Chapter 526 - The Battle In Lin Shui City, Fang Sheng and Fang Si! (1/2)

Revered Snow and Yun Lie exchanged glances with each other and sighed in unison.

Even though King Jun broke through to the Divine Transformation Realm using a secret technique, the abilities he had were not something that could be disregarded.

Apparently, no one else can stop the merger of Great Jin and the eleven countries…

Another three days went by. Nearly all sects of the eleven cultivation countries had gathered in Lin Shui City. There were several hundred of them in total.

A floating jade platform was built in the sky above the city. Every side of the jade platform had four levels of seating which were occupied by several hundred thousands of cultivators.

Among the eleven countries that King Jun had threatened to submit to him, three of them were mid-grade cultivation countries while the rest were low-grade cultivation countries.

The lowest floor of seating was occupied by the cultivators from the low-grade cultivation countries such as Yue Country, Song Country, Zheng Country and Wei Country.

As for the second floor, it was occupied by the cultivators from the three mid-grade cultivation countries which included the Xiong Country, Wu Country and Huang Country.

The third floor was occupied by three figures who radiated with bright light. Each of them gave off Divine Transformation Realm aura force. They were none other than King Jin, Revered Snow and Yun Lie.

The fourth floor, however, still remained empty. Some cultivators who were well-informed had heard that the fourth floor was a floor King Jin specially prepared for a few big shots of the Rain World…

King Jin acted aggressively and coerced every sect in the eleven countries to yield. A majority of the sects did not dare to defy him due to his power and authority.

Only Yue Country had the most sects which openly refused to submit to King Jin. Those who had discerning eyes could tell that King Jin would probably target Yue Country first and make things difficult for them in today’s assembly.

“I’ve received information that King Jin wants to wipe out the few sects of Yue Country which refuses to yield to him in the city… *Sigh* The cultivators of Yue Country really are ignorant to the present situation for being bold enough to defy a Divine Transformation Realm expert. They were just asking for trouble…” A Gold Core Realm cultivator from the Chen Country said with a sigh. Chen Country was situated at the south of Yue Country. It was also a low-grade cultivation country.

“Yue Country is just a low-grade cultivation country. Even though there is a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator and a Fourth Revolution Pill Refinement Master in the country, it’s impossible for them to withstand the might of a Divine Transformation Realm expert. To low-grade cultivation countries like us, a Divine Transformation Realm expert is a legendary being of the entire country. Killing Nascent Soul Realm cultivators is as simple as crushing a flying insect to them. I’m afraid Yue Country is going to be wiped out…” A cultivator from Xiao Country said with a low tone. Xiao Country was a low-grade cultivation country located at the north of the Great Jin.

“It isn’t the first time for the cultivators of Yue Country to be ignorant of the situation. When Old Ancestor Jing Zhuo of the Fire Cloud Sect returned to the Yue Country after attaining the Nascent Soul Realm in the past, he gained liking from a Nascent Soul Realm divine messenger of the Rain Palace who intended to help Jing Zhuo rule over all the sects in Yue Country and upgrade the country to a mid-grade cultivation country. However, Jing Zhuo outright rejected that divine messenger’s kind intention. His actions angered that divine messenger, causing Yue Country unable to be upgraded as a mid-grade cultivation country…” A cultivator of Zheng Country raised up a past incident.

“Speaking of Yue Country… Why didn’t Old Ancestor Jing Zhuo of that country come today? Even Pill Master Xue Qing did not attend… Hmm… The person who is sitting on the seats of the Seven Apricot City of Yue Country looks rather familiar… It seems like I’ve met him somewhere before…” A Gold Core Realm cultivator who had participated in the mission to eliminate the demon tide in Great Jin before stared at the seating of Seven Apricot City with doubts in his eyes. A white-robed young man holding a paper umbrella was sitting there and a few beautiful women surrounded him.

Before that Gold Core Realm cultivator could inspect him further, three loud whistling sounds suddenly echoed in the sky above him.

*Chi* *Chi* *Chi*

When countless cultivators were discussing animatedly among themselves, three elderly men arrived at the city from afar and descended on the jade platform that was floating in the air. Their cold eyes scanned across the several hundred thousands of cultivators with an air of arrogance. However, when they shifted their gaze to King Jin’s direction, they suddenly cupped their fists and bowed with respect.

“Old Ancestor Xu Feinan from Xiong Country, Old Ancestor Tianji Laoren from Wu Country, Old Ancestor Wang Huang from Huang Country greet King Jin! The three of us are willing to lead all the sects of our countries to join the Great Jin! From today onward, we will be King Jin’s subordinates and we are willing to help Your Majesty to preside today’s assembly!”

King Jin nodded indifferently. He was not surprised by their appearance and he agreed to let them preside over the assembly.

All of a sudden, the cultivators from the low-grade cultivation countries turned pale because they recognized the three individuals’ identities!

Old Ancestor Xu Feinan of Xiong County was a notorious devil lord. Xiong Country was originally a country of devil cultivators. Xu Feinan gained his fame because of his cruelty and brutality. With a cultivation base at the Late Nascent Soul Realm, he ruled over the entire Xiong Country and committed countless killings. People even called him “The Butcher of Heaven and World”. He was the master of one hundred sects of the Xiong Country. Today, he actually led his country to join the Great Jin!

Old Ancestor Tianji Laoren[1] from Wu Country was skilled in divination techniques. Even though he was just at the Mid Nascent Soul Realm, he had befriended many Peak Nascent Soul Realm experts with the help of his Dao of Divination. Nearly no one in Wu Country dared to mess with him. When he joined the Great Jin, it literally meant that the entire Wu Country was going to join as well!

Old Ancestor Wang Huang from Huang Country was also a Late Nascent Soul Realm expert. His body refining realm technique had reached the peak of the Silver Bone Body Refining Realm. The current him could even fight against a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert! He had spent hundreds of years of effort in order to unify the entire Huang Country. Thus, it really was unexpected for him to actually be willing to join the Great Jin!

Without a doubt, the three mid-grade cultivation countries, Xiong Country, Wu Country and Huang Country had already secretly surrendered to the Great Jin. The only reason why the three old ancestors would bow to King Jin in public and declare to be King Jin’s subordinates – to apply pressure to those low-grade cultivation countries!

Since the mid-grade cultivation countries like them had also joined the Great Jin, any of the low-grade cultivation countries which dared to act otherwise would be considered to be ignorant of the situation!

And there would only be an outcome for those who were ignorant of the situation – death!

Xu Feinan, Tianji Laoren and Wang Huang stood on the jade platform arrogantly and scanned across the hundreds of thousands of cultivators with their cold piercing eyes. Their forceful aura force caused each of the cultivators from the low-grade cultivation countries to be as quiet as cicadas in the winter.

Carrying a large black sword on his back, Xu Feinan took a step forward with a cold smirk. While staring at the crowd from side to side, he announced, “The assembly regarding the integration of countries shall begin now! My master, King Jin, is a person with great ambition. I have great admiration for him as none of the countries in all directions dared to defy his order. Today, my master has the intention to invite every Fellow Daoist from every sect to join Great Jin so that everyone can work together to attain the Great Dao of cultivation. Thus, what is everyone’s decision? Are you all willing to join Great Jin?”

Xu Feinan asked with a cold tone. He directly went straight to the point without much claptrap and his question caused countless cultivators from different sects to lower their heads and sigh.

Even the three mid-grade cultivation countries had already surrendered to Great Jin, how would they, the members from the low-grade cultivation countries, be audacious to act otherwise?

However, they felt somewhat reluctant to immediately promise to surrender… Many sects were still hesitating. They planned to wait and see the decision of the other low-grade cultivation countries. Thus, they did not instantly give an answer to Xu Feinan’s question.

Xu Feinan was sneering inwardly. He understood that the low-grade cultivation countries were waiting for each other to announce their decision first.

He stopped speaking as he thought it was unnecessary to continue wasting his breath with them. In this situation, all he needed to do was to carry out some actions on a small group of people to set an example to the rest. Then, the others would understand the advantages and disadvantages of disagreeing with the integration and made up their minds.

With eyes flashing with ferocity, Xu Feinan shifted his gaze to the seating of Yue Country’s sects.

Before the assembly, King Jin had already told them in private to use Yue Country to establish their might.

A task like this would require one to kill a number of people. Of course, it was impossible for King Jin to stain his hands with blood. Thus, he, Xu Feinan had to act on behalf of King Jin to take some people’s lives to establish their might!

“I heard that there are quite many sects in Yue Country harbor dissatisfaction against my master, King Jin… Fire Cloud Sect, Sinister Sparrow Sect, Seven Apricot City, Absolute Void Sect, Purple Light Sect… If I am not mistaken, these are the ones who are unwilling to yield… Humph! A bunch of trash who are too ignorant of the current situation! It seems like I have to teach you all a lesson!”

*Chi*

Xu Feinan suddenly performed a sword technique. His eyes glowed in red and his body gave off a terrifying violent qi, making him look like an unbeatable ferocious devil!

The large black sword on his back flew into the sky, transforming into thousands of sword shadows. Their sharp sword light covered the sky within one thousand li* (500m per li)

Then, he pointed a finger at Yue Country’s seating. The black sword light fell upon them like pouring rain. Each of the sword lights was strong enough to eliminate a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator!

When tens of thousands of sword lights plummeted together, they carried the aura force of the universe which made their destructive power irresistible. Even a Peak Nascent Soul Realm old monster might not necessarily be able to block this attack!

“The Universe Sword!” It was Xu Feinan’s strongest sword technique that made him infamous. It was unknown how many famous old monsters had lost their lives to this sword attack!

The fact that Xu Feinan abruptly delivered an attack had shocked countless people. No one expected that Xu Feinan would suddenly go on a killing spree. His actions literally disregarded the World Law of the Rain World. He indeed was a fierce and brutal devil!

His attacks were only directed at the members of Yue Country. Doubtlessly, he planned to eliminate the several ten thousands of cultivators from Yue Country who had attended the assembly this time without sparing any one of them.

Even though many people had heard about King Jin trying to warn against Yue Country, they had no idea that he would use such a direct and merciless method.

It was the outcome of not yielding to King Jin! Those who refused to yield would die! What a tyrannical king King Jin was!

A dead silence fell upon the atmosphere around the platform. They closed their eyes tightly, not daring to watch the deaths of the Yue Country’s cultivators. They also no longer dared to hesitate. All they wanted was to immediately agree to submit to Great Jin and preserve their lives, avoiding the same mistake that the members of Yue Country made.

On the third floor of the seats, Revered Snow closed his eyes indifferently.

“There’s no need to watch. This Xu Feinan has already acted. None of the Yue Country’s cultivators who have attended this assembly can survive. After the massacre, no one will still have the guts to refuse joining Great Jin…”

As soon as his voice fell, he opened his eyes abruptly and stared at the direction of the Yue Country’s seating in disbelief.

Yun Lie rose to his feet with a face full of surprise. At the same time, his surprised face looked slightly confused. It was as if he had recognized the identity of the person who came but he could not be sure of it.

King Jin was immensely shocked at first but his expression gradually turned gloomy.

As for Xu Feinan who attempted to annihilate the cultivators of Yue Country, he was literally rooted to the ground, petrified. He could not believe his eyes.

Below the torrents of sword light, a white-robed young man suddenly walked out from the seating while holding a blood-red umbrella and stood quietly in front of all Yue Country’s cultivators.

No one knew who he was. No one could detect a single trace of magic power or qi from him.

The cultivators of Yue Country were afraid of the overwhelming sword light at first. However, after the white-robed young man passed a message to everyone via telepathy, each of the sects of Yue Country were filled with astonishment and joy. None of them was scared of Xu Feinan anymore and no one was trying to escape from the pouring sword light!

When the white-robed young man looked at the sword light that had covered the sky, his eyes only had an inextinguishable glint.

Holding a blood-red paper umbrella, he stood calmly under the volley of sword light. After a while, he opened his blood umbrella. Faint red halos began spreading out. In the next moment, the multitude of sword lights in the sky completely vanished!

No one knew where the sword light had gone!

“It’s a heavenly dwelling treasure!” Countless cultivators exclaimed, thinking the blood umbrella as a heavenly dwelling treasure of the legends.

“Impossible! Even a Peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivator might not necessarily be able to withstand that sword attack. What magic treasure is that? It actually could directly take in all the sword light I produced!? Who are you?! There is certainly not a person like you in Yue Country. Are you trying to stand up for Yue Country and make Great Jin your enemy?!”

Just as Xu Feinan was trying to spit some harsh swords, he could not help but shudder with fear after meeting the icy cold eyes of the white-robed young man.

He had killed countless in his entire life. The violent qi he accumulated was frightening. When facing a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator at the same level as him, he normally could disrupt their state of mind by releasing his violent qi.

However, when he stood in front of the white-robed young man, his violent qi was actually showing signs of going out of control. There was only one explanation for this phenomenon… The white-robed young man was a devil lord who was much more savage and brutal than him. He had killed much more people than him and his devil power was countless times more terrifying than his!

“What can you do if I stand up for Yue Country?” Ning Fan said indifferently. He was that white-robed young man.

“Since you wish to help Yue Country, I’ll then kill you on behalf of King Jin!” Xu Feinan calmed himself down. He was completely unwilling to believe that the thin and weak young man in front of him was a more ferocious devil lord than him.

Illusion! The feeling of my violent qi getting uncontrollable just now must be an illusion!

As for the blood umbrella he used to make all my sword light disappear, it must be a type of heavenly dwelling treasure. He must have used the power of the treasure to take in all my sword light!

“This man is certainly not a Divine Transformation Realm expert. He might not necessarily be a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator as well. I’ve heard of nearly all the Nascent Soul Realm and Divine Transformation Realm cultivators in the south-eastern area of the Rain World. This man is certainly not one of them!”

“The reason he managed to resist my sword light is all because of that blood umbrella in his hand. It must be an excellent heavenly dwelling treasure! Even though the treasure has magical functions, his cultivation base is not strong. Thus, there is nothing scary about him. If I kill him, I’ll be able to seize the blood umbrella. That is certainly a wonderful thing!”

Xu Feinan patted his pouch and took out thirteen flying swords which shone brilliantly. Each of them was a Peak Nascent Soul Realm treasure. Moreover, all of them had been sharpened using the blood of a wild beast. Every one of them gave off a violent and chaotic qi!

“The Thirteen Desolate Swords of the Universe! Someone recognized Xu Feinan’s magic treasures and cried out in surprise. According to hearsay, Xu Feinan had killed a few Peak Nascent Soul Realm experts using the thirteen flying swords. Hence, they could not be disregarded.

Xu Feinan commanded all the flying swords to float in the sky. Then, he performed the thirteen different flying sword techniques and ordered the flying swords to produce thirteen sword shadows. Each of the shadows contained the shadow of a wild beast.

The thirteen sword shadows flew at Ning Fan rapidly. Their destructive power was equivalent to that of a Peak Nascent Soul Realm strike. No one would be able to withstand this attack except for cultivators at the Divine Transformation Realm!

Xu Feinan had already fully revealed his killing intent toward Ning Fan. His intention to seize Ning Fan’s treasure after eliminating him was obvious!

Looking at the shadows of the terrifying wild beasts on the swords, each of the cultivators from the low-grade cultivation countries were extremely scared.

Is this Xu Feinan’s ultimate technique? This single technique is capable of killing thousands of Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivators. It’s strong enough to destroy an entire country. Other than a Divine Transformation Realm expert, who could resist it?!

“The white-robed young man’s umbrella is powerful. Even so, he certainly cannot be Xu Feinan’s opponent as the latter is a famous Nascent Soul Realm old monster after all. Now, he has even used the Thirteen Desolate Swords of the Universe…” Some cultivators strongly believed that Ning Fan would lose in this exchange. However, just as they finished speaking, they were at a loss for words upon seeing what happened next.

The moment the shadows of the thirteen flying swords approached Ning Fan, he retained all of them including the shadows of the beasts with a casual shake of his blood umbrella. His expression remained as cold as usual.

“Impossible! You could even take away my Thirteen Desolate Swords of the Universe!?” Other than feeling immensely surprised, Xu Feinan felt a huge sense of terror. The power of that blood-red umbrella seemed to be beyond his expectations!

Ning Fan did not even spare a glance at Xu Feinan. He just kept his blood red umbrella and then pointed a finger at the latter. Faint red halos of spirit wheels began to spread toward him, directly pulling Xu Feinan into the blood red umbrella.

Afterward, he walked to the jade platform while shaking his blood umbrella with a neutral expression. A puddle of blood and pus fell to the ground from the umbrella. The scene was appalling.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere in the entire city was filled with deathly stillness.

The qi of the puddle of blood obviously belonged to Xu Feinan… It meant that Ning Fan had turned him into a puddle of blood by simply using the umbrella. How could this be possible?!

“X-X-Xu… Xu Feinan is dead! This man has actually killed him instantly! How could this be possible?! Xu Feinan was a great devil lord that has the nickname, ‘the butcher of heaven and earth’!”

“Who is this man? Who exactly is he? He certainly cannot be a nameless man for being able to possess such a terrifying blood umbrella and the ability to kill Xu Feinan!”

No one knew who cried out first among the crowd. At the next moment, the eyes of every cultivator looked like they had just seen a ghost when they looked at Ning Fan. With immense fear on their faces, they were trying to guess Ning Fan’s identity!

“Impudent! How dare you kill someone willfully in Lin Shui City in front of three Divine Transformation Realm experts?! Do you really wish to make Great Jin and the Rain Palace as your enemies?!”

Tianji Laoren and Wang Huang mustered their courage and shouted at Ning Fan coldly.

Ning Fan indifferently turned around and cast a glance at the two of them. When his cold eyes glinted, the two cultivators immediately retreated one hundred steps while spurting out blood from their mouths, as if they had received a heavy strike. It nearly caused them to fall to the ground. To their horror, they could not withstand a single look from Ning Fan at all!

They could not help thinking how piercing those eyes were. It was as if he could turn the entire city into a sea of blood or a devil abyss as long as he wills!

“Who… exactly is he?!”

“It’s him! The voracious kid from the past!” King Jin suddenly stood up with disbelief in his eyes.

“It’s really him!” Yun Lie also managed to recognize Ning Fan and let out a hearty laughter. The joy of reuniting with an old friend filled his heart.

“How could he be him?! Forty years ago, he was just a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator. Today, he… What is his cultivation base?! Is he at the Nascent Soul Realm or did he break through to the Divine Transformation Realm?!” Revered Snow could not inspect Ning Fan’s exact cultivation base.

On the last row of the Wu Country’s seating, a third-rated cultivation family also participated in this assembly. It was the Ning Family of Hai Ning.

On the seating of the Ning Family, Ning Qingqing who was clad in a set of green robes stared at Ning Fan’s back without batting her eye once. It was as if Ning Fan’s figure had put her in a trance. Her eyes were filled with excitement but also embarrassment. She muttered to herself, “It’s him… He was the mortal young man who voiced out to save me – Ning Fan…”

The reason why the sects of Yue Country were afraid of Xu Feinan was because of Ning Fan’s presence.

Since he was here, he certainly would not allow Great Jin to successfully achieve the integration of Yue Country. No one could annex his country!

Since he was here, even King Jun would not be able to resist him!