Novel11 Chapter 1239: The Top Immortal Under the Big Favor! (Part 1)
Chapter 1239: The Top Immortal Under the Big Favor! (Part 1)
"Whew..."
Ning Fan let out a long breath and then slowly withdrew his spirit sense from the Virtue Umbrella. The process was slow, obviously because his spirit sense had entered too deeply into the umbrella, making it difficult to pull back.
Ning Fan is human, the Virtue Umbrella is an umbrella, obviously, a person and an umbrella cannot directly act together, so Ning Fan merely released his spirit sense to invade the spiritual world of the Virtue Umbrella, engaging in a spiritual communion with it.
In the spiritual world, the Virtue Umbrella was no longer in the form of an umbrella but appeared as a delicately beautiful young girl.
Ordinary people cannot enter the spiritual world of the umbrella nor see its spiritual appearance, but Ning Fan can, for he can communicate with all things, seeing a world that others cannot!
Normally, merging with the Virtue Umbrella requires long years of communication and refinement to gain its recognition. This is because their relationship begins as unfamiliar, requiring long periods to increase understanding until they can gradually shorten their spiritual distance.
But Ning Fan directly used the most primal method to conquer the Virtue Umbrella. Yes, he started understanding the Virtue Umbrella from a negative distance, hitting the mark in one go, striking deep...
"In just three hundred breaths, this little ant conquered the inner world of the Virtue Umbrella! Impossible! This boy is clearly vulgar and shameless, yet he achieved what countless Saints could not! How can such a demon exist in the world!" The Ant Lord was disoriented, his three views were heavily struck, and the moral ethics he once believed in all collapsed at this moment!
"You comment on me in my divine sense, is this really okay..." Ning Fan said discontentedly.
He had spent three hundred breaths cultivating with great effort, and with difficulty finally refined the Virtue Umbrella. The Ant Lord had lent him the power of merit to refine the umbrella, gaining substantial rewards from this success, as the power of merit lent was returned several times over.
The benefiting Ant Lord had the audacity to accuse him of breaching propriety—heh, he really didn’t like this ant at all, always pretending to be a moral model despite being a beneficiary.
"Wait! You can even seduce an umbrella, living in your divine sense, I’m like a sheep entering a wolf’s den, isn’t it equally dangerous for me!" The Ant Lord suddenly realized this and immediately felt a sense of crisis.
Indeed, she resided in Ning Fan’s divine sense, Ning Fan couldn’t kill her or get rid of her, at most he could use a bewitching technique to attack her, torment her.
She never imagined Ning Fan had other means to deal with her.
But at this moment she truly felt fear!
Ning Fan could even seduce her!
A person who can seduce an umbrella, why couldn’t he seduce an ant?
Indeed, residing in Ning Fan’s divine sense as a residual soul, without any physical form, unable to be directly touched, she could still switch between human and ant form.
But none of this was a reason for her to rest easy!
Without a physical form, Ning Fan could choose to invade her spiritual world, engage in spiritual communion with her—the cheek! Turning a decent word into ambiguity, this boy is truly a beast!
"I am merely a residual soul living in his divine sense, with a rather shattered spiritual world. If truly invaded by him..." The Ant Lord’s expression was conflicted, biting her nails, a habit she only succumbed to in extreme unease.
Even in the past, when she fought to the death with Ning Fan, forced to live in his divine sense, she was never this uneasy.
But at this moment, she was genuinely uneasy. Her Master Hongjun had said, ’starvation is trivial, loss of chastity is significant...’
"Hey, little ant. You wouldn’t really lay hands on me, would you? Surely you aren’t so indiscriminate from hunger to this extent..." The Ant Lord was increasingly losing her confidence in facing Ning Fan.
"Heh, that depends on your behavior in the future... You are, after all, a residual soul of a Saint, although unable to wield any cultivation power, you have an insight and experience I cannot rival. If you are willing, at necessary times, to assist me, it would be greatly beneficial, I naturally wouldn’t lay hands on you. Like this time, you helped me refine the Virtue Umbrella, which counts as a merit. Ning Fan distinguishes between gratitude and grudges, you help me once, I will remember your kindness once, past grievances can be written off, however from now on, when I need you, you must continue to assist me, or else..."
Ning Fan slowly withdrew his spirit sense from the Virtue Umbrella while speaking threateningly.
From this event, Ning Fan found, if used properly, the Ant Lord could bring great benefits. She was, after all, a Saint, and even just offering guidance could bring Ning Fan immense help. Just like this time, without her guidance, Ning Fan would never have a Virtue Umbrella at the second step.
If in the future, she was willing to cooperate obediently, he wouldn’t mind tolerating her existence a little.
But if she continued to oppose him...
Heh, forcibly invading her spiritual world, treating her this way, could also be a means of retaliation...
"Outrageous! You actually threaten me to do your bidding!" The Ant Lord was displeased, very displeased!
She helped Ning Fan refine the Virtue Umbrella this time only because it was advantageous for her.
If there were no benefits, she wouldn’t have helped Ning Fan unless she lost her mind!
She didn’t want to be Ning Fan’s helper, a hundred times reluctant! But did she have a choice... either be seduced by Ning Fan or choose compromise!
"I understand! Little ant Ning, as long as you promise not to ruin my innocence, in the future when you need, and as long as it doesn’t violate the principles of the Hongjun Holy Sect, I can offer you some assistance!" The Ant Lord paused in silence before finally conceding.
"Now that’s a wise choice..." Ning Fan nodded satisfactorily, further adding, "Also, your way of addressing me needs a change..."
"What! You want me to change how I address you and call you Master! Don’t even think about it!"
"You’re overthinking it. You and I share mutual understanding, your loyalty to your Lord is something I’m well aware of. I have the self-awareness to know it’s impossible to make a loyal Saint to an existing master submit, but neither can I allow you to casually call me a little ant."
"Then how would you have me address you..." The Ant Lord compromised once more.
"Let’s address each other as Daoists."
"Hmph, I understand now. Daoist Ning, you’ve worked hard refining the umbrella; Daoist Ning, you must be thirsty; Daoist Ning, if you’re tired, you should rest to the side, farewell..."
The Ant Lord snorted arrogantly, no longer speaking with Ning Fan, and turned to busy herself with tallying the substantial power of merit she acquired from Ning Fan.
This was the only thing that gave her some comfort. In the future, cooperating with this young man and exerting some effort for him may not be entirely without benefits. Hmm, we’ll see as we go along.
Ning Fan had no intention of wasting more words with the Ant Lord. He had retracted most of his spirit sense from the Merit Umbrella, with the remaining sense just needing a few dozen breaths to fully withdraw.
Looking at the nearby Merit Umbrella, Ning Fan could feel the umbrella’s closeness and reliance on him.
There are hundreds of types of Merit Umbrellas. The one he crafted was a prized treasure of the Hongjun Holy Sect, called the Buzhou Merit Umbrella. Its canopy was covered with the ancient mountain patterns of Mount Buzhou, and a butterfly that appeared and vanished among the umbrella’s surface. Only the fated ones could see it, marking Ning Fan’s conquest of the umbrella, his imprint as its master.
This umbrella was no longer crafted from the jade of the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella, now resembling a plain oil-paper umbrella. Only when it emitted the glow of merit could one feel its extraordinary presence.
"Is this the completion of the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella, from infinite grandeur back to simplicity? The closer one gets to the third step, the more concealed divine splendor becomes, elusive as the abyss..."
Ning Fan mumbled to himself. Holding this umbrella, he could feel a vast merit washing over him, truly formidable.
The only regret was that to refine this umbrella, Ning Fan used all the merit power obtained from the Ant Lord. Despite this, the power of the umbrella he crafted still didn’t meet the true standards of a Merit Umbrella, only being the weakest in history.
Of course, that weakness is relative; compared to Merit Saints, this umbrella is indeed weak. But, when dealing blows to those at the second step of immortal cultivation, it’s more than sufficient, even making ancient great cultivators wary of it.
Without this umbrella, Ning Fan would likely struggle against the siege of Beihai True Lord and others. Though he could still repel them, it would be at a considerable loss.
Now then...
As the final trace of spirit sense withdrew from the Merit Umbrella, a cold glint flashed in Ning Fan’s eyes, and he vanished from his spot.
It’s time to entertain the incoming guests!
...
People often say that right before one dies, there’s a moment of reflection where deep-seated memories resurface vividly like a lantern show.
Ancestor Leize never believed this before.
But at this moment, he believed it.
To suppress the purple might of the Purple-faced Soul, Ancestor Leize burned the power of his title, exchanging it for a precious thousand breaths’ time.
He could only trap the purple might for a thousand breaths!
He had no choice but to kill the Ginseng Immortal in those thousand breaths!
A thousand breaths, too short, far too short! Not to mention only a thousand breaths, even given a thousand days, he wasn’t confident he could slay the Ginseng Immortal.
Everyone knows quasi-saints are hard to kill! Although the Ginseng Immortal is weak, he’s extremely skilled at self-preservation, focusing on health and survival tactics. Though Ancestor Leize could suppress him significantly and inflict countless injuries, each time the Ginseng Immortal was on the brink of death, he activated his divine skills and dispersed the light of five qi around him, healing instantly.
Five Qi Towards Primordial!
This damned Ginseng Immortal actually knows the lost divine skills of ancient demons, Five Qi Towards Primordial!
Clearly from the Dao-Soul Clan, opposed to ancient demons, yet the Ginseng Immortal can use ancient demon divine skills for self-preservation, proving his impressive capabilities!
"Damn it! This guy actually knows such tricky life-preservation techniques! Cultivating the Five Qi Towards Primordial—ancient demons with inexhaustible five qi and undying through ten thousand ordeals! Compared to Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, this technique is at the same level of great divine skills, yet this damn ginseng managed to master it! It’s trouble now, with my divine skill, there’s no way to kill this damn ginseng. Little Uncle-Master, I’m sorry! Uncle-Master Hexx, I’m sorry! This disciple has tried my best! This disciple’s cultivation road can only go this far!"
Ancestor Leize grew increasingly frail, gradually unable to keep suppressing the Ginseng Immortal and starting to be suppressed in turn.
Defeat was only a matter of time!
As soon as the power of his title was exhausted, the title crumbled, it would be when he perished to the purple might!
He sighed deeply. Facing imminent death, his mind conjured memories, surprisingly all from the era with the Liangyi Sect under Uncle-Master Hexx’s guidance, memories of visiting brothels.
Those memories—they thought they were forgotten—but now, on the edge of death, he suddenly remembered, within his heart, lies a segment of sweet yet bitter memories that are hard to let go of.
He vividly recalls the first time Uncle-Master Hexx took him to a brothel, where he was entertained by a girl named Alv.
She was such a lovely and charming young lady, that time was his first, and it was Alv’s first too.
"Do you understand matters between men and women?" Alv.
"N-No, I don’t... Could you teach me? I have money, lots of it, all given by Uncle-Master Hexx..." the young Leize.
"You truly don’t know?" At that time, he didn’t notice how mischievous Alv’s gaze was when she said those words.
"Hmm..."
"Very well, now it’s fair. It’s your first time, it’s my first time too. But I’ve been in the brothel, well-versed in knowledge, so let me teach you properly. The so-called matter between man and woman is actually..."
So what happened then?
Then that damned Alv tricked him! Actually tricked him into believing that the matter between man and woman is just self-pleasuring!
Poor kid, in his youthful ignorance, paid a high price to enter Yihong Tower but never tasted the flavor of a woman, ending up pleasuring himself the whole night! To the point where his legs went weak!
That was his first time self-pleasuring!
He thought that was the entirety of man and woman’s affair! He even foolishly thanked Alv!
"The matter between man and woman is such joy! Alv actually taught me such a wonderful thing. Next time I go to Yihong Tower, I’ll still ask for her service!"
So...
Every time Uncle-Master Hexx took him to Yihong Tower afterward, he would always ask for Alv’s company, and under her guidance, he would pleasure himself the whole night...
What a cunning woman indeed.
He visited Yihong Tower over three hundred times and never once tasted Alv’s charm.
What happened later...
Oh yes, a calamity struck Liangyi Sect, and he got swept into this disaster as well.
At that time, Liangyi Sect faced an impending doom, his future uncertain, life or death unpredictable, yet on the night before moving forward, he went to Yihong Tower by himself.
Not taken by Uncle-Master Hexx — for the first time, he visited the brothel alone and asked for Alv.
That night, he didn’t pleasure himself, just foolishly said one thing to Alv.
"If I don’t die, I will come back and redeem you. I’ve heard the redemption fee for the Soul Harvesting Maiden Sect is very high... but I’ll definitely gather enough!"
What was Alv’s reaction then.
He saw Alv’s shocked eyes, saw embarrassment, saw panic, saw Alv blushing for the first time ever.
"I’m sorry, Ah Ze, I lied to you, actually, we never... but if you truly want to redeem me, I’ll wait for you. By then, I’ll truly teach you once."
...
Sigh.
True Realms, he could never return, could never return!
Alv, how have you been... after all these endless years, with your cultivation, perhaps you’ve long since passed away.
Ancestor Leize, being a wind cultivator, experienced for the first time the feeling of sand in his eyes. Yes, it must have been sand in the eyes; otherwise, why else would he shed old tears?
Ancestor Leize, turning wind into soldiers, let out a long howl and charged once more toward the Ginseng Immortal.
In the sky, the falling blood, some from the Ginseng Immortal, some from him, mixed together, indistinguishable.
"Hahaha! This old fellow can’t hold on much longer, dare to oppose us Purple-faced Heavenly Dao Souls? We’ll make sure you meet your end here!"
The Ginseng Immortal released the Five Qi Towards Primordial, instantly restoring his injuries to perfection. With a cold sneer, he looked at the blood-soaked Ancestor Leize in battle, flicked his long sleeves, and countless demon-aura-laden ginseng whiskers flew from his sleeves, piercing into Ancestor Leize’s body.
Ancestor Leize was too weak; he couldn’t dodge this attack and was struck precisely by the Ginseng Immortal’s assault.
Poof!
More fresh blood spurted out from Ancestor Leize’s mouth; his eyes blurred as if he saw the legendary Styx, and at the end of Styx, there was a green shadow leaning against a flower.
That green shadow refused to enter reincarnation, instead waiting at the end for him to fulfill his promise and take her away.
"Alv, Alv..."
Ancestor Leize’s consciousness was already a little fuzzy. He let out a great roar, shattering the ginseng whiskers around him, and struck back with a blood-colored wind blade, slicing off one of the Ginseng Immortal’s arms!
That was a blood wind blade gathered by sacrificing his own life!
The madness in that blood color startled the Ginseng Immortal! Insane, insane! This old fellow who takes Leize as his Dao name has gone completely mad!
"Unfortunately, your madness is no match for the heavens! Behind me stands the will of heaven! If heaven wants you dead, no one can stop it!"
The Ginseng Immortal once again unfolded the Five Qi Towards Primordial, restoring the severed arm in an instant, then sneered.
But this time, he hadn’t finished sneering when a sudden burst of fiery light shot skyward, burning all the ginseng whiskers he had placed outside to ashes.
Amidst the flames, a young man in white, holding an umbrella, emerged.
"Junior Uncle, you’re, you’re alright..." Seeing Ning Fan finally finish his closed-door training, Ancestor Leize seemed to regain a bit of clarity and smiled excitedly.
He smiled because Ning Fan was safe and sound.
But immediately after, he cried!
Crying because the Ginseng Immortal before him had taken his Alv!
At this moment, Ancestor Leize likely had his memories messed up by the Ginseng Immortal, leading to confusion.
The moment he saw Ning Fan appear, he ran to Ning Fan, tears flooding his face, fell to his knees with a thud, hugging Ning Fan’s pants, and wiping his snotty tears in anguish.
"Junior Uncle, avenge me, avenge me, it was this Ginseng Immortal who killed Alv, it was him, it was him!"
In his disordered memory, Ancestor Leize believed the Ginseng Immortal killed his beloved, with genuine sorrow in his voice, causing everyone who heard it to feel grief.
"Alv, what kind of thing is Alv..." The bewildered Ginseng Immortal, burdened with a great blame.
Ning Fan, who was unaware, still thought that this Ginseng Immortal was a true enemy of Ancestor Leize. His eyes, previously as calm as dead water, suddenly flashed with a cold gleam!
In the past, he always thought Ancestor Leize calling him Master Uncle was a kind of joke. But as Ancestor Leize followed him through life and death, he finally began to take this matter seriously, acknowledging Ancestor Leize as his own from within.
How coincidental.
The tradition of the Black Demon Sect is loyalty!
The tradition of Liangyi Sect is likewise loyalty!
Since Leize considers him as Master Uncle, he will protect such loyalty!
As a result, Ning Fan’s initial intention of seven parts killing intent towards these Purple-faced Heavenly Dao Souls instantly surged to twelve!
"You, you are that crazy fellow who refines umbrellas! How could you succeed! How could this be possible!"
Facing Ning Fan’s icy gaze, the Ginseng Immortal’s hairs stood on end, shocked, and even more terrified.
Others didn’t know what Ning Fan was doing, but these Purple-faced Souls did. Had they not known Ning Fan was attempting to refine the Merit Umbrella, they wouldn’t have shown up to kill Ning Fan!
Ning Fan was the enemy of the heavens; how could these Purple-faced Souls sit and watch Ning Fan obtain such a treasure!
Thus they appeared to kill Ning Fan!
But unexpectedly, Ning Fan actually succeeded in refining the umbrella! A Second Step cultivator from the Dreamland Realm, actually refined the Merit Umbrella with the power of the Third Step. Impossible, how is this possible!
"Retreat!"
The formerly arrogant Ginseng Immortal was immediately subdued. Faced with the Merit Umbrella, such a treasure, how could he dare resist? With a shout, he attempted to lead the other Purple-faced Souls to leave the place.
"Stay!"
Ning Fan merely lifted a finger, immobilizing the Ginseng Immortal, preventing him from returning to the inner Heavenly Dao.
While holding the Ginseng Immortal in place, a turtle and a snake cast two sword beams that soared through the sky, slicing the Ginseng Immortal into two halves with just one move, blood splattering the sky!
The True Martial Broken Sword!
The True Martial Broken Sword is a pair of swords. When combined, it rivals Innate Superior Treasures. Even the Northern Sea True Lord would have to give his all to withstand an attack from these swords. How could a Ginseng Immortal, immobilized by the Heaven Sealing Art, withstand such sharpness!
"Dead... dead? Killed a Quasi-Saint with one sword strike! How could this be, how could this be possible..." Ancestor Leize was astounded!
Everyone who witnessed this scene was astounded!
No one expected Ning Fan to end his seclusion at such a critical moment, suddenly appearing and accomplishing such a remarkable feat!
"Don’t be foolish, this ginseng is weak, but it’s not like I could kill it with one sword strike... I’d have to strike it a hundred times to scatter it completely!"
Ning Fan shook his head. He didn’t believe that a Quasi-Saint like the Ginseng Immortal would be defeated so easily.
Indeed, Quasi-Saints are hard to kill!
Clearly split in two, but the Ginseng Immortal’s Dao Soul remained unshattered. With a swirl of Five Qi, the split body immediately rejoined.
Injuries once again restored!
Of course, although the Ginseng Immortal escaped a calamity, it was not without cost. He had cultivated for a lifetime, amassing five thousand streams of Primordial Qi to protect his body.
Previously, in the battle with Ancestor Leize, he was oppressed and only lost thirty streams of Primordial Qi.
But just now, to counter Ning Fan’s sword, he directly consumed over sixty streams of Primordial Qi!
What does this signify!
This means that the damage caused by Ning Fan’s sword was more than double that of hundreds of breaths of bitter battle against Ancestor Leize!
"Innate Superior Treasure! This child’s sword, its power actually rivals Innate Superior!"
The Ginseng Immortal was shocked! In the Real Realms, encountering an Innate Superior Treasure is no big deal, but here we are in the Dreamland Realm, isolated from the Real Realms for countless years, in a place scarce in spiritual energy and resources!
In such barren lands, Innate Superior Treasures are extremely rare, even for a Purple-Faced Soul like him, yet Ning Fan possesses one!
"Damn it! This child is too strong, can’t fight head-on! Purple Dou Heavenly Might, quickly return!"
The Ginseng Immortal chanted words, and the purple heavenly might, originally sealed by Ancestor Leize’s Wind Master’s Pocket, instantly broke free and surged toward Ning Fan.
There was no other way! At this moment, Ancestor Leize’s Power of Bestowal was nearly depleted, unable to suppress these heavenly mights anymore.
Luckily, due to Ning Fan’s timely appearance, Ancestor Leize’s title hadn’t completely collapsed, but his title was too heavily damaged. Without opportunities, it would take countless years of cultivation to restore its original power.
"Little Master Uncle, be careful, this fellow’s heavenly might is terribly strong, even the Ancient Great Cultivators dare not meet it head-on!"
Upon seeing the Ginseng Immortal re-summon the heavenly might, Ancestor Leize’s face changed dramatically, pulling Ning Fan intending to flee.
Now that Ning Fan was rescued, of course, it was time to flee; there was no need to fight these Purple-Faced Souls to death!
"Leize, hold on! This purple heavenly might is indeed formidable, but I am not afraid."
Ning Fan gazed at the sky full of purple heavenly might, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes, recalling scenes of being tutored by the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign in the fantasy mirror.
For others, they would have no way to deal with the pressure of the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign.
But Ning Fan is no outsider; he is personally taught by the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign.
Faced with the vast purple pressure, Ning Fan raised his finger again, pointing down. This finger didn’t unleash any extraordinary divine power but was merely a Wind Mist Finger.
[What is time, what is youth... Elegance is a passing moment of sand, aging is a stretch of years, this art can dissolve time, causing all things to age and decay, its name is... Purple Art, Wind Mist!]
This was the divine ability Ning Fan comprehended upon his Divinity Transformation, filled with memories of studying under the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign.
This Wind Mist Finger, in terms of power, might not be very strong, but it serves as proof!
He, Ning Fan, is the acknowledged heir of the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign!
An eerie scene occurred!
Where Ning Fan’s purple wind mist swept past, all the purple heavenly might instantly disintegrated, vanishing without a trace, like winds calming down, like waves becoming still!
Even ancient great cultivators couldn’t handle the all-encompassing purple heavenly might so calmly, but Ning Fan could do so!
How could he be harmed by the pressure of the Purple Dou teacher, being injured would indeed be strange.
"Wh-What! You actually dispelled the purple heavenly might, you actually..." The Ginseng Immortal trembled, knowing that their greatest reliance as Purple-Faced Souls was the power abusing the pressure of the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign, who would have thought, in the Dreamland Realm, someone is unafraid of the Immortal Sovereign’s pressure!
"Scatter!"
Ning Fan didn’t bother with the Ginseng Immortal, but instead pointed out two more fingers, the sky full of purple-golden mist swept through, even the purple heavenly might of the Ganoderma Immortal and Velvet Antler Immortal couldn’t operate anymore, being suppressed one by one.
"Hiss!"
The previously struggling Pure Yang Ancestral Master and Fish Master shook, with Ning Fan suppressing the Purple-Faced Souls’ heavenly might, their pressure naturally lessened, no longer needing to fight desperately with the Purple-Faced Souls!
They could steadily suppress them!
Breathing a sigh of relief, Pure Yang and Fish Master couldn’t believe the scene before their eyes. The purple heavenly might they viewed as fierce tigers is easily suppressed by Ning Fan, could even the descendants of the Purple Dou lineage not do this, why can Ning Fan!
"Impossible!" Beihai True Lord gaped, looking at Ning Fan as if recognizing him for the first time, his supporters behind him were so shocked they couldn’t speak.
Could this child truly be the Ancient Great Cultivator Zhao Jian! Otherwise, how could he do this! No, he clearly isn’t an Ancient Great Cultivator, this can be certain, but why, why is he so against the natural order!
No one could answer their questions.
Ning Fan certainly wouldn’t answer either.
Though he dispelled the purple heavenly might, this is his defiance as a disciple against his teacher, therefore Ning Fan’s face didn’t show any pride, instead, a hint of apology appeared as he bowed deeply to the dissipated Purple Dou heavenly might.
"I’m sorry, teacher. These Purple-Faced Souls are the emissaries you left here to oversee the Heavenly Dao; they represent your dignity. But now, your disciple intends to defy this dignity and eradicate them, please forgive me, teacher!"
These words Ning Fan silently repeated in his heart.
No one could hear them, only the inhabitants residing in Ning Fan’s divine sense could hear them.
The Ant Lord heard them!
The Ant Lord was astonished!
She never knew Ning Fan was also a student of Purple Dou! Being ignorant is not surprising, though she could glimpse Ning Fan’s memories, regarding the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign part, even if she saw it, she would forget, for the Immortal Sovereign wouldn’t allow her to remember these!
Thus she didn’t recall this matter, but at this moment, she learned about it again from Ning Fan’s words!
How could she not be shocked!
A Purple Dou student not extinct, somewhere beneath the heaven crafted a path, continuing the heritage of the Purple Dou Immortal Domain, gaining the recognition of the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign!
The flame is not extinguished!
"Now, can you tell me why you plotted against my junior apprentice’s beloved? Do you recall a woman named Alv, or have you forgotten..."
Ning Fan stood up, approaching the Ginseng Immortal step by step, walking on air, like an embodiment of divine power, beyond direct gaze, like the dread of a god!
"Wh-What Alv, I don’t remember, a misunderstanding, it’s a misunderstanding, and today’s affair, also a misunderstanding..."
The Ginseng Immortal tried to explain, but he was met by another Heaven Sealing Art.
Being immobilized is terrifying!
Being immobilized, then cut by the True Martial Broken Sword equivalent to Innate Superior, is even more terrifying!
The Ginseng Immortal was once again cut into two halves, although he used the Five Qi Towards Primordial to protect his body, preserving his life, this time primordial Qi was again lost over sixty streams!
"To wound my junior apprentice so, a mere misunderstanding, is not enough!"
Heaven Sealing Art!
True Martial Broken Sword, slash!
Heaven Sealing Art!
True Martial Broken Sword, slash!
In facing Ning Fan’s unavoidable attack, the Ginseng Immortal had no resistance, stripped of purple heavenly might, he was just a First Order Quasi-Saint, a Quasi-Saint of only eleven thousand tribulations!
This mana, even at Ning Fan’s usual state, couldn’t surpass! Ning Fan didn’t even need to activate the Eternal True Body, yet could trample this person!
Ten swords!
Thirty swords!
Fifty swords!
Seventy swords!
A hundred swords!
Though tenacious like the Ginseng Immortal, he could only withstand a hundred swords under Ning Fan’s attack before being slashed into countless medicinal fragments.
Why fragments?
Because the Ginseng Immortal is indeed medicine!
Did the Ginseng Immortal die?
No, he didn’t die!
Quasi-Saints are notorious for their resilience, especially this Ginseng Immortal, adept at life preservation, what Ning Fan shattered was merely his ginseng shell, as for his Dao Soul, even grievously injured by Ning Fan, couldn’t be utterly destroyed!
"You cannot kill me! My Divine Mountain Ginseng Clan, with the ancestral Demon Saint bloodline, to kill us is wishful thinking!" The Ginseng Immortal’s Dao Soul was captured by Ning Fan, knowing escape was hopeless, he instead laughed wildly.
His Dao Soul was a ginseng with a human face, arms, and legs, with Divine Mountain Clan patterns all over its body.
"Small Ant Ning... Daoist Ning, this Ginseng Immortal was right, with your divine skills, indeed, you cannot destroy his Dao Soul. Even your Refining God Cauldron cannot kill this fellow. If you want to eliminate this Dao Soul, the best way is to set up a curse-killing altar and curse him to death. Such curse-killing altars are all heavenly secrets, you are fortunate, this palace just happens to know of an incomplete curse-killing altar, which has a good chance of cursing this Dao Soul to death, but in doing so, you need to gather seventy-two types of heavenly materials and earthly treasures to set up the altar..." To avoid being devoured by Ning Fan, the Ant Lord at last began actively assisting Ning Fan.
"No need to go through so much trouble. The souls of the Dao-Soul Clan are just supplements for my little kitten. Black Demon, are you interested in devouring this one’s Dao soul?"
As soon as Ning Fan finished speaking, a shadow flew out from the Xuan Yin Treasure, landed on his shoulder, and transformed into a lazy black cat.
"The master’s command is my command!"
The Black Demon picked up the Ginseng Immortal’s Dao soul in its mouth, turned around, vanished without a trace, and flew back to the Xuan Yin Treasure.
She likes eating fish, eating little birds, eating mice, eating meat, but she doesn’t like eating ginseng.
But if it’s the master’s order, even if it’s not to her taste, she will force herself to eat it.
"Ji-Jiuli! You are Jiuli! You’re actually the Royal Jiuli!" The Dao soul of the Ginseng Immortal, captured back into the Xuan Yin Treasure, despaired.
Despite having the protection of the bloodline of the Ancestor Demon Saint, how could he resist the fangs of the Jiuli clan!
The Jiuli clan devours the souls of the Myriad Dao-Soul Clans! Such an existence is perilous! Others couldn’t kill the Divine Mountain Ginseng, but the Jiuli claim that the Divine Mountain Ginseng is just a bit hard to digest, eating a few ginsengs is no problem at all!
"Ah!"
A scream pierced through the Xuan Yin Treasure, a scream of a Quasi-Saint, so gruesome that it could not be contained and directly passed outside!
This scream from the Quasi-Saint was so horrifying that even the Ganoderma Immortal and the Velvet Antler Immortal, who were also Purple-Faced Souls, felt their scalps tingle!
"Wh-what’s going on! Hearing this scream, could it be that the Ginseng Daoist was killed by that demon!" Ganoderma and Velvet Antler Immortals were both shocked, with Ning Fan able to kill the Divine Mountain Ginseng, his divine skills are terrifying!
"Grab the ginseng! Quickly grab the ginseng!"
Even the Northern Sea True Lord and others were shocked by the fall of the Ginseng Immortal. If not for the methods Ning Fan showed at that moment, Northern Sea True Lord would have rushed to Ning Fan and fought desperately.
How could he not recognize that his destined Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella had been completely conquered and remade by Ning Fan?
Northern Sea True Lord did not recognize the umbrella in Ning Fan’s hands as the famous Merit Umbrella of the real realms. It’s not Northern Sea True Lord’s fault for his flawed vision; it’s because the Zidou Illusion Realm has been isolated from the outside world for too long, he hadn’t heard of something like a Merit Umbrella, so he’s naturally unable to identify it.
Seeing Ning Fan easily kill the Ginseng Immortal, Northern Sea True Lord was both shocked and slightly calmed in his anger.
It’s now hopeless to recover the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella, whether to seek revenge against Ning Fan is another matter, but he thought he should take some compensation.
The Ginseng Immortal was blasted by Ning Fan, turning into dozens of huge ginseng blocks falling from the sky. The terrifying potency of these blocks was something the Northern Sea True Lord and others wouldn’t miss; just as the medicinal debris started falling, they began scrambling to collect it.
Ning Fan did not stop the actions of Northern Sea True Lord and others, as he still needed to support the Pure Yang Ancestral Master and Fish Master, having no time to collect the spoils of war.
"Damn it! The Ginseng Immortal was blown up by Little Martial Uncle, yet the benefits were all picked up by that Rain Master’s people!" Ancestor Leize was furious, if they had those ginseng blocks, Little Martial Uncle’s cultivation could have rapidly increased again.
"No worries, anything that belongs to me, none can escape!"
Ning Fan’s figure flickered, disappearing from the spot, reappearing in front of the Velvet Antler Immortal.
"Fellow Daoist, I appreciate your help today; Ning Fan remembers it well. You can take a break now." Ning Fan said to the Fish Master. He didn’t know Fish Master, only vaguely inferred from aura that this was the person who previously spied on his seclusion place.
At this moment, Fish Master looked terrifying, with all his flesh dissolved into sword lights, leaving only a giant fish bone frame as large as a mountain, chasing the Velvet Antler Immortal!
This fish bone frame was not ordinary, with each fish bone needle being supreme treasure swords, combined with the sword light from the flesh dissolution, the power was terrifying, not much weaker than Innate Superior Magical Treasures!
Of course, fighting in this form by dissolving his body must have brought immense damage to Fish Master; a regular immortal cultivator might have died on the spot. But Fish Master was a Second-Grade Quasi-Saint after all; although the Dismantling Technique dealt him great damage, it wouldn’t exact conclude his life.
"Hmm."
Fish Master nodded, withdrawing from the battlefield, and alongside Ancestor Leize, rested and recovered nearby.
With Ning Fan unharmed, there was no need for him to risk his life anymore; his debt of gratitude was settled, and a brief respite was due.
"You-you, stay away! What did you do to the Ginseng Daoist! Why is his aura, sealed in the Heavenly Dao, vanished!" The Velvet Antler Immortal retreated instinctively as Ning Fan approached step by step; for every step Ning Fan advanced, he took a step back, retreating a hundred steps from Ning Fan’s hundred steps, truly timid and cowardly.
Ning Fan ignored Velvet Antler Immortal’s retreat, seeing him only retreating and not advancing; he immediately lost patience, raising his hand to wield the True Martial Broken Sword.
As he did so, a Heaven Sealing Art attempted to be cast, aiming to kill Velvet Antler Immortal as before.
However, this time, the Heaven Sealing Art failed!
The unrestrained Velvet Antler Immortal deftly dodged the attack of the True Martial Broken Sword, his cold sweat dripping from fright, inwardly exclaiming how close it was, yet outwardly posing with confidence, "It’s useless! My antler tribe outside of heaven does not fear any control-type divine skills; we can also be immune to all curses, evil techniques, and poisons entering the body, your imitation of the Reincarnation-Fixing Technique cannot bind me! The green hills will not change, and the green waters will flow forever, today’s grievance will be repaid in the future!"
Uncontrolled by the Heaven Sealing Art, Velvet Antler Immortal turned to fly towards the Inner Heavenly Dao, intending to escape.
Seeing how difficult it was to restrain the Velvet Antler Immortal, even Ning Fan was surprised. Without certain means, even if he could defeat the Velvet Antler Immortal, he couldn’t capture him, allowing the enemy to escape might result in future troubles.
"If you let the enemy go one day, it will be a plague for several lifetimes; Ning Fan certainly couldn’t let the Velvet Antler Immortal escape."
If Heaven Sealing Art is useless, then let’s try the newly refined Buzhou Virtue Umbrella instead. This umbrella is renowned for its strong defense, but it seems it is not just known for its strong defense alone.
"Collect!"
Ning Fan raised the Buzhou Umbrella high, and as thousands of threads of virtue light scattered from the umbrella, an endless suction transmitted from within!
"Not good! This kid wants to capture me!"
Velvet Antler Immortal was shocked, emitting four-colored soul power all over, instantly transforming into a four-colored smoke and drifting away.
He finally managed to escape into the Inner Heavenly Dao!
But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, thousands of threads of virtue light pierced directly into the Heavenly Dao, pulling him out!
And then...
Velvet Antler Immortal was sucked away by the endless suction, all the way into the internal world of the Buzhou Umbrella.
The inner world of this umbrella is indeed no less than a cage; even though Velvet Antler Immortal won’t suffer any damage here, escaping from the umbrella in a short time is impossible!
"Hiss!"
Everyone who saw this scene was stunned!
"What exactly has this kid refined the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella into? Why did this umbrella capture a Quasi-Saint directly!" The Northern Sea True Lord was shocked, his complexion changing dramatically.
Then a new greed emerged in his eyes!
At this moment, he didn’t hate Ning Fan anymore!
Not only did he not hate Ning Fan for conquering the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella, but he even wanted to thank Ning Fan instead!
Such a good umbrella, what an umbrella! Its power surpasses the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella a thousandfold, and judging by its aura, it seems even more attuned to his Rain Master title!
He should thank Ning Fan for refining such a treasure!
"This umbrella, belongs to me now!"
The Northern Sea True Lord suddenly laughed loudly and asked the empty air beside him, "Yellow Turban Warriors, are the ten towers all set up?"
"As per your command, the Ten-Direction Rain Spire is already set up, ready to attack the enemy anytime!" Out of nowhere, a Yellow Turban Warrior with vacant eyes suddenly appeared and knelt on the ground.
"Hehe, if that’s the case, let’s make our move too! Ten Towers, manifest!"
The Northern Sea True Lord flipped his hand, and suddenly, a treasure flag emitting blue light appeared. He held it high in the sky.
As this flag was raised, the void in all directions began to collapse, and ten ancient treasure towers emerged from the void, occupying positions to form a killing formation!
With this formation appearing, not just the Stone Chamber Mountain region, but the entire Northern Heaven was engulfed in torrential rain!
The torrential rain around Ning Fan was the fiercest between heaven and earth, because his position was precisely the center of the killing formation!
"This is...what formation!" Ning Fan frowned. From the formation of the Northern Sea True Lord, he felt a huge sense of crisis.
Also caught in the formation were Leize, Fish Master, who were healing and meditating, and Ganoderma Immortal and Pure Yang, who were still fighting.
"Hiss! This is... this is one of the Ten Absolute Formations! No, it’s inverted, this is actually inverted!" Ganoderma Immortal seemed to recognize the formation, but before he could observe it further, a wave of red sand brushed his face, rolling him away in the formation, his life or death unknown.
Also swept away by the red sand were Fish Master, Leize, and Pure Yang.
"Small Ant Ning, be careful, this is the Reverse Ten Absolute Formation!" Even Ant Lord was quite shocked; due to the surprise, she even forgot to interact harmoniously with Ning Fan, failing to address him as Daoist.
"Reverse Ten Absolute Formation, huh... Indeed, I was wondering earlier, when I killed Ginseng Immortal, why didn’t the old Northern Sea intervene? Turns out he was secretly arranging a formation to kill me."
Without having time for Ning Fan to meticulously observe the formation, that strange red sand was already rolling towards him. If hit by the sand, he would most likely disappear into the formation like the others.
Boom!
Ning Fan stomped down, using the Momentum Character Secret technique. Instantly, countless golden flame cracks spread throughout the heavens and earth!
The red sand blowing towards him was shattered by Ning Fan’s Momentum Character Secret technique!
Clearly, the Momentum Character Secret is effective against the formation’s attacks, but it doesn’t absolutely counter it!
Because Ning Fan’s stomp did not shatter the formation, nor did it cause significant damage to it, which was a first in his cultivation journey!
Even the Momentum Character Secret of the Ancestral Emperor from the Eastern Heaven couldn’t overcome the formation; indeed, the formation seems to be quite significant...