After all, the Tang Valley was surrounded by the Tree Demons. It was not suitable for him to recuperate in seclusion.
Ning Fan carried the injured Tong Tong with his left hand. With a wave of his right hand, he displayed the Void Teleportation Technique, sweeping up Qing Dai and the other sword spirits. Then, they turned into a wisp of smoke and drifted out of the Valley of Tang.
Outside the Tang Valley, in a desolate and uninhabited valley, Ning Fan withdrew his travelling light and appeared in an ethereal manner. He opened up a simple cave abode on a mountain of trees and ordered Qing Dai and the four sword spirits to stand guard outside while he brought Tong Tong into the cave to heal her injuries.
When the four sword spirits heard Ning Fan's order, all of them were stunned.
Before this, the four sword spirits were not really loyal to Ning Fan. They had always disliked Ning Fan ordering them around.
Now, in order to heal Tong Tong's injuries, the four sword spirits had to obey Ning Fan's orders. After hesitating for a while, they decided to obey Ning Fan's order and went to guard the entrance of the dwelling.
"You must cure Tongtong. As long as you cure Tongtong, big sister will listen to you from now on! I promise! "
"Second Sister will be obedient too!"
"Third Sister will be obedient too!"
"Fourth Sister will be obedient too!"
"Xiao Fanfan, you must cure Tongtong!"
Ning Fan nodded with satisfaction after hearing the words of the four little girls.
The reason why Ning Fan treated Tong Tong's injuries was because he wanted to be responsible for his own sword spirits. Another reason was that he wanted to ease the awkward relationship between him and the five sword spirits so that they would submit to him wholeheartedly.
In the end, the Life-death Restriction was just a trick.
When Qing Dai heard Ning Fan's order, she bit her lips and decided to follow his order to guard the entrance of the dwelling.
She still could not completely believe that Ning Fan was the current Tree Sovereign. After all, the Black Wood Token had been missing for many years. Now that it suddenly appeared in his hands, anyone would doubt the authenticity of this matter.
However, Qing Dai could be sure of one thing – Ning Fan was genuinely trying to protect her and he did not have any evil intentions towards her.
If it wasn't for her trespassing into the Tang Valley, Ning Fan wouldn't have to fight the two tree kings in a hurry.
If Ning Fan entered the Valley of Tang alone, he would certainly use the Heaven Deceiving Cloak to conceal himself and launch a preemptive strike. He would assassinate one of the tree kings and then besiege another tree king with the five sword spirits. This was the safest plan.
Qing Dai had disrupted Ning Fan's plan but he still saved her from the hands of the Tree King without any fear.
After rescuing Qing Dai, he did not even plant any Mental Restriction or Demon Restriction on her.
Qing Dai's combat ability was not high, but she was not stupid. All the signs were enough to prove that Ning Fan did not harbor any ill intentions towards her and that she could trust him.
She was also not worried that Ning Fan would harbor evil intentions towards the Nether Luo Clan …
To put it bluntly, the Ming Luo Clan had declined to become a second-rate force. Apart from Qing Dai, there was no other Void Tempering cultivator in the clan.
The Ming Luo Clan was so weak. If Ning Fan really harbored evil intentions, there was no need for him to express his goodwill to Qing Dai at all. He could directly suppress the Ming Luo Clan with his strength without using any cunning methods.
"Lu Bei is a trustworthy person. He said that he was entrusted by a friend to come and protect the Nether Sieve Clan … But there's one thing I don't understand. Who is the friend he mentioned …?"
...
Ning Fan stepped into the cave dwelling and flicked his sleeve. A table, chair and bed immediately appeared in the empty cave dwelling.
After placing the dying Tong Tong on the bed, Ning Fan patted his storage pouch and took out a few pill bottles and some flying swords of decent quality. He placed them on the jade table at the side.
Her bright yellow shirt was torn in many places, and her plain little skirt was dyed red with blood.
Her body was only the size of Ning Fan's thumb. Her small face was pale. The pain caused her to moan and cry incessantly.
"Ouch … ouch …"
Ning Fan looked at Tong Tong with pity. She was obviously a little stutterer and was very afraid of death, but she still went to save people. What a silly child.
"Sleep for a while."
Ning Fan separated a trace of Yin Plucking Finger force and injected it into Tong Tong's body, causing her to fall asleep.
After that, he took the pill bottles on the jade table, took out all the pills and poured them into a jade bowl.
These pills were pills to increase the cultivation base of sword cultivators. To Tong Tong, they were the best healing pills.
Tong Tong was a sword spirit. Her body was a spiritual body, which was very different from the body structure of a cultivator.
Ordinary healing pills could not help her heal. The injuries she suffered were not flesh wounds, but the spiritual body of the sword spirit.
Therefore, Ning Fan took out the sword cultivator pills to strengthen the spiritual body of the sword spirit for Tong Tong and help her heal.
It was easy to say, but the process was not.
Tong Tong's body was too small. It was impossible for her to swallow a whole pill.
Therefore, Ning Fan needed to use other methods to help Tong Tong consume the pills.
He put dozens of sword pills into the jade bowl and dissolved them with clear water.
A trace of flame appeared between his fingers, warming the clear water.
Then, he lifted the unconscious Tong Tong up. With a point of his finger, Tong Tong's clothes turned into ashes and her petite body was placed into the jade bowl.
To Tong Tong, this small jade bowl was a huge bath.
And this bowl of clear water that was used to dissolve the pills was the best medicinal bath.
The unconscious Tong Tong soaked in the jade bowl. The medicinal water seeped into her wounds, washing away the bloodstains. Her wounds slowly healed, making her moan in comfort. The painful expression on her small face was slightly reduced.
Her small face was bright and clean, with a childish and innocent look. She was very cute. If she grew up to be a young lady, she would most likely be a beauty.
At this moment, her naked body was soaking in the jade bowl. Ning Fan carefully looked at her face and naturally did not have the slightest desire.
She was just a little person the size of a thumb. Who would have desire for her?
Seeing that Tong Tong's complexion was gradually getting better, Ning Fan nodded his head in satisfaction. He picked up the flying swords on the jade table and exerted his palm force, shattering all of them.
All of these flying swords possessed strong spiritual power. All of them were obtained from Guanghan City by Ning Fan. Even the lowest grade flying sword was at the Divine Transformation Realm.
He shattered a total of sixty-three Divine Transformation Realm flying swords and fifteen Mortal Void Realm flying swords. He refined the sword spirits of all the flying swords and threw them into the jade bowl for Tong Tong to consume to stabilize her spirit body.
After absorbing the power of the pills and the sword spirits, the wounds on Tong Tong's body gradually healed and her spirit body gradually stabilized.
However, her small face was still a little pale and weak. She probably still needed to soak in the jade bowl for a few more days to fully recover.
Knowing that Tong Tong's injuries were no longer a problem, Ning Fan sent a voice transmission to Jingjing to take care of Tong Tong in the immortal cave while the others continued to guard the immortal cave.
With a flash, he entered the dark golden pagoda of the Yuan Yao World. He summoned his natal black star and began to heal his injuries.
After consuming a Sixth Revolution Pill, he immediately sat down with his legs crossed to absorb the medicinal power …
Three days later, Tong Tong stretched her body and yawned comfortably. Then, she woke up.
Three days in the outside world was equivalent to one year in the seventh floor of the dark golden pagoda. Ning Fan had also stabilized his injuries but it was still very difficult for him to fully recover.
The injuries caused by the giant ghost's attack were not difficult to heal. What was difficult to heal was the burning injury caused by the backlash of the Void Ignition Technique.
The burning injury affected the primordial spirit. The main injuries were on the primordial spirit which was the foundation of a Void Refinement Realm cultivator.
If the physical body was destroyed, the cultivator could still survive if the primordial spirit was intact.
If the physical body was intact but the primordial spirit was dead, the cultivator would be considered dead.
After all, Ning Fan was not considered as the true Primordial Returning Taixu Realm. He was just a Void Inquiry Stage cultivator. Even if he used all kinds of methods, it was still too much for him to display the fourth flap of the butterfly flame.
"Unless my cultivation base improves further, I won't be able to perfectly display the fourth flap of the butterfly flame …"
"This time, displaying the Butterfly Flame Technique has damaged the foundation of my primordial spirit and consumed a lot of my life essence. I need to recuperate well. It's best if I can find a human cauldron and quickly replenish my lost life essence after plucking it … Plucking a high grade human cauldron is more effective than consuming any healing pills … "
"Even though I can put up a fight against the Primordial Returning Taixu Realm, it's just a fight. With my current strength, it's still not enough to wipe out the entire Primordial Returning Taixu Realm …"
Ning Fan exhaled a mouthful of murky qi. With a flash, he left the Yuan Yao World and returned to his cave dwelling in the outside world.
At this moment, other than the injuries on his primordial spirit, the injuries on his immortal veins and internal organs had all healed.
Tong Tong had already recovered. She stood respectfully on the jade table with the other four sword spirits, waiting for Ning Fan's return.
Seeing Ning Fan fly out of the Yuan Yao World, the five sword spirits blushed and bowed to him respectfully.
"Big Sister greets Little Fanfan!"
"Second Sister greets Little Fanfan!"
"Third Sister greets Little Fanfan!"
"Fourth Sister greets Little Fanfan!"
"Five … Five … Five …"
"Tong Tong is a little stutterer. She can't even finish her sentence. She wanted to say thank you for saving her. She is willing to marry you with her body! "
When the other sword spirits saw Tong Tong stuttering, they immediately teased her.
As soon as she heard the joke of 'marry me', Tong Tong's small face became even redder. She quickly waved her hands and denied it.
"No … no … no … it's not …"
The few little girls played around. Because Tongtong's injuries were healed, each and every one of them was in a great mood.
Ning Fan smiled faintly. After this incident, the five little girls had truly pledged their allegiance to him. This was very good.
He glanced sideways at Qing Dai and suddenly asked with a smile, "I've killed the Tree King of Tang Valley. Now, I'm returning to Wuyi City to submit my mission and cross the Realm Gate to the Eastern Forest Sea. After going to the Eastern Forest Sea, I'll pay a visit to the Underworld Sieve Clan. Do you want to follow me back to the Eastern Forest Sea? Or do you still want to stay in the North Tree Sea? "
"I'll follow you back to the Eastern Tree Sea … The reason why I left the Eastern Tree Sea was to retrieve the remains of the ten Void Refinement Realm old ancestors …"
Halfway through her words, Qing Dai suddenly showed a hesitant expression. She looked at Ning Fan pleadingly and gritted her teeth.
"If I may be so bold, I would like to ask Senior Lu for a favor …" The reason why she addressed him as Senior instead of the Tree Sovereign was because the identity of the Ming Luo Tree Sovereign was of great importance. It was impossible for her to recognize him as the Tree Sovereign just because he possessed the Black Wood Token.
How did Ning Fan obtain the Black Wood Token? Who asked him to protect the Underworld Net Clan? She had to get to the bottom of these things.
"What's the matter?" Ning Fan possessed the Mind Reading Technique. Naturally, he could see through Qing Dai's thoughts. He knew what she was thinking but he did not expose her. He just looked at her with a faint smile.
"My lord has killed two tree kings and completed the Five Stars Mission alone. You can obtain ten Void Glimpse Stage Ming Luo puppets and 20 billion immortal jade from the king of Goumang Country … Qing Dai has a presumptuous request. I'd like to purchase ten Ming Luo puppets from you …"
After Qing Dai made her request, she immediately looked at Ning Fan nervously, afraid that he would reject her request.
Ning Fan neither agreed nor rejected her request. His eyes swept across Qing Dai's body and asked. "Are you a puppet master?"
"Yes! Even though Qing Dai's strength is weak, I can be considered as one of the best in the entire Eastern Tree Sea. "
"How is your puppet technique compared to the city lord of Guanghan City?"
"The city lord of Guanghan City? Is it Fellow Daoist Guang Hanzi? "Qing Dai was surprised. Then, she said confidently." My puppet technique is unique to my Ming Luo Clan. Guang Hanzi is not as good as me! However, I heard that Guang Hanzi's master was an extremely powerful puppet master. However, he had already fallen a long time ago. If I'm compared to his master, I'm sure I'm not as good as him. "
"Oh? You seem to be very confident in your puppet technique. However, as far as I know, you don't even have a single Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppet in your storage pouch, do you? It seems like you only have 200 Divine Transformation Realm spiritual puppets … "
"Yes. I don't have any Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets with me …" Qing Dai sighed softly. With her puppet technique, it was not difficult for her to refine Void Glimpse Stage spiritual puppets. She could even refine Void Inquiry Stage spiritual puppets …
Her puppet technique was very advanced. She could almost be ranked among the top three in the entire Eastern Tree Sea.
Unfortunately, the Ming Luo Clan had already declined. It was already difficult for Qing Dai to break through to the Void Glimpse Stage by sacrificing one hundred thousand members of her clan. They did not have the financial resources to refine Void Glimpse Stage spiritual puppets for her at all …
"Do you want these ten spiritual puppets to increase your strength?" Ning Fan intentionally asked.
"No. That's not it … I just want to find my ancestor's remains and bury them in the 'Illusory Grave' of my clan … This is the wish of countless members of my clan. They can't bear to see their ancestor's remains wandering outside …" Qing Dai's eyes turned red when she thought of her clan members who had died for her.
"I see … How about this. If you agree to one of my conditions, I will give you these ten Ming Luo puppets. You can bring them back to your clan and bury them."
"What condition?" Qing Dai's face turned red. She lowered her head and her eyes were filled with panic.
In order to find her ancestor's remains, she would agree to whatever condition Ning Fan proposed as long as it would not harm the members of her clan.
Even if Ning Fan proposed an outrageous condition to take her as his concubine, she would not have any complaints.
"Don't worry. My condition will definitely not put you in a difficult position. I just want to borrow your puppet technique … Fine. I will tell you about it in the future. Now, let's return to Guanghan City first."
What Ning Fan meant was for Qing Dai to help him repair his Void Fragmentation Realm spiritual puppets.
Since her puppet technique was better than Guang Hanzi's, the success rate of her repairing the puppets would naturally be higher.
There was another reason why he proposed this condition. He wanted to give the Ming Luo puppets to Qing Dai in a justifiable manner.
The reason why he competed for this mission was just to obtain the Ming Luo puppets and send them back to the Ming Luo Clan for burial.
Now, Qing Dai had the same goal. She wanted to retrieve the Ming Luo puppets.
If that was the case, Ning Fan was willing to give the puppets to her so that she could bring them back for burial.
After all, Qing Dai was the real Ming Luo High Priest while Ning Fan was just the Ming Luo Tree Sovereign in name. It would be more appropriate for Qing Dai to step forward …
"Let's go."
Ning Fan kept the five sword spirits into his sword pouch. Then, he flicked his sleeve and displayed his void teleportation technique, bringing Qing Dai back to Guanghan City.
Guanghan City, Guanghan City!
Three days had passed since Ning Fan accepted the mission.
In the main hall of the royal palace, the king of Goumang, Tang Xiong, was sitting quietly on his throne with his eyes closed.
A gentle breeze blew past. Suddenly, Ning Fan and Qing Dai appeared in the main hall.
Tang Xiong opened his eyes and glanced at both of them. Then, he said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Lu, have you completed the mission?"
What Tang Xiong said was just a guess.
He could tell that Ning Fan was not someone who spoke empty words. Since Ning Fan declared that he would take the mission for himself, he naturally had the confidence to kill the two tree kings.
Three days ago, Ning Fan accepted the mission and left.
Since he returned today, it might be because something unexpected happened to the mission and he had something to discuss with me.
Perhaps Ning Fan had already completed the mission and he came back this time to hand in the mission and exchange for the reward.
Tang Xiong glanced at Ning Fan's expression. When he saw Ning Fan's calm smile, it did not seem like something unexpected happened to the mission.
Thus, the first thing he asked was whether Ning Fan had completed the mission.
Even though he asked that question, Tang Xiong was muttering inwardly. He did not dare to believe that Ning Fan could complete the mission within three days.
Ning Fan saw through Tang Xiong's thoughts with just a glance and said with a faint smile.
"Fortunately, I didn't fail you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Fan patted his storage pouch and took out two primordial spirits that were sealed tightly. They were the primordial spirits of the two tree kings!
Ning Fan's reply was only four words. However, when these four words fell into Tang Xiong's ears, the latter's eyes widened in shock. It confirmed his previous guess!
The dispirited and listless appearance of the two primordial spirits made Tang Xiong's breath stagnate …
Those were the primordial spirits of two Origin Returning Realm cultivators! How could they be captured by Ning Fan so easily?
In just three days, Ning Fan had actually killed two Origin Returning Realm Tree Kings and completed the mission!
"Fellow Daoist's divine power is amazing. This old man is ashamed of his inferiority! I wonder how Fellow Daoist killed the two tree kings? "Tang Xiong stood up and exclaimed in admiration at Ning Fan.
"Is the process very important?" Ning Fan revealed a faint smile.
"Haha. Fellow Daoist is right. The process is not important. What's important is the result. Fellow Daoist has captured the primordial spirits of the two tree kings. These primordial spirits naturally cannot be faked. If Fellow Daoist completed this five stars mission alone, you will be rewarded with ten Ming Luo puppets and 20 billion immortal jades. May I ask if Fellow Daoist wants to claim the reward now? "
"Yes." Ning Fan nodded.
"Alright. If that's the case, Fellow Daoist will follow me to the underground treasure vault of King City. All the mission rewards will be issued from there."
"The underground treasure vault of King City?" Ning Fan asked in surprise.
"That's right. Since His Majesty the Bamboo Sovereign has issued a mission, he naturally needs to issue a corresponding reward. The total reward of all the missions is a considerable amount of wealth. It's enough to tempt Void Fragmentation Realm old monsters … That treasure vault is guarded by the old ancestor of my Fusang Clan. Without him, how can I guard such a large amount of heavenly ingredients and earthly treasures in the North Tree Sea which is surrounded by wolves with my current cultivation base … "
Tang Xiong explained while taking out a token. He activated it towards the throne and the throne immediately turned into a shadow and disappeared, revealing a dark underground tunnel that led straight to the underground of King City.
Ning Fan scanned the area with his spirit sense. There were no restrictions in the underground. There was nothing wrong with it. He could enter.
At the bottom of the underground tunnel, there was a massive treasure vault. A gigantic Fusang Tree was planted outside the vault.
With Ning Fan's eyesight, he could naturally tell that the Fusang Tree was not a tree but a First Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation Realm Tree Demon!
This person must be the Fusang Old Ancestor that Tang Xiong mentioned. He was in charge of guarding the treasure vault here.
With this person around, no Void Fragmentation Realm old monsters would dare to snatch the treasures in the vault no matter how great the rewards of the missions are.
"Are you Fellow Daoist Lu who has completed the Five Stars Mission? Hehe. Fellow Daoist is so young. Your bone age is less than nine hundred years old but you could actually kill two Primordial Void Stage experts by yourself … When I was at your age, I was just a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator … Sigh. I'm ashamed … "
Outside the underground treasure vault, the gigantic Fusang Tree flashed with light and turned into an elderly man in black robes.
The elderly man's eyes were as deep as the ocean. His gaze met Ning Fan's even though they were one million zhang * (3.33m per zhang) underground.
"I'm the old ancestor of the Fusang Clan. People call me 'Old Demon Fusang'. Fellow Daoist Lu, please come to the underground for a chat. I have something to ask of you … "
The elderly man in black robes suddenly cupped his fists towards the ground and transmitted his voice to Ning Fan. His expression actually carried a hint of pleading …
"Old Demon Fusang? Could it be that this senior is the eighth elder of the Bamboo Palace of the 'Eight Elders of the Bamboo Forest' in the Eastern Tree Sea?! "
Qing Dai's spirit sense was not weak. Naturally, she had also sensed the commotion underground.
When she heard the words of the elderly man in black robes, she actually wore a shocked expression.
The Eight Elders of the Bamboo Forest were the eight Void Fragmentation Realm elders who guarded the Bamboo Palace of the Eastern Tree Sea. Each of them had an extremely respectable status!
How could someone with such a high status be so polite to Ning Fan? Moreover, the first thing he said was that he had something to ask of Ning Fan?
Qing Dai was a little surprised. She had never thought that Ning Fan was strong enough to make a Void Fragmentation Realm expert treat him with respect …
Ning Fan frowned slightly. He scanned the elderly man in black robes underground with his spirit sense and seemed to have understood something …
"Does Senior have something to ask of me? If that's what you want, I'm afraid I can't help you with anything … "
(Second update) (To be continued.)
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