Grasping the Evil-Chapter 881: You Are Not Sparrow God Kidd!
Ning Fan grasped the luminous glow and, with a tug, directly pulled the yellow-robed phoenix demon, net and all, into the Xuan Yin Treasure.
The magic net was more powerful than the Yin Plucking Finger and the Yin Imprisoning Rope. With Ning Fan’s current cultivation level, using this magical net, capturing female cultivators in the early or mid-stage of the Shedding Void was not too difficult, and those captured would absolutely not be able to break free by their own strength.
With a hint of apology, Ning Fan glanced at Fairy Hanwux, changed his hand seal, and dispelled the magic net that was binding Fairy Hanwux.
Only after the magic net disappeared did Fairy Hanwux recover some strength, standing up from the ground. The redness on her face slowly receded, yet she still showed slight breaths, casting Ning Fan a sidelong glance with some displeasure.
Although Fairy Hanwux knew that Ning Fan had saved her at a critical moment, being affected by the bewitching technique still left her somewhat conflicted.
However, she wasn’t someone ungrateful and naturally wouldn’t act forgotten.
"Thank you, young friend, for your timely rescue. This bottle of pills is a small token of my gratitude. Please accept it... I hope next time, you’ll be more careful with your measures, as being affected by the bewitching technique isn’t a pleasant experience..." Thinking of how she was just now under the bewitching effect, her charms fully displayed, Fairy Hanwux couldn’t help her ears from reddening slightly.
Since embarking on the path of cultivation, such an expression of blushing hasn’t been seen on her for millions of years.
"There should be no mistakes next time..."
Ning Fan smiled apologetically, accepted the pill bottle, and scanned it with his spirit sense, his eyes flickering slightly.
The pill bottle contained only one pill, but it was quite renowned. It was a healing sacred medicine from the Northern Heaven Grand Cold Palace—’Nine-flowers Moon Shaping Pill.’
Although this pill was merely a Nine Revolutions Silver Grade Elixir, its efficacy was comparable to many Nine Revolutions Golden Pills, making it more expensive than a standard Nine Revolutions Golden Pill.
Though Ning Fan did not lack healing pills, he accepted this one, considering it a gesture of thanks from Fairy Hanwux.
All the way to this place, Ning Fan had single-handedly captured five female yin demons at the Shedding Void Stage.
The Old Monster Tu, Elder Iron Cloud, the Four-eyed Demon Monarch, and Fairy Hanwux all broke free from their entanglements with the Shedding Void Stage female demons thanks to Ning Fan. Only Sparrow God Kidd had not been aided by him yet.
Ning Fan had no intention of assisting Sparrow God Kidd, according to his senses; Sparrow God Kidd had already finished his battle and was heading towards this place.
As expected, moments later, Sparrow God Kidd’s laughter echoed in the area.
"Haha, it’s actually the Nine-flowers Moon Shaping Pill. Tsk tsk tsk, this isn’t any ordinary pill, young friend Ning should really cherish it. Nowadays, Emperor Pills are rare, and the efficacy of the Nine-flowers Moon Shaping Pill from the Grand Cold Palace is comparable to the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, almost considered one of the best healing sacred medicines in existence."
A red light flashed by, landing on the ground, revealing the figure of Sparrow God Kidd.
In his hands was a Daoist Scroll Weapon, within which were sealed two extremely furious phoenix-clan female demons.
While others faced the attack of one phoenix demon, Sparrow God Kidd faced the brunt of two late-stage Shedding Void female phoenix demons, one wearing a red skirt, the other in an orange robe.
Though the joint power of those two phoenix demon females was formidable, Sparrow God Kidd, near a breakthrough to the Shattered Thought Realm, naturally wouldn’t fear two phoenix demons.
The two phoenix demon females had been sealed inside the Daoist Scroll Weapon by Sparrow God Kidd, trapped inside the treasure, unable to escape.
"What mighty Daoist soldiers, even an old monster at the peak of the Shedding Void Stage, would find it impossible to break free once trapped in this illustration." Ning Fan swept his gaze over Sparrow God Kidd’s Daoist soldiers without changing his expression, secretly admiring.
Following Sparrow God Kidd, the Four-eyed Demon Monarch, the Old Monster Tu, and Elder Iron Cloud also arrived at this place in turn.
Seeing that no one was killed, Sparrow God Kidd’s expression calmed slightly.
Upon hearing of Ning Fan’s solo feat of capturing five Shedding Void phoenix demons, even Sparrow God Kidd revealed a rather surprised look. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
As for the Old Monster Tu, he was the only one among the group who showed an expression of awe towards Ning Fan.
Only Old Monster Tu firmly believed that Ning Fan was a Fragmented Thought Elder and dared not to offend him in the slightest.
"To speak of it, it’s all this old man’s fault due to the erroneous information I received, causing everyone to be in danger. This is due to my mistake. Who would’ve thought that True Phoenix Clan’s demon cultivators would appear in the Yellow River Snow Valley? This was not in my plan."
"Now that we’ve engaged in battle with the phoenix clan demon cultivators, such commotion likely has alarmed those stationed outside the labyrinth. At this moment, the area outside the maze is undoubtedly heavily surrounded by demon forces, and beyond the valley’s barrier, there may be larger squads of demon cultivators rushing over for reinforcements... We must speed up and swiftly leave the maze, while also avoiding confrontations with the demon race as much as possible, and find the Dust Tree soon! Delaying a moment longer here increases our danger. Earth Comrade, I would like to borrow your ’Earth Hole’..."
After saying that, Sparrow God Kidd looked seriously at the Old Monster Tu, his expression permitting no refusal, clearly showing the Earth Hole must be used.
A hint of reluctance appeared on Old Monster Tu’s face, but he knew this was not the time to hesitate over the Earth Hole.
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Taking out a jade scroll, Old Monster Tu crushed it immediately and began to move his ten fingers in a spell formation. The ground underfoot started to squirm and then split apart to reveal a space-twisting earth cave, leading to an unknown destination.
Looking at the shattered jade scroll, Old Monster Tu sighed inwardly and was the first to leap into the earth cave. Sparrow God Kidd then transmitted a few words to the others, and they all leaped into the earth cave together.
At the same time, outside the Yellow River Labyrinth, three Shedding Void Realm old monsters with dragon horns led nearly a thousand dragon demons, encircling the entire labyrinth tightly.
The three Shedding Void Realm old monsters all wore gloomy expressions, looking at the labyrinth with a mix of surprise and anger.
According to these three old monsters’ vague senses, six human cultivators had intruded into the labyrinth, the weakest being at the Enlightenment stage, and the strongest even at the peak of Shedding Void...
"Damn it! Why have this group of human cultivators intruded here, could it be for the Dust Flower?"
"Indeed, the Dust Flower will bloom in just a moment, but no one has ever successfully plucked it... If these humans are after the Dust Flower, it is impossible they don’t know this fact. Are they really here for the Dust Flower?"
"Hmph! No matter what these humans’ purpose for intruding the barrier is, since they’ve come, they must not be allowed to leave alive!"
"Among those six human cultivators, there are four Shedding Void practitioners: two in the initial stage, one in the intermediate stage, and one at the peak of Shedding Void. These people are beyond what we can handle, but fortunately, the seven little ancestors of the Tianlan Phoenix Clan happen to be inside the labyrinth, and they have already confronted those intruders. Given their strength, it should not be difficult to take down this group of human cultivators! We just need to guard the labyrinth well to prevent those human cultivators from escaping!"
Outside the labyrinth, a large group of dragon demons surrounded the Yellow River Labyrinth, unaware that the seven princesses of the Phoenix Clan inside had all been captured. Moreover, Ning Fan and his group had already used a secret technique to leave the labyrinth.
From the labyrinth heading northward lay endless snow mountains stretching for millions of miles, shrouded in layers of formation light, making it difficult for outsiders to enter the internal regions of the snow mountains or perceive what lay within.
Deep in the snow mountains, the ground suddenly cracked open with a ten-zhang fissure, from which six escape lights flew out, exactly Ning Fan’s group.
Thanks to Old Monster Tu’s secret technique, the six of them directly infiltrated the inside of the snowy mountain from the Yellow River Labyrinth, avoiding entanglement with the demon race cultivators.
The northern snow mountain was cut off by a blood-colored long river, making it impossible to continue north.
In that blood river floated countless barbarian beasts and remains of barbarians, with blood energy soaring to the sky and a pungent stench, forming a tightly sealed forbidden space force.
Only the Eternal Old Freaks could ignore the forbidden space force and fly directly over the blood river. Similar to Sparrow God Kidd and others, only by employing some special means could they fly over the blood river.
Beside the blood river, every half-mile stood an ancient barbarian statue, not of beasts but of human form.
These barbarian statues depicted the same person, yet all lacked facial carvings, leaving their appearance a mystery.
For some reason, upon seeing these barbarian statues, Ning Fan felt a sense of familiarity from them.
The backs of these barbarian statues, very closely resembled Sparrow God Kidd, the overlap of backs...
Could all this merely be a coincidence...
Over the blood river, mist spread out, and Ning Fan unexpectedly heard a faint chant of barbarians in his ears.
The chanted scripture was not the familiar Barbarian Ancestor Scripture but a barbarian scripture Ning Fan had never heard of.
It seemed the scripture was called the Young Barbarian Scripture, a scripture that hadn’t been passed down in the ancient barbaric wilds...
"Six generations of barbarians exterminated, the Sun of Catastrophe burns the barbarians, leaving the bloodline empty; seven generations of barbarians exterminated, Heaven forsakes our barbarians, barbarian Heavenly Dao collapses. Sacrifice all the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits of the primitive and wild, cultivate through three lifetimes, blood sacrifices the wiped-out barbaric wilds, the eighth generation of Young Barbarians awakens..."
"Blood sacrifices the wiped-out barbaric wilds, the eighth generation of Young Barbarians awakens..."
Beside the blood river, Ning Fan’s gaze slightly tightened as he glanced at Old Monster Tu and the other four, seeing no emotional fluctuation in their eyes.
It seemed these four did not hear any chanting from the blood river.
Only Sparrow God Kidd’s expression changed slightly, as if he heard the chanting, and a hint of sadness briefly flickered through his cloudy eyes.
The sadness flickered and disappeared instantly, and moments later, Sparrow God Kidd had no expression, making Ning Fan almost think that the scene earlier was just an illusion.
"Old Monster Tu and the others didn’t hear the chanting, but Sparrow God Kidd and I could, why is that..."
Recalling the backs of those barbarian statues, Ning Fan’s brow furrowed slightly, a sense of unease inexplicably settled in his heart, a premonition of unknown danger.
Could there truly be something amiss with Sparrow God Kidd...
Sparrow God Kidd took out a Compass, conducted a calculation, and with a grave demeanor addressed the group,
"In less than a moment, the Dust Flower will bloom. Time is of the essence. Everyone, quickly take the Barbarian Blood Pill I gave you and fly over this Blood River!"
With that, Sparrow God Kidd was the first to take out a Barbarian Blood Pill, swallowing it in one gulp. Black runes immediately appeared on the left side of his face, and a faint red glow emanated from his entire body.
As the red glow rose, the forbidden air over the Blood River seemed to become ineffective immediately.
But seeing Sparrow God Kidd leaping up, he astonishingly ignored the forbidden air over the Blood River and flew directly towards the opposite bank.
"We should also quickly take the Barbarian Blood Pill, the sooner we fly over this river, the sooner we’ll see the Dust Tree!"
Old Monster Tu and Elder Iron Cloud tried a few times but could not counter the forbidden force, so they had to swallow the Barbarian Blood Pill given by Sparrow God Kidd and use the power of the elixir to fly over the Blood River.
Four-eyed Demon Monarch and Fairy Hanwux also took the Barbarian Blood Pill one after another and flew over the Blood River.
Only Ning Fan showed hesitation, remained silent for a while, and took out a red pill similar in appearance to the Barbarian Blood Pill, swallowing it in one gulp. He also activated the power of Calamity Blood, causing runes similar to others to appear on his left side, leaping over the Blood River.
What he took was not the Barbarian Blood Pill, but others did not know this.
The Calamity Blood cultivated in his body made the forbidden force over the Blood River ineffective against him, so he naturally did not need to take the pill.
Pretending to take the pill because he was suspicious of Sparrow God Kidd...
Seeing everyone had taken the Barbarian Blood Pill, on the other side of the Blood River, the corner of Sparrow God Kidd’s mouth slightly curved into a smile.
After crossing the Blood River, the Yellow River Snow Valley appeared before them. The scenery of this snow valley was almost identical to the one Ning Fan saw in the First Illusion of Enlightenment.
The only difference was that this snow valley did not have the oppressive will of the Master of Calamity Thought, but instead, two snow sculptures stood outside the valley.
Those two snow sculptures showed no sign of life, with formations set in their mouths, continuously blowing wind and snow, making the entire snow valley extremely cold, so much so that even Masters at the Peak of Shekong could not easily enter the valley.
"Fairy Hanwux, the chill here is too intense, I need to borrow your Dao Weapon," Sparrow God Kidd said solemnly.
"Please."
Fairy Hanwux gracefully gestured, and immediately a moonlight treasure mirror exuding cold air appeared in her hand.
This mirror, known as the Guanghan Mirror, is one of the Dao Weapons often cultivated by practitioners of Guanghan Palace, remarkably effective against the cold.
Sparrow God Kidd took the Guanghan Mirror, cast several gestures towards it, raised the mirror towards the snow valley, and the millennium-deep snow in the valley began to melt instantly, and the chilling wind in the valley also vanished immediately.
"We can enter the valley now... come to think of it, it’s been millions of years since I’ve returned here..."
Sparrow God Kidd’s eyes showed a hint of melancholy as he walked into the snow valley on foot.
Old Monster Tu and the others did not doubt Sparrow God Kidd’s words, after all, he was well-informed about the Dust Tree, and it was not surprising that he had been here before.
However, Ning Fan’s eyes narrowed, hearing a different implication in Sparrow God Kidd’s words...
Sparrow God Kidd used the word ’return’!
Millions of years without returning here... others ’came’ to the snow valley, but for him, it was ’returning’...
Ning Fan closed his eyes with a sigh and stepped into the snow valley with the others.
Inside the snow valley, the frozen lake began to thaw, and in the center of the lake, a tree with roots at the bottom of the lake was growing!
That tree resembled the Bodhi Tree but also seemed different, on which there were already forty or fifty white flower buds, not yet blooming but already emanating a faint cold fragrance.
That ice tree was precisely the Dust Tree! And those flower buds were the Dust Flowers yet to bloom!
Just by smelling a trace of the Dust Flower’s fragrance, Old Monster Tu and the others immediately felt invigorated, their pores relaxed, their mind became clear, and their comprehension seemed to improve subtly!
"This flower indeed enhances understanding, Sparrow Old Man didn’t deceive us! Haha, once the flower blooms, we can pick it and swallow it!" Elder Iron Cloud said excitedly.
"Hehe, of course, I wouldn’t deceive you... after all, you all are chosen as my tree slaves. Blood seal, lock!"
The corners of Sparrow God Kidd’s mouth curled into a sinister smile, as he suddenly pinched a spirit sense, and the Barbarian Blood Runes that had disappeared from the faces of Old Monster Tu and the others immediately reappeared!
In the instant those runes appeared, the four’s cultivation was immediately sealed, and they lost control of their bodies, their gazes filled with extreme shock and anger!
With the intelligence of these four, how could they not understand now that there was a problem with the Barbarian Blood Pills given by Sparrow God Kidd!
"Old Sparrow, what do you mean by this! This joke is not funny at all!" Elder Iron Cloud was the first to shout out, his gaze filled with rage.
"Spar... Sparrow Old Man, quickly remove this seal, what are you trying to do!" Old Monster Tu’s face went pale, secretly crying out that things were bad.
"Sparrow God Kidd, you deceived me!" Four-eyed Demon Monarch roared, his eyes blood-red.
"Sparrow God Kidd! I am a person of Guanghan Palace, do you not fear Guanghan Palace’s revenge for harming me!" Fairy Hanwux was the calmest among the four, though surprised, she remained unperturbed.
"Wait... why is Ning fine! Could he and Sparrow God Kidd be in cahoots?" Elder Iron Cloud suddenly exclaimed, and for a moment, all eyes turned towards Ning Fan.
Everyone who had taken the Barbarian Blood Pills was controlled by the runes and unable to move. Only Ning Fan showed no signs of abnormality on his body and was still able to move.
"So you really didn’t take the Barbarian Blood Pills? As expected of the person I value the most. Good, very good!" Sparrow God Kidd didn’t seem surprised that Ning Fan hadn’t taken the pills, but his gaze gradually darkened.
Ning Fan felt a hint of disappointment flicker in his eyes, his mood growing heavier. He regarded Sparrow God Kidd as a benefactor, like an elder, and if possible, he did not want to oppose him.
But now he realized that Sparrow God Kidd indeed harbored some scheme against them, and if he wanted to avoid becoming foes with Sparrow God Kidd, it would be very difficult.
"Senior, what is it that you seek? The Dust Flower should have merely been a bait to lure us here, or maybe it’s just a part of your plan... There’s still a moment before the Dust Flower blooms, and I genuinely want to know, with your cultivation, why go to such lengths to plot against juniors whose cultivation is far below yours."
Ning Fan looked quietly at Sparrow God Kidd, without any trace of fear in his eyes.
With his self-preserving Divine Skills, if he wanted to leave, unless an Immortal Emperor intervened, no one could stop him, not even Sparrow God Kidd.
If he wished to fight, even at Sparrow God Kidd’s peak of the Shedding Void stage, he might not necessarily be Ning Fan’s match!
He did not fear Sparrow God Kidd; he merely wanted to confirm the motives from his mouth once more.
If possible, Ning Fan truly did not wish to be enemies with Sparrow God Kidd, did not wish to turn against a benefactor... But if they had to be foes, he would not hold back!
"Heh, the courage of Young Friend Ning is indeed exceptional. Even with my intentions laid bare, you still dare to converse with me calmly. You are truly someone who has achieved Unity of Heaven and Man, not someone a pseudo-Heavenly Practitioner like me could be compared to. Unfortunately, your cultivation is still too low! You cannot escape the grasp of this old man!"
"Barbarian Technique, Draw the Ground into a Prison!"
With a sneer, Sparrow God Kidd pointed a finger towards Ning Fan, drawing on the ground beneath him.
Instantly, a black-red Barbarian Light flashed beneath Ning Fan’s feet, forming a light prison that imprisoned Ning Fan within.
The solidity of that light prison was such that none of the Shedding Void could break it.
Disappointment flickered heavier in Ning Fan’s eyes. Suddenly raising his hand, his fingertips coiled with Barbarian Flash, and he pressed towards the light prison, easily shattering it.
The reason he could shatter the prison was not due to profound cultivation, but because of the strength of the Calamity Blood.
Sparrow God Kidd’s dark gaze turned to shock, but quickly changed to joyous surprise after the initial shock, restraining his killing intent slightly, he said to Ning Fan,
"I never expected you to possess Calamity Blood, to be a Taicang Calamity Spirit! Good, good, good! Young Friend always brings surprises to this old man! Since you have Calamity Blood, I would gladly form a genuine alliance with you! Young Friend Ning, would you be willing to help this old man blood sacrifice the primitive wilds to awaken the Young Master Barbarian of Eight Generations, to cleanse the shame experienced by the Barbarian Clan from foreign invasions over countless years, and to reinstate the prestige of the Barbarian Clan!"
"As long as you agree to this old man’s request and help with this grand undertaking, I’ll grant you a great fortune, assisting you to achieve minor success in Calamity Blood with the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits. After merely a million years of arduous cultivation, you will surely attain full mastery in Calamity Blood, becoming the supreme being in the Dreamland Realm, sweeping across the heavens and earth with the power of Calamity Thought, invincible in a realm!"
"Young Friend, would you be willing to join forces with this old man, to destroy all lives in the Dreamland Realm, to extinguish the world as a calamity!"
Ning Fan did not answer Sparrow God Kidd’s question. An azure spike flashed in his eyes, suddenly as if seeing through something, revealing a trace of sorrowful intent within his gaze, through which flickered a cold glint,
"So that’s how it is. You are not Sparrow God Kidd... you’ve possessed Sparrow God Kidd’s body, no, it’s not ordinary possession, but some sort of soul fusion I’ve never heard of. That’s why you can walk among the Four Heavens as Sparrow God Kidd. Your true form should be an ancient cultivator of the barbaric wilds, I’ve seen this kind of cultivation aura before... You are not Sparrow God Kidd! Who are you?"
This person was fundamentally not Sparrow God Kidd!
This person was not his benefactor! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please consider voting for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
