novelraw Chapter 1012: Flame Ancestor’s Golden Palm Command
Chapter 1012: Flame Ancestor’s Golden Palm Command
"Of course, I understand this point. To kill this person, there is no need for the esteemed Emperors to trouble yourselves; I will personally find a way to resolve this troublesome matter!" Meng Zhen glanced meaningfully at the fiery abyss.
The four Immortal Emperor phantoms immediately understood, exchanged knowing smiles.
The fiery abyss was laid out by the Herb-gathering Sage before his death, containing a sealing barrier that eternally bound the Fire Soul Tribe underground, known as the Two Realms Seal!
The Two Realms Seal is a fire elemental barrier, composed of inner and outer layers, encompassing extremely complex transformations of fire principles. Even a lifetime of studying fire within the Dabei Clan would not allow an Immortal Emperor to fully comprehend its fire transformations. Setting foot within is fraught with danger.
In fact, the Immortal Emperors of the Holy Mountain were not unaware of the existence of the Two Realms Seal. Precisely because of its perilous nature, it remained a secret. Dabei boasts a total of 108 grasslands, each with an underground realm containing a Two Realms Seal. However, to be privy to the seal’s locations requires at least the status of Eternal Immortal Venerable; the tribal cultivators in the Southern Frontier steppe certainly do not have the qualifications to know.
To any member of the Dabei people, the Two Realms Seal is unequivocally a lethal land!
In ancient times, there was once a Holy Mountain Immortal Emperor who attempted to cross the Two Realms Seal to explore the location of the Fire Soul Tribe but could not even penetrate the outer seal, let alone the inner seal. This Immortal Emperor was inadvertently trapped within the outer seal and expounded a decade before extricating himself. Yet, upon escaping, his physical body was destroyed; his magical treasures consumed; his Spirit suffered incurable burns, forcing him to linger for hundreds of years until the injuries intensified beyond the limit, unable to bear it, he perished in anguish – his Spirit burned to ashes.
This event shocked the entire Holy Mountain! It ultimately made everything about the Two Realms Seal a secret, only those above the eternal could hear a little, never transmitting to lower-level cultivators, fearing those unaware of their mortality would run to the Two Realms Seal to meet their end.
Thus, lower-level cultivators often only know that the Fire Soul Tribe is sealed beneath the Dabei Grassland underground, but few can find the specific positions of the fire soul seals in each grassland. If not for Meng Zhen’s capture of Ning Fan’s group to this place, Ning Fan alone would find it extremely challenging to locate this area.
The outer seal is already perilous; the inner seal is even more dangerous. It’s said there are remnants of the Saint’s Fierce Thoughts within, and those who trespass are killed without mercy!
The Fire Soul Tribe trapped in the underground must first break through the inner seal, then the outer seal to escape to the outside world.
Sadly, in the long river of the Fire Soul Tribe’s history, no strong fire soul has ever been able to break open the inner seal by their own strength. The outcome of forcibly entering the inner seal is solely death; not even the Fire Soul Immortal Emperors are immune, entering the inner seal means death with no chance for survival!
As for these four Fire Soul Immortal Emperors, they dare only manifest a phantom to linger not far outside the Two Realms Seal, which is already the limit. To break from the Two Realms Seal into the outside world with their true selves is absolutely impossible.
The Fire Soul Tribe harbors resentment towards the Two Realms Seal, yet more than that, reverence, akin to veneration of a deity. In the Fire Soul Tribe’s understanding, the inner seal is an absolute land – death awaits all who enter; the outer seal is barely considered perilous – should an Immortal Emperor step in, there might be a slight chance to escape, but for an Immortal Venerable or Immortal King, certain death remains.
"It appears Little Friend Meng Zhen plans to use the Hundred-li Stone Dragon’s Earth-Sky Technique to directly toss that troublesome person into the Two Realms Seal to burn to death. But speaking of, this time Little Friend borrowed a total of 175 Shattered Thought Fire Souls, why have only these returned..." Asked one fire soul Emperor phantom, shifting the conversation, frowning.
To the Fire Soul Tribe, Shattered Thought Fire Souls may be plentiful, but not so much that they can ignore the casualties. This fire soul Emperor phantom glanced over the returned Shattered Thought Fire Souls, found only just over a hundred returned, reasoning that those unable to return must have been killed, showing dissatisfaction.
This is no small matter!
If it were Southern Frontier cultivators who killed the Shattered Thought Fire Souls, this fire soul Immortal Emperor would never believe it! Southern Frontier is a small place; the cultivators here have limited power and might jointly kill a few Shattered Thought Fire Souls, but to kill seventy is impossible! Surely, others intervened, bringing casualties beyond the expectations of the fire soul Emperors!
As he spoke, the fire soul Great Emperor continuously took out one talisman after another. These talismans were somewhat similar to summoning fire talismans but different. Uttering chants to activate them, Meng Zhen’s brought back Shattered Thought Fire Souls vanished into flickering earth flames, reversed summoned back into the Fire Soul Tribe.
"The losses are severe – obviously someone interfered with our plans. That person is the troublesome one I spoke of. His cultivation is that of an Eternal Immortal Venerable, but being an external cultivator, subject to the Holy Mountain’s Punishment Ring Seal, so his strength cannot be manifested even by fifty percent..." As he said this, Meng Zhen clearly saw the eyes of fire soul Emperors across showing disdain and felt deeply ashamed.
The dignified Stone Flame Demon Child cannot even kill an Immortal Venerable external cultivator at fifty percent strength, which struck a blow to Stone Flame Demon Child’s always proud spirit; if it weren’t for the prowess of the Hundred-li Stone Dragon, the capture of Duolan would surely end in failure.
Luckily, Duolan was ultimately captured!
"An external cultivator, hmph, dares to kill seventy of my kin, I wish I could kill him with my own hands, but sadly my true self cannot escape!" Resented one fire soul Great Emperor hostile towards outsiders.
"Though the losses on this expedition are not light, fortunately, Chulie Holy Maiden was brought back. If her memory truly seals the [Stone Throne Coordinates], our Fire Soul Tribe will be closer to breaking the seal and emerging! Comparatively, such losses are insignificant!" Another fire soul Great Emperor said.
As for the Stone Throne Coordinates, several fire soul Great Emperors were invigorated, while Meng Zhen seemed hesitant, only after a long while did he continue,
"Hehe, esteemed Emperors need not rush; with the Two Realms Seal here, killing the troublesome one is a matter of moments, no need to hurry. The critical issue is after the troublesome one dies, how should Chulie Duolan be handled, demands appropriate discussion. According to the previous agreement, we’ll split Chulie Duolan’s memory-stored Stone Throne Coordinates, half between the Three Flames and your Fire Soul each; however, I recently obtained intelligence, heard from a reliable source from a Holy Mountain Emperor saying that Chulie Duolan’s memory holds not four, but seven coordinates... so, dividing them evenly seems unfeasible."
As Meng Zhen finished speaking, the four Fire Soul Great Emperors, all well-versed in strategy, couldn’t help but reveal expressions of joy.
"It’s not four coordinates, but seven! If it’s true, then the time for our Fire Soul Clan to break the seal is even closer!"
"But if there are seven coordinates, the agreement we previously set must be changed. Seven coordinates cannot indeed be evenly divided."
"How about our clan takes four, and you Three Flames take three, and our clan will compensate you Three Flames with some Fire Crystals, is that acceptable!"
"If you ask this old man, it’s better for our clan to take five and for you Three Flames to take two! Haha! Anyway, according to the agreement, you Three Flames were originally only supposed to get two coordinates!"
Meng Zhen knew these Fire Soul Great Emperors would make unreasonable demands and said displeased, "Though the Fire Crystals of the Fire Soul Clan are good, we Three Flames still prefer to get more coordinates. Five to two is absolutely impossible. Four to three is plausible, but not with your clan taking four—it’s us Three Flames taking four!"
"How presumptuous! A mere Immortal Venerable child dares to bargain with us!"
"We speak kindly and call you Demon Child out of respect, do you really think you can stand on equal footing with us!"
"If there was no dispute, that would be one thing. Now that there is a contention, you are not qualified to handle this matter. Let your Three Flames Immortal Emperor speak with us!"
"Even if your Three Flames Immortal Emperor comes, it’s absolutely impossible for you to get more coordinates than our Fire Soul Clan. At least it should still be four for you and three for us!"
The few Fire Soul Great Emperors spoke with an imposing manner.
Facing the aura of the Four Emperors, Meng Zhen displayed no fear. If his opponents were the true bodies of four Immortal Emperors, that would be one thing, but mere spirit forms of four Immortal Emperors without any cultivations—why would Meng Zhen fear them? After a slight cold smile, he suddenly spat out a golden light and reached out to grab a Crimson Gold Token.
The token’s shape was peculiar, like an open palm with five fingers spread, even with vividly changing palm patterns on it.
"Flame Ancestor’s Golden Palm Command! How do you have this token!"
Upon seeing the token, the Four Emperors gasped in shock and exhibited surprise, losing any prior domineering demeanor. Looking at Meng Zhen now, their eyes were filled with dread.
"With this command, does Meng Zhen have the qualifications to discuss this matter!" Meng Zhen said proudly.
"I never expected Young Friend Meng to be one of the Flame Ancestor’s inheritors. In that case, everything shall proceed according to your demands." The few Fire Soul Great Emperors looked at each other and sighed, no longer having any objections about the coordinates!
Meng Zhen felt even more triumphant, casting a glance at the colossal Hundred-li Stone Dragon behind him, with murderous intent hidden in his eyes.
It was time to kill Ning Fan. After killing Ning Fan, he would have to search Duolan’s memory...
"According to the agreement, the spatial coordinate will be read by me according to the ancient Three Flames method, while the temporal coordinate will be handled by your Fire Soul Clan, using your ancient Fire Soul method. Now that the coordinates have increased to seven, I’m not sure if you are adequately prepared with the materials necessary for the spell. If not, it might be somewhat troublesome." Meng Zhen inquired.
"Rest assured, Young Friend Meng, our clan started preparing for this months ago, with several additional sets of spell materials fully ready for use. It’s best to quickly get rid of that nuisance and search Chulie Duolan’s memory!"
"Good! Please step aside a bit, Great Emperors; Meng Zhen is about to perform the Earth-Sky Technique!"
Confidently, Meng Zhen transmitted a message to the colossal Hundred-li Stone Dragon and issued a command, forming a seal with both hands and beginning to wield Divine Skills.
Curiously, the Hundred-li Stone Dragon did not respond to Meng Zhen’s command. It did not perform the act of casting Ning Fan into the Two Realms Sealed Fire Abyss.
"Hmm? Why is the Hundred-li Stone Dragon not obeying commands? Could it be that the taming time was too short, and it still harbors rebellious thoughts against me?" Meng Zhen muttered strangely to himself, resent his command once more, but still saw no reaction from the Hundred-li Stone Dragon.
After several attempts, Meng Zhen’s expression suddenly turned extremely grim. He realized that something had undoubtedly happened to the Hundred-li Stone Dragon.
"You possess admirable skills! Despite your cultivations being sealed, you were able to escape from the Stone Dragon’s body. I have truly underestimated you!"
As Meng Zhen spoke, the enormity of the Stone Dragon’s head, as large as a continent, suddenly transformed and a figure appeared.
It was Ning Fan!
"Is this the troublemaker you mentioned? The Stone Dragon’s belly can trap an Immortal King, yet he is merely an Immortal Venerable, even under the Punishing Ring seal, and managed to escape!"
"It seems there must be unknown methods on this person!"
"Do not underestimate!"
Several Fire Soul Emperors were secretly amazed, but even more astonishing events were yet to come.
Ning Fan suddenly spoke, commanding, "Use your Earth-Sky Technique, swallow these people, and throw them all into the two realms seal to burn!" He was issuing orders to the Stone Dragon!
Strangely, the Stone Dragon that wouldn’t obey Meng Zhen’s commands was now listening to Ning Fan!
Moo!
The Stone Dragon let out a strange roar similar to both a cow and an elephant. At the instant the roar echoed, Meng Zhen and the War Soul Masters behind him, as well as four shadows of the Fire Soul Emperors, couldn’t even begin to evade. First, their vision darkened, then they felt the world spinning, being swallowed into the Stone Dragon’s mouth!
This time, after the Stone Dragon swallowed them, it did not imprison them within but instead released Meng Zhen and the others into the flames of the two realms seal!
The four Fire Soul Immortal Emperors were mere illusions without any cultivation, thus naturally perished almost instantly upon falling into the fiery abyss, although their true forms remained unscathed.
Those War Soul Masters, despite their powerful Medicine Souls, had truly weak physical defenses; one by one, they turned to ash outside the seal of the two realms, their screams filled the sky.
As for Meng Zhen, fear had overtaken him. He couldn’t comprehend why the Stone Dragon would betray him and listen to Ning Fan’s orders! Even more terrifying was that in the blink of an eye, he had been spat into the depths of the two realms seal, continuing to fall!
Unable to fly, unable to ascend, only able to fall, his Divine Skills were no match for the forbidden force of the two realms seal!
This was a seal laid by a Saint!
In the ghostly green sea of fire, the temperature was overwhelming, burning Meng Zhen’s insides to charcoal almost instantly, even his strong physical defense couldn’t withstand the earth fire’s might!
Why, why, why! It was supposed to be him throwing Ning Fan into the two realms seal, why had the situation reversed!
With one defensive Divine Skill after another, Meng Zhen could only barely maintain himself, striving to not be burned to death by the outside flames, yet he continued to fall irreversibly.
He initially had several magical treasures at his disposal but found with despair that they had all disappeared! It was certainly in the moment of being swallowed that the Stone Dragon, adept at snatching treasures, must have taken them! Damn it! Even the Flame Ancestor’s Golden Palm Command was taken! It’s over now. If he had the Golden Palm Command in hand, there might still be a glimmer of hope, but now there is only one path to death!
Not knowing how long he fell, just as Meng Zhen was about to faint from the fire’s smoke and lose consciousness, the sound of waves crashing on a shore finally came from the deepest part of the two realms seal.
That was the range of the inner seal!
Amongst the fiery waves there was a small mountain emerging from the sea, and on the mountain sat an elder with murderous eyes, devoid of reason, emotion, only filled with a blood-red gaze of slaughter!
That was the Guardian Spirit of the inner seal, transformed by the fierce thoughts of a Saint!
The small mountain was formed by a heap of skulls, and if you looked closely, among the thousands of skulls, there were many belonging to Immortal Emperors!
"Boundary crosser, kill!"
Bang!
Suddenly a loud noise erupted, and the invincible Meng Zhen’s physical body exploded into a mist of blood, dying instantaneously without even managing to see the fierce elder’s appearance!
It was the elder’s fierce thoughts that killed Meng Zhen! His body seemed to move, or perhaps did not move at all, eternally sitting atop the skull mountain. In that instant, Meng Zhen with Immortal Venerable cultivation level died at his hands!
He had no cultivation, no reason, no joy or anger, and did not understand thought.
He was merely a fierce thought left from eons ago, as it was a Saint’s creation, even an Immortal Emperor was not his match!
What of the Stone Flame Demon Child, mere ants!
"So this is the fierce thoughts of a Saint! A thought passed down from eons, a thought that can kill an Immortal Venerable!" Ning Fan forcibly performed the Rain Technique, witnessing the moment in which the elder’s fierce thoughts destroyed Meng Zhen, secretly startled.
It was merely a fierce thought from a Saint, but it gave Ning Fan the feeling it was comparable to the sheer might of Xiang Mingzi!
Underneath the hundred and eight grasslands of Dabei, there is a two realms seal, could it be that every two realms seal contains such terrifying fierce thought spirits guarding it!
"Intruding thoughts, kill!"
As soon as the fierce elder’s cold voice rang out, outside the inner seal of the two realms, numerous deeply hidden raindrops were forcibly revealed, then exploded one by one in mist.
Ning Fan felt a pain in his divine sense; a thread of spirit sense that descended with Meng Zhen into the two realms seal was extinguished! Fortunately, only a small thread of spirit sense entered the two realms seal, minimizing the damage to almost nothing.
Moo!
As if sensing Meng Zhen’s death, the Stone Dragon let out a mournful wail, yet it still could not defy Ning Fan’s command.
Ning Fan descended from the gigantic head of the Stone Dragon, landing near the fiery abyss’s mouth of the two realms seal, looking down into its abyssal depths, his expression grim.
The Eternal Immortal Venerable enters the two realms seal and dies; it’s indeed not an empty boast. Meng Zhen was not weak either, but in the two realms seal, he didn’t last long before perishing...
The terrifying elder’s fierce thoughts, the seal the Fire Soul Clan has been unable to cross for generations...
Fortunately, he subdued the Stone Dragon at the critical moment, otherwise, it would be Ning Fan, not Meng Zhen, burnt to death in the two realms seal...
"I didn’t expect such a change to occur in the Southern Frontier contest, and by chance, I have learned so many hidden secrets of the Great Humble Ones..."
Ning Fan’s gaze momentarily deepened.
After Meng Zhen and the others left the Stone Dragon’s belly, Ning Fan began to move within the Stone Dragon’s belly.
First, he tried breaking the Stone Dragon’s abdominal wall to escape but discovered the Stone Dragon’s belly was as fortified as golden soup, a perfect cage refined with countless golden treasures, capable of defending against attacks at the Immortal King level; naturally, he couldn’t break it with his sealed cultivations.
Thus, Ning Fan had to think of another way to escape. While his cultivations were inadequate, he still had many methods and began to traverse within the Stone Dragon’s belly, ultimately reaching the position of the Stone Dragon’s head!
Beyond layers of solid defenses lay the Stone Dragon’s divine sense!
The belly of the Stone Dragon had been specially refined, and its divine sense was exceptionally fortified, even a pinnacle Immortal King might not harm its divine sense within it. Without such skills, the Stone Dragon wouldn’t dare swallow people at random.
But it swallowed Ning Fan!
If everything goes smoothly, Ning Fan doesn’t plan to use his trump card, but now the situation is special. He doesn’t know where Meng Zhen went, yet he faintly has a crisis feeling. Obviously, Meng Zhen’s claim that he could kill him wasn’t an empty threat. If he doesn’t escape from Stone Dragon’s belly quickly, great danger awaits!
Thus, Ning Fan didn’t hold back at all and directly took out Origin Qi, which was his greatest reliance now!
Because his cultivations were restricted, the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle could not be used.
In the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain, the Slaughter Emperor’s jade scroll could not be used.
If Origin Qi were to explode, it would release a force capable of seriously injuring the Immortal Emperor, and exploding within the Hundred-li Stone Dragon would be no problem.
Now it has come to a point where using Origin Qi is inevitable. Ning Fan chose not to blow open the stone dragon’s abdominal wall for escape. If he only did that, using his trump card would yield no reward. Moreover, his Four Emperors Luohan Pine is still in Meng Zhen’s hands, even if he blew up the stone dragon and escaped, under restricted cultivation, he lacked the confidence to kill Meng Zhen and retrieve the pine.
Ning Fan is not one to take losses willingly!
Thus, he maximized the utility of Origin Qi, choosing to blow open the defenses outside the stone dragon’s divine sense, rather than annihilate it!
The stone dragon’s greatest mistake was swallowing Ning Fan because it gave Ning Fan an opportunity to face the dragon’s divine sense directly!
What is a divine sense? It’s where a Master’s spirit resides. If the divine sense is destroyed, the Master dies, and so do beasts.
If outside the stone dragon, Ning Fan admits he couldn’t do what he did now, but now inside, facing the divine sense directly, he did something crazy.
He invaded the stone dragon’s massive divine sense directly, using Illusory Art on it!
Ning Fan’s Illusory Art was formidable, rarely used due to the many trump cards he possessed. But facing the dragon’s divine sense, its terror emerged.
The stone dragon was directly manipulated by Ning Fan through Illusory Art!
Ning Fan erased various prohibitions within the stone dragon’s divine sense, reducing Meng Zhen’s control over it to zero, and imposed his own restrictions forcefully, subduing it against its will!
Though the stone dragon wanted to remain loyal to its master, it was confused by Ning Fan’s Illusory Art, acting beyond its control. After coming to its senses, it realized Meng Zhen had been killed by its own hand!
How could the stone dragon not be sorrowful!
It nearly hated Ning Fan’s ruthless actions, using Illusory Art to make it kill its master!
But it wasn’t entirely Ning Fan’s fault, as Meng Zhen struck first! If Ning Fan hadn’t retaliated like this, it would be Ning Fan who was dead instead of Meng Zhen!
Moo!
The stone dragon’s roar was filled with sorrow and determination, harboring monstrous hatred—it wished it could kill Ning Fan for its master’s sake and even wished to smash its own head in remorse.
It frantically resisted the restrictions Ning Fan planted in its divine sense but found it could not resist at all. Defying would only lead to death!
It wasn’t afraid of dying, but the tragedy was, it couldn’t even manage to die. Under Ning Fan’s Illusory Art, unless Ning Fan voluntarily released it, the stone dragon couldn’t break free, and the art stripped its control over its body, making revenge and death impossible!
After all, it was Ning Fan who planted the Illusory Art directly within its divine sense!
Moo!
Moo!!
Moo!!!
"Quiet down!" Ning Fan commanded coldly, and immediately, the stone dragon’s roar came to an abrupt stop, its divine sense once again confused, submissive.
Ning Fan sighed; the stone dragon was indeed loyal, but alas, can’t be used by him.
With a turn of his hand, a pine seedling, a Golden Palm Command, and a storage pouch appeared in his hands.
The pine seedling was the Four Emperors Luohan Pine. According to Ning Fan’s overheard conversation, the Golden Palm Command seemed to be called Flame Ancestor’s Golden Palm Command, and apparently, it carried significant weight, causing four Fire Soul Clan’s Immortal Emperors to be extremely apprehensive and forced to compromise...
Upon closer inspection, Ning Fan suddenly exclaimed lightly, then smiled slightly. The token’s divine skills still needed verification, but if he wasn’t mistaken, using Origin Qi might not have been a loss after all.
The storage pouch belonged to Demon Child Meng Zhen. Not too many good things, not too few, Ning Fan just nodded slightly, finding nothing too eye-catching.
Ning Fan put away the spoils, then turned around to look at the stone dragon, suddenly speaking,
"Whether you want to or not, no matter how unwilling you are, from today, you have become my slave, Ning Fan. This is the harshness of cultivation. From the moment you laid hands on me, you must be prepared to face the consequences."
After saying that, Ning Fan didn’t care whether the confused stone dragon heard those words, he directly shook his figure and flew back into the stone dragon’s belly.
With another command, the stone dragon dazedly used the Earth Escape Skill, moving underground, gradually drifting away from the boundary between two realms.
Although encountering such an accident, Ning Fan remained concerned about the results of the Southern Frontier tournament. Naturally, he wanted to return to the surface to check the situatio now. After all, he had slain so many Shattered Thought Fire Souls, and just by looking at his score on his token, he had reached a terrifying 77,000 points. If there are no accidents, he should be able to take first place in the Southern Frontier contest...
After becoming the first in Southern Frontier, the next challenge is the second round of tomb conquest, the Middle State competition. When he heads to Middle State, he should first look for Ouyang Nuan and Burying Moon...
Of course, before that, Ning Fan needs to first break through the Mid Stage of Shekong, as the sudden Mid Stage Heart Tribulation has been suppressed by him.
Inside the stone dragon’s belly, Ning Fan returned, and the surviving Southern Frontier cultivators began cheering joyfully.
They actually survived, managed to keep their lives from Stone Flame Demon Child and Hundred-li Stone Dragon!
It’s truly inconceivable!
No one wants to die. Previously, when facing Meng Zhen, they chose death over surrender due to their integrity. Of course, it’s better to live than die!
"Thanks to Master Ning’s intervention, we were able to escape from Meng Zhen Demon Child! This humble one’s life now belongs to Master Ning!"
"Although you are a foreign cultivator, you are the benefactor of our Water Wolf Clan. Please accept our bow!"
"From now on, if the benefactor has missions, we will follow unto death!"
These single-minded, dim-witted Southern Frontier cultivators do indeed pledge to follow Ning Fan unto death if they say so. They don’t lie or speak formally—the ones who did were killed by Meng Zhen at the beginning for their betrayal.
Ning Fan casually responded to the gratitude but didn’t take it to heart. After all, the majority of these people weren’t ones he initially intended to save; their survival could only be considered lucky.
Initially, he only aimed to save the Tamu Clan cultivators and those of the Evil Sheep Sect.
"Master, you’re amazing, you actually killed Stone Flame Demon Child, you actually subdued Hundred-li Stone Dragon, you actually..." Blabbering praises, it’s dim-witted Xianyu Chun chattering about Ning Fan’s accomplishments.
Ning Fan wasn’t one to enjoy flattery, but when there’s genuinely a fool blabbering sincerely, despite his cold demeanor, he can’t help but smile.
A helpless smile.
This fool’s admiration for him seems to deepen. Yet he truly has no intention of taking any disciples.
Of course, compared to Xianyu Chun, Ning Fan is more concerned about Duolan. It’s not out of care, but rather due to some things he overheard before, which made him pay attention.
What is the Stone Throne Coordinates?
To make the Three Flames and the Fire Soul Clan value them so much, and to have the Immortal Emperor of the Holy Mountain collude with enemies and send information to Stone Flame to scheme against Duolan, it must not be something simple...
According to Meng Zhen and others, within Duolan’s memory are sealed seven Stone Throne Coordinates. Yet Ning Fan had clearly searched Duolan’s memory before, so why did he find no trace of these coordinates?
Meng Zhen seemed to mention the different methods for acquiring ’spatial coordinates’ and ’temporal coordinates.’ Maybe these so-called coordinates can only be seen from Duolan’s memory with special means.
"About this incident, you must have some things you want to tell me. Right now, there are too many people around, so I won’t ask much yet. Once we return to the Southern Frontier, I hope to hear your honest answer." Ning Fan transmitted to Duolan, his words carrying a deep meaning.
Duolan struggled a bit, biting her lip, and finally nodded silently.
This scene fell into the eyes of some Southern Frontier cultivators, but naturally, they couldn’t hear Ning Fan’s telepathic communication; they only saw Ning Fan and Duolan exchanging glances.
So these foolish Southern Frontier cultivators immediately thought they were clever.
Ning Daren and the Holy Mountain Tomb Guardian definitely have something going on!
Xianyu Chun, who originally didn’t think much of Duolan, even started calling Duolan "master’s wife" foolishly, leaving Ning Fan speechless...
...
Urgent report from the Middle State!
A Fire Soul riot has erupted in the Southern Frontier, with casualties currently unknown, and the situation is urgent!
At Tiandu Peak, only the Heaven Capital Emperor is handling this matter now; the other Immortal Emperors have long departed. The Fire Soul riot is no small matter, but since it’s only happening in such a small place as the Southern Frontier, having one Immortal Emperor address it is enough; it doesn’t require all the Immortal Emperors to rush over.
After all, it’s just a riot of a group of Shattered Thought Fire Souls.
The Heaven Capital Emperor sat high on a lotus throne, holding a string of prayer beads, his slightly squinting eyes suddenly opening.
People have already been sent to investigate and provide aid in the Southern Frontier. The losses in the Southern Frontier will undoubtedly be significant, but for the weak Southern Frontier, perhaps this bloody baptism is not a bad thing. The benefit of being part of a tribe is collective cultivation, low risk, and a safe environment. However, the downside is that most people lack the understanding of the harsh realities of cultivation, lacking bloody trials...
"Have you found out! What is the purpose behind the Fire Soul riot in the Southern Frontier! It is known that a Fire Soul riot requires a great cost for the Fire Soul Clan, so there must be a scheme behind this. Whether the riot this time is purely by the doing of the Fire Soul Clan or if it also involves the shadow of the Three Flames." The Heaven Capital Emperor spoke with a cold voice. Although the Southern Frontier’s affair is urgent, it’s only just that; he would not personally go to the Southern Frontier for such a small matter.
"There is no report received yet regarding the Southern Frontier chaos, but the results of the martial trials from various grasslands have already been coming in. After compiling the results of both the written and martial trials, the rankings of the tribes from various grasslands have also been completed. Would the Emperor like to review them?" A Heaven Capital disciple with the cultivation level of an Immortal Venerable suddenly reported.
"Fine, since it’s all waiting, let’s first see the results of the first round of the tomb-seizing." The Heaven Capital Emperor nodded. For the Immortal Emperors, the Southern Frontier’s chaos is just a minor event, and naturally, they do not invest all their mind and spirit in it.
"Should we also send a copy to the Baihua Great Emperor?" that Immortal Venerable disciple cautiously asked.
The Heaven Capital Emperor’s eyes flashed with a strange smile, replying, "Of course! Whether she wishes to look at it or not is beyond my concern."
The Heaven Capital Emperor’s gaze fell on the scroll in his hand, browsing the results of each grassland. Given his intelligence, most of the tribe’s results were within his expectation, not too surprising.
Suddenly, the Heaven Capital Emperor uttered a light "eh," his gaze falling on the Southern Frontier column at the end of the scroll.
"Oh? Isn’t the Southern Frontier in chaos? How did the Tamu Clan secure such impressive results, perhaps benefiting amid the chaos?"
The Tamu Clan scored seventy-seven thousand points, undoubtedly the top of the Southern Frontier, exceeding the second-place Summon Wind Sect by sixty thousand points!
"The Emperor may not know, but the Southern Frontier Tamu Clan’s overall score is not high; these seventy-seven thousand points were almost entirely earned by one person. It was the foreign cultivator Ning Fan, whom the Tamu Clan invited. By his power alone, he slew seventy-one Shattered Thought Fire Souls, giving the Tamu Clan such an astounding score! It must have been done during the chaos, having him around also eased the Southern Frontier’s urgency."
"Oh? By his strength alone, he slew seventy-one Shattered Thought Fire Souls. Although he is an Eternal Immortal Venerable, he should have been under the Punishing Ring Seal. Could he have destroyed the Punishing Ring?"
The Heaven Capital Emperor’s expression suddenly turned colder.
If this foreign cultivator dared to destroy the Punishing Ring, regardless if he contributed to quelling the Southern Frontier’s unrest, he must be executed!
"Reporting to the Emperor, there is no news from the Punishment Temple about any destroyed Punishing Ring, so it seems this person did not destroy the Punishing Ring."
"If that’s the case, then let it be. This person could achieve completion and accomplish such a feat even when his cultivation was restricted. He truly is good material, yet it’s a pity he is a foreign cultivator..."
The Heaven Capital Emperor’s eyes glowed with calculating intent; unknowable thoughts filled his mind, and the disciples did not dare to disturb him.
"Report! The full details of this incident have been clarified! Please review them, Emperor!"
Suddenly, an Immortal King-level disciple rushed in from outside, handing a secret report to the Heaven Capital Emperor.
After looking at the first few lines of the report, the Heaven Capital Emperor immediately emanated coldness. "As expected, the Three Flames have been up to mischief. Stone Flame Demon Child Meng Zhen, eh? To think Stone Flame even dispatched the holder of the Flame Ancestor’s Golden Palm Command, a major move indeed. Are they targeting Chulie Duolan? It seems the information I received was not unfounded..."
The Heaven Capital Emperor proceeded to read further, his expression suddenly turning serious.
As he reached the last few lines, he stood up abruptly, his face overwhelmed with shock!
"The successor of the Golden Palm Command was killed! Could it have been an Immortal Emperor who made a move? Otherwise, who else could surpass Ancestor Flame’s power and kill this person?"
Others might not know, but as the highest authority of Middle State, how could he not be aware of Meng Zhen’s other terrifying identity!
Unfortunately, the details were not thoroughly investigated; the fragmented information just gathered from the surviving returnees from the Southern Frontier.
"Report! The latest news from the Southern Frontier has arrived; please review, Emperor!"
Somewhat out of character, the Heaven Capital Emperor quickly opened the scroll, his actions somewhat anxious.
On the scroll was the answer he eagerly sought, but this answer was utterly beyond his belief, causing him to gasp in astonishment.
"Reporting, Emperor, the slayer of Stone Flame Demon Child is the foreign cultivator Ning Fan!"
How is this possible!
A mere foreign cultivator at the level of an Immortal Venerable, with restrained cultivation, managed to kill the Stone Flame Demon Child!
He was no ordinary demon child but the holder of the Golden Palm Command; even if he, the Heaven Capital Emperor, made a move, he wouldn’t be entirely certain of killing Meng Zhen!
How did Ning Fan accomplish this!