The old man was none other than the master of Pill Island — Venerated Pill.
The elderly man did not find it strange that Ning Fan had seen through his identity. The number of Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Masters in Rain World could be counted with one's fingers. After he revealed his Sixth Revolution medicine soul, it was not strange for them to guess his identity.
Even though Venerated Pill had just returned from his travels, he had heard of Ning Fan's name in many places in the Rain World.
Now that he saw Ning Fan in person, Venerated Pill finally felt that seeing him for himself was better than hearing about him a hundred times.
As a Sixth Revolution Pill Master, Venerated Dan could be considered as a famous figure in the Rain World.
Even though he had yet to break through to the Void Refinement Realm, his status was more respected than many Void Refinement Realm experts in the Rain World. Moreover, because he had traveled around the world, his experience was far greater than that of ordinary people.
He could be considered as having seen many Void Refinement Realm experts in the Rain World. However, after sensing Ning Fan's powerful qi, he was still filled with emotions. Among all the Void Refinement Realm experts he knew, there was actually no Void Glimpse Stage or Void Inquiry Stage old monsters whose qi was stronger than his.
When he looked behind Ning Fan again, he saw that Su Yan had already kept the silver boat and the twelve-horned dragon. She was standing there like a timid and helpless little bird.
This made Venerated Pill even more emotional. In the entire Rain World, Su Yan was a Void Inquiry Stage expert who had a great reputation. However, she chose to follow Ning Fan …
"The moment I returned to the Pill Island, I received a rumor saying that the Venerable One suppressed the Mist Horn Devil Clan with his own strength. Initially, I didn't believe it. Now, it seems like Revered Ming's means are so powerful that I'm afraid you are already unrivalled among Void Inquiry Stage experts … This old man admires you! "
Venerated Pill looked at Bright Sparrow and recalled the previous misunderstanding. Then, he said sincerely.
"My Daoist title is Dan Songzi, and I am a good friend of Dong Xu. After this old man returned, I've already heard Yang Gu and the others talk about your deeds. Fellow Daoist has done the Pill Island a favor and you're also a Foreign Elder of the Pill Island. If you wish to borrow the Soul Cleansing Pond, I have no objections. I'll do my best to help you. Previously, this old man didn't know that this little girl was Fellow Daoist's person, so there was some misunderstanding. I hope Fellow Daoist is magnanimous enough to forgive me if I have offended you. "
As a Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master, Venerated Dan was a Void Refinement Realm expert of the Rain World. It was not inappropriate for him to address Ning Fan as Fellow Daoist.
"Senior Dan is too polite. I've seen all the misunderstandings from before. Senior and Bright Sparrow are only having a fair competition, and you should stop when you go too far. Let's drop this matter and not mention it again. "
The reason why Ning Fan addressed Venerated Pill as' senior 'was not only because Venerated Pill Refinement Realm was at the Sixth Revolution but also because Venerated Pill had some friendly relations with the Pill Sovereign according to rumors.
In terms of the Dao of Pills, Venerated Pill's pill refinement mastery and seniority were higher than Ning Fan's. Thus, there was no harm in treating him as a senior.
Venerated Pill was taken aback at first. Then, he shook his head and laughed. "There's no need for you to address me as your senior. Just like you and Dong Xu, you can treat each other as equals. My pill refinement mastery has reached the Low Grade Sixth Revolution and I am ranked seventh in the Rain Immortal World. It is said that your pill refinement mastery is at the peak of the Fifth Revolution and you are even given the title of 'The Eighth Pill Refinement Master' in the Rain Immortal World. This time, you are here to borrow the Soul Washing Pond. You might have a chance to break through to the Sixth Revolution in one go … You don't have to address me as senior. "
"It is extremely difficult to advance my pill refinement mastery to the Sixth Revolution. I don't have much confidence in breaking through to the Sixth Revolution in one go. However, since Senior insists on treating me as an equal, I will be so bold as to address Senior as Fellow Daoist. Fellow Daoist Dan, may I ask if the Soul Cleansing Pond is ready and when can I enter it? "
"The Soul Cleansing Pond has already been unsealed to the fourth level. In another ten days, it will reach the sixth level. Fellow Daoist will have to wait for at least another ten days before you can enter the pond. "Venerated Pill explained.
"The fourth level? The sixth level? "Ning Fan did not know much about the Soul Cleansing Pond. Thus, he did not know that there were different levels in the pond.
"Hehe. It's my negligence. Fellow Daoist, please take a look at this jade slip. It contains a detailed introduction about the Soul Cleansing Pond. "Venerated Pill took out a jade slip and passed it to Ning Fan.
Ning Fan scanned the jade slip with his spirit sense and imprinted the information within it into his mind.
The Soul Cleansing Pond of the Pill Island possessed a special power that could nourish the medicine soul of a pill refinement master. It was called 'Soul Bathing Light'.
The strength of the Soul Bathing Light varied according to the depth of the pond. The Pill Island had set up seals within the pond and divided it into seven levels.
In the first level, the Soul Bathing Light was the weakest. It was usually used by Peak Fourth Revolution Pill Refinement Masters to break through to the Fifth Revolution.
The second level could improve the medicine soul of a Low Grade Fifth Revolution Pill Refinement Master.
The third, fourth and fifth levels were prepared for Mid Grade, High Grade and Peak Grade Fifth Revolution Pill Refinement Masters to temper their medicine soul.
If he wanted to break through to the Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm, it would be best for him to enter the sixth level to temper his medicine soul.
The seventh level was the deepest part of the Soul Washing Pool. The Soul Bathing Light there was terrifyingly powerful. Normally, only Mid Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Masters could withstand this level of Soul Bathing Light.
Even Venerated Pill himself did not dare to temper his medicine soul on the seventh level.
"I see." Ning Fan returned the jade slip to Venerated Pill and remained silent for a while.
Now that the fourth level of the Soul Washing Pool had been unsealed, a Fifth Revolution High Grade Pill Refinement Master could enter and cultivate there. However, the fourth level of the Soul Bathing Light did not have much of an effect on his medicine soul.
In order to improve the level of his medicine soul with the help of the Soul Bathing Light in the Soul Washing Pond, Ning Fan had to at least enter the fifth level.
If he wanted to break through to the Sixth Revolution in one go, then entering the sixth level was the best choice.
Considering that only true Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Masters could enter the sixth floor, Ning Fan probably needed to prepare some pills to protect his body before he could enter the sixth floor with his current medicine soul.
"It seems like I will have to stay on the Pill Island for ten days." Ning Fan said.
"Hehe. Fellow Daoist is a guest elder of my Pill Island after all. Just relax and stay on the island for ten days. I will ask Huang Tingzi, Yang Gu and the others to prepare some pills and spiritual equipment for Fellow Daoist to use to protect yourself when you enter the sixth level of the Soul Washing Pond. During the days when Fellow Daoist stays on the Pill Island, you can enter any library of the island and read any ancient records of pill recipes at will. If you have a pill recipe that you like, you can just make a copy of it. No one will stop you. Besides that, if Fellow Daoist wants to know more about your experience in breaking through to the Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm, you can come and look for me at any time. I certainly won't hide anything from you. "
Venerated Pill's tone was extremely easygoing. It was as if he had tacitly allowed Ning Fan to do anything on the Pill Island.
However, Venerated Pill seemed to have thought of something. His eyes were filled with eagerness.
"I would like to exchange pointers on my medicine soul combat techniques with Fellow Daoist. I wonder if Fellow Daoist is willing to do so?"
"Exchange pointers?" Ning Fan was slightly surprised.
"That's right. Fellow Daoist should have seen the Soul Transforming Dragon Technique that I displayed just now. This technique is a battle soul technique that I obtained from the ruins of an ancient cultivator. Now, I have reached a bottleneck in my cultivation of this technique and I need to exchange pointers with someone else in order to break through the bottleneck. I heard that you have learned the Pill Sovereign's battle soul technique. That's why I want to exchange pointers with you. Of course, I won't go overboard. Of course, if Fellow Daoist is unwilling to exchange pointers, I won't force you … "
"It doesn't matter. Since this will help Fellow Daoist Dan break through the bottleneck of his battle soul, I am willing to exchange pointers with Senior. Please! "
As soon as Ning Fan said 'please', he immediately distanced himself from Venerated Pill. As for the others, they immediately retreated far away.
Exchanging pointers with Venerated Pill and helping him break through the bottleneck of his battle soul was almost like giving Venerated Pill a free favor. Ning Fan naturally would not reject it.
As for Ning Fan, he also wanted to see how far his medicine soul was from that of a Low Grade Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm expert.
Theoretically, the strength of Ning Fan's medicine soul had already reached the Low Grade Sixth Revolution. The reason why he had yet to break through to the Sixth Revolution was because he lacked a helping hand to do so.
On the way to the Pill Island, Ning Fan repeatedly studied the Heavenly Dipper Palm Imprint that the Pill Sovereign had imparted to him. Gradually, he gained some insights.
He even integrated the 108 movements of the Execution Devil Palm into the Heavenly Dipper Imprint. On the basis of the thirty-six movements of the Heavenly Dipper Imprint, he created three movements of the Earth Killing Palm. All of them were borrowed from the Execution Devil Palm.
Currently, the medicine soul palm imprint that Ning Fan knew had a total of thirty-nine movements. It was three more than what the Pill Sovereign had imparted to him. Exchanging pointers with Venerated Pill today was also an opportunity for him to try out his new techniques.
As soon as they heard that Ning Fan was going to compete with Venerated Pill in battle soul techniques, the entire Pill Island immediately became lively.
Battle soul techniques were techniques that only ancient pill refinement masters knew. Occasionally, some Sixth Revolution pill refinement masters would learn them. However, ordinary pill refinement masters might not even get to see it once in their entire lives.
Moreover, it was extremely rare to see two pill refinement masters competing with each other using battle soul techniques at the same time.
Each of the pill refinement masters watched Ning Fan and Venerated Pill who were facing each other from afar. None of them dared to make any noise in case they disturbed the competition.
Most of the pill refinement masters thought that the winner of the competition would be Venerated Pill. After all, Venerated Pill was a true Low Grade Sixth Revolution pill refinement master while Ning Fan was just a Peak Grade Fifth Revolution pill refinement master.
"Elder Yang, who do you think will win between Venerated Pill and Venerated Ming? Venerated Ming is your master. You should know him very well, right? Do you think he can withstand the battle soul attack of Venerated Pill? "Huang Tingzi transmitted his voice to Yang Gu who was beside him.
"Venerated Pill's pill refinement realm has reached the Sixth Revolution. This is a fact that everyone in the Rain World knows. In terms of the level of his medicine soul, he is naturally higher than my master. However, every time my master does something, he always surprises everyone. In the eyes of others, my master might not be able to withstand the battle soul attack of Venerated Pill. However, in my opinion, even if my master withstands the attack of Venerated Pill, it won't be strange at all for him to surpass Venerated Pill. There's nothing strange about him even surpassing Venerated Dan. "Yang Gu, on the other hand, was full of confidence in Ning Fan.
"Oh? Fellow Daoist Yang actually thinks that Venerated Ming has a chance of winning? "Huang Tingzi shook his head disapprovingly.
It was not that he was underestimating Ning Fan. In fact, Huang Tingzi also admired Ning Fan's pill refinement skills very much. He even regarded Ning Fan as the eighth pill refinement master in the Rain World.
However, no matter what, it was a fact that Ning Fan had yet to attain the Sixth Revolution pill refinement realm.
Huang Tingzi did not think that a Fifth Revolution medicine soul could defeat a Sixth Revolution medicine soul.
In his opinion, Ning Fan's cultivation base was indeed astonishing. He could suppress the entire Mist Horn Clan and kill Void Inquiry Stage cultivators. It was enough for him to dominate the Rain World.
In terms of combat strength, Venerated Pill was definitely not Ning Fan's match.
However, in terms of the strength of his medicine soul, Ning Fan was probably still weaker than Venerated Pill.
"Great Elder, do you want to make a bet with me? I'm willing to use a thirty thousand years old Flying Cloud Grass to bet that my master won't lose." Yang Gu could not help but shake his head. He had endless confidence in Ning Fan. After all, Ning Fan was his master.
However, he was not an idiot. He would not blindly bet on Ning Fan's victory. He would only bet that Ning Fan would not lose. The meaning of 'not losing' also included a draw.
Ning Fan's Peak Grade Fifth Revolution pill refinement realm might be a little heaven-defying if he could defeat Venerated Pill. However, it was not impossible for him to win in a draw.
"A thirty thousand years old Flying Cloud Grass? Alright. I will make a bet with you. If you bet that Venerated Ming will not lose, I will bet that Venerated Pill will definitely win. As for the bet … I will use the Rain Flower Pill that I just concocted as the bet. "Huang Tingzi was also quite confident in Venerated Pill.
There were more than thirty thousand cultivators of the Pill Island on the scene. However, other than Yang Gu, only Su Yan and Ming Que had confidence in Ning Fan.
In the battlefield, Ning Fan and Venerated Pill were facing each other from a distance. Both of them restrained their magic power and activated the power of their medicine souls.
"Soul Transforming Dragon Technique!" Venerated Pill patted the top of his head. His surging medicine soul power turned into a gigantic black dragon, rushing out of his head and soaring into the sky.
As soon as the black dragon appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of countless cultivators of the Pill Island.
"Oh my god! Venerated Pill can actually transform his medicine soul into the form of a dragon to attack his enemies! Is this the battle soul attacking technique of the ancient pill masters? It's indeed profound and profound. It's not something that we can imagine! "
"The qi of this black dragon is comparable to that of a Void Glimpse Stage old monster. Its attack is comparable to a Void Glimpse Stage attack. Venerated Ming's cultivation base is terrifying. However, if he only uses his battle soul technique to receive this attack, he certainly won't be able to withstand a single attack from the black dragon. "
The discussions in the surroundings quietened down at the moment Ning Fan raised his palm. Each of the old monsters held their breaths, waiting to see how Ning Fan would deal with Venerated Pill's Soul Transforming Dragon Technique.
After Ning Fan raised his palm, he put it down again. A few moments later, he raised it again and put it down again.
In his mind, he repeatedly recalled the essence of the Execution Devil Palm. His understanding of the Heavenly Dipper Palm Imprint also increased.
The Great Dao was different but led to the same destination. Even if the Devil Martial Arts and the Battle Soul Technique were two completely different abilities, there must be some similarities between them.
Ning Fan's eyes gradually became clear. He put down his palm for the last time and did not raise it again.
He raised his head and stared at the black dragon coldly. A wave of majestic medicine soul aura force suddenly rushed out of his body, turning into a gigantic black palm imprint that hung in the sky.
"Heavenly Dipper Palm Imprint! Even though this palm imprint is the Pill Sovereign's ultimate technique, it won't be able to defeat me with just a single palm imprint. "Venerated Pill's eyes flashed. He had recognized the Heavenly Dipper Palm Imprint.
"What I know isn't just a single palm imprint … The Thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Imprint!"
Ning Fan's expression changed. His aura force was like the Big Dipper of the Heavenly Dipper Constellation, neutral and peaceful.
The power of his medicine soul was like a gushing ocean. It turned into thirty-five layers of black waves and condensed into thirty-five layers of gigantic black palms, merging with the previous palm imprint.
When the thirty-six layers of palm imprints merged into one, his aura force skyrocketed. However, it was still slightly weaker than the black dragon's.
"You've actually learned all thirty-six styles of the Pill Sovereign's Heavenly Dipper Imprint? Good! "Venerated Pill's eyes flashed with a hint of battle intent.
If Ning Fan has learned all of the Heavenly Dipper Imprint, he could no longer be underestimated. He must use his full strength to deal with him!
Venerated Pill changed his hand seal. The black dragon summoned the wind and rain and swept towards Ning Fan with a terrifying aura force.
If Ning Fan's palm imprint was only at this level, Venerated Pill's chances of winning would be very high. However, Ning Fan's palm imprint was not that simple.
"There are still three more palm imprints …"
His eyes suddenly changed. His eyes that were originally like the Big Dipper Constellation suddenly turned into a pair of eyes filled with terrifying killing intent.
Even his medicine soul was tainted with an extremely heavy killing intent. His originally black medicine soul was now slightly blood-red.
What Venerated Pill found unbelievable was that Ning Fan had actually added three more styles of palm imprints on top of the thirty-six styles of Heavenly Dipper Imprint!
"He actually knows thirty-nine palm imprints! The last three palm imprints don't seem to be the palm imprints that the Pill Sovereign knows … Could it be that this young man created them himself?! "
Just as Venerated Pill's mind was racing, Ning Fan's soul palm imprint had already landed heavily on the black dragon, producing a series of loud explosions.
* Boom * * Boom * * Boom *
Thirty-nine consecutive explosions resounded. Such a tremendous force shocked countless cultivators of the Pill Island.
During the collision, the palm imprints gradually weakened and eventually disappeared.
As for the black dragon, it could not help but roar furiously. In the end, it was forcefully torn into two by the palm imprints!
* Boom *
Another wave of energy fluctuation spread across the area. Ning Fan hurriedly took a few steps back while Venerated Pill also took a few steps back. Unlike Ning Fan's calmness, Venerated Pill's eyes flashed with intense astonishment.
"It's a draw!"
Countless cultivators of the Pill Island took a deep breath. All of them wore expressions of disbelief.
In terms of the strength of one's medicine soul, Ning Fan was still slightly weaker than Venerated Pill. However, he had perfectly withstood the attack of Venerated Pill's battle soul with his understanding of the Battle Soul Technique. This was just too unbelievable!
A Fifth Revolution Pill Refinement Master had actually blocked the attack of a Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master's Battle Soul. If this matter were to spread out, it would definitely be a big news in the Rain World!
"Haha, a draw!" Yang Gu looked at Huang Tingzi proudly. He had won this bet.
"How could this be …" Huang Tingzi's face was full of regret, but he could not hide his deep shock.
Why didn't he expect this outcome …
A terrifying thought rose in Huang Tingzi's mind.
Before Ning Fan had truly broken through to the Sixth Revolution, his medicine soul was already on par with Venerated Pill.
If Ning Fan attains the Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm, wouldn't his medicine soul be even stronger than Venerated Pill?!
If that's the case, as long as Ning Fan attains the Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm, he would be able to take over Venerated Pill's ranking and become the seventh pill refinement master of the Rain World?!
"Rain Immortal World … Seventh!" Thinking of this ranking, Huang Tingzi's breathing became erratic.
Even a Pill Sovereign at his age would not be able to possess the seventh or eighth pill refinement realm in the Rain World …
Could it be that Ning Fan's innate talent in pill refinement is even higher than the Pill Sovereign?! (To be continued.)
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