Chapter 507 - Striking Awe Into One Hundred Sects (1) (2/2)

After Ning Fan saying the word “please”, he immediately pulled away from Venerated Pill. As for the bystanders, they also quickly withdrew to an extremely far distance.

Swapping battle soul techniques against Venerated Dan and helping him break through his bottleneck in his cultivation were literally doing him a favor. Ning Fan certainly would not decline it.

Besides, Ning Fan also wanted to see the difference between his medicine soul and the medicine soul of a Low Grade Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master.

Theoretically speaking, the intensity of Ning Fan’s medicine soul had already reached the Low Grade Sixth Revolution. The reason why he had yet to fully break through to the Sixth Revolution was because he lacked a final boost of force that could push him through the bottleneck of the Sixth Revolution.

During his way to the Pill Island earlier, he was constantly mulling over the Heavenly Dipper Imprint which Pill Sovereign had taught him and gradually gained a deeper understanding about it.

He fused the one hundred and eight imprints of Execution Devil Palm into the Heavenly Dipper Imprint which allowed him to create three styles of Earthly Fiend Imprints himself by using the Execution Palm Imprints as reference on the foundation of the thirty-six styles of Heavenly Dipper Imprint.

Now, the medicine soul palm imprints that Ning Fan knew were thirty-nine styles in total, which were three styles more than what Pill Sovereign had taught him. It would be a chance for him to test out his new palm imprints by fighting Venerated Dan.

As soon as everyone heard Ning Fan agree to exchange battle soul techniques with Venerated Dan, a commotion immediately erupted within the entire Pill Island.

Battle soul techniques were techniques which only ancient pill masters knew. Occasionally, there might be some Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Grandmaster who successfully learned such techniques but ordinary pill refinement masters might not necessarily have a chance to even witness them once in their entire lives.

Moreover, it was even more rare to see two pill refinement grandmasters fighting each other using battle soul techniques.

Each of the pill refinement masters looked at Ning Fan and Venerated Dan who were facing each other without daring to make a noise to prevent disturbing them.

A majority of the pill refinement masters believed that Venerated Dan would be the victor of this fight. After all, Venerated Dan was a true Low Grade Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master whereas Ning Fan was just at the Peak Grade Fifth Revolution.

“Elder Yang, between Venerated Dan and Revered Ming, who do you think will win? Revered Ming is your master. You should know him quite well. Do you think he is capable of withstanding a bathe soul attack from Venerated Dan?” Huang Tingzi asked Yang Gu who was standing beside him via telepathy.

“Venerated Dan’s pill refinement realm has reached the Sixth Revolution. It’s a fact that everyone in Rain World is aware of. In terms of the level of their medicine souls, Venerated Dan’s medicine soul is certainly higher than my master’s. However, every time my master acts, he always exceeds all expectations. To outsiders, my master may not be able to withstand a single battle soul attack from Venerated Dan. From my perspective, however, it isn’t anything strange if my master is equally strong as Venerated Dan or much stronger than Venerated Dan.” Yang Gu, on the other hand, had full confidence in Ning Fan.

“Oh? So Fellow Daoist Yang actually thinks Revered Ming has chances to win, don’t you?” Huang Tingzi shook his head, disagreeing to what Yang Gu said.

He was not underestimating Ning Fan. In fact, he had great admiration for his pill refinement realm and even viewed him as the Eighth Pill Refinement Master of Rain World.

However, no matter what, it’s a fact that Ning Fan had yet to break through the Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm.

And Huang Tingzi did not think a Fifth Revolution medicine soul could defeat a Sixth Revolution medicine soul.

From his perspective, Ning Fan indeed was strong and powerful. He suppressed the Mist Horn Clan on his own. He could kill Void Inquiry Stage experts. His strength was even enough for him to travel across Rain World without much hindrance.

If it’s a fight about combat skills and magic techniques, Venerated Dan certainly would not be a match for him.

However, if it’s about the intensity of medicine soul, Ning Fan should be a little more inferior to Venerated Dan.

“Great Elder, do you want to make a bet against me? I’m willing to bet that my master isn’t going to lose using a tuft of thirty thousand years old Flying Cloud Grass.” Yang Gu said firmly. He had infinite confidence in Ning Fan. After all, who asked Ning Fan to be his master?

However, he was not foolish as well. He did not blindly bet that Ning Fan would win the fight. Instead, he just bet that Ning Fan would not lose the fight. The meaning of not losing the fight included a draw.

Ning Fan’s pill refinement realm was at the Peak Grade Fifth Revolution. It might be a little too unbelievable for him to win against Venerated Dan at his current level. However, it was not impossible for them to end in a draw.

“Thirty thousand years old Flying Cloud Grass? Very well. I’ll bet against you. You are betting Revered Ming not losing the fight, aren’t you? Then, I am betting on Venerated Dan’s certain victory. As for the ante, it’ll be the Rain Flower Pill that I’ve newly concocted.” The confidence Huang Tingzi had in Venerated Dan wasn’t weak either.

There were thirty thousand plus cultivators of the Pill Island spectating the fight. However, except for Yang Gu, those who had confidence in Ning Fan were only Su Yan and Ming Que.

Inside the battle area, both Ning Fan and Venerated Dan stood facing each other with a far distance between them. They had restrained their magic power and only activated the power of their medicine souls.

“Soul Transforming Dragon Technique!” Venerated Dan patted his head and his immense medicine soul power transformed into a massive black dragon and flew out from his head, soaring into the sky.

The appearance of the black dragon immediately drew the attention of countless cultivators of the Pill Island. They raised their heads and stared at the huge dragon in admiration.

“Oh my goodness! Venerated Pill actually can turn his medicine soul into a dragon to attack his enemy! Is this the offensive battle soul technique that the pill masters in ancient times used? It’s indeed deep and profound and it isn’t something that we can imagine!”

“The qi of this black dragon is comparable to a Void Glimpse Stage old monster. Its single attack will be similar to a Void Glimpse Stage attack. Revered Ming’s cultivation level might be higher, but there is no way he can withstand this black dragon’s attack by just using his battle soul technique.”

The noises in the surroundings died down at the moment when Ning Fan raised his palm. Each of the old monsters held their breaths, waiting to see how Ning Fan would deal with Venerated Dan’s technique.

After Ning Fan raised his palm, he put it down. Moments later, he raised it again and lowered it down.

In his mind, he kept recalling the essence of Execution Devil Palm and his understanding about the Heavenly Dipper Imprint became deeper and deeper.

There were different paths to attain the Great Dao but the destination was the same. Even if the Devil Martial Arts and Battle Soul Techniques are two completely different techniques, there must also be some similarities between them.

Ning Fan’s eyes gradually regained their clarity. He put his palm down for the last time and no longer raised it up.

He held his head up and stared coldly at the black dragon. A tremendous aura of his medicine soul aura force burst out from his body, forming into an enormous black palm imprint which floated in the sky.

“Heavenly Dipper Imprint! Even though this palm imprint is the special technique of Pill Sovereign, just one style of the palm imprint is not going to win against my black dragon.” Venerated Dan’s eyes flashed with radiance as he recognized the Heavenly Dipper Imprint.

“What I knew isn’t just a single style but all the thirty-six styles!”

Ning Fan’s expression changed. His aura force was like the Northern Heavenly Dipper, just and peaceful.

The medicine soul power which was as vast as the sea turned into thirty-five gigantic dark waves which condensed into thirty-five layers of large black palm imprints and merged with the single palm imprint in the air.

When thirty-six layers of palm imprints combined into one, its aura force rose sharply but it’s still slightly weaker than that of the black dragon.

“You’ve actually mastered all thirty-six styles of Pill Sovereign’s Heavenly Dipper Imprint!? Very well!” Venerated Dan’s eyes shone with a hint of battle intent.

If Ning Fan had mastered the entire set of Heavenly Dipper Imprint, he could not be underestimated. Venerated Dan had to fight him with all his strength!

As Venerated Dan changed his hand seals, the black dragon charged at Ning Fan with a frightening aura force, summoning wind and rain.

If Ning Fan’s palm imprint was just at its current level, Venerated Dan had great chances in winning. However, Ning Fan’s palm imprint wasn’t as simple as this.

“I still have three more imprints…”

All of a sudden, his eyes which originally looked calm and had a hint of righteousness were filled with terrifying baleful qi.

Even his medicine soul was dyed with dense baleful qi which turned his black medicine soul somewhat blood-red.

As for what Venerated Dan found it difficult to believe was that three styles of palm imprints had been added to the foundation of the Heavenly Dipper Imprint which consisted of thirty-six styles!

“He actually knew thirty-nine palm imprints!? The last three palm imprints don’t seem like the palm imprints which Pill Sovereign knew… Could it be that this kid invented them himself?!”

When Venerated Dan’s mind was filled with different thoughts, Ning Fan’s soul palm imprint had heavily crashed into the black dragon, giving out earth-shattering noises.

*Bang* *Bang* *Bang*

Thirty-nine continuous bangs echoed throughout the sky. The tremendous force amazed countless cultivators of the island.

In between the collisions, the power of Ning Fan’s palm imprints gradually weakened and eventually dissipated completely.

As for the black dragon, it was roaring non-stop and was literally broken into halves by the palm imprints in the end!

*Bang*

Another wave of force was sent out from the collisions of their attacks. Ning Fan hurriedly moved back for a few days and the same for Venerated Dan. However, Venerated Dan wasn’t as calm as Ning Fan. His eyes were filled with deep astonishment.

“It’s a draw!”

Countless cultivators of Pill Island gasped in disbelief.

In terms of the intensity of medicine soul, Ning Fan was still slightly weaker than Venerated Dan. However, with his understanding about his battle soul technique, he flawlessly withstood a battle soul attack from Venerated Dan. This was just too unthinkable!

A Fifth Revolution Pill Refinement Master had actually blocked a battle soul attack from a Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master. If this matter is spread to the outside world, it would certainly make the headline of Rain World!

“Haha. It’s a draw!” Yang Gu looked at Huang Tingzi with a proud look. He had won the bet between the two of them.

“How could this be possible…” Huang Tingzi was upset but he also could not conceal the look of amazement on his face.

He didn’t think that it would end like this …

At the same time, an even more scary idea rose within his mind.

Revered Ming already could fight Venerated Dan using his medicine soul without being defeated even though he has yet to truly attain the Sixth Revolution.

If he really breaks through to the Sixth Revolution, wouldn’t his medicine soul be stronger than Venerated Dan’s?!

In other words, so long as he achieves the breakthrough and attains the Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master, he could then replace Venerated Dan’s ranking and become the Seventh Pill Refinement Master of Rain World!?

“The Seventh… of the Rain World!” Huang Tingzi’s breathing became chaotic when he thought of that ranking.

Even when Pill Sovereign was at Ning Fan’s age, there was no way he could attain the pill refinement realm which was ranked eighth or seventh in Rain World, couldn’t he?

Could Ning Fan’s innate potential in the Dao of Alchemy be greater than Pill Sovereign’s?!

“Precisely. I indeed have a batch of divine chests that have yet to be unsealed in my hands. They are being kept in the Purple Qi Palace. My cultivation level is weak and low. Thus, I can’t open them up. Thus, I want to ask for your help in opening them. Of course, it doesn’t matter even if you fail to unlock them since it’s extremely difficult to do so. However, if you successfully open the chests, I’m willing to share the treasures within them equally with you. I wonder if you are willing to give a try?”

Venerated Dan’s flashed with hints of hope. He was aware that Ning Fan had extraordinary abilities. That’s why he sought for his help.

Without a doubt, Venerated Dan did not have high hope that the divine chests could be opened up. He was just thinking to let Ning Fan try it out.

“Since Daoist Dan shows such great kindness and generosity by inviting me, I certainly am willing to try it out. I will do my best but as for whether or not I can open the divine chests, it’ll depend on fate. I just can’t figure out one thing. The ancient divine race has already vanished for a long time and the ancient divine chests are also extremely rare to be found. I am curious where you found the divine chests from.” Ning Fan asked.

“I discovered all of the divine chests in the outer region of the ‘Immortal Burning Valley’! Hehe. Fellow Daoist, please come with me.”

Venerated Dan laughed heartily and guided Ning Fan towards the Purple Qi Palace.

Ning Fan’s eyes shone mildly with surprise. He was startled by the name of that valley which Venerated Dan mentioned.

Even though he had never been to a lot of cultivation countries in Rain world, he had heard of the notoriety of the Immortal Burning Valley.

Translated by Tommy, edited by Roel

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