But when the two used the light emanating from the white stone below to see the underground lake beneath Baisheng Island, they looked at each other, feeling as if they had been apart for a lifetime.

The light of the stone gradually faded, finally turning into an ordinary stone, and silence and darkness returned to the underground lake.

"Whoosh~!"

The two men rushed towards the surface of the underground lake, heading for the underground passage, breathing heavily, still feeling like they were dreaming.

"We’ve arrived, we’re finally back!"

Ding Fan shouted loudly, even though they had only entered that otherworld for a few days, he felt like it was as long as a lifetime, and the things that happened inside were so absurd that they initially thought they would stay there forever.

Looking at the black iron ring in his hand, feeling that Mu Gaosu had already become a Fourth Level Expert in the Divine Realm, Ding Fan knew this couldn’t be a dream, it was very real.

"Whoosh~!"

A sudden explosion echoed in the corridor ahead, and a shadow quickly approached, Mu Gaosu took a step forward to protect Ding Fan.

"Island Master, is it you?"

An excited voice rang out, Ding Fan heard the voice of Gui Wu from the Skeleton Sect, and hurriedly shouted: "It’s us, we’re back."

"It’s really you, that’s wonderful! It’s simply great!"

Gui Wu quickly knelt before Ding Fan and Mu Gaosu, and said to them: "You’ve been missing for days, even the sect master is almost driven crazy."

"We’re fine! Let’s get out of here."

Ding Fan waved his hand and walked outside with Mu Gaosu and Gui Wu, thinking for a moment to let Gui Wu go out and report, he and Mu Gaosu slowed their pace behind.

"Once we’re out, don’t disclose anything inside."

Ding Fan murmured quietly to Mu Gaosu: "If Wu Qingxia and the others ask, just say we were trapped in a strange space, the Tigertooth Ape was accidentally killed, and we escaped by luck, nothing else."

Mu Gaosu is now Ding Fan’s slave, he listens to Ding Fan for everything, not to mention Mu Gaosu is no fool, he knows that if information about the otherworld is leaked, it will surely frighten countless big figures, Master Daozhen might be the first to come here.

He is still counting on Ye Li and the others to help him break through to the Fourth Level Elementary Stage and Peak in the Divine Realm, how could he disclose information about the otherworld?

The two arrived at the crater, the rope was still there, Mu Gaosu, now being strong, directly jumped around the volcano wall, using his own power to fly out.

"Ding Fan!"

A figure flew over from the distance, Wu Qingxia rushed over with a group of people, tears glistened in her eyes when she saw Ding Fan.

In the days Ding Fan was gone, Wu Qingxia felt as if the sky had fallen, if Ding Fan and Mu Gaosu had disappeared just like that, the Skeleton Sect would be crushed in minutes, because Ding Fan became the backbone of the Skeleton Sect, without Ding Fan, Wu Qingxia felt as if the sky had really fallen.

"Island Master! Senior Mu Gao, it’s good that you’re back, I knew you would be alright."

The Fourth Elder accompanied Wu Qingxia, he had the same thoughts upon seeing the two, Ding Fan used to cultivate at Jingshan, the Fourth Elder thought life without Ding Fan was still okay, but in these few days, people found that Skull Island couldn’t possibly do without Ding Fan.

Ding Fan wore a smile on his face, he’s not a person without feelings, he spent so much time in the Skeleton Sect, having gone through so many things together, he couldn’t be completely devoid of emotion.

After reaching the crater, he said with a bitter smile: "We encountered some things, the eight Tigertooth Apes all died."

"Dead is dead, as long as you’re safe, if you hadn’t returned, we’d really be at a loss."

Wu Qingxia didn’t care about the lives of the Tigertooth Apes, as long as there was Black Obsidian they could be bought, if Ding Fan had died like that, even if there were more Black Obsidian it would be useless.

"Why?"

The Fourth Elder suddenly felt that Mu Gaosu’s temperament was different, he hesitantly looked at Mu Gaosu and said: "Senior Mu Gaosu, you’ve... actually improved your realm?"

Mu Gaosu said with a bit of pride: "Hey, I accidentally broke through."

Ding Fan glanced at Mu Gaosu, the latter’s raised head quickly lowered, the Fourth Elder and the others were shocked inside, Mu Gaosu came to the Skull Island wanting spiritual materials to break through, now that he broke through would he leave immediately? The eight Tigertooth Apes died, Skull Island has no guarding power now.

"Let’s go back first, and talk on the island."

Ding Fan waved his hand and rushed towards Skull Island with a group of people, he asked Wu Qingxia on the way, learned Skull Island was fine, the Fourth Elder and Elder Wu Ren hadn’t returned yet, but everything else was normal.

The Fourth Elder went to Letian City outside Tianmu Sea, taking at least half a month for a round trip, so for their delay in returning, Ding Fan didn’t find anything amiss.

Back at the Skeleton Sect, Wu Qingxia and the others naturally asked them where they went, and underground lake, Wu Qingxia and the Fourth Elder had gone down to explore, found nothing, after the two were sent away by that stone, the stone lost its luster, the searchers thought it was an ordinary stone and didn’t care.

Mu Gaosu dared not speak, Ding Fan waffled that he touched a mysterious prohibition, and they were sent into a mysterious space, trapped there for days.

Ding Fan also told people not to go to the underground lake again, if the prohibition was triggered again it would be troublesome. The mysterious space was so dark and terrifying that the two almost went crazy.

The Fourth Elder and the others were shocked, they said they’d send people to explore, or report up to Moon Mist Island, Ding Fan firmly stopped him, saying the volcano eruption was likely triggered by the mysterious prohibition, if Xu Guotao and others explored, triggered the prohibition, and ruined Skull Island, that would be big trouble.

The Fourth Elder was frightened. Ding Fan repeatedly told people not to enter, and even Baisheng Island had no residents, only a couple of scout cavalry stationed there.

Ding Fan also told Wu Qingxia to spread the word that the matters on Baisheng Island must not be disclosed, otherwise, they will strike ruthlessly.

The Fourth Elder knew if this matter spread, it would surely attract the attention of the people on Moon Mist Island, so he hurriedly sent people to issue orders, prohibiting the disclosure of this matter.

Ding Fan quietly assured Wu Qingxia and the others that Senior Mu Gao would not leave, putting everyone at ease. Everything would remain the same until the Second Elder and Elder Wu Ren returned to discuss the next steps.

Once everything was arranged, Ding Fan returned to Jingshan Castle, where he needed a good rest. Just as he returned to Jingshan, a white shadow flew over and landed directly into Ding Fan’s arms.

"Chirp..."

Hearing the familiar call and seeing Sirius’s happy face and those worried little eyes, Ding Fan’s heart melted.

This little beast showed no restraint with its fiery affection, making Ding Fan feel a sense of family. He hugged Sirius tightly, passionately kissed it, and laughed as he ran towards Jingshan Castle.

Returning to Jingshan Castle, Ding Fan immediately began his cultivation. He took out an Amplification Pill from the Space Ring and closed it. Ever since the Hundred Treasure Bag broke, he felt quite inconvenienced. Now he finally had his storage space again, he wanted to test the strength of this pill to see if Ye Li had deceived him.

An hour later, Ding Fan opened his eyes, filled with ecstatic joy.

Ye Li was not lying. Due to the Beast Bone Pendant, the potency of the Amplification Pill was greatly enhanced. He felt that his cultivation speed had increased by at least seventy to eighty times.

"Seventy to eighty times, the Third Level of the Divine Realm, I will soon reach that realm!"

Ding Fan clenched his fists and looked towards the southeast. As his realm unfolded, he felt he was getting closer and closer to Xia Mengqing...

What kind of speed is seventy to eighty times?

It originally took Ding Fan three years to advance from the Elementary Stage of Second Level to the Intermediate Stage, but after taking the Yuan Multiplying Pill, his speed shot up more than twenty times, breaking through in less than fifty days.

If there had been an Amplification Pill at that time, it would have probably taken less than half a month to break through.

Having resources for cultivation and lacking resources is the difference between heaven and earth. No wonder Xu Jianqiang and Herr Rufeng cultivated so quickly, no wonder Ye Xiaoxi could reach the Fourth Level of the Divine Realm at such a young age, no wonder many young experts reached unimaginable heights, no wonder countless powers seek to grow, and no wonder many families wage wars all over the Northern Wastelands...

Having resources is having everything!

Without resources, Senior Mu Gao’s soul roamed around like a dog, humbly begging everywhere. To become strong, endless resources are necessary; with resources, one can only grow stronger!

Everything is interconnected, why is the world so chaotic? It’s all due to cause and effect.

Building formidable power, acquiring more resources, expanding power, and occupying larger territories can only be achieved with endless resources to become stronger and pride at the world’s peak.

That’s how the world survives!

Ding Fan understood many truths at this moment, and he greatly cherished the hard-earned opportunity, seizing every minute to enhance his strength. Only by becoming stronger could he survive in this chaotic world, find Xia Mengqing, and become a peak expert.

He kept his doors shut in Jingshan for cultivation, except for descending the mountain to improve the Blood Pool. He devoted half a month to training within Jingshan Castle.

Half a month after returning from Baisheng Island, Ding Fan emerged from Jingshan Castle. After just half a month’s cultivation, his strength was about to reach the Second Level Peak State of the Divine Realm, surpassing the previous speed by more than a month.

The reason Ding Fan descended the mountain was because the Second Elder had returned. Wu Qingxia had passed a message asking Ding Fan to come down for a discussion.

Ding Fan arrived at the Skeleton Sect’s conference hall, only to find the atmosphere very gloomy. Both the Second Elder and Elder Wu Ren looked somber and quite unhappy.

"What’s happened?" Ding Fan felt a bit tense and asked the two, "Is there a problem with the Red Cistanche and Blood Thorn Sprout?"

"Those spiritual materials are fine." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The Second Elder sighed slightly and said to Ding Fan, "The quality of these two kinds of spiritual medicine is very good, and we auctioned them for high prices, a whole million Black Obsidian. But on the way back, we were attacked, robbed of the Black Obsidian, all of a million... taken away! Not a single piece left."

"Hmm?"

Ding Fan’s expression changed slightly, but he had some doubts. They were hijacked? How could the Second Elder return? Could it be they want to swallow the million Black Obsidian?

But thinking about it, the Second Elder shouldn’t have the necessity. Since these two types of spiritual medicine can fetch high prices, Skull Island could continue to grow them, obtaining countless Black Obsidian. Swallowing this million Black Obsidian is pointless.

"Who stole it?" he coldly asked the Second Elder, "How could you be so careless?"

"I don’t know."

Speaking of this matter, both the Second Elder and Elder Wu Ren were very frustrated. Elder Wu Ren replied, "We were very discreet along the way, not directly going to Letian City, detouring several times before entering the city. Moreover, the auction was handled very carefully, but on the return route, shortly after entering Tianmu Sea, we were robbed—surrounded by twelve warships, all masked, with three Third Level Divine Realm experts. We didn’t dare resist and had to hand over all the assets we brought."

"Impossible!"

Ding Fan frowned and asked the two, "Didn’t you store the Black Obsidian in Daozhen Trade Firm’s Token? Is there no large trade firm in Letian City?"

"Yes, there is!"

The Second Elder explained to Ding Fan, "But the largest trade firm in Letian City doesn’t have a branch in Tianmu Sea, because they can’t be withdrawn, so we had to store them in boxes."