Chapter 387.1 (1/2)

A Night of Killing

Beneath the dark night sky, sleet and snow continued to fall upon the Dragon Determining Valley. Ning Fan stood outside a guest house for a long time. Yes, there were guest houses. Although the thatched cottage where Elder Chu was staying in looked run down, the guest houses were built with care.

The Dragon Determining Valley was still the number-one sect of Snow Country. The sect had nearly one million members. Naturally, most of them were outside the valley and were located in different areas of Snow Country. Only a few mutes stayed behind in the guest houses of the valley to provide service to guests.

“The Lord of the Dragon Determining Valley, Chu Changan… This person has an unsociable and weird personality. No matter who he’s dealing with, he always has a grumpy temper. But he’s also a straightforward person. If I am strong enough, he is someone worth befriending. As for Yun Jinghong who is also known as the Rainbow Cloud Prince, he is somewhat narrow-minded with means that are vicious and brutal. When he heard my name, he immediately tried to kill me. This person must also be self-conceited. Among the Void Fragmentation Realm experts of the Rain Palace, only Divine Sovereigns who attained the Sixth Heavenly Layer can obtain a title. He, however, gave himself the title of ‘Rainbow Cloud’. I guess, he’s determined on being a Divine Sovereign as well as breaking through to the Sixth Heavenly Layer…”

Amidst the dark snowy night, Ning Fan stood alone outside the guest house and muttered to himself. He was without a doubt analyzing the two Void Fragmentation Realm experts whom he had met during the day.

Although he was still very confused about why Yun Tianjue brought him here, he still had to understand the temperaments of the other experts. At the end of the day, one could only accomplish a task with ease by knowing his own strength and his enemy’s.

There was still something he could not understand within his mind, such as what the use of the dragon blood was.

Ning Fan patted his storage pouch and took out the three bottles. The liquid contained within the bottles was the so-called dragon blood.

He scanned the inside of the jade bottles with his spirit sense. Then, the frown between his eyebrows became deeper. Even though the liquid was said to be dragon blood, it did not really look like blood in reality.

If he refines and assimilates all the dragon blood inside these three jade bottles, he could obtain at least 5000 units of magic power. If he mixes the dragon blood with some spiritual herbs to concoct pills, it could raise his magic power by at least ten thousand units.

If he could brew the dragon blood into wine like how Yun Tianjue did, perhaps it would give him fifteen thousand units of magic power or probably more.

“This dragon blood is probably the ‘medicine blood’ from the rumors… One has to rear a group of demon beasts using unique techniques and take their blood when they are mature. The cultivators who obtain the demon blood will, of course, not directly refine the blood. They will certainly mix them into pills and wines. Thus, they are called medicine blood. This dragon blood is probably an extremely high-grade medicine blood. If it wasn’t for Senior Yun who brought me here, I certainly would not know that one is able to get such a massive benefit after being promoted to a revered elder of the Rain Palace.”

“If I can borrow Senior Yun’s Bloody Gourd and use it to brew wine using the blood, how wonderful would it be. However, according to what Yun Jinghong said during the incident just now, Senior Yun’s Bloody Gourd is one of the supreme treasures of the Rain Palace. It isn’t a treasure of a high grade, but it has a magical effect. Anyhow, I don’t think Senior Yun will lend it to me.”

“Besides, according to Senior Yun’s conversation with Elder Chu, I will be entering the Blood Dragon Pool tomorrow. I suppose that’s the place where the blood is obtained, the place where the demon beasts are reared. Apparently, that place is pretty dangerous. However, danger and narrow escapes are elements that have always been keeping me company throughout my journey, aren’t they?”

Ning Fan took a light breath and his eyes gradually became calm. Then, he recollected some secrets that he had overheard during the day.

Sinful seal, severed arm, for a woman… Cold, brutal, killing his own brother without mercy, being ungrateful…

Each of the descriptions of Yun Tianjue had made Ning Fan understand him even more.

From Ning Fan’s guess, the reason why Yun Tianjue killed his own brother was because of a woman.

That woman must be extremely important to him as she was able to cause the cold and merciless man to become enraged. Perhaps the fourth prince had hurt that woman and that’s why Yun Tianjue killed him…

Ning Fan certainly did not like prying into other’s secrets. However, he was curious about Yun Tianjue’s background because the latter gave him a favorable impression.

That Yun Jinghong claimed that Yun Tianjue had forgotten everything as he had decided to give up his emotions to cultivate the Dao of Swords. He had even forgotten his beloved woman. If that’s what it is, it isn’t weird at all that he forgot about Ning Qian who was just a stranger to him.

“Ning Qian…” Ning Fan’s eyes were suddenly filled with guilt and remorse.

The reason why he was searching for Ning Qian was not because he missed her. He grew up without a mother. Therefore, the feeling he had for his mother whom he had never met before could barely be considered as the feeling of missing her.

Instead, he just felt worried and a bit ashamed of himself.

What he was ashamed of was him not even knowing whether his mother was alive or dead even though he was her child. It made him feel undeserving of being her child.

What he was worried about was that Ning Qian’s life and fate had been deliberately concealed by someone. He could not imagine what kind of expert was strong enough to conceal another cultivator’s fate.

Could it be that Ning Qian has also been plotted against by a True Immortal?

“In my memories, my surname is Yun. According to Dong Xu’s divination, it showed that if I want to find Ning Qian, I have to look for Yun Tianjue. Thus, it can be inferred that my biological father is also a member of the Rain Palace… Both the fates of my mother and I have been altered before. Perhaps it’s not accidental. Could it be that my father has displeased someone and that’s why such a misfortune befell on us? The enemies are probably also in the Rain Palace. In the future, I must not search for Ning Qian in a showy manner.”

Ning Fan became silent. After debating against himself, he decided not to tell Ning Qian’s name to anyone else.

He had already asked Yun Tianjue and it did not give him an answer. If he has a chance in the future, he would ask Yun Ruowei. Other than these two individuals, Ning Fan would never mention Ning Qian’s name to a third person.

“Hehe. Isn’t this Revered Ming? It’s surprising that the devil lord who kills without mercy also has the refined interest of admiring the falling snow in the wind. It’s really ridiculous.”

A few mocking voices were heard from the darkness. The shadows of four individuals were gradually revealed in the snowy area afterwards.

The four of them looked at Ning Fan with disdainful eyes. They were none other than the four Divine Transformation Realm experts that Ning Fan had met during the day.

All of them had white hair and beards and their bone age was already at three thousand years old and above. They all were Half-Step Void Refinement Realm experts.

“Who are you all?!” Ning Fan’s eyes flashed with coldness.

“We are the ‘Revered Elders of the Five Elements’ of the Scarlet Heaven Palace!” The four of them replied with a sneer.

“The Revered Elders of the Five Elements…”

Ning Fan’s eyes were now solemn. After he had been promoted to a revered elder, he had intentionally inquired about quite a lot of information regarding the Rain Palace.

The division he was placed under was the Great Heaven Palace and the Void Fragmentation Realm expert he was subordinate to was Yun Tianjue.

As for Revered Flame, he was a revered elder of the Scarlet Heaven Palace and was under the command of Yun Jinghong.

In the Scarlet Heaven Palace, Revered Flame was the fire cultivator with the strongest natural talent. Naturally, the Rain Palace regarded him highly and importantly.