Grasping the Evil

Chapter 627: Corpse Qi, Fall of the Rain World

"Forget it, let’s change the candidate for the Dao Corpse, fortunately this change won’t require too much alteration to the plan." The mysterious old man with seven colors smiled and murmured to himself.

"Dao Corpse?" Both the Rain Emperor and the young man were taken aback, somewhat confused.

Given their experience, it was naturally insufficient for them to know what a Dao Corpse was.

However, the moment Ning Fan heard the words ’Dao Corpse’, his gaze turned sharp.

In ancient cultivation realms, there was a method of achieving immortality through the transformation of a corpse, allowing a cultivator to first die and then be reborn, thereby comprehending and transcending life and death.

The Corpse Devil Record, which Ning Fan cultivated, recorded the method of corpse transformation into immortality.

The essence of the Corpse Devil Record, summarized in one sentence, is ’rise from despair’.

First cultivate a dead corpse, then transform it to achieve corpse immortality.

Generally speaking, among cultivators who attempt corpse transformation into immortality, having one success out of ten thousand is rare.

Many cultivators managed to transform and die, but could not complete rebirth.

For Ning Fan, the success rate of corpse transformation into immortality is quite high; if he completes the third transformation, the success rate is at least twenty percent.

A twenty percent chance compared to the usual one in ten thousand can be considered very high.

Of course, if he can’t complete the third transformation, Ning Fan wouldn’t dare try corpse transformation into immortality because the failure rate is too high.

Precisely because the failure rate of corpse transformation into immortality is high, ancient cultivators found a different path and created the method of Dao Corpse, borrowing the corpse of another to transform and become immortal by devouring their Dao.

As the method of Dao Corpse strayed from the righteous path and had inherent flaws that couldn’t be improved, it eventually fell into obscurity.

The Rain Emperor, despite his royal status, was still just an ant of the lower realms, so it’s not surprising he hadn’t heard of Dao Corpse.

And the young man, being merely a Peak Divine Transformation Realm Cultivator, had limited knowledge and even less chance of knowing about Dao Corpse.

Ning Fan’s gaze swept over the Rain Emperor without stopping, then moved over the young man.

From the Rain Emperor’s memory, Ning Fan learned that this young man was the fourth prince of the Rain Palace—Yun Feiyang.

He was the most gifted among the Rain Emperor’s sons, possessing both intelligence and strategy.

He was once the master of the Rain Sealing Pagoda and was set in the Rain Emperor’s heart as the next Rain Emperor.

He was the most outstanding young talent in the Rain Immortal World until the Heaven Separation Sect emerged and took away all his glory...

He participated in the plot against the Heaven Separation Sect and was ultimately executed by it with a single sword.

Ning Fan’s gaze finally moved from Yun Feiyang to the mysterious old man with seven colors.

The man’s body shimmered with a seven-colored aura, making it impossible for ordinary people to see his appearance clearly.

Ning Fan could only discern a hint of age from the man’s voice, speculating that his appearance was likely somewhat aged as well.

In his mind echoed the words of Luo You from years past.

The seven-colored aura surrounding the old man was the color of good fortune.

This person, possessing seven-colored good fortune, was very likely an Immortal Emperor from the Upper Realms...

In the era of the Heavenly Sovereign, there were ten billion worlds and ten billion Immortal Emperors.

Nowadays, there are only a mere hundred or so Immortal Emperors left in the Four Heavens immortal world.

Of course, it was unknown if there were hidden, reclusive Immortal Emperors.

Ning Fan activated his human eyes, demonic eyes, and monster eyes, trying to see through the old man’s seven-colored good fortune and discern his true appearance.

He pushed his eyesight to the extreme, gradually seeing a strand of silver hair through the transition gap in the seven-colored aura.

This mysterious old man with seven colors was actually a silver-haired Immortal Emperor!

This hair color wasn’t the white of age, but a star-like silver, seemingly dyed by this person’s divine skills!

There shouldn’t be many Immortal Emperors with such a hair color...

Just by seeing a strand of silver hair, Ning Fan felt a sharp pain in his divine sense, and half of his Sword Sense collapsed, effectively causing a heavy injury to his divine sense!

The third eye in his brow suddenly dimmed, then cracked like glass with countless fractures, also being heavily injured.

As for his left and right eyes, they both bled black blood, suffering injuries as well.

Ning Fan was secretly shocked; merely peering at the Immortal Emperor’s appearance through the Rain Emperor’s memory, he couldn’t withstand the pressure of the Immortal Emperor. Just peeking at a strand of the Immortal Emperor’s silver hair resulted in such severe backlash.

If he were to directly spy on an Immortal Emperor in the real world, the backlash would be even more severe, and one misstep could lead to total annihilation...

Was it impossible for the weak to even clearly see the appearance of the strong...

Despite the severe injuries to his divine sense and human eyes, Ning Fan felt no regret. After all, he saw a strand of silver hair from the mysterious old man with seven colors, which would naturally help narrow the search in the future when he sought this person.

Ning Fan was almost certain that this mysterious old man with seven colors was the one who took his father’s memory and caused his mother’s tribulation.

His bloodline was likely extracted by this person back then.

Moreover, when Ning Fan saw this person, there was a vague feeling of familiarity that he couldn’t explain.

At that moment, Ning Fan didn’t yet know that this mysterious old man was the same Immortal Emperor who plotted against him years ago.

To escape the scheme back then, Ning Fan willingly stained his fortune, and by chance, awakened the Immemorial Fu Li’s Demon Bloodline. Subconsciously, he had already confronted this person once.

These matters, Ning Fan was not aware of at the moment.

He resolved in his heart that once his cultivation was sufficient, he would seek out the silver-haired Immortal Emperor to avenge his father and mother.

As of now, he lacked the power to challenge an Immortal Emperor, so naturally, he’d abstain from thoughts of revenge.

He set aside distracting thoughts, no longer pondering and quietly watched the conversation within the palace.

The mysterious old man with seven colors didn’t reveal to the Rain Emperor or the fourth prince what a Dao Corpse was; he merely informed the father and son that he intended to deal with someone.

Heaven Separation Sect!

It was beyond the Rain Emperor and his son’s imagination that a formidable being from the Upper Realms would take action against a junior from the lower realms.

After all, at this time, Heaven Separation Sect was just a mere junior at the Divine Transformation Realm, and it was impossible for him to have the opportunity to offend the powerful beings of the Four Heavens.

The Rain World and his son did not dare to question the mysterious old man with the seven colors regarding his reasons for dealing with Heaven Separation Sect, nor did they want to.

To the Rain World, Heaven Separation Sect was merely a minor figure at the Divine Transformation Realm, not worth fearing, nor worth paying attention to, insignificant.

To the Fourth Prince, Heaven Separation Sect was the person who had taken all his glory, deserving to die, so he was very willing to help the mysterious old man with the seven colors deal with Heaven Separation Sect.

Finally, the mysterious old man with the seven colors wanted to discuss the detailed plan with the Fourth Prince alone, and dismissed the Rain World.

In the Rain World’s memory, he did not know exactly how the mysterious old man intended to deal with Heaven Separation Sect.

It was only when the Rain World left the Secret Hall of Heaven Controlling City that he heard a sentence the mysterious old man said to the Fourth Prince.

"I calculated with my fingers, and it seems that Heaven Separation Sect regards his dao companion as his life. Just use this as a breach to destroy his spirit sense... by the way, his child seems to be about to be born, hehe..."

Boom—

The scenes before him suddenly exploded into countless fragments of memory.

Ning Fan withdrew his mind, holding the foolish Spirit of the Rain World in his hand, silently for a long time.

Although he did not see the process of the mysterious old man dealing with Heaven Separation Sect, he had already confirmed that this person was the main culprit behind the harm to his parents.

Ning Fan was never a magnanimous person, and especially when it came to parental vengeance, he could not possibly let it go unavenged.

If one day he finds out who the mysterious old man is and has enough power to seek revenge, he will surely repay it tenfold.

Before that, he must pretend he knew nothing of this, and does not intend to inquire about any news of the Silver-haired Immortal Emperor.

Without enough strength, caution is the priority.

Looking at the empty third forbidden land, Ning Fan only found fate to be ridiculous.

Before he was even born, he was already plotted against by the Immortal Emperor.

Before he even harbored any animosity towards the Rain World, the Rain World, based solely on a divination, deemed him an archenemy, one that must be killed...

"Yun Zongxuan, from beginning to end, I never intended to stop you from becoming an Immortal, because I disdain it. To put it bluntly, with your qualifications, are you worthy of becoming an Immortal? If you are worthy, then which Divine Emperor among the nine worlds is not worthy of becoming an Immortal? But I have to say, that divination was indeed accurate. Maybe, after knowing you conspired against my parents, I would eventually seek vengeance against you, crushing you with overwhelming might, but unfortunately... you brought that day forward."

Rain World probably couldn’t understand Ning Fan’s words, as he had been turned into an idiot by Ning Fan’s Soul Search.

Ning Fan clenched his power, crushing the Spirit of the Rain World, completely obliterating him.

Thus, he truly assassinated the Rain World, but what does it matter now?

He had long owed the Rain Palace nothing.

"Zili, accompany me for a while, I’m a bit tired."

Ning Fan sat on the beautiful neck of Nieli, gently stroking her smooth feathers, smiling lightly.

In his eyes, the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend was just a small animal, like the small Netherworld Sable—Mei Chen back in the day.

Ning Fan would not show fear in front of enemies, nor would he show fatigue in front of his loved ones, but in front of a mere small animal, there was nothing to hide.

Walking all the way, Ning Fan’s appearance was ageless, but his heart was awfully tired. Endless enemies, endless bloody mist, this path of being a cultivator of the Yin Yang Transformation, would go on for a long, long time...

If the price for immortality is a lifetime of killing, an eternity of fatigue, Ning Fan would rather not seek immortality.

If the price for unparalleled freedom is a lifetime of solitude, an eternity of loneliness, Ning Fan would rather not pursue such freedom.

It is just a pity that what he pursued was never these things, and he could never escape this blood-filled cultivation world.

If he could not escape it, so be it; being able to protect the people and memories behind him, he was content.

He kept on slaughtering tirelessly, while the women like paper cranes indeed lived leisurely in Yue Country without any blood on their hands.

His sacrifices were not meaningless.

Promising a life without blood, he could do that.

"Chirp~" Nieli softly chirped, as if comforting Ning Fan.

Ning Fan patted Nieli’s head, stood up, and the previous hint of exhaustion was no longer visible in his eyes.

"Let’s go, I killed the Rain World, and I ultimately need to provide an explanation to the Rain World’s cultivators and find a way to stabilize their minds. The turmoil in the Rain World is not what I desire, after all, I am also considered a Rain World’s cultivator."

Ning Fan stepped on Nieli, flying towards the outside of the forbidden land.

A decision had been made in his heart.

...

In the Heaven Controlling Realm, more and more Rain Palace cultivators swarmed in.

Some of the masters who were stunned before were also rescued and gathered in this place.

The rogue devil’s action caused too much disturbance, it was as if an earthquake had struck the Heavenly Cloud Country, violently shaking it for a long time.

The terrifying tremor caused quite a few old monsters to show worried expressions.

From the tremors, it appeared that someone was battling within the forbidden land.

These old monsters couldn’t figure out who was fighting with whom, if it was the Rain World, Ning Fan, and the Corpse Devils fighting, it would be fine.

But if Ning Fan had fallen out with the Rain World... they dared not imagine the consequences.

If the tremor could be transmitted from the forbidden land to the ground, it showed how grand the battle was.

Some old monsters were somewhat puzzled, with the power of Ning Fan and the Rain World, even if they released the most powerful Divine Skills, it seemed insufficient to cause such intense tremors, right?

Could it be that there were strong experts above the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm battling within the forbidden land? How could that be possible...

At this moment, the tremors gradually subsided, and a shocking piece of news suddenly came from the database by the cultivators stationed in the Heaven Controlling City.

The soul plate of the Rain World shattered!

"The Rain World has fallen! The Rain World has fallen!" As this news spread, countless cultivators began to panic.

The Heaven Controlling Realm was in chaos! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)