Grasping the Evil-Chapter 892: The First Step of Golden Light Earthstride
With the power of the Blood Ban, Ning Fan could control these four thousand barbarian beasts, and the commands he issued were impossible for them to defy.
The several hundred barbarian beasts opposite them, with their highest cultivation only reaching Ning Fan’s level, were no match for Ning Fan’s army of four thousand barbarian beasts, resulting in a one-sided slaughter.
The scene of barbarian beasts battling one another was extremely rare, and it was the first time that Tong’er and the other human cultivators had witnessed it.
With each breath, numerous barbarian beasts let out horrific cries and fell, their colossal corpses plummeting from the sky, and foul beast blood rained down, filling the air with a pungent stench.
The beast blood that splattered onto human bodies was black, sticky, and warm to the touch, causing discomfort.
Tong’er and the other human cultivators, standing below, were almost entirely drenched in beast blood, their clothes and hats filthy, yet no one bothered to wipe off the grime at this critical moment.
Each one of them watched the sky intently, observing the fierce battle among the barbarian beasts, their hearts pounding with terror, yet they feared missing even a single moment.
Though this massacre occurred between barbarian beasts, even low-level cultivators could glean some understanding from it.
In less than twenty breaths, the few hundred pursuing barbarian beasts had been annihilated, while Ning Fan’s army of barbarian beasts had only lost a dozen or so low-ranking ones.
Ning Fan looked coldly at this slaughter; he had witnessed this level of carnage far too often.
After the battle, at Ning Fan’s command, the over four thousand barbarian beasts returned to the wilderness outside Tianman City, crouching once more as if they were not ferocious creatures but obedient guard dogs.
"So this is the power of the Blood Ban. In the past, I once saw the Black Barbarian Monks controlling barbarian beasts. In retrospect, they likely relied on the Blood Ban..."
Recalling those times, Ning Fan’s eyes flickered, and he descended gracefully.
The cultivators saw Ning Fan land, excitement filling their expressions as they respectfully saluted and offered their gratitude.
"Thank you, Senior, for your life-saving grace!"
No one dared show disrespect to Ning Fan! In the eyes of the human cultivators, Ning Fan was undoubtedly a long-renowned human force!
Only Tong’er, after the salute, scrutinized Ning Fan closely, her eyes revealing disappointment instead.
"This senior, he’s not in the Shattered Thought Realm..." she sighed with a touch of regret.
At this moment, Ning Fan had already dispelled the secret technique, reverting to the aura of Mid Stage Enlightenment.
Thus, it seemed that Ning Fan’s original cultivation was only at Mid Stage Enlightenment; the earlier impression of the Mid Stage Shekong was merely a boost from the secret technique.
"In other words, this senior, when not suppressed by the Banishing Immortal Force, is at most Mid Stage Shekong..."
Tong’er shook her head, suppressing her extraneous emotions.
Even if Ning Fan wasn’t in the Shattered Thought Realm, but was merely at Mid Stage Shekong, it wasn’t something her little cultivation level could underestimate.
A Shekong-level old monster capable of controlling barbarian beasts seemed more than enough to become renowned across the Four Heavens.
"Are you all under the Mystic Word Immortal Honorific?" Ning Fan glanced at the cultivators, his gaze finally landing on Tong’er, and he asked calmly.
"Yes." Tong’er collected herself, enunciated clearly, and replied respectfully, her voice light and hiding an innate allure.
"Oh? You have a natural born Bewitching Physique?" Ning Fan was slightly surprised, his tone revealing no joy or anger.
Tong’er, upon hearing his words, paled, instinctively stepping back half a step, looking at Ning Fan in fear.
As Ning Fan said, she had a natural born Bewitching Physique, but this allure had long been sealed by the Mystic Word Immortal Honorific, making it hard for others to detect.
According to Tong’er, only those with profound bewitching techniques could see through the seal left by the Mystic Word Immortal Honorific and uncover her natural allure.
Ning Fan, discerning her allure at a glance, was undoubtedly a Dual Cultivation Demon Cultivator and his bewitching skills must be extremely high!
"This senior in the Shekong realm is actually a Dual Cultivation Demon Cultivator!"
"The Immortal Honorific once said my natural allure, classified as high-grade, would have many uses even against a Shekong-level old monster... Now that this senior has seen through my allure, will he use it against me..."
Tong’er’s delicate shoulders trembled slightly, fear in her eyes. Though she was the servant of the Mystic Word Immortal Honorific, she was only a servant.
With the current chaos in the primitive and wild lands, at this juncture, even if Ning Fan decided to exploit and kill her, probably no one would pursue it.
The fear in her eyes certainly did not escape Ning Fan’s notice, akin to a frightened fawn.
Ning Fan sighed lightly, naturally understanding what Tong’er feared, and said indifferently,
"Rest assured, I will do nothing to you. I asked merely because your allure reminded me of an old acquaintance... I have no interest in you personally."
Ning Fan was reminded of the Bewitching Physique of the paper crane. As he thought of the paper crane, he even smiled.
Through the Ghost Eye Clan mask, Tong’er couldn’t see Ning Fan’s smile, nor did she believe that a Dual Cultivation Demon Cultivator like Ning Fan would have no interest in her allure.
"You are a servant of the Mystic Word Immortal Honorific?"
"Yes, senior, you know of me?" Tong’er was astonished and continued, "Junior is named Tong’er, indeed a handmaid of the Honored Immortal."
Ning Fan nodded slightly, suddenly raising his right hand, extending his index finger, and pointing towards Tong’er’s forehead.
This finger utilized the Reverse Spirit Technique, which could search her memory without damaging it.
This finger carried an indescribable mystery, yet also gave off an unusually heavy sense of oppression.
Tong’er didn’t know this much; feeling the power of the finger, she simply thought Ning Fan was moved by her Bewitching Physique and intended to harm her.
She was frightened, her beauty waning in terror, and in the instant Ning Fan’s finger pointed to her forehead, tears welled up in her eyes, she had thoughts of ending her own life.
She was unwilling to become a Cauldron Furnace for anyone, even in death!
Ning Fan’s finger only pointed half an inch away from Tong’er’s forehead, without touching her skin.
His fingertip emitted the light of the Reverse Spirit, and within mere moments, it scanned through her memories, seeming to be slightly disappointed with what he found.
Just as he was about to withdraw his finger, he suddenly discovered something and grasped with five fingers, seemingly pulling something from her divine sense, nodding in satisfaction.
Tong’er wept silently, not knowing what supernatural force Ning Fan used on her, unable to understand.
She simply thought Ning Fan planted some hidden restriction on her, and soon she might become his Cauldron Furnace...
Ning Fan saw Tong’er crying and his eyes flashed with impatience, his voice cold, "You overthink, I have no leisure to plant any restriction on you to harm you!"
Seeing Tong’er still not convinced, Ning Fan was too lazy to explain.
After searching Tong’er’s memories, Ning Fan learned that these hundreds of human cultivators had encountered the Barbarian Beast pursuit after being separated from the main group.
Now, with chaos in the primitive wild, the continents where the Five Domains of the Human are located are also shattered, many human cultivators are separated from their bases, trapped in danger.
With the Banishing Immortal Force present, these isolated human cultivators encountering the Barbarian Beast army may find it difficult to survive.
He was silent for a while, then spoke to Tong’er and the crowd of cultivators,
"I once owed Miaoyan Immortal Honorific a favor, now with changes in the primitive wild, you all are struggling to protect yourselves, follow me, in times of crisis, I’ll safeguard you to some extent."
His tone was intentionally old-fashioned, unwilling to reveal too much of his identity in front of these human cultivators.
The cultivators were naturally delighted to hear that such a senior was willing to protect them. Only Tong’er secretly muttered in her heart.
She’s been beside Miaoyan Immortal Honorific for years but never heard of any favor Miaoyan showed that Shedding Void Realm old monster.
In her heart, she’s already concluded that Ning Fan’s words about ’owing a favor to Miaoyan Immortal Honorific’ were deceitful, yet she did not dare to reveal it publicly.
Tong’er reluctantly followed along with the cultivators, accompanying Ning Fan back to the Broken Continent where Tianman City is located, temporarily sheltered within the city.
Her heart was anxious and uneasy, thinking she had been planted with Ning Fan’s restriction, sooner or later she would become his Cauldron Furnace.
To this little maid suffering from persecution delusions, Ning Fan naturally was too lazy to explain much.
Outside the city, over four thousand Barbarian Beasts lay in ambush. Inside the city, there were tens of thousands of ordinary people and hundreds of human cultivators living in.
Ning Fan stood on the city wall, gazing at this scene that should not have appeared in the primitive cultivation world, deep in silent contemplation.
Occasionally, he looked up at the many Vermilion Giant Gates in the sky, his expression growing increasingly solemn.
Currently, there are two major incidents in the primitive wild, and only these two incidents are beyond Ning Fan’s control, making him uneasy.
The first incident is the Primordial Inversion Dust Formation driven by the demon race; even with only four-tenths of its power remaining, it is not something Ning Fan can withstand alone.
The second incident is the Vermilion Giant Gates across the sky.
If Ning Fan didn’t see it wrong, these Vermilion Giant Gates seemed to be a form of exceptionally powerful sealing divine skill, consisting of both Life Gates and Dead Gates.
With his Second Realm of Tianren eyesight, Ning Fan could discern the differences between Life Gates and Dead Gates upon closer inspection.
Ning Fan was silent for a moment, suddenly flying up, reaching a Life Gate, his palm covering the gate, sensing the Vermilion glow on the door, silently urging the Momentum Character Secret, deducing the composition and arrangement of the gate.
The deduction didn’t last long. According to his deductions, ten thousand Dead Gates and eight thousand Life Gates have appeared within the primitive wild, currently scattered separately, each sealed within different Life Gates...
Within the Dead Gates lie peerless fierce arrays, not to be entered. Even if he’s not weak, mistakenly entering a Dead Gate would mean nine deaths to one life...
"Currently, the situation in the primitive wild has changed, giving me an extremely dangerous feeling. With my own strength, I may be able to safeguard myself, but if I wish to protect those behind me, it would not be easy..."
Ning Fan’s gaze swept towards Tianman City below, and he sighed slightly.
Liu Yan, Fairy Hanwux, and others were easy to deal with; if something were truly to occur within the primitive wild, he could at least temporarily protect them by placing them into the Xuan Yin World.
But Xian Luoli and Zhao Die’er, due to their respective circumstances, were unable to hide within the Xuan Yin World.
An earlier Void Realm storm almost claimed the lives of Xian Luoli and Zhao Die’er; it is hard to say if there will be other dangers afterward...
The current level of danger in the primitive wild has exceeded Ning Fan’s expectations; he admits he is unable to completely protect the two women on his own.
"According to the memories of the two demons earlier, now the demon race has two Eternal Immortal Venerables causing chaos in the primitive wild, one being Ancestor Dulong (Poison Dragon), the other Ao Xuan, the Honored Immortal. These two are attempting to perform a blood sacrifice on the primitive wild; everything non-demon and non-barbarian beast within the primitive wild is within their blood sacrifice scope, no one can remain untouched..."
"The human clan also has two Eternal Immortal Sovereigns stationed. If we can find the human army and seek shelter under the wings of the two Immortal Sovereigns of the human clan, the danger will surely be minimized, ensuring the safety of Xianxian and Die’er will also become much easier..."
"However, at present, the wilderness is sealed within countless gates of life and death. It seems not easy to traverse the eighty thousand life gates and rendezvous with the human army."
"Fortunately, while searching this woman’s memory, I discovered this object within this sea of consciousness..."
Ning Fan opened his palm, and in the center of his hand was a bloodline.
This bloodline must be left in Tong’er’s sea of consciousness by a certain Eternal Immortal Sovereign using great divine power.
If Ning Fan’s estimation is correct, this bloodline was refined by Miaoyan Immortal Honorific using her own Primordial Spirit Essence Blood.
The function of the bloodline is that, once Tong’er falls, it will transmit a signal to inform Miaoyan Immortal Honorific.
"Miaoyan Immortal Honorific’s Primordial Spirit Essence Blood... Although it’s only a wisp, it can still be used with the Reverse Spirit Technique to slightly perceive her location..."
The Reverse Spirit Technique of the True Dragon Clan can not only be used for soul searching but also for sensing and tracking.
Ning Fan’s spirit sense seemed to transform into misty rain, reverse spirit came into being.
The interface of the life gate where he resided was immediately woven with fine rain, then the rain curtain drifted toward a certain life gate amidst the vast sky.
The rain curtain traversed the first life gate, then the second life gate, following a specific path forward.
After crossing the sixty-ninth life gate, it suddenly turned into a certain death gate and gained a perception!
In that death gate interface, Ning Fan perceived the existence of Miaoyan Immortal Honorific!
He could not perceive clearly, nor could he accurately sense the situation of that interface; everything was very blurry because of the Heaven-Sealing Celestial Decree, where space was distorted, and spirit sense was blocked.
But Miaoyan Immortal Honorific was indeed there!
At this moment, Miaoyan Immortal Honorific, after a confrontation with Ao Xuan and Ancestor Dulong, dragged her severely injured body, blindly fleeing, and by mistake, was trapped in a certain death gate formation interface.
Currently, she was struggling to deal with various crises, almost at the end of her rope.
Suddenly, she felt someone was spying on her, naturally causing her great shock.
"It’s the Reverse Spirit Technique! Spying on me, is it Ao Xuan or Dulongzi!"
In her view, the Reverse Spirit Technique is an unrevealed secret technique of the True Dragon Clan, and only these two individuals within the wilderness are capable of executing it.
Her heart sank immediately; if she was truly found by either of them, they might come for her life before long.
With her severely injured state, facing either Ao Xuan or Dulongzi, it would be an unquestionably fatal situation!
"Not right... Although this person is using the Reverse Spirit Technique to probe my location, they deliberately released a bit of aura... This aura is actually the aura of human cultivators! This aura is neither Dulongzi nor Ao Xuan!"
Miaoyan Immortal Honorific’s beautiful eyes trembled.
The Reverse Spirit Technique is an unrevealed secret technique of the True Dragon Clan, extremely difficult for even demon cultivators to learn, let alone human cultivators.
But now, the one who deployed the Reverse Spirit Technique, spying on her, was undoubtedly a human cultivator!
Miaoyan Immortal Honorific immediately had a deduction.
Firstly, the Reverse Spirit Technique is a grand technique, within the True Dragon Clan only some Eternal Old Freaks can master it.
The human cultivator capable of deploying this technique at least must possess the cultivation of the Eternity Realm. As a human, mastering the demon race’s secret technique is truly unbelievable, it seems that this person also won’t be weak among the Eternity Realm.
Secondly, this person who probes her, deliberately releases aura, clearly indicating friendliness and ensuring she does not worry.
From within this Reverse Spirit Technique, Miaoyan Immortal Honorific further perceives the aura of her Primordial Spirit Essence Blood.
"I once refined my Primordial Spirit Essence Blood into bloodlines, planting them inside various servants to sense their safety. This wisp of bloodline should be the one I planted inside Tong’er..."
"Tong’er’s destiny plate has not shattered, yet this person can extract the bloodline from Tong’er’s sea of consciousness and use it to sense my location, such a method is truly impressive!"
"Since this person deliberately releases aura, there is a good chance they are a friend, not an enemy. This aura is also different from the Six Harmonies Ally... I’m just curious, when did the third human Eternity enter the wilderness..."
At this moment, with her severely injured body trapped in the death gate, Miaoyan Immortal Honorific was in constant danger of falling.
She hesitated slightly but finally made a decision, before the rain curtain withdrew from this death gate interface, her vermillion lips slightly opened, she pleaded,
"If you are a human Eternity, please come to this interface and rescue me! My life is now in danger, trapped within a fierce array, if you assist from outside, you can surely help me escape! Afterward, I will certainly repay your kindness! I earnestly request your aid, honorable Daoist!"
After Miaoyan Immortal Honorific finished speaking, the rain curtain entirely withdrew from the interface.
In her eyes was a glimmer of hope, yet also a bit of helplessness.
The hope was that the human Eternity would come to save her.
The helplessness was not knowing the person’s identity and being unsure whether they would come to rescue her.
The doors of death’s fierce array were indeed not easy to handle, which Eternal Old Freak would dare to risk for others. Such people exist but are simply too few...
"I hope he will come to rescue me..." Miaoyan Immortal Honorific smiled bitterly.
...
Above Tianman City, Ning Fan stood upon the sky, slowly unraveling the Reverse Spirit Technique.
He merged the Reverse Spirit Technique with the Heaven Prying Rain Technique, enduring an enormous burden, while also resisting the power to seal the heavens of this realm, reaching his limit, and unable to continue activating the technique.
He gradually retracted the Rain Technique, but at the last moment, he heard Miaoyan Immortal Honorific’s plea for help again.
"Miaoyan Immortal Honorific is now trapped in the death door fierce array, in trouble..."
Ning Fan was deeply serious; even Miaoyan Immortal Honorific found it difficult to deal with the fierce array, showing how dangerous it was.
The smart move would be not to rescue Miaoyan, but to think of other ways to join forces with another Human Clan Immortal Honorific for self-preservation.
However, Ning Fan could tell that when Miaoyan Immortal Honorific said those words of plea, her aura was already withering; she was evidently in danger, not exaggerating.
She was trapped in the fierce array, with no one to save her, facing death, helplessly sending a plea...
This woman once helped him resist the Seven True Seven Illusionary Arrows; though her assistance didn’t amount to much, it was still kind-hearted...
"Alright, whether I can rescue Miaoyan Immortal Honorific is not important now; let’s go to that death door interface to see!"
Ning Fan descended, returning to the walls of Tianman City. Upon landing, he immediately activated his divine skills, causing the entire Broken Continent to fly straight towards a Vermilion Life Gate.
The Broken Continent was too heavy and massive; under normal circumstances, even if a Crossing Truth Realm master could make it fly, it wouldn’t fly quickly.
But Ning Fan was no ordinary person; he had mastered the Vertical Golden Light, directly activating the golden light and infusing it onto the entire continent.
With this infusion, this seemingly unimpressive continent seemed to become an incredibly powerful flying treasure, flying at speeds not inferior to an Acquired Immortal Treasure!
Tong’er was astonished; she had been overestimating Ning Fan, believing Ning Fan’s cultivation was at the intermediate stage of Shekong, and couldn’t believe an intermediate stage Shekong old monster could make the entire continent fly at speeds comparable to an Acquired Immortal Treasure!
These methods almost matched those of an Eternal Immortal Venerable!
Burying Moon Immortal Fairy was even more surprised.
She had once been the ancient immortal emperor of the Ninth Calamity of the Eternals; her insight was incredibly sharp. While others didn’t recognize the golden light, she did!
"Vertical Golden Light! Isn’t this the Great Divine Power that I spent countless years to barely master back then! But how does this kid know it too!"
Her beautifully radiant face now seemed as if she had swallowed a fly, filled with frustration and depression.
To know, she, a distinguished Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor, spent millions of years in painstaking cultivation, plus achieved it by chance, just to master the ’First Passage of Vertical Earth Golden Light.’ And Ning Fan, with his mere mid-stage Crossing Truth cultivation, could also utilize Vertical Golden Light to such an extent—how could she be content!
She was unbalanced! She couldn’t make her heart feel balanced, honestly couldn’t!
Suddenly, she seemed to see something, and her mind balanced out considerably.
She vaguely sensed that while Ning Fan’s speed using Vertical Golden Light had reached the speed of the first passage, it seemed he hadn’t truly mastered the first passage yet.
Indeed, the mantra of Vertical Golden Light included a phrase ’Move like Nine Passages,’ and that Nine Passages represented the nine levels of Vertical Golden Light!
"Humph, it turns out this kid hasn’t truly mastered the first passage of Golden Light...still slightly inferior to me..."
Burying Moon Immortal Fairy consoled herself, unaware that she was standing right beside Ning Fan, and her thoughts were all seen by him.
"Oh? Vertical Golden Light has nine levels of mastery? You seem to know quite a lot about Vertical Golden Light..."
Ning Fan’s gaze suddenly fell on Burying Moon Immortal Fairy, who smiled innocently.
This smile made Burying Moon Immortal Fairy instantly get goosebumps and feel a sense of foreboding.
"Show me how to exhibit the Vertical Golden Light?" Ning Fan said with a half-smile.
"What kind of joke is this! I am now a fragmented god body, unable to use such divine skills! Forcing it will result in severe backlash..." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
Burying Moon Immortal Fairy’s refusal hadn’t finished being spoken before her body started stepping on golden light, walking forward step by step.
Each step seemed to step on flowing water... The golden light underfoot was like gentle ripples...
Burying Moon Immortal Fairy: "!!!"
She once again wanted to cry without tears!
She clearly didn’t want to demonstrate the Vertical Golden Light for Ning Fan, yet her body instinctively followed all of Ning Fan’s commands, beginning the demonstration voluntarily!
"Your body is indeed more honest than your mouth..."
Ning Fan shook his head, grasping Burying Moon Immortal Fairy’s fair wrist, and certainly wouldn’t truly let her risk backlash to demonstrate.
Upon seeing the water-like golden light, a sliver of enlightenment already emerged in his heart! (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
