After Ye Fan helped Qin Mengyao and Yang Xiaoting finish their cultivation, he left the second secret realm.

He originally wanted to visit Tantai Wanrong and Zhao Tianya, but he knew the two might still have some issues with him, so the meeting would not be pleasant. Since the two were already in the second secret realm, he didn’t need to go over, as they were already protected and didn’t require his excessive worry.

He was more concerned about Zhao Lina, who was still on Earth and being quite wilful, saying she wanted to go on blind dates and wanted to sever ties with him.

"Master, do we still need to go to the galaxy to find the whereabouts of the mysterious force?" Xi He asked.

Ye Fan was by the Dead Sea in the Pan Gu secret realm, looking at the raging ocean. He asked, "Do you think I should go out to continue searching?"

"This matter should be decided by the master; I shouldn’t mix in personal opinions!" Xi He said with a hint of evasion in her tone, evidently not wanting to delve into this matter further with Ye Fan.

"So you’re saying you don’t want to address this issue?" Ye Fan said coldly.

Xi He slightly shook her head and said, "I am not qualified to say anything, but if the master insists on asking, I believe going out to search is not very meaningful!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan sighed and said, "Indeed, as you said, going out to search now isn’t very meaningful. No one knows where this mysterious force is or why it exists. But with the heavenly tribulation looming, if I interfere, I’ll face endless dangers. You should know the dangers I might encounter. Moreover, I hope you understand what you are doing and not act out of stubbornness and do nothing!"

"Is the master suggesting you don’t want to continue searching?" Xi He asked.

Ye Fan looked at the Sea of Death and said, "I feel that the mysterious force is likely hidden within the Pan Gu secret realm, but rather than searching through the whole realm, flipping it over, the explosion in the second secret realm served as a warning to me. I need to maintain a calm mind to find this mysterious force!"

"I hope it is as the master says!" Xi He closed her eyes, still displaying a disinterested demeanor as if the troubles in the Pan Gu secret realm had no direct relation to her.

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In the second secret realm, Tantai Wanrong had just learned from Qin Mengyao that Ye Fan had been to the second secret realm and had helped Qin Mengyao and Yang Xiaoting with their cultivation.

Zhao Tianya and Yang Xiaoting were not present, making it a meeting between Tantai Wanrong and Qin Mengyao. Qin Mengyao had no secrets before her aunt, speaking with an air of childlike innocence.

"... Yaoyao, you’re saying your brother Fan investigated the explosion and already discovered the crater?" Tantai Wanrong herself had sensed the explosion but didn’t know what it meant, yet she knew there might be danger close by. However, Ye Fan only protected Qin Mengyao and Yang Xiaoting, boosting their cultivation, while she remained idle at the Golden Core Stage, lacking even self-preservation capabilities.

Qin Mengyao was oblivious to Tantai Wanrong’s growing jealousy and continued innocently, "Yes, auntie, brother Fan took us to see it too. It’s a huge crater, and if it were before, I’d think it was caused by a nuclear bomb. But now I don’t think it’s like that anymore because I know Xiaoxiao and I now have such capabilities, and brother Fan said there’s no need to worry. Even if there is an explosion, it won’t threaten us, and we don’t know what’s causing it, so there’s no concern about it being the enemy or anything!"

"Are you just blindly following Ye Fan’s words?" Tantai Wanrong frowned, expressing her dissatisfaction, sensing her niece was seemingly under a spell, accepting everything Ye Fan said without thinking critically.

Qin Mengyao laughed and said, "If I don’t listen to brother Fan, then who should I listen to? Auntie, you don’t know; Xiaoxiao and I have now surpassed Divinity Transformation Stage, reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, which is higher than the Golden Core Stage. I tried, and my spiritual energy has increased countless times over. I feel like if I return to Earth, I can cause the ocean to turn upside down with just one palm strike. It’s a truly amazing feeling!"

"Don’t do that!" Tantai Wanrong said, "You must recognize that you are a cultivator and cannot harm ordinary human survival. I’m sure Ye Fan would have told you so!"

"Yes, brother Fan did say that after cultivation, we shouldn’t bully people because our cultivation is far beyond ordinary humans. To bully others is to abuse one’s power, which is not allowed for cultivators. I agree with brother Fan; I shouldn’t use my strengths to threaten the existence of humanity. But if some ignorant ones come to offend me, I won’t let them off!" Qin Mengyao said, clenching her fist.

"How is this acceptable?" Tantai Wanrong sternly said, "Even if ordinary people offend you, you should not use your cultivation power against them, as your power far exceeds theirs..."

Qin Mengyao pouted and said, "Auntie, don’t you know that there are people on Earth who like to bully the weak? Even if I don’t offend them, they will offend me. They think they can bully me because I’m a pushover. Can I not fight back? I haven’t actively offended anyone; they came to me, so I won’t be polite about it. Brother Fan also said we shouldn’t be humiliated because we are flesh and blood people!"

Tantai Wanrong sighed upon hearing this, knowing she couldn’t persuade her rebellious niece. Before, her niece was rebellious and didn’t listen to her; now, the niece listens to a man and treats his words as a motto, which isn’t entirely wrong. Since Ye Fan said not to actively bully others, Tantai Wanrong could accept this view.

"I won’t argue with you, but Yaoyao, I want you to know that you’re different now. I once hoped you’d study, find a way out, have a nimble mind, and become a pillar of society. But now I see you have no intention of learning anymore, treating Ye Fan’s words as goals. You must understand that since you’re on a path of cultivation, you must follow it to the end without quitting halfway, understood?" Tantai Wanrong said.

"Understood!" Qin Mengyao replied with a cheerful smile.