Just as Jiang Mei, feigning toughness, desperately sought a chance to survive, a shadow suddenly blocked the sunlight above her head.
Trembling, Jiang Mei raised her pitifully alluring foxy face, and the first thing she saw was Zhou Fan's large hand, which seemed to cover the sky.
Then, Zhou Fan's devil-like voice slowly echoed in her ear: "Don't worry, I won't kill you. That would be too wasteful."
"Come, follow me inside. Hand over your Storage Pouch and all your defensive Magical Artifacts."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mei once again tried to activate her communication jade slip with her Qi Condensation Middle Stage Divine Soul, frantically sending messages to her Family.
However, the Fan Realm Small World and the Cultivation World were, after all, two different worlds, with inherently poor communication signals. Furthermore, when Zhou Fan revealed his true strength, he used his Divine Sense, comparable to a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, to block Jiang Mei's Divine Soul from sending out a distress signal.
Therefore, Jiang Mei's communication jade slip failed to send messages again and again, and she could only follow Zhou Fan into the room, utterly disheartened.
After confiscating all of Jiang Mei's Magical Artifacts and clothes that might have hidden items, Zhou Fan did not rush to enjoy his 'meal.' Instead, he went out to inquire with his two Senior Brother and Senior Sister about Jiang Mei's background and the current overall strength of the Cultivation Jiang Family.
The two envoys already valued Zhou Fan, and now that he had displayed the super strength of Dual Cultivation in both body and magic, they naturally answered all of Zhou Fan's questions.
According to them, the Cultivation Jiang Family was once a Nascent Soul Stage force on par with Luoyun Temple a thousand years ago.
However, for unknown reasons, in recent centuries, most of the descendants born within the Jiang Family had only average Aptitude, and the territories under their jurisdiction frequently experienced natural disasters and man-made calamities.
Two hundred years ago, they finally managed to cultivate a Nascent Soul Stage mighty figure with the combined strength of the entire Family, but before they could even be arrogant for a hundred years, that Nascent Soul Stage mighty figure mysteriously disappeared and has not been seen for a century.
Now, the Jiang Family is in decline. As a former Nascent Soul Stage force, they now only have one Core Formation Stage Old Ancestor on the surface.
It is rumored that this Core Formation Stage Old Ancestor of the Jiang Family is in seclusion attempting to Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage, but the surrounding forces unanimously believe this is the Jiang Family's bluff.
Attempting to Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage is false; the truth is that their only Core Formation Stage Old Ancestor is in death seclusion.
Because the Jiang Family previously had vast territories and occupied many Spiritual Veins, and their current strength is clearly insufficient to possess so many resources, they are undeserving.
Therefore, the various forces surrounding the Jiang Family are now conducting their final probes, and even many Foundation Establishment Stage forces under major powers have begun to act as vanguards, directly clashing with the Jiang Family in several conflicts.
Amidst these internal and external troubles, the Jiang Family's Qilin Son, Jiang Yan, emerged, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage Middle Stage in just ten years, and his combat power was extraordinary, able to hold his own even against those at the Foundation Establishment Stage Late Stage.
The Jiang Family members highly valued him. It is said that he carries a protective jade talisman left by the Jiang Family's Nascent Soul Stage mighty figure, though the veracity of this claim is unknown.
However, there were indeed rumors that after other forces' Core Formation Stage Cultivators attacked Jiang Yan, they not only failed to capture him but also had an arm severed.
And this Jiang Mei is rumored to have a very good relationship with Jiang Yan. She, Jiang Yan, and another woman, Jiang Xun'er, are said to have been childhood playmates with an unbreakable bond.
However, after introducing the Jiang Family, the two envoys from Luoyun Temple immediately stated that their Luoyun Temple was one of the top forces in Qingyun State's Flame Domain.
Even if that Jiang Family Nascent Soul Stage reappeared, they still couldn't compare to their Luoyun Temple.
One should know that their Luoyun Temple not only had a renowned Nascent Soul Stage mighty figure in Qingyun State but also dozens of Core Formation Stage Elders, a strength that the Jiang Family could not match.
Since this Jiang Family person was the first to attack your Dao Companion, Junior Brother Zhou, and now she has actively come to provoke, then by both reason and emotion, Junior Brother Zhou, you have the upper hand. You can deal with this Jiang Mei as you please. It is unlikely that Jiang Yan of the Jiang Family would dare to act presumptuously at Luoyun Temple.
Seeing the confidence of these Luoyun Temple envoys, Zhou Fan immediately perfected his plan and, taking Fu Fu Jie with him, walked into the room to deliver a righteous punishment to Jiang Mei, this arrogant and overbearing Young Miss.
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After the punishment, Zhou Fan went to practice some highly practical Spells.
For example, Spells like Wood Binding Spell and Black Gold Thorn Spell, which significantly increased his Spell proficiency.
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"Ding! Congratulations to the host for delivering a heavy blow to Jiang Yan, the Son of Destiny's concubine—Jiang Mei, providing her with quality education, guiding her back from the wrong path, and helping her turn over a new leaf."
"Now rewarding the host with 9000 Luck points! Along with a copy of Jiang Yan's original plot for the next ten years."
Zhou Fan saw his Luck balance surge from 16,400 to 25,400 points and couldn't help but happily pat Jiang Mei's face, as she had fainted from exhaustion.
Jiang Mei possessed a Common Fire Spiritual Root. How to put it? Actually, setting aside her unpleasant personality and her forced resilience, she was quite enthusiastic, which warmed Zhou Fan's heart.
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There's an ancient saying in China, "Filial children come from under the rod." Zhou Fan strongly disagreed with this saying. He believed that educating offspring should primarily focus on quality education.
However, when faced with certain unruly and malicious enemies, Zhou Fan felt that every method of education had its merits.
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Three days later.
Zhou Fan left Jiang Mei, who had already signed a master-servant contract, at Luoyun Temple and spent the last two days in the Fan Realm with Shen Yufu and the three imperial princesses at the Kang Wang Residence.
The eleventh year of Shunzhi in Great Qian, January twentieth.
Zhou Fan and Shen Yufu walked hand in hand onto the teleportation array, followed by Jiang Mei, who seemed somewhat disoriented, her head bowed, lost in thought.
The two envoys stood on the other side. After their pleasant interactions, they had already decided to speak highly of Junior Brother Zhou and Junior Sister Shen as much as possible once they returned to their Sect in the Cultivation World.
Zhou Fan took one last look back at the path he had traveled.
Desire Demon Meng Xue, under the operation of him and Shen Yufu, had already traveled to the Cultivation World via a random teleportation array in an overseas market.
Meng Li was now at the Qi Ling Realm Peak. With it guarding the house and continuing to control Jiang Shiliu, Zhou Fan no longer had any worries.
Moreover, he had equipped each of his good friends with self-activating protective talismans and second-grade communication talismans capable of cross-realm communication.
This way, as long as there was any unusual activity in the Fan Realm, he would know immediately in the Cultivation World.
However, after the Immortal-Mortal Passage closed, it was highly unlikely that anything unexpected would occur in the Fan Realm.
Constantly replaying his plan for entering the Cultivation World in his mind, as the teleportation array lit up, Zhou Fan once again asked the System in his heart.
"System, are you ready?"
"You can rest assured, Host, when I handle things."
Sister System excitedly said in Zhou Fan's Sea of Consciousness: "This time, we must show those unsophisticated people of Qingyun State something truly grand!"