Chapter 981 The Silent Old Man

"Elder, you..." Li Qing was stunned. He hadn't expected Elder Qingyangzi to use his own contribution points for Lin Fan.

Qingyangzi said nothing, but from a token, he transferred two-thirds of his contribution points.

"Exchange for 'Geng Metal Void Sword Intent,' 'Wood Prime True Yuan Sword Intent,' 'Supreme Goodness Like Water Sword Intent,' 'Nine Heavens Mystic Fire Sword Intent,' 'Heavenly Abyss Primordial Sword Intent,' and one Immortal-Breaking Pill."

"Qingyangzi, exchanging for the Five Elements Sword Intent—what are you planning? Training someone?" The old man in charge of exchanges twitched his eyelids, swept his sleeve to collect the contribution points, then placed the Five Elements Sword Intent inscriptions into Qingyangzi's hand.

Along with a pill bottle.

"This old man is practicing himself." Qingyangzi said, then turned and left.

This expenditure of contribution points pained Qingyangzi deeply.

The Five Elements Sword Intent could be cultivated for free if one became a Divine Son, but for ordinary disciples, it could only be obtained at a high price.

The Five Elements Sword Intent belonged to the Heaven and Earth Sect, ranking twentieth among the sword intents.

And this 'Immortal-Breaking Pill' could increase one's certainty of becoming a True Immortal by seventy percent.

"Elder, have you gone mad?" Li Qing had followed Qingyangzi for a long time, and seeing him now deplete his contribution points for these things, he was dumbfounded.

"This old man is not mad. I'm betting on a breath of pride." Qingyangzi said.

"But you don't have to do this. If you use up all your contribution points, when the Immortal Tribulation comes later, how will you get through without exchanging for treasures?" Li Qing said.

"That's still far off. This person I brought back is more formidable than any Divine Son, yet now he's just an inner disciple, starting behind others. That fiery bastard, I don't know where he found a Heaven and Earth Fire Spirit, but he took the Divine Son position. I won't accept it."

"If the sect won't give him proper treatment, I'll train him myself. When he becomes a top expert and suppresses those Divine Sons, they'll know that the true prodigy I brought back to the sect is incomparable to those miscellaneous ones." Qingyangzi said.

"Here, take this to that kid and say it's his treatment." Qingyangzi said.

"Elder, is this okay? If you tell him it's from you, when Brother Lin rises in the future, he'll surely be grateful." Li Qing said.

"Nonsense! I can see that kid's mentality is higher than anyone's. If he finds out that inner disciples only get this, he might leave immediately. Besides, what difference does it make? I am a member of the sect, and training the sect's disciples is the same as the sect training them. Hurry up and deliver it, no more nonsense." Qingyangzi said.

Li Qing sighed, somewhat helpless. Elders like Qingyangzi were truly rare.

One could say almost nonexistent.

At this moment, Li Qing finally understood why Elder Qingyangzi had been so poor for centuries.

With such a temperament, how could he compete with other elders?

Li Qing didn't hesitate and flew directly toward the Broken Peak.

Qingyangzi flicked his sleeve, clasped his hands behind his back, and his white beard fluttered. "Hmph, none of them take the person I recommended seriously. I will personally prove that the one I have my eye on will definitely become a prodigy."

At that moment, Qingyangzi stormed off angrily.

...

On the Sacred Demon Peak, Lin Fan pointed his finger, filling the peak with a surge of life force.

At the same time, he took a deep breath, drawing in spiritual energy even denser than that of the Ancient Sacred Realm.

"Ding, spiritual energy refined, experience increased by 100."

He slightly converted it, turning the spiritual energy into experience.

Not much, but still good.

In the Ancient Sacred Realm, after his cultivation had risen, converting spiritual energy through breathing no longer increased experience.

Swish!

A figure broke through the air.

"Brother Lin, how is it here?" Li Qing's expression was normal, showing no sign of anything unusual.

"Not bad." Lin Fan nodded. Having a private space saved him from being disturbed.

"This is the... sect's treatment for inner disciples: a set of Five Elements Sword Intent and one 'Immortal-Breaking Pill.' This token makes you a disciple of the Heaven and Earth Sect." Li Qing almost slipped up, then flicked his finger, handing over everything entrusted by Elder Qingyangzi to Lin Fan.

"Ding, congratulations on discovering a set of Five Elements Sword Intent. Learn?"

"Ding, congratulations on discovering one 'Immortal-Breaking Pill.'"

"Immortal-Breaking Pill: After consumption, increases certainty of reaching True Immortal realm by seventy percent. Can be converted to 10 million experience."

Lin Fan was delighted. Not bad—these things were indeed much higher-end than those from the Ancient Sacred Realm.

"Thank you, Junior Brother." Lin Fan cupped his hands.

"Then Brother Lin, rest early. I'll take my leave. If there's anything unfamiliar, you can activate the token with your mana; it contains an introduction to the sect." Li Qing said.

"Alright." Lin Fan nodded.

Not bad—the sect was quite friendly.

After Li Qing left, Lin Fan returned to his room.

He then directly tossed the 'Immortal-Breaking Pill' into his mouth, converting it into 10 million experience.

With the system, as long as he had enough experience, there were no barriers to cultivation advancement.

"Learn."

This set of Five Elements Sword Intent perfectly complemented his own sword intent.

The five elements cycled, generating endlessly.

Boom!

At that moment, Lin Fan sat cross-legged, and five sword intents of different colors swirled around him.

The overwhelming sword intent soared into the sky, but just as it was about to break through the barrier of the Sacred Demon Peak, it instantly condensed into a single sword intent, then with a crack, dissipated and returned to Lin Fan's body.

"The fusion function is truly domineering. Fusing the Five Elements Sword Intent is equivalent to a hundred years of bitter cultivation for others." Lin Fan marveled inwardly.

Fusing the Five Elements Sword Intent into one was a sword intent talent that only those with extremely high innate talent could achieve.

And even then, success wasn't guaranteed.

But with Lin Fan's system's 'fusion' function, everything was possible.

Lin Fan raised a finger, and a sword intent like nothingness appeared, instantly cutting through the void.

And in the void,

Qingyangzi saw the five sword intents erupting from the Sacred Demon Peak, and his face showed a shocked yet ecstatic smile.

"Haha, I wasn't wrong. This kid is an unparalleled genius. No Divine Son, no prodigy can compare. I must work hard to let this kid's resources catch up."

At that moment, Qingyangzi decided on something he had never considered before.

That was to desperately earn contribution points and condense Pure Yang Immortal Qi to exchange for enough resources for Lin Fan.

Qingyangzi was already a True Immortal, able to communicate with heaven and earth, condense Pure Yang Immortal Qi, exchange it for contribution points, and then exchange for items.

And what Lin Fan didn't know was that there was an old man silently supporting him, just to prove his own judgment.