On the island of ice in the Azure Sea, Ning Fan consumed a Void Consolidating Pill. After meditating for a few days, he completely stabilized his Absolute Void Stage cultivation base with the power of the pill.
After stabilizing his cultivation base, his speed reached the Grand Virtual Realm. After summoning the Eight Wings of Black Flame, his speed was close to the Grand Virtual Realm, allowing him to travel five hundred thousand li in one go.
Ning Fan turned into a ray of escaping light made of black flames and flew across the Azure Sea. His aura force became even more restrained.
This time, when he broke through to the Taixu Realm, he opened up the first divine orifice of the ancient gods, cultivated the divine blood of royalty, and severed his own heart for a hundred thousand years.
After experiencing the pain of her heart being severed for 100,000 years, the firmness of her Dao Heart was unimaginable.
He turned into a streak of light and flew back to the Azure Frost Kingdom.
When he returned to the Azure Frost Kingdom, the Sifting Bamboo Ocean's formation was only one-third complete.
Outside the bamboo ocean, the eight Patriarchs of the eight clans of the Greyfrost Azure had been waiting outside the bamboo ocean for a long time.
With the extermination of the Snow Pine Clan and the other three clans, there were only eight clans left of the Twelve Azure Frost Clans.
Among the eight clans, only three of them had old ancestors at the Absolute Void Stage. The remaining five old ancestors were only at the Void Pierce Stage.
Among the eight Patriarchs, there was Patriarch Wei Feng of the Wei Zi Clan and Grand Elder Qin Shuangzi of the Qin Nan Clan.
The eight of them wore respectful expressions and didn't hold any weapons. They didn't come here with ill intentions and merely wanted to befriend the Underworld Raja Clan and discuss some matters.
They had been waiting here for several days to meet Ning Fan.
Since Ning Fan was not in the bamboo ocean, he naturally would not meet them. As for them, they did not dare to trespass the bamboo ocean without permission.
"This Lu Bei is just a Void Inquiry Stage cultivator. Even if he could single-handedly eliminate the four clans of the Snow Pine Clan, his combat strength would at most be at the Gui Yuan Taixu Stage … Isn't he a little too arrogant? We, the old ancestors of the Eight Forefathers, have come to see him but he actually avoided us and left us hanging here for a few days!"
Old Ancestor Yulou of the Jade Tree Race snorted in dissatisfaction. He was a Grand Virtual Realm cultivator.
"Fellow Daoist Jade Tower, be careful with your words. You should know that the more you say, the more mistakes you make," Qin Shuangzi reminded him with a smile.
Ancestor Wei Feng shook his head and said to Ancestor Yu Shu, "Lu Bei's Divine Art isn't something an ordinary Origin Returning Great Void Cultivator can compare to. You haven't seen it with your own eyes, so of course you're not afraid."
Old Ancestor Yu Lou was wary of Ning Fan's reputation. Thus, he did not dare to say anything more.
At this moment, a ray of travelling light suddenly flew over from the outside of the sea of bamboos. It approached from afar and turned into the figure of a young man in white robes. He descended to the ground.
As soon as he saw the eight old men standing outside the sea of bamboo, Ning Fan's eyes remained unmoved. He scanned across the eight of them and saw the emblem of the eight clans of the Cold Azure Clan embroidered on their robes. Immediately, he knew their identities.
"Underworld Luo Bei greets fellow daoists from the Cold Azure Nation." His tone was neither arrogant nor humble. It was just a plain tone.
Although his tone was calm, the hidden Taixu aura on his body slightly dissipated.
Wei Feng, Qin Shuangzi, and the other Patriarchs were shocked when they sensed the aura of the Taixu Realm.
"Isn't this Lu Bei a Void Inquiry Stage cultivator? When did he become an Absolute Void Stage cultivator …?"
"So, this person is an old monster of the Great Void Realm. No wonder he could single-handedly wipe out the four races of the Snow Pine Realm. He must not be far from successfully returning to his origin."
Shock appeared in Ancestor Yulou's eyes.
After he sensed Ning Fan's Absolute Void Stage qi, he immediately secretly spread out his spirit sense, trying to probe Ning Fan's background.
His spirit sense was not weak. It was even three times stronger than an ordinary Absolute Void Stage cultivator. However, when his spirit sense scanned Ning Fan's body, it immediately disappeared without a trace like a clay ox entering the sea.
Ancestor Yulou's eyes were filled with shock. He did not say anything. However, the way he looked at Ning Fan no longer had a trace of dissatisfaction. Instead, there was only politeness.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, you don't have to be so courteous. We, the old ancestors of the eight clans, have come here to discuss some matters with you." Wei Feng politely cupped his fists and returned the greeting.
"I see. Since all of you have something to discuss with me, why don't we move to Si Luo City and discuss it there?" Ning Fan said.
"That's great."
The eight old ancestors followed Ning Fan into the sea of bamboo and entered Si Luo City.
What they wanted to discuss was the division of power in the Cold Azure Nation in the next tens of thousands of years.
After the four races of the Snow Pine Clan were annihilated, there were only eight Void Refinement Realm clans left in the Cold Azure Nation. As for the Underworld Luo Clan which had Ning Fan as its leader, it was undoubtedly qualified to become the Cold Azure Clan.
With the destruction of the four clans and the rise of the Ming Luo Clan, the change of power in the Cold Azure Nation was naturally huge.
Ning Fan had already decided to bring the entire Si Luo Bamboo Sea with him. Naturally, he would also bring the Ming Luo Clan back to the Rain World.
Therefore, he actually did not care much about the division of power in the Cold Azure Nation in the future.
He did not have any objection to any suggestion of the eight old ancestors to divide the power of the Cold Azure Nation.
After he destroyed the four clans of the Snow Pine Clan, the territories of the four clans naturally fell into the hands of the Ming Luo Clan.
The old ancestors of the eight clans wanted to pay a certain price to get some of the subsidiary forces and territories of the four clans from Ning Fan.
Ning Fan agreed to their request and even sold all the subsidiary forces and territories of the four clans to the eight clans.
Anyway, he would not stay in the Cold Azure Nation. What was the use of those things?
After the transaction, the eight clans paid Ning Fan 50 billion immortal jade and 8000 Dao Crystals in total.
After that, the eight old ancestors stayed in Si Luo City and exchanged their cultivation experiences with Ning Fan for a few days. After that, they left with satisfaction.
After sending the eight old ancestors away, Ning Fan sent his spirit sense into his storage pouch. After counting the number of Dao Crystals in it, he sighed softly.
Currently, the number of Dao Crystals he had was about 30 thousand which was equivalent to 150 billion immortal jade.
Dao Crystals were the currency of the Four Heavens. However, they also had another use …
Ning Fan had once obtained the Origin Returning Technique of the Rain Ancestor and many other types of Origin Returning Technique in the Rain Palace.
All of the Origin Returning Technique had one thing in common …
In order to achieve the Origin Returning Technique, one would need to devour a large number of Dao Crystals …
The Origin Returning Technique of the Great Void Stage was far stronger than ordinary Great Void Stage cultivators.
The so-called Origin Returning Technique referred to converting sixty units of magic power into Origin Returning Technique by absorbing the power of the Dao Crystals.
Theoretically speaking, an ordinary Great Void Stage cultivator could begin the process of Origin Returning Technique after cultivating up to 36 million units of magic power.
After that, they would be able to break through to the Void Fragmentation Realm.
After that, the more Origin Returning Technique one possessed, the higher their chances of breaking through to the Void Fragmentation Realm would be.
In order to achieve the Origin Returning Technique, one would need to devour a large number of Dao Crystals. Each Dao Crystal could provide one thousand units of magic power.
If an Great Void Stage cultivator with 36 million units of magic power wants to achieve the Origin Returning Technique, he would need to devour 36000 Dao Crystals which was equivalent to 180 billion immortal jade …
As for the Origin Returning Technique of the Great Void Stage cultivator with 36 million units of magic power, he would need to devour 36000 Dao Crystals which was equivalent to 180 billion immortal jade …
If the Origin Returning Technique of the Great Void Stage cultivator had stronger magic power, he would need to consume more Dao Crystals.
Origin Returning Technique was a crucial step in breaking through to the Void Fragmentation Realm. It was extremely costly. Normally, only major forces with strong foundations would have enough financial resources to nurture a Origin Returning Technique of the Great Void Stage …
Ning Fan fell into deep thought. Now that he had just broken through to the Absolute Void Stage, his magic power was at 21.1 million units. It was not the time for him to achieve the Origin Returning Technique yet.
According to his plan, he would only start to achieve the Origin Returning Technique after he had at least seventy to eighty million units of magic power to break through the bottleneck of the Void Fragmentation Realm.
If that is the case, he would need to prepare at least seventy to eighty thousand Dao Crystals to devour them.
From today onwards, he could no longer squander the Dao Crystals casually.
He summoned the seven Ming Luo priests including Qing Dai and told them about his plan to take away the entire Thought Sifting Bamboo Sea.
Qing Dai had already heard from her master that Ning Fan was going to take away the entire Thought Sifting Bamboo Sea.
As for the six priests, it was the first time they heard such a shocking news. Their faces were filled with astonishment but they did not raise any objections.
The grand formation was still in full swing.
According to the agreement he had with Guang Hanzi, he would erase Zhi Huo and Zhi Dian's memories and let them go after he has successfully healed them.
After that, Ning Fan personally guided the members of the Nether Sifting Clan to set up a massive formation light that covered the entire sea of Si Luo Bamboo.
Half a month later, the formation was successfully set up.
Night fell. This was the last night that Ning Fan would stay in the Azure Cold Country. It was also the last night that the members of the Ming Luo Clan would stay in the country.
The formation was a wood elemental formation, so its power was affected by sunlight. At noon tomorrow, when the sun was at its brightest, it would be the time to take away the entire Sifting Bamboo Sea.
On this night, Ning Fan was walking alone within the boundary of the Si Luo Bamboo Sea which spanned four million li * (500m per li per li). He was checking every formation eye and formation marks for the last time to see if there were no mistakes in the arrangements.
He walked in the bamboo forest under the moonlight. Suddenly, he stopped and his eyes narrowed.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man clad in bamboo armor walked out from behind a row of Xiang Fei Bamboos.
This burly man had an extraordinarily dignified appearance. His gaze was extremely sharp, and there was a hidden might of an emperor hidden within him.
He didn't reveal any of his aura, but it was as deep as the sea.
His entire body was surrounded by a lingering bamboo intent. That bamboo intent had reached the Second Grade!
Ning Fan carefully observed this person and inwardly judged that this person's aura force was not any weaker than the Rain Sovereign's. He was most likely a cultivator at the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm.
Judging from the various signs, the identity of this person was obvious.
"Ming Luo Lu Bei greets the Bamboo Sovereign. May I know why the Bamboo Sovereign has come to visit the Azure Cold Country? "
Ning Fan's tone was neither humble nor arrogant. The hidden might of an emperor perfectly blocked the might of the middle-aged man.
He secretly guessed the purpose of the Bamboo Sovereign's visit but he did not show any fear.
Now that he had the five elemental puppets and Teng Xianrou and Luo You's help, he could use Emperor Xia's sword freely with the help of the five sword spirits.
Even if he might not be a match for the Bamboo Sovereign who was at the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, he had enough strength to protect himself and escape from the Bamboo Sovereign.
Ning Fan was naturally not afraid that the Bamboo Sovereign would harm him. Moreover, the Bamboo Sovereign did not show any hostility.
"You have good eyesight. I am the sovereign of the Eastern Tree Sea. The reason why I came to you today is because I have a few questions to ask you. "The Bamboo Sovereign's expression was cold and dignified. It was as if he never smiled.
"The first question. Are you a cultivator of the Rain World?!"
As soon as Ning Fan heard the Bamboo Sovereign's question, he knew that his identity had most likely been seen through by the latter. Thus, he answered honestly.
"That's right."
The Bamboo Sovereign nodded his head and continued to ask.
"The second question. What are your intentions in entering the Tree World?!"
"Originally, I entered the Tree World to visit the Fire Tree Clan and soak in the Zhu Rong Spring. However, now, I have another purpose. I want to collect the Ancestral Tree Fruits to break through to the First Grade Rain Intent. "Ning Fan did not need to hide this question.
He originally wanted to obtain some Ancestral Tree Fruits from the Bamboo Palace. Now that he had met the Bamboo Sovereign, he naturally had to mention it.
"I see … You originally wanted to go to the Fire Tree Clan in the Western Tree Sea. However, you offended the Vine Sovereign. Thus, you gave up on going there and came to my Eastern Tree Sea to search for the Ancestral Tree Fruits to improve your rain intent. Now that your Rain Intent is only at the third grade, you've turned to search for the Ancestral Tree Fruit … Judging from your motive, you're no threat to my Eastern Tree Sea. "
"As long as you pose no threat to the Eastern Tree Sea, I won't do anything to you. As for the Treefather Fruit, it was a treasure of the Bamboo Hall and there were not many of them. It is extremely difficult to break through to the first grade, and the number of Ancestral Tree Fruits required is not something you can imagine. As you can see, I haven't broken through the first grade intent realm because the remaining Ancestral Tree Fruits in Bamboo Palace aren't enough to break through the first grade intent realm. However, if you are willing to help me do something, I can give you enough Ancestral Tree Fruits to help your Rain Intent break through to the second grade. We'll talk about this later. I still have a question for you! "
The Bamboo Sovereign's words made Ning Fan feel slightly disappointed.
Initially, Ning Fan wanted to break through to the First Grade Rain Intent with the help of the Ancestral Tree Fruit. Now, it seemed like it would be difficult for him to fulfill his wish.
He could look forward to a second-grade rain intent, but he needed to find another way to obtain a first-grade rain intent …
"The third question, are you going to bring Ancestor Youhuang to the Rain World?"
The Bamboo Emperor's gaze suddenly darkened.
Ning Fan offending the Vine Sovereign had nothing to do with him. Thus, he could ignore it.
Ning Fan annihilated the four clans of the Snow Pine Clan because they deserved it. Thus, he could ignore it.
However, Ning Fan was trying to take away the remnant soul of the Bamboo Hall's ancestor. It was reasonable for the Bamboo Sovereign to interfere in this matter!
The reason why the Bamboo Sovereign came to the Azure Cold Country this time was to stop Ning Fan's plan to take You Huang away.
Ning Fan's eyes darkened. The reason he took You Huang away was to let Mu Luo and You Huang reunite.
If the Bamboo Sovereign interferes, he only needs to wave his hand to destroy the grand formation. Then, Ning Fan would not be able to take You Huang away.
"That's right. I am indeed going to bring Senior You Huang to the Rain World. However, I have already obtained his consent. Moreover, it is to fulfill his long-cherished wish …"
"Is this the intention of Ancestor You Huang?"
The gloominess in the Bamboo Sovereign's eyes slowly faded.
Under the moonlight, a beautiful woman in green robes slowly appeared in front of the Bamboo Sovereign. She was You Huang.
"That's right. This is my intention. I'm the one who asked Lu Bei to bring me to the Rain World. As your ancestor, going to the Rain World is my long-cherished wish. Are you trying to stop me? "You Huang's eyes were filled with a hint of sharp questioning.
"If Ancestor wants to go to the Rain World, I certainly won't dare to stop you!"
When the Bamboo Sovereign faced Ning Fan, he did not show any extra expression. However, when he faced You Huang, he showed a respectful expression and cupped his fists respectfully.
One should never forget one's ancestors … Even though he was the high and mighty Bamboo Sovereign, he did not dare to disobey his ancestor.
At first, he wanted to stop Ning Fan from taking You Huang away. However, if this was You Huang's wish, he would not dare to stop him.
"Very well. Tomorrow noon, I will leave Han Cang with Lu Bei. Before that, I don't wish for any unforeseen events to happen. "You Huang gave an order in a dignified manner. Then, his illusory body slowly faded into the bamboo forest and disappeared.
After You Huang left, the Bamboo Sovereign wore a complicated expression. He gave Ning Fan a deep look and said.
"If you want the Ancestral Tree Fruit, come to Mu Ye Country. Now, the Ancestral Bamboo in Mu Ye Country has contracted a strange disease. I'm preparing to send out invitations to all the high grade pill refinement masters in the entire Tree World to solve the problem. The Ancestral Bamboo is the divine tree that grows the Ancestral Tree Fruit. "
"I noticed that your medicine soul isn't weak. You should be a Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master. There aren't many Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Masters in the Tree World. There are only 15 of them. I don't know how many of them are willing to come … If you can come to Mu Ye Country and help me cure the strange disease of the Ancestral Tree, I will give you enough Ancestral Tree Fruit to help you break through to the Second Grade."
Mu Ye Country was the tree capital of the Eastern Tree Sea. It was where the Bamboo Hall was located.
As soon as the Bamboo Sovereign finished speaking, he turned around and left. His figure gradually disappeared into the dim night sky.
Ning Fan looked at the direction where the Bamboo Sovereign left and fell into deep thought.
At noon the next day, Ning Fan kept the entire Ming Luo Bamboo Sea into his blood umbrella magic treasure with the power of the grand formation …
A few days later, the news of the sudden disappearance of the entire Ming Luo Bamboo Sea shook the entire Blue Cold Country.
The eight clans of the Blue Cold Country were shocked. They immediately reported the matter to the Bamboo Hall.
The old ancestors of the eight clans knew that the Ming Luo Bamboo Sea had a great origin and it had been protected by the Bamboo Hall for countless years. Thus, they naturally did not dare to neglect it.
When the news spread to the Bamboo Hall, it caused a huge commotion. Many people requested to investigate the matter but they were all rejected by the Bamboo Sovereign.
"This matter is not to be discussed anymore!"
No one dared to disobey the Bamboo Sovereign's order.
Thus, the disappearance of the Ming Luo Bamboo Sea was left unsettled …
...
Ten days later, Ning Fan appeared in Mu Ye Country in the central region of the Eastern Tree Sea.
As soon as he entered the country, he sensed that he was being followed …
The cultivator who was following him was from the Bai Li Clan of Mu Ye Country! (To be continued.)
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