Chapter 457 - The Pill Sovereign, Li Cangtian! (1/2)

Translator: GE_Team

After having a brief conversation with the Death Devil Guard, Ning Fan left and continued browsing through the fifth floor on his own.

Commander Si Mo cupped his fists and respectfully bowed to Ning Fan. Only when Ning Fan had walked quite some distance away from him did he straightened up his back again. His expression turned cold and indifferent again and he showed a stern face to everyone.

He had a solitary but arrogant personality and his arrogance would only allow him to yield to Ning Fan.

The day of Ning Fan’s arrival had shocked everyone. He defeated Shi Kun overwhelmingly and saved the Giant Devil Clan. His greatness that day had enthralled innumerable experts of the clan. In the clan, there were a lot of people like Si Mo who admire Ning Fan.

As Ning Fan gradually walked further and further away, the name of the troop he met earlier, the Death Devil Guard crossed his mind and it made him ponder.

In the Giant Devil Clan, there were eight great devil divisions in total. They were named after the eight gateways of Qimen Dunjia1 which were Kai(开), Xiu(休), Sheng(生), Shang(伤), Du(杜), Jing(景), Si(死), Jing(惊).

From the information Ning Fan obtained from Yao Lian, it also mentioned the eight gateways.

The Eight Ancestors of the Giant Devil Clan hide themselves in a small broken chiliocosm and oversee the Eight Gates and Six Dao…

Many of the cultivation methods and magic techniques of the Giant Devil Clan are related to the Eight Gates. As for the Six Dao… If I am not mistaken, many of the cultivation methods of the Six-Winged Clan are related to the Six Dao.

The Eight Gates and Six Dao. The Giant Devil Clan and the Six-Winged Clan. What’s the relationship between them in these aspects…?

Ning Fan chose to cast these thoughts aside for the moment.

He continued to shop around the hundreds of medicine stalls which were temporarily set up on the fifth floor. Two hours later, he had browsed through nearly two-thirds of the medicine stalls. It was a fruitful trip as he managed to buy quite a lot of excellent medicinal ingredients.

Unfortunately, after shopping for so long, he still had yet to find a ten thousand years old human placenta.

Well, he managed to find a few one thousand years old human placenta. He bought them all but he was still not satisfied.

If the ten thousand years old human placenta is substituted with a one thousand years old human placenta, not only would it become more difficult to concoct the Revered Devil Pill, but the medicinal power of the pill is guaranteed to be lower even if he could complete refine the pill by chance.

Ning Fan gently shook his head.

If I really can’t get a ten thousand years old human placenta here, then I will just wait for it to pop up someday.

If I still can’t get in the future… then I will just improvise with the one thousand years old human placenta.

He turned around and tried to walk away. At the next moment, however, he stopped with his eyes filled with surprise.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly had a feeling that someone with really fierce and penetrating eyes was staring at him. He felt a jolt with every fibre of his being which made the hair on his back stand up.

It feels extremely dangerous! Who is staring at me?!

The sharpness of this set of eyes was comparable to a Void Fragmentation Realm expert. On top of that, it was much more intense than Yun Jinghong and Chu Chang’an who possessed Void Fragmentation Realm cultivation bases!

Could it be that there’s a Void Fragmentation Realm old monster spying on me nearby?!

Ning Fan quickly turned around and looked at the direction where it gave him that feeling just now. His gaze fell upon a medicine stall.

There was an old Daoist with ragged clothes sitting inside that stall. He was fanning a palm-leaf woven fan while meditating with his eyes closed in a relaxed manner.

He seemed to have been closing his eyes for a long time like he had never checked on Ning Fan at all.

Ning Fan’s eyes turned slightly serious. He secretly released his spirit sense to identify this man’s cultivation base. He found out that this old man had a Late Nascent Soul Realm cultivation base but it was rather illusory and unstable.

He activated his Fu Li Eye and Mo Luo Eye together. However, he could not detect any signs of him concealing his cultivation base from him.

Ning Fan then noticed the badge he wore. It was a Third Revolution badge from the Rain Palace. That discovery made Ning Fan furrow his brows.

The Rain Palace would never give a pill refinement master badge away casually. Moreover, each badge must go through the process of recognition using the blood of the owner. A single badge would only recognize a single master. If the badge is seized by others, it would immediately destroy itself.

The Rain Palace pill refinement master badge that this Old Daoist wore was not only a genuine badge but it also looked brand new. Clearly, he had just obtained this badge not long ago.

It was extremely unlikely for the Rain Palace to falsify the pill refinement mastery of a pill refinement master. Deducing from all these signs, that Old Daoist should be a Third Revolution Pill Master without a doubt.

However, Ning Fan’s instincts kept telling him that there was something strange about this Old Daoist. When he carefully observed the Old Daoist again, he became more certain that he was not simple.

It was because at the moment he looked at the Old Daoist, the devil flame within his dantian was actually shivering mildly. It was giving a signal as if it was facing its nemesis!

Ning Fan’s devil flame sensed the threatening feeling of its kind from the Old Daoist’s body!

What kind of flame was inside the Old Daoist’s body for it to scare Ning Fan’s flame?!

Ning Fan’s devil flame was formed from the combination of 16 types of Heavenly Cold Qi and Earth Flame and 1 type of Sixth Grade Void Flame. Its destructive power was nearly comparable to that of a Mid Level Seventh Grade Immortal Void Flame.

If the Old Daoist possesses the type of flame that could threaten Ning Fan’s devil flame, it must be a flame of at least the Seventh Grade or above.

However, could a Late Nascent Soul Realm Third Revolution Pill Master possess such a powerful flame?

The answer was, of course, a big fat no!

Almost immediately, Ning Fan was convinced that this Old Daoist was the mysterious expert who was spying on him earlier.

Would this ordinary-looking Old Daoist truly be a Void Fragmentation Realm expert…?

When ordinary cultivators realize that that Old Daoist had Void Fragmentation Realm aura force, they would normally go up and curry favor with him at once, trying to obtain as much benefit as possible.

However, Ning Fan dismissed all of his feelings of surprise in the next moment. He turned around and left without taking a second look at the Old Daoist. He did not wish to expose the fact that he had already recognized the latter’s Void Fragmentation Realm aura force.

He was reluctant to get involved with this mysterious old man in any way!

Who knows why this Old Daoist spied on him and why he would appear in this place?

All in all, Ning Fan did not want to bring himself any unnecessary trouble.

Just as Ning Fan had decided to leave, the eyes of the old man which were closed all this time suddenly opened. His expression was filled with a hint of surprise.

“This kid’s senses are quite sharp. He actually managed to sense the Seventh Grade spiritual flame that I possess and discern my identity as a Void Fragmentation Realm expert. Moreover, after he knew of my identity as a Void Fragmentation Realm expert, he turned around and walked away while maintaining his calmness from beginning to end. Obviously, he doesn’t wish to foster any relation with me with the worry that he might get himself into trouble. This is a very excellent trait. One should always be cautious in living in this world… He is worthy of owning the Black Devil Flame…”

The Old Daoist shook his head and made a satisfied smile.

The reason why he came to the Pill Ceremony in the Internal Endless Sea initially, was because he wanted to travel around after staying in seclusion for too long with the hope of getting some insights and achieving a breakthrough in his pill refinement realm that had been stuck for a very long time.

However, he did not expect that he would meet the possessor of the Black Devil Flame.

If that’s the case, it seems like I should take advantage of this chance to fulfill my promise to ‘that person’.

“That young friend over there, please stop.” The Old Daoist called Ning Fan with an indifferent voice.

Many people around them heard the Old Daoist calling Ning Fan as a young friend. All of them stared blankly at him like they were looking at a fool.

Doesn’t he know who Ning Fan was? He was a fierce man who could kill a Void Refinement Realm expert. Even ordinary Divine Transformation Realm cultivators would need to call him ‘Senior’ when greeting him.

Now, this Old Daoist just did himself a ‘great’ thing. A Third Revolution Pill Master with just Nascent Soul Realm cultivation base like him actually dared to address Ning Fan as a young friend. Was he itching to get a rough beating or had gotten tired of living?

Ning Fan’s eyes turned stern.

It seems like trouble has come to me itself.

Even though he had no idea why the Old Daoist called him, it wasn’t appropriate for him to continue walking away since this matter had already developed to this extent.

Ning Fan turned around and made a faint smile. He stopped. He no longer walked away. Instead, he walked towards the medicine stall of that Old Daoist.

He just did not want to get involved himself in any trouble. Besides, he had done nothing wrong. Hence, he was not afraid that this Void Fragmentation Realm old daoist would deliberately find fault in him.

On top of that, he also had the so-called ‘Indestructible Fire Body’ which served as his life-saving “talisman” that could ensure his safety and peace in the Rain World using the powerful influence of the Rain Palace.

“Senior, is there any advice you wish to enlighten me with?” Ning Fan stopped outside the medicine stall and cupped his fists to greet the Old Daoist.

This scene startled each of the pill refinement masters present.

Ning Fan was an extremely impressive person. However, he actually called an old daoist as his senior. What background did this Old Daoist have?

A few pill refinement masters from the eight hundred cultivation countries began to carefully study the Old Daoist’s appearance. When they looked closely enough, each of them behaved like they had just seen a ghost.

They finally understood why Ning Fan would address this Old Daoist as senior despite his dignified identity.

“H-He’s the Pill…” A pill refinement master’s eyes were blazing with flames of enthusiasm. He was too excited that he could not speak a single word properly.

“Fellow Daoist, please speak with care! That lord dislikes making himself known the most. Since he appeared in this place while keeping a low profile, it naturally implies that he doesn’t want to get attention. We must not make any commotion. We should hurry up and leave. Don’t ever anger him.” Another pill refinement master reminded him.

The group of pill refinement masters from the eight hundred cultivation countries did not dare to expose the Old Daoist’s identity. After each of them saluted him with their utmost respect, they swiftly left the place. None of them dared to stay there any longer.

As for some pill refinement masters who were observing at the other side, many of them had discerning eyes as well.

When they saw Ning Fan being so polite towards the Old Daoist and many pill refinement masters from the eight hundred cultivation countries were showing so much respect to him, they knew that this Old Daoist must have an extremely influential background. They also did not dare to make him unhappy. After they cupped their fists to pay respect to him, they left the place one after another.

In just a brief moment, only the Old Daoist and Ning Fan were left outside the stall.

“Young friend, you have excellent self-control.” The Old Daoist complimented sincerely.

“Thank you for your compliment, ‘Senior Li’. I wonder for what reason the Senior called this junior.”

From the reactions and behaviors of the people just now, Ning Fan became more certain that this Old Daoist was truly a Void Fragmentation Realm old monster.

Aside from that, he could even guess this man’s identity.

There were only a handful of Void Fragmentation Realm experts in the Rain World. Just now, someone had said the word ‘Pill’ when he saw this Old Daoist.

Among the Void Fragmentation Realm experts in the Rain World, there was only one man whose title began with ‘Pill’…

The Pill Sovereign, Li Cangtian!

If Ning Fan was not wrong, the old man in front of him was the Pill Sovereign!

According to rumors, the Pill Sovereign had stayed in seclusion for a very long time. He had been trying to break through to the Seventh Revolution Pill Refinement Realm. Unexpectedly, he came to the Internal Endless Sea. Ning Fan could guess that the reason why the Pill Sovereign came to the Internal Endless Sea was to gain some insights through travelling.