Grasping the Evil

Chapter 624: Slaughtering Corpse Beasts, Refining Corpse Poison

Ning Fan used the Earth Escape Skill, traveling through the underground, not knowing how long he had escaped or how deep he had dived.

The surrounding soil gradually took on silvery glints.

The pressure from the earth increased, making it difficult even for the Return to Origin Grand Void Realm to proceed any further.

Further ahead, layers of silver formation light blocked the path.

Before the formation light, there was an open space with a silver platform constructed upon it.

Ning Fan stopped his escape light and landed on the platform, looking at the silver formation lights with a look of contemplation.

Ahead of the platform, there was a massive silver light gate, heavily sealed and locked.

The level of this formation was extremely high, beyond Immortal grade, not something Ning Fan could break through.

However, the formation was ancient, with numerous cracks. If forcefully broken, it could indeed be breached.

But as soon as the seal was broken, countless magic creatures suppressed within would escape to the outside world and rampage through the Rain Immortal World.

Beyond that light gate lay the forbidden zone.

Outside the light gate stood twenty-four statues of silver stone lions.

As Ning Fan approached the light gate, the stone eyes of the twenty-four silver stone lions all turned towards him, revealing a murderous intent!

"Non...Rain...Palace...master, do...not...enter...forbidden! Retract...immediately!" All the stone lions issued a low command.

These twenty-four stone lions all possessed the strength of the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm.

They were rooted here, their bodies connected to the great force, unable to move, but capable of launching attacks to guard the light gate.

Ning Fan glanced at the stone lions, knowing they were puppet cloud lions of the Rain Palace, and belonged to the immovable kind.

He had seen these stone lions at the retreat place of successive Rain Emperors at the bottom of the Blood Dragon Pool.

Ning Fan said nothing more, only took out the Rain Sovereign, channeling the sovereign qi, and activated the power of the sovereign order.

Immediately, a faint golden emperor shadow appeared behind him. With its appearance, an overwhelming imperial majesty radiated from Ning Fan.

In an instant, all twenty-four stone lions emitted a thunderous sound, knelt down, and bowed their heads respectfully, saying,

"Wel...com...Div...ine...Emperor..."

"Open the gate!" Ning Fan commanded.

"Yes!"

The twenty-four stone lions stood up, their stone eyes lighting up with silver divine brilliance.

Then, the heavy sealed light gate gradually opened, revealing a silver corridor.

The corridor extended for several dozen miles, a forbidden space where flying was impossible.

The silver light in the corridor shone brightly, very dazzling, making it impossible to see far, and spirit sense could not extend very far either.

After the light gate opened, Ning Fan did not rush to enter.

Behind him, the Rain Sovereign’s escape light arrived at a leisurely pace, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

He was the dignified Rain Sovereign, yet these stone lions had never knelt to him.

Ning Fan was merely a demoness, yet with the Rain Sovereign in hand, the lions saw him as the Divine Emperor and knelt in obeisance.

Naturally, the Rain Sovereign felt uncomfortable, but forced out a smile, saying, "After passing through the gigantic door, you’re in the Heaven Administrator Forbidden Lands. Young one, follow me into the forbidden zone."

After speaking, the Rain Sovereign stepped into the light gate first.

As he entered the light gate, a hint of cold murderous intent flashed in the Rain Sovereign’s eyes, though it quickly disappeared.

He thought coldly, "The formation gate corridor is severely damaged and forbidden space, with many indistinct fissures. One wrong step, and you’ll fall into the first layer of the forbidden zone’s demonic cave. Ning Fan, entering for the first time, unaware of the fissures, may fall into the cave. The cave has many creatures, not necessarily strong, but all carrying deadly corpse poison, some of which could kill a Broken First Layer Cultivator."

"I have an ancient beast token, using the divine beast’s special power, somewhat resisting the forbidden force..."

Thinking his killing intent was well-concealed, the Rain Sovereign did not realize that this extremely hidden malice had long been sensed by Ning Fan.

Ning Fan’s eyes turned slightly cold.

He had experienced countless killings, highly sensitive to murderous intent; the Rain Sovereign’s killing intent did not escape his perception.

If possible, he truly did not wish to become hostile against the Rain Sovereign...

"I once said, as long as the Rain does not betray me, I will not betray the Rain. Yun Zongxuan, if possible, I do not wish to kill you!"

Ning Fan withdrew the cold gleam from his eyes, acting as if nothing had happened, and stepped into the light gate.

With a flash of silver light, Ning Fan entered the formation gate corridor. Here, vision was limited to only ten feet, and spirit sense could extend only a hundred feet.

The forbidden force pressed upon Ning Fan, preventing him from flying away.

Ahead was a curtain of silver mist, with no sight of the Rain Sovereign’s whereabouts.

Ning Fan pondered for a moment, with a hypothesis, he squatted down to investigate the corridor’s light walls beneath him.

After a brief glance, Ning Fan discovered that these light walls, due to their age, were weak in many areas, with countless cracks, unable to support a person’s weight.

In some places, large holes had opened up yet were obscured by radiance, difficult to discern with the naked eye.

Flying was forbidden here; one must walk carefully to avoid falling from the corridor.

"So Yun Zongxuan wants me to fall from the corridor... he underestimates me."

Ning Fan opened the vertical eye on his forehead, his third eye—the human eye.

When this eye appeared, the divine star at the brow immediately fused into the human eye.

The Fu Li demon eyes and Evil Luo Mountain opened simultaneously, greatly enhancing Ning Fan’s vision, making it clear where the corridor was safe to walk and where it was not.

He certainly would not fall into the demonic cave below the corridor.

...

At the end of the corridor, the Rain Sovereign waited anxiously for a long time.

Much later, Ning Fan crossed the formation gate corridor and entered the forbidden zone.

Seeing Ning Fan emerge safely, the Rain Sovereign’s eyes showed a hint of disappointment, though he quickly concealed it.

He realized that his attempt to use the cave creatures to kill Ning Fan was somewhat wishful thinking.

"Haha, you emerged a bit slowly, young one, I’ve been waiting here for quite a while. Young one, look, this is the first layer of the Heaven Administrator Forbidden Lands. By the way, I do not know your purpose for entering the forbidden zone. Could you tell me?"

"Looking for someone."

After speaking, Ning Fan released his spirit sense.

Exiting the formation gate corridor, this area no longer restricted space, and the range of spirit sense returned to normal.

Ning Fan’s spirit sense extended to a million miles around. After performing the Heaven Prying Rain Technique, a fine rain descended across the entire first layer of the forbidden zone.

Ning Fan had only merged three types of Rain Techniques, but that was enough to explore the territory of a billion miles, roughly covering the entire first layer of the forbidden zone.

Exerting the full Rain Technique exhausted too much Mana, so he did not use the full technique unless necessary.

Moreover, he was severely injured from the battle with Yun Xiaoxiang; although he had taken expensive pills during the formation gate passage to suppress his injuries, he was still quite weakened.

The fusion of the three Rain Techniques was sufficient to fully explore the first layer of the forbidden zone.

"Indeed, it’s the Heaven Prying Rain Technique!!! And his Rain Intent has reached a first-grade level; how is this possible!" The Rain Sovereign was immediately shocked upon seeing the rain descend over the sky.

A flash of jealousy appeared in his eyes, almost prompting him to strike Ning Fan dead.

But thinking of the terrifying power of the Thunderquake Artifact, he dared not make a move.

After a moment, Ning Fan stopped the Ice Rain Technique, revealing a trace of disappointment in his eyes.

The underground forbidden grounds of Heaven Controlling City have three layers, each extremely vast.

In the first layer, countless demonic creatures lie dormant. All these creatures are Corpse Beasts!

There was no Ning Qian in the first layer of the forbidden ground...

"If not in the first layer, then in the second or third layer!"

Ning Fan put away his expression, suddenly shaking the Cauldron Ring, taking out a gigantic beast to step on, swiftly flying towards the distance.

It was a Purple-Eyed Peacock, remarkably beautiful, with an aura so powerful it made one suffocate.

"Is this the legendary... Nie Li Fiendish Beast?!"

The face of the Rain Sovereign changed drastically; he only knew from intelligence that Nie Li was in the Fracture Fifth Realm, but hadn’t imagined Nie Li’s aura would be so formidable.

The presence of this Purple-Eyed Nie Li was almost not weaker than some Fracture Tier Six Cultivators.

With just a glance, the Rain Sovereign was convinced that he was no match for this Nie Li; even with the Beast Taming Ring, victory seemed distant!

"No wonder this Nie Li could destroy the Vine Emperor; such power indeed!"

Aside from the shock, the Rain Sovereign felt a lingering fear.

Fortunately, Ning Fan did not summon Nie Li during the battle with Yun Xiaoxiang; if Ning Fan had summoned Nie Li back then, the Rain Sovereign would have impulsively made a move...

The outcome of such impulsiveness would surely have been tragic.

With Ning Fan holding 12 Thunderquake Artifacts and aided by the Purple-Eyed Nie Li, he could annihilate two Rain Sovereigns if necessary.

At this moment, the Rain Sovereign grew even more apprehensive of Ning Fan.

If possible, he wouldn’t provoke Ning Fan; yet, thinking that Ning Fan might hinder his path to immortality soon, the murderous intent surfaced in his eyes again.

"Without the aid of a Divine Beast, I must not make a move against this boy!" The Rain Sovereign’s mind slowly calmed.

He hadn’t given up his murderous intent towards Ning Fan, but instead, his resolve grew stronger.

He must harness the power of the Divine Beast to obliterate Ning Fan, just as he once did with the Thunder Emperor!

The Rain Sovereign’s determination concrete, he transformed into a streak of escape light, chasing after Ning Fan.

The secluded area of the Divine Beast is on the third layer.

If Ning Fan doesn’t enter the third layer, let it be.

If he enters the third layer, he would inevitably seek aid from the Divine Beast, determined to slaughter Ning Fan at the depths of the forbidden ground!

...

Ning Fan, riding Nie Li, flew swiftly toward the second layer of the forbidden ground.

The speed of Nie Li’s flight was much faster than that of the Rain Sovereign, who naturally couldn’t catch up and fell far behind.

The air in the first layer of the forbidden ground was particularly oppressive, accompanied by a strong stench of corpses.

Even though Ning Fan just recently made a gentle rain fall in the first layer, he couldn’t wash away all the corpse stench.

Some gigantic beasts with decaying bodies crawled on the muddy ground.

All these gigantic beasts were Corpse Beasts, feeding on corpses, carrying extremely potent corpse poison within them.

There weren’t many Corpse Beasts in the first layer, only about tens of thousands, all with decaying bodies and low spirit awareness.

However, these Corpse Beasts had high cultivations, with the lowest having a cultivation at the Late Harmonious Spirit realm.

Those with higher cultivation even reached the Void Refinement stage.

Ning Fan had practiced the Corpse Devil Record and completed the second transformation of a corpse devil; to him, these Corpse Beasts were great supplements, consuming them could elevate his Cultivation Technique levels and increase his cultivations.

To the Corpse Beasts here, Ning Fan, being a second-transformation corpse devil, was also a delectable meal.

Roar!

Wherever Nie Li passed, one Corpse Beast after another recklessly soared into the air, obstructing in front of Nie Li, spitting out countless poison mists.

As for the Divinity Transformation Corpse Beasts, it was acceptable; the corpse poison of the Void Refinement Corpse Beasts was much more formidable, even a Broken First Layer Cultivator wouldn’t dare easily touch this poison.

Ning Fan was a corpse devil, a corpse devil that had completed the second transformation, naturally unafraid of mere Void Refinement grade corpse poison.

On the contrary, for him, all corpse poisons were great nutritional substances.

Whenever encountering a Corpse Beast obstructing the way, Nie Li would slaughter all the Corpse Beasts, which were considered Demonic Mounts, with Demon Cores inside them.

Ning Fan opened his mouth to inhale all the poison mist, swallowing one Demon Core after another from the Corpse Beasts.

The Rain Sovereign, trailing behind Ning Fan closely, saw the countless Corpse Beast carcasses along the way, and the shock in his eyes grew more intense.

These Corpse Beasts were naturally annihilated by Ning Fan and Nie Li.

Among these fallen Corpse Beasts, there were even those at the Return to Origin Realm!

This was enough to astound the Rain Sovereign.

One must understand that the cultivation of the Corpse Beasts wasn’t high, making them not difficult to kill, but the corpse poison within them was terrifyingly potent.

If it was a Return to Origin Realm Corpse Beast, its corpse poison was enough to poison a Void Fragmentation Realm cultivator to death.

Even for the Rain Sovereign, when entering the forbidden ground in past years, he dared not confront the Return to Origin Realm Corpse Beasts head-on for fear of being poisoned.

Though he wouldn’t be poisoned to death by a Return to Origin Realm Corpse Beast, if he got poisoned, his cultivation would suffer greatly.

The Corpse Beasts he dared not face, Ning Fan annihilated with ease.

In some places, extremely dense poison mist concentrated, forming impenetrable barriers that the Rain Sovereign dared not cross rashly, needing to detour around them.

But Ning Fan moved in a straight line, completely unafraid of the poison mist...

"Does this boy fear neither corpse poison nor Corpse Beasts?" the Rain Sovereign speculated.

When the Rain Sovereign reached the entrance of the second layer of the forbidden ground, Ning Fan had already descended from Nie Li, sitting on the ground to adjust his breath and wait.

At this moment, Ning Fan was forcibly devouring all Demon Cores from the Corpse Beasts.

These Demon Cores didn’t contain abundant Mana but harbored dreadful toxins.

Along the way, Ning Fan devoured nearly ten thousand Demon Cores from Divinity Transformation Corpse Beasts and over fifty from Void Refinement Corpse Beasts.

At this point, Ning Fan hadn’t completely refined all the Demon Cores but had already absorbed a considerable amount of toxic power.

Heavy poison mist hovered around Ning Fan, a mist that even made the Rain Sovereign feel a hint of danger.

This poison wasn’t enough to injure him, but it could gradually erode his cultivation, making it decline!

"This boy not only doesn’t fear corpse poison but can instead absorb it, this, this..." The Rain Sovereign’s eyes were filled with intense astonishment.

Could it be that Ning Fan is a poison cultivator? Otherwise, why is he not afraid of corpse poison!

No matter how clever, the Rain Sovereign couldn’t guess that Ning Fan wasn’t a poison cultivator, but rather a corpse devil.

At this moment, Ning Fan stood up, stopped refining the Demon Cores of the Corpse Beasts within, and looked at the Rain Sovereign with indifferent eyes, saying.

"Lead the way, to the second layer!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for a recommendation or monthly ticket. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com)