While Chen Fan was in seclusion.
The entire Planet Tianhuang remained unsettled. Many things happened. First, all the Chinese, except a group of old people, moved to the Central Sacred Land.
The Central Sacred Land was almost as large as a normal Heavenly Region and there were countless Dharma Spells left by the Heavenly Lords of Mount Emperor, laws, Spirit Qi and Spirit Veins. The amount of Spirit Qi in the region was double that in a normal Heavenly Region, let alone places like the Beihan Region.
The Grand Elder had been rescued.
There were also a few other elders with him.
Even though the elders were very sad about the death of the Connate Cultivators and Golden Core Cultivators who had died in Old China Town like Qin Luo, they still held themselves together and started taking over the matters of the Chinese.
Before Chen Fan left, he gave Xiao Mang five jade tablets.
Those five âSoul Detaining Tabletsâ were the lives of Mount Emperorâs elders. Their Divine Souls could be destroyed by gently squeezing the tablets. So, Qiwu, Mingyuan and the other elders could only obey Xiao Mang. As the Goddess of the Chinese, Xiao Mang had also picked up the duties of a Grand Elder and managed all kinds of matters regarding Mount Emperor and the entire Central Sacred Land.
Although Chen Fan wasnât there.
He was still influential.
The Sect Masters and even the Ancestral Patriarchs of the Wang family, the Wu family, the Dragon Burial Region and the Black Buddha Sect went to congratulate Chen Fan in person. They were a bit doubtful when they saw Chen Fan wasnât cultivating.
But when Lord Dragon and Zhao Juexian stepped outâ
A monster from the other planet region and a new Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Both of them, together with the five elders of Mount Emperor, immediately astonished everyone.
âThe Chinese are really something. Even if Chen Beixuan isnât here, they can still be the top sect in the world,â a Heavenly Lord exclaimed.
The other sectsâincluding the Ethereal Heavenly Sect, the Heavenly Jade Institute and the Gongsun familyâtook action immediately.
They sent their highest ranking person to Mount Emperor with gifts, intending to apologize to Chen Fan.
âSister Shenxi, why are you here?â
Xiao Mang even saw Shenxi. She was surprised, but thrilled at the same time.
âAncestral Patriarch Jinghai is cultivating a crucial Divine Power, so he couldnât make the trip. He asked me to apologize to Heavenly Lord Chen.â Shenxi was tall and gorgeous. She was surrounded by some air currents, like a swaying lotus flower.
Her answer included a hint of embarrassment that flashed on her cold face.
Heavenly Lord Jinhai wasnât actually busy. He was too scared to show up, worried that Chen Fan would kill him.
âItâs all right, Sister Shenxi. Iâm glad youâre here. You and the Reincarnation Sect are separate entities. My brother and I still remember.â Xiao Mang certainly understood. She grabbed Shenxiâs arm with a smile.
The heavy hitters from the other sects also smiled.
They glanced at Xiao Mang and Shenxi.
These two girls in front of them were the highest-standing and brightest people on Planet Tianhuang at the moment. One of them was the Goddess of the Chinese and Chen Fanâs sister, while the other was the Divine Princess of the Reincarnation Sect and the only person who had a divine-grade Golden Core.
They had heard that Shenxi had once traveled around Planet Tianhuang and fought with Jun Aochen three times. She was in third place on the Longevity Roll, right after Chen Fan and Li Huaixian.
âSister Shenxi, have you found Li Huaixian? How powerful is he?â Xiao Mang wondered.
Shenxi shook her head. âNobody knew his whereabouts. At first, everyone thought he was a secret Divine Prince of the Changshen Heavenly Region, but the Sect Master of the region denied it in person. Iâve been looking for him everywhere in the last couple of years, but I still havenât found him. Iâm afraid he may be someone from outside of Planet Tianhuang,â Shenxi replied.
Many people also guessed that Li Huaixian was probably from a large sect of another planet region as well, the same as Chen Fan.
Whoosh, whoosh.
Time flew.
Many sects went to Mount Emperor to congratulate Chen Fan and Xiao Mang. There were even envoys from other planets. As for the sects that offended Chen Fan before, they had already knelt at the foot of the mountain and begged for forgiveness long before. In the end, only the five imperishable sects kept their doors shut and relied on the protection of their Divine Arrays, refusing to surrender.
âHm, when my brother comes out, heâll deal with them one by one.â
Xiao Mang snickered.
Four years passed in a blink.
This day.
The sun was shining over Mount Emperor. Lin Wuhua sat on the peak with a sword laying across her knees. She was guarding the door of Chen Fanâs room.
âScreech!â
She heard the door open.
Lin Wuhuaâs body shook slightly. She got up, then turned around and saw a young man in an azure outfit, right as he was pushing the door open. He walked out and looked at her with a beaming smile.
âHeavenly⦠Heavenly Lord, you⦠you came out!â Lin Wuhua stammered.
âYeah, thank you for guarding the door for me in the last three years.â Chen Fan smiled and nodded.
âDonât worry about it.â Lin Wuhua waved and lowered her head. She didnât know where to put her hands. If other people saw this, they would have been surprised. âSword Fairy,â who ranked sixth on the Longevity Roll, always talked with a blunt tone. Why had she never been this shy before?
When Chen Fan left.
Lin Wuhua heaved a sigh and looked up slowly.
There was a hint of confusion in her eyes.
âSenior Chen seemed completely different than he used to be.â
Chen Fan was indeed different.
Three years were neither too long nor too short, but it was definitely the most relaxed time he had ever had since he was reborn. He had dealt with matters on Planet Tianhuang. Even though he still had no idea how things fared on Earth, it was useless to be so anxious since he was millions of miles away. Chen Fan therefore calmed himself down and looked back on his cultivation journey in the past dozens of years.
He discovered.
He seemed to be walking quicker, as if floating.
His Immortal Will was one thing that had changed.
As he reached a higher level, his body had also been strengthened, but his Immortal Will wasnât enhanced by much. He had only refined it with the âAncient Soul Refining Artâ before. This was a low-level Soul Refining Art the cultivators in the ancient times had used.
Such a problem didnât seem like a big deal, but when the time came for Chen Fan to reach the Soul Formation Level, the drawbacks would gradually show and would affect him greatly when he went through the Tribulation.
Luckily.
Chen Fan was constantly polishing his Immortal Will with the Nine Orifices Divine Infant in the past three years, making it purer. At the same time, he refined it with the âThousand Divine Weapon Artâ to make it tougher. Right then, his Immortal Will could be soft like a breeze or hard like an iron wall.
At the momentâ
His Immortal Will was finally comparable to those of the outstanding disciples of the Celestial Sects and sacred grounds in the Central Galaxy.
Besides.
Chen Fan washed his body with the World Thousand Spirit Water, removing all its impurities and purifying his True Essence. Although the âSix Sacred Ancestor Fiend Artâ and the âKun Peng Swallowing Artâ could be used to enhance his strength by taking the vitality of Nascent Soul Cultivators, such an energy wasnât formed by himself step by step, so he couldnât control it completely.
In his previous life, Chen Fanâs power wasnât pure enough and his body wasnât tough enough to withstand the Deity Tribulation because of the impurities, so he would certainly not make the same mistake again.
He polished his Immortal Will again and again.
His Treasure Body and True Essence were refined; almost all impurities had been removed. Looking closely, cultivators would see that Chen Fanâs skin was extremely fair, without any pores and scars.
The Buddhists called this a âflawless bodyâ and the Taoists knew it as a âDao Body.â
Technically speaking, Chen Fan was truly close to the âConnate Dao Body.â Every breath and step he took resonated with the Essence Qi and laws; he was like the son of the world.
So, on the outsideâ
Chen Fan had become more elegant and ordinary, and he didnât seem to have any power in him. Even Nascent Soul Heavenly Lords would be unable to sense his True Essence in his body without using their Dharma Powers.
Chen Fan walked down the mountain.
Many disciples of the Chinese and Mount Emperor went past, but didnât notice him at all.
They only found out when Yun Yier saw Chen Fan and yelled, âHeavenly Lord Chen!â
In a heartbeat.
The entire Planet Tianhuang was astonished.
Xiao Mang, Lord Dragon, Zhao Juexian and the Grand Elder went there in a flash. Xiao Mang was so emotional that she couldnât let go of Chen Fan and the Grand Elder also started crying.
âHeavenly Lord Chen, whatâs your level right now?â Lord Dragon also wondered.
He couldnât figure out Chen Fanâs level at all.
Three years back, Chen Fan was like a peerless sword that could kill someone within eyesight at any time. At the moment he was like a deep, bottomless pond that seemed calm but unpredictable. He could see that Chen Fan was at the early-stage Golden Core Level back then, but he wasnât sure anymore.
âHaha.â
Chen Fan smiled and didnât answer.
The others couldnât muster the courage to ask further, as they looked at him in awe.
There was only one explanation when you couldnât figure out a personâs strength; his level had gone beyond your sight and you didnât even have the chance to touch him.
Chen Fan was exactly like this.
âNow that Iâm out, thereâs something I must finish. If the five imperishable sects have a death wish, weâll take their blood as a sacrifice.â
Having heard what Xiao Mang had previously said, a glint of coldness flashed in Chen Fanâs eyes.
Half a day later.
The news about Chen Beixuanâs reappearance was spread across the entire Planet Tianhuang, followed by an earth-shattering message: âThe Chinese will start a sect on Mount Emperor and Chen Fan said heâs going to eliminate the five imperishable sects!â
When the news came out.
Not only Planet Tianhuang, all the sects in the Star Ocean were also stunned.