Grasping the Evil-Chapter 796: Thousand-Leaved Demon Luo

Without further investigating the crystal, Ning Fan put it away in an instant, his eyes calmly looking towards the sky.

Suddenly, an oval crack of Demonic Qi slowly began to tear open in the vast sky above.

Purple-brown Demonic Qi dispersed from that crack, immediately enveloping the land within ten thousand miles.

In the sky above the Oblique Moon Mountain Range, a gigantic demonic shadow suddenly appeared, its true form indistinct.

At the moment this demonic shadow appeared, nine purple-brown vortices emerged in the sky, an indescribable Great Divine Power, instantly descending upon the ten thousand miles of land of the Oblique Moon Mountain Range!

At that moment in the Oblique Moon Mountain, any demon beast that witnessed this phenomenon felt a deep sense of shock!

Many had heard of the phenomenon of a Demonic Qi Infusion, yet never imagined they would live to witness it firsthand!

Qinqin and Yunyun, two little toddlers, suddenly felt hot, their tender skin strangely emitting firelight, with a flame mark appearing on their foreheads, a symbol of the Flame Devil.

The two toddlers felt a warm power constantly flowing into them, extremely comfortable, yet they did not understand why.

Beside them, Ke Long looked at the two granddaughters, both surprised and delighted.

"Demonic Qi Infusion! Truly a Demonic Qi Infusion! These two little girls will have great blessings in the future, there is great hope for them to break through to the Second Step realm in this lifetime!"

Ning Fan paid Ke Long no heed, his gaze steady on the demonic energy in the sky, shaking his head slightly, dissatisfaction in his eyes.

"Not enough, the Demonic Qi is too dispersed, it needs to gather more."

With those words, Ning Fan lifted his hand towards the sky and grabbed. The Demonic Qi stretching over ten thousand miles immediately frantically converged towards the Stone Pool as its center.

The range covered by the phenomenon swiftly reduced, from ten thousand miles to a thousand, to a hundred, to ten...

Ultimately, under Ning Fan’s control, the Demonic Qi Infusion phenomenon covered only a hundred zhang around the Stone Pool.

As the area of the phenomenon decreased, the quantity of Demonic Qi pouring into the two toddlers’ bodies increased, naturally enhancing the effect of washing my physique and marrow.

Ke Long watched Ning Fan incredulously.

He could not fathom how Ning Fan could not only slay a Human Profound Demon in a single palm strike, drawing forth the Demonic Qi Infusion phenomenon, but also possess the Great Divine Power to reduce the phenomenon’s range and enhance the infusion’s effect.

"This Senior could not merely be at the Human Profound realm, perhaps he has already stepped into the later half of the Fate Immortal Realm— the Ghost Immortal Realm!"

Ghost Profound Fate Immortal!!!

Ke Long’s heart thumped wildly, in his mind, a Human Profound Fate Immortal was already a powerhouse rare in Eastern Heaven, a Ghost Profound Fate Immortal was an existence of the highest reach.

In the Lower-Level Star Domains and Mid-Level Star Domains alike, a Ghost Profound elder could certainly be a dominator of a domain!

Even in the Imperial Star Domain of the Dongming Star Domain, a Ghost Profound elder was not one to be easily offended.

The Dongming Star Domain is the domain of the Godly Void Pavilion, including eighteen thousand Cultivation Stars, countless sects and factions, all under the jurisdiction of the Godly Void Pavilion.

Within the Dongming Star Domain, sects are graded into ten levels.

Levels one to five represent forces from Golden Core to Void Fragmentation level.

Levels six to ten represent forces from Fate Immortal to Eternal level.

On Spiritual Platform Star, the strongest force used to be the Oblique Moon Sect, where the Sect Master was the Spiritual Platform Star Lord at the Fragmentation Realm Eight.

In the Godly Void Pavilion, the Oblique Moon Sect was just a level five sect, only forces with a Fate Immortal stationed could be classified as a level six sect.

Levels one to five are considered lower-level sects, generally ignored by the Godly Void Pavilion.

Sects above level six have the privilege of selecting disciple cultivators to advance into the main sect.

Sects of level eight and above are eligible to participate in the election for elder positions in the Godly Void Pavilion.

A Ghost Profound cultivator like Ning Fan is often a figure of ancestral level in a level six sect.

On ordinary days, Ke Long would hardly have any opportunity to meet a senior of Ning Fan’s level.

Suddenly, a bold idea sprouted in Ke Long’s mind!

With resolute eyes, he clasped his hands in respect towards Ning Fan, first expressing his gratitude.

Grateful, naturally, for Ning Fan’s guidance in fire techniques and the blessing of the Demonic Qi Infusion for the two toddlers.

After expressing gratitude, Ke Long took a deep breath and asked Ning Fan,

"Might Senior have any intention of accepting disciples? Would you consider taking a disciple to pass on a complete Taoist system?"

"Accept disciples? You mean them?" Ning Fan looked towards the two little toddlers, asking.

"Indeed!" Ke Long’s heart surged with excitement, having discerned that Ning Fan had great fondness for these two little girls, naturally hoping Ning Fan would accept these two little ones as disciples.

Were these two girls to have a Ghost Profound master, their future prospects would be limitless!

"Receiving my Taoist system is not necessarily a blessing. Best not mention this." Ning Fan flatly declined.

"Does Senior dislike their demon lineage?" Ke Long asked with a wry smile.

Ning Fan shook his head, offering no answer, only ordering Ke Long to take the two small toddlers and leave. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

He commanded Ke Long to have all demon beasts withdraw to the outer regions of the Oblique Moon Mountain Range, forbidding entry into the inner regions, for he wished to practice in seclusion here.

He did not tell Ke Long, the reason for his reluctance to take disciples was not due to disdain for the little girls’ demon lineage, but because he did not wish to pass on his bloody mist Taoist system to the two girls.

In his life, Ning Fan had taken two disciples, both due to dan refinement.

He had never taken on a true disciple to teach a complete Taoist system.

His path of cultivation was too cruel, filled with too much sin and slaughter, it was not something he wished to easily impart, especially not willing for these two pure-hearted toddlers to walk his path of carnage.

Ke Long envied Ning Fan’s power, while Ning Fan envied the pure innocence of the two toddlers, unwilling to destroy it...

The purity in the toddlers’ eyes was not due to ignorance.

They had seen their parents die tragically, had witnessed the battles between cultivators, yet remained pure in heart, simply because they longed for beauty in their hearts.

In a hazy memory, Ning Fan recalled that year, that month, in the All Pleasure Sect, that girl who had humbly begged him not to die a bad death, having such a clear and pure expression.

"Paper crane..."

Ning Fan’s gaze was absent-minded, in this moment, he remembered the paper crane, the Yue Country, the Rain Immortal World, the trials he had weathered along the way, the women who had quietly walked through his life, his master, his parents, the enemies he had decisively slain.

Per Ning Fan’s command, the beast tide retreated from the inner regions of the Oblique Moon Mountain Range.

At dusk, near the small Stone Pool deep in the Oblique Moon Mountain Range, the sound of "Song of Yue Boatman" on the zither suddenly arose.

Until deep into the quiet night, the melody continued unbroken.

The next day, a cave mansion had been carved into the rock face beside the Stone Pool, its origin unknown.

The owner of the cave mansion was Ning Fan himself, who decided to temporarily reside in the Oblique Moon Mountain, to organize the gains from this journey.

Traveling with Senluo, Ning Fan had indeed reaped substantial benefits.

His cultivation rose to the Ghost Profound Middle Stage, and he opened the third aperture of the Ancient God Heart Apertures.

Furthermore, Ning Fan also obtained a Golden Light Sphere filled with the Void Dao Principle, a Soul Refining Pill, a Void Command, a Demonic Qi Crystal...

Of course, there were also losses. The Ancient Demon Puppet was severely damaged and needed proper repairs before it could be used again.

The first spoils of war that Ning Fan needed to address was the Soul Refining Pill, a treasure for enhancing the power of his Medicine Soul.

He didn’t immediately consume the pill but instead spent ten days in seclusion, meticulously organizing the power of his Medicine Soul.

The path of cultivation is like sailing against the current; if you do not advance, you will retreat.

Ning Fan hadn’t engaged in Alchemy or utilized the power of his Medicine Soul for quite a while and felt somewhat rusty.

Thousands of five-colored butterflies circled around his body, all manifestations of his Medicine Soul’s power.

After ten days, Ning Fan took the Soul Refining Pill and entered the Xuan Yin Treasure.

A month later, Ning Fan emerged from the Xuan Yin Treasure, and although his Medicine Soul realm was still quite unstable, he had already reached the upper grade of the Seventh Revolution!

Five Ninth Revolution Golden Pill level Soul Refining Pills propelled his Medicine Soul realm to break through all the way to the Seventh grade intermediate!

The enhancement of his Medicine Soul realm left Ning Fan very satisfied.

However, the instability of his Medicine Soul power caused Ning Fan a considerable headache.

There are two ways to quickly solidify the Medicine Soul: one is to continually engage in Alchemy, and the other is to constantly use the War Soul Divine Art; both can gradually solidify the Medicine Soul power through repeated use.

Ning Fan chose the latter.

He had killed Sect Masters in his hands and possessed several Battle Soul secret techniques, which, though not powerful, were sufficient to temper the Medicine Soul.

For a full three months, Ning Fan practiced the War Soul technique in the inner region of the Oblique Moon Mountain.

The demons in the outer region often sensed the fluctuations from Ning Fan’s use of the Divine Skills. At first, they were surprised that Ning Fan was actually a formidable Seventh Revolution Alchemist. But as time passed, it became no surprise.

During these three months, Ke Long would occasionally bring Qinqin and Yunyun, two little girls, to find Ning Fan.

It wasn’t that Ke Long was outrageously courageous, daring to defy Ning Fan’s orders and enter the inner region without permission.

Rather, it was because the two little girls were too insistent, wanting to go to the inner region to play with Ning Fan, and Ke Long, unable to dissuade them, had no choice but to bring both girls to Ning Fan...

Furthermore, Ke Long harbored some private intentions. In his view, even if Ning Fan was unwilling to take the girls as disciples, as long as he bestowed some fortuitous opportunities upon them, it would benefit the girls for a lifetime.

Ning Fan never pointed out Ke Long’s thoughts.

Ning Fan truly adored these two little girls, so whenever they visited, he would give them some expensive pills to assist them in washing their physique and marrow.

Afterward, the two girls would play on their own at the small stone pool, while Ning Fan would fly to the highest peak in the Oblique Moon Mountain Range — Flying Peak, to practice the War Soul technique.

Gradually, Ning Fan’s Medicine Soul had completely solidified, making further practice in the War Soul technique meaningless.

He began to stay often in his cave abode for seclusion, holding that Demonic Qi Crystal in his hand, pondering deeply with his eyes closed.

He had meticulously examined this crystal; its effects were quite different from what he initially thought.

That day, after the Heavenly Demon resembling Moluo Land died at Senluo, this crystal was left behind.

Initially, Ning Fan believed that the crystal might contain some chance of fortune that could help improve his Ancient Demon cultivation realm.

However, later Ning Fan discovered that the crystal held peculiarities and didn’t benefit the improvement of his Ancient Demon cultivations but served another purpose.

The true purpose of this crystal was to create an illusion of the Evil Sect!

If Ning Fan’s speculations were correct, this crystal was likely a rare immortal ore called ’Phantom Demon Crystal’.

The air in the cave abode was damp, with many dark green mosses growing.

After the group of demons infiltrated the Oblique Moon Mountain Range, the air here was filled with a lingering Demonic Qi.

Ning Fan fell silent for a moment, then suddenly waved his hand, capturing all the Demonic Qi within the cave abode into his palm, forming a black spherical light.

He then raised his hand to sacrifice, making the Phantom Demon Crystal fly high into the air, then flicked his finger to shoot the Demonic Qi sphere towards the crystal.

Immediately, the crystal emitted a sizzling sound, gradually absorbing the Demonic Qi from the light sphere, starting to change.

The Demonic Qi attached to the crystal’s surface gradually transformed into a gigantic illusion of the Evil Sect head, roughly one zhang tall.

This Evil Sect head form was illusory, without a mouth or eyes, no horns on its head, no wings on its back, and its cultivation level was roughly at the first level Vein Opening realm.

The crystal was housed within the Evil Sect head, located at the Dantian position.

Ning Fan beckoned again, capturing all the Demonic Qi from a hundred li around, merging it into the crystal.

That Evil Sect head form gradually solidified, and its aura steadily escalated, advancing from the first level Vein Opening realm, all the way to the seventh level Vein Opening realm.

After some thought, Ning Fan summoned the Demonic Qi from ten thousand li around to converge into the crystal.

That Evil Sect head form solidified significantly more, and its cultivation step-by-step advanced to the Intermediate Harmonious Spirit realm.

Moreover, the form began to exhibit nascent horns on its head and six budding fuzzy demonic wings on its back...

Ning Fan’s gaze shifted, suddenly lifting his hand to capture all the Demonic Qi from the air of the entire Spiritual Platform Star into the cave abode!

After absorbing the Demonic Qi from the entire Spiritual Platform Star, the Evil Sect head form was completely solidified, and it had grown to two zhang tall.

Its cultivation had also reached the late Harmonious Spirit realm...

Staring at the Evil Sect head in front of him, Ning Fan’s eyes suddenly flashed with an ancestral blood gleam, and with a flicker, he directly flew up to appear before the Evil Sect head, raised a finger, and pressed it toward the Evil Sect head’s Tian Ling.

This finger contained all the Ancient Devil Essence within Ning Fan’s body.

The aura of the Si Chen Fourth Layer Heaven Ancient Devil, swept out at this moment, madly dispersing throughout the entire Oblique Moon Mountain Range!

At the outskirts of the Oblique Moon Mountain Range, all the Demon Beasts that sensed Ning Fan’s overwhelming demonic power started to tremble.

This time, they instinctively feared the terrifying bloodline pressure from Ning Fan’s body.

They did not know the specific level of that pressure, only feeling that the bloodline pressure was as heavy as a mountain, leaving them unable to resist.

Ke Long was once again shaken!

He couldn’t imagine that Ning Fan possessed such a powerful demonic blood, secretly guessing in his heart, could such an impressive demonic blood possibly be a King Level bloodline?

He dared only speculate in his heart, naturally having no courage to face Ning Fan with this inquiry.

Within the cave abode, Ning Fan infused his Essence into the Evil Sect head form.

After absorbing his essence, the Evil Sect head form’s aura instantly soared to the Human Profound Peak realm!

Its body grew to four zhang tall, its horns fully developed, and the structure of the six wings was basically completed.

Its facial features gradually formed, and its appearance astonishingly resembled that of the Great Emperor Moro!

The moment this Evil Sect head form grew eyes, it immediately saw Ning Fan standing before it!

In an instant, its eyes erupted with unimaginable rage, simply because it beheld the enemy haunting its dreams!

"Finally, I have found you! Junior! I am one of the ’Six Crystal Slaves’ of the Great Emperor Moro... Thousand-Leaved Demon Luo! You annihilated the thirty percent of my master’s demonic sense that day; today, you will repay that blood debt with blood!"

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