Jiang Fan was somewhat speechless.
It turned out that bad luck could be contagious.
Seeing the other party being chased by Hell Creatures, he decisively went forward.
Even if it wasnât to fulfill Forgetful Wild Elderâs agreement to take care of her, she fell into the interlayer world because of him.
How could he stand by and do nothing?
Whoosh!
He flashed to the sky above the group of Hell Creatures.
Looking down, hundreds of Hell Creatures were chasing an eighteen-year-old girl.
The girl wore coarse linen clothes, her hair tied in a dirty ponytail, her face covered in pustules.
As if that wasnât enough, her eyes were crossed.
Jiang Fanâs mouth twitched. Was this the wild elderâs female disciple?
That old guy really had the nerve to match them up!
Seeing a few late-stage Nascent Soul Hell Creatures brewing dangerous red glows in their mouths, he dared not hesitate.
He decisively took out the Hell Soul Bell and shook it.
The pursuing Hell Creatures immediately stopped, and with the constant ringing of the bell, they all hung their heads and scattered away trembling.
Thus, the ugly girl was saved.
She stopped, panting and sat down on a dark stone.
Unexpectedly, the stone in the interlayer world was extremely cold, making her shiver and jump up like a spring.
She was both angry and annoyed, glaring fiercely at Jiang Fan in the sky with her cross eyes, without saying a word.
In her heart, she grumbled.
"Is this the âgood manâ that the master spoke of?"
Looking at Jiang Fanâs middle-aged face, she secretly thought:
"If Master wants to marry me off, so I stay far from him, he could just say so."
"Thereâs no need to arrange a match with such a middle-aged man, right?"
"The only thing he compares to Jiang Fan is that heâs also from Taicang State, of course, thatâs what he claimed."
The girl was naturally Yue Mingzhu.
To avoid being favored by the "good man" arranged by the master, she paid a price to alter her appearance.
She glanced at Jiang Fan, her eyes slightly darting, and said, "Youâre not from Taicang State, are you?"
Although she didnât like the middle-aged man in front of her, she had to admit his strength was terrifying.
When previously chasing the Hell Creatures, he took the lead, not inferior to Jiang Wuya, the Divinity Transformation Venerable.
She hadnât heard of such a person in Taicang State.
So, she was highly suspicious of this manâs claimed Taicang State identity.
Jiang Fan naturally wouldnât explain, landing in front of her.
Seeing the gold and silver leaves floating in front of their chests, he found it hard to act as if he hadnât seen them.
He had to say, "The Forgetful Wild Elder must have mentioned me to you, right?"
"But please allow me to make it clear, I already have a Taoist partner, and I have no intention of partnering with others."
"I hope Fairy wonât persist."
I pester you?
Yue Mingzhu smirked with anger, muttering to herself: "This guy is truly hypocritical!"
"If he didnât want to comply with my masterâs wishes, why take the golden leaf? Could it be that my master would really force him?"
"Obviously, he changed his mind upon seeing my ugly appearance!"
"If I showed my true face, heâd probably have a different tune."
She made no effort to hide her disdain and said, "Isnât that a coincidence."
"I also hope not to be pestered by you."
Hearing this, Jiang Fan subtly relaxed, showing a smile.
That would be the best.
He could now report back to the Forgetful Wild Elder.
Who knows, after all this time, if the Forgetful Wild Elder had found Yue Mingzhu.
BOOMââ
A loud boom suddenly erupted from the center of the interlayer world.
It seemed like some powerful entity was fighting.
Jiang Fanâs expression became solemn, "Letâs go, Iâll take you out of the interlayer world."
Yue Mingzhuâs heart also skipped a beat.
This place was indeed dangerous; they had to leave quickly.
But she didnât trust Jiang Fan to lead the way.
Though Jiang Fanâs strength was formidable, in the interlayer world, it might not suffice, so sheâd best rely on herself.
Her eyes flashed with a colorful gleam, activating her most proficient Emperorâs Gaze Technique, observing the fortune between heaven and earth, discerning the good and bad.
From her experience, places with abundant fortune were often safe.
Scanning around, her gaze fixed behind her, and she couldnât help but frown, murmuring:
"Strange."
"The combat zone is as bright as the sun with fortune, impossible to look straight at."
"The direction of the exit, on the contrary, is shrouded in darkness, with ominous danger trailing."
After a brief consideration, she glanced at Jiang Fan, coldly saying, "If you donât want to die, follow me!"
Then she immediately took off, swiftly heading towards the site of battle.
Jiang Fan hurriedly called out, "Are you crazy?"
Yet the other party didnât even turn her head and was already using space secret techniques to rush eagerly.
Jiang Fan clicked his tongue, "This girl, why is she so disobedient?"
He wanted to leave then and there, but remembering the Forgetful Wild Elderâs instructions, he could only grit his teeth and quickly catch up.
First, he would try to persuade her, and if she wouldnât listen, heâd knock her unconscious and take her away!
Before long.
Jiang Fan caught up with the ugly girl.
They had arrived at an unknown place in the interlayer world, the Yin Qi was intense, even Jiang Fan, at late-stage Nascent Soul, felt a chill.
While the ugly girl was lying on a steep dirt slope, sneakily observing the front through a rock crevice.
Jiang Fan didnât make any careless moves and quietly crawled over.
Following the direction the ugly girl was looking, his expression changed.
On the other side of the small dirt slope was a sunken black valley.
The valley was filled with thick black liquid, evaporating large amounts of mist, which condensed into dark clouds above the valley.
These dark clouds spread in all directions, descending strands of Yin Qi wherever they went.
Jiang Fan looked astonished: "Is this valley full of liquified Yin Qi?"
"Is this place the source of Yin Qi for the entire interlayer world?"
He had a bad premonition.
A place like this was definitely the core area of the interlayer world, surely guarded by supreme creatures.
For the two of them in the Nascent Soul Realm to come here was practically seeking death!
To his surprise, the intensely thick pool of Yin Qi wasnât lifeless.
In the pool was actually growing a black lotus the size of a face basin!
From its nine lotus holes spewed black flames.
Upon close look, eight of the lotus holes were already empty.
There was still one lotus hole with a glowing black lotus seed.
"Whatâs that?" Jiang Fan pondered.
To grow at the source of Yin Qi in the interlayer world, it was undoubtedly a peerless treasure.
The question was whether it would be useful for the creatures of Central Earth Realm.
And beside him, Yue Mingzhuâs eyes were already shimmering, her face glowing with excitement.
She whispered, "Thatâs the Black Lotus of Tribulation from the Hell Realm!"
"Itâs not only of great use for the Hell Creatures to breakthrough, second only to the Hell Abyss Crystal."
"Itâs also of sky-defying effect for the creatures of the Central Earth Realm to break through realms."
"Just one lotus seed can enable a Heavenly Person Four Declines individual to break through the shackles and become a Human Supreme!"
What?
Jiang Fanâs heart pounded.
It could elevate someone to the Heavenly Human Five Declines?
Wouldnât that mean it could artificially create a Great Venerable realm existence?
With the advent of the Ancient Giant imminent, if the Central Earth could birth a Great Venerate, it would indeed be a huge blessing.
His eyes lit up with eagerness.
But soon, he squinted, suspiciously glaring at Yue Mingzhu.
This girlâugly, fine, but very scheming!
She knew such a divine object, so why reveal it?
Wasnât it just to provoke Jiang Fanâs desire, to risk extracting that lotus seed?