At first, Ning Fan was moved. Then, his eyes gradually calmed down as if nothing had happened.
With Old Demon Fu Sang's sharp eyes, he naturally noticed the subtle changes in Ning Fan's expression. He shook his head and sighed.
"Fellow Daoist, are you unwilling to be the Eighth Elder of the Bamboo Hall? Why?"
"May I ask Senior Fusang why are you so insistent on making me the eighth elder of the Bamboo Palace?" Ning Fan did not answer his question but asked a question instead.
Old Monster Fusang sighed and explained.
"Fellow Daoist should know that this old man is the Eighth Elder of Bamboo Palace. I will die of old age in ten years. Naturally, this Eighth Elder will have to be replaced … According to the rules of Bamboo Palace, the successor of an elder needs to be recommended by all the elders. After that, an assessment will be set up among the candidates and one of them will be chosen."
"To be honest, Fellow Daoist, other than recommending Fellow Daoist to take over the position of the Eighth Elder, I have also recommended two other people. Both of them are at the Origin Returning Great Void Realm and have a good relationship with the Fusang Clan … I didn't recommend Tang Xiong even though he is a Great Void cultivator! That's because an ordinary Great Void Stage cultivator would never be able to fight for the position of the Eighth Elder. "
"I heard that your baleful aura was astonishing, so I guessed that your abilities were definitely not weak. Then, I heard that you killed two Guiyuan Great Void Stage cultivators by yourself and completed the Five Stars Mission. I immediately decided to give the last recommendation spot to you! Normally, only Void Fragmentation Realm cultivators could complete a five star mission! Fellow Daoist, there's no doubt about your strength since you were able to complete the 5 star mission and kill Guiyuan Taixu by yourself! "
"Fellow Daoist, do you know how great the benefits of becoming the Eighth Elder are? Back then, when I became the Eighth Elder, I was only a Guiyuan Taixu. After I became the Eighth Elder, I received the full support of the Bamboo Hall. A thousand years later, I successfully broke through to the Void Fragmentation Realm! With Fellow Daoist's innate potential, if you succeed the position of the Eighth Elder, you will certainly receive the Bamboo Sovereign's full nurturing. In less than a few thousand years, you will certainly become another Void Fragmentation Realm expert! "
"With such great benefits, why aren't you willing to succeed as the Eighth Elder?"
Ning Fan did not say a word. He just shook his head and chuckled.
Old Demon Fu Sang was puzzled. After a while, Ning Fan suddenly retracted his smile and said solemnly, "The reason why Senior wants me to inherit the position of the Eighth Elder is exactly the reason why I am unwilling to do so!"
Old Monster Fusang was stunned and smiled bitterly.
"Among the candidates recommended by the other elders this time, one of them is only a step away from breaking through to the Void Fragmentation Realm. He is known as the 'number one expert below the Void Fragmentation Realm' in the Eastern Tree Sea. This person has the highest possibility of winning the position of the Eighth Elder … He is the patriarch of the Bai Li Clan. Our Fu Sang Clan and the Bai Li Clan have a feud that will never end until one of us dies …"
Old Monster Fusang did not say anything else.
Obviously, the reason why Old Demon Fu Sang hoped that Ning Fan would seize the position of the Eighth Elder was because he did not want the position to be taken away by the clan leader of the Baili Clan.
If Clan Leader Bai Li becomes the new eighth elder of the Bamboo Palace, he would certainly be able to attain the Void Fragmentation Realm one day.
The day when the Bai Li Clan gives birth to a Void Fragmentation Realm expert would be the day when the Fusang Clan declines. The two clans had a feud that would never end until one of them perished. At that time, the Fusang Clan would certainly do their best to suppress the Fusang Clan …
Old Monster Fusang was not far from death. He did not care about his own life and death. He only hoped that his family would not decline after his death.
It would be fine if the candidate he recommended did not manage to obtain the position of an Elder, but if he did, he would definitely offend the Baili Clan.
It was fine if he offended the Baili Clan. After all, the current Baili Clan had yet to have a Void Fragmentation Realm expert.
However, one must know that the elder who recommended the clan leader of the Baili Clan to become an Elder must have a close relationship with the Baili Clan.
Offending the Baili Clan would also mean offending a Void Fragmentation Realm elder whose cultivation base was unknown.
The reason why Ning Fan was unwilling to get involved in the matters of the Fusang Clan was just because he did not want to get into trouble.
The position of the Eighth Elder could not tempt him because he would not stay in the Tree World for too long. The Bamboo Palace's wholehearted nurturing was not attractive to him at all.
As for one of the benefits of becoming the Eighth Elder … the Ancestral Tree Fruit!
Since this fruit was given to the new Eighth Elder by the Bamboo Palace, it naturally belonged to the Bamboo Palace.
There must be a lot of Ancestral Tree Fruits in the Bamboo Palace.
With Ning Fan's means, he would definitely have a way to trade with the Bamboo Palace and get some Ancestral Tree Fruits. There was no need for him to get into trouble and become the Eighth Elder.
Ning Fan did not make it clear but Old Demon Fu Sang had already guessed his intention.
"Forget it. Since Fellow Daoist is unwilling to get involved in this trouble, just pretend that I have never mentioned this. I will give the third recommendation to Tang Xiong so that he can compete for the position of the Eighth Elder … As for the result, it will all depend on the Heaven's will. It cannot be forced."
Old Demon Fu Sang could not help but sigh. With his identity, it was already very rare for him to make a request to Ning Fan.
If Ning Fan insisted on not following his request, he would not force him nor pester him. After all, he was a dignified Void Fragmentation Realm old monster. He had his own dignity.
Old Demon Fu Sang's lips moved but no sound was heard. He transmitted a few words to someone far away.
After ten breaths, Tang Xiong came out from the treasure vault with a storage pouch in his hand. Obviously, he only dared to come out after receiving the message from the two of them.
"These are ten Ming Luo puppets and 20 billion immortal jade. They are Fellow Daoist's reward for completing the task. Why don't you check them and see if there are any mistakes? There is also a jade slip in the storage pouch. It is the jade slip of the Realm Passage to the Realm Gate of the Valley of Tang. You can use this jade slip to open the Realm Gate. "
Ning Fan took the storage pouch from Tang Xiong's hand and scanned it with his spirit sense. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he cupped his fists towards Old Demon Fu Sang and Tang Xiong.
"Farewell!"
Ning Fan turned around and was about to leave but he was stopped by Old Demon Fu Sang.
"Fellow Daoist, please wait."
"What is it?"
"I have some things here that I want to give to Fellow Daoist. I want to form a good relationship with you. These things should be of some help to Fellow Daoist."
Old Demon Fu Sang handed Ning Fan a storage pouch. Ning Fan scanned it with his spirit sense and found out that there were 10 billion immortal jade, one thousand Tree God Fruits and the maps of the three seas of trees in the east, south and west.
Other than that, there were also many rare spiritual ores and spiritual wood in the storage pouch. All of them were items that could be used to forge and repair puppets.
Ning Fan fell into deep thought. It seems like Old Demon Fu Sang had investigated him thoroughly. From the things he bought in Baiyi City, he guessed that he wanted to repair his spiritual puppets.
Indeed, the things that Old Demon Fu Sang gave Ning Fan were what he needed.
Ning Fan also knew what it meant to accept this storage pouch.
"Fine. I will accept these things. If the Fusang Clan is in trouble in the future, I will certainly lend a hand if it's within my capabilities."
As soon as Ning Fan finished speaking, he kept the storage pouch and bid farewell with his fists cupped.
Accepting this storage pouch meant that he had accepted Old Demon Fu Sang's goodwill.
With Ning Fan's personality, he would not accept someone's kindness for no reason. If he sees that the Fusang Clan is in trouble in the future, it would be unavoidable for him to lend a hand.
Old Demon Fu Sang had a very accurate grasp of Ning Fan's personality.
Seeing that Ning Fan had seen through his intentions and even made a promise to him, Old Demon Fu Sang wore a gratified expression. However, after Ning Fan left, he let out a long sigh.
"Old Ancestor, why did you sigh?" Tang Xiong asked in confusion.
"It's a pity … This Lu Bei has hidden his strength very well. If this kid accepts this old man's recommendation and obtains this old man's help, the chance of him seizing the position of the Eighth Elder will definitely not be small … Although he didn't reveal a trace of killing intent from the beginning to the end, this old man could still sense a trace of extreme danger from him … In front of him, this old man actually had an absurd illusion … If this kid had a disagreement with me just now, this kid would have the ability to kill this old man instantly! This feeling is so absurd but it feels so real … "
"What?! This Lu Bei actually has a way to kill Old Ancestor instantly?! T-This … "Tang Xiong knew that Old Ancestor was never lying. Perhaps Ning Fan really had a way to kill Old Demon Fu Sang instantly.
If this is really the case, isn't Ning Fan a little too scary …
...
Ning Fan returned to the royal palace. With a flick of his sleeve, he displayed the Void Teleportation Technique and disappeared from Baiyi City with Qing Dai.
He traveled all the way to the east, passing through the Valley of Tang and headed towards the border of Goumang Country – the Realm Gate of the Valley of Tang.
Ning Fan did not regret rejecting Old Demon Fu Sang's suggestion. He had his own matters to attend to. It was impossible for him to get involved in other people's troubles.
It was already his limit to lend a helping hand when the Fu Sang Clan was in trouble.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Ning Fan stopped and landed outside the Realm Gate of the Valley of Tang.
This was the border between the Northern Forest Sea and the Eastern Forest Sea. A dark purple wall of light separated the two great forests from the middle.
The bottom of the wall of light reached the netherworld underground and the top of the dome of heaven. It did not leave any gap for people to pass through.
That dark purple light was the Realm Breaking Light. Even rogue immortals would only end up dead if they accidentally enter the Realm Breaking Light.
On the wall of light was a ten thousand zhang * (3.33m per zhang) tall door. The door was equipped with layers of restrictive formations. The formations themselves were not powerful but they were closely connected to the Realm Breaking Light.
Once someone trespasses the door, they would be attacked by the Realm Breaking Light. Those who are below the Immortal Realm will certainly die!
Ning Fan took out the storage pouch that he had obtained from the mission and took out the Realm Passage's Rain World. Then, he transferred 20 billion immortal jade to the storage pouch hanging on his waist.
There were only ten Void Glimpse Stage Ming Luo puppets left in this storage pouch. They were refined from the corpses of ten Void Refinement Realm old ancestors of the Ming Luo Clan ten thousand years ago.
Ning Fan passed the storage pouch to Qing Dai without saying anything.
Qing Dai received the storage pouch. After taking a glance at it, her face immediately lit up with surprise. She said to Ning Fan gratefully. "Thank you …"
"You're welcome. If I have something to ask of you in the future, just don't refuse me." Ning Fan said with a smile.
"Mm …" Qing Dai nodded and replied.
"Let's go."
Ning Fan pressed the jade slip on the Path of Broken World. A ray of purple light suddenly flew out from the slip and went into the giant door.
The giant door shook violently and a small gap was opened. The ground trembled violently, raising a large amount of smoke and dust.
At the moment when a small gap appeared on the giant door, Ning Fan flicked his sleeve. Together with Qing Dai, they turned into traces of smoke and drifted into the realm gate.
As the travelling light faded, the two of them landed on a dark purple path of light. It was the realm gate that led to the Eastern Tree Sea.
After the two of them entered the realm gate, the giant door slowly closed.
"Follow this realm gate all the way. There is a teleportation formation at the end of the realm gate. It can teleport you to the boundary of the Eastern Tree Sea." It was not Qing Dai's first time passing through the realm gate.
"Mm. You go first. I still have something to deal with …" Ning Fan suddenly halted his footsteps. With a frown, he stopped walking on the realm gate.
"You have something to deal with? Then hurry up. I will wait for you at the Eastern Tree Sea. "Qing Dai was stunned. She did not know what Ning Fan meant.
Her eyes were filled with confusion. She continued to walk forward and entered the teleportation formation at the end of the realm gate.
After Qing Dai left, Ning Fan suddenly turned around and his cold eyes swept across the area behind him.
"Are you still not going to come out …? Do all the members of the Vine Sovereign like to hide like this?"
As soon as Ning Fan spoke, a disdainful laughter resounded in the empty place.
"Hiding the head and showing the tail? You're just a Void Inquiry Stage cultivator. Do you think you're worthy of me hiding and scheming against you? I just don't want to kill you on the realm gate! "
Amidst the laughter, a lady with waist-length hair and pink robes appeared on the realm gate. Her eyes were beautiful but they were filled with cold killing intent.
There was a pink sword pouch tied around her waist. Her body was surrounded by traces of sword intent. The sword intent intertwined with each other like vines and grew endlessly. It was the pure Vine Wood Sword Intent!
Her aura force was like the heavens. The void where she stood trembled slightly.
She was a sword cultivator at the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm!
"I am the palace lord of the Vine Sovereign's Purple Vine Palace … Teng Xianrou! Today, I came here to kill you. Lu Bei, die! "
"A sword cultivator … or a woman?" Ning Fan's lips curled into a mocking smile.
He had already expected that the subordinates of the Vine Sovereign would not let him go so easily. He was afraid that they would ambush him at the six great realm gates.
However, he did not expect that he would be ambushed by a Void Fragmentation Realm female sword cultivator.
How was this an ambush? It was clearly a huge gift … A Void Fragmentation Realm cauldron that was delivered to his doorstep!
(Fourth update) (To be continued.)
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