Chapter 982: The Abyssal Demon Cave

A few days later!

Holy Demon Peak was calm, peaceful, and unvisited.

Lin Fan's joining the Heaven and Earth Sect as an inner disciple caused no stir and attracted no attention.

During these days, Lin Fan had roughly figured out the situation of the Endless Continent.

Nine Sects, Six Palaces, Three Caves, Seventy-Two Clans.

This was the power distribution of the Endless Continent, belonging to the top tier. As for the smaller sects and schools, they were not insignificant either.

Most small sects and schools were extra forces developed by disciples of major sects who had achieved cultivation success, and some were not to be underestimated.

One day.

Lin Fan stood on Holy Demon Peak, looking up at the Heaven and Earth Sect.

There were ten thousand and eight such fragmented peaks, corresponding with heaven and earth.

These fragmented peaks could float in the void entirely because they resonated with heaven and earth, generating a force that kept them floating endlessly.

If it were maintained by magical power, that would be terrifying.

Moreover, no one would be so bored as to float fragmented peaks in the void.

Swish!

At that moment, a figure in red robes flew across the sky above Holy Demon Peak, then paused, and a voice came.

“Eh, I didn’t expect someone to have settled on this fragmented peak.”

Lin Fan looked up. The woman in red above the void had a handsome face; though not of peerless beauty, she was still pleasing.

“What’s your name?”

Lin Fan looked calmly at the woman in red. “Lin Fan. And you?”

“Su Hongchen.”

“My fragmented peak is right next to yours. Since we’re neighbors now, how about coming to my peak for a look?” Su Hongchen said.

Lin Fan thought it over. As a newcomer to the Heaven and Earth Sect, getting to know some people wouldn’t hurt; if anything happened, he might be thought of.

“Alright, I’d be glad to accept your kind offer.” Lin Fan nodded.

Swish!

Su Hongchen’s fragmented peak was indeed very close to his. Outside the peak, nine treasures surrounded it, forming a unique array that integrated offense and defense—quite impressive.

“This is the Nine-Son Linked Array. These nine treasures are all mid-grade supreme treasures, forming a whole. But it lacks a core; otherwise, even a True Immortal couldn’t break through my peak’s defenses,” Su Hongchen said proudly.

Lin Fan nodded. The gadgets of the Endless Continent were indeed much more advanced than those of the Ancient Saint Realm.

Treasures could be utilized to form unique arrays.

In the Ancient Saint Realm, treasures were of little use, and arrays were rare; few people used them to suppress enemies.

“This is my Red Dust Peak. After a few years of effort, it’s beginning to take shape,” Su Hongchen said.

They passed through the array and landed on the peak.

“The spiritual energy here is two to three times denser than outside,” Lin Fan said.

“Naturally. Every fragmented peak has a unique array that draws in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and stores it. Since there are so many cultivators, and some have overly domineering techniques that can drain all the spiritual energy within a hundred li, it greatly affects us. So we usually absorb spiritual energy and store it here,” Su Hongchen explained.

“I see.” Lin Fan nodded.

“Your peak looks like it’s just been set up. Did you join the sect recently?” Su Hongchen asked.

“Yes.” Lin Fan nodded.

“If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can come and ask me,” Su Hongchen said.

Su Hongchen watched as Lin Fan looked around the peak.

Many disciples lived here, and they greeted Su Hongchen respectfully.

“These are all menial disciples and some outer disciples. I have them come to tend the peak,” Su Hongchen said, seeming quite enthusiastic as she explained many things to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan noticed that Su Hongchen’s territory was well-developed. The herb garden was full of various rare medicinal plants.

In the artifact-refining room, some disciples were busy refining materials, working nonstop.

If not for the limited size of the place, it could almost be considered a small sect.

Lin Fan nodded. This time, he had indeed gained a lot of insight.

At that moment, several people stood outside Red Dust Peak.

“I have friends here.” Sensing the situation outside the array, Su Hongchen flicked her sleeve, and the array opened a passage.

Several figures landed.

“Hongchen, who is this?” A burly man with a back like a tiger’s looked at Lin Fan with a hint of curiosity.

“This is Lin Fan, who just joined the sect. His fragmented peak is next to mine.”

“This is Hu Qing, master of Tiger Saint Peak.”

Then Su Hongchen introduced the other two to Lin Fan.

One of them exuded a strong weapon intent, a young master from a forging family, Bing Linxing.

The other was dressed like a scholar, with a Confucian aura between his brows, Ru Wanshu.

Lin Fan clasped his hands in greeting. These people all had decent cultivation, all at the Ancient Realm.

“Hongchen, we came this time to form a team to explore the Abyssal Demon Cave. Are you coming?” Hu Qing asked.

“Sure. Although the Abyssal Demon Cave is extremely dangerous, it also offers many benefits. If we team up, as long as we don’t go into the deep areas, nothing will happen,” Su Hongchen said.

Lin Fan had some knowledge of the Abyssal Demon Cave.

It was an underground world with entrances scattered across the Endless Continent.

Inside, there were many ferocious creatures, but most of them were in the depths. As long as one didn’t provoke them, there was generally no problem.

“Brother Lin, are you coming?” Su Hongchen asked.

Lin Fan was slightly taken aback. He hadn’t expected Su Hongchen to take the initiative to ask him, which surprised him a bit.

But then he thought, if he could go, that would be for the best.

The fastest way for him to improve his cultivation was to kill powerful enemies. If he could go into the Abyssal Demon Cave, he would welcome it.

“Alright.” Lin Fan nodded in agreement.

“Wait, Hongchen, how strong is this guy? Don’t let him hold us back. This trip to the Abyssal Demon Cave isn’t just the few of us,” Hu Qing said.

“Who else is going?” Su Hongchen asked in surprise.

“As far as I know, Sword Peak Dust has already led people into the Abyssal Demon Cave, and also Tianhai Gongzi…” Hu Qing said, then looked at Lin Fan.

“You can come if you want, but first let me test your strength.”

Suddenly, Hu Qing spread his five fingers, forming a tiger claw, and grabbed at Lin Fan’s shoulder.

The void cracked with a bang. The tiger claw seemed to tear heaven and earth apart, with fierce winds howling. Those around stepped back sharply.

Being so close, they felt the wind hitting their faces, causing a faint pain.

Lin Fan raised his hand casually, without any extra moves, and caught the claw in his palm.

“Huh?” Hu Qing was startled. The fierce magical power inside him suddenly congealed, as if frozen by something, and felt like it was about to break.

“You’re too kind.” Lin Fan smiled calmly, not taking the matter to heart at all.

Su Hongchen was slightly shocked. She hadn’t expected this person to be so strong—quite beyond her expectations.