Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 211 Humiliation

However, this very truth pleased Zhao Chong, who laughed heartily and his gaze towards Du Fan had changed.

When the three handed the five pale yellow demon cores to Hall Master Ma, the sinister and deep-seated Hall Master Ma showed a clear look of surprise on his face. He then snorted coldly and waved his hand to let the three leave.

Du Fan and his two companions were told that they had a month to recuperate, and their next sea mission would be a month from now.

Du Fan also learned from Yuan Li that this was the first time in two years that Zhao Chong's group had successfully completed the mission.

Although Zhao Chong looked quite pleased, he was at least able to remain calm.

However, Yuan Li was overjoyed, almost dancing with delight. According to him, as a cultivator, he had not cultivated for two years, which was truly a sad thing.

Du Fan stepped into the wooden house, set up the restrictive magic tools, and then sat cross-legged on the wooden bed, pondering.

"Whether it's my own strength or my status on Crescent Island, the most urgent task is to improve my cultivation as soon as possible. Even just becoming a minor leader would greatly increase my ability to protect myself."

"Now my cultivation has long passed the stabilization period of the fifth level of Qi Refining, and ginseng Qi essential oil is the most suitable for my level of cultivation, so I can quickly cultivate all the way to the peak of this level."

Most importantly, there is no bottleneck at the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage, so breaking through to the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage is not too difficult.

However… a month is too short. Even with the ginseng essence oil, it's not enough for my cultivation to reach the peak of the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage. At most, I can only reach the middle of this stage.”

A glint flashed in Du Fan's eyes as he pondered his future cultivation plans.

"As for that Water Blade Technique... forget it, I don't have time to practice any spells right now. Besides, I don't lack spells. From any perspective, the most important thing for me right now is my cultivation level!"

Du Fan took a deep breath, a resolute glint in his eyes.

Next, he moved his arm and immediately took out a small bottle from his storage bag. He opened the bottle cap twice, tilted his head back, poured a drop of ginseng essential oil into his mouth, closed his eyes, and began to refine it.

A week later, Du Fan opened his eyes and muttered to himself:

"The purity of mana required for the fifth level of Qi Refining is far greater than that for the fourth level. I wonder if I can reach the middle stage of this level in a month..."

Du Fan's expression was somewhat unpleasant. After taking another drop of ginseng essence oil, he continued his cultivation.

On the twentieth day after they submitted the mission, Du Fan, who was sitting cross-legged on the wooden bed cultivating, suddenly changed his expression, gradually stopped his cultivation, slowly opened his eyes, and frowned deeply.

"This is really troublesome. I don't have many demon cores on me. In any case, I must ensure the smooth completion of the next mission so that I can have time to cultivate."

"Even if I have to buy them, I have to buy some. My own cultivation can't be delayed for even a moment!"

Having made up his mind, Du Fan did not hesitate any longer. With a flick of his arm, he instantly put away the restrictive magic tool and appeared at the doorway inside the house in the blink of an eye.

But just then, Du Fan's heart suddenly tightened. Master Ma had arrived!

……

After about half an incense stick's time, a fairly wide flat area in the valley was filled with more than four hundred figures, all of whom were cultivators from this valley. Du Fan, Zhao Chong, and Yuan Li were among them.

Master Ma stood before the crowd, hands clasped behind his back, his expression arrogant and disdainful. His cold gaze swept over everyone as he spoke in a gloomy tone: "We may begin."

"What does this guy mean?"

Du Fan frowned inwardly, but remained outwardly calm, focusing his attention on observing the people around him.

However, to his disappointment, everyone here was cautious, keeping their eyes down and their minds at ease, showing no sign of anything unusual, and the place was unusually quiet, with no one daring to make a sound.

Helpless, Du Fan couldn't bring himself to ask anything, so he could only lower his head slightly and make the same expression as the other cultivators.

As soon as Master Ma finished speaking, a thin old man stepped out of the crowd, took a few steps forward, and came to Master Ma.

After bowing deeply with great respect, the man slapped his left hand on his storage bag, quickly took out twenty low-grade spirit stones, and handed them to Hall Master Ma with a fawning expression.

Master Ma didn't say anything, just waved his hand expressionlessly. The old man seemed to breathe a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and after bowing and scraping, he slunk away and headed straight for the wooden house.

Immediately afterwards, a beautiful woman walked gracefully to Hall Master Ma's side. Her cheeks were slightly flushed as she took out ten low-grade spirit stones and handed them over.

Du Fan clearly saw a strange light flash in Master Ma's eyes, and he also stared at the woman intently for a moment without any attempt to hide it, while his face showed a fiery expression.

After a few breaths, Master Ma suppressed his inner turmoil, took the spirit stones from the other party, and then, unusually, revealed a meaningful smile and nodded.

The woman bit her red lips lightly and left in a slightly flustered manner.

Next was a young man...

Thus, the cultivators here came to Hall Master Ma one after another, respectfully handed over a portion of spirit stones, and only then were they allowed to leave with Hall Master Ma's tacit approval.

Du Fan discovered that the number of spirit stones paid by these cultivators ranged from ten to thirty.

Most of the young and beautiful female cultivators took out ten spirit stones. Under the fiery gaze of Hall Master Ma, they all revealed a meaningful smile to each of them.

Aside from the beautiful female cultivators, if anyone else handed over ten spirit stones, Hall Master Ma would frown; if they handed over twenty spirit stones, Hall Master Ma would remain expressionless. Only when a few cultivators offered thirty spirit stones would Hall Master Ma show a satisfied expression.

Before long, it was Du Fan's turn.

Zhao Chong stepped forward first, his expression respectful, and handed ten spirit stones to Hall Master Ma with both hands.

Master Ma glared fiercely at Zhao Chong and snorted coldly.

Du Fan observed very carefully, and Zhao Chong's burly body trembled slightly.

Du Fan knew that Master Ma's cold snort just now must have contained a powerful spiritual pressure from someone at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Yuan Li approached Master Ma with trepidation, offering him ten spirit stones and giving him a fawning smile.

Master Ma didn't react to Yuan Li, he just gave her a cold glance and waved her away.

Du Fan took a deep breath, walked over, bowed deeply, patted his storage bag with one hand, took out ten spirit stones, and respectfully handed them to Hall Master Ma.

Upon seeing the spirit stone in his hand, Master Ma's expression immediately darkened. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and without saying a word, he suddenly raised his other arm and slapped Du Fan across the face.

Du Fan's pupils contracted. Before he could react, he felt a gust of cold wind, followed by an extremely powerful force that instantly struck his face.

"what……"

After a scream, Du Fan's body was instantly lifted into the air and shot out in one direction. In an instant, his entire body crashed heavily onto a rocky ground ten feet away.

At this moment, there were five bloody finger marks on one side of his cheek, deeply sunken, with flesh torn and bloody, a shocking sight.

Du Fan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, suddenly looked up, a strong killing intent flashing in his eyes, staring intently at Hall Master Ma, one of his hands already quietly placed on the storage bag.

"what?"

Master Ma was clearly taken aback, but his face instantly darkened, and he seemed to be angry.

"You only suffered a superficial wound from my attack? It seems you've cultivated some kind of martial arts technique, and quite a profound one at that. In that case, I'd like to see just how strong your martial arts are!"

After letting out a sinister laugh, Master Ma took a big step forward and instantly appeared in front of Du Fan, raising his arm to strike again.

Suddenly, a tall figure flashed and appeared in front of Master Ma.

"Master Ma, please calm down. This is another twenty spirit stones from Du Fan. He is new here and doesn't know the rules. I will teach this blind fellow a lesson on your behalf."

"Given his lowly status, wouldn't it be beneath Master Ma's hands to personally discipline him?"

The person who spoke was none other than Zhao Chong, who had returned. He quickly handed a cloth bag to Master Ma, his face full of flattery, and said respectfully.

"Who do we have here? Isn't this Zhao Chong, who possesses the talent of a general?" Master Ma glanced at Zhao Chong, a mocking smile on his lips, and said coldly.

"I dare not. If I were to fall into the mortal world and not starve to death, it would already be a blessing from heaven." Zhao Chong lowered his head deeply and clasped his hands in greeting.

"Haha... Alright, alright, what you said makes some sense. Take this guy back. However, if he does anything that displeases me again, your group will have no reason to continue existing."

Upon hearing Zhao Chong's words, Master Ma burst into laughter, raised one foot, and stomped on Du Fan's shoulder twice. After a while, he waved his hand and said.

"Yes, yes, I will follow the instructions of Church Master Ma." Zhao Chong's cheek muscles twitched violently as he bowed and scraped. At the same time, he turned around and met Du Fan's bloodshot eyes, and shook his head slowly and solemnly.

Du Fan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. At that moment, he slowly removed his hand from the storage bag, stood up, bowed to Hall Master Ma, and turned to leave.

"Ten days later, you will go to the waters east of the island."

When Du Fan and his two companions had walked more than ten feet away, a cold voice came from Master Ma's mouth.

Zhao Chong's body trembled, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and his fists, which were tucked into his sleeves, clenched tightly. However, the next moment, he changed to a respectful demeanor, turned around and bowed, before leaving the place with Du Fan.