The Sect Leader's Bizarre Recruitment Chapter 219: Stone Village, Thunderstruck Tree, and the Young Emperor of the Wasteland (Part 1) - Novel Cool

Chapter 219: Stone Village, Thunderstruck Tree, and the Young Emperor of the Wasteland (Part 1)

Chapter 219: Stone Village, Thunderstruck Tree, and the Young Emperor of the Wasteland (Part 1)

Lin Fan's mind raced with thoughts.

Shi Qi's heart was like a thunderclap, and it took him a long time to calm down.

"This matter... even within the clan, is a secret not to be shared. Those who know it have all sworn a vow not to reveal it. How could he have found out?"

He thought back to that rainy night.

He remembered the 'little brother' whose chest had been sliced open, crying out of pain.

Shi Qi couldn't help but wonder, "Could Lin Fan's Eye Technique truly see through reality and illusion?"

For the first time, he doubted himself, or more precisely, his Double Pupil.

What he saw was clearly 'fake'! But Lin Fan had seen through his illusion, so where did things go wrong? Could it be that there was something even a Double Pupil couldn't see through?

"No, that's impossible!"

Shi Qi was confident that there was no illusion a Double Pupil couldn't see through.

"There must be some hidden reason, but no matter what, this person is not to be underestimated."

For a moment, he almost couldn't resist striking out to kill Lin Fan, but he held back. Since Lin Fan was so calm and even dared to speak of this, he must have been prepared.

Moreover, he was just a straw dummy clone, and his true self was far away.

Even if he killed the straw dummy, his true self would have enough time to spread the news...

This situation was not in his favor.

It could affect his reputation as a born Supreme and make him an object of scorn.

Shi Qi's thoughts raced, and he gradually calmed himself, saying, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"You really don't know?"

Lin Fan spoke slowly and calmly.

In his heart, he already had an idea.

"Your Double Pupil is indeed impressive. At thirteen or fourteen, you already possess such strength and composure, which is also abnormal. But in the end, you're still young..."

He almost believed that he could fool her.

"Hmph."

"Playing tricks."

Shi Qi flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

He didn't want to say more.

But Lin Fan smiled and said, "No need to see you off."

"Whether you truly know or pretend not to know, it doesn't matter."

"Anyway, you'll 'know' in the future."

Shi Qi remained silent and quickly left.

For now, it seemed that this crisis had passed smoothly, and he hadn't even moved a single soldier or made a single move.

Lin Fan's interruption had dissipated much of Long Aojiao's anger, and she didn't even strike Shi Qi. Instead, she was extremely curious and asked, "What did you mean by that earlier?"

Lin Fan raised his eyebrows and thought, "After fooling the Double Pupil, I still have to fool her..."

He was about to start fooling her.

But Long Aojiao continued, "What do you mean by 'Double Pupil is the invincible path'?"

"How so? Do you think I'm not even as good as a mere Double Pupil?"

"Stop right there!"

"Explain yourself!"

Lin Fan was stunned. "Huh??"

He was shocked!

This wasn't what he had expected!

Is your focus a bit off?

A normal person should ask about the latter part, 'Why bother borrowing someone else's bones?'

Wait a minute!

Actually, focusing on the first part might be more in line with a woman's mindset.

Or, more in line with Long Aojiao's?

Lin Fan suddenly realized—she was Long Aojiao!

How could he view her with ordinary eyes?

He couldn't even use Long Ao Tian's perspective.

Because right now, Long Aojiao was truly Long Aojiao!

Lin Fan took a deep look at Long Aojiao and thought, "You're done for, Aojiao. You've truly become a woman, not just in body but even in your way of thinking..."

"What are you thinking about?!"

Long Aojiao coldly huffed, indicating that she wasn't so easily fooled, "How do you plan to deceive me?"

"I'm not lying."

"If you don't tell the truth, you'll see how I deal with you."

"Speak!"

"Do you think I'm not as good as that Double Pupil?"

"..."

Lin Fan rolled his eyes, "No."

"You're the fattest."

"Huh?!"

"How dare you call me fat?!"

Long Aojiao became anxious, "Nonsense! Who can compare to my figure?"

"Back then, I had countless female companions, but not one could match me. You dare call me fat? You..."

Lin Fan turned and walked away.

With such an 'Aojiao', what's the point of explaining?

It would only make things more complicated.

It's better to talk to a green tea sister than have a normal conversation with Long Aojiao.

In short, fooling her was impossible.

"Hey, wait! Where exactly am I fat?!"

"..."

"No, that's not it!"

"You're changing the subject?!"

"Don't run!"

"..."

However, no matter how Long Aojiao shouted or tried to stop him, Lin Fan slipped away.

After entering the Moon Embrace Palace, he closed the door, hung the closed-door sign, and started pondering the matter of the Double Pupil and the Young Emperor of the Wasteland template.

"From the Double Pupil's performance, it seems that the template of the Young Emperor of the Wasteland, suspected to be already born, should have appeared."

"Bearing the Supreme Bone."

"It's just unknown whether the bone has been extracted and transplanted."

"But no matter what, at least one thing can be confirmed."

"As long as we 'follow' the Double Pupil, we can find some clues."

"But tracking the Double Pupil is quite absurd."

In Lin Fan's opinion, this was no different from Captain America trying to strangle someone with his bare hands, or Jiraiya's failed attempt to summon the Nine-Tailed Fox with his summoning jutsu; unless one has lost their mind, it's impossible to do such a thing.

With the Double Pupil's abnormal Pupil Power, how could one track them?

It's like trying to follow a ghost!

"Fortunately, I have the Eightfold Mirror Technique~"

"Observing from a distance is always a safe bet."

"Even if he notices some traces, it doesn't matter."

Lin Fan calmly activated the Eightfold Mirror Technique.

But to prevent any mishaps, he didn't look closely, he just hung back from a distance, and at a glance, Shi Qi's figure was just a 'small dot'.

At this moment.

Shi Qi's speed was extremely fast.

In just a moment, he had already run out several tens of thousands of miles.

Lin Fan remained calm and collected, just quietly watching and waiting.

He wanted to know the clan and 'identity'.

Only in this way, could he proceed to the next step.

"It seems that he hasn't shown any unusual behavior, and probably hasn't discovered my spying?"

"But that's also right, the Double Pupil is indeed abnormal, almost able to see through everything, but that's referring to things that ordinary cultivators can't see through, not truly 'invincible'."

"My Eightfold Mirror Technique isn't some kind of illusion technique, and it's from such a long distance, and he's only thirteen or fourteen years old. If he can even notice something unusual from this, then this Double Pupil is a bit too abnormal."

"There's no need to play with other talents, right?"

Lin Fan was very patient.

The once-a-year crisis had passed, and there was plenty of time.

"Speaking of which, I'm taking the initiative."

"Hope I can find it."

"The template of the Young Emperor of the Wasteland, just thinking about it is exciting."

"..."

After a while.

Lin Fan looked at the vast mansion and the numerous clan buildings in the Eightfold Mirror Technique, and slightly raised his eyebrows: "The Northeast Domain, one of the three Immortal Ancient Clans, the Stone Clan?"

"I should have thought of it."

"Only this surname can give birth to these abnormalities, right?"

In fact, the four major surnames in fantasy novels have always been controversial.

Among them, Xiao, Lin, and Ye are quite stable.

The only one is 'Shi'.

Because, in fact, there aren't many protagonists with the surname Shi, and if it's one of the four major surnames, in terms of numbers, Shi is originally not qualified.

But the problem is, there's the Young Emperor of the Wasteland!

He alone has elevated this surname to such heights, and no one can ignore it.

Just as the Young Emperor of the Wasteland said, 'I alone am the Imperial Clan'.

In Lin Fan's opinion, it's... the Young Emperor of the Wasteland alone can make the Shi surname one of the four major surnames in fantasy web novels!

"But I didn't expect that their background in the Immortal Martial Continent is so high..."

In the original work, the Stone Clan is strong, but it can only be said to be decent.

But the Stone Clan he's facing is one of the Immortal Ancient Clans.

One of the top four powers in the Northeast Domain! Among them, the first is a Holy Land.

In other words, aside from the Holy Land, the Stone Clan is one of the top three in the Northeast Domain! The pinnacle among the top-tier powers!

"Must be cautious!"

"But~"

"Since it's also the Shi surname, I know how to handle it. After all, I've read so many novels!"

He immediately took out a Telecommunication Talisman to contact Qin Yu.

"Master, do you have any instructions?"

"There is indeed something."

"Do we have any Jin Yi Wei in the Northeast Domain?"

"Reporting to Master, the Jin Yi Wei have already ventured into the Northeast Domain, and although not many, there are some people. But if it's too secretive..."

"No problem, it's best if they can find out, and if they can't, there's no need to rush."

Lin Fan pondered: "Have them discreetly inquire about the Stone Clan's ancestral land, without causing any disturbance, and even more so, without being noticed by the Stone Clan."

"It's best if they can find out."

"If they can't find out, there's no need to rush, just inform me."

"Yes, Master, I'll arrange it."

After the communication ended, Qin Yu immediately took care of the matter.

Both he and Xu Fenglai are very busy.

Xu Fenglai no longer pretends, he... naturally doesn't need to pretend anymore.

Instead, he's doing his best to help his father suppress the new territory and build a new home.

The Four Directions Immortal Dynasty has already been completely abandoned.

The Jin Yi Wei headquarters has also been relocated.

...

"If I'm not mistaken, the Stone Clan ancestral land isn't too secretive, and it shouldn't be difficult to find out."

Lin Fan stroked his chin and thought for a moment: "If I can find out, I'll go there."

"If I can't find out..."

"I still have to go."

"Huh?!"

"That's not right!"

"Then what am I waiting for?"

"Let's go!"

Anyway, he has to go there.

After arriving, once there's news, he can take action immediately, and if there's no news, he can inquire himself, right?

There's no time to waste, the earlier the better.

After calling the various elders and disciples and giving them instructions, Lin Fan prepared to get up.

But Xiao Ling'er caught up with him.

"Is there something?"

Looking at his well-behaved, sensible, and increasingly graceful senior disciple, Lin Fan couldn't help but sigh, after several years, the once frail little girl has now become a strong and independent cultivator.

"Master, my injuries have completely recovered."

Xiao Ling'er was a bit shy and said: "Disciple wants..."

"After some more time, and some preparation, I'll head to the Western Region."

"Oh?!" Lin Fan wasn't too surprised.

"En!"

Xiao Ling'er nodded and said: "I'm not hiding from Master, I actually have another teacher..."

For others, she might still hide it, but in front of Lin Fan, she always feels like she has no secrets, even more so than the Double Pupil.

And in her opinion, Lin Fan had already known about this, so there was no need to hide it.

Lin Fan nodded lightly, "Continue."

He didn't pretend either.

When he gave the "Emperor of Flames" to Xiao Ling'er, he had anticipated this day.

Why pretend to be 'surprised'? It would be too fake.

"I can't hide anything from Master, it seems."

Xiao Ling'er sighed helplessly, "This time, during the battle in the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty, our teacher, the old lady, also exerted all her strength and fell into a deep sleep. As for this trip, the harvest was quite abundant."

"Not only did we obtain the corpse of an Eighth Stage powerhouse, which can be used to prepare for Master's resurrection, but we also found some of the required materials..."

"But currently, we still lack two main ingredients."

"One of them is in the Western Region."

"The Western Region?"

Lin Fan asked, "What is it?"

"Bodhi Fruit."

"Bodhi Fruit..."

Information related to the Bodhi Fruit flashed through Lin Fan's mind, and he frowned slightly, "The fruit of the Bodhi tree, a specialty of the Western Region's Mahayana Buddhism?"

"Yes."

"It won't be easy to obtain this." Lin Fan pondered.

"But... I must give it a try."

"As it should be."

Lin Fan didn't stop her, and asked, "When will you depart?"

"It's not certain yet, I still need some preparations. I was originally planning to get everything ready, but since Master is about to embark on a long journey and I don't know when you'll return, I thought I should tell you first, so you won't worry later."

Xiao Ling'er had considered this comprehensively.

It would be better to say this in person.

If Lin Fan didn't return at that time, it might not be clear through the telecommunication talisman.

And it wouldn't be good to worry Master unnecessarily.

"You're thoughtful."

After a moment of thought, Lin Fan said, "Alright, I'll return as soon as I'm done. You don't need to rush either. As for the Western Region... I do have some connections there."

"I'm not sure if they'll be of use, but it's worth a try."

"If he's willing to help, obtaining a Bodhi Fruit might not be too difficult."

"This..."

"Won't this trouble Master too much?"

"Silly child."

Lin Fan chuckled, "Haven't you heard the saying? One day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father."

"I don't want to be your father, but if I, as your Master, don't help you, who will?"

"Besides, when have you ever refused when it comes to helping the Sect or me?"

"Go back, prepare well, cultivate diligently, and wait for my return. Then, we'll go to the Western Region together."

"Yes, Master!"

Xiao Ling'er responded crisply, her heart filled with deep gratitude.

Although it deviated from her plan, it wasn't bad.

Connections are important! Moreover, if she went to the Western Region to obtain the Bodhi Fruit... she currently had no idea how to start. She had planned to figure it out after arriving, but with Master's assistance, it would be even better.

"Teacher, rest assured."

Watching Lin Fan's departing figure, Xiao Ling'er pursed her lips, muttering, "I will definitely bring you back to life, to shine once more in this world."

"Moreover, I have Master's help."

"I will definitely succeed!"

"And that veiled 'good senior sister'... perhaps, it won't be long before we meet."

...

Deep within the Stone Clan's territory, Shi Qi caressed his chest, feeling the bone there, a bone that had already fused with his body! All his divine essence and vitality were converging towards this bone.

Nurturing it!

And it was extremely powerful, possessing astonishing strength, almost rivaling the Double Pupil.

"The Double Pupil is an invincible path, why borrow the bones of others?"

Shi Qi muttered, his expression changing continuously.

But soon, he snorted coldly, "I don't believe you can see into the future, a realm that even the Double Pupil cannot currently reach!"

"The Double Pupil is invincible, and the Supreme Bone is equally supreme!"

"With the Double Pupil and the Supreme Bone, I will become the most powerful existence, ancient and modern, shaking the heavens and earth, dominating both inside and outside the realm. In this life, my name, Shi Qi, will be imprinted upon the myriad heavens, and countless people will bow down in worship!"

He cast aside his inner turmoil, no longer affected by anything, and called out, "Come!"

Hum.

A figure silently appeared.

But Shi Qi had already noticed, and asked, "Has my younger brother encountered any changes?"

"No changes."

"But... it seems one of his legs is slightly lame."

"Oh?"

"Then continue watching."

"Yes!"

"..."

...

In a mortal city in the Northeast Domain, Lin Fan poured himself a drink in a tavern, sighing softly.

"I found out about a Stone Clan ancestral land, but it's not a mountain village in the Great Wasteland. It's an ancestral land that the Stone Clan has cultivated and managed for generations."

"It seems it's the second ancestral land."

"We still need to find the ultimate ancestral land."

"I'm really looking forward to it."

"On the day we met, the young 'Emperor of the Wasteland', I wonder what you look like now and if you've reached the ancestral land?"

"Or perhaps, you've become that gluttonous child who loves drinking beast milk?"

At this thought, Lin Fan couldn't help but smile slightly.

But soon, he fell silent.

The Emperor of the Wasteland...

Born in this era, his life is harder than anyone else's, filled with more bitterness. He alone must sever the ancient path!

Only he knows how bitter the Emperor of the Wasteland's life truly is.

From a young age, his bones were dug out, and he experienced countless life-and-death struggles.

When the Seven Gods descended, he gave his all to slay them, but his days were already numbered, and he was eventually buried... Only to awaken later, facing even greater bitterness!

He pacified the Foreign Realm, eliminated the dark creatures in the Sea of Realms, suppressed the Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and became the pinnacle of countless worlds. His life seemed glorious, but it came at an incredibly painful price.

The fall of the Willow Deity, the shattering of the small tower, the brutal beating of Bird Grandpa and the Great Wall Grandpa, the death of the Witch in battle, the mutual destruction of Dugu Yun and Yinchuan, and the blood sacrifice of his cousin Eleven, his own brother Qin Hao, and his son Little Stone.

(End of Chapter)

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