"Three Elders, are you still planning to kill Lin Fan now?"

Lan Ling looked at the three with a smile and asked.

From the behavior of Huo Yunzi, Qing Qiong, and Xue You, she had understood everything!

"Bah! What's the point of killing? Do you take us for senile fools? With Lin Fan's monstrous talent, we'd be lucky to worship him, let alone kill him!" Huo Yunzi's temper was the most volatile, and he jumped up, irritated.

"Indeed! Lin Fan, your talent is truly terrifying, we have indeed misjudged you!" Qing Qiong gazed deeply at Lin Fan.

Twenty-four years old, Ninth Rank Venerable Sage!

Twenty-four years old, capable of killing a Ninth Rank Saint Emperor!

Twenty-four years old, able to rival a Supreme!

Any one of these achievements would be enough for Fuyao Palace to worship Lin Fan, let alone having all three conditions in one person, which is simply against the heavens.

Therefore.

Huo Yunzi, Qing Qiong, and Xue You nodded in agreement simultaneously.

"Let's leave this matter at that!"

"Immediately announce to the outside world that Chen Xuan, Gao Qing, Matthew, and Gongsun Yuan died suddenly due to cultivation deviation and will have a grand burial!"

"As you command!" Lan Ling nodded immediately, understandingly.

And suddenly the attitude of Huo Yunzi, Qing Qiong, and Xue You towards Lin Fan took a dramatic turn, looking at Lin Fan with fiery eyes, as if seeing a dearly beloved with sincerity, warmth, and desire...

Which made Lin Fan feel a little embarrassed.

He touched his nose!

"Ahem... Emperor Jade, do these people have to be like this?" Lin Fan asked awkwardly through sound transmission.

"Absolutely! How could it not be? Do you have any idea what your current age and ability mean? Jian Wushuang, Ling Jian, Gu Tong, they are over two hundred years old, almost three hundred, and when they reach the Supreme Realm, they are treated like ancestors, cultivated with reverence, but you, at twenty-four, are already a Ninth Rank Venerable Sage! How could Fuyao Palace not treat you like an ancestor?" Emperor Jade affirmed through sound transmission.

"But... they are Supreme, while I am just a Ninth Rank Venerable Sage, the gap is still huge!" Lin Fan continued through sound transmission.

"Little Fan Fan! I just love your pretentious character, I even want to scold you! You indeed are a Ninth Rank Venerable Sage, but have you thought about this: with your cultivation, you can fight a Supreme to a standstill. What does this mean? It's more terrifying than a twenty-four-year-old Supreme! Once you reach the Supreme Realm, can those young Supremes like Jian Wushuang still exist?"

"It's precisely because of this that, given your age, with your cultivation at the Ninth Rank Venerable Sage, you can rival a Supreme, which makes them value you even more!" Emperor Jade rolled her eyes.

She felt that Lin Fan was a bit too pretentious!

Over the top!

Makes one want to scold him!

But.

Lin Fan has the credentials!

A twenty-four-year-old Ninth Rank Venerable Sage can rival a Supreme, what kind of concept is this?

"Ahem... I really didn't mean to be pretentious... it's all your words!" Lin Fan shrugged, a bit helpless.

"Hmph! Can't be bothered with you!"

Emperor Jade, transformed into a girl inside Lin Fan's mind, rolled her eyes at him, then vanished.

"Alright, the next matters are up to you to handle! We will return to the Forbidden Land for now!"

Huo Yunzi, Qing Qiong, and Xue You nodded with satisfaction at Lin Fan.

The three originally considered accepting Lin Fan as a disciple.

But.

Upon reconsideration.

With Lin Fan's power, they have nothing left to teach him!

"Lan Ling, you're quite familiar with Lin Fan. We grant you full authority, at any cost, ensure Lin Fan does not leave Fuyao Palace, do you understand?" Qing Qiong solemnly transmitted.

Lan Ling was taken aback for a moment.

Then.

She nodded silently!

"Rest assured, Ancestor, I have a way to ensure he won't leave Fuyao Palace." Lan Ling transmitted.

"Good! Then we'll be off!"

Huo Yunzi, Qing Qiong, and Xue You smiled at Lin Fan.

Their figures dimmed and disappeared directly in the grand hall.

At that point.

Lan Ling gazed at Lin Fan deep in thought, her eyes sweeping over him incessantly, saying, "Lin Fan, you've truly surprised us, brought us incredible joy! To think so much has happened in just a year, your abilities are truly astonishing!"

"By the way, what exactly happened inside Kunwu Mountain?"

Lin Fan didn't conceal anything and explained the happenings within Kunwu Mountain.

Fifteen minutes later.

"Damn! It really was Gao Qing and the others causing trouble! I almost got fooled by them, those treacherous scoundrels! And to think they would receive a grand burial, it's really... infuriating!" Lan Ling frowned, cursed fiercely.

Still feeling unsatisfied!!!

Lin Fan didn't mind, people were already dead, whether it was a grand burial or not, he didn't care.

In the next moment.

Lin Fan's expression turned serious, saying, "Palace Master, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"I know, you want to ask about Su Qiong, right?" Lan Ling looked at Lin Fan as if knowing what Lin Fan was thinking.

"Yes."

"Sigh!"

Unexpectedly, Lan Ling sighed deeply, shook her head, helplessly saying: "Lin Fan, though you are extraordinary, and a genius! Yet, I still don't see you and Qiong'er together, after all, your genius, your extraordinariness, is only within the Divine Wind Continent. As to the Sumeru Continent, just as the woman beside Qiong'er said, you're just an ordinary person there, perhaps a bit of a minor genius, but certainly not a true extraordinary talent, nor a true genius!"

"To my knowledge, in the Sumeru Continent, there are Supremes at your age, not under three hundred years old, but genuinely under thirty! Under thirty Supremes! How terrifying, how astonishing!"

"Besides, Qiong'er's family has considerable influence in the Sumeru Continent! Qiong'er also has an existing marriage agreement with another family, merely your strength alone cannot change anything!"

At this point.

Lan Ling paused for a few seconds.

Then said quietly, "Lin Fan, forget Qiong'er! With your strength and cultivation on the Divine Wind Continent, what woman can't you find? And with the Heavenly Demons approaching from domain, Qiong'er is really not suitable for you!"

After Lan Ling finished speaking, she looked intently at Lin Fan, waiting for his response.

"I will not give up on Qiong'er, as soon as the Heavenly Demon affair is resolved, I will immediately head to the Sumeru Continent to find Qiong'er!" Lin Fan replied firmly, his voice exceptionally serious.

Yielding to difficulties is not Lin Fan's character.

"You... sigh, alright!"

Seeing Lin Fan's determination, Lan Ling sighed and didn't say much more.

...

Fifteen minutes later, an earth-shattering message spread within Fuyao Palace.

Chen Xuan, Gao Qing, Matthew, and Gongsun Yuan, the four Supreme Elders, all suddenly died due to cultivation deviation.

For a time, it caused a great commotion within Fuyao Palace.

Meanwhile.

Lin Fan had already left the inner sect of Fuyao Palace, arriving at a certain dwelling in the outer sect.

This was precisely Sikong Xuan's residence!