Grasping the Evil-Chapter 802: Ten Thousand Leaves’ Murderous Intent Revealed
The state of Unity of Heaven and Man, Ning Fan had entered before, but every entry was filled with too many chance factors.
However, this time, the Unity of Heaven and Man was unlike any before.
Although it also aided in enhancing Dao Enlightenment, the improvement in Dao Enlightenment was not as substantial as before. Conversely, this time the Unity of Heaven and Man had unprecedented benefits.
Ning Fan did not know that his current Unity of Heaven and Man startled many of the Eternal Old Freaks in the Dongming Star Domain.
He closed his eyes once more, allowing the mountain breeze on Flying Peak to gently flutter his black hair.
But in one moment, his demeanor suddenly shifted, and the mountain wind at this place abruptly ceased. The yellow leaves falling from the surrounding phoenix trees also hovered motionless in mid-air!
Ning Fan’s body became lifeless, and his heart sank into this peculiar state, as still as water.
Gradually, there was no longer the sound of wind in his ears, no scent of fallen leaves in his nose, nor any softness of the leaves underfoot.
Gradually, ripples of the Grand Dao emanated from his body, very light, very faint, like water without a trace.
Wisps of green qi emanated from Ning Fan’s body, transforming into a light mist, dispersing atop Flying Peak.
It seemed as if a gigantic door was slowly opening before Ning Fan.
Ning Fan’s perception of the outside world became increasingly acute. He distinctly sensed countless strands of Dao energy in the sky converging from all directions.
That was a trace of Dao energy emanating from the myriad mortals and cultivators in the Dongming Star Domain!
It was as if the sea embraced all rivers. At this moment, all the Dao energy flowed toward Ning Fan, leaving no traces.
"This Unity of Heaven and Man is entirely different from before... Previously, the Unity of Heaven and Man would elevate my comprehension of Dao techniques to a terrifying level, but this time it focuses on enhancing perception..."
"My heart can perceive the Dao energy of all beings within a certain range, my eyes can faintly see the rules interwoven in heaven and earth, my body seems to merge with this heaven and earth, becoming one... This perception is different from spirit sense and Medicine Soul, and also distinct from the five senses. It is a special perception existing for the Grand Dao..."
These strands of Dao energy varied in strength and origin, but all shared the effect of purifying the Dao heart.
Ning Fan’s heart became increasingly clear, and the Dao ripples on his body became increasingly faint, as did the green qi emanating from his body.
Gradually, the Dao ripples faded to nonexistence, and the Dao’s green qi became indistinct and invisible.
The wind resumed its flow, the fallen leaves drifted to the ground, and the flow of Dao energy ceased, everything returning to its previous state.
Ning Fan still hadn’t opened his eyes, immersed in his Heart Spirit, unable to extricate himself!
Ning Fan’s Heart Spirit World was at this moment a world of black sky and white sea. This black and white was his Path of Perseverance.
Beneath that black sky and above the white sea, a high platform of green bricks gradually appeared, with three gigantic doors standing there, each flowing with a green light.
Ning Fan stood on the high platform, gazing at the three gigantic doors, his eyes clear and profound.
The first gigantic door had a crack open, with green qi continuously flowing out.
The second and third gigantic doors remained tightly shut, with no chance of opening.
In this moment of Unity of Heaven and Man, Ning Fan had a sudden enlightenment when gazing at these three gigantic doors.
He attempted to push the latter two doors, but neither budged an inch.
After a moment of silence, he walked to the first gigantic door. With just a push, the door began to open little by little!
More and more green qi flowed from within the door, filling this world of black sky and white sea.
The moment the first gigantic door fully opened, Ning Fan felt his perception of the Dao had multiplied several times over!
And his comprehension of Dao techniques had once again significantly improved!
"These three gigantic doors seem to have arisen from the Unity of Heaven and Man... Each door opened seems to elevate the Unity of Heaven and Man to a new realm..."
"The Unity of Heaven and Man is an opportunity that cultivators can encounter but not seek... Although I have repeatedly entered this realm by chance, I have always known little about its information."
Suddenly, the Heart Spirit World violently trembled, and the three gigantic doors and the high platform gradually turned to faint shadows and disappeared.
At the same time, in this Heart Spirit World, all the green qi that flowed from the gigantic doors surged into Ning Fan’s body.
Atop Flying Peak, Ning Fan suddenly opened his eyes, a flicker of green qi flashed and vanished in his eyes.
He raised his head, the countless rules interwoven in the world gradually presented themselves more clearly before his eyes.
He quieted his mind, and he seemed to hear the breath of all living beings, from the closest to the farthest. From mere mortals to Immortal Cultivators...
He raised his hand, attempting to grasp the power of the rules flowing in heaven and earth.
It was a pity that the power of those rules, while visible, was not something he could touch. All this was not due to insufficient comprehension but because his cultivation was inadequate to extract the power of rules from the world.
"Seeing it but unable to touch it..." Ning Fan pondered.
The rules of Dao techniques exist in every corner of the world, yet leave no trace, invisible to ordinary people.
Generally speaking, the ability to see the existence of Dao technique rules lies with certain cultivators above eons and a very few practitioners of the Innate Dharma Eye.
He could see the rules but not touch them, but even so, he had achieved something countless True Immortals could not, enough to take pride in.
"I observed the cultivation of slaughter in the Spiritual Platform Star Cluster, felt the Dao; I saw the fallen leaves returning to their roots, felt the heavens... Unexpectedly, such sentiments would become the opportunity for me to enter the Unity of Heaven and Man realm..."
"Having entered the Unity of Heaven and Man with such difficulty, it would be a waste not to take this opportunity to meticulously comb through my Dao enlightenment during this period."
Ning Fan calmed his mind, recalling the various Dao enlightenments he experienced after entering the Flowing Sand Star Domain.
He raised his hand, and a profound and mysterious power began to surge within him.
In the instant this power dispersed, all the plants here began to decay; the few massive stones standing here started to rapidly erode!
This power was the slight essence of Time Dao Power that Ning Fan comprehended from the Flowing Sand Star Domain.
This instance of Unity of Heaven and Man, though not enhancing his perception as well as before, was still not to be underestimated.
With a thought, purple-gold sand immediately flowed around his hand.
Previously, when rescuing two little ones and slaying Elder Sui Ba, Ning Fan used this Wind Mist Finger technique.
When Ning Fan first understood this technique, he used a negligible understanding of reincarnation to drive it, but due to his shallow understanding of reincarnation, the technique could not exert much effect. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
However, now, Ning Fan has begun using the power of time to employ this technique.
The power of time is the power of time, a part of the Power of Reincarnation.
Using the power of time to drive this technique, Ning Fan now wields it at will, and naturally, the technique’s might is incomparable to before.
One finger annihilates Elder Sui Ba, reducing him instantly to dust, which is a testament to this technique’s power.
However, the technique still has many flaws, and these flaws are evident in two aspects.
Firstly, Ning Fan’s comprehension of the path of time is naturally far deeper than his understanding of reincarnation. Yet fundamentally, he cannot claim to be too proficient with the path of time, causing limitations in the technique’s power.
Secondly, the essence of this technique of Wind Mist is to let all the past return to dust, which is the Dao of the Purple Dou Immortal Emperor, not completely aligning with Ning Fan.
In this world, there is no most powerful Divine Skill, only the one most suitable for oneself, a truth Ning Fan realized long ago.
In the past, when his cultivations was at Nascent Soul level, he accidentally glimpsed the Great Dao of Void, and used that opportunity to improve the Wind Mist Finger technique by incorporating the power of memory intent, thus creating the technique of Wind and Snow.
Wind and Mist, Wind and Snow, differ by a single word, yet contain Daoist Thoughts that are entirely different.
One abandons the past, relinquishes everything, letting all return to dust, and scatter with the wind.
The other clings to the past, willing to freeze reincarnation, to keep the old dreams intact.
The technique of Wind Mist is not the Divine Skill most suitable for Ning Fan.
The technique of Wind and Snow also isn’t in complete harmony with Ning Fan; if it were, he wouldn’t have discarded it for so many years.
Ning Fan is not one to be mired in the past; though he won’t abandon his memories, he also won’t indulge in them day and night, unable to extricate himself.
The memory intent was once a power he possessed, but it wasn’t his true path.
His path is perseverance, overly persistent, and overly dedicated.
He is no longer that young man who practiced bitterly for revenge; his mood differs from back then.
"Now I am in the Unity of Heaven and Man, this is an excellent opportunity. With my current understanding of the time Dao, I should improve the Wind Mist and Wind and Snow techniques to create a new Divine Skill, one that carries the essence of the Wind Mist and Wind and Snow techniques, but is distinct from these two..."
While pondering, Ning Fan observed as yellow leaves continued to fall in the mountain wind.
Fallen leaves landed lightly on his shoulder.
The autumn wind brushed his face, bringing a sense of inexpressible solitude and loneliness.
The same wind in different seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter can evoke different feelings.
The same wind, but with different Daoist Thoughts intertwined, can evolve into countless Divine Skills...
Ning Fan’s eyes subtly shifted, as if he had captured something, yet could not pierce through the barrier.
He said no more, allowing the sunrise and sunset, remaining bathed in the autumn wind, gazing at the fallen leaves, standing at the peak for three days.
He was attempting, attempting to merge his current Daoist Thought into the sound of the wind to create a new Divine Skill.
This process naturally cannot be accomplished easily, haste will not succeed.
What puzzled Ning Fan was that even after three days, his state of Unity of Heaven and Man had not faded.
It should be known that previously, his time in the Unity of Heaven and Man state was extremely brief...
"Three days, and the Unity of Heaven and Man still remains..."
A faint glimmer of brilliance flashed through Ning Fan’s eyes, then dissipated, as he continued contemplating Divine Skills on the Flying Peak.
With the passage of time, a whole month went by in a blink.
The trees atop Flying Peak were almost bare, all the yellow leaves had fallen.
The state of Unity of Heaven and Man still remained!
Ning Fan had now deeply realized, the realm of Unity of Heaven and Man he had entered this time seemed as if, once entered, it would never retreat!
"The Unity of Heaven and Man hasn’t disappeared! Could all of this be related to the first gigantic door I previously opened?"
"At this moment, rather than saying I’ve entered the state of Unity of Heaven and Man, it’s more accurate to say that after opening the gigantic door, I’ve absorbed boundless green qi, which greatly enhanced my Dao Enlightenment and made my perception of Daoist laws more acute!"
Ning Fan understood this key point, and his heart was inevitably shaken.
Unity of Heaven and Man is an opportunity that masters can encounter but not seek. Being able to open the first gigantic door, allowing this state to never disappear, the benefits for Ning Fan are naturally unimaginable.
As a cultivator at the Mid-Phase Ghost Immortal, he could glimpse the Daoist laws that only Eternal Old Freaks could see.
As a Lower-Ranked Fate Immortal, he had the capital to create his own Immortal Techniques Divine Skills, accomplishing what many True Immortals couldn’t!
All of this was because he had permanently opened the first gigantic door, entering a state of Unity of Heaven and Man that would never dissipate!
Ning Fan did not know that Unity of Heaven and Man is both an opportunity and a gift that any cultivator might trigger, yet it is also a kind of divine skill with three major realms to cultivate.
The cultivation of Unity of Heaven and Man has no specific spell and can only improve gradually with the master’s Dao Enlightenment.
Once a master’s understanding of the Grand Dao is deep enough, the door of Unity of Heaven will appear by itself, waiting for the master to open them one by one.
Divine Skill spell cultivation can be gradually realized, but the cultivation of Unity of Heaven and Man requires only sudden enlightenment.
Ning Fan did not know that when he felt the leaves swaying and the cultivation surging, he had already opened a sliver of the first door of Unity of Heaven.
Everything that followed was just riding the wind and pushing the boat along with the current.
At this moment, Ning Fan was still unaware; he had already decided that once everything here was over, he would definitely gather all the information on Unity of Heaven and Man to fully understand every piece of information.
Now, having confirmed that the heavenly unity state would not disappear, his eagerness to comprehend divine skills had been replaced with a sense of calm.
Previously he worried about when the heavenly state might vanish, uncertain about whether he could create new divine skills under this state.
Now he no longer had this concern in his heart.
He no longer cared about the passage of time; he stood on Flying Peak for another month!
The west wind blew, lifting the fallen leaves beneath Ning Fan’s feet in a slight half swirl on the ground.
At this moment, Ning Fan’s eyes suddenly shone brightly, and a faint purple-gold light appeared around his body.
Then, at the peak of Flying Peak, a purple-gold windstorm suddenly rose.
This windstorm blew for only a few breaths before quietly disappearing.
The faint light around Ning Fan transformed into a black-gold color.
From the summit of Flying Peak, goose feather black snow suddenly descended; this black snow bore the resoluteness of freezing reincarnation.
The snowflakes floated for only a few breaths and vanished again.
At this moment, Ning Fan no longer displayed any flickering light, but emitted an aura of antiquity reminiscent of the Dao.
Within that aura existed loneliness, lonely as autumn. It also embodied desolation, desolate as the wind.
In that moment, the clear blue sky suddenly filled with millions of black fallen leaves, eclipsing the sky and the sun.
Suddenly, an autumn wind arose, carrying a faint white light, sweeping through the inner perimeter of Oblique Moon Mountain in an instant.
Then, myriad leaves rustled, falling from the heavens!
At this moment, within Oblique Moon Mountain’s inner perimeter, all the beasts and creatures exposed expressions of dread.
Whether grasses or creatures, they all, at this moment, had their bodies wilt, their appearances aged, vitality dissipated like fallen leaves in the autumn breeze, unable to return to life!
At this very moment, Liux Zhou and Ke Long stood shoulder to shoulder at the foot of Flying Peak.
Within this endless autumn wind and falling leaves’ divine skill, the two of them too turned pale with fright!
Their joint arrival at this place was due to several discussions over Ning Fan’s two-month comprehension of divine skills, and then they formed a decision regarding the future of the Spiritual Platform Star’s Xuan Cultivators and the demons.
Ning Fan’s decree was absolute; he did not permit factions within the Spiritual Platform Star Cluster to engage in internecine warfare. No matter how bold Ke Long and Liux Zhou were, they dared not continue leading their forces in murderous confrontation.
After much deliberation, the Spirit Platform Demon Clan and Xuan cultivators finally made up their mind.
Both parties agreed to lay down their past animosity and cease hostilities for ten thousand years.
Should after ten millennia, Ning Fan no longer be the Star Lord of the Spiritual Platform Star, whether they resume hostilities would be a later matter.
Should after ten millennia Ning Fan remain the Star Lord, no matter what, neither side would dare to massacre each other, for fear of angering Ning Fan.
They had originally intended to inform Ning Fan of this decision, yet they arrived just as Ning Fan was comprehending his divine skills.
Upon reaching the foot of Flying Peak, they dared not ascend the mountain to disturb Ning Fan’s contemplation and could only wait below.
Unexpectedly, even during their wait, they were affected by Ning Fan’s newly created divine skill!
At this moment, Liux Zhou and Ke Long both raised their heads in unison, looking at the extraordinary scene within the inner perimeter of Oblique Moon Mountain where the autumn wind swept the fallen leaves, their faces dramatically changed.
At this very moment, they had an illusion, as if they had become one of the countless fallen leaves destined to turn to ash when the autumn wind blew by!
It seemed as though the entire inner perimeter of Oblique Moon Mountain was under Ning Fan’s Daoist Thoughts control.
Within the inner perimeter of Oblique Moon Mountain, Ning Fan seemed to become the master of the Grand Dao!
He allowed life, and people could live. He willed death, and people would die. He transformed them into falling leaves that dissipate, and they would vanish along with the swirling leaves!
"What level of divine skill is this?! Under such a divine skill, not to mention us Void Fragmentation cultivators, even the Second Step Fate Immortal would fall instantly; we must flee!"
The two of them changed their expressions and, without the slightest hesitation, were about to escape from the inner perimeter of Oblique Moon Mountain.
At this moment, above the vast sky littered with falling leaves, there was a sudden change!
The autumn wind at this moment suddenly howled like a dragon. The countless leaves in the long sky turned into ashes and dissipated in an instant!
Ning Fan’s soft muttering voice, very small and light, yet in a flash spread throughout the entire inner perimeter of Oblique Moon Mountain, and even throughout the Spiritual Platform Star!
"The western wind is like the Dao, people perish like leaves. I see all beings as leaves; when the wind rises, the leaves vanish!"
At the moment this sound arose, a bleak and murderous autumn wind abruptly swept across the entire Spiritual Platform Star!
All the cultivators and mortals on the Spiritual Platform Star began to show signs of life force decaying.
As if in the next moment, their life force would be completely lost, and they would wither and decay, perishing in this murderous autumn wind like autumn leaves, turning into dust and disappearing!
The higher the cultivation, the faster the physical form vanished under the influence of this divine skill, even the veins, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Spirit seeming to weather away in this divine skill.
A sense of shock and despair immediately emerged in the hearts of Liux Zhou and Ke Long.
This entire Spiritual Platform Star was the range of Ning Fan’s new technique attack, and they had absolutely no way to escape, unable to avoid the autumn wind sweeping across the star...
"Could it be that we, along with the beings of the Spiritual Platform Star, will die in vain due to Senior Ning’s technique!"
Moreover, a black-robed elder hiding on the Spiritual Platform Star, his eyes previously filled with overwhelming demonic qi, now showed extreme shock.
He was the person with the highest cultivation on this star, an Initial Stage of Crossing Truth cultivator sent by the Dongming Chen Family to assassinate Ning Fan!
He had been lurking around the inner perimeter of Oblique Moon Mountain for several days.
Because Ning Fan maintained a certain level of vigilance while comprehending his divine skill, he didn’t dare to act rashly.
Originally planning to launch a fatal blow when Ning Fan was most relaxed, he hadn’t thought he’d be affected by Ning Fan’s latest divine skill!
Being the highest cultivator on this star, at the moment this technique’s power fully unfolded, signs of his physical body weathering appeared, one arm rapidly decaying, showing cracks, and gradually weathering into mud...
"What kind of divine skill is this? How could it have such immense power! This technique is not something I can withstand! Is this youth really just at the Ghost Profound Middle Stage!"
"This star cannot be stayed on for long; I cannot kill Ning Fan and must leave immediately!"
The black-robed elder’s gaze changed, and with a shake of his body, he was about to flee.
Ning Fan, who was performing divine skills atop Flying Peak, let out a cold gaze, with killing intent rising silently.
This elder lurking for several days, Ning Fan had long since detected.
After achieving Unity of Heaven and Man, Ning Fan could clearly feel the presence of an extremely strong aura, even if this person was always hidden, not revealing even a trace of killing intent...
"It’s a bit late to think of leaving now, don’t you think!"
"Get down here for Ning Fan!!!"
Ning Fan suddenly roared, and countless ripples of the Dao law immediately spread around him.
The autumn wind sweeping the entire Spiritual Platform Star suddenly retracted, bypassing all beings, rushing fiercely only towards the black-robed elder!
The black-robed elder’s expression changed drastically, clearly not expecting Ning Fan to have already seen through his concealment.
In the vast sky, countless falling leaves continued to appear, repeatedly turning into ashes and dispersing.
If there were another person here who could see the rules, they would discover that after Ning Fan’s shout, the dense weave of lines of rules slightly shifted!
This kind of change can usually only be triggered by Mid-Phase Shattered Thought old monsters!
With Ning Fan’s shout, the black-robed elder felt a sudden pain all over, as if being squeezed by heaven and earth. He coughed up blood, lost his concealment status and fell from the sky, his expression extremely shocked.
"Spirit Speech... This is a divine skill only comprehensible at Mid-Phase Shattered Thought, how can this mere Ghost Profound employ it!"
Just after his words, he became even more terrified.
Because the remnants of countless falling leaves filled the air, blocking all his paths.
And the murderous autumn intention, at this moment, came mightily, overwhelming as if toppling mountains and overturning seas!
Under this murderous intent, hardly any Initial Stage of Crossing Truth cultivator could safely protect themselves!
"This strike, I must withstand, otherwise... death awaits!"
The black-robed elder gritted his teeth fiercely, showing a pained expression, took out a jade slip from his bosom, turned abruptly, directly facing Ning Fan, and shattered it with a crush.
This was a life-preserving jade slip given to him by the Chen Family Head, and he never thought it would be used to deal with a mere Ghost Profound kid...
"Since I’ve even used the life-preserving jade slip, there’s no way for me to return empty-handed today. No matter what, I must slay you!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation vote, monthly vote, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)
