Ning Fan knew where his bottom line was.
He had defeated Yun Xiaoxiang by relying on the might of Lei Zhenzi.
He had defeated the Vine Sovereign, the Rain Sovereign, the Moksha Sovereign, the Cloud Lion, and the sect master of the three realms by relying on external forces.
His true strength was enough to crush a Second Demolisher, but would be limited to a Third Demolisher.
Ning Fan had the strength to fight against a cultivator of the Third Break Realm, but it was hard to tell who would win.
"If I can win, then I will fight with my own strength. If I can't win, then even if I have to borrow the power of external objects, I will seize all the caves here! "
Ning Fan only cared about the result. He did not care about the process.
He stepped on the rain of one billion swords and flew toward the 22nd floor.
The 22nd level of the Grotto-Heaven was a vast ocean, and the Grotto-Heaven was built on the seabed.
The one guarding the 22nd floor was an old man who cultivated the demonic blood of the Black Tortoise. People called him Old Monster Dong Lin.
This was a fat old man with a rather comical appearance. He had suffered some injuries in the process of fighting for the first 20 levels of the cave.
He was a demon cultivator at the Third Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm. The combat power of his Black Tortoise demon blood was not to be underestimated.
He was recuperating when he suddenly opened his eyes, revealing an indifferent expression.
"Another Residence Snatcher …?"
Old Monster Dong Lin stood up slowly with a slightly solemn expression.
He walked out of the cave and parted the sea. He stood on the surface of the sea and raised his head to look at the sky. His expression became even more serious.
In the sky, a black-robed young man stepped on a billion sword lights, and like an unstoppable sharp sword, he rushed over.
With Old Monster Donglin's insight, he could tell with a single glance that this young man couldn't be underestimated.
The young man's sword momentum was too strong.
That sword aura was the undefeatable aura that he had accumulated after defeating all the cultivators along the way.
"This person's cultivation base is clearly only at the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm. However, by relying on the two great abilities of incarnation and soul extraction, his aura is infinitely close to the Third Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm. This man is stepping on a billion sword lights. If all of them were to attack at the same time, even I would have a hard time dealing with them … This kid's strength is comparable to a Three Breaking Realm cultivator! If this old man wasn't injured, I would have a fifty-fifty chance of winning against him. But now, my chance of winning is less than thirty percent … "
"Even if the odds aren't high, I won't give up my abode so easily!"
The strong had their own pride and arrogance.
Old Monster Dong Lin didn't have a striking appearance, but he wasn't one to admit defeat.
"I am Dong Lin. Who are you?" Old Monster Dong Lin asked in a deep voice.
"Light Wing Clan, Bai Mu!"
Ning Fan suddenly retracted his sword light in the sky and swept his gaze across Old Monster Dong Lin who was standing on the surface of the sea.
This gaze was as sharp as a sword. If an ordinary cultivator was pierced by this gaze, they would definitely feel a sharp pain in their Sea of Consciousness.
However, what kind of person was Old Monster Dong Lin? He naturally would not be afraid of Ning Fan's gaze.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, right? Let's see if I'm stronger, or if you're stronger. Quick!"
Old Monster Dong Lin didn't say a word and directly flicked his sleeve, releasing a blue ray of light.
It was a meter-long blue ruler treasure known as the Surging Wave Ruler. It was Old Monster Dong Lin's natal magic treasure and also a primordial divine weapon.
As soon as the ruler appeared, it immediately caused huge waves to surge above the entire sea.
As soon as the ruler soared into the sky, it immediately split into one million ruler shadows and attacked Ning Fan.
This ruler shadow was really powerful. Even an ordinary cultivator at the Third Heaven Destruction Realm would be hit by the ruler if they were not careful and their skin and flesh would be torn apart.
Even Ning Fan who had a physical body at the Peak Reckless Devil Realm which was comparable to the First Heavenly Layer of the Nirvana Realm did not dare to take this ruler head-on.
Without saying a word, Ning Fan pointed his longsword forward and the one billion sword rain immediately slashed at the one million ruler shadows.
Even though the sword rain was numerous and the ruler shadows were few, this exchange of blows was actually a draw.
The one billion sword rain was pushed back while the one million ruler shadows were also pushed back.
Old Monster Dong Lin did not say much as if he had already expected such a situation.
He changed his hand seal and the one million ruler shadows merged into one, condensing into the shadow of a ten thousand zhang * (3.33m per zhang) large Icy Black Tortoise.
The black tortoise opened its mouth and sucked all the surging sword light into its mouth.
"The Myriad Sword Style isn't that easy to break. Explode! "
Ning Fan formed a hand seal with one hand and changed his hand seal. The golden sword light that was swallowed into the black tortoise's mouth exploded one after another.
As soon as the sword light exploded, the black tortoise immediately showed a painful expression. It let out a miserable shriek and its shadow gradually turned faint. In the end, it turned back into the ruler and fell from the sky. Its power was slightly reduced.
Old Monster Dong Lin's eyes darkened. He kept the ruler and took out forty-nine banners which were glowing with cold light. He then tossed all of them into the sky.
At the moment when all the banners were tossed out, Old Monster Dong Lin suddenly formed a hand seal and said with a respectful tone. "Summon the ancestral spirit!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the forty-nine banners shot out rays of cold light at the same time. They gathered at one spot and condensed into the shadow of a black-armored giant.
The giant did not have a nose or mouth. He only had a single eye on his face.
His body was fat and his qi was comparable to a Third Heaven Destruction Realm cultivator. However, the aura force of his bloodline was extremely terrifying.
He was the ancestor of Old Monster Dong Lin. He had passed away a long time ago but he had sealed his abilities in the forty-nine banners and bestowed them to his descendants.
With Old Monster Dong Lin's cultivation base, he could not summon the ancestral spirit which was stronger than his cultivation base to attack the enemy.
However, the aura force of the ancestral spirit was the royal bloodline of a Black Tortoise King. With just the aura force of the royal bloodline, it could scare away ordinary demon cultivators.
The shadow of the giant did not make a move. He just stood with his hands behind his back and looked at Ning Fan with disdain.
All of a sudden, a cold light flashed across his eyes. A wave of monstrous aura force of the royal bloodline pressed down on the entire heavenly dwelling.
Old Monster Dong Lin's eyes were filled with respect. Cultivating the royal bloodline was his life's pursuit. However, he knew that he probably could not achieve it.
"This Bai Mu isn't weak. However, he might not be able to withstand the suppression of the royal bloodline. He will probably suffer some injuries …"
Old Monster Dong Lin was thinking. At the next moment, he saw a scene that made him feel unbelievable.
Ning Fan who was being suppressed by the royal bloodline suddenly raised his head. His left eye flashed with an evil purplish black light and met the eyes of the black-armored giant.
At the moment when their eyes met, the only eye of the black-armored giant suddenly revealed a look of extreme respect!
With just a gaze, the aura force of the royal bloodline of the giant, the Black Tortoise King, collapsed and went out of control!
The giant's shadow shattered into pieces. The power of the forty-nine banners was also greatly damaged and fell from the sky.
The giant was completely defeated in the battle of aura force!
"How is this possible?! This Bai Mu actually broke the aura force of the royal bloodline of the Black Tortoise King! "
It was impossible for Old Monster Dong Lin to know that Ning Fan possessed the ancestral grade Fu Li Bloodline. Why would he be afraid of the royal bloodline of the Black Tortoise King?
If it wasn't because revealing his ancestral grade bloodline would bring him great trouble, Ning Fan could easily suppress Old Monster Dong Lin with the might of his ancestral grade bloodline.
"It seems like I have to display the innate ability of the Black Tortoise Race to have a chance of winning … Cold Ice Domain!"
Old Monster Dong Lin suddenly made a mysterious hand seal and his face turned pale.
His bloodline of the Black Tortoise was not pure. Thus, it was extremely difficult for him to display his innate ability.
However, he firmly believed that if he had a thirty percent chance of winning against Ning Fan, it would definitely be because of this ability!
* Zi Zi Zi *
The entire heavenly dwelling suddenly became chilly.
The ocean which was tens of thousands of li * (500m per li) beneath Old Monster Dong Lin's feet was completely frozen in an instant. Even the waves were frozen.
Countless barriers seemed to have formed in all directions. Within these barriers, Old Monster Dong Lin's qi gradually increased by nearly twenty percent.
On the other hand, Ning Fan's qi was greatly suppressed. It fell from the peak of the Second Break Realm to the Ordinary Second Break Realm.
"Freeze!"
Old Monster Dong Lin made the last hand seal and suddenly shouted.
At this moment, the entire space of the 22nd floor had become his domain.
At this moment, all the cold qi in this place had to listen to his command!
Countless cold qi gathered towards Ning Fan. His body began to stiffen and his blood was about to freeze.
At this moment, his body was suddenly engulfed in black devil flames, burning all the cold ice away.
He kept Emperor Xia's sword and a gigantic diagram of black flames appeared beneath his feet!
At the moment when the diagram of black flames appeared, the cold qi in the entire heavenly dwelling was almost swept away. The layers of ice barriers began to melt and the frozen ocean also began to melt!
"Void Ignition!"
Ning Fan raised his finger and pointed at Old Monster Dong Lin from afar.
His finger was covered in flames. At the moment when he pointed, millions of black fiery butterflies rose from the diagram of flames and gathered above Ning Fan's head, forming a gigantic fiery butterfly whose wings covered the entire sky!
Ning Fan had already broken through to the Void Fragmentation Realm. The power of the Void Ignition Butterfly Flame Technique was naturally much stronger than before!
The moment the fire butterfly appeared, fear appeared on Old Monster Dong Lin's face for the first time!
"This is a great divine ability that is infinitely close to a celestial art! Bai Mu had actually learned such a powerful divine ability! Not good, Black Tortoise Armor, protect me! "
The fat Old Monster Dong Lin's body swayed and transformed into a huge black Black Tortoise.
The moment it transformed into its demon form, the Black Tortoise shrunk its entire body into its turtle shell.
At this moment, the giant butterfly flapped its wings!
First flap, second flap, third flap, fourth flap, fifth flap!
The giant butterfly flapped its wings five times in a row but it was still not Ning Fan's current limit.
The sixth and seventh flaps!
Ning Fan's face began to turn pale but his eyes were filled with monstrous battle intent.
The seventh fan was his current limit. Once he unleashed this technique, no one would be able to withstand it other than an invincible Shatterer!
The defense of the tortoise shell of the Black Tortoise Clan was extremely heaven-defying. Even though Old Monster Dong Lin had already determined that he was no match for Ning Fan, he did not think that Ning Fan could break his defense.
However, after the fire butterfly flapped its wings for the seventh time, the sky was filled with black flames and smoke, causing Old Monster Dong Lin to lose all of his confidence.
The tortoise shell that had heaven-defying defense turned into ashes bit by bit in the butterfly flames at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Not long after, the entire tortoise shell was incinerated by the butterfly flames.
The moment he lost his tortoise shell, Old Monster Dong Lin returned to his human form. His face was pale as he stared at the butterfly flames that filled the sky.
He knew that he had been completely defeated.
Moreover, if Ning Fan does not stop, he, the dignified Old Monster Dong Lin, would directly die under the butterfly flames …
"I admit defeat. Please show mercy, Fellow Daoist Bai!"
Old Monster Dong Lin gritted his teeth and cupped his fists, no longer defending himself against the butterfly flames.
Even his strongest defense could not withstand the butterfly flames. No matter how hard he tried to defend himself, it would be futile.
"Disperse."
Ning Fan withdrew his finger and dispersed the butterfly flames that filled the sky.
The giant butterfly above his head did not immediately disperse. It was still staring at Old Monster Dong Lin like a tiger watching its prey.
As long as Ning Fan is willing, he could use this technique to kill Dong Lin!
However, he had no grudges with Dong Lin. There was no need for him to kill him just to see a cave dwelling.
"You, step down!" Ning Fan ordered with a cold tone.
"Yes!" Old Monster Dong Lin's body was already drenched in cold sweat. How would he dare to stay any longer in this place? As soon as he heard Ning Fan asking him to leave, he immediately cupped his fists excitedly as if he had just been pardoned. Then, he hurriedly ran to the upper floor.
"This technique is really terrifying!" Zhou Nan's eyes were filled with astonishment.
Perhaps only some old monsters at the rogue demon realm could display a powerful technique like the Void Ignition Technique.
Ning Fan was limited by his cultivation base. He could not display the full power of this technique.
However, if his cultivation base was strong enough one day, perhaps no one in the Demon World would be able to withstand his Void Ignition Technique other than the three rogue demons …
"If this young man's cultivation base improves further, even I wouldn't dare to withstand this technique of his …" Zhou Nan sighed.
"Great Elder, aren't you tired after following and watching for a long time? Let's go into the cave dwelling and have a rest. "
Ning Fan dispersed the giant butterfly and the fire diagram, exiting the incarnation state and Soul Extraction state. Then, he returned to his white-robed body.
Even though he had defeated Old Monster Dong Lin, it was not an easy victory.
Currently, his magic power was greatly depleted. The chances of him winning against the Three Shattering Old Monsters on the twenty-first floor were slim. He could only have a chance of winning after he recovered his magic power.
Even if he could win against the Three Shattering Old Monsters, it would certainly be a tough battle …
According to Ning Fan's estimation, after he recovers his magic power, he should be able to enter the top twenty floors before the competition ends.
However, if he wants to defeat the four old monsters, his current strength was still far from enough.
"In the end, I still have to borrow Lei Zhenzi's power to seize the cave dwelling from the four old monsters …"
Ning Fan remained silent for a while. Then, he dived into the sea that had already melted and entered the cave dwelling.
Under Ning Fan's invitation, Zhou Nan no longer concealed himself. He showed himself and followed Ning Fan into the cave dwelling to rest.
When he found out that Ning Fan was already a Void Fragmentation Realm expert, he already regarded Ning Fan as his peer. However, he still did not think that Ning Fan could be a match for him.
After watching the battle between Ning Fan and Dong Lin, Zhou Nan was filled with mixed emotions.
Ning Fan's abilities were extremely powerful. Even if he wants to defeat Ning Fan, he would certainly have to go through a tough battle.
If Ning Fan's cultivation base improves further, even he would most likely lose to Ning Fan.
"The younger generation will surpass us in time …"
Zhou Nan entered the cave dwelling to regulate his breathing and sat down to discuss the Dao with Ning Fan.
Ning Fan consumed a pill to recover his magic power. Since he could not do anything else at the moment, he could only discuss the Dao.
After their conversation, Zhou Nan could not help but be impressed by Ning Fan's profound Dao Comprehension.
As for Ning Fan, after recovering some of his magic power, he stood up and used the power of the Primitive Emperor Jade to comprehend the Dao in this cave dwelling.
The Dao of Life and Death in the first twenty floors were all the Dao comprehensions of immortals.
The Dao of Life and Death in the twenty-second floor was left behind by a rogue demon who had almost become an immortal.
Even though that person had yet to become an immortal, his Dao comprehension had instantly attracted Ning Fan's attention.
It was not that this person could not become an immortal. It was just that … his ambition was not to become an immortal.
When ordinary people seek immortality, they seek immortality. However, what he sought was just the process of becoming an immortal.
It was the process of comprehending life and death.
"Those who seek Dao forget life and death. Those who seek Dao are born in the morning and die in the evening. I have been cultivating the Dao all my life and I only seek to comprehend life and death thoroughly. It's a pity that I can't comprehend it! "
This person's understanding of life and death was already enough to become an immortal. However, he was not satisfied.
What he wanted to understand was the origin of life and death, the origin of the Great Dao.
The dream that he pursued was too grand. It was so grand that he could not achieve it even if he died.
Ning Fan closed his eyes and the scenery in front of him changed.
He seemed to have turned into that rogue demon old monster, appearing in the memories of his mind.
The place of his memories was the place where the rogue demon old monster comprehended the Dao all year round. It was a mortal town.
Ning Fan seemed to have turned into the appearance of that rogue demon old monster, walking in the dusk of the setting sun.
At this time, it was the time when farmers and merchants returned home.
It was also the time when the lights in the restaurants were lit up.
"Old Tan, why don't you come and have a drink? Hehe. Today, we have your favorite peach blossom wine."
Outside a restaurant called the Red Sleeve Pavilion, a beautiful woman who still retained her charm was trying to attract customers.
"Sure."
Ning Fan stepped into the restaurant. His current identity was that rogue demon old monster.
He sat on the favorite seat of that old monster, paid the money and drank the wine. His eyes, however, were looking at the setting sun through the window.
That rogue demon old monster's wish was to comprehend life and death thoroughly. The reason why he stayed in the mortal world was to comprehend the Great Dao from mortals.
"Is this the life of this person … Is this the enlightenment of this person …?"
Ning Fan calmly drank the wine. One more Dao mark gradually appeared on his primordial spirit.
He put down the wine cup and was about to withdraw his state of mind and leave this illusory realm.
Suddenly, his eyes turned cold and he stared at the window in disbelief.
At this moment, a butterfly that was half black and half white flew past the window!
When the butterfly saw Ning Fan, it suddenly stopped flying. It seemed to be a little puzzled.
That butterfly was an ordinary mortal butterfly. However, it gave Ning Fan a soul-stirring feeling!
"This butterfly!" Ning Fan's eyes changed dramatically! (To be continued.)
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