Wild Dogs

Yang Fan rummaged through the other items again, and after confirming that there were no other unnecessary things in Luo Changhe's storage bag, Yang Fan sighed.

"Luo Changhe's storage bag is really too shabby."

Yang Fan searched high and low but couldn't find anything else useful.

Yang Fan then picked up the map.

This map clearly marks the locations of several treasures left behind by Luo Changhe.

Upon seeing this, Yang Fan's heart stirred.

Luo Changhe was, after all, a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator. Although he had been patient and stoic, he must have accumulated some wealth over the years.

These things might actually help me break through to the mid-stage of Core Formation.

Upon realizing this, Yang Fan immediately memorized the map.

After memorizing the nodes marked on the map, Yang Fan's gaze finally settled on the very end of the map.

The map clearly marks the location of one of the ruins at the end.

Clearly, Luo Changhe obtained the things left behind by these demonic cultivators in that place.

Yang Fan then gently touched his chin and nodded slightly.

"Very good, now we need to go find this thing."

Yang Fan then stood up, looked around, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, he hurriedly left the cave.

Following the map's directions, Yang Fan headed directly towards the first site of Luo Changhe's remains.

Yang Fan was cautious throughout the journey, carefully avoiding other cultivators while also observing any potential dangers.

Upon arriving at the location, Yang Fan followed the map and searched the surrounding area before quickly finding the place where Luo Changhe had buried the treasure.

It must be said that Luo Changhe was very careful; if he hadn't had a map, he really wouldn't have been able to find this place.

After searching the surrounding area, Yang Fan found an abandoned cave. After driving away the several spirit beasts inside, he searched the cave thoroughly and finally found a hidden storage bag.

Opening the storage bag, Yang Fan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing it filled with spirit stones and various medicinal herbs and pills.

It wasn't easy for Luo Changhe to accumulate all this stuff.

However, after looking around carefully, Yang Fan had a sudden realization. It seemed that these things were most likely obtained from the ruins of that demonic cultivator.

Yang Fan then put away the contents of the storage bag, and with a light tap of his toes, he quickly flew towards the next site of ruins.

After flying for several days, Yang Fan passed by a city.

After thinking for a moment, he quietly infiltrated the city. Once inside, Yang Fan put on a mask, changed into a cloak, and scouted around.

He changed into his cloak and wandered around inside, finding a place where information was traded. After inquiring around, Yang Fan came out with a gloomy expression.

The reason is simple: judging from the information gathered by Zhongyun Tower, Baihua Palace has already put various bounties on his head.

It's clear that the Hundred Flowers Palace is also searching in various ways.

Xiao Lin of the Hundred Flowers Palace suffered a great loss of face this time, and he vented all his hatred on Yang Fan.

There was nothing he could do. Luo Changhe was already dead, and his own daughter had also died tragically at his hands. He couldn't blame anyone else, so he could only push all the blame onto Yang Fan.

In Xiao Lin's view, without the appearance of Yang Fan, that persistent scoundrel, they would not have been able to enter the Heavenly Mystery Palace.

As long as they didn't enter the Tianji Palace, none of this trouble would have happened.

As for the mistakes he made before, he ignored them all.

After all, how could a strong person like him possibly ask for trouble and think that there is something wrong with him?

Yang Fan shook his head, ignoring the man, and continued searching for the next site.

In this way, Yang Fan spent more than two months digging up all the treasures left by Luo Changhe.

Looking at the abundance of spirit stones, as well as various medicinal herbs and pills, Yang Fan was completely satisfied.

He then rushed to the last ruin, the place where Luo Changhe obtained the demonic cultivator's inheritance and various other things left behind by the demonic cultivator. Perhaps he would find something else there.

Several dozen days later, Yang Fan arrived at the site of the ruins.

From a distance, this place looks unremarkable and has nothing special about it, but after Yang Fan explored the outside, he quickly discovered some clues.

Following the clues left by Luo Changhe, Yang Fan searched around and finally found an extremely hidden ruin.

There is a remaining array around the ruins, which completely conceals the situation inside, making it impossible to see the details from the outside.

In other words, Yang Fan knew there were ruins here, which is why he was able to find this place so accurately.

After searching the surrounding area and confirming that there was no danger, Yang Fan carefully entered the ruins.

To be honest, if Yang Fan had come to this ruin for the first time, it would have been dangerous, since the demonic cultivator's consciousness was still there.

However, since Luo Changhe had already broken into this place and shared a body with the demonic cultivator's consciousness, the ruins were safe at this moment.

After entering the barrier, the scene in front of Yang Fan immediately changed.

Before him stood a cave dwelling.

In front of the cave was a neatly cultivated medicinal field, but there were not many medicinal herbs in it.

In the center of the medicinal herb field, a spiritual spring is gushing forth water.

Seeing this, Yang Fan nodded.

"Although they are demonic cultivators, the preparations here are quite good."

After looking around, Yang Fan found that there were indeed some relatively new traces near the cave.

After thinking about it carefully, Yang Fan understood. It was clear that Luo Changhe had lived in this place for a long time.

Yang Fan then entered the cave and, after pushing open the door, saw a stone coffin placed in the very center of the cave.

After opening the stone coffin, Yang Fan discovered that inside was a skeleton.

The skeleton was holding its arms to its chest, where a jade slip lay.

After taking a quick look, Yang Fan understood; it was clearly the corpse of that demonic cultivator.

After thinking for a moment, Yang Fan raised his hand and carefully pulled the jade slip from the demonic cultivator's hand.

After thoroughly examining the demonic cultivator, they found nothing else.

Yang Fan then put the stone coffin back on.

There's no rush to arrange the burial; he'll first check if there's anything else in the cave.

Yang Fan then immediately began searching the cave.

Compared to the neat and orderly medicinal fields outside, the cave dwelling inside looked rather sloppy.

However, Yang Fan found many carvings on the stone walls of the cave, which clearly showed that the demonic cultivator had carved a lot of things on the stone walls before he died.

After looking around, Yang Fan quickly found quite a few demonic techniques.

He then raised his eyebrows and carefully examined these demonic arts.

After looking around, Yang Fan shook his head. Most of these demonic arts were quite bloody, all of which involved sacrificing one's lifespan to forcibly stimulate potential and increase cultivation speed.

After looking around, Yang Fan sighed. It was obvious that Luo Changhe had been cultivating these demonic arts to forcibly increase his strength at an extremely fast pace.

It was precisely through these demonic arts that he was able to catch up with Xiao Lin in a very short time, putting a lot of pressure on Xiao Lin.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan sighed. Luo Changhe had clearly been harboring resentment for being humiliated by Xiao Lin, but he had suppressed this hatred deep in his heart, which made Yang Fan feel extremely helpless.

To be honest, Xiao Lin, as the dignified Palace Master of the Hundred Flowers Palace, had absolutely no need to humiliate Luo Changhe like this.

If he dislikes Luo Changhe, he can simply make Luo Changhe leave the Hundred Flowers Palace.

He wanted Luo Changhe to stay in the Hundred Flowers Palace and serve him like a servant, but at the same time he found all sorts of lovers to humiliate Luo Changhe, which led to today's tragedy.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan sighed, looked around, and found a cold jade bed deep in the cave.

At this moment, the cold jade bed was emanating a chilling aura, and spiritual energy was constantly surging around it.

"Hmm, this is indeed a good place for cultivation."

Yang Fan touched the cold jade bed and nodded in satisfaction.

This demonic cultivator certainly knows how to enjoy himself, preparing such a cold jade bed, which makes cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

After looking around, Yang Fan took a deep breath, then sat cross-legged on the cold jade bed and tried it out.

After confirming that there were no problems, Yang Fan stood up again.

He then carried the stone coffin outside, found a scenic spot, and buried it there.

After being buried underground, Yang Fan did not make any grave mounds or erect any stone tablet.

After all, if no grave mound or stone tablet is erected, it would be easy for others to discover that something is amiss here.

Moreover, Yang Fan had little interest in creating these things for a demonic cultivator.

After doing all this, Yang Fan glanced at his surroundings.

His current cultivation level is only at the early stage of Core Formation. With this strength, he can be accepted into the Northern Yuan Heavenly Mystery Palace.

However, Yang Fan is not ready to leave just yet; he still has many secret techniques to learn.

Whether it's secret techniques to change one's appearance, conceal one's aura and cultivation level, or other things, these all require time to learn.

Moreover, Yang Fan also hopes to improve his skills.

If one can reach the mid-stage of Core Formation before joining the Heavenly Mystery Palace, perhaps there will be a better chance of success.

Looking at the medicinal herb field in front of him and the spiritual spring gushing forth, Yang Fan's heart stirred.

He took out the single seed of spirit rice, and a smile immediately appeared on his lips.

Although it was just a seed, it meant a lot to Yang Fan.

He took out the small cauldron and then put the seed inside.

He then put the small cauldron aside and began to clean the medicinal herb field.

The medicinal herb field is now abandoned and cannot be directly used for cultivation.

Yang Fan then cleaned up the medicinal field and introduced the spiritual spring water into it.

After the spring water had irrigated almost the entire medicinal herb field, Yang Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did he return to the small cauldron and take out the spirit rice seed.

At this moment, the spirit rice seed was already radiating a golden light.

Looking at the golden seed, Yang Fan was secretly delighted, and a smile immediately appeared on his lips.

Finally, he carefully carried the seed to the herb field and planted it.

He hoped to turn this entire area into a sacred field as soon as possible.

These spiritual rice should be quite beneficial to cultivators, so Yang Fan decided to stay here for a while longer.

Yang Fan then circled around again. Although he didn't have a deep understanding of formations, he still had several formation plates, which could barely reinforce the formation here.

Yang Fan immediately set up several array plates around him before returning to his cave.

He then sat on the jade bed, pondering his next move.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Fan laid out a large pile of pills.

He then took out various secret techniques from the Heavenly Mystery Palace.

After looking around, Yang Fan's gaze fell on the Heavenly Mystery Palace's Hundred Transformations Technique.

He needs a more powerful secret technique to conceal his cultivation level.

Although his previous concealment techniques could fool Core Formation cultivators, it was hard to say what would happen when he encountered Nascent Soul cultivators or above.

If he runs into a few ruthless Nascent Soul stage experts, exposing his true nature could cause serious trouble.

He was determined to make some changes to his cultivation and appearance when he went to the Northern Yuan Heavenly Mystery Palace.

With this in mind, Yang Fan immediately began practicing the Heavenly Mystery Transformation Technique.

Besides the Heavenly Mystery Transformation Technique, several other secret techniques also need to be learned.

After looking around, Yang Fan threw a few more puppets forward.

It's a pity that Luo Changhe didn't leave behind any top-grade spirit stones, otherwise it would have saved a lot of trouble.

The power that the puppet could exert was thus greatly reduced.

Yang Fan then glanced at the jade slip left by Luo Changhe and took a deep breath.

Now that he has addressed Luo Changhe as his master, he will definitely avenge him.

However, Xiao Lin is now at the Nascent Soul stage, so he needs to further improve his strength.

Then Yang Fan clenched his fist, and Xiao Lin's expression flashed through his mind.

A hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Very well, Xiao Lin, I will settle this score with you sooner or later."

Yang Fan then closed his eyes, picked up the secret technique, and began to cultivate.

The Heavenly Mystery Transformation Technique wasn't too complicated to cultivate, and Yang Fan successfully mastered it after a few hours.

However, it is quite difficult to master it.

Yang Fan then put the Heavenly Mystery Hundred Transformations Technique aside and picked up the Heavenly Mystery Palace's array formation technique.

These formation techniques were also something Yang Fan was eager to learn.

In the previous battles, Yang Fan had already realized that his mastery of formations was far too weak.

However, while studying the knowledge of formations, Yang Fan released Zhou Peng.

Zhou Peng's expertise in formations is quite profound; with his assistance, it will be much easier for me to cultivate formations.

After Yang Fan released Zhou Peng, Zhou Peng immediately looked at Yang Fan with a miserable expression.

Seeing this, Yang Fan waved his hand.

"You don't need to complain to me. First, tell me what insights you have about formations and what knowledge you have about formations."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng breathed a sigh of relief. It was clear that Yang Fan only wanted to learn formation techniques.

Zhou Peng nodded immediately.

"I have quite a few knowledge of formations. If Master is willing, I am willing to pass on all the knowledge of formations I have to Master."

Then he couldn't help but lower his voice and say to Yang Fan.

"By the way, what happened to the adulterous couple from the Heavenly Mystery Palace? Were they brought to justice?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan glanced at him.

"You should worry about yourself instead."

Then Yang Fan pointed to the formation in front of him.

"Tell me quickly what's going on with this formation. Explain it to me clearly."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng nodded repeatedly and began explaining the array formation techniques to Yang Fan while looking at the book in front of him.

Zhou Peng's expertise in formations was high enough that he could see things more deeply than Yang Fan. With his explanations, Yang Fan could learn much faster.

And so, Yang Fan patiently began to study the formation. After roughly understanding the contents of the formation, Yang Fan patted his head.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about something important."

Yang Fan immediately went out of the cave to see how the spirit fields outside were doing.

The moment he stepped out of the cave, he was surprised to find that the spirit rice plant in the spirit field had already sprouted tender shoots.