Chapter 287 1 (1/2)

The Three Halls of the Star Palace

Ning Fan kept the Golden Flame Chariot and the refined corpse of the black dragon. Then, he walked shoulder to shoulder with Lu Wan’er facing the group of demons in a steady and composed manner.

Upon seeing Ning Fan’s arrival, they all moved forward in unison and cupped their fists while their eyes flashed with reverence. If Ning Fan alone was able to cause all the Honorable Demon Generals to feel dreadful of him after killing Wang Xiao with his Wind Mist Finger, then the Half-Step Void Refinement Realm dragon corpse made them tremble in fear.

Especially the Earth General of the Lie Tu Tribe. He was the most welcoming among the Honorable Demon Generals. Because he once placed a bounty on Ning Fan’s head in order to hunt him down, he was now extremely worried about himself. As such, he spared no effort in pleasing Ning Fan in exchange for his life. Moreover, he even promised to hand over his territory in the north of the Vast Meadow which was tens of millions of li* to the Luo Yun Tribe. Hence, Ning Fan did not kill this man.

“Hehe, General Bei is finally here. We’ve been waiting for a long time. I heard that General Bei was touring the nine tribes in search of ancient formations. I don't know what they could do. But if you need any help, I might probably be able to lend you a hand in gathering them.”

The nine Honorable Demon Generals welcomed Ning Fan together. Their actions paid enough respect to him.

Ning Fan cupped his fists and return a salute. He showed a lukewarm attitude and shook his head as a response to the Earth General’s bootlicking.

“Never mind. I am almost finished in collecting all the formation maps that I wanted to collect. You don’t need to worry about that.”

As for his purpose in collecting the formation maps, he just chuckled and did not truly reveal it. The Earth General understood Ning Fan’s implied meaning and stopped inquiring about it any further.

Ning Fan’s gaze swept across Lu Daochen and Lu Jiefen. The former gave him a suggestive smile while the latter immediately turned around and went back to the troops of the Pure Flame Tribe after greeting him.

Ning Fan kindly smiled back at the former and his expression became slightly solemn when he looked at the latter.

Ning Fan definitely knew what Lu Daochen was trying to imply. All the plans he had been formulating were all for today. Lu Daochen hoped that Ning Fan would keep his promise and rescue Demon General Lu Wu in the Third World.

But what made Ning Fan feel slightly concerned about was Lu Jiefen.

This man’s aura gave Ning Fan a strange feeling today…

In the past, Lu Jiefen who was a Late Divine Transformation Realm expert rarely had an equal opponent of the same cultivation level as him as he possessed the power of the Star of Bestowal. Despite that, he was still weaker than Wang Xiao, so there was nothing to worry about him.

The current Lu Jiefen, however, carried an extremely mysterious qi which was residing within his body. It actually made Ning Fan feel a sense of danger.

That qi was very familiar to him. He had felt it several times from the experts of the Demon Sealing Sect like Chuhe, Eagle Crane Elder and others.

It was a unique qi that could only be found on the members of the Demon Sealing Sect!

“As expected, Lu Jiefen definitely must be closely related to the Demon Sealing Sect. Today, he seems to have improved much of his power using some kind of secret technique… Apparently, the Pure Flame Tribe and the Demon Sealing Palace have been scheming for a long time now to obtain the Star of the Celestial Emperor.”

Ning Fan’s mind was filled with thoughts but his expression remained as usual...

The Secret Realm of the Broken World was first discovered by the Giant Devil Sect. However, it was then secretly reported by the Demon Sealing Sect to the Immortal Demon World. Only then did the members of the Land of Demons knew about it and sent demons to the mortal world in order to open the World Passages.

Demon Sealing1 Sect… , The two words “Demon Sealing” seemed to be hinting at something else.

The Demon Sealing Sect and the Pure Flame Tribe…

Ning Fan didn’t know what their plans were. However, since he had a lot of trump cards to protect himself, he was not afraid of the Demon Sealing Sect playing tricks on him.

Lu Jiefen…No matter what, I will definitely get the Star of the Celestial Emperor in the Third World!

Ning Fan shifted his gaze away and followed Lu Daochen to join the Luo Yun’s troops.

Today, although Lu Daochen was smiling, his expression had a hint of solemnness that was rarely seen.

“I shall entrust the matter regarding Demon Marshal Lu to you now!” Lu Daochen communicated with Ning Fan using telepathy.

He then slapped his storage pouch and handed over a silver jade box which was densely covered with dust to Ning Fan.

Ning Fan spread his spirit sense and his eyes widened slightly. Immediately, he kept the jade box.

What was tightly sealed inside was an ancient silver key .

He could tell that it was the Key of the Star Palace!

It was the most crucial thing in obtaining the Celestial Emperor Star. In actual fact, it was much more important than the map. Before the day the World Passage opens, Lu Daochen was obviously not rest assured in handing it over to Ning Fan.

However, what Lu Daochen could only do was to believe in Ning Fan. Therefore, he gave that precious item to Ning Fan and place it in his custody, hoping that he could keep his promise.

“Don’t worry!” Ning Fan replied. Even though he only uttered two words, they were loud and clear.

Ning Fan might be a temperamental and crafty person, but if the person he was dealing with did not betray him, he would never go against his words.

Lu Daochen nodded with satisfaction. He then lifted his head and looked at the illusory blood-red gate above the sky with mixed feelings.

“The World Passage is going to open…When the blood-red gate completely solidifies, you shall then combine the nine pieces of the map into one to draw out the qi of Demon Marshal Lu and activate this gate! With the Star Palace’s map, you will know about everything within… It’s all on you now!”

“Mm.”

After Ning Fan arrived, the sacrificial ceremony began.

Firstly, hundreds of thousands of demon beasts were killed on the formation map that had been established and used their blood as offerings. In their screams and shrieks of agony, their blood glowed, turning into rays of blood light and fused into the giant gate.