Chapter 880: Chapter 880: Rosy Cloud Technique, Ensnare!

In the blink of an eye, the blue-robed Phoenix Lady at the Mid Stage of Shekong was directly captured by Ning Fan using a bewitching technique. Old Monster Tu was stunned, his heart filled with shock as he watched this scene.

In the Shekong realm, the difference between each level is vast and extremely difficult to surpass. The gap between Enlightenment and Shekong is even more like heaven and earth.

It’s rare for an Initiate Realm of Shekong cultivator to match someone at the Mid Stage of Shekong. This was also why Old Monster Tu could not defeat the blue-robed Phoenix Lady.

It was even more impossible for a Mid Stage Enlightenment master to capture someone at the Mid Stage of Shekong, but Ning Fan managed to perform this inconceivable feat…

“I… I must be dreaming…” gulped Old Monster Tu.

He could see that Ning Fan captured the blue-robed Phoenix Demon with one move, relying on a sneak attack and the despicable bewitching technique. However, with his millions of years of experience, he had never seen a bewitching technique so powerful that it allowed an Enlightenment cultivator to ignore realms and capture a Shekong…

“If I could obtain this young man’s bewitching technique, with my level of cultivation, I could perhaps even capture a Shekong Peak Female Cultivator in battle!”

“Though my path does not involve Dual Cultivation, the captured Shekong Female Cultivators can all be bound with restrictions and used as a combat unit! If I capture dozens of Shekong Female Cultivators and train them in a combined attack formation, I could even contend with Early Fragmented Thought Elders!”

A hint of greed flashed in Old Monster Tu’s eyes, and he was extremely tempted by Ning Fan’s bewitching technique!

But the next moment, his expression changed, and he began trembling, suppressing his greed, and looked at Ning Fan in disbelief!

It was because Ning Fan’s gaze suddenly swept over, with undisguised baleful qi and demon aura, displaying a lifetime of killing directly in front of Old Monster Tu! The coldness within it immediately made Old Monster Tu’s heart race wildly, unable to restrain the fear in his heart!

From that baleful qi, Old Monster Tu could accurately judge that Ning Fan had killed Human, Ghost, Enlightenment, more than one Shekong, and had even killed Fragmented Thought!

In the cultivation world, there are indeed those who might fake baleful qi and demon aura to intimidate others. However, fake baleful qi and demon aura are, after all, fake and can only deceive those who have just entered the True Immortal Realm; they cannot deceive Shekong old monsters.

“This person’s baleful qi and demon aura are not fake…” Old Monster Tu’s breathing began to falter, and his whole body trembled!

“This person truly has killed Fragmented Thought, and several Shekongs, he is not at Mid Stage Enlightenment, absolutely not! He concealed his cultivation, he is at least a Fragmented Thought Elder, otherwise, how could he have killed Fragmented Thought!”

“No wonder this person can capture a Shekong Mid Stage at a glance, relying on something more solid than bewitching technique, it’s clearly pure realm suppression! I said, how could there be a bewitching technique under heaven this potent, allowing Enlightenment to capture Shekong… ridiculous, utterly ridiculous! I actually dared to covet a nonexistent bewitching technique and harbored greedy intentions towards a Fragmented Thought Elder, courting death! The air of baleful qi and demon aura from this individual was clearly a warning to me!”

At this moment, Old Monster Tu was filled with endless regret and fear.

Ning Fan had come with good intentions to save him and captured the blue-robed Phoenix Lady, so why was he foolishly thinking of repaying kindness with malice, why did he harbor petty thoughts towards Ning Fan, he was simply courting death…

Did he really think he could provoke a Fragmented Thought Elder? Well, now it seemed he had already angered Ning Fan, ’Fragmented Thought Elder’.

“Se—Senior…” Old Monster Tu trembled, brewing words in his heart, wanting to say something to plead and apologize to Ning Fan to calm his fury, but unfortunately, before he could speak, Ning Fan coldly interrupted him.

“You are a friend of Sparrow God Kidd, considering his face, I won’t hold this matter against you, but there will be no next time!”

Having said this, Ning Fan retracted his baleful qi and demon aura, with a cold gaze, turned and escaped from this place to assist others who had accompanied him.

He naturally did not know that the baleful pressure he deliberately exposed had caused Old Monster Tu’s thoughts to go astray, directly misunderstanding him as a Fragmented Thought Elder.

He released baleful qi and killing aura only because he sensed a hint of greed in Old Monster Tu’s eyes, wanting to issue a warning to Old Monster Tu.

Having saved Old Monster Tu, but Old Monster Tu instead harbored greed against him, such an act of repaying kindness with malice was what Ning Fan despised most in his life.

If it weren’t for considering Sparrow God Kidd’s face, by Ning Fan’s murderous nature, he would definitely give Old Monster Tu a painful lesson.

“Indeed, I am only fit for killing, not for saving… Forget it, I might as well consider it as capturing a Phoenix Race Cauldron Furnace.” Ning Fan sighed inwardly.

Not until Ning Fan left did Old Monster Tu breathe a sigh of relief, still somewhat lingering in fear.

He couldn’t help but recall an event from half a year ago, that day, he had deliberately made things difficult for Ning Fan and even had Ning Fan attack him with full strength…

Looking back now, Ning Fan probably did not use his full strength that day, otherwise, how could he be alive till today… He certainly could not withstand a full strike from a Fragmented Thought Elder…

“Fortunately, I have some friendship with Sparrow God Kidd, otherwise, there’s no way this person could so easily spare me… Unexpectedly, within the team of stealing Dust Flower, hid such a ferocious star, truly terrifying…”

“Alas, if not for the Dust Flower, I would really want to make a U-turn and leave, never to associate with this ferocious star again… But alas, the Shekong realm emphasizes understanding how to ’Shed’, how to ’Void’, I’ve been stuck at Initiate Realm of Shekong level for seven hundred thousand years, still without hope of breaking through the bottle-neck to Mid Stage Shekong, what I’m lacking is insight… Until I get the Dust Flower, even if I fear the ferocious star, I cannot leave.”

Old Monster Tu sighed, and shrunk his midget-like body into the ground, pursuing Ning Fan’s escape direction.

Yellow River Labyrinth, North Palace Hall.

Currently, Elder Iron Cloud had transformed into a ten-zhang tall Iron Avatar, wielding an Iron Axe Divine Weapon, in battle with a green-robed Phoenix Demoness.

The iron axe he wielded was an Immemorial Divine Weapon fused with some of the Eight-star Divine Iron, extremely hard.

But under the green-robed lady’s fire light attacks, that iron axe had now become riddled with countless cracks.

That was a Phoenix-Clan Female Demon at the Initiate Realm of Shekong, seemingly having just broken through the Shekong stage not long ago, yet her power completely suppressed Elder Iron Cloud.

Both being at the Initiate Realm of Shekong, even if Elder Iron Cloud couldn’t defeat the Blue-robed Phoenix Lady, he wasn’t yet in mortal danger, but it was only a matter of time before he would lose due to lacking the stamina to continue.

“Did Sparrow Old Guy’s intelligence get it wrong? How could there be a female Phoenix demon at the Shedding Void Realm in the Yellow River Labyrinth? Truly terrifying.”

“This woman clearly just broke through to the Shedding Void not long ago, yet her strength far surpasses mine. The blue fire longsword in her hand is clearly infused with the bloodline power of the King Blood True Phoenix, making it so overwhelmingly powerful… King Blood True Phoenix, such a terrifying bloodline power…”

Elder Iron Cloud was swinging his giant ax, struggling against the Blue-robed Phoenix Lady when his expression suddenly changed, and he leaped out of the circle.

Ning Fan suddenly appeared between the two, joining the battle. Once he appeared, he immediately activated the Yin-Yang Demon Pupils, releasing thousands of strands of purple-black divine radiance.

The divine radiance was extremely dazzling, causing Elder Iron Cloud to squint his eyes shut.

The divine radiance only appeared for a moment before Ning Fan retracted it, and once the radiance was withdrawn, the Blue-robed Phoenix Demon from the original spot was nowhere to be found, seemingly taken away by the divine radiance…

Without even glancing at Elder Iron Cloud, Ning Fan’s figure flickered and he slipped away, leaving Elder Iron Cloud, whose face was filled with shock.

“Hiss! What kind of mystical power is that, to directly capture someone at the Initiate Realm of Shekong! Such formidable power!”

With the last lesson learned, Ning Fan was already more restrained when he used the Chaos World Purple Rosy Light this time, doing it discreetly without letting Elder Iron Cloud realize that it was a bewitching technique.

As the demoness taken away by Ning Fan had just stepped into the Shedding Void Stage, and given the element of surprise, Elder Iron Cloud was astounded by Ning Fan’s formidable mystical power, but not to the extent of coveting it like Old Monster Tu.

Disbanding the Iron Avatar Dharma, Elder Iron Cloud put away his iron ax and lamented,

“If it weren’t for Young Friend Ning’s sneak attack from the side, defeating that Phoenix demon on my own would have been almost impossible.”

“Indeed, Young Friend Ning’s mystical power is truly impressive. It’s just a pity his realm is a bit lower. Facing that Blue-robed Phoenix Lady head-on, he would most likely lose within ten moves… After all, that Blue-robed Phoenix Lady is a Shedding Void old monster, only when off guard would she lose to someone at the Crossing Truth Realm…”

The implication being, Ning Fan’s victory over the Blue-robed Phoenix Lady was due to an ambush, not true strength. In a frontal confrontation, there was no possibility of defeating the Blue-robed Phoenix Lady.

This statement might be Elder Iron Cloud’s self-consolation, as the Blue-robed Phoenix Lady he struggled with was captured by Ning Fan, a junior, in one move; this imbalance was inevitable in his heart. For him to admit that as a Shedding Void cultivator, he was inferior to someone at the Crossing Truth, was naturally impossible.

But just as Elder Iron Cloud finished speaking, a mocking voice suddenly came from beneath the ground.

“Humph, is it Old Monster Tu, what are you laughing for! Such an odd laughter annoys me!” Elder Iron Cloud snorted in a deep voice.

“Why do you care why I’m laughing? I laugh if I want to, at the ridiculous people in this world!”

Old Monster Tu let out a strange laugh and continued using the Earth Escape Skill, pursuing in the direction where Ning Fan had left.

With a darkened face, Elder Iron Cloud felt too lazy to argue with Old Monster Tu, grunted deeply as well, and headed in the same direction.

Of course, he didn’t know that Old Monster Tu was laughing at him for underestimating Ning Fan’s strength too much.

“Could it be that Guan Tieyun’s eyes are growing in his posterior? He can’t even see Ning Old Monster’s formidability.”

“He even said Ning Old Monster would lose to the Blue-robed Phoenix Lady within ten rounds… Haha, as if a Fragmented Thought Elder would lose to an unstable Shedding Void Phoenix demon? Only someone as weak as Guan Tieyun would fail to surpass an unstable Shedding Void Phoenix demon. Had it been the Shedding Void mid-stage Blue-robed Phoenix Lady I encountered, you wouldn’t have held on till Ning Old Monster saved you!”

Yellow River Labyrinth, in a crumbling maze in the northeast.

The Four-eyed Demon Monarch was controlling forty-five corpse puppets at the Crossing Truth cultivation level, forming a formation to deal with a Green-robed Phoenix demoness.

This Green-robed Phoenix demoness was an Initiate Realm of Shekong demon cultivator, extremely powerful, and not someone the Four-eyed Demon Monarch could contend with.

The Four-eyed Demon Monarch had the strength, with forty-five corpse puppets, to surpass the vast majority of the Initiate Realm of Shekong, but against the Green-robed Phoenix demoness, the four-eyed man had no hope of victory.

“Worthy of the King Blood True Phoenix, it seems it’s impossible to win against this woman without using one of the three Forbidden Corpses. But regrettably, His Majesty’s cultivation is somewhat lacking; recklessly using a Forbidden Corpse would cause severe backlash…”

The gaze of the Four-eyed Demon Monarch tightened as he made a decision, suddenly crouched and wrapped his hands in corpses’ Qi, slamming heavily on the ground.

Immediately, a black ancient formation brimming with corpses’ Qi emerged on the ground of the labyrinth, from which a pitch-black ancient coffin slowly rose.

A powerful aura comparable to the Initiate Realm of Shekong emanated from within the ancient coffin!

“Corpse Demon’s aura? No, not a Corpse Demon, just an ordinary corpse puppet… But this corpse puppet is one from the Initiate Realm of Shekong, not to be underestimated by this princess…”

The Green-robed Phoenix demoness’s expression grew somewhat grave, and she trembled her blue fiery sword, preparing to unleash some mystical power when she suddenly sensed a great sense of danger from behind. Without a second thought, she spun around and slashed, only to cut through empty air, slicing a scattering of ink shadows.

The ink shadows recondensed, revealing Ning Fan in white attire. As he activated the Yin-Yang Demon Pupils, the purple-black glow immediately swept towards the Green-robed Phoenix demoness.

The Green-robed Phoenix demoness was taken aback, sensing infinite danger from the radiant glow. Her sword quivered as she attempted to shatter the brilliance, only to find it impossible.

In the next moment, she let out a soft cry, fainting amidst the divine radiance, oblivious to what happened.

Once the radiance faded, the Green-robed Phoenix demoness was nowhere to be found.

“Such formidable mystical power!” The Four-eyed man gasped, though he was not as skilled as Old Monster Tu and Elder Iron Cloud, his strength far surpassed that of the two, possessing keen insight. At a glance, he discerned Ning Fan’s deeply hidden, terrifyingly extraordinary true strength.

Ning Fan captured the Green-robed Phoenix Demoness, his gaze swept past the Four-eyed man, past the forty-five corpse puppets of the Crossing Truth Realm here, and finally settled on the ancient formation on the ground.

At the center of the ancient formation, a black coffin had risen halfway, but due to Ning Fan’s appearance, it was once again retracted into the formation by the Four-eyed man…

“It’s not Corpse… a special corpse puppet made in imitation of the corpse devil physique…”

“Inside that black formation, there are a total of three Initiate Realm Shedding Void corpse puppets hidden…”

Ning Fan remained silent, but his mind was racing. With his keen insight, he could immediately see the trick within the black formation.

“Thank you, Daoist friend, for your assistance.” The Four-eyed Demon Monarch slightly clasped his fists toward Ning Fan, yet no gratitude was reflected in his eyes, displaying a cold and icy demeanor.

However, relying on his Unity of Heaven and Man divine skill, Ning Fan discerned a hint of goodwill hidden within the Four-eyed man’s aura, indicating that the Four-eyed Demon Monarch indeed harbored a trace of gratitude toward him.

As expected, despite the cold demeanor, the Four-eyed Demon Monarch promptly produced a black jade box, flicked his finger, and sent it to Ning Fan.

Though Ning Fan was of few words, he had no difficulty seeing that the jade box was a token of gratitude from the Four-eyed Demon Monarch.

Ning Fan took the jade box without opening it, only extending his spirit senses to sweep through its interior, his expression slightly showing a ripple.

The token of gratitude inside the jade box was a heart infused with overwhelming demonic Qi, still beating. It wasn’t an ordinary heart, but the heart of a Corpse Demon at the Initiate Realm of Shedding Void Stage!

A Corpse Demon’s heart does not beat, nor can it beat, but if any Corpse Demon heart were to beat, that heart would undoubtedly be a supreme treasure!

If Ning Fan possessed an ancient corpse capable of enduring the heart’s power, merely by placing the heart within, that corpse would instantly become a corpse puppet at the Initiate Realm of Shedding Void Stage, possessing a slight spirit awareness, and after a brief sacrifice, it would be unfailingly loyal to Ning Fan, never betraying him for life!

This item is not a light gift… Ning Fan had some speculations that many of the Four-eyed Demon Monarch’s corpse puppets might have been crafted using beating Corpse Demon hearts… The reason this heart wasn’t used to create Shedding Void corpse puppets is likely because he hadn’t found a sufficiently powerful corpse…

Ning Fan was very curious about where the Four-eyed Demon Monarch obtained so many beating Corpse Demon hearts.

“Well then, it’s the Four-eyed Demon Monarch’s secret, I shouldn’t ask too much. Everyone has their own past and their own secrets…”

Ning Fan accepted the jade box, gave the Four-eyed Demon Monarch a friendly smile, and turned to fly away.

His principle of action was that if treated with a foot of respect, he would repay with ten. Since the Four-eyed Demon Monarch extended goodwill toward him, he wouldn’t repay it with hostility.

“He is very similar to me…” The Four-eyed Demon Monarch muttered hoarsely, gathered all his corpse puppets, and chased in the direction Ning Fan had left.

He had just left when Old Monster Tu and Elder Iron Cloud arrived.

Elder Iron Cloud’s eyes were about to pop out in shock; he couldn’t believe that the mere Peak Crossing Truth Realm Four-eyed Demon Monarch could possess forty-five Crossing Truth realm corpse puppets and possibly have another Shedding Void corpse puppet…

“This Four-eyed Demon Monarch is quite remarkable! Even with my full strength, I might not easily defeat him!” Elder Iron Cloud remarked with a sigh.

Though he sighed, his words were laced with self-praise, as if to inform Old Monster Tu that the Four-eyed Demon Monarch ultimately couldn’t compare to him, Iron Cloud.

“Ha ha ha ha, you’re kidding me! That Four-eyed Demon Monarch is deeply hidden; even if you used your full strength, you wouldn’t beat him. Saying ’might not easily defeat him,’ you’re overestimating your own ability! But the one you definitely can’t surpass is Old Monster Ning! As for why, you don’t need to ask me; I can’t be bothered to tell you the truth, nor would I dare speak recklessly!”

Old Monster Tu laughed strangely and used Earth Escape to depart.

Elder Iron Cloud snorted coldly but didn’t take Old Monster Tu’s words to heart and likewise flew away.

Yellow River Labyrinth, the central palace!

Fairy Hanwux, dressed in blue, was wielding rays of moonlight, standing together with a Yellow-robed female demon.

The Yellow-robed female demon was a Phoenix Demon, having reached the Mid Stage of Shedding Void and possessed the King Blood True Phoenix.

The power of the True Phoenix bloodline was wielded to its fullest by the Yellow-robed Phoenix Lady, condensed on the Dao Weapon longsword, coated as layers of golden demonic flames, with a somewhat terrifying destructive power.

Yet, even putting forth her full effort, the Yellow-robed female demon only slightly gained the upper hand, unable to achieve overwhelming dominance.

“Such a powerful human female cultivator, able to withstand the demon fire of my Phoenix Sword head-on… So, you are a cultivator of the Northern Heaven Grand Cold Palace!”

The Yellow-robed female demon once more knocked back Fairy Hanwux with her sword, her beautiful eyes becoming increasingly solemn while her killing intent intensified.

Grand Cold Palace is a top-tier force in the Four Heavens; to slay a Shedding Void cultivator from Grand Cold Palace would be an impressive achievement.

“I’m taking your life! Heavenly Demon Art, Phoenix Swallow!”

The Yellow-robed female demon unleashed her demonic power to its fullest, forming a seal with one hand; immediately, within the labyrinth appeared a massive virtual fire golden phoenix a hundred yards high, opening its mouth to swallow Fairy Hanwux.

“Not good! This is the bloodline Illusory Art of the True Phoenix clan!”

Swallowed into the golden phoenix’s abdomen, Hanwux’s body started to slowly dissolve in the phoenix’s gastric juices.

She kept waving the moonlight rays, trying to shatter the golden phoenix demon body and break free, yet realized that this golden phoenix was almost immune to all her divine skills.

“Indeed, it’s a very troublesome illusory art, and I am least skilled in illusions… So, I have no choice but to borrow the power of the ’immortal concubine of the ancient times’…”

Hanwux’s beautiful eyes darkened, her killing intent pouring out, moonlight sigils immediately appearing at her brow.

It was originally her trump card for survival, but now she had no choice but to use it.

“Haha, this foolish little girl has finally decided to borrow my power. Very well, I, Burying Moon, finally have a chance to see daylight again!”

In the depths of Fairy Hanwux’s divine sense, there lay a naked woman, shrouded in moonlight.

She was waiting for rebirth, awaiting a grand possession!

Once Fairy Hanwux borrowed her power, she would be able to take over Hanwux’s body and reemerge in the world!

“Just one last bit…” Burying Moon’s phoenix eyes were full of excitement, but in the next moment, that excitement turned into overwhelming rage!

Her grand plan for rebirth had been disrupted!

“Who is it! Who has thwarted my possession plan!” Burying Moon’s killing intent spread fiercely.

Just as Hanwux was about to completely unseal the immortal concubine, an overwhelming force erupted from the golden phoenix’s body, instantly vanquishing it into countless shards of illusion.

“It was you! You broke the illusion and saved me?!” Fairy Hanwux looked at the newcomer in disbelief.

“Hmph, another human… Humans who intrude into the Yellow River Labyrinth all deserve death!”

The yellow-robed female demon pointed delicately in the air and pressed towards Ning Fan from afar.

This press contained an indescribable mystery, causing circles of water to appear where Ning Fan stood, engulfing and binding his feet.

“Another illusory art… Illusions are useless against me…”

Ning Fan’s left eye suddenly manifested the Fuli Demon Star, spinning rapidly.

The illusory water that bound his feet collapsed instantly and dissipated.

In the next moment, an overwhelming burst of divine glow unfurled, sweeping down directly towards the yellow-robed female demon.

The yellow-robed female demon immediately showed an expression of shame and anger, never expecting the seemingly dignified Ning Fan to stoop so low as to use a bewitching technique on her.

“Human experts indeed are all treacherous scoundrels! Your bewitching technique doesn’t intimidate this princess! Falling Sunset Pearl, sweep away the clouds and glow for this princess!”

The yellow-robed female demon opened her vermilion lips, spitting out a golden treasure bead laced with saliva, a treasure refined from her life-bound dragon pearl, designed specifically to counter cloud and glow divine skills!

Subdued by the Falling Sunset Pearl, the expanse of purple glow couldn’t descend for a moment.

“A treasure to counter glow, it’s somewhat formidable…”

Ning Fan’s gaze focused, clapping his hands together, coldly saying, “Rosy Cloud Technique, Ensnare!”

Instantly, the vast purple glow scattered into countless glowing ropes, weaving into a net falling from the sky.

Even the Falling Sunset Pearl could no longer block the attack of this glow net!

The yellow-robed female demon was incredulous, unable to believe that the Falling Sunset Pearl, which always restrained cloud and glow, would fail.

Before she could react, she was already ensnared by the glow net, and along with her, Fairy Hanwux was also caught.

Both women, in the mid-stage of Shedding Void, had their bodies go limp, softly collapsing to the ground, their beautiful eyes filled with utmost shame and fury.

“Des… Despicable… actually using a bewitching technique on this princess…” The yellow-robed female demon softly collapsed to the ground, cursing in sorrow and indignation, but due to the bewitching technique, her entire body felt weak and numb, as if countless electric currents were flowing through her, causing her voice to be halting, and her tone turned seductively soft, though the words were filled with rage, coming from her mouth, it had the tone of lovers teasing each other.

“Sham… Shameless! Release… me… now, or I… will never forgive you…” Fairy Hanwux, who was indiscriminately attacked, felt her entire body numb and soft, and with a face flushed with springtime, she panted softly, appearing comfortable yet painful, she said in shame and fury, her heart plunged into shock.

As a dignified mid-stage Shedding Void cultivator, she was completely restrained by a single bewitching technique from Ning Fan in the mid-stage Enlightenment… This bewitching technique was too formidable! So formidable that she had no means of resisting it!

“The Rosy Cloud Technique slightly out of control…” Ning Fan furrowed his brows, muttering to himself.

This glow net was a method to use the Chaos World Purple Rosy Light. Chaos World Purple Rosy Light was not just a singular divine skill; the cultivated purple glow could entirely become a cloud technique against female cultivators, ever-changing, and very powerful.

Unfortunately, this was Ning Fan’s first time manipulating the purple glow to transform into a net, somewhat lacking proficiency, and it slightly went out of control, unexpectedly ensnaring Fairy Hanwux along as well…

A slip, truly a slip of the hand…(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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