Chapter 454: A Small Goal

"What? You're saying I've been marked by the Ancient Clan? How is that possible? No one saw me kill him." Lin Fan was lighting a campfire, but when he heard Zhang Xu's words, he was completely dumbfounded.

At the same time, the scene fell silent, except for the crackling sound of trees burning in the flames...

He was supposed to play it safe and stay low-key until his strength grew. But now this Sword Realm guy, Zhang Xu, was telling him he'd been marked by the Ancient Clan. How the hell was he supposed to operate from now on?

"Yes, that final roar from the Ancient Clan decurion used the will of the Ancient Sacred Realm to send your portrait back to the Ancient Clan's territory." Zhang Xu nodded, as if long accustomed to such things.

"Once you kill an Ancient Clan member, you'll be caught in an endless pursuit. To survive, you have to become stronger." Hai Lan, who had been silent, spoke up.

"So is the will of the Ancient Sacred Realm helping the Ancient Clan?" Lin Fan asked.

"No one knows. But I think your portrait has already reached the nearby Ancient Clan members. You need to be careful from now on, because if an Ancient Clan member kills you, they'll receive feedback from the will of the Ancient Sacred Realm." Zhang Xu said.

"So the more Ancient Clan members I kill, the more I become a hot commodity in their eyes?" Lin Fan asked.

"Yes." Zhang Xu nodded. Seeing Lin Fan lost in thought, he assumed the guy was worried, but there was nothing he could do. He sighed and looked up at the void. "Who knows when this will end."

Lin Fan was deep in thought. This method wasn't bad.

A show-off like me was bound to become a god of slaughter. If he crushed countless Ancient Clan members without anyone knowing, how frustrating would that be?

Now, killing an Ancient Clan member would be recorded, and he'd be marked in the Ancient Sacred Realm. Not bad, not bad. This kind of thing had to be promoted to boost morale.

"Brother Lin, it's getting late. We should be going. Hope we meet again someday." After lingering a while, Zhang Xu stood up and cupped his hands.

"Alright, see you around." Lin Fan preferred fighting alone and didn't like teaming up. Teaming up meant too many restrictions, and he couldn't act freely.

Roaming the Ancient Sacred Realm alone—how delightful that would be.

"Brother Lin, there's one more thing you need to know. Before your strength is sufficient, it's best to avoid the Ancient Clan whenever possible. The more you kill, the more you'll attract the attention of powerful Ancient Clan members. Also, be wary of people outside the Ancient Clan. Farewell..." Zhang Xu warned, then vanished with Hai Lan in an instant.

"Bye..." Lin Fan waved toward where they had disappeared.

"Be wary of people outside the Ancient Clan?" Lin Fan savored those words, then chuckled. "Of course. I'm a cunning guy. In this dangerous world, who can I trust but myself?"

Even Zhang Xu and Hai Lan had never fully trusted Lin Fan, keeping their distance and only telling him things everyone knew.

Lin Fan had noticed that, so he didn't bother asking where they were going—it would have been pointless.

...

Hundreds of thousands of miles away...

The Ancient Clan had many camps, covering an area so vast it stretched beyond the horizon. Such camps were countless in the boundless Ancient Sacred Realm.

Although people from the Greater World ascended here in huge numbers, compared to the Ancient Clan, the difference was like heaven and earth.

At that moment, inside a tent.

An Ancient Clan member was organizing things when suddenly the void trembled, and a booklet floated in the air.

The Ancient Clan member's fierce face furrowed slightly. He grabbed the booklet, and a light screen appeared in the void.

The scene on the screen showed Lin Fan killing Gu Hai.

"Human, Lin Fan. Killed Ancient Clan decurion Gu Hai."

A line of text appeared in the void.

"A human..." The Ancient Clan member's expression shifted slightly, then grew even more ferocious.

"Within my jurisdiction of millions of miles, someone dares to kill my clansman, and a decurion at that. Infuriating!" The Ancient Clan member was furious. With a wave of his pitch-black hand, several more lines appeared.

"Bring his head to me and become a member of the Ancient Clan."

"Whoosh..."

"Distribute this. Kill this man."

...

A beam of light carrying the Ancient Clan member's voice shot out of the tent instantly.

After the light flew out, another Ancient Clan member entered the tent.

"My lord, from the Void Realm, Wu Xin killed his biological father and brought his head." The Ancient Clan soldier knelt.

"Good. Reward him generously and promote him to centurion."

"Yes."

...

At that moment, Lin Fan only slightly cared about being marked. He secretly set a small goal for himself: to kill more Ancient Clan members.

But given the current situation, he had to play it safe.

Looking at the dark green leaf jungle, Lin Fan rubbed his chin and finally said four words to himself.

"Keep working hard."

...

Three days later.

"I slash!"

"Pfft..."

Blood splattered. A wild ancient beast was cleaved in two by Lin Fan.

"Ding, congratulations on killing a high-level Heaven Realm beast."

"Ding, congratulations on gaining 50 experience points."

...

"Ah, this is so damn hard and tiring. Three days of non-stop slashing, and my wrists are sore. Why are they all such weaklings?" Lin Fan was a bit frustrated. Not only was the experience low, but the beasts also hid like cowards. Finding one wasn't easy.

He checked his panel and felt like crying.

Name: Lin Fan.

Cultivation: Earth Heaven Realm, Initial Stage.

Experience: (3000/20000).

Physique Strength: Earth Heaven Realm, Initial Stage.

Physique Technique: "Eternal Imperishability," Layer 11.

Physique Experience: (600/15000).

Talent: Infinite Advancement.

...

After three days and nights of non-stop hacking, he had only gained 3000 experience. There was still a huge gap to the next level.

The only consolation was that the Rule Chains were condensing every day, and after condensing, they merged into his physique, slowly increasing his physique experience.

"Absorb..."

After absorbing the demonic aura, the "Demon City" was repaired a bit more. For Lin Fan, this was the hard part. In the mid-to-late stages, he would explode with power.

Although the Ancient Sacred Realm was feared by the Greater World,

Lin Fan had a small goal.

To overthrow the entire Ancient Sacred Realm.

To make all Ancient Clan members in the Ancient Sacred Realm tremble at his name, and let his reputation spread throughout the realm.

Just then, Lin Fan's brow twitched. Someone was coming.

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