At this moment, Xuan Xuan said to Yun Fan, "Xuan Xuan will wait here for Young Master Yun to return safely!"
"Mhm! Don't worry! I still have a lot of songs I haven't plagiarized... haven't given to you!"
Yun Fan nodded.
"Young Master, walk slowly!"
After seeing Yun Fan off, Xuan Xuan returned to the eighth level.
At this moment, Yun Fan asked Yun Fan, "Your Highness, when do we depart?"
"When? I'm very angry right now!"
Yu Xin said coldly.
"Why?"
Yun Fan looked at Yu Xin in confusion, not understanding why she was angry.
Yu Xin said, "Do you know what it means for a woman to give a man a pouch in the immortal realm?"
"What does it mean?"
Yun Fan was confused, it was just giving a pouch! What was there to make a fuss about.
Yu Xin said, "It means the woman has recognized this man, expressed her love, and for the man to accept the pouch means he has accepted the woman's affection. I said you two had rekindled your old flame, and you didn't believe me!"
"No, what is this nonsense!"
Yun Fan felt wronged. He continued, "You may have misunderstood. I've only met Xuan Xuan a few times, and there's no way we could have developed feelings. Even if we did, with her conditions, she could easily find someone much better than me, so why would it be me? Don't overthink it, it's just a simple pouch!"
Seeing that Yun Fan refused to admit it, Yu Xin became even angrier. "You don't understand at all. Your talent moved her, isn't that possible?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan chuckled. "What can talent do? Can it fill a stomach? In this world where strength reigns supreme, strength determines everything. Talent is nothing!"
"So, you have no feelings for her?"
Yu Xin looked at Yun Fan expectantly.
Yun Fan said, "It's not about feelings or not. At most, she and I are friends!"
"Oh!"
Yu Xin was very satisfied with Yun Fan's answer. If she knew that Yun Fan only considered her a friend, would she explode and beat Yun Fan up?
At this moment, she said to Yun Fan, "In the future, don't accept things from others randomly, especially from women, do you understand?"
"I understand! Does that include you?"
Yun Fan asked in confusion.
"Nonsense, of course, it doesn't include me. Don't forget, you're mine, you're following me, I give you what I give you, do you understand?"
"I understand!"
At this point, Yu Xin said, "Let's go!"
"Aren't we waiting for the others?"
Yun Fan asked doubtfully. He knew that several disciples from the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace were participating, and each had brought some servants.
Just like he was Yu Xin's servant.
"Aren't they here?"
Yun Fan looked in the direction Yu Xin indicated and saw that Qi Heng and others had arrived. Although Qi Heng was very well-disguised, Yun Fan still caught a hint of killing intent from him.
"Holy shit!"
Yun Fan was completely speechless. Was he really that hated? He had just dealt with Feng Chenzi not long ago, and now Qi Heng was targeting him.
It seemed his aura of attracting hatred was not just talk.
Qi Heng was very powerful, a cultivator in the fourth realm of True Immortality, on par with Yu Xin. Although the other party might not kill him in front of Yu Xin, if he were to assassinate him in secret, Yun Fan would surely be finished. Therefore, at this moment, Yun Fan was not at ease.
Although Yu Xin would definitely protect him, it was not foolproof. As the saying goes, a straight spear is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against. If he couldn't defend, he would be the one to die.
After all, he was in a passive state, while Qi Heng was in an absolutely active position.
Fortunately, Yu Xin wasn't traveling with Qi Heng and the others, which gave Yun Fan some room to maneuver.
"Damn it!"
Qi Heng was extremely angry. He had wanted to travel with Yu Xin to cultivate their relationship, but he didn't expect Yu Xin to completely ignore him.
And not travel with them.
He swore that he would kill Yun Fan first. As for Yu Xin, he would not let her off easily in the future either, but that would be a long time from now.
On the way, Yun Fan said to Yu Xin, "Your Highness, why don't we bring Granny Black Mountain along? It would be more secure!"
"Very well!"
Yu Xin nodded, not worried about Granny Black Mountain's strength being exposed, as there were many ways to hide one's strength.
Especially in the immortal realm, the person in front of you might seem ordinary, but in reality, they could be a powerful figure behind the scenes.
Thus, Yun Fan and Yu Xin went directly to Granny Black Mountain's territory.
"Master, why did you return so soon?"
This time, Granny Black Mountain had learned her lesson. She found that she couldn't undo Yun Fan's power with her own methods.
As it stood, she would probably have to endure for the next hundred years, otherwise, Yun Fan could make her die at any moment.
She just didn't expect Yun Fan to return so soon. Didn't they agree on half a year? It hadn't even been a month yet.
Yun Fan said, "We're going to participate in the Immortal Path Grand Assembly, and we need a bodyguard. You'll come with us."
"What?"
Granny Black Mountain was stunned. She thought Yun Fan was being too much, asking her to protect him now.
Yun Fan naturally saw that she seemed unwilling. Therefore, Yun Fan said directly, "Of course, I won't force you if you don't want to go. If something happens to me, you won't survive either, will you?"
"Hmph!"
Granny Black Mountain snorted coldly in her heart. Wasn't this forcing her? But for now, she truly had no way to deal with Yun Fan.
So, she quickly said, "Master, you jest. Protecting you is my duty!"
After that, she transformed into an old woman and left with the two of them.
With Granny Black Mountain involved, Yun Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He hoped Qi Heng wouldn't do something foolish and attack him, otherwise, Granny Black Mountain was not to be trifled with.
...
Ten days later, a group of people arrived at the venue for the Immortal Path Grand Assembly. To Yu Xin's surprise, no one was participating in the Immortal Path Grand Assembly.
The immortal realm was divided into ten states, and they were in the Heavenly Profound Divine State. The disciples participating in the Immortal Path Grand Assembly were limited to those from the Heavenly Profound Divine State.
In the Heavenly Profound Divine State, the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace was the strongest. Of course, looking at the entire immortal realm, the so-called Heavenly Profound Divine State was not a top-tier existence.
In the past, there were at least a thousand prodigies participating in the Immortal Path Grand Assembly, but this time, besides the disciples of their Nine Heavens Immortal Palace, no one else was participating.
Since it was only people from their Nine Heavens Immortal Palace, they couldn't participate at all, unless they fought amongst themselves.
"Should we go back?"
Yu Xin was hesitant. After all, such an unexpected situation had never occurred since the start of the Immortal Path Grand Assembly.
"Let's go back then!"
Qi Heng was helpless but could only choose to return, as staying any longer was meaningless.
Yun Fan was somewhat disappointed. He had expected to witness the prodigies of the immortal realm, but this time there were no prodigies at all. How could he witness them?
Little did they know that the reason for this situation was that a disaster would soon sweep across the entire Heavenly Profound Divine State.
"Junior Sister, how about this! Let's set up camp here for one night. What if someone comes tomorrow!"
Qi Heng made his suggestion.
Of course, Yu Xin didn't want to listen to his suggestion, but if other prodigies did come to participate, they wouldn't be so awkward.
So, Yu Xin said to Yun Fan, "Then we'll wait here for one night. If no one comes tomorrow, we'll go back!"
"Alright!"
Yun Fan nodded.
This made Qi Heng very angry. Yu Xin didn't even give him face and instead asked Yun Fan for his opinion. He didn't believe that Yun Fan and Yu Xin had no illicit relationship.
Therefore, at this moment, he had already developed a killing intent towards Yun Fan in his heart.
As for why they would stay an extra night, it was simply because he intended to deal with Yun Fan tonight.
Yun Fan also understood his intentions, so when Yu Xin spoke, he proactively chose to stay.
And so, it was night. Yun Fan said to Yu Xin, "Your Highness, I'm going out for a bit!"
"Where are you going so late?"
Yu Xin asked Yun Fan.
Yun Fan said, "I'm just going to take a look around the grand assembly. Although we didn't wait for other prodigies, we can still look at the assembly!"
"Alright! Be careful!"
Yu Xin originally wanted to go with Yun Fan to look around, but at this moment, she was busy with her cultivation, so she let Yun Fan go alone!
Qi Heng, who was hiding in the dark, saw Yun Fan leave alone and immediately revealed a cold smile. "This kid is walking right into his own death!"
He believed this was a perfect opportunity, and this time, no matter what, he couldn't let Yun Fan go.
Therefore, he cautiously followed him. After killing Yun Fan, he would throw his body into the depths of the wilderness, and then even Yu Xin wouldn't be able to find Yun Fan's corpse, making it a case of no evidence.
With his strength in the fourth realm, killing Yun Fan would be as easy as flipping his hand.
As expected, at this moment, Yun Fan had already detected Qi Heng's aura.
"Come out! You've been following me for a long time!"
Arriving at a secluded place, Yun Fan directly exposed him.
The next moment, Qi Heng appeared. "Kid, you knew I wanted to kill you and still dared to come out alone. This time, no one can save you!"
"Alright! You're strong, you have the final say!"
Yun Fan asked, "I just want to know, why do you want to kill me? I don't think I've offended you, have I?"
"That's right, you haven't offended me, but you shouldn't have approached Yu Xin. Because you approached Yu Xin, Yu Xin has become distant from me, so you must die. If you hadn't been instigating her by Yu Xin's side, she wouldn't be like this!"
Qi Heng said directly.
Yun Fan listened and asked, "Have you ever considered that it might be your own fault!"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Qi Heng said, "She and I are a match made in heaven. Even the Master agreed to our marriage. She wasn't like this before. It's all because of you. Today, I must kill you and then have her!"
As soon as he said this, Yun Fan finally understood and said, "Although you can indeed kill me, do you think I wouldn't be prepared?"
"Hahahaha!"
Qi Heng laughed maniacally. "You're so weak, what good is any preparation? Do you still want to ask Yu Xin for help?"
In his opinion, Yun Fan asking Yu Xin for help was simply wishful thinking. He had already blocked off the surroundings, making it foolproof.
Yun Fan said, "Since that's the case, I won't pretend anymore. I'll lay my cards on the table!"
"Come out! Granny Black Mountain!"
"Granny Black Mountain?"
Just as Qi Heng was confused, a figure suddenly broke through his barrier and entered.
"Master, I'm here!"