Chapter 887: Chapter 887: This Causality Is All Wrong!

Inside the Barbarian Flash Passage, after Ning Fan seized Si Ming’s storage pouch, he began healing the blood hole in his chest using the Black Star Technique while simultaneously employing the Soul-searching technique on the head of a corpse that lay with its eyes wide open in death.

After a soul search, Ning Fan unleashed a burst of power from his palm, shattering the head into a mist of blood, his gaze flickering uncertainly.

After many years, the Immortal Emperor who had plotted against him had finally been uncovered by him. Upon further confirmation, his enemy was undoubtedly the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor.

From Si Ming’s memories, Ning Fan learned that the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor had plotted against thousands of cultivators throughout his life. Among them were both the minor Vein Opening novices and the Eternal Immortal Venerables. Ning Fan was merely an insignificant part of his schemes…

“I never expected that the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor plotted against me just to turn me into his disciple Si Ming’s corpse puppet…”

“The Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor, one of the four position-holding Immortal Emperors of the Southern Heaven Immortal World, possesses the power of the Eighth Calamity of the Eternals… With my current cultivation, I am sufficient to kill Si Ming, but seeking revenge against the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor, I am far from ready…”

“In Si Ming’s memory, there was mention of the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor’s special identity, having intricate links with the Barbarian Wilderness and the Taicang Calamity Spirits, but memories related to him have been erased by the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor, making it impossible to see clearly… This technique of erasing memories is clearly the same as the one used to erase my father’s memories, which cannot be restored… My father’s memory too was lost in this way back then…”

Ning Fan’s eyes showed a trace of reminiscing, and he suddenly clenched his fist fiercely, yet helplessly closed his eyes.

He was known for repaying blood debts with interest, and he would naturally seek repayment from the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor, but now his current cultivation was insufficient, and it was not the time to do so, so he could only endure…

“Someday, I will storm the Fate-controlling Immortal Palace to settle old scores with that old Fate-wielding Immortal Emperor, but before that, it’s not wise to let that old man realize that it was me who killed his disciple…”

Ning Fan’s eyes flashed with azure light as he reached his hand out into the air, pulling out countless threads of causative blood lines from the remnants of blood mist in the air.

These blood lines were the causal result of Ning Fan’s slaying of Si Ming.

The former Ning Fan was naturally unable to see causative blood lines, but now, he is among the rare few Heavenly Being Second Realm cultivators in the world, seeing causal blood lines was not difficult.

Of course, with his Truth-Transcending cultivation level, he could at most see and touch the causal lines using his Unity of Heaven and Man ability, but could not sever them.

Fortunately, he possessed the Innate Ghost Mask, and this ghost mask had the power to sever causation.

Ning Fan wiped his hand across his face, summoning the ghost mask, using its power to completely sever the causative blood lines entangled with him.

In this way, even if the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor’s deduction techniques were powerful, it would be impossible to deduce the true perpetrator of this causation.

The severed causative blood lines were not discarded by Ning Fan but sealed by the ghost mask’s power, entrusted for future use.

From Si Ming’s memories, Ning Fan learned that the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor would always perform divinations thrice on the Observing Stars Platform before doing anything, a habit developed over many years. If he could identify the culprit using divination, he would not bother to send someone to investigate further.

But if the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor couldn’t deduce the culprit, he might use other methods to ascertain it.

Understanding this habit of the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor, Ning Fan indeed had a plan…

He temporarily stored away the sealed causative blood lines, then used his spirit sense to scan Si Ming’s storage pouch.

The storage pouch contained items commonly used by Human Profound cultivators, which were of no use to him, but a few Barbarian Flash Jade Talismans in there piqued Ning Fan’s interest.

Those Barbarist Flash Jade Talismans could open the Barbarian Flash Passage at any time, allowing one to leave the Barbarian Wilderness Ancient Domain and return to any of the Four Heavens Immortal Realms.

“With these jade talismans, I can leave the Barbarian Wilderness and return to Eastern Heaven at any time if needed.”

Ning Fan erased the restrictions on the jade talismans, planting new restrictions with his essence blood, as only then could the power of the jade talismans be activated.

Storing the puppet, he put away the jade talismans, dissipated the ghost mask, and left the Barbarian Flash Passage.

Shortly after Ning Fan departed, the sky inside the Barbarian Flash Passage suddenly appeared a seven-colored eye!

Within that eye, fury blazed, and upon its appearance, the murderous aura instantly turned into a material form of seven-colored divine light, spreading fiercely in all directions!

Unfortunately, the seven-colored divine light did not detect any presence within the Barbarian Flash Passage and could not deduce who was the true killer of Si Ming.

This was the first deduction attempt of the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor, and it ended in failure…

Though Ning Fan did not witness the appearance of the seven-colored eye, the moment the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor deduced the causation, he felt a slight sense of it…

Within the Fate-controlling Immortal Palace, atop the summit of Wind-Thunder Mountain, the Fate-controlling Immortal Emperor, having achieved no result from his deduction, violently cast the wooden sword in his hand onto the incense table, his expression filled with both shock and anger.

“Hmph! To be able to conceal causation, it appears the one who slayed Si Ming must possess some kind of secret treasure that can shield causation.”

“Every time, there’s only one chance for deduction per one-kha, only after one-kha can I attempt the second deduction. Next time, I will use the power of both Barbarian and Calamity together. I don’t believe I cannot deduce who the killer is!”

…

Outside the Yellow River Snow Valley, there were surprisingly seven demon clan Void Sapience experts entering, currently entangled in a battle with Earth Controlling Devil Star, Iron Crow, and others.

Among the seven demon clan Void Sapience cultivators, there were two at the Peak of Shekong, three in the Initiate Realm of Shekong, and two in the Intermediate Realm.

These demon cultivators were all Tortoise Race demon cultivators, bearing the secret talismans of the Tortoise Race, allowing them to ignore the forbidden force of the River of Blood, directly entering the Snow Valley as the first batch of demons to enter.

The rest of the supporting demon cultivators from various races couldn’t cross the River of Blood, so they temporarily guarded the periphery.

Earth Controlling Devil Star and Tieya Daoist each faced off against a Void Sapience Peak Tortoise demon. The two of them were merely remnant divine spirits and had to divert attention to maintain the passage’s stability, so they couldn’t defeat their opponent, managing only a draw.

The four-eyed Demon Monarch had already summoned three Initiate Realm Shekong corpse puppets, single-handedly holding back three Initiate Realm Shekong Tortoise demons, yet slightly finding it beyond their capacity when manipulating three Void Sapience puppets at once.

Fairy Hanwux single-handedly faced two mid-level Shekong stage tortoise demons, one a tall and thin old man, the other a short and plump old woman, who turned out to be a pair of Dao companions.

The two mid-level Shekong tortoise demons worked seamlessly together; even a late Shekong stage could fight against them.

Fairy Hanwux was injured and distracted by the Divine Skills, maintaining the Barbarian Flash Passage. Naturally, she was not a match for the two tortoise demons, and after just a few rounds of exchange, three or four wounds had appeared on her body.

Despite this, Fairy Hanwux never forgot Ning Fan’s instructions, consistently remembering to keep the passage entrance stable, waiting for Ning Fan to return safely.

Seventy percent of her mana was used to stabilize the passage entrance, while thirty percent was used to resist the two mid-level Shekong stage tortoise demons.

Her feelings were unclear, probably just to repay Ning Fan’s lifesaving grace. If the entrance disappeared, Ning Fan wouldn’t be able to come out.

The tall and thin old man was taciturn and had a cold temperament. His Dao weapon was a poison knife; the short and plump old woman constantly let out harsh and unpleasant laughter, urging a black mist flying sword, aiming directly at Hanwux’s vitals, and occasionally cackled,

“Old poison, look at this human Shekong, so delicate, should I capture her for you to use as a poison cauldron toy?”

“No need, just kill her directly! I only need her spirit for refining poison,” the tall and thin old man coldly replied.

“Hehe, just as I thought! Her spirit is yours for poison refining, but her body must be left for me to feed the corpse tortoise! Speaking of which, this human girl must be mad, clearly carrying severe injuries, clearly weaker than us two, yet she dares to fight us with only thirty percent of her strength, leaving seventy percent to stabilize that passage entrance… someone important must be inside that entrance…”

The short and plump old woman sneered and suddenly changed the direction of the flying sword, not attacking Fairy Hanwux, but rather slashing towards the Barbarian Flash Passage, attempting to destroy the passage entrance.

Fairy Hanwux’s heart tightened, her lotus feet landed lightly, blocking in front of the entrance, swinging the moonlight rays to drive the flying sword away, protecting the Barbarian Flash Passage. Yet, she exposed a flaw and was caught by the tall and thin old man, who slashed horizontally with the poison knife, adding a deep wound on her arm, from which dark blood kept flowing, indicating she was poisoned by the demon poison.

“Damn it! It’s the corpseturtle clan’s secret poison…”

Fairy Hanwux’s lips began to turn purple, and the blood seeping from her mouth carried a sweet fragrance, making her heart sink silently.

If not for protecting the passage entrance, she would certainly not be slashed by the poison knife. Now being poisoned with the corpseturtle’s secret poison was quite troublesome. If she could use her full mana, she might expel the demon poison, yet at this moment, she couldn’t spare any effort to expel it.

Under the erosion of demon poison, her consciousness slowly blurred and her mana gradually weakened, yet she still did not forget to guard the passage entrance for Ning Fan.

Even though she only had a few encounters with Ning Fan, she did not want Ning Fan to be in any danger, perhaps this feeling was to repay the lifesaving grace.

“He entered this Barbarian Flash Passage; his life or death is unknown. If the entrance is lost, he might not return and could face mortal danger…”

“The entrance must be stabilized, it must not disappear! These two tortoise demons mustn’t be allowed to continue attacking the entrance!”

Fairy Hanwux’s lotus steps grew more unstable, her fair face paler, her breathing heavier, relying solely on her willpower to keep from fainting.

The short and plump old woman sneered sinisterly, suddenly deploying a Turtle Tendon Magical Treasure, binding Hanwux’s white wrist, and thrusting the sword towards her Dantian.

“No… no good…”

Fairy Hanwux couldn’t break free from the turtle tendon restraint, seeing herself about to be pierced by the old woman, feeling tense. Suddenly, she saw a flash of gold before her eyes, revealing a white-robed figure, her heart immediately relaxed, breaking into a smile.

It was him, he returned safely…

The old woman, about to strike Hanwux, was startled to see a white-robed figure appear in front of her.

The old woman hadn’t reacted yet, but the white-robed youth had already pushed her back with Dao sword strikes, his expression immediately became serious!

The white-robed youth was Ning Fan, returning from the Barbarian Flash Passage! With another sword, he severed the Turtle Tendon binding Hanwux.

Seeing Ning Fan return, Earth Controlling Devil Star and Tieya Daoist were overjoyed to know strong reinforcements had arrived.

The eyes of seven Shekong stage demon race masters all changed; currently Ning Fan hadn’t sealed his rain and war Yin Yang powers yet, only dispersing the Soul Extraction Technique and the War God’s Secret Art, but his aura was still comparable to Shekong, not to be underestimated by everyone.

“Your injuries, are they alright…” Fairy Hanwux said to Ning Fan, her tone as unadorned as clear water, yet Ning Fan heard a hint of concern within.

Ning Fan was severely injured by Xingluo Chess Piece, and although the blood hole in his chest had healed, his breath hadn’t returned to its best state. This couldn’t escape Fairy Hanwux’s eyes.

“I’m fine… I’ll handle these two while you rest and suppress the demon poison within you.”

Ning Fan sighed slightly; had he been a step later, Fairy Hanwux might not have survived, or she’d be severely injured by the old woman demon.

With Ning Fan’s eyes, he naturally saw that Fairy Hanwux was so quickly defeated because she split her mana to stabilize the Barbarian Flash Passage.

Even in gratitude, this woman didn’t seem to need to fight so desperately.

“Old woman, be careful! This boy’s cultivation has increased to Shekong stage using Secret Techniques, though not true Shekong; yet his Divine Skills are not weak, and should not be underestimated!” The silent tall and thin old man said, watching Ning Fan with a serious expression.

“Old poison, you’re too cautious! Even using Secret Techniques, this boy’s power only matches Shekong Initiate stage, not worth mentioning! You deal with this boy, I’ll go kill that little girl first!”

The short and plump old woman sneered, first deploying Divine Skills, and the black mist flying sword in her hand instantly transformed into a giant tortoise shadow, charging fiercely towards Fairy Hanwux, not giving her any chance to expel the demon poison.

While attacking Fairy Hanwux, she actually threw a black cold light in the direction of Ning Fan, aiming right at Ning Fan’s forehead.

It was a Turtle Tooth Poison Nail. If it pierced the forehead, even a mid-level Shekong master would be sealed in the Niwan and killed.

She targeted Ning Fan without giving him a second thought, unaware that Ning Fan likewise didn’t regard her!

With time of the essence, Ning Fan had other matters to handle. Unwilling to linger here, he directly took out the Fragmented Thought Puppet.

With the puppet blocking in front of Ning Fan, the Turtle Tooth Poison Nail only penetrated the puppet by a fraction, without causing any real damage to the puppet.

Seeing Ning Fan’s mind move, a Rosy Art Net immediately appeared around the old woman, trapping her within, but only the old woman’s sword light pierced through the net, continuing to slash towards Fairy Hanwux.

The puppet sidestepped, throwing a single punch, which immediately created an unimaginable roaring wind, easily shattering the old woman’s flying sword, and with another punch, directly through the Rosy Art Net, it sent the old woman flying, spitting blood, her turtle bones snapping!

With the third punch, the puppet directly destroyed half of the old woman’s skull, blood flowed profusely, staining the ground red!

With another punch, the old woman’s Demon Soul failed to escape, directly being annihilated within the Rosy Art Net, leaving no corpse!

No one present among the Demonic Clan’s Void Sapience cultivators expected that Ning Fan would possess such a terrifying puppet, killing a Mid Stage Shekong with just a few punches!

The puppet’s Mid-Phase Shattered Thought aura made all demonic cultivators’ hearts tremble, their expressions drastically changed.

Earth Controlling Devil Star and Tieya Daoist were not surprised, they had long seen Ning Fan’s Fragmented Thought Puppet.

But it was the first time the Four-eyed Demon Monarch and Fairy Hanwux saw this puppet, both were greatly shocked.

With Ning Fan and the Fragmented Thought Puppet joining the battle, Earth Controlling Devil Star and Tieya Daoist’s confidence greatly increased, and the remaining six Shekong Turtle Demons were effortlessly destroyed, not a single one escaped.

“Earth Controlling Devil Star, you seem to have a kind of Earth Tunnel Technique called ’Earth Hole’, lead them away first, go to this location and wait for me.”

Ning Fan’s eyes flashed azure, glancing at Earth Controlling Devil Star, with just a single glance, it seemed to see through all of Earth Controlling Devil Star.

Casually throwing a map jade scroll to Earth Controlling Devil Star, Ning Fan’s tone left no room for refusal.

Caught by Ning Fan’s gaze, Earth Controlling Devil Star was secretly surprised, absurdly feeling as if being x-rayed, nodded slightly, without any intent to disobey Ning Fan’s order.

Old Monster Tu had once used an Earth Tunnel technique, directly leading everyone into the snowy valley, extremely covert.

That Earth Tunnel Technique was actually Earth Controlling Devil Star’s signature divine skill, with this skill, Earth Controlling Devil Star could lead everyone discreetly away from the snowy valley with little difficulty.

“Aren’t you leaving with us?” Fairy Hanwux asked with a hint of concern in her beautiful eyes.

“I have some matters to attend to, I’ll join you later.” Ning Fan did not delve further into explanation; he had important matters concerning the bloodline of cause and effect.

Although he had some fondness for Fairy Hanwux, it wasn’t enough to disclose all secrets.

“Understood… Young Friend Ning, be careful, after dealing with your matters, join us soon.”

Fairy Hanwux sighed softly, she also understood, with shallow ties one cannot speak deeply, Ning Fan’s reservation towards her was the correct approach, but for some reason, her heart felt inexplicably sour.

Ultimately, she left stealthily with Earth Controlling Devil Star and others, activating the Earth Tunnel divine skill, quietly exiting the Yellow River Barrier.

After everyone had left, Ning Fan put away the puppet, summoned the Ghost Eye Clan mask with a wave, silver strands of hair danced frantically, his feet on a golden spear, soaring violently across the blood river, activating the mask’s invisibility, directly shattering the Yellow River Barrier and departed.

Many powerful Demon Race members noticed the commotion of the barrier’s collapse, but how could Ning Fan activate the mask’s invisibility, no one knew what had happened.

Simultaneously, the entire Barbarian Wilderness Ancient Domain began to rain heavily, that rain was the Heaven Prying Rain Technique Ning Fan activated.

Using the Heaven Prying Rain Technique, Ning Fan quickly found Ancestor Dulong’s trace in the Fourth Zone!

Without hesitation, Ning Fan stealthily headed straight for the Fourth Zone.

Barbarian Wilderness Forty-Two Domains, Fourth Zone, Demon Army Tent.

At this moment, Ancestor Dulong was cross-legged in the frontline army tent, meditating with closed eyes.

He had heard of the happenings at the Yellow River Snow Valley, but didn’t pay them much mind, only dispatching some people to support the valley.

His current responsibility was to oversee the demon army tent, he couldn’t easily leave.

While he meditated, outside the tent, it began to rain heavily, torrential rain causing a loud clamor, inexplicably giving him an unsettling feeling, as if something ominous was about to happen.

Ancestor Dulong, unaware, Ning Fan was already using the mask’s invisibility, stealthily advancing to within a thousand zhang of the tent.

A thousand zhang distance was Ning Fan’s limit of infiltration, any closer, even with the mask’s concealment, Ancestor Dulong would notice some disturbance.

“Ancestor Dulong, the other day you shot me with Candle Bow Seven-Colored Arrow, today I’ll return the favor with a big gift…”

Ning Fan waved to take out the sealed bloodline of cause and effect, unsealed it, and hurled it towards Ancestor Dulong’s tent.

As the bloodline approached the tent, Ancestor Dulong immediately sensed it, but when he tried to avoid it, it was too late, already entangled by the bloodline of cause and effect.

“Hmm? This is… the line of cause and effect? Strange, I haven’t killed anyone recently, why am I weighed down with karma, strange, truly strange…”

Ancestor Dulong murmured thrice, suddenly his old eyes turned gloomy, activating the Reverse Spirit Technique, sweeping through the demon army camp, yet he found nothing unusual, furrowing his brows involuntarily.

“No one infiltrated the tent? Was it my mistake…”

Having spoken, Ancestor Dulong once more closed his eyes, meditating.

He didn’t know he had been implicated in the karma of killing Si Ming, being made a scapegoat by Ning Fan.

In the distant place, Ning Fan stood on a low mountain, ten fingers forming seals, activating the rain technique, observing every detail of the demon army camp.

The first time the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor deduced fate, Ning Fan sensed it. If Ning Fan’s speculation is correct, it won’t be long before the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor will attempt a second and third deduction.

During the first deduction of fate by the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor, the fate was separated and sealed by Ning Fan, hence the deduction failed.

This time, the fate has been unsealed by Ning Fan and has contaminated Ancestor Dulong.

If the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor deduces again, he will most likely arrive at this conclusion…

’The one who slays the Life-Decree Holder is the Poison Dragon Ancestor of the True Dragon Race!’

This is naturally the result Ning Fan most hopes to see. Ancestor Dulong is his enemy, and the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor is also an enemy. It’s best if two enemies fight.

In all this, Ancestor Dulong is kept in the dark, and the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor is also unaware.

Moment after moment passed, and the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor once again summoned wind and thunder on Wind-Thunder Mountain and began the deduction.

During the second deduction, two heads surprisingly grew out of the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor’s neck!

If anyone were present, they would surely notice that the two heads grown by the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor were exactly the same as those once possessed by the Seventh Generation Barbarian Ancestor!

The main difference between the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor and the Seventh Generation Barbarian Ancestor is that the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor still retains his original third head.

Within him flows calamitous blood, and the power of Calamity Thought was also utilized in the deduction.

This time, he integrated Calamity Thought and Barbarian Flash power, making the precision several times greater than the first.

In the fourth region of the Barbarian Wilderness ancient domain, a seven-colored eye suddenly appeared above the demon army camp!

When this eye scanned with divine light, it immediately found Ancestor Dulong inside the main camp, its gaze darkened, filled with murderous intent!

“The True Dragon Race… Dulongzi! I didn’t expect that the one who killed the Life-Decree Holder wasn’t an Immortal Emperor but a Demon Race Immortal Venerable!”

“Good, good, good! You killed my disciple, and I shall ensure your dragon soul is eternally damned!”

In the Southern Heaven Immortal World, atop the Fate-controlling Immortal Palace’s Wind-Thunder Mountain.

The Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor slowly closed his eyes, opening them again with fierce brilliance!

At this moment, the demon army camp in the fourth region of the Barbarian Wilderness was in complete uproar, with countless demon cultivators looking skyward in terror at the seven-colored eye.

Ancestor Dulong also rushed out of the main camp at the first moment, looking up in shock.

He sensed from the seven-colored eye a murderous intent, firmly locked onto him!

If he perceived correctly, that murderous intent came from a Human Eighth Tribulation Great Emperor!

Before Ancestor Dulong could react, the seven-colored eye suddenly shot out ten thousand divine lights. In the next moment, a seven-colored blood mark appeared on Ancestor Dulong’s forehead!

As soon as the blood mark appeared, a third of Ancestor Dulong’s demonic power was actually suppressed!

“This is… the Position Holding Blood Seal! A tracking mark that only an Immortal Emperor can set, limited in number, and normally an Immortal Emperor can only set blood marks on a few Masters at a time! Once this mark is set, even if you hide above or below heaven, you cannot escape the perception of the mark-setting Immortal Emperor! Moreover, this mark has the effect of suppressing cultivation, even suppressing Ancestor Dulong’s Immortal Venerable realm by thirty percent. This blood mark is truly formidable…”

In the distant violent rain, Ning Fan’s eyes flickered, recognizing the origin of that blood mark.

After all, the Barbarian Wilderness is the Void Realm. Even if the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor is very powerful, he is ultimately not a Saint and cannot cross countless realms to kill an Immortal Venerable.

Hence, the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor compromised by setting a blood seal on Ancestor Dulong.

As long as the blood seal exists, the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor has time and can hunt Ancestor Dulong anytime, anywhere!

At this moment, Ancestor Dulong’s expression was fearful and tearless, filled with frustration.

He simply couldn’t understand what he had done to anger a Human Eighth Tribulation Great Emperor to the extent of setting a Position Holding Blood Seal on him…

“Not good! This is a Position Holding Blood Seal; an Eighth Tribulation Immortal Emperor has targeted me!”

“I can’t stay in the Barbarian Wilderness; I must return to the Land of Demons immediately! Staying here is too dangerous; that Eighth Tribulation Immortal Emperor could come to the Barbarian Wilderness to seek trouble with me at any time!”

“Damn it! Damn it! Why has an Eighth Tribulation Immortal Emperor targeted me? Can someone tell me, what on earth is going on!”

…

On the Stargazing Platform of Wind-Thunder Mountain, the Fate Wielding Immortal Emperor closed his eyes, and his initial anger gradually calmed down.

His rationality slowly returned, and he suddenly had a strange feeling.

Something seemed off, but thinking carefully, nothing seemed amiss.

“No, there’s a problem with this fate!”

“The one who killed the Life-Decree Holder is not Dulongzi. Someone wants to frame Dulongzi and deceive me!”

“It seems I must use the power of the Chessboard of Cause and Effect for a third deduction… The one who killed the Life-Decree Holder, you will not escape!” (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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