The cultivators were all shocked. A great formation that seized one's lifespan was simply unheard of!
Stealing one's lifespan was a Great Dao Technique. Even Perfected Immortals might not be able to use this technique. However, this Immortal Void Realm Grand Array was able to simulate this technique!
Within the thunderstorm, within the grand formation.
The dead spirits didn't differentiate between friend and foe, and their lifespans were rapidly decreasing. Their hair turned white, and their appearances gradually aged.
A few experts who were nearing the end of their lifespans were sucked in by the formation and lost the last of their lifespans, dying just like that.
As for the other experts, it was only a matter of time before their lifespans were drained.
What a strange formation!
Lei Shiyi and the other experts tried their best to shatter the formation light.
However, the formation light was an Immortal Void Realm Formation. After absorbing the vitality of the people, its defense had increased to a terrifying level. It was not something that Lei Shiyi and the others could break.
"Are we really going to perish together with this Zhu Feng in this place?!" Despair appeared on the faces of countless experts.
At this moment, Zhu Feng had already sacrificed his life and was in a state where he could not be killed.
The formation could not be broken. The entire Zhong Mountain range was a formation. Every drop of thunder rain was a ghost that sought souls.
Zhu Feng smiled complacently. Everyone's panic fell into his eyes.
Yes, that's how it should be!
He wanted these people to feel the despair he had felt before!
To Zhu Feng, who would definitely die after the sacrifice, every single expression of despair on his face was the greatest consolation before his death.
However, when Zhu Feng's gaze swept past Ning Fan, he suddenly became furious.
"Why is he so calm? This is impossible!"
Zhu Feng was infuriated. Ning Fan was the main culprit who caused him to end up like this.
What he wanted to see the most was Ning Fan's despairing expression. Only then would he feel satisfied.
However, Ning Fan who was trapped in the formation was not afraid at all. On the contrary, his expression was as calm as an ancient well. After a while, he even slightly closed his eyes, leaving only three puppets and one corpse to protect him.
Let his black hair turn white, let his skin turn dry and wrinkled, let his back turn crooked, let the years turn old.
Ning Fan did not resist at all and just let the grand formation absorb his lifespan.
Lifespan was the upper limit of a cultivator's lifespan. Losing one's lifespan would not affect one's skeletal age.
Some cultivators had lived for thousands of years but still looked young. This was because they still had enough lifespan.
With the loss of their lifespan, their lifespan would gradually come to an end. Only then would cultivators begin to age. Of course, there were also cultivators who liked the appearance of an old man, so it was normal for them to do so.
Up until now, Ning Fan had been cultivating with the help of time again and again. However, his bone age was only around five hundred years. As a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, he could live for five to six thousand years. His lifespan was ample and he naturally would not show any signs of aging.
However, as his lifespan flowed into the grand formation bit by bit, his lifespan disappeared. Even he could not help but show signs of aging.
Even though the Immortal Void Grand Formation was powerful, Ning Fan could totally use his Wind Mist Finger to tear open a crack and leave. However, he did not do that.
There was a reason why he chose to stay here and not break the formation or escape.
His heart was in harmony with the formation. He seemed to have comprehended something, and then it faded away.
The strand of Blood of Time was born from devouring the Time Crystal, and at this moment, it was increasing bit by bit.
"Time … If I can control this trace of Blood of Time at will, not only will my lifespan not be taken away by the formation light, I can even reverse it!"
"I have never aged before. How can I comprehend the power of time … To me, aging this time is the best time to comprehend the Blood of Time."
Having made up his mind, Ning Fan removed his defenses and allowed the formation light to take away his lifespan.
Moreover, he even tried to use the power of time in reverse to send his lifespan out of the formation light. Thus, the speed at which he aged was ten times faster than the others.
Seeing Ning Fan pretending to be calm, Zhu Feng half-knelt on the ground with a mocking expression.
From his point of view, Ning Fan's pretense of being calm was just a bluff.
He definitely did not think that Ning Fan could break a dignified Immortal Void Grand Formation!
No one could kill Zhu Feng. He was also so weak that he could not use a trace of magic power and could not attack anyone.
All he wanted was to perish together with all his enemies. That way, he could barely enjoy the pleasure of taking revenge.
…
Ning Fan's lifespan decreased rapidly. From the appearance of a twenty-year-old young man, he gradually turned into a middle-aged man who was in his thirties or forties. Then, he turned into an old man who was in his sixties or seventies.
His heart's understanding of time deepened gradually.
Standing at the age of thirty, having no doubts at the age of forty, knowing the destiny of heaven at the age of fifty, being obedient at the age of sixty and following the heart's desires at the age of seventy …
Along with the changes in his appearance, his heart had also aged once.
His hair was white and his face was covered with wrinkles. He was getting old. He opened his turbid eyes and glanced at the lightning rain grand formation indifferently. There was neither joy nor sorrow in his eyes.
He was indifferent to favors and insults!
In this short period of time, Ning Fan's mental state had obtained a great improvement!
"What is time? A poem by a cultivator says, 'Time is a passerby of a hundred generations' … The length of a cultivator's life is as long as a mortal's hundred generations. To a cultivator, time is the passing of time. It's their lifespan. To a mountain, time is the cracks that are carved on the rocks. It's the mark of weathering. To rivers, lakes and oceans, time is the vicissitudes of a vast ocean turning into a vast field … "
Ning Fan muttered to himself. In his dantian, a trace of the Blood of Time was slowly peeled off and swallowed by his primordial spirit which was clad in golden armor.
In the past, he could not devour the Blood of Time as he wished.
Now, he had aged overnight. However, through the aging of his body and mind, he had comprehended the profoundness of time.
There are some things that you won't be able to comprehend in your entire life if you don't experience it yourself and only rely on self-cultivation.
For example, flowing water and time.
Ning Fan's turbid and aged eyes suddenly flashed with a ray of light. He had found the trace of the flow of time!
"I have comprehended the meaning of time but I still can't control it freely. All of this is because my cultivation realm is too low and I can't comprehend an immortal technique of that level …"
"However, from this grand formation, I have discovered a method to control time. Taking away someone's lifespan can make them grow old. Taking away the lifespan of heaven and earth can make heaven and earth grow old. As for the method to take away someone's lifespan, it's to take away the 'time' of others to make up for the 'time' that I have lost to balance … "
"This grand formation is able to take away someone's lifespan because a trace of the power of time has been integrated into it. I have a trace of the power of time in my body so I can also … take away someone's lifespan!"
Ning Fan's hair was as white as snow. His calm eyes swept across Zhu Feng and said indifferently.
"I'll accept your great gift!"
"Great gift? Humph! What nonsense are you talking about? When have I ever given you a great gift? What I have given you is just a great tribulation of life and death to take your life! "Zhu Feng sneered. He thought that Ning Fan must have become muddle-headed because he was about to die and was spouting nonsense.
"…"
Ning Fan did not answer him. He used his actions to tell Zhu Feng that the grand formation that Zhu Feng activated by sacrificing his life was a great gift to Ning Fan!
"Break!"
Ning Fan's aged voice resounded through the bell. His eyes suddenly shot out a ray of golden light.
That golden light was neither sword qi nor golden lightning. Instead, it was a strange and unpredictable power.
That kind of power was not as profound as Samsara. However, as soon as it appeared, both Lei Shiyi and Zhu Feng could not understand it.
Zhu Feng, in particular, exclaimed in surprise.
"What is this?! What a terrifying power! However, no matter how terrifying this power is, it's just a ray of light. It definitely can't break the grand formation … "
Halfway through his words, he suddenly choked.
In the night sky, the pure golden ray of time easily pierced into the formation light with a 'chi' sound like a needle piercing a piece of tofu.
At the next moment, the grand formation rumbled and fell into chaos. It was because the trace of time power that was originally added to the formation light had been taken away by Ning Fan!
That trace of time power was similar to the power of Ning Fan's Blood of Time. However, it was still slightly inferior as it was left behind by the grandmaster who created this formation.
The time power that he left in the formation was devoured by Ning Fan. If it wasn't benefiting Ning Fan, what else could it be?
"Devour!"
After injecting the Blood of Time into the formation light, Ning Fan began to devour the time power within the formation light with a thought.
The effect of the grand formation of Zhong Mountain gradually weakened. In the end, it actually could not take away any of the cultivators' life force at all.
Ning Fan clenched his five fingers and the formation light collapsed with a loud bang. A trace of golden ray was summoned back to his hand. He then swallowed it into his abdomen and refined it into his primordial spirit. Inside his primordial spirit, the golden ray was divided into two traces of Blood of Time.
There was one more trace!
The extra trace was naturally devoured from the formation light!
"Impossible! An Immortal Void Realm grand formation was actually broken by a trace of your golden light. What exactly is that golden light?! " Zhu Feng was greatly shocked. He raised his head and looked at the sky. There were pieces of dark red crystals floating in the sky. Each of them contained one hundred years of life force. In total, there were thousands of them!
Those crystals were condensed from the life force of countless experts who had been extracted.
Those crystals could be taken away but they could not be devoured because these cultivators were not proficient in the power of time.
Zhu Feng could not believe it. Why was an Immortal Void Realm grand formation that no one had ever been able to break before destroyed by a Divine Transformation Realm junior?!
As the grand formation was broken, Zhu Feng's lifespan had reached its limit. He let out a miserable cry and died with his eyes wide open. The golden jade of primordial lightning still belonged to Ning Fan.
At the moment of his death, the foothills of Zhong Mountain within one hundred thousand li * (500m per li) collapsed. The thunderstorm stopped for the first time.
The grand formation was gone!
In the night sky, the life force crystals were gradually disappearing in the vast sky because no one could refine them.
As the saying went, flowers will bloom again but people will never be young again. Cultivators who looked as old as Ning Fan could not regain their lifespan and regain their youthfulness.
Ning Fan raised his head and looked at the sky. He always had the power of time. Thus, he could refine these crystals! If he were to consume these crystals, not only would he be able to regain his youth, but he would also be able to obtain a lifespan of over 100,000 years!
In his mind, he recalled his understanding of the grand formation of Zhong Mountain. Then, he raised his hand and pointed at the sky. He activated the power of the Heart Formation and drew a formation diagram in the sky.
His Heart Array was not enough to draw an Immortal Void Realm Array Diagram, but he created a Peak Transcendent Realm Array Diagram by imitating the Zhong Mountain Array Diagram.
Although its grade was not at the Void Grade, it contained the profound mysteries of the vicissitudes of time.
With a flash of formation light, all the life force crystals were swallowed into the formation and refined into Ning Fan's body.
With each step he took, he looked younger and younger.
From a white-haired old man, he gradually turned back into a white-robed young man.
Not only did he look younger, but his lifespan had also increased by 100,000 years!
Only Void Fragmentation Realm old monsters could live for a hundred thousand years. Ning Fan had yet to attain the Void Fragmentation Realm. He was just at the Divine Transformation Realm but he could already live up to one hundred thousand years.
Moreover, as long as he is willing to, he could still borrow the power of time to rob others of their lifespan. It would not be difficult for him to achieve immortality like an immortal!
The power of time was truly heaven-defying!
If other old monsters had Ning Fan's opportunity and Dao Comprehension, obtaining the power of time, condensing the Blood of Time, comprehending the Time Divine Ability and refining their lifespan with the Heart Formation … Those old monsters would certainly be able to achieve immortality too!
Unfortunately, they did not dare to steal the Time Crystals, nor could they comprehend the power of time. Besides, they did not have the Heart Formation Divine Ability.
Besides, to the Seven Steps of Cultivation, immortality might be precious. However, to immortals, everyone could achieve immortality. The so-called longevity was not something to be proud of at all.
To Ning Fan, lifespan was of little value. He did not lack lifespan. What he lacked was time. He was in too much of a hurry and his time was too tight.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou, good technique! What exactly did you do to actually break this formation?! Besides, did Little Friend swallow all of those life force crystals? "Lei Shiyi asked doubtfully.
"Pavilion Lord Lei, do you think that I can swallow those crystals?" Ning Fan did not answer his question but asked a question instead.
"Hehe. It's my fault for asking so abruptly. What does it have to do with me whether Fellow Daoist can swallow those crystals or not …"
Lei Shiyi hurriedly waved his hand, indicating that he did not have the intention to inquire about Ning Fan's background.
Zhu Feng was already dead and he had taken his revenge. Thus, he was very pleased. As for the reason why he could take his revenge, it was all because of Ning Fan's help.
Lei Shiyi must remember this favor. Therefore, he would not do such a rude thing to inquire about Ning Fan's background.
Such heaven-defying technique was enough to make countless Void Fragmentation Realm old monsters who were at the end of their lifespans go crazy!
Regardless of whether Ning Fan had such a technique or not, Lei Shiyi would not even ask about it. If he did, he would only bring trouble to Ning Fan.
All the Void Refinement Realm experts of the lightning palace of Zhong Mountain were killed. The Myriad Treasure Pavilion went on a one-sided massacre. In the end, Zhong Mountain was razed to the ground.
Each of the lightning jades belonged to Lei Shiyi. Even the golden jades that Ning Fan obtained were given to Lei Shiyi.
As for the lightning of his primordial spirit, all of them belonged to Ning Fan.
Without Lei Shiyi's help, Ning Fan would certainly need to expend a lot of effort to destroy Zhong Mountain alone. Giving him some lightning jades was not worth mentioning.
After wiping out the lightning palace of Zhong Mountain and devouring countless primordial lightning, his lightning armor was only four thousand traces of Divine Transformation Realm primordial lightning away from achieving a breakthrough.
If it is converted to Void Refinement Realm primordial lightning, just forty traces would be enough.
"Little Friend, what do you want? Do you still want to kill your way to the twenty-fourth floor? Do you still need my help? "Lei Shiyi gritted his teeth and finally took the initiative to ask.
"Oh? Isn't Pavilion Lord Lei afraid of King Ying Long and afraid to help me? Why aren't you afraid now? "Ning Fan looked at Lei Shiyi deeply. He could see the struggle and fear on Lei Shiyi's face.
Previously, Lei Shiyi was afraid of King Ying Long and was only willing to help Ning Fan kill Zhu Feng.
Now, Lei Shiyi was still afraid of King Ying Long but he was willing to help Ning Fan kill his way to the twenty-fourth floor.
This person seemed to want to repay Ning Fan's kindness.
"I am still afraid of King Ying Long. However … without Little Friend's help, all the experts of the Myriad Treasure Pavilion would have died in the hands of that evil creature, Zhu Feng. That formation light is too powerful to take away one's lifespan. If it wasn't for Little Friend, no one would be able to break it … I must repay Little Friend for saving my life! The people of my Myriad Treasure Pavilion have already died once. Even if Little Friend is no match for King Ying Long, we are still willing to help you and die together with you! "
"Pavilion Lord is right! We are willing to help Fellow Daoist Zhou kill his way to the twenty-fourth floor! "Chu Nanfeng and Mo Feiyun responded at the same time.
"…"
Ning Fan kept silent for a moment. It was really rare for this Myriad Treasure Pavilion to know how to repay a favor.
With the help of the Myriad Treasure Pavilion, it would be much easier for him to kill his way to the twenty-fourth floor. Thus, he naturally would not reject their offer.
After cleaning up the battlefield and taking a rest, everyone prepared to cross the teleportation formation and enter the twelfth floor.
At this moment, a group of cultivators charged towards them aggressively from outside the Zhong Mountain.
They shouted loudly while fleeing at top speed.
"We, the ten Void Glimpse Stage experts, have come late. Please forgive us, Lightning Lord Zhu Feng! Hehe. I won't let you take all the credit for killing Zhou Ming! "
Ten Void Glimpse Stage experts and one thousand Divine Transformation Realm experts were obviously here to snatch the credit.
All of them rushed to this place from the tenth floor without stopping. They were afraid that they would not be able to get the credit for killing Ning Fan if they were late.
However, as soon as they arrived at the Zhong Mountain, each of the old monsters was dumbfounded.
What is going on?! What kind of situation is this?!
The one hundred thousand li * (500m per li) of the Zhong Mountain had turned into ruins. Countless undead spirits had died and blood flowed like a river.
Among those corpses, there were Nascent Soul Realm experts, Divine Transformation Realm experts and even … Void Refinement Realm experts!
"Ma Renwang is dead. Li Gui is dead. Yan Daozi is dead. And Gu Feng …" The lightning lord of the tenth floor broke out in cold sweat. He could not believe the scene in front of him.
When his eyes fell on Zhu Feng's corpse, his heart nearly jumped out of his throat.
All ten Void Glimpse Stage old monsters including the lightning lord of the tenth floor were shocked.
"Zhu Feng?! Zhu Feng is dead! This is absolutely impossible! He is a Void Inquiry Stage old monster. How can he die?! "
"Why? Hehe. Wouldn't it be better to ask him directly after you die?! "
Lei Shiyi smiled wretchedly. He led the people of the Myriad Treasure Pavilion and surrounded the group of experts.
All of them were sent by King Ying Long. After killing Zhu Feng, Lei Shiyi could still use the old grudge as an excuse. But after killing these people, he would completely fall out with King Ying Long.
However, Lei Shiyi was a decisive person. Since he had promised to help Ning Fan deal with King Ying Long, he would not go back on his words. He would not let any of these people go.
"Kill!"
Ning Fan took a step and rose into the sky. After he recovered, he could already display the Aspect of Self Technique again and create two golden shadows.
One human, two shadows, one corpse and three puppets. Ning Fan alone was equivalent to the combat power of seven Void Glimpse Stage experts. Those six people could be considered as Ning Fan's slaves!
One human and six slaves instantly stabilized the lightning lord of the tenth floor and launched their most violent attacks. In just an instant, they severely injured the lightning lord of the tenth floor.
"Impossible! When I was chasing after you back then, you clearly only had the strength to run away. Why are you so strong now?! Ahhh! "
The lightning lord of the tenth floor could not believe his eyes. After being besieged by Ning Fan and his six slaves, he was severely injured in just an instant.
In the next round, his injuries were already fatal. He died with a miserable shriek.
Until his death, he could not understand how Ning Fan's strength could increase so much in just a few days.
He died with everlasting regret! How regretful!
If he knew that Ning Fan was so strong, his brain must have been hit by a door to have chased after him.
If he knew that Ning Fan was so strong, his brain must have been damaged by water to have rushed to the eleventh floor to die.
How regretful!
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