In a remote stone room, Chen Fan was organizing the trophies he had obtained from Zhao Jun. Zhao Jun had crossed the ice river of death before Chen Fan, so he had collected many treasures in the palace halls here. Now, it all went into Chen Fan’s pockets. If he handed them over to the sect to exchange for merit points, perhaps he could exchange them for an immortal art at the Immortal Depository. Most of these treasures were precious materials for refining artifacts. Chen Fan didn’t have much use for them, so handing them over to the sect would bring out their full value. Aside from these materials were some elixirs, likely Zhao Jun’s personal stash. Consequently, they weren’t high-grade, but they were perfectly suited to Chen Fan’s current level. Earlier, he’d spent everything to heal his injuries. Now he was broke: no immortal stones, no treasures, and not even a single recovery elixir left. His only means of recovery was his powerful physique and absurd regeneration. “He only has two hundred or so immortal stones. What a broke bastard.” Chen Fan curled his lips. After organizing the items, he didn’t leave; instead, he decided to consume the ice lotus to raise his strength. At present, most of the people searching for opportunities and treasures in the palace halls were Invincible Legends or Void Immortals. Greater Legendary realm martial artists like him were rare; even among them, most were at the late or peak stage, often backed by powerful clans. Chen Fan, by contrast, was barely clinging to the bottom rung. His chances of succeeding in competing with others for treasure in this kind of situation were very slim. Although he had collected many treasures in the palace halls during this period, compared to those Invincible Legendary and Void Immortal level experts, his gains were nothing. Therefore, to achieve better gains, Chen Fan needed to enhance his strength. “According to Zhao Jun and the others, this ice lotus is an immortal herb. Although it had lost most of its potency, what remains is enough for a Void Immortal-level expert to break through to the immortal realm!” Chen Fan took out the ice lotus, and his dantian began to stir restlessly. The difference between an immortal herb and a spiritual herb was like that between an immortal and a mortal. It was a metamorphosis of the essence of life. Anything that had driven six powerful cultivators to risk their lives couldn’t be ordinary. After consuming the ice lotus, Chen Fan immediately channeled his cultivation. The Heaven and Earth Furnace roared to life, and with each breath, waves of energy surged through his body like a flood. The ice lotus was a mid-grade immortal herb, attractive even to a middle-level Immortal Platform realm expert. Even in its degraded state, it was powerful. Not even ten or a hundred Grade-9 spiritual herbs could compare to the residual medicinal potency of the ice lotus. The difference wasn’t in quantity, but essence. All of a sudden, Chen Fan swelled up, as if he was about to burst open from the vast energy of the ice lotus. His aura soared like a rising tide, sending out wave after wave of qi from his core. Chen Fan refined the medicinal potency of the ice lotus furiously, transforming it into his cultivation. He was also shocked inside. The ice lotus, with nearly ninety percent of its medicinal potency lost, was still terrifying, making him feel like he was about to burst apart. If he had swallowed a perfect ice lotus, he would have exploded. Fortunately, Chen Fan had layered multiple formations within the stone room; otherwise, the commotion he was causing would’ve shattered it and drawn unwanted attention. Day after day went by. In the blink of an eye, three months flew by like a galloping steed. Inside the stone room, his pores were all open, freely breathing in and out. He had spent the last three months absorbing the potency of the ice lotus to raise his cultivation. Now, his aura was already in the peak Greater Legendary realm, and it was extremely berserk and unstable, like there was a chance it could push through the limit at any moment and advance into the Invincible Legendary realm. Following a muffled noise, an overwhelming aura suddenly rushed out from Chen Fan, like the surging Yangtze River, destroying the layers of defense he had set up. This fierce aura impacted the walls of the stone room, causing them to crack like an earthquake had occurred. “Hmm? There’s a commotion. Someone is in seclusion there, trying to achieve a breakthrough!” A nearby expert was startled. His eyes flickered as he rushed toward the source. Without hesitation, he struck, blasting the doors open. “Count yourself unlucky, brat. Hand over everything you have right now, or die!” said the late-stage Invincible Legendary realm expert overbearingly. Chen Fan didn’t show any looks of panic and stood up, staring at the unlucky guy and said with a smile, “Hoho, you came at the perfect time. I just broke through and needed someone to test my strength. You’ll do. Count yourself unlucky!” “You’re courting death!” The thick-browed man flew into a rage. This damned brat actually wanted to use him as a grinding stone. He really didn’t know what death meant. In an instant, a ferocious aura swept out, and the man lunged at Chen Fan. “Reckless brat, I’ll send you to the afterlife!” “Perfect timing!” Chen Fan shouted and rushed out with unmatched momentum like a ferocious beast. He had just broken through, and he was overflowing with power, begging to be unleashed. All of a sudden, a life-or-death struggle unfolded between the two of them in this stone room. However, as Chen Fan gradually got used to his new strength, the tide quickly turned. Chen Fan’s every punch and kick carried incomparably terrifying strength, bombarding the thick-browed man, shaking his qi and blood endlessly. “Damn it! Heaven Shaking Finger!” The thick-browed man spat out blood in agony. He was in the late-stage Invincible Legendary realm, just a step away from the peak-stage. Yet, he was being beaten down by someone who had just broken through. It was humiliating. He prepared to unleash his killing move. “Hmph, I’ll send you to hell in one stroke!” Chen Fan roared, his voice piercing through the clouds and rippling out in all directions. He vanished—like a golden-winged roc—and reappeared in front of the man in a flash. Sword light surged in his palm as he thrust forward. Blood splashed out in an instant. The thick-browed man opened his eyes wide, feeling his vitality rapidly draining away. 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