Chapter 507 - Striking Awe Into One Hundred Sects (1)

Chapter 507: Striking Awe Into One Hundred Sects (1) 

The ancient golden shadow swiftly flashed across the air. Huang Tingzi who was standing at the hilt of the sword had eyes full of astonishment.

Moments ago, Ning Fan had killed Gold Core Realm and Nascent Soul Realm cultivators by just using his aura force. He could not believe his eyes when he saw that scene.

The white-robed young man who was usually calm and composed was actually such a terrifying expert when he harbored the intention to kill.

Yang Gu's eyes, on the other hand, were filled with passion. He had even more respect and admiration for his master's techniques.

"Even though my master is still very young, be it his pill refinement realm or cultivation base, he is among the top of the Rain World. Acknowledging him as my master is indeed the best decision I've made in my entire life!"

Ning Fan stood at the tip of the ancient golden sword, facing the setting sun. His ten fingers continued to perform hand seals, controlling the ancient sword.

From time to time, he would take a pill of good quality to nourish his Sea of Consciousness.

Basking in the faint golden afterglow of the sunset, Ning Fan closed his eyes while controlling the sword using his spirit sense. As time went by, his spirit sense gradually adapted to the burden of controlling the ancient golden sword.

The first day went by. The exhaustion he felt in his spirit sense slightly reduced.

After the second day, his spirit sense felt even less tired.

The third day… The fourth day…

On the fifth day, Ning Fan had already become completely used to the speed of the ancient sword. Controlling the sword using his spirit sense was no longer exhausting because it was close to reaching the Void Inquiry Stage.

At this moment, Ning Fan felt as if he had become one with the ancient sword.

Venerated Pill who was regulating his breathing and healing his injuries at the hilt of the sword would occasionally raise his head and steal a glance at Ning Fan. His eyes contained amazement as well as embarrassment which surfaced due to the fact that he was not as good as him.

Venerated Pill had seen many Void Inquiry Stage and even Void Pierce Stage experts. However, even a Void Pierce Stage expert would not be able to do what Ning Fan was currently doing – controlling the ancient sword so smoothly and easily.

It was on the same day that the ancient sword reached the Blissful Abyss Sea Domain of the internal sea.

The Blissful Abyss Sea Domain was a dangerous zone which was quite notorious in the internal sea. This place was known for its excessive number of demon beasts. The sea domain was a few million li* (500m per li) large and was covered in magnetic mist.

Beneath the magnetic mist, it was unknown how many Nascent Soul Realm and Divine Transformation Realm beasts lay in wait for their prey.

"This place is extremely dangerous. Do we need to take a detour…?" Su Yan asked with a gentle voice.

She was naturally not worried about Ning Fan's safety. However, there were still Huang Tingzi, Yang Gu and Venerated Pill who had yet to recover from his grievous injuries with them on the sword.

If Divine Transformation Realm beasts ganged up on them after entering the magnetic mist, Ming Que, Ning Fan and her would be able to keep themselves safe but the same could not be said for the other three.

Ning Fan replied with an indifferent tone. Even though his answer was brief, it gave Su Yan an infinite amount of confidence, eliminating all of her worries.

Under Ning Fan's control, the ancient golden sword dashed directly into the area covered by the magnetic mist.

Due to the mist's disturbance, the speed of the sword was greatly reduced. It could only travel one-tenth of its original speed.

Even so, it was still travelling as fast as a Void Glimpse Stage expert.

"Huh? This golden sword sure is an excellent flying treasure. It can still travel so fast even here in the magnetic mist."

Out of the blue, an elderly man's hoarse voice resounded from the area in front of the golden sword.

The voice of this elderly man carried the Void Glimpse Stage aura force which immediately alerted everyone on the ancient golden sword.

"Hand over the golden sword if you want your lives to be spared! If you dare to defy me, I will unleash one million sea beasts of the Blissful Abyss to attack you!"

The moment the elderly man said that, countless beast roars echoed from all directions. It was so loud that even the magnetic mist dispersed a bit.

Ning Fan's eyes turned cold. Through the dissipating magnetic mist, he saw an old man in red robes standing in midair right in front of them. That man wore a gloomy expression and stared at the golden sword while licking his lips.

His cultivation base was at the Void Glimpse Stage. He was using a secret technique which allowed him to manipulate all the sea beasts of this area.

Under the elderly man's control, over one million sea beasts from above the sky and the bottom of the ocean heavily surrounded the ancient golden sword, blocking its path.

The roars of the beasts turned into sound waves blasting at the ancient golden sword, reducing its speed even more. The sword moved so slowly that it nearly stopped in the sky above the sea.

The ancient golden sword was just an escaping sword. It could not make a way out of this group of beasts.

The elderly man licked his lips once again. Even though he was just a Void Glimpse Stage cultivator, his entire cultivation method was closely related to demon beasts which made it an extremely vicious cultivation method.

At this moment, there were one million demon beasts around him. As long as he activates his secret technique and uses his demon blood to cast the spell, even a Void Pierce Stage old monster would have to flee for their lives!

Therefore, it was only natural that he had the guts to seize Ning Fan's flying sword.

"On the count of three. Hand over the flying sword! Otherwise…"

The elderly man smirked coldly while his eyes were fixed on the flying sword that nearly came to a halt in the air. At the same time, he was secretly making a hand seal under his sleeves to release poison. The colorless and odorless poison technique drifted along the magnetic mist and rushed toward the ancient golden sword. The elderly man did not put the experts on the sword in his eyes at all as he planned on killing them and seizing their treasures.

Ning Fan stood at the tip of the sword. His cold and indifferent voice reverberated across the entire Blissful Abyss, breaking all of the sound waves produced by the one million sea beasts.

When he released the aura force of his Fu Li Ancestral Bloodline, every sea beast felt their demon bloodline boil. Trembling in fear, all of them parted for him and prostrated themselves on the surface of the sea to worship him!

Because of Ning Fan's voice, the one million sea beasts were stricken with fear and yielded to him!

This was far beyond the red-robed old man's expectations. He had never imagined that there would be a man in this world who could subdue one million demon beasts with just a single command!

Since the hindrance from the beast roars were gone now, the ancient sword regained its previous speed and dashed toward the red-robed old man at an unimaginable speed in the magnetic mist.

His eyes shifted to Ning Fan on the tip of the sword who was staring coldly at him. Immediately, the elderly man broke out in cold sweat. All he could feel was that he was about to die in his hands in the next second!

Damn it! I was just doing my usual job of robbing people of their treasures. Why was I so unlucky to bump into a brutal person like him and get myself into this?!

"Fellow Daoist, please forgive me for my mistake. This old man had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. I didn't know you were a person with remarkable strength. I was too foolish to have tried seizing your magic treasure… This old man is the vice sect master of the Scarlet Demon Sect. I hope Fellow Daoist can spare my life out of respect for my Scarlet Demon Sect and…"

Before he could even finish speaking, Ning Fan had already raised his hand, holding a golden handheld furnace.

The small little golden furnace grew in the air, giving off faint golden fire halos of spirit wheels. It produced a sea of golden flames which engulfed the old man.

The old man was scared half to death. The destructive power of that golden handheld furnace was really scary. How could he, a mere Void Glimpse Stage cultivator who was only playing dirty, withstand that attack when even a Void Pierce Stage old monster would not be able to easily do so?!

A scream full of pain filled the sky. The old man was literally burned to ashes by the faint golden fire halos.

Only his primordial spirit managed to escape with severe injuries. He was already terrified of the golden handheld furnace's power and panicked, running for his life.

By pointing a finger at the old man's primordial spirit, Ning Fan froze his travelling light. Then, he captured him with a wave of his hand and threw him inside the handheld furnace.

While activating the ancient golden sword, he was mercilessly searching that old man's soul and memories. After flashing several times, the ancient golden sword disappeared from the Blissful Abyss, leaving the sea beasts kowtowing to it.

"The Scarlet Demon Sect. It's located in the Poisonous Cloud Country which is one of the eight hundred cultivation countries… Surprisingly, even this Scarlet Demon Sect also came to the internal sea with the intention of poking their nose into the Giant Devil Clan's business…"

As soon as Ning Fan finished reading the old man's memories, he threw his primordial spirit into his mouth and swallowed it.

On the ancient sword, Venerated Pill's jaw dropped in stupefaction.

Ning Fan turned that red-robed old man who was a Void Glimpse Stage old monster into ashes as easily as that?!

Even though he had heard of Ning Fan being a 'Void Inquiry Stage' old monster and the stories about him suppressing the Mist Horn Clan and killing Void Inquiry Stage experts…

Listening to rumors and witnessing it firsthand were two completely different things!

After witnessing Ning Fan kill a superior Void Refinement Realm expert like he was crushing a fly, it made Venerated Pill incapable of retaining his composure for a long time.

Huang Tingzi, on the other hand, was not as surprised because he had already seen him killing a Void Refinement Realm expert during the Pill Ceremony.

As for Ning Fan's disciple, Yang Gu, he was filled with excitement because his master had killed a Void Refinement Realm expert. The current him did not have the image of a Fifth Revolution Pill Master at all.

"You really have the guts to have killed him…You know, that guy was from the Scarlet Demon Sect which has the backing of a Void Fragmentation Realm prince of the Rain Palace." Su Yan placed her hand on her forehead and chuckled, thinking that Ning Fan had always been bold and courageous.

Ning Fan was not bothered and continued to control the flying sword. From the red-robed old man's memories, he learned that the Scarlet Demon Sect was also plotting against Feng Xueyan.

Since that was the case, he certainly would not show them any mercy, no matter what background the Scarlet Demon Sect had.

This time, everyone who wanted to cause trouble to Feng Xueyan would have to pay for their actions!

The sword light travelled at full speed all throughout. Ning Fan had a hunch that his spirit sense was going to achieve its breakthrough in the next few days.

The eighth day arrived. The ninth day went by… On the eleventh day, the ancient golden sword passed through the Blood Fern Sea Domain.

There were many islands on this sea domain forming an archipelago of a total of over a hundred small islands. However, the area was lacking in good spiritual qi, making it a place unsuitable for cultivation. Normally, only cultivators who were passing by this sea domain would stay on the islands temporarily.

At this moment, there were several tens of thousands of cultivators from the eight hundred cultivation countries gathering at the islands of the Blood Fern Sea Domain. They were preparing to take a short rest here. After that, they would head over to the Giant Devil Clan to pressure them into handing Feng Xueyan over to them.

These righteous cultivators were not a united force but were from multiple different forces instead.

Countless righteous cultivators were carrying their own flags which had the name of their sects.

Permanent Heaven Sect. Drunken Moon Sect. Blue Sand Valley…

All of these sects and forces came from the eight hundred cultivation countries.

The masters of these sects were only at the Nascent Soul Realm or the Divine Transformation Realm. All of them were leaders of minor sects and groups.

Ning Fan's eyes turned even colder. He immediately stopped the ancient golden sword in the sky above the area.

He had underestimated how tempting Feng Xueyan would be in the eyes of others.

A devil concubine and a devil statue slate can actually draw so many forces to the Giant Devil Clan. This is not good for Feng Xueyan...

"I heard that more than a hundred forces have already arrived at the Giant Devil Clan. Some of them are from the internal sea while some others are from the eight hundred cultivation countries. According to rumors, there are even eleven of them with Void Refinement Realm leaders! How will the Giant Devil Clan refuse to hand over Feng Xueyan and the slate with so many forces putting pressure on them…?"

"I've received some news that the Giant Devil Clan has already built a massive arena in their area. Apparently, those forces with differing opinions decided to determine who would take the slate through a battle in the arena…"

"Hai… We are merely insignificant sects and groups. The cultivation bases of our members and disciples are weak and their speeds are way too slow. I wonder if we can still get our own share when we arrive at the Giant Devil Clan."

"Hehe. No matter what, there is no way in hell the Giant Devil Clan can resist us all on their own since there are over a hundred forces! Besides, we might even be able to wipe out the Giant Devil Clan and make a name for ourselves!"

The masters of a few sects were having their own discussions among themselves. Suddenly, their expressions were filled with shock. At this moment, all the righteous cultivators on the archipelago were terrified.

It was because none of them noticed when a massive golden flying sword had appeared in the sky above them. A white-robed young man seething with killing qi was also standing on the tip of the sword.

No one there was able to detect his cultivation base!

Ning Fan's eyes were filled with killing intent. He was not a bloodthirsty person who was fond of taking lives. However, since there were so many cultivators here who travelled thousands of miles just to harm Feng Xueyan, he naturally would not forgive them.

Before leaving the Pill Island, Ning Fan had never expected that there would actually be so many forces pressuring the Giant Devil Clan.

Eleven of them were forces with Void Refinement Realm leaders… As for the other forces with irrelevant strength, there were over a hundred of them. Just on his journey alone, he had already met two of them – the Barbarian Dao Sect and the Scarlet Demon Sect…

Even if the Giant Devil Clan had the Eight Ancestors behind their back, they might not necessarily be able to keep Feng Xueyan safe.

When the forces from the internal sea tried to plot against Feng Xueyan, numerous groups from the eight hundred cultivation countries also tried to take advantage of her.

As for the eight old ancestors of the Giant Devil Clan who were supposed to be her ancestors and protect her, they were also trying to use her…

"She is just a little girl who can't speak. She has never harmed anyone in her life but now these people are trying to exploit her…"

Ning Fan gently closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they became as cold as ten thousand years old ice.

He scanned across the islands and jumped down from the ancient golden sword in the next instant. He stood in midair, looking down on the tens of thousands of righteous cultivators on the archipelago beneath him. His eyes only contained unquenchable killing intent.

He would never give these people a chance to harm her!

"Since you all wish to involve yourselves in this issue… you can all go to hell!"

Ning Fan made a stomp in midair. The force of his stomp tore the skies apart and continued spreading toward the surface of the ocean. Immediately, he sank one of the islands.

It was unknown how many righteous cultivators had died from that one attack.

"S-Senior, please spare our lives! Why did you attack us?! Please don't kill us! You can get some benefits from the Giant Devil Clan. You should head over there quickly and join King Lan Ling and Marquis Gui Hou to get a slice of the pie called the Giant Devil Clan…" Some righteous cultivators frantically begged for their lives. However, the words they spoke enraged Ning Fan even more.

Ning Fan's killing intent intensified. Mercilessly, he made countless consecutive stomps.

Every stomp he made would destroy a single island. All of the righteous cultivators were frightened to death upon hearing the deafening noises. On the ancient golden sword, Venerated Pill only sighed while looking at Ning Fan.

Ning Fan's steps were like shadows. In a matter of seconds, he had already made a few hundred stomps.

As for the one hundred plus islands, all of them were destroyed and sunk into the ocean. The groups consisting of several ten thousand righteous cultivators suffered countless casualties!

There were also some lucky Nascent Soul Realm and Divine Transformation Realm cultivators who managed to survive. However, Ning Fan was too lazy to even glance at them. He just coldly uttered.

"Get the hell out of the Endless Sea!"

"U-Understood!" Each of the righteous cultivators who nearly died from their grievous injuries were overwhelmed with terror. All they could think of now was to flee for their lives.

Who exactly was this vicious and powerful man? By just gently lifting his foot, he could sink an island. On what level was he?! Was he a Void Refinement Realm expert?!

Ning Fan did not even glance at those people. He did not have the time to eliminate them one by one.

He got back to the tip of the ancient golden sword and controlled the ancient sword again. Without hesitation, he tossed out tens of millions of immortal jades to the body of the sword and controlled the sword to head toward the Giant Devil Clan at full speed.

"Even though the righteous sects that had gathered on the islands previously aren't strong, many of them have some influential background in the Rain World… What you did just now will offend a lot of people…" Venerated Pill sighed.

Ning Fan accelerated the flying sword to its maximum speed. His black hair danced wildly in the air with eyes as horrifying as the devil abyss.

If a cultivator cannot even protect the people around them when they reach the end of Dao Cultivation… then what is the meaning of their Dao?!

The golden sword light swiftly shot forward. There was only half a day of travel left before they would reach the Giant Devil Clan.

A huge silver boat sensed the commotion from the direction of the Blood Fern Sea Domain and quickly came to investigate. A Void Inquiry Stage old monster was standing on the bow of the boat.

The silver boat stopped right in front of the ancient golden sword. Upon seeing the ancient golden sword which was rushing with vigorous and menacing momentum and Ning Fan who was emanating great killing qi, that old monster could tell that the commotion which had just happened must be related to Ning Fan.

"Fellow Daoist, please stop your flying sword. I am Marquis Wu Mu and I have something to ask you. Apparently, something happened to the archipelago on the Blood Fern Sea Domain. Can you tell me what happened…?" The old man's tone was flat but it felt like he was trying to take advantage of his seniority to get Ning Fan to talk.

He was the sect master of the Martial Sect. Besides that, he was also conferred with the title of Marquis by the Rain Palace and had a friendly relationship with many Void Pierce Stage and Absolute Void Stage experts of the Rain World. While travelling in the Rain World, the people he met would usually have to show him some face.

Even though he had detected that Ning Fan's aura force was at the Void Inquiry Stage, he did not think too highly of him.

From his perspective, Ning Fan would not be brave enough to decline him while he was trying to talk to him with his identity.

"I have no time for you! However, I do have some advice for you. The matter concerning the Giant Devil Clan isn't something you can afford to get yourself into. If you aren't afraid to die, try coming to the Giant Devil Clan!"

With just a single glance, Marquis Wu Mu felt a sharp pain in his eyes while all the hair on his body stood up. He felt an immense sense of danger from Ning Fan. It was as if the latter could kill him easily if he really wished to do so. Marquis Wu Mu hurriedly avoided eye contact with Ning Fan. How can he still be bold enough to look Ning Fan in the eye?!

Even though Ning Fan's words were concise, it was radiating a tremendous baleful qi. Baleful qi that intense could only be found in a cultivator who had killed countless Void Glimpse Stage, Void Inquiry Stage and even Void Pierce Stage experts. Marquis Wu Mu's pupils dilated in fear whereas his body shivered involuntarily. Ning Fan's baleful qi was just too frightening!

Although Marquis Wu Mu was an arrogant and self-conceited person who liked using his seniority to take advantage of others, he was not a fool. He knew what he should say and act based on the situation and the person he met.

In just an instant, he was certain that the white-robed young man in front of him was definitely not someone he could afford to mess with!

He had seen many old monsters at the Void Pierce Stage and Absolute Void Stage. However, in terms of the intensity of baleful qi, not a single one of the Absolute Void Stage experts he had met could rival Ning Fan!

In the Rain World, there were probably just two legendary individuals who had greater baleful qi than Ning Fan.

Yun Tianjue and Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou…

According to what Ning Fan said, he could also tell that he was taking the Giant Devil Clan's side and he was hurriedly rushing there to their aid.

He would see everyone who had the intention of harming the Giant Devil Clan as his enemies!

The ancient golden sword vanished at a speed faster than a Void Fragmentation Realm expert. When Marquis Wu Mu witnessed it, he was even more astonished.

"This man certainly can't be trifled with! I'm afraid a large-scale bloodshed is going to happen in the Giant Devil Clan because of him. I am definitely not going to involve myself in it!"

Originally, he was also heading to the Giant Devil Clan to seek an opportunity. However, after witnessing Ning Fan's terrifying baleful qi, he immediately changed his mind and ordered the silver boat to alter its route and travel away from the Endless Sea.

"Master, are we not going to the Giant Devil Clan anymore? Didn't you say earlier that you wanted to seize the devil statue slate?" A young boy asked in confusion.

"Silly boy… There are some people whom we can't afford to offend. The man just now is a matchless devil lord. As long as he has enough time to grow and develop, he is going to become someone like the 'White-Robed Sword God' or 'Thunder Sovereign Bu Zhou' in the future… We must never offend this kind of people in our entire lives. Otherwise, we are going to regret it one day!"

Marquis Wu Mu took a deep sigh. He was still feeling a little fearful deep inside. Thus, he took over the wheel of the silver boat and drove it away hurriedly.

Presently, the Northern Cold Country of the Giant Devil Clan had already been heavily surrounded by countless forces.

Outside the province of the Northern Cold Country, a massive jade platform was built. Every direction of the platform was occupied by experts who were ready to spectate the fight.

A large bird cage was hanging in the sky above the platform which was created using floating spatial stones.

It was imprisoning a young lady – Feng Xueyan…

On the center of the jade platform below the bird cage, two Early Divine Transformation Realm cultivators were fighting each other.

From time to time, the two of them would raise their heads and look at the bird cage with desire.

"Only the victorious sect can obtain the devil statue slate of the Giant Devil Clan and… Feng Xueyan!"

A Void Glimpse Stage expert who had the intimidating and cold eyes of a serpent was hosting the arena battle.

Deciding who would own the slate and Feng Xueyan through an arena battle was a method which over one hundred forces had unanimously agreed upon!

No one could stop it, even the Giant Devil Clan!

On the second-class seating below the arena, the leader of the Giant Devil Clan, Ju Qing, tightly clenched his fists. His eyes were burning with anger.

His daughter was actually being treated as a prize for the arena battle… It's just too intolerable!

"Old Man Ju Qing, don't act rashly! You are only at the Half-Step Void Refinement Realm. You aren't a match for the one hundred plus forces here. Let's wait for Zhou Ming to return. He will certainly rescue Xueyan from all of this!" Dong Xu held Ju Qing's arm down. Even though he was persuading Ju Qing from taking action, his expression looked similarly furious.

"Zhou Ming… Will he come?... One-third of the first-class forces of the Rain World are all here. Will Zhou Ming still be bold enough to stand against them and offend them openly…? Even the eight old ancestors didn't…"

Ju Qing quickly stopped speaking after realizing that he had nearly spilled the secret about the existence of the eight ancestors.

Why…? Why weren't the eight ancestors willing to help Xueyan…?!

As long as the ancestors are willing to show themselves and let everyone know that eight Void Refinement Realm experts are backing us, who will be bold enough to harm us…?!

All of a sudden, a huge explosion could be heard from the arena.

One of the Divine Transformation Realm experts was literally blown to pieces, leaving only his primordial spirit which hurriedly escaped from the jade platform.

The other Divine Transformation Realm expert on the platform was the one who caused the explosion. He held a fiery-red flying sword. Every time he slashed with it, it would trigger a huge explosion. Seeing that he won the match, he immediately raised his head and looked at the bird cage with a cacophony of laughter.

"Feng Xueyan! It seems like you are going to be owned by our Hundred Swords Sect. The so-called Giant Devil Clan of the Endless Sea can't even protect the daughter of their clan leader. Is this all that your clan can do?!"

"…" Feng Xueyan lowered her head. Her expression could not be seen and she remained quiet from the beginning.

"Detestable!" On the third class seating, Xu Qiuling's beautiful eyes were filled with worry and coldness. She could not bear to see Feng Xueyan getting hurt by others but she also did not have the capabilities to rescue her. As for Yue Lingkong, she was currently at the critical moment of breaking through to the Void Inquiry Stage which prevented her from going out of her seclusion at this juncture.

If she forcibly got out, she would experience qi deviation¹ and would suffer serious damage from the backlash…

"Elder Sister Ling, don't panic. Master will return for sure…" Fen Chi sighed, trying to calm Xu Qiuling down.

"Indeed. He will certainly come back… However, I'd rather have him not come back. There are too many enemies here…" Xu Qiuling said with a bitter expression.

"Humph! Is the clan of my internal sea something you can humiliate? Get lost!"

A strong Half-Step Void Refinement sword qi suddenly swept across the jade platform, knocking away the Divine Transformation Realm cultivator who was laughing evilly. The latter coughed out blood incessantly.

With hatred in his eyes, the injured Divine Transformation Realm expert looked at the center of the platform. An old man whose hair was short like a halberd stood there holding a sword with a tassel on its hilt. His appearance was grand and awe-inspiring.

"Venerated Sword of the Sword Island, huh… Are you trying to fight for the Giant Devil Clan?!" The injured Divine Transformation Realm cultivator gritted his teeth and said with dissatisfaction.

"So what if I am ?!" Venerated Sword's body suddenly sent out an immense sword intent which swept across the entire arena.

The aura force of his sword intent could strike fear into Half-Step Void Refinement Realm cultivators because this sword intent carried a faint unique sword intent. This particular sword intent made Venerated Sword extremely strong.

"Immortal Entrapping Sword Intent!" Many old monsters rose to their feet in shock. All of their eyes widened as they looked at Venerated Sword.

Translated by Tommy, edited by Roel