Those strong men answered and were about to dive into the ground to capture them. Unfortunately, before they could move, Ning Fan's group had already reached the surface while the stone dragon was still lurking in the ground.
The strong men immediately became alert. Without a doubt, Ning Fan's group was the madman who crashed into the formation at the border of the Middle State!
Each of the strong men moved with a swooshing sound. In just an instant, they occupied all the positions and surrounded the three of them. Their movements were in sync with each other's.
Ning Fan felt a little helpless. He did not expect to get himself into some trouble even before he entered the Middle State. Speaking of which, did that stone dragon purposely crash into the grand formation at the border? Didn't it know how to avoid it?
Most of the strong men in front of him were only at the Life Immortal Realm. Duo Lan frowned slightly and released a trace of Shedding Void Qi. The strong men immediately became alert. Experts who were Shedding Void Qi were not considered weak in any grassland. Obviously, this group of people had a powerful background!
But so what?! They were just a group of foreigners after all. How could they be compared to the cultivators of the Middle State who had a noble status?! The strong men revealed arrogant expressions. That was the superiority of the people of the Middle State. When they faced the other cultivators of the grassland, they often showed regional discrimination.
Ning Fan was slightly speechless. Cultivators from other regions would be discriminated against by the people of the Middle State. The cultivators of the Holy Mountain would also discriminate against ordinary people of the Middle State …
This was probably a characteristic of the Middle State.
"Which grassland are the three of you cultivators from? How dare you to crash into the formation at the border? Don't you know that this is against the commandment of the Middle State?! If you surrender obediently and accept your punishment, we can still give you a lighter punishment. If you dare to resist, don't blame us for torturing you! "
The strong men's expressions were fierce and threatening.
"We are cultivators of the Southern Border. We are here to participate in the grand competition of the Middle State! It is indeed our fault for crashing into the grand formation at the border. According to the commandment of the Middle State, a small crime can be atoned with gold and silver. We are willing to offer gold and silver to make up for our crime. " Xianyu Chun skillfully took out a storage pouch filled with gold and silver. It was not his first time coming to the Middle State. He naturally knew what these people wanted.
The expressions of the strong men immediately softened. When they saw that the storage pouch contained more than one million taels of gold and silver. When they looked at Xianyu Chun's eyes, there was a smile that said 'you are very sensible'.
Ning Fan was slightly speechless. He could not believe that they could solve the dispute in front of him with useless things like gold and silver. Despicable people love gold and silver …
"Just this bit of atonement silver? It's only enough to pardon one person. If you want to pardon three people, it's not enough!" The bearded commander behind the strong men said coldly.
Xianyu Chun silently cursed the other party for being greedy. He then took out a storage bag filled with gold and silver and handed it to the bearded commander.
Another million taels of gold and silver! Greed flashed in the bearded commander's eyes, but he still kept a straight face and deliberately said in a cold voice, "Still not enough!"
Xianyu Chun gritted his teeth and handed over another million taels of silver. The bearded commander finally revealed a satisfied smile and patted Xianyu Chun's shoulder.
"I didn't expect younger brother to come from the Southern Border to actually have such a high net worth, hehe. The matter of colliding with the array formation at the border is cleared. You can enter the Central Plains now. Oh right, younger brother, do you need a spirit beast carriage? I have a batch of high grade spirit beast carriages here. They were left behind by some cultivators who broke the law in front of us to atone for their crimes. How about I sell one to you cheaply … "He had already regarded Xianyu Chun who squandered money like dirt as the leader of the three.
"Thank you for your kind offer, but we plan to buy a spirit beast carriage after we pass the border." Xianyu Chun had an expression that said 'I have been cheated many times, don't lie to me'.
"That's really a pity …" I can't earn another sum of money from this foolish brat.
The bearded commander waved his hand. After ordering the strong men to let them pass, Ning Fan's group finally entered the Central Plains smoothly.
Along the way, Xianyu Chun's face was full of dejection. He had just entered the Central Plains and he had already lost three million taels of gold and silver. He felt a great pain in his heart.
Ning Fan naturally would not feel heartache. To him, gold and silver were just stones on the roadside. If he could use gold and silver to solve a problem, then it was not a problem. He could not understand why the despicable people valued gold and silver so much.
Duo Lan, on the other hand, felt a little bitter.
These soldiers at the border. They actually did not recognize her identity … She was the guardian of the Holy Mountain, the saintess of Chu Lie's lineage. If these soldiers at the border knew her identity, they would not dare to question her even if she did not hand over the gold and silver …
That's right. She had left the center of power of Chu Lie's lineage for too long. It had been so long that the cultivators of the Holy Mountain did not put her in their eyes. It had been so long that these soldiers at the border actually did not recognize the saintess …
Not far from the border, there was a small city at the border. The three of them arrived at the city on foot. It was not that they did not want to fly, but the restrictive force of the Middle State was too strong. Those who were not ancient cultivators would not be able to fly.
Other than that, the underground of the Middle State was filled with formations, making it extremely difficult to enter the Middle State through the earth. Thus, Ning Fan could only leave the stone dragon outside the Middle State.
The small city in front of them was not more than ten li * (500m per li) in size. There were quite a number of cultivators going in and out of the city. Most of the travelers would buy spirit beast carriages here as a form of transportation.
"I've seen so many nomadic lives of the people of the Southern Territory. It's really a little unexpected to see a city on the grassland …" Ning Fan said with surprise.
"The grassland of the Middle State is a special case in the Dabie Grassland. In terms of the vastness of the territory, the Middle State is ranked first. The people here no longer live in tribes or live as nomads. Instead, they build cities and live in them. The cities are connected by official roads. Within the Middle State, there are tens of thousands of small cities and hundreds of middle cities. There is only one big city called Liuli City. It is the Buddhist capital of the Middle State. It is the holy land in the eyes of countless Buddhist Sects and Saints. It is also the place where the grand competitions of the Middle State are held. " Duo Lan explained respectfully. Of course, she did it through telepathy. She did not want Xianyu Chun to hear her tone of speaking in such a respectful manner.
"Liuli City, huh? I wonder if Nuan Er is waiting for me in Liuli City or somewhere else …" Ning Fan felt a little helpless.
The entire Middle State was filled with an extremely strong restrictive force of the Middle State. Those below the level of Immortal Venerables could not fly in the sky. Therefore, there were not many scenes of people flying across the sky in the Middle State. Most of the time, they would travel in spirit beast carriages.
In the Middle State, there was also a restrictive force that limited the range of the spirit sense of cultivators. Ning Fan tried to activate his Rain Technique. However, he realized that his Rain Technique which had always been successful could not cover too far. It could only cover a distance of ten thousand li * (500m per li) at most. Of course, the reason why it was so severely restricted was because his cultivation base was limited. However, according to Ning Fan's estimation, even if his cultivation base was not restricted, he would not be able to cover the entire Middle State with his spirit sense.
Unfortunately, Zang Yue and Ning Fan had agreed to meet in the Middle State but they did not leave the address. As a result, Ning Fan actually had no idea where he should go to find Zang Yue and Ou Yangnuan.
Fortunately, there was a faint connection between the child relic and the mother relic …
Ning Fan looked towards the north. He could vaguely sense that Ou Yangnuan and Zang Yue were in that general direction.
"Is Liuli City in the north of the Middle State?" Ning Fan asked through telepathy.
"No. Liuli City is located in the extreme west of the Middle State. Why do you ask this question, Senior?" Duo Lan replied through telepathy.
"I need to go to the north of the Middle State to settle some matters."
"In other words … Aren't we going to Liuli City directly? "
Xianyu Chun noticed the conversation between Ning Fan and Duo Lan through telepathy. He automatically imagined that the two of them were exchanging glances with each other. His limited intelligence told him that Ning Fan and Duo Lan were probably talking to each other through telepathy. They were probably saying some extremely mushy words of love that they did not want him to hear. Sigh … I'm really muddle-headed. It's so troublesome for me to stand here. I'm completely affecting the progress of the relationship between master and mistress.
"I've arrived at the Middle State. I have an appointment with that old man and it's not on the same route as you. Can I leave first? "Xianyu Chun winked at Ning Fan with an expression that said 'Master, I can only help you to this point'.
"Since it's not on the same route, you can go by yourself." Ning Fan nodded and let Xianyu Chun leave. Xianyu Chun eagerly entered the city and bought a spiritual beast carriage before leaving. Ning Fan and Duo Lan were alone again. There was no need for them to talk through telepathy.
"Senior's disciple seems to have misunderstood something …" Duo Lan noticed Xianyu Chun winking at her. With her intelligence, she vaguely guessed that Xianyu Chun must have misunderstood something.
How could she have that kind of relationship with Senior Ning? She's just a soul-locking slave …
"Xianyu Chun isn't my disciple. You don't have to care about him. He's just letting his imagination run wild. Let's get down to business. I'm going to the north of the Middle State. I don't know where exactly I'm going. However, if I get close to this place, I should be able to confirm it. After I buy a spiritual beast carriage, I'll head north first. "Ning Fan said indifferently. Once again, they talked about the itinerary.
"You don't know the destination but you want to go to the north of the Middle State …" Duo Lan felt strange. However, she had learned her lesson and did not ask too many questions. He only responded with a respectful 'yes'.
There were quite a number of shops that sold spiritual beast carriages in the city. However, most of them were low-grade spiritual beast carriages. The spiritual beasts that pulled the carriages were only at the Life Immortal Realm or Crossing True Realm. Naturally, their speed would not be too fast. After searching for a long time, Ning Fan could only find a shop that sold spiritual beast carriages above the Void Shedding Realm.
The name of the shop was Thunder Sound Pavilion. There was a blurred formation outside the pavilion. If one's cultivation level was not high enough, they would not even be able to get close to the pavilion. They could only be stopped outside.
Ning Fan, of course, was not afraid of this formation. He calmly brought Duo Lan inside. Every step he took was strangely on the veins of the formation.
After taking three steps, there was a thunderous sound coming from the formation. However, when Ning Fan casually pointed at it, the thunderous sound disappeared.
After taking seven steps, the thunderous sound resounded again. It actually carried a vast and mighty aura. However, it was still extinguished by Ning Fan with a single step.
After taking nine steps, the thunderous sound was about to resound again. However, Ning Fan had already brought Duo Lan through the layers of formations and entered the Thunder Sound Pavilion. It was just a mere nine steps. In the end, the thunderous sound in the formation did not condense. It was still suppressed by him.
This is a little terrifying!
Duo Lan was secretly shocked. Isn't Senior's attainment in formations too high? This is the Thunder Sound Secret Restriction of the Thunder Sound Pavilion. Even though this pavilion was just one of the branches of the Thunder Sound Lineage and there was only a corner of the formation outside the pavilion, it was still extremely difficult for an ancient Immortal Venerable to completely suppress the thunderous sound from entering the formation!
However, Ning Fan was able to do it easily!
In Duo Lan's heart, she could not help but feel a little more respectful towards Ning Fan.
When Ning Fan and Duo Lan entered the pavilion, the group of maids who were not prepared at all were shocked. As for the shopkeeper who was taking a nap in the pavilion, he also opened his eyes at this moment. His eyes were filled with astonishment.
This was an Early Thought Fragmentation Realm expert. However, he was taking up the position of the shopkeeper of the Thunder Sound Pavilion! Ning Fan's eyes narrowed slightly. If this person is not an old monster who lives in the streets, it means that the foundation of this Thunder Sound Pavilion is too strong. It is enough to make the Thought Fragmentation Realm the shopkeeper …
"Your attainment in formations is really high. You can actually ignore the formation and enter the Thunder Sound Pavilion. Forgive me for my poor eyesight but I don't seem to have seen you in the Sacred Mountain before. Could it be that you are a cultivator from the Da Bei Tribe?" The shopkeeper cupped his fists politely and asked. Inwardly, he was secretly guessing Ning Fan's identity.
With such a terrifying technique, he could directly suppress the Thunder Sound Secret Restriction and enter the pavilion. It is impossible for him to be a nobody. Why does he look so unfamiliar …
Suddenly, his gaze fell upon Duo Lan and he was surprised again. Isn't this the Saintess Chu Lie? The declining saintess of a declining lineage … The shopkeeper withdrew his gaze. The disdain in his eyes was still caught by Duo Lan.
Duo Lan felt a little bitter but she still sent a telepathic message to Ning Fan. "The Thunder Sound Lineage is the number one branch in the Sacred Mountain. There are four Immortal Emperors in the clan. Their strength far surpasses my Chu Lie's lineage. This Thunder Sound Pavilion is one of the businesses of the Thunder Sound Lineage. When we come here to buy a spiritual beast carriage, we must be polite. We must not offend the Thunder Sound Pavilion …"
Ning Fan's eyes turned slightly solemn. The Thunder Sound Lineage is the number one branch in the Sacred Mountain. With four Immortal Emperors in the clan … No wonder this Thunder Sound Pavilion can make a Thought Fragmentation Realm cultivator the shopkeeper. It seems that the spiritual beast carriages they are selling are not for those low-grade cultivators …
"I'm not a cultivator from the Da Bei Tribe. I'm a cultivator from the outside world. This time, I'm representing the Tower Wood Clan of the Southern Border to participate in the competition in the Middle State. "Ning Fan answered honestly. He did not feel that his identity as an external cultivator was inferior to others.
The shopkeeper immediately frowned. His attitude towards Ning Fan was no longer as polite as it was in the beginning. So what if you can suppress the thunder sound in the secret restriction? You are just an external cultivator. You are even worse than the declining Chu Lie!
"Are you here to buy a spiritual beast carriage? Our Thunder Sound Pavilion is different from the shops in the outside world. We don't accept gold or silver. We only accept items of equivalent value. Do you know this rule? "The shopkeeper asked impatiently.
"This is the first time I heard that the Great Humble Tribe has a shop that allows people to barter." Ning Fan's temperament was not to be angered by the shopkeeper's attitude.
"If an external cultivator is here to buy a spiritual beast carriage, the requirements are even harsher. The items used to exchange for a spiritual beast carriage must be pills of equivalent value. We don't want anything else. Hehe, although my tribe looks down on you external cultivators, we still value your pills very much. Here. This is the price list. Take a look yourself. If you like a spiritual beast carriage, use pills of equivalent value to exchange for it! Also, there are some pills that our pavilion doesn't accept. The types of pills that we don't accept are recorded in this scroll. Take a look yourself. "
The shopkeeper casually threw two scrolls to Ning Fan. Then, he ignored Ning Fan and continued to pretend to sleep.
The first scroll. It recorded the detailed information of all the spiritual beast carriages in the Thunder Sound Pavilion. At the same time, it marked the price. The spiritual beast carriage drawn on the scroll was not static. It was moving. The wheels would roll forward from time to time. The spirit beast that pulled the carriage would occasionally roar towards the sky. The sound could be vaguely heard from the scroll.
Ning Fan roughly scanned the prices of these spiritual beast carriages. According to the materials used for the carriages and the grade of the spirit beast, the prices of the spiritual beast carriages were quite different. However, there was one fixed point. Void Shedding Rank spiritual beast carriages could only be traded with Nine Transformations Silver Pills. The prices ranged from one silver pill to twenty silver pills.
If other people came to the Thunder Sound Pavilion to buy a spiritual beast carriage, they could use other items to barter. However, Eastern Sky cultivators who came here had to exchange pills.
Naturally, this was the method that the Thunder Sound Pavilion used to obtain the Eastern Heaven Pills. Since ancient times, Ning Fan was not the only external cultivator who had purchased a spiritual beast carriage from the Thunder Sound Pavilion. Countless Eastern Heaven Pills had already fallen into the hands of the Thunder Sound Pavilion. Since the Thunder Sound Pavilion had restricted the types of pills, it meant that they were not after the pills themselves but the pill recipes behind the pills …
Ning Fan looked at the second scroll. It was marked with the pills that the Thunder Sound Pavilion refused to trade.
According to Ning Fan's guess, these pills that refused to trade were most likely already obtained by the Thunder Sound Pavilion. After studying them thoroughly, they obtained the pill recipes, so they did not need them anymore.
After eliminating the types of pills on the scroll, Ning Fan's storage pouch still had a lot of pills that met the trading rules of the Thunder Sound Pavilion and could be exchanged for the spiritual beast carriages.
However, there was one thing that Ning Fan was quite concerned about
On the second scroll, there were thirteen types of Nine Transformations Silver Pills that were newly added.
The ink was still very fresh, not more than three months old. Apart from these four types of pills, the other pills' handwriting was very old
In other words, within these three months, there were external cultivators who used Nine Transformations Silver Pills to exchange for the thirteen spiritual beast carriages of the Thunder Sound Pavilion? Apart from him, were there other Eastern Sky cultivators who entered this place? Or perhaps, the person who exchanged the spiritual beast carriages was not an external cultivator and just happened to have Eastern Sky pills and traded them to the Thunder Sound Pavilion
However, it was not impossible for it to be an external cultivator. First of all, Ouyang Nuan and Zang Yue's group must have come to the Middle State. However, even if Old Wu was included, they would not need thirteen spiritual beast carriages … On that day, Ning Fan was not the only one who entered the Extreme Dan Sacred Region. Most of the people who entered were searching for medicinal herbs in the outer region. However, there might be others who took the risk to enter the inner region …
"Your Excellency, you have been staring at the pill scrolls. Could it be that you are short of money and can't take out any pills that are not rejected to trade?" The shopkeeper frowned.
"Of course, I can take out some pills. However, I don't know if your pavilion has any Thought Fragmentation Rank spiritual beast carriages for sale. If you do, I am willing to exchange them with Nine Transformations Golden Pills of equivalent value. "Ning Fan smiled.
"Nine Transformations Golden Pills! You want to use Nine Transformations Golden Pills to exchange for Thought Fragmentation Rank spiritual beast carriages?! " The shopkeeper was slightly shocked and extremely tempted. When a pill reached the Nine Transformations Golden Pill rank, even the ancient experts would not be able to look down on it. His Thought Fragmentation Rank was naturally moved.
Unfortunately, after a while, the shopkeeper could only smile bitterly. "Our pavilion has a rule that spiritual beast carriages of Thought Fragmentation Rank and above cannot be sold to external cultivators. This old man does not dare to violate this rule. If it wasn't because of this rule, those external cultivators who spent a lot of money in the past wouldn't only be able to buy Space Shedding Spiritual Beast carriages. "
Ning Fan's eyes slightly narrowed when he heard the shopkeeper's words. Indeed, there were many external cultivators who came to buy spiritual beast carriages to enter the Middle State …
"Forget it. If that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you. I just want to buy a Space Shedding Spiritual Beast carriage."
In the end. Ning Fan spent twenty Nine Transformations Silver Pills to buy the best Space Shedding Spiritual Beast carriage and left this small town at the border.
After Ning Fan and his group left, the shopkeeper did not say anything and sent a report back to his clan. The report only contained a short paragraph: The fourteenth batch of external cultivators entered the Middle State. There was only one person. His cultivation base was limited by the ancient times and his body could not sense lightning. This person didn't come for the Immemorial Lightning Cauldron, but we still have to be careful …
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Ning Fan who had already boarded the spiritual beast carriage to the north suddenly opened his eyes and withdrew the Rain Sense that he left in the Thunder Sound Pavilion.
The report that the shopkeeper sent back to his clan was still seen by Ning Fan.
"I am the fourteenth batch of external cultivators who entered the Middle State. Who are the first thirteen batches? Nuan Er and the others must have entered the Middle State together. They are considered as the same batch. Other than that, who are the other external cultivators …? "
Flying Thunder Immortal King, Battle Rhino Immortal King, Maha Sect's disciple, Qin Xiansha. The people of the Dark Race and the Thought Shattering Old Monsters who were famous in the Eastern Heaven … I heard that the Supreme Pill Sacred Region will be opened for the last time this time. There must be quite a number of famous old monsters who entered the place. It's not strange that some of them came straight for the Middle State.
However, the shopkeeper of the Thunder Sound Pavilion deliberately mentioned that there was no lightning in his body. What does that mean …?
Ning Fan's eyes turned slightly solemn. Somehow, he recalled the day when Great Emperor Chonghe used a mysterious Yin Lightning to scheme against him.
If he had taken the Yin Lightning away because of his greed that day … Perhaps the cultivators of the Thunder Sound Pavilion would have found out about the lightning in his body today.
I can't rule out this possibility. If I'm not mistaken, the cunning and farsighted Great Emperor Chonghe has actually planned this until today …
Also, what is the Immemorial Lightning Cauldron that was mentioned in the report … It seems like the Thunder Sound Pavilion is guarding against the external cultivators who have designs on the Immemorial Lightning Cauldron …
"Have you heard of the Immemorial Lightning Cauldron?" Ning Fan sat outside the spirit beast carriage and asked Duo Lan who was in the carriage through the curtains while driving the carriage.
"The Immemorial Lightning Cauldron is one of the treasured cauldrons that the Sacred Ancestor used when he was still alive. He had a total of nine cauldrons in his life. The Immemorial Lightning Cauldron is the first among all the cauldrons. It was refined by the Sacred Ancestor using the lightning of the Eastern Mountain. He also took all the spiritual materials from the sea area of the four sects and fused them into the cauldron …" Duo Lan explained.
"What is the Eastern Mountain Lightning? Which four sects are the sea area of the four sects?" Ning Fan asked in surprise. He did not understand a single word that she said.
"I also don't know. These words are all recorded in the scriptures. However, I heard from my father that the materials used by the Sacred Ancestor to refine the cauldron were all taken from his hometown. My father said that it's a world that is completely different from the world we live in. The lightning of the Eastern Mountain and the sea area of the four sects are all things from that world …" Duo Lan said with a yearning expression.
She did not understand the concepts of the True World and the Illusory Dream World but Ning Fan already had some understanding of them. Judging from this, this Immemorial Lightning Cauldron was a magic treasure that the Sacred Ancestor refined using the materials of the True World …
The medicinal cauldron used by the Sacred Ancestor! According to Duo Lan's words, the Herb Gatherer Saint had a total of nine cauldrons in his life. The Immemorial Lightning Cauldron was ranked first. Other than that, there were eight other cauldrons …
The sect master of the Pill Sect had once obtained the Great Wilderness Cauldron in the Supreme Pill Sacred Region. That Great Wilderness Cauldron was so powerful. I wonder if it was one of the nine cauldrons of the Sacred Ancestor … No matter whether it was or not, it was indeed a pity that the Great Wilderness Cauldron was destroyed.
Speaking of which, this Supreme Pill Sacred Region was really full of treasures. After the Sacred Ancestor died, his will turned into a sacred mountain to preserve his belongings. His flames turned into the Fire Spirit Clan to guard the Seal of Two Realms. The medicinal cauldron he left behind was also a rare treasure. The corpse of the medicine slave he left behind was the target of Zang Yue's possession this time …
"Speaking of which, I still don't know the name of the Herb Gatherer Saint. After I came to Great Bei, I have read through many ancient books. However, I only saw titles such as' Extreme Pill Old Man 'and' Medicine Ancestor '. They seem to be fabricated and unreliable … Do you know the name of your Sacred Ancestor?" Ning Fan asked casually. he did not expect Duo Lan to know the name.
However, Duo Lan's delicate body shuddered as if she really knew the name. It was as if … she recalled the scene when her father brought her into the Stone Path Secret Realm with a stern face and told her the coordinates of the seven stone seats …
She could still hear the strange illusory voice of the ten thousand corpses chanting scriptures in front of the stone seats.
"Medicine Saint of the South …"
"Medicine Saint of the South?"
"Yes. It's the Medicine Saint of the South. 'Nan Zhan Gu chanted the Dao Spirit to perish, one decayed into desolation, ten thousand chants into antiquity, a sword came from the west, Samsara split, forever lost and converted to the Medicine Saint of the South' … "
Duo Lan muttered to herself. Suddenly, tears welled up in her eyes. She thought of her father. Even that father of hers rarely gave her any warmth and care. Moreover, they rarely met each other.
At that time, she could not understand the guilt and helplessness in her father's eyes. Now, she understood.
"What are you chanting? What is it … "Ning Fan was inwardly shocked. Just as Duo Lan opened her mouth, he felt a slight pain in his Sea of Consciousness. Then, layers of illusions appeared in his eyes.
Even though the illusions were dispelled with just a thought, they still gave him a hint of fear.
He was very sure. Duo Lan who was in the carriage did not use any illusory technique on him. She did not even deliberately circulate her magic power. She just chanted a paragraph of words. However, this paragraph of words actually gave him a hint of confusion, giving him a feeling that he could not extricate himself from it. He could not resist it!
These few sentences were definitely not simple! How could ordinary words bewitch a Fu Li cultivator like this?!
"I also don't know what these words are. I only know that all the corpses in the Stone Dao Secret Realm chanted the same words. They chanted numbly and emotionlessly. It's very scary. Very scary … My father said that this is a forbidden place that we can't touch … "Duo Lan suddenly felt drowsy. She directly leaned against the carriage and fell asleep.
It was as if just uttering that sentence had exhausted all of her mental strength, making her feel extremely exhausted …
"Ten thousand recitations, one decayed into desolation …" Ning Fan's expression became slightly solemn.
Duo Lan slept for an entire day before she woke up.
In just a day's time, Ning Fan had already driven a spiritual beast carriage. They travelled towards the north for an immeasurable distance.
Duo Lan rubbed her sleepy eyes, feeling a little apologetic. She actually fell asleep just like that. She should be helping Ning Fan to watch the road. After all, he was not familiar with the Middle State and there were many rules that he did not know much about.
One should know that the cultivators of the Middle State built their cities and resided there. Therefore, their possessiveness towards their territories was not ordinary. Putting aside those small cities, the middle-sized cities had their own territories. They did not allow cultivators to get close to them casually. If Ning Fan continues to travel to the north and bumps into the territories of some city lords, it would be troublesome. She should be helping Senior to watch the road. How could she fall asleep …
Besides, Senior is the one driving the carriage. No matter what, I, a soul-locking slave, should be the one driving the carriage …
Speaking of which, why is it so noisy outside? It's as if there are many carriages and horses chasing after their carriage.
"You're awake?" Ning Fan's tone did not seem to be in a good mood. Could it be that he is blaming me for falling asleep?
Duo Lan immediately became a little worried. She wanted to explain the reason why she fell asleep. It was because she had misread those words. However, she suddenly heard faint curses coming from behind, interrupting her words.
"How dare you! You've trespassed on the territory of our Thousand Army City. Quickly stop the carriage and accept our punishment! "
"Stop the carriage! Our Golden Thunder City has been chasing after you for a day and a night. If you continue to run, don't blame us for being merciless! "
"Shoot him with arrows. Quick!"
"Stop him with the formation flags!"
"Damn it! We can't stop him!"
"This man is so strong!"
A rain of arrows flew towards the carriage. However, all of them were burned to ashes by Ning Fan's devil flames.
Formation flags flew into the sky and sprinkled down formation light, trying to slightly stop the carriage from moving forward. However, they were extinguished by Ning Fan's finger.
We can't stop him! We can't stop him!
There were at least twelve cultivators from the Middle City chasing after the carriage. However, none of them could stop the carriage from moving forward!
Ning Fan was in a very bad mood. He was driving the carriage perfectly fine but he was scolded and chased for no reason. Moreover, the number of people chasing after him was like a rolling snowball. It was really annoying.
If it wasn't for the fact that this place was the Middle State which was the territory of the despicable people, he would have taught the people behind him a lesson even if he didn't kill them.
"Senior, what's going on with these people?" Duo Lan was somewhat speechless. She lifted the curtain and walked out of the carriage. It seemed like Ning Fan's bad mood was not because of her.
"I don't know. It seems like they are here to pick a fight." Ning Fan said impatiently.
Senior, you misunderstood. It's not them who are looking for trouble. It's you who trespassed into their territory and violated a taboo. Duo Lan wanted to explain, but she had no way to explain so she could only smile bitterly.
"You are familiar with the Middle State. You should know which remote place is sparsely populated. Show me the way!"
Duo Lan's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Senior is impatient and wants to find a desolate place to kill these small fries?!
She seems to know the truth …
"Senior, actually, actually … It's our fault first … It's not good to kill people …" Duo Lan said cautiously.
"We are in the wrong first? What did we do wrong? "Ning Fan was surprised.
"We trespassed into their territory …"
"I have been walking on the official road between the cities and did not step into anyone's territory." Ning Fan said with a frown.
"Even the official road belongs to the Middle City's territory. If you want to cross the border, you have to pay a certain amount of gold and silver …"
"Oh, so that's why … I don't have any gold and silver." Ning Fan shook his head disapprovingly. It seemed like there were people who wanted to stop him and ask for gold and silver along the way, but they were all ignored by him.
"I do …" Duo Lan smiled bitterly.
"Then should we pay now?"
"It's too late to pay now …" Duo Lan continued to smile bitterly.
"Then let's find a remote place …" Ning Fan's eyes flashed with cold light, causing Duo Lan to hurriedly wave her hand in fright.
"Don't. Senior, please don't kill people. It's not good to kill people! "
Duo Lan clenched her teeth. These people were her compatriots. If they were killed by Ning Fan just because they wanted to collect toll fees … It would be too unjust …
Although the behavior of these Middle City cultivators was indeed a little overbearing and deserved a lesson …
"I will deal with this matter."
Duo Lan calmed herself down and asked Ning Fan to stop the carriage. Then, she returned to her usual cold attitude.
As soon as the carriage stopped. The carriages behind them caught up and surrounded the carriage. A few Middle City cultivators who were the loudest were preparing to teach Ning Fan a lesson. However, when they suddenly met Ning Fan's cold eyes, they were so frightened that they could not speak a word … What kind of murderous gaze was that? They seemed to have kicked an iron plate. Unfortunately, they did not notice that Ning Fan who was driving the carriage was so terrifying. Otherwise, they would only be fools to chase after them all the way here!
"Do you have something to say to me?" Ning Fan said indifferently.
The few Middle City cultivators immediately retreated. They were panicking.
It was hard to get off the tiger!
Fortunately, Duo Lan appeared at this moment.
"I am Holy Maiden Chu Lie. Why are you chasing after my carriage? Could it be that you want to attack me?!"
* Hiss *
The Middle City cultivators' faces turned pale with fright. The carriage driver in front of them was already very scary. They did not expect that the other woman in the carriage was even scarier!
Holy Maiden Chu Lie. This woman was actually the Holy Maiden of Chu Lie's lineage. She was an existence that even the five emperors of the Middle State would not dare to offend. They had really kicked an iron plate!
Each of the pursuers was sweating profusely. A few of the older cultivators even recognized Duo Lan's appearance. After confirming Duo Lan's identity, they immediately begged for mercy.
"We dare not! How would we dare to attack the Holy Maiden?! Please forgive us, Holy Maiden! "
"What are you waiting for?!" Duo Lan shouted.
The group of pursuers who were scared out of their wits immediately scattered like birds and beasts.
The trouble was solved so easily. Duo Lan heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Ning Fan did not give them the chance to kill them.
Ning Fan looked at Duo Lan with a puzzled expression. "I didn't expect you to be such a kind person …"
"Of course not. It's Senior's kindness that allowed them to live." Duo Lan put on a fake smile. Inwardly, she thought that her lying skills were getting better and better. She could even flatter Ning Fan against her will.
Suddenly, she realized that she had unknowingly let go of her reservations after spending so much time with Ning Fan. That was why she could flatter Ning Fan so shamelessly.
If she has her guard up, she should be careful with her words and actions. She would not even dare to flatter Ning Fan …
Unknowingly, she was no longer as afraid of him as she was in the beginning …
Ning Fan did not pry into the changes in Duo Lan's mind. He was happy to have less trouble. If it wasn't necessary, he would also be too lazy to kill them. He sighed with emotion. "I didn't expect your identity as the Holy Maiden to be so useful. If it's me who is an external cultivator or a cultivator from the Southern Border like Xianyu Chun, I'm sure those people won't retreat so easily even if they are afraid of you …"
"Of course. In front of Senior, my identity is naturally nothing. However, in the Middle State, even the five emperors of the Middle State are not willing to offend the dignified Holy Maiden Chu Lie, let alone the cultivators of the Middle City. However, in the Holy Mountain, the identity of the Holy Maiden is nothing … "Duo Lan said the first half of her sentence proudly but the second half sounded bitter.
Currently, she was already nothing in the Holy Mountain …
"Oh? Even the five emperors of the Middle State don't dare to offend you? "Ning Fan was surprised. It seemed like he had underestimated this woman from the beginning to the end.
"Of course, they don't dare to offend me openly. However, I don't know about them secretly. After all, they are also proud and arrogant immortal emperors. If they are forced into a corner, who knows what they will do? Speaking of which, if Senior has any troubles in the Middle State, why don't you let me settle them for you? It's my honor to be able to help Senior a little. "If I don't help you, you will kill the innocent! Duo Lan thought to herself.
"If you can help me with many things, it can indeed save me a lot of trouble. Thank you very much." Ning Fan nodded.
If it could reduce some troubles, Ning Fan would certainly agree.
Thus, the spiritual beast carriage continued to the north. Occasionally, it would crash into the territories of other middle cities. However, Duo Lan would reveal her identity and scare them away. Thus, there was no conflict.
Another day passed and Duo Lan realized that something was wrong. The direction Ning Fan was travelling in was obviously the Hundred Flowers Peak of the Five Fingers Peak in the Middle State!
"If we go any further, it will be the territory of the Hundred Flowers Grand Emperor. She has yet to recover from her serious injuries. Her territory has already been sealed and no one is allowed to pass through …" Duo Lan explained.
"Hundred Flowers Grand Emperor?" Ning Fan's expression turned slightly solemn. Just now, there was clearly an extremely strong but also extremely weak spirit sense that scanned the carriage.
Could it be the owner of this place, the Hundred Flowers Grand Emperor?
"The people I am looking for are here. With your identity, you should be able to enter this place, right?" Ning Fan asked.
"Yes, I can. If Senior must enter this place, you can enter with me. However, this matter might be a little troublesome … Forget it. It's not a big deal anyway …"
Duo Lan was a little hesitant. However, she still bit her lips and nodded in the end.
The carriage continued to advance for a while and was stopped. If they continued further, it would be the boundary of the Hundred Flowers Peak.
"According to the order of the Hundred Flowers Grand Emperor, the area within a thousand li radius of the Hundred Flowers Peak is listed as a forbidden area. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter!" A group of strong men blocked the road.
"I am Chu Lie, Duo Lan. I have something to do here." Duo Lan walked out of the carriage and said indifferently.
Immediately, the strong men in the area sucked in a cold breath. A moment later, they burst into laughter.
"Good! Good! Good! Since Saintess Duo Lan is here, of course, you can enter the Hundred Flowers Peak. We have been waiting for you for a long time. However, Saintess, you better think it through. It's easy to come to my Hundred Flowers Peak, but it won't be so easy to leave! "
"I have thought it through. Why are you still not giving way?!"
Duo Lan shouted. The strong men immediately gave way to a path that led straight to the Hundred Flowers Peak.
The Hundred Flowers Peak was one of the Five Fingers Peaks in the Middle State. It was also where the Hundred Flowers Grand Emperor's abode was located … Could this be considered as revisiting an old place?
When she was young, she had come to the Hundred Flowers Peak. At that time, she followed her father to bully others …
That year, she had made countless enemies … Her overbearing father … (To be continued)
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