"Are you ready?" He Yao gradually revealed a serious expression and asked with a dignified look.
"Mm." Ning Fan nodded his head. His eyes turned solemn. At this moment, his aura force was completely restrained.
A will appeared in his eyes. He was prepared to fight against the will of the pearl.
That will was very strong, close to obsession.
A hint of admiration appeared in the old man's eyes as he waved his hand to summon the Willpower Pearl and formed a hand seal.
That was the willpower pearl that he had spent hundreds of millions of years to condense. However, he gave it to Ning Fan without any hesitation because he found Ning Fan extremely pleasing to the eye.
The jewel spun in midair, and when it reached the tenth round, it suddenly erupted like a volcano, bursting forth with willpower that shook the heavens and the earth.
The entire interior of the Heavenly Dao trembled violently because of that powerful will.
Under the control of the old man, that will heavily pressed down on Ning Fan's body. All of a sudden, Ning Fan felt as if he was being crushed by countless mountains, nearly suffocating him!
Fortunately, this will did not have any malicious intent. It only had good intentions. It did not make Ning Fan's blood flow sluggish. Instead, it increased the speed of his blood flow by more than a thousand times.
Ning Fan's skin turned red and began to emit steam. His body was under a heavy load but his eyes were still as clear as water.
It was only at this moment that Ning Fan was convinced that the Old River Demon really had a trace of goodwill towards him. Thus, the wariness in his eyes when he looked at the Old River Demon was slightly reduced.
Ning Fan opened his mouth and directly swallowed the few Life Immortal Dao Fruits on his knees into his stomach to refine them. Then, he took out the other Dao Fruits and refined them.
He took a lot of Life Immortal Fruits from the Godly Void Pavilion, and after leaving a lot for the Little Demon Girl, he still had close to 700.
Even with the help of the Yin Yang Locket, it would still take him one to two years to fully absorb 700 Life Immortal Dao Fruits.
Now, under the enhancement of the will of the pearl, the speed of his blood flow had increased by a thousand times. In just a day, he had refined all of the Life Immortal Dao Fruits!
Unfortunately, perhaps it was because he had consumed too many Life Immortal Dao Fruits, the longer he consumed them, the weaker the medicinal effect of the Life Immortal Dao Fruits became.
When he swallowed the last Life Immortal Dao Fruit, the medicinal effect was only a tenth of the original …
In the Four Heavens, there were very few cultivators like Ning Fan, who ate the Life Immortal Dao Fruit until its medicinal effect was almost gone …
Even though Ning Fan was a Three Orifices Ancient God Realm expert and had eight times the refinement efficiency compared to ordinary people, his magic power only increased by thirty percent after devouring all of the Life Immortal Dao Fruits.
Ning Fan had given the little demoness ten Truth Purification Fruits, so he still had forty-eight of them left.
As for the Void Shedding Dao Fruits, Ning Fan had given the little demoness two and one to Que Shenzi. Thus, he still had nine of them.
Next, Ning Fan spent another two days consuming all of the Truth Crossing Dao Fruits and Shedding Space Dao Fruits. Only then did he slightly touch the bottleneck of the Mid Truth Crossing Realm.
If the Dao Fruits he swallowed this time were to be converted into Dao Crystals, then the price would definitely be over a trillion. Even the cultivators of the ancient times couldn't take it lightly.
A Dao Fruit that was worth one trillion Dao Crystals only allowed him to touch the bottleneck of the Mid True Crossing Realm. This medicinal effect was really unworthy of its price. Ning Fan did not dare to compliment it.
There were very few cultivators in the Du Zhen Realm who could devour Life Immortal Dao Fruits like Ning Fan. Naturally, there weren't many powers that possessed the ability to solely utilize Dao Fruits and medicinal pills to nurture True Immortal Realm experts. That was simply a waste of resources.
To True Immortals, Dao Fruits and medicinal pills were mainly used to break through small bottlenecks. Improving their cultivation base was secondary.
The main way for True Immortals to improve their cultivation base was not to consume external objects but to meditate and absorb the Dao Power and spiritual qi of Heaven and Earth. Then, they would meditate and comprehend the Dao of Heaven and Earth to improve their Dao Comprehension.
The process would certainly require thousands, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years of arduous cultivation. It was very time-consuming.
Therefore, there might be cultivators with bone ages of hundreds of thousands of years among the Du Zhen Realm cultivators. However, there were rarely any cultivators with bone ages below a million years among the Void Shedding Space Cultivators …
"The medicinal effect of the Dao Fruit is a little weak for a True Immortal …"
Ning Fan sighed softly. Then, he raised his head and looked at Old He and the Willpower Pearl.
For three consecutive days, Old He had been controlling the Willpower Pearl to help Ning Fan refine the heavenly ingredients and earthly treasures. Now, he was already showing signs of fatigue. Obviously, helping Ning Fan had consumed a lot of his energy.
The size of the Willpower Pearl was only three quarters of its original size. It had already used up a quarter of its power.
"How is it? You have already refined so many Dao Fruits. How confident are you in breaking through the bottleneck of the Mid True Crossing Realm?" Old He laughed and asked.
"Less than 50% … It's a little low …"
"50% is still low? As expected of a cultivator who could build a true bridge. You really have the guts to say that … Do you still have more Dao Fruits? If there are more, I will continue to help you refine them. I might as well use up all the power of this pearl. After all, this pearl was refined by me when I was guarding the river out of boredom. It's not very useful to me but it will be very useful to you. "Old He said straightforwardly.
"I have already used up all the Dao Fruits I have. However, I still have other things that are much stronger than the previous Dao Fruits. I just want to borrow the willpower of this pearl to refine them."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Fan formed a special hand seal. A dark light flashed in his dantian and a Dark Time Fruit flew out.
"Hiss! It's actually the Dark Time Fruit that only belongs to the Dark Primordial Sect! This item is extremely rare in the Illusionary World. I can't believe you actually have one! "Old He's eyes immediately widened. When he looked at Ning Fan again, his expression turned serious.
"Dark Primordial Sect?" Ning Fan was slightly surprised. Obviously, it was his first time hearing this name.
"Dark Primordial Sect is an immortal sect in the Ancient Immortal Domain. It's not strange that you don't know about this sect … I didn't expect you to have a Dark Time Fruit. It's not easy to refine it … The power of this willpower pearl of mine can only last for ten days at most. I wonder if ten days is enough for you to refine this Dark Time Fruit …"
"Let's give it a try first!"
Old He waved his hand. The willpower of the pearl increased in intensity and pressed down on Ning Fan.
Ning Fan naturally would not waste the pressure of the willpower. Without saying anything, he immediately swallowed the Dark Time Fruit back into his dantian and began to refine it.
The process of refining the Dark Time Fruit was obviously as difficult as what Old He had expected.
Others would need at least ten thousand years to refine a Dark Time Fruit. Although Ning Fan had extraordinary talent and the help of the willpower pearl, he only managed to refine one-tenth of the Dark Time Fruit after ten days …
After ten days, the power of the willpower pearl was exhausted. It turned into specks of light and dissipated.
"I initially thought that I could at least refine one or two Dark Time Fruits this time. It seems like my expectation is a little too high …" Ning Fan smiled bitterly.
To an ordinary cultivator, a Dark Time Fruit could increase their cultivation base by four hundred thousand years. To a Three Apertures Ancient God like Ning Fan, a Dark Time Fruit could increase his cultivation base by three million and two hundred thousand years.
One-tenth of the Dark Time Fruit could also increase his cultivation base by three hundred and twenty thousand years.
At this moment, Ning Fan had full confidence to break through the bottleneck of the Mid True Crossing Realm and cross the second bridge.
He slowly rose to his feet and cupped his fists towards Old He to express his gratitude. "Thank you! I will definitely repay Senior's help today in the future! "
Of course, he was thanking Old He for helping him refine the Dao Fruit and Dark Time Fruit.
"Haha! This old man doesn't care about your repayment! However, if one day, you can see through the truth of the Illusory World, this old man might really have a small matter that I need your help with … If that day really comes, little friend, please don't reject my request … "He Yao said half-jokingly.
Ning Fan did not understand what Old He meant by seeing through the truth of the Illusory World.
However, he remembered what Old He said. If he really sees through the truth of the Illusory World one day, he would naturally come and look for Old He. He would listen to Old He's request and try his best to help him.
"Alright! Quickly go to the True Crossing Bridge and break through to the Mid True Crossing Realm in one go! This time, you have been staying inside the Heavenly Dao for quite a long time. I think you will leave this place soon. Don't waste your time crossing the bridge. "
Old He laughed heartily. After giving Ning Fan a deep look, his body flashed and he flew into the first True Illusion River again.
Ning Fan glanced at the direction of the First River and withdrew his gaze. Then, he turned around and walked towards the second river. With a single step, he stepped onto the second bridge!
At the moment he took the first step, there was still an inexhaustible will of the river that pressed down heavily on him.
The will of the water of the second True Illusion River was a few times stronger than that of the first True Illusion River. However, the current Ning Fan's strength was also a few times stronger than before. Therefore, even though it was difficult for him to walk on the second bridge, he still walked forward slowly and steadily.
Every time he took a step forward, Ning Fan's cultivation base would increase slightly.
The moment he stepped onto the other shore, Ning Fan's cultivation base naturally broke through to the Mid True Crossing Realm. After attaining the Mid True Crossing Realm, the total amount of his magic power was already comparable to a Late True Crossing Realm cultivator. In fact, it was more than a few times stronger than an ordinary Late True Crossing Realm cultivator!
Ning Fan exhaled a mouthful of turbid qi and raised his head to look at the surrounding heaven and earth. He saw that there were already spatial turbulences inside the Heavenly Dao. Obviously, it was going to expel him from this place.
"It's time to go …"
Ning Fan cupped his fists at the First River. Then, he raised his hand and tore open a pitch-black passage in front of him. He stepped into it and left.
...
Half a month had passed since Ning Fan entered the True Crossing Realm inside the Heavenly Dao.
During this half a month, Liu Yan and Immortal Loli stayed in the barbarian valley, waiting for Ning Fan's return.
Every day when Immortal Loli woke up, she would lose her memories of Liu Yan, which gave Liu Yan a headache.
Fortunately, Ning Fan had already left behind a jade slip. In the jade slip, he recorded the memories of his life with Liu Yan and Immortal Loli.
Every day, Liu Yan would let the Immortal Loli see these images once, to let the Immortal Loli understand that she was not an enemy.
"Liu Yan, why isn't father back yet? Xianxian misses him …"
Immortal Loli jumped onto a tree like a monkey. She swayed her legs, chewed on a lightning pill and stared blankly at the sky.
During the days when Ning Fan was not around, she would be in a daze every day and miss him.
"It's almost time … No matter if Senior succeeds in crossing the True Crossing Realm or not, he should be back after half a month …"
Liu Yan stayed under the tree, watching over Immortal Loli. She was afraid that Immortal Loli would slip out of the barbarian valley and meet with danger when Ning Fan was not around.
Although she already knew that Immortal Loli's strength was comparable to a Mid Shedding Void Old Monster and she would not encounter too much danger in the Wild Wilderness …
However, after living together for tens of years, she and Ning Fan and Immortal Loli now had a trace of familial bond between them. That feeling was very intoxicating and made Liu Yan feel a little reluctant to part with them. However, she also understood that this kind of familial bond was fake. There was no familial bond between her, Ning Fan and Immortal Loli.
* Rumble *
A muffled thunder suddenly exploded in the clear sky. Then, a few demon cultivators with ancient demon sacrificial tools arrived at the barbarian valley.
There were a total of three demon cultivators. Two of them were Early True Crossing Realm demon cultivators of the True Dragon Clan while the other one was a Mid Shedding Void Dragon Demon.
If Ning Fan was here, he would certainly recognize that this Mid Shedding Void Dragon Demon was one of the four Poisonous Dragon Guards that he failed to kill that day!
"Commander Feng, this is the place indicated by the map. Our mission is to unseal the ancient formation here … Hmm? There are people in this valley? "
The two Early True Crossing Realm dragon demons were reporting something to the Poisonous Dragon Guard. Suddenly, their expressions changed and they became silent.
The Poisonous Dragon Guard who was addressed as Commander Feng glanced at the barbarian valley below and said disapprovingly.
"It's just two human cultivators with low cultivation bases. One of them is just a Void Fragmentation Realm expert while the other one hasn't reached the Harmonious Spirit Realm. There's nothing to be surprised about. The two of you, go down and kill them. We are following the old ancestor's secret order. No one is allowed to see what we are doing! "
"Understood!"
The eyes of the two True Crossing Realm experts immediately flashed with cold light. Their bodies flashed and they rushed down. Their killing intent was directly locked on Liu Yan and Immortal Loli.
"Not good! Xianxian, run! "
Liu Yan's beautiful eyes were filled with shock. She leaped onto the tree and grabbed Immortal Loli's hand. She wanted to break a jade slip that Ning Fan gave her to escape.
Even though her cultivation base was low and she could not see through the three dragon demons' exact cultivation bases, she could vaguely feel how terrifying they were.
Even though she knew that Immortal Loli was strong, she did not know whether she was stronger or weaker compared to the three dragon demons. When she saw that they had already revealed their killing intent, she naturally wanted to escape with Immortal Loli.
It was the life-saving jade slip that Ning Fan gave to Liu Yan before he left. It contained a trace of power that could pierce through the ground.
As soon as she broke it, a ray of golden light shone from the jade slip. It wrapped around Liu Yan and Immortal Loli and disappeared in the vast sky.
"So fast!" The eyes of the two True Crossing Realm dragon demons were filled with shock. They frantically spread their spirit sense. However, the two ladies were already nowhere to be seen.
"Oh? I didn't expect a mere Void Fragmentation Realm junior to have such a powerful escape technique jade slip. Could it be that she is the descendant of an Immortal Venerable of the human race …? Hehe. In that case, we have to kill her even more. It will be a great merit when we report this to our old ancestor! "
Commander Feng sneered and pointed his finger at the sky. Immediately, the shadow of a purple dragon appeared in the sky.
"Come up. This old man will bring the two of you to make a contribution!"
Commander Feng leaped onto the head of the purple dragon and carried the two True Crossing Realm dragon demons. He identified a direction and was about to chase after them.
Suddenly, Commander Feng's expression changed. He did not know why the two ladies had returned to where they came from …
The reason why they returned was because of Immortal Loli.
"Liu Yan, why are we running away? Father won't be able to find us when he comes back! " A few breaths ago, Immortal Loli pouted and complained while being held by Liu Yan in the golden rainbow.
She was not afraid of the three dragon demons. She wanted to stay in the barbarian valley and wait for her 'father' to return home.
"Those three demon cultivators are very powerful. Senior had said that if we encounter any powerful cultivators, we can just break the jade slip and run away … Senior has left quite a lot of jade slips. After we get further away, I will activate the concealment jade slip and hide my body. It won't be difficult for us to escape from their pursuit …" Liu Yan answered with a solemn expression.
"No. I won't run away. I want to go back and find my father!"
Immortal Loli waved her fist and directly broke a hole in the golden light. Then, she stepped on the silver lightning and returned to the barbarian valley.
Liu Yan's expression changed. She no longer had the time to activate the golden light to escape. She gritted her teeth and activated the golden light to return to where they came from, chasing after Immortal Loli.
Thus, the two ladies returned to the barbarian valley again.
Immortal Loli wanted to stay here and wait for Ning Fan while Liu Yan wanted to take Immortal Loli away …
"Interesting. Interesting … Your Golden Light Technique is quite impressive. I was worried that the two of you would escape from my sensing range. I didn't expect that the two of you would actually come back to seek death …"
"This time, I won't give the two of you a chance to escape!"
Commander Feng looked at Immortal Loli and Liu Yan who were flying towards him and sneered. He suddenly raised his hand, pointed at the sky and said in a deep voice.
"Heavenly Demon Technique, Sky Mirror!"
As Commander Feng pointed his finger, the sky within ten thousand li * (500m per li) of the barbarian valley seemed to have frozen and was completely sealed by the barrier.
Liu Yan and Immortal Loli's travelling light seemed to have hit an invisible wall. With a bang, they were pushed back and could no longer move forward.
"Combine!"
Without giving the two ladies more time to react, Commander Feng put his palms together and activated his divine ability. Countless soil and rocks in the barbarian valley suddenly flew up to the sky and condensed into two giant palms made of soil and rocks.
The giant palms were originally on both sides of the two ladies. As Commander Feng activated his divine ability, the palms immediately slapped towards the two ladies from two different directions.
With Commander Feng's Mid Shedding Void Realm cultivation base, both of his palms were enough to kill any cultivator in the Du Zhen Realm.
From Commander Feng's point of view, this technique was definitely enough to easily kill the two women. It would be as easy as blowing off dust.
However, what he did not expect was that the moment the two giant palms came together, Immortal Loli, who he did not pay any attention to, suddenly raised her fist and punched towards the left and right respectively, shattering the two giant palms at the same time.
Her expression was very relaxed.
"Liu Yan, don't be afraid. This smelly old man is no match for me. However, it seems like it will be very difficult for me to kill him now …"
"I want to stay here and wait for daddy to come home. Although I can't defeat them, daddy said that if I am bullied, I must fight back! "
Immortal Loli punched again and the barrier of ten thousand li immediately shattered like a mirror.
She tiptoed again and flew towards Commander Feng and the others under Liu Yan's astonished gaze. She raised her hand and a huge silver lightning diagram immediately appeared in the sky.
Suddenly, a cold air surged out from the lightning diagram. The cold lightning power condensed into an ancient chariot that was half made of ice and the other half made of lightning power.
The moment the chariot appeared, Commander Feng suddenly revealed a look of disbelief and his facial expression changed.
He recognized the lightning diagram and the lightning chariot. He also sensed the powerful aura of Immortal Loli!
"This lady has concealed her cultivation base. She is actually a Mid Shedding Void Realm cultivator!"
"What I didn't expect was that she is actually a cultivator from the Extreme Eastern Heaven Thunder Palace! What she is using is obviously the forbidden technique of the Extreme Thunder Palace … Dark Thunder Chariot! "
In the next moment, millions of cold thunder runes emerged from the chariot. At this moment, the spirit cannon on the chariot released an earth-shattering thunder cannon.
A sense of imminent death immediately surged into the hearts of Commander Feng and the other two Du Zhen Realm cultivators! (To be continued.)
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