Chapter 55: The Perils of the World

As twilight began to fall, Ye Fan found a nearby inn to stay for the night.

He instructed one of the demigods to keep an eye on Chu Ling'er, while the other three demigods stood guard for him.

Ye Fan decided to spend the night cultivating, digesting all the resources he had acquired from the auction house.

With everything prepared, Ye Fan immediately entered a state of secluded meditation.

As one heavenly treasure after another was consumed, the aura within Ye Fan's body rapidly climbed.

The resources of the Central Region were truly different; compared to the Northwest Territory, they were countless times stronger.

The Heaven-Swallowing Sacred Body continuously converted the medicinal efficacy of the heavenly treasures into spiritual energy, all of which poured into Ye Fan's dantian.

As the last of the heavenly treasures was digested, Ye Fan's cultivation realm smoothly broke through the late stage of the Deity Transformation realm, reaching the Great Perfection of the Deity Transformation realm!

Just one step further, and he would ascend to the demigod realm!

Staying in the adjacent room, Chu Ling'er suddenly felt a powerful aura emanate from Ye Fan's room.

Even just a slight leakage of this aura caused a turbulent churn within her body, almost more than she could bear.

Chu Ling'er was greatly shocked in her heart; Ye Fan had broken through yet again!

During this period, Ye Fan's cultivation had broken through successively, at a speed that was simply faster than even Lin Yi's.

If things continued this way, it would be difficult for Lin Yi to catch up to him, and the matter of revenge would remain a distant and hopeless prospect.

"No, Ye Fan's talent is clearly quite ordinary. How is he breaking through so fast?"

"Even if he bought many heavenly treasures, it is impossible to absorb them all in a single night."

"There must be something fishy about this. Perhaps he used some unknown, underhanded method."

The more Chu Ling'er thought about it, the more abnormal she felt Ye Fan was. She immediately used a voice-transmission jade slip to contact Lin Yi.

"Senior Brother Lin Yi, I've discovered something strange. Ye Fan's cultivation speed is terrifyingly fast."

"Just a moment ago, he broke through again. I feel like something is very wrong with this situation."

"If possible, find an opportunity to look into it."

"If he has truly practiced some unorthodox evil arts, as long as we spread this news, his reputation will be completely ruined."

"By then, we won't even need to dirty our own hands; swarms of righteous people will come to trouble him."

After relaying these instructions, a trace of gloom flashed across Chu Ling'er's eyes.

As long as she could seize some leverage, she would make Ye Fan fall completely and utterly into ruin!

On the other side, after a night of breath-regulation, Ye Fan's realm had stabilized.

Early in the morning, he woke Chu Ling'er up and continued on their journey toward the location of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Along the way, Ye Fan did not stop for even a moment, which made things thoroughly miserable for Chu Ling'er.

After all, her cultivation was extremely low, barely at the late Foundation Establishment stage. Had she not been dragged along by a demigod, she would have been utterly exhausted long ago.

Even so, this high-intensity, high-speed traveling made it somewhat difficult for her to endure.

For two full days, Ye Fan traveled without sleep or rest, and they were finally about to reach their destination.

As long as they crossed the mountain range below, they would be within the territory of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Ye Fan still retained some impression of this mountain range.

Back then, when his mother had taken him away from the Heavenly Sword Sect, they had passed right through here.

Seeing the scenery before him once more, Ye Fan could not help but feel a sense of trance and nostalgia.

"Help... Help me!"

"Save me! Young master, save me!"

A series of urgent cries for help suddenly reached Ye Fan's ears.

Directly below where he was flying, a massively sized spiritual beast was chasing a stunningly beautiful young married woman.

The young woman, her face full of terror, was running for her life when she happened to spot Ye Fan flying overhead.

However, regarding the young woman's cries for help, Ye Fan merely glanced at her and paid her no mind, choosing to continue his journey.

Chu Ling'er, however, immediately became displeased and instantly broke into taunts and sarcasm.

"To think you are the dignified young sect master of the Empyrean Heaven Sect, yet when you encounter a situation like this, you choose to turn a blind eye."

"Anyone with even a shred of humanity wouldn't stand by and watch someone die."

Ye Fan sneered coldly; this stupid woman truly had not experienced the harsh beatings of society.

However, to make her recognize the cruelty of reality, Ye Fan still stopped.

"Number Four, go and deal with that spiritual beast, and bring that person over by the way."

"As you command!"

One of the demigods rapidly plunged downward, and with a casual punch, instantly blasted the spiritual beast into a bloody explosion.

Afterward, he brought the beautiful young woman before Ye Fan.

"Many thanks to the young master for your life-saving grace!"

"This humble girl truly has no way to repay you."

As the beautiful young woman spoke, she moved to press herself against Ye Fan, her half-exposed jade peaks perfectly accentuating her voluptuous figure.

Ye Fan did not dodge; he also wanted to see what kind of game this beautiful young woman was trying to play.

Yet, seeing this scene, Chu Ling'er became displeased once again. Pointing straight at the tip of Ye Fan's nose, she began to curse, completely forgetting her current status!

"Ye Fan! Aren't you being far too shameless?"

"I asked you to save someone, not for you to take advantage of her!"

"Look at what you look like right now, you are simply..."

However, before Chu Ling'er could finish her sentence, just as the beautiful young woman was about to touch Ye Fan, she suddenly revealed her true form!

Her entire human skin tore open right down the middle, and a bloody, gaping maw lunged toward Ye Fan, attempting to swallow him whole.

In truth, Ye Fan had already perceived its intentions right from the start.

The reason he had remained calm and unruffled was because he possessed absolute confidence in his own strength and complete trust in his bodyguards.

Sure enough, before Ye Fan even had to make a move, one of the demigods instantly appeared in front of him.

That demigod shaped his arm into a sharp blade and slashed down without the slightest hesitation toward the ugly monster in front of him.

Spiritual energy transformed into blade Qi, slicing the ugly monster cleanly in two!

"Young Sect Master, you have been startled."

Ye Fan waved his hand dismissively. "It is fine. Some people are simply too stupid; letting her witness this with her own eyes is for the best."

These words were obviously spoken for Chu Ling'er to hear.

At this moment, Chu Ling'er was already frightened completely witless by the scene that had just unfolded.

If she had been in that position, she probably would have already been swallowed down into the monster's belly.

Thinking of this, Chu Ling'er felt a wave of lingering fear wash over her.

Earlier, she had been single-mindedly focused on saving someone, completely failing to consider any of the consequences.

Now, she finally understood why Ye Fan had no desire to meddle in unnecessary business.

The malice and peril of this human world were completely beyond her comprehension.

When she regained her senses and looked at Ye Fan once more, her entire expression turned somewhat dazed and bewildered.

In the past, she had always considered Ye Fan to be a profligate heir, and even when his cultivation advanced rapidly, she had never truly taken him seriously.

Until that very moment, Chu Ling'er felt for the very first time just how unfathomable Ye Fan truly was.

Compared to Ye Fan, she truly was as ignorant as a frog at the bottom of a well.

At the same time, she also felt a deep sense of despair and powerlessness.

Facing a Ye Fan like this, did she truly still stand a chance of getting her revenge?

Subsequently, Ye Fan signaled for one of the demigods to forcefully drag the stunned Chu Ling'er along.

After traveling for another half-day, they finally crossed the mountain range and arrived within the territory of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

The moment they arrived, Ye Fan could sense that the spiritual energy between heaven and earth here was far denser than anywhere else.

True to being a top-tier faction of the Central Region, the location of their sect was indeed extraordinary!