Wild Dogs

"Baihua, you are still the young palace master, you shouldn't be so dissolute."

Hearing this, Xiao Baihua stuck out her tongue and then snorted coldly, clearly not taking her mother's words seriously.

Seeing this, Luo Changhe lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought.

Yang Fan glanced at Xiao Baihua and Xiao Ling with a strange expression.

In his mind, although Xiao Ling didn't appear to be particularly promiscuous on the surface, she was probably even more promiscuous than Xiao Baihua behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan couldn't help but feel pity when he looked at Luo Changhe.

Luo Changhe is truly pitiful; his wife and daughter are behaving this way, and he's likely to lose all his reputation.

Just as Yang Fan was pondering, the others also flew up to the clouds.

Yang Fan glanced at the group and saw that two of the five people had reached the early stage of Core Formation, while the remaining three were only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Seeing this, Yang Fan frowned. Two Core Formation cultivators and three Foundation Establishment cultivators—their strength was not enough to stand out among these people.

Sure enough, when they flew above the clouds and saw a large group of late-stage Core Formation cultivators around them, their expressions immediately turned rather grim.

"This is really bad."

The elderly man leading the group stroked his beard, his face turning extremely grim.

He was the strongest among them, but he was only at the peak of the early stage of Core Formation.

"Grandpa, what should we do?"

One of the middle-aged men standing next to the old man tugged at the old man's sleeve. He had also reached the early stage of Core Formation, but his strength was slightly weaker than the old man's.

Upon hearing this, the old man clenched his fists with a hint of determination.

"What's there to be afraid of? Even though we are rogue cultivators, we must have ambition."

The old man glanced around, then selected an area where the five of them sat down.

But the middle-aged man was clearly very worried, and he lowered his voice to speak to the old man again.

"But Grandpa, we're so weak, I'm afraid we won't be able to compete with the others."

Upon hearing this, the old man sneered.

"That's what you don't understand. Tianji Palace is different from other secret realms. In other secret realms, you see fighting and killing, but Tianji Palace emphasizes fate and destiny."

"Those who are destined to meet will receive many benefits, while those who are not destined to meet will not be able to obtain any treasures, no matter how strong they are."

Yang Fan was somewhat surprised by the old man's words.

He hurriedly looked at Xiao Ling in front of him, and was about to speak to Luo Changhe when Yang Fan suddenly realized something.

No, if I keep questioning Luo Changhe, Xiao Ling will definitely have some doubts.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan took a deep breath and quickly turned his gaze to Xiao Ling beside him.

"Palace Master, is there any truth to what this person is saying?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ling turned her head and glared at Yang Fan with annoyance.

"What, you have something on your mind?"

Yang Fan hurriedly shook his head, but Xiao Ling waved her hand.

"It's normal to have ideas; it's not right to have none."

"Then let me tell you, what he said isn't wrong. This place is all about fate."

"Once inside, if you can break more restrictions using the Heavenly Secret Token, you will naturally reap even greater benefits."

"But if you try to use brute force, you'll be driven out by the restrictions within the Heavenly Mystery Palace."

"Therefore, cultivation level and combat strength are not particularly important in this Heavenly Mystery Palace."

"The key is how many restrictions you can break."

Yang Fan was also surprised to hear this.

If that's the case, then Xiao Ling had no reason to forcibly raise his strength to the Core Formation stage.

Perhaps sensing the surprise in Yang Fan's eyes, Xiao Ling waved her hand.

"Don't get me wrong, kid. I'll tell you the truth."

"Although most of it depends on fate and destiny."

"The higher the cultivation level, the more restrictions one can break."

"The cultivation level here is different from your combat strength. You don't need to fight here; you only need to break the restrictions."

Hearing this, Yang Fan nodded emphatically.

He then took a deep breath, smiled, and looked thoughtfully at Gan Lu and Xiao Baihua beside him.

If it's just about treasure hunting, there seems to be absolutely no need to bring Xiao Baihua and Gan Lu.

But what exactly is the purpose of these two people coming here?

Could there be something in here that might be useful to these two?

After thinking for a while, Yang Fan's eyes suddenly lit up.

That's right, even Luo Changhe had asked him for help before, so it's clear that Luo Changhe also needed his help.

Luo Changhe clearly had a problem with Xiao Ling again.

In this situation, Luo Changhe is most likely here to improve his strength.

Since the goal is to increase strength, it seems there are some treasures here that can boost strength in a short time.

Yang Fan was somewhat eager to try, but when he thought about how he had just broken through to the Core Formation stage, he suppressed this impulse.

Yang Fan could not use any pills or spiritual objects immediately.

He needs to solidify his Core Formation stage before using this thing to enhance his strength.

After thinking it over, Yang Fan sat down calmly again.

Meanwhile, the few rogue cultivators behind them were chattering incessantly.

Several women curiously pulled the old man in front of them, chatting away.

The old man didn't shy away from the topic and started speaking directly.

Hearing the commotion, many people nearby frowned.

However, none of them wanted to cause trouble here prematurely, so they didn't say anything more.

Just as these few cultivators were discussing this, several powerful auras suddenly flew in from afar.

This time, Luo Changhe and Xiao Ling both looked in that direction.

Seeing that the two of them sensed the approaching presence from afar almost simultaneously, Yang Fan's heart stirred.

Although there is a difference in their cultivation levels, their actual combat strength and spiritual awareness are probably not that different.

From this perspective, if Luo Changhe's cultivation level were to break through, his strength might surpass that of Xiao Ling.

With this thought in mind, Yang Fan became even more confident.

After a while, several burly men flew over from a distance.

These burly men were all Core Formation stage cultivators, with the leader being at the late Core Formation stage.

He waved the token and rushed in.

After looking around, the burly man in the lead looked at Xiao Ling and his eyes lit up.

Xiao Ling is exceptionally beautiful, but more importantly, as the Palace Master of the Hundred Flowers Palace, her aura inspires a desire to conquer her.

Therefore, the burly man immediately took a few steps toward Xiao Ling.

But when he realized that Xiao Ling's cultivation had reached the late stage of Core Formation, and that there was an ordinary man in the mid-stage of Core Formation accompanying her not far away, it seemed that they were a couple.

After assessing the strength of the two men, the others behind them immediately tugged at the burly man's sleeve and shook their heads at him.

These people clearly realized that Xiao Ling and Luo Changhe were not to be trifled with.

He turned his gaze to the group of rogue cultivators behind him, and then grinned.

"Hey, I was just thinking about finding some pretty women, and now it looks like someone's come knocking on my door."