CHAPTER 991: CHAPTER 987: FOR AUNT RONG

On TV, there were ongoing updates on the previous explosion throughout the day, and the matter couldn’t be suppressed. Jingzhao City could only manage full-scale reporting through rescue operations. Officially, they labeled the incident as a terrorist attack.

Until nightfall, Elder Wu and Wu Ding were set to leave. They shared their thoughts with Ye Fan, hoping to take Ye Fan back to the Pan Gu Secret Realm, at least to report to Tianxuan Sect.

"Senior brother and sister, I still... won’t go back. Please convey my apologies to Master and the Sect Master. As a disciple of Tianxuan Sect, I will not betray the sect and will abide by the sect’s rules." Ye Fan intended to protect Tantai Wanrong, so he didn’t plan to go personally to see them off.

Tantai Wanrong, her foot wrapped in thick bandages, emerged and said, "Xiaofan, send off senior brother and sister as you promised. I’ll be fine staying here alone. After all, there are many people to take care down there."

Just then, "boom," an explosion happened downstairs, and in the airflow fluctuation, several armed policemen were instantly blown away.

Tantai Wanrong then realized her confident security system was useless to her.

"Xiaofan... quickly... quickly go, it’s not safe here, you must not get hurt." Tantai Wanrong looked at Ye Fan nervously.

Ye Fan said, "How about this, Aunt Rong, you come with us to send off senior brother and sister. Once they’ve returned to the Pan Gu Secret Realm, I’ll take you back to Hua Hai City. Without passing through ground transportation, I believe the mysterious organization won’t be able to find you."

"Are you saying... to fly like an immortal and take Aunt up as well?" Tantai Wanrong’s eyes gleamed.

"Yes." Ye Fan nodded.

Tantai Wanrong said joyfully, "I’d love to see how a person can fly like a bird without wings. Xiaofan, take Aunt along."

Even she wanted to go, and Ye Fan nodded, discussed with Li Zhaojun and others, and agreed to head towards the entrance of the Kunlun Mountain Pan Gu Secret Realm.

"Aunt, it’s cold over there, wear more clothes to avoid the chill." Ye Fan thought about the thousand-year-old snow on Kunlun Mountain, where the temperature could drop to minus twenty or thirty degrees. With the women’s suit Tantai Wanrong wore, she certainly wouldn’t withstand the cold.

Tantai Wanrong complained, "How much do you want me to wear in such weather? Let’s go."

Ye Fan sighed helplessly; fortunately, he could use Spiritual Energy to shield Tantai Wanrong from wind and snow and keep her warm.

The group went up to the rooftop, which was chaotic due to the earlier explosion downstairs, but the rooftop was empty. Ye Fan said, "If the terrorists descend, counting on those people might really lead to trouble."

Tantai Wanrong laughed, "This is the city’s defense zone; large aircraft can’t fly over here... What’s that?"

Just as she spoke, a helicopter approached in the direction of the hotel’s roof from afar.

Ye Fan said, "Didn’t Aunt say it couldn’t fly over? It seems it can easily come."

As he spoke, he wrapped an arm around Tantai Wanrong’s waist, shouted "hold tight," and Tantai Wanrong instinctively turned and hugged Ye Fan tightly. The group then rose into the air, summoned their flying swords, and each jumped onto their respective swords, heading towards Kunlun Mountain.

Earlier, Li Zhaojun had to ride the same flying sword with Ye Fan, but now her injuries had somewhat healed, enabling both her and Min Shang to fly solo on their swords. Ye Fan only needed to take care of Tantai Wanrong.

"You... slow down... it’s scary... Aunt Rong is somewhat acrophobic... slower, slower..."

Tantai Wanrong rested her head on Ye Fan’s chest, initially frightened of heights, initially dared to look down occasionally, but later found her body was tightly linked with Ye Fan’s. Even if she didn’t hold Ye Fan tight, she wouldn’t fall down. She grew bolder, beginning to appreciate the night scenery below.

"I never thought a person could fly. If Aunt could learn to fly too, how wonderful would that be?"

Tantai Wanrong now wholeheartedly believed Ye Fan was cultivating; however, her expression suddenly turned somewhat gloomy because of the eternal separation between immortals and mortals—Ye Fan now had an 800-year lifespan, while she was just a mortal.

Thinking of parting ways soon and growing old in front of Ye Fan, she’d rather fall from the sky and die, letting Ye Fan remember her always irresistibly charming youthful appearance.

"Rest assured, I won’t let you grow old." Ye Fan seemed to read what Tantai Wanrong thought, firmly said, "I will let you cultivate immortality with me!"

In the distance, Wu Ding’s voice came, saying, "Junior Brother, don’t be blindly optimistic. She’s not young, and her aptitude isn’t great. Even if she cultivates to the Golden Core Stage, it’ll probably be at five or sixty years old unless..."

Halfway through, Wu Ding suddenly stopped speaking.

"Unless what?" Ye Fan glared at Wu Ding, annoyed she left things hanging.

Wu Ding sighed lightly, "In the Pan Gu Secret Realm, there’s a way to swiftly cultivate to the Golden Core Stage, but this method is typically ignored because without excellent Spirit Root qualifications, even achieving Golden Core Stage would lead to stagnation. Meanwhile, the materials needed for that item are very rare, which ordinary cultivators wouldn’t seek."

"What exactly is it?" Ye Fan, upon hearing it, hoped more.

Others might not be interested in that item, but he was. Even if it couldn’t make Tantai Wanrong or Lu Xiaoman immortal, enabling them to rapidly break through Golden Core Stage and have a 500-year lifespan to accompany him would be somewhat of a happy ending.

"It’s very difficult, very difficult, and the formula for this item is only held by a mysterious person, whom few have seen." Wu Ding stated.

"Who?" Ye Fan thought, regardless of the challenges, at least he should find this person.

"Wuyingzi, have you heard of him?" Wu Ding asked.

Upon hearing the name "Wuyingzi," Ye Fan instantly recalled when he first came to the Pan Gu Secret Realm, he had gone with Shen Biancheng to Zhangzhou City in the Pan Gu Secret Realm looking for Wuyingzi. He hadn’t expected Wuyingzi to have a method for quickly cultivating ordinary people.

"I know where he is; he has always had good relations with my Lihuo Sect." Ye Fan said, "The first time I came down from Heavenly Peak Mountain, I met him and inquired about my Master."

Wu Ding was amazed, "You’ve actually seen Wuyingzi? Consider it your fortune. Wuyingzi has plenty of treasures, but his cultivation is equally profound, allegedly having reached the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, though it’s unconfirmed."

Ye Fan worried Wu Ding was speaking carelessly and asked Elder Wu, "Qing Wu Senior Brother, is what Senior Sister said true?"

"Yes." Elder Wu nodded, "Few know this matter, yet among the elders of the seven major sects, it’s not a secret. Wuyingzi always claims to avoid disaster, but with his cultivation, he’s not afraid of anyone. However, nobody knows whom he’s avoiding. Yet he indeed possesses the Light Refining Pill formula, the only pill that can allow mortals to swiftly reach Golden Core Stage, coveted by emperors of human kingdoms in the Pan Gu Secret Realm as an elixir for immortality."

Wu Ding chuckled, "Junior Brother initially refused to return to the Pan Gu Secret Realm, and now for your... friend, are you willing to make the trip?"

Ye Fan fell into silent contemplation for a while.