Chapter 1171: Chapter 1171: Zhuang Zhou’s Morning Dream of Confused Butterflies (Part 3)

The enemy who pulled Ning Fan out of the time-space reincarnation is undoubtedly Moro the Great Emperor.

There is just one thing Ning Fan doesn’t understand.

The Moro the Great Emperor he encountered now doesn’t seem to have fully become an emperor yet and has only the cultivation level of an Immortal King Peak, which is too weak. But in the time he comes from, Moro the Great Emperor should have already become an emperor and should be one of the nine great devil ancestors of the Ancient Demon Abyss...

So, the Moro the Great Emperor he encountered now isn’t the Moro the Great Emperor of the future, but rather the Moro the Great Emperor from countless years ago? Randomly encountered due to a time-space travel?

"Pitiful time-space criminal, repent for your destined miserable death, flee as much as you want, cry, resent, beg for mercy pathetically! If you had encountered another Well Guardian, perhaps you might still have had a chance to survive, but since you’re unlucky enough to run into me, you’re doomed. Hahaha! My slave, Six-Winged, tell me if this kid is already scared stiff by me, why isn’t he saying anything? Killing such a cowardly figure is too boring!" Unable to see with his eyes, Moluo Immortal recklessly laughed and questioned the Six-Winged Giant, his mount.

Ning Fan was speechless, starting to doubt his feelings; is what he encountered really the past version of Moro the Great Emperor? The demeanor was somewhat low-class, entirely behaving like a fool...

"Reporting to Master, there isn’t any fear on this criminal’s face. Be careful, something seems off; this person gives me a very dangerous feeling..." replied the Six-Winged Giant respectfully.

"Six-Winged, oh Six-Winged, you have many commendable traits, but your overly cautious personality is too dull. Well then, let me show you the power of the Reincarnation Darkness today! This is a compulsory technique for Well Guardians of the Six Paths of Reincarnation! Killing such a lowly time-space criminal is immensely effective!"

Moluo Immortal’s empty eyes suddenly flashed darkly, reflecting the shadow of a towering black tree.

For the second time, Reincarnation Darkness is unleashed!

Ning Fan almost had no time to react, his body unexpectedly pierced by dozens of black tree branches condensed by dark force, looking like a soldier struck by arrows, or a hedgehog, extremely embarrassed.

"Interesting, this isn’t ordinary dark force, unaffected by my Dark Yin Yang interference. These black tree branches emerged and pierced my body without any time lapse, it’s a causal-level attack, showing the result of piercing my body the moment they appeared. Also, these branches naturally have immense sealing power, if pierced by them, unless you’re a second-grade quasi-saint or above, it’s hard to break free by sheer force, and you will have all your cultivation and mobility sealed, left at someone’s mercy..." Ning Fan’s lips seeped blood, his eyes flashed azure as he immediately saw through the attack of Moluo Immortal, though he was still injured.

"Impressive, little one, I’ve used this technique to slay hundreds of thousands of time-space criminals, and you’re the first to instantly see through the mystery of the Dark Reincarnation tree branches. It would be a pity to kill you, so how about this: I’ll show you leniency, keep it a secret from others above, and spare your life secretly? But you’d need to become my servant, and anytime I need Dao Corpse cultivation, you’ll let me devour you unconditionally, how does that sound? Agree to this, and you can live much longer; my suggestion is good, right?" Moluo Immortal was shaken by Ning Fan’s keen observation, surprised and then calculated, intending to spare Ning Fan’s life, chuckling ominously.

In Moluo Immortal’s eyes, Ning Fan, subdued by the Reincarnation Darkness, can no longer resist him—his life or death is entirely in Moluo’s hands. His willingness to be lenient is already considered outside the law, and if Ning Fan doesn’t appreciate it, Moluo wouldn’t hesitate to strike him down in the next move.

"So you’re recruiting servants just for the sake of devouring..." Ning Fan was reminded of the past events of Rain Immortal World, of his encounters with the Six-Winged Clan, devils, Mist Horn Clan, and Ghost Eye Clan.

If not for Lightning Emperor Tai Su’s intervention back then, perhaps his destiny would have been eventually devoured by Moro the Great Emperor one day in the future...

Without Tai Su, his path of cultivation would have long ended...

"Make it quick! Do you agree to my suggestion?" Moluo Immortal impatiently demanded.

"Naturally, I won’t agree. You and I are life-and-death enemies, although this is all future grudge for you who are from the past, which you likely won’t comprehend." Ning Fan replied with a blank expression.

"Future grudge? So you’re a brat from the future, and hold a grudge against me there. Well, in that case, I really don’t want to spare your life then, you should just rest in peace..."

Die!

Grizzly sounds followed!

The black tree branches pierced inside Ning Fan suddenly started absorbing Ning Fan’s flesh, growing and proliferating plant-like in him, explosively tearing apart his flesh body, even shattering his Spirit!

"To be killed by the Dark Reincarnation branches in just three breaths, too weak..." Moluo Immortal spoke disdainfully.

"It’s not that this person was too weak, it’s Master being too strong!" Six-Winged Giant flattered.

"Hahaha! Your sweet words are getting sweeter, right, right! It’s me being too strong; this child wasn’t weak, this child wasn’t weak hahaha..."

The master and servant laughed together, suddenly their faces changed drastically, simultaneously shivering with cold sweat trickling down their spines.

Then, behold! Ning Fan, supposedly already dead, suddenly appeared not far away as a flash of purple demon light—the enemy had mistakenly thought they had obliterated him, but he actually wasn’t dead!

He had used illusory art power to deceive the enemy, making them believe he had been killed!

"Impossible! Being subdued by the Reincarnation Darkness never lets anyone escape; you’re not a second-grade quasi-saint, how is it possible you’re not dead!" Moluo Immortal, though unable to see, sensed Ning Fan’s threat at that moment, unable to suppress the cold sweat flowing uncontrollably.

"When did you get the illusion that your attack hit me?"

Ning Fan’s mouth curved into a cold arc, and the Eternal True Body suddenly activated, transforming him into a Golden Flame Giant, lunging towards Moluo Immortal.

The Evil Qi emanating from Ning Fan at this moment was overwhelmingly strong!

Moluo Immortal could hardly believe it. Ning Fan, merely an Immortal King, had killed many Immortal Emperors and Half-Saints. The imposing presence of the Golden Flame Giant approaching was terrifying to Moluo Immortal.

He realized that today he’d run into an iron wall. If he’d known Ning Fan was such a powerful time traveler, he would have turned a blind eye instead of questioning Ning Fan’s charges.

But now it’s too late for regret!

All he could do now was fight desperately!

Reincarnation Darkness, activate!

Shh! Shh! Shh!

At the moment Moluo Immortal launched his attack, Ning Fan’s Golden Flame Giant was pierced by dozens of giant wooden spikes, immobilizing it.

"Is this person subdued..." Moluo Immortal said with lingering fear.

"Master, be careful! It’s still an illusion!" Six-Winged activated its perception method and warned in shock.

Indeed!

The Golden Flame Giant originally pierced by numerous wooden spikes turned into an illusionary bubble and vanished.

The real Golden Flame Giant, with a flash of purple Demon Light, reappeared and finally closed in on Moluo Immortal and his servant.

Illusion, activate!

Moluo Immortal and the Six-Winged Giant, controlled by the illusion, unexpectedly turned on each other, both perishing! With a sizzle, their bodies turned into demonic smoke and dissipated.

It’s not that Ning Fan didn’t want to use other means to kill these two enemies, but currently, he had traveled through time using the minor Lightning Sacrifice Technique, unable to touch anyone, so he had to cleverly use illusion to kill these two enemies...

"It’s you! It’s you! This kind of Evil Qi, it’s you! Last time, last time, my Six-Winged saw you at the Six Paths of Reincarnation Well!"

"Damn it! Damn it! The devil sense died in the Interrogation Space, and I couldn’t get any information. Even if I meet you in the future, I won’t know that my devil sense was once killed by you, damn it!"

As the smoke dispersed, Moluo Immortal uttered words that puzzled Ning Fan.

The Moluo Sovereign had said similar words back then, but not to Ning Fan, rather to the mysterious purple-clad expert that appeared in those days.

"I have eliminated thirty percent of this devil’s devil sense for you; the seventy percent sealed in Evil Luo Mountain awaits until your cultivation is sufficient to go to the Demon World and eliminate it!"

"You can’t do this! My Six-Winged, I was once the guardian of the Six Paths, and he saw you, saw you!"

"Reincarnation is truly interesting, cause and effect connected no matter how high the realm, no matter how many causes and effects, what is touched is still just partial... Perhaps only by completing all one’s reincarnations can one understand one’s complete cause and effect..." Ning Fan muttered to himself thoughtfully, and no one knew what he thought of from Moluo Immortal’s words before disappearing.

"It’s a pity that I didn’t manage to kill Moluo Sovereign and his Six-Winged servant... They probably didn’t come in person to capture me but used some means to project a part of their demonic sense in front of me. What I killed were just some demonic senses..."

Ning Fan shook his head regretfully.

When he was young, he was bullied quite badly by Moluo Sovereign and had wanted to take this opportunity to settle some cause and effect, but ultimately he didn’t truly kill Moluo Sovereign.

What was extinguished was only a part of the demonic sense of Moluo Sovereign and his servant.

They didn’t come as their true selves, but used some method to project their demonic sense here.

Unable to kill Moro the Great Emperor, Ning Fan felt regretful. If he had killed Moro the Great Emperor of the past, would the future Moro the Great Emperor be affected? Ning Fan was very curious about this.

Or perhaps, it was precisely because he didn’t take down Moluo the Immortal today that there would be a Moro the Great Emperor in the future... His inability to kill him was something destined from the beginning?

Perhaps the script of reincarnation was written from the start. Since Moro the Great Emperor exists in the future, then the past could not possibly be killed.

Perhaps reincarnation cannot be rewritten by accidents, and all accidents are ordained, just like today’s encounter.

The only thing that can rewrite reincarnation is power beyond the level of reincarnation...

"My killing of Moro the Immortal’s devil thoughts is destined. His demon thoughts are destroyed; he doesn’t remember me. When we meet in the future, when he schemes against me, he also doesn’t know the past... everything is the script of reincarnation..."

"How powerful of cultivation is needed to break free from such a set script..."

In the face of the intricate cycle of reincarnation, Ning Fan once again felt his smallness and the insufficiency of his knowledge.

However, he did not lament for long.

Because he was attracted by the spoils of this battle.

It was a small piece of a dark tree branch. Although Moro the Immortal was the arrival of a devil thought, the spoils he brought were his true body, not a projection and could be captured...

It was clearly just a small piece of a dark tree branch, but it brought Ning Fan a heavy sense of crisis.

If Ning Fan wasn’t adept at illusions, he would have been taken down by Moro the Immortal twice already. Causality-level divine skills and magical treasures are always alarming.

"Tell me your name, your origins." Ning Fan used the ability to communicate with all things, directly conversing with the dark tree branch.

[Dark Reincarnation Tree Branch, Dark Reincarnation Tree Branch...]

Dark Reincarnation Tree Branch?

Ning Fan had never heard of any Dark Reincarnation Tree nor any Dark Reincarnation Tree Branch.

If one looked carefully at this small branch, it actually carried the aura of the Third Step. It can be imagined that the so-called Dark Reincarnation Tree must be quite a significant thing in the Real Realms...

"With this, I seem to be able to proceed on refining the Dark Illusion Technique derived from the Demonized Dark Night Path Elephant Perfection... Unfortunately, having used the Against-Fate Thunder Technique to travel through time and space, I cannot touch anything. This thing, I’m afraid I also cannot touch, even less likely to bring back to the real world..."

Regretfully, Ning Fan reached out his palm, thinking he wouldn’t be able to touch this branch.

But peculiarly, he was able to touch it!

This feeling is just like when he attained the Four Symbols Blood Spring in the illusory world during the success of the Demonized Dark Night Path Elephant.

In this world, there are also some special things that can connect the void with reality, and connect the past with the future.

The Four Symbols Blood Spring is such a thing.

And so is the Dark Reincarnation Branch!

"I didn’t expect I would be so confused. Since the enemy used this to attack me, it means it can touch me and harm me. Naturally, I can also touch it... I wonder if, since I can touch it, I might as well bring it from temporal past back to the real world..."

Ning Fan’s eyes flashed sharply, thinking he could give it a try. He then thought about other matters and felt quite regretful.

"To think, why were I able to stay in the previous time-space for millions of years with the Against-Fate Thunder Technique, and during this span of millions of years, I didn’t even notice the passage of time. That peculiar state seems quite extraordinary. Now, no matter how I try, I can’t enter that state again. It seems there’s no way to study that peculiar state closely anymore..."

Ning Fan lamented with a sigh.

The law of reincarnation only allows his minor thunder technique to stay in strange time-spaces for about forty years. That peculiar state that allowed him to defy the law of reincarnation is undeniably powerful. Not being able to enter it again is truly a pity...

Boom!

Ning Fan erased the Moro mark from the Dark Reincarnation Branch, offering up this object with ease to blast open Moro the Immortal’s Interrogation Space, and the moment the space shattered, his consciousness returned to reality.

At the same time, in a distant place, Moro the Immortal, who was monitoring the Six Paths of Reincarnation Well with demon thoughts, and the Six-Winged Giant, awakened from meditation, spat blood in shock.

"How is this possible! My demon thought has been blown up by that time-space criminal. Who on earth is that time-space criminal, who even fears not the Dark Reincarnation Branch! Could it be a cultivation of Second-Order Quasi-Saint level or above?" Moro the Immortal wiped the first drop of cold sweat from his forehead.

"It’s over, it’s over! My Dark Reincarnation Branch failed to transmit back. It seems it’s been taken by that guy! I’m doomed! As a Well Guardian of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Well, losing the Reincarnation Branch is a serious crime, punishable by the erasure of reincarnation!" The second drop of cold sweat.

"Can I only run away... The Shanzong forces in the Mountain and Sea Realm are definitely not a place to stay. Six-Wing, you say, should we escape to the Dust Realm under the control of the Calamity Clan, or to the Nether Dust Realm where the Zidou Immortals contest..."

Moro the Immortal asked the servant Six-Winged Giant with a mournful look, without the slightest demeanor of a master.

"Go to the Nether Dust Realm. The devils had long advised us to join the Zidou Immortal Sovereign in the Nether Dust Realm. It is said that there, the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor can live without bowing and scraping..." The Six-Winged Giant thought for a while and replied.

"Really! By joining the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign, we can hold our heads high as humans!" Moro the Immortal was shocked and tempted.

As for whether they ultimately sought refuge with the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign because of today’s event, history seems to have already provided the answer.

...

In the secret grounds of the True Thunder Clan, Ning Fan awakened from meditation, looking at the piece of Dark Reincarnation Branch returning with his consciousness, a smile lifted the corner of his mouth.

He actually brought this thing from the past to reality!

What a reversal of the heavens!

"With this thing, my Dark Illusion Technique can have quite formidable lethality. My illusions were once lacking in offensive power, but in the future, no longer..."

"However, now is not the time to refine this thing. I still have many doubts about the cause for the True Thunder Clan’s downfall, it seems necessary to perform the fourth Against-Fate Thunder Technique..."

"Although I can’t re-enter the peculiar state of staying millions of years in a different time-space, since I entered it once, I’ve still gained something..."

"For the fourth Against-Fate Thunder Technique deployment, I have a bold idea..."

After resting for a while, Ning Fan initiated the Against-Fate Thunder Technique for the fourth time!

Compared to the previous Against-Fate Thunder Techniques, there was clearly something different in this thunder technique deployment this time!

...

An unfamiliar time.

A not unfamiliar place.

In the Da Luo Heaven within the Zi Dou Immortal Domain, a butterfly suddenly flew in.

The fourth Against-Fate Thunder Technique, Ning Fan’s landing point, fell directly inside Da Luo Heaven, this is where the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign preached.

Da Luo Heaven should have been the most heavily guarded place in the Zi Dou Immortal Domain, yet there was no one guarding it, further, there was no one preaching here.

The Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign was absent.

The Zidou Rank Immortals were absent too.

The entire Da Luo Heaven was in ruins, with traces of swords and soldiers everywhere.

"Could it be that my fourth thunder technique’s landing point is actually after the time of the Zi Dou Immortal Domain’s destruction?" A butterfly flying into Da Luo Heaven murmured.

This butterfly was Ning Fan!

The Ning Fan who returned to the past this time unexpectedly retained part of his consciousness!

According to logic, those who perform Thunder Sacrifice Technique will return to the past with the consciousness most similar to their real form.

Previously, Ning Fan returned in human form, but this time, without realizing what profound truth he had sensed, he autonomously returned in butterfly form.

Because of this, he somehow retained his memory and could act with consciousness in this place.

Unfortunately, still no one could see him.

"Zi Dou Immortal Domain, has it finally ceased to exist...? Hmm? No, there’s movement in some corner of Da Luo Heaven..."

Ning Fan suddenly noticed something and flew towards a corner of Da Luo Heaven.

There, a fierce battle was underway at the moment.

In the broken Da Luo Heaven, a white-haired giant wrapped in blood-red thunder, was battling fiercely with over a thousand Taicang Calamity Spirits.

The Taicang Calamity Spirits besieging the white-haired giant, were all True Blood Five Stars at the lowest, and even a few were Saint-level King Blood Calamity Spirits!

The level of this battle was too terrifying, and Ning Fan was shocked by the terrifying waves of duel law right before his eyes. Even more astonishing was the white-haired giant.

That white-haired giant was too powerful!

Singly taking on thousands of Taicang Calamity Spirits who were left helpless against him, finally, after the white-haired giant forcibly killed two King Blood Calamity Spirits, the other Taicang Calamity Spirits fled in panic, withdrawing from Da Luo Heaven...

Eventually, the broken Da Luo Heaven returned to dead silence.

The white-haired giant holding the red thunder seemed like the guardian god of Da Luo Heaven, fighting for this wasteland to the death.

That white-haired giant seemed to have died many years ago, long devoid of consciousness, yet still fighting for Zi Dou Immortal Domain.

The appearance of that white-haired giant made Ning Fan feel familiar; upon careful inspection, he found this person was Hui Shi.

Not Sage Hui Shi.

But Immortal Emperor Hui Shi with Fourth Step Cultivation, yet already fallen, devoid of any consciousness.

"Second Step of Reincarnation Traveler, reincarnation test result, harmless, this person can be spared..." Immortal Emperor Hui Shi with empty eyes, murmured, staring in Ning Fan’s direction.

He could still see Ning Fan.

But would no longer speak of the happiness of fishes with Ning Fan.

"Despite Zi Dou Immortal Domain already being obliterated, Senior Hui Shi still guards Da Luo Heaven. What is going on...? How is this related to the oppression of the True Lightning Clan..."

Ning Fan’s mind suddenly exploded with chaotic speculation, unable to determine an answer.

Wait...

The aura on Senior Hui Shi is similar to the sacrificial offering of the True Lightning Clan’s pool of blood!

Could it be...

Ning Fan faced the vacant-eyed Immortal Emperor Hui Shi, sensing his will to protect Zi Dou Immortal Domain even in death as a corpse.

At that moment, he had the closest speculation to the truth about the events leading to the oppression of the True Lightning Clan.

"It seems the True Lightning Clan didn’t betray Zi Dou Immortal Domain as rumored... reality might be quite the opposite..." Ning Fan speculated secretly.

But the next instant, a series of fierce shouts came from an extremely distant time and space, interrupting Ning Fan’s thoughts.

An unprecedented sense of crisis spread through his entire body!

"Detected! The criminal who robbed the Dark Reincarnation Branch has entered alternate time and space again! Kill!"

Several reincarnation messengers with Saint Cultivation were coming to capture Ning Fan!

The reason for capture was naturally Ning Fan robbing the Dark Reincarnation Branch from other reincarnation messengers during his previous time travel!

"Not good!"

Ning Fan’s expression changed; without a word, he dispelled the Against-Fate Thunder Technique, retreating to the real world.

Just as he left, the dark power sweeping across the sky failed to engulf Ning Fan...

"Damn it! He actually traversed with memory, even though he’s only in the Second Step Cultivation, how can he accomplish this! His methods are simply unfathomable!"

"Had I known he traversed with memory, I wouldn’t have rashly shouted! This was nearly a prior alert to him, it’s my fault!"

"No way, retreat for now. If this child dares to traverse reincarnation again, we have plenty of opportunities to kill him!"

...

The fourth Against-Fate Thunder Technique only lasted a very short time before it ended.

Ning Fan awoke from meditation, his back drenched in cold sweat. What a close call, he nearly died in alternate time and space, time travel is indeed dangerous!

"Never expected that my third Thunder Technique, robbing the Dark Reincarnation Branch, would lead to such severe consequences. Future reincarnation travels will definitely see Saint-level old monsters capturing me, it seems Against-Fate Thunder Technique can’t be used recklessly..."

Ning Fan expressed regret.

He had too many questions he wanted to explore from reincarnation, without the Against-Fate Thunder Technique, many things couldn’t be inquired about.

He felt a vague sense of fear.

If his fourth time using the Against-Fate Thunder Technique wasn’t cunningly executed, traversing with memory, he would have been clueless in confusion, directly killed by those few Saints.

Without memory, even facing danger after crossing, he wouldn’t know how to dispel the Against-Fate Thunder Technique, nor know to escape, only standing puzzled... thankfully he traversed with memory, allowing him to withdraw in time!

Although the fourth Against-Fate Thunder Technique was short-lived, Ning Fan still gleaned extremely valuable intelligence, gaining numerous guesses about the being oppressed True Lightning Clan.

He calmed his mind, then sent a message-transmitting flying sword, naturally meant for Immortal King Feifeng.

Immortal King Feifeng received the transmission, immediately arrived, and upon seeing Ning Fan’s expression, she knew Ning Fan might already have understood the reasons behind the True Lightning Clan being oppressed.

"Little friend is truly a talent bestowed by heaven, I initially worried ten days would be too short, insufficient for you to succeed in Against-Fate Thunder Technique cultivation, but unexpectedly, you completed the entire cultivation and time travel in just a few days, and seem to have gained significant achievements during the traverse..."

Although Feifeng could not perceive the nuances of Materialization, she could vaguely see that Ning Fan had dramatically transformed compared to before.

"Senior, you’re too kind."

"How many times have you traversed these days?"

"Four times."

"Hiss! You actually traversed four times consecutively! Isn’t your divine sense overloaded?" Feifeng was astonished; she assumed Ning Fan would at most traverse twice, which was already a high estimation.

Unexpectedly, it was four times.

The firmness of this child’s divine sense sea is utterly extraordinary.

Ning Fan naturally wouldn’t explain to Fei Feng the power of his divine spirit sea, nor did he wish to elaborate further, so he spoke straightforwardly, "I already have some guesses about the origins of the True Thunder Tribe, but I’d like to hear the answer from you, senior, to confirm them. Is it really true that the True Thunder Tribe was suppressed because of their betrayal of the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain?"

"Of course not!" Fei Feng said bitterly.

"So the True Thunder Tribe is not the sinner of the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain, but rather its... secret hero..." Ning Fan sighed.

"Exactly, our progenitor of the True Thunder Tribe sacrificed his life to protect the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain, sacrificing the entire tribe... We are not traitors! I don’t know the exact details, as they were not passed down within our tribe. For eons, we of the True Thunder Tribe have always believed ourselves to be the enemy of the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain, believing that we were suppressed because of this enmity. Even Tai Su believed this before leaving. But after Tai Su left, by a stroke of luck, my grandfather learned part of the truth while traversing reincarnation. We of the True Thunder Tribe are not enemies of the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain, but part of the Purple Dipper Immortal Cultivators! The reason we were suppressed was all to protect the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain!

"With the remaining bloodline power of tribal members, they sustain the immortality of the True Thunder Tribe’s progenitor’s corpse... What a defiant sacrificial method..." Ning Fan sighed even more.

"Indeed."

"Given this, I have only one last question left."

"Young friend, please ask."

"If I save the True Thunder Tribe, your ancestor may truly dissipate into smoke..."

"Yes. Whether you save the tribesmen of the True Thunder Tribe, young friend, you may decide for yourself. I am tired of living, whether it’s life or death it means nothing, the other tribesmen of the True Thunder Tribe have gotten used to the life of servitude, what difference does rescuing or not rescuing make..."

Fei Feng left with a bitter smile.

Once again, Ning Fan was left alone in the secret place of the True Thunder Tribe.

Looking at the sacrificial blood pool, Ning Fan finally had a real answer about the beginnings of the True Thunder Tribe’s suppression.

The True Thunder Tribe was suppressed not because they betrayed anyone, it was all due to the decision of Immortal Emperor Hui Shi!

The sacrifice of the True Thunder Tribe was all for the protection of the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain! As long as the True Thunder Tribe remains sealed, Immortal Emperor Hui Shi, far away in the True Realm, could possess an inexhaustible source of power, enabling him to protect the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain and the fragmented Da Luo Heaven even in death.

But if the seal of the True Thunder Tribe were broken, Immortal Emperor Hui Shi would lose his power, and his corpse would vanish into smoke.

The reason why the Purple Dipper Immortal Sovereign did not wish for Ning Fan to unseal the True Thunder Tribe was to enable Immortal Emperor Hui Shi to continue fighting for the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain!

This is the will of the Purple Dipper Immortal Sovereign.

And also the will of Immortal Emperor Hui Shi himself.

Where there is light, there is shadow; to achieve peace one must inevitably sacrifice. Ning Fan previously didn’t understand the words of Immortal Emperor Hui Shi, but now he understood them.

It turns out that, at the time when Hui Shi gazed at the fish beneath the river, he already had thoughts of seeking death, willing to sacrifice everything for the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain.

Thus, Immortal Emperor Hui Shi sacrificed himself, along with the entire True Thunder Tribe. But what did this exchange lead to?

It led to the entire True Thunder Tribe being treated as traitors and suppressed; for ten billion years the tribesmen lived lives worse than animals. In the Dreamland Realm, no one knew of the True Thunder Tribe’s sacrifice, no one knew of their contribution. When the sealed tribes within the True Thunder Tribe continued to oppress them, did they think about whether they were oppressing the secret heroes who protected the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain...

This is the will of Immortal Emperor Hui Shi, willing to bear the stigma, the infamy of a lifetime, to protect the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain from the shadows.

Even in battle to the death, even losing consciousness, still must the remnants of bones protect the fragmented Da Luo Heaven.

Immortal Emperor Hui Shi’s decision brought Ning Fan a sense of solemn respect, yet he cannot agree with it.

From this matter, Ning Fan saw the character of the Purple Dipper and Hui Shi Immortal Emperors. Such character can discard the self for the greater picture.

To protect more of the Purple Dipper Immortal Cultivators, they can sacrifice a few, even sacrificing themselves, is a choice they would not hesitate to make.

This is an ultimate test for a ruler! When life can be quantified, placed at both ends of a scale, do you save one person, or save a million people...

In self-reflection, Ning Fan finds this method of sacrificing the few to save the many is something he cannot do! In his eyes, whether it be one person or a hundred million, there is no difference!

He simply cannot sacrifice his family for the protection of the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain, cannot sacrifice his friends, cannot sacrifice his beloved.

At most, he would sacrifice himself for something he wishes to protect...

The path differs...

"Though I aspire to be like the Purple Dipper Immortal Cultivators, perhaps I will never truly become one in this lifetime..."

"As for the True Thunder Tribe. They have already borne too much humiliation for the Purple Dipper Immortal Domain, their destiny of suppression was due to their being the unsung heroes in the shadows, contributing to the Purple Dipper Immortal Cultivators, yet having to bear infamy, how unjust..."

"What I aspire to is not a world of sacrificing one to save the many, but a world where nothing is abandoned. Such an ideal world, as Elder Hui Shi said, may not exist, but precisely because it doesn’t exist, it needs to be built. Otherwise, what do we cultivators pursue all our lives in cultivation for!"

"So, even if saving the True Thunder Tribe this time will go against the will of the Purple Dipper Immortal Sovereign, even if it disappoints Immortal Emperor Hui Shi’s fighting spirit even in death, I still must save!"

"As for any karma that may arise from this matter, I, Ning Fan, am willing to bear it all!"

Boom!

Ning Fan stood upright, transformed into a stream of light, and rushed out of the secret ground of the True Thunder Tribe, out of the bitter cold snowfields of the True Thunder Tribe, heading straight towards the location of the sealed tribes in the True Thunder Realm.

His will has never been as strong as it is now!

At this moment, even if the Purple Dipper Immortal Sovereign resurrected, even if Hui Shi resurrected, they couldn’t stop him!

...

The sealed tribe is the strongest power in the True Thunder Realm.

At this moment within the sealed tribe, the most grand Dao Fruit Assembly was being held. Within the tribe is a divine tree known as the Heavenly Demon Thunder Tree, which every thousand years bears a batch of Heavenly Demon Dao Fruits, hence the sealed tribe’s Dao Fruit Assembly.

The Dao Fruit Assembly is the most important event for the sealed tribe, even more significant than any uprisings by mid-level or low-level cultivators in the True Thunder Realm.

This is also the reason why the twelve Thunder Lords of the sealed tribe, despite knowing the capture of the Purple Thunder Lord, did not rush to rescue.

Nothing is more important than the Dao Fruit Assembly!

Nothing is more important than the joys and sorrows of Lord Leishu (Thunder Tree)!

If the Dao Fruit Assembly were interrupted midway, Lord Leishu (Thunder Tree) surely would get angry.

Recently, the low amount of True Thunder Tribe warrior blood gathered had already displeased Lord Leishu (Thunder Tree).

If the Dao Fruit Assembly were interrupted at such a moment... the consequences are unimaginable for the twelve Thunder Lords.

"There’s no choice but to let that person who captured the Purple Thunder Lord roam freely for a few more days. After the Dao Fruit Assembly is over, all twelve Thunder Lords unite against him, it will be easy to subdue him..." The Thunder Lords were joking about this when suddenly a spirit sense as cold as eons-deep ice fell from the sky, turning into torrential rain and enveloping the entire sealed tribe!

"By my command, Ning Fan, the sealed tribe’s Dao Fruit Assembly, must halt immediately!" So overbearing, not allowing any refusal!

The audacity of this declaration enraged the twelve Thunder Lords!

They did not seek trouble with Ning Fan, yet Ning Fan came to deliver himself, true courage indeed!

And dare to command the sealed tribe to immediately halt the Dao Fruit Assembly, who does he think he is, the Purple Dipper Immortal Sovereign! What qualification does he have to issue commands to the sealed tribe!

"Men, kill him!"

Before Lord Leishu’s anger manifests, the twelve Thunder Lords have announced to the entire tribe, issuing a kill order against Ning Fan.