He quietly left the Yin-Yang Star to search for the Multi-Layered Soul Sealing Technique.
He had imagined dozens of possible situations, but he had never expected that the secret skill he wanted would be in such a place.
Ancient Rain Star Ocean, Sinister Sparrow Sect!
The Ancient Rain Starry Sea was one of the many starry seas in the Northern Heaven. For a sea to exist in the starry sky was a marvelous sight. Even stranger was that, from ancient times until now, it had never stopped raining. Many water-type Cultivators loved to come to this starry sea to gain enlightenment of the Dao of rain.
Above the Ancient Rain Star Ocean, there was a sect established by Que Shenzi, a mighty figure in the Northern Sky.
Que Shenzi was a great legend in the Northern Heaven. He was only a Harmonious Spirit expert at the age of sixty. At first, his senior and junior brothers thought that he was a waste. Subsequently, Que Shenzi formed his Gold Core at the age of seventy, formed his Nascent Soul at the age of eighty, became an immortal at the age of two thousand, crossed the True Realm at the age of two thousand, and finally gave up the Void at the age of four thousand. All in all, he was known as a genius of his generation.
Rumor had it that Que Shenzi's path of cultivation had been smooth sailing. The only setback he had faced was when he had violated the heavenly rules of the Four Sea Sect before he had abandoned the void. As a result, he had been banished to the Nine Worlds of the Lower World.
At that time, the Four Fish Sect punished Que Shenzi by forbidding him from ever returning to the Upper Realm unless he broke through the Shedong Realm in the Lower Realm.
This was the most heaven-defying aspect of Que Shenzi!
Everyone knew that the cultivation resources in the Nine Realms of the Lower Realm were barren. It was already difficult to cultivate to become an Itinerant Immortal in the Lower Realm, let alone cultivate to Shedding Void. This was simply impossible!
The original intention of the Four Phoenixes Sect was to prevent Que Shenzi from returning to the upper realm if his thoughts were not shattered.
But in the end, no one had expected that Que Shenzi would break through to the Renhuang Realm in the Rain World! He forcibly obtained the opportunity to return to the Northern Sky!
When Que Shenzi returned to Northern Heaven with the identity of a Shedding Void almighty expert, the entire Northern Heaven was shaken and the Four Fish Sect was left speechless! The Four Meridians Sect knew that they had misjudged! A person who could cultivate to the Shedding Void Realm in the lower realm, as long as his luck wasn't too bad, would at least be able to cultivate to the Immortal Emperor Realm in the upper realm. Furthermore, he would definitely become an extremely powerful Immortal Emperor in the future!
In an instant, Que Shenzi's matter shook the entire Northern Heaven. Even the Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors didn't dare to underestimate Que Shenzi.
Everyone knew that when Que Shenzi returned to Northern Heaven this time, he would definitely soar into the sky and rise to power!
As expected!
A thousand years later, Que Shenzi had broken through to the mid-stage of Shedong Void!
Another thousand years later, Que Shenzi broke through to the late-stage of Shevu Void!
In another thousand years, Que Shenzi would be at the pinnacle of the Shekong realm!
The circle of true immortals in the Northern Sky was guessing how many years it would take for Que Shenzi to break through the Thought Fragmenting realm and enter the Eternal Era.
However, something happened that made everyone speechless.
In order to comprehend the bottleneck of the [Thoughts Fragmenting Realm], Que Shenzi made a trip to the Wilderness. After he returned, his cultivation stagnated at the pinnacle of the [Shé Kong Realm] and there was no further progress.
His cultivation had been stuck for five million years!
Would a person who could break through Renku in the Lower Realm be stuck at the bottleneck of Thought Fragmentation for five million years? This matter was too unimaginable.
Some old monsters who had some understanding of the Wilderness guessed that Que Shenzi might have met with some mishap in the Wilderness and damaged his foundation. If that was the case, then there would be an explanation for his difficulty in advancing his cultivation.
It wasn't that there weren't any Primordial Old Monsters who suggested to repair Que Shenzi's foundation in order to befriend him.
However, the strange thing was that Que Shenzi had flatly rejected the good intentions of all the Ancient Monsters and made them lose face. In the end, no one was willing to help Que Shenzi anymore.
After that, time passed mercilessly. Que Shenzi, the genius who once shocked the entire Northern Heaven, eventually became a laughing stock in the Northern Heaven.
Many Northern Heaven Old Monsters who were also stuck at the bottleneck of the [Thoughts Fragmentation Realm] often ridiculed Que Shenzi for fun when they saw that there was no hope for them to break through the bottleneck of the [Thoughts Fragmentation Realm] in order to find a balance in their hearts: Look, Que Shenzi has such a heaven-defying aptitude but he still couldn't break through the bottleneck of the [Thoughts Fragmentation Realm]? It's very normal for us to be unable to break through.
No one knew that the reason why Que Shenzi was stuck at the bottleneck of the [Thoughts Fragmentation Realm] for five million years was because he was possessed by someone when he was traveling in the Wilderness and died. That was why all his intelligence and wisdom were wasted.
In the five million years that followed, Que Shenzi was no longer his original self. Instead, the person who possessed him had borrowed his physical body and moved about in the Northern Heaven …
Others might not know what happened to Que Shenzi but Ning Fan did. In fact, he was the one who gave Que Shenzi a release and killed the evil person who possessed him.
The only thing that Ning Fan did not expect was that the thing that he was looking for this time was actually in Que Shenzi's hometown. It was actually in this Ancient Rain Star Sea.
It was in the Sinister Sparrow Sect in the Northern Heaven.
The Sinister Sparrow Sect in the Rain World was a small sect that Que Shenzi established when he was demoted to the lower world. It was a branch sect in the lower world.
The Sinister Sparrow Sect in the Northern Heaven was Que Shenzi's real home. It was the main sect in the upper world.
Ning Fan could not describe his current mood.
There were many cultivators in the Northern Heaven who came to the Ancient Rain Star Sea to build their abode and comprehend the rain. These people usually came in groups of two or three. When they were chatting, they would talk about the laughingstock of the Northern Heaven – Que Shenzi from time to time.
"I heard that during the great calamity of the Wilderness in the past, Que Shenzi's life plate was also broken. It seems like he died in that great calamity. What a pity …"
"What's there to feel pity about? Anyway, even if he didn't die, he would still be stuck at the bottleneck of the [Thoughts Fragmentation Realm] for the rest of his life."
"The battle between the three palaces of the Lost World Palace has begun again. This time, the Sinister Sparrow Sect lost Que Shenzi's support and only has an Early Crossing Truth Realm girl to protect the sect. I'm afraid that they won't be able to maintain their ranking in the second round …"
"Sigh. Life is unpredictable. No matter how heaven-defying your innate talent is, you will still become a pile of dirt in the end. What's the use of having a high innate talent? It's better to enjoy life now. Even if you die in the future, you won't have lived in vain. "
"You're right, Brother!"
…
From the idle chatter of those people, Ning Fan heard about most of Que Shenzi's past deeds. He heard about how he turned from a genius to a laughingstock.
No one knew that Que Shenzi lost his chance to ascend to the Immortal Emperor Realm because his body was possessed.
No one knew that Que Shenzi only wished for death after his body was possessed …
Ning Fan took out a bone ash box from his storage pouch and fell into silence.
This was the bone ash that he collected after he freed Que Shenzi from his shackles. He had once promised to send Que Shenzi's bone ash back to his home. Now, he might as well complete this task along the way.
However, the rain on this ocean …
It's really a familiar rain intent …
Ning Fan raised his head and looked at the rain. The rain here was filled with the rain intent left behind by Que Shenzi in the past. It was very similar to the rain in the Dark Sparrow Grave of the Sinister Sparrow Sect in the Rain World …
However, there were still some differences. Other than Que Shenzi's usual rain intent, the rain intent on this ocean also contained the sorrow that he could not erase from the bottom of his heart.
The rain here was very sad.
It contained the sorrow of Que Shenzi being possessed by someone.
It also contained a trace of reluctance.
It seemed like there was still someone on this ocean who Que Shenzi could not let go even after his death …
"Senior, let me send you home …"
Ning Fan stroked the bone ash box and said with a smile.
He had comprehended Que Shenzi's rain intent before and owed him a favor of imparting the Dao to him. Today, he came here to repay the favor.
Cultivators regarded the four seas as their home but it could also be said that they had no home. If Que Shenzi knew that he could be buried in his homeland after his death, he might be able to rest in peace.
…
In the Sinister Sparrow Sect, there were still one hundred and twenty thousand Divine Transformation Realm cultivators, six Life Immortal Realm cultivators and one Du Zhen Realm cultivator.
The only Du Zhen Realm cultivator was the sect master of the Sinister Sparrow Sect, Que Jiuniang who was at the Early Du Zhen Realm.
Que Jiuniang was Que Shenzi's daughter. She was the descendant of Que Shenzi before he was banished to the lower world.
At that time, Que Shenzi was a True Immortal of the Du Zhen Realm. As a True Immortal, it was very difficult for him to conceive a child. However, Que Shenzi always had a way to do things that ordinary people could not imagine. He seemed to be angry with the Four Majestic Sect. Didn't you want to banish me to the lower world? Alright, I can go to the lower world to have some fun. However, I want to leave a descendant in the upper world to help me guard the sect!
Hence, Que Shenzi really left a daughter in the upper world and asked his subordinates to take care of her. Then, he went to the Rain World.
In the main hall of the sect master, Que Jiuniang was holding the window and looking at the waves outside. She looked at the endless rain on the ocean surface. Her beautiful face was filled with bitterness.
Even though she looked around seventeen or eighteen years old, she had already passed the stage of being a sentimental girl. She was already an old monster with a skeletal age of five million years.
Logically speaking, it was very difficult for an Early Du Zhen Realm cultivator to live for such a long time. Fortunately, she had many secret medicines that could prolong her life and secret treasures that could block the heavenly tribulation left behind by her father. That was how she managed to survive until today.
However, she was still touched by the rain outside the window.
It was because the rain on this ocean contained the rain intent left behind by her father.
But why was the rain intent left behind by her father so sorrowful …
"When I was just born, my father was banished to the lower world. Hence, I did not see my father once throughout my childhood. When my father returned to the Northern Heaven, I was already a Void Refinement Realm cultivator who was two thousand years old. I no longer knew how to be like a little girl and throw myself into my father's arms …"
"Ever since my father returned from the Rain World, he had been in seclusion and cultivating diligently. He said that he wanted to reach the peak of the second step as soon as possible so that those who looked down on him would shut their mouths. He was so busy that he did not have time to care about me. He did not have much time to guide me in my cultivation … The occasional guidance he gave me was because I was too stupid and could not comprehend much from it. As a result, my cultivation speed was always very slow … "
"At that time, my father did not care much about me. However, I knew that I was in his heart. Otherwise, he would not have barged into the headquarters of the Four Meridians Sect and demanded justice from the Ancient Emperor of Tongtian just because someone bullied me …"
"However, ever since my father returned from the Wilderness, everything changed … He no longer cared about the sect, the disciples, or me … It was as if he was living in his own world, always wandering around and never knowing where he went … In the end, he died in the Wilderness …" "That's right, I'm not sure if it's true or not …"
"Ever since my father returned from the Desolate World, the rain on this ocean has been tainted with a trace of sorrow. I know that my father did not deliberately ignore me. Something must have happened to my father. Otherwise, his rain intent would not be filled with unspeakable sorrow … "
"Father, do you know? Without you, it's really difficult for Little Jiu to support the Sinister Sparrow Sect alone … "
Que Jiuniang was talking to herself, as though she was talking to the wind outside the window, as though she was talking to the rain on the sea, and also as though she was talking to her father who would never return.
Suddenly, a gust of rain blew on Que Jiuniang's face along with the wind outside the window.
"It's windy again …"
Que Jiuniang sighed and closed the window. Then, she turned around.
Then, she was shocked!
Unknowingly, a white-robed young man was standing behind her!
"Senior, who are you?! Why did you trespass into the main hall of the sect master of the Sinister Sparrow Sect?! "Although Que Jiuniang's talent was not good, she was not a fool. Since the other party could ignore the restriction of the sect master's hall and enter directly, he must have at least abandoned his cultivation base. She was not a match for him and the Sinister Sparrow Sect that had lost Que Shenzi could not afford to offend him.
"Are you called Little Jiu? Don't be afraid. Little Jiu, I'm an old friend of your father. Today, I'm here to deliver something and take something." When Ning Fan heard her calling herself Little Jiu, he thought that her name was Little Jiu. That was why he called her that.
"I-I'm not Little Jiu … I'm …" Que Jiuniang wanted to explain her name. However, after thinking for a while, she thought that if the other party was really an old friend of her father, he should be considered as a senior. It did not seem inappropriate for a senior to call a junior Little Jiu.
"Forget it. It's fine for Senior to call me Little Jiu … Senior, are you really an old friend of my father? May I know how to address you, Senior? "Que Jiuniang asked curiously.
Her father was a loner and arrogant person. He rarely made friends. When he returned from the Desolate Mountain, he did not make friends with anyone.
Therefore, when Ning Fan claimed to be an old friend of Que Shenzi, she was really surprised. However, she did not suspect that he was lying.
What value did the current Sinister Sparrow Sect have that would make a senior who was above the realm of Shenzi go against his Dao Heart and lie?
"My surname is Ning. You can call me Senior Ning." Ning Fan said with a smile.
"Your surname is Ning? I've never heard of you before … "
"Many years ago, I received your father's kindness. However, the first time I met him was during the great calamity of the Desolate Mountain … It's not strange that you have never heard of me."
"What? Senior and my father met during the great calamity of the Desolate Mountain?! "Que Jiuniang's heart ached and her eyes turned red.
She could vaguely guess what Ning Fan was going to deliver to the Sinister Sparrow Sect. It was probably her father's belongings …
"Senior, are you here to deliver my father's belongings …?"
"Yes and no … I'm here to deliver your father's ashes …"
"What?! Ashes?! "
Looking at the ashes that Ning Fan took out from his storage pouch and sensing her father's qi which was exactly the same as her father's, Que Jiuniang's tears finally fell.
She received the ashes. Her heart was filled with sorrow and complicated emotions. Logically speaking, it was a kind of fortune for Que Shenzi to be able to return to his hometown after his death. However, Que Jiuniang could not bring herself to feel happy. Even when her father's life plate was broken, she still had a sliver of hope that it was a misjudgment of the Heavenly Dao. After all, even though there were not many cases of life plates breaking by mistake in the cultivation world, it was not unheard of.
However, when she really saw the ashes, she knew that she had to face the reality.
Father is really gone. He will never come back …
"Senior Ning, I will never forget your great kindness for the rest of my life! By the way, Senior Ning just said that you want to take something from my Sinister Sparrow Sect? Senior has done me a great favor. If Senior takes a fancy to anything in Sinister Sparrow Sect, you can just take it. I won't say a word. "Que Jiuniang wiped her tears and said gratefully.
"No. You're wrong. Me sending your father back and me wanting to take something are two different things. I sent your father back out of my own free will. As for taking something away, I have no choice but to do so. Of course, I will give you some compensation for taking it away. "
"Senior, I don't need any compensation. You've done me a great favor …" Que Jiuniang refused stubbornly.
"Alright! I don't dare to refuse a gift from an elder. If I want to give you something, just accept it. "Ning Fan patted Que Jiuniang's head as if he was patting a child.
However, compared to Que Jiuniang who had a bone age of five million years, Ning Fan was just a child.
However, in the cultivation world, seniority was always determined by one's strength. Currently, even if Ning Fan meets Old Monster Xiao Nian, he would still be qualified to be his senior. Thus, it was not a loss for Que Jiuniang to address Ning Fan as her senior.
However, Que Jiuniang still blushed.
She had never been touched by any man so intimately before. Even her father had never patted her head before. It was because her father was always so busy that he did not have the time to care about her …
Ning Fan's action of patting the head of a junior actually made her feel a trace of concern from an elder that she had been longing for for a long time.
"Senior Ning … Ah no, Uncle Ning. What do you want from Sinister Sparrow Sect? I can bring you to it …" Que Jiuniang was filled with joy. She also felt a little closer to Ning Fan and even addressed him as uncle.
Ning Fan was a little speechless. He had lived for so long but he had never been addressed as uncle before … Forget it. Old Man Chun Yang even called him elder brother before. Uncle it is. It's just a form of address. What's the big deal about it?
"I want a secret technique."
"Oh. Then I will bring Uncle Ning to the Scripture Depository of my sect." Que Jiuniang said politely.
Thus, under the shocked gazes of the disciples of Sinister Sparrow Sect, Que Jiuniang who had never been close to men actually brought an unfamiliar young man into the Scripture Depository of the sect!
Countless people were guessing Ning Fan's identity. Could he be the lover of the sect master?
However, as Ning Fan had asked Que Jiuniang not to reveal his identity, Que Jiuniang did not tell anyone who Ning Fan was. If anyone asked this question, she would give them a piercing glare, scaring the disciples into silence.
"He must be the lover of the sect master …" Those disciples were even more convinced of this matter.
In the Scripture Depository, Que Jiuniang dismissed the guarding cultivators and brought Ning Fan to choose some ancient books.
Initially, she thought that Ning Fan was here to choose some profound ancient book. Who would have thought that Ning Fan would choose a useless book?
Multi-Layered Soul Sealing Technique!
This was an extremely shallow ancient book of divine ability. No one, including Que Shenzi, had ever successfully cultivated this divine ability.
It was because the record of the Multi-Layered Soul Sealing Technique was too simple. There were only ten sentences in it!
Those who cultivated the technique could only know the brief information of the technique:
Cultivation requirement: Possess at least three types of bloodlines.
Cultivation procedure: Divide the bloodline into three parts, seal two and retain one.
As for how to divide the bloodline into three parts, seal two and retain one, the ancient book only recorded a simple sealing technique but nothing else.
The sealing technique didn't seem to be very profound. Even a Spirit Severing cultivator would be able to learn it after taking a few glances at it. However, the sealing technique didn't seem to be of any use when using it.
What was more troublesome was that although the Multi-Layered Soul Sealing Technique indicated that one must possess at least three types of bloodlines to cultivate it, it didn't specify what kind of bloodline one must possess or what kind of cultivation effect one would have after successfully cultivating it.
When Que Shenzi obtained this ancient book in the past, he could vaguely tell that this book was extraordinary. However, the information recorded in this book was too little. No matter how high Que Shenzi's comprehension ability was, he didn't know where to start cultivating this technique. Moreover, he was worried that this technique was too incomplete. If he cultivated it rashly, there might be hidden dangers. In the end, he gave up on cultivating this technique.
If even Que Shenzi couldn't cultivate it, it was even more impossible for ordinary disciples of Sinister Sparrow Sect to cultivate it.
As a result, the Multi-Layered Soul Sealing Technique that no one could cultivate successfully became a useless book. It was left in a corner and no one cared about it.
Que Jiuniang would never have thought that Ning Fan would ask for such a book. She said worriedly, "Uncle Ning, it's better not to cultivate this book recklessly. Father has said that this book is incomplete and we don't know what kind of effect it will have after cultivating it. Too many unknowns mean too many hidden dangers. If something happens to Uncle Ning because of cultivating this book, Little Jiu will feel guilty for the rest of her life."
"Hehe. Don't worry, Little Jiu. This technique won't harm my life. On the contrary, if I want to live, I might have to rely on this book …" Ning Fan laughed and patted Que Jiuniang's head.
It was probably because Que Jiuniang was too short and small that Ning Fan unconsciously treated her as a child. Whenever he had nothing to do, he would want to pat her head.
He kept the Multi-Layered Soul Sealing Technique properly. Now wasn't the right time to study this technique. He trusted Nalan Zi's Three Lives Divination very much. Although no one could cultivate this technique, it didn't mean that it was trash.
"Uncle Ning, don't keep patting my head … It's not good …" Que Jiuniang protested weakly.
"Alright. I won't pat you anymore in the future. Hehe. Let's go. Since I've taken this book away, I should give you some compensation. "
"No. There's no need for that! Uncle sent my father home just to take away a useless book. How can I dare to accept your compensation … "
"Oh? Don't you want to break through to Shedding Void one day and go further on the path of cultivation? "Ning Fan said with a smile.
"What?! The thing that Uncle wants to give me can give me hope to Shedding Void? "Que Jiuniang was stunned.
Her innate talent was so poor. She had only reached the True Crossing Realm after five million years and she had to rely on various heavenly ingredients and earthly treasures that her father had left behind. Could she really Shedding Void with such a stupid innate talent?
She was very doubtful and lacked confidence.
"Innate talent isn't the most decisive factor that affects a person's achievements …" Ning Fan wanted to comfort Que Jiuniang about her innate talent. However, as soon as he said those words, he felt that it was inappropriate and stopped himself.
Que Shenzi was a person with outstanding innate talent. When others ridiculed him, they would often use the same words that Ning Fan had said just now. To Que Jiuniang, these words might not be comforting. Instead, they would hurt her …
"… Actually, I feel that your innate talent is quite outstanding. It's just that you lack the guidance of a good teacher. Moreover, you've been staying in the Sinister Sparrow Sect all year round to deal with the mundane affairs. You have no time to go out and travel around to increase your experience. That's why your progress is so slow. "Ning Fan changed his way of saying it.
"Uncle, please don't joke with me. Little Jiu's innate talent is very poor. It's not outstanding at all …"
"Hehe. I heard you talking to yourself just now. You mentioned that you can sense a trace of sadness in the rain intent of this vast ocean. Is that true?"
"Y-Yes …" When Que Jiuniang realized that Ning Fan had actually eavesdropped all of her words, she could not help but blush.
"Do you know that among the one million Northern Heaven Rain Cultivators, there are less than five people who can sense this trace of sadness? Your understanding of the Divine Intent is naturally higher than ordinary people. You're very similar to your father in this aspect. This is your advantage. You must learn to make use of it. Only then can you have a chance to break through to the Renunciation Realm. "
"What? Among one million people, there are less than five people who can sense this trace of sadness? Am I that amazing? "Que Jiuniang said in disbelief.
"That's why I said that you just lack the guidance of a good teacher. If your father didn't die five million years ago, perhaps you would have already renounced everything …"
"My father died five million years ago? What are you talking about, Uncle? I don't really understand. "
"It's nothing. I'll bring you to watch the rain."
"Ah? Watch the rain? No need. I've been watching the rain every day and I've long gotten tired of it … "Que Jiuniang rejected him.
"The rain that I bring you to watch is different from the rain that you see on your own."
Ning Fan flicked his sleeve. In an instant, the two of them were no longer in the Scripture Depository but somewhere in the endless sea of stars.
Que Jiuniang was so shocked that she could not close her mouth!
No matter what, she was still a Du Zhen cultivator. However, she could not even see Ning Fan's movements clearly and she had already been brought to a great distance away by him.
While they were moving, their extreme speed had far surpassed the speed of the Renunciation Realm. It was even faster than the speed of some of the Northern Heaven's Broken Thoughts that Que Jiuniang had seen before!
"Could Uncle be an ancient Immortal Venerable?! Father actually has such a strong friend. T-This is just unbelievable … "Que Jiuniang really wanted to ask about Ning Fan's cultivation base. However, she was afraid that it would be a taboo. Thus, she hesitated and did not dare to ask.
Ning Fan could see through Que Jiuniang's doubts. However, he did not intend to expose his cultivation base.
The current him only wanted to watch the rain!
He wanted to bring the daughter of his old friend to watch the rain and return the favor of Que Shenzi who had imparted the Dao to him in the past.
This was not only beneficial to Que Jiuniang but also to Ning Fan himself!
According to Daoist Mu Song's understanding, there were three methods to open one's eyes. One was the Heartless Method, the other was the Sovereign Dao Fruit Method and the last one was the Eyes Opening Method.
At this moment, Ning Fan seemed to have discovered another Sovereign Dao Fruit Method. Somehow, his current state of mind had triggered the sublimation of the Yin and Yang of Rain … If it reaches its peak, it would be the Sovereign Dao Fruit Method!
When he was young, he heard about Que Shenzi's enlightenment in the Dark Sparrow Sect's Dark Sparrow Grave in the Rain World.
Today, he brought Que Shenzi's daughter here to watch the rain. What he wanted to see was not the rain but himself in the past. It was the perfection of the rain!
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