Chapter Seventy-Eight: Solution

  Ye Fan had already engraved the three-legged, two-eared round tripod in his heart, but when he was really tempering the "Divine Pattern" in the sea of suffering, it was difficult and again difficult. Just condensing the nineteen "Divine Patterns" together took a very long time.

  In the end, he slowly refined the nineteen "Divine Patterns" into a bean-sized ball, but it was difficult to cast and could not be transformed. No matter how you looked at it, it had nothing to do with the "Tripod".

  Ye Fan tried many times, and it was not possible to even shape the cauldron into a decent form, let alone engrave some patterns on it. Refining the cauldron was indeed extremely difficult.

  But he didn't rush, after all, this has just begun, and there will be plenty of time to polish it later. This will be a long and difficult process, not just for him, but probably even more so for others.

  The sky was darkening, Ye Fan had caught a raccoon dog and was heading back. As soon as he sat down at the small restaurant, the old man brought out a table of wine and dishes, the aroma was enticing.

  Xiao Tingting put on a new set of clothes, her small face flushed with sweet smiles, revealing two adorable dimples. The little girl had a low definition of happiness, as long as she could eat her fill and not be bullied, she was very satisfied. Moreover, now she also had new clothes to wear.

  "Today, the Li family is on high alert, gathering many strong men, as if they are guarding against something." Old Man Jiang said this at the dinner table.

  "What's going on?" Ye Fan asked.

  "The Li family has a rival, living tens of miles away. There are also people in the family who practice immortality outside, and they are both powerful families in the local area, with a long history of conflict between them. The Li family suspects that their rivals set fire to burn their dozens of carts of goods, so today they sent someone to investigate, but as a result, one person was detained, the rest were beaten half to death and chased back."

  Ye Fan suddenly smiled lightly and said, "Originally I still wanted to toss them around a bit, now it's even more convenient. This time they will definitely be busy taking care of themselves and won't have the heart to suspect others. Let the two families in Fish Meat Village suspect each other."

  Ye Fan inquired about the situation in detail and then slipped out of the small town quietly at night, rushing to a mountain villa tens of miles away.

  He slipped in quietly, and although there were people outside practicing their skills, at this moment there was no one sitting in the house to guard it. For Ye Fan, it was like a virtual setup. He spent more than half an hour searching and finally found a tightly bound person in a woodshed.

  "Is it Zhang Guanshi?"

  The person in the woodshed had a sharp and shrill voice, similar to what Old Man Jiang described. He immediately replied: "It's me, who are you?"

  "Zhang Guanshi, I've come to rescue you." Ye Fan walked over and cut off the rope on his body with a single slash, saying: "Your family's young master has descended from Yunxia Cave, this time he will thoroughly destroy the Wang family."

  "What...?" Zhang Guanshi seemed extremely surprised and asked: "Who are you?"

  Ye Fan's voice suddenly turned cold and said: "Calm down, your family's young master has invited several fellow disciples, and I am one of them."

  "The little one has seen the immortal venerable." Zhang Guanshi, despite hearing that his opponent was not very old, immediately kowtowed like a devout believer upon learning that he was an immortal cultivator.

  "No need for formalities now, I have something to instruct you, listen carefully."

  "Immortal venerable sir, please speak."

  "There are several barrels of oil here. You go outside and set fires everywhere, and when the fire starts, shout loudly that Young Master Wang is going to exterminate the entire Wang family."

  "Ah, in that case, won't I be caught and killed by them?" At this moment, Zhang Guanshi couldn't think of anything else, only thinking about whether his own life could be saved.

  "Don't worry, your safety is our responsibility. We are thinking of slowly torturing them and letting the Wang family die in fear."

  "Alright, I'll go set fire now and then charge into battle with the immortals."

  Ye Fan patted his shoulder and said meaningfully: "You have made a great contribution!"

  Being praised by the immortal in his eyes, Zhang Guanshi was suddenly boiling with enthusiasm, and he vented all his resentment of bullying his neighbors on ordinary days. He picked up several buckets of oil and rushed out in big strides.

  Ye Fan picked up the broken rope on the ground and then turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

  Before long, the mountain villa was ablaze with flames shooting into the sky, with four or five places simultaneously bursting into large fires. At this moment, Zhang Guanshi's sharp and shrill voice rang out, particularly piercing in the dead of night, saying: "You turtle sons of the Wang family, your tortoise nest has been set on fire by me! Wait for it, my young master will exterminate your entire clan!"

  The Wang family was suddenly thrown into chaos, with women's wailing and men's angry curses filling the air. In no time, someone brandishing a gleaming knife charged towards Zhang Guan Shi.

  At this moment, Zhang Guanshi was extremely excited, with an immortal supporting him from behind, he had no fear at all, and set fire to four or five more places.

  The people of the Wang family saw all this, and their eyes turned red with rage. They charged forward, brandishing their knives and slashing wildly. The snow-white blades glinted in the firelight, dazzling to behold.

  Until then, Zhang Guanshi felt fear because the immortal had not appeared beside him. At this moment, he wanted to escape but it was already too late. He let out a terrified cry and as soon as he turned around and took a step forward, his neck was chopped off by someone. Fresh blood gushed out and he died with his eyes wide open.

  Zhang Guanshi was killed, and Ye Fan quietly retreated from the shadows, but he didn't leave. He took advantage of the chaos to set off a dozen or so large fires, and the flames burned fiercely, with half the sky turning a deep red.

  Until then, Ye Fan suddenly flew away and disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

  On the second day, the news reached Qingfeng Town, and the Li family was suddenly shaken.

  "The Wang family's half of the mountain village was burned down?!"

  "What is Zhang Shun's fault?"

  "Son of a bitch, Zhang Shun, I'm going to kill your whole family!"

  The Li family was in an uproar, like ants on a hot pot, gathering all the able-bodied men to prepare for the Wang family's revenge.

  The Wang family's half of the mountain villa was reduced to ashes, they were enraged and set fire to the Li family's store in the county town that day, taking away all the gold and silver, and gathering their servants to kill towards Qingfeng Town.

  On this day, outside Qingfeng Town, two families had a fierce and bloody conflict, with many casualties on both sides. Now there is nothing to explain, only the knife and blood can solve it.

  It wasn't until dusk that both sides withdrew, and it was clear that things wouldn't end like this. There will definitely be more bloody clashes in the next few days.

  That very night, the Wang family came again, rushing into Qingfeng Town and heading straight to the Li's house to set it on fire. If they hadn't been prepared in advance, the Li's house might have been completely reduced to ashes. Even so, many rooms were burned down, and they didn't get a wink of sleep all night long.

  The residents of Qingfeng Town all applauded and cheered, the Li family had long been tyrannical and oppressive to the people in the village, and had already stirred up public resentment, but no one dared to stand out. Now that such a thing has happened, it is exactly what they dare not do.

  Mr. Jiang witnessed all of this and couldn't help but reveal a worried expression, Ye Fan saw the situation and laughed saying: "Don't worry about it, these two families aren't good people, they're just like dogs biting each other, one mouthful of fur."

  The old man nodded and said, "Child, try not to do this in the future..." He was somewhat worried about Ye Fan, thinking that an eleven or twelve-year-old boy could stir up such a big commotion with just two tricks, fearing that when he grew older and his thoughts deepened, he would take the wrong path.

  Ye Fan suddenly smiled and said: "Don't worry, old man. I've never had the heart to harm anyone, only people like them are treated this way."

  "The Li family's cultivator who went out to practice will probably be back." The old man showed a sorrowful expression, thinking of his own son.

  "I think so too, with something like this happening in the Li family, they must have gone to Yunxia Cave Heaven to send a message."

  "Even if nothing had happened, the cultivators from the Li family should have returned by now."

  "Why?" Ye Fan was somewhat perplexed.

  "The Li family spends a huge amount every day, mainly to collect spiritual medicine and send it to the few people in their family who are cultivating immortality outside. Recently, they seemed to have collected something called 'source', which is said to be discovered by a medicinal herb collector in a deep mountain cave, and it's said to be extremely beneficial for cultivators."

  Ye Fan's heart was shocked at that moment!

  According to ancient records, in the era when heaven and earth merged their energies to give birth to all things, grasses and trees flourished, living beings were strong, spiritual medicines were endless, and many "springs" were formed, like amber, crystal clear on the outside but containing a large amount of life essence inside.

  Even some rare "Source of God", internally sealed with the powerful creatures of the initial era of heaven and earth, after such a "source" is mined, it can provide a large amount of life essence.

  "In the depths of the ancient cave, I found the 'source'! The Li family has truly given me a great gift!" Ye Fan revealed a brilliant smile.