Chapter 454 - Who Is That Black Shadow? Translator: GE_Team (1/2)

Translator: GE_Team

Ning Fan let go of Feng Xueyan. He had no intentions of violating her.

She was Xu Qiuling’s sworn younger sister. Thus, she can be considered as his sister too in a way. Even though Ning Fan was a fickle lover, he was well aware that if he harmed Feng Xueyan in any way, it would break Xu Qiuling’s heart.

To Ning Fan, Xu Qiuling’s tolerance and understanding was a unique kind of inexplicable warmth. And that was why he would definitely not hurt her sister.

Feng Xueyan rose to her feet. She quietly pulled herself away from Ning Fan and quickly tidied up her clothes.

When she imagined the scene of Ning Fan looking all over her body after undressing her while she had fallen unconscious, her face turned pink and her ears became red and hot. She was really embarrassed even by just imagining it. Inwardly, she grumbled with a hint of anger present in her tone.

However, when she noticed the surge of warm and massive magic power flowing through her body, her frown immediately disappeared.

She may be a taciturn lady. She may have a weak cultivation base. She may be all of those things, but she was not a fool.

She, of course, sensed that the new surge of magic power within her body was relieving her pain and nourishing her body.

Needless to say, she also understood that such a massive amount of magic power within her body couldn’t naturally be possible with her Tenth Level of the Vein Opening Realm cultivation base. Moreover, even her father did not have such a strong magic power…

He must have injected this magic power into my body.

He was not trying to take advantage of my body earlier. Instead, he was trying to save me.

“I’m sorry, Brother-in-law. I’ve misunderstood you… You were trying to save me. I should have thanked you for doing that and should not have accused you…” Feng Xueyan’s lips twitched as she apologized to Ning Fan.

Somehow, she was a little worried of Ning Fan getting angry at her. This brother-in-law whom she had just met for the first time was not only a kind person who saved her life, but also the very first person who found her and also the first person who could communicate with her directly.

“Silly girl… Oh right. What’s with the marks of black flames on your back?” Ning Fan asked with curiosity.

“What marks? I don’t know what you are talking about…” Feng Xueyan shook her head.

“Really? Then, forget about what I have just said … I have another question for you. Where did you get that scroll made out of beast hide?”

“My grandpa gave me that…”

“Your grandpa? Who is he?!” Ning Fan had a feeling that this so-called grandpa was closely related to the devil blood that was being raised in her body.

“My grandpa is… Erm… I’ve forgotten who he is…” Feng Xueyan had actually forgotten who her grandpa was.

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Could it be that her memories had been erased by the artificial Samsara power?!

Ning Fan’s eyes turned grim. This Giant Devil Clan was far more mysterious than he initially imagined.

The devil blood that is being raised inside Feng Xueyan, the scroll made out of beast hide, the eight seals, the artificial Samsara power, Feng Xueyan’s grandpa and the hidden Void Pierce Stage expert…

Apparently, there were unfathomable mysteries within the Giant Devil Clan!

The reason why Feng Xueyan’s body has so many illnesses and why her cultivation level remained low is all because her body had been turned into a vessel for raising the devil blood. Common members of the Giant Devil Clan might have no idea about this but Venerated Giant who is Feng Xueyan’s father should be aware of it. Why didn’t he do anything about it?

As for the person whom Feng Xueyan called as ‘Grandpa’, since he is such a close relative to her, he should naturally be a member of the Giant Devil Clan. So could the person who put Feng Xueyan in this miserable situation be an outer or inner member of the Giant Devil Clan?!

Could it be… is it the hidden expert of the Giant Devil Clan? But I can’t be sure of it!

Ning Fan frowned. Since the situation of the Giant Devil Clan was as clear as mud, should he really involve himself in their affairs and help Feng Xueyan?

He could not be sure who his hidden enemy was. The only thing he knew was that if he ever decides to help Feng Xueyan, he would certainly ruin their secret plan and offend them completely.

Since he did not even know who they were, it would be extremely unwise to offend them recklessly.

With Ning Fan’s personality, he valued benefits over anything else. There was no way he would choose to do such a thing. Just like what happened with the Six-Winged Clan where he showed his cold-blooded side to them from the beginning until the end.

Feng Xueyan, however, was different. She was a close friend of Xu Qiuling whom the latter treated as her own sister. If she dies, Xu Qiuling would definitely be sad…

For Xu Qiuling’s sake, determination gradually filled Ning Fan’s eyes.

“In my entire life, I, Ning Fan, did things my own way regardless of what others say. I don’t judge whether my actions are good or evil. All I want is to have no regrets in my heart and no remorse in my Dao… If I abandon this lady without providing any aid and make Qiuling sad, I will certainly regret it!”

“I have to save this lady. However, there must be clear steps in doing it. Firstly, I have to find out who my enemy is. One could only be fully prepared after thoroughly knowing both themselves and their adversaries. Secondly, Ju Qing does not seem to be pretending in his concern over his daughter. Apart from that, the Giant Devil Clan’s act of searching for spiritual medicine to cure his daughter by dispatching a great deal of manpower does not seem to be fake. Even though people’s hearts are unpredictable and it’s hard to fend off those who have sinister intentions, I should participate in the Pill Ceremony that will be held soon. Even if I don’t get the Void Inquiry Pill, I have to obtain the qualifications to concoct the pill to cure her illness. Let’s see whether that pill can really cure her. If it can’t…”

A sharp light flickered across Ning Fan’s eyes like cold electricity.

“If it can’t, then I have to find another way to save her. As for the mastermind behind this vicious plan, I must make a thorough investigation!”

According to Ning Fan’s personality, once he had made up his mind, he would never back out.

He looked at Feng Xueyan and said with a solemn expression.

“Little girl, don’t tell anyone that I have seen your half naked body and the scroll made out of beast hide. The same goes for the questions that I’ve asked you today. Keep them all a secret.”

“Understood.”

Feng Xueyan beamed with a smile that was really sweet. She realized that the current Ning Fan was fierce, terrifying and not gentle at all with his stern look.

However, compared to his gentleness before this, the current him showed an extra hint of concern. He was genuinely concerned about her. The concern he had for her was from the depths of his heart and was clearly not a pretense.

She did not know why she could not tell anyone about all that had happened today but she still nodded and kept it in mind.

After all, she was mute. Who could she tell these things to?

Brother-in-law is really dumb. Is this what they call disorder stems from concern?

“Alright. Let’s go back to the province and get some tasty food.”

“Brother-in-law, you are really kind…” She could tell that Ning Fan was truly concerned about her. Hence, she gently tiptoed and planted a kiss on his cheek. Her eyes were pure and innocent. There was no lust within them.

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Ning Fan touched his cheek and laughed while shaking his head. In his eyes, Feng Xueyan was like a snowman that was built from white ice and snow. She was still as clean as a blank sheet of paper.

Thus, her kiss was similar to how children use kisses to express their joy.

More thoughts surfaced in Ning Fan’s mind.

I have to keep what I have seen today to myself first. After returning to the province, I will try to sound Ju Qing out.

He did not believe that a sincere and honest man like Ju Qing would be so vicious to his own child. However, people’s hearts were unpredictable. He had no choice but to be on guard against him as well.

As for the method to save Feng Xueyan, it would still require further considerations.

It would be fine if the pill is effective on her. If it is ineffective, Ning Fan would have to think of another way.

Ning Fan had gained the power of Samsara. He could probably use it to break the eight seals on Feng Xueyan’s back.

However, what’s strange about it was that Feng Xueyan’s body not only had the devil clan’s secrets and seals but also a hidden trace of ‘artificial Samsara power’.

The intensity of that artificial Samsara power might not be as strong as Ning Fan’s true Samsara power but it could still neutralize the corrosive effect of his true Samsara power, preventing him from successfully erasing the seals.

He would have some difficulties as well in wearing away the eight seals by only depending on his Wind Mist Technique.

What Ning Fan felt particularly troublesome was that even if he could break the seals, he could not dare to recklessly extract the Blood of Mo Luo from Feng Xueyan’s body.

This devil blood should have been placed inside her when she was still very young. It had already become a part of her life force. If it were carelessly extracted from her, her life would be in danger and she would certainly die eventually.

If Feng Xueyan could assimilate this drop of devil blood herself, it would be the best solution to all of this.

However, the Blood of Mo Luo was not something ordinary people could assimilate. Even Ning Fan still could not assimilate it completely up until now, much less a Tenth Level Vein Opening Realm cultivator like Feng Xueyan…

If she forces herself to assimilate the Blood of Mo Luo, her body would implode and she would end up dead as her body would not be able to endure the power of the devil blood even if she just assimilates a single strand of the blood.

Perhaps Ning Fan should first gather the four slates of the devil statues and collect all of the scriptures written on those slates to put together the complete devil scripture about the “Ancestral Talisman Blood Refinement Technique”. When he attains his natal ancestral talisman, only then would he have other ways to deal with the Blood of Mo Luo.

As for the details of how to save Feng Xueyan, Ning Fan could not help but set them aside for the time being…

“Let’s go.”

With a swing of his hand, his sleeve produced some wind. Just as he was about to bring Feng Xueyan away, his eyes suddenly widened with surprise. He glanced at the snowy sky in the south-eastern direction.

“Who is it?!”

At the same time Ning Fan shouted coldly, he pointed his finger at that direction as well. A trace of sword light pierced the tip of the clouds like lightning. It was none other than his Separation Slayer Sword.

On top of the clouds, a black shadow suddenly revealed itself. Its appearance was veiled by devil mist, making it difficult to see clearly. One could only see its muddy eyes.

The eyes of the black shadow were filled with a hint of surprise. He had just arrived here and was still in an invisible state. Hence, he clearly did not expect for Ning Fan to sense his presence.

Even though he was surprised, the feeling of surprise was pretty insignificant. The black shadow looked at the sword light of the Separation Slayer Sword with contempt in his eyes. He stretched his five fingers out and clawed at the incoming sword light. His body also shone with a bright golden light.

Judging from the intensity of the golden light, he was actually a body cultivator at the Second Level of the Golden Body Refining Realm!

However, his qi was extremely strange. It gave Ning Fan a feeling that he was not a living being.

*Bang*