This was a small city at the edge of the Goumang Kingdom. The highest cultivation level in the city was only a peak Yuanying great cultivator.
Ning Fan sat alone in the tavern, leaning against the window. Outside the window was filled with Fusang trees.
This tree was shaped like a hibiscus, full of fiery red flowers. As the breeze blew, the whole city was filled with the fragrance of plants.
Ning Fan took a sip of the wine and listened attentively to the chatter in the tavern.
A few tables of guests were discussing the new Fire Emperor of the Fire World, while others were discussing the war between the Mountain World and the Earth Immortal World.
There was a table of customers talking about the Third Gate of Realm – the Gate of Valley of Tang. There was also another table of customers talking about the Pill Sovereign of the Rain World. It seemed like the news of the Pill Sovereign breaking through to the Seventh Revolution had already spread to the Rain World.
Naturally, everyone was talking about the demon that was wanted by the entire North Tree Sea. He was a ruthless person that even dared to kill the Vine Sovereign's disciple.
"I heard that the person who killed the Vine Sovereign's disciple is called Lu Bei. Now, the Vine Sovereign has issued a reward. Whoever kills this person will get 10 billion immortal jade and ten bottles of Sixth Revolution Pills … Tsk, tsk, tsk. 10 billion immortal jade. So much money should be enough to buy an entire high-grade cultivation country, right?"
"It's said that Lu Bei has three heads, six arms, and eight legs. He's a survivor of the Ghost Tree Clan. Because his clan was annihilated, he hates the Vine Sovereign …"
"What?! Lu Bei was actually someone from the Ghost Tree Clan! I heard that he's the young patriarch of the Heather Clan … "
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Your cultivation bases are too low. None of you have seen Lu Bei's arrest warrant. I just left the Luzhou Kingdom half a month ago and entered the Goumang Kingdom. Goumang Kingdom is a force of Bamboo Sovereign. That's why no one put a bounty on Lu Bei's head. However, Luzhou Kingdom is a force of Vine Sovereign. All the cultivation cities in the kingdom are filled with Lu Bei's bounty … I've seen Lu Bei's appearance on the bounty before. This person doesn't have three heads and six arms as rumoured. He doesn't look ferocious and looks like a weak scholar … Hmm? Let me take a look. That's right, she looks very similar to the one at the opposite table … "
As soon as that person's voice fell, many of the customers in the restaurant turned to look at Ning Fan.
At first, they were startled, but then they burst out laughing.
"Brother Sun, don't joke with us. How could Lu Bei look so weak? Haha, haha …"
Ning Fan gradually turned a deaf ear to the clamor in the tavern.
After drinking the wine, he suddenly stood up, left ten immortal jades on the table, and floated away.
He had already decided to enter the Eastern Tree Sea and purchase a large number of Tree God Fruits to increase his rain intent.
The Realm Gate opened once every three years, and there were still two years before it would open again. The Break World Light that isolated the four big sea of trees was too powerful. If a fairy touched the Break World Light, they would be turned into dust.
Ning Fan's cultivation base was still low. It was not enough for him to forcefully break through the Realm Breaking Light with his abilities. He wanted to pass through the realm gate, but he was unwilling to wait two years in vain. Naturally, he had to head to the Goumang Empire's capital to complete a mission from the Goumang Empire's ruler.
Ning Fan left the tavern and turned into a ray of light, speeding towards the east.
Half a day later, the Goumang royal capital could be seen in the distance.
Baiyi City, the capital of the Goumang Kingdom, was a massive city of trees that spanned tens of thousands of li.
It was said that tens of millions of years ago, before Baiyi City existed, it was a wasteland. In the center of the wasteland, there was a towering Fusang tree.
This tree nurtured countless Fusang Tree Demons. They built their capital here and established the Fusang Country.
Outside Baiyi City, hundreds and thousands of cultivators were coming and going.
Ning Fan withdrew his travelling light and landed outside Gu Yi City. Then, he followed the crowd and entered the city.
As soon as he entered the city, he immediately spread out his spirit sense and vaguely sensed twelve Void Refinement Realm qi in the city.
Ning Fan did not carefully investigate the origins of these people. He just wanted to know the number of high-level cultivators in the city and the location of the palaces.
After confirming the location of the palaces in the capital, Ning Fan slowly moved forward. Occasionally, he would teleport hundreds of li * (500m per li) away.
Along the way, he passed by many cultivation shops. This place was adjacent to the Eastern Tree Sea and there were many Tree God Fruits for sale.
Ning Fan strolled around the city for one hour and spent more than two billion immortal jade to buy more than four hundred Tree God Fruits.
Currently, his rain intent was already at the Fourth Grade. According to his estimation, he would need to devour at least five thousand Tree God Fruits to attain the Third Grade.
The difficulty of advancing from the Fourth Grade to the Third Grade was far greater than advancing from the Fifth Grade to the Fourth Grade.
The further he advanced, the greater the number of Tree God Fruits he would need. In order to advance his rain intent to the First Grade, he had no idea how many Tree God Fruits he would need.
Other than the Tree God Fruits, Ning Fan also bought many spiritual materials to repair his spiritual puppets.
One hour later, Ning Fan appeared in front of the palace in the capital.
It was a palace that was built by hollowing out a gigantic tree. There were twelve groups of cultivators patrolling outside the palace gate. The leader of each group was at the Divine Transformation Realm.
Normally, low level cultivators were not allowed to approach the palace. Only some Void Refinement Realm old monsters who wanted to pass through the realm gate would come to the palace to look for the king and accept the Bamboo Sovereign's mission.
When Ning Fan arrived with a smile, a group of cultivators immediately came to greet him.
The Divine Transformation Realm leader was a demon cultivator. He spread his spirit sense and scanned Ning Fan. However, he could not sense any trace of Ning Fan's qi.
The baleful qi hidden under Ning Fan's smile was like an untouchable devil abyss, causing the demon soul in the Divine Transformation Realm leader's dantian to tremble violently …
The Divine Transformation Realm leader's eyes turned solemn. He immediately understood that the smiling white-robed young man in front of him was a dignified Void Refinement Realm old monster. Moreover, he was also a devil lord who had killed countless people.
Whether Ning Fan was a devil lord or not was none of his business. The Divine Transformation Realm leader only understood one thing. Since Ning Fan had come to the royal palace, he naturally wanted to look for the king to accept a mission.
"I'm Tang Chen, the commander of the Mulberry Guards. Greetings, Senior. May I know if Senior is here to look for the king to accept a mission and pass through the realm gate?"
The Divine Transformation Realm leader's tone was extremely respectful. However, he did not recognize Ning Fan's appearance at all. He did not know that Ning Fan was the person who was wanted by the Vine Sovereign.
"That's right. I want to pass through the realm gate of the Valley of Tang. I don't want to wait for two years in vain. Therefore, I came to look for the king of the Goumang Kingdom." Ning Fan's smile did not diminish. None of the guards dared to look him in the eye.
"If that's the case, Senior, please follow me."
The Divine Transformation Realm leader ordered the other guards to continue patrolling while he led Ning Fan into the royal palace.
Along the way, the leader enthusiastically explained the general situation of the realm gate's mission.
There were a total of six realm gates from the Northern Forest Sea to the Eastern Forest Sea. The realm gate of the Goumang Kingdom was the third realm gate. It was adjacent to the Valley of Tang and was called the realm gate of the Valley of Tang.
The Eastern, Western and Southern Forest Seas were divided by the Tree Sovereign and it was not easy to enter.
However, it was very easy to enter the Northern Forest Sea from the Eastern Forest Sea because the Northern Forest Sea was unowned.
Over the years, many Void Refinement Realm old monsters were unwilling to wait for the realm gate to open. Therefore, they came to look for the king of the Goumang Kingdom to accept missions.
These missions were all issued by the Bamboo Sovereign. Some of them were difficult while others were easy.
The missions given by the king of the Goumang Kingdom were divided into five stars according to their difficulty.
The Void Glimpse Stage mission had one star rank, the Void Inquiry Stage mission had two stars, the Void Pierce Stage mission had three stars, the Absolute Void Stage mission had four stars and the Void Fragmentation Realm mission had five stars.
Completing a mission of any star rank would give one the chance to pass through the realm gate and the reward of the mission would be different.
Ning Fan wore a thoughtful look on his face. If he only wanted to pass through the realm gate, he would naturally choose to complete the easiest one-star mission.
However, if the reward for the high-difficulty mission was great, he would also consider completing it.
Not long after, Ning Fan passed through several palaces and arrived at the main hall.
The Divine Transformation Realm leader respectfully excused himself. In the main hall, a tall, bald old man was standing with a smile on his face.
The old man was around nine feet tall. He was as skinny as a match and wore a green robe with wide sleeves. His temples were bulging and his skin was as dry as tree bark.
His body emanated the qi of the Absolute Void Stage. He stared at Ning Fan expressionlessly and suddenly spoke.
"Are you Lu Bei? The devil cultivator who ordered the Vine Sovereign to capture? You sure have guts. The entire North Tree Sea is obviously searching for you but you still dare to come to my Goumang Kingdom in broad daylight. Aren't you afraid that I will capture you and hand you over to the Vine Sovereign for her reward?! "
"Oh? I didn't know that the Bamboo Sovereign's subordinates would listen to the Vine Sovereign's order and help her capture someone. "
Ning Fan smiled faintly. His expression was calm as if he was not worried that the old man in front of him would capture him. He was also not surprised that the old man could recognize him.
Currently, both the West Tree Sea and the North Tree Sea were trying to capture him. Low level cultivators might not be able to recognize his face but the high level cultivators would probably have a warrant for his arrest.
Ning Fan did not think that the old man would capture him nor did he think that the old man could do so.
When the old man saw Ning Fan's calm expression without a hint of change in his expression, his eyes flashed with approval. Obviously, Ning Fan was a cultivator who had gone through many hardships. Suddenly, he burst into laughter.
"I am Tang Xiong, the king of the Goumang Kingdom! I was just joking with Fellow Daoist Lu when I said that I wanted to capture you. I am the Bamboo Sovereign's subordinate. Of course, I won't help the Vine Sovereign capture you. Fellow Daoist Lu, you remain calm in the face of danger. Even though your cultivation base is just at the Void Inquiry Stage, your courage is much greater than some Void Pierce Stage old monsters. I admire you! "
Tang Xiong cupped his fists at Ning Fan. Ning Fan returned the gesture with a faint smile.
"Greetings, Goumang Kingdom King. The reason why I came to the Goumang Kingdom this time is to accept a mission to pass through the realm gate and enter the Eastern Tree Sea."
"Accept a mission, huh …?"
Tang Xiong looked at Ning Fan for a while and suddenly asked. "May I know why Fellow Daoist Lu has entered the Eastern Tree Sea?"
Since Tang Xiong was guarding the realm gate for the Bamboo Sovereign, he naturally wanted to know Ning Fan's intentions.
Ning Fan was quite infamous in the North Tree Sea. He was someone who dared to kill the Vine Sovereign's disciple. If he enters the Eastern Tree Sea to kill someone and rob them, Tang Xiong would not stop him from entering but he would secretly inform the Bamboo Sovereign to send someone to keep an eye on him.
If Ning Fan enters the Eastern Tree Sea just to avoid the Vine Sovereign's revenge, it would be an act of desperation. Tang Xiong would then take the opportunity to recommend him to the Bamboo Sovereign and recruit him.
If Ning Fan is really forced into a corner by the Vine Sovereign and escapes all the way to the Eastern Tree Sea, he would probably be willing to join the Bamboo Sovereign's side.
Tang Xiong carefully studied Ning Fan while his mind was racing.
Ning Fan seemed to have seen through Tang Xiong's thoughts. He shook his head and chuckled. "Don't worry, Goumang Kingdom King. I didn't enter the Eastern Tree Sea to cause trouble. If people don't offend me, I will certainly not kill them. As for the reason why I entered the Eastern Tree Sea, it's not to escape. I just heard that the Eastern Tree Sea produces Tree God Fruits and I need them. "
"Tree God Fruits?"
Tang Xiong did not expect Ning Fan to enter the Eastern Tree Sea just to purchase Tree God Fruits.
He recalled the information that the secret guards in the city sent him. Ning Fan had indeed purchased a large number of Tree God Fruits after entering Baiyi City …
Therefore, he somewhat believed Ning Fan's motive for entering the Eastern Tree Sea.
After hearing Ning Fan's confession of 'I won't offend anyone if they don't offend me', Tang Xiong nodded his head slightly. He could see that Ning Fan's eyes were calm when he said that. It did not seem like a lie.
The path of cultivation was filled with countless battles and killings. No one could guarantee that they would not kill anyone in the Eastern Tree Sea. As long as Ning Fan did not kill indiscriminately, it would be enough for him to enter the Eastern Tree Sea.
After hearing that Ning Fan did not enter the Eastern Tree Sea to avoid the Vine Sovereign, Tang Xiong could not help but admire Ning Fan's courage.
If ordinary cultivators offend the Vine Sovereign, they would probably be scared to death. However, Ning Fan still wore a calm expression.
This calmness came from the bottom of his heart. Because he was confident, he was fearless.
Tang Xiong could not imagine how a Void Inquiry Stage junior could be so confident and not be afraid of the Vine Sovereign's pursuit.
He inwardly guessed that Ning Fan might not be as simple as he seemed. Perhaps he should not treat him as a Void Inquiry Stage cultivator …
Tang Xiong chuckled. He patted his storage pouch and took out hundreds of jade slips with a wave of his hand. He divided them into five piles and placed them on the green jade table. Then, he explained to Ning Fan.
"Fellow Daoist Lu naturally has no problem if you want to enter the Eastern Tree Sea to purchase Tree God Fruits. However, there are still two whole years before the next opening of the realm gate. If Fellow Daoist wishes to pass through the realm gate in advance, you have to complete a mission according to the rules. These are all missions of the realm gate. From easy to difficult, they are divided into five stars. Fellow Daoist can choose one mission to complete. With Fellow Daoist's Void Inquiry Stage cultivation base, you will only need a few days to complete a One Star mission … "
"A few days, huh …"
Ning Fan spread out his spirit sense and scanned through the five piles of jade slips on the green jade table.
From left to right, the difficulty of the missions were from low to high. The first pile of jade slips recorded all One Star missions such as entering the Tang Valley to kill one hundred Divine Transformation Realm tree devils and concocting a Low Grade Sixth Revolution Pill …
To Ning Fan, a One Star mission was extremely easy to complete. If there were no accidents, he was prepared to accept a mission to kill a tree devil. With his abilities, killing one hundred Divine Transformation Realm tree devils would be a piece of cake and it would not take too much time.
His eyes scanned through the Two and Three Star missions. These missions were also not that difficult.
Even if they were Four Star missions, he was confident in completing them. For example, one of the Four Star missions required him to reinforce the Goumang Kingdom's Grand Defensive Formation which was at the Peak Mortal Void Realm …
With Ning Fan's cultivation base in the Dao of Formations, it was not difficult to complete this mission. However, it would take up a lot of time.
Ning Fan's eyes scanned through the jade slips of the Five Star Missions. There were only three of them in total.
The first Five Star Mission was to kill a First Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation Realm rogue cultivator in the North Tree Sea. The reward of the mission was 50 billion immortal jade …
There were seven to eight Void Fragmentation Realm experts in the North Tree Sea. The jade slips did not specify who the target was. It only explained that the person had offended the Bamboo Sovereign in the past.
After scanning through the mission, Ning Fan shook his head. The risk of killing a Void Fragmentation Realm expert was too great. He would not casually accept such a mission.
The second Five Star Mission was to concoct a Seventh Revolution Pill.
Ning Fan shook his head again. He did not have the Seventh Revolution Pill Refinement Realm to complete such a mission.
The third Five Star Mission was the latest mission. It required him to enter the Tang Valley of Goumang Kingdom and kill two newly born tree kings among the tree devils.
This mission was slightly easier compared to the previous two missions. The two tree kings that he needed to kill were just Guiyuan Taixu Realm experts.
As for this mission, there was no limit to the number of people who could accept it. The jade slips indicated that nine people had already accepted this mission and they were waiting for the tenth Void Refinement Realm expert to accept the mission. Then, they would head to the Tang Valley together to kill the tree kings.
If Ning Fan accepts the mission, he would be the tenth person …
Ning Fan gently shook his head. He could fight Guiyuan Taixu with his full strength but he did not have the confidence to kill him.
There was more or less some risk in fighting two tree kings. Ning Fan was not willing to take the risk easily.
Based on his personality, he would directly accept a One Star Mission and complete it. There was no need for him to get into more trouble.
However, when his eyes fell upon the reward of the mission, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
Mission Reward: A puppet refined from the corpse of the Nether Rakshasa Clan. Grade: Void Glimpse Stage puppet … Additionally, the reward is two billion immortal jade.
"May I ask the king what the corpse puppet of the Nether Rakshasa Clan is?!" Ning Fan's eyes began to fill with coldness. (To be continued.)
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