Chapter 363.2 (1/2)

The Tomb of the Thunder Emperor

After he made a sigh of disappointment, he immediately heard the sound of a light chuckle.

“Oh? Even Daoist Dong Xu is also afraid of difficulties? One should understand that the path of acquiring the Dao will definitely be full of difficulties. If we don’t have the willpower and courage to face those hardships, how can one attain higher realms! Life is full of ups and downs and we may run into different kinds of difficulties in different stages of our life. It is normal for us to be deceived a few times in our life. Daoist, you’re being distracted by what’s on the outside!”

Ning Fan’s eyes curved into a mystifying smile as his figure emerged at the main hall.

His arrival didn’t surprise Dong Xu too much but his words were like a thunderclap on a sunny day that roared loudly besides Dong Xu’s ears and enlightened him, making him immediately wake up and see what he did wrong.

It was so close!

Even though Ning Fan sounded like he was teasing and questioning Dong Xu, he was certainly pointing out his mistakes to prevent him from falling into them.

Just now, when Dong Xu was engrossed in comprehending void power, he was stuck and felt frustrated. Because of that, he actually violated one of the most lethal taboos of cultivation - backing off in the face of difficulties!

If it wasn’t for Ning Fan who had said something to make Dong Xu realize it, the failure he would’ve suffered this time would probably have become a trauma that would haunt him for the rest of his life. In the future, when he’s on the verge of breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm again, this Heart’s Devil would reappear and remind him that he would never be able to succeed.

It was Ning Fan’s reminder which had saved him from being stuck in his cultivation path!

“Haha, thank you so much for Daoist Zhou’s advice! Mm? Ling Er didn’t follow you here…”

Since Xu Qiuling wasn’t here, Dong Xu was actually addressing Ning Fan as Daoist, treating him as someone who was at the same level as him.

It was not only because he had outstanding combat power which was already on par with the Venerated Seven of the Internal Endless Sea but also because of his high comprehension of his Dao. His temperament also made Dong Xu admire him even more.

It couldn’t be any better for them to treat each other equally as fellow Daoists. In the cultivation world, friendship regardless of age was not surprising.

Dong Xu wore a peculiar smile on his face as his eyes intentionally darted a few more glances on Ning Fan’s sleeve.

On his sleeves, there were some stains which were left by a woman’s rouge and cosmetics. Without a doubt, Ning Fan must have had some dual-cultivation with Xu Qiuling a moment ago.

As such, with Dong Xu’s shrewdness, he could naturally guess as to why Xu Qiuling didn’t come and it was because she was too shy to meet others after doing some dual-cultivation.

“Daoist Zhou, your face radiates happiness and joy like the flowers in spring. You’re not only good at understanding one’s thoughts but also taking off other’s clothes. You are not a simple person, not simple indeed!”

Ning Fan shook his head and felt speechless. Who would expect that one of the supreme beings of the Endless Sea would actually make an obscene joke with Ning Fan in private?

“Let’s focus on the main objective of why I came here. Daoist Dong Xu, I have heard about your situation from Ling Er in general. It is a good thing that you can attain the Void Refinement Realm. What I can help is to provide you some instructions in two other aspects other than giving you the jade slip that contains the insights of void comprehension.”

“Oh? By all means, I would like to listen to the details.” Dong Xu was quite surprised. He didn’t expect that Ning Fan could still give him guidance in two different aspects.

If it was an ordinary person who said “I can give you some advice” to Dong Xu, the latter would definitely fall out with that person and think that the person was humiliating him.

However, Ning Fan was different. With just the jade slip containing insights regarding void comprehension, Ning Fan had already thoroughly convinced Dong Xu. That deep and profound comprehension was not something that could be owned by just any Divine Transformation Realm cultivator. Therefore, in the face of Ning Fan’s depth in his comprehension of Dao, Dong Xu felt rather insignificant and weak.

Dong Xu believed that Ning Fan wasn’t someone who liked to show off and impress others. If he said that he could give him two pieces of advice, then he would surely be able to deliver on his promise.

“Firstly, I can give Fellow Daoist some pointers in the aspect of your state of mind.”

“State of mind?! Yes! Your state of mind has broken through to the Void Refinement Realm during your battle in Ying State Immortal Island. I have witnessed it myself!”

Dong Xu’s facial expression was immediately filled with delight. He knew that Ning Fan wasn’t someone who would only give empty promises.

Currently, Dong Xu’s state of mind was just at the Half-Step Void Refinement Realm. If he could have Ning Fan’s insights in improving his state of mind and bring it to the level of Void Refinement Realm first, it would be a huge advantage for him in breaking through in his cultivation.

“May I ask Fellow Daoist as to what other advice you can give me apart from advice concerning the state of mind?”

Dong Xu’s expression was sincere and he did not seem to be embarrassed at all of Ning Fan’s words and for accepting his advice. It just showed how highly he valued Ning Fan in his heart.

“Secondly, I can tell you my experience in controlling the void power. Although I don't know how much of this can help you, I am sure that you will definitely not be disappointed.”

Ning Fan pointed one of his fingers and a trace of pitch-black fine thread flowed out from it. It was void power.

All of a sudden, Dong Xu seemed to be almost absentminded, feeling absolutely dumbfounded by what he had seen!

He thought that he had already thought too highly of Ning Fan, but this pitch-black thread of void power made him realize that he was still underestimating him!

Void power! Ning Fan could actually control a trace of void power!

There is only one explanation for it and it is the only possible explanation…

“Could it be that Fellow Daoist has passed through the stage of ‘Void Inquiry’!!!?”

Dong Xu’s tone sounded slightly high-pitched because of his excitement.

Void Inquiry was a stage way more difficult than ‘Void Glimpse’!

‘Void Glimpse’ was the stage where the cultivator could just take a glimpse of the void power and realize its presence. On the other hand, not only could the cultivator understand void power in ‘Void Inquiry’, but also master it!

Even though Dong Xu was already at the bottleneck of the ‘Void Glimpse’ stage, he had already gotten stuck until he almost suffocated and gave up.