novelraw Chapter 671: Fragmented Domain, Thirty-Three Heavens!
Chapter 671: Fragmented Domain, Thirty-Three Heavens!
Explanation is just an excuse, silence is tacit approval, and denial is shameless.
The three of them rustled as they dressed, and then Ning Fan recounted how the two women had slumbered for forty years, among other things.
During this period, in order to escape, he cultivated all the way to the Fracture Sixth realm.
He refined seven Life and Death Crystals, triggering the Ancient Heavenly Calamity of Life and Death.
During the second calamity of Life and Death, he did some outrageous things with the two women...
Ning Fan did not disclose the specific details of the Life and Death Calamity to the two women, as the third calamity involved Purple Dou and the first involved planes, naturally too complex to casually mention.
After Ning Fan’s explanation, the little demoness showed a contemplative expression, and Ning Honghong had also calmed down long ago.
An absurd dream, yet in reality, the Silver Bone realm has not been breached; perhaps this is some consolation...
The little demoness thought about many things; her Silver Bone realm must not be casually breached, otherwise many people would die.
Initially angry, naturally because of this matter.
Seeing the Silver Bone realm was unbroken, not only did her heart slightly relax, but she began to ponder Ning Fan’s fortuitous encounters.
The Life and Death Calamity... it is the ancient calamity that countless cultivators dream of, said to allow insight into the great Dao amidst tribulation...
Such good fortune was encountered by Ning Fan; his luck is extremely extraordinary.
And the last time, he actually caught the Yin-Yang Twin Dragons.
Is he really of dark-colored luck?
The little demoness’s black eyes flashed, then she mischievously looked at Ning Fan, wickedly smiling, "My tofu has all been eaten by my husband, my husband must take responsibility, you know."
Just moments ago she was furious, now she’s being playful again.
Ning Fan shook his head, helpless, not truly believing that the little demoness wanted to marry him.
Ning Honghong just quietly looked at Ning Fan.
She is not someone who cares about minor details, but she is naturally proud. Previously seeing Ning Fan’s demeanor, she thought she was taken by Ning Fan, feeling utterly humiliated, naturally furious.
Now knowing the truth, knowing Ning Fan did not do it intentionally, she instead doesn’t mind Ning Fan seeing her fully exposed.
Last time she faced Ning Fan nude, so what’s there to mind?
And before, when she transformed into Ning Honghong’s spirit sense, wasn’t she also seen completely by Ning Fan?
Moreover, as far as she knows, Ning Fan killed the Rain Emperor, cloud lions, avenging her grudge, and previously even helped her resurrect.
From this perspective, Ning Fan has shown her great kindness. Even if he truly destroyed her Silver Bone realm, she would be angry but not kill Ning Fan.
Speaking of which, she originally wanted to avenge it herself, even rejecting Liu Haoyue’s help.
She doesn’t like anyone meddling in her affairs, except Ning Fan.
Ning Fan avenged her, and she surprisingly feels it’s fine this way...
"Honghong, earlier you said you were my companion demon... are you really Honghong?" Ning Fan suddenly asked Ning Honghong.
"Yes. I fell that year, and my Spirit split into countless parts, Ning Honghong being one of them. I can be considered your companion demon, yet not."
Since asked directly, Ning Honghong wouldn’t lie.
"Really. Speaking of which, during your forty-year slumber, how much has your Comprehension of the Dao of Life and Death increased?"
"Comprehension of the Dao of Life and Death, huh..."
Ning Honghong looked into her Dantian, then said, "I have a thousand Lifedeath Dao Patterns. As for my cultivation... unexpectedly in one dream, I broke through the Shattered Void Eighth Layer, and avoided the heavenly tribulation. This ice bed is so mysterious..."
"Hehe, I have 3800 Lifedeath Dao Patterns... The Fate Immortal realm is within reach now."
The little demoness’s cultivation has restored to the peak of fracturing the ninth layer.
With her current complete Comprehension of the Dao of Life and Death, her full strength rivals that of Old Yuan Emperor at his peak.
Combined with techniques above the Four Heavens, her strength surpasses Old Yuan Emperor by a great margin.
"Speaking of which, my husband, you truly surprise me. In forty years, you advanced to the Fracture Sixth Layer... with your current strength, if the people of the Mountain World provoke you, they are looking for trouble." The little demoness chuckled sinisterly, itching to see the people of the Mountain World in distress.
Ning Fan chuckled silently, his eyes scanned the stone chamber, finally landing on the ice bed, saying.
"How about the three of us take this ice bed together?"
"Sure." Ning Honghong adopted an indifferent tone.
This ice bed she tried, only allows one person to slumber and comprehend life and death once. Once awakened, it can no longer be used to comprehend the Dao of Life and Death.
She has already comprehended once, so the ice bed is of little importance to her.
Ning Fan spoke, she would assist him naturally.
"Hehe, I have no objections to taking the ice bed, but after taking it, to whom does this ice bed belong?" the little demoness smiled slyly.
"You, the young master of the Godly Void Pavilion, need to snatch a lower realm ice bed from me..." Ning Fan was speechless.
"I didn’t say I want to snatch it, if you kiss me, I’ll help you take the ice bed." The little demoness stood on tiptoe, leaning her cheek toward Ning Fan.
"I kissed you too many times in my dream, I don’t want to kiss now... Let’s start taking the ice bed."
Ning Fan teased back, after a series of flirtations, he no longer felt distant from the little demoness as before.
If the little demoness teases him again, he might actually dare to kiss her.
The little demoness blushed slightly, took a few steps back, seemingly recalling that illusionary dream, no longer daring to use her body to tease Ning Fan.
Pretending to be indifferent, she gave Ning Honghong a playful smile, "Sister Honghong, the two of us taking the ice bed is enough. Little Fan Fan, with the lowest cultivation, should just sit aside and cool off."
"Alright." Ning Honghong remained indifferent.
The two women, one at the peak of the ninth fracture, the other at the eighth, joined hands, uprooting the ice bed from the stone chamber.
The ice bed immediately transformed into a palm-sized small icy bed.
Handing the ice bed over to Ning Fan, the two women attempted to escape, only to find that their respective cultivations could not free them from the stone chamber.
Ning Fan said nothing more, stepped forward, and held the slender waists of the two women with both hands, closing his eyes. He focused only on the thought of escaping this place.
In an instant, they escaped the stone chamber, even leaving the world encapsulated by the Immemorial Fisherman’s Raincoat Painting.
In the restricted zone, within a massive bronze palace, there was a copper platform with an ancient scroll placed on it.
In the bronze hall, with the two women in his arms, Ning Fan appeared. He let go of the women and walked toward the ancient scroll.
"Is this the Immemorial Fisherman’s Raincoat Painting..."
Ning Fan walked closer, keenly observing the ancient scroll.
The scroll depicted a thousand mountains covered in evening snow, vast glaciers stretching for miles, and an old fisherman fishing alone in the snowy river.
The scroll contained a powerful force of life and death, aiding cultivators in comprehending life and death, offering a path to immortality.
This treasure is indeed good. With this scroll in hand, the Godly Void Pavilion might undoubtedly produce several Fate Immortals.
Ning Fan was extremely tempted by the scroll but had no intention of seizing it.
He promised to help the little demoness retrieve the scroll and would not break his promise.
If he took the scroll by force, the little demoness would have difficulty explaining to the Godly Void Pavilion...
"Hehe, isn’t it true, husband, that you love killing and seizing treasures? I thought you might kill me for this Immemorial Fisherman’s Raincoat Painting; how scary, how terrifying. I didn’t expect that upon seeing this scroll, you wouldn’t show any greed."
The little demoness looked at Ning Fan with a playful smile, with quite a look of surprise in her eyes.
Ning Fan shook his head, taking a few steps back, allowing the little demoness to retrieve the Immemorial Fisherman’s Raincoat Painting on her own.
Ning Honghong didn’t even bother to look at the scroll, seemingly indifferent to the Immemorial Fisherman’s Raincoat Painting.
She had helped the little demoness and already received her reward; she wouldn’t do anything unnecessary.
"Oh? There seem to be four people in this scroll... could it be Hex Shixiu and his group?"
The little demoness held the Immemorial Fisherman’s Raincoat Painting and shook it, causing four silhouettes to fall to the ground.
Three corpses frozen into ice, and one critically injured Yun Youmu.
Hex Shixiu, Gongyang Zi, and Xuanhuo all perished within the Immemorial Fisherman’s Raincoat Painting...
Yun Youmu, however, was semi-conscious and not fully awake.
"Hex Shixiu is dead? This could be troublesome. The Qiongdao Sect is likely to cause trouble for our Godly Void Pavilion, demanding more benefits... Oh well, these matters can be left for the old monsters of the pavilion to worry about, not my concern."
The little demoness put away the Immemorial Fisherman’s Raincoat Painting, turned to Ning Fan, and smiled, "Are you going to save this Yun Youmu? If you don’t, he will die here."
"This person may be of some use to the Rain World; dying here would be a waste."
Ning Fan flickered his finger, sending a Low Grade Seventh Revolution Pill into Yun Youmu’s mouth.
Then, with a wave of his sleeve, he collected the storage pouches of Hex Shixiu, Xuanhuo, and Gongyang Zi, his actions well-practiced.
His Dao Crystals were completely depleted; he only wanted to fetch some Dao Crystals from the storage pouches of Hex Shixiu, Xuanhuo, and Gongyang Zi.
The three storage pouches contained a total of 50,000 Dao Crystals; Hex Shixiu’s storage pouch also had a True Immortal-grade Prohibition-breaking Talisman.
The rest of the items were of no concern.
After taking the pill, Yun Youmu gradually regained consciousness.
In his groggy state, he vaguely realized he had been saved.
Upon opening his eyes and seeing that his savior was Ning Fan, his gaze was extremely complex.
Noticing the corpses of Hex Shixiu and the other two nearby, he couldn’t help but sigh repeatedly.
Struggling to stand, he cupped his hands to Ning Fan, saying, "Thank you, Divine Emperor, for saving me."
"No need to thank me. I saved you because you may have some utility in the Rain World, nothing more. As long as you don’t cause trouble in the Rain World, you may live until your Dao Poison takes effect."
Ning Fan’s words exuded the aura of the Sixth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm.
Feeling Ning Fan’s formidable aura, Yun Youmu was greatly shocked.
He calculated that only forty years had passed since he was trapped in the Immemorial Fisherman’s Raincoat Painting.
In just forty years, Ning Fan had cultivated from the Second Heavenly Layer to the Sixth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm. Now, Ning Fan was fully qualified to be titled as Rain Emperor!
He had become the Nieyun Rain Emperor; the words Nieyun (Sinister Cloud) could truly serve as his title!
With him in the Rain World, prosperity might indeed be within reach...
Thinking of this, Yun Youmu’s gaze became even more complex. Recalling his own Dao Poison affliction, he sighed deeply once more.
Forget it, forget it. To live another thousand years is still another thousand years.
"There should be one to two years before the Ancient Heavenly Court opens. I am nearing the breakthrough to Fate Immortal and must return to the Eastern Heaven immediately to the Godly Void Pavilion to retreat, and deliver this scroll to the old monsters of the pavilion. Little Fan Fan, what are your plans? And what about Sister Honghong? With your talent, if you wish to ascend to the Eastern Heaven, I can give you an ascension quota."
"I don’t like being controlled by others." A simple statement clarifying Honghong’s stance—not to use the Godly Void Pavilion’s ascension quota.
"I am, of course, returning to the Yue Country to make preparations for the journey to the Ancient Heavenly Court. Honghong, come back with me to the Yue Country."
Ning Fan looked toward Honghong.
"Alright." A succinct reply, without hesitation.
"Actually, I also miss Xiaoliang. The scenes from the Demon Sinister Forest, I haven’t forgotten." The extra explanation seemed out of character for Honghong, and it carried a hint of trying to cover up.
"Alas, even Sister Honghong doesn’t want to ascend to the Eastern Heaven to accompany me; it’s truly lonely. So, once we leave the Immortal Burning Valley, are we to part ways?" The little demoness sighed somewhat.
"Before we part, how about helping me with one more task?"
With that, Ning Fan informed the little demoness and Honghong about the matters of collecting the Immortal Flames and the Immortal Array.
To collect the Immortal Flames and Immortal Array, it almost required the simultaneous actions of two rogue immortal-level powerhouses.
With the rogue devil and the little demoness together, it would be sufficient.
"Hehe, if I help you, what benefit will I get?" The little demoness’s lips curved slightly.
"Will you help or not?" Ning Fan said helplessly.
"Help, of course, I’ll help. You are my husband, so of course, I’ll help you."
Ning Fan, Ning Honghong, the little demoness, and Yun Youmu all left the Primordial Five Passes together.
After returning to the Inner Valley of the Immortal Burning Valley, Ning Fan instructed Yun Youmu to return to the Middle State to heal and sent out two message-transmitting flying swords, one to the Middle State and the other to Seven Apricot, to assure everyone of their safety.
The reply message-transmitting flying swords arrived quickly. During these forty years, nothing significant happened in the Rain Immortal World.
However, with the opening of the Ancient Heavenly Court approaching, many Rain World’s cultivators were rushing to the Southeast Continent.
After all, the Rain World has only one entrance to the Ancient Heavenly Court, near Yue Country.
With the dragon stationed in the Southeast Continent, there was no need to worry about any trouble.
Collecting the Immortal Flames was quite time-consuming. Ning Fan summoned the rogue devil, who, along with the rogue devil and the little demoness, collected the Immortal Flames and the Immortal Array, with Ning Honghong assisting from the side.
Ning Fan rode on Nieli and went into battle with numerous Resentful Spirits in the Inner Valley of the Immortal Burning Valley.
The Resentful Spirits couldn’t be completely killed. They would perish in seven days and be reborn in seven days.
This place was perilous for others but was an excellent training ground for Ning Fan.
The little demoness collected the Immortal Flames and the Immortal Array, taking a whole year.
During this year, Ning Fan slew countless Shattered Void Wraiths, and his aura gradually became stable, ultimately becoming thoroughly refined.
Only at this moment could he be considered a true Fracture Tier Six Cultivator.
The little demoness collected both the Immortal Flames and the Immortal Array.
The Immortal Flames were sealed within the Stele of Sun and Moon. With Ning Fan’s current cultivation, it wouldn’t take long for the Immortal Flames to be thoroughly refined by the Stele of Sun and Moon.
The Immortal Array, including 256 caves, was collected together and sealed within a Compass.
Once Ning Fan returned to Yue Country, he could lay down this Immortal Array throughout Yue Country.
With everything settled, Ning Fan withdrew the rogue devil and gazed silently at the little demoness.
The little demoness smiled mischievously at Ning Fan, took out a Compass engraved with special symbols, and upon activation, an Immortal Gate appeared, leading to the immortal’s path of the Eastern Heaven Immortal World.
She leaped gently onto the immortal’s path and walked away gradually.
Suddenly, she returned, giving Ning Fan a sly smile, "Don’t forget, you still owe me a third promise."
With that, she left with a playful laugh, and the Immortal Gate closed.
"Has she gone..." Ning Fan sighed softly.
Unexpectedly, watching the little demoness leave, he felt somewhat desolate.
"Let’s return to Yue Country," Ning Fan looked at Ning Honghong.
"Alright," Ning Honghong replied, seemingly casually.
The two rose into the sky, transformed into escape light, and headed back to the Southeast Continent.
...
A month later, the news that Thunder Emperor Bu Zhou was still alive and had broken through to the Shattered Void Eighth Layer spread throughout the nine worlds!
The Rain Immortal World’s power surged, astonishing even the Middle Three Worlds!
Even the Upper Three Worlds couldn’t afford to underestimate the Rain Immortal World!
Two months later, a great immortal-grade formation appeared within the range of Yue Country, known only to a few.
Three months later, at ninety thousand zhang above the Yue Country’s border, the ancient Heavenly Gate’s phantom appeared, gradually solidifying!
This is the Immortal Gate leading to the Ancient Heavenly Court’s remnants!
This type of Immortal Gate passage, the Rain World has one, while other realms have several.
Countless Rain World’s cultivators gathered at the Yue Country border, waiting to enter the Ancient Heavenly Court to seek fortune.
Excited by this event were the Harmonious Spirit, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Divinity Transformation realms, fewer in Void Refinement, and none in Void Fragmentation.
The Ancient Heavenly Court is divided into Fragmented Domain and Thirty-three Heavens sections.
The Fragmented Domain, comprising numerous shattered Heavenly Court sites, is less dangerous and not rich in opportunities, making it a popular treasure-hunting spot for low-level cultivators.
Mu Weiliang’s green jade coffin was found by Nanyang Zi in a cave within the Fragmented Domain, unaware of its true value.
If only to seek opportunities above the Fragmented Domain, Void Fragmentation cultivators naturally disdain entering the Ancient Heavenly Court.
If a Void Fragmentation cultivator enters the Ancient Heavenly Court, the target must be the Thirty-three Heavens!
With each additional level in the Thirty-three Heavens, the danger increases.
Cultivators below the Shattered Three Realm who recklessly enter are merely seeking trouble.
The Rain World’s overall strength in Void Fragmentation is weak and does not possess the power to enter this place, thus they have little interest in the Ancient Heavenly Court.
In other realms, old monsters of the Void Fragmentation realm are eager to seek fortune above the Thirty-three Heavens.
For example... the Moksha Emperor!
In the Rain World, this time, only Ning Fan will enter the Ancient Heavenly Court.
Ning Honghong achieved a breakthrough to the Shattered Void Eighth Layer in her slumber and needs considerable time to solidify her foundation, so she is not interested in going to the Ancient Heavenly Court.
Ning Fan wouldn’t force Ning Honghong to go against the Moksha Emperor, though if he asked, Ning Honghong would surely agree...
Bright Sparrow is quite interested in playing in the Ancient Heavenly Court.
Ning Fan pondered whether the mysterious True Immortal, who previously plotted against Bright Sparrow, would send someone to look for Bright Sparrow during the opening of the Ancient Heavenly Court.
If Bright Sparrow were left in the Rain World, Ning Fan would be uneasy... it seems better to take her along to the Ancient Heavenly Court.
Only Ning Fan and Bright Sparrow would go to the Ancient Heavenly Court, while the others would remain stationed in the Rain Immortal World.
The Immortal Array, the red long dress, the dragon... with these protections, even if a rogue immortal invaded Yue Country, they would not have an easy time and might even perish in the Rain World.
The Sealing Pot for the dragon soul was temporarily kept with Mistress Qiuling.
Ning Fan planned to help the women refine the dragon souls one by one after returning from the Ancient Heavenly Court.
The night was dim, snow and wind silent.
Ning Fan stood amidst the snow and wind, gazing at the illusory shadow of the Immortal Gate in the distant night sky, with a heart as calm as still water.
With a ripping sound, a crack suddenly appeared in the void beside him, and a black flash flew out from the crack.
Ning Fan extended his hand, and it was a battle challenge, a black jade challenge!
This black jade challenge had been sent from the Demon World through a cross-realm transmission array!
There was only one sentence in the battle challenge.
"Within the Ancient Heavenly Court, a life-and-death battle against me without external aid! Do you dare?"
Though unsigned, Ning Fan knew exactly who sent this challenge.
The Moksha Emperor!
"Even without any external aid, I do not fear you! I am no longer the Harmonious Spirit from a hundred years ago!"
He crushed the challenge in his palm and closed his eyes.
Wei Xuan might bring people to help him... but alas, it was unnecessary.
The Moksha Emperor held no fear for him now!
Some scores, no matter how many years have passed, must be settled!
The Moksha Emperor was secondary; Ning Fan had another main purpose in entering the Ancient Heavenly Court.
He needed to find the Undying Tree to reconstruct Mu Weiliang’s soul.
To achieve this goal, even if many fought for the Undying Tree, he would not yield.
Boom!
In the distance, the Immortal Gate suddenly emitted a thunderous roar, echoing throughout the entire Rain World!
That night, countless cultivators in the Rain Immortal World arose and looked towards the Southeast Continent.
At the border of Yue Country, countless cultivators soared into the sky, swarming towards the Immortal Gate the moment it opened.
"Cookie Brother, quickly, let’s go, don’t let them get there first!"
Little Bright Sparrow darted out with a whoosh, dragging Ning Fan towards the Immortal Gate.
After only a few shifts, the two entered the Immortal Gate and vanished without a trace.
In the Eastern Heaven Immortal World, on Danxia Star, within the Pill Sect.
A scholarly-looking elder in a blue robe stood beside a Teleportation Formation, earnestly reminding a rogue immortal, a middle-aged man,
"With the opening of the Ancient Heavenly Court, you will head to the twenty-ninth heaven, and retrieve the ghosts from the eighth and ninth formation domains of the Ghost Raising Grounds for this old man. Also, make a trip to the Rain World, take this Compass with you; following its guidance should lead you to the demon I raised. Hmph, that demon is quite capable, having broken away from my mark, and fled who knows where. Fortunately, when I initially raised the demon, I planted a drop of demon blood in this Compass, allowing you to easily find the demon’s location with it."
"Capture that demon and bring it back to the Eastern Heaven. Don’t let her run around any longer. If she gets harmed by someone else, all my hard work to bring out the demon would be wasted."
"Remember, there is only one Compass. If it is lost or destroyed, I’ll never find the demon’s whereabouts again!"
The elder’s gaze was sharp as he looked at the rogue immortal.
With great respect, the rogue immortal clasped his fists and promised, "Rest assured, Old Ancestor, Changshan will not let you down. This mission will surely be completed perfectly."
"Of course! If you bungle such a simple task, I’ll refine your Spirit into pills myself! Now go!"
"Yes!"
Changshan did not dare defy the elder, for the elder was none other than the renowned Sect Master of the Pill Sect in the Eastern Heaven Immortal World!
With a cultivation at the Crossing Truth Realm, he was a notable figure in the Eastern Heaven Immortal World.
Possessing Ninth Revolution-level dan refinement skills, he had extensive connections and was well-respected across several star domains near Danxia Star.
This was not someone the mere rogue immortal Changshan could offend.
He carefully put away the Compass and stepped into the Teleportation Formation.
In the next instant, he appeared in the twenty-ninth heaven of the Ancient Heavenly Court!
This was accomplished through a Teleportation Formation painstakingly set up by the Sect Master of the Pill Sect. Once the Ancient Heavenly Court opened, it allowed direct transport to the twenty-ninth heaven to inspect the eighth and ninth layers of the Ghost Raising Grounds.
Upon entering the twenty-ninth heaven, Changshan immediately set off towards the Ghost Raising Grounds.
The eighth layer of the Ghost Raising Grounds had bred 9 Fate Immortal ghosts.
In the ninth layer, not even a single True Immortal ghost had been bred.
After using a secret technique to eradicate the 9 ghosts, Changshan gathered the prayer beads, yet his expression was one of profound disappointment.
If he could bring back a True Immortal level prayer bead, he would surely receive an exceptional reward from the Old Ancestor.
With an Eighth Revolution pill to become immortal, his chances of achieving immortality in this lifetime would greatly increase.
"Forget it, let’s see where that demon is now." Changshan cautiously took out the Compass, urging it with a hand gesture.
In an instant, his expression turned peculiar.
"Interesting, the demon has also entered the Ancient Heavenly Court. That’s fortunate, saves me the trip to the Rain World."
Changshan sneered as he calculated that traveling from the twenty-ninth to the first heaven would take several months.
He decided to head directly to the first heaven and capture the little Pill Devil!
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