Xu Fan couldn't care less about Xia Hengzhou's disdain.
On his journey, Xu Fan had witnessed too many people and too many things. Getting angry over such a trivial matter would be unlike Xu Fan.
The reason Xu Fan was still confident in saying this after hearing about the strength of the Hidden chanism Pavilion and the four Immortal Emperors was simple.
For Xu Fan, cooperation with the Hidden chanism Pavilion was not urgent. On the contrary, according to Xia Hengzhou's information, the four Immortal Emperors were already sharpening their knives, ready to strike at the Hidden chanism Pavilion.
The one in a hurry was the Hidden chanism Pavilion, not Xu Fan.
In fact, Xu Fan, from the intelligence provided by Xia Hengzhou, had cleverly discovered a fatal weakness that the Hidden chanism Pavilion could not withstand and firmly grasped it.
Of course, this was not Xia Hengzhou's fault... After all, Xia Hengzhou thought Xu Fan would be overjoyed upon hearing about cooperation with the Hidden chanism Pavilion, maybe even to the point of fainting from excitent, never imagining Xu Fan would be so hard to deal with.
The conversation had almost broken down at this point.
Xia Hengzhou looked sullen, his heart full of frustration. A negotiation that seed guaranteed to succeed had turned into this ss. Not only did Xu Fan infuriate him repeatedly to the point of spitting blood, but he also failed to achieve his goals, making it a heavy loss indeed.
Xu Fan, on the other hand, was beaming with satisfaction about the outco.
First, he dismantled his father-in-law's stronghold, greatly angering him, avenging Xia Xiaodie, and further understood the current power dynamics of the upper realm from his father-in-law.
What made Xu Fan even more delighted was that the four Immortal Emperors were going to act against the Hidden chanism Pavilion!
No wonder such a major event as the awakening of Li Long only led the upper realm to send a few small fry as a symbolic gesture. They didn't take Li Long seriously at all.
This was fantastically good news!
Xu Fan wished the upper realm would battle more fiercely. The longer, the better, ideally dragging on for years—until Li Long and ten Ferocious Beasts regained their strength, until the youngsters of the Divine Dragon Sect grew, until the Divine Demon Portal opened, allowing him to obtain dozens of Divine Artifacts from the Divine Demon Battlefield and arm Li Long and ten Ferocious Beasts to the teeth.
By then, who in the world would dare challenge him?
The upper realm has a dozen Immortal Emperors?
Xu Fan wasn't intimidated at all!
With Divine Artifacts in the hands of Immortal Emperor-level experts, it's not just one plus one equals two; it's incredibly powerful!
Moreover, the most important thing is that when both sides are strong enough, a brutal war cannot easily be initiated!
After all, mutual destruction, or even annihilation, is a scenario no one wants to see.
The longer the situation drags on, the more advantageous it is for Xu Fan...
So, Xu Fan was not in a hurry at all. Watching from the sidelines, letting the tigers fight, isn't the act of a sage but a fool?
If the Pavilion Master of the Hidden chanism Pavilion, like Xia Hengzhou, couldn't read the situation clearly and refused Xu Fan's conditions, then he'd be just fine being a fool!
Xu Fan's cheerful expression made no attempt to hide it, and although Xia Hengzhou was shrewd and extraordinarily intelligent, unable to fully gauge Xu Fan's confidence, seeing Xu Fan's face allowed him to guess at his thoughts.
This only made Xia Hengzhou angrier!
If he hadn't realized it, it would have been fine. But thinking of the information he leaked... This brat used it to know that the Hidden chanism Pavilion was in danger and acted recklessly!
He inadvertently set up a trap for the Hidden chanism Pavilion!
Thinking of this made Xia Hengzhou feel as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly!
Xia Hengzhou wanted to throw out so harsh words, like how the tides will turn in thirty years...No, more like, "Just you wait and see, you'll regret it!"
However, after holding it in for a long ti, what Xia Hengzhou ended up saying, in a tone completely contrary to his intentions, was carefully cautious, "How is Xiaodie... Is she alright?"
With Xia Hengzhou's intelligence, he had long guessed that Xu Fan's poor attitude towards him was because Xia Hengzhou sent Xia Xiaodie to the Church of Light, disregarding her, which led to Xia Xiaodie suffering.
Although Xia Hengzhou was very ambitious, willing to forsake much for his ambition, Xia Xiaodie was still the softest spot in his heart.
Xu Fan nodded, not saying much, only lightly summarizing in three words, "She's fine."
For Xu Fan, the resentnt caused by Xia Xiaodie against Xia Hengzhou had already dissipated earlier; there was no need to hold grudges or cling to resentnt, which would be petty.
There was no need to say more.
Xia Hengzhou also nodded, wanting to say sothing about Xia Xiaodie but not knowing where to start. He finally just sighed, "Take good care of Xiaodie. As for cooperation... do as you see fit!"
From the mont Xia Hengzhou abandoned Xia Xiaodie decades ago, he lost the right to inquire.
Whether because of ntioning Xia Xiaodie or because of the importance of the matter, requiring him to report to superiors, Xia Hengzhou left in a hurry.
Xu Fan watched Xia Hengzhou's sowhat embarrassed back , shaking his head.
Many things are destined to be lost the mont a choice is made.
Fortunately, throughout all the hardships, Xu Fan never lost Xia Xiaodie.
...
With nothing to worry about and everything on track, the Hidden chanism Pavilion facing the four Immortal Emperors' wrath ans that for a long while, Xu Fan would not have any crises to concern himself with.
Xu Fan finally had the ti to focus on his own cultivation.
Ever since stepping out for the sake of the enchantress Chu Le'er at the Taoist Immortal Mountain, Xu Fan embarked on an irrevocable path. The enormous pressure never allowed him ti to focus on his own cultivation.
Because often, before Xu Fan could begin his cultivation, Earth's superpowers and Immortals from the upper realm were already at his doorstep...
Now, with everything montarily pacified and able to focus on cultivation, Xu Fan found himself at a loss.
There was no need to worry about his avatars, leaving them to cultivate silently, keeping them as his last resort.
No need to worry about Immortal Artifacts either, as the Star Shatter Lance was a top-grade Immortal Artifact, containing superior spearmanship, powerful enough to serve Xu Fan well until he reached the Immortal Realm.
Combat skills and techniques were not a concern for Xu Fan either. The ten top techniques of the Dragon Domain had been mastered by Xu Fan, switchable at will, and their power rivaled the strongest combat skills beneath the stars!
What vexed Xu Fan was his realm!
Not being too slow, but being too fast!
Just as Xu Fan began the thought of cultivation, he distinctly felt the restless surge of spiritual power within him, even feeling a spontaneous urge to break through the barrier of the Mysterious Light Realm and step into the Kai Yang Realm!
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