He couldn’t help but feel shocked. A Nascent Soul cultivator was only an average joe in the Sword World, but a sword cultivator who had sword consciousness and sword sense was extremely rare and each of them was Sword Emperor of Void Fragmentation realm.
A mere Void Fragmentation Sword Cultivator did not have the qualification to be called a Sword Emperor! The people who were named ‘Emperor’, like the Ghost Emperor, Demon Emperor, Sword Emperor… were invincible existences!
The Sword World was one of the strongest Immortal Worlds, just below the Devil World, Demon World and the Heaven Immortal World. Every sword emperor ancestor could use the sword qi of their sword sense to easily massacre infinite number of low level cultivators with just a single thought.
The youngster could not believe that Ning Fan was a genius sword cultivator that had the talent to become a Sword Emperor!
Also, the sword qi within Ning Fan’s sword sense had a weak yet dominating sword qi that could easily kill all cultivators who were under early Gold Core!
The youngster could not believe it when Ning Fan dared to try attacking them even though Ning Fan knew that he and his group of people came from a large and powerful background… Ning Fan would kill them all, even if it meant offending some Sword Emperor Ancestor of the Sword World!
He must be a madman!
Suddenly, voices could be heard from outside the courtyard and the grave mound when he was about to kill them.
“Ning Fan, abstain from killing!”
“Fan’er, stop!”
Just after the voices were heard, a female ghost gently flew out of the grave mound, and stood below the Apricot tree. Whereas the black robed old man walked limply into the courtyard.
The ghost was a skinny girl and wore a white robe. She had a thick long hair and a slender waist. She had an apricot flower at the temple of her hair. She stood upon the blizzard like a branch of apricot that was graceful and lonely. Her eyes were lonely and had a shred of Sorrowful Sword Sense. Ning Fan who had comprehended the Divine Rain Intent could faintly sense that the fierce Sword Intent within her eyes was unique, just like a Divine Intent… It could be an intent realm that must be comprehended by the Sword World’s Spirit Severing sword cultivators.
Could little Dugu be a Spirit Severing cultivator when she was alive?
Looking at the Old Devil, he still wore a black robe. But his gaze that was once wild had now become tranquil and his black hair became gray white. These two years must have not been easy for him.
Ning Fan felt slightly sad and sighed lightly. His hostility towards Emperor Moksha became stronger.
The Old Devil could have been a True Immortal and wandered about leisurely in the Four Heaven Immortal Worlds, if it wasn’t because of Emperor Moksha. The Old Devil could’ve had his cultivation recovered, and stomped freely across the Rain World, if it weren’t for Emperor Moksha…
It had been two years and things in Seven Apricot City remained the same except for the people.
Both the Old Devil and Dugu were assessing Ning Fan, while Ning Fan was also observing the both of them.
When Ning Fan had just returned, little Dugu’s eyes had a trace of joy that could not easily be detected. Little Dugu was surprised for a while when she sensed that Ning Fan had the qi of a Nascent Soul, and with both the sword consciousness and sword sense. Ning Fan had an unknown sword sense that made Dugu, who had comprehended her own Sword Intent, to feel slightly fearful…
The average cultivators could understand Sword Intent… But that was just the tip of the iceberg of the sword qi, and not the true Sword Intent… The real Sword Intentcould only be comprehended by Spirit Severing cultivators. Little Dugu, who comprehended her own Sword Intent before reaching Spirit Severing, was renowned as one of the “Sword World’s Three Brave Ones”.
But even she did not have the sword consciousness and sword sense when she was a Nascent Soul. Little Dugu felt for the first time that she could not read Ning Fan… Not just his disposition, but also his cultivation was much harder to read… as if it was hidden inside a great fog.
He had become one of the greatest experts in this generation in less than two years…
Little Dugu sighed a little heavier, thinking why did Ning Fan choose devil cultivation with his superior talent… Her family was one of the three royal families in the Sword World, and her father (the emperor) hated devil cultivators. The Old Devil and her older sister were a tragedy. It would have been great if Ning Fan was not a devil cultivator…
Her heart was running wild with imagination. In the end, she recalled something important after she ran through her thoughts!
“Oh no! This Little Devil Ning once said that he’ll come and take away my third sword qi after he reached Nascent Soul… If it was any other day, I wouldn’t be bothered. He would be in big trouble if he took the sword qi away under the eyes of Sword World’s people! ”
Little Dugu was much more worried about the safety of Little Devil Ning compared to her marriage with him.
The Old Devil had a silent expression while he was sizing up Ning Fan. But for the first time, he showed a happy expression.
“Little brat, your incarnation is something… I heard that you wanted to go to the Endless Sea. I was quite worried at first, but seeing you with such strength now, this old man could finally relax and leave with ease…”
Immediately, Ning Fan caught the meaning behind the Old Devil’s words.
“Where do you want to go?! Your current cultivation base is only…” He stopped his sentence halfway, and his eyes swept towards the people from the Sword World on the side. Some words were not meant to be spoken in front of these people.
“Han Yuanji will naturally have to follow us and return to the Sword World! The emperor had heard about the matter regarding Emperor Moksha. This trip’s objective was to escort the two ladies back… Of course, if Han Yuanji is really brazen enough to follow us back, the emperor would slightly protect him for the ladies. With the emperor’s presence, even Emperor Moksha would not dare to do anything against Han Yuanji…”
With the support of the Old Devil and after confirming that Ning Fan would not dare to kill him, the youngster’s expression regained its arrogance.
Ning Fan heard the words of the pale youngster but he did not bother to debate, instead he closed his eyes lightly.
With the Old Devil’s character, he certainly wouldn’t beg. If he had decided to stay, these mere Harmonious Spirit sword cultivators wouldn’t be able to stop him.
Was he really afraid of Emperor Moksha? Did he fear that his life would be taken by Emperor Moksha after a hundred years?
He wouldn’t have stayed in the Rain World if he was scared. He could have had lot of chances to beg towards the Sword World’s three emperors…
The Old Devil’s decision to return was probably because he was worried about my safety…
If the Old Devil were to go to the Sword World, Emperor Moksha would not come to the Rain World one hundred years later and seek vengeance. Perhaps, he would descend upon the Sword World…
The Old Devil was protecting me…
“Why do you choose to suffer so…” Ning Fan opened his eyes and felt disturbed.
“Haha, this old man is fine. How about you? Always thinking about reaching the Void Fragmentation within a hundred years… That is bad, a cultivator must have perseverance and a little dedication. It will allow you to not lose yourself in the sea of blood. However, if that dedication changes to obsession, and that obsession becomes your heart devil… With your talent, you would certainly reach Void Fragmentation in a thousand years. Do not give yourself so much pressure or it will destroy you.” The Old Devil laughed, and for the first time, tapped Ning Fan’s shoulder.
“Are you worried that I would not be able to stand against Emperor Moksha if he were to come back?”
“Yes, this old man is very afraid… not of death, but something else. You are my only hope in saving her. I can die, but you cannot! This old man had an agenda when I took you in as a disciple back then. You can hate me the moment you knew about it… ”
“I would have felt weird if you didn’t have an agenda when you took me in, that would not be your character. If not for you, I would not be who I am today. Perhaps I might have died in an unknown place without anyone finding out after I ran away from All Pleasure Sect. No matter what reasons you had when you took me in, your grace has already been sown in me. If you have any request, I will not reject it,” Ning Fan solemnly said.
This pair of master and disciple did not have much affection. The reason they had ties was purely due to profits and gains. The reason the Old Devil took Ning Fan in was the hope that he could save someone someday. Whereas Ning Fan was forced to become the Old Devil’s disciple as he was threatened by death.
But later on, they found out that both of their characteristics are compatible. Thus, slowly, the master-and-disciple relationship began to grow.
It was the Old Devil that had given Ning Fan an objective for his devil cultivation.
Whereas Ning Fan had given the Old Devil hope to finally cure his lover.
He would never reject the Old Devil’s request even though he hadn’t asked what the Old Devil’s real intention was. However, he could see that it was an extremely important matter to his master. It must be related to the woman that he had once loved.
“This old man will go to the Sword World and will not die! You do not have to give yourself so much pressure. The ruins of the Ancient Heavenly Court will be opened after a hundred years, sneak into the ruins, search for your own fortune and do not stand against Emperor Moksha. You may not be able to win against him, but you should be able to protect yourself with your abilities. As for this old man’s request, it is very simple. Do you accept?! ”