Beneath his feet was the boundless Red Soil Continent.
His ears were filled with dead silence. There was not a single sound of wind.
The sky was made up of countless specks of light that gathered together to form a vast and boundless starry sky.
It had been three days since Ning Fan's primordial spirit rushed into this strange place. This strange place was the world inside the mouth of the gigantic human head.
His physical body was restrained by the golden hoop. He could not move and was left in the outside world.
His primordial spirit rushed into this strange place alone, intending to bring Tu Huang or the Sword Ancestor back from this place.
For this trip, Ning Fan's primordial spirit brought the God Exterminating Shield and the storage pouch. However, he did not bring the Yin Yang Locket with him. Instead, he left it inside his dantian.
He did not know if he could bring Tu Huang back. He did not know if he could survive this trip and return to his hometown. If he fails this trip and dies here, he could not let the countless human cauldrons in the Profound Yin World perish together with him.
At the moment he entered this strange place, he even tried to slightly suppress the connection between life and death of the enslavement and other restrictions. In this way, even if he dies, he would not cause any fatal harm to Zang Yue, Old Wu Ba and the others …
That's right, he charged into this strange place with the awareness of death in his heart. Because this strange place gave him a sense of danger. He did not even have a one-billionth chance of surviving …
Entering this place was definitely the most unwise decision he had ever made in his life.
However, even if there was only a tiny chance, he still wanted to give it a try. He was not willing to watch Tu Huang disappear right in front of him.
Even though he had already slept with Tu Huang, it was not a reason for him to lose control over his madness for the sake of Tu Huang. As a matter of fact, even if an ordinary human cauldron encountered such an encounter, Ning Fan would definitely save him at all costs given his stubbornness. Even though the outcome would be the same, if it was just an ordinary woman, he would not have such crazy emotions burning in his chest.
I don't understand. I don't understand …
At this moment, Ning Fan could not understand his own heart. He had countless women around him. If he were to talk about the one he had the deepest feelings for, it would definitely be his first woman – Zhi He.
It wasn't that other women weren't good, it was just that his relationship with Zhihe was insignificant. It was due to poverty, and it was the first relationship he had in his life. He treasured it the most, so there was a kind of importance that others couldn't compare with.
Mu Weiliang, Xu Qiuling, Luo You … There were many other women whom he valued as much as his life. He wasn't a good man, he wasn't even a good person …
However, this was the first time he realized that there was a woman in this world who held a different meaning to him compared to other women.
That difference had nothing to do with his feelings. His feelings for Tu Huang were far from being the strongest among all the women.
What Tu Huang gave him was an indescribable feeling.
It was a kind of intimacy that came out of nowhere. It was a kind of gratitude that came from the bottom of his heart. It was a debt that could not be repaid even after countless reincarnations.
That's right, I owe him …
At this moment, Ning Fan finally understood the reason why Sovereign Slaughter gave him the most special feeling.
Emperor Tu was definitely not the person he had the deepest feelings for.
But it was probably … the woman that he owed the most in his previous life!
"I have a feeling that I owed her a lot in my previous life. I owed her a lot. It was so much that even after going through countless reincarnations, I still can't let go of this matter in the depths of my soul …"
"When I saw the remains of the Sword Ancestor disappearing in front of me at the Corpse Mountain, I was powerless to stop it. I actually had a feeling that my heart was like dead ashes. It's really unimaginable. This time, when I saw Sovereign Slaughter disappearing, I actually wished that I could turn the entire world upside down … This kind of crazy thought seems to be born in my heart on the surface. But perhaps, it's not … Perhaps, it's the crazy emotion that remained in the depths of my soul when I flew out of the butterfly's hometown …"
"Sovereign Slaughter is the Sword Ancestor. The Sword Ancestor had already passed away countless years ago. The Sword Ancestor's Utmost Emotion that formed Sovereign Slaughter's body is the last trace of the Sword Ancestor's imprint in this world … "
"What is that light spot that was swallowed by the gigantic human head … The mysterious Sage who stopped me said that I was interfering with the return of the Sword Ancestor's Dao Orthodoxy. What is a Dao Orthodoxy …"
Ning Fan's primordial spirit carried the God Exterminating Shield and flew close to the dark-red continent. He did not dare to fly too high as he was afraid that he would come into contact with the stars in the sky.
The stars in this strange place carried unfathomable might at every moment. Previously, he accidentally got close to one of them. As a result, one of the stars released a ray of destructive starlight at a certain moment. It even created a hole in his God Exterminating Shield. His primordial spirit was even penetrated by that ray of starlight, leaving him with severe injuries that left him on the verge of death …
Moreover, if he recklessly uses his spirit sense in this place, he would certainly trigger the attacks of the mysterious stars.
After that, Ning Fan consumed a large amount of pills to suppress his injuries. However, he could only barely suppress them. It was impossible for his injuries to recover at all. His wounds seemed to be constantly torn open by a force that he could not understand. It was his first time encountering such a force.
Later on, he searched blindly in this place for three days. Because he could not spread his spirit sense across a large area, he could not find the light spot that Sovereign Slaughter had scattered into heaven and earth at all …
The pattern of heaven and earth in this place was constantly changing. From the moment he entered this place, he could no longer find the way back.
On the fourth day.
Ning Fan still could not find Sovereign Slaughter.
His primordial spirit and blood essence began to evaporate in this strange place. He felt excruciating pain every second.
On the fifth day.
His primordial spirit had already shrunk by a large margin. It was only half of its original size. His qi was extremely weak. However, he still stubbornly continued to search in this place.
On the sixth day.
Ning Fan's primordial spirit finally could not hold on any longer. He fainted on the ground. The God Exterminating Shield and his storage pouch also fell on the red soil.
The seventh day. The eighth day. The ninth day …
Ning Fan never woke up again.
His primordial spirit and blood essence were completely evaporated. His primordial spirit that had shrunk to its limit eventually turned into steam and dissipated in this strange place, returning to nothingness.
"It's only been nine days and you're already dead? If you can't hold on for twenty-two days, I won't be able to help you even if I want to. After all, the Illusionary World that you're in is too far away from me. It's too far away … I need time to connect the two worlds with my sense sense … "In the boundless starry sky, Sage Cai Wei sighed regretfully. Her voice seemed to come from an extremely distant place.
On the tenth day.
On the eleventh day.
The storage pouch that was lying quietly on the ground suddenly shot out a ray of moonlight.
At the moment when the moonlight appeared, the time power in the surrounding space strangely flowed in reverse!
"Prajna Paramita …"
It was the incantation that Ning Fan had placed in the storage pouch in advance.
As time flowed in reverse, Ning Fan's fallen primordial spirit actually recovered and reconstructed itself bit by bit.
In the end, Ning Fan who was supposed to die on the ninth day was resurrected on the eleventh day!
"That was close. If I didn't call out the Moonlight Treasure Box's true name before attacking the Sacred Mountain, I would most likely have died in this strange place." Ning Fan said with lingering fear. His fear towards this strange place had risen to an unprecedented level.
His primordial spirit waved its small hand and kept the storage pouch and the God Exterminating Shield into its embrace. It tied the small shield to his chest, making it look like a slightly protruding breastplate. The storage pouch was carried on his back.
Then, he took out the Moonlight Treasure Box from the storage pouch and studied it carefully. He realized that a quarter of the Saint's will inside the treasure box had actually been used up because of his resurrection!
In other words, the remaining will of the Saint was only enough for him to die three times in this place …
The so-called Moonlight Treasure Box was actually the Pig-Faced Treasure Box's true name. When Ning Fan awakened his innate talent of communicating with all living things, he heard this true name from the treasure box.
It was quite magical.
Before knowing the true name of the Moonlight Treasure Box, the steps to use it were extremely complicated. One must first set a mark in a certain area before it could be used.
When Ning Fan learned the true name of the Moonlight Treasure Box and used it, he actually had a strange feeling of becoming one with the box. When he used it again, he could use it at any time and place even if there was no mark in advance. Besides, there were no restrictions such as the number of times it could be used, the cooldown time and so on.
Since then, the Moonlight Treasure Box had two completely different ways of using it. It could be used as a mark in its normal state and as a non-mark in its true name.
When using it without a mark, there were three things to note.
Firstly, it could only allow Ning Fan, the owner of the treasure box, to go back in time alone. It couldn't change the time of everyone around him like when he used the mark. In other words, Ning Fan could be resurrected by reversing the flow of time without a mark but others couldn't. They could only do it if they were marked in advance.
Secondly, when it was used without a mark, the consumption of the Saint's will in the Moonlight Treasure Box was huge. If the level of the attack that caused death was too high, the consumption would be even higher …
Thirdly, when it was used without a mark, there would be a certain delay. It could be one to four hours or one to two days. The delay was not fixed according to the surrounding environment and the cause of death.
This was also the reason why Ning Fan was only revived by the Moonlight Treasure Box after a delay of two days.
"Oh? You actually came back to life with the Moonlight Treasure Box of the [Extreme Yin Sacred Sect]? I thought you had already died here. It seems like I have underestimated you. "Saint Cai Wei's voice carried a hint of surprise. Her voice reverberated across heaven and earth.
Ning Fan's primordial spirit was stunned. He kept the Moonlight Treasure Box into his storage pouch and carefully spread his spirit sense across the area. Because the coverage of his spirit sense was too shallow, he naturally could not find the hiding place of the speaker.
"Retract your spirit sense. Don't spread it beyond ten zhang * (3.33m per zhang)!" It was Cai Wei's friendly reminder.
Ning Fan was instantly surprised.
Judging from the voice, the person who was reminding him was obviously the mysterious Saint who stopped him from using the Fu Li Spiritual Wheel to gather the remnant soul of Sovereign Slayer.
Why did this person kindly remind him …?
Is he really doing it out of kindness or is he plotting something else …?
Ning Fan had experienced too many schemes and schemes. Facing a mysterious Saint of unknown origin, he was naturally extremely cautious.
Even though he was cautious, he still acted according to the advice. He retracted his spirit sense to around ten zhang * (3.33m per zhang) and did not continue to search for the whereabouts of this mysterious Saint. After all, he could also see that it was not advisable to spread out his spirit sense too much in this place.
"This place is the [Underworld Earth]. It's the place where all the supreme beings who once possessed the Dao orthodoxy of heaven and earth return to after their deaths. Each of the stars was formed by the extremely powerful beings among the Saints after their deaths. Moreover, some of the stars in this place were formed by Fourth Step Immortal Sovereigns. Don't go near those stars. Even though you have one of the fragments of the God Exterminating Shield of the ancient country, you are still just an insignificant ant in front of those stars. You need to be respectful. "
Underworld Earth?
It was Ning Fan's first time hearing this term. He could not help but feel moved.
"In this place, you can't tell others your name. Otherwise, even the strongest Desolate Saint among the Saints won't be able to leave this place. You will be trapped by the wall of the Underworld Earth forever. If you want to find someone, you can't call out that name. Otherwise, you will never be able to find that person. Remember, remember … Names are things that transcend reality and illusion. They are the root of the existence of the cultivators in the eyes of the Underworld Earth. You might not understand it but you can't go against it. "Saint Cai Wei continued.
I can't simply call out names in this place?
Ning Fan did not doubt the authenticity of Saint Cai Wei's words. After all, she did not seem to have any reason to lie to him about such things.
Inwardly, he felt a little lucky that he did not say a word or call out loudly while searching for Tu Huang in the Underworld Earth. If he accidentally called out the names of Tu Huang and Sword Ancestor, it would be really troublesome …
"Thank you for your advice, Senior." Ning Fan was still vigilant but he still thanked her at the boundless starry sky.
"You don't have to thank me. I'm not helping you. I'm just fulfilling my own karma. Everything you see in the layout of the Underworld Earth is illusory. If it's not for Desolate Sage, you will never find the end of this place if you walk in it. I can't give you directions because the layout of the Underworld Earth in everyone's eyes is different … However, I can give you some pointers. The layout of heaven and earth in the Underworld Earth is numeric nine … "
Nine system?
Ning Fan was surprised. Then, the small face of his primordial spirit turned serious. His eyes sparkled with green light. When he looked at this world using the nine system, he immediately felt different.
He silently activated the 'Force' character.
Ning Fan did not need Saint Cai Wei to continue reminding him. After identifying a direction, he turned left and right and continued moving forward at full speed.
The twelfth day, the thirteenth day, the fourteenth day … The twentieth day!
Ning Fan's primordial spirit could not endure it anymore and fell once again. On the twenty-second day, he was resurrected for the second time with the help of the Moonlight Treasure Box.
"The remaining Saint's will is still enough for me to resurrect twice in this place … The level of this place is too high. Using the Moonlight Treasure Box to resurrect me will consume too much of my energy …"
Ning Fan's heart was extremely heavy as he continued moving forward.
On the twenty-fifth day, in the boundless Underworld Earth in front of him, a strange fragrance suddenly entered his nose.
He did not know what the source of that fragrance was. With just a sniff, Ning Fan's weak and shrunken primordial spirit directly returned to its normal size. His qi was full and he no longer felt weak!
His spirit was lifted and he continued moving forward. The further he went, the stronger the strange fragrance became.
On the twenty-eighth day, a ten thousand zhang * (3.33m per zhang) tall ancient tree appeared in front of him. The ancient tree was filled with fruits in the shape of babies.
Countless specks of light condensed into fireflies which parasitized the ten thousand zhang * (3.33m per zhang) tall ancient tree.
Under the ancient tree, a Saint in Daoist robes stood with his hands clasped behind his back. He did not have a physical body but a phantom that was condensed from the power of his primordial spirit. When Ning Fan arrived, the Saint turned around with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Impressive. I have only given you a few pointers but you actually managed to reach this place with your comprehension of the great momentum. In terms of bloodline and qualifications, you might be the weakest among all the cultivators in this world. However, in terms of techniques, even among the outstanding ancient Immortal Venerables, not many of them could do this … "
"Junior Ning … Junior greets Senior. Thank you for your guidance, Senior. " Ning Fan could not hide the excitement on his face. After arriving at this ancient tree, he could clearly sense that among the countless fireflies parasitized on the ancient tree, there was one whose qi was similar to that of Slaughter Sovereign and the Sword Ancestor!
Finally … I found it!
Because he was too excited, he actually forgot about Sage Cai Wei's reminder and nearly blurted out his true name. Fortunately, he noticed it in time and stopped talking. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Sage Cai Wei praised Ning Fan and no longer said anything else. In her opinion, even though Ning Fan was an outstanding ancient Immortal Venerables, that was all there was to him. Even though she praised him, it was far from shocking.
After all, there were as many ancient Immortal Venerables like Ning Fan in the True World as there were stars in the sky …
"I've heard of you, the Boundless Butterfly. In the past, that person in the Purple Mountain Dou Sea personally came forward and asked the people of the Sage Sect to give a group of Purple Dipper Immortal Cultivators a chance to reincarnate. However, there was actually a mortal butterfly among them who had no cultivation base at all. The entire Three Worlds was shocked. Some people even speculated that the ten ancient spirits of the Purple Dipper Immortal Region were not the backup plan of that lord but you and that group of Purple Dipper Immortal Cultivators. However, in the end, none of you walked out of the Illusory World's reincarnation and returned to the True World. Only then did everyone realize that they had overestimated the cultivation base of the Purple Dipper Immortal Cultivators who entered the Illusory World's reincarnation … "
Ning Fan remained silent. He was not interested in such secrets.
"Do you know how reckless you were? You barged into the Underworld Earth with just a cultivation base at the Second Step. Hehe … Even though you have the fragment of the God Exterminating Shield of the ancient country and the Moonlight Treasure Box of the Extreme Yin Sacred Sect, your cultivation base is still too weak. This is a situation where you will definitely die. If I get involved in this matter, your soul will definitely perish in the Underworld Earth. Is that woman an important existence that you want to find even if you have to sacrifice your soul? "Sage Cai Wei sighed.
"I don't know if she is important to me or not. Coming here to find her is a kind of instinct. It's a kind of … repayment." Ning Fan said calmly.
That kind of calmness was because he owed the Sword Ancestor too much in his previous and current lives. If he really could not save her, he would have an instinct that made him willingly die in this boundless Underworld Earth with the Sword Ancestor.
"Repayment? How do you plan to repay her and leave this place with her remnant soul? "
"Yes."
"Do you know that she had already died in the past in order to protect your reincarnation? Today, the orthodoxy that was returned to the Underworld Earth only contains an extremely small trace of her soul. If the soul power of an entire soul is one million units, the souls that you have absorbed today are not even ten units. Besides, even if it's ten units of souls, the Underworld Earth won't allow you to take all of them away. Even if I help you to deceive the heavens, you can only take away one-thousandth of the souls from these ten units at most … Such a small number of souls is almost useless. In order to take away such a large number of souls, the price you have to pay might be your life … "
Ning Fan remained calm as if he did not hear what Sage Cai Wei said. He was looking at one of the countless fireflies on the ancient tree.
"The number of souls that you can take away is too little. Besides, you can't even take a trace of the most important orthodoxy. What do you want to do by taking away so few souls? Resurrect her? Not to mention that you have only cultivated the First Wheel of the Five Spirit Wheels, even if you cultivate the legendary Fourth Wheel, you won't be able to do this because her soul is already incomplete. "
"…" Ning Fan remained silent.
Judging from what Sage Cai Wei said, even if he takes away Tu Huang's soul today, he would not be able to resurrect her.
However, if he does not give it a try, he would not be satisfied.
"I'm not saying this to stop you from doing what you want to do. I just want you to be mentally prepared. As a Sage, I can see the destinies and fortunes of all Second Step cultivators. Your destiny and hers do not intersect. Unless you are stronger than the destinies and fortunes, you won't be able to change this. "
"…" Ning Fan remained silent.
Sage Cai Wei looked at Ning Fan deeply, as if she was getting to know him again. Then, she praised him. "What a determined little fellow. This old man's words can't even make you waver a little? "
"Yes."
"What do you plan to do next?"
"I'll try to see if I can take away the fireflies that are the remnants of her soul!"
"Take away the whole one? I've already told you. You can only take away one-thousandth of it … Forget it. You are too stubborn. Anyway, the power of your treasure box is still enough for you to be resurrected twice. If you don't realize how difficult this matter is, you won't turn back. "
Just as Sage Cai Wei's sigh fell, Ning Fan had already turned into a shadow and dashed towards the ancient tree. He leaped and soared into the sky, trying to take the firefly that was the remnant soul of Tu Huang into his hand.
At this moment, the entire ancient tree suddenly emitted a boundless aura!
Then, the entire Great Emperor of the Underworld Earth turned into an unbelievable scene in Ning Fan's eyes. The boundless dark red continent turned into a boundless giant palm and clenched it fiercely.
Ning Fan's vision turned black. Before he could even touch the firefly, he was already killed by the giant palm that was the entire Underworld Earth!
That was a strike that surpassed the Third Step Immortal Emperors!
It was a strike that surpassed most Fourth Step Immortal Emperors!
Killing Ning Fan … was like killing an ant!
After that strike, the entire Underworld Earth returned to its original state. Sage Cai Wei and the ancient tree were still at their original spots as if they had never moved at all. It was as if the clenching of the entire continent was just an illusion that did not affect these existences at all.
On the thirtieth day, Ning Fan was resurrected under the moonlight.
The remaining will of the treasure box was only enough for him to be resurrected one last time …
The expression on Ning Fan's primordial spirit's face was extremely unpleasant. He was unwilling to admit it but he had to admit that the current him could not take away all the remnant souls of Tu Huang that he had absorbed earlier.
No, he could not even take away one-thousandth of them …
"After the Saint Realm, there are three great cultivation realms: Incipient Saint, Nirvana Saint and Desolate Saint. I'm a Desolate Saint and I'm one of the top experts among the Desolate Saints. However, even if I use all my strength, I can only help you take away a few remnant souls. Besides, after this matter, I will be heavily punished … As for you, you won't be able to do it at all. This isn't something that can be solved by courage and fighting spirit. I hope you can recognize the reality. "Sage Cai Wei sighed.
"… This matter will even implicate Senior? Why does Senior want to help me? "Ning Fan's expression became complicated. If he were to take away a trace of Tu Huang's soul, he would need Cai Wei's power. If this matter might even bring Sage Cai Wei punishment, Ning Fan had no choice but to consider Cai Wei's standpoint.
He could give up his life for Tu Huang but he was not willing to get involved in other people's karma.
"I've already said that I'm not helping you. Instead, I'm ending my own karma. It's the choice I made in order to advance to the Fourth Step in the future. It's difficult for existences like me to help others for friendship and recognition. Everything is for benefits. You don't owe me anything and you don't have to feel that you owe me anything. Of course, don't expect me to make a greater sacrifice for you … "
"Junior understands Senior's meaning. Then, what should I do next to take away a trace of her soul? "
"Next, I will fight against the entire Underworld Earth with the power of my primordial spirit. You will protect me! Don't be afraid of getting hurt. Within the range of the fragrance of this Divine Tree of Underworld Earth, any injuries at the Second Step can be healed instantly! You can fight with your life on the line! "
As she said that, Cai Wei's expression turned solemn. Both of her hands moved rapidly, leaving afterimages. In an instant, she made thousands of hand seals. All of a sudden, the entire Underworld Earth shook violently. Millions of ancient phantoms floated out from the ground. All of them were wearing ancient clothes! Each of them had a powerful qi. The weakest among them was at the Second Step while there were hundreds of immortal emperors. Among them, there was no lack of Quasi-Saints and ancient great cultivators!
"Be careful. The first batch of phantoms of the Underworld Earth is left behind by the disciples of the saints of those orthodoxies after they returned to their positions. They are immortal and indestructible! I must fight against the Nether Star in this place. I can't afford to be distracted. You will deal with these phantoms! Remember not to let these phantoms get close to me and affect my actions! Otherwise, I can only apologize to you. I can no longer help you take away a trace of her soul. I can only leave now! "
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