With Ning Fan here, no matter how arrogant the four elders were, they would not dare to punish Wu Chen.
Wu Chen, on the other hand, looked nervous. He had heard that Marquis White Robe was infamous for treating human lives like grass. He often killed people out of anger. He was afraid that Ning Fan would kill the four elders.
All the cultivators in the entire Vermillion Bird City were suppressed by the overwhelming baleful qi and devil might. They did not even dare to breathe loudly.
The city was dead silent. Only the sound of the rainstorm could be heard.
All the cultivators were swallowing their saliva. If Ning Fan goes on a killing spree, not to mention the Vermillion Bird City, even Zhao Country would be bathed in blood.
To this man, the realm law of the Rain World was nothing!
Ning Fan's eyes indifferently swept across the four elders and then Wu Chen. When he saw Wu Chen's panicked expression, he could not help but chuckle.
Wu Chen did not have a huge conflict with the Vast Heaven Palace. Besides, he was the victim. Since he did not have the intention to punish the four elders, Ning Fan certainly would not kill them here.
The reason why he showed up was just to return a favor to Wu Chen and help him solve the problem. That was all.
With his words, Ning Fan believed that even the palace lord would not punish Wu Chen anymore.
"Don't worry. I just want to get drunk today. I won't kill anyone … The four of you have spoiled my mood. Leave now."
As soon as Ning Fan finished speaking, he returned to his seat and began to drink by himself. He did not reveal any baleful qi at all. His expression was calm. No one could tell that he was a devil lord who wanted to stir up trouble.
"This …" The four elders exchanged glances with each other. Judging from Ning Fan's attitude, even if he protected Wu Chen today, they would not be able to bring him back to the palace to punish him.
What Wu Chen had done was just a small mistake. The reason why the palace lord punished him was just because he disliked his attitude of offending his superior.
Since the dignified Marquis White Robe wanted to protect Wu Chen, they naturally would not dare to go against him.
However, if they return empty-handed, the palace lord would certainly punish them … The four of them hesitated, not knowing whether they should leave now or leave after capturing Wu Chen …
"Why are you still here …?" Ning Fan took a sip of his wine and spoke in an indifferent tone. When others heard his words, they only felt that it was a gentle breeze and there was nothing wrong with it.
However, when the four elders heard his words, it turned into countless thunderclaps, causing them to retreat while coughing out blood!
The four of them looked at each other in astonishment. The person who could force them to retreat with just a sentence must at least be an Absolute Void Stage old monster.
All of them knew that Ning Fan was infamous, but they did not expect his cultivation base to be this terrifying!
Even if Palace Master Hao Tian personally attacked, he might not be able to force the four of them back with just a single word!
"Marquis White Robe, please calm down. We will take our leave now!" The four of them no longer dared to disobey Ning Fan's order. They hurriedly left and disappeared into the curtain of rain.
Hu!
In an instant, the entire Vermillion Bird City heaved a sigh of relief.
Wu Chen, on the other hand, stared at Ning Fan with a strange look in his eyes. In an instant, his eyes became as deep as the ocean. His eyes shone brightly as if he was looking at Ning Fan seriously again.
However, that light only lasted for a moment before it disappeared. Ning Fan did not notice it as well.
Wu Chen panted heavily and sat back on his seat. He looked at Ning Fan awkwardly. "* Cough * Cough *. You scared me to death. I didn't expect that Little Brother Ning's real identity is actually Marquis White Robe … It really scared me to death …"
All the customers in the tavern fell silent and nodded silently. They agreed with Wu Chen's opinion. They were also scared to death by Ning Fan.
With Ning Fan here, who would still be in the mood to drink? All of them were eager to leave as soon as possible. However, they were also afraid that they would make Ning Fan unhappy if they left hastily. Thus, each of them wore a restless expression.
"Brother Wu's divination technique is really amazing. Did you really not manage to divine my identity before this?" Ning Fan revealed a meaningful smile.
"I thought you were at the Vein Opening Realm. Why would I divine you … Sigh. If I had divined that you are Marquis White Robe, I'm afraid I would have already packed up my things and fled from the Vermillion Bird City … Erm, I misspoke. I'll have to drink a jar of wine as punishment!"
Wu Chen was also a forthright person. It seemed like he was no longer afraid of Ning Fan's ferocious reputation. Thus, he became more familiar with Ning Fan.
"Is that so …? I've lived my entire life but I don't have many friends. Being able to get to know Brother Wu before entering the Middle State is also fate. Why don't we become friends who enjoy wine and meat together?"
"What a good friend who enjoys wine and meat together! I like to make friends who enjoy wine and meat together! Let's eat and drink together. There's no need to scheme against each other. Haha! Haha! "
The two of them approached the window. Outside the window, the raindrops poured like a waterfall. Even though the two of them were drenched by the raindrops, they still drank their wine calmly.
If it was before, the customers in the tavern would probably laugh at them for being foolish. Now, however, they began to admire the demeanor of experts who remained calm in the face of heavenly might.
"Sigh. If it wasn't for Brother Ning's help this time, I would have been sent back to the Great Heaven Palace by Bu Yu and the other two elders. You know what I mean. I don't care how many whips I get. What I'm fighting for is my pride … Hehe. Of course, I'm also afraid of losing face. If I get whipped twenty times in front of the other revered elders of the Great Heaven Palace, I'm afraid I won't have the face to see anyone for the rest of my life! "
"Face, huh …?" Ning Fan could not help but laugh. This Wu Chen's personality was really a troublemaker, which was quite similar to the Old Devil.
Wu Chen had performed a divination for him and Ning Fan had helped him once. Even though the kindness between them might not cancel each other out, the friendship between the two of them had finally been forged.
"Hehe. I won't be returning to the Great Heaven Palace for the time being. I want to travel around the eight hundred cultivation countries of the Rain World. I want to stay away from the limelight so that no one can make things difficult for me. Brother Ning, if you want to go to the Middle State, head north after Zhao Country and enter the territory of the Middle State. I won't send you there. Haha, haha … "
"Hiding … In my opinion, Brother Wu wants to use the opportunity of traveling the world to gain enlightenment."
"Haha! I can't hide anything from Brother Ning. I, your father, really want to comprehend it and make a breakthrough! "
"Is that so …"
Ning Fan drank his wine while looking at the rain outside the window. He no longer said anything as if he was comprehending the Great Dao of Void from the rain.
Wu Chen was also holding a jar of wine, looking at the storm outside the window. Every now and then, he would gulp down a mouthful of wine, his eyes deep and vacant.
"The Grand Dao of the world is extremely simple and true. Every flower and every rain has its own truth. Brother Ning must be using the rain to comprehend the emptiness, but what I see is not emptiness … "
After a day and a night, the storm finally stopped.
Ning Fan's mood of drinking had already passed. The sadness in his heart had also faded away. With a gentle shake of his magic power, all the rainwater on his body evaporated. Then, he rose to his feet and cupped his fists towards Wu Chen.
"See you again!"
The rain stopped and the wine dispersed. There was no longer any reason for Ning Fan to stay in the Vermillion Bird City. Thus, he bid his farewell.
"Brother Ning, please wait! Take these two jade slips and take a look. It can be considered as having a better understanding of the Central Region! "
Wu Chen was no longer in the mood of drinking. He stood up and called out to Ning Fan, handing him two jade slips.
Ning Fan received the jade slips and scanned them with his spirit sense. Then, he cupped his fists and left. His back no longer looked lonely.
Wu Chen looked at Ning Fan's disappearing back and also stood up. He kept the bamboo hat and straw cape beside him and used his magic power to dry the water stains on his body.
"This man should be the leader of this generation's youth in the Rain World …"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Chen laughed and left the tavern proudly.
After Ning Fan and Wu Chen left, the entire Vermillion Bird City was filled with sighs of relief …
Very good. The malefic star has finally left …
...
Ning Fan left the border of Zhao Country and officially entered the Central Region.
Wu Chen gave Ning Fan two jade slips in total.
One of the jade slips recorded the map of the Central Region. It covered all the territories of the three hundred plus cultivation countries in the Central Region.
The Rain World was surrounded by the sea on all sides. The Central Region occupied half of the Rain World.
The other jade slips recorded all the introductions of the forty thousand sects and forces in the Central Region.
Those small forces were naturally not worth mentioning. Only the forces with Void Refinement Realm experts were worthy of Ning Fan's attention.
In the Middle State, the forces that possessed Void Refinement Realm experts were divided into the five countries, nine palaces and thirteen sects.
There were quite a number of branch palaces in the Rain Palace. However, there were only nine branch palaces with titles and the palace masters were all Void Refinement Realm cultivators.
As for the nine palaces, each of them had a Void Fragmentation Realm cultivator in name. When the palace master of the nine palaces encountered something that he could not handle, the Void Fragmentation Realm cultivators would take action. Under normal circumstances, Void Fragmentation Realm cultivators would be busy with cultivation and would not pay attention to mundane chores.
The five nations were the Heavenly Cloud Nation, the Yinyue Nation, the Rising Sun Nation, the Qianhuan Nation, and the Snow Nation.
The Heavenly Cloud Nation was the capital of the Rain World. The main palace and the nine branch palaces of the Rain Palace were all located in the Heavenly Cloud Nation.
The Heavenly Cloud Nation was the largest cultivation nation in the Rain Immortal World. It was divided into ten great nations, which were called the 'Heavenly Cloud Ten Territories'. The cultivators of the Main Palace and the Nine Sub Palaces were stationed there.
The Scarlet Heaven Palace that Ning Fan was currently in charge of was located in the Scarlet Heaven Territory of Heavenly Cloud Country!
Other than the Heavenly Cloud Nation, the other four nations were guarded by the four great Void Fragmentation Realm experts of the Rain Palace.
The Void Fragmentation Realm expert of Yin Yue Country was the sect master of the Netherworld Sect, Yun Daoku.
The Void Fragmentation Realm expert of the Li Sun Country was the sect master of the Lie Mountain Sect – 'Pill Sovereign' Li Cangtian.
The Void Fragmentation Realm expert of the Thousand Fantasy Country was the sect master of the Thousand Fantasy Sect, Yun Qingge.
The Void Fragmentation Realm expert of Snow Country was the valley master of the Dragon Deciding Valley – Chu Chang 'an.
Other than the Five Nations and Nine Palaces, there were also thirteen sects in the Central Plains. They were: Lan Ling Sect, Five Elements Sect, Imperial Beast Sect, Flowing Cloud Valley, Fine Dust Sect, Martial Sect, Nirvana Valley, Wonderful Sound Valley, Hollow Temple, Ice Mountain Sword Sect, Barbarian Dao Sect, Scarlet Demon Sect, and Six Flames Sect.
Due to the battle of one hundred sects, many Void Refinement Realm experts of the thirteen sects had fallen. Many sects had no choice but to elect a new Void Refinement Realm sect master.
As for the Barbarian Dao Sect, the Scarlet Demon Sect and the Six Flames Sect, due to the deaths of all the Void Refinement Realm cultivators in their sects, they had already faded out of the thirteen sects.
He now had a general understanding of the Middle State. In order to meet the Rain Sovereign, he naturally had to go to Heavenly Cloud Country.
The chances of finding Ning Qian's whereabouts in the more than three hundred cultivation countries in the Central Continent were slim, like finding a needle in a haystack.
He did not know what had happened back then, but he remembered Ning Qian's words in that dream.
It was very dangerous inside the Rain Palace …
Could it be that someone in the Rain Palace had done something to Ning Qian and the infant …?
The reason he came to the Middle State this time was to return the Xuan Wei Bloody Gourd to Yun Tianjue. Now, however, he did not know how to face this person.
He recalled the scenes in the Dragon Determining Valley and the provocative words that the Seventh Prince said to Yun Tianjue.
The Seventh Prince said that Yun Tianjue had betrayed the Rain Palace for a woman in the past and killed the Fourth Prince. Because of that, he was implanted with a sinful seal …
Could it be that the person who hurt Ning Qian was the Fourth Prince …? Or could it be someone else?
"The Rain Palace, huh?!" Ning Fan's eyes flashed with cold light. Before he found out the truth, he would not do anything.
However, if he finds out that someone from the Rain Palace was involved in this matter, he might stir up a sea of blood in the Middle State …
Ning Fan stroked the blue jade on his neck. No one knew what he was thinking.
* Chi *
His travelling light sped all the way. Half a month later, he arrived at Lian Yun Country.
This country was already adjacent to Heavenly Cloud Country. There were many cultivators of the Rain Palace stationed there. When Ning Fan crossed the border, someone immediately recognized him and handed him another secret order from the Rain Sovereign.
"I'm currently in seclusion. You stay in Heavenly Cloud Country. When I come out, I will summon you."
As soon as Ning Fan finished reading the secret order, it combusted on its own.
He did not stay in Lian Yun Country any longer. Instead, he immediately flew towards Yun Nation.
When he arrived at Yun Nation, there was already a group of cultivators of the Rain Palace waiting outside the border to welcome him.
Those who were waiting there were not people of the Scarlet Heaven Palace but cultivators of the Serene Heaven Palace.
As a branch palace under Ning Fan, the Scarlet Heaven Palace actually did not come to welcome him, the palace lord. Was this the intention of the Seventh Prince who was guarding the Scarlet Heaven Palace? Did he want to show his strength to Ning Fan?
The palace lord and vice palace lord of the Serene Heaven Palace, Fang Sheng and Fang Si, both came to welcome Ning Fan. This was greatly out of Ning Fan's expectation.
He did not have any friendship with the Serene Heaven Palace. To be precise, they even had some grudges against each other. However, the Serene Heaven Palace was treating him so warmly …
Was this the intention of Chu Chang 'an or the Sixth Prince, Yun Youmu?
"He actually attained the Void Inquiry Stage after just ten years!" Fang Sheng and Fang Si were initially welcoming Ning Fan with smiles on their faces. However, as soon as they sensed Ning Fan's Void Inquiry Stage qi, their expressions changed and they exclaimed in surprise.
Their exclamation immediately shocked the other cultivators of the Serene Heaven Palace.
Ten years ago, during the battle in Song Country, Ning Fan was clearly just a Void Glimpse Stage cultivator …
This man actually only spent ten years to attain the Void Inquiry Stage. He was simply a monstrous genius!
Among the group of revered elders of the Serene Heaven Palace, many of them were looking at Ning Fan with admiration, respect and gratitude.
These revered elders were naturally the group of people whom Ning Fan had saved from the Blood Dragon Pool that day. Yu Bai who had some friendly relations with them was also among them. Sensing Ning Fan's vast and profound qi, he felt ashamed of his own inferiority.
"Revered Ming, the one who saved us in the past, is now the palace lord of the Scarlet Heaven Palace. It's really admirable!"
"Void Inquiry Stage … It has only been a few years but he has already become a Void Inquiry Stage cultivator … Our cultivation aptitude isn't considered weak either. However, compared to him, we are really ashamed of ourselves …"
A young lady with a ponytail and silver armor who had delicate features stared at Ning Fan in a daze. Her eyes were filled with surprise and disbelief as she waved at Ning Fan.
"Zhou Ming, no, Ning Fan, you've also come to the Middle State?! That's great! "
Great. This is really great … I can finally repay the three favors that I owe him!
Ning Fan was stunned. He then looked at the young lady.
"Yu Chong 'er?"
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