Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 281 Guo Huaifu Requests an Audience

"However, the actual combat power of this skeleton should be related to the cultivation level of the controller, otherwise the Guo family patriarch would not have been able to completely suppress me when he controlled this skeleton that day."

I clearly remember that the skeleton was able to unleash magical attacks back then. Although this skeleton also contains some magical power, it's far too weak. At most, it can only cast a level one minor five-element spell, and barely control that green staff-like magical weapon.

Du Fan's eyes flashed, and he thought to himself.

About half an hour later, the soul orb that had been attached to the white skeleton suddenly felt a deep sense of exhaustion, and there was also a faint trace of pain from the depths of its soul.

Du Fan felt the same way and immediately let out a muffled groan of extreme pain. He knew that the time for casting the spirit transfer spell had come, and if it was not stopped soon, the soul would be greatly damaged.

Although he didn't know how serious the damage would be, he had no interest in verifying it himself.

Du Fan dared not delay, and immediately made hand seals with both hands and quickly recited some strange incantation.

A moment later, a beam of azure light flashed out from the white skeleton's head. It was just a blur, but it appeared at Du Fan's crown with lightning speed and penetrated into his primordial spirit space without any hindrance.

The soul returns to its rightful place!

The look of pain in Du Fan's eyes flashed for a moment, and then his pale face gradually regained its color, returning to normal in no time.

"This technique does indeed have considerable hidden dangers, but it is not a big problem to use it occasionally. As long as the soul orb is in one's own primordial spirit space, it still has a certain self-healing ability."

Du Fan sensed the returning soul orb and immediately relaxed, letting out a sigh of relief.

"During my time in Green Forest Village, I have accomplished everything I wanted to do, and even exceeded my previous expectations."

"You can stay here and use the pale yellow demon core to transition into a stabilization period, while also cultivating your basic physical techniques to the third level of mastery." Du Fan smiled slightly and nodded with satisfaction.

"But after doing all this, it's about time to leave Green Forest Village." Thinking of this, Du Fan's expression darkened, and he couldn't help but sigh.

After several months of contact with Green Forest Village and its bandits, Du Fan developed some affection for them, especially for the hot-tempered Boss Tian, ​​with whom he had an indescribable feeling.

Du Fan's feelings for Tian Wu were complicated, including admiration, guilt, and even a touch of dependence. He also enjoyed teasing her, watching her get angry, and especially the worry in her bright eyes when she was glaring at him and throwing a tantrum.

However, Du Fan had absolutely no romantic feelings for this woman; their relationship was more like that of siblings.

"There is a difference between immortals and mortals, why bother yourself with troubles..." Du Fan smiled bitterly, then shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

"If I have enough time, I can try to go out to sea to hunt down demonic beasts with deep yellow inner cores. After all, a demonic core of this grade costs eight hundred spirit stones, and I rely on it to reach the seventh level of Qi Refining. If I keep buying them with spirit stones, I can't afford it."

"Before that, I need to go to the cultivation market to buy some materials; if possible, I'll also sell some useless items to exchange for spirit stones; um, I need to make a large batch of dichlorvos, having this on me will make killing demonic beasts much easier."

With a glint in his eyes, Du Fan had already begun planning what would happen after he left Green Forest Village.

"Master Ma... we absolutely cannot let him live. We must find an opportunity to kill him to prevent future troubles!" Du Fan's face suddenly turned cold, and his eyes blazed with murderous intent.

The relationship between Du Fan and Master Ma has become more than just hatred. If this man doesn't die, he will be the biggest threat to Du Fan on Crescent Island, and he could be on the verge of death if he is not careful.

After a long while, Du Fan took a deep breath, got up, and walked out of the cave.

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When Du Fan appeared at the gate of Green Forest Stronghold, one of the bandits guarding the gate immediately stepped forward and said with a slightly respectful expression, "Chief, Guo Huaifu of the former Kunwu Sect has been waiting for you for a long time. He is currently staying in the bamboo house in the southeast corner."

"When did you arrive?" Du Fan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this and asked subconsciously.

"We arrived early yesterday morning. Tian Laoda was in charge of receiving us. After learning that the chief was not there, he did not leave. Instead, he asked to stay and wait here, looking very anxious."

So Boss Tian ordered someone to arrange a bamboo hut for him to stay in temporarily. The bandit, of course, didn't hide anything and immediately reported everything in detail.

"Okay, I understand." Du Fan nodded, a hint of doubt in his mind, and stepped into the village courtyard.

Du Fan did not alert anyone in the Green Forest Stronghold. Instead, he went straight to the bamboo house described by the bandit. He found four bandits standing outside the bamboo house. With just a thought, he understood Tian Wu's intention.

Before the group could even come over to greet him, Du Fan waved them off and said, "This is none of your business. You may all leave."

"Yes, Chief!" The four bandits did not question Du Fan's words at all. They grinned at Du Fan, put their arms around each other's shoulders, and walked away, talking about where to go for drinks later.

Looking at the backs of the bandits, Du Fan smiled slightly, then pushed open the door and stepped inside expressionlessly.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you're finally back." Guo Huaifu's anxious voice came as soon as Du Fan stepped into the room.

"What on earth happened? Fellow Daoist Guo seems so impatient... Huh? Your cultivation level!"

Du Fan had a calm, smiling expression a moment ago, but the next moment, his smile suddenly froze, his eyes instantly showing disbelief, and he couldn't help but jump back several feet, as if he had seen a ghost, and suddenly let out a scream.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please be quiet. There are still mortals outside." Guo Huaifu was startled when he saw this and quickly stepped forward, lowering his voice.

"What's going on? Could it be... that you've also cultivated the Concealing Spirit Technique?" Du Fan, realizing he had lost his composure, coughed lightly and asked with a suspicious look on his face.

"Concealing Spirit Technique? Ah, I see. Fellow Daoist Li used this technique to lower his cultivation to the Quasi-Qi Refining stage, right? But I have never practiced this technique." Guo Huaifu's eyes darted around, and he instantly guessed something about the other party.

"If I remember correctly, when we parted last time, your cultivation was still in the early stage of the Quasi-Qi Refining stage. Don't tell me that you've advanced two levels in less than a month!" Du Fan looked the other person up and down for a long time before narrowing his eyes and speaking slowly.

The reason that shocked Du Fan just now was that Guo Huaifu's cultivation had actually reached the second level of the Qi Refining stage, which was simply unimaginable.

For Du Fan, even with the aid of Qi Refining Oil, he knew he couldn't do this again if he had to start over from the Quasi-Qi Refining stage.

"Fellow Daoist Li is absolutely right. My cultivation level only improved after we separated..." Guo Huaifu said with a wry smile, somewhat helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Du Fan was naturally taken aback, but judging from the other party's expression, it didn't seem like he was joking. Of course, he didn't need to be.

Although Guo Huaifu is sometimes unreliable and even a bit sleazy, he wouldn't go to such lengths to travel all this way to cause such a scene.

After a long while, Du Fan finally looked away from the other person, took a deep breath, and his expression gradually returned to calm. He slowly walked to a wooden chair in the room, sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Fellow Daoist Guo possesses extraordinary talent and aptitude for cultivation, which I admire. However, what brings you here?" Du Fan suppressed his inner shock, glanced at the other party, and asked calmly.

"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Li, apart from my ancestor, you are the cultivator with the most profound cultivation I have ever seen. Only you can help me with this matter. My cultivation has improved in a rather special way..." Guo Huaifu showed a trace of anxiety and unease. He immediately sat down next to Du Fan and began to speak.

"How can I help you? By turning you back to your original form?" Du Fan rolled his eyes.

Guo Huaifu's lips twitched, and he clasped his hands in a fist salute, continuing, "Fellow Daoist Li is joking. Of course, that's not what I meant. I would like to ask you to help me analyze why such strange things have happened to me, and what the potential consequences might be..."

"Didn't Fellow Daoist Guo obtain a inherited cultivation technique from his ancestor's relics? And his ancestor was a powerful being at the Golden Core stage. How could his inherited cultivation technique be ordinary? It's not impossible for you to advance to the second level of the Qi Refining stage in a short period of time after you cultivate this technique."

"As for the potential troubles, you have even less reason to worry. Didn't your ancestor advance to the Golden Core Realm using this very technique? Even if there are any potential troubles, that's something that happens after you reach the Golden Core Realm." Du Fan shook his head and said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Guo Huaifu's expression turned strange. He coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist Li, you may not know this, but since I obtained that inherited cultivation technique, I haven't even glanced at it once."

"What? Such a thing! What kind of cultivation technique do you practice that is so profound and heaven-defying!" Du Fan's expression changed drastically. He could no longer suppress his shock and suddenly stood up, staring intently at the other party as if he were looking at a monster.