Zhang Fan, accompanied by Wu Chen Jian Xian and Ailebeila, bid farewell to the people of Huxin Island and ascended into the sky, soaring at high speed and disappearing among the white clouds.
The incident on Huxin Island had instilled a sense of urgency in Zhang Fan, and he had no inclination to travel to Europe at a leisurely pace by plane.
Under Zhang Fan's leadership, the three of them flew far beyond the speed of sound. In less than an hour, they had traveled from Huxin Island to the skies above the Blood Ancestor's ancient castle.
The powerful life presences of Zhang Fan and Wu Chen Jian Xian alerted several of the Blood Ancestor's princes and the Blood Ancestor himself. They rushed out of the castle, and it was only upon seeing Zhang Fan that they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Greetings, Master!"
Led by the Blood Ancestor, Xue Jing, the Blood Race princes collectively paid their respects. Simultaneously, they cast glances at Wu Chen Jian Xian, who stood behind Zhang Fan.
Wu Chen Jian Xian's cultivation had reached the peak of the Condensing Core realm and he had already begun to attempt the condensation of Golden Core Dao patterns. His strength far surpassed that of the Blood Ancestor's princes, making them dare not disregard him.
Wu Chen Jian Xian, standing behind Zhang Fan, was even more astonished by this scene. The individuals kneeling before Zhang Fan were all Condensing Core realm powerhouses.
One had to realize that on Earth, Condensing Core realm powerhouses were virtually at the pinnacle of existence, and their numbers were extremely scarce. In Huaxia, after Zhang Fan had slaughtered four Condensing Core realm powerhouses, coupled with those in seclusion, it was uncertain if their total number could exceed the count of fingers on one hand.
Even the leading figure, whose aura was vast and boundless, made it impossible for Wu Chen Jian Xian to gauge his depth.
Despite the man's restrained aura, when Wu Chen Jian Xian faced him, he felt as if he were confronting an boundless sea of blood, and his heart could not find peace.
"Golden Core realm powerhouse!"
Wu Chen Jian Xian was immensely shocked. Although he had always felt Zhang Fan was unfathomable, he had never imagined that even Golden Core realm powerhouses would be subdued by him. 138 Reading Network
"Let's go, we'll talk after we land!"
Zhang Fan nodded and began to descend towards the ancestral castle.
Xue Jing and the others followed closely.
In a pavilion within the secret realm of the ancestral castle, Zhang Fan sat by a stone table, gently sipping the tea prepared by the Blood Race for him. He looked at Xue Jing, who stood before him with utmost reverence, and with a flick of his finger, a jade bottle landed in Xue Jing's hand.
"I killed four Condensing Core realm powerhouses during my return to Huaxia. I used their blood to refine these Human Blood Pills, which I believe will be of great help to your injuries," Zhang Fan stated.
Xue Jing held the jade bottle in his hand, filled with excitement. Even without opening the stopper, he keenly smelled the rich blood energy emanating from the bottle.
Xue Jing had not tasted the blood of a Condensing Core realm powerhouse for a very long time. Although the Blood Race had three Condensing Core realm powerhouses, and their strength was not weak, logically speaking, they should have been capable of hunting down Condensing Core realm opponents for him.
However, due to the influence of the Holy See, the Blood Race's three princes dared not be too overt or high-profile. Battles at the Condensing Core realm had too wide an impact, and without overwhelming strength, it would be difficult to kill the opponent quickly.
Therefore, for many years, the blood provided to Xue Jing by the Blood Race had been at the Divine realm level, resulting in his recovery being extremely slow.
The blood of four Condensing Core realm powerhouses, including a mid-stage Condensing Core realm body cultivator and a peak Condensing Core realm powerhouse, further refined by Zhang Fan's skillful methods, would be tens of times more effective than him consuming it directly.
"Thank you, Master!"
Xue Jing, gripping the jade bottle excitedly, bowed gratefully to Zhang Fan.
"You should focus on recovering from your injuries during this time. Once you are healed, we will pay the Holy See a visit," Zhang Fan said.
"Yes!"
Xue Jing responded, his heart surging with ambition. Trampling the Holy See was the first thing he intended to do after his injuries healed. With Zhang Fan leading the way, even if that fellow Austen had fully recovered, he was certainly doomed this time.
Afterward, Zhang Fan looked at the Blood Race princes and, with a wave of his hand, tossed out three dragon's eye-sized primordial cores, which landed in the hands of the three princes.
"These are Guiyuan Pills refined from the primordial cores of Condensing Core realm powerhouses. The three of you are currently at the mid-stage of the Condensing Core realm, which is still too weak. I hope these three primordial cores will aid your cultivation," Zhang Fan said.
The three Blood Race princes joyfully grasped the spiritual pills and did not refute Zhang Fan's words. Although they were all Condensing Core realm powerhouses, in Zhang Fan's eyes, they were indeed too weak.
"Too weak?"
Ailebeila, standing by, her delicate and exquisite face twitched slightly. She felt deeply discouraged. Her current strength had not even reached the Divine realm, let alone the Condensing Core realm, which was a million miles away.
If even the princes of the Blood Race were considered too weak, then what was she?
A weakling?
Ailebeila, who had always been proud, felt a profound sense of loss. She realized that by following Zhang Fan's side, she was becoming less and less helpful, as Zhang Fan's current opponents were at least Condensing Core realm powerhouses.
And she had not even reached the Divine realm.
Zhang Fan noticed Ailebeila's reaction. Although Ailebeila possessed exceptional talent, far surpassing the three Blood Race princes, she was ultimately too young, and it was normal for her to struggle to keep up.
"You may all withdraw," Zhang Fan said to Xue Jing and the others, waving them away and leaving only Wu Chen Jian Xian and Ailebeila.
"How is your Blood Moon Demonic King Body cultivation progressing?" Zhang Fan asked Ailebeila after Xue Jing and the others had departed.
"I feel like I've reached a bottleneck. I could break through at any moment and reach the minor accomplishment of the King Body, but I've been unable to take that final step," Ailebeila said with some frustration.
"Although the Blood Moon Demonic King Body is not the most top-tier body refinement technique, it far surpasses the 'Three Zhang Golden Body' cultivated by the Martial Saint of Changbai Mountain. Once it reaches minor accomplishment, it can cultivate a 'Heavenly Human Body,' with strength comparable to a peak Divine realm powerhouse."
"And you have only been cultivating for two years. To reach your first bottleneck is already considered quite remarkable," Zhang Fan praised.
Despite the assistance of numerous spiritual pills bestowed by Zhang Fan, achieving such progress in two years was indeed a testament to extraordinary talent.
Compared to other young prodigies on Earth, Ailebeila was undoubtedly among the top masters.
"Comparable to peak Divine realm?" Ailebeila's bright eyes twinkled. She had not expected the Blood Moon Demonic King Body to provide such a dramatic increase in strength.
Now, she was only one step away from the minor accomplishment of the Blood Moon Demonic King Body, yet her current strength was only at the peak of the Saint domain. And once it reached minor accomplishment, her strength would soar to the peak of the Divine realm?
The leap was indeed immense. If anyone else had told her this, she would never have believed it.
But coming from Zhang Fan's mouth, she believed it implicitly.
Having followed Zhang Fan for so long, she had gained some understanding of his cultivation matters.
Ailebeila knew that Zhang Fan also practiced a body refinement technique, and a very powerful one at that. Zhang Fan's rapid increase in strength was precisely due to a major breakthrough in his body refinement.
Previously, Zhang Fan's cultivation realm was only at the peak of the Heavenly Human realm, and his combat power could at most be compared to a mid-stage Condensing Core realm powerhouse. However, after his divine body broke through to the quasi-minor accomplishment stage, his strength became comparable to a Golden Core realm powerhouse.
The disparity was even more exaggerated than the Blood Moon Demonic King Body she was cultivating.
"Then, what if I cultivate the Blood Moon Demonic King Body to the stage of great accomplishment?" Ailebeila asked with anticipation.
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