Grasping Evil

In the Long Inclination Palace of Sinister Sparrow Sect.

Gui Qiaozi stood at the center of the palace with his hands behind his back. Zhi He and Si Wuxie was sitting inside the palace. Zhi He was holding a purple sand teacup with her delicate hands, enjoying the high-grade spiritual tea, as if she was at her home, absolutely having no sense of nervousness.

On the other hand, Si Wuxie was showing a pair of blank and cold eyes, not her usual naivety, but more of puzzlement.

“Is Ning Fan my enemy or master…? Who am I…?” Her damaged memory was awakening on its own. No one knew about this yet.

At this moment, Ning Fan and Lan Mei walked into the Long Inclination Palace.

“Ning Fan greets sect master.”

“Ah, there’s no need to be so polite Revered Ning…”

Gui Qiaozi looked at Ning Fan intently, but he didn’t call Ning Fan ‘Ning Er’ prompting Ning Fan to switch his smile to a stern expression.

He called Ning Fan ‘Revered Ning’ because he wanted to talk about proper business!

“Dad, why are you so polite to Ning Fan…?” Lan Mai spoke with annoyance, but Gui Qiaozi interrupted her words with a wave and a wry smile.

“Mei Er, just sit on one side for a while. I have things to ask Revered Ning. Revered Ning, come with me to the secret room…”

…

In the secret room of Long Inclination Palace, Gui Qiaozi was studying Ning Fan with his stern eyes.

“If sect master has something to say, please say it out. If sect master has questions to ask, then please ask, Ning Fan will surely answer it truthfully.” Ning Fan clasped his fists. He could read Gui Qiaozi’s intention at first glance.

“Very well! In that case, I will ask you directly. Do you have an ulterior motive in coming to Sinister Sparrow Sect?”

“I have. My motive is the Profound Yin Qi and to fulfil my master’s wish.”

Ning Fan answered, making Gui Qiaozi nod his head, replacing his stern look with a smile.

“Very good! You are honest. You aren’t deceiving me… The Profound Yin Qi is in Dark Sparrow’s Grave. If you have the chance, you may go and acquire it. As for why you need the Profound Yin Qi, I don’t need to know… the second question, are you Black Devil Ning?!”

“Yes… Please allow Ning Fan to ask a question in return, did sect master obtain this information from the divine prediction of the old man of Wu Country?” Ning Fan’s eyes turned grim.

“Sure enough, you are Black Devil Ning… Don’t worry, you are the disciple of Old Man Han. I won’t do you any harm. It’s even impossible for me to spend a huge fortune just to hatch a plot against you. The reason I know about your identity is because…”

“Because of the spy in Extreme Yin Gate?”

“Hehe…you have a peculiar mind…not bad. Yes, that’s the reason.”

Gui Qiaozi seemed contented with Ning Fan’s answer in his second question as well. There was astonishment in his eyes. He was shocked to find that Ning Fan was actually that Fourth Revolution Pill Master that had shaken the whole Yue Country.

Keeping his surprised expression, Gui Qiaozi sighed and asked: “Very well, my third question. This should already have the answer…the extermination of Heaven Separation Sect. It should be the doing of you and Old Man Han, right…? The guts you two have are enormous…”

“That’s right…how did sect master know about this?”

“Silly kid, isn’t the one who is sitting outside the sect master of Heaven Separation Sect, Si Wuxie…? I have fought Si Wuxie before, but was defeated… I could never forget her Qi… Has Si Wuxie been turned into your woman as well? Her condition seems somewhat strange…”

“It’s a long story…”

“Then let’s not talk about it. I don’t want to ask any more about your secrets. Evil Cultivation should have its own secrets…the incarnation of Black Devil Ning…the annihilation of Heaven Separation Sect…turning Si Wuxie into an ally… slashing Wang Yao… Ning Fan, I don’t care what your background is and your purpose in coming to Sinister Sparrow Sect, but I only have one request from you. Don’t betray Mei Er.”

Gui Qiaozi spoke with a solemn expression. He could tolerate Ning Fan’s secrets, but if Ning Fan betrayed Lan Mei, he, as her father, would be truly infuriated.

As for Ning Fan, after listening to Gui Qiaozi stating his own achievements, he was shocked internally. No one in Yue Country and Rain World knew about the annihilation of Heaven Separation Sect, but Gui Qiaozi knew. About the matter of exterminating Wang Yao… Ning Fan has sealed the mouths of the Hu Clan. However, Gui Qiaozi still knew about it. Gui Qiaozi must have found it in the memory of a Hu Clan cultivator. Which meant that Gui Qiaozi was also there that night.

Gui Qiaozi knew all of these, but that didn’t add to Ning Fan’s concerns. First, Gui Qiaozi and the Old Monster were best friends, the father of Lan Mei and Ning Fan’s foster father. Secondly, given his own strength, even if these incidents were leaked, although it would be unfavorable to him, it still wouldn’t put his life in danger.

Regarding the indirect warning of Gui Qiaozi, Ning Fan responded with seriousness. “I will never betray Lan Mei, but I can’t marry her now…I’m going back to Ning City. I think sect master already knows the reason for this. Three months later, there will be a war in Ning City…I will exterminate Extreme Yin gate. After this war, I will leave Yue Country…perhaps I won’t be able to return for a very long time…”

“Extreme Yin gate…humph! If you don’t betray Mei Er, I will aid you in this war! You are still Revered Ning of Sinister Sparrow Sect. Extreme Yin Gate has to go through me first before making a move on you!”

The moment these words got out, murderous intent flashed in Gui Qiaozi’s eyes and his Qi surged out. His Qi of half-step Nascent Soul realm had a momentum like a strong gale, shaking the entire room.

“My sect will aid you. Publicly, you are a member of Sinister Sparrow Sect. Privately, you are the disciple of my old friend and my son-in-law…it’s just that, what are the odds of you winning? After the war, whether you win or lose, my sect will protect you. You don’t have to leave Yue Country…”

“Sect master has misunderstood me. With the help of sect master, I won’t lose in this war…my intention of departing Yue Country isn’t because of Extreme Yin Gate… My master and I have a very powerful enemy that we have irreconcilable hatred for… One hundred years later, I will confront this enemy… My cultivation base will not improve quickly if I stay in Yue Country…and I have too little time…”

Ning Fan felt a kind of warmth in his heart. The way Gui Qiaozi treated him was very good. For his sake, Gui Qiaozi was willing to fight against Extreme Yin Gate. Even if they lost in the war, Sinister Sparrow Sect was willing to ensure his safety…if there was a choice, Ning Fan would want longevity and would surely stay in Yue Country, Sinister Sparrow Sect and in Seven Apricot City, live a normal life and be an ordinary Devil Cultivator…however he had no other option and couldn’t afford to stay stagnant at one place.

Hearing Ning Fan’s sorrows, Gui Qiaozi heaved a long sigh. He finally had some understanding of the Old Monster. When he met the Old Monster that time, he knew that the Old Monster had a powerful enemy with unordinary origin…despite that, he still accepted the Old Monster and helped the Old Monster forcefully suppress the Absolute Yin Poison.

If that enemy of the Old Monster would return a hundred years later, Yue Country surely wouldn’t be a suitable place for him to stay. Given Ning Fan’s natural endowments, cultivating in a low level cultivation country like Yue Country was a waste of his time. He should go to an intermediate level cultivation world or even the high level cultivation world and continue his cultivation.

“Alright. Ning Er, if you leave Yue Country, my sect will take care of Ning City and Seven Apricot City for you… Let’s put this matter aside and talk about the war three months later…don’t take your enemy lightly. I heard that the Extreme Yin Gate has invited the help of the Heavenly Dao Sect of Wu Country. The sect master of the Heavenly Dao Sect is a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator. I also heard that there’s a skeleton of Nascent Soul old monster in the sect, as though it has been turned into a refined corpse…”

“The Extreme Yin Gate has the help of the Heavenly Dao Sect while my Ning City has the assistance of Sinister Sparrow Sect and Fire Cloud Sect…I have met Old Ancestor Jing Zhuo of the Fire Cloud Sect before…….”

Ning Fan told the simplified version of his discussion with Jing Zhuo to Gui Qiaozi. When Gui Qiaozi heard what Ning Fan had said, he couldn’t help but be shocked.

Without Gui Qiaozi knowing, Ning Fan had allied with the Fire Cloud Sect to deal with Extreme Yin Gate. He couldn’t believe that Ning Fan had actually convinced the Old Ancestor of Fire Cloud Sect who had violent temper and the most unreasonable behavior to aid him.

“Also…at that time, sect master will bring the Hawk Guards to this place…”

Their secret discussion was gradually becoming soft and inaudible, while Gui Qiaozi was gradually showing astonishment on his face.

Ning Fan didn’t intend to make a compromise with Extreme Yin Gate and Heavenly Dao Sect. He was going to let all the invaders have no chance of coming out alive!

White-clad Ning Fan revealed a faint smile, but within his smile was extreme confidence. It seemed as if he had already sentenced the Extreme Yin Gate to death.

“Once the murderous heart of this kid is provoked, his methods would become so ruthless…” Gui Qiaozi took a deep breath.

…

After their secret discussion, Ning Fan and Gui Qiaozi left the room together. What disappointed Lan Mei was that neither of them raised anything about the marriage after the discussion.

Another unexpected thing was that Ning Fan was leaving Sinister Sparrow Sect and would be away for a hundred years.

In the history of Sinister Sparrow Sect, there was only Revered Weep who hadn’t returned to the sect up until now. And now, Ning Fan was going to leave Sinister Sparrow Sect too.

“Can you not go…?” There was bitterness hidden in Lan Mei’s eyes.

“I’ll be back,” Ning Fan replied.

Ning Fan entrusted Dual Cultivation Palace to Bai Lu…but she didn’t seem very delighted about it and responded with discontentment. “Humph! As the elder of Dual Cultivation Palace, how dare you be away for so long…whatever, I will take care of Dual Cultivation Palace while you are not in the sect…”

He left Xue Qing a jade slip, which contained his experience of breaking through to the Fourth Revolution Pill Master. This item was a supreme treasure to Xue Qing. If he broke through to the Fourth Revolution Pill Master, he would be able to use the inexhaustible high-grade pills of Sinister Sparrow Sect.

He also left the scroll of Ice Rock Technique, which was a Void Level cultivation method invented by an ancient stoned female cultivator and some pills which Lan Mei didn’t lack of.

After a brief hesitation, he decided to leave some of his cultivation experience in Dual Cultivation Law to Bai Lu and Dual Cultivation Palace. As for pills, he only gave them to Bai Lu, but Bai Lu refused to accept it, so Ning Fan just placed them on the table before he left.

The matters in Sinister Sparrow Sect were resolved. Ning Fan was now leading Nan Wei, Zhi He and Si Wuxie back to Ning City!

Sinister Sparrow Sect was a good place. It had left lots of good memories in Ning Fan, but he couldn’t stay there any longer.

Ning Fan willed the Three Mark High Grade Immortal Cloud and departed, bringing along a trace of dejection with him.

It was just that as soon as they left Sinister Sparrow Sect, the son of Nangong, Nan Wei immediately warned Ning Fan of something.

“Young Master, we have to be careful on the way ahead. This place is full of fierce bandits…last time, had it not been for Young Master planting a divine ability in the storage pouch, Nan Wei would have already died in those bandits’ hands.”

“Bandits? There are bandits running rampant within the 300 miles of this region, something that couldn’t be helped. The thick spiritual Qi outside the Sinister Sparrow Sect and the mountainous terrain made it suitable for them to cultivate, seize treasures, kill people, hide and escape…I also can’t help it that they are converging on this place. It’s just that these bandits have become more and more daring these days. How dare they attack the disciple of Sinister Sparrow Sect and the disciple of Ning Fan…?” A cold gleam flashed in Ning Fan’s eyes as his spirit sensespread across five hundred mile radius.

“There are really people who have death wish…”

Ning Fan’s eyes glittered. 100 miles away, in a secluded valley, he discovered that numerous bandits were stealthily approaching him.

It seemed like there were also some bandits who were trailing him from behind.

Very well, he might as well do Sinister Sparrow Sect a favor by cleaning out this bandit threat before he left Sinister Sparrow Sect!

…

On a mountain top, a few bandits had deployed a Spirit Realm Hanging Space Formation to ambush Ning Fan and the others.

They confirmed that the ‘fat sheep’ who had passed by this place had come.

He was Nan Wei…although the sword sense in his storage pouch had killed Shen Shangzi last time and frightened the bandits, he had already been classified as a fat sheep.

It was true that they were afraid of Nan Wei’s strange means of killing…but that didn’t deter them from setting a formation, a trap beforehand. They were sure that they could still catch this fat sheep Nan Wei.

Besides, this time, Nan Wei had brought a skinny youth and two gorgeous girls with him.

That youth didn’t stop smiling. His cultivation base didn’t concern them at all… As for the two beauties, their cultivation base wasn’t weak.

No, not only their cultivation base wasn’t weak…their appearance was unparalleled!

If they could capture these girls, they could make a quick buck by selling them as cauldrons. They would still earn something even if they take them as concubines.

“This time, we must not let this fat sheep run away…” Each bandit had the same thoughts.

They had no idea that the god of death was approaching them.

Those bandits who were ambushing Nan Wei and the others by the side of the Hanging Space Formation suddenly seemed dazed.

When the Immortal Cloud of theirs passed by the mountain top, although it trembled the Hanging Space Formation, the formation didn’t fall down. And after a ray of light, the Immortal Cloud was already 300 meters away from their ambush.

This was the Three Marked Immortal Cloud! Even the Spirit Realm Hanging Space Formation wouldn’t work on it!

A few bandits were surprised. They were also surprised that Nan Wei had such a big fortune. Sure enough, he was a fat sheep and was even able to obtain a Three Marked Immortal Cloud. Ignoring the formation, all of them stepped into the void and chased after the Immortal Cloud.

However, the moment those bandits flew into the sky, the smiling white-clad youth who stood before Nan Wei on the Immortal Cloud withdrew his smile abruptly. His eyes shone with a cold light.

“Nan Wei, you will harness the cloud and continue moving. Slow down the speed. I would like to see how many bandits would dare to follow and conspire against me!”

“Roger!” Nan Wei replied, and immediately took control of the Immortal Cloud.

The speed of the cloud was neither fast nor slow, allowing those bandits to keep up, but they still couldn’t catch up.

The ambushing bandits cast out various divine abilities, but still couldn’t take down the Immortal Cloud. There was even a Gold Core old expert who secretly sent out a High Grade Magical Treasure to attack the Immortal Cloud, but just as the magical treasure was about to reach the Immortal Cloud, it disappeared into thin air…

“Humph! I never thought that I would go out for wool and come home shorn…Chase them! We must capture this fat sheep, kill him and retrieve the magical treasure!”

One after another, all bandits joined the pursuit, creating a long rank in the night.

When the Immortal Cloud was only a hundred miles from Ning City, the Immortal Cloud stopped abruptly.

At this moment, Ning Fan opened his eyes, showing murderous intent. He waved his palm and the giant white bone sword appeared in his hand, then casted the Eighteen-Meter Body!

“Men die for fortune and birds die for food…you all can die now!”

Presently, a trace of rain intent glinted in the youth’s eyes.

Almost at the same moment, the dozens of cultivators who were pursuing them were all infected by a peculiar divine intent. The magical force in their body went sluggish and melted away with the unbroken autumn rain!

The youth in white patted his storage pouch. A high-grade Peak Rank Flying Swords with five different colors rushed out!

In a mere moment, a Gold Core cultivator and four peak Harmonious Spirit cultivators were killed by the flying swords, leaving merely thirty plus Harmonious Spirit experts with late Harmonious Spirit realm as the highest cultivation base!

“How dare you mere bandits plot against me? Courting death!”

Given the half-step Gold Core magical force of the youth, nearly a tenth of the power could be exerted from these five flying swords of five elements.

These five swords were of high-grade Peak Rank Flying Swords. Even a late Gold Core expert would find it difficult to resist it. Any ordinary Harmonious Spirit expert would be instantly slaughtered by it!

The Divine Rain Intent had sealed the magical force of all the bandits, making it impossible for them to escape.

While the bandits were still surprised, the five swords took away the lives of another five bandits.

There was no way to escape and defend against those terrifying flying swords. Every one of the bandits were terrified and regretted provoking the fat sheep that had brought the star of misfortune.

Gradually, some of them began to recognize the identity of the youth from his features and felt even more terrified.

“This man…this man isn’t a stranger. He’s the one who defeated Revered White of Sinister Sparrow Sect, Revered Ning, Ning Fan!”

Upon hearing the name Revered Ning, the bandits finally remembered how ruthless the man they were tracking was.

They wanted to escape, but they couldn’t. Despite the bitterness and despair in their hearts, they could only put all the magical treasures they had to use, attempting to fight the five flying swords.

It was just that the best magical treasure of these Harmonious Spirit cultivators were merely intermediate grade and was instantly broken to pieces the moment they collided with the five-elemental swords.

Moreover, the momentum of the flying swords didn’t reduce. Under the control of the youth, five lives were taken with every breath.

Finally, some bandits broke free from the Divine Rain Intent and began to flee, but the five flying swords were just too fast, almost as fast as the speed of a Nascent Soul expert. Who would be able to get away from that sword light?!

In just a dozen short breaths…all of the bandits died on the spot with reluctance.

The youth kept his five-elemental flying swords. His eyes were indifferent.

“Return to Ning City!”

Slaughtering more than ten Harmonious Spirit experts was just an insignificant matter to him.

This night was enough to be considered as a nightmare to those bandits!

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