Chapter 96: The Arrival of the Tool Demon

  Five days later, Qing Fan suddenly summoned Kong Fang, Sun Hao, Li Sen, Yin Wanshui, Qu Han and Ge Sheng to Huo Yun Hall.

  Kong Fang and Sun Hao stood in a line of six people, but what was strange was that Kong Fang and Sun Hao were standing together. The one who should have been standing next to Kong Fang was originally Li Sen, the most senior inner disciple, but Li Sen and Yin Wan Shui had both run to the end of the line, not daring to stand with Kong Fang. Even when their eyes occasionally fell on Kong Fang, they would immediately look away, afraid of attracting Kong Fang's attention.

  Li Sen had been thinking of using Su Yun and Luo Qing to suppress Kong Fang, so he thought of secretly tripping him up. However, unexpectedly, Kong Fang's follower Fang Tou was refused at the door, not even allowing them to enter. In the end, Li Sen and Yin Wanshui used Fang Tou's disrespect as an excuse, wanting to take advantage of the situation to deal with Fang Tou and then rush into Kong Fang's small courtyard, but unexpectedly, Kong Fang came out directly from inside the small courtyard.

  What happened afterwards still makes Li Sen and Yin Wanshui shudder when they think about it now. At that time, facing Kong Fang's attack, they didn't even have the strength to fight back, and were directly defeated. In the end, the two of them suffered serious injuries, and if their followers hadn't arrived afterwards, they wouldn't have had the strength to crawl back either.

  Now, the two of them had just recovered from their injuries not long ago, and the scars hadn't fully healed yet. It was only natural that they couldn't forget the pain from back then. The two of them, who were still haunted by the psychological trauma of being beaten, didn't dare to provoke Kong Fang again. Even standing next to him made them feel uncomfortable all over, with some parts even aching slightly. How could they possibly stand together with Kong Fang in this state?

  Li Sen and Yin Wanshui dodged, so Qu Han could only stand near Kong Fang's position. Unexpectedly, Qu Han also kept some distance from Kong Fang and didn't dare to get too close.

  They lived together on a mountain peak, their small courtyards were not too far apart from each other, and they naturally all knew what had happened recently.

  Kong Fang's junior brother, who had never shown his skills before, severely injured two of Kong Fang's senior brothers and stood beside him, making Qu Han feel an immense pressure.

  Qing Fan's gaze swept over his six disciples, and he also felt a little helpless.

  "Not being envied by others is a mediocre talent. Kong Fang did a good job, but Li Sen took the wrong path." Elder Qing Fan sighed in his heart, "With eyes always fixed on others, how can you see the road beneath your own feet? One Sun Hao couldn't wake you up, and now with another Kong Fang, you still can't wake up. How could I, Qing Fan, have taught a disciple like you?" Qing Fan's gaze at Li Sen was complex.

  Qing Fan's elder quickly collected his emotions and smiled faintly at Kong Fang, Sun Hao and the others: "I called you all here today to inform you of something. Actually, it's a great fortune for all of you."

  Kong Fang and the six others looked curious on their faces, wanting to know what the great good thing that Qing Fan Zhenren was referring to.

  "The sect master has recently made a decision." Qing Fan's elder smiled as he looked at Kong Fang and the others, but intentionally kept them in suspense without continuing immediately.

  Sun Hao, Qu Han and the other five people were suddenly shocked and opened their eyes wide, and a burst of exclamations came from their mouths. For that mysterious sect master who had established the Instrument Sect 20,000 years ago, Sun Hao and others had extreme admiration in their hearts.

  Kong Fang also looked at Qing Fan in surprise, although he didn't know what the so-called great good thing was, but Kong Fang guessed that this sudden good thing that fell on him and others had a great relationship with the Qianlong Lake incident.

  "Elder, what is this earth-shaking good news that you're so eager to share with us?" Sun Hao, who was normally quite composed, couldn't help but speak out in a hurry after hearing the words of the sect master.

  "This great fortune is that I will bestow upon you the Five-Star Soul Refining Method, and it's based on your original Soul Refining Method." Elder Qingfan smiled at the six of them.

  "Huh?"

  "Really?"

  Voices of surprise and some disbelief instantly rang out, and after seeing Qingfan's nod, whether it was Sun Hao or Qu Han, who already possessed the Three-Star Soul Refining Method, their breathing became heavy. Each face had an irrepressible excitement, and on the basis of their original soul refining method, they were granted the Five-Star Soul Refining Method, which meant they could possess the Seven-Star Soul Refining Method.

  Seven Star Soul Refining Technique!

  This is much better than the two-star Soul Refining Method they originally had, and in the future, their divine soul can also grow at a faster speed.

  In the Zifu of Kung Fang, there were countless stars and he didn't have a great feeling about the method of refining his soul. At least for now, he wasn't lacking in methods to refine his soul. However, at this moment, in order not to appear too conspicuous, Kong Fang could only reluctantly put on a silly smile, indicating that he was also very excited.

  "It's not just you who have obtained the Five-Star Soul Refining Method, all inner disciples in the entire sect have received this benefit. And those with special identities, such as equipment spirits and direct disciples, have actually gained even more benefits than you." Elder Qingfan said with a smile.

  Previously, Kong Fang had only speculated in his heart, but now he could confirm that this sudden windfall must be related to the Qianlong Lake incident. Otherwise, the sect would not have taken out such a large benefit to cultivate disciples.

  "Because Kong Fang has successfully refined the lower-grade Post-Heaven Spirit Treasure, I will grant him the Six-Star Soul Refining Method. If you want to gain more benefits, work hard and refine the lower-grade Post-Heaven Spirit Treasure or break through to the Entry Spirit Realm, and I will grant you a higher-level soul refining method. If any of you can join the Equipment Spirits, you can also receive additional benefits." Elder Qing Fan smiled and glanced at Kong Fang, which made Kong Fang's heart skip a beat, somewhat puzzled by the deep meaning behind Elder Qing Fan's gaze.

  Upon hearing Qing Fan's words, Li Sen, Yin Wan Shui, Qu Han and Ge Sheng were both shocked and envious. They had originally thought that Kong Fang and Sun Yun's trial of refining equipment was just an accidental breakthrough, but now even Qing Fan wanted to impart the One Star Soul Refining Method to Kong Fang, it was clear that Kong Fang already had the ability to guarantee a certain success rate when refining lower-grade Heavenly Spirit Treasures.

  Thereafter, Qing Fan elder took turns to imprint the star chart of Wu Xing Soul Refining Technique in each person's Zifu. However, when it came to Kong Fang's turn, Qing Fan elder encountered a problem - he was shocked to find that he couldn't locate Kong Fang's Zifu anywhere, as if it had never been opened before, empty and devoid of anything.

  "I don't know if Qingfan Elder has discovered anything." Seeing Qingfan Elder's expression, Kong Fang's heart couldn't help but become somewhat apprehensive.

  At this time, the unbelieving Qingfan elder began to try for the second time. However, it was strange that this time Qingfan elder easily found Kongfang's Zi Fu. This made Qingfan elder slightly stunned and suspected whether he had missed the empty Zi Fu earlier due to his own negligence or for other reasons.

  After imprinting the true form of six star gods under Kong Fang, just as Qing Fan wanted to check the growth of Kong Fang's divine soul, a mighty and unstoppable force suddenly blasted Qing Fan's divine soul out of Kong Fang's Purple Mansion.

  "Pffft", Elder Qing Fan's face turned pale, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out involuntarily.

  Kong Fang, Sun Hao and others were all startled, especially Kong Fang. He had just felt that the endless stars in the Purple Mansion had suddenly made a slight movement, and then Qing Fan's elder was injured.

  It's all related to him, obviously.

  "Elder, is everything all right?" The crowd asked with concern.

  "It's nothing." Elder Qingfan waved his hand, "Alright, you all go down first, I..." At this point, a thread of fresh blood seeped out from the corner of Elder Qingfan's mouth again.

  Everyone did not dare to disturb, and they all hastily retreated and left.

  Watching the back of Kong Fang and others leaving, Qing Fan's eyes flashed with a hint of doubt. "What is hidden in Kong Fang's Purple Mansion that even my divine soul power as a Huan Ling realm cultivator didn't show any resistance and was blasted out, and I was also injured."

  ……

  The next day, on the mountain peak where Huoyun Hall was located, three people wearing black robes walked slowly up the mountain path. Among them were a middle-aged man, a young man, and a boy who looked like he was fourteen or fifteen years old.

  Along the way, all of San's entry-level disciples and miscellaneous servants immediately dodged to one side as soon as they saw the three men. Even the few inner disciples who saw them would voluntarily give way, despite the road being very wide.

  The crowd watched as the three of them walked away, and then they began to discuss it in hushed tones.

  "How could the Alchemists come to Huoyun Hall? Aren't they all busy studying the art of alchemy?"

  "I suspect he's here looking for Brother Kong Fang, who is a genius that managed to refine a low-grade Post-Heaven Spirit Treasure in just half a year."

  "It's really been ten years since anyone has been able to join the Zither Devil, if Gongfang Shixiong can join, that would be the first person to join in ten years."

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