Grasping the Evil-Chapter 954: Return

It’s a pity that the Shekong Heart Tribulation is too elusive; even after Ning Fan recalled it a hundred times, it was hard to recapture that feeling of the tribulation’s arrival.

Moreover, his thoughts were quickly interrupted by the chattering of two girls. Noisy as it was, it didn’t annoy him; rather, it warmed his heart a little...

"Little Butterfly, I’m hungry. I’ve been sleeping for a long time and haven’t eaten..." Mu Weiliang acted cute.

"Master, I’m hungry too... Could you allow the two of us to go out to search for food..." Zili pretended to be pitiful.

Upon hearing this, Ning Fan couldn’t help but recall his past experiences of enlightenment and becoming Immortal in the Big Dipper Blood Realm.

During those days, these two little girls often teamed up to hunt Second Step demonic beasts, under the pretense of searching for food, and seemed to have earned the infamous title of the ’Purple-Gold Twin Fiends’...

Searching for food, indeed, is quite a unique hobby...

It’s just a pity that they have not yet left the Barbarian Flash Passage, so even if he lets these two girls out, there’s nowhere for them to find food.

"For now, don’t leave the Xuan Yin Treasure. I still have some one-million-year-old spiritual herbs left; you can take them to eat first... By the way, I’ve temporarily suppressed your Enlightenment Heavenly Tribulation. When you gain true insight, the tribulation will naturally descend."

With a flick of Ning Fan’s finger, the one-million-year-old spiritual herbs immediately piled up like a small mountain in front of the two girls; these were his spoils from the Barbarian Wilderness calamity.

One of the girls had an incredibly strong physical form, and the other came from Nieli ancestry. Now, both had Initial Stage of Crossing Truth cultivation, so directly refining the one-million-year-old spiritual herbs wasn’t difficult.

"Little Butterfly, you’re so wonderful, we love you the most!"

Mu Weiliang hugged Ning Fan and planted a kiss on his cheek; then she and Zili, carrying the large pile of spiritual herbs, disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Ning Fan touched the wet spot on his face, faintly feeling a ripple of emotion in his heart...

Indeed, his Shekong Heart Tribulation was connected with Weiliang...

Butterfly and Weiliang, originating from past lives, bound by deep karma, and still tangled in this life... Perhaps that’s why his Heart Tribulation was related to Weiliang...

Weiliang... Weiliang...

Ning Fan closed his eyes, his mind replaying memories of the butterfly’s sacrifice.

Those cultivators who roared and died in battle at the ancient Heavenly Court, that gigantic door of the Heavenly Court, that unstoppable Emotion Control Immortal Emperor, and...the butterfly that perished to destroy the Eye of Affection Control!

Around Ning Fan, the visions of the Zhenhuan River and Bridge of Conviction began to appear; he clearly stood on the bridge of the first river, yet the reflections below seemed shattered, incomplete...

The reflection was vaguely of a butterfly sacrificing itself to the Heavenly Court, yet it seemed not...

If the reflection could be restored, Ning Fan had confidence to break through the Shekong bottleneck at once!

How could he bring forth the Heart Tribulation; how could he make those shattered reflections whole...

After a long time, the visions disappeared, and Ning Fan regretfully opened his eyes. Indeed, he still couldn’t evoke the Heart Tribulation...

Forget it, let’s set aside the matter of the Heart Tribulation for now.

"The Eye Orb Monster gave me two Innate Treasures, but their names are too unpleasant. They must be renamed..."

With a flick of his finger, under a flash of red light, two magical treasures appeared in the sky, both exuding vast innate power.

One was an Innate Stone Archway named [Little Archway], and the other was a heaven-defying magic bottle named [Small Green Bottle].

The former could gather spiritual energy from all directions, while the latter could provide the Candle Bow Spirit with the possibility of advancing to Innate level... Neither were offensive or defensive treasures, but both were very practical.

"Since this archway can gather spiritual energy from all directions, let’s rename it [Spirit Gathering Gate]. Let this treasure serve as the gateway to the Xuan Yin Eastern Region, gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to aid the Cultivators!"

With a flick of Ning Fan’s finger, the Spirit Gathering Gate instantly transformed into an immortal gate towering ten thousand feet high, anchoring it in the gathering place of Cauldron Furnaces.

In an instant, spiritual energy from all directions began converging here, and with ten thousand Cauldron Furnaces sitting here in meditation, their cultivation speed would increase more than tenfold!

Of course, as the Cultivators’ cultivation improved faster, Ning Fan, who possessed the Mother Relic, could also reap more benefits.

"This green bottle seems to be able to gather the power of the Five Elements and help the artifact spirit upgrade its level, so let’s rename it [Five Elements Bottle]. Well, this item can be given to those little girls to play with..."

Ning Fan waved his hand to take out a sword pouch. Upon unraveling it, five noisy voices immediately sounded.

"Little Fan Fan, long time no see, big sister missed you so much!"

"Second sister mastered a sword spirit technique, weak Fan Fan, let’s spar!"

"Waaah, camellia petals bullied me, Little Fan Fan, help third sister get revenge!"

"I didn’t bully the river water! It was Tong Tong!"

"No...no...not me..." protested the stammering fifth, Tong Tong, hurriedly.

Great, just as Mu Weiliang and Zili, the two noisy girls had left, here came five more...

Five little sword spirits flew out of the sword pouch, chattering incessantly. Once they got tired of arguing, Ning Fan slowly explained the Five Elements Bottle’s effects.

Upon hearing that this Five Elements Bottle could help them improve their sword spirit grades, the five little girls stopped quarreling and whisked away the Five Elements Bottle, disappearing into the Xuan Yin Treasure...

They were probably going to use the Five Elements Bottle for cultivation... With his ears once again enjoying peace and quiet, Ning Fan laughed softly.

It’s regrettable, though, that being artifact spirits with the nature of sword spirits, they couldn’t plant Zi Relics. Otherwise, the five little girls could massively enhance their strength.

However, with the Five Elements Bottle, even if these little girls can’t advance to become innate spirit artifacts, they are likely to reach the sub-innate level.

They shouldn’t be any weaker than the Candle Bow was...

Speaking of which, without the Candle Bow, it’s uncertain how to handle this Innate Purple Gourd...

For Ning Fan, who possesses the Heaven-Opening Artifact, innate magical treasures are no longer rare. Whether or not to refine this gourd into an innate magical treasure is not important at all.

Forget it, better just keep the Purple Gourd for now. It might prove useful in the future.

After handling all this, Ning Fan once again inspected his Dantian. The cracks on the God-Extinguishing Shield are too menacing, enduring the fake Immortal Emperor’s Sovereign Finger wasn’t easy...

Ning Fan felt slightly helpless. His artifact refining skills are utterly poor, and he lacks the confidence to perfectly repair the Heaven-Opening Artifact...

It’s a pity the Eye Orb Monster left too early; otherwise, with its artifact refining skills, there might have been a way to repair the God-Extinguishing Shield.

Now, the only plan is to return to Eastern Heaven first and then figure out a way to repair the God-Extinguishing Shield.

Thump, thump, thump...

A strange heartbeat suddenly resounded from the Western Xuanyin Realm, where Ning Fan’s cave dwelling was located!

The heartbeat merged with the mountains and seas, inaudible to others, but perceptible to the Pluck!

"This heartbeat is... the Seventh Ancestor!"

With a flicker, Ning Fan arrived at the Western Realm Cave Dwelling, coldly gazing at the stone statue of the Seventh Ancestor standing before him.

The stone statue of the Seventh Ancestor continuously emitted a heartbeat, growing stronger and, to the Pluck, sounding like thunder.

As the heartbeat strengthened, the body of the Seventh Ancestor gradually shook off petrification!

Within just a few breaths, the Seventh Ancestor completely shed the state of petrification, returning to normal!

"Who could have thought that the Ninth Generation Barbarian God would act ruthlessly again, yet, fortunately, I was prepared..."

The Seventh Ancestor’s gaze gradually regained focus, finally noticing that this place was a strange cave dwelling, not the top level of the Ninefold Celestial Towers.

And in front of him stood a young man with a familiar yet unfamiliar face clad in white.

"Hmm? You seem familiar, Daoist friend. Have I met you before?"

The Seventh Ancestor smiled at Ning Fan, yet internally, he was cautiously alert. Ning Fan’s presence was peculiar. Despite only being in the Peak Crossing Truth Realm, there was an extremely dangerous aura about him...

At this moment, Ning Fan had already removed the Ghost Face, so the Seventh Ancestor was unaware that Ning Fan was the mysterious strongman who destroyed the stone door with a single sword.

Very familiar, extremely familiar... I may have been separated from my true self for many years, but I must have seen this face somewhere before.

Where was it... Right, that place!

"You are the butterfly that flew from the Primordial Chaos! The Sword’s partner! The laughingstock of the Primeval Immortal Realm! I have seen you in the Six Paths of Reincarnation!"

"Interesting! Interesting! You are the one who destroyed the Eye of Emotion Control. In this life, you should be called Ning Fan... This wasn’t recorded in the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but I deduced it using the Chessboard of Cause and Effect."

"Strange, according to my deductions, you have the Command Fate Destiny, and if nothing unexpected happens, you should become the best feed for the Fifth Fragment. I don’t know what my true self was doing, letting you survive. Could the plan have gone awry? Alas, I’ve been separated from my true self for many years and can’t know the details..."

The Seventh Ancestor frowned slightly. Naturally, he did not know that Ning Fan had muddied his fortune and transformed into Fu Li to avoid his true self—the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor’s schemes.

He also didn’t know that Si Ming was dead, killed by Ning Fan. The Fate Wielding’s plan had more than a minor change...

He further did not realize that Ning Fan had long since changed dramatically from the person he once deduced would result.

"Your aura is very strange, but it doesn’t scare me. Since we have met here, I’ll take you away. I’ll take you back to the South Heaven as a direct feed for the Fifth Fragment. I think you make excellent nourishment!"

The Seventh Ancestor flipped his hand, and instantly, seven streaks of multicolored light flew out of his sleeve, directly striking toward Ning Fan’s face.

These seven lights were soundless, yet they wielded an annihilation-like power, capable of gravely injuring most Zero Tribulation Celestial Venerates!

To the Seventh Ancestor, capturing a mere feed with such divine skills should not be difficult.

However, he had clearly underestimated Ning Fan’s power!

"You talk a lot, but some things you say are of interest to me."

Ning Fan’s gaze slightly intensified as he raised his hand and gently pressed on the streaks of light, seemingly unperturbed, shattering them effortlessly.

To achieve this... only someone who had reached the Eternal First Calamity of Immortal Veneration could do it!

The Seventh Ancestor’s face changed immediately, realizing he had underestimated Ning Fan’s strength. He formed hand seals, seemingly about to use a trump card divine skill to compete with Ning Fan.

Yet Ning Fan gave the Seventh Ancestor no opportunity to use divine skills, directly unleashing the punishing power of the Thirty-Six Mountains. The golden pressure was as tangible, shaking the heavens and the earth, pressing the Seventh Ancestor like a dead dog onto the ground, unable to move, drenched in cold sweat!

"Such a terrifying punishing force! Impossible! You aren’t even a Barbarian God, how could you have punishing force... You, you’re the newly emerged Tenth Generation Barbarian God!"

The Seventh Ancestor seemed to grasp something in an instant, revealing a look of terror, more frightened than when facing Yin Mo.

How is it possible! This mere feed turned out to be the Tenth Generation Barbarian God! The difference from my deduction is too great, even inconsistent with the Six Paths of Reincarnation!

Though it’s said in ancient times that Holder Cultivators could defy the fate of reincarnation, creating minor variables... But Ning Fan’s variable within the reincarnation is unreasonably large!

For one who can cause such great changes to reincarnation, if they go against the cycle, they must be a Supreme Immortal Emperor... Could it be that this child possesses the potential for the Fourth Step!

Did I... treat such a gifted cultivator as mere fodder!

"Ancient Chaos... Sword Master... Emotion Control... Six Paths of Reincarnation... Fifth Fragment... You seem to know many secrets." Ning Fan’s gaze turned cold, he was never a merciful person. Since the Seventh Ancestor dared to strike at him, he must bear the consequences!

Collapse!

With a single word, Ning Fan caused the Seventh Ancestor’s body to begin collapsing bit by bit in a golden light!

In the past, Yin Mo used the power of merely three Punishment Mountains to render the Seventh Ancestor powerless.

Now, Ning Fan had the pressure of thirty-six Mountain Punishments, making the Seventh Ancestor like an ant, easily crushed with a lift of a hand!

"Too terrifying! With the power of punishment this child possesses, even a barbarian saint could be suppressed; I am not his match at all, I must escape!"

The Seventh Ancestor struggled, trying to allow a wisp of residual soul to escape, but it was in vain, as Ning Fan easily caught it and directly performed Soul Search.

The Seventh Ancestor’s memory was too fragmented, and with ordinary soul-searching techniques, those shattered memories could not be read at all.

Ning Fan once again used the Reverse Spirit Technique of the True Dragon Clan, and immediately found some complete parts from the Seventh Ancestor’s fragmented memories.

’I was originally the Seventh Ancestor of the Fan family... named Fan Mokong... abandoned by the Calamity Spirits... fought my way out... seized a Causal Beast...’

’Abandoned Barbarian Cultivation... rebuilt my original Spirit... became the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor... schemed against the sect disciples Lu Bei... obtained the Fifth Fragment... could match a Third Order Quasi-Saint in battle... later mistakenly entered the Dreamland Realm... looking for a chance to take revenge on the Calamity Spirit Clan...’

’This body henceforth becomes the Second Primordial Spirit... temporarily remains in the Barbarian Wilderness... if there is a chance... then seizes the cultivation of the Ninth Generation Barbarian God Yin Mo... enters the Ancient Barbarian Tomb... finds the Sixth Fragment...’

In the fragmented memory, only these parts were clear.

Boom!

Ning Fan’s gaze turned cold, and he directly shattered the Seventh Ancestor’s residual soul under the power of punishment!

Despite the Seventh Ancestor’s extremely broken memory, Ning Fan still gleaned quite a bit of information.

For example, the Seventh Ancestor came to find Yin Mo for the Sixth Fragment of the Ancient Barbarian Tomb.

For example, the Seventh Ancestor had once schemed against sect disciples and obtained the Fifth Fragment.

What made Ning Fan determined to kill, however, was the Seventh Ancestor’s true identity, being the Second Primordial Spirit of the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor!

Fate Wielding, again Fate Wielding!

First Si Ming, and then the Seventh Ancestor. Unexpectedly, Fate Wielding has so many arrangements in the Barbarian Wilderness, but unfortunately, both still died at my hands!

The Fifth Fragment... The Sixth Fragment... The fragments mentioned in the Seventh Ancestor’s memory, could they be fragments of the God-Extinguishing Shield!

Could it be that the true Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor also holds a fragment!

Seventh Ancestor’s memory suggests that Fate Wielding, in a full battle, could match a Third Order Quasi-Saint...

This seems to be countless years-old memory... back then, did Fate Wielding have such power? But why did the cultivation displayed before the world remain at merely the Immortal Emperor Realm... was it a deliberate hiding of powers, or is there some other part to this mystery...

Ning Fan took a deep breath, slowly calming his excitement. He once thought possessing the God-Extinguishing Shield would allow him to challenge Fate Wielding; now, it seems his cultivation is still lacking.

He must have a battle with Fate Wielding, but not now. Unexpectedly, he was able to learn so much from the memory of the Seventh Ancestor...

This has deepened his understanding of Fate Wielding quite a bit.

There’s just one regret, and that is the memories regarding Ancient Chaos, Sword Master, and Butterfly in the Seventh Ancestor’s mind were all shattered and unclear.

It’s a pity the Seventh Ancestor seemed to know many things about ancient times, but cannot glean anything from his memory.

"Fate Wielding..."

Ning Fan raised his hand, sweeping away the lines of cause and effect left in the cave dwelling after killing the Seventh Ancestor.

In the past, he could not do this; now, he can use a trace of Heaven-Opening power from the God-Extinguishing Shield to achieve this.

"Even the Second Primordial Spirit died... unable to calculate the outcome, did Yin Mo kill him... But who killed Yin Mo... Unable to calculate..."

In the endless distance, Southern Heaven Immortal World, within the Fate-controlling Immortal Palace.

The Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor, who was in seclusion for healing, suddenly frowned, and then relaxed again.

Unable to calculate, so be it, Si Ming is dead, the Second Primordial Spirit is dead too, all his schemes ultimately fell through...

Hopefully, the last scheme will not fail... The Seventh Generation Slaughter Emperor’s destiny still has 1,872 years...

The day of the Seventh Generation Slaughter Emperor’s fall will be the day the Calamity Clan deploys troops; I am eagerly looking forward to that battle...

Fate Wielding smiled slightly, closed his eyes, and simultaneously the entire Fate-controlling Immortal Palace began a 1,872-year palace closure, disappearing from the starry sky...

...

In cultivation time flies by unnoticed; two years have passed since the great chaos in the Barbarian Wilderness.

Two years ago, Ning Fan and his group left the Barbarian Wilderness and entered the Barbarian Flash Passage.

Subsequently, led by Miaoyan, the human and demon race Masters gradually left the savage wilderness.

Meanwhile, after considerable efforts, the Immortal Emperors successfully sealed the Ancient Immortal Gate. Eventually, the gate was carried away by Tongtian Ancient Emperor, without any contention from the demon race.

Outsiders remain unaware of what agreement was reached between the human and demon races.

The Barbarian Wilderness Ancient Domain, once the battlefield of the two races, was thoroughly abandoned, and all the passages connecting to the wilderness were closed...

Before the return of the Emperors, news from the wilderness had already spread back to their respective sects, shocking countless cultivators from the Four Heavens and Heavenly Demons!

Two years flew by, and the Masters who had initially ventured into the wilderness started returning to the Four Heavens and Heavenly Demons. However, the commotion caused by this calamity had not settled!

Rumor has it that in this upheaval, countless lower-level cultivators fell, along with 19 Immortal Emperors who perished in the great calamity!

Rumor has it that two Third Order Quasi-Saints appeared in the wilderness, engaged in a world-shaking duel... but few know the specifics.

Rumor has it the True Dragon Race is using their entire strength to unseal something, which requires 7,000 years... Even the Four Oceans Sect dispatched numerous strong cultivators to aid the True Dragon Race in the completion of the unsealing...

Rumor has it, Tongtian Ancient Emperor and Chief of the True Dragon Race simultaneously ordered their subordinate clans, commanding the human and demon races to cease hostilities for 7,000 years...

Furthermore, a peculiar rumor is circulating within higher circles above mere mumblings...

Along with Tongtian Ancient Emperor and the Chief of the True Dragon Race, many Immortal Emperors and Quasi-Saints, upon returning to their respective clans, instructed their subordinate cultivators to start constructing Fortune Towers.

Fortune Towers are ancient structures, extremely complex in their construction process, and would take hundreds of years to complete.

Their sole purpose is to offer a portion of one’s fortune as a tribute to the cultivators revered within the tower!

Who could possibly command such reverence, to cause so many Immortal Emperors to build Fortune Towers, sacrificing parts of their fortune in tribute!

Many forces dispatched individuals to investigate, but they could find nothing about this event, as all insiders were issued gag orders, forbidding any leakage of information!

Only a very few old monsters beyond Immortal Emperors exerted great efforts to uncover the truth, yet afterward, they remained silent, never mentioning the matter.

Eastern Heaven, Chaotic Demon Star, Qianqiu Sect.

Qianqiu Sect is a legendary sect and has produced two supreme figures.

The first is the founding Sect Master of Qianqiu Sect, known as the Thousand Autumn Ancestor, who swept through the Nefarious Demon Star Domain with Late Transformation God Tree Demon cultivation and defeated all Void Refinements...

The second supreme figure, still referred to as Thousand Autumn Ancestor, is even more formidable and dominant than the first.

This person seemed to have descended from the heavens, directly appeared within Qianqiu Sect, overwhelmed the Nefarious Demon Star Domain single-handedly, escaped from the hands of Seven Fiends Sect of the Fate Immortal sect, then slaughtered a hundred Immortals with a demon name unrivaled, and subsequently defeated the younger generation of Eastern Heaven, becoming a disciple of the Slaughter Hall collected every millennium.

Later, this person continued to rise, breaking through the Second Step cultivation and earned the title of Rain Immortal Monarch during a battle at the Godly Void Pavilion Tomb!

Rumor has it that this person is a disciple of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor, possessing a background that even secret clans retreat from!

Rumor has it that this person has been missing for a hundred years, with speculation on his death, while others believe he is secluded in breakthrough.

This person’s name is Ning Fan! Perhaps he is not yet famous in the other Three Heavens, but in Eastern Heaven, he has already earned himself a massive reputation!

Nowadays, Qianqiu Sect is bustling with visitors, lacking the slightest atmosphere of the Evil Sect!

The cultivators visiting here mostly come to tour the former residence of Rain Immortal Monarch, full of admiration. Most of them are in the first step of cultivation, with a few in the Second Step Fate Immortal.

In this world, there are very few who can rise continually as a loose cultivator and earn the title of Immortal Monarch! Ning Fan is an outstanding example among them, worthy of admiration from numerous lower-level cultivators!

"Stroll around and take a look, don’t miss it. This stone cave used to be the meditation place of Rain Immortal Monarch, it is said that an Infinitive insight still remains in here, and only fated one can acquire it..."

A demoness from Qianqiu Sect stood outside a low stone cave, collecting money while shouting, instantly attracting countless cultivators scrambling to pay for entering the cave.

"Is it Common Iron, or the Supreme Demon Sword? This sword is the one Rain Immortal Monarch used to slay hordes of demons; it has stained with blood all his life, only a hundred Dao Crystals to touch it!"

A demoness holding a heavy-duty sword made of common iron shouted, and countless cultivators rushed to touch the ’Demon Sword’.

"Mysterious Palace’s Secret Scroll, Evil Cultivation Collection! Rain Immortal Monarch, as a disciple of Ancient Chaos, naturally mastered the Supreme Bewitching Technique; it’s said he once invaded the Evil Sect, Disrobing Sect, alone, that battle, those tantalizing moments, tsk tsk... This secret scroll records the Monarch’s style of fighting one against ten thousand, with three thousand illustrations included, only five hundred Dao Crystals, buy quickly!"

Another demoness shouted loudly, instantly attracting interest from many lewd male cultivators.

Inside Qianqiu Sect’s main hall, several elders of Qianqiu enjoying Spiritual Tea and Spirit Fruit, faces displaying smiles.

Ever since they exploited Ning Fan’s fame to make money, practically every day hundreds of cultivators came to visit Qianqiu Sect.

Each day, a vast amount of Dao Crystals flowed into the account, backed by such financial support, the cultivation of both elders and disciples of Qianqiu Sect has significantly improved.

"It’s wonderful, thinking back, we were just outer disciples of Qianqiu Sect, hopeless in Harmonious Spirit, dispatched for missions, narrowly escaping extinction. Losing our sect, ending as loose cultivators, living miserably, those past days are unbearable to recall..." an elder of Qianqiu Sect sighed.

"Fortunately, Rain Immortal Monarch rose to fame, providing us an opportunity to get rich, strengthening our finances we managed to step by step into Core Formation, Nascent Soul. Heh, although our sect has no Divinity Transformation in charge, as long as we display Rain Immortal Monarch’s flag, even some Fate Immortal old monsters treat us with respect..."

Saying this, several elders brimmed with delight and looked proud.

Just then, a series of loud explosions resembling thunder sounded in the sky above Qianqiu Sect.

In the next instant, a red light appeared like a crack at the center of the numerous blasts, where the red light split, directly shattering the void, a dark red Spirit Boat emerged from within.

At the bow of the Spirit Boat, stood a young man with black hair and white clothes, looking at the familiar starry sky of Eastern Heaven, with a slight smile.

"Back again..." (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast a recommendation vote, monthly ticket, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)