From Beast Abilities to Sect Grand Master

Qing Feng Sect.

After days of traveling, Lin Fan and the rest of the sect finally arrived back at the sect.

The mission was long and tedious, making the disciples cry out in joy when they saw the familiar grounds.

Lin Fan was just as glad when he arrived at his same old lovely wooden hut.

It stood as it was, far away from the sect, next to the woods in the back mountain.

A corner that was tranquil and quiet.

Ho Jie’s eyes opened wide when he saw Lin Fan return.

"How was everything?" Ho Jie asked as he poured a cup of tea for Lin Fan.

"We had some close calls, but we are all right. Ho Ming might come over for dinner later," Lin Fan replied as he took a small sip of tea from the teacup.

"Good to hear. Let me prepare something good for dinner," Ho Jie nodded and got to work.

Lin Fan sat and took stock of what he would have to do next.

After the long battle, he realized that the Blood and Qi Restoration Pills weren’t sufficient for him anymore.

He had to find something that was much better.

With the thousand contribution points as reward for completing the mission and the gold bars he had now, price wouldn’t be an issue.

Next was his cultivation level.

Lin Fan could try to get to the Core Formation Level as he was only five stages short.

The ’Spirit Fold of Myriad Forms’ manuscript from the scholarly officer was also of interest to him, as the paper men could be something very useful for him.

Lastly, the demonic beast core with the amulet had proven to be valuable.

He still had the Earth Breaker Salamander’s demonic beast core, which had a little essence left in it.

Also, there were the gold, silver lizard and two-headed tigers’ demonic beast cores.

The rest were several Ember Moose’s demonic beast cores.

To stock up, he recalled that there were demonic beasts in the woods near the wooden hut.

It would be best for him to start trying to get more demonic beast cores from there.

When Ho Ming came over for dinner, he had the same objective as Lin Fan.

That was to upgrade his cultivation level.

And he might have to go into a short period of intense cultivation to try and improve it.

Lin Fan nodded and patted him on his shoulder and said, "If you need anything, just let me know."

Ho Ming shook his head and said, "The only thing I need is more time to catch up to you."

"Stop with all the flattering. I do need your help though. Do you know anyone in the Alchemy Peak?" Lin Fan asked.

The best bet he had to find better recovery pills was with the Alchemy Peak.

It had been infiltrated with Tan Family’s men earlier on, so Lin Fan didn’t have much contact with disciples from it.

Ho Ming shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, not now. I could ask around if you want."

"Great," Lin Fan nodded.

It was time to put the network Ho Fu had built up to good use, he thought.

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After dinner and when Ho Jie was asleep, Lin Fan woke up and took out the ’Spirit Fold of Myriad Forms’ manuscript.

He started reading and tried to learn the techniques written inside.

There were similarities in the technique with the Eight Trigram Hammer Throw.

He had to direct his Qi out of his body and use it to control the paper men.

Lin Fan took out one of the paper men inside the tiger jade storage artifact and tried it out.

Initially, he could only make the paper man tilt up from the ground for a split second.

Then his Qi would lose control of the paper man.

The dexterity and control required compared to his hammers were much more rigorous.

Lin Fan wasn’t someone to give up easily, so he tried over and over again.

After an hour of trying, he was finally able to get the paper man to stand up.

Satisfied with the result he had, he took a rest and started with his cultivation routine.

He could replenish his Qi and increase his cultivation level at the same time.

At Level 7 physique, his body could now absorb Qi much better and faster.

When his Qi was fully replenished after half an hour, Lin Fan continued to try again. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Slowly, the paper man could stand up and start to take a step.

After an hour of getting used to it, the paper man he controlled could start sprinting.

Next came the practice for jumping.

When Lin Fan was familiar enough, he tried to work with two paper men.

The addition of another paper man took a toll on Lin Fan’s focus and Qi.

He had to split his mind to control the actions of the paper men.

This got Lin Fan exhausted twice as fast.

He sighed and reluctantly stopped as the sun was rising soon.

With only a few hours left of rest, Lin Fan quickly kept the paper men and tried to get whatever sleep he could.

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Physique Peak.

Lin Fan reported back to the peak yawning and with dark rings under his eyes.

The three new disciples were out on a mission led by Sun Hai, and so there were only Zhang Xi and Zhang Yi Nian around.

Lin Fan then recalled how Sun Hai had also accompanied him on his first ever mission, trying to ensure his safety and guide him along the way.

It was just like yesterday when it happened.

"You’re back. Come, have a seat," Zhang Yi Nian said and invited Lin Fan to their breakfast.

Zhang Xi glanced at Lin Fan and was glad he wasn’t badly wounded.

She then moved and made space for Lin Fan.

Zhang Yi Nian nodded approvingly when he saw what she did.

Finally, his daughter had grown up and recognized Lin Fan’s importance to the future of the Physique Peak, Zhang Yi Nian thought.

"I could join in, I guess," Lin Fan sat down at the empty seat, not knowing what to expect.