Chapter 259: Di Shitian

"After all, cultivating the Evil-Warding Sword Manual requires cutting off what's below. You must have heard of the eunuchs in the various imperial dynasties; many of them are extremely perverted! Without that part, they forever lack a form of entertainment, so they can only transfer their energy elsewhere. Men are nothing more than greedy for wealth, lustful, or power-hungry. Now that they cannot be lustful, they have developed a new hobby: enjoying the thrill of torturing others."

Lin Fan lowered his head and said to Yue Lingshan.

Yue Buqun had only been castrated for a short time, so he could still maintain appearances, but in the future, he would only become more extreme and dark, eventually developing into a psychological pervert. By then, he probably wouldn't even bother to hide it.

Yue Lingshan had to prepare herself mentally to face a eunuch who recognized no family ties and cared only for his grand ambitions.

"Brother Lin, is there no other way? Even severed limbs can be reattached, that part..."

Yue Lingshan refused to give up hope, but she couldn't help but feel shy when mentioning that matter, unable to say it out loud.

"It's impossible. Do you think this is child's play? How much time has passed? The vitality is gone; it cannot be reattached!"

"And even if you were willing to help him find a way, he might not appreciate it. He was suppressed by Zuo Lengchan for half his life; if not for cultivating the Evil-Warding Sword Manual, how could your father have defeated him? Now that he has defeated Zuo Lengchan and become the Five Mountains Sect Master, it is the time for him to realize his grand ambitions. No one can persuade him now!"

Lin Fan explained a few words, then spurred his horse into a gallop.

Yue Lingshan tucked her head into Lin Fan's chest; she also knew that her father's ambition was growing, and there was no turning back.

"Brother Lin Fan, that Lin Pingzhi was guided by you to get the Evil-Warding Sword Manual, right? Why didn't he come to greet you and show some gratitude?"

Qu Feiyan asked naively. She had been present when Lin Fan learned about Lin Pingzhi, and at that time, Lin Pingzhi had been extremely grateful to Lin Fan.

"Gratitude for what? Gratitude for giving him the opportunity to castrate himself? People are always endlessly grateful for a helping hand when they are in dire straits, but once they escape their predicament and the situation changes, they will instead blame you for not helping in time or not helping to the end. This is the inherent baseness of human nature!"

Lin Fan turned his head and said to Qu Feiyan in Yin Susu's arms.

"Human nature is inherently evil. It is rare indeed that you young people have such insight!"

Suddenly, a phantom giant face appeared in mid-air. The Night-Shining Jade Lion and the others felt the threat and stopped in their tracks.

"Di Shitian, what are you doing playing god?"

Lin Fan gently patted the somewhat startled Yue Lingshan in his arms, then asked in a cold, sharp voice.

"Oh? You know me? And yet you still dare to kill the Divine General of my Tianmen?"

A man wearing an ice-sculpted mask suddenly arrived from afar. His extremely profound lightness skill made his figure appear to stretch and then suddenly arrive at another location, as if teleporting, looking both immortal and demonic.

Even while he was still far away, his voice was transmitted with absolute clarity, which showed how high his Wu Gong was.

"The 'Walking at Will to Ascend to Immortality' step? A fine lightness skill!"

Watching Di Shitian's leisurely, ethereal posture as he moved, Lin Fan couldn't help but nod in praise.

Regardless of Xu Fu's cultivation talent, the Wu Gong he had collected from all over the world and organized was indeed very powerful.

The Sacred Heart Art, the Walking at Will to Ascend to Immortality step, the Heavenly Palace Phantom, the Four Absolutes of the Sacred Heart, and the Four Tribulations of the Sacred Heart—every single one was a peerless divine art.

It was a pity that the Sacred Heart Art required the blood of a phoenix to exert its maximum power; otherwise, it could have challenged the position of the Supreme Immortal Sutra.

"Heavenly Secret Young Master Lin Fan, you killed my Tianmen's Divine General and ruined the Tianmen's plan. Now, I fear there are only two paths for you to take!"

Di Shitian stepped on the Walking at Will to Ascend to Immortality step and arrived in front of Lin Fan. He tilted his head, examined Lin Fan for a moment, and said.

"Oh? Two paths? I would like to hear them in detail!"

Lin Fan's expression was playful. A martial artist at the late stage of the Heaven-Human Unity realm—this was the strongest enemy he had ever encountered. Zhang Sanfeng didn't count, because he wasn't an enemy.

"The first path is to join my Tianmen and become my new Divine General. Then, not only can I spare you, but I will also entrust you with important responsibilities. I can even teach you the Walking at Will to Ascend to Immortality step you just recognized!"

"And the second path, I presume, is for me to die?"

"Correct. The second path is a dead end. Now, tell me your choice. I hope you choose the first, because I find you quite interesting; it would be a pity if you died!"

"It's a pity that I have never liked taking multiple-choice questions given by others, because fate is in my own hands. When I make choices, I don't like others chirping in my ear!"

"Oh? Interesting, interesting, extremely interesting!"

Di Shitian cheered and danced with joy. Yang Yan and the others even thought he had gone mad.

However, Lin Fan didn't care, because he knew Di Shitian was inherently crazy, like someone with schizophrenia. In reality, he was just bored and playing with the world.

Lin Fan leaped off his horse, then flipped his wrist, and the Seven-Star Pan-Dragon Sword appeared in his hand. He held the sword in his right hand and gently stroked the tip with his left. Sword Qi condensed at the tip and shot out, forming a red ray aimed at Di Shitian.

"Hmm? Good Wu Gong, it actually makes me feel threatened!"

Di Shitian tilted his head and looked at the red light aimed at him. He felt that if he were hit, he would be dead or crippled, and for a moment, he became interested in this martial art.

Lin Fan had no intention of wasting words. He swung his sword horizontally, and a wave of Sword Qi swept out, slashing toward Di Shitian.

Di Shitian had no intention of using the Walking at Will to Ascend to Immortality step to dodge. However, just as the Sword Qi was about to pass through his body, his entire person turned into particles. After the Sword Qi passed through his body, he returned to his original state.

"The Seven No's Desperate Situation?"

Lin Fan ignored it and continued to swing his sword horizontally, but the sky full of Sword Qi could do nothing against Di Shitian, who could turn his body into particles.

Lin Fan was somewhat helpless. This old guy Di Shitian was playing dirty, constantly using elementalization against him. Was he bullying him because he didn't know Haki?

"You seem to know my Wu Gong like the back of your hand? Then let's see if you really know all of them!"

As Di Shitian spoke, he widened his eyes and unleashed the Eye-Shock Tribulation, wanting to intimidate Lin Fan's spirit. Seeing this, Lin Fan activated the Dragon God Art, gathering his power into his eyes. His eyes turned into cold, ruthless vertical pupils, instantly shattering Di Shitian's ocular power.

"Ah, my eyes! What kind of eyes are those? Kid, you are not human, you are a beast! I see beastliness in your eyes—it is the gaze of someone sitting high above the clouds, looking down at the myriad living beings. Your gaze is cold, ruthless, majestic, and domineering; it cannot be human eyes!"

Di Shitian's ocular attack failed and he suffered a backlash, causing him to scream and shout. However, he ultimately had phoenix blood in his body and soon recovered.

It was just that the look in his eyes when he looked at Lin Fan had lost some of its playfulness and gained a bit of solemnity. Lin Fan was not easy to provoke; it seemed there was going to be a tough battle today. ===== CHAPTER 261 =====