Lady Yun Hua was already dead, but she still looked strangely alive.
Her body had died and her heart had stopped beating, but in her meridians flowed the magical force of Corpse Refinement Technique that kept the flesh of her body from decaying. Her soul was supposed to enter the Samsara but it was now sealed in the corpseâs skull. Such Corpse Refinement Technique could retain the spiritual intelligence of the corpse, but it was only used during the ancient times. It was a technique that not even Ning Fan knew about! Otherwise, he would have dug out the corpse of Ning Honghong and resurrected herâŚ
In other words, this female might or might not be Yun Hua.
So it turned out that the reason the petty Old Ancestor Jing Zhuo was unwilling to reveal Yun Hua wasnât because of his small-mindedness, but afraid that someone would discern that Yun Hua was a Corpse Refinement.
Despite his Dao Companion turning into a Corpse Refinement, Jing Zhuo insisted to be with her. This red-haired old man did have an unreasonable passion for his lover.
Of course, what Jing Zhuo said wasnât a lie, but Ning Fan still kept his silence, contemplating whether those were the truths or fallacies.
âLittle friend, you donât believe that this old man could love a dead person, donât youâŚ?â
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âVery well. Thereâs nothing wrong with being careful and vigilant. Although little friend is Black Devil Ning, Revered Ning, had high cultivation base and powerful concoction technique, little friendâs expression is still limited⌠On the Purple-Jade Sky Platform, this old man could see through your internal struggle when you initiated the heavenly tribulation to form your core. Back then, this old man had the same struggle, but that was many years agoâŚâ
âOh? Fellow Doaist Jing Zhuo has also struggled in the tribulation of slashing away the sentiment before.â Ning Fan looked slightly stunned, he started to have interest in what Jing Zhuo said.
âThatâs right. I have known Yun Hua before the core formation stage. At that time, Yun Huaâs innate talent was actually greater than mine, but she was unwilling to break through to the Gold Core realm because she couldnât give this old man up. As for me, I also didnât break through to the Gold Core realm as I was also reluctant to abandon and forget my sentiments until that incident happened. That time, the elder of Extreme Yin Gate, Purple Yin, had spotted my wife and captured her while he was out settling some tasks for his sectâŚâ
At this point, Jing Zhuo closed his eyes in pain, which was certainly not a hint of pretense.
âYun Hua⌠sheâs so silly. If she obeyed Purple Yinâs orders, she wouldnât have died. Why would she rather die than conform to that bastardâs demandsâŚ? After her death, I went into seclusion with a very depressed heart and broke through the emotional barrier! Later, I retrieved Yun Huaâs corpse and turned it into Corpse Refinement. This incident has already been hundreds of years. Across the entire Yue Country, Iâm afraid that no one would remember who the original Yun Hua was. As for Purple Yin, he didnât know that I have been wishing every day to eat his flesh, and skin him alive! However, Iâm still not a match for Purple Yin⌠thatâs why I needed the Nascent Formation Pill!â
Jing Zhuoâs eyes turned frenzied all of a sudden.
âI want to break through to Nascent Soul realm not for eternal life or colonizing the world, but only to rip Purple Yin to pieces and reduce some of the heartfelt pain in Yun Huaâs heart⌠Iâm willing to sacrifice anything for her⌠do you understandâŚ? Hehe, I guess I have said too much. Daoist Ning, if you help me in this matter, this old man is willing to gift you my Fire Cloud Sect!â
At this moment, Ning Fanâs heart was trembling fiercely!
He wasnât shaken by Jing Zhuoâs handsome reward or desire to form an alliance or intention of exterminating Extreme Yin Gate, but Jing Zhuoâs words.
Not for eternal life or colonizing the world⌠Willing to sacrifice anything for herâŚ
This was an obsession that shook even Ning Fanâs heart. Ning Fan thought that his stubbornness to not abandon his sentiments was already persistent enough. However, it was too insignificant compared to Jing Zhuoâs.
He slightly closed his eyes and remained silent.
Jing Zhuo didnât seem like lying. No, it should be said that this man didnât know how to lie. Although words could be used to deceive, but the Dao-heart couldnât. Jing Zhuoâs relentless determination, unstoppable frenzy and his passion for Yun Hua moved Ning Fan.
If Extreme Yin Gate really had conspired with Heavenly Dao Sect to attack Ning City, Ning Fan would have to rely on his sole strength to fight these two huge sects. The forces of Extreme Yin Gate were immeasurable and Heavenly Dao Sect was more or less as powerful as Extreme Yin Gate.
Therefore, allying himself with Fire Cloud Sect would certainly be a wise choice. With Fire Cloud Sect diverting the attention of Extreme Yin Gateâs forces, it wouldnât be difficult for him to exterminate Heavenly Dao Sect!
Additionally, after eradicating Extreme Yin Gate, the entire Fire Cloud Sect would be given to him as a reward.
However, this long-established sect wouldnât have much of a use to him and it would be impossible for him to plant a Mental Seal in everyoneâs mind. Even if it was possible, there were still things he couldnât control just by simply planting a Mental Seal.
Instead of obtaining the Fire Cloud Sect, he could put forward other conditions such as the unique Corpse Refinement Technique which he was extremely interested in, large amount of spiritual herbs and ancient cultivation records that he needed.
At least, for now, he could get 200 000 Immortal Jades. He believed that if he asked Jing Zhuo for it, the old man would immediately hand over the Immortal Jades he had earned to him from the gamble.
Of course, Ning Fan was still keeping a watchful eye on Jing Zhuo.
Perhaps, Jing Zhuo would want to form an alliance before destroying the Extreme Yin Gate. When the Extreme Yin Gate was wiped off the map, Ning Fan would have suffered some kind of injuries causing a dramatic decrease in his strength. By that time, whether Jing Zhuo would change his mind or not, Ning Fan didnât know.
In any case, it was still a right move to form an alliance to deal with Extreme Yin Gate.
âIf Extreme Yin Gate really has the intention of annihilating Ning City, I would be pleased to form an alliance with fellow Daoist Jing Zhuo, but I wonder if fellow Daoist has plans of dealing with Extreme Yin Gate?â
âYes! First of all, this old man needs a Nascent Formation Pill to break through to the Nascent Soul realm! Itâs just that I donât know if Revered Ning has the certainty to concoct one Nascent Formation Pill in a monthâs time!â
Chapter 111 part2
Not for Eternal Life or Colonizing the World! (2)
1/2 chapter!
âNascent Formation Pill?â Ning Fan seemed somewhat surprised.
âThatâs right. The sect master of Heavenly Dao Sect has already went into seclusion and will only come out three months later. So these two sects will most probably launch their attack three months later.â
âThree months⌠in that case, I would have to make some fine preparations.â
Ning Fan muttered to himself. He didnât inquire how Jing Zhuo got the news.
It wasnât hard to guess. Jing Zhuo must have a spy amongst the elders of Extreme Yin Gate. Since he had been nursing the grudge to kill Purple Yin, it wouldnât be a surprise if he had a spy in the Extreme Yin Gate for several hundred years!
âI can concoct a Nascent Formation Pill in half a monthâs time, but I donât think you can refine the power of the pill and breakthrough to the Nascent Soul realm in two monthâs time.â
âYouâre right. In order to âfullyâ break through to the Nascent Soul realm, this old man will need at least a hundred years in seclusion, but what if my magical strength reached Nascent Soul realm while temporarily suppressing my cultivation base? In order to have the power to exterminate Extreme Yin Gate, I wouldnât mind going to the Endless Sea to break through to the Nascent Soul realmâŚâ
âSo thatâs how it is⌠in that case, you donât have to worry about the Nascent Formation Pill. However, when fellow Daoist Jing Zhuo heads into the Endless Sea, remember to bring Ning Fan along, as Ning Fan is still unfamiliar with that placeâŚâ
âYou want to go too?â Jing Zhuo seemed astonished.
âMy purpose is to go to the Lost World Palace⌠It seems like we have the same goal in mind.â Ning Fan smiled slightly.
â*Hiss!* Fellow Daoist Ning does have quick access to information. No doubt, thereâs actually a Lost World Palace in the Endless Sea, which is also where this old man wanted to go. If fellow Daoist Ning is willing to come with me, then I wonât refuse it.â
Jing Zhuo laughed pleasingly. As he had something to request from Ning Fan, he naturally wouldnât choose to dissatisfy Ning Fan at this moment.
A glimmer of praise was seen in Ning Fanâs eyes as he gazed at Jing Zhuo. He had to admit that Jing Zhuo was a very versatile and accommodating person.
The method of consuming the Nascent Formation Pill first to boost oneâs magical strength to the Nascent Soul realm, then suppressing oneâs cultivation base was beyond any ordinary expertâs imagination, because it was extremely difficult, however, the fact that Jing Zhuo dared to think in such a way indicated Jing Zhuoâs confidence.
Even if Jing Zhuoâs cultivation base was the only one to reach the Nascent Soul realm and his Rank didnât broke through, he would already have an enormous advantage while confronting the Old Monster Purple Yin.
âAs such, I would like to congratulate fellow Daoist on breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm in advance.â Ning Fan said with a smile.
âHehe, this old man will never forget fellow Daoist Ningâs kindness for making this possible. In fact, this old man still has some tricks to annihilate Purple Yin. I hope fellow Daoist Ning will adopt it.â There was extreme politeness in Jing Zhuoâs eyes. He might have some doubts about Ning Fan before this, but now, he was absolutely certain about Ning Fan.
âTell me more about it⌠but before that, Ning Fan wants to ask for something from fellow Daoist Jing Zhuo.â
âIf fellow Daoist needs something, just take it as you please!â
âNing Fan needs Immortal Jades, the more the better. Ning Fan is also highly interested in the Corpse Refinement Technique that you used on your wife. As for the spiritual herbs, if fellow Daoist Jing Zhuo can help prepare sufficient spiritual herbs, Ning Fan will gladly concoct another two pills for fellow Daoist.â
Ning Fan waved his hand to take out a jade slip, imprinted the two pill recipes with his spirit sense and sent it over to Jing Zhuo.
Hearing Ning Fanâs demand for Immortal Jades and the method of Corpse Refinement Technique, Jing Zhuo didnât seem annoyed. For the Immortal Jades, he would naturally give them to Ning Fan. The Corpse Refinement Technique was a skill he obtained in the Endless Sea by chance. Although it was something that he treasured greatly, it wasnât something that he couldnât pass on to someone.
It was considered normal that Ning Fan would demand something, Jing Zhuo would start to doubt Ning Fanâs sincerity if this young expert agreed to help him without any reward.
He took Ning Fanâs pill recipe, scanned it through with his spirit sense and found out that every ingredient was a precious herb and the minimum age of the herbs must be at least two thousand years.
Ning Fanâs demand was akin to a lion opening its huge maw. Jing Zhuoâs face twitched but his smile remained. Despite being stabbed by Ning Fan in such a way, he couldnât say anything about it.
However, as he continued to read, his facial expression changed, from surprise to delight. Eventually, he looked at Ning Fan gratefully.
One of the pill recipes was the Nascent Fortification Pill. The effect of this pill could increase the success rate of Nascent Formation. Although it wasnât as impactful as the Nascent Formation Pill, its success rate could be superimposed onto the Nascent Formation Pill.
However, the second pill recipe was the one that surprised Jing Zhuo the most. It was the Corpse Life Pill!
This pill fell into the category of the Fourth Revolution, even though it didnât have a righteous effect â increasing the lifespan of the Corpse Refinement. However, lifespan wasnât the accurate way of describing it because a Corpse Refinement wasnât a living thing. Rather than saying âlifespanâ, âdurability of the magical treasureâ was more appropriate in this context.
A Corpse Refinement was like a magical treasure. It would go bad and the flesh in the corpse would decay one day.
So this Fourth Revolution PillâCorpse Life Pillâwas precisely the pill that would increase the years of the Corpse Refinement!
The Nascent Fortification Pill was for Jing Zhuo while the Corpse Life Pill was for Yun Hua!
Yun Hua had already lived for several hundred years now. Her soul energy had reduced significantly and the vitality in her flesh was near exhaustion. What made Jing Zhuo agonized was: firstly, he couldnât bring Yun Hua back to life; secondly, he couldnât prolong the life of Yun Huaâs Corpse Refinement.
As such, the Corpse Life Pill was even more precious than the Nascent Fortification Pill, and even his life!
He allied himself with Ning Fan just to have his revenge. But now, in order to prevent Yun Hua from dying, he, Jing Zhuo, was willing to put away everything and become Ning Fanâs dog.
âIf fellow Daoist Ning can save Yun Hua, I, Jing Zhuo, will be willing to abandon everything in my life and become fellow Daoistâs slave!â
âThereâs no need to be so polite, fellow Daoist Jing Zhuo⌠If you can prepare all these spiritual herbs, it will just be a small effort for me to concoct these pills.â
âDonât worry, fellow Daoist Ning! Jing Zhuo will get all of the ingredients by hook or crook!â
Apparently, there were some spiritual herbs in the list that didnât have the effect on the Nascent Soul formation or prolonging life. Although Jing Zhuo wasnât a master in concoction, he was able to discern that Ning Fan was taking advantage of the pill recipes to get the spiritual herbs Ning Fan needed.
However, Jing Zhuo wouldnât unveil it and he didnât mind it, nothing was more important than Yun Hua.
âI guess weâll continue with how we are going to exterminate Extreme Yin GateâŚâ Ning Fan smiled slightly. Certainly, Jing Zhuo had given him a favorable impression.
A day later, Ning Fan and Jing Zhuo made the Heart Devilâs Pledge.
And this was when the plan of destroying the Extreme Yin Gate was born!