Grasping Evil

Rubble was scattered everywhere while a youngster wearing white clothes and black robes floated up above the sky.

He had eyes that were both cold and sharp, hair as black as the darkest night. his intimidating presence alone made everyone in Yuanjue Valley all shiver in fear!

The sound of breaking ice was like the voice of a devil that had deeply infiltrated each of their hearts. Whenever the ice shatters, people would perish. Wei’s once powerful Harmonious Spirit Realm old monster didn’t even have a chance to resist the attack.

The Seven Sects’ Gold Core Realm cultivators were confident in their judgement and then looked at the youngster with extreme fear as if he was some kind of dangerous being. That breaking ice attack that could shatter heaven and earth was definitely not any weaker than an attack at the level of Nascent Soul Realm.

The Seven Sects’ Old Ancestors used their most powerful defensive techniques and magical treasures. But they did not take it easy, as each of their eyes shrank and were on full alert.

They were all thinking of countermeasures, including Mo Xisheng. There was a high possibility that the youngster was a Nascent Soul Realm expert. Even if he’s not, that attack was enough to make them label him as the most dangerous enemy in their lifetime. Mo Xisheng had the clearest judgement on the youth’s refined body strength since his strongest attack had been personally broken by the youth.

Without a doubt… He easily broke through my Golden Wheel Palm. This youth who suddenly appeared and called himself Yuanjue Valley Old Ancestor must be a Silver Bone Realm cultivator.

Silver Bone… there’s an extremely low chance to win against this youth even if we go all out. Surprisingly, there’s such a person overseeing Yuanjue Valley. Today’s plot to acquiring the All-Heaven Relic will most likely fail…

However, even Sect Master Zong Ze was confused. Since when did Yuanjue Valley have such an old ancestor expert?

Mo Xisheng’s initial expression of shock gradually calmed down. This person wants an explanation, what explanation can we give?

It was obvious that they were going to murder and plunder, so how do we explain that?

Or maybe this youth just wanted compensation? We murdered a few disciples of Yuanjue Valley but he eliminated several hundreds of Harmonious Spirit Realm Cultivators on our side. How do we calculate this debt?

After they deliberate examined the youth, Mo Xisheng and the other six old ancestors’ expression suddenly changed… Weird, this youth’s bones were only less than 20 years and when his aura was drawn back, his cultivation base appeared to be only Harmonious Spirit Realm.

The seven of them looked at each other, puzzled.

Could it be that this person has a strong body but had a weak cultivation base?

If it’s so, with the seven of us combined, then there’s nothing to fear even if he has some tricks up his sleeves.

Nothing to fear… The Seven Sects did not need to give any explanation to him, as a matter of fact, this person is the one who should give an explanation to us! Where did this young man come out from. Relying on sneak attacks and his Body Refinement Technique, disguising as the old ancestor of Yuanjue Valley and annihilating several hundreds of Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivators of our sects.

He must be tired of living!

Mo Xisheng expression sank and snorted.

“There’s no old ancestor of Yuanjue Valley, who exactly…”

Cold light flashed in Ning Fan’s eyes before Mo Xisheng had the chance to finish his sentence! Mo Xisheng couldn’t continue what he wanted to say as every strand of his hair stood on end after feeling a terrifying killing intent emanating from Ning Fan!

He had cultivated his Dao for a thousand years and had gone through many life and death experiences. But under Ning Fan’s killing intent, he felt as weak and helpless as he was when he initially step foot into the cultivation world!

I can only feel this sensation whenever I’m faced with Nascent Soul Realm old monsters! I miscalculated! It’s impossible for him to be just in the Harmonious Spirit Realm, he must really be a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator!

He wants to kill me!

Without any hesitation, Mo Xisheng continuously spurted out several mouthfuls of Blood Essence and changed into a seven Zhang giant. His robes got torn under the effect of his transformation as golden pieces of Buddhist hymns floated on his body! With this self-harming secret technique, his Body Refining Realm temporarily broke through to the Silver Light Tenth Stage almost reaching the Silver Bone Realm!

There was only enough time to prepare this when Ning Fan’s ice cold voice resounded within the main hall!

“I’ll say it again, I want an explanation!”

Black glowing dots flickered around and the primordial force of Heaven and Earth fluctuated around Ning Fan’s body. A light shadow flashed like a sharp sword and teleported towards Mo Xisheng in an instant.

He came here with the identity of Yuanjue Valley’s Old Ancestor only to extort money from them. But before starting with the plan, let’s use Mo Xisheng’s life to set up my authority!

His seven Zhang giant body was mediocre in the eyes of Ning Fan. Ning Fan’s arm got enveloped in lightning and the glow of breaking ice when he waved his arm to grab forward. The seven Zhang giant’s arm was as strong as a High-Grade magical treasure, but it instantly froze into ice by just a single touch of Ning Fan and exploded into dust under the lightning ray.

That escaping technique was teleportation. That thunder roar was an Innate Skill Divine Ability to control lightning. Mo Xisheng shouted in pain and was extremely terrified as his qi immediately weakened. Every inch of muscle and bone of a Body Refining Cultivator had been repeatedly refined overtime. Once an arm has been broken, the Body Refining Realm would immediately drop.

He could only steady his body after retreating dozens of step back, with his aura weakening drastically with each step.

There was only fear left in his eyes!

Without giving a chance for Mo Xisheng to recover, Ning Fan’s body flickered with black dots and several teleportations made him appear above and around Mo Xisheng like an illusion. Five palm strikes struck the top of his skull and his giant body at the same time!

The sound of five broken bones could be heard as Mo Xisheng bled like a geyser with his body becoming like mud, unable to maintain its form. His trump card was broken!

His Body Refining Technique had all gone to waste, but he cannot even entertain a single  thought of hatred. There was only one thing in his mind which comprised of two words ‘RUN AWAY’!

He bit the tip of his tongue and spent his remaining magical force and blood essence to change into a wisp of smoke. He then submerged into the earth and escaped with a speed that was slightly faster than a Half-Step Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

Ning Fan was extremely surprised that this technique enabled Mo Xisheng to escape under his watch. If he did not misread it, that technique was a lost Immemorial Fiend God Divine Ability — an imitation technique of the Earth Escaping Technique.

It was not easy for a non-Fiend God body to cast, even if it was  just an imitation.Therefore, Mo Xisheng had to exhaust an extreme amount of magical force and blood essence.

Mo Xisheng fled a thousand zhang underground. In his mind, even Ning Fan’s powerful Body Refining Technique would not have the means to burrow a thousand zhang deep into the earth and pull him out from within.

Ning Fan was sure that his body could not go underground. However, his spirit sensewas able to. The aura of his body changed and his gaze turned even colder. Black marks surfaced on his face and his body erupted into all directions like dark ink splashing against a wall, transforming into millions of dark sword sense. The sword sense all permeated into the earth towards Mo Xisheng’s direction.

After witnessing his technique, the other six old ancestors let out exclamations of surprise.

“What was that? He’s indeed powerful, possessing a technique similar to what Saint Mo had that allowed him to burrow underground. Now, isn’t Saint Mo going to face danger?”

None of the six ancestors had imagined that the best expert in Wei Country, Mo Xisheng, would have no chance to retaliate fighting against Ning Fan. When Mo Xisheng casted the Earth Escaping Technique, everyone was sure that he could successfully make his escape. However, no one thought that Ning Fan was like a maggot attaching to the bone as he still had means to pursue Mo Xisheng!

Their exclamations only gave rise to Hou Lian’s mocking smile.

Saint Mo is in danger? He’s in a situation which is far more than that. Black Tempest Rupture Art is the ultimate technique that had wiped out tens of demons in mere seconds. Moreover, Ning Fan was a merciless devil that could even capture a Nascent Soul Realm female demon alive. How could Mo Xisheng, a mere Peak Gold Core Realm cultivator, be his opponent? He’s a cultivator that will flee by just noticing the shadow of Demon Lieutenant Zhifeng! The bravest thing he did was bullying Yuanjue Valley.

“Mo Xisheng’s death is certain!” Hou Lian said with a disparaging smile.

“Nonsense! Saint Mo is the best in Wei Country!”

Just as the old ancestors tried to rebut, their conversation came to a halt upon hearing a scream and slashing sounds of a sword cutting through a man. Their eyes widened in shock!

The ground twenty li away from Yuanjue Valley was blown away by countless dark sword qi. From where the explosion happened, cracks appeared from deep within the earth as the sound of a sword resonated in the sky. Within the vicinity of a few li that was below the sword qi, there were no living life forms at all, not even grass.

What made all the ancestors petrified was not only the strange phenomenon of the dark sword qi but also the scream that wasn’t drowned out by the sound of the sword qi! They knew a person’s life had just been ended.

It’s the scream of Saint Mo!

Has Mo Xisheng died?

As the slashing sounds of the sword continued, Ning Fan carried a mutilated dead body and teleported back.

It’s Mo Xisheng’s body. He’s really dead!

Dead, dead… The best of Wei Country has fallen!

Everyone could have accepted the result of the battle if it was a close battle for both of them. However, it was a fast one-sided fight!

It only took the period of tens of breaths from Mo Xisheng’s ravings to his death. Before this, he was still the wild and arrogant Saint Mo. Tens of breaths later, he was a dead body!

Each of the old ancestors panicked while looking at Ning Fan. This young man is definitely not a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator. He must be a Nascent Soul Realm expert. Only Nascent Soul Realm cultivators have the ability to eliminate Mo Xisheng within seconds!

The abilities that all the six ancestors possessed were weaker than Mo Xisheng. If Ning Fan decided to kill them, the possibility of surviving the ordeal was so little even if the six of them joined forces. Moreover, it was impossible for them to escape since neither of them had escaping techniques that were faster than teleportation nor something similar to the Earth Escaping Techcnique.

Even if they possessed those techniques, they could never flee from the attack of the ‘dark sword technique’. It was their first time witnessing such technique.

What should we do now? Neither the experts from the Seven Sects of Wei Country nor the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators from Rain Place can save us in time since the young man is just right in front of us.

If he wants to kill us, can we escape? Can we even resist him?!

“I need an explanation. Before I get a satisfying explanation, none of you will be allowed to leave this place!”

Ning Fan’s gaze swept across each of them. The ancestors that met Ning Fan’s gaze trembled in fear and immediately lowered their heads down.

Zong Ze had difficulty keeping himself calm from excitement after witnessing Mo Xisheng’s dead body. After his death, the six ancestors did not even dare to show their temper in Yuanjue Valley. It was the most glorious moment for Yuanjue Valley. He was very thankful for Yuanjue Valley’s Old Ancestor who appeared from nowhere.

“Hou Lian, is he really our sect’s old ancestor?”

“Absolutely. He would only return to our sect after travelling for a thousand years. It’s not weird that Sect Master is unaware of it!”

“Fine. It doesn’t matter what his true identity is. He’s already our sect’s benefactor. Since he claims that he’s the old ancestor of our sect, then he truly is.

…

While Zong Ze was transmitting messages with Hou Lian, the old ancestors from the six sects were fraught with panic due to of  Ning Fan.

Finally, the second best expert in Wei Country who was also Nan Ning Valley’s Old Ancestor asked politely, “Your Excellency, may I know what kind of explanation can satisfy you?”

“Immortal Jade.”

Ning Fan concealed all his killing intent and let out a smile.

All the old ancestors who survived became speechless upon hearing his offer.

So, this man came to seek wealth.

I see. It’s enough to just give him money. If we knew earlier, there would’ve been no need for Saint Mo to sacrifice himself. Money is such a trivial matter if it’s able to exchange our lives! It was such a waste that Mo Xisheng died for such a simple matter. If he knew that he could save himself by just giving immortal jade, he would definitely regret his impulsive action.

“Your Excellency, what is the amount of immortal jade that you want?”

“For Early Gold Core Realm cultivators, it would be twenty thousand per person. Forty thousand for a Mid Gold Core Realm cultivator, eighty thousand for a Late Gold Core Realm cultivator and two-hundred thousand for Old Ancestor-level experts. It isn’t too expensive, is it?” Ning Fan asked with a threatening tone.

“What! How dare you blackmail me for two-hundred thousand immortal jade. Do you know what my relationship with Rain Palace is?” Among the old ancestors, the ancestor from Bai Menlou was dissatisfied with the demand. However, Ning Fan’s expression turned serious and teleported right in front of him instantly. Ning Fan pressed his finger on him!

Bai Menlou turned pale and immediately activated his Body Refining Technique. His eye sockets became more sunken and his body became as thin as a skeleton but the defense of his body increased to the peak of Eighth Level of Silver Bone! Aside from that, a purple defensive light carrying an evil intent rose around him.

The next moment, that purple defensive light was shattered by Ning Fan’s finger. His finger then landed on Bai Menlou’s chest. Bai Menlou immediately spurted out blood and suffered serious injuries. He quickly flew backwards and fell heavily on the ground. The first thing he did after getting back up on his feet was not escaping for his life but untying the storage pouch on his waist. Then, he presented it with both of his hands and explained hurriedly as he was fearful that Ning Fan would eliminate him right then and there.

“There are two-hundred thousand immortal jade in this storage pouch. Please stop, Your Excellency! I admit my mistake!”

“Four hundred thousand immortal jade!” Ning Fan replied with an indifferent tone.

“That’s a lot. But fine, I understand. I do not have enough immortal jade on me right now. Can I replace the lacking immortal jade with magical treasures?”

“Spirit Vessel Magical Treasures, Third Revolution Pills and Nascent Soul Realm Cultivation Techniques. I don’t want any other things! Remember, this is an order. This is not a negotiation. There aren’t other choices for the rest of you!”

Li = 500 meters

Zhang = 3.13 meters