"For the next period of time, you will cultivate well here. I will use the spiritual flowers and fruits here to refine some spiritual pills suitable for your cultivation."
Zhang Fan, dressed in a blue casual outfit, stood in the garden of the immortal mansion, looking at the undisguised surprise in everyone's eyes, and said.
Upon hearing Zhang Fan's words, Lin Haotian and Wu Chen Jianxian and others were all excited. Just by staying in this immortal mansion, they felt greatly benefited. If they were to cultivate with those spiritual pills, how terrifying would the speed of their strength improvement be?
After witnessing the battle in the snowfield, everyone felt their strength was too weak. Any alien could not be resisted by them. At this critical moment, they could only hide in the cave dwelling and watch Zhang Fan fight.
Having gone through this experience, they were filled with an extreme craving for strength. Even Qin Luoshui, who had never cared much about strength, now had a look of determination in her eyes. She was unwilling to always stand behind Zhang Fan in the future.
"I must catch up with you. You should also cultivate well, don't let me surpass you."
Qin Luoshui's delicate and beautiful face showed a gentle smile, and she playfully said to Zhang Fan.
"Don't worry, we will work hard together, and we will explore the starry sky together. There are many beautiful sights there, and I hope you will be by my side."
Zhang Fan looked down at the girl nestled beside him and said softly.
Although Qin Luoshui started cultivating only after the age of eighteen, she had the Hundred Spirit Pill specially refined by Zhang Fan to improve her physique. Her physique was ethereal and free of impurities. She also had the cultivation technique most suitable for her, chosen by Zhang Fan. Moreover, her temperament and comprehension were not inferior. Zhang Fan believed that as long as Qin Luoshui was given a good cultivation environment, her strength could also improve rapidly.
Although the immortal mansion was rich in spiritual energy, accumulated over a thousand years, the abundant spiritual energy was enough for everyone to cultivate in it for a hundred years. However, besides his parents and relatives, those brought into the immortal mansion by Zhang Fan were all followers he deemed worthy of cultivation.
Lin Yun performed well in the snowfield battle. Although his aptitude was average, Zhang Fan still invited him into the immortal mansion, but Lin Yun refused.
"Now that the threat has been removed, my mission is complete, and it's time to go back." Lin Yun looked around the garden of the immortal mansion, with surprise and envy in his eyes, but he still refused Zhang Fan's kindness.
Everyone has their own choices. Lin Yun was originally a cultivator from the Wushan Star Domain, but now he was willing to serve as the guardian god of Huaxia, silently protecting this ancient country, which made Zhang Fan admire him greatly.
Therefore, before parting, Zhang Fan gifted Lin Yun a large number of spiritual pills and promised that if he ever needed anything, he could find him.
Tianhua Zhenjun's life had just undergone a great change, and his state of mind was difficult to calm down in a short period. Therefore, he asked Zhang Fan for permission to leave the island in the lake to better experience this planet, which was still somewhat unfamiliar to him.
Zhang Fan naturally agreed to Tianhua Zhenjun's request. However, before parting, he still exhorted him: "Now your achievements in formations are no less than that of a first-grade Golden Core cultivator. Staying in the Golden Core realm has no meaning. You must break through as soon as possible and reach the Nascent Soul stage. Then there will be many benefits for comprehending the way of formations."
Although the spiritual energy on Earth was thin, making it extremely difficult to condense a Golden Core, with the Golden Light Immortal Mansion now existing, it would not be difficult for Tianhua Zhenjun to break through to the Nascent Soul stage while staying in this Golden Light Immortal Mansion.
After Tianhua Zhenjun left, only Zhang Fan's parents, his disciple Lin Haotian, Xue Jing, Ailabela, and Wu Chen Jianxian remained in the immortal mansion.
Zhang Fan spent three months selecting suitable spiritual flowers and fruits in the immortal mansion to refine a large number of Earth-grade spiritual pills.
Although with his current strength he could also refine some Heaven-grade spiritual pills, Lin Haotian and Wu Chen Jianxian were too weak, and Earth-grade spiritual pills were enough for them.
As for Xue Jing, he planned to use the accompanying flower of the Zi Wu Yuan Guo to elevate his Golden Core to first-grade, and he would not need it in the short term.
After the spiritual pills were distributed, everyone in the immortal mansion chose a place and began to enter seclusion for cultivation.
Zhang Fan sat cross-legged by the pool in the center of the garden. A misty spiritual energy gathered above the pool and dripped into the water drop by drop, forming as the spiritual energy condensed to a certain degree.
The pool, covering an area of nine zhang, was filled with spiritual liquid. A flock of Rainbow-eyed Heavenly Parrots hopped around the garden, looking at the group of humans below with a hint of curiosity in their eyes.
In all these years, it was the first time they had seen so many humans in the immortal mansion.
Zhang Fan took out a fruit as white as jade from the Star Phase Space. The crystal-clear fruit exuded an alluring fragrance, making people want to swallow it in one bite.
Zhang Fan took a deep breath and, unable to resist the temptation of the fruit, devoured it bite by bite.
The flesh melted in his mouth and tasted extremely delicious. Zhang Fan had a look of enjoyment in his eyes. A Celestial Fruit of the Huiyuan level not only had miraculous effects but also tasted like the best in the universe.
After the Zi Wu Yuan Guo was completely swallowed by Zhang Fan, he slowly closed his eyes and felt a cool liquid flowing through his limbs and bones. He quickly mobilized his internal magical power to force this clear stream to his Dantian.
There, a round and full Yuan Dan was suspended, with nine dazzling Golden Core Dao patterns circulating on it, emitting a strange light of the Great Dao.
When the cool stream formed by the Zi Wu Yuan Guo came into contact with the Yuan Dan, it was as if it had found its归宿. Without Zhang Fan needing to mobilize it, the clear stream wrapped around the Yuan Dan.
The clear stream, wrapping the Yuan Dan, spun continuously and gradually solidified. The Yuan Dan, which was originally only the size of a longan, increased in diameter by another circle.
"Next, let's see if I can break through the limit of nine Golden Core Dao patterns and condense a higher-level Golden Core."
Countless sword intents flashed through Zhang Fan's mind. Having completely understood the way of the sword, he had comprehended more than a hundred sword intents. It would be easy for him to carve out two more.
However, since ancient times, no one had ever been able to carve out more than nine Golden Core Dao patterns in the Golden Core stage, which made Zhang Fan doubt if this limitation could be broken.
"Thunder Sword Intent!"
"Fire Element Sword Intent!"
Zhang Fan cultivated the Thunderfire Divine Eyes. Wielding these two intents greatly aided in the increase of power, and it would also be beneficial for his future comprehension of the ways of fire and thunder.
Zhang Fan first attempted to carve out a 'Thunder Sword Intent'. The immense divine consciousness power, mobilized by Zhang Fan, carved a figure in the divine consciousness space. That figure was a miniature version of Zhang Fan. He wielded a sword of thunder and began to practice the Thunder Sword Intent.
With one sword strike, heavenly lightning descended, covering the entire world like a spiderweb. As the Thunder Sword Intent was practiced, a faint silver lightning Dao pattern began to spread on the Yuan Dan.
Unlike the situation when carving Golden Core Dao patterns before, at this moment, the spread of the lightning Dao pattern was extremely slow, almost imperceptible to the naked eye.
After a month, the length of the lightning sword Dao pattern was less than one-tenth of the other nine Golden Core Dao patterns, which gave Zhang Fan a vague understanding.
But he did not give up...
Thus, Zhang Fan mobilized his divine consciousness power and continuously practiced within the Golden Core Dao patterns. This process lasted for a full half a year. Zhang Fan's divine consciousness power was depleted, leaving less than 30%.
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