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Ning Fan looked thoughtfully at the big man opposite.
The big man was in tattered clothes and looked crazy, but he was an acquaintance.
Wu Chen...
The person who figured out for Ning Fan that his mother was in Zhongzhou, the person who got help from Ning Fan and escaped from the hands of the four elders of Buyu.
Unexpectedly, he would meet Wu Chen in the sword world. It was really a chance encounter.
Ning Fan did not ask how a cultivator at the peak of divine transformation could escape across realms.
Everyone has their own secrets, and in Ning Fan's view, Wu Chen is also a person with secrets.
"I, Wu Chen! Wu, who has no law, Chen who kills people and massacres the city!"
Recalling Wu Chen's domineering self-introduction back then, Ning Fan couldn't help but look back in retrospect.
In the eyes of others, Wu Chen is a madman, but Ning Fan knows that Wu Chen is not an ordinary person.
Maybe his cultivation level is not high, but his ability is definitely not small.
For example, the extremely mysterious art of divination of the twelve earthly branches cannot be learned by ordinary people.
"I haven't seen you for many years, but Brother Wu is still as charming as ever!" Ning Fan cupped his fists and saluted.
"Haha, your style is nothing. I have a lot of style, but you are so powerful in the nine realms that I really admire you! Hey, why doesn't the shopkeeper bring you some wine? Get the wine quickly!"
Wu Chen looked at the shopkeeper impatiently, and saw that the shopkeeper was carelessly picking his teeth with a bamboo stick. Wu Chen looked at him and sneered, disapproving.
This is a city of mortals, and everyone in the city is mortal.
They don't understand how powerful Ning Fan is, and they don't understand that Wu Chen is an old monster at the peak of his divine transformation. The only thing they understand is that Wu Chen is a madman, a madman who tries to eat King's meals and drinks without paying.
"Wu Chen, you still owe me three thousand Wen for wine. When you pay back, I will serve you wine." The shopkeeper snorted coldly.
"Haha! Crazy Wu wants to drink even though he has no money. I'm laughing so hard!" Several drinkers laughed.
"You think I have no money! I won 5,000 Wen from gambling yesterday. Here, take it! A bunch of crooks who are blind to their wealth!"
Wu Chen angrily took the money bag from his waist, took out five ounces of money, slapped it on the table, and then looked at the other drinkers with pride.
The shopkeeper seemed to have seen something incredible. The other drinkers also had their mouths wide open, ready for an egg.
"Wu Chen is actually rich! Wu Chen actually spends money to buy wine! This is not true!"
"The wine is not yet served! Bring the good wine!" Uncle Wu Chen laughed, and the shopkeeper immediately ordered the waiter to bring the wine.
Ning Fan looked at Wu Chen in great surprise, half-smiling but not smiling, "Is this how you have been living these years?"
Ning Fan naturally did not expect that Wu Chen did not live with monks, but mixed with mortals.
Moreover, he was repeatedly humiliated by mortals, yet he never got angry. This magnanimity was unmatched by ordinary monks.
"Haha. There is truth in wine, and truth in everything. There is always a great road hidden in the market place. Living here is very comfortable. It can make me temporarily forget the endless killings. Do it!"
Wu Chen showed a look of vicissitudes of life. The vicissitudes of life seemed to have gone through countless seas of blood, and he was exhausted physically and mentally.
Just one look, but it gave Ning Fan a feeling of empathy.
Cultivating the world to kill. Endless, there is a way in wine, seeking truth in everything...
Ning Fan looked at the wine jar in front of him, his eyes gradually becoming blank. He raised the wine jar and drank heavily, as if he wanted to melt all the killings in this life into the wine, swallow it, and forget it.
"Brother Ning has a good drinker! He is indeed Wu's fair-weather friend! Drink. Drink, drink!"
Ning Fan's heart gradually became peaceful, peaceful as it had never been before.
The teacher's revenge was avenged, his parents were found, and Ming Que's matter came to an end for the time being...
All grudges were settled one by one. He raised his head and looked out the window, looking at the flying snow and the vast night.
Is it time to prepare for ascension...
"I wonder if Brother Ning has the ambition to ascend." Wu Chen asked with a smile.
"Oh? Brother Wu is also concerned about the ascension issue?" Ning Fan was surprised, then shook his head mockingly.
What is surprising is that Wu Chen has not yet refined the void, but is still concerned about the issue of ascension.
The self-deprecating thing is that I underestimated Wu Chen too much. Who said that a monk who transforms into gods cannot consider ascension?
If there are four days of quota, the cultivator who transforms into gods can still ascend.
For example, Yin Suqiu...
Ning Fan looked thoughtful and remained silent.
Wu Chen chuckled, pinched his fingers, and suddenly said mysteriously to Ning Fan, "Brother Ning knows that there is actually an ascension passage hidden in the Rain Realm. You don't have to become an immortal to ascend. Even if you ascend, you don't have to be controlled by any force! "
"Oh? There is such a passage in the Rain Realm? How did Brother Wu know about it?" Ning Fan looked at Wu Chen doubtfully.
"Secret. Wu also has his own secrets that he doesn't want others to know. Of course, if Brother Ning insists on asking, Wu will tell Brother Ning the truth even if it's difficult."
"No need. Let's talk about the ascension passage. Where is the passage and which upper realm is the destination?"
Ning Fan had no intention of exploring Wu Chen's secrets.
Wu Chen's divination skills are astonishing, and it would not be surprising even if he knows some secrets that ordinary people don't know.
Moreover, Wu Chen was kind to Ning Fan and helped Ning Fan find his mother. In this sense, Ning Fan was willing to trust Wu Chen.
Wu Chen smiled and said nothing, placed 12 empty wine glasses on the table, filled them with wine, and once again used the technique of the twelve earthly branches.
Streams of light flew out from the 12 empty wine glasses. With quick eyes and quick hands, Wu Chen took out a jade slip and put the stream of light into the jade slip.
Those streams of light were the information that Wu Chen had predicted.
"Meeting is fate. There is a dilemma between getting together and leaving. Wu is tired of staying in the sword world, so he is leaving. Brother Ning, see you again! Let this be a parting gift!"
After giving the jade slip to Ning Fan, Wu Chen carried a wine jar, laughed loudly, walked out of the wine shop, and flew away in the night, through the wind and snow.
This scene shocked everyone in the wine shop!
"Immortal...immortal master! Crazy Wu is actually an immortal master!" The shopkeeper's hands and feet became weak, and several drinkers who had laughed at Wu Chen were also frightened.
They were afraid of Wu Chen's revenge. Any immortal master could easily destroy a city of mortals without any effort!
"The road to death is long, and I am drunk and crazy. The ten directions will betray me, and I will overthrow them all!"
Wu Chen's loud and wild singing voice echoed in the night for a long time.
Ning Fan looked at Wu Chen's retreating figure, thoughtfully.
His spiritual thoughts swept away the jade slip in his hand, and then his expression turned strange.
Ascension channel. There it is...
Blood slave garden!
There are three interface passages in the Rain Realm to reach the Blood Slave Garden.
And in the Blood Slave Garden, there is an ancient ascension passage hidden, which can lead directly to the Eastern Heaven Immortal Realm!
Even if there is no promotion quota. Even if you don't become an immortal, as long as you find that passage, you can ascend!
"Things in this world are really full of coincidences. I want to go to the Blood Slave Garden, and there is an ascension passage in this Blood Slave Garden. I will arrive at the Eastern Heaven Immortal Realm...Eastern Heaven..."
Ning Fan looked thoughtful.
Flying to the east is a good choice.
After all, the hometown of Thunder Emperor Taisu is in Dongtian. He promised Taisu that he would send a Nine-turn Pill recipe back to his hometown...
If he cultivates enough, he needs to help him save his hometown.
Dongtian Immortal Realm is a good place to go.
Of course, it's not bad to ascend to the North Sky. After all, the foundation of the Black Devil Sect is in the North Sky...
"We should discuss the matter of ascension with Master. Listen to his opinion."
Ning Fan stood up, walked out of the wine shop, and disappeared without a trace.
The sky has turned white.
Everyone in the wine shop was stunned when they saw that Ning Fan was also an immortal master.
I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse to see two immortal masters in one day...
Ordinary people will never see an immortal master in their lifetime.
...
After the old devil obtained the yin and yang Tao seeds, he was already busy planting Tao fruits.
It is not easy to sow Tao seeds perfectly. Ning Fan will not be able to see the old devil for the time being.
these days. He stayed in the Ling Palace, and secretly sent Xu Daozi to investigate the location of the second Sword Ancestor secret place in Tianjiang.
Xu Daozi once obtained a jade seal magic weapon by chance, and learned from it that there was a secret place of the Sword Ancestor hidden in Tianjiang. There are great opportunities in this.
That's why he came all the way to the Sword Realm to stand up for the Heavenly Palace.
He never thought that coming forward this time would directly lead to him becoming Ning Fan's slave.
Xu Daozi didn't know the specific location of the secret place. He only knew the general location, somewhere in the northern territory of Tianjiang.
Now that I know that there is a great opportunity in that secret place. Ning Fan would never miss the opportunity.
Xu Daozi dispatched countless powerful men from the Heavenly Palace to find out the whereabouts of the secret place. After a month, they finally found the secret place.
But no one expected that that secret place turned out to be a dangerous place!
When Xu Daozi led the Emperor and countless other experts into the secret place to investigate, something unexpected happened!
There was actually a killing sword array on the outskirts of the secret place, which killed everyone. Only Xu Daozi escaped.
That sword formation is an immortal formation!
Just one formation killed and injured all the monks above Tiandian Lianxu.
Tian Yiyunshui, who went with him, was directly buried under the sword formation...
In the Ling Palace, Ning Fan looked at Xu Daozi who was kneeling on the ground and covered in blood. Hearing his report, his eyes were extremely solemn.
Emperor Ling also looked solemnly. Ning Fan did not hide the matter from Emperor Ling about his search for the second secret place of the Sword Ancestor.
The secret place is in the sword world. Even if Ning Fan wants to find an opportunity, he is not prepared to monopolize it.
After he leaves, this secret place should eventually belong to the Sword World and exist as the second place where the Sword Ancestor is tested.
"Is it a fairy formation-level sword formation? There are such powerful formations in the outer area alone. If it reaches the inner area... Ning Fan, this secret place is too dangerous, don't go!" Xiao Dugu said nervously.
Ning Fan first sent people to look for the secret place, and told little Dugu that he would take Dugu with him to find opportunities.
The opportunity of the Sword Ancestor Secret Land is naturally more beneficial to sword cultivators.
Ning Fan is not a true swordsman, but Dugu is.
Ning Fan originally wanted to take the opportunity of this secret place to help Dugu break through the Void Refining, but now it seems that even if he wants to go to this secret place, he can't take little Dugu with him.
And Ning Fan already had some hesitation in his heart at this moment, wondering whether he should go to this secret place.
Xu Daozi only knew that there was a great opportunity in this secret place, but he did not see it with his own eyes. He only got the information from the magic weapon. It is difficult to distinguish between true and false.
If the secret land is not dangerous, Ning Fan doesn't mind searching for it.
Now that he knew that the secret place was dangerous, and he didn't know what chance was, Ning Fan would only risk his life in a strange and forbidden place unless he was a fool.
"What you're saying is that it's okay not to go to this forbidden area."
Ning Fan's words made Xiao Dugu relax. Naturally, she didn't want to watch Ning Fan take risks.
Emperor Ling looked at the intelligence map in his hand and remained silent, but his expression became more and more solemn.
"The location of this secret place. It seems to be...the ruins of the Xia Kingdom millions of years ago! It is said that this secret place contains the secret of becoming an immortal, but it also contains great evils. The strong men from the entire Xia Kingdom once came out. There were 17 Loose Immortals alone, all of whom entered this secret place to explore the art of becoming an immortal... but they all died in the secret place overnight! The Xia Kingdom was destroyed in one night!"
"Xia Kingdom... was destroyed in one night..."
Ning Fan's eyes suddenly flashed. It seemed like he thought of something.
The Xia Kingdom... was destroyed in one night in order to become an immortal.
The emperor of the Xia Kingdom is the Xia Emperor.
Ning Fan had a suspicion. Could it be that Emperor Xia was the only one who survived among the strong men of Xia Kingdom?
The Xia Kingdom was destroyed because of seeking immortality, so why did Emperor Xia hate immortality so much? Is that so...
The secret place of Xia Kingdom holds the secret of becoming an immortal, but 17 loose immortals were buried in it... This secret place must be extremely dangerous.
Ning Fan shook his head, even if it was for the secret of becoming an immortal, he did not want to enter this dangerous place.
A trip to a secret place. Only gave up.
The night was slightly cooler, and Ning Fan was sitting in the yard outside his independent house, bathing in the wind and snow, with thoughts gradually rising in his mind.
He took Tianjiang as a betrothal and asked to marry Dugu, but he was not prepared to marry and consummate Dugu at this time.
The technique practiced by Dugu is called "Sword Ancestor Sutra". It is said that Dugu acquired it by chance during one of his travels.
It is not advisable for a girl who practices this technique to break Yuan Yin before she becomes a sword immortal.
Got this. Naturally, Ning Fan would not destroy Dugu Yuanyin's body just for the sake of temporary lust.
What surprised Ning Fan was that Dugu was too lucky.
After entering the Sword Ancestor's secret place in the Snow Territory for a trial, he was able to obtain the "Sword Finger" technique created by the Sword Ancestor.
While traveling abroad, I could pick up the "Sword Ancestor Sutra" again.
Little Dugu’s fate. It seems that he has a strong affinity with swords.
"Little friend Ning, I have something to say to you."
Suddenly a voice came from behind, with a hint of intimacy.
Ning Fan turned around and saw that Emperor Xia was coming. He cupped his fists and saluted, "Senior Xia has something to say, but it doesn't matter."
"I heard that you found the secret land of the Xia Kingdom. I wanted to tell you about the destruction of the Xia Kingdom."
Emperor Xia's golden eyes dimmed, with a hint of melancholy, as if he was remembering the scene when his country was destroyed and his family was destroyed.
"Senior, are you here to persuade me not to go to that dangerous place to find immortals? Senior, don't worry, I have decided not to go to that forbidden place..."
Ning Fan's words were ordinary, but he was interrupted by Emperor Xia's wry smile.
"No, I am here to ask you to go to that forbidden place."
"Why?" Ning Fan's eyes suddenly became solemn.
With Emperor Xia's strength and personality, he rarely used the word "Qiu".
He said "please", and what he asked for was naturally no small matter.
If Ning Fan is asked to enter the forbidden area, the purpose will definitely not be to seek immortality.
Emperor Xia himself disdained becoming an immortal. If he wanted to, he could surpass the Immortal of Destiny and become a true immortal in one step, but he didn't want to.
"What's the reason... You'll know when I tell you a story."
Emperor Xia showed a look of reminiscence and began to sort out the memories from millions of years ago.
It’s a very long memory, but it’s so unforgettable...
"A long, long time ago, in the Sword World's Heavenly Frontier, there was a powerful country of sword cultivators called the Xia Kingdom. The Xia Kingdom has been passed down for hundreds of generations and has gradually declined. Even so, it is still the number one force in the Sword World."
"That year, a prince was born in the Xia Kingdom. His name was Xia Wuyou. He was a natural swordsman, a genius that was only seen once in a million years in the Xia Kingdom. It took ten years to merge spirits, and forty years to form a knot. Pill, a hundred years of Nascent Soul, another two hundred years to transform into a god, another two hundred years to refine the void... After another thousand years of cultivation, he has already reached the level of a loose immortal..."
"After the death of the late emperor, Xia Wuyou naturally inherited the position of Emperor Xia. He had a childhood sweetheart named Meng Bingyun. When he was sixteen years old, the two became Taoist couples. Meng Bingyun was born with a bad relationship. She is beautiful, but loves Xia Wuyou very much. Xia Wuyou was arrogant and looked down on Meng Bingyun, and eventually became obsessed with practicing Taoism. She did not even look at Meng Bingyun for decades..."
Speaking of this, Emperor Xia's eyes showed a trace of sadness, and he closed his eyes in pain. After a long time, he continued.
"It only took Xia Wuyou 1,500 years to cultivate all the way to Sanxian. He is too qualified, too conceited, and too eager to become an immortal. He wants to become an immortal and sacrifices his life to seek truth. He thinks he has the ability to become the Immortal Emperor. Qualification... He is too proud. Perhaps it is because of this pride that it is difficult for him to understand the true meaning of life and death, and he has never been able to take the step of becoming an immortal... He has been in the realm of Sanxian for 30,000 years. .”
"Meng Bingyun has always been ignored by him, but she has no complaints against him. She always accompanies him and enlightens him. To be honest. Although Meng Bingyun is not beautiful in appearance, and his qualifications are not as good as Xia Wuyou's, but he is still worthy of a hundred thousand years. The swordsmanship wizard he met. During the 30,000 years since Xia Wuyou stopped becoming a loose immortal, Meng Bingyun practiced step by step to the realm of loose immortality. One step ahead of Xia Wuyou, he took the step of life and death... .”
"Xia Wuyou feels extremely humiliated and unwilling. He boasts that his qualifications far surpass Meng Bingyun, but he lost to Meng Bingyun on the road to becoming an immortal. How can he be calm? He is even more alienated from Meng Bingyun. He is even more eager to become an immortal. , almost to the point of becoming obsessed...until one day, a secret place was unearthed in the Xia Kingdom...the Sword Ancestor's secret place! In it, the secret of becoming an immortal is hidden!"
"When he learned that there was a secret to becoming an immortal in the secret place, the entire Xia Kingdom was excited. Especially Xia Wuyou, who was eager to become an immortal. He was so thirsty that he went crazy. Without any hesitation, he wanted to spend all the money in the Xia Kingdom. A strong man. Explore the secret of becoming an immortal in this secret place. On the day he was about to leave, Meng Bingyun appeared in front of him covered in blood and told him that it was very dangerous in the secret place. She She went to explore the road in person and almost died inside... She begged Xia Wuyou not to go..."
"Xia Wuyou was deeply touched. He couldn't imagine that Meng Bingyun, who had been neglected and ignored by him, would go to a strange and secret place to explore the way for him... She came back covered in blood. There was no time to heal her wounds, just to tell him , the secret place is dangerous, don’t go there.”
"However, the temptation to become an immortal was too great. It was too great... In the end, Xia Wuyou ignored Meng Bingyun's reminder and went his own way, leading all the strong men of the Xia Kingdom into the secret place of the Xia Kingdom... That day, the strong men of the Xia Kingdom Almost all were killed or wounded. No matter how talented Xia Wuyou is, he is still just a loose immortal. He should have died in a secret place..."
"But when he was about to die, Meng Bingyun saved him and saved him with his own life... It was a bone-chilling sword lake. Meng Bingyun rescued him, but he himself sank into the sword lake forever. In the middle... her last look was still looking at Xia Wuyou longingly, gently apologizing to him... 'I'm sorry, Wuyou, I can't stay with you anymore, I'm sorry'..."
"She shouldn't be the one apologizing... Become an immortal, become an immortal! Xia Wuyou sought immortality for the first time, but what did he get in the end? He didn't know what he wanted! When he knew and understood, But also lost forever..."
Emperor Xia clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and shed turbid tears.
Ning Fan remained silent. He knew that the golden-eyed swordsman standing in front of him was Xia Wuyou in the story...
"Give me a helping hand and follow me into the ruins!" Emperor Xia suddenly opened his eyes with a look of determination.
"I don't understand. With my cultivation, how can I help my seniors?"
Ning Fan sighed, if Emperor Xia was accompanying him, any danger would not be enough to be called danger.
But, how can he help Emperor Xia.
"Help me, enter the Sword Lake and help me see if Bingyun's remains can still be found under the Sword Lake..." Emperor Xia's eyes showed sadness.
"With your senior's cultivation, can't you enter the Sword Lake on your own?" Ning Fan was surprised.
"The Sword Lake is located in the deepest part of the secret land. It is said that the secret of becoming an immortal lies under the Sword Lake. There seems to be a strange law in this Sword Lake. Anyone can only enter the lake once in his life. The second time he enters the lake, he will be able to I was cut into ashes by the lake water. Every time my strength improves, I will try it again. Every time before I enter the lake, I will be severely injured and dying... I can't get into that lake."
"The Sword Lake can only be entered once... The juniors will not be killed by the water when they enter the lake for the first time. But why do the seniors believe that the juniors can enter the Sword Lake and come back again? Maybe the juniors will sink to the bottom of the lake forever. ..”
"Don't worry, before you enter the lake, I will use all my power to help you temporarily improve your cultivation to Life Immortal, which is enough for you to protect yourself. If you help me find Bingyun's remains, I can promise you something Something!" Xia Huang said decisively.
"Even if I ask senior to protect the Rain Realm for me, would senior still be willing?" Ning Fan's eyes lit up.
"certainly!"
Emperor Xia's affirmative reply really made Ning Fan a little tempted.
If Emperor Xia helps, there won't be much danger in entering the secret place.
And if Meng Bingyun's remains are successfully recovered, Emperor Xia will help Ning Fan protect the Rain Realm as promised.
With Emperor Xia here, even if the head of the Dan Sect comes in person, it will be a dead end...
This favor is worth doing.
Ning Fan was about to reply when, outside the courtyard, a woman with plum blossoms on her temples walked out quietly.
She was hidden here, and neither Ning Fan nor Emperor Xia noticed. "Ning Xiaomo, if you insist on going to Xia Kingdom's secret land... I will go with you! If we live, we will live together, if we die, we will die together!" Dugu said calmly, It seems to be a matter of course. (To be continued.)
