Chapter 941: Death Valley (1)
After taking some time to take this all in, the elders and disciples turned to Lin Fan to see what commands he had for them.
But all Lin Fan said was…
"Everyone is free to explore on their own. What they find will be considered their good fortune and they will be able to keep it. If you wish to submit something to the sect, it will be evaluated and you will receive sect contributions equal to the value of the item."
"Huh?"
Everyone was shocked to hear this.
After all, those that could tell that there was something special about this place were waiting for special orders from Lin Fan.
That was usually how it went in situations like this.
He would give them strange instructions and they would follow them, giving them results that they wouldn't have expected.
It was just that this time…
It didn't seem like he had anything for them.
The ones that didn't know what was special about this place still expected something from Lin Fan.
After all, most people knew how special this sect master of theirs was.
They knew that he was someone that would give them pleasant surprises that they could never expect.
He was someone with abilities that none of them could even imagine.
That was why they were looking forward to seeing what he was going to do on this training trip.
But in the end, Lin Fan didn't do anything.
Lin Fan could naturally see the disappointed looks on the faces in front of him.
It wasn't hard for him to guess what they were thinking, but there was a faint smile that appeared on his face.
"What? Are you all so weak that you need me to hold your hands?" Lin Fan said in a provocative voice that made all of the Love Sect disciples and even some of the elders knit their brows.
They also had perplexed looks on their faces as if they couldn't understand why Lin Fan was talking to them like this.
But Lin Fan didn't seem to care as he continued.
"If that's how you want it, then I can give you the instructions that you desire. But in the future, will I be there to hold your hands whenever you leave the sect? Do you want me to babysit you all the time?" Lin Fan said in the same provocative voice.
There was even a trace of teasing that was in his voice as he said this.
This time, the disciples and a few of the elders slightly knitted their brows.
This time, it seemed that they were very unhappy with the things that he said.
Lin Fan didn't say anything else as he waited for them to react.
When they finally reacted, it seemed that they were stirred by the words that he said and no longer seemed to wait for Lin Fan's instructions. Instead, it seemed like they were looking around as if they were deciding on how to advance.
It didn't take long before the first group of disciples headed out into Death Valley on their own.
With the way that they were heading off on their own and the looks on their faces, it was as if they were setting out to prove Lin Fan wrong.
A faint smile appeared on Lin Fan's lips when he saw them like this.
With a secret message, he said to the elders, "Keep an eye on them and make sure to keep injuries to a minimum."
The elders all understood why Lin Fan was like this.
The disciples of the Love Sect were talented and received resources better than other sects, but they also spent quite a bit of time in the sect. Since the atmosphere in the Love Sect was better than other places, most of them spent their time in the sect cultivating.
That meant that they hadn't developed skills to be independent for the future.
This was a chance for them to gain the ability to act independently for when the time came.
The elders had thought that there was something special about this trip that Lin Fan had been planning, but it seemed that this was actually just a training trip. It seemed that they would have to do their jobs as elders and watch over the disciples.
As most of them were leaving, Lin Fan added, "Remember that you can keep anything that you find. You can use them or bring them back to exchange for sect contribution points."
No one really responded to him as they all focused on their own thing, but Lin Fan didn't mind.
This was what he wanted to see from them.
Once most of the disciples and elders had headed off, Lin Fan turned to Huang Xie and Xiao Ming who had been waiting beside him. Behind them were He Chun Hua and Zhao Ling Jun who seemed to be standing closer to Huang Xie than Xiao Ming.
The main reason they had come here in the first place was because of Huang Xie, or rather because of Hei Gui.
That meant that he would be the one leading them, rather than Lin Fan.
Hei Gui wanted to find some things that would help Huang Xie's physique, so as Huang Xie's master, Lin Fan would cooperate with him.
Xiao Ming came along since she was Lin Fan's disciple and the other two came along because Mu Bao Bao entrusted them to him.
Seeing that Lin Fan was waiting for him, Huang Xie started heading in a certain direction without saying a single thing.
He had already received instructions from Hei Gui on where to go, so now he was just following those instructions.
With Huang Xie leading the way, they headed deeper into Death Valley.
As they headed deeper, they could see the disciples and elders of the Love Sect in different parts of Death Valley. They were in patches where the death energy gathered, as if there was something special there.
They could also see that there were special herbs that were being harvested by them in these areas.
These were the herbs that Hei Gui mentioned before, so Lin Fan wasn't surprised to see this.
But seeing that there were these herbs, He Chun Hua and Zhao Ling Jun looked like they wanted to get them for themselves. Though it also looked like they wanted it for different reasons.
He Chun Hua wanted it to become stronger herself.
Zhao Ling Jun wanted to get them for Huang Xie.
But Huang Xie and Lin Fan just walked right past them without a single care.
All they cared about was what seemed to be their destination.
In the end, He Chun Hua and Zhao Ling Jun had no choice but to follow them with disappointed looks on their faces. They couldn't do anything since Lin Fan was the sect master and the one that their master sent to follow.
At the same time, Zhao Ling Jun wanted to follow Huang Xie.
After walking for a bit, Huang Xie pointed at a spot in front of them.
The moment that he did, Lin Fan narrowed his eyes to look at that spot.
He could immediately tell why they were here and why there was no one else here.
There was a large concentration of death energy that was in front of them, much stronger than the concentration of death energy in any other part of this Death Valley.
This was a place that just exuded danger with how much death energy was gathered here.
So most people would know not to come to this place.
Or the elders would know to keep the rest of the disciples away from this place.
But Lin Fan didn't have any fear at all since he could tell that this concentration of death energy wasn't strong enough to cause problems for him. At the same time, he could sense all of the spirit beasts that were hiding in this area as if they were waiting for something.
That was more than enough of a sign that something big was about to happen.
"Go ahead." Lin Fan said after taking a look around the area.
He walked over to the side and prepared a place for himself to sit down.
It was as if he wasn't going to get involved in this matter at all.
Huang Xie looked at Lin Fan with a shocked and confused look at first, but then he gave a nod with a determined look.
Based on how Lin Fan was acting, Huang Xie understood what Lin Fan was doing.
He was letting Huang Xie take care of this himself.
It wasn't just because this matter started with Huang Xie in the first place, but he was also letting this be a training session for Huang Xie.
The spirit beasts that were here, they would be the perfect training partners for Huang Xie. And at the same time, with the death energy that was concentrated in this area, it would be the perfect place for him to train up his resistance to death energy.
So it really was for the best if Huang Xie took care of this all on his own.
He Chun Hua and Zhao Ling Jun looked like they wanted to follow Huang Xie for different reasons, but Lin Fan just created two bubbles of Clear Water to trap them.
"It's for him, not for you. Just wait and watch."
The two of them didn't seem happy with this, but they couldn't do anything against the Clear Water bubbles that surrounded them.
As for Xiao Ming who wasn't trapped by the bubble of Clear Water, she just stood on the side watching and waiting.
It was as if she was waiting for the right chance to make her move.