Venerated Moon had returned while Revered Ming had entered the internal sea.
News of him having three Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets had spread across the Endless Sea like a typhoon.
All of a sudden, Ning Fan had become the person whom they wanted to provoke the least on the surface realm of the Endless Sea.
Among the eight venerated beings of the Internal Endless Sea, nearly no one could rival Ning Fan’s prestige.
On Tianqi Island, the elder who was ruling over the island was still in a state of shock. Hei Yi, a dignified Peak Divine Transformation Realm expert, was literally crushed to death with a single hand right before his eyes by Ning Fan. The former did not even have the strength to retaliate at all.
He could not help but shudder at the thought of the cold and vacant eyes of the three spiritual puppets. He also could not imagine how and why Ning Fan would possess three Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets!
Ning Fan later planted a demon seal on him and took control over this island by force and returned it to Yue Lingkong.
Tianqi Island’s elder did not dare to resist!
The Six-Winged Clan remained silent without taking action!
Cultivators who heard of that incident quickly searched for Ning Fan’s appearance to avoid offending him when they meet him in the future in the internal sea.
Furthermore, there were also people who were secretly guessing where the three spiritual puppets came from.
It had been rumored that after Ning Fan joined the Great Heaven Palace and became a revered elder, he received a gift from Yun Tianjue.
Naturally, they think that the three Void Refinement Realm puppets were somehow connected to Yun Tianjue. All of them thought that the puppets were a gift from him.
As such, no one had any doubts about the background of the spiritual puppets.
Moreover, when they thought that Yun Tianjue had given Ning Fan the spiritual puppets, even the hidden experts of the Zhou Family were unwilling to mess with him.
Three Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets made people dreadful.
Yun Tianjue’s protection made people fearful!
Ever since that incident, Ning Fan did not summon his spiritual puppets in public anymore. Thus, the fact that the true identities of the puppets which were originally Realm Beasts was not exposed.
However, even if someone finds out about it, no one would be brave enough to question where the spiritual puppets had come from. They would at most think that Yun Tianjue was the one who killed the Realm Beasts and turned them into spiritual puppets judging from how merciless and brutal he was.
Ning Fan spent the entire day gathering spiritual medicine on Tianqi Island.
Before coming to Tianqi Island, he was actually prepared to buy spiritual medicine using money. However, since he had already conquered the island, there was certainly no need for him to spend a single piece of immortal jade.
He literally emptied the medicine storage of the Tianqi Island.He obtained quite a lot of medicinal ingredients from there that can be used for concocting and refining the Consciousness Repairing Pill.
After he summoned his spiritual puppets during that clash earlier, what he did had not only intimidated the Six-Winged Clan but also borrowed the prestige of Yun Tianjue.
Hence, no one would try to plot against Ning Fan, unless they were his bitter enemies.
At the peak of Feiyue Mountain[1] located at the southern part of the island stood a man and two women.
They were silently waiting for the dusk to fall and the moon to rise. The moonlight would then condense into the moon portal.
The moon portal that Yue Lingkong told them about could only be used when it was night time.
Now, only the first quarter moon was up in the sky. They had to wait until the third quarter moon rose and only then could they borrow the power of the moon to summon the moon portal.
“The moonlight forms the portal. The portal appears in mid-air. Prajna Polo. Traverse the space like a flash of light…”
Yue Lingkong muttered some incantations while her fingers moved rapidly. Traces of moonlight began to coil around her tender fingers.
Amidst the dark sky, the shape of a portal which radiated the color of moonlight gradually emerged. It looked indistinct, very indistinct. It had been left here by Yue Lingkong in the past.
The Moon Portal Technique was one of Yue Lingkong’s trump cards. It was from the inheritance of the Immortal Concubine Zang Yue[2].
If Yue Lingkong was at her peak, she could use the power of the moon to condense a door and directly open it to travel somewhere.
Unfortunately, the current her could only make use of the moon portal which she had condensed in the past.
“Moon consciousness. The Moon Portal Technique… Your techniques are indeed extraordinary!”
Ning Fan was a little amazed. Yue Lingkong’s divine veins were somewhat profound.
“Tsk. No matter how extraordinary they are, I’m not as strong as you. Little Cucumber, you really like causing trouble. As soon as you stepped forward, you just eliminated Hei Yi. And you even summoned your three Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets. I suppose no one in the internal sea will dare to offend you anymore.”
Yue Lingkong uttered with a slight tone of criticism and envy. Even though she was known as the female tyrant in the past, she did not have the guts to kill one of the six elders of the Six-Winged Clan.
“The Six-Winged Clan. What’s their background…?” Ning Fan still took the initiative to ask.
“Do you know about the Four Clans of the Hidden Sea?” Yue Lingkong sounded a little hesitant. The Six-Winged Clan was a dark force in the internal sea. Not many people were aware of its existence.
“No. I haven’t heard of them before…”
“The Four Clans of the Hidden Sea were the rulers of the Endless Sea before the appearance of Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou. The four clans are all devil clans!”
“Devil clans? If that’s the case, it’s a little similar to the Giant Devil Clan was previously known as Giant Devil Sect. The name had been changed to better suit the context.Giant Devil Clan[3].” Ning Fan muttered thoughtfully.
“The Giant Devil Clan was originally one of the four clans. However, it eventually surrendered to the Thunder Sovereign. The other three clans are still being suppressed one million zhang* (3.33m per zhang) beneath the sea domain up until today.”
Yue Lingkong frowned.
This was a secret. However, it would not cause any harm by telling him about it.
Then, she continued.
“Among the Four Clans of the Hidden Sea, other than the Giant Devil Clan which joined the Thunder Sovereign, the remaining three clans are the Six-Winged Clan, the Mist Horn Clan and the Ghost Eye Clan. The Void Refinement Realm predecessor of the Giant Devil Clan died a long time ago during an expedition led by the Thunder Sovereign. The Giant Devil Clan today is unable to compare with the other three clans at all. The Six-Winged Clan is the weakest among the three clans. There is only one Void Refinement Realm expert overseeing it. The Mist Horn Clan is stronger and it has a total of three Void Refinement Realm experts. One of them has even attained the Mid Void Refinement Realm. As for the Ghost Eye Clan…”
When she talked about the Ghost Eye Clan, even the little face of this female tyrant was filled with solemnity.
“Long ago, a Void Fragmentation Realm expert was born in the Ghost Eye Clan. That person was the previous overlord of the Endless Sea. Eventually, that individual was killed by the Thunder Sovereign… Even so, the Ghost Eye Clan must not be provoked!”
Yue Lingkong’s tone became unprecedentedly serious.
Even though Ning Fan had three Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets, she would not let Ning Fan mess up with Ghost Eye Clan.
It doesn’t matter if he messes with the Six-Winged Clan or the Mist Horn Clan. The Ghost Eye Clan, however, was extremely terrifying…
“Little Cucumber, the internal sea is not as simple as you think. You can cause troubles. However, you must never offend the Zhou Family and the Ghost Eye Clan…” Yue Lingkong emphasized once more.
“Are you worried about me?”
Ning Fan gave her a faint smile. However, beneath his smile, there was a hint of seriousness.
He had never belittled the internal sea. He just looked down on the Six-Winged Clan.
“Why would I be worried about you? Do you think I will give you a special reminder like this if you didn’t offend the Six-Winged Clan because of me?” Yue Lingkong knitted her eyebrows and stopped talking. Ning Fan also did not tease her anymore. He placed his palm on her shoulder and healed her wounds using the power of the black stars.
The moon portal was gradually forming. It was only completely formed when it was already late at night and the third quarter moon appeared.
As soon as they stepped into the portal, they would then traverse a distance of three hundred million li* (500 per li), arriving at the next force which was once under the Divine Space Island.
“Little Cucumber, we can go now…” Yue Lingkong unnaturally shook her shoulders to shake off Ning Fan’s hands. She moved her small foot forward and was about to go through the portal.
However, just as she made a leap, Ning Fan pulled her petite body back and held her tightly in his embrace.
“Little Cucumber! Don’t delay any longer!” Yue Lingkon gave him a straight face.
“Wait. We have a visitor.”
Ning Fan let go of Yue Lingkong and the female corpse and gathered them behind him. Then, he faced the south of the mountain and stood with both of his hands clasped behind his back.
One hundred thousand li* (500m per li) away in that direction, a vague silver shadow eerily loomed and dashed towards them at an incredible speed.
That person could travel across a distance of nearly one hundred and fifty thousand li* (500m per li) for every dash he made.
Just as Ning Fan’s voice fell, that silver shadow had already arrived at the peak of the mountain. Then, it shimmered into an old man in silver robes.
That elderly man had Early Void Refinement Realm cultivation base.
He had six silver wings on his back!
As soon as that elderly man revealed himself, an extremely obscure spirit sense aimed at Ning Fan. It obviously harbored bad intentions.
It felt as if that individual wanted to directly subdue Ning Fan with his spirit sense without giving the latter a chance to summon his spiritual puppets.
“Who are you?!”
Ning Fan’s eyes turned grim.
This person’s speed is far beyond mine. But his spirit sense is just nearly the same as mine.
Trying to land a sneak attack on me using his Early Void Refinement Realm spirit sense? Impossible!
He made a stomp and black sword sense suddenly encircled his body. The elderly man felt a sharp pain in his spirit sense and immediately retracted it. His eyes were filled with astonishment.
“You have a strong spirit sense! I suppose the level of your spirit sense is already on par with mine. It’s no wonder you are able to control three Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets at the same time!”
“You are quite extraordinary too. By flying with your six wings, you can travel up to one hundred and fifty thousand li* (500m per li) every time. If you sacrifice your blood essence and force yourself to travel at the fastest speed possible, I suppose you would be able to travel three hundred thousand li* (500m per li) at a time. With such an incredible speed, I believe you must be extremely confident of your capabilities. You must be thinking that I won’t be able to catch you even if I summon my three Void Refinement spiritual puppets, right? However, do you believe that I don’t have the means to make you stay even without summoning my spiritual puppets?!”
Ning Fan made an incisive remark. Then, he withdrew his black sense. He could already guess the identity of the individual who had come to pay them a sudden visit.
His tone changed. When he unleashed all of his baleful qi, the bright and clear moon was instantly dyed red by the baleful qi, becoming a blood-red moon.
*Hiss*
The silver-robed elderly man was astonished once again.
He could not imagine a Divine Transformation Realm junior actually having a baleful qi which was tens of times stronger than his own!
Judging from the intensity of Ning Fan’s baleful qi, he had taken the lives of at least one thousand Divine Transformation Realm cultivators.
No. It’s even more than that!
Within his baleful qi, there was a trace which was especially intense… A cultivator would only have that trace of baleful qi after killing a Void Refinement Realm being!
At first, the elderly man bore malice towards Ning Fan. He intended to sneak attack Ning Fan, thinking that the latter would be caught off guard. However, all of his efforts were futile. Only then did he give up the thought of performing another sneak attack.
However, when he heard Ning Fan’s warning later claiming that he could make him stay where he was currently at depending only on his own capabilities, the elderly man certainly did not believe it. He only thought that Ning Fan was merely boasting.
But the one thousand traces of Divine Transformation Realm baleful qi and one Void Refinement Realm baleful qi that Ning Fan released made the silver-robed elderly man no longer have any doubts in the authenticity of his words.
This man is capable of killing a Void Refinement Realm being! Besides, judging from the concentration of his baleful qi, he took that Void Refinement Realm expert’s life without using any external items or force to assist him. Aside from that, it was done with a single fatal blow!
When a person kills others with the help of an outsider or the battle went on for quite some time, it’s impossible for that individual to carry such a deep and immense baleful qi!
“My young friend, please calm down. I am Xuan Yi[4], the great elder of the Six-Winged Clan! I came here tonight bearing no ill will!”
“Oh. It’s Great Elder Xuan. I’m sorry for not recognizing you just now. Please excuse me for my lack of manners! I wonder what noble errand brought the Great Elder here at such a late hour. Could it be that the Great Elder has come to condemn me for my crime?!”
Ning Fan’s face was expressionless. However, he was sneering internally.
It was not true that Xuan Yi did not harbor any malice. In fact, he was intimidated by Ning Fan’s baleful qi which made him not dare to act on that intention.
Since Ning Fan was brave enough to reveal his spiritual puppets, he was obviously unafraid of letting others know about it, much less being sneak-attacked by Void Refinement Realm experts.
As a matter of fact, his combat power was already strong enough to battle against a Void Refinement Realm expert. However, he could at most protect himself from being defeated without being able to gain victory as he had to refrain himself from using his sovereign qi.
“My young friend, you must be joking. I am already fully aware of the incident that had happened during the day. You’re not at fault. The one who was in the wrong is, of course, the member of my Six-Winged Clan, Hei Yi. When Venerated Moon went missing in the past, the outside world has been spreading the news of her death. I didn’t know that she is actually still with us in this world. Thus, I made a bold decision to conquer hundreds of islands including Tianqi Island. This is our first mistake. Then, Hei Yi acted on his own and clashed with Venerated Moon. His self-absorbed act injured Venerated Moon and it was an utter disrespect to Revered Ming’s woman. This is our second mistake. Evidently, Hei Yi brought the trouble to himself and he deserved to be killed by Revered Ming.”
“Who said that I am this little cucumber’s woman?!” Yue Lingkong tried to argue. However, Ning Fan secretly pinched her wrist and shook his head, signaling her to quiet down for a while.
“If the Great Elder has something to say, you may go straight to the point.” Ning Fan indifferently uttered.
The muddy eyes of Xuan Yi flashed with a hint of struggle. He clenched his teeth, cupped his fists and slightly bowed towards Ning Fan.
“Actually, I have come here with two requests. Firstly, I hope that the misunderstanding between Revered Ming and the Six-Winged Clan can be resolved. Revered Ming must not take your anger out on my Six-Winged Clan because of Hei Yi’s wrongdoings. As compensation, I will return each and every island which used to be under the Divine Space Island in the past. Secondly, I have heard that Revered Ming has yet to eradicate Hei Yi’s primordial spirit. May I ask Revered Ming to return his primordial spirit to me. If Revered Ming agrees, I will sincerely express my appreciation towards Revered Ming on behalf of the Six-Winged Clan for your generosity!”
The female corpse was staring at the moon with an indifferent face as usual. It seemed like whatever that was happening around her had nothing to do with her. There were only Ning Fan and her in her world.
As for Yue Lingkong, however, she was so surprised that her jaw dropped a bit. What had she seen? The Early Void Refinement Realm great elder of the Six-Winged Clan was asking forgiveness from Ning Fan?
Even though the great elder did not act very humbly and did not lower his voice, it was already extremely rare for him to make requests, give compensation and even bow as a gesture of courtesy.
Which of those who were able to attain the Void Refinement Realm was not arrogant and haughty? Ning Fan certainly had a great face that he could make a Void Refinement Realm expert to bow and apologize.
“Since the Six-Winged Clan had seized the forces under the Divine Space Island, returning them is something you should do. It can’t be considered as compensation. As for Hei Yi’s primordial spirit, it’s useless to me. It’s not impossible for me to return it to you. However, you have to show me some sincerity!”
Ning Fan’s eyes turned serious. He was not a young brat who had just entered the cultivation world. This Void Refinement Realm expert was a little too presumptuous to think that this matter could be resolved by bowing and verbally apologizing.
If there are benefits, Ning Fan would naturally let the Six-Winged Clan off the hook. He had too many things to handle. Thus, he was lazy to deal with the Six-Winged Clan any further.
If there are no benefits, he would not mind annihilating the entire Six-Winged Clan!
Apparently, Xuan Yi had yet to have a clear grasp of his current position in this situation.
Did he think that he was giving Ning Fan enough face by negotiating with him face to face?
No. He was not on an equal footing with Ning Fan.
Ning Fan had the capabilities to eliminate the entire Six-Winged Clan whereas he could at most ask for forgiveness from him.
“Humph! What kind of sincerity does Fellow Daoist want?!” Xuan Yi’s face darkened.
“I heard Yue’er saying that there’s a stone platform in your clan which is called the Reviving Platform. It has a unique healing effect on physical wounds and the wounds on the Sea of Consciousness of a cultivator. My wife’s Sea of Consciousness has some injuries. I intend to borrow the Reviving Platform to use it.”
“Impossible! According to the ancestral teachings of our clan, no member of a foreign clan or race is allowed to use the Reviving Platform!” Xuan Yi refused immediately, not allowing any concessions for this matter.
“What if I insist?!” Ning Fan’s tone was filled with a hint of menace.
“One move… If you are able to make me retreat for half a step, I can lend you the Reviving Platform once… This is also based on the ancestral teachings of our clan!”
Xuan Yi’s eyes became even more solemn.
He felt that he had the need to let Ning Fan know how strong he was!
Even though he had shown tolerance towards Ning Fan, he was still forced to ask for forgiveness from the latter due to the pressure from the members within his clan.
He felt that he had already given Ning Fan enough face by bowing and apologizing. But Ning Fan was going overboard!
“A single move? Alright!”
Ning Fan touched his glabella and the Separation Slayer Sword appeared in his hand. Under the moonlight, the shadows of the sword multiplied.
From a single sword shadow, it became ten. Ten became a hundred. A hundred became a thousand and a thousand became ten thousand!
Ning Fan was comprehending the profound principle of turning one into ten thousand.
A terrifying sword qi was condensing in his body.
The Myriad Sword Style!
Xuan Yi’s aura force became weak for a while. He suddenly had a feeling that he did not have one-hundred percent assurance of winning against Ning Fan.
“What level of sword qi is this?!”
Translated by Tommy, edited by Roel
Note:
[1] Feiyue Mountain (Chinese: 飞月山) Literal meaning: Flying Moon Mountain
[2] Zang Yue (Chinese:葬月) Literal meaning: burying moon
[3] Giant Devil Clan was previously known as Giant Devil Sect. The name had been changed to better suit the context.
[4] Xuan Yi (Chinese: 玄翼) Literal meaning: Profound wings