Martial Arts Alliance regarding the Kunlun Secret Realm. It took me a lot of effort to retrieve it from the headquarters' database."

Han Zhen presented the file folder with both hands.

Wu Fan reached out and took it, running his fingertips across the sealing wax, and directly opened it.

The first page of the file clearly reads "Top Secret: Kunlun Death Valley Magnetic Field Anomaly and Relics Exploration Report".

"Please take a look, senior."

Han Zhen explained in a low voice from the side.

"According to satellite detection a few days ago, the magnetic field in the 'Death Valley' area deep in the Kunlun Mountains suddenly increases by hundreds of times at night."

"What followed was a strange fog that never dissipated, completely sealing off the entire mountain range."

"Any electronic device that gets inside will be rendered unusable instantly."

"Even some martial arts experts at the Heavenly level have forcibly broken in, and none of them have survived to this day."

Wu Fan looked at the energy fluctuation curve on the report, his eyes flickering slightly.

The frequency of this energy fluctuation was almost identical to the aura emanating from the Xuan Tian Yin Yang Pendant in his spatial ring.

It really was there.

"Not only that,"

Li Tiancheng also stepped forward, bowed, and added.

"Our Li family's informants in the Northwest have reported that recently, many strange martial arts masters have appeared in the town at the foot of Kunlun Mountain."

Among them are even reclusive ancient Chinese martial arts families, as well as numerous overseas organizations with supernatural abilities.

I've heard that even the Pantheon of America and the Knights Templar of Europe have sent elite troops to infiltrate, seemingly searching for the legendary "Remains of the Immortals."

Foreign supernatural organizations?

Wu Fan sneered, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

"A bunch of civilized bandits dressed in formal attire dare to covet the cultivation tradition of my Chinese civilization."

"You did a good job." Wu Fan put away the file and looked at the two of them.

Li Tiancheng was overjoyed and quickly said, "If we can help you, senior, the Li family will do anything, even die for you!"

Han Zhen echoed, "If you need anything, senior, I can mobilize the Martial Arts Alliance's helicopters and logistics teams at the Northwest Branch at any time to provide you with convenience."

"No need, I'm used to traveling alone. You guys go back." Wu Fan waved his hand.

"Yes, we take our leave!" The two bowed respectfully and backed out of the villa.

……

Late at night, in a bedroom on the second floor of the villa.

The bright moonlight streamed through the French windows and onto the soft bed.

Jiang Chuxue, dressed in a thin white silk nightgown, sat on the edge of the bed, tightly holding the "Dead Wood Comes Back to Life" sculpture that emitted an emerald green fluorescent light in her hand.

A faint aura of wood spirit lingered around her, but she was unable to enter a meditative state to cultivate.

Wu Fan is leaving tomorrow.