Chapter 470 - Ancient Devil Cultivation Realm (1/2)

Translator: GE_Team

Traces of a ferocious battle still lingered around the dilapidated area inside the heavenly dwelling. By using his Wind Mist Finger, Ning Fan got rid of them all.

Even if someone came here to investigate in the future, no one would be able to find out that Ning Fan was the one who killed the Fourth Elder.

Gu Shiniang looked at the area where the Fourth Elder had shed his blood for quite some time without speaking a single word. She seemed to be reminiscing and feeling sad at the same time.

She was reminiscing the times when she was still living with her loved ones.

She felt sad about all of those who had once protected her but had perished in doing so..

All of a sudden, she fell to her knees with both hands clasped together. Her mouth was muttering some unknown ancient devil mantra. She looked like she was bidding farewell to her deceased relatives, telling them that justice had finally been served.

Ning Fan stood aside without disturbing Gu Shiniang. When she had finished her ritual, he walked up to her and helped her up.

“From today onwards, you will follow me.”

“Alright.”

Gu Shiniang stared at Ning Fan directly in the eye. She still found it a little hard to believe. The young man standing in front of her eyes looked just like a weak scholar but actually possessed a terrifying strength that was able to kill the Fourth Elder.

Since he had accomplished what she had asked him to do, she would now belong to him starting from today.

She made an oath to pledge her loyalty to Ning Fan and tell him all she knew about a devil concubine’s divine abilities.

According to what she told him, Ning Fan found out that she was similar to Fen Chi as she also knew a way to awaken one’s devil mark.

After devouring the slate of the Six-Winged Clan, Ning Fan’s devil mark evolved into a pattern of six-wings. Then, Fen Chi helped him awaken his true six wings.

After consuming the slate of the Giant Devil Clan, his devil mark evolved into the symbol of a devil giant. Similarly, he could also get Feng Xueyan to help him awaken the divine ability of that devil giant.

If he devours the devil slate of the Ghost Eye Clan, he could already tell that his devil mark would probably improve by another quarter and evolve into the symbol of a ghost eye.

Later, Ning Fan temporarily kept Gu Shiniang into his Cauldron Ring. She still could not be revealed in front of others. Otherwise, the fact that he abducted the devil concubine of the Ghost Eye Clan would be exposed.

At this moment, You Guihou was having a discussion about the matter of exchanging the slate with the elders of his clan whereas King Lan Ling was resting somewhere in the clan.

If the devil concubine were to be abducted and the slate stolen, who would be the first person they would think of?

If King Lan Ling’s dark golden pagoda were to also be stolen, would the misunderstanding between the Ghost Eye Clan and him still be reconcilable?

A smirk formed on Ning Fan’s lips. For him, there was another reason to kill the Fourth Elder.

He patted his storage pouch and took out the Fourth Elder’s primordial spirit sealed within his spiritual puppet. After contemplating for a brief moment, he searched his soul and memories which gave him tons of information about the Ghost Eye Clan.

Then, he swallowed the primordial spirit into his abdomen. Using the effect of his Heaven Deceiving Cloak, he concealed his own qi and only released the qi of the Fourth Elder’s primordial spirit.

As he activated his devil cultivation method, his body was seething with massive devil qi.

Right after that, he took out a High Grade Fifth Revolution Pill, Face Changing Pill. His appearance changed as quickly as he consumed the pill. He now actually looked exactly the same as the Fourth Elder.

The effect of the pill would last for two hours. Within this period of time, no one would be able to tell that this Fourth Elder was a fake except for genuine Void Fragmentation Realm old monsters.

Even the qi which Ning Fan was releasing was exactly the same as the Fourth Elder’s. The current Ning Fan had actually turned himself into the Fourth Elder.

Ning Fan’s eyes glinted faintly. Since the dark golden pagoda was still with King Lan Ling, he would hoodwink him into giving him the pagoda using the identity of the Fourth Elder…

That’s when the Ghost Eye Clan would realize that they had lost their devil concubine, devil statue slate and one of their strong elders whereas King Lan Ling would have no pagoda to give to them.

Both parties would then suspect each other to be the one responsible for their respective losses. Naturally, it would develop into a violent confrontation between both sides.

“There will be a good show in the Ghost Eye Clan today.”

…

The Devil Prison Palace of Guan Tian City.

Inside the Devil Prison Palace, King Lan Ling was sitting alone in a meditative posture within a hall, regulating his breathing. He was waiting for You Guihou to give him a definite answer.

Layers upon layers of grand formations had been activated outside the palace. Countless experts of the Ghost Eye Clan were also guarding this place with caution, worrying that King Lan Ling might leave the Devil Prison Palace and cause a massacre in the Ghost Eye Clan.

While You Guihou was having a meeting with the elders of the clan, they dispatched nearly all of their clan’s forces to watch over King Lan Ling.

King Lan Ling’s name was just too scary. Even if he came to the Ghost Eye Clan with only his second primordial spirit, the clan did not dare to disregard him at all.

While King Lan Ling was quietly regulating his breathing inside the palace, his eyelids were constantly twitching. He kept having the feeling that something bad might happen today. It made him slightly uneasy.

As a cultivator’s cultivation level improves, their godly instincts would be enhanced as well. Even if they aren’t skilled in divination, they could usually sense some heavenly secrets and avoid disasters.

King Lan Ling gently furrowed his brows. Could this feeling of uneasiness be a sign telling him that You Guihou would refuse to trade the slate with him?

“Humph! I’ve already shown a fair amount of sincerity by proposing to exchange my dark golden pagoda for their devil statue slate willingly. If they still don’t agree to this deal, they would be far too ignorant! When my true body fully recovers from its injuries, I will surely teach them a lesson!”

King Lan Ling did not lower his voice when he spoke those words. Each of the old monsters of the Ghost Eye Clan outside Devil Prison Palace could hear King Lan Ling’s arrogant tone.

All of them were dissatisfied with how King Lan Ling was belittling their clan. However, no one dared to talk back at him as they were only Nascent Soul Realm and Divine Transformation Realm cultivators.

“Greetings to Fourth Elder!”

Several groups of devil cultivators suddenly made a formal and respectful greeting at the same time to someone outside the palace.

The Fourth Elder whom Ning Fan had impersonated had arrived at the palace in an ostentatious manner. He clasped his hands behind his back and wore a haughty expression as if he was a person of great significance.

Mimicking the Fourth Elder’s demeanor and tone, Ning Fan nodded and arrogantly said to the groups of experts there.

“I want to see King Lan Ling. Open up the grand formation!”

“This…this is!”

Even though the experts who were guarding the palace were ordered to not let anyone enter the Devil Prison Palace as they please, the Fourth Elder was one of the Ghost Eye Clan’s Void Refinement Realm experts. His status was high and aloof. Thus, he was permitted to enter the palace.

Immediately, an expert who made an ingratiating smile opened the grand formation for Ning Fan to enter.

Ning Fan kept his proud expression and walked into the Devil Prison Palace without even looking at that expert.

The groups of experts seemed to have gotten used to the Fourth Elder’s unfriendliness which he always showed to others. Hence, they were not bold enough to harbor any dissatisfaction against his behavior.

Inside the palace, King Lan Ling gently opened his eyes and stared at Ning Fan. Then, he opened his mouth and said calmly.

“I wonder what made the Fourth Elder of the Ghost Eye Clan come here.”

“By the Old Ancestor’s order, I’ve come to examine if your dark golden pagoda has any flaws or defects. After the Old Ancestor discussed the matter with the others, many of them found it hard to believe that the proud and mighty King Lan Ling will actually use an excellent and undamaged treasure to exchange for the slate instead of directly seizing it from us. We have to make sure whether the pagoda is truly in good condition!”

King Lan Ling’s expression turned gloomy and his eyes flashed with killing intent. He could clearly hear the hint of sarcasm from Ning Fan’s voice.

The mighty King Lan Ling had always seized whatever he wanted through force. Since when would he go through a fair and square trade?

If it wasn’t for King Lan Ling’s severely injured true body brought by his failed attempt to achieve the Void Fragmentation Realm and his second primordial spirit which had suffered a great loss in the Giant Devil Clan, why would he fear a mere Ghost Eye Clan? Why would he even use a supreme treasure like his dark golden pagoda to exchange for the devil statue slate?

King Lan Ling was clearly aware that he had already lowered his ego and tried to get the slate through a fair exchange. He already gave the Ghost Eye Clan a great deal of respect.

However, the Ghost Eye Clan still dared to suspect him of using a broken magic treasure to exchange for the slate. What they did was way beyond his expectations.

Very well. The Ghost Eye Clan had once again stirred up his dissatisfaction.

King Lan Ling repressed his discontentment and coldly uttered.

“I wonder what the Fourth Elder wants to do in order to ascertain the quality of the pagoda?”

“Just one look at the magic treasure and it’ll be enough!”

“Very well. Since the Fourth Elder is executing an order from You Guihou, it’s not a big deal to let you have a look at it!”

King Lan Ling did not intend to create trouble. All he wished right now was to gather the four pieces of devil slates as soon as possible. Because of that, he did not have any doubts on the identity of the Fourth Elder standing in front of him.

The Fourth Elder whom Ning Fan impersonated did not have any flaws in terms of appearance. Moreover, his qi was directly extracted from the primordial spirit of the Fourth Elder, making his impersonation even more authentic.

The most suspicious detail on Ning Fan that one might argue was his cultivation level that has yet to truly achieve the Void Refinement Realm. However, under the concealment of his Heaven Deceiving Cloak, his qi appeared to be unstable and illusory, making it difficult to truly determine. This fits the characteristics of the Fourth Elder’s cultivation base quite a bit.

Well, the Fourth Elder was originally an expert who was on the verge of attaining the Void Inquiry Stage. It was completely normal for his qi to be unstable.

King Lan Ling patted his storage pouch and fished out the dark golden pagoda. After placing it on the table beside him, he closed his eyes disdainfully and continued to meditate. His actions implied that Ning Fan could take away this pagoda as he wished to assess whether it was in good condition.

Ning Fan reached for the magic treasure. Just as his hand came into contact with it, the two traces of Blood of Time within his body became burning hot all of a sudden.

He was inwardly surprised. As the Blood of Time inside of him reacted to him touching the pagoda, he realized that the flow of time within that magic treasure actually became more slower than it was.

Initially, the dark golden pagoda could slow down the flow of time by up to 16 times. At this moment, however, the pagoda could slow down the flow of time by at least 32 times and still showed signs of slowing down some more.

It turns out that if one uses this dark golden pagoda for a cultivating session while possessing the Blood of Time, the effect on the flow of time was in fact more than just 16 times!

Ning Fan wanted to study this magic treasure carefully right then and there but he also understood that it was not the right time.

“Fourth Elder, did you find any sign of defects or damages on my pagoda?” King Lan Ling opened his eyes and spoke calmly.

“From what I see here, it really has no defects. But…”

Imitating the Fourth Elder’s expression, Ning Fan’s face suddenly became extremely domineering.

“But this pagoda will belong to my Ghost Eye Clan from now on. What Old Ancestor You Gui meant was this – there’s no way you can have the devil slate… Little Lan Ling, you can now get your butt out of my clan!”

Ning Fan activated his Heaven Deceiving Cloak and turned completely invisible along with the dark golden pagoda. In an instant, both he and the magic treasure were nowhere to be found.

King Lan Ling was stunned at first as he could not grasp what had happened and only came to his senses a few seconds later.

He stood up swiftly, seething with rage.

How dare the lowly fourth elder of the Ghost Eye Clan humiliate him like that?!

How dare the Ghost Eye Clan be so greedy as to take his dark golden pagoda without giving him anything?!

He had already swallowed his pride and offered his dark golden pagoda in exchange for the devil slate. What he had done already showed enough respect to the Ghost Eye Clan.

On the contrary, the Ghost Eye Clan not only refused to give him the slate but also used his initial offer to trick him into giving them the pagoda. They had really gone too far this time!

“Give me back the pagoda!”

*Bang*

King Lan Ling’s vigorous aura force swept over the entire Devil Prison Palace, carrying an unquenchable killing intent.