Chapter 344.1 (1/2)

The Three Ladies of the Bei Family Compete for Who?

“G-Greetings to senior!”

The elderly cultivator was already accustomed to life and death after committing countless carnage throughout his lifetime. But when standing in front of the young man, he was trembling uncontrollably.

Just a trace of aura from this young man was enough to make the old man have difficulty breathing.

There seemed to be spirits of more than ten million Gold Core Realm cultivators within that aura. Its heavy Baleful Qi had nearly caused the gold core in the old man’s dantian to crumble!

He could not imagine there being such an expert in this world!

However, even though he had not gotten a clear look of the young man’s face, the old man vaguely felt that his aura was somewhat familiar. It was as if he had met him somewhere in the past.

The old man’s eyes flashed with a trace of doubt and that look did not escape from the young man’s observation.

He made a step forward and withdrew his aura force. His gaze swept across the old man and the teenager. Immediately, the old man felt that his thoughts were completely seen through.

“You recognise me, don’t you?”

The young man was a little surprised. He noticed a slight flinch in the old man’s eyes.

This young man was indeed Ning Fan. He used the alias Lu Bei in the Luo Yun Tribe but continued to use the pseudonym of Zhou Ming after returning to the External Sea.

“No… I don’t… How would this junior know Senior Zhou…?”

From Ning Fan’s voice, the old man was even more certain that the young man before him was that Zhou Ming whom he traveled with together on the ship.

Because of panic, the old man inadvertently called him ‘Senior Zhou’. All of a sudden, the old man’s expression changed drastically. He wished to slap his own mouth a few times for making that silly mistake.

How stupid of me! This man must be Zhou Ming, the vicious devil who dominated the External Endless Sea with no equal. He would certainly not want to be known that he has suddenly appeared in this place after disappearing for twenty years. But because of my carelessness, I blurted out his identity. Perhaps we are going to be killed by this Zhou Ming to prevent news of this from going out…

“Are you an old friend of mine? I’m also somewhat familiar with your aura… Mm… I remember now. We have met before on the escaping ship.”

Ning Fan muttered to himself. He seemed to recall that there was indeed such an old man on the escaping ship to the Endless Sea in the past.

Although his notoriety was widely spread, he was not a man who kills indiscriminately, let alone kill someone for only recognising him.

Even though he had no intent to kill, his intimidating reputation which he established twenty years ago was still spread widely in the External Endless Sea. The old man would of course be afraid of him.

“Shame on me. This junior is Sun Buyi. Precisely, I have met Senior once on the escaping ship in the past…”

The old man was slightly at ease. According to the impression that Ning Fan gave him, he would not talk nonsense to whom he wanted to kill.

Since Ning Fan had questioned him, then his life would definitely be spared.

“Sun Buyi, right? I have some questions for you. You’ll be rewarded if your answers are satisfactory.” Ning Fan’s tone was very flat. Even so, the old man instantly panicked.

“If Revered Ming has any questions, by all means ask with no restraint. I’d certainly answer with everything that I know. How would I be so bold to ask for any reward!”

What a joke!

It was lucky enough to survive from Ning Fan’s hands. Rewards? Sun Buyi did not even dare to think about it.

“I wonder what’s troubling Revered Ming?” Sun Buyi was a little uneasy as he was afraid that Ning Fan would not be satisfied with his answers.

“Did you know when I entered the Secret Realm of the Broken World?”

“Yes, I did…”

“How long has it been since the day I left? What significant incidents had happened to the Endless Sea during this period?”

“Replying to Senior, Senior has left the Endless Sea for twenty-one years and nine months. As for the great incidents that happened in the Endless Sea, I more or less know some of them as I did not go for secluded meditation in these years. However, the things that I know are too much and too complicated. It may waste Senior’s time if I say each and every one of them verbally. Please let me imprint my memories on a jade slip for Senior to read… Of course, I’d be pleased to explain them orally if Senior insists.”

“There’s no need for that. Imprinting your memories on a jade slip would be better. Twenty-one years have passed since I left? I suppose many great incidents have happened...?”

Ning Fan’s eyes revealed a hint of worry. There were two forces in the Endless Sea that concerned him the most.

One of them was the Pleasure Devil Island where Xu Qiuling resided, while the other was the Bi Yao Immortal Island that Yin Suqiu joined.

Mm… There seemed to be one more individual… Ning Fan was also slightly concerned about Bei Xiaoman’s safety.

“Yes! Since Senior has given the order, I’ll immediately imprint the jade slip!”

Sun Buyi did not dare to act slow. He immediately patted his storage pouch to take out a jade slip and carefully recalled the memories of the past twenty plus years. Then, he imprinted them in chronological order into the jade slip.

Cultivators’ memories were fundamentally far more superior than mortal beings. They could almost retain everything they saw in their memories. Moreover, Ning Fan was just asking about the significant incidents that had happened in the past twenty years. Imprinting these memories was just a small matter for Sun Buyi.

With just the time for an incense stick to burn, he managed to imprint all the big incidents including some trivial matters into a jade slip.

When Ning Fan flicked his sleeve, the jade slip vanished from Sun Buyi’s hands and reappeared in Ning Fan’s hand in a flash.

It was Sun Buyi’s first time witnessing such a technique in his lifetime. It filled him with total astonishment.

This is definitely not a technique that a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator possesses. It seems like he has used… the power of teleportation!