novelraw Chapter 588: Jishui City Gate, Six Colors in the Sky
Chapter 588: Jishui City Gate, Six Colors in the Sky
In the Muye Kingdom, the bamboo sea stretched endlessly, and Ning Fan transformed into an escape light, flying above the bamboo sea.
He had already sensed that as soon as he entered the territory of Muye Kingdom, there were cultivators tracking him.
Although those cultivators concealed their forms, they could not escape Ning Fan’s spirit sense. The clan emblems on their clothing revealed their identity...
These people were all cultivators of the Baili Clan!
There were three people in total, among them, two were in the Void Glimpse and one in the Void Inquiry!
The cultivation levels of these three might not be high, but they each exuded a very strong evil qi, possessing invincible strength of the same level!
These three were assassins meticulously trained by the Baili Clan!
After Ning Fan entered a million miles into Muye Kingdom, he immediately stopped his escape light and stood above the bamboo sea.
He turned around, with a flash of coldness in his eyes, and spoke to the floating clouds behind him, "Why are you following behind me!"
After Ning Fan spoke, there was not a bit of movement from the clouds behind, it seemed the three hidden assassins had no intention to reveal themselves.
Ning Fan remained silent, but with a step, a strong force was stamped on the sky!
After this step, the sky within five hundred thousand miles shook violently, and from behind the floating clouds, emerged three figures of swarthy men in disarray.
These three were clad in blood-red battle armor, each riding a phantom blood tiger.
The blood tiger was a unique riding divine skill of the Baili Clan, conjured by spells to greatly enhance their flight speed.
"We’ve been discovered, kill him!"
The three, having their tracks exposed by Ning Fan, showed no surprise, their expressions remained extremely cold.
The two Void Glimpse assassins spurred their blood tigers beneath them, each holding a Blood Banner, and with a sudden shake, the sky was filled with a heavily rancid bloody light.
Upon releasing the blood light, the vitality of the two Void Glimpse assassins swiftly drained, their appearances aging rapidly.
The Void Inquiry assassin leaped off his blood tiger and into the blood light. He formed hand seals with ten fingers, spitting a mouthful of essence blood, and then inhaled the bloody light from the sky.
Unlike the two Void Glimpse assassins, the Void Inquiry assassin absorbed the blood light, his aura soaring, with his originally invincible Void Inquiry aura reaching the Void Refinement realm in an instant!
"Kill!"
The Void Inquiry assassin coldly shouted, took a step, and suddenly four blood shadow body doubles of the Void Inquiry cultivation level separated from around him, each holding a magical treasure, simultaneously transforming into a streak of light charging at Ning Fan!
Ning Fan’s eyes slightly narrowed, this Void Inquiry assassin’s divine skills were not weak, with this secret technique to enhance cultivation and four Void Inquiry body doubles, even an ordinary Void Pierce Stage expert wouldn’t be their match!
Unfortunately, this Void Inquiry assassin was still not a match for Ning Fan!
Ning Fan stomped his foot, and immediately the void ocean appeared beneath!
He pointed his finger, and a million Minor Void Swords swept across the sky, in one strike obliterating all four of the Void Inquiry assassin’s blood shadow body doubles!
The Void Inquiry assassin’s eyes widened in shock, realizing that the target of this assassination, Ning Fan, did not match the information given!
According to the information, Ning Fan was merely a Void Inquiry master!
But the Ning Fan before him, standing on the void ocean, with the imposing aura of the Absolute Void Stage, was clearly an old monster of that stage!
He wanted to escape, but it was too late. As the million Minor Void Swords descended, he let out a scream, perishing amidst the rain of void swords.
The two Void Glimpse assassins, whose appearances had aged, also perished under the Minor Void Swords...
With Ning Fan’s current cultivation, he could instantly kill a Void Pierce Stage expert with a raise of his hand!
As the sky full of blood light and sword shadows dispersed, the sky gradually fell silent.
Ning Fan looked at the empty sky, frowning slightly.
He had been very precise, when wielding the Minor Void Swords, avoiding the Dantians of the three assassins, intending to leave their Spirit and Demon Soul for a Soul Search and destroying their soul remnant.
Yet after the three assassins perished, no Spirit, Demon Soul, or even storage pouch was left, which was extremely strange...
"Did I hit too hard and accidentally kill the Spirits of these three under the sword rain..."
Ning Fan pondered for a moment, turned to leave, when suddenly at the spot where the three assassins fell, three floating blood lights emerged.
The three blood lights gathered into one, forming a blood-colored battle letter...
Ning Fan stretched out his hand, summoning the battle letter to him.
The battle letter contained only one large word in Blood Ink... ’Death’!
This was the second battle letter sent to Ning Fan by the Chief of the Baili Clan!
Ning Fan’s eyes showed a contemplating look. This jade scroll was formed from three paths of blood light, each planted within the three assassins, only when all three perished would the blood light condense into the second battle letter...
Could it be that the Chief of the Baili Clan had already known Ning Fan had the strength to kill the three assassins?
Therefore, the Baili Chief placed three paths of blood light within them, leaving behind the second letter?
But in some ways, this doesn’t make sense.
If the Baili Clan sent three assassins to kill Ning Fan, they must have intended to kill him.
If the Baili Chief had known Ning Fan wouldn’t be killed by them, why send three to their deaths? The wise move would be to send stronger cultivators to kill Ning Fan, rather than leaving behind a second battle letter...
What was the significance of this second battle letter? Was it to further demonstrate power to Ning Fan, to tell him that the Baili Clan intends to kill him, and he should prepare to die?
Would a clan leader like the Chief of the Baili Clan do something so mindless?
The actions of the Baili Chief, were very illogical...
Ning Fan put away the second battle letter, his gaze narrowing slightly. This Baili Clan, there’s something peculiar...
The Baili Clan’s attitude toward him seemed not to be just simple killing intent but had other schemes...
The Baili Chief issued two irrational battle letters, seeming to intentionally provoke Ning Fan’s suspicion... Rather than threatening, it seemed more like a hint...
"Interesting, I shall see what exactly the Baili Clan plans to do with me!"
Ning Fan’s mouth curved into a slight smile, not fearing the Baili Clan at all.
Possessing the Five Elements Heavenly Calamity Puppet, with the assistance of Luo You and Teng Xianrou, capable of wielding the Emperor Xia’s Sword... In the Tree World, apart from the three Tree Sovereigns, Ning Fan feared no other cultivator!
With a swish!
Ning Fan’s figure flickered, transforming into an escape light straight towards the capital of the Muye Kingdom.
The Muye Kingdom was several times larger than ordinary Void Grade cultivation countries, with over 400 cultivation cities, housing over 300 tree tribes establishing clans within it.
Among them, there were 23 tree tribes with Void Refinement experts stationed. While 7 with Absolute Void presences.
The Baili Clan was the strongest tree tribe in the Muye Kingdom, of course, stronger forces than the Baili exist, such as the Bamboo Hall!
In the Bamboo Hall, aside from the Bamboo Sovereign, there’s also the Eight Elders of the Bamboo Forest, all old monsters of Void Fragmentation, with the Fusang Old Demon being one of the eight!
The main hall of the Bamboo Hall, was located in Jishui City of the Muye Kingdom!
Ning Fan flew tirelessly, crossing countless cultivation cities, ultimately stopping outside Jishui City.
This was a rare water city within the Tree World, where within a million miles radius all was a sea of green water named Jishui!
The sea hosted numerous towering Xiangfei Bamboo, it is said that Jishui was the place where the Bamboo Ancestor attained enlightenment, and these Xiangfei Bamboos growing in the water were all transformations of the Bamboo Ancestor’s essence soul.
Above the water domain floated an aerial city enshrouded in green qi, precisely Jishui City!
At this moment, the Bamboo Sovereign had long issued decrees across the Tree World, summoning all Alchemy Masters to Muye Kingdom to treat the Ancestral Bamboo Tree.
At any given time, escape lights could be seen flying towards Jishui City, most were renowned Alchemy Masters from the Tree World, answering the call to treat the Ancestral Bamboo.
These Alchemy Masters mostly belonged to the Eastern Tree Ocean, though some from the Northern, Western, and Southern Tree Oceans also came.
Recently, entry inspections into Jishui City were extremely strict, aside from the privilege of direct entry for Alchemy Masters of Fifth Revolution and above, even Void Refinement Realm experts required thorough checks before being permitted entry.
Ning Fan thought to himself, with the Eastern Tree Ocean summoning Alchemy Masters, many other Tree Ocean cultivators had entered.
Could the Vine Emperor’s subordinates have followed the crowd into the Eastern Tree Ocean, coming to assassinate him?
Or perhaps, they have long infiltrated Jishui City, waiting for the chance to kill him.
Thus, this journey to Jishui needs to be approached with more caution.
Ning Fan stepped on the escape light, flying toward the city in the sky.
As soon as he flew to the gate of the city, a team of guards clad in bamboo armor immediately blocked his path with halberds.
"Halt! Except for Alchemists of the Fifth Revolution or above who can enter the city directly, all other cultivators must be inspected by our Bamboo Hall and have their identities verified!"
This team of armor-clad guards were all at least of Nascent Soul, and the leader was an old monster of the Absolute Void Stage.
The man was extremely arrogant, holding a not insignificant status in the Bamboo Hall, being a descendant of the Third Elder.
He was perched high on Jishui’s city tower, not even willing to personally descend to greet Ning Fan, so arrogant was he!
Although he sensed Ning Fan’s hidden Void Realm aura, he had no intention of making exceptions, nor of allowing Ning Fan direct entry into the city.
This time, as the Bamboo Sovereign summoned alchemists from all over, many old monsters of the Void Refinement Realm came to Jishui City to join in the excitement, with Void Refinement Realm experts arriving daily at Jishui.
The higher the cultivation of the old monsters, the stricter the identity verification, to prevent any troublemakers from infiltrating Jishui City... this was the Third Elder’s directive!
"Your cultivation is not weak, but unless you are an alchemist, you must submit to our verification of your identity!" the Void Realm leader said coldly.
"I am an alchemist, and I have come to Jishui for the purpose of healing the Ancestral Bamboo," Ning Fan replied calmly.
"Oh? So you claim to be an alchemist? In that case, you may test your alchemy level on this soul stele. If your alchemy reaches the Fifth Revolution, you may enter Jishui City directly, and I won’t hinder you."
The Void Realm leader, upon hearing Ning Fan claim to be an alchemist, pointed down at a large Six-Colored Ancient Stele outside the city gate from the city tower.
This Six-Colored Ancient Stele can measure alchemical skills from First to Sixth Revolution, capable of testing up to mid-level Sixth Revolution dan refinement.
Ning Fan said no more, slowly approaching the Six-Colored Ancient Stele, placing his palm on it, feeling a mysterious sensation of the Medicine Soul merging with the stele.
Entering Jishui City this time, he had no intention of concealing his high-level Sixth Revolution alchemy.
Although he was a Void Refinement Realm expert, in the eyes of the Bamboo Sovereign and other old monsters of the Void Fragmentation realm, he was still just an ant.
But if the old monsters in the Bamboo Hall were to know his alchemy reached the Sixth Revolution, and even high-level Sixth Revolution, no one would dare belittle him!
An alchemist of low-level Sixth Revolution already has the status for even Void Fragmentation cultivators to interact with them courteously!
As for a high-level Sixth Revolution alchemist, even the Bamboo Sovereign would not dare to underestimate him in the slightest!
Back in the Siluo Bamboo Sea, the Bamboo Sovereign was courteous to Ning Fan precisely because he vaguely perceived Ning Fan might possess Sixth Revolution alchemy.
Yet, in the Bamboo Sovereign’s view, Ning Fan at best was considered a low-level Sixth Revolution alchemist, so while courteous, his words remained quite indifferent...
He even promised Ning Fan the Tree Ancestor Fruit with a casual tone.
"Even though the Bamboo Hall lacks enough Tree Ancestor Fruits for me to breach the First Grade Rain Intent, the more Tree Ancestor Fruits I obtain, the closer I am to the First Grade Rain Intent... To acquire more Tree Ancestor Fruits from the Bamboo Sovereign, the foremost task is to earn enough of the Bamboo Sovereign’s attention!"
"If the Bamboo Sovereign knows my alchemy reaches high-level Sixth Revolution, he will certainly not overlook me again! Should I ask the Bamboo Sovereign for more Tree Ancestor Fruits, he is unlikely to refuse!"
Whoosh!
A powerful Medicine Soul aura suddenly surged around Ning Fan!
Above Jishui City, countless black butterflies suddenly appeared in the sky!
Many Tree World alchemists who had just arrived outside of Jishui City saw the black butterflies surrounding Ning Fan and revealed expressions of shock.
The previously arrogant Void Realm leader, upon seeing the black butterflies filling the sky, also showed a look of astonishment.
"These black butterflies are transformed by the power of the Medicine Soul... Could it be this person is actually a Sixth Revolution alchemist?"
As if confirming everyone’s suspicions, one after another, colors began to illuminate on the Six-Colored Ancient Stele.
One color, two colors, three colors, four colors, five colors, six colors!
The illumination of six colors indicated the person was indeed a Sixth Revolution alchemist!
"I misspoke earlier; please forgive me, Master! As a Sixth Revolution alchemist, you may enter Jishui City directly..."
The Void Realm leader immediately descended from the city tower, no longer exhibiting arrogance, cupping his fists toward Ning Fan with an unusually courteous expression.
While he could be arrogant to those of the same level as the Void Refinement Realm, he dared not be to a Sixth Revolution alchemist!
Every Sixth Revolution alchemist is worthy to be a guest of honor for Void Fragmentation cultivators!
He was just about to personally lead Ning Fan into the city to rest when suddenly, a dramatic change occurred on the Six-Colored Ancient Stele!
The sixth color on the stele became increasingly bright until finally, the entire stele began to shine as a six-colored rainbow, emitting dazzling light.
This phenomenon only occurs during the testing of mid-level Sixth Revolution alchemists!
"What, this master is not just a Sixth Revolution alchemist, but a mid-level Sixth Revolution alchemist!"
The Void Realm leader was even more astonished.
Among the Four Great Tree Oceans, there are fifteen Sixth Revolution alchemists, seven at low-level, five at mid-level, and three at high-level...
This Void Realm leader speculated inwardly, could Ning Fan be one of the five mid-level Sixth Revolution alchemists of the Tree World?
He had not seen all the Sixth Revolution alchemists and didn’t know which of the five Ning Fan might be.
While he was pondering, the Six-Colored Ancient Stele underwent another change!
Suddenly, huge cracks appeared on the stele, and in the end, the entire stele exploded, shattering into countless pieces!
The Six-Colored Ancient Stele broke!
And in the sky over Jishui City, six-colored clouds suddenly appeared, visible to all the cultivators in the city!
There was only one explanation for this... Ning Fan’s alchemy exceeded the stele’s maximum testing threshold!
"This master is actually a high-level Sixth Revolution alchemist!"
At this level, there are only three alchemists in the Tree World!
A Sixth Revolution alchemist of this caliber is not one even the Bamboo Sovereign would dare to neglect!
Outside the gate of Jishui City, all cultivators who witnessed the stele shattering showed expressions of shock.
Everyone’s gaze at Ning Fan was filled with deep respect, akin to revering a Void Fragmentation interlocutor!
"Now, may I enter Jishui City?"
Ning Fan looked meaningfully at the Void Realm leader, who smiled broadly and respectfully said, "Master’s alchemical skills are extraordinary, of course, you may freely enter and leave Jishui City... but I dare to ask, what is Master’s name, and which of the three high-level Sixth Revolution alchemists of the Tree World is he?"
Ning Fan had always referred to himself with the surname Lu, which was the only aspect that puzzled the Void Realm leader.
Among the low-grade and mid-grade Sixth Revolution alchemists of the Tree World, there was one with the surname Lu, a pair of twin brothers.
But among the three high-level Sixth Revolution alchemists, there was no one with the surname Lu...
"I am from the Ming Luo Tree Clan, named Lu Bei."
With those words, Ning Fan walked into Jishui City, leaving behind many bewildered cultivators outside the city.
"Lu Bei... and even from the declining Ming Luo Clan... This master isn’t any of the three high-level Sixth Revolution alchemists! He is the Tree World’s fourth high-level Sixth Revolution alchemist!"
"The master’s name sounds familiar... Lu Bei, Lu Bei, wait, now I remember! This name and appearance is the very demoness the Vine Emperor is hunting! I saw the wanted poster myself in the Northern Forest Sea!"
"What! This master is the very demoness pursued by the Vine Emperor?!"
Ning Fan paid no heed to the discussions, walking into Jishui City alone.
Upon entering the city, he immediately sensed numerous hidden spirit senses scanning him, clearly, the disturbance from testing his alchemy had alarmed many old monsters in the city.
In the sky, approaching from afar came an Incense Carriage drawn by two blue divine oxen, with twelve child attendants standing on it, and a blue-eyed elder at the center.
The elder’s aura was deeply restrained, vaguely exuding the aura of a First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation realm.
The carriage descended in front of Ning Fan, and the elder smiled, stepping down to greet Ning Fan with cupped fists politely,
"I am the Third Elder of the Bamboo Hall, acting on the Bamboo Sovereign’s orders to welcome the Daoist here to the Bamboo Hall to meet the Bamboo Sovereign!"
This time, the Bamboo Sovereign, having witnessed Ning Fan’s alchemy, no longer held the previous indifferent attitude.
The Bamboo Sovereign even sent the Third Elder of Void Fragmentation realm to personally welcome Ning Fan into the Bamboo Hall!
The respect shown to Ning Fan was evident!
This is the status of a high-level Sixth Revolution alchemist, treated as a guest of honor even by the Bamboo Sovereign! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)