Ten years was just too short for cultivators.
The Battle of the Realm River was still a hot topic in the entire Eastern Heaven.
During these ten years, Ning Fan had consumed a large amount of cuttlefish dumplings. His qi and blood had increased by more than a few times. The amount of qi and blood he had was not much weaker than some Quasi-Saints. Of course, it was still incomparable to monsters like Black Rope who had vigorous life force, let alone Blood God Geng Wu.
Zang Yue's qi and blood had also increased tremendously. The strength of her qi and blood had already surpassed the range of a First Level Quasi-Saint. It was comparable to a Second Level Quasi-Saint.
The increase in his qi and blood naturally had a significant boost to Ning Fan's strength.
However, the depletion of the Spirit Recovering Rice had caused his combat strength to decline, making it difficult for him to fight beyond his usual level.
During the battle against Blood God Geng Wu, Ning Fan had consumed all the remaining Spirit Recovering Rice. Without it, he could not activate the cross-shaped halo indefinitely.
Fortunately, Ning Fan's current cultivation base was completely different from before the Battle of the Realm River. Now, with the strength of his mental strength at his peak, he could continuously activate the cross-shaped halo for around one hour. It was much better than the 415 breaths he used in the past.
One hour of the cross-shaped halo was enough for him to finish off most of his Half-Step Saint opponents. Of course, it was far from enough to deal with a First Level Quasi-Saint.
When facing a Half-Step Saint, he could protect himself but not win. When facing a Half-Step Saint, he was already invincible. This was Ning Fan's current strength.
After ten years, Zang Yue's injuries had finally healed.
On a certain day, Ning Fan also quietly left the Slaughter Palace.
Niu Manshan also left the Slaughter Palace. He had been cooking cuttlefish dumplings for Ning Fan for ten years and also taught his three foster sons for ten years. It was time for him to go out and have a good time.
He had been cooped up at the bottom of the river for too long. He wanted to spend some time touring the vast starry skies of Eastern Heaven, searching for food ingredients and having a good time.
"* Sigh * I have taught you for ten years. How much of the essence of the Heavenly Bull Skin Marks you can comprehend will all depend on your luck. Little Eight, Little Er and Little Crow, remember to work hard and take the responsibility of revitalizing the Heavenly Bull Clan. Don't slack off. " Niu Manshan was about to leave the Slaughter Palace. The only people he could not let go of were Old Wu, Zhu Er and Heavenly Crow Dog. In the past ten years, the two people and the dog had been quite filial to him. Therefore, Niu Manshan still had some feelings for them.
This was also the reason why Ning Fan purposely let Old Wu and the others call Niu Manshan their father. Since Niu Manshan had his foster son by Ning Fan's side, he was even less worried that Niu Manshan would destroy the world for no reason.
"Father! Take care! "
"Dad, be careful on your way home. Come home early!"
"Woof woof woof!"
Tears and snot flowed down the faces of the man and the two dogs. Their true feelings were revealed, which made Niu Manshan even more moved.
It felt great to have a son!
He, Niu Manshan, was no longer alone in this world! The Heavenly Bull Tribe still has four members, hahaha!
"* Sigh * It's a pity that you insist on not letting me get rid of the restriction on your enslavement. Otherwise, I won't let my Heavenly Bull Clan continue to be that Ning Fan's slaves no matter what." Speaking up to this point, Niu Manshan was somewhat resentful that they didn't meet his expectations, and he angrily glared at Old Wu and the others.
"A slave for a day, a slave for life! Little Eight has promised to serve Master Ning Fan for the rest of his life. The promise is still there. How can I abandon my master? Please forgive me, father! "
"Little Pig has disappointed father!"
"Woof woof woof!"
Niu Manshan was touched by the loyalty of Old Wu and the others. Even though he did not like fools who spoke of justice every day, he also hoped that his three foster sons would know how to be grateful and would not betray him or the Heavenly Bull Clan.
In Niu Manshan's opinion, his three foster sons were not even willing to betray their master, so how could they betray their father? They were all good children. Even though he was angry that they were unwilling to regain their freedom, he was also touched by their pure hearts.
"Good! Good! Since it's your decision, I won't force you. I'm leaving now. The three of you must remember not to spread the secret technique of the Heavenly Bull Clan … "
After reminding them again, Niu Manshan flew away from the Slaughter Palace with a gratified expression.
As soon as Niu Manshan left, the expressions of Old Wu and the others instantly changed. The speed at which their expressions changed was faster than flipping a page of a book.
It turned out that their expressions towards Niu Manshan's father were all fake!
"Hehe! They actually want me to betray the fiend! Even though you are an ancient great cultivator, the fiend's achievements in the future will definitely surpass them. If you betray the fiend now, what will you do when he becomes stronger than you in the future?! Moreover, you have no idea how many benefits you can obtain by following the fiend! What you don't know is that when the fiend took the initiative to set me free in the past, I didn't agree to it! The world laughed at me for being too crazy. I laughed at them for not being able to see through me! "Old Wu laughed strangely.
"Brother Wu, you're right! Being Old Devil Ning's servant is not only not a humiliation but also an honor and an opportunity! Old Devil Ning is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. As long as we serve him wholeheartedly, the benefits we will obtain in the future will definitely be greater than following any master! Only fools want to be free! "Zhu Er deeply agreed.
"Woof woof woof!"
Niu Manshan was destined not to understand the real thoughts of Old Wu and the others. It was not that Niu Manshan was simple and honest. It was just that Old Wu and the others were too good at disguising their true feelings.
…
Somewhere in the starry sky, Ning Fan suddenly sensed something and turned to look at the direction behind him.
His Yu Nian sensed that Niu Manshan had already left the Slaughter Palace. Moreover, Yu Nian even transmitted the conversation between Niu Manshan and the others to his ears.
"I'm leaving now. The three of you must remember not to spread the secret technique of the Heavenly Bull Clan."
That was Niu Manshan's instruction before he left. Unfortunately, it seemed like it was just his wishful thinking …
Ning Fan patted his storage pouch and took out three ancient cowhide scrolls. They were given to him by Old Wu, Zhu Er and Heavenly Crow Dog respectively.
When the three of them had just obtained the secret technique of the Heavenly Bull Clan, they had already fought to give it to Ning Fan.
The Spatial Scroll of Heavenly Bull Skin Patterns was obtained from Old Wu.
The Hidden Armor Scroll of Heavenly Bull Skin Patterns was obtained from Heavenly Crow Dog.
The Spirit Scroll of Heavenly Bull Skin Patterns was obtained from Zhu Er.
According to the scroll, there were twelve types of Heavenly Bull Skin Patterns in the beginning. Half of them were lost in the river of time. As for the remaining six types of skin patterns, Niu Manshan had yet to master them all.
The Heavenly Bull Skin Patterns were broad and profound. It was too difficult to master all of them. Niu Manshan was worried that his three adopted sons would bite off more than they could chew. Therefore, he only gave each of them a skin pattern cultivation method that was most suitable for them.
Unexpectedly, these three skin pattern cultivation methods all benefited Ning Fan in the end.
"Spatial Skin Patterns, Hidden Armor Skin Patterns, Spirit Skin Patterns … Among them, the Spatial Skin Patterns is the most difficult to comprehend. Now, I can't even understand the surface of it. The Hidden Armor Skin Patterns requires the most expensive materials. The Spirit Skin Patterns is the easiest to master. I only need to meditate to cultivate it without the help of external objects. I don't have the Heavenly Bull Bloodline in my body. I need to choose one of them to cultivate the Heavenly Bull Bloodline. Ten years ago, I chose the Spirit Scroll. Unfortunately, after ten years, I am still a little bit away from truly cultivating the Heavenly Bull Bloodline. It's really difficult to get something from nothing … "
Ning Fan sighed and kept the three types of scrolls. Under the activation of his demon spirit power, a Heavenly Bull Star that was about to condense appeared in the demon stars in his left eye.
As he withdrew his demon spirit power, the demon stars in his left eye disappeared one after another.
"I must go to the Northern Heaven. The situation there worries me. However, it's definitely not easy to go to the Northern Heaven. The only method I can use is the Ancient Devil Cavity. However, the orthodox Ancient Devil Cavity is too difficult to cultivate … "
[The Devil Cavity is divided into three grades: Low Grade, Mid Grade and High Grade. The Low Grade Devil Cavity can allow one to travel across all medium-sized worlds. The Mid Grade Devil Cavity can allow one to travel across all boundless worlds. The High Grade Devil Cavity can allow one to travel across Samsara.]
[The Low Grade Devil Cavity requires the cultivator to be an ancient devil who possesses at least one drop of ancestral blood. At the same time, the Spatial Power must be cultivated to the critical point of the Sovereign Realm …]
The grade of Ning Fan's devil blood had met the requirements. The only thing that he could not achieve was his comprehension of the Spatial Power.
At the very least, he needed to reach the critical point of the Sovereign Realm of Space!
This requirement was too high. If Ning Fan really had the aptitude to cultivate the Spatial Power, why would he need to cultivate the Devil Cavity? He would be able to travel freely in the four heavens and nine worlds!
It was impossible for him to cultivate the orthodox Devil Cavity for the time being. Thus, Ning Fan could only settle for the next best thing and come up with another plan. He planned to create a Pseudo Devil Cavity which had a lower requirement for cultivation and sneak into the Northern Heaven first.
Ning Fan had the Dao Comprehension of the Second Level of the Heavenly Being Realm. In addition, he had the cultivation method of the orthodox Devil Cavity. It was not impossible for him to create a pseudo Devil Cavity ability based on the orthodox Devil Cavity. However, the process was certainly not easy.
During the past ten years, other than eating dumplings, cultivating the Longhorn Beetle's Spiritual Skin Marks and having sex at night, Ning Fan basically spent the rest of his time studying the Pseudo Devil Cavity.
Up until now, he had only reached one-tenth of the progress of the Pseudo Devil Cavity and he had already encountered a problem that he could not overcome. It gave Ning Fan a headache. It was also the reason why he left the Slaughter Palace.
Ning Fan took out the Treasure Searching Compass. He did not know what it was searching for. Then, light spots appeared on the compass one after another.
The light spot that was closest to him was located on the Dragon Transformation Star.
The Dragon Transformation Star was not called the Dragon Transformation Star in the first place. Five million years ago, the Dragon Transformation Star was just an abandoned star. Until one day, a person with the Dao Title of Venerated Dragon came to this abandoned star. He used his great ability to open up a spirit vein on this star and moved his sect. From then on, this star was named after Dragon Transformation.
Ning Fan did not expect that the first thing he was looking for would be on this Dragon Transformation Star.
Speaking of which, the previous owner of this star was Venerated Dragon. He was one of Ning Fan's generals when he first entered the Realm River.
Unfortunately, that was all in the past. The current owner of this star was no longer Venerated Dragon because he had already died in battle …
"I have a presumptuous request. I hope you can agree to it, vice general."
"Hmm?"
"If I die in the Realm River like Fellow Daoist Shy Flower, I hope that you can bring my natal magic treasure back to the Eastern Heaven and give it to my descendants."
"… Alright."
"I also have a request. If I die, I hope that you can pass this letter to my younger brother. Just tell him that I won't be attending the Immortal Sect's Flower Gathering next year … "
"… Alright."
The memories of the past resurfaced before Ning Fan's eyes, making him sigh softly.
Venerated Dragon had died in battle.
As for the natal magic treasure of Venerated Dragon, Ning Fan had already sent it back to the Dragon Transformation Star the moment he returned to the Eastern Heaven and handed it over to the descendants of Venerated Dragon.
Since he happened to pass by this star, Ning Fan did not mind spreading his spirit sense to see if the descendants of Venerated Dragon were living well.
Ning Fan's eyes flashed with coldness when he saw them.
He withdrew his spirit sense and descended towards the Dragon Transformation Star. At this moment, a small-scale auction was being held in the Dragon Transformation Sect.
The finale item of this auction was none other than the natal magic treasure of Venerated Dragon – the Yellow Dragon Rope!
It was a Twelve Nirvana Rebirth magic treasure. It was a protective item that Venerated Dragon left behind for his descendants before he died. It was also the only relic he left behind for them.
One should know that when Venerated Dragon died in battle, he did not even manage to retrieve his corpse in one piece …
But at this moment, this relic had appeared in the auction so blatantly …
The descendants of Venerated Dragon actually auctioned off the only relic of their ancestor … Since this relic belonged to the descendants of Venerated Dragon, Ning Fan would not care about how they would deal with it.
However, what angered him was not this matter but something else!
"Three hundred and fifty-one billion Dao Crystals! Is there no one else who wants to increase the price?! "The ones who hosted the auction were the three disciples of Venerated Dragon. All of them had Void Shedding Cultivation Realm.
As for the direct descendants of Venerated Dragon, they were seated below the auction hall. It was a tanned and skinny young man. His cultivation base was merely at the Du Zhen Realm. He could only watch his three uncles auction off the relic of their ancestor with a trace of hatred hidden deep in his eyes.
How could he not hate them?!
In order to protect the Eastern Heaven, Venerated Dragon brought all the experts of his direct family to the Realm River. In the end, all of them died in battle.
Among the remaining direct family members, his cultivation base was the highest. However, how could a mere Du Zhen Realm guard such a precious item like a Twelve Nirvana Rebirth magic treasure?
In the end, the relic was forcefully taken away by his three uncles who colluded with outsiders. Then, they held this auction …
Not only did the Yellow Dragon Rope change owners, but even the Dragon Transformation Sect no longer belonged to the descendants of Venerated Dragon …
"Three hundred and fifty-two billion!" Someone made a new bid.
"Three hundred and fifty-four billion!"
"Three hundred and sixty-one billion!"
"Three hundred and eighty …"
A Venerated Immortal old monster raised his plate and was about to make a bid. However, before he could finish his bid, a gust of wind suddenly swept through the entire auction hall. Subsequently, the plate in the Venerated Immortal old monster's hand shattered into dust without any warning.
"Who is it! How dare you behave atrociously in my Dragon Transformation Sect's auction! "
Before that Venerated Immortal old monster could make a bid, his plate was destroyed. He lost a lot of face and was about to explode in anger. However, before he could say anything, the three Dragon Transformation Sect Venerated Elders who were hosting the auction already spoke with cold expressions.
The three of them could not help but be angry!
What kind of place was this?! This was the Dragon Transformation Sect, the territory of Venerated Dragon!
Although Venerated Dragon had died in battle, the Dragon Transformation Sect's Sect Protecting Array was still there. Ordinary Venerated Immortals would not dare to be impudent in the Dragon Transformation Sect.
The person who came was too daring. He actually dared to smash the Dragon Transformation Sect's place. Did he not want to live anymore?!
"Hmph!"
A cold snort carried an unimaginable magic power aura force, sending the three She Kong Venerated Elders flying away while coughing out blood!
While they were flying away, their physical bodies were continuously collapsing. They could not even withstand a cold snort from the person who came.
Everyone's faces turned pale with fright when they saw the terrifying strength of the person who came!
The Venerated Immortal old monster who did not have the time to get angry was now sweating profusely. He was secretly relieved. In his knowledge, even an Immortal Emperor Realm expert might not be able to shatter the physical bodies of She Kong Venerated Elders with a cold snort. However, the person who came was able to do it. That person was at least an Immortal Emperor Realm expert or even stronger. This person was definitely not someone he could afford to offend!
Fortunately, he did not get into trouble because of his words. He was really too lucky!
"Who can give me an explanation? Why is Fellow Daoist Hua Long's relic being auctioned?!"
Without any warning, a storm suddenly fell on the entire Dragon Transformation Sect. Cold killing intent spread across the entire sect.
Under the horrified gazes of most of the old monsters, Ning Fan who was dressed in white robes walked into the auction house with a cold expression.
Not everyone could recognize Ning Fan's appearance.
However, after the battle at the Border River, most of the cultivators in the Eastern Heaven roughly knew Ning Fan's appearance.
As such, when the cultivators at the scene realized that the person who came was actually Ning Fan, some of them cheered while some of them were terrified.
Those who cheered were the heroes who had witnessed the battle at the Border River with their own eyes!
Those who were terrified thought that there was something wrong with them!
The physical bodies of three She Kong Venerated Elders of the Dragon Transformation Sect were destroyed by Ning Fan's cold snort. Now, only their primordial spirits were left and they were lucky enough to survive. Of course, Ning Fan had shown them mercy and wanted to keep them alive for questioning.
The faces of their primordial spirits were almost distorted due to extreme fear. They knew that Ning Fan was the one who sent someone to deliver the relic of Venerated Elder Hua Long back to them.
However, they did not know that Ning Fan was actually concerned about Venerated Elder Hua Long's funeral to such an extent that he would personally attend such an inconspicuous auction! "Kill!
Kill! Kill! Kill! Lord Kill! This lowly one has eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. Please forgive this lowly one for speaking rudely … "
Since Ning Fan could even kill Xue Shen Wu, it was as easy as flipping his palm for him to kill three She Kong Venerated Elders. How could they not be afraid?!
* Chi *
Suddenly, a Second Tribulation Immortal Venerated Elder flew towards the auction venue with fear written all over his face.
"Since you're so eager to escape, it seems like this matter is related to you as well. Get back here!"
Heavenly Cow Skin Marks, Space Marks!
Ning Fan pressed his hand down. That Second Tribulation Immortal Venerated Elder who had already escaped from the Dragon Transformation Star was directly caught by Ning Fan across the space and thrown to the ground!
Even though he had yet to cultivate the Space Marks, it was enough to deal with a Second Tribulation Immortal Venerated Elder.
This divine ability shocked countless people! A dignified Second Tribulation Immortal Venerated Elder actually could not even escape from Ning Fan. It was just too frightening.
"Why do you want to escape?!" Ning Fan was too lazy to look at the three She Kong Venerated Elders. His cold eyes directly swept across that Second Tribulation Immortal Venerated Elder.
His baleful qi was too terrifying! It was the kind of baleful qi that only a person who had slaughtered hundreds of Immortal Emperors would possess!
It was so terrifying that the Second Tribulation Immortal Venerated Elder who was being stared at directly fell to the ground with his teeth chattering. Due to extreme fear, he could no longer use any of his magic power!
"This lowly one deserves to die! Please spare my life, Lord Killing Hall! "That Second Tribulation Immortal Venerated Elder finally gritted his teeth and begged for mercy.
"Senior Ning, you can't spare this person!" Another voice sounded. It was a dark-skinned and skinny young man. He was the descendant of the Dragon Transformation Sect.
"The descendant of Fellow Daoist Hua Long, huh … Alright. Come and answer my doubts. What exactly happened to the Dragon Transformation Sect?!"
"Yes!"
The descendant of the Dragon Transformation Sect told him everything that happened.
After Venerated Hua Long died, the Dragon Transformation Sect no longer had an Immortal Venerated Elder. Even his broken sense was gone. However, the cultivation resources in the sect's treasure vault were still there.
In the eyes of some old monsters of the Eastern Sky, the current Dragon Transformation Sect was like a naked beauty that they could do whatever they wanted with it.
A few Immortal Venerated Elders of the Ten Thousand Ancient Era had their eyes on the Dragon Transformation Sect. After a series of battles in the dark, Venerated Cold Mountain who was at the Second Tribulation Realm of the Ten Thousand Ancient Era became the new master of the Dragon Transformation Sect.
The three Shekongkong disciples that Venerated Dragon Transformation Sect left behind in the sect immediately submitted to Venerated Cold Mountain. Relying on Venerated Cold Mountain's influence, they bullied the few remaining descendants of Venerated Dragon Transformation Sect.
Even the only relic of Venerated Dragon Transformation Sect was snatched and auctioned off.
If it wasn't because Ning Fan happened to need to go to the Dragon Transformation Star to look for something, he would certainly not know that the descendants of Venerated Dragon Transformation Sect had actually become lambs that were bullied by everyone.
The martyrs died for the sake of protecting the Eastern Sky. Their deaths were not worth it! It was fine if those cowards who did not participate in the battle did not treat the descendants of the martyrs well. However, they actually bullied the orphans of the martyrs. How could Ning Fan not be angry at such a situation?!
How could he not be disappointed?!
All of a sudden, Ning Fan really wanted to know what kind of situation the descendants of the martyrs who died for the Eastern Sky were in!
"Let me ask you. Have you ever participated in the Border River Meeting?!" Ning Fan coldly questioned Venerated Cold Mountain who was kneeling on the ground.
"N-No …" Venerated Cold Mountain was drenched in cold sweat.
"Venerated Dragon Transformation Sect died for the Eastern Sky. Are you indebted to him?!"
"Y-Yes, I am indebted to him. However, the weak are prey to the strong in the cultivation world. It has always been …" Venerated Cold Mountain wanted to refute him. Unfortunately, Ning Fan did not want to listen to him at all.
He knew that it was common sense in the cultivation world that the strong survive and the weak die!
However, there was something more important than common sense. Since Venerated Cold Mountain did not understand it, Ning Fan did not expect him to understand it either.
Today, he wanted to use Venerated Cold Mountain as a warning to let the entire Eastern Sky know the consequences of bullying the orphans of the martyrs!
"I will give you ten breaths of time. Run!" Ning Fan said mercilessly.
"W-What?!" Venerated Cold Mountain's expression changed. He instantly understood what Ning Fan meant.
Ning Fan wanted to kill him!
I refuse to accept it! I refuse to accept it! However, so what if I refuse to accept it?! Can I defeat Ning Fan?!
In the cultivation world, all the principles were ultimately decided by one's fist. If you don't have the corresponding strength, who would care whether it was fair or not?!
"One breath!"
Damn it! The timer has actually started!
* Chi *
Venerated Cold Mountain made up his mind. He bit off his entire tongue and used the pain to stimulate his nerves, temporarily freeing his body from fear and allowing him to move again.
Then, he tried his best to escape from the auction house.
He ran with all his might. He coughed out his blood essence time and time again, using the Blood Escape Art to travel across the starry sky!
He was filled with regret. He regretted that he was greedy and plotted against the Dragon Transformation Sect. However, it was already too late!
Two breaths!
Four breaths!
Eight breaths!
Ten breaths!
Even though Venerated Cold Mountain had already escaped far away, Ning Fan still sucked him back to his side in an instant. With just a press of his finger, Ning Fan crushed his physical body and killed his primordial spirit!
How domineering!
How domineering!
Everyone became quiet. Some of them were afraid while some of them were ashamed.
"You three disciples who betrayed your master. How do you want to die?!" Ning Fan's eyes then swept across the primordial spirits of the three She Kong Old Monsters.
With his intelligence, he easily found out the identity of the three people and their actions from the hearts of some of the female cultivators here.
The three of them were the beloved disciples of Venerated Dragon Transformation Sect. He had once entrusted them with deep trust!
If it wasn't because of his trust, why would Venerated Dragon Transformation Sect leave these three disciples to guard the sect and protect his descendants?
However, the three of them had failed to live up to his master's expectations. They actually worked together with outsiders to murder his descendants.
Given Ning Fan's extreme character, he would never forgive such disciples who betrayed their masters and destroyed their ancestors. The three of them were also deeply aware of this. Feeling horrified, they immediately ran for their lives.
However, even Immortal Venerated Dragon Transformation Sect could not escape. How could the three of them escape?
As Ning Fan pointed at the void space three times, the three She Kong Old Monsters shrieked and died. They could not even get out of the auction house.
"Thank you, Senior, for avenging me!" When the descendant of Venerated Dragon Transformation Sect saw that all his enemies were dead, he shed tears of gratitude towards Ning Fan. He knelt on the ground in excitement and kept kowtowing to Ning Fan.
Ning Fan shook his head and used his sleeve to help the descendant up. Then, he tossed a storage pouch to him and left the auction house.
"Farewell, Lord of the Killing Palace!"
Countless cultivators were impressed by Ning Fan's might and stood up to send him off. However, Ning Fan did not actually leave the Dragon Transformation Planet.
In a flash, he flew to the highest mountain on the planet. He was not in a hurry to take something from the planet. Instead, he remained silent.
It was autumn on the Dragon Transformation Planet. Without any warning, a bone-chilling autumn rain fell on the planet.
Ning Fan stood in the autumn rain and looked at the boundless curtain of rain. It was as if he could see the figures of countless cultivators of the Eastern Heaven fighting to their deaths in the World River.
At the same time, it was as if he could see the heroic figures of countless cultivators of the Zi Dou Immortal Realm who died protecting the Zi Dou Immortal Domain.
"Is this the world that you all want to protect …?"
"Is this the world that Immortal Sovereign Zi Dou wants to change …?"
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