Top-tier Unruly Master

Ding Fan released Ink Monkey, and Ink Monkey shot straight onto the elder's body with a leap.

Ink Monkey seemed to also sense the Nine Luminaries Flame Poison on the elder. Although the elder had been tormented by the poison for many years, in front of Ink Monkey, the poison was like a feast. Ink Monkey was busily hopping up and down on the elder.

At that time, the elder sat cross-legged, his heart directed towards the heavens. After about fifteen minutes, the elder himself felt it—the scorching sensation that seemed ready to engulf him at any moment was gradually fading away.

A wave of joy washed over the elder; he was well aware that it was all thanks to Ink Monkey. Another fifteen minutes or so passed, and there was no longer any scorching sensation within the elder's body.

Under Xiao Wu and Mu Wuhui's watchful gaze, the elder slowly opened his eyes.

"Team leader, how do you feel?" Mu Wuhui asked anxiously.

The elder circulated his Inner Strength slightly, and there was no trace of the flame poison inside him. He exclaimed with a face full of surprise, "It's gone... Truly gone. The Flame Poison is no more."

Once the Flame Poison that had tormented him for years disappeared, the elder felt a wave of relief wash over him.

"Elder, do not move!"

At that moment, Ding Fan reached out his hand.

Ink Monkey obediently jumped directly into the palm of Ding Fan's hand.

Now looking at Ink Monkey, whose originally black fur had turned fiery red and eyes that became crimson red. Ding Fan scanned with his Divine Sense and was taken aback as Ink Monkey, after absorbing the Flame Poison from the elder, had actually advanced to the Enlightenment stage.

At the Enlightenment stage, consciousness forms and wisdom increases; although a spiritual beast couldn't utilize any actual Spells or Martial Skills at this stage, they already possessed intelligence.

Ding Fan communicated with Ink Monkey through his thoughts, and Ink Monkey obediently went back under Ding Fan's collar to refine the Nine Luminaries Flame Poison he had just ingested.

After putting away Ink Monkey, Ding Fan helped the elder down, then immediately pressed his fingers onto the elder's back.

The elder certainly knew Ding Fan wanted to help him heal. He relaxed completely, allowing Ding Fan's True Qi to roam through his meridians.

About fifteen minutes later, a bone-chilling coldness emanated directly from the elder's body, growing more and more intense until it became unbearable.

"Hold on, or all our efforts will be wasted!" after saying these words, Ding Fan focused on circulating the True Qi to heal the elder without any further ado.

The elder was a veteran of countless battles, such a man did not need much explanation; it was sufficient to mention the severity for him to know what to do.

The young man and Mu Wuhui also watched the elder with solemn faces.

The elder's face first turned ashen, then pale... While the young man and Mu Wuhui did not know how severe the pain was, by the shaking of the elder's body and the cold Qi emitting from him, they could tell that it was beyond ordinary people's endurance.

Another fifteen or so minutes passed, and Ding Fan abruptly withdrew his hands and then transformed them into palms, delivering five consecutive strikes directly to the elder's back.

Ding Fan intended to expel all the accumulated Cold Qi from the elder's body using True Qi.

With a puff...

When Ding Fan pressed down with his hand, the elder indeed spewed out, and at that moment, two egg-sized ice balls, steaming with icy vapors, landed on the ground with traces of blood.

Besides these two large ice balls, the elder spat out several smaller ice balls. The young man and Mu Wuhui stared in astonishment.

Clearly, these ice balls were the Cold Qi that the elder had absorbed over the years to suppress the Flame Poison.

Seeing the elder expel the ice balls, Ding Fan then clapped his hands and ended his session.

The elder also slowly opened his eyes at this moment.

However, when the elder opened his eyes again, both the young man and Mu Wuhui were taken aback.

The bottom of the elder's eyes, previously a bit cloudy, had become clear and clean. His complexion had gained some color and compared to before, it seemed to radiate several degrees more vitality.

"Team leader, how do you feel?" Mu Wuhui asked hurriedly.

The elder didn't directly answer Mu Wuhui's question. He gently exhaled, with the cool air passing through his lungs, the refreshing sensation made the elder involuntarily stretch lazily.

"I never thought... never imagined that I would one day regain my health," the elder said, his voice husky and choked with emotion.

The elder had been tormented by the Nine Luminaries Flame Poison for many years, and subsequently by Cold Qi invading his body. Over the years, if not for his strong willpower sustaining him, the elder might have died long ago; though alive, his life was even harder than death.

At that moment, the elder stood up respectfully, then bowed deeply to Ding Fan.

"My young friend, I will remember your lifesaving grace," he said.

Ding Fan quickly responded with a bow. "Elder, you give me too much credit."

"Team leader, are you really better? That's great, our Unit 3567 can spread its wings once again," the young man said joyfully.

Ding Fan spoke from the side, "Elder's injuries have not fully healed. Right now, I can only reluctantly cure the flame poison and Cold Qi in his body. As for the damaged Primordial Spirit, I currently have no solution. However, given some time, I think I can completely cure the elder's ailments in half a year."

The elder was taken aback, "Young friend, are you saying you can treat my Primordial Spirit?"

Ding Fan nodded slightly, "However, now is not the right time. At the very least, we need to wait for half a year, as long as I can refine the Divine Origin Pill. Then, the injuries to the Primordial Spirit can be treated. But, before that, I still need to find some refining materials for the Divine Origin Pill."

"We do have some refining materials here," he said.

The elder was overjoyed by Ding Fan relieving him of the flame poison and Cold Qi within his body. Now, hearing that Ding Fan could also treat his Primordial Spirit, how could he not be delighted? "Our group 3567 still has some Heavenly Materials and Earth Treasures. Tomorrow, I will have Xiao Wu take you with him."

Having said this, the elder addressed the young man beside him, "Tomorrow, you shall take young master Ding to our storage warehouse. Any item that young master Ding favors, let him take what he wishes."

The young man named Xiao Wu very respectfully said to the elder, "Understood."

"Elder, in the past few days, your body has still been somewhat weak. I have some Medicine Pills here that you can take, which should help in recovering body cultivation," Ding Fan said as he directly took out several pills from his storage ring.

The people present were all well-experienced, so there was no need for Ding Fan to hide the use of his storage ring from them.

Although these people were all knowledgeable, none of them possessed such storage type Magic Artifacts, yet Ding Fan carried one with him.

It was both Spiritual Pets and personal Magic Artifacts, and Mu Wuhui also knew that Ding Fan had Magic Artifacts that could conceal cultivation levels...

Ding Fan was simply too 'impressively resourced'; these people could not compare with him at all.

The elder, at this moment, cherished the Medicine Pills handed to him by Ding Fan, "Young friend, from now on you can call me Elder Shen. The term 'elder' is really too formal."

Ding Fan smiled. He naturally knew this meant the elder wanted to be closer to him. Ding Fan responded immediately, "Then I shall address you as Elder Shen from now on."

He handled things properly, advancing and retreating with grace.

Elder Shen came to value Ding Fan even more.

"It's getting late. Xiao Wu, take young master Ding to arrange for his rest."

"Yes."

Having said that, Xiao Wu directly gestured to Ding Fan, "Please, young master Ding."

Ding Fan nodded and bowed to Elder Shen on the side. Then, he followed Xiao Wu down.

Watching Ding Fan's departing figure, Elder Shen couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"Before meeting Ding Fan, I always thought Xiao Wu was a striking and exceptional talent, the most likely to reach Earth Level, and he even had the potential to challenge the legendary Ultimate Heaven. But now, it seems that is not the case," he reflected.

Mu Wuhui glanced at Elder Shen. "Ding Fan is young, yet his cultivation is profound and inscrutable. His future truly is hard to predict."

"If such a genius could serve our country, that would be ideal," Elder Shen said, sighing softly. "We are both old now, but with only Xiao Wu as our junior, controlling the situation may be challenging. If we could bring Ding Fan into our group 3567..."

"Although I have spent little time with Ding Fan, he is pure of heart and acts freely. To serve the country, I think he might not agree... but I will try my best!" Mu Wuhui said.

Elder Shen nodded on the side, as some things naturally can't be forced, after all, everyone has their own aspirations.

"However, no matter what, we must handle our relationship with Ding Fan carefully, helping him as much as possible. He has not yet soared to his full potential. For now, we can only form a good bond with him. In this way, we can only hope that when he soars high in the future, he will still remember the bits and pieces of our past kindness."

"Understood, chief," Mu Wuhui said, then added, looking to Elder Shen on the side, "Elder Shen, the Cold Qi has been removed, and there is no longer a need to stay here. Let's go."

Elder Shen nodded, then turned to take one last look at the Frost Bed that was still emitting Cold Qi. "It's time to say goodbye to these things..."

...

Ding Fan and Mei Li followed Xiao Wu out and then came to a guesthouse.

Unlike other guesthouses, this one was heavily guarded, with sentry posts at the door and patrols circulating around.

Beyond the heavy security, the interior of the guesthouse was extremely well-furnished, high-end throughout.

From one glance, Ding Fan knew this place was definitely reserved for hosting important military personnel. After settling Ding Fan and Mei Li, Xiao Wu left.

Ding Fan and Mei Li had separate rooms, but their rooms were adjacently located.

Having expended a considerable amount of True Qi while treating Elder Shen, Ding Fan was indeed quite fatigued. Just as he was about to sit cross-legged and meditate, a sudden, urgent knock at the door echoed.

"Brother Fan, are you there?" An ethereal, melodious voice came from outside.

In the still of the night, a delicate beauty knocking at the door—what situation is this?!