CHAPTER 606: CHAPTER 604: WHAT? YOU REFUSE? (FIRST UPDATE)

The arena fell into silence.

Atop the entire dojo, everyone watched the Pavilion Master with eyes wide in disbelief, as if their eyeballs were about to pop out!

As soon as the Pavilion Master made his entrance, he directly murdered Wu Qian.

Furthermore, what did the Pavilion Master just say?

He invited Lin Fan to join the Holy Mansion!!!

"This... this..."

The crowd was stunned into speechlessness, gazing at Lin Fan incredulously.

"Moreover, I can guarantee that once you join the Holy Mansion, Lin Fan, you will immediately become a disciple of the Inner Court. You’ll receive the highest standards of treatment and may freely claim any resources within the Holy Mansion! What do you say?" The Pavilion Master of the Holy Mansion looked solemnly at Lin Fan.

Lin Fan smiled faintly and shook his head!

"What? You refuse?" The Pavilion Master of the Holy Mansion furrowed his brows, his voice turning somewhat cold, "Lin Fan, think carefully! You have killed Elder Wu Jianfeng of my Holy Mansion, and moreover, I personally took action to help you kill Wu Qian. Are you sure you won’t join the Holy Mansion?"

The voice of the Holy Mansion’s Pavilion Master carried a touch of coldness!

Even within that coldness, there was a faint hint of murderous intent.

A talent like Lin Fan, if not recruited, it would be best to eliminate him!

"Originally, I did want to join the Holy Mansion! But with the attitude you showed just now, you’re asking me to join the Holy Mansion? What does that mean? Are you commanding me to join the Holy Mansion?" Lin Fan looked at the Pavilion Master of the Holy Mansion with a smile tinged with ridicule.

In his tone, there was not the slightest hint of backing down or dodging!

The Pavilion Master of the Holy Mansion was taken aback.

For years, he had been accustomed to speaking with this commanding tone from his high position!

He did not react for a moment!

So.

That’s why he said those words just now!

Hearing this, the Pavilion Master of the Holy Mansion was startled, then laughed, "Interesting! Young man, you’re the most fascinating youngster I’ve ever met! I thought you had grievances against the Holy Mansion, but it’s because of this? Alright, I apologize to you!"

The Pavilion Master of the Holy Mansion actually apologized to Lin Fan in public.

Seeing this scene was even more shocking than watching the Pavilion Master of the Holy Mansion raise his hand earlier and directly kill Wu Qian!

Everyone was witnessing the Pavilion Master personally... apologizing for the first time!

Moreover.

The other party was a young man under the age of twenty?

"Ah?" Ling Qionglan exclaimed in surprise.

"How can it be... Elder Brother Lin..." Ye Yilin was also stunned, looking incredulously at the Pavilion Master of the Holy Mansion.

"Huh?"

Lin Fan was also somewhat surprised, not expecting the Pavilion Master of the Holy Mansion to change his tone so readily!

This significantly raised his good impression of the man!

Since the Pavilion Master had personally apologized, if Lin Fan continued to dwell on the matter, it would only make him seem petty!

"Little Fan Fan, isn’t this face-saving for you! With your current status, to have the Pavilion Master of the Holy Mansion apologize to you in front of everyone, sincerely inviting you to join the Holy Mansion—this is a treatment no one else has ever received!" The voice of Emperor Jade echoed in Lin Fan’s mind.

"It definitely is face-saving!" Lin Fan nodded slightly and replied telepathically.

Then.

"In that case, I shall join the Holy Mansion!" Lin Fan said to the Pavilion Master of the Holy Mansion with a slight smile.

"That’s wonderful! Lin Fan, from this moment on, you are a member of the Holy Mansion’s Inner Mansion. My name is Murong Guan, and you already know my identity—I am indeed the Pavilion Master of this generation’s Holy Mansion! Since you have agreed to join the Holy Mansion, let’s not worry about the formalities for now! After you’ve dealt with your personal affairs, come find me in the main hall of the Inner Mansion, and I will wait for you there!" Murong Guan smiled slightly at Lin Fan.

Then.

In the presence of everyone, he casually tossed a token to Lin Fan!

Lin Fan casually caught it and saw that it was a bronze token engraved with billowing flames.

Furthermore, there were patterns of Kirin, True Dragon, Phoenix, and so on—it was very ancient and ripe with charm.

The moment they saw this token!

The pupils of all the disciples in the arena sharply contracted!

The next second.

Their faces filled with envy and jealousy!

This token is a personal belonging of Murong Guan. Unless someone is a direct disciple of the Pavilion Master, ordinary people simply do not qualify to possess it!

Could it be that Murong Guan is preparing to cultivate Lin Fan as his own direct disciple?

"What is this?" Lin Fan asked with a puzzled look.

"Oh, this is my Mystic Iron Token. It doesn’t have much use. Anywhere in the Holy Mansion, as long as you hold this token, you can go there! Even the treasury of the Holy Mansion can be opened at will, and you can take whatever is inside!" Murong Guan said indifferently, tossing the statement out casually.

"What?"

This time, it was Lin Fan’s turn to be surprised!

From the expressions of everyone present, Lin Fan also guessed something – this token was absolutely not simple.

But.

Lin Fan didn’t expect that this token was so extraordinary!

Even the Holy Mansion’s treasury could be opened at will!

"Haha! Don’t be surprised. Didn’t I promise you that I would use all the resources of the Holy Mansion to cultivate you? So naturally, you are free to take anything from the treasury!" Murong Guan said with a light smile, "I’m going to wait for you in the Inner Mansion’s main hall. Once you’re done dealing with your dearie’s business, come find me!"

After dropping this line, Murong Guan’s figure flashed and disappeared from Lin Fan’s sight.

Just like that, vanished into thin air!

"Emperor Jade, what’s his level of strength?" Lin Fan transmitted his voice to ask.

"Probably a Ninth Rank Saint Lord!" Emperor Jade said casually.

"Ninth Rank Saint Lord?" Lin Fan was confused.

Emperor Jade said: "A Ninth Rank Saint Lord, somewhat similar to a Ninth Rank Demon Lord of the Demon Realm!"

Lin Fan silently nodded, now having a rough understanding of Murong Guan’s strength.

After Murong Guan left.

The old man with a goat beard approached with a beaming smile: "Hello, Lin Fan. My name is Gu Santong, and I live in the Haomiao Palace behind the Holy Mansion’s mountains. If you are free, come visit me! Or, right, I have quite the attainment in Alchemy Technique! If you’re interested in alchemy, you can come and chat with me!"

After Gu Santong finished speaking, he too turned and walked away.

Then.

The old man dressed in coarse hemp clothes walked up too.

"Lin Fan, my name is Huo Xiao, and I reside in Kunyu Palace on the rear mountain! That old fellow Gu just now knows nothing about Alchemy Skill, he’s all hot air! You mustn’t go to him. If you like Artifact Refining, you can come to me – as long as your materials are enough, even Divine Artifacts, I can refine them for you! Come visit when you have time!"

After Huo Xiao said his piece, he also turned and left.

Then.

Another seven or eight elders came up one after another, getting chummy with Lin Fan!

Once they had all left, everyone on the arena stood frozen in place like petrified wooden statues.

"What’s up with you folks?" Lin Fan approached Ye Yilin and Ling Qionglan and asked.

"Brother Lin, do you know who those people were just now? They are the supreme authority holders of the various palaces within the Inner Mansion of the Holy Mansion! Their... their attitude towards you, it means you could strut around the Holy Mansion without anyone daring to utter a word against you!" Ye Yilin looked at Lin Fan in disbelief, as if seeing a stranger.

Incredible!

Too incredible!

"Strut around? Then wouldn’t I become a crab?" Lin Fan quipped.

"You... pfft!"

Ye Yilin chuckled and punched Lin Fan lightly on the chest, coquettishly saying: "I’m being serious here!"

Seeing Ye Yilin act petulantly, the other male cultivators on the arena were nearly enchanted!

Beautiful!

So beautiful!

When had they ever seen Ye Yilin show such a demeanor? Never before!

In Ling Qionglan’s beautiful eyes, a trace of dimness flickered as she silently turned and left the arena.

"What are you standing around for? Go after her!" Ye Yilin gave Lin Fan a glare.

"Er... Yilin... I..." Lin Fan was slightly stunned.

"Oh my! You’re really clueless! I’m heading back first, you figure it out. Don’t come to me until you’ve sorted this out!" Ye Yilin rolled her eyes at Lin Fan and then transformed into a long rainbow, soaring into the sky.

ps: I’m at my bestie’s place today~~ going to be a bridesmaid tomorrow~~ I’ll write as much as I can tonight, I remember, I already owe five updates~~ sorry~~ ha ah ha~ I’ll make up for them gradually...