Chapter 41: Found at the Door

"What is going on? Could it be that someone is about to break through?"

"This celestial phenomenon is so astonishing; even advancing to a Tendon Refining Martial Master probably wouldn't have such a scene! Could it be that someone is advancing to a Great Martial Master? Otherwise, it makes no sense at all!"

The academy disciples were puzzled, in groups of three or five, discussing heatedly. Everyone had a look of horror, as if they had never heard of such a strange phenomenon.

Just then, a square-faced young man walked over, and the surrounding students seemed to recognize him, asking with surprise, "Brother Yang Sheng, come and see, is someone breaking through here?"

Qiu Sheng's expression was slightly solemn; he had just advanced to the Tendon Refining Realm two days ago, and the movement wasn't this big, and the time was very short, only a few breaths of time. The scene before him was unheard of; even advancing to the Bone Tempering Realm probably wouldn't be this big!

"Yang Sheng, what is going on here?" A figure stood out, graceful and luxurious, with an extraordinary bearing; it was none other than Nie Xing.

The surrounding students' expressions changed greatly, looking at Nie Xing with horror. The other party was the president of the most prestigious organization in the academy, the Skull Society, and was a role model for the young students.

"I just arrived too; it looks like someone is breaking through here, but this movement..."

Yang Sheng stepped aside half a step to show respect.

Nie Xing frowned, then reprimanded without any politeness, "Trash, why haven't you gone to find out yet!"

As soon as these words fell, Yang Sheng's face turned ugly, and the surrounding students were also in an uproar, each one feeling it was incredible. Yang Sheng had just advanced to the Tendon Refining Realm and was already outstanding among the academy students, yet he was still scolded as trash by Nie Xing. He was truly worthy of being the number one young disciple of the academy.

"President, I know about this!" Kang Jun squeezed through the crowd, looking like a rat, shrinking to Nie Zhengrong's side, and said flatteringly, "This is the house of that trash Lu Fan; he even made an appointment to fight with Boss Liu Yang at the year-end competition a few days ago!"

As soon as this voice fell, the people around were in an uproar again. Each one couldn't believe it, thinking they had heard wrong.

Wasn't Lu Fan a piece of trash? The whole academy knew it; he actually dared to make an appointment to fight Liu Yang, he had quite a lot of guts!

And the fluctuations here were so big; how could Lu Fan stir up such a trend? Could it be that it wasn't the same person?

Not many people knew about Lu Fan's business at the Wulian Tower that day. Although it was widely circulated, many people just took it as a boring joke and didn't take it seriously.

Nie Xing's expression was gloomy, looking thoughtful. He had seen Lu Fan during the special training a few days ago. The other party was able to enter the forbidden room to practice with only Martial Warrior cultivation; it was truly not simple, and could even be said to be a bit suspicious.

Yang Sheng, who was on the side, had his eyes flickering, thoughtful. It seemed that he had already forgotten about Nie Xing scolding him a moment ago, and said indifferently, "I have fought with this Lu Fan; he has some methods, and it's not quite the same as the rumors..."

He was just about to say a few more words, but Nie Xing's eyebrows crossed, and he looked over coldly, like a poisonous snake.

He couldn't say any more, his face expressionless. He knew Nie Xing's temper and had long since experienced it. The reason he was still staying in the Skull Society was just because the treatment was good.

There was no way; for a civilian disciple like him, if he wanted to get ahead, he could only endure for a moment and fight for a lifetime. What was a little scolding? He would fight for a breath of air in the future.

The vortex wind above the house was becoming more and more powerful, from messy and disorderly, gradually becoming calm and regular. It expanded and contracted, as if it were breathing.

Inside the house, Lu Fan guarded his mind tightly, as if the whole world only had the Crystal Furnace and Rune Dao, and nothing else. He had already reached his limit; every breath sounded like a leaking bellows, huffing and puffing.

And at the same time, the medicinal liquid in the Crystal Furnace had all been refined, turned into Innate Soul Liquid, and absorbed by Wang Wu.

He slowly opened his eyes and took a heavy breath; his clothes were soaked, and there was not a drop of Origin Qi left in his dantian.

After a night of refining medicine, he was exhausted, and now even moving a finger was extremely difficult.

After the extreme tension, the Bone Changing Technique no longer had any effect, and his body crackled, once again turning into the appearance of a youth.

"This..." His expression was somewhat ugly, and he subconsciously looked at Wang Wu in the wooden barrel.

At this time, Wang Wu's eyes were closed tightly, her face gentle. Her breathing was long and regular, obviously concentrating on refining the last trace of Innate Soul Liquid.

Lu Fan nodded slightly and muttered, "I must clean up quickly; if this little girl discovers the anomaly, I'm afraid the previous plan will fail."

He used all his strength to grab Heaven and Earth Origin Qi from his surroundings, condensing it into strength, and "pat, pat" frantically pointed at several vital points on his chest.

"Whale Swallowing!"

With a clear shout, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Qi turned into a vortex, frantically pouring into Ye Fei's apertures, and his dantian gradually bulged, restoring his strength.

He smiled slightly, then his expression changed, and he looked at Wang Wu incredibly. He saw the soul power around the other party surging, and the abundant spiritual power seemed to lose control, exploding and rolling out.

"Not good!"

Before this sound fell, this spiritual power had already rushed out of the house, sweeping through the surrounding void.

The vortex wind lost its balance, suddenly spinning violently, condensing hundreds of wind blades, and surging down. The surrounding students' expressions changed greatly, unable to react at all; except for a few people like Nie Xing and Yang Sheng, the others could only close their eyes and wait for death.

"Stop!"

A fierce shout exploded, and Elder Bai's figure appeared, his sleeves wrapping around, shaking away the various wind blades, then with a face full of anger, he roared, "Who is acting fiercely with an array in the academy? What great guts, why don't you come out for me!"

When the surrounding students heard this, they all realized. It seemed that only an array could have such power; it couldn't be a strange phenomenon of a peer student breaking through.

"Creak!" With a soft sound, Lu Fan slowly pushed the door open and walked out slowly. Although he had restored some True Qi with secret techniques, he was exhausted after a night of cross-level medicine refining.

He stretched his waist, looking confused, and said indifferently, "What's going on? What is the meaning of gathering in front of Lu's house?"

The crowd was slightly stunned, each one focusing on probing Lu Fan's cultivation. Below the Tendon Refining Realm, they only felt that Lu Fan was unfathomable; the Tendon Refining Martial Masters, however, were hazy and couldn't see clearly at all.

Elder Bai frowned, his face full of anger, and scolded, "Why is it you again! Last time Ling Yao protected you, let's see how you escape this time!" He looked gloomy, and even had a bit of a mocking look, about to make a move on Lu Fan.

Lu Fan raised his middle finger and mocked, "Old man, you're pretending too much in front of me! If it weren't for that girl Ling Yao making a move last time, you and that bastard Li Qingshan would have died without a burial place!"

As soon as his voice fell, he beckoned with one hand, and a wind vortex rolled out from the house, turning into the Art Refining Crystal Furnace, directly smashing down.

"Pat!"

The bell rang and the tripod clanged, and Elder Bai was startled, hurriedly taking a step back. Lu Fan's cultivation wasn't much, but he was a ruthless character. Last time he almost self-detonated a Fourth-Tier Profound Artifact, and this time he was repeating the same trick; unfortunately, he didn't dare to try it at all.

In such an open area, he could naturally escape, but the surrounding students...

Thinking of this, he glared at Lu Fan fiercely, thinking: You little bastard, just wait, I'm throwing a rat to avoid breaking the vase. Let me catch an opportunity, and I'll definitely peel your skin off!

Lu Fan looked up at the sky, still whistling in his mouth, arrogant and provocative, self-evident.

The surrounding students widened their eyes, each one even more suspicious. Looking at this, it seemed that even Elder Bai didn't dare to make a move; what exactly was going on with this Lu Fan?

"Hmph! Lu Fan, stop being rampant, Nie will meet you this time!"

Nie Xing stepped out, head held high, snorted coldly, and pointed at Lu Fan to shout.

Elder Bai's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but look at Nie Xing more. It was most appropriate for him to make a move. Anyway, Lu Fan was only in the Tendon Refining Realm, and he assumed he wouldn't risk his life rashly; he would make a move at the critical moment to take him down, foolproof.

The surrounding students were excited; Nie Xing was the number one young student, and if they could see the other party make a move, they would definitely benefit a lot. A few female students had little stars in their eyes, throwing flirtatious glances at Nie Xing.

Lu Fan shook his head, with a look of contempt, and said, "Stop talking nonsense, come over and die yourself!"

His words were arrogant to the extreme; how could Nie Xing endure it? With a leap, he pounced over.

"Mountain Pulling Strength!"

A fierce force suddenly erupted, covering Lu Fan, and the wind shot in all directions, affecting the surrounding students, each one "thump, thump, thump," retreating repeatedly, their faces pale.

Lu Fan sneered, looking listless, without any intention of using martial arts, directly flicking his finger lightly, and the Art Refining Crystal Furnace stumbled out.

"Bang!"

Nie Xing punched the Crystal Furnace, his expression changed, and his originally high-spirited and confident look immediately turned pale. He only felt a force smashing into his body, stumbling back.

With a "puff," he spat out a mouthful of blood in the air and smashed into the crowd.

"Hey! You dare to hit a Fourth-Tier Profound Artifact; I don't know where your confidence comes from; isn't this hitting yourself?"

Lu Fan sighed, looking very unlucky, with a look of disdain and contempt.

The crowd was dumbfounded, with a look of disbelief. A few students heard Lu Fan's words and realized. Nie Xing's full-force strike unfortunately hit the Fourth-Tier Profound Artifact, rebounding back, which was equivalent to punching himself; he was indeed stupid.

Nie Xing looked humiliated, his entire face red as liver and gall, staring at Lu Fan, full of ferocity.

Elder Bai's expression turned ugly again; Lu Fan was so proficient in driving the Fourth-Tier Profound Artifact that he was almost invincible among the younger generation.

"Hmph! Powerful, powerful! Lu, you are indeed here; it seems Leng didn't come in vain!"

A shout rang out, and a pair of Silver-Armored Guards filed out, surrounding Lu Fan in the blink of an eye.

Leng Hanchao paced out, with a sinister smile, and even a bit of pride. Behind him followed a person, who was none other than Li Qingshan.

"People from the Sacred Martial Hall, how did they come!"

Some students recognized the attire of the Silver-Armored Guards, surprised and confused, each one horrified.

The Sacred Martial Hall was famous, and even if the Shenfeng Empire was not worth mentioning, the branch hall here was also a transcendent force that everyone feared.

"The temple is small but the demon wind is big, the pond is shallow but there are many turtles; how did you two turtle sons come over?" ===== CHAPTER 42 =====