When Ning Fan sensed Wei Xuan's Qi, he felt slightly relieved.
Wei Xuan would definitely help him. With Wei Xuan's mediation, killing the Vine Sovereign wouldn't cause any trouble in the Higher Domain.
"Since Brother Lu doesn't have the confidence to deal with the Four Heavens Deacons, how about this? You leave the Vine King Palace first. I will settle the matters here!" said Liu Haoyue righteously.
Ning Fan smiled faintly. This Liu Haoyue is indeed a person worth befriending.
"There's no need for that. I'm quite confident in dealing with these Four Heavenly Deacons now. Brother Liu, please lead the way to the Vine King Palace! "
"This … Alright."
Liu Haoyue did not ask much. Both of them turned into rays of light and flew into the Vine King Palace in the city.
In the main hall, the Bamboo Emperor sat on the main seat while two cultivators sat on the guest seats. They were the Four Heavenly Deacons.
One of them was an old man in black robes. His cultivation base was at the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm.
He was none other than Wei Xuan who had given Ning Fan the opportunity in the Star Palace in the past.
Sensing Ning Fan's arrival, Wei Xuan slowly opened his eyes. He looked at Ning Fan with a hint of disbelief and then gave him a friendly smile.
The other person was dressed in a fiery red Daoist robe. He was a handsome young man with a Daoist bun. His cultivation base was at the Sixth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm!
The corner of the young man's lips curled into a faint smile. He played with the teacup in his hand and ignored the others.
After sensing Ning Fan's arrival, the young man suddenly raised his head. Four fiery red stars lit up on his glabella. His eyes were like blazing flames as he stared at Ning Fan!
"You're Lu Bei, the one who killed the Vine Sovereign?" The young man's tone was filled with anger.
"Yes!" Ning Fan took half a step back. His heart was slightly startled and he replied in a clear voice.
The Yin Yang Flame in Ning Fan's body was slightly out of control when the young man's gaze landed on him.
Fortunately, Ning Fan immediately circulated his Minor Five Elements Physique to suppress the flames that were about to go out of control. The way he looked at the young man in Daoist robe carried a hint of fear.
"Inextinguishable Fire Physique!" Ning Fan's expression did not change but he was inwardly shocked. He had seen through the physique of the young man in daoist robes.
"Minor Five Elements Body!" The young man in Daoist robes was rather surprised when he realized that his ability could not make Ning Fan's flames go out of control.
"Haha, don't be nervous. Let me introduce you. This deacon is the Young Clan Master of the Chu Clan of the Northern Heaven Immortal World's Trueflame Planet — Chu Youran. He also has another identity … He is one of the Four Sons of the Northern Sky of this generation. People call him Emperor Nan! "
Wei Xuan stood up politely and introduced the young man in Daoist robes to Ning Fan.
His intimate expression towards Ning Fan was not fake at all. It was as if the two of them had a deep friendship.
Liu Haoyue and the Bamboo Emperor were stunned. They did not understand why the high and mighty Four Heaven Deacons would be so polite to a cultivator from a lower realm.
One should know that even if they were Divine Emperors from the lower worlds, they were rarely treated politely by the four deacons.
They were immortal officials from the Upper Realm, after all. Every single one of them had a sense of superiority, and they generally looked down on cultivators from the Lower Realm.
Therefore, Liu Haoyue and the Bamboo Sovereign found it unbelievable that Wei Xuan was so polite to Ning Fan.
Chu Youran was slightly startled. Obviously, she did not expect that Wei Xuan would be so polite to Ning Fan.
Then, his eyes swept back and forth between Wei Xuan and Ning Fan, revealing a meaningful smile. "Uncle Wei, may I ask if this Lu Bei is your descendant …?"
"That's right!"
"Could he be …"
"That's right!"
The conversation between the two of them contained a hidden meaning that only the authorities could understand.
Ning Fan, however, had some deductions from the information revealed in their conversation.
This Chu Youran was very polite to Wei Xuan. He even addressed him as uncle. Obviously, the Chu Clan of True Flame Star and the Wei Clan of He Luo were old friends.
It was highly possible that Chu Youran was a friend and not an enemy.
As for Chu Youran's last sentence, he seemed to have guessed Ning Fan's identity.
Ning Fan was not sure what exactly Chu Youran had guessed.
Just as he was pondering, Wei Xuan sent him a telepathic message. "The old ancestor of the Chu Clan was your master's best friend. Unfortunately, he had already passed away before your master was in trouble. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have watched your master being bullied by the White Devil Sect and betrayed by Han Nietian … There are still a few Void Fragmentation Realm old men in the Chu Clan. On the day when the Ancient Heavenly Court opens, these people will find an excuse to enter the Ancient Heavenly Court from the Path of Four Heavens and help you kill Han Nietian! "
"I see."
Ning Fan nodded his head. It seemed like this Chu Youran was indeed a friend and not an enemy.
As for the things he had guessed previously, he was probably guessing that Ning Fan was the disciple of the Old Devil.
After knowing Ning Fan's identity, Chu Youran's gaze towards Ning Fan was filled with friendliness. He stood up and said with a smile.
"It turns out that Brother Lu is Senior Han's outstanding disciple. No wonder you could subdue the ferocious beast Nie Li and kill the Vine Sovereign with your Absolute Void Stage cultivation base. With such impressive achievements, you really live up to your master's reputation! "It seemed like this Chu Youran held the Old Devil in high esteem and admired him very much.
However, the words he said did not seem to be law-abiding.
He was a deacon of the Four Heavens who came to investigate the death of the Vine Sovereign.
When he spoke, he did not seek justice for the fallen Vine Sovereign nor did he reprimand Ning Fan for killing the Vine Sovereign. He also did not investigate whether Ning Fan was a cultivator from another world. On the contrary, he stood on Ning Fan's side and praised him for killing the Vine Sovereign. Such remarks really did not match his status as a deacon.
Liu Haoyue was speechless. Initially, he was worried that these two deacons of the Four Heavens would cause trouble for Ning Fan. Now, it seemed like these two deacons of the Four Heavens actually had a close relationship with Ning Fan.
The Bamboo Sovereign found it even more unbelievable. He could not figure out how Ning Fan, a cultivator from the lower world, could get in touch with the deacons of the Four Heavens from the upper world.
Judging from the situation, these two deacons of the Four Heavens were going to show favoritism to Ning Fan.
As expected, Chu Youran's next few questions made the two sovereigns not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Lu Bei, let me ask you. Were you the one who killed the Vine Sovereign?"
"Yes!"
"Why did you kill him?"
"He sent his men to hunt me down first. I was just retaliating."
"Oh. So it was the Vine Sovereign who provoked you first. In that case, he deserved to die. A Divine Sovereign of the Tree World went after a junior of the Absolute Void Stage for no reason but failed and got killed instead. He deserved it … Hehe. Alright, the investigation is over. My opinion is that the Vine Sovereign of the Tree World deserved to die after Lu Bei. Lu Bei doesn't need to bear any responsibility. Hmm? What do you think, Uncle Wei? "Chu Youran asked with a smile.
"I agree with Deacon Chu's opinion." Wei Xuan chuckled.
"If that's the case, I'll take my leave first. I'll return to the Four Heavens and report the results of this investigation to the Four Primordial Sects … Sigh. Uncle Wei and I have been working so hard to investigate the case in the lower world. Unfortunately, the people of the Four Primordial Sects won't even look at the results of our investigation. To them, the death of a Void Fragmentation Realm Divine Sovereign in the lower world is just a trivial matter. They won't care about it at all. They can't even manage the affairs of the Four Heavenly Immortals, so why would they care about the trivial matters in the lower world … "
Chu Youran looked meaningfully at Liu Haoyue and the Bamboo Emperor. His last words were a reminder to the Bamboo and Liu Emperors.
Even though he had obviously shown favoritism to Ning Fan, it would be useless even if he reports this matter to the Four Primordial Sects.
It was better for the two sovereigns to pretend that they did not see the matter of favoritism today and not meddle in other people's business.
After that, he cupped his fists at Wei Xuan and Ning Fan. Then, he took out a star compass and summoned a star door. With a single step, he stepped into the star door and returned to the Four Heavens.
What Chu Youran did not know was that the Bamboo Sovereign owed Ning Fan a favor of saving his life. Sovereign Liu regarded Ning Fan as his bosom friend and he could not wait for Ning Fan to get away from his crime. Thus, he did not have any opinion about Chu Youran's favoritism.
Today, the two deacons and the two tree sovereigns in the Vine King Palace were Ning Fan's subordinates.
Today, Ning Fan was completely cleared of any crime.
"Hehe. The investigation of the deacons of the Four Heavens has ended. Brother Lu is not guilty. Both of us are relieved. We will take our leave first." Liu Haoyue and the Bamboo Sovereign knew that Ning Fan was no longer in trouble.
In the Vine King Palace, only Ning Fan and Wei Xuan were left.
Ning Fan looked at Wei Xuan and did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Senior Wei, did you purposely descend to the Mortal World this time to absolve me of my crime?"
"That's right! When I received the dossier on the Vine Sovereign's death and saw that you were the one who killed the Vine Sovereign, I immediately brought Chu Youran to the Lower Realm to help you. "
"Many thanks!" Ning Fan solemnly cupped his fists towards Wei Xuan.
This time, Ning Fan felt a little strange about the experience of selling the Vine Sovereign for personal gain. He was a devil cultivator. He would not deny the fact that he had killed the Vine Sovereign. However, he also did not have the intention to compromise and please the deacons of the Four Heavens to absolve himself of his crime.
However, Wei Xuan came all the way to the Mortal World to absolve Ning Fan of his crime. Ning Fan appreciated his kindness.
"Hehe. What are you thanking me for? You are Old Man Han's disciple which means you are also my disciple. Why can't I help you? Why do you need to thank me?" Wei Xuan waved his hand, indicating that Ning Fan did not need to thank him.
Then, he continued, "Next time, do it more discreetly. Don't let anyone see you …"
In other words, he was telling Ning Fan to do it more discreetly the next time he kills a divine sovereign from the Mortal World. As long as no one sees it, no one would care.
"Understood. Ning Fan will remember Senior's teachings."
"Mm. That's good …"
Wei Xuan stroked his beard and looked at Ning Fan with satisfaction.
It had only been a few years since they last met and Ning Fan had actually advanced step by step to the Absolute Void Stage from a mere Divine Transformation Realm cultivator.
Moreover, Ning Fan was not an ordinary Absolute Void Stage cultivator. In a fit of rage, he even destroyed the Vine Sovereign …
As far as Wei Xuan knew, the Vine Sovereign and Moksha Sovereign were both cultivators at the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm. They were not much weaker than Moksha Sovereign.
Since Ning Fan could fight against the Vine Sovereign, he was qualified to challenge Moksha Sovereign …
"This incident has caused a huge commotion. I have already told Old Han about your deeds. You can even kill the Vine Sovereign. I believe he will be proud of you …"
"Achoo!" In the Sword Realm, Old Devil Han was sitting leisurely in a Glacial Sword City when he suddenly sneezed.
"Who's badmouthing me behind my back? You made me sneeze!" Old Demon Han was the first to curse.
"How disrespectful! This Ning brat's behavior was simply disrespecting his elders! He actually single-handedly destroyed the Vine Hall of the Tree World … But he didn't even ask me, his master, to go with him! How disrespectful! "Old Demon Han looked at the jade slip that Wei Xuan had sent over and cursed again.
"Little Ning is too weak. He's really fast. He's dozens of times faster than me when I was young … Hmph, that's not right! As a man, what good was there in being fast? What was important was endurance! Endurance is the most important thing! I can last longer than Little Ning. I'm proud! I'm proud! "Old Devil Han cursed for the third time.
"Old Man Wei said that Little Ning will go to the Ancient Heavenly Court in another forty years to fight against that evil disciple …" Old Devil's expression suddenly turned silent and revealed a worried expression.
"Little Ning, I don't care whether I kill that evil disciple or not. But you can't die. You must be careful … You're my only disciple …"
...
After having a secret conversation with Ning Fan for a few hours, Wei Xuan left a bulging storage pouch for Ning Fan and returned to the Fourth Heavenly Court.
What he discussed with Ning Fan was the matter of going to the Ancient Heavenly Court to help him forty years later.
In the storage pouch that he passed to Ning Fan, there were nearly a hundred bottles of Peak Sixth Revolution Pills. All of them were pills that could increase one's cultivation base at the Absolute Void Stage …
These pills were collected by Wei Xuan with great difficulty just to give to Ning Fan to help him increase his cultivation base.
Other than that, Wei Xuan had also collected more than forty Void Refinement Realm Dao Fruits and three Void Fragmentation Realm Dao Fruits from somewhere.
With his current cultivation base at the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, it was definitely not easy for him to obtain so many pills and Dao Fruits.
Ning Fan was very grateful to Wei Xuan. He would always remember the kindness that Wei Xuan had shown him and he would definitely repay him in the future.
After Wei Xuan left, Ning Fan followed Liu Haoyue to the Treasure Storing Heavenly Dwelling in the inner hall of the Vine King Palace.
As soon as he entered the heavenly dwelling, Ning Fan's eyes scanned through the hundreds of generations of accumulations of the Vine Palace and his eyes were filled with astonishment!
With the Evil Fruit, the pills that Wei Xuan gave him and the hundred generations of accumulation of the Vine Hall, it would not be difficult for Ning Fan to break through to the Origin Returning Great Void Stage!
Moreover, most of the obstacles on his path to the Void Fragmentation Realm could be eliminated with the help of the countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the vine palace!
"Brother Ning! Since you killed the Vine Sovereign, all the treasures in the Vine Hall should belong to you. Look at these things. Are you satisfied? "Liu Haoyue asked with a smile.
He, the Divine Emperor of the Liu Palace, had no shortage of elixirs and treasures for cultivation.
However, to Ning Fan, the savings of the Vine Palace was definitely an unimaginably huge amount of wealth …
That was a quarter of the wealth of the Tree World! (To be continued.)
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