At this moment, the scar-faced man was utterly shocked, unable to believe that the other person was actually Ding Fan. How could it be such a coincidence!

Gu Qingqing heard Ding Fan's words and couldn't help but be astonished. She never expected that her benefactor was actually Ding Fan, and at this moment, Gu Qingqing absolutely believed Ding Fan's words. After all, if the scar-faced man were Ding Fan, he obviously wouldn't be so weak. It was truly unbelievable that the opponent simply stood and sent the scar-faced man flying.

Additionally, from the beginning, Gu Qingqing was very reluctant to believe that the scar-faced man was Ding Fan. Although Ding Fan had many rumors, Gu Qingqing could still feel from most of them that Ding Fan was someone who valued loyalty. How could he be an evil cultivator? This was really hard to believe.

Yet now, Gu Qingqing hadn't expected that Ding Fan had truly arrived, and he was indeed her benefactor. This was simply too wonderful. Suddenly, Gu Qingqing recalled the scene last night where Ding Fan ruthlessly killed the Wild Wolf Gang cultivators, clearly in a very brutal manner. At the time, Gu Qingqing began to ponder whether her benefactor had any hatred with the Wild Wolf Gang.

So, her benefactor was actually Ding Fan, and everything became explainable. This was simply too wonderful.

At this moment, not only was Gu Qingqing shocked, Gu Ban, seeing this scene, couldn't help but feel very shocked as well. Originally, he thought the other party was merely an early Nascent Soul stage cultivator yet could send the scar-faced man flying with just a stance. This was something even a Nascent Soul early stage cultivator couldn't achieve. Moreover, his daughter mentioned that the opponent killed the Wild Wolf Gang cultivators with only one sword.

It turns out that the person is truly Ding Fan, which is simply fantastic!

One must know that the City Lord Mansion was on the brink of destruction, already holding a grudge against the Wild Wolf Gang. If relying solely on the power of the City Lord Mansion, it would be truly difficult to deal with the Wild Wolf Gang. But now with Ding Fan here, it was a different story. Although he himself, being the City Lord at the early Nascent Soul stage, his strength was evidently surpassed by Ding Fan. At this moment, having Ding Fan as a powerful ally, even if the Wild Wolf Gang wanted to target the City Lord Mansion, they'd have to reconsider.

At this moment, Ding Fan looked at the scar-faced man lying on the ground with great disdain in his eyes and then asked the scar-faced man:

"If you don't want to die, then tell the truth!"

As Ding Fan finished speaking, a surge of Divine Vigor spread from his hand, along with traces of Arctic Chill being transmitted into the scar-faced man's body. Then, the scar-faced man felt his internal organs becoming extremely cold, as if his heart were about to stop beating. The threat of death made him deeply anxious.

"I'll say, I'll say…"

At this moment, the scar-faced man was already deeply convinced that the person in front of him was truly Ding Fan. He had done some research when pretending to be Ding Fan, and he had heard from several people about Ding Fan's distinctive Arctic Chill. The person before him was undoubtedly Ding Fan. Immediately, he was left with the thought of begging for mercy, with all other thoughts seeming pitifully small in the presence of Ding Fan.

"Tell me why you are impersonating me?"

Ding Fan, his eyes icy cold, asked the scar-faced man with a tone that brooked no doubt.

"I was merely borrowing your name to swindle some cultivation resources."

The scar-faced man stared at Ding Fan's eyes, not daring to lie at all, and confessed honestly.

Upon hearing the other party's words, Ding Fan knew he wasn't lying, but his eyes were filled with contempt and also a bit of anger. He never imagined there would be someone flaunting his name to swindle others everywhere. This was despicable. If Ding Fan didn't have other questions to ask, he would have already slain the scar-faced man with a Blade Edge Wind Blade.

At this moment, upon hearing the scar-faced man's words, not only was Ding Fan furious, but Gu Qingqing's face was also livid. Clearly, she hadn't expected the other guy to be fake; he had been deceiving her all along, which was utterly hateful! At this moment, Gu Qingqing was filled with rage, feeling an urge to kill him immediately. She had long suspected this fellow, and he proved indeed to be a counterfeit. Considering that both she and her father almost fell for the scam, it was infuriating!

One must know those were a hundred babies, a hundred young lives! If she and her father had truly agreed to the other's scheme, it wouldn't just be their own being deceived; the citizens of Pine Stone City would have suffered!

Gu Ban's face was also very grim at this time, glaring at the scar-faced man, feeling extremely indignant…

"Tell me about those sects that were wiped out overnight!"

Ding Fan looked at the scar-faced man and asked coldly. Upon hearing the words, the scar-faced man immediately smiled bitterly and with a pleading expression said:

"I truly don't know about those. I've only heard about it. Though I often boast quite a lot, those are just lies fabricated to impersonate you. Regarding those matters, I don't know anything!"

Upon hearing the other party's words, Ding Fan couldn't help but feel disappointed. He could sense that the other person wasn't lying; he truly didn't know. This made Ding Fan feel sad for this guy, awfully ignorant yet always pretending to know everything, what a good actor! These pieces of information, so many people want to know. Yet, for someone like him—a mere early Nascent Soul stage cultivator—even any random expert could put him to death, such a foolish fellow!

"Then tell me about the Corpse Sect!"

Ding Fan continued to ask, his tone as cold as ever.

"Corpse Sect? I don't know about that either… Please spare me! I beg you…"

At this moment, the scar-faced man heard the question from the other party, which unexpectedly left him stunned. He hadn't heard of these questions at all; how did the other party know? Being clueless left the scar-faced man genuinely afraid that Ding Fan might kill him in a fit of rage...

Ding Fan saw the scar-faced man kowtowing and begging for mercy, which made him deeply dissatisfied. Initially, Ding Fan intended to extract some useful information from him, but unexpectedly the other party knew nothing, clearly just a swindler with no value whatsoever to Ding Fan. However, suddenly Ding Fan remembered a question and asked the man directly.

"Do you know about the Divine Realm's teleportation array?"

"This..."

At this moment, the scar-faced man heard Ding Fan's words and felt like crying. He genuinely hadn't heard about it, nor did he know where to find out. For a moment, the scar-faced man hung his head, apparently feeling too embarrassed to face Ding Fan.

"I know about it, benefactor Ding Fan."

At this moment, Qingqing spoke suddenly to Ding Fan, evidently trusting that Ding Fan was indeed the benefactor. Otherwise, the questions he asked were not something an average cultivator would know. As Ding Fan inquired about the Divine Realm portal, Qingqing interrupted immediately. After all, Qingqing knew that the City Lord Mansion was indeed aware of the Divine Realm portal.

Gently, Gu Ban glanced at Qingqing, seemingly worried that his daughter revealed the secret of their City Lord Mansion too quickly. After all, the matter of the Divine Warrior portal had always been a secret of the City Lord Mansion, unknown to average cultivators. Only Gu Ban and his daughter, Qingqing, were aware of it.

Ding Fan glanced at Qingqing and nodded without saying much. Clearly, Ding Fan was now focused not on discussing but on dealing with this impostor.

Following this, Ding Fan glanced at the scar-faced man and instantly sent out a Wind Blade with a swift motion. The Wind Blade shot out from Ding Fan's hand towards the scar-faced man's head.

Thud...

The scar-faced man didn't even have time to react before being killed by Ding Fan's Wind Blade. Blood sprayed out instantly.

Now, the scar-faced man was as dead as he could be!

After finishing this, Ding Fan immediately found a chair and sat down. Upon seeing this scene, Qingqing was shocked. Even though she didn't know whether the legends about Ding Fan were true or not, Ding Fan's power was undeniable, as he effortlessly killed a cultivator at the early Nascent Soul stage with just one Wind Blade.

Moreover, Ding Fan's cultivation seemed to be merely at the early Nascent Soul stage, which goes to show one cannot judge a book by its cover — truly Ding Fan was deeply hidden and unassuming.

Gu Feng was also taken aback upon witnessing this scene. Ding Fan's method shocked him greatly, knowing that even a cultivator at the mid Nascent Soul stage might not be able to kill a cultivator at the early Nascent Soul stage with just one Wind Blade, which was enough to prove Ding Fan's strength.

"Come, someone clean up."

At this moment, Qingqing called several times outside the hall, and several servants from the City Lord Mansion walked in, dealt with the dead scar-faced man, and soon restored the conference hall to its clean and tidy state.

"Miss Gu, do you know about the Divine Realm portal?"

Now, Ding Fan asked Qingqing somewhat politely. Clearly, Ding Fan needed to find out the location of the Divine Realm portal, so those two girls from the Divine Realm could return, as this place, the Cultivation World, wasn't suitable for them.

"Yes, benefactor Ding Fan. Our City Lord Mansion has been guarding a Divine Realm portal for generations. Normally people don't know about it, but you are my benefactor, so I'm telling you."

Qingqing spoke sincerely, not lying. The Divine Realm portal was indeed important to the City Lord Mansion, and Qingqing knew that if she weren't trying to connect with Ding Fan, and didn't face the crisis at the City Lord Mansion, she would never reveal it, not even to Ding Fan. It was their family's mission.

"I understand. Regarding the Wild Wolf Gang, I can help you. After all, the Wild Wolf Gang is my greatest enemy!"

As Ding Fan mentioned the Wild Wolf Gang, he spoke heavily, clearly expressing his utter hatred for them.

Hearing Ding Fan's words, Qingqing felt relieved, as Ding Fan was straightforward, agreeing without many conditions.

Gu Ban felt reassured hearing Ding Fan's words. Prior, his daughter had told Ding Fan about the Divine Realm portal; had Ding Fan been the kind to forget favors for profit, the City Lord Mansion would not only face the Wild Wolf Gang as an enemy but also Ding Fan. However, it seemed he was overthinking. Occasionally, Gu Ban quite admired his daughter's decisiveness and her accurate grasp of timing.

"Young man Ding Fan is straightforward!"

Now, Gu Ban sincerely praised Ding Fan.