From Beast Abilities to Sect Grand Master

Chapter 106 Lin Fan?

"The Secret Realm?

"It's a secret location created by the Sima Family ancestors in the mountains.

"It will open soon, and the heirs of the Sima Family will go in and compete to find the crown treasure inside.

"As the treasure itself is a precious artifact that aids in forging.

"Whoever gets the crown treasure would have a better chance at becoming the next Family Head.

"Everyone is allowed to bring a assistant, as most of us are artifact cultivators.

"I wanted to ask you for help, but you weren't around." Find more chapters on My Virtual Library Empire

Sima Liang explained what the Secret Realm was about.

He quickly continued and said, "I will render any help you need in return if you agree."

"In fact, I do." Lin Fan suddenly had his hammers in his hands and showed them to Sima Liang.

As he showed them to Sima Liang, he added, "Should we repair it or forge a new one?"

Sima Liang inspected the damage to the hammers and frowned.

"We should forge you a new one. The treasures in the Secret Realm would have the materials. And if I get the crown treasure, it can help to forge something that is at least Spirit Level."

"Great, when does the Secret Realm begin? I can't wait already," Lin Fan replied.

When Sima Liang heard this, his eyes opened wide and said, "Thanks! It should happen within days. But first, let's get you a welcoming feast."

Sima Liang then instructed the servants to prepare dinner.

It was a sumptuous meal with over ten courses containing, chicken, lamb and seafood.

Lin Fan also witnessed a side of Sima Liang rarely seen.

Sima Liang was caring and obedient in front of his mother.

When dinner was over and everyone rested for the day, Lin Fan got out of his bed.

He stood outside and activated his Rabbit's Hearing.

From Sima Yun's strange behavior earlier on, he must have something up his sleeve.

Within seconds, Lin Fan pinpointed Sima Yun's voice.

"Can you believe it? Sima Liang seeks help from a Physique Cultivator."

Sima Yun said and laughed.

Several unfamiliar voices also laughed.

"Cousin, that useless shit wouldn't be a threat even if he had help from Qing Yang Zi."

"Yeah. Don't worry, Cousin. I got a Core Formation assistant with me. When we are in the Secret Realm, I will take care of them for you."

"Hmph, my assistant is from the southern region will help much better with her ways with Gu Cultivation."

They offered help to Sima Yun to take down Lin Fan and Sima Liang.

But Sima Yun wasn't as careless as he seemed.

He stopped them and said, "I've sent someone to find out the background of this Lin Fan. We must be vigilant. And if he warrants the attention, I will have men ready for him in the Secret Realm."

"Cousin, you already have access to the Secret Realm?" the unfamiliar voices asked in unison.

"No. The elder of the family in charge is on my side; anything can be arranged beforehand."

"See, that's why you will be the future Family Head."

They laughed and drank their wine.

Lin Fan deactivated his Rabbit's Hearing and thought about it.

He still had all the items in his toad statue, so he and Sima Liang could survive longer in the Secret Realm if required.

Also, he still had his Heavenly Genesis Pills.

All he needed was to ask Sima Liang to replenish the Blood and Qi Restoration pills.

As for the assistants he would have to deal with, the Core Formation Level cultivator shouldn't be an issue as he was able to finish off Tan Yuan before his Beast Ability upgrade.

He should be able to manage now.

As for the Gu Cultivator, he would have to stay alert as it was not something he had encountered before.

...

A few days passed, and it was time to go to the Secret Realm.

The Sima Family set off to the mountains with the servants and house guards.

Going along the entourage was the Hong Feng City's Governor and other guests.

Sima Family supplied the artifacts for the Governor, so he was interested in getting to know the next possible heir of Sima Family.

It took them two days to reach the mountains in the northwest of Hong Feng City.

When they arrived, tents and formation arrays were already set up in an open clearing.

They had a night of rest first before starting to go into the Secret Realm.

Late at night inside his tent, Sima Yun held a letter in his hand.

He looked up after reading the letter and gave a smile to the old man standing in front of him.

"Elder, there's nothing we should be worried about.

"This Lin Fan was a menial disciple and was only recently promoted to inner disciple of the Physique Peak.

"And it was simply due to the fact that the Physique Peak didn't have any disciples."

Sima Yun and the elder both laughed at the good news.

...

Next day.

Everyone was ready, and the Governor with the other guests looked on curiously.

The competing heirs with Lin Fan and Sima Liang stood within the formation array and waited.

Governor Lu scanned the competing heirs and said, "The Sima Family's heir looks smart and capable. The Quan Dynasty is blessed to have such young talents contributing to its future."

"Their competition is meager compared to you, Governor," Sima Family Head, Sima Lou replied.

"You flatter me. So, which one of the heirs do you think will get the crown treasure?"

"My elder son, Sima Yun there. He should be able to come out ahead," Sima Lou pointed at Sima Yun and said.

"What about your other son?" Governor Lu asked.

Sima Lou sighed and shook his head, "Sima Liang is unlikely to make it. His assistant isn't that great."

"Yeah, his assistant was a menial disciple in Qing Feng Sect. And he got to be an inner disciple simply because there weren't any disciples in the Physique Sect."

An elder quickly chimed in.

Sima Lou could only laugh awkwardly.

Deep down inside, he was cursing at Sima Liang for finding Lin Fan's help.

"Menial disciple? I'm intrigued now that you say it. I've always loved an underdog story."

Governor Lu rubbed his chin as he scanned for Lin Fan amongst all the people standing inside the formation array.

"All right, everyone get ready! Remember, break the jade pendant given to you and you will be teleported back out here."

The Formation Cultivator shouted as he began to initialize the formation.

Lin Fan glanced at all the competing participants, getting ready for action.