Chapter 923: True Spirit Blood Obtained

According to the rules of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, those with higher merit rankings have priority in selecting items. She wanted to obtain the True Spirit Blood, so her only option was to resort to this strategy and coax Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan blinked. "Insights into the Qianlan True Fire Art? Why would a disciple need that? I can cultivate it myself."

Immortal Qianlan's mouth twitched. "Little brat, I know you're talented, but why are you showing off?" Maintaining her foxy, fake smile, she said, "You've only grasped the basics. To cultivate it deeply, you'll still need my insights."

Jiang Fan said, "No need. I've already achieved minor mastery. Look." He put his palms together, and when he separated them again, a small blood-red lotus appeared. It was identical to the one Luo Yingshuang had manifested.

Even the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secret Pavilion raised an eyebrow. "You've already refined that Asura Karma Fire? That quickly?" Venerable Yunhuo clicked his tongue in amazement: "This... this is minor mastery, isn't it? It's only been a few days?"

Immortal Qianlan's almond eyes widened, her face showing a ghost-like expression, and she stammered, "You... you actually achieved minor mastery? It took me several years!"

Jiang Fan scratched his head and said, "I don't know what happened. I just practiced a bit, and it worked. Senior Qianlan, you're not going to need to calm down again, are you?"

Immortal Qianlan's Dao heart was already on the verge of collapsing. Hearing this, she immediately understood that Jiang Fan was deliberately provoking her, and she angrily said, "Little brat! Is achieving minor mastery such a big deal? If you're so good, let's compare flames and see whose is more powe—"

Suddenly, the lotus in Jiang Fan's palm flared intensely, expanding tenfold in size. The power it emitted seemed even stronger than Immortal Qianlan's. This was due to absorbing the Asura Karma Fire from the wild boar. Immortal Qianlan didn't have a group of "dog sisters" to help her find Asura Karma Fire.

The red flame reflected on Immortal Qianlan's dazed face, making it flush. It took her a while to come back to her senses. She couldn't help but bite her red lip, trembling all over: "This is the Qianlan True Fire Art that I risked my life for! And you actually cultivated it better than me? Tianzhou, control him, quickly control him! He's deliberately trying to anger me!"

The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secret Pavilion rubbed his nose. This was quite a blow. "Ahem, Jiang Fan, go pick your items. Don't make Senior Qianlan angry anymore."

Jiang Fan cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Pavilion Master. Senior Qianlan, farewell. I'll go exchange for that bottle of True Spirit Blood right away." With a faint, almost-a-smile, he quickly made his escape. He didn't need to guess; he knew Immortal Qianlan's attempt to coax the priority exchange right was definitely for that most valuable bottle of True Spirit Blood.

Immortal Qianlan, who was already fuming, exploded in anger upon hearing this. "Yun Tianzhou! Look at your disciple! He's doing this on purpose! You control him!"

The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secret Pavilion chuckled awkwardly, "How can I control him? He hasn't done anything wrong."

Immortal Qianlan was practically driven mad by Jiang Fan: "If you don't control him, I will!" Venerable Yunhuo coughed dryly and said, "Junior sister, calm down. He's a disciple of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion; you can't control him. Perhaps when you become the Pavilion Master's wife, you might be able to."

Immortal Qianlan glared at him, and when she looked at Jiang Fan's retreating back in the treasury, her almond eyes seemed to spew fire. "Little brat, there will be a day when I can control you!"

Inside the treasury, Jiang Fan first exchanged for the bottle of True Spirit Blood, and then redeemed all the Nascent Soul One-Strike Jade Talismans and talisman arrows. Three talisman arrows. Ten Nascent Soul One-Strike Jade Talismans. Jiang Fan didn't take any of the remaining items. Whether it was resources for dispersing disciples who were leaving or for rebuilding the sect in Taicang Great State, vast resources would be needed. He only took what he personally needed.

Next, he went to the team treasury. Last time, he only exchanged for two pieces of the Bright Brocade Robe; this time, he exchanged for all five remaining pieces in one go. After completing these tasks, he left the treasury.

When he emerged, Immortal Qianlan stood with her arms crossed, her face cold, and her small feet stomping on the ground. She looked very angry. Jiang Fan smiled.

He took out the True Spirit Blood and kept half for himself. Based on his experience cultivating the Divine Elephant, half a bottle of True Spirit Blood would be enough for ten cultivation sessions. It was perfectly sufficient. He tossed the remaining half to Immortal Qianlan. Her face lit up with joy, and she was about to catch it when Jiang Fan changed direction and threw it to Venerable Yunhuo instead. Although he still gave it to them, this undoubtedly made Immortal Qianlan's anger flare up even more.

"Little brat! Fine, you're deliberately trying to anger me, aren't you?" she fumed. "When we get to Taicang Great State, just you wait and see how I deal with you! I don't believe I can't control you!" She gritted her teeth fiercely.

Venerable Yunhuo, delighted, held the True Spirit Blood; this amount would be enough for both him and his junior sister. Immediately after, a look of shame appeared on his face. "Jiang Fan, not only did you save us, but thanks to you, we also tasted the Soul Wine. And now you've given us half a bottle of True Spirit Blood. Is there anything you need that we can do for you?"

Jiang Fan's eyes lit up, and he said without hesitation: "May this junior ask if the two seniors could stay on the continent for a few more days? In a few days, there will be an occasion that requires the presence of both of you to keep things in order." If two Nascent Soul cultivators with two orifices were present, even the Sky Demon Emperor wouldn't dare to interfere with Consort Yunxia and Sea Charm's tribulation. Moreover, they could save the two women in times of danger.

Hearing this, Venerable Yunhuo and Immortal Qianlan exchanged glances, both showing a hint of difficulty in their eyes. "Jiang Fan, I'm not saying this to you personally, but it might be difficult for us to stay for a few more days," Immortal Qianlan spoke up. Although she was angry with Jiang Fan, she was still very grateful to him in her heart. Therefore, she personally came to explain.

"The appearance of the Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar has caused an ancient path to heaven to appear above our Taicang Great State. Some people have seen various legendary wonders at the end of the ancient path. Currently, all the great divine sects and major academies are eagerly preparing for the ancient path to heaven. The two of us have been away from the Blazing Fire Sect for many days at this critical time, which has already displeased our sect greatly. I'm afraid we cannot stay any longer."

Ancient Path to Heaven? Caused by the Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar again? Counting it, this was already the third anomaly Jiang Fan knew of that was caused by the Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar. Liu Qingxian's dream transmission was the second. The black crystal on the ninth floor. The Ancient Path to Heaven. This Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar was becoming increasingly mysterious. Why did its appearance trigger so many anomalies?

Shaking his head, he pulled back his thoughts, a look of regret on his face: "Then I won't trouble the two seniors. Let's change the request then." He took out the pale Immeasurable Ring. Since its last use, the last bit of energy within it had been depleted, turning it white again. Only the power of a human Nascent Soul could replenish it. This item was too valuable, and he had always been hesitant to ask others for help casually. Since these two were the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secret Pavilion's senior siblings, they could naturally be trusted.

"This junior would like to ask for your help in replenishing the energy in this ring." Immortal Qianlan recognized it at a glance and gasped, "Isn't this the Immeasurable Ring? And the perfect one among the Yin-Yang pair? How did you get it?" Her eyes started to turn red. This was a Dao companion's magical treasure from the late Nascent Soul stage, a mid-grade spirit artifact with immense power. And it was obtained by a junior like Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan coughed dryly and said, "Let's not talk about it. Lest you get so angry you can't sleep again."