- Chapter 196 (1/2)
The Auction in the Pill Cauldron Gate
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After killing the first elder brother, three wisps of grey demonic seals emerged within Ning Fan’s body.
But after the death of the Eagle Crane Elder, the three of them vanished and was replaced by a purple demonic seal.
The grey demonic seals were breakable by Ning Fan since they were planted by the Eagle Crane Elder. The purple one, however, was beyond his capability.
According to his observation, it was most probably planted by a Spirit Severing Realm expert. Evidently, I’ve really gotten myself into trouble with the Demon Sealing Sect. That expert would most likely pursue me by tracking the location of the seal.
This was what normally happens in the cultivation world. Everyone would hold grudges against each other, giving rise to an endless loop of vengeance, unless Ning Fan completely flattens the Demon Sealing Sect!
“Although I’m still not capable of dispelling this seal, it would currently be impossible for that expert to catch me.”
He forced the purple demonic seal into the All-Heaven Relic, concealing its presence and making the expert lose his trail.
The people who knew that I’ve killed the second and third elder brother are only the first elder brother and the Eagle Crane Elder. However, they’re now dead.
The person who knows that I’m the one who offed them is none other than Bei Xiaoman.
Her hostility towards me is still unclear and unpredictable. But at the end of the day, she would never go against the rules of the Lost World Palace and leak any information about me. As such, the only information about me that the Demon Sealing Sect possess would be my surname, Zhou. They may not even recognize my appearance.
As for the Nascent Soul Realm experts who watched their battle, Ning Fan held no sympathy for them.
Even though they were perfectly aware of his and the Eagle Crane Elder’s strength, they still chose to stay. Although they were already injured, they still took the risk. They were no fools. Their true intentions were to obtain some benefits when the two powerful experts become wounded after the fierce battle.
If Ning Fan and the Eagle Crane Elder were to suffer great injuries during the battle, they would have immediately killed both of them regardless of their identities and take their storage pouches!
This was the survival of the fittest of the Endless Sea. Therefore, there was no point in being merciful on them.
Acquiring enough magic power units in order to level up through bitter cultivation alone was an impossible task. Ten thousand units of magic power was needed to become a Spirit Severing Realm cultivator. In other words, a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator would need to cultivate bitterly for six hundred thousand years to obtain that much magic power. Unfortunately, the maximum lifespan of a Spirit Severing Realm cultivator was only five thousand years… That is to say, almost every Spirit Severing Realm cultivator became who they were today through endless killing and bloodbath. Of course, it only applied to rogue cultivators, not the disciples who came from sects with powerful backgrounds.
To rogue cultivators, if they want something that they don’t have, they would have to rob them from others. If they can’t get it through robbing, they would need to kill!
If Ning Fan who was a Fifth Revolution Pill Master obediently stuckto creating cultivating pills, he would be able to sell Fourth Revolution or Fifth Revolution Pills and earned quite a lot of money. But it would still be slower than plundering them from other cultivators.
In the clear sky above the Peng Lai Immortal Island, Ning Fan flew freely without any restrictions. According to the rules of the island, only Nascent Soul Realm experts were allowed to fly overhead. When he first arrived, he did not have the right to do that. Though he had it now.
A few breaths later, his shadow landed within Jing Zhuo’s room in the inn.
Jing Zhuo’s lips curved into a broad smile upon Ning Fan’s appearance.
Evidently, Ning Fan was victorious in his battle against the Eagle Crane Elder, though it is still uncertain whether his opponent died or not…
A moment later, the smile on his face was replaced by an astounded look as he sensed the Violent Qi from Ning Fan’s body!
Whenever a cultivator killed someone, he or she would be stained with Blood Qi. Only the killer of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator would have Violent(戾) Qi as the killer destroyed the connection between the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator’s primordial qi and heaven and earth. As for killers of Spirit Severing Realm experts, he or she would have Baleful（煞） Qi because only ferocious devils were able to do that!
If he only killed a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, the Violent Qi on his body should have been blown away by the wind since the current time coincides with the sea breeze season.
But the Violent Qi still lingered around his body. Doubtlessly… he did not just kill a Nascent Soul Realm expert in the short period of time he went out.
“Fellow Daoist Ning… The Violent Qi on your body is… heavy”
“Yes. The lives of eight Nascent Soul Realm experts indeed left a concentrated amount of Violent Qi on my body.”
“What?!! Eight Nascent Soul Realm experts?!” Jing Zhuo lost his composure.
He just went out for a short while. But in that brief moment, he had killed eight Nascent Soul Realm cultivators! EIGHT Nascent Soul Realm cultivators!
Jing Zhuo was born in a low-rank cultivation country – Yue Country. In that country, Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were considered as supreme beings.
Along the journey he spent with Ning Fan, he witnessed how Ning Fan killed the corpse devil. It was a hard-fought battle.
This time, even after killing 8 Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, Ning Fan was unscathed and he still had plenty of his magic power unused. It undoubtedly showed that those Nascent Soul Realm cultivators did not have any chance at all to counterattack!
The Eagle Crane Elder is most likely dead…
To Ning Fan, killing 8 cultivators at his cultivation realm or higher was nothing special to him. Instead, his eyes were calm, showing no other emotions. This indifferent demeanor raised confusion within Jing Zhuo. It made him feel unfamiliar with the man before him but at the same time, he realized that he had seen that look before. Only those powerful Nascent Soul Realm devil lords in the middle-rank cultivation country would wear that look!
“This man is no longer a junior who just joined the cultivation path… Regardless of his age or cultivation realm, he now has the qualities of top devil cultivators. Besides, this man is not only cautious and thoughtful but also full of craftiness and cunning. If he were born in a middle-rank cultivation country, he might have become a powerful overlord. Even the king of Great Jin could not compete with him. *Sigh* Thankfully, I asked the old oracle to foretell a little more about this man which prevented me from offending him . If not…”
The consequences of offending Ning Fan was quite obvious in Jing Zhuo’s mind. If he does not end up like Old Monster Purple Yin, then he would have suffered the same fate as the Eagle Crane Elder.
“Fellow Daoist Jing Zhuo, I think you should return to Yue Country as soon as possible. I seem to have offended the entire Demon Sealing Sect. I’m afraid that the External Endless Sea would be plunged into chaos because of me!”
“Hehe. Actually, I’m also unwilling to stay here any longer even without you mentioning it. The longer I stay, the more likely I will die here.”
“Yes. Keep this storage pouch with you. Can you do me a favor once you return to Yue Country? Kill everyone who offended my loved ones!”
He simply threw one of the storage pouches that he collected from the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators he killed to Jing Zhuo. There was a Low Supreme Grade magical treasure and a few Peak High Grade magical treasures within it.
After Jing Zhuo spread his spirit sense and studied the bag, he was pleased by this unexpected gift. He kept the pouch cautiously and solemnly vowed, “Don’t worry Fellow Daoist Ning! As long as I’m in Yue Country, there won’t be forces like the Heavenly Dao Sect to behave ruthlessly in the country!”
Jing Zhuo knew what Ning Fan, as someone who had accepted the Path of Defiance, needed and it was a promise after giving him gifts.
Having heard Jing Zhuo’s promise, Ning Fan nodded in agreement. Suddenly, his facial expression became tense as if he suddenly remembered something that he forgot.
“I recall that Fellow Daoist Jing owns the ‘lesser flame’ of the Green Phoenix Flame…”
“Precisely! I found this flame by accident during my travels to a few countries when I was still a Gold Core Realm cultivator. If Fellow Daoist Ning needs it, I can expel it by force and give it to you!”
Expelling the ‘lesser flame’ would definitely cost a huge amount of magic power. However, Jing Zhuo would not be so brave to refuse Ning Fan’s request.
To his surprise, Ning Fan gently shook his head. Pondering for a moment, he flicked his finger, summoning the ‘lesser flame’ of the Black Devil Flame.