Ning Fan held Zhihe's umbrella and walked through the snowy scenery of Seven Apricot City, returning to the Si Fan Palace that he had not seen for a long time.
The Alchemy Room, the Plum Manor, the Dugu Sword Tomb … All the sceneries were the same as before, as if nothing had changed.
Ning Fan closed his eyes and recalled everything that happened in the past. His heart which had been cold for a long time gradually warmed up.
Zhihe was on the verge of breaking through to the Gold Core realm and was about to sever her emotions … She was reluctant to sever her Heart Devil because it was Ning Fan.
With Ning Fan's current cultivation base, he could totally help Zhi He form her core without eliminating her Heart Devil. It would be effortless for him to do so. Thus, it was not a big problem.
He did not purposely conceal the news of his return. The four clans guarding Seven Apricot City had already received the news.
The clan leaders of the three clans personally rushed to the outside of Si Fan Palace to greet Ning Fan. Only the clan leader of a clan came late. Ning Fan felt that the qi of that clan leader was a little unfamiliar …
Seven Apricot Four Families, Wu, Ye, Mo, and Fang. The previous Patriarch of Ye Family didn't come … Instead, a new Patriarch came.
Ning Fan stroked Zhi He's hair with a sigh in his eyes and asked Zhi He, The Patriarch of Ye Clan Has he fallen?
"Yes … In the past forty years, the Clan Masters of the four great clans have reached the bottleneck of the Gold Core Realm one after another. The Clan Masters of the Mo Clan, Wu Clan and Fang Clan have succeeded in forming their Gold Core one after another. Only the Clan Master of the Ye Clan … has already failed to form his Gold Core ten years ago and passed away …" Zhi He lowered her eyelids. She was a little reluctant and softhearted as she was in the past.
"Failed to form one's core … The affairs of the world are impermanent. Everyone has their own fate. We can't force it … Let's go and meet the patriarchs of the three families."
Ning Fan sighed. The affairs of the world were unpredictable. Life and death were unpredictable. Who could predict whether they would live or die tomorrow?
He had been away from the Yue Kingdom for forty years, and an old friend had fallen. This caused him to sigh endlessly, but there was nothing he could do.
He and Zhihe walked out of the Si Fan Palace. Outside the palace, there were four cultivators waiting respectfully.
Among the four of them, there were three early-stage Gold Core cultivators. They were the Wu Family's Wu Lan, the Mo Family's Mo Rushui and the Fang Family's Fang Nuo …
The fourth person was the new patriarch of the Ye Family. He was an early Harmonious Spirit youth with a decent aptitude.
"Greetings, Young Lord!" The four of them saluted at the same time, wanting to kowtow to Ning Fan.
"No need to stand on ceremony. We haven't seen each other for many years. How have you been? " Ning Fan smiled faintly. With a flick of his sleeve, a gust of wind blew towards the four of them. Their bodies seemed to have been frozen in place. None of them was able to kneel down.
The Harmonious Spirit Realm expert of the Ye Clan was shocked. He was surprised that Ning Fan was so powerful that he could not kneel down with just a flick of his sleeve.
The hearts of the three Golden Core Realm cultivators were in turmoil.
They were Gold Core cultivators after all, but they couldn't even resist the magical power of a flick of Ning Fan's sleeve … What was Ning Fan's current cultivation base? Just a flick of his sleeve could immobilize three Gold Core cultivators?!
The trio had also heard of Marquis White Robe's great name, but none of them thought that the Seven Apricot Young Lord and Marquis White Robe were the same person.
The three of them spread out their spirit sense, trying to find out Ning Fan's current cultivation base.
Scanning Ning Fan with their divine sense, the three of them turned pale with fright. They felt that the person standing in front of them was not the young lord of the Seven Apricot City, but an insurmountable mountain. That heavy aura made it hard for the three of them to breathe!
"Young Lord's cultivation has reached such a high level. Could it be … Young Lord has already broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm?!" The Mo Family's Patriarch, Mo Rushui's beautiful eyes were filled with splendor.
"Old Ancestor Jing Zhuo of Fire Cloud Sect is an Early Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, but he definitely doesn't have the same level of pressure that Young Lord has … In my opinion, Young Lord's cultivation base has at least reached Mid Nascent Soul Realm!" Wu Lan, the Patriarch of Wu Family, covered her mouth with her hands and exclaimed.
"No! The young master's cultivation level is definitely higher than the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm! Ten years ago, I met a Middle-stage Nascent Soul Stage senior. Even that senior did not have such a shocking aura like Young Master's! The way I see it, Young Master's cultivation level is at least at the late Nascent Soul stage! "The Fang Family's Patriarch, Fang Nuo, said with certainty.
"Oh, my god! Our Seven Apricot City's young master is actually a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator?! " The Ye Clan's Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator was stunned. He was still young and was not even born forty years ago. Thus, he had never seen Ning Fan before.
Puff!
Zhihe mischievously laughed, unable to hold it in any longer.
Late Nascent Soul Stage? Why was her Big Brother Fan only at the late Nascent Soul Stage?
Now that Marquis White Robe's name had shaken the world, why didn't anyone notice that he was her Big Brother Fan?
Why didn't anyone guess that her Big Brother Fan's cultivation base had already broken through to the Void Refinement Realm?
"Actually, Big Brother Fan's cultivation base is even higher than the Late Nascent Soul Realm. He has already reached …" Zhihe had a lot of things to say. She wished she could tell the four clan leaders about Ning Fan's true cultivation base.
Ning Fan, however, stroked her hair and gently pressed his lips against hers, stopping her from speaking.
It was not that he did not want to tell them about his true cultivation base. It was also not because he wanted to hide it on purpose.
He was just afraid that if he told them about his Void Refinement Realm cultivation base, it would frighten them and ruin the atmosphere of their reunion.
"Judging from City Lord Zhihe's tone, Young Lord's cultivation base is actually higher than the Late Nascent Soul Realm! Could it be that he is a legendary Peak Nascent Soul Realm great cultivator?! "
"If Young Lord is a Peak Nascent Soul Realm great cultivator, then with Young Lord's identity, you might be able to make King Jin fearful and solve the crisis of our Yue Country!" Wu Lan said in surprise.
"Erm, that's right. The reason why the four of us came here is to discuss with Young Lord about the 'Great Jin Merger'." Mo Rushui held her forehead and immediately reported when she remembered the important matter.
"Great Jin Merger?" Ning Fan's eyes turned slightly cold. Even though he heard that Great Jin was plotting against Yue Country, he did not know the ins and outs of the matter.
Mo Rushui and the others immediately told him about the matter.
In the past when Ning Fan passed by Great Jin, King Jin was just a Late Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.
Not long after Ning Fan left Great Jin, King Jin broke through to the Peak Nascent Soul Realm and became a Peak Nascent Soul Realm great cultivator.
After that, King Jin joined the Serene Heaven Palace, a branch of the Rain Palace, and received the support of the palace lord. In just forty years, he broke through to the Early Divine Transformation Realm with the help of a secret technique.
As King Jin broke through to the Divine Transformation Realm, the cultivation country of Great Jin skyrocketed from a mid-grade cultivation country to a high-grade cultivation country.
Under the instruction of the Serene Heaven Palace, King Jin ordered the eleven neighboring countries to submit to him and sent Nascent Soul Realm experts to threaten the sects of the eleven countries to submit to him.
King Jin intended to merge the eleven low-grade and mid-grade cultivation countries into Great Jin's territory. This was the matter of 'Great Jin Merger' that had caused a great commotion today.
Ten days later, King Jin would hold a meeting for the merger in Song Country which was located in the north of Yue Country. That would be the last chance that King Jin would give to all the countries. At that time, if the countries still refuse to submit to him, King Jin would massacre all the sects of those countries …
"The Serene Heaven Palace … seems to be the branch palace that the Sixth Prince of the Rain Palace, Yun Youmu, is guarding …" Ning Fan muttered to himself. He did not put King Jin in his eyes at all.
"Young Lord, if you are really a Peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, please go to Song Country and participate in the meeting to support our Yue Country!" Mo Rushui and the others pleaded.
"Don't worry. I won't just stand by and watch!"
Ning Fan nodded his head and agreed to it. After dismissing the clan lords, he turned around and returned to Si Fan Palace. He hugged Zhihe and went to sleep.
Tonight was the first night of their reunion. Surely, they would have some lingering feelings.
The next day, Ning Fan left Si Fan Palace in the snowstorm and headed to other places in Yue Country.
Not only did he have old friends in Seven Apricot City, but he also had old friends in other places. He had to meet them eventually.
In Ning City, the Three Black Devil Guards were guarding it.
After forty years, the Three Black Devil Guards' prestige had shaken Yue Country because all the devil guards had at least broken through to the Harmonious Spirit realm.
As for the three commanders of the Three Black Devil Guards, their cultivation base was even higher. Even Nanyang Zi and Lu Nanzi's cultivation base had improved tremendously.
When Ning Fan quietly appeared in Ning City, no one noticed how he did it.
At first, the Three Black Devil Guards turned pale with fright. Countless sounds of whistling arrows could be heard from all directions.
However, when the Three Black Devil Guards saw Ning Fan's face clearly, each of them was stunned as if they had seen a ghost.
Then, it was followed by earth-shattering cheers!
"Young Lord! Young Lord has returned! "
"The Three Black Devil Guards greet Young Lord! Welcome Young Lord back to Yue Country! "
Countless devil guards knelt and bowed to Ning Fan. Among the crowd, a few figures who were overjoyed rushed towards Ning Fan.
"Nangong, Situ, Yuchi, Nanyang Zi and Lu Nanzi greet Young Lord!"
"Dispense with the formalities."
Ning Fan's eyes swept across the crowd. Looking at the familiar faces, his heart gradually warmed up.
The commander of the Ice Guards, Nangong, cultivated both ice and lightning. He had reached the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul realm and was a famous expert in Yue Country.
The commander of the Sword Guards, Situ, emitted an evil sword qi. His cultivation base had reached the late Gold Core realm. He could even fight against a peak Gold Core expert!
The commander of the Apricot Guards, Yuchi, still had the same burly appearance as before. He had actually reached the peak Gold Core realm by relying on a human and beast dual cultivation technique!
Nanyang Zi was already an intermediate Gold Core expert. Lu Nanzi was also an early Gold Core expert.
Yuchi looked at Ning Fan with a silly smile. Behind him was a charming and beautiful woman.
"Wife, come and greet our Young Lord."
"This servant greets Young Lord." Yuchi's wife respectfully greeted Ning Fan.
Ning Fan was slightly startled. After forty years, Yuchi already had a family?
When he looked at the beautiful woman again, Ning Fan almost burst out laughing.
This beautiful woman was not a human, but a demon pig. Her original form was a Heavenly River Pig.
If Ning Fan was not mistaken, she was the little pig that Yuchi carried in his arms in the past!
This little pig and Yuchi had interbred and cultivated together. She had also broken through the Gold Core realm and turned into a human.
Ning Fan rarely felt happy. This Yuchi was really a funny man. He married a demon pig as his wife …
Ning Fan's smile stunned everyone. Then, they all burst into laughter.
Their laughter was as carefree as before.
However, after laughing, Nangong's eyes turned cold. He cupped his fists at Ning Fan and said, "Young Lord, since you have returned to Yue Country, you should have heard about the merger of Great Jin, right? I wonder what Young Lord plans to do! "
When everyone heard Nangong was talking about serious matters, they regained their solemn expression and stood respectfully, waiting for Ning Fan's orders.
If Ning Fan ordered them to submit to Great Jin, they had no choice but to do so even if they were unwilling.
If Ning Fan ordered them to fight against Great Jin, they were willing to shed their blood in Great Jin even if they were no match for Great Jin!
As long as Ning Fan gave an order, they would absolutely obey it!
"Plans? Is there a need to ask? Great Jin doesn't want to merge countries. I have no interest in it at first. However, King Jin has touched my people. This matter can no longer be settled peacefully. I will have to pay with my life! "
Ning Fan's eyes were cold. That kind of coldness was the kind of coldness that could only be obtained after going through countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
When Nangong and the others met Ning Fan's eyes, all of them turned pale with fright. Each of them was a first-rate expert in Yue Country. However, they could not withstand the killing intent of Ning Fan's eyes at all!
"How high is Young Lord's cultivation base?! I can't even muster the will to resist with just a gaze! "Nangong was shocked.
He had only seen such a cold gaze once in his life. It was the same expression that he saw in Old Devil's eyes when he met him for the first time!
In that gaze, there was a devil might that looked down on the world. No one could compete with it!
"You guys rest for now. I will bring you to Song Country nine days later!"
Ning Fan smiled. With a flash of light, he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
All the devil guards of the Three Black Devil Armies were shocked. What a terrifying light it was. Its speed was beyond their imagination!
"Could it be that Young Lord … has already broken through to the Divine Transformation Realm?!" Nangong guessed in shock. From his point of view, only Divine Transformation Realm cultivators in the legends could have such a light.
...
In the Fire Cloud Sect, Old Ancestor Jing Zhuo was sitting under a fire orchid tree, gently feeding medicine to a woman with hollow eyes.
It had been more than thirty years since Jing Zhuo left the Endless Sea and returned to Yue Country. He became the first Nascent Soul Realm cultivator in Yue Country and the strongest expert in the country!
The woman in front of him was the only love of his life – Lady Yun Hua.
When Jing Zhuo was breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, he searched everywhere and finally found a way to let Lady Yun Hua break free from her puppet body and truly resurrect her.
She did not ask for immortality or to rule the world. She just wanted to correct her reflection … He did not forget the promise he made in the past. His dream in this life was not to break through to the Mid Nascent Soul Realm but to resurrect his deceased wife while he was still alive.
He had found the way but he still could not let Lady Yun Hua's soul return to her body.
In order to let her soul return to her body, he would at least need to break through to the Void Inquiry Stage and borrow the power of the void to return to her soul.
Jing Zhuo smiled bitterly. Where could he find a Void Inquiry Stage old monster to let his deceased wife's soul return?
He was just a small Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.
In the past, he thought that the Nascent Soul Realm was the supreme cultivation level. However, after witnessing the terror of the Endless Sea, he knew that Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were just ants in the eyes of real experts …
"Yun Hua, I will definitely resurrect you while I'm still alive. Trust me!" The white-haired old man Jing Zhuo smiled.
"Mm. I trust you." Yun Hua smiled faintly like a blooming fire orchid.
"In another nine days, I will be heading to Song Country to participate in the assembly. I owe him a lot of favors. I'm afraid I won't be able to repay him in this lifetime. Now that he is not in Yue Country, I have to protect Yue Country for him. No matter what, I cannot let King Jin annex Yue Country! "Jing Zhuo's eyes flashed with a hint of anger.
"Husband, you must be careful during this trip …" Yun Hua gently stroked Jing Zhuo's face.
Just as the two of them were immersed in their affection, a light cough suddenly came from behind Jing Zhuo.
Jing Zhuo's face was filled with shock! The security of the Fire Cloud Sect was extremely tight. Who could actually sneak into the sect without making a sound and escape his detection?!
Before he could turn his head to look, a hand had already patted his shoulder. "Fellow Daoist Jing Zhuo, it's been many years. How have you been?"
"You are … Ning Fan!" Jing Zhuo was stunned at first. Then, his face lit up with joy. "You're back! Yue Country is saved! "
"Yes. I'm back. Great Jin is finished." Ning Fan teased.
"What's your current cultivation level?! I can't even see through you anymore. Could it be that you have already broken through to the Divine Transformation Realm?! "Jing Zhuo guessed.
Ning Fan smiled without saying a word. He just carefully looked at Lady Yun Hua and sighed.
"You want to resurrect her?"
"Yes. I found a method that can give her a trace of chance to resurrect in her puppet body. However, my cultivation level isn't enough to return her soul to her original position … Sigh …" Jing Zhuo sighed and said.
"Return her soul to her original position?"
Ning Fan remained silent for a while. All of a sudden, he lifted his finger and pointed at Yun Hua's glabella.
He and Jing Zhuo were considered to be friends. It was not impossible for him to help Jing Zhuo.
Traces of void power coiled around his finger. After that, Yun Hua's soul suddenly linked up with her baihui body and returned to her original position!
"You don't have to worry about Great Jin. With me around, Yue Country will not face any calamity. You should stay at home and take care of your wife. "
Ning Fan smiled and turned to leave. His travelling light was too fast. Jing Zhuo could not even see how he left.
Jing Zhuo had yet to react. He did not know what was the profound meaning behind Ning Fan's finger and words.
All of a sudden, the lady in front of him let out a moan. She rubbed her forehead and said softly, "Strange. Why did my soul return to its original position?"
* Clang *
The bowl in Jing Zhuo's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces of porcelain. However, he did not care about it at all. He just stared at Lady Yun Hua without blinking. His old eyes gradually became moist.
"It's Ning Fan. He's the one who helped your soul return to its original position … Could it be that he is already a Void Refinement Realm old monster …?"
"Yun Hua, you've finally come back to life. I've been waiting for this day for far too long …"
"You're still as beautiful as you were in the past. As for me, I've aged …"
Jing Zhuo's white hair hung loosely and his face was covered with frost. He had aged …
Lady Yun Hua raised her hand and gently touched Jing Zhuo's wrinkles. She revealed a loving expression. "You're not old. In my heart, you're still the handsome Jing Zhuo from the past …"
If I don't see my beauty grow old in the blink of an eye, I won't regret the promise of the heavens that year!
"I can't thank you enough!" Jing Zhuo hugged Lady Yun Hua tightly. His heart was touched and he was extremely grateful to Ning Fan.
He stared at the direction where Ning Fan left and could not let go of his feelings for a long time.
Outside the Fire Cloud Sect, Ning Fan withdrew his spirit sense. When he noticed that Jing Zhuo and Lady Yun Hua finally got together, he could not help but reveal a smile.
"My next stop should be the Sinister Sparrow Sect …"
Ning Fan took a gentle step forward and instantly crossed a vast distance, appearing at the Dark Sparrow Valley in the western region of Yue Country.
With another step, he directly crossed layers of formation light and appeared at the edge of the Bright Moon Pond in the inner valley.
Beside the pond, a lady in blue robes stood quietly. She was the current sect master of the Sinister Sparrow Sect – 'Blue Sparrow Sword' Lan Mei.
Beside Lan Mei, there was another lady in revealing pink clothes. She was the inner sect elder of the Sinister Sparrow Sect – 'Pink Skeleton' Bai Lu.
Both of them were looking at the pond. Their beautiful eyes were filled with indescribable longing.
"Great Jin is going to swallow Yue Country. Are you still not coming back … Big Brother Ning Fan …" Lan Mei sighed faintly.
"Humph! This stinky man is full of evil tricks. I wonder where he is indulging in debauchery. Why would he still remember us, his wives who have gone through hardships?! "Bai Lu's eyes were filled with resentment and slight anger.
Ning Fan almost burst out laughing.
He never knew that Lan Mei would call him 'Big Brother Ning Fan' when she was carrying him behind her back … A numbing feeling surged through his entire body.
He never knew that Miss Bai Lu, who had been yelling about killing him, would actually call herself his' wife who has gone through hardships'. Moreover, she was so resentful.
* Slap! * * Slap! *
Ning Fan appeared behind the two ladies like a ghost. He raised his palm and slapped one of their buttocks. It was soft and not bad at all.
"Who is it?! How dare you disrespect me?! "Lan Mei was enraged.
"You're courting death!" Bai Lu was ready to kill.
The two ladies turned around with murderous intent, but when they saw the face of the man behind them, they were stunned.
"You … Why did you come back?! You … You … You still know how to come back?! "The two ladies concealed the joy in their eyes and purposely showed a hint of anger.
"If I don't come back, I'm afraid you two won't be willing to form your core for the rest of your lives …"
Ning Fan's eyes swept across the two ladies with a teasing look.
The magic power of the two ladies was enough to form their core, but they still couldn't break through to the Gold Core Realm. It wasn't because they couldn't, but because they were unwilling.
Just like Zhihe, their heart devil was Ning Fan. They were reluctant to form their core as they were afraid that they would forget about him.
"A bunch of silly women …" Ning Fan closed his eyes, but his heart felt warmer.
Because of these silly women, the State of Yue was his home.
"M-Master! I smelled your scent and rushed to the inner valley … I didn't expect you to really come back! "A surprised old man's voice resounded untimely, interrupting the romantic atmosphere.
"Do you have a dog's nose? No one could sense my return to Yue Country, but you are the only one who knows that I'm back just by smelling it. "
Ning Fan was speechless. Wasn't the old man who smelled his return his first disciple, Xue Qing?
This disciple of his had already broken through to the High Grade Fourth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm. At this speed, he would break through to the Fifth Revolution one day.
Following the breakthrough of his pill refinement realm, Xue Qing's nose became sharper and sharper.
The improvement of Zhihe and the other ladies' cultivation base and the Three Black Devil Guards' cultivation base was all thanks to Xue Qing.
Since the day Ning Fan left Yue Country, Xue Qing had been concocting pills every day and night. Without him, a Fourth Revolution Pill Refinement Master in Yue Country, it was impossible for the Three Black Devil Guards to break through to the Harmonious Spirit Realm …
After working hard for forty years, Xue Qing finally saw his master's return. Naturally, he was very happy.
He was happy not because he missed Ning Fan, but because he remembered Ning Fan's promise in the past that he would give him a Fifth Revolution Pill in the future.
"Master, where is the Fifth Revolution Pill you promised me?" Xue Qing was filled with anticipation.
"Oh, that's right. I remember that I promised you that I would give you a Fifth Revolution Pill …"
Ning Fan seemed to have recalled the past. He patted his storage pouch and took out more than one hundred pill bottles, placing all of them on the ground.
"All of these pill bottles contain Fifth Revolution Pills. Take whatever you want."
"What?! This is impossible?! He actually has so many Fifth Revolution Pills!!! "
Xue Qing's face was filled with astonishment.
My goodness! Even a Divine Transformation Realm old monster would not have so many Fifth Revolution Pills. Why does my master have so many of them …
This doesn't make sense! Since when did Fifth Revolution Pills become cabbages that can be found everywhere?!
"By the way, I'll give you a Sixth Revolution Pill. Do you want it?" Ning Fan patted his storage pouch again and took out an exquisite jade box. Inside it was a Sixth Revolution Pill.
"Six … Six … Six …" Xue Qing was so excited that he could no longer speak.
Today, he actually had the chance to see a legendary Sixth Revolution Pill. He was really too happy!
"Master, you are really too great! Your virtue matches heaven and earth and your prestige dominates the universe. For thousands of years, you will rule the entire world! "Xue Qing flattered incoherently.
All of a sudden, Xue Qing moved his nose and sniffed at Ning Fan. His face was filled with shock.
"M-Master … Why do you have a medicine soul?! Could it be that you have become a legendary … Fifth Revolution Pill Refinement Master?! "
Legend … Legend … Legend …
Ning Fan rubbed his forehead. Is Fifth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm very rare? It has actually become a legend …
It seems like Fifth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm and Divine Transformation Realm cultivators are all legends in Yue Country.
Ning Fan pondered inwardly. Could my Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm and Void Refinement Realm cultivation base be considered as a legend among legends? (To be continued.)
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