Chapter 401 Six-Winged Clan(1/2)
The Endless Sea was also called the Grave of Cultivators. Its external sea domain consisted of three thousand islands whereas its internal sea domain had one hundred thousand islands.
The danger within the internal sea domain was countless times greater than in the External Endless Sea.
At the same time, the Internal Endless Sea offers great opportunities which were also innumerable times more than in the External Endless Sea.
At the junction between the internal and external sea domain, the sea water eerily turned inky-black from azure blue.
It was hard to tell when and where rare and precious treasures could be found beneath this ocean of darkness.
At the area which was close to the border of the junction between the internal and external sea domain, there was an uninhabited island.
This island did not have any specialty at all. Today, however, thirteen Nascent Soul Realm old monsters met on the island.
It was just a deserted island which was a few li* (500m per li) long but there was a hidden grand formation covering it.
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Out of the thirteen Nascent Soul Realm old monsters, the one with the highest cultivation realm was only a Late Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. Each of them was channeling their magic power into the formation light with eyes filled with excitement and nervousness.
“Fellow Daoist Song, is there really a secret dwelling place of a Divine Transformation Realm old monster in this place? I can’t believe it even until now.” A skinny young man asked.
“After Fellow Daoist Lu saw the hidden formation light on this island, are you still having doubts about this old man’s words?” Another elderly man replied with displeasure. He had a Late Nascent Soul Realm cultivation base and was the strongest out of all of them.
Sensing that the elderly man was displeased by his question, the skinny young man felt awkward and quickly gave him an apologetic smile. The rest of the people no longer spoke a word.
All of them gave their full concentration in activating the grand formation.
As the thirteen Nascent Soul Realm cultivators continued to channel their magic power into the formation light, the immortal jade which had been maintaining the formation light was finally exhausted. The formation light gradually dimmed and it eventually shattered into nothingness.
Just as the formation light broke, the deserted island which originally had nothing on it changed. The land on the center of the island sank into the earth, forming a hole in the ground. There was really a cultivator’s dwelling place hidden here!
“A Divine Transformation Realm old monster’s dwelling place!”
The eyes of the thirteen individuals were filled with excitement. If they could obtain some treasures, pills and cultivation methods, they might have the chance of attaining the Divine Transformation Realm in their current lives.
Thirteen rays of travelling light dashed into the cave as fast as they could, as if they were competing with each other to be the first. The dwelling place was not huge. There were only five quiet rooms inside its empty and deserted interior. Each of the rooms was filled with some magic treasures and items.
“This is.. a High Grade Fourth Revolution Pill, Earth Primordial Pill! There are actually 20 pellets here!”
“A Low-Grade Divine Transformation Realm cultivation method, the Three Profound Arts of Heavenly Fire! This cultivation method is mine!”
“A Profound Heaven Defective Treasure! There are actually three pieces of a Profound Heaven Defective Treasure here!”
“This is.. a Nascent Soul Realm spiritual puppet! The senior who created this dwelling place must have spent quite a sum of money for this. He actually caught a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator and refined him into a spiritual puppet!”
Of the five quiet rooms, four of them contained rare and priceless treasures. Each of the thirteen Nascent Soul Realm cultivators obtained something without fighting for it.
It was impossible for them not to fight against each other like the saying: too little gruel for too many monks. They would definitely fight until their heads are broken and bleed horribly for the precious treasures.
However, that was something that would happen later. There was still a fifth room which they had yet to enter. No matter what, they would want to find all the possible treasures in this place first and only then would they fight each other to the death.
*Rumble*
The stone door of the fifth room was particularly hard. All of them together only managed to create a narrow opening on the stone door after spending tremendous effort which was equivalent to the strength of nine bulls and two tigers.
A vague smell of death came out from the opening. The smell was something that only Divine Transformation Realm old monsters would leave after passing away!
The fifth stone room was actually where the previous owner of this dwelling place died! Perhaps the storage pouch of this senior was still left in that room!
The best treasures must be inside that room!
The eyes of the thirteen cultivators were filled with even greater excitement. All of them were nervous upon imagining what could be within the room. They mustered up all of their strength and only then were they able to break through the stone door.
The inside of the room was rather simple and crude. A withered skeleton of a cultivator was sitting on a cattail hassock. The owner of the skeleton had already died for countless years.
There was an old storage pouch tied to his waist.
As soon as they spotted that storage pouch, the faces of all thirteen Nascent Soul Realm old monsters were filled with greed and they had the urge to reach out their hands and snatch the pouch.
However, before they could even act, the gaze of the thirteen individuals shifted to the side. Then, the greed on their faces was replaced with fear and went blank.
There was actually a white-robed young man standing beside the withered bones. He did not reveal a single trace of his qi, as if he was not a being that belonged to this world.
It’s uncanny! It’s too uncanny!
Why would a white-robed young man be inside this stone room?!
By just standing there without even turning his head, that individual made the thirteen old monsters feel that their nascent souls were about to collapse. The presence of that individual caused all of them to tremble with fear!
What level of cultivation base is this?! What kind of expert can break one’s nascent soul with just his presence?!
“Oh? Some juniors are breaking in, aren’t they? Weiliang, Yue’er, chase them off..”
“Yes!”
When the white-robed young man gave a command, two ladies appeared out of nowhere. One of them emanated an air of elegance. She looked as pure and beautiful as a goddess. As for the other one, even though she had the body of a little girl, she had red lips and white teeth which made her look rather cute.
As soon as the both of them appeared, they revealed Divine Transformation Realm aura force. With a wave of their hands, a gust of ferocious wind rose within the stone chamber and directly blew the thirteen cultivators out of the island, carrying them tens of thousands of li* (500m per li) away in an instant.
Astonished! All of them were stricken with fear, finding it difficult to understand what had happened!
They were all Nascent Soul Realm old monsters. Their minds were as sharp as needles. How could they not know that the cultivation bases of the young man and the two ladies were far beyond the Nascent Soul Realm?!
The three of them were Divine Transformation Realm old monsters!
“*sucks in a cold breath* Before we entered this cave, the three Divine Transformation Realm experts had already gone inside before us! Retreat! We must retreat at once!”
How could the thirteen individuals still have the mood to seize treasures. Now, there was only a single thought in their heads and that was to run!
They had never seen such a strong expert who could nearly crush one’s nascent soul with his presence alone in their entire lives!
Now, their well-formulated plan of searching for treasures in the remains of a Divine Transformation Realm expert in the past had to be called off like this.
Meanwhile, many of them felt that the figure of that young man was rather familiar.
When they thought carefully, they found it somewhat similar to that figure of the person that the Rain Palace was pursuing. However, it was none of their business.
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In the stone room, the white-robed young man’s eyes were focused on an ancient pill recipe in his hands.
He disdained to even glance at the storage pouch of the withered skeleton.
As for the thirteen Nascent Soul Realm old monsters, they could not arouse his interest at all.
He had a fair complexion and looked refined and skinny. By just looking at his body, it would give one an impression that he was too weak to throw a punch. Even so, when he stood there without moving, he radiated an air of grandeur and prestige even though he was not angry.
This person was none other than Ning Fan who had just entered the Internal Endless Sea!
He was already done with his affairs in the External Endless Sea. Now, it had been three days since he entered the Internal Endless Sea.
As he was passing by this deserted island, his eyes flashed. He noticed that there were some hidden remains on that island and discovered that it used to be a dwelling place of an Early Divine Transformation Realm junior.
At first, the remains of an Early Divine Transformation Realm cultivator did not intrigue him. However, when he spread his spirit sense and scanned through the area, he found out that there were a few types of pill recipes which piqued his interest to drop by.
The treasures within the five stone rooms including the storage pouch of the deceased Divine Transformation Realm cultivator which barely had anything could not attract Ning Fan’s attention.
It was unknown where this departed cultivator got those ancient pill recipes from. Most of them were recipes of Third Revolution pills. Only a few of them were Fourth Revolution pill recipes. Additionally, there were also three ancient pill recipes of Fifth Revolution pills.
Of all the pill recipes he found, only the three ancient pill recipes of Fifth Revolution pills could slightly gain his interest.
Especially one of the three recipes which contained the steps to concoct a pill named Consciousness Repairing Pill. It is a type of pill that heals the injuries of a cultivator’s sea of consciousness. It was a Low-Grade Fifth Revolution pill.
Ning Fan also knew a few types of pill recipes that specialized in healing one’s sea of consciousness. However, the Fourth Revolution pill recipes were of slightly lower grades while the Fifth Revolution Pill recipes required a few types of main ingredients that he did not have. Moreover, those main ingredients had already gone extinct in the cultivation world.
As for this Consciousness Repairing Pill, although its medicinal effect might not be as good as those that he knew, the main ingredients of concocting the pill were rather easy to find.
Since Ning Fan had obtained this pill recipe by accident, he could now gather some spiritual medicines and continue to help the female corpse recover her sea of consciousness.
“Little You’er’s primordial spirit is already stable. Even if she still does not wake up, her life will not be in danger. Weiliang’s Sea of Consciousness is still recovering. At the same time, I can concoct some pills to help her in her recovery..”
Ning Fan kept the pill recipe away and casually looked at the storage pouch which was tied to the waist of the withered skeleton. He shook his head and then walked up to the skeleton to take the belongings of that deceased cultivator.
Although this person is too poor, it’s a shame to be wasteful.
“Little Cucumber, I have already chased those people away. How do you plan to thank me?!”
“Light..They..are..gone..”
After a short while, the female corpse and Yue Lingkong returned to the stone room. The female corpse was still wearing an expressionless face whereas Yue Lingkong seemed a little impatient.
Both of their injuries had already healed for quite some time. Since Ning Fan was going to enter the Internal Endless Sea, he could bring the two of them with him.
Yue Lingkong’s cultivation base was still at the Late Divine Transformation Realm. She could probably regain her original cultivation base after overthrowing her second primordial spirit when she returns to the Divine Space Island.
As for the female corpse, her spiritual intelligence seemed to have grown compared to before. Her cultivation realm was also on the verge of breaking through to the Late Divine Transformation Realm.
If the key to Luo You’s recovery was to heal her primordial spirit, then the crux of the female corpse’s recovery would most likely be repairing her sea of consciousness.
“Do we still need to say thanks to each other?!”
Ning Fan stroked the face of the female corpse which did not have the normal body temperature of a living person as he spoke with a mischievous tone and then shifted his gaze to Yue Lingkong.
“I have only slept with you once. Thus, our relationship is not as deep as you think. When it’s time to express thanks, you still have to do so. Now, please hurry up and help me fight my way back to the Divine Space Island and teach my second primordial spirit a good lesson! I already can’t wait any longer!”
“Fine.”
Without any hesitation, Ning Fan accepted her request. Yue Lingkong was a little stunned. She did not know since when he had become so easygoing.
“Give me the map of the Internal Endless Sea. I will then bring you back to your Divine Space Island.”
“The map of the Internal Endless Sea? Well, I can give you that for sure. However, are you prepared to travel to Divine Space Island on your own?” Yue Lingkong asked with a strange look on her face.
“Is there an alternative?”
“The Divine Space Island is situated at the deepest part of the northern domain of the internal sea. It’s at least seven billion li* (500m per li) away from our current location. With your travelling speed, it is going to take you a few months or even more to reach there even if you travel without rest. However, I have a way that can help you reach the Divine Space Island within just one month!”
“Oh? What way is that?”
“The moon portal! The subordinate forces of my Divine Space Island are built with moon portals. When I went out for trips in the past, I could use the moon portals to instantly move to the next island. I didn’t need to rush my journey at all.. Mm. A single moon portal allows one to travel approximately three hundred million li* (500m per li) at a time.”
“If that’s the case, we have to go to the subordinate forces of the Divine Space Island next, don’t we?”
Even though Ning Fan had never seen a moon portal before, it sounded very similar to a teleportation formation to him.
Since he now had such a convenient tool, if he chooses not to use it, he is really a fool.
“Mm.. It has already been twenty plus years since the tragedy of the Divine Space Island. The forces which used to be under my control in the past probably have already been divided and swallowed by others. However, the moon portals should still be around.. Other than me, no one is able to pass through or destroy that portal.”
Yue Lingkong nodded her head but her face was filled with a hint of sadness. However, she immediately concealed it at the next second, not wanting to let Ning Fan see it.
Then, she took out a jade slip and placed it against her glabella. She closed her eyes and imprinted her memories of the map of the Endless Sea within it. Afterwards, she handed it to Ning Fan.
Two hours later, Ning Fan had memorized all the details within the map. He pulled the two ladies into his arms and left.
Looking at the familiar Internal Endless Sea, Yue Lingkong’s eyebrows were tightly knitted together. The scenes of her past vividly surfaced in her mind..
In the past, she was still a supreme being of the Internal Endless Sea, a frightening female tyrant. Today, however, she was only left with the body of a little girl. She could not help but feel a little depressed.
The expression on her face obviously did not evade Ning Fan’s keen eyesight. He remained silent but internally, he was determined to help her take back the Divine Space Island.
The female corpse blinked her large bright eyes but her expression was slightly vacant and tranquil. There was neither joy nor sadness on her face.
To Ning Fan, however, it was pitiful to see that look on her face.
He had already made up his mind. Since they were going to travel using the moon portals, he might as well purchase some spiritual medicines in every place they stop by and prepare to refine the Consciousness Repairing Pill.
The nearest subordinate force of the Divine Space Island was called Tianqi Island. It was a medium scale island in the internal sea.
The lord of the island was an Early Divine Transformation Realm cultivator. He once joined forces with the Divine Space Island. Yes. Everything was already history.
Twenty plus years ago, a massive change happened to the Divine Space Island. Ever since that incident, the island was sealed and no one knew whether the lord of the Divine Space Island, Yue Lingkong, was still alive or had died.
The Divine Space Island which once had the greatest influence among the seven venerated beings of the internal sea then declined.
The subordinated forces under its control broke away. They were either forced to do so by an external influence or dispersed on their own.
“Little Cucumber, have you been betrayed before..?”
“This place was once my territory..”
Outside Tianqi Island, Ning Fan stopped and sensed that Yue Lingkong who was in his arms became even more flustered when they got closer to the island.
Her tone sounded a little depressed. No matter how boyish and careless she might usually be, the feeling of being betrayed was certainly not good.
She had obviously broken through to the Void Refinement Realm but her second primordial spirit seized everything from her and even her seven close disciples betrayed her.
If she was still the previous Yue Lingkong, she would mercilessly kill all of the traitors without feeling a hint of sadness.
However, after she had been by Ning Fan’s side for quite some time, her heart also softened a little.
“If you don’t betray me, I will also not betray you.”
Ning Fan’s expression remained unchanged and spoke indifferently.
Even though his words were simple and brief, Yue Lingkong’s mood became slightly better.
“Very well. Remember your words. If you betray me one day, I will definitely not forgive you. Let’s enter the island!”
Her weakness was consoled by Ning Fan with a simple sentence.
Now, her heart was filled with absolute dominion again like how she was during her era as a female tyrant.
Apparently, Tianqi Island was on a lockdown. Its defensive formation light was activated, prohibiting anyone from entering the island.
However, a cold smile formed on Yue Lingkong’s face. She paid no attention to this formation light at all. She clenched her fist and hurled a punch on the formation light.
At the next moment, that layer of defensive formation light shattered. Everyone on the island was terrified!
“Who dares to intrude us?! The lord of Tianqi Island is discussing important matters with an elder from the ‘main clan’. The island is closed. No cultivator is allowed to enter..” Numerous cultivators of Tianqi Island soared into the sky. Their eyes emanated fear and alertness.
The grand formation of the Tianqi Island was a Low-Grade Divine Transformation Realm grand formation. Other than Divine Transformation Realm old monsters, no one would be able to break it with a single punch!
They unquestionably felt dreadful of Yue Lingkong but that was it.
After all, a powerful clan was sbacking Tianqi Island. Even if Divine Transformation Realm old monsters came to Tianqi Island to create trouble, they would certainly land themselves in a predicament.
“Get lost! How dare you to even stand in my way?!” Yue Lingkong spoke angrily. All of a sudden, millions of rays of moonlight appeared in the bright clear sky.
When the rays of moonlight scattered, the faces of countless cultivators there were filled with absolute terror. All of them recognized that technique.
Then, a panic-stricken voice which belonged to an elderly man echoed from the golden hall on the center of the island. It carried an aura force at the Early Divine Transformation Realm.
“The Scattering Moon Technique! You’re a member of the Divine Space Island! No. You are.. Venerated Moon!”
An elderly man who was dressed in brocade robes hurriedly flew out from the golden palace and rose into the sky. He was panicking. When he looked at Yue Lingkong, his eyes trembled with fear.
Divine Space Island. This name was too influential! He, the old man of Tianqi Island, had once surrendered to the Divine Space Island. Hence, he knew very well how terrifying the Divine Space Island was!
It can’t be wrong. Only a few Divine Transformation Realm experts of the Divine Space Island are able to use this Moon Scattering Technique.
And the only person who is able to display this technique to such an extent was Yue Lingkong!
The elderly man began to realize that the petite female child before his eyes was very likely the lord of the Divine Space Island from the rumors!
Even though he was once a subordinate of the Divine Space Island, he had never seen Yue Lingkong’s face before. This time, it was his first time seeing it with his own eyes.
He spread his spirit sense again and placed his attention on Ning Fan and the female corpse who were behind Yue Lingkong.
With the elderly man’s cultivation base, he was unable to sense Ning Fan’s qi at all. He only felt that this person’s appearance looked rather familiar. However, he did not think of him as a Divine Transformation Realm expert.
On the other hand, he also could not clearly see through Yue Lingkong’s cultivation base and had normally thought that the latter was still a Half-Step Void Refinement Realm expert. Thus, he naturally was extremely terrified.
When the elderly man noticed the female corpse, he was filled with fear once again. It was because he realized that the female corpse was a Mid Divine Transformation Realm corpse devil!
The elderly man in brocade robes was utterly horrified. He did not know why Venerated Moon who had gone missing for many years would descend on Tianqi Island bringing a Mid Divine Transformation Realm corpse devil. Could it be that she has come to take action against him for breaking away from the Divine Space Island?
Beside that elderly man stood another black-robed elderly man who emanated a Peak Divine Transformation Realm aura. He, however, could see through Yue Lingkong’s cultivation base at first glance and spoke with an eccentric tone.
“You are Yue Lingkong?”
“Who are you?!” Yue Lingkong knitted her brows. No one had ever dared to call her name directly in the years when she still ruled the internal sea.
“I’m Elder Hei Yi1[1], one of the six elders of the Six-Winged Clan! Yue Lingkong, we, the Six-Winged Clan, don’t care whether you are dead or alive. Tianqi Island is already under our control. If you still want to come to make trouble, don’t blame this old man for being merciless and eliminating you. Currently, you are only at the Late Divine Transformation Realm. You are not my match!”
*Hiss*
Countless cultivators of Tianqi Island sucked in a cold breath.
They were already astonished to know that Yue Lingkong was still alive. When they heard that she had regressed to the Late Divine Transformation Realm, they were even more surprised.
Now, Yue Lingkong’s face had the exact same expression as Weiliang.
It was very rare for her to be astonished. But evidently, the identity of the black-robed elderly man made her afraid.
“Get lost!”
The elderly man in black robes made a stomp. His aura force vigorously spread out like a huge mountain was falling down on the ground. It was so forceful that even Yue Lingkong could only regain her balance after retreating several steps. Blood trickled down from the corners of her mouth. That impact had slightly injured her.
With Yue Lingkong’s current cultivation base, she was still slightly stronger than an ordinary Peak Divine Transformation Realm if she gave her all.
However, her aura force was a bit inferior to that of the black-robed elderly man. This undoubtedly showed that the strength of the latter was incredible.
The words he spoke were filled with contempt and humiliation.
That black-robed elderly man did not put the Divine Space Island in his eyes at all, much less Yue Lingkong who was now a Late Divine Transformation Realm cultivator. Naturally, it was impossible for him to regard the Mid Divine Transformation Realm female corpse with respect.
As for Ning Fan, not one of them was able to tell how strong he was.
Seeing that the black-robed elderly man could force Yue Lingkong to back off with just a single step, the elderly man in brocade robes who was originally very afraid of Yue Lingkong felt relieved.
“The Venerated Moon of the past was extremely strong. No Peak Divine Transformation Realm expert was qualified to stand toe to toe with her at all. Today, she had fallen to such a terrible state. Apparently, the incident that had happened to the Divine Space Island was extremely serious. It seems like joining the Six-Winged Clan had been a wise choice. I don’t have to be worried at all about the members of Divine Space Island who will come back to settle some old scores at a convenient time.”
The elderly man of Tianqi Island felt a sense of relief, as if the heavy stone weighing down on his heart was lifted. His fear towards the Divine Space Island instantly dissipated.
At that moment, however, an astonishing scene that neither of them had ever expected happened!
Ning Fan whom no one had paid any attention from the beginning until now suddenly walked forward with gentle steps and stood in front of Yue Lingkong.
He reached out one of his large hands and clawed at the air. An unimaginable ripping force shredded all the aura force of the black-robed elderly man with ease.
*Puke*
The black-robed elderly man immediately unceasingly coughed out blood. His physical body was nearly torn apart by the immense ripping force!
His face was filled with shock. He felt that the young man who was standing in front of him was so strong that he made him feel fear instinctively!
“Who are you! I am the Sixth Elder of the Six-Winged Clan. How dare you even lay a finger on me?!”
“Six-Winged Clan? Never heard of it..”
Ning Fan’s face was expressionless. He made a step forward and dashed towards the elderly man’s face with an incredible speed. He grasped the latter’s neck with one of his hands and lifted him up.
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