Bai Her heard Ding Fan's words, and couldn't help but glance at Qing Wen with a bit of envy in her eyes, feeling a bit envious of Qing Wen for having such a loving husband. For a moment, she recalled her own experiences in recent days and couldn't help but feel deeply saddened, realizing how pitiful she was compared to Qing Wen...

Qing Wen looked at Ding Fan with loving eyes, then noticed Bai Her's somewhat sorrowful expression. She gently patted Bai Her and comforted her by saying:

"Don't be sad. Ding Fan will definitely get to the bottom of it. Once we understand the Immortal Sect's enemies, we will seek revenge for the Immortal Sect, for the sect master, and for the brothers and sisters of the Immortal Sect!"

"Mm..." Bai Her heard her words, and tears flowed continuously, recalling the Immortal Sect of the past, which no longer existed, and felt a pain in her heart.

...

Ding Fan walked out of the room and returned to his own room. After a night of cultivation, the morning light soon streamed in through the window. Ding Fan quickly washed up and then walked out of the inn alone.

Previously, Ding Fan had placed a Divine Sense marker on the muscular man he had seen at the Panyang Mansion. Ding Fan knew the man was going to find the merchant, so he marked him, making it convenient to find the man once he located the merchant.

After leaving the inn, Ding Fan followed the marker on the muscular man and headed towards the outskirts of Panyang Town.

Before long, Ding Fan walked out of Panyang Town. He could feel that he was very close to the Divine Sense marker on the muscular man. Ding Fan couldn't help but stop, released his Divine Sense to scan the area, and a playful smile appeared on his face.

Ding Fan's Divine Sense discovered that in the forest ahead, two Spirit Severing cultivators were fighting. One of them was the muscular man with the Divine Sense marker. Ding Fan didn't need to guess to know that the Elder fighting the muscular man must be the merchant's bodyguard.

Ding Fan, releasing his Divine Sense, quickly noticed a slightly overweight middle-aged man watching the fight nervously from nearby. If Ding Fan was not mistaken, this was the merchant who had sold Qing Wen and Bai Her.

At this moment, the merchant had a bundle slung over his back and another in his hand, looking like he was about to flee. But fortunately, the muscular man discovered him in time, blocking the two outside the town. Ding Fan couldn't help but look at the muscular man and the middle-aged man he had knocked out before with newfound respect.

The opposing side seemed to have many spies, managing to find the merchant in just one day and successfully intercepting him outside the town.

Immediately, Ding Fan moved directly towards the three people. Soon, standing behind a giant tree, Ding Fan's sight fell upon the scene of the battle between the two Spirit Severing cultivators.

...

"You are not my match and cannot stop us. Why not leave early, and consider it a favor I owe you. I will be deeply grateful when we meet again." The Elder in a blue robe spoke to the muscular man, seeking peace. The Elder's blue robe was somewhat tattered, indicating that he hadn't gained any advantage in the prior fight. The Elder was quite shocked because he had seen the muscular man about a week ago.

At that time, although the muscular man was also a Spirit Severing cultivator, his momentum wasn't as strong, and he wasn't his match. But unexpectedly, in just one week, the man had improved so quickly, which was beyond the Elder's expectations.

At this moment, the Elder had no choice, as it was clear that killing the opponent would not be easy. Although he had entered the Spirit Severing stage for quite some time, the other's rapid progress meant they were now almost evenly matched. Continuing the fight could likely end in a stalemate.

"It's not impossible for me to let you go, as long as you leave his head behind, and I won't get entangled with you. You're free to go wherever you desire!" The muscular man said, suddenly pointing at the slightly overweight middle-aged man hiding behind the Elder.

The chubby man saw the muscular man's gesture and couldn't help but be startled by his momentum. His face quickly turned harsh, and he shouted angrily at the Elder in front of him:

"Elder Zhao, don't waste words with him, just kill him!"

The Elder heard the chubby man's words, but didn't respond to him. Instead, he looked at the muscular man opposite with a somewhat sinister glare and said coldly:

"So there is no room for negotiation?"

"Naturally not!" The muscular man shouted, then performed a Fist Technique towards the Elder with sudden force. In an instant, a hurricane formed by True Qi raged around his fist, ferociously tearing through the trees.

With such an attack, it's not just that the muscular man's fist and arm landed on the opponent, but even the True Qi transformed into a hurricane hitting an average cultivator would inevitably shatter them to pieces. The attack of a Spirit Severing stage cultivator cannot be underestimated, leaving people astounded.

But at this moment, the elder remained very calm. Seeing the opponent's True Qi hurricane about to blast onto him, the elder suddenly brought his hands together, like a cultivator of Buddhism, and a circle of gentle yellow light appeared around him, completely enveloping him inside.

Sss…

As soon as the muscular man's True Qi hurricane touched the yellow shield in front of the elder, it vanished without a trace. But soon, as the muscular man executed his fist technique, he was already rushing towards the elder. While the elder's mysterious shield, like Buddha's Light, could resist the opponent's True Qi hurricane,

it offered no defense against the muscular man's own attacks. The elder immediately swung his palm technique, which was both defensive and offensive. Faced with the terrifyingly destructive punches of the muscular man, the elder skillfully parried them.

Moreover, every punch from the muscular man still carried the True Qi hurricane, while the elder's magical shield accompanied his palm technique, so the muscular man's True Qi hurricane couldn't harm the elder in the slightest.

However, the several meters of forest they passed through weren't as lucky, as towering trees were mercilessly smashed one after another.

The blue-robed elder's palm technique was incredibly strange, not only effectively defending against the opponent's attacks but also countering with what seemed like a casual strike. Even if the muscular man dodged, it would leave a deep trench on the ground, accompanied by a raging flame that scorched the grooves black.

Such an attack could probably only be handled by a Spirit Severing stage cultivator. If it were an average cultivator, the elder's casual palm strike would have already killed them.

Boom boom boom…

The forest erupted with a series of deafening thuds. This left the fat man deeply shocked. Although his cultivation wasn't high and he hadn't reached the Spirit Severing stage, he could tell that Elder Zhao's intent to kill the opponent wasn't something easily accomplished.

The fat man instinctively ran to the side, realizing the muscular man's strength was not to be underestimated. It would be better for him to escape quickly. While Elder Zhao might not be able to kill the opponent, escaping shouldn't be too difficult. The fat man decided and began to dash into the depths of the forest.

"Trying to run? No way!" Despite being in an intense battle with the elder, the muscular man kept an eye on the fat merchant. As soon as the fat man started running into the forest, the muscular man noticed and, breaking away from the Spirit Severing elder, charged after the fat man, launching punches directly at him!

The muscular man wasn't keen on fighting the elder. Although he had made significant progress recently, defeating the elder wasn't easy and couldn't be accomplished quickly. His mission was just to take the head of the merchant. The muscular man knew that if he could kill the fat middle-aged man, not only would he complete his mission, but the Spirit Severing elder wouldn't continue to entangle with him.

But the Spirit Severing elder saw this and wouldn't let the opponent succeed. His hands clasped together again, and he instantly vanished from the spot, reappearing beside the fat man, just in time to face the muscular man's flurry of True Qi hurricanes.

The elder directly sliced through with several palms, unleashing violent blade-like flames from himself that blasted towards the True Qi hurricane;

Rumble...

A series of loud explosions echoed as both attacks collided and dissipated, vanishing entirely.

Seeing this, the muscular man became extremely angered. He hadn't expected to be so close to succeeding, only to be thwarted by the elder. He suddenly began chanting something like a spell, causing the entire forest to tremble.

Suddenly, large rocks began to roll down the mountain, numerous Yuan Beasts in the forest started to howl in fright, the wind howled and slapped the leaves, and several large, sturdy trees were snapped by the sudden gusts. The fat man, caught in the wind, was knocked to the ground and struggled to move...

Seeing this, the elder's face turned serious. This was no ordinary attack; it seemed that the opponent had triggered Heaven and Earth's Momentum, potentially becoming very troublesome!

While the elder was feeling concerned, the already brawny man suddenly grew to nearly two meters tall, becoming massive. His muscles swelled alarmingly, and his arms, nearly as thick as his thighs, bulged with veins, looking more like two robust tree trunks, terrifying in their power.

"Die!"

The gigantic muscular man shouted at the elder, swinging his massive arms towards him. Though there was no True Qi hurricane accompanying them, the strength contained within them was tens of times more powerful than before!