As soon as those words left the man’s mouth, Lu Qianqian’s expression changed slightly. She immediately scolded the jade-crowned youth. “Ye Lengzhan, what are you here for?”
“Qianqian, I have said it before. You can only be my woman. Any clown who tries to approach you is an enemy of mine, Ye Lengzhan!
Let alone this waste Zheng Dao!”
Ye Lengzhan walked to a spot not far from Mo Fan and the other, his gaze falling on Mo Fan. He said in a deep voice, “Zheng Dao, for the sake of your master, I advise you to stay far away from Qianqian. You are merely a waste at the very bottom of the Earth List. Do not dream of a toad eating swan meat!”
“Did you hear that?”
“Toad!”
“Ha ha ha ha…”
As soon as Ye Lengzhan spoke, a group of his followers burst into laughter.
Toad?
Mo Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured to himself, “It has been a long time since anyone dared to speak to me like this!”
With that, he grasped Lu Qianqian’s hand and grinned. “Qianqian, we do not need to pay attention to these clowns. Let us go!”
“Ah?” Lu Qianqian was stunned for a moment. Then her cheeks flushed red, and she nodded shyly. “Yes, I will listen to you, Senior Brother Zheng Dao.”
“Zheng Dao, did you not hear what I said?!”
Ye Lengzhan flashed forward in an instant, blocking Mo Fan’s path. At the same time, the aura of the Core Formation stage emanated from his body.
Mo Fan sensed it briefly and found it was only early Core Formation. He immediately curled his lip and said, “Has anyone ever told you that having strength is what makes you impressive, while lacking strength but acting big is just pretending?”
“Pretending is easy to get your face slapped!”
“What did you say?!” Ye Lengzhan flew into a rage.
“What, do you want to attack me here?” The corners of Mo Fan’s mouth lifted. Then he spoke indifferently, “I advise you to calm down. Those big shots up there will not sit by and do nothing!”
Upon hearing this, Ye Lengzhan immediately frowned. He looked up at the two Nascent Soul ancestors and the twelve core elders in the sky, then clenched his fists tightly.
“Since you dare not make a move, get out of my way. Otherwise, you are really in the way!”
After saying this, Mo Fan led Lu Qianqian by the hand, walked around Ye Lengzhan, and left directly. He left behind a furious Ye Lengzhan and his group of dumbfounded followers.
“Zheng Dao…”
“I must kill this fellow!!”
Ye Lengzhan gnashed his teeth. He stared at Mo Fan’s departing back, his eyes finally falling on the hand holding Lu Qianqian’s. His eyes turned red with anger.
“Senior Brother Ye, that Zheng Dao is merely a waste at the bottom of the Earth List. If you want to deal with him, I have a method!”
Seeing Ye Lengzhan’s ashen face, someone immediately stepped forward with a smile.
“Oh? What method do you have?” Ye Lengzhan looked at the person.
“Simple. This fellow Zheng Dao has no background in the sacred land. In the inner sect, he is also an unremarkable existence. If not for his nominal master protecting him, he would probably have been kicked out of the inner sect long ago.
So my meaning is straightforward. Find some powerful outer disciples to challenge him and kick him off the Earth List!
If this person cannot even preserve his Earth List position, do you think Elder Liu Zhengde will feel he has lost face and kick this fellow out of his sect?”
As soon as these words were spoken, Ye Lengzhan’s eyes immediately lit up. The person continued, “Once he is out of the inner sect, the life or death of an outer disciple will be up to you, Senior Brother Ye, with a single word.”
“Good point!”
“That waste is currently ranked nine hundred and eighty-sixth on the Earth List. As long as fourteen people from the outer sect squeeze onto the Earth List, he will naturally be pushed out!
In these ten years, some powerful figures have emerged among the outer disciples. It is worth a try!”
Ye Lengzhan spoke with a cold laugh. The displeasure on his face immediately dissipated, replaced by a sinister smile.
“That waste Zheng Dao actually dares to steal a woman from me, Ye Lengzhan. He is simply tired of living!”
“Let us go. We will select candidates!”
On the other side, Mo Fan led Lu Qianqian to a place with fewer cultivators. Only then did he release her hand and smile. “Now we can finally have some peace.”
“Senior Brother Zheng Dao, you were so handsome just now!”
Lu Qianqian looked up, gazing at Mo Fan with some excitement. This was the first time she had seen Zheng Dao act so dominantly.
Mo Fan sighed faintly. If he could keep a low profile, why would he act so forcefully?
However, while he preferred low profile, endless tolerance was not his style.
That fellow had simply been too deserving of a beating!
“Who was that guy just now? He seems to have quite a background.” Mo Fan asked casually.
Since he had already offended the person, he naturally had to think of ways to kill him. Otherwise, it would likely become a big trouble in the future.
“Ah? So Senior Brother Zheng did not know?”
Lu Qianqian was startled for a moment, then she said, “That fellow is called Ye Lengzhan. He is the grandson of Core Elder Ye Kongcheng. From childhood, he has been arrogant and overbearing in the sacred land. Even because of his grandfather, some core disciples have to give him a bit of face.”
The grandson of a core elder?
Mo Fan immediately frowned upon hearing this. He subconsciously looked up at the twelve figures in the sky.
“However, Senior Brother Zheng, you do not need to worry. The sacred land has strict rules. At least on the surface, that fellow dares not do anything to you. If he dares to play dirty tricks on you, I will have my grandfather pressure him. He would not dare to act recklessly!” Lu Qianqian said.
Hearing this, Mo Fan could not help but touch his nose. In his heart, he thought, “Do I, Mo Fan, seem like the type to live off a woman?”
On the surface, however, he nodded and said nothing more.
Although Ye Lengzhan’s grandfather made him somewhat wary, Ye Lengzhan’s own strength was not enough to affect him. So dealing with him would not be difficult.
“If that kid behaves, fine. But if he really dares to provoke this king, then this king will give him a profound lesson!”
Mo Fan murmured to himself in his heart.
Next, his gaze lingered on some nearby arena arrays, watching those challengers attempting to leap over the dragon gate.
Originally, in Mo Fan’s view, those confident enough to challenge should have full assurance of victory. So these challenge matches should be very intense. But in reality, it greatly surprised him.
He watched several challenge matches in a row. There were outer disciples challenging inner disciples, and inner disciples challenging core disciples. Yet without exception, all challengers ended in miserable defeat.
Even in the same realm, the challengers lost very quickly.
Finally, cheers came from afar. A challenger had succeeded.
Mo Fan looked towards that arena array and saw a youth covered in wounds. It was someone he had seen not long ago.
It was precisely Lin Yi, the one known as first on the Earth List!
Lin Yi’s appearance could be said to have nothing to do with the word “handsome”. It could not even be called ordinary. With a face full of pockmarks, even among the “ugly”, he could probably claim a spot.
Mo Fan looked up at one of the giant steles in the void and found Lin Yi’s name prominently on the Heaven List, occupying the forty-third position!
At the top of the Earth List, an unfamiliar name had appeared. That was the original fiftieth on the Heaven List, forcibly squeezed out by Lin Yi.
Lin Yi’s successful challenge also inspired many cultivators. The subsequent challenges became even more intense.
Until suddenly, a glow appeared on Mo Fan’s waist token. Immediately afterwards, his entire person vanished from the spot.
When Mo Fan steadied himself again, he found he had arrived inside an arena array. Opposite him stood a youth holding a sword.
“Outer disciple Shen Tao challenges Zheng Dao, ranked nine hundred and ninety-fifth on the Earth List. The challenge begins immediately!”
A muffled voice exploded like thunder within the array. Only then did Mo Fan understand that he had been challenged.
The sword-holding cultivator opposite immediately sprang into action. As his hands formed seals, he charged towards Mo Fan.
Mo Fan did not even glance properly at his opponent. Instead, he smiled bitterly to himself. “In just half a day, I have slipped from nine hundred and eighty-sixth on the Earth List to nine hundred and ninety-fifth…”
“It seems I need to challenge upwards soon. Otherwise, once I am squeezed off the Earth List, it will not be good…”
