Grasping the Evil-Chapter 794: Void Dao Principle, Oblique Moon Mountain
Senluo was dead, but the series of repercussions he caused still tugged at the heartstrings of the Eastern Celestial cultivators.
Ning Fan was swept up in this chaos. To be able to withdraw unscathed was indeed a stroke of luck.
He originally planned to find the Demonic Qi Crystal after setting off the fireworks and then temporarily leave the Dongming Star Domain to sort out the gains from this journey.
However, the mysterious glowing orb that followed him made him abandon his original plans.
Within the Xuan Yin Treasure, Ning Fan had already put away the Ghost Eye Clan, stood on solid ground, and gazed up at the sky. In that sky floated the Eastern Ocean Bell, and around the Eastern Ocean Bell swirled a golden, soft light sphere.
The golden light sphere at this moment exuded a joyful emotion, seemingly extremely fond of the Eastern Ocean Bell.
It seemed to have a connection with the Eastern Ocean Bell, but it was indescribable and indistinct...
Ning Fan’s gaze sharpened, and he was now completely sure that this mysterious glowing orb followed him precisely for the Eastern Ocean Bell!
But what intrigued Ning Fan was that this light sphere had no consciousness of its own and no intention of seizing the Eastern Ocean Bell.
It came for the Eastern Ocean Bell, but merely swirling around it was enough to satisfy it.
Whenever the golden light sphere gently touched the Eastern Ocean Bell, an ancient Dao essence would involuntarily emanate from it.
Initially, that Dao essence was very mixed, but in the end, it gradually became clearer.
At first, Ning Fan could not identify the type of dao force contained within this light sphere, but he could now gradually discern it!
"This is void dao force, and it’s incredibly pure, unlike ordinary dao forces..."
Ning Fan gestured, causing the Eastern Ocean Bell to shrink, and he summoned it back to his hand.
The golden light sphere immediately descended before Ning Fan, swirling beside the Eastern Ocean Bell, and finally, as if weary of swirling, it shrank to the size of an egg, rolled into Ning Fan’s palm, and nestled closely against the Eastern Ocean Bell...
Holding the golden light sphere in his palm, Ning Fan’s expression changed instantly!
At the moment his palm touched the golden light sphere, an unimaginable void dao force immediately poured out from the sphere, spreading wildly throughout the entire Xuan Yin Treasure!
This unexpected turn of events shocked Ning Fan greatly, for he had previously touched the golden light sphere, yet this hadn’t happened.
In an instant, the entire space of the Xuan Yin Treasure seemed to freeze; the gentle breeze no longer blew, the drifting clouds ceased to move, the flowing water stilled, and the falling raindrops suspended in mid-air, refusing to fall.
Everything seemed frozen in time at that moment!
The entire Xuan Yin Treasure was immobilized by that golden light sphere, with Ning Fan being the only one capable of movement within it!
Within this golden light sphere was a remarkably powerful void dao force, capable of halting a Xuan Yin Treasure of thousands of levels.
In fact, this power far exceeded the domain of dao forces!
"This is the power of Dao Principles!"
The first step of a cultivator, upon entering the Divinity Transformation stage, begins to cultivate the power of Divine Intent. What is called Divine Intent can be considered an incomplete dao force.
Mountains have intent, waters have intent, a cup of tea, a flask of wine, all possess their own intent.
All things in the world have intent because they have Dao.
First-step cultivators cannot see the existence of Dao, yet they can see the intent of Dao and gradually transition from the tangible to the intangible through the intent. They look at the present mountains and rivers and see not mountains and rivers, but the Dao contained therein.
Divine Intent has levels of mastery, but ultimately, any Divine Intent cultivation turns into a pursuit of Dao.
Those who cultivate the intent of fire often pursue the ultimate truth of fire.
Those who cultivate the intent of lightning will often become a Thunder Immortal if they step into the second realm.
The second step of cultivators is not cultivating intent, but Dao.
Fate Immortals transition from intent to Dao, True Immortals guard the Dao and seek truth, and Eternal Cultivators attempt to explore the rules of Dao methods through Dao truths.
Fire burning all things, rain benefiting all living things, wood standing out in the forest... The powers of the Five Elements in the world, all relate to the rules of Dao methods.
The rules existing within Dao methods are Dao Principles!
Most Eternal Cultivators can use the power of Dao Principles to perform Divine Skills, but those who can truly master Dao Principles are few and far between.
Only cultivators who have reached the Eternal Sixth Calamity can be called Immortal Emperors.
Only those who master a specific Dao Principle can be called Control Position Immortal Emperors!
Dao Principles are power higher than Dao truth and Divine Intent; it is a power of rules!
This is the power that only Control Position Immortal Emperors can fully master!
The reason the golden light sphere could make the Xuan Yin Treasure come to a halt is that it momentarily took control of the Dao Principles of the Xuan Yin Treasure!
Previously, it ignored the boundaries of the Xuan Yin Treasure, entering it directly; what it relied on was most likely also the power of Dao Principles!
Ning Fan was certain that even someone like Senluo, who had cultivated the void dao to its extreme, couldn’t directly intrude into the Xuan Yin Treasure, yet the golden light sphere was able to...
In the palm, the golden light sphere gradually approached the Eastern Ocean Bell as if searching for a place to reside.
Its brilliance slowly merged into the Eastern Ocean Bell, perfectly combining with it, and gradually becoming one.
This caused the Eastern Ocean Bell to glow more radiantly with golden light, with countless Dao Principles’ powers faintly emanating from within the bell body.
At the moment the golden light sphere completely disappeared, fully integrated into the Eastern Ocean Bell, Ning Fan held the bell in his hand and clearly sensed how every thread of Dao principle power within the bell was flowing!
Using the Eastern Ocean Bell as a medium, Ning Fan finally saw clearly what that golden light sphere really was.
The essence of the golden light sphere was thousands of filaments as thin as strands of hair, made of Dao principle threads!
Each Dao principle thread contained the rules of the Void Dao.
After the golden light sphere disappeared, all the Dao principle threads resided within the Eastern Ocean Bell!
The Void Dao is a kind of space Dao, a power to control dimensions.
The moment the golden light sphere fully merged with the bell body, the spatial stillness of the Xuan Yin Treasure suddenly vanished, everything returned to normal.
Ning Fan withdrew his initial expression of astonishment, and looked solemnly at the small Eastern Ocean Bell in his hand.
The Eastern Ocean Bell had merged with the golden light sphere, and Ning Fan was eager to know if the bell had undergone any changes.
Perhaps, after fusing with the power of the golden light sphere, the Eastern Ocean Bell would see a significant increase in power.
Ning Fan initiated several spirit senses toward the small bell, slightly urging the Eastern Ocean Bell to display divine skills.
Golden sound waves spread from the Eastern Ocean Bell, but the power of those sound waves stopped at the potency of a Divine Transformation Realm stored strike, not much greater than before.
All the power of the Dao principles within the golden light sphere was merely sealed within the bell body, not driven by Ning Fan at all.
After several tests, Ning Fan had to confirm that the fusion of the Eastern Ocean Bell with the golden light sphere did not result in a change in the magical treasure itself.
In this fusion process, the Eastern Ocean Bell merely served as a container, storing all the Dao principle power from the light sphere, which had no direct destructive power yet embodied an unimaginable Dao enlightenment of the void...
Holding the small Eastern Ocean Bell, Ning Fan’s gaze was unfathomable, contemplating ways to make use of the golden light sphere.
He sat crossed-legged, holding the bell in one hand, staring transfixed at the small bell, pondering in silence.
After a long time, Ning Fan suddenly made a decision, drawing out a golden thread as thin as hair from the Eastern Ocean Bell, his eyes sharpened, and he swallowed the golden thread whole.
This golden thread was naturally one of the countless Dao principle threads in the golden light sphere.
At the instant he swallowed the Dao principle thread, a surge of Void Dao power far beyond Ning Fan’s capacity exploded within him.
Ning Fan closed his eyes tightly, his body seemingly lost in countless voids, amidst boundless emptiness, with only himself.
He tried to gradually absorb the Void Dao power within him but found it extremely difficult.
Ning Fan’s initial plan was to refine the golden light sphere step by step to enhance his strength.
But he had grossly underestimated the difficulty of refining the Dao principle threads, as just consuming one thread had already left him fatigued and overstretched.
The Dao power contained in one Dao principle thread was far beyond what a Fate Immortal could withstand, let alone absorbed by a True Immortal well-versed in the field.
Ning Fan had not delved into the Void Dao, and his comprehension of it had only reached the level of the Swirling Void Technique.
His body had no foundation of Void Dao power, making it extremely difficult to absorb it.
The refining of this one Dao thread lasted a full ten days!
Ten days passed, and Ning Fan had yet to successfully refine any Void Dao power, instead suffering a backlash from the Void Dao power within him causing numerous injuries.
With a long sigh, Ning Fan realized that with his current Void Dao skills, it was futile to refine the countless Dao principle threads within the golden light sphere.
If he could refine all the Dao principle threads within the golden light sphere, the benefits he would reap would be immense indeed. But now he stood before a treasure mountain, unable to attain it.
Dispersing all the Void Dao power within him, Ning Fan began healing, and three days later, his injuries were healed.
He stored the Eastern Ocean Bell within the Xuan Yin Treasure with a sigh as he stood.
Though the Dao principle threads within the Eastern Ocean Bell were numerous, for now, he had neither the fortune nor the destiny to refine them.
"If I comprehend the techniques of the void someday, I may resume refining the Dao principle threads within the Eastern Ocean Bell, but for now, it is impossible."
"I have stayed within the Xuan Yin Treasure for thirteen days now, unaware if the turmoil outside has subsided..."
Ning Fan still wished to find that Demonic Qi Crystal, and naturally was unwilling to linger in the Xuan Yin Treasure longer.
After a brief silence, Ning Fan flickered his body and escaped the Xuan Yin Treasure, appearing in the starry sky of the Dongming Star Domain.
This place was far from the Dongming Star, and in the nearby starry sky, hurried figures occasionally flew by.
Among these cultivators passing through, some belonged to the Godly Void Pavilion, others to the Four Oceans Sect, and still more from other Eastern Heavenly Powers.
Thirteen days had passed since the end of the great battle, and the Dongming Star Domain was now in a state of tiered lockdown.
Heavenly, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, four-tiered lockdown, Earth is the second tier, and outsiders entering and exiting the Dongming Star Domain underwent stringent examinations, but Ning Fan was inside Dongming Star Domain, thus did not need to be examined.
The cultivators moving through the star river were mostly of Void Fragmentation realm, with some at the second step of cultivation appearing occasionally.
When Ning Fan suddenly appeared in the star river, it startled many Void Fragmentation strongholders, but upon seeing Ning Fan possessing mid-stage Ghost Profound cultivation, they felt profound respect, and no one dared to question him.
Ning Fan, however, took the initiative, stopping a Void Fragmentation cultivator from the Four Oceans Sect, attempting to ask him several questions.
The person Ning Fan stopped was a middle-aged scholarly cultivator at Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, named Li, who belonged to the Four Oceans Sect but held low status within, seldom speaking to second-step seniors.
Being stopped by Ning Fan for questioning, Li was both nervous and excited at this moment.
In his eyes, Ning Fan was a lofty old monster in the mid-stage Ghost Profound Realm, and any opportunity given by the latter would be enough for him to benefit for a lifetime.
"If Senior has any doubts, please clarify them. I will undoubtedly tell you everything I know without reservation!"
This scholarly young man named Li had been stuck at the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm for a long time, yearning for any chance to break through to the Third Heavenly Layer.
He would answer Ning Fan’s questions almost unreservedly, hoping that his answers would satisfy Ning Fan and earn him some benefits.
Ning Fan naturally inquired about the situation in the Eastern Heaven after the great war.
Killing Hall was not impacted at all in this Eastern Heaven turmoil, only a few Killing Pavilions were destroyed because the Cultivation Stars they were located on were wrecked by Senluo.
Such a loss was naturally insignificant to the grand Killing Hall. Killing Hall did not take any action amidst this Eastern Heaven chaos, merely remaining a cold-eyed observer.
The greatest losses in this Eastern Heaven turmoil were suffered by the two starfields, Sha Jiuyou and Hongze.
The Great Emperors guarding these two star domains fell one after another; their decline was only a matter of time and not something Ning Fan cared about.
The Godly Void Pavilion also suffered significantly. It was said that before leaving the heavenly realm, Senluo slew many old monsters there, in addition to the two Immortal Venerables previously killed by Senluo. In this great chaos, the Godly Void Pavilion lost a total of eight powerhouses above the eons, and the Heaven Suppressing Bell was still under repair, with the next Bell Sacrifice reportedly delayed...
The Four Oceans Sect had evacuated eighty to ninety percent of its one million cultivators, with only a little over ten percent remaining in the Dongming Star Domain to assist in repairing the Heaven Suppressing Bell.
Regarding the Godly Void Pavilion, what concerned Ning Fan the most was the little demoness. Of course, due to Senluo, he also mentioned the newly resurrected Xiao Qianyu.
"In reply to Senior, the Divine Void Young Master is currently in seclusion. It is said he obtained a certain treasure that can remove residual toxins from his body. As for what specific toxins, this junior does not know. It is only known that this seclusion will last at least a year. As for the newly resurrected empress of the Godly Void Pavilion, she reportedly left the Dongming Star Domain on a giant beast the day after the chaos ended, and her whereabouts are unknown..."
"Has Xiao Qianyu left the Dongming Star Domain..." Ning Fan nodded slightly.
Regarding Xiao Qianyu, he merely asked an additional question on account of Senluo.
His concern for the little demoness was genuinely heartfelt.
The little demoness was in seclusion and seemed intent on completely purging the toxins from her body.
This relieved Ning Fan, and he inquired about some other matters.
Ning Fan also asked about the movements of the Yuan Dan Starfield, for he could never be entirely at ease with Emperor Yuan Dan, who coveted his Yin Yang Locket.
"In reply to Senior, the Yuan Dan Starfield is currently under a heavenly-level lockdown. Almost no cultivators are venturing out, all busy repairing the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain’s domain gates." The scholarly young Li replied respectfully.
"Repairing the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain’s domain gates? What does that mean?" Ning Fan’s eyes changed upon hearing this.
"This junior heard from companions that the culprit behind this Eastern Heaven turmoil—Senluo—took a secret treasure from the Yuan Dan Starfield. This treasure was initially the key to opening the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain’s domain gates. The item was borrowed and eventually destroyed by Senluo, leading to the domain gate’s damage. The opening of the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain will have to be postponed, and repairing the domain gate will take at least a century..."
"So, within a hundred years, the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain will not open..." Ning Fan frowned.
"Indeed. Moreover, this junior received information that even if the domain gates are repaired, the number of cultivators entering the Sacred Domain will drastically reduce..." The scholarly young Li respectfully replied.
Having heard this, Ning Fan’s frown deepened.
He originally planned to proceed to the Medicine Sect after stealing incense offerings in the Flowing Sand Star Domain and prepare to enter the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain. Now, it seems this entry into the Sacred Domain will be delayed by at least a century.
"Never mind, being delayed in entering the Sacred Domain might not be bad. This Eastern Heaven turmoil brought me many opportunities and benefits, which will take a considerable amount of time to absorb and refine. Moreover, another legacy of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor is likely within the Divine Tomb. If there’s no hurry to enter the Sacred Domain, I might as well focus on obtaining this legacy first..."
With these thoughts in mind, Ning Fan asked a few more questions to the scholarly young Li and then casually handed the latter a storage pouch before disappearing without a trace.
The scholarly young Li scanned the storage pouch with spirit sense and, seeing that it actually contained a million Dao Crystals, couldn’t help but feel his heart race uncontrollably with excitement.
"This Senior is indeed generous!"
For him, a million Dao Crystals was an astronomical sum.
For Ning Fan, however, a million Dao Crystals were trivial, not worth mentioning.
Ning Fan continued his way towards the outer regions of the Dongming Star Domain, stepping on Blood Lotus Spiritual Outfit, with a flight speed comparable to an Enlightenment Old Demon.
Even so, it took half a month’s full-speed flying to reach the outskirts of Dongming.
One had to admit, the Dongming Star Domain was vast; only an old monster of Senluo’s caliber could cross the Imperial Star Domain in a few steps. With Ning Fan’s current speed, it was far from achievable.
The outskirts of Dongming were severely damaged. Many cultivation stars were destroyed by the aftermath of Senluo’s magic, and countless strongholders from the Godly Void Pavilion perished here.
Ning Fan’s eyes flowed with the cyan hue of Rain Intent as he was drenched in the gentle cosmic drizzle, speeding towards a half-wrecked cultivation star.
In Ning Fan’s memory, after the demon resembling Evil Luo Mountain fell, the Demon Qi Crystal formed from its body descended onto this cultivation star.
This star was called Spiritual Platform Star, and its Star Lord had once been a power at the Shattered Void Eighth Layer but died with hatred in participating in the siege against Senluo.
In such a battle, his Shattered Void Eighth Layer cultivation seemed so trivial and was not given attention by the Godly Void Pavilion.
This half-destroyed Spiritual Platform Star had almost no Divine Void cultivators patrolling it.
This half-destroyed Spiritual Platform Star was suffering deeply from the post-war hardships.
Spiritual Platform Star, Oblique Moon Mountain!
This mountain was formerly where the Spiritual Platform Star Lord’s cave abode resided, but now, with the death of the Star Lord and the semi-destruction of the star, it was overrun by demon beasts and reduced to a Hellish Devil Pool.
The million-mile mountain range surrounding Oblique Moon Mountain ran rampant with demon beasts. Any cultivators entering the Oblique Moon Mountain Range would immediately be besieged by a horde of demon beasts.
The Spiritual Platform Star had endured the attacks of native demon beasts for a long time.
Until now, the Spiritual Platform Star cultivators had relied on the suppression by the Spiritual Platform Star Lord to barely maintain their hold on the star.
Because of this great chaos in the Eastern Heaven, the Spiritual Platform Star Lord fell, and many fragmented voids on the Spiritual Platform Star perished in battle.
With the current strength of the cultivators on the Spiritual Platform Star, they could not continue to suppress the beast’s attacks.
Unfortunately, the Godly Void Pavilion had too many large and small cultivation stars to take care of and could not spare any attention to such a remote small star.
There was no choice; the Dongming Star Domain was vast, and there were too many cultivation stars. The severity of the situation was beyond handling.
At this moment, at the foot of the Oblique Moon Mountain, an old, tall, and thin elder in a saffron robe was protecting a group of disciples and grand-disciples, defending against the onslaught of beasts.
This elder was named Liux Zhou, once one of the four protectors under the Spiritual Platform Star Lord, possessing the cultivation of the Fourth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm.
He was part of the last batch of cultivators retreating from the Oblique Moon Mountain, trying to shield his disciples and grand-disciples from being surrounded by the beasts.
Liux Zhou couldn’t understand why, after the Star Lord’s death, the beasts on the Spiritual Platform Star went berserk, fearlessly attacking in the direction of Oblique Moon Mountain trying to seize the area.
His favorite hobby was stargazing. On the day the great battle broke out, he had seen a black starlight streak across the sky and fall near the Oblique Moon Mountain.
Perhaps, the chaotic madness of the beasts on the Spiritual Platform Star was related to the black starlight falling from the sky.
However, these were not the most concerning things for Liux Zhou.
At this moment, he was only concerned about one thing, whether he could protect his disciples and grand-disciples out from the beast siege.
Among the beasts surrounding them, there were 7 Void Fragmentation Beasts and over 300 ferocious beasts of the Half-Step Void Refinement Realm. The highest cultivation among them was the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm.
In this place, however, he was the only human of Void Fragmentation.
His disciples and grand-disciples behind him were mostly lowly disciples with Nascent Soul and Divinity Transformation Realm cultivation. He brought eight subordinates of Void Refinement, all of whom had been killed in battle! He was the only Void Fragmentation cultivator!
"Master, save yourself from the siege, don’t worry about us anymore. Your disciple doesn’t wish to burden you!" A burly man in the late stage of the Divinity Transformation Realm said decisively to Liux Zhou.
"Nonsense! What kind of person am I if I would leave you to die! If death is to come, we die together!" Liux Zhou reprimanded in a cold voice, once again holding back the beasts with his sword, but his breath was already weak, uncertain of how much longer he could last.
"Grandmaster, Qiner doesn’t want to die. Please save Qiner! Qiner still wants to get married, still wants to marry Cousin Xiao! Why! Why isn’t Cousin Xiao coming to save me! Waaa..." A beautiful young girl in a red dress, seeing the beasts surge closer and closer, had more and more terror in her eyes.
She only had the cultivation of the intermediate Nascent Soul realm, and she didn’t want to die in battle here...
"Shut up! Don’t talk nonsense; it distracts your grandmaster!" The burly man from before immediately rebuked the young girl in the red dress upon hearing her.
But in his eyes, despair gradually emerged as well.
He vaguely saw that today, no matter whether it was them or their master, they would struggle to break through the beast siege.
Seeing the despair on the faces of his disciples and grand-disciples, Liux Zhou sighed deeply, resolved to die, and with a horizontal sword, prepared to ignite his spirit to perish with the beasts there.
At that moment, the many beasts ready to attack Liux Zhou suddenly revealed looks of fear, trembling violently, all bowing to the ground, unwilling to take a step forward or launch any attack against Liux Zhou.
This scene changed Liux Zhou’s expression; he immediately realized that something had changed in the battlefield there.
In the sky above, a slender youth in white as snow suddenly appeared.
He descended into the blood-soaked battlefield just like that, and all the beasts trembled even more violently upon his appearance.
"Retreat!"
Ning Fan coldly ordered, and the aura in his words was enough to crush the entire sky of the Spiritual Platform Star!
The layers of demonic mist covering Oblique Moon Mountain vanished strangely due to his words!
All the beasts suddenly felt like they faced a formidable enemy; in their eyes, the murderous aura inside Ning Fan was terrifyingly sky-high, a supreme demonic figure that they dared not offend.
The beast tide scattered like mad, fearing that if they were a step slower, they would meet their end!
Liux Zhou was stunned by what he witnessed!
He was born in the Dongming Star Domain; although his cultivation was not high, he had seen a few cultivators in the second step of the Eastern Celestial league.
However, among the few first step cultivators he’s seen in his life, not one could, without revealing a single hint of aura, frighten away the beasts on the Spiritual Platform Star!
Liux Zhou firmly believed that this suddenly appearing youth in white must be above the first step and probably reached the realm of the Ghost Profound Realm!
Thinking about how a Ghost Profound Fate Immortal suddenly arrived to save him, Liux Zhou was both excited and grateful beyond words. He gathered his sword and immediately bowed deeply to Ning Fan!
"The senior’s life-saving grace is akin to being reborn! Though I die ten thousand times, I cannot repay it. I am willing to give everything to repay the senior’s life-saving grace!"
"No need! I want to enter this mountain to cultivate, and you all must not enter and disturb me!"
With that said, Ning Fan’s figure flickered, flying into the Oblique Moon Mountain.
The young girl in the red dress who was previously obsessed with Cousin Xiao, upon seeing Ning Fan’s appearance and aura, almost felt faint with infatuation, no longer remembering Cousin Xiao.
"If I could become a dao partner to this senior, Qiner would die willingly!"
"Nonsense! What status does this senior hold for a mere Nascent Soul cultivator like you to covet! Don’t speak recklessly, be careful not to anger this senior!"
Hearing the words of the young girl in the red dress, Liux Zhou immediately rebuked her solemnly.
He was truly afraid; with his discerning eyes, he could immediately tell that Ning Fan was a cold-blooded and ruthless demon cultivator.
This kind of person had strong cultivation and could kill without hesitation. If offended, the consequences would be unimaginable...(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
