"After this matter, I believe your Qin family will have many internal affairs to handle. You should stay in Yan Jing and cultivate peacefully, striving to enter the Saint Domain realm as soon as possible."
"When you reach the Saint Domain, I will have a great gift for you," Zhang Fan said to Qin Luoshui.
Of the three Golden Scale Yuan Breaking Pills that Zhang Fan refined using the first-grade Golden Core of the Half-Moon Immortal, only one had been given to his mother, Su Yun, so far. The other two were intended for his father, Zhang Xing'an, and Qin Luoshui.
After all, these three were the people he cared about most in this world.
Once his father and Qin Luoshui entered the Saint Domain, he believed the Golden Scale Yuan Breaking Pills would greatly aid their cultivation breakthroughs and solidify their foundations.
After all, these pills were refined with a first-grade Golden Core as the primary ingredient and a large amount of spiritual herbs. They would be of immense help not only to Zhang Fan but even to cultivators in the Golden Core stage.
Qin Luoshui nodded. She had already planned to do so, and upon hearing Zhang Fan's words, she became even more eager to see what the great gift he had prepared was.
"En." Qin Luoshui nodded her head. Now almost twenty, she had grown into a graceful young woman, and her ethereal temperament made countless other girls envious.
"I've been out for quite some time now. I plan to return to Huxin Island for seclusion. I hope by the time we meet again, you will have overcome this hurdle and entered a new realm," Zhang Fan revealed his plans.
Thus, after bidding farewell to Qin Luoshui, Zhang Fan departed directly.
Watching Zhang Fan's retreating figure, many people in the vicinity felt complex emotions. Upon learning that Zhang Fan would soon be leaving Yan Jing, quite a few breathed a sigh of relief.
With such a formidable presence in Yan Jing, they genuinely feared someone might provoke him and inadvertently turn the entire city upside down.
Previously, everyone believed that Zhang Fan, on his own, possessed the strength and foundation comparable to the four great families.
However, after today, they realized that the title of being comparable to the four great families was an understatement. With the strength Zhang Fan possessed, he could easily crush the four great families combined!
This was the power of the foremost figure in the current Chinese martial arts world!
The events that transpired in the manor were not intentionally concealed by the Qin family, nor could they be. After all, those present were influential figures from Yan Jing's elite circles, and even Elder Wei Xian was there. The Qin family lacked the power to impose a gag order.
Therefore, in less than half a day, the news spread like a tsunami, engulfing the elite circles of Yan Jing.
The Chen family, which had previously considered Zhang Fan an enemy, was filled with trepidation for a considerable period, fearing that Master Saint Zhang might remember them and annihilate their family with a single palm strike.
Simultaneously, news of a Divine Realm expert from the Bai family in the southwest also circulated. Not only the elite circles of Yan Jing but the entire Chinese martial arts world became aware of this development.
Although the Bai family in the southwest was a secluded and low-profile family, some elders in the Chinese martial arts world knew of its terrifying power.
There had even been rumors of a Divine Realm expert in the Bai family in the past, but with that individual remaining unseen for decades, they were gradually forgotten.
Now, this low-profile yet fearsome family was once again remembered by the world.
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At a tavern at the foot of Lingquan Temple, a group of martial artists were drinking and chatting, their conversation revolving around Zhang Fan.
"Master Saint Zhang destroyed the remnant divine consciousness of the Bai family's Divine Realm expert with a single palm, killed the Bai family's second master, Bai Yangming, with a finger, and even the Bai family's current heir died at Master Saint Zhang's hands. Master Saint Zhang has incurred a great enmity with the Bai family!" someone exclaimed, downing a large bowl of white wine.
"Indeed, I heard that the Bai family's Divine Realm expert had already declared his intention to seek revenge on Master Saint Zhang. It's likely that a divine battle will erupt soon. I wonder if Master Saint Zhang can defeat him again and create further glory."
"Heh, the Bai family's Divine Realm expert is just making empty threats to save face. Since Master Saint Zhang's debut, he has slain several Divine Realm experts. His strength has likely reached the peak of the Divine Realm. Ordinary Divine Realm experts are no match for him," someone scoffed, evidently a staunch fan of Zhang Fan, believing the Bai family's Divine Realm expert's words were merely for show.
"My friend, that statement is too absolute."
"Master Saint Zhang is undoubtedly powerful and has a record of killing Divine Realm experts. However, the Bai family's ancestor is not to be underestimated. Even before I was born, my grandfather told me legends of this Bai family ancestor. His mastery of the Gu-poisoning art is already perfected, capable of causing Saint Domain powerhouses to die invisibly. His methods are unfathomably strange. Decades have passed, and this Bai family Divine Realm expert's strength is even more unfathomable. Zhang Saint Master cannot claim absolute certainty." someone stated earnestly.
"Heh, how could I forget I told you this..." someone quipped.
Subsequently, a small-scale fight broke out in the tavern due to the verbal dispute.
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Zhang Fan paid no mind to the matters that had arisen. After leaving the Qin family manor, he returned to school and bid farewell to his roommates.
"Boss, you are truly incredible. Rumors of you are all over Yan Jing these past couple of days. In those stories, you are like a deity. Even the patriarchs of Yan Jing's top four great families tremble before you." As soon as Zhang Fan returned to the dormitory, Yi Ziping was the first to rush forward, clinging to Zhang Fan's leg and wailing.
"Brother Fan, you're awesome," Geng Lesheng said, patting Zhang Fan's shoulder.
The incidents Zhang Fan had caused in recent days were significant, shaking the entire Yan Jing. However, matters related to him were primarily circulated within Yan Jing's elite circles, and ordinary people could not access that level of information.
Geng Lesheng's family, though merely a third-rate family in Yan Jing, was fortunately well-informed and had some understanding of Zhang Fan's recent actions.
Upon learning this news, the few of them in the dormitory were utterly astonished. They knew Zhang Fan was very powerful, but they never imagined he was this formidable, to the point where even Yan Jing's top four great families could only cower before him.
While Zhang Fan had somewhat anticipated his roommates' reactions, he was still flustered by them. After chatting with them in the dormitory for an entire afternoon, he bid them farewell and returned alone to Huxin Island in Donghai, preparing to enter seclusion again to break through to the Heavenly Human realm!
After the accumulation of this period, Zhang Fan felt that the time was ripe. It was time to enter the Heavenly Human realm.
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