"Puchi..." Liu Ruyan burst out laughing. If Taishang Laojun knew that the character he had created was now in such a sorry state, would he spit blood?
"Xiao Fan, why don't you stay in this world and return after you've fully recovered your strength?" Liu Ruyan suddenly said.
"I want to, but I'm worried about Lu Chenglong and my parents," Lu Fan said again. "Perhaps I can bring them into this world. Live a life without restraint."
"Alright then!" Liu Ruyan nodded, knowing that Lu Fan was also worried about his family, so she didn't stop him. However, with this small world, it could be safer. After all, no other powerful beings knew this secret.
After spending half a day with Liu Ruyan in the Wa Huang Palace, Ling'er then sent Lu Fan back to Twelve Gully Village.
Arriving at the north mountain of Twelve Gully Village, Ling'er returned. Lu Fan concealed his aura and rushed into the north mountain. He went all the way to the cave entrance of Luoyan Gate.
Huh? Lu Fan couldn't help but be slightly startled. He sensed the aura of his clone. Swoosh... He jumped into the cave.
Indeed, in a cave nearby, there were thirty clones.
"Dad!"
"Xiao Fan! You're back!"
"Xiao Fan, are you alright!?"
Lu Changfu, Zhao Rongrong, Wang Yan, and Lu Chenglong all rushed forward as soon as they saw Lu Fan appear.
Lu Fan reached out and picked up his son, then pointed to his thirty clones and asked Wang Yan, "Wang Yan! What's going on!"
"This is what you found after everyone left. Fearing that others would see them, I brought them all here," Wang Yan said hurriedly.
"Lu Fan! Are you really alright? Our villa has been destroyed, and we don't even have a home now," Zhao Rongrong said, wiping away tears.
This home was built by Lu Fan with two hundred million, and now it was destroyed just like that. It broke her heart.
"Alas!" Lu Changfu sighed from the side, feeling as if he couldn't help at all! The two elders were ordinary people. Not to mention dealing with those super powerful beings, they couldn't even intervene in a fight among villagers!
"Lu Fan! You should merge with your clones quickly. Only by increasing your strength can you protect yourself!" Wang Yan urged from the side.
Lu Fan nodded, put down Lu Chenglong, and went into the nearby cave.
Thirty clones, this surprised Lu Fan, and also delighted him. If he could merge with these thirty clones, his strength could increase by another major realm.
Swish... swish... swish... Merging one clone after another, soon only the last one remained.
Huh? Lu Fan suddenly had a strange feeling. He didn't know what it was, but he felt something was different!
The last clone slowly walked to Lu Fan's side, a smile appearing on its lips. The smile made Lu Fan feel uneasy.
Swish... The two merged into one.
"Ah...!" Lu Fan suddenly exclaimed. In his sea of consciousness, there was another person, the slovenly old Daoist! That is, Hongyun Old Ancestor!
At the cave entrance, Wang Yan suddenly heard Lu Fan cry out. She turned to look and saw Lu Fan sitting on the ground, his eyes tightly closed. His whole body was trembling slightly.
Wang Yan was suddenly greatly alarmed. It seemed that merging with so many clones before hadn't caused such a situation. What was wrong with this clone?
But she saw that she couldn't help at all!
In Lu Fan's sea of consciousness, the slovenly old Daoist sat opposite Lu Fan's divine soul with a smile.
"Slovenly old Daoist! You... you want to devour me?" Lu Fan was full of surprise. He never thought that his greatest enemy would be the slovenly old Daoist one day.
"Alas! I didn't want to reach this day. But I have been planning for this day for countless years!" the slovenly old Daoist sighed and said.
"Planned for countless years? You mean, everything was designed by you? Including... Hongjun Old Ancestor?" Lu Fan's eyes widened. How could this be possible? Was it possible for anyone to scheme against an existence like Hongjun Old Ancestor?
"Everything was designed by me! Because your divine soul is a congenital soul, very powerful. So I wasn't sure I could devour you. Therefore, I have been waiting. Waiting for this day to come.
I had previously devoured a few of your clones, fused with your aura, and then came to merge with you. For this, I abandoned my physical body. Of course, my physical body was nothing to regret. Because I have always cultivated my divine soul. Because I knew that this physical body would be abandoned sooner or later," the slovenly old Daoist said word by word.
"So, you have been with me for countless years? Just to get my congenital divine soul?" Lu Fan asked in surprise.
"The most important thing is to build a good impression with you. Because if you don't let me merge in voluntarily, I would need to expend a lot of soul power. Then, even if I could devour you, it would be difficult to resist the attacks of other powerful beings.
Now, everything should be over. From now on, I am you! Everything you possess will be mine. Including Nuwa, Yuanfeng, the Dragon Clan, the Qilin Clan..." the slovenly old Daoist said triumphantly.
"I... I really didn't expect this. But... why didn't you make a move earlier?" Lu Fan looked caught off guard, full of disbelief. However, the matter was laid out before him. It seemed that whether you believed it or not, you had to face it.
"Your congenital divine soul has a kind of self-protection. When you were weak, it was in a free state. Once it encountered the slightest danger, it would abandon its physical body and escape. I had devoured a few weak versions of you before, but you escaped every time.
Moreover, devouring you would make you a target in the eyes of countless powerful beings. If your physical body is not strong enough, it can indeed be a troublesome matter. So this time, I specifically prepared thirty more clones for you, so that you would become strong enough.
Now you have one hundred and eight clones, and your strength is enough to protect yourself. Don't waste any more time, let's begin!" As the slovenly old Daoist spoke, he suddenly lunged at Lu Fan.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... In Lu Fan's sea of consciousness, two illusory figures immediately began to wrestle.
Swish... A golden light suddenly flashed out from Lu Fan's body, one... one... one... Wang Yan watched the abnormality on Lu Fan's body with great anxiety, but she was helpless. Because she had no idea what was happening.
"Xiao Fan! What's wrong with you? What exactly happened? What can I do to help you now?" Wang Yan shouted anxiously but helplessly from the side.