Of course, when the Mysterious Dragon Seal stays inside, it won't corrode Ye Tianfan; it can only corrode the bit of Demonic Qi that Ye Tianfan washes out.

After Ye Tianfan opened his eyes, he meditated for a while longer, watching as the Spiritual Qi of various attributes in the air gradually dissipated. Only then did Ye Tianfan start to move his body.

Ye Tianfan felt the Spiritual Qi within his body and discovered that the total amount at the eighth level of Wanxuan was more than thirty percent higher than at the seventh level. In other words, while he could originally unleash ten powerful moves, now he could unleash thirteen.

Stretching lazily, Ye Tianfan pushed open the door and walked out.

As soon as the door opened, Ye Tianfan saw You Tianjiao standing at the door guarding him.

"Junior Brother, congratulations, congratulations on stepping closer to becoming an Immortal," You Tianjiao said, congratulating Ye Tianfan as soon as he came out.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. Did you just return?" Ye Tianfan asked curiously, not knowing that You Tianjiao had been guarding him all along, only assuming that his Senior Brother happened to return when he opened the door.

You Tianjiao smiled without speaking.

Suddenly seeming to remember something, You Tianjiao quickly said to Ye Tianfan, "Junior Brother, wait inside for a moment. I'll go inform Master. He said that when you break through, I must report to him immediately. I'll go find him now."

After speaking, You Tianjiao walked away.

"First time breaking through? Could it be that Senior Brother has been here all along?" Ye Tianfan felt touched, and the following scene moved him even more.

He saw his fellow Senior Brothers leap over from all directions, each eager to ask questions as soon as they landed.

"Did Junior Brother break through? You didn't fail, right?"

"Nonsense, if he failed, how could he look so rosy?"

"Old Four, you've become quite bold lately, daring to say nonsense to me."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't think you can bully me just because you're a Senior Brother!"

"Oh? It seems my lessons of love have been lacking lately, making you think I can't wield a sword anymore."

"No, no, just kidding, kidding. By the way, Junior Brother, how does it feel? Do you feel like you're invincible?"

Looking at his noisy Senior Brothers, Ye Tianfan felt a warm current flow into his heart.

"Fourth Senior Brother, I don't feel that way, it still feels the same as usual. And it's not like I broke through to the Initial Realm," Ye Tianfan said with a smile.

"What? I thought you at the higher realms of Wanxuan would feel invincible!" Fourth Senior Brother Xue Tianjie said, pouting.

After all, he was about to advance to the fifth level of Wanxuan and was eagerly anticipating that feeling of being above thousands, invincible in the world after breaking through. Unexpectedly, even at the eighth level of Wanxuan, there was still no such feeling. It seems the books' claims of feeling invincible upon breakthrough are deceitful.

Just then, as everyone was still boisterously playing around, a light cough was suddenly heard.

"Cough, cough!"

Everyone looked towards the source of the sound to see who was disturbing them.

"Greetings, Master!" they all said.

The visitor was none other than Tian Chu Zhenren.

"Hmm! Go about your own business; I need to have a word with Little Seven," Tian Chu Zhenren said, then headed directly to Ye Tianfan's room.

Upon seeing this, Ye Tianfan quickly followed Tian Chu Zhenren into the room. Of course, the Senior Brother didn't enter, even though he wanted to rest a bit, he instead went to someone else's room to sit for a while.

Once inside, Tian Chu Zhenren sat down on a chair and pointed to another chair, saying to Ye Tianfan, "Sit!"

"Thank you, Master!" Ye Tianfan said, then sat down on the chair Tian Chu Zhenren had indicated.

"Little Seven, it's been a year since you joined the line of the Taihuo Peak, hasn't it?" Tian Chu Zhenren asked once Ye Tianfan was seated.

"Yes, Master, it's been over a year," Ye Tianfan responded, as if he already knew what Tian Chu Zhenren was about to say.

According to the usual pattern, next would come a speech about developments over the past year, followed by possibly giving a Magical Treasure or Cultivation Technique.

"It's been more than a year in the blink of an eye. Do you remember a little over a year ago, you were just a villager at the foot of the Taichu Peak? After the incident, you were the only one left from your village, and now, achieving such success means you're not a disgrace to your village!" Surprisingly, Tian Chu Zhenren deviated from the usual script and added some drama.

Ye Tianfan didn't respond to Tian Chu Zhenren's words, only nodding. He didn't know how to reply, since he had nothing to do with that village, not even remembering its name. However, Ye Tianfan had to admit that without that incident, he wouldn't have joined the Taichu Sect. He might still be wandering or joined an inconspicuous demonic Minor Sect, barely surviving in this harsh world of cultivation.

"I came to tell you two things: first, about your breakthrough, and the second is the truth about the massacre of your village," Tian Chu Zhenren said, taking out a book and a piece of paper from his bosom.

Tian Chu Zhenren handed the book to Ye Tianfan, then said, "This is the core Cultivation Technique of Taihuo Peak. Originally, it was only to be cultivated when a disciple reached the Thousand Source Realm, as only the absorption speed of the Spiritual Qi at the Thousand Source Realm can support the cultivation speed of this technique. But I believe your current Spiritual Qi absorption speed can meet the requirements of this technique."

Before Ye Tianfan could say anything, Tian Chu Zhenren picked up the paper filled with writing on the table.

"This document contains all the findings from the past year by the Law Enforcement Elder of our Taichu Sect regarding the massacre of your Tazhai Village. You must be prepared; the truth might be more brutal than you imagined," Tian Chu Zhenren said, patting Ye Tianfan's shoulder before leaving, thinking Ye Tianfan needed space to seek the truth.

What he didn't know was that Ye Tianfan was not a person of Tazhai Village at all, and the massacre had little to do with him. Yet, because of the massacre at Tazhai Village, Ye Tianfan got an opportunity.

Strictly speaking, Ye Tianfan owed Tazhai Village a cause and effect, so he felt that one day if he could kill the person who slaughtered the village, it would repay this cause and effect. After all, his grandfather once said that cause leads to effect. If the cause is unpaid, eventually, a Heart Demon will find you and destroy you from the inside out.

Although Ye Tianfan didn't know the exact consequences of unpaid effects in the world, he knew in this cultivation world, and from the books, that those who sign the cause and effect end badly if unpaid, very badly.

So Ye Tianfan raised his hand, looked at the paper, thinking if this paper doesn't state the final result, he would investigate it himself, as the cause and effect must be repaid.

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