Chapter 460: I Won't Refuse You

Night.

Lin Fan sat cross-legged, immersed in his inner world.

The parasol divine tree was deeply rooted in his inner world, its lush green leaves brimming with surging life force.

"Eh... new branches have grown, and they've even sprouted leaves. It seems this Ancient Saint Realm is indeed a treasure land. The parasol divine tree can automatically absorb the holy spirit energy and gradually develop."

Lin Fan originally had no idea how to nurture the parasol divine tree, but after not looking at it for a while, he discovered that in this Ancient Saint Realm, the tree had finally begun to develop, and at no slow pace. In just a few days without checking, many new green leaves had appeared.

Just as expected—this parasol divine tree had been cut down in the Ancient Saint Realm and fell to the Xuanhuang Realm. Now that it had returned, it could naturally grow again.

The formidable life force was extremely important, a vital treasure for Lin Fan's survival.

Lin Fan also hoped the parasol divine tree would grow up quickly. Once it matured, what place in this world would be beyond his reach?

At the same time, what exactly were the "Blood of the Supreme" and the "Heaven and Earth True Scripture"? Even now, Lin Fan was still completely baffled, only hoping they wouldn't be too much of a pitfall.

The divine artifact, the Eternal Axe, had been in a damaged state when he obtained it. According to the War God, the fragments of the Eternal Axe still remained in the upper realm.

If he could gather them all, he could assemble the true divine artifact.

Moreover, according to the War God, if the Eternal Axe was not restored to its true divine form, he must never encounter the Eight Supremes of the Ancient Clan, otherwise he would be unable to inflict any harm on them.

Of course, these things were still too far off for Lin Fan, and he didn't need to worry too much about them.

...

At that moment, in another room.

Xuan'er lowered her head, standing before her grandfather, her bright eyes filled with grievance.

"Xuan'er, from now on you must respect him, understand? You can't be disrespectful, got it?" the Winged Clan village chief said patiently.

"Grandfather, why?" Xuan'er looked up and said.

"Because he is of the human race, the same race as the heroes," the village chief said.

"Heroes? But in my eyes, Grandfather is the hero. If you hadn't protected this village, everyone would have died." Xuan'er knew her own background, knew that her parents had died, and knew that she was of the Fox Clan.

The village chief shook his head and patted Xuan'er's head. "Grandfather is no hero. Ten thousand years ago, the Ancient Clan slaughtered all races; no one dared to speak out, no one dared to resist. But the five human heroes, fearing neither life nor death, confronted one of the Eight Supremes of the Ancient Clan. That battle turned the sky dark and the earth cracked..."

Xuan'er heard this for the first time, filled with curiosity, and also deeply admired the five heroes who had dared to resist.

"Grandfather, what happened afterward?" Xuan'er blinked her long eyelashes and asked.

"Afterward, no one knows. One of the Eight Supremes of the Ancient Clan never appeared again, and those five heroes also vanished. So you must remember: without those five heroes, this region would never have been liberated, and our village would not exist, because no one could live openly under the watchful eyes of the Ancient Clan's Supremes," the village chief said.

"And you must remember: he is of the same race as those five heroes. Although the human race has not appeared for a very long time now, we must uphold a grateful heart, understand? Don't let him feel disheartened," the village chief said.

Xuan'er listened to her grandfather's words and finally nodded. "Xuan'er understands."

If the Supremes were still alive and heard these words, they might die of shame. For although they were heroes, in order to preserve the last hope, they had lured "Eternal" to the Xuanhuang Realm. Though they ultimately suppressed "Eternal," they also feared the Ancient Saint Realm and thus completely sealed off the Xuanhuang Realm.

In the end, only Emperor Yuan persisted, wanting to return to the Ancient Saint Realm and continue the final struggle against the Ancient Clan.

...

At that moment, in the room, Lin Fan was refining pills. The "Big Bro" pills had nearly run out due to his lavish consumption, but fortunately, he still had plenty of herbs.

When ascending to the upper realm, Lin Fan had prepared ample herbs for emergencies.

In fact, he had nearly emptied the entire herb reserve of the Holy Sect.

"One Thought into Pill!"

A ball of flame suddenly rose in Lin Fan's palm. This flame had no temperature, but its internal heat was astonishing.

"The 'Big Bro' pill is now my unexpected trump card, but I should improve it when I get the chance. The cultivation levels in this Ancient Saint Realm are too high; if I stick with the old pill formula, its potency might soon fall behind."

Watching the pills come out one by one, a thought crossed Lin Fan's mind.

But for now, he hadn't figured out which herbs to add to create new functions.

Just then, Lin Fan flipped his palm and extinguished the flame, sensing someone approaching outside.

"Dong dong..."

"Please come in," Lin Fan said.

"Creak..."

Outside the door, the petite and adorable Xuan'er stood under the moonlight, her short fluffy tail spinning behind her.

Xuan'er lowered her head, her hands clasped together, as if very nervous.

"What's wrong?" Lin Fan felt sorry for this little one's background. There were countless children like her in the Ancient Saint Realm.

Upon setting foot in the Ancient Saint Realm, it meant that life and death were left to fate, because no one knew what might happen.

"I... I..." Xuan'er was a little nervous and a little embarrassed, as if she had something difficult to say. But when she saw Lin Fan's calm smile, she seemed to muster all her courage and said loudly,

"I'm sorry..."

These three words seemed to have used up all of Xuan'er's strength, her cute little face flushed red.

Hearing this, Lin Fan smiled. Just as he was about to say something, Xuan'er ran off like the wind.

"What an adorable little thing," Lin Fan said, watching her retreating figure, a faint smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

From the beginning until now, although this little one had not been very friendly to him, Lin Fan had never taken it to heart.

After all, she was just a child.

Lin Fan flicked his sleeve, and the wooden door closed again.

In the darkness, the village chief's aged figure stood under the moonlight, watching the distant scene, and smiled with relief.

A few days later.

Every day, Lin Fan ventured deep into the mountains to hunt ancient beasts, and he brought back their corpses to the villagers.

The villagers no longer regarded Lin Fan with wariness; instead, they were filled with respect for him.

And Xuan'er would appear before Lin Fan from time to time, as if deliberately waiting for something.

One day, Lin Fan had just returned from the mountains and handed over the ancient beast corpses to the villagers. As he was about to go back to cultivate, Xuan'er appeared not far from him again.

Xuan'er lowered her head, but her eyes kept darting toward Lin Fan.

Seeing this, Lin Fan laughed.

This little girl—could it be that she wanted to be friends with him but was too shy to speak, so she kept appearing before him, hoping to catch his attention?

For the past couple of days, when this little girl appeared in his sight, Lin Fan hadn't known what she was up to.

But after going back and thinking about it, he finally understood—it was all because of this.

Now Xuan'er was lingering around Lin Fan like a ghost, feeling a little unhappy. Could it be that he hadn't noticed her?

"Xuan'er..." This time, Lin Fan took the initiative to call out.

"Ah..." Hearing someone call her, Xuan'er's heart leaped with joy, and she immediately came before Lin Fan.

"You called me? Do you want to be friends with me? If you really want to be friends with me, I won't refuse," Xuan'er said expectantly.

Lin Fan looked down at the little girl, who was only about a meter tall, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

What an amusing little girl.