Ning Fan sat on the Agarwood Chariot and chatted happily with the Third Elder along the way.
The third elder was a dignified Void Fragmentation Realm expert. Normally, he would not lower his status and chat with Void Refinement Realm cultivators.
However, Ning Fan was a High Grade Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master. Thus, he naturally would not neglect him. His tone was very polite.
Under the gaze of all the cultivators in the city, the Agarwood Chariot traveled all the way to Jishui Palace.
On this day, all the cultivators in the city learned about Ning Fan's high-profile entrance into the city …
Some of them recognized Ning Fan as the person wanted by the Vine Sovereign. All of them were shocked.
No one expected that Ning Fan, who was wanted by the Vine Sovereign, would actually come to the Eastern Tree Sea and openly come to the bamboo palace.
No one expected that Ning Fan, who was wanted by the Vine Sovereign, was actually a High Grade Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master!
Some Void Pierce Stage and Absolute Void Stage old monsters who came from the Western Forest Sea and the Northern Forest Sea secretly recognized Ning Fan's identity. Initially, they wanted to kill him and claim the reward from the Vine Sovereign.
However, as soon as they found out about Ning Fan's identity as a High Grade Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master and after seeing his Absolute Void Qi, none of them actually dared to attack him openly.
Some cultivators who came from the Han Cang Country in the Eastern Tree Sea recognized Ning Fan as the super expert who single-handedly annihilated the four clans of the Han Cang Clan.
Thus, the news of Ning Fan single-handedly annihilating the four clans of the Snow Pine Clan spread like wildfire in Jishui City. Many rumors speculated that Ning Fan's true strength was comparable to Guiyuan Taixu …
As soon as those old monsters who wanted to assassinate Ning Fan and claim the reward heard that Ning Fan's strength was so terrifying, all of them gave up on the idea.
Although the Vine Sovereign's reward was tempting, his life was even more precious. There was no need to offend an expert whose alchemy skills were the best in the Tree World and whose combat strength was comparable to the Origin Returning Realm for a mere reward …
In Jishui Royal Palace, the Bamboo Sovereign's cold expression was no longer as cold as before. Now, he wore a rare smile and prepared a banquet to welcome Ning Fan.
Other than Old Demon Fu Sang who was not in Jishui City, all the seven Void Fragmentation Realm elders of the Bamboo Palace attended the banquet.
If Ning Fan is just a Low Grade Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master, even though the Bamboo Sovereign would value him, he would not pay so much attention to him.
However, Ning Fan's pill refinement mastery had already reached the High Grade Sixth Revolution. It was enough to be the best in the entire Tree World. Even the Bamboo Sovereign did not dare to underestimate him.
Among the seven Void Fragmentation Realm elders in the Bamboo Palace, four of them expressed their intention to befriend Ning Fan. Only three Void Fragmentation Realm elders wore hostile expressions.
The Sixth Elder was an old-fashioned cultivator of the Profound Gate. He cultivated the Dao of Tree God and rarely engaged in battles in his life. He hated devil cultivators who killed people like scything flax the most. Therefore, he disliked Ning Fan.
The Fourth Elder was a cultivator at the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm. He was somewhat related to the Bai Li Clan. Currently, each of the eight Void Fragmentation Realm elders of the Bamboo Palace had three quotas. They could recommend Void Refinement Realm cultivators to participate in the selection of the successor of the Eighth Elder. Among the three people recommended by the Fourth Elder, one of them was Patriarch Bai Li …
The Fourth Elder looked at Ning Fan with a hint of hostility in his eyes.
However, due to Ning Fan's identity as a High Grade Sixth Revolution Pill Master, he did not make things difficult for him on the spot. Naturally, it was impossible for him to befriend Ning Fan.
The great elder was a Third Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation Realm cultivator. His eyes were also filled with hostility.
When he was young, he had received some kindness from the previous leader of the Stone Tree Clan.
The Stone Tree Clan was originally one of the twelve clans of the Cold Azure but it was annihilated by Ning Fan … That was why the great elder was looking at Ning Fan with hostility.
After the banquet ended, the Bamboo Sovereign summoned Ning Fan and promised him once again that if Ning Fan could cure Zu Zhu, he would certainly give Ning Fan enough Ancestral Tree Fruits to help him attain the Second Grade Rain Intent.
When Ning Fan left the main hall of the royal palace, it was already late at night.
Currently, there were no other High Grade Sixth Revolution Pill Masters in Jishui City other than Ning Fan.
The Bamboo Sovereign decided to wait for another month. After he brings the other pill refinement grandmasters here, he would then order everyone to cure Zu Zhu's illness.
Ning Fan pondered inwardly. It seems like I can only stay in Jishui City for a month. After curing Zu Zhu's illness one month later and obtaining the Ancestral Tree Fruits as a reward, he could then leave the Eastern Tree Sea …
However, where should I go after that?
Should I obey the Rain Sovereign's order and head to the Fire Tree Clan in the Western Tree Sea?
Ning Fan shook his head slightly. He had already offended the Vine Sovereign. It would be extremely dangerous for him to head to the Western Tree Sea now.
Perhaps the Zhu Rong Spring Water of the Fire Tree Clan was a great opportunity. However, this opportunity was located in a dangerous place. It was better for him not to take it.
Should I head to the Southern Tree Sea and meet the Snow Willow Devil Sovereign?
After pondering for a while, Ning Fan still shook his head. He and Liu Haoyue were just acquaintances. It was not necessary for him to head to the Southern Tree Sea.
Then, should I stay in the Tree World for a while longer or return to the Rain World directly after obtaining the Ancestral Tree Fruit?
Ning Fan sighed softly. He had just entered Jishui City but he was already regarded as an enemy by three Void Fragmentation Realm experts from the Bamboo Palace. The Eastern Tree Sea was also not a place for him to stay for long …
"Whether it's staying in the Tree World or returning to the Rain World, the most important thing now is to find a way to attain the First Grade Rain Intent … I wonder when my Rain Intent can attain the First Grade Rain Intent."
Ning Fan walked alone on the long street under the night sky. Unknowingly, there were no longer any cultivators around him.
He suddenly stopped walking. His eyes turned solemn. With a flick of his sleeve, a strong gust of wind blew in all directions. The long street in front of him turned into illusions and shattered into pieces!
"This is … the space of a heavenly dwelling!" Ning Fan said with a frown.
A moment ago, he was still walking on the long street of Jishui City. In the next moment, he was already taken into this heavenly dwelling space.
Without a doubt, someone in Jishui City was plotting against him. Even though they knew that his pill refinement mastery was the best in the Tree World, they still dared to plot against him!
Inside the heavenly dwelling space, a blood-red light suddenly shone. The figures of two elderly men who were riding tigers appeared. Both of them were Absolute Void Stage cultivators.
The eyes of the two elderly men that were looking at Ning Fan were blank and blank. However, they contained sharp killing intent!
They were assassins sent by the Bai Li Clan! They intended to assassinate Ning Fan on his way out of Jishui Palace!
Behind the two elderly men, there were seven Void Inquiry Stage and Void Pierce Stage assassins. All of them were riding blood tigers with cold eyes.
The seven Void Inquiry Stage and Void Pierce Stage assassins took out their blood banners at the same time. As they waved them, blood-red light filled the sky.
Just like the assassination attempt by the Bai Li Clan that day, the life force of the seven assassins was drained and they began to age rapidly.
As for the two Absolute Void Stage old men, they used a secret technique to absorb the blood-red light. Within a short period of time, their qi rose to the Origin Returning Absolute Void Stage!
"Kill!"
All of the assassins rode on their blood tigers and charged at Ning Fan from all directions.
Ning Fan was very sure that they were the assassins of the Bai Li Clan without a doubt. Thus, there was no need for him to show any mercy.
He took a step forward and turned into black robes. He raised his hand and extracted their souls. His sovereign qi rose and golden light shone brightly. At the same time, he activated the Third Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm and began a massacre in the heavenly dwelling …
After ten breaths of time, there was no one else in the heavenly dwelling other than Ning Fan. The air was filled with a thick smell of blood.
Among the nine assassins of the Bai Li Clan, Ning Fan had directly killed eight of them. What was strange was that none of them had primordial spirits or demon souls in their bodies. Ning Fan did not manage to capture any of their primordial spirits or demon souls. Thus, he was unable to search their memories …
Fortunately, he deliberately spared a Void Inquiry Stage assassin and captured him alive.
He tried to use the Soul Searching Technique on this person to find out why the Bai Li Clan was hostile towards him and what their intentions were.
However, as soon as he performed the Soul Searching Technique, the assassin's Sea of Consciousness suddenly exploded along with his entire body …
"I can't search his soul, huh …?"
Ning Fan remained silent. The cultivators of the Bai Li Clan did not have primordial spirits or demon souls. This was rather strange …
As the ninth assassin exploded, all nine of them died. Nine rays of blood-red light suddenly appeared in the silent sky and condensed into a duel invitation.
There was only one word on the duel invitation … 'Die'!
It was the third duel invitation sent by the clan leader of the Bai Li Clan!
Ning Fan's eyes flashed with a strange expression. This clan leader of the Bai Li Clan actually sent him a third duel invitation …
The clan leader of the Bai Li Clan had planted nine rays of blood-red light in the bodies of the nine assassins he sent this time. Once the nine assassins die, the blood-red light would condense into a duel invitation.
Could it be that the clan leader of the Bai Li Clan predicted that the assassination this time would fail? Is that why he sent the third duel invitation to Ning Fan through the deaths of the nine assassins?
Since he knew that the assassination would fail, why did he still send these assassins to their deaths?
Wait a minute. Sending them to their deaths!
Ning Fan seemed to have thought of something. He patted his storage pouch and took out the first two duel invitations. He looked at the word 'die' on the three duel invitations and fell into deep thought.
Every single one of the three duel invitations was illogical.
At first, Ning Fan could not understand why the clan leader of the Bai Li Clan would send a duel invitation every time he sent someone to assassinate him.
Only now did he vaguely understand the clan leader's intention.
The three duel invitations were filled with the clan leader's undying killing intent that was as deep as the ocean!
At first, Ning Fan's habitual thought was that the clan leader of the Bai Li Clan wanted to kill him by sending three duel invitations consecutively. That was why he was confused by the clan leader's contradictory behavior.
The clan leader clearly knew that the assassins he sent would not be able to kill Ning Fan but he still sent them to kill him.
Even though the clan leader knew that the actions of sending duel invitations were extremely arrogant and brainless, he still sent them again and again.
Now, he finally understood!
The undying killing intent in the duel invitations was not directed at Ning Fan but the members of the Bai Li Clan!
The word 'die' was not meant for Ning Fan but for the members of the Bai Li Clan!
It wanted every member of the Bai Li Clan who came to assassinate Ning Fan to die in his hands!
The reason why the clan leader sent three duel invitations to Ning Fan was because he wanted Ning Fan to kill all the members of the Bai Li Clan!
Based on this line of thought, the strange behavior of the clan leader of the Bai Li Clan in sending the duel invitations could be explained clearly.
However, what was the clan leader's goal? As the leader of the clan, why would he send his clansmen to their deaths on purpose?
Ning Fan frowned. He could not help but feel that the clan leader's actions revealed a strong and strange aura …
A thought flashed across his mind. He suddenly recalled that the Bai Li Clan's assassins did not have primordial spirits or demon souls in their bodies.
These two matters were equally strange. However, they seemed to be related in some way.
Ning Fan kept thinking about it but he felt that his thoughts were getting more and more complicated. He could not understand why the clan leader of the Bai Li Clan would send his clansmen to their deaths.
"What exactly is the clan leader of the Bai Li Clan planning …? What benefits does it bring him by sending his clansmen to their deaths …?"
"Could it be that even though this person is the clan leader of the Bai Li Clan, he has a deep grudge against the clan?"
Ning Fan lifted his palm and crushed the heavenly dwelling he was in, returning to the long street of Jishui City in the outside world.
On the long street, cultivators were passing by. None of them noticed that Ning Fan had been kept into the heavenly dwelling and started a massacre inside.
While walking on the long street, he felt a hint of uneasiness for the first time since he entered the Tree World.
He stopped in his tracks and took out the tortoiseshell. He wanted to use the three duel invitations for divination to find out a trace of the heavenly secret.
With Ning Fan's divination technique, it was impossible for him to find out the true motive of the clan leader of the Bai Li Clan.
What he wanted to divine was merely good or bad luck.
He wanted to know if the confrontation with the Bai Li Clan was good or bad.
After a series of divination, the tortoiseshell suddenly cracked … It was a sign of great misfortune!
Ning Fan's eyes suddenly turned cold.
The Bai Li Clan was just a Void Refinement Realm force after all. On the other hand, Ning Fan had Void Fragmentation Realm spiritual puppets and helpers with him. Why would there be a sign of great misfortune when he confronts the Bai Li Clan?!
Ning Fan asked himself. Even if he was no match for the Bamboo Sovereign, he would most likely be able to escape with his life.
Could it be that behind the strange behavior of the clan leader of the Bai Li Clan, there is a great danger that is even scarier than the Bamboo Sovereign …?
While Ning Fan was lost in his thoughts, an arrogant young lady's voice suddenly resounded in the night sky on the long street.
That arrogant voice made Ning Fan's eyes turn slightly cold.
"Humph! So you are Lu Bei of the Nether Luo Clan?! You have an Absolute Void Stage cultivation base and a High Grade Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm. You are really amazing. You even dared to directly reject my great grandfather who lowered his status and personally asked you to help our Fu Sang Clan. Do you actually look down on our Fu Sang Clan or do you know that you are too weak to be selected as the eighth elder of the Bamboo Palace?! Or perhaps, you are afraid of the Bai Li Clan and you don't dare to confront the king of the Bai Li Clan. What a coward! "
Ning Fan glanced at her from the corner of his eyes.
The one who spoke was a young lady in red robes. She looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. She had a beautiful appearance but there was a hint of arrogance in her eyes that was not concealed at all.
The young lady in red robes was just a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. However, the four female guards behind her were all at the Divine Transformation Realm.
As soon as the four female guards saw that their young mistress actually dared to speak rudely to Ning Fan, their faces turned pale. They stood in front of the young lady in red robes and apologized to Ning Fan.
"Master Lu, please forgive us! Our young mistress is young and ignorant. She spoke rudely but she definitely meant no harm! Master, please don't lower yourself to the same level as us juniors! "
"Our young mistress is Tang Yuan, the daughter of the clan leader of the Fu Sang Clan, Tang Xiong. I heard that Master Lu has a good relationship with the old ancestor and clan leader of my clan. Please don't blame our young mistress for her indiscreet remarks for the sake of our old ancestor and clan leader! "
This young lady in red robes was the little princess of the Fu Sang Clan.
Today, the selection of the eighth elder's successor was about to begin. As one of the three candidates recommended by Old Demon Fu Sang, Tang Xiong had already rushed to the Eastern Forest Sea from the Goumang Country in the Northern Forest Sea.
This young lady in red robes was called Tang Yuan. She was Tang Xiong's daughter. It had been a few days since she came to Jishui City with her father.
She had heard from her father that Ning Fan had refused to help the Fu Sang Clan and she was extremely dissatisfied.
She had the protection of a Void Fragmentation Realm old monster. Thus, she had always been arrogant and willful. Even though her cultivation base was at the Nascent Soul Realm, she dared to talk back to Void Refinement Realm old monsters without the slightest bit of fear.
She was not afraid of Ning Fan and even dared to speak rudely to him. However, the female guards behind her could sense how terrifying Ning Fan was …
It was as if a single glance from Ning Fan was enough to shatter all of their souls and kill them all!
When the four female guards faced Ning Fan, they felt a heavy pressure from him. That pressure was not inferior to that of the old demon Fu Sang …
Moreover, the four female guards also knew that Ning Fan was a High Grade Sixth Revolution Pill Refinement Master.
The four female guards were not arrogant and willful like Tang Yuan. They knew that Ning Fan was not someone that the declining Fu Sang Clan could afford to offend!
Therefore, the moment Tang Yuan insulted Ning Fan, the four female guards pleaded for her at the same time.
Ning Fan's eyes flashed and he retracted the coldness in his eyes.
If this lady was some other blind cultivator who came looking for trouble with him, he would not mind teaching her a lesson.
However, this lady was the little princess of the Fu Sang Clan. More or less, Ning Fan owed the Fu Sang Clan a favor that he had yet to repay. Thus, he was unwilling to attack her.
The corner of his lips curled up slightly and he said with a mocking smile. "Your name is very delicious. Tangyuan, huh? I haven't eaten it for a long time … "
It was not pleasant to hear but delicious …
He did not attack her. He just teased her verbally as a counterattack. That was all.
After that, Ning Fan walked past the five women in front of him and walked towards the end of the long street.
Tang Yuan's pretty face bloomed like a peach blossom. She was extremely embarrassed and angry!
Her name was obviously Tang Yuan and not Tangyuan. Ning Fan was really bold. He actually dared to make fun of her name!
"Lu Bei, you coward! You don't dare to accept my grandfather's request. You don't dare to fight for the position of the eighth elder. You don't dare to fight against the clan leader of the Bai Li Clan. I look down on you! "
Ning Fan suddenly stopped walking and turned around with a cold look.
All of a sudden, the four female guards wanted to cry but they had no tears. They secretly blamed their young mistress for being reckless.
He didn't want to argue with you and let you go once. Yet, you actually went to look for trouble with him … You're just courting death!
Now, your father, Tang Xiong, has something to deal with and he's not in Jishui City.
Even though your grandfather, Old Demon Fu Sang, is a Void Fragmentation Realm old monster, he is far away in the Northern Forest Sea. It's even more impossible for him to come and protect you.
If you provoke him and anger him, who will be able to protect your little life?
"Master Lu, please calm down …" The four female guards still wanted to plead for mercy. However, Ning Fan shook his head, indicating that he did not intend to blame them.
However, his tone no longer had the intention to tease them. Instead, it began to become cold.
His cold words were like the icy blades from the netherworld. When they entered Tang Yuan's ears, her delicate body shivered and she looked at Ning Fan with a little fear.
"I … I just said a few words to you. What do you want to do to me?! Don't tell me you want to lower yourself to the same level as a little girl like me? Aren't you a great hero? If you attack me, all the cultivators in the Tree World will laugh at you … "
Just a moment ago, Tang Yuan was still calling Ning Fan a coward. Now that she realized that Ning Fan was not someone she could mess with, she changed her tone and called him a great hero.
This woman really had no moral principles at all. She immediately admitted defeat when the situation turned bad.
"Tell Senior Fu Sang to be careful of Bai Li!"
Ning Fan gave Tang Yuan and the other female guards a final warning. Then, his figure flashed and disappeared.
Even if it was for the sake of the Fu Sang Clan, Ning Fan would not be calculative with a silly little girl.
He owed the Fu Sang Clan a favor. Therefore, he gave them a warning.
There was a huge danger hidden behind the Bai Li Clan. Even Ning Fan was very wary of this danger and he was not willing to touch it recklessly …
Perhaps it was an illusion, but Ning Fan faintly felt that the air of the Eastern Forest Sea was filled with a sense of tranquility as if a storm was coming.
Perhaps there was a huge danger hidden behind the Bai Li Clan …
And this danger might possibly set off a catastrophe in the entire Eastern Forest Sea …
Perhaps everything was just an illusion.
However, I hope that the sense of danger that the Bai Li Clan gave me is just an illusion …
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