Chapter 677: Ding Fan Acts
Ding Fan, after all, was a Ninth Level Qi Cultivation powerhouse. If he wanted to kill that wretched woman, let alone that innocent girl, even a master at the Peak of Earth Level here might not be able to save her.
Thud...
Just as the innocent girl had yet to react, Ding Fan's iron nail shot directly through the wretched woman's forehead.
The wretched woman's body fell to the ground with a thud, and by the time anyone looked, she was already dead beyond any doubt.
"You... you... you actually resort to murder when your coercion fails, you pervert, you are indeed sinister!" the innocent girl, with furrowed brows, said furiously.
Ding Fan glanced at the innocent girl. "Does this master need your instruction on how to handle matters? Scram, and don't let me see you again!"
"Pervert, do you think by killing someone, this matter is resolved? The heavens are watching, and divine justice will not let you go, today I must act on behalf of divine justice and eradicate you, you dead pervert!"
After saying that, the innocent girl waved her longsword, chopping directly at Ding Fan.
Ding Fan felt irritated; the girl kept calling him a pervert right from the start.
Now, Ding Fan actually felt like rectifying this girl. You call me pervert? Then let me teach you a lesson, and show you that you shouldn't make baseless accusations before you understand the situation!
The innocent girl's longsword was just about to strike Ding Fan when he slightly sidestepped, extending his right index finger, and lightly flicked the girl's sword blade.
Hum...
After Ding Fan flicked it, the sword buzzed loudly, and the girl shrieked, directly throwing away her longsword.
"You... you can use Demon Art!" the girl said in astonishment, staring at Ding Fan.
The girl had been training for so many years, but this was the first time she encountered someone like Ding Fan who could just flick the sword blade and transmit such a tremendous power that she couldn't hold it anymore.
This made the girl feel extremely terrified.
Ding Fan flicked away the girl's longsword and turned to leave, thinking that teaching this girl a lesson was enough; after all, she meant well in trying to save someone, just lacked the method.
However, at that moment, Ding Fan clearly felt a terribly powerful force—it was a form of Telekinesis—that frightening Telekinesis obviously swept over his body.
Ding Fan immediately felt a chill down his spine.
If Ding Fan wasn't mistaken, that Telekinesis was Hua Zhimo's.
This Old Demon's Telekinesis was so abnormal. It's known that even he, within this Human Level mansion, couldn't use Divine Sense, but this Old Demon's Telekinesis could still probe inside.
At that moment, Ding Fan was quietly relieved that he had kept himself hidden earlier. If his tracks had been discovered, he feared his life would have truly been left here.
"Little sister, how about having some fun with me?" Ding Fan could clearly feel that Telekinesis locking onto him.
Having just obtained the Penetrative Stone Wood, Ding Fan had to be cautious in his actions, even if the other party didn't know that he had slain her disciple, but knowing that he had obtained the Penetrative Stone Wood, he might as well be dead.
The innocent girl didn't know what Ding Fan was about to do, and she watched him warily. "You... keep away from me, or my master will kill you!"
Ding Fan chuckled. "I'd actually like to see how your master is going to kill me. Although that's not important now—let me enjoy you first," he said.
As he spoke, he rubbed his hands together and pressed towards the girl.
At this moment, Ding Fan dared not relax at all; he could clearly sense that the Telekinesis was firmly locked onto him.
All Ding Fan could think about now was how to bluff his way through the situation; his own strength was so inferior in front of the other that he couldn't even flee.
"If you dare come any closer, I... I..." the girl said, her face turning red in her agitation.
She was young, and her blush made her look particularly tempting at the moment.
However, Ding Fan really had no time to care about that; what concerned him now was how to deceive Hua Zhimo.
Whoosh... Ding Fan suddenly darted forward, and then scooped the girl up into his arms.
The girl cried out in surprise, but Ding Fan was too quick, she barely had time to react.
"You... let me go..." in her urgency, the girl began to desperately struggle.
Ding Fan pretended not to notice for a moment, letting the girl scratch a few marks on him. Then, pretending to be furious, he said, "Today I will take you right here!"
Having finished speaking, he strode away, carrying the girl.
Just then, Ding Fan suddenly felt lighter, Ding Fan inwardly sighed in relief, knowing that Hua Zhimo had shifted her Telekinesis from him.
Although it had only been a minute just now, Ding Fan felt like it had been as long as a century.
"Let me go..." At this moment, the girl in Ding Fan's arms was still throwing a tantrum...
Without hesitation, Ding Fan dropped the girl to one side. Then, without looking back, he disappeared into the night after a few quick steps.
The innocent girl was left standing there, utterly dumbfounded.
Wasn't Ding Fan about to violate her? Why did he suddenly drop her and leave in the blink of an eye?
The innocent girl was stunned for a while, then all of a sudden her face turned red. Isn't it good for her if someone discarded her and let her go? Could she really want to wait to be harmed by someone else?
The innocent girl immediately ran over, retrieved her longsword, and then trotted away.
...
Ding Fan sprinted wildly in that instant.
Just before, the place where Ding Fan was standing was very close to the entrance of the mansion, which was why Hua Zhimo was able to send her telekinesis inside. Now that Ding Fan had run so far, he believed that even if Hua Zhimo's cultivation was against nature, she wouldn't be able to reach him.
Ding Fan followed the path, searching along the way. It took him about fifteen minutes to find the cave where Qu Waner and Qin Min had rested before.
Ding Fan's journey took less than two hours, and at that time, inside the karst cave, the two women were sound asleep, clearly unaware of their departure earlier. It seemed they were indeed too exhausted during the day.
Ding Fan once again jumped onto a tree trunk and sat cross-legged.
At this time, Ding Fan dared not examine the Penetrative Stone Wood here; it would not be good if his examination drew the attention of other strong figures, let alone just attract attention from someone else. Who knows whether a strong figure like Hua Zhimo might ambush him en route.
When it comes to interests, there's no room for propriety, righteousness, or shame—Hua Zhimo would definitely use her power to rob...
Since it wasn't feasible to examine the Penetrative Stone Wood at this time, Ding Fan simply rested and practiced his breathing exercise.
Ding Fan held a Second Grade Foundation Building Pill in his mouth and practiced his breathing exercise.
At this moment, the meridian that had just opened atop Ding Fan's head was somewhat abnormal. He found that this meridian usually absorbed spiritual energy most efficiently, but today, he felt that this meridian was extremely clogged, allowing very little spiritual energy into his body—probably less than a third of the usual amount.
This meridian often exerted great power, and seeing it clogged, Ding Fan was momentarily worried whether it might affect his cultivation.
As is known, a normal meridian, once clogged, can significantly impact cultivation.
After a session of energy practice, Ding Fan disregarded his concerns; although the meridian was clogged, it posed no issue to his cultivation.
Having understood this, Ding Fan no longer dwelled on it. He directly started circulating the Grand and Xiao Zhoutian and began his cultivation.
After circulating the Xiao Zhoutian several times and the Grand Circulation twice, Ding Fan slowly opened his eyes.
By this time, it was already broad daylight.
"Elder Brother Ye, come down, my sister just found some fruits nearby..." At this moment, Qin Min spotted Ding Fan waking up on the tree trunk, and she called out to him.
Ding Fan responded with a yes and then directly jumped down from the tree trunk.
"Elder Brother Ye, you were sitting on that tree trunk all night last night..." Qin Min glanced at the tree trunk, then at Ding Fan, and said somewhat guiltily.
"What's so strange about sleeping on a tree trunk? Let me tell you, I've got plenty of tricks up my sleeve; you'll have plenty of time to be amazed in the future," Ding Fan said with a laugh.
At this time, Qin Min laughed, but she didn't say much else.
Last night, Qin Min was initially worried that Ding Fan might rush into the cave in the middle of the night to take advantage of her and her sister. So, she slept with her longsword in her hand.
Despite her vigilance, perhaps due to exhaustion, Qin Min eventually fell asleep deeply.
When Qin Min opened her eyes again, it was already bright daylight, and when she saw Ding Fan sitting cross-legged on the trunk, she realized she had mistrusted a good person by suspecting him wrongly.
Thinking about it, if Ding Fan really intended to take advantage of her, he wouldn't have needed to save her under the oppressive environment of the Human Level Mansion or from the jaws of the lizard…
At this time, Ding Fan walked to the entrance of the cave where some fruits were laid on the ground. He grabbed two unknown fruits without any hesitation and started chewing them vigorously.
"Hmm? Where's Waner?" Ding Fan looked around but couldn't find Qu Waner.
"My sister went to fetch some water..." Qin Min said.
Just then, the sound of footsteps came from the bushes, and finally, the bushes parted, and Qu Waner emerged, carrying two large leaves in her hand which held quite an amount of water.
"Elder Brother Ye, have some water," Qu Waner offered one of the leaves to Ding Fan.
Ding Fan nodded, took the leaf, and drank the water from it in two gulps.
The water here tasted remarkably sweet, and as the heavenly dew passed through his throat, it felt incredibly refreshing.
At this time, Ding Fan held Qu Waner in high esteem, always acting like an elder sister, taking care of the somewhat dazed Qin Min by her side.
"Elder Brother Ye, we need to continue on our journey to the mansion today... Earlier, while I was fetching water by the river, I saw a huge stele that said 'Human Level Mansion,' which is opened only for three days. There was a red mark beneath the stele, which I think signifies that one day has already passed…
So far, we've gained nothing, we need to push harder in the remaining two days..."
Ding Fan nodded. He knew well that such forbidden lands definitely have a closing time, even without Qu Waner mentioning it.
"Let's travel more today then. Let's really give it our all!"
Qu Waner nodded. "Yesterday, many people entered the Human Level Mansion, and last night I heard that someone even took a flower tree..."
"Wow..." Qin Min gasped in amazement. "Someone managed to take a flower tree right under the nose of a giant lizard beast, that's amazing... so cool!"