Accidentally invincible!
Chapter 282 - 0279: What’s the Reason This Time?

Chapter 282: Chapter 0279: What’s the Reason This Time?

At this moment, Huang Lier felt a bit disappointed.

If they couldn’t find the scorpion, her father’s condition couldn’t be cured. As for searching for the Divine Medicine to heal him, that was even more difficult. There were too many kinds of Divine Medicine—how could they be lucky enough to stumble upon one?

But now, whether they could find it or not, they had to go find the needed Divine Medicine.

"Master Lin, the scorpion is no longer here. Let’s go elsewhere to search for the Divine Medicine," Huang Lier said.

However, Lin Fan stood there motionless.

As if something was on his mind.

"Master Lin, is something amiss?"

Huang Lier was deeply puzzled.

Lin Fan said, "Have you ever heard a saying? Everything in the world both complements and restrains each other. Often, the most dangerous places may harbor a sliver of hope. I’m thinking there might be something we’re looking for inside the cave."

"Master Lin, are you saying there’s something in there that can save my father?" Huang Lier said in astonishment, her expression one of disbelief.

It felt too unrealistic.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Let’s go in and take a look, shall we? Even if I’m wrong, there’s no harm done."

"Oh, by the way, station people outside to stand guard and alert us immediately if anything happens."

Huang Lier didn’t know why Master Lin thought this way, but she was willing to give it a try.

Ao Wudi nodded along from the side.

He agreed wholeheartedly with Lin Fan’s words.

Huang Lier arranged for several powerful True Immortals to guard outside and then followed Lin Fan into the cave.

The cave was a bit dark, but that had no effect on them. If darkness could obscure the vision of cultivators, it wouldn’t be mere darkness but something terrifying instead.

"Although I didn’t see the scorpion you mentioned, I can smell from the lingering scent in this cave that the scorpion is definitely no ordinary creature," Ao Wudi said.

The Sky Dragon Clan was particularly sensitive to auras.

"I just wonder about that seven-colored mother dragon," he deliberately tested, mentioning the creature.

Huang Lier was confused. She didn’t know what kind of mother dragon Ao Wudi was referring to—she had never seen such a thing.

Lin Fan didn’t answer Ao Wudi’s question. He hadn’t expected Ao Wudi to still be hung up on that mother dragon—a story he had completely made up.

If you want to mess with a mother dragon, the best bet would’ve been going back to your clan. Where are you going to find one in a place like this?

"Eh!"

At this moment, Lin Fan suddenly let out an exclamation, which made Huang Lier pause in her tracks.

"Master Lin, did you find something?"

She saw Master Lin walk to the cave wall and pluck out a small plant from a crevice.

"Got it."

Lin Fan played with the plant in his hand. Knowing its miraculous properties, he realized it would help treat Huang Lier’s father.

"Here, this plant will heal your father’s condition."

Huang Lier stared at the plant, then looked up at Lin Fan, feeling as if it were all too unreal. "Master Lin, this plant is effective?"

"It’s effective," Lin Fan replied.

"That simple?" Huang Lier muttered to herself. It was completely unlike what she had imagined. She had never thought the problem could be resolved so easily—it felt like something was off.

Lin Fan nodded and said, "Yes, it’s just that simple."

He had just taken a random guess, but to his surprise, it turned out to be right. He almost thought the development of events was way too straightforward.

Huang Lier had complex feelings about this.

She had used a Divine Medicine as the price to seek Master Lin’s help in finding another Divine Medicine. Yet now, without needing to find any Divine Medicine, the situation was resolved. Didn’t that feel a bit... unfair?

"We can finally leave," Lin Fan sighed in relief.

Ao Wudi exclaimed, "Leave? So soon? I thought we were going after the seven-colored mother dragon!"

He looked at Lin Fan in disbelief, as if to say, do you know how curious you’ve made me? And now you want to leave? Isn’t that a little too much?

"Senior Ao, the current situation doesn’t allow us to go after the seven-colored mother dragon. This plant is for treating her father. The longer we stay here, the greater the risk we face. Let’s leave for now and revisit this place later," Lin Fan explained.

Frankly, it wasn’t just Huang Lier who thought this was too simple—Lin Fan himself hadn’t expected things to resolve so easily either.

Think about it: Huang Lier had prepared to pay the price of a Divine Medicine to request help from strong cultivators, only to find that their help wasn’t needed at all. Isn’t that absurd?

Outside the cave.

"We found what we came for. Let’s go," Huang Lier said.

The True Immortals let out a collective sigh of relief. Nobody had expected things to go so smoothly. Avoiding a battle with those terrifying creatures was the luckiest outcome.

No one wanted to fight such horrifying beings.

Ao Wudi seemed utterly bewildered, his thoughts all tangled. He couldn’t even fathom why they had come here in the first place.

He felt like this kid, Lin Fan, was playing him for a fool.

And at this moment—

Something strange happened.

The ground shook violently; the earth quaked as if tears spread across its surface, forming deep abyssal cracks.

"Damn it, must everything follow this kind of script?"

"Can’t anything just proceed smoothly for once?"

Lin Fan had originally thought they’d leave the Forbidden Land without any problems, but judging from the current situation, things weren’t looking optimistic.

The sky became cloaked in fiery flames.

A fire-red piglet came charging from the distance with an overwhelming aura, its heatwave surging like a storm.

"Damn it! This forbidden territory is not a place for you intruders. And yet you dare to trespass repeatedly? None of you is leaving alive this time!" The fire-red piglet’s power was terrifying.

As soon as it finished speaking, its fiery hoof slammed through the void, shattering the emptiness into fragments. In the face of its stomping, nothing could remain intact.

"What an arrogant fat pig! Doesn’t even take this dragon seriously!" Ao Wudi roared in indignation. Unable to tolerate such arrogance, he launched himself into the air, striking toward the fiery red pig with a powerful palm.

"Be careful; this one’s strong," Lin Fan warned.

Ao Wudi was indeed reckless. Though the fire-red piglet was conceited, it had strength to back up the arrogance. Ordinary beings weren’t even in its league.

Boom!

Being a royal of the Sky Dragon Clan, Ao Wudi possessed an exceptionally powerful physique and terrifying mana. The collision of these energies ripped through the heavens, shaking the entire Forbidden Land.

"This fat pig is really strong."

Ao Wudi retreated, a serious expression on his face. His arm had turned into a dragon claw, golden scales radiating brilliance.

To clash head-on and force Ao Wudi to step back—it was clear that this opponent’s power was monstrous.

"A mere little dragon dares act so brazenly before me," the fire-red piglet growled.

"Hahaha, what bold words! I am a royal of the Sky Dragon Clan, and in your mouth, I’m reduced to a mere little dragon? Fat pig, you truly are presumptuous!" Ao Wudi sneered, seeming more amused than angry.

Lin Fan felt that the fire-red piglet hadn’t said anything incorrect.

Given how long it might have lived—possibly even tens of thousands of years—all things considered, Ao Wudi might indeed be just a "small dragon" to it.

"This dragon refuses to believe you’re that strong," Ao Wudi roared. In an instant, he transformed into a massive dragon, his thousand-zhang-long body whipping its tail with immense force toward the fire-red piglet. The dragon’s tail tore through the sky, creating sonic booms.

The fire-red piglet intercepted, grabbing the dragon’s tail mid-air, and then hurled Ao Wudi away with astonishing strength.

Enraged, Ao Wudi unleashed the Sky Dragon Clan’s Supreme Divine Skills. He roared, and the sound of the dragon’s cry transformed into a storm that enveloped the fiery piglet.

"Impudent!"

The fire-red piglet, furious, raised its hoof and struck back.

"Ancestor Dragon Energy!"

Ao Wudi initially thought the opponent was about to unleash some terrifying Divine Skill, but in an instant, his expression shifted dramatically. As if he had seen a ghost—he recognized the energy and the origins of the skill. How could the opponent know it?

Smack!

Off-guard, Ao Wudi was sent flying backward. His dragon arm split open with wounds, and golden dragon blood dripped down his hand. In shock, he exclaimed, "How do you know our Sky Dragon Clan’s Divine Skills?"

"Hmph!" the fire-red piglet snorted angrily. "Sky Dragon Clan? Your ancestors were my mounts. Now you, a mere junior, dare strike at me? If your ancestors knew, they’d strip you of your dragon skin!"

"Damn it, you fat pig, you’re out of your mind! How dare you insult my ancestors!" Ao Wudi was livid. To claim that the Ancestor Dragon was its mount? That was an insult to the entire Sky Dragon Clan.

Lin Fan furrowed his brows.

Although he had been silently looking for an opportunity to escape, he had still listened in on their arguments.

The fire-red piglet’s claim that the Sky Dragon Clan’s Ancestor Dragon had been its mount might actually have some credibility. It didn’t sound like a joke.

Ao Wudi, his rage uncontainable, was locked in combat with the fiery piglet. The piglet had mentioned before that much of its power was being used to suppress something, or else it could have annihilated them all in an instant.

Whether or not it was bluffing remained uncertain.

But it seemed plausible.

"Master Lin, we should leave now," Huang Lier suggested.

Lin Fan responded, "Do you think we can leave now? If the pig doesn’t want us to, we won’t make it out."

He knew that if the fire-red piglet saw them trying to leave, it would definitely intervene. With Ao Wudi being outmatched in battle, there wasn’t much hope of escaping safely.

Boom!

A moment later—

Ao Wudi retreated to Lin Fan’s side, exclaiming, "Ah—tui! This guy’s really strong; I can’t take him down."

Despite his words, Ao Wudi looked ready to charge back into the fight.

"Hold on," Lin Fan stopped him and then shouted, "Senior Pig, do you remember me? We’ve met before!"

The fire-red piglet paused mid-attack, looking at Lin Fan. "It’s you! You were the one who took the Mixed Element Golden Gourd!"

Uh...

Lin Fan felt a bit awkward. Was it really necessary for the pig to remember that so vividly?

"Lord Pig, let’s not bring up the past. This time, we didn’t come here on purpose; we really had no other options," Lin Fan said.

The fiery piglet growled, "Last time it was for your master. What is it this time?"

Lin Fan said hurriedly, "Lord Pig, I know you’re no ordinary being. This time it’s about her father—he’s gravely injured and unconscious. We had no choice but to venture here to seek Divine Medicine. Although we didn’t find the Divine Medicine, we’ve already located a cure. Just as we were about to leave, we were discovered by you. We truly mean no harm."

The fire-red piglet stared at Lin Fan.

Its gaze seemed to say—

Do you take me for a fool?