novelraw Chapter 750: The Three Treasures of Six Desires
Chapter 750: The Three Treasures of Six Desires
The expensive pills left by Fei He can prevent corpse poison from acting up for three years.
The jade scroll he left behind, surprisingly records various sects’ and factions’ dual cultivation methods.
Ning Fan naturally would not consume the expensive pills, but he was quite interested in this jade scroll.
If one were to study the cultivation techniques within the jade scroll, they could be used to authenticate and verify the Yin Yang Transformation techniques.
Holding the jade scroll, Ning Fan’s thoughts raced, pondering Fei He’s schemes.
In the past, he was wary of Fei He, but now he no longer fears him.
He would like to see what tricks Fei He could pull off after three years.
Ever since Fei He left, he never showed up again. There was news claiming Fei He left the Blood Sea Star to handle some affairs.
Others did not know what Fei He was busy with, but Ning Fan could guess the general idea.
What Fei He is engaged in must be dealing with Yao Qingyun and himself.
After residing in the Disciple Quarters for a few days, Ning Fan left and was about to go out when an unexpected guest appeared.
Outside the door stood a woman in green attire, seemingly already waiting for a while.
At the sight of the woman’s appearance, Ning Fan’s gaze slightly sharpened and he clasped his fist in greeting.
"Disciple Ning Fan, greets Qingyun Elder. I wonder what brings Qingyun Elder to seek the disciple?"
"I was merely passing by during a stroll, not looking for you," Yao Qingyun’s tone was quite indifferent, yet with less animosity than before.
"In that case, the disciple shall not disturb the elder’s walk." Ning Fan bowed again and walked past Yao Qingyun, striding away.
Even after the affair with the pool of blood, Ning Fan’s gaze toward Yao Qingyun remained as calm as still water, without any ripples, as indifferent as looking at a stranger.
Yao Qingyun’s brows furrowed, inexplicably feeling a bit displeased, and coldly said, "Hold on!"
"What does the elder command?" Ning Fan turned around inquiring.
"Stay away from Fei He! He is not as kindly as you might think!"
With that, Yao Qingyun turned and left, carrying with her a fragrant breeze, the scent of wild ginger flowers.
Ning Fan’s gaze slightly startled, wondering, "Did Qingyun Elder come here specifically to warn the disciple?"
"Do not be presumptuous, I was merely passing by," Yao Qingyun sneered, her light figure did not linger and gradually receded.
Ning Fan’s gaze flickered, whether Yao Qingyun came specifically to remind him, he could discern.
His grudges with Yao Qingyun were wiped clean after the incident with the pool of blood.
Since Yao Qingyun kindly reminded him, he would kindly remind Yao Qingyun too.
"Three years, be vigilant."
This sentence was spoken through voice transmission.
Upon hearing this, Yao Qingyun’s fragrant shoulder slightly trembled, momentarily pausing.
After a while, she continued to leave, whether she kept Ning Fan’s reminder in her heart is unknown.
Ning Fan did not dwell on this matter either and went to the Twelve Pavilions to start purchasing all kinds of spirit ores required for forging Dao Weapons.
He has become an immortal and can begin forging Dao Weapons.
The power of Dao Weapons lies in not having a ranked division but rather categorized based on the level of Divine Intent.
The power of Dao Weapons is related to the master’s cultivation realm, the higher the cultivation realm, the more powerful the Dao Weapon.
On his way to the Twelve Pavilions, most of the Slaughter Hall masters he encountered had forgotten Ning Fan.
It was only upon seeing Ning Fan that they remembered that such a person existed in the Slaughter Hall, and upon seeing Ning Fan’s cultivation, it seemed he had stepped into the Life Immortal Realm, but his exact cultivation could not be discerned.
Ning Fan has refined the Innate Ghost Mask, and this ghost mask has the divine skill to conceal one’s cultivation. If he wishes, even without invoking the ghost mask, he can hide his aura, and unless one is a Thought-Shattering Cultivator, his true cultivation cannot be seen through.
Fei He could see through Ning Fan’s cultivation only because Ning Fan intentionally allowed it.
Generally, flying sword type Dao Weapons have two forging directions: one is to enhance the divine skill transformations, the other is to enhance the sharpness and destructive power.
The Memory Severing Dao Sword’s prowess lies in its ability to erase others’ memories, with sharpness being secondary.
According to Ning Fan’s idea, the maximum play of the Memory-Erasing divine skill of the Memory Severing Dao Sword should be achieved, and on this basis, enhance the divine skill transformations of the Dao Sword.
Having chosen the forging direction, Ning Fan selected a method called ’Phantom Sword’ from thousands of flying sword Dao Weapons to forge Dao Weapons, preparing to use this method for the forge.
Once successfully forged, the Memory Severing Dao Sword can manifest a Phantom Sword Formation, within which multiple illusions arise, drawing out the memories of those trapped in the formation, killing enemy masters within their memories!
Such a forge can maximize the power of the Memory Severing Dao Sword.
After spending approximately a hundred billion Dao Crystals, Ning Fan then purchased all the immortal ores needed to forge the Phantom Sword.
For the remaining three years, Ning Fan stayed in the Xuan Yin Treasure, focusing on refining the Memory Severing Dao Sword.
Inside the Xuan Yin Treasure, at a volcanic crater, Ning Fan sat for three years, using the entire volcano as a furnace for refining his Dao Weapon.
The Memory Severing Dao Sword rested at the bottom of the lava, while Ning Fan tossed various immortal ores into the lava.
With a change in Ning Fan’s spirit sense, the temperature of the lava suddenly increased, melting each immortal ore.
The Memory Severing Dao Sword seemed to develop an endless suction force, starting to crazily devour the lava.
The immortal ores that melted in the lava were all consumed by the Dao Sword.
Three years later, the entire lava in the volcano had been devoured completely, becoming a dead volcano filled with lifelessness.
Ning Fan flicked his palm, and a flying sword as blazing red as a branding iron flew out from the crater, softly hovering before Ning Fan.
Gradually, the temperature of the sword’s body diminished, returning to its black-gold color.
Once the heat fully dissipated, Ning Fan reached out to grasp the sword’s hilt, feeling a cold touch like ice.
This was a Frost Sword, infused with Ning Fan’s memories of Seven Apricot.
Feeling the power of the Memory Severing Dao Sword, Ning Fan nodded in satisfaction.
Its intent is formed from the Second Step’s memory intent and condensed into a Dao Weapon. With Ning Fan’s current cultivation at Human Profound Peak, relying on the sharpness of this sword alone is enough to sweep through the Human Profound realm.
If wielded to deploy the Phantom Sword Formation, the illusions could easily annihilate an early Ghost Profound.
Naturally, as Ning Fan’s cultivation improves, this sword’s power will also increase.
A Dao Weapon is a supreme treasure that can be used for a lifetime.
"Not bad."
Ning Fan retrieved the Dao Sword, his figure blurred, leaving the Xuan Yin Treasure, and returned to the Disciple Quarters.
Ten days later, Fei He came knocking, without a word, directly taking Ning Fan to the Transmission Pavilion of the Twelve Pavilions, seemingly to transport him somewhere.
Fei He did not come alone; accompanying him were six Fate Immortals, all his disciples.
These six Fate Immortals all practiced the Corpse Path Secret Art; five had completed the second corpse transformation, and one had completed the Corpse Demon Third Transformation!
The one who completed the Corpse Demon Third Transformation was an ugly middle-aged man, with a cultivation at Human Profound Advanced Stage.
The other five were at either Human Profound Initial or Middle Stage.
The six Fate Immortals had hollow gazes, faintly harboring an ominous Corpse poison planted by Fei He within.
The six were unlike ordinary Slaughter Hall cultivators who feared Ning Fan; their gazes showed no emotion as they looked at Ning Fan.
Including Ning Fan, Fei He’s group totaled eight people.
Standing outside the Transmission Pavilion, Fei He was not in a hurry to use the Teleportation Formation to transport; he waited slowly for someone.
Ning Fan did not ask more; he could guess Fei He’s intention to confront Yao Qingyun and himself, and also guessed that Fei He was waiting for some companions.
However, Ning Fan could not guess whom exactly Fei He was waiting for.
When Fei He’s awaited person arrived late, Ning Fan couldn’t help but be slightly surprised.
He saw a young woman in azure robes walking lightly towards them, followed by two elderly maidservants with ghost masks on their faces.
The person Fei He was waiting for turned out to be Yao Qingyun!
"I didn’t expect Qingyun Elder would join me in undertaking this elder task, it’s truly surprising to me." Fei He said with a sinister smile.
"Surprising? I don’t think you are that surprised. Come on, let’s finish this task quickly so I can be at ease!" Yao Qingyun sneered coldly, her phoenix eyes shifted slightly, seeing Ning Fan accompanying Fei He made her feel annoyed.
Had she not warned him to stay away from Fei He!
Must he ignore her words completely to understand Fei He’s sinister intentions only after suffering a great loss!
"This trip is quite dangerous, Elder Fei, why bring so many burdens? In my opinion, these seven, they need not come along! Without Truth-Transcending cultivation, entering that secret location is sheer suicide!" Yao Qingyun mocked glancing at Ning Fan and the seven Fate Immortals.
"Haha, with just the two of us looking over them, what danger can these younglings face? Letting them come along to broaden their experience is not bad. Or is Qingyun Elder worried about someone among them..."
"Utterly ridiculous! If your people die, what does it have to do with me? Why would I worry about their lives and deaths? People who don’t heed advice and act recklessly simply deserve to die!"
Yao Qingyun glared coldly at Ning Fan, then led her two maids forward into the Transmission Pavilion first.
Fei He watched Yao Qingyun’s back, and then eyed Ning Fan, his smile growing colder and eerier.
Ning Fan’s expression remained as calm as ever, though inside he was quite surprised.
With his intellect, how could he not see that Yao Qingyun was concerned for him?
Calling him a burden was also a fear that he might be too deeply entangled with Fei He...
"Have you diligently practiced the Yin Yang Transformation art these past three years!" Fei He suddenly asked coldly.
Ning Fan’s expression unchanged, answered, "Yes."
"That’s good then, haha, that’s good... If you help me succeed, I will not treat you unfairly. Not only will I let you spend a night with beautiful women, but I will also detoxify you after the matter is done. But if you dare have even a trace of disloyalty, I will make you regret ever coming into this world!"
After speaking, Fei He led six disciples into the Transmission Pavilion.
Ning Fan’s eyes flickered with a cold light that was hard to detect. After thinking for a moment, he too stepped into the Transmission Pavilion.
From the few words exchanged between Fei He and Yao Qingyun, Ning Fan gathered quite a bit of information, learning that they were heading to a secret place to complete an elder task.
Elder tasks aren’t missions released by outsiders, but internal tasks from the Slaughter Hall, requiring at least an Abandon-Void Cultivation Level to accept.
And elder tasks are generally very dangerous, requiring at least two elders to accept the task to qualify for completion.
Ning Fan sighed lightly. He had clearly warned Yao Qingyun to be cautious within three years.
It seemed that Yao Qingyun hadn’t taken his warning to heart, actually going as far as to take on tasks with Fei He.
Oh well, if necessary, I’ll give Yao Qingyun a little help.
Both he and Yao Qingyun are enemies of Fei He, and the enemy of an enemy is a friend.
Although Ning Fan, with three jade scrolls in hand, doesn’t fear Fei He at all, he certainly wouldn’t refuse the good fortune of having a friend to help deal with Fei He, sparing his own trump cards.
The place Fei He and Yao Qingyun were going was the Six Desires Star Domain, hundreds of star domains away from the Blood Sea Star Realm.
It’s an upper starfield, and its strongest power is the Six Desires Sect.
The ancestor of the Six Desires Sect was an Immortal King who had once shaken the Eastern Heaven.
Since the death of the Six Desires Immortal King, each generation of the Six Desires Sect has been weaker than the last.
Nowadays, the current sect leader is merely a Truth-Transcending Cultivation Level master.
With such a cultivation level, it’s barely enough to govern the Six Desires Star Domain, but utterly impossible to revive the prestige of the Six Desires Sect.
Upon arriving in the Six Desires Star Domain, Fei He immediately took out a giant boat and carried the group straight towards the Six Desires Sect.
During the journey, both Fei He and Yao Qingyun said nothing, and naturally, Fei He’s six disciples didn’t speak either.
Ning Fan originally didn’t want to speak either, but Yao Qingyun’s two maidservants took the initiative to talk to him.
They talked about the specific content of this elder task.
"Judging by your expression, young friend, you must not yet know the specific content of this elder task," Yanhong asked coldly.
"I don’t," Ning Fan replied politely.
To be honest, he had a good impression of Yao Qingyun’s two maidservants.
The two maidservants were both old hags and quite ugly, but they were perceptive.
Back when Ning Fan annihilated the Yao Family, the two maidservants didn’t harbor a grudge against Ning Fan like Yao Qingyun. Instead, they felt grateful towards Ning Fan.
"What you might not know is that several months ago, the hidden residence of the long-vanished Six Desires Immortal King suddenly surfaced! The cultivators who discovered the residence at that time were silenced, and now only a very few people in the Eastern Heaven know of the residence’s appearance. This elder mission is to enter the ancestor of the Six Desires Sect’s residence and find the three treasures of the Six Desires Immortal King - the Burning Sky Fan, the Desire-Dissolving Pearl, and the Separation and Union Sword."
"The Six Desires Immortal King!" Ning Fan’s eyes narrowed; he had once heard the famous name of this deceased Immortal King.
The Six Desires Immortal King held three treasures in life, all twelve Nirvana Postnatal Immortal Treasures, incredibly powerful.
The sharpness of the Separation and Union Sword could slice through the spatial barriers of the Void Realm!
The fire power of the Burning Sky Fan could incinerate Immortal Kings of the same level!
The Desire-Dissolving Pearl is a protective treasure; after wearing it, one will never suffer from Heart Demon and can resist all desire attacks below the Immortal Emperor!
With these three treasures, when the Six Desires Immortal King was alive, he was invincible among his peers and even defeated a Fifth Tribulations Immortal King with his Fourth Calamity of Eternals realm.
So this elder task is to find the three treasures left by the Six Desires Immortal King...
Ning Fan speculated in his heart that Fei He would probably take this mission opportunity to deal with him and Yao Qingyun.
If so, the Six Desires Immortal King’s residence might be a ruse meticulously designed by Fei He...
Yanhong paused in her speech and quietly transmitted, "My lady came for the Desire-Dissolving Pearl to remove the poison of desire planted within her."
"Why are you telling me this?" Ning Fan frowned, transmitting his question back.
He didn’t think his relationship with Yao Qingyun had reached a level where secrets would be shared.
"The Desire-Dissolving Pearl... can only be activated by men who have cultivated the Yin Yang Transformation Technique... If the Desire-Dissolving Pearl is here, Yanhong hopes you can help the lady activate it!" Yanhong explained.
"Why me?" Ning Fan’s frown deepened.
Even if the Desire-Dissolving Pearl requires a man to activate it, there’s no reason to come to him.
The Desire-Dissolving Pearl is, after all, a twelve Nirvana Postnatal Immortal Treasure, just one step away from reaching the innate level.
How could Ning Fan possibly activate a treasure of this level?
And why do Yao Qingyun’s maidservants trust him so much? His relationship with Yao Qingyun doesn’t seem that good.
They were once enemies, and now they are at best reconciled.
"When the pool of blood incident occurred, both Liu Lan and I were aware. You are a good person; you did not take advantage of the young lady in her moment of distress. The process of activating the Desire-Dissolving Pearl was extremely dangerous, as just one wicked thought from the bearer could have caused the young lady’s demise. Among the men who know of the young lady’s physique, you are the most trustworthy."
"..."
Ning Fan didn’t know what to say.
He originally thought that Yao Qingyun’s two maids were much smarter than Yao Qingyun. Now it seemed that both the master and the maids were equally foolish.
If he were not unable to withstand Yao Qingyun’s mana, he would have long since taken advantage of her.
If it weren’t for Yao Qingyun harboring thoughts of resistance that day, even if Ning Fan couldn’t take advantage of her, he likely would have engaged in dual cultivation to complete the Stele of Sun and Moon.
He’s really not a good person, he simply couldn’t endure Yao Qingyun’s mana, and not even his hindquarters could handle it...
"Young Master Ning, you are a good person, we know that," Liu Lan interrupted.
An endless stream of "good person" cards was handed to Ning Fan, leaving him speechless.
Fortunately, his relationship with Yao Qingyun had indeed eased considerably. If Yao Qingyun really needed his help, he wouldn’t mind giving her a strong hand.
Of course, the premise was that Yao Qingyun had to pay enough compensation.
"If there indeed is a Desire-Dissolving Pearl within the secret land and we happen to find it, I don’t mind lending Qingyun Elder a hand. After the matter is settled, I will ask for a reward," Ning Fan replied.
"Naturally! If Young Master Ning can truly help the young lady resolve the lust poison, a mere reward is but a minor matter!" Both Liulan and Yanhong were overjoyed.
Ah, calling him Young Master Ning, they’re really getting addicted to it.
Clearly, Ning Fan is a Life Immortal junior, while the two women are True Immortal seniors; yet addressing him as Young Master Ning seems to place the women a step below him.
"Let’s speak of it once we find the Desire-Dissolving Pearl. This trip is not as simple as you imagine," Ning Fan said with a frown.
"Yes, the young lady also said that we must be cautious of Fei He on this trip. If not for the Desire-Dissolving Pearl, the young lady wouldn’t have traveled with Fei He," the two maids said.
"Oh? She’s not too dumb, knows that Fei He is not a virtuous person," Ning Fan’s eyelids raised.
"The young lady certainly isn’t dumb! She’s just too sentimental, and too lonely..." the two maids sighed softly.
If it were merely for sentimentality, Yao Qingyun might not have given the Yao Family so much help.
Perhaps Yao Qingyun was simply too lonely. Although the Yao Family had wronged her, it was ultimately her old home.
She was too lonely, so lonely that she couldn’t bear to see the Yao Family destroyed, losing a significant emotionally supporting element.
"Liulan, Yanhong! When did the two of you develop such a rapport with this boy! How come I’ve never been informed!" Yao Qingyun’s phoenix eyes contained anger as she coldly reprimanded.
Faced with Yao Qingyun’s rebuke, the two women dared not speak to Ning Fan again.
The next moment, Yao Qingyun’s voice entered Ning Fan’s divine sense as a transmission.
"If you dare have any ideas about Liulan and Yanhong, I will never spare you! They are my family; I won’t allow anyone to harm them!"
"..."
Ning Fan was speechless.
Was he so desperate that he would go after two old women?
Had Liulan and Yanhong appeared younger, they might have been considered striking beauties, but at present, they looked elderly, didn’t they?
If he were truly to make a move on these two older women, it would indeed be quite heavy-tasting.
Even though Yao Qingyun’s threatening words left Ning Fan speechless, it also made him regard her a little higher.
Seeing the two maids as family, Yao Qingyun indeed was a person of deep emotion.
Although not the brightest, she was hardly without merit...
The journey continued in silence.
Three days later, the group arrived at the Six Desires Star.
Beside the Six Desires Star, a massive and eerie black hole quietly rotated in the starry sky.
That black hole was the entrance to the Dongfu Realm of the Six Desires Immortal King!
At this moment, the entire Six Desires Star Domain was sealed by three groups of powerful cultivators, preventing anyone from revealing any information about this secret land.
Among the three groups of powerful cultivators, one group was from the Slaughter Hall.
The remaining two groups knew the location of the Dongfu Realm and wished to partake in the benefits.
These two forces were naturally not as strong as the Slaughter Hall, nor did they dare to covet the Three Treasures of Six Desires.
All they sought was merely a sip of the soup within the realm.
"Haha, isn’t this Elder Fei and Elder Qingyun? Since both elders are here, surely we can now enter the Dongfu Realm, can’t we?"
As soon as Fei He’s group approached the Six Desires Star, two beams of Initiate Realm Shekong escape light approached the grand ship from afar.
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