Chapter 68: The Purple Bamboo Forest (Part 2)

  Lin Fan asked a question, and Yang Xuejiao, with her fiery temper, flew up, raised her hammer in mid-air, transformed it into a giant one, and smashed it down. Lin Fan saw that the mist was right next to him and didn't dare dodge, so he sent out his Green Jade Buddha Knife, which collided with the hammer. Yang Xuejiao spun around in mid-air: "You've got two tricks up your sleeve, let's see how you fight."

  Yang Xuejiao's entire body was engulfed in flames, the iron hammer transformed into a fire dragon, roaring and pouncing on Lin Fan. Lin Fan sighed: "Why bother?" He shrunk the sky and earth, disappearing from the scene.

  Yang Xuejiao was taken aback, and the flying fire meteor fell from mid-air. Yang Xuejiao hastily flew out a treasured sword to resist, and flew towards the ground. The ground was icy and sharp, and the four Embroidered Flower Needle Swords Array were activated. This was the only way Lin Fan had found to inflict damage with the Tian Mang Heart Method. The more blades controlled by the Tian Mang Heart Method, the better, but in actual combat, Lin Fan still couldn't reach that level. What to do? Then use the needle array, and bury the Embroidered Flower Needles in a true array.

  Sixty-four embroidery needles suddenly rose, the sound of "hiss" was endless in her ears. Yang Xuejiao looked at her own body and saw more than a dozen bloodstains shooting out from it. Lin Fan fell to her side, taking a cold breath: "You won't die, will you? Why don't you have any defensive treasures?"

  You hurt people, and blame others for not having a protective treasure? Yang Xue also has a protective treasure, her abilities are not limited to this, unfortunately, this is the Purple Bamboo Forest, using it would be like setting fire to the mountain. Originally wanted to give Lin some trouble, venting her anger, didn't expect Lin to be more formidable than she thought. If the embroidery needle wasn't an ordinary object, it would have pierced through and only affected the internal spiritual energy.

  Yang Xuejiao died with a hard mouth: "I'm fine, don't worry about me."

  "Are you sure he won't die?"

  "Yes."

  Then you can die on one side, Lin Fan was about to speak when Ye Wushuang arrived: "Thunderbolt Shocking Light Technique!"

  "Spicy chicken noodles!"

  ……

  Zi Zhulin Zongdian, Yang Xuekai readily admitted that she was the one who made the first move.

  Lin Fan glared at Ye Wushuang with the corner of his eye, and Ye Wushuang turned her face to one side, feeling anxious in her heart: Wrong again, doomed, Lin Fan is the worst, what if he wants to bully himself for revenge?

  Mie Jue Zhen Ren said: "You used fire in the Purple Bamboo Forest and took the initiative? Do you know the rules of our sect?"

  "Yes!"

  Mie jue zhen ren dao: "Lei bian ci hou."

  Translation:

  Extinction True Person said: "Thunder Whip awaits orders."

  Lin Fan smiled and said, "You've wronged me twice by saying I'm a True Extinction cultivator. Don't you think it's time to show some personal favor?" The Thunder Whip was a unique punishment in the Purple Bamboo Forest, where the person being punished couldn't use their protective true energy to resist, making every lash feel like it was cutting into their flesh, causing unbearable pain.

  "Are you begging for mercy?"

  "We are all disciples of Yun Qing Men, if you punish her, what if she blames me?"

  Yang Xuejiao said seriously: "I won't."

  "I'm worried you will." This guy is really annoying.

  "I won't." Yang Xuejiao raised her voice.

  "Alright, alright." Mie Juren thought for a moment: "Xue Fei, Zhengyi Sect has just taken in some new disciples, and some of them are quite young. The sect leader is worried that they might get into mischief and fall off the mountain cliff. And the Zhengyi Sect's mountain protection formation hasn't been maintained for thirty years. You're a skilled craftsman, and you also know a thing or two about formations, so I'm assigning you to go repair this mountain protection formation."

  "Yes!" Yang Xuejiao replied with her chest out.

  "Then..."

  Yang Xuejiao turned around and bowed: "Lin Fan, Shidi, it's my fault, please forgive me."

  "Must you be so serious?" Lin Fan asked and then said, "Never mind, it's a small matter, a small matter."

  After leaving the temple, Lin Fan didn't go looking for Wu Er again. Yang Xueqiao packed some things and Lin Fan led the way to Zhengyi Sect. San San Zhenren listened to their account and felt quite ashamed. As the sect leader, he hadn't maintained the mountain's formation, and instead let outsiders come to repair it. San San Zhenren said: "Lin Fan, you have the Qiankun Seal, right? Help Xueqiao bring the materials, don't make her run around."

  "Oh."

  Zhengyishan's formation has a total of eighteen array mouths and four array eyes. The main instrument used for the array mouth is cold iron. Yang Xuejiao checked the cold iron at the array mouth and asked, "How long has this cold iron been placed here?"

  "... Lin was deep in thought: "Fifty years? Or seventy years?"

  "This Cold Iron has lost its spiritual nature, eighteen arrays of mouth require thirty-six pieces of Cold Iron... Go."

  "Where are you going?" Lin Fan asked.

  "In the cold pool, take out the cold iron."

  "How to take?"

  "Haven't you taken it?"

  Lin Fan shook his head: "No."

  "I'll go with you."

  ……

  Ling Shan blessed land has natural advantages, such as the cold pool of Yun Qing Men, which contains countless cold iron, and can be said to be inexhaustible. After using the Avoid Water Technique, the two fell into the cold pool, sinking all the way to the bottom. Yang Xue pointed to a piece of cold iron: "Cold iron is gold, but it needs to be taken with fire, however, the water in the cold pool is icy cold. Therefore, only the innate fire can be used."

  Lin Fan thought for a moment: "You mean to pick it up directly with your hand?"

  "Yes!"

  Lin Fan looked up at the depth of the pool, nodded, and dispersed the Avoid Water Technique. Then he used his hand to dig out a piece of Cold Iron and put it into the Qian Kun Ring. This Qian Kun Ring can hold countless ordinary items, but if it holds spiritual objects, it will be restricted. Yang Xue also dispersed the Avoid Water Technique and helped Lin Fan dig up the Cold Iron.

  Yang Xuejiao wore a white silk dress, which was soaked in water, clinging to her skin, but she didn't feel anything. Lin Fan hadn't noticed at first, but when he handed over the Cold Iron and accidentally brushed against her lower abdomen, he looked back at Yang Xuejiao and saw that her Dantian was burning like fire. He quickly lowered his head to dig up the Cold Iron, while Yang Xuejiao felt something strange in the chaos. After a moment's thought, she understood what had happened. She glanced down at her body and found that after her silk dress got wet, her skin was partially visible.

  Yang Xue's face turned red, and she tilted her head to the other side, trying not to see Lin Fan. A while later, Lin Fan pointed upwards, indicating that he couldn't hold on anymore. Yang Xue nodded, and they both rose up from the water, swam to the edge of the pool, and Lin Fan got out first, pulling Yang Xue up with him. Their palms touched lightly for a moment before they quickly separated. Then, they chatted intermittently as they walked back to Zhengyi Sect.

  Yang Xuejiao repaired, Lin Fan hurriedly pulled Zong Zhu up to the mountain top and told him what had just happened.

  "Wait a minute, I have a question for you. You can't use the Avoid Water Technique to take out the Cold Iron, but after taking it out, why didn't you use the Avoid Water Technique to float up?"

  "Ah..." Lin Fan thought for a moment: "I didn't expect this."

  You didn't think normally, your mind was racing, but Yang Xuejiao is a frequent visitor to the Cold Pool, how could you not have thought of it? San San Zhenren frowned: "Lin Fan, there are emotions and desires when it comes to women. Emotions are like when you met Shangguan Feixue, and then there's desire, which has nothing to do with who the other person is, but rather that they're a woman, and her body makes you feel the existence of desire."

  Lin Fan asked: "What kind of charm did the thousand-year-old demon fox use when facing the vast and boundless absolute land?"

  "It's not quite that, the fox demon's charm isn't enough to attract you." San San Zhen Ren asked: "This Xue Xiao is also good, why don't I help you propose?"

  "Propose a marriage?" Lin Fan shook his head repeatedly: "No, I'm still young, don't mention marriage."

  San San Zhen Ren said: "I used to think so too, but after I became a real person, I was still alone. What do you think of Xue Xiao?"

  "Uh... anyway, I won't get married."

  "I understand, it's also true that you haven't fully recovered from the matter with Shangguan Feixue, how could you possibly like a certain woman so quickly." San San Zhenren thought for a moment: "The Cloud Qing Sect doesn't prohibit marrying and having children, whether one is a child or not has almost nothing to do with cultivation. As the sect leader, I should also let you see the world."

  Lin Fan understood and asked after a while: "What's going on?"

  "You know quite a bit." San San Zhen Ren was surprised.

  "I won't go." Lin Fan refused.