Ning Fan gave Dong Xu two items. One was a jade slip and the other was a pitch-black pearl.
The jade slip recorded the process of his mental state breaking through.
The pitch-black pearl was condensed from a trace of void power and it contained Ning Fan's comprehension when he was at the Void Inquiry Stage.
While those two items might seem ordinary, they held great significance to the Insightful Emptiness Realm.
He carefully kept the two items. Even though he tried to stay calm, he could not hide the joy in his eyes.
These two items could at least increase Dong Xu's chances of breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm by ten percent!
This ten percent chance was enough to move any Half-Step Void Refinement Realm cultivator's heart!
"I can't thank you enough!"
Dong Xu's eyes were solemn. In the past, his relationship with Ning Fan was just a transaction. He helped Ning Fan three times and Ning Fan gave him the comprehension of void power.
Later on, Ning Fan's relationship with Xu Qiuling deepened step by step. Dong Xu also gradually became friends with Ning Fan.
Today, Ning Fan gave Dong Xu some benefits without holding anything back. It was a timely help. Dong Xu could not help but feel grateful.
If he breaks through to the Void Refinement Realm one day, he would never forget Ning Fan's kindness!
Dong Xu no longer hesitated. He took out a jade slip and made a copy of its contents before giving it to Ning Fan.
Ning Fan received the jade slip and scanned it with his spirit sense. At the next moment, his eyes turned serious.
"Hmm? A map? This is … "
The more Ning Fan looked at it, the more detailed the map was. Not only were there detailed maps, but there were also many annotations.
Most importantly, there was a detailed description of the Thunder Sovereign's tomb by Dong Xu.
The Thunder Sovereign's tomb was a small chiliocosm treasure. It was not called White Lightning Realm in the first place. This treasure was obtained by Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou when he was young. It was the item that made him famous and also the place where he passed away.
Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou died in the White Lightning Realm and left it in the Zhou Clan of the Internal Endless Sea. From then on, the White Lightning Realm was renamed as the Thunder Sovereign's tomb.
Before the Thunder Sovereign passed away, he spent a lot of effort to transform the White Lightning Realm into a mysterious world.
The Sovereign Tomb!
The Sovereign Tomb contained the inheritance of the Thunder Sovereign throughout his life. There were also many dangerous trials.
To enter the Sovereign Tomb, one had to obtain a quota from the Zhou Clan from the Zhou Clan. Every hundred years, the Zhou Clan would give out a quota of ten people. Every person who obtains the quota would be given a lightning jade. As long as they are in the Rain World, they could enter the lightning jade anytime and anywhere and appear in the tomb!
That's right, it was only a sliver of a soul that entered the Sovereign Tomb, not the body of a cultivator.
At this point, Ning Fan could not help but admire Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou whom he had never met before.
The Rain World was vast. As long as one was in the Rain World, no matter which cultivation country he was in, he could enter the Sovereign Tomb anytime and anywhere with the help of the Thunder Jade. This method was not something that ordinary people could do.
The greatest benefit of entering the Sovereign Tomb was to cultivate.
For example, if a cultivator wasn't in the Endless Sea but within the eight hundred cultivation countries, he could use the Thunder Jade Soul Fragment to travel to the Sovereign Tomb in the inner sea.
Inside the Sovereign Tomb, there were countless remnant souls of experts. They turned into monsters and attacked anyone who entered the Sovereign Tomb.
The remnant souls of those experts were all killed by the Thunder Sovereign when he was still alive and imprisoned in the Sovereign Tomb using a secret technique of the Thunder Dao.
No one would die in a fight in the Sovereign Tomb. When the remnant soul of an expert was killed by a cultivator, it would only take some time for it to reform with the help of the lightning power.
If the cultivators who entered the Emperor's Tomb were to die under the attacks of the remnant souls, they would only suffer a mental injury and would not cause too much damage to their bodies.
They would not die, but they could experience life and death killings and even the feeling of death. The Thunder Sovereign's Tomb was indeed too mysterious.
However, if there were only these benefits, the Thunder Sovereign's Tomb would not attract cultivators. The Thunder Sovereign's Tomb was a place where cultivators fought and killed. Only a trace of the Thunder Sovereign's Soul Fragment entered the Sovereign Tomb. Therefore, there was no cultivation in the Sovereign Tomb.
The cultivators who entered the Sovereign Tomb had to advance step by step from the bottom.
Every cultivator who entered the Sovereign Tomb for the first time was only at Level 1 Vein Opening.
The way to increase one's cultivation was very simple. That was to kill the remnant souls in the Sovereign Tomb and obtain the Sovereign Tomb Dao Fruit.
This was not a real Dao Fruit, but a Dao Fruit imitated by the Thunder Sovereign using the lightning power. Its effect was far inferior to the real Dao Fruit.
However, there was one benefit. Consuming such a Dao Fruit could not only increase the cultivation of the Thunder Sovereign's Soul Fragment but also the cultivation of the body!
Outside the Rain World, wanton killing was not allowed. Moreover, there was a risk of being killed while killing and robbing treasures. Therefore, the Dao Fruit was extremely rare.
However, in the Sovereign Tomb, there was no need to feel guilty for killing the remnant souls. It would not hurt one's Dao Heart. Moreover, one could obtain the Dao Fruit. It was undoubtedly the best place to train oneself.
In some places where the remnant souls resided, there were spiritual medicines, magic treasures and other inheritances of the Thunder Sovereign. There were also many cultivators who formed teams in the Sovereign Tomb to attack the nests of the monsters in order to obtain the inheritance of the Thunder Sovereign.
Some cultivators came here for the sake of killing while others came here for the Thunder Emperor's legacy.
The Thunder Sovereign had left behind countless treasures in his life. Among them, the most precious one was the Lightning Vein Cultivation Method – Incomplete Lightning Vein!
Rumor had it that this cultivation method was in the deepest part of the Sovereign Tomb. It was guarded by a few Void Fragmentation Realm remnant souls. Until now, no one had been able to obtain it.
There was no other way. Even if a Void Fragmentation Realm cultivator's soul fragment entered the Sovereign Tomb, he or she would need to improve his or her cultivation base step by step. In order to obtain this cultivation method, one must at least cultivate his or her soul to the Void Fragmentation Realm … Obviously, it was impossible.
It was already extremely difficult for one's true body to cultivate to the Void Fragmentation Realm. It was even more ridiculous for a trace of his or her soul to cultivate to the Void Fragmentation Realm!
Even so, there were still countless cultivators who flocked to the Sovereign Tomb to kill and cultivate.
No matter what, the killing in this place had nothing to do with life and death. Even if one's soul fragment dies in the Sovereign Tomb, it would only hurt his or her true body. Thus, it was the best place to train oneself.
"The Thunder Sovereign's Tomb … This place is isolated from the rest of the world. It's a world of its own. Those who possess a lightning jade can't enter it. After entering, they have to obey the Thunder Sovereign's decree, slay the monsters and seize the Dao Fruits in order to advance their cultivation base … The Thunder Sovereign is truly a peerless genius! I'm afraid no one in the past or the future will be able to come up with such a mysterious place to train oneself. "
Ning Fan sighed. If he had a lightning jade, he would be more than willing to enter the Sovereign Tomb to broaden his horizons. If he could cultivate his soul fragment to the Divine Transformation Realm after entering the Sovereign Tomb, killing Divine Transformation Realm remnant souls would be as easy as killing ants. By then, he would be able to obtain an endless amount of Divine Transformation Realm Dao Fruits which would greatly improve his strength!
The thought flashed across his mind for a moment but was immediately extinguished.
Another doubt rose in his mind. His eyes turned solemn and asked Dong Xu.
"However, there's one thing that I don't understand. Why did the Thunder Sovereign create this kind of world treasure space before he passed away? Indeed, the Thunder Sovereign's Tomb is the best place for juniors to cultivate. However, I don't think that a Void Fragmentation Realm sovereign who was on the verge of death would pay such a huge price to leave a blessing for his juniors. I'm afraid that the Thunder Sovereign created this tomb for other reasons! "
"Fellow Daoist Dong Xu clearly said that the Thunder Sovereign had passed away but you also said that the Thunder Sovereign is not dead yet. Could it be … that Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou's half-dead and half-alive state is related to the Thunder Sovereign's Tomb?!"
Ning Fan seemed to have thought of something. His question made Dong Xu nod his head in approval and explain.
"That's right! Fellow Daoist is indeed an intelligent person! The Thunder Sovereign certainly didn't create this tomb just to benefit his descendants. In the past, the Thunder Sovereign was severely injured and was on the verge of death. There was no cure for him. He knew that death was irreversible. Thus, he created the Sovereign Tomb and used his great abilities to allow the remnant souls of the cultivators he killed in the past to exist in a special form inside the tomb. I've told you before that these remnant souls that are placed inside the Sovereign Tomb cannot be killed. Even if they are killed by cultivators, they can use the lightning power to return to their original form and reconstruct their remnant souls after some time! "
"The Thunder Sovereign had sealed his remnant soul inside the Sovereign Tomb! He could be said to have died ten thousand years ago or he could be living in a strange state inside the Sovereign Tomb! No one can tell whether he's dead or alive. However, as long as the Thunder Sovereign's remnant soul is still inside the Sovereign Tomb, the Rain Palace won't dare to act recklessly in the Endless Sea! "
Dong Xu's eyes were filled with admiration.
Even if Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou had died, he still had a way to seal his remnant soul inside the Sovereign Tomb and achieve another kind of undying state.
Even if Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou was only left with a remnant soul, it was enough to make the Divine Sovereign of the Rain World fearful!
This was the reputation of Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou!
Dong Xu patted his storage pouch and took out a lightning jade. He handed it to Ning Fan and let him have a look at it.
It was a silver jade token which had already been recognized by Dong Xu as its master.
"Is this the lightning jade?" Ning Fan's face turned solemn.
"That's right! This is the lightning jade. It's a necessary item to enter the Sovereign Tomb. However, because it has already recognized its master, I can't give it to you. Otherwise, you can use this lightning jade to enter the Sovereign Tomb and gain some experience. Every hundred years, the Zhou Clan of the internal sea will give out seventy-two lightning jades. The Thunder Sovereign had fallen ten thousand years ago. During these ten thousand years, there were seven thousand and two hundred lightning jades in the Rain World. Most of them were obtained by the Rain Palace. "
"After obtaining these lightning jades, they must recognize and refine them before they can be used. Thus, they can't be given to others. Ten years later, the Zhou Clan will have the chance to give out the jade tokens. There will be seventy-two slots. If you have the time, you can go and fight for it. With your strength, it won't be difficult for you to get a lightning jade. If you can get the lightning jade that is ranked first, you will obtain a great opportunity. Among the people who obtain the lightning jade, the person who is ranked first will obtain the 'Bestowment Lightning Jade'. It contains a trace of bestowment power from the Thunder Sovereign. Refining it can greatly improve one's cultivation base! All of us, the seven venerated beings of the internal sea, have won the first place in the competition for the lightning jade! "
Dong Xu stared at Ning Fan deeply. He believed that with Ning Fan's strength, even if he has to compete against the Divine Transformation Realm and Rain Palace's geniuses of the internal sea, he would still be able to obtain the first place.
The tomb of the Thunder Sovereign was filled with opportunities everywhere. To Ning Fan who was in urgent need of improving his strength, it was a great temptation.
"Ten years later, huh …"
Ning Fan nodded his head. If he is still in the Endless Sea ten years later, he would certainly go and fight for the lightning jade.
Ning Fan never had the intention to let go of opportunities.
However, since there are still ten years before the quota for the Thunder Sovereign's tomb will be given out, it was a little too early to think about it now.
"Fellow Daoist Dong Xu, how long do you need to prepare to break through to the Void Refinement Realm with the help of the Sovereign Tomb?" Ning Fan changed the topic and asked.
"If it's short, it'll be a few years. If it's long, it'll be a few decades. Breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm is not a small matter. However, with your help, I'm still quite confident. For the first step, I'm going to stay in Gusu and imitate your state of mind. With me here, Gusu will be fine. The Pleasure Devil Island will also be fine. "
"Is that so? In that case, Fellow Daoist Dong Xu's breakthrough in the Sovereign Tomb won't happen in the next few years, right? That's good too. If I get a lightning jade ten years later, I might be able to enter the Sovereign Tomb and help Fellow Daoist achieve a breakthrough. "
"Hehe. If that day really comes, I'll have to rely on Fellow Daoist to protect me." Dong Xu smiled and did not think too much about it.
"I'm going to leave for a few days to settle some mundane matters in the External Endless Sea. After that, I'll go into seclusion in the Lost World Palace to completely refine all the things I've obtained from killing so that I can enter the Internal Endless Sea in my strongest state. Perhaps a few months or maybe a few years … "Ning Fan pondered.
When Dong Xu heard that Ning Fan was going to leave, he immediately said with surprise.
"You're going to leave for a few years? If that's the case, why don't you let Ling Er stay in Gusu for the time being? Her fate has been completed and her strength has increased tremendously. She's not far away from the Divine Transformation Realm now. During the few years you're gone, she might have a chance to achieve that. "
"Ling Er, Divine Transformation Realm? That's good too. If that's the case, I'll concoct some pills for her before I leave to help her succeed. "
The figures of two ladies appeared in front of Ning Fan's eyes. One of them was Xu Qiuling and the other was Yin Suqiu.
These two ladies seemed to be on the verge of attaining the Divine Transformation Realm. Perhaps, I can concoct some pills for Suqiu.
He fell into deep thought. These ladies are my family members.
My family … With them around, even if I have to wander around the world, where isn't my home?
My family. Other than them, my master and my younger brother, there seems to be another family.
"Mother …"
He seemed to have thought of something. He stared at Dong Xu with a hint of hesitation and nervousness in his eyes.
Even though there was only a hint of nervousness, it was extremely rare to see such an expression in Ning Fan's eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Dong Xu, can you use the blood of a True Immortal to perform a divination for me? A very important matter!"
"Oh? Of course I can! However, the blood of a True Immortal can only be used once. Fellow Daoist, have you thought about what you want me to perform a divination on? "
Dong Xu was secretly surprised. He had never seen Ning Fan being nervous before.
It was enough to show how important this divination was to Ning Fan.
"Mm. I've already thought about it. Please help me find a person …"
There were too many things in Ning Fan's mind that he wanted to perform a divination on.
He wanted to find the person who plotted against Old Devil but Wei Xuan had already told him.
He wanted to find Qi Weiliang's three spiritual and seven physical souls. However, he already had some guesses about the whereabouts of the three spiritual and seven physical souls.
He wanted to know who was the one who changed his fate and plotted against his luck. However, compared to the whereabouts of that person, all of these were not worth mentioning.
He wanted to find that person. When he was in the sea of clouds, he found out that that person was still alive through various clues. He wanted to find that person and bring him back.
"Find someone? Who? "
"Her name is Ning Qian." Ning Fan's tone was calm but his eyes were filled with mixed feelings.
Ning Qian was his mother. He did not know whether his mother was still alive or not. Everything was just his speculation.
If the result of Dong Xu's divination was that his mother had passed away, then his expectation would be in vain.
"Ning Qian? It seems to be the name of a woman. Is she your woman? * Cough * Fellow Daoist Zhou, you are really a romantic … "
Dong Xu casually laughed but was interrupted by Ning Fan's angry gaze.
"She is my mother!"
Ning Fan couldn't help but be angry. His parents were not something that could be joked about.
"Cough cough, this old man misspoke …"
Dong Xu was inwardly surprised. Ning Fan actually asked him to use the blood of a True Immortal to divine his mother's whereabouts. He is indeed a filial son.
"Do you have her face? Keepsake? Aura? "Dong Xu asked.
"I only know her face."
With a wave of his hand, he took out a brush and ink and closed his eyes to recall Ning Qian's appearance.
The Ning Qian in Yun Ruowei's dream, the Ning Qian who pitied her son on the Ten Steps Bridge and the Ning Qian who cooked for Ning Fan in the illusory realm of the Dao Seeking Cliff.
The images overlapped with each other. Ning Fan waved his brush and drew a dignified lady with kind eyes on the paper.
"If it's only the appearance, I won't be able to divine much information. I can only do my best." Dong Xu memorized the portrait in his heart. He sat on his seat and pinched his fingers to divine.
A trace of blood-red light flickered between his eyebrows, and a vast pressure flowed out of his body. However, it was sealed within a thirty feet radius, and did not leak too far.
Ning Fan clenched his fists tightly. He was waiting for Dong Xu to give him a satisfactory answer.
He had always thought that he had no parents. Now that he found out that his mother might still be alive, he would naturally spare no effort to find her.
The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passed. Two hours passed. One day passed.
Dong Xu's face gradually turned pale as if performing divination was extremely difficult for him.
"I can't see it clearly. I can't see it clearly! Her fate has also been touched by someone. "
"Her fate has been concealed by someone. However, since it's Fellow Daoist Zhou's request, I will do it for you even if I have to risk my life!"
Dong Xu's eyes flashed with a stern look. In the life of a cultivator, they would be heartless and cut off from worldly affairs. However, Ning Fan was willing to find his mother. This made Dong Xu admire him.
One must fulfill one's promise and fulfill one's promise! Even though Dong Xu did not know who was so powerful that he could actually conceal her fate, he was willing to do his best to repay Ning Fan's kindness.
"Blood, break!"
A ruthless look appeared in Dong Xu's eyes. With a shake of his magic power, the true immortal blood between his eyebrows was shattered. Immediately, his chest felt as if it had been hit by a heavy blow. He fell off the chair and onto the ground, coughing up blood. However, there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.
By relying on self-damage arts, when he shattered the True Immortal's blood, his Insight Void actually shook off a shred of concealment and saw the mysteries of heaven!
"Fellow Daoist Zhou, I've divined it! The Heavenly Fate shows that if we want to find Ning Qian, we need to find one person … "
When he thought of this, Dong Xu suddenly showed a look of hesitation. He did not know whether he should tell Ning Fan the result of his divination or not.
"Who are you looking for?!" Ning Fan's eyes lit up with joy. Since he could still find his mother, it naturally meant that she was still alive.
If one could not fulfill filial piety in life, how could one rest in peace after death?
He wanted to find his mother and make up for his unfulfilled filial duty!
"We are going to look for the 'White Robed Sword God' Yun Tianjue! Cough cough, perhaps my divination was wrong. Fellow Daoist, please don't take it to heart. "
Dong Xu, who had always been calm, actually felt a trace of fear when he said this name.
He did not know if it was a mistake to ask Ning Fan to look for this person.
That Yun Tianjue was a Sword Devil who killed without batting an eyelid!
"Yun Tianjue!"
Even Ning Fan's heart trembled a little when he heard this name.
After going through so many hardships in the cultivation world for so many years, he was no longer the young boy he was in the past. How could he not know about the famous White Robed Sword God?
When a sword comes from the west, the world bows its head!
With a sword in his hand, he dares to fight against the heavens!
That Yun Tianjue was not only extremely strong but also had a cold, arrogant, eccentric, temperamental and merciless.
Ning Fan frowned inwardly. Could it be that he had to ask Yun Tianjue about his mother's whereabouts?
Putting aside the fact that he did not know where Yun Tianjue was, even if he did, he did not know if he would anger that person again and turn him into ashes if he asked Yun Tianjue.
"Erm … Fellow Daoist Zhou, I have something to advise you. There are still other ways for you to find your mother. If it's not necessary, don't get involved with that Yun Tianjue. A thousand years ago, that person was just at the Nascent Soul Realm. A thousand years later, he advanced to the Void Fragmentation Realm. He is extremely strong but he is also the most ruthless and cold-blooded person. According to rumors, when Yun Tianjue broke through to the Void Fragmentation Realm, he went crazy and even killed his fourth brother … Because he killed the Fourth Prince of the Rain Palace, the Divine Sovereign punished him severely and he even crippled one of his arms … "
"He killed my fourth brother?!"
Ning Fan frowned. He could not help but have a bad impression of Yun Tianjue.
From his point of view, the people in this world were roughly divided into three types – mortals, enemies and relatives.
Ning Fan was unwilling to kill mortals.
When cultivators step into a battle, they would definitely fight to the death. They were enemies.
As for his relatives, even if Ning Fan dies, he would not kill his own relatives!
Ning Fan naturally looked down on that Yun Tianjue a little.
Even though his strength was strong and his innate talent was high, it would certainly be difficult for him to go far in the Great Dao with such cold-blooded behavior.
"I will remember Fellow Daoist Dong Xu's kind advice. If it's not necessary, I won't provoke such a ruthless person. "
"However, no matter what, I will find her!"
A thought flashed across Ning Fan's mind. If I can't find Yun Tianjue, I will go and find Yun Ruowei.
He remembered that he had met Ning Qian once in Yun Ruowei's dream …
Perhaps Yun Ruowei knows something.
Looking at Ning Fan's thoughtful eyes, Dong Xu found it very interesting.
Out of ten thousand evils, lust is the worst. Out of a hundred virtues, filial piety comes first. Ning Fan possessed both lust and filial piety.
This young man is really an extreme person.
(First update) (To be continued.)
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