Wild Dogs

Those senior and junior disciples would only flatter her and give her all sorts of treasures.

She was utterly fed up with their flattery.

After all, if he just beckons, these people will pounce on him like lapdogs.

But the situation was completely different for Yang Fan.

When Yang Fan looked down at her, she didn't sense a villain controlling her, but a truly powerful person.

This powerful figure controlled her life and death, manipulated her emotions, and every move she made had to be approved by him.

It was this immense pressure that made her feel an overwhelming urge to submit.

Humans admire strength, and cultivators are no exception.

Even if she doesn't admit it, deep down she genuinely craves being controlled by the strong.

"Yes, I understand."

Qi Peilan obediently lowered her head.

Yang Fan then waved.

"Go on, continue refining pills for me. Tell me what you need, and I will provide it to you."

"But if you dare to play any tricks, you should understand the consequences."

Yang Fan gently pinched Qi Peilan's chin, then smiled and pushed her away with one hand.

"I see."

Qi Peilan hurriedly returned to the alchemy furnace and continued to refine pills for Yang Fan.

At the same time, Yang Fan took out a porcelain bottle and continued to consume other Heavenly Spirit Pills before beginning his cultivation.

And so, in the days that followed, Yang Fan secluded himself in the cave to cultivate.

Thanks to Qi Peilan's continuous refinement of pills, Yang Fan's cultivation level improved by leaps and bounds.

Besides cultivation, Yang Fan would also occasionally go out to hunt some spirit beasts and roast them for Qi Peilan to eat.

And just like that, three months passed in a flash.

With the help of the Heavenly Spirit Pill, Yang Fan forcibly raised his cultivation level to the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, just one step away from entering the late-Foundation Establishment stage.

At this moment, Yang Fan had exhausted all the medicinal herbs he had previously stored.

"Master, we're running out of medicinal herbs."

Qi Peilan obediently walked to Yang Fan's side.

"Oh, have you run out of medicinal herbs?"

Yang Fan opened his eyes. At this moment, he had completely refined the last Heavenly Spirit Pill.

"Yes, Master."

Qi Peilan said meekly.

During these three months, under Yang Fan's pressure, Qi Peilan's way of addressing him changed from "Young Master" to "Master," and finally to "Master."

She had completely submitted to Yang Fan and dared not show any resistance.

Yang Fan touched his chin.

"Alright, that's settled then. I'll go out and buy some medicinal herbs. Once I've bought them, you can continue making medicine for me."

As he spoke, Yang Fan stood up.

Qi Peilan hurriedly followed behind.

"Respectfully seeing off our master."

She spoke softly, obediently escorting Yang Fan to the cave entrance.

Yang Fan stopped and turned to look at Qi Peilan.

"By the way, is there anything you want?"

Yang Fan spoke calmly.

Hearing Yang Fan's sudden question, Qi Peilan looked at him in disbelief.

You should know that after she was brought here, Yang Fan always looked down on her and never gave her a kind look.

But at this moment, Yang Fan actually asked her what she wanted, and an indescribable joy welled up from the bottom of her heart.

Qi Peilan trembled slightly, and she hurriedly shook her head repeatedly.

"There's nothing I want."

Yang Fan smiled slightly.

"Okay, I understand."

"You just stay here obediently, and I'll add another layer of protection outside."

"I don't want you to have already run away when I arrive, do you understand?"

"Yes."

Qi Peilan spoke hurriedly.

Even if Yang Fan hadn't added any restrictions outside, Qi Peilan wouldn't have been able to escape.

After all, Yang Fan would take the core array flags of the entire formation with him when he left. As a result, unless Qi Peilan could find a way to set up another array, she would not be able to open the array in front of her.

After leaving the barrier, Yang Fan waved his hand.

He casually set up another formation.

During this period, besides having Qi Peilan refine pills, Yang Fan also learned a lot about formations from Qi Peilan.

Qi Peilan dared not hold back on this matter, and so over the course of three months, with Qi Peilan's patient guidance, Yang Fan's mastery of formations grew stronger and stronger.

After a while, Yang Fan rushed to the outside of the abyss. He looked around and, seeing that there were no spirit beasts nearby, flew out of the abyss.

Several hours later, Yang Fan had reached the outside of the abyss.

Yang Fan looked around and frowned slightly.

Which way should we go now?

Yang Fan stroked his chin, at a loss for words.

With that in mind, he released Zhou Peng.

"Tell me, where do you think I can find a market to buy medicinal herbs?"

Most of the medicinal materials Yang Fan used to refine the Heavenly Spirit Pill were not particularly rare; only a few were of relatively high value.

Zhou Peng glanced around and then pointed in a direction.

"Master, please head this way. I feel the spiritual energy is slightly denser in this direction. If there are any cultivators, they're most likely here."

Yang Fan nodded.

"Okay, let's try our luck over here."

"But once we get here, it seems we'll need to get a map of the area so we can figure out what's going on around us."

Immediately, Yang Fan put Zhou Peng into the Human King Banner and accelerated forward.

As he moved forward, Yang Fan patiently observed his surroundings.

This place is too close to the Land of Absolute Spirits. The entire Land of Absolute Spirits is tens of thousands of miles in circumference. Naturally, there are not many cultivators within these tens of thousands of miles, since the spiritual energy here is thin and not many people are willing to come here.

Only a cultivator like Yang Fan, who is wealthy and possesses a large amount of spirit stones, would dare to enter.

After choosing his direction, Yang Fan sped off in that direction.

Before leaving, he prepared food for Qi Peilan in advance, so that he wouldn't have to worry about food for at least half a month.

And so, Yang Fan sped up and flew away into the distance.

Previously, Yang Fan was unable to unleash his full power because he was with Qi Peilan.

Now that Yang Fan is no longer burdened by Qi Peilan, and his cultivation has also improved to the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, his speed is naturally much faster than before.

Along the way, Yang Fan increased his speed more and more.

As he continued forward, the surrounding scenery seemed monotonous.

In this desolate land, everything is like a wasteland, devoid of any life.

Looking around, Yang Fan couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly. Could there really be cultivators in this godforsaken place?

However, after flying for a while, Yang Fan suddenly hesitated.

He could sense that several cultivators were fighting fiercely ahead.

Yang Fan frowned. It was really strange. Why would there be cultivators fighting in this place?

He immediately bent down and flew rapidly in that direction.

"Old man Xiao, I advise you to hand over the token of the Cloud Ascension Exchange Meeting right away, or I will definitely kill you."