novelraw Chapter 710: Miscalculation
Chapter 710: Miscalculation
When the seven Star Boats carried tens of thousands of Green Scarf Bandits and appeared above the Hundred Medicine Sect, all the cultivators of the Ancient Medicine Kingdom showed expressions of despair.
When the Green Scarf Bandits on one of the Star Boats continuously flew towards the Ziwei Pool, the Sect Master of the Hundred Medicine Sect displayed an expression of despair.
On the main mountain of the Hundred Medicine Sect, there was a Sect Protection Array, an Immortal Void high-grade formation, the source of its formation power hidden beneath the forbidden area of the Ziwei Pool.
The opposing side attacked the Ziwei Pool, obviously having a strong expert proficient in formations accompanying them, who saw through the setup of the Hundred Medicine Sect’s formation...
"It’s over... Ancestor Qian is not here, the array’s source has also been seen through, our Hundred Medicine Sect is on the verge of destruction..."
The Sect Master of the Hundred Medicine Sect let out a long sigh, suddenly his gaze froze, only to see Ning Fan’s figure flashing, heading straight towards the Ziwei Pool!
His gaze was like eternal, unmelting ice!
His escape light seemed much faster than Ancestor Qian of the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm!
"Could it be that this Senior’s cultivation is above the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm! Is there hope for our Hundred Medicine Sect..." One by one, the cultivators of the Hundred Medicine Sect cried tears of joy.
Each and every cultivator of the Ancient Medicine Kingdom did not notice the absence of the elder surnamed Qian, but upon seeing someone take action against the Green Scarf Bandits, and that person being exceedingly strong, naturally, they too cried tears of joy.
Does the Ancient Medicine Kingdom still have hope...
In an instant, Ning Fan had already stepped into the air above the Ziwei Pool, his spirit sense swept downward, noticing Ouyang Nuan inside a small hut by the pool.
Upon seeing Ouyang Nuan’s situation, Ning Fan’s gaze immediately darkened.
Ouyang Nuan was indeed not dead, but how did she end up like this...
According to his own plan, there should have been no flaws, why was he unconscious for seven years, why did Ouyang Nuan end up in such a situation...
Confused, still confused.
Ning Fan felt deeply puzzled; the battle that day had proceeded according to plan.
The Stele of Sun and Moon and Ancestral Sword Qi forcibly eradicated one of the Fate Immortals, seizing the opportunity to expel the second Fate Immortal, and saved Wei Qi.
All it took was ten breaths to allow Wei Qi’s mana to slightly recover, to fight against the tall Fate Immortal, right?
At that time, Ning Fan’s mana was already drained, unable to escape with Ouyang Nuan and Wei Qi using the Black Demon Escape Technique.
He had not gathered them into the Yuan Yao World because ordinary small chiliocosm treasures could not defend against attacks from Fate Immortals.
Initially, he had hidden Ouyang Nuan in the Yuan Yao World, hence the two Fate Immortals were unaware that Ning Fan possessed the small chiliocosm treasure.
Once he released Ouyang Nuan, they were aware, so even if he took Ouyang Nuan, the chiliocosm would easily be shattered by a Fate Immortal cultivator...
At that time, he had already entered the Xuan Yin Treasure once, and naturally could not enter again within three days.
Deploying formation patterns takes a lot of time, and the patterns involve too much; being within the Shaoze Star Domain at that time, laying down formation patterns to kill the Fate Immortal guarding Wei Qi was effortlessly easy, but the terrifying wave of those patterns would definitely attract countless Fate Immortals peering afterward, boundless future troubles...
Therefore, from the beginning, Ning Fan did not intend to use formation patterns.
In the heat of battle, naturally, there was no time to lay formation patterns again.
Thus, wanting to stop the tall Fate Immortal for ten breaths could only be achieved through the Dismantling Technique...
Dismantling would trigger body-devouring thoughts, but if it was just ten breaths, Ning Fan believed Ouyang Nuan would have a way to help suppress those thoughts.
When he performed the Dismantling Technique, he only tore open a tiny crack on the Minglun Seal, releasing a trace of thoughts.
Under such a degree of thoughts, even temporarily losing his sanity would not be too detrimental.
After all, when Ning Fan was fully immersed in those thoughts, he could somewhat control them, and spar with Ancestor Gu Zang all the way.
Only ten breaths of dismantling, being slightly eroded by thoughts, would be enough to fend off the tall Fate Immortal.
Ning Fan never expected himself to kill the tall Fate Immortal.
The Dismantling Technique merely fully unleashed those thoughts, barely equivalent to a Fate Immortal.
Now, releasing a small amount of thoughts, not being the opponent of the tall Fate Immortal, was merely intending to delay ten breaths.
As long as he delayed ten breaths, Wei Qi would restore a tenth of his mana.
By then, Wei Qi could easily kill the tall Fate Immortal, also easily knock himself out when he lost his sanity.
With Ouyang Nuan’s resources, helping him seal small amounts of thoughts shouldn’t be difficult... At most, he would be unconscious for three to five days, then awaken.
Ning Fan would never fall unconscious before outsiders, but he trusted Ouyang Nuan, that’s why he dared to boldly use the Dismantling Technique.
Everything was within plan, at worst, it was just the thoughts thoroughly erupting, reverting him to a state of half demon, half human again, how could he be unconscious for seven years...
His body-devouring thoughts were limited, couldn’t possibly be wounded so gravely.
Amidst his dismantling, something unexpectedly transpired, causing Ouyang Nuan unforeseen calamity, leading him to be unconscious for seven years...
That one day, what mistake was made...
Speaking of which, since Ouyang Nuan was here, where was Wei Qi...
Ning Fan’s inward sight of his own body revealed the terrifyingly large crack on the Minglun Seal.
Someone deliberately tore the crack wider, who was it...
The crack was stitched with a force of five colors, was that force Ouyang Nuan’s...
Confused, confused! What was miscalculated on that day!
Why was the crack torn, and by whom!
Why did Ouyang Nuan send him to the Ancient Chen Star Domain!
Where was Wei Qi? Wasn’t he saved, why didn’t he protect Ouyang Nuan all the way!
"Are you the helper invited by Qian Kaiyan of the Hundred Medicine Sect? In the intelligence I gathered, the Hundred Medicine Sect didn’t have cultivators of the Seventh Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm; do you intend to stand up for the Hundred Medicine Sect! Qian Kaiyan, that old scoundrel, tell him to come out and speak to our big brother; he is a Seventh Revolution Pill Master, he has that qualification, but you do not!"
An entire Star Boat full of Green Scarf Bandits leapt off the boat, standing in the sky, encircling Ning Fan.
The person who spoke previously was a large man of the Eighth Heavenly Layer of the Shattered Void Realm, with a green scarf wrapping his head, eyes like leopards, and whiskers circling, looking at Ning Fan with incessant cold laughter.
He was the second-in-command of the Green Scarf Bandits!
In his eyes, Ning Fan was merely a Seven Apricot Shattered Cultivator, not his opponent.
He had killed Seven Apricot Shattered Cultivators before; during the Green Scarf Bandit’s conquest through the star domain, who knows how many he had slain.
Alone, Ning Fan seeking to protect the Hundred Medicine Sect was utterly impossible!
He did not immediately order an attack on Ning Fan because he wanted to meet Qian Kaiyan, the lower-rank Seventh Revolution Pill Master from the Hundred Medicine Sect.
The Green Scarf Bandits had everything, lacking only a Pill Master above the Seventh Revolution.
When the Green Scarf Bandit leader slaughtered his way into Youhai Star, he had already heard of Qian Kaiyan’s reputation.
Qian Kaiyan’s Pill Refinement was brilliant, his Pill Medicine Art even more so.
Many Pill Masters excel in pill refinement, can craft high-grade pills, but are not adept at healing and preserving lives.
The so-called Pill Medicine Art involved knowing countless Alchemy Dao Secret Techniques; even with no pill in hand, one could use the power of the Medicine Soul to save lives.
Green Scarf Bandits entered the Ancient Medicine Kingdom but did not wantonly slaughter like before; this was giving face to Qian Kaiyan.
They sought to subdue Qian Kaiyan, turn him into their ship doctor!
Their feigned attack on the Ziwei Pool was to scare Qian Kaiyan, forcing him to appear.
Unexpectedly, the feigned attack didn’t bring out Qian Kaiyan, but rather Ning Fan.
The second-in-command didn’t take Ning Fan seriously, yet he gave Ning Fan a bit of face, not attacking him immediately.
He was still waiting for Qian Kaiyan to show up; this Pill Doctor was formidable, and their leader had instructed them to secure his cooperation!
"The Qian Kaiyan you’re looking for is not in the Hundred Medicine Sect. Within the Hundred Medicine Sect, there is only one Shattered Void cultivator who can fight—me. Within three breaths, leave the Ancient Medicine Kingdom, and I will spare your lives."
Ning Fan said emotionlessly.
Upon these words, all seven boats of Green Scarf Bandits fell silent, followed by a deafening burst of laughter.
"How arrogant he is; does he think his power alone can rival my seventy thousand Green Scarf Bandit army!"
"What does it matter if he’s of the Seventh Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm! Even rogue immortals have fallen to the hands of my Green Scarf Bandit army!"
"How supremely arrogant this person is, there’s no need to hold back anymore, kill him! Once this brat is dead and the Ancient Medicine Kingdom is slaughtered, I refuse to believe that Qian Kaiyan won’t show up! When that time comes, capture him, plant a Restrictive Spell, and force him to become our ship’s doctor! If he won’t drink the wine of courtesy, then let him drink the wine of punishment!"
Amidst the laughter from all directions, an endless number of Green Scarf Bandits descended from the Star Boat like wolves and tigers, charging towards Ning Fan!
These Green Scarf Bandits, every one of them a powerful master above the Void Refinement Realm, no wonder they can travel through the starry sky!
Seventy thousand Void Refinement, two hundred Void Fragmentation, seven leaders!
The second to seventh leaders were said to have reached the Eighth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, and only the main leader possessed rogue immortal cultivation!
Facing this pack of Green Scarf Bandits like wolves and tigers, even a rogue immortal can only flee at the sight of them!
"Raise the Star Arrows!"
"Yes!"
Behind the countless Green Scarf Bandits, a scar-faced rogue immortal let out a command, upon which seventy thousand Green Scarf Bandits, regardless of strength, all drew out a green bow and shot spirit arrows at Ning Fan!
Seventy thousand Void Refinement Arrow Light, two hundred Void Fragmentation Arrow Light, even a rogue immortal would surely perish!
The arrow light illuminated the dark starry sky, and each cultivator of the Ancient Medicine Kingdom was aghast.
Is this the disciplined bandits of the Ancient Chen Star Domain?
One of the seventy-two bandit groups in the Ancient Chen Star Domain, though without the presence of a Fate Immortal, even a Life Immortal of the Human Profound Initial Stage dared not engage.
Green Scarf Bandits!
"Alas, fortunately, Ancestor Qian has left, even if he were here, what could he do? To think the Green Scarf Bandits are this formidable, who can contend with them other than a Fate Immortal..."
"What a pity, what a pity, it seems the Ancient Medicine Kingdom truly faces destruction..."
"Another regret is that we still do not know the name of this senior who stood up to die for our Ancient Medicine Kingdom, yet we do not even know his name..."
Every cultivator of the Ancient Medicine Kingdom sighed repeatedly, not one believed that Ning Fan could survive under the attack of countless arrow lights.
Even if Ning Fan was at the Seventh Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, he could not survive, even if he was a rogue immortal, he could not survive...
Countless old monsters closed their eyes, resigned to awaiting death.
Some of the dainty female cultivators were bloodless, laughing mournfully.
If the Ancient Medicine Kingdom were to fall, they would likely become others’ cauldrons...
"What! This, how is this possible!"
Suddenly, a cry of disbelief came from a Dai practitioner.
In the next instant, all the cultivators of the Ancient Medicine Kingdom were shocked.
The seventy thousand Green Scarf Bandits, each incredulous, stared at Ning Fan!
Yet they saw that as seventy thousand arrow lights approached, Ning Fan neither dodged nor evaded, allowing the arrow lights to strike his body, remaining unscathed, even emitting the sound of metal clashing!
The attacks below a rogue immortal could not even penetrate Ning Fan’s physical defense!
Ning Fan’s physical body could directly withstand all attacks below a rogue immortal!
He has undergone the third transformation of the Corpse Demon!
After completing the third transformation, he gained two major benefits!
Firstly, an endless lifespan, secondly, physical defense comparable to the Nirvana Ninth Heaven Body Cultivation, able to disregard all attacks below a rogue immortal!
Seventy thousand Green Scarf Bandits, two hundred Void Fragmentation, six leaders, none could harm Ning Fan!
The only one who could slightly break Ning Fan’s physical defense was that rogue immortal bandit leader!
"Die!"
Sword light flickered in Ning Fan’s eyes, and the ink-colored sword sense wildly spread across the sky, shredding each Void Refinement into pieces!
In an instant, all seventy thousand Void Refinement perished, leaving only two hundred or so Green Scarf Bandits above the Void Fragmentation!
"Such powerful sword sense! It can instantly kill even Void Refinement!"
Each Green Scarf Void Fragmentation gasped, involuntarily stepping back half a step.
Over two hundred Void Fragmentation, facing Ning Fan alone, felt their breath catch!
The pressure Ning Fan exerted was immense, comparable to a Fate Immortal!
Their years of slaughter led them instinctively to fear Ning Fan!
"You all retreat, I will take him down myself!"
The bandit leader’s face was extremely grave, stepping out from the crowd, walking towards Ning Fan step by step.
Each step he took, his momentum increased a bit.
Each step he took, the blood glow of his ring-hilted machete intensified a bit!
He was accumulating blade momentum, intending to strike at the strongest moment and slay Ning Fan with an invisible blade!
Ning Fan watched the bandit leader with an expressionless face.
Finally, the bandit leader’s blade momentum reached its peak, and the entire force of Youhai Star was disrupted by the bandit leader alone!
This slash was enough to instantly kill an ordinary rogue immortal!
The bandit leader was fully confident he could slay Ning Fan with a single slash!
"Die!"
With a slicing sound, the bandit leader’s figure vanished, and a cyan blade light connected heaven and earth, slashing down on Ning Fan with terrifying speed!
If struck, Ning Fan would die, and the residual wave of the blade light would create a huge crack on Youhai Star.
This slash nearly exhausted all the bandit leader’s mana, his trump card technique!
"This one must die! He should not have given me the chance to gather blade momentum!"
The bandit leader laughed loudly towards the sky, arrogantly declaring, "Upon this one’s demise, it shall be the moment of bloody slaughter upon the Ancient Medicine Kingdom..."
Bang!
A colossal roar suddenly resounded, freezing the bandit leader’s laughter.
Yet Ning Fan slowly raised his palm, covered with black star radiance, directly against the blade light above.
The blade light, sufficient to instantly kill an ordinary rogue immortal, was easily grasped by Ning Fan’s palm, unable to shatter it.
The power of the blade light rapidly weakened as Ning Fan stepped forward, clenched his five fingers, and the cyan blade light shattered into countless points of light, dissipating...
Shattered, the blade light shattered...
The strongest divine skill of the Green Scarf Bandit’s leader was blocked by Ning Fan without any effort...
"No, impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Who are you? Only Fate Immortal Old Monsters can so effortlessly receive my blade light! You can so easily take my blade light, you cannot possibly be a nobody! When did such a person emerge in the Ancient Chen Star Domain!"
The bandit leader’s face changed dramatically, and each Green Scarf Void Fragmentation gazed at Ning Fan with disbelief.
No need for explanations, why explain to a bunch of dead people!
Ning Fan transformed into a black-clad figure with one step, his body suddenly dispersed into innumerable ink-shadow butterflies...
Earth Escaping Technique!
After acquiring the power of the Five-Color Medicine Soul, Ning Fan found his control over mana unprecedentedly precise, and the power of the Earth Escaping Technique greatly enhanced...
The sky-encompassing black butterflies engulfed the bandit leader along with two hundred Void Fragmentations.
Screams emanated from the swarm of butterflies, with void fragmentations perishing every moment.
After ten breaths, the sky fell silent, leaving only seven solitary Star Boats hanging in the sky, barren and devoid of any living soul.
Countless blood rains, flesh fragments, storage pouches, and Dao Fruits fell to the ground, yet Ning Fan had no intention to pick them up.
The seven Star Boats carried many treasures, looted by the Green Scarf Bandits along the way, but Ning Fan had no interest in them.
"Where is the Sect Master Baiyao?" Ning Fan reverted to white robes, asking indifferently.
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