Three days came and four days passed. Today was the seventh day.
On the seventh day, Ju San Pass was bustling with activity.
The golden shuttles returned one after another. The cultivators guarding the pass were busy recording the battle merits of the cultivators of the War Division.
Inside the pass, many of the cultivators of the War Division who returned were exchanging their battle merits for immortal jade, pills and magical treasures to improve their strength.
On the city gate tower, a lady in plain clothes looked at the sky with slight worry.
The wind carried the smell of blood that could not be erased. That person's golden shuttles had yet to return.
"Don't worry, Suqiu Xianzi. With Ning … Fellow Daoist Zhou Ming's means, he will definitely be fine …" Jing Zhuo comforted her.
"Mm. I know he's strong. However, he's just … I heard that among the golden shuttles that returned to Ju San Pass, seven of them won the battle. Three of them did not complete the mission of destroying the Demon City … Not only that, three Nascent Soul Realm cultivators even lost their physical bodies due to severe injuries. Only their Nascent Soul Realm cultivators managed to escape … Will he be safe?" The lady in plain clothes bit her lips and sighed.
Why does he like to show off so much? Why …
He asked me to defend the city but he chose to go to a dangerous place instead …
The worry in her eyes could not be dispelled no matter how Jing Zhuo comforted her.
She heaved a sigh of relief only when a row of golden shuttles returned from the sky.
At the bow of the shuttle, a young man in white robes and black cloak stood with his hands clasped behind his back. Even though his face was pale, he wore his usual smile.
"He's back … With his personality, he must have obtained countless battle merits just like what he did in the Sinister Sparrow Sect in the past …"
Suqiu's eyes flashed. She descended the city gate tower and walked towards the pass. She wanted to welcome Ning Fan's triumphant return.
…
He won the battle.
His battle merits were enough to leave. After destroying the Demon City, Revered Snow would probably lead the group of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators into the Dragon Dream Swamp for the final battle … However, Ning Fan did not plan to participate in that battle.
There were a few reasons.
Firstly, he already had enough battle merits. There was no need for him to take unnecessary risks. Furthermore, the date of the final battle was set to be a month later, and the opening of the Primordial Teleportation Formation this year was also a month and a few days later … If he were to participate in the battle, he would not be able to make it in time for the Primordial Teleportation Formation.
Secondly, there was a Spirit Severing Realm Demon General in the Dragon Dream Swamp. He captured two of his female companions and killed one of his male companions … Capturing the female demon was fine, but killing the male demon … After killing the lion-haired male demon, Ning Fan discovered that the blood qi of the lion-haired male demon was still lingering on his body for several days. If this qi became the reason why the Spirit Severing Realm Demon General wanted to deal with him, it would be bad … There was absolutely no need for him to purposely come to the Dragon Dream Swamp to be slaughtered by the Demon General.
The third reason was that there were some things in the lion-haired demon's storage pouch that caught his attention.
The last reason was that Ning Fan himself needed time to recuperate from his injuries and his demon blood!
On the way back, Ning Fan sent his spirit sense into the Cauldron Ring several times to check the storage pouch. The result shocked him!
There was a piece of Immemorial Star Iron the size of a cherry in the storage pouch of the lion-haired demon!
A piece of iron the size of a cherry might not seem like much, but one should know that even the Yin Yang Locket only had this much. After all, the Yin Yang Locket itself was not that big.
As for the Separation Slayer Sword, there were only traces of fragments of the Immemorial Stars in it … If it was mixed with this whole piece of Star Iron, not only would its quality be improved, but in terms of toughness alone, the Separation Slayer Sword might not even break when facing a Void Fragmentation Realm technique.
Elementary High Grade Flying Sword, the Separation Slayer Sword … This sword's body was extremely thin. Ning Fan might not even be able to finish using this piece of Star Iron. If there was any leftover, Ning Fan could forge a second Immemorial Divine Weapon!
However, this Star Iron was not small, but it was heavily corroded by the demonic qi.
Ning Fan did not know that this piece of iron was given to the lion-haired demon by the Demon General. The lion-haired demon was ordered to contaminate this item with demonic qi. After the Demon General transformed into a dragon, he would use this iron to forge an Immemorial Divine Weapon … Immemorial Divine Weapons could be used by gods and devils. If it was a demon with Immemorial Demon Vein, it could also be used …
Unfortunately, if the Demon General knew that this iron had fallen into Ning Fan's hands, he would be furious.
This piece of iron had been corroded by demonic qi. It would take a lot of effort to erase it, and the sooner the better.
Therefore, before erasing the demonic qi of the Star Iron, he did not have the leisure to care about the battle with Long Mengze.
As for his own body, three layers of demon blood were gathered and boiling within his body …
After transforming into a giant, he killed three Nascent Soul Realm demons in a row and ate their corpses. The process was indeed disgusting, but devouring flesh and blood was one of the techniques recorded in the Camellia Scripture to increase demonic power.
There were two ways to cultivate in the demon race.
One was to cultivate the cultivation method to absorb the spiritual qi of Heaven and Earth and the essence of the sun and moon to transform it into demonic power.
The other was to devour flesh and blood of living beings to increase the demonic power of the demon blood.
That was why when Ning Fan transformed into a giant, he not only killed the lion-haired demon but also devoured the flesh and blood of the three demons.
The flesh and blood of the three demons were refined by Ning Fan's demonic technique and turned into three drops of blood essence. The pale-green blood was left by the white snake, the pale-yellow blood was left by the yellow sable and the pale-golden blood was left by the Mid Nascent Soul Realm lion-haired demon.
The pale-green blood and the yellow blood contained a thin amount of demon blood. After all, they were Nascent Soul Realm demons that were awakened using a secret technique. Even so, the demonic power contained in a drop of blood was hundreds of times more than Ning Fan's blood.
The demonic power contained in the golden blood was ten times more than the total amount of the two demons' blood essence!
At this moment, the feather demon blood in Ning Fan's body was slowly absorbing the power of the three drops of blood essence.
His demonic power was slowly increasing, and what surprised him was that the quality of his feather demon veins was also slowly increasing.
A thin bloodline gradually increasing in quality … This kind of thing was considered unimaginable even in the ancient demon race!
However, this was really happening in Ning Fan's body. As for the reason, it was naturally because of the wonders of the Yin Yang Locket.
It could allow Ning Fan to open the divine, demon and devil veins in his human body and increase the quality of his bloodline. What was so strange about it?
The Yin Yang Locket could absorb everything for its own use. The demon blood of others could also increase one's strength.
Putting aside his magical power, Ning Fan's demonic power was only at the early Harmonious Spirit realm.
However, if he refined the three drops of blood essence, his demonic power could reach the late Harmonious Spirit realm or even the peak!
In the storage pouch, other than the Immemorial Star Iron, there were some spiritual herbs and magical treasures that belonged to the lion-haired demon. The magical treasures were unsightly. All of them were stolen from human cultivators. However, those spiritual herbs were of good quality and he also seized some Spirit Refining Grass.
Apart from that, there was also a jade bottle that was carefully sealed in the storage pouch.
The jade bottle revealed a trace of demonic power. Just a sniff of it made Ning Fan's demonic blood boil!
The Qi was very similar to the three drops of blood essence in Ning Fan's body, but the density of the magical power was like heaven and earth!
"Could it be that there is a drop of great demon's blood essence sealed in it?!"
Ning Fan had a premonition that if he could consume this drop of blood essence, his demonic power would definitely reach the Gold Core realm or even higher!
However, he dared not to consume it recklessly. There was a limit to the increase of demonic power using the Blood Devouring Technique. He mustn't consume the blood of living beings that were too strong. He needed to be careful when refining the blood essence of a Nascent Soul Realm demon with his meager demonic blood. However, the blood sealed in this jade bottle was a little terrifying … Ning Fan couldn't tell the specific grade, but he was afraid that if he consumed it, there was a high chance that his body would explode and he would die …
"I'll consume this in the future …"
That was his decision.
As for his decision to not participate in the battle at Long Mengze Lake, it was even deeper.
The Jin Shuttle landed in the center of the mountain. Immediately, there were cultivators who came forward to greet them. Ning Fan merely nodded as a greeting.
He followed Jie Xiu and Yun Ruowei straight to the place where the battle merits were registered. There was a huge jade tablet that was glowing with light. Below it, many cultivators who had just returned from killing the demons were handing over their battle merits to the jade tablet and recording their battle merits on it.
An old cultivator was respectfully looking after the jade tablet, exchanging immortal jade, pills, cultivation methods and magical treasures for the cultivators who needed to exchange their battle merits.
He didn't go forward to register his battle merits immediately because he saw a figure waiting for him in the crowd.
"Zhou Ming!"
"Oh? It's Suqiu! Are you waiting for me here? "
"Yes."
The two of them were acting as Dao Companions now. It was fine for them to address each other intimately.
However, Suqiu's gaze shifted away from Ning Fan and fell on Yun Ruowei. Her heart immediately tightened, but her gaze moved away without leaving a trace. As for Yun Ruowei, she also noticed Suqiu. She thought to herself that this woman was most likely Ning Fan's Dao Companion … Her aptitude was exceptional and her appearance was not inferior to mine. It was truly rare for a female cultivator to have such an outstanding aptitude. If it wasn't for the fortuitous encounters she had, she would most likely only have this much cultivation realm after all these years.
She knew Jie Xiu and also knew that Yun Ruowei was a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator of the Rain Palace.
"Suqiu greets the two seniors …" Suqiu's gaze lingered on Yun Ruowei for a longer time. There was a trace of nervousness that even she herself didn't notice.
"This is?" Yun Ruowei was secretly surprised. Although the woman in front of her was only at the peak of the Gold Core Realm, her Profound Technique and solid foundation made it obvious that her Dao Heart was firm. It wasn't easy for a woman to have such a temperament.
"Hehe, this is Fellow Daoist Zhou's Dao Companion … The two of them must have something to talk about. We'll take our leave first …" Jie Xiu introduced.
"So she's Fellow Daoist Zhou's Dao Companion …" Yun Ruowei's heart was filled with an indescribable feeling of discomfort.
It's all because of the Heart Devil … I don't like Ning Fan, but because of the Heart Devil, my Heart Devil actually trembled when I heard about Ning Fan's Dao Companion …
"Since she's Fellow Daoist Zhou's Dao Companion, there's no need to call me senior. You can just call me sister …"
"Then, Suqiu shall be bold and call you sister …"
"Sister Suqiu's Profound Technique has a deep foundation …"
"No matter how deep her foundation is, she's only at the Gold Core Realm. How can she be as powerful as sister's Nascent Soul Realm …"
Ning Fan who was at the side revealed a strange expression. He didn't know why the conversation between the two women gave him a feeling that they were opposing each other … However, when he thought about it, Suqiu was merely pretending to be his Dao Companion while Yun Ruowei only had complaints about him. The possibility of them opposing each other for his sake should be very small.
While the two women were chatting, the registration of battle merits was in full swing under the jade stele.
The Battle Merits Recording Officer was an old cultivator. Every time someone recorded their battle merits, he would read out the battle merits.
"Wang Wei, Late Gold Core Realm, obtained a total of 7152 battle merits!"
"Yu Ming, Peak Gold Core Realm, obtained a total of 8503 battle merits!"
"Lu Feng, Late Gold Core Realm, obtained a total of 5589 battle merits!"
…
"Hu Yan!"
When the name Hu Yan was mentioned, the old man's expression immediately turned solemn and he let out a dry cough. This was because Hu Yan was the Sixth Commander of the Jin Guards, an existence of Mid Nascent Soul Realm!
"Sixth Commander of the Jin Guards, Senior Hu Yan, obtained a total of 96492 battle merits!"
* Hiss *
As soon as the old man said that, countless cultivators in Guanzhong inhaled a breath of cold air.
As expected of a Mid Nascent Soul Realm expert, he was able to obtain so many battle merits in just one battle. It was equivalent to 100,000 immortal jade!
Amidst the uproar, there was a discordant sneer.
"A Mid Nascent Soul Realm expert of Jin is satisfied with 100,000 battle merits? Please record this Yun's battle achievements! "
"Yes, yes!"
A young man in a silver robe sneered. His eyes were filled with madness. It was Yun Kuang! It looked like the craziness that was crushed had been reformed in this battle.
Hu Yan's eyes darkened when he was mocked by Yun Kuang. Everyone knew that the cultivators of the Rain Palace and the Jin Guards were not on good terms. However, it was rare for someone to mock them like Yun Kuang.
However, compared to Jin, the Rain Palace was a colossus. Yun Kuang was not someone Hu Yan could afford to offend. Hu Yan's heart trembled when he heard Yun Kuang's battle merits!
The old man's words were like a sharp sword that pierced Hu Yan's heart!
"Rain Palace's Divine Envoy Yun Kuang, obtained a total of 235891 battle merits! Of which, 100,000 was obtained from killing a Nascent Soul Realm demon! "
Hiss!
As soon as the announcement was made, the entire place became silent. Only the sound of inhaling could be heard!
230,000 battle merits! Even the Great Commander of the Jin Guards would not be able to obtain so many battle merits! Moreover, 100,000 battle merits were obtained from killing Nascent Soul Realm demons!
Every Nascent Soul Realm demon possessed remarkable abilities. Moreover, they had formed a Nascent Soul within their body and were extremely difficult to kill. Hu Yan had defeated two Nascent Soul Realm demons by himself but he could not kill one of them. Unexpectedly, Yun Kuang killed a Nascent Soul Realm demon! It seemed like even if he lost the Shadow Bearing Sword and could no longer carry out sneak attacks, his strength should not be underestimated!
Among the crowd, a black-faced burly man had a gloomy expression. He was the Great Commander of the Jin Guards, Luan Zhi! When he saw Hu Yan being humiliated, he initially wanted to stand up for him. After all, Hu Yan represented the Jin Guards … However, after hearing about Yun Kuang's battle merits, he became silent. The battle merits he obtained in this battle was only 190,000 battle merits. It was incomparable to Yun Kuang's …
His silence made some people sigh inwardly. Yun Kuang, on the other hand, glanced at Luan Zhi and became even more complacent!
"Hehe. Commander Luan Zhi is not speaking. It seems like your battle merits are not as good as mine … Record the merits! Just erase this Yun's battle merits, and only record 230,000 will do! "
He sneered. Suddenly, his eyes turned and pierced through the crowd, landing on a person.
"Zhou Ming! Your battle merits might be more than mine! If not, then get lost from Suqiu Xianzi's side! "
Yun Kuang's voice gathered everyone's attention on Ning Fan!
Originally, Ning Fan was helplessly listening to the two ladies chatting. However, when Yun Kuang's voice resounded, his eyes turned cold and he walked out of the crowd.
Everyone thought that Yun Kuang's provocation would lead to a battle, but in the end, Ning Fan just smiled and casually glanced at Yun Kuang. Then, he handed the black jade to the Record Officer.
"Divine Messenger Yun Kuang, you have too many battle merits. You don't want a fraction. I can't compete with you. I, Zhou, am too poor. Every bit of money must be properly recorded on the jade tablet! Every fraction is equivalent to an immortal jade … "
"Yes, yes!"
The fear that the Record Officer had towards Ning Fan was even greater than Yun Kuang.
When his eyes fell on Ning Fan's jade, his hands trembled. He could not hold the jade properly and it fell on the table.
Loss of self-control, too much loss of self-control!
"This lowly one deserves to die! This lowly one deserves to die! "
He hurriedly picked up the jade and apologized to Ning Fan. However, Ning Fan waved his hand and said indifferently.
"It's alright. It's just a small matter. Record it down!"
"Yes, yes! The Seventh Commander of the Jin Imperial Guard, Zhou Ming, obtained a total of 648153 battle merits in this battle! "
"What?! There's more than 640,000 battle merits?! "Many cultivators exclaimed. How was it possible to obtain such a huge amount of battle merits in just one battle?!
"Not only that … 300,000 of the battle merits were obtained from killing three Nascent Soul Realm experts …" The Record Officer's voice trembled as he added.
"Three … Three Nascent Soul Realm experts!" The expressions of the cultivators in Guanzhong changed drastically! It was difficult to defeat a Nascent Soul Realm expert, let alone kill one. However, Ning Fan actually killed three Nascent Soul Realm experts in just one battle … This … This!
"Not only that … One of them was a Mid Nascent Soul Realm old demon!"
"What?! Mid Nascent Soul Realm?! Doesn't this mean that Old Ancestor Zhou Ming has the ability to kill cultivators of the same realm?! "
Killing cultivators of the same realm! It was impossible for a Nascent Soul Realm expert to do so. It was possible to defeat them, but even if their physical bodies were destroyed, the enemy's Nascent Soul Realm could still escape. The speed of a Nascent Soul Realm expert's escape was a small realm higher than their cultivation realm … It was impossible for cultivators of the same realm to kill the enemy's Nascent Soul Realm! However, Zhou Ming could!
After the battle merits were recorded, Ning Fan kept the jade and his eyes fell on Yun Kuang with a smile.
"Yun Kuang, are you satisfied with my battle merits?!"
Are you satisfied?!
These four words were like a sudden clap of thunder that exploded in Yun Kuang's heart when Ning Fan secretly circulated the power of the lightning star!
Yun Kuang's face turned pale and he took a few steps back!
The madness in his Dao Heart was crushed by Ning Fan when he seized the sword. It wasn't easy for him to rebuild a trace of madness in this battle by killing Nascent Soul Realm experts. The reason why he humiliated Hu Yan was because he wanted to use this method to stabilize his Madness Intent. If he could defeat Ning Fan with his battle merits, he could even use this opportunity to erase the mark of failure that Ning Fan had planted in his Dao Heart!
However, he never thought that Ning Fan's battle merits would be far beyond his expectation!
640,000! He couldn't do it!
There were even three Nascent Soul Realm old demons among them! Among them, one of them was a Mid Nascent Soul Realm demon companion!
No! Impossible!
The madness in his Dao Heart that had just been rebuilt and had yet to be stabilized crumbled at this moment!
He only had 230,000 battle merits. Showing it off in front of Ning Fan was simply asking to be humiliated!
When Ning Fan's gaze swept across him, Yun Kuang's expression changed drastically and he quickly retreated!
Ning Fan merely lifted a finger and pointed it at him. However, Yun Kuang had a feeling that if this finger were to press down on him, he would only be severely injured even if he used all of his techniques!
Are you satisfied?!
Those four words were like a bolt of lightning that wreaked havoc in Yun Kuang's body. In the end, Yun Kuang took a few steps back and stabilized his body. However, he coughed out a mouthful of blood.
This was the first time he realized that he must never provoke Ning Fan!
No! Absolutely not! This man has the strength to kill a Mid Nascent Soul Realm expert. That finger of his is enough to kill me!
"I'm sorry for my rudeness. Farewell!"
Without any hesitation, he teleported away. He even forgot to keep the jade that was still in the officer's hand. His mind was in a mess!
This was the second time he escaped from Ning Fan. From now on, he might not have the courage to find trouble with Ning Fan for the rest of his life!
"You're fast …"
Ning Fan smiled and put down his finger. He no longer looked at Yun Kuang.
This man's Dao Heart had already been destroyed. Even if he could break through to Late Nascent Soul Realm or even Peak Nascent Soul Realm, he would never be able to attain Spirit Severing Realm.
There was no doubt that Ning Fan would be the Heart Devil when he attains Spirit Severing Realm. The Heart Devil that Ning Fan couldn't resist would probably torment Yun Kuang for the rest of his life.
This scene caused countless cultivators inside the pass to be astonished.
Old Ancestor Zhou Ming could not only kill a Mid Nascent Soul Realm expert, but also scare off a Mid Nascent Soul Realm expert with just four words … This man is unfathomable!
…
"Fellow Daoist Zhou, are you really not going to participate in the battle of the Dragon Dream Swamp?" Jie Xiu sighed. On the way back, Ning Fan had already told him that he would not participate in the battle.
"Sigh. I'm still injured. Even if I want to help, I'm afraid I'm unable to."
"Is that so … Then, it's really a pity …"
Jie Xiu sighed again and again.
Ning Fan's strength was probably stronger than the commander. If he could participate in the battle, Jin's chances of winning would be much higher.
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