Grasping the Evil-Chapter 987: Relics Destroyed in the Battle of the Three Old Ancestors
The mountain has its ridges, the water has its waves... All things in this world, though pursuing completeness, also retain their essence, seeking their differences individually.
The Southern Dipper Star is a Southern Dipper Star, not an Eastern Dipper Star or a Western Dipper Star, precisely because it retains its uniqueness.
The same goes for cultivation...
Some cultivators pursue completeness by abandoning everything, eventually losing their true nature, even altering their path, like Daoist Wood Pine who changed to cultivate ancient Buddhism just to gain the approval of the heavens... If one loses one’s true nature, if one alters their path, then what is the point of achieving a Dao!
You are no longer yourself.
Just one who obediently submits under the heavenly great path.
Holder Cultivators are different, no matter how far they walk along the great path, they still remain themselves...
"Why am I Ning Fan, not Lin Fan or Zhao Fan, because I have my path, my unique edges! Enlightenment, Shedding, Shattering—each step of the Three Realms of True Immortal is just the heavens polishing the cultivators’ edges. To grant them a promise of completeness. But can the heavens really smooth out all edges in the world? Continuous abandonment, is the cultivated completeness truly complete?"
Ning Fan was absorbed in his Dao Enlightenment, forgetting the discussion with Tantai Weiyu. He slowly stood up, eyes dazed, and walked to the window of the tavern, looking through it at the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Southern Dipper Star.
What he saw wasn’t the mountains and rivers, but the path between them that belongs to the Holder Cultivator’s road to the Three Realms of True Immortal!
Like the ridges of the mountains, the waves of the water, the undulating unevenness of the earth!
To not cross, not abandon, not shatter, is this True Immortal path, the way to retain edges...
"With bone and blood brewing wine, only then can a drink have flesh and blood..." Tantai Weiyu stared at Ning Fan, seemingly understanding yet not understanding.
Years ago, she couldn’t comprehend Ning Fan, why a Lower Cultivator in the Rain Immortal World could possess such profound insight, and now she understood him even less.
Unable to understand, just as she never understood that big brother named Nifan.
After a long time, Ning Fan emerged from his comprehension and returned to the wine table apologetically, "Sorry, I was somewhat distracted."
"No worries, being able to hear Young Master Ning’s insights is Weiyu’s great fortune, how could I blame you. I wonder about the underground first wine... can Young Master brew it? Weiyu has a friend who desires to drink this wine... Weiyu wishes for this wine, but unfortunately, doesn’t know how to brew it."
Faced with Tantai Weiyu’s expectant gaze, Ning Fan could only smile wryly.
"Apologies, this wine, at present, I cannot brew it..."
For this underground first wine, Ning Fan could only propose a concept. Not to mention whether the casual theory he mentioned is correct, it is yet to be verified, asking him to brew it, he lacks the skill to brew such wine...
He knows something about brewing wine; during his time in the Rain Immortal World, he brewed blood wine, during the Northern Dipper Dao Inquiry, he brewed wine for many years. But he knows his own limitations, regarding brewing skills, countless in Eastern Heaven surpass him, even if the theory is correct, with his brewing skill, it’s unlikely he could brew the number one wine.
Moreover, brewing the underground first wine requires not only brewing skills but also something of a higher realm.
Ning Fan poured a cup of Clear Water Wine, held the cup, and gently swirled it. Like this Clear Water Wine, he could see the path from water to wine, wine returning to water. But to truly brew it, he knew he didn’t have the ability to make wine return to water, nor could he infuse this sense of completeness into the Clear Water Wine...
The one who brewed this Clear Water Wine, even if not a Third Step Saint, must be someone who truly reached the realm of completeness!
Such people don’t exist in Eastern Heaven, nor in the Four Heavens, nor in the Dreamland Realm! Because even figures like Ancient Chaos and Immortal Emperor, all their lives, never achieved completeness...
He cannot brew Clear Water Wine, nor can he brew the underground first wine of his imagination...
Looking again at Clear Water Wine, Ning Fan felt solemn. Where did this wine come from? It’s absolutely not a wine brewed by a cultivator from the Dreamland Realm!
Tantai Weiyu said, this wine is from her hometown, does that mean her hometown is not in the Dreamland Realm...
Could it be in the legendary Three Great Realms...
"No worries, just because Young Master can’t brew it now doesn’t mean he never will. Weiyu has great confidence in Young Master. Weiyu has only one small wish, whether it takes a thousand years, ten thousand years, if Young Master brews this wine, could he share some with Weiyu? No matter how long, Weiyu can wait." Tantai Weiyu pleaded earnestly.
"Alright. If one day I truly brew such a wine, I will definitely give some to you to taste. In return, could you answer me a question?"
"What question? If I can answer, I certainly won’t hide it from you."
"Where is your hometown..."
As soon as Ning Fan spoke, Tantai Weiyu was taken aback, and then covered her mouth with a gentle laugh, "Young Master has sharp eyes, even noticing such a detail..."
Is this an indirect admission she is not a cultivator of the Dreamland Realm?
"But, I can’t say... It’s not that I don’t want to relay, I simply can’t..."
Tantai Weiyu smiled wistfully.
She couldn’t explain to Ning Fan that some matters are real realm taboos, if disclosed to the People of the Netherworld, it would bring catastrophic disaster...
Her hometown Vast Expanse Path, is one of the taboos in the real realm; those in the real realm can discuss among themselves, but not the People of the Netherworld...
"Can’t say... then let it be."
Ning Fan did not insist on Tantai Weiyu’s answer.
Things that cannot be spoken surely relate to great secrets of heaven and earth, forcing may not be beneficial. He had already experienced this.
The two of them drank more Clear Water Wine and discussed other matters, finally moving toward the Southern Clan’s issue.
"Weiyu doesn’t know how Young Master killed Third Grandfather’s body double, but Weiyu can see Young Master’s true cultivation level, which is certainly not as those few grandfathers speculated. Rest assured, Weiyu regards Young Master as a friend and won’t disclose Young Master’s background to the elders of the family but also hopes Young Master does nothing detrimental to the Southern Clan. Can Young Master promise this?"
"Miss, please rest assured. I always conduct myself according to the principle: If people don’t antagonize me, I won’t antagonize them. As long as the Southern Clan does not offend me, I naturally will not offend the Southern Clan."
"Good, Young Master speaks directly. Weiyu will also make you a promise. The matter of impersonating a Southern Clan member, I can help Young Master calm it down, and end it here, okay?"
"Good, this matter ends here."
With the Southern Clan matter settled, Tantai Weiyu no longer stayed, and bid farewell.
She didn’t rush back to the Southern Clan but took the opportunity to travel around Eastern Heaven.
Normally, having finished the business, one should immediately return to the Southern Clan, conveying the success of the task to the family elders for reassurance.
Instead, she seemed intentionally wanting the grandfathers to worry for a few more days. Is seeing those old folks restless an amusing thing?
The world of belly blackness, indeed hard to comprehend...
Seven days ago, Ning Fan massacred the Anti-Ning Alliance, obtaining countless spoils, and emptied the Pill Sect’s storage. Unfortunately, immediately sensing someone was tailing him, Ning Fan did not have time to sort through the spoils during those seven days.
Now that Tantai Weiyu has left, he didn’t rush to leave the Southern Dipper Star but found a secluded location to enter the Xuan Yin Treasure directly.
All the spoils are stored in the Western Xuanyin Realm!
First are the three corpses of Eternal Immortal Venerable; they have been thawed, though the Tian Ling was crushed by the Liangyi Square Seal, they are roughly intact. Adding Deyun Ancestor’s body, there are four bodies for Earth Controlling Devil Star and Iron Crow to choose from.
They should be able to find bodies with high compatibility.
In terms of magical treasures, Ning Fan acquired three Twelve Nirvana Magical Treasures: the Nine Dragons Succession Sword, the Hundred Billion Yin Soul Banner, and the Xuming Sword.
The first two are the treasures of Wang Yangzi and Sunx Lin, the third is Han Yunguai’s treasure.
All three magical treasures are of Twelve Nirvana rank, to the now-holder of Four Emperors Luohan Pine and Liangyi Square Seal Ning Fan, they are dispensable things.
The Nine Dragons Succession Sword and Hundred Billion Yin Soul Banner Ning Fan won’t use. He can gift them to Earth Controlling Devil Star and Iron Crow, as after Corpse Seizing Sect rebirth they need handy treasures to wield combat power. As for his sworn brother Li Wen, he has Twelve Nirvana Magical Treasures already, no need to gift such level items. In the future, if acquiring compatible Innate Treasures, he can gift them to his sworn brother...
As for the Xuming Sword...
This sword seems to have a hint of hidden Void Dao, suitable for gifting to the little demoness, as it would be very handy for her.
The remainder are the Dao Fruits obtained from slaying, and piles of Dao Crystals and low-grade magical treasures.
Ning Fan did not pay much attention to these things, and most were given as rewards to the Cauldron Furnace of the Xuan Yin Eastern Region. The remaining ones were prepared to be returned to the Qianqiu Sect.
In this battle at the Pill Sect, there were only two war trophies that he truly valued.
The Great Desolate Cauldron and that worn-out Sheep Fat Jade Purifying Bottle!
The Sheep Fat Jade Purifying Bottle seemed to seal something, but unfortunately Ning Fan had not yet repaired it, otherwise, he could open the bottle space and take a look...
But the Great Desolate Cauldron...
This cauldron was the only part of Ning Fan’s journey to the Pill Sect that he was dissatisfied with!
On the day the entire Pill Sect was slaughtered, no one survived, and afterward, all kinds of rumors started to spread, yet some news actually coincided with the truth. Some fabricated rumors claimed Ning Fan left Danxia Star with a frown—that part was unexpectedly correct.
Ning Fan looked at the giant cauldron before him, brow deeply furrowed. This Great Desolate Cauldron is a treasure cauldron of innate origin.
Inside the treasure cauldron, there’s a semi-finished expensive pill sealed within it, nurturing in the cauldron...
Ning Fan couldn’t open this Great Desolate Cauldron, and naturally couldn’t see the appearance of that semi-finished expensive pill, but when he killed the Sect Master of the Pill Sect, he searched through memories to know what this expensive pill was.
After the annihilation of the Pill Sect, this expensive pill and the Great Desolate Cauldron naturally fell into Ning Fan’s hands. Unfortunately, the cauldron couldn’t be opened, and Ning Fan couldn’t control even a bit of it!
Because the Sect Master of the Pill Sect wasn’t dead yet!
Bang!
Ning Fan flipped his hand and slammed it hard against the Great Desolate Cauldron, instantly unleashing an immense recoil force, like the anger of the starry sky, sweeping back with a roll. With one tremble as if a star had collapsed, the explosion shook him back several steps, and then a sinister laugh came from within the cauldron.
"Ning Fan brat, you cannot kill me! Haha, I’m not dead, how could I die! This thread of my Medicine Soul has already fused with the Great Desolate Cauldron. Unless you can destroy the Great Desolate Cauldron, you cannot kill me!"
"Unfortunately, you cannot destroy the Great Desolate Cauldron either. This Great Desolate Cauldron was obtained by me when I accidentally entered the depths of the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain years ago! This cauldron is only of innate inferior grade, but the materials used to forge it are exceedingly against the heavens. Have you heard of the Primordial Star Reverser!"
It was actually the voice of the Sect Master of the Pill Sect!
"Not afraid to tell you! This Great Desolate Cauldron is precisely forged from the Primordial Star Reverser, using nine-star rank Primordial Star Reverser! Its sturdiness is such that even the Immortal Emperor holding mid-grade innate treasure cannot shatter it! Moreover, this cauldron can reflect attacks; the stronger your attack on the cauldron, the stronger the recoil! If the recoil force reaches a certain level, even someone like the Eternal Immortal Venerable would still be severely wounded! You cannot kill me, so why not release me, it would be good to release me!"
"As long as you give me a way out, I swear on my life, never to be your enemy again throughout my lifetime! And the expensive pill being nurtured in the cauldron, I can deliver it to you. Without my permission—unless you can shatter this cauldron—you won’t be able to take this expensive pill! Do you know... what kind of pill this is?"
"It’s not the Ninth Revolution Golden Pill, nor the Nine-Turn Emperor Elixir, but... the Ten Revolutions Ancestor Pill! Unfortunately, I have exhausted my entire life’s work but haven’t been able to gather all the materials required by the pill recipe, this Ancestor Pill is still semi-finished. But in terms of efficacy, it’s not inferior to any Emperor Pill! I can deliver the pill recipe to you—with your Rain Monarch’s capability, you can definitely complete the collection! By then, this will be a truly genuine Ancestor Pill! A pill enough to make Saints envious!"
"Release me, and this pill belongs to you, the Great Desolate Cauldron belongs to you too! I don’t understand, I don’t understand! What deep hatred exists between us that with so many advantages, can’t you release me just this once?"
The Sect Master of the Pill Sect roared close to madness; this kind of roar had been heard by Ning Fan since he took away the Great Desolate Cauldron from the Pill Sect.
Until the Pill Sect was destroyed, and the memory of the Sect Master of the Pill Sect was searched, Ning Fan realized the Sect Master of the Pill Sect had spent his entire life scheming just to refine a Ten Revolutions Ancestor Pill!
When young, the Sect Master of the Pill Sect had accidentally entered the depths of the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain and picked up the Great Desolate Cauldron and a roll of pill recipe therein. Picking up an innate magical treasure was already a great joy, more challenging was the fact that the Great Desolate Cauldron still sealed within it an Proto-Pill!
It was the semi-finished expensive pill left in the cauldron by its former master!
According to the pill recipe record, this pill is called the Bodhi Merit Pill, already initially formed, and if fully developed, would be of the Ten Revolutions Ancestor Pill grade! Consuming it could induce the protective blessing of heavenly merit, increasing a master’s half-success Saint probability!
Even if just a semi-finished expensive pill, it could help Quasi-Saint cultivators to realize the bottleneck of the next realm!
The Sect Master of the Pill Sect was also an arrogant and high-spirited individual, resolved to refine a Ten Revolutions Ancestor Pill in an era of decline.
Increasing half-success Saint probability was of no concern to him; if not reaching that stage, that half-success probability was also useless. That wasn’t what he aspired for.
Understanding the Quasi-Saint bottleneck was also of no importance; he sought only the refinement technique itself, the supreme honor of refining a Ten Revolutions Ancestor Pill. Thus, he spent his entire life seeking rare materials listed in the pill recipe to nurture this Proto-Pill.
Unfortunately, the items needed by the pill recipe were all exceptionally rare in the world, the Sect Master of the Pill Sect plotted throughout his life, yet could only manage to collect seven of the materials required by the pill recipe.
Five more were not obtained; this was the reason the pill is still not promoted to the Ten Revolutions Ancestor Pill, and hasn’t reached even the status of the Nine-Turn Emperor Elixir.
The Sect Master of the Pill Sect couldn’t obtain what he desired, including the Pill Demon possessing a formidable hybrid demon bloodline, and Ouyang Nuan’s Five-Color Medicine Soul...
To be honest, the Sect Master of the Pill Sect devoted his entire life solely for the Alchemy Dao, and Ning Fan admired such dedication.
Unfortunately, the Sect Master of the Pill Sect should never have calculated against the Bright Sparrow, nor should he have schemed against Ouyang Nuan, and even more so, he shouldn’t have become an enemy of Ning Fan...
If it weren’t for Ning Fan destroying the Pill Sect, the Sect Master of the Pill Sect would have targeted Ouyang Nuan sooner or later... Ning Fan only learned of this after searching the memory of the Sect Master.
"In this case, I cannot spare you. Victory and defeat are meaningless, pleading for mercy is also meaningless, but I can let you understand your death."
With a wave of Ning Fan’s sleeve, scenes appeared in the sky, showing the time when he was young and entered the Dark Sparrow’s Grave of the Sinister Sparrow Sect, forming a connection with the little Bright Sparrow girl.
After that, scenes of killing Loose Immortal Changshan in the ancient Heavenly Court...
"The Immemorial Dark Sparrow! This is my Pill Demon nurtured in the Rain World, it was you! It was you! When the ancient Heavenly Court opened, my Pill Demon went missing, it was you!"
The Sect Master of the Pill Sect laughed maniacally, having been enraged by this matter back then, unknowingly it was Ning Fan’s doing...
If it wasn’t for Ning Fan, he would have already acquired the eighth material on the pill formula!
"You schemed against others, Ning Fan wouldn’t mind, but you dared to scheme against the Bright Sparrow, against Ouyang Nuan, they are my people, you touched them, so you deserved to die, this is your first sin! You placed a hundred billion bounty on me, nearly leading to my death at the hands of a group of immortals, this is your second sin! You formed a cultivation alliance to kill me, this is your third sin! I will kill you with these three sins, so you can understand your death!" Ning Fan stated expressionlessly.
"It seems you must kill me, what a pity, you can’t kill me! Can you shatter this cauldron? You think... you are an Immortal Emperor?" The Sect Master of the Pill Sect mocked hysterically.
"You hide within this cauldron, without shattering it, I can’t kill you! Certainly, based on my cultivation, I can’t shatter this cauldron, even when using my trump cards, the result remains the same..."
Ning Fan once obtained the Six-Star Primordial Star Reverser, creating the Contrary Star Demon Armor, capable of reflecting Shedding Void Divine Skills, incredibly powerful.
This cauldron was crafted from a Nine-Star Primordial Star Reverser, capable of reflecting Quasi-Saint level Divine Skills...
Origin Qi, the Slaughter Emperor’s second jade scroll... None suffice, inadequate destructive power...
"What if I invite someone to shatter this cauldron?" Ning Fan suddenly suggested.
Invite someone?
The Sect Master of the Pill Sect’s heart skipped a beat, he had heard about Ning Fan’s deep connections to the Slaughter Hall and the Godly Void Pavilion, and if he invited an Immortal Emperor to take action...
However, even if it’s an Immortal Emperor, so what! Before the Nine-Star Primordial Star Reverser, even an Immortal Emperor might not gain anything!
"Hmph! You think an Immortal Emperor is easy to invite! Even if an Immortal Emperor takes action, they might pay a significant price due to the cauldron’s counteracting force, and there’s a possibility of severe injuries, I don’t believe an Immortal Emperor would risk injury to help you!"
Bang!
Yet Ning Fan heavily slammed the Great Desolate Cauldron again, taking both man and cauldron out of the Mysterious Yin World.
The Sect Master of the Pill Sect grunted, suffering in pain, unable to finish his words.
He was fused with the Great Desolate Cauldron; though the cauldron wasn’t destroyed, he couldn’t die, yet Ning Fan’s attacks on the cauldron still caused him pain, as the cauldron had become part of his body.
"Senior Xiang Mingzi seems to have returned to the Godly Void Pavilion..."
Ning Fan intended to invite was indeed Xiang Mingzi, ordinary Immortal Emperors may not shatter this cauldron, but what if a Quasi-Saint took action!
Swoosh!
Ning Fan carried the great cauldron on his shoulder, stepped on the golden spear, transformed into a streak of golden light, and flew away from Southern Dipper Star.
The entire Southern Dipper Star’s cultivators were terrified by the astonishing escape light, countless cultivators wished to know which high authority had visited Southern Dipper Star, but Ning Fan had already left.
Returning from Southern Dipper Star back to the Godly Void Pavilion didn’t take much time, when Ning Fan appeared outside the Divine Tomb, Xiang Mingzi was mingling among the disciples of Godly Void, cleaning the long stairway outside the Godly Tomb.
Noticing Ning Fan’s arrival, countless cultivators outside the Divine Tomb were thrown into chaos, scattered all over. No wonder, Ning Fan had destroyed the Anti-Ning Alliance seven days ago, extincting three of its leaders, such shocking achievements once again intensified the average cultivator’s fear of him.
In the hearts of ordinary cultivators, Ning Fan has become synonymous with the word ’demon’. Without intervention from an Immortal King, there is no one left to stop Ning Fan’s sharpness, not even Han Yuenguai, with his Second Calamity Cultivation, escaped death at Ning Fan’s hands!
Even knowing that Ning Fan came to the Divine Tomb not to cause trouble, the cultivators of the tomb still felt a sense of dread.
Xiang Mingzi’s expression also showed a faint change; the cauldron Ning Fan was carrying... was extraordinary, an Innate Treasure of inferior grade. Where had this young man acquired such a treasure...
Boom!
Ning Fan landed right next to Xiang Mingzi, placing the Great Desolate Cauldron on the ground, and saluted him with a slight bow of his fists.
"Senior Xiang, I have an enemy hidden within this cauldron. Could you assist me by shattering it?"
Tsk!
The daring cultivators who had not gone far gasped upon hearing Ning Fan’s words.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the cauldron Ning Fan brought was an Innate Treasure. Was Ning Fan crazy, asking Senior Xiang to smash an Innate Treasure?!
Isn’t that a waste, to destroy a cauldron just to kill an enemy hidden inside? Not even an Immortal Emperor would be so extravagant! Innate Treasures are hard to come by; yet the Rain Monarch is willing to shatter one!
"This is... a cauldron forged by the Primordial Star Reverser, and of this opposing star rank!" Xiang Mingzi touched the Great Desolate Cauldron, deeply moved.
It was a cauldron made by the Nine-Star Primordial Opposing Star!
Such materials are not found in the Era of Decline... Even a Quasi-Saint can hardly acquire such crafting materials; its rebounding force is not to be underestimated, even for him, exerting full power might not break it without injury...
Oh well, since this little guy is requesting it, let injury be injury.
Xiang Mingzi nodded, agreeing to Ning Fan’s request without even inquiring about the enemy’s identity hidden within the cauldron, willing to risk injury to help Ning Fan destroy the cauldron.
Ning Fan felt warmth in his heart; he owed Xiang Mingzi a great deal. Precisely because he owed so much, he hadn’t asked Xiang Mingzi for help against the Witch God before. But this time, with the Nine-Star Primordial Opposing Star, he genuinely had no way out other than requesting Xiang Mingzi.
The Sect Master of the Pill Sect must be killed, even if it means breaking the Great Desolate Cauldron! And breaking the cauldron might not be a bad thing, after all; what use does he have for the cauldron? Instead, the materials it was made from...
"Senior has helped me greatly; if the cauldron shatters, all the materials from the Primordial Opposing Star go to Senior; use them to forge defensive armor!"
The materials will be given to Senior Xiang as a gesture of repaying his constant help.
Xiang Mingzi was even more moved; the cauldron materials, even a Quasi-Saint must treasure the Nine-Star Primordial Opposing Star, yet Ning Fan gives it away without reservation, truly considering him as one of his own.
"Such a precious thing, I cannot accept it! You should keep it for your own use!"
Keep it? No need, the Primordial Opposing Star is meant for forging Contrary Star Demon Armor; creating anything else is pure waste. As for demon armor... Ning Fan already has treasures like the God-Extinguishing Shield, and the Demon Armor is no longer necessary for him.
"Senior, do not hastily refuse; inside this cauldron is something more precious than the Primordial Opposing Star, also intended for Senior. We can discuss this later, for now, please, shatter the cauldron!"
Something more precious than the Primordial Opposing Star?
Xiang Mingzi didn’t believe it at first, but when he exerted full force and shattered the Great Desolate Cauldron, he was filled with excitement. Although slightly injured due to the cauldron’s rebound, compared to this pill, those were insignificant injuries!
What kind of pill is this!
Though unfamiliar with the pill, he could feel its vast medicinal power, greatly beneficial for breaking through the Quasi-Saint realm!
It’s not beneficial for enhancing cultivation but rather for comprehending the bottleneck of the Second-Grade Quasi-Saint!
This pill may not be of much use to an Immortal Venerable, Immortal King, or Immortal Emperor, but to any Quasi-Saint, it carries a deadly temptation!
"This pill is too precious; I... cannot take it!"
Ning Fan, however, didn’t dwell on pleasantries with Xiang Mingzi. After the cauldron shattered, he reached out and grabbed a wisp of soul attempting to escape into the heavens and earth, thanked Xiang Mingzi for breaking the cauldron, and then left.
The semi-finished Bodhi Merit Pill and fragments of the Great Desolate Cauldron were all left for Xiang Mingzi as gratitude.
What he sought was merely the last wisp of the Sect Master of the Pill Sect!
"No, don’t kill me!" The Sect Master of the Pill Sect trembled all over, having never imagined that Ning Fan could easily invite a Quasi-Saint to intervene!
Ridiculous, ridiculous, ridiculous!
How farcical it was to form an alliance to kill Ning Fan—what was that so-called appeal? Ning Fan could easily invite a Quasi-Saint with a word, that is true terror!
"In the next life... do not be my enemy!"
Ning Fan raised his hand, extinguishing the last wisp of the Sect Master of the Pill Sect’s soul, recalling the little girl always clamoring for Pill Cookies.
Er, did he say it wrong, was it Cookie Pills?
So many years have passed, he still can’t tell the difference. The Sect Master of the Pill Sect is dead; he has avenged that little girl. Hopefully, she is doing well among the Immemorial Dark Sparrow Tribe...
After leaving the Divine Tomb, Ning Fan went to the main star of Godly Void Pavilion, and gave the captured Xuming Sword to the little demoness.
The little demoness was still in seclusion, comprehending the realm gained from the Zi Relic, so Ning Fan merely left the sword behind and departed without disturbing her cultivation.
Afterward, Ning Fan visited the Luo Family once more and, this time, finally met with Wang Xiao.
Wang Xiao wanted to express his deep gratitude for Ning Fan’s life-saving grace, which Ning Fan declined. He saved Wang Xiao in fulfillment of his promise to Luo Shix; Wang Xiao did not owe him anything.
However, Wang Xiao was a stubborn one; the more Ning Fan declined, the more he insisted on giving.
"I’ve heard that a young friend was bullied by the Dark Clan! If you ever need Luo Mou, just say the word! Luo Mou will go through hell and high water without hesitation!"
These words were spoken with impressive dignity and unwavering resolve.
Ning Fan could only smile wryly.
Others avoided the Dark Clan at all costs, yet Wang Xiao insisted on wading into these troubled waters... If any disputes arose with the Dark Clan in the future, Wang Xiao might not remain uninvolved... Ning Fan, therefore, owed Wang Xiao this favor.
After a feast, Ning Fan bid farewell to the Luo Family cultivators, to Lv Wen, and returned to the Qianqiu Sect, taking only Wu Laoba with him.
Lv Wen, after all, was a Godly Void Pavilion cultivator; although registered as a Guest Elder at the Qianqiu Sect, he couldn’t reside there permanently. Ning Fan, having defeated the Pill Sect, acquired many premium Healing Pills and left a fair amount for Lv Wen.
Lv Wen was severely injured while rescuing Wang Xiao and would need three to five years of rest before moving around Eastern Heaven again.
Wu Laoba also received a lot of pills and planned to follow Ning Fan back to the Qianqiu Sect to recover. He followed Ning Fan obediently, at times deferential, to the point that one might mistake him for the world’s most loyal servant.
On the way back to the Qianqiu Sect.
"Master, Master, do you think I’ve behaved well lately? Won’t you reward me a little?" Wu Laoba rolled his tiny eyes, all green bean-like, in mock cuteness.
Ning Fan’s mouth twitched; if it were a little girl being adorable, he might indulge, but Wu Laoba’s antics were better left alone...
"Speak straightforwardly!"
"I want a reward."
Ning Fan’s gaze narrowed slightly, asking, "What kind of reward do you want?"
"Since meeting you, Master, I don’t know what’s happened to me; my bad luck has vanished. Before, cultivating was incredibly arduous, but recently, I’ve managed to unblock dozens of good fortune apertures, possibly due to your presence. Oh, by the way, you might not be aware, but these apertures are part of our Heiyun Sect’s Cultivation Techniques, taught by my master and his master..."
"Get to the point!" Ning Fan frowned slightly.
"Master, you smell so good! This scent... is addictive!" Wu Laoba inhaled deeply, adorned with a blooming chrysanthemum smile.
Ning Fan felt a chill run down his spine. What was wrong with Wu Laoba’s mind, rambling nonsense without limits? Or perhaps Wu Laoba had some unknown peculiar hobbies...
Could it be...
Long Yang?
Ning Fan silently kept a distance of one zhang from Wu Laoba.
Wu Laoba gleefully approached, sniffing, sniffing away.
Ning Fan silently widened the distance to ten zhang.
Wu Laoba still gleefully approached, sniffing, continuing to sniff.
Cold light flashed in Ning Fan’s eyes.
Wu Laoba shivered all over, hurriedly retreated, and looked at Ning Fan in confusion, not understanding why Ning Fan was looking at him with such disdain.
In his heart, he reflected several times in an instant.
Oh no! Why does this star of misfortune suddenly disdain me, could it be I’ve done something wrong!
He smacked his forehead, only then did Wu Laoba realize the misunderstanding caused by his words and behavior just now—what a big misunderstanding! Wu Xiaoba is one of the most normal guys in this world! Even if he were abnormal, he’d never dare flirt with his own master! That kind of star of misfortune who extinguishes alliances just for a disagreement, he’d be insane to flirt with!
He was merely moved by the scent of water essence on the master’s body, alright!
"Master, you’ve misunderstood! I wasn’t saying you’re fragrant, I meant the water essence on your body is fragrant! I’m normal, please master, you must believe me!"
"Water essence?" Ning Fan was startled.
"Yes! When the master returned to the Luo family, I sensed it—the water essence is so strong, did you perhaps obtain some water elemental treasure? I’ve long wanted to ask, but with so many mouths and minds in the Luo family, it wasn’t appropriate to speak up."
Wu Laoba was adept at the water elemental Dao traces, thus his perception of water was particularly sensitive, and he excelled at one form of treasure-seeking divine skills... There’s no mistake! The master definitely acquired some water elemental treasure!
This powerful water essence couldn’t possibly be an ordinary item. If he could earn it as a reward...
Ning Fan contemplated slightly. This time, upon returning from the Pill Sect, he hadn’t acquired anything particularly special. There were treasures with water essence, but they were all low-grade magical treasures, unlikely to excite Wu Laoba...
Could it be...
Ning Fan flipped his hand and took out a worn-out Sheep Fat Jade Purifying Bottle.
Wu Laoba’s eyes instantly glazed over, his breath heavy like a bull, seemingly eager to swallow the bottle!
"Did you sense the water essence on this bottle?" Ning Fan’s gaze slightly sharpened.
He was proficient in perception, yet could sense no water essence from the bottle, but Wu Laoba could...
"There’s no mistake! It must be, it must be this! I’ve seen it in my master’s treasure-seeking notes, a top-five water elemental treasure within the Dreamland Realm! Look, even the Treasure-Seeking Turtle senses it..."
Wu Laoba excitedly pulled out a small turtle from his sleeve, its big eyes adorably dumb, very much like his Eternal True Body.
At this moment, the little turtle was rolling excitedly in Wu Laoba’s palm—such a reaction only occurs upon encountering truly good stuff.
"What is a Treasure-Seeking Turtle?"
Ning Fan looked at Wu Laoba with a half-smile, it seemed he was hiding quite a bit.
"Master, that’s not the point—the point is this bottle, it’s ruined, how could it be ruined! It must be repaired! But the needed items are excessive—an essence of the sea eye over millions of years, ten shades or more of blue jade, and..."
Wu Laoba rattled off a list that Ning Fan barely recognized, suggesting that repairing the Purifying Bottle would require exceedingly rare materials.
"Master, would you consider temporarily entrusting the bottle to me? I guarantee to repair and return it within three years!"
Wu Laoba declared confidently.
"Repair it within three years?" Ning Fan looked at Wu Laoba meaningfully.
This bottle’s damage seemed irreparable to him, yet Wu Laoba had a way and seemed highly skilled in this field...
Ning Fan was more curious about the bottle’s origins. Ranked among the top five water elemental treasures in the Dreamland Realm, it presumably wasn’t an ordinary magical treasure...
Or perhaps, something sealed within it stirred Wu Laoba so fervently?
"That’s right! I’ve decided, I’m not returning to Qianqiu Sect with you, Master. I’m going to Eastern Heaven to search for materials to repair this bottle!" Wu Laoba’s small, sly eyes twinkled.
Searching for materials? That’s just a pleasant phrase. Wu Laoba’s material-seeking process involved employing the divine capabilities of the Treasure-Seeking Turtle, locating the sects or forces with the coveted materials, and... planting himself at their doorstep, refusing to leave until he receives them.
Ning Fan watched Wu Laoba with amusement. After a moment, he finally handed over the Sheep Fat Jade Purifying Bottle.
"What exactly is this bottle?"
"Once I’ve repaired it, Master will know."
Wu Laoba chuckled dryly, secretly praying that the master never learns of the bottle’s origin.
At least not until he’s extracted the contents of the bottle’s space... A battle-worn item of the lineage of Ancient Chaos, one of the nine ancient devil ancestors, Emperor Shuiyan... an artifact coveted by Moro the Great Emperor... To think, he’d encounter it here...
And so, Wu Laoba gleefully departed.
Ning Fan then cast a contemplative glance in the direction Wu Laoba went.
With his understanding of Wu Laoba, it was likely he found a great benefit in the Purifying Bottle, wanting it all to himself.
Heh, wanting to hoard it, is he...
I wonder if what Wu Laoba wishes to keep for himself is linked to the old voice once heard from the bottle.
Regrettably, that voice only appeared once, and never again... Oh well, I’ll wait until Wu Laoba repairs the bottle to address this.
Refusing to acknowledge tampering with the bottle, Ning Fan smiled slightly.
Then, he returned alone to Qianqiu Sect.
The sects and clans coming to make amends with Qianqiu Sect were innumerable, yet Ning Fan was indifferent, delegating all mundane affairs to Zhao Die’er and the other female cultivators.
He discreetly returned to the sect, promptly calling upon the two slaves, Earth Controlling Devil Star and Iron Crow, placing four True Immortal corpses before them.
"Choose! Which one do you want!"
Ning Fan smiled. With loyal ones, he was never stingy; what others find hard to acquire—a body of a True Immortal—he granted four at once!
Both Earth Controlling Devil Star and Iron Crow were fervently eager.
Could it be that they finally have a chance to restore their cultivation and come back to life!
This chance for rebirth is gifted by Ning Fan’s hand! Offering four True Immortal corpses in one gesture. Single-handedly confronting alliances, extinguishing sects, defeating three deity-level threats! Such a person is worthy to be their master!
"The gift of life is an unrepayable debt; from today forth, this humble one’s life is the master’s! From this day forth, we live for the master and die for the master!"
The gift of life outweighs all!
Both solemnly knelt, bowing deeply to Ning Fan.
This bow marked a vow—a man’s promise that lasts a lifetime!
From this day forth, we live for the master and die for the master! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to vote, recommend, or give monthly votes on Qidian [qidian.com], your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)
