Ling Fan was somewhat tired after a day.
The couple, Lan Tianxiong and Li Huimei, were enjoying themselves immensely.
It was likely they had never experienced such glory in their lives, so naturally, they wouldn't feel tired.
Ling Fan didn't find them particularly vulgar either.
Lan Tianxiong treated him almost like a son. One could imagine, if one's son achieved great success, how could a father not be happy and want to show off?
While everyone in the Lan family was immersed in joy,
A thought popped into Ling Fan's mind.
However, this idea could only be implemented after inspecting the fire crystal vein.
Dozens of miles outside Jiangnan City.
A massive mountain range lay across the land, with undulating peaks stretching endlessly.
This was Mogan Mountain.
The fire crystal vein was located within this mountain range.
As Ling Fan looked from afar, he could tell this mountain range was extraordinary. The concentration of spiritual energy was also denser than in Jiangnan City, clearly due to some spiritual veins nurturing beneath the mountains.
It was not surprising that a fire crystal vein would appear.
Soon, Ling Fan, Lan Tianxiong, and a group of Lan family experts arrived at the location of the fire crystal vein.
It was a mine that appeared to be in disrepair.
It had almost been abandoned by the Jin family.
However, during the process of taking it over, the Lan family detected the presence of a fire crystal vein deep within the mine, which breathed new life into this mountain.
Ling Fan took the lead and stepped inside.
Lan Tianxiong and the Lan family experts followed suit.
Soon, they reached the end of an old mine tunnel. After passing through an opening, their eyes were met with a sudden expanse.
Countless large and small crystal stones, flickering with red light, were embedded in the rock walls, resembling a sea of fire.
Waves of heat washed over them, and scorching fire-element spiritual energy permeated the air.
This was only the portion of fire crystals exposed. According to preliminary estimates, this vein contained at least tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of standard-sized fire crystals.
One thousand taels of silver per fire crystal was an astronomical sum for any family or power in Jiangnan City!
Everyone's breathing quickened.
With this fire crystal vein, their Lan family could completely ascend to the ranks of top families in Jiangnan City, perhaps even becoming the foremost family.
"Patriarch, Son-in-law, if we go any further, the fire spiritual energy will completely exceed the tolerance limit of ordinary martial artists. Even those in the Xuan Gang realm cannot stay for long. We can only go this far for now."
Said a peak Qi Refining realm expert of the Lan family guarding the area.
Everyone was slightly startled.
Even Xuan Gang realm martial artists couldn't stay for long; just how concentrated was the fire spiritual energy in the depths of this fire crystal vein?
"Xiao Fan, let's not go further for now,"
Lan Tianxiong suggested.
Since the mine was now entirely under the Lan family's control, they could slowly mine and explore it later.
Ling Fan's eyes were fixed on the depths of the vein, showing intense interest.
"Father-in-law, I have a suggestion."
Ling Fan said.
"Speak."
Lan Tianxiong was now completely obedient to Ling Fan.
"I suggest we relocate the Lan family here and establish a Lan Family Fortress upon this fire crystal vein."
Everyone was somewhat taken aback, as they had never considered such a thing.
Furthermore, the major families in Jiangnan City had established their foundations within the city for generations, and no family had ever built a power base outside.
After all, these large mountain ranges harbored many powerful demonic beasts.
If it were a single family, they might not be able to withstand the attacks of demonic beasts.
If a beast tide occurred, it would be even more dire.
The major families and powers chose to band together, establishing cities on the land, primarily to defend against demonic beasts.
Now, Ling Fan actually wanted to relocate the Lan family to Mogan Mountain, which naturally shocked them.
What they didn't know was.
This was merely a practice in the lower realm.
In the Heavenly Realm, every transcendent power existed independently, relying on some blessed lands or exceptionally large spiritual veins to establish unassailable sacred lands, sects, and dojos.
Of course, this was also related to the absolute strength of those Heavenly Realm powers.
Ling Fan's current intention for the Lan family to relocate to this vein was to set them on such a path.
He could even set up a formation for the Lan family, one that integrated offense and defense, making them unafraid of demonic beasts while also gathering the fire spiritual energy from the underground vein. Cultivating in such a spiritually dense environment for an extended period would soon lead to a rapid advancement in the Lan family's overall strength and a significant increase in the number of experts.
Of course, this was only one reason.
The most crucial reason was that once the Lan Family Fortress formation was completed, Ling Fan would need to utilize the formation's power to help Lan Xueyi overcome the first tribulation of her Ling Huang Body.
However, this was a top secret and could not be revealed to others yet.
As Ling Fan had predicted, after hearing his explanation, all the Lan family experts, including Lan Tianxiong, had their eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Now that we have the fire crystal vein, financial resources are not a problem at all. Moreover, all the major powers and families in Jiangnan City are showing us favor. We lack no resources for whatever we desire. Let's do as Xiao Fan suggests! And let's act quickly, aiming to complete it within a month and build the fortress."
Lan Tianxiong immediately made the decision.
The other Lan family experts were flushed with excitement, as if they could already see the day of the Lan family's rapid rise.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Ling Fan, ignoring the terrifying temperature, walked towards the depths of the fire crystal vein.
Lan Tianxiong and the Lan family experts were greatly alarmed, "Xiao Fan, what are you doing? It's dangerous in there."
Ling Fan waved his hand and said, "It's fine! I'm going to cultivate. If anything happens, just send someone to notify me."
With that, Ling Fan disappeared from their sight without looking back.
Lan Tianxiong and the Lan family experts exchanged bewildered glances, all feeling an overwhelming sense of shock.
That was an environment where even Xuan Gang realm experts couldn't stay for long. Lan Tianxiong had ventured in for a short distance before, but within an hour, he couldn't bear the terrifying fire spiritual energy and had to retreat.
Ling Fan actually said he was going to cultivate inside, and judging by his demeanor, he probably didn't plan to come out anytime soon...
What kind of monstrous talent was this son-in-law of theirs!
"Let him go. No one can fathom the secrets he possesses. Since he says it's fine, there shouldn't be any major issues."
Lan Tianxiong said with a wry smile.
The others could only nod, their eyes still filled with unconcealed shock.
The group retreated from the fire crystal vein and began to act according to Ling Fan's idea.
In an instant, the entire Lan family began to operate like a massive machine.
Half a day passed.
Ling Fan still had not emerged.
A day passed...
Two days passed...
Lan Tianxiong and the Lan family experts grew increasingly anxious, and some even began to worry about Ling Fan's safety.