Time flowed like water. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
For the past month, Ouyang Nuan brought the two little girls out to play every day. They would only return at night.
The two girls had playful personalities, and Furball was also someone who could not sit still, but Ouyang Nuan was not.
She just didn't want to stay at home and disturb Ning Fan's enlightenment.
For a whole month, Ning Fan stood in the courtyard with his hands clasped behind his back. His eyes were staring blankly at the ashes on the ground.
Compared to a month ago, his puzzlement had increased.
"I don't understand …"
After letting out a long sigh, Ning Fan flicked his sleeves and blew away the ashes on the ground. After thinking for a while, he pushed the door open and went out.
There was no day in the Blood World, only night.
The lights in the Willow Tree City were always lit. Lanterns were lit outside every house.
It was the first time he went out of his house in the past month. It was the first time he calmed down to see the difference in Willow Tree City.
Willow Tree City was different. The people were different and the cultivation atmosphere was also different. It was completely different from the murderous and cold-blooded cultivation world in the outside world.
Occasionally, mortals would come to this city and sell all kinds of things on the long street.
Fruits, jewelry, snacks, paper kites and even sugar figurines.
Cultivators didn't just pursue cultivation. They would also travel to relax and buy those useless things from mortals.
A few Vein Opening Realm cultivators were sitting at a noodle stall on the street. They were eating hot plain noodles and talking about their harvest from hunting ferocious beasts in the Blue Sea.
Pairs of Vein Opening Realm Dao companions held each other's hands in the darkness of the night. They were deeply affectionate as they stayed together in the darkness.
A Harmonious Spirit middle-aged man was holding a cute little boy in his arms. Beside him was a sweet-tempered woman. They were standing in front of a sugar figurine stall, patiently waiting for the mortal in front of them to make a sugar figurine.
"You're not allowed to cry when you have sugar figurines. Do you understand?" The middle-aged man rubbed his stubbled face against the boy's face. His eyes were filled with love.
"Mm, I promise I won't cry anymore! Xiao Shan will obediently go home with Father and Mother! "Xiao Tong vowed solemnly.
Go home, go home, go home …
Ning Fan's cold and barren heart was suddenly touched …
To cultivators, home was a luxury.
Home … Cultivators could travel the world but they also had no home. Wherever they went was home.
The cultivators of the Four Skies and Nine Worlds had no home, but the cultivators of the Big Dipper Blood World did.
This was the home of the Big Dipper descendants.
The atmosphere here was really good.
Ning Fan looked at the little boy enviously and gave him a rare knowing smile.
This smile wasn't a pretense!
After laughing for a while, Ning Fan revealed a surprised expression.
After Seven Emotions Extinguishing, this was the first time he laughed from the bottom of his heart!
He suddenly raised his head and looked at the Big Dipper in the night sky. He seemed to have understood something, but he couldn't quite put it into words.
The Northern Dipper Blood Realm was fundamentally different from the Eastern Heaven Immortal World. Because of that difference, Ning Fan could still smile!
In this place, the seven emotions that he should have destroyed were being reconstructed bit by bit!
Although there was daylight in the four heavens, the world was too dark.
There was only darkness in the Blood World, but the warmth of humanity.
Home was where one could feel at ease.
"Home …"
It was no wonder that Nuan'er, the three women, and one beast liked Planting Willow City and the Big Dipper Blood World. They were so happy here that they forgot about home.
The Big Dipper Blood Domain was indeed a good place.
Ning Fan walked across the long street. He walked through the misty night sky and the lights of thousands of households.
Lanterns were hung outside each of the houses. Within the light of the lanterns, there was longing.
Mothers longed for their children, wives longed for their husbands and children longed for their fathers …
"Home …"
The lights of thousands of households entered Ning Fan's eyes. Gradually, his eyes were filled with some indescribable and indescribable emotions.
Unknowingly, he had already arrived at the inner city of Planting Willow City.
In this place, there was a towering giant willow that had existed since ancient times. According to Ning Fan's guess, it was a willow that was left behind by the Slaughter Emperor of the giant gate to gain enlightenment.
This giant willow contained an obscure Great Dao of Life and Death, which made Ning Fan's eyes flicker.
However, the significance of this willow to Planting Willow City was not to gain enlightenment but to make a wish.
There were temples built near the giant willow.
Outside the temples, there were many tourists making vows in front of the giant willow. There were also beautiful ladies burning incense and praying in front of the giant willow.
Beside the giant willow, there were seventeen to eighteen stalls. The owners of the stalls were all cultivators. They were helping the tourists to ask for and interpret the fortune sticks.
Ning Fan's eyes swept across the stalls. Each of them had different levels of heavenly power.
Even though they were not strong, it also showed that these stall owners were not trying to cheat people of their money. Instead, they were truly capable.
"Little brother, do you want to ask for a fortune stick? I'm the strongest expert in the Dao of Divination in this city. I'm the best at interpreting the fortune sticks of others, especially the fortune sticks of marriage, fortune sticks and fate sticks. People call me 'Yu San Zhu'. Ten immortal jades for one stick and the first one is free. Hehe. It's not expensive at all. "
An old man wearing yellow Daoist robes saw Ning Fan's gaze and thought that there was business at his door. Immediately, he walked over with a smile and boasted about his business.
Even though his appearance was a little wretched, his heavenly power was indeed the strongest in this place. His cultivation base was also not weak. He was at the Eighth Level of the Vein Opening Realm.
Ten immortal jades for one stick was not expensive.
Ning Fan casually took out twenty immortal jades and handed them to Yu San Zhu.
Twenty immortal jades were enough for him to ask for three sticks. After all, the first one was free.
After receiving the money, the yellow-robed old man's smile became even more wretched. He brought Ning Fan to the front of the stall and handed one of the three pots to Ning Fan.
"The first lot is the fortune stick of marriage. Little brother, please ask for a stick. I will certainly interpret the fortune stick for you."
The yellow-robed old man couldn't see through Ning Fan's strength. He only thought that Ning Fan was an ordinary Vein Opening cultivator in the city.
Ning Fan nodded and was about to shake the pot. Suddenly, a group of young men aggressively walked towards the stall.
This group of young men were the ones who had provoked Ning Fan before.
The black-robed young man's expression was full of anger. His voice was heard before he came close. "Yu San Zhu! What kind of bullshit fortune stick did you interpret for me?! Ten days ago, you said that I was lucky and had a great opportunity. I brought people to the Blue Sea to seek for opportunities and almost died there. What bullshit opportunity! Give me back the money I paid for interpreting the fortune stick! "
Yu San Zhu's expression immediately changed when he saw this group of aggressive young men. He looked a little flustered and was about to pack up his stall and run away.
"Want to run?!"
The black-robed young man sneered and waved his hand. The young men behind him drew out their blades and quickly surrounded the stall.
Yu San Zhu smiled bitterly and ran to the black-robed young man. "Second Master Ren, please don't be angry! The matter of asking for the fortune stick is sometimes accurate and sometimes not accurate. Cough cough … you can't blame me for not interpreting the fortune stick well … "
"Humph, you still want to quibble? Uh … you, you are! "
The black-robed young man sneered. He was about to teach Yu Sanzi a lesson when he suddenly noticed Ning Fans in front of the stall.
His originally arrogant expression was now filled with reverence.
Yu Santie was taken aback.
In his impression, the black-robed youngster was the tyrant of Zhi Willow City. He had once injured an early Harmonious Spirit expert with his Ninth Level Vein Opening cultivation.
In this Planting Willow City where Harmonious Spirit was respected, almost no Vein Opening expert dared to provoke the black-robed youngster. Moreover, the black-robed youngster was extremely arrogant and despotic on normal days. Even if he met a Harmonious Spirit old monster, he would not show any kind face.
However, at this moment, the black-robed youth was looking at Ning Fan with deep respect!
Yu Santie did not dare to imagine what cultivation base Ning Fan had exactly to be able to make the black-robed young man reveal a look of respect!
Late Harmonious Spirit realm? Peak Harmonious Spirit realm? And it was the legendary Golden Elixir realm!
"I'm asking for a fortune stick. I don't want anyone to disturb me." Ning Fan looked at the black-robed youth and said indifferently.
"Understood! Little ones, put away your blades and guard the stall. No one is allowed to disturb big brother! "The black-robed youngster ordered.
The group of youths immediately put away their blades and stood at the side respectfully. No one dared to disturb him.
The black-robed youngster gave Yu Santie a threatening stare and said coldly, "Explain the lot for my big brother properly! If you don't do it well, I will cut you into pieces! "
"Big … Big brother?! This little brother … no, this master is actually your big brother! "
All of a sudden, Yu Santie was deeply convinced that Ning Fan was definitely a Gold Core expert!
There was once a peak Harmonious Spirit expert who went to look for the black-robed youngster and wanted to take him as his little brother. However, he was rejected by the youngster.
The black-robed youngster was too arrogant. He did not even want to acknowledge a peak Harmonious Spirit expert as his big brother. Instead, he acknowledged Ning Fan as his big brother. This meant that Ning Fan was stronger than a peak Harmonious Spirit expert!
If he was stronger than a peak Harmonious Spirit expert, what else could he be other than a Gold Core old monster?!
When Yu Santie thought that he was about to explain the lot for a Gold Core old monster, his palms could not help but sweat.
This is troublesome. If I don't do it well, will I be killed by Ning Fan?
Ning Fan slightly frowned. He did not know when he became the big brother of this black-robed youngster.
Ignoring the black-robed youngster, Ning Fan closed his eyes and shook the lot pot.
After a few breaths, he shook the lot.
Yu Santie's hands trembled as he picked up the bamboo lot. There was only a row of strange runes on the bamboo lot. There were no words, which was different from the lot of mortals.
After glancing at the content of the bamboo lot, Yu Santie closed his eyes and pinched his fingers to calculate. Suddenly, he picked up a red brush and wrote a poem on a piece of yellow paper.
At this moment, he was immersed in the power of Heaven's Mystery. He had no idea what he was writing.
When he opened his eyes and saw what he had written, his face immediately turned ugly and his shivering became even more intense.
"A thousand years of loneliness, a lifetime of love. I can't bear to see the fallen red crushed into dust. Beauties are as numerous as the clouds. Half a bosom friend and the other half an enemy."
"How do I explain this lot?" Ning Fan asked indifferently.
"This lot, this lot …" Yu Santie did not know what to say.
"Big brother asked you to explain the lot, so hurry up and explain it! If you delay any longer, I will immediately cut you into a human stick! "The black-robed youngster said coldly.
"* Cough * I will explain it. I will explain it … This lot is considered to be the worst lot among the marriage lots. Judging from the lot, I'm afraid this old man will have to go through a long period of loneliness before he can get a lifetime of love. Besides, this old man has more than one woman. I'm afraid he has many women. Unfortunately, among these women, some are bosom friends and some are formidable enemies … In short, his marriage is full of ups and downs … "Yu Santie said with a trembling voice.
"Nonsense! My big brother is like a banished immortal. How can his marriage lot be the worst lot?! "The black-robed youngster glared at Yu Santie angrily.
Ning Fan, on the other hand, looked at Yu Santie with slight surprise. He thought that this person's divination was very accurate.
Speaking of which, although he had many beauties around him, many of them had turned from enemies to bosom friends.
"Not bad."
Ning Fan's indifferent voice was like the sound of nature. It made Yu Santie's face filled with joy.
What he was most afraid of was Ning Fan being dissatisfied with the divination. Now, it seemed like Ning Fan was very satisfied with the result.
After hearing Ning Fan's words, the black-robed youngster naturally suppressed all of his anger and did not continue to make things difficult for Yu Santie.
It was good that Ning Fan was satisfied. Ning Fan was his big brother!
Since his big brother was satisfied, he naturally would not have any dissatisfaction!
After the first lot was done, Yu Santie passed the second pot to Ning Fan.
This lot was to ask for good luck.
Ning Fan shook out the first lot. Yu Santie pinched his fingers and calculated again. Then, he waved his brush and wrote a poem on the yellow paper.
"At first, it was like the purple sun reflecting its rays. Then, it was dyed with filthy and fallen black light. It's too common for one to die a miserable death. "
Putting down the brush, Yu Santie opened his eyes. When he saw what he wrote, he was so frightened that cold sweat broke out.
Great misfortune! Great misfortune! This lot is even worse than the worst lot. How can I divination it without angering Ning Fan?!
"Just tell me the truth. I won't do anything to you." Ning Fan saw through Yu Santie's panic and said indifferently.
"Yes. This lot is the Great Misfortune Lot. Judging from the lot, you were supposed to have great fortune and boundless good fortune. However, because of some reasons, your fortune changed and you lost all your good fortune. Now, you're surrounded by bad luck. From now on, you're not fated to have any good fortune. You have to be careful when you go out. If you're not careful, you'll be killed by others and die a miserable death because of your bad luck … "Yu Santie gritted his teeth and explained honestly.
"Nonsense! How dare you curse my big brother to die a miserable death?! "The black-robed young man was furious!
Ning Fan, however, waved his hand and nodded with satisfaction.
Accurate. It's really accurate.
This Yu Santie could actually predict that his purple luck would turn black.
Unfortunately, this Yu Santie was destined not to be able to predict that his black luck would turn purple.
It was normal that he could not predict it. If this Yu Santie could predict the change of his luck, Ning Fan would be worried instead.
"So, the next lot is about my fate."
Ning Fan picked up the third pot and shook out a lot. Then, he passed it to Yu Santie to solve it.
Yu Santie pinched his fingers and calculated. Then, he closed his eyes and waved his brush, producing the third lot!
When he opened his eyes and saw what he wrote, his face turned pale with fright.
The first lot was the worst lot. The second lot was extremely inauspicious. As for the third lot … It was actually the lot of Asura!
This lot could not be any more inauspicious!
"Slay all the immortals and become devils. Slay all the devils and slay Asura. It's hard to obtain the True Dao Fruit in the sea of blood. So what if the Dao is destroyed after attaining it?! "
"This lot … This lot …"
"There's no need to solve this lot. I can understand it."
Ning Fan put down the pot and turned to leave.
In his life, he had spent most of his time slaughtering endlessly.
In order to protect the obsession in his heart, he had already been stained with blood and sinned deeply. But so what?!
He could not avoid this path. He could not hide from it!
While walking under the starry sky of the Big Dipper, Ning Fan's thoughts gradually drifted away.
During the Tribulation of Life and Death, he had heard about the story of Immortal Sovereign Zi Dou killing Immortal Sovereign Zi Wei and Immortal Sovereign Bei Dou.
In the past, when Immortal Sovereign Zi Dou destroyed the Zi Wei and Bei Dou Immortal Domain, the crimes he committed were definitely not trivial.
After the massacre in the sea of blood, the Zi Dou Immortal Domain became peaceful and prosperous.
Zi Dou gifted the world a peaceful and prosperous era with his sins.
It was hard to judge Zi Dou's merits and demerits. However, Ning Fan understood that he was not as good as Zi Dou.
Throughout his journey, all he thought about was to protect his loved ones with his sins.
He did not have such a big dream to protect the world.
In fact, he was not as persistent as the previous Sha Di who was willing to give up everything to protect the Blood World.
He had always been selfish. He could never be selfless.
However, at this moment, he had an urge to turn the chaotic Four Heavens and Nine Worlds into a peaceful place like the Northern Dipper Blood World.
He wanted to let the people he loved live in the cultivation world without any worries.
They did not need to worry about being murdered or assassinated. They just needed to live a normal life like a mortal.
Was this a kind of dream?
Creating a peaceful and prosperous era to let the people he loved be happy. Was this considered a kind of dream?
"Dream …"
Immortal Sovereign Zi Dou's words seemed to be echoing in his ears.
"Do you have any dreams in your heart?"
"When I was your age, I was just a demon devil who killed without restraint. One day, you will have your own opinion about the cultivation world. "
In a daze, Ning Fan seemed to hear another voice in his ears.
That voice came from the giant willow. No living beings could hear it except for Ning Fan.
It was the voice of the Great Dao!
It was the voice of the Great Dao left by the person who comprehended the Dao under the giant willow!
The night was dim. Ning Fan had already walked very far away. Suddenly, he looked back and saw the giant willow that towered into the sky!
There was once a young man who called himself Ju Men. He planted the willow seed and comprehended the Dao before planting it.
On the day he attained the Dao, ten thousand years had passed. The willow seed in the past had already turned into a towering tree!
He lamented the passing of time under the tree. He lamented the fact that the tree was like this. How could humans endure it?
No one knew that when the Sha Di of Ju Men was on his deathbed, he also quietly passed away under the giant willow!
He entrusted everything to the third generation Young Emperor. He sat alone under the giant willow and looked at it. He looked at the blue sea that was like the tide in the past and the green mountains that were immersed in the eternal night. He did not feel dejected like he had passed away. Instead, he was filled with pride!
There was a second sentence he said, but no one heard it.
That voice turned into a sentence of Dao that existed in the giant willow for eternity!
"The green mountains are still the same but my hair has turned white. Time really doesn't spare anyone … However, a man can grow old and his strength can decline but his heart can never die and his ideals can never be extinguished!"
"Even though my body is dead and my Dao is extinguished, my ideals will live forever with the Big Dipper Star!"
The sentence of Dao entered Ning Fan's ears. He suddenly raised his head and looked at the Big Dipper Star that filled the sky. He remained silent for a long time.
At this moment, his Dao had a sublimation. It had a qualitative change and there were signs of it becoming solid.
At this moment, Ning Fan's expression was solemn. He cupped his fists and bowed to the Big Dipper Star!
This bow was filled with respect and admiration!
What he admired was the persistence of the Sha Di of Ju Men which existed in the giant willow forever!
He finally understood how to attain the Dao.
His Dao could be verified with countless things in the world!
Mountains, rivers, plants and trees all had their own persistence. All living beings in the world had their own persistence!
The Sha Di of Ju Men had his own persistence. Immortal Sovereign Zi Dou had his own persistence.
Persistence was a Dao that transcended life and death. It would not disappear with death!
Ning Fan was a butterfly in his previous life. Even though his body had turned into ashes, his persistence had yet to dissipate.
From the past to the present, his protective heart had never changed.
Persistence could transcend life and death as well as the cycle of samsara!
If one is obsessed with emotions, even if the seven emotions are extinguished, they can still talk and smile.
If one is obsessed with a thought, even if one's Dao disappears, even if one's body dies and the cycle of samsara is annihilated, this thought would never disappear!
After a long time, Ning Fan's eyes gradually became clear. He turned around and returned to his residence.
Outside the main entrance, two lanterns were hung high and lit.
This was the home of him, Nuan Er, Weiliang and Zi Li.
By lighting the lanterns, it could illuminate their way home.
Time passed day by day. One year passed quickly.
The Immortal Soul Grass had yet to grow but the five grains were already plentiful and could already be used to brew wine.
The cattail grass in the courtyard had also grown again.
One day, a stall for divination appeared outside the temples in the inner city.
The owner of the stall was Ning Fan. He only solved one type of divination.
Divination of Life and Death!
Bundles of cattail grass were placed beside his feet.
Every time he solved the divination of a person, he would weave a grass ring!
He wanted to weave the life and death of others into the grass ring!
For seven consecutive days, no one came to Ning Fan to solve the divination.
On the eighth day, the black-robed young man brought a group of people and a pitiful middle-aged scholar to Ning Fan to solve the divination.
"Big Brother! I heard that you set up a stall here. Coincidentally, I have a friend who wants to find someone to calculate the divination of life and death. Big Brother, please help him. "
The black-robed young man's expression was respectful while the middle-aged scholar who was brought here complained incessantly.
He did not know the black-robed young man at all. Since when did he become his friend?!
He was just a Vein Opening cultivator who had just entered Willow City. As soon as he entered the city, he was brought here by the black-robed young man to solve the divination.
He was just a spiritual plant farmer who planted spiritual herbs for a living. He did not go to dangerous places to seek for treasures or opportunities. Why would he need to calculate the divination of life and death?
But now, the black-robed young man was forcing him to ask for the divination. He did not dare to refuse.
"May I know how much will you charge for solving the divination of life and death?" The middle-aged scholar smiled bitterly.
"For a Vein Opening cultivator, one divination lot and ten immortal jades." Ning Fan said indifferently.
"Ten immortal jades, that's not too expensive." The middle-aged scholar heaved a sigh of relief.
I'll just spend ten immortal jades to get rid of this calamity.
After paying ten immortal jades, the middle-aged scholar took the lot container and shook it.
He shook out a lot, but there was nothing on it. There were no words at all!
"Uh … Empty lots?" The middle-aged scholar was stunned and looked at the lot pot. All the lots were blank.
He felt that he had been cheated. There were no runes on the blank lot, so how could he make a divination? How could he interpret the lots?
What he didn't know was that all the empty lots were specially made by Ning Fan.
Ning Fan did not know how to perform divination or interpret the divination stick. However, he knew how to observe the life and death of others.
This secret bamboo lot also had the ability to observe the life and death of a person.
Ning Fan's eyes flashed with the Dao Light of Life and Death.
That day, when he participated in the Dragon Fishing Convention in the Monster Realm, he used the Dao of Life and Death to observe others' life and death, which shocked countless experts.
Now, he was able to freely utilize the Life and Death Dao Light to observe the life and death of others.
Currently, he could only see the life and death of Harmonious Spirit experts.
This middle-aged scholar was at the Vein Opening realm. Ning Fan could naturally see through his life and death.
"Ten days later, you will die in your house. The cause of death is due to being plucked." Ning Fan said indifferently.
"Haha! How laughable! I have never been close to women, so how could I be plucked to death! Moreover, my Lingwu Country has a good atmosphere, and there has never been a Flower Plucking Devil. Who would want to pluck me? "
The middle-aged scholar looked at Ning Fan disdainfully, thinking that Ning Fan was talking nonsense.
The black-clothed youth was enraged. How could he tolerate his big brother being looked down upon?
That was the big brother he recognized, the big brother who could paralyze him with just a look!
Even when he was facing a peak Harmonious Spirit old monster, he had never been frightened. Ning Fan being able to frighten him proved that he was not an ordinary person. There must be a reason why he said that the middle-aged scholar would die!
Just as he was about to teach the middle-aged scholar a lesson, Ning Fan waved his hand and said. "Ren Li, stop. I have already explained life and death to him, but since he refused to listen, he should die. Even if he dies, he can't blame anyone else. "
Ren Li was the name of the youth in black.
After staying in this place for a year, he was already familiar with the black-robed young man.
Even though this young man had the temperament of a ruffian, he was not an evil person.
He had heard this young man calling him big brother many times, so he no longer paid attention to him.
Hearing Ning Fan telling him to stop, even though Ren Li was dissatisfied with the middle-aged scholar, he did not dare to teach him a lesson.
He did not listen to anyone but Ning Fan's words and treated them as his orders.
The middle-aged scholar knew that he could not afford to offend the black-robed youth and the others. Even though he was dissatisfied with Ning Fan for deceiving them of their money, he did not dare to cause any trouble and left with his tail between his legs.
Many cultivators at the side had witnessed the process of Ning Fan deciphering the lots with their own eyes. All of them had the same opinion as the middle-aged scholar, thinking that Ning Fan was deceiving them of their money.
Only Yu Santie's eyes were solemn. He could vaguely tell that Ning Fan's method of deciphering the lots was extraordinary.
Ning Fan's method of deciphering the lots was not based on the power of heaven's mystery but a great divine ability which Yu Santie could not understand!
"Perhaps, that middle-aged scholar will really die …" Yu Santie pondered.
Ten days later, a shocking news spread across Willow Planting City!
A middle-aged scholar died tragically in his house. The cause of his death was that he was plucked by someone and the culprit was a grass demon!
That middle-aged scholar was the person who had sought Ning Fan to decipher the lots!
That grass demon was transformed from the spiritual herbs that he planted!
The news that the grass demon was killed by the experts of Willow Planting City and Ning Fan's accuracy in deciphering the lots had spread across the entire city at an extremely fast speed!
Gradually, many experts who went out to hunt beasts would come to Ning Fan to decipher a Life and Death Lot before they went out.
No one knew that on the day that the middle-aged scholar died, Ning Fan had woven the first grass bracelet!
That grass bracelet contained the middle-aged scholar's life and death!
Ning Fan opened his mouth and swallowed. The grass bracelet turned into a ray of light that was half black and half white and was swallowed into his stomach!
As for the Dao Mark of Life and Death in Ning Fan's primordial spirit, one more appeared the moment he swallowed the grass bracelet! (To be continued.)
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