"Bald donkey, definitely wants to mess with me."

Lin Fan watched the other's departing figure, pondering what would happen next. The Ten Thousand Buddha Temple was eyeing him covetously, despite seemingly friendly exchanges.

He thought the Earth Buddha was a bit sneaky.

He'd have to be careful in the future to avoid falling into any traps set by the opponent.

The surroundings felt very quiet.

"Quite ruthless indeed, converting everything around with one move—unlucky creatures, most will be refined into elixirs." Lin Fan thought of learning the Earth Buddha's conversion divine skill. If a conflict arose in the future, he'd directly kill the Earth Buddha, and with luck, this conversion skill might drop.

Imagine that scene.

It would be quite satisfying, right?

Damn it.

The mind wandered off again, dealing with the Earth Buddha was still far off, really overthinking things.

He knew.

The Earth Buddha was thinking of how to trap him, while the Heavenly Emperor was thinking of how to kill him.

Ah!

Truly exhausting. Since arriving in the Immortal Realm, he hadn't felt any love. Even when chatting with a few fairies, it was just small talk, never crossing any boundaries.

An honest and decent Immortal Emperor like him is really rare in the Immortal Realm.

If the various fairies knew Lin Fan's thoughts, they would definitely spit, calling him shameless, having never seen such a brazen person.

"Huh!"

Gradually.

The surrounding environment changed, the sky gradually darkened, shrouded by black clouds with lightning serpents moving within, exuding a vibe of destruction.

"Destructive Thunder?"

Lin Fan showed a hint of surprise, as if not expecting this secret realm to be so terrifying, where even Destructive Thunder appeared so frequently.

Destructive Thunder is an extremely terrifying thunder in the world. When an Immortal Emperor transcends tribulation, there's this kind of thunder, but compared to the densely packed thunder now, it's no match.

"Though I don't need it now, perhaps someone will in the future." Previously, Lin Fan never cared about these things because he didn't need to; he was a man with a little assistance, cultivating through drops.

It's all about luck.

Having cultivated to this point, his luck was decent, which is why he could elevate his cultivation so quickly.

"Collect!"

The Mixed Element Golden Gourd floated up, flying into the sky, and from its mouth came suction, instantly drawing all the Destructive Thunder within the world into the Mixed Element Golden Gourd.

"Not bad, not bad."

If it were before encountering such destructive stuff, killing enemies across levels would be as easy as drinking water. Encountering unbeatable foes, a hit of Destructive Thunder would finish them, whether they are Daluo Golden Immortals or Immortal Monarchs, they'd be doomed.

Destructive Thunder has many uses, too.

It can be used in artifact refining and body refinement.

In a moment.

All the Destructive Thunder covering this heaven and earth was absorbed.

"There must be something strange here, search carefully." Lin Fan contemplated for a moment. Based on past experiences, encountering such situations usually ended up being unproductive. He couldn't believe a secret realm attracting so many Immortal Emperors would have nothing.

As for taking down the Heavenly Emperor, that's not urgent for now. When they meet, and the Heavenly Emperor comes to him, then it'll be interesting to see.

Before long.

He noticed something odd with the wind around. Looking up, he saw unknown black clouds in the distance, continuously swirling.

"Phenomenon represents anomaly, there must be a surprise."

Lin Fan flew toward the distance.

A black storm tornado, spanning hundreds of miles, swirled around an Ancient Mountain, without moving or destroying, just quietly rotating there.

"What could be here?"

Lin Fan curiously looked on. As an Immortal Emperor, he could see at a glance whether there was any creature within the mountain.

But to be safe.

He unleashed his innate divine skill, Heat Perception.

"Huh!"

Something strange happened.

When he used the Emperor Eye to inspect the mountain, he found no creatures within, but using the innate divine skill, he discovered a living being under the mountain, and judging from the situation, that creature seemed rather large.

It had always been coiled beneath the earth.

Lin Fan truly didn't expect that the innate divine skill Heat Perception, being only bronze-level, would have such capability.

He underestimated the innate divine ability.

He didn't underestimate the creature hidden under this mountain. This secret realm was entered by powerhouses above the Immortal King, where ordinary creatures couldn't survive.

Hovering over this mountain.

He glanced below, beyond the black cloud tornado in the sky, finding no strange spots, not even a hint of mana fluctuation, clearly indicating the creature hidden deep underground knew how to conceal its own breath.

"Let me see what kind of creature is hidden here." Lin Fan looked forward to it. Just as he was ready to uproot the mountain, a presence came from afar, then he concealed his presence, hiding in the void.

Soon after.

A figure emerged from the void.

Lin Fan found this elder a bit familiar, and suddenly recalled. Wasn't he a strong man by the Heavenly Emperor's side? His strength seemed decent, nearly stepping into the Immortal Emperor Realm.

"Weird, why is this guy alone? The Heavenly Emperor is really relaxed, allowing his men to act alone, doesn't he know I'm here too?"

He thought the Heavenly Emperor was quite daring.

He surmised that perhaps the situation wasn't as he thought, maybe the Heavenly Emperor released a bait to lure him in?

As he thought about it, it felt like he was overthinking again.

Even if it were true, so what?

He could definitely take out this guy before the Heavenly Emperor showed up.

"Let's see what he wants to do first?"

At this moment.

"Mountain Spirit, should I invite you out, or will you obediently roll out yourself?" Bi Fang's gaze was blazing, like two rounds of suns, scorching the mountain below.

No response.

Bi Fang sneered, "This seat has waited for you for a thousand years. When you acquired spiritual wisdom, I knew better than you. In that case, I can only invite you out."

Suddenly, Bi Fang's palm struck towards the mountain, thick mana turned into a dragon, roaring forth.

Boom!

The mountain trembled.

A figure emerged from the mountain.

"Why must you be so aggressive?" the Mountain Spirit said in anger. He had long known he was targeted, recalling how, back then, this person appeared here and told him, a thousand years later, I'd come to take you away.

Back then, he was quite bewildered, not understanding what the other meant.

Now he knew.

The other wanted to subdue him.

"Hmph, words are pointless."

In Bi Fang's eyes, the Mountain Spirit was an existence easily suppressed with a flick. Naturally, he wouldn't waste too many words.

With the words just finished.

A giant hand condensed in the void, with terrifying might sweeping across the heavenly vault, the Mountain Spirit's face turned ashen, with no ability to resist such half-step Immortal Emperor's involvement.

Lin Fan thought the Mountain Spirit was quite nice.

Transforming it into a Martial Arts Sacred Land would be a good choice.