"What kind of ability was that flash of golden light? The reason why Master could not take a step back seems to be related to that golden light …"
Old Wu's beady eyes darted around but he could not figure out the origin of that protective golden light no matter how hard he tried.
He would not know that the golden light was the light emitted by the God Vanquishing Shield to protect its master.
As a matter of fact, after the first ring of the bell, Ning Fan already noticed that something was wrong. The sound of the ancient pine bell contained extremely pure Buddha power. This Buddha power was incompatible with the ancient devil bloodline in his body, as if the two of them were natural enemies.
If others hear the bell, they would at most be repelled. However, Ning Fan was different.
He was an ancient devil. Buddha and devil had always been enemies since ancient times! To him, this faint bell actually had an invisible destructive force that was enough to dissolve the ancient devil cultivation base in his body!
If it wasn't for the God Vanquishing Shield automatically protecting its master by emitting a golden light, Ning Fan would not just be repelled by the bell. His ancient devil cultivation base might even be damaged by it!
"Hmm? This ancient devil child of yours is quite interesting. You actually did not take a step back under my Seventh Grandpa's Devil Vanquishing Bell. "
Suddenly, a surprised voice came from within the ancient pine tree.
Old Wu did not know who the person who spoke was. He was puzzled. Zen Master Song Guo, on the other hand, had some understanding of this ancient pine tree. As soon as he heard the ancient pine tree's words, he did not dare to be negligent. He hurriedly rose to his feet, put his palms together and saluted the ancient pine tree.
"Disciple Song Guo greets Seventh Uncle-Master!"
"This Song Guo addressed this person as Uncle-Master. Could it be that this person is actually Daoist Mu Song's senior brother? How would I not know that Daoist Mu Song has a senior brother?! " Old Wu was shocked. He also hurriedly rose to his feet and saluted the ancient pine tree, not daring to be negligent. Ning Fan, on the other hand, frowned. A green light flashed across his eyes and he immediately saw through the origin of the person in the pine tree.
The person who spoke was actually the tree spirit that was born from the ancient pine tree's years of cultivation!
While speaking, a human face suddenly appeared on the ancient pine tree. It looked at Zen Master Song Guo and then at Old Wu and said with a frown.
"Oh? It's the little martial nephew of Song Guo. Didn't your master promise us seven brothers that no outsiders would be allowed to enter the forbidden area of the Wood Island? Why did two outsiders come to the forbidden area today? Not only did they disturb my sweet dreams for no reason, they even let me see the most hated ancient devil in my life. "
When the human face mentioned the word 'ancient devil', it glared at Ning Fan ferociously. Its expression was filled with disgust.
"These two are not outsiders, but …" Zen Master Song Guo was about to explain something, but the face said impatiently.
"Enough, enough! You don't have to talk nonsense with me. I know. How could I not know? These two must be related to your Wood Island, that's why they were allowed to enter the forbidden area. I can tolerate this beady-eyed little guy wanting to enter the forbidden land to gain enlightenment, but that guy over there is an Ancient Devil. If he wants to gain enlightenment under my tree, there's no way he can do that, not even ten thousand times! Even if it's your master's order, you can't! "
"Little Ancient Devil, I'll give you three breaths. Get the hell away from my Ancient Pine Body. Otherwise, don't blame me for amplifying the power of the bell and embarrassing you!"
That face was extremely impolite and wanted to drive away the ancient devil cultivator.
Zen Master Song Guo's face immediately showed a troubled expression. He did not expect that his Seventh Martial Uncle would be so overbearing. He actually did not allow Ning Fan to gain enlightenment in this forbidden area.
It was no wonder that the ancient pine trees in the seven forbidden areas of the Wood Island were personally planted by Daoist Mu Song and nourished with Buddha power every day. Only then did they give birth to tree spirits.
The seven ancient pine trees in the forbidden areas were seven tree spirits. Their cultivation bases might not be much higher than Zen Master Song Guo's but their seniority was extremely high. They could be considered as witnessing the whole process of Mu Song's Dao Attainment. They even provided assistance to Mu Song. That was why Daoist Mu Song addressed them as his senior brother. In terms of seniority, they could be considered as the Martial Uncle of Song Guo and the other disciples of the Wood Island.
What should I do now? Master ordered me to bring Rain Lord to the forbidden area to gain enlightenment but Seventh Martial Uncle did not agree to it …
Just because Rain Lord is an Ancient Devil?
In the past, didn't there also fake Ancient Devils who came to the Wood Island to gain enlightenment? Aren't you quite tolerant towards those fake Ancient Devils? Why are you so harsh towards Rain Lord?
Just because he's a True Ancient Devil and you're a Buddhist cultivator?
"Seventh Martial Uncle, can you make an exception for me …"
"One breath!"
"Seventh Martial Uncle, this is Master's idea. Master wants to …"
"Two breaths of time!"
"Seventh Martial Uncle …"
"Three breaths! Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine. Ancient devil brat, you're not going to leave? If you have the ability, then go ahead and see if you can withstand my Demon Subduing Bell! "
The human face seemed to have lost all its patience. It snorted coldly and went back into the ancient pine tree.
Upon seeing that, Zen Master Song Guo let out a bitter smile. He felt rather helpless and apologized to Ning Fan who was standing at the eighty-second step.
"I'm sorry. I didn't think that Seventh Martial Uncle would reject your identity as an ancient devil so much. I'm afraid you won't be able to approach this pine tree."
What he meant was, "Rain Lord, oh, Rain Lord, you don't need to continue walking forward. Just retreat a hundred steps."
One had to know that if these tree spirits insisted on not allowing someone to enter the forbidden area, then even a Celestial King old monster might not be able to force his way to Ancientpine.
"Why does Fellow Cultivator Songguo need to apologize? Didn't your Seventh Martial Uncle tell me to continue walking forward if I have the ability? I believe that I have some ability. This distance of 82 steps is not my limit, so how can I retreat? "
Ning Fan looked at the ancient pine tree expressionlessly.
Zen Master Song Guo respected this pine tree but he did not have the slightest bit of respect for it.
This tree spirit had been targeting the ancient devil with every word he said, rejecting him and being rude. Ning Fan could forgive a mere tree spirit for Daoist Mu Song's sake.
However, he had obtained Daoist Mu Song's permission to come to this place to gain enlightenment. A mere tree spirit could dream of chasing him away!
With that in mind, Ning Fan's body flashed again and appeared at the sixty-fourth step of the ancient pine tree.
* Dong *
Another bell chime resounded between heaven and earth out of nowhere. This time, the bell chime was thirty percent more powerful than the first chime.
This time, Ning Fan's body flashed with golden light again and he blocked the bell chime without taking even half a step back.
Seeing this, the human face emerged from the ancient pine tree again and said with a cold snort.
"Not bad, little devil. You can even block the bell chime that I used to increase your power. If that's the case, I won't hold back anymore. If I don't send you flying a hundred steps away, humph! My Buddhist name, Arhat Mu Qi, will be written backwards from now on! Buddha Talisman, Buddha Light Illuminates All! "
However, as soon as the human face opened its mouth, gusts of pine wind suddenly rolled up around the ancient pine tree. Within the pine wind, there were rays of green light flowing, condensing into a series of strange runes, constantly circling around the ancient pine tree.
Ning Fan's eyes turned slightly solemn. He had a vague feeling that the Buddha talismans circling around the ancient pine tree were somewhat similar to the devil talismans of the ancient devil clan.
Unfortunately, these Buddha talismans were a little blurry and illusory. He could not see them clearly and he did not know what they looked like when they were clear.
These Buddha talismans shone with countless rays of Buddha light. As soon as he was covered by the Buddha light, Ning Fan actually felt his magic power becoming sluggish. It was as if there were countless mountains pressing on his shoulders, making it difficult for him to move even an inch forward.
His body flashed and he moved forward again. However, this time, he could only move less than ten steps forward because of the heavy pressure.
* Dong *
A bell chime that was several times stronger than the previous chime resounded across the sky. The sound of the bell was so loud that it made Zen Master Song Guo's and Old Wu's ears buzz. However, Ning Fan still did not take even half a step back. He was not afraid of the bell at all.
"What a great ancient devil child! You still don't want to retreat? Good! Good! Good! I'm going to show you my true strength now!"
* Dong *
The pressure around him became stronger and stronger. Ning Fan moved again and took five steps forward. The bell chime rang again and he used the God Exterminating Shield to protect his body.
The human face's expression became even uglier. "Interesting. This is really interesting. I'm going to let you witness Seventh Grandpa's abilities that are never taught to others!"
* Dong *
This time, Ning Fan only moved two steps forward. However, he was still unscathed under the bell chime.
"Your Seventh Grandpa doesn't believe that I can't force you to retreat even once today!"
* Dong *
Ning Fan still continued to advance without retreating.
"Seventh Grandpa is going to take out his peerless ultimate skill!"
* Dong *
Gradually, not only did Ning Fan not retreat, but he also got used to the suppression of the Buddha light. The number of steps he took to advance also began to increase.
"What a sin! What a sin! With Seventh Grandpa's merciful heart, I originally didn't plan to use this move but you forced me to do so!"
* Dong *
It could not stop Ning Fan from advancing!
The bell chimes continued to ring. The tree spirit named Mu Qi sadly realized that his bell chimes could not stop Ning Fan from advancing at all!
"… Seventh Grandpa was letting you use the previous twelve chimes. However, I'm not going to let you use the thirteenth chime …"
"… The previous thirteen chimes were actually just a test. The fourteenth chime is the true essence of Seventh Grandpa's abilities …"
"… Don't force me! When the fifteenth chime rings, Seventh Grandpa is really going to use his true strength! "
"Sixteenth …"
"Seventeenth …"
"Eighteenth …"
"Damn it! My Devil Subduing Bell is already strong enough to force a Third Tribulation Immortal King to retreat. Why can't I force this ancient devil brat to retreat?! What is this brat's background?! "
Seeing that he still could not force Ning Fan to retreat, the tree spirit Mu Qi finally could not bear it anymore. He cursed and violated the precept of being angry.
The bell chimes reverberated across the entire wooden island. All the disciples of the island were alarmed. They walked out of their monasteries and rushed to the first forbidden area to witness the grand scene of Ning Fan breaking through the hundred steps of the bell.
Ning Fan's speed of advancing was not fast. Every time he advanced, he would trigger the bell chimes that were powerful enough to force a Third Tribulation Immortal King to retreat. However, he did not take even half a step back.
Such a scene made everyone on the island have a new understanding of Ning Fan's strength.
"This Rain Lord is really powerful! He's just a First Tribulation Immortal Venerable but he can resist the bell chimes that are powerful enough to force a Third Tribulation Immortal King to retreat! "
"What kind of ability is that golden light? It's not simple. It's definitely not simple!"
"Could it be that this Rain Lord actually has the strength comparable to an Immortal King?!"
"Seventh Martial Uncle has already used all his strength but he still could not stop the Rain Lord from advancing. The Rain Immortal Monarch really lives up to his name!"
Amidst the praises, Ning Fan finally walked to the shade of the ancient pine tree and sat down cross-legged. He realized that the Buddha Light and the bell chimes were not completely without benefits.
The Buddha Light and the Buddha talismans seemed to contain an extremely profound Great Dao of Wood. Every time the bell chimes rang, even though they were blocked by the God Vanquishing Shield, they could still slightly refine the ancient devil bloodline in his body.
His ancient devil cultivation base had skyrocketed in the Ancient Wild Region. Because it had become a little superficial, it was now continuously refined and solidified under the bell chimes. In this way, not only did he not blame Mu Qi for using the bell chimes to scare him, but he should also thank Mu Qi for taking the trouble to trigger the bell chimes to help him refine his ancient devil cultivation base. In this way, he could save at least one thousand years of bitter cultivation.
"You arrogant ancient devil brat! How dare you try to comprehend the Dao under my tree? You want to comprehend the Dao in peace but I won't let you!"
Seeing Ning Fan casually sitting under the tree to comprehend the Dao, Mu Qi was so angry that smoke came out from his nostrils. The bell that was supposed to ring one after another was now like a series of cannons, ringing one after another, becoming more and more concentrated.
Mu Qi did not believe that Ning Fan would still be able to sit down and comprehend the Dao peacefully under the ringing of his bell!
Within a hundred steps of the ancient pine tree, the bell chimes kept reverberating. Not to mention comprehending the Dao here, it was extremely difficult to even stay within a hundred steps of the tree without doing anything.
Monk Song Guo and Old Wu had already been forced to a hundred steps away by the violent bell chimes. They could not step into the forbidden area within a hundred steps of the ancient pine tree at all.
Even if they were a hundred steps away from the ancient pine tree, many low-grade disciples could not bear the impact of the bell chimes and retreated to a distance of two hundred steps away.
Ning Fan was the only one left within a hundred steps of the ancient pine tree!
He just sat there quietly, ignoring the bell chimes and the Buddha Light that filled the sky as if they were nothing and focused on doing his own thing!
More and more sweat appeared on Mu Qi's face. It was not easy for him to release the Buddha Light and ring the bell. However, it did not affect Ning Fan at all.
The truth was right in front of him. Although he was unwilling to admit it, he had no choice but to admit that he could not do anything to Ning Fan who was an ancient devil …
"I'm convinced! Little devil brat, I'm convinced by you! Tell me, what do I have to do for you to stay a hundred steps away from me? It wasn't easy for me to attain my Buddhist cultivation base in my life. Now, I'm at the critical point of my cultivation. I must not be disturbed by an ancient devil. As long as you're willing to stay a hundred steps away from me, I'll give you a gift. What do you think?! "
Mu Qi's tone was already bordering on begging. It sounded pitiful. It turned out that this was the main reason why he was so eager to chase Ning Fan away.
Ning Fan's eyes flickered and he said with a smile. "Oh? What gift? "
"Take it!"
Mu Qi was rather straightforward. He opened his mouth and spat out a ball of green light which fell into Ning Fan's palm.
"This is …"
Ning Fan's eyes immediately turned solemn.
The Dao of Wood contained in this green light ball was extremely pure. In terms of purity alone, it was almost comparable to the Heavenly Grade Fierce Elemental Crystal which was the highest grade among the Fierce Elemental Crystals!
This was a good material for cultivating the Yin and Yang Dao of Wood!
However, there was one thing that made Ning Fan a little disappointed. The amount of Dao of Wood in this ball of light was too little. If this is all, it would not be of much use.
"Is this all you have …?" Ning Fan smiled innocently and said to Mu Qi.
Even though the result of Mu Qi using the sound of the bell to suppress him was good and it helped him to refine his ancient devil cultivation base, his motive was more or less not good.
Ning Fan had always been a person who would not suffer losses. Since this tree spirit dared to suppress him with the sound of the bell, it had to pay a price. If he does not make a huge profit from it, he would not be considered as the disciple of the Old Devil and the successor of the Black Devil Sect!
"This is the only thing I have! It's really the only thing I have! Alright, ancient devil brat. Now that you've taken the item, aren't you going to leave? "Mu Qi said with a guilty conscience.
"If this is all I have … I won't leave …"
As he was speaking, Ning Fan flipped his hand and kept the green light ball. Then, he continued to endure the Buddha light and the sound of the bell while closing his eyes to comprehend the Dao of Wood in this place.
What kind of experience did he have? From Mu Qi's expression, he could tell that Mu Qi definitely had a lot of this item. If he could take some of them away, it would certainly be greatly beneficial to his cultivation of the Yin and Yang Dao of Wood.
"Oh my! You're indeed an ancient devil. You're actually so greedy! You want more True Essence of the Builder Wood? Alright, as you wish! Seventh Grandpa wants to see if you have the ability to take these away! "
Mu Qi laughed because of Ning Fan's greed. He opened his mouth and spat out tens of green light balls. Once those light balls soared into the sky, they immediately shone brightly, turning the entire sky green.
Above the blue sky, there was an incomparably huge Buddhist talisman that was being drawn out one stroke after another.
Surging pressure descended from the sky. The expressions of all the cultivators, including Zen Master Song Guo and Old Wu Ba, changed. They found it difficult to endure that level of pressure.
This time, the Buddha Talisman was extremely clear, so clear that everyone could see the process of the Buddha Talisman being drawn!
In any case, Zen Master Song Guo and the others had seen Seventh Shibo release a complete Buddhist talisman. They were only shocked for a moment, but Eighth Brother Wu was deeply moved.
"In ancient times, there were Buddhist cultivators who went against the Ancient Devil Dao and cultivated the Ancient Buddhist Dao. The Ancient Fiends cultivated Demonic Talismans, while the Ancient Buddhas cultivated Buddhist Talismans. The more runes there were, the stronger the talisman would be! More than one hundred runes are considered ancestral talismans. The Buddha Talisman of this tree spirit seems to belong to the Wood Buddha Lineage. Moreover, it actually has seventy-two runes. Even though it hasn't reached the ancestral level, it's already rare in this world! "
"Besides, if I'm not mistaken, all of those green light balls are the diluted True Essence of the Builder Wood! This attack of the tree spirit actually used the power of the True Essence of the Builder Wood. This pressure is almost close to the attack of an Immortal King at the Peak of the Third Tribulation! Master, oh Master, can you withstand this attack?! "
Old Wu Ba began to worry about Ning Fan's safety.
How could he not be worried? His life soul was in Ning Fan's hands. If anything happens to Ning Fan, it would be hard to guarantee that his life soul would not be damaged …
"Ancient devil brat, if you can withstand the echo of the bell this time, why can't I give you the True Essence of the Builder Wood?! Unfortunately, you won't be able to withstand it! This time, I'm really going to use my full strength! I won't lie! "
* Dong * * Dong *
This time, the bell rang three times at the same time. The sound of the bell was like raging waves. Each wave was louder than the previous one. Within a hundred steps, the space within the range of the bell shook and cracks spread out. The twelve Immortal Venerables who were hibernating underground also drilled out of the ground and fled a hundred steps away. Their faces were filled with fear.
Ning Fan who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed was shaken by the sound of the bell. The golden light on the surface of his body actually showed signs of dissipating!
Seeing this, Mu Qi's confidence was greatly boosted. He firmly believed that this attack would certainly drive this despicable ancient devil brat out of the forbidden area.
The smile on his face was getting more and more smug. (To be continued)
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