Chapter 1147: Chapter 1147: Waiting for You...

Where does the world come from?

Why does war happen?

Why can the meeting of stick and hole create life?

Are women more attractive with larger chests or longer legs?

It was night, Ning Fan smiled bitterly while accompanying two drunkards to discuss strange and bizarre topics for an entire night, finally sending the two drunkards away.

He instructed a few lower-rank Masters to throw Lv Wen and Cloud Thunder back to their respective rooms, then Ning Fan returned to his own room and entered the Xuan Yin Treasure for closed cultivation.

Go up the mountain as an Immortal, down the mountain as a mortal.

Drinking with true friends indeed allows Ning Fan to relax considerably, even the immense pressure brought recently by Blood God Geng Wu was reduced quite a bit.

No matter how strong the enemy is, so what?

Why put such pressure on oneself?

No matter how large or small the pressure, the things that need to be done won’t change. He is here to guard the Boundary River, that is all. If an enemy is strong enough that he cannot defeat them with martial strength, then he will use plots and strategies to turn the disadvantage around!

Ning Fan exhaled a breath of impure air, releasing all the pressure Blood God Geng Wu gave him, greatly enhancing his mindset. From today onward, unless the enemy reaches the level of Saint, it will be difficult to cause any psychological pressure. When faced with such formidable enemies, Ning Fan can still deal with them calmly. This enhancement in mindset is indeed a gain.

In the battle with Profound Tail Daoist, Ning Fan had accumulated a lot of Jade Wave Fire Poison in his body, the poison power was only temporarily suppressed. If not completely eradicated, he wouldn’t be able to meditate or cultivate, as even slight movement through the nine days would trigger poison backlash.

Logically speaking, poison to this extent of Profound Tail Daoist’s degree is difficult to eradicate with Ning Fan’s cultivations. He almost considered whether to owe a debt to Tongtian Sect and buy a high-grade Detoxification Pill.

Fortunately, this time he doesn’t need to purchase a Detoxification Pill, among the spoils there happens to be a very high-grade Detoxification Pill.

After killing Emperor Maha, Ning Fan seized Emperor Maha’s storage pouch, which contained four sealed jade boxes with four peculiar pills.

These were pill types Ning Fan had never seen before, absolutely unlike any kind of Alchemy technique he is familiar with.

Once Ning Fan used Eternal Communication, he immediately knew the pill types. It turned out these four pills were the renowned [Primordial Demonic Medicine].

These are pills that only pure blood Ancient Chaos Alchemists can refine, when Ancient Chaos consumes them, the pill’s potency can be amplified by several times. If a non-Ancient Chaos consumes this pill, they can only gain basic pill potency; as for the enemy of Ancient Chaos - Buddha cultivators, consuming this pill is purely self-inflicted suffering with no benefit, essentially equivalent to taking poison.

Primordial Demonic Medicine doesn’t have such cumbersome pill names, because Ancient Chaos dislike flashy things, preferring straightforwardness, often directly using the pill’s function and grade as the name of the Demonic Medicine.

Among the four Primordial Demonic Medicines, there were two Nine Revolutions Imperial Grade Detoxification Pills, one Nine Revolutions Imperial Grade Slave-breaking Pill, and one Nine Revolutions Imperial Grade Body Refinement Pill.

Of them, the Detoxification Pills can detoxify all types of toxins, the Slave-breaking Pill can break all types of slave restriction prohibitions, and the Body Refinement Pill can strengthen physical defense.

Since Ancient Chaos gain amplified effect from consuming Primordial Demonic Medicine, Ning Fan only consumed one Nine Revolutions Imperial Grade Detoxification Pill to dissolve the Jade Wave Fire Poison in his body, even devouring some of the poison’s power, causing the poison power within him to slightly refine.

He didn’t need the Slave-breaking Pill, but indeed consumed the Body Refinement Pill, slightly advancing his physical defense, better than nothing.

Who would have thought the foundation of his Divine Spirit Body is so high, wanting substantial improvement is extremely difficult.

After detoxification comes healing.

After healing, Ning Fan begins sorting through the other spoils.

Among the seized Innate Treasures, except for Lady Guihua’s [Netherworld Flower Hoe], all were incinerated by Ning Fan.

Not incinerating this Innate Lower Grade flower hoe was for two reasons.

Firstly, although the Netherworld Flower Hoe’s attack power isn’t strong, when used periodically to turn the soil in a medicinal garden, it can increase the growth rate of vegetation within the garden.

It’s well known that Shennong Hundred Herbs Garden not only contains Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree and Heavenly Earth Peach Tree, but also Sword Ancestor’s Soul Grass. This small hoe seems to aid the acceleration of Sword Ancestor’s Soul Grass’s growth... thus, it has the value for keeping.

Secondly, the name of Netherworld Flower Hoe carries the word Nether, this word faintly makes Ning Fan feel familiar...

Previously the Thorn Giant Flower, Ning Fan already learned its name was Netherworld Ghost Flower, similarly carrying the word Nether.

Whether Netherworld Ghost Flower or Netherworld Flower Hoe, both possess a very faint thread of aura making Ning Fan feel familiar.

He briefly reflects and finds the source of this familiarity. He once intruded into the Lord of the Nether’s skull to save Sword Ancestor, entering the Netherworld World.

There, he once fought side by side with Saint Caiwei, once borrowed the power of the Netherworld Divine Tree, and contended with countless ancient spirits...

Ning Fan doesn’t know what the Netherworld Divine Tree is, or what the Netherworld World is, or who the Lord of the Nether is.

He only knows that what is associated with the word Nether isn’t simple. Especially on Netherworld Ghost Flower and Netherworld Flower Hoe, both possess a faint thread of Lord of the Nether’s aura... no mistake, this aura resembles that day within the Lord of the Nether’s skull, very similar... very similar...

"Could it be that this little flower hoe was once used by that Lord of the Nether? Speaking of which, that Lord of the Nether who died years ago, what exactly was their cultivations alive? From Saint Caiwei’s tone, the Lord of the Nether seemed to be quite a terrifying figure..."

Ning Fan shook his head, suppressing the distractions in his mind, summoned Shennong Hundred Herbs Garden, and used the Netherworld Flower Hoe to loosen the soil throughout the garden.

After he accomplished this task, the plants within the garden became increasingly vibrant and full of vitality, it seems that this Netherworld Flower Hoe is indeed a useful tool.

Just not very suitable for combat.

The ability of the Netherworld Flower Hoe can aid in the growth of plants, but its auxiliary effect can only be used once every six months.

This way, Ning Fan doesn’t have to stay by the Hundred Herbs Garden every day, as he only needs to occasionally turn the soil when he is free.

In this battle, Ning Fan slew many Immortal Emperors, and naturally obtained a considerable amount of Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits from them, which he consumed to slightly enhance his Divine Status.

The divine spirits who possess a Divine Status will not directly strengthen their physical bodies by consuming Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits. Instead, their Divine Status will be enhanced, which simultaneously boosts the physical strength of their divine bodies.

After consuming the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits, Ning Fan sorted out the useful Divine Skills he obtained from killing Immortal Emperors in this battle, all of which were acquired through Void Stripping Path. He slightly cultivated them and then integrated them into the Cross Halo.

Among them, there was only one Divine Skill for which he obtained the Cultivation Method but could not master it.

[Treasures-Falling Divine Light].

Once activated, this technique can bring down all treasures in the world. It is the innate Divine Skill of the Gold Demon and must be used with the Gold Demon’s Demon Blood; otherwise, it cannot be activated.

Gold Demon’s Demon Blood? Ning Fan felt a bit troubled, as he apparently does not possess such Demon Blood, meaning he cannot use this sharp Divine Skill?

As the divine light shines, the treasures fall. It is said that in ancient times, there was a treasure named Treasures-Falling Money with similar abilities, and now it seems to have a significant connection with this Treasures-Falling Divine Light.

"If I can cultivate the Gold Demon’s Demon Blood, I will be able to master Treasures-Falling Divine Light. That different race Immortal Emperor could not completely seal my Innate Mid-grade Treasures using Treasures-Falling Divine Light, not because the Divine Skill isn’t strong, but because his Taoist practice isn’t sufficient. If the Profound Tail Daoist were to use Treasures-Falling Divine Light, my Innate Mid-grade Treasures might be completely sealed and unusable. If I can master this technique and refine it into an ink imprint to integrate into the Cross Halo..."

Then, once the Cross Halo is activated, all enemies within its range will have their treasures lose effectiveness...

Ning Fan shook his head, feeling quite regretful. If conditions were right, it wouldn’t be difficult for this inheritor of the Ancient Chaotic Grand Emperor to cultivate a Gold Demon’s Demon Blood.

The difficult part is gathering the conditions needed to cultivate Demon Blood.

Firstly, Ning Fan himself is not from the Gold Demon Clan, so he needs something to aid in awakening the Demon Blood within him, such as directly devouring some of the Gold Demon’s bloodline, or using certain treasures or inherited artifacts that contain the Gold Demon’s bloodline.

Secondly, he would need the subsequent Cultivation Methods of the Gold Demon Clan, which may or may not be available for sale in the Ancient Kingdom Trading Formation.

Ning Fan used the Ancient Kingdom Trading Formation, and the result was disappointing. It turned out that the Gold Demon was originally a major clan in the Real Realms, but has been extinct for countless years now. Many old monsters in the Real Realms want things related to the Gold Demon, so the demand is high, and naturally the price is not cheap. With Ning Fan’s bronze-level privilege, he would need to improve two to three levels to have the authority to bid for such items.

He was surprised at his lack of privilege. His bronze privilege was enough to buy the Detoxification Pill for the third step, but he still needs to raise his guest level by two to three to participate in the bidding...he can’t even buy it directly!

Are the items related to the Gold Demon really that precious, more precious than the third-step Detoxification Pill by several levels?

Ning Fan felt that the Treasures-Falling Divine Light he grasped had become somewhat burdensome, and suddenly, he thought about it in reverse.

Since he can’t buy anything related to the Gold Demon, he can’t cultivate Treasures-Falling Divine Light.

If he can’t cultivate it, why not sell it? He didn’t know whether the Tongtian Sect would buy such Divine Skills, since, unlike magical treasures, Divine Skills are not unique. As long as the Tongtian Sect has the cultivation documentation for Treasures-Falling Divine Light, they won’t spend money on Ning Fan’s Divine Skill.

Yet, once again, Ning Fan was surprised.

It turned out the Tongtian Sect actually didn’t have the method to cultivate Treasures-Falling Divine Light!

When Ning Fan doubtfully asked if the Tongtian Sect purchased Divine Skills similar to Treasures-Falling Divine Light, the elder from Tongtian Sect became quite excited.

"Daoist, do you indeed possess Treasures-Falling Divine Light? That’s a Heavenly-level Great Divine Power! Daoist, do you really have it? That’s impossible, how could it be possible!"

A Heavenly-level Divine Skill? Ning Fan was taken aback.

If such a level of Divine Skill exists, then even if the different race Immortal Emperor’s Taoist practice was insufficient, it should have easily sealed Ning Fan’s Innate Mid-grade Treasures.

Could it be that the Treasures-Falling Divine Light he obtained isn’t the actual Treasures-Falling Divine Light?

Indeed, after Ning Fan gave a partial description of Treasures-Falling Divine Light to the Tongtian Sect elder, the elder remained silent for a long time, as if a cold shower was poured over him, taking a long time to come to his senses.

Eventually, the elder spoke to Ning Fan without words, "If it weren’t for my rapport with the Daoist, I’d surely think you were pulling my leg on purpose. Well then, Daoist’s Divine Skill isn’t the true Treasures-Falling Divine Light, but it does compensate as a sort of Pseudo-Divine Light. It can bring down Innate Inferior Grade Treasures, already quite extraordinary. Tell you what, we Tongtian Sect have mastered over a hundred similar Pseudo-Divine Lights. Depending on the degree of imitation, their prices vary. As long as the Pseudo-Divine Light in your possession isn’t among the ones we have, we would enthusiastically acquire a new Pseudo-Divine Light. However, the price won’t be too high."

Ning Fan nodded and sent the content of Treasures-Falling Divine Light to the Tongtian Sect elder via the Ancient Kingdom Trading Formation.

Ning Fan trusted the Tongtian Sect deeply and did not worry that they would take his Divine Skill for free without paying, only concerned that they might already possess this Pseudo-Divine Light and refuse to acquire it; or that they might be willing to buy his Divine Skill but not offer a high price.

The Tongtian Sect’s procurement prices are always very low, so Ning Fan has consistently avoided selling cultivation supplies to the Tongtian Sect, this time merely considering the utility of scrap by selling Treasures-Falling Divine Light.

When Ning Fan realized that the Treasures-Falling Divine Light he held was a sort of Pseudo-Divine Light, he no longer had any extravagant hopes about profiting from it.

But alas, life is always full of drama and unpredictability.

Despite his Treasures-Falling Divine Light being a Pseudo-Divine Light, upon evaluation by the Tongtian Sect elder, it was asserted that Ning Fan’s Divine Light is, so far, the closest imitation of all Pseudo-Divine Lights mastered by the Tongtian Sect!

This technique is not even like an imitation, if one had to describe it, it’s more like something the Gold Demon Clan would use to build foundation before cultivating the actual Treasures-Falling Divine Light.

Its value far surpasses that of other Pseudo-Divine Lights!

"Daoist! The value of this technique is immense, my authority is insufficient to assert its true worth. I need to consult the higher-ups within the sect! Please wait a moment, I will go and request a valuation from the Elders’ Pavilion, we will certainly provide an agreeable price for this technique!"

The Ancient Kingdom Trading Formation went quiet for a while, with the Tongtian Sect elder seemingly consulting the high-ranking officials.

This made Ning Fan smile. Originally, he had lost hope for the Pseudo-Treasures-Falling Divine Light, but unexpectedly, things took a turn, and he was told it might be sold for an impressive price.

It truly is interesting.

In this way, he should be able to repay part of the debt he owes to the Tongtian Sect.

Shortly thereafter, there was a response from the Ancient Kingdom Trading Formation opposite.

This time, however, it was no longer the elder of the Tongtian Sect who attended to Ning Fan, but temporarily replaced by a middle-aged man whose aura was imposing.

Across the Ancient Kingdom Trading Formation, Ning Fan naturally couldn’t discern the true cultivation of the middle-aged man, but just by hearing his voice, Ning Fan felt as if he was conversing with Saint Caiwei from the other day, immensely pressured, and in a moment, startled!

It must be noted, Saint Caiwei is the Desolate Saint among the three Saints of the Shienie Wilderness!

Could it be that this mysterious middle-aged man attending to him now is also a Desolate Saint!

The middle-aged man did not waste words with Ning Fan, he appeared very busy, having a multitude of matters to handle, but still took time from his schedule due to the skill to attend to Ning Fan’s transaction.

The Tongtian Sect never acts arrogantly towards guests, much less does anything that breaches integrity.

Ning Fan’s complete Divine Skills had been sent to the Tongtian Sect a long time ago, now it was the Tongtian Sect’s turn to give money to Ning Fan.

Unexpectedly for Ning Fan, the Treasure-Descent Divine Light he inadvertently acquired sold for a high price of thirty thousand gold!

Thirty thousand gold! A typical innate treasure fluctuates around a hundred gold, the accidentally obtained Treasure-Descent Divine Light is actually this valuable!

Just what is the background of the Money Demon Clan that perished in the history of the Real Realms! It wasn’t even the legitimate Divine Skills, yet this skill alone sold for thirty thousand gold!

In this way, Ning Fan not only managed to repay several hundred gold of his debt in one go, but also obtained more than twenty-nine thousand gold as pocket money!

Furthermore, upon the recommendation of the possibly Desolate Saint middle-aged man, Ning Fan’s guest privileges were immediately upgraded one level, becoming a Silver-level Guest.

In addition to more shopping discounts at the Tongtian Sect, the variety of purchasable goods increased too!

"Daoist, do you have any other items you want to sell to my sect? If so, feel free to present them in the future, as long as the items are good enough, my sect will definitely offer you a satisfactory price."

Before the middle-aged man left, he seemed interested in buying other items from Ning Fan.

He vaguely felt Ning Fan’s ability to produce such precious Divine Skills wasn’t a coincidence, there should be more precious treasures he could offer...

Unfortunately, Ning Fan was not planning to sell other items.

Of course, he possessed more things that could tempt the Tongtian Sect, but those items differed in nature from the Treasure-Descent Divine Light; either selling them meant Ning Fan couldn’t use them himself, or they involved too much, not meant to be shown to others.

All in all, the transaction ended perfectly. Ning Fan made no losses, merely by engraving a copy of the Treasure-Descent Divine Light and selling it to the Tongtian Sect, he profited greatly.

Even that elder of the Tongtian Sect gained a promotion within the sect because of the transaction, naturally, he would specially attend to Ning Fan in the future.

Everything concluded, Ning Fan was in quite a good mood, he began inspecting his final spoils.

It was a seed exuding a sinister ghostly aura, fallen from Lady Guihua’s Spirit after her withering and death.

Utilizing the ability of Eternal Communication, Ning Fan easily discovered the origin of this seed.

[Blood Pact Flower Seed]!

It is the contract to summon the Netherworld Ghost Flower!

According to Lady Guihua’s memories, this flower seed was obtained inadvertently before she became an Emperor, relying on it she gradually reached the Immortal Emperor Realm.

As long as a contract is made with this seed, he can become the sole contract holder of the Netherworld Ghost Flower in this Dreamland Realm.

In the endless cycles of reincarnation in the Netherworld Ghost Flower, there exists only one flower, no one knows from where it originated, nor its current location.

The only certainty is that the holder of the contract can summon the Netherworld Ghost Flower to assist in battle.

The higher the contract level, the more formidable the summoned Netherworld Ghost Flower.

However, forming a contract has significant side effects for the contract holder.

The Netherworld Ghost Flower will intermittently produce toxins in the contract holder’s body, only released through frequent intercourse between men and women.

Severe toxin buildup sometimes necessitates not just the union with one counterpart but engagement with multiple individuals simultaneously...

This exactly explains Lady Guihua’s promiscuous nature, she needed to release toxins through such activities.

The day she pressed Ning Fan for intimacy, it was due to having excessive toxin accumulation in her body, requiring a sufficiently strong man to help detoxify her.

She sought Ning Fan but he perceived her as scheming, suspecting hidden motives, and declined.

For most Masters, constantly finding partners for intercourse is burdensome. Not everyone possesses numerous wives and concubines for detoxification, and for some, unique Cultivation Methods forbid excessive activity. Such individuals are obviously unfit to be a contract holder of the Netherworld Ghost Flower.

Ning Fan, however, was quite suitable.

He chuckled softly, the Netherworld Ghost Flower seemed tailor-made for him.

If the contract’s side effect is merely the release of toxin, Ning Fan didn’t mind forming a contract with the Netherworld Ghost Flower.

Following Lady Guihua’s memories, he dripped a drop of his blood on the Blood Pact Flower Seed. Instantly, circles of blood marks appeared on the seed, and a cold, despairing female voice resonated from the seed into Ning Fan’s ears.

"Make the Heart Demon Vow, if you meet me, save me, then the contract shall be established."

"Make the Heart Demon Vow, if you meet me, save me, then the contract shall be established."

Could it be that the speaker is the true Netherworld Ghost Flower?

If encountering her signifies saving her... is this the cost of forming the contract, it seems not very significant indeed.

"Alright, I promise, if I meet you, I will strive to rescue you. But whether I can save you, I dare not guarantee." Ning Fan did not offer casual promises.

Though uncertain if he would meet the Netherworld Ghost Flower’s true form within his lifetime, if the encounter happens? The entity’s name appears significant, if even she requires rescue, facing what kind of predicament must she be dealing with? Should Ning Fan encounter her, he wouldn’t be confident of truly extracting her from her plight.

His disposition never allows careless promises, granting them means he will exhaust efforts to fulfill them.

Uncertain if his ambiguous language could establish the contract; if possible, wonderful; if not, he wouldn’t recklessly promise what couldn’t be achieved just to force the contract.

The voice of the Netherworld Ghost Flower paused slightly.

Through eternal years, countless individuals made contracts with her, bestowing hope, acquiring her strength, yet deceiving her.

Ning Fan was the first who didn’t provide false hope for her strength.

Ning Fan merely said if he met her, he would try his utmost...

Would strive indeed.

Are you really willing to try, contract holder...

The Netherworld Ghost Flower seemed to let out a bitter laugh, disbelieving Ning Fan’s genuine willingness to try. She had been deceived too many times, she couldn’t trust another.

But she had compelling reasons to leave her prison!

She must leave here, absolutely!

"Contract holder, hopefully when you meet me, you’ll truly be willing to make an effort. Now, you may access my strength."

"Naturally, as a reward for forming the contract, I’ll send you a gift, once your formidable enemy, now he’s your Eternal Ghost Soldier. If you desire to create more Eternal Ghost Soldiers in the future, you must rely on your own efforts, my strength sealed too much, can’t aid excessively..."

"Farewell, contract holder, I await your arrival, await your arrival..."

Boom!

A thunderous boom suddenly erupted within the Xuan Yin Treasure.

Ning Fan felt a great summoning force flooding into him, with a mere thought numerous Thorn Giant Flowers surfaced beneath him, all were Netherworld Ghost Flowers!

Countless Ghost Flowers expelled Yin Souls, among which a half-saint aura, an eight-serpent-headed Giant Snake with white scales emerged!

"Is this my... Eternal Ghost Soldier?"

Ning Fan hesitated.

This Eight-Headed Serpent, appears precisely the Wansheng Dragon King he slew a few days ago... truly, it’s unextinguished then...

"Wansheng, at your service, master!"

Boom!

The serpent’s eight heads, all lay prostrate, showing submission.

Retaining all combat-related memories.

Yet losing all memories associated with the identity of Wansheng Dragon King, heart solely filled with absolute loyalty towards Ning Fan!

This is the Eternal Ghost Soldier!

If Ning Fan had been killed that day, turned into an Eternal Ghost Soldier, here would be the Wansheng Dragon King’s fate!

"Interesting, Wansheng Dragon King’s eight heads were already difficult to kill, if transformed into an immortal creature, even confronting a true Quasi-Saint, the opponent would find it formidable..."

Ning Fan chuckled.

With the contract formed, it seems he gained another formidable assistant, moreover an immortal being not needing concern for subordinate damage...

"Should I test the immortality of this Eternal Ghost Soldier..." Ning Fan’s lips curled into a smile, summoning the Reverse Sea Sword, covered with the Life-Slaying Sword’s aura.

Eight-Headed Wansheng trembled immediately. Bereft of previous memories, yet Ning Fan’s sword aura actually instilled fatal threat even to this immortal creature, ultimately, only fearing Ning Fan, never daring to defy his command...

Eternal Ghost Soldiers possess their own pride!

But this pride, they dare not express against Ning Fan...