After Daoist Niu died, Lake Heart Island returned to its usual tranquility. Zhang Fan first rearranged the protective formations on the island. With his current strength, the formations he set up were difficult for even peak Jindan realm cultivators to break easily.
Meanwhile, Yi Feicheng arranged for people to repair the damaged villas on the island. In less than a week, the scenery of Lake Heart Island was completely restored.
This battle was recorded by many onlookers in Donghai City with their electronic devices. The videos spread wildly online, and the news of an immortal residing on Lake Heart Island was confirmed.
Of course, this turmoil was not confined to Donghai but spread across the entire country. The powerful families in Yanjing also saw the videos of the battle on Lake Heart Island.
In the videos, Zhang Fan appeared like a god. Any powerful attack that landed on his body caused him no harm. Ordinary people even suspected that even a nuclear bomb might not be able to kill him.
After the videos were released, the major families in Yanjing became exceptionally low-key. At the same time, the Qin family experienced a surge in popularity. Many family heads brought heavy gifts to visit and congratulate them.
Everyone knew that Qin Luoshui of the Qin family had a relationship with Zhang Fan. With this connection, as long as Zhang Fan was alive, no family or force in the entire Huaxia would dare to move against the Qin family.
After the battle, the Mistress of Misty Rain Pavilion visited Zhang Fan on Lake Heart Island to express her reverence.
After witnessing Zhang Fan descend upon Lake Heart Island and display his divine might, she finally understood that she had been like a frog in a well. The power of the Sacred Domain was so insignificant. With her limited perspective, she would eventually be eliminated by the world.
In her eyes, the intruders who stormed Lake Heart Island were all unfathomable, like immortals, their divine power unstoppable. Yet, in Zhang Fan's hands, they were slaughtered like chicks.
Therefore, her visit to Zhang Fan was not only to express her respect but also to seek his tutelage.
She understood very well that to become stronger, one could only find more opportunities by staying close to the strong.
Zhang Fan did not immediately decide on the Mistress of Misty Rain Pavilion's request and fell into deep thought.
After his recent trip to Europe and his exchange with the Blood Ancestor Xue Jing, Zhang Fan realized that Earth's coordinates would eventually be exposed.
After all, Jindan realm cultivators from the Wushan Star Domain were searching the Milky Way for the inheritance left by Immortal King Zhiwu.
Although the Milky Way was vast, spanning tens of thousands of light-years in diameter, Jindan realm cultivators had various methods, and they would surely bring treasures bestowed by their elders when seeking opportunities. Over time, the coordinates would inevitably be revealed.
Once discovered by the Jindan realm cultivators of the Wushan Star Domain, the entire Earth would likely fall into chaos.
In the eyes of those Jindan realm cultivators, Earth's technology would be considered a joke. Even the most powerful nuclear bombs of the present day could not pose a life-threatening danger to Jindan realm cultivators.
Facing the threat from the Jindan realm cultivators of the Wushan Star Domain, Zhang Fan conceived the idea of establishing his own force on Earth.
"This matter is not urgent. The most pressing matter now is to deal with the Vatican!"
Zhang Fan stood on the beach, lost in thought for a long time. His gaze swept westward, towards the direction of the Vatican. The existence of the Vatican had always been a thorn in his side.
According to Xue Jing, the founder of the Vatican was also a cultivator from the Ten Thousand Realms Star Domain, and his background was not simple.
The Light Winged race, while not as highly ranked as the Blood race on the Hundred Races leaderboard of the Ten Thousand Realms Star Domain, was a race with extraordinary talent. The innate talent of the Light Winged race was not much weaker than that of the strongest Sky-Scraping Blood race.
Their only drawback was the scarcity of their people. They were fewer in number than even a branch of the Blood race, which made it difficult for the Light Winged race to consistently produce a large number of powerhouses.
Currently, the Arbitrator of the Church of Light, who had never appeared before, was a member of the Light Winged race named Austen, who had been in conflict with Xue Jing for thousands of years.
After staying on Lake Heart Island for a month and making all necessary arrangements, Zhang Fan prepared to set off for Europe with Ailebella and the Unstained Sword Immortal.
Now that Lake Heart Island was protected by a powerful mountain-protecting formation, and after recuperating during this period, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's injuries had fully recovered.
During this month, Zhang Fan used the corpses and Nascent Souls of the Jindan realm cultivators he had previously slain to refine a large number of Human Blood Pills and Yuan Gathering Pills.
Yuan Gathering Pills were refined from the Nascent Souls of Jindan realm powerhouses and were of great benefit to cultivation advancement, even being extremely important to Zhang Fan.
He bestowed a small portion to the Blood Demon Flood Dragon and Lin Haotian, and also left a few for his parents and Qin Luoshui. He carried the majority of them with him, intending to use them for his own breakthrough to the Jindan realm.
The Unstained Sword Immortal had always cultivated alone, facing many doubts in his practice. During this time, he frequently sought guidance from Zhang Fan. With Zhang Fan's realm, it was incredibly simple to guide a mere Jindan realm cultivator. All of the Unstained Sword Immortal's confusions were resolved, and he felt his mind cleared, and his cultivation further advanced to the peak of the Jindan realm.
He even felt that he could comprehend the True Meaning of the Golden Core and condense a Golden Core at any moment.
While others were envious of the Unstained Sword Immortal's rapid progress, they also understood it.
After all, this middle-aged man, who carried a sword and appeared meticulous, had lived for several hundred years, while they had only lived for a few decades. The youngest, Lin Haotian and Yi Feicheng, were only in their early twenties. They were not discouraged.
Regarding the condensation of the Golden Core, Zhang Fan set a goal for the Unstained Sword Immortal: he must have confidence in condensing a second-grade Golden Core before breaking through, otherwise, it would be better to remain in the Nascent Soul realm.
During his time with Zhang Fan, Zhang Fan taught the Unstained Sword Immortal a Nascent Soul level sword technique and its corresponding cultivation method, and also enlightened him on some common knowledge of the cultivation world.
Even though it was just common knowledge, it broadened the Unstained Sword Immortal's horizons. He also vaguely understood why his master could reach his current realm at the age of twenty-something, which made him even more respectful of Zhang Fan.
To cultivate a second-grade Golden Core, one must cultivate at least four Golden Core Dao Patterns. Four Golden Core Dao Patterns would only constitute a second-grade lower-tier Golden Core.
Originally, the Unstained Sword Immortal was full of confidence, believing that with his talent, cultivating a second-grade Golden Core would not be difficult.
After reaching the peak of the Jindan realm, the Unstained Sword Immortal began to attempt condensing Golden Core Dao Patterns. Even his initial attempts made him realize the difficulty of condensing Golden Core Dao Patterns.
The Jindan realm was the true beginning of cultivating the Great Dao, and Golden Core Dao Patterns were a test of a cultivator's understanding of the Great Dao. The Heavenly Great Dao was all-encompassing, and each Golden Core Dao Pattern represented a cultivator's understanding of one aspect of the Great Dao.
Just like the Unstained Sword Immortal, he cultivated the way of the sword. However, the way of the sword also encompassed many directions. If the Unstained Sword Immortal could only comprehend the sharpness of the sword but not its weight, its penetration, or its elusive nature, then in the way of the sword, he could only condense one Golden Core Dao Pattern.
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