Chapter 564: Jealousy Runs High

"So strong."

Mu Qing's heart trembled with awe as she looked at Lin Fan. She never expected that the man with her junior sister would be so powerful.

Tian Yun's expression, however, turned somewhat sour.

This man had stolen the spotlight in front of him, especially when he saw him standing with Junior Sister Hong Yun, chatting lightly—it made him even more displeased.

Junior Sister Hong Yun was beautiful and gentle in nature. In the sect, he was not the only one who liked her; even the senior brothers above were deeply fond of her.

Especially just now, when they were attacked by the three-headed ancient tribe, seeing Junior Sister Hong Yun arrive had filled Tian Yun with excitement. If they could share hardships in this secret realm, perhaps feelings might develop. But looking at the current situation, everything had been ruined by this stranger.

How could Tian Yun feel good about this?

"Junior Sister, who is this?" Tian Yun asked, a hint of jealousy in his tone.

"Senior Brother, Senior Sister, this is Lin Fan, a human prodigy. When I was being hunted by the Evil Alliance, he saved me," Hong Yun said.

"Evil Alliance?"

Mu Qing and Tian Yun's expressions changed upon hearing this organization, their eyes revealing a trace of awe, clearly having experienced the ruthlessness of the Evil Alliance before.

"Lin Fan, these are my senior brother and sister, Tian Yun and Mu Qing," Hong Yun introduced.

Lin Fan looked at the two and smiled calmly.

"When Hong Yun and I entered the secret realm, some ancient tribes had already arrived. The ancient tribe army should be coming soon," Lin Fan said.

"Then we need to find them quickly. This place is too dangerous. If the ancient tribe army blocks the exit of the secret realm, we might never leave," Mu Qing said worriedly.

"Calling her 'Hong Yun' so intimately—one might think they were lovers," Tian Yun thought, feeling heartbroken seeing Lin Fan address her so smoothly.

But what could he do now? The other's strength was clearly far above his own, leaving no room for him to shine.

"Junior Sister Hong Yun, with your exceptional talent, can you sense where the elders are?" Mu Qing said.

"I'll try."

Hong Yun the Immortal didn't know if she could sense anything in this Water-Fire Secret Realm, but she had to give it a try.

Lin Fan was also extremely curious about Hong Yun the Immortal's talent, wondering what kind of ability it was.

In an instant, Lin Fan felt a strange ripple emanate from Hong Yun the Immortal. It wasn't like mana, nor like will—hard to define.

"I've sensed it, but it's somewhat vague. It's roughly in that direction," Hong Yun the Immortal said, opening her eyes.

Just then, Lin Fan frowned. From far behind them came waves of ripples, frequent ones—someone was traversing the void.

"The ancient tribes are chasing us. Let's go."

Without any hesitation, Lin Fan flicked his sleeve, then pulled Hong Yun and leaped into the void, moving swiftly.

"Such speed." Mu Qing's will trembled slightly, and she was shocked to see the sharp void currents crashing against Lin Fan.

When traversing the void, the faster the speed, the stronger the currents one must endure.

In their eyes, this man's speed while carrying them through the void was incredibly fast—even the elders might not match it.

If they knew that Lin Fan was also using the movement technique 'A Step Across the Horizon' while traversing the void with them,

their eyes would surely pop out.

There was once a being from a great thousand race at the first level of the Divine Heaven realm, the True Dharma stage, who used a movement technique while traversing the void. When he emerged from the void, all his flesh had been scoured away by the currents, leaving only a skeleton.

Thus, swiftly traversing the void placed great demands on the strength of one's physical body.

At that moment, Mu Qing watched Lin Fan's incredible speed, her heart stirred—just how powerful was this human's physique?

As Lin Fan sped through, the azure void had long since vanished.

In its place, crimson clouds blazed across the sky, a sea of red, while the temperature steadily rose, as if they had entered a fiery hell.

"Water-Fire Emperor, there is Quintessential Fire here," Red Cloud said, observing their surroundings.

"Does this secret realm contain two types of innate quintessence?" Lin Fan's mind focused. If so, this venture would be immensely profitable.

No matter what, he had to obtain this Quintessential Fire.

"The Water-Fire Emperor was a powerhouse of ancient times who comprehended the true essence of water and fire. With each breath, he exhaled innate water and fire. Though he later fell, the true essence he condensed would never dissipate. Over such a long time, this place must be filled with boundless innate water and fire."

Red Cloud was erudite; in the sect, she had read extensively, delighting in all kinds of texts.

Thus, through long accumulation, the knowledge in Red Cloud's mind had reached a terrifying level.

Lin Fan looked at Red Cloud, liking her more and more. She was a walking encyclopedia! If he kept her by his side, what in the Ancient Saint Realm would he not know?

If only he could transfer all the knowledge in Red Cloud's mind into his own—how wonderful that would be.

Of course, that was just a thought.

If he transferred all the knowledge from Red Cloud's mind, she would surely become an idiot.

"Look, those fire spirits are absorbing innate fire to cultivate," Mu Qing exclaimed, pointing downward.

Below, a flame giant dozens of feet tall was devouring endless innate fire, cultivating various techniques.

These fire spirits, like the water spirits, were innate beings, born from this innate fire.

Their cultivation speed was also terrifyingly fast.

"A treasure land—this is simply a treasure land!" Lin Fan gazed at the sea of fire, his heart surging with excitement.

If anyone cultivated a fire-attribute technique here, amid the innate fire, they might reach the pinnacle of that technique in the blink of an eye.

For this innate fire was priceless, born from heaven and earth, a rare and coveted find.

"More creatures have come, daring to disturb the Water-Fire Emperor's rest—deserving of death!" The flame giant opened its eyes and roared at the void, its flames writhing like living things, twisting into strange shapes.

But in an instant, a force blasted from the void, and the flame giant was ground to dust.

A wisp of pure innate fire merged into Lin Fan's body.

"These fire spirits indeed contain boundless innate fire. If I kill enough of them, I can definitely condense the River of Fire," Lin Fan said excitedly.

What a haul—this time, it was truly a massive haul.

An unexplored secret realm—truly full of treasures everywhere.

If not for meeting Fairy Red Cloud, he might never have known of this place, and condensing the innate quintessence would have been delayed indefinitely.

"A living being wants to kill us! Brothers, unite and fight the enemy!" At this moment, Lin Fan's killing of a fire spirit thoroughly enraged the others.

In this sea of fire, countless fire spirits roared in fury, unleashing myriad fire techniques toward the void.

"What's wrong with you? You could have passed safely, but you had to kill a fire spirit. With so many of them, how can we get through?" Tianyun watched Lin Fan kill the fire spirit, angering the fire spirit race and provoking a counterattack, secretly pleased.

Such a reckless person would surely be detested by his junior sister.

But then, a scene he could not believe quietly unfolded before his eyes.