Wild Dogs

"Oh? You really won't be affected by these things?"

The inner demon looked at Yang Fan triumphantly.

"You'll soon find out what the problem is."

"The tribulations of inner demons are not something you can simply resist."

A moment later, the inner demon retreated and gradually dissipated.

Yang Fan breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed his inner demons were finally over.

But just then, a sharp pain shot through my chest.

Yang Fan turned his head in disbelief.

He saw something that shocked him.

Behind him, Xu Longyue suddenly appeared again.

With tears welling in her eyes, Xu Longyue thrust her sword into his chest.

"Since you have betrayed me, then you should just die."

Xu Longyue thrust her sword at Yang Fan several more times.

"No."

Yang Fan said in a low voice.

That feeling of heartache instantly washed over me.

"No."

Yang Fan growled.

He was in a state of utter confusion.

At the same time, different phantom images immediately appeared around him.

One by one, figures walked out from the side.

"Hey kid, since you've put me to death, then I'll kill you too."

An enemy whom Yang Fan had killed long ago suddenly appeared from the side.

He swung his sword at Yang Fan again.

Then another enemy emerged from the side.

"Hey, today is finally our time for revenge."

Suddenly, a large group of cultivators who had been killed by Yang Fan before appeared from the side.

They all harbored hatred for Yang Fan and each wanted to kill him.

"No."

Yang Fan cursed under his breath.

He took two steps back to the side, desperately trying to isolate himself from these people.

But as these people approached, he was powerless to stop them.

A moment later, these people came to Yang Fan's side and kept muttering curses.

At the same time, he raised his sword and thrust it forward.

In an instant, Yang Fan's body was riddled with stabs, and blood flowed all over the ground.

He could feel his life force growing weaker and weaker.

No, this won't do. If I continue like this, I'll be completely worn down by my inner demons.

Yang Fan gritted his teeth.

He desperately wanted to use the small cauldron and struggle with all his might to send all these people flying.

But the figures around him kept closing in, as if they had no intention of letting Yang Fan go.

An extremely fierce aura swept over, leaving Yang Fan somewhat at a loss.

The menacing aura emanated from the side, clearly intent on killing Yang Fan.

"No."

Yang Fan cursed under his breath.

These phantoms and inner demons keep attacking.

Yang Fan was powerless to resist and knew that if this continued, he would surely die.

Just at this critical moment, a faint light appeared from the side.

The light shattered his inner demons at an incredible speed.

The scene before Yang Fan vanished instantly.

In just a few breaths, the light completely enveloped Yang Fan.

All the phantoms that appeared around him vanished into thin air.

At this point, Yang Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He couldn't help but feel a surge of relief, thankful that he had broken free of his restraints and regained his senses.

After looking around, Yang Fan then looked to the side.

He saw something that shocked him.

The small cauldron somehow flew out at some point.

A faint light emanated from the small cauldron, enveloping him entirely.

It was this cauldron that saved me.

Yang Fan stared incredulously at the small cauldron in front of him.

He never expected that the little cauldron would take the initiative to protect its master at the critical moment.

Yang Fan's gaze stopped.

A strange face appeared on the small cauldron.

The face glanced at Yang Fan, then gradually vanished without a trace, as if nothing had happened.

Yang Fan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Damn it, what's going on? Could there be something powerful hidden inside this small cauldron?

Yang Fan immediately reached out and grabbed the small cauldron, desperately trying to find what was hidden inside.

But after searching around, he couldn't find any flaws.

What's going on? Am I seeing things?

Yang Fan pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

Impossible! How could I be seeing things? I clearly saw something coming out of the small cauldron just now.

What exactly is it?

Yang Fan clenched his fists; he was completely unable to calm down.

Judging from how that thing just appeared, it's definitely not simple.

Yang Fan knew that if he couldn't find out the truth, he would probably have trouble sleeping and eating all day.

With this in mind, Yang Fan took a deep breath and continued to pour various kinds of spiritual energy into the small cauldron.

He searched tirelessly with his soul, but no matter how hard he searched, he found nothing.

Yang Fan gritted his teeth; it seemed this little cauldron held other secrets.

Although he gained nothing, he was certain that there were no other divine souls left inside the small cauldron, so he didn't need to worry.

However, this small cauldron clearly has some secrets, and it is most likely related to the human face that appeared earlier.

Yang Fan carefully put the small cauldron back into his body.

In any case, this thing was of great importance to him and could not be easily given away.

However, Yang Fan would be more careful when using the small cauldron from then on, in order to avoid any accidents.

After looking around, Yang Fan was astonished to find that he was still in the form of a gluttonous beast, constantly devouring the powerful spiritual energy of the spirit stones.

He had stopped for the time being because of his inner demons.

Yang Fan took a deep breath and immediately stuffed the remaining spirit stones into his mouth to continue swallowing them.

After these spirit stones entered his body, Yang Fan could feel his cultivation level suddenly increase.

The bottleneck that had been holding him back finally disappeared completely, and Yang Fan smoothly entered the late stage of Core Formation.

The moment Yang Fan entered the late stage of Core Formation, he could feel the spiritual energy within his body surging wildly.

He slowly raised his hand and made a grasping motion towards the front.

A moment later, the surrounding spiritual energy immediately surged into all parts of his body.

At the same time, Yang Fan was able to perceive the changes in his body; his physical body became stronger, and the range that his divine sense could probe was also wider.

His five senses became incredibly sharp, his vision extended to a greater distance, and he could hear even the slightest noises.

Yang Fan felt the changes in his body and was overjoyed.

He has finally succeeded in breaking through to the late stage of Core Formation.

Yang Fan was a little worried just now, fearing that his inner demons would ruin his breakthrough, but now everything seems to be going incredibly smoothly.

But after the initial excitement subsided, a shadow of gloom inevitably settled over Yang Fan's heart.

He recalled the scenes he had just witnessed, and the look in Xu Longyue's eyes was something he could never forget.

"Yes, what should we do about Xu Longyue's situation?"

Yang Fan murmured to himself, unable to forget the way Xu Longyue looked at him.

Yang Fan couldn't help but sigh when he thought of Xu Longyue.

"Then how is he supposed to face Xu Longyue?"

Yang Fan murmured to himself, a deep and indescribable sorrow welling up in his heart at this moment.

Xu Longyue's image resurfaced in his mind.

At this moment, Yang Fan understood that Xu Longyue was his inner demon and his tribulation.

If he cannot resolve this inner demon and overcome these tribulations, the danger he will face when he breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage next time will be even greater.

He couldn't guarantee that the small cauldron would be able to suppress the restlessness in his heart next time.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan couldn't help but clench his fists.

It seems the only solution is to completely resolve this inner demon.

Overcoming inner demons can be simple or difficult, depending on how you look at it.

The reason is simple: as long as Yang Fan finds Xu Longyue and explains everything to her, and the two get back together, all of this will naturally be resolved.

But Xu Longyue has already cultivated the Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotions. Would she really agree to return to his side?

As soon as this thought arose, Yang Fan was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

After a long pause, he sighed softly, unsure of what to say.

However, after a while, Yang Fan chuckled to himself, realizing that he had been overthinking things.

I've only just entered the late stage of Core Formation; there's still a long way to go before I break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

At the very least, one should raise their cultivation level to the peak of the late Core Formation stage before considering breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.