After dispelling the sealing array, Zhang Fan seized the Zi Wu Yuan Guo in his hand. The jade-white fruit made his eyes shine. Despite some setbacks, he had finally obtained it.
What if the sealing array disappeared?
Even if Nascent Soul Heavenly Immortals coveted the opportunity of Zi Wu True Immortal and traveled from beyond the Milky Way to Earth, it would take at least several years, even with a galaxy-class spaceship and continuous space jumps.
Several years were enough for Zhang Fan to reach an extremely powerful level. Moreover, after condensing his Golden Core, Zhang Fan planned to leave Earth and head to the Wu Shan Star Domain.
Beneath the Zi Wu Yuan Guo lay a pure white nine-leaf flower, which was the companion flower of the Zi Wu Yuan Guo.
Zhang Fan carefully collected the Zi Wu Yuan Guo companion flower. He had promised it to Xue Jing and intended to keep his word.
Xue Jing's performance in the battle against the cultivators from the Wu Shan Star Domain had been quite satisfactory to Zhang Fan. Considering his talent, potential, and temperament, Zhang Fan felt he could be well cultivated.
With both the Zi Wu Yuan Guo and the Zi Wu companion flower in hand, Zhang Fan did not linger in the immortal mansion. After all, many people were waiting for him outside.
With a thought, a golden gate appeared on the third level of the immortal mansion. Stepping through it, Zhang Fan exited the mansion and entered the icy, snowy wilderness.
At Zhang Fan's beckoning, the colossal golden immortal mansion rapidly shrunk, eventually becoming palm-sized and landing in his hand, resembling an exquisite architectural model.
"Master!"
"Sage Master Zhang!"
Xue Jing and Lin Yun had been waiting outside the immortal mansion. Although they felt the competition held little suspense, they couldn't feel at ease until they saw Zhang Fan emerge.
Now that Zhang Fan had finally appeared and even taken the immortal mansion into his possession, they understood that Zhang Fan had succeeded.
Seeing the barely concealed excitement on Xue Jing's fair and handsome face, Zhang Fan didn't keep him in suspense. "Rest assured, I will do as I promised you."
"Thank you, Master!"
Hearing this, Xue Jing excitedly bowed to Zhang Fan, his emotions still turbulent. To reach the Golden Core realm, how enticing it was!
"Sage Master Zhang, what about the other ten powerful individuals from the Wu Shan Star Domain?" Lin Yun asked with concern. Those Golden Core realm experts posed a significant threat to Earth. If they were allowed to leave the immortal mansion alive, they might seek revenge.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I almost forgot."
Zhang Fan smiled slightly, took out the immortal mansion, and a figure flew out. It was True Monarch Tian Hua.
"Tian Hua greets Master."
Upon seeing Zhang Fan, True Monarch Tian Hua immediately bowed respectfully.
"En."
Zhang Fan nodded lightly, then turned to Lin Yun and said, "The other nine are dead. Only True Monarch Tian Hua remains. He will follow me from now on."
"It is his honor to be able to follow Sage Master Zhang," Lin Yun nodded, quite satisfied with this outcome.
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Everything that happened on the snowfield was naturally broadcast live to the world. Seeing Zhang Fan take possession of the immortal mansion, people understood that Sage Master Zhang had won this battle.
"Master, shall we return to Lake Heart Island now?" Xue Jing asked impatiently.
"Not yet, there's one more thing to do."
Zhang Fan looked up at the sky and said, "Follow me!"
The four of them transformed into streaks of light, rapidly soaring into the sky. In just a few minutes, they broke through the atmosphere and entered outer space.
At this moment, only one colossal galaxy-class spaceship remained in Earth's orbit; the others had departed.
Each spaceship contained subordinates and slaves from the Wu Shan Star Domain. With their masters dead, the spaceships, lacking their pilots, could sense it.
Some rejoiced at being freed from control, while others were filled with anxiety, wondering if they could still leave the Milky Way with their masters dead.
However, regardless of their thoughts, they all refined the spaceships and fled Earth, escaping beyond the Milky Way.
Only the galaxy-class spaceship carrying True Monarch Tian Hua remained. True Monarch Tian Hua looked at the spaceship with complex emotions.
Over a hundred Golden Core realm cultivators from the Wu Shan Star Domain had descended upon Earth, fierce and unstoppable. Now, some were dead, and others had fled, leaving him alone, bound by his oath to follow Sage Master Zhang.
The only solace True Monarch Tian Hua felt was that his mastery of formations had made significant breakthroughs within the golden immortal mansion. If he cultivated diligently, he could break through to the Nascent Soul stage within a few years.
Galaxy-class spaceships were enormous and slow to accelerate. Moreover, the air resistance within the atmosphere further reduced their speed, making them far slower than their normal flight speed. Therefore, no cultivator had brought a spaceship into Earth.
"We'll need this galaxy-class spaceship to go to the Wu Shan Star Domain in the future. We can't just leave them here indefinitely," Zhang Fan said.
"Does Master intend to bring the spaceship into Earth? Such a colossal vessel might cause considerable chaos on Earth," Xue Jing remarked.
"Can't I just store it away?"
Zhang Fan's spiritual sense permeated outward, enveloping the entire galaxy-class spaceship. Then, with a thought, the whole spaceship was absorbed into the Starry Sky space.
True Monarch Tian Hua watched this scene dumbfounded, unable to believe it.
The galaxy-class spaceship, over three kilometers long and hundreds of meters wide, had simply been stored away by his master. How vast must the spatial storage artifact be?
He had never even heard of such a thing, let alone seen it.
"Let's go."
Zhang Fan called out, and the four returned to Earth, landing on Lake Heart Island.
After several battles, Lake Heart Island had lost its former splendor and appeared somewhat dilapidated. Of course, with Zhang Fan's wealth and influence, rebuilding Lake Heart Island would be a simple matter.
However, now that he possessed the immortal mansion, he wouldn't need to go through such trouble.
The golden immortal mansion was a high-grade heavenly treasure. If fully activated, its size could encompass an entire city, covering Donghai City. However, this would consume an immense amount of spiritual power, which Zhang Fan, with his current strength, could not sustain for long.
The golden immortal mansion transformed into its normal size, tens of feet high and occupying only a hundred-meter radius, landing on Lake Heart Island.
In a short while, Zhang Fan's parents, disciples, and a group of followers also returned to Lake Heart Island. Seeing Zhang Fan again, they all appeared very excited.
His mother, in particular, held Zhang Fan's hand, her eyes filled with worry. The battle on the snowfield had kept everyone on edge. Now, seeing Zhang Fan unharmed, they finally began to relax.
"Come, I'll take you to a wonderful place."
After exchanging pleasantries with everyone, Zhang Fan led the way into the immortal mansion. Upon entering, everyone felt a rich spiritual energy wash over them, their internal spiritual power stirring. After cultivating for so many years, it was their first time experiencing spiritual energy of such density.
The first and second levels of the immortal mansion appeared empty. However, the third level was filled with various exotic flowers and plants, their rich spiritual energy pervading the air, almost becoming liquid.
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