The woman in red calmly watched as the golden leaves disappeared one by one.
She was even more puzzled about the identity of the newcomer.
"What is the cultivation of this newcomer?! There is something strange about this person. "
"If it's just a Void Refinement Realm cultivator or even a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, how could I not see through his disguise? If it was a Void Fragmentation expert, I certainly wouldn't be able to see through it … But which Void Fragmentation expert in the Rain World would hide their head but show their tail to steal a mere golden bamboo leaf? If we want to steal something, it should be the 'Dark Gold Bamboo Leaves' from the Small Chiliocosm … This is not logical … "
"If this person isn't a Void Fragmentation Realm expert, then is he a Void Refinement Realm cultivator? A Void Refinement Realm cultivator is able to evade the detection of my spirit sense. This person's concealment technique is quite brilliant. If I can make him my own, he might be of some use to me. But … what's his background? Could he be an assassin from the Rain Palace? "
"I don't know why, but I feel that this person's aura is a little familiar, as if I've seen him somewhere before …"
"In the past, my physical body was destroyed and my primordial spirit was divided into ten thousand Thunder Grass Clones to deceive the world. Now, all ten thousand Thunder Grass have been retrieved and I have gained ten thousand memories out of thin air … Among them, nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine were memories of plants and trees. However, one of them had accidentally transformed into a ghost body … As for my ten thousand spirits as one, that Divine Transformation Realm Thunder Grass Clone was the main one …"
"Ning Honghong. It's about time for me to abandon this identity … I just need to erase those unimportant memories … Otherwise, my Sea of Consciousness will definitely collapse due to the ten thousand Daos' memories and ten thousand Daos' consciousness. "
The red-clad woman waved her hand, and silver lightning crackled. Then, she touched the sea of consciousness above her head, and the memories of the mortal world vanished like smoke in thin air.
She didn't need those memories. She didn't need to remember that there was a period of time when she went by the name of … Ning Honghong!
She had an even more respected identity!
"If this person is only at the Void Refinement Realm but he possesses such a heaven-defying concealment technique, I can join forces with him to obtain the dark golden bamboo leaf of that small chiliocosm. Looks like this person seems to be extremely interested in mere golden leaves. I can give all the golden leaves of this world to this person, and he will definitely submit to me wholeheartedly and work for me! Of course, the prerequisite is that this person has to provide me with enough Dark Gold Leaves! "
The lady in red robes took a step forward and appeared beside Ning Fan.
"If he doesn't know what's good for him, I don't mind using some methods to make him regret it."
She was also invisible, and her concealment skills were not bad either.
She could not see Ning Fan and he could not see her.
She could sense Ning Fan's presence and Ning Fan could also sense that a vague qi was approaching them!
He could naturally guess that the one who approached him was the woman in red who had entered this world first!
However, Ning Fan could not help but feel a little astonished. The reason why he could conceal himself so well was because of the Heaven Deceiving Cloak. What kind of supreme treasure did this woman rely on? Her concealment ability was actually not any weaker than his?
Or was this woman proficient in the art of concealment?
He vaguely understood that this woman had discovered him. He had to leave as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen events.
Unfortunately, before he could do anything, the woman in red suddenly appeared. Her murderous aura was shocking, and her blood-red eyes swept across the empty space in front of her.
"Intruder, show yourself! Otherwise, I'll seal the Golden Lightning Grotto-Heaven so that you won't be able to return! "
Boom!
The red-clothed woman waved her hand. Immediately, heavenly lightning surged, and the world rumbled as if it was going to collapse!
She seemed to be the master of this grotto-heaven. All of a sudden, she summoned countless golden lightning bolts and turned them into lightning chains, sealing all the exits of the grotto-heaven.
Ning Fan's heart sank. The red-clothed woman's attacks were as fast as lightning. With just a casual attack, she had already sealed all of his escape routes!
He did not know the identity of this woman and he did not plan to show himself obediently. He had already obtained one hundred golden leaves which were enough to treat Yue Lingkong's injuries and could also help Luo You recover a lot of primordial spirit power. What's the point of staying here?
The lightning chains that filled the sky seemed to be terrifying but Ning Fan was not afraid of them.
He had the Wind Mist Finger. The lightning grotto-heaven might be able to stop ordinary Void Refinement Realm experts but it could not stop Ning Fan's footsteps.
This place was a place where he could come and go as he pleased!
He could easily go to the dangerous places of the Rain World!
Ning Fan's figure flew backward. His body was surrounded by faint golden-purple wind mist. When the wind blew the Golden Lightning Grotto-Heaven, the golden-purple wind mist descended upon heaven and earth.
It was like a murmur from the ancient times, returning everything to ashes and dust to dust.
That kind of terrifying Samsara power was enough to bury everything!
Countless lightning bolts and wind melted and died in the Samsara cycle. Even the tightly sealed heavenly grotto-heaven had no choice but to melt a gap.
The cold eyes of the red-robed woman flashed with surprise. That golden-purple wind mist gave her a familiar yet fearful feeling. She did not expect that Ning Fan would have such a terrifying technique which could melt everything. He was about to escape!
She did not care about some mere golden bamboo leaves. However, without Ning Fan, it would be difficult for her to obtain many dark golden bamboo leaves in the next world.
From the looks of it, she needed to use other things to threaten Ning Fan to stay.
Since one plan failed, another plan was devised.
The blood-red eyes of the red-robed woman moved. She could vaguely tell that Ning Fan must have an extremely important reason for entering this place to steal the golden leaves despite the risk of offending the Zhou Clan.
In other words, the golden bamboo leaves were Ning Fan's weakness …
Since she knew Ning Fan's weakness, she had a way to force Ning Fan to show himself and help her.
The process might be a little despicable but … so what?
"Even if you run away, it's all in vain. I can shatter all the golden leaves in this world with just a single thought. You should know that every single golden leaf in this place has been engraved with my spirit sense. If you still don't show yourself and meet me, don't blame me for activating my spirit sense to shatter all the golden leaves. You know the consequences! "
"What?!" Ning Fan's heart skipped a beat. He activated his Fu Li Eye and took a closer look. There was indeed an extremely well-concealed spirit sense talisman on the golden leaves.
Not only the golden leaves, but even the silver leaves that grow in the outside world also had imprints on them.
The red-robed woman did not lie nor was she joking.
At the next moment, she activated her spirit sense and the one hundred golden leaves in Ning Fan's hand trembled violently. Then, all of them turned into golden ashes and vanished into nothingness …
The red-robed woman was also a decisive person. Even though the golden leaves were not very useful to her, they were still somewhat valuable. However, in order to make Ning Fan stay, she did not mind shattering one hundred golden leaves to show her deterrence.
If Ning Fan still does not show himself, she would activate her spirit sense again to shatter all the golden leaves in this place, making Ning Fan's wish fail and preventing him from rescuing the others.
Perhaps in the end, the woman would not be able to force Ning Fan to show himself.
However, Ning Fan would not be able to obtain even half of the golden leaves and save Yue Lingkong no matter what!
"Let's go. This woman is not simple … She seems to have some ulterior motives towards you …"
Yue Lingkong sent a telepathic message to Ning Fan with a frown. Compared to her own injuries, she was more worried that Ning Fan would fall into the woman's trap. She could vaguely tell that the woman's motive for forcing Ning Fan to show himself was not pure.
"If I leave just like that … What are you going to do?"
Ning Fan's eyes darkened. After a moment of hesitation, he made up his mind.
He descended to the ground and flicked his sleeve, removing his cloak and revealing his true appearance.
At the same time, he patted his storage pouch and took out three Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets, trying to scare the red-robed woman a little.
"You've won!"
Ning Fan's face sank. For the sake of Yue Lingkong's injuries, he did not dare to let the red-robed woman shatter all the golden leaves in this place.
Looking at the woman's appearance which was similar to Ning Honghong's, Ning Fan became even more confused.
"Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets? Three of them? Not bad. They are refined from Realm Beasts … Unfortunately, they are just half-finished products. Otherwise, just these three spiritual puppets are more than enough to topple the Rain World. "
The red-robed woman glanced at the three spiritual puppets with cold eyes and nodded slightly as a form of approval.
Then, she glanced at the female corpse and Yue Lingkong. With just a glance at Yue Lingkong, she could immediately tell that her primordial spirit was injured. She thought to herself that the reason why Ning Fan stole the golden leaves must be for this woman.
When she glanced at the female corpse, she was startled. She vaguely felt that the female corpse looked familiar. However, her memory had already been erased. She could not remember who the female corpse was.
She thought to herself that the female corpse and I are probably just memories of the mortal world. But I don't care. The mortal world is like smoke. Why do I need to look back?
If she doesn't erase her memory, her Sea of Consciousness would collapse when the ten thousand Dao of Consciousness and the ten thousand Dao of Consciousness merge into one.
Eventually, the red-robed woman's gaze fell on Ning Fan. She was greatly surprised.
"Half-Step Void Refinement Realm? He isn't even at the Early Void Refinement Realm? "
She did not expect that an expert who could block her spirit sense was actually not even at the Void Refinement Realm. She thought that he would at least be at the Peak Void Refinement Realm.
"I only came here to ask for the golden leaves. If you have any requests, just tell me."
Ning Fan frowned. His words carried a hint of pleading. He had no choice. Yue Lingkong needed the golden leaves to save her life. Whether the golden leaves would be destroyed or not depended on the red-robed woman's will.
If he wants to take the golden leaves to treat Yue Lingkong's injuries, he must first obtain her permission.
If she refuses to give him the golden leaves, Ning Fan would not mind activating his Stele of Sun and Moon to suppress her with a single strike and take the golden leaves by force.
Even though it was a pity to use the Void Fragmentation Realm attack of the Stele of Sun and Moon.
This red-robed woman looked quite similar to Ning Honghong which made Ning Fan want to find out more about her.
However, it was a matter of life and death. Ning Fan had no way out. In order to save Yue Lingkong, he must use the golden leaves.
At most, Ning Fan would hold back his strength and not kill this woman. He would capture her for the time being and slowly investigate the relationship between her and Ning Honghong in the future.
Yue Lingkong bit her lips and pulled Ning Fan away. She was very annoyed. She did not like to see Ning Fan beg others. In her memory, Ning Fan rarely begged others.
The first time he begged someone was for the Star Tempering Purple Zoysia. He asked his father-in-law, Man Xiong, for the medicine.
Today was the second time Ning Fan begged someone. It was to save her.
She was displeased. Extremely displeased. How could Little Cucumber beg others?!
He was so stubborn … Asking him to beg others was even more painful than being cut by a blade!
"Don't worry."
Ning Fan stopped walking and stood in front of Yue Lingkong. His cold eyes swept across the red-robed woman.
He had principles. However, some things were more important than principles.
Moreover, he was not just begging her. His request was also threatening her.
"My name is Zhou Ming. She is Yue Er. Both of us are part of the eight venerated beings of the internal sea. We already have the qualifications to obtain the golden leaves. Unfortunately, the Thunder Bamboo Island is currently sealed. I have no choice but to come up with this plan to steal the golden leaves … It's a bad plan but my heart is determined. If you stop me, you will regret it! I must obtain this leaf! "
Ning Fan was already prepared to take action at any time.
Even though the red-robed woman seemed to have other intentions towards him, Ning Fan was not afraid of her if the situation really escalates to the point of them fighting.
"Heh? How dare you threaten me? "The red-robed woman frowned and the corners of her lips curled into a cold smile.
She had never been threatened by anyone but Ning Fan did.
This was an extremely laughable matter to her …
According to her usual practice, she would directly kill the person who threatened her with a lightning bolt when she was humiliated.
However, she had a hint of softness towards Ning Fan from the bottom of her heart. She did not know why.
Even though her memories were erased, she always felt that she had met Ning Fan before. In a sense, this red-robed woman was also Ning Honghong.
As for Ning Honghong, she had a close relationship with Ning Fan.
Unfortunately, the red-robed woman could not remember Ning Fan in the end. She was also too lazy to remember him.
Towards Ning Fan's threat, she turned her cold eyes away and ignored it in the end.
"There are already eight venerated beings in the internal sea, huh … Time flies …"
"Fine. Since you are the venerated beings of the internal sea, you are also considered as one of us. I can forgive you for stealing the medicinal herbs. However, I have a condition! If you agree to this condition, all the golden leaves here will belong to you and you can use them to treat Hongyan. Even if it's the more precious black gold leaves, I can also give you some. "
"Condition? What condition? "Ning Fan's eyes softened slightly. It would be best if he could exchange the golden leaves with a condition.
He could tell that the identity of this red-robed woman was not ordinary. She might have some kind of relationship with Ning Honghong. Thus, Ning Fan would not kill her.
If Ning Fan captures or injures this woman, he would certainly not rest until the Zhou Clan is annihilated.
I heard that Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou is still alive. If I kill this woman and offend that old monster, I will certainly be hunted down by him until I die. The gains would not make up for the losses.
Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou was an old thing that even the Rain Sovereign was afraid of …
He was an existence who could fight against the three sovereigns of the Sword World alone!
"Don't worry. I am just asking you to help me pluck some leaves. Due to some reasons, I need some black gold bamboo leaves. These leaves are more precious than the golden leaves. However, they are difficult to pluck. With my current condition, it is especially unsuitable for me to take the risk to pluck the bamboo leaves … "
"You can ask the cultivators of the Zhou Clan to pluck the leaves for you. Why did you choose me to help you …?" Ning Fan's eyes were filled with uncertainty.
"That small chiliocosm is a little special … If one's concealment technique is not strong enough, even entering that place would be a problem. Even a Void Refinement Realm expert might die directly … To be honest, your appearance just happened to solve my problem. If you can help me, not only will I not blame you for stealing my medicine, but I will also owe you a favor. With my order, the Zhou Clan will thank you for your kindness and we will become your backing in the Endless Sea. You should understand the meaning behind it. "
"A favor? Become my backing? Who exactly are you? How can you make the Zhou Clan, which has a profound background, listen to you? "
Ning Fan nodded his head slightly. This woman was indeed someone with a high status in the Zhou Clan.
Since she could make the Zhou Clan protect a junior, she was probably at least someone close to Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou.
If he has the support of the Zhou Clan, Ning Fan could be said to have a smooth sailing in the Endless Sea. No one would certainly dare to offend him.
At the same time, a bold idea rose in Ning Fan's mind.
If I follow the clues and gain Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou's favor through this woman, I wonder if I can ask the thunder sovereign to deal with Moksha Sovereign!
Yun Tianjue defeated the Sword Sovereign with a single sword attack. His strength was comparable to Moksha Sovereign's.
The thunder sovereign fought against the three sovereigns of the Sword World without being defeated. This kind of achievement was even more impressive than Yun Tianjue's. One thunder sovereign was probably equivalent to at least three Moksha Sovereigns!
With the thunder sovereign's help, Ning Fan would have a greater chance of getting rid of Moksha Sovereign.
For the battle against the Ancient Heavenly Court, Ning Fan needed Void Fragmentation Realm experts to help him. If he could rope in any of them, he would be willing to give it a try.
Even though the idea was good, he could only think about it casually.
Putting aside the fact that the thunder sovereign was in a strange state of life and death, he was also unable to leave the lightning tomb.
Even if the thunder sovereign could move freely, why must he help a junior like Ning Fan?
There was no free lunch in this world. In order to get the thunder sovereign's help, just having a favorable impression of the Zhou Clan was far from enough.
The lady's request for Ning Fan to pluck the dark golden bamboo leaves did not sound difficult. However, there must be countless dangers involved. Ning Fan was well aware of that.
If it's for Yue Lingkong's sake … he could even risk it.
"I promise you that I will help you pluck the bamboo leaves. However, there are some details that you should tell me in advance. For example, the difficulty of plucking the dark golden bamboo leaves, the dangers that you might encounter and … who you are! "
"What does my identity have to do with you?" The lady in red robes' tone was cold.
"…" Ning Fan frowned. He just wanted to know the relationship between this lady and Ning Honghong. That was all.
"Since you must know, there's no harm in telling you. I am the daughter of Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou, 'Hong Yi'! Are you satisfied now? "
"The daughter of Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou! Miss Hong Yi, may I ask if you know a woman whose name is Ning Honghong?! "Ning Fan cupped his fists and asked.
"I don't." Hong Yi's tone was cold. Her memory was completely erased. Naturally, she did not remember anyone called Ning Honghong.
Even if she remembered, so what?
Ning Honghong was just one of her ten thousand clones. She was just a tuft of lightning grass that had taken human form. That was all.
Would Hong Yi get involved with Ning Fan just because of one of her clones?
She wouldn't.
With her identity, it was destined that she would not get involved with any man.
Ning Honghong was just a past that had a deep blood feud.
Today, her name was Hong Yi.
(2/2) (To be continued)
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