“Hehe! Little Friend has saved Bright Sparrow. Just tell me if you have any more request! Don’t worry, I, Ming Luo, always do things honestly and openly. I will never break the promise I made.”
Ming Luo said with confidence, as though he had forgotten how he had sneak-attacked Ning Fan.
Ning Fan glanced at Ming Luo in a strange way, but didn’t remind the old man of what he did to avoid embarrassing the old man.
It seemed like this Ming Luo loved his face pretty much…
Before saving Bright Sparrow, Ning Fan had put forward three conditions. First, he requested Ming Luo to give him a trace of his true soul. Second, he requested to use Ming Luo’s 10 000-year-old spiritual herbs to treat Bright Sparrow’s poison.
From these two requests, it rather seemed like Ning Fan was the one who suffered the loss. Which was why he held his third request so that he could use it to give the old man a hard time.
Since Ming Luo had already agreed to let Ning Fan offer three requests, Ning Fan wouldn’t be polite about it.
“My third request… I suppose Senior can already guess what is it…I want Ming Luo Fruit!”
“Sure enough, you want Ming Luo Fruit. Alright, this old man will grant you this request! However…how many Ming Luo Fruits do you want? Currently, I only have three in my hands. If you want four fruits, you will have to go into my Ming Luo Mirage and pluck it…” Ming Luo’s eyes turned stern as he gazed at Ning Fan.
“Ming Luo Mirage?”
“That’s right! There are countless of Ming Luo Fruit growing in the mirage. But I can’t go into the mirage now as Bright Sparrow is still unconscious. As for you, I can make an exception this time by opening it for you!”
Ming Luo’s tone was flat as if he was talking about a casual matter, but Ning Fan’s expression had changed slightly.
The memory of Ancient Chaos had mentioned about the place that grew Ming Luo Fruit – the Ming Luo Mirage. However, any outside races would never be allowed to enter the illusory world. The fact that Ming Luo was willing to make this an exception indicated his sincerity.
Rumor has it that the illusory force could ignore one’s cultivation base. The number of Ming Luo Fruit one could pluck would solely depend on one’s determination, totally unrelated to one’s cultivation base. Even a Void Fragmentation cultivator would likely be affected by the illusion playing in his heart, and might end up with not a single Ming Luo Fruit.
With the true soul of Ming Luo in Ning Fan’s hand, he wouldn’t need to worry that Ming Luo would do something to harm him.
Since there was a chance to obtain more Ming Luo Fruit, Ning Fan wasn’t foolish enough to decline it.
“Please open the mirage for me, Senior.”
“Yes. For the sake of saving Bright Sparrow, this old man will remind you once more. Once you enter the mirage, don’t be too greedy. As long as you close your eyes and wait for the illusory force to fade, you will be able to get one Ming Luo Fruit. Young man, never be too greedy. Four Ming Luo Fruit is already considered plenty.”
“Thank you, Senior, for reminding me. I will keep that in mind. However, I still want to try my best to get as much Ming Luo Fruit as possible.”
“Alright…if you are eroded by the illusory force, I will get you out even if I have to use force.”
Ming Luo shook his head. Although he praised Ning Fan’s boldness, he didn’t think that this young man could even get half of the Ming Luo Fruit if this young man pushed his luck.
The power of the illusion was the bane of the human heart. Those who cultivated Evil Dao would be affected even more by the illusory force. Plus, this young human also seemed to be cultivating the Evil Dao, which would make it very difficult for him to resist the power of the illusion.
Ming Luo had already concluded in his heart that Ning Fan would find nothing in the end, but despite that, he still opened the illusory world as a reward for rescuing Bright Sparrow.
…
Ming Luo made a ten-fingered incantation gesture. After seeing a ray of light, an abstruse spatial zone appeared outside the palace of the tree heart, which vaguely radiated a very strong illusory force. Then, Ning Fan stepped into it!
After the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, Ming Luo’s expression changed all of a sudden.
He sensed that Ning Fan had already broken the mirage and had gotten his first Ming Luo Fruit!
“This kid has actually obtained his first Ming Luo Fruit!”
Ming Luo gradually switched back to his grim expression. It seemed like he had underestimated Ning Fan…
The fact that Ning Fan could obtain a Ming Luo Fruit proved that he was person with persistent heart. Despite being an evil cultivator, he was still able to pluck a Ming Luo Fruit. This kid is extraordinary!
“Unfortunately, this kid won’t be able to get a second Ming Luo Fruit. In Ming Luo Mirage, every next fruit that one plucks will only become harder to get due to the increasing power of the illusion. Since the birth of the race of Ming Luo Tree, countless powerhouses have already entered the Ming Luo Mirage, if this kid, given his young age, can pluck his second Ming Luo Fruit in the mirage…however, from the ancient times till today, no more than 100 individuals had achieved that…”
Ming Luo spoke in a soft tone, but before his voice faded, his eyes showed a look of surprise as he could sense that Ning Fan had gotten his second Ming Luo Fruit in the mirage!
Even those young righteous cultivators who practiced Profound Sect Cultivation Law would find it difficult to resist the illusory force of the second Ming Luo Fruit!
Given his age that hasn’t even reached 20-years-old, if he can pluck a third Ming Luo Fruit…he will no doubt be regarded as a proud son of Heaven!
Ming Luo’s heart began to be filled with certain anticipation about Ning Fan’s following result.
However, an hour had passed and Ning Fan had yet to pluck his third Ming Luo Fruit, as though he had been already trapped by the power of illusion.
Ming Luo sighed slightly. It seemed like he had overestimated this kid…
…
In the mirage, Ning Fan was holding two Ming Luo Fruits, standing in the vast rainbow-colored world.
Rivers flowed in the sky, mountains hung upside down in the sky and beasts were moving upside down in the sky. The world in the mirage was influencing one’s common sense.
Thousands of rainbow-colored fruits that seemed partially imaginary and real drifted in the air. Only a few of these fruits were real, the rest were fake.
If one plucked the fake fruit, one’s body would be invaded by the illusory force.
Once Ning Fan entered the mirage, he cast the First Level Heart Law of Yin Yang Transformation. The cultivation law of Immortal Emperor had tremendous resistance against illusions. As soon as he circulated this cultivation law, he discovered a true Ming Luo Fruit and plucked it, but immediately after that, the surrounding power of illusion was doubled, making the identification of Ming Luo Fruit difficult for him once more.
Fortunately after a moment of contemplation, he was able to discern the trace of a true Ming Luo Fruit at last and plucked it into his chests, and again, the power of illusion was doubled.
At this stage, even with the First Level Heart Law of Yin Yang Transformation, he couldn’t see through the genuineness of the fruit.
At this time, an idea rose in Ning Fan’s mind – he might as well bet on it, but then, he was wrong.
The third Ming Luo Fruit in his hand was a fake. Once it was wrapped by his fingers, it instantly burst into rainbow-colored mists, enveloping Ning Fan completely.
Ning Fan’s countenance changed. He immediately lifted his guard knowing that the illusory force had invaded his body. His eyes swept around but discovered no unusual occurrence.
However, he smelled a scent in the air and all of a sudden, innumerable images of female naked bodies emerged.
These illusory images burst back into colorful mists after Ning Fan harrumphed coldly, but a split second after that, the mists recondensed to form the image of a familiar girl.