The first breath was short and passed quickly, but to Earth Demon and Iron Crow Daoist, it was probably the longest time in their lives.
On one hand, they were afraid of Ning Fan's terrifying divine abilities. On the other hand, they could not help but lower their heads and become slaves for a junior.
Both of them were ancient Immortal Venerables. Those who could cultivate to the Immortal Venerable Realm were all prideful people. How could they be willing to be slaves?
However, the two of them did not have the courage to reject Ning Fan's threat. Even ants lived in vain. Naturally, the two of them also knew how to cherish their lives.
"Two breaths!"
While the two were hesitating, the second breath passed.
When Ning Fan's voice resounded in their ears, their hearts sank. They knew that if they do not make a decision now, they would probably not be able to turn the situation around once Ning Fan counts to three.
"I am willing to be your slave, but I have a condition!" Earth Demon's psychological defense collapsed first. He gritted his teeth and said to Ning Fan.
"Speak!" Ning Fan's expression remained unchanged.
"I will only serve you for a million years. After a million years, you must return my freedom to me! I'm an Immortal Venerable, I can't be a slave for my entire life! If you don't agree to this condition, I won't surrender to you even if I die! To us Immortal Venerables, being a slave for life is practically no different from death. What's the point of living without freedom!? Do you agree to this condition or not? "The Earth Demon replied with a bit of backbone, but there was a hint of nervousness in his expression.
It was impossible for him to be Ning Fan's slave for life. However, if Ning Fan only wants to serve him for one million years, he could consider it. After all, to an immortal venerable of the past ten thousand years, one million years was very short. It was like a day and night.
If Ning Fan doesn't agree to his condition, even if he cherishes his life, he would still choose to fight Ning Fan to the death. After all, he still had the pride of being an immortal revered in the past.
"I can agree to your condition, but you have to hand over your 'Fate Soul' to me for safekeeping!" Ning Fan said in an irrefutable tone.
"What?! You want me to give you my Life Soul? This was impossible! At most, I'll allow you to plant a Restrictive Spell on me! "Earth Demon glared at him and refused without thinking.
Iron Crow Daoist's face darkened as well.
When he heard Ning Fan agreeing to Earth Devil's condition, Daoist Tie Crow was already tempted. He wanted to give up his one million years of freedom and surrender to Ning Fan just like Earth Devil in order to preserve his life. However, as soon as Daoist Tie Crow heard that Ning Fan wanted his life soul, he became hesitant again and remained silent.
A second-step cultivator's Essence Soul and soul fused together and could not be separated. If the Essence Soul died, the soul would dissipate. However, if one cultivated to the Primordial realm, they could extract a strand of soul energy from their primordial spirit, which was called the Fate Soul.
The Life Soul had a major flaw. If it was accidentally destroyed, the Primordial Old Monster would die along with it.
For ancient monsters, only when they were truly loyal to someone would they hand over their Fate Soul and leave their life and death in the hands of others.
At this moment, Ning Fan fully released his aura force without hiding his cultivation base. With Earth Devil and Iron Crow's eyesight, they could naturally see that Ning Fan's cultivation base was at the Mid Crossing Truth Realm.
The gap between the Mid True Crossing Realm and the Peak Shedding Void Realm was more than one realm. Even though Ning Fan was not an ordinary Mid True Crossing Realm cultivator, it was still not easy for him to plant a Restrictive Spell on them. Even if he could plant a Psychic Seal on them in the end, due to the difference in their cultivation, the Psychic Seal could at most severely injure the two of them. It would not be able to endanger their lives.
Earth Devil and Iron Crow's bottom line was that they would only allow Ning Fan to plant a Psychic Seal on them. However, they would never hand over their Fate Souls to him.
Ning Fan was also aware of this. That was why he asked for their Fate Souls. It was a helpless move.
Since the Psychic Seal could not endanger their lives, it naturally could not guarantee their loyalty. After surviving today's crisis, who knew if Earth Devil and Iron Crow would betray him one day and break the Psychic Seal at the cost of serious injuries …
With the gap in their cultivation base, the Psychic Seal was obviously unreliable! Only by obtaining their Fate Souls could he truly make the two former Immortal Venerables submit to him!
"If the two of you hand over your Fate Souls to me, I will only keep you as my slaves for ten thousand years. After that, I will return you your freedom! If there's a chance, I will even help you to find a new physical body and seize another body to restore your Immortal Venerables cultivation base! However, if the two of you are unwilling to hand over your Fate Souls … Hehe … "
"In my last breath, I will ask you again. Are the two of you really not willing to hand over your Fate Souls?!"
Ning Fan's eyes coldly swept across Earth Devil and Iron Crow. He activated the Slayer Emperor's jade slip and released a trace of aura force to deter them. However, he did not give them a firm answer. Inwardly, he sighed.
If the two of them insisted on not handing over their Fate Souls, Ning Fan had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and plant a Psychic Seal on them for the time being. As for the other matters, they could only talk about it in the future.
Earth Devil and Iron Crow exchanged glances and saw the hesitation in each other's eyes.
Both of them were Immortal Venerables from ancient times. There was not much difference between being a slave for ten thousand years or a slave for a million years. It was just a short seclusion or a long seclusion.
Both of them did not expect Ning Fan to find a good physical body for them to seize another body and restore their cultivation base …
Currently, the two of them only had an illusory remnant of their primordial spirits. They had already lost their physical bodies and their cultivation base was greatly damaged. Unless they could find an ancient Immortal Venerables' physical body, they would definitely not be able to regain their Immortal Venerables cultivation base. It was not easy to find a suitable Immortal Venerables' physical body.
The two of them were not moved by Ning Fan's words. They were still unwilling to hand over their Fate Souls. However, what could they do even if they were unwilling?
If they do not hand over their Fate Souls, they would probably be killed by Ning Fan right here …
"This young man is obviously just a junior Du Zhen. Why does he have so many heaven-defying abilities to protect himself? What exactly is his background …?"
"Now that things have come to this, I'm afraid I have no choice but to agree … It seems like I can only hand over my Fate Souls …"
Earth Devil's thoughts raced. He let out a long sigh and gritted his teeth. Then, he said to Ning Fan. "Alright! I can give you my Fate Soul. However, you have to swear the Great Heart Devil Oath that you will return my Fate Soul and my freedom after ten thousand years! "
"I don't have the habit of swearing oaths. However, I will certainly keep my promise. Whether you believe me or not, it's all up to you!" Ning Fan said coldly.
Seeing that Ning Fan was unwilling to swear the Great Heart Devil Oath, Earth Devil's expression turned slightly unpleasant. However, there was nothing he could do.
Now that Ning Fan was on the chopping block, he was like a piece of meat on the chopping block. If Ning Fan insisted on not swearing the oath, could he still force him?
"Fine! Fine! Fine! I will believe you for once! This is my Fate Soul. Take it! If you go against your promise with me, I will make you pay even if I have to risk my life! "
As soon as he finished speaking, Earth Devil performed a hand seal with both of his hands. Immediately, a piece of dark yellow, slightly illusory pangolin scale flew out from his glabella.
That scale was the appearance of his Fate Soul.
Ning Fan kept the scale of Earth Devil's Fate Soul and nodded his head in satisfaction. From now on, Earth Devil's life and death were in Ning Fan's hands. He should not have the intention to betray him anymore.
"Sigh. I will also give my Fate Soul to you, Little Friend. This is my Fate Soul. Little Friend, keep it well!"
Seeing Earth Devil obediently handing over his Fate Soul, Iron Crow Daoist heaved a long sigh and did the same.
His Fate Soul was an illusory crow feather made of iron. Ning Fan kept it as well. Now, both of them had become Ning Fan's slaves.
"The two of you will guard the entrance of the snow valley. If any demon intrudes the valley, kill them all!" Ning Fan ordered the two of them.
"Don't worry, Little Friend. With the two of us guarding the entrance of the snow valley, no one can intrude the valley unless it's the Thought Breaking Old Monster!"
The two of them answered reluctantly. However, they were a little worried about their gains and losses. After all, they were still a little arrogant when they did not address Ning Fan as their master.
Ning Fan would not care about such trivial matters. After Earth Devil and Iron Crow Daoist left, he glanced at the Four-Eyed Devil Monarch and Fairy Han Wu who were unconscious on the ground.
After confirming that the two of them were just unconscious and their lives were not in danger, Ning Fan did not care about them for the time being. He waved his hand and kept the Thought Breaking Puppet. Then, he lowered his head and looked at the destroyed items on the ground. Looking at Que Shenzi's charcoal-like corpse, he gradually let out a long sigh without saying a word.
The scenes of him comprehending the rain in the Dark Sparrow's Grave flashed across his mind. Eventually, they only turned into a heavy sigh for Ning Fan.
"Senior Que Shenzi, I owe you a debt of gratitude. If it wasn't for the comprehension of the rain that you left in the Dark Sparrow's Grave, I wouldn't have been able to come this far. Not being able to meet you when you were still alive is really a regret of mine in this life. The only thing I can do for you is to avenge you by killing the person who took your body and took your life. The enmity of the past has vanished today. Senior Que Shenzi, have a safe journey. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Fan cupped his fists slightly and bowed to Que Shenzi's charcoal-like corpse.
After this bow, a surge of resentment surged out from Que Shenzi's corpse and dissipated in the air.
After the resentment dispersed, the flesh and blood of Que Shenzi's charcoal-like corpse gradually dissipated, leaving only a charred skeleton.
Then, the skeleton broke into ashes bit by bit and passed away …
At this point, Que Shenzi's resentment had vanished. Perhaps, he could finally rest in peace …
"Que Shenzi's hometown should be in Northern Heaven … If I go to Northern Heaven one day, I can find his hometown and bury his ashes …"
Ning Fan took out a jade box and waved his sleeve. All the ashes on the ground were kept into the jade box carefully.
After doing all this, Ning Fan walked towards the melted ice lake step by step. His eyes were burning with passion as he stared at the Dust Tree at the center of the lake.
When the Dust Flower bloomed for forty-five minutes, it would turn into dust. Now that it had bloomed for forty-five minutes, there was still fifteen minutes left for Ning Fan to pluck the Dust Flower.
Since the fall of the Seventh Barbarian Ancestor and the calamity that befell the Desolate Land, no one could successfully pluck the Dust Flower from the Dust Tree.
Today, this record was destined to be broken by Ning Fan!
Ning Fan's figure flashed and appeared under the Dust Tree at the center of the lake. Stepping on the surface of the lake, he recalled the Flower Plucking Finger Art that he saw in the First Illusion of Du Zhen. His ten fingers moved like shadows and formed hundreds of finger arts in an instant. Everything was exactly the same as what Red Yaksha did in the past.
After forming those mysterious finger arts, Ning Fan carefully reached out his hand and plucked the Dust Flowers from the Dust Tree. There were a total of forty-nine Dust Flowers and he placed them in the wooden box.
Ning Fan tried to seal the Dust Flowers and bring them back for Zhao Die 'er to consume. However, he found out that it was impossible.
The Dust Flowers would wither after three minutes. This was the rule set by the Tribulation Lord. Ning Fan could not change it with his current cultivation base!
Moreover, there was another rule that was set within the Dust Flowers – they could not be brought out of the Yellow River Snow Valley.
Ning Fan vaguely sensed that if he forcefully brings the Dust Flowers out of the snow valley or keeps them in any storage space, the Dust Flowers would directly turn into ashes …
"No wonder Red Yaksha would directly consume all the Dust Flowers under the Dust Tree in front of me in the illusory realm. It turns out that these Dust Flowers can't be sealed or brought out of the snow valley …"
Looking at the Dust Flowers in the wooden box that were dissipating bit by bit, Ning Fan sighed. He knew that the Dust Flowers were already on the verge of dissipating and it would be difficult for them to exist for a long time. Thus, he had no choice but to consume them immediately.
Ning Fan consumed the Dust Flowers one after another. Each time he consumed a Dust Flower, his comprehension ability would skyrocket. In the world of his mind, the second illusory Heavenly Mortal Gate gradually appeared.
The power of the forty-nine Dust Flowers could only make the shadow of the second Heavenly Mortal Gate appear. It could not make the gate materialize, let alone open it.
"Even though the Dust Flowers have greatly increased my Dao Comprehension, it is still not enough to open the second Heavenly Mortal Gate …"
Ning Fan's eyes fell upon the intertwined roots and joints of the Dust Tree. His eyes flashed with green light.
He saw a will inside the Dust Tree. That will was the nutrients for the Dust Flowers to bloom. It was also the foundation of the Dust Tree.
The fake Que Shenzi had once begged Ning Fan to help him extract this will … Now, Ning Fan was interested in extracting the power of this will. However, it was not for the fake Que Shenzi but for himself!
"If I devour this will, I wonder if I can open the second Heavenly Mortal Gate!"
Ning Fan's eyes flashed with determination. He raised his right palm and pressed it on the Dust Tree, feeling the veins of the will inside it.
When he opened his eyes, he seemed to be able to see through the huge web of wills inside the tree.
When he closed his eyes, the huge web of wills spread out in his mind, forming traces of strange Dao Law that he had never seen before!
From this Dust Tree, he saw the Dao that the Tribulation Lord cultivated!
That Dao was called Dust. It was not only the Dao but also a kind of extremely pure will!
"What is Dust? Everything that can be tainted in this world is Dust!"
A voice that carried heavenly might and unimaginable power of will suddenly exploded in Ning Fan's Sea of Consciousness. Even though he was prepared for it, he was still forced to take a few steps back by that powerful will. He felt a pain in his chest and coughed out blood. His eyes were filled with shock!
He had just extracted a trace of will power from the Dust Tree and devoured it, but he had already suffered a huge backlash. The might of that will was really terrifying. It was indeed the will left behind by the Tribulation Lord who planted the Dust Tree!
However, this will had been here for countless years and had bloomed countless generations of Dust Flowers. Its remaining power was no longer as strong as before.
Ning Fan did not believe that he could not extract the complete will of the Dust Tree and devour it!
After devouring just a trace of the will of the Dust Tree, the second Heavenly Mortal Gate in his mind became much more solid. Ning Fan believed that if he could completely devour all of the will, it would be enough to completely open the second Heavenly Mortal Gate!
Suddenly, the scene where he turned into a barbaric bull in the Illusion of Du Zhen appeared in front of Ning Fan's eyes.
He had once turned into a barbaric bull and fought against the will of the Tribulation Lord. Now that he was facing it again, he had nothing to be afraid of!
Ning Fan stepped on the surface of the lake again and approached the Dust Tree. He pressed his palm on the tree …
...
Outside the Yellow River maze, a crack in the boundary suddenly appeared in the clouds, and nine ice demon ships swarmed in.
On each of the demon ships, there were nearly a thousand demon cultivators. They were all demon cultivators who had been ordered to rush to the snow valley, but they were not demon cultivators of the True Dragon Clan.
There were more than ten Du Zhen experts on each demonic ship, and there was also a Sky Rending Realm demonic cultivator on each ship. Countless demonic beast totems were carved on the sides of the demonic ships. The beasts carved on the totems were shaped like fish and huge like whales.
"It's the reinforcements of the Snow Whale Clan! I didn't expect this clan to be the first to arrive here … "
A large number of Dragon Clan Demon Soldiers stationed outside the maze immediately exclaimed.
In the upper realm's Demon Spirit Land, the Snow Whale Clan's foundation was comparable to that of the True Dragon Clan and True Phoenix Clan. They were one of the most powerful true spirit clans.
Of the nine Snow Whale Clan members, five were at the early stage, two at the middle stage, one at the late stage, and one at the peak stage.
The eight Sky Rending Realm demonic cultivators all had cold and emotionless expressions, as if they were a thousand miles away from people. This was because they had the cold bloodline of the Snow Whale Clan.
The one with the highest cultivation level among the nine Sky Rending Realm demonic cultivators was a middle-aged man with thin lips and hawk-like eyes. He looked mean and merciless, and his demon name was Xue Kuzi.
Xue Kuzi's cultivation level had been at the peak of the Sky Rending Realm for four hundred thousand years, and he was the leader of this group of Snow Whale Clan experts.
Seeing that Xue Kuzi and the others had come to help, the three Sky Rending Realm demonic cultivators of the Dragon Clan did not dare to be slow. They soared into the sky and clasped their fists at Xue Kuzi.
"Greetings, fellow daoists of the Snow Whale Clan, Cold Blue Claw, Yuan Jiao, and Zhao Lin of the True Dragon Clan!"
The tone of the three Sky Rending Realm demonic cultivators was polite, but Xue Kuzi let out a light snort. He was not polite to the three of them, nor did he return their greetings.
Instead, he asked directly, "How many human cultivators have trespassed here? What's their cultivation level? Where are they now? Tell me quickly! "
The three Shers of the Dragon Race knew that Xue Kuzi was an arrogant person, so they didn't mind. They recorded all the information they knew into jade slips and handed them to Xue Kuzi and the other Shers of the Snow Whale.
Xue Kuzi glanced at the jade slip, and immediately showed a disdainful look, and said with a contemptuous smile.
"Four Sky Rending Realm demonic cultivators and two Du Zhen demonic cultivators … Even if there is a peak Sky Rending Realm demonic cultivator among them, it's not worth mentioning! How dare they come to the Yellow River Snow Valley with such a small group of people? They're simply courting death! "
"The reinforcements of the other demon clans haven't arrived yet. Let us, the Snow Whale Clan, take this credit! By the way, why aren't the seven little ancestors of the Endless Sky Phoenix Clan here? Didn't they foresee that there would be an opportunity waiting for them in this snow valley? Why aren't they here? "
Upon hearing Xue Kuzi's question, the three Sky Rending Realm demonic cultivators were also puzzled.
They didn't know where the seven Endless Sky Phoenix Demons had gone, but they didn't think that they would be captured. They only knew that the seven women had left the snow valley.
"Forget it. It's a good thing that those little ancestors aren't here. If they were here, even I would have to restrain myself when I do things."
Xue Kuzi nodded, and his eyes flashed with killing intent. He immediately ordered the nine demon ships to sail towards the snow valley, and swore to kill all the human cultivators in the snow valley to earn the credit.
At this moment, an unimaginable willpower descended from the Heaven and Earth within the barrier!
Under the strong pressure of that willpower, the nine demon ships all fell from the sky. The mountains and rivers were moaning, the wind and snow were rolling, and the entire barrier started to become unstable!
Countless scarlet tribulation clouds covered the sky, and the rolling tribulation will lightning struck down from the clouds. Every ray of tribulation light had the power to make the cultivators of the Sky Rending Realm tremble!
"What … is that lightning?!" Xue Kuzi, who was originally full of confidence, was now sweating profusely.
He wasn't the only one. All the demon cultivators here were shocked by the destructive tribulation power.
They didn't know what tribulation will was, what tribulation blood was, and what the Tai Cang tribulation spirit was.
They also didn't know that the tribulation clouds that covered the sky was a phenomenon that would only appear when the Tai Cang tribulation spirit awakened its bloodline for the first time!
It was … the first tribulation blood!
No one could resist the tribulation will of Heaven and Earth. That will was powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth. It was so evil that it made people feel nauseous.
None of the demon cultivators dared to approach the snow valley without permission at this moment!
...
Outside the snow valley of the Yellow River, Earth Devil and Daoist Iron Crow, who were guarding the place, felt their souls tremble. They immediately turned their heads towards the direction of the snow valley.
Even though the two of them were ancient Immortal Venerables, they did not know what tribulation will was. Naturally, they did not know where the will that covered the sky came from.
Their eyes pierced through the snow valley and landed on the white-robed young man who was standing on the surface of the icy lake.
At this moment, the power of the Chen Tree's will had been completely transferred to Ning Fan's body. The originally flourishing Chen Tree was now withering bit by bit. Only a seed was gradually growing at the center of the withered tree without anyone noticing it.
The will that was powerful enough to cover the entire sky came from Ning Fan's body. It was the will that the Chen Tree was supposed to have. However, it was swallowed by Ning Fan.
Ning Fan closed his eyes tightly. While withstanding the mountain-like pressure, he crazily absorbed the power of the will.
The power of the will slowly fused with the tribulation blood in his body. While increasing his Dao Comprehension, it also caused the tribulation blood in his body to undergo a qualitative change. The tribulation power in his blood was getting stronger bit by bit.
"This feeling is very similar to awakening blood! In the past, when I awakened my demon blood, I also felt this burning sensation. My tribulation blood is actually awakening my blood as well?! "
Ning Fan suddenly opened his eyes. His expression became solemn. He had never expected that his tribulation blood could also awaken step by step.
He also did not expect that after devouring the will of the Chen Tree, his tribulation blood would awaken.
"No wonder the fake Que Shenzi wanted me to help him extract the will of the Chen Tree. He said that there is a chance for him to obtain the tribulation blood. So this is what happened …"
Ning Fan withdrew his palm and stood under the withered Chen Tree with his hands clasped behind his back. Then, he closed his eyes again and gradually calmed down.
The tribulation blood was a power that was not weaker than the power of samsara. It was a power that was gifted to him by the Ancient Chaos Great Emperor.
Since there was a chance for the tribulation blood to become stronger through awakening blood, he would naturally not let go of such a great opportunity.
Ning Fan did not notice that the scattered moonlight that he had temporarily sealed in his sleeve was actually emitting a trace of fear in the face of the Heavenly Tribulation Might.
Immortal Concubine Zang Yue was terrified. She was terrified of the Tai Cang Tribulation Might that filled heaven and earth!
She remembered this tribulation might. In the past, when the Ancient Heavenly Court was destroyed, there were countless tribulation clouds that covered heaven and earth!
"Tai … Tai Cang Tribulation Might! This young man is actually the Tai Cang Tribulation Spirit! "
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