Return to the sect, meet Zhang Zhen, and refine the fire lotus

Shen Fan had no way of knowing, nor was he interested in finding out, how Lu Qingzhu and the others would explain themselves to the Sect.

At this moment, he was already on his way back to the Sect.

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Time flew by; half a month passed in a flash.

Shen Fan leisurely journeyed, enjoying the scenery, and it took him a full half a month to return to the Sect.

From this, it was not difficult to see how convenient and fast using a flying Magical Artifact was; otherwise, he would probably still be wandering on the road.

Upon returning to the Sect, Shen Fan's first priority was to submit last month's mission.

Arriving at the Mission Hall, Shen Fan somewhat nervously handed his Disciple token to the Law Enforcement Disciple and said, "I'm here to submit last month's mission."

The Law Enforcement Disciple took the Disciple token and placed it on the Formation.

In an instant, the information within the Disciple token clearly appeared on the Formation's spiritual screen.

When he saw the 'Mission Completed' prompt, Shen Fan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, the stone hanging in his heart finally falling.

It seemed Zhang Zhen had not claimed the credit and had already returned to submit the mission.

And all the members of the Bloodthirsty Sect had been completely annihilated by him, so this mission was considered over-completed.

"Oh, right, didn't the mission description mention that killing an extra Bloodthirsty Sect Disciple would grant more Spirit Stones?"

Shen Fan suddenly remembered this matter, and his heart stirred.

But then he thought better of it and dismissed the idea.

The corpses of the Bloodthirsty Sect Disciples were quite special; they madly absorbed various blood, causing their entire bodies to be covered in Corpse Poison.

Although these corpses seemed useless, if they were refined into Corpse Puppets, they would definitely produce miraculous effects.

This could also be considered an experimental exploration of the Corpse Refining Technique for Shen Fan.

As for Spirit Stones, Shen Fan was not lacking.

When needed, he only needed to place one in the treasure gathering cosmos bowl, and the next day he would harvest a full bowl.

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However, just as Shen Fan walked out of the Mission Hall, he ran into an "acquaintance."

"It's you?"

Zhang Zhen's eyes widened, looking at Shen Fan with a face full of surprise, as if he had seen something incredible.

"You're still alive?"

Shen Fan snorted coldly and retorted, "What? Does my being alive disappoint you greatly?"

"No... no!"

A trace of guilt flashed across Zhang Zhen's face, and he quickly explained, "Actually, during the last mission, I was also helpless. As you saw, it was all the idea of those Inner Sect Personal Disciples; I really had no choice!"

Shen Fan waved his hand, interrupting Zhang Zhen, "Senior Brother, there's no need for this. We also didn't expect the Blood Refinement Sect people to suddenly launch a sneak attack, right? The matter is already in the past. So many people died, let's not bring it up again and just let it go."

With that, Shen Fan, unwilling to entangle with Zhang Zhen further, walked directly past him and left.

Zhang Zhen slowly turned around, watching Shen Fan's departing figure, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.

Shen Fan had just returned and was still unaware of the serious consequences of this mission.

In this mission, nine Outer Sect Disciples died, as well as two Personal Disciples, one of whom was actually the son of the Inner Sect's Fourth Elder!

The remaining two Inner Sect Disciples were also severely punished for this, especially since their bodies had not been recovered to this day, which further enraged the Sect.

Lu Qingzhu and another person were still confined in the back mountain, unable to leave.

If Zhang Zhen hadn't been in a different mission group from them, he probably would have lost his life long ago.

Therefore, Zhang Zhen now dared not mention this matter to anyone, fearing to bring trouble upon himself.

And now, the only eyewitness, Shen Fan, had actually returned alive!

If this matter were to spread, Zhang Zhen would undoubtedly bear the Fourth Elder's monstrous wrath.

With his status as an Outer Sect Disciple, he would certainly not escape death.

"You shouldn't have, you absolutely shouldn't have come back alive! Shen Fan, you should keep this matter buried. However, only dead people can keep secrets completely!"

Zhang Zhen secretly swore in his heart, a ruthless glint flickering in his eyes.

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"Finally, I'm back!"

Shen Fan pushed open the long-unseen door, plopped down on the bed in the Waste Pill Room, and let out a satisfied sigh.

"A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as one's own doghouse. Although this Tianxuan Sect is full of ruthless individuals, it gives me a strange sense of security."

Due to no one taking over the work in the Waste Pill Room during his mission, the storage room was already piled high with garbage.

Shen Fan endured the stench and walked in, slowly beginning to clean up.

Although these things seemed like trash, they were all treasures to him.

Among them were many Waste Pills left behind by the Inner Sect's Pill Refining Peak. If he could find High Grade Waste Pills, after strengthening them, one pill could be worth ten thousand Earth-Grade Medicinal Pills!

Unfortunately, those useless people from Pill Refining Peak had never even refined Medicinal Pills above third grade, only first and second grade Medicinal Pills, which greatly disappointed Shen Fan.

"It seems I'll have to learn Alchemy in the future!"

Shen Fan secretly made up his mind.

As long as he learned Alchemy, even if the success rate wasn't high, it wouldn't matter.

Because once he failed, he only needed to put the Waste Pill into the treasure gathering cosmos bowl, and he could take out a top-grade Medicinal Pill!

In this way, the combination of the two would definitely maximize the value of the treasure.

Additionally, Talismans could also be handled in the same way.

After a thorough cleaning, Shen Fan collected all the Waste Pills and slowly began to strengthen them.

After finishing the work accumulated over half a month, Shen Fan, with an excited heart, circulated the Fire Lotus that Xue Jin had helped him refine within his Dantian.

The Fire Lotus seemed to feel the warmth of home, allowing Shen Fan to clearly feel its joy and excitement.

The surrounding Spiritual Qi also seemed to become active, growing closer to Shen Fan, as if dancing with him.

Shen Fan pondered for a moment, then immediately began to Cultivate the Heavenly Spirit Five Elements Art.

As the surrounding Spiritual Qi was continuously absorbed into his body, Shen Fan was pleasantly surprised to find that his speed of absorbing fire-attribute Spiritual Qi was dozens of times faster than before!

Although he had a Five Elements miscellaneous Spiritual Root, and his Spiritual Root was as weak as a trickling stream, his current speed was astonishing and awe-inspiring.

And most importantly, all the Fire Poison here was actually absorbed by the Fire Lotus!

Shen Fan was immediately overjoyed: "The Fire Lotus can absorb Fire Poison, so wouldn't that mean I have a mobile Fire Poison storage?"

After adding Fire Poison, the power of the Flame Snake Technique could be increased several times.

Now with the blessing of this Fire Lotus, and further enhancement with Fire Poison, the power of the Flame Snake Technique would be no less than a second or third-grade fire-attribute Spell!

What surprised Shen Fan even more was that even when he stopped circulating the Heavenly Spirit Five Elements Art, the fire-attribute Spiritual Qi was still being absorbed into his body autonomously, forming a cyclical flow and automatically increasing Shen Fan's Cultivation.

"This... how is this possible?"

Shen Fan's eyes widened in disbelief, as if he had seen something incredible.

In this way, even if he didn't actively Cultivate, he could still slowly increase his Cultivation!

This was simply a Heaven-Defying act!

However, when Shen Fan went outside, this automatic Cultivation directly stopped.

It seemed it was directly related to the rich fire-attribute Spiritual Qi in the Waste Pill Room.

After studying the many benefits of the Fire Lotus, Shen Fan took out the Earth-Grade High Grade Cultivation Technique named "Blood Locust Divine Skill" that Xue Jin had given him.

"Flesh rends into a thousand leeches, bones corrode into a warm bed, devouring all living beings' blood, forging my imperishable domain!"

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The opening was a critical hit!

After some study, Shen Fan was completely shocked by the content inside.

By the end, he could only describe it with four words.

"Undying and unperishing!"