"The Divine Realm powerhouses can't break it either?" Zhang Xing'an was stunned when he heard this, finding it hard to believe.
In his mind, Divine Realm powerhouses were beings capable of splitting mountains and diverting seas, yet his son claimed that ordinary Divine Realm powerhouses couldn't break this formation. Was this mist-shrouded formation truly that formidable?
With a casual wave of his hand, the mist coalesced, and the formation automatically parted to reveal a path leading to the island in the center of the lake.
Zhang Fan stepped on the water and walked towards the island, with Zhang Xing'an following curiously.
Upon entering the island, Zhang Xing'an felt the incredibly dense spiritual energy permeating the air, causing him to freeze in place, a look of excitement appearing on his face.
He took a deep breath and felt his turbid inner impurities being cleansed, his entire being seemingly elevated.
"Is there such a paradise on Earth?" Zhang Xing'an marveled. In his eyes, this island, enveloped in swirling spiritual energy, was no different from the immortal realms he imagined.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, as Zhang Xing'an was lost in the ethereal spiritual energy of the island, a blood-red stream of light shot out from Zhang Fan's arm and then soared into the sky…
Zhang Xing'an squinted and saw a snake-like creature with blood-red scales, only as thick as his arm. Just as Zhang Xing'an was about to ask Zhang Fan what it was…
He was horrified to see the arm-thick, snake-like creature rapidly enlarge in the air, eventually transforming into a colossal python, tens of feet long and as thick as a water bucket.
However, unlike a typical giant python, the scales of this blood-red creature glinted with an incredibly sharp, cold light that sent chills down one's spine just by looking at it.
And atop its head was a protrusion, like the nascent horns of a young dragon.
The Blood Demon Flood Dragon soared and tumbled in the air, reveling in its freedom.
"What… what is that…"
Staring at the colossal creature in the sky, Zhang Xing'an's mind ceased to function.
He could feel the terrifying aura emanating from the behemoth, striking fear into his heart.
"That's a pet I raised not too long ago. Its species is of the flood dragon type, and its strength is probably at the peak of the Divine Realm," Zhang Fan said with a smile.
During his time with the Su family, Zhang Fan had not released the Blood Demon Flood Dragon for fear of startling them. He had kept it cooped up for days. Now that he was back on the island, it couldn't wait to get out and breathe fresh air.
"Peak Divine Realm?" Zhang Xing'an was utterly dumbfounded. This meant that without Zhang Fan even lifting a finger, this Blood Demon Flood Dragon alone could sweep across China?
As they were talking, a fiery red figure flew from the villa and landed before Zhang Fan.
"Master, you're back?" Ailiebella exclaimed joyfully. She had been cultivating when the roar of the Blood Demon Flood Dragon startled her. Seeing the Blood Demon Flood Dragon tumbling in the sky, Ailiebella knew Zhang Fan had returned.
"Master?" Zhang Xing'an, overhearing this address, glanced at Zhang Fan with a strange look. He hadn't expected his son to have such a hobby.
Seeing his father's expression, Zhang Fan knew he had been misunderstood. However, he didn't explain. After an awkward chuckle, he said to Ailiebella, "Didn't you go back to the Blood Clan? Why are you still here?"
"Cultivating in the clan is too slow. This island is better," Ailiebella said. Her main reason for returning was to show off her current strength to the elders of her clan.
About half a year ago, Ailiebella came to China from England. At that time, her strength had only just entered the realm of a Saint, and even so, she was considered a rare genius in the history of the Blood Clan. Now, in less than half a year, her strength had skyrocketed like a rocket, improving by three levels in a short period, from the early Saint stage to the peak Saint stage, which had nearly stunned the elders of the Blood Clan. This had indeed satisfied Ailiebella's vanity, as it was truly difficult to do things that would shock those old relics.
However, after returning to the Degus family, Ailiebella clearly felt that her cultivation speed had slowed considerably. While this was partly due to her reaching a bottleneck, the more significant reason was the extremely thin spiritual energy in the outside world, to which she had become unaccustomed after living on the island. Thus, on the third day after returning to the Degus family, she came back to the island.
After a brief conversation with Ailiebella, Zhang Fan sent her away.
Watching Ailiebella's retreating figure, Zhang Xing'an finally spoke, "What's going on? You have a girlfriend."
"It's a long story," Zhang Fan said.
"Then make it a short one," Zhang Xing'an replied.
"Her name is Ailiebella. She's the princess of the Degus family, and her strength should be at the peak of the Saint Domain. However, I've subdued her, and she works for me," Zhang Fan explained concisely.
"Ruthless," Zhang Xing'an was utterly defeated. That woman looked so much younger than him, yet her strength far surpassed his. Furthermore, she was the princess of the Degus family, a rather intimidating identity.
"Find me a place. I want to go into closed-door cultivation. Ignore anyone who looks for me. I won't come out until I break through to the Saint Domain," Zhang Xing'an declared with great determination.
"Even if your mother looks for you, you won't respond?" Zhang Fan asked, staring at his father with a playful smile.
"Uh, that… we'll see about that later," Zhang Xing'an's resolve wavered.
"Go ahead. There's a secret chamber in the villa's basement suitable for cultivation. As long as you refine all seven Seven-Stage Breaking God Pills, you will experience an unimaginable surprise after breaking through to the Saint Domain," Zhang Fan said.
"En," Zhang Xing'an nodded. He had already refined five of the Seven-Stage Breaking God Pills, reaching the fifth stage, and the seventh stage wasn't too far off. On this island rich in spiritual energy, he was now very confident in refining the remaining pills.
Upon returning to the island, Zhang Fan couldn't find Lin Haotian, so he called him. He learned that Lin Haotian had gone to find Hong Binglan.
"It seems I should head back to school too." Even his simple-minded disciple knew to go find his girlfriend, yet Zhang Fan hadn't visited Qin Luoshui in a long time, making him feel somewhat ashamed. However, Zhang Fan was quite curious about how much Qin Luoshui's strength had improved after nearly half a year and taking the Hundred Spirits Pill.
…
His father was in seclusion, so Zhang Fan didn't disturb him. As for Ailiebella, she was also at a crucial stage of her cultivation recently and didn't plan to go to Yan Jing. And the Blood Demon Flood Dragon, Zhang Fan certainly wasn't going to bring it along; it could stay on the island and guard the house.
After making arrangements, Zhang Fan set off for Yan Jing alone.
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