"That dry well is really as scary as you said!" Tu Huang said with joy.
"Yes. In fact, I had already sensed it in advance the moment the extreme Yang energy gushed out of the well. While I was retreating, I had already used all my defensive means. However, I only managed to hold on for an instant before I was burnt to ashes by the extreme Yang energy in the well … I wasn't careless at all. The power of the extreme Yang energy might have already reached the Third Step … "
"The power of the Third Step, huh?! I didn't expect that a Hundred and Eight Vexations Well that has been abandoned for many years would still have such terrifying power. This is very similar to what I saw in my dream. Good! This is great! If the power of this well is depleted, I would have a headache instead! "
"Hundred and Eight Vexations Well? Is that the name of this dry well? It's really a strange name … In that case, your objective shouldn't be the extreme Yang energy in the well, right? "Seeing that Tu Huang was not surprised but delighted, Ning Fan could not help but have a guess and asked.
"Of course not! This well has always been a place of great danger. It's a place where even Saints would not dare to act rashly. Even if this well has been abandoned for many years and its power is not as good as before, I won't let you take the Extreme Yang Water from the well by force! Things will be easier now that you've found the well. Next, you just have to follow my instructions and do the same to the well … "
…
Ning Fan leaped into the Yellow Spring for the fourth time. Following the previous method, he entered the palace of Yi You Palace.
At the center of the palace was the dry well that was filled with lifeless qi. Having learned his lesson from the last time, Ning Fan did not get too close to the well this time. Instead, he stopped ten steps away from the well and chanted an incantation with his fingers. Using a Water Dispelling Art, he dispersed all the seawater in the palace to the outside of the palace.
Yi You Palace which was immersed in seawater returned to its dry environment for the first time in countless years.
After dispersing the seawater, Ning Fan squatted on the ground according to Tu Huang's instructions. His palms caressed the patterns on the floor of the palace while the latter's instructions resounded in his ears.
"… The Yellow Spring here isn't the complete Yellow Spring. It's just a part of it. I don't know why it was separated from the complete Yellow Spring of the True World and abandoned in the depths of the Fire Spirit Tower. The origin of the Fire Spirit Pagoda was very mysterious. No one knew why there was such a pagoda in the middle of the Sealed Space of Two Boundaries. Very few people knew that there was a part of the Yellow Spring in the pagoda. Supreme Ox Ghost had once served the Divine Ancestor of my clan. He was someone who had lived since the ancient times. However, even he couldn't figure out the significance of this pagoda being erected here. He could only speculate that the Divine Ancestor had erected it here. His objective was probably to construct the complete World of Reincarnation … "
"… The [Well Control Formation] in the abandoned Yi You Palace must have lost all of its spirituality. When you enter the Yellow Springs, the first thing you should do is not to approach the Well of Troubles, but to repair the formation in the palace. This is an important prerequisite for using the Well of Troubles normally. It can prevent the Extreme Yang Water in the well from attacking anyone who approaches. Your formation dao cultivation is not weak, and your understanding of the general situation is even more profound. If you add on the [Nine Nether Ancient Kingdom Well Controlling Formation] in my hand, it is not impossible for you to slightly repair the well controlling formation of Yiyou Palace. Here, take the formation diagram. Also, these are the materials that might be used for the repair. Take them and use them. You don't have to return the rest to me. Just keep them for yourself … "
Ning Fan followed the instructions and examined the patterns on the floor. He found out that these patterns were just ordinary decorations on the surface. In fact, they were unimaginably complex formation patterns. Due to the long period of time and the lack of people to repair them, the lines of these formation patterns had long been worn out. If they are not repaired, they would never be able to be used again.
The formation here did not have any destructive or defensive power. It was just an operating formation. Its purpose was to operate the dry well in the palace.
In Ning Fan's knowledge, most of the formation principles were very simple. There was only one formation eye, which was the thing that was being controlled by the formation. The operation of the general situation was basically two points and one line. It was nothing more than going back and forth between the formation operator and the formation eye. This type of formation would never be associated with the word 'complex'. However, the well controlling formation in front of him had broken his knowledge.
The Well Control Formation here was simply unimaginably complex! There were more than a hundred million formation eyes in the space of a hundred zhang in the palace! One should know that the number of formation eyes could directly reflect the level of the formation! The complexity of the formation here was something that Ning Fan had never seen in his life. It was even more complicated than the formation marks of the Saint in the corner of the strange eyeball in the past!
If he were to find a formation of the same level, perhaps only the strongest formation that Ning Fan had ever seen in his life – the Immemorial Dust Defying Formation that he had used during the blood sacrifice in the Ancient Wild Region could be comparable to it.
However, the Immemorial Dust Defying Formation was a formation that was given to the Fan Clan in the ancient times by the Lord of Tribulation Sense. Due to its extreme destructive power, it was so complicated.
The formation here, on the other hand, was just an operating formation … Was there a need to set it up so complicated?
Or perhaps, this indirectly showed one thing … The difficulty of controlling the Hundred and Eight Well of Troubles was much greater than the blood sacrifice of the entire Ancient Wild Region …
If Tu Huang did not give him any help, Ning Fan estimated that he would need to study this place for tens of millions of years before he could understand the structure of the formation. Fortunately, Tu Huang had given him the formation map. Thus, it was not difficult for him to understand the formation here.
The Well Control Formation Map of Nine Nether Ancient Country!
The name of the formation map made Ning Fan pay some attention to it. Nine Nether Ancient Country … Of course, he just paid attention to it. He had no idea what the name referred to at all. Ning Fan did not intend to delve deeper into it. He only paid some attention to it because his God Exterminating Shield also had the word 'ancient country' as its prefix.
The ancient country in the God Exterminating Shield referred to a specific country. As for the Nine Nether Ancient Country … Could it be a country that once existed? Or perhaps the ancient word was just an adjective and not its name …
Ning Fan spent around two hours to roughly read through the map of the Well Control Formation. Just by skimming through it once, he felt that half of his mental strength had been exhausted. He felt a little dizzy and had a clear understanding of the complexity of this formation.
Even if he had the formation map, Ning Fan did not think that he could understand this formation in a short period of time!
He could not understand it at all! It was even more impossible for him to comprehend it! However, this did not affect Ning Fan from repairing the formation step by step according to the formation map.
It was just like in the Cultivation World. The sect protection grand formation of a large sect required a formation master to set up. However, the maintenance and operation of the formation only required the disciples of the sect to operate it according to the map.
It was not important whether he understood it or not! As long as he had enough attainments in formations to operate according to the map, it would be enough!
First, he needed to redraw the destroyed formation lines …
The formation which was less than 100 zhang * (3.33m per zhang) in length alone required more than three thousand types of materials to draw the formation lines. Moreover, all of them were rare materials. Fortunately, Tu Huang had given Ning Fan a lot of materials to repair the formation. Occasionally, he would be able to find similar materials to replace the missing materials. Thus, the process of redrawing the formation lines was very smooth.
Four hours later, the restoration of the formation lines was completed.
After that, Ning Fan needed to open the void formation eye of the formation in sequence and place various immortal materials in the formation eye as the source of power for the formation.
The formation eye of such a profound formation was already hard to find. It was not in the space in front of him but in another void space which acted as the formation eye.
The one hundred zhang * (3.33m per zhang) palace actually had hundreds of millions of void formation eyes. If Ning Fan were to search for them one by one, it would take him countless years. Fortunately, Ning Fan had the formation map. With the map in his hand, Ning Fan moved at lightning speed. He lifted his finger and cut open the void space in this place one after another and placed the corresponding materials in them. Just like that, Ning Fan finished filling the formation eye with power after a day.
In the end, Ning Fan spent another half a day to activate the secret word 'Force' to slightly change the general force of this place. The flow of the general force resonated with the flow of the formation.
In this way, the well controlling formation could finally be considered to have been truly repaired.
As the formation was repaired, the dry well which was originally filled with lifeless qi suddenly changed!
As time passed, the dry well gradually emitted the breath of a living creature. The bricks and stones on the walls of the well began to wriggle like living flesh and blood. The scene was extremely strange.
As for the agitated extreme Yang that had accumulated in the well, it gradually calmed down. Then, it turned into large balls of extreme Yang flames and turned into golden well water. Even though the well water still emitted a terrifying temperature, it no longer attacked recklessly just because someone was approaching it.
Then, an ancient voice reverberated in the palace. It came from the one hundred and eight well of troubles that was operating normally. The voice was cold and indifferent.
"Cultivator controlling the well, which sect's immortal edict do you have to wake me up without my permission?! Quickly take out your immortal edict to prove your identity. If you don't have the immortal edict, you will be regarded as trespassing into the Nine Nether Realms. You will be punished by having your cultivation base crippled and your soul imprisoned in the Yellow Spring Netherworld for eternity.
The voice was not loud but when it fell into Ning Fan's ears, it carried an unimaginable might of heaven and earth that reverberated continuously!
Ning Fan felt a sharp pain in his eardrums. It was as if he was not facing a dry well but a living Third Step Saint! Of course, as this well had been abandoned for many years, it was extremely weak even though it had reached the Third Step. Otherwise, Ning Fan would not just feel a sharp pain in his eardrums. He would probably find it difficult to even stand.
"… There's one thing you have to pay attention to. Once the formation is successfully repaired, the one hundred and eight well of troubles will be awakened. This well is not an inanimate object. Instead, it's an existence similar to an ancient divine spirit. Erm … Don't look at me with doubtful eyes. I have no idea what an ancient divine spirit is. I have traveled to the True World countless times in my dreams but I rarely heard anything related to ancient divine spirits. It seems like the existence of ancient divine spirits is something even more ancient than the True World itself … Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you so much. You just have to remember that this well is not an inanimate object. You must treat it as an ancient senior and treat it with caution! "
"… What you are going to do next will be extremely risky. You have to impersonate someone else in order to use the well … This well has been sleeping for a long time. Since it has just been awakened by you, its consciousness must not be very clear. With my attainments in illusion techniques and some special techniques, I will try to deceive this well … "
"If you succeed, you will continue with the next step. However, if you fail and it sees through your deception, our plan will end here. You don't have to care about anything else and just run away! You must not be killed by the well! The ability of this well is highly likely to exceed the ability of your treasure box to reverse the flow of time. Do you understand what I mean …? "
If I am killed by the well after it awakens, it is highly likely that I will not be able to reverse the flow of time. Is this what I mean …?
Tu Huang's words were still ringing in Ning Fan's ears. His expression did not change but his spirit was unprecedentedly focused and cautious.
What he was going to do next was to impersonate a disciple of a powerful force in the True World to use the well. If the impersonation fails, he must escape immediately …
Tu Huang is an Immortal Emperor of the Palm Position of Illusion. I wonder if his illusion technique can deceive the well which has just awakened …
"Junior, quickly show me the Immortal Imperial Edict that you are holding!" The well urged him once again. The aura force it exerted was much stronger than the first time.
"The Immortal Imperial Edict is here!"
Ning Fan took a small step forward, leaving a footprint of golden flames on the ground. He used the Prestige Art to remove the aura force of the well's words.
Then, he turned his hand and a golden book appeared in his hand. He pushed it slightly towards the top of the well using his magic power. Of course, this golden book was fake. It was created by Tu Huang using his illusion technique. If the well was in its peak state, it certainly would not be deceived by such a small Dao of illusion technique. However, it was not in its peak state right now. Thus, there was a slight chance of success …
Suddenly, a palm that looked like a human or a beast reached out from the golden water of the well. It grabbed the golden book and dragged it into the well.
After tens of breaths, the well's voice resounded again. However, the golden book was not returned to Ning Fan. This time, the well's voice was not as cold as before. Instead, it sounded a little more polite.
"So you are a disciple of the Feng Ling Sect. I hope that you will forgive me for my rudeness just now! However, I didn't expect that the sect would still need my help even though I have been abandoned for many years and ended up in the Illusionary World. It is my honor to do so. However, there is one thing that I must warn you about. "
"Because you have been abandoned, the amount of Extreme Yang Water that you have left is less than one ten-thousandth of what you had when you were at your peak. Besides, the reincarnation in this Illusionary World has a huge restriction on you. If you want to see the reincarnation of the third ring of the Heavenly Dao from me, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. My current strength is only enough to see the reincarnation of the second ring of the Heavenly Dao at most. Moreover, I can only see a very small part of it … Please forgive me, Venerable Envoy! "
"If you want to see the reincarnation, please do as you please. I have just woken up and I need some rest. Thus, I won't be serving you anymore! Please forgive me, Venerable Envoy! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the wriggling of the bricks of the well disappeared. The life qi in the well was also withdrawn. The entire palace regained its silence. Only the faint sound of the formation's operation could be heard.
Seeing that the well believed his identity, Ning Fan felt relieved inwardly. Very well. I have succeeded in this step. Next, I can use the power of the well to see the past, present, and future that Tu Huang wanted to see.
Keke, it was a little embarrassing to talk about it. The Slaughter Emperor had explained so much to Jiang Yi, but Jiang Yi had only understood the phrase 'this well can see the past, present, and future'.
"… The complete Six Paths of Reincarnation should include the Twelve Yin Mountains, the Fourteen Yin Rivers, the Ten Ghost Gates, the Two Forgotten Rivers, the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Sea, the Reincarnation Gate, the Dao Transformation Mountain, and many other components. The Six Paths of Reincarnation is the largest [Reincarnation Connection Point] in the world. Here, you can learn everything you want to know … The Hundred and Eight Well of Troubles is one of the Reincarnation Connection Points, but compared to the River of Forgetfulness, its level is actually much lower, and its deduction power is also far inferior to the River of Forgetfulness … "
"Speaking of the Well of Troubles, I have to tell you how it got its name. One look and I can tell that you don't know much about Buddhist scriptures. Don't you know that in Buddhism, there is a saying called the Hundred and Eight Troubles? When we talk about the Hundred and Eight Troubles, we have to talk about the six roots of a human. These six roots are divided into good, evil, and peaceful. They are also divided into pure and tainted. Altogether, there are thirty-six troubles. In one lifetime, one will encounter thirty-six kinds of troubles. If it is the past, present, and future lives, one will encounter a hundred and eight kinds. This is also the reason why the temple bells usually ring one hundred and eight times … "
I don't understand. The place that the Slaughter Emperor mentioned and the matter about the Reincarnation Connection Point … I don't understand at all …
"… You asked me what the Reincarnation Connection Point is? Of course, it refers to the place where many reincarnations are connected! What? You still don't understand? This is such a headache. How can I explain it to you? I'm not good at teaching people with words … "
"… Reincarnation is a very mysterious thing. It doesn't just have one layer. Instead, it has layers upon layers. Every layer of reincarnation is like a parallel universe. Every person that extends out from that parallel universe can have countless past and countless future … You can understand the Reincarnation Connection Point as the boundary of different parallel universes. Your past might not necessarily be what you have experienced in this lifetime; your future might not necessarily be what you have encountered in this lifetime. Do you understand? "
"You still don't understand?! Let me explain it to you this way. The so-called Reincarnation Connection Point is the place where you can see your past, present, and future. You should understand it now, right? The Hundred and Eight Well of Troubles can show you your past and future. Such a place is called the Reincarnation Connection Point. "
"… Oh. Interesting. You said that you have encountered a lake which is located in one of the lower worlds in the four heavens and nine worlds that you mentioned? It can reflect the past? Yes. That lake is a Reincarnation Connection Point! However, a complete Reincarnation Connection Point can reflect the past and the future at the same time. The place that you have encountered is probably not complete but incomplete … Besides, the Reincarnation Connection Points also have different levels. The higher the level of the Reincarnation Connection Point, the more things you can see. Some past and future that are related to the great secrets of heaven and earth can only be seen at the highest level of the Reincarnation Connection Point … "
"If you don't understand what I have just said, you better remember it! These are all great knowledge that I have heard from the Saints. You just need to remember it and slowly digest it. There are only benefits and no disadvantages. "
Do you understand …?
I don't understand …
For the first time, Ning Fan realized that the generation gap between him and Tu Huang was actually so huge. He actually could not understand any of the knowledge about Reincarnation that Tu Huang told him!
Countless Reincarnation Connections … Layers upon layers … The past is not the past and the future is not the future … Parallel Universe …
I don't understand. I don't understand …
Because Tu Huang often dreamt about the True World, he often listened to the Saints preaching the Dao in his dreams. Therefore, most of the things that he comprehended were knowledge that only Third Step Saints could understand. It was definitely not something that Ning Fan could understand with just a few words.
Of course, it doesn't matter if he doesn't understand it. Ning Fan just needs to know what he has to do at this moment.
He slowly walked to the side of the well and stuck his head out to look at the water. This time, he naturally would not be attacked by the extreme Yang power in the well anymore. However, according to Tu Huang, if he dares to do something like snatching the extreme Yang power in this well, he would still be attacked … This kind of greed must be restrained!
The ancient well was calm and tranquil. However, it was reflecting many scenes. Those scenes were none other than the things that happened in the past and the future of countless cultivators.
There were too many of them. There were too many scenes reflected in the well, making it impossible for Ning Fan to see any of them clearly. Only by using the correct method could he see what he wanted to know from the well.
In the past, Ning Fan had gone to the Sword Inquisition Lake in the Sword World. In the reflection of the lake, he saw his past life as a butterfly.
According to Tu Huang, the Sword Inquisition Lake was an incomplete reincarnation connection point. It could only see the past but not the future. Moreover, the Sword Inquisition Lake could only see his past …
However, the Well of Hundred and Eight Worries was different. According to Tu Huang, this well could not only see his past and future but also the past and future of others.
The task that Tu Huang gave Ning Fan was to ask him to help him check a certain part of her past.
She had a huge doubt in her heart. That doubt was because she suspected that her memory had been altered by a certain powerful expert!
She must confirm it through the Well of Hundred and Eight Worries. She wanted to see if the past reflected by the well was the same as her memory!
"Ning Fan, do you know that there was once a woman who told me something? She said that I am not me. Only when I am not me will I be me …"
"Don't you understand again? Sigh … It's really tiring to talk to you."
"That woman said that she had altered my memory before. However, I don't believe her. If you can deceive the well, bring my left eye with you and help me check my past."
"The past reflected by the well is real. It is so real that even a Fourth Step Immortal Sovereign can't change it. No matter how strong that woman is, she won't be able to reach the bottom of the Yellow Spring, let alone change this reality. "
"She is Supreme Venerated Ten Bees. She is the other supreme venerated being among the five great supreme venerated beings of my clan other than Supreme Venerated Ox Ghost. Her strength is ranked fifth while Supreme Venerated Ox Ghost is ranked fourth … She has lived in Liuli City of the Middle State for countless years. However, everyone has been deceived by her illusory technique. Everyone thinks that she is just a singer who has just arrived at Liuli City … Everyone just calls her Ah Feng."
"She can transform into thousands of different appearances as she pleases. However, the one she uses the most is Ah Feng's face. According to her, she used this face when she altered my memory in the past. "
"Go and take a look at my past and see if this face has ever appeared …"
Tu Huang's words echoed in Ning Fan's ears. There was an indescribable helplessness and nervousness in her voice. She was completely different from her arrogant and domineering self in the past.
Ning Fan remained silent for a while. Then, he took out a scroll and slowly unrolled it.
On the scroll, there was a woman whom Ning Fan found very familiar. At first glance, it was actually Dugu. However, if he takes a closer look, there was something different about her.
The woman in the portrait had an extremely similar appearance to Dugu. However, she was wearing the clothes of a singer … It was not Dugu. Her qi was completely different!
The woman in the portrait was the strange woman whom he met on the way to save Old Wu! It was the strange woman who looked like Dugu!
"Vast Expanse Butterfly, do you need help?"
"It seems like you don't know me anymore …"
"I am Ah Feng, Ah Feng of Xiu Fang. The little turtle you are looking for is at the Southern Medicine Temple outside the eastern city gate."
It was the woman who called herself Ah Feng!
On that day, Ning Fan already felt that the strange woman's cultivation base was unfathomable. However, he did not expect that this strange woman was actually one of the five great supreme venerated beings of the Great Humble Clan!
Her true identity was the Supreme Ten Wasps!
Why does this woman look so similar to Dugu?
Why does this woman know that I am a butterfly?
Why did she say 'you don't know me'?
Weren't these the words he heard in the Hidden Scripture Pagoda given to him by the Ancient Chaos Emperor, outside the last stone door …
Is it a coincidence?
However, with so many coincidences put together, there is something wrong no matter how I look at it …
"My mission is to borrow the power of the Hundred and Eight Well of Troubles to look through Tu Huang's past … to find out if this person has ever appeared before! After looking through it, I will engrave a copy of what I saw into Tu Huang's left eye … "
"After helping Tu Huang, if I still have doubts in my heart, I can naturally use this well to look at my past and future. I have already seen the past. It is the experiences of the butterfly in the previous lives. As for the future … Can something like the future really be seen so easily? Hehe. Interesting. "
What will my future be like …
Or perhaps, the future of Zhi Xiu could not be seen from the well at all. After all, the path of Zhi Xiu had already been cut off by Heaven. It was not surprising that he could not see any future.
Ning Fan kept the portrait and took out Tu Huang's left eye with a flip of his hand. In order to see the past and future of others, he needed some medium. He extracted a trace of qi from Tu Huang's left eye and threw it into the golden well water. All of a sudden, the countless images reflected in the well water began to decrease.
Not long after, only Tu Huang was left in the image of the well water.
In those images, there was Tu Huang's past when he was young, the shepherdess's past when he was waiting on the ship with a frown and the future that was filled with blood …
The future is filled with blood. Is there some kind of bloody calamity happening …?
Ning Fan frowned. Even though Tu Huang did not tell him to look at the future, he still saw it unintentionally. It seems like Tu Huang's future is going to be filled with a huge calamity …
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