Being able to see the path to the Fourth Step in the Undying Emperor's memories was definitely a great opportunity.
Such an opportunity would not improve Ning Fan's cultivation base but it would plant a seed in his heart – a seed that would lead him to the Fourth Step.
If Ning Fan reaches the peak of the Third Step in the future, he might have a chance to step into the Fourth Step because of what he saw today!
In this world, there were very few people who could step into the Third Step Saint Realm.
There were even fewer people who could see the path to the Fourth Step.
Dao, Dao, Dao, Dao …
Only by having one's own path and rules can one step into the Fourth Step, huh …
Ning Fan held his breath and closed his eyes, wanting to see more from the Undying Emperor's memories.
Gradually, the Undying Emperor's voice rang in his ears again.
"I miss home … a lot …"
"Good Corpse … If I kill all the foreign cultivators, I will return to the Illusionary World and bring you home …"
Broken memories appeared in front of Ning Fan's eyes once again. These memories were the memories of the Undying Emperor!
However, these memories were too fragmented. There were no coherent fragments like before, and they could not be pieced together.
Ning Fan carefully searched through those memories, trying to find some complete memories. Suddenly, he found some of the more complete memories.
In the memories, the Undying Emperor was wearing a black Daoist robe and sitting in the middle of the galaxy. His right eye was bleeding black blood. The fourth devil star in his right eye had already shattered.
Before that, he was besieged by twelve Saints from the Outer Realm. In this battle, he managed to force the twelve Incipient Saints to retreat but he was also heavily injured.
"It's not enough. It's still not enough!"
"Even though I'm already the strongest Immortal Emperor under the Immortal Sovereign, I have yet to step into the Third Step. It's too strenuous for me to fight against a Third Step Saint Realm expert with my Second Step Body."
"My Dao is immortality. It's an endless life. My Dao is immortality. There's no death. This Dao is missing half of it … It's too difficult to step into the Saint Realm with an incomplete Dao … I don't have much time left. The battle in the Outer Realm is getting more and more intense … "
The Undying Emperor sighed softly.
There's no strongest Dao in this world. Every Dao has its weaknesses and flaws.
The Dao of Immortality was too heaven-defying. Although he was an Immortal Emperor, not even a Desolate Saint could kill him.
The undying dao's flaws were also extremely great. It was extremely difficult for cultivators who cultivated this dao to become saints, because the dao wasn't complete enough.
Third-step Saints cultivated the power of Samsara, and Samsara meant perfection.
Only by cutting off all the flaws in oneself and abandoning all the flaws could one be qualified to become a flawless saint.
Since ancient times, there had been three ways to become a Sage: proving the Dao with strength, severing the Three Corpses, and becoming a Sage through virtue.
Becoming a Sage through merit was the easiest way to become a Sage. Most Sages became Sages this way.
The Severing of the Three Corpses was rather difficult. Out of a hundred Sages, only five or six would choose this method to become a Sage.
It was even more difficult to prove one's Dao through strength. Since ancient times, only a few people had succeeded, and the Sages who had succeeded had all cultivated all the way to the fourth step without exception.
Those who dared to prove their Dao with force were at least Immortal Emperors …
The Undying Emperor sighed even more heavily.
Although he was the number one Celestial Emperor under Zi Dou, he knew his own limitations. He knew that he did not have the qualifications to become a Celestial Emperor. It was already difficult for him to become a Celestial Emperor. It was almost impossible for him to prove his Dao through strength.
The method of becoming a Sage through merit was the most likely to succeed. However, even if he reached the third step, he would still be a weakling at the third step …
"I'll just sever the Three Corpses. Even if the chances of becoming a Sage are slim, I still have to give it a try! "
"I've killed many people in my life and I've committed heinous crimes. Today, I'll sever all the killings in my life and become the Evil Corpse!"
The Undying Emperor raised his hand and grabbed forward. Boundless starlight immediately turned into a sword. He held it in his hand and slashed at himself.
This slash did not injure the Undying Emperor at all. However, a towering blood-red light shot out from his body.
The blood-red light gradually condensed. After a long time, a youth wrapped in a beast-skin dress walked out of the blood-red light. His eyes were cold and emotionless.
That was the Undying Emperor's appearance when he was young. It was exactly the same as when he was escaping from the Barbarian Race.
"Yin Mo …" The Undying Emperor looked at the Evil Corpse and murmured his own name. Memories flooded his mind.
He recalled that many years ago, when his country had fallen and he had escaped from his tribe in a panic. It was such a miserable scene …
Later on, he met Immortal Emperor Zi Dou. Later on, Immortal Emperor Zi Dou pacified Zi Dou Immortal Domain and gave him a home …
Today, he was respectfully called the Undying Emperor by the people of the world. The name Yin Mo had long been abandoned.
It was better to give this name to the Evil Corpse.
"Evil Corpse Yin Mo, I've severed you today. From now on, you must protect Zi Dou Immortal Domain with me. Do you understand?!" The Undying Emperor said solemnly to the Evil Corpse. His eyes were filled with expectation.
"Yes!" The Evil Corpse Yin Mo cupped his fists and bowed to the Undying Emperor with an extremely respectful expression.
"Very good." The Undying Emperor nodded with satisfaction.
Today, he had used up a lot of energy to sever the Evil Corpse. It seemed like he needed to rest for a few days before he could sever the Good Corpse.
When the three corpses become one, even if he cultivated the Dao of Immortality, he would still have a chance to become a Sage Realm expert.
"I must become a Sage Realm expert. Only then will I have the strength to protect Zi Dou Immortal Domain. This is my home … "
...
In this part of his memories, Ning Fan saw the scene where the Undying Emperor severed the Three Corpses.
Proving the Dao with Strength, Severing the Three Corpses and Achieving the Dao with Virtue … These were the three methods to become a Sage Realm expert in ancient times. They had long been lost in history. Very few people in the current world knew about them.
Before this, Ning Fan did not know much about becoming a Sage Realm expert, let alone the specific method to do so. Today, he learned about the three methods from the Undying Emperor's memories. He even saw the scene where the Undying Emperor severed the Three Corpses with his own eyes!
It was another opportunity!
First, he saw Zi Dou advancing to the Third Step of the Dao Seeking Realm. Then, he saw the Undying Corpse Severing Technique advancing to the Third Step … Today, he really obtained a lot of opportunities!
To Ning Fan, the Fourth Step might still be very far away but the Third Step was not that far away.
Currently, Ning Fan was already at the Crossing Truth Realm. One day, he would break through the Void Renunciation and Thought Fragmentation Realms and cultivate step by step to the Immortal Emperor Realm.
At that time, he would also face the bottleneck of becoming a Sage Realm expert.
At that time, the scene he saw today would certainly give him a lot of experience to become a Sage Realm expert.
"Proving the Dao with Strength, Severing the Three Corpses and Achieving the Saint Realm with Virtue … What the Undying Emperor chose was the Three Corpse Severing Technique …"
"His Evil Corpse was called Yin Mo … The Undying Emperor bestowed his own name to the Evil Corpse …"
Ning Fan's eyes slightly moved. He remembered that the three ancient statues summoned by the strange eyeball were the Evil Corpse Yin Mo, the Good Corpse Dao Wang and the Self Corpse Undying.
Previously, when he heard about the Evil Corpse, Good Corpse and Self Corpse, he did not understand the profound meaning behind them. Now, he understood everything and thought to himself.
In the past, in order to become a Sage Realm expert, the Undying Emperor had severed his baleful qi and condensed it into the Evil Corpse. He was then given the name Yin Mo.
After that, he must have severed the Good Corpse. Perhaps the name of the Good Corpse was Dao Wang …
As for his Self Corpse, it was the Undying Body …
Perhaps, this was the relationship between Yin Mo, Dao Wang and the Undying Body …
While feeling anxious, Ning Fan recalled the words of the Undying Emperor that reverberated in the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation.
"… I have severed the Evil Corpse but it betrayed the Zi Dou Immortal Region and joined the Tribulation Lord, becoming the Ninth Barbarian God. This is the hatred of my life …"
It seemed like even though the Undying Emperor had severed the Evil Corpse, it had betrayed him in the end.
The Evil Corpse Yin Mo had become the Ninth Barbarian God. He was the old man with the ancient statue on the ninth floor of the Heavenly Imperial Court …
The strange eyeball seemed to have a deep relationship with Dao Wang, Yin Mo and the Undying Emperor. Perhaps, it was related to Yin Mo's betrayal that he had to kill him …
With Ning Fan's intelligence, he was able to deduce some of the reasons from the Undying Emperor's words. In fact, these deductions were very close to the truth.
The remaining memories were too fragmented. Ning Fan could no longer see any coherent fragments from them. Gradually, the messy memories faded away. Waves of pain from the collapse of his physical body pulled Ning Fan back to reality.
Unknowingly, his physical body had experienced more than 170 collapses. Each time it collapsed, Ning Fan's primordial spirit would be injured.
Fortunately, his primordial spirit was nourished by the Undying Star. Those injuries were quickly healed.
This Undying Power was different from the Starlight Healing Technique. Its healing effect was much stronger than any other star techniques.
As the number of collapses of his physical body gradually increased, the blessing power in Ning Fan's body finally showed signs of loosening.
After his physical body was reconstructed for the 186th time, Ning Fan's primordial spirit rushed out and almost broke out of his physical body!
"Hehe! It's almost over! The blessing technique is about to be broken! Brat, you must hold on! Previously, you were hit by Yin Mo's blessing technique. There should be nine Young Barbarian Calamities but only three of them came. Once the blessing technique is broken, the next six calamities will descend at the same time. You must be mentally prepared. "
Of course, the movements at the bottom of the lake could not be hidden from the strange eyeball. Seeing that Ning Fan's blessing technique was successfully broken, it could not help but remind him.
Ning Fan's heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously touched his storage pouch.
The purple python bone in his storage pouch contained a large amount of life force. He had obtained it from the snake-haired demon cultivator.
Next, six calamities would descend at the same time. I wonder if the life force in the python bone is enough …
* Bang * * Bang * *
Ning Fan's physical body exploded and reconstructed again and again. The Undying Star that was shot into his body had been protecting him, preventing his primordial spirit from suffering any damage.
In this way, no matter how many times Ning Fan's physical body collapsed, the damage would not be too great.
Two hundred times, three hundred times, four hundred times … One thousand times!
After a day and a night, Ning Fan's physical body finally collapsed for a thousand times!
At this moment, there was no longer a trace of blessing power left in his body. The blessing technique that was planted in his body had already disappeared along with the collapse of his physical body.
Old Ancestor Yin Mo's plan had failed!
With a thought, Ning Fan's primordial spirit immediately rushed out of his physical body and moved freely. After returning to his physical body, there was no longer any abnormality.
"Hehe. There's no need to try anymore. Your primordial spirit has already returned to normal. Quickly hold your breath and get ready to deal with the calamities. "On the shore of the lake, the strange eyeball reminded Ning Fan while panting.
Controlling a corner of the Saint's formation marks was really not easy. After a day and a night of exhaustion, the strange eyeball was already exhausted.
However, the excitement in his heart was indescribable. He had already helped Ning Fan break the blessing technique. Now, the success rate of killing Yin Mo was already 40%!
That's 40%! It's not low! If he can help Ning Fan merge the four types of power into one, the success rate will increase to 50% …
Big Brother Immortal, this time, little brother will definitely avenge you!
The power of the Saint's formation marks in the valley was finally exhausted. The one hundred Dao Crystal Towers turned into crystal ashes and scattered on the ground. The formation light collapsed with a loud bang, turning into countless rays of light and fading away. The countless barbarian statues in the sky disappeared one after another. In the end, there was not a single one left.
The ceremony to break the blessing technique had ended.
However, Ning Fan's calamities had arrived as scheduled.
A shadow suddenly appeared in the sky above the valley. It was the shadow of the Young Barbarian Statue that Ning Fan had created when he became the Young Barbarian Priest!
At the moment when the shadow appeared, millions of red clouds appeared in the sky above the valley, covering the entire sky, making it look as red as fire.
At this moment, Ning Fan's fourth Young Barbarian Calamity had arrived!
The calamity came without a sound. The moment the red clouds appeared, Ning Fan's skin and flesh shriveled. His life force was being devoured by the barbarian marks in his body at a crazy rate.
The number of barbarian marks kept increasing after devouring the life force. Ning Fan's qi became weaker and weaker.
In just a breath's time, one-tenth of the life force in his body had been drained. The fourth calamity was much fiercer than the previous three.
Without any hesitation, Ning Fan took out the purple python bone and began to crazily absorb the life force within it.
The life force in the python bone was extremely huge. The third calamity only consumed one-tenth of the python bone's life force.
There was still ninety percent of the life force left in the bone. It was enough to pass the fourth calamity!
Ning Fan's body emitted a red light that soared into the sky. The lake water that was as black as ink was dyed with a layer of demonic red.
The life force in the python bone flowed into Ning Fan's body at a crazy rate. His shriveled body immediately recovered to its original state.
When there was only sixty percent of the life force left in the python bone, Ning Fan had already passed half of the fourth calamity.
"The Nine Barbarian Calamity has a total of nine calamities. From the third calamity onwards, a certain amount of ancestral barbarian blood will be produced after each successful calamity."
"In the history of the Ancient Barbarian World, there are very few Young Barbarian Barbarians who could pass the nine calamities with their own strength. Even those Young Barbarian Barbarians who were born in ancient barbarian clans would mostly stop at the sixth calamity. The power of the sixth calamity is enough to kill an Immortal King. As for the seventh calamity, it's even more powerful … For those who can't pass the calamity, they can only set up a Heaven Deceiving Formation to avoid it. As for those who use tricks to avoid the calamity, they won't be able to cultivate ancestral blood … "
"This kid is almost passing the fourth calamity. It won't be difficult for him to pass the fifth calamity. The chance of him passing the sixth calamity isn't high … "
"If this kid can't withstand the power of the calamity, I will help him set up a Heaven Deceiving Formation to avoid the calamity and save him."
His eyeballs stared at the surface of the lake with full vigilance. If Ning Fan couldn't withstand the calamity, he would save him.
Speaking of which, the reason why Old Ancestor Yin Mo held back the last six calamities when he schemed against Ning Fan was because he was afraid that the calamity would be dangerous. That person still had ulterior motives towards Ning Fan. Naturally, he did not want Ning Fan to die in the calamity. Thus, he suppressed Ning Fan's calamity on his own accord.
From the fourth calamity onwards, the calamity would become more and more dangerous. However, the benefits of passing the calamity were not small.
Every time one passes a calamity, they would be able to cultivate a certain amount of ancestral blood of the barbarian clan!
Ancestral blood was difficult to cultivate. Even an ancient Immortal Venerable would find it difficult to cultivate a drop of it without millions of years of bitter cultivation.
In the Ancient Barbarian World, it was rather difficult for ordinary barbarian cultivators to cultivate barbarian blood. Only the Young Barbarian Barbarian Clan had the heaven-defying qualification to cultivate ancestral blood.
The Young Barbarian Barbarian Clan was the inheritor of the barbarian clan. They were the successors of the next barbarian ancestor. It was very difficult for them to be born. Every clan had to pay a huge price to produce one. Once they are born, the Young Barbarian Barbarian Clan could use the nine calamities to cultivate ancestral blood and build a good foundation to inherit the position of barbarian ancestor in the future.
If the five ancestors of the Fan Clan did not pay with their lives, Ning Fan would not have been affected by the Barbarian Summoning Technique.
If he did not possess the power of the calamity blood, Ning Fan would not have been able to become the eighth generation Young Barbarian Barbarian Summoning Technique.
A series of opportunities led Ning Fan to trigger the Nine Barbarian Realm Barbarian Tribulation. This tribulation was a great fortune that was enough for him to cultivate ancestral blood.
Ning Fan passed the fourth calamity bit by bit. Another drop of ancestral barbarian blood was born in his body!
It was the second drop of ancestral blood that Ning Fan cultivated with his own strength! Unfortunately, as soon as this ancestral blood was born, it was targeted by the tyrannical calamity blood.
The ancestral barbarian blood in his body was being devoured by the calamity blood bit by bit. The red light of the calamity sense on Ning Fan's body became stronger and stronger.
A few hours later, this drop of ancestral blood was completely devoured by the calamity blood.
As for Ning Fan's calamity blood, the grade of his calamity blood also increased step by step from the One-Star True Blood. It was not far from breaking through to the Two-Star True Blood.
The higher the level of the calamity blood, the harder it was to cultivate. Now that he had devoured a drop of ancestral blood, he was actually unable to break through to the Two-Star True Blood.
However, after inspecting his body, Ning Fan's eyes shone brightly. He was satisfied.
He could feel that after devouring this drop of ancestral blood of the barbarian race, his strength had significantly increased.
The Tai Cang Calamity Spirit with One-Star True Blood could defeat all cultivators below the Thought Fragmentation Realm. It could even fight against an Early Thought Fragmentation Realm expert.
Of course, it could only fight against an Early Thought Fragmentation Realm expert. It was still a situation where he would lose more than he would win.
Now that Ning Fan's calamity blood had improved greatly, he could feel his power surging out of his body.
There were already one thousand and seven hundred thunderbolts of tribulation sense that were circling around his body!
The current him could fight against a Mid Thought Fragmentation Realm expert with just the strength of his calamity blood. Moreover, he would win more than he would lose!
His strength had improved tremendously after just passing through the fourth calamity!
If he passes through more calamities and obtains more ancestral blood of the barbarian race, to what extent could the grade of his calamity blood grow?!
Ning Fan's eyes sparkled. This calamity was a calamity but it was also a great fortune. How could he miss it?!
At this moment, the number of red clouds in the sky above the valley doubled. The fifth calamity had arrived! (To be continued.)
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