Chapter 350.2 (1/2)
Little Stone
Despite staying in Gusu City, Ning Fan was still thinking about his cultivation.
With just a single glance, Xu Qiuling seemed to have seen through what was on his mind. She then let out a sigh of pity.
“It seems there’s no way to make you really let go of your cultivation… Fine, perhaps it’s already enough to let you enjoy five months of peace.”
Half a day later, their boat sailed back to the island coast and returned to Gusu City. What was different from the first time they arrived here was the eyes of the black armored guards on the coast being filled with a hint of fear as they looked at Ning Fan.
Ning Fan did not talk with them much. Instead, he bought a horse-drawn carriage right away and went into Gusu City with Xu Qiuling.
Qiuling was sitting inside the carriage, admiring the scenery along the road while he was sitting outside, wielding the whip to steer the horse.
The mortals they encountered along the way were not afraid of Ning Fan. However, every cultivator who lived in seclusion here was immediately shocked and avoided them as soon as they saw Ning Fan’s carriage.
The largest mansion in Gusu City was purchased by a young couple.
However, this mansion was rumored to be a bad place to stay in Gusu City because many rumors claimed that it was haunted. A long time ago, an old man who lived in this mansion was struck by a thunderbolt and disappeared in a stormy night!
Therefore, basically none of the mortals in Gusu City dared to purchase this mansion and it was left vacant for a long time.
Moreover, to those cultivators who came to comprehend a mortal’s life in Gusu City, it was of course better to be more ordinary and remain a low profile. As such, they would certainly not buy such an eye-catching mansion.
As a result, this abandoned and haunted mansion was bought by Ning Fan with only one thousand silver.
The reason why he bought this mansion was actually because it was the place which contained the most concentrated gold qi in the entire city as it was decorated with gold and silver ornaments. Thus, it was the most suitable place to conduct Xu Qiuling’s treatment.
Regarding the rumor of the mansion being haunted, Ning Fan just laughed it off and did not pay any attention to it at all.
Mortals were afraid of ghosts, but to cultivators, manipulating ghosts was just a divine ability of the Devil Dao. Presumably, the old man who used to live here was a cultivator of the Dao of Ghosts and while he was practicing his Dao within the mansion, the shadow of ghosts he summoned was seen by someone else. Thus, the rumors about the haunted mansion began to spread.
As for his disappearance during a lightning storm that night, it was probably because the old man had accomplished the cultivation of his Dao of Ghosts and left.
After purchasing the mansion, Ning Fan then engaged in an extremely erotic dual cultivation with Xu Qiuling and healed her injuries in her room almost at the same night. During the process, he also took the opportunity to take out the remnant piece of the Immortal Entrapping Sword from her body.
With the feeling of ecstasy from the dual cultivation that overwhelmed her senses, Xu Qiuling barely felt any pain when Ning Fan took out the sword piece.
That night, Ning Fan also made a medicinal bath with dozens of types of ten thousand years old spiritual herbs for Xu Qiuling.
All of these spiritual herbs were chosen because of the abundant amount of gold qi they contained. With the aid of the medicinal bath and Ning Fan’s massage to improve her blood circulation, her life force’s gold qi was slowly recovering.
This was the best method among all the other treatment methods that Ning Fan had thought of.
After all, the medicinal power of the ten thousand years old spiritual herbs was too strong. Be it refining them into a pill or boiling them in a soup, Xu Qiuling’s ill body would not be able to tolerate them.
The medicinal bath and massage would need to continue for nearly one entire night. Thus, Ning Fan could not leave Gusu City even for a short while. Otherwise, it would delay Xu Qiuling’s recovery.
Looking at the countless spiritual herbs in the wooden tub, Xu Qiuling could not help but feel touched.
Each of these spiritual herbs was a good material for concocting Fifth Revolution pills. They were precious ingredients that even her father would be reluctant to use. Now, however, Ning Fan used them to make a bath for her…
“Big Brother, am I even more important than these ten thousand years of spiritual herbs in your heart?” Xu Qiuling’s face blushed as she shrank in the bathtub and asked a silly question.
“Oh? Are you having a fever? If not, why would you ask such a question?”
One of Ning Fan’s hands was encircled with a trace of black starlight to massage Xu Qiuling’s erogenous zones while he deliberately used the other to caress her forehead as he asked with a teasing tone.
This treatment method lasted for a few days. After that, Xu Qiuling’s body finally began to get better. Besides, along with the recovery of her gold qi, her cultivation base also started to improve at a terrifying speed, making her nearly break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.
As soon as night fell, Ning Fan would perform an erotic treatment on Xu Qiuling.
As the day arrived, Xu Qiuling would take medicines and rest while Ning Fan would be sitting in the yard to study a crimson red metal piece. It was the remnant piece of the ancient sword - Immortal Entrapping Sword.
The broken piece of the sword was extremely extraordinary. Even if it was just a part of the sword, Ning Fan felt like his body was going to be crushed after holding it in his hand despite having a strong body which was the combination of the Third Level of Jade Life Body Refining Realm and the Corpse Devil Body.
Ning Fan could not help but feel shocked. Despite being just a remnant piece of the sword, it had already given him such a feeling. If it was the real and complete Immortal Entrapping Sword, even if Ning Fan’s magic power was doubled, he would not dare to touch it.
“This is… one of the ‘Four Heaven Suppressing Swords’ of the Ancient Heavenly Court, Immortal Entrapping Sword!”
“If I swallow this remnant piece of the sword, my Sea of Consciousness will surely be more stable and my sword sense will also be strengthened. Then, killing a Nascent Soul expert in an instant will be as simple as winking…”
“While Ling Er is recuperating, I will improve my Dao of Sword. Not only will I improve my sword sense, but also… my sword intent!”
Sword intent!
Ning Fan’s eyes suddenly burned with determination. His innate talent in the Dao of Sword was not weak and he already comprehended the profound skill of the Threads Transformation Sword. However, he still did not get the opportunity to thoroughly condense his own sword intent.
The current Ning Fan was still a novice in his sword intent. If he manages to condense the actual sword intent, the power of his sword finger would be enhanced by one fold!
“This is an opportunity. Having five months to stay in Gusu City is a golden opportunity for me to comprehend my sword intent. Moreover, a sword is like life. The Dao of Sword also exists within this mortal world within Gusu City!”
“But where should I start to comprehend sword intent…?”
Ning Fan closed his eyes and each of the scenes of killings emerged in his mind. As he recalled each and every one of his enemies who wielded swords, he gradually gained some insights.
Stashing the remnant piece of the Immortal Entrapping Sword, he waved his hand and a sharp sword gleaming with green light suddenly appeared in his palm.
This sword was only a low grade magical treasure which was looted from an unlucky stranger.
However, compared to the swords that were in Gusu City, it could already be considered a peerless divine weapon.
“In actual reality, sword intent is to turn the sword into an intent. The stronger the sword, the weaker the intent. Using a weak sword to comprehend a strong intent is the true Dao of Sword.”
Ning Fan looked at this sword silently and a trace of sharp and vigorous aura gradually rose around his body.