Invincible Young Master in the City

After Fu Xi left, Ye Fan didn’t immediately return to see Li Zhaojun and Min Shang because his cultivation level was still somewhat chaotic.

Although Fu Xi didn’t attack him, Fu Xi was constantly probing his cultivation level and his injuries, while Ye Fan was using Spiritual Energy to resist Fu Xi. But ultimately, his own expenditure was too great, so he had to find a suitable place for some brief cultivation.

"Why is it that I always can’t achieve happiness with Zhao Jun? Every time there’s this or that thing blocking us," Ye Fan seemed somewhat frustrated. He felt that he and Li Zhaojun should lead a life of togetherness, but now, it looks like not only hasn’t he achieved that kind of life, his own life is in shambles.

No one could answer him, and now he wanted to go see Lu Xiaoman. He also wanted to know the latest situation about Mo Xiaoyan, who hadn’t woken up, and things weren’t clear with Lu Xiaoman either. Although Ye Fan was concerned about Li Zhaojun, he also cared very much about Lu Xiaoman. In his heart, it was difficult to discern whom he cared more for, as these two women held nearly the same status in his mind.

When Ye Fan saw Lu Xiaoman, she was still very happy. She hugged Ye Fan’s arm and appeared very clingy, saying, "Ye Fan, have you completed your task already? Why are you coming to see me now?"

"There are too many things around me now, so I came to check on you and also look into Xiaoyan’s situation. How is Xiaoyan now?" Ye Fan asked.

"She’s... fine, I guess. Earlier, it seemed like her eyes opened once, but then she went into a coma. I don’t know how she is now. If she were an ordinary human, she’d have probably died long ago. Now all I can do is guard her. I know she’s okay, but there are many uncertainties," Lu Xiaoman said worriedly.

Ye Fan entered the room to carefully check on Mo Xiaoyan’s condition. After confirming that Mo Xiaoyan wasn’t in dire straits, even Ye Fan himself felt relieved.

"Ye Fan, why do I feel like you’ve become more weathered?" Lu Xiaoman stood by Ye Fan’s side and suddenly said.

Ye Fan smiled and said, "I’m handling too many things now, maybe it’s psychological stress. If I could choose, I would prefer to be a carefree person who could embrace you from sunrise to sunset. I long for that kind of peaceful life, but I know many people will prevent us from having it."

"Ye Fan, I understand your thoughts. I’ll help you achieve them in the future. Since you haven’t finished everything, go get it done sooner," Lu Xiaoman said.

Ye Fan shook his head and said, "I’ve come here to first do some cultivation. I want to find a place where I can settle my mind. Xiaoman, you don’t need to mind me. I’ll go upstairs to cultivate; can you wait for me here?"

"Okay," Lu Xiaoman nodded. She seemed afraid of disturbing Ye Fan’s cultivation and simply sat down in a corner. She wanted to cultivate too, while Ye Fan went upstairs directly to the practice room where he would cultivate well, completing his few cultivation sessions before the heavenly tribulation.

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The little crystals inside Ye Fan’s body had lost connection for a long time.

In recent times, Ye Fan was constantly looking for ways to reconnect with these little crystals, but because they seemed to have severed any means to communicate with him, Ye Fan could only further consolidate his cultivation by refining the elemental powers within him.

Unfortunately, the six little crystals still had no direct connection with him.

After cultivating for half a day, Ye Fan had to stop. He felt a bit frustrated in his heart as he clearly could have utilized the power of the six little crystals, but there was never any activity within this connection. The suppression from the Nuwa avatar had reached its peak.

"Although Nuwa isn’t the root cause of all this, I still feel like shattering her bones and scattering her ashes. If not for this woman, I wouldn’t be like this now, with my internal cultivation all severed."

Ye Fan originally thought his cultivation could be greatly improved, but due to the loss of connection with the six little crystals, his elemental power had reached a standstill. Now, the only thing he could do was cultivate Pure Yang Spiritual Energy. However, Ye Fan feared that the result of this Pure Yang Spiritual Energy would not help him overcome the heavenly tribulation, but would instead assist it, since the entire Lihuo Sect practiced Pure Yang Spiritual Energy.

"Now that the connection with the six little crystals is lost, there seems to be only one way to enhance my cultivation, which is to find the seventh little crystal. Previously, I found clues about it in the Pangu Secret Realm. Although the six little crystals themselves don’t even know there is such a crystal, I can’t give up hope."

He directly went downstairs, and upon feeling him coming down, Lu Xiaoman also finished her cultivation and stood up.

Lu Xiaoman asked, "Ye Fan, did you finish cultivating so quickly?"

"No, I just remembered there’s something I need to handle in the Pangu Secret Realm. I can only leave for now. Xiaoman, I’ll come back to see you later," Ye Fan said.

Although Lu Xiaoman nodded, her eyes still showed some reluctance. Her feelings for Ye Fan were intense, and she hoped their relationship wouldn’t remain distant and lukewarm. But she didn’t know how to rekindle Ye Fan’s passion for her.

She thought, "Maybe it’s because of the heavenly tribulation. If Ye Fan can overcome it, everything will get better."

After kissing Lu Xiaoman goodbye, Ye Fan then left Earth and arrived at the Pangu Secret Realm. This time, he headed directly towards the Sea of Death. As before, he dove into the deep sea and explored for more than two hours, yet he still couldn’t find any clues about the seventh little crystal.

"I currently have no connection with the seventh little crystal; now I must get its approval. It seems there’s only one way to achieve this, and that’s to bring Lan Jing. Lan Jing is the chosen one, and I believe the seventh little crystal will actively seek someone to absorb it. When Lan Jing appears, the seventh little crystal shouldn’t be as defensive against me."

Ye Fan returned to Earth, heading again to see Lan Jing, intending to bring her along to find the seventh little crystal.