Ye Fan was unclear about what was being said.
It was not any language he understood.
Strangely, though he couldn't grasp the meaning of the sounds, he felt as if he somehow did understand…
It was a contradictory and wondrous sensation.
The next moment, Ye Fan closed his eyes.
He then floated upwards, hovering above the altar in a seated position.
The white mist from the altar slowly rose and enveloped him.
Within a few breaths, he became a ball of mist.
At the same time, those mysterious runes reappeared in the air!
They then began to revolve slowly around Ye Fan.
With each rotation, a beam of white light shot from the rune into the mist ball.
Ye Fan's consciousness gradually sank into this peculiar feeling.
The following morning.
Ye Fan slowly opened his eyes on the bed.
Yes, he had emerged from the world within the stone.
Everything that had happened before was still deeply etched in his mind!
Such as that mysterious staircase reaching the heavens.
And those wondrous, peculiar runes.
Honestly, to this day, he still didn't know what those white mists and runes actually were.
Logically, his actions within the stone's inner world last night should have been considered cultivation.
But the problem was, his body felt no different now, as if his cultivation had been for naught.
Thinking of this, Ye Fan instinctively peered into his mental sea.
He was stunned by what he saw!
His previously depleted spiritual power had been restored, and even increased significantly from before!
Ye Fan attempted to mobilize it and found no abnormalities.
The stone from before still floated motionlessly in the middle of his mental sea, though it appeared to have shrunk considerably.
And the one he had acquired at auction was nowhere to be found…
Ye Fan tried to draw out a wisp of spiritual power and probe into the quail egg.
But this time, nothing happened.
His spiritual power passed through the stone unimpeded, as if the stone didn't exist at all!
Ye Fan then tried to extend his spiritual power into the seal, but the result was no different from before.
The seal no longer struck him.
He could continue to steal spiritual power outwards.
However, Ye Fan did not do so now.
Because he was hungry…
Without any warning, a wave of hunger surged through him!
And this time, it was more intense than ever before!
Ye Fan immediately clutched his stomach in pain, curling into a shrimp-like ball…
Just then, Liang Rujing arrived to bring Ye Fan his meal.
Seeing this, Liang Rujing was startled!
"Ye Fan, what's wrong?!"
Ye Fan, enduring the pain, waved his hand at Liang Rujing, signaling that he was fine.
Once the initial wave passed, Ye Fan let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Nothing, I just suddenly got hungry."
After speaking, Ye Fan grabbed the food and devoured it ravenously.
By the end of this meal, Ye Fan had consumed over four thousand jin of food!
Liang Rujing was simply dumbfounded!
Not only because Ye Fan's appetite had doubled again, but also because of the terrifying speed!
His appetite had doubled, but his eating speed was less than half of what it was before!
Only Ye Fan understood what was happening.
Because he hadn't chewed the food at all just now!
As soon as it entered his mouth, it vanished!
If not for the lessening hunger in his stomach, he would have suspected he had eaten nothing at all!
It could be said.
His current body was utterly bizarre.
However, Ye Fan couldn't be bothered to dwell on it.
More debts meant less worry, more lice meant less itching…
Besides, there was nothing he could do but accept it…
After eating his fill, the two continued to enjoy themselves in the imperial city.
Ye Fan also took the opportunity to do some serious shopping!
Although he had stockpiled a lot of food before, seeing his appetite growing increasingly abnormal, Ye Fan felt it was clearly insufficient.
Fortunately, with spirit stones paving the way, obtaining food was no problem at all.
For the next few days, the two indulged in food, drink, and entertainment in the imperial city.
During this time, Ye Fan performed simple processing on the demon cores, converting them into bullet reserves.
Even if those Void Refinement stage demon cores were fused together, they would certainly not reach the power of the Soul Transformation stage.
So, he simply gave up on further fusion.
After a few days of enjoyment in the imperial city, the two finally set off on their return journey.
In just those short few days, Ye Fan had nearly depleted the imperial city's market of monster meat!
His appetite had already increased to a terrifying seven to eight thousand jin!
Fortunately, he had a moment of inspiration and posted a bounty at the auction house, obtaining some high-grade monster meat.
The seven to eight thousand jin referred to the meat of ordinary level monsters.
For example, those around the Nascent Soul stage.
It wasn't that no one hunted monsters above the Nascent Soul stage.
It was just that such monsters' flesh and materials were usually consumed internally, rarely circulating in the market.
Fortunately, Ye Fan was not short of money.
His ring now contained the corpses of over thirty monsters ranging from the Divine Transformation to the early Void Refinement stage.
The higher the level of monster meat, the more energy it provided, and Ye Fan's appetite actually decreased.
If it were early Void Refinement stage monster carcasses, a hundred jin or so would be sufficient for a meal.
Before leaving, Ye Fan visited the auction house again and signed a medium to long-term contract with Wu De.
In addition to demon cores, monster meat was also included.
He didn't want to waste all his time searching for food and eating.
The flying boat slowly departed from the imperial city.
Before long.
Another flying boat approached and blocked their path.
Ye Fan raised an eyebrow.
With the increase in his controllable spiritual power, Ye Fan was now more sensitive to energy fluctuations.
He could clearly sense a presence at the fourth or fifth layer of Void Refinement within the opposing flying boat.
And from that individual emanated a faint killing intent.
A killing intent directed at him!
Soon, two figures flew towards Ye Fan's group.
One was a stranger, appearing to be around thirty years old.
Of course.
His actual age was certainly much greater.
And the other one…
"Zhao Xiao?"
Upon recognizing the person, Liang Rujing exclaimed in surprise!
"Didn't expect this!" Zhao Xiao hovered above them, speaking condescendingly, "You won't be able to escape today!"
"You'll be so shocked you'll die if I tell you!" Zhao Xiao pointed at the male cultivator beside him, "This is…"
"Enough," the male cultivator interrupted suddenly. "Are these the two you mentioned earlier?"
"That's right!" Zhao Xiao quickly replied obsequiously.
This male cultivator was the one who had bid for the Reversion Pill.
He was the personal disciple of the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect!
Zhao Hao!
Zhao Xiao had come to the imperial city on behalf of their Blazing Cloud Sect to discuss business with the Myriad Phenomena Sect.
Although Zhao Xiao's character was questionable, he had a good personal relationship with Zhao Hao.
When he met Ye Fan upon arrival, he planned to use Zhao Hao to get rid of Ye Fan and snatch Liang Rujing!
The Myriad Phenomena Sect was one of the top sects in the imperial city, far more powerful than the Pure Heart Sect.
Even if he did something like this, the Pure Heart Sect would not dare to say anything.
In fact, Zhao Xiao had been having people watch Ye Fan and Liang Rujing all along.
But before, they had been lingering in the imperial city, so he hadn't found an opportunity to act.
After all, it was the imperial city!
Let alone him.
Even the Dragon Soul Sect, which had the highest bid, would not dare to act so brazenly in the imperial city!
Fortunately, Ye Fan and the others had finally left the imperial city!
"I say, my friend who's looking down, why don't we sit down and have a good chat?" Ye Fan looked up and smiled kindly. "Doesn't your neck hurt from always looking down when you speak?"