Chu Fan's excitement caused Li Kuangshan to pause for a moment, noticing that he was more anxious about this matter than he had anticipated.
After a brief contemplation, Li Kuangshan said, "Wuming, the location is still a bit remote, and even if I tell you, you won't find it. Wait until I stabilize the sect's chaos, and then I'll take you!"
"After years of seclusion, it's time to get out and about!"
Although his heart was anxious to find the medicinal pill, Chu Fan knew the initiative was in someone else's hands. He nodded, cupping his fist in gratitude.
Li Kuangshan smiled and then changed the topic.
For anyone else, he wouldn't have bothered to mobilize.
But when it was Chu Fan, Li Kuangshan found it difficult to refuse.
Firstly, he was well aware that Chu Fan's influence had been instrumental in mitigating the crisis faced by the Mu Nan Sect.
Ling Qianren's plan was undeniably extraordinary, intending to target Li Yitong and Huaishan, directly striking at the lifeline of the sect leader and the second elder.
If the two were truly captured by Ling Qianren, no amount of strength would be of any use.
As long as the two were held by Ling Qianren, he and Hua Jing would not dare to act rashly.
Secondly, if Chu Fan hadn't informed them in advance, the chaos in the Mu Nan Sect, even if eventually quelled, would have resulted in far greater losses than what they were currently experiencing.
A further reason caused Li Kuangshan even greater consternation.
After years of seclusion, he had finally managed to reach the level of a Seventh-rank Grandmaster. Yet, standing beside Chu Fan, he still felt a faint, intermittent sense of oppression, indicating that Chu Fan's strength was above Seventh-rank, undoubtedly Eighth-rank.
Li Kuangshan couldn't fathom how Chu Fan had reached the level of an Eighth-rank Grandmaster at such a young age, but he knew that such a powerful individual, if befriended, would only bring benefits to the Mu Nan Sect.
Therefore, even though it was a critical period, Li Kuangshan decided to take the risk of leaving the Mu Nan Sect personally to escort Chu Fan in search of the antidote he desired.
The objective was to make Chu Fan indebted to the Mu Nan Sect and to himself.
Learning that the stabilization of the Mu Nan Sect would likely take three to four days, Chu Fan immediately departed from the Mu Nan Sect, intending to return and see what had transpired during his absence.
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Treasure Pavilion.
Hearing the ringing of a bell, Cui Fu looked up and saw Chu Fan. He smiled and asked, "Why are you back so soon?"
Earlier, Chu Fan had mentioned going to absorb the power of the fire veins in the volcano, and he hadn't expected him to be out for at least two to three months.
"There was a situation at the Mu Nan Sect, and I happened to be there, so I had to come out early!"
The rebellion of the Grand Elder of the Mu Nan Sect had already spread. Cui Fu curiously asked, "Are the rumors true?"
"Is Ling Qianren truly so ambitious, wanting to become the sect leader himself?"
Chu Fan nodded.
"Truly, there are all sorts of birds in a large forest!"
"The Grand Elder of the Mu Nan Sect already held a position of immense power, second only to the sect leader, yet he was still not satisfied!"
"Ling Qianren's ambition is truly extraordinary!"
Cui Fu couldn't help but sigh, thinking that if it were him, holding the position of Grand Elder, he would never have contemplated usurping the sect leader's position.
To this, Chu Fan replied, "Everyone has their own aspirations!"
"Although the chicken's head and neck are close, isn't everything beneath the chicken's head its tail?"
Cui Fu's brows relaxed, and he stroked his chin, thinking that it did seem to make sense.
What a profound analogy, that everything beneath the chicken's head is its tail.
"While I was away, was there any significant movement?"
Chu Fan asked.
"No major disturbances, but some documents were delivered!"
Cui Fu replied, then took out a stack of documents from a hidden compartment behind the counter and handed them to Chu Fan.
As he was going into seclusion, Chu Fan had informed Ji Ningyue that any documents or information, unless it was a matter of extreme urgency, should be handed over to Cui Fu for safekeeping.
After receiving the documents, Chu Fan continued to ask, "Has the Underworld King Hall made any moves?"
"Has Chu Qingtian made any moves?"
The Eighth-rank Grandmaster of the Underworld King Hall, Elder Gu, had been killed by him. In Chu Fan's opinion, it was impossible for there to be no reaction at all.
Cui Fu shook his head. "We haven't seen any suspicious individuals so far, nor have there been any rumors on the streets about the death of an Eighth-rank Grandmaster."
Seeing that everything was quiet, Chu Fan understood the situation after a moment of thought.
Ultimately, it was still closely related to Chu Qingtian.
Although he was heartless, he wasn't to an unimaginable degree.
The death of an Eighth-rank Grandmaster, and still no news emerging, indicated that the matter had been concealed or suppressed by Chu Qingtian in some way, leading the Underworld King Hall to temporarily not know of Elder Gu's demise.
"Trying to gain my favor and change my attitude towards you?"
"If you're thinking that, it's wishful thinking!"
As Chu Fan walked towards the door, he gazed into the distance and murmured to himself.
He knew that Chu Qingtian's actions were merely to improve his impression in Chu Fan's heart and to lessen his resentment towards him.
Little did he know that this hatred wasn't so easily resolved, and perhaps it could never be resolved.
Despite possessing immense strength, this was not the life Chu Fan had always desired.
Often, looking at harmonious families, he knew how much he envied them.
How many times had he hidden in the darkness, wishing with all his might that everything that had happened was just a dream, wishing he could wake up to find his parents by his side, busy with their lives.
However, fantasy remained fantasy.
He alone knew the hardships he had endured growing up.
And the instigator of all this, Chu Fan knew, was Chu Qingtian.
Therefore, how could such deep-seated resentment be cast aside by such small favors?
Taking a deep breath to adjust his state, Chu Fan took the documents upstairs, preparing to review what had happened recently.
At Ji Ningyue's strong insistence, Nan Baixuan had returned to Shanhai City, and the process had been smooth.
His aunt's company was now the number one in Shanhai City and was planning to expand outwards.
The Shanhai Hall had also grown to become the largest power in Shanhai City and was currently planning to expand outwards, but they needed to consult with Chu Fan, their leader.
As he intended to spread his influence throughout the Dragon God Kingdom and establish his own forces, Chu Fan immediately instructed Ji Ningyue to facilitate the comprehensive development of the Shanhai Hall across the Dragon God Kingdom.
Concurrently, he arranged for the Shanhai Hall to connect with the Yunshan Sect, with both parties cooperating in their development.
With all matters settled, Cui Fu suddenly rushed upstairs.
"Xiao Fan, something's gone wrong! Xiao Fu and the other seem to have clashed with the Qin family!"
Chu Fan frowned, stood up, and asked, "Where?"
Fu Piaoyao, since finding Chu Fan, had grasped the situation. She understood that constantly following him like a shadow would only cause annoyance, so she no longer trailed him step by step as she had before.
Furthermore, she had also learned that there were places Chu Fan might not go in Nanyun City, but he would definitely come to the Treasure Pavilion, so she often came and went with Cui Yue.
"Let's go together. You're not familiar with Nanyun City, and even if I tell you, you won't know where it is!"
Cui Fu was visibly anxious, primarily worried about his daughter, Cui Yue.
The two immediately rushed to the scene of the incident without delay.