Grasping the Evil-Chapter 964: Eternal True Body

Could it be that my thirty-four million years of cultivation cannot rival the hundred-year rise of a youngster?

Wu Laoba’s small green bean eyes were fixed on Ning Fan’s sword marks. Although reluctant, he had to admit the terror of Ning Fan’s sword.

The green-faced Dao Child’s physical defense could definitely be considered formidable, yet Ning Fan could break through it with one sword due to the fusion of two Dao Laws on the sword.

In the Immortal Venerable realm, there are not many who can use the power of two Dao Laws, and the power produced absolutely isn’t as simple as one plus one equals two. Ning Fan’s possession of two Dao Laws makes him exceptionally strong in offense among his peers.

However, Ning Fan’s rapid victory can be attributed mainly to the most significant contributor, the Dark Illusion Technique that could cover the sky and earth.

This Illusionary Art was very formidable, and Wu Laoba self-confessed that if trapped within the illusion without using hidden means, he wouldn’t be able to break free quickly.

It was precisely due to the power of this illusion that the green-faced Dao Child fell into the illusion and couldn’t evade, taking Ning Fan’s sword directly, breaking through defense seamlessly, and cutting down from the sky.

Wu Laoba initially wanted to teach Ning Fan a lesson but now harbored a deep fear and hesitation.

He was even second-guessing whether to accept the Sect Master of the Pill Sect’s request to join the Anti-Ning Alliance to jointly eliminate Ning Fan.

The green-faced Dao Child was bleeding while exiting the giant’s form, plummeting to the ground. Though Mu Song Daoist had his eyes closed, he was fully aware of the outside situation, and with a casual sleeve flick, a breeze swept through and gently carried the Dao Child, settling him steadily in the ancient temple.

"Disciple has lost the contest, I await Master’s punishment."

The green-faced Dao Child didn’t care about the wound continuously bleeding on his chest, directly knelt before Mu Song, full of guilt.

He disgraced Mu Island, lost to Xiang Mingzi’s disciple, and failed his mentor.

"Silly child, it’s merely a loss in a contest, why take it to heart? Just, do you know why you lost so thoroughly?" Mu Song sighed slightly and patted the Dao Child’s shoulder.

"Disciple doesn’t know, I seek Master’s guidance."

"You are on the wrong path. Although you have yet to realize this, surely Ning Young Friend has. Even placed in Eastern Heaven, you are a person of talent, yet ultimately can’t match this person. To you, losing to him is beneficial; the pride of the pine, without the grind of wind and snow, cannot stand out."

Mu Song spoke words the Dao Child didn’t understand, then with another sleeve flick, a breeze lifted the Dao Child up.

The Dao Child’s head buzzed; he felt the final words from his Master were a profound enlightenment.

His path is wrong... could it truly be wrong?

The green-faced Dao Child was momentarily dazed but soon regained composure, losing a lot of his arrogance compared to before. He casually took an expensive pill, stopping the bleeding after consumption, then sighed deeply, cupped his fists towards Ning Fan in the sky with remorse,

"Thank you, Daoist, for your mercy."

The injuries he suffered were not severe; the sword only struck his chest, if it were to strike his Dantian, it would truly be fundamental damage, indeed Ning Fan showed mercy.

"Hmm."

Ning Fan watched the interaction between Mu Song and his disciple deeply. Before, Mu Song seemed indifferent to his disciple the Emperor Cang’s hardship, making Ning Fan see him as a cold-hearted mentor. Now, he realized Mu Song silently cared for his disciple too.

Mu Song letting the green-faced Dao Child challenge him certainly had the intention to test him but also to train and guide the disciple.

However, he wondered how Mu Song Daoist’s opinion of him was after this exchange, whether he met his expectations.

Just as he prepared to descend from the green ring, he heard Mu Song Daoist speak to a nearby Big Ear Sha Mi.

"Pine Country Child, you also go and challenge this Rain Immortal Monarch."

The Big Ear Sha Mi called was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said, "Disciple is not a match for Rain Monarch."

"No worries, this is your chance to confirm the Desolate Wood Great Dao. Even if defeated, surely it will be rewarding."

Upon hearing this, Big Ear Sha Mi no longer declined, instead his figure faintly transformed, instantly appearing in the sky above within the green ring, forming a clasped palms and wry smile towards Ning Fan.

"Master ordered, this disciple dares not defy, but asks the Rain Monarch for some guidance."

Once spoken, dark yellow brilliance flowed around his body, hidden yet exuding aura, similarly the Eon Zero Calamity Domain, mature more than the green-faced Dao Child, probably nearing the First Calamity Realm.

And in this dark yellow brilliance, vaguely possessed a potent Break Illusion Divine Skill; if Ning Fan wished to reuse Dark Illusion Technique, it might not work.

The Big Ear Sha Mi then muttered incantations, suddenly transforming the world within the green ring.

Ning Fan’s eyes slightly narrowed, and the previously standing sky abruptly altered, appearing suddenly in a world of ancient pines.

All around him were towering ancient pines, accompanied by the endless echoes of Buddhist chants resonating within the pine breeze.

"The Change Heaven and Earth Divine Skill."

Ning Fan’s eyes flickered with azure light, his spirit sense transformed into rain, instantly spreading over the entire ancient pine world, and in a flash, he saw through the entire ancient pine world.

After Big Ear Sha Mi dragged Ning Fan into this world, he immediately activated his divine skills. Suddenly, ancient pines rose from the ground, transforming into wood dragons. Billions of dragons simultaneously charged at Ning Fan, leaving almost no retreat in the heavens and earth, sealing off all escape routes.

"Impressive divine skills. If it were a Zero Tribulation Celestial Venerate, it might not withstand this strike."

Ning Fan praised the opponent’s impressive divine skills aloud, but his body flickered and disappeared, leaving only a faint red glow in place.

All dragons paused, unable to detect Ning Fan’s whereabouts, growing bewildered.

In the next moment, Ning Fan appeared directly in front of one of the countless dragons, his eyes flickering with azure light locked onto the dragon, raising his hand for a strike.

It was another slash under the dual Dao laws’ augmentation. This strike had no dazzling sword light, yet directly cleaved the dragon in half, revealing Big Ear Sha Mi hidden within the dragon’s body.

Big Ear Sha Mi was greatly shocked, obviously not expecting Ning Fan to so easily locate him amidst billions of dragons, unable to react as he saw Ning Fan slash at his chest.

"Desolate Dragon Mirror, protect me!"

Seeing the sword light about to arrive instantly, Big Ear Sha Mi hesitated not, and shouted. All the dragons disappeared, and in front of him appeared an ancient mirror with pine markings.

The sword light slashed onto the ancient mirror, unexpectedly being bizarrely absorbed by the mirror, then a burst of sword light shot from the mirror, facing Ning Fan directly, rebounding his divine skills.

"An ancient mirror capable of rebounding divine skills..."

Ning Fan’s gaze slightly concentrated, raising his hand to block the sword light, and once again slashing at that ancient mirror.

Previously, the sword light entwining two Dao laws could not shatter the mirror but was rebounded by it. But if it were three Dao laws, could the mirror achieve the same!

This time, Ning Fan utilized the War Yin and Yang power, the overwhelming battle intent flowing into the sword, increasing the sword’s Dao laws light to three.

"Three kinds of Dao laws! Impossible!"

Big Ear Sha Mi’s face changed drastically, unable to react further before hearing the ancient mirror crack and being forcefully shattered by Ning Fan. The sword light continued unabated, directly cutting into Big Ear Sha Mi’s chest, causing the entire ancient pine world to collapse, while Big Ear Sha Mi’s chest erupted with blood arrows, retreating dozens of steps in the air before stabilizing.

The chest injury wasn’t severe, but he was indeed defeated by Ning Fan, completely not his match...

"Thank you, Daoist friend, for your mercy."

Big Ear Sha Mi slightly bitterly smiled, landed back in the ancient temple, knowing beforehand he wasn’t Ning Fan’s match, yet didn’t expect such a swift defeat.

Junior Brother Pine Creek lasted at least ten breaths under Ning Fan’s hands, but he barely lasted three breaths before defeat...

"Hiss! Senior Brother Songguo even used the Change Heaven and Earth technique yet only lasted three breaths under Rain Monarch’s hand!"

The disciples in the temple gasped endlessly, while Wu Laoba’s face grew uglier.

Ning Fan’s sword wielded a third kind of Dao laws power! In terms of attack force, probably not many within the realms of Eternity’s First Tribulation could match up to Ning Fan!

Of course, an Immortal Venerable level opponent wouldn’t simply stand there and take attack after attack. If unable to withstand Ning Fan’s sword light, one could replace defense with offense.

Yet Wu Laoba’s formidable offensive methods mostly related to Black Fortune, particularly countered by Ning Fan. In terms of defense methods, he didn’t believe he had any divine skills capable of blocking Ning Fan’s triple Dao laws sword.

Thus, in facing Ning Fan, it was a situation of losing more often than winning. Bearing this in mind, Wu Laoba’s wariness towards Ning Fan heightened unprecedentedly, solidifying his resolve not to meddle in the Pill Sect’s muddy waters! Anyway, he and the Sect Master of the Pill Sect were merely drinking buddies, with no need to provoke someone as formidable as Ning Fan for them.

"Haha, after two battles, I wonder if Brother Mu is satisfied with Young Friend Ning’s performance?" Xiang Mingzi inquired, though already almost certain, confident that Daoist Wood Pine was highly satisfied with Ning Fan.

Daoist Wood Pine only smiled silently.

Ning Fan claimed victory in both battles, the wins crisp and admirable, Wood Pine was highly satisfied.

Ning Fan possessed three kinds of Dao laws and was also a Heavenly Immortal Practitioner, Wood Pine was likewise greatly satisfied.

Yet, if it were just this, Ning Fan did not yet possess the qualification to compel Wood Pine to pay a hefty price, open his eyes, and confront the Dark Clan once more.

What moved Wood Pine most about Ning Fan was his status as the inheritor of the Ancient Chaotic Grand Emperor. This child’s strength was substantial, but if he could not accomplish a particular task, he would be inadequate to assist with the research of the Golden Sky Black Earth Painting, thus lacking the qualification to compel him to open his eyes.

Letting two Immortal Venerable disciples and Ning Fan cross swords was more about wanting the disciples to gain adversity, using the opportunity to hone them.

What truly tests Ning Fan lies in the third challenge.

Wu Laoba resolved that in the future, upon seeing Ning Fan, he must certainly avoid him. As for retrieving the Heaven-Opening Stone, he dared not consider it anymore, for Ning Fan was indeed too formidable.

Unfortunately, Wu Laoba didn’t know that while he wished to avoid confrontation with Ning Fan, Daoist Wood Pine would not grant him such a chance, having already factored him in.

"Little Friend Wu, why don’t you also spar a bit with Young Friend Ning?" Daoist Wood Pine slightly smiled, uttering words that prompted Wu Laoba to feel an urge to curse.

What a joke! Your disciple can’t defeat Ning Fan, so you’re letting an outsider like me take the stage. Do you want Ning Fan to slash me with a sword too? That’s a strike with three kinds of Dao laws—I can’t block it!

Despite grumbling inwardly, Wu Laoba dared not utter a single complaint outwardly. He forced a smile and politely declined, "Senior Mu, you’re joking. The Rain Immortal Monarch is highly skilled, possessing three kinds of Dao laws. I’m most likely not his match either, so let’s forgo the third battle..."

Mu Song, truly a peculiar person, was smiling one second and changed his face the next. With a somber expression, he said, "Humph, I’ve asked you to fight, so you go fight. To refuse is to harbor discontent against this old man!"

That accusation was serious. Wu Laoba immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly explained, "The senior presented three treasures to the junior—how could I possibly harbor discontent?"

Bitter, truly bitter—this time, no matter how much I want to avoid Ning Fan, I can only grit my teeth and step forward for the battle.

Looking at Mu Song’s intentions, it’s clear he wants to test Ning Fan, yet he’s also drawn me into his schemes. Damn it, with lower cultivation, I must bow low and meekly play along—it’s truly frustrating!

Fine, fine, if you want a fight, then I shall fight. I still have the other two treasures you gave me; I’m not necessarily afraid of Ning Fan’s three Dao laws!

Thinking of those two treasures, Wu Laoba’s confidence surged, and with a flash, he ascended the azure ring in the sky and respectfully cupped his hands towards Ning Fan.

"This poor Daoist is Wu Laoba. I’ve had many misunderstandings with the Rain Monarch before, but now I have no choice but to fight. I ask the Rain Monarch for mercy."

His tone was unprecedentedly courteous!

Ning Fan was slightly taken aback. Wu Laoba’s courtesy wasn’t an act but genuine fear of Ning Fan, which was evident due to his sharp perception akin to someone in the Second Realm of Tianren.

Unexpectedly, even after I took the Heaven-Opening Stone from him, he can remain courteous—such an accepting attitude is rare indeed.

Unfortunately, I don’t have much fondness for Wu Laoba, and naturally, I won’t show mercy. If we meet in battle, I’ll defeat him swiftly to demonstrate my abilities in front of Mu Song.

He’s brought here by Xiang Mingzi, representing Xiang Mingzi’s face, so it’s crucial to earn some glory for that senior!

"Be careful, Rain Monarch, I’m going to use a magical treasure!"

Wu Laoba laughed on the surface and reminded Ning Fan, but inwardly, he hoped that Ning Fan would be defeated by his magical treasure in a single blow.

But as he lifted his hand, a small pine sapling about a foot long appeared, emitting a flowing jewel light, clearly an extraordinary item.

Wu Laoba then blew a breath toward the pine sapling, and upon sacrificing it mid-air, the sapling grew into an immense pine tree up to the sky!

The number of pine needles on this giant pine tree was unknown, each as sharp as a flying sword, gleaming coldly.

With a change in his hand seals, suddenly thirty million pine needles turned into flying swords, descending like a violent storm towards Ning Fan.

Ning Fan’s expression immediately changed, filled with unprecedented seriousness.

This little pine sapling wasn’t a magical treasure, yet the pine needles it grew could naturally be used as flying swords!

Thirty million pine needles meant thirty million flying swords!

The lowest grade of these flying swords was Shattered Void Treasures among Immortal Swords. Even more, there was countless pine needle swords of Heavenly Grade, and reaching Acquired Twelve Nirvana levels!

Among them, several pine needle swords even reached the Acquired Twelve Nirvana level!

With thirty million flying swords cutting towards Ning Fan, and countless high-grade Immortal Swords among them, how could Ning Fan underestimate this?

At this moment, even with a Dao Sword intertwining three Dao laws, it would not be possible to repel thirty million flying swords with a single strike; most other Divine Skills are inadequate for this situation.

If he used Vertical Golden Light to evade, he could easily dodge Wu Laoba’s attack, but this would leave an impression of weakness to Daoist Mu Song.

In this battle, he must win and win decisively, only then will he uphold the honor of Senior Xiang.

In a flash of thought, Ning Fan swallowed the Dao Sword into his belly, his entire body suddenly bursting with ten thousand red glows, driving the Calamity Blood Power to its utmost.

He possessed the Body of Robbery Blood, his strongest Divine Skill without a doubt was the signature skill of the Seventh Generation Barbarian God Tagu—the Obliteration Technique!

It was a Great Divine Power that could change the heaven and earth, perfect for this moment!

As thirty million flying swords arrived, Ning Fan, without a change in expression, raised his right palm.

Though the action seemed as swift as lightning, to the onlookers, every frame appeared to be in slow motion, as if played out frame by frame.

As his fingertip grazed the sky, a crack easily formed between heaven and earth, and then the entire world began to change its visage.

In the two years since stepping out of the Barbaric Wilderness Passage, Ning Fan had studied this art meticulously, using the Obliteration Technique with seamless proficiency.

Now, using this technique, there were no lingering steps in forming mountains and seas but directly presenting an endless flowing Obliteration River in heaven and earth!

The thirty million flying swords initially cutting towards Ning Fan were all engulfed by that river, unable to escape.

Wu Laoba’s expression changed dramatically, he had no time to react further before being sealed beneath the great river by Ning Fan, unable to escape!

"What kind of divine power is this!" In the ancient temple, almost no one was not shocked, even Xiang Mingzi and Daoist Mu Song showed a solemn expression.

Anyone with some insight could see that Ning Fan used a technique that could change heaven and earth, but the level of this technique was unexpectedly high to all present.

This technique is definitely of the divine power level of an ancient great cultivator, unquestionably!

It’s known that even a weaker Immortal King facing thirty million flying swords head-on couldn’t possibly handle them all, yet Ning Fan could do so with the power of a single calamity, which surely speaks to the mightiness of his divine power!

This might has already surpassed the understanding of the low-level disciples here, such a high-level divine power, even Xiang Mingzi and Daoist Mu Song wouldn’t know many. The rest could hardly possibly be competent!

The green-faced Dao Child and Big Ear Sha Mi stared dumbfounded at the black river in the sky. If they were a bit defiant in losing to Ning Fan earlier, now they had no resentment left.

Didn’t you see Wu Laoba with his eon-old tribulation cultivation trapped at the riverbed like a turtle, unable to escape?

Wu Laoba’s cultivation was undoubtedly higher than theirs, even facing a Second Calamity Immortal Lord he could be defeated, but not suppressed and confined like this.

If it were them, it would be even more impossible to escape from Ning Fan’s obliteration river.

"Rain Monarch is not an ordinary person, not someone to contend with!" The two exchanged a glance and both sighed.

On the other side, as one of the involved parties, Wu Laoba had long been scared out of his wits by Ning Fan’s one move divine power.

Only by being within this river could one feel the terrifying nature of the water. Wu Laoba was shocked to death, this river water devoured all, destroyed all, his memories and methods alike were unable to resist the erosion of the river water!

And this was Ning Fan showing mercy, if Ning Fan was ruthless, Wu Laoba would definitely have perished within this long river!

"It’s bitter, it’s bitter, who would’ve thought Rain Monarch would know divine powers of an ancient great cultivator level, able to take away my thirty million flying swords in one move and imprison me within this great river. Fortunately, I still have the third treasure bestowed by Senior Mu Song, with this item, it might not be impossible to escape from this long river!"

Wu Laoba took a deep breath, patted his storage pouch, and retrieved a square seal with a golden top and black base, with sun and moon patterns on the four corners.

At first glance, this seal seemed ordinary, but if you looked closely, you could detect the unlaunched innate aura from within.

This treasure turned out to be an innate treasure!

The name of this treasure is "Two Instruments Four Directions Seal", which was the signature artifact used by Daoist Mu Song before he became a Quasi-Saint. Even among innate treasures, it isn’t ordinary!

This item is the third treasure Wu Laoba sought from Mu Song!

"The only downside of this treasure is that every use requires enormous mana, even with my eon-old tribulation mana, it’s slightly insufficient to sustain the operation of this treasure, I must reveal my ’Eternal True Form’ to have enough mana to activate the treasure!"

"Ning Fan brat, your divine power may be strong, but can it be stronger than the signature artifact of Senior Mu Song?"

Wu Laoba sneered internally, almost having foreseen the scene where Ning Fan would miserably lose under the Two Instruments Four Directions Seal.

In the next moment, Wu Laoba’s entire body swelled rapidly, enveloped in ten thousand zhang of black light, the dazzling black light made it impossible for others to see his appearance clearly at this moment.

His body almost transformed into a giant millions of zhang high, yet the river seemed strange, its surface seemed to rise along with Wu Laoba, no matter how high he grew, he couldn’t stick his head out from the river surface.

"Is this... the Eternal True Form! Isn’t this a divine power that only Immortal King cultivators can attain? To think this person could achieve it during the first calamity, how impressive!"

The green-faced Dao Child and Big Ear Sha Mi exclaimed in unison, clearly astonished by Wu Laoba’s Eternal True Form.

But as the black light dissipated from Wu Laoba’s body, the two were left speechless.

It turns out Wu Laoba’s Eternal True Form was an incredibly ugly black turtle. Human cultivators achieving a true form of demon types is rare indeed, and rarer still is the ugliness of Wu Laoba’s black turtle true form.

How to say? Fierce beasts in the cultivation world, beauty can indeed bring aesthetic pleasure, yet ugliness and ferocity can similarly bring a sense of power and endearment.

Wu Laoba’s black turtle true form, however, carries not the slightest impression of ferocity, only the feeling of being ugly-cute. The facial structure descended from Wu Laoba himself, thus its appearance indeed turned out a bit ugly. Yet here’s the rub, this turtle true form seems to tread the line of cuteness. Originally small green bean eyes, upon transforming into a giant tortoise, turned into shamefully adorable round big black eyes, along with double eyelids and long lashes.

In this manner, this turtle cannot convey the sense of ferocity, it can only be said to be ugly-cute. Lacking the impression of mightiness, those who favor fierce beasts might hardly be fond of it.

"It’s bitter, it’s bitter, I knew that once revealing my Eternal True Form, I would surely be ridiculed by others. It’s solely my fault that my Taoist skills are wanting, intending to absorb the power of Ancestor Nieli to achieve the true form of the Nine-Winged Xuanwu, yet faltering due to ill fortune, and mistakenly cultivating into such an ugly appearance."

The sole consolation for Wu Laoba was that this ugly turtle form was actually quite formidable, once transformed into the true form, mana could almost soar by several multiples.

His original cultivation was slightly above one calamity, after transforming into the true form, his cultivation was just a fraction away from stepping into the second calamity realm! With his current mana, it’s sufficient to activate the Two Instruments Four Directions Seal!

"Break for me!"

The giant tortoise roared, the Two Instruments Four Directions Seal instantly shook, emitting majestic power, tearing the obliteration river apart.

It was actually through the might of the magical treasure, directly breaking open the divine power of an ancient great cultivator level! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users should read at m.qidian.com.)