Grasping the Evil-Chapter 795: Demon Is Cultivator

To Liu Zhou and his companions, Ning Fan had merely rescued them in passing and didn’t think much of it.

The reason he saved Liu Zhou was simply because he admired this person’s spirit of preferring death over giving up the younger generation, nothing more.

With just one flight, Ning Fan reached the deepest part of the Oblique Moon Mountain Range.

There were many Demon Beasts in this mountain, yet none dared to offend Ning Fan.

These Demon Beasts feared Ning Fan not because of the powerful Demon bloodline, but merely because of the hidden and unexpressed Evil Qi within Ning Fan.

Since refining the Young Emperor’s Ghost Eye, if Ning Fan did not wish, the Demon Beasts here would never be able to sense the level of his Demon Seal.

Spirit Platform Star is a lower-level Cultivation Star, and the strongest Masters and Demon Beasts on the star are only at the Void Fragmentation level.

In the Oblique Moon Mountain Range, there were a total of thirty-four Void Fragmentation level Demon Beasts, the one with the highest cultivation even reached the Crumbled Void Seventh Layer.

Crumbled Void Seventh Layer, placed among the nine mortal worlds of the lower realms, would definitely be considered an earth-shattering figure.

But in front of today’s Ning Fan, the Crumbled Void Seventh Layer Demon Beasts could only submit, having absolutely no courage to provoke Ning Fan.

"Roar!!"

At the moment Ning Fan stepped into the Oblique Moon Mountain Range, a flame Demon Beast of the Shattered Seventh Realm issued a warning roar to the entire Oblique Moon Mountain Range.

It was not warning Ning Fan, but a warning to the group of beasts in the Oblique Moon Mountain Range, warning them to stay in their nests under all circumstances, never to provoke Ning Fan!

Ning Fan walked in the mountains, along a water stream, heading toward the mountainside.

He also heard the roar but didn’t care.

The Demon Beasts he encountered along the way each prostrated on the ground, not daring to trouble him, fearing to offend him.

Many Demon Beasts even transformed into human form, standing among the dense forest and weeds, greeting Ning Fan respectfully.

These Demon Beasts were indigenous Demons of the Spirit Platform Mountain, though they were hostile to the Star’s Masters, they did not dare to offend someone like Ning Fan who had the second step of cultivation.

Ning Fan did not launch a massacre on Spirit Platform Star, he bore no hostility towards the Demons here.

His sole purpose in coming to this star was to obtain the Demonic Qi Crystal that had fallen onto this star.

The source of the water stream was a small jade-like green stone pool, located at the mountainside of this mountain.

At the pool, there were once lofty buildings made of bamboo, left behind by the Masters who had lived here.

According to Ning Fan’s senses, the Demonic Qi Crystal left behind by the Heavenly Demon after its death had fallen into this pool.

There was no imagineable overwhelming Demonic Qi; at that moment, the Demonic Qi Crystal lay at the bottom of the pool, its luster dim, like an ordinary stone, not drawing attention.

The first step of Masters or Demon Beasts could not detect anything unusual about this stone.

The Spirit Platform Star Demon Beasts rioted and besieged the Oblique Moon Mountain Range, originally intending for this Demonic Qi Crystal, but unfortunately, none knew where the crystal was located.

Liu Zhou did not know that the black meteor he saw during stargazing that day was the Demonic Qi Crystal.

The group of beasts did not know that the Heavenly Demon Crystal they were desperately seeking in the Oblique Moon Mountain was in this unremarkable stone pool.

When Ning Fan arrived at the small stone pool, there were two little girls playing in the water.

These two little girls seemed less than three years old; one had little braids, with peach-pink hairbands, wearing a red dress and cloak; the other had tied hair with a large black bow, wearing a black cloak and skirt. They had red lips, white teeth, and were utterly adorable.

They were barefoot, splashing in the water, which only reached up to their calves.

There was a faint flow of Demonic Qi on their bodies, very weak, yet it could not escape Ning Fan’s eyes.

Ning Fan immediately saw that these two little girls were of the Demon clan, with Demon Qi on them, yet extremely weak, equivalent to just Vein Opening’s first or second layer.

The two girls were playing in the water, but as Ning Fan appeared, they both gave a start.

After seeing clearly who it was, the two girls finally breathed a sigh of relief; the one with the little braids giggled and spoke in a baby voice,

"Yunyun was scared to death, Yunyun thought Grandpa came. So it’s the guest of the second step that Grandpa spoke of. Thank goodness it’s not Grandpa... Grandpa never lets us play in the water, once seen, once punished. Grandpa says that as Huomo before Harmonious Spirit, we must stay away from all water sources; once the Black Dragon evil fire in our heart is extinguished, life will be lost."

"Hehe, since it’s not Grandpa, let’s continue playing; Qinqin loves to play in the water. Hey, should we greet this ’second step brother’? Let’s go, Grandpa said to be polite when meeting guests, let’s quickly greet the guest!"

The little girl wearing a bow cheerfully frolicked in the stone pool, pulling the other girl, splashing toward Ning Fan with no trace of fear.

These two Demon girls naturally heard the previous warning roar but did not take it seriously.

That roar was issued by their Grandpa, repeatedly warning the group of Demons in the Oblique Moon Mountain not to offend Ning Fan, this second step Old Monster.

Unfortunately, the two little girls in the pool were too tiny to understand what the second step even meant.

To them, Vein Opening, Harmonious Spirit, second step, were extraordinarily foreign terms, incomprehensible.

To them, there might be no one in this world more terrifying than their Grandpa, after all, when their Grandpa got angry, he would hit the palms of their hands!

Moreover, in the eyes of these little girls, Ning Fan looked so gentle and easily bullied, not like a bad person!

"Hello second step brother, I’m Qinqin, she’s my younger sister, called Yunyun."

The little girl with the bow pulled the other little girl, walking barefoot to Ning Fan’s front, speaking in a child’s voice.

Ning Fan was slightly taken aback, then found the two little girls in front of him amusing.

The entire mountain full of Demons feared him like a tiger, avoiding him far away, yet these two little girls weren’t afraid of him and repeatedly called him something like second step brother, truly interesting.

Perhaps these two little girls heard the previous warning roar, knowing he had the second step cultivation, yet didn’t understand what ’second step’ meant.

"Are you not afraid of me?" Ning Fan smiled and asked.

"Why be afraid?" The two little girls bewilderedly asked in return.

"Why..." Ning Fan was surprised, then laughed silently.

Yes, indeed, why must these two little girls fear him?

Because of his high cultivation, because he could easily deprive the Demons here of their lives...

Why must those with lower cultivation fear those with higher cultivation?

Why must ordinary people fear those above them in authority?

"It’s right not to fear me, but the world’s rules are wrong." Ning Fan smiled yet sighed softly.

Hearing Ning Fan’s profound sigh, both girls showed a bewildered expression, indicating their lack of comprehension.

Ning Fan didn’t expect the two little girls to understand, so he smiled at them again,

"You two are so young, why are you playing here alone? Don’t let your parents worry."

He intended to coax the two girls to return home, but unexpectedly, as he said this, the two girls simultaneously darkened their expressions, red-eyed and sobbing,

"Father was killed by the Spiritual Platform Star Lord, Mother wanted to retrieve Father’s corpse but was drained of Spirit and refined into expensive pills by the Spiritual Platform Star Lord..."

Ning Fan felt slightly moved, withdrawing his smile, looking toward the sky with some darkness.

The Spiritual Platform Star Lord was the leader of the Spiritual Platform Star’s Masters but a nightmare for the star’s Demon clan...

When war arises, there would be orphaned children among Masters, and those in the Demon race losing their parents are similarly orphaned...

After a moment, Ning Fan squatted down, wiped away the tears of the two little girls, and asked gently,

"Do you have any elders at home?"

"There’s Grandpa..."

"Really, I want to take something from this stone pool, the process might be dangerous, can you two temporarily leave this place, go home and find your Grandpa, avoid danger here?"

"No! Yunyun doesn’t want to leave, Yunyun hasn’t played enough." Yunyun shook her head like a rattle, pursed her lips in objection. She hadn’t played enough and simply didn’t want to leave.

"Brother wants to take something from this stone pool? What is he taking? Will it be dangerous? Do we really need to avoid it?"

Qinqin didn’t object, wiped away her tears, and carefully asked.

"Hmm, there will be some danger. What I’m taking, I can’t tell you, but I can tell you, the area around this pool might soon be attacked; it’s best if you return home to avoid it... Of course, if you really don’t want to leave, stay behind me, and I will protect you."

After speaking, Ning Fan stood up, smiling at the two little girls.

Within that Demonic Qi Crystal, some crisis was hidden; the matter of retrieving the crystal might be slightly risky.

Ning Fan came slowly, repeatedly investigating the Demonic Qi Crystal.

After repeated investigation, Ning Fan was convinced that with his current cultivation, it would not be difficult to remove the lurking demon from the Demonic Qi Crystal and reclaim the crystal.

If these two little girls were unwilling to leave, he would not force them.

For him, it wasn’t difficult to protect these two little girls while retrieving the crystal.

Ning Fan did not dislike these two pure-hearted little children and instead had a certain fondness for them, even though they were from the demon tribe.

What he admired was the purity of the hearts of these two little girls, untainted by worldly laws.

Ning Fan had always seen little difference between gods, demons, and devils, believing that demons were essentially cultivators.

Only by being inclusive could one master everything.

The cultivation principle of Yin Yang Transformation was to assimilate all usable things, a principle that had long been integrated into Ning Fan’s Daoist Thought.

Not long after Ning Fan finished speaking, an anxious elder’s voice suddenly came from the sky.

"Forgive me, Senior! These two are my granddaughters. They are young and ignorant and may have spoken wrongly, not knowing they might upset you. Please, Senior, be gracious and do not hold it against these little girls!"

As soon as this voice fell, a red-haired elder at the Crumbled Void Seventh Layer descended from the sky, stepping on a Flame Demon Cloud and clad in Flame Battle Armor.

Upon landing, he immediately shielded the two little girls behind him and bowed to Ning Fan, his expression extremely tense.

The aura of this elder was exactly the same as that of the Flame Demon Beast that had roared previously; they were the same person.

Ning Fan’s gaze flickered slightly, realizing that this demon was indeed the Flame Devil who had roared earlier, and also the grandfather of the two young girls.

"Grandpa! Why are you here!" The two little girls immediately asked nervously upon seeing the elder appear.

They were worried that the elder would scold them for playing in the water.

"Shut up! Not another word!"

The red-haired elder scolded the two girls harshly, his expression full of concern and nervousness.

He gritted his teeth and respectfully said to Ning Fan again, "Since Senior has matters to attend to, I will not disturb you and will take these two little girls away!"

He was afraid, deeply afraid that his two innocent granddaughters would anger the star of misfortune, Ning Fan, and lose their lives!

The two little girls did not understand why their grandfather was so severe and did not dare to cry, evidently fearing their grandfather greatly.

Ning Fan shook his head and said, "No problem, it’s fine if you stay. Just stay ten feet behind me with these two girls and don’t move rashly. Later, I will retrieve something from the Stone Pool, which might trigger a phenomenon of Demonic Qi Infusion, which will be beneficial to these two girls."

"Demonic Qi Infusion!"

Upon hearing Ning Fan’s words, the red-haired elder’s face changed, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The so-called Demonic Qi Infusion is a phenomenon that occurs after the death of a Second Step demon.

After a Second Step demon dies, the vast Mana within may transform into the phenomenon of Demonic Qi Infusion.

The range covered by such a phenomenon isn’t very wide, and if low-level demon tribe members who haven’t yet Harmonious Spirit are within that range, they’ll be blessed by the demonic qi, washing their physique and marrow, gaining great benefits, and greatly improving their cultivation aptitude.

Of course, the appearance of the phenomenon of Demonic Qi Infusion is not easy to bring about.

Only a very few powerful demons can form such a phenomenon upon their death...

The red-haired elder did not know why Ning Fan had come to the Oblique Moon Mountain Range, nor did he know whether Ning Fan could truly trigger the phenomenon of Demonic Qi Infusion, granting his two granddaughters a bit of fortune.

He only knew that Ning Fan was incredibly powerful, well beyond his own capabilities, and under no circumstances could he offend Ning Fan.

Since Ning Fan wouldn’t let him leave, he dared not disobey and leave the Stone Pool area on his own accord.

With a soft sigh, the red-haired elder held the hand of each little girl, following Ning Fan’s command to stand ten feet behind him. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The two little girls looked at their nervous and frightened grandfather, completely puzzled.

In their impression, their grandfather was never this afraid, even when facing the Spiritual Platform Star Lord.

They couldn’t understand why their grandfather was so afraid of Ning Fan.

To them, Ning Fan simply looked like a harmless big brother...

"What is your name?" Ning Fan did not turn around, but his voice reached the red-haired elder’s ears.

"Junior’s name is Ke Long, I’m a beast of the Huomo (Fire Demon) Clan," the red-haired elder answered nervously as soon as Ning Fan inquired.

"Ke Long, is it? You’ve used devil fire to temper your Spirit, reaching the half-step into the Shattered Void Eighth Layer, but what you lack to break through isn’t the Might of Fire, but the Essence of Fire..."

Ning Fan said calmly, suddenly waving his big hand. Black dragon evil fire surged crazily from his sleeve, instantly condensing into a giant fiery palm, which then slapped fiercely towards the sky above the Stone Pool!

With this slap, endless waves of fire emerged in circles but were contained by Ning Fan, confined within the range of the Stone Pool.

The waves of fire suddenly transformed into countless black fire butterflies, intricately detailed, even the patterns on their wings were clearly visible.

Each fire butterfly plunged into the pool, eerily without reacting with the water.

Each butterfly carried an astonishing temperature, yet didn’t cause the water to evaporate...

"What is this!"

Ke Long’s eyes widened; he had never seen such a subtle control over fire.

When two objects touch, the one with the higher temperature should transfer heat to the one with the lower temperature.

But Ning Fan’s fire butterflies didn’t lose any heat at all, and the blazing temperature didn’t affect the pool water, so not a single droplet evaporated...

Such intricate fire control skills might not be unfamiliar to Second Step cultivators, but for Ke Long, it was the first time in his life!

The lacking detail was what had kept him from breaking through to the Shattered Void Eighth Layer.

The moment he saw Ning Fan’s fire control, Ke Long felt as if a new door had opened before him, one that led directly to the realm of the Shattered Void Eighth Layer!

"Thank you, Senior, for your guidance!" These words were stuck in Ke Long’s throat, unspoken, when his expression suddenly changed dramatically, looking in horror at the Stone Pool not far away.

He saw that with the fire butterflies entering, the Stone Pool instantly underwent a tremendous change as visible, substantial demonic qi crazily surged out from it.

At the center of the demonic qi, a dimly lit stone shot up into the air.

The stone, initially dim, suddenly radiated brilliantly after a moment, transforming into a sparkling Demonic Qi Crystal.

Once the crystal formed, the demonic qi in the area suddenly surged toward it, adhering to the crystal and transforming into a three-zhang tall demonic head, housing the crystal within!

This demonic head had no mouth or eyes, and there were faint protuberances on its head that had not yet formed.

Its back had six featherless wings that were far from fully developed.

Even so, the aura of this demon was almost at the level of the Human Profound Middle Stage!

"This is a Human Profound Initial Stage demon! Its cultivation is nearing the breakthrough to the Human Profound Middle Stage!" Ke Long said in disbelief.

He never knew that there was a Second Step demon hidden within the Oblique Moon Mountain Range’s nameless Stone Pool!

This demon, although only at the initial stage of the Human Profound realm, felt utterly unbeatable to Ke Long!

The two little girls also became frightened!

Despite being naive children, their demonic instincts allowed them to sense just how terrifying this demon was.

More terrifying than their grandfather, more terrifying than the Spiritual Platform Star Lord!

Just as both Ke Long and the two little girls were gripped by fear, Ning Fan’s calm voice suddenly reached their ears.

"Don’t be afraid, it’s just a demon at the end of its rope."

Ning Fan’s tone carried a hint of disdain as he suddenly raised his hand, condensing more devil fire into a fiery palm and slapping it fiercely onto the newly formed demon.

With just one strike, the prestigious Human Profound Initial Stage demon was silently reduced to dust by Ning Fan, with demonic qi sizzling and vanishing into the sky...

"To destroy a Human Profound demon with one strike! How is that possible! That was a Human Profound demon!"

Ke Long cried out in disbelief while the two little girls were completely stunned, like finely crafted porcelain dolls, frozen in place.

After slaying the demon, Ning Fan acted swiftly, pulling the Demonic Qi Crystal into his hand, feeling the vast demonic qi within.

"This crystal, there’s something peculiar about it..." Ning Fan murmured.

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