In the end, the experts of the Luo Clan left one after another.
A few days later, a drizzle suddenly fell around the huge pit.
The rain only lasted for a short while. Then, the sky became clear again.
Light flashed in the pit and a person appeared. It was Ning Fan who had just come out from the Profound Yin World.
There were still some cyan rain intent flashing in his eyes. The rain he saw just now was the ability he used to observe the outside world in the Profound Yin World.
In the past, he could not use the Rain Technique to observe the outside world in the Profound Yin World. However, now that he had opened the first door of the Heavenly Being Realm, his comprehension of the Heaven Peering Rain Technique had greatly improved.
Even if he was separated by the barrier of the medium-sized world, he could still observe the outside world with the Rain Technique.
"Even though the golden light on the ground is too loud and eye-catching, it might be one of the shortcomings of this technique. However, the speed of this technique is fast enough to make up for any shortcomings. Even though I can use the ghost face to suppress the golden flames and use this technique, I can't use it as I please. I'm afraid I still need some time to cultivate this technique to prevent it from going out of control … "
"Of course, I need to polish this technique carefully. However, the most important thing now is to go to the Luo Clan and officially become their guest elder. Then, I will obtain the complete incantation of the First Transformation of the War God Transformation and cultivate it successfully."
"Only the guest elder who has cultivated the First Transformation of the War God Transformation is qualified to participate in the competition for the eight tomb guardians of the Luo Clan. If I have the identity of a tomb guardian, I can enter the Divine Tomb with the Void Token and obtain the other half of Great Emperor Luan Gu's inheritance … To me, cultivating the War God Transformation and participating in the tomb competition are not as important as obtaining the other half of Great Emperor Luan Gu's inheritance … "
Ning Fan reached out his palm. With a thought, a jade locket that was as smooth as jade immediately appeared in his hand.
This jade locket was the Yin Yang Locket that had accompanied him for a long time. It had once changed his destiny.
In this Eastern Sea Star Region, the Yin Yang Locket gave off a faint light as if it was summoned by something.
It was as if it was originally incomplete and lacked the other half to make up for it. It was as if the other half was in this Eastern Sea Star Region …
"The Profound Yin World can increase the cultivation speed of Yin Yang Transformation cultivators, but there is a flaw — other than the master of the Profound Yin World, no other living beings can freely enter and exit this world. I used to think that the Profound Yin World has always been like this. However, after I opened the first Gate of Heaven and Man and saw the Laws of Dao, I could clearly see that the Laws of the Profound Yin World are incomplete and incomplete … This is the real reason why living beings from the outside world can't appear in the Profound Yin World. "
"Perhaps, after I obtain the other half of the inheritance of the Ancient Chaos Great Emperor, I might be able to complete this incomplete world law …"
Ning Fan was silent for a moment, then he opened his mouth and swallowed the Yin Yang Locket back into his body, storing it in his dantian.
With a tap of his foot, he soared into the sky and turned into a rainbow, flying toward the Broken Halberd Peak where the Luo Family was located.
From a distance, planet Heavenly Ocean looked like a blue planet. The only continent on the planet was not blue, but blood red.
Continuous blood colored mountains stood towering on that area, and the mountains were connected and precipitous.
In this blood-colored mountain range, there were three blood-colored mountains which were the tallest. They were called the Broken Halberd Peak.
It was said that the entire blood-colored mountain range where the Broken Halberd Peak was located was actually transformed from a broken halberd magic treasure.
That was a legend that had existed for a long time. At that time, the four heavens and nine worlds had just separated from each other. The first 'Realm War' between the cultivators of the four heavens and the Land of Demon Spirits had just begun.
In that war between the two worlds, the ancestor of the Divine Void Realm wielded a long halberd and killed several demon sovereigns at the same level as him.
As for the long halberd, it was also destroyed in that war. The ancestor of the Divine Void Realm brought it back to the Eastern Heaven and left it in the Heavenly Ocean Star, turning it into the Broken Halberd Peak.
Countless years had passed since the day the ancestor of the Divine Void Realm left the divine weapon.
The Broken Halberd Peak was still filled with murderous battle intent and its Dao Rhyme never dissipated.
The Luo Family was built at the foot of the Broken Halberd Peak. Most of the cultivators in the family built their own cave dwellings in the blood-colored mountains, borrowing the battle intent of the Broken Halberd Peak to cultivate.
When Ning Fan arrived at the Luo Family, what he saw were three blood-colored mountains that pierced through the clouds. They were like the tip of a gigantic trident that pierced through the clouds.
What he felt was the desolate battle intent that spread out from the Broken Halberd Peak …
"Is this the Broken Halberd Peak …? The Dao Laws of this place are so strong. These laws should be the rules of war, right?"
Ning Fan's eyes glowed with green light. He scanned the Broken Halberd Peak with his spirit sense. He could vaguely detect the cave dwellings of many cultivators on the peak.
At the foot of the Broken Halberd Peak was a massive cultivation city named Violet Silk City. It was the place where the Luo Family resided. Usually, outsiders would not be allowed to enter this city easily.
There was a group of cultivators of the Luo Family patrolling outside the Violet Silk City.
As soon as the patrolling cultivators saw Ning Fan arriving outside the Luo Family's residence, they sensed his faint aura of the Second Step. Without any hesitation, they immediately welcomed him.
There were a total of six cultivators in this group. All of them were at the Void Fragmentation Realm. The leader of the group was an old man who wore battle armor and had nine broken bones.
The six of them landed beside Ning Fan at the same time. They cupped their fists and bowed respectfully.
As for the old man with nine broken bones, he forced a smile and took the initiative to ask.
"Senior, may I know why you have come to Violet Silk City? Are you here to buy battle crystals? Or are you here to visit a friend? "
Normally, outsiders who would come to Violet Silk City were either here to buy battle crystals or to look for a friend.
Ning Fan had expected the old man to ask such a question.
"I have come here for this matter."
Ning Fan bent his palm and waved it. Immediately, a ball of scarlet flames appeared under his palm and slowly condensed into a jade slip of battle intent.
This jade slip was given to him by Luo Xiao. It recorded part of the War God Secret Art.
This jade slip was a test as well as a keepsake.
"This is … a jade slip of battle intent! May I know which senior of our clan has this jade slip of battle intent? "
As soon as they saw the jade slip, they immediately knew that Ning Fan had come for the matter of becoming a Foreign Elder of the Luo Family. Thus, they did not dare to show any neglect and asked him respectfully.
"Luo Xiao." Ning Fan said indifferently.
As soon as they heard the two words' Luo Xiao ', the expressions of the patrolling cultivators changed again. The way they looked at Ning Fan became even more respectful.
As for the old man with nine broken bones, he sent a message-transmitting flying sword in the direction of Violet Silk City. He seemed to be reporting Ning Fan's arrival to the experts of his clan.
After ten breaths, a hearty laughter came from the direction of Violet Silk City.
"Fellow Daoist Ning, you've finally come. In order to wait for your arrival, I have stayed in the Heavenly Sea Star for three whole years and did not go on any missions. I was afraid that I would miss our reunion."
As soon as the laughter stopped, the figure of a scholar in black robes flashed and appeared in front of everyone. It was Luo Xiao.
"Your subordinates greet Lord Commander!" As soon as the patrolling cultivators saw Luo Xiao, they bowed to him one after another. Each of their expressions was extremely respectful.
"You may dispense with the formalities. You may leave. This fellow Daoist was recommended by me. I will personally bring him to Violet Silk City. You don't need to follow him. You may continue to patrol this place! "
Luo Xiao gently waved his hand and dismissed the six patrolling cultivators.
When he looked at Ning Fan again, his eyes widened in surprise. Then, he said with a meaningful smile.
"After three years, Fellow Daoist's qi seems to have become much stronger."
"During these three years, Fellow Daoist's cultivation base has also improved a lot, hasn't it? I'm afraid you have already broken through the bottleneck of the Late Ghost Profound Realm by seventy percent. You are already very close to breaking through completely." Ning Fan answered with a smile.
"Oh? Fellow Daoist Ning really has a good eye. Even the old ancestors of the clan can't see my exact cultivation progress. However, Fellow Daoist can actually tell that I have already broken through the bottleneck of seventy percent with just a glance! "
Luo Xiao's eyes flashed. He could not help but attach more importance to Ning Fan.
After exchanging some pleasantries with Ning Fan, he led him into Violet Silk City.
At the center of the city, there were a total of five palaces that shone with golden light. In each of the palaces, there was a member of the Luo Clan who was cultivating in seclusion.
These five members were the strongest members of the Luo Clan other than the clan leader. Together with the clan leader, they were known as the 'Six Ancestors of the Luo Clan' by the cultivators of the clan.
Behind the five palaces, there was another palace that shone with purple light. It was the cultivation place of the clan leader of the Luo Clan.
The clan leader of the Luo Clan, Luo Shi, was the ninth elder of the Godly Void Pavilion. In order to repair the Heaven Suppressing Bell, he was busy day and night. Therefore, he was not in the clan.
Currently, all the mundane affairs of the Luo Clan had been temporarily handed over to the sixth ancestor whose cultivation base was slightly lower among the six old ancestors of the clan.
As for the remaining few ancestors, unless the clan holds an important meeting or something major happens in the clan, they would basically stay in seclusion for long periods of time.
"Currently, the clan leader of our clan is not in the clan. Fellow Daoist needs to get the approval of the Sixth Ancestor to become a Foreign Elder of our Luo Clan. As for the Foreign Elder Token of the Luo Clan and the complete cultivation method of the First Transformation of the War God Art, they also need to be personally handed over to you by the Sixth Ancestor. The place we are going to now is the Extreme Cold Palace where the Sixth Ancestor lives. "
Luo Xiao explained to Ning Fan while leading him to one of the five golden light palaces in the city.
Along the way, many members of the Luo Clan witnessed the scene of Luo Xiao and Ning Fan walking together.
These members of the Luo Clan did not know Ning Fan but none of them did not know Luo Xiao.
After seeing the direction in which Luo Xiao and Ning Fan were heading, many of them exclaimed inwardly.
"Three years ago, Commander Luo Xiao had recommended a person to the Sixth Ancestor. He said that this person has the aptitude to cultivate the War God Art which can only be found once in ten thousand years. He is suitable to be a Foreign Elder of our clan. Could it be that the person the commander mentioned is that white-robed cultivator? "
Many experts of the Luo Clan spread their spirit sense at the same time and scanned Ning Fan. Among these experts, there was no lack of Life Immortal Realm cultivators and True Immortal Realm cultivators of the Crossing Truth Realm.
In their perception, other than having a Mid Ghost Profound Realm cultivation base, Ning Fan could not see through anything else about him.
Since they could not see through him, naturally, they could not find out what exactly was so special about Ning Fan that made Luo Xiao hold him in such high esteem.
However, these experts of the Luo Clan could still sense one thing – Ning Fan did not have any of the five types of Battle Intent Physiques which were most suitable to cultivate the War God Art.
"Isn't he the possessor of the Battle Intent Physique …? From the looks of it, Luo Xiao's claim that this person is a cultivator of the War God Art that can only be found once in ten thousand years might just be an exaggeration." Many experts of the Luo Clan retracted their spirit sense and thought to themselves.
Ning Fan did not care about the probing of the experts of the Luo Clan. With the strength of his ghost mask, unless he is willing to, no cultivator in this place would be able to see through him except for the qi of his cultivation base that he deliberately emitted.
He followed Luo Xiao all the way to the Extreme Cold Palace and stopped outside the palace.
The outside of the Extreme Cold Palace was filled with ancient formations that emitted dense cold qi.
Even though they were separated by layers of formations, Ning Fan could still vaguely sense that there was an Early Shedding Void Realm qi inside the palace. It was faintly discernible, as if it existed or not.
When they arrived at this place, Luo Xiao stopped and took out a Sound Transmitting Spiritual Talisman. He said something to the talisman with an extremely respectful tone.
A few breaths later, the formation light of the Extreme Cold Palace suddenly made way for them. Then, an indifferent voice came from the Extreme Cold Palace.
"Luo Xiao, stay outside the palace. Let the person you recommend come to see me alone!"
"Yes!"
Luo Xiao cupped his fists at the direction of the Extreme Cold Palace. Then, he said to Ning Fan, "The Sixth Ancestor is inside the Extreme Cold Palace. Fellow Daoist can enter by yourself and meet the Sixth Ancestor."
"Mm."
Ning Fan answered indifferently. Then, he stepped into the Extreme Cold Palace with a slightly vigilant heart.
Until now, he still had not figured out whether the black-robed old man who tried to assassinate him that day was sent by the Luo Clan or not. Thus, he naturally needed to be more vigilant against the Luo Clan.
The interior of the Extreme Cold Palace was filled with a cold intent divine ability, causing the walls and the ceiling to be covered with ice.
After passing through the long passage, what entered his sight was a world of ice that was filled with wind and snow.
The Extreme Cold Palace itself was a small chiliocosm cosmos treasure. This world of ice was also the internal world of the Extreme Cold Palace – the Extreme Cold World.
In the sky of this world of ice, an old man in blue robes was sitting cross-legged. His eyes were tightly shut as if he was meditating.
He was the Sixth Ancestor of the Luo Clan, an Early Shedding Void Realm cultivator.
Even after Ning Fan entered, the Sixth Ancestor of the Luo Clan still did not open his eyes.
"You are the person that Luo Xiao recommended? You actually don't possess any of the five types of Battle Intent Physiques. What a pity. I was really looking forward to your arrival … "
The tone of the Sixth Ancestor of the Luo Clan carried a hint of disappointment. However, his cultivation base was profound after all. After a while, he regained his composure and continued.
"… However, the fact that you could defeat Luo Xiao who was in his Second Transformation State with just your Mid Ghost Profound Realm cultivation base is enough to prove that you're extraordinary. It's enough for you to be a Foreign Elder of my Luo Clan. This is the Foreign Elder Token and the first level of the War God Art. Take it! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the Sixth Ancestor of the Luo Clan suddenly flicked his sleeve. The wind and snow in this world suddenly condensed into a ball and condensed into a jade slip that was filled with cold qi.
Then, he raised his hand and took out a red copper token. With a flick of his finger, he passed the token and the jade slip to Ning Fan.
Ning Fan waved his hand and received the token and the jade slip that fell from the sky. After briefly scanning through them, his brows slightly furrowed but he did not say anything.
From the beginning to the end, the Sixth Ancestor of the Luo Clan had never opened his eyes. It was enough to tell that he did not attach much importance to Ning Fan.
After all, there were five types of Battle Intent Physiques in this world which were suitable to cultivate the War God Art. Ning Fan was not one of them …
Most of the cultivators in the Luo Clan thought that only those who possess the Battle Intent Physique could attain the Fourth Transformation of the War God and save the War King Luo Hou.
Only Luo Xiao and a few cultivators of the Luo Clan firmly believed that even those who did not possess the Battle Intent Physique could attain the Fourth Transformation of the War God. They believed that the key to attaining the Fourth Transformation of the War God was the powerful combat strength and battle intent that could allow one to fight those with a higher cultivation base …
Luo Xiao had already told Ning Fan about all of this. Ning Fan was naturally mentally prepared for the Luo Clan's lack of attention.
It was fine if the Luo Clan did not attach any importance to him now!
When he successfully cultivates the high-level cultivation method of the War God Transformation, there would naturally be people who would attach importance to him!
After seeing Ning Fan keep the jade slip, the Sixth Ancestor of the Luo Clan nodded slightly and said.
"Before you, there were already 122 Foreign Elders of the Luo Clan. You are the 123rd. I believe Luo Xiao has already told you the reason why our Luo Clan needs to recruit Foreign Elders to cultivate the War God Transformation. I won't repeat it anymore. The Foreign Elders of the Luo Clan can cultivate on their own outside the Heavenly Sea Star or on the three Broken Halberd Mountains. With the Foreign Elder Token, you can enter and leave the Violet Silk City freely. According to your progress in cultivating the War God Transformation, our Luo Clan will provide you with a certain amount of battle crystals to aid your cultivation. If you need more battle crystals, you will have to buy them on your own. If you have successfully cultivated the First Transformation of the battle art one day, you can come to me again to obtain the cultivation method of the Second Transformation. Unfortunately, you don't have the Battle Intent Physique. The day when you successfully cultivate the First Transformation of the battle art is still far away. "
"If you have any more questions, you can go and ask your referral, Luo Xiao. Alright, you can leave now! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the Sixth Ancestor of the Luo Clan stopped talking. His body gradually faded in the sky as if he had vanished into nothingness …
Ning Fan no longer stayed in this place. He walked towards the outside of the Extreme Cold Palace with his eyes changing unpredictably.
"This Sixth Ancestor of the Luo Clan is cold and distant towards me. Even though he doesn't seem to attach any importance to me, he doesn't seem to have any hostility towards me either …"
"In that case, the possibility of the black-robed old man who tried to assassinate me that day being a cultivator of the Luo Clan isn't high … However, I wonder which force sent this person …"
Outside the Extreme Frost Palace, Luo Xiao had been waiting for a long time.
When he saw Ning Fan coming out with the Foreign Elder Token, he immediately cupped his fists and said with a smile. "Congratulations on becoming the Foreign Elder of my Luo Clan, Fellow Daoist. I wonder how is the Sixth Ancestor's attitude towards you? Does he value you? Can I be given a life-saving jade scroll as a reward? "
Ning Fan smiled faintly and shook his head.
Seeing this, Luo Xiao immediately showed a bitter expression and apologized, "I'm sorry, Brother Ning. In my opinion, you're definitely a rare combat art prodigy that only appears once every ten thousand years. It's a pity that the others in the clan don't think so … "
Before Ning Fan, the Luo Clan had recruited a total of 122 foreign elders. Among them, there were a few who possessed combat bodies. All of them were highly valued by the Luo Clan and were given many opportunities.
Ning Fan, whom Luo Xiao had placed high hopes on, did not receive such a high level of attention. This made Luo Xiao sigh with emotion. At the same time, he also felt a little guilty towards Ning Fan.
After all, he was the one who recommended Ning Fan to the Luo Clan. Luo Xiao felt somewhat helpless about being ignored by the Luo Clan.
"It's just a small matter. There's no need for Fellow Daoist Luo to take it to heart. If I successfully cultivate the War God Art, I will naturally be valued. "Ning Fan said with a faint smile. He did not care whether the Luo Clan valued him or not.
"Fellow Daoist is right … Fellow Daoist, please accept these mid-grade Combat Crystals as a token of my appreciation."
Luo Xiao heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Ning Fan was not dissatisfied with the Luo Clan. With a wave of his hand, he took out a storage pouch and gave it to Ning Fan.
Ning Fan glanced at the storage pouch and his expression changed slightly.
"One thousand mid-grade battle crystals!"
The Battle Crystal was a unique product of the Tianhai Star Luo Family. It was a Spirit Crystal made by a second-step Luo Family cultivator using the God of War Technique.
In the Luo Clan, the Ares God Art was not only a secret technique to raise the level of the physical body, but it could also be used to condense the power of the Dao of War into a Dao Crystal and make it into a Battle Crystal.
The Battle Crystal was a kind of treasure that could increase a cultivator's battle intent in a short period of time. It was even more effective when used to cultivate battle intent cultivation techniques.
The cultivation of the Luo Family's Ares Art relied heavily on the help of battle crystals.
The Battle Crystals of the Luo Family were sold to the outside world and provided for the cultivation of countless Luo Family cultivators.
The battle crystals were divided into four grades which were low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade and top-grade.
In the Luo Clan, a low-grade battle crystal could be sold for ten thousand Dao Crystals, a mid-grade battle crystal was sold for one million Dao Crystals, a high-grade battle crystal was sold for one hundred million Dao Crystals and a top-grade battle crystal was sold for ten billion Dao Crystals.
One thousand mid-grade battle crystals were worth one billion Dao Crystals. To Luo Xiao who was a Mid Ghost Profound Realm cultivator, it was a huge sum of money.
"I appreciate Fellow Daoist's kindness. However, Fellow Daoist is at the crucial stage of breaking through to the Late Ghost Profound Realm. I'm sure these battle crystals are also very important to you. Therefore, I won't accept these battle crystals no matter what … "
Ning Fan rejected Luo Xiao's kind intention. He had always maintained a distance from the Luo Clan and was not willing to get too close to them.
This distance was a habit that Ning Fan had developed after many years of cultivation. After taking their things, he would have to owe them a favor. If it's not necessary, it's better not to accept others' kindness.
Seeing that Ning Fan did not accept it, Luo Xiao let out a soft sigh and kept the storage pouch. His opinion of Ning Fan rose again.
Those who do not accept others' kindness are usually people who know how to repay kindness.
In Luo Xiao's opinion, even though Ning Fan's attitude was distant, he was definitely not a cold person.
Tonight, Ning Fan stayed in the guest's abode that Luo Xiao arranged for him.
This abode was built on the first of the three peaks of the Broken Halberd Mountain. The other seventy-four guest elders of the Luo Clan also built abodes on the Broken Halberd Mountain.
All the guest elders living on the first peak were cultivators who had yet to attain the First Transformation of their battle arts.
Outside the abode, there were many isolation formations.
Inside the abode, the candlelight was flickering. Ning Fan was sitting cross-legged on a rush cushion, flipping through the battle intent jade slip in his hand.
Beside him, there were ten thousand low-grade battle crystals piled up like a mountain. He had obtained them from the Luo Clan as a guest elder of the Luo Clan.
Other than that, there were also two thousand mid-grade battle crystals. He had spent two hundred thousand Dao Crystals to purchase them from the Luo Clan.
As for high-grade battle crystals, Ning Fan did not manage to purchase any of them. In order to purchase battle crystals of this grade, one must at least be a guest elder who had attained the First Transformation. In the Luo Clan, high-grade Dao Crystals were extremely precious. There were also restrictions on purchasing them.
Other than the few top-grade battle crystals left behind by the Battle King Luo Hou, the Luo Clan did not have any surplus. Thus, they never sold them to outsiders.
"The cultivation method of the War God Art is to condense battle crystals using this art. Then, by continuously devouring battle crystals, one can gradually cultivate their natal battle flame …"
"Dao Crystals are required to create battle crystals. Most importantly, it requires an endless supply of Dao of War power. This Broken Halberd Mountain has an endless supply of Dao of War power. It is definitely the best place to condense battle crystals … "
"Normally, cultivators who have yet to attain the First Transformation can only use the War God Art to create low-grade battle crystals at most. Moreover, the success rate is extremely low. Even if they consume ten thousand Dao Crystals, they might not necessarily be able to produce one. Cultivators who have attained the First Transformation have a higher chance of producing low-grade battle crystals. Cultivators who have attained the Second Transformation have a higher chance of producing mid-grade battle crystals, and so on and so forth. "
"Currently, including the guest elders of the Luo Clan, there are a total of fifty-seven cultivators who have attained the First Transformation. There are only nineteen cultivators who have attained the Second Transformation. As for the Third Transformation, there is only the clan leader of the Luo Clan. As for the Fourth Transformation, there is only the Battle King Luo Hou who is still in deep slumber …"
Ning Fan kept his battle intent jade slip without saying a word. He had already memorized all of the cultivation methods in his heart.
Then, he waved his hand and took out a piece of Dao Crystal. He raised his hand and grabbed at the first peak of the Broken Halberd Mountain.
His grab contained an indescribable profoundness. Immediately, the Dao laws on the Broken Halberd Mountain changed slightly.
Endless Dao of War power began to flow towards Ning Fan's cave through the mountain's terrain and earth veins, flowing into the Dao Crystal in Ning Fan's hand.
At this moment, the eyes of all the old monsters in the other seventy-four cave dwellings on the first peak flickered.
Most of the masters of these seventy-four cave dwellings were at the Human Profound Realm. Only one of them was at the Peak Ghost Profound Realm.
His name was Meng Xiu. He was the cultivator who was the closest to attaining the First Transformation of the cultivation method on the first peak!
After sensing the fluctuations coming from the direction of Ning Fan's cave, Meng Xiu snorted coldly and said disdainfully.
"Is he the guest elder who just joined the Luo Clan today? I remember his name is Ning Fan or something … He has just obtained the First Transformation of the cultivation method for less than a day and he is already thinking of condensing a low-grade battle crystal, huh? What an arrogant person … With such an unstable temperament, I'm afraid it's impossible for him to attain the First Transformation of the War God."
"As for his action of condensing the battle crystal, there's no need to ask. He will definitely fail!"
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