Chapter 395: The Wealth-Spreading Child

"Hey, why aren't you talking?" Lin Fan waved his hand in front of Huang Ling'er, who stood there dumbfounded.

This was nothing yet; if the fake Heavenly Dao had directly attacked, that would have been truly terrifying.

How weak could something that devours the Heavenly Dao be? He wondered if he could even withstand it.

Huang Ling'er came to her senses and glanced at Lin Fan, her heart churning with shock.

That had indeed been the Heavenly Dao, but not the real one. Though she didn't know what the true Heavenly Dao was like, the fact that this man could suppress it seemed utterly unbelievable to her.

"It's nothing." Huang Ling'er shook her head lightly, then her eyes widened. "You made the Life Seed sprout?"

She sensed a vast life force emanating from Lin Fan, but it seemed to be steadily weakening.

"Yes, it sprouted, but it's still a seedling, and there are some problems," Lin Fan said.

"Can I take a look?" Huang Ling'er asked.

Without hesitation, Lin Fan turned his palm over, and a gradually withering "Phoenix Tree" floated in his hand. Its crystalline roots were connected to his palm.

Huang Ling'er looked at the "Phoenix Tree" in his palm, her brow furrowing slightly before relaxing. "The Phoenix Tree is the only divine tree between heaven and earth. It has endured countless eras. Since it was destroyed and turned into a seed, it never sprouted. For you to make it sprout is nothing short of a miracle."

Lin Fan listened to her words but naturally didn't mention that the credit for the sprouting went to the chick; otherwise, the "Life Seed" would have remained just a seed in his backpack.

"What is the origin of the Phoenix Tree?" Lin Fan asked.

"I don't know its origin, but my ancestors said that the Phoenix Tree is the origin of all life in heaven and earth," Huang Ling'er shook her head.

What she knew was very limited. The original "Life Seed" had no function other than emitting a vast life force.

"It's withering now. Can it be saved?" Lin Fan's main purpose in coming to the Barren Lands was to restore the "Phoenix Tree" to vitality.

"Probably, but I can't guarantee success, as I've never encountered this situation before," Huang Ling'er said.

Lin Fan nodded. Although the "Phoenix Tree" was only a seedling, it was extremely helpful to him. It would be a great pity if it died.

But what puzzled Lin Fan was why she had given him the "Life Seed" back then, since it was so precious. If he couldn't figure this out, he felt a bit uneasy.

"By the way, since it's so precious, why did you give it to me back then?" Lin Fan asked.

Huang Ling'er looked at him and smiled. "You were robbing us back then, and we were weak. Could we refuse?"

Lin Fan was taken aback, then laughed. The reason struck him as amusing.

Huang Ling'er stepped down from the altar and turned around. "I gave it to you because I saw the future. Tomorrow, I'll take you to a place. Whether you succeed depends on you. I'll have my people arrange your rest, and I'll find you tomorrow."

"Okay." Lin Fan nodded. Tomorrow it was. He had many things in his backpack to sort out, spoils from several battles.

After Huang Ling'er left, a fierce-looking member of the Barren tribe timidly approached Lin Fan with a respectful expression.

"Please follow me."

To the Barren tribe, they revered heaven, but this man had defeated heaven, making him even more fearsome in their eyes.

Lin Fan smiled helplessly at their reverence and followed the tribesman away.

But as he left, he glanced at the giant statue on the altar, his brow slightly furrowed.

The statue's aura differed from that of the statue left by the founding ancestor of the Sacred Sect, but the residual aura was somewhat similar.

…

Night.

Lin Fan looked at the contents of his backpack.

The corpse of an ancient great demon, two strands of Heavenly Dao will, and a storage ring.

He had originally planned to refine the ancient great demon's corpse, but considering that the demon hadn't condensed rule chains, refining it might yield nothing, which would be a huge loss.

Though the ancient great demon had fallen ten thousand years ago and its cultivation had greatly declined, it was still immensely powerful. Its physical strength alone could crush everything. If not for the suppression of the divine artifact "Seven Degrees of Space," he might have been done for.

Even now, with four hundred and fifty rule chains condensed, he dared not claim he could break through the ancient great demon's defense.

An ancient emperor who had fought through the ages was no joke.

Lin Fan fell into thought, recalling plots from novels he had read.

The alchemy of the Xuanhuang Realm was impressive, he admitted, but its artifact refining left much to be desired.

Artifact grades were Heaven, Earth, Xuan, Yellow, Upper, Middle, and Lower—seven grades in total.

But even a Heaven-grade artifact had pitifully few abilities.

For instance, a top-grade Heaven-grade armor, the highest level in the Xuanhuang Realm, only boasted astonishing defensive power.

Lin Fan's refining skill was already at the peak of this world, and he wanted to blaze a new path.

The ancient great demon's corpse was a precious material.

The technique "Demon City in the Palm" had given him great inspiration; perhaps he could give it a try.

Materials—a vast amount of top-tier materials—were all needed.

If he could forge divine artifacts like the "Nine-Five Big Red Brick" or "Seven Degrees of Space," that would be absolutely exhilarating.

But for now, he lacked materials, so the ancient great demon's corpse would have to wait.

Then he looked at the two strands of multicolored Heavenly Dao will, a smile curling at his lips.

"Ding, Heavenly Dao will detected. Absorb?"

"Absorb."

Lin Fan didn't hesitate; these were good things.

The two strands of Heavenly Dao will entered his body. In an instant, his brow tightened, then slowly relaxed as scenes flashed through his mind.

After an unknown time, Lin Fan's eyes opened, a glimmer of understanding in them.

"So that's it. I was right. The voice that kept calling for help was indeed the real Heavenly Dao."

From absorbing the two strands of Heavenly Dao will, the scenes he saw showed an outsider slowly devouring the Heavenly Dao of the Eastern Spirit Continent.

The reason the fake Heavenly Dao he fought today couldn't fully descend its power was that it hadn't succeeded yet; if it descended more power, the Heavenly Dao would counterattack.

"It seems my reckless actions have indirectly done some good. But I wonder how much longer the Heavenly Dao can hold on." Lin Fan sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"Sigh, though I want to save you, I'm powerless. I don't even know how."

…

When he saw Chen Xuan's storage ring, Lin Fan's smile widened.

"Twice now. That guy is truly tragic—a veritable wealth-spreading child. I robbed him once before, and now again. Truly tragic. Let me see what he's scraped together this past year." Lin Fan chuckled.

Chen Xuan, toyed with by that fake Heavenly Dao, thought himself a chosen one. How pitiful.

But just then, when Lin Fan saw the contents of the storage ring, his entire body trembled with excitement.

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