"If the rain doesn't betray me, I won't betray the rain …" The Rain Sovereign stood at the peak of the sea of clouds and stared at the eight large words on the mountain below him with a gloomy expression.
These eight words were carved by Ning Fan with sword light.
It had been ten days since the Rain Sovereign stood there and read the words.
Ten days ago, Ning Fan killed King Lan Ling and left the Heavenly Cloud Country.
During these ten days, the Rain Sovereign kept thinking about Ning Fan's words and did not know what to do.
"Should I become this young man's enemy or become his friend …?"
"This young man can kill the Vine Sovereign. His threat is no less than Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou in the past. As long as he remains in the Rain World, it will be impossible for the Rain World to be completely under my control … As expected, it's better to get rid of this young man. However …"
The Rain Sovereign frowned and took out an ancient bronze token. An ancient beast's head was carved on the token.
"However, Ning Fan has the Broken Five Evil Separation Technique. If I want to kill him, my strength alone is certainly not enough. I certainly need to borrow the power of the divine beast in the sacrificial altar. Only in this way can I kill the Thunder Sovereign in the past without any loopholes … Quick!"
The Rain Sovereign suddenly sent a few voice transmissions to the ancient beast token. No one knew what he was saying.
After a long time, the beast token suddenly glowed faintly and a voice transmission entered the Rain Sovereign's ears.
"I'm currently in seclusion and it's already at a critical juncture. I will only come out of seclusion after at least one hundred years. Don't look for me to kill him for now!"
As soon as he heard that, the Rain Sovereign's face immediately turned pale.
"One hundred years … Do I have to wait for another hundred years before I can kill this young man? Humph! Forget it. It's just a hundred years. I can afford to wait! "
"However, I can't let this young man handle the matter of going to the Immortal Burning Valley to retrieve the Emergence Pill no matter what. I need to think of another way … I have a few good friends in the Fire World and the Earth World. If I ask them to help me retrieve the pill, I will certainly have to pay a huge price …" The Rain Sovereign was deep in thought.
...
During these ten days, Ning Fan brought Ming Que, Mei Chen and the cloaked lady back to Yue Country on the ancient golden sword.
He did not stay in the Rain Palace. Outsiders did not know that he had already fallen out with the Rain Sovereign.
He was eager to return to Yue Country to recuperate for a period of time. until his internal injuries were fully healed. Then, he would use the Rain Technique to find his mother and fulfill his wish.
Ming Que's face was filled with anger along the way. She ignored Ning Fan. Initially, she wanted to eat until she was full in the pill chamber of the Rain Palace. However, she was forcefully brought back to Yue Country by Ning Fan.
On the other hand, the mysterious cloaked lady didn't say anything. She only exchanged glances with Ning Fans once in a while and gave him a sly smile with an inexplicable meaning.
Along the way, Mei Chen was the only one who could talk to Ning Fan.
Mei Chen was speechless, extremely speechless.
Today, her injuries had fully healed and her cultivation base had even reached the Third Break Realm. However, she still found it hard to withstand his aura force.
Whenever he talked to Ning Fan, he always had a strange feeling of being inferior to him.
This feeling was very familiar. In the past, when she was reduced to a small black sable, Ning Fan forcefully kept her as his demon pet. Back then, she also had the same feeling of being dwarfed.
"I'm a dignified Third Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation Realm cultivator. To think that I couldn't even withstand that stinky man's primordial qi force. This is simply unbelievable …"
"Speaking of which, isn't this stinky man's cultivation speed a little too fast? I haven't seen him for just a few years and he has actually advanced from the Void Inquiry Stage to the Grand Void Stage … If I have a few more years, tens of years or even hundreds of years, my cultivation base will certainly not be as high as his."
"At that time, if he wants to forcefully keep me as his demon pet, I certainly won't be able to resist … In the end, I still have to be his demon pet …"
If she becomes someone else's demon pet, she would rather die than be willing to do so.
However, if she becomes Ning Fan's demon pet, it didn't seem to be something unacceptable.
While Mei Chen was talking, she occasionally looked at Ning Fan with complicated eyes. She seemed to be helpless and pondering. Even she herself could not tell what she was feeling.
She was already very beautiful in the first place. When she was in the Demon Sinister Forest, she was called Mei Ji by Wan Gui. After her injuries were fully healed, her face became even more radiant.
At this moment, her eyes were blurry, adding a myriad of demonic charm to them. She had a kind of beauty that could move one's soul.
Ning Fan carefully studied Mei Chen and felt that she was indeed very beautiful at this moment.
Her beautiful face coupled with the cold temperament of a Yellow Spring Sable was enough to be called cold and elegant.
"Peerless beauty in the world, it's a waste to be a sable … to be a demon pet …" Ning Fan teased. It was an unintentional remark.
"What do you mean … What do you mean by 'it's a waste to be a demon pet' …" Mei Chen's face suddenly turned red.
Judging from Ning Fan's tone, he didn't want her to be his demon pet anymore. Instead, he decided to let her serve on his bed and offer her beauty?
Dream on. I haven't even decided to be his demon pet and he already wants to take a step further?
Recalling the two times when Ning Fan touched her body, Mei Chen lost her composure.
Looking at her curvaceous body and Ning Fan's faint smile, Mei Chen felt inexplicably displeased.
According to the legends, there was a kind of lecherous person in the world who could seduce women with just his gaze and imagine women thousands of times in his Sea of Consciousness. Could it be that Ning Fan was that kind of person and he was thinking about taking advantage of her just now?
"Shameless! I'm not going to show you anymore. Let's see how you can imagine! "
* Swoosh *
Mei Chen shook her body and turned back into the body of a small black sable. Her expression showed that she didn't want to talk to Ning Fan.
Ning Fan was startled. He didn't think too much about why Mei Chen was angry. When he saw Mei Chen turning back into a sable, he was filled with emotions and held the small sable in his arms.
"In the past, when I was still at the Harmonious Spirit Realm, I carried you like this and fought in the Demon Sinister Forest. Time really flies … "
"Initially, I found a High Grade Seventh Revolution Pill for you to heal your injuries. I didn't expect that you have already recovered … But this is good too. Seeing that you are fine, I can rest assured …"
When Ning Fan said that, he couldn't help but look at the cloaked woman deeply.
The pill that Mei Chen needed to heal her injuries was given by the cloaked woman. However, Ning Fan still didn't know why the cloaked woman would give it to Mei Chen.
He wasn't in a hurry to ask the cloaked woman's purpose. At least, after confirming her identity, he was roughly sure that she didn't have any evil intentions.
The small sable in his arms was struggling. She didn't like the feeling of being hugged by Ning Fan.
However, when she heard that Ning Fan actually cared about her injuries and even helped her find a High Grade Seventh Revolution Pill, her mind was in a mess and she stopped struggling.
"This stinky man actually went through so much trouble to find a pill for me to heal my injuries. T-This …" The small sable couldn't stay calm anymore.
...
The news of Ning Fan killing Prince Lan Ling had shaken the entire Rain World in just ten days.
Ning Fan returned to Yue Country. The golden sword light would certainly cause a series of panic in the cultivation countries that he passed by.
After several years of silence, Su Yi's reputation in the Rain World instantly rose to a whole new level.
There were only a few Void Fragmentation Realm experts in the Rain World. Ning Fan could even kill Prince Lan Ling who was at the Void Fragmentation Realm. It was imaginable how fearsome his name was.
The scariest thing was that Ning Fan had killed a Void Fragmentation Realm expert of the Rain World in front of the Rain Sovereign but the Rain Sovereign did not punish him at all …
Those who were observant began to speculate whether the Rain Emperor's behavior was to protect and connive, or because he was afraid …
Some of them were also guessing the meaning behind the words that Ning Fan left on the Cloud Mountain of the Rain Palace.
When this news spread to the Southeast Continent, all the cultivators in the Southeast Continent, except for the Yue State, fell into a state of unrest.
Even some of the devil cultivators in the southeast who were numb to killing would turn pale when they heard Ning Fan's name.
When the cultivators of the State of Yue heard about this, most of them were in awe and not panic.
Ning Fan was the city lord of Seven Apricot City, but in reality, he could be considered as the Secret Master of Yue Country.
The greater his notoriety, the higher his status in Yue Country.
In the past, the country of Yue was only a low rank cultivation country. But now, the country of Yue had merged with more than ten cultivation countries and was promoted to a high rank cultivation country, dominating the southeastern continent.
Currently, Ning Fan's reputation was growing day by day. Among the many cultivation countries in the Rain World, almost none of them dared to offend Yue Country.
As a Yue Country cultivator, he felt a little proud.
When Ning Fan returned to Yue Country's Seven Apricot City, he discovered that there were many envoys from other countries in the city.
These envoys were all sent by the neighboring countries of the Yue Kingdom. They came to Seven Apricot City to deliver generous gifts, wanting to further their relationship with the Yue Kingdom.
There were also countless envoys from the southeastern cultivators who were still on their way to the State of Yue.
Some came to befriend him, some came to test him …
These envoys did not even need Xu Qiuling to receive them. The three commanders of Seven Apricot City would naturally deal with them.
Ning Fan, of course, would not ask about these trivial matters. To him, recuperating his internal injuries was the most important thing.
Of course, there were some things that he had to do before recuperating.
Ning Fan took out the countless spoils of war that he had obtained in the battle of the Tree World and used them to fill the storehouse of Seven Apricot City.
After overturning the Vine Palace and killing countless Void Fragmentation Realm cultivators, the countless cultivation resources that Ning Fan obtained were enough to make any Void Fragmentation Realm old monsters jealous.
With these cultivation resources, it was enough for the cultivators of Seven Apricot City to enjoy for the rest of their lives.
As for the Sixth and Seventh Revolution Pills, Ning Fan only kept some precious pills.
As for those pills that he could not use for the time being such as poisonous pills and unorthodox pills, he gave all of them to Ming Que for her to consume. It was probably the compensation for bringing her back to Yue Country by force.
After taking Ning Fan's pills, Ming Que's face instantly turned smiley again. Her obedient look made Ning Fan speechless.
After the cloaked woman returned to Seven Apricot City, she no longer traveled with Ning Fan. She went alone to Seven Apricot City's Godly Void Pavilion. Ning Fan did not stop her.
After staying in Seven Apricot City for a while, he immediately went to a barren mountain a thousand li away to meet Mu Luo who was living alone in a thatched hut.
There was a solitary pavilion outside the thatched cottage, and within it sat a short black-robed old man. He was drinking wine by himself, and he was the loose demon Mu Luo's avatar.
When Ning Fan appeared outside the lone pavilion, Mu Luo's murky eyes suddenly flashed with a ray of hope. However, he concealed it in the next instant.
"Oh? You're back? How was the trip to the Tree World … Uh, wait a minute. Your cultivation … You've succeeded in Essence Returning?! "
Mu Luo lived alone in the barren mountain. He did not interact with the cultivators of the outside world. Thus, he was still unaware of Ning Fan's return to the Rain World and his killing of Lan Ling.
He knew that Ning Fan had entered the Tree World and he even requested Ning Fan to search for the whereabouts of the Ming Luo Clan in the Tree World.
Now that they saw Ning Fan's return, they were naturally filled with anticipation. They wanted to know if the Nether Luo Clan was still safe and sound.
However, when he sensed Ning Fan's powerful Essence Returning Qi, all of Mu Luo's words were stuck in his throat.
Ning Fan's current cultivation base was undoubtedly at the Essence Returning Grand Void Stage. Besides, the density of his magic power was comparable to an ordinary First Destruction Realm cultivator.
Before Ning Fan entered the Tree World, his cultivation base was just at the Void Inquiry Stage …
Mu Luo really wanted to know what Ning Fan had done after entering the Tree World and what kind of opportunity he had obtained that allowed him to advance to the Essence Returning Grand Void Stage from the Void Inquiry Stage in just two short years!
Black light flashed around Mu Luo's body. He instantly disappeared from the pavilion and appeared three zhang * (3.33m per zhang) in front of Ning Fan.
Originally, he wanted to ask Ning Fan about his Essence Returning Grand Void Stage. However, when his gaze fell on the purple seal on the left side of Ning Fan's face, his eyes were filled with shock.
"This is … an Immortal Realm seal! How did you get hit by such a powerful sealing technique?! "His tone was filled with concern.
This sealing technique was profound and unfathomable. It had already reached the Immortal Realm. Due to its high level, even the likes of the Rain Sovereign could not tell that this purple rune was a seal.
Ming Que and Mei Chen could not tell. If the two of them could tell how powerful this seal was, they would probably be burning with anxiety.
Originally, the cloaked lady was the only one who could tell that this purple rune was an Immortal Realm seal.
Mu Luo's true body was at the Rogue Demon Realm. He could also tell how powerful this sealing technique was.
With just a glance, Mu Luo deeply felt that this seal was difficult to break.
Besides, he thought about it further. The person who could cast an Immortal Realm sealing technique on Ning Fan would certainly not be a nobody.
Such a person would not exist in the Three Lower Realms or the Three Middle Realms. Only the Three Upper Realms would have such a person.
If it wasn't a rogue immortal who planted this seal, it would be a cultivator at the Eighth Break Realm or Ninth Break Realm who paid a huge price to plant this seal!
Mu Luo inwardly guessed that Ning Fan had probably fought with some old monster in the Three Upper Realms and was planted with a sinister Immortal Realm seal by the other party.
"My cultivation base has indeed succeeded in returning to the Essence Returning Grand Void Stage. The details of returning grand void stage are not worth mentioning. As for the sealing technique that I was afflicted with … The person who cast the technique has already died in my hands. Let's talk about this later. "
Ning Fan's tone was extremely indifferent. However, when his words fell into Mu Luo's ears, he was greatly shocked.
The old monster who planted the seal on Ning Fan had actually died in Ning Fan's hands. This news was just too shocking for Mu Luo.
The person who was able to plant this seal on him was at least an Eighth Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation Realm old monster. However, he actually died in Ning Fan's hands …
Mu Luo really wanted to know what Ning Fan had actually done in the Tree World during these two short years.
Ning Fan, however, waved his hand, signaling Mu Luo to calm down. Then, he gave Mu Luo a mysterious smile. "Senior, aren't you concerned about the current situation of the Nether Luo Clan?"
"What? You mean … "Mu Luo was overjoyed.
When Ning Fan mentioned the two words' current situation 'of the Nether Luo Clan, he was implying that the Nether Luo Clan had yet to be annihilated and was still existing in the Tree World.
After hearing that his clan was not annihilated because of his disappearance, Mu Luo was naturally overjoyed.
"Senior, don't be anxious. This junior has brought back another piece of good news when I returned to the Rain World this time. Umbrella World, keep! "
Ning Fan patted his storage pouch and took out a blood-red paper umbrella. He slowly opened it and kept Mu Luo's clone into the umbrella world.
With his current cultivation base, it was naturally not enough to keep Mu Luo.
Mu Luo had been living with Ning Fan for a long time. He trusted Ning Fan enough. That was why he allowed Ning Fan to keep him into the umbrella world.
As soon as he entered the umbrella world, Mu Luo realized that he was on a continent that stretched for millions of li * (500m per li).
He was standing in front of an incomparably thick gigantic bamboo forest in the Xiang Fei Bamboo Forest.
At first, he did not know what the good news that Ning Fan mentioned was and why he was kept into the umbrella world.
When he spread out his spirit sense, he realized that there were countless members of the Nether Luo Clan living in this sea of bamboo. He was immediately overjoyed but also a little disappointed.
"Little Friend Ning has actually brought the entire Nether Luo Clan back to the Rain World. Hehe. This is indeed good news …"
There were not many members of the Nether Luo Clan left. There were only one hundred thousand of them. It was still a far cry from its former prosperity.
However, to Mu Luo, as long as the Nether Luo Clan was not completely annihilated, it was already great news.
Moreover, Ning Fan had gone through a lot of trouble to bring the entire Nether Luo Clan back to the Rain World. Naturally, it was also good news.
Even though it was obviously good news, Mu Luo still felt disappointed.
He did not know what he was looking forward to. Could it be that he was hoping that Ning Fan would give him another surprise in the umbrella world?
A person whom he had let down two million years ago and a debt that he could never repay for his entire life …
"Mu … Mu Luo, is that you …?"
Suddenly, the trembling voice of a woman came from the gigantic bamboo.
A beautiful woman in green robes slowly walked out of the gigantic bamboo. She stared at Mu Luo blankly. Her heart felt like it had been hollowed out in an instant. She even forgot to breathe in disbelief.
Mu Luo suddenly turned his head. All of his expressions froze the moment he saw the woman's face. Then, tears flowed down his cheeks.
Two million years of loneliness, two million years of guilt … and the heart-wrenching longing that he had for two million years.
"Secluded Bamboo!"
...
Ning Fan stroked the blood umbrella in his hand outside a lonely pavilion on a desolate mountain and smiled knowingly.
Does this count as me repaying Mu Luo's kindness of protecting Yue Country?
The hollow bamboo is not heartless. The rootless wood is not heartless either …
That's good. (To be continued.)
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