In the blood river, there were many ferocious beasts that had not yet been tamed. Among them, there was no lack of Wild Beasts and a small number of Void Refinement Realm ferocious beasts.
These ferocious beasts seemed to have been raised as blood fiends, and were rather ferocious. In the past, when the revered elders of the Serene Heaven Palace came to the Blood River, even with the protection of the Kui Bull, there would definitely be quite a number of fights.
But today, as they entered the Blood River, not a single beast attacked them.
Everyone was secretly surprised. Of course, they did not know that it was because Ning Fan had released a trace of his ancestral blood aura.
The demon race valued bloodline, and this batch of ferocious beasts had not been tamed yet, so they would not defend the Dragon Deciding Valley and attack all invading enemies.
After sensing Ning Fan's bloodline aura force, they naturally did not want to act recklessly. It was just like how Ming Que, the little girl, had calmly traversed the Dark Sparrow's Grave in the past despite having a low cultivation base. When she was conscious, no demon dared to provoke her.
"Why would I suddenly think of that little girl …" Ning Fan shook his head with a smile.
He had probably long regarded the little girl as his younger sister.
Biscuit Master … Biscuit Brother … Pill Biscuit, uh, it should be Pill Biscuit?
Ning Fan shook his head. Until now, he still could not distinguish these things.
The Kui Niu crossed the Blood River, flew over thousands of mountains, and landed in a valley.
The valley had a perimeter of ten thousand li. Within it was a deep pool that was blood red and translucent.
It was the Blood Dragon Pool.
Being so close to the blood pool, the Blood Dragon Demon Sword in Ning Fan's storage pouch trembled even more violently.
He was deep in thought. This Blood Dragon Pool was somewhat similar to the Black Dragon Pool.
This pool was probably a secret place of the Blood Dragon Clan.
"Is there really a blood dragon in the Dragon Deciding Valley?"
Just as Ning Fan was deep in thought, the sounds of intense battle suddenly resounded in the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Waves of boundless magic power clashed against each other, causing the earth within a million miles to tremble violently. Every time they collided, mountains and rivers would collapse.
High up in the sky, a gigantic blood dragon shadow with a golden lamp in its mouth was fighting against Yun Tian. Yun Jinghong was watching from the side.
The golden lamp magic treasure was quite unique. Wherever the flame of the lamp shrouded, no golden light could penetrate.
As for the blood dragon, its combat strength was almost at the peak of the second layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm.
"Blood Dragon! And this dragon is actually … "
Ning Fan's eyes widened. The truth was just as he had expected. There was a true dragon hidden in this Dragon Deciding Valley.
However, what Ning Fan did not expect was that the blood dragon was actually the master of the Dragon Determining Valley, Chu Chang 'an!
"Oh? It turns out that Great Devil Lord Zhou is so ignorant and ill-informed … The true body of the Void Fragmentation Realm master of our Serene Heaven Palace, Sovereign Chu, is a blood dragon. Even though this matter has yet to be spread out, many experts in the Rain Palace are well aware of it. "
Yu Chong 'er gently approached him and teased him.
He really did not know that Chu Chang 'an was the blood dragon.
In the Rain Palace, there were a total of eleven Void Fragmentation Realm experts.
Among them, the Rain Sovereign's position was the highest. There were four great Void Fragmentation Realm experts under the Rain Sovereign. All of them were figures of the previous generations. Below the four great Void Fragmentation Realm experts, there were another seven great divine children. All of them were trained by the Rain Palace to attain the Void Fragmentation Realm. Unfortunately, the fourth divine child was killed by Yun Tianjue with a single sword strike not long after he attained the Void Fragmentation Realm.
Old Man Chu was one of the four great Void Fragmentation Realm experts. Yu Chong 'er's master was also one of them.
There was one thing that Ning Fan could not understand. If Old Chu is a blood dragon, he would naturally be a member of the demon race. As a member of the demon race, he shouldn't have joined the Rain Palace. Why was he still able to become the palace master of the Rain Palace?
On the other hand, Ning Fan understood the other question.
When he first met Chu Chang 'an, he already felt that he was a Void Fragmentation Realm fire cultivator. Why didn't the Rain Palace directly send Old Man Chu there to nurture a Void Fragmentation Realm fire cultivator and recruit him instead?
At this moment, Ning Fan finally understood that it was because Old Man Chu was a member of the Blood Dragon Clan. He was a demon and a member of a foreign race. Those who are not of the same race will certainly have different intentions. I'm afraid the Rain Sovereign does not trust this person at all.
"May I ask Miss Chong 'er how did Old Man Chu enter the Rain Palace?"
"Sovereign Chu is the demon pet of the previous Rain Sovereign …"
Before Yu Chong 'er could say anything, Yu Bai sent Ning Fan a telepathic message with an obscure expression.
Demon pets did not sound nice. Of course, he could not say it in public.
As soon as Yu Bai finished speaking, he raised his head and watched the battle between a human and a dragon without saying anything.
The other Divine Transformation Realm experts had the same feeling. They were carefully savoring the battle between Void Fragmentation Realm experts in the sky, trying to comprehend something from it.
Ning Fan understood them tacitly and did not ask any more questions. He just stared at the blood dragon thoughtfully.
Old Man Chu was a member of the Blood Dragon Clan. However, his bloodline was a little inferior. It was only at the true grade and was far from the royal grade. However, his innate talent should be quite good. Otherwise, he would not have been able to reach the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm.
Ning Fan placed his palm on his storage pouch and his mind raced. His Blood Dragon Demon Sword was made from the dragon bone of a Heavenly Demon Blood Dragon. Heavenly Demons were True Immortals among the demon race. Naturally, they were not to be underestimated.
If this sword is refined by Old Man Chu, it should not be difficult for him to advance his bloodline to the Third Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm.
Ning Fan made a plan. He wanted to use this blood sword to rope in Old Man Chu and make him his fighter.
All of these were, of course, prepared for the battle of the ancient Heavenly Court.
Moksha Sovereign would eventually go to the Sword World to eliminate the Old Devil. However, before that, he would first go to the ancient Heavenly Court and eliminate the Old Devil on his way back.
Ning Fan's plan was to eliminate Moksha Sovereign in the Heavenly Court. Naturally, the more Void Fragmentation Realm fighters he had, the better.
It was unknown how many people Wei Xuan could invite. It was also unknown whether the rogue devil could successfully control him. Ning Fan's cultivation base when he ascended to the ancient Heavenly Court was also unknown.
It was necessary to rope in Void Fragmentation Realm experts. Ning Fan had to rely on his own hands to find some Void Fragmentation Realm experts to help him.
"The value of this blood sword should be enough to exchange for Old Man Chu's help. However, there is a problem. Currently, I don't have the strength to negotiate with Old Man Chu at all. He is a Void Fragmentation Realm expert. If he knows that I have the blood sword, why would he need to agree to my request? He can just rob me directly. How am I going to keep the blood sword? Senior Yun might be able to protect me for a while but he can't protect me forever … In this case, even though it is possible to rope Old Man Chu in, now is not the right time to do so. "
Ning Fan's eyes gradually calmed down. Without equal strength, he would not have the right to negotiate.
Fortunately, there were still more than sixty years before the opening of the ancient Heavenly Court. In the remaining sixty years, Ning Fan might not be able to break through to the Void Fragmentation Realm but it should not be difficult to find other Void Fragmentation Realm fighters.
As long as I bring Mei Chen out of the Demon Sinister Forest in the future, she would be a Void Fragmentation Realm helper.
If Luo You of the Profound Yin World regains her primordial spirit power, she might also become a Void Fragmentation Realm helper.
When Ning Fan has a Void Fragmentation Realm foundation by his side, he would certainly succeed in negotiating with Old Man Chu.
"There are still sixty years …"
Ning Fan clenched his fists tightly. The battle in the sky had already been decided.
* Bang *
In the intense collisions, the blood dragon was gradually losing to Yun Tianjue. The reason why he could fight to this stage was because Yun Tianjue did not use any sword techniques from the beginning to the end. He just held his giant sword and slashed horizontally.
The blood dragon's breathing gradually became heavier. His eyes were filled with emotion. He extinguished the lamp and dispersed his dragon body, turning back into the body of a red-haired old man with a bitter smile.
"As expected of the White-robed Sword God. I heard that you defeated Jian Huang with a single sword attack when you were only at the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm in the past. At first, I didn't believe it. Now, it seems like you have already regained your strength at the Fourth Heavenly Layer. Your Dao of Sword is so strong that you can even fight against a Fifth Heavenly Layer Cultivator … It's not surprising that you defeated Jian Huang. "
"Thank you for letting me win."
Yun Tianjue kept his sword and descended. Old Man Chu also descended. Both of them were calm and indifferent. They were not obsessed with the outcome of the battle. Yun Jinghong was the only one who looked defeated.
Yesterday, he was still arrogant towards Yun Tianjue. Today, he did not even have the courage to face him.
In the Rain Palace, other than the Rain Sovereign himself, who else could defeat a Second Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation Realm expert without using magic techniques?
Yun Tianjue defeated Chu Chang 'an with just a few casual sword attacks. If he wanted to, he could instantly kill Chu Chang' an with a single sword attack!
He could even kill a Second Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation Realm expert instantly, let alone Yun Jinghong who was at the First Heavenly Layer.
Yun Jinghong's forehead was filled with cold sweat. His strength was not on the same level as Yun Tianjue at all.
"Yun Tianjue has broken through the Sin Seal. Now, I'm afraid even my father won't be able to suppress him anymore … It's fortunate that he can't remember what happened in the past. Otherwise, I'm afraid that my second brother and I would end up like my fourth brother, getting killed by him with a single sword attack …"
The Divine Transformation Realm experts of the Serene Heaven Palace got off the Kui Niu one by one and greeted the three Void Fragmentation Realm experts.
Ning Fan also greeted the three Void Fragmentation Realm experts. His eyes lingered on Old Man Chu for a few times but he did not say anything in the end.
"You guys arrived two hours earlier than me!" Old Man Chu's expression was a little unnatural.
Originally, he wanted to fight against Yun Tianjue while the juniors were not around.
However, he did not expect that the juniors would arrive so quickly. His appearance when he was defeated by Yun Tianjue had already been seen by these juniors. His prestige had been greatly damaged.
"In reply to Emperor Chu's words. Normally, we would encounter demon beasts after crossing the Blood River and it would take us at least four hours to reach this place. However, today's situation was special. There were actually no demon beasts in the Blood River that could stop us from advancing. Therefore, it only took us two hours to get here. "Yu Bai replied.
"Oh? They weren't attacked by the demon beasts? This is a little strange. That group of demon beasts has yet to be tamed. They would bite anyone they see … "
Old Man Chu's eyes swept across Kui Niu and the other Divine Transformation Realm experts. He shook his head as he could not figure it out.
However, when his eyes fell on Ning Fan, he vaguely felt a sense of intimacy. However, he did not think too much about it.
"Why are four people missing? Seventh Prince, why didn't the four revered elders that you brought with you come? Don't they want to enter the Blood Pool anymore?! "Old Man Chu said with displeasure.
"I don't know where they went … However, if we ask Zhou Ming, we might be able to find the answer!"
Yun Jinghong's brows sank and his eyes coldly glanced at Ning Fan.
He was well aware of the temperament of his four subordinates. He was the one who brought them here. Even if the four of them were afraid of the Blood Dragon Pool, they would certainly not dare to run away.
Perhaps the four of them were greedy after seeing Ning Fan obtain the three pots of dragon blood yesterday. That was why they went to look for Ning Fan in the middle of the night.
Today, the four of them did not return and he had also lost contact with them. Ning Fan, on the other hand, was completely unharmed. Yun Jinghong could not help but speculate.
"I'm afraid that these four idiots were defeated by Zhou Ming! It can't be Yun Tianjue. The fact that their life plates are not broken is the evidence. If Yun Tianjue is the one who attacked them, how could the four of them survive given his brutal personality? It's probably that Zhou Ming's doing. However, there's one thing I can't figure out. This young man is only at the Peak Divine Transformation Realm. He could barely suppress Yun Yan by relying on his Inextinguishable Fire Body. As for the other four Half-Step Void Refinement Realm experts, other than Yun Yan, they are all Half-Step Void Refinement Realm experts. How could four Half-Step Void Refinement Realm experts be defeated by a single Zhou Ming? "
"Ask Zhou Ming? Seventh Prince, you can't simply speak nonsense. "
With Old Man Chu's intelligence, as soon as he heard that Yun Jinghong was referring to Ning Fan, he immediately understood the deeper meaning of his words.
He thought to himself. Could it be that the four venerated beings were tempted by Ning Fan and secretly attacked him?
Old Man Chu shook his head. He did not think that Ning Fan had the strength to capture four Half-Step Void Refinement Realm experts.
Only Void Refinement Realm experts could capture four Half-Step Void Refinement Realm experts alive. Ning Fan who was just at the Peak Divine Transformation Realm could not do it!
"…" Yun Tianjue's eyes widened slightly. He did not interrupt, as if he was going to let Ning Fan handle everything.
Ning Fan's expression was calm. He cupped his fists and replied.
"This junior doesn't understand what you mean, Seventh Prince."
"You don't need to understand. I have a secret technique that can search a cultivator's soul and memory without erasing their consciousness. Let me search your memories and you will know everything yourself! Of course, this technique will slightly harm the foundation of your Sea of Consciousness. However, if I find out that the four of them were indeed captured by you after the soul search, you deserve to be injured. If it has nothing to do with you, I will give you some pills as compensation. "
As soon as Yun Jinghong's words fell, his large hand suddenly reached out to grab Ning Fan.
All of a sudden, Ning Fan's body was suppressed by the green cloud qi. He could not move at all. His face was filled with anger.
This Yun Jinghong actually wanted to search his memories in front of everyone.
Although Yun Jinghong had suffered a few setbacks in Yun Tianjue's hands, he was still a Void Fragmentation Realm old monster after all. Even a Void Refinement Realm expert would not be able to escape from the might of his claw, let alone Ning Fan.
The cloud qi which was obviously soft and gentle fell on Ning Fan's body, making him feel as if his internal organs were burning.
Each of the wisps of soft cloud qi was as heavy as a thousand zhang * (3.33m per zhang) tall mountain. When all of the cloud qi were added together, Ning Fan felt as if thousands of huge mountains were pressing down on his back. The pain was indescribable.
There was even a trace of cloud qi which tried to enter Ning Fan's Sea of Consciousness to search his memories.
Even a Late Void Refinement Realm expert would probably kneel on the ground after being suppressed by the cloud qi.
Ning Fan's bones creaked under the tremendous pressure. His kneecaps were on the verge of breaking and his white robes were stained with blood. However, he refused to kneel.
His eyes turned cold. Inwardly, he knew that he was definitely not a match for Yun Jinghong.
A trace of blood trickled down from the corner of his mouth and his eyes became even colder.
His Divine Intent of Memory surrounded his body. It was actually ready to alter his memories at any time.
This was the Second Step of Divine Intent. It could alter one's memories.
If Ning Fan really could not resist Yun Jinghong's Soul Search, he would alter his memories so that Yun Jinghong could not see his many secrets and the fact that he captured the four venerated beings.
In that case, let's see what else Yun Jinghong has to say!
"This brat is quite stubborn. Seventh Prince, this is most likely a misunderstanding. You should stop." Old Man Chu's eyes flashed with a hint of praise. He was praising Ning Fan's unyielding character.
"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, you will know after searching his soul. If it's a misunderstanding, I will naturally compensate him. "
* Chi *
Just as Ning Fan was about to decide to alter his memories, a ray of sword light suddenly rose and shattered Yun Jinghong's cloud qi.
When the sword light swept across, Yun Jinghong felt the danger of being pierced by thousands of swords. His expression changed drastically.
"Yun Tianjue, what do you mean by this?!"
"Nothing much. I'm just testing his courage. Now that I've tried it, I'm very satisfied with his courage. As for you … "
Yun Tianjue's sword qi swayed. The tip of his sword pointed to the sky and drew a semicircle in the air. His sword intent suddenly multiplied from one to ten thousand, containing endless mysterious sword principles.
In the next breath, all the clouds within one hundred thousand li * (500m per li) were shattered by the sword light.
Hundreds of millions of rays of sword light descended from the sky. As the sword light swept across, Yun Jinghong coughed out a mouthful of blood. He was almost directly buried under the sword light.
The reason why he did not die was because Yun Tianjue did not want to kill him. He wanted to avoid trouble. That was all.
"How dare you touch my man?!" Yun Tianjue said arrogantly.
* Pu *
Yun Jinghong was sent flying one thousand li * (500m per li) away by the sword attack. When he landed on the ground, a huge pit was formed.
"M-Myriad Sword Style …"
He was afraid. He had never been so afraid of Yun Tianjue before.
That sword attack was one of the three styles of Yun Tianjue's sword techniques. It was the technique that he used to kill the Fourth Prince in the past!
That sword attack was the sword technique that made Yun Tianjue famous. In the past, Yun Jinghong who had yet to break through to the Void Fragmentation Realm had caught a glimpse of that sword from afar. He was nearly scared to death.
Yun Jinghong had never thought that even though he had broken through to the Void Fragmentation Realm, he would still only be qualified to look up at that sword attack. He would not be able to withstand it at all.
What he did not expect the most was that Yun Tianjue who had never cared about his own family would actually draw his sword for a stranger.
If he had known this would happen, he would never dare to search Ning Fan's memories!
* Hiss *
The destructive power of Yun Tianjue's sword attack shocked all the Divine Transformation Realm cultivators. After all, a Void Fragmentation Realm expert was sent flying like a fly. No one would be able to remain calm.
Even Old Man Chu was astonished. If Yun Tianjue used this sword during the battle against him, Old Man Chu would probably not be able to withstand even a single attack and would be severely injured.
Is this the true strength of the white-robed sword god?!
Ning Fan secretly circulated his black star power. His injuries healed at an unimaginable speed. Then, he cupped his fists and thanked Yun Tianjue.
"Thank you for saving me, Senior Yun."
He had only met Yun Tianjue once. The latter had absolutely no reason to offend the Seventh Prince for an outsider like him.
He would never forget the humiliation he received from Yun Jinghong today.
He would also remember the favor of being saved by Yun Tianjue.
"I didn't save you. It was just a test." Yun Tianjue's face was still expressionless.
"The Revered Elders Order is divided into three grades. If you collect ten bottles of dragon blood this time, I will give you the Revered Elders Order. If you collect twenty bottles, I will give you a silver token. If you collect fifty bottles, I will give you a gold token. If you collect less than ten bottles, you will fail the test. "
* Hiss *
Yun Tianjue's words fell into everyone's ears. All of them thought that they had misheard him.
The reason why Yun Tianjue brought Ning Fan to the Blood Dragon Pool was actually for the test of the Revered Elders Order!
Moreover, the standard to pass the test was to collect at least ten bottles of dragon blood!
Ten bottles!
Ordinary Revered Elders would be considered experts if they could collect one bottle in the Blood Dragon Pool. Even a Half-Step Void Refinement Realm expert might not be able to collect ten bottles.
Isn't the standard to pass the test a little too high?
Even Yu Chong 'er who was not on good terms with Ning Fan felt that it was unfair for him.
The Blood Dragon Pool would only open once for one month. Other than Void Refinement Realm old monsters, who else could collect ten bottles of dragon blood within one month?
No one thought that Ning Fan could pass the test. However, it did not seem like Yun Tianjue was purposely making things difficult for him.
Yun Tianjue had sent a Void Fragmentation Realm cultivator flying in order to save Ning Fan.
"Ten bottles … He can't do it." Old Chu shook his head. He admired Ning Fan's pride but he did not think that Ning Fan had the ability to collect ten bottles of dragon blood.
A bottle of dragon blood contained one hundred drops of dragon blood. One would need to kill ten Divine Transformation Realm blood demons to obtain it.
To collect ten bottles of dragon blood, he would need to kill one hundred Divine Transformation Realm blood demons within one month. To a Peak Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, it was an impossible task.
"Bet?" It was Yun Tianjue's first time making a bet with someone.
Old Chu was stunned. Isn't the third prince Yun Bushu the one who likes to bet? Since when did the eldest prince learn to bet?
"I bet that he can collect fifty bottles of dragon blood." Yun Tianjue made another shocking statement.
"Fifty bottles?! Eldest Prince, you must be joking with me … "
"I bet on my sword and your Void Fire." As soon as Yun Tianjue finished speaking, he formed a gigantic sword and stabbed it into the ground.
His meaning was self-evident.
If Ning Fan could not collect fifty bottles of dragon blood, the gigantic sword would belong to Chu Chang 'an.
If Ning Fan could do it, Chu Chang 'an's Void Fire Returning to Cloud Heavenly Technique would be his.
"Alright. I'll bet!"
Chu Chang 'an's eyes burned with passion. He knew that the gigantic sword was the inheritance of the Sword Devil. It not only contained the Sword Devil's Dao of Sword but also Yun Tianjue's Dao of Sword.
Using a Sixth Grade Void Fire to bet on the inheritance of the Sword Devil and he would almost certainly win. Even if Chu Chang 'an did not like to gamble, he was willing to do it.
It was a sure win without any loss, wasn't it?
"…" Ning Fan's gaze swept across Yun Tianjue. He could not see through this person anymore.
This person seemed to be very confident about collecting fifty bottles of dragon blood.
He actually believed that Ning Fan could kill more than five hundred Divine Transformation Realm blood demons within a month.
Yun Tianjue even bet on the gigantic sword. Ning Fan immediately felt a huge pressure.
If he did not collect fifty bottles of dragon blood, he wondered if Yun Tianjue would take revenge on him.
It seemed like he had to use all his strength in this trip to the Blood Dragon Pool. Otherwise, he was not confident that he could collect fifty bottles of dragon blood.
"Blood Dragon Pool, open! Little Friend Zhou Ming, I'm looking forward to seeing how many bottles of dragon blood you can collect. "
Chu Chang 'an chuckled and activated the formation of the Blood Dragon Pool. Each of the Divine Transformation Realm cultivators immediately turned into rays of light and dived into the pool.
He believed that he would not lose the bet.
Who could collect fifty bottles of dragon blood in a month …?
Chu Chang 'an's attention was fully focused on Ning Fan. He was not concerned about Yun Jinghong who had left with severe injuries.
He just wanted to see why Yun Tianjue, who had always been arrogant, would be so confident in a junior.
What he wanted to know more was who was Ning Fan to Yun Tianjue. How could Yun Tianjue, who was deeply attached to the sword, make a bet with him?
If it wasn't because he could not sense any trace of the Rain Palace's bloodline from Ning Fan's body, he would almost think that Ning Fan was Yun Tianjue's son.
(1/6) (To be continued.)
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