Supreme Emptiness

Ren Guhong also said, "Ye Banxia, stop wasting time."

"Even Senior Sister Wu couldn't get the lotus seed, what can a new disciple like Junior Brother Jiang do?"

"Since you've taken the Dragon Blood Lotus, just let us go!"

"I admit defeat."

Wu Manyue also angrily said:

"Ye Banxia, did you hear that?"

"Stop wasting time!"

Ye Banxia calmly replied:

"I don't need your guidance on doing things."

"Moreover, this new disciple is quite remarkable."

"He nearly escaped my array. Much stronger than you all."

Hmm?

Ren Guhong showed a hint of surprise: "Junior Brother Jiang's escape skills are that good?"

"In front of the Gravity Array, he almost broke free."

Wu Manyue snorted: "More than just good?"

"Can you believe he escaped from the hands of a Ninth Layer of Core Formation Demon Priest with just Second Level of Core Formation?"

Ren Guhong was greatly surprised:

"This Junior Brother Jiang is indeed quite extraordinary."

At this moment.

Ye Banxia had already arrived in front of Jiang Fan.

She looked at the lotus seed in her hand.

The lotus seed was very calm.

No sign of other lotus seeds could be sensed.

This slightly disappointed her: "It seems there's really only one."

Jiang Fan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, saying: "Senior Sister Ye, I said earlier."

"I'm just a passing new disciple."

"How could I possibly have..."

He opened his mouth but couldn't speak.

Wu Manyue's eyes gradually widened.

Ren Guhong was also stunned on the spot.

Even Ye Banxia's aloof face showed a slight surprise.

Because, the silent lotus seed.

Was glowing.

"You have the Dragon Blood Lotus?"

Ren Guhong looked bewildered.

Where did Jiang Fan get the Dragon Blood Lotus from?

Could it be that, like Ye Banxia, he also had an old lotus seed?

Wu Manyue had a bad premonition in her heart.

She stared at the number slowly forming on the lotus seed.

Very soon.

The number emerged.

Nine.

Exactly the missing nine from that Dragon Blood Lotus.

Wu Manyue's pupils contracted sharply.

She immediately understood, and screamed in anger: "Bastard!"

"I was wondering why you were so obedient this time!"

"Turns out, while we were fighting the Blood Corpse, you sneaked in and picked the lotus seeds, leaving only one!!!"

"Ye Banxia, let me go!"

"I'm going to kill this bastard!!!"

Wu Manyue was so furious that her chest was heaving violently, shouting in madness.

Ren Guhong, after being stunned for quite a while.

Finally reacted violently.

Angrily said: "Jiang Fan!"

"You hid nine lotus seeds yourself; I just picked up one you didn't want!"

"Yet you accuse me of deceiving you, calling me shameless?"

"Who's really shameless here?"

"And you had the nerve to ask if I hid one, have you no conscience?"

"I ask you, while Wu Manyue and I were fighting the Blood Corpse, you went to pick the spoils."

"Do you have any conscience?"

He finally understood.

Why Wu Manyue was so wary of Jiang Fan.

Because this kid is truly something else!

How laughable it was that he thought Jiang Fan was harmless, a reliable Junior Brother.

Cough, cough—

Jiang Fan coughed heavily twice.

His face turned red with embarrassment: "Brother Ren, Senior Sister Wu."

"Listen to my defense... explanation."

"I didn't steal the lotus seeds."

"I was worried that your battle with the Blood Corpse might accidentally damage the Dragon Blood Lotus."

"So, I adopted protective harvesting measures."

"Planning to secretly share them with you after leaving the underground world."

"Who knew it would lead to such a misunderstanding."

Tui—

The sound of two spits in unison.

Even Ye Banxia was dazed for a moment.

He actually managed to screw over two senior disciples this badly?

Key was, he also kept them in the dark.

If it weren't for her sudden action, this might have been kept hidden forever.

"You really are surprising."

Ye Banxia looked down at Jiang Fan from above.

She said: "However, thank you."

"For bringing me the remaining nine lotus seeds."

She squatted down and was about to search Jiang Fan's body.

Jiang Fan quickly said: "Senior Sister Ye, don't search."

"Can't I take it out myself?"

Ye Banxia ignored him completely.

She directly reached into his arms, saying calmly:

"Don't worry."

"I'm just taking the lotus seeds."

"I'm not interested in your other things."

But as soon as she reached in.

She retracted as if electrocuted.

Her index finger had been bitten by something, drawing crimson blood.

Ye Banxia frowned, instinctively stepping back: "What's in your arms?"

"Is it poisonous?"

Jiang Fan calmly observed her retreating direction.

When he noticed she was less than a meter from a seemingly inconspicuous clump of dirt.

He suddenly shouted in a low voice: "Explode!"

Bang—

The Fragrant Corpse Pill buried underneath exploded instantly!

The not-so-weak shockwave destroyed part of the array's inscriptions etched on the ground.

This rendered the array ineffective on the spot.

Jiang Fan and the others immediately regained their mobility.

But the effects of the Fragrant Corpse Pill went beyond that.

The red mist that exploded out quickly engulfed Ye Banxia not far away.

Who would have expected, that Jiang Fan had a trick up his sleeve before even entering?

Ye Banxia was caught off guard.

Although she dodged in time, she still inhaled a small amount of the red mist.

Suddenly feeling dizzy.

The scene before her appeared doubled.

She realized something was wrong, stumbling toward the jade-carved phoenix chair.

Shouting authoritatively: "How dare you plot against me!"

"You'll get yours..."

Before she finished.

Everything went black.

It was Jiang Fan who pulled out a massive Wolf Fang Club about five or six meters long and smashed it onto her head mercilessly.

Bang—

The already groggy Ye Banxia couldn't withstand such an impact.

She instantly blacked out and fell to the ground.

Before fainting, she unwillingly said: "You... wait for me..."

The response she received was yet another blow from the Wolf Fang Club.

Rendering her completely unconscious.

Jiang Fan was still not satisfied, his face darkened, as he went and kicked her in the stomach:

"Serves you right for meddling!"

Originally, he could have quietly dealt with the Dragon Blood Lotus, without anyone knowing.

This woman made a move, exposing him outright.

Causing him to provoke both Wu Manyue and Ren Guhong simultaneously.

The former was manageable, being an old rival didn't matter.

The latter, however, was one of the four legendary prodigies of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

Not someone easy to offend, is she?

After knocking Ye Banxia out.

Jiang Fan decisively put away the Wolf Fang Club, jumped onto the jade-carved phoenix chair without looking back.

He directly stored away the jade chair, snorting:

"Consider it compensation from you!"

Then, not daring to meet the murderous gazes of Ren Guhong and Wu Manyue.

He directly used Cloud Shadow, disappearing from their sight.

"Bastard!!"

"I'm gonna fight you!!"

Wu Manyue frantically got up.

Ignoring her messy hair and dress, she chased madly after the trail of thunderbolt.

Ren Guhong was so enraged, his chest was on the verge of exploding.

"Damn it!"

"Being played so thoroughly by a newcomer!"

"Outrageous!"

He took the Dragon Blood Lotus back from Ye Banxia's hand and decisively chased after Jiang Fan.

Speaking of Jiang Fan.

He instantly moved to the Space Transmission Array leading to the next layer.

Directly entering the Ninth Layer.

As soon as he entered.

A dense Yin Qi hit him in the face, much denser than the Eighth Layer's Yin Qi.

Staying too long could harm the body.

No wonder the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion set a time limit for each exploration.

This place is not suitable for long-term human habitation.

Suddenly.

He noticed a significant disturbance at the end of his line of sight.

He instantly activated his movement technique and rushed over.

Only when he got closer did he find out.

That there were people frantically attacking a pitch-black orb.

Huge amounts of Yin Qi were erupting from the orb.

They were trying to force the Yin Qi back into the orb through attacks.

But the effect was minimal.

The orb was growing bigger and releasing more Yin Qi.

Only then did Jiang Fan realize.

This orb was a spatial portal!

And those besieging the Yin Qi were none other than Shang Shiqiu, Jian Linyuan, and Leng Qingzhu.

Leading them was a plainly dressed, slender woman in her thirties.

She should be their master.

Also Jiang Fan's yet-to-be-seen master, Yunyang Master.