The scenery was different from what Ning Fan had imagined. The fifteenth floor did not look like a dragon's pool or a tiger's den. It looked more like a paradise.
What entered his sight was a glowing river that flowed across the entire fifteenth floor. It divided the land into two sides: the southern bank was filled with endless orange trees while the northern bank was filled with endless orange trees.
The rain finally stopped. Ning Fan kept his umbrella and looked at the scene of orange trees in the south and orange trees in the north. His eyes flickered with green light and then turned solemn.
He took out the map of the fifteenth floor. On the map, be it the orange trees in the south or the orange trees in the north, they were all marked with red marks by the Sludge Monster. It indicated that these two places were extremely dangerous. The river that flowed across the fifteenth floor was marked with an arrow. It indicated that Ning Fan should go down the river by water and not by land.
"The orange trees on both sides are all dangerous places …"
Ning Fan pondered for a long time. Suddenly, his body flashed and he flew to the southern bank. The moment he set foot on the southern bank, his eyes became lazy, as if he had seen through the mortal world and lost all interest in life!
As soon as he reached the southern bank, he did not want to move anymore. He did not want to take another step. He had the absurd thought of turning into an orange tree and taking root in the southern bank, living here forever.
As soon as this absurd thought appeared, his skin began to harden, showing signs of turning into tree bark. Roots began to grow from the soles of his feet and took root in the soil of the southern bank …
"Break!"
Green light suddenly shone in Ning Fan's eyes, forcefully shattering the absurd thought in his mind. Without saying anything, he flew out of the southern bank and stood in mid-air.
The moment he flew away, all the absurd thoughts in his mind disappeared along with the tree transformation on his body.
"Is this the reason why the southern bank is marked as a dangerous place? If it's a weaker cultivator, I'm afraid they would be corroded by the absurd thought and turn into an orange tree forever, dying here … If I recklessly step on the northern bank, I'm afraid I'll end up with the same outcome … I initially thought that the scenery of the orange trees and orange trees here was not bad. Now, it seems like these orange trees and orange trees were transformed from the living beings that died here …"
It was Ning Fan's first time seeing such a killing technique. Considering that this place was formed from the flesh and bones of the Lord Ant, this killing technique was probably the Lord Ant's doing. Of course, it was also possible that the orange trees and orange trees here were the work of the Omniscient Old Man. Who knows?
"Sure enough, we can only go by water …"
Speaking of which, just when Ning Fan planned to take the water route, a grasshopper boat floated towards him on the river, as if it wanted to guide him to the depths of the fifteenth floor. The appearance of this boat was too strange. It was as if it appeared out of thin air with just a thought from Ning Fan.
Ning Fan did not board the boat because this grasshopper boat did not have a bottom! The bottomless boat seemed ordinary, but Ning Fan's intuition, which had been tempered by life and death situations, allowed him to sense the danger of this boat. If one's cultivation wasn't high enough and recklessly boarded the ship, there might be unforeseen circumstances …
With this in mind, he ignored the bottomless boat and flew down the river on his own. He thought that he would be able to reach the end by flying like a boat. However, after flying for three days, he still hadn't reached the end!
"Strange. Even if I didn't fly at full speed, I used at least 70% of my full speed. But I still can't see the end after flying for three days … This is seriously inconsistent with the distance marked on the map. The distance on the map isn't this far …"
Ning Fan wanted to use his Rain Technique to see how far he still had to go. However, just as his Rain Technique was activated, a ray of clear sunlight fell from the sky and extinguished his Rain Technique.
His Rain Technique was actually restricted by this world!
Ning Fan then turned his head to look at the path he came from. However, there was no trace of the path he came from. The path he had walked on had already disappeared. There was no turning back to the shore! This was too abnormal. He could not even leave the fifteenth floor using the same path he came from.
With so many strange things happening in front of him, Ning Fan no longer rushed forward recklessly. Instead, he stopped in mid-air and pondered with a frown.
As if it had sensed Ning Fan's troubles, the bottomless boat appeared again without him noticing and floated towards Ning Fan.
"It seems like I won't be able to reach the end of this river without using some special methods … So, I can only board the boat, huh?"
Ning Fan remained vigilant and descended towards the bottomless boat. Speaking of strange things, the boat was obviously bottomless but he could actually stand on it. It was really mysterious.
Just as he was planning to study the mysteries of the boat in detail, he suddenly felt an extremely subtle strange feeling in his body. If it wasn't for Ning Fan's senses that were far superior to cultivators at the same level as him, he would definitely not be able to notice this strange feeling in his body!
He tried to find the source of the strange feeling. After searching for a while, he was surprised to find that his primordial spirit and physical body were showing signs of being forcefully separated!
What was standing on the bottomless boat right now was not his physical body. It was actually his primordial spirit! As for his physical body, more than half of it had already separated from his primordial spirit and was sinking towards the river below the bottomless boat. As he was standing on the boat, he could not directly sense the separation of his physical body!
Fortunately, his heaven-defying senses allowed him to notice it. If he had noticed it a little later, his physical body would probably have already sunk into the river and be destroyed by the unknown power in the river …
"I really can't be careless at all … My physical body has returned to its original position!"
Ning Fan displayed his ability and his physical body immediately returned to its original position, becoming one with his primordial spirit again.
Seeing that Ning Fan did not cooperate with it and sink his physical body, the bottomless boat became unhappy! It stopped moving forward! It actually forcefully stopped the advancement of the river and stopped at the center of the river.
This scene made it seem like Ning Fan would never move forward unless he abandoned his physical body. If he doesn't board this boat, he would not be able to reach the end of the river. If he doesn't board this boat, he would not be able to leave the fifteenth floor either. It had the confidence to force Ning Fan to give in!
If it were someone else who could not move forward or retreat, they would more or less be a little nervous. However, who was Ning Fan? He had seen all kinds of desperate situations before. How could he possibly be trapped by a mere bottomless boat?
This boat seems to have a bad temper.
Then, I'll just pacify it a little. Ning Fan had always been very tolerant towards strange things.
"I won't open it! I won't open it! I won't open it for mortals! Those who don't shed their mortal bodies are not allowed to board the boat! Go down! Quickly go down! Don't you know the rules at all?! " Ning Fan used his ability to communicate with all living things and easily heard the voice of the bottomless boat. It was something that others could not do but it was not difficult for Ning Fan.
"Brother Boat, can't you make an exception for me?"
"You can actually hear my voice?! You … Could it be that you are a deity?! " The bottomless boat was shocked. Wow! This fellow's spiritual intelligence is quite high. He can actually converse with Ning Fan so clearly.
Ning Fan's eyes immediately lit up. According to his past experience, it seemed like only the Ghost Flower of the Netherworld could converse with such high spiritual intelligence while communicating with all living things. Could this shabby boat be an existence on the same level as the Ghost Flower of the Netherworld? Could it be that it's not a shabby boat but a treasured boat?
"So what if I'm a deity? So what if I'm not a deity? "Ning Fan smiled and said noncommittally.
"If you're a deity, all the more I can't help you! Deities are the enemies of our Immortal Spirit Clan! Hey! Little Brother, you haven't answered me yet. Are you a deity or not?! " The bottomless boat asked nervously.
"Of course I'm not a deity." Ning Fan lied without blushing. If he did not lie, why would he be a devil?
"Phew. Fortunately, you're not a deity. If that's the case, I don't have to be afraid of you. Little Brother, you don't know that as a member of the Immortal Spirit Clan, I fear deities the most. All deities are bad people! They have an innate bloodline suppression on immortal spirits and they have the advantage of being superior. They can also use their own divine blood to forcefully form a blood pact with a pure-blooded immortal spirit. You don't know how scary a blood pact is … "The bottomless boat seemed to have not conversed with anyone for many years. When it saw that Ning Fan could converse with it, it immediately became a chatterbox. It couldn't be helped. It had been too many years since it spoke!
"Blood pact? What's that? "
"Little Brother, since you can converse with a pure-blooded immortal spirit like me, you should also be a pure-blooded immortal spirit. Why haven't I heard of blood pact with deities? In Master Boat's era, it's impossible for any pure-blooded immortal spirit to not know about it. Oh my, I forgot about it. Hahaha! Look at Master Boat's memory! The deities have long been eradicated by our Immortal Spirit Clan! Times have changed! There aren't even many pure-blooded immortal spirits left! Your elders must have felt that there's no need to be wary of deities anymore. That's why they didn't tell you about the scariness of blood pact with deities. " The bottomless boat tried its best to imagine.
Ning Fan's lips suddenly curled into an inexplicable smile. He had a feeling that this bottomless boat might be an idiot …
"Brother Boat, you really know a lot. You actually know about blood pact with deities. Impressive." Ning Fan casually praised.
"Hahaha! That's right! Not only does Master Boat know about blood pact with deities, but he also knows how to draw the mark of the blood pact! Master Boat's previous master taught him all of this! He is the previous saint of the Chaotic Kun Sacred Sect. Master Boat used to be his servant. What kind of secret technique does he not know? Blood pact with deities is nothing! " After being flattered by Ning Fan, the bottomless boat instantly became complacent. It did not even know where it was anymore. One secret after another was revealed to Ning Fan like it was free of charge.
Chaotic Kun Sacred Sect? The previous saint of the Chaotic Kun Sacred Sect?
Ning Fan was a little interested in the previous saint that the bottomless boat mentioned. Of course, he was more interested in the blood pact with deities.
"Brother Boat actually knows how to draw the blood pact with deities? That's really amazing. I really want to see the blood pact that Brother Boat draws. "
"Hahaha! Alright, alright. If you want to see it, Master Boat will draw it for you … Erm, no, no. Master Boat is getting a little carried away. My previous master said that this is a great secret of heaven and earth. It can't be taught to outsiders. Besides, you're not a deity. Even if you know that blood pact with deities can't be used, it's useless for you to learn it … "
"Outsider? Why would Brother Boat think that I'm an outsider? Look, what is this? "Ning Fan's expression remained unchanged as he took out the Sea Defying Sword.
The Sea Defying Sword was also known as the High Grade Disciple Sword of the Chaotic Kun Sacred Sect. It was the proof of identity of the people of the Chaotic Kun Race! It was not that only the disciples of the Chaotic Kun Race could hold the sword. Instead, holding the sword would make you a disciple of the Chaotic Kun Race and it would acknowledge your identity!
"Aiya! This boat has eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. It turns out that Senior is a High Grade Disciple of the Chaotic Kun Sacred Sect! I'm sorry. I've been too disrespectful! " The bottomless boat immediately became terrified as if Ning Fan's special identity was something that it could not afford to offend.
"Now, Brother Boat, can you draw the blood pact with deities for me?" Ning Fan asked with a smile.
"Yes! Of course you can! However, there's one thing that this boat still has to remind Senior! This blood pact with deities is too dangerous. You don't know that the owner of the blood pact won't be able to detect it! In ancient times, countless pure-blooded immortal spirits were secretly planted with this kind of pact. Unknowingly, their temperament was changed by the other party and they would listen to the words of the owner of the pact … "
While the bottomless boat was explaining the terror of the blood pact with deities, it circulated its ability and created ripples on the surface of the river. The ripples spread out in circles and then condensed into an extremely complicated diagram of the pact.
It was the diagram of the blood pact with deities.
Ning Fan only took a glance at it and memorized the lines of the blood pact. After that, he bit the tip of his finger and squeezed out a drop of his blood, flicking it towards the bottomless boat.
As soon as the blood touched the body of the bottomless boat, it immediately turned into the lines of the blood pact and imprinted itself on the body of the boat. A moment later, the lines disappeared as if they had evaporated into the air. However, they had actually seeped into the depths of the bottomless boat's consciousness.
"Unbelievable! Senior is really a genius! You only took a look at it once and you've already memorized such complicated lines! " The bottomless boat did not really care about Ning Fan's action of dripping his blood on it. It just thought that Ning Fan was just trying to play around with the blood pact he had just learned.
However, the truth was that it had already been recognized by Ning Fan's blood … It still had no idea! No idea!
"Hehe. You don't have to flatter me with your words. These lines are actually not complicated. I just happen to be good at it."
"No, no, no! Isn't it natural for a servant to flatter his master?! Eh, this is strange. Why do I have to call you master … "The bottomless boat was bewildered. It turned out that the blood pact had already taken effect and was subtly changing its consciousness.
"Alright. Let's not talk anymore. Brother Boat, let's hurry up." Ning Fan urged.
It was strange.
The bottomless boat obviously had its own principles. It would only ferry Saints and not mortals. However, it still obediently obeyed Ning Fan's order and carried Ning Fan all the way down the river.
It did not have any temper at all! It completely obeyed Ning Fan's words!
The bottomless boat could not sense that it was under the blood pact. Even if it had doubts about this matter, the power of the blood pact would automatically erase all its doubts.
It would never be able to sense this matter!
The blood pact was really overbearing and terrifying! Unfortunately, this technique was only effective on pure-blooded immortal spirits. It had no effect on other living beings. It was very targeted …
"No wonder the Divine Spirit Clan was overthrown. Their existence had seriously threatened the survival of the other clans …" Ning Fan sighed in his heart.
He had unexpectedly learned the blood pact and subdued a bottomless boat. He had to admit that his luck during this period of time was really good. However, he was not overly excited because the blood pact was really not very practical. It was only effective on pure-blooded immortal spirits. In the era that Ning Fan was in, it was almost useless. Therefore, he could only use it to bully the bottomless boat.
As for subduing the bottomless boat, Ning Fan was also not too excited. This boat seemed to be just a Low Grade Innate Magical Treasure. It was not a big deal even if he picked up a magical treasure of this grade for free.
Ning Fan had underestimated the power of the bottomless boat. In the beginning, he only treated the boat as a means of transportation in this level. After leaving this place, he probably would not need the boat anymore. At least, that was what he thought.
However, he was wrong again!
The grade of this bottomless boat was indeed not high. However, it was definitely not an ordinary magical treasure.
This treasure could actually help one become a Saint! In order to become a Saint, one must first be reborn! When Ning Fan's physical body fell into the river just now, it was actually a kind of rebirth. Unfortunately, his cultivation realm was far from reaching the threshold of becoming a Saint. It was still a little too early for him to undergo rebirth. If he forcefully tries to do so, he would only lose his physical body in vain. It would not bring him any benefits.
Even if the grade of a treasure that could help one become a Saint was not high, it could still be sold at a sky-high price in the True World! In the past, the Lord Ant had relied on the help of the bottomless boat a lot to become a Saint. Only God knew how much effort she had put in to steal a bottomless boat from the Chaotic Kun Sacred Sect! Today, Ning Fan was the one who benefited from it. Ning Fan did not need to spend much effort. All he did was to deceive her with a few words.
If the Lord Ant knew about this, she would probably die of anger.
Of course, the bottomless boat did not only have the ability to help one become a Saint. It was also known as "No Water That Can Cross". It meant that there was no river, lake or ocean that it could not sail on.
The one in front of him was an example! The river on the fifteenth floor was affected by the Lord Ant's ability. Ordinary people would never be able to reach the end. However, to the bottomless boat, this was not a problem at all! This kind of small path was not difficult for it. It could easily break through the magic techniques and sail to the end of the river, coming and going freely!
With the bottomless boat leading the way, Ning Fan reached the end of the river in just one day and one night. What appeared in front of him was a mountain!
It was a Dao Mountain!
It was a gigantic mountain that was formed by the Lord Ant's Dao sense. Its height was immeasurable!
"It's actually a Dao Mountain! The thing that Little Mud wants seems to be at the top of the mountain! "
Ning Fan stood at the bow of the bottomless boat at the end of the river. Looking at the immeasurable Dao Mountain of the Saint which was the Lord Ant, he actually felt like an ant trying to shake a tree.
Is this the Dao of a Saint?!
Ning Fan felt a little difficult to breathe. This Dao Mountain was too heavy! It was not the weight of the material level but the weight of the Great Dao!
Just by facing this mountain, Ning Fan felt that his Dao sense had the urge to crawl on the ground uncontrollably. It would probably be even more difficult for him to ascend to the peak!
"Master, you must not ascend this Dao Mountain! Not only does this Dao Mountain contain part of the Lord Ant's personal belongings, but it also contains part of the Lord Ant's scattered soul. " When the bottomless boat saw that Ning Fan had the intention to ascend the mountain, it immediately tried to dissuade him.
It completely did not realize that it was inappropriate for it to address Ning Fan as its master. The influence of the blood contract with the divine spirit was too great!
"Scattered soul? What's that? "Ning Fan asked.
"When a Saint's soul is scattered and doesn't die, it is called scattered soul." The bottomless boat answered.
"I don't really understand. Forget it. When I ascend this mountain, I will naturally know what scattered soul is. "
Ning Fan did not listen to the bottomless boat's advice. He displayed his ability and turned the bottomless boat into a small boat. Then, he kept it in the treasure vault of the Profound Yin World. Obviously, he had already regarded this bottomless boat as his private property.
The reason why he did not listen to the bottomless boat's advice was not because he did not know how dangerous this place was. He had always been a man of his words. Since he had promised to help the sludge monster, it was impossible for him to give up halfway.
Whether the path ahead was filled with great danger or the scattered soul of a Saint, it would not change his principle!
At the same time when Ning Fan ascended the Dao Mountain of the Ant Lord, the Omniscient Old Man who was far away in the sixth level of the earth abyss finally completed the last part of the Stone Warrior Puppet.
"You've helped my cultivation base improve tremendously. However, I won't thank you!" The Stone Warrior Puppet stared at the Omniscient Old Man with fear.
"Hehe. I'm not doing this because of your gratitude but because of the promise I made with Little Friend Ning. He allowed me to experiment on him and I did some small things for him. It's a fair deal. Alright, alright. I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. Go and find that little devil Bei Xiaoman yourself! I've been busy for so many days. It's time for me to take a look at Little Friend Ning's cultivation data. I don't know what Little Friend Ning has been cultivating during this period of time. I arranged for Brother Xiang to guide him because I hope that Brother Xiang will impart to him the cultivation experience of Extreme Strength. Brother Xiang has been teaching him for so many days. That kid's physical strength should have improved a lot, right? His foundation is not bad. If he cultivates to the limit, his strength will definitely increase by a lot. "The Omniscient Old Man smiled.
The Omniscient Old Man excitedly went to ask the Elephant Demon. He thought that Ning Fan had been cultivating his strength with the Elephant Demon.
But he was wrong!
Ning Fan did not cultivate his strength. Instead, he cultivated the purity of his magic power! He did not cultivate with the Elephant Demon. Instead, he was arranged by the Elephant Demon to cultivate with the sludge monster.
"Nonsense! You actually arranged for Little Friend Ning to be teleported to the twelfth level of the earth abyss! Do you know how dangerous that place is?! That is the base camp of the Light Ant Race! If he is killed by the Light Ants, where can I find such precious experimental materials?! " The Omniscient Old Man was furious. More than that, he was worried about Ning Fan. That kind of worry was not only for the experimental materials, but also for a hidden emotion that he himself was not aware of!
"Master, this subordinate has already told him about the dangers of the twelfth level. It was this kid who insisted on going …" The Elephant Demon was a little scared. He had never seen his master so angry before!
No, he had actually seen it once!
That day, a certain Ant Saint was greedy and wanted to devour the Big Chun tree that his master had been guarding for many years!
That day, his master ignored the warning of Ancestor Hongjun. He stubbornly went his own way and killed his fellow sect members. He forcefully suppressed the Ant Lord and offended all the ancient sects in the Mountain and Sea Realm!
In a daze, the Elephant Demon seemed to see that crazy figure, the heaven-defying Demonic Crane that dared to go against the entire world!
So what if it's the Ant Lord? So what if it's Hong Jun?! No one can hurt this old man's Junior Brother! Not even the Heavenly King!
Anyone who dares to hurt half a branch of the Big Chun tree will be killed!
His master's angry roar from back then was still ringing in his ears, causing the elephant demon's heart to tremble!
He missed the hot-blooded life of following his master in the past. It was only for a little bit of faith in his heart that he dared to go against the heavens and live up to his youth!
But as time passed, he finally grew old. His master was no longer the heaven-defying Demonic Crane of the past. Instead, he had become an old man who had escaped into the Purple Battle Illusory World, living in seclusion and enjoying the human world.
There was nothing wrong with this. As long as its master was happy, the elephant demon was willing to bury its nature and follow its master to live a peaceful life of doing experiments. But … was Master really happy like this? He couldn't even remember who he was and he was about to forget the sect that he once regarded as important as his life … Was he really happy?!
"Shut up! I don't want to hear any explanation right now! As long as Ning Fan is alive, he must be alive! Light Ant Tribe? Holy Ant Sect? It's just my toy! If they dare to harm even half a finger of Ning Fan's, I will annihilate their entire clan. Even if this action will awaken the Lord Ant again, I will not hesitate to do so! "
Chi!
Omniscient Old Man did not waste any more time with the elephant demon. He activated the teleportation portal and directly teleported to the twelfth level of the Earth Abyss!
According to the elephant demon, Ning Fan should be cultivating on this floor. But … why can't I sense his qi at all?!
Could it be … Could it be that when I was stupidly assembling the stone puppets, Ning Fan had already been killed by those evil creatures of light ants …?
No!!!
My master had told me to protect my junior brother well!
No one is allowed to hurt my junior brother!
No one is allowed to …!
"Ants, give me an explanation! Otherwise, I will slaughter your entire clan! Ahhhhhh! Give me back my junior brother! Ahhhh! Ahhhh! Hong Jun, I will kill you! I will kill you! "
The Omniscient Old Man had gone mad!
His eyes were bloodshot and tears of regret flowed out from his eyes! He could no longer differentiate reality from his memories. His rationality had been replaced by anger and regret!
He did not protect his junior brother well! He … failed to live up to his master's trust once again!
"Ahhhhh!"
He roared furiously. The mighty power contained in his roar actually had the potential to penetrate the twelfth floor of the Earth Abyss. Even the world of the Lord Ant's spine could not stop the Omniscient Old Man's wrath!
The entire Light Ant Tribe was in chaos!
No one expected the Omniscient Old Man to attack at this moment! No one expected … the Omniscient Old Man, who had been wandering around the Light Ancestor's Earth Abyss like a madman, would be so destructive when he released his full cultivation base!
She was trembling!
The dignified Mother Yin, who was a second-stage Quasi-Saint, was actually trembling at this moment! She could not understand! How could the Omniscient Old Man have such a terrifying cultivation base?! Didn't she capture and suppress the Omniscient Old Man like an idiot many times … Could it be that this person had never used his true cultivation base before? Could it be that he deliberately allowed himself to be captured and played with by her?
"Damn it! This old madman has really gone mad this time! Let's put aside the matter of the thirteen spines for now. The danger of this old madman is beyond my understanding! Pass on my order. Gather the whole tribe and prepare for the Omniscient Old Man! He will be here soon! No one should underestimate him. This madman is not as strong as he usually shows. He is definitely not inferior to any ancient great cultivator! He has been pretending to be weak all the time and playing tricks on us! "
An order was passed to the entire Light Ant Tribe. The entire Light Ant Tribe entered the highest state of alert in an instant. Then …
The Omniscient Old Man's eyes were cold and emotionless. He appeared in the sky above the Light Ant Tribe's Holy City, standing with his hands clasped behind his back. He looked down on the common people like ants!
"I only have one request. If you can't fulfill it, all of you will die! Give me back my junior brother! "
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