Chapter 479: Seeking Alliance

"Fellow Daoist! Please!" "Master is waiting for you

Hanyu looked at Su Fan with a solemn expression and, leading him, walked slowly to the cave dwelling where his master often went into seclusion.

"Many thanks!"

Su Fan nodded toward him, then stepped inside and entered the cave dwelling.

Walking along this path, Su Fan's divine sense saw the Taihe main vein clearly; the Taihe lineage had been developing in the Zheng Kingdom for two or three hundred years.

They had developed extremely quickly; not to mention the Qi Refining cultivators, there were quite a few cultivators at or above the Foundation Establishment stage alone. A rough glance showed no fewer than fifty people.

Of course, half of them belonged to the direct line of the Taihe lineage, and there were a full five Purple Mansion cultivators, including that Taihe Laozu.

This was almost one-third of the Yunyang Sect's strength, so it was no wonder the Yunyang Sect had always wanted to swallow the Taihe lineage.

In this way, the Yunyang Sect's strength would inevitably increase greatly, especially since the Taihe Laozu, a peak Purple Mansion cultivator, had a very good chance of successfully forming a Golden Core and becoming a Golden Core stage expert.

In the vicinity of the Zheng Kingdom, the Golden Core stage was already top-tier combat power, and even if placed in the Southern Wilderness Continent, it was already at the upper echelon.

Once the Taihe Laozu broke through to become a Golden Core cultivator and joined the Yunyang Sect, the Yunyang Sect's strength would likely reach its peak state in history, with four Golden Core ancestors and twenty or thirty Purple Mansion cultivators.

Such power, in terms of high-level combat strength, would already be enough to overwhelm the demon side.

After all, in the last century-long war, the demon side lost a fourth-tier demon beast, while the Zheng Kingdom side gained a Golden Core combatant; by that time, the Yunyang Sect could expand again.

Therefore, the Yunyang Sect had always been trying to win them over, hoping to pull the Taihe lineage into the Yunyang Sect.

It must be said that this Taihe Laozu's methods were extraordinary, developing so much power in just over two hundred years.

It is said that when he first came to the Zheng Kingdom, he only had three disciples with him, and they were only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Now he has more than a dozen disciples, and there are four Purple Mansion cultivators; this eldest disciple leading the way has even reached the sixth layer of the Purple Mansion.

In Su Fan's eyes, it would not be long before the other party broke through to the seventh layer of the Purple Mansion.

And his age was not great, looking to be just over three hundred.

If he cultivated fast enough, he should have two chances to form a Golden Core, which almost exceeded ninety percent of Purple Mansion cultivators.

To have such good development, it must be inseparable from the support of that Taihe Laozu.

By comparison, Su Fan was far behind.

Perhaps Su Fan alone could overturn the Taihe lineage, but Su Fan could not take care of the Su family forever.

The Su family needed independent development, and if the Su family wanted to develop to the scale of Taihe, it would probably take some time.

Of course, Su Fan believed even more that the Su family would definitely reach this level, and even surpassing Taihe Mountain would not be a problem.

After all, the Su family had him behind them, and his ability was far more powerful than the Taihe Laozu's.

The things he could provide to the Su family were also more than what the Taihe Laozu could.

At the very least, the few secret techniques Su Fan left behind were far beyond what the Taihe Laozu could achieve.

After all, those were all great secret techniques he had mastered after experiencing several worlds and utilizing the Evolution Space.

If placed in some first-class sects, they would all be exceptionally precious.

"Fellow Daoist Taihe."

As Su Fan entered the cave dwelling, he saw the other party rise to welcome him.

"An honored guest has arrived, and I failed to welcome you from afar; please forgive me."

The Taihe Laozu had a massive build, which did not quite match the kind of alchemist with a celestial air and Daoist bones that Su Fan had imagined before.

Instead, the other party looked like some close-combat mages in the cultivation world.

With red hair, he looked even more fierce.

"Taihe Laozu is too polite. I am Li Feiyu, and I have come uninvited; I hope Fellow Daoist Taihe will not take offense."

Su Fan cupped his hands in a bow. Of course, the name he gave was not his own; this was also something he had discussed with Su Wanjun and the others.

He would impersonate a half-step Golden Core alchemist, invited by Su Wanjun to come to the Su family and become a guest elder of the Su family.

As for the name, he just picked one at random; even if someone with a heart wanted to investigate, it would be very difficult to find out. After all, the cultivation world is full of wonders. A half-step Golden Core might be one in ten thousand and very conspicuous in the Zheng Kingdom, but it would be different in the Nanli Kingdom.

One must know that in the Nanli Kingdom, there are many great cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, and there are more than dozens or hundreds of Golden Cores.

For this kind of cultivator who has not yet formed a core, there is even less need to speak of it.

Trying to investigate such an identity is no different from looking for a needle in a haystack.

Su Fan taking the name Li Feiyu was nothing more than to commemorate a thought from his previous life.

"Li Feiyu, who kills and sets fires, and Han Tianzun, who is revered by thousands." Watching that novel in his previous life, he had always felt it was unfair for that person. Why should Han Pao Pao be revered by thousands, while he, Li Feiyu, had to be a great demon who kills and sets fires?

He wanted to change Li Feiyu's reputation and turn him into the revered Li Tianzun.

Of course, this was just a joke in his heart, and it could be considered a memory of his previous life; he did not want to forget the various things from his past life.

Although he knew that returning to Earth was fraught with difficulties, and even if he went back, things would probably have changed and Earth would have undergone great changes.

But born as a human, it is hard to leave one's homeland, and one will eventually miss home. Even if reborn countless times, one will still never forget the ordinary yet wonderful life of the first life.

"Haha! No offense! No offense!"

"It is this old man's honor that Fellow Daoist Li can grace my humble abode."

The Taihe Laozu looked at Su Fan's face and had just used a Qi-gazing secret technique to test him, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea; the other party's aura made him feel as if he were facing an abyss.

His heart was shocked; the other party's cultivation was definitely not simple.

"Is it really a half-step Golden Core?"

The Taihe Laozu could not be sure in his heart; in the secret technique, the other party's cultivation was completely blurry, but the feedback of his aura made him feel a sense of crisis in his heart.

One must know that he was the one who was a half-step Golden Core, yet he could not even see through the other party's cultivation.

It was precisely because of this that he became even more polite.

Su Fan felt the change in the other party's attitude, his expression unchanged. Just now, he had subtly felt a divine sense scanning his whole body; it was clearly the other party using some secret technique to try and see him.

However, his realm was far higher than this Taihe Laozu's, so it was impossible for the other party to observe anything.

Of course, the other party's cultivation was not bad, having reached the level of a half-step Golden Core, and there was a trace of Golden Core aura in his body.

It was clearly an attempt, but the first attempt to form a core was not successful, but the true essence in his body had already undergone some transformation.

"It seems the other party is hiding quite deeply."

This Taihe Laozu was ostensibly a ninth-layer Purple Mansion cultivator, clearly hiding something. Why hide it?

Su Fan quickly thought of it; it was probably for defense, defense against the Yunyang Sect.

After all, he was an outsider, not a local cultivator of the Zheng Kingdom, nor did he come from the Yunyang Sect, so he must be worried about the Yunyang Sect.