Chapter 1000: This Is a Technical Job

In the end, Lin Fan and Qingyangzi were granted a private meeting by Han Juntian.

No one knew what transpired between them. Initially, they thought Lin Fan would be punished, but before long, Lin Fan emerged with a delighted expression, looking perfectly fine, as if nothing had happened.

Lin Fan swaggered out of the Sovereign Hall and walked straight to the Divine Son platform.

Having secured the title of First Divine Son, he sat down, causing the surrounding divine sons to tremble in fear, their faces turning pale.

They all knew he was a ruthless man, a merciless one at that, who would suppress anyone without hesitation.

"What, are you all afraid of me?" Lin Fan asked calmly, but inwardly he was overjoyed. His meeting with the sect master had yielded great benefits.

At the same time, Qingyangzi was the happiest man, as his discovery had been validated, which thrilled him more than anything.

"No, no," the nine divine sons quickly shook their heads, but their expressions, even when concealed, revealed their fear of Lin Fan.

"Since that's the case, sit down," Lin Fan said.

The nine divine sons exchanged glances, unsure whether to sit or not.

"Sit." This time, Lin Fan's tone turned stern.

Hearing this, the nine divine sons immediately sat down nervously, and once seated, they were cautious, no longer wearing the proud expressions they had before.

The competition proceeded as normal.

Lin Fan had leaped from being an inner disciple to the top divine son.

Below the stage, Elder Huo and Dao Wentian were furious. Having lost face so badly, they had no face to stay and left directly.

Sitting there, Lin Fan finally understood what it felt like to hold a high position.

No wonder those divine sons looked down on the disciples below with such pride—it really was enjoyable.

The inner and outer sect competitions ended.

Lin Fan returned to the Holy Demon Peak. In this competition, he had stolen the spotlight, suppressing everyone and becoming the sect's notorious and domineering divine son.

Word spread among the sect's disciples; everyone knew that Dao Wentian had been suppressed by an inner disciple and that the position of First Divine Son had been taken.

Elder Huo, suppressed by Lin Fan, had lost all face in the sect. Wherever he went, although the disciples were still respectful, the strange glint in their eyes was unbearable for him.

After becoming the First Divine Son, Lin Fan was invited by many elders and inner disciples to visit, meeting many elders and inner disciples.

He handled these social engagements with ease, befriending the elders and disciples. Though he didn't form deep bonds, making more acquaintances in the sect was not a bad thing.

However, what surprised Lin Fan was that some inner disciples were no weaker than the divine sons, and some even possessed magical artifacts that could suppress divine sons.

A month later.

Lin Fan awoke from cultivation, sorted out his martial arts and divine abilities, and then left the Holy Demon Peak to explore the outside world.

In the vast void.

A single glance revealed the boundlessness of the Endless Continent.

The laws of heaven and earth here were more complete than in the Ancient Saint Realm, and the cultivation system was more powerful.

In the Ancient Saint Realm, due to the rules of heaven and earth, the peak realm was the Ancient Realm.

But in the Endless Continent, the Ancient Realm was merely an intermediate realm, with many more realms beyond.

The True Immortal Realm was just one of them.

Just as Lin Fan was flying freely through the void, a large net suddenly appeared and enveloped him.

"Damn it, who the hell ambushed me?" Lin Fan cursed inwardly.

"Got him."

At that moment, a voice reached Lin Fan's ears. He focused his gaze and saw two figures on a mountain peak below, their faces filled with excitement. They reached out and pulled the net over.

"Big brother, this guy is a disciple of the Heaven and Earth Sect, looks like a divine son," said a scrawny fellow with a long, donkey-like face, sizing up Lin Fan.

"Crunch, crunch, crunch... Good, didn't expect to catch a big fish this time," the man called big brother said, making crunching sounds like someone eating a melon, looking very satisfied with Lin Fan.

"Heaven and Earth Sect divine sons are all wealthy. Didn't we catch one before?" the big brother, Qiu Zhanyu, said.

"Yeah, we caught one before. I think his name was Ling Wuzun. He was pretty tough, but in our Heaven-Encompassing Net, no matter how strong, it's useless," the younger brother, Jin Zhengu, said arrogantly.

Qiu Zhanyu and Jin Zhengu were from the same hometown. They used to be fishermen. Once, while fishing, they caught a box. The box was emerald green, containing two pills, two martial arts divine abilities, and a mysterious net.

Both were gluttonous and swallowed the pills without a second thought. After that, they picked up the divine abilities. They couldn't read the words, so they just practiced according to the illustrations, and somehow they succeeded.

Later, they inadvertently refined the net, which was called the Heaven-Encompassing Net.

From then on, they embarked on a journey of netting people. One net, one catch; once caught, no one escaped.

At this moment, Lin Fan was trapped in the net. When his hand touched it, the system immediately gave a prompt.

Top-grade Immortal Artifact: Heaven-Encompassing Net.

Good heavens, these two odd-looking fellows actually possessed a top-grade immortal artifact—quite domineering.

Qiu Zhanyu took out a long melon, bit into it with a crunch, and said, "Kid, we brothers won't harm your life. Hand over your belongings, and we'll let you go."

"Big brother, this guy looks shifty-eyed, definitely a slippery one. How about we search him and strip him clean?" Jin Zhengu suggested.

"That's a good idea. Good thing you're the brains between us, or we'd definitely be fooled by these sect disciples," Qiu Zhanyu said, eating his melon and praising him.

Jin Zhengu smiled sheepishly. "Big brother, thanks for the compliment. With me, Jin Zhengu, around, no one in the world can deceive us."

Although this was a top-grade immortal artifact, for Lin Fan, escaping was as simple as burning a hole with the Flame of Instant Alchemy.

But in Lin Fan's eyes, these two seemed to have a bit of an intelligence issue.

Now, in the unfamiliar Endless Continent, having some errand boys might not be a bad idea.

He didn't trust those who were too clever.

The safest choice was to find two with less intelligence.

"Gentlemen, let's talk this over. You're just after money, right? This is a technical job. I can't let you leave empty-handed. Here are some pills for you," Lin Fan said.

"Hey, big brother, this guy seems reasonable. He knows this is hard work. The people we've netted before all wanted to kill us. This guy is very cooperative," Jin Zhengu exclaimed.

Qiu Zhanyu nodded heavily. "Yeah, makes sense. This guy is reasonable. Let's be nice to him."

"Okay, big brother," Jin Zhengu nodded immediately.

Lin Fan looked at the two, momentarily speechless...