Chapter 2350 - 2385: Bad News

Chapter 2350: Chapter 2385: Bad News

Ding Fan’s cultivation speed of True Yuan is extremely rapid now, more than a hundred times faster than before, because he bought a batch of medicine pills from Spirit Dragon Hall, called Spirit Dragon Pills, which are made by Spirit Dragon Hall itself to help its disciples enhance their realm.

These pills are the best cultivation pills in the Central Plains; if not for his relationship with Ling Wanru, even with Black Obsidian, he wouldn’t be able to buy them. Moreover, Ling Wanru offered Ding Fan the lowest price, one thousand Black Obsidian, as a friendship price. If sold outside, they would be worth at least three thousand Black Obsidian.

Ding Fan now consumes ten Spirit Dragon Pills a day, in other words, he spends one hundred thousand Black Obsidian daily, spending three million Black Obsidian monthly.

What is the concept of three million Black Obsidian?

It’s enough to buy several Divine Weapon-grade weapons, and this is the price Spirit Dragon Hall offers based on friendship with Ding Fan, allowing him to afford Spirit Dragon Pills. If calculated at market price, it would take several million Black Obsidian a month.

Ding Fan is currently only at the Fourth Level of the Divine Realm; in the future, the spiritual materials and pill needs will increase, and by then, Black Obsidian will be consumed like flowing water. Without the backing of a prominent family, one couldn’t even imagine how many years it would take to cultivate to the mid-stage of the Fourth Level of the Divine Realm.

Why does Ling Wanru cultivate so quickly, and what does Ding Aohuang rely on to become the most incredible genius in the Central Plains for tens of thousands of years? It’s all because they are supported by two royal families, two royal families with endless resources.

Ding Fan returned to the Northern Wastelands precisely for the resources here; if he didn’t become the Great Emperor of Northern Desolation, how could he afford Spirit Dragon Pills? Plus, he needs to cultivate Soul Space, and Soul Crystals are consumed like water.

The so-called geniuses are built upon countless spiritual materials; without resources, even the most defiant genius can only become a wasted talent. If not for Ling Wanru’s help, relying on his tactics alone, with his bad temper, he might have died without leaving a corpse.

Ding Fan has no concept of Black Obsidian, but regardless of anything, cultivation should use the best spiritual materials. In his consciousness, only absolute strength is the truth; with enough strength, getting Black Obsidian is just like reaching into a bag. If needed, just rob; destroying a Level Five family would suffice.

Northern Wastelands are now very quiet, living a fulfilling life, and with no matters, he retreats to cultivate. Whenever a tornado arises, he goes in to comprehend Heaven Earth True Insight.

Occasionally, sitting on the deck with the sea breeze blowing, he thinks of Xia Mengqing, then of Ding Aohuang, and sometimes, also Herr Ningshuang, though now he really doesn’t dare to see Herr Ningshuang; if Herr Rufeng’s anger hasn’t dissipated, he’ll be in trouble.

Even though he now has Herr Ningshuang, his longing for Xia Mengqing hasn’t faded; someday in the future, he wonders if Xia Mengqing will reject Ding Fan because of Herr Ningshuang?

Two months passed quickly.

Crimson Flame arrived again, bringing three pieces of news, yet none were good!

Many people went down to Frostbite Cliff, but none could come out; everyone refined Life Charms, and without exception, all those who went down had their Life Charms broken, meaning they all died.

"All dead? Over a hundred people went down, all actually died?"

Ding Fan’s face turned gloomy; according to Zhong Qiyong’s calculations, Ding Aohuang is fundamentally not dead and should be living beneath the frigid Frostbite Cliff.

But now he’s sent a group of people down, and they all died? So only two possibilities exist—they died before reaching the bottom of the cliff, or they reached the bottom of Frostbite Cliff but didn’t find Ding Aohuang and were murdered at the bottom of the cliff.

If this group encountered Ding Aohuang, Ding Aohuang would definitely spare their lives. By then, he would surely inquire about the situation, know Ding Fan has become the Great Emperor of Northern Desolation, and would definitely find a way to notify Ding Fan, then find a way to come out together.

Now they’re all dead, Ding Fan doesn’t know what to do; he’s not foolish enough to go down personally, or throw Crimson Flame down.

"What about the second piece of news?"

Ding Fan sighed gently; he can only wait until he conquers the Barbarian Lands, then send Divine Realm Seventh Level experts from the Barbarian Lands to check it out.

Crimson Flame said with some frustration: "Spirit Dragon Hall has sent word they’ve checked all the strong practitioners in the Central Plains once, and only three people have comprehended Sacred Radiance Truth; one died five years ago, one was a nun from Nether Blade Hall, and the other a Rohan from Lingye Temple, but the Rohan has been meditating for more than a hundred years, hasn’t left once, and the nun from Nether Blade Hall is about to die; in the last fifty years she hasn’t left Nether Blade Hall. Spirit Dragon Hall’s experts have already visited these two places to inquire, and they haven’t seen Miss Mengqing."

Ding Fan’s eyes flashed coldly, "Could there be some mistake? Or are the people from Nether Blade Hall and Lingye Temple deliberately hiding her? Could there be another expert who comprehended Sacred Radiance Truth that nobody knows about?"

Crimson Flame shook his head and said: "There’s no mistake; Ling Hong came personally. He said Miss Ling already asked, and he investigated the Information Guild several times, personally inquired Nether Blade Hall and Lingye Temple, and confirmed in other ways these two haven’t been out lately. As for whether other strong experts have comprehended Sacred Radiance Truth, they don’t know..."

Ding Fan smashed a table with his fist, angrily shouting: "Search for me, find a way to search more; however much Black Obsidian we need is unimportant, we must find Xia Mengqing’s whereabouts."

For Ding Fan, Xia Mengqing is more important than his life.

To be able to comprehend Sacred Radiance Truth, this is the only clue; Ding Fan can’t accept the current facts, hence he no longer wants to rely on Spirit Dragon Hall; he wants to investigate personally, always owing Ling Wanru a favor makes Ding Fan very uncomfortable.

Ming Siyu thought for a moment and said: "There’s a method; we can reward a large amount of Black Obsidian at the guild, maybe we’ll find some clues soon."

"Information Guild?"

Ding Fan was somewhat surprised, he’d never heard of such an Information Guild before; could this Information Guild be even stronger than Spirit Dragon Hall? If even Spirit Dragon Hall can’t find something out, this Information Guild can?

Actually, the Information Guild isn’t a force but a chamber of commerce-type organization, similar to the Zheng family’s Tianyuan Auction House.

The background of the Information Institute naturally belongs to one of the Eleven Royal Families, publicly recognized as the strongest five families for nearly ten thousand years, the Hall of Reincarnation!

The Information Guild never rejects business; if you have Black Obsidian, they can even help you destroy Seventh Level families and kill Divine Realm Seventh Level experts without difficulty for the Information Guild.

"Hall of Reincarnation?"

Ding Fan was a bit uneasy because the Hall of Reincarnation had participated in the slaughter of the Ye Family and Meng Family; now going to the Hall of Reincarnation, what if they track down the Northern Wastelands? Would they find the people of Ye Li and the Meng Family?

Ranked first among Eleven Royal Families, a Seventh Level family might be exterminated!

How terrible is the Hall of Reincarnation? Ding Fan couldn’t imagine; he thought for a moment, asking: "If we publish this task, will they investigate us?"

"Of course not!"

Crimson Flame was very clear about this, explained: "The Information Guild’s business is very reliable, this temple has always been the first commerce guild in the Divine Realm; credit has never been an issue. Also...the reward is posted, but the matter isn’t handled by the Information Guild’s personnel; they will publish information, and if someone knows about it, they will undertake the task—not the Information Guild itself helping us investigate."

"Oh, then it’s no problem."

Ding Fan breathed a sigh of relief, "Then you go publish this task now, release Xia Mengqing’s portrait, say she’s been captured by an expert who comprehended Sacred Radiance Truth. Anyone who finds her or provides clues will be rewarded."

"Sure!"

Crimson Flame noted down Ding Fan’s order; he had Xia Mengqing’s portrait drawing—now just needs to bring out part of the Black Obsidian as a reward.

Ding Fan sighed lightly, his face becoming quite grim. Initially, he thought with Spirit Dragon Hall’s help, finding Xia Mengqing was easily achievable, but unexpectedly, he received such news now.

He paused for a moment, then gathered himself, and asked Crimson Flame: "Any other news? Another bad one?"

"Um."

Crimson Flame, unlike Zhong Zhiyong, was straightforward, nodding honestly: "Ling Hong told me the Wang Family was exterminated."

Wang Family? Central Plains Wang Family?

Ding Fan looked perplexedly at Crimson Flame, then suspiciously, "Song Family is our enemy; being destroyed is a good thing. Why do you look so sad?"

"Alas..."

Crimson Flame shook his head, sighed, "Wang Family was destroyed by the Silver Wolf Gang, yet unfortunately not completely. Ling Hong mentioned the head of Wang Family and three Sixth Level elders escaped; Spirit Dragon Hall found traces of them in the northern Central Plains, but soon they realized they were being tracked, and they all hid."

"What?"

Ding Fan’s face changed, feeling heavy-hearted; that day, he and Guan Qiang killed several Divine Realm Sixth Level experts from Wang Family, completely offending Wang Family.

Then he returned to the Ding Family, where the Seventh Elder said they’d help him seek justice; afterward, he no longer cared. Unexpectedly, Silver Wolf Gang really sent experts to destroy the Wang Family.