Grasping the Evil-Chapter 784: Dongming Divine Prohibition, Mysterious Scholar Dan’s Triple Request
This time, the void poison attacked swiftly and fiercely.
The feeling of numbness and weakness dissipated in an instant, replaced by unimaginable pain.
At this moment, the little demoness half-leaned in Ning Fan’s arms, her chest still heaving rapidly, feeling as if every inch of her body was being torn apart by something.
In a short time, her entire body seemed to have undergone a great calamity, thoroughly drenched in fragrant sweat.
The Fairy Rainbow Silk black dress clung to her delicate body, outlining the exquisite curves, every inch of her skin exuding a faint tea fragrance, a scent inadvertently left from her repeated brewing of Qilin Tea over time.
Now, this fragrance was somewhat refreshing, making Ning Fan momentarily lost, as if recalling the past when he brewed Qilin Tea with the little demoness.
Yet that loss vanished in an instant, replaced by tension that hung by a thread.
Ning Fan involuntarily held the little demoness tightly, fearing she would die from the torment of the void poison.
The delicate body within reach was so cold, as if it would lose all warmth and die at any moment...
Mana was frantically infused into the little demoness’s body, as if trying to help her suppress the void poison within her.
Even knowing he couldn’t help her suppress the attack of the void poison, Ning Fan still kept trying.
At this moment, the little demoness’s consciousness was already blurred, feeling as if she had fallen into a bottomless void, cold and lonely...
Suddenly, streams of warm mana flowed into her body, slightly awakening her.
In her haziness, she saw Ning Fan’s somewhat burning eyes, staring at her with extreme tension.
In her grogginess, she gradually felt her body becoming much more comfortable, gradually, the blood-red light inside her activated, dispelling all discomfort...
Two hours later, the little demoness awakened from her coma.
At this moment, she was lying in Ning Fan’s arms, covered by a white satin cloak. Ning Fan, meanwhile, was looking at her nervously, only relaxing his expression upon realizing she had awakened.
"Fortunately, Senluo didn’t lie to me, his finger light indeed has a miraculous effect in suppressing the void poison. If not for this finger light, she might have died from the void poison..." Ning Fan quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
When he found the little demoness’s void poison flaring up again, his heart was filled with despair, because the void poison was too powerful for him to eliminate.
Luckily, Senluo had already planted a finger light in the little demoness’s body, thus managing to suppress the void poison within her...
In the face of this void poison, Ning Fan once again felt his own weakness, which gradually restrained his confidence that had soared with his increasing power.
"Little Fan Fan, you’re holding me so tight..."
The little demoness gradually regained her consciousness, steadied her breathing, and looked at Ning Fan with a cheerful smile, then broke free from Ning Fan’s embrace and sat up.
The moment she sat up, her delicate brows furrowed again.
Of course, she knew why she experienced the fainting symptoms.
It’s because she was poisoned by the void, because that void poison flared up at this moment...
It was the poison accumulated from long-term consumption of the Void Fruit, once it flared up, it would be the end of her life.
But what puzzled her was that the void poison in her body seemed not to be flaring up for the first time, and this time, even though the void poison had flared up, it was forcibly suppressed by another scarlet light within her...
With the little demoness’s intellect, countless thoughts quickly formed.
Initially, upon learning she was in the space of the Ninth Star of Senluo, she lost control of her emotions for a moment, slightly at a loss.
But with this void poison distraction, her heart instead calmed, her gaze like water, carefully examining the scarlet light newly emerged within her body.
After falling into the black hole, she was unconscious, unaware of when the scarlet light appeared within her body.
Within this scarlet light was an indescribable void dao rhythm, enough to temporarily suppress the lofty void poison.
This scarlet light contained Senluo’s aura, clearly, it was Senluo who helped suppress the void poison.
One must know that even the Shenhao Twin Emperors couldn’t suppress the void poison, yet Senluo managed to do it, which was indeed a great shock to the little demoness.
And even more surprising to her was that Senluo, who had always been indifferent, would show great mercy to save her...
"Senluo Immortal King is the great enemy of Godly Void, a strong demon of Eastern Heaven. With his stance, it is absolutely impossible to save me for no reason. The reason he aided me in suppressing the void poison, could it possibly be related to Little Fan Fan?"
The little demoness’s black gem eyes twinkled slightly, seeming to reach a conclusion, suddenly speaking with a half-smile,
"Little Fan Fan, did you ask Senluo Immortal King to help me suppress the void poison?"
Ning Fan nodded, considering it an answer to the little demoness’s question. Releasing the power of the medicine soul, he confirmed once again, ensuring there was no problem with the little demoness’s void poison flare-up before sighing in relief again.
After some thought, he recounted what happened after the little demoness fell unconscious, summarizing it before telling her piece by piece.
Mux Tu, Three Revolution Dan Master, Senluo, the heart of the Flowing Sand Ancestor, Jiuyou Emperor’s death, Zheng Yuan Emperor’s severe injury...
Besides his own breakthrough as a Three Apertures Ancient God, Ning Fan also told the little demoness about acting as an Ancient God Vessel.
Ning Fan didn’t speak quickly, talking while crafting smoke fireworks. When he finished recounting everything, he was just setting down the last smoke firework in his hand.
The ground was filled with about a thousand smoke fireworks, roughly enough for Senluo to use.
Placing all the fireworks into a storage pouch, Ning Fan turned his gaze slightly, then noticed the little demoness staring at him in a trance, saying nothing.
In the space of the Ninth Star, starlight swirled and hovered in the air like tassels.
Under the starlight, the little demoness’s gaze still held some confusion, and even more, an air of helplessness.
The words Ning Fan spoke truly shocked her, whether it was the fall of Jiuyou Great Emperor or Senluo’s schemes, each left her feeling astonished.
But what she found most unbelievable was that Ning Fan would actually make a deal with Senluo to detoxify her, by becoming a vessel for the Ancient God Power and creating fireworks...
In Seven Apricot City, at the Godly Void Pavilion auction, she watched him stealthily from within the crowd, yet her heart remained unmoved.
Outside Heaven Separation Evil Sect, she playfully urged him to hold her, threatening to reveal his secret otherwise, yet even then, her heart remained unmoved.
She left Rain Immortal World, and when she returned, the next meeting was over a cup of tea, but by then, she had already lost her heart.
In the Demon World, they traveled together, claiming to be Dao Companions; amidst life-and-death trials in Primordial Abyss, though just a dream, how could it seem unreal.
They met again in Eastern Heaven, just in time for the calamity in Flowing Sand Star Domain. He eliminated Senluo for her, then later made deals with Senluo to cure her poison...
At this moment, how could she not be surprised, how could her heart not be moved?
It should be said that in her seemingly exalted life, there was no one else who treated her as sincerely as Ning Fan...
Always adept at using smiles to mask true feelings, now she finds herself thrown off balance by emotions, losing her usual composure, momentarily speechless, confused, not knowing what to say.
No matter if she’s an Eastern Heaven Demoness or the Young Lord of Shenxu Pavilion, ultimately, she’s just a woman, who too has her moments of loss and confusion.
Ning Fan chuckled softly, it was the first time he saw the little demoness in such a dazed state, lacking her usual cleverness, making him feel somewhat unaccustomed.
But recalling the reason why the little demoness was poisoned, his brow furrowed tightly.
He opened his mouth, intending to ask why the little demoness consumed the Void Fruit, but he was interrupted as the little demoness read his mind and spoke first.
"Little Fan Fan, do you have something you want to ask me?" The little demoness steadied her heart and, with a playful grin, asked mischievously.
"Hmm."
"Sorry, I can’t answer your question..."
The little demoness smirked and added,
"I am grateful for your help in suppressing the Void Poison. As for your questions, I can mostly guess them. But the matter of consuming the Void Fruit involves the secrets of the Godly Void Pavilion and is of great importance. I can’t tell you anything related to it, asking is of no use... Ever heard of the strongest Restrictive Spell in Godly Void Pavilion—’Dongming Divine Prohibition’?"
The little demoness wryly pointed to her forehead, though still maintaining her smile, there was a hint of helplessness.
On hearing the words ’Dongming Divine Prohibition’, Ning Fan first showed a shocked expression, then reached out his palm to touch the little demoness’s forehead, his eyes suddenly widened, betraying underlying anger.
After a long while, withdrawing his hand, the anger in his eyes intensified, he coldly said,
"Dongming Divine Prohibition! What a Dongming Divine Prohibition!"
Ning Fan wasn’t free from anger, yet at this moment, genuine rage was stirred within him.
According to Ning Fan’s perception, an extremely potent restriction was planted in the little demoness’s divine sense region, and once she leaked any major secrets of Godly Void Pavilion, or someone tried to retrieve her memories, the restriction would trigger.
If the little demoness even entertained the slightest thought of betraying the one who planted the restriction, it would attack her.
At that time, the little demoness’s divine sense would burn to ashes in an instant, her Spirit would vanish in a flash...
Ning Fan never imagined that the seemingly exalted Young Lord of Shenxu Pavilion was marked with such a fierce and infamous restriction.
Dongming Divine Prohibition! The most powerful Restrictive Spell in the Four Heavens! One of the Godly Void Pavilion’s top secret techniques! Also a sublime Divine Skill of Immortal Emperor level!
This skill is typically wielded by Shenhao Twin Emperors, yet why was it cast on the little demoness...
Under such circumstances, the little demoness’s situation within the Godly Void Pavilion seems not as favorable as he had imagined; the so-called Godly Void Young Lord is subjected to such treatment...
Suddenly recalling Senluo’s words, Ning Fan’s heart sank as he asked,
"I heard from Senluo that you are identified as Godly Void’s sacrifice... Sacrifice, what does it signify!"
On hearing Ning Fan know she was a ’sacrifice’, the little demoness’s expression immediately became somewhat unnatural, but still pointed to her forehead with a smile, replying, "Such topic... can’t be spoken of..."
"Cannot be spoken of..." Ning Fan’s gaze changed, yet became further convinced that the little demoness was not doing well in Godly Void Pavilion.
Despite having countless doubts in his heart, he couldn’t obtain answers from the little demoness.
Contemplating, Ning Fan asked several questions, but anything related to Godly Void secrets, the little demoness was unable to answer.
Even many questions concerning the little demoness herself, she couldn’t provide a response.
Forcing an answer would result in ashes...
Ning Fan sighed and ceased questioning, falling into a brief silence.
After the silence, he suddenly raised his palm, stroking the little demoness’s long hair, resolutely said, "As you cannot answer these questions, I will find ways to discover the answers. My master taught me a saying, do you know what it is?"
"Your master? Han Yuanji? What kind of nonsense did he teach you?" the little demoness asked nonchalantly.
"My master said, ’As a man, you must protect the woman you have bedded at all costs. Should you be in trouble, I will not turn a blind eye.’"
Though Ning Fan’s words were not earnest, his expression was gravely serious.
Unknowingly, the little demoness’s heart skipped a beat, briefly feeling a desire to be protected by Ning Fan.
However, having always relied on her own hands in action, never depending on assistance from others, she quickly suppressed that feeling, switching back to her usual cheeky smile, saying,
"Quit taking advantage of me. Though I call you my husband, there’s been no conjugal matter, nor do I need protection from you. Although I am a sacrifice, I am born with good fortune and will not encounter any grave ordeal, so there’s no need for protection from you..."
Before the little demoness finished speaking, the entire Ninth Star Space suddenly began to tremble violently.
Tens of thousands of purple flying insects suddenly flew into the space of the Ninth Star, buzzing as they charged towards Ning Fan and the little demoness.
The little demoness hadn’t reacted yet when she already saw Ning Fan scoop her up by the waist and flew back swiftly.
Ning Fan’s gaze followed the purple flying insects in the Ninth Star and then toward the boundless starry sky outside the gigantic door.
If he wasn’t mistaken, these purple flying insects were manifestations of the medicine soul power, a type of war soul technique that could invisibly harm and attack the enemy using medicine soul power!
If one’s medicine soul was not strong enough, they would not see these flying insect attacks!
"Is this flying insect transformed by the war soul technique... Destroy!"
Ning Fan also unleashed his medicine soul power, and countless black butterflies appeared in the Ninth Star, all rushing towards the purple flying insects.
The black butterflies were the manifestation of Ning Fan’s medicine soul, outnumbering the purple flying insects by ten to one, yet they could barely hold their ground evenly.
After the purple insects and black butterflies collided, they both transformed into scattered purple snowflakes, eerily piling up into a purple snowman. The black butterflies, one by one, shattered and dispersed.
Ultimately, the purple insects all turned into purple snow, and ninety percent of the black butterflies were shattered.
After retreating several steps, Ning Fan stopped, having defeated tens of thousands of purple insects but showed no slightest relaxation. With a sigh, he retracted his medicine soul power; raising his hand, the Memory Severing Dao Sword was already in his hand, and without another word, he slashed at the purple snowman.
This sigh was because Ning Fan profoundly realized that his own medicine soul power was far inferior to that of the master of the purple insects, unable to annihilate the opponent’s purple insects with just his medicine soul.
This slash, however, was infused with twelvefold divine skills, containing the brilliance of 108,000 phantom sword lights within a single sword.
With Ning Fan’s mid-stage Ghost Profound cultivation, the power of one sword was something even ordinary peak Ghost Profound masters would struggle to withstand.
After this sword was unleashed, the entire Ninth Star was immediately filled with inexhaustible phantom sword lights, all pouring down towards the purple snowman.
The snowman’s hollow eyes just began to show a hint of spirit when countless sword lights struck it, letting out a low roar before finally being annihilated by the sword lights, transforming into specks of purple light and scattering...
It wasn’t until this moment that Ning Fan took a breath and calmly retrieved the Memory Severing Dao Sword while watching the starry sky beyond the gigantic door.
These purple insects all flew in from outside!
"Was that divine skill just now a war soul technique? Speaking of which, when did you, Little Fan Fan, break through to the mid-stage Ghost Profound realm? How did I not know!" The little demoness nestled in Ning Fan’s arms, her heart racing rapidly.
Not being an Alchemist, she lacked powerful medicine soul power to see those purple insects clearly but could still sense the dreadfulness of the purple insects’ divine skill.
If it weren’t for Ning Fan’s swift action, eliminating those purple insects and the snowman they transformed into, she would have been seriously injured by those purple insects.
"That purple insect divine skill is indeed a war soul technique, exhibited by Pill Masters from the Yuan Dan Starfield. Senluo has already reached the Yuan Dan Starfield, and perhaps there will be a tough battle here..."
After Ning Fan finished speaking, he said no more.
The little demoness furrowed her pretty brows slightly, also looking at the starry sky outside the gigantic door.
At this moment, Senluo had already arrived outside the Yuan Dan Starfield, where nearly ten million cultivators filled the starry sky, all of them from the Yuan Dan Starfield!
Among this group of cultivators, the one with the lowest cultivation level had a Void Fragmentation cultivation, and there were more than a hundred True Immortals!
Among this group of cultivators, thirty to forty percent of them were Alchemists!
At the center, surrounded by countless cultivators, was a red-browed old man clad in a purple robe, sitting atop a purple-red rhinoceros mount.
This person held a magical treasure duster in his hand, the tip of which was not made of hemp hairs but of flowing purple flames.
This person was surrounded by purple snowflakes, transformed by his medicine soul power.
The tens of thousands of purple flying insects that had just flown into the Ninth Star Space were his doing, yet they were only a small part of his divine skills.
This red-browed old man had the cultivation of the Fourth Calamity of Eternals and was known as Douxi, rather famous in the Eastern Heaven Immortal World.
Where this person’s gaze fell, the starry sky was filled with inexhaustible purple flying insects, not just a few hundred million or tens of billions but hundreds of billions...
Luckily, it was only a few tens of thousands of flying insects that attacked Ning Fan, something Ning Fan barely managed to resist.
If all the flying insects attacked, Ning Fan would most likely fall instantly under this person’s war soul divine art!
If all the flying insects in this starry sky emerged at once, not even the Immortal Emperor could withstand them!
"Yuan Dan Starfield is not a place for you to run wild! Senluo! Though you are formidable, you’re not an Alchemist, you may not be able to withstand this old man’s ’Insect Returning to Snow Technique’!"
Upon seeing Senluo’s arrival, Douxi’s gaze turned cold, raising his hand to brandish the duster in his hand, pointing at Senluo and coldly rebuking him.
"Insect Returning to Snow... Are you referring to these annoying flies?"
Senluo scoffed dismissively, suddenly leaping off the Beast of Destruction, stepping on blood flames, letting out a magic shout that soared into the sky, this magic shout incorporating all the demonic thoughts of his life!
As the bloody sound wave spread, a large number of Yuan Dan cultivators immediately met their untimely demise.
Countless more flying insects, amidst buzzing laments, were buried under Senluo’s magic shout.
With the impact of the bloody sound wave, Douxi Immortal King’s face suddenly showed an unnatural flush, his chest ached, he coughed up blood and fell off the rhinoceros, eyes wide with shock.
The swirling snowflakes around him began to crumble piece by piece.
"Impossible! You couldn’t have been this strong back then! Have you come today to destroy the Supreme Pill Holy Domain again! If that’s true, even if this old man has to perish, I will guard the Supreme Pill Holy Domain and fight to the death with you!"
Douxi swallowed back the countercurrent blood with effort, glaring angrily at Senluo, showing surprisingly little fear.
Senluo curled the corner of his mouth, not striking to kill Douxi, just stood at the spot, enduring the terrified gazes of millions of cultivators, coldly snorting and transmitting a message to Douxi,
"Douxi, you were no match for me back then, and today, you are even less of a challenge. Bring your master out to meet me! I have an arrangement with him; I have found a part of what he wants, and I came here today for this matter!"
Upon hearing that Senluo had found the item his master desired, Douxi’s gaze instantly changed.
After a brief contemplation, Douxi made a decision and ordered the surrounding cultivators to disperse on both sides in the starry sky, creating a path into the Yuan Dan Starfield.
Then, gritting his teeth, he cupped his fists slightly towards Senluo and transmitted a message, "Since you’ve found the item my master needs, you are an ally, not an enemy. Please follow me to meet with my master."
With that, Douxi mounted the rhinoceros, gave Senluo a deep glance, and with a leap, rode the rhinoceros towards the central region of the Yuan Dan Starfield.
This glance, however, was not directed at Senluo but rather towards Ning Fan in Senluo’s Ninth Star.
Previously, he had used the Insect Returning to Snow Technique, which appeared to launch a strong attack on Senluo, but in fact, he had already sent a few purple insects into the Ninth Star Space of Senluo, intending to ambush and deal a fatal blow.
Unexpectedly, within the space of Senluo’s Ninth Star, there were actually two Immortal Cultivators, one at the Human Profound Initial Stage and the other at the Ghost Profound Middle Stage.
The Ghost Profound Middle Stage cultivator was quite formidable, able to destroy all the tens of thousands of purple insects he infiltrated into the Ninth Star of Senluo.
It should be noted that even ordinary cultivators at the Initial Stage of Crossing Truth would find it difficult to eradicate tens of thousands of flying insects in one go.
"When did the Eastern Heaven Immortal World produce a Ghost Profound cultivator who can rival those crossing the truth..." Douxi mused briefly, but then dismissed the matter from his mind.
After all, no matter how strong that Ghost Profound cultivator is, he wasn’t worth the attention of an Immortal King.
Senluo, with an impassive expression, leapt onto the Beast of Destruction and followed behind Douxi, flying towards the central region of the Yuan Dan Starfield, a faint, almost invisible smile at his lips.
He truly underestimated Douxi, not expecting him to scheme and infiltrate tens of thousands of purple insects into the Ninth Star.
Had Ning Fan not intervened, he most likely would have been tricked and sustained some injuries.
"I never owe favors. Since he went out of his way to assist me, regardless of his motives, I owe him a debt of gratitude. He seems to be an alchemist, so perhaps I can obtain something from Elder Yuan Dan to give to him as thanks," thought Senluo. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
The direction in which Senluo and the Douxi Immortal King were heading was straight for the central region of the Yuan Dan Starfield.
Through the gigantic door, Ning Fan gazed into the distant starry sky, where, in that direction, a vast ocean of stars formed by clusters of red starlight could be seen.
In the center of this ocean of stars, there were many ancient cities suspended within it as ruins.
Among the countless ancient cities, only one still radiated an eternal divine light, on which stood an ancient altar that could open a time-space tunnel leading directly to an ancient secret place.
Ning Fan had long heard of the name of that secret location.
Its name was the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain!
At this moment, in the ancient god city, a massive, perfectly round Purple-Gold Pill was silently hovering in the temple.
The pill was a million feet in size, making it hard to imagine what kind of giant the alchemist who crafted it was, to have refined such a huge pill.
Suddenly, the Purple-Gold Pill shimmered for an instant and disappeared without a trace.
Leaving inside the temple, only a long-eared elder with purple hair remained, his aura sometimes filled with overwhelming demonic qi, other times shrouded in ethereal immortality.
The long-eared elder’s eyes revealed delight as he gazed through the temple at Douxi and Senluo outside the endless void, smiling softly.
"Unexpectedly, that young Senluo has indeed found one of the three items I require. I wonder which one it is. Is it the Pill God Shard of the ’Primordial Pill Demon’? Or the ’Shienie Wilderness’s Three Energies’ of the ancient immortal sage, or perhaps... one of the Nine Mystical Keys of the ’Sky Desolate Ancient Realm,’ the Yin Yang Locket!"
"If it’s the first item, I could break through the shackles of the Pill Devil, exceeding to a higher realm, which would be ideal. If it’s the second item, I might have the hope of stepping into the legendary Third Step of cultivation, returning immortal to saint! If it’s the third item..."
At this, the long-eared elder’s gaze suddenly grew fervent, more eager than when the previous two items were mentioned!
"If it’s the third item, I could summon one of the Nine Mystical Keys and use the ancient sage pathways hidden in the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain to traverse to one of the nine secret realms of the Sky Desolate Ancient Realm! If I achieve this, then I..."
The long-eared elder paused his words, his gaze turning serious as he looked outside the temple, into the far reaches of the god city.
In the sky above the ocean of stars, Douxi and Senluo’s two escape lights had already drawn near, arriving outside the god city!
"Haha, after so many years apart, young friend, you still remain as radiant as ever!"
The long-eared elder laughed softly, his figure flickering as he appeared outside the god city, standing with hands behind his back in the void of stars, smiling at Senluo.
Senluo also smiled, but his smile was a cold sneer.
His claim of having found one of the three items required by the long-eared elder was merely a deception.
Indeed, he had found the Pill God Shard left by the Primordial Pill Demon, but the shard’s essence had withered, rendering it unusable.
With this item, it might not be sufficient to fulfill the elder’s desire.
Even if he truly found the required items for the long-eared elder, it might still not achieve his aims... the long-eared elder was well-known for not keeping his word.
To fulfill the elder’s wish, force would likely need to be employed...
"I wonder which treasure you have found on this visit, young friend!" The long-eared elder chuckled and asked.
Senluo said no more, and with a turn of his hand, produced a brocade box and tossed it to the long-eared elder.
The long-eared elder caught the brocade box, and without opening it, released the power of his Medicine Soul, sensing the item within through numerous profound restrictions.
His expression first revealed great joy, but moments later it turned extremely grim, and he coldly snorted, as the aura of the Eternal Seventh Calamity surged forth, sweeping towards Senluo.
"Is this your sincerity as proclaimed in the past! Are you toying with me! Do you believe that just because you’re from the Godly Void Pavilion, I dare not act against you!"
Under that pressure, whether it was the Douxi Immortal King or the Purple Fire Rhinoceros he rode, or the Beast of Destruction beneath Senluo’s feet, all their auras became chaotic.
Only Senluo himself remained still and undisturbed by the elder’s intimidating presence.
"Yuan Dan, I have brought the item you wanted. Where is the item I require!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
