The former Temple Master, Ruthless Fairy, solemnly handed the token symbolizing the position of Temple Master to Zhou Fan, and warm applause and cheers erupted from below the stage.
Afterward was the Dao Companion ceremony, where Jiang Qingzhi and Yaya attended in grand attire; Jiang Qingzhi on the left held Zhou Fan's arm, and Yaya on the right held Zhou Fan's hand.
Under the witness of Heaven and Earth, Zhou Fan became Dao Companions with the two of them.
During the ceremony, fine wine and Spiritual Fruits filled the long tables, and delicious delicacies emitted an enticing aroma.
Representatives from various factions came forward to offer congratulations and present precious treasures.
The Disciples of Luoyun Temple moved through the crowd, maintaining order.
After understanding him these past few days, Jiang Qingzhi already knew that her husband was a great Cultivator in the Nascent Soul Stage.
To reach this point in just ten short years, her husband must have overcome countless difficulties and obstacles and endured much suffering.
Jiang Qingzhi turned her head to look at Zhou Fan, her expressive eyes filled with concern and affection.
Zhou Fan smiled and said softly, "It's fine, Qingzhi, as long as we can be together for a long, long time."
"The path of Cultivation for two people will at least not be lonely and desolate."
Upon hearing this, Yaya immediately looked up and said, "Xiao Fanzi, you still have me."
"Mm, and the adorable Yaya."
"The considerate Fu Fu Jie, the gentle Fairy Master, the contrasting Sword Immortal Bu Yu, the shy elder sister Jiang Xun'er…"
Zhou Fan said the rest of his thoughts inwardly: The Immortal path is long, and who knows when it will reach its end.
With beautiful wives by his side, confidantes like Qingge for companionship, and a few good friends for casual chats in their free time.
Living in this world, only then is it not in vain to have been reborn in this Cultivation World.
As night fell, dazzling performance Spells bloomed in the sky, and the first day of this grand ceremony passed in an atmosphere of peace and joy.
On the second day, Zhou Fan and two participants whose cultivation had also reached the Nascent Soul Stage enjoyed tea and discussed the Dao, and then, inspired, Zhou Fan lectured for three days to many Fellow Daoists.
His Foundation was solid; every step was perfected to the most complete Realm with the assistance and help of the System.
Starting from the Qi Refining Realm, Zhou Fan explained in detail all the key points and how to Breakthrough in the first four Realms of Qi Refining.
After explaining Qi Refining, Zhou Fan then meticulously explained Body Refining.
Qingyun State is located in a remote area, and the concentration of Spiritual Qi and Origin Qi is far inferior to that of Zhongzhou, so there are not many high-level Cultivators, and the Legacy of basic Realms is often incomplete.
Before Zhou Fan's lecture this time, most Cultivators in Qingyun State believed that Realm Breakthrough required the aid of Medicinal Pills, but in fact, one only needs to lay a good Foundation and repeatedly solidify it for several years before a Realm Breakthrough; Breakthroughs before the third stage can naturally advance to Perfection.
After explaining cultivation before the third stage, Zhou Fan began to explain the heart cultivation from the third to the fourth stage, and how fourth-stage Cultivators should focus on comprehending the Concept.
He once roamed the Jianghu as an ordinary martial artist for nearly fifty years in the mortal world, experiencing all sorts of joys and sorrows, which all needed to be experienced to be seen through.
In the fourth stage, the Concept he comprehended was the Yin and Yang Concept, and Zhou Fan explained the profound principles of Yin and Yang in a simple and clear manner, allowing the two Cultivators whose cultivation remained at the Nascent Soul Stage to draw inferences from one instance and benefit greatly.
After three days of lecturing, Zhou Fan reviewed his own knowledge and gained new insights, also having quite a few Harvest.
He distributed the high-grade first and second-stage Medicinal Pills he had previously refined, and many low-level Cultivators gladly accepted them, not expecting such benefits from their visit.
Afterward, Zhou Fan drifted away; the ceremony concluded successfully, and the crowd dispersed; those Cultivators from Luoyun Temple who voluntarily came to help with the ceremony also received a bottle of precious high-grade Cultivation Medicinal Pills.
Returning to Yin Yang Peak, Zhou Fan was in a great mood as he looked at Jiang Qingzhi and Yaya, who had changed into their festive red bridal dresses at some unknown point in the mansion.
Lifting their red veils, after nearly twenty years, the three once again returned to that time of newlywed bliss.
...
Three months later, Zhou Fan left Luoyun Temple.
He arrived at the Jiang Family and met with the Jiang Family's Grand Elder in his capacity as the Temple Master of Luoyun Temple.
After a friendly discussion, Zhou Fan gave the Jiang Family five high-grade Golden Core Pills and a Low Grade Magic Treasure confiscated from the Joyous Chan Sect.
The Jiang Family, in turn, handed over ownership of Mortal Small World No. 3 to Zhou Fan; after the transaction was completed, Zhou Fan took the entire related teleportation array and placed it within Yin Yang Peak.
He then flew to the Demon Beast Mountain Range, calculating the time; Jiang Yan should now have been adventuring in the outer reaches of the Demon Beast Mountain Range for some time.
...
Outside the Demon Beast Mountain Range, in Demon Hunting Town.
Zhou Fan stepped into a bustling tavern, ordered a pot of wine, and a few dishes to go with it.
While drinking by himself, he listened to the information revealed by the conversations of those around him.
He didn't hear any news about Jiang Yan, but he did hear news about a Rogue Cultivator first.
This Rogue Cultivator's name was unknown; no one knew her true identity.
Because she was skilled in using strange poisons that even antidote pills couldn't cure, and her actions were tricky and unpredictable, everyone gave this damned Rogue Cultivator a code name—Vicious Woman.
The saying goes, 'the most poisonous is a vicious woman's heart'; this Rogue Cultivator always wore a face-covering Magical Artifact when acting, and people could only deduce she was a female based on her figure.
But many still held opposing views, believing that this "Vicious Woman" must be a male Cultivator.
The reason for transforming into a female figure was merely to mislead people and carry out malicious deeds.
Moreover, their arguments were very strong; they believed that even if she were a woman, she couldn't possibly have such a slender waist and graceful figure.
That waist looked so thin it seemed one could not grasp it, absolutely an illusion created by the "Vicious Woman" using a Magical Artifact.
Everyone drank and chatted about the heinous deeds of that "Vicious Woman."
Most of them were Loose Cultivators, coming to the outer reaches of the Demon Beast Mountain Range to hunt Yao Beasts, earn Spirit Stones, and accumulate cultivation resources at the risk of their lives.
This "Vicious Woman" didn't hunt Yao Beasts; she always poisoned and ambushed these Cultivators.
Whenever someone returned laden with goods, the "Vicious Woman" would most likely appear; she would first use an invisible, colorless hallucinogenic poison that even Divine Sense couldn't detect, poisoning people until they couldn't move.
Then, this "Vicious Woman" didn't rob for wealth or lust; she only made people consume her strange and varied poisons.
Some people, after taking the poison, are still alive and well, hopping around to this day; some people, after taking the poison, died before they even left the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
And some people had nothing happen for a period after taking the poison, but then suddenly one day, they let out a strange cry and died.
Related incidents are too numerous to mention.
In any case, the Loose Cultivators in Demon Hunting Town now both hate and fear this Rogue Cultivator, "Vicious Woman."
It's not that no one has tried to find the "Vicious Woman," but to this day, no one knows her true identity.
Fortunately, the "Vicious Woman" only made a move two or three times a year, so everyone could only endure it, while also praying that they wouldn't be so unlucky as to run into the "Vicious Woman."
After listening to the discussions in the tavern, Zhou Fan spent Spirit Stones elsewhere to inquire about Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan had not changed his name and carried a giant ruler-shaped Magical Artifact; he had been hunting Yao Beasts nearby during this period.
He heard that Jiang Yan had a conflict with a Loose Cultivator Alliance—the Wild Wolf Alliance, and the Wild Wolf Alliance was now offering a hefty reward for Jiang Yan's whereabouts.
