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Chapter 1490 Recapture of Tianmen

Who is he?

Why would a powerful figure who instilled despair in him act like a protector?

And that token?

One question after another arose in the hearts of the three Ice Emperors, but because of the great shock that Feng Mo had brought them before, none of them dared to stand up and ask questions.

Qin Fan naturally noticed the changes in these people's expressions.

He then waved his hand, and a spatial vortex appeared behind the three of them, within which was Nu Feng Lei, whose entire body was now ablaze with Nirvana Golden Flames and whose life force had returned to its vigorous state.

When he finally woke up, his behavior was no different from the other three. Or rather, because he had truly experienced a brush with death, his originally irritable nature had been somewhat tempered.

However, continuing to remain silent like this is clearly not an option.

Therefore, Qin Fan forcibly summoned several representatives from the Ghost Cha Luo Legion, as well as the judges and priests in charge of intelligence and punishment.

This can be considered as bringing together the top elites of Tianmen.

At this moment, someone finally broke the increasingly oppressive atmosphere.

"Meet the Sect Master!"

The perceptive priest was the first to kneel.

This also piqued Qin Fan's interest.

"Master?"

“That’s right. Now that you have the token of the Lord of the Heavenly Gate, you should assume the position of the Lord of the Heavenly Gate according to the rules of the Heavenly Gate.”

"Ha, but the original owner of this token died at my hands."

While saying this, Qin Fan was also observing the reactions of the others. As expected, apart from Luo Xian, who looked a little unnatural, everyone else was calm, including the representatives of the Ghost Fork Luo Legion.

This confirms to Qin Fan that the disguised identity created by the phoenix fire that temporarily replaced Emperor Shitian was extremely unpopular.

He probably didn't do anything behind the scenes to win people's hearts. The reason why the entire Tianmen was able to maintain itself was more like a small alliance with different intentions that had to be formed under the coercion of external pressure.

However, upon closer examination, it becomes clear that most of the top-ranked individuals in the current Heavenly Gate have already awakened their Destiny Body.

This also means that they essentially have memories of a second life.

What about their experiences in the original work?

Ice Emperor, the chief disciple of Indra, was frozen for a hundred years due to rebellion, and was later briefly reinstated.

The Divine General, originally a member of the Search for Gods Palace, betrayed the organization after being recruited due to his ambition to seize the Dragon Essence.

Nu Feng Lei, after being imprisoned, feigned cooperation.

Luo Xian's attempted betrayal was thwarted because of love.

The divine judges and officials didn't cause any trouble, but they themselves didn't have the ability to make any real moves. As direct subordinates of Emperor Shitian, they had no independent decision-making power, and their talent and abilities were only average. In fact, in the original work, they were not as capable as they are in the Haotian world at this time, possessing the strength of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

According to the scale of Tianmen in the original work, there should also be three external aids: Po Jun, Duan Lang, and Huang Ying. These three are even more so. The first one is a notorious traitor who has been involved with every faction for a while.

The second one even accomplished the feat of murdering his master and seizing power.

Huang Ying's situation is somewhat better, as he is trustworthy and did not directly betray her. However, he and Di Shitian were not compatible to begin with, and after achieving his long-cherished wish of glimpsing the pinnacle of martial arts, they will probably have no choice but to part ways in the end.

As a sizable force that Qin Fan could directly take over upon arriving in the Haotian World, Tianmen was riddled with internal hidden dangers. In fact, just dealing with these internal troubles and winning over the loyalty of its high-ranking members would take up a considerable amount of his time.

As for using force to subdue the other party, the actions of Indra in the original work are quite telling.

However, Qin Fan chose to crush these people with absolute force during their first meeting, since only the strong can earn enough respect.

At this moment, after Qin Fan revealed that the previous sect leader had died at his hands, the hall fell silent again.

Even the priest who came up to fawn over them didn't know how to respond.

If you act too coldly towards your ex, it makes you seem too fickle. The most important thing in your position is loyalty. So, what seems like you are trying to please your current partner by belittling your ex may actually have the opposite effect.

But if you were to show unwavering loyalty to your ex, wouldn't that be courting death?

This is very unsolvable.

I feel like nothing I say is quite right.

In particular, after obtaining the token from the Heavenly Gate Master, the other party did not directly show the token to others, but instead chose to come knocking on their door, making it even more difficult to understand the thoughts of this new master.

Just as the priest began to rack his brains...

Qin Fan spoke.

"You have all awakened your destined bodies, so I'm curious why you would join the Heavenly Gate?"

"Do you know about the Destiny Body?"

The one who responded was Luo Xian, who was supposed to be the second-in-command of Tianmen, but she was rather low-key.

"Of course, because..."

Before the words had even finished, an extreme chill began to spread throughout the hall, with layers of frost rapidly creeping upwards from everyone's feet. Despite being intimidated by Feng Mo's strength, everyone present still mustered their strength to resist.

But the result was that, three seconds later, crystal-clear ice sculptures stood in the hall.

Then, the man sitting in the high seat wearing an ice mask snapped his fingers.

Everything seemed like an illusion; not a single ice shard appeared on anyone's body. Only the trace of icy energy that permeated their bodies confirmed that the scene had truly happened.

"This is the Cold Heaven Absolute, one of the Four Absolutes of the Sacred Heart!"

Having practiced an incomplete version of the Sacred Heart Technique, Luo Xian was the first to discern the source of the technique from this force.

She looked at Qin Fan with a shocked expression.

"You are... Indra?!"

"You can think of it that way," Qin Fan said calmly, "but that's not quite accurate. I plundered the foundation of the original owner of his destined body, which is why I aroused the vigilance of this Lord of the Heavenly Gate after arriving in this world, leading to his needless death."

Now, answer my question: why did you still join Tianmen?

Qin Fan's two short sentences contained so much important information that Luo Xian and the others were stunned. In the end, it was the seemingly most mad general who was the first to come to his senses.

"Because the weak need to band together."

"Weak?"

"That's right. This is not the world we know from the original owner's memories. Although there are still many familiar things, the addition of so many new elements has caused some changes."

"for example?"

"For example, once you reach the Dharma Aspect Realm, you may become prey. For instance, the Tang Dynasty and the Xiling Divine Palace will target and eliminate some unqualified forces, and specifically target martial artists whose combat power reaches the Dharma Aspect Realm or above."

For example, we, who are connected to the original owner's memories by destiny, are rejected by forces that are unfamiliar to us.

And coincidentally, this Lord of the Heavenly Gate has granted us protection, and we also need a place to live that can provide corresponding resources.

"interesting."

Qin Fan looked at everyone. Based on the known power structure of this Haotian World, it seemed that the Destiny Body belonging to the Fengyun faction was indeed not having an easy time. After all, the power of Jiang Ye was already established, and its power structure from the bottom to the top was very complete.

On the other hand, those who can hold their own in Fengyun are either villains who instigate the Great Calamity or madmen like the Great Sun Tathagata, whose divinity is so high that they don't care about ants.

As for the main characters, Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng, they haven't grown up yet, and the remaining ones who can awaken their destined bodies all have some hatred between them. To put it bluntly, they are a disorganized mess.

This leads to the weak banding together, as the gods have described.

Of course, these goods from Tianmen also have a lot of problems.

The Ice Emperor, who is incredibly arrogant, would likely find few willing to take him in, likely due to issues of destiny and affinity.

The same applies to the three-surname servant general. Moreover, he also carries the threat of the Search God Palace's purge of traitors. So, if the former sect leader takes the initiative to extend an olive branch to him, or if some fateful factors push him, he can only return to the Heavenly Gate after all this wandering.

Nu Fenglei's situation might be better, but his return to Tianmen seems to be somewhat ill-intentioned.

For example, just now, after Qin Fan explained that he had killed the former sect leader, he seemed to have some regrets.

Finally, there's Luo Xian. In the original story, she was betrayed because of love, a reason that is unlikely to affect her second life. Qin Fan already has a lot of experience in dealing with the tribulations of love in his destined body. He clearly understands that not every destined body will willingly accept a preordained marriage.

Then there shouldn't be any major problems.

Qin Fan spread his five fingers and grabbed at the void. It was as if a wisp of everyone's will was forcibly grasped into his palm. Then, the scene in front of them changed dramatically!

They clearly saw that in a manor called Worry-Free Mountain Villa, the man wearing the ice mask in front of them was confronting the two most powerful figures in the world. Even the two, who were usually looked up to by the man, were like pawns, only able to passively participate in the confrontation.

After what seemed like an unpleasant conversation, the three parties joined forces to deal with Haotian's probing attack.

That was an immeasurable power that he could never attain in his lifetime.

This confirmed to everyone present that the man wearing the ice mask was definitely not Indra.

Indra lacks both the courage and the strength.

What follows are excerpts of conversation between the sect leader and the man who had just easily pushed open the Heavenly Gate.

The information here has clearly been edited, but even though it's incomplete, the intelligence value it contains sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

Even after the wisp of consciousness that Qin Fan had grasped returned to its original body, everyone remained silent for a long time.

Until Qin Fan spoke.

"Do you understand everything?"

Luo Xian nodded with a bitter expression.

"You are about to engage in a game of chess with three other players regarding the Great Calamity of the Ages, and Tianmen is one of the pieces you chose long ago."

"Not bad." Qin Fan looked at Luo Xian approvingly.

This person is quite capable. As long as they don't get too caught up in love, their Heavenly Evolution Realm combat strength would make them a rare talent in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

"Of course, you can choose to leave Tianmen now."

Qin Fan appeared very tolerant, but this answer was clearly a dead end.

Firstly, if they could join the other three parties, why would they need to stay miserably in Tianmen? Secondly, they now know that the entire world will inevitably experience unprecedented chaos due to the four-way power struggle.

They only had a superficial understanding of the Great Calamity.

Even among those destined to be part of the same world, only the Great Sun Tathagata, who is seen as the one turning the pages of a book, truly understands the cause and specific process of this calamity. Of course, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, who have truly awakened to their ultimate forms, also ultimately uncovered the truth of the great calamity.

However, Qin Fan was certain of one thing: it would be extremely difficult for these two destined protagonists to awaken the original owner's memories.

Even if they succeed, the Great Sun Tathagata and Haotian, who are the instigators of the great calamity, will secretly seal his memories again.

This is an inevitable calamity.

From Qin Fan's perspective, he wouldn't stop it, and might even secretly push it forward, because without the Great Calamity of a Thousand Autumns, he wouldn't have the opportunity to use it to devour the entire Haotian World.

At this moment, the Ice Emperor spoke.

"I am willing to be a pawn in your game, but I also hope to receive some of your assistance."

"Equivalent exchange?"

“That’s right. I know that since you’re willing to tell us so much, you must want our loyalty. As far as I, the Ice Emperor, am concerned, as long as you can help me to advance my strength, I am willing to be your lackey!”

"it is good."

Qin Fan's response made Ice Emperor's eyes light up.

Luo Xian nodded in agreement. She was actually the easiest one to manage among those present. While others' ambitions and abilities were mismatched, her abilities far exceeded her ambitions. As long as Huang Mao didn't interfere, her loyalty was not a problem.

It seems that Nu Feng Lei has also been beaten into submission.

As for the divine general

His figure vanished in an instant. Neither Qin Fan nor Feng Mo made a move. When the Ice Emperor tried to catch up, he was intercepted by a casual burst of energy from Qin Fan. A minute later, the Divine General reappeared in the conference hall.

At that moment, he was dragging a string of heads along with him.

"These seventeen people are spies I have confirmed, sent by the Xiling Temple and other forces."

"Indeed, I will reward those who have rendered meritorious service. This wisp of phoenix fire is your reward for this contribution."

Qin Fan flicked out a wisp of flame, which was formed by the fusion of the creation rules in the Nirvana Golden Flame and the reincarnation rules in the Red Lotus Karmic Flame. This wisp of phoenix fire cleansed his body, imbuing his blood with phoenix blood characteristics and further enhancing his physical constitution, while also making him qualified to cultivate the complete version of the "Sacred Heart Technique".

Qin Fan considered this technique obsolete, and Yue Piaoling only used it as a reference for fun. However, its high grade of low-level Yu-rank attracted the attention of countless martial artists, especially as a member of Tianmen, who regarded it as a divine skill that he dreamed of.

However, the conditions for cultivating the Sacred Heart Technique have always been extremely demanding. For example, Luo Xian was able to cultivate the incomplete version because she did not possess Phoenix Blood, which would have prevented her from achieving the conditions to refine the complete version.

Now, thanks to Qin Fan's reward and explanation of the corresponding contributions, especially regarding the exchange of the "Sacred Heart Technique," everyone present became even more excited.

After addressing the hidden problems within Tianmen, the original authority structure was retained.

Qin Fan also began the second step of his plan for this world. (End of Chapter)