The thunderous roars of more than ten Void Pierce Stage lightning spirits were extremely tyrannical.
If it wasn't for Ning Fan's powerful sword sense, his Sea of Consciousness would certainly be shattered by that roar and he would be buried in the Black Lightning Realm.
His Sword Sense was stable, but he still suffered serious injuries.
Fortunately, Ning Fan had refined ninety-nine natal stars. Under the healing effect of the Star Technique, his Sea of Consciousness had already recovered at an unimaginable speed.
After that roar, the entrance to the Black Lightning Realm disappeared.
When the dozen or so Thunder Spirits saw that their roar didn't shake anyone out, they knew that the newcomer had been shaken back. The surroundings gradually became quiet, and only the sound of thunder could be heard.
Only then did Ning Fan notice that the ground beneath his feet was black while the sky above his head was covered with black thunderclouds.
Every single trace of the black lightning in the dark clouds contained a terrifying lightning power that could kill a Half-Step Void Refinement Realm expert. It must never be touched!
In the sky that was filled with black lightning, there were a total of 14 black lightning ferocious beasts. All of them had terrifying cultivation bases at the Late Void Refinement Realm.
Each vicious beast was bound by a black lightning chain, restricting their movements.
The black lightning chain shot out from the clouds and connected to the sky.
Bound by the chains, the fourteen ferocious beasts could only walk within five thousand kilometers of the entrance. They could not go any further.
"Who is so powerful to actually lock fourteen Late Void Refinement Realm demonic beasts here to guard the entrance of the Black Lightning Realm?!" With Ning Fan's eyesight, he could tell that it was the master of the Black Lightning Realm who wanted to lock these ferocious beasts in this place.
To guard the door!
"Other than Thunder Emperor Bu Zhou, is there anyone else who could be so domineering?" Hong Yi, who was hidden at the side, spoke with a calm tone, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her.
Judging from his tone, he wasn't injured by the thunderous roar at all.
Ning Fan's eyes darkened. Sure enough, this woman has hidden her strength well.
Once they were ten thousand miles away from the entrance, they would be in a safe zone. Even late-stage Direbeasts would not be able to reach this distance.
The Divine Sense of a late-stage Ferocious Beast could cover an area of five hundred thousand miles.
Only when they were one million li * (500m per li) away did Ning Fan and Hong Yi appear one after another.
It wasn't their original intention to reveal themselves. It was just that there were already quite a few black lightning bamboos growing at this distance.
Every single Thunder Bamboo flickered with black lightning. The Thunder Bamboo in the center was especially large, and its lightning energy was also the most terrifying. Even though he was ten thousand zhang * (3.33m per zhang) away from Ning Fan, he was able to use his lightning power to force Ning Fan out of concealment.
"This is … the Dark Golden Lightning Bamboo!" Ning Fan's eyes turned cold.
Just the Central Thunder Bamboo alone was at least a million feet tall. How was this bamboo? It was clearly a bamboo mountain.
There were countless black lightning bolts on top of the bamboo mountain, giving Ning Fan an extremely dangerous feeling.
None of the Thunder Bamboos had any leaves growing on them. Only at the highest point of the central Thunder Bamboo was a black teleportation array formed from the power of thunder. It was the closest to the thunderclouds in the sky, and it was unknown where it led to.
Ning Fan scanned the area with his spirit sense. He detected nearly ten thousand traces of extremely obscure qi from this central lightning bamboo.
These auras were similar to the 14 ferocious beasts, but they were much weaker. All of them had terrifying auras above the Nascent Soul level.
Among the ten thousand traces of qi, there was no lack of Divine Transformation Realm qi. Of course, what Ning Fan feared the most was that there were actually four traces of Void Refinement Realm qi on a single lightning bamboo!
As soon as they sensed Ning Fan and Hong Yi's presence, countless lightning spirits gave off dangerous hostility.
Ning Fan's eyes turned solemn. If he recklessly approaches the giant bamboo in the centre, he would certainly face a tough battle.
"The dark golden bamboo leaf is not here?" Ning Fan asked doubtfully.
"That's right. This is only the lower world of the Black Lightning Realm. The Dark Gold Bamboo Leaves grow above the thunderclouds."
"Above the thunderclouds?" Ning Fan raised his head and looked at the sky. Not only were the black thunderclouds extremely dangerous, but they were also at least one million zhang * (3.33m per zhang) thick.
No cultivator below the Void Fragmentation Realm could forcefully pass through the black thunderclouds and reach the world above the thunderclouds.
"Don't worry. I'm not asking you to pass through the sea of lightning directly. I'm asking you to use the lightning teleportation formation on the central lightning bamboo to reach the upper cloud world. If you go there, you will naturally be able to pluck the dark golden bamboo leaves for me. "
"Teleportation formation, huh …" Ning Fan nodded his head. He naturally noticed the teleportation formation on the top of the central lightning bamboo.
If he uses this formation, he might be able to reach the upper cloud world safely.
However, Ning Fan still had a doubt in his mind that he could not answer.
Hong Yi was very powerful. She totally had the ability to break into the Black Lightning Realm by herself, climb to the top of the central lightning bamboo and pass through the teleportation formation to reach the cloud world.
She did not seem to have any reason to ask for his help.
As if she had seen through Ning Fan's doubts, Hong Yi frowned and explained. "Can't you see that I have the body of a primordial spirit?"
"The body of a primordial spirit?" Ning Fan was stunned. He activated his Fu Li Eye and only then did he notice a trace of abnormality on Hong Yi's body.
Hong Yi's body was not a real physical body. Instead, it was an extremely condensed primordial spirit which was similar to Luo You's.
Such a condensed primordial spirit was almost no different from a real body. In addition, Ning Fan did not investigate her background in order to avoid her dissatisfaction. Thus, he could not identify the nature of her primordial spirit.
As soon as he found out that she was a primordial spirit, Ning Fan's doubts were instantly resolved.
The primordial spirit was the foundation of a cultivator. If the physical body is injured or destroyed, a cultivator could still use the primordial spirit to rebuild his physical body or even seize another body to be reborn.
However, if the primordial spirit is destroyed, it would mean the death of the cultivator.
Unfortunately, the primordial spirit was not like the physical body which had a strong defense and was easily damaged.
The cloud world in the upper cloud world was quite dangerous. Hong Yi was a primordial spirit. Naturally, she had her concerns and was unwilling to put her primordial spirit in danger.
"If I didn't meet you, my original plan was to consume all the golden leaves in the Golden Lightning Heavenly Dwelling and recover to the Mid Void Refinement Realm. Then, I would enter the Black Lightning Realm to eliminate a Late Void Refinement Realm ferocious beast and turn it into a puppet to pluck the bamboo leaves for me in the cloud world. However, doing so would waste a lot of time. Secondly, due to the uniqueness of the cloud world, it is very difficult for a puppet to successfully pluck the bamboo leaves in the cloud world … Fortunately, you appeared. This is great. You have saved me a lot of trouble. Even though your cultivation base is not high, you have a lot of tricks up your sleeves. You are more useful than a puppet. "
Hong Yi's tone was calm but she did not hide her intention at all.
She was just using Ning Fan to take the risk for her. Since she was using him, there was no need for her to hide anything.
After she made herself clear, Ning Fan held his chin and pondered for a while.
From the looks of it, Hong Yi's motive was pure. It was just for the dark golden bamboo leaves.
Just by saying a few words, she revealed the information about 'recovering her cultivation base'. It was enough for Ning Fan to conclude that this lady was probably similar to Luo You. She was severely injured and her primordial spirit was injured. She could recover her strength by recovering her primordial spirit.
In that case, this lady probably had the strength of a Late Void Refinement Realm or even a Peak Void Refinement Realm expert. That was why she had such a terrifying aura force and baleful qi.
Ning Fan stared at the lightning bamboo in the center and his eyes became even more solemn.
What made him serious was not the ten thousand concealed lightning spirits but the lightning teleportation formation.
This formation led directly to the cloud world in the upper layer. He did not know what kind of dangers there were in the cloud world.
Even Hong Yi was afraid of it and did not dare to enter it. If he went in, wouldn't he have a slim chance of survival?
Since things had developed to this stage, it was impossible for him to back out or regret his decision.
However, he needed to understand the cloud world in the upper layer and figure out how to harvest the dark golden bamboo leaves and what kind of dangers there were.
Moreover, there was one more thing … If he helps Hong Yi, what if she turns against him and burns the bridge after crossing it?
"I can help you but who is going to guarantee my safety?"
"What kind of guarantee do you want?" Hong Yi asked coldly.
"Give me all the information about the cloud world in the upper layer. I need to know how dangerous it is to ascend to the cloud world."
"This request is not too much … The information is here. You can make your own judgment. In my opinion, your physical body is not weak. If you ascend to the cloud world, there is at least a ninety percent chance of you surviving unscathed. You don't have to worry about the dangers. I'm just concerned about how many bamboo leaves you can harvest … Seven leaves might be a little difficult for you. But I need at least seven leaves! "
As soon as Hong Yi finished speaking, her lightning power condensed into a jade slip. She imprinted her memories into it and passed it to Ning Fan.
Ning Fan received the jade slip and carefully read it. The doubts in his eyes gradually disappeared.
Luckily, the cloud world was not as dangerous as he imagined. Hong Yi had still underestimated Ning Fan. With Ning Fan's means, he was one hundred percent sure that he would not die in the cloud world.
However, the difficulty of harvesting the bamboo leaves was indeed very high.
Above the cloud world, there was a black lightning bamboo tower.
Inside the tower, there were black lightning bamboo leaves.
There were also black lightning undead spirits sealed in the tower.
The black lightning bamboo tower had a total of one hundred floors. Each floor was formed by a bamboo joint.
There was a bamboo leaf growing on each of the first ten levels.
In the tower, the undead spirits would be stronger the higher one went. After reaching the fifth floor, there would be Void Refinement Realm undead spirits.
Ning Fan had to kill his way to the seventh floor at least in order to obtain the bamboo leaves.
What he needed to be careful about was that these undead spirits were proficient in attacking one's primordial spirit. When a cultivator enters the tower, he must be especially careful not to injure his primordial spirit.
This was the reason why Hong Yi was afraid of him.
Outside the tower, there were three more levels. These three levels tested a cultivator's Dao Heart and Dao Comprehension. If undead creatures like corpse refinement puppets come here, it would be difficult for them to even pass the first three levels. Naturally, it would be even more difficult for them to enter the tower and harvest the bamboo leaves.
Hong Yi's original plan was to refine a Late Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppet and forcefully break through the three levels to enter the tower.
However, with Ning Fan here, it would be much easier for him to pass the three levels and enter the tower with his current cultivation level.
Even though Hong Yi did not think highly of Ning Fan's treasure refinement technique, she was still quite certain about his strength.
There were not many cultivators in the entire Rain World who could withstand her baleful qi.
Since Ning Fan could do this, he was at least much more reliable than the few subordinates of the Zhou Clan.
Of course, considering the difficulty of Ning Fan obtaining the bamboo leaves, Hong Yi also had a secret technique for him.
With this secret technique, Ning Fan's safety could be increased once again.
"This technique is the compensation for taking the risk for me." Hong Yi condensed another jade slip and imprinted some information on it before giving it to Ning Fan.
"This is …"
Ning Fan received the jade slip and scanned it with his spirit sense. Immediately, his expression changed.
"Primordial Lightning Armor!"
Primordial lightning, as the name suggested, was lightning that condensed from the power of one's primordial spirit.
By condensing a primordial lightning armor with the power of primordial lightning, it could protect one's primordial spirit. It was much stronger than ordinary spiritual equipment and it could effectively defend against the attacks of the undead spirits.
With this secret technique, Ning Fan undoubtedly had another method to protect his primordial spirit.
Not only could the Primordial Lightning Armor protect one's primordial spirit, but it could also be used on one's physical body to increase one's defense.
When this technique is cultivated to its peak, the highest grade lightning armor that can be condensed can even defend against a Void Fragmentation Realm strike. Ning Fan pondered inwardly. The grade of this technique has probably reached the Immortal Void Realm. It's a Void Fragmentation Realm defensive technique!
"I'll accept this technique. My journey to the Cloud World will not be dangerous anymore. Besides, I'm quite confident in obtaining the seven bamboo leaves. However, I still have a concern. How can you guarantee that you won't burn the bridge after the task is accomplished? If you don't give me the golden lightning bamboo leaves and even order the Zhou Clan to hunt me down and kill me, it will be very difficult for me to resist them with the Zhou Clan's background. "
"Guarantee? Humph. Do you want me to make a Great Oath of Heart Devil for you?! "Hong Yi's eyes turned cold.
"If that's the case, it will be even better." Ning Fan was not afraid at all.
"…"
Hong Yi's cold eyes softened. She calmed down a little.
If an ordinary person asks her to make an oath, she would certainly slap him to death out of impatience.
However, Ning Fan was different. To her, Ning Fan was not only useful for a single use.
Obtaining the bamboo leaves was just a small matter.
Ning Fan's golden purple mist might still be of great use to Hong Yi.
"Alright. I can make an exception and swear that I won't turn against you after the matter is over. However … you have to swear too! "
"I have to swear too?" Ning Fan was stunned.
"You have to swear that if I have something to ask of you in the future, you must not refuse me as long as it's within your capabilities. You have to help me once!"
"You must be joking, Miss. With your status in the Zhou Clan, why would you need my help …"
Just as Ning Fan was about to reject her, Hong Yi waved her hand and interrupted him in an old-fashioned manner.
"Don't worry! The matter that I'm asking for your help definitely won't be dangerous at all. I just need to borrow your golden purple mist to dissolve a seal. That's all. Besides, when the time comes, I will certainly give you something that will move your heart! "
"… If it's just to dissolve a seal and there are great benefits in it, it's not impossible for me to make a simple oath."
Ning Fan frowned. He could already tell that Hong Yi in front of him was the same as him. Both of them were people who did not want to be at a disadvantage.
If he did not swear, Hong Yi would not do so either. The one who was at a disadvantage and had no guarantee of his safety was only Ning Fan.
Fortunately, Ning Fan could tell that this lady still wanted to use his Wind Mist Technique.
Since he still had value to her, there was no need to burn the bridge after crossing it.
Since things had come to this … there was no other choice.
Hong Yi and Ning Fan each swore an Oath of Heart Devil.
To the two of them, making an oath was a rare thing. However, they had no choice but to do it.
Hong Yi glanced at Ning Fan from the corner of her eyes. She did not find his request troublesome.
If it's her who was in a weaker position, she would certainly have a lot of concerns.
"Young man, you have gotten what you want. Now, isn't it time for you to put in some effort? There are four Early Void Refinement Realm lightning spirits in the central lightning bamboo. I'll kill three of them while you block one. Can you do it?! "
In order to ascend to the Cloud Realm, one must first kill their way to the peak of the central lightning bamboo.
Hong Yi had already begun assigning tasks to everyone. She did not expect Ning Fan to be able to kill the lightning spirit at all even if he had three puppets with him.
It was not that he looked down on Ning Fan. It was just that the mission of killing a Void Refinement Realm expert was too difficult for a Half-Step Void Refinement Realm cultivator.
"Just blocking …?"
Ning Fan patted his storage pouch and summoned three Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets.
It was really not difficult for them to stop an Early Void Refinement Realm being. However, he seemed to have been underestimated by Hong Yi.
He did not only have the strength to stop Void Refinement Realm experts!
"Go!"
Hong Yi took a step forward. Her delicate little feet shook the earth within a hundred thousand miles, and the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. A baleful aura soared into the sky and a ferocious aura spread out, shocking all beasts within 100,000 li!
The tens of thousands of thunder spirit beasts hidden in the center of the Thunder Bamboo were shaken out by the pressure.
For a time, the world was filled with a dense mass of giant beasts. In their terror, they let out a desperate roar.
Even if they were afraid, they would defend and fight to the death. No one was allowed to invade the upper layer of the Cloud World!
(2/2) (To be continued.)
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