Grasping the Evil

Chapter 630: Blood Repaid, Void Fragmentation! (Part 2)

In the dim void, a moment of dazzling golden light.

Ning Fan looked at the billions of golden lightning, yet there was not much fear in his eyes.

Mana, spirit sense, and comprehension had all reached the level of Void Fragmentation. Now the breakthrough to Void Fragmentation had come naturally.

At this moment, Ning Fan was not a Returned Origin Cultivator but a true Void Fragmentation powerhouse.

He could feel that with just a wave of his hand, he could create a heavenly dwelling space, possessing the divine skill of creating a heavenly dwelling with a wave of his hand.

Creating a heavenly dwelling is to open a void space in reality, or create a real space in illusion.

Void and reality are just a thought apart, so one can create a heavenly dwelling with a single thought.

At this moment, the Spirit in Ning Fan’s Dantian had undergone several changes in appearance.

It was still palm-sized, with eyes closed, sitting cross-legged in the Dantian.

But the Spirit now appeared both illusory and real, floating unpredictably. With flowing long hair, dressed in white, the left side also had a purple seal, resembling Ning Fan’s appearance, nearly a miniature version of Ning Fan.

And around the Spirit, there was always a black light ball, revolving around the Spirit.

That light ball was the Void Sphere, formed by all of Ning Fan’s comprehension of the void.

From this moment on, each time Ning Fan advanced a heavenly layer, there would be an additional Void Sphere revolving around the Spirit.

At this moment, Ning Fan had fully comprehended the void and reality, and his strength was much greater than before he achieved Void Fragmentation.

A flash of the Thunder Star appeared on his brow, and Ning Fan stepped onto the void. Instantly, a massive blood-red lightning diagram appeared out of nowhere in the boundless void.

The golden lightning all over the sky was only at the normal heavenly tribulation level, enough to cause new Void Fragmentation cultivators a headache, but not enough to make Ning Fan fear.

His strength had long surpassed the Broken First Layer Cultivator, and he himself was extremely resistant to thunder.

"Swallow!"

The lightning diagram retracted, instantly absorbing all the billions of golden lightning.

But Ning Fan’s eyes suddenly sharpened after taking in the heavenly tribulation lightning.

Then his figure flickered swiftly, directly fleeing the spot!

It was seen that the enormous void lightning diagram suddenly cracked open with countless golden fissures.

Hundreds of strands of golden lightning streamed out from those cracks, transforming into golden dragons, with ferocious open mouths, reaching Ning Fan in an instant.

Judging by the situation, this golden lightning was quite special and could not be completely suppressed by the lightning diagram.

"Ha, to dare swallow even the Imperial Thunder, truly overestimating yourself. The so-called Imperial Thunder is lightning formed by sovereign qi, like lightning but not. This lightning diagram seems to suppress thunder power. But unfortunately, your sovereign qi cultivation is too low, otherwise, this diagram might truly have devoured the Imperial Thunder in one go."

A leisurely and proud laugh came from the Ring of Heavens Dao.

In an incredibly distant space, a little girl in white as snow held a steaming piece of Eight Treasures Cake, eating with great delight.

Under her feet was a gently rippling lake, at the heart of which Ning Fan’s tribulation process could be observed.

She stood on the lake, taking a bite of the Eight Treasures Cake, and laughed with joy.

Joyful, not just because she was eating her favorite Eight Treasures Cake, but also because she saw Ning Fan struggling with the tribulation.

Last time, she acted personally to bring down the tribulation on Ning Fan, but was scared away by his single sword.

This time, she learned her lesson and did not show herself.

Given the Emperor’s command, she did not impose an extra heavenly tribulation on Ning Fan, only a normal one.

"Hehe, you can’t deal with this Imperial Thunder Tribulation, can you~"

The little girl’s gloating laughter pierced through the lakewater, reaching Ning Fan’s ears.

Ning Fan, undergoing the tribulation in the void, couldn’t possibly imagine the Heavenly Dao Little Miss’s current appearance: gnawing on an Eight Treasures Cake, waiting to see him suffer.

Hearing the little girl’s words, Ning Fan’s gaze flickered slightly.

"Sovereign qi thunder..."

In his heart, a plan was already forming.

The first strand of Ning Fan’s sovereign qi was formed by the Sovereign Rain Primordial Art.

The Sovereign Rain Primordial Art only recorded the method of condensing the first strand of sovereign qi, but not how to increase the number of sovereign qi strands.

In ancient times, the cultivation of sovereign qi was once prevalent. Powerful Immortal Emperor-level powerhouses could possess hundreds or thousands of strands of sovereign qi. Simply by their regal presence, they could subdue strong enemies, making them submit.

Meanwhile, sovereign qi attacks were unparalleled. If added to spells or magical treasures, the power was infinite. Sovereign qi powerhouses were unmatched across the same level.

Superior sovereign cultivation techniques could allow sovereign qi to multiply, one becoming two, two becoming three, continually increasing.

Unfortunately, superior sovereign cultivation techniques were already rare, and as countless Immortal Emperors fell, sovereign cultivators almost disappeared from the cultivation world.

In the lower realms, having a cultivation technique that can condense sovereign qi is already very rare.

In the upper realms, even if top powers possess secret techniques for the differentiation of sovereign qi, they are absolutely few.

If lower realm Void Fragmentation cultivators can condense the first sovereign qi, they can be called sovereigns.

This first sovereign qi may be condensed from a cultivation technique or comprehended and condensed during the Imperial Thunder Tribulation.

Every passage through an imperial thunder tribulation offers a chance to condense a sovereign qi, but the likelihood is very low.

Lower realm masters don’t understand the secret technique to differentiate sovereign qi, and few can condense the first sovereign qi through a cultivation technique.

Most emperors gain sovereign qi by chance when undergoing the Emperor Lightning Tribulation, but someone like Ning Fan, who condenses sovereign qi through cultivation techniques, is extremely rare.

In the Ninth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, each breakthrough is accompanied by an Emperor Lightning Tribulation.

Theoretically, nine Emperor Lightning Tribulations could gain insights into nine sovereign qis.

However, the probability of gaining sovereign qi from an Emperor Lightning Tribulation is too low, and no matter how blessed one’s fortune is, it’s impossible to gain insights from each of the nine tribulations.

A typical lower realm emperor usually has only one sovereign qi, and those with more than two are extremely rare.

Ning Fan’s fortune is purple, yet he doesn’t believe that he will definitely gain a sovereign qi from the Emperor Lightning Tribulation.

While others endure the onslaught of the Emperor Lightning Tribulation honestly, gradually increasing their sovereign qi through the attacks, he doesn’t plan on doing so.

As he faced dozens of Emperor Thunders approaching, a flash of golden light appeared in Ning Fan’s eyes, and golden light suddenly shone around him. He quickly raised his hand, pointing with a finger.

A beam of golden light instantly shot out, soaring into the sky, transforming into a golden flying dragon about a foot long.

This flying dragon was precisely Ning Fan’s first sovereign qi.

"Devour!"

Ning Fan gave a simple command, instructing his sovereign qi to devour all Emperor Thunders.

Aren’t these Emperor Thunders transformed from sovereign qi? Perfect, let them serve as nourishment for his sovereign qi.

Ordinary people’s sovereign qi cannot devour Emperor Thunders.

But Ning Fan’s sovereign qi...

A flash of the Thunder Star appeared between Ning Fan’s brows, and an immense thunderous power spread out, causing all the Emperor Thunders to tremble and pause in mid-air.

If there were millions of Emperor Thunders, they might dare to strike at Ning Fan, but at this moment, only hundreds emerged from the lightning diagram, and they didn’t dare to make a move against Ning Fan.

At this moment, Ning Fan, possessing the Tai Su Lightning Star, was akin to an emperor among the thunder!

Seizing the moment when the lightning stalled, Ning Fan’s sovereign qi flying dragon swiftly devoured each Emperor Thunder.

Ning Fan changed his spirit sense, harnessing the power of the Thunder Star to allow the sovereign qi to refine the Emperor Thunders.

Gradually, the flying dragon devoured all the hundreds of Emperor Thunders, growing about half an inch longer.

Ning Fan’s eyes immediately brightened, "Interesting, it seems the method I came up with can indeed enhance the power of sovereign qi."

Ning Fan had no cultivation technique to divide sovereign qi but found a different path, devising a method of ’feeding’ sovereign qi with the Emperor Thunder.

Since it’s impossible to increase the quantity of sovereign qi, then enhance the quality of a single sovereign qi.

"Eh? Why can his sovereign qi devour the Emperor Thunder? I’ve never seen this before..." The little girl in white, putting down her eight-treasure cake, was greatly surprised, her mouth agape.

She had never seen a cultivator feeding sovereign qi with Emperor Thunder, yet that doesn’t mean such a thing doesn’t exist.

The Tai Su Lightning Emperor had done such things; as a Lightning Emperor, naturally, he wasn’t afraid of Emperor Thunder.

Ning Fan didn’t know the history of the Tai Su Lightning Emperor, but his thoughts aligned with the Lightning Emperor’s.

As a descendant of thunder, feeding the family’s sovereign qi flying dragon with Emperor Thunder isn’t difficult.

Ning Fan’s gaze swept towards the lightning diagram.

The golden cracks on the lightning diagram gradually increased, with more and more Emperor Thunders dashing out, striking towards Ning Fan.

Without hesitation, Ning Fan intimidated the Emperor Thunder with thunderous might, then commanded the sovereign qi to devour them and finally had the Lightning Star’s divine skills aid the sovereign qi in absorbing the lightning power.

At first, hundreds of Emperor Thunders flew out.

Later, they flew out in thousands.

And then, they flew out in tens of thousands.

Ning Fan seemed to forget that this was an Emperor Lightning Tribulation meant to gain insights into sovereign qi; he simply let the sovereign qi continuously devour the Emperor Thunders.

An hour passed, and all tens of millions of Emperor Thunders from the lightning diagram entered the belly of the sovereign qi flying dragon.

Now, that sovereign qi flying dragon was already a full ten feet long, coiled around Ning Fan, radiating dazzling golden light.

Ning Fan still had only one sovereign qi, but the emperor’s might of this one was tenfold that of ordinary sovereign qi.

One sovereign qi with power comparable to ten sovereign qis of others.

After all, ordinary people’s sovereign qi flying dragons were only about a foot long, unlike Ning Fan’s gigantic dragon.

"Return!"

Ning Fan opened his mouth, and the sovereign qi flying dragon instantly transformed into a beam of golden light, flying into Ning Fan’s body.

The Emperor Lightning Tribulation was thus easily overcome.

"Next time, when breaking through the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, there’ll definitely be another Emperor Lightning Tribulation. Then, I can nourish with the Emperor Thunder again," Ning Fan thought to himself.

"So... so big... How did his sovereign qi flying dragon grow that large?"

The little girl looked across the lake at Ning Fan’s ten-foot-long sovereign qi flying dragon, greatly curious.

She hadn’t forgotten her mission of delivering tribulations. After a pause, she immediately brought down the Tribulation of Yin Wind.

"Hmph, last time during the Tribulation of Yin Wind, you used the Wind-Stabilizing Pearl to cunningly overcome it. Let’s see how you’ll cross this one," she pouted and took a bite of the eight-treasure cake.

Suddenly, countless dark clouds gathered in the void, bringing a dense Yin wind.

The bone-eroding Yin wind could turn most Broken First Layer cultivators to ashes.

Ning Fan still remembers the might of the Tribulation of Yin Wind, but today, he no longer fears the trifling Yin Wind of the First Layer Heavenly Calamity.

However, he was seriously injured at the moment and wouldn’t be foolish enough to face the wind tribulation head-on.

With a wave of his sleeve, he took out a Crimson Gold Treasure Banner, a lower-grade Immortal Void item, obtained from the Vine Palace.

This treasure is called the Wind-Stabilizing Banner, which has the power to resist wind tribulations. The lower-grade Immortal Void level is just right for Ning Fan’s Fragmented Realm First Level cultivation to easily use.

Ning Fan had killed many Void Fragmentation cultivators and had acquired numerous wind-resistant treasures, most of which were higher grade than the Wind-Stabilizing Banner.

A high grade does not necessarily mean suitable.

For Ning Fan’s cultivation, using this banner was most appropriate.

Ning Fan shook the Wind-Stabilizing Banner, and the Yin Winds blowing from all directions trembled, then veered off course and changed direction.

With his current cultivation and status, he had countless ways to resist a mere Fragmented Realm First Level wind tribulation, so he had no worries at all.

Two hours later, the wind tribulation ceased, and Ning Fan was not harmed in the slightest.

"I’m so angry, the wind tribulation couldn’t hurt him at all!" cried the little girl, puffing her cheeks in anger, stomping her foot.

In a moment of carelessness, half of the Eight Treasures Cake she was munching on fell into the lake water.

The little girl was suddenly on the verge of tears!

This was the Eight Treasures Cake personally made by the Empress Dao Monarch, made with countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Not only was the taste delicious, but it could also beautify and nourish the spirit.

One bite could heal all ailments and cure all poisons.

One bite could heal serious injuries and increase mana.

"My Eight Treasures Cake! Ah ah ah, it’s all your fault, rotten Ning Fan, horrible Ning Fan, I hate you!"

No matter how much the little girl cried, the Eight Treasures Cake would not return.

...

Ning Fan put away the Wind-Stabilizing Banner, quietly waiting for the third round of tribulations.

The third round of tribulations varies from person to person, only appearing when breaking through the Void Fragmentation Realm, and each person faces different trials.

The third round of tribulations generally centers around granting opportunities, but Ning Fan did not believe the Heavenly Dao Little Miss, who bore them grudges, would grant him an opportunity.

Ning Fan waited leisurely for the third round of tribulations, curious how the Heavenly Dao Little Miss would torment him.

He remained calm as stone, convinced that no matter what tricks the little girl played, he would not flinch.

To his surprise, he waited a long time without seeing any tribulations descend.

Finally, an object suddenly fell from the sky, aimed at Ning Fan’s head.

"What is this..." Ning Fan was speechless, waved his hand, and a half-eaten Eight Treasures Cake, resembling dog droppings, fell into his grasp.

Is this Eight Treasures Cake even edible...

Was this actually the third round of tribulations?

Could there be a deadly poison hidden within this Eight Treasures Cake?

Ning Fan repeatedly examined the Eight Treasures Cake in his hand, finding nothing wrong with it.

Not only was it not poisonous, but it was an incredibly rare treasure.

"Fifty thousand-year Heaven’s Dao Ginseng, forty-five thousand-year Purple-grade Ganoderma, sixty-two thousand-year Nine Bends Spirit Root, in addition, this cake contains five other extremely precious spiritual medicines I’ve never seen before... The only thing certain is that all eight spiritual medicines are of great benefit to cultivation with no harm..."

"If I consume this cake, my internal injuries could be healed in a very short time... I just can’t comprehend one thing. Is this cake a reward from the Heavenly Dao?"

A reward?

Would the Heavenly Dao Little Miss, who bore a grudge against him, kindly reward him with a cake to help heal his wounds?

Moreover, why did this cake seem like it had been gnawed by a dog, with saliva still on it...

"Cake! You actually referred to the Eight Treasures Cake made by the Empress Dao Monarch as cake!!! Ah ah ah, give me my Eight Treasures Cake back!" exclaimed the little girl, stomping her foot angrily.

"Well, perhaps the little girl wants to make peace with me, so she sent this cake to aid in my recovery..." Ning Fan mused.

"Nonsense! I never intended to flatter you! If not for the Empress Dao Monarch’s orders, I surely would have intensified the tribulations!" the little girl was even more conflicted.

"Seeing as it’s meant as a gesture of goodwill, to make peace with me, if I don’t consume it, I’d seem petty... I’ll eat it." Ning Fan suppressed his disgust and ate the saliva-laden Eight Treasures Cake.

Despite the disgust, the medicinal power contained in the Eight Treasures Cake instantly healed all of Ning Fan’s injuries.

The injuries to his divine sense, the third eye’s injuries, and countless injuries all over his body.

Ning Fan was naturally in high spirits, smiling, "The taste isn’t bad. Since the tribulations have been successfully passed, it’s about time to return to the outside world."

With a flicker of his body, Ning Fan left the void and returned to the outside world.

At this moment, the little girl was so furious and distressed that she couldn’t speak, feeling both ashamed and angry, and wronged.

She felt ashamed because Ning Fan had indirectly kissed her by consuming the Eight Treasures Cake she had eaten, along with her saliva...

Her anger was naturally towards herself for being so foolish, not only being taken advantage of by Ning Fan but also providing him with the Eight Treasures Cake to help him recover.

Her distress was for the Eight Treasures Cake she had yearned for day and night, of which she had only eaten half before it dropped...

"My Eight Treasures Cake... sob sob sob sob... rotten Ning Fan, horrible Ning Fan, rotten Ning Fan, horrible Ning Fan, rotten Ning Fan, horrible Ning Fan..."

The little girl cried as she continuously cursed by the lakeside...

...

Ning Fan returned to Seven Apricot City silently, unnoticed, he had resolved his internal conflicts and successfully fragmented in just over ten days.

He secluded himself in Seven Apricot City for several days, took some expensive pills, and thoroughly solidified his foundation.

The Seventh Revolution pills used to solidify his foundation were, of course, stolen.

He remembered the promise he made to the little demoness, agreeing to accompany her to the Northern Sea once.

Ning Fan thought the Northern Sea mentioned by the little demoness was the Northern Sea of the Rain Immortal World, so he didn’t take it to heart.

To him, a round trip to the Northern Sea of the Rain Immortal World wouldn’t take much time nor pose any danger.

He didn’t realize that the little demoness was playing word games with him, actually wanting to drag him to the Northern Demon Sea of the Demon World.

In just a few days, the fall of the Rain Emperor shocked the entire Rain Immortal World.

The new Rain Emperors were Ning Fan, the Sinner Emperor, and Li Cangtian, the Pill Sovereign.

Several days ago, among the eight hundred cultivation countries of the Rain Immortal World, there were forty-two factions that refused to accept Ning Fan’s succession as Rain Emperor.

The cultivators of these factions were either killed or controlled by Li Cangtian through restrictions.

In the Yue Country, countless cultivators came to congratulate Ning Fan, bringing gifts to curry favor.

Most of these people were blocked outside Seven Apricot, received outside the city. Ordinary people could not enter Seven Apricot.

All these things were not Ning Fan’s concerns, as there were naturally others to handle them; he was merely a shopkeeper who handed responsibilities to others.

The ladies already learned about Ning Fan’s major crime in Middle State through multiple channels.

After Ning Fan left seclusion, the first thing he did was to properly explain the truth of the matter to the ladies.

The fall of the Rain Emperor and the succession of the new emperor had likely spread beyond the Rain Immortal World, reaching the other realms.

Ning Fan was still at Si Fan Palace, waiting for the day of his promise to the little demoness to arrive.

He left the Heavenly Calamity Quintuple Puppets at Seven Apricot, under the management of the just-released Xu Qiuling, to guard Seven Apricot.

To the current Ning Fan, the Heavenly Calamity Quintuple Puppets were dispensable, but to Seven Apricot City, they were an invaluable power.

One day, Ning Fan awoke to find that the little demoness had come looking for him directly.

She was sitting in Si Fan Palace, drinking tea and chatting with the freeloading group of four, including the paper crane, Little Stammer, Mu Xiaoliang, and Feng Xueyan.

While Ning Fan was away from the Rain Immortal World, she stayed in Seven Apricot under the guise of the Cloaked Figure, becoming well acquainted with the paper crane and others.

The paper crane had also emerged from seclusion; with her natural Bewitching Physique, she quickly absorbed the benefits of dual cultivation with Ning Fan.

The three little girls and one mute were drinking the Spiritual Tea brewed by the little demoness, looking at her with extraordinary affection in their eyes.

"So, you’re the cloaked sister!" Mu Xiaoliang looked gratefully at the little demoness, thanking her for healing Meichen’s injuries.

"By the way, you said you’re the Pavilion Master of the Godly Void Pavilion, so haven’t we been neighbors for a long time?" The paper crane tilted her head, wondering why she had never seen the little demoness before.

"I... I’ll help brew the tea..." Little Stammer timidly lowered her head, feeling uncomfortable being served while sitting.

"Gulp, gulp, gulp..." The mute Feng Xueyan focused solely on drinking tea, occasionally smiling at the little demoness, seemingly saying how delicious the tea was.

When Ning Fan appeared, it was this scene he saw.

"Hee hee, Lord Rain Emperor is here... Hmm? Your cultivation improved again?" The little demoness smiled like crescent moons, being the first to notice Ning Fan’s arrival.

Upon seeing Ning Fan, the paper crane’s bright eyes revealed a look of longing, while Mu Xiaoliang shyly lowered her head, playing ostrich with Little Stammer.

Feng Xueyan put down her teacup, stood up, moved her lips, but no one knew what she said as she pounced into Ning Fan’s embrace like a cat.

What she said, only Ning Fan could hear.

"Brother-in-law Rain Emperor, if you’re going to the Demon World, you must bring me a gift!"

"Demon World? Gift?" Ning Fan was taken aback.

"Big Brother Fan, it was Sister Xiao who said you agreed to go to the Demon World with her for something. Hmm? Didn’t you know about this? We were hoping you’d bring us gifts from the Demon World, something special like Bell Orchid." The paper crane’s big eyes fluttered.

"Sister Xiao?" Ning Fan looked at the little demoness, waiting for an explanation from her.

He really didn’t know that he had agreed to go to the Demon World with her.

He also didn’t know her surname was Xiao.

"Oh my, the inheritor of Ancient Chaos wants to renege on his promise? You promised to accompany me to the Northern Sea of the Demon World, saying it wouldn’t be difficult." The little demoness showed a crafty smile.

"I didn’t know the Northern Sea you mentioned was the Northern Sea of the Demon World. If we are going to the Demon World..." Ning Fan frowned, given his sensitive identity as the Rain Emperor, going to the Demon World seemed unwise...

"Would it trouble you? Then forget it." The little demoness seemed unconcerned, waving her hand.

"It’s not really troubling... Fine, what’s the harm in accompanying you to the Demon World? I owe you three favors in total, which I need to repay one by one."

"Hee hee, I knew the inheritor of Ancient Chaos values promises, and never goes back on his word. Let’s set off for the Demon World immediately; it’s a long journey, taking several days to reach as the Demon World is far away." The little demoness giggled, tapping her storage pouch, producing two jade scrolls, handing one to Ning Fan.

"We’re going now?"

Ning Fan scanned the jade scroll with his spirit sense, discovering it contained a divine skill for crossing realms, with coordinates set to the Demon World. It could open the Main Gate to enter the Demon World.

"Yes, we’re going now. We should have gone last month, but seeing you were injured severely, I gave you an extra month to heal, leaving Hex Shixiu waiting in the Demon World for a month... Hee hee, we can’t delay any further, or Daozi would get angry. This journey is crucial to obtaining the diagram’s success!"

The little demoness’s gaze suddenly turned serious, full of majesty, completely different from her previous playful state.

"My second request, I hope you’ll accompany me to the Immortal Burning Valley to retrieve a diagram. Will you agree? If you’re troubled, consider I never mentioned it."

She had no intention of forcing Ning Fan, for a forced melon is never sweet. (To be continued. If you like this story, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)