School Beauty's Peerless Soldier

"Since Layman Xu is destined to be connected with our Buddhist Sect, you must come and meet with this humble monk when you find the time."

After saying some pleasantries, the old monk took out a Jade Pendant and handed it to Xu Fan. "Hold onto this token. When you arrive at Mount Wutai, someone will lead Layman Xu to the Buddhist Sect."

Xu Fan accepted the token, thanked the old monk for saving his life once again, and promised to visit when he could. Only then did the old monk laugh heartily, let Xu Fan go, and drifted away.

Just as the old monk let Xu Fan go, Old Undying came over, played with the Jade Pendant for a while, then tossed it back to Xu Fan, jokingly scolded, "Kid, you sure have some luck! Other people would be crippled or killed by a palm strike, but you not only survived, you got a Relic embedded in you and secured ties with the Buddhist Sect."

Xu Fan shrugged and threw the Jade Pendant into his pocket.

As for the Buddhist Sect, Xu Fan was in no hurry to visit. Although today at the Huang Family Hall, the old monk stepped forward at the crucial moment to save Xu Fan's life, Xu Fan still felt uneasy about the unfamiliar sect. The Relic in Xu Fan's body was a precious treasure of the Buddhist Sect. Should a monk from the sect covet it and try to keep him, given Xu Fan's current abilities, he certainly couldn't escape.

Seeing Xu Fan's indifferent demeanor, Old Undying fumed and stomped, aware that countless people schemed and spared no efforts to relate themselves with the three major sects but never got their wish. Even Old Undying's own connection with them was just casual.

But Xu Fan, with just a Relic whose origin he didn't know, got an invitation from the Buddhist Sect. Plus, considering the enmity with the Heavenly Witch Sect, Xu Fan had relations with two of the country's three major sects.

"Old geezer, stop blowing your beard and glaring. Our little Fan has made a name across the Four Seas this time, perhaps even bigger than yours!"

Qu Yingliu came over smiling, while Liu Rufeng beside her, different from his past hostile attitude toward Xu Fan, now looked at him with a warm smile, "I bet little Fan's ranking on the Earth List will shoot up dramatically this time!"

Old Undying widened his eyes further, "Him? Climb higher, surpassing me back then? At most, he'll break into the top hundred, evening out your record!"

Qu Yingliu, always smiling while talking with Xu Fan, furrowed her brows when facing Old Undying, "You feel like boasting again, old geezer? Should I recount your embarrassment days publicly for your disciple?"

Old Undying didn't back down, bracing his neck and shouting, "You old folks had fewer embarrassing days back then? Should I reveal those publicly to your godson?"

The three quarreled to a frenzy, while Xu Fan shrugged and walked towards Gongsun Qin.

During the Huang Family trip, Gongsun Qin disregarded his own safety and stood up against Zhiwei Realm experts, helping Xu Fan mitigate pressure, but got severely injured by Huang Wandi and fell into a coma.

Xu Fan threatened Huang Siyuan's life, thus rescuing Gongsun Qin. When the old nun Zhao Jie arrived, she hurriedly fed him an elixir to protect his heart meridian. Now, she carried him on her back, breathing calmly, seemingly out of danger.

"Senior, why don't you let me carry him?"

Zhao Jie glared at the cheeky Xu Fan, thinking if it weren't for his injuries, she'd have settled scores with him by now. Yet, he dared to seek trouble now?

Seeing the murderous aura on Zhao Jie's face, Xu Fan chuckled awkwardly, feeling helpless within.

This old nun already didn't have a good impression of him, and now with Gongsun Qin's issue, it'd definitely be challenging to meet Gongsun Qin later on because she'd surely make things difficult.

"Senior, let me do it."

The same words from Summer Butterfly's mouth elicited a gentle rejection from Zhao Jie, saying politely it wasn't needed, leaving Xu Fan astonished by the disparity in treatment.

Summer Butterfly showed firm resolve. Although she didn't witness Gongsun Qin's knockout by Huang Wandi, his willingness to accompany Xu Fan to the Huang Family Hall was akin to committing suicide, thus Summer Butterfly felt immense gratitude towards him.

Despite this, Zhao Jie wouldn't agree to let Summer Butterfly carry him. Being an ordinary person who went through such an ordeal, her persistence was already commendable.

During their disagreement, Liu Rufeng suddenly exclaimed.

"Xu boy! Come look! You've ranked third on the Earth List!"

Liu Rufeng held his phone, eyes wide, staring at the screen in excitement unable to contain himself.

Surprisingly, both Old Undying and Qu Yingliu were also thrilled, even Zhao Jie gaped, dumbfoundedly staring at Xu Fan as if seeing him for the first time.

Contrarily, Xu Fan and Summer Butterfly remained calm.

Summer Butterfly's calmness stemmed from not knowing what the Earth List was, while Xu Fan, though aware of it, didn't grasp the weight of ranking third.

Curiously, Xu Fan asked Liu Rufeng, "What's that thing, the Earth List? Can it be seen on a cellphone?"

Liu Rufeng jumped angrily, "Kid, your focus is wrong! It's the third place! Third on the Earth List! Got it?"

Qu Yingliu regained composure, patiently explaining to Xu Fan, "The Earth List is a worldwide, fair ranking for those under thirty, focusing on potential rather than strength. The top three young people on the Earth List are all exceptionally outstanding."

"As for the list, of course, it's published online for viewing on phones."

Xu Fan smacked his lips, "Only third, huh? Seems the list's fairness isn't too great!"

Qu Yingliu and Liu Rufeng: ???

Xu Fan muttered softly, "Not even as good as Old Undying back then..."

Old Undying: ???

Liu Rufeng restrained Old Undying from fighting Xu Fan, while Qu Yingliu chuckled, explaining, "Back then, your master's potential wasn't weak and did some spectacular things, but indeed not as remarkable as our godson."

"The Earth List's reasoning for your ranking includes provoking the Huang Family and the Dark Forces, while exposing your identity as Mo Family's heir. These will become obstacles to your future growth, hence ranking you third."

Hearing this, Xu Fan calmed down, "So that's the reason. I was wondering why I can't even match up to an old guy."

Old Undying: ???