Chapter One Hundred and One: Passing Through the Array

  The Taoist was speechless. Lin Fan said, "If you want to play it this way, we'll have to go through countless trials. In the world, it's hard to get both sides right, and one's character can be seen in their choices between gain and loss."

  "Must it be one or the other?"

  "It must be."

  Lin Feng nodded: "I choose to stay."

  "What about Yun Qing Men?"

  Lin Fan looked at Xiangdao and said: "Anyway, I'm already too late to return to Yunqing Gate."

  The Taoist had a black line on his head, and he really didn't want to play this game with Lin Fan anymore. He continued: "Golden Elixir has life and death distinctions, I think you should know that. The previous test was about your realm, views on objects and people. Now it's testing your cultivation."

  Lin Fan nodded, and the scenery changed. The Cloud Clear Mountain was right under his feet. The mountain's defense formation started, and countless demonic beasts and evil people rushed into the Cloud Clear Gate, but the Cloud Clear disciples couldn't see them anywhere. Lin Fan looked up and saw a purple cloud above his head. The Taoist said, "The Hundred Eyes Demon Lord of the Purple Pupil Gate has found you. You need to reach the main hall through the chaotic army and start."

  It started with a word and ended with a word. Lin Fan suddenly disappeared, and the Taoist asked in doubt: "Don't you test Baiyanmo Jun's cultivation first?"

  Lin Fan opened his eyes and said while escaping: "I have fought with him before." The door was clear.

  "Halt!" The Taoist gritted his teeth. Do you want to get through the Illusory Cloud Formation smoothly? The Taoist said, "Replace one, the Bamboo Sword Hall will surround you with horses and men."

  Lin Fan took out a bamboo sword from his Qiankun Ring: "This is not just about winning or losing." He still had to run.

  "The Taoist priest's expression turned fierce: 'We have the Bamboo Sword Pavilion in front and the Hundred-Eyed Devil King behind.'"

  "Can you scold people?" Lin Fan said, and the frozen scene suddenly came to life. A dozen purple thunderbolts flew in swiftly. Lin Fan dodged the purple thunderbolts with a few swift movements, avoiding them. Thousands of bamboo swords from all directions poured down like a landslide. It was Xueji's self-destructing bamboo sword. Lin Fan knew it was trouble and retreated instead of advancing, charging towards the Purple Cloud, then shrinking into a small space to avoid the giant hand of the Purple Cloud and the lightning. The bamboo swords collided with the giant hand of the Purple Cloud, exploding continuously.

  Lin Fan said: "This Baiyan Demon King's cultivation is barely over a hundred years."

  "Then add some." As soon as the words fell, dozens of purple dragons rushed out of the purple cloud and pounced on Lin Fan below. Lin Fan plummeted downwards, and the hundred people from the Bamboo Sword Hall surrounded him from all sides. There were bamboo swords, five-element thunder, and five-element spells. Lin Fan's Buddha knife flew out, sending one person flying, just as he was about to break through, his back tightened, and a purple dragon grabbed the back of his neck. Lin Fan scattered beans into soldiers, changed shape and position, and two spells were released in an instant, and those unlucky soldiers were torn apart by the purple dragon.

  A purple dragon charged forward, unavoidable. Lin Fan concentrated his true energy and formed a palm thunderbolt that struck the dragon's head. The purple dragon was stunned but still sent Lin Fan flying. Xueji appeared, her eighteen bamboo swords striking towards Lin Fan's back.

  Golden Thunder! A bolt of lightning struck Snow Princess, followed by a second... Snow Princess was petrified, the eighteen bamboo swords unmanned, and Lin Fan easily passed through. Purple Dragon chased after and arrived, Lin Fan hid behind Snow Princess. The two purple dragons merged into one, biting towards Lin Fan. Lin Fan patted Snow Princess's shoulder, teleported, and the purple dragon bit down on Snow Princess instead. Snow Princess let out a miserable cry, followed by an explosion, and both Snow Princess and Purple Dragon vanished into thin air.

  Lin Fan was just about to borrow the power of the Bamboo Sword Pavilion again to defend against the Purple Dragon, when a bolt of purple lightning struck him. A hundred purple thunderbolts chased after him, and Lin Fan's Heart Curse activated his Wood-elemental magic. Over a dozen large trees suddenly appeared out of thin air, but those purple thunderbolts were extremely ferocious, smashing through the trees and attacking Lin Fan directly.

  Division Technique! Lin Fan transformed into four, his true body suffered a partial attack. Although he was seriously injured, he still didn't die. At this time, Purple Dragon, Purple Thunder, and Bamboo Sword arrived together. Lin Fan shouted: "Spicy Chicken Noodles, where's the reinforcement?" Then he hung up.

  The scene returned to the Hidden Immortal Sect, and Daoist smiled: "Reinforcements?"

  Lin Fan replied: "If there isn't a teammate nearby, I absolutely won't be able to rush between Zhuge Sword Hall and Baiyan Demon Lord."

  Daoist Lin was dissatisfied with the Daoist's words and said, "You are agile in dodging, but your speed is too slow. You had a chance to take advantage of Ding Xueji's stillness, and the opponent was hesitant to make a move at that time, you could have broken through the encirclement."

  "Excuse me, senior, how can I improve quickly?"

  "Speed... First, the heart method is like a clear mind method that controls the wind technique. It's slower than the Purple Bamboo Temple, but faster than the Thunder Mountain. Second, the control of the instrument, the Demon Sect's Dragon Seeking Sect has a formulaic treasure called the Pursuing Sun Cauldron, which is extremely fast. Third, the control of the sword, the speed of the sword depends on the treasure sword. Fourth, the mysterious elixir and the wonderful infant. Like your Golden Elixir, it's different from others, strong in attack and defense, but doesn't improve speed at all. The heart method has been determined, and the mysterious elixir relies on fate. If you want to fly faster, you can only rely on the assistance of a treasure or a sword. However, before the heart is refined, the properties of the treasure and the sword are unknown. Some swords have boundless power, but their speed is like an old cow breaking a cart, suitable for attacking enemies and protecting oneself, not suitable for riding the nine heavens. So all of this depends on fate."

  It's all the same whether he said it or not, but since he is now the examiner, Lin Fan was still very polite and bowed his head: "Thank you for your advice, senior."

  "You're all talk and no action." The Taoist said, "You have a surplus of cunning and deceit towards your enemies, but you lack real power. Although you possess the Nine Lives and One Nature, and although you have the rare Dan, you are still confined to shallow and crude Taoist techniques. Taoist techniques are infinite and varied, and even though crude techniques can be combined in various ways to produce unexpected effects at times, if one is skilled in this but becomes self-satisfied, it's like picking up sesame seeds while losing the watermelon."

  Lin Fan nodded seriously: "This time I really thank you for your guidance, senior."

  "Alright." The Taoist took out a peach wood plaque from his Qiankun bag and threw it to Lin Fan: "Your five elements are balanced, but studying only one element will make it difficult for you to achieve great things. The power of the Tao and the five elements mutually generate and overcome each other, with endless changes. You have high comprehension, can adapt to changing situations when facing an enemy, understand the strengths and weaknesses, and use your own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses, then you won't be afraid of others."

  "Thanks, senior." This is a hint.

  Lin Fan bid farewell, and Lao Dao appeared in front of him: "Old Three, how is this child?"

  "A person with a natural talent, excellent in terms of roots and innate abilities. Unfortunately, the five elements are not biased or inclined, making it difficult to excel in one field, only able to be a jack-of-all-trades. The Taoist arts can make up for this, but if you want to cultivate thunder magic, it will take twice the effort to achieve half the results."

  "The old man who planted vegetables said: 'A person with the five elements in balance, although learning the five elements is laborious and unrewarding, but it's a good foundation for learning divine thunder.'"

  "Boss, even Thunder God won't be able to withstand it." The Taoist reminded and said: "In this thousand years, only Lin Xuege has learned it, but unfortunately he became a Qingxiu practitioner."

  "Yes!" The old Dao of vegetable cultivation was quite regretful: "If I had the Taiyi divine thunder of Yunqingmen, why would I be afraid of the evil emperor?"

  The Taoist said: "Taiyi Shenglei is only recorded in books, no one has ever seen it. The records are mostly false. Old senior, aren't you taken with this little guy?"

  Vegetable elder shook his head: "Not to my liking, but looking at him, although he is casual, his temperament is extremely firm. Moreover, a young junior like him said thank you gift, if I don't give it, it would seem that I'm petty. Unfortunately, I really don't have divine thunder."

  "Hehe." The Taoist smiled and sat down with his eyes closed.