- Chapter 196 (2/2)
The Green Phoenix Flame was ranked 8th among the Earth Vein Demonic Flames while the Black Devil Flame was ranked 7th!
He gave it to Jing Zhuo to restore his cultivation realm that was lost after expelling the ‘lesser flame’ of the Green Phoenix Flame. Aside from that, there was a much deeper reason.
“After you take this ‘lesser flame’ of the Black Devil Flame, make a declaration in Yue Country that the Honorable Alchemist Han of Sinister Sparrow Sect, Han Yuanji, only possessed the ‘lesser flame’ of the Black Devil Flame. And that there is no other Earth Vein Demonic Flames in Yue Country.”
“This?! Okay!”
Just as Jing Zhuo received the flame, he instantly understood Ning Fan’s plan.
When they were in Great Jin, the Spirit Severing Realm Demon General had sent the Flower Demon to search for the Black Devil Flame to use for his Dragon Transformation. Earth Vein Demonic Flames were all fifth grade flames. That time, the young Ning Fan was still unaware of the importance of the flame he possessed. Now, he understood that he must never simply display it before any Spirit Severing Realm expert. Otherwise, he would be preyed upon by them.
As a matter of fact, Earth Vein Demonic Flames were not the greatest spiritual flames in the Rain World… There were sixth grade flames and even seventh grade flames!
To avoid any Nascent Soul Realm or Spirit Severing Realm expert who want to intrude Yue Country in search of the flame whenever he isn’t present in the country, he planned to deceive them with news of the ‘lesser flame’. Their interests would never be sparked by a mere ‘lesser flame’.
For Jing Zhuo, however, this exchange would benefit him.
Ning Fan wanting the ‘lesser flame’ of the Green Phoenix Flame was not because he wanted to devour it. On the contrary, he was interested to obtain the ‘greater flame’ of the Green Phoenix Flame that was kept within the Lost World Palace!
Besides, he might need to use this ‘lesser flame’ in the future. Anyway, it would not affect him much even if he did not use it.
Jing Zhuo then left the island.
Ning Fan stood alone in the inn and let out a deep sigh. In his hand, he held a jade that contained a black flame.
The day he achieved the Nascent Soul Realm, he refined the Black Devil Flame again and discovered that a droplet of Blood Essence, imbued with divine intent, was hidden within the flame.
The droplet of Blood Essence was left there by his master, the Old Devil. Within the blood, a warning was concealed within the divine intent. Whenever a Spirit Severing Realm expert tries to sense this flame, the message would be displayed and amplified within their hearts…
Ning Fan finally understood why Revered Snow cared about him so much when they were in Great Jin. It was this message that prevented Revered Snow from seizing the Cold Pine Essence from him.
“Get lost!”
That voice was faint.
The aura, however, belonged to a True Immortal.
The silent shield given by the Old Devil warmed Ning Fan’s heart.
A faint smile finally formed on his icy cold expression.
“Master, it has been more than 10 years. I wonder if you are doing fine in the Sword World…”
He never had parents in his life. The Old Devil was like a father to him who guided him to the path of being a devil.
Back in Seven Apricot City, he had a master and a wife. Although the weather of the city was always frigid, his heart felt warm.
But that warmth was ruined by… Emperor Moksha!
“Han Nietian! I’ve finally achieved Nascent Soul Realm! After this, I’ll achieve the Spirit Severing Realm, then Void Refinement Realm and finally Void Fragmentation Realm! There are still 90 years more. Very soon… I’ll let you taste the punishment of betraying my master!”
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Inside the inn of Qin Family. It was the place where Ning Fan chose to stay temporarily.
It cost him a hundred immortal jade per day. To Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, it was just a small amount.
Before he achieves Peak Nascent Soul Realm, entering the Lost World Tower for cultivation would be an act of foolishness. It was impossible to achieve the Spirit Severing Realm by merely relying on the absorption of the primordial power of heaven and earth and bitter cultivation, unless he was in a place that had the most concentrated spiritual qi and he possessed heaven-defying potential.
In order to obtain ten thousand units of magic power, it would require him six hundred thousand years of bitter cultivation. Only with pills, inheritances, secret arts and other methods could he shorten the time needed to achieve Spirit Severing Realm.
And in order to achieve that realm in the shortest time possible, he needed to adopt shameless means!
Before he left the Lost World Tower, he had thought of a plan to achieve the next realm. It was to catch all the female rogue cultivators of the External Endless Sea.
The rogue cultivators present in the Endless Sea were mostly cultivators from different countries who wanted to try their luck. As to what ‘luck’ entailed, it was clearly to rob others by force.
Those who do not want bloodshed, they would join a sect and carry out their missions. But the possibility of achieving the Spirit Severing Realm was slim since the resources of all the sects in the Endless Sea were limited.
It was why most of the rogue cultivators in the External Endless Seacarried malicious intentions. Besides, the Endless Sea was not bound by the restrictions of the Rain Palace’s World Law. There were no faults in killing others!
The only hindrance to his plan was that there were only a few female cultivators among the rogue cultivators. In his current state, plucking a Nascent Soul Realm female cultivator would only be equivalent to consuming a Nascent Soul Realm Dao Fruit, which could increase 20 units of his magic power. Mid Nascent Soul Realm female cultivators would provide him more magic power than those of the Early Nascent Soul Realm; while Late Nascent Soul Realm female cultivators would naturally grant him more than that of a Mid Nascent Soul Realm female cultivator. But the difference was miniscule. Even if he completely plucks a Peak Nascent Soul Realm female, emptying her magic power, he would only gain nearly 30 units of magic power.That was the maximum effectiveness he could get from plucking female cultivators with the help of the Yin Yang Transformation.
For ordinary cultivators who practiced plucking, they would only obtain 10 units of magic power from plucking a Nascent Soul Realm female. To them, that much effectiveness was good enough already.
A Nascent Soul Realm Dao Fruit that can increase 20 units of magic power would at the very least cost five million immortal jade. If it were to be auctioned, the price would undeniably go higher. As for Nascent Soul Realm human cauldrons, a single one would cost you three million immortal jade…
In his Cauldron Ring, he already had Bing Ling, Yue Ling and a few others including the Flower Demon and the Wind Demon who were at Nascent Soul Realm.
Ning Fan was unsure whether plucking the female demons would increase his magic power or demon power. If the effect of plucking them would only increase his demon power, he would be unable to break through to the Mid Nascent Soul Realm.
I now have 93 units of magic power. I need 7 more to break through to the next level!
I must really spend the 20 million immortal jade wisely!
Let’s not think about the spiritual wine in the Green Bamboo Palace. Although I heard that there are a few Nascent Soul Realm human cauldrons on sale in the Pill Cauldron Gate. Moreover, an auction will be held there a few days later. Not only human cauldrons were on sale but also other items…
The Pill Cauldron Gate had the best human cauldrons. The human cauldrons were cultivated to achieve Nascent Soul Realm using secret medicines. Even if they had formed their Nascent Souls, they were still being controlled under some kind of seal, which makes them unable to resist.
Purchasing human cauldrons was the most favorable means among cultivators. Each and every one of the human cauldrons were virgins. As long as the cultivator do not kill them after plucking them, the human cauldrons won’t feel disgusted and might act according to the cultivator’s will.
I guess I will not pluck the two demons for the meantime and only do so until after I buy the human cauldrons in the auction.
Before that, I have to handle the Nascent Soul of the Eagle Crane Elder and absorb the corpse qi from the Nascent Soul Realm corpses. If I consume their flesh, it would help in increasing my demon power using the ‘secret art of blood and flesh’.
He smacked his storage pouch, making the Eagle Crane Elder’s Nascent Soul come out. His expression turned cold and he delivered a hit on the Nascent Soul’s head!
Soul Memory Searching Technique!
From his memories, I could not only know the true method of using the Offering Vessel of an Ancient Demon – Phoenix Summoning Art, but also the secrets of the Demon Sealing Sect.
The third brother’s memories were vague to Ning Fan because of his status in the sect. He only knew certain things about the sect which he was allowed to know.
As for the Eagle Crane Elder, he was different. He was the Seventh Elder of the sect after all.