"If that's the case, Fellow Daoist Zhou, once you've made up your mind, you can come to the island's Blissful Summit to look for me. As for this letter, it's my token. If you run into any trouble on the island, just show it to me … I'll wait for your reply in three days!"
Xu Rushan sighed, clasped hands, and left.
In the end, Ning Fan still did not decide to help him on the spot. Xu Rushan admired Ning Fan's cautious attitude, but in other words, he also felt helpless about Ning Fan's evasive behavior.
The only thing he could do now was to wait for Ning Fan to give him a definite answer.
Before that, it was necessary to meet with the elders of the Pleasure Devil Sect and make arrangements to entertain Zhou Ming.
The black Heavenly Origin shook, and Xu Rushan turned into a puff of black smoke that instantly flew thousands of miles away.
This was a divine ability of the Divine Transformation Realm, a teleportation technique that could allow one to travel ten thousand miles in an instant! Compared to teleportation, it was much more advanced!
Ning Fan held the black jade token in his hand and remained silent.
This was a matter of great importance. It would be unwise to make a careless promise.
Even if he was willing to agree, it would be three days later. Not agreeing on the spot was to maximize the benefits. Just 50 drops of Nether Milk was too little. Ning Fan would like to see where Xu Rushan's bottom line was in order to befriend him.
After a long time, he kept the letter and held the female corpse in his arms. Then, he turned into a ray of black light and teleported to the Happiness Immortal Island.
There were dozens of uninhabited islands in the Pleasure Devil Sea Region. Ning Fan kept a few of them along the way into the Yuan Yao World.
When they arrived at the Joyous Union Immortal Island, Yu Long had already found a place to stay. He asked the ladies of the Bi Yao Sect to rest while he waited outside the island for Ning Fan's arrival.
"Greetings, High Lord!" Yu Long's attitude was extremely respectful.
He used to be a Foreign Minister of the Pleasure Devil Sect, but he was ostracized by the sect. That was why he went to the Penglai Deity Island to join the Lost World Palace.
Who would have thought that the moment he stepped foot on Joyous Union Island, he would be welcomed by a group of old monsters, including the vice sect leader!
This welcome was ordered by Xu Rushan. Although Yu Long did not know why Xu Rushan was so polite to him, it was not difficult to guess that Xu Rushan was most likely trying to curry favor with his master, Zhou Ming. As for why Yu Long wanted to curry favor with Lin Yun, that was not what he was concerned about. However, his reverence for Lin Yun gradually deepened.
Moreover, the group was arranged to rest in the most luxurious palace on the island — Xuan Cui Palace!
If he wasn't Zhou Ming's slave, he, Yu Long, would never be able to enjoy such treatment … Since the beginning of time, only Grand Cultivators lived in this palace!
"Hmm … Have you found a place to rest? How are the women of the Bi Yao Sect? "Ning Fan asked indifferently.
"Reporting to My Lord, the women have been properly arranged and are resting in Xuan Cui Palace. Does Master want to rest there first or take a stroll around the island?"
"Profound Jade Palace … I've heard that this palace of the Pleasure Devil Sect only accommodates Grand Cultivators … Xu Rushan is very thoughtful, but this is not enough to move me …" Ning Fan muttered to himself. He took out a blank jade slip and imprinted it with his spirit sense. Then, he passed it to Yu Long and instructed him.
"This jade slip contains seventeen types of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs that I need to concoct pills. Go to the island's Chinese medicine workshop and purchase two sets of each for me. As for me, I will first tour around the island before returning to Profound Jade Palace. "
"Ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine? Yes! "Yu Long did not say much and asked Ning Fan what he needed spiritual herbs for. However, he did not leave after receiving the jade slip.
Each of the ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs would cost tens of thousands of immortal jades at least. If it was a rare herb, it would not be strange to sell it for hundreds of thousands of immortal jades.
Yu Long, a mere Third Revolution Pill Master with an Early Nascent Soul Realm cultivation base, did not have millions of immortal jades to buy the herbs.
He was waiting for Ning Fan to give him the money …
"Why aren't you going? Do you want to disobey my order?! "
"This old servant dares not! But … My Lord … you need to give me money when you want to buy things. This old servant does not have that much money … "
"It doesn't matter. You can go to the Chinese medicine workshop of the Pleasure Devil Sect and ask for the herbs. Most likely, they will not dare to refuse."
"Wh … What? My Lord wants this old servant to buy the herbs empty-handed … This … This is the Pleasure Devil Sect, a sect with a Spirit Severing Realm cultivator. Even though my Lord's reputation is great, it is inappropriate to rob the herbs in the territory of the Pleasure Devil Sect …" Yu Long trembled. He did not dare to disobey Ning Fan's order, but he also did not dare to rob the herbs in the territory of the ten sects.
"Take this token and I will guarantee your safety!" Ning Fan frowned. He patted his storage pouch and took out a black jade token and gave it to Yu Long.
Yu Long was stunned at first, then he felt strange. What kind of token would not cause any trouble when he went to the Chinese medicine workshop of the Pleasure Devil Sect?
However, when his eyes fell on the black jade token, he was shocked and found it hard to believe.
"This … this is … I can't be wrong … This is the Ancestor's token of the Pleasure Devil Sect! It is the token of Senior Xu Rushan! Why is this token in the hands of my Lord … "
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"
"Yes!"
Yu Long clasped his fists respectfully and left in a hurry. He was afraid that he would annoy Ning Fan again.
However, the respect he had for Ning Fan in his heart had risen to the maximum.
With this token, it would not be difficult for him to obtain dozens of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs from the Chinese medicine workshop! However, Yu Long couldn't understand why the token of Spirit Severing Realm cultivator, Xu Rushan, would be in the hands of his master.
Rumor had it that Xu Rushan was a loner. He never made friends with any External Endless Sea cultivators and would not give his token to anyone. However, his master had obtained Xu Rushan's token. That is to say, no matter what his master does on the Pleasure Immortal Island, Xu Rushan would protect him as long as he didn't do anything outrageous!
No wonder he was welcomed by the vice sect master of the Pleasure Devil Sect and entered the Black Jade Palace … It turned out that the Pleasure Devil Sect's Spirit Severing Realm old ancestor, Xu Rushan, was pleasing my master!
To be able to make a Spirit Severing Realm old ancestor curry favor with him … My master is extraordinary! Following such a master was not a bad thing, but an extremely good thing!
Yu Long was overwhelmed with emotions. He left with the token in his hand.
Ning Fan pinched the female corpse's soft hand and his eyes slightly narrowed.
Seventeen kinds of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs were needed to heal the appearance of Hyacinth Lady and Camellia Lady.
Fifth Revolution Pill, Facial Restoration Pill …
The reason why he asked Yu Long to ask for these herbs was to test Xu Rushan's bottom line. He wanted to see how much this person would allow him to ask for.
He could help Xu Rushan but Xu Rushan must give him enough benefits!
The lives of at least one hundred and fifty Wild Beasts were not something that could be settled with just fifty drops of Nether Milk!
Especially now when Xu Rushan was in a terrible fix and was running for his life. If Ning Fan didn't raise the price and extort a huge sum of money from Xu Rushan, he would be a fool.
Pills, magical treasures, immortal jades and even … the heart of Mother Earth!
If it's for the heart of Mother Earth and the hope of reaching the Spirit Severing Realm, it's not impossible to take the risk and kill one hundred and fifty Wild Beasts!
In short, I'll see if Yu Long's request for these herbs is successful and test Xu Rushan's attitude. There are still three days. Three days later … I'll give you my answer!
Before that, I'll just stroll around the Pleasure Union Immortal Island.
The Pleasure Union Immortal Island was where the Pleasure Devil Sect was located. It occupied less than seventy thousand li * (3.33m per li). It was considered a small floating island. It didn't seem to fit the status of one of the ten great sects of the Pleasure Devil Sect.
However, this island was made up of high quality spiritual ores!
The island was densely packed with spiritual ores and was full of metal spiritual energy. If one cultivates metal element cultivation methods, their cultivation speed would be twice as fast as on Penglai Immortal Island.
The Pleasure Devil Sea was famous for its spiritual ores. The magical treasures and weapons here were also of higher quality compared to other places in the External Endless Sea. Moreover, there were many rare spiritual metals produced here. It was said that even Mortal Void Grade Spiritual Metal with Spirit Enhancement could be found occasionally. As for the Great Cultivator Auction, there would even be Earth Profound Grade spiritual equipment sold here.
The Outer Island occupied one third of the entire island. It was a place for foreign cultivators to rest. The Inner Island was where the disciples of the Pleasure Devil Sect stayed and cultivated.
On the Outer Island, there were tens of thousands of shops which formed more than ten markets of different sizes.
Because of the auction and the secret realm of the Broken World, there was an endless stream of cultivators who came to this island.
Enjoying the sea breeze, Ning Fan held the obedient female corpse's hand and wandered around the market.
Among the crowd, most of them were Gold Core Realm cultivators. There were only a few Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivators. As for Vein Opening Realm cultivators, most of them came with their seniors to see the world.
On both sides of the street, there were many rogue cultivators who set up their own stalls.
For a temporary stall like this, one only needed to pay ten immortal jades to get permission to set up a stall.
"Middle-grade Pill Cauldron, used to concoct Third Revolution Pills and below, only six hundred immortal jades!"
"Bitter Spirit Pills, a bottle of twenty pills, eight hundred immortal jades! Harmonious Spirit Dao Friends, come and have a look! "
"Middle-grade Flying Sword, two hundred immortal jades … Ugh, although it's a little damaged, it's still usable …"
The noisy hawking made Ning Fan forget about killing and cultivation. It was as if he had returned to his childhood, to the time when he was still a mortal.
Ten years in the outside world was three hundred years in Ning Fan's life … Three hundred years was enough for Ning Fan to forget a lot of things.
As the sea breeze blew, he spread out his Divine Sense. Everything within a radius of three thousand miles, including the rustling of the grass and the people coming and going, was recorded in his mind.
Sixteen years of being a mortal, two years of warmth in Yue Country, three hundred years of lonely cultivation journey … Everything was recorded in his mind.
Along the way, his fate seemed to have been played by someone in the unseen world.
But every time, he had to go against his fate. He couldn't bear to see his master die, he couldn't bear to see Ning City destroyed, he couldn't bear to see Suqiu get killed, he couldn't bear to see Zhihe get killed …
He didn't like killing people. If he could, he was willing to let time stay in Seven Apricot City forever.
But if he didn't kill on this road, he wouldn't have so many relationships and wouldn't feel the warmth of being alive.
He held the female corpse's hand and stood silently in the crowd with his eyes closed.
His state of mind, however, slowly ascended with the touch!
His state of mind was moving towards the late Nascent Soul Realm!
Just a little bit more, just a little bit more … an opportunity!
Ning Fan was secretly shocked. He didn't expect that his state of mind cultivation would be close to a breakthrough at this moment!
It was just a little bit more, but no matter what, he couldn't touch it …
"What's missing … what's missing?!"
His palm that was holding the female corpse was slightly sweaty. His eyes under his eyelids became restless.
The black snow in the sky, the surrounding magnetic force, the sea fog … Everything seemed to make Ning Fan feel annoyed and depressed.
Scenes of slaughter and bloody memories swirled in his mind, causing him to almost go crazy!
It was as if there was a voice representing the Heavenly Dao in Ning Fan's heart asking!
"The Devil Sea is boundless, turn back and you will be saved …"
Turn back, how can I turn back?
If I don't turn back, what should I do …
Ning Fan opened his eyes. They were empty and blank, as if he had sunk into his Heart Devil.
But at this moment, the female corpse reached out her hand and caressed Ning Fan's face worriedly. Her soft and choppy voice gently rang in Ning Fan's ears.
"Light … is … not … troublesome …"
"Look … at … flowers …"
In his empty mind, Ning Fan seemed to have heard a voice that was saving him.
Is it Weiliang?
He focused his mind and his eyes became clear. He was secretly shocked. Just now, I was almost controlled by my Heart Devil …
My cultivation base is rising too fast. My state of mind can't keep up with it. It's really dangerous …
He smiled at the female corpse gratefully and rubbed her hair as a sign of gratitude. He was grateful that the female corpse woke him up when he was in danger.
Following the female corpse's finger, Ning Fan's eyes fell on a pot of orchid …
The petals were pure and white, like a woman's lips, curling outwards. When the sea breeze blew, the orchid swayed gently, giving off a pleasant sound like a silver bell.
This is … Ling Lan!
Moreover, this orchid had five white stamens. When the breeze blew, the five sounds of Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng and Yu would be heard.
Such a rare Ling Lan blooming at the same time and the five sounds appearing at the same time was like heavenly music. It was truly rare.
"Ling Lan … Zhihe once said that she wanted a Ling Lan from the Endless Sea … Zhihe …"
When he thought of Zhihe, Ning Fan's heart gradually calmed down. His lips curved into a warm smile.
As for the Heart Devil, he no longer had to worry about it!
"Since I have already fallen into the Devil Sea, why should I turn back? My left hand is stained with the blood of all the enemies in the world. My right hand is erased of all the sins of life. If you are here, I will have no regrets."
Ning Fan took a deep breath. His eyes were filled with indifference. At this moment, his mental state had risen to the Late Nascent Soul Realm!
In the Early Nascent Soul Realm, he was a sharp sword!
In the Mid Nascent Soul Realm, he was a sheathed sword!
In the Late Nascent Soul Realm, he was an edgeless sword!
All the sharpness was removed, leaving only the weight.
He looked at the Ling Lan and smiled faintly.
"How much is this flower?"
The owner of the stall was a Harmonious Spirit girl. She had an ordinary appearance but was untainted by dust. When her eyes met Ning Fan's, her face immediately reddened.
"One hundred … one hundred immortal jades …"
"One hundred?"
"Yes … Yes. Although this Ling Lan is an ordinary spiritual herb and is young, it blooms with five flowers and sounds. It is a rare flower that only appears once in a thousand years … It has a name called 'Flying Immortal' … If young master thinks that it is expensive, 95 immortal jades is fine … How about 90? "
The girl was slightly nervous. One hundred immortal jades was enough to buy an ordinary Mid Grade Magical Treasure. Normal cultivators would not buy flowers, unless they were cultivators with a special hobby who loved flowers as much as their own lives …
She had set up a stall here for three days. If she still couldn't sell this flower, it would be a huge loss.
Her nervous eyes made Ning Fan feel a little amused.
"Flying Immortal huh? The five sounds are like music, but it has the intent of flying immortal. I want this flower. Here are two hundred immortal jades. Take the extra as my thanks …"
Thanks. Thanks for this Ling Lan. It reminded Ning Fan of his worries and helped him break through his state of mind.
Of course, the girl didn't understand this gratitude. Her eyes were filled with joy. It was rare to see a flower in the mortal world being sold for two hundred immortal jades.
Just as Ning Fan paid and before he could keep the flower pot, a girl's surprised voice was heard from the crowd.
"Yi? This orchid has five flowers and five sounds. All of them are white. Isn't this the famous species of 'Flying Immortal'? I didn't expect such a wonderful flower to be found in this small market!"
After the woman's voice rang out, a cultured and refined male's voice immediately rang out, indifferently fawning over her.
"Hehe, it is the flower's honor if Miss Qiuling likes this flower …"
Then, a man and a woman, together with eight guards, squeezed through the crowd and came to the girl's stall.
As soon as this group of people appeared, some cultivators recognized them and scattered in all directions.
"This girl … this girl … this girl is the daughter of the Pleasure Devil Old Ancestor, the young lady of the Xu Family, Xu Qiuling! Isn't her companion the son of the vice sect master of the 'Ten Sects' Profound Virtue Sect? Hiss. Let's leave quickly. Don't get involved in this trouble! "
Among them, the young man was wearing a high hat and wide belt. His ears were drooping to his shoulders. He was elegant and handsome. His face was like jade. He was wearing a light golden robe, giving him a noble aura. He didn't care about the comments of the crowd.
He took a step forward and his eyes fell on Ning Fan. He smiled politely.
"This friend, I am Zhao Zijing of the Profound Virtue Sect. My female companion has taken a fancy to this orchid. I wonder if you can part with it."
This person didn't reveal his qi. But Ning Fan could tell that he was a Mid Nascent Soul Realm cultivator and the woman was a Peak Gold Core Realm cultivator. As for the other eight guards, except for one who was at the Early Nascent Soul Realm, the others were all Peak Gold Core Realm cultivators.
Even though this person's words were polite, he naturally had the intention to oppress Ning Fan by mentioning the name of the 'Ten Sects' Profound Virtue Sect.
Moreover, this person's eyes were undetectable. When he glanced at the female corpse, his eyes flashed with surprise …
This scene didn't escape Ning Fan's observation.
Even though this person had a dignified appearance, he probably wasn't a good person.
"I'm sorry … This flower is a gift for my wife. I can't part with it."
"But you don't understand the value of the 'Flying Immortal'. You don't understand flowers but you still have this flower. It's obviously a waste … If you are willing to part with this flower, I will give you ten thousand immortal jades. How about it?" The woman in yellow named Xu Qiuling frowned and said.
"Whether you understand it or not, this flower is mine … Besides, I don't lack ten thousand immortal jades."
Ning Fan held the female corpse's hand and walked away.
The young man in golden robes called Zhao Zijing took a step forward and blocked Ning Fan's path with his arm. His handsome smile contained a trace of gloominess.
"Ten thousand immortal jades isn't low! It's better for Fellow Daoist to part with it! "
"Oh … interesting … If I don't part with this flower, don't tell me that you, a mere Mid Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, will dare to attack me?" Ning Fan stopped and sneered.
"A mere Mid Nascent Soul Realm cultivator … This friend, you sure have a big mouth. Aren't you afraid that the wind will cut your tongue?!"
Zhao Zijing's eyes turned cold.
His bone age was nine hundred years old but he had already cultivated to the Mid Nascent Soul Realm. A Mid Nascent Soul Realm cultivator at the age of nine hundred years old. It was highly possible for him to break through to the Peak Nascent Soul Realm in this lifetime and be known as one of the 'Seven Sons of the External Endless Sea'!
Among the Seven Sons of the External Endless Sea, he was considered the weakest. However, his aptitude was already terrifying to ordinary people.
However, this young man in front of him actually dared to say that he, Zhao Zijing, was a mere Mid Nascent Soul Realm cultivator!
What kind of cultivation base did this person have? How could he be so arrogant?!
He was a dignified Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, yet he still dared to talk back to him!
If it wasn't for the fact that he had to maintain his composure in front of a beauty, he, Zhao Zijing, would have already punished this person.
Zhao Zijing's smile didn't diminish. However, he secretly planted an imprint on Ning Fan's body with his spirit sense. It was most probably for revenge later.
This imprint couldn't be hidden from Ning Fan. However, he didn't care about it at all.
This Zhao Zijing was courting death!
However, what made Ning Fan surprised was Xu Qiuling's attitude.
She walked towards Ning Fan with light steps and persuaded Zhao Zijing.
"Forget it, Brother Zhao. Although the Ascension Realm is good, this young master's words weren't rude. This flower is bought by him, so it belongs to him. Father has been worrying about important matters recently. It's better not to create trouble."
While speaking, she secretly used her spirit sense to erase Zhao Zijing's imprint.
Although it was a peak Gold Core spirit sense, it was enough to erase the imprint of a Mid Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. That spirit sense seemed to be quite unique.
Ning Fan was secretly surprised. This woman has a good heart. For the sake of this woman, I won't do any harm to Zhao Zijing's offense.
"Young master, you should leave quickly. Be careful when you do things in the future. The Endless Sea isn't a peaceful place …" Xu Qiuling didn't think too highly of Ning Fan. In her opinion, Ning Fan was most likely just a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator. It was very dangerous to offend a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator with such a temperament. However, how many people in the world would be willing to offend a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator for a flower? Could it be that this person was actually a lover of flowers?
"Thank you for your kind words."
Ning Fan held the female corpse's hand and left indifferently. From the beginning to the end, he didn't look at Xu Qiuling.
Such indifference was definitely not a pretense of Zhao Zijing. This made Xu Qiuling secretly surprised. This young man looked like an ordinary person, but he was extraordinary. She didn't know where he came from.
Her eyes slightly flashed with a trace of brilliance, which turned into a smile. It was a recognition of Ning Fan's bearing.
That's right. Only a gentleman who attends flowers can have such a unique poison …
When this trace of brilliance fell into Zhao Zijing's eyes, his heart turned cold.
"Humph! This Zhao has been trying to please this woman every day, but she didn't smile at me. That person who stole her flower made her smile. Humph! Sure enough, she's a whore! However, this woman is still a Spirit Severing Realm cultivator. Father told me to make this woman feel at ease. Only then can father be promoted from the position of Vice Sect Master to the position of Sect Master with Xu Rushan's good impression … "
Zhao Zijing's expression didn't change, but his words were somewhat cold.
He also saw that Xu Qiuling erased the mark he left on her. Obviously, she wanted to protect this Ning Fan whom she just met for the first time.
In his heart, he was even more determined to settle the score with this Ning Fan. A mere junior in front of a Nascent Soul Realm senior was too impudent!
"Friend, do you not dare to leave your name?!" Zhao Zijing's words were filled with coldness.
"You don't want to know my name …" Ning Fan didn't turn his head, but there was an unerasable evil qi in his words!
This evil qi had been freely released after the advancement of his mental state. It was only directed at Zhao Zijing!
This evil qi made Zhao Zijing's eyes widen in surprise. The Nascent Soul in his dantian trembled and was on the verge of collapse!
His expression greatly changed!
Who is this person?! Such a tyrannical evil qi was definitely not a nameless person in the External Endless Sea!
Perhaps only the first of the Seven Scions of the External Endless Sea could be compared to him!
"Investigate! Find out this person's background! This Zhao wants to see who this person is. He's so arrogant that he doesn't even dare to leave his name! "
Zhao Zijing instructed through telepathy. He sneered in his heart.
So what if this person is strong? As long as he doesn't have the background of one of the ten great sects, I have ways to crush him to death!
Xu Qiuling looked at Zhao Zijing with disgust and said indifferently.
"This little girl isn't feeling well. I will return to the Blissful Summit to rest for the time being … In that case, Brother Zhao, please do as you wish."
Zhao Zijing's eyes were still as calm as before, but his heart was burning with anger.
What a whore who likes the new and hates the old. One day, I, Zhao Zijing, will make you fall into my hands!
Forget it. I'll find out the background of this stinking brat first. Since he's so arrogant, he probably has a weak cultivation base but has a strong background. He might be a young master of a second-rate force in the External Endless Sea.
"So what if he's a second-rate force?! When the Seven Scions of the External Endless Sea arrive, I, Zhao Zijing, will still dare to kill him even if he has a Late Nascent Soul Realm cultivation base! What's more, he's just a mere ant! "
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