Top-tier Unruly Master

Chapter 2270: Chapter 2305: Protecting Ling Wanru

Jeang Tianlin said a few words, instructing people to tidy up the battlefield and to be more vigilant. He walked into Ling Wanru’s tent, checked on her, saw nothing was wrong, and then headed towards Ding Fan’s tent.

Crimson Flame was outside at the moment, and Jeang Tianlin smiled at him, saying, "I’d like to have a word with Young Master Ding."

Ding Fan inside the tent heard the sound, came out, and welcomed Jeang Tianlin into his tent. The tent was simple, with only a few meditation mats. Ding Fan shrugged and said, "Commander, the conditions here are poor, please forgive the hospitality."

Jeang Tianlin gave a slight smile and directly knelt on one meditation mat, while Ding Fan knelt on another opposite him, smiling and asking, "Commander, what brings you to Ding Fan?"

Jeang Tianlin, with a gentle smile on his face, said, "I specifically came to thank Young Master Ding."

Ding Fan was a bit surprised, waved his hand, and said, "Commander, you’re too kind, I didn’t do anything, instead it was Miss Ling who helped suppress the attack of the Divine Mountain rats."

"That’s not what I’m referring to."

Jeang Tianlin sighed and said, "Thank you for your help. The words you said to her were very useful. During this period, she’s shown clear changes, although she can’t completely move past the influence of that event, she’s much better than before. Today, I was surprised that she took the initiative to suppress the Divine Mountain rats."

Ding Fan was silent for a while, nodded, and said, "I can tell Miss Ling was a good girl before. If she can forget the past, it would be good. However, whether she can ultimately move on depends on her. We can’t help much in that regard."

Jeang Tianlin nodded in agreement and then looked at Ding Fan, asking, "Young Master Ding, do you know Wanru’s identity? Do you know what happened to her in the past?"

Ding Fan didn’t hide it, saying, "She told me her identity. I might have guessed some things that happened to her before. Commander, rest assured, I know nothing about your granddaughter, nor do I have any ideas, let alone play any pretentious games."

"Oh?"

Jeang Tianlin was a bit surprised, as Ling Wanru is the Hall Master’s daughter of the Spirit Dragon Hall and a genius like no other, extremely beautiful. Ding Fan not only wasn’t moved by her but spoke clearly.

Thinking of Ding Fan having two Sixth Level Experts from the Divine Realm, Jeang Tianlin squinted and asked, "Forgive an old man’s abruptness, but which deity is your father?"

The Spirit Dragon Hall certainly investigated Ding Fan’s background, only knowing about what happened at Han City’s Evil Spirit Mountain, but not knowing who Ding Fan actually was.

Of course, Ding Fan wasn’t going to say, keeping his expression unchanged, he replied, "Sorry, I can’t say, and please, Commander, don’t investigate. I promise I have no designs on Miss Ling and certainly won’t do anything to harm her. Besides, we may soon leave."

Ding Fan’s words were sincere. Although he wore a mask, his gaze was soft, indicating his inner calm.

Jeang Tianlin stroked his beard, contemplated for a while, and said, "Young Master Ding, you’re a smart person. After all, Wanru’s identity is very special. Personally, I don’t oppose whatever she decides to do, but her father and some elders highly value such matters, so I hope you understand."

"I understand this kind of situation!" Ding Fan nodded, indicating his understanding. Jeang Tianlin stood up and bid farewell, and Ding Fan did not go out to see him off. He didn’t even try to ingratiate himself with Ling Wanru, so naturally wouldn’t curry favor with Jeang Tianlin.

Indeed, he had little interest in Ling Wanru, and frankly, he had been quite disdainful of her before. After learning her backstory, Ding Fan merely felt she was a pitiable woman, without any other thoughts.

His heart had no room for any other woman. He quickly began cultivating and continued refining Soul Crystals. Soul cultivation is not a simple task. Now, he has refined hundreds of Soul Crystals, yet his soul hasn’t changed much overall. It indicates how many Soul Crystals are needed to reach the pinnacle of the soul.

There are two methods to cultivate the soul: one is using Divine Technique, which is very slow, depending on one’s comprehension strength. This usually takes ten years, even decades.

The second method is piling up with soul-type Spiritual Materials.

Imagine why the progeny of those major forces can improve so swiftly? It’s because they lack no Spiritual Materials. As long as the talent is good enough and they are diligent, the family will provide them with endless Spiritual Materials for breakthroughs.

Ding Fan didn’t have many Spiritual Materials before, but now that he has such a good opportunity, he has access to many Soul Crystals, and he certainly won’t waste this opportunity.

One Soul Crystal alone is worth a million Black Obsidian!

From last night until now, Ding Fan has refined three to four hundred Soul Crystals, meaning he has squandered billions of Black Obsidian.

Small forces wouldn’t use this method to refine Soul Crystals. They usually have Secret Techniques to aid the refining, often accompanied by other Spiritual Materials, resulting in a refining speed multiple times faster and minimizing wastage of the Soul Crystals. Ding Fan’s current method is simply wasteful.

However, Ding Fan doesn’t have other Spiritual Materials, nor does he know any Secret Techniques, so he doesn’t care at all. He believes that once he reaches Sirius City, being an Inheritance Disciple of the Sirius Clan, he won’t lack Spiritual Materials, so now he won’t bother cherishing those Soul Crystals.

"Sirius Clan!"

The Sirius Clan, being one of the eleven royal families, what kind of scale do they have, and how terrifying is their family’s foundation...

Zhong Zhiyong and Sirius walked for a long time this time, and they didn’t return until the second night.

Ding Fan could sense Zhong Zhiyong through the soul guide within him. He knew that nothing had happened to Zhong Zhiyong. Since he was fine, Sirius would also be fine, so he wasn’t the least bit worried about them.

When Zhong Zhiyong returned, he was very excited, his face flushed. His harvest was obvious. Ding Fan and Crimson Flame looked at him, and he laughed, saying, "The eruptions in the pits outside are getting worse, and Soul Crystals and Purple Glowing Stones are everywhere. The Divine Mountain Rats have also become overwhelmingly numerous, but Sirius is so powerful that as long as it’s there, no Divine Mountain Rat dares to come near; it’s truly remarkable."

Ding Fan, with an excited expression, asked him, "How many did you get in total?"

He had already used up more than half of his Soul Crystals, and with Zhong Zhiyong returning just in time to replenish his stock, he could continue his cultivation. Zhong Zhiyong extended two fingers and said, "Nearly two thousand Soul Crystals, over ninety thousand Purple Glowing Stones."

"Great!"

Ding Fan praised repeatedly, as two thousand Soul Crystals equated to over two billion Black Obsidian, and more than ninety thousand Purple Glowing Stones valued over nine hundred million Black Obsidian. They had been out for only one day and night, yet had gained so much. How could this not excite Ding Fan?

Every time a pit erupts, although a large amount of Purple Glowing Stones and Soul Crystals spew out, most are reabsorbed by the pit. For Zhong Zhiyong to have such a large harvest, it wasn’t easy in the least.

To be honest, Sirius’s contribution was indeed significant. With the eruptions of those underground caves, more and more Divine Mountain Rats also spewed out. Without Sirius’s intimidation, Zhong Zhiyong would likely have been frequently attacked by Divine Mountain Rats, leaving him no time to collect Purple Glowing Stones and Soul Crystals.

The space ring on Zhong Zhiyong’s hand lit up, and nearly two thousand Soul Crystals were released. Ding Fan unceremoniously stored them all in his own space ring, but Zhong Zhiyong did not give the Purple Glowing Stones to Ding Fan. He was Ding Fan’s servant, so it didn’t matter who had the Purple Glowing Stones.

"Young Master!"

Zhong Zhiyong did not leave immediately but frowned and asked, "I estimate, later on, there will be a series of Divine Mountain Rat attacks. Otherwise... I’d better go out myself and leave Sirius by your side, so you’ll be safer."

The Divine Mountain Rats are terrifying; once Ding Fan is bitten, he will be poisoned and turn into a toxic person, and not even a God could save him then.

Ding Fan thought for a while and refused. Without Sirius accompanying Zhong Zhiyong, there would be no way to collect many Purple Glowing Stones and Soul Crystals. His safety wasn’t an issue; Crimson Flame could whisk him away in times of danger. Furthermore, Ling Wanru’s warrior heritage could easily handle the Divine Mountain Rats. Even if hundreds or thousands of rats attacked, with Jeang Tianlin and Ling Wanru around, it wouldn’t be a problem.

After pondering for a while, Ding Fan handed Zhong Zhiyong a message talisman and said, "Take this talisman. If the situation becomes critical, I’ll crush this talisman, and you must hurry back with Sirius. If we escape, we’ll surely leave marks for you."

"Alright."

As long as Sirius follows Zhong Zhiyong, he could disregard those Divine Mountain Rats. Even if something did happen on Ding Fan’s side, he would quickly return. Zhong Zhiyong didn’t have time to rest and turned around with Sirius to continue treasure hunting.

They all wanted to collect as many Soul Crystals and Purple Glowing Stones as possible so that the three could reach Sirius City as soon as possible. Maybe when Ding Fan was in a good mood, he’d regain his freedom. Think about it, the Sirius Clan never lacks experts.

The people of Spirit Dragon Hall saw Zhong Zhiyong running back and forth several times, with a hint of jealousy and envy in their eyes. Generally, during ordinary times, commoners aren’t allowed in Luoshen Mountain, and ordinary samurai wouldn’t dare enter during chaos.

After chaos erupts, Spirit Dragon Hall and the nearby major forces would immediately organize people to collect Purple Glowing Stones and Soul Crystals. But now, Zhong Zhiyong had snatched a big opportunity.

Ding Fan continued to refine Soul Crystals, not caring about what Zhong Zhiyong would face outside. With Sirius around, Zhong Zhiyong wouldn’t have any problems. During his cultivation at this time, he obviously felt the effect diminishing, with the white essence produced after each refinement starting to decrease, possibly because his body had developed a resistance to the Soul Crystals.

Ding Fan did not stop; the Sirius Mark was still absorbing white essence. Ding Fan wanted to see what changes might occur after the Sirius Mark absorbed enough white essence?

Therefore, even though refining Soul Crystals was currently very wasteful, Ding Fan did not stop refining.

In the middle of the night, Jeang Tianlin once again led people out to strike against those Divine Mountain Rats. Dozens of Divine Mountain Rats charged over, and Jeang Tianlin even dispatched people to warn everyone to be cautious, forcing Ding Fan to halt his cultivation.

Fortunately, there was only the one group of Divine Mountain Rats today. Jeang Tianlin led everyone to successfully deal with these rats. After ensuring safety, Ding Fan resumed his cultivation until late at night, feeling tired, only then did he fall asleep.

Shortly before dawn, the Divine Mountain Rats attacked again, this time with hundreds of rats, feeling incredibly terrifying.

Jeang Tianlin went to ask Ling Wanru to take action, but Ling Wanru simply ignored him, so Jeang Tianlin had no choice but to lead people out to fight with those Divine Mountain Rats to the death, and even asked Ding Fan to cooperate with Ling Hong to protect Ling Wanru.

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