Chapter 421 - Black Primordial Spirit (1/2)

Translator: GE_Team  Editor: GE_Team

Crystals of Inheritance were extremely precious items. Only experts like the Rain Sovereigns of the previous generations could get them.

Ning Fan was pretty sure that all of the experts who left these fourteen crystals were experts at the same level as the former Rain Sovereigns.

Ning Fan could not help but feel curious about the things that one could inherit from these crystals.

He then spread his spirit sense and dived into the crystals one after another. Sometimes, Ning Fan’s face would reveal a look of surprise and sometimes, disappointment would fill his face. His expression was rather erratic.

As expected, the ones who left these fourteen crystals were fourteen Void Fragmentation Realm old monsters and all of them had different backgrounds.

Of all the fourteen crystals, there were five of them which contained messages like the final words and memories of the experts before they breathed their last breath and these messages were not helpful in increasing a cultivator’s strength. Hence, Ning Fan put this kind of crystals back to his storage pouch disappointedly.

As for the remaining nine crystals, four of them contained inheritance of cultivation methods. The other two of contained information like the location of a historic heavenly dwelling and treasure map. As for the last three crystals, they passed down information about magic techniques.

Ning Fan did not need Void Fragmentation Realm cultivation methods.

In regards to the treasure map and the location of the historic heavenly dwelling, he did not know on which year those items were left. Besides, the place that stored the treasures did not seem to be in the Rain World. The items that were hidden there were just the leftover of a Void Fragmentation Realm expert. Ning Fan was not really interested in them, much less spend his time and effort to search for them.

Among the three magic techniques, two of them were useless. Only one of them was an incomplete body technique which would be somewhat useful to Ning Fan.

This incomplete body technique was named as ‘Four Reified Concepts of Existence’. It seemed to be a secret technique of the Buddha Sect.

The Four Reified Concepts of Existence consisted of the Concept of Self, the Concept of Humans, the Concept of All Beings and the Concept of Longevity.

In the Buddha Sect, those who were obsessed about these four concepts were difficult to attain Buddhahood.

However, there were also cultivators with great divine abilities who could reverse the logic and obtain Buddhahood with an obsessive heart by integrating the four concepts of the Buddha Sect.

“The hollow space of the whole four dimensions in the east, west, south and north is immeasurable. All phenomena and perceptions are illusions. If one sees through them, one will see tathagata1. Transcend above the four reified concepts and one shall attain nirvana. If one accomplishes the four concepts, one shall be liberated from the karmic bondage and the cycle of reincarnation. One shall gain immeasurable strength and one’s immortal body shall be indestructible and imperishable!”

Ning Fan gently frowned. Apparently, this technique which was called the Four Reified Concepts of Existence had a significant origin.

However, the Void Fragmentation Realm expert who left this crystal only knew one of the four concepts. It seemed like it was already rare to pass down one of these concepts.

The concept of that crystal contained was the Concept of Self. It was the weakest concept of the four. However, if Ning Fan successfully learns this concept, it would not be weaker than any ordinary Low Grade Mortal Void Realm body techniques.

To Ning Fan who only knew the Ice Smash Body Technique, despite having the inheritance of just one part of this body technique, it was still undeniably a considerable gain. Thus, he was not concerned about whether this secret technique was complete or not.

He kept all of these crystals into his pouch and then spent the other half of the day mastering the diverse parts of the Concept of Self.

There were still two days left.

In the remaining two days, there was only one thing that Ning Fan was left to do.

His eyes began to turn solemn. He patted his storage pouch and took out a jade box. A hesitated expression appeared on his face for the first time.

“Should I devour or not?!”

This finger bone belonged to an immortal emperor. “Terrifying” was definitely the appropriate word to describe the power it contained.

Ning Fan did not know what would happen once he devoured this finger bone and refined it into his body.

However, this could be a massive opportunity to him!

He gently closed his eyes and pondered, trying to make up his mind.

Just as he was contemplating whether to devour this finger bone o0r not, the devil marks on his back suddenly became scorching hot.

Indistinctly, there were feelings of resistance and fear coming out from the devil marks.

Surprisingly, the devil eye on the pattern which used to be tightly shut was slowly opening.

*Bang*

In the next moment, a rush of devil qi surged within his body, flooding him in every part.

That devil qi was boundless like the ocean. It completely drowned Ning Fan’s state of mind which seemed to be just as insignificant as a skiff on the ocean.

As the devil qi flowed throughout his body, he had nearly lost the control over his body parts!

In the realm within his state of mind, the figure of a devil in black robes gradually took form.

It would still need a great amount of time for that devilish figure to be completely condensed. Today, however, the devilish figure sensed that there would be a great danger against him. He could not wait any longer without doing anything!

He forcibly condensed his existence in Ning Fan’s body by gradually forming a second primordial spirit in his dantian. But this second primordial spirit was black in color and it exuded a massive devil qi.

He had the exact same appearance as Ning Fan but his personality was completely different.

That devilish figure was attempting to seize Ning Fan’s body by devouring his first primordial spirit!

Ning Fan’s expression changed greatly. He had never cultivated any technique relating to the second primordial spirit!

He was extremely certain that this black primordial spirit only condensed itself by force after he had taken out the jade box. Before that, it definitely did not exist!

Could this black primordial spirit be that huge hidden danger of the Evil Luo Inheritance?!

“Who are you?! Why did you hide inside my body?!” Ning Fan’s eyes flashed with cold light.

“Who am I? I am you! No. To be more accurate, I am your Devil Heart. Each time you killed someone, you would accumulate a trace of devil qi into your devil marks. That devil qi would extract the power of your primordial spirit traces by traces. As for me, I am formed from the accumulation of those traces of primordial power. Today is the first day of my birth! I am you, Ning Fan! However, I am different from you. From the moment I am born, I kill for no one. Not for our master, not for Zhihe… I only live for Evil Luo and I will contribute my entire life for him! My ultimate goal is to become the slave of Evil Luo!” The black primordial spirit laughed viciously.

“The slave of Evil Luo?” Ning Fan’s eyes became even more grim.

He began to understand that the person who passed down the devil marks was very likely to be Evil Luo himself.

Evil Luo must be a significant being among the devil race in ancient times.

The reason why he invented the devil marks was to nurture thousands and thousands of slaves.

Each individual who cultivated the devil marks would gain a sharp boost in their strength at the beginning. However, they would constantly be influenced by the devil marks and gradually became bloodthirsty and violent.

Each time they take another’s life, they would then accumulate a trace of Devil Heart.

When the Devil Heart has sufficient strength, it would then condense into a black primordial spirit and devour the owner.

In a sense, this technique of condensing the primordial spirit was no different from forming a second primordial spirit in the owner’s body. That Devil Heart was indeed the second Ning Fan.

However, this second Ning Fan had already decided to enslave himself to Evil Luo from the moment he was born.

If this black primordial spirit gains control over the body, he would certainly devour Ning Fan’s original primordial spirit and occupy his consciousness. Then, he would command Ning Fan to become a slave to Evil Luo.

He was Ning Fan but he was no longer the true Ning Fan!