Sword Immortal Bu Yu, Luo Ningshuang, felt the masculine aura emanating from Zhou Fan's robust physique, along with his restless actions as he began exploring her black and white simple clothing.
She immediately took half a step back, instinctively wanting to escape, having never experienced such a thing before.
But Zhou Fan, while skillfully continuing their friendly interaction, uttered a sentence that made Sword Immortal Bu Yu dare not move again.
"Fairy Bu Yu, you wouldn't want Chao Duan Peak to change hands, leading to your Master's closed-door cultivation failing, would you?"
Hearing this blatant threat, Luo Ningshuang's already flustered heart instantly lost its resolve.
She stood rooted to the spot, allowing this scoundrel, this shameless villain whom she had just looked down upon, to do as he pleased.
Seeing this, Zhou Fan smiled even more broadly.
He picked up the black and white simple-clothed Sword Immortal Bu Yu by the waist, just as he was about to go to his newly built Immortal Cave on Chao Duan Peak to discuss matters concerning Chao Duan Peak.
His Divine Sense sensed two Disciples, dragging a disheveled person who looked like a dead dog, flying towards Chao Duan Peak on their swords.
Seeing these two Disciples arrive at Chao Duan Peak and inquire about his whereabouts, Zhou Fan could only forcibly suppress his burning, boiling Nine Yang Overlord Body, settle the disoriented Sword Immortal Bu Yu in the Immortal Cave, and instantly appear before the two Disciples.
"You two, what urgent matter do you seek me for?"
Zhou Fan was quick to speak; his mind had already been cleared of distractions, and he just wanted to quickly send these two away and return to the Immortal Cave to properly tease that cold and aloof Fairy.
Although startled by Zhou Fan's sudden appearance, the two still respectfully said,
"Lord Zhou, we were originally on duty outside the Luoyun Temple gate when we saw this ignorant brat actively come to provoke, with many disrespectful remarks towards you."
"He claimed to be the Jiang Family Young Lord, but his cultivation was only at the Qi Training Early Stage. We determined that this person must be a bold villain, and letting him go might disgust Lord, so we beat him half to death and brought him before you, Lord."
Zhou Fan heard this, reconnected his brain, and said, "Is this dead dog Jiang Yan?"
"That's right, Lord Zhou, he did indeed claim to be Jiang Family Young Lord Jiang Yan just now."
"Good, I know about this matter. You two did well."
Zhou Fan casually wrote an edict, which flew before the two, saying, "With this token, you can go to the Yin Yang Peak Pill Room to claim your reward. Seeing that your cultivation has just reached Foundation Establishment, each of you can claim a bottle of Spirit Gathering Pill."
The two received the edict, their expressions lighting up. They had long heard that this Yin Yang Peak Young Peak Lord was proficient in the Dao of Pills, and was also generous and righteous.
Now that they saw it, he was indeed both generous and powerful! Just for catching such a Qi Training Early Stage wild dog, Lord Zhou rewarded each of them with a bottle of second-grade Medicinal Pill!
They worked hard guarding the gate for a year and still might not be able to afford a whole bottle of Spirit Gathering Pill.
They just didn't know if Lord Zhou accepted Disciples; if they couldn't be Disciples, being a dog under Lord Zhou's command would probably earn more than guarding the gate.
The two Disciples repeatedly thanked him and withdrew. Zhou Fan saw Jiang Yan lying nearby, his clothes tattered and his face covered in dirt, and immediately kicked this idiotic Son of Destiny with disdain.
Although it was just a casual kick, the force was not something this small Qi Training Early Stage cultivator could withstand.
Jiang Yan coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood and instantly woke up from the pain.
He looked up at the most handsome person he had ever seen, his heart burning with anger, saying, "Who are you! Is this how your Luoyun Temple treats guests?"
"I am Jiang Family Young Lord Jiang Yan. I traveled thousands of miles to your Luoyun Temple to find someone, but those two gate-guarding Disciples beat me up for no reason. How can your Luoyun Temple, with such actions, be called a reputable sect?"
Zhou Fan was now too lazy to waste time with this roadside wild dog. He just kicked him again, completely crippling his third leg, then used his Core Formation stage cultivation to suppress his injuries, preventing him from dying there.
He then said, "I am Zhou Fan, the one you are looking for. Jiang Mei is currently in the Class A Immortal Cave on Yin Yang Peak. Go find her yourself on Yin Yang Peak."
"After you find her, hurry up and get lost. Don't let me see you, this roadside thing, again."
Jiang Yan was caught off guard and had his masculine dignity crippled. The physical pain and mental torment instantly overwhelmed him.
He curled up on the ground like a cooked shrimp, his entire body trembling from the extreme pain.
It was somewhat laughable to say, but Jiang Yan originally had a strange self-confidence.
But after being beaten unconscious by the gate-guarding Disciples and then having his dignity stripped away by this enemy who took Jiang Mei, Jiang Yan suddenly became afraid.
A strong premonition of death emerged in his heart, as if warning him that if he dared to bark two more times, he might truly die.
So, Jiang Yan, who had thought his plan was perfect before coming, now just curled up on the ground, not even daring to wail loudly.
He gritted his teeth, enduring the heart-gnawing pain, no longer uttering a single harsh word, quietly waiting for Zhou Fan to leave.
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully crippling the Cultivation World's Son of Destiny for the first time, destroying his strange self-confidence. The Host has been awarded 12,000 Luck points!"
"May the Host continue to make efforts and thoroughly exploit this leek, who was originally destined to be the Lord of the Flame Domain."
After listening to the System's broadcast, Zhou Fan glanced at Jiang Yan again.
He found that this wild dog was currently burying his head deep in the dirt, looking endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens and not daring to make any noise, and immediately sneered.
"A biting dog doesn't bark. It seems you've already learned how to be a fierce dog."
"Take Jiang Mei and go back to your Jiang Family. I'll wait for you to become stronger and come back for revenge."
After scanning the pendant containing the remnant soul of Medicine Honored One, Zhou Fan did not move to strip Jiang Yan of his only Golden Finger at the moment.
There were many reasons for not taking the pendant. Primarily, after discussing with the System, both agreed that leaving the pendant with Jiang Yan would allow for sustainable acquisition of large amounts of Luck.
Because the Luck possessed by a Son of Destiny is never constant.
Initially, they don't have much Luck. Even killing them directly wouldn't yield much benefit; this is the most wasteful approach.
As a Son of Destiny's cultivation grows, the more Opportunities he gains and the higher his cultivation, the more Luck he possesses.
If Zhou Fan were to snatch Jiang Yan's pendant now, he would indeed gain a large sum of Luck, estimated by the System to be around 40,000 points.
However, after depriving Jiang Yan of his pendant, most of his Luck would disappear, and he might even lose his identity as a Son of Destiny. In the future, Zhou Fan would basically not be able to obtain much Luck from Jiang Yan.
In other words, taking the pendant would be a one-time transaction, which truly did not align with Zhou Fan's pursuit of maximizing his interests.
As for leeks, especially controllable leeks like Jiang Yan, it's more satisfying to spare his life for now and harvest him repeatedly, crop after crop.
After his brain briefly gained the upper hand, Zhou Fan swiftly returned to the Chao Duan Peak Immortal Cave within a few blinks.
The gauze-clad Sword Immortal Bu Yu—Luo Ningshuang—was still waiting for him.