That Profound Ghost ferocious beast was killed by Ning Fan with a single punch. The shockwave from the explosion of its physical body was comparable to the self-detonation of a cultivation planet!
Boundless waves of Qi were immediately set off in the galaxy.
More than five hundred Monster Cores and six Dao Fruits slowly floated above the river of stars.
The sky was filled with the corpses of ferocious beasts …
Hiss!
Including Xue Kongzi, the seven immortals who were saved sucked in a breath of cold air. They were astounded by Ning Fan's formidable combat power.
After a long time, the six Life Immortal Realm cultivators finally put away the astonishment on their faces. Then, they forced a flattering smile and walked towards Ning Fan.
They wanted to curry favor with Ning Fan. Befriending an expert like Ning Fan would bring them great benefits.
Xue Kongzi's eyes flickered as a True Spirit Blood Goose blocked their path and shook his head.
"Fellow Daoist Ning seems to be thinking about something. Let's not disturb him for the time being," Blood Void said.
At this moment, Ning Fan's back was facing the Life Immortals. He just quietly looked at the corpses of the beasts that filled the starry sky and remained silent for a long time.
In his eyes, there was a trace of respect.
His body gave off a desolate feeling.
The five hundred ferocious beasts were courageous. Even though they were afraid of Ning Fan and knew that they would die for sure, they still dared to fight.
Xue Kongzi and the others were also brave. Even though they knew that they could not escape death, they still dared to turn around and face the five hundred beasts together.
This was war. It was hard to say who was right and who was wrong. It was just that they had different standpoints.
In the end, the winner was always the king, and the loser was the bandit. The difference between the emperor's army and the bandit was only ten percent.
Since Ning Fan and Xue Kongzi were old acquaintances, he was destined to stand on Xue Kongzi's side once he gets involved in this dispute.
All of this had nothing to do with right or wrong.
Facing these ferocious beasts who did not retreat even though they were weak and cowardly, Ning Fan felt respect for them. That was why he spoke up and was willing to spare these ferocious beasts' lives.
Unfortunately, these ferocious beasts were too persistent in completing their assignments, and they were determined to kill Xue Kong Zi and the others. They would rather die than change their intentions.
Thus, Ning Fan would no longer show any mercy. Once they became enemies, they could not be lenient.
But in the end, he had some respect for these beasts that could not even speak.
How many people in the world would rather die than surrender when the enemy's army was at their gates?
Integrity wasn't something that could be said with words. It was something that could be exchanged with one's life.
"Master likes them very much. Why don't you bestow them as Fu … Demons that refuse to submit even in death are all qualified to be Fu … .As long as you bestow enough … .You can condense … .My Fu … .Clan's … .Wheel is different from other demon clans. There are two ways to condense … .Hiss, it hurts so much! I can't say anymore! Wu wu wu … "
A crisp voice came from one of the demon cocoons in the Cauldron World. The one who spoke was Zi Li, who was in her cocoon.
She seemed like she wanted to tell Ning Fan some information. However, due to the obstruction of the Sin Seal, she was forcefully interrupted if she did not get to the crucial point.
After just a few sentences, Zi Li's Sea of Consciousness was tormented by the Sin Mark to the point that she wanted to die. Even with her cold and strong personality, she was still whimpering from the pain of the Sin Mark.
"Don't talk about the secrets of the Fu Li Race anymore. Wait until I obtain the method to remove the Sin Seal in the future and remove the Sin Seal for you, then you can tell me the secrets of the Fu Li Race. This Sin Seal is really dangerous!"
Ning Fan's eyes turned gentle and filled with concern.
Zi Li was also a silly little girl. She was at the critical moment of her secluded cultivation. Why should she mention the secrets of the Fu Li Race?
Zi Li did not know the method to remove the Sin Seal and neither did Ning Fan. Despite having the ancestral blood of the Fu Li Race, he still could not remove the Sin Seal on Zi Li's body.
If the Sin Seal is not removed, she would not be able to mention any secrets of the Fu Li Race. She could not even think about it.
If she forcefully reveals the secrets of the Fu Li Race, she would be killed by the Sin Seal …
No matter what, Zi Li was raised by Ning Fan step by step. How could Ning Fan bear to let this little girl die from the backlash of the Sin Seal?
Before removing the Sin Seal, Ning Fan would not force Zi Li to reveal any secrets of the Fu Li Race for his own benefit.
If he could obtain the method to remove the Sin Seal of the Fu Li Race, he would certainly do his best to help Zi Li remove the Sin Seal.
"I just want to help Master condense the Sin Seal … Hiss … It hurts. I don't dare to say it …" Zi Li said pitifully.
"Mm. I know that Little Li Er has good intentions. Even though your words are intermittent, I can understand some of them. Little Li Er wants me to confer the title of Fu Li Race to them, right …? You don't have to answer me. You don't have to think about my question. Don't let the Sin Seal act up."
Ning Fan comforted Zi Li for a while and coaxed her to obediently spin a cocoon to cultivate.
Inside his heart, Zi Li's words were echoing over and over again.
Zi Li could not complete the two words' Fu Li '. Similarly, she could not complete the two words' Spirit Wheel '.
As for the method to condense the Fu Li Spirit Wheel, it was even more impossible for her to mention it.
The spirit wheel of the Immemorial Dark Sparrow Clan was called the Dark Wheel. The spirit wheel of the Fu Li Race was called the Li Wheel.
From Zi Li's words, Ning Fan vaguely understood that there were two methods to condense the Li Wheel.
One of them was probably to search for the ancestral object of the Fu Li Race and obtain the Li Wheel through a sacrificial ritual.
The other method was the secret method that Zi Li wanted to secretly tell Ning Fan just now.
By conferring the title of Fu Li to the demons who refused to submit even in death, he could obtain the power of the Li Wheel …
Ning Fan could vaguely guess Zi Li's intention. However, he did not know how to confer the power of the Li Wheel on the fallen demons at all.
It was just like how he did not know how to plant the Seed of Sin Seal on the Fu Li Race and demoted them to Sin Li.
It was also like how he did not know how to remove the Sin Seal of Sin Li.
Demon Conferment, Seed of Sin and Release of Sin were probably the most profound secret techniques of the Fu Li Race.
Ning Fan's eyes flickered as he looked at the corpses of the beasts that filled the sky.
He indeed did not know how to confer the demons but he could guess the purpose of doing so.
There was no such thing as the Fu Li Race in the first place. Zi Dou pacified the chaotic world but he had killed too many people. Especially when he was slaughtering the two Immortal Jade Realm demons, he encountered a group of demons who were not afraid of death.
In that battle, all the demons who refused to submit even in death were conferred the title of Fu Li by Zi Dou.
Fu Li was a kind of glory, a kind of commendation and also a kind of redemption.
Immortals had eternal life. Therefore, after death, they would die forever and there would be no more Samsara.
Fu Li was a kind of Samsara in disguise. It kept the souls of the fallen demons and allowed them to be reborn in the world.
As for the ferocious beasts whose cultivation base had yet to reach the Second Step, they could enter Samsara again after death. As their souls were not destroyed by Ning Fan, they did not need his redemption.
Therefore, if I confer the title of Fu Li, it would certainly confer the title on the demons who were at the Second Step and above.
So, Demon Conferment was actually to redeem the souls of the Second Step demon cultivators?
Ning Fan looked at the demon cores, beast corpses and Dao Fruits that were floating in the starry sky thoughtfully.
With a wave of his hand, he kept the six Dao Fruits. Then, he collected all the demon cores and corpses of the Rogue Immortal realm demonic beasts and kept them in his Cauldron World.
Only the demon cores and corpses of the 22 Life Immortal realm ferocious beasts were left behind, allowing them to continue floating in the starry sky.
With a thought, the purple star in Ning Fan's left eye shone faintly. He secretly activated the power of the ancestral blood of the Fu Li Race.
At this moment, Ning Fan seemed to be able to see spots of starlight disappearing at the place where the 22 Life Immortal realm ferocious beasts had fallen …
Those were the soul fragments of the 22 fallen ferocious beasts!
The souls of the rest of the Rogue Immortal realm ferocious beasts would return to Samsara after death. However, the souls of the Second Step ferocious beasts could not return to Samsara. They could only dissipate.
This was what it meant to die of longevity!
It was said that only a few people with special magic eyes could see the scene of the soul fragments disappearing. However, Ning Fan actually saw it!
He vaguely guessed that the reason why he could see the soul fragments was because of the special ability of the Fu Li Eye.
"Demon Conferment … Redemption …"
The two words' Demon Conferment 'and' Redemption 'kept echoing in Ning Fan's mind.
Seeing that the soul fragments of the 22 ferocious beasts were disappearing bit by bit, Ning Fan no longer hesitated. He raised his hand and casually grabbed those soul fragments.
"Condense!"
Xue Kongzi and the others were stunned by Ning Fan's action.
They did not have the ancestral blood of the Fu Li Race nor did they have the few special magic eyes. Thus, they naturally could not see the scene of Ning Fan condensing the soul fragments.
They could not see that after Ning Fan grabbed those soul fragments that were about to disappear, they actually condensed into an illusory purple-black ring.
Above that purple-black ring, there were 22 rays of light floating!
Those 22 rays of light were the souls of the 22 Life Immortal Realm ferocious beasts that had yet to disappear. They were intercepted by Ning Fan in the illusory ring!
In the Fu Li Race, this ability was called 'Demon Conferment Wheel'. It was a great ability that could only be used by the Fu Li Race who had the ancestral blood. It could intercept the souls of dead demons so that they would not be abandoned by the Samsara Cycle!
This was the strongest ability that only the members of the Fu Li Race possessed!
It is said that when this ability is comprehended to the extreme, it could not only intercept the souls of demons but also the souls of deities and devils. In fact, it could even intercept the souls of all living beings in heaven and earth.
The Li Wheel seemed to be trying to construct a Samsara Cycle to accommodate those who were abandoned by the Samsara Cycle.
If the Li Wheel is powerful enough, it could even resurrect the remnant souls that were contained in it!
If the Li Wheel was strong enough, it could even resurrect the remnant souls that were contained in it!
Ning Fan was not aware of these secrets.
Xue Kongzi and the others could not see the process of Ning Fan condensing the illusory spirit wheel. However, the true spirit blood goose faintly sensed something. Its body trembled and it instinctively became fearful of Ning Fan.
At this moment, the aura force of Ning Fan's demon blood was extremely restrained.
The true spirit blood goose, on the other hand, could feel the terrifying aura force hidden in Ning Fan's body. It was unknown what level the aura force was at but it was enough to make it tremble.
Ning Fan looked at the illusory spirit wheel in his palm and the 22 light spots on it. He seemed to have understood something but at the same time, he did not.
It was just the illusory spirit wheel. It was not the real spirit wheel.
It could not display any of its abilities and it might even shatter with just a touch … It was too weak!
This illusory spirit wheel was not enough to be called the real Fu Li Spirit Wheel – Li Wheel.
However, there was one thing that Ning Fan understood.
As long as he continued to borrow the power of the ancestral blood of the Fu Li Race to contain the remnant souls of the Second Step Demon Race who would rather die than surrender, this illusory spirit wheel could become real bit by bit.
In the end, this illusory spirit wheel would turn into the real Fu Li Spirit Wheel.
"Hiss! False Spirit Wheel! "Xue Kongzi and the other Life Immortal Realm experts were shocked.
How could they imagine that Ning Fan was actually powerful enough to comprehend the cultivation method of the False Spirit Wheel from a pile of dead beasts' corpses?
There were False Ancient Gods and False Ancient Devils in the Four Heavens. There were also False Ancient Demons in the Demon Spirit Land.
Since the demon race had lost their spirits, they would never be able to cultivate a true spirit wheel.
Xue Kongzi and the others looked at the illusory spirit wheel in Ning Fan's palm and accidentally thought that it was the False Spirit Wheel of the demon race.
After all, the illusory spirit wheel did not have any abilities at first glance. Who would think that it was the legendary great ability – Ancient Demon Spirit Wheel?
Hearing the exclamations of the people behind him, Ning Fan made a move in his mind and kept the illusory spirit wheel into his body.
Looking at the demon cores and corpses of the 22 Life Immortal Realm ferocious beasts, he seemed to have understood something. It seemed like he did not need to use these demon cores and corpses to keep the remnant souls of these ferocious beasts.
Since that was the case, Ning Fan simply kept the remaining demon cores and corpses into his Cauldron World and gave them to Zi Li.
It was already an extra favor for him to accept the remnant souls of these dead ferocious beasts. It was impossible for him to be so generous as to not accept their demon cores and corpses.
If one day, he truly learns the demon-sealing ability of the Fu Li Clan, he would bestow the remnant souls in his spirit wheel with a new identity.
Fu Li!
Before that, those remnant souls could only stay in the illusory spirit wheel for the time being.
"Fellow Daoist Ning's innate talent is really terrifying. You actually managed to condense the False Spirit Wheel of the demon race while still being a human. Amazing! Amazing!" The few Life Immortal Realm experts quickly flattered him.
Flattery would never work.
"I was just lucky."
Ning Fan did not linger on this topic for too long. When the few old monsters saw that Ning Fan did not want to talk about it, they tactfully changed the topic.
Very soon, the topic shifted to the incident in Quicksand Star Region.
Xue Kongzi and the others told Ning Fan about the incident in Quicksand Star Region as well as the ambush that they were ambushed.
As soon as they talked about being ambushed by a group of demonic beasts, the eyes of the few old monsters immediately turned cold and they said indignantly. "This time, a total of 19 Life Immortal Realm experts were under Commander Xue Kongzi's command. We followed him to carry out a secret mission. Originally, we were prepared to destroy one of the strongholds of the demonic beasts. However, we didn't expect that we would be ambushed by the demonic beasts not long after we left the Quicksand Clan. With just a single attack, 13 of us were killed and 7 of us were injured … Humph! Just as we left the Quicksand Clan, we were ambushed by the demonic beasts. In my opinion, there must be a spy of the demon race in the Quicksand Clan! Our whereabouts have been exposed! "
"As far as I know, out of the ten teams of the Quicksand Clan that were carrying out a secret mission, four of them have already been ambushed by the demonic beasts. In the past, I heard from others that there is a spy of the demon race in the Quicksand Clan. At first, I thought that it was a rumor spread by the 'thirteen Demon Lords' to make us anxious and lose our footing. Humph! Now, I finally know that the matter about the spy is mostly true! If there isn't a spy, how could we be ambushed as soon as we leave the Quicksand Clan when our whereabouts are so secretive?! "Another old monster added.
"Commander Xue, who do you think is most likely to be the spy of the demon race in the Quicksand Clan?!"
"I think that Daoist Heavenly Dog who has a half-demon body is a little suspicious … He has a Peak Mortal Profound Realm cultivation base and he was in charge of issuing the mission. If there really is a spy in the Quicksand Clan, that person is highly suspicious!"
"On the other hand, I think that Old Monster Dian who likes to rear demon pets is a little suspicious …"
"Mm. That Old Monster Black Mountain who wears a spiritual cloak and never shows his face all day long is also a little suspicious …"
After experiencing a life-and-death situation, the seven Life Immortal Realm experts hated the so-called 'spy' to their bones. They were eager to find that person and cut him into pieces.
Ning Fan did not say a single word from the beginning to the end. He did not participate in their discussion.
Whether there was really a spy of the demon race in the Quicksand Clan or not, he did not know and he did not care.
He only had two goals in coming to the Quicksand Galaxy. One was to infiltrate the Quicksand Tribe and obtain Daoist Quicksand's incense.
The second was to enter the Quicksand Sea of Stars, find the secret place of quicksand that Lu Xin 'er had discovered by chance, and enter the ancient god's Cave of Time.
Unfortunately, according to the information provided by Xue Kongzi and the others, because of the chaos in the Quicksand Star Field, the Quicksand Clan had already moved their ancestral temple, treasury, and other important forbidden areas into a broken world called the Quicksand Realm.
Even the headquarters of the counterattack against the demon tide, the Monster-exterminating League, was moved from Quicksand Star to Quicksand Realm.
The Quicksand Realm had now become the headquarters of the anti-demon cultivators. Cultivators who were not from the Quicksand Clan or the Monster-suppressing League were not allowed to enter.
If Ning Fan wanted to steal the Joss Flames, his top priority now was to find a way to sneak into the Flowing Sand Realm …
Only then could he achieve his first goal.
The Quicksand Sanctuary was located in the Quicksand Star Ocean, which was located in the northern region of the Quicksand Star Region. Now, it had become the lair of the Monster Beast Army.
It was said that there were thirteen True Crossing Realm Demon Cultivators guarding the lair.
In the entire demon tide army, only these thirteen True Crossing Realm Demon Cultivators could transform into humans. The rest of them were in their beast forms.
These thirteen people called themselves the Thirteen Demon Lords. Among them, the weakest one was at the Early True Crossing Realm while the strongest one was at the Peak True Crossing Realm.
When the thirteen Demon Lords join forces, even She Kong would have to retreat a little …
Even if Ning Fan had the ancient devil puppet, he would not dare to barge into the demon lair of the Star Ocean rashly. It would be extremely dangerous.
If he were to sneak in …
Ning Fan did not know the exact location of the ancient god's Cave of Time. He only had a rough idea of its location. It would take him some time to find it.
Unfortunately, the Quicksand Star Ocean was surrounded by a poisonous mist. In a month, the poisonous mist would only dissipate for two hours. That poisonous mist was extremely powerful. Even She Kong would not dare to barge into the sea of poisonous mist.
As for the invisibility effect, it would only last for two hours. He could only do it once every ten days.
There were too many restrictions and dangers in order to properly investigate the whereabouts of the ancient god's Cave of Time in the Quicksand Star Ocean. Thus, he needed to make a good plan …
"Fellow Daoist Ning, are you passing by the Quicksand Star Region or …" Xue Kongzi suddenly asked.
"I have some goals that can only be achieved in the Quicksand Star Region. Unfortunately, the Quicksand Star Region has gone through such an unforeseen event." Ning Fan pretended to sigh.
As soon as he heard that Ning Fan had something to do in the Quicksand Star Region, Xue Kongzi's eyes lit up.
"Fellow Daoist Ning, are you interested in joining our Demon Exterminating Alliance? You can stay in the Quicksand Star Region with us for a while and conspire on how to eliminate the demon race in the secret area of the Quicksand Star Region. With your strength, if you join the Demon Exterminating Alliance, you can at least become the vice leader! "
The Demon Exterminating Alliance had four leaders. They were four True Immortals including the clan leader of the Quicksand Star Region.
Currently, there were twelve vice leaders. All of them were old monsters at the Late Ghost Profound Realm or above!
In Xue Kongzi's opinion, Ning Fan's strength was more than enough to become a vice leader.
If Ning Fan joins them, the Demon Exterminating Alliance would become stronger and the hope of eliminating the demon tide would increase. Thus, why not?
"Join the Demon Exterminating Alliance? I'm used to traveling alone and I don't really like being tied down … "Ning Fan pretended to be considering.
"Fellow Daoist Ning, I suppose you're reluctant to leave the Quicksand Star Region because you heard that 'ancient heartbeat', right?" Xue Kongzi suddenly asked using telepathy.
"The ancient heartbeat?" Ning Fan's heart skipped a beat but his expression remained calm and indifferent.
"Oh? Fellow Daoist Ning doesn't know about this? Just one day before the demon horde appeared, the sound of a heartbeat spread throughout the entire Quicksand Galaxy! I heard it very clearly. That heartbeat definitely came from the direction of the Quicksand Star Region! It carried an incomparably ancient qi which contained the boundless Great Dao. Many immortal cultivators in the Quicksand Star Region heard that sound! These Fellow Daoists and I are reluctant to leave the Quicksand Star Region and are willing to risk our lives to assist the Quicksand Tribe in exterminating the Demon Race. It's all so that we can explore the Quicksand Star Ocean after exterminating the Demon Race! If I'm not mistaken, that ancient heartbeat is definitely a great opportunity! "
Xue Kongzi looked at Ning Fan and was greatly surprised when he saw that Ning Fan did not seem to know about the ancient heartbeat at all.
"Fellow Daoist, aren't you staying in the Quicksand Star Region to investigate that heartbeat?"
"Yes. I'm staying in the Quicksand Star Region for other matters."
"I see. No matter what Fellow Daoist is planning, you should join the Demon Exterminating Alliance and stay in the Quicksand Star Region for now. As long as the demon tide isn't eliminated, the Quicksand Star Region won't be peaceful. We will have to be on tenterhooks whenever we travel. If Fellow Daoist is willing to join the Demon Exterminating Alliance, I'm willing to recommend you. "Xue Kongzi said with lingering fear.
"… Alright. If that's the case, I'll listen to Fellow Daoist and temporarily join the Demon Exterminating Alliance and stay in the Quicksand Star Region."
Ning Fan's eyes flickered. There were too many uncertain factors in the Quicksand Star Region. It was better for him to sneak into the Quicksand Star Region first and steal Daoist Liu Sha's incense.
* Plop * * Plop * * Plop *
Just as Ning Fan agreed to Xue Kongzi's suggestion, a heartbeat that sounded like it came from the ancient times suddenly spread across the entire Quicksand Star Region!
At this moment, countless cultivators who heard the heartbeat were filled with shock and joy!
The moment Ning Fan heard the heartbeat, his heart began to beat rhythmically without him realizing it. His ancient god blood also felt like it was about to boil!
"This is … the heartbeat of an ancient god! What kind of powerful ancient god is it exactly? It can actually make the heartbeat sound spread across the entire high-grade star region! "
(1/2) (To be continued)
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