Grasping the Evil

Chapter 693: Severing Mortal Ties (Part 2)

Yue Lingkong finished, pushed Ning Fan aside, and slept carelessly on the side, spreading herself out.

What a peculiar woman.

Ning Fan looked at Yue Lingkong’s carefree appearance and couldn’t help but recall the scene when he bought her at the Pleasure Devil Island auction.

She was initially just a Cauldron Furnace, a partner. Somehow, she had carved a special place in his heart.

"Little Cucumber, fight three hundred more rounds, I won’t lose to..." In her dreams, Yue Lingkong smiled smugly. There was no denying that her sleeping posture was terrible.

However, this scene made Ning Fan feel warmth.

They hadn’t spent much quality time together for years. Was she already at the peak of the Void Pierce Realm? It seemed her understanding had already reached the point where she could break through to the Void Fragmentation Realm, only lacking a little help.

Ning Fan took out a Void Fragmentation Dao Fruit, dissolved its power, and infused it into Yue Lingkong’s body.

That night, Yue Lingkong’s Void Fragmentation lightning tribulation appeared, but Ning Fan extinguished it with a wave, not allowing the tribulation a chance to strike.

The next day, when Yue Lingkong woke up, she couldn’t believe she had broken through to the Void Fragmentation Realm!

"After I ascend, will you return to Yue Country, or stay on Divine Space Island?" Ning Fan asked with a smile.

"I want to live on Divine Space Island... I want to rebuild it..."

"Sure, keep this jade tablet. If there’s any problem, you can communicate through the other side of the jade tablet, and a senior surnamed Xia will come to help. By the way, if you want to rebuild Divine Space Island, I’ll leave you with some people..."

After they dressed, they walked outside the island together.

Ning Fan shook the Cauldron Ring and called out Huayu and other ladies from the White Feather Clan.

"Are they all your women? I can’t believe it, Little Cucumber is so capable, capturing so many beauties." Yue Lingkong looked at Ning Fan with disdain, her tone surprisingly tinged with jealousy.

"They are not my Cauldron Furnaces, but have some connections. They are people from the White Feather Clan I rescued from the Demon World."

After Ning Fan explained with a smile, he left Huayu and the others on Divine Space Island.

The Rain Immortal World was now stable, and with Sovereign Xia there, the women he loved could go wherever they wanted without danger.

This was the advantage of not ascending. If he ascended, he might be trapped again in the Cauldron Ring, guarding an empty room alone.

"Hehe, without Little Cucumber in the Rain Immortal World, I can turn clouds to rain freely again in the internal area! Become a carefree and happy demoness!"

Yue Lingkong fantasized about a wonderful life without Ning Fan. Suddenly, she felt an unexplained irritation.

Without Little Cucumber, who would she act for!

Damn it! She wasn’t a random person; without Little Cucumber, she’d suffocate.

"Yue’er, what do you think of that land? The soil is very fertile." Ning Fan seemed to see through Yue Lingkong’s thoughts and pointed to a fertile patch of soil in the distance.

"Hmm, the soil is indeed very fertile..." Yue Lingkong nodded.

"We can plant a few acres of cucumbers, yes, grow them on racks, so they grow straight and are easier to handle. If you plant them in the ground, they might grow bent, but maybe you prefer them bent..."

"Oh, plant cucumbers..." Yue Lingkong nodded, suddenly realizing Ning Fan’s hidden meaning, she shamefully and angrily said, "Get lost! I don’t need cucumbers, I have my own hands!"

...

After living on Divine Space Island for three months, Ning Fan went to the internal area.

The Giant Devil Sect, Six-Winged Clan, suppressed Mist Horn Clan, and the annihilated Ghost Eye Clan...

Pill Island, Sword Island, Dong Xu Island...

He was the first devil in the internal area in the past, but now, he was the Rain Realm’s Master.

After meeting with the Giant Devil Clan Leader, Old Ancestor Dong Xu, Revered Pill, and others, Ning Fan proceeded to the Zhou Family of the Internal Endless Sea to meet Red Long Dress.

Internal area, Island Buzhou.

A few Zhou Clan cultivators were patrolling outside the island when suddenly, a white-robed man walked leisurely towards them.

His pace was not fast, but his cultivation speed was terrifyingly fast, appearing before them in the blink of an eye from a great distance.

Could this person be a Divine Intent!

They vaguely felt Ning Fan looked familiar, but couldn’t immediately recall he was once the devil head of the internal area.

"Is Red Long Dress here..."

Ning Fan spoke faintly, a simple question that caused drastic changes in the expressions of the Zhou Clan cultivators.

Red Long Dress was the Thunder Emperor’s name of the Zhou Family!

This time, Red Long Dress returned to the internal area, no longer hiding her female identity, declaring it under the name of Red Long Dress to the world.

Yet, who in the world dared to call the Thunder Emperor by name, addressing her as Red Long Dress?

The Zhou Clan cultivators immediately showed anger.

In their view, even if Ning Fan had a Nascent Soul cultivation, he wasn’t qualified to call the Thunder Emperor by name.

The leader among them quickly pulled out a spirit arrow and shot it into the sky as an alarm.

Subsequently, many Zhou Clan cultivators rushed over from Island Buzhou, surrounding Ning Fan.

There was even a Void Refinement elder approaching Ning Fan aggressively.

Strangely, while each Zhou family cultivator watched Ning Fan fiercely, the Void Refinement elder remained extremely respectful.

"Do not be disrespectful, he is the master’s honored guest, the Nieyun Rain Emperor!"

The Void Refinement elder was the third elder of the Zhou Family, Zhou Chen.

Years ago, his memory was erased by Ning Fan’s Memory Severing Dao Sword, resolving his inner demons, and now he had cultivated to the Return to Origin Realm, on the brink of breaking through to the Void Fragmentation.

Upon hearing the third elder’s words, all Zhou Clan cultivators turned pale with shock.

"Nie...Nieyun Rain Emperor! He is actually the Nieyun Rain Emperor!"

A chill surged from the soles of their feet to their heads, all showing expressions of awe.

The Nieyun Rain Emperor’s reputation was well known to them.

Even a supreme being like Xudaozi had been brought to submission by the Nieyun Rain Emperor.

Transforming the weakest Rain Realm among the nine worlds into the strongest, the Nieyun Rain Emperor’s contributions were invaluable.

Thinking of how they had fiercely eyed Ning Fan earlier, many began to feel fearful.

"I wish to see Red Long Dress." Ning Fan clasped his hands in a gesture of respect toward Zhou Chen.

"Hehe, the master has instructed that the Rain Emperor is to be directed to the black lightning palace when he arrives." Zhou Chen stated respectfully.

Thirty years from the east side of the river, thirty years from the west side; Ning Fan now surpassed him and deserved respectful treatment.

"Understood."

Ning Fan took a step and vanished into thin air before everyone’s eyes, his escape light indiscernible.

Seeing that Ning Fan didn’t pursue the matter further, all the Zhou Clan cultivators breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Chen smiled bitterly, "The master seems truly moved by the Rain Emperor. Except for the master, no one is allowed into the black lightning palace... yet she let the Rain Emperor in."

...

In Jilei Palace, Red Long Dress soaked in a bath, eyes closed in meditation.

When Ning Fan entered Jilei Palace, this was the scene he saw.

"What brings you to see me?" Red Long Dress asked without even a glance, indifferent, showing no intentions of avoiding Ning Fan.

"I found an extremely secretive Ascension Passage and am about to head to the Eastern Heaven Immortal World. I came to see you and also to inform you about the passage. Perhaps one day you’ll need it..."

Finishing his words, Ning Fan took out a jade scroll and placed it on the ground of the bath.

Red Long Dress opened her eyes, her blood-red pupils quietly gazing at Ning Fan, momentarily speechless.

She appeared surprised by Ning Fan’s intention, seemingly hesitant.

"I’m afraid I’ve disappointed you, I have no interest in you, nor in ascending to the Eastern Heaven," she eventually refused Ning Fan’s goodwill. She wasn’t sure why she felt compelled to ascend to the Ancient Demon Abyss, but she knew she must go.

Ascending to the Eastern Heaven held little interest for her, yet the jade scroll was brought personally by Ning Fan from afar...

With that thought, Red Long Dress retrieved the jade scroll, and with a wave, had her clothes drape themselves over her.

"Does my body look good to you?" Red Long Dress asked playfully, a question she had once posed, to which Ning Fan hadn’t dared to respond.

But now...

"Yes," Ning Fan nodded in acknowledgment.

This time, Red Long Dress didn’t get angry, nor did she tell Ning Fan to mind his eyes.

She seemed genuinely pleased with Ning Fan’s answer.

"If you dared say I don’t look good, I’d have gouged out your eyes."

Although her tone was cold, there was a rare trace of a smile reaching her eyes.

She had once been divided into ten thousand, one of them being his companion demon.

He had helped her resurrect, avenged her, and during their life and death tribulations, they experienced rain-filled nights...

"If I were someday to ascend to the Ancient Demon Abyss and become a Demon Lord, would you be interested in being my Empress?" Red Long Dress asked teasingly.

Ning Fan coughed awkwardly, finding himself at a loss for words.

He indeed seemed to have the knack for being a kept man; everyone wanted him as their Empress?

However, he believed that if Red Long Dress ascended to the Ancient Demon Abyss, she had the ability to become a Demon Lord.

She was inherently a highly capable person; had it not been for Rain Emperor’s scheme in the past, she would likely have ascended long ago.