SFS Chapter 243 Hiding in the Farmland
Chapter 243 Hiding in the Farmland
"Moreover, judging from the supernatural abilities of that woman in black, this organization is definitely extraordinary, and is most likely a well-known force in the Earthly Fiend Islands."
Finding out the details shouldn't be difficult, but given my current situation, it's best not to provoke this behemoth. Just keeping things in mind is enough; after all, I don't have any deep-seated hatred for them.
Du Fan took a deep breath. As he continued to think, his gaze gradually turned cold. He muttered to himself, "Now I have two choices: to secretly kill Master Ma, or to avoid Langlin Valley for a while."
"The former is unwise. Although Master Ma is arrogant and difficult to get along with, he may still have a few friends of the same rank. If someone finds out about the feud between me and Master Ma, and I kill him under these circumstances, I will be in big trouble in the future."
"Just to be on the safe side, let's avoid this for a while. As for what happens next, we'll just have to see how things unfold. Damn it, it's all my fault for being so incompetent; otherwise, I wouldn't be in so much trouble!"
Du Fan's cheek muscles twitched violently, his eyes turned fierce, his fists clenched, and he couldn't help but curse.
A moment later, Du Fan's figure flickered and transformed into a streak of green light. Soon after, he appeared at the foot of the mountain. He then put on the invisibility ring and sped off towards the north, which was the opposite direction of Langlin Valley.
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Half a month later, Du Fan appeared in a small town. There, he casually browsed a few cultivation shops. Fortunately, he bought something called "Magic Fluorite" in one of the shops.
The Demon Fluorite is a component of the Lesser Five Elements Demon Extermination Array, but it is not a magic tool that supports the array, nor is it the main material for setting up the array. Even so, it still brought a glimmer of hope to Du Fan, who had not held out much hope.
Then Du Fan arrived at a place inhabited by mortals. It was a cluster of villages of about a hundred different sizes, surrounded by countless fertile fields, which were planted with all kinds of fruits, vegetables and grains, some golden and some green, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here is extremely thin, no cultivators linger in the vicinity. However, for Du Fan, this is an excellent place to take refuge and cultivate.
Du Fan changed his clothes to make himself look more like an ordinary person. At the same time, he used the Concealing Spirit Technique to reduce his cultivation level to the Quasi-Qi Refining stage. As a result, the unique aura of a cultivator that he possessed dissipated considerably.
It wasn't that he didn't want to become a mortal, but the Spirit Concealment Technique he cultivated was an incomplete version, and he couldn't do that yet. At most, he could only lower his cultivation level to the Quasi-Qi Refining stage, which was the limit he could currently reach.
Du Fan stood in a rice paddy, glanced around, sighed, and couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
"Everything here is good, but unfortunately it is a plain. For thousands of miles around, the terrain is extremely flat, without even a small hill. It seems that hiding and cultivating here is not very realistic."
Moreover, one cannot wear the invisibility ring at all times while cultivating, otherwise it will have a great impact on oneself.
In the coming days, I'll inevitably have to interact with the villagers here, but before that, I should try to avoid any troublesome situations.
With that thought in mind, Du Fan no longer hesitated. He immediately moved and came to a field far from the village. He randomly chose a spot, sat cross-legged there, took a sip of ginseng essence oil, and began to cultivate.
Time flew by, and a month passed quickly. To Du Fan's relief, no one came to disturb him during this time, so his cultivation process was naturally peaceful and pleasant.
"If only I could keep cultivating like this forever..." Du Fan sighed.
During this month, his cultivation level also improved significantly as he continuously refined the ginseng essence oil.
At this rate of cultivation, if everything goes smoothly, he should be able to break through the middle stage of his current realm and reach the peak of the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage in about a month.
Just as he was about to take another sip of ginseng essential oil, his brows suddenly furrowed.
Several hundred feet away, more than ten people appeared. Judging from their clothing and the tools they were carrying, it could be determined that these people had come to harvest the farmland.
"Oh, trouble has finally arrived. If something can go wrong, it will, no matter how small the chance. That's what Murphy's Law means, isn't it?"
"I think I'll find another place. I can't just kill all these mortals to silence them."
Du Fan gave a wry smile, quickly slapped his storage bag with one hand, and the invisibility ring appeared. He put it on instantly, and his entire figure began to distort and blur, gradually fading until it disappeared completely.
When his figure reappeared, he was already a hundred miles away from where he had been before.
After scanning the area with his divine sense and finding no immediate problems, Du Fan took out a bottle of ginseng essence oil and drank it down in one gulp, then continued cultivating as quickly as possible.
A week later, Du Fan, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, shook his head and gave a bitter laugh. The invisibility ring reappeared, and his figure vanished into thin air as he quietly left the place.
And so, Du Fan, like a thief, wandered through the vast fields, constantly shifting his position, truly embodying the spirit of "hit and run."
Until one day a month later, after experiencing countless hardships, Du Fan finally broke through to the peak of the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage.
Before he could even catch his breath, several dozen villagers, carrying hoes, shovels and other farming tools on their shoulders, walked towards him, chatting and laughing.
"It's really too difficult not having a place to hide." Du Fan suddenly felt a little emotional. In silence, he couldn't help but think of his past life. In his current situation, he was exactly the same as those homeless people in his past life who had no property and had to hide everywhere.
"How did I end up in such a miserable state?" Du Fan muttered to himself, then stood up helplessly and left dejectedly once again.
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"Judging by the dates, it should be time for the Qi Refining stage cultivators on Crescent Island to hold their island competition. Yuan Li will not participate in this competition, but Zhao Chong will definitely go and compete for it."
I wonder if his cultivation level has broken through to the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage. If he's only at the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage, that's really not enough.
At this moment, Du Fan had found another temporary place to cultivate. He was very satisfied with this place because the farmland was planted with corn, which he was extremely familiar with and felt very close to.
"There are a large number of Qi Refining stage cultivators on Crescent Island, so the number of cultivators participating in the competition should not be small either. Therefore, the competition will last for at least a month."
The Hainan Rendez-Vous is held about six months after the smaller competitions, but this grand-scale inter-island competition naturally lasts even longer. So, I can stay outside Langlin Valley for another six months or so.
Du Fan did not immediately begin cultivating; instead, his eyes flickered as he pondered some matters.
"With such a long buffer period, even if my aptitude is poor, with the help of pills, essential oils, and demon cores, I should be able to cultivate to the middle stage of the seventh level of Qi Refining."
"At that time, not only will my own cultivation and magical power be exceptionally strong, but even the techniques and secret arts I cultivate will be able to advance further, and some of them will even reach the third level of perfection."
"In this way, as long as I'm not facing a monstrous talent like Chen Ru from back then, I'm confident I can remain invincible among all cultivators below the Foundation Establishment realm!"
Du Fan took a deep breath, and his eyes suddenly flashed with two sharp rays, emanating a strong sense of confidence.
"Then I will conceal my cultivation level to the fifth level of Qi Refining, so that Hall Master Ma will lose his vigilance. In that case, even if Hall Master Ma colludes with people from that mysterious organization to assassinate me again, the person who comes will definitely be a Qi Refining cultivator. Then I will have nothing to fear."
"Although it can't solve the problem at its root, it can at least buy me some more time."
Next, I need to find a suitable opportunity to create proof that I was not present. For example... while I am at sea on a mission, I will secretly return and use the talisman to kill that bastard, Master Ma!
However, this carries considerable risk, given the large and unpredictable population on Crescent Island. Hmm, you could do it this way...
Du Fan's mind raced, and in the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he had already come up with more than ten plans to kill Master Ma. He even thought of that Japanese anime from his previous life where someone died in every episode...
If thoughts could kill, then Master Ma would have died countless times by now.
An hour later, Du Fan gradually calmed his mind, closed his eyes and regulated his breathing for a while. When his body was in the best condition, he took another sip of ginseng essence oil. The Water Transport Technique suddenly started to circulate in his body and began to refine the medicinal power in his abdomen.
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Three months later, in a sugarcane field, Du Fan finished his training and stood up, a solemn expression on his face.
"My cultivation has now reached the peak of the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage. As expected, there is a bottleneck in advancing from the sixth to the seventh level. If I want to break through, it will probably be even more difficult than I previously anticipated..."
"No matter what, we have to give it a try." Du Fan took a deep breath, swallowed a mouthful of ginseng essential oil, and closed his eyes again.