He was no more than five feet tall, skinny as a stick, with a face as cold as a zombie's. He wore a black feathered robe and his body was shrouded in black mist. His hair was messy like a hedgehog's and his eyes were blood-red, but his skin was eerily white. It must have been caused by living in a place without light for many years.
The appearance of this person gave Ning Fan a strong sense of crisis …
Void Fragmentation Realm!
He used the Min Luo Fruit as the price and threatened Ning Fan's life. This old man didn't give Ning Fan any room to refuse and immediately stated his request.
Ning Fan's eyes flickered with a cold light. He didn't like the feeling of being threatened … even if the other party was a Void Fragmentation old monster!
Hundreds of thoughts ran through his mind … The old man in front of him didn't speak much, which meant that he was a loner. His eyes shone with a ferocious glint. He was probably the type of person who would capture someone the moment they met. Based on his personality, this kind of person should not be bothered to talk nonsense with him. Whatever he wanted him to do, he could just use his cultivation to suppress him!
However, this person didn't capture Ning Fan and only threatened him. Was it because of the little girl or was there another reason?
Ning Fan could faintly feel that the old man's eyes were filled with fear towards the Earth Vein Demonic Flame, the Black Demon Flame. That fear was hidden very deeply, but with Ning Fan's eyesight, he could still find some clues.
Strange … Why would a Void Fragmentation old monster be afraid of a single type of Earth Vein Demonic Fire?!
The black-robed old man was shrouded in a black mist that seemed to have the effect of shielding one's Divine Sense, preventing others from probing his cultivation. To a Void Fragmentation old monster, this method was superfluous and superfluous. Moreover, the Qi of the black mist gave Ning Fan a sense of familiarity. Immediately, he recalled where he had seen this black mist before.
The core of the Min Luo Fruit had the same aura! The ten thousand year spirit herb formation in the little girl's brocade pouch also had this aura!
With a slash of his sword sense, he immediately broke the black mist on the old man's body. Finally, he could see his cultivation base clearly.
"Sword Cognition?!"
The old man was slightly startled and kept his words to himself. After recovering from his surprise, his expression turned gloomy when he saw Ning Fan's understanding expression.
"You saw it!"
"Yes, I saw it … Tell me, what do you need my help with? If you can pay me enough, maybe I will agree. "
Ning Fan revealed an inexplicable smile, but he was no longer as fearful of the old man as before.
This old man was indeed a Void Fragmentation old monster … but he didn't come with his true body. Moreover, this old man had an innate fear of his Black Demon Flame …
Among the traces, Ning Fan discovered the qi that the old man leaked out. When his sword sense cut open the black mist, he discovered the old man's true identity.
The old man was not a human, but a tree! An old tree that had become a spirit, a Minluo Tree!
The one who came to this place was just a clone of the old man's roots. It had penetrated all the way from the ninth level of Dark Sparrow's Grave to this place. It had the aura of a Void Fragmentation expert, but its magical force and ability were only at the Spirit Severing Realm.
All of this seemed to be the special suppression of Dark Sparrow's Grave. Demons of higher realm couldn't penetrate the soil layer of lower realm.
The Ming Luo Tree was an extremely strange tree. It couldn't be exposed to a trace of fire, otherwise, it would wither immediately. The old man's Ming Luo Tree had turned into a spirit. If it was his true body, he might be able to withstand the Earth Vein Demonic Flame with his magical strength. However, he was merely a Spirit Severing clone. Facing Ning Fan's Fifth Grade Spirit Fire, the Black Demon Flame, he was afraid that it would wither before he could even touch it!
In just a short period of time, Ning Fan had discovered the old man's weakness through various signs and dispelled his fear of the old man. If the old man was really a Void Fragmentation expert and made a request, perhaps Ning Fan wouldn't have a choice. However, since the old man had so many weaknesses, he would be a laughing stock if he was threatened by him!
The old man's face was gloomy. His spirit sense had been locked on the little girl, worried that something might happen to her. Fortunately, Ning Fan didn't do anything to her and the old man was too lazy to show himself.
However, after witnessing Ning Fan's concoction technique breaking through to the Fifth Revolution, an idea arose in his mind.
He wanted to capture Ning Fan and make him the exclusive concoction master of the little girl in Dark Sparrow's Grave! With the help of a Fifth Revolution Concoction Master, perhaps the Void Poison in the little girl's body could be cured …
Given his Void Fragmentation cultivation base, he couldn't come to the fifth level due to the suppression of the Dark Sparrow's Grave. Therefore, he could only send his tree root clone to capture Ning Fan.
However, when the clone arrived, he found out that Ning Fan was holding a terrifying Earth Vein Demonic Flame. If it was his true body, he wouldn't be afraid of the Fifth Grade Demonic Flame. Unfortunately, it was just a mere tree root clone. Due to the special physique of the Ming Luo Tree, the clone would wither and perish as soon as the fire shone on it.
Therefore, the old man dismissed the idea of capturing Ning Fan directly. Instead, he used the Ming Luo Fruit as a lure and secretly released his aura to threaten Ning Fan's life. First, he wanted to force Ning Fan to agree to his request. After bringing Ning Fan to the ninth level of the Dark Sparrow's Grave, everything would be under his control! At that time, it would be hard to say whether he would give Ning Fan the reward he deserved. As for Ning Fan, it would be impossible for him to leave the Dark Sparrow's Grave!
The old man's threat was actually filled with endless danger. If it was an ordinary person, he or she might have fallen into the old man's trap due to the fear of the Void Fragmentation aura.
However, the Void Fragmentation experts that Ning Fan had seen included Bone Sovereign, Moksha Sovereign, Little Sable and Yun Bushu. It wasn't that he hadn't seen Void Fragmentation experts before. He even had the inheritance of an Immortal Emperor. How could he be intimidated by the name of a Void Fragmentation expert?
Ning Fan didn't panic. He could see the flaws in the old man's words and Qi.
At this moment, Ning Fan smiled without saying a word. He was looking at the old man. He wanted to hear what request the old man had for him. If the request wasn't difficult, he would be very willing to get a few Ming Luo Fruits.
However, if the old man wanted him to enter the ninth level of the Dark Sparrow's Grave, it was impossible!
It was impossible for the old man to threaten him with his life!
"Grandpa … don't be angry. Brother Biscuit is a good person …" The little girl said timidly. Only when he looked at the little girl did the old man reveal a trace of kindness in his eyes.
"Bright Sparrow, you are still young … when you grow up, you will know that the human heart is sinister … if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have come into contact with the human race no matter what!"
The old man's eyes met Ning Fan's smiling eyes.
Not only was Ning Fan not angry after being threatened by him, he even smiled … Humans were really shrewd, despicable and shameless … they didn't even show their emotions on their faces.
The old man didn't understand why Ning Fan would smile. Smiling was a kind of expression, a calm and composed principle of life. It had nothing to do with one's mood, sadness or happiness.
"This old man is' Ming Luo '. As you can see, this old man is just a root clone and can't do anything to you. I do have something to ask of you … as for the details, please come to the ninth level of the Dark Sparrow's Grave and discuss it with this old man."
"I won't enter the ninth level … not even the sixth level!"
Ning Fan's smile vanished. He took three steps back and stamped his foot. A Black Demon Flame was stamped into the ground by Ning Fan.
Immediately, a root on the ground was burned to ashes with a sizzling sound. The old man named Ming Luo groaned as if he was slightly injured.
Sneak attack?! The old man actually used his roots to sneak attack Ning Fan while they were talking!
"You lured me into the ninth level and ambushed me with your roots … Who is the despicable and shameless one? I don't want the Ming Luo Fruit anymore. Let's forget about the matter of helping you … Seeing that you are Elder Bright Sparrow, I won't kill your doppelganger. If you continue to obstruct me, I have a way to injure your original body by killing your doppelganger!"
Ning Fan's eyes turned cold. He kept the cauldron and extinguished the earth fire. If it wasn't because this place was under the control of the old man and there were countless Spirit Severing demonic beasts lurking around, he wouldn't be so polite to the old man and wouldn't spare his clone …
"Humph! Trying to leave? It's true that I can't do anything to you, but all the demonic beasts in this grave obey my orders. I may not be able to kill you, but if I don't let you leave, do you think you can?! "
The old man's eyes turned cold. His spirit sense seemed to have transmitted some kind of order to the surroundings. Immediately, Spirit Severing demonic beasts walked towards Ning Fan with ferocious eyes. This was a threat! And this threat was obviously more difficult to deal with than the old man's clone!
The atmosphere was in a deadlock. The little girl stamped her feet impatiently … She didn't know why, but she didn't want to see this Biscuit Brother who she had just met to have a conflict with Elder.
"Enough! Elder, if you hurt Biscuit Brother, I-I won't take the 'medicine' anymore! "
A trace of black light flickered in the little girl's eyes. Immediately, a wave of pressure that was like that of the lord of the demon race made all the Spirit Severing demonic beasts crouch on the ground and shiver.
The demonic beasts were afraid of the Void Fragmentation old demon, Ming Luo, but they were more afraid of the little girl!
However, after the black light flashed, the little girl's face immediately showed a painful expression, as if it was extremely difficult for her to make the black light flicker violently.
Mysterious black lines began to appear on the little girl's face as her expression became more and more painful … Then, a pair of black wings grew out from her back, piercing through her clothes!
It was a heart-wrenching pain. Almost at the moment when the wings grew out, the little girl let out a painful cry and fainted …
The old man, on the other hand, revealed a look of horror after witnessing the change of the little girl.
"Not good! She used that demonic force recklessly, causing the 'Void Poison' to act up again … I must give her medicine immediately!"
Void Poison was an extremely powerful poison in ancient times. It was produced from the black feathers of the Immemorial Dark Sparrow's tail, which had fused with the void force and extreme poison of the Immemorial Dark Sparrow. The Void Poison of an adult Immemorial Dark Sparrow could easily poison a True Immortal to death.
A long time ago, the old man had discovered that there was Void Poison in Bright Sparrow's body … He tried his best to suppress the poison, but in the end, he was shocked to find that the poison was far more powerful than he had expected. It was impossible for him to remove it with his Void Fragmentation cultivation base!
The old man used several kinds of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs to concoct some kind of medicinal liquid to barely suppress the Void Poison. As long as Bright Sparrow didn't use her demonic force recklessly, the poison wouldn't be triggered. As long as she didn't use her demonic force recklessly, the poison wouldn't be triggered.
The old man didn't know alchemy, so the medicinal liquid he concocted couldn't cure the Void Poison. Gradually, the poison seemed to have developed a resistance to the medicinal liquid and was getting harder to suppress. Once the Void Poison broke out completely, Bright Sparrow might die … Therefore, after knowing that Ning Fan had broken through to the Fifth Grade Pill Concoction Realm, he had an idea …
However, he had never expected that little Bright Sparrow would use the forbidden demonic force in order to protect Ning Fan, causing the Void Poison to break out prematurely!
The old man's heart was burning with anxiety. At this moment, he no longer had the mood to scheme against Ning Fan … This time, he didn't know whether Bright Sparrow could survive this ordeal …
His eyes were burning with anger, as if he wanted to eat Ning Fan alive!
"If Bright Sparrow dies, this old man will burn my demonic soul and be consigned to eternal damnation. I'll rush out of Dark Sparrow's Grave and shred you into a thousand pieces … stinking brat, get lost! Get out of Dark Sparrow's Grave! "
The old man picked up the unconscious little girl and immediately flew back to the ninth level of Dark Sparrow's Grave.
However, Ning Fan didn't leave. He frowned and stopped the old man. He didn't have a good impression of this old man, but when it came to the little girl … he couldn't help but care about her.
"Wait!"
"What else do you want?!" The old man turned his head angrily. When he saw the same trace of worry in Ning Fan's eyes, his anger subsided slightly.
"She isn't poisoned by the Void Poison … If I'm not mistaken, the force she used should be the Dark Demon Force of the Immemorial Imperial Dark Sparrow … I don't know what exactly your medicine is, but it's most likely to suppress the Void Poison … suppressing it isn't helping her, but harming her!" Ning Fan's eyes were solemn.
"The Dark Demon Force! The Imperial Dark Sparrow! Impossible! She's just a little Pill Devil. I've seen her grow up with my own eyes! " The old man's heart shuddered. As a member of the demon race, it was impossible for him to not know the name of the Immemorial Dark Sparrow and the terror of the Imperial Dark Sparrow.
He had seen a Pill Devil take shape, grow up and turn into a little girl with his own eyes … How could a Pill Devil be the Immemorial Dark Sparrow and the overlord of the demon race? This was utter nonsense!
However, after listening to Ning Fan's words, the old man also felt that the mysterious force in the little girl's body was indeed the legendary Imperial Dark Sparrow, the Dark Demon Force.
The Immemorial Dark Sparrow was the overlord of the demon race while the Imperial Dark Sparrow was a one-in-a-million existence. Only the Imperial Dark Sparrow could produce the Dark Demon Force. With this force, the Imperial Dark Sparrow could easily deter other demon races.
This little girl, Bright Sparrow, had an inexplicable restraint on the demon race since she was born. Perhaps it was this restraint that made the old man develop a good impression on her … If this force was really the Dark Demon Force, everything would make sense …
The old man's eyes revealed a struggling expression, but after pondering deeply, he believed 30% of Ning Fan's seemingly absurd judgment.
The old man didn't understand how a Pill Devil could become the Imperial Dark Sparrow, but it seemed to be the truth.
If this demonic force was the demonic force of the Dark Demon, then this Void Poison should have been a great benefit to Bright Sparrow. Perhaps after a few decades, she would have reached the Spirit Severing realm even if she wasn't a Void Refinement expert. However, this Void Poison had always been suppressed by Ning Fan's medicinal liquid. Moreover, the medicinal force had unknowingly nourished the Void Poison, making it stronger and stronger …
If Bright Sparrow could completely refine this Void Poison, perhaps it would be enough for her to break through to the Void Refinement realm … but such a terrifying poison wasn't something a Gold Core little girl could devour!
If Bright Sparrow died, she would certainly die from the Void Poison going out of control … and the reason why the Void Poison went out of control was because he had been suppressing it all along!
"How sure are you that she has the Dark Demon Force …" The old man closed his eyes bitterly.
"70% …" Ning Fan replied plainly.
"Hehe, after hearing what you said, I'm 80% sure … no wonder this Void Poison could absorb the medicinal liquid to grow. I understand now … can Bright Sparrow still be saved …?"
"Once the Void Poison is dispersed, she will die for sure. The ninth level of Dark Sparrow's Grave will be barren …"
"Hehe, little friend, you have underestimated the power of this Void Poison. If the Void Poison is dispersed, not only the ninth level of Dark Sparrow's Grave will die for sure, but even the area 100,000 zhang below the ground and 100,000 li in radius will also be turned into ashes! Little friend, I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. Do you have any means to save her?! "
"I have, 30% confidence …"
"30% …"
Ning Fan closed his eyes slightly.
Life and death were determined by fate. He only had 30% confidence to save the little girl. The little girl's physique was too strange and the level of the Void Poison was unknown. There were too many uncertainties.
"Is that so? 30% … I don't even have 10% confidence … if you are willing to save Bright Sparrow, what are your conditions? Tell me!" The old man's eyes flickered and said sternly!
"I have three conditions … the first condition is that you have to hand over a trace of your true soul to me. In this way, if you harm me, I can severely injure you at any time!"
"This … is fine!" The old man hesitated slightly. It wasn't because he was hesitant about handing over the true soul, but because Ning Fan's first condition wasn't to ask for benefits, but to protect himself.
"The second condition is that I want to use your ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb … with it, my success rate will increase to 70%!"
"70%! Of course, this is fine! " At first, the old man was disdainful when he heard that Ning Fan wanted a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb, but when he heard that the herb could increase the success rate of saving Bright Sparrow by 70%, the old man immediately agreed and was overjoyed.
"I haven't thought about the third condition … if I can save this little girl, I will ask for a reward based on this condition … if the treatment fails, the Void Poison will definitely disperse … I don't think this poison can spread to more than one hundred thousand zhang * (3.33m per zhang) above the ground … but I believe that I will definitely die in the Dark Sparrow's Grave …"
Ning Fan gave the old man a meaningful glance. The old man's previous statement that the Void Poison would destroy the land within one hundred thousand li was absolutely a lie. His purpose was to make Ning Fan think that he had no way to escape and take the risk to cure Bright Sparrow.
Without this threat, the old man couldn't guarantee that Ning Fan wouldn't leave the Dark Sparrow's Grave … however, he didn't know that Ning Fan had many shortcomings, but he would always repay kindness.
The little girl's kindness to Ning Fan was insignificant, but if it wasn't to help Ning Fan, she wouldn't have used the Dark Demon Force and triggered the Void Poison, putting herself in danger.
However, this might be her fortune … if it wasn't for this, Ning Fan might have left this place without knowing that the girl's Void Poison would explode one day and she would die.
There was a 70% chance of success in saving Ming Que. If he succeeds, Ning Fan would be fine. If he failed, the Void Poison would erupt, destroying the Dark Sparrow's Grave and he would die in the grave. A 30% chance of death was enough to frighten ordinary cultivators, but to Ning Fan, a 70% chance was enough for him to take the risk.
If he didn't save Bright Sparrow, he would have to ask himself what kind of Dao he had cultivated! If he didn't save Bright Sparrow, his last bit of persistence towards kindness would become a joke!
He would save Bright Sparrow not because of the old man's threat, nor was it because of the reward … but because of the persistence of his Dao Heart!
He slowly took out a Sound Transmission Stone and sent a message to Xue Qing through a spell.
"Xue Qing, take Zhi He, Xiao Lan and Sisi … leave the Dark Sparrow's Grave as soon as possible!"
He had decided to take the risk himself and would never involve Zhi He and the other girls! He didn't give any explanation to Xue Qing and the others.
'This is my Dao!'
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