The words of Zhang Fan caused a brief silence on the summit of Kunlong Mountain.
"Heh, see? Is this what you call true love?" Li Songlan sneered, turning his head to Qin Luoshui beside him. "This so-called true love of yours is just a bargaining chip he uses to raise the price."
"Speak up, how much do you want? As long as it's not too much, I'll satisfy you," Li Songlan said disdainfully, looking at Zhang Fan. He believed that such an unsophisticated bumpkin wouldn't dare to make excessive demands.
Qin Luoshui, on the other hand, stared anxiously at Zhang Fan, waiting for his answer.
"My request is not excessive at all. Given the feelings between Luoshui and me, a mere hundred billion RMB will suffice. No US dollars, no Euros, I'm too lazy to convert them," Zhang Fan said with a grin.
Hearing this answer, Qin Luoshui was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Are you playing with me?" Li Songlan stared at Zhang Fan, his voice growing colder. "If I hadn't promised Luoshui, you'd be lying on the ground by now for speaking to me like that."
As soon as her words fell, the burly man beside her also menacingly glared at Zhang Fan, as if ready to strike at any moment.
Zhang Fan wasn't too surprised by these words. His experiences in his previous life had taught him that the so-called law was merely to restrain ordinary people. For those with real power, even murder wouldn't cost them their lives.
"I can see that this big guy's strength is quite considerable for an ordinary person. But believe it or not, give me a week, and I can have him crawling back," Zhang Fan said calmly, looking at the fierce-looking burly man with a smile.
"Fine, I want to see if you're truly capable or just bragging. I'll wait for you at the foot of the mountain for a week. If you can't make him crawl back, then you'll be the one crawling back," Li Songlan said coldly, seeing that Zhang Fan was unmoved and dared to boast.
"Let's go!" Li Songlan said, pulling Qin Luoshui towards the direction of Kunlong Mountain's descent.
"Zhang Fan, I'm leaving. Take care of yourself..." Qin Luoshui couldn't finish her sentence before Li Songlan pulled her away.
"Luoshui, I know you can't help yourself right now, but believe me. When you graduate from college, I will celebrate and welcome you in the most glorious way possible. At that time, no one on this earth will dare to stop me!" Zhang Fan shouted towards Qin Luoshui's retreating back.
College graduation, five years, that's enough!
"This kid's personality is too flamboyant, he's not suitable for you. Just forget about him. Your grandfather and father won't agree to let you be with such a poor boy who has no power and can't give you happiness. Moreover, you know there are many young masters in Yanjing who are interested in you. How can he compare? You and he are ultimately from different worlds," Li Songlan said while pulling Qin Luoshui.
"I believe him..." Qin Luoshui said softly.
Li Songlan sighed helplessly, thinking to herself that she should tell Ah Biao to be a bit heavier-handed this time, to give him an unforgettable lesson and make him retreat.
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In his previous life, facing this situation, Zhang Fan, with no power, could only endure Li Songlan's humiliation. But in this life, Zhang Fan intended to retaliate in the most direct way!
Watching the three figures gradually disappear from sight, Zhang Fan let out a soft breath and chuckled helplessly, "My strength is still too weak. Otherwise, why would I need to wait a week? I could have made him crawl down the mountain right now."
His past life's experiences had taught Zhang Fan that this world was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. Therefore, the first thing he needed to do now was to improve his strength. Otherwise, if any ordinary person with a handgun could threaten him, it would be too humiliating.
"To be unafraid of bullets, one needs to cultivate at least to the peak of the Qi Refining stage," Zhang Fan thought to himself.
Cultivation was divided into nine major realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Void Return, Dao Integration, Tribulation Transcendence, and Mahayana.
Zhang Fan sensed that with the current spiritual energy on Earth, it would be difficult to cultivate a Golden Core without special opportunities!
However, on a weak star like Earth, even successfully establishing a foundation would likely allow one to dominate.
The Qi Refining stage was divided into three levels: Skin Refining, Bone Refining, and Marrow Refining.
Once Marrow Refining was complete, Qi Refining would be perfected. At that point, the skin and flesh would be as hard as dark iron, impenetrable by ordinary firearms, though extremely powerful sniper rifles would still pose a threat.
Once cultivators reached the Nascent Soul stage, they could traverse the void with their physical bodies. As long as the Nascent Soul remained, they would be immortal, known as Nascent Soul Celestial Immortals.
Upon reaching the Dao Integration stage, one could be called an Immortal King, the king of a hundred immortals. At the Tribulation Transcendence stage, one could be called an Immortal Venerable, the supreme being of ten thousand immortals.
In his previous life, Zhang Fan, the 'Battle Emperor', was a Mahayana stage Immortal Emperor, the emperor of all immortals, ranking at the pinnacle of the myriad domains of the starry sky, revered by all races.
However, for the reborn Zhang Fan, such realms were still too distant.
"I should focus on Qi Refining first," Zhang Fan thought silently.
Qi Refining was an extremely painful process for most beginners, as it not only involved refining qi but also using the generated spiritual power to temper one's skin, flesh, bones, and roots. Especially during the process of Qi Refining into the marrow, the pain was unbearable for ordinary people.
But such pain was like a gentle breeze on Zhang Fan's face, insignificant.
As the saying goes, one month for skin refining, two months for bone refining, and three months for marrow refining.
This meant that for ordinary people, skin refining took a month, bone refining took two months, and marrow refining took three months. To achieve perfect Qi Refining required half a year.
As for the burly man from earlier, based on Zhang Fan's perception, the thickness of the true qi within him was comparable to a cultivator who had reached the great accomplishment of bone refining. He was quite formidable among ordinary people, capable of fighting a hundred.
However, to Zhang Fan, he was utterly vulnerable. As long as Zhang Fan cultivated to great accomplishment in skin refining and improved his physical fitness, he could take on a group of such opponents.
"Which immortal cultivation technique should I choose?" In his previous life, Zhang Fan battled across heavens and earth, challenging immortal emperors of myriad races, and had access to countless top-tier divine abilities and secret immortal techniques. Tens of millions of cultivation methods flashed through his mind, including his previous life's 'Dao Heaven Sacred Art,' the supreme secret scripture of the 'Dao Heaven Immortal Palace,' leading directly to the path of a Mahayana Immortal Emperor.
This method was very suitable for Zhang Fan, as he had already walked this path once. If he chose this path again, it would undoubtedly be easier than the last time, with no obstacles to becoming a Mahayana Immortal Emperor.
But Zhang Fan did not choose to cultivate the 'Dao Heaven Sacred Art' because, in this life, he wanted to forge a stronger path. His enemies were not merely immortal emperors; he needed to be stronger!
"Ten Absolute Heavenly God Record!" Zhang Fan's mind inexplicably recalled this peculiar cultivation technique.
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