Top-tier Unruly Master

Elder Mu, standing by, watched as Ding Fan merely took a stroll within the first cave and then walked out without any intention of lingering. Elder Mu was quite baffled.

It was well-known that the first cave was filled with Blood Ginseng, Mountain Ginseng, White Ginseng, Lingzhi, Rare Herbs... All sorts of Spirit Grasses were neatly arranged throughout the entire cave, and in addition to these, there were also various Miraculous Medicine Pills.

All these items were precious treasures for cultivation, and in the entire world, it would be hard to find a Martial Artist who wouldn't desire such things.

Elder Mu couldn't understand why Ding Fan seemed so indifferent to these treasures.

Watching Ding Fan walk out directly from the first room, the corner of the hall manager's mouth couldn't help but curl into a sneer. In his view, Ding Fan was just a country bumpkin; he couldn't sense any Spiritual Energy from Ding Fan, and he truly didn't understand why the higher-ups would let an ordinary person come here. A cave full of treasures, yet he acted as if he saw nothing.

While Elder Mu and the hall manager were surprised, Mei Li was even more astonished. Having even one of these items outside would be considered extremely rare, yet Ding Fan treated them as if they were no better than weeds.

Amidst everyone's puzzled glances, Ding Fan headed straight for the entrance of the second cave.

Inside the second cave were Magic Artifacts. Releasing his Divine Sense, Ding Fan was somewhat surprised to find that the cave lacked any decent Magic Artifacts; while they were suited for Martial Artists, they were all rather unsatisfactory for himself.

So, after a brief pause at the entrance, Ding Fan directly proceeded toward the third cave.

Behind Ding Fan, Elder Mu, Xiao Wu, and the others exchanged glances, truly puzzled about what Ding Fan was looking for. Magic Artifacts were very rare treasures; many would be overjoyed at the sight of one, yet Ding Fan, having seen these Magic Artifacts, was completely indifferent, as if they were no different from sticks used to tend a fire.

Ding Fan quickened his pace and headed directly to the third cave.

The third cave stored various Spirit Stones and ores. These ores were of little value in the 3567 series, as there weren't many who knew Artifact Refining, and these stones had no use if just left lying around.

However, although Ding Fan had only just reached the entrance of the third cave, his eyes gleamed with surprise.

Ding Fan could distinctly feel a rich surge of Spiritual Energy. Releasing his Divine Sense, ultimately, he sifted through the ores piled up like a small mountain in the cave and found a fist-sized black stone.

When he unearthed the black stone, Ding Fan was so excited that he nearly jumped for joy.

The origins of that stone were far from ordinary; this ore was called Telepathic Stone. It was the main material used in refining Magic Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts, and most importantly, it was the essential material for crafting Flying Swords.

Ding Fan was now at the Fifth Level of Qi Cultivation, and after reaching the Sixth Level, he would be able to travel by Sword Control. Although he was still some distance from the Sixth Level, Ding Fan felt it was time to prepare.

Ding Fan carefully handed over the Telepathic Stone to Mei Li behind him.

With the acquisition of the Telepathic Stone, Ding Fan could already consider his findings substantial for the day, yet he had no intention of stopping.

On Earth, the cultivation resources were incredibly scarce; to come across a small mountain of ores like today was a rare opportunity.

Ding Fan searched meticulously and eventually, he found two more Spirit Stones one after another.

These Spirit Stones were stones that contained Spiritual Energy. Although Ding Fan still had plenty of Spiritstone Essence left, with such consumption, it was inevitable that one day it would all be used up.

"Elder Shen, these three stones are what I've taken a liking to," Ding Fan said, pointing to the ores that Mei Li was holding.

Elder Mu nodded his head. "Alright, Master Ding, please keep them. Elder Shen has instructed that you have given great benefits to the 3567 series, so these ores should be considered a token of our gratitude for your kindness."

Ding Fan was not pretentious; he saluted Elder Mu with Martial Artist courtesy.

The hall manager on the side, seeing this scene, was taken aback. The 3567 series belonged to the central forces, and this ordinary-looking person before him had somehow rendered great services to them, which was simply incomprehensible.

Having obtained the ores he wanted, Ding Fan turned to leave. However, just as he was about to do so, waking into the outer corridor, he noticed an unusual iron rod on the ground, half-buried and half-exposed.

Elder Mu saw Ding Fan absorbed and approached directly. "That iron rod isn't man-made; when we excavated this place to serve as a secret warehouse and dug up to this point, we found this iron rod. It is extremely heavy; back then, our four top experts from the 3567 series were unable to pull it from the ground. Later, Elder Shen decided to just leave it here."

After hearing Elder Mu's words, Ding Fan became interested in this peculiar iron rod. He investigated it immediately with his Divine Sense.

"It's actually… It's actually Iron Essence!" After probing with his Divine Sense, Ding Fan was truly astonished to discover.

Formed from the condensation of Mysterious Iron Essence and nurtured by the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth, it was one of the finest materials for Artifact Refining. One should know that even in the Cultivation World, Iron Essence was an elusive treasure.

Ding Fan never expected to encounter such a treasure here.

Thereupon, Ding Fan circled around the Iron Essence a few times.

Xiao Wu saw Ding Fan contemplating pulling out the iron rod and his brows furrowed slightly. It was known that among the four great experts who had tried and failed to extract the iron rod was Elder Shen, whose cultivation was at its peak at that time.

Elder Shen was no ordinary person, he wasn't just the main creator of groups three through seven, but most importantly, his cultivation was astonishing. Had he not been injured later on, he could have completely progressed to the Earth Level.

Yet even such an impressive individual, along with three others, was unable to pull out that iron rod. How could Ding Fan possibly pull it out then?

Having come to Elder Shen's aid last night, Xiao Wu considered Ding Fan to be at most a physician with divine skills. As for his cultivation, it certainly couldn't be anything remarkable.

Therefore, in Xiao Wu's eyes, Ding Fan's attempt to remove that iron rod was simply ludicrous.

"Master Ding, that iron rod cannot be pulled out. If you desire something else, you might as well take another look in the warehouse inside," Elder Mu said to Ding Fan.

Elder Mu naturally didn't believe that Ding Fan could pull out the iron rod on his own, so he offered Ding Fan a way out, hoping that Ding Fan would stop his attempt to avoid losing face in front of so many people.

However, it seemed as if Ding Fan hadn't heard Elder Mu at all. His eyes were firmly fixed on that iron rod.

Iron Essence was a treasure rarely found in the heavens and sought after on Earth, and now that he had encountered it, how could Ding Fan possibly let it go so easily?

But when Iron Essence had not been refined, it rooted deeply in the ground, weighing over ten thousand pounds. Otherwise, Elder Shen and the others wouldn't have been able to pull out the Iron Essence to begin with.

Even though Ding Fan was now at the Fifth Level of Qi Cultivation, he didn't have much confidence in pulling out the Iron Essence directly.

Ding Fan pondered for a moment and ultimately decided to sit down cross-legged right next to the iron rod.

Elder Mu frowned slightly, realizing that Ding Fan was determined to pull out that iron rod.

At this, he sighed softly.

From this behavior, it seemed that Ding Fan was still young and impatient...

At that moment, Ding Fan paid no attention to the thoughts of the people around him. Instead, he used his Divine Sense to probe the changes inside the Iron Essence.

Only a few minutes passed before Ding Fan suddenly took action. His right hand reached straight for the head of the iron rod, and then he forcefully pulled with his right hand.

Just when everyone thought that the Iron Essence would certainly not budge, something unbelievable happened.

As Ding Fan exerted force with his right hand, the iron rod was pulled out of the ground as easily as pulling up a radish.

Holy crap! What's happening!

Everyone present, including Elder Mu, had their mouths agape. They had never even considered such a scenario.

After all, someone as formidable as Elder Shen had summoned good hands back then and was unable to pull out that iron rod.

But today, Ding Fan, in front of everyone, used just one hand, just one hand to pull the iron rod out of the ground.

Mu Zi, who was playing in a corner with Xiao Wu, had her attention drawn by the commotion Ding Fan caused. When she saw that Ding Fan had actually pulled out the iron rod with one hand, her lovely little mouth fell open in shock.

"Friend Ding Fan... you are simply... simply..." Elder Mu walked up to Ding Fan, looking at the iron rod in his hand, momentarily at a loss for words to accurately convey what he wanted to say.

"Master Ding is amazing!" Xue Gang, who had been silent all this time, sincerely gave Ding Fan a thumbs-up.

Ding Fan smiled at everyone and then put away the Iron Essence.

While others were astonished by Ding Fan's remarkable strength, only Ding Fan himself knew that he had pulled out the iron rod with just a clever trick.

There were flows of Spiritual Energy inside the Iron Essence, and the reason the iron rod weighed over ten thousand pounds was because of that flowing Spiritual Energy.

Watching the changes in the Spiritual Energy with his Divine Sense, when the energy was about to cycle back from feet to head, that's when Ding Fan forcefully struck. It was the moment when the iron rod's energy was at its weakest, and by timing it precisely, Ding Fan had succeeded in a single strike.

Ding Fan was already quite content with obtaining the Telepathic Stone, but he had not anticipated that he would end up with the Iron Essence as well. This was an unexpected joy for Ding Fan.

In the Cultivation World, stumbling upon either the Telepathic Stone or the Iron Essence would be considered finding a treasure, but Ding Fan, with his incredible luck, had secured both treasures in one go.

Feeling extremely pleased with himself, Ding Fan was also considering his next move. With these treasures at hand, it was time for him to create his own Flying Sword!