Top-tier Unruly Master

At this moment, Ding Fan was still cultivating in the room. Ding Fan knew he needed to restore himself quickly, and this cultivation lasted a full three days.

Three days later, Ding Fan slowly finished his cultivation. After that night's cultivation, Ding Fan felt mentally refreshed. He had already fully recovered his cultivation two days prior. For the remaining time, Ding Fan concentrated on cultivating while also studying the fist technique from the stele. The benefits of this fist technique had already brought Ding Fan considerable improvement. He was sure this fist technique was no ordinary skill. Even Heavenly Level techniques might not compare to the three moves of this fist technique.

That's Ding Fan's conservative estimate, but the downside is that the fist technique is incredibly difficult to learn. Ding Fan received a jade slip from the mysterious elder of the Dayang Sect as a gift. The jade slip was like a second stele, and the technique was transferred there without alteration. Additionally, Ding Fan found many notes left by the mysterious elder in the jade slip, which were extremely valuable for Ding Fan, with incalculable worth.

Yet, this had no effect on how difficult the technique was to learn. Despite putting in a lot of effort, Ding Fan still hadn't fully grasped the second move of the fist technique. However, Ding Fan wasn't in a rush. He realized that haste makes waste, and it's better to let things happen naturally. After all, Ding Fan had gained quite a bit of insight during these past two days of intermittent cultivation of the fist technique.

Ding Fan believed that with less than three months more effort, he would definitely master the second move of the fist technique. Just from the single move "Golden Dragon Emergence," one could tell how awesome it was, and the second move had to be extraordinary.

Regarding this, Ding Fan was filled with anticipation.

Stepping out of the room, at this moment, it seemed like Ye Ningbing and the others had long since finished their cultivation. Everyone was standing there chatting leisurely about something, though it was unclear what the topic was.

"What are you doing?"

Ding Fan greeted the group directly and asked.

Ye Ningbing and the others saw Ding Fan and knew he had finished cultivating; umm, then Ye Ningbing approached Ding Fan and asked with concern:

"Feeling better?"

"I've been fine for a while now, don't worry."

Seeing Ye Ningbing's worried expression, Ding Fan smiled gently and then took Ye Ningbing's hand.

He Qianyao and the others, noticing Ding Fan, seemed a bit tense and said to Ding Fan, making it clear that there was something to talk about.

"Ding Fan, have you heard? Recently, a lot has been happening in the Cultivation World. Many Sect's main stores have been destroyed. I've heard even the Four Seas Sect and Green Leaf Sect have been wiped out. It looks like something big is about to happen in the Cultivation World!"

Upon hearing He Qianyao's words, Ding Fan's brows furrowed slightly. He had strong impressions of the Four Seas Sect and Green Leaf Sect, as they were the ones who slaughtered the Dayang Sect back then. But now, Ding Fan hadn't expected those sects to be wiped out. What's going on? Ding Fan clearly understood those sects were under the Wild Wolf Gang. The Wild Wolf Gang was not a small sect, and surely after Dayang Sect was massacred, the Wild Wolf Gang's power would be dominant in that area. With such a big backer, how could those sects be annihilated?

"Who has the audacity to stand against the Wild Wolf Gang? But this is truly something to be happy about!" Ding Fan muttered to himself with a smile.

"Not only these two sects, many surrounding sects have already been annihilated. Some say it was supposedly zombies, but there's no basis for that. Those sects were exterminated so gruesomely that not even a trace of their disciples' bodies was left, which is terrifying!"

He Qianyao spoke with a trace of fear in her eyes. Clearly, these events were shocking. So many sects were wiped out, leaving no bodies. What's really going on?

For a moment, Ding Fan pondered deeply, but he couldn't deduce what major incident was happening in the Cultivation World. However, it was clear the Cultivation World was indeed turbulent now.

Thinking about this made Ding Fan's brows knit tightly. After all, Zhou Ruoran and Gusu Qingwen were still missing. And with the Cultivation World becoming unstable, could anything have happened to them?

In Ding Fan's heart, he couldn't help but worry a lot about Zhou Ruoran and Gusu Qingwen…

Ye Ningbing seemed to understand Ding Fan's thoughts and thus comforted him:

"They will surely be protected, nothing will happen to them. We will definitely find them."

Although Ye Ningbing was comforting Ding Fan, she couldn't help but feel concerned for Zhou Ruoran and Gusu Qingwen. They had come together to the Cultivation World searching for Ding Fan and had spent so much time with him. There was genuine affection among everyone, and they were cherished by Ding Fan. Though Ye Ningbing loved Ding Fan and knew Ding Fan loved her, Ding Fan definitely still worried about them. Seeing Ding Fan's anxious expression, Ye Ningbing also felt heartache.

At this moment, He Qianyao heard Ding Fan and Ye Ningbing's conversation, realizing Ding Fan surely had someone dear he hadn't found. For a moment, He Qianyao didn't know what to say. Meanwhile, two young divine warrior girls watched Ding Fan's expression, remaining silent. Clearly, Brother Ding had something on his mind, and Sister Ningbing was aware of it too.

"Everyone, don't worry about me. Next, let's escort them safely to the Divine Realm, and then plan our next move."

Now, Ding Fan addressed the group solemnly. He had previously heard from the two young divine warrior girls that they intended to return to the Divine Realm. Now, Ding Fan decided to see this good deed through to the end.

The two young divine warrior girls felt touched by Ding Fan's words and responded:

"Thank you, Brother Ding!"

"Thank you, Brother Ding Fan."

At this moment, the eyes of the two young divine maidens were filled with sincerity as they spoke to Ding Fan. They understood that Ding Fan had many matters to attend to, yet he chose to escort them back to the Divine Realm first. For the moment, the two young divine maidens were touched, knowing that significant events were occurring in the Cultivation World, making it no longer as peaceful. Returning to the Divine Realm on their own would naturally be a very difficult task.

To the two young divine maidens, Ding Fan's kindness was something they held in their hearts, committed to repaying one day.

Then, Ding Fan continued to say to everyone:

"Let's set off today then."

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, everyone naturally had no objections and nodded in agreement.

"If that's the case, we'll set off in a while. Let's inform Sect Master Gao before we leave."

With that, Ding Fan continued, knowing in his heart that since they had lived here for quite some time, the care shown by Gao Feng and Hongshan Sect was thoughtful. Now that they were leaving, it was only right to inform them.

Afterwards, everyone returned to their rooms to pack up simply, and then went with Ding Fan to where Sect Master Gao resided. It wasn't long before they arrived at a courtyard. A disciple at the gate saw Ding Fan and respectfully saluted him:

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

Ding Fan was startled by this greeting before entering, being called Sect Master. This was puzzling as Ding Fan and the others had noticed on their way through Hongshan Sect that many disciples were respectful towards Ding Fan, some even addressing him as Sect Master like this disciple. Initially, Ding Fan didn't pay it much mind, but at this moment, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was amiss.

Ding Fan wanted to ask the disciple why he was being called Sect Master, but he knew it wasn't necessary to ask an ordinary disciple. After all, he was at Sect Master Gao's door and could ask for clarification then.

"I wish to see your Sect Master. Please announce my visit."

Ding Fan said directly to the disciple, who then walked into the courtyard. The environment was quite nice, elegant, and while the plants were native to the area, they were decorated beautifully.

As Ding Fan was admiring the garden, Gao Feng eagerly approached, followed by two disciples who also greeted Ding Fan respectfully.

"What brings you here, Younger Brother Ding? You didn't need to come personally, you're too courteous."

Gao Feng said with a smile, acknowledging Ding Fan's courtesy while being courteous himself.

Watching Gao Feng, Ding Fan smiled and then said:

"Sect Master Gao, we are leaving and came to bid you farewell."

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, Gao Feng's face momentarily froze before forcing a smile. He had anticipated this day, but didn't expect it to come so soon. Ding Fan had been in closed cultivation, and Gao Feng hadn't had the chance to visit him. Unexpectedly, now Ding Fan was about to leave.

Gao Feng understood that if his Sect could retain Ding Fan, it would be ideal. However, it was apparent that Ding Fan had already decided to leave. Thus, Gao Feng sincerely said to Ding Fan:

"Younger Brother Ding, since you insist on leaving, I won't keep you. I've already announced you as our Hongshan Sect's Second Sect Master. If you encounter any difficulties outside and meet any of our disciples, we will do our utmost to assist you without hesitation! You have done us a great favor, and I haven't properly repaid you. Since you're leaving, I have three century-old spiritual materials here for you to accept."

Gao Feng then took out an antique-looking box from his pocket and handed it to Ding Fan.

After hearing Gao Feng, Ding Fan looked at the box in his hands, and his impression of Gao Feng improved. Ding Fan smiled slightly and said:

"You've said too much, Sect Master Gao. It was just a small effort, not worth mentioning. You should keep the spiritual materials."

Gao Feng was briefly stunned by Ding Fan's words but then resolutely said:

"That won't do. You must accept these spiritual materials. What you've done for our Sect is significant. It's what we should do, and you must take them."

Seeing this, Ding Fan had no choice but to accept and said to Gao Feng:

"Alright then."

Seeing Ding Fan agree, Gao Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief, smiling at Ding Fan with evident joy.