Grasping the Evil-Chapter 834: Heart’s Wish
Because I am a cultivator of the Rain Immortal World!
This sentence, Ning Fan said it calmly and solemnly.
The Rain Immortal World is his hometown, a fact he will never forget, no matter how high his cultivation reaches.
Cultivators have no home, but Ning Fan is willing to consider the Rain Immortal World as his home because there are so many people he misses there.
The Chaotic Ancient Phantom nodded with a smile, very satisfied with Ning Fan’s answer.
In the era when the Purple Dou Immortal Domain still existed, there were a billion Great Emperors in heaven and earth, with many talented cultivators; the Chaotic Ancient Phantom had seen many such outstanding young heroes like Ning Fan.
With the high standards of the Chaotic Ancient Grand Emperor, Ning Fan’s aptitude was at best acceptable in his eyes.
What he appreciated more was Ning Fan’s emotional, grateful nature, his forget-not-the-roots mindset, and his persistence and determination in his spirit sense.
"Since you have made your decision, I will do my best to help you cultivate the Yin Yang of Rain. You, come with me."
The Chaotic Ancient Phantom moved with a Dao thought, taking Ning Fan and disappearing again in the Tomb Palace.
This time, he brought Ning Fan to a place amidst continuous rain in the mountains and rivers.
Amidst these mountains and rivers, stood a Tomb Palace thick with Rain Intent.
"You have completed the first step, reshaping the Rain Protostar; now you need to complete the second step, devouring the Fierce Origin Crystal, refining the power of Dao Laws within it. The Heavenly Grade Fierce Origin Crystal has no attributes; you must have cultivated corresponding types of Cultivation Techniques to convert the attribute-less Dao Laws into the Rain Dao Principle, thereby cultivating the Yin Yang of Rain... The Rain Star is a divine star, and the Cultivation Technique must be a gods’ Cultivation Technique... It seems you haven’t cultivated any Ancient Divine Rain Art above the level of seven stars?" The Chaotic Ancient Phantom asked.
"No..." Ning Fan shook his head.
He had comprehended the Rain Intent and practiced the Heaven Prying Rain Technique, but had never seriously cultivated any techniques related to rain.
He had never obtained even a single book of the Rain Dao Ancient Divine Skill ranking above seven stars.
"Just as I thought... that is why I brought you here."
"In life, I was not proficient in the Way of Rain. Although I remember a few Rain Cultivation Techniques, they are at most six or seven stars. Fortunately, as this is a Divine Tomb, the Shenxu Progenitor had collected many strong legacies, stored here... In this particular Tomb Palace, there is a collection of a nine-star Ancient Divine Skill - the "Ink Rain Scripture." The cultivator who created it is said to be of the same sect lineage as the Rain Ancestor of the Rain Realm. The Rain of the Rain Ancestor focused on perception, while this person’s rain focused on killing."
"Given your current cultivation, your success rate of challenging the Ink Rain Tomb Palace is virtually zero, but with my assistance, there is indeed a significant chance for you to break through this Tomb Palace!"
After speaking, the Chaotic Ancient Phantom took a step forward, raising his palm abruptly, his five fingers like the sky, striking down upon the Ink Rain Tomb Palace with one mighty palm.
The power of this palm was enough to shake the heavens and the earth, crashing down on the Ink Rain Tomb Palace, immediately collapsing its Rain Intent by ninety percent or more.
The remaining ten percent of the Rain Intent, the Chaotic Ancient did not collapse; doing so would plunge the Tomb into eternal dormancy.
"Alright, go on, break through this Tomb, and bring back the ’Ink Rain Scripture’!" The Chaotic Ancient spoke with a smile.
He suppressed the ancient tomb with Great Divine Powers, subduing the cultivation of the Tomb Lord’s phantom, giving Ning Fan the opportunity to break through this tomb.
Aside from the Chaotic Ancient Grand Emperor, only the past Shenhao Twin Emperors have a way to suppress the ancient tomb and allow the younger generation to gain its inheritance by taking advantage.
Ning Fan gazed intently at the Ink Rain Tomb Palace in front of him. After a moment of contemplation, he finally summoned a Void Command, opened the tomb door, and stepped in.
To cultivate the Yin Yang of Rain, at least one high-level rain-based technique must be practiced. Obtaining a nine-star level "Ink Rain Scripture" would be ideal!
The cultivation restriction of the Ink Rain Tomb Palace is the Second Calamity of the Eternals.
The cultivation of the phantom of this tomb’s Tomb Lord originally reached the Second Calamity of the Eternals. However, under the suppression of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor, the Tomb Lord’s phantom’s cultivation only equates to the Initial Stage of Crossing Truth.
In sight was a vast field of black earth, filled with skeletons and desolate graves.
Among the countless desolate graves, the largest mound had an old man in black armor sitting cross-legged on it.
This old man, clad in black armor, was the phantom of the Tomb Lord of this tomb - the Emperor Moyu. At this moment, his cultivation was suppressed, only displaying the Initial Stage of Crossing Truth realm.
Although at the Initial Stage of Crossing Truth, this person’s aura was strong enough to compare to the Mid Stage of Enlightenment.
During his life, this person had been an emperor in his own domain. Even with only the Initial Stage Crossing Truth cultivation, he possessed the strength to fight a mid-stage cultiviator!
"Tomb challenger, kill!" The black-armored old man gazed empty-eyed, lacking the same amount of spirit awareness as the Chaotic Ancient Phantom.
With a cold snort, a black rain intent dispersed, and from numerous desolate graves in this land, immediately countless bone behemoths burst forth, attacking Ning Fan from all directions.
The cultivation levels of these bone behemoths varied, from Vein Opening to Human Profound Ghost Profound.
As for the black-armored old man, he only cast a disdainful glance at Ning Fan, then closed his eyes again, sitting cross-legged without attacking Ning Fan.
In his view, it seemed that just his tens of thousands of beast minions were enough to kill Ning Fan countless times over.
"Beasts formed from Rain Intent..."
Ning Fan’s gaze narrowed, and a mighty aura of the First Nirvana of the Heavenly Demon gushed wildly from his body.
With a sudden forceful step on the ground, his body instantly created numerous afterimages, resembling a cannonball, directly charging into the encirclement of thousands of giant beasts.
With Ning Fan’s incredibly strong Heavenly Demon Physical Body, he almost completely ignored the attacks from these giant beasts.
His crashing momentum was like stars falling; there was simply no beast that could stop him.
Even the black star-red star level bone beasts would have their skeleton bodies destroyed with a fierce collision from Ning Fan.
Those beasts with even lower cultivation levels couldn’t withstand Ning Fan’s onslaught at all.
Ning Fan had no interest in paying attention to these beasts; his gaze remained fixed on the black-armored old man.
This black-armored old man was once an emperor, known as Moyu.
This person’s combat strength might not match that of Mo Zhong and Chaotic Ancient Grand Emperor, but he was by no means weak.
Being able to contend with an emperor’s phantom at the Crossing Truth cultivation stage is in itself a great opportunity!
Ning Fan’s eyes were filled with battle intent as he charged out of the beast’s encirclement, heading straight for the black-armored elder!
Countless beasts, nearly one-third, were directly knocked dead by Ning Fan’s charge!
"Overestimating oneself!"
The black-armored elder snorted coldly, suddenly stood atop the tomb mound, and with a glance, tens of thousands of beasts instantly turned into ink shadows and dispersed.
He raised his withered palm, his five fingers clawed fiercely towards Ning Fan, catching him across the air.
Suddenly, a torrential rain as black as ink began to pour between heaven and earth.
Moreover, within this torrential rain, boundless Rain Intent condensed into a massive black ghost claw, fiercely grabbing down at Ning Fan.
This ghost claw shimmered with a sinister glow, with secret talisman markings flowing incessantly on it.
The power of this grab was even more fierce than a typical strike from the Mid Stage Enlightenment!
Though the ghost claw appeared distant, in a flash, it was already near, arriving too quickly.
Ning Fan’s gaze sharpened as he immediately stopped his advance, descended to the ground, and struck out with a heavy punch towards the ghost claw.
The black-armored elder merely smiled coldly and gently uttered a word, "Devour!"
Ning Fan’s expression changed, realizing the ghost claw was a trap, and wanted to retract his fist, but it was too late.
His punch unleashed all his essence and mana, reaching the power of a Mid Stage Enlightenment strike.
With the punch, the massive ghost claw shuddered and shattered into countless ink shadows.
Under the force of the rebound, Ning Fan’s bones felt like they were about to crack, and he staggered back dozens of steps before stabilizing.
With each step back, his essence and mana seemed to evaporate like mist!
This ghost claw strike not only possessed great power but also had the sinister ability to devour one’s mana...
"As expected of a former Great Emperor, even if only a phantom of the Initial Stage of Crossing Truth remains, it seems I cannot easily defeat it... Devour!"
Ning Fan opened his mouth and devoured, instantly consuming countless ink shadows of the shattered ghost claw into his belly.
With the strong force of the Grand Five Elements Body, he immediately refined the ink shadows of the ghost claw to replenish his lost mana!
"Grand Five Elements Body..." The black-armored elder’s expression finally revealed a trace of gravity.
Though his ghost claw could devour others’ mana, facing the Grand Five Elements Body, it held no advantage.
After all, the ghost claw was a divine skill of Rain Dao, residing within the Five Elements, making it difficult to suppress Ning Fan with Rain Technique...
He raised his hand, and a short ink-colored halberd appeared in the black-armored elder’s hand, it was his Dao Weapon.
He finally regarded Ning Fan seriously, ready to fight him with all his strength within the Tomb Palace!
Ning Fan took a deep breath, his eyes suddenly ignited with the flame of battle intent.
His white attire turned blood-red, and his ink-black hair transformed into blood hair!
He displayed the Secret Technique of the War God First Transformation, and his ancient demon cultivations almost reached the zenith of the First Nirvana of Heavenly Demon.
The higher the physical realm, the smaller the amplification ability of War God Art, requiring cultivation to higher realms for substantial amplification.
Even so, after using the War God First Transformation, his aura faintly surpassed that of the black-armored elder.
"Kill!"
The black-armored elder shouted coldly, transforming into an ink shadow and charging at Ning Fan.
Ning Fan, too, rushed forward bravely to meet this person!
This black-armored elder, after all, was not like Immortal Emperor Mo Zhong, a peerless emperor, if matched with Ning Fan in strength, Ning Fan was confident he wouldn’t lose!
A grand battle was about to erupt!
...
Two hours later, Ning Fan stood alone amidst the vast ruins, his white robe stained with blood, holding a black crystal.
Ultimately, he emerged victorious over the black-armored elder, but the battle was hard-fought.
This black crystal was the spoils he had gained— the Crystal of Inheritance of the Nine Stars Ancient Divine Art "Ink Rain Scripture"!
Having traversed this Tomb Palace, the Tomb Merit Value did not increase at all.
This was mainly because Ning Fan had suppressed the tomb using the power of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor and took advantage of it.
Fortunately, Ning Fan didn’t care whether he earned Tomb Merit Value in passing through this tomb, what mattered to him was the "Ink Rain Scripture" Cultivation Technique.
Ning Fan closed his eyes, his spirit sense entered the crystal, and immediately, the vast information of the Cultivation Technique deeply imprinted in his divine sense.
The greatest benefit of the Crystal of Inheritance is that it can directly convey myriad insights of Cultivation Technique to descendants.
After a long time, the crystal’s brilliance faded and with a "crack," it broke into two, losing its spirit and gradually turned to ashes.
Ning Fan timely opened his eyes, revealing a satisfied smile.
With the Crystal of Inheritance, Ning Fan obtained the complete Cultivation Technique of "Ink Rain Scripture" and absorbed Emperor Moyu’s numerous insights, achieving a high realm of comprehension despite not having cultivated it.
At this moment, with the help of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor, he could use the power of "Ink Rain Scripture" to refine the Power of Dao Laws within the Fierce Origin Crystal and cultivate Rain Yin Yang.
Furthermore, through the Crystal of Inheritance, he mastered Emperor Moyu’s proud divine skill - ’Demon Claw Offering’.
This technique, based on the Ink Rain Scripture, can devour others’ mana and is a relatively formidable divine skill.
Although it can’t be used as a trump card, it can still be considered a strong divine skill.
There’s no point in staying here; Ning Fan’s figure flickered as he left the Tomb Palace, returning to the outside world.
Following his departure, the Moyu Tomb Palace silently fell into repose...
Seeing Ning Fan successfully obtain the inheritance of the Ink Rain Scripture, the Chaotic Ancient Phantom nodded with satisfaction, moved his Daoist thought, and instantly took Ning Fan back beneath the Bronze Statue.
After Ning Fan healed, the Chaotic Ancient Phantom finally showed a serious expression, instructing Ning Fan to sit cross-legged and hold the Fierce Origin Crystal while he personally assisted Ning Fan in refining the crystal.
"With your current cultivation, it’s still a bit early to absorb the power of Dao Laws. Even with my assistance, there will likely be significant risks... If you cannot handle it, inform me right away, and I’ll immediately stop!"
The Chaotic Ancient Phantom stood behind Ning Fan, his palm pressed against the top of Ning Fan’s head, a golden light flickered in his eyes, and his white hair moved without wind.
Immediately, an oppression, no less weak than the heavens and earth, directly weighed upon Ning Fan!
Ning Fan’s body trembled; under this pressure, he felt as though countless mountain peaks were pressing him down fiercely.
Fortunately, the Chaotic Ancient Phantom bore no malice; though the pressure weighed on him, it did not inflict any injuries upon him.
Then, the mana of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor flowed into his body, protecting all his Veins and Spirit.
"Close up your Spirit, calm your mind, and refine the Fierce Origin Crystal!" the Chaotic Ancient Phantom instructed in a deep voice, his body becoming more ethereal with time.
He was first injured by the Master of Calamity Thought’s delusions, and then further depleted his Taoist practice to gather the Heavenly Grade Fierce Origin Crystal, leaving his phantom body vulnerable.
At this moment, in order to assist Ning Fan in refining the Fierce Origin Crystal, he once again greatly depleted his mana, his phantom body nearly at the brink of collapse.
He could only assist Ning Fan in crystal refinement this one time; if stopped midway, there would be no strength left to aid Ning Fan further...
This, the Chaotic Ancient Phantom did not disclose to Ning Fan, but Ning Fan still perceived it.
"To aid my cultivation, has the phantom body of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor become this frail..."
An internal warmth surged through Ning Fan’s heart, his eyes reflecting a trickle of resoluteness.
The Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor had exerted all his strength to assist his cultivation; if he ultimately failed to master the First Yin-Yang, would it not be betraying the emperor’s full devotion?
Clasping the Fierce Origin Crystal with both hands, Ning Fan closed his eyes, silently operating the cultivation technique within the Ink Rain Scripture, gently absorbing the power of Dao Laws within the Fierce Origin Crystal, refining it into the Rain Divine Star.
He had attempted to devour the power of Dao Laws before, once trying to ingest the Void Dao Principle, but he ultimately failed, not just due to insufficient cultivation, but also because he hadn’t cultivated any profound Void Dao techniques.
But this time, his attempt to absorb the power of Dao Laws progressed very smoothly; firstly because he obtained the Ink Rain Scripture’s inheritance, and secondly because the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor assisted him.
Thousands of threads of rain intent circulated within his body.
Though Ning Fan was sitting there, his heart and spirit seemed to be in a world drenched with fine rain.
He had an illusion as if his body transformed into a raindrop, slowly ascending to the sky, soaring to the clouds, becoming lighter and lighter...
It was an indescribably mysterious feeling, elusive and profound.
In that instant of experiencing this sensation, Ning Fan felt as though he could grasp all the rain Dao Principle threads in the universe.
Yet when he tried to actually grasp them, he realized he couldn’t do so.
This mysterious state persisted, seemingly within reach, yet seemingly separated by thousands of miles.
One day, two days, three days...
One month, two months, three months...
Before he knew it, a year had passed. In that year, Ning Fan had not moved an inch, using the help of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor to absorb all the Dao Laws power from the Fierce Origin Crystal.
At this moment, the Rain Protostar on Ning Fan’s brow had been gradually cultivated into the Yin Yang Divine Star.
The Yin Yang Demon Body described in the Chaos Ring Technique consists of twenty-seven weights of Yin Yang; this was the first weight, yet still unfinished.
The first step in cultivating the Chaos Ring Technique requires star fragmentation and star formation, which Ning Fan accomplished on his own.
The second step is to devour the power of Dao Laws, refining it into the star, a step completed with the assistance of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor.
The third step requires long-term seclusion, self-sacrifice, and refining Yin Yang, ultimately integrating the Yin Yang power within the star into oneself, transforming it into one’s own cultivation mana.
Once the third step is completed, the Chaos Ring Technique cultivators can significantly boost their cultivation and fully control the Dao Laws power within the Yin Yang star.
This step cannot be accomplished without long-term seclusion.
Shenxu Progenitor cannot complete this step without the Late Stage Enlightenment cultivation, even with the help of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor.
Today’s Ning Fan cannot complete this step.
His Rain Yin Yang has been initially cultivated but is sealed by the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor.
"Almost there... I can only help you cultivate the First Yin Yang. As for gaining full command of this Yin Yang Star’s power, you must wait until you reach the Late Stage Enlightenment to manage that... I’ve temporarily sealed your Yin Yang Star, and what is sealed within this Yin Yang Star is the entire power of Rain Yin Yang."
"Once you’ve broken through to the Late Stage Enlightenment, you can independently complete the third step, fully integrating Rain Yin Yang into yourself, transforming it into cultivation mana. Once this step is accomplished, your cultivation will significantly advance, possibly stepping into the Peak Crossing Truth Realm in one stride!"
"Your current cultivation is insufficient to complete the third step. But if you wish to use the power of the Yin Yang star, you only need to slightly unseal the Rain Yin Yang, and you can wield extraordinarily powerful strength."
Chaotic Ancient withdrew his palm, smiling as he gazed at Ning Fan.
For an entire year, he had exerted all his strength to assist Ning Fan in refining the Fierce Origin Crystal, his phantom body had reached the brink of collapse.
But his gaze was exceedingly gratified, pleased that Ning Fan had eventually, with his help, initially cultivated the First Yin Yang.
Ning Fan stood up, extended his hand, gently caressing the first Yin Yang star on his brow—the Rain Yin Yang Star.
The star is currently in a sealed state and has not yet had its seal undone.
Within this Yin Yang star lies a power that is almost terrifying...
"Try unsealing it and feel the power of the Rain Yin Yang."
Upon hearing these words from Ancient Chaos, Ning Fan immediately took a deep breath, his gaze growing heavy.
Moments later, he formed an ancient incantation with his ten fingers, suddenly letting out a cold shout, "Rain Yin Yang, release!"
As he executed the incantation, the Rain Yin Yang divine star upon his brow began to show signs of loosening its seal!
At this moment, Ning Fan’s realm was originally at the Ghost Profound Peak, but in the instant the seal was broken, a vast surge of mana flowed out from the Yin Yang star, spreading throughout his body!
An overwhelmingly strong force exploded from within him at once! 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
His aura continuously climbed higher, as if he had cast a secret technique, rising all the way up!
Initial Stage of Crossing Truth!
Mid Stage Enlightenment!
Late Stage Enlightenment!
Upon unsealing the power of Rain Yin Yang, Ning Fan’s realm ascended from Ghost Profound Peak all the way to the Late Stage Enlightenment!
When he was at the Ghost Profound Peak, his mana had already reached the pinnacle of the Initial Stage of Crossing Truth.
Now, with his realm reaching the Late Stage Enlightenment, his entire mana almost matched that of a Master at the Peak Crossing Truth Realm!
This means that as long as Ning Fan unleashes the power of Rain Yin Yang, his strength can be invincible at the Late Stage Enlightenment, and he might even slightly contend with those at the Peak Crossing Truth Realm!
Unfortunately, this power increase is only temporary, equivalent to a secret technique.
And this secret technique places a severe burden on the body.
In merely ten breaths, Ning Fan’s Spirit began to suffer damage, and as time progressed, the damage seemed to gradually intensify.
This injury occurred because Ning Fan’s Spirit is currently unable to bear such a mighty force.
According to Ning Fan’s estimation, with his current cultivation, breaking the seal on Rain Yin Yang’s power for over the time it takes to burn a stick of incense would result in severe backlash.
If the unsealing duration exceeds two hours, he would die with both Spirit and body destroyed!
To master the power of Rain Yin Yang at will, he must complete the third step of cultivation to succeed.
Before that, every time Ning Fan unleashes Rain Yin Yang, the duration should not exceed the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, and he must immediately heal afterward.
Of course, each time the Rain Yin Yang power is unsealed, one’s cultivation will soar to the Late Stage Enlightenment.
Although the unsealing time cannot be too long, within that stick of incense’s duration, many things could be accomplished easily.
Ning Fan, with a thought, let his realm at Late Stage Enlightenment quickly diminish, returning to the Ghost Profound Peak.
The Rain Yin Yang divine star was once again sealed by Ning Fan.
The minor injuries that appeared inside his body were swiftly healed by the black-colored star power.
Even though the power of Rain Yin Yang can’t be used for long periods, using it as a trump card could undoubtedly achieve unexpected results.
Since entering the Chaotic Ancient Tomb Palace, the Chaotic Ancient Phantom continuously granted Ning Fan opportunities. Now, it spared no effort in depleting its Daoist cultivation to help Ning Fan master the First Yin-Yang.
For all these, Ning Fan was naturally grateful, but more than that, he felt ashamed. Given Ning Fan’s character, he could not accept such favors without a reason.
If others were hostile towards him, he would repay tenfold.
Similarly, if others were kind to him, he would remember it and return it tenfold.
After pondering for a while, Ning Fan earnestly clasped his fist towards the Chaotic Ancient Phantom, solemnly said,
"I wonder if Senior has any unfulfilled wishes that need me, a junior, to accomplish? If so, I will do my utmost to fulfill them!"
In Ning Fan’s view, even though the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor has fallen for many years, he may still have some regrets left unfulfilled in his heart.
If there is truly something that needs his help, he would certainly not hesitate to do something for Ancient Chaos, to repay today’s kindness.
Upon hearing this, Ancient Chaos was momentarily stunned, and then their eyes filled with greater comfort, murmuring, "This little fellow truly knows how to repay kindness..."
Ning Fan’s thoughts were, of course, discernible to him.
After some contemplation, ever since his downfall, there indeed remained one unfulfilled wish...
With a slight pause, the Chaotic Ancient Phantom suddenly raised a hand, a gleam of light flashed in the palm, and an object appeared instantly.
Gazing at the object, Ancient Chaos showed alternating expressions of sorrow, regret, and finally, wistfulness.
It was a jade locket, one that appeared exactly like the Yin Yang Locket, with almost identical aura!
The moment the locket appeared, the Yin Yang Locket within Ning Fan’s Dantian began to tremble slightly at once!
"This is... the Yin Yang Locket! Another Yin Yang Locket!"
Ning Fan’s eyes widened in shock; so the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor’s Yin Yang Locket was not one, but two!
"Take this locket! This represents the last bit of my wish!"
With a raise of his hand, the jade locket transformed into a gentle light and flew toward Ning Fan... (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit qidian.com to vote with your recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
