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Ning Fan looked at the burly man in front of him thoughtfully.
The burly man's clothes were tattered and he had a crazed look on his face. He was someone he knew.
Wu Chen …
He was the person who helped Ning Fan calculate the whereabouts of his mother in the Middle State. He was the person who got Ning Fan's help and escaped from the four old men.
He did not expect to meet Wu Chen in the Sword World. It was really a coincidence.
Ning Fan did not ask how a Peak Divine Transformation Realm cultivator escaped from another world.
Everyone had their own secrets. In Ning Fan's opinion, Wu Chen was also a person with secrets.
"I'm Wu Chen! I'm the lawless Wu! I'm the murderous Chen! "
Recalling Wu Chen's domineering self-introduction in the past, Ning Fan could not help but feel nostalgic.
In the eyes of others, Wu Chen was a madman. However, Ning Fan knew that he was not an ordinary person.
Perhaps his cultivation base was not high, but his capabilities were definitely not weak.
For example, the extremely mysterious Twelve Earthly Branches Divination Technique was not something that ordinary people could learn.
"It has been many years since we last met. Brother Wu, you are still as elegant as ever!" Ning Fan cupped his fists and bowed.
"Haha! Elegant my ass! I don't look elegant at all. You, on the other hand, have shocked the Nine Worlds. I really admire you! Hey, why isn't the innkeeper serving the wine?! Hurry up and bring me the wine! "
Wu Chen looked at the innkeeper impatiently. He saw that the innkeeper was picking his teeth with a bamboo stick indifferently. When he saw Wu Chen looking at him, he sneered disapprovingly.
This was a city of mortals. The people in the city were all mortals.
They did not know how strong Ning Fan was. They did not know that Wu Chen was an old monster at the Peak Divine Transformation Realm. The only thing they knew was that Wu Chen was a lunatic. A lunatic who wanted to dine and dash and drink without paying.
"Wu Chen, you still owe me three thousand copper coins. I'll serve you the wine when you pay me back." The innkeeper harrumphed coldly.
"Haha! Lunatic Wu wants to drink when he doesn't have money. I'm dying of laughter! "A few customers burst into laughter.
"Do you think I don't have money?! I gambled yesterday and won five thousand copper coins. Here! Take it! A bunch of fools who are greedy! "
Wu Chen angrily took the money pouch from his waist and took it. He took out five coins and slammed them on the table. Then, he looked at the other customers complacently.
The shopkeeper looked as if he had seen something unbelievable. The other customers also opened their mouths so wide that an egg could be stuffed inside.
"Wu Chen is rich now! Wu Chen actually spent money to buy wine! This can't be real! "
"Hurry up and serve the wine! Serve the good wine! "Uncle Wu Chen laughed heartily. The innkeeper immediately ordered the waiter to serve the wine.
Ning Fan looked at Wu Chen in surprise and asked with a faint smile. "Is this how you have been living all these years?"
Ning Fan naturally did not expect Wu Chen to be living with mortals instead of cultivators.
Moreover, he was repeatedly humiliated by mortals, yet he didn't get angry. His tolerance wasn't something an ordinary cultivator could compare to.
"Haha, there is the Dao in the wine, there is the truth in the mundane. The marketplace often hides the Great Dao. Living here is very comfortable. It can make me forget about the endless slaughter for a while. F * ck! "
Wu Chen revealed an ancient expression. It was as if he had been through countless seas of blood, and his body and mind were exhausted.
It was just a look, but it gave Ning Fan a feeling of empathy.
The slaughter in the cultivation world was endless. There is the Dao in the wine, there is the truth in the mundane …
Ning Fan looked at the wine jar in front of him and his eyes gradually became blank. He lifted the jar and drank to his heart's content, as if he wanted to merge all the slaughter in this lifetime into the wine, swallow it and forget about it.
"Brother Ning has a great capacity for liquor! You're indeed my fair-weather friend! Drink, drink, drink! "
Ning Fan's heart gradually calmed down. It was a peace that he had never felt before.
He had avenged his master, found his parents and Ming Que's matter had temporarily come to an end …
All the grudges had been settled. He raised his head and looked out of the window, looking at the falling snow and the boundless night sky.
Is it time for me to prepare for my ascension …?
"I wonder if Brother Ning has the intention to ascend?" Wu Chen asked with a smile.
"Oh? Brother Wu is also concerned about ascension? "Ning Fan was surprised and then shook his head in a self-mocking manner.
He was surprised that Wu Chen was concerned about ascension even though he had yet to attain the Void Refinement Realm.
He mocked himself because he had underestimated Wu Chen too much. Who said that Spirit Severing Realm cultivators couldn't consider ascension?
If there are four days of quota, Spirit Severing Realm cultivators can also ascend.
For example, Yin Suqiu …
Ning Fan wore a nostalgic look on his face and remained silent.
Wu Chen chuckled and performed a hand seal. All of a sudden, he said to Ning Fan in a mysterious tone, "Brother Ning, do you know that there is actually an ascension passage hidden in the Rain World? Even if you ascend, you won't need to be controlled by any force! "
"Oh? There's such a passage in the Rain World? How did Brother Wu know about it? "Ning Fan looked at Wu Chen doubtfully.
"It's a secret. I also have my own secrets that I don't want others to know. Of course, if Brother Ning insists on asking me, I will tell you the truth even if it's difficult for me. "
"No need. Let's talk about the ascension passage. Where is the passage and which upper world is it heading to? "
Ning Fan did not have the intention to probe Wu Chen's secrets.
Wu Chen's divination technique was amazing. It was not surprising for him to know some secrets that ordinary people did not.
Besides, Ning Fan was indebted to Wu Chen for helping him find his mother. From this point of view, Ning Fan was willing to trust Wu Chen.
Wu Chen smiled without saying a word. He placed twelve empty wine cups on the table and filled them with wine. Then, he performed the Twelve Earthly Branches Technique again.
Rays of light suddenly flew out from the twelve empty wine cups. Wu Chen quickly took out a jade slip and kept the rays of light into it.
Those rays of light were the information that Wu Chen had obtained from his divination.
"Meeting each other is fate. It's difficult to separate and meet each other. I'm tired of staying in the Sword World. I'll leave now. Brother Ning, see you again! Take this as a parting gift! "
After giving the jade slip to Ning Fan, Wu Chen carried a wine jar and laughed heartily. He walked out of the tavern and soared into the sky while treading on the wind and snow.
The scene shocked everyone in the tavern!
"Immortal … Immortal Master! Lunatic Wu is actually an immortal master! "The innkeeper's limbs went limp. The few customers who had mocked Wu Chen before were also terrified.
They were afraid that Wu Chen would take revenge on them. Any immortal master could easily annihilate a city of mortals without even breaking a sweat!
"The road of killing is long. I'm drunk and wild. If ten sides betray me, I'll overpower them! "
Wu Chen's loud and wild voice reverberated in the night for a long time.
Ning Fan looked at Wu Chen's disappearing figure and fell into deep thought.
When he scanned the jade slip in his hand with his spirit sense, his expression became strange.
The passage of ascension is actually there …
The Blood Slave Garden!
There were three passages in the Rain World which could lead to the Blood Slave Garden.
In the Blood Slave Garden, there was an ancient passage of ascension which could lead to the Eastern Heaven Immortal World!
Even if one did not have the quota for ascension and did not become an immortal, as long as one could find that passage, they could ascend!
"The things in this world are really full of coincidences. I want to go to the Blood Slave Garden and coincidentally, there is an ascension passage in the Blood Slave Garden which leads to the Eastern Heaven Immortal World … Is it the Eastern Heaven …? "
Ning Fan's expression changed.
Ascending to the Eastern Heaven was not a bad choice.
After all, Lightning Emperor Tai Su's hometown was in the Eastern Heaven. He had promised Tai Su that he would send a Nine Revolution Pill Formula back to his hometown …
If his cultivation base was strong enough, he would also need to help him save his hometown.
The Eastern Heaven Immortal World was a good place to go.
Of course, ascending to the Northern Heaven was also not a bad choice. After all, the foundation of the Black Devil Sect was in the Northern Heaven …
"I should discuss the matter of ascension with my master and listen to his opinion."
Ning Fan stood up and walked out of the tavern. With a flash, he disappeared without a trace.
The sky was already turning bright.
When the people in the tavern saw that Ning Fan was also an immortal master, all of them were dumbfounded.
They really did not know if it was a blessing or a curse to see two immortal masters in a single day …
Ordinary people would probably not be able to see even one immortal master in their entire lives.
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After the Old Devil obtained the Yin Yang Dao Seed, he began to busy himself with planting the Dao Fruit.
Sowing the Dao Seed perfectly was not an easy task. Therefore, Ning Fan would not be able to see the Old Devil for the time being.
During these days, he had been staying in the Ling Palace and secretly sent Xu Daozi to investigate the location of the second secret place of the Sword Ancestor in the Heaven Border.
Xu Daozi had once obtained a jade seal magic treasure by chance. From it, he found out that there was a secret place of the Sword Ancestor in the Heaven Border which contained a great fortune.
That was why he came all the way to the Sword World to stand up for the Heaven Palace.
He did not expect that this time, he would directly become Ning Fan's slave.
Xu Daozi did not know the exact location of that secret place. He only knew that it was somewhere in the northern region of the Heaven Border.
Since he knew that there was a great fortune in that secret place, Ning Fan naturally would not miss it.
Xu Daozi sent countless experts of the Heaven Palace to investigate the whereabouts of that secret place. One month later, they finally found it.
However, no one expected that the secret place was actually a place of great danger!
When Xu Daozi brought the Heavenly Sovereign and countless experts into that secret place to investigate, an unforeseen event occurred!
There was actually a deadly sword formation at the periphery of the secret place which killed everyone except for Xu Daozi.
That sword formation was an immortal formation!
Just a single formation was enough to kill or injure all the Void Refinement Realm cultivators of the Heaven Palace.
Tian Yi and Yun Shui who went along with them were directly buried under the sword formation …
In the Ling Palace, Ning Fan looked at Xu Daozi who was kneeling on the ground with blood all over his body and listened to his report with an extremely solemn expression.
Ling Huang's eyes were also solemn. Ning Fan did not hide the fact that he was looking for the second secret place of the Sword Ancestor from him.
The secret place was in the Sword World. Even if Ning Fan wanted to go there to search for the fortune, he was not prepared to monopolize it.
After he leaves, this secret place should still belong to the Sword World and exist as the second trial ground of the Sword Ancestor.
"An immortal-grade sword formation … Just the periphery already has such a powerful formation. If we go to the inner area … Ning Fan, this secret place is too dangerous. Don't go there!" Little Dugu said anxiously.
When Ning Fan first sent people to search for the secret place, he told Little Dugu that he wanted to bring her along to search for the fortune.
The fortune in the Sword Ancestor's secret place was naturally more beneficial to sword cultivators.
Ning Fan was not a true sword cultivator but Little Dugu was.
Originally, Ning Fan wanted to use the fortune in this secret place to help Little Dugu break through to the Void Refinement Realm. Now, it seemed like he could not bring her along even if he wanted to go there.
Besides, Ning Fan was feeling a little hesitant at the moment. He did not know if he should go to this secret place or not.
Xu Daozi only knew that there was a great fortune in this secret place. However, he did not see it with his own eyes. He only obtained the information from the magic treasures. Thus, it was hard to distinguish the truth from the lies.
If the secret place was not dangerous, Ning Fan would not mind searching for it.
Now that he already knew that the secret place was dangerous but he did not know what the fortune was, he would not risk his life by going to an unfamiliar forbidden place unless he was a fool.
"You're right. It's better if we don't go to this forbidden place."
Ning Fan's words made Little Dugu let out a sigh of relief. Of course, she was not willing to see Ning Fan take the risk.
Ling Huang looked at the map in his hand and remained silent. His expression became more and more solemn.
"The location of this secret place seems to be … the ruins of Xia Country from millions of years ago! It is said that this secret place contains the great secret of becoming an Immortal. However, it also contains great danger. All the experts of Xia Country once went to this secret place. There were 17 rogue immortals who entered this secret place to search for the method of becoming an Immortal … However, all of them died in the secret place overnight! Xia Country was destroyed overnight! "
"Xia Country … was destroyed overnight …"
Ning Fan's eyes suddenly flashed as if he had thought of something.
Xia Country … was destroyed overnight in order to become an Immortal.
The sovereign of Xia Country was none other than Emperor Xia.
Ning Fan had a guess in his mind. Could it be that Emperor Xia was the only survivor among all the experts of Xia Country?
Xia Country was destroyed because it sought to become an Immortal. Was that why Emperor Xia hated becoming an Immortal so much? Was that the case …?
The secret place of Xia Country contained the great secret of becoming an Immortal, but it also caused the deaths of 17 rogue immortals … This secret place must be extremely dangerous.
Ning Fan shook his head. Even if it was for the secret of becoming an Immortal, he did not want to enter this dangerous place.
Thus, he could only give up on this trip to the secret place.
The night was slightly cold. Ning Fan stood alone in the courtyard outside the house, bathing in the wind and snow. Gradually, his mind was filled with thoughts.
He used the Heavenly Border as a betrothal gift to ask for Dugu's hand in marriage. However, he was not prepared to consummate the marriage with her at this time.
The cultivation method that Dugu cultivated was called the Sword Ancestor Scripture. It was said that she obtained it by chance during one of her travels.
It was not advisable for a woman who cultivated this cultivation method to destroy her primordial yin before becoming a sword immortal.
Knowing this, Ning Fan naturally would not destroy Dugu's primordial yin body for a moment of desire.
However, what surprised Ning Fan was that Dugu's life was just too good.
Entering the Sword Ancestor's secret place to cultivate in the Snow Border actually allowed her to obtain the Sword Finger Technique that was created by the Sword Ancestor.
Moreover, she was able to pick up the Sword Ancestor Scripture during her travels.
Little Dugu's fate seemed to be extremely fated with the sword.
"Little Friend Ning, this old man has something to tell you."
Suddenly, a voice with a hint of intimacy came from behind him.
Ning Fan turned around and saw Emperor Xia. He cupped his fists and greeted him. "Senior Xia, please speak your mind."
"I heard that you have found the secret place of Xia Country. Thus, I want to tell you about the destruction of Xia Country."
Emperor Xia's golden eyes dimmed with a hint of melancholy, as if he was recalling the scene where his country was destroyed in the past.
"Senior, are you here to persuade me not to go to that ominous place to seek immortals? Don't worry, Senior. I have already decided not to go to that forbidden place … "
Emperor Xia interrupted Ning Fan with a bitter smile.
"No. I came here to beg you to go to that forbidden place."
"Why?" Ning Fan's eyes suddenly turned solemn.
With Emperor Xia's strength and personality, he would rarely use the word 'beg'.
Since he said 'beg', what he wanted was certainly not a trivial matter.
Even if he begged Ning Fan to enter the forbidden place, his purpose would certainly not be to seek immortals.
Emperor Xia himself disdained to become an immortal. If he wanted to, he could break through the Life Immortal Realm and become a True Immortal. However, he was unwilling to do so.
"As for the reason … Let me tell you a story. Then, you will know."
Emperor Xia's face was filled with reminiscence. He began to organize the memories of millions of years ago.
It was a very long memory but it was so unforgettable …
"A very long time ago, there was a strong country of sword cultivators in the Heavenly Border of the Sword World. Its name was Xia Country. Xia Country had been passed down for hundreds of generations and gradually declined. Even so, it was still the strongest force in the Sword World. "
"That year, a prince was born in the Xia Kingdom. His name was Xia Wuyou. He was an inborn sword cultivator. He was a genius that only appeared once in a million years in Xia Country. He took ten years to reach the Harmonious Spirit Realm, forty years to reach the Core Formation Realm, a hundred years to reach the Nascent Soul Realm, two hundred years to reach the Divine Transformation Realm and another two hundred years to reach the Void Refinement Realm … After cultivating for another thousand years, he was already a Rogue Immortal … "
"When the late emperor passed away, Xia Wuyou naturally inherited the position of Emperor Xia. He had a childhood sweetheart named Meng Bingyun. When he was sixteen years old, the two of them became dao companions. Meng Bingyun wasn't beautiful but she loved Xia Wuyou very much. Xia Wuyou was proud and arrogant. He looked down on Meng Bingyun. In the end, he became obsessed with cultivation. He didn't even look at Meng Bingyun for decades … "
Speaking of this, Emperor Xia's eyes revealed a hint of sorrow. He closed his eyes painfully. After a long time, he continued.
"Xia Wuyou only spent a thousand and five hundred years to become an Itinerant Immortal. His aptitude was too high. He was too conceited and too eager to become an immortal. He wanted to become an immortal. He wanted to break through life and seek the truth. He believed that he had the qualifications to become an Immortal Emperor … However, he was too arrogant. Perhaps it was because of this arrogant heart that made it hard for him to comprehend the true meaning of life and death. That was why he couldn't take the step to become an immortal. He stopped at the Itinerant Immortal Realm for thirty thousand years. "
"Meng Bingyun was always ignored by him. However, she didn't complain about it. She accompanied him and guided him. To be honest, although Meng Bingyun wasn't beautiful and her aptitude wasn't as good as Xia Wuyou's, she was still a genius sword cultivator that only appeared once in a hundred thousand years. During the thirty thousand years when Xia Wuyou stopped at the Itinerant Immortal Realm, Meng Bingyun cultivated step by step until she reached the Itinerant Immortal Realm. She was one step ahead of Xia Wuyou and took the step to follow him through life and death … "
"Xia Wuyou felt great humiliation and unwillingness. He boasted that his aptitude far surpassed Meng Bingyun. However, he lost to her on the path to becoming an immortal. How could he remain calm? He became even more estranged from Meng Bingyun. His desire to become an immortal intensified to the point where he almost went berserk … Until one day, a secret place was unearthed in Xia Country. It was the Sword Ancestor's secret place! It contained the great secret of becoming an immortal! "
"When the entire Xia Country knew that the secret place contained the great secret of becoming an immortal, it caused an uproar. It was especially so for Xia Wuyou. He desired to become an immortal to the point of going crazy. Without any hesitation, he mobilized all the experts in Xia Country to search for the great secret of becoming an immortal. On the day when he was about to set off, Meng Bingyun appeared in front of him covered in blood. She told him that the secret place was very dangerous. She personally went to explore the way and almost died in there … She begged Xia Wuyou not to go … "
"Xia Wuyou was deeply touched. He couldn't imagine that Meng Bingyun, who had always been ignored and ignored by him, would go to an unfamiliar secret place to explore the way for him … She came back covered in blood. She didn't even have time to heal her injuries. She just wanted to tell him that the secret place was dangerous and he shouldn't go."
"However, the temptation of becoming an immortal was too great … In the end, Xia Wuyou ignored Meng Bingyun's warning and went his own way. He brought all the experts in Xia Country into the secret place … On that day, almost all the experts in Xia Country died. No matter how talented Xia Wuyou was, he was still a Itinerant Immortal after all. He should have died in the secret place …"
"However, when he was about to die, Meng Bingyun saved him. She used her own life to save him … It was a bone-chilling Sword Lake. Meng Bingyun saved him but she herself sank into the lake forever … Her final gaze was still looking at Xia Wuyou with infatuation. She softly apologized to him … 'I'm sorry, Wuyou. I can't accompany you anymore. I'm sorry' …"
"She shouldn't be the one apologizing … Become an immortal! Become an immortal! Xia Wuyou had been seeking immortality for his entire life. What did he get in the end? He didn't even know what he wanted! When he found out and understood what he wanted, he lost it forever … "
Emperor Xia clenched his fists tightly and closed his eyes. Murky tears flowed down his cheeks.
Ning Fan remained silent. He knew that the golden-eyed sword cultivator standing in front of him was the Xia Wuyou in the story …
"Lend me a hand. Follow me into the ruins!" Emperor Xia suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were filled with determination.
"I don't understand. How can I help Senior with my cultivation base?"
Ning Fan sighed. If Emperor Xia goes with him, any danger would no longer be dangerous.
However, how could he help Emperor Xia?
"Help me enter the Sword Lake. Help me see if I can still find Bingyun's remains at the bottom of the lake …" Emperor Xia's eyes were filled with sorrow.
"With Senior's cultivation base, you can't enter the Sword Lake by yourself?" Ning Fan was surprised.
"That Sword Lake is located in the deepest part of the secret land. It is said that the great secret of becoming an immortal is located at the bottom of the lake. There seems to be a strange law in the Sword Lake. Anyone can only enter the lake once in their lifetime. If they enter the lake for the second time, they will be turned into ashes by the lake water. Every time I improve my strength, I will try to enter the lake again. However, before I can enter the lake, I will be severely injured and on the verge of death … I can't go into that lake. "
"A Sword Lake that can only be entered once, huh … This is my first time entering the lake. Of course, I won't be killed by the lake water. However, why is Senior so sure that I can enter the Sword Lake and return? Perhaps I will also sink to the bottom of the lake forever … "
"Don't worry. Before you enter the lake, I will use all the power of my primordial spirit to help you temporarily raise your cultivation base to the Life Immortal Realm. It will be enough for you to protect yourself. If you help me find Bingyun's remains, I can promise you one thing! "Emperor Xia said resolutely.
"Even if I ask Senior to protect the Rain World for me, will Senior be willing to do that?!" Ning Fan's eyes lit up.
"Of course!"
Emperor Xia's affirmative answer made Ning Fan feel a little tempted.
If he has Emperor Xia's help, this secret place would not be too dangerous.
If he succeeds in finding Meng Bingyun's remains, Emperor Xia would fulfill his promise and help Ning Fan protect the Rain World.
With Emperor Xia around, even if the sect master of the Pill Sect comes here personally, only death awaits him …
This favor is worth helping.
Just as Ning Fan was about to answer, a lady with plum blossoms on her temples quietly walked out from outside the courtyard.
Neither Ning Fan nor Emperor Xia noticed her hiding in this place. "Little Devil Ning, if you insist on going to the secret place of Xia Country … I will go with you! If we live, we will live together. If we die, we will die together! "Dugu's tone was calm as if she was saying something that was natural. (To be continued.)
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