A total of 12,000 points of Luck were obtained, and Zhou Fan's Luck balance once again surpassed the 50,000 mark, reaching 51,800 points.
After more than a year of training in the outer Demon Beast Mountain Range, Jiang Yan's cultivation Advanced further, reaching the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.
To acquire special flames, quickly raise his cultivation, and improve the quality of the magical power cultivated by the Flame Art, Jiang Yan chose to enter the inner Demon Beast Mountain Range.
He had already gathered information: there was a Fourth-Tier Yao Beast in the inner Demon Beast Mountain Range—the Green Phosphor Winged Lion King.
Ordinary Green Phosphor Winged Lions could spew a type of green flame. Once this green flame burned a person, it would cling like a maggot to bone, requiring a higher-tier Spell to remove.
The power of this green flame was quite good, but ordinary Green Phosphor Winged Lions could only Cultivate to the Third-Tier at most, so the power of their green flame could only reach the Third-Tier.
However, the Green Phosphor Winged Lion King was a mutated variant among Green Phosphor Winged Lions. Not only did it break through racial limitations to reach the Fourth-Tier Shapeshifting Realm, but the flame it spewed was also different from ordinary green flames; it was a Green Phosphor Demonic Flame that could be called a Demonic Flame.
According to Medicine Honored One, it was best to consume and refine Spirit Flames when cultivating the Flame Art, but Spirit Flames were rare and, once they appeared, required at least a Third-Tier cultivation to subdue.
Currently, Jiang Yan's strength was low, yet he was eager to quickly improve it, so Medicine Honored One recommended Jiang Yan enter the inner Demon Beast Mountain Range.
As long as he could steal the Green Phosphor Crystal, which was naturally formed alongside the Green Phosphor Winged Lion King, from its cave, Jiang Yan could quickly raise his cultivation and Breakthrough to the Core Formation Stage by refining the Green Phosphor Demonic Flame within the Green Phosphor Crystal.
At that time, he could seek out more Advanced Spirit Flames.
Jiang Yan adopted this suggestion; now, there was less than six years until his ten-year Agreement with Tantai Yanran.
Tantai Yanran's cultivation was at least at the Core Formation Stage, and Jiang Yan did not want to lose to that woman. He was now extremely eager for strength.
Carrying the Juque Ruler, he arrived at the inner Demon Beast Mountain Range.
After Jiang Yan located the Green Phosphor Winged Lion King's cave, he was racking his brains to figure out a way to sneak in when he suddenly heard a woman's voice from mid-air.
"Green Phosphor Winged Lion King, you have committed many evils. Several years ago, my Junior Sister came here to travel, and you, relying on the power of your Green Phosphor Demonic Flame, burned my Junior Sister alive."
"Now I seek revenge for my Junior Sister, Green Phosphor Winged Lion King, do you dare to fight me?"
"A snack delivered right to my door. It just so happens that this King is a bit hungry."
The Green Phosphor Winged Lion King emerged from its cave upon hearing the sound. It was over ten meters long, covered in dark green scales, and a pair of fleshy wings on its back flapped, causing it to suddenly ascend into the sky.
The woman was dressed in white, holding a long sword, with an ethereal temperament. Spiritual power surged around her, also emanating a Fourth-Tier Aura.
Jiang Yan's figure was hidden by Medicine Honored One's Spell. Seeing that neither the person nor the Yao Beast noticed him, he thought to himself that this was a good opportunity.
The battle erupted instantly. The white-clad woman's swordplay was fierce, her sword shadows like frost, while the Green Phosphor Winged Lion King spewed Green Phosphor Demonic Flame, causing the surrounding temperature to suddenly rise.
Jiang Yan seized the opportunity and cautiously crept towards the cave.
Just as he was about to approach the cave, a Third-Tier Yao Beast suddenly darted out from the side, letting out a roar.
Jiang Yan was startled and quickly asked Mosaic Master to kill it. Although Medicine Honored One acted very quickly, the commotion still caught the attention of the Green Phosphor Winged Lion King.
It diverted a trace of its attention, casting a cold gaze towards the cave. Jiang Yan did not want to be a coward anymore. He steeled his heart, sped up, and rushed into the cave to search for the Green Phosphor Crystal.
The Green Phosphor Winged Lion King sent a stream of Green Phosphor Demonic Flame flying into the cave, intending to burn the opportunistic thief to ashes.
The white-clad woman saw that the Green Phosphor Winged Lion King dared to be distracted while fighting her.
She snorted coldly, and her attack suddenly became fiercer. The long sword in her hand transformed into countless sword shadows, slashing fiercely towards the Green Phosphor Winged Lion King.
The Green Phosphor Winged Lion King was forced to withdraw its distracted attention and fully confront the white-clad woman's attack.
Meanwhile, inside the cave, the Green Phosphor Demonic Flame caught up to Jiang Yan. Medicine Honored One acted, erasing the Green Phosphor Winged Lion King's Divine Sense from the Green Phosphor Demonic Flame.
Jiang Yan understood. He quickly took out a Third-Tier Flame Fusion Pill that his Master had refined for him, and at the same time, he activated the Flame Art, drawing in and consuming the Green Phosphor Demonic Flame.
Without time to completely refine it into his body, Jiang Yan quickly searched the cave with his Divine Sense and finally found the Green Phosphor Crystal emitting a dark green light on a stone platform.
Picking up the Green Phosphor Crystal and re-hiding his figure, Jiang Yan safely escaped from the Green Phosphor Winged Lion King's cave.
He then saw that the person and the Yao Beast in the sky were still fiercely fighting. The aftershocks of a Fourth-Tier battle were more than he could bear, so Jiang Yan dared not stay long and used a Escape to escape towards the outside of the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
After he had run for half a day, the white-clad woman and the Green Phosphor Winged Lion King finally fought to the death.
The white-clad woman used the Yunxiu Sect's Fifth-Tier sect-protecting Spell, 'Extreme Cloud · Decimating Kill,' which was beyond her tier. The Green Phosphor Winged Lion King's Physical Body was disintegrated inch by inch, and before its Divine Soul could escape, it was cut down by the white-clad woman's sword.
After casting this move, the woman activated a Teleportation Talisman, and then, with no strength left, she teleported several thousand li away and fell from the sky.
Coincidentally, she landed right beside Jiang Yan, and Medicine Honored One acted, catching the woman.
Jiang Yan saw this Fourth-Tier Fairy fall from the sky, unconscious and dewy-eyed before him, and couldn't help but feel that his Luck had finally turned.
He reached out to embrace the unconscious Fairy and take her into a nearby cave.
However, after more than a year, the familiar sense of restraint once again bound him to the spot.
That unremarkable Cultivator appeared once more, one hand still around Yuesu's slender waist.
"Thanks, ant. This Venerable knew that good things would happen if I followed you."
Using his magical power to lift the unconscious Fairy, Zhou Fan began to carefully examine her right in front of Jiang Yan.
His fingers brushed over every soft curve, and Zhou Fan chuckled, preparing to leave.
But before he left, he suddenly remembered something.
Zhou Fan turned back and used his powerful Primordial Spirit to break through the Divine Sense Restriction on Jiang Yan's Storage Pouch. Then, under Jiang Yan's furious gaze, he took out the crystal-clear Green Phosphor Crystal from his Storage Pouch.
Waving the Green Phosphor Crystal in front of Jiang Yan's eyes, Zhou Fan said comfortably,
"Don't look at me like that, ant. Although you've been busy for so long and gained nothing."
"But looking at it another way, I gained a treasure and a Fairy. While I enjoy them, you can at least imagine a sense of participation."
Listening to Zhou Fan's words, Jiang Yan truly felt like he was about to explode with anger. If Zhou Fan hadn't firmly restrained him, Jiang Yan would rather self-destruct than see that Cultivator's smiling face.
After a brief "friendly" exchange with Jiang Yan, Zhou Fan, with one arm around Yuesu and the other supporting the unconscious Fairy, left happily.
After Zhou Fan disappeared without a trace and the restraint on Jiang Yan was lifted, Jiang Yan raged impotently for half an hour. Overcome with anger, he actually suffered internal injuries.
He found a cave to treat his injuries and simultaneously consumed and refined the small wisp of Green Phosphor Demonic Flame in his Qi Sea.
Jiang Yan swore that he would make all those who had humiliated him, and even the entire Cultivation World, pay the price!