Chapter 207: Dust Settles, Returning to the Sea of Blood

"Many thanks, Master!"

After receiving the information on the Shangqing Five Qi Chaoyuan Method, Lin Fan bowed to Tongtian Jiaozhu.

To be honest, he really had not expected that Tongtian Jiaozhu would actually let him continue to cultivate with Minghe Laozu for a period of time.

This simply could not be better.

After all, if not for this sudden, unexpected turn of events, he would still be waiting in the Sea of Blood for Houtu to descend, hoping to get a share of the benefits when the Six Paths of Reincarnation evolved.

He had thought there would be no chance for this, but he had not expected that since Tongtian Jiaozhu was not letting him return to Golden Turtle Island, did this not give him enough time to plot these things?

Especially under the current circumstances, the birth of a Great Luo Golden Immortal had directly shattered the Great Desolation's understanding of the ceiling of combat power, and many things would change as a result.

The butterfly effect—that is a series of chain reactions brought about by a butterfly flapping its wings!

If he were that butterfly, then in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, he would be an anomaly, an outlier, an obstacle that needed to be cleared away.

But now that this butterfly had transformed into Xuangui, his participation in it later would only be based on the changes already in motion; it would count as fanning the flames but he would no longer be the primary target. In this way, his future plotting could even be much simpler and smoother.

"Go!"

Waving his hand, Tongtian Jiaozhu did not try to keep him any longer.

However, as if he had thought of something, he said quietly, "Take the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner with you as well!"

"When you have completed your studies and return, I, your Master, will take you to personally deliver them to your two senior martial uncles!"

Having said this, Tongtian Jiaozhu turned his head to look at Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun beside him and asked, "What do my two elder brothers think?"

"No problem!"

"It is fine!"

Giving their consent, neither Laozi nor Yuanshi Tianzun refused.

These items were, in themselves, compensation they had given to Tongtian Jiaozhu; how could they possibly take them back so soon?

Besides that, what they cared about most right now was the matter of Xuangui, as well as the matter of the Great Luo Golden Immortal. Both the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner were items they had refined with their Primordial Spirits; even Xuangui could not snatch them away, let alone a junior like Lin Fan.

As for the others in the Sea of Blood, it was not that they looked down on them.

Once Minghe or any of the Asura dared to harbor covetous thoughts toward them, their True Spirits within the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner would instantly annihilate them.

Thinking of this, Laozi waved his large hand, and the Taiji Diagram in mid-air flew down and landed directly in Lin Fan's hands.

"Yes, Master!"

Holding the Taiji Diagram, Lin Fan excitedly acknowledged the order.

After bowing to Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun once more, he flashed over to where Minghe Laozu was and bowed, saying, "Senior Minghe, I have troubled you."

"It is nothing!"

Waving his hand, Minghe Laozu did not intend to linger any longer and grabbed Lin Fan's shoulder, saying, "Since your affairs are settled, we shall not stay any longer."

"Fellow Daoists, farewell!"

Having said this, Minghe Laozu took Lin Fan and transformed into a streak of blood-colored light, disappearing from the area.

"Minghe Laozu!"

"I am truly envious; he lives in peace in one corner, and no one can threaten his life."

"What courage, to directly abandon his cultivation and combat power at the Quasi-Saint Peak. Even though I am only at the early stage of Quasi-Saint, I cannot say I have the absolute certainty to do the same!"

"..."

Watching Minghe Laozu depart, the crowd of Great Supernatural Power holders were filled with emotion.

Especially Zhenyuanzi, Leize, and other Great Supernatural Power holders among them; their eyes were filled with complex emotions, envy, and hesitation.

Unlike the high-level members of the Demon Race such as Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, who had many concerns, they were all overlords who lived in peace in their own corners. If they really acted, it would not be impossible, but they feared that accidents might occur during their re-cultivation, which would be a loss that outweighed the gain.

Especially Leize.

At this moment, he was also itching to act; after all, his territory was protected by Tongtian Jiaozhu's grand formation.

Back then, he had only wanted to live in peace in one corner, but now it seemed it might not be impossible to borrow the power of Tongtian Jiaozhu's grand formation to buy enough time for himself to re-cultivate.

"I'll do it!"

After only a few breaths, Leize made up his mind. While clenching his fists, he bowed to the surrounding cultivators and said, "Fellow Daoists, I shall take my leave first."

Having said this, lightning flickered around Leize, and his figure also quickly disappeared from the spot.

At this point, the other Great Supernatural Power holders were awakened as if from a dream.

After exchanging glances, they also chose to leave this place one after another.

This included Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Jiaozhu, and Nuwa.

Now that the mending of the heavens was not yet complete, they had more important things to do.

After exchanging glances, the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa tore through space and returned to the vicinity of Mount Buzhou.

This time, with the four limbs of Xuangui, the group quickly became busy.

Laozi and Tongtian Jiaozhu helped Nuwa quickly restore her state, while Yuanshi Tianzun began to refine the Sky-Supporting Pillar using the four limbs of Xuangui, Chaos Stone, Sun Gold Crystal, and other materials.

While the Saints were busy, the Great Supernatural Power holders within the Great Desolation did not rest either.

The matter of Xuangui was an accident, and the information about the Great Luo Golden Immortal was an accident within an accident.

But precisely because of this, they were now urgently wanting to improve their own foundations and circumstances, and this merit was the best choice.

Therefore, apart from a very small number of Great Supernatural Power holders who chose to re-cultivate and go into seclusion, the vast majority went out to start hunting down the Flood Dragon Clan to annihilate them. It even developed to the point where, later on, more and more Great Supernatural Power holders and innate gods participated, and the losses of the Flood Dragon Clan throughout the Great Desolation became increasingly huge, even trending toward extinction.

On the other end, Lin Fan and Minghe Laozu had returned to the Sea of Blood.

"Little Friend Lin Fan, this item is for you!"

After returning to the palace, Minghe Laozu tossed a token to Lin Fan and said, "This item is my token. You can use it to mobilize everyone in the Asura Clan of the entire Sea of Blood to serve you!"

"Besides that, it is also a pass for the Sea of Blood. As long as you hold it, nothing in the Sea of Blood will cause you trouble or attack you."

"Next, I need to go into seclusion to cultivate my Second Primordial Spirit, so I will no longer be able to answer your questions or clear up your doubts regarding your preparations for re-cultivation."

"If you have any matters at that time, just find Ano to help you complete them; if he cannot complete them, you show him the token, and then the King of the Asura Clan will personally resolve the trouble for you!"

After speaking, Minghe did not linger and hurried toward his secret chamber.

"Many thanks, Senior Minghe Laozu!"

Seeing this situation, Lin Fan grasped the token and bowed to Minghe Laozu.

After his figure had completely departed, Lin Fan also stood up, looked around, and without continuing to linger, stepped out toward the outside world.

After finding Ano, Lin Fan quickly got himself a house to live in, and without going out again, he stayed directly inside to continue polishing his state of mind and eliminating the negative emotions and energy brought to him by Slaughter!