novelraw Chapter 704: Medicine Sect Disciple, Ouyang Nuan
Chapter 704: Medicine Sect Disciple, Ouyang Nuan
The old Taoist swindler enthusiastically guided Ning Fan along the way, and some Masters who had been tricked by the old Taoist could only look at him with suppressed anger.
Others, who knew the old Taoist well, gazed at Ning Fan with sympathy.
They knew Ning Fan was the next fat sheep the old Taoist was targeting.
No one warned Ning Fan not to go to the gambling house, as the old Taoist had the backing of the entire Immortal Luck Gambling House, which was supported by one of the three Fate Immortals seated at Shaoze Star... Master Yun!
No one would risk offending a Fate Immortal for an irrelevant outsider like Ning Fan.
When arriving at Tianyun Gambling House, the gatekeepers saw Ning Fan with the old Taoist swindler and all cast strange glances at Ning Fan.
"Daoist Master Qin has worked hard..." The gatekeepers politely clasped their fists to greet the old Taoist swindler.
The old Taoist had tricked too many fat sheep these days, bringing considerable profit to the gambling house, so the words of sympathy were only fitting.
"Haha, it’s not hard at all, not one bit!"
The old Taoist swindler revealed an understanding expression to the gatekeepers, smiled, and led Ning Fan into the gambling house.
Upon entering, many Masters turned their gazes toward the old Taoist swindler and Ning Fan behind him.
The looks directed at Ning Fan were all strange.
Ning Fan ignored these people; he knew very well whether his own fortune was good or not.
He scanned the interior of the gambling house, his expression slightly astonished.
Indeed, the gambling houses of the Immortals were different from those of mortals.
Mortal gambling houses were nothing more than card games and dice, but Immortals did not bet on these.
Immortals gambled on two things: ’destiny’ and ’fortune’!
The Immortal Luck Gambling House was an open-air gambling house, spanning several hundred acres, with a gold wall dividing it into two parts.
The gambling house was not large, surrounded by dozens of Immortal Arrays; anyone who dared act in the gambling house would face a very miserable end.
The western gambling house bet on ’fortune,’ while the eastern bet on ’destiny.’
What is betting on fortune?
In simple terms, it’s stonecutting.
Cutting Qi Shen’s Treasury!
Many Ancient Divine Chests have been passed down through the ages; those proficient in the way of gambling can judge the category of the treasury by its appearance and aura.
The Divine Treasuries are categorized into Weaponry Treasury, Beast Treasury, Medicine Treasury, Scripture Treasury, Ominous Treasury, and more than ten other types.
Different treasuries seal different things.
For example, the Weaponry Treasury usually seals Immemorial Divine Weapons used by ancient Fiendgods and numerous magical treasures.
Divine Weapons have strengths and weaknesses, magical treasures can be good or bad, some intact, others damaged.
What Divine Weapon or magical treasure is cut out depends solely on one’s own fortune.
Of course, a bit of stone-cutting experience can be helpful, but most Masters gamble based on fortune.
Within the Beast Treasury, there might be adult Demonic Mounts or eggs of Demonic Mounts. If one is in need of a demon pet or mount, one could try their luck cutting the treasury.
The Medicine Treasury seals Spiritual Medicine ranging from a few million years old to just tens of thousands of years old; what is cut out depends entirely on luck.
The Scripture Treasury seals various Cultivation Techniques of ancient Fiendgods, ranging in strength, also dependent on chance.
Ominous Treasury...
Ominous Treasury is a broad concept; any misfortune acquired is counted as having cut an Ominous Treasury, which cannot be distinguished at all.
Someone once cut out a True Immortal realm Fierce Beast from a Beast Treasury, causing countless deaths; this is an Ominous Treasury.
Someone cut a highly toxic medicine from a Medicine Treasury, causing several Fate Immortals to perish on the spot; this is also an Ominous Treasury.
Someone cut out a bloodthirsty demon soldier from a Weaponry Treasury that drained the blood of all gambling Masters present, killing them; this too is an Ominous Treasury.
If nothing beneficial is gained from cutting a Divine Treasury, only disaster, it is considered an Ominous Treasury.
The old Taoist swindler passionately explained the stone-cutting rules to Ning Fan, but Ning Fan was somewhat indifferent as his spirit sense had already drifted to the eastern gambling house.
The western house bets on fortune, while the eastern bets on destiny.
There are many ways to bet on destiny, such as two people dueling to decide life and death, with the victor gaining numerous Dao Crystals, and those who bet correctly on the winner also gaining many Dao Crystals.
Or one might attempt to pass through the Gates of Life and Death: four gates, two leading to life, two to death. Choose correctly and one survives, gaining wealth; choose wrongly and one loses their life...
"So this is the Immortal’s gamble... destiny, fortune..."
Ning Fan gazed momentarily in confusion; the gamblers within this house might appear foolish, but in truth, which Master is not foolish?
Masters seeking the Dao indeed must gamble their destiny and fortune, seeking a path forward...
Gambling is not ridiculous; all the masters in the world are gambling, and Ning Fan is no exception.
His stake is his own life, and what he wants to gamble on is the happiness of the woman behind him.
"Uh... why are you looking at the Eastern Gambling House, Daoist friend? Do you intend to gamble with your life? You mustn’t!"
The Old Taoist Swindler persistently advised Ning Fan.
If it’s a matter of gambling fortune, at most you’ll lose everything monetarily, but it won’t cost you your life.
If it’s a life gamble, one unlucky move and you might end up as one of the fallen at the Eastern Gambling House.
The Old Taoist Swindler, although he wanted to swindle Ning Fan’s money, indeed did not wish to send Ning Fan to his death.
His advice made Ning Fan raise an eyebrow, looking at the Old Taoist Swindler with significant intent.
This swindler still has some conscience. Forget it; I won’t pursue the matter of him trying to swindle money from me.
"Rest assured, I won’t gamble with my life. At least, not for Dao Crystals. What is worth risking my life for is not Dao Crystals," Ning Fan said indifferently.
"Hehe, with you thinking this way, I can be at ease. Gambling, after all, is just for fun. Even if you lose all your Dao Crystals, it’s only for amusement. Losing one’s life would indeed be foolish... hehe, let’s not talk about this. Which type of Divine Treasury do you want to slice, Daoist friend?"
Different categories of Divine Treasuries are classified and placed in the same locations.
At this moment, many masters were carefully using the gambling house’s specially made ’Dao Power Blade’ to slowly slice open their respective purchased Divine Treasuries.
Ning Fan mused silently, though his fortune was decent, it would not be wise to rely solely on fortune to cut the stones.
After all, slicing the stone relies on skill, and that skill lies in the various Divine Skills of the masters.
Ning Fan’s Demon Bloodline is exceptionally high, reaching the ancestral level, allowing him to faintly sense the bloodline levels of the beasts in the Beast Treasury even from afar.
Beasts with a high bloodline are naturally rare.
Those with low bloodlines are naturally inferior.
But Ning Fan can only sense most of the beast seal bloodlines in the treasury, with a small portion that he cannot sense.
That small portion he cannot sense consists of beasts of the gods.
Ning Fan’s Divine Blood isn’t at the ancestral level, preventing him from sensing the quality of the Divine Beast’s bloodlines through the Divine Treasury.
On this star, Ning Fan alone possesses ancestral-level Demon Bloodline, enabling him to easily distinguish rare demonic beasts, slice out rare Divine Treasuries, and sell Demonic Beasts in exchange for Dao Crystals.
"I have decided, just slice..."
Ning Fan had not yet uttered the words Beast Treasury when a sudden wave of exclamations arose from the crowd of masters in the distance.
"Incredible, truly incredible! This young lord has just sliced out a three-hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herb!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, he bought this piece of Medicine Treasury for just 10,000 Dao Crystals, but the sliced spiritual herb can be sold for 400,000 Dao Crystals, what a profit!"
"That’s nothing. This young lord had just sliced a Divine Treasury piece worth 20,000 Dao Crystals, cutting out a 600,000-year-old spiritual herb! That spiritual herb can fetch 2 million Dao Crystals!"
Following the crowd’s exclamations, Ning Fan’s gaze wandered to a petite young lord selecting Medicine Treasuries.
Rather than a young lord, it was more accurate to say, a girl disguised as a young man.
This individual wore green attire and had a magical treasure concealing her feminine aura, but Ning Fan’s charm was world-renowned. How could he not distinguish between male and female?
He not only saw that she was a young maiden, but also that her true beauty was unparalleled, a bona fide beauty in the making.
He recognized that he had encountered this maiden upon entering the city.
He remembered that the maiden was an upper-tier Pill Master of the Sixth Revolution in Dan Refinement.
He also recalled that an Immortal protected the maiden, indicating her background was undoubtedly significant.
Many old monsters of the Void Fragmentation realm gazed greedily at the young lord, not interested in the young lord’s body, but in the various ancient herbs in the young lord’s storage pouch.
A black-robed old man behind the young lord suddenly cast a fierce glance, his Human Profound Middle Stage aura spreading, causing all old monsters of the Void Fragmentation realm to change their expressions dramatically.
"Fate... Fate Immortal! This child is protected by a Fate Immortal, who on earth is he?"
"Unknown, but this child’s background is undoubtedly massive. With a Fate Immortal present, we must definitely not act against this child, or our lives will be forfeit! Shaoze Star forbids killing, but to a Fate Immortal Old Monster, where on earth is it impossible to kill..."
A group of old monsters of the Void Fragmentation realm felt great fear, and no one dared to harbor ill intentions towards the young lord again.
The green-robed young lord turned around and glared at the black-clad Fate Immortal, displeased, "Uncle Wei, don’t unleash your aura randomly, it’s disturbing my Medicine Soul perception... I can’t discern which Divine Treasury contains good herbs!"
"Ahem... this old servant deserves death, I will stay quietly by your side without letting out a single bit of aura," the black-clad Fate Immortal apologized with a smile.
Old servant!
That title made countless people stunned in their hearts!
What kind of powerful force could make a Human Profound Middle Stage Fate Immortal act as a servant!
At least it must be a True Immortal Power!
That fair and tender young lord, could he be an important disciple of a True Immortal Power!
Cannot be offended, absolutely cannot be offended!
At this moment, even the three Fate Immortals secretly observing the security of Shaoze Star through the Immortal Array were all awestruck.
The disciples of the True Immortal power, they dared not offend.
This young ancestor’s background is truly formidable...
"A disciple of the True Immortal..." Ning Fan murmured to himself, also finding great interest in that young lady.
Although her cultivation was only at the Fourth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, her Medicine Soul was terrifyingly strong, nearly breaking through to the Seventh Revolution Pill Refinement Techniques.
This girl’s bone age was merely eight thousand, yet her cultivation and dan refinement could reach such heights; a disciple of the True Immortal power is certainly no ordinary being.
Her true identity must be the epitome of the younger generation of Eastern Heaven...
"This one! Uncle Wei, lend me your Dao Weapon, I want to cut the jade."
"Yes!"
At the young master’s command, the black-clad Fate Immortal immediately raised his palm to summon a fiery red flying knife, exuding a terrifying temperature, the temperature of the Great Dao!
If struck by this flying knife, even a Fate Immortal of the Human Profound Initial Stage would be incinerated on the spot!
"A Dao Weapon! Is this one of those Dao Weapons only a select few Immortals possess?"
"Tsk tsk, a Great Dao Weapon, once refined, this weapon could far surpass the Immemorial Divine Weapons!"
The young master took the flying knife, purchased a Medicine Treasury worth one hundred thousand Dao Crystals, and slowly cut it open.
The hearts of everyone present leaped to their throats, eager to see what rare Spiritual Medicine the young master would extract next.
This time, it was a Treasury worth a hundred thousand Dao Crystals—could it be an ancient herb of one million years!
The Old Taoist Swindler looked at the young master ancestor, as if he had just lost a parent, with tears in his eyes.
No one knew that this young master was another fat sheep he had swindled into cutting stone!
Fat sheep, this is what you call a fat sheep! Darn it, one doesn’t even know how many rare Spiritual Medicines were taken away from the gambling house!
A huge loss, a huge loss! This time he would surely be heavily punished by Master Yun!
Ning Fan didn’t care what the girl would cut out; he was more interested in the Dao Weapon in the girl’s hand.
Dao Weapon, Great Dao Weapon, Ning Fan also possessed one!
His Dao Weapon is the Memory Severing Dao Sword, of the Dao of Preserving, capable of severing memories!
Judging by the tone of the Masters here, even in the midst of Immortals, Dao Weapons are exceedingly rare Immortal Weapons.
However, Dao Weapons require careful refinement to exert great power...
It seems Ning Fan’s Memory Severing Dao Sword had never been refined, and he didn’t even know how it should be refined.
It appears that once he finds the time, he should seek out some methods for refining Dao Weapons, to refine his Memory Severing Dao Sword into a powerful Dao Weapon.
In future battles against foes of the Fate Immortal Realm, a Dao Weapon would surely be a great asset.
As for the Immemorial Divine Weapon... it truly seems outdated now, unless made of high-grade Immemorial Star Iron, it would hardly be of any help to Ning Fan.
"This is! This is! This is!"
After the young master cut the final slice, the gazes of countless cultivators present became burning hot like fire!
This time, the young master ancestor didn’t extract a Spiritual Medicine, but an entire Spiritual Root! A whole root filled with Pan Peaches!
The legendary Pan Peach Tree!
Hiss!
Over a dozen Fate Immortals flew in escape light from all directions, having long taken note of the situation here.
They already knew the formidable background of this young master and dared not offend.
They also knew how mysterious the Pan Peach Tree was and came here prepared to spend Dao Crystals to buy one or two Pan Peaches from this young master.
Seeing so many Fate Immortals appear, the black-clad Fate Immortal tensed up immediately, stepping slightly aside to shield the young master, fearing someone might act out of greed.
Three Fate Immortals of Shaoze Star, including Master Yun, chuckled and stepped forward a few steps, cupping their fists towards the black-clad Fate Immortal.
"You need not worry, we would never attack someone from the Medicine Sect, we do not have the courage for that..."
The Fate Immortals had long recognized the young master’s background and dared not offend.
"Medicine Sect!" At the mention of the Medicine Sect’s name, all the cultivators present were visibly distressed.
In the Eastern Heaven Immortal World, there are two great alchemy sects, one being the Dan Sect and the other the Medicine Sect.
In recent years, the strength of the Medicine Sect has mildly surpassed that of the Dan Sect, with a tendency to become the number one alchemy sect in Eastern Heaven.
The Sect Master of the Medicine Sect is highly mysterious, always elusive, and outsiders don’t even know his real name.
However, there was once a True Immortal power that offended the Medicine Sect, and six months later, that True Immortal power was annihilated by 19 True Immortals.
It is said that those 19 True Immortals were hired by the Sect Master of the Medicine Sect...
The fearsome reputation of the Medicine Sect is evident.
Seeing the True Immortals present acting sensibly, the black-robed Life Immortal relaxed a bit, but still remained somewhat wary.
The Little Master, however, had a carefree demeanor and waved his hand, saying, "Uncle Wei, you don’t have to be nervous. Before leaving this time, my master gave me a Ninth Revolution Pursue-Death Pill. Whoever kills me will be madly retaliated by my master. They won’t dare to lay a finger on me. My master is the Sect Master of the Medicine Sect!"
"Ninth Revolution Pursue-Death Pill!" Several Life Immortals gasped, and a few gritted their teeth, extinguishing the slightest hint of murder from their hearts.
The Pursue-Death Pill is a tracking expensive pill. If the pill’s user is killed, the Alchemist will know who the murderer is.
The grade of the Pursue-Death Pill varies, but the Ninth Revolution Pursue-Death Pill makes it such that even if a True Immortal harms the Little Master, the Sect Master of the Medicine Sect will know.
This Little Master is the only personal disciple of the Medicine Sect Sect Master!
The Medicine Sect Sect Master greatly values her, and if anyone harms her, he will go to great lengths to retaliate!
"Dare not! Dare not! How could we act against the disciples of the Medicine Sect Sect Master for a mere outside thing!" Several Fate Immortal old monsters laughed awkwardly.
The Little Master showed no interest in their attitudes, turning around the Pan Peach Tree three times, using the power of the Medicine Soul to examine the tree, then fell silent.
After a long time, she retracted her Medicine Soul, showing a disappointed look.
"It’s just a three-thousand-year Pan Peach Tree... a three-thousand-year Pan Peach that can delay the Heavenly Tribulation for three-thousand years is of little use."
Uh, little use... that’s actually of little use...
Each Life Immortal was speechless. How could a treasure that delays the Heavenly Tribulation for three-thousand years be useless!
Those Life Immortals who have survived countless Heavenly Tribulations, if they are not confident about passing the next Heavenly Tribulation, just need to consume a Pan Peach to live for another three-thousand years... Such a life-saving treasure cannot be useless!
However, the three-thousand-year Pan Peach is only useful for Life Immortals, indeed useless for True Immortals.
When the Little Master said it was useless, she was probably speaking on behalf of her master.
"I’m tired and not playing anymore. Uncle Wei, store away this Pan Peach Tree, and let’s go back to rest, I’m so tired..."
The Little Master stretched comfortably in the sunshine, her pure little face radiant like the newly risen warm sun.
The Life Immortal with the surname Wei dared not slack and quickly stored away the Pan Peach Tree, showing a helpless expression to those Life Immortals who wanted to purchase peaches.
His little ancestor didn’t seem willing to sell the peaches, buying them was impossible.
Who would expect his little ancestor to never lack money?
The world’s most frugal Sect Master was exceptionally generous to this little disciple, gifting billions of Dao Crystals during festivals.
All disciples of the Medicine Sect know that the big senior sister, Ouyang Nuan, is the most beautiful and rich woman in the Medicine Sect...
"Eh, why is it you? Are you also here for Qi Shen’s Treasury? Are you here for the Medicine Treasury? Quickly, open it for me to see!"
Ouyang Nuan suddenly noticed Ning Fan behind the crowd, breaking into a radiant smile.
Ning Fan was taken aback, never expecting this girl, who isn’t considered an acquaintance, to remember him...
All the eyes of the old monsters present instantly focused on Ning Fan.
"Who is this person! He actually knows a disciple of the Medicine Sect!"
"I have seen this person before, he is the demon of Blood Slaughter Chaos Demon Seven Stars, the Thousand Autumns Old Demon!"
"What! The same one with a reward of thirty million?"
"It’s him! Recently I saw the Red Clan seeking to ambush him at a teahouse. After he left with Red Clan, they never returned, and from the original Red Clan seven-member group, two magic-headed reward heads were claimed! Red Clan was sold to the Male Cauldron Pavilion... no doubt, he alone exterminated the Red Clan members!"
The Old Taoist Swindler’s face suddenly turned pale.
His perceived easy prey turned out to be such a fierce monster!
Yes, didn’t he see the little sheep go to Slaughter Pavilion, that was to claim the reward for two magic-headed people!
He’s doomed, cheating the wrong person, a cruel monster!
Shameful, shameful! A fierce monster disguised as a meek lamb, only the wise would recognize such a monster!
"Oh? So you are Daoist Thousand Autumns? I’ve heard about you, you’re quite capable, even daring to annihilate the subordinate forces of the Seven Fiends Sect. Hehe, I also greatly dislike Seven Fiends Sect."
Ouyang Nuan, speaking in a familiar tone, stand smilingly at Ning Fan.
Ning Fan’s expression became exceedingly strange.
Apparently, since entering Eastern Heaven, he has never introduced himself as Thousand Autumn Ancestor?
Even when occasionally conversing, he would introduce himself as Ning...
Why does everyone perceive him as Thousand Autumn Ancestor?
Actually, he really wouldn’t mind using his real name, after all, of the Four Heavens, there are millions named Ning Fan, how could anyone know he ascended from the lower realms?
"Daoist, Daoist, you quickly open the Medicine Treasury, I’m still waiting, quickly let me see if you can open some good stuff! If you open a one-million-year-old spiritual herb, I’ll recommend you to my master, making you the second senior brother of the Medicine Sect, second only to my master, above millions, my junior brother, alright!" (to be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)