Grasping the Evil

Ten years passed in the blink of an eye.

During those ten years, Ning Fan performed divination sixty thousand times, and any prediction of life and death inevitably came true.

Whether one could avoid a deadly calamity depended on their own divine skills; it wasn’t something Ning Fan concerned himself with.

He merely continued weaving one Lifedeath Grass Ring after another, consuming them in the process.

The lifedeath Dao Patterns above his Spirit had already reached 3,800, making him eligible for immortality.

Yet, Ning Fan hadn’t attempted to break through to immortality; instead, he had quietly closed his divination stall and spent his days tending to his medicinal and plant gardens at home.

Every day, he sipped mortal wine brewed from the five grains, tasting the Dao within the wine.

Each day, he picked some Immortal Soul Grass to brew for Mu Weiliang.

After ten years, Ouyang Nuan’s complexion had already returned to its former state, and her cultivation had improved significantly.

Ten years later, Maoqiu had advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Ten years on, Mu Weiliang looked like an eight or nine-year-old girl; the Immortal Soul Grass indeed helped her grow.

Ten years gone by, Zili had grown a little taller, looking about ten years old.

Zili’s growth resulted from frequently delving into the depths of the Jade Sea to hunt and consume Fierce Beasts.

For a Master, ten years is brief.

For a mortal, ten years is long.

For the first time, Ning Fan felt time move slowly, his current state of mind like that of a mortal.

He had become well-acquainted with the city of Plant Willow. Who in the entire city didn’t know the name of ’Semi-immortal Ning’?

Every time a lifedeath divination was cast, it was certain to be accurate.

His three charming wives, each distinguished by their beauty, were kept discreetly at home.

Though all three women were exquisite, no one dared to lay eyes on them with desire.

Some Lewd Disciples, possessing Harmonious Spirit cultivation, once attempted to tease Ouyang Nuan and the others but were easily taken down by Mu Weiliang and Zili.

Rumors outside suggested that Ning Fan and his three wives all had Golden Core cultivation...

Ning Fan no longer performed divinations, occasionally visiting the Giant Willow before returning home.

He had comprehended life and death, yet had not completed his Dao.

Every day at home, Ning Fan wove rings, no longer Lifedeath Grass Rings, but Obsession Rings.

Each day, Ren Li would have people deliver large amounts of rushes for Ning Fan to weave rings.

Ten years later, Ren Li had become a young Master at the Intermediate Harmonious Spirit realm, an outstanding figure throughout Plant Willow City.

His number of subordinates had long exceeded a hundred, with two Harmonious Spirit masters under his command.

He had become a prominent figure in Plant Willow City, yet whenever he saw Ning Fan, he would respectfully call him elder brother.

It was said that the Master of the Spirit Martial Sect took a liking to Ren Li and wanted to take him as a closed-door disciple, but Ren Li refused.

The reason being, "As long as my elder brother is around, I shall not travel far, and if I do, it’ll be worthwhile."

His admiration for Ning Fan had long been entrenched in his very bones.

Three years ago, with Early-stage Harmonious Spirit cultivation, Ren Li ventured into the Jade Sea, hunting demon beasts, requesting Ning Fan to perform a lifedeath divination for him.

Ning Fan didn’t give a divination but instead gifted him a Grass Ring.

With the Grass Ring in hand, Ren Li hunted beasts at the periphery of the Jade Sea and suddenly encountered a demon wind, dragging him into the depths of the Jade Sea.

In the depths of the Jade Sea resided countless Fierce Beasts comparable to the Golden Core, and even Nascent Soul Realm beasts and Wild Beasts!

Ren Li faced an ambush of seventeen Golden Core Fierce Beasts and thought his fate was sealed.

In the face of peril, the Grass Ring suddenly flew from his chest, soaring into the sky, transforming into seventeen fire rings, effortlessly incinerating the seventeen beasts!

From that day on, Ren Li was convinced that Ning Fan must be a reclusive Nascent Soul master!

Only a Nascent Soul master could have the ability to instantly annihilate seventeen Golden Core Fierce Beasts!

Ning Fan had been weaving fire rings for several years.

Fire was the first Dao he touched, and the Fire Transformation Sword was his first hidden trump card.

The rushes in his hands were swiftly woven into a fiery red Grass Ring.

With a flick of his fingers, the fire ring transformed into a flame and was swallowed by Ning Fan.

Afterward, Ning Fan picked up the rushes and continued weaving the next fire ring.

Two years later, Ning Fan began weaving Soul Weed Rings.

Another two years passed, and Ning Fan began weaving Rain Grass Rings.

Three more years later, Ning Fan started crafting Mountain Grass Rings.

Three more years after that, Ning Fan began weaving Fu Li Grass Rings.

The rings he wove contained various divine skills.

These divine skills were distinct but shared a common element.

All the divine skills were infused with Ning Fan’s Dao, existing solely for protection.

Weaving and consuming the Fu Li Grass Ring consumed five years of time.

It’s been twenty-five years since they moved into Plant Willow City.

Mu Weiliang and Zili have both grown into young girls of about eleven or twelve, while Ouyang Nuan quietly broke through to the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm this year.

This year, Ren Li cultivated to the peak Harmonious Spirit stage and became the City Lord of Plant Willow City.

The former hoodlum has now shed all his rogue traits and understands the meaning of responsibility, maintaining the stability of Plant Willow City with his subordinates.

After weaving the Fuli Grass Ring, Ning Fan continued to create the Moluo Grass Ring and the Taisu Grass Ring, weaving one divine technique into the rings after another, consuming them each in turn.

His Dao is becoming more and more solid, and he is not far from Dao Completion.

Fifteen years passed in the blink of an eye, and Ning Fan had been in Plant Willow City for forty years.

He finally stopped weaving grass rings. Apart from drinking wine and brewing wine all day, he tended to the medicine gardens.

Two-thirds of the Immortal Soul Grass had been used, and Mu Weiliang had also grown to look about thirteen or fourteen years old.

Zili obviously developed slower, looking just around thirteen.

That year, Ning Fan and Ouyang Nuan sat opposite each other drinking, and when slightly drunk, the two rolled onto the bed...

After a slight sting came a pleasurable descent into oblivion.

"Maoqiu’s father, you’re so lewd!" After the bliss, Ouyang Nuan looked at the countless red marks on her body, embarrassed and annoyed, wanting to dig a hole to bury herself in.

"I can be even more lewd than this!"

Ning Fan made no attempt to hide the desire in his eyes. He flipped over and pressed down again...

The next day, Ouyang Nuan couldn’t get out of bed and couldn’t take Little Maoqiu and the two little girls out to play.

Little Maoqiu looked displeased at the soundly sleeping Nuan Nuan mother on the bed, her eyes full of resentment.

She wanted to go out to play; Nuan Nuan mother wouldn’t go, and she wasn’t allowed to go out alone because Nuan Nuan mother forbade it!

Mu Weiliang and Zili secretly lifted a corner of Ouyang Nuan’s brocade quilt. Seeing all the red marks on Ouyang Nuan’s body, both little girls blushed shamelessly.

Zili was from the demon race, and demon race cultivators were very open-minded. Even little girls understood the meaning of these red marks.

Like breeding between beasts, how could she not understand, being a dignified Nieli! A Venerated Giant among demons!

Mu Weiliang didn’t understand the meaning of the red marks, but she blushed all the same.

Her once blank memories suddenly filled with something.

What filled them was the memory of a night of pleasure with Ning Fan when she was a female Corpse...

"Little Zizi, I think...I’ve also been nibbled like this by Little Butterfly..." Mu Weiliang said uncertainly.

"Really! I’m so jealous of you! You’ve actually mated with the Master!" Zili’s little face was full of envy.

Forgive her for only understanding the word "mating." She was a demon, and in her memory, this act was called mating.

"It hurts... though I seemed unable to feel any pain then..." Mu Weiliang said somewhat earnestly.

"Still so envious of you! I also want to mate with the Master and produce a whole bunch of little Fuli..." Zili’s face was still filled with envy. Before she could even say the word "Li," the Sinful Mark triggered on its own, preventing her from saying "Fuli."

"What’s there to envy, if you really want to, I’ll take you! Come, Sister Liang will take you to find Little Butterfly and beg to mate!"

Mu Weiliang loyally took Zili’s hand and walked toward the front courtyard.

Ning Fan sat alone on a stone stool, holding a wine cup in his hand. Under the starlight at night, a tree full of falling camellia petals fluttered in the wind.

The scenery was beautiful, but Ning Fan had no heart to enjoy it. He just quietly looked at the wine in his cup.

He found that to this day, the wine he brewed himself had gradually incorporated a hint of Dao perception.

That Dao perception was Obsession.

His Dao could now be brewed into wine.

He drank the wine in his cup in one gulp, the Dao perception in the wine melted into a warm stream in his mouth.

Ning Fan’s Mana didn’t increase, but his Dao strength became even more solid.

With a slight curl at the corner of his mouth, before he swallowed the wine, two little girls had already come running cheerfully.

Mu Weiliang spoke a sentence that made Ning Fan choke.

"Little Butterfly! Little Zizi wants to mate with you, quickly nibble her, mate with her!"

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Ning Fan choked on the wine, after which he gradually smoothed his breath, feeling at a complete loss as he looked at Mu Weiliang and Zili.

He had only heard of asking for a relationship, but had never heard of asking to mate...

He reached out, somewhat worried, and touched Mu Weiliang’s forehead.

Afraid that this little girl was sick, which was why she was spouting nonsense here.

"You... don’t touch me. I’m not planning to mate with you right now... I haven’t grown up yet..." Recalling the sensual memories added to her mind, Mu Weiliang felt her face flush crimson.

"Mating... who taught you that word..." Ning Fan asked, speechless.

"Little Zizi taught me..." Mu Weiliang sheepishly pointed out Zili.

"Master! Zili truly wishes to mate with you. My tribe’s people have been exterminated. If we mate, surely we can bear lots of Fuli... For the prosperity of my tribe, we must mate!"

Zili spoke earnestly with anticipation written all over her face, but alas, the word "Li" couldn’t be uttered no matter what.

"..."

Ning Fan reached out again and touched Zili’s forehead.

He was quite suspicious that Zili had fallen ill and become foolish, to utter such nonsense.

In the end, Ning Fan did not mate with Zili, nor with Mu Weiliang.

He gave each a cup of wine, which directly knocked them out, and lulled them to sleep.

In the darkness of the night, Ning Fan was the only one left, contemplating the Dao under the Northern Dipper.

Little Maoqiu, bored, wandered aimlessly around the courtyard...

Time passed like flowing water, and in the blink of an eye, another ten years went by.

The wine brewed by Ning Fan became increasingly infused with the Dao, and gradually, the essence of the Dao was so deeply entrenched in the wine that it could no longer be discerned.

Ning Fan knew that at this moment, he had already achieved the Dao!

Fei He made a trip to The Blood Realm and happened to bring thirty Corpse Dissolution Pills.

Among these thirty pills, seventeen had been tampered with, while the remainder were untouched.

Ning Fan kept only thirteen Corpse Dissolution Pills, secretly destroying those that had been tampered with, just like those hundred plants of one-million-year-old spiritual herbs years ago.

Fifty years had passed since he entered The Blood Realm.

Fifty years of tranquility made Ning Fan forget about slaughter, leaving only the Dao in his heart.

Life and death had reached perfection, the Dao had been proven, and what remained was to strive with all his might to become Immortal!

After consuming all the Jade Royal Dan, Ning Fan’s cultivation in the Ancient Demon Blood Wine had reached Supreme Demon Peak, and his physical strength was comparable to Immortal cultivators!

One-million-year-old spiritual herb was refined one by one, and the eighth petal of the Camellia bloomed, with half of the ninth petal turning into lead color.

The Three Flowers Gathering at the Top was enough to defend against a single strike from a normal Ghost Profound Middle Stage!

All Immortal Soul Grass had been fed to Mu Weiliang, who now looked fifteen years old.

Zili, on the other hand, appeared to be fourteen years old.

After fifty years of tranquility and realization, Ning Fan officially went into seclusion to attempt the Second Step in cultivation!

The three women and one beast no longer went out, staying in the courtyard all day to protect Ning Fan.

Ning Fan took all the Corpse Dissolution Pills, and his body began to decay little by little.

He then consumed the Immortal Sealing Pill and performed the Reversal Fire Immortal Cultivation Technique taught by the old monster to increase his chances of becoming Immortal.

His mana and mind power both reached the peak of the First Step, increasing his chances of becoming Immortal by half a percent.

The Immortal Sealing Pill increased the odds by half a percent, and the Reversal Fire Immortal Cultivation Technique could also improve them by half a percent.

The complete Comprehension of the Dao of Life and Death could increase the chance by ten percent.

The achievement of the Dao in upholding his path could increase the odds by twenty percent.

The mana surpassing the limit by so much could raise the chance of Immortality by at least twenty percent.

The pool of blood increased the chance by fifteen percent, but the detachment of the Immortal Seed back then reduced it by five percent.

All calculated, Ning Fan had at least a seventy-five percent chance of breaking through the bottleneck of Immortality in one go!

Of course, if he used his corpse devil body in the third undead transformation, relying on the power of the Corpse Dissolution Pill and chose to become Immortal through corpse transformation, the chances would be even higher!

The entire house was covered in formation patterns of the Corpse Dissolution Great Array by Ning Fan.

As Ning Fan’s body decayed more severely, his aura became increasingly strong.

He recalled scene after scene of slaughter and the treacherous road he had walked in his mind.

All those slaughters condensed little by little in his heart, finally turning into the path within his mind.

Persistence!

The aura continued to grow step by step!

"The Second Step, breakthrough is imminent!" Ning Fan’s whole body was covered in blood, heavily decaying, yet his gaze was as persistent and crazed as a demon!

He had absolute confidence to step into the Second Step within a month, with no one able to stop him!

Boom!

His determination and faith seemed to resonate with the Northern Dipper.

A flash of lightning tore through the night sky, followed by the descent of star brilliance from the entire Big Dipper, enveloping all of Plant Willow City!

The starlight transformed into the shadow of a giant mountain, suspended above Plant Willow City.

A celestial phenomenon descended!

This mountain shadow phenomenon spread through the entire Blood Realm with incredible speed!

At the same moment, within the Pojun Star Palace, the Slaughter Emperor’s eyes showed a satisfied look.

At this moment, the eight Fate Immortals in The Blood Realm were shocked.

At this moment, deep within the Jade Sea, in a certain demon cave, nine Demon Immortals participating in a demon feast were all taken aback, then showed a greedy expression!

"Dao Mountain Phenomenon! Among the ten thousand countries, another cultivator is about to climb Dao Mountain and break through destiny to become Immortal! Judging by the location of this phenomenon, the one becoming Immortal seems very close to my Jade Sea!"

"Kill this person and devour his Dao Mountain shadow, and we will surely advance greatly in cultivation!"

"Haha! Let’s go! We nine shall join forces to kill this person! Once successful, we split his Dao Mountain shadow equally!"

The nine Demon Immortals laughed heartily, each displaying their divine skills, parting the waters, and flew over the ocean waves toward Spirit Martial Country!

Among the nine, one was at the early Ghost Profound stage, and the other eight were at the Human Profound Level!

As the nine Demon Immortals headed for Spirit Martial Country, the eight Masters of the Slaughter Hall guarding the ten thousand countries also rushed there frantically.

The Slaughter Emperor quietly watched all this, with no intention of intervening.

He knew that with merely nine Demon Immortals, it was impossible to stop Ning Fan from becoming an Immortal!

At this very moment, the entire Plant Willow City and even the entire Spirit Martial Country were in shock!

The overall strength of the cultivators in the Spirit Martial Country wasn’t strong, but being Blood Realm cultivators, none were fools. Everyone understood the meaning of the mystical phenomenon occurring at the mountain of Dao!

The phenomenon of the mountain of Dao is a sign of ascension to Immortality!

If a person ascends the mountain of Dao, they can become an Immortal!

Everyone understood that there was a powerful being in Spirit Martial Country who was currently breaking through the bottleneck of Immortal Ascension!

No one knew who this old monster attempting to break through to Immortality was.

Ren Li, dressed in a black robe with a stern appearance, stood towering in the sky, looking at the phenomenon in the sky with intense shock in his eyes.

"City Lord, could this phenomenon be... the phenomenon of the mountain of Dao!" In Plant Willow City, countless Opening Vein cultivators looked up at the sky and inquired.

"Yes!"

"Is our Spirit Martial Country really about to produce an Immortal? I wonder which senior it is that’s ascending to Immortality in our Spirit Martial Country!" Countless cultivators exclaimed in amazement.

"I don’t know, perhaps it’s..."

Ren Li’s gaze involuntarily turned south of the city and then shook his head with self-mockery.

"No, it shouldn’t be my elder brother... my elder brother is indeed very strong, but he shouldn’t be at this level yet..."

Before he finished speaking, Ren Li’s gaze suddenly changed, looking incredulously towards the direction of the Jade Sea,

only to see nine extremely terrifying beams of escape light splitting the sea as they approached, moving at a speed unimaginable to Ren Li!

The nine beams of escape light converged and transformed into nine awe-inspiring Demon Immortals. Leading them was a Ghost Profound Demon Immortal with a black dragon head!

Under the fearsome might of these nine Demon Immortals, including Ren Li, all the Harmonious Spirit realm cultivators fell from the sky, unable to fly!

Some cultivators who often ventured out to hunt beasts instantly recognized the origins of the nine Demon Immortals.

"The black dragon head! He is the Black Blaze Heavenly Lord!"

"The eight Demon Immortals behind him are all Azure Sea Fierce Beasts!"

"Aren’t the Azure Sea Fierce Beasts not supposed to leave the Jade Sea without permission? Why did they suddenly appear in our Plant Willow City!"

As the cultivators in Plant Willow City were extremely tense, another eight beams of escape light approached from afar, revealing the figures of eight blood-robed elders.

The leading Ghost Profound elder stepped forward, coldly eyeing the Black Dragon Demon Immortal.

"Black Blaze! Within ten breaths, retreat back to the Jade Sea, and I can spare your lives!"

"Haha! Elder Mo, don’t be so arrogant. Recently, I acquired a treasure, and with this treasure, you may not be my match! Charge!"

The Black Dragon Demon Immortal sneered, suddenly summoning a crimson-gold treasure ring.

With a flash of golden light, the treasure ring transformed into eight beams of golden light, striking towards the eight blood-robed Fate Immortals.

Among the eight, only the Fate Immortal surnamed Mo was at the Ghost Profound Early Stage, while the rest were at the Human Profound level.

Seeing the aggressive golden light, the Fate Immortal surnamed Mo dared not be careless and summoned a blood-colored sword light to slash at the golden light.

The remaining seven also hurriedly summoned their magical treasures to counter the golden light.

The Black Dragon Fate Immortal’s eyes revealed disdain as he changed his hand gestures and chanted an incantation.

The power of the golden light increased by thirty percent out of nowhere, and with a few loud bangs, all of the magical treasures of the eight blood-robed Fate Immortals were shattered!

The faces of the Fate Immortal surnamed Mo and others changed drastically.

The power of the Black Dragon Fate Immortal’s golden ring treasure was terrifying!

Seeing his strike was effective, the Black Dragon Fate Immortal laughed loudly and once again summoned the golden ring.

This time, the golden ring split into nine beams, with eight beams simultaneously attacking the eight blood-robed Fate Immortals.

The ninth beam of golden light headed directly towards Ning Fan’s residence.

He wanted to take advantage of Ning Fan’s critical moment of breakthrough to a Fate Immortal to assassinate Ning Fan and then consume Ning Fan’s shadow of the mountain of Dao!

"No good! The Blood Realm has finally birthed another Fate Immortal, we cannot let this person die under this golden light’s assault!"

The elder surnamed Mo was about to step in to intercept the golden light when, unexpectedly, all nine beams of golden light suddenly shattered without warning!

A wave of evil qi and blood fog surged through all of Plant Willow City in an instant!

Amidst the blood fog, a flame flickered suddenly.

The next instant, there appeared, unfathomably, a white-robed youth atop the shadow of the mountain of Dao in the night sky!

The aura of that white-robed youth was gradually stabilizing at the Human Profound Initial Stage.

Even though his cultivation was at the Human Profound Initial Stage, the youth’s mana was comparable to the Human Profound Peak!

The white-robed youth raised his hand, took out a mass of milky-white light, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Beneath the pressure of the mountain of Dao, the youth took but an instant to refine a white light mass that would have otherwise taken years to refine.

In the next moment, the youth’s aura surged rapidly, first breaking through the Human Profound Intermediate Stage, then the Human Profound Advanced Stage, and finally, settling at the Human Profound Peak!

Although at the Human Profound Peak, his mana vastly exceeded that of cultivators of the same level, comparable to the Ghost Profound Middle Stage!

"Dare to obstruct Ning’s path to Immortality, seeking death!"

The single sentence of the white-robed youth, carried with it a murderous intent that shocked the nine Demon Immortals including the Black Dragon.

"Impossible! This person clearly just broke through to the Immortal position, but leveraging vast Incense Flame power, he instantaneously broke through to the Human Profound Peak! Where did he obtain so much Incense Flame power?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)