novelraw Chapter 729: Outer Elder Fei He
Chapter 729: Outer Elder Fei He
Upon speaking, Yao Qingyun gently raised her delicate finger and pressed it towards Ning Fan.
There was an indescribable mystery in that finger, as if the vast cosmic forces of hundreds of cultivation stars around were being drawn in by it.
The immense force pressed down on Ning Fan, enough to easily crush him into ashes.
Unfortunately, Yao Qingyun could not harm Ning Fan. She controlled her power with extreme precision, ensuring that Ning Fan would not suffer any harm.
She merely wanted to borrow this force to press Ning Fan to the ground, forcing him to kneel and apologize to the Yao family in public!
Ning Fan’s entire body was in extreme pain, as if his muscles and bones would shatter in the next instant, but they did not, nor were they injured.
His shoulders seemed to bear the entire starry sky, a weight he could not endure.
His knees gradually buckled under the pressure, his legs softened, and he was on the verge of kneeling to the ground.
"Unable to kill me, so you want to make me kneel, to humiliate me..."
Ning Fan was pale as death, yet his gaze was calm as a deep, silent abyss, dark and pure, without a ripple.
Clenching his teeth, stubbornly holding his spine straight, Ning Fan gritted his fists tightly, standing upright with a mocking smile, looking at Yao Qingyun.
He would not kneel!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of shattering echoed, it was the sound of Ning Fan’s bones fracturing!
Not even the Black Star Technique could withstand this collapse, the gap in realms between him and Yao Qingyun was too vast!
His skin was crushed and torn, his blood quickly staining his white robe, the pain was limitless, yet Ning Fan seemed unaffected, as if he did not care.
"You, have injured me."
Ning Fan continued to smile mockingly as he patted his storage pouch, retrieving a Death-Exemption Token, raising it high.
Yao Qingyun’s delicate face darkened. She merely wanted to humiliate Ning Fan, not injure him. With the Death-Exemption Token in his possession, she could not harm Ning Fan, or she would be violating the laws of the hall!
However, she could not fathom that Ning Fan would rather have his bones shatter than bend a knee.
This bone and muscle injury was not an ordinary injury that could be healed by consuming pills.
This injury was caused by immense force, extremely difficult to heal!
Wasn’t Ning Fan going to participate in the Disciple Recruitment Competition? With such severe injuries, how could he possibly compete?
Would he rather forgo the competition and not kneel?
"Or is he merely trying to use his own injuries to entrap me into breaking the laws?"
Yao Qingyun gritted her teeth, filled with hatred. Now that Ning Fan had publicly displayed the Death-Exemption Token, she could not publicly harm him.
With a flick of her finger, the overwhelming force vanished. She delicately stepped forward, walking towards Ning Fan. As she approached, she gently tapped his forehead with her finger.
Instantly, a warmth of mana flowed into Ning Fan’s body, healing his injuries at a terrifying pace.
"Elder Qingyun is truly considerate, knowing I am severely injured, she assists in healing me. I shall remember this kindness!"
Ning Fan chuckled mockingly.
Yao Qingyun’s face was stern, her teeth clenched, ignoring Ning Fan.
She had no choice but to heal Ning Fan’s injuries. According to the laws of the hall, no one was allowed to harm the holder of a Death-Exemption Token, and violators would have their cultivations nullified and be eternally imprisoned in the Blood Prison.
Though she was an elder, she could not defy this law, lest the Slaughter Emperor nullify her cultivation and imprison her eternally in the Blood Prison.
Humiliation, what kind of humiliation!
Ning Fan was her enemy, a mere ant. She could lift a finger and kill him, yet she was ensnared by Ning Fan, forbidden from killing him, harming him, and had to heal his injuries.
"Elder Qingyun’s fingers are quite cold, you seem somewhat weakened, have you perhaps erred in your cultivation recently, suffering a backlash?" Ning Fan continued to sneer coldly at Yao Qingyun.
Upon hearing Ning Fan’s mocking words, Yao Qingyun’s delicate body trembled, her expression growing colder.
Indeed, she had recently made a mistake in her cultivation, suffering some backlash.
At a critical moment in her seclusion, she received news of the Yao family’s massacre, causing her state of mind to become chaotic and resulting in an erroneous cultivation practice.
Ultimately, her backlash injury was rooted in Ning Fan’s actions!
With her finger on Ning Fan’s forehead, touching his skin, Yao Qingyun felt extremely uncomfortable.
She disliked physical contact with any man, especially with her enemy, Ning Fan.
A continuous stream of warm mana flowed into Ning Fan, healing his internal injuries one by one.
After some time, Yao Qingyun withdrew her finger, taking out a silk handkerchief, wiping her fingers with extreme disgust.
Having touched Ning Fan with these fingers, she felt soiled!
Ning Fan let out a cold laugh, he had intended to use his injuries to entrap Yao Qingyun into breaking the laws, yet he hadn’t expected her to endure the humiliation to heal him, rendering his calculations useless.
Yao Qingyun was wiping her fingers, while Ning Fan deliberately touched his forehead, caressing the spot where Yao Qingyun had touched, then sniffing his fingers, he murmured,
"Such fragrance, the scent of wild ginger flowers."
"You’re seeking death!" Yao Qingyun laughed angrily, her expression cold enough to freeze a person from a Cultivation Star to death.
She loved wild ginger flowers and often put them in her baths, naturally leaving a hint of their fragrance on her skin.
"I slaughtered the Yao Family, it’s understandable that Elder Qingyun desires vengeance for them. However, I urge Elder Qingyun to consider more thoughtful methods for revenge; techniques such as today’s humiliation are truly too crude."
Ning Fan withdrew his smile, returning to a merciless expression, with a flick of his sleeve, his blood-red robe instantly transformed into a brand-new white robe.
Afterward, without looking at Yao Qingyun again, he directly bypassed Yao Li and stepped into Slaughter City.
Yao Li watched Ning Fan’s back with a gloomy expression, saying no more.
Yao Qingyun, on the other hand, furiously wiped her fingers until the skin broke and blood flowed, only then did the rage in her heart slightly diminish.
Yes, today’s method of insulting Ning Fan was indeed too crude!
What was the point of making Ning Fan kneel in public? It had no actual significance!
One careless move, and Ning Fan counter-calculated, nearly violating the Slaughter Palace’s order...
"I lost my control for a moment, next time, I won’t let this boy get away."
Yao Qingyun gradually calmed down, no longer showing any sign of emotion on her pretty face.
She stepped towards Yao Li, speaking coldly, "Li’er, there is less than two years until the grand competition. I can send someone to assist you in breaking through to the Intermediate Harmonious Spirit stage within two years, but the process is extremely dangerous, do you wish to attempt it?"
Yao Li exclaimed with joy upon hearing this, "Yao Li is willing! If Yao Li can break through to the Intermediate Harmonious Spirit stage before the grand competition, I am confident to eliminate the Millennium Child during the competition!"
"Very well, you may leave now, and don’t trouble the Millennium Child until the grand competition. Later, I will send someone to support you in improving your cultivation."
After speaking, Yao Qingyun’s body suddenly transformed into Qing Yun light and vanished in an instant.
Yao Li respectfully clasped his hands, bidding farewell to Yao Qingyun.
After Yao Qingyun left, he couldn’t hide the excitement in his eyes.
In the past, when the Yao Family was still present, Yao Qingyun also supported them materially by occasionally giving Dao Crystals and expensive pills. When some members of the Yao Family attained immortality, she allowed Yao Family masters to use the pool of blood in Slaughter Palace to increase the success rate of becoming immortal by fifty percent.
Aside from these basic supports, Yao Qingyun never provided other aids to the Yao Family and her attitude towards them was extremely indifferent.
After all, when she was young, she was forcibly expelled from the clan by the Yao Family, so it was impossible to not bear a grudge.
But now, Yao Qingyun’s decision to help Yao Li break through his realm clearly indicated her intention to emphasize him.
After all, Yao Li was the last descendant of the Yao Family.
How could Yao Li not be delighted!
For the first time, he felt that Ning Fan’s annihilation of the Yao Family was truly a great service to him!
Having lost the Yao Family as his backing, yet gaining Yao Qingyun as a patron, Yao Li almost wanted to laugh uproariously.
The demise of the Yao Family was well-done, the demise of the Yao Family was well-done!
If the strong figures of the Yao Family knew that the Yao Li they had diligently nurtured was actually rejoicing over their deaths, one wonders what their feelings would be in the underworld...
Ning Fan walked down the long street of Slaughter City, various expressions directed towards him from passing masters.
Some were participating masters, looking at Ning Fan with awe in their eyes.
Some were masters from the Slaughter Hall, gazing at Ning Fan with incredulity.
The initial confrontation between Ning Fan and Yao Qingyun had rapidly spread throughout the city.
All the masters of Slaughter Palace heard that Elder Qingyun personally took action intending to humiliate Ning Fan, but instead, was humiliated by Ning Fan...
The dignified Shedding Void Elder was humiliated by a child of the Void Fragmentation realm, the news was indeed inconceivable.
Slaughter City was divided into the Inner City and Outer City.
The Blood Palace of the Slaughter Hall was situated in the Inner City, where the grand competition was also held.
Before the grand competition begins, no master except those of the main hall may enter the Inner City.
Ning Fan wandered around the Outer City, visiting the Outer City Auction Pavilion and sold all his countless magical treasures to the pavilion.
Those were magical treasures of numerous Fate Immortals and Void Fragmentation, which held little significance for Ning Fan but were crucial for ordinary masters.
After annihilating the Yao Family and massacring immortal cultivators, Ning Fan acquired many high-level Cultivation Techniques, and after imprinting a copy for himself, he sold all the rest.
From this treasure sell-off, Ning Fan instantly gained trillions of Dao Crystals.
Initially, when spending money like flowing water, Ning Fan wasn’t distressed, first because the money had to be spent to avoid disaster while keeping it,
secondly, because he had also captured countless magical treasures and Cultivation Techniques in his possession that could be sold for Dao Crystals upon arriving in the Blood Sea Star Realm.
Ning Fan had over eight hundred Void Fragmentation Realm Dao Fruits on him, numerous expensive pills to enhance the first step of cultivation, all bestowed upon the female cultivators of the Cauldron Ring.
The Fate Immortal Dao Fruit was also cut out, temporarily kept on his person, not sold or consumed, prepared to be eaten when becoming an immortal to increase the odds of success.
Blood Sea Star is the Star of the Celestial Emperor; Slaughter City is the largest city on the Star of the Celestial Emperor.
Ning Fan went straight to the Spirit Medicine Pavilion in Slaughter City, using the trillion Dao Crystals he just acquired to purchase one-million-year-old spiritual herbs, buying a total of 470 plants.
He still had 20 billion Dao Crystals left and did not spend it all, keeping some Dao Crystals on him for emergencies.
With less than two years until the competition begins, Ning Fan finally arrived at Slaughter City, ensuring he won’t miss it.
He decided to spend the remaining two years further enhancing the Art of Gathering Three Flowers at the Top.
Aiming to let the fifth lotus petal turn to lead color before the competition.
Aside from the Spirit Medicine Pavilion, Ning Fan did not wander around other places much.
Spending 100 million Dao Crystals, he bought a middle-ranked palace in the outer city, moved in, dismissed all maidservants, and sat alone in the room.
Without immediately starting to cultivate the Art of Gathering Three Flowers at the Top, Ning Fan sat at the table, sipping Spiritual Tea, gazing calmly at the corner of the room, and said peacefully,
"Senior has followed this junior since entering the city, presumably wanting to speak with this junior; may I ask what advice the senior has?"
As Ning Fan’s words fell, a hoarse laugh instantly came from the corner of the room, followed by a fleshless old man in a blood robe appearing with a flash of bloody light.
The old man’s cultivation was no less than that of Qingyun Elder, probably a strong Initiate Realm of Shekong Master.
His robe was embroidered with the emblem of the Slaughter Palace, naturally belonging to the Slaughter Palace.
This person’s concealment technique was extremely sophisticated, even Qingyun Elder did not notice this person.
This person seemed to have cultivated the Corpse Path Secret Art; if Ning Fan’s third transformation into a corpse devil body hadn’t emitted a faint sense, he would never have detected this person’s tracking.
"Hehe, I am Fei He, one of the twenty-three elders of the Slaughter Palace. Millennium Child has keen senses, even that Qingyun Elder didn’t know I was hiding by her side, yet you know!"
The old man in a blood robe had sparse hair, ghastly pale skin, deeply sunken eye sockets, and a lifeless aura, resembling a zombie.
He did not bother to be courteous with Ning Fan, directly sitting across from him, looking at him with a cold gaze, licking his lips.
"Ah, so it’s Elder Fei He, my apologies!"
Ning Fan cupped his hands in greeting while pondering Fei He’s intentions.
"I have disagreements with Qingyun Elder; you slaughtered the Yao Family, which pleases me greatly! You seem to have gathered one-million-year-old spiritual herbs to cultivate the Art of Gathering Three Flowers at the Top? Hehe, you can take these spiritual herbs as a small reward from me!"
Fei He waved his sleeve, and a storage pouch appeared on the table out of thin air.
He nodded, indicating for Ning Fan to take it.
Ning Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly, taking the storage pouch, sweeping his spirit sense over it, finding nearly a hundred one-million-year-old spiritual herbs inside.
Since the Medicine Soul transformed into five colors, Ning Fan’s perception was especially keen.
These hundred one-million-year-old spiritual herbs seemed to have been tampered with...
"Thank you, senior, for your generous gift."
Without refusing Fei He’s gift, refusal would only arouse suspicion.
Ning Fan put away the storage pouch, but in his heart, he had already decided never to use these herbs for cultivation.
Seeing Ning Fan accept the spiritual herbs, Fei He nodded in satisfaction and continued, "You’ve offended Qingyun Elder; although you hold a Death-Exemption Token, it doesn’t guarantee she won’t use insidious means to kill you. I have a plan to completely eliminate Qingyun Elder, but it requires your cooperation."
Upon hearing this, Ning Fan frowned slightly, maintaining silence for a long time.
"What! I kindly offer to help you avoid disaster, and you wish to refuse my kindness?" Fei He’s face turned grim, his gaze growing colder.
Ning Fan internally sneered continuously, yet his expression revealed none of it.
This Fei He clearly wants to eliminate Qingyun Elder but pompously claims it’s to help himself, how laughable.
Unexpectedly, having just arrived in Slaughter City, he first clashed with Qingyun Elder, then got tangled up with this Fei He.
Judging by the one-million-year-old spiritual herbs gifted by Fei He, this person is certainly no kind soul.
Compared to Fei He, Ning Fan actually found Qingyun Elder somewhat more endearing.
Ning Fan, having met countless people, instantly recognized Fei He as someone heartless, insidious, and a bloodless killer.
Although Qingyun Elder was also considered an enemy to Ning Fan, she had earned some favor from him.
In Ning Fan’s view, this woman wanted to kill him because of the Yao Family.
And who is the Yao Family? It is those who once wronged Qingyun Elder.
Qingyun Elder must be deeply sentimental to be angered for a family that wronged her.
If one day Ning Fan must face life or death with Qingyun Elder, he will wield his sword to slay her without hesitation.
Yet in his heart, he still holds a certain fondness for Qingyun Elder, even though she is an enemy.
Ning Fan admires those who value sentiment deeply.
As for Fei He, there is a deep-seated aversion.
He and Fei He had no personal feud, yet Fei He tampered with the one-million-year-old spiritual herb, seeking to harm him.
Fei He is truly despicable to the extreme!
If only Ning Fan’s cultivation weren’t so inferior to Fei He’s, he would undoubtedly strike decisively and slay Fei He.
Unfortunately, his cultivation is vastly different from Fei He’s, so he cannot help but temporarily disguise himself, pretending to be unaware of the herb’s tampering, and falsely agreeing to all of Fei He’s demands.
"Do you really want to refuse the goodwill of this old man!" Fei He asked once more, this time, vaguely revealing some killing intent!
Ning Fan collected his emotions, clasped his fists towards Fei He, and said, "Senior’s goodwill, how could the junior dare refuse? If Senior is willing to help the junior eliminate Yao Qingyun, the junior would be deeply grateful. I only wish to know when Senior plans to do so and how the junior can assist?"
Seeing Ning Fan being so perceptive, Fei He inwardly sneered yet put away his cold demeanor, showing a slightly amiable expression.
"The timing is not right. It is not yet the time to eliminate Yao Qingyun. When you officially join the Slaughter Hall and break through to immortality, this old man will start implementing the plan. Then, hehe... Yao Qingyun will undoubtedly die! This is my token; take it. With this token, ordinary cultivators of the Slaughter Hall will not dare to trouble you!"
Fei He patted his storage pouch, took out a token engraved with the character ’Fei’.
Putting the token on the table, Fei He gave Ning Fan a deep look, stood up, turned into a streak of blood light, and swiftly fled away.
"Fei He harbors evil intentions! Those one-million-year-old spiritual herbs must not be eaten!"
In the Yuan Yao World, Ouyang Nuan’s concerned voice came through.
"Rest assured, Nuan’er, I know. Having stayed in the Yuan Yao World these days, you must be feeling bored. Come out and rest for a few days."
Ning Fan caressed the Yuan Yao Jade, and instantly, a flash of light revealed Ouyang Nuan’s beautiful silhouette.
She held the little Maoqiu, still breathtakingly beautiful, but those strands of white hair made Ning Fan’s heart ache.
"This white hair is quite unpleasing to the eye. I will get the Eternal Jade to remove it." Ning Fan’s fingers wove through Ouyang Nuan’s snowy hair, gently stroking it.
Ouyang Nuan’s pretty face flushed slightly, but she did not resist, looking deeply at Ning Fan, and softly said, "You’ve gotten entangled with two elders of the Slaughter Hall as soon as you entered Slaughter City. Be extremely careful."
"Hmm, I will be careful. I’m so tired, having hurried all the way here. Stay with me and let me rest a while."
With a cry of surprise from Ouyang Nuan, Ning Fan scooped her up horizontally and walked towards the bed.
Ouyang Nuan instantly grew nervous, her face turning as red as if it could drip blood. She gently pushed Ning Fan’s embrace and stammered, "I... I’m not ready yet..."
"We’re just getting some sleep, what preparation do you need? I’m not going to eat you."
Ning Fan chuckled at Ouyang Nuan, thinking to himself that this silly woman might think he was implying something else.
"Ah? You’re not going to... do that with me..." Ouyang Nuan was slightly stunned, then breathed a soft sigh of relief, yet felt unexplainably a bit disappointed.
"Hmm, not going to do that now. The act of union has its benefits if done at the right time. Given your current physical condition, engaging in it would only weaken your foundation, reducing longevity."
Ning Fan spoke earnestly about the art of union, but Ouyang Nuan’s face only reddened further.
She found Ning Fan too lewd for being able to speak about such an embarrassing topic with a straight face.
Upon reflection, perhaps it was precisely because Ning Fan never had any despicable or lewd intentions in his heart that he could discuss these matters so calmly.
He placed Ouyang Nuan inside the bed, helping her remove her shoes and socks.
As his hand brushed past Ouyang Nuan’s delicate, boneless ankle, Ning Fan’s gaze deepened, yet he said nothing further.
He removed his own shoes and socks, dressed, got on the bed, laying on the outer side, gently wrapping an arm around Ouyang Nuan’s slender waist.
"Sleep now."
Ning Fan closed his eyes, swiftly falling into a deep sleep.
For eight years, Ning Fan had remained in a state of high alert, constantly guarding against enemies, truly exhausted.
This is now Slaughter City; there would no longer be overt attacks, at most only silent slayings.
No need for heightened vigilance, now he could finally rest a bit.
"Awoo..."
Little Maoqiu had no intention of sleeping, not wanting to nap in the broad daylight.
It leaped gently from Ouyang Nuan’s embrace, flew to the floor, and jogged around the room.
It has reached the intermediate Nascent Soul realm in cultivation.
Without the trouble from Little Maoqiu, Ouyang Nuan snuggled closer into Ning Fan’s embrace, gazing at his weary sleeping face, her heart trembled, warmth flowed through, and she felt a little heartache.
"What virtue do I, Ouyang Nuan, have to deserve your desperate protection..."
She muttered to herself, curled up in Ning Fan’s embrace.
This embrace was so warm, as if it could shield her from all harm...
She hoped that someday, she could also shield the owner of this embrace from all harm...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)