Chapter 303: How Enviable

Nameless Peak.

Lin Fan and the others stood there, staring blankly at the scene before them.

What the hell was this?

Ahead, Mie Qiongqi's body floated in midair, a chain of rules coiled around it, one end vanishing into the void, then emerging from the other side, winding endlessly.

“Er Gou, what’s going on?” Lin Fan asked, puzzled by the sight.

Zhang Er Gou shook his head, equally bewildered. “Sect Leader, I don’t know either. I just fed the pill to Junior Brother, and suddenly a whirlwind burst out of him, and then he floated up into the void like this.”

Zhang Er Gou had been scared half to death, thinking something had happened to his junior brother. Although Mie Junior Brother was a bit cold to everyone, he could tell that Mie Junior Brother was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, treating them very well—just from how he risked his life to rescue the little junior sister.

This aura was quite strong.

Lin Fan frowned slightly. Mie Qiongqi’s current aura was very powerful, as if some mysterious force was circulating inside him.

And that chain of rules was tempering Mie Qiongqi’s body.

Damn, how long had he been away? How did it come to this as soon as he returned?

He had just been beaten to the brink of death, but who would have thought he would break through a major bottleneck?

“Mie Senior Brother’s aura is clearly breaking through, but why is he unconscious?” Tian Yu frowned, having never seen such a situation before.

Lin Fan knew that Mie Qiongqi cultivated an extremely powerful technique.

“Undying and Immortal.”

Just from the name, one could tell how formidable the technique was. Lin Fan also wanted to learn such a powerful technique, but unfortunately, Mie Qiongqi knew how to cultivate it but couldn’t explain it.

Lin Fan felt a bit helpless. It seemed to be an exclusive technique. Still, it was fine—Mie Qiongqi was a disciple of the Sacred Demon Sect, and no matter what, he was one of their own.

What the Sacred Demon Sect currently lacks is an expert who can hold the fort.

And Mie Qiongqi is precisely a candidate with such potential.

At this moment, a soul-shaking aura suddenly erupted from Mie Qiongqi, making the void thick and viscous.

"Kill..."

Mie Qiongqi let out a fierce roar, his momentum overwhelming. The word "kill" seemed to contain myriad emotions. Zhang Ergou and the others' expressions changed as a scene seemed to unfold in their sea of consciousness.

Lin Fan coughed lightly. Each of Mie Qiongqi's "kill" words carried a spiritual force; those with insufficient cultivation could be infected and lost in illusions.

Just as Zhang Ergou and the others were sinking into it, a thunderous sound exploded in their minds, snapping them back to reality.

"Sect Leader, is Junior Brother Mie alright?" Zhang Ergou asked worriedly. What was that scene in his mind just now? He had nearly been lost and annihilated by the killing intent.

"He's fine, but you all were in danger just now. Alright, let him keep shouting. Everyone get to work and have the Earth Demons renovate the damaged areas." Lin Fan said.

"Oh." The others nodded, no longer concerned about Mie Qiongqi floating in the void, and busied themselves.

From morning till night, Mie Qiongqi kept shouting "Kill, kill, kill..."

Feng Jue looked at Junior Brother Mie in the void and couldn't help sighing. "Senior Brother, what do you think happened to Junior Brother Mie? Why is he always shouting 'kill'? Could he be hallucinating some enemy?"

Zhang Ergou blinked. "Who knows? But Junior Brother Mie isn't young anymore. Maybe it's what the Sect Leader calls puberty."

"What is puberty?" Feng Jue asked puzzledly, not understanding the Sect Leader's new term.

"How would I know? According to the Sect Leader, it's a surge of hormones."

"What are hormones?"

"Ask the Sect Leader. I don't know myself. The Sect Leader called me over. Go away." Zhang Ergou shooed Feng Jue away. This Junior Brother Feng was really annoying, always asking what everything was.

At night, the Earth Demons worked day and night to repair Nameless Peak, while rumbling sounds came from the foot of the mountain, indicating they were also making urgent repairs.

The only thing giving Lin Fan a headache now was this Gong Bingye. How did this woman find her way here? And from the looks of it, she seemed to be getting along pretty well with Zhang Ergou and the others.

Damn it, what the hell had happened during the few months he was away?

"Sect Leader, I'm here." Zhang Ergou stopped outside the door and called out softly.

"Mm, get your ass in here." Lin Fan shouted.

Although Zhang Ergou wasn't entirely sure what the Sect Leader wanted him for, he could guess it was probably about Miss Gong.

Lin Fan got straight to the point, asking about Gong Bingye's situation. Zhang Ergou answered every question and also filled him in on the recent changes on Nameless Peak.

After hearing what Zhang Ergou had to say, Lin Fan felt a bit helpless.

He'd only ever heard of men abducting women to be their mountain fortress wives, but he'd never encountered a woman who willingly delivered herself to his doorstep.

"Sect Leader, there's something I'm not sure if I should say." Zhang Ergou hesitated, as if he had a lot to say but didn't know how to put it.

"Spit it out, don't dawdle." Had Zhang Ergou changed his nature after a few months apart?

"Sect Leader, look, you're not getting any younger, and the sect is growing fast. We need a Sect Leader's wife, and preferably a young master within the year. My junior brothers and I have checked—Miss Gong is as beautiful as a celestial maiden, with a slender figure. As the old folks in my hometown say, a woman with big hips can bear sons..." Before Zhang Ergou could finish, he suddenly felt a murderous intent locking onto him. Startled, he was kicked hard in the ass and sent flying out the door.

"Get lost! Looks like I haven't disciplined you guys in a while, and you're getting too big for your britches." Lin Fan kicked Zhang Ergou in the ass and laughed as he cursed.

Zhang Ergou let out a wail as he rolled outside. At the word "disciplined," he got scared, clutched his ass, and quickly ran off.

"Fine, if you don't want to, you don't want to. But why kick my ass? I'm still the senior disciple you appointed. My junior brothers and I think she's perfect."

"Say one more word..."

"I'm not saying anything, not saying anything..." Zhang Ergou lifted his legs and scurried away.

The next day.

Mie Qiongqi had been wailing and floating in the void all night. By morning, a fierce aura fully erupted from him, and two chains of rules rattled the void with cracking sounds.

Zhang Ergou and the others, still asleep, were jolted awake by the noise. When they looked up, they were completely dumbfounded.

At that moment, Mie Qiongqi looked like Tang Sanzang from Dark Journey to the West—bald head, upper garments torn, his torso covered in countless pitch-black mysterious runes. The two black chains of rules crisscrossed and coiled around his body, flowing continuously.

Then, with a brilliant flash of light, they sank into his body.

"Damn, stealing my thunder." Lin Fan squinted. That look was admittedly kind of cool.

At that moment, Mie Qiongqi's eyes opened and closed, and a sharp light swept across heaven and earth, causing the void to tremble slightly.

He had comprehended the power of rules and condensed chains of rules.

The Great Heavenly Realm had been achieved.

"He just entered the Great Heavenly Realm and already condensed two chains of rules? That's pretty fast. Is the 'Undying and Indestructible' technique really that heaven-defying?" Lin Fan muttered to himself, feeling envious.

Most people who enter the Great Heavenly Realm have to painfully comprehend the power of rules and then slowly condense chains of rules.

But this guy—overnight, two chains of rules, and they looked unusual at that.

Mie Qiongqi descended from the void. Seeing the Sect Leader, his face lit up with joy, but when he tried to speak, only a hoarse sound came out.

"Ah... ah..." Mie Qiongqi rubbed his throat, realizing he couldn't make a sound.

"Alright, stop ah-ing. After killing all night, even an iron throat would go hoarse." Lin Fan waved his hand.

Mie Qiongqi didn't know what had happened, but he could feel that his strength had multiplied dozens of times compared to before.

"Senior Brother, not wearing clothes is so embarrassing." Zhiqiao, wearing animal-print pajamas, said while covering her eyes.

Mie Qiongqi scratched his head awkwardly, then smiled.

Lin Fan, who had been smiling, suddenly nodded. "Alright, I'm going to the Sect Leader's place. You all go about your business."

He had just received a telepathic message from the Sect Leader, probably about something important.

As for Gong Bingye, he would deal with her after her injuries healed.