Chapter 441 - Golden Body, One-Fourth! (1/2)

To the Six-Winged Clan, being surrounded by four great forces and witnessing the arrival of King Lan Ling were absolutely shocking.

However, after three of the great forces left, Ning Fan surprised the Six-Winged Clan too.

With only a single move, he killed Lu Jiefen!

Killing a Void Glimpse Stage expert with a single move. How could it not be shocking?!

When Lu Jiefen was in a quagmire with no way out, he fused with his spiritual puppets and broke through to the Void Refinement Realm. To cultivators from the Six-Winged Clan, this situation was literally a nightmare.

Every punch of Lu Jiefen who had broken through to the Void Refinement Realm after the fusion had the power to destroy heaven and earth with the strength of the body of his spiritual puppet. His newly gained strength struck fear into the hearts of countless members of the Six-Winged Clan. Even the great elder of the clan, Liu Yi, was deeply terrified of Lu Jiefen.

However, Lu Jiefen who had gotten a boost in his strength was eliminated by Ning Fan with two punches shortly after flaunting his strength for a bit. That scene was absolutely astonishing and startled countless experts. It was completely beyond their expectations.

“What level is this body technique? His fists summoned two black dragon shadows. They could probably smash heaven and earth and flatten mountains and rivers. When a single punch is thrown, a black dragon falls. When two punches are hurled, heaven and earth will die! This is undeniably a Mortal Void Realm body technique!”

“Terrifying! It’s truly terrifying! Is it really true that Venerated Ming is not a body cultivator at the Golden Body Realm?! Only body cultivators at the Golden Body Realm could display Mortal Void Realm body techniques! If it wasn’t because Venerated Ming lacked the golden light protecting his body when hurling his punches, I would definitely have thought that he is a true Golden Body Realm cultivator!”

“However, even if Venerated has yet to attain the Golden Body Realm, that punch is definitely much stronger than that of an ordinary Golden Body Realm cultivator.”

“What?! Venerated Ming is actually so strong! His physical body is comparable to that of a Golden Body Realm cultivator! He is already so strong on his own. After this battle, he will have four Void Glimpse Stage spiritual puppets. Besides that, he also has a beauty like Venerated Moon who is unrivalled among all Void Glimpse Stage cultivators. Venerated Ming is certainly someone we can’t provoke. He alone has the strength to annihilate our Six-Winged Clan!”

“Hai… So that’s why the great elder regarded him so importantly and was even willing to lend him the Revival Platform. Despite that, we still conspired to harm him in the past. We really were trying to court death…”

Voices and discussions that were filled with relief, astonishment and disbelief could be heard everywhere in the Six-Winged Clan. Everyone was flabbergasted by Ning Fan’s terrifying strength as he killed Lu Jiefen.

One of the six elders of the Six-Winged Clan, Hei Yi, who was just a Peak Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, floated amidst the crowd in the form of his tiny primordial spirit and looked up towards Ning Fan. His face revealed a bitter smile.

Back then when he offended Ning Fan on Tianqi Island, the latter had destroyed his physical body. After that, he was brought back to the clan by Great Elder Xuan Yi.

He once thought that even though he was weaker than Ning Fan, the latter was just a minor cultivation realm higher than him. Today, however, he found out that Ning Fan’s strength was far beyond his imagination. The latter was actually an expert who was strong enough to fill him with admiration as he looked at him.

Fen Chi sat on Ning Fan’s shoulder. Her charming eyes glinted with surprise time after time.

She had never expected for Ning Fan who looked extremely ordinary to actually be so strong. Even the great elder would not be able to eliminate Lu Jiefen with a single move when he is at his peak condition. Ning Fan, however, had just done it. His strength was extremely close to that of a Void Inquiry Stage old monster.

“Venerated Ming, you are really strong…” Fen Chi had always been haughty and conceited. She had never regarded any man with respect. When she looked at Ning Fan, however, she could not help but admire and respect him from the bottom of her heart.

Moreover, Fen Chi could not understand one thing. Somehow, after Ning Fan devoured the devil qi from the slate, she actually had an inexplicable feeling of dependency towards him.

Yes. It was indeed a feeling of dependency! This feeling was extremely strange. It did not come from her heart but her blood veins instead!

It was as if a trace of friendly and harmonious devil qi that could arouse the feeling of dependency in Fen Chi for Ning Fan was present in the latter. That feeling was similar to the relationship between a servant to her master.

Of course, she did not know what caused it and she also did not give it a thought.

Great Elder Xuan Yi’s expression remained calm and collected but inwardly, he was absolutely stunned.

When he first met Ning Fan in the past, he had exchanged a single move with him. He slightly suffered a loss during that time. However, Ning Fan’s strength was enough to surprise him.

However, Xuan Yi had never imagined that Ning Fan actually had the strength to kill a Void Glimpse Stage expert. Since Ning Fan was able to casually kill Lu Jiefen who had gone all-out to fight him, he naturally could also eliminate Xuan Yi who was already grievously injured.

“I didn’t expect that Venerated Ming is actually so strong. If he wants to use the Revival Platform of my Six-Winged Clan, who could stop him…? Today, a terrible disaster befell my clan. Countless members of my clan died and I could no longer afford to mess with him. Naturally, I must not provoke him. Moreover, if it wasn’t because of his help, I would have certainly died earlier and the Six-Winged Clan would have been annihilated. On the basis of the debt we owe him, we also can’t offend him. Today, the three forces – the Mist Horn Clan, the Ghost Eye Clan and the Lan Ling Sect have already retreated. The Six-Winged Clan managed to survive by chance and continues to exist. In the future, we must be cautious in every step we take. My Six-Winged Clan must not only provoke Venerated Ming, but we might also need to bow down to him in order to obtain his protection. Only then can we continue to survive… *Cough*”

Xuan Yi muttered to himself. Suddenly, he coughed violently. It was because the effective time of his self-harming secret technique had passed. Hence, his injuries worsened.

In order to save the members of his clan, Xuan Yi had ignited his devil blood and primordial spirit to suppress his injuries and kill all of the enemies around them. Now, his cultivation base had fallen from the Void Refinement Realm and became a Half-Step Void Refinement Realm expert again as the price for what he did.

He was not sure whether he still had the chance to regain his Void Refinement Realm cultivation base or not in this life.

“Great Elder! Venerated Ming, please save the great elder. I beg you!” Fen Chi’s miniature primordial spirit knelt on Ning Fan’s shoulder and pleaded earnestly.

“Don’t worry. Xuan Yi is still useful to me. I won’t let him die.”

As Ning Fan spoke, he took a glance at Fen Chi. His eyes remained cold and indifferent but he felt strange inside.

He kept having a feeling that there seems to be an additional relationship between him and Fen Chi after devouring the devil qi of the slate. It was similar to a relationship between a master and his servant.

With a flick of his finger, he tossed a pill to Xuan Yi. It was a Mid Grade Fifth Revolution pill – Divine Injury Pill.

After receiving the pill, Xuan Yi’s face was filled with gratitude. He quickly consumed it to stabilize his condition. Even though his cultivation base had regressed, his life was still intact.

Then, he looked at Ning Fan with a hint of hesitation in his eyes. However, at the next second, determination replaced his hesitation. With his fists cupped, he spoke to Ning Fan resolutely.

“Today, a great disaster has befallen my Six-Winged Clan. If it wasn’t for Venerated Ming, my clan would have been eliminated. Venerated Ming is our savior and we are deeply indebted to you. From today onwards, if Venerated Ming has any requests for my Six-Winged Clan, you can just tell us frankly. We, the Six-Winged Clan, will never turn down any request as long as it is within our capabilities and we will certainly do as you say!”

Just as Xuan Yi’s voice fell, all the members of the Six-Winged Clan turned silent. Those with some wisdom understood the implied meaning behind Xuan Yi’s words. Xuan Yi actually had the intention to join Ning Fan’s side as a subordinate force and recognize him as the head of the clan.

Ning Fan was not too surprised after hearing Xuan Yi’s words. Today, the Six-Winged Clan suffered a tremendous loss. Moreover, the great elder’s cultivation base had fallen from the Void Refinement Realm. Evidently, the strength of the clan was waning. If they do not look for a backer, they would probably be invaded and conquered by the Ghost Eye Clan and the Mist Horn Clan.

Xuan Yi had two reasons for making the decision to join Ning Fan. Firstly, it was undoubtedly because Ning Fan was strong. Secondly, it was because of Ning Fan’s unique identity. Even King Lan Ling was afraid of Ning Fan’s identity which made the former not dare to act recklessly.

However, this matter was extremely significant. It was related to the life and death of the entire clan. Thus, it was naturally impossible for it to be decided with just a few words. Aside from that, Xuan Yi could only declare this offer to Ning Fan. The decision whether or not to accept it was still in Ning Fan’s hands.

Ning Fan refused.

“Hehe, Fellow Daoist Xuan is too serious. I merely came here to borrow the Revival Platform. The reason why I lent a hand earlier was only because I couldn’t let the Six-Winged Clan be annihilated since I still need to borrow the Revival Platform. As for the favor you owed me, there’s no need to mention it again. I am also not interested in commanding your clan.”

Ning Fan replied with a gentle smile, euphemistically rejecting Xuan Yi’s offer.

To Ning Fan, the current Six-Winged Clan did not have any use to him at all. It was just a hassle since the strength of the clan was weakened. It would probably be conquered by the Ghost Eye Clan and Mist Horn Clan anytime.

Ning Fan would never choose to bring great enemies to himself just for the Six-Winged Clan. He did not like troubles and he was also not a kind person.

Xuan Yi laughed at himself. It was no surprise that Ning Fan would reject his offer to obtain the Six-Winged Clan as a subordinate force. When it was still strong and powerful, there were still grudges between him and the clan. When it had now lost its strength, it wanted to be under him. To be honest, who would be willing to clean their awful mess?

“Hehe. Fellow Daoist Zhou, you don’t need to reject my offer so quickly. You can stay in my clan for the meantime. When my clan has slightly recovered, I will then help Fellow Daoist activate the Revival Platform to let you use it. After that, I still have a secret to tell Fellow Daoist. Fellow Daoist is a body cultivator. Perhaps, your strength will greatly improve because of this secret. When that time comes, perhaps Fellow Daoist will change his mind with regards to accepting my clan.”

“Oh? A secret that can greatly improve my strength? Since Fellow Daoist Xuan said it like this, I’m starting to feel rather intrigued by this secret. Well, if Fellow Daoist’s secret really is of help to me, I might change my mind. Let’s talk about the Revival Platform first. How long do you roughly need to activate it?”

“The activation of the Revival Platform needs a lot of devil offerings and requires a lot of preparations for formations. Because of the disaster this time, many of the devil offerings were killed. We need to search for suitable devil offerings again. A few of those formations were also destroyed and we need to prepare them once again. But all of the main formations remained in good condition. I will need at most half a month to fully prepare for the activation of the Revival Platform for Fellow Daoist’s use.”

“Half a month, huh.” Ning Fan nodded his head. He could stay in the Six-Winged Clan temporarily during this period of time.

The deceased members of the Six-Winged Clan needed to be buried. The protective grand formation of the clan, the dwelling places and the other buildings were also in need of rebuilding. After Xuan Yi arranged a long list of tasks, he had to rest and treat his injuries. Meanwhile, he also asked someone to bring Ning Fan somewhere to rest.

Not knowing whether it was intentional or not, the person whom Xuan Yi had sent to take care of Ning Fan and his people was actually Fen Chi, the woman who was only left with her primordial spirit after taking grievous injuries during battle.

Even though the order said to take care of Ning Fan, it was just asking Fen Chi to guide him to the guest house and settle him there properly. In addition to that, she was the designated representative for Ning Fan to convey his requests.

Fen Chi had enough time to treat her wounds as she did not need to meet Ning Fan all the time.