Grasping the Evil-Chapter 1000: The Emperor Descends

Accepting disciples...

Ning Fan’s expression turned peculiar as he truly disliked accepting disciples. When he first entered the cultivation world, he did take on two disciples in the field of Alchemy, one named Xue Qing and the other Yang Gu, both Rain Immortal World cultivators. He once taught a boy named Little Stone the Sword Dao, and during the Northern Dipper’s inquiry, he spent many years with a young man named Ren Li, imparting some insights. He even infused a couple of demons with Demonic Qi...

Yet throughout his life, it seemed he never truly accepted any disciples to inherit his entire Dao...

He didn’t want to take disciples because the Yin Yang Transformation Dao was too sinister and the teachings could not be lightly passed on, and now he has even more reasons not to accept disciples.

He himself hasn’t fully understood the Ancient Chaos Dao, so how could he be qualified to take on disciples?

The higher his cultivation, the more Ning Fan felt that the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor’s Dao was vast and profound. It could merge all things in the world that were incompatible... The cultivation philosophy of this technique is terrifying. Different bloodlines like Gods, Demons, Demonic Beasts, and ghost servants coexist within one body due to the Ancient Chaos Dao; Black Star Technique, Phoenix Nirvana Technique, Immortal Bloodline are forcibly integrated because of the Ancient Chaos Dao...

As the great Dao stands vast, it is immensely mighty yet humble... The higher his cultivation, the smaller and more insignificant he felt. Ning Fan’s mindset was coincidentally in harmony with the words on the Daxian Clan’s Sacred Stele.

Not to mention that accepting disciples and worshiping a master doesn’t require checking the other party’s character, cultivation, and talents? To seek a master upon first meeting seems a bit rash.

With this in mind, Ning Fan said expressionlessly, "I don’t plan to take on disciples in the short term, please seek another expert."

Xianyu Chun was stunned, standing there with a dazed look.

Did I refuse too directly, did this hit the young man? Ning Fan thought silently.

Ten breaths passed.

Twenty breaths passed.

Thirty breaths passed.

Xianyu Chun suddenly asked in confusion,

"... Well, Senior, may I ask what it means to seek another expert? I’m not very smart and haven’t read much, I don’t understand."

"It means visiting another renowned master," Ning Fan explained with a slight smile.

"Huh? You don’t want to be my master! I can give you plenty of cattle and sheep, gold and silver, and many many women, I really want to be your disciple!" Xianyu engaged his hands, indicating he could give a lot.

Cattle and sheep, gold and silver, do these hold any use for cultivators? Ning Fan was slightly speechless; in fact, he had just used his spirit sense to scan the Tamu Tribe. Many Tamu Tribe cultivators loved to raise cattle and sheep, and would even use mortal gold and silver as currency in transactions... He was not a Daxian clan cultivator, he was not interested in cattle, sheep, or gold and silver.

As for women... he considered no low-level Cauldron Furnace, and Xianyu Chun couldn’t offer a high-grade one, so naturally, he wouldn’t be tempted.

"Sorry, please seek another expert," Ning Fan shook his head, leading Ouyang Nuan and others to follow Tageli into the Tamu Tribe.

Xianyu Chun, after a wave of frustration and disappointment, was dragged away by the Evil Sheep Sect cultivators, and due to the arrival of Ning Fan and others, a storm subdued.

Vouching for Ning Fan and others to enter requires reporting to the Middle State, so after Tageli briefly thanked Ning Fan and others for their help, he busily contacted the Middle State tribe, only sending Captain of a Thousand Mu Ka to settle Ning Fan’s group in the Tamu Tribe.

The Tamu people were also very averting, but upon hearing that Ning Fan and others agreed to join the Tamu Tribe, they became warm and hospitable. Captain of a Thousand Mu Ka even took out a batch of fine aged wine, bringing a group of tribe guards to invite Ning Fan for wine and meat.

The wine was common wine, the meat was cattle and sheep raised by the Tamu people, Wu Laoba and Burying Moon had fasting for years, naturally lazy to eat worldly wine and meat, they graciously declined the Tamu people’s invitation, Ouyang Nuan also politely turned down the Tamu people’s invitation, unwilling to drink and eat and buddy up with a big man of obviously flawed intellect.

Only Ning Fan accepted the Tamu people’s invitation.

Though the task was weighty, he had gained very little internal intelligence so far, especially clueless about the whereabouts of the Jiuli Ritual Vessel and was naturally keen to extract intelligence from the Tamu people.

The inner region was very peculiar, after entering here, his Heaven Prying Rain Technique could not be launched too far, as if restricted by a great force. The Treasure-searching Compass was similarly restrained, as if someone was deliberately interfering, making it impossible for Ning Fan to accurately sense the ritual vessel’s location...

The one interfering must have at least Immortal Emperor level, or even higher... Otherwise, it would be impossible to restrict his Heaven Prying Rain Technique and Treasure-searching Compass to such an extent...

The Tamu people were very warm-hearted and honest; most of them, though aware of Ning Fan’s high cultivation, had little reverence for him, treating Ning Fan as a friend from afar.

These Tamu people were mostly foolish, allowing Ning Fan to extract huge information from them without special means. Among the people, Captain of a Thousand Mu Ka had the highest cultivation level, already at the Ghost Profound Peak-Stage, being the one besides the clan chief who knew most of the secrets in the tribe. He hiccupped while draping his arm over Ning Fan’s shoulder, speaking casually of things Ning Fan wanted to hear.

The Inner Sanctum has tens of thousands of continents, only 108 of which are suitable for life, with Daxian cultivators, whereas the barren continents are termed "Tenth-grade Fierce Domain" by the Great Humble Ones.

Fierce Domain has many vicious beings surviving, ancient Corpse remnants, Saint’s relics, old opportunities, and rebel Daxian cultivators hiding outside... classified by danger levels, higher levels indicate greater danger.

"... Domain outside is very dangerous. I’ve heard that over the thousand years, a Zhongzhou Emperor once entered the fiercest Tenth-grade Fierce Domain seeking medicine outside and ended up severely injured, reportedly by several Immortal Emperor level corpse spirits... My my, those are Immortal Emperor level corpse spirits, encountering several at once!"

Mu Ka’s words made Ning Fan secretly startled; he saw Daxian cultivators leisurely living on the grassland, assuming the Inner Sanctum was not dangerous as imagined, yet unexpectedly, the real danger was in the Fierce Domains without Great Humble Ones. The Tenth-grade Fierce Domain, even an Immortal Emperor must tread cautiously...

Whether the Jiuli Ritual Vessel is in the hands of Great Humble Ones or... within that vast Fierce Domain...

"... Ritual Vessel? I don’t know if there’s any high-level offering vessel like that on the grassland... occasionally ancient vessels can be found in Fierce Domains..."

Indeed, there’s a possibility it’s within the Fierce Domain, then... Ning Fan thought silently.

"... Every millennium our tribe has a clan tournament, hoping not to rank the lowest this time... Ah, if they can win first in the Southern Frontier minor contest, then score well in the Middle State tournament, they can receive rewards from Zhongzhou’s Five Emperors..."

With me here, you probably won’t rank the lowest... Ning Fan thought silently.

"... Spirits medicines on the grassland, every century, must be offered once to Zhongzhou’s Five Emperors. If you want to find precious Medicine Spirits, you can only go into Fierce Domains, where the land is vast and contains every kind of medicine... By the way, you foreign cultivators, if you want to establish divine, demon and devil, you likely need to enter Fierce Domains, but mostly only up to Third-level Danger Zone to accomplish, not overly dangerous..."

The Fierce Domains will be visited sooner or later... Ning Fan thought silently.

"... Entering Fierce Domains isn’t just easy; all Seventh and higher Fierce Domains have seals, needing travel tokens from Zhongzhou’s Five Emperors to enter..."

Such restrictions exist? Ning Fan was slightly surprised.

After some merry drinking, the honest Tamu men gradually departed, leaving Ning Fan to return to his tent, inside which Ouyang Nuan and others were already waiting.

"We have already joined the Tamu Clan. What should we do next? The physical body I am looking for is located within the Tenth-grade Fierce Domain. The passage token to enter the Tenth-grade Fierce Domain is in the hands of the Central Continent Five Emperors. It is a seal set by the saint, and without the token, we cannot enter with our current cultivation. If I were in full strength, I could go and challenge the Central Continent Five Emperors for a key, but now I can’t do that..." Burying Moon felt somewhat helpless. She was no longer at her peak and could no longer act as recklessly in the Dabei Clan as she once could.

"...This is indeed a problem, but I’ve heard that the Great Bei Clan’s millennium competition is approaching. If we can achieve a good ranking in the Central Continent competition, we might be rewarded by the Central Continent Five Emperors. Perhaps we can use this opportunity to obtain a passage token... The Southern Frontier Steppe’s trial is in a month’s time, and the Central Continent competition is three months away, so we have enough time..." Ning Fan pondered slightly.

This journey in search of the Jiuli Ritual Vessel is filled with uncertainties, and it’s unclear whether we can find the Jiuli Ritual Vessel to mature the Jiuli...

In the ensuing days, Ning Fan and the others were required to stay within the Tamu Clan and were not allowed to go outside. According to Tageli, someone specifically would come from the Central Continent later to perform the Six Penalities on Ning Fan and the others, suppressing their cultivation.

After that, Ning Fan and the others would be free to roam within the Inner Sanctum.

During those days of waiting, Ning Fan, having nothing else to do, observed the lifestyle of the Tamu people.

The Tamu people love raising cattle and sheep and use gold and silver for currency trading. For cultivators, cattle, sheep, and gold or silver are useless, but the Tamu people fancy these things.

This behavior left Ning Fan somewhat perplexed...

Almost everyone among the Tamu people is an alchemist. Ning Fan even saw a six-year-old child in the Tamu tribe whose Medicine Soul power had already reached the Fourth Revolution!

A six-year-old Fourth Revolution Alchemist! In the outside world, they would be hailed as a once-in-a-million-years alchemy genius, but in the Dazu Clan, this seems quite commonplace.

The Dazu people are born with Medicine Souls, and within the Tamu Tribe of thirty thousand, over a hundred people have Medicine Souls reaching the Seventh Revolution, with more than a dozen reaching the Eighth Revolution.

As such, Ning Fan’s mere Seventh Grade Intermediate in alchemy did not stand out here. On the contrary, Ouyang Nuan, once displaying the aura of a Ninth Revolution Medicine Soul before the Dum Tribe, was instantly revered by countless Tamu people as a deity, treated with utmost respect.

The Dazu Clan does not worship the strong but reveres alchemy grandmasters! Even rough men like Mu Ka, when they see Ouyang Nuan, treat her with the utmost respect, unlike their casual behavior with Ning Fan.

"The Tamu people are so respectful towards the head lady! I, the Eternal Immortal Venerable, never received such treatment!" Wu Laoba felt somewhat unbalanced.

"...This is probably the custom of the Dazu Clan."

Ning Fan also noticed that the Dazu people are fond of Buddhism; almost every home has a shrine for the Medicine Master Buddha. Some friendly Tamu people even wanted to give Ning Fan a statue of the Medicine Master Buddha to worship. This was the goodwill of the Tamu people, and Ning Fan naturally wouldn’t refuse, but he did not offer worship behind their backs either.

Buddhism and demons do not coexist. He may not dislike Buddhism, but he won’t believe in it either, as he cannot learn the Buddha’s forbearance. This is a difference in Dao, something that cannot be changed.

The Tamu people are not particularly intelligent. According to Burying Moon, it is said the Tamu people’s ancestors served as Medicine Slaves for the Herb-gathering Sage, leading to an intellectual deficiency in their descendants. Wu Laoba thought very little of the Tamu people. He casually picked up a piece of mud, tricked the Tamu people into believing it was divine mud, causing a mad scramble, and sold the mud for two hundred Medicine Soul Stones!

Aside from Clan Leader Tageli, almost no one in the entire Tamu Tribe realized that Wu Laoba was deceiving them! Their low intelligence is evident.

Although the Dazu people love using gold and silver as currency, they mostly collect Medicine Soul Stones for cultivation and arranging formation techniques in their abodes. Their purpose is roughly equivalent to the use of immortal jade Dao crystals in the cultivation world.

This gave Wu Laoba infinite possibilities for deceit. He began to wildly and unscrupulously sell mud, stones, wool, withered grass... Everything he picked up from the ground could be sold to the Tamu people for Medicine Soul Stones.

In a few days, Wu Laoba earned ten thousand Medicine Soul Stones! As such, Ning Fan and the others could extend their stay in the Holy Domain even longer!

"This kind of deception is not right..." When Wu Laoba presented the Medicine Soul Stones like treasures, Ning Fan frowned slightly.

He was not a good person and had done all sorts of things like murder and arson, but deceiving people with such limited intellect, especially since these Tamu people were extremely hospitable to him and treated him as a friend... This seemed inappropriate.

If they were enemies, it wouldn’t matter.

"Oh boss, you’re too soft-hearted. These Tamu people are all fools, born to be deceived. If I don’t trick them, someone else will..." Wu Laoba curled his lips, muttering to himself: What kind of virtuous person are you pretending to be, Star of Misfortune? You’re worse than me, Wu Xiaoba. The malice in your belly could flood two rivers...

"Return the deceitfully obtained Medicine Soul Stones."

"But the Dazu cultivators are different from us. They have lived here generations and are adapted to the local medicinal qi. They can survive without Medicine Soul Stones, unlike us... Keeping these Medicine Soul Stones for them is less useful than keeping them for us." Wu Laoba was somewhat reluctant. After all, he had painstakingly deceived for them, wasting a lot of mud!

"Then offer them items of equal value in exchange, as fair trade. This way, you can still acquire many Medicine Soul Stones, and utilize them."

Ning Fan ignored Wu Laoba’s protests and commanded assertively.

"Alright, alright, whatever you say, boss! You’re the master, anyway. I have plenty of junk in my storage pouch, and to these people, even a random True Immortal magical treasure is a supreme treasure. Trading for their Medicine Soul Stones doesn’t put them at a loss..." Reluctant, Wu Laoba could only comply with Ning Fan’s forceful stance. Well, he was the most loyal servant in the world, wasn’t he?

As a result, Wu Laoba collected over two hundred thousand Medicine Soul Stones for Ning Fan through bartering. The Tamu Tribe was not a wealthy tribe, and in wealthier ones, exchanging for millions of Medicine Soul Stones would be considered normal.

In addition to Wu Laoba, another person offered Ning Fan two hundred thousand Medicine Soul Stones.

The one making offerings was the Young Chief of the Xieyang Clan, Xianyu Chun!

"Master, may you be blessed with peace and joy!"

"Master, you must be exhausted. Please, sit here. Someone bring mare’s milk tea!"

"Master, let me massage your legs!"

"Master, I heard you are collecting Medicine Soul Stones. It’s a token of my respect, a minor gesture from your disciple..."

Ning Fan was speechless. He had clearly refused Xianyu Chun’s offer to become his disciple, yet this fellow came every day, morning and night, acting like a filial and devoted child.

"I have said I won’t accept disciples, so insisting will only lead to the same result." Ning Fan frowned.

"...It’s alright. Your disciple believes that sincerity will win your favor! Besides, I have connections in the Central Continent and can find the news Master needs!" Xianyu Chun wasn’t entirely foolish, at least knowing what Ning Fan wanted.

"News? What news can you find?" Ning Fan asked, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"That depends on what Master wants to know. If the information is too obscure, I might not be able to get it. After all, even though Saye Master is said to know everything under heaven, obtaining information from him is extremely costly..." Xianyu Chun said helplessly.

Saye Master...

Ning Fan murmured the name. He had heard of this person from Mu Ka and other Tamu people. It was said that he was a great figure within the Dazu Clan residing in the Central Continent, highly skilled in divination. While his cultivation had not reached Eternal Six Tribulations, he knew many great secrets of the Dazu Clan unknown even to the Central Continent Five Emperors, and was highly knowledgeable about the Tenth-grade Fierce Domain...

If the Jiuli Ritual Vessel can’t be found, it’s unclear whether it’s necessary to ask this person...

"If it’s just to get information, Ning Fan really has no need to take on another disciple." Ning Fan still shook his head, refusing Xianyu Chun’s request to become his apprentice, which greatly discouraged Xianyu Chun. Yet, the next day, he returned eagerly to try again.

He really has an indomitable spirit, though his intelligence is somewhat lacking...

The news that the Tamu Clan has an external practitioner of the Eternal Immortal Venerable quickly spread across the entire Southern Frontier Steppe. Many speculated that this time, the Tamu Clan would not rank at the bottom, but there were still tribes at odds with the Tamu Clan, firmly believing that the Tamu Clan’s fate of being last wouldn’t change.

Because that very day, an exceptionally sinister-looking old hunchback arrived at the Tamu Clan.

This was a Great Emperor of the Eternal Six Tribulations, a member of the Central Continent’s Five Emperors. As soon as he arrived, cultivators of the entire Tamu Clan knelt in reverence and respect.

"I, Tamu Xiu of the Dabei Clan, pay respects to Emperor Lou Tuo!"

Central Continent’s Five Emperors, Emperor Lou Tuo!

Rumor has it that this place has deep prejudice against foreign cultivators and Lou Tuo is a Great Emperor from the Ancient Times who survived till now!

Emperor Lou Tuo originally had very high potential but was once wounded by an Empress who trespassed into the Dabei Clan, damaging his foundation, so that till now, he remains stuck at the bottleneck of the Seventh Calamity, his cultivation eternally confined to the realm of the Sixth Calamity.

Because of this, no matter how many times the Central Continent’s Five Emperors change, he remains one of them, stuck handling trivial clan matters instead of being able to resign and cultivate in the mansion due to his ruined foundation!

His entire life was ruined by a foreign Empress; it’s imaginable how much he despises foreign cultivators!

"Who would have thought that the punishment for these foreign cultivators would be executed by Emperor Lou Tuo, who hates foreign cultivators the most? As a result, these people will at least be gravely injured, and if they dare to resist, they might even be executed by Emperor Lou Tuo..."

Some Southern Frontier cultivators spying on the Tamu Clan secretly gloated; it seemed this time the Tamu Clan was about to hit rock bottom again.

Tageli, at this moment, was utterly furious yet unable to voice it!

He knew it, he just knew it! Despite all his efforts to find external support, wishing to uplift the Tamu Clan during the clan competition, they still fell victim to upper-level restrictions!

Blame it on the Tamu Clan, for once producing a traitor who dared to murder Emperor Lou Tuo’s disciple, resulting in not only the traitor’s condemnation and death but also implicating the Tamu Clan to suffer Lou Tuo’s repression in secret.

For twelve thousand years, the Tamu Clan has been at the bottom among the Southern Frontier tribes!

A full twelve clan competitions, the Tamu Clan wasn’t devoid of outstanding clan members, nor was it lacking in powerful borrowed treasures, but... those outstanding clan members were often severely injured before the competitions, and those painstakingly borrowed magical treasures were also destroyed in secret...

Many of these incidents didn’t even require Emperor Lou Tuo’s intervention; there were numerous people willing to bully the Tamu Clan just to curry favor with him.

To this, the Tamu Clan could only endure, and Tageli could only endure! Like the Evil Sheep Sect declaring their intent to surpass the Tamu Clan by 3,000 points in the competition to snatch their Medicine Marrow... This too wasn’t devoid of the intention to flatter Emperor Lou Tuo.

No one expected that this time, after finally attracting strong support to the Tamu Clan, Emperor Lou Tuo himself would carry out the Six Penalties... Is he personally going to suppress foreign cultivators!

"Chun’er, I heard you’ve been getting close to that external practitioner of the Tamu Clan, even wanting to become his apprentice?" The Shepherd Evil Tribe’s Chief looked at Xianyu Chun on the distant steppe with disappointment. He knew his son was foolish, but he firmly believed that with a little guidance, this son wouldn’t make grave mistakes. But unexpectedly, the son acted so foolishly!

He had painstakingly opposed the Tamu Clan all this time, in hopes of currying favor with Emperor Lou Tuo! Yet this foolish son decided to befriend the external practitioner courted by Emperor Lou Tuo, even wanting to become his disciple. If Emperor Lou Tuo pursued this matter, how would the Evil Sheep Sect have any good days!

For the first time in his life, the Shepherd Evil Tribe’s Chief considered stripping his son of his position as the Young Sect Leader, even though this son was inherently filial, possessed exceptional potential, and was born of the woman he loved the most...

"Yes, Father, I want to become that man’s apprentice, I want to be like him, to move heaven and earth, to summon wind and rain!" Xianyu Chun obviously hadn’t noticed the disappointment in his father’s eyes, still brimming with enthusiasm. After so many years, he finally met someone he wanted to apprentice under; it wasn’t easy!

"...Foolish child, Father knows you disdain how small the Southern Frontier is, and wish to master a famous teacher, to stand on a greater stage. Father has been helping you seek such a teacher, even... hoping you could apprentice under Emperor Lou Tuo himself! Otherwise, do you think why Father painstakingly targeted the Tamu Clan, if not to secure a bright future for you? Why would you sabotage yourself? Befriending the external practitioner of the Tamu Clan, won’t that make Emperor Lou Tuo despise you! Our Evil Sheep Sect, looking across the entire Great Bei, is but second-rate, and the hope of apprenticing under Lou Tuo is already slim, yet you still... ah..." Sighed the Shepherd Evil Tribe’s Chief again.

"From today, you must not have any contact with that external practitioner! This matter concerns not only your personal future but the fate of our entire Evil Sheep Sect lineage, remember that!"

"But..." Xianyu Chun bit his lip.

"No buts! Believe me, once Emperor Lou Tuo comes, even if the external practitioner you value doesn’t die, he’ll be half-crippled. There are things you don’t know. Emperor Lou Tuo’s hatred for external cultivators far exceeds what you can imagine! This Six Penalties will undoubtedly be extraordinary!"

Xianyu Chun was secretly alarmed.

From his father’s tone, could it be that the master he eyed might be secretly harmed by Emperor Lou Tuo? Would such a powerful figure as Emperor Lou Tuo really do such things!

"Are you the foreign cultivators intending to join the Tamu Clan?"

Emperor Lou Tuo’s gaze swept over Ning Fan and others like a cold lightning, carrying undisguised hostility.

As he glanced over Burying Moon, he suddenly paused, frowning slightly.

"You, take off your veil!"

As soon as Emperor Lou Tuo spoke, Burying Moon immediately tensed up, this nervousness was even transmitted to Ning Fan through the connection of the Zi Relic and the Mother Relic.

"Did you offend him?" Ning Fan’s heart sank.

"Beating him half to death, does that count as offending..." Burying Moon was on the verge of tears.

In the past, she’d always intruded on the Great Bei, but this time she just wanted to abide by the law, why did she have to encounter Lou Tuo! Why is this old thing not dead yet!

"Didn’t you hear what I said!" Emperor Lou Tuo’s voice turned cold, a majestic and overwhelming aura pressed towards Burying Moon.

The grassland of the Tamu Tribe shook as if an earthquake occurred, countless cattle and sheep cowered in fright, and the sky seemed to crack with grey lightning, followed by a rumbling sound of thunder.

"Emperor’s Wrathful Thunder Greeting!" Many Daxian cultivators secretly exclaimed. This was a phenomenon that only cultivators at the immortal emperor level could invoke on the Daxian Steppe!

The overwhelming pressure bore down like a tide, pushing Burying Moon’s already weakened remnant spirit to the brink of collapse, as if it might be crushed under the pressure.

She bit her silver teeth in resentment, remembering how, in the past, she feared no one, not even if all five emperors of the Central Continent came at her, she would be unafraid. How had she ended up being bullied like this!

However, now, facing Lou Tuo again, she could only feel powerless and fragile...

Unless she was willing to risk her life to regain her cultivation temporarily, and fight Lou Tuo...

What a joke, she, Burying Moon, would never risk her life for such a reason, she didn’t want Lou Tuo to see her face, she didn’t want to die here...

It looks like she must flee!

At the moment she firmly believed this, Ning Fan slightly turned his body, shielding her behind him. Though his shoulders weren’t broad, for the first time ever, they gave Burying Moon a sense of tranquility sufficient to weather any storm!

"As a Great Emperor of Zhongzhou, wouldn’t it be too rude to insist on seeing my cauldron furnace’s appearance?"

Hiss!

Countless Dabei cultivators immediately gasped!

No matter how many fools there were here, they knew that calling an Immortal Emperor rude required immense courage!

This outsider must be insane, even as an Eternal Immortal Venerable, he lacks the qualifications to chastise an Immortal Emperor! How dare he call Emperor Lou Tuo rude!

"Do you have the qualifications for this Emperor to treat you with courtesy?"

Lou Tuo’s gaze was instantly drawn to Ning Fan, his imposing aura pressed heavily towards Ning Fan.

Ning Fan’s expression was grave, yet he remained composed, his feet stepping a golden footwork, taking nine steps, surprisingly stomping the Emperor’s overwhelming force underfoot.

"This man can actually block the pressure of Emperor Lou Tuo head-on with his Immortal Venerable cultivation!" Secretly, countless powerful Dabei people watching this place were quietly astonished. The Tamu tribe seemed to have found a strong ally this time, even in the Eastern Heaven outside, he is definitely a sky-defying presence.

"This kid’s footwork..."

Emperor Lou Tuo furrowed his brow even deeper.

Although he felt a familiar sensation from Burying Moon, with Burying Moon’s deliberate disguise and the passage of time, he did not immediately recognize her as the one-time illustrious Burying Moon Immortal Consort, merely finding this woman somewhat unpleasant.

Honestly, even removing her veil was of little use, he had not seen Burying Moon’s face clearly when he was dealt with severely by her back then, only leaving with broken countenance...

Now with Ning Fan backing Burying Moon, it harshly broke Emperor Lou Tuo’s prestige, the annoyance naturally turned more towards Ning Fan, while Burying Moon was cast aside as unaccounted by Lou Tuo.

"I’ve heard the Dabei tribe is typically crude yet meticulous, and knows respect, even when capturing a tribe, they never touch someone else’s wife, this is my cauldron furnace, akin to my woman, the Emperor’s rash demand to see this woman’s appearance is indeed inappropriate." Ning Fan blocked the Emperor’s might but did not flaunt his superiority and spoke calmly.

Emperor Lou Tuo’s brow furrowed deeper and deeper, he snorted coldly with strange disdain, "Well then. Whether you see this woman’s appearance matters not, today I’m here for the Six Penalties, you have four cultivators and two beasts, a total of thirty-six penalties, and because you defied me, the penalties shall double, totaling seventy-two penalties. The paths before you now are two: accept the penalties obediently or... forcefully trespass into Dabei and battle me!"

Countless Dabei cultivators silently inhaled.

Ning Fan and his companions were also sodden with gloom.

According to the Dabei clan’s rules, outsiders entering must bear six penalties each to limit their cultivation, pets were not counted in penalties, yet Emperor Lou Tuo counted the pets, and doubled the penalty count! This was blatant targeting of Ning Fan and his companions, targeting the Tamu tribe! Without any disguise!

Either compromise or battle!

"Little scoundrel... what to do..." Burying Moon felt some guilt.

If not because of her, Ning Fan wouldn’t have stepped in to resist the Emperor’s might, wouldn’t have affected Emperor Lou Tuo’s face, naturally wouldn’t have given Lou Tuo an excuse to double the penalties. Although she knew, even without this excuse, Lou Tuo would seek conflict, yet... she still felt some shame.

Based on Burying Moon’s understanding of the Dabei tribe, a single penalty could seal Truth-Transcending cultivation, three penalties could seal Abandon-Void cultivation, six penalties could seal mumbling, twelve penalties could seal Eternal Immortal Venerable.

Burying Moon calculated quietly in her heart. If people like Ru Wu Laoba were to endure six penalties, their cultivation would be sealed to Abandon-Void level. If enduring twelve penalties, possibly not a trace of cultivation could be exerted. Ning Fan, likewise, twelve penalties are the limits for ordinary Eternal Immortal Venerables, possibly adding one or two penalties, but not differing greatly. If penalties exceeded cultivation, there might even be life-threatening consequences...

If seventy-two penalties were divided among four people and two beasts, spreading it thoroughly would be impossible... unless she risked her life to unlock her cultivation and endured the penalties, perhaps with sheer strength, could bear all seventy-two penalties...

What a joke! She absolutely refused to face death for penalties!

Does it truly come down to breaking into the Dabei clan forcefully! That is certainly the worst outcome!

If the Jiuli Ritual Vessel is within a high-grade Fierce Realm, what then? Breaking ties with the Dabei clan, how could they obtain a passage token, how could they enter the high-grade Fierce Realm for search? Or if the vessel is not within the realm but in the current hands of the Dabei Emperor, having yet to ascertain the situation should they hold animosity against the Dabei clan? How could the search proceed then!

Ning Fan furrowed his brow deeply.

Forcing entry into the Dabei clan, he was not afraid, yet thus many matters would become difficult. Concerns for the Ancient Chaos made him cautious, but this did not mean he would compromise without principle... if this Lou Tuo’s real intention was to expel foreign cultivators, even enduring seventy-two penalties would lead to expulsion...

Just when Ning Fan was about to confront the Dabei clan, another voice full of Immortal Emperor’s aura coldly hummed from afar.

"Lou Tuo, Lou Tuo, your targeting foreign cultivators, I can ignore! But if there’s a Five-Color Medicine Soul among them, what then!"

It was an emaciated elder riding a bone bird, hastily arriving.

The surroundings erupted with voices of many Tami Tribe members identifying this Emperor.

Bone Spirit Emperor! One among Zhongzhou’s Five Emperors, who always disagreed with Emperor Lou Tuo.

As Lou Tuo saw Bone Spirit arriving, his expression turned unpleasant, yet Bone Spirit’s words made Lou Tuo anxious.

Among these foreign cultivators, was there really a Five-Color Medicine Soul! How did he not know!

If there truly was a Five-Color Medicine Soul... even if he disliked these people, he couldn’t act rashly...