156: The vengeful monk

When facing Fan Xiu, Long Aotian thought of a possibility.

That is, this Fan Xiu is definitely not an ordinary person.

Fan Xiu gave him a very special feeling.

He seemed very calm?!

Even when facing powerhouses whose cultivation Realm was countless times stronger than his, it was still the same.

This sense of calm, perhaps everyone has it, but such excessive calmness, Long Aotian couldn't understand it.

Especially since, as Long Aotian's cultivation Realm improved, his Sea of Consciousness world continuously expanded, and his Divine Sense continuously strengthened, he was already basically 100% certain that Fan Xiu had no Dao Protector by his side.

Without a Dao Protector, where did Fan Xiu's confidence and composure come from?

Was it an invincible Magical Artifact?

Or a heaven-defying life-saving method?

If it was just these, Long Aotian felt that it wasn't enough to make Fan Xiu so confident and composed.

When he saw Fan Xiu again, Fan Xiu's soaring cultivation made Long Aotian think of a possibility.

That is, Fan Xiu's cultivation Realm is very likely far more than just the Ninth Revolution Peak Stage of the Out-of-Body Realm; he should have Sealed his cultivation.

Long Aotian could sense this from his Qi; although Fan Xiu's Qi was already extremely restrained, Long Aotian could still sense that he had at least reached the Mid to Late Stage of the Spirit Division Realm.

And this was only a small part of the Qi that leaked out after Fan Xiu had tried his best to restrain it.

From this, it can be seen that this mysteriously handsome monk, whose looks were almost too good to be true, his cultivation Realm is very likely in the Mahayana Realm or even beyond the Mahayana Realm.

Judging from this point, combined with Fan Xiu's seemingly young age, perhaps not even exceeding thirty, one can conclude Fan Xiu's extraordinary nature.

Long Aotian had a rather bold guess in his heart: Fan Xiu is very likely a Reincarnation of a powerhouse from the Upper Realm.

Or even, he was originally a powerhouse from the Upper Realm who suppressed and Sealed his cultivation to mess around in the Lower Realm?

Only with these two explanations did Long Aotian feel that Fan Xiu was somewhat normal.

As the saying goes, there are always people beyond people, and heavens beyond heaven.

If Fan Xiu did not make an enemy of him, Long Aotian had no need to provoke an enemy of unknown depth.

Although Long Aotian was wary of Fan Xiu participating in the Cloud Palace's Centennial Grand Competition, he still welcomed it.

With Fan Xiu joining the Cloud Palace, at least on the surface, he was the Cloud Palace's Grand Elder, and Fan Xiu became a Disciple of the Cloud Palace, creating a friendly interaction between them.

Of course, they had a small unpleasantness during their first meeting, but Long Aotian didn't think Fan Xiu would hold a grudge until now.

Clearly, Long Aotian thought too highly of human nature; he didn't know that Fan Xiu kept a meticulous record of the Magical Artifacts he had extorted from him.

Why would Fan Xiu, a Disciple of a State-Level Giant Cultivation Faction, join a small Sect like the Cloud Palace?

Was it not because he remembered his grudge, coupled with his immense curiosity about him, that he joined?!

Long Aotian's growth speed was simply too fast; let alone Fan Xiu's curiosity, even the billions of other Cultivators in the Eastern Barrens felt immensely curious.

How old is Long Aotian now?

Not yet fifteen years old.

However, at less than fifteen years old, he had achieved invincibility in the Eastern Barrens!

Who wouldn't be curious?

Originally, Fan Xiu wanted to get revenge on Long Aotian for extorting his Magical Artifact, and then leave the Eastern Barrens to go to Central State to participate in the Heaven Ruins Millennium Grand Tournament of Martial Arts. But he found that Long Aotian's growth speed was simply too terrifying; in just a few short years, he actually felt that he was somewhat unable to defeat Long Aotian.

It was simply unbelievable and incredible to the extreme.

Because of this, he had no choice but to suppress his thoughts of revenge.

Upon hearing that Long Aotian, not knowing his own limits, actually intended to personally lead a team to Central State to participate in the Heaven Ruins Millennium Grand Tournament of Martial Arts, Fan Xiu immediately became amused. He decided to follow along and see what kind of trouble Long Aotian would stir up.

Although Long Aotian did not promise to bring the Soul Emergence rankings into the Tribulation Dao Secret Realm, he did give the top ten Soul Emergence Disciples an opportunity to broaden their horizons.

In other words, he would travel to Central State along with the more than five thousand Disciples of the Cloud Palace Team...