Chapter 850: There's Nothing Wrong with That Statement

"My cultivation just increased like this?"

"I feel like I'm dreaming."

Xuan'er's friends were dumbfounded, especially seeing their companion's cultivation rise like a rocket, they felt completely unsettled.

They had advanced step by step, painstakingly and cautiously, afraid of accidentally suffering a qi deviation, but now their friend had just soared like this.

And without hesitation, directly ascending in a second.

Even the little fellow whose cultivation had increased was stunned.

"I've reached the Great Perfection of the Desolate Heaven Realm just like that?" Huo Dong looked bewildered, raising his head and staring blankly at Lin Fan.

"Yes, what's wrong? Is there any discomfort? But that can't be—I checked, and everything is normal."

Seeing the little fellow's expression, Lin Fan thought something was amiss.

Huo Dong's heart felt like it was on a roller coaster, unable to calm down for a long time. His talent was average, and reaching this level had required many perilous experiences.

When he reached the initial stage of the Desolate Heaven Realm, he felt as if his potential had been exhausted.

As for the path ahead, it seemed hopeless.

To reach the Great Perfection of the Desolate Heaven Realm, without some fortuitous encounter, it was basically impossible.

But now, in just a few seconds, his cultivation had soared to the Great Perfection of the Desolate Heaven Realm. If word got out, it would scare a lot of people to death.

Thump!

At that moment, Huo Dong thumped to his knees before Lin Fan, his face full of worship, as if he would regard Lin Fan as his idol for life.

"Thank you, senior, for your kindness! Thank you, senior, for your kindness!"

Huo Dong had never been convinced by anyone in his life, but now he was completely convinced. The senior before him was not human—he was a god.

In the Ancient Saint Realm, forcibly raising cultivation was a major taboo because it could lead to an unstable foundation. But now, Huo Dong found nothing wrong with his body; every realm felt as if he had cultivated it himself, all reaching perfection.

"What are you doing? A man shouldn't kneel. Get up. I just took the wrong pill—it was my fault. Actually, I owe you an apology. The joy of cultivation isn't about having higher cultivation; it's about experiencing the satisfaction that comes with improvement."

"By silently boosting you to the Great Perfection of the Desolate Heaven Realm, I've deprived you of a lot of fun. But fortunately, I didn't make a major mistake."

Lin Fan said regretfully.

"No, senior, please don't say that. I will always remember your great kindness." Huo Dong said excitedly.

How could Huo Dong not be excited? Although the Great Perfection of the Desolate Heaven Realm wasn't a very high realm, it still made him a formidable expert.

Even some ancient clan leaders didn't have such cultivation.

Before, when they encountered ancient clan leaders, they could only flee. Now, Huo Dong felt he could put up a fight.

"Ah, luckily I just grabbed the Three-Yuan Dharma Pill. If I had reached a little further and taken the Seven-Colored King Pill, your cultivation would have shot straight to the Undying Realm of the Divine Heaven Realm's Fourth Layer. Then the joy of your cultivation would have been greatly diminished. But fortunately, I didn't get it—that was a stroke of luck."

Lin Fan said with lingering fear.

Cultivation was a major matter; the feeling at each stage was an experience. Without that experience, what was the point of cultivation?

Just like himself, he had advanced step by step, leveling up by defeating monsters—that feeling was incredibly satisfying.

"Uh!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan'er's friends were completely dumbfounded.

What did that mean?

Jumping three levels wasn't enough? There was even a pill that could jump to the Undying Realm of the Divine Heaven Realm's Fourth Layer?

This... this...

They were convinced. At that moment, everyone was completely convinced.

Huo Dong, upon hearing this, felt a bit disappointed. Why hadn't senior grabbed the wrong pill? If he had, he'd be willing to rise to the Undying Realm of the Divine Heaven Realm's Fourth Layer.

But thinking about what he had gained, Huo Dong felt he had come out ahead. Without senior, he didn't know when he would have reached the Great Perfection of the Desolate Heaven Realm on his own.

"Senior, what about the technique you gave me earlier..." a little girl spoke up.

She had looked at that technique and found it somewhat profound. With her level of cultivation and insight, she couldn't see what use the technique had.

But in her view, since senior had given it to her, it was obviously extraordinary. Still, it was better to ask clearly to have a better understanding.

"Oh, that technique. Let me think. Ah, I obtained it when I killed a Supreme Saint. It's a top-tier female technique. Cultivated to the extreme, it can lead to enlightenment. Its power is decent, and in the early stages, there shouldn't be any problems."

Lin Fan recalled.

Lin Fan didn't think much of these techniques. He had originally planned to throw them away, but later thought they might be useful someday. Now it seemed they really were useful.

"Uh." The girl was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

A technique obtained by killing a Supreme Saint—that was terrifying in her eyes.

Could a technique collected by a Supreme be anything but extraordinary?

This... this...

"Brother Lin, I heard that forcibly raising cultivation might affect one's future path, right?" Xuan'er knew Lin Fan was strong, but she hadn't expected him to be this powerful.

Even her master, the Female Emperor, didn't have such an ability.

"Hmm, that is indeed a problem." Lin Fan nodded, agreeing with Xuan'er's point.

"Senior, it's fine. I'm already very satisfied." Huo Dong said gratefully. He had thought that senior felt guilty because raising his cultivation had made his foundation unstable.

But for Huo Dong, if senior hadn't raised his cultivation, he might never have reached this level in his lifetime.

"Of course it's fine. Raising cultivation does have effects, but those who say it causes problems are those lacking in ability. Rest assured, when I raised your power, I already stabilized your foundation. There won't be any issues."

Lin Fan said calmly, then looked at Xuan'er.

"Who told you that?"

Xuan'er was taken aback and momentarily speechless.

How could she say that her master had told her? So she pretended to be clueless.

"Xuan'er has forgotten too."

In the distance, the Female Emperor wore a worried expression.

She had heard all these words. She felt bitter but couldn't speak.

There was nothing wrong with that statement, but when it came out of Lin Fan's mouth, it somehow became flawed.

Still, Xuan'er was thoughtful enough to protect her master.

"Alright, you little ones have worked hard enough. I'll give each of you a stroke of fortune." Lin Fan said with a smile.

Then he spread his fingers and enveloped everyone.

The Female Emperor looked puzzled, not knowing what Lin Fan was going to do.

But suddenly, she was completely stunned.

The scene before her seemed so unreal.