After exchanging a few pleasantries with the Death Devil Guards, Ning Fan left them behind and went to the fifth floor alone to purchase herbs.
Commander Si Mo cupped his fists and bowed respectfully. Only when Ning Fan had walked far away did he straighten his back again. His cold and indifferent expression returned to his face, not showing any friendliness to anyone.
He had a proud and aloof personality. This kind of arrogance would only make him submit to Ning Fan.
On that day, Ning Fan appeared out of nowhere and killed the king of Shi Le Country. His domineering strength had subdued countless experts of the Giant Devil Clan. There were a lot of people who admired Ning Fan like the Dead Devil.
Ning Fan gradually walked further away. His mind was pondering over the name of the Death Devil Guard.
Within the Giant Demon Clan, there were eight great demon guards. They were named after the eight gates of the Qimen Dunjia. They were Open, Rest, Life, Shang, Du, Jing, Death, and Jing.
The information that Ning Fan stole from Yao Lian also mentioned the eight gates.
The Giant Devil Clan's Eight Ancestors were hiding in the Small Chiliocosm Fragment World and oversaw the Eight Gates and Six Dao …
Most of the cultivation techniques and magical arts of the Giant Devil Clan were related to the eight gates. As for the six daos … it seemed like most of the cultivation techniques of the Six-Winged Clan were related to the six daos.
Eight Gates Six Daos, Giant Devil Six Wings, what is the connection between them
For the time being, Ning Fan cast these thoughts aside.
He bought herbs from hundreds of temporary medicine shops on the fifth floor. After two hours, he had visited two-thirds of the medicine shops and bought a lot of good herbs.
Unfortunately, after strolling for so long, he still hadn't encountered a ten-thousand-year-old human placenta.
He did come across a few thousand-year-old human placentas and bought them, but he wasn't satisfied with them.
If a thousand-year placenta was used instead of a ten-thousand-year one, not only would it be more difficult to refine the Revered Devil Pill, even if the pill was successfully refined, the medicinal efficacy would definitely be lower.
Ning Fan gently shook his head. If I really can't find a ten thousand years old human placenta here, I'll just wait until the future.
If I can't buy it in the future … I'll just have to make do with a thousand year old one.
He turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped in his tracks, his eyes slightly shocked.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly felt a sharp gaze sweep over him. His entire body trembled, and the hair on his back stood on end.
What a dangerous gaze! Who was sizing him up?!
The sharpness of that gaze was comparable to that of a Void Fragmentation Realm expert. Moreover, it was a notch higher than that of Yun Jinghong and Chu Chang 'an who were at the Void Fragmentation Realm!
Could it be that a Void Fragmentation Realm old monster is spying on me?!
Ning Fan abruptly turned around and looked behind him. His eyes landed on a medicine shop.
An old Daoist in a dirty and tattered robe was sitting in that medicine shop. He was fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan and a leisurely expression on his face as he meditated with his eyes closed.
He seemed to have closed his eyes for a very long time. He did not check on Ning Fan at all.
Ning Fan's eyes turned solemn. He secretly spread out his spirit sense to check the man's cultivation base and found out that he was at the Late Nascent Soul Realm.
Even after activating Fu Li and Mo Luo's Eye, he still could not detect any signs of this person concealing his cultivation.
When Ning Fan looked at the Rain Palace's Third Revolution badge that he was wearing, he frowned slightly.
The badges of the Rain Palace's alchemists would not be given out randomly. Moreover, every badge must be recognized by a drop of blood. Each badge would only recognize one master. If the badge was taken away by others, it would immediately shatter.
The badge that the old Daoist was wearing was the Rain Palace Pill Master's badge. Not only was it a genuine badge, but it was also a brand new item. It was obvious that he had just received it not long ago.
It was impossible for the Rain Palace to falsify the pill refinement technique of a pill refinement master. Judging from all the signs, this old Daoist should be a Third Revolution Pill Master without a doubt.
However, Ning Fan always felt that there was something strange about this old Daoist. When he carefully checked on him, he was even more certain that there was something strange about him.
It was because the moment he looked at the old Daoist, the devil flame in his dantian trembled slightly, giving off a feeling as if it was facing a great enemy!
Ning Fan's devil flame sensed a similar threat from the old Daoist's body!
What kind of flame was inside the old Daoist's body that could make Ning Fan's devil flame feel fear?!
Ning Fan's devil flame was formed by the fusion of sixteen types of Heavenly Cold Earth Flames and one type of Sixth Grade Void Flame. Its destructive power was not inferior to the Mid Seventh Grade Immortal Void Flame.
If there was any flame inside the old Daoist's body that could make the devil flame feel fear, it would at least be a flame that was at the Seventh Revolution or above.
Could a Late Nascent Soul Realm Third Revolution Pill Master possess a flame of this level?
The answer was, of course, no!
Ning Fan almost immediately confirmed that this old Daoist was the mysterious expert who was spying on him just now.
Could this ordinary-looking old Daoist be a Void Fragmentation Realm expert …?
If ordinary people find out about the old Daoist's Void Fragmentation Realm aura force, most of them would immediately go up to him to flatter him and ask for opportunities.
However, Ning Fan withdrew his strange expression in just an instant. He did not look at the old Daoist anymore and turned around to leave. He did not want to expose the fact that he had recognized the old Daoist's Void Fragmentation Realm aura force.
He did not want to have anything to do with this mysterious old man!
God knows why this old man was spying on him and why he appeared in this place.
In short, Ning Fan did not want to get involved in unnecessary troubles.
At the moment when Ning Fan left decisively, the old man's closed eyes suddenly opened and revealed a hint of surprise.
"This young man's senses are really sharp. He actually sensed that I possess a Seventh Grade Spiritual Fire and determined my identity as a Void Fragmentation Realm cultivator. Moreover, this young man clearly determined my identity as a Void Fragmentation Realm cultivator but his expression did not change. He just turned around and left. Obviously, he does not want to have anything to do with me. He is probably afraid of getting into trouble. This is very good. One should be cautious in order to stand in this world … As expected of the person who possesses the Black Demon Flame … "
The old Daoist shook his head and smiled with satisfaction.
The reason why he came to the Pill Ceremony of the Internal Endless Sea was because he had been in seclusion for too long. He wanted to travel around and gain some insights to break through his pill refinement realm which had been shackled for a long time.
However, he did not expect to meet the owner of the Black Demon Flame here. In that case, it seemed like he should take this opportunity to fulfill his promise with 'that person'.
"Little friend, please wait." The old Daoist called out to Ning Fan indifferently.
Many people in the surroundings looked at him as if they were looking at a fool when they heard the old Daoist calling Ning Fan 'little friend'.
Who was Ning Fan? He was a ruthless person who could kill a Void Refinement Realm being. Even ordinary Divine Transformation Realm cultivators would have to call him 'senior' when they see him.
This old Daoist, on the other hand, actually dared to call Ning Fan 'little friend' with just his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation base and the identity of a Third Revolution Pill Master. Is he itching for a beating or is he tired of living?
Ning Fan's eyes turned serious. It seems like trouble has come knocking on his door.
Even though he did not know why the old Daoist stopped him, it would be inappropriate for him to leave now that things had come to this.
Ning Fan simply turned his head and smiled. He did not leave but walked towards the old Daoist's herb garden.
He just did not want to get into trouble and he had not done anything wrong. Thus, he was not afraid that this Void Fragmentation Realm old Daoist would come looking for trouble.
He finally had the 'Inextinguishable Fire Body' which could save his life. He would be safe and sound in the Rain World.
"Senior, what can I do for you?" Ning Fan stopped outside the herb garden and cupped his fists to greet the old Daoist.
This scene stunned each of the pill refinement masters who were watching the scene.
Ning Fan was such an incredible person but he actually addressed an old Daoist as' senior '. Where did this old Daoist come from?
A few pill refinement masters from the eight hundred cultivation countries carefully examined the old Daoist's appearance. After seeing him clearly, each of them looked as if they had seen a ghost.
They finally understood why Ning Fan would address an old Daoist as' senior 'despite his dignified identity.
"It's D-Dan …" One of the pill refinement masters' eyes were burning with excitement. He was so excited that he could not speak a word.
"Fellow Daoist, please be careful with your words! This lord dislikes publicity the most. Since he appeared here in a low-profile manner, he naturally did not want to attract the attention of others. Let's not make any noise and leave quickly. Don't make him unhappy. "Another pill refinement master reminded.
The group of pill refinement masters from the eight hundred cultivation countries did not dare to reveal the old Daoist's identity. Each of them bowed respectfully to the old Daoist and left hurriedly.
As for the pill refinement masters from the Endless Sea who were watching from the side, they more or less had good judgment.
When they saw how respectful Ning Fan was to the old Daoist and how many pill refinement masters from the eight hundred cultivation countries were showing him respect, they knew that the old Daoist had a powerful background. Thus, they did not dare to offend him. After cupping their fists, they left one by one.
In the blink of an eye, only Ning Fan and the old Daoist were left outside the herb garden.
"Little Friend, your willpower is not bad." The old Daoist praised sincerely.
"Thank you for your praise, 'Senior Li'. May I know why Senior has summoned me?"
From the reaction of the crowd, Ning Fan was even more certain that this old Daoist was a Void Fragmentation Realm old monster.
He could even roughly guess the identity of this person.
The number of Void Fragmentation Realm experts in the Rain World could be counted with one's fingers. Just now, when someone saw the old Daoist, he called out the word 'Pill'.
Among the Void Fragmentation Realm experts in the Rain World, there was only one person whose name started with the word 'Pill' …
The Pill Sovereign, Li Cangtian!
If Ning Fan was not mistaken, the old man in front of him was the Pill Sovereign!
Rumor had it that the Pill Sovereign had been in seclusion for a long time, trying to break through to the Seventh Revolution Pill Refinement Realm. Ning Fan could vaguely guess that the reason why the Pill Sovereign came to the Internal Endless Sea was to travel around and gain enlightenment.
Rumor has it that the Pill Sovereign wholeheartedly immersed himself in the Dao of Pill Refinement. He was not interested in other worldly affairs.
Rumor has it that the Pill Sovereign was the leader of the 'four great Void Fragmentation Realm' experts. His cultivation base was at the Third Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm and his pill refinement mastery was at the Peak of the Sixth Revolution. However, he had never intervened in any battles.
This person was magnanimous and had the demeanor of an elder. He would never kill the innocent.
That was also the reason why Ning Fan was slightly at ease after he guessed the identity of this person. He was not worried that this person would plot against him.
After guessing the identity of this person, Ning Fan did not address him as' Pill Sovereign '. Instead, he addressed him as' Senior Li '. Of course, he wanted to help the Pill Sovereign keep a low profile and not expose his identity.
The Pill Sovereign nodded his head in satisfaction at the way Ning Fan addressed him.
Firstly, he was satisfied with Ning Fan's intelligence. In just a few breaths, Ning Fan was able to guess his identity and figure out his intentions.
Secondly, he was satisfied with Ning Fan's calmness. This kind of calmness was definitely not something an ordinary person could possess.
The Pill Sovereign noticed that Ning Fan was only slightly surprised when he noticed that someone was spying on him.
After that, even when he guessed the identity of the Pill Sovereign, Ning Fan did not show any expression on his face. His eyes were like a deep pool of water without any fluctuations. His mind was calm and unwavering.
This kind of calmness could only be possessed by a cultivator who had seen countless grand scenes and experienced countless dangers.
The Pill Sovereign was already convinced that Ning Fan was a person with a firm Dao Heart.
He was indeed worthy of being that person's disciple. He did not embarrass that person.
"Little Friend, you don't have to worry. I don't have any evil intentions in calling you over. Instead, I have some good karma with you. I once received some benefits from an old friend of mine and made a promise with him to guide you in pill refinement three times. Today, we coincidentally met in the Cold Northern Country. It can also be considered fate. I would like to guide you in pill refinement. I wonder if you are willing to learn from me? "
The Pill Sovereign nodded slightly with a smile. Even though he was dressed sloppily, he had an ethereal aura around him which made him look like an immortal.
It was the aura of a pill refinement grandmaster. His temperament was like a green lotus growing in the mud.
Ning Fan's eyes flashed with surprise. He knew that the Pill Sovereign did not have any evil intentions in calling him over. However, he also thought that the Pill Sovereign had something to ask him.
However, he did not expect that the Pill Sovereign actually wanted to guide him in pill refinement!
Ning Fan had never had any master in his entire path of cultivating the Dao of Pill Refinement. Even though he had Old Devil as his master, he was not proficient in pill refinement. Thus, it was naturally impossible for him to teach Ning Fan how to concoct pills.
From the bottom of his heart, Ning Fan was very willing to accept the Pill Sovereign's guidance. Even though he was proud and aloof, he was not arrogant. At least, he knew very well that his current pill refinement mastery was just like the light of a firefly compared to the bright moon. It was not worth mentioning.
The Pill Sovereign was the number one pill refinement master in the Rain World. He was a person whose name shook the entire Nine Worlds.
Countless pill refinement masters yearned for the Pill Sovereign's guidance. However, even though the Pill Sovereign had an easy-going personality, he rarely guided others in pill refinement.
Now that the Pill Sovereign was willing to guide Ning Fan three times, it was definitely a great thing. It could greatly improve Ning Fan's pill refinement mastery!
However, Ning Fan had a question. Before this question was resolved, he could not accept the Pill Sovereign's kindness recklessly.
"Senior Li, may I ask who is the one who asked you to guide me?" Ning Fan's heart tightened. He really wanted to know who was the one who cared about him and even asked the Pill Sovereign to be his temporary teacher.
In the Rain World, Ning Fan had countless beauties but only a few relatives.
Who was the one who cared about him and even had the ability to ask the Pill Sovereign for help …?
"I can't say … His identity is special. As a member of the Rain Palace, I can't have too much of a relationship with him. Otherwise, it will violate the heavenly rules of the Four Heavens."
The Pill Sovereign smiled and shook his head.
"Then, I will ask you in another way. How can you be sure that I am the one who asked Senior for help?"
"The Black Demon Flame. The Black Demon Flame that carries a trace of his qi."
As soon as the Pill Sovereign's words fell, a warm current flowed through Ning Fan's body.
Ning Fan gently closed his eyes and revealed a faint smile.
The Black Demon Flame … As expected, the Old Devil is concerned about me.
Ever since the Old Devil accepted Ning Fan as his disciple, he rarely taught him magic techniques. However, he had been teaching Ning Fan the way to survive as a devil cultivator.
It was because the Old Devil believed that compared to learning magic techniques, learning how to behave and being a proper devil cultivator was more important …
Although Moksha Sovereign learned magic techniques well, he did not learn how to behave properly. That was why he went astray. It was the Old Devil's lifelong regret.
The time that the Old Devil spent with Ning Fan was short but he had already taught Ning Fan all of his devil dao.
However, the Old Devil still felt guilty towards Ning Fan. He went to the Sword World in a hurry and did not have the chance to teach Ning Fan magic techniques.
He knew that Ning Fan's talent in pill refinement was astonishing. In the past, he was already a Fourth Revolution Pill Refinement Master in Seven Apricot City.
The Old Devil did not want to ruin Ning Fan's talent. Thus, he paid a huge price to invite the Pill Sovereign to be Ning Fan's master in pill refinement.
"Master … Thank you …"
Ning Fan opened his eyes. A trace of warmth lingered in his heart for a long time.
The path of cultivation was cruel and lonely. However, these shackles would be what Ning Fan relied on to stain the world with his blood and not lose his original heart.
"Since it's master's wish, I won't dare to disobey. Senior, please teach me pill refinement techniques!"
"Hehe. You are a promising child." The Pill Sovereign nodded his head in satisfaction. He could see the gratitude in Ning Fan's eyes.
The relationship between the two of them was like that of a father and son. In the cold and indifferent cultivation world, it was really rare. Many masters and disciples had turned against each other and killed each other for some benefits. They were so cold-blooded and cruel.
The Pill Sovereign did not have any disciples. How he wished to have a disciple like Ning Fan who would sincerely serve his master like a father.
Unfortunately, Ning Fan had already become the disciple of the Old Devil. Even if the Pill Sovereign taught Ning Fan pill refinement techniques, he could only be considered as half a master.
"That Old Man Han had extracted a quarter of the 'Pure Yang Flame' from the 'Pure Yang Coffin' and gifted it to me. That was why I agreed to teach you. Initially, I was planning to travel to Yue Country to look for you after I come out from my seclusion. However, I did not expect to meet you in the Internal Endless Sea. I didn't expect the famous Devil Lord Zhou Ming to be Little Friend Ning Fan whom Old Man Han was concerned about. "
The Pill Sovereign transmitted his voice to Ning Fan. He did not have a deep relationship with the Old Devil. However, both of them were sentimental people. Thus, they could appreciate each other.
Moreover, the Old Devil had given the Pill Sovereign a quarter of the Pure Yang Flame. One should know that the Pure Yang Flame was an Immortal Flame. Even if it was only a quarter of the Pure Yang Flame, its destructive power was already stronger than ordinary Mid Grade Seventh Grade Immortal Void Flame.
It was no wonder that Ning Fan's flame would be afraid of the Pill Sovereign's flame. After all, the Pill Sovereign possessed a quarter of the immortal flame.
"Master actually consumed a quarter of the Pure Yang Coffin's flame for me!"
Ning Fan's eyes widened in shock. His heart felt a little sour.
The Pure Yang Coffin was the coffin that the old monster used to store his beloved wife's body. It was a Pure Yang Boundary Treasure!
If the Pure Yang Coffin lost a quarter of its immortal fire, its might would be greatly reduced. Although it might not have much of an impact on his wife's' deep sleep ', it would still have a small impact.
The old monster was sacrificing the small benefits of his beloved wife to fight for Ning Fans greater benefits.
He was telling Ning Fan that he indeed hoped that Ning Fan could save his wife. However, in his heart, Ning Fan was equally important. He would not sell his life for his wife.
This was the old monster's principle!
Ning Fan became even more determined. He must possess the strength to sweep across the entire Rain World and kill Moksha Sovereign to avenge his master!
After remaining silent for a while, Ning Fan calmed himself down and returned to his usual self. Then, he said to the Pill Sovereign respectfully.
"Dare I ask, Senior Li, what alchemy technique will you teach this junior today?"
"Hehe. There's no hurry. Come and take a look. Is there anything strange about the spiritual herbs that I'm selling? Take a look and see if there's a ten thousand years old human placenta that you're looking for. "
Ning Fan followed the Pill Sovereign's instructions and began to examine the spiritual herbs in the herb garden.
Some of the spiritual herbs were quite old while some of them were low-grade herbs. However, no matter what kind of spiritual herbs they were, their prices were ridiculously high.
Moreover, Ning Fan scanned his surroundings and did not find any ten thousand years old human placenta. There was not even a one thousand years old or a hundred years old human placenta.
"Senior, there isn't a ten thousand years old human placenta in the shop."
"Really?" The Pill Sovereign's smile instantly vanished and his expression turned extremely serious.
At the next moment, a dark purple medicine soul swept across the entire herb garden!
This dark purple medicine soul was infinitely close to the Seventh Revolution medicine soul. Its strength gave Ning Fan a suffocating feeling!
However, what was strange was that when he displayed his medicine soul technique, the Pill Sovereign who was rumored to be at the Third Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm only revealed his Absolute Void Stage cultivation base.
This medicine soul and aura force were deliberately controlled by the Pill Sovereign. Other than Ning Fan, no one in the entire fifth floor of the Eternal Peace Pavilion knew that the Pill Sovereign had activated his medicine soul.
As the Pill Sovereign's medicine soul spread out, a stalk of ordinary Ganoderma suddenly trembled and shed its disguise, turning back into the appearance of a ten thousand years old human placenta!
Ning Fan's eyes turned cold. He finally knew what was so strange about this herb garden.
In this herb garden, be it good herbs or bad herbs, all of them were disguised and their true appearances were hidden!
Among them, there was even a ten thousand years old human placenta that Ning Fan needed!
Could it be that the first lesson that the Pill Sovereign was going to teach Ning Fan was the usage of his medicine soul?
(2/3) (To be continued.)
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