Grasping the Evil

Chapter 558: The Heart of the Lightning Immortal

After the incident in the third stage, the Pill Sovereign was severely injured and he still needed to stabilize his pill refinement realm.

Ning Fan was also affected by the explosion in the third stage and suffered quite severe injuries.

Thus, he had no choice but to give up on attempting the fourth stage.

Even though the Rain Sovereign still had doubts about him, he was not in the mood to dig deep into Ning Fan for the time being.

The Rain Sovereign was now completely focused on aiding the Pill Sovereign to recover from his injuries and the reason was obvious. Even the entire Rain Immortal World became excited because of the Pill Sovereign.

The Pill Sovereign was the only pill refinement master in the Rain Immortal World who had broken through the Seventh Revolution! With him around, it guarantees the chances for the Void Fragmentation Realm experts in the Rain World to improve their cultivation base. The title of being the weakest in the Nine Worlds could finally be removed one day. This made many old monsters of the Rain World proud and joyous!

Ning Fan was also recuperating in the Scarlet Heaven Palace. It had already been a month.

That day, he did not attempt the fourth stage and it prevented him from confronting Yun Qingge, even though Yun Qingge’s hostility towards him had gradually dissipated...

Over the past 1 month, apart from healing himself, he had also started to reflect on the danger he encountered during the third stage.

Ning Fan had to admit that he had somewhat underestimated the heavenly tribulation and the Heavenly Dao of the mortal world after subduing the puppets of the heavenly tribulation twice in a row.

The mysterious lady who appeared in the Heavenly Dao Ring was too powerful. Her presence made Ning Fan’s blood run cold. It was not his wish to be targeted by such a powerful being. Fortunately, the lady didn’t have any intention against him and it was truly a blessing.

The destructive power of the Yin Wind Tribulation at the Fourth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm was indeed terrifying. It made Ning Fan who had always looked down on the power of heavenly tribulation take it seriously for the first time...

The Yin Wind Tribulation at the Fourth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm nearly turned the PIll Sovereign into ashes. As he recalled its terror, Ning Fan rubbed his forehead and felt a headache. The Yin Wind Tribulation was indeed not easy to handle.

The destructive power of the heavenly tribulation he faced during the Void Inquiry Stage was already equivalent to that of the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm. Fortunately, it was a lightning tribulation which he managed to overcome.

No doubt, the heavenly tribulation which he would face during the Void Pierce Stage would certainly be much stronger than that of the Void Inquiry Stage. Its power would at least be at the level of the second heavenly tribulation of the Void Fragmentation Realm...

The Heavenly Dao had already sent the fire tribulation and the thunder tribulation and it would not send tribulation of those elements again. What could the next tribulation be? If it was the Yin Wind Tribulation, it would be bad...

Ning Fan patted his storage pouch and took out fragments of puppets that went scattered all over the ground. A hint of disappointment filled his face.

Although he did not regret destroying the two puppets, he still was somewhat upset.

Now that the puppets had been turned into such a grievous state, could they still be repaired? Even though Ning Fan had countless immortal jades, he also found it impossible to repair them.

If it was an ordinary puppet that was damaged to this extent, it obviously couldn’t be repaired. However, both of these puppets carried ancient symbols on their bodies. They were the messengers of the heavenly tribulations which possessed some tribulation power. They were unique entities.

Although the two heavenly tribulation puppets had been smashed into pieces, the fragments still retained some spirituality.

"If we’re in the Four Heavens, there might be a puppet master who is capable of repairing them. However, since we’re currently in the Mortal World... Hehe, my good brother, I’m afraid there is no chance to bring them back to normal." Luo You pursed her lips and giggled in the Profound Yin World.

"Is there really no chance...?" Ning Fan sighed. It now was a matter of luck whether they could be repaired or not.

A month passed and he had fully recovered from his injuries. Over the past few days, he had been receiving messages from the Pill Sovereign, Yun Bushu, Yu Chong’er, and the others, asking about his condition.

The Pill Sovereign’s situation was wholly stabilized and was no longer in any danger. This made Ning Fan feel slightly relieved.

He had given Ning Fan a great number of healing pills. Thanks to that, Ning Fan managed to recover so quickly.

Most of the messages that Yu Chong’er sent to him were filled with concern as well as her affection for him.

Ning Fan shook his head and chuckled but at the same time, warmth filled his heart.

Yun Bushu told Ning Fan about the recent movements in the Rain World. Thus, although he had never left his house once, he knew everything that was happening in the world.

Yun Tianjue had yet to return to the Central State as he was still trying to search for the whereabouts of the Four Heavens Suppressing Sword.

The Rain Sovereign dispelled his suspicions of Ning Fan for the time being and placed all his focus on the Pill Sovereign. However, according to Yun Bushu, the Rain Sovereign would assign a mission to Ning Fan in the next few days. It was related to his Inextinguishable Fire Body.

Days passed. With full recovery, Ning Fan then began to deal with the prizes obtained during the four trials of heaven and earth.

Without a doubt, he would need to find an opportunity to visit the Ruling Sky City. The thirty billion merit points that he accumulated should be able to be exchanged for quite many things.

The rain intent of the Rain Ancestor’s blood was immense. With his current level of rain intent, he was still unable to absorb it. Thus, he could only attempt to do so in the future.

As for the frozen Dao Fruit of the Rogue Immortal level, Ning Fan did not dare to consume it currently. If he consumes it, he will gain two million units of magic power but he would have to immediately face the trial of the breakthrough for the Void Pierce Stage.

After witnessing how scary the Yin Wind Tribulation was, he was deeply aware that he was far from being ready to engage it. Therefore, he could not use the Dao Fruit now.

From the completion of the third stage, Ning Fan obtained a Low-Grade Seventh Revolution pill - Flying Dragon Pill.

This pi|| was concocted using the soul of a Void Fragmentation Realm flying dragon. Its function was to enhance the level of a Sixth Revolution pill master’s medicine soul.

After consuming this pill, Ning Fan’s medicine soul which was in the Mid Grade Sixth Revolution improved significantly. With the help of the pill, his medicinal soul was already close to breaking through to the High-Grade Sixth Revolution and all he required was just an opportunity...

Ning Fan sorted out many items. The only thing he did not know how to deal with was the item he obtained from his deal with Chu Chang ’an.

It was a heart that bled silver blood.

The cultivation level of the previous owner of this heart was at least at the Life Immortal Realm. Moreover, he was someone extremely skilled in the Dao of Lightning. However, judging from the age of the heart, that lightning immortal had passed away no less than millions of years ago.

After his passing, the lightning power in the heart did not dissipate. Instead, it continued to provide a vast amount of magic power to make the heart pound. This finding surprised Ning Fan.

Immortals transcended life and death. Is this the reason why even their flesh and blood would be such mystifying...

Or could there be other mysteries behind it?

The primary reason why Ning Fan was willing to exchange this heart with Chu Chang ’an was because of its immense lightning power.

The lightning power inside was extremely pure. It was countless times purer than that of the primordial lightning from the spirits back in the Lightning Tower.

If he absorbs this lightning power, perhaps his Primordial Lightning Armor would become even powerful.

The Blood Dragon Demon Sword was only useful to the Blood Dragon Clan. This lightning immortal’s heart, on the other hand, was incredibly useful to any lightning cultivator. Hence, it was not a loss for him to exchange the demon sword for this lightning heart.

However, there was a secondary reason why Ning Fan agreed to the deal.

The one which Chu Chang ’an might not necessarily understand.

Holding the pounding heart in his hand, Ning Fan carefully studied it.

On the surface of the heart, there was a mysterious silver aperture.

That aperture was like the mouth of a fountain where traces of lightning power were constantly flowing out.

To Ning Fan, the reason why this lightning immortal’s heart had an endless supply of lightning power which allow it to stay beating was all because of the aperture.

"What kind of aperture is this? It can actually still produce lightning power endlessly even after its owner has passed away for tens of millions of years..."

That aperture was created very inelegantly. It seemed like the late lightning immortal did not know the true method of opening the aperture in his heart.

Because of that, the amount of lightning power it produced was very limited and almost insignificant.

However, after tens of millions of years of accumulation, the lightning power retained in this small heart had become incredibly terrifying...

"This is the Heart Aperture Technique of the Four Heavens Divine Race!" Luo You suddenly exclaimed.

"Heart Aperture Technique?"

"Yes. It’s a secret technique of the Four Heavens Divine Race. Rumor has it that it was created by imitating the heart of the ancient divine beings to make up for their lost ’heart’... This technique is very powerful. If one can open a heart aperture in their heart, their cultivation speed will be greatly enhanced with the magic power that the heart aperture can continuously produce. However, this technique is extremely difficult and cruel to learn. Carving out an aperture in the heart will require one thousand years and one will need to endure the excruciating pain of having their heart gouged out throughout the entire period. Moreover, one can’t use their magic power randomly during that time..."

"Heart Aperture... What exactly is the heart of ancient divine beings? Do you know a thing or two about it throughout all those years of your life?"

"Throughout all those years in my life...?" In the Profound Yin World, Luo You’s expression darkened as she recalled her past. A brief moment later, she shook her head and the frown on her face disappeared when she spoke.

"I don’t know. Even in the past, my understanding of the heart of ancient divine beings was only this. ’The heart with three apertures can turn into the source. The heart with seven apertures can construct a heart realm ’... I don’t know the profound meaning behind this sentence. I’m just guessing that the abilities of the ancient divine beings are probably related to the heart aperture. That’s why there are people who imitated the divine heart and attempted to open the heart aperture. In the past, I had secretly learned the Heart Aperture Technique and opened up seven heart apertures in my heart. I didn’t manage to comprehend anything about the heart source or the heart realm... However, my speed in enhancing magic power increased by more than 100 times because of it.

Luo You’s temperament was steady and calm. Previously, she would be slightly absent-minded when she tried recalling the past.

Since her mental state had recovered now, her charming and enchanting personality also naturally came back to her.

After listening to Luo You’s words, Ning Fan felt pity for her and did not know how to comfort her.

Ning Fan had no idea about her past at all. He didn’t know what kind of blood feud she was going through that left her with no choice but to painstakingly search for the Yin Yang Locket and choose the dirty Yin Yang Transformation for her cultivation.

Since she had carved out seven heart apertures in her heart, she must have endured the excruciating pain for seven thousand years.

How many people in this world could endure the pain as if having their hearts gouged out for seven thousand years?

Ning Fan sighed. He understood Luo You slightly better now. From a certain point of view, Luo You was just like him.

"My good brother, if you wish to cultivate the Heart Aperture Technique, I can teach you. However, hehe... I believe that you can endure the pain of having your heart gouged out for a thousand years. However, I don’t really think that you’d have the time at all to learn this technique. Therefore, I think I won’t be teaching you this technique. "

"Mm. You’re right. I really don’t have that much time to learn this technique."

Ning Fan stopped talking about the matter of the heart aperture to prevent Luo You from recalling her sad past.

He inspected the lightning immortal’s heart for a long time. Eventually, he decided to absorb it into his body.

With the help of several types of spiritual herbs, Ning Fan swallowed the lightning immortal’s heart. Then, he summoned his Primordial Lightning Armor to absorb it.

One day, two days, three days...

On the fourth day, the grade of his Primordial Lightning Armor continued to improve, making it only a hair’s breadth away from breaking through to the fourth level of the Golden Grade.

Ning Fan did not say much. He consumed a bottle of Sixth Revolution Pills which were imbued with lightning power and continued the process.

On the seventh day, his Primordial Lightning Armor advanced to the fourth level of the Golden Grade, which made it strong enough to defend against an Absolute Void Stage attack!

The power of the lightning immortal’s heart still had yet to be fully absorbed into the lightning armor. On the ninth day, it was on the verge of exhaustion.

On the eleventh day, he thoroughly digested the lightning immortal’s heart. At the same time, his Primordial Lightning Armor reached the peak of the Golden Grade!

Currently, his Primordial Lightning Armor was even capable of defending against an attack from some Absolute Void Stage experts!

Ning Fan exhaled deeply. Before he had the time to take in another breath, he received a golden message-transmitting flying sword all of a sudden. It was from the Rain Sovereign.

It was a secret order!

A secret order for Ning Fan to anonymously head to the Tree World on his own!