When a cultivator gains something, it would often be accompanied by loss.
Abstaining from food could prevent them from hunger but it would also deprive them of their appetite and the satisfaction after eating their fill.
Slaying the Scarlet Dragon could prevent them from having their period but it would weaken the fertility of female cultivators.
Hiding the Elephant Horse could deepen one's Profound Cultivation but it would lose the joy of having sex.
The more intelligent and shrewd one was, the harder it would be for them to trust others.
Their lifespan was long and almost eternal but they just could not find the happiness of the mortal world.
Ning Fan had long forgotten the feeling of being hungry. However, at this moment, he actually had the urge to eat.
This feeling troubled him. It made him feel lost and nostalgic.
A person with a pure heart and a person whose eyes were blinded by desires would see the world differently.
For example, a man who had been holding back for countless years would also forget everything when he saw a picture of a beautiful palace.
However, if he releases all his desires, he would enter the Wise Sage Realm where his heart was as hard as stone. When he looks at the picture again, he would only feel that it was boring.
Cultivators who had no appetite would look at the living beings, mountains, rivers, grass and trees as if they were looking at a painting. They could appreciate the beautiful scenery and comprehend the Great Dao of the Heavens but it was difficult for them to truly immerse themselves in it. They could only pass by.
Ning Fan was different.
At this moment, he had an appetite. Thus, the way he looked at the plants, mountains, rivers and living beings changed.
He passed by a mountain which was located to the south of the Quail Tail Palace.
He saw a white deer leaping between the mountains.
His first reaction was not because the white deer was so lively and beautiful. Instead, he suddenly recalled the past when he hunted deer when he was young.
He recalled the time when he went into the mountains to hunt deer with the body of a mortal when he was young. He remembered one time when he chased a deer all the way into the depths of the mountains. In the end, he managed to hunt the deer but unfortunately, he got lost in the mountains. The sky was already dark and the mountain rain suddenly came. He carried the deer with his skinny body and looked around for a place to hide from the rain. Finally, he found a cave.
Then, he lit a bonfire and roasted the deer. Fortunately, he brought some salt with him and some honey he found in the mountains. He smeared the honey on the roasted meat …
"Roasted deer meat might be good …"
Ning Fan thought to himself.
He did not expect that when he was planning to hunt the white deer, they actually had the same idea.
Noticing Ning Fan's arrival, the white deer that were jumping in joy suddenly quieted down. Then … all of them rushed towards Ning Fan with ferocious eyes.
Some people thought that deer were vegetarian, but that was just a misconception. Deer also ate meat. When Ning Fan was young, he went hunting in the mountains and saw wild deer eating fish, birds and dead rabbits.
The herd of deer in front of them was clearly more aggressive. They even dared to treat those who entered the mountain as prey and took the initiative to attack.
Therefore, hundreds of ferocious white deer surrounded Ning Fan in a blink of an eye.
The leader of the herd was an old deer king.
The Deer King looked at Ning Fan coldly as if he was looking at his food. It proudly lowered its head and rammed its huge antlers at Ning Fan.
The power of this one strike was shockingly equivalent to the impact of several stars!
Such a shocking impact was enough to make some Doomsday Immortal Venerables panic, but it wasn't enough to make them raise their eyebrows.
With just a casual press of his hand, the Deer King who was dashing towards him was pinned on the spot, unable to move at all.
Deer King's head was pressed down by Ning Fan. It wanted to break free but to its horror, it realized that Ning Fan's strength was far stronger than its own.
"Since you're hunting me, I think you've already made up your mind …"
Ning Fan's face showed a ruthless expression.
In just a short while, all of the white deer were slaughtered by Ning Fan and turned into roasted deer.
The divine lattice of wood built a huge grill.
After hundreds of deer were cut up, they were placed on the grill.
While the devil flame was roasting the deer below, Ning Fan was busy spreading the sauce at the side. In just a short while, the deer meat was roasted until it was golden yellow and its fragrance filled the air.
Ning Fan took a skewer of roasted deer meat and tasted it. In the end, he shook his head regretfully.
"It's not as tasty as the deer meat when I was young. It's because the deer meat is different or because my heart is different …"
Even so, the deer meat on the grill was still decreasing rapidly. Ning Fan was very hungry and he would not waste the food in front of him.
Inside his body, the ninety-nine traces of Tao Tie's power were circulating in his stomach.
As the deer meat was digested and absorbed, one trace of the Tao Tie's power was reduced unknowingly, leaving only ninety-eight traces. At the same time when the Tao Tie's power was reduced, an even more intense hunger pounded on Ning Fan's stomach.
"Strange. I've clearly eaten so much deer meat but I'm getting hungrier and hungrier instead …" Ning Fan was puzzled but he did not delve into these details.
The aroma of the roasted meat drifted very far away.
In the depths of the mountain, a gigantic black tiger which had been sleeping for many years opened its eyes at this moment. Saliva flowed out from its mouth.
It followed the aroma all the way to this place. The moment it saw the deer meat on the grill, it rushed towards it without caring about anything.
* Bang *
A palm wind blew past. The black tiger was sent flying away by someone's palm. It let out a miserable shriek and flew backwards.
"This is mine. You can't snatch it from me." Ning Fan said indifferently.
"Roar!" The black tiger seemed to be enraged by Ning Fan's action.
The black tiger let out a furious roar. Immediately, billowing black wind blew across the mountain forest. The black wind gathered in the black tiger's mouth and condensed into a glaring black wind ball.
* Bang *
The wind ball was launched directly at Ning Fan. It was almost as powerful as a strike from an Immortal King.
Ning Fan did not even look at the wind ball. With a casual flick of his sleeve, the wind ball disappeared without a trace.
The black tiger shuddered. It finally realized that Ning Fan was not someone to be trifled with.
At this moment, it no longer dared to snatch Ning Fan's food. It turned around and tried to escape.
Ning Fan casually struck out a ray of sword light. With a miserable shriek, the black tiger was nailed to the ground by the Ocean Defying Sword.
Thus, there was another piece of tiger meat on Ning Fan's grill.
The strength of this black tiger was already close to the Immortal King Realm. The essence qi contained in its flesh was far beyond that of the deer meat. Once it was grilled, the essence qi almost shot up to the sky.
Far away, the three Devil Well Birds smelled the tiger meat. At this moment, all of them drooled.
"It smells so good! Brothers, there seems to be something delicious in that direction. Should we go and have a look? "The youngest Devil Well Bird said excitedly.
"Before Greed died, he sent us here to supervise the construction of the Devil Well that connects the two worlds. We can't leave our posts without permission. Don't cause trouble!" The second oldest Devil Well Bird reprimanded.
"That Pill Elder Mo has already been killed. The laborers who built the Devil Well in the four villages have also fled back to their own villages. Even if we stay here, we won't be able to complete the Devil Well. What's wrong with going out to look for some food once in a while? " The youngest Devil Well Bird disagreed. In the end, it flapped its wings alone and flew out of the dark Devil Well.
"Humph! Little Brother is always so disobedient. He will get into trouble sooner or later. Big Brother, why don't you scold him? He never listens to me. However, if it's you, you should at least listen to me! "The second brother said with dissatisfaction.
"Huhuhu …" The oldest Devil Well Bird was busy snoring, as if it was not concerned about what was happening in the outside world.
…
After Ning Fan finished the deer meat, he began to eat the tiger meat.
He did not know what kind of species this black tiger was. When it was grilled, it tasted extremely fragrant. However, when it entered his mouth, it tasted a little sour. It was not very tasty.
Luckily, Ning Fan was extremely hungry at the moment. He did not care whether it was tasty or not. In just a blink of an eye, he had eaten half of the roasted tiger.
Strangely enough, after eating the white deer, the taotie power in his body had decreased to ninety-eight traces.
Now that he had eaten the black tiger, the taotie power in his body had decreased to ninety-six traces.
Ning Fan did not know what was the special meaning of the reduction of the taotie power in his body.
He only knew that the lesser the taotie power in his body, the hungrier he would be. It was really strange.
"This tiger meat is not enough. I need more food …"
Just as Ning Fan was thinking about where he should go to find more food, the sky above his head was suddenly shrouded by a shadow and fell into darkness.
It turned out that a gigantic and nutritious Devil Well Bird had flown to this place. It spread its wings and completely blocked the sky above the mountain forest.
Its immense killing intent locked onto Ning Fan at the first moment.
"Those who hunt in this place without the permission of us, the Devil Well Envoys, will be punished with death!" The Devil Well Bird's tone was arrogant.
It flapped its wings and its sharp feathers flew out like blades, cutting down all the plants on the mountain slope in an instant.
Those feathers also flew towards Ning Fan. However, when they were one hundred zhang * (3.33m per zhang) away from him, they were blocked by invisible walls.
Those invisible walls were not some kind of divine ability. They were just Ning Fan's Dao Sense.
With just a single Dao Sense, he could actually prevent ordinary attacks from getting close to him!
"Hiss! This man actually blocked my Feather Blade Technique with just his Dao Sense! "The Devil Well Bird was shocked.
However, that shock only lasted for a moment. At the next moment, its eyes turned ferocious again and it said coldly. "How dare you! You're just a low-grade pill devil. How dare you resist my punishment?! "
I see. This Devil Well Bird actually thought that Ning Fan was the pill devil of this place. That was why it spoke in such a superior tone.
"The meat of this huge bird is really quite a lot. I wonder if it can fill my stomach …" Ning Fan did not care about the Devil Well Bird's clamor. He completely treated the bird as food that was delivered to his doorstep.
His eyes were filled with memories. He inadvertently recalled the past where he climbed trees and touched birds when he was young …
The Devil Well Bird was infuriated by Ning Fan's attitude. Its killing intent instantly intensified! The Devil Well Bird muttered some incantations. Suddenly, fourteen feathers on its wings changed color from black to scarlet gold and then from scarlet gold to fiery red.
"My cultivation in my entire life is the fourteen Houtian Fire Feathers. When the fourteen fire feathers are unleashed at the same time, it is comparable to innate fire. It can burn the heavens and the earth. Burning your Dao Sense is as easy as flipping my hand!"
* Chi * * Chi *
The fourteen fire feathers turned into fiery light and flew out. Heaven and earth were instantly dyed fiery red!
The Devil Well Bird's face was filled with confidence. The destructive power of this attack was comparable to the innate devil fire. How many people below the Immortal Emperor Realm could withstand it? The low-grade pill devil in front of it would probably be burned to ashes in an instant!
The fiery light flew closer and closer. When it was about to burn Ning Fan, he suddenly raised his hand and directly caught the fiery light in his palm.
It completely ignored the scorching temperature of the innate devil fire!
"You burn me with fire. Then, I will burn you with fire as well. This is karma …"
Ning Fan opened his mouth and swallowed the fourteen fire feathers of the Devil Well Bird into his stomach.
Then, he spat out a fiery red lump of soil.
That lump of soil seemed ordinary. However, as soon as it rose into the sky, it instantly turned boundlessly huge.
How is this a lump of soil?
It is obviously an entire continent! Besides, it is not an ordinary continent but a land of utmost fire in the ten worlds!
Ning Fan's devil fire burned fiercely in this land of utmost fire. Under the enhancement of the land of utmost fire, its destructive power skyrocketed by a few times.
The Devil Well Bird was terrified!
It could feel an unparalleled heat from this land of utmost fire. If it is attacked by this thing, it would definitely be burned to ashes in an instant!
"Among the pill devils of the four villages, there is no one as powerful as you! You are not the pill devils of the four villages. You are the external cultivator who killed Pill Elder Mo! "The Devil Well Bird realized something.
It flapped its wings and fled immediately. How would it dare to stay in this place for a long time? However, it could not escape at all.
No matter how far it ran, the entire land of utmost fire would always be hanging above its head.
That land of utmost fire finally fell. In despair, the Devil Well Bird desperately tried to block it. However, in just an instant, all of its feathers were burned off by the land of utmost fire. Then, its flesh was roasted bit by bit …
It was not because it was too weak but because Ning Fan was too generous. He actually used the land of utmost fire in the ten worlds as a barbecue. How many people in this world could avoid being roasted to death?
Ning Fan carefully controlled the temperature of the fire, afraid that the temperature would be too high and turn the Devil Well Bird into charcoal.
While he was roasting the bird, he was still puzzled.
"This bird just said that I killed some Pill Elder Mo. Who is that? I'm afraid this bird has mistaken me for someone else … "
Pill Elder Mo was actually the name of the old Pill King of the Quail Tail Palace. His true form was the Tenth Revolution Stomach Nourishing Digestion Pill that Ning Fan consumed. He was indeed killed by Ning Fan. The Devil Well Bird did not accuse Ning Fan wrongly.
Unfortunately, Ning Fan did not even bother to ask for the name of such a minor character who could not even live for more than half an episode. How would he know about this matter? Of course, even if he does not know, he would not care.
…
"Damn it! Third Brother's life plate is broken! "Almost at the same time when the younger Devil Well Bird died, the second Devil Well Bird let out a furious roar.
The eldest Devil Well Bird who was sleeping soundly also woke up from his slumber. His eyes shone with a sharp cold light.
"How dare you kill my younger brother?! I will kill your entire clan!" The two Devil Well Birds gnashed their teeth and said.
Then, the two Devil Well Birds who had lost their rationality due to anger rushed out of the well and charged at Ning Fan.
After that, a large pile of fresh roasted bird meat was added to Ning Fan's grill.
Ning Fan was happily eating the Devil Well Birds. After an unknown period of time, a fragrant wind suddenly blew past him. A lady wearing a green silk dress descended from the sky.
"Fellow Daoist, are you satisfied with just these pieces of trash? My name is Nü Luo. Are you willing to follow me to eat some better food …" The lady said with a charming smile. Her voice was extremely pleasant to the ears.
Ning Fan's eyes narrowed slightly. He raised his head and looked at the lady's beautiful face. Eventually, his eyes fell on the lady's throat.
There seemed to be an Adam's apple that was not very obvious there.
This is … a man who is dressed like a lady?
…
"Senior said that you are going to look for food. Why haven't you come back after such a long time? Could it be that Senior is going to stay in the Water Village tonight …? "
Ji Fuyao waited and waited. Even when the sky turned dark, Ning Fan still did not come back to look for her.
When Ning Fan said that he was going to look for food, she subconsciously thought that he had gone to participate in the banquet of the Pill Devils of the four villages.
Since Ning Fan did not return after such a long time, she also subconsciously thought that he was going to stay in the homes of the Pill Devils tonight.
When she thought about how Ning Fan was hugging a young lady of the Pill Devil Clan in each of his arms, Ji Fuyao could not help but feel a little uncomfortable.
She was not jealous. It was just that she had been hunted down by the Pill Devil Clan for too many times. Deep down in her bones, she hated pill devils.
She was filled with admiration and gratitude towards Ning Fan. She regarded him as her benefactor. He was her benefactor. Even if he wants to have fun, he should not look for despicable and shameless pill devils.
Ning Fan deserves better!
Senior, you can't belittle yourself like this!
"This won't do. I have to go and persuade Senior. He can't just take in any Tom, Dick or Harry …"
Ji Fuyao went all the way to the Water Village with a strange feeling in her heart.
When she arrived, she was surprised to find that there was no banquet in the Water Village at all.
After asking a random pill devil, she found out that Ning Fan did not come to this place at all.
"Since Senior didn't come to this place, where did he go to eat?"
While Ji Fuyao was puzzled, a few pill devils who were patrolling outside suddenly returned to the Water Village with faces full of joy.
"Great news! Great news! The three Devil Well Birds that have enslaved us for many years have been eliminated! The person who eliminated the evil is none other than our benefactor, Ning Fan! "
"What? Benefactor didn't accept our invitation to the banquet but he still helped us eliminate the Devil Well Birds? "
"How chivalrous!"
"How did our benefactor kill the three evil birds? Hurry up and tell us about it. "
"Unbelievable! Benefactor actually used a piece of land of extreme fire to roast and eat the three evil birds? "
"Where is our benefactor now?"
"So he's at the Southern Quail Mountain."
"What? Not only the three evil birds, but he also killed the Black Tiger Spirit that had been doing evil for many years? "
"What? That herd of man-eating deer was also eliminated by our benefactor? "
"I've lived for a lifetime but I've never seen someone as chivalrous and righteous as our benefactor!"
"Our benefactor has helped us time and time again. Even if he isn't willing to attend the banquet, we should still show our gratitude!"
"Got it! Let's move the banquet to the Southern Quail Mountain. If our benefactor doesn't come, we will personally visit him. No matter what, we must thank our benefactor! "
The pill devils carried the food and wine and headed straight to the Southern Quail Mountain in a grand procession.
Since Ji Fuyao had nowhere to look for Ning Fan, she also followed the group of pill devils and headed to the Southern Quail Mountain.
Unfortunately, when she arrived at the mountain, Ning Fan was no longer there.
The bonfire had already been extinguished. What was left on the ground was a giant grill that was charred black and bones that were eaten clean.
There were deer bones, tiger bones and the bones of giant birds. All of them were the trash that Ning Fan left behind.
Apart from that, there was also a Dao Boy who carried a giant medicinal gourd on his back waiting for them.
"Hiss! Could this person be the Medicine Boy under Lady Nü Luo?!" Some of the pill devils recognized the identity of the Dao Boy and bowed to him respectfully.
The Dao Boy's attitude was very cold. When he saw the pill devils bowing to him, he just said indifferently, "You may rise." Then, he ignored them and walked towards Ji Fuyao.
"Greetings, Lord Medicine Boy!" Ji Fuyao bowed to the Dao Boy.
She was no stranger to the Zi Wei North Palace. Of course, she knew how powerful the Medicine Boy in front of her was.
Even though he had the body of a Dao Boy, his cultivation base was comparable to an ancient great emperor. Thus, she could not afford to be disrespectful to him.
When facing the pill devils, the Medicine Boy's face was full of indifference. However, when facing Ji Fuyao, he actually squeezed out a smile. "Senior Ning has ordered me to escort you to the Xuan Pin Palace."
"To the Xuan Pin Palace? Senior Ning asked you to pick me up here? "Ji Fuyao seemed to be in disbelief.
Every time she entered the Zi Wei North Palace, she would be hunted by the demons and devils in this place. Thus, she was extremely vigilant. Thus, she did not believe the Medicine Boy's words easily.
Seeing that Ji Fuyao did not believe him, the Medicine Boy did not get angry. He patted his storage pouch and took out a bronze mirror. Then, he cast a hand seal into the mirror.
Then, Ning Fan's figure was reflected in the mirror.
At this moment, Ning Fan was following behind a beautiful lady. They had already left the Quail Tail Palace and entered the Eighth Palace, the Quail Fire Palace.
The two of them were chatting happily. However, when he sensed that he was being inspected, he stopped talking and said to Ji Fuyao through the bronze mirror. "I've been invited by Fellow Daoist Nü Luo to do something. You can follow the Medicine Boy to the Xuan Pin Palace. You don't have to worry."
"What terrifying senses. He can actually sense the Ancient Mirror of Mount Wu and even use it to converse!" The Medicine Boy's face was filled with astonishment. Then, he sighed in admiration towards Ning Fan's senses.
Ji Fuyao also knew about the Ancient Mirror of Mount Wu. He knew that it was actually the treasure of the master of the Xuan Pin Palace – Old Ancestor Nü Luo.
The person who spoke in the ancient mirror was undoubtedly Ning Fan. His qi could not be faked. Therefore, the Medicine Boy in front of him was really sent by Ning Fan to pick her up.
"If that's the case, are you willing to follow me to the Xuan Pin Palace?" The Medicine Boy asked with a smile.
"Mm." Ji Fuyao naturally wanted to go to the Xuan Pin Palace to find Ning Fan.
However, she still had some doubts.
Why did Ning Fan accept the invitation of Old Ancestor Nü Luo for no reason?
Rumor has it that Old Ancestor Nü Luo was extremely fond of men. Many of the powerful male demons and devils in the North Pole Palace had fallen into her hands …
Could it be that … Old Ancestor Nü Luo has taken a fancy to Senior Ning's beauty? That's why she invited Senior Ning to the Xuan Pin Palace for a night of pleasure?
"How can this be? How can Senior be so casual? He and Old Ancestor Nü Luo have just met once. T-This is too fast …"
When he thought of this, Ji Fuyao felt unwell. It was as if the Prince Charming in his heart was about to be tainted by someone else.
…
In the Eighth Palace of the North Pole Palace, the Quail Fire Palace.
Ning Fan followed behind Old Ancestor Nü Luo and flew across the sky above the Quail Fire Palace. Countless fire devils of the palace were alarmed but none of them dared to stop them.
"The Quail Fire Palace is the territory of the fire devils. Since ancient times, this place has been the place where Venerated Zi Wei nurtured the flames. It was only until Venerated Zi Wei passed away that the powerful flames that were nurtured in this place were taken away by Immortal Sovereign Zi Dou. Since then, there are only a few low-grade flames left in this place. As time passed, the low-grade flames turned into fire devils. These fire devils seem strong but they are actually not worth mentioning. "Old Ancestor Nü Luo explained to Ning Fan while leading the way.
Her tone was very disdainful. She did not put the fire devils of the Quail Fire Palace in her eyes at all. Of course, she also had the right to be so disdainful.
She was a Second Level Quasi-Sage. With such a cultivation base, so what if she looked down on a group of fire devils?!
"Fellow Daoist said that you are going to bring me to look for delicious food. I wonder what kind of delicacies this Quail Fire Palace has?" Ning Fan asked.
He who could communicate with all living beings could sense that this Old Ancestor Nü Luo in front of him did not have any ill intentions.
He was very curious why this Old Ancestor Nü Luo would look for him out of nowhere. Could it be that she really just wants to help him look for food? Or perhaps, she has another purpose.
"* Hehe * The Quail Fire Palace does have some delicious food. I just wonder if Fellow Daoist dares to eat them." Old Ancestor Nü Luo giggled.
"Even though I'm not picky, I don't eat everything." Ning Fan was noncommittal.
"Fellow Daoist, don't worry. When you see this item, you will definitely like it. I just wonder how much you can eat and how much you dare to eat."
Old Ancestor Nü Luo brought Ning Fan all the way to the easternmost area of the Quail Fire Palace.
What entered his sight was a desolate desert.
Old Ancestor Nü Luo landed on the desert with Ning Fan. She lifted her foot and stomped on the ground. "Fire Devil brat, quickly come out and see me!"
Her tone was forceful and undeniable! The force of her stomp split the entire desert into two halves. From the crack, a white-haired fire devil with a face full of anger flew out.
"Who are you, thief? How dare you …" When the old fire devil saw that it was an external cultivator like Ning Fan, his eyes subconsciously revealed killing intent. However, when he saw that Nü Luo was following Ning Fan, his face turned pale with fright.
"Junior … Junior Long Yansheng greets Senior Nü Luo! May I know if Senior is here to 'stay' for the night …? "
When he mentioned the word 'stay', the fire devil whose name was Long Yansheng felt like crying.
This man was an Immortal Emperor after all. Moreover, he seemed to be someone who was not afraid of death. Ning Fan was really curious about what had happened between this person and Nü Luo. Nü Luo was terrified to the core of his being.
"* Hehe * You are already old and weak. No matter how hungry I am, I won't go so far as to look for you …" Nü Luo looked at Long Yansheng disdainfully. Her eyes were filled with endless pity and regret.
In the past, Long Yansheng was the most handsome man among the fire devils. However, after being plucked by her a few times, he turned into this withered old man. How useless!
After being scolded by Nü Luo for being old and weak, Long Yansheng did not feel the slightest bit humiliated. Instead, his face was filled with joy. It was as if it was a great thing for him not to be liked by Nü Luo.
As his mood turned better, Long Yansheng's face also had a smile. He began to size Ning Fan up and down. It was not until now that he realized that Ning Fan's appearance was actually quite extraordinary!
"I get it now. I get it now. It turns out that Senior is not here to stay but to seek shelter. Don't worry! I will certainly drive everyone away from this place and not let anyone disturb Senior's pleasure … "After saying that, Long Yansheng patted Ning Fan's shoulder sympathetically and comforted him." Take good care of Senior Nü Luo. If you really can't take it anymore, just … just use this … "
The kind-hearted Long Yansheng gave Ning Fan a bottle of medicine.
Ning Fan scanned it with his spirit sense and his face immediately darkened.
What was inside the bottle was not some kind of pellet but a whole bottle of medicinal liquid. Its purpose was to nourish the valley path …
"Don't talk nonsense! I invited Fellow Daoist Ning here for some serious business! Quickly open the seal. I want to go to the Fire Quail Pond! "Nü Luo said with displeasure.
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