CHAPTER 1002: CHAPTER 998: AUNT RONG IN A DAZE OF DESIRE

Faced with Tantai Wanrong’s "enthusiasm," Ye Fan quickly retreated a bit, but this only led to them both leaning against the door, with Tantai Wanrong directly snuggling into his arms.

"Aunt Rong, what are you doing? Zhaojun and the others are still outside," Ye Fan quickly reminded Tantai Wanrong.

"What if they’re outside? Aunt knows they all respect you and won’t care what you’re doing inside," Tantai Wanrong said with a slightly dazed expression. "Aunt is still very hot; can’t being your alchemical furnace cool me down a little? Hurry up and teach me how to be your furnace..."

Ye Fan quickly pushed away the somewhat clingy Tantai Wanrong and said, "Aunt Rong, things aren’t the way you think."

"Then how are they? Is it like this?" Tantai Wanrong said as she grabbed something, and Ye Fan immediately felt a surge of energy rising within him, but he quickly backed away.

"If Aunt Rong is really too hot, I can help you channel your energy to relieve it a bit. Aunt Rong, sit still." Ye Fan placed his hand on Tantai Wanrong’s back. With the infusion of Pure Yang Spiritual Energy, the scattered energy in her body was somewhat organized, but since her energy was not purely Yin, it couldn’t integrate with Ye Fan’s energy. Ye Fan could only use a dominant force to suppress her internal energy.

After a short while, the flush on Tantai Wanrong’s face faded slightly. Only then did Ye Fan withdraw his hand. Tantai Wanrong looked at him and said, "Pretend you don’t know anything."

Having calmed down, Tantai Wanrong’s face got a hint of blush again, but this time it was from embarrassment, fearing that Ye Fan would look down on her for her "loss of composure" just now.

"It’s okay, Aunt Rong," Ye Fan said with a smile. "I know that’s not the real you."

Tantai Wanrong glared at him and said, "How do you know it’s not the real me? Get out, I’ll change clothes by myself."

After Ye Fan left the changing room, Tantai Wanrong sulked a bit and muttered, "Coward."

Earlier, Tantai Wanrong’s internal heat was one reason; in truth, she also wanted to test Ye Fan’s attitude towards her. However, Ye Fan’s reaction slightly disappointed her. Since entering the path of cultivation, Ye Fan had obtained two precious Light Refining Pills, and he gifted her one right away, which was enough to prove her position in Ye Fan’s heart. She just wanted to give back a little, to let Ye Fan experience her tenderness and genuine feelings.

After Tantai Wanrong changed her clothes and came out, Li Zhaojun hurriedly asked, "Sister, are you okay?"

"What could happen?" Tantai Wanrong rolled her eyes at Li Zhaojun, "Keep an eye on your Ye Fan, don’t let some women seduce his soul away."

The remark seemed to have another meaning, making both Li Zhaojun and Ye Fan feel a bit helpless. Wu Ding, nearby, laughed, "Just don’t be the one who seduces Ye Fan’s soul away yourself."

"What did you say?" Tantai Wanrong’s strong-willed character couldn’t tolerate other women’s teasing or ridicule.

Previously, Li Zhaojun and Min Shang certainly wouldn’t use their Spiritual Sense to probe what she and Ye Fan were doing inside, but Wu Ding wasn’t so considerate, as Wu Ding didn’t hold any fondness for her.

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Upon leaving the clothing store, Wu Ding laughed, "Ye Fan, when your energy was previously agitated, you might need women. This is a human city, filled with many brothels with everything you need."

Tantai Wanrong snapped back, "What do you mean, are you suggesting little Fan should go to those filthy women?"

"Okay." Seeing the two women start to quarrel, Ye Fan intervened, "After the shadowless illusion we experienced, the effects of the Desire Pill in me have mostly been suppressed. There’s no problem. We can set off for Shaluo Sea."

Li Zhaojun walked over, took Ye Fan’s hand, and gave him a reassuring smile, as if to say, "It’s okay, I’m here."

The group traveled by magic sword, and since Ye Fan wasn’t familiar with the route, they had to rely on Wu Ding to lead the way.

After nearly three hours of flying, they finally arrived at the so-called Shaluo Sea, which was not an ocean, but an endless desert. Ye Fan said, "In such a vast place, how do we find green stones?"

"That’s why it’s difficult. However, with our current cultivation skills, detecting green stones isn’t too hard. We just need to cover the area with Spiritual Energy, and the desert will show radiant colors. Qin Gong emits a black color, which is particularly dim, so we need to be extra cautious to find it," Wu Ding explained.

Ye Fan nodded, "That doesn’t seem so complicated either."

"You’ll know when you see it."

Wu Ding released a wave of energy covering several miles, and the entire Shaluo Sea suddenly turned into a vibrant, colorful world. As Ye Fan used his Spiritual Sense to perceive, he suddenly noticed a place showing black, but before he could act, several gigantic sand worms emerged from the desert, swallowing the glowing green stones, and the sand worms vanished as well.

"Told you it wasn’t that simple; it’s all about outpacing these beasts," Wu Ding said. "Don’t underestimate the worms; each is medium-grade beast level, and their sandstorm attribute is rather annoying. If they unleash a sandstorm over the area, the green stones won’t be visible anymore. We can only come back in a few days... so, don’t provoke them when seizing the green stones."

Ye Fan asked, "Can those few green stones be refined into a Light Refining Pill?"

"Didn’t you see? One Kui in the Pan Gu Secret Realm means a hundred units, so you need a hundred green stones to refine a Light Refining Pill... Haha, you’ll be busy."

Ye Fan felt a bit speechless; one Light Refining Pill required a hundred green stones, and that was just part of the process. Just obtaining a single green stone seemed quite complex.

But considering its role, like an elixir of immortality, which could help his companions reach the Golden Core Stage in a short time, Ye Fan thought it was worth it. Ye Fan said, "I’ll go down to search for green stones, and I’ll try not to disturb the sand worms."

After a few hours of hard work, Ye Fan finally snatched a hundred green stones from the sand worms. By the time he returned, Wu Ding had also gathered about sixty.

"Well, it wasn’t that complicated after all." Finding the green stones relatively easy, Tantai Wanrong’s guilt diminished somewhat, especially since she had directly consumed a complete Light Refining Pill.

Wu Ding sneered, "Not complicated? That’s because you haven’t seen the refining process. Ye Fan’s cultivation will be greatly depleted, and if an enemy attacks, can you protect him with your strength?"

Tantai Wanrong’s face showed a look of shame.

In the midst of their conversation, a sandstorm arose in the distance, as if someone else was searching for green stones here.

"This is Northern Sand Sect’s territory. By coming uninvited, you must leave your magical artifacts and we’ll spare your life!" Two men and two women, appearing to be young disciples, approached and threatened Ye Fan’s group. The highest cultivation level among them was only at the later stage of Qi Refining.