From Beast Abilities to Sect Grand Master

The instructions that Lin Fan and Ho Ming received when they returned to the sect were to recuperate and prepare for their further mission.

Lin Fan figured that most likely, the next step they would take would be to deal with Li Rong in the Tai Mountain.

After her attack on Hong Feng City, there was no way the Qing Feng Sect and the Emperor would turn a blind eye to her presence there.

But first, he had time to prepare for what was coming.

…

Next day.

Wooden hut.

After a day of rest, the first thing Lin Fan wanted to do was upgrade his beast ability.

Standing outside the wooden hut, he summoned the system's information panel in his mind.

[Current Beast Ability: 3/3]

[Wild Rabbit Abilities Level: 2/3]

[Wolf Ability Level: 3/3]

[Earth Breaker Salamander Ability Level: 2/3]

[Current Physique Level: 7 (6400 Vengeance Points to upgrade)]

[Current Vengeance Points: 5000]

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After killing the Lady Saint's disciples, he had accumulated 5000 vengeance points.

Enough to level up one of the remaining two abilities.

Lin Fan decided to level up the Earth Breaker Salamander ability.

He had survived the battle with Li Rong due to the protective effect of Primordial Earth Bastion and the regenerative effect of the Genesis Bloom.

The wild rabbit's ability was surprisingly sufficient so far.

After making his decision, he silently thought to himself, level up Earth Breaker Salamander's ability.

[Ding!]

[Earth Breaker Salamander Ability Level Up Successfully]

[Primordial Earth Bastion is now Primordial Titan Bastion – Withstand blows under Void Fusion Level. Reflect parts of the force back to the attacker]

[Earth Splitter Stomp is now Seismic Rupture – The stomp now creates a ground fracture in a pattern of the user's choosing—either a straight split or a circular quake centered on them]
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[Genesis Bloom is now Verdant Renewal – Wound healing and Regeneration use the energy from the earth and plants nearby]

Lin Fan was satisfied with the upgrade when he saw what he could do now.

He took out one of his hammers, and after activating the Primordial Titan Bastion, he smashed it onto his arm.

Dang!

The hammer rebounded back as some of the force from his smash was reflected at him by the Primordial Titan Bastion.

Satisfied with his testing of the new ability, Lin Fan turned and walked into the woods.

It was time to gather more demonic beast cores and vengeance points.

…

Tai Mountain.

Li Rong was focused intensely on what was in front of her.

It was a formation array that was two meters wide and a piece of flesh in the middle.

Li Rong raised her hands, and a red glow came out of her hands.

The glow went into the middle of the formation array, making the scriptures that were written on the ground glow.

The piece of flesh that was from Zhang Yi Nian started to thrash around, like a fish out of water.

Beads of sweat appeared on Li Rong's forehead as she tried to extract the essence of the regenerative attribute.

The regenerative attribute of Physiques Cultivators would help the Dark Lord resurrect from his current form, from a mass of flesh back to his human form.

Slowly, droplets of liquid that were glowing red dripped out of the piece of flesh.

A disciple quickly caught the droplets with a pill bottle.

Finally, the red glow from Li Rong stopped due to her Qi being used up.

"Lady Saint." The disciples standing behind her quickly moved forward and held onto her as she struggled to stand.

"Bring it to me." Li Rong glanced at the disciple holding the pill bottle and said.

The disciple quickly cowered over with his body bent.

"Here you go, Lady Saint."

Li Rong took the pill bottle from the disciple and peeked into it.

The glowing red liquid filled up less than a quarter of the pill bottle.

It might not be enough to resurrect the Dark Lord.

She had to take a gamble.

"Lady Saint, should we move and meet up with the Dark Lord in the north?"

The disciple asked meekly.

She stared at the disciple and said, "No. Let Huo Ren Yi have this bottle when he arrives. We shall stay behind to gather more from the Physique Cultivators when they come."

She was willing to give up anything for the Dark Lord.

Even her life.

"Yes, Lady Saint." The disciple bowed and went away.

"All of you, prepare for battle! Those righteous hypocrites shall be descending upon us soon. Let's show them what we are made of."

"Yes, Lady Saint."

Li Rong gave out her instructions, and the disciples answered in unison.

…

Million Sword Hall.

The peak lords were gathered to discuss Qing Feng Sect's next plan of action.

Hun Yen Kun started with a piece of good news.

"We have information that senior martial uncle was last seen in Nan An village. A village in the eastern Huan province."

"Then we'd better send someone to find him as soon as possible." Zhang Yi Nian said.

The other peak lords nodded their heads at the suggestion.

Hun Yen Kun quickly seized the opportunity to recommend himself for it.

"Let me go with Lin Fan and Ho Ming. Senior martial uncle has a good impression of them. He would be glad to return if they persuaded him."

The peak lords had no objection to it.

If Zhao Qing Ying came back, their chances of success would be so much higher.

After that was settled, they turned their focus onto Zhao Ming Ye.

"Did you get anything useful out of the elder's body?" Zhang Yi Nian asked.

Zhao Ming Ye gave out a long sigh and started to brief them.

"They were trying to abduct or capture physique cultivators to experiment on them.

"The Dark Lord is now in a nether existence.

"Not dead or alive.

"He needs to regenerate his body and soul.

"Hence their experiments on the physique cultivators."

Zhang Yi Nian frowned at what he had heard.

When he wanted the Physique Peak to be popular, he didn't expect it to be in this manner.

"We've got to try and stop their experiments fast. Before they figure out how to resurrect the Dark Lord."