Xiu Fang is the hiding place of the Ten Bees Supreme. Once, Ning Fan met the Ten Bees Supreme in Liuli City and was invited here by him.

Ning Fan did not pay attention to the Ten Bees Supreme, yet unknowingly, because of Duolan’s matter, he still came here.

Although the Ten Bees Supreme is now trapped in spatial turbulence and not in Xiu Fang, Ning Fan’s heart feels slightly strange yet unspeakable.

At this moment, he discerned many hidden truths from Emperor Butcher’s words.

Emperor Butcher seems to have something that he wants to hide from him.

But he can feel that Emperor Butcher would not harm him, and that kind of hidden truth is entirely for his own good...

He wants to inquire clearly, but Emperor Butcher just keeps silent, refusing to speak truthfully.

In this regard, Ning Fan can only sigh helplessly and temporarily ignore the matters Emperor Butcher is withholding.

Taking advantage of the Dabei Demi-Saints being trapped in spatial turbulence, Ning Fan plans to thoroughly loot the Dabei Clan.

Afterward, before the Dabei Demi-Saints return from spatial turbulence, he will properly settle Emperor Butcher, Duolan, and others intricately related to him, then leave the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain.

The Spirit Sect Saint Son is annihilated, and Duolan was also rescued. Ning Fan naturally won’t continue to stay in Xiu Fang, a place that makes him uncomfortable.

Though he left Xiu Fang, he did not immediately leave Liuli City but quietly arrived at Nan Yao Temple, overflowing with water jars.

The Ten Bees Supreme is not in Xiu Fang, likewise, the Supreme Ox Demon is also not in Nan Yao Temple...

Nan Yao Temple still maintains its elaborate appearance, with a secret world inside. Ning Fan’s grand presence in Liuli City cannot reach Nan Yao Temple at all.

Inside Nan Yao Temple, only the masked Xianyu Chun, bare-chested, was crafting water jars.

As soon as Ning Fan and his companions arrived, Xianyu Chun’s gaze instantly became vigilant. He asked Ning Fan in a somewhat unfamiliar manner,

"Who are you? Friends of Senior Niu?"

His Medicine Soul perception is particularly sharp, a top-notch talent within the Dabei Clan. Even though Ning Fan and the others did not reveal their cultivation, he could sense the immense aura subtly contained within Ning Fan and Emperor Butcher.

Existences tremendously terrifying, absolutely impossible for his meager cultivation to contend!

Such powerful visitors are highly likely to have dealings with Old Man Niu Gui...

"You don’t recognize me?" Ning Fan was surprised, then furrowed his brows as if grasping something.

"Should I recognize you? You look somewhat familiar, yet I can’t remember..." Xianyu Chun shook his head.

His soul is split into two, possessing dual personalities; currently, the second personality is dominant, but theoretically, his second personality should have long been familiar with Ning Fan.

Yet now, he acts utterly unfamiliar, indeed quite peculiar.

"I heard from Emperor Lou Tuo that you are also part of Supreme Ox Demon’s scheme. I initially believed it only fifty percent, but now it seems true. You witnessed your mother being crushed to death by Stone Flame Volcano, thus harboring overwhelming hatred for Stone Flame, your soul split into two... It indeed aligns with Supreme Ox Demon’s plan; he nurtured Dao within you, planting reincarnation... Due to this, your second personality clearly recognizes me, yet upon meeting again, all memories were erased by reincarnation..."

Ning Fan spoke words incomprehensible to Xianyu Chun.

Xianyu Chun was utterly baffled until suddenly a soul quiver and a splitting-like pain brewed within his divine sense, clutching his head and squatting on the ground, showcasing severe anguish, "Master... Master... you are my... Master... no... not right... memories completely blank... who are you... who is Master..."

Emperor Butcher frowned, "This child seems to be the vessel nurturing Dao for Supreme Ox Demon. Ning Fan, what do you intend to do?"

Ning Fan sighed, "The matter of nurturing Dao, though I’ve read about it in some ancient books, I’m witnessing first-hand for the first time today; I’ve encountered this child several times, yet today slightly unveiled some truths. Sacrificing lives to nurture Dao, completed Dao while the person perishes... Xianyu Chun and I share some causality, I cannot simply watch as he’s calculated by Supreme Ox Demon and dies. If Supreme Ox Demon were here, I’d have no possible way to help this child escape his manipulations, but now he’s trapped in spatial turbulence, this is an opportunity..."

"Your accumulated injuries from attacking the Holy Mountain, although temporarily suppressed, it’s better not to overuse mana. This child harbors Dao seeds deeply rooted; attempting rescue will rebound negatively onto you, aggravating your wounds... If you insist on saving him, I shall act." Emperor Butcher offered loyally.

"Your wounds are even more severe than mine, alright? I can sense a hint of dead aura within you. Though a single strand of dead aura isn’t enough to endanger beings like you, if you don’t mind your health, your foundations might suffer damage. I’ll handle this instead, my causality, I’ll resolve it myself."

Ning Fan stopped Emperor Butcher from acting, shaking his head in exasperation, then approached Xianyu Chun step by step.

What exasperates him is Emperor Butcher’s disregard for his own health—amidst grave injuries, he’ll recklessly attempt mana utilization. It’s reminiscent, ever since the Fire Soul Tower affair, Ning Fan noticed Emperor Butcher doesn’t care for his own health; yes, that should be corrected...

Xianyu Chun felt immense pressure from Ning Fan’s approaching figure, cold sweat forming on his back. Uncertain of Ning Fan’s intent in nearing him, his alertness heightened, enduring the headache, rising to stand, bracing himself amid potentially necessary resistance against Ning Fan.

However, regrettably, with Ning Fan’s gesture and Heaven Sealing Art, Xianyu Chun was instantly immobilized, utterly unable to move.

"Don’t be afraid, I won’t harm you. I’m certainly not your Master either. I owe you a causality from Shekong Heart Tribulation—because of your shout that day, I gained insight. I’m here to repay this causality..."

Ning Fan halted his steps, waving five fingers towards Xianyu Chun’s Tian Ling.

Frozen in place, Xianyu Chun couldn’t resist Ning Fan’s attack. Yet, just before Ning Fan’s fingers touched Xianyu Chun, Xianyu Chun suddenly felt nauseated. With a retch, a hand emerged from his throat, neither human nor beast, covered in white fur, clashing with Ning Fan’s fingers.

Ning Fan, possessing a Divine Spirit Wasted Body, collided with that monstrous hand and felt an agonizing pain, as if his finger bones were shattering. The giant force of the hand pushed him back seven or eight steps, revealing its immense hardness and power.

The monstrous hand, upon repelling Ning Fan, began to extend continuously, flying out like a serpent, hovering in the air toward Ning Fan.

Ning Fan’s gaze turned cold, realizing that this monstrous hand was the Supreme Ox Demon’s contingency plan inside Xianyu Chun, prepared for anyone who tried to disrupt the arrangement within him.

A mere monstrous hand, yet a casual strike bore the might of a Sixth Calamity Immortal Emperor. But unfortunately, it was only just a hand, not a true Immortal Emperor!

Even in a full state, Ning Fan had confronted a Sixth Calamity Immortal Emperor head-on. How could he fear just a hand!

As the monstrous hand approached, Ning Fan raised his hand to unleash a black lightning transformed into rings of thunder ropes, tightly binding the hand so that, with its mana sealed, it could advance no further—this was the Prison Thunder Rope.

Ning Fan then conjured an ancient bronze mirror sparkling with lightning, the innate treasure of Thunder Sound Ancestor from Leiyun Kingdom, and shone it upon the hand. Instantly, a violet thunderbolt exuding a destructive aura lashed out from the mirror, reducing the hand bound by the Prison Thunder Rope to dust!

With the destruction of the hand, Xianyu Chun spat out a mouthful of black blood, yet his face grew more rosy, and clarity returned to his eyes, no longer vacant. Many things he had forgotten suddenly resurfaced in his memory.

"Master! Why are you here? Why can’t I move, what happened?"

"Don’t ask, just wait a moment, let me help you resolve the troubles inside your body."

Ning Fan suppressed his internal needs. To instantly destroy the monstrous hand, he poured too much mana into the two Innate Treasures. This massive consumption worsened the injuries he had temporarily suppressed, leaving his breath slightly chaotic.

But this was no major problem.

In an instant, he stabilized his breathing, his aura calming again. With a wave of his hand, he forcefully drew out a brown seed from within Xianyu Chun.

The seed was covered with strange patterns, emanating a vast, latent aura, connected by numerous blood and nerve tissues, intertwining with Xianyu Chun’s life.

"This is the Dao Seed, a peculiar entity. To detach it, one must be cautious. Any misstep could kill Xianyu Chun," Emperor Butcher warned.

"Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing."

Ning Fan’s body flickered, continuously shrinking until he was the size of a speck of dust, transforming into a beam of light that entered the Dao Seed.

After a while, the Dao Seed developed cracks, then gradually disintegrated, becoming dust.

A light flew out, transforming back into Ning Fan upon landing. At this moment, Ning Fan’s face was undeniably pale, clearly having consumed much to destroy the Dao Seed in Xianyu Chun’s body.

"Master, you really... uh, what happened! My split personalities are now... merging into one!" Xianyu Chun gasped in shock, then ecstasy.

In this moment, he was neither the foolish first persona nor the cold second persona. He was both Xianyu Chun, who made a pact with the Supreme Ox Demon and helped craft the cauldron, and the scatterbrained Xianyu Chun who cheered Ning Fan along the way.

With the union of his dual souls, his power naturally increased significantly, and all side effects of the soul split vanished completely.

"The karma I owed you is repaid; you’ve lost any value in his schemes. The Supreme Ox Demon will no longer plot against you. Even the Quasi-Saint fears karma as one fears the tiger—unless there’s significant justification, he won’t kill you. You can choose to stay here making cauldrons for him, or return to the Southern Frontier; it’s your decision. From today, your debt to me is cleared. Hmm... just in case, let me give you this; send it to the Supreme Ox Demon, and he will owe you something. In his pursuit of total success for the third step, he wouldn’t dare repay your kindness with enmity. If there’s hatred, it’s directed only at me for thwarting all his schemes with you..."

Ning Fan flipped his hand to reveal a jade bottle containing just a single drop of Extreme Yang Water. Yet, even a small drop held immense value.

This item was the beneficial karma Ning Fan arranged between Xianyu Chun and the Supreme Ox Demon. As long as this good karma existed, the Supreme Ox Demon wouldn’t dare harm Xianyu Chun; he’d only harbor hatred for Ning Fan, for disrupting all his arrangements with Xianyu Chun...

"What is this..."

"Don’t ask, simply give this to the Supreme Ox Demon, and he won’t harm you. Thus, our karmic tie is settled."

"Master, are you leaving..." Xianyu Chun bit his lip; now, with his souls merged, he was no fool. He could see that everything Ning Fan did was to sever their karmic connection...

"Hmm, before I leave, let me instruct you one last time: I am not your master," Ning Fan said with a slight headache, stepping onto the ground. A black light immediately arose from the earth, carrying Ning Fan, Emperor Butcher, and Duolan, swiftly flying out of Liuli City.

Thus, all karmic ties in Liuli City were concluded.

"Master... my cultivations are low, I can’t fathom the nuances of karma, nor do I understand what schemes Senior Ox Demon had for me, nor the price you paid to aid me. Though you may refuse to acknowledge me as your disciple, you are the only master I recognize in this life. As Master departs, disciples should bid farewell to their master."

Xianyu Chun knelt thrice toward Ning Fan’s departing direction, his face, buried deeply in the ground, bore a trace of melancholy.

Will Master ever return after leaving...

May Master’s martial journey prosper, may your future be radiant, may your demonic renown resound through the heavens and earth!

...

Within the Dabei Clan, there are three Heavenly Dao Gold Mines and five Heavenly Dao Silver Mines.

These gold and silver mines are not scattered throughout Dabei, but are gathered together. The eight veins, three gold and five silver, resemble eight celestial dragons slumbering beneath a certain part of the grassland.

They are not beneath the Central State Grassland.

Rather, they are beneath the Northern Di Grassland.

The Northern Di Grassland is one of the strongest grasslands within the entire Dabei power, with many forces presided over by Immortal Venerables and Immortal Kings.

Although this place is not the Central State, the underground layers are also exceedingly hard, with a hardness that can’t be broken even by the Twelve Nirvana Magical Treasures. However, because these rock layers repel mana, they are unsuitable for refining magical treasures; they are often mined by Northern Di masters to construct prisons.

Of course, the cost of mining such hard rock is immensely high, which needs no further words.

Ning Fan, riding on Wuxian Cloud, left Central State, flew to the Northern Di Grassland, and the howling Wuxian Cloud made every tribe in the Northern Di uneasy.

Several bold Immortal Venerables and Immortal Kings from the grassland rose into the air, intending to block Ning Fan’s arrival, but were knocked down with blood vomiting from the sky by Ning Fan merely flicking out a Demon-Subduing Pearl, leaving them shocked and terrified.

Such treasures... beneath the Immortal Emperor, none can make Ning Fan take them seriously!

The fortunate thing for these Immortal Venerables and Immortal Kings is that Ning Fan, although injuring them, did not kill them, as if not wanting to kill passersby without deep cause...

Moreover, after arriving at the Northern Di Grassland, Ning Fan did not attack any Northern Di tribe but instead, strangely withdrew the Wuxian Cloud, took two women with him, and used Earth Evasion to dive into the underground rock layers.

The reason he traveled thousands of miles to this place and descended underground is to search for the Heavenly Dao Gold and Silver Mines buried deep here.

Even among Dabei Immortal Emperors, few know where the Dabei Clan’s gold and silver are mined. However, as Chu Lie Holy Maiden, Duolan is well aware of this secret.

After all, within the twelve lineages of the Holy Mountain, the Chu Lie lineage’s duty is to guard these Heavenly Dao Gold and Silver Mines.

"Why is the Senior looking for gold and silver mines? Could it be that, like the mortals of my tribe, you are interested in mere mortal gold and silver?" Duolan was quite puzzled—in her impression, Ning Fan did not seem interested in mortal gold and silver.

"This matter concerns the Great Secret of Heaven and Earth, so I won’t explain it to you. Your cultivation is still weak; knowing too much wouldn’t be good." replied Ning Fan.

"Oh." Duolan replied obediently. Since the senior didn’t say more, she didn’t ask further—her advantage was being obedient.

Ning Fan, with a woman in each arm, proceeded with Earth Evasion, sweating profusely. The density of the rock layers was so great that Earth Evasion here required several times to tens of times more mana than ordinary soil.

If he were in a normal state, Ning Fan wouldn’t feel any burden, but now he was severely injured and hadn’t recuperated, making the journey quite challenging.

Fortunately, this difficulty did not last long. Under Duolan’s guidance, Ning Fan veered left and right within the rock layers and, a few hours later, reached a remote space deep underground.

Only a Pinnacle Immortal King can use Earth Evasion to reach this place; Lower-ranked masters must be transported here by strong individuals!

This place is not the underground two-realm seal; the Northern Di Grassland’s two-realm seal is not here.

This subterranean world is dark and damp, with a dark river rushing and flowing through it.

Beside the dark river, everlasting lamps burned, with their light illuminating the bronze stone-paved road.

The road extended deeply inward; countless Chu Lie lineage miners could be seen laboring here for generations, and one could see eight mining mountains in the pattern of eight sleeping dragons.

The miners here, though belonging to Chu Lie, are oblivious to worldly matters, deeply hidden underground; they are unaware of external affairs.

Their task is singular: to mine gold and silver day and night.

There are over ten thousand miners here, among which hundreds have reached the Second Step, and there is even an eternal Immortal Venerable of the Chu Lie clan stationed here.

The eternal Immortal Venerable’s honorific is Zi Shu. Among the Immortal Venerables of the Chu Lie lineage, her status is quite high, being the kind of strong Immortal Venerable that’s half-a-step into being an Immortal King.

At this moment, Zi Shu Immortal Venerable was cultivating atop one of the dragon-headed mining mountains when she sensed Ning Fan and his party arriving, prompting her to furrow her brows.

Every century, the Holy Mountain sends people to retrieve the gold and silver mined in that period. Seemingly, it’s not yet time for extraction...

The visitors don’t appear to be any special emissaries from the Holy Mountain...

"Who are the newcomers!"

Zi Shu’s figure flickered and disappeared from atop the dragon head, the next instant blocking the path ahead of Ning Fan and his companions.

That shout suddenly attracted the attention of all the miners here, who began to gather with weapons in hand toward this place.

Ning Fan and his party, walking on the bronze road, were, in the blink of an eye, surrounded tightly by streams of flowing light.

Ning Fan glanced at Zi Shu indifferently and then withdrew his gaze. With this person nearing the Three Calamities cultivation stage, it did not invite his attention. This mineral vein seemed not as heavily guarded as they had anticipated.

It made sense; no one in the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain understood the Ancient Kingdom Two Formation, so who would truly guard the Heavenly Dao Gold and Silver as treasures?

It would indeed be strange if an Immortal Emperor Old Monster guarded here for years...

"What’s going on? So it’s the Saintess..."

Using the dim light in the area, Zi Shu saw Duolan’s appearance, his expression slightly awed.

He sneered and said, "I do not know why Duolan Saintess has come from afar. It seems the current Chulie Emperor has instructed that you are not allowed near the mineral veins? Do you plan to openly defy your master’s orders?"

"Master? Has he really treated me as his disciple? I am a Saintess of lineage, my status extremely exalted, equal to an Immortal Emperor. Why should I heed his orders!" Duolan responded with dignity.

"Hehe, quite a tone you have, not one a fallen Saintess should bear. Is it because you’ve brought two helpers that you dare speak to me so arrogantly? You intend to cultivate here with the thick earth aura, do you? Unfortunately, as long as I’m here, you won’t set foot in this place! I will capture you in place of the current Chulie and question you for defying orders!"

Zi Shu sneered, waving his hand as countless dark golden rat shadows flew towards Duolan and the others.

These rat shadows were indistinct, vaguely a potent attack Divine Skills, and should they strike, Duolan with her cultivation would be either dead or wounded.

"It seems you are indeed not related to Duolan, thus I need not hold back..."

Ning Fan shook his head. He knew well the difficulties Duolan faced as a fallen Saintess within the Chulie Lineage, yet had not expected any Chulie Immortal Venerable to dare harm Duolan relying on their cultivation.

With him there, it was impossible for Duolan to get hurt.

With a flick of his sleeve, the rat shadow attacks released by Zi Shu were forcibly captured into Ning Fan’s sleeve, silently.

The process was effortlessly smooth.

Seeing this, Zi Shu was terrified, having completely not anticipated that what seemed like a mere ordinary Immortal Venerable was so formidable.

He dared not underestimate further, his body shook as countless bright glows emanated from within, transforming into a giant hundred-foot one-horned rat.

This was his Eternal True Body.

Once this Eternal True Body appeared, Zi Shu’s aura surged to the level of the Calamity of Eternal Aeons, rivaling a true Triple Calamity Immortal King!

This was an exceptionally gifted Eternal Immortal Venerable, capable of cultivating the Eternal True Body even before reaching the Immortal King stage, a remarkable feat, as some Triple Calamity Immortal Kings fail to cultivate the Eternal True Body.

This was an Immortal Venerable with a bright future, who would continually ascend the path of the Immortal King unless unexpected events arise.

Unfortunately, he faced Ning Fan.

Ning Fan, unwilling to waste words with Zi Shu, raised a hand to unleash the Emperor Jialuo Subduing Demon Bead, causing Zi Shu to cough up blood.

He then summoned the Divine Thunder Mirror, sending a purple lightning bolt that cleaved Zi Shu’s giant body in two, scattering flesh.

Seeing Zi Shu still not dead, Ning Fan summoned the Wind-Fire Fan. With a sweep, he finally reduced the severely wounded and dying Zi Shu to flying ashes.

With the consumption of mana, Ning Fan coughed slightly, shook his head, and retrieved the three Innate Treasures.

From the strike to the kill did not exceed five breaths!

All the miners were terrified! None dared believe that this eons-old Immortal Venerable, esteemed in their eyes, would be extinguished by Ning Fan in three moves!

Furthermore, Ning Fan actually wielded three Innate Treasures!

Three, indeed three! Even an Immortal Emperor would...

"Reverse Spirit..."

With a sweep of Ning Fan’s sleeve, a fierce wind surged, leaving the area’s many inhabitants fainted, their memories forcibly erased by the Reverse Spirit Technique.

They would not remember that he and Duolan had been here.

Not that he feared being known, but rather not wanting anyone to know of Duolan’s involvement.

An incense stick later, Ning Fan used Great Divine Power to relocate a whole eight gold and silver mineral veins into the Realm of Incense Offering, commanding numerous Xianghuo Disciples to mine them.

Mining minerals is a delicate process, not requiring high cultivation but a lot of manpower and resources. Ning Fan naturally wouldn’t waste his own time mining, leaving it to the Xianghuo Disciples.

After completing all this, Ning Fan erased all traces of karma here and departed with the two women.

Ning Fan didn’t know where he could take Emperor Butcher and Duolan. He had completed his matters in the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain and would ultimately leave. Yet, as long as the Will of the Saint in the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain existed, these two women could not be taken out of its range by him and had to remain here.

Forcibly taking them out would result in their deaths...

Leaving them here, however, might cause them further peril due to the dangers posed by the Da Bi Demi-Saint.

The only method Ning Fan could think of to protect the two women was to remove the things that others had calculated and placed within their bodies.

Emperor Butcher was schemed against because of the Sword Ancestor’s Ultimate Affection.

Duolan was manipulated because of the Yin energy of the Saint Female Child’s mother and because of the coordinates of the Ancient Holy Stone Thrones she knew.

Regarding the so-called stone seat coordinates, Ning Fan had completely lost interest. The Ancient Holy Stone Thrones were said to house countless treasures, but according to Emperor Lou Tuo, the Da Bei Clan was full of machinations, and even the long-dead Saint Nan Yao still had schemes in place...

Ning Fan clearly remembered the events of winning first place in the second round of the tomb trial. There was a Saint Ancestor reward at that time, but even within those rewards, there was scheming...

Why was the mountain transformed into remnants after the Saint died? Why leave relics on the Holy Mountain?

Did he genuinely want to leave the relics for future generations to share? Didn’t he die wrongfully with overwhelming resentment towards his heirs?

So are these relics problematic...

Ning Fan voiced his doubts and got an answer from Emperor Butcher.

The so-called Ancient Holy Stone Thrones indeed had issues, and the Saint’s relics inside shouldn’t be taken lightly.

The reason Emperor Butcher was certain about this was because she had once daringly snuck into a Saint’s tomb and became the first successful tomb raider in the history of the Holy Mountain.

However, on the day she succeeded in raiding the tomb, Emperor Butcher chose to return all the treasures she had stolen before leaving...

Because she sensed something amiss within the Saint’s relics.

She didn’t want to become another transmigrated spiritual body like the Bright Buddha or the Death Emperor... the reincarnated spiritual body of the Saint’s true self beyond the kindly and evil corpses!

"So, you’re saying, the coordinates of the Ancient Holy Stone Thrones aren’t important at all? Even having them won’t help Duolan revive the Chu Lie lineage?"

"Indeed, that’s the case."

"In that case, holding onto these stone seat coordinates would not only be unhelpful but harmful to Duolan. After all, many Immortal Emperors of the Holy Mountain remain unaware of the flaws in the Saint’s relics and continue to covet Duolan’s stone seat coordinates..."

"Yes, that’s why you intend to help her, don’t you?"

"Indeed."

"I can vaguely guess how you plan to assist her. Extracting the stone seat coordinates from this girl’s memories is a complicated process. The layout inside the tomb is extremely complex, and locating the Ancient Holy Stone Thrones requires knowing the time and space coordinates. The extraction method is partially in the hands of the Fire Soul Clan beneath the boundary of the two realms and partially with the Three Flames; however, in truth, the Fire Soul Clan is merely the plaything of the Ancestor Flame, so all the coordinate extraction methods can be traced back to the Three Flames..."

"Are you saying I need to make a trip to the Three Flames?"

"There’s no need for that. Who am I? I’ve returned countless times to the Real Realms in my dreams. The extraction method for coordinates may be a top secret for ordinary people, but to me, it’s a small art. I’ll help you extract the coordinates from this girl’s memory."

A day later, another matter spread across the grassland!

The Chulie Holy Maiden was captured by Ning Fan!

The mines controlled by Chulie were entirely seized by Ning Fan!

During the whole process, the Chulie Holy Maiden, though fiercely resistant, was forcibly searched for memories by Ning Fan, who also took the stored stone seat coordinates from her memory!

There were even rumors that Duolan held a vast amount of Yin energy from the Saint Female Child’s mother, but this was forcefully extracted by Ning Fan through union!

The destitute and defiled Chulie Holy Maiden was missing, suspected to have been captured by Ning Fan for use as a Cauldron Furnace.

Oddly, though Ning Fan had obtained the stone seat coordinates from the Chulie Holy Maiden’s memory, he made them public, so that now almost everyone on the grassland knew about those stone seat coordinates!

With everyone aware of the matter, it was no longer a secret. According to some evaluations by the Eternal Old Freaks, the coordinates were genuine, causing a stir of joy!

The grassland was instantly thrown into upheaval over the stone seat coordinates, but this commotion was no longer related to Ning Fan.

At this moment, he led Emperor Butcher and Duolan all the way to the Three Flames to visit Long Sanchui.

Long Sanchui was an anomaly among the Three Flames Immortal Emperors, extremely skilled in hiding and survival. As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and Long Sanchui possessed many innate Dragon Nests, some so secretive they could evade detection even by a Quasi-Saint.

Didn’t Death Emperor with the Ancestor Flame’s possession fail to find Long Sanchui after committing a major crime at Corpse Bone Mountain?

If Death Emperor couldn’t track him down, no other Quasi-Saint could either.

Ning Fan had made the stone seat coordinates public, and by spreading numerous rumors in the Middle State, he destroyed Duolan’s reputation with the intention of protecting her.

Having lost the stone seat coordinates and the Yin energy from the Saint Female Child’s mother, Duolan was seen as having lost any value for calculation, and if she went missing, the vast majority of people would no longer seek her.

Of course, there might still be a few who were unwilling to give up on finding Duolan. Thus, Ning Fan thought of Long Sanchui, intending to ask him to lend a Dragon Nest for the two women’s future residence.

To evade Quasi-Saints’ searches.

To avoid numerous machinations.

Both Emperor Butcher and Duolan could live out the rest of their lives without worries, allowing Ning Fan to truly leave with peace of mind.

He sought the opinion of the two women on this matter, and both showed a nonchalant attitude.

Hiding away for a lifetime was no big deal, for cultivators don’t find the monotonous life in caves difficult, rather, it’s the constant scheming and plotting that are most exhausting.

"Living in a Dragon Nest for a lifetime doesn’t sound bad. I’ve heard of the Nightmare Dragon Nests benefitting from the world’s creation, but never had the chance to see them. I’m curious about the reputed mysteries of the Nightmare Dragon Nest. However, it seems I’ve killed a Nightmare Dragon before. Do you think your Nightmare Dragon friend would let me borrow a Dragon Nest?" Tu Huang, sitting behind Ning Fan on the Immortal Clouds, asked with a laugh.

"That’s indeed a question..." Ning Fan sighed. Despite knowing Long Sanchui, he was mistakenly identified as a Nightmare Dragon clan mate by Long Sanchui. If he truly regarded the other as a friend, he shouldn’t conceal such things, should he? He ought to give Long Sanchui an explanation.

If he could borrow a Dragon Nest on this trip, it would be ideal.

If not, he would rely on his talent for Communication with All Things to find another hidden cave, although it wouldn’t be as secretive as a Dragon Nest, it would still serve as a shelter...

"Speaking of which, why did the Senior spread such rumors about my purity when indeed... indeed, he hasn’t done anything to me?" Duolan, her face flushed, asked.

In reality, even if Ning Fan really intended to extract the Yin energy from her, she wouldn’t mind. She was willing to offer her Yin energy to the Spirit Sect Saint Son for Ning Fan, surely she would offer it directly to Ning Fan himself.

While she still wished to fulfill her father’s will and revive the Chu Lie lineage, Ning Fan mattered more to her. Their time together was short, but her affection for him ran deep.

Moreover, after hearing that the stone seat coordinates her father left for her were part of a scheme, she felt lost and lacked confidence in revitalizing the Chu Lie lineage.

If she could give Ning Fan her Yin energy and if her energy could somehow aid Ning Fan, she would be more than willing.

The only thing that made her shy was that for Ning Fan to obtain her Yin energy, they’d need to unite... Oh my! Engaging in such acts with a Senior...

The thought of it made her blush deeply, yet she secretly anticipated it. Her heart raced.

"I spread those rumors to protect you. Don’t let your mind wander to those unspeakable things, little girl..." Ning Fan playfully scolded with a smile.

Using the Mind Reading Technique, Ning Fan easily caught sight of Duolan’s inner yearning to offer herself, leaving him at a slight loss for words.

It’s the same with the Black Evil Sect.

And Duolan too.

Oh, and there’s Zili, always thinking about breeding the next Fu Li with him...

They all yearned for a relationship with him, giving him quite a headache... Do today’s young women not understand modesty?

"Oh dear, I forgot Senior masters mind reading. It’s over, my thoughts have been exposed!" Duolan covered her face, wishing she could dig a hole to hide.

Emperor Butcher laughed unsparingly, finding Duolan amusing, pure, worldly on the surface, but essentially innocent within.

Much like herself, smiling along...

"Ning Fan, anyway, you have countless beauties around you, why not accept this little lass too?" Emperor Butcher teased.

"For those who step forward of their own accord, I’m absolutely not one to turn them away. If, of course, a certain someone were to step up as well, I’d be even happier." He stroked his chin, pretending to ponder seriously as he replied.

"Are you sure you want me to throw myself at you?" Emperor Butcher’s beautiful eyes flashed with curiosity.

"You wouldn’t really plan on doing that?" Ning Fan was astonished, ceasing to joke as he regarded Emperor Butcher with a peculiar look, as if seeing her for the first time.

"I’ve never..." Emperor Butcher answered seriously.

"And then?"

"My cultivation has lasted over eighty million years..."

"What do you want to express?"

"I want to try what men taste like."

"..." Ning Fan was speechless at the directness of Emperor Butcher.

"Sister, you really dare to say anything..." Duolan was also frightened by Emperor Butcher’s directness, and deep down, she secretly envied Emperor Butcher’s candidness, envied her unruly, straightforward character, quite unlike her own indecisiveness.

She, she too was a virgin who had been holding back for millions of years...

She also wanted to try what men tasted like...

If the target was Senior...

This thought was shamefully perceived by Ning Fan.

Ning Fan felt even more headache and did not continue this topic. Who knew what astonishing words would come from Emperor Butcher next?

Riding the Wuxian Cloud, Ning Fan flew away from Dabei Grassland, crossing a border into the Fiendish Domain Continent.

Then he flew all the way to Sanyan, stowed away the Wuxian Cloud, and quietly infiltrated the Stone Flame.

Unlike the barren grasslands, Sanyan had many Immortal Emperors, and Ning Fan dared not travel recklessly on the Wuxian Cloud here, lest he be intercepted by some Sanyan Immortal Emperors.

Though he was unafraid, he wasn’t planning to confront those Sanyan Immortal Emperors just yet; finding a suitable Dragon Nest was the priority.

In this world, there are some naturally formed blessed places that can shield from spirit sense investigations, perfect for establishing sects.

Such blessed places are absolutely scarce; Ning Fan had rarely seen a few in his lifetime but had frequently encountered many in the Dabei Clan, showcasing their uniqueness.

Not far from the Sea Witch Sect, there is a blessed place where Wux Yan had hidden the South Sea Spring Water, which Ning Fan discovered through conversations with various plants using the Communication with All Things ability.

Above Sanyan, there are even more such blessed places, most of which were found and transformed into Dragon Nests by Long Sanchui, who claimed to be the [First Source Master of the Three Flames].

Dragon Nests are enhanced from blessed places, offering greater concealment than blessed places, and can shield from spirit sense investigations below the third step, making them the perfect hiding spots.

Had Ning Fan not been brought to a Stone Flame Dragon Nest once by Long Sanchui, he would have never known that among those seemingly ordinary mountain ranges, a peerless Dragon Nest resides!

Ning Fan, familiar with the route, easily entered this Dragon Nest.

Ning Fan and Emperor Butcher hid their aura, enough to deceive ordinary people but not someone like Long Sanchui, an Immortal Emperor. Their arrival gave Long Sanchui a jolt of unsettled nerves. The pressure wasn’t from Ning Fan, but from Emperor Butcher. Her aura, unfamiliar yet powerful, gave Long Sanchui a sense of impending heavenly majesty, no less oppressive than what Death Emperor once caused him!

Long Sanchui merely thought a great enemy had found his Dragon Nest. Alarmed, he was ready to fight bravely despite any injuries.

However, upon discovering Ning Fan was the visitor, he felt speechless, sighed in relief, and greeted Ning Fan with a Nightmare Dragon Iron Fist.

"You brat, you deliberately scared me! Didn’t you know to notify before entering with a message-transmitting flying sword? You need a beating!"

"Just wanted to scare you a bit, lest you become too confident in the Dragon Nest’s concealment and lose vigilance." Ning Fan, refusing to admit his slyness, smiled harmlessly and engaged with Long Sanchui using his physical defense.

In the vast Dragon Nest, the two figures quickly exchanged several hundred punches before stopping. Then, Long Sanchui laughed and began to welcome Ning Fan.

Ning Fan was already accustomed to Long Sanchui’s eccentric behavior; during the coming-of-age ceremony for the Black Evil Sect, he stayed with Long Sanchui, where they fought almost daily.

Ning Fan hardly minded, considering it friendly banter between pals, as common as it gets.

After a brief exchange that left both with additional injuries, the two carefree individuals clearly weren’t bothered by the matter.

Long Sanchui set up a feast within the Dragon Nest to welcome Ning Fan and inquired about his purpose here.

Ning Fan revealed everything, including Emperor Butcher’s act of slaying the Nightmare Dragon.

He could lie but was unwilling to deceive his friend, and Emperor Butcher shared the same sentiment, direct and straightforward, despising hypocrisy.

Upon hearing Ning Fan came to borrow a Dragon Nest for refuge, Long Sanchui straightforwardly agreed.

However, upon learning Emperor Butcher had killed a Nightmare Dragon, Long Sanchui’s expression changed, yet he didn’t erupt immediately considering his friendship with Ning Fan.

Long Sanchui cherished the Nightmare Dragon kin deeply, or he wouldn’t have mistaken Ning Fan for a descendant and helped without reservation.

"So you’re saying your woman has killed my Nightmare Dragon kin, correct!" Long Sanchui asked solemnly.

"Yes." Ning Fan sighed and responded.

"Meaning you’re truly not separated from your physical form, just left with a Nightmare Dragon claw, and you’re merely wearing spirit equipment made from my Nightmare Dragon kin’s bones?"

"Yes!"

Long Sanchui fell silent.

This silence seemed to Ning Fan as refusal, denying them the Dragon Nest against his kin’s enemy.

Ning Fan sighed more deeply, thinking that Long Sanchui not attacking them immediately showed he still valued their relationship. Otherwise, given his fearless nature, he might disregard the difference in cultivations and clash with Emperor Butcher for his kin.

"If that’s the case, we’ll simply leave."

Ning Fan rose from the feast, cupped his fist towards Long Sanchui, and turned to leave with the two women.

"Wait!" Long Sanchui suddenly called out to Ning Fan.

When Ning Fan turned back, surprised, he saw Long Sanchui tear off his left arm, blood splattering everywhere.

His left arm severed, if Long Sanchui were to use mana to protect himself and suppress the injury, he wouldn’t suffer too severe damages, and the lost physical body could be slowly recuperated.

If his body’s regenerative ability were strong enough, he could even experience super-speed regeneration like Ning Fan under burst divine skills.

But Long Sanchui hadn’t employed any protective measures; he truly wanted to destroy an arm, not suppress any injury.

"What’s Dragon Brother doing!" Ning Fan frowned.

"Though you could deceive me but chose not to, showing sincerity. You treat me sincerely; how can I not reciprocate earnestly! What you owe the Nightmare Dragon Clan, I’ll repay with an arm! From now on, whether you are a Nightmare Dragon or not, you are a friend of Long Sanchui! The Dragon Nest is available for you, but for keeping me in the dark for so long, you must be punished to let me vent my anger!"

"What punishment?"

"One thousand jars of liquor as punishment!"

Long Sanchui slapped his storage pouch, bringing out a large batch of Dragon Saliva Ancient Wine, piled into a small hill.

Then he burst into laughter.

At this moment, Ning Fan truly saw the same boldness he once saw in Lu Wu in Long Sanchui.

He doesn’t have many friends; although his relationship with Long Sanchui is relatively short, he can definitely count him among his significant friends.

"If I drink these thousand jars, even I would die drunk... but since it’s a punishment, I certainly won’t refuse!" Ning Fan laughed.

"If you die drunk, then my anger is relieved! Brat! Understand? Today, I will drown you in liquor!"

The previously halted feast resumed.

But this time, Long Sanchui didn’t converse with Ning Fan; they both silently gulped down spirit wine.

Emperor Butcher was slightly speechless, suddenly interjecting.

"This hero, you severed an arm to maintain friendship; that’s quite bold, indeed, but actually unnecessary. I did kill a Nightmare Dragon, but the one I killed was revolting against kin and harming his own clan, wasn’t a good dragon... After I killed him, there seemed to be other surviving ones who thanked me immensely... Apparently, I don’t owe your Nightmare Dragon Clan anything, and there’s no need for you to repay with an arm for Ning Fan."

Poof!

Long Sanchui, previously full of bravado, spat out his spirit wine, almost choking.

Why wasn’t that mentioned earlier!

He wasted an arm thinking he was repaying Ning Fan’s debt to the Nightmare Dragon Clan... Damn! When he ripped that arm off, there was no protection, delayed for so long now, if he remakes it, are there going to be side effects!

"Damn it! You drink! I’m going into seclusion to restore my body!"

Long Sanchui no longer had an ounce of interest in drinking and vanished swiftly.

Leaving Ning Fan looking odd, speechless, holding a jar of wine, unsure whether to drink or not...

"That fussy old man is gone; Ning Fan, let’s drink ourselves. Today I’ll prove that when serious, my alcohol tolerance is great! Oh right, let your Burying Moon sweetheart out too, let’s drink together!"

Emperor Butcher gave a deep, meaningful smile.

Since we’re indulging in male pleasures, let’s do it big...